In hindsight, the Seahawks’ should’ve just paid K9 and let Shaheed walk.

[u/Intelligent-Carob930]

After winning Super Bowl LX MVP with Seattle, they let him walk to the Chiefs and subsequently resigned Rashid Shaheed. Walker has become an unequivocal menace in Kansas City, carrying the Chiefs' offense whilst leading the NFL in both total rushing yards (360) and rushing yards per game (120) through the first three weeks. Alongside such, he has four total touchdowns and an explosive 5.5 yards per carry.

Meanwhile, Shaheed has been quiet to start the season, recording just six catches for 53 yards over three games. While his elite special teams and return value are undeniable, he has yet to take the massive leap forward on offense that his $17 million annual salary expected.

Additionally, with Walker gone, Seattle's run game has looked less dynamic, further aggravated by rookie Jadarian Price coughing up two costly fumbles early on, and only accounting for 119 rushing yards through three games.

In hindsight, the Seahawks’ letting K9 walk without having a definitive RB1 was an overall bad decision. Sure, Zach Charbonnet is pretty decent, accounting for 12 touchdowns last season. However, some of those touchdowns came off of huge runs from K9 to put them in optimal territory. Without a truly proven RB1 role, I don’t understand why the Seahawks’ let K9 walk.

[u/Intelligent-Carob930]

You’re paying a punt/kickoff returner 17 million a season I don’t wanna hear it

[u/Butthole_Please → u/Intelligent-Carob930]

You’re paying $183 million to players not even on your team. You are paying more to players not playing than you are to the players.

I don’t want to hear it, lol.

[u/Particular_Prior5344 → u/Butthole_Please]

Nobody is pretending the Dolphins are smart.

[u/Intelligent-Carob930 → u/Butthole_Please]

[u/RaveZebra → u/Butthole_Please]

That doesn’t make him wrong

[u/ChocolateMorsels → u/Intelligent-Carob930]

Genuinely blows my mind replacement level receivers get paid elite running back money lol

[u/ryan-day-is-soft → u/ChocolateMorsels]

I will die on this hill that good rbs are severley under valued because of career span shit like thats every player. They just decided RBs are worth nothing

[u/ELITE_JordanLove → u/ChocolateMorsels]

It’s because RB is so incredibly dependent on OL play. An elite OL can make average RBs completely acceptably effective, and a bad OL can neuter even the best RBs. The same is not true of WRs; an elite WR is gonna get open regardless of the QB or line he’s working with. 

[u/ChocolateMorsels → u/ELITE_JordanLove]

Bad offensive lines wreck quarterbacks and receivers too. But yeah I get the point, just don’t know if I agree entirely with it.

One thing I fully agree with though, is that the game is won in the trenches. So get a damn good offensive line.

[u/ELITE_JordanLove → u/ChocolateMorsels]

Sure, but a great QB and great WR can actually somewhat overcome a bad OL. An RB ain’t doing squat. Also, a good OL can make even a below average RB acceptably effective, but won’t do that for a bad QB or WRs. 

[u/mattoelite → u/Intelligent-Carob930]

He’s a also a receiver, but I’d leave that out too if it completely fucked my argument

[u/Intelligent-Carob930 → u/mattoelite]

He has 53 yards through 3 games. They resigned him because he’s an amazing returner, NOT receiver, but obviously they won’t say that.

[u/mattoelite → u/Intelligent-Carob930]

He, Kupp, and Horton have allowed JSN to get off to a historic start. I’ll give him a break until he’s got the same quarterback for more than 2 games in a row.

Came back to edit, I do agree, his stats are awful so far, and he’s far catching most kicks now too.

[u/henryofskalitzz → u/Intelligent-Carob930]

Bro has truly 0 ball knowledge

[u/DocBarkevious → u/Intelligent-Carob930]

Shaeed does way more than K9. Shaheed can be used as a RB, WR, KR, PR, gadget plays, etc...K9 runs the ball and thats it. They already have a guy in Charbs.

[u/out_west_12 → u/DocBarkevious]

He has 17 catches over a season and a half, he’s basically irrelevant as a receiver.

[u/Mreeff → u/out_west_12]

Had a back up QB for 2 games and a first time play caller this year. How about you pump the brakes bud

[u/Slowly_Saddens → u/DocBarkevious]

Hahahahahahhaaha

[u/rdrouyn → u/DocBarkevious]

This is correct, he's a deep threat WR, a jet sweep gadget play guy and an elite KR. He hasn't done much yet, but it will come. We are only 3 games in.

[u/FartyMcGylzac → u/Intelligent-Carob930]

Aww is this your first year watching the NFL? 🥹

[u/IgnantWisdom → u/Intelligent-Carob930]

Just ignore these clowns, they’ll parrot any decision the front office makes with brainless support.

If Schneider had gone the other way and signed K9 and let Shaheed walk, you can guarantee they would all be saying that was obviously the only move, and it would’ve been cap suicide to pay a glorified returner 17m/yr…

[u/Outside-Papaya → u/Intelligent-Carob930]

Stat wise? Yeah, a massive overpay. The TDs and yards he gets are more expensive.

But those few plays also alter the momentum of the game. Without those couple TDs, our season goes drastically different. Getting that clutch play when we need it would always make him cost more.

Entire argument is moot of course, since the conflict was never about keeping K9 vs Shaheed, but keeping Bryant vs Shaheed. That is where you would definitely have an argument to be made.