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USAT: Seahawks Wire

Mar 31, 2022

- - - The Russell Wilson trade was pretty bad however you slice it. It may be years until the Seattle Seahawks find a new franchise quarterback and perhaps even decades before they get another one on Wilson’s level. That said, the team has made much worse trades in recent years – especially the ones involving Jimmy Graham, Percy Harvin and Jamal Adams. - While Denver definitely got the best of the deal, Seattle at least got a bunch of draft capital and couple of solid starting pieces in the trade. To be fair, the jury will be out on quarterback Drew Lock until we get to see him perform during the preseason. For now, we’re not thrilled by what we’ve seen from him in the NFL so far. However, the other two players that came over from the Broncos are excellent pickups. - Shelby Harris may be the league’s most underrated defensive lineman. He disrupts the offense in multiple ways – mainly rushing the quarterback, stuffing the run and getting his hands up in passing lanes for deflections. Harris has a remarkable 25 PBUs in his career. - Meanwhile, 24-year old tight end Noah Fant flies even lower under the radar. Part of that is due to his quiet production for a first-round pick. Fant has caught just 10 touchdowns in three seasons. Truth is, if the Broncos had featured him more and in the right way their record over the last few years would have been better, even with mediocre-at-best QB play. - It seems Fant feels the same. Here’s what he had to say about how he was used, per the equally underrated and brilliant Will Petersen at Denver’s Fan 104.3. - “And over my time in Denver, I felt like that narrative kind of got muddled down a little bit. It was more of a focus of me catching flat balls or whatever it may be, and then trying to be a shifty guy and elusive guy and try to break as many tackles possible to get my yards. I view myself as a downfield threat, getting open space, then I can make things happen. It was a little frustrating being used in the short field.” - As far as numbers go, Fant might want a larger portion of the offense in Seattle. Recent history isn’t on his side, though. The team’s TE1 Gerald Everett only saw 63 targets last season, while Fant got 90 with the Broncos. Everett has left for the Chargers, but the Seahawks have brought back TE2 Will Dissly, who will also eat from Fant’s plate. Then there’s Tyler Lockett and D.K. Metcalf, who are both much better than any wide receivers the Broncos had during his time there and will demand more attention. - If Fant is going to be happy with his role on the Seahawks, it’ll have to be a case of quality over quantity. Hopefully offensive coordinator Shane Waldron is more aggressive in utilizing this surprisingly-athletic tight end, especially in the red zone. - - RelatedJohn Schneider: Seahawks intend to extend star WR D.K. Metcalf - - List - - 2022 NFL draft: Which positions should the Seahawks be targetting? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Seahawks Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Seahawks Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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