Seahawks sign Doug Baldwin to 4 year extension, $11.5 APY $23 mil guaranteed

[ctrcat]

Now the 7th highest paid WR in football and yet ANOTHER massive deal for a team that let Panther killer Irvin and their two best OL on an already BAD OL walk.

[uncfan888]

Gonna be sweet watching our rookie corners shut down the 11 million dollar man when Russell throws up those lame duck prayers he's so apt to do 

[Frizzy350]

He bails RW out so often... he's way better on tape than on a stat sheet.  Well earned and fair the way the modern market works.

[top dawg]

Baldwin has improved every season, has always been very efficient, was arguably the most efficient WR in football last season, and means a lot to that offense. It's actually a good deal on both their parts.

[ctrcat]

Please understand I'm not knocking Baldwin the player, but this is insane considering they could have had Okung or Irvin for LESS.  Okung was the only thing stopping GARY GILLIAM from being their LT as of now (watch their Rams game in Seattle last year if you don't think that's a big deal) and no x-factor/spy in Irvin on Cam in our head-to-head.  

By comparison, Baldwin has nothing that screams irreplaceable and our ENTIRE WR corps is currently averaging approximately half his APY now.

[Khyber53]

Unsustainable spending patterns make you the future New Orleans Saints... star QB, retreads and never-wases for the other 52.

[PhillyB]

the entire seahawks fanbase is calling this a team friendly deal lmao

 

[uncfan888]

Just now, PhillyB said:

the entire seahawks fanbase is calling this a team friendly deal lmao

 

To be fair, they're only working with about four years of football knowledge 

[The Huddler]

I dont have an opinion on this. 

[PoundCat]

1 hour ago, 15 said:

dude won me my fantasy league 

He saved my season too!

[top dawg]

10 minutes ago, PhillyB said:

the entire seahawks fanbase is calling this a team friendly deal lmao

 

I wouldn't call it team friendly per se (the devil is in the details), but it's not actually highway robbery either. I would say that he has earned it.

Baldwin is one of the smarter receivers in the league when the play breaks down and he needs to help his quarterback. He has stepped up his game year after year. Although I don't expect a season like last year this year, I don't think he's gonna fall off the map either. Now that Beast Mode is gone, they may rely on Baldwin and the passing game more.

People used to poopoo Baldwin and Golden Tate. I don't think too many people are downplaying them anymore. They've proven to be very adept receivers.

[csx]

11 minutes ago, uncfan888 said:

To be fair, they're only working with about four years of football knowledge 

Having spent a decent amount of time in Washington the past 2 Summers I must say that the Seahawks run very very deep up there. Most of the references you see are of the old colors and logos. I would not agree with the assessment that their fanbase is bandwagon anymore or less than ours or any other.

 

I still hate theme. 

[uncfan888]

2 minutes ago, csx said:

Having spent a decent amount of time in Washington the past 2 Summers I must say that the Seahawks run very very deep up there. Most of the references you see are of the old colors and logos. I would not agree with the assessment that their fanbase is bandwagon anymore or less than ours or any other.

 

I still hate theme. 

After having to deal with their bandwagon ass fans in our stadium the last four years, they can suck it. Especially the ones that couldn't point to Washington on a map

[lightsout]

Good for him. He can afford a nice big TV to watch us in January while he's at home.