The Seattle Seahawks have made many vital moves this offseason. The most significant ones are trading quarterback Geno Smith and wide receiver DK Metcalf, while adding quarterback Sam Darnold and wide receiver Cooper Kupp in free agency. Seattle also signed defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence.
In the 2025 NFL Draft, general manager John Schneider did something he does not usually do: He drafted a presumed interior offensive lineman in the first round. Grey Zabel will likely play left guard, which should immediately improve the offensive line.
Seattle also hired offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak to replace Ryan Grubb. Kubiak's system should gel better with head coach Mike Macdonald's philosophy of having a dominant defense with an efficient, if not overly explosive, offense. If ball control is the name of the game, the Seahawks should master that this coming season.
NFL analyst falsely calls out the Seahawks for losing the NFC West offseason
Overall, Seattle's offense will look very different, but could be more efficient, and the defense should be better. The Seahawks' offseason moves might have been surprising, but they haven't made the team worse. Bleacher Report's Moe Moton disagrees with that, though.
In a recent article naming the biggest losers for each division in the NFL, Moton has the Seahawks losing the NFC West. He isn't happy with Seattle adding "older" players. His first paragraph reads, "This offseason, the Seattle Seahawks added older or less established players at key positions."
That is only partly correct and, therefore, partly incorrect. While Kupp and Marquez Valdes-Scantling, both of whom the Seahawks added in free agency, are older than Metcalf, they are also younger than the released Tyler Lockett.
Moton is correct in that Darnold is less established than Smith, but he is also seven years younger and coming off a far better season than Smith. Darnold won't have Justin Jefferson to throw to as he did last season with the Minnesota Vikings, but Kubiak's system is one he knows and should be suitable for his skill set. Darnold is likely a better fit for Kubiak than Smith would have been.
Moton also ignores what the Seahawks did in the draft, even though his article was released after the draft was finished. Judging Seattle's (or any team's) offseason without including what it did in the draft is poor form, especially when the Seahawks added Zabel and safety Nick Emmanwori with their first two picks.
All that aside, it is ridiculous to write that the Seahawks had a worse offseason than the San Francisco 49ers. San Francisco's draft was iffy, and the team lost linebacker Dre Greenlaw, All-Pro cornerback Charvarius Ward, and All-Pro safety Talanoa Hufanga in free agency.
The 49ers also released Javon Hargrave and Leonard Floyd. San Francisco has clearly lost much more talent than the Seahawks this offseason, while not adding as much. Maybe Moton should rethink his decision of who the NFC West's biggest loser is.
