The Seattle Seahawks have seen a wave of free agents leaving their organization. The exodus has now included starting guard Damien Lewis. Ever since arriving in Seattle, Lewis has been a mainstay on the team and in the starting rotation when healthy.
Now he will be taking his talents to Charlotte, where the Panthers gave him a massive four-year, $53 million dollar contract.
Lewis would have been a nice piece to keep, but it does not seem like Seahawks general manager John Schneider will be losing much sleep over it. During his weekly appearance on 710’s Wyman and Bob show, Schneider made this admission for the guard position:
Talking about offensive guards, John Schneider said there's a lack of depth and talent at the position, which causes guys at that spot to get overvalued.
“Guys get overdrafted at that position and, in my opinion, they get overpaid.”
— Dugar, Michael-Shawn (@MikeDugar) March 15, 2024
If the argument for Schneider is he thinks they are overpaid, it is hard to argue with his logic – especially when it comes to this contract. Lewis was a fine player, but that is a lot of scratch to put into a guard.
However, Schneider does think they are overdrafted, and it is hard to see eye to eye fully on him there. The Seahawks have consistently struggled on the offensive line for the entirety of Schneider’s tenure in Seattle, especially in the interior.
Although, with only two draft picks in the top 100, Schneider may not have an option to “overdraft” a guard this time.
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