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Originally Posted by CedarMeter
Isn't he only making half a million bucks?. Although I still think he makes more than Sherman. Are we going to be able to keep Sherman when his contract come up?
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He is now, but he's a FA after this year (Browner). I think Sherman has another year left.
The main core of the roster on both sides of the ball, as is now, has this year and next before it has to start getting split.
Wagner, Tate, Sherman, Thomas and in a couple years Wilson will make a bit more than $670k (to put it mildly). Because of this, it allows them to get Harvin, Avril, Bennett etc and under the cap. Guys like Lynch as well will get paid too.
Schneider has done a stellar job of building this team through the draft, so I expect that to continue, but you've got to take full advantage when you get the roster you have. They fell 30 seconds short last year to get the to the NFC Championship or beyond, and have the best record in the league after 12 weeks this year, thanks to a rock solid defense and a smart QB with a great running back. the NFL is all about those small windows of opportunity and Seattle has their's now.
Losing Browner will cause a bigger hole because there's likley no long term replacement until the offseason. If they can find someone for the next 5 weeks, and then hopefully 3 playoff games, that's all they need to hopefully stay as dominant on defense as they've been.