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Russell sometimes stops a 30 yard play from going for 50 and the score. Russell is played to reduce the greatest amount of harm, neglecting the fact that a team can prevent scoring passes without being a successful pass defense. Outlook: Negative utility is the operative phrase there. This was John Morgan’s write-up of his 2008 campaign: It was a disastrous move defined by poor angles, poor tackling, and a lot of memes in the olden days of Field Gulls.
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With Ken Hamlin gone, Russell was the Hamlin replacement. He was best known for recording nine interceptions in the 2003 season with the Minnesota Vikings.
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Numero uno for me is free safety Brian Russell, whom Ruskell inked to a 5-year, $25 million contract fresh off two seasons with the Cleveland Browns. TJ Houshmandzadeh might be a popular choice among others given his 5-year, $40 million contract ended after one season, but I think he also joined the team during Matt Hasselbeck’s decline and that hurt the entire offense. While Ruskell made some brilliant moves to get Julian Peterson and Patrick Kerney, he had a few duds. My fandom goes back to the Mike Holmgren/Tim Ruskell years, and, well. Williams never played another game in the NFL. He was a schematic misfit and it was a horrid showing against the Blaine Gabbert led San Francisco 49ers that resulted in his benching and eventual release. Other than an opening day scoop and score for a touchdown against the St. Byron Maxwell got paid by the Philadelphia Eagles (becoming one of their worst FA signings ever), and the Seahawks opted to sign Williams on a 3-year, $18 million contract. It’s really hard not to single out Cary Williams as the worst FA acquisition under Carroll. Finney and Ahkello Witherspoon didn’t even play a game here but at least they had trade value! Eddie Lacy, Robert Gallery, Ziggy Ansah, J’Marcus Webb, Bradley Sowell, and Luke Joeckel were particularly glaring disasterclasses for how ineffective they were.

Matt Flynn obviously was not a good signing but Russell Wilson’s presence prevented potential disaster from happening, so I’ll leave him off for now. On the downside, many of the whiffs were on guys who essentially were jettisoned from the league immediately after their failed Seahawks stint. In the Pete Carroll era, Seattle has had massive home runs in the form of Michael Bennett and Cliff Avril, and it looks like Uchenna Nwosu may be another gem. Traded players don’t count, and undrafted free agent rookies also do not qualify. It’s the slowest part of the NFL offseason, so why not dive into the history books and shudder at some of the worst free agent signings the Seattle Seahawks have ever made?
