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The Seahawks have signed 31-year old guard Chester Pitts to a 1-year deal. Pitts played in 2 games (both starts) for the Texans last season. He has now played in 114 games (114 starts) in his 8 years in the NFL. He has nice size (6’4″, 308 pounds) and has the kind of experience the Seahawks have been looking for. Don’t be surprised if he’s starting for the Seahawks in Week #1 and beyond.
The Seahawks have a nice pair of TEs in 26-year old John Carlson and 30-year old Chris Baker. Carlson played in 16 games (all starts) for the Seahawks last season and he caught 51 passes for 574 yards (11.3 avg) with 7 TD grabs. He has now played in 32 games (25 starts) in his two years with the Seahawks and he has caught 106 passes for 1,201 yards (11.3 avg) with 12 TD grabs. Look for Carlson to see even more targets in 2010 as he has developed into one of the better pass catching TEs in the NFL.
Chris Baker played in 16 games (7 starts) for the Patriots last season and he caught 14 passes for 142 yards (10.1 avg) with 2 TD grabs. He has now played in 115 games (57 starts) in his NFL career and he has caught 159 passes for 1,647 yards (10.4 avg) with 14 TD grabs in his NFL career. Baker is a solid football player but he is clearly #2 on the Seahawks’ depth chart.
PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE SEAHAWKS TEs in 2010: B+
The Seahawks likely won’t be handing off or throwing to their fullbacks any time soon. They will depend on them for blocking in the running game. 25-year old Owen Schmitt will be the starter at fullback for the Seahawks. He played in 15 games (1 start) for the Seahawks last season and he caught 6 passes for 21 yards (3.5 avg) with 1 TD grab. Schmitt has now played in 30 games (2 starts) for the Seahawks in his two years with them and he has carried the ball 5 times for 21 yards (4.2 ypc). He has also caught 12 passes for 50 yards (4.2 avg) with 1 TD grab in his career.
Ryan Powdrell will be Schmitt’s backup. He is a 2nd year player out of USC (surprise there!) but he hasn’t gotten into any games yet in his NFL career.
PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE SEAHAWKS FBs in 2010: B-