Terry Blount, ESPN Staff Writer 9y

Seahawks outlook: Quarterbacks

I’m on vacation until March 4, but while I’m out, here is a position-by-position rundown on where the Seattle Seahawks stand at that spot and what they might need heading into 2015.

Let’s start with the quarterbacks:

Russell Wilson: He’s about to become one of the highest-paid players in the NFL (with a contract probably worth more than $100 million overall with more than $50 million guaranteed), and he deserves it. Wilson led the Seahawks to back-to-back Super Bowls and has set several league records in his first three seasons, including the most victories of any quarterback in NFL history in his first three years. And he’s done it at times under tremendous pressure because of pass-blocking problems up front in many games. Besides his physical skills as a runner and passer, Wilson is the type of person any organization would be proud to have has the face of the team. Pay the man.

Tarvaris Jackson: He’s an unrestricted free agent, but assuming the price is right (he played for a bargain price of $1.25 million in 2014) it makes sense to bring him back as a veteran backup who knows the system and is respected by the players. Whether Jackson returns will depend on what type of offers he gets elsewhere and how confident the Seahawks are in the team’s other quarterbacks.

B.J. Daniels: The Seahawks thought enough of Daniels at the start of the playoffs that they added him to the 53-man roster. Seattle coach Pete Carroll said he was rewarding Daniels for all his hard work, although Daniels didn’t make the 46-man active roster on game day. But the Seahawks are high on him as an athletic quarterback who plays in a similar style to Wilson. Daniels is an exceptional athlete who often lined up as a receiver in practice. Some experts question his throwing skills, but he is an accurate passer who can make plays on the run. Sound familiar?

R.J. Archer: The Seahawks signed him as a free agent earlier this month out of the Arena Football League as someone to look at in offseason workouts. He’s a big guy (6-foot-2, 220) and 27 years old out of William & Mary.

Draft: A quarterback would be way down the list for the Seahawks, if not the bottom of the list.

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