Seahawks Trade for Marshawn Lynch

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Originally Posted by GhettoDogAllStars

They got Spiller because they didn't want Lynch. Obviously they had their mind made up about Lynch before drafting Spiller. I mean, they drafted Lynch in the first round, then a couple years later they draft Spiller and trade Lynch for a 4th. What? The dude's only 24. He's no odd man out -- they drafted him as a franchise back, then they decided he needed to be replaced. I just wonder why.

Pretty simple, Lynch wasn't drafted by this current regime and he wore out his welcome with the suspensions. Plus the emergence of Fred Jackson factors in.