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By Travis Duncan
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Following Pete Carroll's announcement that Matt Flynn will get the first half and rookie Russell Wilson will get the second half of Saturday night's preseason game in Denver, the writing on the wall is clear:
Tarvaris Jackson is the odd man out.
Jason LaCanfora if CBS Sports, a well respected national reporter, Tweeted the following:
"Barring a Seattle QB getting hurt this week, look for Tarvaris Jackson to be shopped. Also wouldn't rule out Cards adding a QB before season."
Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com is reporting the same thing.
At the cost of $4 million this season, would Jackson, or the Seahawks franchise, be willing to keep him around as the No. 3 backup if they can't trade him?
Does Jackson have any trade value?
Jackson probably would stay on at No. 3 or No. 2 at $4 million simply because he doesn't have any choice, and of course making $4 million is better than not making $4 million is what they tell me.
The Seahawks on the other hand could stand to save about $4 million and $3.5 million in cap space if they let him go.
The second question regarding Jackson's tradeability, is more of an educated guess, as all quarterbacks with playing experience in the NFL have value, and timing is everything. If the right team needs a solid backup or potentially a starter due to injury, Jackson becomes a commodity, and is very tradeable.
The simple fact is that so many NFL teams are looking for a serviceable QB, as the Seahawks were a year ago when they initially signed Jackson to a 2-year $8 million contract. Fieldgoals.com reports that the Seahawks would save $3.5 million by just cutting their losses and releasing Jackson.
Regarding the current difference between Flynn and Wilson, as they are presumably still in competition for the No. 1 job, Carroll Tuesday, via the Associated Press, "Matt has done a really good job of commanding all the stuff."
"He understands the game in great depth and he gives us a veteran presence even though he doesn't have a lot of starting time, because he recognizes defenses, he's well into that whole understanding of what is going on on the other side of the ball. It's still a challenge for Russell to catch up with all that stuff. He's battling to get there. There is a difference right now."
Of course strangely enough Carroll said Tuesday, even as Jackson "rides the pine", that it is still a 3-way competition at QB.
Stay tuned.
