Offseason Outlook

The Seahawks are one of the NFL teams fortunate to have a young star quarterback who is playing under a long-term contract, so this position is far from a concern, but that doesn't mean they won't still look to add competition for the backup job or consider having a third quarterback on the roster next season, especially after coming so close to playing without Wilson for a stretch of 2016.

"Trevone did a really nice job for us in giving us the kind of spark wanted out of that spot," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. "Brand new young guy that's never played, we wanted a guy that could move it; he does that. We'll continue to look (at the backup spot), because the reality was right there. You're down to your backup guy with nobody else on the roster. Thankfully that Boykin did a good job for us and gave us the confidence that we could hang in there. You get used to being in a two-quarterback system. For years that wasn't the way you go—it was three guys. It helps you on the roster and all of that, but we'll always look at that gain, we're always looking for quarterbacks in every draft, in every offseason. That's just something we've always consistently tried to do."

What The Future Holds

While the Seahawks could bring in someone to compete with Boykin and/or an option to be a third quarterback, the more significant difference going forward will be the continued development of Wilson who, despite doing so much in his career already, should only get better over the next few seasons. No position in football takes longer to master than quarterback, which is why Carroll is so excited about the player Wilson can be in 2017 and beyond.

"You just get better," Carroll said. "Remember that we're comparing him to guys that have played for 11 and 12 and 13 years. We compare him to the best in the world, because he's worthy of that, but look at them when they were 6-years-old (in their careers). What were they doing, how many of those guys won so many games, how many of those guys were in the playoffs five times? I don't know how many games he has won but he has won probably as many as anyone who's ever started playing the game. He has been in position to do a lot of stuff and he has had a good team around him to do that, of course, but he has still got tons of growth."

"It's going to be thrilling to watch what happens in the next three or four years. Get him to year eight or nine and see where he's going to be, you know?"