Earlier today, we talked about how head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider had transformed the Seahawks franchise into one of the best in the league. Year in, year out, Seattle has shown they are a franchise with the star power and fan power to lure any free agent to the Pacific Northwest and be a contender.

Seattle has found some diamonds in the rough through the draft and free agency, but that doesn’t mean that every signing has turned out advantageous for the team.

With that, here’s a look at the three worst free agent signings of the Pete Carroll era.

Mike Williams

Perhaps Carroll was trying to recapture some of that USC magic he and Mike Williams developed together in Williams’ lone season with the Trojans. Williams never did quite live up to the hype when he eventually reached the NFL with the Detroit Lions. Williams’s first season with the Seahawks came in 2010, Carroll’s first season. The receiver showed some promise, finishing the year with 65 receptions for 751 yards and two touchdowns. However, the following year saw a deep drop-off as Williams recorded just 236 yards and one touchdown. It would be his last season in the NFL.

Matt Flynn

To be fair, Flynn lost his job to rookie quarterback Russell Wilson in 2012, which of course paved the way to Wilson and the Seahawks’ becoming one of the league’s most feared teams. Think of him fondly in the way the Patriots think of Drew Bledsoe paving the way for Tom Brady. Flynn signed with the Seahawks in the 2012 offseason, coming over from Green Bay where he showed promise as Aaron Rodgers’s backup. However, losing the job to Wilson was not what the Seahawks envisioned when signing Flynn to a three-year $26 million deal.

Sidney Rice

Rice was just two years removed from a 1,000-yard receiving season with the Minnesota Vikings when Seattle signed him to a five-year $41 million contract prior to the 2011 season. The relationship never panned out the way all parties envisioned. Rice battled injuries during his time in Seattle and was cut after the 2013 season. At the very least, he can say he was part of the Seahawks’ first-ever championship team.

(Contract numbers provide by Seattle PI.)