The Seattle Seahawks could look towards the Texas Longhorns to find the future franchise quarterback after Geno Smith.

If the Seahawks don’t have a good replacement for Geno Smith, it doesn’t make sense to let him walk away, says columnist Danny O’Neil.

National reports emerged late last week that the Seattle Seahawks are expected to address starting quarterback Geno Smith’s contract this offseason. Smith is currently slated to enter the final season of a previously signed three-year extension. It’s fairly unrealistic to expect September to arrive without some sort of solution.

New OC Klint Kubiak said Seattle's offensive identity will be running the ball -- something the fired Ryan Grubb didn't do as often or as well as coach Mike Macdonald wanted -- but that they have to be able to win in more than one way.

Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider faces a brutal decision this offseason at the quarterback position. He has about five weeks to decide whether or not to keep Geno Smith around for the final year of his contract. On March 16 Smith is due around $16 million in guarantees, a deadline that will spur a decision one way or another.