THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: You all want to know ... is Russ coming back?

So …

Will Russell Wilson be back with the Seahawks next season?

What about Pete Carroll and GM John Schneider?

Judging from the emails you’ve sent — and nearly blew up my computer — an awful lot of Hawks fans are wondering where the team is headed after a disastrous season that stands at 6-10, with this weekend’s game at Arizona to close it out.

OK, let’s talk about all these Seahawks questions.

Today, we’ll address Wilson and the front office, then on Friday the focus will switch to the big picture — for instance, is this a time to tear down the whole thing and rebuild, since the Seahawks have 15 players who will be free agents after the Arizona game?

This one situation seems absurd, but the only cornerback under team control who has played a single snap is rookie Tre Brown — currently on injured reserve and recovering from surgery.

That’s just a hint of where things stand.

In other words, you’re talking serious question marks all over the place.

STILL, the brightest spotlight is going to shine on Wilson, and the issue of whether he and the Seahawks believe their marriage should remain intact.

Wilson has continued to say, “I hope so,” when asked if he believes he’ll be the quarterback in Seattle after this year.

Ironically, though, he is the only player on the roster who can, up to a point, dictate his own future — courtesy of a no-trade clause in that monster contract he signed two years ago.

To consider Wilson’s future, we first need to address the job security of both Carroll and Schneider (especially Carroll, who will be 71 next season and has no appetite for any long rebuilding project).

It’s frustrating that team owner Jody Allen does not speak to the media — or anyone who leaks to the media, for that matter.

Thus, we have to take Carroll’s word that he’s spoken repeatedly to Allen and that “they’re on the same page” concerning what the Seahawks need for a return to the championship contender status they’ve enjoyed for the past decade.

For the sake of this discussion, we’ll assume that Jody’s on board, and therefore Pete is coming back.

So, where does that leave Wilson?

YOU CAN start with this absolute truth …

Whatever else went wrong with the Hawks this year, Carroll believes that the injured finger on Wilson’s throwing hand turned the season upside down.

“No team in this league can lose its quarterback for half the season (and have success),” Carroll said.

Russ missed three games after surgery, and then threw the ball poorly after coming back way too soon.

The coach no doubt believes that the razor-sharp QB he saw throw four touchdown passes last week against Detroit remains the real Russell Wilson.

Of course, there is the other side of this equation: What is Russ thinking?

Wilson has said over and over that he hungers to win more Super Bowls, so at age 33, he’ll want to be surrounded by enough talent to give that a realistic shot.

Russ was openly jealous of Tom Brady, who walked into a perfect situation at Tampa Bay and promptly won a Super Bowl.

Can Carroll and Schneider convince Wilson that they either have that type of squad in place, or that they can piece together whatever they might be lacking?

WILSON perhaps is willing to give the current Seahawks brass one more season to prove they can meet his expectations.

Besides …

Russ and wife Ciara have all sorts of charitable projects and hospital connections in the Seattle area, so walking away would be tougher personally than people might imagine.

On the football side, remember than this is same basic group was 12-4 and won the NFL West in 2020.

And to be blunt, despite that locked-in contract, Wilson can’t trade himself.

If the Seahawks dig in their heels, Russ is coming back.

Period.

That type of stand-off would not be ideal, by any means, but the Seahawks organization cannot allow itself to be held hostage by any player — no matter how talented, popular or accomplished.

Not only that, but …

If somehow the Seahawks got to a place where they decided to trade Wilson, then they’d have no choice except to begin a complete rebuilding project.

Trading Russ would be difficult, anyway.

Getting him to a contender, presumably to please him, would mean low draft choices (and perhaps an average quarterback) coming back the other way — not to mention Seattle having to eat $26 million in dead salary cap money.

Wilson gone for the 2022 season?

For all sorts of reasons …

I can’t see it.

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Steve Cameron’s “Cheap Seats” columns appear in The Press on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. He also writes Zags Tracker, a commentary on Gonzaga basketball which is published weekly during the season.

Steve suggests you take his opinions in the spirit of a Jimmy Buffett song: “Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On.”