BSUSeahawk
KFFL Refugee
Throughout the season I was really frustrated by the run-defense of our interior defensive linemen. Although, in the final 5-6 weeks or so when Poona Ford was getting significant snaps inside, he was an absolute force.
Shamar Stephen was awful. Hated the signing in the first place and I'd prefer not to see him on the team next year. I'd like to see more of a depth addition here, either through the draft or bringing in a vet that can rotate with Poona Ford and Jarran Reed. Also worth noting that at the other edge spot, I believe we can expect more of an impact from Rasheem Green in 2019. When the Seahawks drafted him he was still very raw, so it's not surprising to see he didn't play much in 2018.
I'm surprised nobody is bringing up the fact that the secondary was awful this year. Bradley McDougald started the season off strong but kind of faded. He's roughly a league average starter, but that's really the only decent starter we have in the secondary.
I know many of the guys in the secondary are still young and learning, but to say that Tedric Thompson, Tre Flowers, Justin Coleman and Shaquill Griffin were anything better than awful would be quite a compliment.
Yeah, I'm with you on the secondary. I think that's where the Seahawks are the most devoid of talent of anywhere on the roster (what a difference a couple years makes, huh..). McDougald and Griffin are starting-quality, but that's about it. Thompson and Flowers are not good at all, and I didn't see anything to suggest that they should be involved in any major roles in the future. Thompson is an okay backup FS I guess. I know people like Flowers' size, but it doesn't do much if you have zero ball skills and are routinely beat.
Like you said, McDougald was really good early in the year, but faded late. I still think he's better than league average. I'm willing to give him a pass - it seems as if he was really banged up with that knee. I like him at SS. Griffin is a good guy to pair with a better corner on the other side. Not a bad player, but it's not a good situation if he's your best corner.
If they went some combination of CB-S in the first two picks I would be happy with it, assuming the talent matches the draft spot.