Draft Day Thread ( I was looking for it! )

[blstoker]

I'm fine with Jaxon. There is NOBODY after Lockett/Metcalf, but add Jaxon and Waldron's TE sets and our passing game should be unstoppable.

What's very interesting to me, is Seattle seems to actually be transitioning to what the NFL is forcing teams to do... heavy offensive weapons, passing attack, and then defenders that stop the passing attack. Now you could argue the front 7 does that, but good corners are also required.

Seems Seattle has completely gone away from Pete's philosophy of smash mouth defense and run the ball. Everything we did this offseason including the 1st round is tailored towards passing the ball and defending the pass. All the FA acquisitions we acquired (Reed, Jones, and even Bush) are pass defenders. Love, pass defender and expert nickel player...

They've basically given up on 'playing the run'. And Walker is not a smash mouth running back anyway, he's a shifty outside the box runner. It's not a traditional hard nose RB.

Interesting point, but isn't that what we've been seeing the last few years? Waldron comes in and we know he isn't a run first punch you in the mouth offensive mind - he was brought in to make the most out of Lockett/Metcalf (I argue he wasn't brought in for Russell, though Russell should've benefited from the hiring more than he did) as well as modernize the offense. Honestly, I think people have it in their heads that Lynch was brought in so the Hawks could have a tough running game, but really Lynch just ran tough through finesse blocking schemes. They never really tried to replace him with another version of Lynch - even Carson wasn't supposed to be as physical as he played when he was here (and his body couldn't handle it in the end the way Lynch's did). Honestly, I think Pete wants backs like Penny, who if he'd stayed healthy would've been insanely productive in Pete's scheme.

Then you have Hurtt coming in and started tearing up the entire defensive scheme all the way down to it's very foundations. We saw the growing pains of that this last year. We'll see how it evolves this season, but I'm not seeing too much drift from how they've filled their defense in the past.

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

Interesting point, but isn't that what we've been seeing the last few years? Waldron comes in and we know he isn't a run first punch you in the mouth offensive mind - he was brought in to make the most out of Lockett/Metcalf (I argue he wasn't brought in for Russell, though Russell should've benefited from the hiring more than he did) as well as modernize the offense. Honestly, I think people have it in their heads that Lynch was brought in so the Hawks could have a tough running game, but really Lynch just ran tough through finesse blocking schemes. They never really tried to replace him with another version of Lynch - even Carson wasn't supposed to be as physical as he played when he was here (and his body couldn't handle it in the end the way Lynch's did). Honestly, I think Pete wants backs like Penny, who if he'd stayed healthy would've been insanely productive in Pete's scheme.

Then you have Hurtt coming in and started tearing up the entire defensive scheme all the way down to it's very foundations. We saw the growing pains of that this last year. We'll see how it evolves this season, but I'm not seeing too much drift from how they've filled their defense in the past.

Oh I agree with you completely. JSN, Cross, Lucas, the Fant trade, Dissly resigning, Brown, AND Walker was VERY much a Waldron's choices. And Witherspoon was VERY much a Carroll pick - which JS/Waldron agreed with given it's a passing league.

And given how we're building this offense, I would be PERFECTLY fine making Waldron our head coach after Carroll is gone... I've said this NUMEROUS times within this forum and how this draft has gone I think that's EXACTLY what is going to happen. Carroll is at this point along for the ride.

 

[blstoker]

Players I'd like to see today (In no particular Order:

Round 2, Pick 37
Drew Sanders LB Arkansas
Keion White, DE Georgia Tech
John Michael Schmidtz - C Minnesota
O'Cyrus Torrence, G Florida
Steve Avila, G TCU

Round 2, Pick 52
JL Skinner, S Boise State
Tuli Tuipolotu, Edge USC
Keanu Benton, DT Wisconsin
Byron Young, OLB Tennessee
Zacch Pickens, DT South Carolina

Round 3, Pick 84
Siaki Ika, DT Baylor
Andrew Vorhees, G USC
Trenton Simpson, LB Clemson
Daiyan Henley, LB WSU
Zach Harrison, DE Ohio State

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

Gotta draft an ILB... just have to....

 

[MrS]

Players I'd like to see today (In no particular Order:

Round 2, Pick 37
Drew Sanders LB Arkansas
Keion White, DE Georgia Tech
John Michael Schmidtz - C Minnesota
O'Cyrus Torrence, G Florida
Steve Avila, G TCU

Round 2, Pick 52
JL Skinner, S Boise State
Tuli Tuipolotu, Edge USC
Keanu Benton, DT Wisconsin
Byron Young, OLB Tennessee
Zacch Pickens, DT South Carolina

Round 3, Pick 84
Siaki Ika, DT Baylor
Andrew Vorhees, G USC
Trenton Simpson, LB Clemson
Daiyan Henley, LB WSU
Zach Harrison, DE Ohio State

I expect them to draft none of those players, they almost never pick a consensus player.

 

[Judge Fudge]

1 thing and 1 observation.

Thing: The, man, the myth, the legend.... KJ will announce our picks tonight

Observation: Why not kick Adams to LB instead of S?

I think that:

A) Suits his style more

B) it gives us a s spot for Jackson/ Bryant

C) it gives us another threat at pass rush

 

[blstoker]

I expect them to draft none of those players, they almost never pick a consensus player.

I agree

 

[JMR]

Its frustrating because they have had 14 drafts now and still cant figure out how to draft in round 1.

So these guys who haven't even been with the team for 24 hours are already failed picks? Good grief. Call me crazy, but I'll wait to see how they end up as players.

By the end of the year we will be looking at a playoff loss wishing we had invested in the DL. Would be a shame if its against the eagles.

I suppose every team that doesn't win the SB will have some sort of second guessing to do, but that doesn't mean these are bad picks. You don't draft only for the proximate season. 1st round picks come with up to 5 years of team control. You build the team with picks. You fill immediate needs with free agents. Nobody who posts regularly on a message board about the NFL should have to be told this.

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

Now everyone calm down. Some of you were a little out of control yesterday. I'm calm, you should all be calm....

 

[Screamin12th]

I think today is when the Seahawks cut up some beef!

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

So who are we getting with 37 ?

 

[Screamin12th]

Titans getting Levis is a good pick for them. Tannehill will be the starter unless Levis some how beats him out for at least a year.

 

[Screamin12th]

So who are we getting with 37 ?

Maybe Benton or a big body for the middle of the Oline.

Wildcards would be Branch ( S ) or Musgrave ( TE ). lol

 

[HaroldSeattle]

Rams take a player Seahawks couldof used.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

Derick Hall?

 

[FirebreathingMonkey]

 

[Screamin12th]

Uhm excuse me? He would have been there in the 3rd round lol hell there are like 4 linebackers rated higher than him. So another Rush linebacker.

Talented but not what we needed. Well unless we are going back to a 4-3??

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

Derick Hall?

Well, I guess we gotta trust what they see in him … I didn’t see that one coming

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Good pick!

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

Uhm excuse me? He would have been there in the 3rd round lol hell there are like 4 linebackers rated higher than him. So another Rush linebacker.

Talented but not what we needed. Well unless we are going back to a 4-3??

I’m hearing we’re going back to the 4-3, Richard Sherman talked about that in his podcast ..