It's (Past) Time: The SilverSeahawk 17th Annual Seahawks Fans Draft Contest Is Here!

[MKHawk]

This is something we did at KFFL for years, and I've brought it to SportsHoopla. This is the baby of a ex-KFFL-er named SilverSeahawk. I have tried to leave it in as close to his own words as possible. Sorry for the lateness this year.

Here are the slots the Seahawks are drafting in this year:

1(21):
1(29):
3(92):
4(124):
5(159):

* - denotes compensatory pick (which IS trade-able now)

Here's the scoring format. It's the same we've used in past years, and as always, I'm open to suggestions on it:

Right Player, Right Slot: 35 points
Example: I say that we draft Josh Rosen at 1(18) and it happens. I get 35 points. Historically in this contest, this has actually happened fairly often, but less often since Carroll/Schneider took over. Note: if we trade from the slot and take the projected player with that pick, you still get the full 35 points.

Right Player, Wrong Slot: 20 points
Example: I say that we draft Sam Darnold at 4(120), and we select him at 5(141). I get 20 points.

Right Position, Right Slot, but Wrong Player: 10 points
Example: I say that we draft Luke Falk at 7(248), and at 7(248) we draft Josh Allen. They both play quarterback, so I get 10 points.

I am going to use the following positions: QB, RB, FB, WR, OT, OG, OC, TE, DE, DT, OLB, MLB, S, CB, P, PK. There isn't any need to distinguish between free safety and strong safety since they are interchangable in a lot of defenses.

If a guy is a tweener who is projected at two positions, pick one position or the other. If you get the guy right, youll get the 35 points anyway. Otherwise, whether or not you get positional points depends on if what position you chose for that guy. The obvious strategy with that is to pick the position you think we would more likely address out of those two if the team does not select the player you chose.

Correct Trade Predicted: 15 point bonus
Incorrect Trade Predicted: Minus 3 points

Trades: This is the part that makes this really really difficult. In the past, we used the above model and it has worked well. If you predict the wrong team or compensation, you will not lose points. It is way too hard to predict that kind of thing. If you say we will trade up with the 1(26) pick and we do, you get 15 points, no matter who you said we would trade up with.

Tiebreaker rule: if two or more people tie for first place, the tiebreaker will go to the person who had a perfect pick that was latest in the draft (a 35 point type). If it's still tied, it'll go to the person who had the latest right player, wrong slot pick (20 point type).

The deadline for contest entries is the beginning of the draft (8:00pm Eastern Time). You can edit your entry any time before then. SportsHoopla tells what time posts were edited, so there shouldn’t be any problem there. Any entry that is edited after the deadline is automatically disqualified, even if that person says they were changing something else.

Previous Winners
2003: McGruffHawk
2004: Anointed One
2005: JMR
2006: Anointed One and MKHawk
2007: jammer
2008: SilverSeahawk
2009: McGruffHawk
2010: McGruffHawk and AnnArborHawk
2011: jammer
2012: AnnArborHawk
2013: MKHawk
2014: Warden
2015: jammer
2016: Judge Fudge
2017: Wolverine830872
2018: JMR

 

[blstoker]

1(21): Montez Sweat, DE MSU (top 10 talent with health concerns, a Seahawks specialty)
1(29): N'Keal Harry, WR ASU
3(92): Renell Wren, DT ASU
4(124): Michael Deiter, OG Wisconsin
5(159): Mike Edwards, S Kentucky

Personally, I think Seattle trades back out of BOTH first round picks.....

 

[MKHawk]

1(21): N'Keal Harry, WR ASU
1(29): Trade DOWN for a 2nd, 4th, and 6th
2(TR): Jaylon Ferguson, DE, Louisiana Tech
3(92): Marvell Tell, S, USC
4(124): Tytus Howard, OT, Alabama State
4(TR): Greg Gaines, DT, Washington
5(159): Armon Watts, DT, Arkansas
6(TR): Caleb Wilson, TE, UCLA

 

[JMR]

Was thinking about this contest the other day. Quickly cobbling something together that will probably be a giant whiff:

1(21): Rashan Gary, DE, Michigan. Seems to be a very popular prediction here, which is a good sign it's guaranteed not to happen....but we definitely have a pass rush deficit now, and I like the irony of replacing one Wolverine with another.

1(29): Lonnie Johnson, CB, Kentucky. I am not as down on Shaq Griffin's 2018 season as what seems to be trendy, but Justin Coleman is gone and you gotta have 3 good CBs. I don't know anything about this guy other than he's as tall as Greedy Williams (6'2") and has the longest arms of the top CB prospects.

3(92): Taylor Rapp, S, UW. A poor 40 time gives he Hawks an opportunity to add a baller to the secondary. It would be a bit of a crowded room there with McDougald, Thompson, and Hill, but in a couple years one or more of those 3 is probably gone.

4(124): Michael Jordan, G, Ohio St. How can you pass on Michael Jordan in the 4th round??

5(159): Andy Isabella, WR, U Mass. Baldwin getting older and not healthier, and we need that bigger possession guy....so naturally the Hawks will pick another small quick/fast receiver.

Like the rest, I doubt we will make both of those 1st round picks as they sit at 21/29. I suspect we will trade down from 21 a few spots to get an additional late round pick, and likely trade down from 29 also for a 2nd round and another mid to late round pick. JS has not made fewer than 8 picks in any draft so far, and right now we have only 5. Some wheeling & dealing is certain to happen.

I will be most interested to see which of the Hawks' picks is the one the experts and internet knowitalls (the same ones who said we wouldn't be able re-sign all of ET, Kam, Sherm; who said Bruce Irvin was a reach; who said the 2012 draft was an F; who said RW was only good because of (insert anything other than RW being good); who said we would have a losing record last year; who said we couldn't get a 1st rounder for Frank Clark; etc.) will say is a huge reach and a player we could have had 3 rounds later.

 

[Judge Fudge]

1/21: Rashan Gray De Michigan. A once top 5 falling to 21. Yes please.

1/29: Nasir Adderley S Delaware. I believe there are 4 top safeties that are start falling in the beginning of the 2nd round. I believe that S is a need more of a need than Wr or DT. Adderley has NFL pedigree ( cousin of Herb Adderley). If it is NOT him. Keep a eye on Johnathan Abram of Mississippi State

3/96: Antoine Welesy WR Texas Tech. We need a prospect more that a guy who can be thrown in right away. Wouldn't mind Keelen Doss( UC-Davis) but who can argue against 6'5 200????

4/124: Connor McGovern G Penn State. We have the maulers. Let's get a guy who is athletic but power is an issue for passing downs.

5/159: Greg Gaines DT Washington. We can wait for Rotation piece at DT

 

[Anointed One]

1(21): Trade down w/ GB for 2nd, 4th, 5th
1(29): DL, Jeffery Simmons/Miss St
2(TR): DE, Jaylon Ferguson/Lous Tech
3(92): WR, Riley Ridley / Georgia
4(124): S, Jaquon Johnson / Miami
4(TR): S, Mike Bell / Fresno St - convert to CB
5(TR): OG, Chuma Edoga / USC
5(159): OT, Isaiah Prince/ Ohio St

 

[Anointed One]

1(21): Trade down w/ GB for 2nd, 4th, 5th
1(29): DL, Jeffery Simmons/Miss St
2(TR): DE, Jaylon Ferguson/Lous Tech
3(92): WR, Riley Ridley / Georgia
4(124): S, Jaquon Johnson / Miami
4(TR): S, Mike Bell / Fresno St - they'll convert to CB
5(TR): OG, Chuma Edoga / USC
5(159): OT, Isaiah Prince/ Ohio St
7(TR): TE, Zach Gentry / Michigan (Trade down in 5th and gaining a 7th)​

 

[JMR]

1(21): Trade down w/ GB for 2nd, 4th, 5th
1(29): DL, Jeffery Simmons/Miss St
2(TR): DE, Jaylon Ferguson/Lous Tech
3(92): WR, Riley Ridley / Georgia
4(124): S, Jaquon Johnson / Miami
4(TR): S, Mike Bell / Fresno St - convert to CB
5(TR): OG, Chuma Edoga / USC
5(159): OT, Isaiah Prince/ Ohio St

1(21): Trade down w/ GB for 2nd, 4th, 5th
1(29): DL, Jeffery Simmons/Miss St
2(TR): DE, Jaylon Ferguson/Lous Tech
3(92): WR, Riley Ridley / Georgia
4(124): S, Jaquon Johnson / Miami
4(TR): S, Mike Bell / Fresno St - they'll convert to CB
5(TR): OG, Chuma Edoga / USC
5(159): OT, Isaiah Prince/ Ohio St
7(TR): TE, Zach Gentry / Michigan (Trade down in 5th and gaining a 7th)​

Hey, this isn't March Madness where you fill out tons of brackets!

 

[Anointed One]

Hey, this isn't March Madness where you fill out tons of brackets!

LOL... Looks like it DP when I edited it... Use #7 post please...

 

[seahawksfan234]

I think I would have better odds predicting lottery numbers than I would with the Seahawks draft selections. They will definitely trade down, but I'm not going to even attempt at trying to predict that.

1(21): Brian Burns, DE: Even with all of his concerns, I can't see Rashan Gary falling this far.
1(29): N'Keal Harry, WR: I've heard they like him a lot. If A.J. Brown is still on the board here, that's also an option.
3(92): Taylor Rapp, S: I don't think he will fall this far, but his 40 could cause a lot of concerns. Seahawks need secondary help and if he's somehow still available at this point, I could see the Hawks taking him.
4(124): Kaden Smith, TE: Will Dissly is recovering from injury and Ed Dickson is not a long-term solution.
5(159): Jordan Miller, CB: Fits what the Seahawks like to do.

I'm going to look at this after the draft and likely cringe. Mostly picked players I think the Seahawks will be interested in, irrespective of where they're selected.

I think the Seahawks trade down and select some of these guys in later rounds, but I didn't want to complicate it with trades.

 

[MKHawk]

Okay, first off let me say that this year was really difficult keeping track of what happened with each pick. I tried to score this as close as possible to how Silver made the rules. Next year I may have to tweak things a bit to make life easier on myself.

I believe this is how the draft went:
1.21 Trade DOWN
1.29 LJ Collier, DE, TCU
1.30 Trade DOWN
2.37 Trade DOWN
2.47 Marquise Blair, S, Utah
2.64 DK Metcalf, WR,
3.77 Trade UP
3.84 Trade DOWN
3.88 Cody Barton, OLB, Utah
3.92 Trade UP
4.120 Gary Jennings, WR
4.124 Phil Haynes, OG,
4.132 Ugo Amadi, S, Oregon
5.142 Ben Burr-Kiven, OLB, Washington
5.159 Trade DOWN
6.204 Travis Homer, RB, Miami
6.209 Demarcus Christmas, DT
7.236 John Ursa, WR, Hawaii

In last place with -3 points, MKHawk
Incorrectly predicted a trade down with the 1.29 pick

In 4th place with 0 points, Judge Fudge and seahawksfan234

In 2nd place with 10 points, blstoker and JMR
Each was right position, right slot by picking an OG at 4.124

And in first place, with 35 points, with his 3rd career win in this contest: Anointed One!
Correct Trade DOWN prediction at 1.21
Right position, right slot at 1.29
Right position, right slot at 4.132

 

[Anointed One]

Woohoo! Finally after a 14 year drought...

Thanks for recapping and posting the contest...

 

[Judge Fudge]

Woohoo! Finally after a 14 year drought...

Thanks for recapping and posting the contest...

Congrats on #3