By someone with value I'd bet you mean a linemen. Your going to see some WRs go early this draft also, also some OT's ( as usual) so yeah there will be some good value at pick 16, course it could mean the Seahawks are stuck with Geno as their QB next two years as 2025 doesn't look promising for QBs. I find that depressing as hell.
It means one pick at some other position other than QB,WR or OT will fall to the Seahawks at pick 16 for some value(maybe), big deal. I'd prefer finding the QB of the future now rather then a couple of years or longer. Be a shame to waste the talent they all ready have, a lot of players we have now won't be on the roster a couple of years down the road.
I look at the draft board and it almost looks like a sure thing that at least 4 and maybe 5 QBs go in the top 15. 8 of the non play-off teams need a QB ( not including us here) and only 3 veteran FA signings possibly out there. Of course, some team could trade out of a high pick but I doubt it. Bears, Commies and Pats are almost forced into it right now with what is available. Broncos need to draft QB in all likelihood after they release Russ, which looks very likely. Then it gets muddy with the Raiders, Falcons either signing Russ or Cousins or trade for Fields but might draft QB too. Vikings, if they don't re-up Cousins almost have to draft a QB but I think they play it back with Kirk. Jets have to be thinking about a QB but maybe they try for Oline again. Can't see them taking a chance on a 40 year old Rodgers coming off an Achilles without a kid ready to step in or at least, learn watching A.R. Zack Wilson is done there, massive bust. So a slim chance maybe the 5th option drops to Seattle but that becomes who is that guy. Do we really want to draft a kid like McCarthy and pass up the better talent at other positions available? I don't know, just playing it out in my head but honestly, I trust J.S. to do the smart thing here. There may just be a kid in the mid rounds that none of us have seen. I just don't want the team wasting a pick just because of Geno's perceived shortcomings. In any case, any QB the Hawks draft is not starting day 1 and is learning behind Geno. I'm 99% sure of that
ESPN has him as QB4 for whatever that is worth and Macdonald has a Michigan connection so I could see the Seahawks having some interest perhaps. He like some other QBs seems sort of polarizing some like him a lot and others see him as back up type in the NFL. He wasn't asked to do a lot in college which makes it harder to get a read on his abilities. Walterfootball scouting report on him:
McCarty should stay in college and get that experience then, because right now he doesn't look the part of a NFL starting QB and another year of college could help his draft stock, 2025 QB class being weak could elevate him.
Do you see him as a day 1 starter? I think he should sit a year or even two, but i have a hard time accepting that if he goes round 1. He should go round 2 or 3.
I don't think he'll go in round 1, in fact I could see the Seahawks hoping he falls to them in round 3 if they miss out on a QB round 1.
Seahawks don't have a 2nd round pick so if they miss out on a QB round 1 then round 3 is their next chance if they choose to go that route. May be they just try to draft BPA since they have multiple needs this draft.
Penix injury has no factor on how I view him... He was hardly touched as a QB in college last year... I wanted to see a game where he had to go to 2nd and 3rd options because he really never had to do that yet up to the Michigan game this season... In the Michigan game, he was finally under consistent duress during a game and he struggle.. That was the one question I had for him and I don't feel like he answered it for me... Just one game but it was a big game where he didn't answer my question...
