Sunday, November 23, 2008

Seahawks: Thinking Draft Day

Well the Seahawks lost another one yesterday. I was thinking since we're basically playing pre-season games at this point, it might be more fun to dream about the future than dwell on the past.

The Seahawks need help at a variety of positions, so I thought it would be fun to do some Youtubin' to see what types of players might be available in the draft next year.

University of Alabama Offensive Lineman, Andre Smith Listed 6'4 340



Ole Miss Offensive Lineman Michael Oher Listed 6'5 330



Walter Jones is not going to play forever. Maybe it's time for the Seahawks organization to invest in a successor.

Of course on the other hand we could choose to address our pass rushing problem with our first pick as well.

Florida State Defensive End, Everette Brown



Wake Forrest Outside Linebacker, Aaron Curry



Our problems at wide receiver are now legendary. Bobby Engram is getting up there, and Deion Branch has yet to start five games in a row. Who knows how Nate Bureleson will be when he comes back from injury.

Maybe we should take a wide receiver with our first pick then.

Texas Tech Wide Receiver, Michael Crabtree Listed 6'2 208



Maryland Wide Receiver, Darius Heyward-Bey Listed 6'1 202



On the other hand our secondary has played poorly as well. Maybe we need to draft a good corner back.

Ohio State Defensive Back, Malcolm Jenkins Listed 6' 200



University of Illinois Defensive Back, Vontae Davis Listed 5'11 203



Both of these guys are big strong kids who are going to be able to play effective bump and run against NFL super-sized receivers.

The good news about having lots of weaknesses is that there should be a lot of players available in the draft who can help us out. It will be fun speculating about what the Hawks need to do to return to the playoffs.

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