Who should we draft with the first pick

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Who should we draft with the first pick

Postby politicalfootball » Sat Feb 17, 2018 1:41 pm

I think we need to pick a RB with the first pick. This is where the most impact will be or Bell in FA. I remember beast and the impact he had we can have that again.
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Re: Who should we draft with the first pick

Postby NorthHawk » Sat Feb 17, 2018 2:14 pm

It all depends on the selections we have when we're on the clock.
I don't see us staying at 18, and if we end up with a couple of picks in the late 1st and 2nd rounds, I would expect it to be a Guard (if one of the good ones is still on the board) before RB simply because of the numbers.
There might be a good G late first who could start day one, but there aren't too many in this draft, and there are more RB's that should be around until late 2nd or maybe 3rd. If the best Guards are gone, then the best RB might be the choice.
FA is also a factor along with who is cut or traded before the draft, but I think it will be someone who will help the running game get up off the deck.
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Re: Who should we draft with the first pick

Postby c_hawkbob » Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:47 pm

A second and a couple thirds would be nice.
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Re: Who should we draft with the first pick

Postby Seahawks4Ever » Sat Feb 17, 2018 5:14 pm

Nobody, we trade down as per usual. The only difference between this year and any other year is that it makes sense this draft even more than usual.

I cringe every time I see Fletcher Cox whom should be well on his way to the Seahawk RoH instead of John & Pete trading DOWN so we could have the "honor" of drafting Bruce Irvin. Big Bruce, a guy who is a journeyman pass rush specialist for Oakland who has NEVER lived up to his potential. What really stinks is that so called defensive Guru never quite new what to do with BI and kept moving him all over the place. To this day Irvin still only has that one move, a bull rush to get to the QB, which he rarely does.

ANYWAY! IF some super stud football player should fall to us, I don't care how LOADED we are at the position, WE SHOULD DRAFT HIM!!! Don't even mess this up John and/or Pete, I really mean it.

Now, should there be no player who fills a need and who doesn't really stand out go ahead and TRADE DOWN. Please don't just draft a warm body in the 1st. round just to try and prove you can do it. Please show some of the guts you two had your first couple of drafts together...excepting the BI fiasco of course...
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Re: Who should we draft with the first pick

Postby RiverDog » Sun Feb 18, 2018 6:19 am

Not enough options. Trading down is a distinct possibility as we've done so, and tried and failed on a couple of occasions, in the recent past.

It's about a month too early for me to start thinking about the draft. We're going to have to see what happens in free agency before we can determine our draft needs.
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Re: Who should we draft with the first pick

Postby Largent80 » Sun Feb 18, 2018 6:26 am

We have to trade down basically with the hole we created by trading for Brown and Richardson.

But knowing the Seahawks and the way they draft I wouldn't be a bit surprised if they took a LB.

Everyone knows what the needs are but believe it or not there IS a need at LB.
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Re: Who should we draft with the first pick

Postby c_hawkbob » Mon Feb 19, 2018 7:24 am

Old but Slow wrote:The other option for getting a pick or two on the second day, is to trade a player. I know it has been discussed, but for now it is not going away that we might do something outrageous, or at least startling. Who might we trade that will bring us such a draft pick? Sherman? Not likely to get that much coming off a serious injury at his age. Bennett, no, and he is more valuable to us, anyway. Jimmy? Might be just the ticket, but I am not the sharpest on the rules (speed limit? Officer? Who could have known?) He is coveted by some, reportedly by the Niners, so that could be a possibility. Earl Thomas. He still has value, and I fully expect that he will be playing at a high level for a few more years. His play and role for the team has been and can still be very good, but with the needs the team has, and the investments that have been made in the backfield (4 draft picks last draft) plus the a good fa signing as well, the position is not a position of need relative to other areas of the team. I've heard the position that we could do some kind of sign and trade with Sheldon R, but it is too close to calculus for me even to approach it.

My guess, is that we are going to trade Earl. It grieves me, and all my friends have turned away, but it just seems the most likely. We could get a 1st for Russell, but that is not going to happen. It is probably in stone that we will not part with Wags for any reason. And, in my mind, K J Wright is Wagner in another position.

Change can be painful, but attachment to players is complicating. Ask Bill Bellichek.


As long as it'a not Bobby or Russ I'm open to all trade discussions.
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Re: Who should we draft with the first pick

Postby Largent80 » Tue Feb 20, 2018 6:31 am

The Seahawks can’t afford to pick once in the first four rounds of the draft. There’s too much work to do. One way or another they need more. Either trade some veterans or trade down from #18. Or both.

The strength of the draft in the early rounds is clear — OL, RB, LB. The Seahawks might take one of each if they acquire extra picks. The third day of the draft appears set to provide some value on the D-line and secondary. So use the early picks to finally repair the run and consider either some help for Bobby Wagner and K.J. Wright or a SAM/LEO.

Seriously consider selecting Billy Price, Isaiah Wynn or Ronald Jones II with your first pick. These three players stand out in a big way and would significantly boost Seattle’s offense and running game. Repairing the run has to be a key priority this off-season.
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Re: Who should we draft with the first pick

Postby NorthHawk » Tue Feb 20, 2018 2:55 pm

I think Ronald Jones will be a pretty good back if he ends up in the right system. I'm not so sure that system is ours if it is going to be like when Lynch was here.
It wouldn't surprise me if one of the RB's that are drafted by us later on are players we aren't talking much about like Roc Thomas from Jacksonville St; Darrell Williams, LSU; or Jaylen Samuels of North Carolina St.
They seemed to like what Chris Carson could do so maybe they are looking for a complementary player. Samuels would fit that bill best of those listed above as he's played FB, TE, and WR along with RB during his college career.

NFLDraftScout said this about him at the Senior Bowl:

"Jaylen Samuels, RB, NC State...A do-everything weapon in college, Samuels lined up strictly at running back during practices and out-performed the other backs on the field. As expected, he did his best work during pass-catching drills as none of the linebackers could stick with his route quickness.

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North Carolina State running back Jaylen Samuels was a tough assignment for the North linebackers and safeties during one-on-one drills. Samuels used quick feet and timing to skirt the defender and create separation in coverage, giving the quarterback a clean target. A "Swiss army knife" skill player, Samuels played running back, wide receiver, fullback and tight end in college and is ideally suited for a hybrid role in the NFL where a play-caller utilizes him in different ways."

If we did select him, he might be able to allow us to not have to select a FB as well as get by with only drafting 1 TE.
A good blocking RB that can also run and catch well would be someone that other Defenses would have to scheme for.
Just someone to think about in a later round and a possible scenario if they only go for an OG early and not a RB.
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Re: Who should we draft with the first pick

Postby c_hawkbob » Tue Feb 20, 2018 3:01 pm

Old but Slow wrote:Thanks, Bob, as I was expecting some large rocks thrown. At least I will feel better when the impacts come.


Now I love this current team. We've had a spectacular run and I honestly don't think we are in need of as much of an "overhaul" as people are calling for ... but judging from Pete's firing a bunch of coaches I'm thinking not making the playoffs may be a bit of an action point for him and I'm actually expecting something most here will see as outrageous leading up to or during the draft. And as long as it doesn't involve our true cornerstones, I'm still giving Pete the benefit of the doubt that it'll be for the good.
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Re: Who should we draft with the first pick

Postby RiverDog » Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:37 pm

I'm not sure about the trade scenario. So many of our older players, the ones most likely to get tossed on the block, are damaged goods and with fat contracts, specifically Sherman, Bennett, and Chancellor. Earl is the only one that's healthy and that performed up to par in 2017. But I do expect our team to look different, more different than at any other point during Pete's tenure.

Unlike CBob, I don't think that we are just a player or two away. We haven't crashed and burned like the Broncos did, but IMO this team has been on a steady decline since SB48. If it hadn't been for Russell, we probably would have crashed and burned our way to a 6-10 or 5-11 season. We're obviously weaker on the offensive line, weaker on defense, weaker on special teams than we were from 2012-14. We had set an all time NFL record for the most consecutive games of not losing by 9+ points that had stretched some 70 regular season games, or over 4 years. That ended two seasons ago.

But I don't think we need to blow it up, at least not this season. Hope springs eternal.
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