RiverDog wrote:Zorn76 wrote:I like McCoy, but still hold out hope that the Seahawks can restructure and keep Miller as well. The guy, IMO, is Key up front to help out along the line. If we upgrade up front, then Zack could be better utilized doing what everybody would like more of - catching passes, lol.
I'm not holding my breath about upgrading the OL. McQ and Breuno are both FA's, neither one of which is much to write home about, Carpenter is a half step away from being a complete bust, we're at the bottom of the totem pole in the draft selection and we'll still be paying for the Harvin trade by not having a 3rd round pick. We have a desire to tie up both Thomas and Sherman, which leaves little opportunity to bring in a decent OL through free agency. There's more uncertainty on the OL now than there was going into 2013. We'll be lucky if we can maintain the same underperforming group.
I get where you're coming from, but I still see the odds of improving being greater than sliding further back. Because as it exists now, we're just not that talented up front, nor have we been for a couple years now.
As monkey pointed out, we have a couple of seemingly legit prospects in Bowie and Bailey, for starters. IMO, we'd be hard pressed to do much worse than Breno and Carp. I appreciate what they've done in Seattle, and B in particular has the moxie you like to see from the position.
But at the end of the day, the each of those 2 players have hit their respective ceilings. I just don't see it being too tall an order to improve there. The unexpected concern and OL x-factor is Okung. Guy's been hurt too often, and while nobody expected him to be the the next WJ, he's been a bit of a disappointment overall. Even Unger took a wee step back in some ways, though still managed to land himself on the pro bowl team.
I dunno. Part of me would love to blow this thing up in a similar fashion to our overhaul of the secondary that became LOB. But, it's both dangerous and unrealistic to have 3 or so rookies starting up front. Gotta have some vet experience mixed in there, while hoping both RO and Max end up being anchors for the future.