National grades are in

[Sibelius Hindemith]

Didn't realize SH wrote for the Ringer

The Seahawks painted themselves into a corner in free agency when they let Kenneth Walker leave for the Chiefs, opening a giant hole at the running back position. That left them somewhat desperate to find Walker’s successor in the draft, and when they failed to execute a trade out of the first round, they stayed put and picked Jadarian Price. That’s a pretty massive overpay for my 56th-ranked player, who never was a starter in college and brings limited experience as a pass catcher to the pros

https://www.theringer.com/nfl-draft/202 ... es#content

This Dumb fuck is the only guy in America that had him ranked in the bottom of the 2nd round but we are supposed to care wtf fuck he thinks. lol

Really? A quick search nets me several that had him late 2nd such as...

https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Jad ... -NotreDame
https://www.pff.com/news/draft-pff-2026 ... notre-dame
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospect-rankings/

The consensus ranking on the draft Sim had hothers. 2nd or early 3rd round i think and that incorporated SI, CBSSports, ESPN, PFF among others. And there was the Sharp Football thing I linked to.

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They made an investment to get Stevens, a fourth next draft. I think SH should be intrigued by that. There's hope for a Bradford replacement

Holy shit are you just Trolling now with the name thing???? LOL

I explained that to you already, maybe you missed it

No I saw that but I don't understand how you can post a link with his name spelled correctly why can't you just copy it?⁸

[Michael K.]

Really? A quick search nets me several that had him late 2nd such as...

https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Jad ... -NotreDame
https://www.pff.com/news/draft-pff-2026 ... notre-dame
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospect-rankings/

The consensus ranking on the draft Sim had hothers. 2nd or early 3rd round i think and that incorporated SI, CBSSports, ESPN, PFF among others. And there was the Sharp Football thing I linked to.

You are operating in a vacuum. As if you know that no one is going to go ahead of projection, and all they had to do was take a guy that is trade back, add a lower round pick and still get him. I've seen them trade back before, and we passed on guys that would have helped us for Mike Tyson and some other DBs that never even looked good in pre-season games. Some Tedrick Thompsen dude, a few others come to mind. Didn't we trade back and end up with LJ Collier?

What player do you think we would have added and still gotten Price by trading back, and can you promise no one else would have decided it was too hard to pass on the second best RB in the draft? This Running Back stuff cracks me up. Draft RBs, don't pay them. We couldn't pay Walker, and I think they thought all along they could have some depth and still get Price, and they thought that was well worth saving the money on Walker.

What does this FO group have to do after the last two off seasons to earn a little trust?

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This pretty much sums up my feelings.

Grade: B.

Comment: In a vacuum, the first round is probably a bit early to take the No. 2 running back in this class. It works for the Seahawks, however, because they’re in a unique position as the reigning Super Bowl champions with very few needs.

Running back is the most glaring of those deficiencies with Kenneth Walker III out the door and Zach Charbonnet likely to miss a sizable chunk of 2026 as he recovers from a torn ACL. Seattle could afford to reach a bit to round out what it hopes is another championship roster, and Price is such a talented ball carrier that nobody batted an eye at the selection.

The safety and cornerback additions addressed the Seahawks’ two next-biggest deficiencies. That’s textbook drafting.

Exactly! Crazy thing is the pretend Draft guru genius in their own minds fans not only batted an eye they lost their little minds over it.

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I think Price is going to be good, but I'm picking Bud Clark as the dark horse of this draft. Really looking forward to seeing him play.

Yes, love the Ball Hawk, instinctive and nose for the ball descriptors. 15 picks is not a small number in college.

I think he'll be better than Coby Bryant.

For sure. Coby was solid but always seemed subdued for a safety. Bud is the antithesis of that. He said his idol was Kam because he was the Hammer instead of the nail and he thinks of himself the same way. Though he is more of tack hammer and Kam was a Sledge. ha

[D-train]

Didn't realize SH wrote for the Ringer

The Seahawks painted themselves into a corner in free agency when they let Kenneth Walker leave for the Chiefs, opening a giant hole at the running back position. That left them somewhat desperate to find Walker’s successor in the draft, and when they failed to execute a trade out of the first round, they stayed put and picked Jadarian Price. That’s a pretty massive overpay for my 56th-ranked player, who never was a starter in college and brings limited experience as a pass catcher to the pros

https://www.theringer.com/nfl-draft/202 ... es#content

Yeah, because what he should have done is what everyone else does and run away from his commitment because there is a more talented player taking his playing time. I actually respect that Price stuck it out and was a mere backup to the 3rd pick in the entire draft.

This! Would have been an RB1 on any other team in the nation. He had a great explanation on why he stayed during his interview with B & S. Such a good kid. Can't wait to root for him the next at least 5 seasons.

[Sibelius Hindemith]

Really? A quick search nets me several that had him late 2nd such as...

https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Jad ... -NotreDame
https://www.pff.com/news/draft-pff-2026 ... notre-dame
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospect-rankings/

The consensus ranking on the draft Sim had hothers. 2nd or early 3rd round i think and that incorporated SI, CBSSports, ESPN, PFF among others. And there was the Sharp Football thing I linked to.

You are operating in a vacuum. As if you know that no one is going to go ahead of projection, and all they had to do was take a guy that is trade back, add a lower round pick and still get him. I've seen them trade back before, and we passed on guys that would have helped us for Mike Tyson and some other DBs that never even looked good in pre-season games. Some Tedrick Thompsen dude, a few others come to mind. Didn't we trade back and end up with LJ Collier?

What player do you think we would have added and still gotten Price by trading back, and can you promise no one else would have decided it was too hard to pass on the second best RB in the draft? This Running Back stuff cracks me up. Draft RBs, don't pay them. We couldn't pay Walker, and I think they thought all along they could have some depth and still get Price, and they thought that was well worth saving the money on Walker.

What does this FO group have to do after the last two off seasons to earn a little trust?

You seem to forget JS wanted to trade back and has stated that much. Perhaps the question should be directed his way.

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Hey SH I bet if you buy a Hubbard Jersey now you can get it for cheap!

[Michael K.]

You seem to forget JS wanted to trade back and has stated that much. Perhaps the question should be directed his way.

I think I answered that for you when I asked you if you could guarantee that Price would be there after the trade back and that the player we took would certainly be worth that risk. I bet everyone loved the VALUE in the trade back that got us Mike Tyson and Tedrick Thompsen, right?

Jesus dude, because he wanted to trade back doesn't mean he should have or that trading back would have netted us two players that help more than Price does. Maybe the spots he was trading back put him behind teams he knew would be taking Price? Maybe the guys willing to trade with him were doing so because they wanted to take Price?

I have questioned many things in the past, but when this team had holes to fill and the draft filled them? Not going to questin them. After the last two off seasons with this coach working with this GM? Not going to question them.

Sometimes I think we worry too much about what some expert thinks about the value of a pick and not enough about the impact on the actual team that pick is going to play for. This was a value pick for the Seahawks, and that matters more to me than what some expert thinks about what his draft position should have been. My guess is there were plenty of teams interested in Price, and he was going to go before we had a shot to pick again in the 2nd.

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Yes, as I have said I think it is pretty VALUABLE to have Price as our RB1 as opposed to Wilson or Washington and a 4th round pick.