D-train wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 7:21 pm
Sexymarinersfan wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 7:14 pm
SeattleAddict wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 7:08 pm
Hey Mr East Coast, out here on the west si-i-ide that is racist. Or sexist. Or homophobic. Or something.
It's true, of course - my point is only that PC/JS have had some bad luck that made their picks look worse than they were. We're due for some good luck. Imagine Brown and Eskridge come back healthy and become studs. Or hell, Blair stays healthy. Or what if Collier pulls a Penny and gets 10 sacks in 5 games? Ok that last one is just crazy talk.
If Collier records 10 sacks, I'll personally drive up to Oregon to pick you up for my next draft party lol.
Collier couldn't come up with 10 sacks at a Wall Mart Superstore....
Schneider and Carrol are setting themselves up for a better QB crop in next year’s draft. Not a bad move, IMO. Even if Smith or Lock show better than they have to-date and the Seahawks make the playoffs, they should still have enough draft capital to move up and get the franchise QB that will move the team into a successful post-Wilson era.
ESPN has a player projection metric. Four of the draftees have a greater than 30% potential to be a pro bowler, including Cross, Mafe, Walker, and Woolen. Lucas is at 22.2%. Six of them are expected to be starters, four have grades as a rare or outstanding prospect. Melton was rated at 137 and they got him at 229, Woolen at 81 and they got him at 153. They did not reach anywhere. Great draft!
The ridiculously good values on Bryant and Woolen more than offset my concerns at the time Walker wasn't a great value play (not a slight to the player at all, thought Hall was 1 and Walker was 2 in terms of RBs) given his position. That concern was mitigated when it came out Carson is uncertain in terms of his future due to injury. But I could have seen each of those corners going a full round earlier and not been taken aback. Cross, Mafe, and Lucas all addressed positions of needs at good expected value, and my guess is Smith/Melton/Young are developmental and special teams guys if they make the roster, which in rounds 5 and 7 is reasonable. With Cross and Lucas, OT went from major issue to very young/affordable with potential, and good depth with Forsythe and Curran on the roster with their rookie deals. If Waldron really is a legit play caller, Walker IMO could become a bigger Cam Akers.
Just read an interview with the Dareke Young, the 7th round WR from Lenoir-Rhyne. Evidently, he blew everyone away at the East-West Shrine Game. 6'3, 220, built like DK and runs like the wind. I wonder if he'll be the Chris Carson of this draft.