2022 Seahawks D I was a bit shocked

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this is a pretty misleading graphic. Irvin, Mafe and Taylor are listed as OLBs, but they are more DEs as we casual fans would think of them. The guys listed as D-line are interior guys whose job is not to get sacks, so it's not a really effective measure. For instance, Jefferson had twice as many sacks as Harris, but how many of those do you remember? I remember none, because they didn't come at big moments, probably garbage time and cleanup duty where the edges forced the QB into the pack. On the flip side, I remember LOTS of Shelby Harris plays. Just watching the whole season, I'd say Harris had at least 5x the impact that Jefferson had.

Now, Harris does get paid quite a bit, so he could be a cap casualty, but I'd more expect an extension/restructure kind of deal with him, where I fully expect Jefferson - who also gets paid a lot - to get cut. Poona is a free agent that doesn't fit the 3-4, so while I hear they have big plans for him, I expect him to sign elsewhere. I'm not sure what they'll do with Woods, as he's getting older, but he was the one guy that would fairly consistently clog the middle and stop running plays, particularly short yardage.

They clearly need to upgrade the interior of both lines, though. I want to see Jalen Carter and Gervon Dexter picked back-to-back and things will change instantly.

Take a look at this article about Mazi Smith's athletic ability...it is from the Feldman Freaks article from Bruce Feldman of the Athletic:

“But let’s start with this: Smith does 22 reps on the bench press, but that’s with 325 (not 225). He close-grip benched 550 pounds. He vertical-jumps 44 inches. He broad-jumped 9-4 1/2. Smith, who had 37 tackles last season, has clocked a 4.41 shuttle time, which would’ve tied the best by any defensive tackle at this year’s NFL Scouting Combine, and it would’ve been better than any defensive tackle weighing 310 pounds or more in the past decade. His 6.95 3-cone time would’ve been by far the fastest among defensive tackles in Indianapolis. The fastest was 7.33. Smith’s 60-yard shuttle time is 11.90.

“The Wolverines do a reactive plyo stairs test, which is a series of seven 26-inch high stairs that players attempt to jump up as fast as possible. The team record is 2.21 seconds. Smith did it in 2.82. To better gauge just how impressive that is, (Aidan) Hutchinson, some 60 pounds lighter than Smith, did it in 2.57.”

Wasn't he also the guy that just got arrested for gun charges? Athletic freaks with shit for brains are pretty hit-or-miss. 4th round pick maybe, but would prefer not to gamble the first or seconds.