I have no problem with them taking a corner - I expect them to - but not at 5 - it is simply putting too much $$$ into the secondary - which is not the teams weakness, IMO. They concentrated on that last year - it just wouldn't make sense with a #5 pick - financially. You have to upgrade the front seven or you are fucked. I expect several picks in that area - I am fine with the kid from georgia with all those 'red flags' - I don't care about those - every single pick is a risk - no one is perfect - these are kids - I accept the risk. I still think they want to trade back - but if no one bites, they go all in on the dline. They simply HAVE to upgrade the interior.D-train wrote: ↑Sat Mar 25, 2023 6:49 pmYeah I would think Carter is at least equal to him so the tie breaker would be need.auroraave wrote: ↑Sat Mar 25, 2023 5:58 pmIt may be antiquated - but it makes the most sense - the secondary isn't the problem - it's the 7 in front of them - including a badly depleted LB corp. Upgrading those areas would immediately make the secondary better. I am sure that kid is great - but ignoring seattle greatest needs to project this pick seems wildly lazy. Not to mention the COST we would have tied up in one position group. It just doesn't make sense to me.
That said, they probably go get him , in which case, i will have to eat crow and buy his jersey - in which case I will look for a two-for one deal and send you one too
I think Seattle is posturing and wants to trade back. more chips, more options, more flexibility, less cap intrusive. Theoretically they could spread those chips out over this and the next draft - accumulating more depth than stars is what I see them thinking.
Gonna be really intersting to see where richardson goes - I wouldn't have a problem with them taking him - at 20. Tucking him away for a year or two would be an insane asset for the future - as the traditional pocket passers are becoming the thing of the past - his skill set is the future of the league, IMO.