Rookie Camp

[Michael K.]

Didn't he say he grew up in a small town by Wenatchee? I take it Drew moved from there to Walla Walla.

I grew up in a tiny town outside of Wenatchee called Waterville. Drew moved away in the sixth grade. They first moved to Benton City, but eventually ended up, of course, in Walla Walla.

[Michael K.]

I hope that's the case because the Bledsoe I heard of around town is that he was rather douchie.

If you were a high school friend, he was great, but to the rest of the public he felt we should pray at the Shrine of Bledsoe.

That's unfortunate. As I said, I had a few interactions with him and the family after he moved away, but not a ton. My cousin even played football at Ike with his brother Adam. Any time I ran into them it was always pleasant. But...I don't know much about how it was in Walla Walla.

[Walla Walla Dawg II]

Didn't he say he grew up in a small town by Wenatchee? I take it Drew moved from there to Walla Walla.

I grew up in a tiny town outside of Wenatchee called Waterville. Drew moved away in the sixth grade. They first moved to Benton City, but eventually ended up, of course, in Walla Walla.

Thanks for the clarification. I was actually doubting myself and my knowledge of him attending Wa-Hi.

[D-train]

Didn't he say he grew up in a small town by Wenatchee? I take it Drew moved from there to Walla Walla.

I grew up in a tiny town outside of Wenatchee called Waterville. Drew moved away in the sixth grade. They first moved to Benton City, but eventually ended up, of course, in Walla Walla.

I drove through Waterville about 2005 on the way to Sun Lakes and stopped at a grocery store. It felt like 1955. The farmers in the checkout line had credit at the Grocery store and instead of paying the clerk, she wrote down the amount on an index card. I couldn't believe it.

[D-train]

The guy was trash at a mid major. I was surprised he was even invited.

[D-train]

How does a Center that did not give up a sack in over 2300 snaps vs. B12 competition not get drafted???? And does afoxer1 not know how big NFL O linemen are???

Q: afoxer1 asked: Who’s the third-string center in case the ones we have (who are both under 300lbs) don’t pan out this year?

A: The two veteran centers to whom the question is referring are Olu Oluwatimi (listed by the team at 6 foot 2, 309 pounds) and former UW star Nick Harris (listed at 6-1, 305 pounds).

For what it’s worth, the two All-Pro centers last year — Philly’s Jason Kelce and Detroit’s Frank Ragnow — are listed at 6-3, 295 pounds and 6-5, 310 pounds, respectively.

And Creed Humphrey of the Chiefs — who was a favorite of many Seahawks fans for the team to draft in 2021 before they took Dee Eskridge at 62nd overall — is 6-4, 302.

So, assuming these numbers are all accurate, weight wouldn’t seem to be an issue for the Seahawks.

The Oluatimi/Harris battle will indeed be one of the more interesting competitions of camp as new offensive-line coach Scott Huff sorts things out.

Huff obviously has experience working with Harris during his time at UW from 2017-23 (Harris was there from 2016-19).

Neither has much starting experience — Harris had four starts in three seasons with Cleveland and Oluwatimi, a fifth-round pick a year ago out of Michigan, had one in 2023.

After the 2024 draft, the Seahawks signed Kansas center Mike Novitsky as a UDFA.

Novitsky, listed at 6-3, 309 pounds, worked as the center with the No. 1 offensive line during rookie minicamp. I would imagine they figure Oluwatimi and Harris make the 53-man roster and that Novitsky lands on the practice squad as the de facto third center.

Novitsky comes to Seattle with one impressive stat — he did not allow a sack in 2,302 snaps in college.

The Seahawks will likely get one of the other guards who make the 53-man some snaps at center during training camp to serve as an emergency center on gameday, as well.

[D-train]

Seems like a solid Down to earth guy.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/43 ... e-novitsky

[Sibelius Hindemith]

I think the OC situation is slightly better than last year's but i'm not sold on any of these guys as even an average NFL center this year.

[D-train]

I think the OC situation is slightly better than last year's but i'm not sold on any of these guys as even an average NFL center this year.

I think it varies wildly by position in terms of stability:

LT - 8
LG - 5
C - 3
RG - 6
RT - 7

[Sibelius Hindemith]

What do you mean by stability? How much the position is up for grabs or how good it is overall?

I don't expect Haynes to be above average as a rookie and don't expect much from Olu. Hope to be pleasantly surprised.