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We’re barely more than a week away from the 2022 NFL Draft. There’s been quite a lot of content at Seaside Joe since the last Seaside Journal (4/1-4/7) and I do think it is important to organize all of the “takes” that we’ve had here leading into the draft.

I’ll send out a more interesting post later today but for those of you who want to do some catching up on the last two weeks, here’s everything that I’ve written since the second week of April.

Top Post: Seahawks should treat each of their first three picks like number one overall picks (4/10)

If the Seahawks want to be the NFL’s best team again, they need stars, and stars only play at certain positions. This is what Seattle could choose to do with their first three picks…

This unheralded tackle from Michigan makes more sense for Seahawks than Charles Cross (4/8)

But comparing measurements and setting bars for acceptable scores in certain agility tests could also point us in the direction of notable prospects in the 2022 NFL Draft. Not just in the first two rounds, but also deep in the draft. One such example is Michigan tackle Andrew Stueber.

Danny Kelly, Jacson Bevens talk Seahawks draft crushes (4/8)

5 draft prospects on DEFENSE who I'd bookmark for the Seahawks (4/9)

Teammate Jaquan Brisker is drawing some first round grades at safety, but I think Tariq Castro-Fields could have the higher NFL ceiling and potentially develop into a high-level starting cornerback with the right coaching.

What separates Ikem Ekwonu from other undersized offensive tackles (4/10)

Will the Seattle Seahawks have NC State offensive tackle Ikem Ekwonu high on their draft boards?

Who are the 30 wide receivers ready to contribute as rookies in 2022? (4/11)

It was on the Seaside Joe podcast that Rob Staton of Seahawks Draft Blog said that he’s heard that there could be “up to 30 receivers drafted this year who can contribute in year one.” That would be a long list of rookie receivers… and that is what I created for you today.

Tyler Linderbaum posts elite athleticism at acceptable weight (4/11)

Linderbaum posted “elite” measurements at the center position for vertical, broad jump (99th percentile), three-cone (99th), short shuttle, 10-yard split, and the 40-yard dash at 4.98.

4 Don'ts for 2022 Seahawks draft (4/12)

These are four things that I don’t think the Seahawks should do or would do during the 2022 NFL Draft. I don’t expect to be right. But I’ll defend my right to be wrong.

Khalil Shakir could be a hybrid of Doug Baldwin and Robert Woods (4/12)

Shakir totaled 38 carries for 278 yards over his final two seasons. He was PFF’s highest graded Power 5 receiver over the last three years.

Don't waste your draft capital on a quarterback (4/13)

The biggest takeaway though is that the Browns have still only won one playoff game (2020 wild card) over the last 25 years.

Report: The Seahawks are allowed to draft Garrett Wilson (4/14)

The Seattle Seahawks are allowed to draft Ohio State wide receiver Garrett Wilson if they want to, according to a new report by me. Go ahead, Seahawks. It’s fine.

Either of Drew Lock, Geno Smith could be a top-20 quarterback next season (4/15)

Sometimes I think that the 20th-best QB must be someone like Kirk Cousins or Derek Carr, but the actual 20th-best QB in the NFL is really more like Teddy Bridgewater or Marcus Mariota, players who we often say should not be starting at all.

2022 NFL Draft cornerbacks by arm length (4/15)

However, Brown is perhaps the exception that proves the rule and his presence as a potential nickel corner of the future could be what blocks anyone in this draft who falls under a 32” or 31” threshold at cornerback from going to Seattle.

Sauce Gardner becoming the most likely "Good pick" for Seahawks at 9 (4/15)

SI’s Albert Breer posted some interesting draft notes on Friday. Here are a few tidbits I’ve picked out and what it could say about the Seattle Seahawks at 9.

Where does Seahawks roster stand after signing Geno Smith? (4/16)

The Seattle Seahawks will add several key players in the early-third of the 2022 NFL Draft, perhaps even filling a few current needs, but for the most part I think Pete Carroll’s intentions for who will be starting next season are now out in the open.

Why the Seahawks will trade down in the 2022 NFL Draft (4/17)

When I say that the 2022 NFL Draft class is weak, I’m not being negative, I’m being realistic. In the same way that every single NFL writer and analyst has no qualms about saying that the Jacksonville Jaguars are a bad team, or that Urban Meyer doesn’t deserve to work in the league, or that Andy Dalton and Jared Goff are not quarterbacks worthy of starting, so too am I giving a reasonable point of view based on relative talent.

Should Seahawks run to the podium for Kayvon Thibodeaux? (4/17)

When it comes to the NFL Draft, it seems like these days it’s the more we know, the less we know.

Wills & Won'ts: 6 Seahawks draft proclamations (4/17)

Without taking anything away from the potential that group has, the Seahawks lack proven playmakers and elite prospects at one of the game’s three most-important positions. Seattle’s leaders in sacks that will return next year are Taylor at 6.5 sacks, Poona Ford at two sacks, and Al Woods/Bryan Mone with 1.5 sacks each.

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