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"someone like me who loathes college football" = unsub ;)

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I was totally wrong, three QBs went in the Top 5 after all! I expect there's a good chance the Seahawks go DT, OL, and RB soon but I certainly didn't expect a CB at 5 and there's holes to fill all over the team still. Keep going BPA, please, it just makes so much sense.

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Apr 28, 2023·edited Apr 28, 2023

Weatherspoon just gave Seattle a really good secondary, with depth. JSN another great pick that was avaialble at 20 because of hamstring issues last year. I like the add with Metcalf, Locket, and Young. I read the draft profile on him and found this interesting; he was compared to Jarvis Landry, just like another receiver a few years back. Cooper Kupp. Seattle got their guy that always gets open and will be an important possession receiver for first down production. I also like Ade on day two with either Tipman or Avia. Seattle will grab a guard or center in round 2. I would expect RB in round 3. I also like Johnson the forgotton Longhorn. Seattle is in a great position to add line depth and RB on day two. There will still be other options at LB, G, C, DT and Edge past round 3. I like Roy or Young as a 4th round DT. Seattle will pull the trigger on a LB along with a RB in the 5th. Ford or Woods will be back after the draft. Woods was a cap casualty and was the best interior lineman last year. Ford needs to be a nose instead of DE. One thing we don't want to overlook, Seattle really likes Adams as a passing down interior guy.

Great first round with JS/PC singing Frank Sinatra's "My Way". Seattle received good reviews on their picks and were not torched for not picking Carter or Wilson.

Day two...let the adventure begin.

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Ade Ade, Keeanu Benton and Roschon Johnson in that order, please and thank you

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Great first round for the Hawks, solid picks at high impact positions. They’re still thin at iOL, DT, and RB, so I won’t be surprised to see at least 2 out of 3 picks there today and maybe all 3. If BPA leads another way then I’ll just root for whoever they pick to have a long, productive Seahawks career.

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This has been very exciting! Thanks for all the player info. I am letting my inner SSJ come out and go with Tippman, Zach Charbonnet and Daiyan Henley. Wooo Hooo!

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Well, I would have done it differently but so what. I’M IN! My favorite part was that we had 2 picks. Love that and we get 2 more today.

If I get confused with the first choice I can anxiously hope for something very large with the second of the day.

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Here are interviews with Seattle's Devon Witherspoon and Jaxon Smith-Njigba. One can see why they were chosen. Super high character guys who will be great teammates. I'm impressed and, watching them, it seems clear why they didn't go with Carter. Even if one trusts him to show up at camp in shape and ready to go, a big "if", he's not the same kind of leader. Perhaps he could lead by example and by the way he brings it on the field, assuming he does, but his personality is far more passive. I hope he found a good spot with the Eagles because I root for all of these guys to succeed. He's already a millionaire but I want more for him. I want him to succeed in a way that leaves him feeling good about himself as a man in a way that's truly durable.

As for Witherspoon and JSN, they are a pleasure to watch. Strong character is obvious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UZjHWWFaQ4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_6EXZT54Oo

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This area of the draft (early to mid-late day 2) has been the sweet spot for PCJS (except, of course, for round 5 defensive backs):

Bobby Wagner, Russell Wilson, Tyler Lockett, Frank Clark, DK Metcalf, Kenneth Walker, Abe Lucas, are all stars, and you can add solid Golden Tate, Jarran Reed, Pocic, Lewis, Taylor, and Mafe.

And as you look these names (and the ones I didn’t mention like Paul Richardson, Dee Eskridge, John Moffitt, and Justin Britt) you’ll notice there’s a theme (apart from players with names ending in double T):

* Wide Receivers

* Pass rushers

* Interior offensive linemen

* Bwagz and Russ as great value for the pick

They already got JSN. So the names I’m mostly expecting to hear today are Dawand Jones (but it can be Joe Tippman, JMS, or Steve Avila), Ade Ade (or Keion White, Ojulari), and a wild card (that could be Drew Sanders, a QB, or another receiver)

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LOVE day 1. I trust Pete's judgement in passing on Carter at 5 after meeting with him. The Seahawks took so long on the clock with the 20 pick I think they were shopping it heavily, but JSN is a great choice for the Seahawks. Despite Year 1 being a difficult one for WRs generally I think he will fit in well, and will make it more difficult on opposing secondaries to double DK.

The Lions are my "other" team and I think they had a great day 1 also. Goff has to be happy with the Gibbs pick, and reach or not the Lions got the best LB available, and they needed it.

Now, on to day 2! For the Seahawks, C, DT/Edge, and RB with the three picks, please!

I agree that Woods and Poona are likely on their way back also.

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It was a good Day 1 for the 'Hawks, and a good Day 1 for the NFL overall. Plenty of intrigue, enough trades to be exciting without being over the top, a few slides, a few reaches, all very well balanced to keep viewers engaged for the long haul.

Day 2 is wide open. We're deep in the part of the draft where lots of players could easily have gone from #15 onwards, right down to #100. To have not traded once on Day 1, i think PC/JS like their board, like their capital, and will continue to hold position for now (Day 3, who knows.). I'm fully in on their draft plan, whatever players that returns. Three picks tonight, and five on Saturday. Loads of time there to fill out the roster with options.

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I think Ade Ade or Keion White are in the running for the pick at 37. I think Tippman and Mauch at 52. Avila could be an option there too. There are 3rd and 4th round center options too. Ricky Stromberg and Jon Gaines stand out. If not OL at 52, I could see TE there. I'm inclined to think they would want a traditional TE like Darnell Washington or Tucker Kraft. It will be interesting to see when they take a LB in the draft. There weren't any 1st round LB (Jack Campbell rates as a major reach for me, a full round too early), in my opinion.

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What I most value about Seaside is the posing of various scenarios and the logic that falls out of them. Mock drafters everywhere are writing that nobody saw Witherspoon coming...well, that’s not surprising when they are trying to predict the future instead of studying the matter from the perspective of a GM trying to anticipate the ways the draft might unfold.

What actually happened yesterday was simple and plausible:

1. Three QBs in the first four picks

2. Will Anderson off the board

3. No trading partner

4. Carter off their board, at least this high

What do you do if this transpires? It’s not an unreasonable proposition--#1 above was the most unlikely--and Schneider would have prepared for it. The internal debate eliminated Levis and Wilson, leaving the decision as about which CB to choose.

Seaside explained why Witherspoon would be of particular interest to SEA. I wonder how many of his readers were caught off guard by the selection? Not many, I’m thinking.

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I can’t speak to the sequence, but I’m thinking that Day 2 is about the lines unless a TE drops in their lap. PCJS will have options when #36 rolls around--one of Avila, Benton, Tippman, and Torrence ought to be available.

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I don't see Seattle taking a QB tomorrow. Maybe on day 3 but even then I'm skeptical because it would mean having to either carry three QBs on the roster all season or cut one and hope he clears waivers. We seem set at tight end. Who knows on day 3 but I don't se it happening tomorrow. I doubt we take an OT tomorrow either. I see Tippman's a real possibility if he's still on the board. I don't follow the college game well enough to know about the depth of DT talent but I keep hearing this class is pretty thin. I'd be surprised if we don't take an edge tomorrow. Taking Branch wouldn't shock me if he's available when our turn comes. Definitely need a running back but it's hard to say if that happens in rounds two or three given our other needs. Depends on the perceived depth of the class. I don't see us taking another WR or CB on day 2.

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