Anythings possible, but not entirely sure, if the author of the article is to far off. I sense that most have a really good feeling about the draft, but the Seahawks may still need some time to meet expectations.
I would point to the offensive and defensive lines. When the Seahawks won the Super Bowl, they had an average offensive line and elite defensive line, the current Seahawks lines are bottom dwellers. Sure, they have good defensive backfield, and offensive weapons, but really think the Seahawks may get pushed around on both sides of the ball.
It wouldn't surprise me this will be a disappointing season, with many fire Pete threads, but who knows? I think the Jamal Adams and Geno Smith contracts will hurt the franchise, until those are cleared, don't see how this team will be dominant. Maybe in three years the Seahawks will be contenders, but I'm not drinking the Kool Aide this season.
Make sure your bar is stocked, it maybe a disappointing season.
Projected Starting Lineup
LT
Charles Cross
LG
Damien Lewis
C
Evan Brown
RG
Phil Haynes – Rotated off the bench at RG in 2022
RT
Abraham Lucas
- Seattle’s line largely rests on the development of its young tackles, Charles Cross and Abraham Lucas. While both played well early, each fell off substantially as their rookie seasons wore on.
- If those tackles play well, this ranking is too low. But if they don’t improve, this is a group that could struggle badly given its interior personnel.
The Philadelphia Eagles boast the top-ranked offensive line in the NFL ahead of the 2023 season.
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During the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft, the Seahawks had a chance to bolster their defensive line but elected to pick cornerback
Devon Witherspoon instead. (Jalen Carter hint here)
While that represents an improvement for the Seattle secondary, the defensive line remains in a relatively poor position. Although the Seahawks have seven defensive linemen who played at least 250 snaps last season, only one of them ranked in the top 60 at his position in PFF grade.
Edge defender
Uchenna Nwosu was easily the best player on the Seattle defensive line, as he picked up a PFF grade of 72.6 last season.
Here, we rank the league's defensive lines from 1 to 32, starting with the ever-dominant Eagles.
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