Pandion Haliaetus":3em79oq7 said:
DavidSeven":3em79oq7 said:
For those that call it a reach: You honestly can't call it a reach unless you have watched his tape and put a grade on him. Do you know where other teams graded him? No. All you know is what you see on some media produced mocks that become increasingly inaccurate as we go deeper into the draft.
What do you hate about this pick besides your knee jerk reaction based on some half-baked Kiper/McShay mock?
Exactly.
What bothers me is people continue to use the Carpenter/Moffitt arguments as if means something to Cable. And every single time I ask those people in the 2011, what linemen should we have drafted instead that would have done better instead.
Is it Cable's fault, that a lock-out plus 2 serious knee injuries derailed Carpenter's career?
Is it Cable's fault, that Moffitt's heart wasn't seriously into football and wasn't as tough as he looked at Wisconsin? Cable gave him every opportunity to earn his position and he got out played by Sweezy.
But again ALL YOU HATERS look at the 2011 Draft and tell me what O-Linemen should the Seahawks have drafted because in retrospect that year for O-Linemen is probably the worst I've seen since following the drafts. Just downright poor talent but we needed O-Line in 2011 in the worst way.
Judging from your post, i guess the better question is who passed the law in 2011 that the Seahawks had to draft 2 linemen. If there aren't any good players at the position, then select other players.
I, like most, never knew this player. I've been watching some tape since he was drafted this afternoon and I am sorely disappointed. You can tell that the Hawks themselves were not excited with either player drafted today --hence why they moved back in the draft and probably would have moved back again if able. They were forced into a selection, and these players felt like "the least bad" to PC/JS.
Looking at Britt, the guy is a plodder, much like Moffit. Slow with feet like they are stuck in mud. He also does not look powerful, at all, for his size. Has no speed, seems weak and doesn't have any unique or incredible talent. If you had a pick right now between Britt or Alvin Bailey/Michael Bowie --who would you pick? My order would be:
1) Bailey
2) Bowie
3) Britt
Just not a good player from what i've seen. Then we get to Richardson...eehhmmm, meh...basically hear sounds coming out of my mouth that make you think this guy is underwhelmed. The Hawks had one GLARING weakness at a position where talent is so obvious that it's hard to draft high value players deep ---that's a red zone threat (weakness) at the WR position. They needed that Josh Gordon ---the guy with size and athletic ability to put the fear of death into defenders. They did not get that guy, even though at least 5 WRs that fit the bill were available. Why not Brandon Colman (my fav), or Martavius Bryant (2nd best) or Moncrief or Robinson, or i can name many more. Instead a 5'2 midget that may get tackled if its a stormy day at the CLINK and a strong breeze works its way through the stadium. Just a horrible draft so far, but i'm not surprised.
Have we not learned yet? PC/JS are HORRIBLE with early round picks. If they get top half of the 1st round, they are pretty good --but once they get late 1st- early 3rd, they are just not that good. They pick players that can be had in the 5th round. But then they save themselves with the later rounds --great picks here. Which begs the question, why not trade away your first entirely for 4 draft picks from the 3rd-6th rounds?
