Sua'Filo kind of fits Seattle in theory, but he doesn't improve us where we actually need it. We need a guard who can move guys in the running game and pass protect while moving decently well. Sua'Filo is a lot like JR Sweezy, fast with high effort, but lacks power in both the run and pass aspects. Sweezy in the past had managed to be a decent power blocker anyway, Sua'Filo doesn't, and Sweezy has developed some in pass protection. Next season, I would expect Sweezy to be the better of the two. I'm not hating on Xavier Sua'Filo but I wonder if he is a media creation- a guy FOs want to get talked up. Because to me he's a round 4 prospect.
I don't know if I'd feel great about getting Xavier Sua'Filo even at the end of round 4, I am not sure he's an NFL starter caliber player. He is fast though.
Still need to watch more Zack Martin but I don't think he's more than an average player. He's a decent pass protector though like David Yankey he has the build of a guard. Not much power at all, and doesn't move as well as his forty would indicate. He is reputed to be capable of playing all five line spots though (good luck at tackle with those 32" arms). I don't hate him, but Mike Mayock calling him an "all-pro guard at worst" is just a bit over the top. He had a good senior bowl and a good combine but the tape doesn't lie and IMO he's a 3rd or 4th round guy to me.
I am still a David Yankey fan even after he John Moffitted the combine. He has more power than his bench number shows, and he compensates for a lack of speed with outstanding footwork. Not a guy you want to pull all the way across a formation on designed RB screens, and not a guy who's going to missile himself 20 yards downfield like JR Sweezy, but on traps, short-distance pull blocks and some 2nd level blocks his foot speed won't be an issue. Great pass protector too and would be a viable flex tackle. His overall game reminds me a lot of Rob Sims, a good player who'd probably still be here if Tom Cable had shown up a year sooner (nevermind that the low pick we got for Sims turned into Kam Chancellor).
Morgan Moses I like, quick feet for a big man, long arms, lots of untapped ability that is not a pipe dream to hope for. He is very similar to Alvin Bailey. Definitely seems like a Tom Cable guy. I don't know if we would take him at #32 but I think he will rate high for Seattle. Could be a pick to watch for, especially if he lasts to #64. I wouldn't mind having another Alvin Bailey, redundant as it would be Bailey is a going to be a good NFL player.
I think Yankey will end up as a late 2nd, early 3rd kind of guy. I think Moses probably goes inbetween #32 and #64. Sua'Filo and Z. Martin might go before our pick.
The more I study this draft the more over-rated it looks for offensive lineman. Everyone saying it is better than last year's group needs to put down the crack pipe. Last year's OL group was vastly superior, IMO. If we get Moses and/or Yankey, great, but otherwise I don't see a lot of power blocking types this year.