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Someone should tell that crap school arizona that the Hawks have a new logoBelgianHawk":2l5xfnz2 said:
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kearly
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Holy Shit. If Seattle had taken Boykin or Adams at any point in the draft today, either one would have been my favorite pick in the draft.
And it looks like they might have gotten both in UDFA. That's amazing. Rooting hard for Adams to sway some minds at his tryout.
The rest of the UDFA group looks extremely good as well.
George Fant in particular is really interesting to me. 37" vert at 296 pounds. JR Sweezy had a 36" jump at around the same weight. Fant was also a star player on the basketball team and has already shown a lot of signs that he has a pro mentality.
And it looks like they might have gotten both in UDFA. That's amazing. Rooting hard for Adams to sway some minds at his tryout.
The rest of the UDFA group looks extremely good as well.
George Fant in particular is really interesting to me. 37" vert at 296 pounds. JR Sweezy had a 36" jump at around the same weight. Fant was also a star player on the basketball team and has already shown a lot of signs that he has a pro mentality.
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KitsapGuy":12rw2sxo said:
In shorts and t'shirt Vernon Adams would be the best throwing qb in seahawks camp, including Russell Wilson. On arm talent alone he's an nfl qb. I do agree with Brock that he's not athletic enough or big enough (body size, not height). He has all the arm talent and all the intangibles though.
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I dunno, I think there's a little PNW bias with Adams. Several QB-hungry teams, zero offers. Better arm talent than Russell Wilson? Come on now. I'm a little more high on Boykin at this point, but having two "names" compete at mini-camp should heighten the environment. Both likely a step up from Archer.
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Nobody is going to accuse me of being a Ducks fan, but how does Kevin Hogan, who might have the lowest ceiling I've ever seen for a QB prospect, get drafted in the 5th round while Vernon Adams can't even get a UDFA offer?
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I'm absolutely giddy about how aggressive and successful we are being with UDFAs this year. I can't wait to see how this plays out!
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Yes, I knew they weren't going into camp with two qbs. This is perfect in my mind.
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12th_Bob":1xjwqc79 said:
A Baylor basketball player got drafted over a Heisman runner-up and FCS star.
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I always wanted Seattle to give Troy Smith a shot as a backup QB since he'd fit the Seahawks system so much better than just about anywhere else. It annoyed me that they never gave him a chance.
Boykin is the reincarnation of Troy Smith, so it made me pretty happy to finally get to see what a Troy Smith in Seattle experiment might have looked like.
And if Troy Smith doesn't seem like a sexy comp, then consider NFL.com's comp for Boykin: Tyrod Taylor.
With Adams, I've believed in him having NFL ability ever since he shredded UW at EWU. That was a pretty loaded UW defense that year too. And then he shredded them again in 2015, a year that had UW's defense #1 in the Pac-12.
So I am biased, but I think the guy can play and I think he's a perfect fit for Seattle's style of offense.
It's pretty weird that Seattle made Keith Price their very first UDFA call back in 2014, yet barely even extend a tryout offer to Vernon Adams.
Boykin is the reincarnation of Troy Smith, so it made me pretty happy to finally get to see what a Troy Smith in Seattle experiment might have looked like.
And if Troy Smith doesn't seem like a sexy comp, then consider NFL.com's comp for Boykin: Tyrod Taylor.
With Adams, I've believed in him having NFL ability ever since he shredded UW at EWU. That was a pretty loaded UW defense that year too. And then he shredded them again in 2015, a year that had UW's defense #1 in the Pac-12.
So I am biased, but I think the guy can play and I think he's a perfect fit for Seattle's style of offense.
It's pretty weird that Seattle made Keith Price their very first UDFA call back in 2014, yet barely even extend a tryout offer to Vernon Adams.
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Troy Smith, maybe?
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Boykin and adams both have serious potential. They might force the hawks to carry them both on the roster.
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Roster cap is 90, are we bumping up against that already?
Roster cap is 90, are we bumping up against that already?
Hawkpower
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Gotta wonder where Adam's mind is right now.
He thought he was the 2nd best QB in the draft lol
Then, not only was he not drafted, nobody even wanted him as an UDFA.
Will be interesting to see how he preforms. Probably will have a chip on his shoulder.
Would love to keep both he and Boykins as 2/3 on the depth chart.
Love it.
He thought he was the 2nd best QB in the draft lol
Then, not only was he not drafted, nobody even wanted him as an UDFA.
Will be interesting to see how he preforms. Probably will have a chip on his shoulder.
Would love to keep both he and Boykins as 2/3 on the depth chart.
Love it.
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I hate the Ducks.
But I love Adams.
It says a great deal just how bad that Ducks team looked without him and how good with him.
And yes, that love affair probably started in that EWU game where he did whatever he wanted against a pretty good defense.
I was pretty down after the draft, but if these guys had been taken in the 5th or even 4th? I probably would not have been upset at all.
Not saying they are all going to make it, but I feel like the Seahawk strategy of taking 3 draft picks and knowing that 2 will not pan out but 1 will be a star was not the route we followed in this one. But some of these UDFAs are game changers, and that is sometimes worth a bet on. Not really happy we got very little to help our secondary but otherwise feeling much better the whole draft now.
But I love Adams.
It says a great deal just how bad that Ducks team looked without him and how good with him.
And yes, that love affair probably started in that EWU game where he did whatever he wanted against a pretty good defense.
I was pretty down after the draft, but if these guys had been taken in the 5th or even 4th? I probably would not have been upset at all.
Not saying they are all going to make it, but I feel like the Seahawk strategy of taking 3 draft picks and knowing that 2 will not pan out but 1 will be a star was not the route we followed in this one. But some of these UDFAs are game changers, and that is sometimes worth a bet on. Not really happy we got very little to help our secondary but otherwise feeling much better the whole draft now.
