SeahawksFanForever wrote:No homo but I have a thing for white WRs. I really wanted Kris Durham to succeed as a seahawk
NYCoug wrote:SeahawksFanForever wrote:No homo but I have a thing for white WRs. I really wanted Kris Durham to succeed as a seahawk
Ehhh, for some reason Durham wasn't "white enough" for me. Kinda like how Griffin isn't black enough for some.
I don't know, he didn't ooze "teacher on the field" or "tough as nails" or "lunch pail guy who spends his entire life locked in the film room."
Also, he was too fast and too athletic for the prototypical white wide receiver. Sure, Swope's fast as all hell and a great athlete, but are there any pictures of him jumping over his own mother? Didn't think so.
bigdaddydave wrote:Do you guys really think that Swope will go in rounds 1-2? I know we're getting excited, but the dude is not in anyones top 10 rankings for WRs.
FlyingGreg wrote:bigdaddydave wrote:Do you guys really think that Swope will go in rounds 1-2? I know we're getting excited, but the dude is not in anyones top 10 rankings for WRs.
And we care about "rankings" why...?
Signed,
Russell Wilson & Bruce Irvin
This front office doesn't give a rat's ass about rankings, round projections, etc. They don't need airbag Kiper to tell them where to look for talent. They rank players by how they fit into their system vice how they fit into convention.
Sarlacc83 wrote:FlyingGreg wrote:bigdaddydave wrote:Do you guys really think that Swope will go in rounds 1-2? I know we're getting excited, but the dude is not in anyones top 10 rankings for WRs.
And we care about "rankings" why...?
Signed,
Russell Wilson & Bruce Irvin
This front office doesn't give a rat's ass about rankings, round projections, etc. They don't need airbag Kiper to tell them where to look for talent. They rank players by how they fit into their system vice how they fit into convention.
I think that's a bit harsh. Of course our F.O. cares. They have to care, so they know when to swoop in and make the steal.
FlyingGreg wrote:bigdaddydave wrote:Do you guys really think that Swope will go in rounds 1-2? I know we're getting excited, but the dude is not in anyones top 10 rankings for WRs.
And we care about "rankings" why...?
Signed,
Russell Wilson & Bruce Irvin
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This front office doesn't give a rat's ass about rankings, round projections, etc. They don't need airbag Kiper to tell them where to look for talent. They rank players by how they fit into their system vice how they fit into convention.
bigdaddydave wrote:FlyingGreg wrote:bigdaddydave wrote:Do you guys really think that Swope will go in rounds 1-2? I know we're getting excited, but the dude is not in anyones top 10 rankings for WRs.
And we care about "rankings" why...?
Signed,
Russell Wilson & Bruce Irvin
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This front office doesn't give a rat's ass about rankings, round projections, etc. They don't need airbag Kiper to tell them where to look for talent. They rank players by how they fit into their system vice how they fit into convention.
Yeah... What I meant by that was that some of you guys are saying that we need to take him with a FIRST or maybe even a second... I like the dude, but if he's on no one elses radar until the 4 or 5th rounds, lets be realistic!
CANHawk wrote:Last year I was really dialed into the draft, but this year I'm completely clueless. It probably has something to do with not really feeling any huge glaring needs that need to be addressed in the draft like I did last year, and the fact that the one thing I think we DO need - a real bad ass penetrating 3tech - doesn't seem to have a lot of great candidates this year. So thanks for giving me some names to keep an ear open for in the draft this year.
As for your reservations on screaming Russell's name from the mountain top before the draft last year... it's human nature to hedge your bets. I wouldn't beat yourself up too bad on that. I (like a lot of other people I think) didn't get on the Russell bandwagon until the KC game in pre-season (though I musered the courage to at least go stand next to it after the Denver game). It's very well documented that you were likely one of the first people outside of the Hawks FO or Russell's immediate family to get on the Russell Wilson bandwagon, so you've still earned crazy mad internet street cred for calling that shot long before anyone else.
kearly wrote:Regarding Largent, it wasn't really meant to be an exact comparison. I didn't say he was a "Largent clone." They have a ton of similar traits and I see a lot of "special" when I watch Swope.
NYCoug wrote:CANHawk wrote:Last year I was really dialed into the draft, but this year I'm completely clueless. It probably has something to do with not really feeling any huge glaring needs that need to be addressed in the draft like I did last year, and the fact that the one thing I think we DO need - a real bad ass penetrating 3tech - doesn't seem to have a lot of great candidates this year. So thanks for giving me some names to keep an ear open for in the draft this year.
As for your reservations on screaming Russell's name from the mountain top before the draft last year... it's human nature to hedge your bets. I wouldn't beat yourself up too bad on that. I (like a lot of other people I think) didn't get on the Russell bandwagon until the KC game in pre-season (though I musered the courage to at least go stand next to it after the Denver game). It's very well documented that you were likely one of the first people outside of the Hawks FO or Russell's immediate family to get on the Russell Wilson bandwagon, so you've still earned crazy mad internet street cred for calling that shot long before anyone else.
Truth.
CAN, I think your lack of interest in the Draft this season probably has to do with the fact that no one really knows who's going to be good from this group for sure. *I'm part of this group, just wanted to clarify* They could all be a pile of crap or a pile of gold and no one really knows right now, so people are throwing out every name possible so that just in case we do draft the dude, we at least won't say "who the !?!? is that?!?!" or "really?! Him?! At that value?!?!" for the 4th year in a row.
I'm getting hyped for the draft because it's a Seahawks Draft and I follow/think about this team at a frightening level and what else is there really to do in late April, really? And it's NYC so I get to go to it and sit there in a lifeless sea of humanity.
But if these factors weren't in play I'd probably be just like you. Uninterested in the draft.
SuperHawks wrote:Simon however I just don't see it, at least as a DT. He'd make a fine 3-4 OLB though and as stated earlier he looks like he'd be right up the Steelers/Pats alley.
CANHawk wrote:Last year I was really dialed into the draft, but this year I'm completely clueless. It probably has something to do with not really feeling any huge glaring needs that need to be addressed in the draft like I did last year, and the fact that the one thing I think we DO need - a real bad ass penetrating 3tech - doesn't seem to have a lot of great candidates this year.
kearly wrote:CANHawk wrote:Last year I was really dialed into the draft, but this year I'm completely clueless. It probably has something to do with not really feeling any huge glaring needs that need to be addressed in the draft like I did last year, and the fact that the one thing I think we DO need - a real bad ass penetrating 3tech - doesn't seem to have a lot of great candidates this year.
That's too bad. This is the most exciting draft ever for me. Excluding Irvin and Wilson, who I didn't expect to be 1st round options, there might be 10 players I like more this year at #25 than I liked of any of the #12 options last year. Extremely strong late first round this year, and some really good players will go early 2nd as well. SF is really set up having two picks in that range. Going to be hard for Baalke to screw it up like he did last year.
bigtrain21 wrote:I really liked this play by Swope going up to grab the ball in traffic and then not just going down because of a big hit. It probably was a little lucky because he got hit from behind as well, but still, great play. I like his acceleration after the catch too. He gets up to speed fast.
hawksman53 wrote:I didnt see a single thing that impressive with John Simon in those highlights. I saw a guy getting through the line against Illinois and getting no tackles, getting pushed to the ground etc..
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