Fair point…but we now have Pitts pick in the 6th we didn’t have
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I’ll trust MM and JS who have 3 Seattle SB rings between them more than some unknowns opinion of their 3rd round selections
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An upgrade at guard (Bradford) could have been something they did or even still do, but it isn't imperative. The oline is in the best shape it has been in since we had big Walt and Hutch and that's even with Bradford. They could make any position group better than it was and they did - The defensive backfield and the RB room. And the off season still has a ways to go.
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Yep.
For them to trade down, I'm guessing JS and MM weren't as enamored with Mullet-Man as many of us were.
Shame.
I don't want Bradford to be comfortable (I want him replaced. Hopefully Cabeldue takes a massive step forward this year).
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I mean....I wanted him also but this is why I'm a fan and not a GM or Coach.
JS and MM apparently weren't fans of him and drafted who they believed were better.
And quite frankly, Fish, I'm fine with Julian Neal at 99.
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I would have loved to get Jake Slaughter, the center from Florida. The dude was so good his entire college career and I think he'll end up being one of the better centers in the league. But I was 99.9% sure the Hawks weren't going to draft a center. lol
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Bugler had this to say about Neal: "Neal lacks top-shelf speed for easy recoveries, but he stands out with his length, ascending cover talent and ability to play the football from different angles. He has the potential to be an NFL starter for both man and zone teams."
Sounds like someone who will fit in very well with Macdonald's defensive schemes.
Sounds like someone who will fit in very well with Macdonald's defensive schemes.
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I agree about Dunker. I was praying we would get him. Now Pittsburgh does. Shit!
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Happens every year. We'd have to have 10 or more picks per round to avoid seeing coveted players go to other teams.
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Bingo. There is a sequnce of photos taken in the draft room with Mike and JS standing by each other as a pick becomes officially accomplished. Reading their simultaneous individual expressions as the potential becomes reality is priceless. It shows very clearly that the two of them are a match made in football heaven.
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Me too
But.....he has cool hair. That must make him a future HOF player.
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FAcy cost the team 2 in the secondary, a RB and Edge. Strengthening the OL seems like a good idea but you've got to choose. There are (were) literal holes in the roster. The 25 team won the SB. Do you try to strengthen a group that was elite enough to win the SB? ...or fill a hole that that is no longer on the SB winning roster?
I'm sure it's not as black/white as that, but understandable with the current picks.
The two 6th rnd picks could turn into more picks in the 7th. JS has used those for UDFA-type players that he didn't want to lose. That post-draft melee may be a huge focus for Seahawk FO this year considering the few picks and talent level in higher rounds. Seahawks normally do well with UDFA, but I could envision JS spending a lot of time and effort here pre-draft and that resulting in a large number of competitive players.
I'm sure it's not as black/white as that, but understandable with the current picks.
The two 6th rnd picks could turn into more picks in the 7th. JS has used those for UDFA-type players that he didn't want to lose. That post-draft melee may be a huge focus for Seahawk FO this year considering the few picks and talent level in higher rounds. Seahawks normally do well with UDFA, but I could envision JS spending a lot of time and effort here pre-draft and that resulting in a large number of competitive players.
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Or they think Neal provides better help for their current window
Schneider knows what they need, rest of us on here are just guessing from watching TV
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And I really like Sundell too. Just don't know what his ceiling will be. He's still getting better, so you never know.
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Does that not apply to literally every player we draft in that range?
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I like Sundell as well and he can shift to G if there is a C available. There was a C from I think Iowa that I thought we might take a shot on and have him battle with Sundell at C and have the other possibly slide into RG but I can't recall his name right now.
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I'm not a fan of moving guys around the line if you don't have to. Listening to so many of those guys talk over the years, no matter what people say, it isn't easy. And especially moving from one side to the other. But I'd just like to see how far Sundell can go at center.
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