I hope the FO/head coach are done

[Hawkfish]

with 'tilt the playing field' skill positions. Time to start building this team up again from front to back. Need impact offensive and defensive LINE players.

Time to move on from Carpenter, Okung, Avril, and the like. Use that money for better, younger players.

 

[Abach]

with 'tilt the playing field' skill positions. Time to start building this team up again from front to back. Need impact offensive and defensive LINE players.

Time to move on from Carpenter, Okung, Avril, and the like. Use that money for better, younger players.

I agree 100%.

 

[brimsalabim]

Two seasons ago Phil Rivers was just about run out of the NFL. The Bolts new GM did just as you have suggested and they have turned things around. We need to draft LT, inside pass rush, and center and every one knows it.

 

[HawkFan72]

Agree. We've got our tilt the field player in Wilson. That's all we need. Time to get back to basics at the other positions and get some traditional talent.

 

[DavidSeven]

Most here loved the original Harvin deal and were clamoring for the Seahawks to burn a 1st rounder on a WR this year. Building an NFL roster is tough.

Yes, we do need better talent in the trenches. Paul Richardson also looks good.

 

[hawk45]

Most here loved the original Harvin deal and were clamoring for the Seahawks to burn a 1st rounder on a WR this year. Building an NFL roster is tough.

Yes, we do need better talent in the trenches. Paul Richardson also looks good.

There has been a chorus of fans pleading for OL help for years. That has been a consistent refrain.

 

[dumbrabbit]

Honest question that might sound a little silly. Am I the only one who read the title as if this was a fire Pete Carroll/John Schneider thread?

 

[theENGLISHseahawk]

The Harvin trade will haunt this team.

Stopped them potentially keeping hold of Tate, McDonald, Bryant, Clemons etc.

Robbed them of two cheap potential starters with a first an third.

Forced them (because they lost Tate) to look at similar wide outs early this year.

It's OK saying they need to rebuild the trenches now... but there are other possible needs too. Corner certainly. Wide out maybe... Richardson and Norwood have to prove themselves, Kearse is a prospective free agent.

Lot's of need areas. Good job they have a ton of picks coming and some cap room.

 

[ShaunPope]

We also need a good backup safety. Injuries are starting to mount for Kam.

 

[HawkFan72]

We also need a good backup safety. Injuries are starting to mount for Kam.

Jeron Johnson IS a good backup safety.

 

[DavidSeven]

Most here loved the original Harvin deal and were clamoring for the Seahawks to burn a 1st rounder on a WR this year. Building an NFL roster is tough.

Yes, we do need better talent in the trenches. Paul Richardson also looks good.

There has been a chorus of fans pleading for OL help for years. That has been a consistent refrain.

I also wanted OL with the first pick. They used their second. Not bad. Britt looks okay. People weren't expecting Max to get hurt and for Okung to look like a shell of himself. No pick in the late 1st round would've addressed those issues.

Let's not pretend the vast majority of this fanbase hasn't been screaming for WRs over the last two years.

 

[HawkWow]

Purchasing flashy wheels is a cool luxury. Even cooler if you actually own a car.

 

[theENGLISHseahawk]

Who should we have drafted then?

Who were people calling for in 2013 and 2014 that would dramatically improve this offensive line?

Seattle is fielding a top ten pick, a top-25 pick and two second round picks on its offensive line.

Simply spending high draft picks on the OL isn't the answer.

 

[TwistedHusky]

But the problem is that you usually do not build sustainable models by bringing in the problems from other organizations and expecting you can fix them.

There is no pretty enough for crazy. You have to sometimes be aware that sometimes when someone that seems amazing is available there is a REASON they are available.

Bringing lazy, low work ethic people into an organization runs a large risk of introducing that behavior into the organization in a way that it spreads or creates friction. BOTH of those happened with Harvin.

Harvin was lazy, a liar, and a fraud. Don't be shocked if you find that this behavior vanishes when getting rid of one cockroach. Cockroaches tend to multiply, so do bad attitudes.

Worse, we lost almost all the leadership from last year - so there is nobody to right the ship.

 

[HawkWow]

Most here loved the original Harvin deal and were clamoring for the Seahawks to burn a 1st rounder on a WR this year. Building an NFL roster is tough.

Yes, we do need better talent in the trenches. Paul Richardson also looks good.

There has been a chorus of fans pleading for OL help for years. That has been a consistent refrain.

I also wanted OL with the first pick. They used their second. Not bad. Britt looks okay. People weren't expecting Max to get hurt and for Okung to look like a shell of himself. No pick in the late 1st round would've addressed those issues.

Let's not pretend the vast majority of this fanbase hasn't been screaming for WRs over the last two years.

Agreed. And this why the vast majority seldom agree with my posts and I will start changing my perspectives when they do.

Perhaps the oldest football related adage: "the game is won and lost in the trenches" still rings true. it was that mentality that won Pete a Natty. Watching Wilson get hammered (in Stl, etc) last year should have been all the FO, or anyone, needed to see to fully understand the importance of OL over WR.

Putting this into perspective, I do now understand why the FO felt they needed a new Harvin, but still, you don't put the cart before the horse. Richardson should be a nice complement, but we were also more than fine with the WRs we had.

 

[HawkWow]

Who should we have drafted then?

Who were people calling for in 2013 and 2014 that would dramatically improve this offensive line?

Seattle is fielding a top ten pick, a top-25 pick and two second round picks on its offensive line.

Simply spending high draft picks on the OL isn't the answer.

Right. Sometimes good coaching is also required.

 

[themunn]

I thought the O-Line played well against Dallas and again played well in the second half against the Rams.

We don't need talent, we need execution. They have shown flashes of it over the past couple of seasons. It's time to turn those flashes into sustained impact

 

[hawk45]

Most here loved the original Harvin deal and were clamoring for the Seahawks to burn a 1st rounder on a WR this year. Building an NFL roster is tough.

Yes, we do need better talent in the trenches. Paul Richardson also looks good.

There has been a chorus of fans pleading for OL help for years. That has been a consistent refrain.

I also wanted OL with the first pick. They used their second. Not bad. Britt looks okay. People weren't expecting Max to get hurt and for Okung to look like a shell of himself. No pick in the late 1st round would've addressed those issues.

Let's not pretend the vast majority of this fanbase hasn't been screaming for WRs over the last two years.

The majority have been wondering wtf we have been doing with luxury skill position picks when the OL has been a position of need. After Harvin there was no tidal wave of sentiment to draft WR.

 

[TDOTSEAHAWK]

We just need to reload this offseason with some defensive lineman depth. Percy Harvin cost us depth.

 

[Sports Hernia]

I thought the O-Line played well against Dallas and again played well in the second half against the Rams.

We don't need talent, we need execution. They have shown flashes of it over the past couple of seasons. It's time to turn those flashes into sustained impact

Disagree, I want a lot of O lineman drafted next year. Your QB shouldn't have to run for his life every play.