NFSeahawks628":1xkahm5m said:
Linebacker Queen is undoubtedly going to the pro bowl and just continues to highlight Seattle's inability to properly draft in the first round. He was selected by Baltimore at 28 right after us.
You can counter this argument if you'd like, I'm just annoyed considering it now seems like LB will need improving sooner than later and we skipped on a guy that was already proven great in the dominant SEC.
Discuss.
Queen has had a few splash plays, but a lot of inconsistency in-between. He's graded fairly horribly so far via PFF, who actually loved him in college. Yes, it's subjective grading, but I'm just saying - kind of reminds me of Malcolm Smith. Yeah, he was the Super Bowl MVP on the stat sheet... but was he really the most valuable player that day? No.
I think it's unreasonable to think Queen would be starting in Seattle right now, and it's unreasonable to think 5 games into the season that Brooks is not good because he didn't immediately seize a starting position on the depth chart. Queen is undersized, nowhere near the same player in run support, nowhere near as solid of a tackler, and is currently playing in an entirely different scheme than Seattle runs.
I just really don't get how, after 5 games, you can use this weak comparison to make a strong statement about how this highlights any sort of inability to draft solid players.
Giving it time would be wise, especially seeing as Brooks fits the archetype of a Mike-of-the-future. Can't believe we're still making definitive statements based on the first 5 games of guys rookie seasons.