Because some do and it streams most of these college games online.

His game is going to be great in Seahawk blue (green?).

That was some quick pass rushing.

That you subscribe to the notion that a team should fix it’s most glaring weaknesses regardless of how much they have invested into the position already?

If so, I would agree, but it scares me to death. If a Mebane, Suh, Tatupu, Curry, Hill “middle” can’t get it done…I really have no idea what would.

I can’t help but cringe when I think of the litany of bodies they have tried on the front-4, and wonder how Ruskell ever got his reputation as being a defensive-talent-evaluation-guru-guy. Does it seems as though Ruskell has possibly had the right pieces, in all the right positions, at various times…. but hasn’t been able to find the mix that all worked together at the same time?

FootbaLL next Saturday, JM?

or paid Fat Albert?

Holy. Shit. He’s officially on my “watch” list for college prospects.

Unfortunately, unless we really suck this season, I mean the rest of it, and wind up with a top 3 pick, I doubt he’ll fall to us. Hard to imagine Suh doesn’t go top 3. And with the money of a top 3 pick, combined with what we’re already paying the linebackers, how could we afford him? Kerney or Hill would have to go.

Reminds me a bit of Dorsey and Sedrick Ellis. Did either of those guys pan out, or is it too early to tell?

Bradford in 2010.
or
Locker in 2011.

Strangely enough, I don’t want to see Locker as a Seahawk. It can be a rough business asking a local kid to be a franchise QB for his hometown team. You would think the fans would cut him some extra slack but it is often the opposite. Just ask Jake Plummer, Brady Quinn or Charlie Frye. I hope that Locker is drafted by a non-NFC West team, hopefully one with a good OL and good defense. In the 90’s the Jags were kind of my 2nd team because Brunell was there, and before that it was the Oilers with Moon.

Not only that, but I don’t think I can stand to wait til 2011 for a QB. And Bradford, should we be lucky enough to have a shot at him, is hyper-accurate. Accuracy is a minor issue for Locker, and in a WCO, accuracy is very important.

The argument for Locker, besides being Kingshit and all… is that he possesses a really rare combination of skills and in some ways is the perfect QB for the Seahawks situation. Without significantly improving the OL, the Seahawks will need their next franchise QB to be a guy in the Big Ben mold: a big, tough, yet elusive passer who can take hits and make tough throws. Basically a guy who can still manage even with a crappy OL. Locker has been fairly good this year despite an OL that has been dominated most games, even against Idaho. The WCO tends to love mobile QB’s, another area where Locker excels. What’s most encouraging is that Locker is learning this year to use his legs at appropriate times in the game and not whenever he feels like it. The Vince Youngs, the Michael Vicks, were not taught this restraint in college and it haunted them in the pros. In the right system, strategically using his fast legs could serve Locker well in the NFL. Steve Young was devastating with his arm but drove a stake through your heart with his numerous 3rd down converting scrambles.

I think of Locker as being a bigger, better, less mistake prone Jake Plummer, or perhaps a poor man’s John Elway. He’s mobile, he’s gutty, he has a good arm, but he’s still unpolished. Normally I roll my eyes when I hear cliches like this, but in Locker’s case its true: he’s one of the rare college QB’s that truly takes the game into his hands. Anyone who has watched the Huskies the last 3 years knows that Locker carries that team on his back. He’s not just an impressive piece of horseflesh that Scouts tend to over-rate; he’s got great intangibles, humility, and leadership. On that note, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more talented QB (especially on a team as bad as UW) with less of an ego.

I sound like Locker’s mother saying so many nice things about him, but at the end of the day, I don’t think he is quite accurate enough to be a true NFL franchise QB. Not yet anyway. He should most definitely stay 1 more year with Sarkisian and see how far his development goes. Without developing further, I think he’d be an “ok” NFL QB, but he does have monster potential, certainly.

My layman eyes show me a more rounded, stronger QB in McCoy.

Or is it that we just won’t have a high-enough pick for him?

I hope Hass can stay healthy and play well for 2-3 more years so we don’t need to draft a franchise QB just yet. Wishful thinking though. Same wishful thinking has resulted in paying Walt big bucks to sit on the sideline. At some point we have to do as Green Bay and St. Louis and go with the future guy, even if the vet “might” be able to play, and indeed goes off and plays elsewhere. Every team rebuilds to a certain extent every year through the draft. We’re not going to solve all our issues in one draft though. And to dcrockett17’s point we have to draft best player available, particularly in round 1. Not doing so dooms you to mediocrity for years to come. If Suh falls to us, I think we must take him and find a way to make it work. Even if it means dismantling the team this year, I’d be in favor of trading some very expensive guys to teams with playoff aspirations in return for draft picks. If we’re going to rebuild, let’s do it right. Branch, Kerney, Hill, Wallace, Spencer, Redding, Sims and Cole should all be considered prior to the end of this season, when injuries on other teams with playoff’s looming might incent them to trade away a draft pick for that one key guy who can give them a chance to win this year. Spencer, Sims and Redding are approaching FA anyway. Cole could be replaced through a deep draft with respect to D-line talent, and short-term by Bryant. We’re deep at DE and I doubt Kerney would be missed to the extent that it costs us a W. I wouldn’t trade Hass until we have the future QB in hand, and there’s been no indication that Teel’s that guy. Giving Teel some playing time might help flesh that out. Hill is a great talent, but can we afford three very expensive LB’s while trying to rebuild the rest of the team? I’d choose to keep Lofa as the QB of the D, and Curry who has much more upside.

Regarding Mays, if he fell to our second 1st round pick, I’d be in favor of taking him. No earlier than pick 10. You can’t teach the physical skills he has, but good coaching can teach recognition and reaction, the two biggest knocks I hear about his game. At the same time, I think we can find very good safety talent in rounds 2-3.

Regarding Locker, I think he’ll stay another year at UW, and I think he’ll go on to a solid NFL career. Odds are, not with the Hawks. The one thing about his game that continues to bother me is despite his good (not great) size, his release point doesn’t seem high and I see a lot of passes getting batted down at the line.

If we are lucky enough to have Suh fall to us early in the 1st, I’d be in favor of using the second pick on OT, even if it’s a guy who will backup Locklear and Willis his rookie year, then OG (Mike Johnson-Alabama) in the 2nd. I know, so many other needs to fill, but we can’t do it all in one draft and I believe in starting with the lines. Like we did with Peterson when it became clear Curry might be arriving, we might have to trade Cole, Bryant or Mebane to make room for Suh. If we can get additional 2nd and/or 3rd round picks, then address Safety. I think safety is higher priority than CB because with Wilson and Tru healthy, we’re pretty good. Among the projected starters, I think FS is the greatest need. With Jones impressing me thus far this year, and Forsett pitching in, a RB in the 3rd or 4th round would be preferable to using a 1st round pick and fishing for O-line in the 3rd or 4th. Enough already.

I remember reading Duke Robinson would never fall out of the first round this time last year. Let’s not crap on our hopes with negative speculation.