Adams is a big hitter no doubt, a way better tackler than Russell.

I really hope you’re right. I just wish I could make out more positions on that chart, it blurs pretty heavily when it pans over from QB/RB to FS/CB.

Is there a purple dot by Carlson’s name? Because I was thinking it could be for players that hadn’t started for us before, but then I realized Carlson might have a dot by his name so..I’m not sure.

Eric Williams at the TNT pointed out that Jordan Babineaux is listed a strong safety and Ray Willis a guard on the depth chart now.

It’s tough to say for sure, but it does seem to conform to the rest of the board. I stopped it and looked at the positions that scroll by very quickly, and it does seem to be a depth chart. Walter Jones, by the way, is listed atop the “tackles”.

Also, notice all the talk about a corners taller than 6’? That’s got to be smoke.

Somebody mentioned in the blog comments that it means need for upgrade. Unfortunately my pausing skills are not good enough to get evidence of this being true or false.

Let me add something else, I looked over the chart as the camera scrolled over it, and its extremely hard to read but I was actually able to piece together a lot of the names simply by the length and identifying a few letters here and there. It really helped that 2008 rookies were listed in red and FA to be were teal (I think). Here’s what I compiled:

QB: Hasselbeck, Wallace, etc
RB: Jones, Duckett, Forsett
WR: Housh, Branch, Burleson, Obo
TE: Carlson, etc.
OT: Jones, Locklear, (probably Willis), etc
G: Wahle, Sims, Wrotto
C: Spencer, Vallos
DE: Redding(!), Kerney, Jackson, Tapp
DT: Mebane, Cole, (Red Bryant), Terrill
MLB: Tatupu, Hawthorne
OLB: Not shown.
FS: Adams (!), Grant, Wallace, Russell (hallelujah!)
SS: Not shown.
CB: Wilson, Trufant, Jennings, Hobbs

Wilson being #1 over Trufant is probably a non-issue, since there really isn’t a #1 CB. Adams is indeed #1 at FS and Russell is (thank God), #4. Unless this is a very sneaky lie, this implies that the FO is aware of how badly Russell sucks and they now view him as a veteran backup. I’m guessing (and hoping) Grant leapfrogs Adams in the event the team drafts a SS.

I guess I shouldn’t be too shocked that Seattle views Redding as a DE, and not a DT, but it was still pretty shocking seeing him listed #1 while Tapp was #4. That seems like a pretty gross mis-evaluation. Colin Cole is #2 on the DT chart. Looks like he will indeed be the starter barring an unlikely DT draft pick.

Kudos to kearly for assembling the list. I started doing that also, probably flipped back through about eight times trying to see, but had to leave. It was very blurry. I was also thinking “Adams at the top? geeeeeet outta here,” but all the others in order do appear to be by depth or very close. I don’t really see Wilson above Trufant, but maybe they do, or maybe it’s just by starters first, as Redding was above Kearney.

IF it wasn’t manipulated by the FO to confuse, then:
1. Red names = rookies (1-2 yr players). No surprises there.
2. Green names = last year of contract (Hill, Sims, Spencer and Willis). I’m guessing this was shot before Willis was re-signed to 2 yr deal.
3. Purple dots = upgrade needed though the draft. Names with purple dots include Rowe, Forsett, Taylor, Newton, Tereshinkski, Williams, Wrotto, Vallos, Jackson, Miller, Bryant, Brown, Hawthorne, Lewis, Adams, Floyd and… Carlson!

Concerning TE, three of the 4 on the roster had purple dots. Only Owens was clean. This could mean while Carlson makes a great receiver, they want more of a stud blocker, and could be looking for a #1 TE in the draft.

Concerning Safety, while Adams is first on the list as stated by others, in red for rookie, and with purple for upgarde needed (my interpretation), I think this just means they are looking for a #1 safety in the draft. No surprise.

If this logic holds, I’d say we’re looking for a #3 running back (behind Jones and Duckett), a #3 QB and #5 WR. Also a #4 Tackle, #3 Guard, #2 Center, except that in all three of those cases guys are in the last year of their contract, so need may be higher. For the rest of the defense, it would mean looking for #3 DE, #3 DT, #2 ILB, #2 OLB and #5 CB.

Of course, it could all be BS, but too much of it made sense, so I don’t think so. I think they were banking on the quick pan of the camera sufficiently blurring the chart.

Sando, when he was a beat reporter, repeatedly emphasized that we should not read anything into the depth charts posted on Seahawks.com or otherwise, especially in the offseason. They just need to get the names up there and aren’t necessarily projecting starting/backup slots.

Just sayin.. :)

It could be a situation where Adams was given a look with the starters. Minicamp is a good time to see how a young safety understands coverages because that skill can be isolated in the type of 3/4 speed, no pad drills usually run in the spring.

Hello everyone.

But I thought it was worth noting, but not worth a new post, that NFL network has shown the Seahawks draft room again and you see the board from another angle

This confirms that there is only one list for all safety’s (no SS on the board) and we can also see Mare is at the top of the special teams board (not a big surprise). But it does give me further hope that they really do have Adams listed above Russell.