but is worse than Tapp at setting the edge. He’s just 24, months younger than Perry Jerry (to beat an old man), and cheap so I don’t think Seattle is either ready to give up or count on him.

Bryant showed he can play in this league and that’s about it. He’s basically a second year rookie.

I think the team believes in Willis and Wrotto. Wrotto showed strong potential in limited action, and looked like a potentially excellent run blocker. Same basic story with Willis. I think the team sees the value in Willis, but isn’t too invested in him yet.

I think the FO sees DL as a need, if only for upgrade, and OL as less of a need.

So you shouldn’t expect him to be as limited as last season. He’s a rusher, not just a situational rusher and will see 100+ rushes, barring injury.

I think the team will add another running back talent. That talent will present itself when Seattle sees it as best available. It’s more likely to come from the middle rounds, but show someone like Moreno slip, I could see Seattle trading back into the first to acquire him.

Seattle might look for a tight end, but probably a late round blocking tight end. I don’t think the team sees the position as a need.

I think the team probably doesn’t see the value in injury prone depth.

Pat White is not an NFL quarterback. He played in a far out system that near-perfectly matched his abilities. And in that system he was sensational, but he won’t continue to be so in the pros. He’s not Michael Vick fast or even Vince Young fast, and as Young has proven, it’s not enough to be just above-average fast as a quarterback to succeed in the NFL. White makes sense for a deep, near-complete team that can use him in a variety of roles. Seattle is not that. It needs starting caliber players and not super-subs. It needs a legitimate quarterback of the future and not a trick play specialist.

That doesn’t preclude a player from playing well above his practice level in real time, but that’s not super-likely, and it certainly doesn’t preclude a player from playing well below his practice level in real time, that’s classic Brian Russell-syndrome.

I do not know exactly how. I think Ruskell would be overjoyed to get someone like Jason Campbell that is “established”. I think interest in Stafford is real, interest in Sanchez could be real—but would be a bit surprising—but the real favorite is the field with mid-round pick. Someone like John Parker Wilson, Nate Davis or Tom Brandstater.

is away from NFL-ready players with lower upsides to more project picks that could develop as the team rebuilds. Seattle is not tear-down-rebuilding, but it was punched in the jaw last season and I think it’s definitely getting younger, looking to the future rebuilding.

that gets most of its pressure out of its front four, but uses irregular line packages to adapt to running and passing downs.

in that he won’t likely bust-bust, but there’s a good chance you get AJ Hawk. A good player that hasn’t impacted his team much. And that’s a kind of bust when you have so much cash invested. The only linebacker I would take in the first round is a linebacker that somehow had otherworldly cover ability, but was still a complete linebacker. And I can’t think of one.

Curry, Stafford, Jenkins, Tyson Jackson

My own

Stafford, Jenkins, Crabtree, E. Brown

I’d love for Curry to go 1.01. We’d have a good chance at Stafford or one of the OT’s. Although Smith would likely be gone, there have been rumblings of the Rams favoring Monroe. His knees cause some fear, though.

Of course he should get less than Jake Long. Long is a tackle, he’s a OLB. Also, if he didn’t accept less, there’s a chance he could ball to pick number 4 or 5, which would mean he’d have to take less.

And Locklear should be better than Willis. Adding a left tackle would benefit Seattle’s line in total talent, but Seattle has stated it thinks coaching and continuity are they keys to a good offensive line, and that it doesn’t believe in first round offensive linemen. The second might be smoke, but I doubt the first is.

The four benefits of drafting an offensive linemen can also be accomplished with quality play from Locklear. I think Seattle is willing to experiment with Locklear at left and see if they didn’t sign a bargain.

Nervous, excited and curious, really. It’s a huge investment and likely the single most important move of Seattle’s entire offseason. I love the later rounds, it’s where being so hard core about this stuff over the last few months pays off, but the first pick is so important to the future of this franchise, in a way no other pick in the draft can be.

The team may just be so busy with the draft that it hasn’t had time to meet with Hill. If Seattle drafts Curry, it will gain leverage with Hill, but I think it will still want to keep him. The two do different things and can each improve the team in different ways.

Hill can be good at “man in front” cover where he limits yards and punishes weaklings. I think that’s where he tops off. If Seattle wants to use more Tampa 2 principles, that shouldn’t be a problem.

It has a good track record, much better than Arizona or San Francisco. Arizona has hit big with a few picks, but mostly because it was bad for so long. San Francisco is always one step forward, one step back, but that defense will eventually coalesce into something very good-great.

Burleson isn’t injured, he’s recovering from an injury with a good history and consistent timetable. I’m not at all worried about his health. Branch has terrible injury momentum and I think the team is giving him one last chance to prove himself or will be cut next offseason. Housh should be good for a few years. The team needs quality depth, but it doesn’t need it now. It could take it now or it could see how its stable of WRs develop and who becomes available through FA or trades.

The team may be considering Crabtree, because it may consider Crabtree best available talent.

I think Jenkins will make a fine corner, where I see Smith as a good Tampa 2 corner, or second corner/free safety/nickelback. Jenkins is not super fast, but I think part of the value of a 40 is measuring a player’s athleticism. I have no doubts about Jenkins athleticism. Smith is not the same kind of athlete, but he does have great hands and exceptional size.

I think this has legs.

I think Seattle understands the leverage it would give them, but also is willing to accept Sanchez if they are stuck with him.

I mean Stafford was regarded highly to start the year. Then his stock dropped a bit, but he still ended up number 1. Sanchez had that awesome bowl game, and was in the mix for top 5 pick after that. Then it dropped for whatever reason to possibly being 17 to the Jets. I think people just realize that if Sanchez could be a first overall pick next year, and there really aren’t any QBs after the him (excluding Freeman), then he’s a valuable commodity.

My favorite guy, and the guy I’ve only sort of talked about is Roy Miller.

I’d run a 3-3-5. Jackson, Raji, Jenkins, Brown. Ayers, Alphonso Smith, Chung, Laurinaitis. Rashad Johnson, Marcus Freeman, Michael Hamlin, Moala.

Wrotto could and I think should be a good starter, but he’s still a ways away. I’m not so sure about Crabtree. He’s great to watch, but that system really did make it hard to know if he has NFL caliber separation skills. His speed is a concern because his level of competition is a concern, his athleticism is a concern and his upside is a concern. I hate to say it, but Crab does remind me a bit of Peter Warrick.

He moves and fires and looks like he’s “just having fun” or whatever, but I think he’s got huge bust potential. The kind of bust potential scouts often miss. Because it’s not on the tape. That’s the essence of my problem with Sanchez, he didn’t play long enough to have a real meltdown (every quarterback does), play from behind, get knocked around and still try his best, or suffer a losing streak.

Gun to my head, given what the Lions probably will do (draft Stafford), I’d say Curry.

Moala is very athletic and agile. I don’t know how competitive he is, but I think that’s the key. I think he still has first day talent, rare agility for a tackle, but he needs to commit and work to develop, and beyond concerns he may be a thug or whatever, that’s about competitiveness. I’m unfit to judge that.

It’s a quality operation that upholds extremely high food safety standards. I also find most of its food disgusting. We ran a Triple Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger special for a while, and one idle break I determined a TBUS combo meal with cheese wedges substituted for fries, and a shake substituted for a cola (all standard menu options, mind you) had almost two days worth of calories (and I’m talking for a grown man) and over three days worth of saturated fat.

Terrance Taylor, Thomas Moorestead or Curtis Painter.

and I do hope Seattle selects a punter. Punters are valuable, and I think represent and inefficiency. I don’t know the future of our twin kickers, but hopefully it’s some kind four legged abomination.

You don’t think Mora’s going to keep that in his pocket much longer, do you?

I don’t know. I think that will become clear as the time approaches.

He has experience at strong safety. The idea that free safety is his natural position is something I’ve said a lot, but is not absolute fact or anything. It’s my opinion. I think Seattle wishes to add young talent at safety, but also that the team does not think Russell is truly a poor safety or that he must be replaced.

Into first: Moreno, Hood, Alphonso Smith, Darius Butler, Robiskie

Into second: Chung, Hamlin, Sean Smith, Max Unger, Micahel Johnson, Iglesias, Asher Allen

After that I can’t predict how talent will fall.

I think he’s good, but I think if a team attempts to make him a 3-4 nose tackle they are going to be sorely regretful.

I think Sanchez is a decent possibility, both as a draft and trade and a pure draft.

He’s not someone I have much insight on. He looks a little slim for what Seattle is doing. There’s been so much made about wide receiver blocking ability, and I take it McKinley is a pretty green blocker, and not likely to develop.

but I don’t have much individual insight. If Seattle misses on Crabtree, I think Iglesias is the next best combination of talent, skills, value and fit.

I also think he would be the back to unseat in 2009. Moreno would get worked in, probably getting a few more carries than Duckett.

Mariners win the West … almost by default.

If the Mariners keep playing ~.500 ball the whole way, it’s not at all unlikely they sneak into the playoffs.

Sanchez doesn’t change that. The only way it changes Wallace’s situation is that he is less likely prove himself with spot starts should Hasselbeck miss time.

I doubt Sanchez would see any playing time in 2009. If Matt gets hurt Seneca would be the likely candidate to take over at QB.

It might just not think this is a good draft.

I guess you could say Pulp Fiction, which seems to have aged well and has the kind of popular appeal and artistic appeal that defines timelessness.

Saving Private Ryan (lost to Shakespeare in Love)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (lost to Gladiator)
The Dark Knight (wasn’t nominated)
Cinderella Man (wasn’t nominated)

My vote goes to Slumdog Millionaire and Crash.

1968 Romeo and Juliet by Franco Zeffirelli. I remain convinced that a crime against humanity happened when some shitty musical won Best Picture over it.

Because they all have the same plot, and they are all AWESOME

There Will Be Blood.

It’s linking to a story from MLive, and in doing so is actually misconstruing the story. The Lions have not announced “they have a deal pending with Wake Forest LB Aaron Curry if things don’t pan out with their supposed No.1 choice, Matt Stafford.” MLive is reporting something from a “league source”. It’s just a link dump.

almost all are capsulized here: http://rotoworld.com/content/Home_NFL.aspx

Harrell.

So many ways this guy can fail.

Total yards, maybe. Efficiency, I doubt it.

It doesn’t have to be at the expense of Forsett. The two can battle for the position in the preseason.

I will only say he’s battling the odds.

I don’t think I would boo Josh, but more power to anyone who does.

I just stated ones that I didn’t like.