Assessing Need: Offensive Tackle: We Need Some

I don’t see any other way Seattle can reasonably acquire starter-capable talent without drastically overpaying on the open market (in a weak FA class). And who trades starter-capable tackles?

Seattle may be unwilling to reach in the first round on an OT, and bully for them if they aren’t, but my fear is people miscasting Gibbs’ as a miracle worker when really he’s just a great coach. He’s been good at implementing a system that makes efficient use of traditionally undervalued talent.

Well, it’s still talent… and it’s not as undervalued as it used to be.

where Alex Gibbs was the O-line coach. Just sayin’..

then the Hawks are in a good position to pick up a cheaper LT to compete with FryLock for the heir apparent at LT. While Walter will inevitably break down at some point next year, there is no LT that deserves big money in this class. I’d like to see us go QB, DT/RB, LT in that order. That way we get good value for the OT, and the worst case scenario is we have more depth at OT, even if none of them is a superstar.

  i think they let Kyle go at the end of the season. He isn’t on the roster at all. ( injured either). Right now, McIntosh is the ONLY backup Tackle on either side. WE do need some LTs and maybe a RT.

but are you going to do player retrospectives again like last year?

First off sacks are only half the story of a offensive line ask favre he didn’t get sacked at all against the saints but he got hit all day long. The seahawks didn’t give up as much sacks as green bay but that is beacuse seattle uses short timing routs were greenbay looks for the long ball more also greenbay could actually run block un like the seahawks. I als beg to difer wheen you say the seahawks wont win for years that is rediculous first all indications are that warner is going to retire so that sets the cards back at least too games. The niners are good but we beat them once and had them beat the first time if haselbeck doesn’t get hurt. Let us also not forget we played the first 6 plus weeks with out trufant, we were missing tutupu most of the year, haselbeck missed several games and he did get hurt running but he was only running beacuse the protection broke down. If hte hawks can sure up the line and warner retires the seahawks should be able to win the division next year we have a great recieving core forsett is a stud that I guarantee carol will get on the field more and the defense will definetly bring more pressure carrol and his staff will have are linbakers blitzing from all over the field causing caos for uposiing quarterbacks. hawks win the division 2010 take it to the bank.

The seahawks have a great recieving core, the best line baking core in football, a top 10 tight end, and a top 10 definsive back, there ofensive ad defesive line need work though. You guys however are looking at the gloom and doom of seattle with out taking in to account some key points the first of wich is the weakness of the NFC west like I said earlier the Rams suck, The Niners are getting better but hardly elite, The cards are the best inthe division but the second match up between us and the cards this year was pretty close and Kurt warner most likely will be gone and how good will the Cardinals be then. You can’t have a discussion of the Seahawks future chances without looking at the competiton, You also need to remember the seahwks havent been healthy in the last to years we have know idea how explosive are offens can be if all things click. Im not sugesting superbowls are in our imediate future but the division title in this division is never out of reach and real fans always believe.

The top 10 defensive back I was refering to was marcus truffant. As for wining a weak division and being one and done I dont see it that way The core of the seahawks talent has many years left the deffense is fairly young with the exception of kerney also the offens has youth all over it including John Carleson, Justin forsett, Deon buttler, Nate Burleson, and Houzh. As for this not being a discusion of the team future chances that is intirely incorrect the author sited the fact that the seahawks wont be winning any time soon as the reason for not going after a line men in the first round if you actually read the article you would have read that part I’ll atach the quote from the article. Notice the part were it sais it will be years before we compete agian. As for winning a weak division and being one and done let me sight some examples of teams that sneak in and go on a run in the last 4 years there has been a team that was 10-6 or below that has one a playoff game and two wild card teams have won it all. 2005 there were two such teams also the steelers that won the super bowl as a wild card team you remember that don’t you, 2006 there was one our beloved hawks, 2007 there were two including the team that won the super bowl the giants as a wild card team, 2008 there were two, and 2009 this year there were two as well inclusing the jets that made the AFC championship game. The point being once your in your in and anything can happen asked the giants and the steelers. As for my comment about real fans log on to any blog about any team and you wont catch them talking about how there not going to win aytime soon it’s alright to be critical of your personal but it is another thing all together to say there not winning anytime soon were hawk fans the best in the NFL and were better than that. It was a hard year but I for one still believe in my team.

                                                              “The quote from the article”.

“Seattle does not need to select a high profile left tackle in the first round. It doesn’t need the complete package or next Joe’Shaw Jones. It would be nice should the right combination of value and fit present itself, but it’s not worth over drafting for. Seattle has years before it will compete again.”