Seahawks Mock Draft: Drafting for Need

I think QB is slowly out of the question so selecting Berry at #6 seems likely. However, with Tapp gone and Kerney being Kerney would it make more sense to draft a DE in the later rounds? Unless you’re mocking based on the premise of moving Curry to end.

Syd’Quan however, I may name my first child after (boy/girl/hermaphrodite doesn’t matter).

but it still leaves me terrified of our QB situation and with nothing to hope for. Oh well, I guess I have to be resigned to another two years of mediocrity at best.

Minus the Levi Brown pick.

As far as Thomas at 14, I keep seeing mocks where he is taken sooner.

My draft source has Thompson going in the 3rd round (you have him at 176) and Blair in the 6th (you have him at 104) so not sure if those are reasonable picks, or if my source is plain wrong.

Finally, I had this notion that our three 4/5th round picks would be the place to find these Gibb-type guards. I don’t know who that would be, but if possible that would leave 60 available for a better player.

Asamoah looks really good and could probably start. I like Berry, he makes our secondary way batter and we have to bring someone in. If Berry is gone I’d say pull the trigger on Clausen especially if they could work it out to get an LT and G at 14 and 60. Brown looks good and I don’t think he is a reach at 14. I’d rather have an LT than a RB. Every year there are good RB’s and WR’s that that come out and can be had in the first or second round, it seems like a luxury pick to me. I know we need a receiver but I wouldn’t mind seeing someone big like Stafon Johnson or LaGarrette Blount

Maybe it is Pacific Northwest love but I’d like to see Te’o as a Seahawk but we need a DT more.

I expect there to be another late round guard taken though, maybe instead of Levi Brown or Carter.

At Cal, he dominated WRs. Physical against the run. BTW Cal prospects are always steals right Boller? Jk Mebane unbelievable. I still want Alualu.

You don’t see running back as a need? Its a huge need in my oppinion. At least a later round pick on one

If I’m reading it right, John, you just ranked position by need and then picked players in that order, right? Some of the “wouldn’t it make more sense if…”s confuse me.

I was actually thinking of asking you to rank your positions by need after those pieces, but I guess it is: SS-LT-LG-WR-DT-FS-QB-CB-LB. I’m actually surprised to see no (standard) DE or RB in there.

but just curious – if this is how the draft actually ended up going, would you grade this draft an A+ (assuming that trading wasn’t able to be done, of course).

I don’t know if what I’m asking is making sense.

and say good grief when he misses a block.

TRADE #6 W/Philly for 24, 37 & 70
TRADE #14 W/Green Bay for 23 &56;

Resulting in the following picks: (WOW)
23, 24, 37, 56. 60, 70, 104, 127, 133, 139, 176, 245.

23= Golden Tate, WR; or trade for B. Marshall, WR and get back a 4/5-th. Rounder.
24= Rodger Saffold, OLT; (plug and play)
37= C. McCoy, QB; (developmental QB, and a potential QB of the future?? Maybe??)
56= V. Ducasse, OL; (plug and play where needed on OL)
60= Burnett, S; (plug and play)
70= G. Atkins, DT; or Houston, DT; (rotational DT or plug and play)
104= Ben Tate, RB; or: L. Miller, RB (plug and play)
127= D. Brisco, WR (rotational WR or plug and play)
133= Petrus, OG; or: Newhouse, OG (plug and play)
139= J. Cunningham, DE; (rotational DE)
176= R. Johnson, S (developmental safety)
245= N. Carroll, CB (developmental CB)
Results: 3 – OL picks, 2 – DL picks, 3 – DB picks, 2 WR picks & 1 each at QB, & RB.

Mike Lombardi of the National Football Post is “hearing” that the Seahawks intend to draft a left tackle at No. 6 overall.
“Maybe Trent Williams of Oklahoma,” Lombardi goes on to say. Williams, of course, would have to make it past the Redskins at No. 4 and Chiefs at No. 5 to be available for Seattle. He’s considered a good fit for a zone-blocking scheme, which both Washington and the Seahawks will use in 2010.

Isn’t he kinda Whitehurst-like?