Seahawks Podcast: 2012 NFL Draft Talk with Derek Stephens & Davis Hsu, Part III

by Danny Kelly on Feb 3, 2012 8:00 AM PST in Field Gulls Podcasts

Today we give you part three, the final segment of a great 2012 NFL Draft podcast, recorded in studio by our own Davis Hsu and Derek Stephens. If you haven't yet, make sure you check out Part One and Part Two then re-visit this post after. This capstone portion, 58-minutes of glory, focuses on quarterbacks. Rumor has it that there may be some interest in that particular position in the Seahawks front office and possibly among the fanbase.

I want to take this time to personally thank Derek and Davis for putting these together - seriously a great look at a large portion of the players that have been linked, one way or another, to the Seahawks, over the last couple of months. Talking to Derek and Davis personally, just in running this site, has completely affirmed my confidence in their knowledge and my respect for their opinions, and these podcasts are a great way for all Field Gulls readers to get some exposure to their perspectives that I'm lucky enough to get so frequently by editing this site. Anyway, good sh*t guys.

For a recap - in case you are a newcomer here, Derek, in addition to writing here at Field Gulls, is an expert draft contributor at First Round Exchange‬, a contributor at NFL.com's NFL Blog Blitz, has scouted for Lindy's Sports Pro Football Draft Guide and provided player draft analysis at NFLDraftScout.com while working closely with Rob Rang. He also has his own draft site in development - ScoutTheDraft.com - that I'll be sure to point you towards whenever there are updates. Derek has done a series here at Field Gulls called the Rookie Report that you should definitely check out.

Davis has a wide focus of subjects here, but he mostly likes to write about the big picture stuff like salary cap management, roster building and sustainment, draft strategy - all that good stuff. The two of them together, talking draft, makes for a pretty interesting listen and is definitely informative.

Check out the final segment (until they meet again, hopefully soon) after the jump!

-Field Gulls Draft Podcast featuring Derek Stephens and Davis Hsu, Part Three-

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Itunes

Are these podcast available on Itunes? I want to download so I can listen on my commute. Great stuff by the way.

by westhawk on Feb 3, 2012 10:16 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

Yeah, I'll work on getting an itunes page/channel thing.

Good call.

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by Danny Kelly on Feb 3, 2012 10:37 AM PST up reply actions

Cool

by westhawk on Feb 3, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions

As far as QBs go, I see Derek likes (for the Seahawks)...

…Tannehill, Cousins, Wilson and Moore (the latter two in the late rounds, the first in the first, and the second in the second or third). Did I get that right?

Foles is better than he is given credit for, Brockweiler more of a project, Weeden and Lindley gun-slingers who don’t fit Seattle’s model that well. Not high on Austin Davis.

Did I get that right?

Anyway, I have listened to all three with great interest and pleasure. Thanks so much for making the effort.

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by Hawksince77 on Feb 4, 2012 8:28 AM PST reply actions

Yep...

You nailed it. :)

by Derek Stephens on Feb 5, 2012 11:18 PM PST reply actions

Itunes

Any progress on getting these pod-casts on Itunes?

by westhawk on Feb 6, 2012 12:54 PM PST reply actions

I signed up today, it says they should be able to go live in a few days.

Not sure why it takes so long, but alas..

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by Danny Kelly on Feb 7, 2012 1:22 PM PST up reply actions

Thanks for talking up Russell Wilson, Darron Thomas, and Case Keenum

I wrote positive reviews for all of those quarterbacks at Seahawks Draft Blog and very few people shared my disposition. I agree that height will not be as big an issue for Wilson as many think. He had a huge O-line at Wisconsin which didn’t bother him, and his release point is super-high relative to his height. I think Wilson could very easily be a high quality #2 in the NFL, and he’s a perfect fit for the kind of role QB role Seattle has.

Nice find on GJ Kinne. Physically he reminds me a lot of Chandler Harnish- short but bulky and athletic. Harnish is another QB I really like. I haven’t found much of Kinne, but from what little I’ve seen I can already tell that he’d be a natural point guard type.

by Kip Earlywine on Feb 10, 2012 5:17 AM PST reply actions