Welcome to the live blog for this year. I’ll be posting my reaction to every pick on here, including longer-form analysis of the Seahawks picks.
Don’t forget — I’ll be doing an instant reaction live stream immediately after the first round concludes.
NO tipping picks in the comments section
#1 Carolina — Bryce Young (QB, Alabama)
Young is naturally talented with great accuracy, grit and poise. He can move around to be creative. In several games he put his team on his back and willed them to victory. The concern, as we all know, is the frame. He’s smaller and lighter than even Russell Wilson and Kyler Murray. It’ll be intriguing to see if that impacts him at the next level but the talent has never been in question.
#2 Houston — C.J. Stroud (QB, Ohio State)
What an absolutely ridiculous, stupid last few weeks. No wonder C.J. Stroud was in tears. He’s been thoroughly messed around with all this negative reporting on S2 tests and the media reporting Houston was going in a different direction. After all that, he goes second overall. He doesn’t get out of the top-two. Just as it should be. The right move.
#3 Houston (v/ARI) — Will Anderson (EDGE, Alabama)
What a move. Talk about paying the iron price. Houston is all-in on this draft class, taking their quarterback of the future at #3 then moving up from #12 to go and land the top defender on their board. Wow. This could be a franchise-defining move. Nick Caserio looks pumped. They’ve given up a first and a third rounder next year, plus their second rounder this year (#33). The Texans get a fourth rounder back from Arizona. I always thought Anderson would be the first defender taken. He’s an alpha, he will set the culture in Houston, he is perfect for them. What a move by the Texans. A+. There’s energy and hype to that franchise for the first time in a long time.
#4 Indianapolis — Anthony Richardson (QB, Florida)
Richardson comes off the board at #4 and all the late intel on a drop is proven to be nonsense. I was convinced they’d take Will Levis because he’d be ready to start quickly but the Colts clearly believe in Richardson’s incredible upside. His ceiling is unbelievable. They’ll need to be patient with him but Buffalo endured two rough years with Josh Allen and were better for it, clearly. That is what Richardson can become. Great pick.
#5 Seattle — Devon Witherspoon (CB, Illinois)
The most violent player in the draft. His tape is incredibly fun to watch. He levels people. He is a total throwback to the LOB days. He has shown so much grit in his career as a no-star recruit going to the JUCO’s, then Illinois and then progressing rapidly. He can be a tremendous NFL cornerback. I think this is a good addition and signifies two things. The Seahawks ARE focusing on BPA and they ARE focusing on character. Witherspoon was one of only nine legit first rounders on my horizontal board.
#6 Arizona (v/DET) — Paris Johnson Jr (T, Ohio State)
The Cardinals give up a second and fifth rounder this year, getting a third in return, to move up from #12 to get their left tackle. It’s a safe, solid, ‘get it on the fairway’ pick for a rookie GM.
#7 Las Vegas — Tyree Wilson (DE, Texas Tech)
Wilson, who is dressed like a BAMF by the way, was reportedly dropped by some teams due to medicals. I wondered if Seattle was one of those teams. He didn’t do anything before the draft, just like Darrell Taylor, and Taylor didn’t play a snap as a rookie. The Seahawks say they’re trying to learn lessons and passing on Wilson is probably part of that. Although I thinK Witherspoon is a better player.
#8 Atlanta — Bijan Robinson (RB, Texas)
This felt obvious throughout the process. Terry Fontenot is a ‘BPA’ decision maker and he was happy to take a tight end in the top-four two years ago. That’s an explosive offense in Atlanta. I love Bijan — he’s one of the top-three players in the draft easily. He’s a complete runner with plus patching skills. Your offense can go through him.
#9 Philadelphia (v/CHI) — Jalen Carter (DT, Georgia)
The Eagles have moved up one spot in a trade with the Bears to get Carter (pun intended). This is what I’ve been mocking. I’ve always thought it would require a very comfortable GM like Howie Roseman, with a Super Bowl roster already intact, to be willing to gamble on the clear character flaws. It was too risky for Houston, Arizona, Seattle, Detroit and Las Vegas. The Bears traded down instead of taking him. This is what I always expected — those teams wouldn’t take the risk and Philly would. He is immensely talented but the concerns cannot be ignored.
#10 Chicago (v/PHI) — Darnell Wright (T, Tennessee)
I had him as the best tackle in the draft. He’s the second taken but still goes in the top-10. This is a great pick for the Bears. He shut down Will Anderson but it wasn’t a one-off performance. Every Tennessee game I watched in 2022, he excelled. I just wonder where Will McDonald’s going to go. He did what Anderson couldn’t on tape and had the beating of Wright at the Senior Bowl. It’s one of the reasons why I think McDonald might be the best pass rusher in the draft.
#11 Tennessee — Peter Skoronski (G, Northwestern)
They have some real issues on the offensive line so a pick to address that isn’t a surprise. He’s incredibly explosive and people think he could be Zack Martin. He’ll need to kick inside but in an unpredictable draft, it’s not surprising that a few teams are going for solid, low-risk players.
#12 Detroit (v/ARI, HOU) — Jahmyr Gibbs (RB, Alabama)
The running back renaissance is on! He is a tremendous player and I had him going in round one but a top-12 pick is unexpected. He is so quick and dynamic, he can return kicks and he’s an excellent receiving threat. I would ring Detroit about D’Andre Swift and see if you can get a bargain in a trade (throwaway day three?).
#13 Green Bay — Lukas Van Ness (DE, Iowa)
Not many people saw this coming. It’s safe to say, given his testing, that they have a type. He has a similar athletic profile to Rashan Gary. They don’t go offense to help the new quarterback, they make a pick on defense.
#14 Pittsburgh (v/NE) — Broderick Jones (T, Georgia)
The Steelers moved up three spots, only giving up a fourth rounder. So it’s cheap to move up if you want to. That might limit Seattle’s value to move down from #20 but it might be inexpensive if they want to move up from #20. The Steelers moved above the Jets to take Jones. They need to protect their second-year quarterback. Jones has all the physical tools and size/length you want but his technique is poor. He dips his head too much when he engages. He needs work. But physically he has major potential.
#15 New York Jets — Will McDonald (EDGE, Iowa State)
Fantastic pick. As I mentioned five picks ago — he looked so good at the Senior Bowl against Darnell Wright. I’m disappointed because I was hoping the Seahawks could get him. He can come in right away and be a terror off the edge. I think he can be Brian Burns and he’s been taken in the same range.
#16 Washington — Emmanuel Forbes (CB, Mississippi State)
A lot of people thought cornerback here. I had them taking Deonte Banks. Forbes has great production and he’s a playmaker but he’s just so light. He looked like a rake in shorts at the combine. It’ll be interesting to see how he holds up because he won’t be playing generous college QB’s at the next level and he’ll need to tackle. The instincts are there though.
#17 New England — Christian Gonzalez (CB, Oregon)
He’s a great athlete but had middling production in college and there were some reports about teams thinking he’s a little timid on the field at times. Even so, he looked like a Patriot and I mocked him to the Pats recently.
#18 Detroit — Jack Campbell (LB, Iowa)
I think this is a massive reach. He’s stiff despite his testing (which was a surprise). I thought his tape was really unexciting and I had him in round three in my final horizontal board. He’s a Dan Campbell type but this is a very old school pick.
#19 Tampa Bay — Calijah Kancey (DT, Pittsburgh)
Fantastic pick. Despite the lack of length, I think Kancey is well worth a shot in this range. He’s so disruptive, so prolific as a pass rusher. It’s worth a shot at #19 to see if he can be 65% of Aaron Donald.
#20 Seattle — Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR, Ohio State)
I find this pick very interesting, intriguing and a bit surprising. I thought his lack of great speed would be an issue in Seattle. However, his agility testing is remarkable. Before his injury-hit season last year, he was very highly regarded. A lot of people had JSN as a top-15 pick so again, it’s another sign that the Seahawks are very much in BPA mode. They haven’t used either first round pick on the D-line. It’ll be exciting to watch JSN and see how he gets on. If he delivers, what an offense this could be.
#21 LA Chargers — Quentin Johnston (WR, TCU)
He’s leggy and tall. Johnston can be really dynamic. However, he was expected to be a great tester and we didn’t really see that. He had a few concentration drops. Yet the upside is certainly there.
#22 Baltimore — Zay Flowers (WR, Boston College)
A run on receivers has begun. Flowers’ change of direction is so dynamic and he can be a really dynamic player. You’ve got to be creative to get the ball in his hands but the way he cuts to avoid tackles is pretty remarkable.
#23 Minnesota — Jordan Addison (WR, USC)
The run on receivers is becoming a marathon. I though Addison looked average on tape and there was little to get excited about.
#24 New York Giants (v/JAX) — Deonte Banks (CB, Maryland)
The Giants moved up to this spot to take the highly athletic, sturdy cornerback. I like his physical nature but his ball-production was poor.
#25 Buffalo (v/JAX, NYG) — Dalton Kincaid (TE, Utah)
He’s a really mobile, prolific receiver. They add even more dynamism to their offense. He’s been injured and he didn’t test but the Bills clearly valued his agility to stretch the field at the tight end position.
#26 Dallas — Mazi Smith (DT, Michigan)
This has been an unpredictable first round for sure. I had Smith slated to go in this kind of range but didn’t expect Dallas to take him. Even so, he’s a big, physical, athletic nose tackle who can be a really consistent performer for the Cowboys — anchoring that defensive front.
#27 Jacksonville — Anton Harrison (T, Oklahoma)
I had him to Tampa Bay at #19 and Calijah Kancey to the Jaguars, which is amusing. I think he’s a very good run blocker and the more I watched the more I liked. He can be a very solid starting left tackle.
#28 Cincinnati — Myles Murphy (DE, Clemson)
His tape was rubbish. I watched every Clemson game in 2022 and he was one of the most frustrating players I saw. There’s no dog in him, there’s no counter. He’s just an athlete at the moment and a typical 5-star pampered Clemson D-liner. They’ll need to develop him.
#29 New Orleans — Bryan Bresee (DT, Clemson)
Bresee has a lot of athletic potential. He’s a tremendous upside player. However, his tape was so massively inconsistent and like Myles Murphy, frustrating. On top of that he’s had some injury/health issues and he lacks ideal length. He promised so much early in his Clemson career but he never really put it together.
#30 Philadelphia — Nolan Smith (LB, Georgia)
I mocked Smith to the Eagles right here in this spot. He was always a tweener and it’s difficult to work out what his position is at the next level. Great character, great physical profile. But is he an edge? Does he have to convert to linebacker? It’s hard to know and that’s why he lasted. I got both Eagles picks right, I should probably go and cover them.
#31 Kansas City — Felix Anudike-Uzomah (EDGE, Kansas State)
I thought he was a third round pick. They needed an edge rusher to replace Frank Clark but this feels a bit forced.
Here is my instant reaction thoughts to Seattle’s two first round picks:
Young hasnt been contacted by Panthers. (shattering of draft boards commence?)
You took the bait. Fish on!
The looks I’m getting from my wife as I sit here with Rob’s horizontal board printed out….
Adoration?
Respect?
Outright worship?
Let it begin! See you all on the other side
Let the fun commence! Let’s see what kinda hell unfolds tonight
Welcome everyone and Go Hawks. I would like to thank Rob and everyone who comments here for what has been a fantastic experience learning about the players and all things Seahawks. Hope that round 1 is exactly as Rob forecast in his last mock and that I survive it.
NFL network or espn…decisions decisions
Hoping nfl network has less/fewer commercials
I’m screwed with ABC. Gross
I think espn and abc are the same thing/broadcast
Happy Draft Day ya’ll. Remember to breathe and stay hydrated.
I’m well on my way to being “hydrated”
My prediction: Trade down & Van Ness is the guy.
The last clue was Seabuoy giving up a gold tooth
Paying the gold price?
Prediction
AR
Ade Ade
JMS
Musgrave
Pickens
McIntosh
LSU guard
Cory Trice
Jade Nesta
Nakua
Ummm no
Pay…. deep breath… the…. deep breath…. IRON… deep breath…. PRICE!!!!!!!!
Here we go! Glad to be here with all of you. Go Hawks!
I was hoping to follow the draft at the CBS Sports HQ website, but they’re only covering the Lamar Jackson stuff. Could anyone recommend somewhere else a no-TV-having bloke can follow actual draft coverage?
go to pro football network youtube channel they talk all football nothing else and tony on it
Thanks, Brando and Patrick. I’ve got three YouTube channels up and running simultaneously—that’ll do.
Bootleg Football is livestreaming with no pick tipping on their Youtube channel. They do a good job.
Pizza: check
Chips and home made guac: check
Beer: check
Two packs of cigarettes because i’m already a nervous wreck: check
The NFL has its warts, but damn if it isn’t good entertainment
Seriously. We’ve all spent months talking about tonight and are glued to our TVs for… a draft.
2:10 am in Italy- can’t sit still! Glad to be with all of you on this hopefully historic night got the Hawks
For your sake, I hope they don’t trade down. 🙂 Happy you’re here!
Love the international reach of this site
Super Bowl celebration not a draft
Please just don’t surprise me with someone expected to go in the 4th round!
😂
A Hawk classic lol
Jordan Brooks 2.0 incoming!
Well, here’s my final guess I posted. Maybe I’ll strike gold again like with Darrell Taylor 😂
#1: “You can picture this great future with somebody, and then this person is gone.” RW3
#2: Liam Neeson = Liam Coen, Will Levis’ OC
#3: gator in Happy Gilmore = Gators = Richardson
#4: big arm = Richardson or Levis
#5 onion = develop a QB
#6: “Jump on it”, gold tooth = trade up
If I’m their QB I’d be offended by the onion draft clue, I’m not Shrek.
Gold — Notre Dame?
The Panthers wildly deliberating in the last 10 minutes who they want to pick 🙂
Fielding calls as we type I’m sure.
Really hoping Philly trades up for Carter
Same
Are the panthers going to wait the whole time to make a pick
I’m sure they already turned in the pick, but Goddell is going to wait the full 10 to give subsequent teams time to negotiate trades…..and sell ad space
I read that usually the picks come in quick, but the NFL delays announcing them to drag it out. I’m sure in this case the pick has been in for weeks.
AND
HERE
WE
GO
LFG!!!! Thanks again Rob. Super excited and feeling well informed going into tonight and the weekend.
Watching while I’m at work. Hope I don’t miss our picks. Let’s go Hawks!
We are going to smash this draft!!!
If you cut your thumb you can leave to get stitches and it’s honestly not that bad if it’s your non dominant hand.
Mountain hawker
I might go with a code brown and disappear when we get on the clock
A classic choice
Go Hawks!
I can’t wait until they say “The pick is in”, so it’s only 10 minutes before it’s announced.
Swanky green room would love a backstage pass to a place like that once in my life
Pick is in! Let’s gooooo
Get on with it Carolina. Everybody knows. 🙄
Hey I got one right! :-/
Lots of people did
That wasn’t at you at all sorry if it came across that way
The Panthers packed draft room seems almost comical with the pick probably decided on a week ago and no other picks in this round.
So many suits standing around.
here we go … pick 2, what do they do?
Key moment in draft… Houston’s pick
Now the draft can really start
Yep, now it gets interesting………..well, in 10 mins anyway and then if there’s a trade another 10 minutes and……………..
Gotta love the Loincloth Suit…wonder how much he paid lol?!
Next 20 minutes will determine the fate of several franchises
Who do we want Houston to take
Any defensive player
any non-QB
Wilson
Wilson.
but will probably be Anderson
OK. Now the draft is starting.
wow what a surprise pick
The pick is in…
Levis or Anderson
I say Tex pix Levis
I’ll take Anderson
Seattle dont get cute with your picks
Houston not wasting time with the pick. Interesting
OK then!
Espn or Nfl network which is better
ESPN
I don’t know what is much more delicious, this beef brisket Carolina BBQ I made last night, or Melissa Stark in a pink dress.
Haven’t tried the brisket but the answer is Mellisa Stark.
The smart choice by Huston
Yes it is
The obvious choice IMO. It is a QB league.
Well there ya go draft twitter was right!
Stroud then. OK
Ugh
Not how I was hoping pick two would go.
Anderson might fall to us…
Now the draft really begins.
If AZ trades out, we’re going to get Anderson
Pretty chill place to be if I’m JS.
Missing out on QBoTF? I doubt it.
And I feel silly saying it but I’d be very disappointed
I’m not all the way there, but almost
I love him as a player and he’d definitely help us, but I’d feel like we’re about to be the Vikings with no hope for the future without a huge risky swing. Who knows. We’ll see.
Shit Texans went Stroud
Cardinals please stay put.
From your fingers to god’s ears
If we’re going to get a QB, that MUST happen
fingers crossed
So much for Stroud falling
indeed
I guess the pythagoream theorem was finally tossed as a critical knowledge piece for throwing the football
I wished mike mayock was still with the NFL network
Me too
ditto
big time
Praying AZ doesn’t trade out of 3…
All those last minute rumors are going to be sall the smokescreens. Lol
Yup. QB-driven league.
Said it 100 times, Anderson does not provide nowhere near the impact and long term value that a QB does.
Dang (no Stroud drop)
Whoever Demeco’s smokescreen guy should get a raise at least.
If Seattle are taking a QB they’ll need to trade up with Arizona
Not likely
Zona pls take Paris
Or Carter, or Anderson, or any defensive player
Please say the pick is in!!!
ARZ staying put?
Arizona has to be working on a trade
Certainly going to listen to offers until the last second.
I can’t handle the stress anymore 😮
Pleas let us get Richardson!!
Cardinals taking an eternity to register the pick :c
Let’s go!
I really like stroud.. wish him well
Same. That’s a great thing about getting invested into the draft process. No matter where your favorites end up, you will remain a fan
JFC
We still get Levis or Ant
wow
Houston going 3, Will Anderson?!
Houston playing the draft like the Jets
Houston moving for a defensive player! We are going to have a shot at QB folks!!
Thank God it’s Houston trading up hoooly moly
My thought exactly. Gotta be Carter or Anderson.
Fuck Houston isn’t screwing around
Wow. I did not see that coming
WOOOOOOOOW! Stroud + Anderson. Mega aggressive move
So it’s now presumably down to AR-15, Carter, and Ty. Wilson for the Hawks? It’s an easy choice for me if that’s the trio available…
Pisses me off but I had to switch to ESPN. They’re on this trade first.
The hell, Houston trading up to Number 3???????
The what the freack
Hawks will get a chance at Richardson!!! This has to be defense and Levis likely to go 4.
Well… if HOU is moving up, that means we’ll have either Levis or AR available to us! Just don’t trip and take Wilson or Carter, please! 🫣
Now we are at least guaranteed Levis or Richardson
Up to you INDY Levis or AR
Please no trade
ba boom youza
So is the do Colts follow the chalk?
No tipping pick please
Richardson or Levis…if we want them
Both
For real, it will be Richardson
What a move by Houston! I saw a mock draft today with this same scenario (I think with picks reversed)…read that and thought it was click bait…shame on me. What a start!
Go home Houston. You’re drunk!
Tequila shots on the house in Houston
Nooooo
A second quarterback?
Always compete!!
LOL
Yes!!!!
what was the compensation for the trade?
Texans win the draft, regardless
CARDS GET: 12, 33, 1st in 2024, 3rd in 2024
TEXANS GET: Pick 3, 105
Like clockwork
WELCOME TO SEATTLE ANTHONY RICHARDSON!
WELCOME TO SEATTLE WILL LEVIS!
Seattle don’t get cute with your picks
Massive respect to Houston. Awesome move.
If I were a fan I would be absolutely jacked right now.
OK we got either AR or Levis. Don’t pass this opportunity by PCJS!!!!!!!!!
Yep. There it is.
Good lord my heart is beating so fast right now 🙂
Thinking we are going to trade back with Philly
This is going to complicate things for us in the second round, I think.
Feeling good about Richardson at #5 with Houston’s move.
Wow. What a move.
Happy he’s not going to AZ as well
God bless Texas
Seahawks get a qb if they want one
I’m so nervous they’re going to take Carter with either Levis or Richardson sitting there.
If they take Jalen Lazyass, ill be calling for PCJS to be fired.
Whew thank you Houston!
Great move from HOU. Offensive face of the franchise and defensive face of the franchise potentially for the next 10 years
I wonder if this makes it more or less likely Philly still moves up for Carter
So does Seattle trade down now?
Hell no
If we trade down AR15 is gone
Dang, what a power move by Houston.
Totally. That’s stepping up. Respect.
Houston just laid their nuts on the table with that move.
Honestly, if there was going to be a trade for #3, that was the one that we’d want.
I agree
That’s a pretty great trade for Arizona, but I hope it’s Cleveland’s #1, not Houston’s native.
What did Houston give up?
No. 3 and 105 for the #Texans for 12, 33, 2024 1 and 2024 3rd for the #AZCardinals.
Dang, that’s a haul
Paying the iron price
Houston should have a much better year with these two picks.
Damn… well played Houston!
Holy fuck I can’t believe they went back to back…that is NUTS
Disappointed my comments are being moderated. Not sure what I’ve done today to warrant that?
Lol, please delete.
Man I got a bad feeling
No. 3 and 105 for the #Texans for 12, 33, 2024 1 and 2024 3rd for the #AZCardinals.
not to bad for Arizona can they now get the OL they want
Paying the iron price
That would’ve been better if they didn’t pick young
holy wow, I can’t say it but OMG I am thinking it.
DAMMIT. THATS WHO I WANTED
Honestly, I’m crushed. AR was my draft crush. He would have been a STAR in Seattle.
This was a shocker of a pick didn’t see that
Indy’s pick is in…
If it’s Richardson the Colts will ruin him by paying him too early
What ever happens, I absolutely love what Houston just did… bravo!!
Basically Rob’s 1-2-3 to this point
Will Anderson sounds like an absolute BOSS when he speaks
what if The colts pick richardson after all this?
Levis all day
LFG SCHNEIDER!! I’ve been waiting for this moment
Hawks on the clock!
well…damn
FML!!!!
Noooo!
Wow.
Wow. F you Indy
Indy makes the right move picking Anthony Richardson over Will Levis. I knew Richardson would never make it to #5, and the Hawks just didn’t like him well enough. Fine. Let’s see what you got, Johnny (hopefully a good trade-down offer is on the table).
Fuck me
Fuck fuck fuck fuck
Fuuuuuuuuuuuck what the freaking hell
I hate everything about this everything
SHIT
They gonna ruin him
Sad
Fuck
So much for foregone conclusions…damnation!
Sigh
Does it come full full circle?
Richardson it is then. Levis is my 1b so let’s do this!
Please no.
JFC. This is why you have to be bold and move up.
Damn
Wow Colts took Richardson
FFFFFFUUUUUCKKKKKKKK!!!!!!! 🤬
Terrible Why Why Why
If we don’t take Levis I’m gonna be upset
as will i
NOOOOOO INDY!
I did not see the Colts doing that. This makes things interesting, wonder if we trade down?
I wondered the same thing. Will we want Levis at 5. Could we grab him a couple picks back or will they feel he’s worth it? So many questions.
Would be shocked if we don’t trade back now
This is my worst case scenario. God damnit
💯
PANIC AT THE DISCO !!!
Interesting pick. Don’t trade back. Levis!
If it isn’t the Colts screwing us over again after tanking last year…
Bingo
Sadly, I’ve been correct so far and I hate it. Awaiting the Seahawks pick or move here.
Well, this is now very, very interesting.
It’s like every PFN draft sim without a HOU trade up
roflmao
It’s gonna be Carter isn’t it.
I thought it would be Levis all along. Don’t get cute get your QB
And this is why I wanted to discuss the trade down possibility a few weeks ago. Here we are. Anderson and Richardson (and Stroud) off the board. What do the Hawks do? I am guessing Witherspoon, which is disappointing, but trading down is a possibility.
Trade down
Yep. Trade down, Johnny. Please no Will Levis.
Shut the fuck up
I can’t even. If we take Carter or Wilson @ 5, I’m going to vomit.
Man we didnt have a chance for him so is what it is. Now trade down.
Looks like Robs board just got torpedoed..
Looks to be a head scratching draft yet again!
More like dive bombed like Dick Best.
I feel bad for Richardson. The situation isn’t what he needs. He’s more likely to fail playing right away.
an Rapoport
@RapSheet
The phones are ringing in Seattle…
5:41 PM · Apr 27, 2023
Ah that’s devastating. Been dreaming of Richardson for months.
Well, I hope we take Levis over Carter – but I see a bunch of trade downs and a really junk draft coming.
PLEASE don’t let this happen………but I got the feeling you might be correct
Can see it coming a mile away hey?
Back to ‘working the board.’ We’ll end up with 18 mediocre players, then look at the depth chart, and realise we somehow still need a safety, 2 DTs, a WR, a QB, and a real centre.
God if we trade down then take Hendon Hooker at 11 or something I’ll fully melt.
Damn you Indy what changed your mind
bummed about not getting AR, but we are moving on!
Trade down Seattle….might as well…
The Colts ran smoke and kept it a secret so nobody traded above them. Smart. Damn, I’m bummed.
Give me Levis or trade down
This
Just effing take Levis JFC.
Carter at 5, Levis at 20.
There’s a 3% chance I’m right. If I’m wrong you didn’t see this👆🏼🤣
See what?
I’m Ok with a trade down here
no trade please
Levis then. Please.
I think AZ will be the winner of this draft.
Was really not impressed with the tape on Will Anderson. Not as explosive as I expect from a player this high. Not impressed by bull rush, not impressed by edge rush.
I’m really concerned by CJ Stroud’s S2 score. For me, quick decision making is the number one criteria for QB’s.
Both of those picks could be busts.
Totally been punked
so much anxiety ….
What if they took AR-15 just to hold him ransom so we have to pay the iron price (Levis + pick 20, for instance)? It’s an odd choice for Indy for sure.
Just take Levis and be happy you got one of the top 4
Trade down. Trade down. Trade down. Trade down. Trade down. Trade down. Trade down. Trade down. Trade down. Trade down. Trade down. Trade down. Trade down. Trade down. Trade down.
And there it is, fucking commercial before our pick.
JFC ESPN!
An annual tradition
lol…i swear…every year!
Glad I’m watching it on YouTube then… LOL
The draft is coming to you, PCJS. Take it
I’ll bet it’s the Raiders on the phone.
Nightmare!
Of course let’s go to commercial for Seattle’s pick
That was the one thing we all correctly predicted.
This is the way
Terrible start of the draft for Seattle
I may have to be an Indy fan. We shall see
Seattle taking all the way down to the last second
Levis and Mayer = Hoisting the Lombardi
WHY is there ALWAYS a commercial when Seattle is on the clock. Never fails
At least they won’t announce the pick while the commercial is rolling like in previous years. Right?? umm right?
Same shit different year
I’m going to pretend they do it because they know the ads are most valuable when Seahawks Fans watch.
We are the Rodney Dangerfield of the NFL
tradetradetradetradetrade
I think we are going to crash the server again.
Does anyone keep up with seattle twitter
It’ll be a trade down
Pick in
Ready for disappointment
Ok guys the pick is in…
And, as is customary, the draft goes on a commercial break as Seattle is set to pick.
Pick is In!!!!
pick is in
Of course a commercial…
Pick is in….. They better take Levis.
Pick is in! No trade!
Watch it be Jalen Carter
PLEASE GOD NO (and not Wilson either)
Wouldn’t be an NFL draft coverage without a commercial during the Seahawks pick.
Witherspoon or Wilson
WTF
HOLY SHIT
Please not Carter
No trade down!!! Seahawks pick is in! Please for the love of god draft Levis!
No thanks. But at least he’s not Carter…
The pick is in, no trade LET’S GO (and hope we don’t hate it)
Pick is in!
“Hooker!” Sorry I was just shouting at the girl in my room.
No Carter… that’s it
WOW. Actually fine with it
that was a surprise dont like it
Well that sucked…
Guess we know that Pete is still calling the shots…
son of a…
Please pick Will!
Wut
This is a fucking joke…
Devon Witherspoon → I owe an apology to somebody in this forum, but I can’t remember who it was. This poster advocated for Witherspoon and I shot him down. By bad. Come give me my crow, please. Don’t heat it—give it to us raw…and wriggling.
Haha!
Yup fuck Pete
WOOOOOOOOOOW! WTF!
Holy shit
Truly hope we don’t regret passing on Levis
Crap…
I love Witherspoon! That’s a nasty comb!
Really – so sad.
You’ve got to be kidding…
Very uncharacteristic position but very Seahawky player. He’ll be great for our team.
Lol their highest drafted ever CB…unbelievable. He’s highly rated but wow no Levis…hope they trade up if Levi’s falls, or maybe pull a houston
Did you forget about Shawn Springs?
We drafted Shawn before Big Walt.
I’ve been a fan before most were born on this site
Wow!!!
Fuck yes, love Witherspoon
WOW.
This was a revenge pick “Well Detroit if we can’t get Richardson…”. I’m disappointed.
F_CK
JFC
Jesus Christ.
I despair. Sell the team already. Just unbelievable, actually sickening stuff.
We got the toughest player in the draft… Can’t be upset at that
At 175lbs… wont make it through a season. Jamal adams 2.0
I don’t hate it.
not a fan, rather take a trade, maybe nothing there for them on that.
Well it’s not jalen I guess. Lease be Ramsey or Revis.
how far does levis fall down
I know, now I’m desperately hoping they’ll trade up to get Levis ugh. Hope this means we’ll have a sick secondary.
Well… that’s one approach
As much as I wanted Richardson, I always wondered if he would turn out to be another athletic running QB Robert Griffin, from the 2012 draft. How much are they similar?
I hope this team wins 3 games this season
Wow
Well that was garbage
Not a bad pick but man we were all wrong, Pete is in charge and John is his puppet
I hadn’t watched any tape on Witherspoon, but holy smokes that’s a GREAT highlight tape.
I like it
Me too!
So… Carter WAS off their board. I really dislike the pick, though. WAY too high.
Who is Seahawks QB in 2025? 🙁
Drew lock
Lord please no
Can’t deny that Witherspoon was probably one of the most Seahawky players in the draft.
How to be unpredictable while taking the best defensive player available.
Pay the Iron Price and trade up for Levis. We need a QBOTF.
I can just hear the excuse making now when Will Levis becomes a good-great QB while we’re stuck with one-and-get absolutely wrecked in the playoffs each year.
I like him, but feels like a waste at 5. Maybe the trade down options just weren’t there?
Not a fan, better than Carter but I am definitely not a fan. Doesn’t look like the draft room is thrilled either.
The Lions will take Levis, it’s be a sound pick
yep
This is definitely not a John pick
Screw PCJS, Im so done with this tired ass regime, how the F do you take a corner over a QBoTF?
Well, bye.
I really don’t like this pick.
Does Pete even care since he may well be gone?
Probably not…
Tried to say he was as Seahawk-y as they got. They struggled to stop the 9ers passing game and tackle in space. Got a dog. Tone setter. Plays like Earl
Matt Millen did know
It’s not bad, hopefully, just not flashy
He’s pretty flashy. It’s a CB which is a premium position. I think people need to go back and look up his numbers and highlights.
I’ve wanted that great cornerback ever since Sherman left. A worthy replacement.
This guy won’t be Sherm. Woolen is that.
Agree completely. Wirh Anderson and Richardson off the board love this pick.
WTF!!! Nooooo!!!!
He was number 2 on my most wanted to draft pick, but the one I thought was least likely. Not a huge need but an alpha
well, i guess teams will just have to figure out how to run the ball between the tackles against us…oh, wait
atleast the “take a qb next year” crowd will be pleased and hopefully quiet for a bit
Nah, they’ll take hooker at 20…
Guess we’re riding with Geno till the team is sold. Then Carrol will retire and JS will finally get booted back to GB where he can continue to think he’s the smartest guy in the room.
Last year was apparently a once in a decade aberration.
We traded Russ for some players we can’t afford, a couple picks, and a small cornerback…when we had legit starters at corner.
Cue Seahawks fans rationalizing what a great pick this was…
A small player who hits above his weight?
What could go wrong?
I know most of us didn’t want or even consider him. But, it’s going to be fun having 2 good, young CB’s. Still more picks and maybe they trade up for Levis if he drops?
They truly are going BPA.
I love it.
So all in with Pete and Geno the next two years on a Superbowl run I guess…well that is a strategy I guess
And that is unfortunately delusional.
Not what I wanted, but I like it!
Top 5 CB duo in the league, that’s one way to help your pass rush.
+1
trade up for QB is all I’m hoping for seattle. This pick they got to cute
not Hooker, please
Detroit so disgusted they traded out w/ Arizona
Paris?
I have no doubt that was their pick. That’s why Seattle didn’t trade down.
See it the same way, the guy plays like Kam. Fun as hell to watch
I am going to believe that Indy screwed up our pick
Same. I wish I could have been watching the hawks feed when AR was called. The room doesn’t look very happy right now. I think Indy sniped them.
Can still pull a Texans and move up for Levis
Why?
Pete……cb is one area I will defer.
Don’t “need,” corner. Would have preferred “better,” value…but if witherspoon plays like he did last year we will all love it.
But still tons of picks folks.
Your optimism is admirable my friend. I feel totally deflated.
Witherspoon…..or….carter/ wilson?
I don’t love it. But I remember loving having the best dbs in the league. If that happens I’ll be stoked.
This was an absolute dumpster fire of a pick and a waste of resources. Im back on the fire PCJS bandwagon now.
Now trade up for Levis
Yes please
A CB?
A CB…
A CB????
I’d hate a Carter pick but at least that’s a true need and there’s like 10% chance he could be a field-tilting player. I’d hate a Wilson pick but that’s also a need and he has some interesting measures.
I’d like a Levis pick. Might not be QBOTF but you need to take your shots sooner than later
Even a Bijan pick would be better.
Is this a safe pick? Yes. Is this one of the most boring picks they could make…heck yes.
But hey, I can save my Gamepass subscription fee because I won’t pay for this 💩
This is what happens when you don’t pay the iron price
very true
Unfortunately it looks like unless they had moved up to 1 with the Bears, there was never any chance of securing AR (or indeed Will Anderson) , given that the Cards held no. 3.
Agreed, one pick too late.
Love DW and i have no doubt he’s going to be a great player, so this makes me wonder if the Hawks are planning to pull a Texans and try to jump up to take Levis or if they are willing to go with Hooker.
At least it’s not Carter
Love it! Total f’ing stud. Pete builds from the back to the front.
Kudos for keeping us all guessing.
Now we can go for the daily double and pick Hooker at 20. Woo hoo!
I personally didn’t think we would take a cornerback this early. I think he’s a great player and it’ll be interesting to see. It looks like we’ve really firmed up the Secondary of the Defense and hopefully we can get some beef upfront.
Arizona just trade it up to number six. I think DET is pissed we stole their cornerback.
If Levis gets by LV and ATL (gulp) go get him please!
A bit disappointed in who was gone already, but love the pick given what we had available. Could now have league’s top CB duo, with both freaky traits and that dog. At least its an identity.
Definitely seems like he could be a browner-esque player for the team. We will see.
Who needs a defensive line anyways?
Just having a good laugh remember how many people in here had a meltdown and declared the team ruined after the Charles Cross pick last year. Keeping some perspective.
You mean like when they blew 8 straight Drafts from 2013-2020?
I mean yeah if you wanna focus on the negative past like that instead of the more positive recent then be my guest.
Congrats Rob.
Spot on with not taking Carter.
Pretty sure John just put his future in Pete’s hands. And he won’t end up happy about it.
I wish we had the 3rd pick from the start
I put some pins in my Brandon Staley voodoo doll, tonight
I guess you can’t say we’re out of it on Levis
Tony was right
That dude deserves respect
Agreed.
We were silly not to expect Indy being a perfectly good spot for AR to land
It on;y cost ARZ a 2nd rounder. Price for moving up may not be all that high is Hawks want to go after Levis
I just don’t understand.
They can’t possibly think they’re close to winning can they? Got lucky with a freak half season from Geno and a soft schedule. It’s such an ordinary roster, absolutely miles away from getting anywhere.
Witherspoon obviously isn’t a bad player, but what are we doing? Maybe they just really didn’t rate Levis and had a massive sook when Richardson got taken? Such a waste of an opportunity. Trade away the best QB in franchise history for… a corner and a payrise for Geno Smith.
The night ain’t over
They have for years despite exiting the playoffs early every season after Russell Wilson carried them into the playoffs.. They’re just lucky Allen chose them over Russell Wilson.
Spot on JP, my take, as well. So goes it.
And I’d suggest to no one in particular that we watch the play of Cross and Lucas this season before setting in stone the brilliance of last year’s draft. I agree it looks that way so far, but it’s not that uncommon for NFL players to fall off after a promising rookie year. I expect both will continue to progress, and look forward to the season with great interest. Pete still has some crazy magic about him.
As always, kudos to Rob Staton’s hard work, insight, and first -rate reporting AND WRITING. The wry sense of humor is always appreciated.
Not quite that simple. Hawks got Charles Cross, Boye Mafe, Devin Witherspoon and ?? (and Drew Lock if you want to count him).
I admit I wanted Levis like many others here.
But too many of y’all are acting like crybabies. Just go home if you’re going to say things like “I hope they win 3 games next year”
I wouldn’t say cry babies, but I agree in general. Remember we gotta wait to see the whole draft.
Agree. I told yesterday there were some here so fixated on Richardson that it was obvious that would end in disappointment.
Thank you for telling us how to be fans since you’re the only one who knows how
Well said, Big Mike, appreciate you making an important comment. No need to restrain on-topic comments or what’s a fan forum for? Excepting clearly obnoxious personal attacks, let’s, as we used to say on the destroyer, “shoot the shit. “
On the bright side, Woolen opposite Witherspoon could be formidable. We’ll see. trying to see what is instead of what isnt
When can we trade up for Levis?
Too bad AZ didn’t take Carter.
Congrats Rob!! You stuck your neck all the way out despite all the tide against you and you were RIGHT!
I DO think I see where they were coming from.
In that exact same draft scenario I would have been on the phone trying to trade down if I wasn’t going to take Levis. But without a good trade down partner then… well, who?
I’m happy they didn’t take Carter. I hope Witherspoon turns into a hall of famer.
I’m pleased at seeing Rob’s 1st round grade on him.
I love the pick. Detroit traded out once Witherspoon was off the board. Shows how much teams liked him. Seattle takes a QB after trading back in the 1st round. Bank it. Lol
I am concerned that PC commandeered the draft from JS
I don’t think this is the case. They legit picked on the best defenders in the draft at a position they don’t usually pick high. It tells me they are BPA for sure.
I hope we trade back up and take Levis I dont want hooker at all
Levis could fall here so maybe can still get him.
Well Rob you nailed it. You said if Richardson was gone they’d likely go Witherspoon. Great call.
Kills me to still think about Indianapolis blowing that last game. Watching Richardson go #4 was hard.
Great job on Paris to AZ as well.
absolutly right Rob nailed it !!!
Levis is an anagram for Elvis.
But his parents should have named him LIev.
Liev Levis.
Nice board manipulation by Arizona. Got a 2024 1st for moving down 3 spots.
Yup, well played.
And still got the player they wanted.
The front office already better than the old one
Witherspoon may be the next Sherman, but even if he is it’s still a total disappointment. The Colts screwed it all up and passing on Levis was a full gut punch.
Disagree. I can see the logic for the Hawks. They found one great CB last year and their CB2 got picked on. So now make that a position of strength.
I actually did have that thought this morning:
We thought the Colts needed a player ready to start, but what better way for a front office to buy 2-3 more years than convincing the owner they need that time to develop their new QB?
Will they though? I find it more likely that they will rush and potentially ruin Richardson.
which teams are the QB needy teams ahead of us
At least Tennessee and Washington
Or Atlanta right here
The toughest player pound-for-pound in this draft is Devon Witherspoon. The Hawks have lacked that edge for 4-5 years now. They need guys like this if they want to compete with SF.
The Seahawks just got one of the feistiest cornerbacks we’ve seen in a long time. He’s going to fit in perfectly in Seattle and be an absolute tone setter for our defense.
Woolen, Bryant and Witherspoon could be a special group and fierce a ton of turnovers.
If Levis was not going to be the pick, I’m glad it was DW and not Carter or Wilson. I’m just disappointed it wasn’t Levis, but now that I’ve had a moment to calm down, DW was the BPA after Levis.
If Levis isn’t taken here, we’d only have to trade #52 and #154 to move up to 11 in place of the Titans who themselves could use more picks.
I would do that maybe instead of 154 maybe next years picks
Another landing spot would be at 16 (WAS) which would cost us #83.
OMG! Carter would be a perfect Raider!!! Hope it’s him.
Tariq’s career just took a big boost. He’s going to see a lot more throws to his side.
I love Raider’s fans. They deserve better.
Not what I was expecting but not a bad pick at all. Rob had him as one of his only 9 true first round grades, and I’m sure many teams had it similarly.
Clearly BPA, its not Jalen Carter/Tyree Wilson, and they must have not liked Levis.
I was hoping for Richardson but what are you gonna do. Witherspoon/Woolen is dynamite as a starting core, and lots of depth now with Bryant, Brown, Jackson, etc.
Fully believe the Hawks would have taken Richardson if available. Sad we’ll probably never know for sure.
Just look at the hawks draft room and the time it took for that pick. Of course they wanted AR
While I like the player, I don’t like the pick.. would have preferred Levis. This seems like a delusional complete now pick vs franchise future Health pick
I’m warming on the pick.
I loved having shutdown corners back in the day
What did it take for PC/JS to take a CB in the first round? Finding a first-round CB with a fifth-round chip on his shoulder.
Hope the hawks trade up for Levis…we need our QB of the future. If you only have to give up a second seems like a no brainer?
Well, the traffic crashed the blog
Which is crazy because I pay a fortune to support the traffic 😂
‘The Devon Witherspoon effect’
A good problem to have !
Lol. Just showing how much you’re appreciated
If that’s the case, they might have seen their future slowly wain away.
🤣
I got one prediction right!
Took a while to refresh, but didn’t crash for me!
I got the 502 Bad Gateway.
Well let’s hope we keep beefing up the D with BAMF players, we most certainly aren’t taking Levis now.
Carter fanboys have got to be chugging their Old Milwaukee right now, drowning in depression.
It’s ridiculous how long it takes between picks
Did seahawks twitter freak out about our pick?
Don’t know. I was too busy freaking out about our pick lol!
If Levis lasts past the Titans at 11 we could look to trade up for him.
They might take him tho
He night get picked here
if he gets past the Titans, he might make it to us.
Not sure we’d take him though.
If they liked him, they would have picked him at 5
Or maybe all the Kraken = Clash of Titans clues were that we will trade up with the Titans for Levis…?
LV better hope Wilson’s foot ain’t all screwed up as bad as it seems
ATL always picks the BPA
Ade at 20 please. Bijan still on the board
Seattle’s pick predictably unpredictable. He is the meanest CB which fits
Drew Rosenhaus is shitting himself right now.
And not washing his hands.
It’s not a sexy pick, but it’s damn solid. Given the options available, Witherspoon was a logical pick.
Anderson and Richardson were gone. Carter was not an option. Wilson was not an option. Levis maybe, but was he the kind of player you draft and stash for a year or two?
Devon was BPA. We should applaud the front office for taking BPA, even if it’s disappointing.
Well said
It’s not disappointing at all, really. LOB II coming…
Eh I’ll criticize them for letting that be the situation that they let fall. We traded the best quarterback in franchise history for a short corner.
He’s our player and I’ll be rooting for him, but this pick should have been a difference maker.
Well said as well
You have to play the hand your dealt. Which other player could they have taken at 5?
You can say Levis, but at this point, the league doesn’t agree with you. Looks like he could make it into the teens at this point.
Trading up wasn’t an option either. There was no way you were going to compete with what the Texans gave up.
Nah they still could have traded up. Top 5 pick and they let it fall and then chose. Pete and John picked their path.
Good way of looking at it and portends well for rest of draft that the focus is BPA. Imagine how sexy our CBS can be next year, Tariq and Witherspoon…hell ya dude
Agree. I can see the logic (create a position of strength across from Woolen), but lack of ideal size this early gives me pause.
Hope he’s everything they hope for on the field and in the locker room. BAMF.
Seattle bout to trade up for a physically limited C….lol!
Whats the compensation to move up from 20
Cost Arizona a second to go from 12 to 6
What is Devon Witherspoon‘s natural position? LCB? NCB?
good pick by ATL
Well, at least Philly didn’t get Bijan
Carter is 2 picks away from carter falling out of the top 10. After that he didn’t meet with any teams
Rob nailing pick #8, nicely done!
And there go all my hopes and dreams that all the smart people were wrong and Bijan would last to the late 20’s.
You nailed that one Rob. Congrats!
Mark my words… Levis to Green Bay.
Damn nice work Rob you nailed the falcons pick
Philly trades up??
Chicago should be open for business if Hawks want to move up.
A very disappointing pick, and I don’t care how special a CB he is. I would have had no trouble with either an offensive or defensive line pick. A totally underwhelming pick.
Rob absolutely nails the ATL pick
What makes Witherspoon so much better than tarek Woolen where you get one guy in the fifth round and the other guy with the fifth pick in the draft? And they’re pretty close to each other in years so if Woolen continues to become great and so does Witherspoon what are you going to do pay 40 million in cornerback money in 4 years 5 years? Why stop there resign Jamal Adams now resign quandary digs now and then you can have 80 million to your secondary and no pass rush
Trade up for Levis, please…
Johnson model says 20 + 37 for 10 + 94
They might not need to do that at this rate
how far does levis fall
20+ 52 for 10 was close on the table…
I would do that real quick
Could you imagine Levis at 20 holy cow
I’d be stunned if he was on the board still after 12. If so, 20 + 83 works for the Jets at 15, in order to get in front of Washington and Tampa Bay.
Philly traded with CHI
Hopefully SEA trades with CHI at 10?
6 picks all you had 1st round grades, nuff said. Excellent work Rod.
Trade up with Da Bears, let’s go
Bijan to Atlanta’s gotta be one of most logical things in this draft so far. The amount of analytics zealots overanalyzing him as an RB pick was one of the more annoying things to read leading up to the draft.
Bijan being an excellent at sewing is a + for ATL
I’m sure Witherspoon is a Seahawk because of the attitude. Him and Woolen, the LOB 2.0?
Was hoping to see a healthy Tre Brown and a pass rusher or QB with pick 5 🙁
Sounds like we got a stud tho
Richard Sherman said they are “going back to the scheme” and he meant one high safety with two shut-down corners. If Adams can play in the box then this draft pick might make the defense better at all three levels.
If Adams even plays 5 games it’ll be an upset
Is this a weird trade, moved up one spot?
It is weird
Thats what Im wondering. Chicago was must said we will take him, BUT, what will you give us for Carter, basically
Or someone else was gonna trade with da bears and draft him and chicago took a better offer from philly
Someone else on the phone saying we want Carter, gave the Bears enough leverage to force the Eagles hand?
I think it’s probably to block another team from trading up to #9.
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Eagles traded pick No. 10 and a fourth-round pick next year to move up to No. 9.
That’s nothing. Iron price turning into the aluminum price
If I’m Woolen…im already annoyed at the pay issue
What’s your issue with Woolen’s pay?
My understanding is that entry level contracts are collectively bargained.
Surprised at all of the negativity!!
We still have 3 more picks in the top 52.
We’ll build the DL.
I love having another shut down corner!
3 years from now, DW will be a blessing as others above him bust out!
Go Hawks!
Love the selection
BPA at a premium position.
Shocked at the pessimism. 😂
3 years from now you’re going to have to be preparing to pay him 20 million a year and also you’re going to pay Tarik woolend 20 million a year
That’s a great problem to have. I’ll take it! That means both of them balled out. Why are you complaining about that?
You’re missing the point. If they both work out you have to pay them. Salary cap is a real thing in the NFL you have to plan for it. And that takes away from other positions positions that you need. But the likelihood is that they both won’t be all stars. Unless you forget Jeff okuda was just traded and he was supposed to be the next Dion Sanders.
I was listening to 710 for a bit and it is funny hearing Bob Steltan shocked that Jalen Carter is falling.
Philly moving up has to be for Carter
At least we don’t have to worry about Carter being a Hawk now
Thank God, I’m sure all of 710 will be crying about it tomorow
Lel. Let them cry 🙂
LOL
Perfect spot for him, hope he gets his stuff together for his own good.
Jalen Carter showing a lot of armpit sweat in that muave suit.
sure it isn’t gravy sweat
I guess it’s the, “we weren’t going to touch him here” deal
If Levis gets past Tennessee…
And Washington…………..
and Tampa lol
I would be shocked if Levis made it past Tennessee and Detroit
TEN might take Hooker instead.
Soo happy we dont have to talk about Carter to Seattle anymore Thank You
Amen to that!
I will say this though, the Witherspoon pick sure went down very pleasantly with the Arran Sherry Cask single malt scotch.
That looks good.
I’ll toast you some Aberlour (16), or some Glenfiddich (12 or 14).
Go Hawks.
A little worried that the Seahawks just tried to be the smartest guys in the room.
Hope it works.
BPA on their board.
I’m happy they’re sticking to it.
Really, they avoided being the dumbest guys in the room. they took BPA instead of a risky pick like carter or wilson
Hope he can turn it around for his own sake, extremely glad we’re not the one taking the risk.
Another hit by Rob, trade up and pick for Atlanta.
Rosenhaus absolutely had the guarantee from the Eagles before playing the top 10 card.
No doubt
Witherspoon was absolutely the right pick and I think he’s actually more interesting than Will Anderson. I could legitimately see Witherspoon being the best player on a good defense but I couldn’t see that with Anderson. That said, completely bummed out by missing Richardson. I just can’t see the Seahawks accomplishing anything meaningful with their QB situation and it doesn’t seem likely they will be in a position to add one for some time. Hooker would be an interesting pick later on but he’s so old and far from a sure thing.
100% agree Matt
Witherspoon has All Pro on him.
Anderson is a potential avg player.
Never was impressed with Will. Played in great defenses but pass rush was avg vs elite comp.
Much happier with Witherspoon over anyone on the D side.
What will be interesting to me is to see how they deploy him…yes, he is a lock down corner but I would argue his best position is at nickel
💯 agree, Matt. I’m okay with Witherspoon, but I was so hoping for a QBOTF, specifically AR. I hope we don’t end up in perpetual mediocrity with an average at best QB for the foreseeable future.
Walterfootball:
Assholes and Opinions… everybody’s got them, and they probably stink to somebody else. I want to trust our front office because they did a great job last year and there are three or four different guys at Walter football with differing opinions.🤷🏻♂️
It’s a good sign that Walterfootball doesn’t like the pick
Walter had Seahawks taking Jalen Carter at #5 and Flowers the Wide Receiver at #20.
Step 1: Seahawks make a pick and Walt trashes it.
Step 2: Walt does a re-mock and puts that pick higher than was originally drafted
step 3: Profit!
I really wish that I could put a South Park gif here.
\o/
Go Hawks.
Walter football has been garbage for 10 years now. We had 1 good corner, you need more than that in today’s nfl
I quite like WF and I think he does a good job overall. I just find his over reactions to be funny.
We had one great CB, one good CB, and Tre Brown coming back healthy
FWIW Walter wanted us to take Jalen Carter and was fully on the ‘media is just trying to cancel this fine young man’ narrative. Just sayin’.
I mean, Witherspoon is fine.
He is a fine pick, fine player, should be a B.
A was the trade up to get Richardson. Levis is still there though, and he is my QB1. 😎
Michael Jackson might agree with this.
Over Skoronski, interesting
Was some talk that they specifically wanted a RT because of the guys they already have, and I guess he fits the profile for that more than Skoronski having played there and having the prototype tackle frame.
Solid pick by Chicago
Damn good pick by the Bears right there.
Best OT picked
Odds we trade up to get Levis at some point?
imo, 5%
Prove me wrong Pete
No way do they trade up for him.
I think they are out on him…unless he’s somehow there in the 2nd, perhaps.
If he gets past Tennessee I could Seattle trading ahead of the bucs to get him
So, Trevor Penning got traded for Jalen Carter, who got traded for Darnell Wright.
Woolen and Witherspoon LETS GOOOO
Could we put Witherspoon in the old role of Earl Thomas?
Good thought
Indeed, it wouldn’t be a massive surprise given what they did with ET. But I wonder if they still value the single high safety as highly as they did back then now that the league has set up their offenses to beat exactly that type of coverage. Could be better just sticking him opposite Woolen.
💪
Levis falling out of the top 10, the Seahawks had to see it coming. Makes me think they knew they could steal Witherspoon from DET and still have a chance to trade up for Levis later. We’ll see.
Makes me think actual NFL people aren’t as high on him as the peanut gallery
So many OL going, that’s great for Seattle.
Texans blew this thing up.
Yep hopefully Jones and Skoronski go before us. Christian Gonzalez too!
Seattle Draft:
1b Will McDonald DE
2A Hendon Hooker QB
No Hendon Hooker before a late 2nd rd please
Rob, you’re right, give me McDonald at 20 and we’ve improved the D.
First 10 players are exactly as expected just not the order.
Got Young, Anderson, Johnson, Carter and Wright in my mock 5/10 is not bad.
Skoronski and Gonzalez should go next.
Levis to New England, Tampa, or Seattle?
Don’t forget the Commanders
Oh yeah.
I try to.
Hopefully one of the first two
Levis gonna go next imo
Agreed
I was wrong
+1
And I’m wrong again.
I’m gonna go nuts if the Patriots get Levis.
Trade up for Levis shouldn’t take much to go up
I could cost as little as next year’s 3rd. PAY THE ALUMINUM PRICE!
WOW! TEN goes with Skoronski. Levis still out there ready for a trade up.
Would Green Bay go Levis?! That would be such a crazy pivot from Rogers and great Jordan Love insurance.
I doubt it, I would expect them to go tight end or reciever
yes TE or WR especially after the OL rub
Rob was right and put his !!!Balls on the Table!!! and credit to him for that . Witherspoon is our man and was never spoonfed and comes in tough as nails and is the ultimate Seahawker . You all know I wanted Carter but Rob was right who cares what I want or you they did not want that…Kudos to you ROB lets go Hawks!
Could Levis fall all the way to 20? That would be interesting as we are mostly expecting the Seahawks to take a Defensive Lineman there
I mean yeah that’s the obvious pick and way to go and get the Irish TE but the dark horse part of me says they might just grab Levis here.
Oops that reply was meant for Travis above.
For everyone that doesn’t like the Witherspoon pick…hawks went BPA at one of the most premium positions in the game (QB, DL, CB, OT). Imagine having two lock down corners…that improves your defense. I’m sad about not getting qb but maybe we get Levis later…
The problem is if Geno regresses to what we saw the 2nd half it won’t matter cuz we won’t score enough. I’ll assume they do more to address the run D with this comment btw
*if he doesn’t get any better. If he maintains, won’t be enough. He’s 32. There is nothing long term. Team even said the same thing with his contract.
trully a return to the Boom
+1
and absolute tone setter, culture on a defense that was soft the past few years. That could prove to be invaluable.
Really solid, safe pick for Tennessee
They went BPA that has elite football character, I legitimately don’t understand why people are upset.
Yeah. I like the pick. If they went Witherspoon with Richardson on the board it would be a different story. I’m also glad they didn’t give up the haul that the Texans did. It was too much.
Does Levis fall to 20
Great pick by Detroit
Wow, didn’t see Detroit doing that
Wow Levis looks PISSED. He’s probably very upset right now
No selfies tonight
Same thing happened to Aaron Rodgers. It also happened to Brady Quinn. I’m guessing Levis is somewhere in between
I’m going to make coffee right now and put mayo in it. And eat whole bananas while flexing. Please go get him.
Love this… with you (decaf)
Damn, go lions!
Would like to see a run on cb now.
Ever since they picked the Seahawks board is looking really good, fingers crossed
Lions with a great pick.
Gibbs is so good.
I swear the value added from just along Levis is worth it at this point
Gibbs goes to DET! MOCK DRAFTS ARE EXPLODING ALL OVER THE PLACE! Great player, solid pick by DET
While I wanted Richardson to drop to us, I’m thrilled with Witherspoon at 5. I’m liking the look of MacDonald or, even, Levis at 20 (though his age scares me). Who saw a 2nd RB going this early?!
I could see the Seahawks trading up to 15 for Levis
Gibbs at 12. Levis on the board still. Texans trading up to 3. This draft is nuts
I want to eat, eat, eat, coffee and bananas.
I want to eat, eat, eat coffee and bananas.
Why can’t I eat, eat, eat coffee and bananas.
[cut to Scarlett Johansson pleading for Will Levis to be drafted.]
What a Shocking pick by Detroit
I think they wanted Richardson but the scenario with could work Hooker recouping from injury for a year. Still wonder about Levis?
I think they wanted Richardson and then Witherspoon. They then traded back to hope Bijan would still be there for them.
They got a hell of a player but I think no other team got messed up more than the Lions.
Outstanding pick for DET. Building a special, hard-nosed team.
Agree. Think they’ll be a force in the NFC for a while.
Gibb way early, had him going end first to KC in my mock. Gibbs reminds me of Jamaal Charles, though. Really love Gibbs.
If Levis drops to #20 and McDonald is still available, we’ve got a real Sophie’s Choice.
Pick Levis and trade up for McDonald to me
Sign me TF up!
Mayer watch has started. I’d be ticked to land him
Genuinely surprised Levis falling like this. Wonder what it is that teams aren’t keen on. If we can somehow haul him in from here that would be outrageous.
turnovers I’d guess
Charlie Campbell reported a while back that teams were VERY split on Levis. A lot of pro scouts rated him as a day 2 pick. Seems like Campbell’s reporting was spot on.
I don’t wanna be a stick in the mud, but maybe they don’t see him as a big upgrade over Geno and Drew.
Entirely possible.
Hugh Millen has been trashing his throwing mechanics.
Nfl twitter gotta be loving 2 RB’s picked in the top 12
Love to see it!
Ben B. Baldwin gonna have an aneurysm and i am here for it.
First row on the horizontal board looks very thin
I think we broke the Lions lol
Rob has Mayer going here
Trade BACK to get Levis??? lol
My guess: Hawks wanted Richardson, Stroud or Andersen.
All gone and they tried to trade back, but didn’t receive a good offer so they took BPA on their board.
Just a guess based on they picked with only like 1 minute or less on the clock.
Pro for the pick:
CB can be a real strength
Good player and character
Hit like a hammer
Cons:
A CB, which is almost the only position they were always able to draft late or trade for and coach up
Small CB (especially bad for big hits)
Not over the top athletical (He’s OK but not some freak)
Not crazy production either
All in all feels like a safe but boring pick. And definitely like a pick in the mid-teens and not top5.
Not hating because hopefully he’ll play for long and I think he’ll be at least decent but a super mehh pick
CB is a premium position and BPA on the defensive side of the ball.
I don’t know who else you’d rather the Hawks have selected at #5?
I love great players on lousy teams! He will shine in Seattle.
Love the positional selection and the player.
#20 will be a pass rusher.
And there goes Van Ness then.
Mayer here to NE?
Commenting here just to keep up….love detroit. Hope they takeover the north. Fun team.
Agree. Been so bad for so long it’d be hard not to root for them
Another surprise – wondering if we go Hooker @ #20 ?
I’d be fairly upset if I was a GB owner lol
They seem like they’re ready to tank for a few years
Barring a trade up, the only real competition for Levis at #20 would be DET and TB. Interesting….
Commanders
If we land Levis at any point, I dare Rob to post a video on Twitter taking a big bite out of an unpeeled banana and washing it down with a sip of mayonnaise coffee all while maintaining eye contact with the camera!
(full “Can we stop this whole Jalen Carter to the Seahawks thing now?” style…! 😂)
lol
I endorse this
He won’t even eat chips with mayonaise.
No chance we take Hooker, has to be Levis or DL
i’d bet they want to trade down
Man, just how bad did Levis bomb his interviews? Wasn’t he the betting favorite to go 2 overall just a week ago?
Buncha GMs tried mayo in coffee and immediately took him off the board.
Betting markets were all over the place
Man, at this point the value sitting there in Levis is huge. A trade up to 15 would make sense.
Who TF wants to hear absolutely one word from the fricking Jonas brothers right in the middle of the draft? 🤮🙄 ESPN selling its soul.
Implying they had a soul to sell.
exactly, they do not
I mean…they sold it to Disney so…
Trade a day 3 pick and a day 3 pick next year with the Jets. DO IT!
Jet should be open to a trade if we want Levis. They have Rodgers. Or could they draft a QB!!! Lol!!!!!
Haha!!
Lol! The Jet’s drafting a QB here would be amazing.
😂🤣 Just imagine!
If they’re smart they’ll take one
Go full LOB 2.0 mode and Branch at 20
Wouldn’t surprise me.
Then Skinner in the 2nd
I think Skinner is going to drop because of the injury.
Skinner is a draft crush of mine, but feels like too much of a luxury pick
Mel with the call
Imagine getting Levis at 20 and trading into the back-end of 1st round to get D-line.
I find it amusing we’re paying our safeties so much while having super cheap cb’s
“amusing” isn’t the word that I’d use.
beat me to it…great minds
Amusing is not the adjective I’d use but I get what you’re saying
For now.
Jets have to be pissed that the last OT went off right before there pick.
Pittsburgh did ’em
NE knew what they were doing too haha
This would be a perfect spot to trade up into for Levis, before WAS and TB are on the clock.
Imagine levis lasting to 20 and the hawks passing on him…again. Some brains will explode
I’m totally expecting that to happen.
If they don’t like him, why spend a 1st rounder on him?
If they like him, they would have taken him at 5
That logic makes sense
I don’t totally agree here.
They liked wilson but took wagner a round earlier.
That’s not how drafting works though. If you know or have some idea that nobody is going to take him at 20, why take him at 5, if you also have your eyes on something else that you don’t think WILL last til 20? Its really not that complex.
Oh it could happen, make no mistake
Run on WRs??
Say Hawks don’t pick Levis and take Mayer or Will McDonald, Kancey, Ade Ade?. How may here will be upset? I’ll be a tad upset about landing a QBotF, but i can’t be upset about any of those players.
*not landing
I won’t. I just want talented players!
I’ll be happy/sad. Happy to land a potential impact player, sad that our qb future looks bleak as fuck.
I feel the same way
McDonald or Clancy
No Tight end here.
Find a guy in the 4th/5th rd.
More Defense at #20.
Pass rush is the pick!! Book it
Cousins is on a one-year deal. If they want Levis I wouldn’t risk trading back past #22.
Seems like Levis would be a perfect fit in Washington
I agree.
It’s a good fit.
Can’t see him getting by Washington, NE, & TB
TB would pick levis too
Just seems so stupid not to give up a 4th to move up for Levis. This draft is a disaster if Levis or Hooker are not taken.
I feel the exact opposite, unless we’re talking round 3
Where is Mayer going?
Hooker or Levis?
If we don’t get Levis. I turn in all my love for Seattle and will root for Herbert until that’s hopeless
I will honestly feel it will be a waste of the Russell Wilson trade to not come away with a QB of the future with one of the picks.
Been saying this for months
Unless they get a dominant D and run game out of it. But they better just hit there picks.
By the way, we are five picks away from another commercial break.
Hahahaha I needed that right now 🤣
Then it dawned on me that you will be right……..
damn…Jets get one of our favorites.
Crap!!!!
Still a handful of blog favorites out there
Child cancer survivor….
Check.
Oh NFL. You so predictable.
Fuck! Jets fucked us again! First with Adam’s now with McDonald. I hope rodgers retired mid season
Relax man, dontcha know, Adams is gonna turn it around and be healthy all year and set a new sack record wit 25
Thanks I needed that belly laugh
Well, there he goes.
That kid was great
Absolutely!!
There goes one of the good options for 20.
Damn the Jets! Robert Saleh stacking up Edge Rushers. Dammit
Great pick by the Jets
If there’s a lesson to be learned, you can’t always wait for the best players to drop. Sometimes you have to move up. But we’re still getting someone good at 20.
Damn, still would be happy with Levis at 20
Prepare to be disappointed
Agree Scot
Another favorite – gone…
Commanders turned in their pick hella fast.
Gonzalez or Nolan Smith, maybe?
Na, it’s just the BS pomp and commercials getting us way behind again
We need more of that Jets Kid Energy in our lives.
DAMN!!!
Okay…. Levis, Kancey, Mayer, Downs, Mingo or trade back at #20?
Ade Ade?
Yeah, could be. Figured he’d be more a “trade back a few and select” option, but who the hell knows?
Entirely possible that WASH doesn’t evaluate Levis that high. If Levis gets past here, then Hawks won’t have to move.
Tampa surely?
And McDonald is gone. What a disaster this draft is so far
one pick in and nobody in the draft class has ever suited up for an NFL game, and its already a disaster? whoever your favorite guy is, could end up being a bust man. now’s not the time for negativity. lets go!
Cmon 502!
Disaster? #5 was a free selection and we took BPA on a premium position. We still have 20, 37 and 52 in top 60.
This is a great draft so far!
Be positive.
I’m loving it
Switched over to Ardbed Corryvreckan in preparation for our upcoming pick. Cheers to all!
The next two picks will be a little girl with a heart transplant and a wounded Ukrainian war veteran.
Still waiting for the warplane flyover.
Do they trade or stay put
So if we don’t get Levis, are we officially in QB purgatory?
Not yet. After this season if it goes like I think. Probably
Pretty much, I’m so tired of this regime.
They played the Spice Girls just to torment Rob.
I think it’s the range they can trade up few spots and take Levis
That sucks seeing McDonald go off the board. Thought he was the best pure pass rusher in the draft.
Still going to be some great options at 20.
My current BPA for hawks
– Micheal Mayer
– JSN
– Ade Ade
– Nolan Smith
– Darnell Washington
– Mazi Smith
– Julius Brent’s
– Joel Tippman
I’m preparing to be underwhelmed with the 20th pick. I bet we take a Center. Ugh!
They must not be enamored with Levis or they would’ve moved up.
What if that center becomes a future HOF?
Depends how many Super Bowl’s we win during that time.
Wow! Campbell was right. A lot of NFL scouts didn’t put a very high grade on Levis
Of Kurt Warner’s varouis top QB two episode breakdowns on youtube, Levis looked the roughest, even with the disclaimers. But if they get levis at 20, they’ll seem clever enough. It looks like they wanted AR, and it didn’t happen.
Damn does Levis make it into the second? Talk about all time draft day drop…from sure thing at 4 to down down down
Looking at how little some teams have paid to move up, surely if someone liked him they would have moved up already? Never saw this coming
Has to get through 2 more QB needy teams
I hope he’s a hall of famer
Shades of Dan Marino?
All is well! Must get in from TB- all is well!
TBs current QBs are all just so bad
When did Kelly Jennings go back to college?
helluva pick this late by NE
If you’re worried about TB, here is a chance to move up VERY cheaply
All these teams that need a QB passing on Levis should speak volumes
See: Rodgers, Wilson
Good call Peter
Or: Willis, Ridder
I mean we can also point to like Josh Rosen and Malik Willis who slid. Feels like people are cherry picking based on their bias.
if Seahawks pass on Levis they probably didnt want him to begin with
here’s hoping
If TB and Seattle pass… I’m not sure where he goes
Aaron rodgers went in the 20s…all the teams that passed on him were wrong
To be fair…at that time a lot of the teams didn’t need a QB. The Packers had an aging Farve so it made sense.
Also see Tom Brady along with the others already noted
Brady was not hyped as a top pick by the media. Neither was Russ to be honest so Rodgers is really the only positive example. And there are many QBs who fell because they were in fact not that good
Wondering if they’re just going to pick JMS now. Reports were dead on with Witherspoon interest.
I would be stunned if TB passes up on Will Levis. I don’t even know who our, I mean, their, QB is.
Baker is their QB
KNEE CAPS
Fantastic
Watch Tampa take Levis and we get gazumped for a quarterback twice in one draft
If they really wanted Levis that badly they could have moved up. They may just not fancy him.
There’s a bunch of other good options for them so it wouldn’t be the end of the world if they didn’t take him but it does leave our QB future as a question mark
No WRs, TEs, C, LB or S taken yet
It’s gonna disappoint me watching Levis go to NE.
The Hawks must be getting a ton of calls for #20 with all the TE and WR still on the board.
I wonder what read Pete is making here, division wise. The NFC West has some pretty volatile QBs if you ask me, they are all liable of boom/bust performances. More importantly, the NFC QBs will turn the ball over. Witherspoon and Woolen may be exactly what they think they need to shrink the field, and hopefully we see them focus on the D line after they do something with 20.
1st round WR class was always meh.
now if we go JSN…..I might be a little on the meh of this draft
Shit’s about to get real
its in!
Ade ade, all the TE’s, Levis still on the board. Go figure
Watch hooker get picked over levis
Im fine with that as long as we grab Levis
I know it’s not going to happen, but Kancey… please.
If it’s not going to be Levis, I’d be happy with that. Him, or one of several others
This WR class was overrated by the media
A few weeks ago, I did predict that Ade Ade was going to be the #20 pick. Let’s see how that plays out 😐
Not gonna hate that pick.
Sad to see McDonald go. Booooo
Schnieder is busy in the war room- working phones, pacing around- mulling a trade back?
Wow, Detroit does it differently
I’m not going to lie…They are starting to feel like the Seahawks a few years ago. Reaching big time for “their guys.”
Jack Campbell. OK then. Back to smoking another cigarette with TB on the clock.
My prediction is Micheal Mayer or a trade back.
Here’s for hoping NE goes TE
TB wasted NO time with turning in that pick
REALLY hope that TB reaches for Nolan Smith or Miles Murphy here.
Levis please
Tampa seems like a spot for a pass rusher
good call
Damn it, wanted him at 20
Never thought Levis would ever be available at #20
Nor I. And it doesn’t feel like the Hawks want him either.
OK I’m prepared to be disappointed twice tonight
See you on the other side gentleman. Either its QBotF or not.
WOW AGAIN! Levis is falling fast. Can we stop that fall?
There goes Aaron Donald jr…not a fan of the bucs but I hope he does well in the league
Great pick by TB one of my favorite picks great fit next to Vita Vea
Another DL option at 20 gone.
If we pass twice it’s time to question what I though of Levis lol
Well, now we’ll find out.
I thought tampa Bay would take Levis. Fingers crossed.
I could do another BAMF here…
No one wants Blake Bo—- I mean Will L.?
Levis or death
Oh yeah commercial right before our pick just like clockwork am I right Robbie?
What in actual hell is this lol…..EVERY TIME EVERY YEAR.
the know we use the entire clock trying to trade.
ANOTHER commercial lmao
did you expect anything else?
Yikes. Grabbing Benton or Pickens early in Rd 2 seems imperative, now.
Lol 2 for 2 hawks pick and a commercial you can set your watch to it
And…..commercial.
An honor guard from each branch of our armed forces and a woman who just turned 100 years old is still on the board.
Mayer still there. JMS. Levis???
dont like that time is passing by …
I am thinking trade back?
They are trying
The pick will be Error 502 Bad Gateway.
Thought he was picked oredy?
Robs hosting provider in shambles
Hehe
I literally laughed out loud
Schneider pumped- high fiving everyone
Trying to trade back, or failing at trading back….not ideal
For real
Nobody wants to trade
He sure doesn’t look like a guy that just got the call that hes been selected
if they wanted levis they wouldn’t have taken the whole time
Please not Murphy or Smith
Guessing it’s Ade Ade
Please
Take him out of pity
They took that down to the wire…. Took the full 10min
Back from commercial (ugh) and it looks like some serious discussion happening in the draft room. Clock down to the wire.
That draft room is looking pretty subdued
Not surprised, this draft has been a flop so far.
And in the end we’re picking!
I would not hate that
Legitimately the least excited I’ve been about a Seahawks first round in years, honestly I’m not sure the team is really that much better after this 1st roubd
Witherspoon and JSN are not good value at all. This draft is a flop for me. They can salvage it somewhat moving back into the first for Hooker or Levis, but doubt it.
WOOOOOOOOW this was a surprise
Heck yes!!! I know it’s not popular on here, but I’ve made it known I love this pick.
Oh. HATE this.
Absolutely disappointed with that pick on every level
Absolutely amazing. LOVE THE PICK!!!
WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW! JSN!
I did not see this coming. Hope they know what they’re doing.
Wow they’re really breaking with trends this year
Well we certainly need a wide receiver 3
Certainly a break from tradition draft this one. Not sure what to make of him since he barely played this year.
Will Levis clearly not their guy
Top ranked CB and top ranked WR.
Nice. And we can get Levis in the fourth round 😉
well I will be going through the 5 stages of grief…
very disappointed didnt draft Levi’s but so be it
Well at least we’ll get A+ post draft grades
I guess they found out about the dead hooker.
He’s not dead, just old and injured. 👍🏽
Bryan Prostitute is injured !!!
Not a fan of the pick at this spot. My level of concern in this years mock is rising quickly.
Uff da.
We’re gonna win the West? Yeah San Francisco could put my 89 yr old mother with her walker quarterback and still beat us if we can’t stop their run
Maybe we trade up from 37, trading up seems easier than trading down right now
Curious about that as well. Waiting so long to pick at #20 & Levis just now seemed much more relaxed like he was told he’ll be off the board tonight. If that isn’t Minnesota at #23 to me that means a team is preparing to trade up tonight to get him.
I forget the guy rob argued with on the podcast but he bailed JSN at 20…also lots of mocks had hawks taking JSN
Bailed=called
not a total position of need – – but makes for a very exciting set of skill players
Really don’t like it at all.
God, imagine tying yourself to Geno. What is the thought process here? Just find a QB in the seventh round like the Niners did lol fivehead. Nothing screams always compete like hanging out in perpetual mediocrity.
This is what I’m afraid of, quarterback purgatory
Yep, these are the dog days of QB purgatory, Can’t wait for another 9-8 season, losing a playoff game, and drafting another middling player
Seems to me like the whole league thinks Levis is not much more than QB purgatory, or he would have gone by now. But at any rate both he and Hooker are still available, so … who knows? Maybe in the 2nd.
I trust this was another BPA pick.
Night ain’t over boys. Stick with it to the end
Again, not what I wanted or expected. But, both picks are at high value positions and are good players that help in the short and long term. Probably not the massive upside, but still good picks.
I’m liking the draft so far and there are going to be some good options in round 2 & 3.
It might not be popular but the Seahawks picked 2 of the more instinctive players of this draft. I dig it so far. Might not be the most upside couple of picks but they are great players. They both legit can be DROY or OROY.
And created a position of strength on both sides of the ball.
Exactly, we have added talent and not reached
To pass on Levis at 20…..wow. Schneider clearly doesn’t think Levis has got it. But he may look real foolish in a few years along with a whole lot of other GM’s. If they liked him they would have taken him already. But man, Levis is real value if you can trade back into late 1st and get him.
This site is running hot
She canna take any more, captain – She’s gonna blow
LOL
Damn, you nailed that one. Good job.
Totally buy into this and think he will have no problem eventually moving outside and replacing Lockett. Short term a perfect compliment to DK and Tyler. Will be open constantly. I think we are challenging for best WR group in the league.
Reminder, not a single team left is in the market for a QB. If you want a QBotF, none of the remaining teams are in the QB market. Stick with it till the end. Night ain’t over.
Slower bigger body WR we usually pick in R4-7 or UDFA? With Lockett and DK still playing at a high level? Does he had some injuries too? Great, sign me up!
What a sh.tty pick with all the TEs still there, with some great DL still there. With 2 QBs still there. Heck, some interesting S players still there.
So we draft a smaller CB, a position we usually pretty good drafting at #5
And a WR who might be the first coming off the board but doesn’t feel like a WR1 or even WR2?
So good we drafted whatshisname in R2-3 or something couple of years back.
But hey, it’s all good since Geno will throw to him so we’re set to win SB anyway.
And we really tried to fix the passrush but I guess came up short this year too.
I’m done with this FO
#20 for a 3rd WR… really… Thought we already spent a 2nd on that not too long ago… Not impressed with the first round…
In fairness despite the fact I don’t care for the pick hes going to be the number 2 receiver soon. Tyler doesn’t have many years left
Massive fail in my book. I don’t think either player in the 1st was the BPA and I don’t think either will be able to stay on the field. All they’ve done is assure that the IR will be crowded for years to come with these top two. What a waste all around.
I hope you’re wrong but I get your concern. They are not physically imposing
But they are really really good players. We are seeing a shift here with who the Hawks take. They are just taking football players. You might not be excited but they are going to be day 1 starters. That’s how good they are.
I hope you’re right.
The change in the way the Hawks scouted , graded and truly focused on picking high character BPA with each pick has carried over into this draft.
Despite not being big needs they got the undisputed best CB and WR in this draft.
Exactly – not reaching, adding talent
Agree
I’m trying to have faith but we are going to be destroyed on the LOS without some major upgrades. Two nice players who will be neutered by poor play up front.
Big Mike exactly right my man.
Can’t stop the run? How about corner and slot reciever.
Witherspoon is good but basically hoping he is revis.
JSN is also good….low key worried still, btw, if Tyler ever can’t go. Jsn has no deep speed.
Suppose we are going full offense wins now.
But how can we do that if the Geno Smith we saw the 2nd half of the season is the Geno Smith we’re gonna see all year next year and God knows for how much longer
Drew lock?
I threw up a little.
John said on 710 they think they can get DT talent later in the draft. And there are still numerous top prospects potentially available for selection at 37. I’m glad they didn’t reach for a lower value position just because of need
I think the board is falling the way it is. You notice not many DEs or DTs are being selected yet. The run hasn’t started and that means they will have plenty of Dlinemen on the board.
I’m worried about how legitimately lost everyone looked when the Seattle’s picks came up. And the picks reflected that. This is the biggest let down. There isn’t a plan.
That’s not what I saw at all, they looked confident to me
Wasn’t JS high-fiving people? I feel like people are really starting to project their own feelings here.
What are they going to do? Kick the chair? Feel free to be happy about this. I expected them to maximize their picks. And they didn’t.
That’s a far cry from being ‘lost’ and defeated. I will continue to be happy watching my sports team thank you for your permission.
No they still looked lost. They are going to high dove every pick no matter what it was. Did the same for Collier. And you are more than welcome.
Hope they get some Dawgs tomorrow.
Because….three dlinemen on the roster.
And Phil “starter money,” Haynes at guard.
Yep we really need defensive line help tomorrow and the next day. And we still need a center though Brown may be the guy next year. He can’t be worse than Austin Blythe but he probably isn’t gonna be much better
Really exposed that JS ain’t all that as a GM. This flop of a draft so far really sealed it for me. I gave him the benefit of the doubt last yr, but this yr is dumpster fire so far.
Guys it’s been two picks with 6 rounds left…
Hear that Seahawks your draft has been labeled a dumpster fire by no less an expert than Wilson502 from seahawksdraftblog.com, hope you feel appropriately chastened
??? Last years draft was amazing. This year 2 legit players taken exactly in the range they should have been.
I think they’ve tried to trade down twice then picked their assessed BPA. The “positions of need” just haven’t worked for us and they don’t rate Levis. Tough night.
Yup, they wanted to trade down and when they couldn’t, just add their bpa
Love what Seattle just did. BPA. CB1 & WR1.
The D-line talent was in the 2nd round this year anyways
👍
And you sure were right that they had their eye on someone at Ohio St.
PC hovering around JSN even made it into this video of Stroud’s pro day:
https://youtu.be/2dhJKGDxi_I?t=97
Yup. I really dig this draft.
Could easily see DL & OL in round 2.
Same …Immediate surprise/disappointment dissipating
Defo BPA approach and it feels like they are just rolling with it
Worked last year a treat, maybe a repeat
Zay Flowers is who we SHOULD have grabbed, if we were going WR. Couldn’t trade down and looks like they panicked. What a mess.
They got the reciever they wanted
Exactly, they had their choice of the crop
With their hit rate on WRs, that’s not wholly comforting. I hope the kid is electric but he’s likely not even a WR2. At 20? Yikes.
Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave disagree with you and they should know
Well we did pick Lockett and Metcalf, but otherwise yes, not so great
And Golden. And Baldwin, Kearse, and Lockette were pretty good late finds too. They haven’t been perfect but that’s pretty dang good.
If you look at the WR OSU has put in the league over the last few years it’s incredible. JSN looked like a man absolute beast in 2021 and was hurt last year. Its not outside the realm of possibility he ends up being a Chris Olave or Garret Wilson kind of player. I personally like the pick
Your assessment is that they panic picked, they having done this for a decade+, and you having never done this once?
I mean I’m not bummed per se….but yes they have panic picked. And they’ve screwed up before.
Perhaps “panicked” isn’t the right word. They “settled” after not trading back. Is that more pleasing to you?
Sure. But we’re talking like they picked unknowns or scrubs. These are highly rated players with good floors and great upside. Not unlimited upside but they are potential 2-contract players.
Don’t you guys know? Qwerty warriors like ShowMeYourHawk simply know more than the Seahawks’ entire organization. That’s why the Hawks screwed up: They didn’t know how to contact SMYH to tap into his expertise.
I think we have to admit that Levis was just not as highly rated as we thought, and most of the league may view Levis and Hooker on the same level.
I have a feeling very few QB or bust guys are going to admit anything based on their reactions so far.
The blog has now crashed twice 😂
Can’t remember this happening before
2 first round picks will do that!
Too many comments? On other sites they will start another thread when they hit 800. (lookout landing)
Yeah I’m on there occasionally too. I thought the mariner games were the only we fixed this toilet ad we were gonna get shoved at us but oh no we got to see it tonight too
This draft has been disappointing. Huge bummer if they leave the draft with no QB
More than a bummer, outright failure by this regime. I’ll be right back on the fire PCJS bandwagon.
Kind of overkill but you do you.
I get your point, but there are still many picks left to be excited about!
Several teams could have taken Levis and didn’t. Team scouts either didn’t value his as highly as we assumed, or they know something we don’t
maybe noone went to his birthday party?
Hilarious! Great reference!
I hope we won’t look silly when Josh Downs proves to be the best receiver in this year’s draft. But I like that they went for a WR.
IMO Downs will be better than Flowers.
It’s not who I wanted, but they (arguably) got the best DB and WR in the draft, so it’s not shocking. I’ll be happy if they hammer the D-line tomorrow.
we all wanted Richardson – but reality may well have been that the Cards didn’t want to trade us a pick for a franchise QB – – so when Colts went Richardson, that was that. Obviously, we didn’t rate Levis, time will tell on that one.
I”m of course bummed that we don’t come out of the Russell trade w our next QB, but I also see two talent upgrade day 1 starters for us…and two 2nd round picks to take care of the trenches.
still exciting times….
Looks like a lot of teams didn’t rate Levis very highly
Arizona played that 3 like a fiddle. Got the guy they wanted and got a 1st and a second next year. We weren’t giving that up to move up two spots
I’d agree talent upgrade.
I will say I don’t see a team wide upgrade from free agency til now.
Witherspoon probably rules. The corners weren’t really the problem last year.
Jsn in the slot probably rules.
I still don’t see how we stop teams.
I love the players. Dynamic dudes. I am left thinking, however, that this couldn’t have been the plan. I’m hoping I change my mind by the end of tomorrow.
Love this draft so far. We got the #1 player in two premier positions.
Levis is leaving without getting drafted. And we’ll probably not pick him again at 37.
But when the “#1 WR” is actually a WR3, is that really a positive thing?
In 2023 he is going to be our WR#3, because we have two other studs at the position. But in 24? He is replacing Lockett. We’re drafting for right now and for the future.
Someone going to trade up for both QBs before the end of this night. Question is, will Seattle be one of them?
Man we really kicked off a WR run lol
We look to be drafting for need. Nice to be in front of the CB and WR runs. Will we next lead TE and C runs?
Seems the exact opposite to me. Looks like BPA rather than need
Bummer. I think both Witherspoon and JSN could be good players. I just don’t see either as future defining. They both scream “Jordyn Brooks” to me.
Jordyn Brooks is a starter from pick 27. I don’t think the value is that far off. People seem to expect All-Pros at every pick.
I am not overly excited about the draft either, not going to lie. But Whiterspoon might help the team play with 2 CBs on islands with a high safety, and bring down the SS to support the run (LOB-vibes)….plus, he can help the run defense. I know i was hoping for AR15, so any other player is a slight disappointment for me
In drafts, you always want to start a run, and not end one.
Things haven’t gone as I’d hoped, but I’m not displeased.
I don’t know how people hate this. Both picks are great players. A legit first round grade, hard hitting CB. A WR who was ahead of Olave and Garrett Wilson. They might not be huge positions of need, but they are both absolute studs.
Lots of picks left to address C and DL.
And both positions that cost $ down the line if you have someone good
The sky is falling posters here are the ones that wanted a QB and never considered other options.
Same guys who ‘give up their fandoms’ every season and then go right back to cheering the wins. Can’t imagine watching sports like that personally.
And still a mediocre quarterback that the team didn’t even see as a long term option. That’s the problem. Can gain all of the ground everywhere else except where it really matters.
Trading Russell Wilson and having absolutely no plan to find a franchise QB is what bothers me.
Because of that one fact, they are stuck in mediocrity in my book. They picked solid players, just nothing exciting. They needed a future quarterback and knew it. Rest of the draft could be great but there is still that huge hole.
Why do you need exciting?
We’re building a TEAM and this is the 2nd year in a row that PC/JS drafted the BPA at premier positions in today’s pass happy NFL.
We need trench work and still have #37 and #52 to address that tomorrow.
I was so tired of all the reaches from ’15-’21 and all of the cute selections.
We have 2 very good football players that will have an impact.
JSN will be a better version of Doug Baldwin, who we were fortunate to get as an udfa.
We need a skilled route runner and did you forget the Rose Bowl vs Utah?
JSN had over 300 yds receiving and 3 td’s. The guy is a skilled route runner!! Exactly what we need on 3rd downs.
I’m tired of speed demons that can’t get open but on lower chance 9 routes.
Forget EXCITING players and draft excellent football players! 2nd year in a row we did BPA and took the #1 rated CB & WR. So glad we didn’t get addison or Johnson.
I’d give us an A-. I don’t know who else we had a chance to grab at #5 or #20.
We’re building for 2024 to be like 2013. 2023 hope to be 2012. We win a road WC game.
I like the direction and I’m typically very critical of PC/JS.
I really like the solid selections and we’ll see how Richardson turns out and the rest of the QB class but we didn’t get a chance to draft Richardson so it’s moot. The Colts blowing that 32-0 halftime lead vs the Vikes cost us the opportunity but again, it was a “free” pick and am glad we’re rid of RW and are building a SOLID core.
We should all be happy in the direction of the TEAM.
Didn’t the 9ers waste 3 first rounders to draft Trey Lance and then found a better replacement in Rd 7 and the last pick at that?
Please don’t act like ya’ll know how these QB’s will turn out. Hooker could end up being better than ALL of the drafted QB’s. Time will tell.
I know Rob preferred Downs and Mingo over JSN, but I love him at 20. After McDonald was taken at 15 I was all in on either JSN or Mayer. I love their new draft approach of taking the BPA.
If PCJS view JSN as the heir to Tyler Lockett and saw him as the BPA, then I have faith.
Worth noting that Seattle started the run on WR
Well, they knew right where to get the WR of their choice apparently!
BTW, over 1000 comments already!
Definitely going BPA and character. But also- premium positions, CB1 and arguably WR1- not bad for Day 1 hall.
Still excellent D-line players on the board as well as TE, C for their round 2 picks.
I’m still perplexed by the Levis fall- wonder what sunk him.
💯
Agree. It didn’t go the way I wanted or expected, but given the circumstances, they definitely added talent. Both these guys could end up being amazing players
Would I be happier AND do I think the Hawks would have preferred Richardson and Anderson/McDonald- sure. Turns out that wasn’t realistic and they didn’t want to trade up to get them.
They were content to let the draft come to them, had their grades, and got great talent for a roster badly in need of talent.
Well, glad they didn’t get Addison. That interview lol
That suit though!
It is always better to start a trend than finish it.
Keep in mind the Seahawks could still trade up at the end of round 1 for Levis, but it does appear that they aren’t that interested in him.
Who is his agent?
Or they just correctly assessed the range he would go in and are waiting until the value is too good to pass up. 🤷♂️
That is very true. If they get him at 37 I would be ecstatic.
Go up and get Mayer or Levis? What say you?
💯
Wait, I thought is was 509 Gateway Error Chris?
I wish. Get ready for a Center and TE.
Why force that? No TE has been selected yet and it’s a deep TE class.
I don’t even know about Levis. He clearly doesn’t have it according to the team. They passed on him twice. I think it’s time to move on from him unless he really really falls.
I dont hate jsn but it’ll be deflating if this team closes the Russ trade without a legit successor at qb. If they trade back in for Levis or somehow get him at 37 I’ll be happy with the other picks.
If we get Levis or Hooker I would be ok with it. I see it as outright failure not securing a QBOTF if they don’t get one
2nd year in and still no apparent plan. Inexcusable.
💯, people can hate on me for not liking how they planned this draft. That’s fine, but I’m just calling a spade a damn spade.
You’re not calling a spade a spade.
The facts are they drafted the BPA at two premium NFL positions, CB and WR. Excellent choices just like last year’s 2022.
They finally learned not to force for a NEED.
PC/JS planned this draft perfectly. BPA and #1 rated prospect at CB & WR.
Eventually, you’ll see it but it may take 2 years because you’re so hung up on a QB that you have NO clue how they will turn out.
AGain, 49ers used 3 first rd picks to draft QB Trey Lance at #2. How did that turn out? LOUSY! But they built a TEAM and was able to use a 7th rd pick to run the offense because of the surrounding talent.
The QB I wanted was CJ Stroud and once he was gone, I was hoping we’d pass on QB’s and start to build a team.
Go Hawks!
It’s easy to call a spade a spade, when you are defining what a spade is. The fact is though, just cause you a call an orange an Apple, say you define an Apple looks like an orange, doesn’t actually make it an Apple.
and what round was Jalen hurts drafted?
Thought so!
Can we all have a moment of silence for this regime’s traditional profiles? A WR in round 1? That didn’t run a 4.4?!?! A CB, without tremendous length, in the top 5?!?!
Love both picks. This team needs a lot of talent to get to the promised land. So just do like we did last draft and add studs, position and need be damned.
Thanks for seeing this! Building a SB team is going to take more than just a QB. What did the Packers accomplish the past decade with a sure fire 1st ballot HOFer?
How about squat? We won a SB with a 2nd yr QB that was a game manager at the time.
It’s time to build the DL trenches so we can stop the run and bully teams.
I really like what we did in this draft and looking back 70% of these 1st rounders will be busts!
At best, there will be 10 of 31 selections that will have a NFL impact and I believe with my Hawk glasses off, that we’ll have 2 of the 11 impact players from this draft.
Maybe Hooker was the plan all along? Eh?
Maybe. Seems like he’s a winner.
Could be…
And maybe the plan is just Geno Smith
Drew Lock, younger than Hooker, far more experienced
Searching for the barf emoji
I hear he can throw a football from his knees…51 yards
ROFLMAO!!!!
We haven’t even seen Drew play in meaningful games under this coaching. In fact, it seems they have kep him a secret? If Drew was on the draft board this year, where would he stand? How good is he really? It does go back to trusting JS and PC on this decision. We all were surprised when Levis wasn’t drafted. But not even in the same round? Tells me that WE were wrong in our evaluation when all teams didn’t drop him.
Secret weapon Drew could’ve gone anywhere and signed back here to be a 1 year backup. I don’t trust JS and PC because they squandered Russell Wilson’s best years making mistake after mistake to “compete now” and now we’re even worse off — a bad team in qb purgatory. It’s not about passing on Levis, clearly he’s not the answer, but the thing is — they have no answer. No plan. STILL
Like I said earlier, pro scouts may view Hooker and Levis on the same level.
My bet is we’re not drafting a QB at all this year.
We got the #1 CB and the #1 WR.
Who am I to complain?
I absolutely think we got good positional value, great players and the best players at either position. It’s a passing league. We directly addressed that. We didn’t reach. We started the WR run like a boss!
Except the quarterback part. Which is probably a bigger deal. We partially addressed it.
Would we have taken Richardson? Maybe. I’m sad we didn’t get the chance but would have been pissed if we had the chance and passed on him. We’re good at QB for now. Plus, we added my top WR and the first WR drafted, to help support Geno even further.
Thanks, Allen M. If we build a TEAM, Geno can take us and win a SB in 2024.
Day 1 was a success but we need DL, LB and potentially a Center but I’m fine with Evan Brown as the starting Center. He’s a MUCH better center than Guard and proved that in Detroit.
GO DL and LB tomorrow and I’ll be a pig in slop.
Seems they wanted the best players per position in this draft. Best CB and Best WR. That can’t be bad right? Not at all what I expected but BPA!
Man, this WR and CB runs are absolutely PERFECT for us. We’re going to have so many awesome options at 37!
This is wild, I wonder if Rob could run a filter to see all of the first time commentators take part in the blog on draft day. There are some very random people with very intense opinions out here tonight. 😂
These icks are solid, but it’ll depend how draft goes rest of way. They need DT, C, TE. All have good depth still too. If we don’t go qb, they better hit a ton.
I find the doom and gloom by several users interesting. I don’t think the picks are anywhere close to “losing faith in the front office”. Plenty of draft left to fill some gaps. In other words, I would wait til at least the end of the draft.
this 100%
I dont understand the hand wringing. We drafted a corner and we should trust our staff about DB’s more than anything.
Everyone knows JSN was highly rated.
They have never taken a CB this high. They must see something extra, extra special in DW.
*I choose violence*
Why do Hawk fans keep saying we’ve never taken a CB this high?
Why does this annoy me? Because I’m a football historian and draft guy.
It wasn’t that long ago when we drafted Shawn Springs at #3 and then traded up to select Walter Jones at #6.
It was 1997, KD and rest of the Hawk fans!
I keep seeing people saying we’ve never taken a CB this high and ok, maybe you’re just talking PC/JS but how many selections have they had in the top 5 in their tenure?
You can’t count on finding CB gems in mid rounds. For every Woolen there’s been one bust after another from ’16-21 in the secondary. why do you think we traded for safeties Diggs and Adams.
PC/JS couldn’t draft secondary players including CB’s for many years.
It’s not doom and gloom for me.
It’s like a lot of the drafts since 2013. I can like the picks and still not get the plan.
Before anyone says BPA to me….every year there is draft redo’s and every year the best players are rearranged. So all bpa means in the here and now is today.
Take blog favorite Kancey. If he’s truly great then he would have actually been in a redo the bpa.
Still stoked to see what happens.
Would love a trade up and finish tonight with Levis.
I’m not thrilled with the haul but I’m not cursing John or Pete. I get that they likely had eyes on Anderson, Stroud and AR at #5. All three being gone was the worst case scenario, so they pivoted and took the BPA on their board. I’ve no issue with that.
I don’t get the JSN pick, at all. Using #20 for our WR3, when he’s got no wheels, is puzzling.
For me there is a big quarterback hole. That’s it. And that hole needed to be solved. By not doing anything, I don’t see them getting anywhere or gaining too much ground.
They can and might be solid everywhere else. Geno still isn’t going to do it for me . That’s a lot of our issues.
JSN is the Cooper Kupp for the Hawks. Great SS, great three cone, Not so great straight line Speed. Test results very similiar for the two Players.
This right here. Waldron has to be hype
If he turns out to be near as good I’ll gladly eat some crow!
Let me poll the room for a moment…
Do you feel like the kid on Christmas who got:
A) A Bike,
B) Liberty Mutual Insurance, or
C) A Daisey Red Ryder B-B Gun?
I feel like my parents actually got what I wanted instead of getting me clothes every year…
This is a good start for the draft. But I understand where people stand.
I feel the night was set for the BB gun and then like I shot my eye out.
What are the odds that Levis goes to the Saints at 29? I know they Carr, but he’d be a good security blanket. If not them then he probably falls into the second round.
Very good.
If he slides past 29 then 34 (Lions) or 36 (Rams) are probable too.
I feel like the QB selfies and the draft clues were all leading up to Richardson. Maybe they tried to trade up to #3 and ARI simply hung up the phone.
Caronlina wasted no time being ahead of the game. Schneider had no clue, and after that we had no shot.
Wow! Draft twitter was right on Kincaid ahead of Mayer
Measuring something often changes the result.
A lot of the national perspectives had Kincaid over Mayer.
Crazy that 2 of Rob’s top tier 1st round picks are still on the board…Levis and Mayer. I wouldn’t hate a hawks trade up for either…pls hawks. Then again we need dline….decisions decisions
Maybe Mayer here could be a Jason Witten for the Cowboys since the top RBs are gone?
It will be amazing to see the swing in the narrative if Seattle traded back into round 1 and grabbed Levis and then went C and DL. To leave with CB1, WR1, and a QBOTF…..Of course it isn’t going to happen.
Even the Cowboys draft room screams “w*nkers”
day 2 picks as much as i want Levis
i want Dlinemen and Edge rushers
QBs would be a luxury and i suspect not picked in day 2 maybe day 3 lottery ticket scratch and win pick
What would it take to move back into the 1st at this point? A sub sandwich?
Might only cost us our R4 pick to move up from 37 to 30-31 according to the Rich Hill chart.
https://www.drafttek.com/NFL-Trade-Value-Chart-Rich-Hill.asp?RequestTeam=sea
Picks are not what I expected by any stretch of the imagination. The wr seems ok, but the little CB is so small… he may be a big hitter, but in the nfl, at his size, will only land him on the IR.
My biggest complaint is that the comments load at the bottom, so every time you refresh, you have to scroll for days to get tot the bottom…
Rant over… go hawks
My first thought was how long before he Jamal Adams his way out of the league.
😢
Not gonna lie….low key worried about the words “big hitter,” and a guy who is literally the tiniest bit bigger than me.
Great pass break ups. Not great ball skills. Hope that changes.
marquis blair was another undersized big hitter.
Apparently Washington is shopping Chase Young.
Cowboys draft room looks like Emperor Palpatine’s star chamber
This is the way.
I have spoken.
You beat me to it man. It looks like Jerruh and the sycophants
Consider the owner….
It is a hilarious setup they have in Dallas
Jerry putting himself front and center
Take Mazi Smith! DEEEW IT!!
BTW, press F for Walterfootball. His site has been down all night.
Good, solid conservative pick by Dallas. There goes Mazi
I’m watching BR coverage and Micha Parsons is just all over the place! LOL!
Two picks in and we still don’t know if we’re switching to a 4-3 defense!
I think we are going to a new eight defensive back defense called “quid.”
It would be called “Squid” but the safeties are always hurt.
A very Cowboys’ pick there, actually.
Cowboys often have great picks. They are cursed. And I’m not saying I cursed them but I’m also not, not saying it.
If it was you, you have my lifetime gratitude because there’s nothing better than watching that franchise fail despite the fact that the media slobbers all over them and their fans slobber all over them every single year. 26 straight years and haven’t even made a conference Championship game let alone a Super Bowl
And I absolutely wallow in their ineptitude
Forever ineptitude til that decrepit goofus goes is my dream.
I’m 66 and figure I’ve got roughly 20 years left. Could you extend it till 2044 please
Okay, so who’s the likeliest team to trade back so that we can get a fifth year on a QB? I’d say PHI but they certainly don’t need more picks this year.
Crap, there goes Mazi
The cool part is we’ve caught up with the 9ers a bit and come next playoffs, we’ll only lose 24-40
With Geno throwing 2 pick 6s cuz his luck won’t be what it was last year?
“We were right there but we didn’t execute.”
😢
Well, Levis might be disappointed with not getting picked yet, but his gf is smokin!
Not tonight, she’s not. He’s losing income with every pick that passes. 😉
Got their top CB and top WR. Maybe if they do trade up it’s to secure their top Center (JMS)?
not girlfriends (plural)?
That Anton Harrison selection was bad news for the Saints.
Rob nailed it with Myles Murphy. I think his read of the top talent in the draft was spot on. Going forward, gotta trust that instinct even more than whispers/hunches about teams getting locked into inferior players. The top four players off the board are the guys I’d have guessed after reading this blog religiously.
Booger saying the same thing Rob has said about Murphy
Damn i was hoping CIN would be a SEA tradeup
*With a big smile on his face* I choose violence!
https://twitter.com/Seahawks/status/1651758358343581696
Seriously, love the smile and enthusiasm. I CHOOSE VIOLENCE!
Would love to see us trade up for Levis. The 5th year option might be worth a 4th rounder.
I dont get the doom and gloom.
The three top qbs were gone, we would have needed to trade up and didn’t.
People are upset that we haven’t taken the qb that every single team’s scouting teams have decided is not Round 1 worthy, let alone top 5 and just because consensus on this blog was that he was top 5, the rest of the draft is sky is falling?
Come on, time to put on your big boy pants.
Choose violence 🙂
Everyone is going to have different feelings about the draft. Feel free to have yours and I’ll keep mine. I completely comfortable sporting whatever pants I choose, regardless of your opinion of them. Fashion advice not required. Thx
wut?
I’m upset they had, and still have, no post-Russell Wilson plan and a massive hole at the most important position in football. I don’t want to win now, I want to win Super Bowls.
In all honesty, they didn’t have a plan when they HAD Russell Wilson.
That’s fair, sadly
That’s why I don’t understand why this regime gets so much praise. 1 good draft in the last 10 yrs doesn’t undo all the bad decision making and lack of vision/planning.
You sonofabitch….you’re right
Sure, but you can’t will it into existence.
the draft fell the way it did. The only option Seattle would of had was to somehow:
A: put together a better package of picks than the Texans
B: somehow convinced a division rival to accept the offer and help them secure their future QB
In other words, trading wasn’t an option.
With no legitimate option to draft a QBOTF, they did the next best thing. Drafted BPA in high-value positions. They started the run on defensive backs and receiver. It’s not as sexy as getting Anthony Richardson, but the team after today is better than it was yesterday.
Exactly.
They traded him a year ago. Still no plan. They’re lucky Geo didn’t bomb or they’d all be out of a job.
Oprah said that you can will anything into existence…which is bullshit because not once has Margot Robbie shown up at my door.
That’s because I willed harder and she showed up at mine.
But still has that giant talent hole at qb. Which the team also saw, hence Geno’s contract. They could have traded up and chose not to. So no plan.
And yes they are better, but how much better can they get? For me, already not enough.
And you know who else is better? The 49ers and the Eagles. And then, if you make it to the Super Bowl, you’ve got one of the best QBs in the league
We are just lucky that the AFC has all of the quarterback talent. Would Geno even be top 8 in the AFC? Even if it isn’t Mahomes, the talent difference will be big.
If you’re not willing to give up a fourth rounder for Levis, don’t you have to give up a fourth for Mayer?
Sign me up for a trade up for either
It’s kinda mind bending that we got the best CB and WR in the draft. Seahawks crushed it.
Bummed for Anthony Richardson that we may not get to find out what he could be with proper development.
Couldn’t be happier with how the Seahawks navigated. Trading to 4 would’ve cost next year’s first and a second, and you never know what you’re really getting.
Let the talent come to you. Very nicely done so far.
Yep! Although we still don’t have that QBotF, we just have to admit that every team in the NFL had Levis rated a lot lower than we did. I’m bummed about Richardson too, but if we were going defense there, I’m happy it was DW and not tw or JC. I’m going to keep saying it until it becomes a meme, but I choose violence.
Ok. I watched Rob’s video and feel less apoplectic.
Slight trade up in the second to get Ade Ade?
Well, if you want the 5th year option you have got to trade up now.
If I can’t have a mahomes, I’ll take a LOB 2.0 defense or a 2000 ravens defense. Hope they go BAMFs rest of way.
We’re still miles off from either of those defenses
The league has spoken: Levis scares teams.
Weird… I wonder why…
It is the Mayo in the coffee!
I think its the tape!
Yep. But why is Mayer scaring teams at this point?
hmmm chiefs?
Mayer is slow.
Do Eagles go Brian Branch or Nolan Smith.
Nolan Smith gives them four guys from the Georgia defense so…
I don’t think there are any teams in front of our 2nd round pick need a QB, but I hope Seahawks pick a center instead.
Does Will Levis go to the Rams tomorrow?
Seahawks have never cared about 5th year option.
If they thought Levis was a dude, they’d have drafted him. They don’t.
I’d keep a closer eye on dline options– some really nice players still on the board.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see us take a shot at Clayton Tune. Smart, makes all the throws. Doesn’t hv the strongest arm.
I don’t see them taking any QB unless they truly believe they are the future. They have the starting and backup QB already. Clayton Tune isn’t coming in and taking one of those spots.
You can get a Clayton Tune in any draft.
Yeah but in this draft you can get THE Clayton Tune
OK. You’ve convinced me!
If we pass on a trade up and Levis goes to the Rams just before us in the second round, we’d better hope him playing in his preferred system against us for the next decade doesn’t come back to bite us.
Wouldn’t it be something if that was the end of the Pete Caroll era legacy?
You know it will, it always does.
All that “talk” about Mahomes and Allen was a bunch of crap.
“four legit prospects”
Mayer, Washington and Musgrave still there. Maybe we trade with the chiefs to grab Levis?
Trade with KC and get Levis he’s the BPA
Nah. The home crowd in KC would riot if they stayed almost 3 hours to have their team trade out.
This makes me feel old but “content creators”?
Can’t we just watch… the nfl draft?
OK, so PHI is just going all in on the Georgia defense
The Georgia to Philly pipeline is real
Wow, that was fun. So excited to see the BPA approach, bummed Richardson was taken right before them, I think he would have been the go, but witherspoon is a dog, going to bring back some of that hard hitting fear the hawks have been missing for a while. As to JSN, really like that they went for a WR early. No idea where he ends up, but with Lockett getting older (though not showing much regression) they addressed a not too distant need, and something all of us have wanted for a while, another true receiving threat.
Ideally, we snag Ade Ade tomorrow, a center, and an NT. RB is up there as well. I am loving the process so far. BPA, aiming for years of competitiveness, build this team for 2024-2025.
PCJS re-earned our trust after last years draft, glad to see they are sticking to that same process.
Go Hawks!
Not sure I buy the logic that recreating the college team is somehow a great cultural environment. Wasn’t the college environment part of the problem? Maybe you want to surround the young guys with some grown men, not their peers?
Well you can’t draft grown men can you!
Hendon Hooker says hello!
Felt like after Richardson they really wanted to trade down. Couldn’t so went BPA.
If it works out, Eagles & Texans crushed it
KC pick is in, so day 1 is over……
My guess for KC
Ade Ade or Julius Brents
Ade Ade to replace Frank Clark is a good call.
At 37 will seattle pick Levis if he’s there
Why not move up a few spots and get him?
Clearly because they don’t want him.
I would move up but Idk if they want to they might want it to fall to them and not spend any capital and just stay put.
Because he’s not a dude.
If a single team in the NFL saw him as a viable starter, he’d have been drafted several times over.
Let’s let it go and then go get a stud at DL or TE or C because those guys right there for the taking.
Exactly this! Just like Russ. All of the other teams knew the truth and we didn’t. What a waste that was.
@Wilson502 I tried to give hard to believe that your convictions would come true and that you wouldn’t be eating a dead crow but you have proven that fanatical convictions are paternatey pointless
I think if we want to, we can get Levis at 37. Unless the Rams want him 🙂
Jim Nagy likes it
Hell yes. Now can we please get Mayer at 37 or trade up?
Hard to leave out the Texans IMO.
Twitter is an exercise for retardation
Yeah the texans
Texans lit their assets on fire to get Anderson. Not a good night for them. Very good night for AZ.
Wonder if KC take Mingo. They could use a WR.
It’s official. Will Levis’s girlfriend gonna dump him and go home with Felix Anudike.
Sorry bro, next time don’t get sacked so much!
That couch would look great sans Levis. /just sayin’
The tape doesn’t lie.
Players still available, we pick 37 and guaranteed 1 will be available:
1) Mayer
2) Levis
3) Musgrave
4) Washington
5) Ade Ade
6) Tippmann
7) JMS
8) Keion White
9) Keeanu Benton
10) Zacch Pickens
I’m stoked by this
YES
Let it come to you
Total unconsciousness
I really like the start to this draft. If we can nail a couple DL/Edge picks and Center I’ll be thrilled. Ok, thrilled anyway since we got JSN. What a day!
Levis declining the Senior Bowl looks like a really bad mistake.
TE/C/5tech and we’re looking really solid but let’s not forget BPA!
good morning, everyone. what a fascinating first round! i find seattle’s picks somewhat underwhelming, but I like the BPA approach. there’s still lots of talent on the board, incl. SDB favorites Levis, Ade Ade, Mayer (and the rest of the TEs), the top two centers… looking forward to day two when we will finally know the full extent of the Russell Wilson haul.
Best CB and best WR in the draft will do that for you.
You must sell used cars
get help
Pretty sure that’s Levis himself (username checks out) so his frustration is understandable
Need to get it out… bummed to miss out on AR
I knew the Texans and Colts would make the right moves and they did. It is a bummer. I really was excited about Arich and the future. That said, we really have a lock down set of CBs, great Safeties, and 3 tremendous WRs. Our offense is really set except some depth or talent upgrades at Guard and Center.
Consider me fully whelmed by our first round.
PCJS whelmed the shit out of this draft.
Their new strategy of drafting good players is transformative. Much preferred to the last half decade of overdrafting the LJ Colliers of the world..
Levis to LAR?
Mayer to Colts?
Given the 🤮 pick of JSN, I’m going to be in zero faith mode until tomorrow.
The most profound moment in the first round for me was Seattle passing on Jalen Carter at #5.
I am very pleased with the picks so far and I expect more needs to be met at D Line and RB as well as Center hopefully tomorrow!!!
To send this off I want to commend Rob for keeping this blog going for so long. I imagine the commitment to this has been something not the average human can endure. I really did love reading and positing my own opinions on the Seahawks since they became relevant in the Pete Carroll era. Unfortunately it has embarrassingly come crashing down and began with the under productive years that wasted Russ’ prime. Good luck to this blog and good luck to the Seahawks. I will always remember those glory years
Wow. Such unpredictable draft. Great coverage Rob. No please don’t cover the Eagles.
Hawks proved you right. Carter didn’t have Heart, Maturity, or Drive need to be a Seahawk. I always trusted them on the call to pass and glad they did. It’s why they make the decisions
But, landing where he did may allowing him to reach that Maturity required to be successful in NFL. Our actual picks.
Witherspoon looks nasty on film and brings a toughness to the position and run support on his side.
Our CB/S group looking really good.
So excited and Surprised about the picks we got today in 1st. Best DB & CB in the draft. Never would have thought Jaxon Smith-Njigba would have been there at 20💚💙 pick perfect slot reminds me of how Doug Baldwin would use his quick movements to creat space. We set at WR core.
Rob Keep up the great coverage. A Fan of your work!
I am not even going to guess what they do tomorrow. Anything is possible but the final touches to the reload of the roster is looking very promising.
JS looked noticeably affected by the draft falling the way it did in his Day 1 press conference.
I was a bit flat watching the 1st round as well at first, but having slept on it I can buy into the thought process.
Witherspoon at Slot in 3 x CB sets and outside in base formation sounds like a problem for opposing teams and masks some of our coverage issues at safety (adams).
JSN gives us 2 x long term players at Wideout and there is less risk there of a flop by taking a risk on a later round pick.
If Levis falls to us at 37 or 52 – great. If Hooker falls to Rd 3 – that might be even better. DTR is an option in Rd 4 – I’m content with any of these.
I’d like to leave Day 2 with an interior DL and interior OL stud and there’s some good talent at LB still available if the board falls right.
Just by his expression though, I don’t think JS planned the board would fall the way it did…..
Pete being the usual self with praises to Devin W, but somewhat they look with these sad eyes telling “what could have been”. Or maybe they are tired after all this long process. But to me it looks more like a former.
But I really can’t blame them, it became obvious that Texans was not in a selling mood lightly speaking. And it was always gonna be very difficult to make a division rival to trade with us. So basically they had to outbid the Panthers from the very beginning and pay the iron price.
I wonder if Ballard had JS fooled with these “we’ll draft Levis”, or just there was nothing he can do. We’ll never know i guess, unless Pete writes another book and touches the subject in his retirement.