Best draft in years
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Our drafts the last 2 years were stellar so I guess, we'll see.
If this one turns out as well as them, I'll be happy.
If this one turns out as well as them, I'll be happy.
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Totally agree^.
This draft feels like a really nice complement to the past couple. The puzzle nicely taking shape.
I also agree with the OP. This draft may feature a few long term starters with some pro-bowl honors not unlikely.
I'm stoked.
This draft feels like a really nice complement to the past couple. The puzzle nicely taking shape.
I also agree with the OP. This draft may feature a few long term starters with some pro-bowl honors not unlikely.
I'm stoked.
Yeah, I'm not a fan of those splash moves. They so often turn into fusterclucks that hurt the team for years after.
Nice solid draft that addressed some big areas of need and not a lot of the "cuteness" that have plagued others in team history.
Nice solid draft that addressed some big areas of need and not a lot of the "cuteness" that have plagued others in team history.
And the Hawks , without the benefit of a franchise QB to develop , will be lucky to land playoff wildcard slots , for years . IMHO
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Hard to ague with the positions we drafted. Glad we stayed away from wasting picks on QB, WR, RB. We definitely would have selected at least 1 WR and 1 RB if Pete were still running the show and our first 2 picks wouldn't have been used on interior players.
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Hard to ague with the positions we drafted. Glad we stayed away from wasting picks on QB, WR, RB. We definitely would have selected at least 1 WR and 1 RB if Pete were still running the show and our first 2 picks wouldn't have been used on interior players.
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So, what was your solution?
Should we have taken the 7th rated QB in the draft & just hope he's a franchise QB or use our limited assets to trade up to get 1 of those 6 guys drafted before we even had the chance to draft them & hope they were a franchise QB while ignoring the interior DL that made every team we played look like they had an elite OL & a HOF RB in his prime.
FTR, I truly believe they would have taken Penix if he was there but he wasn't.
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One of the most average drafts I can remember. Addressed needs well. Good players, but nobody I'm over the moon about.
Boycie
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If you think that there was a better QB on the board than Sam Howell then you are on glue!
I agree. Howell is better than any of the QBs drafted outside the first round, and it's obvious that JS agrees.
I’m over the moon about Murphy. We haven’t had a DT like him in 10 years or more. And we have wasted a ton of draft picks trying to trade for guys to fix the DL under JS. Finally we draft a guy who can stop the run and pressure the qb.
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Our first 2 selections are gonna be studs. Everything else is gravy.
I don't know about best draft in years. I love Murphy, and am very hopeful about Haynes. The rest of the guys it's wait and see for me. If we get a couple of starters and some more depth out of the rest, I'll be fine with the draft.
But I never want to hear again about how JS is committed to reloading at the QB position, like they did with his former organization in Green Bay. All I've heard for years is how he liked this QB and that QB in the draft but it always comes to nothing. I've got to see it to believe it now.
But I never want to hear again about how JS is committed to reloading at the QB position, like they did with his former organization in Green Bay. All I've heard for years is how he liked this QB and that QB in the draft but it always comes to nothing. I've got to see it to believe it now.
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BlueTalon
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Assume for a moment that he wasn't going to trade up at all. What QB would you have had him pick? And when?
i'm not a QB scouting expert. All I know is that we've only drafted one QB in the first 4-5 rounds in what? Like 20 years?
when our first round pick at number 16 was on the clock, there were four really good prospects available. The only way we could screw that pick up was by trading down. We drafted one of those four who the Seahawks would fit in the best. I am just so glad we didn’t trade down
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Well, if you're not going to take into account that JS traded actual picks in this year's draft for Sam Howell...
Schneider judged correctly that we wouldn't have a shot at any of the top 6 QBs in this year's draft, so he "drafted" someone he considers to be better than any of the QBs remaining in this draft.
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Haven’t you heard? Howell is the guy.
