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Mel kiper currently has him falling to us. Personally I'd like the pick.
http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seah ... eli-apple/
http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seah ... eli-apple/
Erebus":ot8vt72e said:I would hate to take a CB in the first round when we have much bigger needs and PC/JS have proven adept at developing late round CBs.
CPHawk":pma9b47k said:Erebus":pma9b47k said:I would hate to take a CB in the first round when we have much bigger needs and PC/JS have proven adept at developing late round CBs.
What starter do we have on the roster, to start opposite Sherm?
Tical21":1pj2euzt said:I do see corner as one of our biggest needs. I also think William Jackson is probably a bit better fit for us. Apple has that unique name though that typically signifies a good corner.
CPHawk":ex84ik46 said:Erebus":ex84ik46 said:I would hate to take a CB in the first round when we have much bigger needs and PC/JS have proven adept at developing late round CBs.
What starter do we have on the roster, to start opposite Sherm?
While investing in another physically gifted player for the secondary might make sense on the surface, ESPN's John Clayton doesn't see it happening in the first round.
"I don't buy that happening," Clayton told "Brock and Salk" Wednesday. "For value, if he's the best athlete at a position that you could use (it makes sense, but) I don't know that necessarily is a position where you have needs now because not only did they get Jeremy Lane back, but they have four or five options that fit both the size dimensions that they like."
Clayton pointed to Tharold Simon, Stanley Jean-Baptiste and DeShawn Shead as viable options to pair with Richard Sherman on the outside, with Lane handling the slot.
"A lot of times what happens when you're putting together mock drafts, you figure you lose a player, or you think there's a need there, and the next thing you do is try to attach it," Clayton said. "(Apple) is 6-foot-1, that kind of fits the (Seahawks') dimensions, but no, I think it's going to be more of an offensive lineman."
AgentDib":jaxua8nt said:Eli Apple has 5/8" shorter arms than Tye Smith but is an inch taller. They clearly do view arm length as an important metric but it is still just one metric out of dozens and I can't see a rational group viewing any one metric in a vacuum as a deal breaker. They drafted RW after all when he was there in the third due to failing a single metric.