2014 Draft Class

Largent80 · Aug 3, 2014

After Britt left Saturday's scrimmage, there was only one member of Seattle's nine-man draft class still participating: fullback Kiero Small.

"The first eight, nine days got them a little bit," Carroll said of the rookie draft class, "Wore them down a little bit, but fortunately, they've got a chance to come bouncing back here."

Receiver Paul Richardson (shoulder) and defensive lineman Cassius Marsh (groin) are expected back practicing on Monday. That leaves plenty of other question marks, though, from Britt (shoulder) to linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis (oblique) to receiver Kevin Norwood, whose sore foot has now sidelined him for a second time in less than a week.

Offensive lineman Garrett Scott, a sixth-round pick, is still with the team, but will not play after being diagnosed with a rare heart condition while defensive back Eric Pinkins, also a sixth-round pick, is on crutches with a lisfranc injury.

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brimsalabim · Aug 3, 2014

Not a good trend but At least Pete doesn't sound too worried.

skater18000 · Aug 3, 2014

If Norwood and Richardson are healthy for this season, than this draft will have plenty rookie contribution.

General Manager · Aug 3, 2014

Hopefully these guys all turn out great and Thursday we can see if any of them stand out.

Scottemojo · Aug 3, 2014

The attrition rate among rookies everywhere is terrible.

I personally think they spend too much time after the college season ends getting ready for the draft. Putting on weight, taking off weight, speed training, bench pressing, and on top of that for many it is the first time they have ever trained this intensely for this many months. Add to that, most of them don't know shit from shinola when it comes to the offensive and defensive systems they are in, so they make up for it by going extra hard.

It's a recipe for injuries, and just one of the reasons I try not to expect to much of any rookie.

TeamoftheCentury · Aug 3, 2014

*cough(redshirt)cough*

seahawk12thman · Aug 3, 2014

How serious is Britts injury?

General Manager · Aug 3, 2014

TeamoftheCentury":13rq04m2 said:
*cough(redshirt)cough*

Redshirt is just a nice way of saying project .

Throwdown · Aug 3, 2014

Busts, all of em

General Manager · Aug 3, 2014

Throwdown":2j41q93h said:
Busts, all of em

Probowler's all of them.

General Manager · Aug 3, 2014

We aren't the only team that's having injury problems with our rookies right now, let's just relax and see what happens we haven't even played a single preseason game yet.

nepahawk · Aug 3, 2014

Is this a new trend, is the "always compete" attitude at practice, too rough?
With all the injuries to last years rookie class and now this years class, should things change?

I know everyone one will say; we just won the Super Bowl and you want things changed!
I'm not saying things should change but, can we always afford to give rookies a redshirt year.
Wouldn't it be nice to have that extra depth?

Shadowhawk · Aug 3, 2014

seahawk12thman":2ub7y56x said:
How serious is Britts injury?

Doesn't sound very serious. He sent this out an hour ago:

@JustinBritt68: I am good to go!

Seahawk Sailor · Aug 3, 2014

nepahawk":usr78js8 said:
Is this a new trend, is the "always compete" attitude at practice, too rough?
With all the injuries to last years rookie class and now this years class, should things change?

I know everyone one will say; we just won the Super Bowl and you want things changed!
I'm not saying things should change but, can we always afford to give rookies a redshirt year.
Wouldn't it be nice to have that extra depth?

You know, that thought occurred to me too, but I'm not so sure it's the case. It could well be a contributing factor, though. Look at it this way: during the previous regimes, even when we were good, we weren't good in almost every single position. We always had holes to fill, and so the new guys got more opportunities. That meant there was probably a whole lot less of a need to compete and outdo the competition. And Pete's mantra certainly draws more competition and higher-energy play, even at set positions, because everyone knows the best man starts, regardless of who they are or how much they're getting paid.

That's going to cause injuries. Is it more than usual? Maybe a little. Is it more than we're used to seeing? I think it probably is. But that's just this new Seahawks team, you know, the one committed to winning and bringing home the championships. I'll take it.

kobebryant · Aug 3, 2014

I'm thinking it'll play out over the year as Richardson having some splash plays, Norwood looking like a future contributor at WR, KPL and Coyle playing well on special teams, and Marsh putting his name in the running for DROY if he earns a spot in the nickle package.

chris98251 · Aug 3, 2014

General Manager":3g2cuib3 said:
TeamoftheCentury":3g2cuib3 said:

*cough(redshirt)cough*

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Redshirt is just a nice way of saying project .

You just won a Super Bowl, your team is young, you have talent all over the roster, you have a draft and unless that COLLEGE player is exceptional he will need to learn the ropes of the NFL game, get a NFL body, and learn the system. When you have equal or better talent to the Rookie already why play them now when they can learn and get in NFL shape and contribute at the exceptional level when they are on equal footing with the Veterans.

We have limited opportunities on this roster now, D line , DB's and O line mostly, all three need a talent set or body type, were building the players we bring in to be successful. Were upping the percentage of our draft choices sticking with the team, were building confidence and knowledge of the game for a long term run.

Every Player is a Project, players like Aaron Curry, Ryan Leaf, Matt Leinart etc were first rounders and they could not make it in the league, they stuck around because of the contracts they signed, not because they really beat players in front of them.

brimsalabim · Aug 3, 2014

at this rate I'm afraid to let any starters take a pre season snap.

TeamoftheCentury · Aug 3, 2014

chris98251":2ywvji67 said:
General Manager":2ywvji67 said:

TeamoftheCentury":2ywvji67 said:

*cough(redshirt)cough*

Click to expand...

Redshirt is just a nice way of saying project .

Click to expand...

You just won a Super Bowl, your team is young, you have talent all over the roster, you have a draft and unless that COLLEGE player is exceptional he will need to learn the ropes of the NFL game, get a NFL body, and learn the system. When you have equal or better talent to the Rookie already why play them now when they can learn and get in NFL shape and contribute at the exceptional level when they are on equal footing with the Veterans.

We have limited opportunities on this roster now, D line , DB's and O line mostly, all three need a talent set or body type, were building the players we bring in to be successful. Were upping the percentage of our draft choices sticking with the team, were building confidence and knowledge of the game for a long term run.

Every Player is a Project, players like Aaron Curry, Ryan Leaf, Matt Leinart etc were first rounders and they could not make it in the league, they stuck around because of the contracts they signed, not because they really beat players in front of them.

Yup

General Manager · Aug 3, 2014

chris98251":3dkxq2uc said:
General Manager":3dkxq2uc said:

TeamoftheCentury":3dkxq2uc said:

*cough(redshirt)cough*

Click to expand...

Redshirt is just a nice way of saying project .

Click to expand...

You just won a Super Bowl, your team is young, you have talent all over the roster, you have a draft and unless that COLLEGE player is exceptional he will need to learn the ropes of the NFL game, get a NFL body, and learn the system. When you have equal or better talent to the Rookie already why play them now when they can learn and get in NFL shape and contribute at the exceptional level when they are on equal footing with the Veterans.

We have limited opportunities on this roster now, D line , DB's and O line mostly, all three need a talent set or body type, were building the players we bring in to be successful. Were upping the percentage of our draft choices sticking with the team, were building confidence and knowledge of the game for a long term run.

Every Player is a Project, players like Aaron Curry, Ryan Leaf, Matt Leinart etc were first rounders and they could not make it in the league, they stuck around because of the contracts they signed, not because they really beat players in front of them.

Exceptional is what you want out of a draft pick in the early rounds some players can come in and start some can't and some are bigger projects than others.

chris98251 · Aug 3, 2014

General Manager":lw6halq7 said:
chris98251":lw6halq7 said:

General Manager":lw6halq7 said:

TeamoftheCentury":lw6halq7 said:

*cough(redshirt)cough*

Click to expand...

Redshirt is just a nice way of saying project .

Click to expand...

You just won a Super Bowl, your team is young, you have talent all over the roster, you have a draft and unless that COLLEGE player is exceptional he will need to learn the ropes of the NFL game, get a NFL body, and learn the system. When you have equal or better talent to the Rookie already why play them now when they can learn and get in NFL shape and contribute at the exceptional level when they are on equal footing with the Veterans.

We have limited opportunities on this roster now, D line , DB's and O line mostly, all three need a talent set or body type, were building the players we bring in to be successful. Were upping the percentage of our draft choices sticking with the team, were building confidence and knowledge of the game for a long term run.

Every Player is a Project, players like Aaron Curry, Ryan Leaf, Matt Leinart etc were first rounders and they could not make it in the league, they stuck around because of the contracts they signed, not because they really beat players in front of them.

Click to expand...

Exceptional is what you want out of a draft pick in the early rounds some players can come in and start some can't and some are bigger projects than others.

There are if you are lucky maybe 2 to 3 exceptional players every draft. After that you want players that can contribute and or start, then contribute then play rolls. We have a method that gives our players a chance to contribute and be starters from rounds 1 thru 7 not just round one picks 1 - 15 lets say.

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