This is something that I'm quite surprised the Seahawks haven't done, considering the security the FO/HC have. Personally, I love the idea of saying, "we are a bit in no man's land this year; so let's sacrifice a premium pick for a later round pick this year and a high round pick next year." Much easier said than done which leads me to what I think *could* happen.
OFF THE BOARD: Ryan Kelly, Jason Spriggs, Jonathan Bullard, all the realistic R1 QBs (I'd argue very realistic scenario)
Option 1: LB Jaylon Smith - If Medical re-checks go well, I think he is absolutely in play. Rare LB who can play in any defense, at any spot. Huge gamble but major, major upside. Sounds Seahawky, doesn't it?
Option 2: WR Corey Coleman - Athletic freak of nature. Looks like he'd fit in the WR room. Absolute luxury but could allow Baldwin to operate solely out of the slot. Yes, Baldwin can win on the outside but he's just so absurdly uncoverable from the slot. Coleman, Lockett, Baldwin, Graham, Rawls...have fun with that.
Option 3: S Karl Joseph - I could imagine a scenario where we are playing to Patriots in next year's Super Bowl. Joseph and Thomas are roaming the field together, interchangeable on who covers the slot. Chancellor can slide into a LBer role. The exploitation of NE slot/shifty WRs could be obliterated with that back end. Not to mention, Joseph plays like a Seahawk.
***All 3 options are extremely unlikely, but we know that Seattle can do some crazy things in the draft. I thought this was a fun scenario that's not too crazy.
HawkAroundTheClock":36f3rs3e said:
Great read!
kearly":36f3rs3e said:
I think Seattle's methodology shifted after 2014. They will always value having lots of picks, but they will also value getting impact starters early in the draft, even if it costs them a little extra to do so.
Wild thought of the day:
Given the overall dearth of talent in this draft, if the FO doesn't see impact starters in the right spots this year, could they shift methodology again and move down to acquire more picks for
next year?
For you draftniks, is there a hypothetical where you could see this making sense to Schneider & Carroll?