WCG Mock Draft - The Seattle Seahawks Select...
by Adam T on Mar 25, 2009 1:36 PM CDT
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| ANALYSIS: This is a tough pick. GeauxBears and I collaborated on this pick, and we struggled with who to pick. Seattle's defense last year was atrocious, finishing 18th in run defense and 30th in overall defense, so if the draft does play out like we have it, Curry might be the pick.
So why pick Crabtree? T.J. Houshmandzadeh, their big FA pickup, is turning 32 in September. Their wide receiver corps minus Housh is pretty bad. However, with Housh, Crabtree, and 2nd-year TE John Carlson, Seattle would have a potent passing offense that could maybe offset their terrible defense. Yes, there are some question marks surrounding Crabtree. We don't know what he runs in the 40 yard dash. And, he magically showed up an inch and a half shorter at the combine. However, I've seen the kid play live before against Mizzou and he's a great player. His play through college has been superb, and I believe those skills will translate to the next level. |
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| Pick | Player | Drafter | Analysis | |||
| 1 | Matthew Stafford | McRipper | Details |
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| 2 | Jason Smith | TCBullFrog | Details |
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| 3 | Eugene Monroe | sabbath999 | Details |
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| 4 | Michael Crabtree | ChiFan13, GeauxBears | Details |
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I got called away to
do work before I could elaborate.
I doubt the Seahawks pass on Aaron Curry if he’s there. He is many people’s top player, and certainly the top defensive player in the draft. If he isn’t there, I would guess someone like BJ Raji would be taken. He’s the top DT in the draft by a clear margin and that is a glaring need for the Hawks.
The Seahawks were bad on both sides of the ball, but especially defense. It doesn’t matter how good they make their passing offense, if they don’t improve their 29th ranked defense, they won’t win with any regularity. Even with Crabtree their offense wouldn’t be so explosive that they could out-shoot everyone.
They already made a big improvement in their passing game with Housh. It would make much more sense for them to take a WR with their early second round pick (if they felt WR was still a top need) when they could still get a potential number 1 WR like Nicks, Britt, or Heyward-Bey, and get a top defensive talent at #4. If they wait til their second round pick to take a defensive player, he’s much less likely to make a significant difference on his own.
I just strongly disagree that this would be their pick, and it kind of throws off the rest of the mock when things like this happen. Such is life.
DEJESUS!!!
Why would they tie up
all that money at the lb position?? They probably have 12-14mm tied up in Hill and tatupu. I think Curry is the best player in the draft but you don’t add that much to that. I think they take Crabtree and cut branch. Or they take Raji from BC.
No way
No way if Curry is still on the board Seattle passes on him.
Not going to happen.
Curry could easily be off the board by the time the Hawks pick.
But, the idea of them passing on Curry is pretty much the same as them passing on Crabtree, in my opinion.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious. (Vince Lombardi)
According to PFT
The Bears have signed Kevin Scaffer to a three year deal.
Absolutely terrible pick...
No way they take Crabtree now, especially after houshs 8mil and branchs 4-5 mil. Curry is the pick here.
"I am Kyles mom , I support him but I don't believe in him"- GeauxBears
pick will be defense
When you have the #30 overall defense and an offense that has already signed Housh as a FA, no way you take another WR with the fourth pick. I do agree with tfrabotta that they probably don’t want to tie up enormous amounts of money at LB by taking Curry as well, but I also don’t see how you pass on him.
If the draft were to shake out this way, what I could see them doing is trying to trade to some team out there salivating at the thought of getting Curry. In fact, given that Cleveland would LOVE to have Curry at the #5 pick, I wonder if Seattle could pull off a trade with Cleveland (basically tell them, work a deal with us or else we pick Curry), pick up another pick and then take Raji at #5.
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