We’re lower than every week out from the 2024 NFL Draft, and the Seattle Seahawks have an enormous determination to make about what they’ll do with their first-round decide. Will they commerce down? Will they keep put and make a decide? In the event that they someway commerce up, is it for a quarterback? Will they take a quarterback with their first decide no matter the place it’s? Selections, selections.
Over the previous couple of years we’ve finished open threads asking Subject Gulls readers about particular gamers they do NOT wish to see drafted by the Seahawks. It’s a hell of so much simpler to fantasize about gamers you need in a Seahawks uniform, but it surely’s extra revealing after we focus on prospects which might be “should keep away from.”
Not like final yr, when the Seahawks had two first-round picks and theoretically had all choices open, it’s somewhat extra restricted at No. 16 and with no second-rounder. We are able to most likely ignore absolutely the high prospects like Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, Malik Nabers, Joe Alt, and so on. and deal with guys who may fall to No. 16 and even be a second-round choice relying on how far Seattle trades down.
On offense, if the Seahawks are to draft a quarterback, I’m not in favor of drafting Oregon’s Bo Nix. This isn’t an Oregon bias (in any other case they could kick me out of this state), it’s a bias towards quarterbacks whose stats come from glorified hand-holding offenses. His school manufacturing is excellent and he’s a risk on RPOs and scrambles, however I’m very skeptical that his passing recreation will translate into the professionals. Whereas Nix had few turnover-worthy throws, he was usually throwing to huge open receivers to start with. A whopping 66 % of his passes had been not more than 9 yards past the road of scrimmage. He performed in a system loaded with high-percentage throws, tons of yards after catch (he led all FBS QBs in display yards), and never a whole lot of further work for the QB to do post-snap. His arm energy might be the weakest of all of the Spherical 1-2 prospects, and very similar to the priority I’ve with Michael Penix Jr when he isn’t enjoying behind an elite offensive line, I can sense Nix going again to his Auburn unhealthy habits with out the proper set-up for him within the NFL.
On protection, whereas I’d like one other edge rusher (which isn’t almost as set in stone as it could appear), Penn State’s Chop Robinson doesn’t do something for me. He’s the traditional “nice athlete, uncooked skillset” prospect that may want his expertise to meet up with his athleticism within the professionals to ever turn into a high quality starter. I’d quite have extra polished athletes like Laiatu Latu or Jared Verse than hope Robinson can develop counter strikes and never dwell and die off of his quickness.
There isn’t any ballot as a result of it’s meant to be open-ended. It’s usually implied that this train is gear towards the primary spherical, but when there are any second- or third-round prospects you end up uneasy about then you’ll be able to voice your opinion. In case you’re freaking out over a seventh-round decide… I imply I can’t enable you on that entrance.
Your reasoning for not wanting the Seahawks to draft sure gamers is as much as you (except it’s a direct private assault, which is a no-no).
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