DRAFT COUNTDOWN: 6 days. As the draft approaches, we look at draft-related topics involving the Seahawks.
“Who says we’re picking at 26?”
With that comment on KJR last week, John Schneider basically confirmed the Seahawks are going to be looking to trade out of the first round again.
Schneider said this draft is made for trading down because it is the deepest draft since he took over as Seattle’s GM in 2010.
The draft is especially deep in the two areas where the Seahawks need help: offensive line and defensive tackle. And that explains why Schneider will once again be looking to move down.
“You always have to find a partner, and that can be somewhat difficult throughout the day and throughout the weekend,” the GM said. “But this is one of those drafts (that make you want to move down).”
This is just the second time in four years John Schneider has gone into the draft with his first-round pick, and it appears he is planning the same strategy as last time.
The franchise tag period runs today through March 1, and the Seahawks will skip it for the sixth straight year.
The best center in franchise history says the Seahawks need veteran linemen, and he should know: He was the pivot on the best line in team history — the 2001-05 group that also included All-Pros Walter Jones and Steve Hutchinson and savvy vet Chris Gray, a quartet that started 65 games together during that stretch (Hutch missed 12 in 2002, and Jones sat out three in holdouts).
For some reason, there is a thought among more than a few Seahawks fans that Jimmy Graham won’t — or shouldn’t — be back next season.
Season: 2015
When 69-year-old Tom Coughlin was forced out by the New York Giants last week, 64-year-old Pete Carroll became the oldest coach in the league.
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