You are already probably seeing a lot of information come out about which players are visiting which teams. The Seahawks have a somewhat unique approach to this, so I thought maybe I would make a post of out it.
First off, it has been reported by J.J. Pesavento at Next Level Scouting that BYU LB Kelly Poppinga (yes Brady's Bro), New Mexico St FB Nick Cleaver, and Portland St. LB Jordan Senn will all work out for the team in Kirkland. If you are saying to yourself "who?" right now, no worries. This is how the Hawks operate.
Each team is alloted 30 player visits before the draft. Many teams use these visits to look at players they are serious about drafting. Not the Hawks, at least not usually. What the Hawks do, is use these visits for players they feel will go undrafted, but they are interested in signing as undrafted free agents. They use these visits as recruiting trips of sort. Also, they often have players who didn't get invited to the combine who they like. Last year, their visits included...Jordan Kent, Steve Vallos, Joe Newton, and I believe CJ Wallace.
So don't get your hopes up that Ruskell will be tipping his hand to who he might draft anytime soon. It is just not his style.
This is why when I see that Brian Brohm and Chad Henne are coming for visits, and they are, I believe it just a smokescreen. It re-enforces two theories I have been touting: The team won't take a QB till next year (Mora's 1st Draft/Qb), and the team wants badly to trade back from #25. They probably are thinking TE or DT in the first, and picking one at that position just doesn't present a good value. END
Michael, when is Hasselbeck's contract up? How many years do you think it takes to get a rookie QB from the draft ready to play?
ReplyDeleteI believe that Jordan Senn is from Portland State, not Penn State.
ReplyDeleteYup, my bad, looking at one thing and thinking another. It has been changed
ReplyDeleteI've been trying to think (if he doesn't hang up the cleats)where Shaun Alexander would be a good fit.
ReplyDeleteWhere do you think? Maybe this has already been discussed? If we knew for sure that he wasn't retiring, I think it would make another fun contest to pick destination and best deal he might recieve.
I could see NE picking him up, they seem to like aging has-beens.
ReplyDeleteI heard that the Raiders offered SA $150 million for a 15 year deal!
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Or maybe it was $300 million for 30 years...
ReplyDeleteIt seems very un-Ruskell-like to use a limited resource, like pre-draft visits, to try and send mixed messages to other NFL teams. I don't know Ruskell's history with visits though, Has he used them as smokescreens in previous drafts?
ReplyDeleteI think it's much more likely that these visits are exactly what they look like -- The Hawks are carefully considering whether it's worth one of their 2 first day picks to get one of these guys.
If Brian Brohm is the BPA at pick 25 we'll take him.
ReplyDeleteSimple as that.
Criticizing NE is really smart. They suck. Maybe the Hawks will go through a regular season undefeated one day or win the Super Bowl 3 times in 4 years. I'd say their 4 SB appearances in the last 7 years (and 3 wins) are a little more impressive then our one loss of an appearance.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I want a DL in the first round, I won't be mad if we take Brohm.
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Hey, this probably isn't the best place to post this, but to whoever runs and updates this blog, I just want to say NICE WORK! I just stumbled across it, and I am, indeed one of those people (from Utah) who waste hours a day reading Seahawks info. I now check it every day. Thanks for the quick updates and interesting information!
ReplyDeleteNo worries Jay, Glad you like it!
ReplyDeleteWhy would Moora want to draft a Qb?
ReplyDeleteMora I mean.
ReplyDeleteMora is becoming the coach starting next season. To me it makes sense that he would want Hass's successor to be some one he has hand chosen, especially after the raw deal he got by having Vick forced down his throat. If they take one this season, the player will be half his/half Holmgrens.
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