Pick 25, James Carpenter. I was out with my wife Thursday night, and I didn't get back until just after the 27th pick was being announced. I had the draft on DVR, but the prospect of 3 plus hours just to get to Seattle's pick did not appeal, so I got online and scanned the list...
All my wife heard was a loud "WHO?". I knew this team needed a RT, but assumed it was 4th round stuff, you know, like when we picked Locklear. I erroneously assumed that Petey liked the ZBS principles because it makes getting decent linemen easier in the mid rounds. Right tackle? But it is true, Locklear is gone and Andrews is terrible. I mean, if Andrews can't play well in the phone booth, how is he going to be any good out at the tackle spot?
So I read up, watched some highlights, and then watched every scrap of Ingram film I could. And I get it. I understand passing on the remaining quarterbacks and Jimmy Smith at 25. Carpenter looks solid, can play 4 spots, and considering Okung's ankles are as yet an unknown quantity, this is solid.
Showing posts with label Kris Durham. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kris Durham. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
Straight Shots on Seattle's Draft, Part 2
Part 1 here.
Draft analysts continue to throw Seattle's draft under the bus as basically one big reach. I'm not exactly amongst them. I have my criticisms, but they're restrained. James Carpenter was a reach as a right tackle, but not as a football player. (You should check out Kip Earlywine's scouting report of the guy, and also Kyle Rota's on this very blog. He looks quite promising.) Kris Durham, a "Who?" pick for most Seattle fans, turned out to be another late riser coveted by other quality teams. The 2011 draft was in many ways a clinic on NFL scouting, and how teams dig up talent that goes unnoticed by most experts.
Seattle's biggest prize from the 2011 draft is a revamped offensive line. With the delayed OTA's and minicamps threatening to delay its development (a slow-burn goal to begin with), this draft will be a delayed-gratification draft for certain. That has to be acknowledged. But all the signs point to Pete Carroll and John Schneider planning to have more than two starter picks available to revamp the lines.
And when that failed to happen, the draft appeared to wobble awkwardly. Finally pulling off a trade at #57, Schneider procured a fourth-rounder (#107) with doubtful starting potential and then took themselves out of the running for some badly needed DT prospects by selecting an average guard at #75. They felt a DT would still be waiting for them at #99.
Some consider that move a "fairly safe risk", but I balk at expecting starting defensive tackles to fall through most of the third round. This is the downside of getting cute in the draft. Deep positions in a draft don't stay deep, they get run on. Sure, a DT might have been there, but there were a number of such simple strategies Seattle could have tried to boost their chances of getting one. To me, they just didn't try that hard. That could say a number of things.
Draft analysts continue to throw Seattle's draft under the bus as basically one big reach. I'm not exactly amongst them. I have my criticisms, but they're restrained. James Carpenter was a reach as a right tackle, but not as a football player. (You should check out Kip Earlywine's scouting report of the guy, and also Kyle Rota's on this very blog. He looks quite promising.) Kris Durham, a "Who?" pick for most Seattle fans, turned out to be another late riser coveted by other quality teams. The 2011 draft was in many ways a clinic on NFL scouting, and how teams dig up talent that goes unnoticed by most experts.
Seattle's biggest prize from the 2011 draft is a revamped offensive line. With the delayed OTA's and minicamps threatening to delay its development (a slow-burn goal to begin with), this draft will be a delayed-gratification draft for certain. That has to be acknowledged. But all the signs point to Pete Carroll and John Schneider planning to have more than two starter picks available to revamp the lines.
And when that failed to happen, the draft appeared to wobble awkwardly. Finally pulling off a trade at #57, Schneider procured a fourth-rounder (#107) with doubtful starting potential and then took themselves out of the running for some badly needed DT prospects by selecting an average guard at #75. They felt a DT would still be waiting for them at #99.
Some consider that move a "fairly safe risk", but I balk at expecting starting defensive tackles to fall through most of the third round. This is the downside of getting cute in the draft. Deep positions in a draft don't stay deep, they get run on. Sure, a DT might have been there, but there were a number of such simple strategies Seattle could have tried to boost their chances of getting one. To me, they just didn't try that hard. That could say a number of things.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Seahawks' Complete 2011 Draft Class
Ladies and gentlemen, your newest Seattle Seahawks.
* - Thought I would guess everyone's jersey numbers. Bold indicates a confirmed jersey number per Seahawks.com; the rest are my own wild guesses, pending comeuppance.
| Seahawks 2011 Draft | |||||||
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | School | Ht | Wt | #* |
| 1 | 25 | James Carpenter | RT | Alabama | 6'4" | 321 | 67 |
| 3 | 75 | John Moffit | RG | Wisconsin | 6'4" | 314 | 62 |
| 4 | 99 | K.J. Wright | OLB | Mississippi State | 6'3" | 245 | 50 |
| 4 | 107 | Kris Durham | WR | Georgia | 6'5" | 216 | 84 |
| 5 | 154 | Richard Sherman | CB | Stanford | 6'3" | 195 | 42 |
| 5 | 156 | Mark Legree | FS | Appalachian State | 6'0" | 210 | 25 |
| 6 | 173 | Byron Maxwell | CB | Clemson | 6'0" | 202 | 41 |
| 7 | 205 | Lazarius Levingston | DE | LSU | 6'4" | 292 | 96 |
| 7 | 242 | Malcolm Smith | OLB | USC | 6'1" | 225 | 53 |
* - Thought I would guess everyone's jersey numbers. Bold indicates a confirmed jersey number per Seahawks.com; the rest are my own wild guesses, pending comeuppance.
With the #107 Pick, the Seattle Seahawks Select Kris Durham, WR, Georgia
Quick expert opinions:
Doug Farrar: Durham faster than your pssession receiver. Quick to/thru seam, good downfield. Vertical. Cuts on short routes. YAC guy.
Rob Rang: For Seahawks fans panicking about Kris Durham, check out Youtube video. + Acceleration, body control for size
Eric Williams: Durham said his visited Seattle before draft, and has been working out with Charlie Whitehurst in Georgia.
Russ Lande: Love the pick of Kris Durham (WR - Georgia) as he has the height, speed, jumping ability and hands to be a big, dangerous down field threat.
Hawk Blogger: Don't know Kris Durham, but he sounds like a Stokley understudy. Tall slot guy with good speed and hands.
Rob Staton: I like the Kris Durham pick. Good size and hands, worth a flier in round four.
Still wondering the production is despite playing behind AJ Green. Durham's route arsenal was awful limited. Still, he has the tools to grow into some NFL skills. Just surprised we passed on Edmond Gates, Greg Salas, and Tanden Doss for a guy without numbers.
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