Seattle was lucky enough to have two picks in the top 15 and they didn’t squander them. Another player fell right into their lap, Texas strong safety Earl Thomas. Their secondary needed help and Thomas will fill that roll. He’s got all the qualities you need in a strong safety and will start for the Seahawks without any doubt. Receivers in Seattle have been a laughing stock for a while now. Things may change with the addition of Notre Dame receiver Golden Tate. Lots of people compare him to a leaner Steve Smith who can stretch the field and is a threat with the ball in his hands. If he turns into a fifth of the player Smith is he’ll be a huge help to the receiving corps there.

They were able to add a few more players to their secondary. Oregon cornerback Walter Thurmond brings good coverage skills to a weak group of corners. And free safety Kam Chancellor will add some depth at the safety position, he’s got good size and should be able to contribute in special teams as well. Needing help with their pass rush, the Seahawks brought in a pair of defensive ends. E.J. Wilson from North Carolina and Dexter Davis from Arizona State give them some needed youth at the position and should provide a decent level of competition in camp. They were also able to add another receiver, bringing in Jameson Konz from Kent State. He’s a big target with great athletic ability that may wind up seeing some time on the field having little competition at the position. The Pete Carroll era got off to a fast start, now let’s see if the energetic Carroll can keep it up.

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Not too many people saw this one coming, including myself. I mean it makes sense Carroll wants to get the eff out of Dodge considering USCs football team is probably going to get their pee pee smacked. This stems from the reggie Bush incident involving him possibly taking benefits from a sports agent while still enrolled at USC.

And I can’t really see any coach in their right mind passing up $35 million over 5 years, which are the numbers being tossed around right now. All this adds up to a Carroll-Seahawk marriage.

I really thought the Seahawks were going to be competitive this year. I’m not sure if I was high or drunk or both when I figured they would be but I was wrong. Long gone are the days of the Seahawks being given the division because Arizona, San Francisco and St. Louis were incompetent (well the Rams still are).

But the reality is the Seahawks aren’t a good team. They have minimal talent and their pay structure is completely out of whack. All the talk from Houshmandwhatever his name is, the guy who benefited from all the attention being paid to Ocho, about him and Hasselback lighting up the league… just talk.

Relying on a quarterback who is slightly above average, even when he plays the full 16 game schedule, behind an average line with average receivers and average running backs will get you exactly where the Seahawks are now. Don’t laugh Browns fans, the guy that built this mess is rolling up his sleeves to get busy with your teams roster.

Pete, buddy, you’re going to have your hands full. This isn’t college pal. These men can’t be motivated with the same rah rah bulllshit you used at SC. And you won’t be getting to pick from the cream of the crop to build your powerhouse like you did at SC. Although you can probably bank on having really high draft picks for the next five years. Carroll tried the NFL before and it didn’t work out for him. Somehow I doubt the second time will be the charm.

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