Likes and dislikes of Seahawks' draft class
Addressed their needs well

We arrived at Sunday, a new week ahead and yet another draft in the books after the three day extravaganza (doesn't three days seem a little excessive?). Which means we can fully commit to scrutinizing or praising our teams' draft classes.

Our Seattle Seahawks more or less stayed true to form, making a curious selection with their first round pick. Germain Ifedi is widely regarded as a player that isn't the most NFL-ready, even among the offensive lineman that we left on the board at 31. The Hawks supposedly like his strength, and ability to impose it at times. However he needs to work hard on technique, which may delay his immediate impact. Adding to the disappointment/curiosity, is the fact he's a guard or right tackle, when this team needs someone to replace Pro Bowl oft tackle Russell Okung. 

Picking Ifedi shows that they believe in Tom Cable, and they prefer potential in the trenches. However They went that route last year and it was disastrous. Hopefully Ifedi's potential shows itself sooner than what we've seen in the past. 

Somewhatluckily the Seahawks got a major steal in the second round, at a position they desperately needed to add depth at with Alabama's Jarran Reed falling to them. He should slide in with Ahtyba Rubin nicely as a run stuffing defensive tackle, which is exactly what the Seahawks ask their interior lineman to do.

They also added depth at running back, selecting CJ Prosise out of Notre Dame in the third round and Arkansas' Alex Collins in the fifth. Collins is one of only three SEC running backs to rush for over 1,000 yards in the first three years of their collegiate careers.The two others are Herschel Walker and Darren McFadden.

The Prosise pick is a fantastic one as he's a former receiver that should prove to be an asset on third down. That is, if he can effectively pass block. Seattle needed depth in the back field, as Thomas Rawls, the expected starter, is coming off a broken ankle and Christine Michael is not the best option as a principle rusher.

Another great pick also came in the third round in tight end Nick Vannett out of Ohio State. He's a solid blocker, which is something the Hawks don't have in their tight end group. We know Jimmy Graham's shortcomings in that area, and Luke Willson hasn't made himself known for it either. If it weren't for the lack of depth at the position, Willson could find himself out of a job, as he hasn't proven himself a sure handed receiving threat either.

With their picks not even Seahawks for 24 hours, it may be too early to draw definitive conclusions on the draft class, but it's open season for early speculation.

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