The Hawks more pressing needs are CB, DL OL and then QB. The 25th pick should be used on one of the stud OL if one should fall to them. If not, the best available CB or DL. Like Akeem Ayers of UCLA can play DE/OLB.

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I am an admitted Hasselbeck Fanboi. But the only way the should resign Matt is a one year deal at a team discount. If not, let him go. Yes, he ate up the Saints and could have done the same to the Bears if it weren’t for the wideouts. But Hasselbeck is pathetic during the regular season and has been for the last 3 years.

We need to resign Matt and get him help up front….whether via the draft or free agency, if and when it happens. Matt’s not a long term answer, obviously, but he will do wonders in the locker room along with mentoring a young qb. Arguably, none of the qb’s coming out in the draft this yr are ready to start and be competitive at this level. I like Christian Ponder in the later rounds and with Matt’s leadership, he could develop into a very good qb. We need to draft an OL or DE in the 1st this yr or trade back and acquire more picks.

Although I love my Seahawks, I also know that there are plenty of holes to fill on that roster. I think on the QB side, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Whitehurst let go. He blew it on short and intermediate passes, which comprises much of the WCO. I’d like the Seattle FO get gutsy and make a run at Kolb. With the first draft pick being at 25, are they really going to get a franchise QB at that spot? I want to see what kind of wheeling and dealing the FO does, and acquire Kolb.

Re-sign Mebane, bring back Hasselbeck (let him wrestle Kolb for the starting job), get an OL or two in FA, and then draft using the best player available philosophy (don’t reach in the draft to fill a need).

I think doing that will go a long way in turning the Hawks around.

Time to clean house. Draft Jake Locker (A Washington native).
And build around him.

Chuck Whitehurst – Not sure what to do here. The Chuck signing was a Jeremy Bates “thing” (big arm, mobile). He didn’t impress many in his first year, but 2 games is such a small sample size. 2 games might be enough for Darrell Bevell, though. I doubt he possesses the sort of skill set that Bevell prioritizes. In the end, he’s still under contract and I presume he’ll remain under contract as a back up.

Brandon Mebane – It would KILL me to see this guy leave. Rarely over-matched and always disruptive. Young. Please Lord, keep him.

Washingon, Brock, Mare – Washington would be an asset to any team on special teams and I’m willing to bet some team could make better use of him out of the backfield (and probably give him more money than the Seahawks are willing to). He’s gone.
Brock really came on strong at the end of the season. Spelling Clemons and working opposite of him on the line both proved to be a serious problem against a passing offense. As long as Seattle stays with the “Leo” idea, I hope it keeps Brock around. How do you evaluate the worth of a kicker? # of field gulls made per attempt and kickoff ability, I guess. Either way, I see no reason not to offer a contract to Mare and sign him under reasonable terms.

Chris Spencer, Max Unger – Neither are safe. Chris Spencer is a fine center that I doubt the Seahawks would ever consider letting go on a non-contract year. Max Unger probably isn’t “gone”, but is not going to be guaranteed a starting spot. Dude was constantly over-matched, although rarely beaten. I challenge anyone to show me a game where Unger didn’t live in the backfield. A good football IQ will only go so far; Unger needs to bulk up… plain and simple. Even then, do you REALLY think he’s a Tom Cable guy?

Locklear, Andrews, Jennings, Hill – Gone, gone, gone (hopefully), gone.

Hawks had a nice draft and found a few diamonds in Williams and Washington(coming off that nasty leg injury). Need to build on that and completely make over the character of the team. That can’t be done in one or two off seasons. But I think they have at least started down a better path.

BTW, TIM RUSKELL …thanks for destroying a team that should have competed for years……worse GM ever. Did I mention that I think Tim Ruskell SUCKS?

Washington over Forsett? No thank you. Washington’s role in the backfield is right where it needs to be. Of course, now that Bates is gone, they may run it more than 12 times a game.

RB Leon Washington should be plugged into the backfield more often and teamed up with Marshawn Lynch.

Kelly Jennings and Trufant should HOPEFULLY go bye bye. Walter Thurmond should continue to learn and grow.

It will be nice to have Max Unger back on the O-line.