Post-Draft Ranking of Seahawks Positional Needs
Which positions could the Seahawks still use upgrades at? Ty Dane Gonzalez ranks the seven they should prioritize over the course of the summer.
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May 25, 2021
Last month, I ranked the Seahawks positional needs entering the 2021 NFL Draft. Over the course of the three-day event, general manager John Schneider and his staff hit on three of the needs I mentioned in the list with the selections of receiver D Wayne Eskridge, cornerback Tre Brown, and offensive tackle Stone Forsythe.
However, nearly a month removed from the draft, there are still areas along Seattle s roster that could use improvement or much-needed depth or both. The Seahawks, of course, don t have a ton of salary cap space to work with ($6.6 million in effective cap, per OverTheCap.com) to address every single remaining need of theirs. At least, they don t appear willing to pull the necessary levers - restructuring Bobby Wagner and/or Russell Wilson s con
That is unless rookie Tre Brown or someone else beats him out.
What makes those possibilities such a departure from Seattle s norm? Reed is 5-foot-9 and 193 pounds; Brown 5-10, 188.
Times are changing in a secondary once known for its oversized cornerbacks.
It s not that they no longer prefer big bodies such as Richard Sherman and the similarly built players who started opposite him during the Legion of Boom days. But they ve loosened what used to be fairly rigid size specifications for that position.
It started to become apparent when they played Reed on the outside in the second half of last season. It became clear when they drafted Brown in the fourth round out of Oklahoma with the second of their league-low three draft picks.
That is unless rookie Tre Brown or someone else beats him out.
What makes those possibilities such a departure from Seattle s norm? Reed is 5-foot-9 and 193 pounds; Brown 5-10, 188.
Times are changing in a secondary once known for its oversized cornerbacks.
It s not that they no longer prefer big bodies such as Richard Sherman and the similarly built players who started opposite him during the Legion of Boom days. But they ve loosened what used to be fairly rigid size specifications for that position.
It started to become apparent when they played Reed on the outside in the second half of last season. It became clear when they drafted Brown in the fourth round out of Oklahoma with the second of their league-low three draft picks.
Post-NFL Draft Seahawks 53-Man Roster Projection Part 2: Defense/Specialists
Coming off a dominant finish to the 2020 season, the Seahawks remain hopeful a few new additions along the defensive line and the secondary will take their defense to the next level. Which defenders will be on the Week 1 roster?
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May 10, 2021
Though training camp remains more than two months away, it s never too early to begin considering which players will make the Seahawks 53-man roster.
Seattle currently has 85 players on its roster with rookie minicamp and the start of OTAs right around the corner. While the team will certainly make a few more moves before the real bullets start flying in late July, the vast majority of offseason needs have been fulfilled with the initial waves of free agency and the draft in the books.
Richard Sherman isn t ruling out a return to the NFC West.
The corner remains unsigned as we hit the point in the NFL calendar where a few veterans will ink new contracts with the draft over.
Representing himself in free-agent negotiations, Sherman told ESPN on Wednesday that a reunion in Seattle is one possibility. It s always in the cards, Sherman said, via NFC Sports Northwest. I spend my entire offseason in Seattle, that s where I live, that s where my family is. So, it s never out of the cards. Obviously, Pete (Carroll) and I have had conversations throughout the offseason, and everything just needs to shake out right. They re still figuring things out, I m still figuring things out.