NFL Draft 2011 Grades: Seattle Seahawks Analysis—Success Is a Reach

April 30, 2011   ·   Darin Pike   ·   Jump to comments

With the exception of John Moffitt in the third round, every pick made by the Seattle Seahawks in the draft can be considered a reach.  Just how extreme is a matter of opinion.  
Mel Kiper saw their first pick as a third-round talent, while most every other talent evaluator had him going in the early second round or as a late first-round pick.
Overall I'm giving this draft a B-, as they did manage to fill some holes. I'm weighting the earlier rounds, or this draft might be considered a C.  I say this knowing full-well that Pete Carroll and his staff has a role in mind for each of these players, and they could have a solid impact with Seattle.  Time will tell.
Seattle attempted to trade out of their first-round pick, but the couldn't strike a deal that would assure them of still being able to draft Carpenter.  When you are as sure as they were on whom they wanted, it is definitely better to be safe than sorry.  They obviously liked him well e...

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