Seattle Seahawks: Why Bruce Irvin Is the Steal of the NFL Draft

June 19, 2012   ·   Russell Farraday   ·   Jump to comments

So I’m at school on the Monday after the 2012 NFL draft when my close friend and avid football fan Sam comes over for a little draft talk.
“Bruce Irvin, huh?” he snickers.
While I can see the faults in the Seattle Seahawks selecting Irvin at 15th overall—when most scouts agreed that he could have been gotten a tad later—I can also see the benefits of the pick. I’m not gonna lie; I started to get a little annoyed at Sam.
However, not wanting to get into an argument with my buddy, I smile politely and give a dry chuckle. Inside, I vow to give the issue some serious thought and construct an argument that proves Sam wrong about Irvin.
Here you go, Sam.
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