Seahawks 25 best players, #15 Frank Clark
By Dan Viens
The Seattle Seahawks roster is generally regarded as one of the best in the NFL top to bottom, but what about the talent level within the roster? Our co-editor Dan Viens takes a shot at ranking the team’s Top 25 players in order.
(PART 11 OF 25 IN A SERIES)
NFL Network does their Top 100 NFL players list every year, and this off season we’ve seen our share of analysts taking a crack at ranking the best rosters in the league. As we enter into the dog days of the off season, with the start of training camp still over a month away, I wanted to see what it would look like if I tried to rank the best 25 players the Seahawks have.
It was harder than I thought.
The top 10 was pretty easy. I would suspect most would end up with the same 10-12 names in some order or another. After that it gets dicey.
Among the challenges, how do you figure in the rookies and players who have never played a down in Seattle?
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My criteria was wide-ranging. Sometimes I went with pure talent, and other times I gave more weight to the players importance to the team. And in certain cases the players role…….played a role in my ranking. When in doubt, however, I would just ask myself “who’s the better player?”
So here we go……
The 15th Best Player On The Seahawks Roster Is….
#15: Frank Clark, DE
When Clark was drafted in the 2nd round in 2014 he came with a lot of questions, and baggage. An assault charge against a former girlfriend based on an ugly incident made for an uncommon scene at Seahawks headquarters; Pete Carroll and John Schneider looking uncomfortable trying to explain why they felt Clark was worth the risk.
At the time, it didn’t feel right. In fact, even some of the most ardent Seahawk fans thought our beloved front office had made a big mistake.
Since then, however, Clark has said and done all the right things on and off the field. He now appears poised for a breakout year and a long successful career.
Showing off his versatility last year moving from DE to DT in certain packages, he reminds some of teammate and star Michael Bennett. This year he’ll be asked to do even more, as part of his responsibilities will include playing OLB. This should give him a chance to double, or even triple his 3 sack production last year.
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With the Hawks bolstering their interior DL this offseason, look for Clark to be set free on the quarterback more often.