Are the Seahawks Better Post-Draft?: A Guide to Each Position Group on Offense

Are the Seahawks poised to win another Super Bowl post-draft?

In 2013 a little know band of gypsies came to be know as the Legion of Boom. This group carried the Seattle Seahawks to a Super Bowl championship. However, the became injured and aged. Lead singer Earl Thomas missed parts of tours and the band was not the same. Auditions were held and new band mates chosen. They were a lot like Thomas. The replacements were young and fast (though not as fast as Thomas because that is not possible) and physical. These guys want to hurt other bands. This is a great sign for 2017.

Here is a position-by-position look at whether the Seahawks are better going into next year.

Quarterback

Outlook: Well, seriously, Russell Wilson is the still the starter. Now he has a baby! He will be even more motivated. This guy can be a Hall of Fame quarterback. Wilson will always be beloved by the city of Seattle.

Trevone Boykin will most likely be the backup. He was arrested this offseason. Either the Seahawks do not care about the arrest or they believe in Boykin or they will be looking to bring a veteran in this offseason. Basically, this position is hopefully set for the next eight-to-ten years.

Better in 2017?: Same (and that is a good thing compared to other teams).

Running Back

Outlook: The Seahawks did draft a running back. Christopher Carson was taken out of Oklahoma State University. He has size and strength but is not any better than the big three of Seattle, Eddie Lacy, C.J. Prosise and Thomas Rawls. This unit is better simply from the Lacy signing. If everyone stays healthy, Seattle can get back to the run-first and dominant defense days. In other words, a deeper run in the playoffs is a possibility.

Better in 2017?: Yes, but not because of the draft. Seattle is better because of Lacy and the potential that Lacy, Prosise and Rawls all stay healthy.

Receiver

Outlook: The Seahawks did take a slightly-bigger wideout in the draft. Amara Darboh has excellent potential. He was underused in an offense at Michigan that is not designed to be pass-heavy. Darboh has good speed as well. He is not expected to coming in and take the place of Baldwin. Or Lockett. Plus, if Lockett and Richardson can play completely healthy seasons, wow. Just. wow.

Better in 2017?: Well, the Darboh pick was great. He should improve the receiving corps. But if Richardson and Lockett and Baldwin and Jimmy Graham can all remain relatively healthy, the Seahawks are excellent at receiver and better in 2017.

Offensive Line

Outlook: The Seahawks signed a couple of linemen in free agency. Because of that John Schneider and Pete Carroll expect the unit to be improved. Seattle drafted a couple of lineman as well. Justin Senior may or may not make the team. Picking Ethan Pocic, though, is genius. He graded out as the best center in the draft by Walter Football. There are some who think Pocic will move to tackle, though. He has excellent size at 6’7″ and 305 pounds. He knows how to run block as that was what was he was expected to do at LSU. And he did that really well.

Better in 2017?: Based on Pocic alone, yes. The Seahawks added Luke Joeckel in free agency and let go Bradley Sowell and Garry Gilliam. Those moves were decent enough. Pocic allows mad scientist Tom Cable a lot of tools. Pocic outside and Ifedi still at guard? Maybe. Britt back to guard and Pocic at center and Ifedi outside? It’s a thought. Anything is possible and Pocic’s talent allows that.