Seattle Seahawks mock draft 8.0: A dream draft to help rebuild
By Geoff Shull
With the 72nd pick, the Seahawks select Cam Taylor-Britt (CB) from Nebraska University.
Let’s keep the aggressive movement going forward. The team now has a few dogs in the front 7. Jamal Adams is a chess piece. Quandre Diggs when healthy is a thumper.
They need someone who isn’t afraid to play the run. No, it is more than that. They need someone who will smack the hell out of someone because they stepped on the wrong side of the field.
If this is what the fans want, Cam Taylor-Britt is someone they will fall in love with. He is an aggressive playmaker who lives to hit people. He has a red hot motor and has the athletic makeup to keep up with anyone. He is also considered a leader of men. He was the captain of his team.
The Seahawks of the past wouldn’t have selected Britt because of his smaller stature (5’11” and 196lbs). Thanks to the success of D.J. Reed, they have revisited their once stern policy. Taylor-Britt is the thumper the Seahawks need at the cornerback position.
With the 76th pick, the Seahawks select Dameon Pierce (RB) from the University of Florida.
The holy grail. Dameon Pierce is Chris Carson without the injury history. He is a player who was vastly underutilized at Florida. A player who can run up the middle, has the second gear to break it outside the tick-marks, can pass-block, and catch passes out of the backfield.
Do the Seahawks want to run the ball? Great. They need to come out of the draft with any one of the following players to ensure their run game is a success. The names below are listed in order for whom I would select with what round I would select them in parenthesis.
- Breece Hall ( mid-late 2nd)
- Dameon Pierce (3)
- Rashaad White (4)
- Zamir White (4)
- Hasaan Haskins (5)
- Kevin Harris (7)
Coming away with any of these would be a win. However, to me, Peirce offers the most bang for the buck. He has the highest potential with the least mileage already burned off his tires.
He is the tone-setter the team needs on offense. A player who is a straight dog. If you can watch the highlight above and don’t come away with “I need that kind of energy on the Seahawks,” I don’t know what to tell you. The Seahawks want to be a violent team and they want to run the rock. There is no better blend of the two than Pierce.