John Gilbert is the Field Gulls Deputy Editor and has covered the NFL's Seattle Seahawks since 2016. He specializes in the salary cap, the collective bargaining agreement and statistical analysis, with an occasional film breakdown sprinkled in.
It’s been no secret that in the years since the Malik McDowell debacle the Seattle Seahawks have built their draft board in order to focus on more mature prospects. It’s a strategy that has produced mixed returns, and one could question its effectiveness given that some of the highest performing draft picks in recent team history have been those selected very young.