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Seahawks generally adhere to draft prototypes, but benchmarks vary

Pete Carroll has mentioned on multiple occasions that Ahtyba Rubin is the best three-technique defensive tackle he's coached in the last six seasons with the Seattle Seahawks.

Last week at the owners' meetings, he was asked to describe what he's looking for out of that position.

"We’ve always looked at that spot as a first-, second-down guy," Carroll said. "And we want a guy that can really hold the line of scrimmage. In our division, people run the ball as much as they do, it’s really important to have a force at the line of scrimmage.