Those who know me or read my stuff know this; while I try to be pragmatic, realistic and analytical, when it comes to the Seahawks I generally tend to be optimistic and positive. Not only is that my nature, but the way this organization is run makes it difficult to think any other way.
As we look ahead to the start of the 2016 draft, now less than two weeks away, it’s hard not to like the Seahawks chances of nailing a great draft class, for the following reasons:
- As mentioned above, Schneider and other executives around the league love the depth and overall talent of this class of prospects
- The Seahawks have 9 picks, and could pick up more if they are able to trade down at any point
- The team enters this draft with only a couple glaring positional needs, allowing them to focus on those groups with multiple picks to enhance their chances of “hitting” on future stars
But sometimes, no matter how many mock drafts and interviews and personal workouts and film study a staff does, things just don’t fall your way on draft day.