The Seahawks are a team whose returning (and newly added) talent is far better than what their record showed last year, okay maybe not far better but at least...better. Injuries to many of their key offensive figures last season like Matt Hasselbeck, Bobby Engram, Nate Burleson, Deion Branch, Walter Jones, and others really hampered their chances of making any noise at all.
This year, Matt Hasselbeck, the most important player for the Hawks and his balky back should be back close to 100% and he has a new reciever to throw to in TJ Houshmandzadeh who should replace all the priduction and then some of oft-injured Bobby Engram who is now a member of the Chiefs. Walter Jones is still a large (slight pun intended) question mark due to his microfracture surgery, and much of the Seahawks success will depend on how well that knee holds up over the course of the season.
Now on to the draft. The Seahawks, like many teams, could go any number of directions with this pick. They could go for a QB to groom and eventually replace Hasselbeck, they could go WR to improve its recieving corps, they could try to bolster their pass rush with a solid DE, or the most likely choice, they could select a Tackle to help solidify their line in the short run and take over for the aging Walter Jones in the long run.
In the second round, they will probably be looking for either a solid WR such as Kenny Britt, a D-lineman such as Tennessee's Robert Ayers, or a RB if Knowshon Moreno, LeSean McCoy, or Donald Brown falls to them.
The Seahawks have 8 more selections after the second round (3/68, 4/105, 5/137, 6/178, 7/213, 7/245, 7/247, and 7/248). In the 3rd and 4th rounds, look for them to draft an OLB and a high potential QB (hello Rhett Bomar), then they will finish out their draft with a DT, cornerback, and maybe a really quick reciever who they can plug in as a kick returner in the mean time.
THE PICK: Eugene Monroe, OT-Virginia
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