***Official Seattle Seahawks Thread 2012***

[phillybear 364]

Dammit. I feel like the murder mystery has already started, and I'm still stuck at work for another half and hour. The intrigue builds, as does my functioning alcoholism. Fock. Poor me. Poor....me. Pour me a drink, and make it snappy.

[Groundhog 24]

Dammit. I feel like the murder mystery has already started, and I'm still stuck at work for another half and hour. The intrigue builds, as does my functioning alcoholism. Fock. Poor me. Poor....me. Pour me a drink, and make it snappy.

 

Single malt whisky!

[phillybear 364]

Mike Holmgren giving up 3 picks for no reason right before the draft starts. I've dam near tied one on completely before the first pick, yet seem to be more reasonable than the Walrus at this point. Sad.

[phillybear 364]

I have 7 windows open on Firefox, have NFL Network and ESPN on seperate TVs, and am listening to my MP3 player. Anybody got that obsessiveness beat?

 

[phillybear 364]

The first 7 picks of this draft have so far been traded 8 times.

 

I really didn't intend to have to concentrate on the spreadsheet so much, to keep it updated. So far, no reaches. The night is very young, my hopes are high.

[Hawkfin 32]

Thank God Tannehill is gone!!!!

[Hawkfin 32]

Thank God Tannehill is gone!!!!

[phillybear 364]

Sitting here, watching the draft with my neighbor, an Eagles fan. Well, we both approved the trade. Enough guys left to trade down, get a mid 4th and very, very high 6th round pick. They really wanted Cox. Cox was good value, but didn't really fit a need.

 

We are sooooooo close to Ingram, Coples, or maybe trade down again. But so far, value looks good. Fingers and toes crossed.

[phillybear 364]

One pick away, Ingram and Coples on the board.

 

Yahtzee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Joey Gladstone 33]

Philly is going to LOVE this pick.

 

So when do we start hearing about the stories how somebody was poised to move up and take this guy? I've never even heard of him. Way to reach boys.

[MDC 5,878]

Bruce Irvin?

[Joey Gladstone 33]

Sooo why didn't we just take him in the 2nd?!

[phillybear 364]

I had him #60 on the board. End of the 2nd round. Visions of Ray Rhodes taking 4th round talent James Harris in the 1st round for the Eagles. We passed on 15 better Defensive Ends.

 

Bring back Tim Ruskell to save us. :suicide:

[Frozenbeernuts 1,652]

A guy who can maybe pass rush in the nfl and that is it. Not too smart.

[murf74 461]

Out of left field. Strange pick. Very strange.

[Joey Gladstone 33]

Out of left field. Strange pick. Very strange.

 

No need to sugarcoat it, it sucked.

[Hawkfin 32]

I don't have the words. Just sucks

[mahoney 9]

Can someone post some good things/encouraging words about this pick...make me feel better please.

[Joey Gladstone 33]

This kid BETTER be able to get after the quarterback. Even if he's good we still could have gotten him later. Maybe PC/JS should just trade away our 1st round picks from now on.

[WhiteWonder 2,171]

did they think it was Bruce Smith? or Michael Irvin?

 

where is Flacker to spin this one

 

no seriously though I loved what Seattle has been doing lately but this pick is At best you got a guy who can rush the passer on 3rd and long and little else. How many pass rush specialists have busted lately and those guys projected to do more all around things than this guy.

[phillybear 364]

Oh, yeah. I have Bruce Irvin listed as a linebacker.

 

I. Hate. This. World.

[phillybear 364]

On the bright side, Bruce Irvin has been in jail 6 or 7 times so far.

[12th Man 884]

Wow, look at all you draft experts with your "big boards" and your draft grades complaining about this pick. I'd just like to remind you that all you so-called experts had Aaron Curry as the safest pick in the draft a few years ago. How did that turn out? Thought so. Bruce Irvin will tear up opposing QBs. Risky pick, sure. But the payoff is potentially huge.

[WhiteWonder 2,171]

. Bruce Irvin will tear up opposing QBs.

 

and how do you know?

[phillybear 364]

Wow, look at all you draft experts with your "big boards" and your draft grades complaining about this pick. I'd just like to remind you that all you so-called experts had Aaron Curry as the safest pick in the draft a few years ago. How did that turn out? Thought so. Bruce Irvin will tear up opposing QBs. Risky pick, sure. But the payoff is potentially huge.

 

There is no payoff. We drafted Sling Blade. After the James Carpenter bust, we've wiffed in the first round in back to back years. It's enough to make me question my fanhood, and possibly my manhood. Bruce Irvin couldn't tear up a tooth brush.

[phillybear 364]

Maybe we can be lucky enough to end up with Bruce Villanch. Right now I want to go noodling by using my d!ck for bait.

[12th Man 884]

There is no payoff. We drafted Sling Blade. After the James Carpenter bust, we've wiffed in the first round in back to back years. It's enough to make me question my fanhood, and possibly my manhood. Bruce Irvin couldn't tear up a tooth brush.

[12th Man 884]

and how do you know?

How do you know he won't?

[12th Man 884]

I don't have the words. Just sucks

If hawk fin hates the pick you know it's a good pick.

[WhiteWonder 2,171]

How do you know he won't?

 

my point was you're mocking those claiming they have "big boards" and "know" its a bad pick and then you make a blanket staement that he will tear up opposing qb's..

[MDC 5,878]

He's no Quinton Coples, that's for sure.

[12th Man 884]

my point was you're mocking those claiming they have "big boards" and "know" its a bad pick and then you make a blanket staement that he will tear up opposing qb's..

He will tear up opposing QBs.

[12th Man 884]

He's no Quinton Coples, that's for sure.

Coples is a dog. Ryan will regret that pick.

[phillybear 364]

I've watched about 50 West Virginia games over the last few years. Honestly, swear to God, I have no idea who Bruce Irvin is. I've never heard his name during a West Virginia game.

[Joey Gladstone 33]

This assclown got arrested the day after his Pro Day!!

 

And I get it, we don't need a 3 down end. He's going to be groomed for the Leo end position Clemons has been thriving at. He's got crazy wheels. It was still a stupid focking pick. He can go on to record 100 sacks and I'll still think that.

 

God damn I'm glad I didn't follow the draft much this year and went out of my way not to get too excited for it.

[Joey Gladstone 33]

 

 

Bring back Tim Ruskell to save us. :suicide:

 

In fairness, other then reaching to take him, Irvin is almost the complete opposite of Tim Ruskell pick. Great athleticism, very questionable character, Juco transfer who's production dropped off his senior year.

 

Ok, I'm done with this BS for the night. Bruce focking Irvin....

[Groundhog 24]

The ONLY saving grace here is that PFT says that seven teams had Irvin ranked in the top 15 on their respective boards. How they know that beats me.

 

At least we got an extra 4th and 6th out of this.

[stonewall 647]

Melvin Ingram or Kendall Wright was the pick here. Unfathomable.

[phillybear 364]

I've had time to think and be rational. Is it possible that the Seahawks somehow wrote the wrong name down on the card? Bruce Irvin. Melvin Ingram. Irvin. Ingram.

 

Otherwise, this ranks as one of the worst 1st round picks of all time, in the history of the NFL. The year after we reeeeeeeeached for Carpenter. Draft grade so far: F--------

 

I'm sitting in the dark, with the paper bag of shame over my head. It's 4 AM. Maybe I should turn on the oven, and keep the windows closed. Life is utterly empty of joy or happiness.

[phillybear 364]

The ONLY saving grace here is that PFT says that seven teams had Irvin ranked in the top 15 on their respective boards. How they know that beats me.

 

At least we got an extra 4th and 6th out of this.

 

Nobody in the NFL, nobody in West Virginia, nobody that ever heard of West Virginia had this turd in the top 15 2nd round picks.

 

I can't even fathom the idea that we might have taken this goon at #12. I guess it's like being molested, and pushing the memory waaaay down into the dark of the mind. Years from now, I will simply think the Seahawks let the clock expire 32 times before making a pick in the 2012 draft.