Groundhog

Seahawks I see four need areas here, in descending order of importance: S CB OL WR 1. Safety: there is no guarantee that Hamlin will be able to return to form, and his more-than-able replacement, Marquand Manuel, left in the offseason. When he got hurt in the Super Bowl, his replacement, Etric Pruitt, bit at a play-fake and enabled Randle El to throw that back-breaking TD to Ward. So I hope that either Ko Simpson or Jason Allen slip in the first round (most likely, Simpson) 2. Cornerback: I think Trufant is slipping, and Herndon is just adequate. Tye Hill would be a nice addition if he's still around. 3. Offensive line: the loss of Hutchinson means they need a strong LG. Maybe Porkchop Womack or Tom Ashworth could do it, but these guys are better tackles than guards. Chris Spencer is a possibility, but that means leaving Robbie Tobeck at Center, and he's getting long in the tooth. I think they use a 2nd or 3rd rounder here. 4. The loss of JJ is a big one. He might not have caught a ton of balls, but with his size and hands he was a fantastic red zone option and Nate Burleson is not going to duplicate what JJ did. I would like to see a 3rd round choice used on Mike Hass out of Oregon, who is a JJ clone with awesome hands.

Seattle 1.31 Ko Simpson, S, South Carolina

Seattle's schedule is pretty decent. Toughest section looks to be early (GIANTS, at Bears, at Rams, VIKES, at Chiefs) 2006 Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Sep 10 @Detroit 1:00pm Sep 17 Arizona 4:05pm Sep 24 N.Y. Giants 4:15pm Oct 1 @Chicago 8:15pm Week 5 BYE Oct 15 @St. Louis 1:00pm Oct 22 Minnesota 4:15pm Oct 29 @Kansas City 1:00pm Nov 6 Oakland 8:30pm Nov 12 St. Louis 4:15pm Nov 19 @San Francisco 4:05pm Nov 27 Green Bay 8:30pm Dec 3 @Denver 4:15pm Dec 10 @Arizona 4:05pm Dec 14 San Francisco 8:00pm Dec 24 San Diego 4:15pm Dec 31 @Tampa Bay 1:00pm All times are Eastern The Texans got screwed. Between October 29 and December 3 they have six games, and five of those are on the road.