Mel kyper gave us a c- lowest on his list last year you want him guessing for us.Pete and the group know what they doing. Maybe after 3 super bowls Pete can retire and take Mels job. lol

Yeah--- the guy is smart and knows what a team is looking for, if that team is trying to win in 2002. He really has no grasp on what the Seahawks as an org are trying to do. Which is fine. Keep the "experts" doubting and second guessing.

Don't know much about him but I'll be keeping an eye out on the guy. Sounds like the type of player the Hawks could use. Walterfootball has his speed at 4.5, not that great but with all the other aspects that he seems to excel in that might not matter all that much. As far as drafting to fill a need goes, Carroll and Schneider don't seem intent on doing that. They much prefer to take the best player available regardless of need. Stockpile as much quality talent as possible and let the rest take care of itself. If Elam is an impact-caliber player whereas the defensive linemen available at #25 aren't, then by all means take a good look at drafting him.

is very good for a safety. Many safeties drafted from year to year don't post 4.5 in the 40, yet go on to have successful careers. There's tape out there to be seen on Elam, and the first thing about him that jumps out at you is that he is a violent tackler that genuinely seems to relish that part of the game. I like that. I question if Elam is really any better than Jeron Johnson will be in his 3rd year. Physically they are very similar to one another, and probably even compare in terms of speed. Like this Elam, J.J. is also a hitter. Not sure about the ball skills comparison at this point. I know Winston Guy didn't impress much in his rookie year, but he is one of Pete's pet projects. I really don't think he'd have stuck around as long as he has if there wasn't something that Pete didn't see in him. I like what I see in Elam, but safety is very crowded in Seattle these days. There's an all-pro at one spot, a potential perennial pro bowler at the other, and then you have young, hungry players like Johnson, Guy, and even Maragos all vying for time. How does Elam even figure into this picture? It's very early, but precombine, Elam looks like a guy that should go in the mid 2nd or early 3rd round, which these basically means he's being drafted to start. This team has pressing needs along the d-line and even linebacker. I like Elam, but unless someone's out the door at safety, I can't imagine seeing him in a Seahawks uniform in 2013.

Ya I agree about 4.5 being pretty good for a safety. When I said "not that great" I was basically saying that in the context of what Brock was saying about him, the fact that he had limited reach and height similar to Earl Thomas. You might like to see a little more speed to compensate as Earl Thomas does with speed in the 4.3-4.35 range. But ya, 4.5 is definitely good enough especially if he excels in all the other aspects of the position. With Thomas, he might be a little more dependent on his speed since he's not as physical as some of the other safeties out there.

I try to never look at a safety's 40 time if I can help it. The safety position, probably more than any other position is all about angles. So what you're looking for when you research a certain safety is to see how his speed translates to the field. I don't know that I'd agree about Earl not being as physical as other safeties in the league. He doesn't have a list highlight hits like Kam does, but Earl is more than willing to lay the wood when the opportunity arises. In fact he has scared the crap out of me a few times by the way he'll lay his body out there to make a hit. I think I'd prefer to let Kam do the majority of the hitting as Earl Thomas is much more important to this team. Those hits can take a toll on your body; just ask Kenny Easley.

Is the only reason to watch the draft. I love it when a team doesn't do what he thinks they should and you can watch his head almost explode

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I can find reason for trading up in Chance Warmack, additional insurance for DangeRuss & a dominant rushing game.

Seriously. Another OG? I think this team is set at OG for the years to come. Whichever combination of those 4 players I've listed ends up working is good enough for me. Three out of those four are extremely young as well. Giving up on any of them would be a mistake, IMO. This team's needs are relatively few. Everything could stay the same, along with the additions of a few pass rushers and this team would be just fine. I think Richard Sherman might break the single season record for INT's if they can ever put a dominant pass rush in front of him.

Great value, fills a need, totally unexpected pick that will have Kiper calling it "mind-boggling". No wonder the 'Hawks have improved so much in so short a period. Great call here Brock.

We very talented at secondary... I know we have had issues on 3rd down, however, a lot of that can be attributed to lack of pass rush, when your front 4 can't get pressure and then you send an extra man or two and they still don't get through... that's a much bigger problem than a Nickel Corner... we have young guys that Pete is working on... let him build those guys or if nothing else just wait until a little later in the draft... we absolutely need to grab up a talented DE... and I also think we need to add a weapon on offense... We do still have one of the best defenses in the NFL.... We want it to be even better but i can definitely live with the defense we have as long as you add pass rush ability.

But tell me again why Seattle needs to be looking at safety with the best safety duo in the NFL? Seems like a stocked position right now, not sure why another guy is necessary.

Huard is one of his skeptics. He has on more than one occasion singled Kam out as being something of a weak link. That's not how Huard is presenting it, but the underlying theme behind drafting Elam would speak to supplanting Kam. Watching the guy on video, he looks like a starter to me. Sure, he'd fit well in nickel packages (especially if he can press), but Elam strikes me as a guy who will quickly force his way into some team's starting lineup if not tabbed the starter the day he's drafted.