Revenge Of The Birds Community Mock Draft: 14th Pick, Seattle Seahawks

by Andrew602 on Apr 5, 2010 8:56 AM MDT in NFL Draft/Combine

With the 14th pick of the Revenge of the Birds community mock draft, the Seattle Seahawks select...

Dez Bryant | WR | Oklahoma St

Strengths: Incredibly large and strong hands on this 6' 2" 215 lb receiver, catches with his hands and attacks the football. Knows how to get open, can make the moves to shed a defender and evade tacklers, uses his strength and size well after the catch. Shows good sideline awareness and is a Red Zone target. Dangerous punt returner with good field vision. Has vast upside.

Weaknesses: Bryant doesn't have many weaknesses, he is not the fastest receiver and not the best route runner. He won't be a deep threat. Has trouble with ability recognizing coverages. He will need to work on his run blocking.

Why the Seahawks will draft Bryant: With their last two first round picks being consumed by extremely gifted defenders that couldn't be passed up, Curry and McCoy, Seattle now has to use this pick on a starting Offensive Tackle or a big time offensive play maker. Seattle will take Bryant with the top OTs and Spiller off the board. Dez and TJ will give Hasselbeck or Whitehurst a great receiver duo for years to come.

Thanks to 7ftCard for making the pick, that puts najmsh on the clock with the New York Giants pick. kj197728 is on deck with the Tennessee Titans pick. Please email me your picks at revengeofthebirds@gmail.com today. najmsh - feel free to post your pick yourself if you want to. The picks are after the jump...

St. Louis - Sam Bradford, QB
Detroit - Russell Okung, OT
Tampa Bay - Ndamukong Suh, DT
Washington - Bryan Bulaga, OT
Kansas City - Eric Berry, S
Seattle - Gerald McCoy, DT
Cleveland - Jimmy Clausen, QB
Oakland - Trent Williams, OT
Buffalo - Bruce Campbell, OT
Jacksonville - Joe Haden, CB
Denver - Rolando McClain, LB
Miami - Earl Thomas, S
San Francisco - C.J. Spiller, RB
Seattle - Dez Bryant, WR
New York Giants - najmsh
Tennessee - kj197728
San Francisco - lorenzothedog
Pittsburgh - Cardscrazy247
Atlanta - durst
Houston - DaCards
Cincinnati - LAcardsfan
New England - Hadrarius
Green Bay - notliketheboardgame
Philadelphia - robloosli
Baltimore - Skii
Arizona - ROTB community
Dallas - manderson367
San Diego - WhiffSD
New York Jets - Drullin'OverDaCards
Minnesota - tooman234
Indianapolis - TheAngelsColts
New Orleans - Reo Hayes

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He may turn out to be better then Marshall

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by McCards010 on Apr 5, 2010 8:59 AM MDT reply actions

With Marshall you have a proven pro bowler – why take a chance on Bryant? Both appear to have off fields problems – you are paying Bryant a lot of money betting on the come – Seattle has so many holes to fill I think I would try to fill one of the other holes with this pick.

by lorenzothedog on Apr 5, 2010 9:11 AM MDT up reply actions

I doubt it.

He has Jerheme Urbanitis. He will not go over the middle and he will not stretch for the ball if contact is eminent.

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by hevchv on Apr 5, 2010 11:27 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions

This works for me

Because of the whitehurst trade seattle’s next pick isn’t until after the Cards in round 2. While McCoy will make their D better, their O-line is a mess and they are still handing the ball off to Julius Jones. While this might not be filling the team’s biggest need (replacing Walter Jones,) it does seem like a move Pete Carrol would make.

by CardsDefense on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM MDT via mobile reply actions

The pick makes sense if the Seahawks don't think they can work out a deal for Brandon Marshall.

While I’m not a big fan of Dez Bryant, we do have a desperate need for a playmaker on offense, and with Spiller off the board here, I’m not sure there’s a better option. I also really like Charles Brown at 14, but I think we can probably find a LT that fits the Alex Gibbs mold at #60, but we’re probably not going to find another Dez Bryant there.

But the thought of Mebane and McCoy in the middle with Curry pass rushing from the elephant position would make me very happy with the first round no matter what we do with this pick.

by Mind of no mind on Apr 5, 2010 6:30 PM MDT reply actions