Who do the Mocks have us taking at #5 right now

[Gametime]

Still think only way we get one of the two defensive studs is Levi’s gets picked on top 4. Only way. Unless we trade up.

I totally agree with the poster who says the Tech DE is a reach at 5. No thanks rather trade down rather than take that kid. Good player but wasn’t dominant at Tech at all. Good player. But not a stud.

Looks to be 4 top end players in the draft. Too bad the Chargers screwed us.

[Sexymarinersfan]

LOL you keep making these trade suggestions with no regard to why the other team would be motivated to do the trade. Why would "Zona" want a division rival to get the next Aaron Donald???

this... PLUS, people need to stop saying he's the "next Aaron Donald"... that isn't a fair tag to put on him, and frankly nobody of note has called him that. He's been touted as the best prospect SINCE Aaron Donald, that does not make him Aaron Donald, just a very good prospect. You know, regular Pro-Bowl level DT, maybe a little better than that.

Donald is one of a kind, MVP candidate, first ballot HOF, legendary level player. No shit you'd mortgage the farm for that... IF you knew that's what you're getting.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/perf ... ify-lines/

Think you might like this little nugget.

[Donn Beach]

Importance of the senior bowl

. This is the first opportunity to interact with prospects and get to know who they are," said Matt Berry, the Seahawks' director of college scouting.

As Berry describes it, teams do their research in the fall, then they test out that research in the winter and spring leading up to the draft. Almost all of Seattle's scouting department is in Mobile this week—Berry notes the Seahawks want an inclusive personnel department, meaning pro and college scouting takes part. Before heading to Mobile, several scouts were in Las Vegas for the Shrine Bowl, which overlaps with the Senior Bowl, and before that they were in Pasadena for the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. Every college scout, Berry says, will attend at least three of the college all-star games.

"We're taking our research from the fall and putting it to the test," Berry said during a break between Senior Bowl practice and meetings scheduled for later in the evening. "That's really what we do all spring. We try to confirm what we found out in the fall, or we try to find the hole in our hypothesis of who each player is. It's a big research process—these are who these people are supposed to be, this is what we hear about them. Is that right, or is it something else?

"The most important thing is it's our first interaction, for the most part, with the prospects. So we get to begin our conversation with them, begin the journey to get to know them and to see who they really are. We get to know them, we figure out what questions we have. We've done all this research in the fall and have background, and we have certain preconceived notions about who they are from the school visits and what we've seen on tape and the sources we've talked to. But this is the first time we really get to put those notions to test. To see if the player matches who we think they are. And if they don't, it's a great starting point to know what questions we need to figure out at the combine and pro days throughout the rest of the spring."

"This is football, whereas the combine, you're just kind of confirming the athlete in the drills," Berry said. "So I think there's more meat to this event, you get more out of it from a football sense. But the combine is the first opportunity we get to interact with a bunch of the underclassmen and the top prospects."

[D-train]

Jake Haener wins the MVP catapulting him from 7th rounder to top 5 overall pick. lol

https://www.nfl.com/news/2023-nfl-draft ... in-senior-

[Seattle or Bust]

Jake Haener wins the MVP catapulting him from 7th rounder to top 5 overall pick. lol

https://www.nfl.com/news/2023-nfl-draft ... in-senior-

All you gotta see from Haener is games where he's playing against superior talent. He takes an absolute beating out there and cannot get up. I don't see a world where he's drafted.

[D-train]

This says possible day two pick for Jake. Crazy.

https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/colleg ... 26172.html

[SeattleAddict]

Jake Haener will be a better NFL QB than Richardson or Levis. Yes, I'm serious.

I also think there is a good chance it's with the Seahawks.

Save this comment for future crow eating from all of you.

[Cascade Kid]

Jake Haener will be a better NFL QB than Richardson or Levis. Yes, I'm serious.

I also think there is a good chance it's with the Seahawks.

Save this comment for future crow eating from all of you.

Though I believe Hendon Hooker is the 3rd best QB in this class, I do believe Haener is better than Richardson by a mile and maybe Levis by a foot or two. Haener has better decision making, anticipation and touch on his throws than Levis. It's a little tough seeing him play on Sundays though. Maybe CFL or other league is a better trajectory for him.

[Sexymarinersfan]

Jake Haener will be a better NFL QB than Richardson or Levis. Yes, I'm serious.

I also think there is a good chance it's with the Seahawks.

Save this comment for future crow eating from all of you.

No he won't. And yes I'm serious as well. And I'll eat my crow just the same.

I've taken a screenshot of this post and favorited it in my album for when that day comes.

[SeattleAddict]

Jake Haener will be a better NFL QB than Richardson or Levis. Yes, I'm serious.

I also think there is a good chance it's with the Seahawks.

Save this comment for future crow eating from all of you.

No he won't. And yes I'm serious as well. And I'll eat my crow just the same.

I've taken a screenshot of this post and favorited it in my album for when that day comes.

I look forward to it. Just to be clear, my prediction is a long-term one. I believe Levis and/or Richardson will be given a shot to start early, whereas Haener probably won't, so early returns won't be obvious BUT I think the big 2 will flame out and be out of the NFL or deep on a bench somewhere, where Haener will rise up and become a decent quality starter.

Levis has a 10% chance to be good, Richardson I am 99.8% sure will suck (unless he's converted to TE or a Taysom Hill like I suggested). So Haener just needs about an 11% chance of being good haha.