Seahawk Wednesday

I hope everyone enjoyed the NFL draft last week.
The Seahawks looked like they took the best athlete
in each of the spots.

Thankfully they picked up a defensive end in the
second round. They liked Darrell Taylor so much
they moved up in the second round. Also, they
moved down for the last pick in the second round.
Yes they had two second picks.

So they added a third round and a fifth round pick
 for moving down. The fifth round pick was defensive
 end Alton Robinson.  Remember the Seahawks
have a history of picking very good in the fifth
round.

The Seahawks didn't draft a cornerback last week,
however, they picked up Jayson Stanley off waivers
from the Jacksonville Jaguars. He is the third
cornerback the Seahawks have picked off during
the off-season.

Anyway that is it for Seahawk Wednesday. We
will update you with what happens until next
Wednesday. It is not like we have many other
sports to talk or write about right now.

Seahawks After The Draft

The Seattle Seahawks signed two local college
players on Saturday after the draft in quarterback
Anthony Gordon from Washington State and
wide receiver/punt return Aaron Fuller of
Washington.

The Seahawks had only one quarterback on
the roster going into the draft in Russell Wilson
so only made sense to sign a college free agent
or draft one which they didn't.

Aaron Fuller's best chance is to make the
Seahawks as the punt returner; however,
it is likely he will start the season on the
taxi squad.

Though the Seahawks haven't made a
formal announcement yet DJ Fluker on
Twitter said that he wasn't returning so
the Seahawks are releasing him along
with center Justin Britt. Both players
are casualty hits of the salary cap.

Going into the draft the Seahawks had
eighteen players on the offensive line
then they drafted guard Damien Lewis
from LSU. So not a big surprise that
Fluker is being released. Britt on the
other hand had an injury during last
season so the Seahawks decided to
release him to save a good amount
of salary.

On Wednesday we will look at more
news may come on Seahawk Wednesday.
Go Hawks!

Final Look At the Seattle Seahawks 2020 Draft

The Seattle Seahawks had two final picks since
my last update. They took Freddie Swain wide
receiver from Florida in the sixth round Not a lot
known about Swain however, I am sure we will
in the days and weeks ahead. With the depth of
wide receivers his chances are not great in making
the roster.

Swain was expected to be the last pick by the
Hawks but they traded next year's sixth round
pick to pick up Stephen Sullivan from LSU.
Most of his career at LSU Sullivan was a wide
receiver but was moved to tight end his senior year.
This means the Seahawks have a lot of tight ends on
their roster now.

Recap of the Seahawks draft. 1st round they drafted
without moving down in the 27th spot for linebacker
Jordyn Brooks out of Texas Tec. Second round they
moved up to take Darrell Taylor defensive end from
Tennessee. They picked up a third round by trading
down picking up Damien Lewis guard from LSU.

In the fourth round the Seahawks had two picks
selecting tight end Colby Parkinson of Stanford,
and running back Deejay Dallas of Miami.

In the fifth round they selected defensive end
Alton Robinson from Syracuse  followed by
Swain and Sullivan.

Locally the Huskies were disappointed only having
quarterback Jacob Eason drafted by the Indianapolis
Saturday in the fourth round and center Nick Harris
by the Cleveland Browns. Harris who started his
college career at Washington playing both guard
spots could play both those positions well as
at center.

Juniors Hunter Bryant and Salvon Ahmed along
with senior Trey Adams had to be disappointed
not be drafted at all. They will have to look at
signing as college free agents with some team.
It would be nice if at least one of them will be
signed by the Seattle Seahawks.

I will update you on Monday what players the
Seahawks will sign as college free agents.

Seahawks Fourth and Fifth Round Selections

The Seattle Seahawks had two picks in the fourth
round. They took tight end Colby Parkinson out
of Stanford then with the second pick Deejay
Dallas running back from Miami.

With four tight ends on the roster it is interesting
to take another. Parkinson was the best player
available at the time so makes some sense
especially if it takes Will Dissly more time
to recoup from his last injury.

With question marks at running back it makes
sense they drafted one at this point as well.

In the fifth round the Seahawks drafted Alton
Robinson out of Syracuse for the edge which
is another defensive tackle.

The Seahawks right now have one more draft
pick available in the sixth round.

The Washington Huskies finally had quarterback
Jacob Eason drafted early on n the fourth round
by the Indianapolis Colts. This will allow Eason
to sit for a little while to learn the NFL game.

Just in Nick Harris of Washington the center who
can also play guard was drafted in the fifth round
by the Cleveland Browns.

I will be back later.

Review of Day One And Two NFL Draft

The Seattle Seahawks ended up with three
draft picks in the first three rounds.

The first round they actually kept their
pick instead of moving down like they
have the last eight drafts. They ended up
picking Jordyn Brooks a linebacker from
Texas Tech. His strength is stopping the
run which the Seahawks had trouble with
last season.

On day two on Friday they traded up to #48
overall from #59 with the New York Jets.
They not only swapped spots they gave
the Jets their third round pick. The Seahawks
selected defensive end Darrell Taylor from
Tennessee. He ended up being in the middle
of the second round.

The Seahawks had another second round pick.
It was the last pick of the second round, however,
they traded down with the Carolina picking up
the Panthers third round pick along with a
fifth round pick. The Seahawks picked Damien
Lewis a guard from LSU. He was the fifth pick
of the third round.

Saturday the draft will begin at 9 am Pacific time.
The Seahawks have two picks in the fourth round
#133 and 144 overall. Both are in the last half
of the fourth round. There is a possibility the
Seahawks could move up again or move down with
the second pick to add more picks.

The fifth round pick they acquired in the trade with
Carolina will be the second pick of the round #148
overall. As of now the last pick of the Seahawks
will be in round six at #214 overall so they will
have to for a while between those last two picks
unless something changes.

I will update today after the two picks take place
in the fourth round followed later when the draft
is over. Enjoy the draft.

Still no Huskies or Cougars have been drafted.

Seahawks Move Back For Third Pick

The Seahawks traded their second pick in the
second round to the Carolina Panthers.

The Seahawks ended up picking early in the
third round selecting guard Damien Lewis
from LSU last season's college champions.
The Seahawks picked up a 5th rounder in the
trade as well.

Another Pac-12 player was picked ahead of
Seattle in the third round. Ashtyn Davis
a safety of the California Bears was selected
by the New York Jets.

Jacob Eason and Hunter Bryant haven't been
drafted yet so see if they will before the 3rd
round is completed. I will update tomorrow
plus given you what the Seahawks continue
to pick.

Seahawks Move Up in Second Round

Many fans along with the media thought the Seattle
Seahawks would pick a defensive end in the first
round instead went for linebacker Jordyn Brooks
out of Texas Tech.

On Friday the Seahawks moved up making a trade
with the New York Jets acquiring their second round
pick #48 overall then selecting  Darrell Taylor defensive
end out of Tennessee. The Jets got the Seahawks first
second round along with the 3rd round pick. The
Seahawks though still have the other 2nd round
pick #64 overall.

The Seahawks will have two fourth round pick on
Saturday along with a sixth round pick. I wouldn't
be surprised if the Seahawks pick up another draft
pick another the way.

Darrell Taylor was listed as a linebacker by Tennessee
however the Seahawks are looking to use him at
defensive end. He could be used a lot like Bruce
Irvin who recently returned to Seattle this coming
 season.Taylor led Tennessee with 8.5 sacks on the
season.

Not too many players from the northwest or the
Pac-12 so far have been picked. After two players
taken in round one two more players were taken right
after Seattle from the northwest. Chase Claypool
played at Notre Dame came from Abbottsford,
British Columbia, Canada was drafted by the
Pittsburgh Steelers then right after him was
Jaylon Johnson cornerback out of Utah was
drafted by the Chicago Bears.

No Washington Huskies or Washington State
Cougars players have been drafted yet.
Stay tuned.

Seahawks Get Their Man

Usually we have to wait a day to see who
the Seattle Seahawks select in the draft,
however, for the first time in a long time
the Seahawks got who they think is their
man.

The Seahawks had the #27 pick in the
first round. Most rightfully figured they
would trade down the pick getting an
additional pick as well.

This time they picked going for Jordan
Brooks inside linebacker from Texas
Tech When describing Brooks ESPN
sounded like they were talking about
Bobby Wagner Seahawks middle
linebacker.

We can say then Brooks will learn from
one of the best. Last season Brooks had
twenty tackles for loss. The Seahawks I
am sure believe he will help in that area.
Most likely he will start playing on the
outside since he has speed as well. Of
course, we never know of injuries so
he can always move back inside if
necessary.

Most experts figured the Seahawks
picking in the spot they would go for
an offensive or defensive lineman.
The Seahawks have two picks in the
second round which will take place on
Friday.

The Seahawks probably feel they can
pick up a lineman on either side of the
ball in the second round. They could
get both; however, they could pick a
running back in one of those spots as
well.

As of now the Seahawks have four
picks on Saturday with one in round
three, two in round four and one in
round six. It wouldn't surprise me if
the Seahawks pick up at least one more
pick.

Depending how things look they could
trade down in the second round with
one of the two picks.

When it comes to players from the
northwest Justin Herbert quarterback
from Oregon was taken #6 by the
Los Angeles Charges. Not only did
Herbert play at Oregon he grew up
only a few blocks from the teams
stadium. His family only had to
walk to the team's home games.

Only two other player's from the
Pac-12 were taken after Herbert.
Had a wait a little while to hear
their names called. At #18 the
Miami Dolphins with their number
two pick of the first round took
USC offensive lineman Austin
Jackson.

The third player taken from the
Pac-12 was ASU's Brandon Aiyuk
wide receiver by the San Francisco
49ers. So as Seahawk fans we will
see him play twice a season.

The second round will begin just
after 4 pm. So will let you know
how the Seahawks do tonight.

NFL Draft Starts Today

The first round of the NFL College Draft
will begin later today. In fact a little after
5 pm Pacific time.

It will be interesting draft since it will be
all virtual. Every general manager, coach
and scouts who are involved in the draft
will be in the one location most likely in
their home.

The Seattle Seahawks again will be
drafting late in the first round if they
keep their pick which if history repeats
itself probably won't happen.

So if you are only interested in the
Seahawks pick you may want to tune
in around 8 pm to see whether they
have traded down or not. If so try
back around 9 pm in case they still
have a first round pick.

Often the Seahawks will trade down
a couple times to add more draft picks
in the other rounds. In the end they
will probably draft on Friday in the
second round.

Round three through seven will take
place on Saturday.

I will keep you up to date on the
Seahawks well as the players from
northwest schools. Enjoy the weekend
well as the draft. Until next time.

WSU Cougars That May Go This Class To NFL

The Washington State Cougars probably have
five players that may make it to the NFL next
season.

Quarterback Anthony Gordon who had an
outstanding senior season his only year
to start will likely be drafted in the late
rounds along with wide receiver Dezmond
Patmon

If Gordon is drafted to the right team he could
end up being the team's backup quarterback
though likely he will be on the tax squad.

Dezmond Patmon is probably in the same
boat as Gordon where he may make the team
as a late draft pick.

Three other senior players given a chance are
wide receivers Brandon Arcondado, Easop
Winston and cornerback Marcus Strong.
They will sign as college free agents most
likely.

Signing with the right team those three will
have a good chance to make the opening day
roster or be on the tax squad.

We wish the best for all five Cougar players
to make it to the next level.

Huskies Going Into This Years NFL Draft

Besides seeing who the Seattle Seahawks
draft this coming Thursday thru Saturday
will be see where the Washington Huskies
players end up at as well.

Those going first will likely be the
juniors quarterback Jacob Eason and
tight end Hunter Bryant who both are
expected to go in the second round.
Eason could go late first round as well.

Junior running back Salvon Ahmed is
expected to go in the third or fourth
round.

Senior offensive lineman Trey Adams
is expected to go in the third round
while center Nick Harris in the late
rounds. Also, offensive tackle Jared
Hilbers is underrated however he
could go in the late rounds as well
or sign as a free agent.

Speaking as free agents senior
safety Myles Bryant who is
considered more as a cornerback
in the NFL may go late in the draft
or sign as a free agent. He should
be a good pick up.

You may wonder about Aaron Fuller.
He might sign as a free agent as well.
Most likely making a roster as a
punt returner at best.

Next time I will look at what Cougars
make the cut when it comes to the NFL.

Local Kid Goes To NBA

In the last two weeks Isaiah Stewart and Jaden
McDaniels of the Washington Huskies decided
to go to the NBA after their freshmen seasons
as suspected.

McDaniels was a local player out of Federal
Way now another one from Tacoma Bellarmine
High School Malachi Flynn had decided to
declare for the NBA draft which takes place
on June 25. Malachi is a junior at San Diego
State where he averaged 17.6 points a game
this last season along with 4.5 rebounds and
5.1 assists per game.

The San Diego State Aztecs had a very good
season winning their Mountain West conference
going 30-2 including winning their first 26 games
of the season. Flynn was the starting point guard
on the team. He was named All-American along
with being Mountain West player of the year.

Malachi Flynn started his college career with
the Washington State Cougars then setting out
a year while transferring to San Diego State.
He is projected to be a second round pick.

Had Flynn stayed another year at San Diego
State he could have moved up to the first round
but you never know what will happen. It is
best to take your chances when you have it.
We wish Flynn his very best.

McDaniels Goes To NBA

The University of Washington Huskies second
freshmen expected to go to the NBA Jaden
McDaniels announced on Tuesday he was
leaving Washington for the NBA

Two weeks ago Isaiah Stewart announced
he was going to the NBA. Stewart was
the Huskies number one scorer and rebounder
at 17.0 points and 8.8 rebounds a game.
McDaniels was second at 13.0 in scoring
along with rebounding at 5.8 per game.

The Huskies have brought in a couple
of transfers to replace Stewart and
McDaniels but these guys will be
missed.

It was too bad that the Huskies
didn't have the season they expected
before the year began placing last
in the Pac12 conference.

The Huskies showed the talent but
couldn't finish other teams off late
in the games. We are hoping better
for next season though the talent
won't be as good. For the other
players a year of experience will
do them good.

We wish the best to McDaniels
and Stewart.

Seahawk Wednesday

I will start out with a sad note. Probably the
biggest story this week on Monday we found
out that former Seahawk quarterback Tarvaris
Jackson was killed in a one-car accident where
he went into a tree.

The news hit the Seahawks hard. Not only
was he part the Seahawk family he was a
nice guy as well.

Jackson was the Seahawk starting quarterback
for one season then was the backup for
Russell Wilson for three  seasons. He had
been the quarterback coach at Tennessee
State University at his passing.

On Tuesday Russell Wilson and his wife
Ciara announced on social media they are
going to have a boy, Both looked very
happy with the news. A future quarterback
we will have to see.

Not much else happening as the sports
world is still in limbo. Next Thursday
thru the weekend will be the NFL draft.
With teams unable to meet like usual
it could take longer especially at the
beginning for the picks.

Thursday it will be round one only. As
Seahawk fans we should know that they
could be  trading down and may not have
a pick in the first round or at least near
the end of the first round.

Might not have Seahawk Wednesday
next week unless a trade or a signing
happens on Tuesday.

I will keep you up to date over the
weekend of the seven rounds how
the Seahawks do. Go Hawks!

It's Monday

No sports played over the weekend in the
Pacific Northwest. On Twitter they reported
the first professional regular season baseball
game was played in Taiwan. I wonder how
much time we will have a game.

I would have to say the answer of baseball
or any other sport it will depend on how
much longer the virus sticks around.

I am sure some of the athletes are able to
work out on their own. It depends whether
they have gym in their home or not.

If you live out in the country you can hit
a baseball or you have a basketball hoop
in your yard can shoot baskets too.

Most athletes though should be able to run
in their neighborhoods long as they keep
the social distance.

Until Wednesday see what moves the
Seahawks may have made this last week.
A week from Thursday is expected to be
the college football draft so you can speculate
who the Seattle Seahawks will draft. Go Hawks!

XFL Folds

News came out on Friday that the Seattle

Dragons and the XFL have ceased operations.

The league stopped action because of the

coronavirus. The Dragons had played only

a couple games at Century Link Field.

So for now it looks like there will be no

more XFL for the foreseeable future;

however, Dragons head coach Jim Zorn

believes they will be back. 

The Dragons led the league in attendance

at thirty thousand or more. Not bad for

a new team in the city. I am sure there

were even a lot more that watched them

on television.

That is it for northwest sports for now. 

Baseball Start Up Again

There is talk about baseball starting up again
in mid-May. They may decide to play all
games in Arizona with all the players under
quarantine.

This does happen I am sure they will give
the players a choice whether to do so or not.
Though most players are pretty healthy
and young however there could be some
that have affects that could keep them 
from playing.

I am sure this would be for major league
teams only while the minor leagues would
be still shut down until further notice.
I haven't heard anything of the sort though.

I wonder a team like the Mariners would
want a top prospect or two be on the roster
during this season so it wouldn't stop their
progress. Other words they could have
top prospect Jarred Kelenic on the roster
along with pitching prospect Logan Gilbert.
Both players were expect to make an 
appearance sometime during the year.

Does this mean that teams would expand
the rosters to 28 players. I would say most
likely not however with the quarantine 
anything is possible. Stay tuned.

Seahawk Wednesday

Here we are again another Seahawk Wednesday.
Unfortunately like most Wednesdays of the past
month not a lot to report.

The Seahawks did signup defensive end Benson
Mayowa.  He is a former Seahawk which I
would be surprised how many may remember
him since he only played two games.

With the signing of Mayowa does this mean
that Clowney won't return to Seattle. Right
now it is hard to say, One thing for sure he
won't make as much money as he thought
he would. Wherever he lands even in Seattle
it will probably be a one year contract.

The All-decade team was named with five
Seahawks on it. Pete Carroll and Bill Belichick
were named as the two head coaches. Not a
big surprise there.

Marshawn Lynch was named as one of the
running backs. The other three were linebacker
Bobby Wagner, safety Earl Thomas and
cornerback Richard Sherman. Kam Chancellor
and quarterback Russell Wilson didn't make
the team. I expect Wilson will make the next
decade especially if he sticks around for the
whole time.

Well that is it for this week. We will see about
next time. The college draft at least right now
is expected to take place in a couple weeks.
Go Hawks!

Sports Monday

With the Coronavirus we still have no idea when
any sport will resume action this year.

Major league baseball  talked about resuming in mid-May
at one point however it could be extended
later in the year if at all.

College and the NFL might not get going
either depending where baseball stands rist.
We have baseball midsummer than football
should have training camp on schedule.

Most likely basketball won't resume until
the fall. We have soccer as well which
probably start around the time baseball
does too.

The NFL draft is expected to take place
in two and a half weeks. What the Seahawks
do is like any other year we have to see.

Next time up will be Seahawks Wednesday.
Remember to stay at home and be safe.

Huskies News

While sports news for the most part has been
silent as of late two stories came out on Wednesday
concerning two players for the Huskies men's
basketball team.

Freshman Isaiah Stewart first team Pac-12
announced that he is going to enter the
NBA draft. It really wasn't a big surprise
to anyone. Most expected him to leave
before the season started then he had
a better expected season as well.

We should be expecting fellow freshman
Jaden McDaniels to make an announcement
of his intentions to go into the NBA draft
as well.

Sophomore guard Elijah Henry announced
that he is going to look to transfer from
University of Washington men's basketball
program. Not a big surprise in my estimation.
He only averaged about ten minutes  a game.
Some of the time was in the final two games
of the season against the Arizona schools where
he played thirty minutes each.

Henry didn't show much far as scoring points;
however, he did show leadership in those two
games. I am not sure why he wasn't given more
playing time when Quade Green  became
academically ineligible, /Coach Mike Hopkins
decided to go with freshman Marcus Tsohonis
instead. In fact, the Huskies were planning
to redshirt Tsohonis before Green became
eligible.

Tsohonis showed times of brilliance on the
court but at times his lack of experience
showed as well.  I guess hindsight is unpredictable
but it may still have been the best choice to
redshirt Tsohonis anyway. We will know more
during next season how much he may have
matured during this season.

Henry though said he could return to Washington.
I am sure he will talk with Coach Hopkins to
see he fits in. Both guard positions were the
weakest part of the Huskies team Like Tsohonis
they showed signs but would often go out of
sight. we will have to see next season.

Seahawk Wednesday

Not a lot happening in the NFL
The Seahawks still haven't signed
Clowney.

The Seahawks did release tight end
Ed Dickson and waived safety
Tedric Thompson. Not a big
surprise about Dickson since
the Seahawks signed a couple
free-agent tight ends during
the off-season.

Tedric Thompson waive means
the Seahawks may bring him
back if another team doesn't
claim him.

Letting go both places frees
some more salary cap space
that may help sign Clowney
or some other players

Stay safe and be well until
next time.