We Dont Have a Pick and I Dont Care

Tomorrow night the first round of the NFL draft will take place in New York city. Fans from across the country will tune in and watch as teams add players they hope can turn their fortunes around or strength a weakness. The sports media world will be focused intently on these 32 picks. Analysis of each and every pick will be offered from anyone and everyone with any sort of expertise. The Seahawks will be left out of all this hoopla and I really don't care that we are missing out.

As a quick reminder, during the off season the Seahawks traded away their 2013 first round pick to the Minnesota Vikings for WR/Athlete Percy Harvin. As such, they don't get a pick this year (unless they trade for one). Under normal circumstances this would be a big deal. Our team would be missing out on the chance at signing one of the 32 best college players in the country. This year is different. This year the Seahawks are already loaded with young talented players. They have very few holes to fill.

Going into the offseason the biggest needs were the defensive line and WR. The front office has already taken care of both of these needs. They traded for Percy Harvin, who is one of the most dangerous playmakers in the league. Next they signed Michael Bennett and Cliff Avril, who have combined for 33.5 sacks in the last two years.  The Seahawks biggest need is probably a OLB or a TE, but neither of these are usually considered first round positions.

Additionally, this year's incoming draft class is considered by many of the talk heads as one of the worst in years. There are very few projected premier, fortune changing, talents. Using that pick to acquire a player like Percy Harvin is probably a much better use of your valuable first round pick. There probably aren't any players that can make the kind of impact Harvin can. Missing out on a first round talent this year, especially considering our pick would have been so late, just doesn't have the same impact as missing out in years past.

GM John Schneider and Head Coach Pete Carroll have done an excellent job setting this team up for the present and the future. The team appears to have very few, if any, weaknesses, which means they have the luxury of being able to skip the first round tomorrow and still be set for a great run in 2013.