| 25 April 2010
It's official: We've either suddenly found ourselves living in a parallel universe, or the Seahawks quite possibly just had the best on-paper draft in franchise history.
ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. has posted his final grades for each team (unfortunately available to Insider members only), and none other than your Seattle Seahawks have finished at No.1 overall. Kiper gives Pete Carroll, John Schneider and the rest of the front office the highest of praises, saying they made an immediate impact that should help this franchise from day one.
Summary: Pete Carroll and the new Seahawks regime came out of the gates with a bang. Impact players early, value later, and some trades thrown in. And they were patient! Russell Okung lands in their laps at No. 6, Earl Thomas is there at No. 14. Golden Tate is still there at No. 60. All three can help the team not in a few years, but immediately. A swap netted the team LenDale White, who isn't remarkable, but it cost them nothing. Then, Seattle parlayed a fifth-rounder into Leon Washington. No team outside of possibly Detroit added impact players the way Seattle has.
Draft grade: A
Unbelievable! Pete Carroll has knocked it out of the park, and in the process, has somehow managed to get positive praise from the national sports media directed at the Seahawks. If this isn't the dawn of a new era, I don't know what is.
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