We know that the Seahawks are in dire need of players on both sides of the ball. We're in the midst of a rebuild, so again, anything could happen with our current roster... that said, which Seahawks are in danger of being moved, and what might their value be?

Player: Chris Spencer
Value: Late 2nd - Early 3rd
Likelihood: 25%
Comments: I don't think it's terribly likely that Spencer gets moved, but the way Carroll tried to upsell him during the first mini-camp and the fact that Spencer empirically should have value to other teams as a multi-year starting center who is still very young. I wouldn't be shocked to see Mike Holmgren looking at Spencer with one of those middle round picks, but plenty of other teams could be interested.

Player: Deion Branch
Value: 5th - 6th Round
Likelihood: 25%
Comments: There are some teams that would really like to add Branch, but no one is going to pay a whole lot for him after Santonio Holmes was moved for a fifth round pick. I think we would probably rather hold on to him than dump him for such low value, but if a fourth is offered or a bundle deal is out there it could happen.

Player: Leroy Hill
Value: Late 2nd - Early 4th
Likelihood: 15%
Comments: I don't see it happening, but we have the depth to do it and no emotional ties to Hill. He has a very favorable contract for another team to assume and could immediately start (post suspension) for most defenses in the league, including 3-4s. No idea how interested the current regime would be to move him, but anything is possible and he is well regarded (skill wise) around the league.

Player: Matt Hasselbeck
Value: Late 2nd - Early 3rd
Likelihood: 5%
Comments: This would be much more likely if the Seahawks were to draft Clausen, which is not all that likely. I have a feeling they may, but feelings mean little today.

Player: Ray Willis 
Value: 3rd - 5th round
Likelihood: 25% 
Comments: Willis is a guy who people around the league like but is not well suited for the zone blocking system. He is a nasty mauler, and a solid right tackle. Teams need that. He's had some knee trouble, but he played through it admirably last year and could very well become a solid addition to any man-blocking system in the league. The Raiders showed a lot of interest in him last year, and again, Holmgren's Browns could be a landing spot, as could the Eagles.

Who did I miss?

I figured that the best way to figure out where the Seahawks really are as a team is to look at what our starters would look like if the team were to step on the field right now. We looked at the offense on Tuesday, so let's take a peek at where we stand right now on defense:

DEFENSIVE LINE

DE1: Lawrence Jackson
Grade: B-
Comments: Jackson is not a pass rush guy. He's not flashy, he's not going to wow you.  But y'know, he does his job fairly well. I think he's a bit above average, which is what a B- represents (remember: C is not bad, it's average). This is a spot that can be upgraded over time, but I don't think Jackson needs to be replaced in the draft . . .

Disclaimer: This includes no trades. There are a lot of things that I think could happen, the most obvious (although no one else seems to have mentioned it) would be for St Louis to trade down with Tampa Bay for, say, TB's third or fourth round pick. That gives Tampa Suh, the Rams keep Bradford and they can pay him a million or two less in guaranteed dough. Anyway, we'll talk trades tomorrow I'm sure. Here's what I've come up with. These really suck to make, by the way.

1.       STL - Sam Bradford, QB - Oklahoma

2.       DET - Ndamakong Suh, DT - Nebraska

3.       TB - Gerald McCoy, DT - Oklahoma

4.       WAS - Trent Williams, OT - Oklahoma

5.       KC - Bryan Bulaga, OT - Iowa

Commentary: Well, the only real surprise here is that I think Okung slides a bit. It sounds to me that Washington views Trent Williams as superior to Okung, and it's hard to argue that he's not a better fit for the zone blocking scheme that Shanahan will install. Bulaga then goes to the Chiefs, because the investment has already been made in Cassel and Pioli can't let that fail. There's some big back story about how much Pioli is tied to Iowa, so y'know, blah blah blah. Let's talk Hawks...

As crazy as this may sound, I think Bleacher Report's David O'Meara might be onto something here.

Pete Carroll's odd and cryptic tweets today revolved around who the team may plan to draft come tomorrow, and O'Meara points out that most, if not all, of the clues point to none other than former USC safety Taylor Mays. The tweets consisted of song titles that Carroll dropped as clues. O'Meara on his theory:

"Soul Sacrifice" and "Superman's Song" have the initials SS for strong safety. Has Mays ever been described as Superman? "Back Door Man" also means safety.

2Pac: No. 2 was Mays number at USC. Carroll also tweeted 'try 2 figure it out'. USC plays in the Pac-10 conference

"Jeremy": All I can think of is the lyric 'we released a lion'. Also, Pearl Jam is a reference to Mays hometown, Seattle.

Today Was a Fairytale by TAYLOR Swift, and Ring of Fire-Johnny Cash. Playing for his hometown team would be a fairytale story for Mays.

Some people may not like the idea of Mays in Seahawk blue, but it makes a lot of sense, if not only because of Carroll and Mays' obvious connection at USC. Regardless of how unpopular this theory might be, it could very well happen, and if Mays is drafted, credit would have to go to O'Meara for figuring out Carroll's puzzle.

So, Russell Okung at #6, anyone?

(Hat tip to Hawkboy15 for the link.)

I figured that the best way to figure out where the Seahawks really are at is to look at what our starters would look like if the team were to step on the field right now. The addition of Ben Hamilton greatly improves the O-Line, but that doesn't mean there isn't work to be done. Let's take a look at offense:

OFFENSIVE LINE

Left Tackle: Sean Locklear
Grade: D-
Comments: Locklear is a bad left tackle. We knew this about four years ago, but unfortunately Tim Ruskell couldn't scout his way out of a paper bag. The fact that Lock was the backup plan is actually somewhat embarrassing, and that a few of us were convinced that it might work, more so. Still, if we were to start today, he would be the starting LT even though at the first mini-camp it was Ray Willis. Willis is to unathletic tackle play as Leroy Hill is to wake-and-bake driving. Obviously, left tackle is a huge need . . .