The Seattle Seahawks are at a crossroads in their recent ascent from perennial middle-of-the-pack finishers to one of the NFL\u2019s most successful teams (five straight post-season trips, two Super Bowl appearances, one Lombardi trophy claimed). While the talent is clearly there, the team cannot continue to rest on its laurels. With the addition of two third-round compensatory picks due to roster losses last off-season, the Seahawks now hold five picks in the first 106 selections. Therefore, the opportunity exists to fix some big holes.<\/p>\n
Most noteworthy, everyone from from here to Pluto knows the Seahawks offensive line is \u2026 well, offensive<\/em>. The real issues is at tackle. The interior (Pro Bowl center Justin Britt<\/a><\/strong>, left guard Mark Glowinski<\/a><\/strong>, right guard Germain Ifedi<\/a><\/strong>) has upside. The 2016 season was the first season at center for Britt. It was also Glowinski\u2019s first season starting in the NFL, and it was Ifedi\u2019s rookie campaign. While growing pains exist, there is also some potential.<\/p>\n The tackles? There isn\u2019t much good to say. Left tackle George Fant<\/a><\/strong>, right tackle Garry Gilliam<\/a><\/strong>, and veteran back-ups J\u2019Marcus Webb<\/strong><\/a> (since released) and Bradley Sowell<\/a><\/strong> did not give the fan base a lot of confidence. Because Sowell is an unrestricted free agent, he probably needs to put his Seattle-area residence on the market. Fant, who last played offensive line in\u00a0eighth grade (he played tight end at Western Kentucky in college), was thrust into protecting quarterback Russell Wilson<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s blind spot with zero experience playing at the NFL level.<\/p>\n Offensive line coach Tom Cable<\/strong><\/a> is well-regarded for his ability to mold lines, but acquiring the players to shape a great one continues to be elusive. Especially relevant; the team paid kicker Steven Hauschka<\/a><\/strong> as much as their entire line<\/em> last season. Seriously.<\/p>\n #Seahawks<\/a> paid Hauschka as much as they paid their entire starting offensive line last season – roughly 3 mil. https:\/\/t.co\/r3yrRZgjJ4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Paul Silvi (@paulsilvi) February 10, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n