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J.R. Sweezy Color Rush Jersey , especially with the legitimate possibility that Doug Baldwin’s playing days are over, so they went out and chose three WRs in last week’s..." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteField Gullsa Seattle Seahawks communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsSeahawksOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections VideosCoffee and CigarettesGame AnalysisThe Numbers GameCigar ThoughtsAnonymous NFL executives have mixed opinions on Seahawks drafting DK MetcalfNew,175commentsPDTShareTweetShareShareAnonymous NFL executives have mixed opinions on Seahawks drafting DK MetcalfPhoto by Wesley Hitt/Getty ImagesThe Seattle Seahawks badly needed wide receiver talent, especially with the legitimate possibility that Doug Baldwin’s playing days are over, so they went out and chose three WRs in last week’s 2019 NFL Draft. Seattle traded back into the second-round to snag former Ole Miss star D.K. Metcalf, who raised eyebrows with his results at the combine.While Metcalf looks like a freak athlete with abs that, if you tried punching them, would lead to severely fractured wrists, there has been skepticism about whether or not his actual abilities as a football player will translate in the pros. He was one of the more notable players to fall down the draft board and almost to round three before the Seahawks got him at #64 overall.ESPN Senior Writer Mike Sando (paywall only) once again compiled a collection of quotes from anonymous NFL executives, evaluators, former GMs, etc. assessing respective drafts of every team. We’re going to focus on the Seahawks because uh... this is Field Gulls Quinton Jefferson Color Rush Jersey , and the main focus on Seattle was the Metcalf pick. Sando writes that most evaluators are leaning toward bust” when describing Metcalf as a boom-or-bust player, but there is one evaluator who believes DK is going to succeed.Then on the flip-side, an ex-general manager likened Metcalf to Chicago Bears draft bust Kevin White (now with the Arizona Cardinals).Some other notes include one evaluator “from a team with a highly ranked defense” praising the L.J. Collier pick. The Seahawks took the former TCU DE in the first-round, with the usual “reach!” comments immediately uttered afterward. That evaluator did hint that it might have been an earlier choice than expected, but he also said “he is basically Frank Clark and maybe even better.” Lastly, one other evaluator praised the Seahawks’ draft for its approach to special teams, citing Miami RB Travis Homer as one of his favorite picks. We certainly know the Seahawks ST unit needs serious fixing given what a liability it has been in recent years. The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the modern-era semifinalists for the class of 2019 on Tuesday evening, and there were four names with ties to the Seattle Seahawks among the nominees. Among the four is Steve Hutchinson, the former left guard who made two All-Pro and three Pro-Bowl teams while playing alongside Walter Jones during his five years in Seattle. Hutchinson’s unceremonious departure from the Seahawks, thanks to the poison pill, left a sour taste in the mouths of Seattle fans for years. However time heals all wounds and Hutchinson was welcomed back to CenturyLink Field during the team’s last home playoff game, a victory over the Lions in 2016 Tom Johnson Color Rush Jersey , to raise the 12th man flag. With five All-Pro selections and a team of the decade selection, Hutchinson has a better-than-decent shot at enshrinement. Joining Hutchinson among the 25 semifinalists is Kevin Mawae, who was selected by the Seahawks in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft, and spent four seasons in Seattle before stops with the Jets and Titans. Mawae, another member of the team of the decade for the 2000s and a seven time All-Pro selection, also served as the president of the NFLPA at the end of his career. The two other nominees with ties to the Seahawks are Tom Flores, who served as the team’s head coach for three seasons between 1992 and 1994, and Edgerrin James, who played the last season of a sparkling decade-long career in Seattle. The list of 25 semifinalists will be cut down to 15 on January 3rd, before the Hall of Fame class of 2019 is voted on and announced on the eve of the Super Bowl. The full list of semifinalists can be found below: