12th Man Rising

The Seattle Seahawks' season is done, of course, and now general manager John Schneider and head coach Pete Carroll just need to focus on making the team better. That could come in free agency, but the focus should be on the NFL draft. The biggest question, though, is does Seattle take a quarterback with their first pick. My guess currently is no. Just like I do not think Seattle will be without Pete Carroll coaching the team next year. But in the mock draft that follows, I do have Seattle addressing a position of need early. I did take an early trade. For those looking just at the draft picks and rounds, you might miss this part. The reason I use Pro Football Network's mock simulator is it does offer interesting trades. The one I chose had the Seahawks moving back from pick No. 16 in the first round to No. 27 (and that certainly would not be the first time general manager John Schneider traded back since 2010), but I was able to pick up a second-round choice to replace the one Seattle gave away in the trade that brought Leonard Williams to Seattle in the middle of this season.