Seattle and Carolina Records and Draft Orders: A comparison

[CarolinaSunday]

@Mr. Scot and I were discussing the comparisons of records and draft orders in one of the Fitterer threads.  He found the Seahawks' record for the past ten years, and I filled it out with what draft position the Seahawks had (BEFORE they traded down) and Carolina's record/draft position.

This might bring some perspective to the Seahawks drafts and how well they have been putting their team together:

 

[Mr. Scot]

Again, good work.

 

 

 

And a tad depressing...

[zacka77ack]

I am getting old.

[WarHeel]

So we’ve been in contention maybe 2 years with grossly half of our picks being in the top 10 while the Seahawks have had continued success year in and year out despite not having any top 10 picks.

[Mr. Scot]

3 minutes ago, WarHeel said:

So we’ve been in contention maybe 2 years with grossly half of our picks being in the top 10 while the Seahawks have had continued success year in and year out despite not having any top 10 picks.

Ouch...

[WarHeel]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

Ouch...

It’s almost like there is more to this whole success thing than just having a higher pick in the draft. 

[stbugs]

5 minutes ago, WarHeel said:

So we’ve been in contention maybe 2 years with grossly half of our picks being in the Marty’s our GM zone while the Seahawks have had continued success year in and year out despite not having any Marty’s our GM zone picks.

Fixed.

[trueblade]

11 minutes ago, WarHeel said:

So we’ve been in contention maybe 2 years with grossly half of our picks being in the top 10 while the Seahawks have had continued success year in and year out despite not having any top 10 picks.

It's amazing what having a franchise quarterback will do for you.

[SmokinwithWilly]

5 minutes ago, trueblade said:

It's amazing what having a franchise quarterback will do for you.

So Cam wasnt a franchise QB then?

[trueblade]

2 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

So Cam wasnt a franchise QB then?

Cam was a franchise QB. He took  a little longer to get going than Russ, but Prime Cam of '13 through '17 had us right there with Seattle picking in the 20s. Expect for 2016.

[SmokinwithWilly]

6 minutes ago, trueblade said:

Cam was a franchise QB. He took  a little longer to get going than Russ, but Prime Cam of '13 through '17 had us right there with Seattle picking in the 20s. Expect for 2016.

Or if you look at that you see that maybe a particular GM was really bad at assembling an entire roster. Franchise QBs are great, but it takes a team to win it all. 

[Zod]

30 minutes ago, WarHeel said:

So we’ve been in contention maybe 2 years with grossly half of our picks being in the top 10 while the Seahawks have had continued success year in and year out despite not having any top 10 picks.

[trueblade]

4 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

Or if you look at that you see that maybe a particular GM was really bad at assembling an entire roster. Franchise QBs are great, but it takes a team to win it all. 

A better GM here might have helped sure. My main point is Seattle went from consistent 7-9 seasons to drafting the 20s once they got Russel Wilson. 

[WarHeel]

27 minutes ago, trueblade said:

It's amazing what having a franchise quarterback will do for you.

One that was drafted in the 3rd round at that.