Seahawks pick 2 local prospects in this…
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No, Adams was not a part of this particular mock draft, but he will be on the minds of many fans while they watch the rest of the league make their picks on the opening night of the draft.
This is not to diminish Adams, who we ranked as the No. 1 safety in the NFL a month before the deal was made. It’s to underscore the point that Seattle needs Adams to perform like he’s worth two first-round picks in order to justify their investment.
Adams’ game has not fallen off since the trade, so it falls on the coaches to put him in better position to succeed – especially as a pass rusher. Clint Hurtt and whoever the new secondary coach is have to be creative putting this one-of-a-kind defensive weapon to work in different ways. They also need to minimize his exposure in coverage, which is not as bad as people think but also definitely not the strength of his game.
Nothing short of a Defensive Player of the Year award in a Super Bowl win season for the Seahawks will ever be enough to make us feel good about the trade or the subsequent contract they gave him, but Adams playing at an All-Pro type level would certainly take a lot of the sting out of it.
Seahawks pick 2 local prospects in this post-Senior Bowl mock draft
