The Seattle Seahawks selected two offensive tackles in this year’s NFL draft – left tackle Charles Cross at No. 9 overall and right tackle Abraham Lucas at No. 72. The Seahawks are clearly setting the tone about the vision for the team going forward.
“I think that three of the four picks really make a statement about the emphasis of what we would like to get done and we are going to sure things up on the edge and with Kenneth (Walker III) coming in,” coach Pete Carroll told reporters Friday night. “Kenneth is an explosive, exciting running back to add to what we have. It rings true, we want to run the football, we want to be good at it, and we want it to complement the football with the way we approach it.”
During an interview with the NFL Network on Saturday, Carroll acknowledged this was a particularly good draft class as far as offensive tackles were concerned, and clearly, the picks lined up for Seattle.
“This was an opportunity to do it and it just felt right, so these guys will come in blazing,” Carroll continued. “And I think that it sets the tone for camp coming up.”
