The Seahawks head into Week 14 of the 2021 season in unfamiliar territory. At 4-8, their chances of making the playoffs are miniscule. Team owner Jody Allen is reportedly “not happy” with the team’s results, bringing on questions about potential major changes this coming offseason. In order to turn this ship around, Seattle’s decision-makers have to identify how they got here in the first place.
A lot of factors went into this seemingly-sudden decline, including significant injuries to key pieces like Russell Wilson and Chris Carson. More than anything else it’s declining returns in the NFL draft that have harmed this franchise, though. The 2015 class netted the team two legitimate stars in Frank Clark and Tyler Lockett. However, since then there’s been a dramatic dropoff. Let’s focus on eight poor picks this team has made in the last several drafts that contributed to this collapse.