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Originally Posted by transplant99
...Seahawks...going to draft Mark Sanchez at 4. Interesting.
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And he'll likely fall to at least #17 in our mock draft. I made the Seahawks mock pick at #4 and considered Sanchez, but I just don't see how Seattle can afford to pay him #4 pick money (~6yrs/$60 million, $27-30 million guaranteed) and then have him back up Hasselbeck for a season or two. Seattle is tight on cap space and have many other needs... can they really afford to spend $10 million a season on somenoe who won't contribute for a couple of years?
At #17, he'd get a Joe Flacco type deal -- ~5yrs/$30 million, $9 million guaranteed.... much more manageable for someone who might sit for a season or two. That being said, I don't expect him to last to #17 in the real draft. I think he'll go top 10, either to a current pick holder or someone who trades up.