{"id":856904,"date":"2026-04-06T13:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/856904\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:37:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:37:25","slug":"pre-snap-reads-4-6-reason-why-the-seahawks-will-maintain-their-dominance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/856904\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Snap Reads 4\/6: Reason why the Seahawks will maintain their dominance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">In Today\u2019s Links: another fresh round of mock drafts for y\u2019all; lots of discussion concerning who our Seattle Seahawks will take in the draft. We are but several days away from adding to our squad. Very exciting. Happy Monday (less exciting)! But, at least we are together. Thanks for being here. Go, \u2018Hawks!<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">#np Lover \/\/ Over the Moon by Alice Phoebe Lou<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Seahawks News<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seasidejoe.com\/p\/seahawks-trade-down-scenarios-how\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Seahawks trade down scenarios: How many picks could they get? \u2013 Seaside Joe;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Seahawks trade down scenarios&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Seahawks trade down scenarios: How many picks could they get? \u2013 Seaside Joe<br \/><\/a>Seattle\u2019s D draft in 2021 with only Tre picks means Schneider will leave no Stone unturned in 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.mynorthwest.com\/nfl\/seattle-seahawks\/2026-mock-draft-roundup-seattle-seahawks-projected-pick-32\/1844750\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mock Draft Roundup: Who will Seahawks take in 1st round? \u2013 Seattle Sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mock Draft Roundup&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Mock Draft Roundup: Who will Seahawks take in 1st round? \u2013 Seattle Sports<br \/><\/a>The Seattle Seahawks enter the 2026 NFL Draft with just four picks and not many holes to fill, but there\u2019s still plenty of intrigue for how league\u2019s tentpole offseason event will unfold for the defending Super Bowl champions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seahawksdraftblog.com\/are-they-the-same\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Are they the same? \u2013 Seahawks Draft Blog;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Are they the same? \u2013 Seahawks Draft Blog&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Are they the same? \u2013 Seahawks Draft Blog<br \/><\/a>I am travelling back to the UK so wanted to post something quickly (although I will do some work on a couple of articles on the plane).<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/seahawks\/onsi\/seahawks-news\/49ers-rams-can-dethrone-seattle-seahawks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:49ers and Rams Can Dethrone the Seahawks, But Here\u2019s Why They Won\u2019t \u2013 si.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;49ers and Rams Can Dethrone the Seahawks, But Here\u2019s Why They Won\u2019t \u2013 si.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \">49ers and Rams Can Dethrone the Seahawks, But Here\u2019s Why They Won\u2019t \u2013 si.com<br \/><\/a>After a 14-3 campaign that led to a Super Bowl, the Seattle Seahawks faces a reconstructed NFC West, with the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams gearing up for a run to the top.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kdApBWOh73U\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Here\u2019s Why Defensive Tackle Is a Bigger SEAHAWKS Draft Need Than You Think \u2013 Seahawks Forever w\/ Dan Viens;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Here\u2019s Why Defensive Tackle Is a Bigger SEAHAWKS Draft Need Than You Think \u2013 Seahawks Forever w\/ Dan Viens&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Here\u2019s Why Defensive Tackle Is a Bigger SEAHAWKS Draft Need Than You Think \u2013 Seahawks Forever w\/ Dan Viens<br \/><\/a>Defensive tackle is not being treated like a major Seattle Seahawks draft need by much of the fanbase or even a lot of the analytical community \u2014 but that may be a mistake. In today\u2019s show, I make the case for why DT is a lot more fragile than it appears on the surface, especially when you factor in age, attrition, regression, injury risk, and how quickly a position group can turn from strength to concern in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">NFC West News<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revengeofthebirds.com\/arizona-cardinals-discussion\/89603\/are-the-cardinals-interested-in-exercising-their-fifth-year-option-on-ot-paris-johnson-jr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Are the Cardinals interested in exercising their fifth-year option on OT Paris Johnson, Jr.? \u2013 Revenge of the Birds;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Are the Cardinals interested in exercising their fifth-year option on OT Paris Johnson, Jr.? \u2013 Revenge of the Birds&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Are the Cardinals interested in exercising their fifth-year option on OT Paris Johnson, Jr.? \u2013 Revenge of the Birds<br \/><\/a>The Arizona Cardinals had one of the worst offensive lines last year. We all know this. How bad? Ranked #26.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ninersnation.com\/general\/157816\/49ers-jed-york-christian-kirk-ownership\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jed York\u2019s lack of involvement may show growth as an owner \u2013 Niners Nation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jed York\u2019s lack of involvement may show growth as an owner \u2013 Niners Nation&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jed York\u2019s lack of involvement may show growth as an owner \u2013 Niners Nation<br \/><\/a>Jed York didn\u2019t know about the Christian Kirk signing. For 49ers fans who remember 2014-2016, that\u2019s the point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.turfshowtimes.com\/los-angeles-rams-draft\/137406\/rams-draft-visits-receivers-texas-tech\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rams meet with 2 Texas Tech receivers \u2013 Turf Show Times;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Rams meet with 2 Texas Tech receivers \u2013 Turf Show Times&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Rams meet with 2 Texas Tech receivers \u2013 Turf Show Times<br \/><\/a>Rams show interest in Virgil and Downs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In Today\u2019s Links: another fresh round of mock drafts for y\u2019all; lots of discussion concerning who our Seattle&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":856905,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2081],"tags":[390,304,7,58,6,3698,252,238,237,261,2635,855],"class_list":{"0":"post-856904","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-seattle-seahawks","8":"tag-arizona-cardinals","9":"tag-christian-kirk","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-los-angeles-rams","12":"tag-nfl","13":"tag-rashid-shaheed","14":"tag-san-francisco-49ers","15":"tag-seahawks","16":"tag-seattle","17":"tag-seattle-seahawks","18":"tag-seattleseahawks","19":"tag-washington"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116358037812849696","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=856904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/856905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=856904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=856904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=856904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}