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Max Unger

Damn these divided loyalties. First Maurice Morris, then Luke Ridnour, then Jordan Kent, and now this.

The Seahawks drafted Oregon center Max Unger in the second round of the NFL Draft, filling an immediate need on the offensive line. A great pick, save for the fact that Unger is a damn, dirty Duck.

That’s why I’m setting the bar for Unger ridiculously high. In order to fully impress me, Unger will need to snap the most beautiful ball to Matt Hasselbeck at least 99% of the time. I expect that ball to be glowing when Matthew pulls it from Unger’s behind. And should Unger ever cross paths with a Seahawk fan, I expect him to address said fan as “sir,” or “ma’am.” Because we expect a certain level of decency around these parts. Not like that barbaric outpost Eugene.

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When I heard that the Seahawks had drafted Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry with the fourth overall pick in yesterday’s NFL Draft, I nearly peed my pants.

Curry wasn’t supposed to be available at No. 4. He was supposed to be gone. The Hawks were supposed to draft receiver Michael Crabtree, or quarterback Mark Sanchez, or one of a host of offensive tackles.

Instead, they received a blessing in the form of a player that ESPN calls “the complete package.”

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It’s NFL Draft Day, 2009. The day Mel Kiper, Jr. is proven wrong for hours on end.

Not unlike a Hawaiian meteorologist awaking to a pounding rainstorm, Kiper is forced to sit idly by and witness all his projections go down the crapper as teams metaphorically kick him in the nutsack by selecting players that ESPN’s resident draft guru never saw coming.

Yes, it’s kind of like that.

Enjoy the day. Go Hawks!