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Deon Butler

Let’s cut through the crap.

One day after hitting a metaphorical grand slam with the first two rounds of the NFL Draft, the Seahawks responded in the final five rounds by striking out. Or getting hit by a pitch, at the very best.

Here’s what went down, in chronological, no bullshit order:

• The Hawks kick off the day by trading away a 2009 fifth-round pick, 2009 seventh-round pick, and 2010 third-round pick for the right to move up in the third round and draft WR Deon Butler. Butler is a 5’10″, 180 pound speedster in the mold of a quicker Deion Branch. Good, yes, but not exactly filling a need on this current ballclub.

• Already without a fourth-round pick, and having just traded away their fifth-rounder, the Hawks have to wait until round six before their next selection. With that pick, they draft Rutgers QB Mike Teel. Not exactly Mark Sanchez, and again, a seemingly wasted need on this current ballclub. This is David Greene all over again, but worse. Teel will be lucky to secure the third QB slot.

• With three compensatory selection in the seventh round, the Hawks draft Rutgers S Courtney Greene, Oregon (ugh) DE Nick Reed, and Cal TE Cameron Morrah. Nothing to write home about.

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Yes, even Carlos is tolerable.

These days, even when the Mariners screw up, it doesn’t seem so bad.

Carlos Silva gives up a home run, and you shrug your shoulders.

Yuniesky Betancourt takes a first pitch strike (a good thing), then a second pitch strike (a bad thing), then flails on a curveball for strike three and you can’t help but laugh. The expression on his face after strike two was priceless, as if he questioned his own sanity in letting two baseballs get past his Louisville Slugger.

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