The Immediate Value of a Top Ten Draft Pick

Now that the Seahawks have won three of their last four games and have an outside shot at a playoff berth (more on that later), it's difficult to remember that just a month ago we were all basking in the anemic, miserable glow of a 2-6 record. There isn't much consolation to be found in that many losses, and that drove some folks to root for the team to keep right on losing in order to secure an even higher position in next year's draft, the hope being that landing a highly touted first-rounder like Andrew Luck would solve many of the Seattle's problems and jumpstart the team's return to perennial postseason contention. Speaking of Luck, I've always had a violently negative reaction to other people telling me what I should do or think. Ask me to do something and I'll hear you out, but give me orders and all you'll get in return is a steadfast refusal to listen. Trust me, I've seen me do it on many an occasion. So back when the "Suck for L...