RENTON, Wash. -- Draft another Damien Lewis.
That would be the most cost-effective option for the Seattle Seahawks to appease their franchise quarterback and improve the pass protection that faltered late in the season, one of several reasons for their offensive nosedive.
Lewis had his own struggles at the end of the year, but his rookie season was a success, as he played the most (967 snaps) and arguably the best of Seattle's eight-man draft class. The third-round selection out of LSU (No. 69 overall) grabbed a hold of the starting job at right guard in training camp despite no on-field offseason work to ease his transition from college.