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Good morning, and welcome back following Memorial Day Weekend. We're now less than two months away from the opening of training camps across the NFL.

RENTON To watch the Seahawks' herd of young bucks at linebacker is to suspect the evolution of a new predatory species, a hybrid that maximizes speed without sacrificing power.

NFL Articles The 2012 NFL Draft is now in the rear view mirror and training camp is still a couple of months away.

With head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider in charge, 'Hawks fans saw their team re-sign key players like Marshawn Lynch and Red Bryant, sign arguably the best free-agent option at quarterback not named Peyton Manning , take an "unconventional" approach to April's draft and adopt on a whole new look as well.

Seattle entered the offseason severely undermanned at linebacker with a pair of starters hitting the open market.

The team ran through another voluntary session on Thursday morning as "Phase 2" of the offseason workouts wraps up this week.

Third-round QB Russell Wilson stole all of the headlines at Seahawks rookie mini camp because head coach Pete Carroll said he will compete with Matt Flynn and Tarvaris Jackson this summer for the starting quarterback job .

What went right: The Seahawks signed quarterback Matt Flynn in free agency without paying an exorbitant price.

Irvin, the speedy Defensive End from West Virginia, was the first to sign a contract among the other first round selections in the league.

"Our defense is a 4-3 scheme with 3-4 personnel. It's just utilizing the special talents of our guys." - Pete Carroll There's been a lot of talk the past two seasons about the Seahawks 'hybrid' 4-3 / 3-4 defense.

When it comes to assigning a grade to a team's draft, I'm always reminded of one simple thing.