Charlie Whitehurst is the only quarterback on the roster as of now. I don’t think Whitehurst is very good at all, based on what I saw from him last year, so I think they should either resign Matt Hasselbeck or go after a veteran. They might do neither of those things and instead just add a backup as they have so much invested in Whitehurst to not give him a shot for a full season, but I think that would be a mistake. 

Defensive Tackle

Brandon Mebane is a free agent and they’re really thin at the position if they don’t resign him. I don’t know why they didn’t address this position through the draft.

Defensive End

Raheem Brock is a free agent and they don’t really have much of a replacement on the roster for him so they really need to either resign him so sign another impact player at the position. 

Cornerback

Kelly Jennings sucks and was part of the reason why they ranked 24th against the pass. However, they didn’t address the cornerback position early in the draft so he resigning him might be their best option at the position. 

Safety 

Mark LeGree might be just a 5th round pick, but sadly, he might offer an immediate upgrade over Lawyer Milloy. That doesn’t mean he’s good, so they might be best off adding a strong safety opposite Earl Thomas in free agency.

Draft Needs 

Quarterback

Matt Hasselbeck will likely be their starter next year. However, that doesn’t mean he’s going to play all 16 games or that he’ll be their starter in 2012. He’s a talented, but injury prone soon to be 36 year old (in September). Charlie Whitehurst had one good game against the Rams, but was terrible in every other chance he got to play. He couldn’t even move the ball on Tampa Bay’s banged up defense week 16. I don’t think Jake Locker falls past them at 25 and if Locker isn’t there, a guy like Ricky Stanzi is going to be there in the 2nd round. They can find a young quarterback.

Offensive Tackle

Though he was injured a lot this year, Russell Okung showed that if he stays healthy, he’ll be well worth the 6^th overall pick in the 2010 draft at the end of his career. He shutdown Julius Peppers one-on-one twice, and that was with two bad ankles. However, Sean Locklear at right tackle isn’t very good at all and he’s a free agent. They need a replacement for him. If Locker isn’t there at 25, someone like Derek Sherrod could be the pick. Besides, their depth behind Okung at left tackle is pretty bad so if he were to get hurt again, they’d be screwed. They could double dip at this position.

Drafted James Carpenter (#25) 

Running Back

Their leading rusher in their loss to Chicago was a wide receiver, who got one carry.  Marshawn Lynch had that one amazing run against New Orleans, but he’s also wildly inconsistent. Leon Washington and Justin Forsett don’t have the size to carry the load. They ranked 31^st in total rushing yards and 29^th in YPA. Pete Carroll likes to go running back by committee so he probably wouldn’t draft one early, but I could see him adding another running back to the mix in the mid to late rounds.

Cornerback

They ranked 24^th against the pass last year and Kelly Jennings is a free agent. They need to add a cornerback relatively early in the 2011 NFL Draft.

Drafted Richard Sherman (#154), Drafted Byron Maxwell (#173)

Safety

Lawyer Milloy’s performance against Chicago was almost as bad as Roman Harper’s performance against Seattle. He was completely mismatched against the athletic Greg Olsen. Of course that begs the question, why was Milloy, who will be 38 in November, starting at strong safety all year. I mean, the man was on Pete Carroll’s 90s Patriots teams. He was there before Carroll was. He was the Patriots’ strong safety BEFORE Rodney Harrison. Why did Carroll think this guy could cover Greg Olsen, who is one of the most athletic tight ends in the league?

Drafted Mark LeGree (#156) 

Center

Chris Spencer isn’t very good. Max Unger could slide in to the center spot, but that would leave a gap at right guard.

Drafted John Moffitt (#75) 

Wide Receiver

Matt Hasselbeck’s receivers really let him down against Chicago. Mike Williams is their #1 option, which is risky because of Williams’ past. Golden Tate was decent as a rookie. Brandon Stokley stepped up huge in the playoffs, but he’s 35 in June. Ben Obomanu is inconsistent and sounds like a Star Wars character.

Drafted Kris Durham (#107) 

Defensive Tackle

They stop the run well at full strength, but once guys started getting hurt, they struggled. Depth is needed. 

Defensive End

Like defensive tackle, they didn’t deal well with injuries at this position either. Kentawn Balmer sucks. 

Drafted Lazarius Levingston (#205)