The Seahawks made a surprise pick in 2011 when they took James Carpenter 25^th overall, over higher rated tackles like Gabe Carimi and Derek Sherrod. Most places didn’t see Carpenter as anything higher than a 2^nd round pick. Their controversial pick didn’t get any better when Carpenter struggled as a rookie, before finishing the season on IR with a torn ACL. Some Seahawks fans were expecting a better year from Carpenter in his 2^nd year, which often happens with young players. However, according to the National Football Post, those folks could end up disappointed.

They are reporting that there’s a “decent” chance that Carpenter misses the entirety of the 2012 season with that torn ACL. It almost certainly sounds like he’ll start the season on the PUP list. Carpenter has the ability to play both tackle and guard so his loss hurts as they try to patchwork an offensive line that already made Robert Gallery a cap casualty this offseason. Veterans Paul McQuistan and Breno Giacomini are expected to fill in for Gallery and Carpenter respectively. The Seahawks offensive line was one of the worst in the league last year thanks to injury and it might not get any better in 2012, even if John Moffitt and Russell Okung are healthy, which they are expected to be.