The real issue is that the projections were flat wrong. Walker at #1 wasn’t that big a surprise, it was pretty widely believed that the first 2 picks would be DE, and they were. If one of them had gone OT, Houston probably goes DE, but then taking a DB wasn’t outrageous either (I never saw anyone project the Seahawks going CB at #9. Most had them going either QB or OL, or taking Thibideaux if he fell.)
The slight curveballs were the Giants taking Thibideaux and the Falcons taking London. Those weren’t huge surprises, as T was expected to be top 10 and the Falcons were widely expected to take a WR.
The reason the QBs weren’t picked in the 1st is simple. Nobody wanted them there. The teams just didn’t see things the way the analysts did. Want proof of that? The Jets, Lions, and Saints - all teams that could use a young QB - all traded up to have multiple picks in the round, and none of them picked a QB. Want more? The Seahawks have back to back 2nd round picks (8 & 9), which they could have traded to get into the mid 1st and grab their QB when nobody else picked them. They didn’t.
The teams picking ahead of the Seahawks tomorrow don’t have huge needs at QB. Willis, Ridder, Corral, and Howell are all still available, and odds are at least 2 of them (and maybe all of them) will be there at 8. I suspect Seattle will take their favorite QB then, and use the other pick on defense. There are DEs, CBs, and an LB (Nakobe Dean) that would be reasonable at that point…but these are probably going to be popular picks at the top of the round. If those spots get picked clean, Could be that they go OL again with their other pick (although I doubt it), and if they do, Abe is one of the best still available.