3. The quarterback competition can start to take shape next week.
The Seahawks did not select a quarterback in this year’s draft, though Schneider said they did agree to terms with an undrafted free agent, a deal that likely will be official later in the week ahead of rookie minicamp. But even without a drafted quarterback, the Seahawks like the talent they have at quarterback to compete for the starting job, a group made up of Geno Smith, Drew Lock and Jacob Eason.
“We’re very talented,” Carroll said. “In arm talent, the guys’ ability to throw the football, that’s not even a question. It’s going to be system, it’s going to be commanding the position to take care of our football team with the right mentality and the right conscience. That’s where we have to see how far we can come. We don’t have all of that nailed with Jake—he’s been with us a short time—and we don’t have that nailed with Drew at this point. We have a really good feel for where Geno is. But the way that we’re going to format our football team is going to call for this position to really be on point to run the club with the big mind it takes to have a great conscience about great winning football. We’re not worried about the talent at all, it’s the process and seeing them grasp onto all of that that I’m really excited to see. Let the games begin, these guys are going to go at it, so it’ll be great fun.”
Schneider pointed to the 2012 quarterback competition between Russell Wilson, Tarvaris Jackson and Matt Flynn, saying he has confidence in how the coaching staff will handle this one.
“You can look back at all the competitions we’ve had since we’ve been here,” Schneider said. “Obviously the biggest one was 2012 when the coaches did an outstanding job with T-Jack, Matt and Russ, and they formulated a great plan.”
While it will take a long time to sort things out—Carroll said they could go all the way through the preseason before naming a starter—the competition can get going at least a little…