7. The Seahawks won’t reach to force a pick at quarterback, or defensive line for that matter.
The Seahawks have selected only two quarterbacks under Carroll and Schneider, but not because they don’t want to take quarterbacks, but rather because they don’t want to force the issue and make a mistake by reaching on a player. Many figured the Seahawks might add a quarterback this year, and while that could still happen, it didn’t in the first two days.
“Our goal every year is to draft a quarterback, it really has been honestly, and it hasn’t happened,” Schneider said. “You can’t just force it, especially at that position. It’s the most unique position in the game. We feel like with Geno and Drew we have two really good quarterbacks. We have six picks tomorrow, there’s still several good quarterbacks available. If we’re able to line somebody up and it works, great, but we’re not going to panic and push just to do it. That’s when you can make huge mistakes.”
And that same logic applies to all positions, and in the case of this year’s draft, the defensive line, which is one of the team’s bigger needs after releasing Al Woods, Shelby Harris and Quinton Jefferson in salary-cap related moves, and with Poona Ford still a free agent.
Asked about the defensive line and if the same thinking applied to what he said about quarterback, Schneider said, “Yes. Exactly. We had some upsets today, it happens.” Upsets referring to players coming off the board ahead of the Seahawks that they liked. “So it’s like, all right, how do we compensate?”
Added Carroll, “It’s not like we’re not aware of. We’re watching and we’d like to hit it. And we made an effort in free agency, we went right out of the chutes to go get a couple of guys (Dre’Mont Jones and Jarran Reed) we can really count on. And we’re not done, none of it’s done. We’ve got a lot of work to do, and we’ve got six big shots tomorrow too, so we’re still at it.”
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