@tompage asks, “When the front office guys did their pre-draft presser, they said the new coaching staff doesn’t make that much difference, football is football is what they said, but there are some subtle differences with the new staff, what would those be?”
A: As you noted, members of the Seahawks’ player personnel department met with the media last week, and one of the takeaways was that, despite an almost entirely new coaching staff, not much changes for them, evaluation wise. The phrase Schneider likes to use when talking about finding the right kind of player is “smart, tough and reliable,” and you’d be hard pressed to find any coaching staff not looking for that, as well as obvious size and athletic traits. It’s also worth noting that the scouting department has been working on this year’s draft class since shortly after the 2023 draft ended, so drastic changes on evaluations aren’t going to happen at the last moment, relatively speaking, because of a coaching change. Plus, if the new coaching staff did have some specific things they wanted that are different from what the Seahawks have done in the past, why would they want to share that right before the draft? But if you are looking for any subtle things specific to the new staff, one trait that assistant general manager Nolan Teasley pointed to, especially on defense, is versatility.
“I wouldn’t say that a lot changes,” Teasley said. “One thing I would emphasize is versatility. I think they probably touched on it by retaining Leo (Williams), his ability to play up and down the line of scrimmage, depending on the front and personnel. I know a player we’re really excited about, that they’re excited about moving around is Dre’Mont Jones because of his ability off the edge, his ability to rush anywhere from the 3 (technique), to the 6, maybe even out to the 9. We feel like we have versatility throughout our roster. You talk about the back end with Julian Love and now Rayshawn Jenkins, we’re truly nuanced at that safety position. Coby Bryant, who’s a player that’s going into his third year, but he’s played outside corner, he’s played nickel, he’s played dime. So they’ve kind of identified some of that versatility that’s already here, and we’re excited about seeing what they can do with it.”
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