Seattle Seahawks normal supervisor John Schneider has spent the final 14 seasons with out full management of personnel choices, however in 2024 he’s the primary man in cost after Pete Carroll’s departure as each head coach and vice chairman of soccer operations.
A lot has been remodeled the share of accountability between Carroll and Schneider, notably over greater profile strikes such because the Jimmy Graham, Percy Harvin, and Jamal Adams acquisitions, the buying and selling of Russell Wilson, and the draft course of. Was Carroll overriding Schneider’s choices? Have been some strikes ‘Pete choices’ and different strikes ‘John choices’? We’ll most likely by no means know the complete reply, however on his weekly Seattle Sports activities 710 radio present, Schneider indicated that Carroll pulling rank was a rarity. When host Bob Stelton requested how a lot his function had modified with out Carroll, who had closing say over personnel choices, Schneider insists nothing has modified.
“It’s precisely the identical,” Schneider mentioned. “Pete was superb by way of—he may have been that man that put his foot down and was like, ‘Contractually, on the finish of the day I’ve closing say right here.’ He hardly ever, hardly ever did in 15 years.
“He by no means mentioned, ‘Hey, we’re not doing this or we’re going to do that.’ It was extra alongside the traces of, I may inform he didn’t be ok with a commerce or an acquisition or no matter. I may really feel that, so why would we drive that and why head down that street? However, yeah, it hasn’t modified in that regard.”
You’ll be able to select to consider Schneider is offering a diplomatic reply and that there was extra dissenting than he’s letting on, or take him for his phrase and conclude that this was a largely harmonious, profitable partnership by which Schneider has had a hand within the nice, good, unhealthy, and horrible moments your complete time. He’s not denying that there have been some overrides/rejections/reservations, however he specified that it wasn’t frequent.
Schneider additionally indicated that the sorts of gamers the Seahawks are within the draft received’t change a lot with Macdonald as coach.
“Pete and I’d all the time joke, ‘Oh, you already know, the Seahawks, they like these large, tall corners that run 4.3.’ Who doesn’t?” Schneider mentioned. “It’s just like the Mariners guys: ‘You want the blokes that hit dwelling runs, proper? And steals bases?’ We like these guys, too. Sure, we’ve listened to [Macdonald and his staff]. Clearly we wish to know what they’re in search of by place and all the pieces, nevertheless it actually hasn’t modified all that a lot. I don’t assume anyone actually goes into it saying that you just wish to play with a nook that appears like me, you already know?”
Hear and watch the complete interview within the video under:
