The general manager of the Seahawks showed Drew Lock and Geno Smith “love,” but not commitment.
Earlier this week, John Schneider answered some questions from Josina Anderson of CBS Sports, and he shared some fascinating anecdotes. Even while he is obviously keeping quiet at this stage of the offseason, he did at least offer some hints about the Seattle Seahawks’ approach to developing their squad in 2024. Naturally, the subject of quarterback drafts came up, and the well-known general manager had the opportunity to discuss some of the less well-known facets of their selection strategy related to the position.
In particular, this gave Schneider the opportunity to discuss the intriguing fact that, in his whole time as general manager, they only drafted two passers: Russell Wilson and Alex McGough.
Geno Smith, who is a returning starter, is the likely quarterback in 2024 unless they move up to number “three.” He has appeared to be a career journeyman at times and a franchise passer at others. Even while he isn’t entirely to blame for the problems our squad has had over the past two years, he cannot be completely cleared of all blame either. Josina enquired as to the “median line”—the point at which Schneider would conclude that a younger quarterback would be preferable for the team. In response, Schneider stated that the most significant reason influencing how infrequently they have picked quarterbacks is situational factors. He continued, expressing his affection for Smith and Lock, but it didn’t sound like a strong recommendation.
Considering that the team already met with Jayden Daniels of the LSU Tigers, they are clearly doing their due diligence.
Sitdown:#Seahawks GM John Schneider on assessing current QBs v considering rookies:
"…This is a cool class so; you know, hopefully it works, but I can’t tell you how it’s going to go. But, we have a lot of love for Drew (Lock); and we have a lot of love for Geno (Smith)…" pic.twitter.com/qg4bJvgSQT
— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) February 28, 2024