Video: Seahawks’ Pete Carroll, John Schneider on Day 3 of NFL Draft
Apr 30, 2016, 5:28 PM | Updated: 8:25 pm
In the video above, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider talk to the media about their picks in Rounds 4-7 Saturday in the NFL Draft.
Included below are additional quotes from their availability:
Schneider on the emphasis on lineman and running backs: “It’s all about competition, and getting as many people as we possibly can at all levels. Obviously what we did with the offensive line, and we ran into some interesting runners; it’s not a reflection on Thomas (Rawls) at all or Christine (Michael), these are just darn good players.”
Carroll on the emphasis on lineman and running backs: “This was a draft that did highlight those three spots, too, there were good solid groups of numbers in those spots, and we were able to take advantage of them.”
Carroll on whether there was a certain style or personality they were looking for in the offensive linemen: “But all three of these guys are really smart players, they’re physical players. We were able to latch on to guys that I think have a great competitive mentality. These aren’t guys that are coming from some other place; they are coming from the kind of mentality that we love. We’re very, very fortunate that these guys are coming in to battle and compliment the guys that we have. I think that’s really the mindset that they carry and we thought was so special and we just had to have these guys.”
Carroll on if the Seahawks were leaning toward signing a veteran backup quarterback: “It depends. We’ve tried to do that in the past. That’s an option for us. We’ll just wait and see how it works out. It’s a big day today, we’re working on stuff today, we’ll see how it goes.”
Carroll on how much certainty there is on the starting offensive line: “We’ve already set our early thoughts in motion. We’re going to wait and see what happens. We will have some flexibility and we’ll have to figure it out, and we’ll want to get settled as soon as we can. But, we’re going to take the time to make those decisions and see how it goes. We have to get the guys on field with us and all that, first. This is really an exciting time for us because we know that there’s some really good things here and we have to put it together. We don’t quite know yet. And we’re OK with that; you guys might not be, but we’re OK with that. We have to figure it out.”