Who would you rather have: Carroll or Schneider?

If you could choose only 1 to have for the next decade would it be Carroll or Schneider?

That's hard as hell, but I'd go with Schneider.

Everything they do in terms of personnel is done hand-in-hand. The personnel choices have obviously made Pete's job easier as a coach, but he also deserves the credit for developing unheralded draft picks into Pro Bowl level players.

You can't parse what they contribute individually. Would be silly to try.

That being said, Carroll is running this organization right now. He's changed the entire culture of this team. This would not be the Seattle Seahawks we know and love without him.

Schneider is going to be here longer, so I'd go with him, I guess. I mean, I imagine Carroll will retire after winning his 3rd super bowl in 3 years.

Pete has final say with personnel anyway...

I live in NY and am a big Islander fan (hockey for you that are not familiar). During the early 80's the Islanders were the dominant team in sports let alone hockey and they too had a great GM in Bill Torrey whom they called the architect of the team and a great coach in Al Arbour. For that team I would probably have chosen Torrey because he put the entire team together.

The Hawks situation is tougher because its hard to say who was responsible for bringing in guys like Wilson, Chancellor, and Sherman to name a few. Just on a guess I would say Carroll but its a tough choice for me.

I can't believe how fast I voted for Schneider.
It really is a tough decision.
Carroll may have the final say, but John scours the talent pool.

Genius coach vs. hardworking GM who's made to look like a late round wizard by said genius coach. I'll take Pete. But JS deserves a mountain of credit for fighting off his scouts and sticking to his guns with Wilson.

Also, I do think JS is arguably the top GM in the game, but let's be real here, he's Pete's caddy. Try to imagine how different this team is if it's Mora + JS.

Option 3.......Both

the reality is, we will probably have Schneider longer than we'll have Carroll unless he steps back from coaching and takes on a more front office job

Can't see Pete being here another 10 years honestly. So Schneider I suppose.

Schneider is the easy choice given PC's age.

BirdsCommaAngry":1wp91g7n said:

Schneider is the easy choice given PC's age.

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Maybe I should have made this clearer, forget the age part. Assuming they both would want to be here for the next decade, whom would you choose?

Wasn't it Schneiders call to bring in PC? If so then Schneider, easily... I trust he'll bring in somebody perfectly suited to replace Carroll when that day comes

Pstark3":3myxmvdh said:

Wasn't it Schneiders call to bring in PC? If so then Schneider, easily... I trust he'll bring in somebody perfectly suited to replace Carroll when that day comes

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No. It was Pete's call to bring in Schneider

Evil_Shenanigans":2nyshfh8 said:

Can't see Pete being here another 10 years honestly. So Schneider I suppose.

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In reality it's the synergy between Schneider and Pete that seems to be the magic. In the end, I think it's Pete's emotion and energy is what are really fueling this team.

I'll take Pete "Double Rainbow" Carroll any day. Does he even look 62 years old? I would not have guessed that. He sprints up and down the field like youngin'.

Pete being Pete, getting the team juiced up.

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You guys have changed my mind. The thing I love most about this team is the new identity. That identity is a direct result of Carroll.

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Pstark3":xfhdqfdk said:

Wasn't it Schneiders call to bring in PC? If so then Schneider, easily... I trust he'll bring in somebody perfectly suited to replace Carroll when that day comes

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No. It was Pete's call to bring in Schneider

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The coach picked the GM? That seems backwards... can't believe I never knew that

Seabowl, good to see there is another seahawks/islanders fan in this world. Along with Pat who works at Carlow east --the seahawks bar in NYC-- we are probably the only 3 in the world