I hate to be the negative guy. Who doesn’t like John Schneider the person. For years I thought he was the greatest. But as I evaluate his body of work over the last few years, I find myself questioning his player talent judgement.
I really don’t know that a Seahawk GM had a worse year than John.
Here is a list of Free Agents signed last year, that are no longer with the team:
George Fant, Rayshawn Jenkins, Tyrel Dodson, Jerome Baker, Laviska Shenault, Laken Tomlinson
With the exception of Jenkins none of these players played well.
Here is who we lost last year:
Bobby Wagner – a solid performer/leader
Jordyn Brooks – read about how much Miami likes Brooks. He was a perfect fit for Mike MacDonald
Damien Lewis – anybody that plays fantasy can see the turn around in Carolina’s running game. Lewis is a stud.
Dre Locke – who appears to be about a million times better than Sam Howell.
We were all worried the Oline might be an issue coming into 2024. To help fix the problem, too much celebration, he drafted Christian Hayes 81st overall. Not only did he look horrible the coaching staff benched him because he lacked the desired physical strength! Mean while the 49ers with the 86th pick grabbed Dominick Puni, who started all 17 games and is considered to be a future all pro.
Last year’s Oline was the worst in the NFL. It was frustrating to watch. Has there ever been a good Oline during his tenure?
And we went through another Offensive Coordinator.
It frustrates me that we only got a 2nd pick for DK when we gave up 2 1sts and a 3rd for Adams. For years we have been giving away draft picks like they don’t matter. The 2021 draft is a great example only 3 picks: Eskridge, Tre Brown and Forsythe (none of them are on the team).
John Schneider has many skills and actually has a lot of wisdom. I think he should be bumped up to president.