It reiterated what Pete Carroll said last week about Smith being “
automatically” ahead in the competition to replace Wilson.
The Seahawks, though, are banking on Lock being their starter. They have not pursued a veteran quarterback with skins on the wall, like a
Baker Mayfield, and they didn’t draft a quarterback.
Seattle appears all in on Lock, with Smith a fallback option.
Team officials repeatedly have praised Lock, and Waldron did again Thursday.
“Drew has a good, calm presence in the huddle out there, (things) we saw in the last three games of his rookie year,” Waldron said. “The thing I like about Drew is, really, his ability to make every throw on the field. The way he moves and he changes his arm angle and doesn’t have to be just a (static) pocket passer out there.”