Inside the Seahawks' draft approach to maintain a ...
Key takeaways
- The longtime general manager also wanted to reinject the Super Bowl-winning roster with a certain attitude.
- It was rooted in a lesson Seattle's front office learned a decade ago, in the years that followed the team's first Super Bowl win in 2013.
- So as Schneider and coach Mike Macdonald embarked on their third draft together, in the wake of Seattle's victory in Super Bowl LX, the right competitive wiring was a prerequisite for any prospect they might consider.
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The longtime general manager also wanted to reinject the Super Bowl-winning roster with a certain attitude.
It was rooted in a lesson Seattle's front office learned a decade ago, in the years that followed the team's first Super Bowl win in 2013. The franchise had drafted players to eventually replace the Legion of Boom-era stars, but by Schneider's admission, too many of them lacked the mindset to push the veterans they had grown up idolizing and had watched win a Super Bowl.
So as Schneider and coach Mike Macdonald embarked on their third draft together, in the wake of Seattle's victory in Super Bowl LX, the right competitive wiring was a prerequisite for any prospect they might consider.