We’re three weeks away from the 2025 NFL Draft in Inexperienced Bay, the place Seattle Seahawks basic supervisor John Schneider’s early life occurred.
I believe we’ve cited this stat north of a billion occasions. We’ll make it not less than 1,000,000,0001 with this weekend’s subject. The Seahawks have solely drafted two quarterbacks since Schneider grew to become the GM in 2010. Russell Wilson was the franchise-changing, Tremendous Bowl profitable choose in 2012, whereas Alex McGough was drafted within the seventh spherical in 2018. He’s a franchise-changer in spring soccer, evidently.
Seattle has had no situation buying and selling for Charlie Whitehurst and Drew Lock as doable starters, solely to seek out out neither one was a long-term reply at QB. Brett Hundley and Sam Howell had been acquired by way of trades to be backups. The massive free agent signings had been Matt Flynn and now Sam Darnold.
Regardless of all the quarterbacks Schneider has hypothetically thought-about drafting (e.g. Patrick Mahomes, Baker Mayfield, Josh Allen), two is 2 is 2. Seattle wasn’t wherever close to the highest of the draft order to take these QBs to start with, however Schneider hasn’t even made choices within the later rounds on lower-tier prospects. Even the New England Patriots drafted Kevin O’Connell, Jacoby Brissett, Matt Cassel, and Jimmy Garoppolo whereas Tom Brady had already gained a number of Tremendous Bowls.
The Darnold acquisition doesn’t preclude the Seahawks from taking a quarterback this 12 months, however not essentially to be a Day 1 starter. This isn’t a deep class by way of first-round expertise, but it surely seems to be like there’s a wholesome marketplace for QBs within the Day 2-3 space like Will Howard, Kyle McCord, Jalen Milroe, Quinn Ewers, Riley Leonard, Tyler Shough, and many others. Jaxson Dart is getting Spherical 1 hypothesis however he might simply as simply be in Spherical 2. What’s totally different is the context of stated QB. An early-round choose would all however point out the idea they’ve a possible starter on their palms. A later-round QB could also be difficult Sam Howell for the backup spot, or maybe chilling within the seldom-used QB3 spot on the depth chart.
All of that is to say that it wouldn’t be a shocker if the Seahawks as soon as once more skipped out on QB this 12 months however with a watch on what’s theoretically a a lot deeper 2026 class. The best way this season goes could go a great distance towards determining how pressing a necessity QB is for 2026.
What say you? Will the Seahawks make 2025 the 12 months they draft a quarterback? If that’s the case, will it’s a QB who challenges Sam Darnold for the beginning job or one who challenges Sam Howell for the backup spot? Scroll right down to the feedback and let’s chat away!
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