The Seattle Seahawks overhauled their quarterback room this offseason, but John Schneider might not be done.
The trade of Geno Smith to Las Vegas and the signing of Sam Darnold changed the starting picture. The addition of Drew Lock as a backup, along with Sam Howell and developmental QB Jaren Hall, who spent most of last year on the practice squad, gives the Seahawks a full room.
Schneider noted last week on Seattle Sports 710 that the Lock addition "doesn't preclude" the Seahawks from drafting a signal-caller.
"I think it's a great situation," the GM said. "We have four guys that we really like. ... It doesn't preclude us from doing anything in the draft either, in figuring out what's going on there. It's really like an, 'OK, let's get this in the mix.' Drew had other opportunities, so we figured we better wrap this up, kind of put a bow on it, get him in the building and then let's see what happens in the draft, because it's difficult to find that great fit at quarterback as you move through the process."
Schneider is on the record noting that the rookie QB class isn't as bad as some critics have made it out to be. While the Seahawks might not be in the business of taking a QB in the first round, Schneider could add one in the middle rounds, like in 2012 when he selected Russell Wilson after inking Matt Flynn in free agency. Schneider has only drafted two quarterbacks since taking over in 2010 -- Wilson and Alex McGough in the seventh round in 2018.
The Lock signing should have no bearing on the Seahawks' draft plans, but it does make Howell a bit superfluous as a veteran with starting experience. Seattle could move Howell at some point this offseason, with trade winds already swirling around the 2022 fifth-round pick.
