We may be higher on the talent than others.

[Donn Beach]

Sign another fullback, how many fullbacks do you need? He's also changing positions

The team announced the signing of Wesley Steiner. They waived linebacker Michael Dowell to create a spot for Steiner in Seattle.

Steiner played linebacker while at Auburn and Washington State and he played there during a short stint with the Raiders after going undrafted this year, but he will be switching sides of the ball in his bid to make it with the Seahawks.

[Michael K.]

I agree, I have REALLY liked the last two drafts. I just hate that he seems to completely thumb his nose at the OL position

I share your love for the recent drafts, but your follow-up is a tired narrative that is just no longer true. I think it was Millen who totalled up the total draft capital spent on OL the last few years, and Hawks were top 5 if not even number one. Cross a top 10, Zabel round 1, Lucas round 3, Haynes a 3, Bradford a 3, Olu 5, Laumea and Cabeldue 6, Richmon 7, Jerrell and Forysyth too. Lewis a 3 before that. You havent got the results yet from Bradford and Haynes, but it's not like the league thought those guys were overdrafted, instead they both got positive reviews when chosen. Of course a Free Agent or two would have been nice, beside a broken-down Connor Williams and subpar Evan Brown, but even there they did take a swing at throwing money at Fries this year, but wisely didnt pull a Vikings and gamble signing him without first passing a physical.

So.....he drafts them, and the majority of them end up not being good, he signs FAs that are busts....and somehow? That is everyone's fault but his. You made my point for me. He has escaped criticism long enough. First it was Cable's fault, then it was Carroll's fault. Then last year they were as bad as they have ever been, so we fire more coaches and extend the guy that assembled the "talent".

Sorry, I call bullshit. You are missing the point, and so is everyone. Why extend a guy that just had one of our worst O Lines ever, has always had a below average to shitty O Line in the past and the team has one blow out playoff loss in the last four years? What did he do to deserve an EXTENSION!?

The closest anyone can say is Donn Beach, and in typical Donn fashion? His answer is because they wanted to!

[Donn Beach]

What is it you care to know Michael, why Jody extended JS or why she did it now. She did it now because of his contact. She extended him in general because she's comfortable with JS running her football team. It's right there in the press release. No she isn't losing sleep over the offensive line. She has much bigger fish to fry than the offensive line or the seahawks in general. Her brother left her a multi billion dollar empire to deal with. She not allocating a chunk of her day worrying about offensive lines. That's it, i don't want to defend it, argue about it. I am though comfortable with it. I think he's probably just what she needs to run her football team, right guy at the right time. It could go a long way to why she hasn't decided to sell it

[Michael K.]

What is it you care to know Michael, why Jody extended JS or why she did it now. She did it now because of his contact. She extended him in general because she's comfortable with JS running her football team. It's right there in the press release. No she isn't losing sleep over the offensive line. She has much bigger fish to fry than the offensive line or the seahawks in general. Her brother left her a multi billion dollar empire to deal with. She not allocating a chunk of her day worrying about offensive lines. That's it, i don't want to defend it, argue about it. I am though comfortable with it. I think he's probably just what she needs to run her football team, right guy at the right time. It could go a long way to why she hasn't decided to sell it

You can be comfortable with it, I never said you couldn't. I'm not. He has overseen consistent regression, and still shows zero signs of changing. The fact that they watched the O Lineman we had last year and thought all we needed was a Rookie Guard and a new coach pisses me off. We got our asses destroyed up front. I hope he is right, and that despite the fact that he has done this time and time again, blamed the coaches for the lack of talent he has acquired, that he is right. But there is ZERO Fucking chance he had a contract that forced the Seahawks to extend him before it was over. If he did? Who ever the fuck is JS's agent would be getting calls left and right. That shit doesn't exist Donn. She didn't extend him because the contract he had forced their hand.

Right guy at the right time? One playoff appearance in four years and that was an ass kicking. I don't give a shit if you are comfortable with extending him. I almost never agree with you anyway. But why would someone in charge of a football team look at the consistent regression we have had, one playoff loss in four years and decide....yep, five more years for him...don't even need to let him finish this contract!

John isn't a player, he can't hold out. But I wonder if some of the players raised an eye brow knowing their boss that likes to play hardball over extensions got one, despite questionable results over the past decade, and specifically the past half decade!

[Donn Beach]

Greg Bell on the topic, It could be the best thing to have happen is she sells to an actual committed owner. Trailblazer fans are overjoyed she's decided to sell that franchise for that reason. I could see the decision to extend JS being a function of her decision to sell, whether sooner or later. You change GMs to create disruption. Jody doesn't want disruption, she wants continuity. That could be about her faith in JS or dealing with a sale. Or some combination of the two

The News Tribune asked Schneider Wednesday: Does giving him an extension now through 2030 mean Jody Allen and the Allen estate will not sell the Seahawks until at least then?

Or does it mean the opposite? Does it mean that Jody Allen sought to take care of Schneider for his 16 years of the most sustained excellence, the first 15 with Pete Carroll ultimately in charge -- and only Super Bowl championship in franchise history by getting Schneider’s new deal done before the team is sold sooner than later?

“I have no idea,” Schneider said.

“That’s not my place (to ask or know).

“She has full confidence in what Mike and I are doing, and, like I said, everybody in the building. She was out here the other day, and was impressed with the crispness of everything that was going on and the enthusiasm and just everything that we have felt.

“So I think...yeah, best way to answer is that I know that she has very strong faith in what we’re doing.”

[Michael K.]

Greg Bell on the topic, It could be the best thing to have happen is she sells to an actual committed owner. Trailblazer fans are overjoyed she's decided to sell that franchise for that reason. I could see the decision to extend JS being a function of her decision to sell, whether sooner or later. You change GMs to create disruption. Jody doesn't want disruption, she wants continuity. That could be about her faith in JS or dealing with a sale. Or some combination of the two

The News Tribune asked Schneider Wednesday: Does giving him an extension now through 2030 mean Jody Allen and the Allen estate will not sell the Seahawks until at least then?

Or does it mean the opposite? Does it mean that Jody Allen sought to take care of Schneider for his 16 years of the most sustained excellence, the first 15 with Pete Carroll ultimately in charge -- and only Super Bowl championship in franchise history by getting Schneider’s new deal done before the team is sold sooner than later?

“I have no idea,” Schneider said.

“That’s not my place (to ask or know).

“She has full confidence in what Mike and I are doing, and, like I said, everybody in the building. She was out here the other day, and was impressed with the crispness of everything that was going on and the enthusiasm and just everything that we have felt.

“So I think...yeah, best way to answer is that I know that she has very strong faith in what we’re doing.”

Yeah, I mean, why disrupt two straight season of no playoffs and three of the past four? Paying people for past results, that worked out real well when we did it with Shaun Alexander.

[Donn Beach]

Shawn Alexander wasn't about positioning for a sale. The next owner can fire JS if they want to

[Michael K.]

Shawn Alexander wasn't about positioning for a sale. The next owner can fire JS if they want to

LOL, so...she signed him to make it easier to sell the team, but the next owner will fire him? Jesus.

[Donn Beach]

Shawn Alexander wasn't about positioning for a sale. The next owner can fire JS if they want to

LOL, so...she signed him to make it easier to sell the team, but the next owner will fire him? Jesus.

What's lol about it, we are talking about positioning to sell a multi billion dollar operation. And that's really what her duty is, maximize value.

[Michael K.]

Sign another fullback, how many fullbacks do you need? He's also changing positions

The team announced the signing of Wesley Steiner. They waived linebacker Michael Dowell to create a spot for Steiner in Seattle.

Steiner played linebacker while at Auburn and Washington State and he played there during a short stint with the Raiders after going undrafted this year, but he will be switching sides of the ball in his bid to make it with the Seahawks.

Sometimes you need to make exceptions for unique talent.

The Seahawks are going to try the 6-foot, 235-pound Steiner as a fullback.

He ran a reported 4.39 40 at Auburn’s pro day in the spring

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Holy shit!