Our minority assistant GM is on to the second round

[Donn Beach]

Yeah it happens, that was my point. Just like losing Walker or losing Kubiak. It is what winning organizations have to overcome. Teasley was part of the winning formula along with Walker and Kubiak. I don't think its just hitting the jackpot because they got a pair of draft picks. That's nice but Teasley was a valuable piece

[Donn Beach]

Their draft stock won't be that great really. Assuming they again pick towards the end of each round, they will have...

late 1st
late 2nd
late 3rd
late 3rd/early 4th
late 4th/early 5th
late 5th
three late 5th/early 6th picks
early/mid 7th
late 7th

Using the Rich Hill trade value chart for 2026 and assuming the Seahawks pick 32 again, all their draft picks would add up to around 392 points, which is less than the value of the 8th overall pick by itself, and is roughly equivalent to drafting 28th in each round with no extra picks.

Yeah, it's supposed to be a deep draft, but come on.

Are you suggesting we tank this season and then draft a RG 1st overall??? lol

It is funny that we are lamenting picking near the end of the draft again. It seems in this horrible draft we got good players to fill the 4 players we lost. It seems JS has learned this time around.

I view it relative to where they pick. You can have a poor draft picking first or a productive one picking last. Hopefully they are picking last again next season. And it's helpful having 12 picks in what's considered a deep draft. That means there should be talent at the bottom of the rounds.

[Donn Beach]

Reported RW is taking the CBS gig

The CBS broadcasts have just been elevated into the stratosphere. Unlimited!

Again, I'm not sure which is more amusing... RW to CBS, or Matt Ryan leaving CBS to be president of football operations in ATL. Apparently a stint as sports analyst provides the experience necessary to make important decisions regarding a professional sports franchise. Although that may be what RW is thinking as well.

Returns to the seahawks in the front office under the new ownership? Dare to dream?

[trharder]

Holy shit. Two 3rds for losing a suit? This definitely shows I didn't understand all the nuances of the Rooney Rule.
It's like a stock paying a dividend.

[Donn Beach]

Holy shit. Two 3rds for losing a suit? This definitely shows I didn't understand all the nuances of the Rooney Rule.
It's like a stock paying a dividend.

It's an odd deal. It's not Rooney is it. He had to be made the primary executive of a team, that still needs to be decided, but it seems like a slam dunk. The Bears I think it was had theirs rejected. There was a president of operations the league decided was the primary executive. The Vikings don't have that position.

I guess it gives a hiring prospect a little value. You can't manipulate the rule. Nobody is hiring a minority just on the hope someday some other team hires him to run theirs, that be crazy. It be more hunting for really sharp minorities that could have the talent to run a football team, that added bonus.

I wonder if it actually hurt their chances of being promoted. It's not their picks but would a team be reluctant to see another team rewarded? But again, if they truly feel he's their guy it's going to overcome that. Nothing about it is sacrificing talent for the sake of promotion

[trharder]

He had to be made the primary executive of a team, that still needs to be decided, but it seems like a slam dunk.

The Minnesota Vikings general manager is Nolan Teasley. He was hired by the Vikings on May 30, 2026, and formally introduced to the team on June 3, 2026. Prior to joining Minnesota, Teasley spent 13 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, most recently serving as their assistant general manager.

[Donn Beach]

Yeah, I was referring to this. The draft picks are awarded if they are the primary football executive. There shouldn't be any question of it but it has to be ruled on by the league

The hiring of Seahawks assistant G.M. Nolan Teasley as the Vikings’ new G.M. will carry a specific benefit for his former team. The Vikings don't have a president of football position

Per the league, Teasley qualifies as a diverse candidate under the NFL provision that gives the former team of a newly-hired G.M. or head coach a pair of third-round compensatory draft picks.

The only question is whether Teasley will be Minnesota’s “primary football executive.” That requirement prevented the Bears from receiving the compensatory draft picks when assistant General Manager Ian Cunningham was hired to be the Falcons G.M. The league decided that president of football Matt Ryan is the “primary football executive” in Atlanta.

[D-train]

Yeah it happens, that was my point. Just like losing Walker or losing Kubiak. It is what winning organizations have to overcome. Teasley was part of the winning formula along with Walker and Kubiak. I don't think its just hitting the jackpot because they got a pair of draft picks. That's nice but Teasley was a valuable piece

The average time it would take an NFL team to decide weather or not to trade an ASSISTANT GM for 2 third round picks is about .7 seconds.

[Donn Beach]

Yeah it happens, that was my point. Just like losing Walker or losing Kubiak. It is what winning organizations have to overcome. Teasley was part of the winning formula along with Walker and Kubiak. I don't think its just hitting the jackpot because they got a pair of draft picks. That's nice but Teasley was a valuable piece

The average time it would take an NFL team to decide weather or not to trade an ASSISTANT GM for 2 third round picks is about .7 seconds.

Sure, but what would they be trading? It's really impossible to quantify. I doubt JS is trading the value he reaped over the previous 13 years for two 3rds. Say they had the expectation of similar value for the next five years. I'd think they'd have to think about it.

[Michael K.]

Sure, but what would they be trading? It's really impossible to quantify. I doubt JS is trading the value he reaped over the previous 13 years for two 3rds. Say they had the expectation of similar value for the next five years. I'd think they'd have to think about it.

He isn't trading thirteen years, he is trading one guy that helped him draft. You don't think we can find someone else to work with John that will bring equal value? He was here 13 years, so fuck him....he is probably the reason we drafted LJ Collier!

I can make that assumption just as easily as you can assume that we are going to suffer without him! We had some headscratchingly dumb drafts in those thirteen years. I put a lot of blame on Pete, but acting as though we are now going to curl up in a ball in the War Room and suck our thumbs on draft night is crazy.