Seattle Seahawks fans approached the 2024 draft with a mixture of hope and trepidation. It was going to be the first time in approximately forever that Pete Carroll would not be involved. During his long tenure in Seattle, Carroll exercised as much, if not more, control over his team’s draft board than any coach in the NFL. Early on, it yielded fantastic results. Super Bowl-level results.
But things had been far more hit-and-miss of late. With Carroll out of the picture, the onus would fall on John Schneider to show what he could do without his long-time colleague in his ear.