INDIANAPOLIS John Schneider’s reaction was much like yours -- and Russell Wilson’s, for that matter -- when the Seahawks had beyond-raw, undrafted rookie George Fant as their starting left tackle last season.
“Holy cow!”
Yes, it got that Harry Caray scary for Seattle on its offensive line last season. That is why upgrading their blockers is the Seahawks’ jobs 1, 2 and 3 here at the NFL combine this week, in free agency that begins next week and well into training camp this summer.
“Offensive line. When you go to colleges and you talk to the coaches and they struggle to find offensive linemen,” Schneider, the Seahawks’ general manager, said Wednesday inside the Indiana Convention Center on the first morning of the league’s annual scouting summit.