The 2020 NFL Draft will take place in just under a week amidst the lockdown around the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite airing in a completely virtual format this season, and relatively no contact allowed with NFL hopefuls, coaches and general managers are still tasked with finding the best prospects to fit their team needs.
Ahead of the draft, Around the NFL editor Gregg Rosenthal has compiled his annual list, ranking all the general managers throughout the league. Seahawks GM John Schneider has landed at No. 7 overall.
“Schneider and Pete Carroll have done an incredible job staying competitive, even as their defensive identity has eroded,” Rosenthal writes. Wide receiver D.K. Metcalf helped to end what’s been a rough stretch of drafts, however, and the team’s offensive line improvement in 2018 fell back to bad form a year ago.”
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“Schneider does a great job finding the types of players Carroll wants, but this still feels like a roster that doesn’t fully maximize Russell Wilson’s gifts or Carroll’s coaching strengths.”
Schneider will have another shot to prove he’s one of the best in the league when this year’s NFL virtual draft kicks off on April 23.
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