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John Schneider reflects on Seahawks’ 2022 draft named NFL’s best
Final April, the Seahawks had been capable of make a decide within the highest 10 of the NFL Draft for the primary time in over a decade.
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Seattle had a hit story with that choice – offensive deal with Charles Cross at No. 9 total – nevertheless it turned out to simply be the beginning of a draft that could be seemed again on as one of many biggest in group historical past.
The Seahawks don’t have to attend for that draft class to be acknowledged, although. On Wednesday evening on the NFL Scouting Mix, normal supervisor John Schneider and the Seahawks personnel division had been introduced with the 2022 Greatest Draft Award by Contained in the League founder Neil Stratton.
Throughout Seattle Sports activities’ John Schneider Present on Thursday, the GM spoke in regards to the honor, which he famous carries plenty of weight to him due to who voted on it.
“It’s an actual cool deal as a result of it’s voted on by our friends, all of the personnel folks and scouts all through the league,” Schneider stated throughout his weekly go to with Wyman and Bob, “and it’s an ideal reflection of all of the onerous work that the entire employees, everyone places in – you understand, beginning for final 12 months’s draft proper in the course of Might and the method working throughout the summer time. And as we’ve mentioned earlier than, you understand, all of the late evening faculty calls and late evening stories and on a regular basis within the automotive and all the things like that. It’s an ideal, nice reflection on the personnel employees after which in collaboration with the teaching employees as we ready for final 12 months’s draft. And we’re proper in the course of it proper now down right here on the mix.”
A variety of the eye for the Seahawks’ 2022 rookie class went to working again Kenneth Walker III (second-round decide) and cornerback Tariq Woolen (fourth spherical), who had been finalists for the NFL’s Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the 12 months awards, respectively. However as huge as their contributions had been, so had been these from Cross and fellow rookie offensive deal with Abraham Lucas, an Everett native and WSU product who the Hawks picked within the third spherical. Cross began all 17 video games for Seattle at left deal with in 2022 whereas Lucas began 16 at proper deal with, lacking just one as a result of an elbow damage.
Schneider shared what stood out to him in regards to the two tackles’ rookie seasons, together with how they carried out in early video games in opposition to powerful move rushers like Nick Bosa (49ers), Randy Gregory (Broncos) and Khalil Mack (Chargers).
“, simply tremendous impressed (with) the sturdiness,” Schneider stated. “Abe missed the one sport however, as you nicely know, lengthy season for rookies particularly at that place. The blokes they performed in opposition to beginning off the season, the Bosas and the Gregorys and the Macks… it was only a actually nice expertise for these guys and gave them a ton of confidence. … The teaching employees did an ideal job getting these guys in taking part in form, and the energy and conditioning guys did an ideal job serving to these guys (with) their sturdiness all year long. It’s a extremely cool story, they’re each simply nice guys.”
Schneider added a optimistic word about Lucas going into the 2023 marketing campaign.
“I used to be really standing in line on the Starbucks early this morning with one in all Abe’s trainers and she or he was simply bragging to me about how he’s there at 7 o’clock within the morning and dealing his tail off, and he’s able to get ready for subsequent season.”
The John Schneider Present airs at 4 p.m. every Thursday throughout Seattle Sports activities’ Wyman and Bob main as much as and together with the primary day of the 2023 NFL Draft on April 27. Take heed to podcasts of every version at this hyperlink.
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