Pete Carroll has the final say on personnel matters

Published on April 3, 2011 by Seahawk Fanatic

Coach Pete Carroll has the final say on personnel matters. It’s in his contract, but not something he flaunts. Carroll played a role in hiring John Schneider as general manager last offseason. Their personalities mesh and the two worked together well in making multiple draft-day moves in 2010.

This is the Seahawks’ most comfortable front-office arrangement in recent memory, largely because Carroll and Schneider were brought in together. Each is invested in the other to a degree that did not exist when Mike Holmgren was working with Bob Whitsitt, Bob Ferguson and Tim Ruskell over the years.

The Seahawks’ decision-making process has more clarity heading into this draft now that Alex Gibbs has retired as offensive line coach. Gibbs’ strong preference for a very specific type of offensive lineman affected how the team approached personnel decisions, especially at guard. His retirement has freed the team to more comfortably pursue the bigger guards its personnel department preferred.

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