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Amid QB speculation, Pete Carroll says Seattle Seahawks in 'good shape' with Geno Smith, Drew Lock

RENTON, Wash. -- Drew Lock learned an important lesson last offseason while battling Teddy Bridgewater to be the Denver Broncos' starting quarterback. He fixated on who won each practice, and as he realized after losing the competition, that mindset did him no good.

"I tried to compare the whole time: 'Did Teddy beat me that day, or did I win that day?'" Lock said during this past week's Seattle Seahawks minicamp. "And overall, if you start thinking like that, it's just not good for your mental. It's not good for your process of becoming a better quarterback.