Field Gulls · Feb 22, 2025
John Schneider clarifies infamous ‘overdrafted’ and ‘overpaid’ comments about guards
Mookie Alexander is the Producer/Managing Editor of Field Gulls, and has covered the NFL's Seattle Seahawks since 2017. He primarily focuses on Seahawks news, opinion, game day coverage, and statistical analysis. He also contributes national NFL and track and field coverage for SBNation.com.
It was almost exactly one year ago when Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider had this to say about NFL guards:
Talking about offensive guards, John Schneider said there's a lack of depth and talent at the position, which causes guys at that spot to get overvalued.
“Guys get overdrafted at that position and, in my opinion, they get overpaid.”
