SEATTLE -- As Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider fielded questions at the scouting combine about upcoming contract negotiations with Geno Smith's agent, his answer to one of them included an important qualifier.
"We expect him to be our guy," Schneider told reporters in Indianapolis, "but we want to do what's right, too."
As it turns out, the team's top decision-maker was leaving the door cracked for what would be a blockbuster quarterback swap. It began with the Seahawks trading Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders on Friday for a third-round pick amid a breakdown in extension talks, and it was completed on Monday when they agreed to sign free agent Sam Darnold to a three-year, $100.