3 duds and 1 stud in Week 11 loss to Arizona
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The writing has been on the wall for some time now. Perhaps a little longer than some might want to admit. Sunday’s loss didn’t just signal the end of the 2021 campaign for practical matters, it likely was the final nail in the coffin for both head coach Pete Carroll… and general manager John Schneider.
The Seahawks’ backs were against the wall, in desperate need of a win. For the majority of the last decade, any time this team found themselves in this situation they battled through and found a way. On Sunday they played like road kill for the sixth time in the last seven games with the 12th Man in attendance.
Carroll’s reluctance to make any significant changes to the units most struggling has doomed the Seahawks in multiple instances this year, but in some ways it isn’t his fault. Ultimately, the talent cupboard for Carroll to work with has been pretty bare, and continues to dwindle. This falls squarely on the shoulders of John Schneider.
Schneider’s drafts from 2010-2012 will go down as the stuff of legends. But since then, his track record as GM has started to go downhill each year. Eventually, years of questionable first-round draft picks and constantly trading away draft capital for players the Seahawks can’t quite figure out how to use catches up.
Perhaps it is finally time for the Seahawks to clean house.
