John Schneider is in charge of coaching staff, personnel for first time as Seahawks GM

Pete Carroll's departure from the role of Seahawks head coach last week after 14 seasons shifted the power to the general manager who started with him in Seattle back in 2010.

John Schneider confirmed during a Tuesday news conference that for the first time in his career he will have authority over both the team's coaching staff and all football personnel matters.

That was previously Carroll's domain, and the two excelled with such a dynamic to reach the postseason in 10 of 14 years, with two Super Bowl appearances and one win back in 2013.

As Carroll shifts into his new position as an advisor, Schneider will be on the search for a new head coach to return the Seahawks to the postseason after a narrow miss in 2023.

Seattle has currently requested interviews with seven different coordinators to take that mantle, and Schneider is confident it remains a highly attractive job even though Carroll's eventual successor will have far less control.

"I think it's a young, talented team that feels like they're right on the cusp," Schneider said on Tuesday. "I think there's a lot of guys that have a ton of confidence in their abilities. They're all very disappointed in what just happened. I think to a man they would all tell you, and I know this from the exit interviews that I've had, everybody was disappointed. I think it's a great core. I think, again, we're a very attractive job because of that. I think there's young talent all over the place. I think we're the fourth-youngest team in the league or something like that."

Although Seattle fell short of its playoff goal, the roster Carroll and Schneider put together is full of potential, and it already displayed a resilience the NFL requires to be successful despite its youth.

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