1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: Here's where it all starts. Right here. It all starts 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: right here. Coach, Now, your tenth season in Seattle. Thoughts 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: on reaching that mark. Well, I never ever thought about 4 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:12,319 Speaker 1: coaching anywhere for that long. My whole career has been 5 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: bouncing around and going from one place to the next. 6 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: I've always thought of myself as kind of a mercenary. 7 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: You know, I fight and other people's wars and uh, 8 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 1: but we've really dug in here. It's been. It's been 9 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:24,479 Speaker 1: a great ten years. Good job, it's good jobs. That's great, 10 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: right back up, great football. Hard to believe you've been 11 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: here longer than you were at USC. Oh yeah, yeah, 12 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: it's I never imagine being anywhere as long as I 13 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: was at SC then coming here. Honestly didn't think you 14 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: guys would want me this long. So I'm I'm really 15 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: proud of the years we put together, and it's been 16 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: a blast. It's not just you, it's also John Schneider. 17 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:49,839 Speaker 1: Been together for ten seasons. Now, describe why you think 18 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:52,959 Speaker 1: that relationship works so well. I think we started out 19 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: for a really good thought. You know, I was saying 20 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: that John the first meeting we got together, when he 21 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: accepted the job. That I'm just going to try to 22 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 1: help him be the best general manager in the history 23 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: of professional sports, you know, and I'm gonna do everything 24 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: I can to do that to support you in that regard. 25 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: And from that point, you know, I was committed to 26 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 1: the relationship, you know, and I was hoping John would 27 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:15,479 Speaker 1: buy into you know, I knew what I was thinking, 28 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: and I was trying to get him to commit, and 29 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: it was. It's been a marriage in the sense, you know, 30 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: and there's been all kinds of challenges to it and 31 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 1: mostly highs, tons of good times, tons of fun. It's 32 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: been a joy competing with him. There's always good stories 33 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: in a marriage. What's your best John Schneider's story, Oh, 34 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: there's a million of you know, one I would share 35 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:39,199 Speaker 1: with you. Every draft, you know, we have a meeting 36 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: with the owner, and back in the day, we met 37 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 1: with Haul Allen and you know, on Wednesday of the 38 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: draft week and John was telling them, you know, what's 39 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: going to happen in the draft and what do you 40 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: think We had a couple number one picks and John 41 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: told him, I don't know what's going to happen. It 42 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: depends on who's there. And the more we talked to 43 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: all of a sudden out to know where Paul just 44 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: put hid in his hands, said, this is going to 45 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: be the worst Seahawk draft ever. You know, John I 46 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: look at each other. Oh no, we just sent him 47 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 1: in the tank right off the you know, before we 48 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:13,920 Speaker 1: even got started any draft, anybuddy yet, right anyway, So 49 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 1: that's kind of when when it all started. And fortunately 50 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 1: it worked out, you know, and turned out a bit 51 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: better than that. But that was one of the stories 52 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:22,079 Speaker 1: John and I will never forget, you know, That's where 53 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:24,799 Speaker 1: we began our relationship with the owner. Worked out well. 54 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: Earl Thomas Russell could draft line, but we just couldn't tell. 55 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: It's the time you and John had a plan for 56 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:35,640 Speaker 1: this offseason, a lot of moving parts. Evaluate the execution 57 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: and results of that all. I'm thrilled about it. I 58 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: really am. Knowing that we every offseason is we always 59 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: say it's so difficult and so challenging because of the 60 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: players that you're losing and you can't maintain and all 61 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 1: of the challenges to rebuild and restructure. But this year, 62 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 1: coming off of the season, first of all, we came 63 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: out with an attitude that we were really excited about 64 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: these guys really positive and upbeating support over one another. 65 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 1: We knew they got along. You could feel the nucleus, 66 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: the kind of nucleus that it takes to build a 67 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 1: championship club. That's kicked it into high gear. But I 68 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:10,119 Speaker 1: think that's the fact that we were able to get 69 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: so much at us so little. You know, we had 70 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 1: worked some picks and we were down to four picks 71 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 1: and we didn't know how it's going to go. We 72 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 1: had major issues with contracts and stuff coming up. We 73 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: were able to make some moves as we've plotted it out, 74 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: and one after another really fit together well. And John 75 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 1: had a great draft and maximizing eleven players out of 76 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: a four player you know, entrance and and so we've 77 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: also been able to connect guys in this offseason. We've 78 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: done some tremendous work with our contracts and a salary cap, 79 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: and um, we've positioned ourselves in a place where we 80 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: feel really good about the future. When you look at 81 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: the current roster, what stands out the depth. This is 82 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: about depth. This is about challenges at key spots that 83 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 1: are going to be so fascinating to see how they 84 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: turn out. We can we couldn't tell you right now 85 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: and as late as it is right now, and we 86 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: can't tell you how it's gonna go. We got to 87 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: go through every day camp and to the preseason and 88 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: these games and and let it play itself out and 89 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: give these guys a chance to compete and uh and 90 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: show who they are, you know, and then fit this 91 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: thing together.