Seattle general manager John Schneider knows exactly how he and his team are going to approach the draft.
The Seattle Seahawks will enter the NFL Draft with only four picks, as the Super Bowl champs have a select few to fill roster roles.
Having seen the roster lose several key starters and rotational players in free agency, the Seahawks didn't appear too concerned about replacing them.
Yes, players came in, such as Emanuel Wilson, but the Seahawks didn't get other starting-caliber players, so the focus is on the draft to potentially grab a couple of good players for Mike Macdonald.
But with one selection in each of the first three rounds before one pick in the sixth round, there isn't much wriggle room for general manager John Schneider.
However, with the Seahawks picking last in the first-round (No. 32), the franchise has a ranked draft board, meaning that it is based on what players they think are the best, not based on position, which makes for an interesting draft.
But for Schneider, who was a guest on Seattle Sports, when asked whether, when it comes time to pick, a player is available at a position Seattle is already deep at on the roster, the franchise could take that player?
“It usually ends up being a combination of the two really,” Schneider said. “That’s how we grade for our team. We don’t grade for the National Football League. We say, ‘OK, this is our best player for our team.’ That’s kind of where that comes into the fold.
"As we're building this, we're building it for our team and not the league, and not where players should go."
So, in other words, the Seahawks will be drafting the best available player on their board, regardless of position.
If another Devon Witherspoon or Charles Cross is sitting there at No. 32, the Seahawks will take that player, and that is the draft approach most teams usually take.
Of course, there are times when a team is pushed into a corner and desperately needs a certain position; the franchise might be forced to reach for that player, and that's when mistakes happen.
It is clear Schneider and the Seahawks won't be doing that, and given the franchise's draft history, they have a good hit rate.
So if it isn't broke, why fix it? And Schneider just let us know how the Seahawks plan on approaching the draft.