Pete Carroll Has No Timetable in Picking Seahawks Starting QB

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is not ready to name a starting quarterback just yet.

Matt Galatzan | Aug 22, 2022

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Coming off of a less than ideal performance in their second preseason outing, the Seattle Seahawks have quite a few burning questions remaining before the regular season begins.

Chief among those questions is who will assume the starting quarterback.

Will it be the young gunslinger Drew Lock? Or will it be the experienced veteran, Geno Smith?

Whatever the case, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll will take his time in making the decision.

“I don’t think there’s any ‘date’ pressure on me at all in that regard,” Carroll said over the weekend. “I’m going to take the time it takes to figure out and make sure we have all the information that we need. I can’t wait to see what happens in this game [against the Cowboys]."

Lock, of course, was unable to take part in the Seahawks' 27-11 loss to Chicago on Thursday due to his COVID-19 diagnosis, while Smith had an up and down outing as the starter.

Lock does return this week in the matchup against the Dallas Cowboys, and could get the start.

However, Carroll is not counting Smith out and has been impressed with what he has done throughout the preseason.

"Geno’s done a good job and Geno needs a little more help from some guys, they got to be able to catch the football a little better but he’s handled it well," Carroll said. "He’s put some stuff on the resume out there and so we’ll see what happens this week. And we do have really good weeks of practice coming up. This week is a great one, next week is a great one and the one after is a great one so we’ll use all of that if we need it.”

The Seahawks and Cowboys will kick off on Friday night at 5 pm PT from AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

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Published Aug 22, 2022

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan the Editor-In-Chief of AllSeahawks.com Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com