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Seattle Seahawks general manager and executive vice president John Schneider has acknowledged that adding to the offensive line is something the team needs to do either in free agency or the 2024 . Schneider, 52, has led the ' front office since 2010 but is rebuilding its roster for . It is the first time working with a different coach in Seattle for the native after at the end of last season. Multiple moves have already happened during free agency, with center Evan Brown and guard Damien Lewis departing to join the and . Last season's starting right guard, Phil Haynes, also remains unsigned. Former center Nick Harris and -winning guard with the Tremayne Anchrum Jr. have already arrived. But that will not be the end of the offensive line moves. "We have a lot to figure out there," Schneider remarked on Seattle Sports 710AM this week. "We're going to be bringing a couple of veteran offensive linemen through in this second phase of free agency, and then comparing that what the draft looks like," he explained. "... That is a need on our team right now, I think it's fairly obvious." Schneider continued: "The two guys we added in free agency already, we're excited about those guys, younger guys in Nick and Tremayne. "But, also, then, what does the draft look like? What are the different levels? What are the cutoffs? "How far do you push to go get a guy or to fall back to get into another group of player where there may be three or four guys, as compared to the talent level at one specific player or prospect? We'll be constantly evaluating that over the next four weeks here. "When you talk about holes, we do pride ourselves on not acting like, OK, we have all the answers here, and now our
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BREAKING news and exclusive insight delivered straight to your inbox. "I think Mike said it the other day, 'We're not playing next week,' so we're going to be constantly working on everything." Schneider alludes to remarks his coach made at the Annual Meeting. "It's a work in progress and we're not done by any stretch of the imagination. There is some great competition going to happen in that room, and we expect some higher-level play this year from those guys, and we're out at work at it. "But we are not hitting the panic button or anything like that. We don't play until September, so a lot of time to figure out who the right guys are and who the right opportunities are to make the team the best we can.''