Green Bay — John Schneider worked for six seasons as the top personnel aide to Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson. In that time, Schneider certainly learned the value of the NFL draft.
But when Schneider got his chance to run the Seattle Seahawks in 2010, he also took a broader approach to his job.
In the time since, Schneider has traded for running back Marshawn Lynch, defensive end Chris Clemons and wideout Percy Harvin. Schneider signed notable free agents such as defensive end Cliff Avril and cornerback Brandon Browner. And he's drafted extremely well, hitting home runs with players such as Russell Wilson, Earl Thomas and Russell Okung.
Seattle was 5-11 the season before Schneider assumed his general manager duties. Now, it has the NFC's best record.
John Dorsey served for two decades in Green Bay's scouting department. Then in January, he took the general manager job in Kansas City.
As of early November, Green Bay had a remarkable 50 players on its roster that had never played for another organization. At the time, Baltimore and Dallas were next with 41, while Atlanta and Miami had 40.
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