5. "This is going to sound weird, but for a second, I think you took on the shape of a unicorn." — Seattle's 2013 defense.

The Seahawks have been historically great on defense under Schneider and Carroll, allowing the fewest points in the NFL for four straight seasons, making them the first team to accomplish that feat in the Super Bowl era. But for all the great defense played by the Seahawks under Schneider and Carroll, the roster they built in 2013 was particularly deep and talented—a unicorn, if you will, in terms of its rarity. In the salary-cap era, it's nearly impossible to build a roster with the kind of depth those Super Bowl-champion Seahawks had, particularly on the defensive side of the ball, but because the Seahawks had drafted so well under Schneider and Carroll in their first three drafts, they had a ton of young, inexpensive talent that formed the nucleus of one of the best defenses in NFL history. Remember that in 2013, neither Michael Bennett nor Cliff Avril were even starters, and that Seattle's secondary in training camp that year included Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor, Brandon Browner, Walter Thurmond, Byron Maxwell, Jeremy Lane, DeShawn Shead, Tharold Simon, Ron Parker, Will Blackmon, Jeron Johnson and Antoine Winfield.

6. "Brennan, that is the voice of an angel. I can't even make eye contact with you right now. Your voice is like a combination of Fergie and Jesus" —Seattle's 2012 draft weekend.

The NFL draft is a very inexact science, and even the league's best talent evaluators miss on a prospect from time to time. But in 2012, Schneider and the Seahawks put together a draft class for the ages, even if the immediate reactions to that group were mixed at best.

Seattle picked 10 players that year, and four years later, all 10 are currently on an NFL roster, almost an unheard of feat. First-round pick Bruce Irvin was a big part of Seattle's dominant defensive run, first as a pass-rusher and later as a strongside linebacker; second-round Bobby Wagner became a first-team All-Pro middle linebacker and defensive captain; and most notably, the Seahawks landed their franchise quarterback in the third round, five picks after a punter was selected. Those three, as well as defensive tackle Jaye Howard, cornerback Jeremy Lane and guard J.R. Sweezy have all gone on to earn lucrative second contracts, as did undrafted free agent Jermaine Kearse, who was signed immediately after the draft in a group of UDFAs that also included DeShawn Shead.

7. "I'm Dale, but you have to call me dragon." — The 2010 trade that brought Marshawn Lynch to Seattle.

The Seahawks weren't after a dragon in 2010, but they did want a beast, or to be more accurate, they were looking for Beast Mode. Schneider and Carroll had reached out to Buffalo before the 2010 season to see if running back Marshawn Lynch might be available, but while the trade took longer to come together than the Seahawks had hoped, they did eventually get their man in October of that year. Getting Lynch didn't just help upgrade the Seahawks' running game, it helped them form an identity, which is why that 2010 trade was one of the most significant transactions Schneider has made in Seattle.

8. "So many activities… It's making my head spin how many activities we can do." — Every draft weekend.