Rob Rang is an NFL Draft analyst for FOX Sports. He has been covering the NFL Draft for more than 20 years, with work at FOX, Sports Illustrated, CBSSports.com, USA Today, Yahoo, NFL.com and NFLDraftScout.com, among others. He also works as a scout with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. Rang's opinions and evaluations are his own and do not reflect those of the Seahawks. Follow him on Twitter @RobRang.

An offseason already full of change has created a palpable buzz among Seahawks fans, with plenty of excitement and topics to debate.

Perhaps the one source of unanimity among the 12s is that Seattle needs to improve their play along the offensive line.

The strategies on how to do so, however, are diverse.

Some believe general manager John Schneider and his scouts should dedicate multiple draft picks to the front, including its top pick, currently slated at No. 18 overall.

Others believe that a franchise that finished Mike Macdonald's first season in Seattle with double-digit wins - including victories against each NFC West opponent – should instead be looking at plug and play veterans available in free agency.

Many are clamoring for both.

There is another strategy, however, that the Seahawks might be considering – patience.

There is a perception among Seahawks fans (and the media) that Seattle has not dedicated enough draft capital to its offensive line.

In reality, Seattle has used seven draft picks on blockers over the past three years alone – most in the NFC. The Seahawks, in fact, rank second only to the New England Patriots (who have used eight) in the entire NFL in their allocation of draft picks spent on offensive linemen.

And the allocation has been varied with three picks spent on tackles Charles Cross (first round, 2022), Abe Lucas (third round, 2022) and Mike Jerrell (sixth round, 2024), three on guards Anthony Bradford (fourth round, 2023), Christian Haynes (third round, 2024) and Sataoa Laumea (sixth round, 2024) and a fifth rounder on Olu Oluwatimi (2023), who was the Rimington Award winner that year as the nation's top center.

Meanwhile, the Seahawks have also spent on blockers in free agency, bringing in veterans the past few years at each position like tackles George Fant and Jason Peters, guards Gabe Jackson and Laken Tomlinson and centers Austin Blythe and Evan Brown.

Clearly, the issue isn't a lack of resources spent on the offensive line.

Development of those prospects and cohesion between the starting five, on the other hand, has been less successful.

That is why I believe the hiring of offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, offensive line coach John Benton and running game coordinator Rick Dennison may have already been the "big-ticket" additions to the offensive line the Seahawks needed.

The combined 68 years of pro coaching that these three men are bringing to the Seahawks is a significant departure from recent years.

Kubiak, Benton and Dennison are long-tenured specialists in a wide-zone scheme that perfectly aligns with many of Seattle's best young blockers, especially Cross, Lucas, Haynes, Laumea and Jalen Sundell, an undrafted rookie out of North Dakota State a year ago who I see as a future starting center in the NFL.

There is a phrase often used in the scouting community – "You need the Jimmy's and Joe's and the X's and O's to win" – meaning that player talent can only really be unlocked with quality teaching.

As a long-time NFL draft analyst, my specialty lies with personnel. I'm always going to be on the side of adding the latest, greatest (and cheapest, youngest) prospects at any position via the draft.

As such, if the Seahawks opt to use their top pick on one of the three guards I view as first round worthy – LSU's Will Campbell, Alabama's Tyler Booker or Ohio State's Donovan Jackson – I'll be among the first to celebrate the selection.

Similarly, if my top-rated offensive tackles – Ohio State's Josh Simmons or Missouri's Armand Membou – surprisingly slip to No. 18 overall, they'd certainly qualify as the Best Player Available and would give the Seahawks a lot of flexibility with Cross and Lucas nearing the end of their respective rookie contracts.

I also happen to really like this year's free agent class of guards. Even with perennial All-Pro Trey Smith already resigning with the Kansas City Chiefs, guard remains the most talented and deepest positional group in free agency this year. There are multiple starting caliber players available that the Seahawks could target if they chose to prioritize that position.

But frankly, I believe the Seahawks could "stand pat" and still see significant improvement from their front five.

That is how much faith I have in the talent – players and coaches - already on Seattle's roster.

Further, it is an acknowledgement of the fact that many of the blockers deemed "busts" by frustrated Seahawks fans have gone on to sign significant deals in free agency and prove quality starters elsewhere.

Just in the past decade, for example, I've watched the Seahawks draft and develop young blockers like Mark Glowinski (fourth round, 2015), Germain Ifedi (first round, 2016), Ethan Pocic (second round, 2017) and Damien Lewis (third round, 2020) only to see them play their best, most consistent NFL football somewhere other than Seattle.

The cohesion needed for a quality offensive line requires talent, technique and time.

The Seahawks have accomplished the first two. Maybe all they now need is a little patience.