The Seahawks’ head coach search appears to be winding down. Yesterday the team interviewed Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and today it will be Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald’s turn. As far as we know, the team doesn’t have any more interviews scheduled so odds are Pete Carroll’s replacement will be named any day now.
For what it’s worth the rumor mill suggests that Johnson will be joining the Commanders as their new head coach and Macdonald will take the Seahawks job. Let’s hear more about the late-arriving favorite. According to Ian Rapoport at NFL Network, one coach described him as sort of a defensive Sean McVay type. Watch.
From The Insiders on @NFLNetwork: The #Seahawks are interviewing Mike Macdonald today, and this is one to watch. pic.twitter.com/dGZ4WcAKft
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 30, 2024
There’s a case to make that in the long run hiring an offensive minded head coach is the right call. However, for the time being a defensive schematic mastermind is exactly the kind of thing this team needs in order to get back into the playoffs. We’re convinced that with a coaching upgrade on that side of the ball this team could have won up to 11 games this season.
Macdonald’s chops were on full display in the AFC Championship on Sunday. Even though his team lost, Baltimore held Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs to just 17 points and shut them out in the second half.
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