A lot of predictions for MM as coach of the year.....The Washington Post: Coaches, scouts, execs believe Seahawks ‘could crash the playoffs’
“People are raving about Coach Mike Macdonald and the new coach’s ability to create a legit defense immediately. The Seahawks also have a deep quarterbacks room. ‘Mike Macdonald is a bad [expletive],‘ said one offensive-minded coach who faced Macdonald’s defense in Baltimore. ‘That’s probably the best defensive mind in football right now.’ The NFC scout, who had to do advance work before his team faced Macdonald and the Ravens last year, said: ‘Macdonald runs the most multiple defense in the NFL. It’s the total opposite of everything they did under [former Seahawks coach] Pete Carroll. He will scheme up a pass rush, and he has some nice pieces in the secondary. Before, you knew they were going to sit back in cover-three, and everyone kind of knew what routes to run against them. … Seattle is going to be a lot better than people think.’ One agent who has had many players on Seattle’s rosters in recent years said he detected a major change in his clients this summer, after things had gotten stale under Carroll. ‘My guys can’t stop gushing about the head coach,’ he said. ‘Pete’s great, but 12 years is a long time. I think they had kind of stopped listening.’”
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