Who Should Mike Macdonald Hire as Coordinators on Seahawks Staff? - Locked On Podcast

Taking the reins for Pete Carroll as the new head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, Mike Macdonald will need to build a quality coaching staff for him to find success in the Pacific Northwest. Which candidates would be the best fits as offensive and defensive coordinator?

Corbin K. Smith | Feb 1, 2024

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Officially announced as the ninth head coach in franchise history on Wednesday, Mike Macdonald will now shift his priorities towards building a quality coaching staff with the Seattle Seahawks, including hiring an offensive and defensive coordinator.

Being a first-time head coach at any level, Macdonald may be looking for experienced coordinators who have either previously been an NFL head coach or logged several years as a play caller in the league. This could open the doors for former Ravens offensive coordinator Greg Roman or former Vikings coach Leslie Frazier to be in the mix filling out two critical positions on his new staff.

While experience likely will be valued more than other traits, however, Macdonald also may lean on familiar faces he has worked with during nearly a decade in Baltimore or even his lone season at Michigan. Roman and Frazier would check those boxes, but so would current Ravens quarterback coach Tee Martin and linebackers coach Zach Orr, who would be first-time coordinators at the NFL level if brought to Seattle.

Which options would make the most sense for Macdonald as he constructs his first coaching staff? And which wild cards could be in contention for the coordinator positions? Hosts Corbin Smith and Rob Rang examine three offensive and three defensive coordinator alternatives who would make sense for the Seahawks, including a few outside of the box candidates.

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Published Feb 1, 2024

CORBIN K. SMITH

Graduating from Manchester College in 2012, Smith began his professional career as a high school Economics teacher in Indianapolis and launched his own NFL website covering the Seahawks as a hobby. After teaching and coaching high school football for five years, he transitioned to a full-time sports reporter in 2017, writing for USA Today's Seahawks Wire while continuing to produce the Legion of 12 podcast. He joined the Arena Group in August 2018 and also currently hosts the daily Locked On Seahawks podcast with Rob Rang and Nick Lee. Away from his coverage of the Seahawks and the NFL, Smith dabbles in standup comedy, is a heavy metal enthusiast and previously performed as lead vocalist for a metal band, and enjoys distance running and weight lifting. A habitual commuter, he resides with his wife Natalia in Colorado and spends extensive time reporting from his second residence in the Pacific Northwest.