The Baltimore Ravens fielded the best defense in the league during the 2023 season that not only stacks up with some of the all-time units but made history by becoming the first to at least tie for the league lead in sacks, takeaways, and points allowed per game. After two years of being the unit’s designer and orchestrator, former Defensive Coordinator Mike Macdonald was hired to be the next head coach of the Seattle Seahawks last week.
While he has pretty big shoes to fill with his new organization in the Pacific Northwest after Super Bowl-winning Head Coach Pete Carroll stepped down, filling his shoes in Charm City will be a tall task as well.