Up until 2010, the best coach the Seattle Seahawks ever hired was Mike Holmgren. All due respect to Chuck Knox, it was Holmgren who took the Seahawks to their first Super Bowl. Holmgren who led them to five straight division titles and helped Seattle change their culture and attitude about football. The Seahawks went to the playoffs six times under Holmgren, which was two more times than they had gone to the playoffs previously in their first 23 years of existence.
So it was fitting then that it was Holmgren who’d be allowed to pick his successor when he was no longer capable or interested in coaching.