Breaking news: the Seattle Seahawks hired a defensive minded head coach. In part because he was the hottest commodity on the open market (and we got him! still tickles the tummy to remember!). But also in part because the defense needed fixing.
No team played more defensive snaps in 2023 than the Seattle Seahawks. No team played fewer offensive snaps last season, either. It is perhaps the most powerful indictment of how an underperforming defense can impact an offense. And an occasion to marvel once again at how Pete Carroll was able to coax consecutive winning seasons out of defensive incompetence, while losing all his chips playing coordinator roulette.