Pete Carroll is the originator. Departed assistants from his old Seattle Seahawks coaching staffs are the imitators. While Carroll’s 2018 Seahawks defense, this year manned by Ken Norton Jr, has arguably performed above expectations and was able to help close out last Thursday’s win over the Green Bay Packers, several former Seahawks assistants were subject to late-game defensive collapses in a wild Week 11.
Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn is undoubtedly Seattle’s best defensive coordinator in franchise history, but his current legacy is likely tied to his defenses on two different teams blowing a pair of double-digit Super Bowl leads to the New England Patriots.