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The Seahawks hired Mike Macdonald as the ninth head coach in franchise history.
Macdonald, who has spent the past two seasons building one of the NFL’s best defenses as the Baltimore Ravens’ defensive coordinator, becomes the NFL’s youngest head coach at 36 years old.
“What an honor,” Macdonald said after he and his wife, Stephanie, were greeted by team employees upon their arrival at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center. “We’re very excited to be here. Just knowing John and the rest of the people, the reputation of this place, what attracted us here was the people. That’s why we’re here, to bring a championship back to Seattle and the 12 .
“We’re going to have a lot of fun, we’re going to work hard and it’s going to be an incredible ride. We’re going to be here for a long time and we’re going to win.” many football games.
Macdonald will take over head coaching duties from Pete Carroll, who held the title for the past 14 seasons, and will be tasked with, as general manager John Schneider described earlier this month, helping move the franchise forward while also time maintaining the positive culture within the franchise.
“We want to keep our culture positive,” Schneider said. “Everything that has been created here, everything in this building. There are so many special people in this building. It’s amazing to be on the phone with all these agents and people who are interested in this position, and to be able to explain to them. They say, ‘Hey, There is a base here and it is incredible.'”
Under Macdonald, the Ravens led the NFL in scoring defense, allowing 16.5 points per game, sacks (60) and finished tied for first in takeaways (31), becoming the first team in league history to occupy the first place in those three categories. The Ravens also ranked sixth in yards allowed with 301.4 per game.
“I think he’s the best (head coaching) candidate out there right now,” Ravens linebacker Patrick Queen told reporters Monday. “I don’t think anyone does it like him. Nobody cares like he does. No one will do what he does. He will not rest until he has everything right. Whoever gets it, if he leaves, they will get the best candidate there is. The guy is overall the best person I’ve ever met, both as far as the coach and the person. “He really cares and really cares about the players, the people in the organization and the fans.”