56% of Hawk coaches have 5 or fewer years experience

[seabowl]

Just curious if any of you have a concern that 56% of all of the Seahawk coaches have five or less years of experience? There are certainly pluses and minuses to this however, a number of these guys are in their first year with an NFL team. For instance, the offensive line coach is in his first year and the defensive line coach is in his 3rd year.

 

[JPatera76]

Nope. I feel like a lot of people are trying really hard to find reasons to as of why the team MIGHT not succeed or find success. Or to quell some kind of uneasy feeling they have about the new staff. Which is understandable due to we’ve all gotten used to PC. Im sure for example it took a minute to wrap some heads around the mic’s up with Coach Mike. I know it threw me off at first. Definitely a “oh wow.. yeah this is real” moment

Edit: Also to add.. this also gives opposing teams very little to go off for Seattle as well. So it could possibly work out for us.

 

[pittpnthrs]

No concerns at all. This needed to happen.

 

[seabowl]

No concerns at all. This needed to happen.

I understand, but the question was that there is a lot of inexperience within the coaching staff and is that inexperience a concern?

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Not concerned one bit. Gotta' start somewhere. The last group had plenty of experience and was stagnant, same old every year.

 

[Seahawks Guy]

After a couple years, that percentage will go down.

 

[pittpnthrs]

I understand, but the question was that there is a lot of inexperience within the coaching staff and is that inexperience a concern?

I understand the question, but what is there to be concerned about? That they might fail? So what. Had to try something as the alternative was getting them nowhere.

 

[Hawknight]

Just curious if any of you have a concern that 56% of all of the Seahawk coaches have five or less years of experience? There are certainly pluses and minuses to this however, a number of these guys are in their first year with an NFL team. For instance, the offensive line coach is in his first year and the defensive line coach is in his 3rd year.

Not me..yet....new coaching brings new ideas, new tactics, new ways of doing things and brings forth a breath of fresh air to the way things are done. On the flip side there's no guarantee that it will be successful, but a lot of things in the NFL are not guaranteed to begin with for coaches, experienced or not. The coaches we hired and came from their own niche of successes somewhere else and MM and JS think those successes can translate to their new positions with the Seahawks for an exciting season in the least.

I find it best to take a chance with whatever MM has up his sleeves, then go with Pete (who I totally respect and hold in high revere for his accomplishments) who had hired coaches who seemed unqualified or lost, but instead of letting them go and finding someone else who could resolve the existing problems, laid the blame elsewhere as not to offend any relationship he had with his coaching staffs. It's just my opinion of course, but this is what seemed to be for me as I watched Petes last 5 seasons or more. Mediocrity set in and if it wasn't for some of the success they had in the draft, I think the last several seasons would have been a total car wreck for the organization....so yes, I think having new coaches, although with less than five years of experience can be a good thing. Innovations don't start with old parts or ideas.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

People often just want something to be nervous about and/or are comfortable with being nervous. Nothing wrong with it, just a different approach than some others.

 

[Maelstrom787]

I'd be a fool to shrug off the relative youth of the coaching staff, especially given the inexperience of our head coach.

Running an organization is no joke. It requires more than scheming and playcalling - it requires the soft skills to successfully manage individuals, workloads, and personalities as well as effective delegation. These are things that generally come with experience.

With that said, I'd also be foolish to write them off. I think we've got a few steady hands to lean on, especially that of Leslie Frazier (who was our fall back option while we pursued Pete, IIRC) who I expect to handle a lot of traditional head coach duties (probably including game management) while Macdonald calls the defense for now.

These guys are going to have to learn how to work together. They haven't been around the block enough times to seamlessly transition. There will be hiccups. There will also be the vigor and energy associated with that youth.

It's year 1. If the growing pains are too much, that can theoretically be amended going into year 2.

 

[Maelstrom787]

I'd be a fool to shrug off the relative youth of the coaching staff, especially given the inexperience of our head coach.

Running an organization is no joke. It requires more than scheming and playcalling - it requires the soft skills to successfully manage individuals, workloads, and personalities as well as effective delegation. These are things that generally come with experience.

With that said, I'd also be foolish to write them off. I think we've got a few steady hands to lean on, especially that of Leslie Frazier (who was our fall back option while we pursued Pete, IIRC) who I expect to handle a lot of traditional head coach duties (probably including game management) while Macdonald calls the defense for now.

These guys are going to have to learn how to work together. They haven't been around the block enough times to seamlessly transition. There will be hiccups. There will also be the vigor and energy associated with that youth.

It's year 1. If the growing pains are too much, that can theoretically be amended going into year 2.

More on Frazier

 

[GetNjigbaWithIt]

More on Frazier

Can't help but notice he's been in the background thus far. Haven't heard from him or seen him.

No biggie, just something I was thinking about.

 

[JPatera76]

More on Frazier

Good point as well, I think a lot are overlooking the importance of having Frazier with MM as well.

 

[chris98251]

Frazier is there to help mold the staff and support Mac, he's a background guy right now whispering in Macs ear and being available for the rest to question what best practices at the NFL level. Really what Pete's advisor role should have been if he was doing it as a retired coach not a fired one.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

This right here^

I get a get a feeling that the Frazier hiring will be low key the smartest decision they've made to the coaching staff.

 

[bigskydoc]

I would be more nervous if the staff was filled out with heavily experienced coaches. That can be challenging for a 1st year coach, especially if you end up with a few sharks that join together to undermine the young coach when there is blood in the water.

It's one big experiment anyway. We are going to have growing pains anyway. Why not have a staff of young, hungry, ready to prove themselves coaches?

 

[AROS]

I think having Frazier in the role he is in for us is going to be a giant X factor.

 

[MontanaHawk05]

Yes, I'm concerned. But not fatalistic. Macdonald has a legit NFL pedigree despite his inexperience.

 

[oldhawkfan]

Not concerned in the least. If I was on the payroll I might be more invested if I was on the coaching staff. Young energetic coaches looking to make a splash. Sounds good to me. That and an experienced guy in Frazier to lend input? It’s all good.

 

[flv2]

More on Frazier

I hope he meant emphasise rather than empathise.