How would you define success for Macdonald’s first season?

[SoulfishHawk]

Young

 

[toffee]

Young

So proud of John Schneider for persuading the youngest and most wanted head coach candidate to join the Hawks, his age even made the New York Times. Most of the 12s are so proud of our young Macdonald, who is transforming our defense.

Seahawks hire Ravens DC Mike Macdonald as NFL’s youngest head coach

Macdonald, 36, will surpass Jerod Mayo, 37, as the NFL's youngest head coach after thriving as the Ravens' defensive coordinator.

www.nytimes.com

 

[chris98251]

Looks like we are doing a Joint practice with the Titans, been a long time since this team did that, last time didn't end well there was a pretty good dustup with the team that did it.

 

[Ozzy]

8-9 wins but most importantly just a moving in the right direction feeling. It may take some time for Macdonald to get the pieces he needs.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

So proud of John Schneider for persuading the youngest and most wanted head coach candidate to join the Hawks, his age even made the New York Times. Most of the 12s are so proud of your young Macdonald, who is transforming our defense.

Seahawks hire Ravens DC Mike Macdonald as NFL’s youngest head coach

Macdonald, 36, will surpass Jerod Mayo, 37, as the NFL's youngest head coach after thriving as the Ravens' defensive coordinator.

www.nytimes.com

Solid

 

[toffee]

Solid

Young Macdonald is da BOMB

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Totes

 

[BirdsCommaAngry]

Whether we win 5 or 11, I kinda just want to see if their schemes will work and how they respond to setbacks.

 

[toffee]

Whether we win 5 or 11, I kinda just want to see if their schemes will work and how they respond to setbacks.

If the schemes work, winning 5 games won't happen. We won 9 games last year when the schemes didn't work.

 

[BirdsCommaAngry]

If the schemes work, winning 5 games won't happen. We won 9 games last year when the schemes didn't work.

Injuries, fumble luck, odd instances where one part works but is undermined by another (think of how good QB pressure can be undone by poor coverage and good coverage undone by lack of pass rush), etc. There's no shortage of ways to still lose games while progressing a team toward something that can contend.

 

[sutz]

Pete took over a 5-11 team and improved them to 7 wins and a playoff win in his first year. I want Macdonald to have a similar improvement, and the situation he's inheriting isn't nearly as bad as what Pete walked into.

Improving from 5 wins to 7 is a helluva lot easier than improving from 9 wins to 11.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

this ^^^^

Also, making the playoffs at 7-9 isn't exactly something to pump the chest about. It was a blast beating the Saints, but at the same time, making the playoffs at under .500 is meh.

 

[Seahawks Guy]

Improving from 5 wins to 7 is a helluva lot easier than improving from 9 wins to 11.

All things equal, yes. Lots of variables, though.

 

[BlueTalon]

Also, making the playoffs at 7-9 isn't exactly something to pump the chest about. It was a blast beating the Saints, but at the same time, making the playoffs at under .500 is meh.

You say that, but making the playoffs at all is an accomplishment. Making the playoffs with a sub .500 record means your division sucks, but it's still an accomplishment. And it seems like every time it happens, the whole rest of the NFL makes noises about how that team doesn't deserve to be there, and then the team shows in that first playoff game exactly why they did deserve to be there.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

I was there, it was a blast. 7-9 is nothing to pump your chest about.

 

[Seahawks Guy]

11 wins is how I would define success. Anything less and the best case scenario is that they are "building for future success". Since we have no idea if they will actually reach that success in the next few years, I can't label a .500ish season as successful.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

10-7 would be a hell of a season, imo.

 

[Seahawks Guy]

10-7 would be a hell of a season, imo.

If we go 10-7, get into the playoffs, and win the Super Bowl, I'm going to stick by my statement and consider the season unsuccessful.

 

[Glasgow Seahawk]

Playoffs ideally but failing that having a clear identity and being really good at something rather than middling that we can build on.

 

[hawksincebirth]

New era. I’ll enjoy this season no matter what.