New RB coach

[Nv_Hawks]

 

[JPatera76]

Gary Kubiak was OC with the Raven at the time he was their RB coach while coach Mike was an Intern

 

[themunn]

Both Justin Forsett and Alex Collins actually looked like starter-quality NFL running backs when he was Ravens coach - imagine what he can do with a real running back ( no disrespect intended to our former RBs of course... but they were not starter quality as Seahawks)

 

[onanygivensunday]

On the surface, it looks like a solid hire. I like it.

Article I read said he interviewed for Mike's OC this year... which says to me that Mike thinks very highly of him.

 

[Nosferatu]

This is an amazing hire. NIU has been as good as one can be at the level they are at in college football. Losing Kubiak stings, but hires like this make it much easier to handle.

 

[Ruminator]

I've never heard of Hammock until today, but since everyone is lauding this hire for Seattle, that helps me understand how Collins as a Raven did so damn well.

 

[Cyrus12]

Hes an rb genius apparently

 

[Nosferatu]

I honestly have no idea if he is a RB genius. But he definitely is a dang good head coach. He knows his Xs and Os and to get him as a RB coach is a super slick move.

 

[Trackhawk]

Arroyo and Barner appear to be the biggest beneficiaries of this off-season so far. It would be interesting to hear Rylie Mills thoughts on him.

As I recall, they got creamed by players leaving for NIL money, and looked awful last year.

Hammock did get the most out of the players that he could get, but NIL and the new roster and scholarship limits made it hard to skim good players who were surplus on the good teams.

 

[Ruminator]

Per Rob:



Seems the Seahawks have amassed themselves an A-Team of coaches for the 2026 season.

 

[Nosferatu]

This is what I love about Macdonald. He doesn't think he's the smartest guy in the room. He has the room filled with smart guys and then takes the information and distills it into his team.

 

[ivotuk]

Prior to coaching the Huskies, Hammock spent five years (2014-18) as the running backs coach of the Baltimore Ravens where he coached alongside Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald. Thamel noted their prior relationship “played a big role” in Hammock’s decision to return to the NFL with Seattle.

Report: Seattle Seahawks hiring college coach to guide RBs

Northern Illinois head coach Thomas Hammock will be the Seattle Seahawks' new running backs coach, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel.

sports.mynorthwest.com

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Sounds like a great hire. Coach Mike is on board, good enough for me.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Per Rob:

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Seems the Seahawks have amassed themselves an A-Team of coaches for the 2026 season.

as if Staton's opinion matters

(it's a joke)

 

[AlexG]

I love how nobody has heard of this guy until 5 mins ago, and everyone is an expert on this hire

 

[Nosferatu]

I love how nobody has heard of this guy until 5 mins ago, and everyone is an expert on this hire

Nah, I knew of him as I enjoy college football also. His NIU teams punched way above their pay grade.

 

[chris98251]

I know our RB coach Kennedy Polamalu last season left mid season, Justin Outten and Rick Dennison took over his duties and our Running backs improved greatly, hopefully with Dennison leaving this replaces that piece.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

I love how nobody has heard of this guy until 5 mins ago, and everyone is an expert on this hire

Welcome to dot net, you'll see a lot of that. Wait til the draft

 

[glenwo2]

as if Staton's opinion matters

(it's a joke)

Actually, even if it wasn't a joke, I would agree with you.