The seattle-seahawks/361" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Seattle Seahawks created a new blueprint for winning a title in the NFL. Their head coach, Mike Macdonald, and former USC Trojans quarterback Sam Darnold were right at the forefront of this franchise’s turnaround. Seattle, year in and year out, will now be looked at as a contender because of its winning duo.
In a recent artcile, Matt Legros takes a look at where the Seahawks’ new winning duo ranks in the NFL:
“Coach Macdonald and Darnold led Seattle to its first Super Bowl victory since the 2013 season in 2025. Under Macdonald, the Seahawks were one of the best defenses in the league last season and also had an elite, balanced offense. As for Darnold, the USC product continued his excellent play after emerging as a late-bloomer in 2024.
According to Sports Illustrated’s Matt Verderame in his appraisal of all 32 coach-QB duos in the league, Macdonald and Darnold ranked No. 7 overall.”
Darnold will carry over two consecutive seasons passing for 4,000 yards into the 2026 season, with virtually the same receiving corp intact. Macdonald will have another opportunity to put Darnold, as well as reigning AP Offensive Player of the Year Jaxon Smith-Njigba, rookie running back Jadarian Price and the rest of the offense in position to succeed, along with his standard-setting defense.”
The Seattle Seahawks were elite at the two most important positions for a football team. Sam Darnold was a winning quarterback, and he showed up in the biggest games. Darnold killed all the old narratives that were placed upon him prior to Seattle. Mike Macdonald set the foundation and turned Seattle right back into a premier organization. Darnold and Macdonald etched themselves as a top duo in the league last season. More winning will come with those two at the helm.
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