Mike Macdonald just showed he is serious about taking the Seahawks back to the Super Bowl.
For over a month, it had become far too clear that he had to fire offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb, so doing so the day after the season ended verified what we had learned about Macdonald over the course of the season: He is a coach who will not tolerate underperformance and will always “chase edges.”
Macdonald clearly is disappointed the Hawks are not in the playoffs. They won 10 games even with a malfunctioning offense. He knows the offense was capable of doing more, if only it had been guided by a more experienced hand.
Now he is going to find it.
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