Sometimes, because of Mike Macdonald’s immediate success, we forget he is a young coach — just in his third year.

It was so easy to think he had figured it all out when he led the Seahawks to a Super Bowl title in 2025. But the bumps are coming high and hard this season. And that’s on Macdonald. It’s also going to be on him to make the changes needed to get over the humps and avoid wasting this season.