While the Seahawks created a crater-sized hole in their roster by trading quarterback Russell Wilson to the Broncos on Tuesday, they also filled two smaller needs in the process.
After finishing in last place in the NFC West, the Seahawks may seem far away from Super Bowl contention. But as the Bengals just proved, things can turn quickly in the NFL and with a few splashy moves on defense, they can climb right back into the mix in 2022.
Hurtt will handle play calling duties for the first time in his career, while Sean Desai and Karl Scott headline a revamped defensive coaching staff and Andy Dickerson takes over in Mike Solari s stead as new offensive line coach.
While Carroll promoted Clint Hurtt to defensive coordinator from within, he bucked prior trends by going outside of his coaching circle to hire Desai and Scott, who should bring new ideas and much-needed schematic wrinkles to Seattle s defense.