While Macdonald’s arrival is huge in itself, the main story here is less about Macdonald and more about the man who hired him: general manager John Schneider. This is Schneider’s 15th season as GM—it shouldn’t be forgotten that Carroll chose Schneider in the hiring process—but his first with full authority over player and coaching personnel. Schneider was the one who led the extensive search to replace Carroll, hire Macdonald, and assemble a coaching staff that has reinvigorated a frustrated fanbase after one playoff win over seven seasons and none in the last four.
with full authority over player and coaching personnel. Schneider was the one who led the extensive search to replace Carroll, hire Macdonald, and assemble a coaching staff that has reinvigorated a frustrated fanbase after one playoff win over seven seasons and none in the last four.
When Carroll and Schneider did “Extreme Makeover: Seahawks Edition” with a talent-starved roster—you wouldn’t believe how this place melted down over trading Darryl Tapp for Chris Clemons—and built an eventual Óchampion, the skepticism and criticisms turned into lavish praise. Home run draft classes, unearthed undrafted gems, and shrewd free agent signings quickly built a mega-talented roster and the best run of success in franchise history.
Over the past few years, the Q/PM designation has sort of boomeranged back into existence, with a little bit of “Scot McCloughan was the real mastermind” mixed in. As the Seahawks’ winning ways have relatively waned over the past several seasons, there has been endless debate over apportioning of blame/credit between Pete and John. The comically bad offensive lines, the worsening
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