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How well do Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald and quarterback Sam Darnold stack up against the other coach-QB pairings 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.
This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: Sam Darnold and Mike Mcaondlad: Seahawks have NFL's best coach-QB duo
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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.
This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: Sam Darnold and Mike Mcaondlad: Seahawks have NFL's best coach-QB duo
Continue reading...
