The Seahawks improved to 3-0 with Sunday’s win over the Dolphins, making Mike Macdonald the first head coach to begin his Seahawks career with three straight wins. This is also the team’s first 3-0 start since they opened the 2020 season with five straight wins on the way to an NFC West title. Next up for the Seahawks is a tough test in Detroit on Monday Night Football, but before we turn our attention to that game, it’s time once again to open up the mailbag and answer some questions from you, the fans.
As always, thanks to everyone who asked questions this week, and apologies if I wasn’t able to get to yours this time around. And remember, the mailbag is always open for submissions at Seahawks.com/mailbag.
@MrEd315 asks, “Be honest, John, how surprised are you with the Seahawks’ 3-0 start? And what has impressed you the most?”
A: In all honestly, not very surprised at all, especially given the injury situation Miami was dealing with at quarterback. From the day the schedule came out in the spring, it looked like the Seahawks had a chance to start off fast in Mike Macdonald’s first season, opening with a Denver team that struggled last season, and was starting a rookie quarterback making his NFL debut, followed by a trip to New England to face the Patriots, who went 4-13 last year. Of course teams can turn their fortunes around quickly, and for all we know, New England or Denver could be playing great football and be a playoff contender by December, but if you’re just talking about perception heading into the season, those first two games looked winnable for Seattle. Miami loomed as a big test in Week 3, but the unfortunate injury to quarterback Tua Tagovailoa limited an explosive Miami offense—as did a great Seahawks defense, which we’ll dive into in a later question—and the Seahawks were able to win that game by three touchdowns.
When you consider that the Seahawks were talented enough to win nine games last year, and were counting on Macdonald to help turn the defense around, the expectations, internally at least, have always been high, so this 3-0 start feels more like a team simply taking care of business than anything surprising.
As for what has impressed me the most, I’d just say the speed and aggressiveness with which the defense is playing. Yes, Macdonald’s scheme has made a difference and should help the Seahawks do a lot of great things on defense, but he’d be the first one to…
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