The next era of the Seattle Seahawks is upon us, with an entirely new coaching staff having been assembled under first-year head coach Mike Macdonald.
Some of the names on the staff are familiar, like offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb, who spent the past two seasons as the OC for the high-flying UW Huskies. But a number of the names aren’t, and that’s especially the case with Grubb’s counterpart on the defensive side of the ball.
Seattle’s new defensive coordinator is Aden Durde, who was most recently Dallas Cowboys defensive line coach and holds the distinction of the first full-time British-born coach in NFL history.
Seattle Sports host and former Seahawks wide receiver Michael Bumpus was asked on Friday’s edition of Bump and Stacy which of the Hawks’ coaches he is most interested to see work this year, and he focused on the 44-year-old Durde.
“It’s not Grubb, because I know Grubb, I feel like Grubb is going to have success over there. Confident dude, knows what he’s doing,” Bumpus answered. “I’m looking at defensive coordinator Durde, because Mike Macdonald is still going to call the plays this year. He’s grooming and developing Durde.”
That does make for an interesting wrinkle. Macdonald was wildly successful the past two seasons as Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator, and his one season at Michigan in 2021 as the DC is credited with playing a big part in shaping the defense that led the Wolverines to the NCAA championship over Grubb’s Huskies last season.
