Pete Carroll’s coaching tree operates more like a pipeline, with every defensive coordinator who has worked for him in Seattle becoming a head coach. Kris Richard will now have a chance to do what Falcons coach Dan Quinn and Jaguars coach Gus Bradley did before him.
And Richard knows that the best way to get there is to ensure that the Seattle defense keeps doing what it’s been doing.
“If it’s not broke, don’t fix it,” Richard said in his first media availability as the team’s defensive coordinator, via Seahawks.com. “We’re going to look to put our guys in the best possible place for them to be in order for them to be successful.