The Seattle Seahawks’ defense is doing something the NFL has not seen since 2021. It isn’t perfect yet, but it is working reasonably well. If Mike Macdonald can get his front-line players healthy, it could lead to great success by the end of the season.
Through five games, Macdonald’s defense is not as dominant as he expects. No one likes to use injuries as an excuse, but Seattle has been hit hard early on, and that has had an impact. Devon Witherspoon, Nick Emmanwori, Julian Love, DeMarcus Lawrence, and Uchenna Nwosu – all major contributors – have missed a combined ten games already.