All right, Seattle Seahawks’ fans – raise your hand if you know who Michael Byrne is. Byrne came to Seattle along with offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak. They worked together last season in New Orleans, and Kubiak hired him with the generic title “offensive assistant.”
Don’t feel bad if you don’t recognize the name. One way teams can help counter the limits of a salary cap is to hire more and more coaches. There is no salary cap for coaches. That’s just what most teams have done, so even the most ardent Seattle Seahawks 12 may not identify a new offensive assistant.