Despite all of those injuries, including several on the offensive line—nine different linemen started games this year—the Saints still finished the season in the top half of the league in rushing yards, touchdowns and yards per attempt, and their 37 sacks allowed were fewer than the total given up by 19 of the league’s 32 teams.
Having a coordinator who can get the most out of an offensive line was no doubt a draw for Macdonald, who wants to see more from that unit as the Seahawks look to continue to develop some of the young players selected in the last two drafts like center Olu Oluwatimi, guards Christian Haynes, Sataoa Laumea and Anthony Bradford, and tackle Michael Jerrell.
“We want more from our offensive line, guys know that,” Macdonald said. “But I believe in the guys that we have and any opportunity we have a chance to develop those guys and make our team better, we’re going to do it.”
And the way Macdonald sees it, Kubiak is stepping into an attractive situation taking over an offense that features plenty of firepower while working for a first-class organization.
“I think this is a heck of a job,” Macdonald said. “It starts with the organization. All the reasons why I felt like this was such a great place to be have been backed up tenfold, so it starts there. And our players—shoot, we’ve got great players man, we’ve got a great young core. I think it’s a heck of a job, I think it’s the best job out there.”
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