New Coaches Make Minimal Changes to the 2009 Seattle Seahawks

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Published: May 14, 2009

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... mainstays Mike Holmgren (head coach from 1999-2008), Gil Haskell (offensive coordinator from 2000-08), and John Marshall (defensive coordinator from 2003-08) are gone, and the Seahawks now feature new faces at the three most prominent coaching positions in football—head coach, offensive coordinator, and defensive coordinator.

Following the retirement of Mike Holmgren, the Seattle Seahawks named former Atlanta Falcons coach Jim Mora as the team’s new head coach. In turn, Mora hired one of his former Falcons colleagues Greg Knapp as offensive coordinator and former Tampa Bay defensive coach Casey Bradley as defensive coordinator.

While the Seahawks will feature several new coaches, it is inaccurate to say that they are in a rebuilding phase. Despite new playcallers, the Seahawks still have the majority of established talent from previous winning seasons on their roster, and expect a return to prominence soone...

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