The Seattle Seahawks named Clint Hurtt their new defensive coordinator a few days ago, making him the fifth different individual to serve in that position during Pete Carroll’s time as the team’s head coach.
Hurtt has his work cut out for him, for certain. A high standard has been set for this defense over the years under Carroll and meeting it won’t be easy. While Hurtt has some exceptional individual pieces, overall this unit can’t be expected to compete at the same level as the all-time great defenses that were the norm for the first half of the last decade.
To see how we got here, let’s examine how the defense has evolved over time under different coordinators.
