RENTON, WA – The Seattle Seahawks will conduct their first head coach search since 2010 with Pete Carroll resigning from his position as head coach.
After assuming complete command of the front office after collaborating with Carroll for the previous 14 seasons, general manager John Schneider will be charged with choosing Carroll’s replacement.
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For supporters of the Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn is among the names most readily associated with the job.
Quinn was a member of Carroll’s coaching staff for four years during his two separate spells with the Seahawks. When Carroll was hired in 2010, he was one of a handful of holdovers from Jim Mora’s coaching staff. Before leaving to take a position as the defensive coordinator at the University of Florida, Quinn spent two years as Carroll’s assistant head coach and defensive line coach. Following Gus Bradley’s departure in 2013 to take the helm as head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Quinn made his way back to Seattle as Carroll’s defensive coordinator. Throughout his two years as defensive coordinator, the Seahawks advanced to the Super Bowl twice in a row and captured the team’s first-ever Lombardi Trophy.
Quinn left in 2014 to take over as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons, and in 2016 he won a Super Bowl. Quinn was hired by Dallas as their defensive coordinator following his release from the Falcons following the 2020 campaign.
It’s clear that Quinn knows a lot of individuals in the Seahawks’ building, including Trent Kirchner, VP of Player Personnel, and Schneider. In Quinn’s three seasons as defensive coordinator, the Cowboys’ scoring defense has ranked in the top ten every time. This season, the defense improved from 19th in 2021 to fifth place.
Quinn, though, won’t probably be the Seahawks’ only option on their list.
Every NFL team is required under the “Rooney Rule” to interview a minimum of two external minority applicants for head coaching positions that are open. Thus, it will be required of the team to speak with two of these applicants at minimum.
Since the Seahawks are still in the early stages of the process, none of the following names are formally associated with the opening. For any reason, the team would be wise to give these candidates some thought. No firsthand information about these possibilities as of now.
— Former head coach of the Tennessee Titans, Mike Vrabel
Vrabel’s exit from the Titans is almost as stunning as Pete Carroll’s departure from the Seahawks in terms of coaching changes this offseason.
After guiding the Titans to the AFC Championship game in 2021, Vrabel was named the AP NFL Coach of the Year. However, following several losing seasons, owner Amy Adams Strunk made the decision to take a fresh approach. Vrabel finished 56-48 overall in his six seasons with the Titans, including a 2-3 postseason record.
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