Seahawks working on hiring Jay Harbaugh (ST Coordinator)

[SoulfishHawk]

Great hire! Many in Ann Arbor thought Jay should have an expanded role with the program.

I was gonna' ask you about him since you've been watching all those years. Good to know it's a solid hire. I get the feeling Macdonald is as bright as everyone has said he was. He's impressive for sure. Looking forward to the future.

 

[JustTheTip]

So much for my Megan Rapinoe prediction...

Different kind of special.

 

[SeaWolv]

I was gonna' ask you about him since you've been watching all those years. Good to know it's a solid hire. I get the feeling Macdonald is as bright as everyone has said he was. He's impressive for sure. Looking forward to the future.

Not only did Jay coach in Ann Arbor but he also did a stint in the Ravens organization while MM was there.

 

[GemCity]

For him to not follow his Dad to LA…and come coach under Macdonald, says a ton.

His pops knows he’s going to be working for a good one. Not to mention a standup organization.

This hire speaks volumes to MMs character.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Good point ^
Clearly this guy is really well respected by players and coaches around the league. It makes a lot of sense why they waited and would have waited a lot longer if needed.
More and more, this hire looks like a home run. It may take a couple seasons to shape the team how he wants, but I think this team is on the rise.

 

[RiverDog]

For him to not follow his Dad to LA…and come coach under Macdonald, says a ton.

His pops knows he’s going to be working for a good one. Not to mention a standup organization.

This hire speaks volumes to MMs character.

As I said earlier, there are a lot of negatives about coaching on your old man's staff which may have drove him to consider the Hawks, so I wouldn't necessarily chalk up his decision to coach for us as "speaking volumes to MM's character."

 

[SeaWolv]

 

[GemCity]

As I said earlier, there are a lot of negatives about coaching on your old man's staff which may have drove him to consider the Hawks, so I wouldn't necessarily chalk up his decision to coach for us as "speaking volumes to MM's character."

There may be some truth to that. I don’t know their relationship status but, I assume it’s fine/normal as he was working on Harbaugh's staff.

I imagine that he consulted with his dad and uncle when he made the decision to join the Seahawks. I don’t know if any normal parent would send their kid off to a bad situation…especially when the parent has the resources to make the hire himself.

If that was driven by the desire to get the heck away from his dad, so be it.

Regardless, MM and JS approved. That’s not debatable.

 

[GemCity]

Set to follow his Dad…but instead will unite with Macdonald…yep, I believe it speaks volumes to MMs character.

 

[Seahwkgal]

This would be a really good hire. Jay did a great job with ST under his dad in Ann Arbor and I think it's good he's finally stepping out from dad's shadow. He and MM have a relationship so it makes sense.

Jay has a lot of coaching experience

Oregon State (2008–2011) Undergraduate assistant Baltimore Ravens (2012–2014) Offensive quality control Michigan (2015–2016) Assistant special teams & tight ends Michigan (2017–2018) Assistant special teams & running backs Michigan (2019–2020) Special teams coordinator & running backs Michigan (2021) Special teams coordinator & tight ends Michigan (2022–2023) Special teams coordinator

 

[RiverDog]

There may be some truth to that. I don’t know their relationship status but, I assume it’s fine/normal as he was working on Harbaugh's staff.

I imagine that he consulted with his dad and uncle when he made the decision to join the Seahawks. I don’t know if any normal parent would send their kid off to a bad situation…especially when the parent has the resources to make the hire himself.

If that was driven by the desire to get the heck away from his dad, so be it.

Regardless, MM and JS approved. That’s not debatable.

Although it's certainly possible, I don't necessarily think that he had a "desire to get the heck away from his dad." It's always a tough situation to work in an organization with a close relative. I once worked at a company that prohibited a supervisor/manager having a close relative work directly for them, and for good reason. Just the perception of a conflict of interest can be a morale problem.

I'm good with the hire, too.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Sometimes you want to get out of the shadow of your legendary dad.

 

[Wolfiegrrl]

DeeJay Dallas is a free agent. I don't think he will be re-signed. I'm expecting Macdonald to clean house and reorganize things to fit his and Jay Harbaugh's plan on Special Teams.

 

[SeaWolv]

Sometimes you want to get out of the shadow of your legendary dad.

I think it's most likely a combination of being friends with MM and wanting to get out from dad's/uncle's shadow. Nearly his whole coaching career has been under John or Jim.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Some damn good coaches to learn from, that's for sure.

 

[SeaWolv]

Some damn good coaches to learn from, that's for sure.

10 plus years of that. He's definitely been well trained and is more than ready to step into this role and excel.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Noice

 

[chris98251]

Agree that he may want to start making his own footprints, doing so under Mac is a great way to go in this organization that supports Coaches and players very well.

 

[cheese22]

So much for my Megan Rapinoe prediction...

On the other hand, if they brought her in to be our kicker they could have paid her pennies on the dollar.

 

[chris98251]

Well there is also the fact and they have admitted it, John is the more even keeled one, Jim ultra competitive and is a raging asshole when in that mode, John had stated even as kids Jim was one to fly off the handle if things didn't go right or someone did something wrong.

Tough person to work for when he has standards for himself set so high and he achieved most of them in life, and expects everyone else to push just as hard.