We were forced to stay patient following the double-firing of Seahawks defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. and defensive pa sing game coordinator Andre Curtis. Our resolve has been rewarded with a fantastic rejig Gary Sanchez Jersey of the defensive coaching staff, consisting of new defensive coordinator Clint Hurtt, a sociate head coach Sean Desai and defensive pa sing game coordinator Karl Scott.Pete Carroll has given the Seahawks' coaching staff a true refresh, all while staying true to his philosophy outlined in .Seattle's new trio have a lot of positives. All three are young. All three are people of color. All three are experienced. All three bring experience from other defenses that . (Have a spot-the-difference game with CLEO, Vic Fangios Cover 8 and Nick Sabans Cover 7).All three also meet Carrolls long-held desired attributes of a candidate.Putting together a staff may be the most important part of any head coachs job, and I have always enjoyed it, Carroll wrote in his 2010 book .I am often asked what I look for when hiring coaches. The first thing I look at is a persons competitivene s and work ethic. I also like to hire young and promote from within. There have been exceptions along the way, of course, but for the most part I would rather get someone who is open-minded and full of competitive fire, even if it comes at the expense of a certain amount of experience.Hurtt is the oldest of the trio at 43. The in-house promotion Carroll outlined 12 years ago, Hurtt has served as the Seahawks' a sistant head coach and Masahiro Tanaka Jersey defensive line coach since 2017.The superb technique and fundamentals of the interior defensive linespecifically Poona Ford, Bryan Mone, and Al Woodsis a testament to his methods.Hurtt has been coaching since 2003, where he started at his alma mater, Miami, as a graduate a sistant. Jacoby Ellsbury Jersey He later worked for three years on the Bears' coaching staff, which included Desai as a defensive quality control coach. Their profe sional relationship and experience together will be key in this new staff.The 38-year old Desai got his first shot at coaching with Temple University in 2006 on defense and special teams. While at Temple, the Indian-American earned a PhD in educational administration in 2008. He also received an undergraduate degree in philosophy and political science.He coached for nine seasons with the Bears, four with Vic Fangio and brings a valuable year of NFL play-calling experience. Prior to his defensive coordinator role, Desai served as Chicagos safeties coach for two seasons. As such, it will be interesting to see if he focuses largely on coverage in Seattle with his vague title.Scroll to ContinueScott is the youngest of the triumvirate at 36 years old.The new defensive pa s game coordinator began coaching as a graduate a sistant at Delta State in 2007, under the tutelage of current Alabama defensive coordinator Pete Golding. That relationship saw Scott land at Tusculum College (2008-2011) and at Southeastern Lousiana (2012-2013).After spells as Southeastern Lousiana defensive coordinator in 2014, then Louisiana Tech (2015) and Texas Tech (2016-2017), Scott was reunited with Golding at Alabama and worked with defensive backs in Nick Sabans defense (2018-2020).Last year, Scott coached the defensive backs for Mike Zimmer's Vikings. For those counting at home: 11 of Scotts 14 years of experience has been spent as a defensive backs positional coach.The one Seattle mi s in this cycle was not landing Ed Donatell. The 65-year old Donatell would have brought vast experience, in addition to a familiarity with Carroll, both in age and the pairs co-operation Don Larsen Jersey together at Pacific in 1983 and the Jets from 1990 to 1994.Instead, Donatell picked the a higher job title with schematic freedom: calling the Vikings' 2022 defense for new head coach Kevin O'Connell. The remaining coaches have a different dynamic with Carroll than Donatell would have, even if the head coach has worked with Hurtt for four seasons.We are therefore left with a true refresh and this is no bad thing.The upcoming season will mark the first year that the Seahawks are without a defensive coach who was on the staff when Carroll joined in 2010. The closest is current linebackers coach John Glenn, who served as a special teams coaching a sistant in 2012.Meanwhile, a sistant linebackers coach Aaron Curry played under Carroll in 2010 and 2011, and a MLB New York Yankees sistant defensive backs coach DeShawn Shead was an undrafted free agent of Seattle's in 2012. These are the new young options who may one day be internally promoted.