The Pete Carroll era has ended in the great northwest and the Mike McDonald era has begun as the Seahawks went from the 2md oldest H.C. to one of the youngest and brighter coaches in the league. Sam Howell will battle Geno Smith for the starting role and this defense will be upgraded to a base 3-4 as the new 'Hawks coach is already building up a Ravens/Steelers type of 3-4 defense that'll strike fear not only in the NFC West rivals but the entirety of the league.