{"id":579212,"date":"2026-04-12T05:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T05:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/579212\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T05:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T05:08:10","slug":"mike-macdonalds-first-step-to-a-more-efficient-seahawks-red-zone-offense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/579212\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Macdonald\u2019s first step to a more efficient Seahawks red zone offense"},"content":{"rendered":"

Run the damn ball. It\u2019s a maxim that was finally brought to life in Mike Macdonald\u2019s second year as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks. Previous coaches (who need not be named) talked about wanting to establish the run but finally committing to it in practice (rather than solely in theory) aided Seattle\u2019s offense on the way to a Super Bowl title<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a radio appearance on the 93.3 KJR Dave \u201cSofty\u201d Mahler and Dick Fain Show, Softy ribbed Mike Macdonald, saying he\u2019d like to see the red zone offense improve next year. Coach Macdonald calmly agreed and responded explaining that, \u201cit starts with running the ball down there.\u201d<\/p>\n

The early part of the conversation in the clip below focuses on the expected growth and learning from and alongside new offensive coordinator, Brian Fleury.<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s handling of the question lines up with comments that Fleury himself has made in the past: \u201cthe teams that can run the ball into the end zone tend to be the teams that consistently cash in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Macdonald talked about how the team is simply going to \u201cgive it some air to breathe so that it can grow the right way,\u201d taking time to refine their tactics with a new coaching staff and new\/further-experienced personnel on the field.<\/p>\n

One of the pieces of that \u201cnew\u201d variable is new Seahawks running back, Emmanuel Wilson. He is a hopeful help in regard to red area conversion. With Zach Charbonnet\u2019s recovery timeline uncertain, he takes on greater importance as a power back.<\/p>\n

Macdonald added to Softy: \u201cI think this is a great opportunity too, to give the guys that are currently on our team right now, and guys like Emanuel Wilson that we added, throughout the season.\u201d He finished by saying, \u201cThese are really guys that we\u2019re excited about too and can be great players for us\u201d.<\/p>\n

There are some very talented backs that will be available in the upcoming NFL draft who could be fits with what Macdonald, Fleury and Co. seek to accomplish. Continuity along the offensive line and at FB have to factor in as well.<\/p>\n

It will be fascinating to see how a new staff and new players factor into year three under Mike Macdonald. Will more players be added? In what way will the red area offense change from year to year, and will power running be more of a focus in the low red zone?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Run the damn ball. It\u2019s a maxim that was finally brought to life in Mike Macdonald\u2019s second year…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":579213,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[349,17166,27770,99],"class_list":["post-579212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-nfl","tag-seattle-seahawks-news","tag-seattle-seahawks-offseason-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=579212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579212\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/579213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=579212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=579212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=579212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}