4. Shared principles on defense between Bucs and Seahawks
When the Seahawks face the Buccaneers on Sunday it’ll be a clash of two defensive minded head coaches, with Todd Bowles leading Tampa Bay.
“We have a lot of respect for this football team that we’re playing,” Macdonald said. “I feel like they share a lot of our same principles as a program and as an organization. So a lot of respect for Coach Bowles and the guys on their team.”
Bowles who was the defensive coordinator for the Buccaneers before being promoted to head coach in 2022 has Tampa Bay off to a 3-1 start.
“They play really hard. They play physical. He calls it aggressively. They got great personnel. They play complementary ball. They attack the football. So a lot of great stuff that they’re doing on defense.”
5. Sam Darnold is playing decisive.
After Week 4, Sam Darnold has accounted for 905 passing yards, five touchdowns, with a 70 percent completion rate and just two interceptions. And he’s seemed to have found success distributing the ball on offense.
“I think it’s his decisiveness on how he’s playing,” Macdonald said. “He’s staying true to his reads and he’s rocking it when it’s there and when it’s not, he’s progressing and then checking it down or using his legs, and that’s what we’re asking him to do. And I think he’s doing it obviously at a really high level right now.”