Shortly after news broke that the Seattle Seahawks had scheduled Minnesota Vikings assistant Grant Udinski for a second interview to discuss their offensive coordinator vacancy on Friday, an unexpected candidate emerged from the woodwork.
In a separate post on X, CBS insider Jonathan Jones reported the Seahawks had recently spoke with former Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich about the position, throwing his hat in the ring with hopes of landing a play calling gig after being out of the league for the past two seasons.
From a fit standpoint, Seattle’s interest in Leftwich creates plenty of questions. Beyond the fact he hasn’t coached in two years, his offense hasn’t mirrored the ones in Detroit and Baltimore, two organizations that coach Mike Macdonald holds in high regard and would love to emulate in terms of physicality and toughness on that side of the ball.
However, if the Seahawks want to bring a proven play caller with a strong resume headlined by a Super Bowl ring on board, Leftwich stacks up favorably against Kubiak and the rest of the candidates the team has interviewed thus far…