Offense: Who'll be back?
The Seahawks can be complacent or they can shake things up
No, I said “Who’ll”.
The 2025 Seahawks offense could look a lot different than 2024, or it could be much of the same but with a new offensive coordinator. How many changes there are is up to John Schneider, Mike Macdonald, and the new coordinator, and these moves would have to be much more PRO-active than they are about indecision.
What I mean by “indecision”
If the Seahawks sit back and do nothing — no trades, no cap casualties — then their only 2025 free agents on that side of the ball are guard Laken Tomlinson, tight end Pharaoh Brown, and tackle Stone Forsythe. A complacent Seattle front office would do nothing and trust that coaching, schedule, and development will improve an offense that ranked:
18th in scoring, 21st in scoring per drive
24th in turnovers
28th in rushing yards
League-average yards per play, passing and rushing
21st in third down conversion rate
Didn’t score an opening-drive touchdown
Simply “running it back” is unlikely.
On the fence players
If we agree to disagree on some of the big question marks like Geno Smith, DK Metcalf, Noah Fant, and Tyler Lockett, then all of us benefit from being able to see the 2025 offense for only the players who appear GUARANTEED to return.
Not only would Seahawks fans benefit from gaining this perspective, but this is also how Schneider and Macdonald should be looking at the roster as they interview and analyze prospective offensive coordinators for 2025.
No offensive coordinator could be assured that Geno or DK will be back next year, even if Schneider affirms to candidates that they plan to bring one or both back because plans change and those decisions are partially up to the players. So who is far more guaranteed to return? That list is almost as short as the 2025 free agents.