by: Chris Sullivan
While a lot of us have looked at our week one opponent (St Louis Rams) and jumped for joy, I thought it might be worth taking a look at how the Seahawks' new coaches have performed in their first game with the team. The results were, uh, less than marvelous. Take a look:
| YEAR | COACH | Hawks | Opp. | W / L |
| 1976 | Patera | 24 | 30 | L |
| 1982 | McCormack* | 17 | 10 | W |
| 1983 | Knox | 13 | 17 | L |
| 1992 | Flores | 3 | 21 | L |
| 1995 | Erickson | 10 | 34 | L |
| 1999 | Holmgren | 20 | 28 | L |
The only coach to win his first game was McCormack, who took over in Week 3 for Patera and did not actually have any adjusting or rebuilding internally to deal with as almost all coaches do.
Gulp.
Now, history is history and I, for one, believe that the Seahawks are a much better team this year than they have been in the past. This is thanks in large part to Holmgren, Tim Ruskell and Paul Allen. Jim Mora Jr also came on two years ago and asserted himself to the players as a leader and a fixture on the team. That should help him lead this team more efficiently from day one.
However. If I was a betting man and had no ties to the Hawks, I might think twice before betting my wife on the Hawks in week one.
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