Head Coach Mike Macdonald Discusses The Week 8 Loss To The Bears — Seattle Seahawks

[0:02] All right, I think it's the tip of the cap to the Bears. [0:08] They won the game. [0:11] They won it fair and square. [0:11] They won it in all three phases, and then we just got beat, [0:18] and no other way to sugarcoat it. [0:21] I think when you look at the things that it takes to win in our league, [0:24] we didn't do those things, and they did. [0:26] So credit to them. [0:29] Obviously, we have some work to do, and that's what we intend to do, [0:32] get back to work and attack the heck out of it. [0:34] So we got a short week. [0:35] This is the first of, I think, maybe four or five throughout the season. [0:38] So it's really important that we get our bodies back [0:40] and get our minds ready to go on Wednesday. [0:43] So, again, credit to the Bears. [0:46] You look at all the stats, the things that happened in terms of playing [0:50] complimentary football. [0:52] We can rattle them off if you want, but they made it happen, and we didn't. [0:56] So it's a team effort. [0:57] We lost as a team. [0:58] I think in all three phases, we can have better plans. [1:01] We can coach it better. [1:02] We can prepare our players better, and we can play better. [1:04] But we'll go back to work, go attack the heck out of it. [1:09] The margins in our league is too small, [1:14] and when you don't do the things that it takes to win, [1:17] that's how a game like that shapes up. [1:19] I'm not sure yet. [1:27] I mean, we came off the last week feeling good, [1:29] and then obviously we have some changeup on our offensive line. [1:32] So I expect us to get back and get better, [1:35] but I don't have a great answer for you right now. [1:38] But just like what I told the teams, just say, look, this is what we do. [1:43] We find solutions, and we move forward. [1:45] We stay together and go make it happen from there. [1:49] Putting back rotations sort of as you envisioned it, I guess, [1:52] going into the game, and what did you think of that? [1:53] Well, you know, without getting into the play counts and all that, [1:57] I mean, you can't ask guys to come back and play a certain amount of snaps. [2:02] So obviously the game shook out a certain way, [2:06] and that affected how we played our guys. [2:09] Mike, you said Sam has said, and he has to? [2:22] Well, you know, I think we want to keep encouraging Sam to use his legs [2:25] and use his athleticism and his playmaking ability. [2:28] But can we design it better and coach it up better [2:34] and be more prepared so we can throw it on time? [2:36] Sure, you know, but again, if we keep forcing ourselves into, you know, [2:40] if we're not efficient on early downs [2:42] and we're not moving the ball forward all the time, it's tough sledding. [2:45] And when you play a team like that that is really proficient on third down, [2:49] then, you know, that's the type of stuff that happens. [2:52] But we have to, you know, the sense of urgency for us to improve right now is high. [3:01] The sequence where they delay a game penalty looked like it was stopped there. [3:08] Yeah, I mean, you know, there's some unfortunate series of events [3:10] that didn't go our way, but, I mean, you've got to play the game, you know. [3:14] I mean, you've got to be able to tackle guys on the perimeter [3:16] and understand the situation and execute, you know. [3:20] So they did that and we didn't. [3:23] So it's just, I mean, it's pretty cut and dry. [3:25] We're looking very good on the special. [3:32] Again, it was a team effort. [3:35] We lost in all three phases, you know. [3:37] We knew the timing of the kickoffs would be different on our kick returns [3:41] and it just didn't seem like we could get the return, you know, [3:45] timed up with the blocks, you know, [3:47] and that's how they make their hay and they're good at it. [3:50] So, you know, expect us to improve. [3:52] It's a hard time getting anybody else involved until late. [4:04] Yeah, I mean, we didn't do the things on offense [4:10] that we need to be able to do to play Seahawk football. [4:14] So, to me, like, we got similar questions throughout the beginning of the season [4:18] on, you know, where we're falling short. [4:21] But to me, it's inputs, you know. [4:23] If we're playing the way that we're supposed to [4:25] and we're running off the rock and we're targeted right [4:27] and we're dialed in on what we should be doing, [4:30] we're way more efficient and the ball is distributed more evenly. [4:32] So, that's where we need to put our focus. [4:36] In a short week here, what's the key from your standpoint? [4:42] Yeah, we have a plan. [4:44] We haven't had a, you know, a six-day week yet this year. [4:48] We had one last year and we'll go try to execute it to the best for our ability. [4:52] But similar to, like, going into, like, a Thursday night game, [4:57] you don't have a lot of time to, you know, [5:00] this isn't a time for, like, studying or it's just to say, [5:02] hey, let's attack the tape. [5:04] Let's make sure we're all on the same page on one accord [5:06] when we show up on Wednesday and let's go. [5:09] You know, we don't have time to be licking our wounds or anything like that. [5:12] It's time to move forward. [5:19] To my knowledge, the running backs came out of the game okay. [5:21] So, we'll see where that goes. [5:24] Leo had a stinger and we'll see how that shakes out. [5:30] Connor O'Toole has a foot. [5:32] Could you get a point to a sense of help? [5:35] No.