Head Coach Mike Macdonald Looks Ahead To Week 4 vs. Chargers | Seattle Seahawks

Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald met with the media to open a week of preparation for the Seahawks' matchup against the Chargers. He walked through practice-schedule adjustments following the East Coast trip and provided health updates on Julian Love, Ty Okada, Zach Charbonnet and Irv Charles, while taking responsibility for improving game-planning and coverage calls after a loss. Macdonald also reflected on his season at Michigan and its influence on the team's "12 As One" identity, and offered evaluations of his offense, offensive line and coaching staff. • (0:02) Macdonald explained the tweaked practice schedule coming off the East Coast trip, and said at (0:28) that the safety position is getting healthier; Julian Love would be on the field in some capacity while Ty Okada would not practice (0:49), a decision on opening Zach Charbonnet's practice window could come as soon as Thursday (0:59, 1:25), and Irv Charles is not open yet (1:06). • (2:18) Coming off a loss, Macdonald said the week "feels like a Wednesday" because the process and mentality stay consistent, and at (3:04) he took responsibility as head coach for game-planning and calling coverages better, noting the film showed the pass rush and time-to-pressure were good. • (3:30) He called the matchup against Jim Harbaugh's Chargers special for Special Teams Coordinator Jay Harbaugh, and at (10:08) praised the 0-3 Chargers as talented, tough, well-coached and schematically sound. • (4:36) Macdonald reflected on his season at Michigan, where feeling that team's connectedness helped shape the "12 as one" idea, on figuring out how to build a defense in the college game (5:23), and on lessons in simplifying calls and emphasizing style of play that he brought back to the NFL (6:27). • (8:25) He expects the ball to find Rashid Shaheed more as the team sticks to its process, explained at (10:45) why Jaxon Smith-Njigba is equipped to handle a heavy target volume, and at (11:26) was excited about Tory Horton's production after returning from injury. • (9:09) The run game needs continued work rather than a panic button; he praised center Jalen Sundell's decisiveness and awareness (17:30) and expects the right guard rotation to continue in some form (13:35). He also called Defensive Run Game Coordinator Chris Partridge an "edge chaser" who connects with everyone (13:10). • (14:34) Macdonald voiced trust in Offensive Coordinator Brian Fleury and the offensive staff on in-game adjustments, revisited the offseason work to restore the home-field advantage ahead of a home-heavy stretch (16:24), said Nick Emmanwori's role will keep expanding (18:04), confirmed Sam Darnold came out of the weekend well (18:29), and said he'd need more logistical details before backing a return of pass interference challenges (18:47). Subscribe and hit the bell to see the latest Seahawks press conferences » https://shwks.com/SeahawksPressPass Subscribe to Seahawks Podcasts: https://shwks.com/youtube Seahawks Insiders » https://shwks.com/SeahawksInsiders Hawk Talk » https://shwks.com/HawkTalk Seahawks Stories » https://shwks.com/SeahawksStories The Huddle » https://shwks.com/TheHuddle Seahawks Rewind » https://shwks.com/SeahawksRewind Hawks Live » https://shwks.com/HawksLive Big Ray's Garage Grind: Mental Health Edition » https://shwks.com/GarageGrind All Seahawks Podcasts » https://shwks.com/Podcasts #SeattleSeahawks #Seahawks #NFL The official Youtube of the Seattle Seahawks. Member of the NFC West in the National Football League. Instagram »   / seahawks   TikTok »   / seahawks   Twitter »   / seahawks   Facebook »   / seahawks   Snapchat »   / seahawks   You might also enjoy some of the following NFL Channels. NFL Films » https://bit.ly/2MDSCKf NFL » https://bit.ly/1C8BDFd NFL Network » https://bit.ly/29yN2HA NFL Throwback » https://bit.ly/2PhvhQ6