Is Mike Macdonald a defensive-minded Ben Johnson?

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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🗓️ 4 February 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes discussed the similarities between Bears head coach Ben Johnson and Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald.

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0:00.0	Guys, I'm here with Seahawks head coach, Mike McDonald.
0:04.6	So I saw the video where you told the guys about division of hosting the NFC championship game.
0:09.5	Did you really think you'd be here at the NFC championship game hosting it and winning it?
0:13.6	No.
0:16.0	I mean, at some point, you know, but I'll tell you what, it's like I says, the power of 12 as 1, doing it
0:23.0	together, taking a day by day, having a vision, sticking to it, loving each other up,
0:29.5	it's just powerful stuff, man, so that's what you can do.
0:33.1	What do you say, the power of 12 as 1, 11 players and the coach.
0:39.7	And remember the Seahawks fans are the 12s.
0:42.9	They really are.
0:43.9	It's a good thing they got going out there.
0:46.6	Seems nice.
0:47.8	Being a Super Bowl, have a really good team.
0:50.5	I approve of the concept.
0:53.3	So look, I was reading about him.
0:57.6	The Athletic did a great piece on him.
0:59.1	Michael Sean Dugher did a piece on him.
1:02.0	I just want to read you a couple of things.
1:04.1	Please.
1:04.8	And I imagine you'll have the same reaction that I had about this, okay?
1:10.3	But let me give you a little bit of it, just a preamble on this.
1:14.5	Defensive-minded head coaches have won only 10 of the last 30 championships, none since 2018.
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