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which potential head coaches are interviewing where Tyler Lockett Color Rush Jersey , Thursday the NFL announced which Hall of Fame semi-finalists had made it through as finalists. Nestled amongst the fifteen players and coaches on the list are a handful of names with ties to the Seattle Seahawks. There are three players who spent time in Seattle on the list, including Steve Hutchinson, Kevin Mawae and Edgerrin James. Hutchinson and Mawae were both offensive linemen who originally drafted by the Hawks, with Mawae selected 2.36 in 1994 and Hutch taken 1.17 in 2001. Both played through their rookie contracts for the Seahawks, before signing elsewhere in free agency, and then closing out their careers with the Tennessee Titans. Mawae spent the middle seasons of his career with the New York Jets, while Hutchinson famously spent the heart of his career with the Minnesota Vikings after signing a poison pill laced contract after having the transition tag applied to him following the 2005 season. James, of course, had a phenomenal career as a running back, amassing 12,246 yards rushing and 3,364 yards through the air during his career. His stop in Seattle was not much of note, as he gained just 135 rushing yards in his lone season in the Pacific North West during the very forgettable lone season that Jim Mora led the Hawks to a less than impressive 5-11 mark. Edge, as he was known, was a dynamic playmaker, making the Pro Bowl four times and the 1999 All Pro team as a rookie, however, he is one of those players for whom the question of “What could have been?” will always exist had he not suffered a catastrophic knee injury during his third season in the NFL. Over the first 38 games of his career prior to suffering that knee injury Edgerrin had recorded 3,924 rushing yards and 29 TDs to go along with 1,373 receiving yards, including rushing for 100 yards 24 times in those 38 games. In addition Frank Clark Color Rush Jersey , former Seahawks head coach Tom Flores is also on the list of finalists this season. Flores was a quarterback for several teams during the 1960s, most notably serving as Len Dawson’s backup for the Kansas City Chiefs during their Super Bowl winning 1969 season. For that Chiefs team Flores attempted just a single pass, completing it for 33 yards and a touchdown, giving him a perfect 158.3 rating in his time with the Chiefs. He also played for both the Oakland Raiders and the Buffalo Bills during his career, but he is best known for the work he did on the sideline. When John Madden retired abruptly following the 1978 season, Flores took over as the head coach of the Raiders, leading them to two Super Bowl titles in his nine seasons at the helm. He then moved to the Oakland front office for a single season, before taking the job as the President and General Manager of the Seahawks prior to the 1989 season. He held those roles for the final three seasons of the Chuck Knox era in Seattle before taking over as head coach for the 1992 season. For those fans who remember, that 1992 season was an absolute disaster. The Seahawks put up a record of just 2-14 while scoring just 140 points on the season (8.8 points per game). In case you’re wondering, the answer to the question is that, yes, that is indeed an NFL record for fewest points scored in a non-strike-shortened season since the NFL went to a 16 game schedule in 1978. However, it is not the lowest points per game, as the 1976 expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers scored just 7.4 points per game in going 0-14. As for DVOA, for those who read the final 2018 DVOA ratings when they were released earlier this week, the 1992 Seahawks have the worst offensive DVOA in the DVOA era for any team that was not an expansion team (the 2002 Houston Texans are the only team that was worse). In any case, Flores left his mark on the game with the Raiders, and he paired with quarterback Jim Plunkett in the Raiders victory in both Super Bowl XV and XVIII, putting them on the short list of coach-quarterback combinations that won multiple Super Bowls. However, even 35 years after that second Super Bowl victory, neither is in the Hall of Fame. Those from the list who make the Hall of Fame will be announced the weekend of the Super Bowl Dion Jordan Color Rush Jersey , and with the odds roughly 50/50 that any particular finalist will be selected, odds are at least one of the former Seahawks will be on the list. For those interested in seeing the full list of this year’s finalists, here it is. Every year, 32 men enter their name into the NFL Coach of the Year sweepstakes. Every year, 31 of them fall short. That’s because the only true way to correctly ascertain the deservingest recipient of all is through process of elimination. Although the headline is a bit of a spoiler (headlines: definitely overrated), let’s conduct an objective, untainted, bias-free experiment anyway, and see where it takes us.Who automatically isn’t the 2018 NFL Coach of the Year? We know 17 men who aren’t — all the guys without winning records this season. Out are:Arizona’s Steve Wilks*, Atlanta’s Dan Quinn, Buffalo’s Sean McDermott, Carolina’s Ron Rivera, Cincinnati’s Marvin Lewis*, Cleveland’s Hue Jackson*, Denver’s Vance Joseph*, Detroit’s Matt Patricia, Green Bay’s Mike McCarthy*, Jacksonville’s Doug Marrone, Miami’s Adam Gase*, New York’s Pat Shurmur and Todd Bowles*, Oakland’s John Gruden Tedric Thompson Color Rush Jersey , San Francisco’s Kyle Shanahan, Tampa Bay’s Dirk Koetter* and Washington’s Jay Gruden. *fired anywayFifteen men made the first cut. Who also isn’t in consideration? Anyone who faltered down the stretch in a bid to make the playoffs. You can’t be the CoY if you’re not playing in January. Out are:Minnesota’s Mike ZimmerPittsburgh’s Mike TomlinTennessee’s Mike VrabelApparently, not a great year to be named Michael. If you can help it.Of course we’re down to 12 men. Their teams are in the playoffs. Next to go, among the somewhat deserving, is any coach whose team won fewer games, or the same amount, as last year. As if we’re gonna reward someone for showing no improvement, or taking a step back. I think not. Out are:New England’s Bill Belichick (minus two wins)Philadelphia’s Doug Pederson (minus four wins)How about the guys whose teams did pretty well in 2017, were expected to be pretty good this season, and turned out pretty good? What did they accomplish? “Look at all this talent! I made it perform to expectations, in line with their existing and proven ability!” Are we supposed to be impressed? Out are:Baltimore’s John Harbaugh. That Ravens defense was excellent last year, continued to be excellent this year, and they won one more game than last year. Kansas City’s Andy Reid. The Chiefs were preseason AFC favorites and performed near expectations. Los Angeles’ Anthony Lynn. Same story as the Chiefs.Los Angeles’ Sean McVay. The Rams were good to begin with, then they added talent, and then they blew the 1 seed with a mediocre showing in December. A Super Bowl favorite got a first-round bye. Wowee. It would probably have taken a special coaching talent to prevent LA from winning 12 games.New Orleans’ Sean Payton. The Saints were one freak play from the NFCCG a year ago and entered 2018 as arguably one of the five best teams. Drew Brees had the most impressive season of his storied career, which reflects well enough on Payton, but more well on Brees himself. It’s not like Payton is a bad choice; New Orleans won 13 games. But did he really do the best job of all 32 coaches? I doubt it.Who does that leave? Not a lot. Our survivor pool is down to five accomplished men. Let’s use one final argument to eliminate coaches who benefited from good fortune: did the team receive a star or superstar addition during the season? Great coaches shouldn’t receive accolades for being suddenly spoiled with a new All-Pro talent. They ought to be rewarded for overcoming something like the loss of one. Say, if a Hall of Fame safety were to break his leg in Week 4, and his coach still guided the team to the playoffs, it would be more notable than another coach reaching the postseason after adding the best defensive end in the game. Out are:Chicago’s Matt Nagy. (Here, have Khalil Mack. Are you kidding me?)Dallas’ Jason Garrett. (Amari Cooper to a team that lacked only playmaking receivers — hell Ethan Pocic Color Rush Jersey , maybe Jerry Jones is the real Coach of the Year.)Two candidates remain alongside Carroll: Houston’s Bill O’Brien and Indianapolis’ Frank Reich. Interestingly, all three teams started slow — the Seahawks 0-2, the Texans 0-3 and the Colts 1-5. Props to each coach for pulling off a comeback story within the season.Interestingly, all three teams were in almost every game — the Seahawks lost six times by a total of 28 points, the Texans five times by 20 points, and the Colts six times by 46. Kudos again to each coach for keeping his team in pretty much every game until the end. Only Reich’s Colts lost by more than one score at any point.But here’s the difference: Carroll’s squad took their lumps against a far more difficult top-end schedule. While the Texans and Colts avoided top DVOA teams and lost to middling teams, the Seahawks were busy facing the top 5 teams in DVOA five times. Yes, five games against the five best teams.Seattle: 6 games against top 10 DVOA teams, 2-4 record. 8-2 otherwise.Houston: 3 games against teams in the top 10, 1-2 record. 10-3 otherwise.Indianapolis: 1 game against teams in the top 10, 0-1 record. 10-5 otherwise.Carroll’s Seahawks got the job done against tougher opponents, all year, without the benefit of any significant additions. They thrived after losing the entire Legion of Boom, two Pro Bowl defensive linemen and their top touchdown-maker, relying on their third-string free safety by the end, while bringing in new coordinators all around and working in new talent everywhere. For perspective, Russell Wilson, Justin Britt and Bobby Wagner are the only holdovers from the Super Bowl years who played 15 or more games. Wilson was alone in appearing in all 16.O’Brien and Reich didn’t overcome the tougher schedule or tougher circumstances their colleague in Seattle did. So there’s only one possible conclusion. Pete Carroll, by process of elimination, is the 2018 NFL Coach of the Year.