The Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl exactly as they wanted to when they rebuilt the team two years ago. General manager John Schneider hired new head coach Mike Macdonald to get the defense back to the level it was in the mid-2010s when the team was a perennial Super Bowl contender. Mission accomplished quicker than most assumed it would.
Now, the reality of offseason business begins. The first step is free agency, which will get underway in full midway through March. Unlike the last few seasons, the team doesn't have obvious cut candidates to release. Instead, Schneider needs to figure out who to re-sign in free agency without overspending.