Seahawks Need to Fire Defensive Coordinator After Putrid Showing Against Packers

The Seattle Seahawks defense may have been given a boost of false confidence during Wild Card weekend against the shorthanded Philadelphia Eagles, because Sunday's ill-fated matchup against the Packers didn't go according to plan.

Seattle's defense struggled mightily on the road at Lambeau Field in a 28-23 defeat. They simply had no answer for Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams despite knowing what was coming -- and that may mean it is time to move on from Ken Norton Jr. as defensive coordinator.

(While we're at it, that Week 16 loss to the Arizona Cardinals surely stands, too. Kyler Murray has a bright future in this league, but he's not Aaron Rodgers.)

The Seahawks were once known for having one of the most dominant defenses in football, and Norton contributed greatly to that as linebackers coach from 2010-2014. Unfortunately, an injury-wracked running back corps meant this team just wasn't going to be dynamic enough on offense to outscore opponents in shootouts; the D needed to show up and control games if this team was going to have a chance.

And Getting outclassed in the Divisional Round is not what the Seahawks had in mind when the team was inches away from a first-round bye not so long ago.

The Seahawks traded for Jadevon Clowney to stack the defense with talent and make a run for the Super Bowl. With that effort having fallen short, it could be time to swallow a bitter pill and send Norton packing.

Aside from the one combined sack between Clowney and KJ Wright, the Hawks defense just couldn't stop the Green Bay passing game even while limiting No. 1 running back Aaron Jones to a paltry three yards per carry. Russell Wilson can only do so much by himself, folks. At this point, Pete Carroll needs to think long and hard about the hands he has on deck defensively.