Mike Macdonald's first season as Seahawks head coach nearly saw the playoffs, but a middling offense ultimately held back Seattle.

As a result, the club moved on from offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb following the 2024 campaign and hired Klint Kubiak soon thereafter.

Geno Smith is one of the main reasons why Kubiak decided to come to the Pacific Northwest, Michael Baca of NFL.com reports.

"[Geno] was a huge draw to come here and to get to coach him alongside (quarterbacks coach) Andrew Janocko, so we have high expectations for him," the new Seahawks OC said during Tuesday's introductory news conference. "We're gonna push Geno and get the best out of him, and we'll do that by pushing his teammates as well. It's not just him. It's a team thing, and he's gotta be the head of that."

Smith's 4,320 passing yards in 2024 set a new single-season record for the franchise, passing a mark he set the previous year. The veteran QB also set a new career-high mark in completion percentage (70.4) during a campaign where the Seahawks' rushing attack didn't provide much help (95.7 rushing yards per game; 28th in NFL).

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