People haven’t forgotten about Will Dissly. Though his time on the field was brief last year Womens Brett Hundley Jersey , the rookie tight end was something fans pine for on a regular basis for the Seahawks: a young offensive star. And maybe that star wouldn’t have shined any brighter than it was shining for all we know, but fans have not forgotten; they regularly comment here and on Twitter that they’re excited for the return of Dissly and believe he could be a premier blocking tight end with above-average receiving skills because that’s what he was in 2018 — for, you know, a couple of weeks.The following players you’ve mostly forgotten about.They might not become stars. They might not even make it to August. But some of them will and some of them might even become key players for the Seahawks in 2019 and beyond. That will prove to be critical to Seattle’s Super Bowl chances because they need more players like the ones they had in 2012-2015: cheap, healthy, and talented. Back when Richard Sherman, Russell Wilson, Bobby Wagner, Kam Chancellor and others were on rookie contracts. It’s really hard to imagine that any one of the following players will ever reach that status, but the team could definitely use a Bruce Irvin or a Golden Tate.Before thinking about free agency and the 2019 draft, consider that these players could also fill important roles next season, even if they didn’t do much of anything in 2018.Jamarco Jones, OTHe was expected to compete with Germain Ifedi at right tackle but an ankle injury cost him the whole season. A two-year starter at left tackle for Ohio State, Jones has the college pedigree to be intriguing but his combine and measurements are what caused him to fall to the fifth round. Still, this is the only offensive lineman that the team has drafted since replacing Tom Cable with Mike Solari, so you’d think it’s a shift towards his philosophy and that he might be favored a bit for those reasons. The only other real “Mike Solari lineman” on the team last year was D.J. Fluker and everyone seemed to like him.But I’d still say the line needs serious upgrades. Perhaps Jones will fill one of those.Jordan Simmons, OGMaybe less forgotten because his time with the team was more recent, Simmons looked more than capable during his three starts in 2018. The issue is his long and concerning injury history and that he might never be able to become a full-time NFL player. That doesn’t mean they won’t attempt to bring him back and add him to the competition, just that they’ll need to have a solid backup plan if he wins the starting job at right or left guard, which he seems capable of when healthy.Amara Darboh, WRYes, Darboh is still on the Seahawks. No, he’s never displayed any special skills at the pro level. But as a former third round pick, and a guy who Pete Carroll seemingly still likes for Seattle, Darboh is someone who has to be considered for 2019.I would say it’s still pretty low odds that Darboh makes the team and contributes significantly Tre Flowers Jersey Green , but it took awhile for Jermaine Kearse to catch on. It took Tate a few years. Tyler Lockett just caught more touchdowns in 2018 than he had in his first three seasons combined. Even Doug Baldwin had a sophomore slump. Darboh’s had a much more conspicuous career than those guys, but it’s possible he just didn’t have a good rookie campaign (like many receivers) and then got injured. The fact that he was waived first is not a good sign but Darboh’s coming back and there are needs at receiver.C.J. Prosise, RBCarroll mentioned him, I’ll mention him. I know you might hate Prosise because he hasn’t been healthy and even I’ve strayed more towards the “It’s never going to happen with Prosise” side of things, but only because he did seem to be healthy last year for the most part and he went nowhere. The Seahawks have a nice 1-2 at running and probably want to see more of J.D. McKissic, but Prosise has hung around for three years and that’s a long while to wait so I expect that Carroll and Brian Schottenheimer are still very into the whole Prosise idea.Rasheem Green, DEYou know him because he was a third round pick, but I’m just reminding you that Seattle’s need at pass rush could get some added oomph internally. Green was considered too young (one of the youngest in the NFL), maybe not quite strong enough yet to compete with veterans. And perhaps that is what we saw as he hung back for the most part and finished with nine tackles and one sack. He’ll turn 22 in May and perhaps with a year under his belt could be a regular in the d-line rotation come September.Nazair Jones, DT/5-techI don’t know that anyone outside of the locker room has any idea what the deal was with Naz last season but a fan favorite on a team that needed better play at defensive tackle somehow spent most of the season on the bench. He finished with seven tackles and no sacks in nine games. Some of it was injury, but there seemed to be more to it than that. Carroll said after the season that Naz was moved to 5-tech, so maybe they just really didn’t like what they saw from him on the inside and are going to give him more reps outside the tackles. Moving players around has also seen them gain considerable value before. 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 Russell Wilson Jersey , 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, 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 Doug Baldwin Jersey Green , have Khalil Mack. Are you kidding me?)Dallas’ Jason Garrett. (Amari Cooper to a team that lacked only playmaking receivers — hell, 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.