To illustrate his point, the coach shows a keepsake from when ESPN NFL analyst Rex Ryan called him “terrible” on TV. They weren’t that hard to find, as the clip of the former NFL coach lambasting Macdonald started making the rounds. Macdonald was in his first season as an NFL defensive coordinator, and the ESPN analyst was not impressed. Rex Ryan on Mike Macdonald in September 2022 after his second career game as an NFL defensive coordinator: “This new hot shot coordinator is terrible.” Macdonald was hired as the Seahawks’ head coach before the 2024 season and, a year later, he won a Super Bowl.