SEATTLE — It turns out that neither Mike Macdonald nor Pete Carroll could live up to the words from the former Seattle Seahawks coach’s famous postgame bit and win the game in the fourth quarter. Thanks to a last-second field goal block by Seattle edge rusher Jalan Gaines, the Seahawks’ preseason opener against Carroll’s Las Vegas Raiders ended in a 23-23 tie Thursday night at Lumen Field.

Although both coaches wanted a victory, individual assessments are far more important than the final score. Since this was the debut of Klint Kubiak’s new offense, these postgame takeaways will focus on that side of the ball.

A “dream” offense

Wide receiver Jake Bobo lit up when I asked for his initial impression of Kubiak’s scheme.

“Shove the rock and then a couple play-actions mixed in there? Dude,

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