If Jedd the Fisch hires Taylor Mays, it will continue a pattern of trying to make splash hires.

He hired Pete Carroll’s son. He hired Bill Belichick’s son. He hired Sal Sunseri’s son He hired Jack Del Rio’s son.

Mays is the son of former Washington football star Stafford Mays and Taylor Mays was a local legend in Seattle. His hiring will be popular in Seattle, and Fisch craves public approval. He wants the sports-talk radio shows to like him.

It’s also not a risky hire because new Husky defensive coordinator Ryan Walters, who was the head coach at Purdue, has a background in coaching safeties. So a win-win for the Fisch.