Seahawks reportedly hiring Brian Schottenheimer as offensive coordinator

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Seahawks reportedly hiring Brian Schottenheimer as offensive coordinator

Out with Darrell Bevell. In with Brian Schottenheimer.According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the are expected to name Schottenheimer their new offensive coordinator to fill the spot vacated by Seahawks now expected to hire former Colts' QB coach Brian Schottenheimer as their offensive coordinator, per league source Jordan Clarkson Jersey . Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) Seahawks GM John Schneider worked in Washingtons front office while its HC was Marty Schottenheimer. Now Schneider will be working with Schottenheimers son as his OC in Seattle. Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) Most recently, Schottenheimer has served as the ' quarterbacks coach for the past two seasons. Now, he'll be an NFL offensive coordinator again for the first time since 2014. In Seattle, he'll have the chance to work with a generational quarterback talent in and a top receiver in , but he'll also be saddled with a subpar offensive line and a non-existent running game.Most NFL fans will know Schottenheimer because he's the son of long-time coach Marty Schottenheimer. But Brian Schottenheimer has been around in the league long Emmanuel Mudiay Jersey enough to be known by his own resume -- not his father's. Unfortunately, it's not the best resume. He's been an offensive coordinator for nine NFL seasons and one college season (with Georgia in 2015). In his nine NFL seasons as a coordinator -- with the and -- Schottenheimer's units ranked as a top-10 scoring offense just once. Seahawks fans will undoubtedly remember Schottenheimer as the architect of some truly meh Rams offenses. Take a look Rudy Gobert Jersey at Schottenheimer's NFL offensive rankings: Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) That doesn't mean Schottenheimer is guaranteed to fail in Seattle. Wilson is the best quarterback that Schottenheimer has ever gotten the chance to coordinate. Pete Carroll is the best head coach that Schottenheimer has worked under as a coordinator. And for all of the Seahawks' faults, they still finished 9-7 in a down season. This might be the best situation Schottenheimer has found himself in and maybe he'll thrive the way someone like Kyle Shanahan thrived in Atlanta before landing the 49ers' head coaching gig. Rayjon Tucker Jersey But expectations will be high. This is a Seahawks team that enters every season with Super Bowl aspirations. They just got rid of their long-time coordinator even though their offense ranked meaning mediocrity likely won't Dante Exum Jersey be tolerated. With their defense seemingly nearing the end of a dominant era -- it wouldn't be shocking if , , , , and are no longer playing in Seattle within the next couple years -- the Seahawks might need to transition to an offensive-minded approach that is spearheaded by Wilson. That puts pre sure on Schottenheimer to help lead Seattle into a new era of offensive football.
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