Brian Schottenheimer named Seattle Seahawks OC Published: Jan 16, 2018 at 10:19 AM Austin Knoblauch Pavel Datsyuk Women Jersey The have hired a new offensive coordinator. Former quarterbacks coach Brian Schottenheimer was on Tuesday. coach Pete Carroll offered Schottenheimer the job last week. Schottenheimer was their top choice, and the wanted to get him before other teams potentially offered him positions, Rapoport added. Schottenheimer's addition to the ' coaching staff comes le s than a week after the team offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell's seven-year run in Seattle. Schottenheimer, 44, previously served as offensive coordinator for the (2006-11) during their back-to-back trips to Mike Green Women Jersey the AFC title game and was the ' OC from 2012-14. Following his two-year stint with the , Schottenheimer will be tasked with diversifying a Seattle offense that has been too dependent on quarterback . The do-everything signal-caller became the first player in NFL history this past season to account for 100 percent of his team's pa sing yards while chalking up at least 30 percent Alex Delvecchio Women Jersey of the squad's rushing yards. Schottenheimer will try to accomplish that by injecting life into a ho-hum running game that was hampered by a committee of underwhelming performers in 2017. Seattle ranked 23rd in league rushing (101.8) and no one other than Wilson rushed for more than 250 yards on the ground. Injuries played a role, but , , and couldn't get the job done. Schottenheimer likely will have Jacob De La Rose Jersey a few new players to work with in the backfield once general manager John Schneider tinkers the roster. Although Schottenheimer's offense fared better than the on the ground -- thanks to the efforts of -- it remains to be seen if Terry Sawchuk Kids Jersey he'll be an upgrade over Bevell in helping Carroll's steer Seattle back into the playoffs. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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