Brian Fleury had never been an offensive coordinator nor, more importantly, called plays before he was hired to be the offensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks this season. He should get a bit of a break since he's in his first season, but that break cannot last long. The league doesn't truly allow that, abd Fluery has failed with calling plays on third down.
If the Seahawks have success offensively, and in the first two games they were inconsistent and in Week 3 started slowly, then they need to be good on first and second down. At least, that is the trend under Fleury. On third downs, Seattle has converted only 33.3 percent of the time (11 of 33), 26th in the league.
Under Ryan Grubb in 2024, the team converted 37.6 percent of its third downs (21st in the league), and in 2025 under Klint Kubiak, Seattle was 16th in converting 39.8 percent. Grubb was fired because of offensive inefficiency. Kubiak was hired by the Las Vegas Raiders to be their head coach.
Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Brian Fleury's third-down approach is a real worry
Fleury is very unlikely to go anywhere after the season, and three games are too small a sample size to truly judge his play-calling on third downs. What compounds his problem is that while he likes to run the ball a lot, the team has failed in the red zone in converting runs to scores. The team hasn't done that yet in 2026.
A great offensive coordinator often makes their bones in short-yardage situations. Creativity matters, even if the plays don't turn into explosive ones. Picking up first downs, moving the chains, and controlling the ball matters more than waiting on explosive plays. Those might never happen, but an offense could still be good if it's grinding out first downs.
In Week 3, the Seattle Seahawks only converted three of nine third-down attempts. That isn't winning football, and part of the reason the team lost its first game of the season. Even worse, Seattle only ran for 2.4 yards per carry, which also isn't winning football for a coordinator who wants to run quite a bit.
Was not having right guard Anthony Bradford a problem? It shouldn't have been, as he hasn't been consistently very good in his career. The Commanders were better against the run than the pass entering the game, but not so much better that Washington should have dominated the line of scrimmage when Seattle tried to run the ball.
And yet, that is exactly what happened. What we cannot know for sure is how much Brian Fleury's design is at fault. Three games aren't enough to tell the team and fans whether Fleury's ability to be a great coordinator should be in doubt. But the third-down statistics will be telling moving forward. If they improve, great. If they don't, Seattle might have a real issue at offensive coordinator.
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