Because of the Seattle Seahawks' high-end success last season, and head coach Mike Macdonald's great start to his career in the Pacific Northwest, other teams are interested in taking pieces of the Seattle organization to help their own cause. One of those pieces was 2025 offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak.
Kubiak was hired by the Las Vegas Raiders to be their new head coach. Ironically, that meant replacing a former Seahawks head coach, Pete Carroll. Most 12s likely hope that Kubiak has more success in Vegas than Carroll did.
To replace Kubiak, Seattle hired former San Francisco 49ers offensive assistant Brian Fleury. If fans are worried the offense will digress greatly under Fleury, Macdonald says not to be concerned. The new offensive boss is just like the old boss.
Mike Macdonald says Seattle Seahawks fans need not worry about offensive coordinator change
Speaking to the media after minicamp, Macdonald said, "It’s this year’s version of last year’s offense. So it’s the Seahawks’ offense, and Brian’s brought some great ideas and some things that we can kind of move and shift."
The positive part is that Kubiak and Fleury come from the same Shanahan coaching tree, and not just Kyle, but his father, longtime successful head coach Mike. What Mike Shanahan designed helped the Denver Broncos win Super Bowls in the 1990s, and the pass-rush ratio of the system is far more even than many other offensive schemes.
As Seattle Seahawks fans can attest, based on last season, having a great defense and a quarterback that is supported with a very efficient running attack can lead to titles. That happened in 2013 for Seattle, too, when the same situation occurred. Russell Wilson was good that season, but made better because of the Legion of Boom and Marshawn Lynch.
Brian Fleury's 49ers reached the title game twice, though they lost both. The offense was a huge reason for San Francisco's success, as the rushing attack design is creative, can be easily tweaked, and, as long as key players stay healthy, consistently has a high level of success.
For the Seahawks, running back Kenneth Walker might have left to sign with the Kansas City Chiefs this offseason, but the team drafted explosive running back Jadarian Price. Price has the raw skill to at least be as productive as Walker, so the team shouldn't see a drastic falloff.
Fleury simply needs to augment what Kubiak did and learn how to be good at calling plays immediately. He has the experience to do that, which should translate into Seattle once again challenging for a deep run in the postseason.
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