Seahawks fire offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer due to ‘philosophical differences’
By John Buhler
The Seattle Seahawks have parted ways with offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer.
After three seasons coordinating the Seattle Seahawks offense, Brian Schottenheimer is now out of a job.
With the NFC West-winning Seahawks falling at home to the division rival Los Angeles Rams in the NFL playoffs, everybody and their brother knew somebody was going to be labeled their scapegoat. It was not going to be head coach Pete Carroll or quarterback Russell Wilson and now not general manager John Schneider, who just inked a six-year extension. Schottenheimer is gone.
The Seahawks’ official Twitter account tweeted out the following message upon Schottenheimer’s dismal on Tuesday evening. “Brian Schottenheimer is a fantastic person and coach and we thank him for the last three years. Citing philosophical differences, we have parted ways.” “Philosophical differences” between Carroll and Schottenheimer contributed greatly to this coaching change.
Seahawks fired OC Brian Schottenheimer. His offense set a number of Seahawks’ records. But after meeting last night, it was evident there were philosophical differences between Schottenheimer and HC Pete Carroll. They decided a parting was in the best interests of both sides.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 13, 2021
Brian Schottenheimer is a fantastic person and coach and we thank him for the last three years. Citing philosophical differences, we have parted ways.
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) January 13, 2021
Is firing Brian Schottenheimer going to solve all of Seattle’s issues?
One would have thought that Schottenheimer’s ground-centric offensive approach would perfectly complement what defensive-minded Carroll wanted to do on his side of the ball. Despite seeing an emerging passing game behind Wilson and rising star D.K. Metcalf, this feels like a desperate plea for Carroll to right a sinking ship up in the Pacific Northwest. Will it even matter?
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It has been the better part of a decade since Seattle last represented the NFC in the Super Bowl. While Wilson is still in the midst of his prime as a passer, he is on the wrong side of 30 and Carroll is not getting any younger either. To put it simply, Seattle is in win-now mode and must find a suitable replacement for Schottenheimer to coordinate their offense going forward.
This was so predictable, but if Carroll can land someone better, then good job by him, I suppose.