Remarkably, the Seattle Seahawks, a team with Brian Schottenheimer as their offensive coordinator, are currently leading the NFC West with a 10-2 record. In all seriousness though, stability (and that includes the legend of Schottenheimer), has been the foundation of the Seahawks success. Pete Carroll, defensive coordinator Ken Norton, Schottenheimer, and most of the Seahawks lineup have returned and learned how to get over the hump in close games.
The Seahawks added ends Ziggy Ansah and Jadaveon Clowney, and lost Frank Clark, yet these 10-2 Seattle Seahawks mostly look a lot like last year’s 10-6 team, however this year they’re pulling out the close games that they would have dropped a year ago.