The Seattle Seahawks are on the decline. Head coach Pete Carroll did the right thing by jettisoning his wayward coaching staff but their replacements are puzzling. Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer is a legacy hire who has delivered underwhelming squads for nearly a decade. Defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr is a deputy who won’t question Carroll’s directives.
Seattle is a team in flux trying to rally around a winning, aging head coach in the face of young challengers from Sean McVay’s Los Angeles Rams to Kyle Shanahan’s San Francisco 49ers. The Arizona Cardinals are actively looking for their new leader in the wake of Bruce Arians’ retirement.