Overview
- The Seahawks hired San Francisco tight ends coach Brian Fleury to replace Klint Kubiak after their Super Bowl title, with the team emphasizing continuity in scheme.
- Quarterback Sam Darnold said in early June that the transition "hasn't been too much of a transition," noting familiar verbiage and a few new wrinkles.
- Fleury has told the team he will retain much of Kubiak's system while adding small adjustments, and players have praised his steady, stoic leadership and installation work.
- A major open question is that Fleury has never called plays in an NFL game, so his in-season play-calling will determine whether continuity translates into repeatable success.
- NFL executives and reporters expect a Shanahan-tree style offense to persist, and the league will watch early-season game-day play-calling and in-game adjustments for signs of the hire's true impact.