The Likeliest Falcons Offensive Coordinator: Bob Bratkowski
by Dave Choate on Jan 11, 2012 8:01 AM EST
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PrintI hope you won't consider this raining on your collective parade.
ESPN's Pat Yasinskas reports that Bob Bratkowski—aka the Polish Playcaller—is the in-house candidate du jour, which makes sense. He was hired as the quarterbacks coach this year and it was widely understood that he'd be in line for a promotion if Mike Mularkey left. You should not take this to mean that Bratkowski is definitely the guy, because he's not. The Falcons will look at other candidates, I promise you.
What recommends Bratkowski? Caleb had a great but poorly formatted post—sorry, can't seem to fix that—last month that you'll want to read. He presided over a very effective passing offense that could batter the ball when necessary, largely thanks to the strength of Carson Palmer's arm. He's not a lot more aggressive or creative than Mularkey, at least to these eyes, but he is at least somewhat more so. The offense would evolve a bit under him, most likely, because he can do it and that's what the organization would like to see.
Keep in mind that young receivers like Chris Henry and T.J. Houshmanzadeh blossomed under his Cincinnati tenure. That's not insignificant when the Falcons have Julio Jones and are likely to either chase a young receiver in the draft or take a hard look at guys like Kevin Cone and Drew Davis.
Still.
Personally, I'd rather do something drastically different. Get someone like Hue Jackson in Atlanta, especially after we watched him do nice things with the Raiders offense. I know he kind of threw his team under the bus, but lots of great coordinators have done stupid or awful things as head coaches. Heck, take on a young, promising college offensive coordinator. Or you could even go for Steve Logan, the former Boston College offensive coordinator currently serving as the Tampa Bay running backs coach and the guy responsible for tutoring Ryan in his college days. After four years of good but not great, let's aim for the Oort Cloud and see how far our shot goes.
Given Mike Smith's well-established aversion to drastic change, that may be wishful thinking. But Thomas Dimitroff and Arthur Blank do have a say here, and so I would not count anything out. These Falcons have surprised me before.
If Bratkowski does get hired, let's give him a chance. Whatever his faults, he's not another Mike Mularkey.
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Sounds like a great idea!
Status quo it’s always worked for us in the past, right? Right? Someone tell me I’m right.
yeah, i'd rather have the Oort Cloud, which i assume is some sort of delicous cotton candy..
but any evolutionary step up would be acceptable. I do worry about the Smith aversion to change, so I hope that he sees some of that writing on the wall and gives some thought to venturing outside his comfort zone and agrees to try something dynamic.
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Ryan does not have Palmer arm
I would like to see falcons hire Gregg Knapp from texans.he runs a WCO, which is what Ryans needs to be in, Knapp is good with QB’s, he found Matt Schaub while in Altanta, three year his offense lead NFL in rushing with W. Dunn as running back. he also found T,J. Yates.Its not a Mike system, But like with Tebow, Fox changed to what worked for them. A vertical passing attack will not work with Ryan as QB ,because of weak arm. WC, short passes he would do well. If Smith wants to stay with the Vertical attack, he needs to trade Ryan and get a strong arm QB.
I don't want Knapp anywhere near this offense
I know it’s not for reasons that might be considered rational, but I HATED his offense during the Vick years.
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Same here
We led the league in rushing, but if you take away the yards that were gained by Vick running for his life, we would be far below average. And our passing stats were bad. The quarterback deserves some of that blame, but the coordinator deserves a lot of it as well. I vote no for Knapp
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by sportsfan4life2012 on Jan 11, 2012 10:21 AM EST up reply actions
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
NO NO A THOUSAND TIMES NO!
Knapp was a disaster. Terrible. Horrible. No good. Very bad. Stink, stank, stunk. Insert your description of awfulness from a children’s story here. At least I can take comfort in knowing that the odds of re-hiring Mularkey are probably better than rehiring Knapp.
by SG Standard on Jan 11, 2012 8:50 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He stank because of the offensive line and the quarterback we had
If you remember Vick had around 2 seconds to make a decision and when he did it was run (usually). I don’t think Knapps time in Atlanta is a fair judge of his playcalling ability, but that doesn’t mean I want him to return.
His play design also stank
He had the most elementary, non-creative wide receiver routes of any coordinator I have ever seen. Every short-to-intermediate route ended with the receiver standing still. There were no crossing patterns, no double moves, nothing. Receivers would run 10 to 15 yards downfield, stop, and turn around. Of all the problems I had with Knapp’s offense, that was, and still is, the biggest.
by SG Standard on Jan 11, 2012 10:08 AM EST up reply actions
TOTALLY AGREE!!!
I don’t want this guy to fly thru Atlanta on a connecting flight to whatever destination may be!!
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Knapp liked undersized LINEMAN
If I’m not wrong he use to weight his lineman before games to make sure they were under 300lbs. He like agile, fast, chop block lineman. Guys use to sap all their energy losing water weight before games. Explains why Vick was always running for his life. Could explain why two Texan QB’s went down this season…
I can't believe someone seriously suggested Gregg Knapp
You have to be joking man. I liked Mularkey’s offense more than Knapp’s. He was an absolute disaster here.
by LongSufferingFalconsFan on Jan 11, 2012 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
Gregg Knapp????
I’m with Dave
What are smoking?
Our offense was just as bad as Mularkey’s, maybe worse when Vick was here with Knapp.
by brotherbrown on Jan 11, 2012 1:09 PM EST up reply actions
How did he do with Matt?
Given no off season, but many thought Matt regressed some this year, in spite of stats. If we look at his confidence year one and two, it seemed better then. Skill wise, better now, but unless the team meaning Matt are confident, all the other stuff won’t overcome that. Smith, OC and MR all need to trust and respect each other. That should be a big part of the thought process to get to the next level.
Bratkowski in Seattle
After Caleb took a look at the Cincy days, I decided to check out what he did in Seattle as the OC from 95-98.
Basically, that team was a mess back then. The Hawks of that time should be seen in context: The 1992 Seahawks had that historically bad Offense averaging 8.8 Points per game an throwing for 1700 yards or so, which was especially brutal since their Defense was #3 in DVOA and manned the Defensive Player of the year (DT Curtez Kennedy). Even though they bottomed out at 2-14, the Pats managed to win the tiebreaker for the first overall pick, which ended up being the difference between Drew Beldsoe and… Rick Mirer. The Hawks of the Tom Flores era thus ended up fielding okay run offenses behind a one-man-show conducted by All-Pro RB Chris Warren and disastrous pass offenses mired in Mirer.
When Bratkowski took over with new HC Dennis Erickson he had a declining RB and no QB to speak of. He did squeeze out another good season out of Warren, which helped them land 18th in Offense DVOA in 1995 (instead of around 25th like thy did in the Flores era), but the year after that Warren declined and Mirer was utplayed by his backup, the immortal John Friesz. The Offense was again 24th in DVOA. The only “okay” year Bratkowski engineered in Seattle was 1997, and sadly enough it’s hard to pin it on anything he did. While the running game regressed, they traded Mirer and got a Pro-Bowl season out of a 41 year old Warren Moon. Offensive DVOA: 13th. In 1998 Moon played out his last noteworthy season as Ricky Watters chunked out his usual Thomas Jones like 1000 Yard-Season-with-less-than-4-yards-per-carry. Hawks Offense fell back to 25h in DVOA.
After Bratkwoski and Erickson left, Holmgren and Mike Sherman got a good season out of Jon Kitna, started 8-2 with the 17th DVOA Offense and immediatley made the playoffs. And with Gil Haskell and Shaun Alexander arriving in 2000 a dreadful decade of offensive Football ended in Seattle.
Bratkowski was in a bad situation, yes, but the numbers and overall development clearly show that he also didn’t do much to help make it better. But his is all ancient history of course. What he did in Cincy defintily should be more indicative of how he could help the Falcons get better than what he did 17 years ago.
by wiesengrund on Jan 11, 2012 8:42 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
I just went out to Pro Football Stats and the results for Bratkowski were...meh....
Average of like mid-300s in points scored. Of course that was in the era where it wasn’t as MUCH flag football and there were some STOUT defenses running around the AFC. Maybe he’s learned a few tricks since then, but I want a younger coordinator that will take advantage of the modern NFL landscape.
Get someone that can't fit their playbook on one page
Thats all I ask.
Hell, I don't think MM got above one sheet of toilet paper with his playbook...ONE PLY at that!!
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Dude had all his plays on a 8x8 piece of paper and beat the dogshit out of Clemson.
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by Ball Hawk on Jan 11, 2012 9:31 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
agree. I'd like him to at least get an interview.
by KEScottII on Jan 11, 2012 9:39 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Holgorsen said he can teach his sytem in 3 days
That’s pretty amazing. Again…it’s getting the RIGHT play call and teaching your personnel how to execute it. He does as good a job as anyone at that. Heavy screen oriented…yes a coach who knows to use those. Mixes stuff up very very well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Holgorsen
He actually started coaching at Valdosta State. Texas Tech while he was OC was #8, #3, #6 nationally in Total Offense. Took Houston to # 3 and then #1 in total offense in his two year stint there. Oklahoma STate went from #61 to #1 in total offense his first year there. Took WVA to #17 in total offense his first year there. HIRE HIM!
i don't think they will interview a college coach especially one that runs a spread offense
by falconpower on Jan 11, 2012 1:13 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Holgorsen on the field might work, but......
I have read stories from off field that Mr. Blank would frown upon. True stories or not, I dont know, but if so, there is not a chance in hell.
Feh the brass said they hired an investigator to confirm and said their investigations didn't
So they wouldn’t have given him the HC job if the rumors the other coach whose job he was fixing to take were true. So I’d take them with a grain of salt. BTW he coached Crabtree and Wes Welker.
He's driven and a route perfectionist
He’s also added more running to the Air Raid. He really is an offensive genius and WAY detail oriented. Maybe we need a little mad genius.
Other than a standout bowl performance
That WV team was all over the place. Not to mention we’d have to completely return the line to a zone-blocking scheme (which we just spent the last 5 years converting to a power blocking line), and all in the hopes that an Airraid variant with some diamond backfield formations (inverted wishbone, that’ll be work consistently in the NFL) and concept packaging will somehow revolutionize offense in the pros. As long as you beat the Holgorsen drum on every thread, I’m gonna beat the never-work-in-the-pros drum.
by TheAreopagite on Jan 12, 2012 10:04 AM EST up reply actions
We could probably get any OC we want
We have had 4 winning seasons and a ton of talent on offense. That has to be very attractive to an OC. Especially after they watched how inconsistant the offense was this year. If Smitty just gives the job to Bratkowski without strongly considering all the great candidates out there, then maybe Smitty is what is holding us back.
by leonw92 on Jan 11, 2012 9:41 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Agree with this.
We need a step forward.
Not status quo.
To me, BB represents status quo. If we had a high powered offense that didn’t need changes, I would be all for the guy. But come on. He can’t be seriously thinking about doing this.
That being said, I would give him a shot if he was chosen. However, if the offense doesn’t respond in year 1, then he should go… and take MS with him.
I believe BB gets a shorter leash than other OCs simply because the offensive playbook wouldn’t change. He would know the system and the players, so I would gather he should be able to step in an immediately make changes.
Good point
I would think with the stable of weapons we have, an owner who is willing to spend and a pretty good city to live in (plenty to do, low cost of living) – attracting a big name OC wouldn’t be too hard, especially one looking to eventually transition to a HC position. An OC could make a good name for himself by just simply utilizing a very talented roster properly.
Kirby Smart for DC?
Won’t happen but damn sure should.
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by Ball Hawk on Jan 11, 2012 9:41 AM EST via mobile reply actions
So according to PFT we are going after Spags
This fan heartily agrees.
A Blank! Pay that man!
i read yesterday on espn insider that the Eagles are trying to lure back Spags and a deal could
be in the works sometime next week after Andy Reid gets back from vacation.. I hope we get him but from what i read Spags likes the possibility of being back with the eagles all that defensive talent they have.
Not sure if they have any more talent than we have.
Other than cornerbacks, how are they better on defense as far as talent?
I am just repeating what the article said about it i honestly don't care who is more talented
that discussion on who has better defensive talent is irrelevant because we made the playoffs and they didn’t that right there should speak for itself
Their defensive line is ridiculous
Trent Cole, Jason Babin, and Cullen Jenkins; all great players who were even better after they moved away from the exclusively wide-9 stuff they ran early on. We definitely have their linebackers beat, but they can remedy that pretty quickly with a draft and free agency.
by TheAreopagite on Jan 12, 2012 10:11 AM EST up reply actions
Personally, I'd like to see someone YOUNGER
No offense to the more aged of us, but the older guys are typically very stubborn about what does and does not work in the NFL. A guy like Mularkey would never think to run an option offense to help the QB – but it worked like wonders for developing Tebow and Cam Newton this year.
The only downside to a younger guy will be growing pains. They will inevitably put together plays or ideas that will fail badly. Older OCs may not get too creative, but they’ll generally make fewer mistakes.
True
Someone younger will tend to make more mistakes than an older OC but as everyone saw mistake free football didn’t mean anything when the OC refused to chuck the ball. Still got curbed stomped by the Giants. But hopefully New coordinators will be more willing to throw caution to the wind and just f**%ing for it.
Absolutely
I would much rather see a team go down swinging – and even throwing an interception while being aggressive – than the timid, play to not lose garbage that was the Giants game.
by The DW on Jan 11, 2012 11:01 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Thank You!
I mean i thought the Falcons would start to fight back after being taunted by Bradshaw (while he was on the bench).Sadly no turned out that the team had no heart that day. I don’t get it. But if the ball found Julio 20 yards out a couple of times,then I think everyone would be singing another tune right now.
Yes, yes it is
But football itself is a young man’s game.
No one's saying that age makes someone a bad coordinator
But older coordinators have a tendency to be dogmatic about their scheme and style of play since they’ve been doing it for so long; think Mike Martz on this one. There are notable older coordinators who are good innovators and students of the game: Monty Kiffin, Dick LeBeau, Dom Capers.
But a lot of times the next new thing comes from a young up and coming guy: when Kiffin, LeBeau, and Capers revolutionized the game, they were just as young and up-and-coming as the guy we are presumably looking for.
by TheAreopagite on Jan 12, 2012 10:14 AM EST up reply actions
Blank and TD get all their Strategy Here
Be careful what you sad, they are listening.
What about Bill Callahan
He comes from the same branch of Bill Walsh’s coaching tree as Andy Reid,Marty Mornhinweg ,Brad Childres ,Jon Gruden and Mike Sherman. His resume as an assistant coach is impressive by coaching the teams to lead NFL both in passing and Rushing. I doubt if Mike Smith wants to change his run first philosophy though.
It's all about Process...
He'd Better!
Turner is horrible guy has no vision. But the Falcons are now a team that can establish the run through the passing game not the other way around. If Smith doesn’t get that then he might be gone next year.
I'm starting to believe
You ARE Holgorsen…
by KEScottII on Jan 11, 2012 11:53 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
lol I wish
Except for the hair and height thing. I’ll take his $. Seriously though I want them to look not just at the NFL carousel but be forward thinking with their hire. I want a smart young OC that’s had results with more than just one team.
Agreed.
Completely. If he wanted the job we should give it to him, no question.
I actually hate the idea of college coaches in general… seeing as there is a mixed bag of success. That being said, I think he is as close to a “sure thing” as you will ever get.
so you'd still take the functional-alcoholic aspects? Including showing up to (and losing games) completely hammered?
We can lose games without alcoholics, thank you very much.
by TheAreopagite on Jan 12, 2012 10:16 AM EST up reply actions
jags
went to the jags blog to see their reaction and theyre actually EXCITED to have Mularkey. smh
If Halladay, Lee, and Hamels all break their arms while playing tag in the clubhouse, We'll be set
by suicide bunting is a sin on Jan 11, 2012 11:54 AM EST reply actions
I noticed that too
You have to admit, Mularkey is actually a good fit for a team that wants to keep things simple for a young QB while heavily emphasizing the run game. ATL just outgrew him. Either way, good riddance to him.
Well
It’ s the Jags lol i mean they were thinking about getting Tebow in the draft, not for his “football” talents but more for the fact that he was a Fla. legend.
For a team that had 5 wins
10 wins probably looks pretty good…
by Falcons1133 on Jan 11, 2012 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
And we're excited for them!!
Jag’s new owner is officially on my Christmas card list!!
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Regarding Hue Jackson:
“I know he kind of threw his team under the bus, but lots of great coordinators have done stupid or awful things as head coaches.”
Excellent point. I think he can be forgiven for that because of the pressures of being THE guy, the head ball coach. Here he would just be the offensive coordinator. I always liked Jackson because he has a bit of fire to him, something I think our offense is lacking. All we ever saw of MM was him sitting expressionless in the booth upstairs. Bratkowski doesn’t strike me as much better, he looks like a collegel professor sitting quietly on the bench beside MR2. I want attitude.
Exactly
Our players need a fiery coach with the balls to take risks. I’m also hoping we start looking for this in players we draft and sign. We always go for the nice, high character guys and steer away from any guy who can be seen as a problem. There have been plenty of players who were knuckleheads early on but changed their attitude with a different team.
i too like Hugh Jackson as a potential offensive coordinator
What about Al Saunders he runs that Martz style of offense he was the OC under Hugh Jackson in oakland
Im hoping Mularkey takes the Brat with him...
I want nothing to do with any offense that has anything to do with MM. Thing the cats out of the bag with what Brats limits are…he lacks creativity and is very predictable. No thank you…the wrs and qb and rb Rudi Johnson were all sick…so those stats maybe skewed. Lets not put lipstick on a big and call it pretty. If were a championship team the FO needs to treat it as one and go and get the best OC for out personel possible not some washed up 2nd tier coach that has watched the game pass him by. Theres a reason Brat wasnt hired else where to be an OC…lets hope we follow that trend and shoot for the stars. Im in favor of Hue Jackson Todd Hailey beast and this WV Holgerson or whatever his name is has def intrigued me. I dont want a status quo we as fans deserve the best and so does our team.
by Bigru3 on Jan 11, 2012 12:14 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Are you joking?
So were going to promote somebody that already had a hand in our offensive failure? No, seriously?!? I know Matt went for 4000+ this yr, but I firmly believe Matt took a step back this yr. The Bengals have had a lot of success after this guy. I think we can do a lot better. We need a west coast offense with Matt, or maybe the run and shoot. Lets find that.
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I Would Like
Todd Haley from the cheifs, i think matt and kurt are similar and haley did a great job with zona when they had 3 THOUSAND YARD WRS, i really think we consider him seeing we have roddy,julio, and HD i think hes perfect for our offense
From what i read yesterday that the Cardinals are considering bringing Haley back
into the fold the cards just got rid of their quarterback coach former Falcons QB Chris Miller they would either make him the new OC or keep him on the staff as the QB coach
Yeah Ill take fresh blood for 2 please
Tucker might stay in Jax but If we could get spags that would be amazing. For OC Hue would be a good pick up or Tom Clements from GB would also be a good pick.
I'm not at all supportive of the idea of promoting Bartsimpsonkowsi
Not the least bit comfortable with the thought of it.
I don't think he is our guy...
I REALLY hope TD is thinking this way as well…please?!?!
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Makes some sense......
…..Bratkowski could provide some stability since we are also losing the DC and probably a few other coaches as well…..However, I’m sure TD will also look around at other candidates as well.
by jkaflagg on Jan 11, 2012 3:13 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
I just hope that we don't replace the most vanilla of schmes
With the most vanilla of replacements.
Braves will be fine. I'm not worried.
by Bronn on Sep 18, 2011 4:26 PM EDT
Introducing real change:
French Vanilla!
by TheAreopagite on Jan 12, 2012 10:18 AM EST up reply actions
OC and DC
See what Chip Kelly may be thinking in his future as a OC in the NFL with a head coach position down the road and Kirby Smart as a DC would not be a bad fit.
That offense isn't for the NFL.
At least not with Ryan at QB
by FLA_Falcon on Jan 11, 2012 6:05 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
no, but a high tempo offense would be.
The Patriots thrive off of running a fast paced offense. It’s why Brady scores so much.
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by Caleb Rutherford on Jan 11, 2012 6:58 PM EST up reply actions
We don't really do much with tempo
As has been remarked many times, our no-huddle is not up-tempo, its just a way to get defenses into position and hold them there for 20 seconds or so before the snap. It sounds nasty, but a little up-tempo could be added by any coordinator.
by TheAreopagite on Jan 12, 2012 10:19 AM EST up reply actions
I like the idea of a west coast offense
for Matty Ice. I think it would fit Matt Ryan’s abilities really well and it would be great for Julio to catch short slants and be able to run after catch. However, whoever suggested Greg Knapp, that’s just crazy. Been there, done that. There is plenty of other good coaches around with west coast systems.
Why go west coast?
When you have deep threats like JJ and Roddy? A west coast might work since MR has a noodle arm but I still rather see a different scheme than the WC.
I think some more WCO would be good for our offense
Matt played well in one at the college level at BC, and you will still take shots down the field. But it would be different in that our two plays of Turner Dive and Julio Go would have to be amended.
by TheAreopagite on Jan 12, 2012 10:21 AM EST up reply actions
CALFROPER ARE YOU HIRING!!
I would love to fail at a job miserably and get rehired to the same position with the same company!! Leave Gregg Knapp where ever he is, please
Brad Childress
Has anyone talked about him yet? He’s still out there.
Philly OC 2003 – 2005 did a good job. Minnesota first two years did a good job as well. Any thoughts on that?
don't know about his personality issues though
I’m just brainstorming so don’t flame me too bad for bringing his name up lol. His players didn’t seem to like him much in Minnesota, but I don’t know how he was received as just the OC. His numbers running the offense weren’t bad in Philly or Minnesota until he was left with Jackson as his QB. Some of you may know more about him than me…
Bob Bratkowski is a perfect fit for the falcons Offense! Especially whith the type of team they have built… He made improved the bengals during his tenure….
In 2009 his offense set a franchise record of eight 100-yard rushing games by individual backs. The previous mark had been six. Cedric Benson, despite playing only 12 full games and part of another, finished with 1251 rushing yards.Besides Ochocinco, six other Bengals offensive players had been selected for multiple Pro Bowls during Bratkowski’s term as coordinator. The list includes T Willie Anderson, RB Corey Dillon, WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh, RB Rudi Johnson, FB Lorenzo Neal and QB Carson Palmer.
In 2007, Palmer became the fifth-fastest player (59 games) in NFL history to reach the 100 mark in TD passes. Palmer knocked Brett Favre and Daunte Culpepper out of the top five in the category, and joined a group that also includes two Hall of Famers (Dan Marino and Johnny Unitas), a surefire future Hall of Famer (Peyton Manning) and a Super Bowl winner with Hall of Fame potential (Kurt Warner).
Over 2004-06, Rudi Johnson’s 4221 rushing yards were the most by any Bengal in a three-season span. Earlier under Bratkowski’s watch, Dillon posted a pair of 1300-yard seasons, and QB Jon Kitna saw his stock as an NFL starter revived.
At Seattle in 1997, he was coordinator for the NFL’s top passing offense (247.4 yards per game). The team ranked third in the NFL in total offense. Seattle also established club season records in ’97 for most yards passing (4187) and completions (359). The Seahawks were second in the NFL in first downs (331).
He is now the new OC for the Jaguars
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