The year 2011 had some good ups and some poor lows in the Seahawks world. After an average 2010 season and a spectacular win against the reigning Super Bowl champions, the New Orleans Saints, in Seattle during the playoffs (of which I attended with the rest of the Stephan boys), hopes were high that a 9 maybe even 10 win season was in the horizon. But to our disappointment, we had only 7 wins, tying 2010 but with no playoff spot. So what went wrong and what could be improved upon in 2012?
Over the course of the next few weeks I look to expound on what lead to the 2011, what happened, what needs to be addressed and last but not least, what 2012 could store for the 12th Man and the Seahawk Nation.
Today I would like to look at the coaching changes that had to be looked at before the 2011 season.
1. Offense Coordinator : Coming into 2011, we let go of the old Offensive Coordinator and brought in a new OC by the name of Darrell Bevell from Minnesota. This move was critical as the old OC was just not getting the job done. Darrell did a nice job in 2011 with mixing things up and getting a more balanced run attack at the defense.
2. Offensive Line coach : a few weeks before the 2010, our long time OLine coach retired leaving the team in a scrabble all year at that coaching position. You could see the confusion with the linemen throughout the season. Tom Cable was a MUST for Seattle. His style of in your face, toughness and show no mercy style was just what our young line needed. The running game was almost laughable in 2010, especially before Marshawn “The Beast” Lynch showed up.
Next entry I will look into the offensive positions that lead us to the 2011 season.
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