Brock: What stood out about new Seahawks OC’s scheme
Brian Fleury is bringing a well-known aspect of Kyle Shanahan's offense in San Francisco to Seattle.
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The Seattle Seahawks are returning many of the players and coaches from their Super Bowl-winning team last season, which has added to the focus on new offensive coordinator Brian Fleury as the team gears up for the 2026 campaign.
What the Seahawks are saying about new OC and his offense
One aspect that Fleury was expected to bring with his offense from his time with the San Francisco 49ers was plenty of pre-snap motions and shifts, a hallmark of the offense he helped coach under Kyle Shanahan in San Francisco.
That aspect stood out quite a bit to former NFL quarterback Brock Huard while at Seattle’s minicamp practices this week.
“It almost stood out when they didn’t motion or move people or shift,” Huard said Friday during his Blue 88 segment on Seattle Sports’ Brock and Salk.
According to a report from NBC Sports Bay Area’s Dan Dempster, the 49ers used pre-snap motion 73.8% of its offensive plays in 2025, the fourth-most in the NFL.
Huard highlighted how that impacts opposing defenses, saying “it just busts the hardwires and forces communication.”
“They don’t just do it to look cute or to be high in those numbers,” Huard said. “They do it to screw up the wires of the defense… You’re going to see that in spades all season long.”
Speaking the same language
After getting a chance to chat Fleury, Huard said the way the new offensive coordinator is installing his offense with a group that has many returning players and coaches also stood out.
“You have a choice. Am I going to blow up their whole language that everybody knows so I can speak my language? Or do I learn their stuff and make it easier on all of them and harder on me?” said Huard, who noted Fleury is doing the latter.
“He’s brought some new stuff. There is some new language, but all the veterans were like, no, that’s easy,” Huard said. “… So kind of a great communication and work in progress between staff, coach and players that shouldn’t surprise you with the level of communication in that building.”
Listen to the full conversation at this link or in the audio player in this story. Tune in to Brock and Salk weekdays from 6-10 a.m. or find the podcast on the Seattle Sports app.
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I've complained for many years about the Seahawks eschewing deception, which works and doesn't take a penny from the salary cap. I had the impression that Carroll thought that it was dishonorable to not be obvious. A new OC would arrive and he might incorporate some pre-snap movement, but it would be gone within a few games.
Perhaps, it will persist under Macdonald, who seems to believe in the mental capabilities of his players. Make the defense think and it will slow down.