Salk: What I need to see from Seahawks OC Brian Fleury
The biggest difference between Seattle's offense this year and last year is the offensive coordinator.
Watch: What We Need To See From Brian Fleury & The Seahawks Offense | Salk's Take | 1 min
With the news coming out this week that Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold is not going to play on Sunday and wasn’t fully healthy last Monday, it is reasonable to wonder if that takes a lot of the pressure off of offensive coordinator Brian Fleury.
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I guess in some ways it does, but not all of it, right? I mean, let’s be clear, the Seahawks’ offense was good last year and it has not been very good so far this season. And the biggest difference between then and now? No, it’s not the running back who left – Kenneth Walker III. It’s the offensive coordinator.
Klint Kubiak last year was able to get the absolute best out of Sam Darnold. So far this year, we’ve not seen that. Maybe injuries played a role in at least one of those games, but in general, he has just not been the same quarterback and the rest of the weaponry outside of Jaxon Smith-Njigba has not been particularly great as well.
You’ve got to find a way to utilize JSN. Obviously, he’s a huge key to what they’re doing, and they failed to do that in the second half on Monday against Chicago. But it can’t just be the chuck-it-up-to-JSN show.
Somebody’s got to fix this offensive line and get it to be effective again. Somebody has to make sure the weaponry is effective again. And somebody’s got to make sure that the quarterback play a whole lot better than he has been for the last couple of weeks.
This article is a transcript of the video at the top of this story. It is edited for clarity. Catch Mike Salk weekdays from 6-10 a.m. on Seattle Sports’ Brock and Salk.
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Brian Fleury hasn't gotten our offense to shine--and he's had amble time to "figure it out". Time for a change. The 2026 Seattle Seahawk offense needs a better play caller. Also fire the receivers coach. That position group has been underperforming all year.
Our offense definitely misses K9 and in his first game back Zach Charbonnet was not a difference maker. I would go with Emanuel Wilson and Jadarian Price with Charbonnet as the 3rd down back from this point going forward.
Salk, you should talk about Quentin Nelson. Was he ready to play against Chicago?
Sammy is our QB. We need him out there.
what exactly was the rush to stuff sam back in there against WA when he wasn't healthy and he wasn't needed??? why!!?? it tanked there entire team..no way we should have lost to that horrible team...