An offensive coordinator with three franchises dating back to the 2006 season, Brian Schottenheimer has not received a chance to become a head coach. The Texans may be considering changing that.
One of the members of the Texans’ search committee, Jed Hughes, made a strong recommendation for the current Seahawks OC to receive serious consideration to succeed Bill O’Brien as Houston’s next head coach, Adam Schefter of ESPN.com tweets. Schottenheimer has not been connected to a head coaching search since the Seahawks hired him to run their offense in 2018.
The second-generation NFL coach developed a reputation as a conservative play-caller, with the Seahawks finishing with the second- and third-most rushing attempts in 2018 and ’19, respectively. In Schottenheimer’s 11 full seasons as a coordinator, his offenses have never ranked in the top 10 in passing yards.
This season, Schottenheimer has backed off that a bit. Russell Wilson has already surpassed his single-season high for touchdown passes (36) and is on pace to end this season with far more pass attempts than he logged in 2019 (516). Wilson is also completing passes at a career-high rate (70.4%) while maintaining the 8.0 yards-per-attempt figure around which he has hovered under Schottenheimer.
A former Jets and Rams OC, Schottenheimer may trail a now-higher-profile coordinator in this search. Eric Bieniemy may be the favorite to land the job, with Schefter adding that many believe the Chiefs OC is a strong candidate. Deshaun Watson has advocated for Bieniemy, and the Texans are definitely interested in the third-year Chiefs OC. However, Bieniemy stands to attract interest outside of Houston as well. He is on the Falcons’ radar.
I don’t know the details of coaching hierarchy, but I cannot imagine the OC calls more runs than passes w/o the HC knowing & approval.
It is Carroll that wants to run so much. We haven’t had a back stay healthy since Lynch. Pete still wanted to run though. Schotty has done a good job don’t want to see him go but deserves it. Schotty lol never heard that before. SMDH.
I doubt many people question Schottenheimer’s ability and pedigree but if they do they should look at the game plan for this most recent game v Jets. Of course the Jets flattered the Seahawks and it’s obvious Seattle would not be able to maintain the same success vs a good opponent. However the balance and the playcalling in this 40-3 pasting was one of Schotty’s best games as an OC.
The variety of plays and tempo of the offense was impressive. It was great to see Russell distribute the ball to all of the different weapons in his arsenal.
Joe Brady #1 available option
Oh boy nothing says last place defense like Marty Ball
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Josh McDaniel.
I don’t wanna see Shotty go, I really thought that Pete Carrol was grooming him to be the next HC for Seattle. But Pete signed a 5 year deal. Who knows in 5 years Shotty might be back in Seattle to be the HC. But if he does leave Seattle the Texans would be a good fit.