At the midway point of last season, Brian Schottenheimer was still getting praise for letting Russell Wilson cook and Ken Norton Jr was running a staggeringly inept defense that necessitated the Seattle Seahawks having to win a style of shootout football that they’ve historically tried to avoid.
By the end of the season, the switch had flipped and Schotty was gone while Norton remains on the coaching staff after a substantial defensive improvement at a time when the Seahawks offense had gone cold. DVOA ranked the Seahawks as bang-on average, which is important to note given this metric takes into account strength of opponent.