If the Seattle Seahawks decided pretty quickly after the season that defensive coordinator Kris Richard and offensive line coach and run game coordinator Tom Cable were no longer good fits, their new bosses made it sound Wednesday as if it was a no-brainer to just as quickly hire them.
Richard, who had been with the Seahawks since 2010 and coordinator the last three seasons, is now the defensive backs coach and defensive passing game coordinator with Dallas, while Cable landed with the Raiders as the offensive line coach for new head coach Jon Gruden.
Cable joined an offensive staff in Oakland that is headed up by coordinator Greg Olson, who has also has Northwest roots — Olson is from Richland and coached for a while at Idaho in the ‘90s.