So, after the nostalgic euphoria of Marshawn Lynch returning to the Seattle Seahawks has waned, we’re all left to wonder:
What’s the fit going to be like?
The first item in this week’s “Things I Noticed” is about how new offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer uses more zone running than Lynch — who seems to prefer more “gap” and “man” blocking — did in his Seattle heyday.
When asked about that this week, Seattle coach Pete Carroll didn’t seem too worried.
“It’s more similar than it isn’t,” Carroll said. “There’s terminology that’s tacked onto stuff in motions and formations and things like that that are some new things that he has to pick up.