The Seahawks have been with Darrell Bevell since 2011, but now it is the time for him to go. Over the past few years, Bevell has proven why he is no longer the answer to the Seahawks offensive woes.
The biggest example of this was during the game against the Carolina Panthers. With under four minutes left to play while we were up by a field goal, conventional football knowledge would say to run the ball so you can drain the clock and give your opponent as little time as possible to make a comeback.
In the game, Bevell called three straight passing plays. This led to the team only taking about a minute off the clock. This gave the Carolina Panthers two and a half minutes of game clock to mount a comeback. With less than 30 seconds left, QB Cam Newton threw a deep pass to TE Greg Olsen for the game-winning touchdown. Had the Seahawks ran the ball in their situation, the Panthers more than likely would not have had the time comeback.
Bevell also seems to have an infatuation with wide receiver screens. He loves to call them in during times where they make absolutely no sense. The screenplays have not resulted well as they either lose yards, gain very few yards or get no yards at all. Either way, it results in a waste of a down.
If this were only a problem this year, then I would not be as mad. However, Bevell has been doing this since last year. During the Percy Harvin era, he ran screenplays all the time and, like this year, they never worked. He hasn't learned from the past and is continuing to run these screenplays like they are half of his playbook.
Another point to bring up is the lack of fourth-quarter offense from the team. They rank 29th in the NFL in 4th quarter points. While you can't blame the offense for the points given up, you can blame them and Bevell for the lack of any production in the fourth quarter.
While Bevell has been failing the Seahawks lately, it is hard to completely hate him because of what he has done for the Seahawks in the past. He has helped the Seahawks get to two straight Super Bowl's and one victory against the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 48.
While he has done a lot for the Seahawks, I think it would be a mistake to keep him around past the 2015-2016 season. Unless he can get his act together, I don't see him in the Seahawks' future.




















