Mike Macdonald hypes up his partnership with new Seahawks OC Brian Fleury

It's expected that there will be some staff "brain drain" after winning a Super Bowl. 

The Seattle Seahawks knew before the Super Bowl that offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak was going to be leaving to take the head coaching gig with the Las Vegas Raiders. Heck, he confirmed it on the field after Seattle's win over the New England Patriots.

The confetti hadn't even stopped falling yet.

That's life in the NFL when you're a winning organization.

To avoid the ups and downs that come along with staff changes at the highest level of the NFL, landing "the guy" after "the guy" at coordinator is just as important to a team like the Seahawks.

That's why head coach Mike Macdonald went with an outside hire despite interviewing four of the assistant coaches who were already on his staff. 

He hired Brian Fleury away from the San Francisco 49ers, and a huge reason for that decision was because of the way Fleury already saw things as a football guy.

"All the things we've talked about throughout the season in terms of connectivity, attention to detail, the chasing edges type of mentality, he didn't use those words verbatim, but he might as well have," Macdonald said of Fleury on Thursday, according to Brady Henderson of ESPN. "How we want to run off the football. Tacitly, there's a lot of similarities as well. But just how we do business, it felt like he'd be a great partner to work with."

New Seahawks OC Brian Fleury has never called plays in the NFL

Fleury has been the tight ends coach for the 49ers under head coach and play-caller Kyle Shanahan for the last four seasons. He's been with San Francisco since 2019. Last season, he was also the team's run game coordinator. 

He's never called plays before, but he was a college quarterback. Notably, Macdonald said that previous playcalling experience is "a bit overrated."

He believes Fleury will be able to grow into the role and he has a ton of help around him.

And while he hasn't yet called plays, Fleury knows exactly the vibe and mentality he wants from this Seattle offense as it chases another Super Bowl victory in 2026.

What will the Seahawks' new offense look like?

"It looks very similar to the one that just won the Super Bowl," Fleury said. "It's more about how you play than what you actually are doing schematically. We're going to be fast and violent and aggressive in every way that we possibly can, put pressure on defenses both schematically and from a tempo standpoint, and always have that type of a mindset."