Of course, it\u2019s difficult to glean too much from practices at this stage of the offseason. No live contact is allowed, teams are still early in the process of installing their playbooks and new players and coaches alike are still adjusting to their surroundings.<\/p>\n
But even with all that in mind, former NFL wide receiver Michael Bumpus<\/a> liked what he saw at OTAs from Kubiak\u2019s Shanahan-style offense<\/a>, which is known for its wide-zone blocking scheme and play-action attack.<\/p>\n In particular, Bumpus said it was refreshing to see the connectivity of Kubiak\u2019s system and how everything ties together.<\/p>\n \u201cI saw the vision,\u201d Bumpus said during Friday\u2019s Four Down Territory segment on Seattle Sports\u2019 Bump and Stacy. \u201cI literally saw the vision of Kubiak and this offense. \u2026 I saw a wide zone. I saw a wide zone to a screen. I saw a wide zone look to a reverse boot over the top. You just see the connection from play to play to play.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was just refreshing to see not necessarily new concepts, but concepts that connect,\u201d he added. \u201c\u2026 It\u2019s OTAs, (so) take it for what it is. But the vision was there and it was fun to see it unfold.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The connectivity of Kubiak\u2019s scheme is something other analysts have highlighted, too.<\/p>\n Back in January, when Kubiak was interviewing for the Seahawks\u2019 offensive coordinator job, ESPN analyst and former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky described it as a \u201cbutterfly effect\u201d<\/a> during an appearance on Seattle Sports\u2019 Brock and Salk. Orlovksy said the attachment from play to play is the biggest difference between Kubiak\u2019s system and the one run by former Seahawks OC Ryan Grubb last season.<\/p>\n \u201cIn that (Shanahan coaching) tree<\/a> that Klint comes from, that scheme, the most fundamental part of it is everything looks the same,\u201d Orlovksy said. \u201cThere is always a butterfly effect to a play call, and things are always constantly attached. There\u2019s a consistent sequencing of events. You\u2019re painting a picture so often in that scheme, rather than writing a letter.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd Ryan Grubb\u2019s stuff (last) year, I do think that there was, we\u2019re gonna call this play, and then we\u2019re gonna call this play, and then two quarters later, we\u2019re gonna call this play,\u201d he added. \u201cThere wasn\u2019t a lot of attachment to, all right, we called this, and we have these three things off of it that are gonna look the same or were set up because of.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that\u2019s the fundamental difference.\u201d<\/p>\n Listen to the full Four Down Territory segment at this link<\/a> or in the audio player near the middle of this story. Tune in to Bump and Stacy weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or find the podcast on the Seattle Sports app.<\/p>\n More on the Seattle Seahawks<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Wyman: What looks different about Seahawks LB Tyrice Knight in Year 2<\/a>
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