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Seahawks fans, gear up for an electrifying HawksZone Rundown hosted by Bryce Coutts, featuring football analyst Bobby Peters diving deep into Klint Kubiak’s offensive scheme for the 2025 Seattle Seahawks.
Want to learn more about Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak’s offense? This is the article and video for you.
This latest HawksZone Rundown podcast episode is a must-watch, delivering expert insights on how Kubiak’s system will transform Seattle’s attack with new stars Sam Darnold, Cooper Kupp, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba (JSN). Special guest Bobby Peters is an NFL analyst, football coach, and published author who does extensive breakdowns of schemes and gameplans. You can check out his work at Alert The Post.
The show begins by unpacking Kubiak’s Shanahan-style philosophy, blending zone running, play-action, and pre-snap motion for a balanced, efficient offense. Fans will learn how this approach sets the 2025 Seahawks apart from past schemes.
“The bread-and-butter early install Kyle Shanahan play-action route is what I call a bang route,” Peters said. “In some of their their terminology, it could be called drift. I’ve seen it called strike in some of theirs.
“And what it is, it’s basically a mini dig. It’s a seven-step dig from one of the receivers, usually in like a cut split. And they do a really good job of formationing it.
“This is a good example in 11 personnel. We’re going to return to orbit motion the slot receiver. We’re going to pull a guard going the other way and we’re trying to hit the X receiver, the receiver to the field on the bang route. Now, if that’s covered up, we’ve got a nice little curl flat combination to the boundary with our running back checking over the ball as well. So, we we’ve got we built like a full progression off of this for the quarterback. We’re trying to hit that quick in-breaker over the middle.
“You know, if you’ve watched the 49ers over the years, you know, Jimmy Garoppolo basically, a huge percentage of his production would be on on these plays on early downs, right? And if that receiver’s covered via double team or via safety robbing it, you know, there’s some sort of checkdown or that backside swirl route the quarterback can get to in this version.”
The discussion then explores roster fit, detailing how Kubiak maximizes Darnold’s rhythm-based passing, capitalizes on Kupp’s route-running precision, and unleashes JSN’s slot versatility alongside Tyler Lockett and running backs Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet. The episode’s highlight is a dynamic play-breakdown segment, where Peters uses diagrams to dissect Kubiak’s designs.
From a powerful outside zone run to a play-action pass creating explosive opportunities for Kupp and JSN, these breakdowns make the X’s and O’s accessible and thrilling. Peters also reveals a red-zone play that could boost Seattle’s scoring efficiency, addressing past challenges.
“The lookie route is that receiver, the X receiver there to the wide side of the field. So in [the 49ers] offense, the...
