Seahawks Rumors: Ex-Chargers HC Anthony Lynn Interested in OC Vacancy

Former Los Angeles Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn is reportedly in the running to become the Seattle Seahawks' new offensive coordinator.

According to NFL Media (h/t Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk), Lynn has spoken with Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll about the team's OC opening, but the 52-year-old hasn't yet decided what he wants to do in 2021.

Lynn was fired this month after four years as head coach of the Chargers, which included posting a 7-9 record last season.

Seattle's OC job became available this week when the Seahawks parted ways with Brian Schottenheimer, who had served in that role for three years.

After ranking in the top 10 in both total offense (eighth) and scoring (ninth) last season, the Seahawks fell off a bit in 2020, ranking 17th in total offense and eighth in scoring offense.

Quarterback Russell Wilson had a big year overall with 4,212 yards and a career-high 40 touchdowns through the air, but he also through a career-worst 13 interceptions and had a passer rating under 100 in each of his final four regular-season games after topping the 100 mark in nine of the previous 13 games this season, including in each of his first five games.

The last straw for Schottenheimer was Seattle's offensive performance in a 30-20 NFC Wild Card Round playoff loss to the NFC West rival Los Angeles Rams.

Seattle played from behind all game, turned the ball over once (a Wilson INT) and finished with just 278 yards of total offense against L.A.'s fearsome defense.

Lynn's Chargers had their issues this season, and his team never came close to replicating the 12-4 record he registered in 2018, but the offense did some good things during the 2020 campaign.

The Chargers ranked ninth in total offense and 18th in scoring, which is no small feat considering they had a rookie quarterback.

Justin Herbert had less hype surrounding him than both Joe Burrow and Tua Tagovailoa entering the 2020 NFL draft, but the No. 6 overall pick had a better rookie year than both of them under the tutelage of Lynn.

After completing 66.6 percent of his passes for 4,336 yards, 31 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, Herbert is the odds-on favorite to be named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.

Aside from his stint as head coach of the Chargers, Lynn has some experience as an OC as well, serving in that role for the Buffalo Bills in 2016. Most of his NFL coaching career has been spent on the offensive side of the ball as a running backs coach.

If Lynn ends up landing the OC job in Seattle, he will have no shortage of weapons at his disposal in the form of Wilson, wide receivers D.K. Metcalf and Tyler Lockett, and running back Chris Carson.