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January 13, 2009 12:17 PM

Coaching staff: Haskell, Marshall and Gilbertson out; Robert Prince in

Coach Jim Mora just concluded his introductory press conference, and he laid out the coaching staff. Coordinators Gil Haskell and John Marshall have not been retained. Position coaches Keith Gilbertson and Dwaine Board also will not be back.

Robert Prince has been hired to coach wide receivers, the position Gilbertson held last season. Dan Quinn will coach defensive line, an agreement reached Saturday, and Greg Knapp and Casey Bradley will serve as offensive and defensive coordinators.

Joe Barry has not been hired to coach Seattle's linebackers, contrary to a report published Saturday on the league's own Web site. Zerick Rollins has been retained to coach the linebackers.

Prince coached most recently in Jacksonville. He previously worked in Atlanta.

Special teams coach Bruce DeHaven will be back, one of the 12 coaches retained. Mike DeBoard -- assistant offensive-line coach last season -- will move to coach tight ends, the position filled by Jim Lind last season.

One vacancy remains and that is coaching defensive backs.

In	Position	Status
Casey Bradley	Defensive coordinator	Announced Jan. 12
Greg Knapp	Offensive coordinator	Announced Jan. 8
Dan Quinn	Defensive line Assistant head coach	Announced Jan. 12
Robert Prince	Wide recievers coach	Reached agreement

Out	Position	Reason
John Marshall	Defensive coordinator	Not retained
Gil Haskell	Offensive coordinator	Not retained
Keith Gilbertson	Wide receivers	Not retained
Dwaine Board	Defensive line coach	Not retained
Jim Lind	Tight ends	Expected to retire
John Jamison	Asst. special teams	Expected to retire

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Maybe now he will help create an Offensive Line that will give Hassleback more than 2 seconds to find a receiver and throw the ball.... Always seem... Posted on January 13, 2009 at 3:42 PM by Mr. Idaho. Jump to comment

The void is created by a complete lack of run defense, and pass rushing. The DB's actually did not play that badly considering how weak the... Posted on January 13, 2009 at 2:27 PM by On the Fence. Jump to comment

Humm! Interesting, that HUGE void was filled by the new head coach last year. Posted on January 13, 2009 at 2:09 PM by hmaurice. Jump to comment

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