Coaching candidate: Darrell Bevell

Contact: Interviewed with the Vikings last weekend; cannot speak with team again until Seahawks eliminated or after the Super Bowl

Head coaching experience: None

NFL coaching experience: 13 seasons

2000-05 – Offensive assistant/quarterbacks coach for the Packers

2006-2010 – Offensive coordinator for the Vikings

2011-present – Offensive coordinator for the Seahawks

Background:

Ever heard of this guy? Bevell has been one of the hot coordinators this year seeking a head coaching position. He knocked out two interviews last week, including one with the Vikings, and has drawn interest from the Redskins, Lions and Titans.

The Yuma, Ariz. native spent five seasons with the Vikings as offensive coordinator under head coach Brad Childress. He wasn't retained once the organization fired Childress and hired Leslie Frazier, but Bevell received the same position in Seattle in 2011. It turned out to be a pretty nice career move for him.

Bevell has helped with the development of Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson in his two NFL seasons. Like the case in Minnesota however, the Seahawks offense ranked in the top five in rushing over the last two seasons (third last season with 161.2 ypg; fourth this season with 136.8 ypg). The Seahawks won their first NFC West division title this season with Bevell as the offensive coordinator.

Bevell was a four-year starter at the University of Wisconsin after starting at Northern Arizona and taking a two-year Mormon mission trip to Cleveland, Ohio in 1990-91. The Badgers went 10-1-1 during Bevell's sophomore season to claim a share of the Big Ten title for the first time since 1962. He completed 61.4 percent of his passes during his collegiate career.

Here's a story the Star Tribune did on Bevell in 2010.