Seattle Seahawks: New OC Shane Waldron brings Rams offense to Seattle
Chris Phillips
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LA Rams
In 2016, he joined Sean McVay, coaching the Washington Football Team as the offensive quality control coach. Waldron went with McVay to coach the LA Rams, where Waldron’s been coaching for the last four seasons.
Waldron held the title of quarterbacks coach. When the Rams offensive coordinator role came open before the 2020 season, Waldron was passed over for Kevin O’Connell. McVay does think very highly of Waldron. During Waldron’s time with the Rams, the Rams ranked 25th in drop back rate. How much of the Rams type of offense will Waldron bring to the Emerald City?
Getting the Seahawks job
A long-standing hashtag and rallying cry of 12’s everywhere is #LetRussCook. Subsequently, at the start of the 2021 season, Russ was cooking up a feast. The team started 5-0, putting up all kinds of Star Wars numbers. Russ and offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer were the talk of the league. RW3 looked like a shoo-in for the MVP.
We know how the season ended. Seattle parted ways with Schottenheimer this year because of “philosophical differences.” Translation, head coach Pete Carroll wants to run the ball more. With this line of thinking in mind, Waldron is a logical hire. Something to keep an eye on with Waldron, he’s never called plays in the NFL.
A few other items of note. Russell Wilson stated he wanted to have input on the next offensive coordinator. From all reports, Russ got his wish. It was far from a Deshaun Watson/ Houston Texans situation.