The changes in the NFC West at the coordinator positions appear to be over. The Seattle Seahawks have made their choice to replace Brian Schottenheimer as offensive coordinator. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, they will steal Los Angeles Rams passing game coordinator Shane Waldron to make him OC and the offensive playcaller.
The Seahawks parted ways with Schottenheimer after the season, citing philosophical differences with head coach Pete Carroll. Carroll would like the Seahawks to focus on running the ball more effectively.
Waldron has not called plays previously.
Waldron has worked with Sean McVay since 2016, dating back to when both were on the Washington coaching staff.
McVay and San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan run the same sort of offense. Assuming that Waldron will implement an offense similar to McVay, the Arizona Cardinals will have all three of their division rivals running more or less the same offensive scheme.
The Seahawks have their new offensive coordinator. The Rams have a new defensive coordinator in Raheem Morris, the 49ers have new offensive and defensive coordinators, while the Cardinals replaced pass game coordinator Tom Clements (who retired) as head coach Kliff Kingsbury’s top offensive assistant with Sean Kugler, who now is the run game coordinator, in addition to offensive line coach.
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