Shane Waldron is on his way out. This morning NFL Network reported that the Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator is leaving town and will be taking the same position with the Chicago Bears.
Waldron has a good mind for designing plays and has helped Geno Smith develop into a top-10 quarterback. However, the results on the field had also been somewhat disappointing. If Waldron had gotten the most juice out of his talent as he could have this season, he’d been in the mix for head coach interviews right now – not making a lateral move as OC. The hard truth is the offense underperformed in 2023, especially on third down and in the red zone.
At the end of the regular season, they ranked a perfectly-average No. 17 in points per game, which is far below their potential even with the offensive line issues. Let’s see how Seattle fans are taking the news…
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