The Seahawks turned to a well-known opponent to find their next offensive coordinator. They have hired Shane Waldron, who has spent the past four seasons with the Los Angeles Rams, and has held the title of passing coordinator for the past three years.
Andron Dickerson, who plays with Waldron from LA to Seattle, is the Seahawks coordinator after nine seasons as the Rams’ attacking coach.
Waldron, 41, has seven years of NFL coaching experience, and also worked with Rams coach Sean McVay for a year in Washington before McVay held the Rams position, and from 2008-’09 under Bill Belichick worked in New England as an attacking coach for quality control. later as tighthead coach.
“We are very excited to bring Shane Waldron to the Seahawks,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. “His creative and competitive approach to the game will bring out the best in our players and coaches. Shane also brings good knowledge and insight into our division. His vision for the future, along with the players we offend, has him.” a must get for us. ‘
Waldron replaces Brian Schottenheimer, with whom the Seahawks divorced two weeks ago, while Dickerson fills the vacant post coordinator position that Brennan Carroll holds as offensive coordinator at the University of Arizona. Waldron and Dickerson were colleagues at Tufts University before they began coaching. Dickerson, who was the longest-serving member of the Rams’ coaching staff, helped the Rams offensive to be one of the best pass protection units in the league. Since McVay took over in 2017, the Rams have been in the top 10 in the NFL for the fewest bags allowed four years in a row, including in 2019 when they conceded 22 bags in the league, and last season when they were 25 allowed. for the sixth least equal. The Rams have also had a top-10 storm attack three of the past four years, including last season when they finished 10th, averaging 126.1 rushing yards per game, despite not exceeding 625 meters for the season.
“We’re lucky to have Andy Dickerson as our coordinator for the game,” Carroll said. ‘He has been working with Shane for years and continuity will be an integral factor in the transition process.
“They will work with our staff to capture the many strengths we have developed over the years and expand the explosive capability that Russell (Wilson) and the crew offer us.”
Waldron, who also coached at Ure Notre Dame, the University of Massachusetts and Hartford Colonials, has never been a college or pro coordinator, but he has the approval of his former boss.
Asked about Waldron in 2018, McVay said: “He’s a phenomenal coach. He’s a good communicator. He has a rare ability to not only with coaches but also with the players, authentic and sincere. can contact and fix in a way that does not let guys’ guards come up.It’s all about problem solving and doing it together.He obviously did a phenomenal job, actually mainly as a leader for our transgression, not just to be just a pass-game coordinator. ‘
McVay added that Waldron was “absolutely” ready to be an offensive coordinator. “I will be extremely disappointed, selfish if we lose him, but so happy if it’s something he had like the following for him and his family. There’s no doubt, he’s an excellent coach and he’s definitely ready if it’s the next step he decides he wants to take. ‘
While Waldron and Dickerson will surely bring their own ideas to Seattle’s offense, there are elements of McVay’s Rams offense that Carroll should address, which in his press conference at the end of the season expressed the desire to ‘get the ball more effectively’ and also more frequently in 2021. Since McVay took over in LA four years ago, the Rams have relied on a relatively balanced offense with a large dose of play-offs, pre-snap moves, slides and intermittent passes that leads to run opportunities for catches for receivers and stiff points.