From Wilson’s end, there might be an element of “you don’t know what you don’t know” at play. Former Bengals receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh previously told Colin Cowherd that the Bengals at one point did not gather the team at a [more]. “I believe this is the perfect mesh for what Pete Carroll wants and what Russell Wilson wanted as well through this process,” he said. Jake Heaps of 710 ESPN Seattle joined this week’s Talkin’ Seahawks Podcast to share his excitement over the hire. Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Shane Waldron said that he and head coach Pete Carroll are "naturally in alignment" with many of their offensive philosophies. Wilson’s deep shots aren’t going anywhere. While the hire isn’t yet official, the Seahawks are reportedly set to make Rams passing game coordinator Shane Waldron the team’s next offensive coordinator. That reason for good vibes has arrived with the team’s new offensive coordinator Shane Waldron. He needs to help Wilson play consistently well through the season and into the postseason. Most importantly, Heaps said, if Waldron is indeed hired like Schefter has reported, he thinks Waldron will give the Seahawks exactly what they need when it comes to the two most important members of the team. 2021 NFL draft: Can Stanford QB Davis Mills surprise after 11 college starts? As Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson addresses grievances he has with the franchise, it seems he is at least behind the hiring of Shane Waldron … Waldron has worked for Sean McVay since 2016 — now, he’ll get to run his own offense and face his former mentor twice per year. Heaps said Wednesday that he texted with a friend of his who is on the Rams’ coaching staff after Schefter’s report, and that person had nothing but good things to say about Waldron. The former Rams passing game coordinator had been with the club since 2017 as he came over from Washington with Sean McVay. He remains the UFC middleweight champion with the loss to Blachowicz being the first of his professional mixed martial arts career. “Shane Waldron comes from an offense that values the running game. 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. “Shane Waldron has a PhD in how to attack defenses with tempo,” Heaps said. “We can't talk ball; we can't do all that really (right now),” Wilson continued. Waldron has worked for Sean McVay since 2016 — now, he’ll get to run his own offense and face his former mentor twice per year.. Based on the conversation, Trotter believes Watson will be traded. There are undoubtedly more levels in Wilson’s game yet to be unlocked even as he enters Year 10. What's the first step he should take as OC in Seattle? McVay has been seen as one of the NFL’s brightest offensive minds for a while now, and his offensive assistants have been hired across the league for offensive coordinator and head coaching jobs, such as Packers head coach Matt LaFleur and Bengals head coach Zac Taylor. The Knicks have been checking in with multiple teams, but several teams said the Knicks haven’t taken an aggressive approach yet in any trade talks. Jeremy Lin said a fellow G League player called him coronavirus on the court. It opens everything else up and they’re able to play in attack mode and play with a tempo that puts defenses on their heels, and that’s exactly the type of style that Russell Wilson wants to play with.”. He's a good person. That allows them to do so many other things in terms of their naked bootlegs, their play action passes, their screen game and their ability to turn up the tempo. Wilson, meanwhile, told reporters he wanted the offense to play with more tempo and urgency so they could get off to faster and better starts. For Waldron, he gets to work with a future Hall-of-Famer whose patented off-script can make any OC look good. Sean McVay will allow Shane Waldron to call plays during the preseason. Gallant’s questions about reported new OC Shane Waldron. Former NFL quarterback Jake Heaps of 710 ESPN Seattle’s Jake and Stacy said earlier this week that Waldron was his pick for the job, so naturally he was excited when ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Waldron is coming to Seattle. “If you can help your quarterback see that game the way you do, you don’t have to be perfect,” Heaps said. The offense in the Shanahan coaching tree and specifically under McVay specializes in horizontal movement. McVay leans on a strong running game, and so it makes sense that Waldron would check necessary boxes for Pete Carroll. If we all know that, how did DangeRuss miss the news? “He went on further to say Waldron was Sean McVay’s right-hand guy and was the key member of that offensive staff when it came time to game plan each week,” Heaps said. Russell Wilson will not be traded *this* offseason. McVay and Kyle Shanahan are masters at giving the “illusion of complexity” to where defenses don’t know what’s coming. Offense is installed now and new hire will mesh their expertise with the current scheme. Heaps has a friend on the Rams coaching staff who also gave Waldron a resounding endorsement. After the Seahawks’ season ended with a playoff loss to the Rams, Carroll told reporters he wanted to run the ball more so the offense could have more balance and stop teams from playing with two-high safeties, which limited Seattle’s deep passing game over the last half of 2020. The unveiling presser of Shane Waldron … Wilson has also expressed multiple times his wishes to operate with up-tempo more frequently. “It puts defenses in a really tough bind,” Heaps said. Heaps thinks Waldron can give Carroll and Wilson what they each want while leading an overall elite offense. Why Seattle Seahawks new OC Shane Waldron gives fans reasons for optimism originally appeared on NBC Sports Northwest. He’s been a guy who has coached every single position.”. Just in this offseason alone, the Sean McVay Rams coaching staff has seen five assistants leave for other jobs, including defensive coordinator Brandon Staley. The Seahawks are set to hire Rams passing game coordinator Shane Waldron as their offensive coordinator (Twitter link via ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter). Diverse run looks, pre-snap window dressing and getting players open in space are all key traits of the scheme that Waldron should be bringing with him (at least to some degree) to Seattle. The Seahawks opened up their OC job with the firing of Brian Schottenheimer earlier this year.