22 the one, 2024, 3:13 PM ET
He will arrive in Chicago during a crucial offseason that revolves around the organization’s decision at quarterback.
CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears finalize an agreement to convert Shane Waldron in his next offensive coordinator, a source confirmed to ESPN.
Waldron44, was the first of nine candidates reported to have applied for the Bears interview after offensive coordinator’s firing Luke Getsy and four members of the group of offensive assistants on January 10. arrives at Chicago after spending the previous three seasons as offensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks.
Shane Waldron will be in charge of injecting life into the Chicago Bears attack. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren
Waldron He began his career as a coach NFL as an offensive quality control assistant for the New England Patriots in 2008, and later was tight ends coach for the Pats. After making stops in the United Football League and in UMass, Waldron returned to the NFL in 2016 with Washington before spending four seasons with Los Angeles Ramswhere he coached tight ends (2017), quarterbacks (2019) and served as passing game coordinator.
Including Waldron, Chicago interviewed four offensive coordinator candidates who have coached under Sean McVay. The other candidates in the family tree McVay included Liam Coen, Thomas Brown y Zac Robinson.
Jeremy Fowler they ESPN reported on Sunday that the Bears They had also asked permission to interview the offensive coordinator of Los Angeles Chargers, Kellen Moorebut the request was denied by the franchise after he interviewed for the vacant head coach position last week.
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Waldron brings three seasons of experience calling offensive plays to Chicago. He became the offensive coordinator of Seattle during the final season of Russell Wilson with the Seahawks in 2021 and led Geno Smith in the best campaign of his career the following season, when the quarterback ranked first in completion percentage (69.8), fourth in touchdowns (30), fifth in passer rating (100.9), seventh in QBR (62.8) and eighth in passing yards (4,282).
The offensive of Seattle ranked No. 17 in points per game (21.4) and No. 21 in yards per game (322.9) in 2023. Bears They were No. 18 (21.2) and 20th (232.2) in those categories, respectively.
The lack of balance of Chicago between placing second in the league in rushing while being No. 27 in passing was the catalyst that caused the Bears dismissing Getsy after two campaigns.
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“Obviously, you want someone who is a great teacher,” noted the head coach of the Bears, Matt Eberflus, when asked what the club was looking for in its new offensive coordinator. “I think it’s important because you know you have to teach the coaches so they can teach the position. And, I think it’s the No. 1 trait of any coach. You have to be able to have the innovation to really be able to see the players that you have. and being able to make them improve and put them in a position to be successful and make the explosive plays to move the ball down the field. That right there, I think, is the most important thing, the teaching part and then the innovation part, and the creativity, I think that will be the most important thing.
Waldron will arrive at Chicago during a crucial offseason that revolves around the organization’s decision at the quarterback position. Over the next three months, the team will need to decide whether to invest the first overall pick in the quarterback. USC, Caleb Williamsor another newbie, or stay with Justin Fields heading into its fourth season.
During his Jan. 10 end-of-season press conference, general manager Ryan Poles He said he didn’t feel the team needed complete clarity regarding the decision it will make at the quarterback position when interviewing candidates for the offensive coordinator position.
“No, I love it because you have to, what are you going to do for these four different types of quarterbacks?” Poles. “I want to hear that, and it’s really important to see the versatility and adaptability in their teaching and the way they implement a plan, outline, adjustments. I think it’s actually very dynamic in terms of the interview process.”
The news of the hiring of Waldron It was first reported by NFL Network.
2024-01-22 20:13:00
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