Seahawks Shane Waldron and Russell Wilson: the new Dynamic Duo

Shane Waldron’s got the right ingredients and the right recipes

So, did the Seahawks improve under Waldron? Well, let’s see: jet sweeps, check. Play-action, check. Hitting underneath routes, check. All of the expanded weapons we expected from a Shane Waldron offense were on full display Sunday. And we still got the spectacular deep ball from Wilson to a streaking wideout, in this case, Tyler Lockett.

As John Boyle wrote for The Seahawks Wire, Shane Waldron got off to a great start against a Colts defense that ranked in the top ten last season. Make no mistake, this was an excellent test for the new OC.

"“The day, to me, really goes to Shane,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. “His first time out, and the chance to show it. I’m really, really proud of what he was able to do, because he went for it the whole time. We did it exactly how we’ve been practicing, and how we’ve been preparing, and how he handled it was such a cool overall mentality and all.”"

In the same article, Wilson made it clear how impressed he is with Waldron’s experience and ability. He said his new OC is “like a wizard”, but that he still has a lot of control over the game, too. All good little 12s know how DangeRuss number 3 can be when he’s allowed to improvise.

Tyler Lockett added that the Hawks have learned that they can take what the defense gives them and still make big plays. We’ve all seen Seattle try to force the ball over and over, and never make the right adjustment. Hopefully, we’ve seen the end of that approach in Seattle.

It’s also very important to point out that despite the attention the passing game got – deservedly so – Chris Carson still rumbled for 91 yards on 16 carries. Pete likes his offense to be balanced, and he has to be happy with this part of Sunday’s report card too: 27 runs, 23 passes. Now 12s, just imagine how this offense will continue to improve as the Seahawks dynamic duo of Wilson and Waldron continues to – yes, I’m gonna say it – cook.