Chicago Bears getting full experience of former Seahawks OC Shane Waldron

There was a reason Shane Waldron needed to be let go by the Seattle Seahawks after the 2023 season. In fact, Waldron was a great example of why the national narrative surrounding former Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll was such a lie. Carroll didn't want to run the ball too much. The problem was Waldron wanted to throw the ball far too much.

A smart offensive coordinator - someone such as Ryan Grubb - would understand what he has and know how to pace his new scheme to even the most veteran players. Seattle's offense will likely look different in Week 12 than it does now. That does not mean that Seattle will throw the ball a lot more, though.

With Waldron, Chicago Bears fans can be sure that Shane Waldron is so pass-happy that he will feed rookie quarterback Caleb Williams to the wolves. No matter how great Williams was in college or how good he may be one day in the NFL, every rookie needs a bit of seasoning. Waldron should have eased Williams into his career a bit more, especially as Chicago added running back D'Andre Swift this offseason as well.

Seahawks lucky to no longer have Shane Waldron as he is now on to ruining Bears rookie Caleb Williams

Instead, Waldron schemed a pass-happy offense because Waldron likes to throw a lot, not because his plan is best for Williams long term or better for the Bears in 2024. Waldron must throw and wins and losses be damned. So far in 2024, Chicago has thrown the ball the eighth-most times in the league.

So far in his rookie season, Williams has completed 59.3 percent of his passes but with two touchdowns and four interceptions. He'd be better off with a different OC.

In 2023, even with a mostly healthy Kenneth Walker III at running back, Waldron decided to throw the ball the fifth-most times when he was with the Seahawks. The lack of balance ended up stunting the offense's efficiency. In 2024, Waldron is stunting the growth of Caleb Williams. The Bears should smarten up and make a change at offensive coordinator before Waldron hurts the Bears' franchise quarterback long-term.

This offseason, Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba was asked about what he felt about Waldron joining the Bears and JSN hesitated before asking if the person asking the question was "live." Clearly, the Seahawks players did not believe in Waldron. Likely, neither will Caleb Williams soon. At least, Seattle no longer has to worry about Waldron ruining what could otherwise be a good offense.

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