Stop me if you've heard these before.
The Seahawks are currently suffering on offense from only a coaching perspective mind you. What has been seemingly been plaguing them forever, regardless of OC/QB/or other personnel.
Here's looking at you, Petey.
1) Don't throw to the middle of the field.
(McVay loves to throw over the middle to the Slot and TE. So Waldron should too. Pete has a philosophy overriding this, as most INTs occur in the middle of the field they don't target there often.)
2) Don't utilize, or forget about the Tight Ends.
(See above #1.)
3) When opponents Blitz, everyone is running deep, no where to throw HOT.
(A Pete Carroll staple.)
4) Runs are straight forward up the gut, A Gap--B-Gap, not a lot of misdirection, not a lot of outside zone runs. Very easy for the opponent to plan for.
(Also a Pete Carrol staple. The Rams are an outside zone running team. They like to boot off of outside zone and throw it to the TE's.)
5) Screen game underutilized, when they do attempt it, highly ineffective. Bubble Screen to the slot WR is about the only screen play they ever call with any consistency, mostly ineffective.
6) Failure to move around their #1 WR and get him involved in the game early. Instead, line him up in the same spot--running the same routes, easy to gameplan and take away. Never motion him.
7) Protection issues pre-snap, not being adjusted by the Center or QB pre-snap.
8) Not going after opponents weaknesses on defense. A great example being, an opponent struggle's to cover the TE. Seattle won't attack it. They kinda just do what they do, oblivious of the opponent.
9) Highly effective play? Trying something new? Stop calling it, go back to runs up the gut, and bombing it deep.
10) Over using the main back like they are all Marshawn Lynch. Instead of sharing the load and keeping guys fresher.
Carson? Rawls? Walker? It don't matter. Whoever the lead back is, they are just like Marshawn Lynch, run him into the ground.
11) QB takes the same drop and same launch point over 'n over. Don't move the pocket, don't change the launch point.
(Pass rushers loves this as they no where the QB is gonna be.)
12) For having mobile QBs, don't call enough rollouts, and boots.
13) Not enough playaction, even though effective.
14) Penalties! Lead the league nearly every year.
15) 3rd and short, go empty.
16) 3rd and short, chuck it deep.
17) 3rd and long, run a give up play. Cool with punting.
18) 3rd downs in general, rank bottom half of the league to worst in the league, despite consistent Pro-Bowl QB play throughout the years.
Did I forget anything?
For how talented the Seahawks are, they have coaching issues all over the place on offense, that pre-date Waldron.
The Seahawks are currently suffering on offense from only a coaching perspective mind you. What has been seemingly been plaguing them forever, regardless of OC/QB/or other personnel.
Here's looking at you, Petey.
1) Don't throw to the middle of the field.
(McVay loves to throw over the middle to the Slot and TE. So Waldron should too. Pete has a philosophy overriding this, as most INTs occur in the middle of the field they don't target there often.)
2) Don't utilize, or forget about the Tight Ends.
(See above #1.)
3) When opponents Blitz, everyone is running deep, no where to throw HOT.
(A Pete Carroll staple.)
4) Runs are straight forward up the gut, A Gap--B-Gap, not a lot of misdirection, not a lot of outside zone runs. Very easy for the opponent to plan for.
(Also a Pete Carrol staple. The Rams are an outside zone running team. They like to boot off of outside zone and throw it to the TE's.)
5) Screen game underutilized, when they do attempt it, highly ineffective. Bubble Screen to the slot WR is about the only screen play they ever call with any consistency, mostly ineffective.
6) Failure to move around their #1 WR and get him involved in the game early. Instead, line him up in the same spot--running the same routes, easy to gameplan and take away. Never motion him.
7) Protection issues pre-snap, not being adjusted by the Center or QB pre-snap.
8) Not going after opponents weaknesses on defense. A great example being, an opponent struggle's to cover the TE. Seattle won't attack it. They kinda just do what they do, oblivious of the opponent.
9) Highly effective play? Trying something new? Stop calling it, go back to runs up the gut, and bombing it deep.
10) Over using the main back like they are all Marshawn Lynch. Instead of sharing the load and keeping guys fresher.
Carson? Rawls? Walker? It don't matter. Whoever the lead back is, they are just like Marshawn Lynch, run him into the ground.
11) QB takes the same drop and same launch point over 'n over. Don't move the pocket, don't change the launch point.
(Pass rushers loves this as they no where the QB is gonna be.)
12) For having mobile QBs, don't call enough rollouts, and boots.
13) Not enough playaction, even though effective.
14) Penalties! Lead the league nearly every year.
15) 3rd and short, go empty.
16) 3rd and short, chuck it deep.
17) 3rd and long, run a give up play. Cool with punting.
18) 3rd downs in general, rank bottom half of the league to worst in the league, despite consistent Pro-Bowl QB play throughout the years.
Did I forget anything?
For how talented the Seahawks are, they have coaching issues all over the place on offense, that pre-date Waldron.
