Seahawks' Mike Macdonald Has No Concerns With Offense Under Ryan Grubb: 'A Lot of Faith!'
The Seattle Seahawks have had a host of changes already this offseason and one such change is Ryan Grubb as the new offensive coordinator.
Taking over from Shane Waldron who is now with the Chicago Bears, Grubb comes into the NFL system off the back of outstanding work with the Washington Huskies. He played a major role on the offensive side of the ball as Washington made it to the National Championship game against Michigan.
New head coach Mike Macdonald has no concerns about what Grubb will be able to build this offseason.
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"We've got to install the defense too, and I'm carrying a pretty big load in terms of installing everything defensively," Macdonald said on Sports Radio 93.3 KJR. "But I want to work with Ryan. I want to empower him to build the offense the way he sees it, but one of the reasons I was so excited about hiring him is just the type of person he is, and his track record throughout his entire career, and how he sees the game.
"I felt like our value system as people and as football coaches align, so I have all the trust in him in the world in how he builds his scheme out and how he empowers our staff."
Grubb will have several weapons to work with in D.K. Metcalf, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Tyler Lockett, and running backs Kenneth Walker and Zach Charbonnet plus other role players like Jake Bobo.
The Seahawks were up-and-down offensively last season, but with a new voice in the room, things could be trending upward sooner rather than later.
Seattle only averaged 21.4 points per game under Waldron last season (ranked 17th) and with Grubb's offensive style spreading the ball all over the field through the air, he has the quarterback in Geno Smith and the weapons to translate that to the NFL.
"He's very much in control of what we're doing," Macdonald said of Grubb. "My experience, I can provide some guardrails and some things that I feel are important and systematically what makes sense, and it's building a vision of how we want to build our football team too, but how we do it on a day-to-day basis, I have a lot of faith in what he's doing."
With the Seahawks entering an offseason without Pete Carroll for the first time since 2010, things will be done a little differently.
Change doesn't always mean bad and with Macdonald, a defensive mastermind, and Grubb, who has shown at the college level of his prowess on offense, the Seahawks could easily become a playoff team in 2024.
Macdonald has faith in Grubb, and based on his previous work, we find little reason to doubt him as well.
