A brand new teaching workers means a brand new offense for the Seattle Seahawks to understand, and beneath somebody who’s by no means coached within the NFL earlier than.
Former Washington Huskies offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb was seemingly in line to affix head coach Kaleb DeBoer at Alabama, however the Seahawks got here calling and he answered the decision. In his first season in any capability within the NFL, Grubb is in the course of implementing his offense at OTAs, with necessary minicamp to comply with subsequent week. Monday’s OTAs have been accessible to the media, which meant receiving updates on how Grubb’s offense is coming alongside.
“I might say we’re closing in on 50% of our set up,” Grubb mentioned. “I believe early on we tried to do a great job on either side of the ball of getting among the important exchanges and all of the issues we have to know and perceive concerning the nuances and broad imaginative and prescient of the offense. When you be ok with that, proceed to construct on that and transfer on—I believe the fellows have executed a very good job, particularly within the final week and a half, of getting that the place we may be ok with constructing on prime of a few of these issues.”
When requested about whether or not the midway mark within the set up course of was consistent with what he anticipated, Grubb mentioned, “I believe we’re proper on schedule. I believe we’re in a great spot. I believe a number of the massive components that haven’t been hit but are among the belongings you hit in [training] camp when you might have a bit extra contact and issues like that. I really feel like we’re doing an excellent job and we’re proper on observe.”
The accidents to Abe Lucas (recovering from surgical procedure) and Anthony Bradford (ankle tweak at the beginning of OTAs) have impacted Seattle’s offensive line, an space which Grubb admits some catch-up might be required.
“We received a bit methods to go there,” Grubb mentioned. “And I simply I imply extra concerning the reps and alternative. A few of the guys are nonetheless working by issues and getting again. So there’s been a number of guys shuffling out and in there. We’ve been working by a few of that. I believe that they’ll proceed to develop every week. I believe that Charles [Cross] and Laken [Tomlinson] have executed a great job of constructing the mesh on the left facet a bit bit there. That’s in all probability been essentially the most continuity we’ve seen is these two guys working collectively. That’s the following step for us is to proceed to construct continuity inside that group.”
Grubb had loads of reward for each quarterbacks Geno Smith and Sam Howell, going extra into element about what Geno does effectively and the way he suits the scheme, which Smith described as extra of “a drop-back offense.”
“I believe that there’s a actually good marriage there with among the talent set that Geno has,” Grubb mentioned. “I believe that we ask our quarterbacks to do quite a bit. Fortunately for us, Geno’s actually athletic, as effectively. I believe for us, we don’t should restrict it to only drop-back. I believe he’s actually good within the play-action recreation, as effectively, which might be an enormous a part of our offense. And I believe for us, it’s not simply the five-step on a regular basis.
“I do suppose that Geno is basically good at getting the ball out on time and really environment friendly with the soccer, which he clearly confirmed in 2-22 [when he] led the league and completion proportion,” Grubb continued. “I believe that’s one thing that that marriage, understanding tips on how to get the ball out on time and actually care for the soccer is one thing that works clearly rather well.”
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