Bears find new OC Chicago reportedly to hire Seahawks Shane Waldron heres what it could mean for QB future
The opted to maintain the status quo at their head-coaching position with Matt Eberflus despite a 10-24 record in two seasons, but change has come at their Sterling Shepard Jersey offensive coordinator position.Luke Getsy, whose offenses averaged 20.2 points per game since 2022 (19th in the ), is out, and , the Bears are bringing in former offensive coordinator Shane Waldron to fill the position.Waldron helped 2013 second-round revive his career in Seattle and earn his first Pro Bowl nod last season after the veteran quarterback bounced around the league in stints with the (2013-2016), (2017) and (2018). Smith led the NFL in completion percentage in 2022 (69.8%), earning Pro Bowl and NFL Comeback Alec Ogletree Jersey Player of the Year honors. This season, he led the league in game-winning drives (five) and co-led the NFL in fourth quarter comebacks (four) along with predece sor . Smith has played like a top 10 quarterback under Waldron after being thought of as a career backup.Geno Smith stats under Seahawks OC Shane Waldron since 2022NFL RankComp Pct67.4%4thPa sing Yards7,9066thPa s TD50T-6thTD-INT50-2010thPa ser Rating96.89thWaldron is a branch on the Shanahan offensive coaching tree that is taking the NFL by storm. Waldron worked under head coach Sean McVay as a tight ends coach (2017) and pa sing game coordinator (2018-2020) before his three seasons as the Seahawks' offensive play-caller from 2021 to 2023. Oshane Ximines Jersey His new objective will be to either attempt to pull another magic trick with or help develop likely first overall pick quarterback Caleb Williams out of USC since Chicago is in po se sion of the 2024 first overall pick. Fields' 56.5 career rushing yards per game ranks as the second-most among quarterbacks all time behind only 61.1. However, Fields ranks bottom five in completion percentage (60%, 35th), sack rate (12.4%, last) and interception rate (3.1%, 37th) among 38 qualified quarterbacks since 2021. His 12.4% sack rate is the highest among any quarterback in their first three seasons in the era (since 1966).Whichever way the Bears are leaning as it pertains to either keeping or trading Fields Will Hernandez Jersey , Waldron should be an upgrade to the offense.The Bears rank dead last in the NFL in pa sing yards since 2022 (5,315), and they lead the league the in rushing yards (5,413) Harry Carson Jersey in the same span. Chicago is the only franchise in NFL history that has never had a quarterback with 30 pa sing touchdowns or 4,000 pa sing yards in a season. Those are both benchmarks Smith hit under Waldron in 2022. A potential appeal to the Bears job could be the chance to develop a quarterback like Williams from square one after working to remold a veteran reclamation project like Smith. We'll have to wait and see if that's how it plays out in Chicago.