Who is Shane Waldron and what should Bears fans know about their new offensive coordinator?

How Waldron's Offenses Have Done

In the three years that Waldron's been the OC in Seattle, here's how the Seahawks of ranked league wide in some major offensive stats:

2021 with Russell Wilson: 31st in Passing Attempts, 23rd in Passing Yards, 10th in Passing TDs, 14th in Net Yards/Attempt

2022 with Geno Smith: 15th in Passing Attempts, 11th in Passing Yards, 4th in Passing TDs, 10th in Net Yards/Attempt

2023 with Geno Smith: 17th in Passing Attempts, 14th in Passing Yards, 20th in Passing TDs, 11th in Net Yards/Attempt

While those four stats alone obviously don't tell the whole story, his results in Seattle have been a bit of a mixed bag. He leaves the Seahawks with a mixed reputation -- at least among fans, which isn't always a super-accurate barometer of ability -- but has a strong history of getting production from guys like Smith, Drew Lock, and Jared Goff. He comes to a Chicago team that had just about the worst passing offense in football last season, so anything's an improvement.