Seahawks new OC Ryan Grubb 'excited' for his new weapons
Former Washington Huskies offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb remained in the Emerald City after taking his first NFL gig with Mike Macdonald and the Seattle Seahawks.
"This is like the unicorn event in coaching," Grubb said in his introductory news conference. "So the fact I get to stay right here and do it in a city and in a place that I already love, it makes it really special."
In 2023, Grubb commanded the Huskies offense to 6,931 total yards (school record), 69 touchdowns (second most in school history) and 540 points (second most in school history).
The Seahawks are coming off a season where they totaled 5,490 yards (fewest since 2017), 37 touchdowns (fewest since 2016), 364 points (fewest since 2016) and an average of 21.4 points per game (fewest since 2011).
Despite the offensive struggles Seattle faced last season, the 47-year-old OC is taking over an offense that possesses serious individual talent with wide receivers DK Metcalf, Tyler Locket and Jaxon Smith-Njigba and running backs Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet.
"There's no question, when I was looking at who is here and the tools that are here at Seattle, I thought there was a lot of familiarity in what would be able to applicable in the system," Grubb told Seattle Sports' "Bump and Stacy" Show.
"I think 11 here [Smith-Njigba] looks a little bit like 11 there [Jalen McMillan]. Those are good option-route runners," Grubb added. "You got the big-bodied 'X' in DK and Rome [Odunze]. I think that's the thing that was amazing about Rome, and when I watch DK, I think the same thing — these guys are not just [straight-line] runners. And then you got the experienced route runner in the 'Z ' — Lockett can do all those things, so excited about that."
Seattle's offensive weapons could be held in serious conversations about the league's most dynamic group, especially with how aggressive Grubb likes to be. Regardless, his players have untapped potential waiting to be unlocked in 2024.
The offensive guru who led the Huskies to back-to-back seasons as the No. 1 offense in the nation will look to fire up a scheme that not only compliments his players' abilities, but also one that will generate wins.
Don't expect the Seahawks to lead the league in passing, but look forward to an offense that will jump into the top 10. Pair that with Macdonald's defensive play-calling and Seattle could be in store for a huge year.
There is still a lot to be sorted in Seattle as free agency and the draft approach, but Grubb has the tools to rally his Seahawks offense to their first 6,000-yard season since 2015.
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