Ryan Grubb went from being a highly sought-after college coach to an intriguing new coach in the NFL.
One of the big questions for the Seattle Seahawks this season is how their new offensive coordinator, Grubb, will perform. The offense that Grubb helped develop at Washington, which reached the national championship game last season, will be different in the NFL.
However, the key elements that made players like Michael Penix Jr., Rome Odunze, and Jalen McMillan successful at Washington will form the basis of the offense for Geno Smith, DK Metcalf, and Tyler Lockett.
Will it be effective? That remains to be seen. The Seahawks will get their first look at the new offense this weekend in their preseason opener against the Los Angeles Chargers.
“It’s the same challenge you have with any offense — first-time install, new faces, whether it’s coaches or players, the translation piece getting everybody on the same page speaking the same language is always the difficulty,” Grubb said. “And then having the patience, just the stick-to-it of getting through that part.”
Players, however, are confident that Grubb’s new system will work, even if it’s a bit unconventional compared to previous offensive strategies.
“I think there are some cool schemes in there that sometimes you don’t see unless you kind of do your like alternate stuff in Madden, you know, where you kind of alternate routes,” said Lockett, who is entering his 10th season.
“With Grubb and his system, he’s proven that he can stretch the field or if you have to throw short or underneath, it’s there too,” Smith said. “The best thing that he does, he gives us options, he gives us answers.”
“Coach Grubb is a perfectionist,” wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba said.
