Seahawks fans have reason to smile at the Jacksonville Jaguars’ latest move with Shane Waldron.
Jacksonville promoted Waldron from passing game coordinator to the same role and added assistant head coach to his title. For Seattle fans who remember his run as the Seahawks’ offensive coordinator under Pete Carroll, it’s the kind of decision that invites a few raised eyebrows.
Waldron spent a few years as Seattle’s OC, including Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s first season, and the source material argues he never found a meaningful way to feature JSN. Since Waldron was not brought back, Smith-Njigba has become a star, with the piece putting the blame squarely on Waldron for holding him back.
The Jaguars, meanwhile, have chosen to elevate him further. The article frames it as another example of Waldron “failing up,” and points out that he is now one step from leading the entire team.
There’s also a statistical case being made against the move. Waldron joined Jacksonville last season as passing game coordinator, and while the Jaguars were better overall, wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. dropped from 1,282 yards and 10 touchdowns as a rookie to 707 receiving yards and two TDs in his season under Waldron. The article notes that Thomas played three fewer games, but also had 42 fewer targets and 39 fewer receptions.
For Seattle fans, the strange part is that it’s not an NFC West rival making the same mistake. The Rams and 49ers, the piece says, were wise enough not to hire Waldron. Jacksonville was not, and the article suggests that promoting him to assistant head coach is the kind of choice that could keep the Jaguars from sustaining success.
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