Did Ryan Grubb go his method out of the Seahawks OC job?

Ryan Grubb’s pants are on hearth.

A number of weeks in the past, per ESPN’s Brady Henderson, that notorious assembly between John Schneider, Mike Macdonald and Ryan Grubb at Dino’s Pub in Renton in February most likely included a pitch from Grubb that he could lead on a extra balanced offense within the NFL.

Earlier than Grubb bought the job, he needed to persuade Macdonald that he may shift gears in direction of a balanced offense after coordinating a few of faculty soccer’s most pass-heavy assaults at Washington and Fresno State whereas working for head coach Kalen DeBoer.

That by no means materialized, and the Seattle Seahawks are on the skin trying in for the 2024 playoffs atop probably the most lopsided offense within the NFL.

Heading into Week 18, Seattle has 22.4 rush makes an attempt per recreation.

Take a look at this stack of winners:

Tied for second-last within the league, the Seahawks ran the ball 16 occasions in opposition to the Inexperienced Bay Packers and 15 occasions in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings earlier than lastly mustering 25 makes an attempt in opposition to the Chicago Bears. Within the two losses, 5 of these carries weren’t even from working backs.

However is it actually as askew as all that? No, it’s really far worse.

A number of of these groups on the backside of rush offense have additionally run the fewest performs within the league. Put the Jets, Carolina Panthers, and Jacksonville Jaguars in that camp.

Seattle, nonetheless, is smack in the course of the NFL at nineteenth, 61.1 performs per recreation.

Let’s take a few of that math, as a share of the whole offense.

Speeding performs:

SEATTLE35.7% of whole offense

JETS (the opposite worst crew)35% of whole offense

LOS ANGELES RAMS (unlikely division winner)42.7% of whole offense

ARIZONA CARDINALS43.2% of whole offense

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS44.1% of whole offense

In impartial recreation scripts, Seattle is among the most pass-heavy groups within the league.

I dunno, man.

What actually bought me this yr was even DK Metcalf went after this idea. DK freaking Metcalf, at the moment enjoying nowhere close to his peak efficiency whereas battling a pair accidents, advised his crew ought to run the ball extra:

DK Metcalf on why it was onerous to copy first drive vs Bears:

“I’ve got to go back and watch the film. From my perspective, I think we’ve just got to run the ball more.”

Additionally didn’t give any excuses relating to 3-day turnaround b/c they’ve an excessive amount of hearth energy on O pic.twitter.com/b3cV63dcKG

— Alyssa Charlston-Smith (@Alyssacharlston) December 27, 2024

I don’t keep in mind a receiver saying that earlier than. Coach Macdonald can discuss working the ball all he desires, however as soon as the gamers themselves joined the fray it felt like a demise blow to the crew’s perception in how the offensive coordinator is….coordinating the offense.

Complaints have change into whispers, and rumors have change into convictions that the Seahawks may half methods with Grubb within the coming days. We’ve no stories of which to talk, however I place myself firmly within the camp of those that went from summer season optimist to putrid disappointment. Like with rookies, it’s onerous to challenge what particular NFL nuances will probably be troublesome for any person to select up, but Grubb’s steadfast refusal to aim a constant run recreation exterior of 1 drive in opposition to the Chicago Bears was not one thing I had predicted.

It was enjoyable to dream about what the College of Washington’s success may seem like in Seattle. As an alternative, it was an uninspired catastrophe a lot of the time, and leaves the offense with large questions but unanswered heading into the offseason.