Will the LA Rams face a mirror image of offense in the Seahawks?

When the LA Rams face the Seattle Seahawks for the first time this upcoming season on October 7, 2021, in the not-so-very friendly (and very loud) confines of Lumen Field, will they be looking at a mirror image of themselves? Especially on offense? If imitation is the highest form of a compliment, did the Seattle Seahawks organization just give the LA Rams a standing ovation after last season’s drubbing in the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs?

After all, two former Rams coaches are now their coaches – ex-tight end coach Shane Waldron is that team’s new offensive coordinator and ex-assistant offensive line coach Andy Dickerson is their new run game coordinator.

Uncomfortable Truths Department: Neither one of those two guys has ever called a single offensive play in the NFL. Yep, the sum of those two’s offensive play-calling experience to date? Zip, nada, zero.

Two noobs, at least in the play-calling department.

They do have experience, however, and perhaps picked up a thing or two by osmosis from working in such close proximity with head coach Sean McVay for all those years.  In time alone, Waldron was a coach with the Rams for four years and Dickerson for nine seasons. Waldron was the LA Rams tight end coach and passing game coordinator for the last three seasons and Dickerson was the assistant offensive line coach for all nine seasons with the Rams.

Before that, Dickerson worked with McVay during their tenure together at the Washington Football team, so the fact McVay brought him over to the Rams with him says a lot about what McVay thinks of his particular football acumen and coaching abilities.