Shane Waldron, the newly appointed offensive coordinator for the Bears, has made his first media appearance, emphasizing adaptability and creativity in his approach to the team's offense. Waldron, who has already reached out to players including quarterback Justin Fields to introduce himself, stressed the importance of adaptability not just with quarterbacks but across all player positions. Despite being asked about specific plans for Fields and potential quarterback prospects, Waldron avoided giving detailed answers, instead focusing on the adaptability of his offensive scheme. He confirmed he 'exchanged messages' with Justin Fields, underlining his approach aims to support both experienced players like Fields and potentially new quarterbacks.
New Bears OC Shane Waldron confident in adaptability of his offensive system https://t.co/7K7uD0OoAq
At his intro presser today, new #Bears OC Shane Waldron emphasized building an offense focused around creativity and teaching ability, but tap danced around questions concerning the Bears’ quarterback position. A breakdown for @WGNNews: https://t.co/IKP33TrK18
Bears OC Shane Waldron: I totally believe scheme works for Justin Fields or a rookie QB. https://t.co/LPiuxXwf19
Shane Waldron didn't answer anything specific about Justin Fields or any college QB. I don't think he said ANY current or potential Bears player's name. He was asked five questions about Fields or a specific QB prospect. He did confirm he's exchanged messages with Fields.
Shane Waldron has reached out to #Bears players already to introduce himself. He cannot meet with them for on-field work yet. He confirmed he "exchanged messages" with Justin Fields
#Bears OC Shane Waldron was asked bout the quarterback conversation in his interviews. Stated that a lot of the talk in the interviews revolved around adaptability with all of the players. Not just QB.
New Bears offensive coordinator Shane Waldron says a lot of the conversations about what he'd do with whatever quarterback they have is "adaptability." Not just QB position he says. @cbschicago https://t.co/U0Td8GpgPc
New Bears Offensive Coordinator Shane Waldron meets the media right now!! Watch- https://t.co/KEigxxJ5x8 Listen- https://t.co/wW3aSvpL1C
#Bears OC Shane Waldron https://t.co/P2yGrSQtcg