1 00:00:01,560 --> 00:00:05,000 Speaker 1: You're listening to Hawk Talk with former Seahawks wide receiver 2 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: Michael Bumpus at the ten yard lives second to day 3 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,319 Speaker 1: free wide receivers now in motion? Is Puppas left to 4 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: write Julius Jones a single setback? Matt pumpfis looking at 5 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 1: the gold line. He throws it into the end zone. Touchdown. 6 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:21,599 Speaker 1: Say Hawks, it's Michael Bumpas with a diving catching the 7 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 1: end zone our ten yard touchdown reception for Puppas and 8 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: the kid out of Washington State has found himself a 9 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: place on this team powered by Seahawks dot Com. What else, Swells? 10 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: You're listening to Hawk Talk. I'm your host, Michael Bumpas, 11 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: and today we get to talk to the new kid 12 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:42,279 Speaker 1: on the block, Shane Walging. How you doing today, man, 13 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: I'm doing great, Michael, appreciate you having me on. Hey, 14 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 1: thanks for taking time out of your day. Ay, first question, 15 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: First thing first, like y Seattle, you know you come 16 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: from a hot rams offense. You're the passing coordinator, a 17 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: lot of success. I would assume there were teams that 18 00:00:57,080 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: has some interest in you. What about this organization and 19 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: this kind of felt right for you? I think just 20 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: from the initial talks. It was all about the right fit. 21 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:08,839 Speaker 1: It felt natural, It felt, you know, like a place 22 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: it's got a great established culture. You know, Coach Carroll 23 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: has done such an unbelievable job of developing that competitive 24 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: spirit up there, and uh, you know, just seeing it 25 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: from the opposite sideline and all these great competitions we've 26 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: had against each other, you know, it felt like a 27 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: place that that really was a spot that I'd love 28 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: to have a chance to be. And then sure enough 29 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 1: when the process started, you know, it didn't hurt that 30 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 1: it was in the in the Pacific Northwest, so there 31 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: was that aspect to it and just a lot of 32 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 1: things that came together where it just felt right awesome. Well, 33 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: let's talk talk a little football. So you're coming from 34 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:44,320 Speaker 1: the Rams. You got weapons over there. You guys found 35 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: cam Akers, he's getting going m Cooper cup. When you 36 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: look at this officeive person Noel for the Seattle Seahawks, 37 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: what's your first impression. Yeah, I think there's a lot 38 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 1: of guys that have a lot of different unique talent sets, 39 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: you know, and I think that's what it's really what 40 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: makes re offense so so fun To be a part 41 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: of it and work with is you know, you get 42 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: a chance to to get into building and then see 43 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,959 Speaker 1: how everyone's unique skill set kind of take shape within 44 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: an offensive system. And so you know, there's there's a 45 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: lot of different pieces. There's there's a lot of pieces that, 46 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: like I said, it's kind of seen from from the 47 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 1: opposite sideline that I'm excited to get to know more 48 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:22,679 Speaker 1: and more and and you know, really it's about now 49 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 1: figuring out moving forward, what can everyone do. You've had 50 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: You've had a journey man you know from Portland, Oregon, 51 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: so you're you're a Northwest guy yourself. You go east 52 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: coast to college order Dame, UM, New England, Washington football team. UM. 53 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 1: What has your journey taught you? And how how has 54 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: it prepared you for this moment? I think every every 55 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: stop along the way has just been a great learning experience. 56 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:49,519 Speaker 1: You know, been very fortunate to work for a lot 57 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: of great head coaches. And then you know, not only 58 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: the head coaches, but all these assistant coaches that I've 59 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: been able to develop relationships with and stayed in touch 60 00:02:58,000 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: with throughout the years to be able to have the 61 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: those football talks kind of all throughout the offseason. And 62 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: then you know, each stop along the way, I think 63 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: because it is such a relationship based business, you know, 64 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: being able to develop relationships with players at different spots. 65 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 1: And I think one of the the uh, you know, 66 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:17,239 Speaker 1: fortunate parts about when when this job did break and 67 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: things did happen, you know, just some people that reach 68 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 1: out and you know just how appreciative I am of 69 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,239 Speaker 1: what they've meant to me in the past and being 70 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: able to stay in touch. And and I think that's 71 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: just a huge, huge part of this because it is 72 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: you know, it is a business, but there's there's a 73 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:34,079 Speaker 1: relationship element to it that you know, It's not just 74 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: walking the door and then leave the building and that's 75 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: it right there. There's got to be more to that. 76 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: And that's why football is such a great game. As 77 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: you do develop those relationships, you do meet different people 78 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: from every you know, every spot in the in the country. 79 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: And you know, in my case, I've I've coached guys 80 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: from you know, Germany all the way on through everywhere 81 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: in the United States that have been on rosters. So 82 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 1: you know, I just think all throughout those stops there's 83 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: just different learning experiences and and you try to take 84 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: all all those things and and build your own formula 85 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,839 Speaker 1: from each stop that you you've been a part of. Yeah, 86 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: that's what I love about football. And it's a frat 87 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: like once you're in, you make all these connections. You've 88 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: had many stops, so you're a part of a big network. So, um, balance, Right, 89 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: that's the word that we keep hearing when it comes 90 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: to what people want this offense to be. And some 91 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: people kind of get scared when they hear balance. They think, oh, man, 92 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: they're just going to run the football or they're just 93 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: going to pass the rock. What does balance mean to you? Yeah? 94 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: To me, balance is just making sure you're distributing the field, uh, 95 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 1: you know, horizontally, vertically, Uh, making that defense defend every 96 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: blade of grass. And So in my mind, and I 97 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: had referred to this before because there is that I 98 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,279 Speaker 1: guess that connotation and maybe balance means y'all that's that 99 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: sounds you know, kind of boring, and but I think 100 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: that that doesn't mean conservative. Balance just means that we 101 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 1: want to be able to utilize every everyone's skill set 102 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: within the within the system. And like I said, it's 103 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 1: you know, it's a players league, right, and so it's 104 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:00,080 Speaker 1: about finding out what the players can do and how 105 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: how do they fit within you know, that system, and 106 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: then how do we create that great, fundamentally sound atmosphere 107 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 1: where where they can maximize their ability and just go 108 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 1: out and play. So you haven't called games on a 109 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:14,920 Speaker 1: live game a Sunday. I think you've done preseason games, 110 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 1: You've done some scrimmages. How excited are you? Man? I 111 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 1: see I coached high school ball and I called plays 112 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: in high school, and I was jacked up. I could imagine, Man, 113 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 1: you're really excited for this opportunity to call some plays. 114 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: I am, you know, you know, different stops along the way, 115 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: I've had different opportunities, but nothing like a real Sunday 116 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: call in the game. And so it's one of those 117 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:36,039 Speaker 1: things like I've been preparing my whole life for this opportunity. 118 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 1: So it's one of those opportunities that now I was 119 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 1: right there in front of me, and I can't wait 120 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:42,679 Speaker 1: for it. I know it takes a lot of people 121 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 1: around me to help, and it's a it's a team 122 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: effort in that regard, But you know, I think I 123 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: couldn't be more excited for that challenge. And trust me, 124 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:52,159 Speaker 1: I understand what a big challenge it is. And I'm 125 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: totally appreciative of it, and but I'm ready to go 126 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: attack that thing. Man. I heard you talking your presser 127 00:05:57,560 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: and you said, um, you seem open minded about your 128 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 1: approach when it comes to offense. Like you look at 129 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: college games, you look at high school games. How often 130 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: do you watch a game and jot a note down, 131 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: like you know what, I might want to try that 132 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: this week? Oh yeah, you know, I think I think 133 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 1: every coach has that little uh, that notebook or that 134 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: that file somewhere where they've got everything jotted down, or 135 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:20,040 Speaker 1: they've got this uh kind of running cut up from 136 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,600 Speaker 1: around the league or around football that that you want 137 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: to have in that in that archive. And to me, 138 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: the important part about that is really always keeping a 139 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 1: pulse of what's going on around football. Whether it's uh, 140 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 1: you know, any level, doesn't really matter because there's great, 141 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:34,919 Speaker 1: great ideas at every level of football, you know, but 142 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 1: having the pulse of that, but then also making sure 143 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 1: you're you're cognizant of how it fits into into the 144 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: guys you have, into the scheme that you have. So 145 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 1: it's not just you know, picking out a shining and 146 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: your toy. It's putting a lot of thought into it 147 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: and seeing how it how it fits with with everything 148 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: that we're doing as well. You got Russell Wilson, future 149 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: Hall of Famer quarterback, you're gonna be calling plays for. 150 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:59,160 Speaker 1: What's that relationship been like so far? He's been great. 151 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 1: You know, we've had a chance to kind of get 152 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: to know each other, you know, just that as people, 153 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: you know, and and you know, it's a it's a 154 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 1: different time where you know, with with FaceTime or with 155 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 1: phone calls. But I think everyone's really adjusted and adapted 156 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: to that, and that's you know, the right thing and 157 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 1: the right approach right now and and uh for him, 158 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 1: and I think it's just about developing that relationship where 159 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: we know each other as people, because when the football 160 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,680 Speaker 1: gets going, you know, the football is always going to 161 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: be that competitive challenge and like anything else in this game, 162 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: there's gonna be ups and downs and and you know, 163 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: highs and lows, and being able to have that good 164 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: balance and that good relationship that we've built from now 165 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: till the time we actually do get to get on 166 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 1: the grass. I think it's just a huge part of 167 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: that foundation so that we can work together and and 168 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 1: be able to work through and and always be able 169 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 1: to talk through everything that comes up throughout the game 170 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: of football. All right, Now, I'm from California myself, West 171 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 1: La Culver City. You might be familiar down there. Oh yeah, 172 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: you're you're coming up to the Northwest. Well a little different. 173 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 1: I know you're from the Northwest. Is your your wife 174 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: is a family? Are they ready for that change? You know, 175 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 1: they're they're ready. We got we got some of these 176 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: uh you know, rain boots, and you know it rains 177 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: in California and you might as well. It's like nat 178 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: it's a statewide news on on on the weather channel there. 179 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 1: But uh no, it's it's good. Uh it was. It 180 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: was nice seventy this morning when I went off for 181 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: a little a little quick walk after I dropped the 182 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 1: kids off. But you know, I think, uh, you know, 183 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: that area up there is so beautiful. I've had a 184 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 1: chance obviously growing up in just outside of Portland, I 185 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 1: you know, used to go up to Seattle. We go 186 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: up and see uh you know, go up to the 187 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:35,440 Speaker 1: Kingdome and watch h Griffy dropping some bombs you know 188 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:37,960 Speaker 1: out there, and Buna and those guys, and so you know, 189 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 1: I've had I've had my experience up there. I love 190 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:43,439 Speaker 1: the area. You know, my wife's originally from Massachusetts, so 191 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 1: she's uh, she's been a you know, she's been a 192 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 1: cold weather girl before, so she's all she's all good 193 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: with this. And and my kids think we're moving there. 194 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:52,560 Speaker 1: They just think we can just throw everything in the 195 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 1: car and drive up there tonight, so they're good to 196 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: go too. Hey man, well, I'm glad your prep want 197 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:01,559 Speaker 1: these prep the it's ready to go. The twelves are 198 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:04,199 Speaker 1: happy to have you. I appreciate you taking time out 199 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:05,839 Speaker 1: of your day. I know you're moving and packing it 200 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:08,440 Speaker 1: all that, man, appreciate you. I appreciate you having me on. 201 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:10,839 Speaker 1: Look forward to getting to meet in person. Yes, sir, 202 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: all right, I am Michael Bump. Is that that is 203 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: hawk talk. That's the old c Shane Waldron Gonna change 204 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: the game up here. Thanks for tuning in and talk 205 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: to you next time.