After a roller-coaster season last year, Russell Wilson is well ready to surpass expectations in his upcoming 10th year with the Seattle Seahawks.

Although Wilson had a formidable campaign last season, the Seahawks still failed to pull off a deep playoff run as the Los Angeles Rams eliminated them in the NFC wild-card round. This pushed them to a lowly 1-5 record in their last six playoff games.

During a press conference on Wednesday, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll noted that Wilson “had a little special juice to him” in the offseason after last season's disappointing playoff exit. On Thursday, Wilson attested to Carroll’s comments by revealing his stern mindset for the upcoming season.

“I feel it, I'm ready to play,” Wilson said. “We're ready, and we're excited to play ball. I'm excited for this season and I'm zoned in.”

The Seahawks parted ways with offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer in the offseason and subsequently hired Los Angeles Rams passing coordinator Shane Waldron to replace him. Although Wilson is yet to play in a game under the team's new offensive coordinator, the seven-time Pro Bowler is already optimistic of Waldron's potential as the play-caller.

“I think he’s a wizard,” Wilson said. “He really understands what he wants to get to. I think he has a great opportunity to be special in coaching this game for a long time. It’s going to be a great year, I think, and we have to go for it.

“And hopefully we can be the best offense in football.”

The Seahawks ranked eighth in points per game last season with a 28.7 average. With a new offensive system set in place, Seattle comes into the season with plenty of expectations to put out for any semblance of a high-octane offense.