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MTK 07-01-2010 09:19 PM

RIP Don Coryell
 
[url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/01/reports-don-coryell-dies-at-85/]Reports: Don Coryell dies at 85 | ProFootballTalk.com[/url]

SmootSmack 07-01-2010 09:31 PM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
Damn, a true legend. May he rest in peace

tryfuhl 07-01-2010 09:33 PM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
a legend and father to some great offenses

RIP Mr. Coryell

skinsfan_nn 07-01-2010 09:34 PM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
As Mr. "Air Coryell" had a big influence on Coach Gibbs and our SB winning teams. Thanks for the great tree of Coach's you gave opportunity and developed into some of the very best.

RIP to a true innovator

[url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d818efd3a/article/legendary-coach-don-coryell-dead-at-85]NFL.com news: Reports: Legendary coach Don Coryell dead at 85[/url]

Longtimefan 07-01-2010 10:04 PM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
A true innovator. The man brought so much to the game of football. My prayers will be with him, his family and friends. RIP

skinsnut 07-01-2010 10:10 PM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
Amazing offensive mind....we'd have zero Superbowl rings without him.
I'm glad he led a full long life.

SFREDSKIN 07-01-2010 10:27 PM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
RIP. Thanks for teaching Joe Gibbs your wisdom.

[B]"I have strong feelings about this, in part because I played for him," Gibbs said during a press conference at the Hall of Fame in 2008. "He had no ego, had great common sense and had an intensity for the game. He was extremely creative and fostered things that are still in today's game because he was so creative. I think he's affected a lot of coaches, and I'd like to see him get in."[/B]

skinsfan69 07-01-2010 10:28 PM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
Man that sucks. I know Gibss was lobbying for him to get in the HOF. Would've been nice to see him get in before he passed. He was way ahead of his time. RIP.

Defensewins 07-01-2010 10:41 PM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
[quote=skinsfan69;710330]Man that sucks. I know Gibss was lobbying for him to get in the HOF. Would've been nice to see him get in before he passed. He was way ahead of his time. RIP.[/quote]

Good point.

budw38 07-01-2010 10:41 PM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
R.I.P. coach Coryell . Amazing offensive mind , the Card's were a pain in the ass during the mid '70's < sorry Mel Gray , you did not make that td catch > , The SD Chargers had one of the best offenses in NFL history from '78-'82 . R.I.P.

SFREDSKIN 07-01-2010 10:46 PM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
[quote=budw38;710334]R.I.P. coach Coryell . Amazing offensive mind , the Card's were a pain in the ass during the mid '70's < sorry Mel Gray , you did not make that td catch > , The SD Chargers had one of the best offenses in NFL history from '78-'82 . R.I.P.[/quote]

I believe 3 of the top 5 offenses (see #5) are due to Coryell's influence:

[url=http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/nfl/offenses/best.html]ESPN.com - Page2 - Best NFL offense of all-time[/url]

tryfuhl 07-01-2010 11:26 PM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
was definitely going to mention the greatest show on turf

NYCskinfan82 07-02-2010 06:05 AM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
R I P, great football mind.

Mechanix544 07-02-2010 08:09 AM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
R.I.P. m8

Gmanc711 07-02-2010 08:25 AM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
RIP Don... I know that guy was very instrumental with Joe Gibbs back in the day.

Longtimefan 07-02-2010 08:56 AM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
[quote=skinsfan69;710330]Man that sucks. I know Gibss was lobbying for him to get in the HOF. Would've been nice to see him get in before he passed. He was way ahead of his time. RIP.[/quote]

Let's hope the HOF Committee will eventually consider a posthumous enshrinement. Would be a great way to honor a man who brought so much to the game.

chewman 07-02-2010 09:12 AM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
R.I.P. You will be missed

SBXVII 07-02-2010 09:45 AM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
This is a huge loss. In kinda putting it into perspective, due to his innovativeness, he kinda changed football al together and those practices are still being used. This is like seeing Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, or George S. Patton dying. Innovators of their time and changed warfare.

I always hated the fact that the WCO was attributed to Bill Walsh when technically his system was discovered in Cleveland Ohio which to me is an East Coast offense. Coryell being in Cali when discovered to me is technically a WCO. We ran it or a version with Gibbs and pretty much ever since. It wasn't until good ole Zorn have we started for the first time to use what everyone else wants to call the WCO.

Hog1 07-02-2010 10:57 AM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
[B]Thanks for the great tree of Coach's[/B]--Skinsfan nn

What a great man.....RIP
He and Fouts in the day were.....scary

MTK 07-02-2010 11:45 AM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
[url=http://blog.redskins.com/2010/07/02/rembering-don-coryell-by-way-of-joe-gibbs/]Rembering Don Coryell By Way Of Joe Gibbs[/url]

[url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2010/07/joe_gibbs_and_don_coryell.html]D.C. Sports Bog - Joe Gibbs and Don Coryell[/url]

artmonkforhallofamein07 07-02-2010 11:59 AM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
RIP Coryell. Thank you for the knowledge.

SFREDSKIN 07-02-2010 01:16 PM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
[quote=SBXVII;710402]This is a huge loss. In kinda putting it into perspective, due to his innovativeness, he kinda changed football al together and those practices are still being used. This is like seeing Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, or George S. Patton dying. Innovators of their time and changed warfare.

I always hated the fact that the WCO was attributed to Bill Walsh when technically his system was discovered in Cleveland Ohio which to me is an East Coast offense. Coryell being in Cali when discovered to me is technically a WCO. We ran it or a version with Gibbs and pretty much ever since. It wasn't until good ole Zorn have we started for the first time to use what everyone else wants to call the WCO.[/quote]

The so called Bill Walsh offense is the Paul Brown offense and the real West Coast offense is the Don Coryell offense.

RedskinMike 07-02-2010 07:12 PM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
Most people don't remember Madden was also a pupil of Coryell. He was an assistant along with Gibbs at San Diego State.

skinsfan_nn 07-07-2010 09:17 PM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
Fouts, Madden, Gibbs will speak at Coryell memorial service

Posted by Mike Florio on July 7, 2010 9:08 PM ET

The "celebration of life" to be held next week for a man who arguably should be in the Hall of Fame will include three speakers who already have been enshrined in Canton.

The Chargers announced today that Dan Fouts, John Madden, and Joe Gibbs will address the crowd attending Don Coryell's memorial service at the Viejas Arena at San Diego State University, along with former NFL defensive end Fred Dryer and former NFL coach Jim Hanifan.

The event begins at 2:00 p.m. local time on Monday, July 12.

Contributions in Coach Coryell's honor can be made to the Campanile Foundation, Attn: Don Coryell Scholarship Fund, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182-4313.

skinsfan_nn 07-12-2010 09:05 PM

Re: RIP Don Coryell
 
[URL="http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81917692/article/emotional-madden-chokes-up-at-coryell-memorial-service"]NFL.com news: Emotional Madden chokes up at Coryell memorial service[/URL]

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- An emotional John Madden says there's something missing because the late Don Coryell isn't in the Pro Football Hall of Fame while some of his notable players and former assistants are.


Madden, choking up while speaking at a memorial service on Monday at San Diego State's basketball arena, says he, Joe Gibbs and Dan Fouts are in the Hall of Fame because of Coryell.


Coryell, the innovative coach whose Air Coryell offense produced some of the most dynamic passing attacks in NFL history, died July 1. He was 85. Coryell was a finalist for the Hall of Fame in February but was not selected for induction.


Gibbs and Fouts also spoke at the service for Coryell, who coached at San Diego State before moving on to the St. Louis Cardinals and then the [URL="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/teams/chargers"]San Diego Chargers[/URL].
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