Quote:
Originally Posted by NoCalHail
...It's interesting because a lot of modern WCO take the approach Reid did with the Eagles, which was the basic WCO principles but they added in a lot more downfield passing than what you would see from say a Bill Walsh offense....
|
"WCO" is a broad and often abused term.
But even the 'original' Bill Walsh WCO threw the ball downfield. And while throwing the ball quick and short is an aspect throwing the ball intermediate and downfield are certainly parts of the WCO. Deep outs, Digs, Comebacks, Post, Corners are all staples of Bill Walsh WCO.
Ironically it was Jay's brother that said ~'what do you call a coach and QB driving around throwing "hots"....dumb and dumber'
Bill Walsh even warned about "not being seduced by the relative ease of completing 3-step drop passes".
But you could argue that is exactly what this passing game is doing by design.
BTW 2 of top 5 offenses with passes 25 yards or more are WCO Green Bay #1 and KC #5.