West Coast Offense - Good, Bad or Ugly?

[SkinsFanSince91]

Originally Posted by Ade Jimoh Fan Club

I know we have some smart football folks on this site - I was wondering what you thought about the switch to the West Coast Offense, specifically:

1) Is it just me or is this a terrible move for Campbell? He throws a sweet, sweet long ball, but his short dinks and dumps are horid. They are almost always off target - he just doesn't have that touch in his arsenal. Since this pretty much IS the West Coast Offense, do you think Campbell can change this part of his game, or is the beginning of the end for him...?

2) We definitely have the perfect receivers for this offense; fast, speedy, RAC WR's. Plus Portis has shown himself to be a great (and in my opinion, underutilzed) receiver. Do you think we are good in this area?

3) What does this mean for the O-Line? I know we had a lot of injuries last year, but they group should be starting next year intact and we all know they are a pretty good group of linemen. Does the West Coast Offense call for a different set of O-Lineman? (i.e. smaller and more agile?)

4) We all know that the priorities for the draft are D-Linemen and DB's. Is the move to West Coast Offense going to re-prioritize any of our draft picks?

Thanks for your input!

THE ADE

1) While accuracy is not yet JC's strong suit, Im sure than having a former QB as the head coach will definitely be an asset. Zorn will undoubtedly have Campbell more than ready before the season starts, and as someone mentioned earlier, he ran a version of this in college.

2) I think that we are good in this area, but we definitely could do better. The WCO does need receivers that have YAC (yards after catch) ability, it also requires larger receivers who can also break tackles in this predominantly short pass oriented offense. I dont think we need to draft a receiver right away because of this, but we may want to look into it and/or keep our eyes open to who's released in free agency.

3) Our O-line is good. Just add depth in the off season and we will be good. The WCO should bode well for them, because the WCO requires shorter drops from the QB. This in turn, shortens the time that the O-line has to sustain their blocks in pass protection.

4) I think that depending on how our cap space looks, what we do in free agency, and who we release will dictate who we draft. We need a receiver anyway, so Im sure we will address that in the draft. If the draft were held today, I think we would take Devin Thomas out of Michigan state if he is there. At earliest we get a receiver in the 2nd round.

Side Note - I think we should snatch up this guy in the 3rd round. He is projected as a 3rd round player at best, but I say he is the best receivers that you have never heard ofYouTube - Inside K-State Sports - Jordy Nelson Highlight Video

He would be a joy to have and a value pick at that for us in those middle rounds.