No reason to mess with the West Coast's success

From: Sporting News | Date: November 10, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

The travails of a few West Coast offenses have some folks believing that Bill Walsh's famed scheme is dying. But let's not order that epitaph quite yet.

The West Coast is fine. The Packers, Seahawks, 49ers and Bucs run forms of the West Coast and are among the league's top offenses. The Eagles, Lions and Jets are at the other end of the spectrum, but those West Coast teams have plenty of company at the bottom of the rankings.

The misconception is that the West Coast is significantly different from other offenses. It isn't. Whether it's a traditional run-based offense, a scheme with lots of ...

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