Xaiveir wrote:PS, it deffinatly was tougher to pass in the 70's.
However the rules that were changed in the passing department were geared toward long pass plays. The west coast, which runs primary slants, and flat passes were hardly effected by the rules set forth in the 70's.
the rule changes to the passing game completely changed the mentality of how certain coaches approached the game
Walsh didn't single handedly come up with his offence, he was the guy who put the best implementation of it into the NFL tho
Xaiveir wrote:PS, it deffinatly was tougher to pass in the 70's.
However the rules that were changed in the passing department were geared toward long pass plays. The west coast, which runs primary slants, and flat passes were hardly effected by the rules set forth in the 70's.
the rule changes to the passing game completely changed the mentality of how certain coaches approached the game
Walsh didn't single handedly come up with his offence, he was the guy who put the best implementation of it into the NFL tho
Not arguing that at all. I am sure there were many people that attempted some form of that offense. I am not saying otherwise. But the fact that Walsh's actual scheme completly changed the way defenses prepared for a team is not debatable.
Hell it was first used by the chargers in the '60s but it didnt come with as much success. Walsh's version of it is what is now used widely in football (or some hybrid).
I mean there were plenty of people in history trying to make an airplane, But you do not get credit unless it actually worked correctly. Walsh's "airplane" worked. Worked so well in fact teams adopted new ways of thinking about defense and how to handle it.
Now, that aside back to the original point. Rule changes in the NFL did not make the West coast offense work.
Browns are finally learning their lesson. Selecting Brady Quinn i believe is going to wind up being a steal in the draft. He has some talent offensively around him now, and selecting Joe Thomas in the first round, and having signed LeCharles Bentley before last year with turn into a vast improvement on the offensive line.
They are headed in the right way. I give them another 2 years before they really start competing for a playoff spot.
Actually, legislating accurate injury reports is something the NFL considers to be anti-corruption, especially from gamblers.
Say some important player is hurt, and the teams don't have to announce it: You now open a window for bookies, etc. to bribe players/employees to get the accurate info so they can make bets with privileged knowledge, and clean up. If all injuries have to be reported, and reported accurately, however, there's no such risk.
Xaiveir wrote:A version of it existed before the rule changes.
let's go at it from a different angle then
If a non-successful version existed pre-rule change, what makes walsh the genius?
he managed to get maybe the best QB of his era paired with the best WR of all time (along with a couple of other good recievers before rice) as well as one of the top 5 running backs of the era
did the system make those players, or were the right players finally plugged in to make the system work?
