Football analysis and strategy from Chris B. Brown
New Grantland: Are Alex Smith and Andy Reid a Good Match in Kansas City?
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New Grantland: Are Alex Smith and Andy Reid a Good Match in Kansas City?
It’s now up: But there are lingering questions about both Smith and Reid. I’ll let others address whether the Chiefs overpaid for Smith, but I’m still not so sure that the fit is as good as it would seem. As is West Coast offense tradition, when Reid’s offense was at its best, it was as…
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New Grantland: Matt Barkley’s Favorite Play — the West Coast Offense Classic, “Sluggo Seam”
My breakdown of west coast offense staple — and Matt Barkley’s favorite play — is now up over at Grantland: To understand Barkley’s answer, it’s necessary to understand USC’s offense. When Pete Carroll took the head-coaching job at USC, he hired longtime BYU assistant coach Norm Chow as his offensive coordinator. Carroll wanted the vaunted…
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Can the West Coast Offense be taught anywhere besides the NFL?
Is it possible to run the “West Coast Offense” — the offense credited to Bill Walsh and those of his “coaching tree” — at any level other than the NFL? The answer is not necessarily clear. Indeed, despite being the most prevalent offense in the NFL, the WCO seems designed to overwhelm any college or…
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