West Coast Offense - Good, Bad or Ugly?

[Ade Jimoh Fan Club]

Great responses so far - thanks for the input. Actually, the feedback has created three more questions in my mind:

1) Will the West Coast Offense require Campbell to scramble more? I've always thought he should take off and run with it more - he's definitely got the speed to pick up 1st downs. As far as throwing on the run (i.e. rolling out of the pocket) - this doesn't seem like Campbell strong suit - am I wrong? He seems like more of a pocket passer.

2) Why does everyone think that hiring a great Q-Back coach like Zorn is going to greatly impact Campbell? He is the HEAD COACH. He'll be spending very, very little one-on-one mentoring time with Campbell. As we've already discussed, this is one of the huge downsides of the decision to hire him as Head Coach.

3) Playoff games usually occur in bad weather. How smart is it to have our offense built around a pass-first mentality? Or does it not really matter because of the number of domes and the fact that these guys are pros and are unaffected unless it's a whirling blizzard?

Thanks,
THE ADE

[RobH4413]

Originally Posted by Ade Jimoh Fan Club

2) Why does everyone think that hiring a great Q-Back coach like Zorn is going to greatly impact Campbell? He is the HEAD COACH. He'll be spending very, very little one-on-one mentoring time with Campbell. As we've already discussed, this is one of the huge downsides of the decision to hire him as Head Coach.
THE ADE

I think he actually will have a great deal of one on one time with Jason. Right now we're unclear as to how much time that actually will be, but I think we'll see a head coach that has never been so involved in the development of a QB thus far in the NFL.

[Ade Jimoh Fan Club]

Originally Posted by RobH4413

I think he actually will have a great deal of one on one time with Jason. Right now we're unclear as to how much time that actually will be, but I think we'll see a head coach that has never been so involved in the development of a QB thus far in the NFL.

I don't see how that's a good thing. I don't think a head coach should be spending a high-percentage of his time with just one player. He has a million other things that need to be done, and if he truly is spending a lot of time working with Campbell, then he's blowing off something else. More succinctly - that's not his role.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Ade Jimoh Fan Club

I don't see how that's a good thing. I don't think a head coach should be spending a high-percentage of his time with just one player. He has a million other things that need to be done, and if he truly is spending a lot of time working with Campbell, then he's blowing off something else. More succinctly - that's not his role.

Campbell has proven he can work and study harder than anyone in the NFL on his own. He'll be fine if Coach Zorn needs to focus on other parts of the team, which he will.

[gibbsisgod]

Originally Posted by RobH4413

I think he actually will have a great deal of one on one time with Jason. Right now we're unclear as to how much time that actually will be, but I think we'll see a head coach that has never been so involved in the development of a QB thus far in the NFL.

Bill Walsh was pretty hands on with the QB and that worked out pretty well. I am not comparring JZ with BW but it has been done before.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Ade Jimoh Fan Club

Great responses so far - thanks for the input. Actually, the feedback has created three more questions in my mind:

1) Will the West Coast Offense require Campbell to scramble more? I've always thought he should take off and run with it more - he's definitely got the speed to pick up 1st downs. As far as throwing on the run (i.e. rolling out of the pocket) - this doesn't seem like Campbell strong suit - am I wrong? He seems like more of a pocket passer.

2) Why does everyone think that hiring a great Q-Back coach like Zorn is going to greatly impact Campbell? He is the HEAD COACH. He'll be spending very, very little one-on-one mentoring time with Campbell. As we've already discussed, this is one of the huge downsides of the decision to hire him as Head Coach.

3) Playoff games usually occur in bad weather. How smart is it to have our offense built around a pass-first mentality? Or does it not really matter because of the number of domes and the fact that these guys are pros and are unaffected unless it's a whirling blizzard?

Thanks,
THE ADE

He's already said he's going to leave the defensive side alone, and that he's going to spend a lot of time with JC. So based on that I guess that's why people are saying he will impact JC.

Regarding #3 a WCO does not necessarily mean a pass first offense.

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by Ade Jimoh Fan Club

Great responses so far - thanks for the input. Actually, the feedback has created three more questions in my mind:

1) Will the West Coast Offense require Campbell to scramble more? I've always thought he should take off and run with it more - he's definitely got the speed to pick up 1st downs. As far as throwing on the run (i.e. rolling out of the pocket) - this doesn't seem like Campbell strong suit - am I wrong? He seems like more of a pocket passer.

2) Why does everyone think that hiring a great Q-Back coach like Zorn is going to greatly impact Campbell? He is the HEAD COACH. He'll be spending very, very little one-on-one mentoring time with Campbell. As we've already discussed, this is one of the huge downsides of the decision to hire him as Head Coach.

3) Playoff games usually occur in bad weather. How smart is it to have our offense built around a pass-first mentality? Or does it not really matter because of the number of domes and the fact that these guys are pros and are unaffected unless it's a whirling blizzard?

Thanks,
THE ADE

Tried to touch on some of the points you raise in my post above. The offense wont require him to scramble as much as it will to be elusive in the pocket, often being able to make the first potential tackler miss. The ability to roll out, both left and right is one of the principal ingredients neccessary to make the offense effective. Jason is nimble enough, and his feet are quick enough to be effective at what he's going to need to do.

You must remember, Zorn was origionally hired to be the OC, and that hire was designed to further the development of JC. Now that HC has also been attached to his title it's not likely he'll be able to spend as much individual time with JC, however, there are a few things he's going to work on with Jason in hopes of further developing the skills he's going to need to make him effective in this offense.

Bad weather was one of my origional knocks on the WCO. [see Seattle vs Green Bay-in GB] In December & January when it's imperative you have balance, the running game is every teams best friend. I'm hoping our offense will resemble a more modified version of the WC that includes some power running, and not just limited to draw plays & screens simular to what the Phila. Eagles utilize. It's going to have to be more diversified to succeed in inclimate regions when the games are most important.