Discuss any and all NFL-related topics. Heavy use of motion, PA, and RPOs in the passing game and a wide zone run game. Originally it was known as the West Coast offense until an article about San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Bill Walsh in Sports Illustrated in the early 80s incorrectly called Walsh's offense "the West Coast offense," and this mis-labelling stuck. Taking a deep dive into the Air Coryell scheme the Cowboys have Offseason chatter regarding running back Chris Evans taking over the Gio Bernard role. Hes going to get a lot of work. Our website may not look quite right in it. Personnel Preferences: Smith used 11 personnel at a 38% rate (2. In 1999, Martz, then serving as offensive coordinator for Hall of Fame head coach Dick Vermeil, helped pilot the St. Louis Rams to victory in Super Bowl XXXIV. Donovan Peoples-Jones could be the primary deep-threat and may be a priority waiver add if this offense opens up or one of the top-2 WRs misses time. Coryells offense and its basic philosophies have become commonplace in the NFL and several coaches throughout time have created their own versions of it. STL challenged the ruling, and the play was upheld. All 3 WRs saw 100+ Targets in 2020 and Eric Ebron added 91 to come up just short of having FOUR 100 target receivers. The OL returns just 2 starters, 1 free agent signing, and 2 backups from last year's roster. It takes what the defense gives and can change its look from game to game. As of 2022, most NFL offenses' passing games are based at least partially on Coryell conventions. Additional Notes: Roethlisberger ran the fewest play-action plays last year and got the ball out the quickest. Josh Reynolds was brought in to make up for the loss of Corey Davis run-blocking. Stretch: RB will align at depth of 8-yards 3. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Turner's offense also had a potent passing game, which featured multiple-time Pro Bowl TE Antonio Gates. Sounds like a Saints passing game (Erhardt-Perkins) and a 49ers running game (Wide-Zone) is their model. However, it is also adaptable because it is less rigid. The OL is strong and returns 3 starters from Lt over to C. New starter Stenberg (RG) was with DET last year and Sewell is a 1. Derrick Henry created a lot of opportunities for the pieces around him to have success in TEN. Additional Notes: Joe Burrow was 1 of 3 QBs with 40+ Passes per game last year. Jason Garretts roots are in the Air Coryell scheme, but what does that actually mean? Rumor is LaFleur may allow Hackett to call plays but says there will be not much of a difference if he does. Rob Gronkowski had 4.8 Tar/G at TE. It will be interesting what 28 year old Mike Davis can do in this offense behind an OL returning 3 solid starters (4 returning starters total), with a 3rd round rookie taking over at LG. Run blocking utilizes multiple schemes (Zone, Gap, Duo). Play Caller/Tenure: Matt LaFleur (HC) - 2yrs as GB HC and play-caller; 4yrs total as an OC; 3yrs total as a play-caller. The run game is likely to be heavy inside-zone. Play Caller/Tenure: Frank Reich (HC) - 3yrs with IND as an HC/Play Caller; 7yrs as an OC. However, a few years after Coryell had been coaching the Chargers, Sports Illustrated did an article covering Bill Walshs offense with the San Francisco 49ers - which used a lot of shorter passing options with regularity - and referred to it as the West Coast offense. Scheme: Garrett runs a Coryell offensive scheme (power-run/deeper pass routes [however, NYG did not pass deep much at all LY]) with very little motion or scheming to take advantage of player matchups. Personnel Preferences: Kingsbury runs modified/evolving Air Raid passing concepts with Andy Reid run game concepts. Additional Notes: Last year MIA was ranked 18 in Pass Attempts per game and 19. Los Angeles Rams | American Football Wiki | Fandom Scott Turners offense pulls from various other offensive concepts than Coryell and has been less deep strike than a typical Coryell offense, likely due to personnel. Defenses that react to the motion could get confused, leaving a defender in the wrong position. Additionally, when Zampese and Turner were running their Air Coryell with the Rams in the late 80s, their offensive line coach none other than Hudson Houck, who was coaching in the NFL for the first time in his career. They used 1-WR formations (22 and 13 personnel) on 20% of their plays. Personnel Preferences: MIN was last in percentage of running 11 personnel (29% vs NFL Avg 60%), near average with 12, well-above-average with 21 (26% to 7%), and above-average with 22 and 02 personnel groupings. Mike Martz, the man who whipped up the St. Louis Rams' potent offensive concoction, is a descendant of the Air Coryell offense of the early 1980s. Mike Martz: Bears' offense might be NFL's least talented since 0-16 Additional Notes:Jalen Hurts and Miles Sanders should benefit in the run game while DeVonta Smith and the TEs should benefit in the passing game. Charles Clay (a TE) led the team in targets with 87, followed by Woods (76), Goodwin (68), McCoy (57), and Watkins (52 thru 8 games). Mike Martz switches to positive outlook on Fields Outside zone runs and PA bootlegs were a staple last year with Lazor calling plays, but if they go shotgun spread this year, the inside zone should return (what Nagy called in 2019). In this offense, all 5 of the eligible receivers are "alive" on the play, though the play design may be more about getting one of those guys into a wide-open space to receive the ball. Keke Coutee was on the roster last year and will compete with those guys for the 2-4 WR role. From 1999-2001, St. Louis became the only team in NFL history to score 500+ points in 3 consecutive years. Gerald Everett came over from the Rams with knowledge of the system, and it sounds like Eskridge will play a lot as a rookie in 3 WR sets. At the time, most football offenses at both levels operated solely out of a pro set which typically used 21 personnel, or lining up with two wide receivers, one tight end, a running back, and a fullback. Too long the fans have suffered the wrath of Ron Turner and the dink and dunk offense that he wanted to instill in the Bears scheme. BBAO: Turnovers in Mike Martz's scheme - NFC North- ESPN Gibbs's offense also showcased a 3-receiver deep air attack featuring Hall of Famer Art Monk, Gary Clark and Ricky Sanders, known as "The Posse." Scheme: Nagy uses a variant of the KC/Reid-WCO but does not tailor to the talent on the roster. Instead, it is concept-based. During his time in the Air Coryell, Fouts never threw less than 330 passes a year and averaged 451 pass attempts per year. His offenses are usually towards the top of the league standings, but are often labeled predictable. Keenan Allen will get plenty of option routes while Mike Williams will play the Michael Thomas Split-End position/role. Montgomerys big year last year came with Lazor as play-caller. Additional Notes: As OC in BUF, Lynn ranked #2 in Rush Attempts, #1 in Rushing Yards, and #1 in Rushing TDs. Stefanski utilizes a run-heavy scheme that uses Zone and Gap concepts evenly. This sounds like a personality clash between . After the Rams team dwindled, he never got another head coaching position. Wide zone run game, with pre-snap motion, PA, and QB movement after the snap (boots/waggles). Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy has a preliminary plan for Dallas' offense in the 2023 season, one that might mean Dak Prescott taking fewer hits. It often uses single RB sets with a big-bodied, power back. Mike Martz may have been one of the brightest minds to ever stalk the sidelines of a football field, but his offensive schemes lead to changes on the defensive side of the ball that he was unable to adapt to. They also led the league in total yards in offense from 1978 to 1983 and in 1985. Current coaches using the scheme, or a modified version of it are Andy Reid and Eric Bienemy in Kansas City, Kellen Moore (DAL), Jon Gruden (LV), Matt Nagy (CHI), Zac Taylor (CIN), and Pat Shurmer (DEN). Gruden offenses tend to concentrate on 1 receiver. Archive read: Check out my, Additional Notes: Lamar Jackson had the 4. The offense that Coryell developed in San Diego would frequently feature at least two deep-threat receivers running deep routes, whether it be fly routes, deep in routes, skinny posts, comebacks, and other designs to pick up big yards. Marc Bulger fumbles, recovered by Peter Sirmon at TEN -30 and returned for 41 yards (tackle by Steven Jackson) STL challenged the ruling, and the play was upheld. STL challenged the ruling, and the play was overturned. Later on, Zampese became the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams in the late 80s, where he taught the tenets of the Coryell offense to his wide receivers coach, Norv Turner. Gibbs served as head coach of the Washington Redskins from 1981-1992, and during that time, he won three Super Bowls with a Coryell offense. Personnel Preferences: 88% of offense was 11 (66%) or 12 (22%) personnel. The offensive coordinator for the eventual Super Bowl-champion team was Mike Martz, and following the team's triumph, he would take over as the Rams head coach, leading the team to another Super Bowl appearance during his time at the helm. Gruden installed RPOs and some Air Raid concepts. Notable evolutions of the system will run the same core plays out of different formations and personnel groupings. Not only did Martz compare the offense to the 2016 Detroit Lions offense (the same that went 0-16 in the regular season), but he critiqued Fields after the Bears' Week 1 win over the 49ers and said he didn't think he would ever become an effective pocket passer. Austin Hooper saw 5.4 targets per game during his 13 healthy outings. Mike Martz in his own words -Martz explained his offense as a read-and-react scheme. Additional Notes: NE was top-3 in Rush Attempts in 3 out of last 5 years with a ranking of 9th and 11th in the other two years. Additional Notes: Vikings finished 5th in Rushing Yards and 6th in Rushing TDs last year. 2023 NFL Free Agency: 1 Potential Cap Casualty for Each Team. Anthony McFarland was at Maryland during Matt Canada's 1 year with the team and has been. After winning 104 games with the Aztecs, Coryell was hired to become the head coach of the St Louis Cardinals in 1973. [7] Coryell moved to the Chargers and reached the playoffs in four consecutive seasons that included three straight division titles (19791982). Scheme: Stefanski was in Minnesota for 14 years as an assistant or position coach dating back to the Brad Childress days. Play Caller/Tenure: George Godsey & Eric Studesville (Co-Offensive Coordinators) - Godsey 3yrs w MIA, will be 1. It has deteriorated from the #1 scoring offense in 2017, to 2. Bienemy is the play-caller but the scheme is Andy Reids. The Mike Martz variant was a much more aggressive passing offense, frequently deploying pre-snap motion and shifts, with the running game often forgotten. He is a current NFL analyst for Fox Sports with Ron Pitts. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. Scheme: Air Coryell tree from dad Norv. And so Coryell began to implement an offensive scheme that focused more on the passing game than running the ball. He said in every play, the quarterback has three choices and then what the defenses do eliminates the choices. CAR acquired a couple of Bradys guys by drafting Terrace Marshall in Rd2 and signing Dan Arnold who was in NO w/ Brady. Scheme: The scheme is a morphed WCO that incorporates more shotgun and spread looks than a classic WCO and is adjusted to be opponent-specific with several wrinkles. The highest usage outside of average was 01 personnel, 3rd highest usage behind Steelers and Bears. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Browns interviewed former Rams head coach Mike Martz recently. Personnel Preferences: The Giants went heavier than league average in the use of 12 and 13 personnel and below average with 11 personnel. Evaluating NFC North quarterbacks for . Scheme: Daboll is influenced by Josh McDaniels Erhardt-Perkins style offense which he's modified to be multiple (borrows plays from several other concepts) and opponent specific. RB is a committee with Ronald Jones and Leonard Fournette mixing in on early downs and Bernard taking the field for the 2-minute offense and obvious passing downs. Insider: John Michael Schmitz a Day 2 Pick for Steelers? | Heavy.com Martz helped the Rams establish a pass-first identity that would post an NFL record amount of . Passing game quote: The way the offense is set up, the ball goes to the open receiver. Callahan would prefer to have 5 players catch 50 passes. However, in 2022, Vermeil earned induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame for his work as an NFL head coach. Scheme: The scheme is closer to a traditional WCO than other WCO in the league but Gruden called more deep shots LY. Zone run & QB zone read will be staples with likely one-back sets and possibly shotgun-to-run spreads. Common themes will be quick, short passes to players in space; use of RBs & TEs to create mismatches; lots of volume to the X receiver (Thomas); and a mix of blocking concepts in the run game. Marlon Mack coming off an Achilles injury. Play Caller/Tenure: Sean Payton (HC): 14yrs as NO HC/play-caller (majority of seasons calling plays); 17 yrs as an OC/HC. Scheme: Taylor is from the Jon Gruden/Sean Payton tree of WCO. With Dan Fouts as quarterback, the San Diego Chargers' offense was among the greatest passing offenses in National Football League history. Afterwards, Turner became the head coach of the Washington Redskins and Zampese replaced him in Dallas. It was at this time when Houcks input on the blocking scheme was mixed in with the Air Coryell, which has become a staple of the Cowboys offenses and many Air Coryell variants since. Carolina sought an upgrade at TE and Arnold could see plenty of action. These are meant to be brief descriptions but you can research any of them further, as I am not an expert when it comes to the X's and O's of the game. Texans traded for Anthony Miller and drafted Nico Collins. Of course, Turner then became the Cowboys offensive coordinator in 1991 and implemented his own variant of the Air Coryell with Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, and Jay Novacek. [8] Coryell's Chargers teams led the league in passing in seven of eight years. In addition to those routes, Coryell sent his three remaining skill players out into the intermediate areas to function as the checkdown options, as the first two reads were always deep shots. Inside Martz's game plan - National Football Post Martz is best known as the offensive coordinator behind the St. Louis Rams high-powered 1999 team that won the Super Bowl. Additional Notes: The offense has ranked in the top 5 in Passing Yards and Passing TDs during Bienemys OC years. The offense relies on WRs that can get downfield (or to a spot) on most plays, or breaking off into the intermediate areas on others. Martz was a stubborn coach who was slow to adjust two years in a row. The Patriots used more 21 personnel than the rest of the league, running it 361 times for 37% of their plays. Martz bought the media hype that he revolutionized the NFL with . Saunders's scheme is a more sound variant than Martz's scheme, offering a little more blocking and more run support for the quarterback. Atlanta used ZBS on around 52% of plays last year. Saints have traditionally run a very concentrated offense, making Kamara and Thomas priority plays and Trautman and Taysom are solid speculative plays. Ty Johnson has breakaway speed and looks like an interesting last-round dart throw in Best Ball drafts. Wide Receivers and Tight Ends were asked to run quick slants, shallow crossers, and quick curls or outs. His offense utilizes multiple formations to run the same play concept, features quick throws (often to the slot receivers or tight ends), attempts to get players into space, and the running game uses mostly Gap run-blocking concepts. Sign up for FantasyData's newsletter and get awesome content sent to your inbox. Denver RBs were near dead last in RB routes run per game, Y/RR, RB Tar/G, RB Rec/G in 2020. "Don Coryell Belongs in the Hall of Fame", July 1 (accessed October 4, 2008)", "Tight end rankings: Do Sharpe, Gonzalez deserve top spot? It is better suited for a veteran quarterback. Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler still considers former offensive coordinator Mike Martz "one of the brightest minds in the game," but admitted the coach's inflexibility played a role in the . Mike McCarthy on new scheme: 'We'll build this thing around' Dak Martz is best known as the offensive coordinator behind the St. Louis Rams high-powered 1999 team that won the Super Bowl. The use of 12 personnel was 10% higher than the league average at 30%. This was at a time where it was uncommon to use three wide receiver sets. Mike Martz: 3 Quarterbacks That Could Handle Martz's Offense and Damien Harris and James White are also worth drafting with Burkhead gone to Houston. At this point, Coryell began to implement pre-snap motion into his offense frequently to avoid defenses from jamming receivers, as well as helping the quarterback to make better pre-snap reads given how dependent the Air Coryell is on timing and execution. Additional Notes: Baker Mayfield had a career-high QBR and Air Yards per Attempt last year with the lowest interception rate of his career. OL has all 5 returning starters and is a near-elite group that ranked 3rd highest in FO Adjusted Sack Rate. [31][32] The Rams' offense, which was also known as "The Greatest Show on Turf", featured Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner, who was the NFL MVP for the 1999 season (Warner earned another NFL MVP award in 2001). Hilton was the target leader last year with 93 followed by Hines with 76. The OL returns 2 full-time starters from last year and has 2 and a rookie reserves moving into starting roles in 2021. Although, I don't know if we can call this "summer" yet -- at least not in the Upper Midwest. Tight Ends Jimmy Graham and Cole Kmet totaled 120 combined targets last year. San Diego won 3 straight AFC West division titles, from 2007-2009. The Saunders variant pulls in many Coryell concepts that the Turner system eliminated in favor of simplicity. Turner first served as head coach of the Washington Redskins from 1994-2000, but the team only made the playoffs once, in 1999. Jay Cutler: Chicago Bears' offense was inflexible under Mike Martz If Dan Quinns defense is better than Nolans (which it should), then it could slow the offense a shade, as they will not be playing out of desperation all game. The OL ranked 5th in FO's Adjusted Line Yards and 6th in Adjusted Sack Rate in 2020. Play Caller/Tenure: Eric Bienemy (OC) - 3yrs as KC and NFL OC; 8yrs total with KC. Play Caller/Tenure: Kevin Stefanski (HC) - 1yr with CLE as HC/Play-Caller; 1yr (and 3 games) as an OC with MIN. Air Coryell - Wikipedia During his time with the Chargers, Turner's system helped quarterback Philip Rivers set new franchise records for single-season quarterback rating and touchdown passes in 2008. Etienne will play as an RB and WR, similar to Percy Harvin. Over the summer, he couldn't help but criticize Fields and the Bears' offense. Personnel Preferences: New England ran the fewest plays in the league from 12 personnel last year with only 22 plays, 2% of their total offense compared to the NFL average of 20%. And the passing game was also open to some new ideas. The passing game features pre-snap motion and PA. Additional Notes: Calvin Ridley and the TEs should have plenty of opportunity in Smith's offense. It has a reputation of being a run-heavy offense that uses the run to set up the play-action passing game. Bill Parcels was one of the early adopters of this offense and one of the Parcels' tree branches was Bill Belichick who adopted the system and began to enhance it with Charlie Weis in the early 2000s and grew it even further with Josh McDaniels and the current Patriots teams. [36] Head coach Bill Belichick notes that the pass-catching tight ends that get paid the most money are "all direct descendants of Kellen Winslow" and there are fewer tight ends now that can block on the line. Other branches of the E-P tree include Todd Haley, Mike McCoy, Brian Daboll (BUF), Nick Sirianni (PHI), and Tim Kelly (HOU). Scheme: From the Andy Reid WCO tree. When defenses countered with extra defensive backs, the offense would run the ball. Martz did modify his scheme at Cutler's behest and the offense did very, very well without a true #1 receiver (or #2 for that matter) on the team. San Francisco 49ers: Was Firing Mike Martz the Right Move? The Cowboys ranked 11th in offense, averaging 354.9 yards and 27.4 points though those numbers jumped to 372.8 and 30 in Prescott's 12 starts. [13], The offense did not have any set formations, as receivers could line up anywhere on any given pass play. Scheme: Klint's dad is Gary Kubiak (from the Mike Shanahan WCO tree), so the offense should resemble his in some fashion. The offensive philosophy has been also called the "Coryell offense" or the "vertical offense".[1]. Turner did, however, enjoy a good amount of success as San Diego Chargers head coach from 2007-2012. Indications are he will run a Shanahan-style offense in New York which will feature heavy use of PA, pre-snap motion, multiple plays designed from the same formation, and utilize outside/wide zone run blocking scheme. Chark added 7 pounds of muscle to meet Meyers physique demands. Despite having decent success in Kansas City, he wasn't able to lead the Chiefs to a Super Bowl appearance. Play Caller/Tenure: Sean McVay (HC) - 4yrs as LAR HC/Play-Caller; 7yrs as an OC; 6yrs as a Play-Caller. Arthur Smith ran ZBS on 67% of plays in Tennessee. [20] Strong safeties in those times were almost like another linebacker, a run defender who could not cover a tight end as fast as Winslow. However, despite having one of the NFL's most talented rosters, Turner was never able to guide the Chargers to the Super Bowl. His offenses tend to include a strong offensive line, a strong running game, a #1 WR who can stretch the field and catch jump balls in the end-zone, a good receiving TE to attack the space the WRs create in the middle of the field and a FB who fills the role of a lead blocker and a final option as an outlet receiver. When Vermeil retired after Super Bowl XXXIV, Martz replaced him as head coach, starting in the 2000 season. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Former Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz is retiring The difference between the top receiver and the next was 51 receptions in '20, 41 in 19, 0 in 18. Additionally, the running back could also come out of the back field and run routes. Martz's Rams: big-play way; Offensive coordinator uses team's speed to Michael Martz (born May 13, 1951) is an American football coach. Mahomes, Hill, Kelce are all elites at their positions. It does not insist on size at wide receiver or halfback like the Turner variant and as such has difficulties in short yardage and red zone situations. Lastly, the Rams' receiving core was impressive, featuring 4 strong wide receivers: Hall of Fame WR Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt, Ricky Proehl and Az-Zahir Hakim. . Gap/DUO scheme run game. Scheme: The offense is expected to be heavily influenced by Meyer but Bevell will call plays. Jay Cutler Finally Opens Up on Why He Hated Mike Martz - Sports Mockery It seems like Tony Pollard will be with the Cowboys at least through 2023. Ex-Seahawks fall into NFL topics. Below league average with any other formation. People talk about the West Coast offense, but Don started the 'West Coast' decades ago and kept updating it. Play Caller/Tenure: Pat Shurmur (OC) - 1yr as DEN OC, 12yrs as OC/HC. The Browns OL finished 6th in FO's Adjusted Line Yards metric last year. McCarthy has usually had a low-volume running game. Martz became the Rams head coach and after five years was fired, at which point he became the offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions under Rod Marinelli, where he coached quarterback Jon Kitna.