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I think of Joe Montana's 49ers as the epitome of the west coast offense - lots of short passing to the backs and TEs, slants to the receivers looking for yards after catch, smaller quick linemen, a running game focused on swing passes and sweeps.

Any other comments on the definition of a "west coast offense"?
Is there even such a definition any more?

Walsh was a master of getting a receiver or running back wide open for a short low risk pass. This was often done by tricking two defensive backs into covering one wide receiver. Sometimes he would fake a run, and then throw to the running back 5 or 10 yards down field. The open person was often standing still so the quarterback could easily see him. Walsh was also a master of creating mismatches in the pass defense, such as linebacker having to cover Darin Nelson.

Many (if not most) pass plays involved a man in motion, sometimes two in motion. Doing this often exposed the coverage scheme. When the corners were in man coverage and Lofton was on the field, the result was often a long pass completion. If the corners were too deep, someone was wide open underneath the coverage.

The first 15 to 25 plays were scripted and designed to take advantage of tendencies in the opponent's defense. Trickeration was sometimes involved. But, the scripted plays generally set up the defense for a big play.

And, the only time you saw power running was when the first down marker was less than a half yard away.

When coaches say they run the west coast offense now days, they are simply being buzzword compliant.

[Extra Point]

I think of Joe Montana's 49ers as the epitome of the west coast offense - lots of short passing to the backs and TEs, slants to the receivers looking for yards after catch, smaller quick linemen, a running game focused on swing passes and sweeps.

Any other comments on the definition of a "west coast offense"?
Is there even such a definition any more?

Walsh was a master of getting a receiver or running back wide open for a short low risk pass. This was often done by tricking two defensive backs into covering one wide receiver. Sometimes he would fake a run, and then throw to the running back 5 or 10 yards down field. The open person was often standing still so the quarterback could easily see him. Walsh was also a master of creating mismatches in the pass defense, such as linebacker having to cover Darin Nelson.

Many (if not most) pass plays involved a man in motion, sometimes two in motion. Doing this often exposed the coverage scheme. When the corners were in man coverage and Lofton was on the field, the result was often a long pass completion. If the corners were too deep, someone was wide open underneath the coverage.

The first 15 to 25 plays were scripted and designed to take advantage of tendencies in the opponent's defense. Trickeration was sometimes involved. But, the scripted plays generally set up the defense for a big play.

And, the only time you saw power running was when the first down marker was less than a half yard away.

When coaches say they run the west coast offense now days, they are simply being buzzword compliant.