West Coast Offense


The West Coast Offense is one of the current styles of offense. This offensive strategy uses short quick passes, passes to the tight end and minimal running plays. The offense tries to move the ball down the field by mixing up different pass routes, passing to a variety of receivers and running the ball from passing sets.
Many teams in the NFL use this style including Green Bay, San Francisco, New England and Philadelphia. Here are some plays using the West Coast Offense:

Twins Left Z Flag
Twins Left Y Drag
Draw
Halfback Screen
Quick Slant
Inside Out
Tight End Fly
Teams use different terminology for each play but the formations and play results are the same. Note in each play all the different options the quarterback has. He can throw to four or even five different receivers. Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers has perfected this offense, in the 1996 season he threw touchdown passes to nine different receivers!

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