Ryan Kalil: Cam Newton needs to be on field

[Car123]

Never heard that.

Coryell is a down the field passing game...WCO is short and intermediate passing game.

They are NOTHING alike.

Originally it was known as the West Coast Offense until an article about San Francisco 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.

[MadHatter]

Hmmmmm......learn something new every day.

I did not know that.

[BBQ&Beer]

Originally it was known as the West Coast Offense until an article about San Francisco 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.

Edit: whoops wrong thread.

[TheGreatestOfAllTimeCam]

I can tell you guys from Chud's time in Cleveland, it is NOT a west coast offense however he is very strong at tailoring to fit the QB and complimentary parts.

When Derek Anderson was at the helm in cleveland, it was a lot of intermediate to downfield strikes (resembling a Coryell offense) and it was an aggressive attack that emphasized stretching the defense and passing to set up the run. A lot of vertical strikes from Derek Anderson down the seams to the tight end (Winslow) and the WR (Edwards and Joe Jurevicius).

Now when Quinn entered as the starter later on in 2008 (2007 was when Chud's offense was great), Chud showed off some of his offensive brilliance. Emphasized a lot of rollouts and some more short game and intermediate type throws tailored to the arm strength of the QB.

[Lumps]

[Delhommey]

Just to really throw everyone off, the West Coast Offense was developed in Cincinnati in a large part by the guy who Cleveland's team is named after.

[Tiger n Miami AU83]

absolutely. one thing that people tend to ignore the importance of is the effect of morale on a team. if people believe in the guy that they are playing with, they are going to be giving more every play. should it be like that? who knows, but that is the reality.

when ryan got drafted, that oline was pathetic. i (and many others) thought for sure they were going to cause him to struggle. that wasn't what happened, tho. they believed in the rookie that was lined up behind center and did everything they could to protect him, playing a level above where most thought they should be able to play.

there has to be talent there to begin with, but for that talent to be used to it's fullest, they have to be motivated and getting paid isn't enough. they need to feel a part of something special.

one thing that really impressed me the most about newton before the draft was his ability to motivate. i thought he had tremendous talent, but i was far more blown away by his intangibles. his desire to be great, his work ethic, his humility...those were there, but it was his ability to get his teammates and the fans riled up and on fire.

i can't remember how many games he brought that team from behind at auburn, but there were a good few (game against alabama being the best example) and if i recall correctly, they were just as productive in the 4th quarter as they were in the 1st. being talented by itself isn't enough to cause that to happen. no player can do it alone, no matter how talented they are. it takes a team fighting together when it seems like all is lost to come back and dominate. it also takes someone getting the team to pull together and believing they can. if you listen to what the coaches and, more importantly, his teammates were saying, it was because of cam.

cam is going to help with the energy of the players and the fans early on, but when it is going to be more apparent is when things are getting tough. he's going to get them fired up and push them to be great, no matter how difficult it gets.

The motivation part is very true. Last year at AU after the Kentucky game midway through the season, Chizik challenged the entire team to raise their level of play the way Cam had through the first half of the season. It made a difference. When your leader is leading by example and elevating his game week by week, it can inspire the entire team. I think the Panthers have the energy and momentum starting to build right now. It can make all the difference when you are focused and serious about getting better everyday and the positive energy seems strong with the Panthers after a horrible year last year and all the injuries. Carolina is going to surprise a lot of people and be the most improved team in the league, mark it down. The playoffs will be tough, but not impossible and a winning season should even be realistic for this team.