Bill Walsh

  1. A Brief History of the West Coast Offense: Part 1, Planting the Seed

    The San Francisco Bay Area has always been a home to imagination and nuance. The Golden Gate Bridge, a structure that was said to be impossible to build, stands as a proud icon to the creative determination of a region...

    Matthew Yazo Written by Matthew Yazo about 1 month ago 1,828 reads 22 comments

  2. Football 101: Breaking Down the West Coast Offense

    How It All Started It's the year of 1969 and the Cincinnati Bengals are heading to a 3-0 record under head coach Paul Brown and quarterbacks coach / play-caller Bill Walsh ...

    Alen Dumonjic Written by Alen Dumonjic about 3 months ago 2,749 reads 5 comments

  3. NFL Draft 2012: Ricky Williams, Bill Belichick and Spanning the Draft Spectrum

    The retirement of Ricky Williams ended one of the most bizarre careers in NFL history. No one can ever say of Ricky that he was just another brick in the NFL’s wall. He was certainly different...

    Hayden Bird Written by Hayden Bird about 4 months ago 964 reads 3 comments

  4. Mount Rushmore of NFL Coaches

    The debate of the "greatest of all time" ranges from the quarterback position to even the men who patrol the sidelines...

    C. J. Krasyk Written by C. J. Krasyk about 4 months ago 191 reads 8 comments

  5. Bill Belichick and the 6 Greatest Postseason Coaches of All Time

    Bill Belichick has been known as a clutch playoff coach, leading the New England Patriots to three Super Bowl victories in four tries. Since 2000, no coach has been able to come close to the success that he has enjoyed with Tom Brady and company...

    Sam Drake Written by Sam Drake about 4 months ago 2,332 reads 14 comments

  6. San Francisco 49ers: Ranking the Seven 49ers Coaches in the Bill Walsh Era

    In 1978 the San Francisco 49ers appointed Stanford's Bill Walsh as their new head coach. Walsh, upon arrival, was gifted Joe Montana in the 1979 draft and subsequently, a dynasty was born...

    Jonathan Abramson Written by Jonathan Abramson about 5 months ago 355 reads 1 comments

  7. San Francisco 49ers: Still Searching for Respect 30 Years After 'The Catch'

    Red Right Tight, Sprint Right Option. And the rest is San Francisco 49ers history. The 1981 NFC Championship between the Dallas Cowboys , dubbed America's Team, and the upstart Niners was a game about respect...

    Alvin Cadman Written by Alvin Cadman about 5 months ago 800 reads 3 comments

  8. 49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh and Restored Roots of the Walsh Coaching Tree

    He screamed and yelled and mooned his own players at halftime. He wore a big stopwatch around his neck, but could never figure out the subtleties of a two minute drill...

    Matthew Yazo Written by Matthew Yazo about 5 months ago 198 reads 0 comments

  9. In the Footsteps of Bill Walsh: How San Francisco Can Win in the Playoffs

    In the wake of the San Francisco Forty-Niners’ losses in the past two weeks to the Baltimore Ravens and the Arizona Cardinals , there’s been much talk about the team’s offensive shortcomings...

    Richard Abramson Written by Richard Abramson about 6 months ago 50 reads 0 comments

  10. San Francisco 49ers: Back to the Future? 3 Things to Watch (Plus a 4th)

    For San Francisco 49er fans with especially long memories the last three weeks have shaken loose some thick cobwebs. Successive fourth-quarter comebacks on the road. An all-phases blowout of a decent opponent at home...

    Barry Shiller Written by Barry Shiller about 8 months ago 1,114 reads 10 comments