The West Coast Offense Comes to St. Louis Under Coordinator Shurmur

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Published: May 12, 2009

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... Shurmur will be an innovative offensive coordinator.

Fritz was the man behind the Rams' "eagle" defense from the late 1980s.  He also won a Superbowl as defensive coordinator under Mike Holmgren at Green Bay.

Pat also comes from that Green Bay Holmgren era by way of Andy Reid...who he coached under in Philadelphia.

So why is the Green Bay link so important?

The Packers' offense was based around the West Coast offense.  The offense which was used to great success by the San Francisco 49ers during their championship days under Bill Walsh.

The West Coast offense consists of using a series of small passes to progress the team up the field instead of sending wide receivers on long routes.  The focus of the offense from a receiver stand point is yards after the catch.

Reid, when he came to Philadelphia as a former quarterback coach, used this same style to build the team. 

Shurmur was installed as quarterback coach by Reid...

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