We have been talking about possible new coaches and staff, but what scheme do you guys want to run?

I know there have been lots of discussion about what head coach or offensive coordinator you would want, but I rarely see any discussion of what offensive scheme everybody wants to run.

So let’s go through the options. Here’s some info of some of the most popular offensive schemes and who is running them. Some of the explanations have been compiled from a variety of sites to because I only know so much.

Hopefully this can spur some actual good debate.

Erhardt-Perkins: It originated in New England and it’s what Bill Bilicheck uses. This is also what Tim Kelly/Bill O’ Brien used. I have PTSD with this scheme because of TK. He didn’t really use it like Hoodie did. It’s supposed to take what the defense gives and it’s supposed to change from game to game. But TK did not do this. The problem is that it’s a complicated system for rookies because of the amount of learning that needs to be done from week to week. It also means that the OLINE would have no assigned blocks – which again is bad for rookies. The E-P tree includes Todd Haley, Mike McCoy, Brian Daboll, Nick Sirianni and Tim Kelly. Josh McDaniels worked with hoodie to modify it as well.

A lot of people here like Ben Johnson (Lions OC) but he runs an off-shoot of EP. Even Mike Kafka (Giants OC) borrows concepts from EP.

West Coast: This was made popular by Bill Walsh and Joe Montana in San Francisco. It asked RBs to do more work as receivers instead of simply rushing the ball. WRs & TEs are asked to run quick slants, shallow crossers, and quick curls or outs. HBs and FBs run routes into the flats or arrow routes near the line of scrimmage. Mike Holmgren, Mike Shanahan, Andy Reid, Jon Gruden, Eric Bienemy, Kellen Moore, Matt Nagy, Zac Taylor and Pat Shurmer all use this system.

Air Coryell (aka Vertical offense): relies on WRs that can get downfield or an athletic TE that can run WR-type routes. It also uses a power running game. It uses single RB sets with a big-bodied, power back but it is a pass-first offense. It puts players in motion to help allow the QB to tell if the defense was playing zone or man coverage. Looking for the deep pass is the 1st option in Coryell’s system, then the QB works their way through progression if the deep ball is taken away. It requires a strong inside running game, the ability to strike deep with two vertical threats, and a solid mid-range passing game. Joe Gibbs, Norv Turner, Mike Martz, Bruce Arians, Jason Garrett all use this system.

Mike Shanahan: it is based on the West Coast offense made famous by Bill Walsh. However, the Walsh offense wanted to use quick, short passes as a substitute for a traditional running game. This part is similar to what Pep said he wanted to run prior to the start of the season. But the Shanahan offense created a wide zone blocking scheme that allows running to be a partial substitute for the passing game. The point is to force the defense into defending sideline to sideline. Personnel is often a 2 back set with either 2 TEs and 1 WR, or 2 WRs and 1 TE. Kyle Shanahan, Sean McVay, Matt LaFleur, Kevin Stefanski, Arthur Smith, Shane Waldron, Klint Kubiak, Todd Downing and Mike LaFleur all use this system.

So with this information does this change who you would want to come here? What are your thoughts?