Herm Edwards Chiefs

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by siberian khatru

Here's a dumb question I don't ever remember hearing the answer to (and this goes back to the 80s when Bill Walsh scripted 49er plays):

Do they run 10-12-15 plays regardless of how they turn out, or do they construct a flow chart? In other words, if a reverse results in a loss of 10 yards, or a 2nd and 9 pass falls incomplete, do they run the next short-yardage play regardless, or do they have a "If Play No. 7 fails, proceed to Play No. 8b"?

my understanding is that Bill walsh ran the scripted plays without regard to down and distance.

he wanted them in order and "as is" because it was designed to show how the defense would react and adapt to the plays and in that order.


then throughout the game, he would use that knowledge to exploit the defensive tendencies.


basically sacrifice the 1st couple of drives to maximize the rest of the game.


don't know if all the other copycats are as dedicated to it's pure form.