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Offense has been the variable in the Miami Dolphins' experiment the past three seasons.

With a new coach, the players once again have to adjust to another system. After yearly change under former coach Tony Sparano, the Dolphins now turn to Joe Philbin and the highly-successful West Coast offense.
"I'm not even sure what the West Coast offense means," Philbin said Thursday. "I do know we're going to be sound, we're going to protect the A and B gaps when we send the quarterback away from the center."
The West Coast offense is an expected upgrade after the Dolphins struggled the past three seasons under Sparano. Those teams experimented with a variety of offenses, including the invention of The Wildcat and some pro set under offensive coordinators Dan Henning and Brian Daboll.
Daboll is expected to be replaced by Mike Sherman, who was the head coach in Green Bay when Philbin was introduced to the West Coast. He brings to Miami an offense that has been putting up points for more than 20 years. Although started by Don "Air" Coryell in the 1970s, it was popularized by San Francisco 49ers coach Bill Walsh the following decade.
The 49ers won five Super Bowls, three under Walsh and two with George Siefert. With the success piling, other took notice. The system found its way to Denver, where the Broncos had failed in three previous Super Bowl appearances.
That changed when coach Mike Shanahan installed the West Coast offense, leading the Broncos to titles in 1997 and 1998.
"I have no idea what the West Coast offense means anymore," Shanahan said recently with a light chuckle. "I use to know 20 years ago when Bill Walsh used the term. Back then it was one formation, three and five step drops. That was pretty standard on what they did. Everyone that's taken off from that organization has went in a different direction. That's why I'm not sure what the definition is anymore."
The offense uses short, horizontal passing routes and running plays to stretch out defenses, creating the opportunity for big plays. When Philbin was hired by the Packers in 2003, the West Coast offense was already in Green Bay.
As the offensive coordinator from 2007, he was the brains behind one of the league's top units. The Packers were ranked in the top 10 in scoring and yards in each of Philbin's seasons. Last year, Green Bay went 15-1 in the regular season before being upset by the New York Giants in the NFC Divisional Playoffs.
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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/fl-miami-dolphins-joe-philbin-0128-20120126,0,7592896.story
 
:420:i dont care if they are playing the twister offence, i just want to be a proud fin fan again. young qb, great arm, put up some points, cant wait now, LETS GO DOLPHINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I have to say it, but the WCO is indeed an offense that Matt Moore can strive in, and Peyton Manning, not nearly as much in, unless his arm strength is indeed hindered as somebody in here mentioned (Still haven't seen any official reports).
We also have a couple of guys in Marshall, Bush and Bess that could really really strive in an WCO set. We need to get some faster OLineman (Good buy Columbo, Incognito and Jerry) and I could see it happening.


Not sure I consider the WCO as "Exciting". Spreading the ball all over the place is nice, but the homerun bombs are mostly taken away.
 
The Confessor said:
I have to say it, but the WCO is indeed an offense that Matt Moore can strive in, and Peyton Manning, not nearly as much in, unless his arm strength is indeed hindered as somebody in here mentioned (Still haven't seen any official reports).
We also have a couple of guys in Marshall, Bush and Bess that could really really strive in an WCO set. We need to get some faster OLineman (Good buy Columbo, Incognito and Jerry) and I could see it happening.


Not sure I consider the WCO as "Exciting". Spreading the ball all over the place is nice, but the homerun bombs are mostly taken away.
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I think you mean "thrive".

Moore's short accuracy isn't that good. He would struggle to put the passes where the receivers can catch in stride.

Also, don't be ridiculous. Manning (if healthy) would thrive in *any* offense.
 
At this point, M Moore and Flynn look like to most likely QB's to thrive in the WCO down here.
Peyton Manning will probably retire.
If we acquire Flynn, he is the favorite to run the offense having already learned the terminology and knowing Philbin.
 
dolphone said:
I think you mean "thrive".

Moore's short accuracy isn't that good. He would struggle to put the passes where the receivers can catch in stride.

Also, don't be ridiculous. Manning (if healthy) would thrive in *any* offense.
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I disagree with your comment about Matt Moore's (short) accuracy in passes under 20 yards.
Do you have any stats to back up that statement?
I thought he was pretty good and I would be very surprised to learn otherwise.
 
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