by Neil Zender, Producer
IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW BILL WALSH, think again. More than two decades after his retirement, Walsh still casts a long shadow over the National Football League. Especially at this time of year, as new hires …
Posted: July 17th, 2012
Cosell Talks: The Evolution of the Zone Blitz
Don Coryell and Bill Walsh were two pioneering and aggressive innovators who greatly expanded how people approached the NFL offense. As I wrote in a recent piece about the evolution of the offense, both men challenged standard beliefs and …
Posted: November 30th, 2011
This Day in Football: November 30… Again!
Coaching legend Bill Walsh was born on this day in 1931.
As the innovator of the “West Coast Offense”, Walsh led the 49ers to three Super Bowl championships. Notable NFL coaches that trace their coaching lineage back to Walsh include …