Offensive systems of NFL teams (1 Viewer)

[tcoolhand]

I am doing background research for the coming season by classifying different offensive systems and their overall average effectiveness. These are the teams that I have so far, and by no means do I consider it to be perfect. I have been going to multiple web sites, team sites etc. trying to find the answers but there are not even consistent names for the offensive systems in some cases.

I need help completing the list.

The ones that I have found so far are

1)West Coast (duh)

2) ball control/smash mouth (run a lot)

3) spread/ multiple formation

4) Air Coryell, Power running game while going vertical often

5) Pro-Attack (no idea)

Teams that use the WC or a variation are Houston, Denver, Oakland (maybe), Philly, Green Bay, Minnesota, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Dallas, Tampa Bay, and the Seattle Seahawks.

2 Ball control/ Smash mouth

Kansas City, Carolina, Jacksonville.

3) Spread – Buffalo?, Baltimore, Pittsburgh

4) Air Coryell – Cincinnati, Detroit, Miami, San Diego, San Francisco, Washington.

5) Pro-attack ??

That is 22 of 32. The teams I am missing are:

Miami

New England some say WC others call it the run and shoot (thought that was dead!)

New York Jets

Cleveland Browns

Tennessee

NY Giants

Chicago Bears

Atlanta (new coach’s style?)

St. Louis Rams

Arizona Cardinals

Any corrections I need to make or can anyone explain Pro-attack to me?

Thanks!

Tcolhand

 

[DawnBTVS]

Last year I know that New England primarily ran a 3 wide, 1 TE, single back formation.

Although at times they did employ "typical" Run & Shoot formations such as Shotgun with 4 wide and the RB offset to the right or left but I don't know if I'd really call it a Run & Shoot system so much as a spread offense.

It's hard to call it a WCO although NE seemed to use a ton of different formations (i.e. R&S looks, 3 Wide, and even 2 TE sets).

Overall, I would call last year more of a Spread attack. Curious if they continue the 3 Wide formation as their dominant one this season.

 

[redman]

4) Air Coryell – Cincinnati, Detroit, Miami, San Diego, San Francisco, Washington.

Not anymore. They ran the modern version/iteration of the Coryell offense under Gibbs and Saunders, but Zorn runs a Holmgren/Seattle WCO. This is going to be a power running WCO, which was a major reason why they drafted two large WR's and another receiving TE in the second round this year.

 

[dgreen]

This might be of some help.