Don BanksINSIDE THE NFL Nov 1, 2008
He's very poised, and as Bill Walsh liked to say, he has all the throws. He's shown a command of that offense, and he's doing it without much of a running game to work with. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Goal Line Stand: Pointing Fingers Nov 1, 2008
His version of the West-Coast offense has been studied, researched and devoured since the Bill Walsh era and teams are becoming wiser to it and thus, we are an easy read by most above-average defenses. In other words, just blitz the heck out of them. (SeahawksInsider.com)
Crennel: Team talked about' using Rogers in goal-line offense Oct 30, 2008
Ditka first used Perry in the offensive role as payback to San Francisco coach Bill Walsh, who repositioned 270-pound guard Guy McIntyre as a fullback in the 49ers' NFC title game victory over the Bears the year before. During his recent march to three Super Bowl championships, New England coach Bill Belichick used linebacker Mike Vrabel as a tight end, linebacker Dan Klecko as a fullback and receiver Troy Brown as a cornerback. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
Laton students pay honor to those who have died Oct 30, 2008
Students made altars for actor Gregory Peck, football coach Bill Walsh and outdoor photographer Ansel Adams, among others. One group of students made an altar for Bruce Lee, which displayed his love of his family and his hatred of unhealthy food. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Koetter, Wade haunting ASU Oct 29, 2008
But what you didn't get to see on the Fox broadcast was sideline reporter Danyelle Sargent saying to Singletary before kickoff: "I heard your mentor, Bill Walsh, was one of the first phone calls that you made when you found out that you had the job. What does it mean to you to coach the 49ers?". Two small problems. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Defense refocuses on shutting down Brees, Saints: Oct 26, 2008
That's what Bill Walsh did up in SF. He knew every opposing player's weaknesses, both mentally and physically. When a team uses really smart, deceptive schemes and plays, then the players know they're really playing smartly and efficiently and their physical effort is going to pay off with a win. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Coaches the fall guys this year Oct 26, 2008
He treated his players well and left football decisions to Bill Walsh, one of the few people who truly merited the genius label. York has done nothing but make mistakes. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Week 8 NFL notes Oct 26, 2008
"I'm not trying to create any particular image or anything like that," said Zorn, who spent the past seven years coaching quarterbacks under Seattle's Mike Holmgren, who learned the West Coast offense in San Francisco from creator Bill Walsh. "We're still running the (West Coast) system. I'm just calling the runs more than one time a game.". (Nola.com -- Sports)
GOING ALL-IN: Dysfunction has a new home Oct 26, 2008
It was Bill Walsh and Carmen Policy who decided who was on the payroll. Walsh has gone on to his reward and Policy is out of football, but there is a lesson to be learned: The best pro football owner lets the football people make the decisions. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Mix And Match Oct 24, 2008
"As Bill Walsh said, 'If you want to win on the road, you just take the better team.' ". Bear-Bruin ties: Players with past ties could end up colliding Saturday, if UCLA running back Khalil Bell breaks into the secondary or Bruins receiver Antwon Moutra lines up wide left. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Chadiha: Little big men Oct 24, 2008
The system that former 49ers head coach Bill Walsh popularized relied heavily on bigger receivers because it used so many crossing patterns. The common mindset was that if you were going to send players into the crosshairs of so many hard-hitting linebackers and safeties, it was best that they not be undersized. (ESPN -- Football News)
So far, a loser in sack race Oct 24, 2008
"Dilfer said pocket awareness is something that can be taught and developed.Dilfer rarely threw the ball as a Wing-T quarterback in high school. Then he got to Fresno State and became one of the nation's best passers because Jeff Tedford, now the coach at Cal-Berkeley, worked with him on poise in the pocket.Dilfer used Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young as an example. Young benefited from the tutelage of Bill Walsh and Mike Shanahan, who was the 49ers' offensive coordinator from 1992-94."Steve... (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Gone Before Bye Oct 21, 2008
Article:49ers fire Nolan:/c/a/2008/10/20/SPPI13L0U1. DTL Article:49ers fire Nolan:/c/a/2008/10/20/SPPI13L0U1. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
49ers coaches Oct 21, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008. There have been 15 head coaches in the 63-year history of the 49ers. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Bruins will shoot for first road win Oct 21, 2008
He smiled and added, As Bill Walsh said, 'When you want to win on the road, you just take the better team. The key for us is to be as good as we can be and see if we can find a way to be one point better than Cal.. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
ALCS Notebook Game 7 rematch for Game 3 pitchers Oct 19, 2008
The Walsh way: When the heat is on, Rays manager Joe Maddon has a role model: the late Bill Walsh, the Hall of Fame coach. "Something I had read about him that I feel really applies - when he coached a game on the sideline, in his mind's eye, he was standing behind a piece of glass, and that glass would separate the emotion," Maddon said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Notebook: Another contender coming off a loss Oct 19, 2008
He played three seasons under assistant coach Bill Walsh. When Walsh became 49ers head coach in 1979, he acquired Elliott in a trade. (SFIllustrated.com)
Seattle Times: Central lives life of Reilly in win over Western Oct 14, 2008
Joe Montana and Bill Walsh. "It's so great to play with him. He's one of the most accurate passers I've ever seen," freshman receiver Weems said. (Wwuvikings.com)
Aggressive defense rallies Eagles past 49ers Oct 13, 2008
McNabb and Reid have won more games together than Bill Walsh and Joe Montana, but the Eagles duo was in trouble at Candlestick Park after San Franciscos Donald Strickland returned a blocked field goal 41 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the first half. Reid, whose curious ideas about game management have long bedeviled Eagles fans, decided to attempt a 54-yard field goal 1 second before halftime. (MSNBC -- Sports)
McNabb, Eagles overcome miscues to defeat 49ers Oct 13, 2008
McNabb and Reid have won more games together than Bill Walsh and Joe Montana, but the Eagles' duo was in trouble at Candlestick Park after San Francisco's returned a blocked field goal 41 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the first half. Reid, whose curious ideas about game management have long bedeviled Eagles fans, decided to attempt a 54-yard field goal 1 second before halftime. (USA Today -- Sports)
49ers retire Young's jersey Oct 6, 2008
Young thanked Bill Walsh, who brought him from Tampa Bay to San Francisco in 1987, and wished his former coach were still alive to be at this event. "Bill Walsh told me many times that anyone who came to this place was very lucky because they now had a platform to see how good they could be," Young said. (Modesto Bee, CA)
O'Sullivan takes a step back Oct 4, 2008
That's the difference between Martz's down-field passing scheme and the various permutations of the Bill Walsh offense as directed over the years by Joe Montana, Steve Young and Jeff Garcia. The statistics bear it out. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Press Releases Oct 3, 2008
- Pac-10 Teams Up With Real Time Matrix Corporation to Create VortexTM - Pac-10 Olympic Wrap-Up - Pac-10 Olympic Spotlight: Water Polo - Pac-10 Olympic Spotlight: Swimming - Pac-10 Olympic Spotlight: Swimming - Pac-10 Prepares to Make its Mark on Beijing Olympics - Lynch Promoted to Assistant Commissioner; Emmons and Verlengiere Named Communications Interns - 2007-08 Pac-10 Year in Review - Stanford Claims 14th Straight U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup - Pac-10 Leads the Way With 13 NCAA Team... (Pac-10.org)
- Transcript from Tulane Head Coach Bob Toledo's Weekly Press Luncheon Oct 3, 2008
Because again, the Bill Walsh theory: you make big plays in play-action passes because if they've got to get nine guys or eight guys in the box, you've got single coverage and what more could you ask for in the passing game. It's like the old wishbone. (Tulanegreenwave.com)
Stanford pulls away in fourth quarter. Sep 22, 2008
-- Tavita Pritchard passed for 159 yards and rushed for a touchdown while rallying Stanford from a halftime deficit to beat San Jose State 23-10 in the Bill Walsh Legacy Game on Saturday night. Up next for San Jose State is a trip to the Islands as they face the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in WAC play. (SpartanThunder.com)
Stanford Football Live, final score: Stanford 23, SJSU 10 Sep 21, 2008
Stanford entered the Bill Walsh Legacy Game with a 47-14-1 series lead. But rarely in all those meetings has there been such anticipation of a close, tight ballgame. (Gostanford.com)
Scouts Inc.: Best young QB is... Sep 20, 2008
Bill Walsh was a proponent of throwing the ball softly to ensure that it hits its intended target and is very catchable. Though he has the benefit of the best supporting cast and protection among this group, Romo is the most accurate passer of the bunch. (ESPN -- Football News)
Z-MAIL: The MNF crew, Hochuli's other side & more insight Sep 20, 2008
The most serious answer came from the late Bill Walsh, who said he actually contemplated it for a while. "First of all, even on long yardage you must keep the running threat alive, and this would absolutely tip it off that it's a pass. Secondly, you're neglecting a very important quality in a good pass blocking tackle. Long arms. An absolute necessity. It means that even if he's beaten to the outside, he can steer the guy wider than he'd like and keep him out. Smaller, quicker people usually... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Minnesotans brace for higher winter heating costs Sep 20, 2008
State Department of Commerce spokesman Bill Walsh says he expects the need to be greater this winter. "We absolutely think that this is going to be a tough winter," said Walsh. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Stanford prepared Buffalo's Edwards Sep 19, 2008
He also had a letter of recommendation in Bill Walsh, then a Stanford adviser ... Here, maybe, is more of the Bill Walsh legacy at work. (San Francisco Chronicle)
This Date In Cardinal Football: 9-17-77 Sep 18, 2008
It was a hard-fought contest that would represent the late Bill Walsh's first-ever victory as a college head coach ... Bill Walsh won his first game as a college head coach. (TheBootleg.com)
#24 Football Plays Host to #3 Georgia Saturday on ABC Sep 16, 2008
Oregon's Mike Bellotti, Washington State's Bill Doba, Stanford's Bill Walsh and USC's Larry Smith also started 12-4. Erickson also started 11-5 during his first 16 games at Oregon State. (Thesundevils.com)
This Week in Pac-10 Football Sep 16, 2008
STANFORD: Cardinal meet neighboring San Jose State in the Bill Walsh Legacy Game this week. It is the lone home game in a five game stretch Stanford. (Pac-10.org)
Stanford to Renew Longtime Rivalry with San Jose State Sep 16, 2008
Cardinal and Spartans will meet in the Bill Walsh Legacy Game this Saturday at Stanford Stadium ... Stanford Renews Longtime Rivalry With San Jose State on Saturday The Stanford Cardinal (1-2, 1-1 Pac-10) returns home to Stanford Stadium this Saturday night to play host to the San Jose State Spartans (2-1, 0-0 WAC) in the Bill Walsh Legacy Game, renewing a longtime rivalry between the two schools that dates back to 1900, Stanford has dropped its last two games to Arizona State (17-41) and TCU... (Gostanford.com)
Borden: Anyone afraid of the AFC? Sep 14, 2008
The Bill Walsh (and later George Seifert) 49ers, the Joe Gibbs Redskins, the Bill Parcells Giants and Jimmy Johnson Cowboys took turns beating up their AFC opponents every January. The AFC enjoyed a resurgence from 1997 until 2006, winning eight of the 10 Super Bowls during that span. (PantherInsider.com)
Goodbye doesn't mean forever for Holmgren Sep 12, 2008
I m looking at it as a kind of sabbatical leave, Holmgren said this week in a conference call with reporters in San Francisco, where he was a quarterback and later assistant coach at Lincoln High School before he began his NFL coaching career there in 1986 under Bill Walsh. The grandfather of six almost quit after last season while taking a long, introspective weekend at his winter home in Arizona with his wife. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Trading places Sep 12, 2008
He invited DeBartolo, who came, and he asked former coach Bill Walsh to be emcee. With a hotel ballroom jam-packed with family, friends, and former teammates, Montana stood up and announced his retirement. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Keeping his boys in line Sep 11, 2008
The lesson came from the late Bill Walsh. He said that the kids are out there not because you are a great coach, Dias said. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Maddon looks like hands-down winner Sep 10, 2008
Joe Maddon, Rays: With apologies to the late Bill Walsh, Maddon lit a fire under the Rays with his own version of the West Coast Offense. He has flattered the Angels, his previous employer as bench coach, by imitating their aggressive style, especially on the basepaths. (MLB.com -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
Stanford Looks to Get Back on Winning Track at TCU Sep 9, 2008
Return home next Saturday to renew its longtime series with San Jose State in the Bill Walsh Legacy Game. kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at Stanford Stadium. (Gostanford.com)
Payton beginning a pivotal campaign Sep 7, 2008
It's the year Vince Lombardi and Bill Walsh won NFL titles with the Packers and 49ers, respectively. In Year 3, Bill Parcells' Giants went 10-6 after going 3-12-1 and 9-7 the previous two seasons. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Can Martz Work Magic? Sep 4, 2008
He was startled when the team's new head coach, Bill Walsh, laid out for him in precise detail what was going to happen over the next three years and how many games the 49ers would win. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Recharged Reid ready to lead Birds into 2008 campaign Sep 3, 2008
Moreover, Reid and quarterback McNabb join the late Bill Walsh and Joe Montana as the only first-time head coaches and rookie quarterbacks to start and play more than nine seasons together. It's the 10th year for Reid and McNabb, the same tenure enjoyed by Walsh and Montana. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Don't blame Cox for these Braves Sep 2, 2008
The same was the case for Casey Stengel, Red Auerbach, Bobby Knight, Bear Bryant, Bill Walsh, etc. Bobby Cox doesn t have the talent right now. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
BLUES BY THE BAY: The decline and fall of the 49er empire Sep 2, 2008
Bill Walsh and Joe Montana started arguably the greatest NFL dynasty ... In an umatched run of NFL supremacy started by Bill Walsh and Joe Montana, the 49ers had at least 10 wins for 16 straight seasons. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
NFC West: For the birds Sep 1, 2008
Bill Walsh runs the club. Rookie to watch: Sixth-round draft choice Josh Morgan has been a pleasant surprise. (CBS News)
Beginning the climb Aug 30, 2008
"You have to run to set up the pass." (Bill Walsh just rolled over in his grave). To continue reading this article you must be a member. (LSU Sports -- Rivals.com)
Winning mix? Stars plus depth Aug 28, 2008
"Bill Walsh was a real proponent of it to the point that I remember that specifically about him," Colts coach Tony Dungy says of the legendary 49ers coach. "Him and all the guys who came from that Joe Gibbs, Don Coryell-atmosphere had that attitude of, 'Were gonna get this guy on that guy in that situation.' I think we do that much more than we used to.". (MSNBC -- Sports)
Game Vs. Bow Wow: No Rap Beef Here, Just A 'Madden 09' Face-Off Aug 21, 2008
Since '89, 'Bill Walsh College Football. You was 3 years old when 'Madden' came out. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Patriots' Lynch still a big hit in Tampa Aug 18, 2008
It was a night full of emotions for the 36-year old former Stanford quarterback turned defensive back (he switched positions at the behest of college coach Bill Walsh), who has only practiced with New England once. Lynch made his Patriots debut on the same turf on which he became an All-Pro safety for Tampa Bay, developing into a fixture for the Buccaneers on a defense that became one of the NFL's most feared. (Boston Globe)
Jeff Brown: A 10-day look at the top players in the area Aug 18, 2008
Thanks to our web video guru Brian La Fleur (he s our version of the late Bill Walsh), you ll want to check out. You ll have to be a bit patient almost like Rodgers will be when Driver sheds a block and breaks open as we re still building this site. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
An challenging way to get one's kicks Aug 17, 2008
That said, I enjoyed "Kick the Balls," because the yawning gap between ambition and accomplishment is always good for humor, and Black's team would defy the coaching skills of 49ers legend Bill Walsh. It's not just that the Dragons lose; it's that they lose by double digits. (NJ.com -- Times)
Dr. ZNFL MAILBAG Aug 16, 2008
" but damned if Bill Walsh didn't do the same thing to the Cards, when Jim Hanifan coached them. What made his idea loony was that it was at then end of the game and served no purpose whatsoever, and Hanifan was so mad he chased him off the field, all the way to the locker room. I remember calling Walsh a couple of days later and asking him what he was thinking of. The time to have done it was at the end of the HALF, not the game itself. "A poor decision," Walsh said in that scholarly way of... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
FB Outsiders: CFL to NFL Aug 15, 2008
Despite glowing endorsements from Bill Walsh, Garcia was not drafted when he left San Jose State in 1994. He headed to Calgary to back up Stampeders legend Doug Flutie. (ESPN -- Football News)
Illini Look Sharp In First Major Scrimmage Aug 12, 2008
Junior quarterback went 11-for-17 for 150 yards and two touchdowns, and junior running back rushed 10 times for 60 yards and a touchdown as Illinois conducted a productive first scrimmage Monday night at Bill Walsh Field at Rantoul Township High School. Williams hit sophomore receiver for a 14-yard touchdown on the fourth drive of the scrimmage, with redshirt-freshman adding the PAT. Five drives later, freshman running back capped the ninth drive with a one-yard touchdown plunge. (Fightingillini.com)
Brewers' Yost a lot like Bobby Cox Aug 4, 2008
Here s yet another reason Bobby Cox bashers need to stifle: He is baseball s Bill Walsh, which means he has produced a slew of wonderful clones. That s why Cox officially is watching his battered and bruised Braves slump toward the offseason, but he unofficially is managing the strikingly healthy and fairly potent Milwaukee Brewers in a playoff race. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
On the NFL: Dean inducted Aug 3, 2008
While Dean won two AFC West titles in San Diego, it took 49ers Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh, along with a fortuitous change of conference and teams, to propel Dean to his ultimate greatness as an athlete. Saturday before more than 16,000 people at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio, Dean's evolution as an NFL sack specialist, an innovator who all but invented the position of third-down pass rusher, brought him to a status he never imagined. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Little victories motivate Smith Aug 1, 2008
"But I think I've gotten way better at that. One of my coaching heroes is Bill Walsh." (Walsh was the famous coach of the San Francisco 49ers; Smith is an American football tragic). "There's a story about him going to the movies with his wife. He was a man as well as a footy coach." A rarity. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Fred Dean: In the words of ... Aug 1, 2008
"Bill Walsh was putting together a puzzle. The team was just so young, and he infused Fred Dean into the team, and he brought something to the team that was kind of missing, and that was an attitude of when you step on the field you win. That was Fred's thing. And he won: He won at rushing the passer and was defensive player of the year. What more can you say? The guy was incredible. "He was a true warrior ... " Fred Dean Dean on one of his most memorable moments in the NFL, his three-sack... (ESPN -- Football News)
MEET THE NEW HALL OF FAMERS Aug 1, 2008
Retrospeak: "When Fred Dean is in on a play, I admit it is nothing but an all-out assault on the quarterback." Former 49ers Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh. Cornerback, Washington Redskins (1982-2002). (USA Today -- Sports)
Charger-turned-Niner Fred Dean answers Hall's call Jul 31, 2008
DeBartolo also introduced Joe Montana and the late Bill Walsh ... Coach Bill Walsh, he brought me in ... Bill Walsh told me they hadn't beat 'em in a while. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Diving in with Natalie Coughlin Jul 30, 2008
In 2004, before we left for Athens, we were at training camp in Stanford and (late San Francisco 49ers coach) Bill Walsh put it in perspective. He told us, You can always vacation. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Falcons coach Smith means business Jul 30, 2008
Flowery Branch Nobody knew the outwardly compassionate Bill Walsh would evolve into a secretly ruthless NFL head coach. Chuck Noll was more about actions than words from the start. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Carroll seeks success at MSU Jul 25, 2008
Those numbers came in an offense that was a variation of the West Coast offense, a system popularized by former San Francisco 49ers coach Bill Walsh that places a greater emphasis on throwing the ball than running it. That philosophy would appear to suit Carroll. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
New York City Streets to Close as Baseball All-Stars Ride Over Red Carpet Jul 16, 2008
It's nice to see the players get involved with the fans instead of sitting on their high pedestals,'' said Bill Walsh, 54, a New York Mets fan from Queens who watched the parade on his day off with his daughter Julie and his son Billy Jr. at the intersection of 48th Street. Drivers and subway passengers were inconvenienced by traffic and transit diversions for the procession. (Bloomberg)
