re: SBNation Article - Is Joe Burrow Good?

People might laugh, scoff, or downvote this, but:

Ensminger is an older guy, his experience predates the West Coast offense.
From what I remember of the 70's passing game, guys like Bradshaw etc tended to hover around 50% or so. Yet they were very effective- completions went for 1st downs, and were down the field so you got a good bit of yds. You could have a drive where a QB went 3 for 7, and that would be a good drive and you'd get 70 yds and a TD out of it. You wouldn't see a 5 yd pass, except the occasional screen.

Nowadays, we see a lot of offenses where the QB might be 5-6, and you'd get a 25 yd drive and a punt. The QB's basic stats will be nice, but the offense is ineffective.

Ensminger's scheme doesn't look a lot like the old offenses, but it seems like it does borrow from those principles- the routes seem to be downfield, so you can miss a couple and keep moving, if you only hit a few.