RIP Bill Walsh

Many football fans believe Bill Walsh developed the West Coast Offense. It could be argued he didn't, but he sure did run it efficiently and with grace. The offense was a "precision machine."The 49ers had some of the more powerful offenses in the 1980s and 1990s. Bill Walsh played a big role in that success.
Walsh, 75, won three Super Bowls (81, 84, 88), ESPN named him the top NFL coach in the past 25 years and he is in the NFL Hall of Fame. Joe Montana, Jerry Rice and Steve Young all praised Walsh in interviews. Walsh went 102-63-1 with the 49ers, winning 10 of his 14 postseason games along with six division titles. He was named the NFL's coach of the year in 1981 and 1984.

Was there ever a coach as soft spoken as Walsh? What is stunning is the number of assistants he had who ended up becoming NFL coaches: George Seifert, Mike Holmgren, Dennis Green, Sam Wyche, Ray Rhodes and Bruce Coslet all became NFL head coaches after serving on Walsh's San Francisco staffs, and Tony Dungy played for him.


A legend he is. A football martyr. Rest in peace, coach.

NFL Network scraps Dallas training camp preview

The news of Bill Walsh's passing apparently led to the NFL Network scrapping the Dallas Cowboys training camp preview at 8 p.m. for a Bill Walsh special.

Rightly so. Walsh was a class act and took part in some great Dallas vs San Fran rivalries.

But, I wonder if they plan to show it tomorrow. If so, that would suck because I have to work and I don't own TIVO.

Anyone have any idea what the plan is to run the special?