Doug Marrone’s Buffalo Bills Offense: West Coast Philosophies
Updated: February 25, 2013  This is the second installment of
our series on what concepts Doug Marrone (and Nathaniel Hackett)
might implement into the Buffalo Bills offense. This is part 1
of 2 posts on the West Coast Offense. You can read the first
installment on the K-Gun here.   We’ve explored a bit how Doug
Marrone’s experience with the New Orleans Saints is tied to the
“K-Gun” elements often referenced by offensive coordinator
Nathaniel Hackett. However, neither the Saints nor the Syracuse
Orange had a true Run and Shoot offense. Rather, both offenses
had Run and Shoot concepts implemented into another framework:
the legendary West Coast Offense.  While casual football fans
are perhaps more familiar with the West Coast Offense’s
principles than K-Guns, there is still a need to clarify what
exactly the term will mean in context to what Marrone will be
running with the Buffalo Bills. Yes, at a very basic level the
West Coast Offense can be des