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Brett Kollmann: History of the Spread Offense

Head coach Don “Air” Coryell of the St. Louis Cardinals talks with players prior to the start of an NFL football game circa 1973. Coryell coached the Cardinals from 1973-77.

In the comments section of my plea on the Red Rain Episode 3 podcast for Kliff Kingsbury to open up the Cardinals’ offense, ROTB stalwart UACardinalsFan, posed this outstanding question:

“Walter, I just watched Kollmann’s video on the evolution of the spread. Do you think Kugs and Keim are forcing KK to merge a more old style NFL run game with spread passing?