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Summer School: The simple marvels of the Erhardt-Perkins Offense

All successful relationships are built on communication.

The differences between NFL offenses are greatly exaggerated. There is a lot of crossover in terms of what teams run what plays. No matter what system they run, they're likely using the same ideas. The main difference is how those ideas are communicated. Today, we take a look at an offense whose main philosophy is making that process as smooth as possible.

Ron Erhardt and Ray Perkins were offensive assistants with the Chuck Fairbanks-led New England Patriots in the 1970s. Fairbanks was a defensive specialist, so he entrusted the offensive side of the ball to Erhardt and Perkins who developed a quarterback-friendly system of passing.