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Originally Posted by Shadowbyte
From what I remember of Joe Montana and Steve Young they did the same thing. Rarely did you see them go deep, even though they were accurate when throwing the deep ball. That just wasn't their style of play. I can't count all of times when you saw everyone was covered, then you see them hit their check down receiver, either Craig, Rathman/Waters for a 10+ yard gain.
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I'm pretty sure the Bill Walsh deliberately called it that way. Stretch the field
horizontally in an age of unathletic LBs and the like. Use high percentage passes and methodically drive down the field. Before then, it was bombs away or nothing combined with a great running game.
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