This is not correct. Air Coryell and the WCO are linked by mistaken nomenclature. The 70-80s Chargers and Oakland ran the Coryell system, which, because of their location, was dubbed the WCO. Ironically, a sports illustrated reporter misquoted our own Bernie Kosar and used the term WCO to describe the offense that Bill Walsh ran with the 49ers which he began to develop in Cincinnati. That mistaken nomenclature stuck.Air Coryell is a vertical passing attack. The WCO is a horizontal passing attack. The two are almost extreme opposites in philosophy and required personnel. Air Coryell stretches the defense vertically with fast receivers and big arm QBs, WCO stretches the defense horizontally with and relies on physical, YAC receivers and deadly accurate mobile QBs.
good call chip
air coryell was a "down the field passing game"