Jerry Rice finished his career at Mississippi Valley State with 301 catches for 4,693 yards & 50 TD playing for Archie "Gunslinger" Cooley.
The "Satellite Express" was a 5-Wide, No Huddle Offense that would often align in Empty 4x1 to create isolation opportunities for Rice.
This past off-season I did a Deep Dive on 4x1 Route Concepts from Andy Reid to Mike Leach etc.
The more I dug, the more I realized how important Archie Cooley was to the development of the Modern Spread Passing Attack. He was doing this in 1984!
When you watch the Kansas City Chiefs flood zones with 4x1 Route Concepts you're seeing the same Numbers, Spacing & Isolation tactics that the Satellite Express was using in their Empty 4x1 Stacked Formation!
That being said... I believe a big step in eliminating inequality in coaching (only 3 Black Head Coaches in the NFL) is understanding the history of Offensive & Defensive Innovation in Football & how brilliant men like Archie Cooley have moved the game forward.
Archie “Gunslinger” Cooley
Not only did Archie Cooley orchestrate a Record Setting Offense that averaged over 51 points per game, but he was able to win 17 of 21 games with a recruiting budget of $3,500 a year.
Why don't we have a 30 for 30 about The Satellite Express?
Willie “Satellite” Totten & Jerry Rice
Every play we call on Gameday has a Life & History of it's own.
If we learn the history of the plays we call, we'll realize that Great Concepts come from All Walks of Life & All Levels of Ball.
Learning that history will make us a better football coaches & better people.
