BEREA, Ohio -- In his quest to excel in the West Coast offense, Browns quarterback Colt McCoy couldn't think of anyone better to help teach it to him this off-season than future Hall of Famer Brett Favre. 
McCoy called Favre and asked if he could come to his hometown in Hattiesburg, Miss., to work with him on the precision scheme, one that Favre ran for 20 years. Favre obliged, and the two spent about four days together pouring over the offense and throwing passes.
"Since I couldn't get coached, it was a great opportunity to pick the brains of a guy who's played in this system for 20 years," McCoy said through a team spokesperson. "It was a chance for me to get a lot of questions answered. We worked on footwork, progressions, reads and things like that. It was definitely a positive trip."
Favre, an 11-time Pro Bowler, spent seven seasons perfecting the West Coast offense in Green Bay under Browns President Mike Holmgren, then the Packers coach. The offense run by Pat Shurmur was handed down from Holmgren to Eagles coach Andy Reid to Shurmur, so it's as close as McCoy could get.
During four of Favre's seven seasons with Holmgren, he earned a passer rating in the 90s. He also threw an average of 35 touchdowns and 16 interceptions during five of those seasons. Together, Holmgren and Favre rode the scheme to a Super Bowl victory over the Patriots in 1996.
McCoy, who organized four lockout workouts to help teach the offense to his teammates, also spoke on the phone with former NFL head coach and Holmgren protege Jon Gruden about the scheme.
McCoy saw some early results from his work. Despite just 11 practices before the preseason opener, McCoy completed nine of 10 attempts for 135 yards and a touchdown. He earned a 152.1 rating, which is not far off a perfect 158.3.
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