Favre helped McCoy learn Browns' new offense

Brett Favre was happy to help. " Since I couldn't get coached, it was a great opportunity to pick the brain of a guy who played in the system for 20 years. " -- Colt McCoy on working with Brett Favre As the league's labor lockout dragged on, McCoy went to Hattiesburg, Miss., and spent a few days with the three-time NFL MVP, who learned the West Coast system while playing for Browns president Mike Holmgren, then the coach in Green Bay. McCoy gleaned all he could from the-retired-at-the-moment Favre, who won a Super Bowl with Holmgren in 1996. "Since I couldn't get coached, it was a great opportunity to pick the brain of a guy who played in the system for 20 years," McCoy said through a team spokesman. "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." McCoy is expected to offer more on the Favre visit Tuesday. McCoy looked poised and comfortable in Cleveland's new West Coast offense Saturday night, outshining Super Bowl star Aaron Rodgers and was nearly flawless as the Browns beat the Green Bay Packers 27-17, making Cleveland rookie coach Pat Shurmur a winner in his first NFL preseason game. ESPN has dedicated 2011 to examining one of the most crucial positions in all of sports -- the quarterback. Year of the QB � McCoy completed 9 of 10 passes for 135 yards, one touchdown and compiled a 152.1 passer's rating -- just a few points shy of perfection. The Browns, who have spent the past decade in a frustrating search for a franchise quarterback to lead them back to respectability, are hoping McCoy might be the one to finally answer their prayers. Shurmur was encouraged by McCoy's first outing in the passer-friendly system he brought from St. Louis, where he taught it to Rams quarterback Sam Bradford. Shurmur knows it can work, and is pleased with how quickly McCoy has picked it up in training camp. "He was efficient," Shurmur said after Monday's practice. "He saw what was going on extremely well. He was pretty accurate with his throws and pretty solid with his decision-making. But again, once you have what would be considered a solid performance, then it's all about consistency and he was right back on the stick this morning, getting better at some things." Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.