Is wildcat worth running anymore? It seems as if every play gets stopped for 2 yards or less now. I think we may still be using it to set up the big play.

I'd like to see us line up in it, then shift out of it into a regular set.

Victor

"Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck." Don Shula

I always thought Michael Vick was overrated, but it would have been a great offense to showcase his talents.

Jonathan Twilley Wrote:
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> I always thought Michael Vick was overrated, but
> it would have been a great offense to showcase his
> talents.

Which talent? Pit Bulls don't play in the NFL.

Victor

"Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck." Don Shula

i think we are setting up the league for a throw out of that formation. it's coming soon....

We have thrown from that formation at least twice that I am aware of. Ronnie threw a TD and Pennington threw a TD.

We did throw, but way back in the first two weeks only. I think we could have some success throwing out of it.

I still like the formation. We didn't get big yardage, but it didn't cost us, and we got good yardage out of it.

I would like to see a little more of the Wildcat formation that we used a few games ago, with Ronnie taking the snap, flanked by both Ricky and Cobbs. That allowed for a nice misdirection run by Ricky and a nice sweep left with Ronnie. It also opens up the possibility of Ronnie running an option play to keep it or pitch to Cobbs. And since it flows to the left, it could also be a throw from Ronnie.

Northeast Fin Fan Wrote:
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> We have thrown from that formation at least twice
> that I am aware of. Ronnie threw a TD and
> Pennington threw a TD.


That's a pretty good percentage, huh? Makes me wonder why we've only tried it twice.

Victor

"Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck." Don Shula

The play I am waiting for is for Ronnie to take the snap and run into the line, only to stop right before it and throw a lob pass over the pile to either Fassno or pennington taking a post route. That would be great in a goal line or short yardage situation. They would never have time to adjust.

montequi Wrote:
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> Northeast Fin Fan Wrote:
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> > We have thrown from that formation at least
> twice
> > that I am aware of. Ronnie threw a TD and
> > Pennington threw a TD.
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>
> That's a pretty good percentage, huh? Makes me
> wonder why we've only tried it twice.

I think they are saving it for when we really need it...and I also think they are saving some other looks that haven't been seen before to roll out at the NY game.

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eesti Wrote:
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> montequi Wrote:
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> > Northeast Fin Fan Wrote:
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> > > We have thrown from that formation at least
> > twice
> > > that I am aware of. Ronnie threw a TD and
> > > Pennington threw a TD.
> >
> >
> > That's a pretty good percentage, huh? Makes me
> > wonder why we've only tried it twice.
>
> I think they are saving it for when we really need
> it...and I also think they are saving some other
> looks that haven't been seen before to roll out at
> the NY game.


Yep, I agree. I bet Sparano is a good poker player.

The fact of the matter is that as long as we run that play a few times a week, it makes the other teams take time to practice for it. The threat of the play alone is enough for us to keep running it, even if it hasn't been very effective lately.

I mean look, when we first started winning, it was because we were relying on that play. Now we can win without it, but it's still an important part of this year's offense.

The wildcat is just like any other running play - except everyone knows its a run. Its OK. It makes teams practice against it.

ghotirule Wrote:
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> The wildcat is just like any other running play -
> except everyone knows its a run. Its OK. It
> makes teams practice against it.


How about penningtons TD pass on the wildcat against the texans or ronnies TD pass against the pats.But yes 95 percent of the time its going to be a run.

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