The Vick Factor

[irish]

Originally Posted by Brian Orakpo

As the year went on the wildcat got shut down. Defenses will be even more ready for it this year.

You seem to be assuming that the wildcat will remain stagnant. I think the coaches will will change and evolve the wildcat in response to the defensive adjustments.

Originally Posted by irish

You seem to be assuming that the wildcat will remain stagnant. I think the coaches will will change and evolve the wildcat in response to the defensive adjustments.

What else can they do lol. Its a trick formation that is pretty simple to defend. As long as the defense doesnt freelance and set up something for the offense it should be shutdown everytime. Either the "Wildcat QB" takes the snap and runs, tosses the ball to another player, or he throws. So as long as the defense fills the running lanes and the DBs just stick with their man and arent faked out the success rate is very slim for the Wildcat.

Any time you take the QB out of a snap and let someone else handle the football its a good thing for the defense. The Wildcat and all its BS had its great moments like in the Dolphins/Pats game but as the season went on and teams gameplanned for it the Wildcat became a non-factor.

[irish]

Originally Posted by Brian Orakpo

What else can they do lol. Its a trick formation that is pretty simple to defend. As long as the defense doesnt freelance and set up something for the offense it should be shutdown everytime. Either the "Wildcat QB" takes the snap and runs, tosses the ball to another player, or he throws. So as long as the defense fills the running lanes and the DBs just stick with their man and arent faked out the success rate is very slim for the Wildcat.

Any time you take the QB out of a snap and let someone else handle the football its a good thing for the defense. The Wildcat and all its BS had its great moments like in the Dolphins/Pats game but as the season went on and teams gameplanned for it the Wildcat became a non-factor.

Its not really a trick formation, its a type of single wing offense which was a football standard for awhile. I dont see the wildcat (or the single wing) becoming the NFL's offense of choice but I do expect to see more teams trying wildcat formations more often this year. I think with JC's mobility and ARE throwing skills, the Skins could have success with wildcat plays.

Originally Posted by irish

Its not really a trick formation, its a type of single wing offense which was a football standard for awhile. I dont see the wildcat (or the single wing) becoming the NFL's offense of choice but I do expect to see more teams trying wildcat formations more often this year. I think with JC's mobility and ARE throwing skills, the Skins could have success with wildcat plays.

Nowadays in the NFL running the Wildcat imo is a trick formation. Honestly I find it laughable how teams run it in the NFL.

From everything I have seen Zorn doesnt like the Wildcat. I think ARE's throwing skills are better used when he is lined up at WR and they toss it back to him. When ARE is lined up to take a snap teams will key on him more from the snap knowing he can throw the ball.

[Zerohero]

Originally Posted by Brian Orakpo

Nowadays in the NFL running the Wildcat imo is a trick formation. Honestly I find it laughable how teams run it in the NFL.

From everything I have seen Zorn doesnt like the Wildcat. I think ARE's throwing skills are better used when he is lined up at WR and they toss it back to him. When ARE is lined up to take a snap teams will key on him more from the snap knowing he can throw the ball.

It was still fun to see New England get murdered by it.

Originally Posted by Zerohero

It was still fun to see New England get murdered by it.

Hell yeah.

[Missin21]

Originally Posted by Zerohero

It was still fun to see New England get murdered by it.

Agreed. Not once, not twice, but 3 times the Dolphins ran that play on them. That was B-E-A-Utiful! It would have only been better if it was US doing that to Dallas.