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Coaches say the wildcat isn't going anywhere

Expect to see it more than ever this season. News Wire

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Ronnie BrownAPRonnie Brown and the Dolphins started the trend but does it have a future?

From John Clayton of ESPN.com

Whether or not you are wild about the Wildcat offense, the Miami Dolphins' success while using it last season has made a direct snap for expanded use in 2009.

The Dolphins used a second-round draft choice on West Virginia quarterback Pat White to take the Wildcat to the next level. Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher is thinking about giving the formation a try, which could give Vince Young an opportunity to get back onto the field. And what if Michael Vick lands with a team to run some Wildcat?

Coaches have devoted plenty of practice time in minicamps and organized team activities experimenting with their versions of the formation and trying to find ways to stop it.

"It will be around," Carolina Panthers coach John Fox said of the Wildcat. "It will be around because it changes your rules in preparing a defense. The quarterback position is a runner, and you have to account for him. It's like a punter who can run on special teams. You have to prepare for fake punts. Having that extra runner you account for creates an overload.

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Adam M
Jul 08, 2009
04:13 PM

I disagree with Coach Fox. If anyone has seen Pat White play it is nothing at all like a punter running on special teams. Never seen any punter with the elusive moves of Pat White or the arm. If that is what he thinks, he is in for a rude awakening!!!

deljzc
Jul 08, 2009
04:41 PM

I think the "Wildcat" craze is all smoke and mirrors. Once defenders at this level, which are much better athletes and more disciplined see it a couple times it will not be that hard to defend.

And this will predominantly be used by bad teams with bad quarterbacks. Legit Super Bowl contenders with stud, traditional quarterbacks are not going to take the ball out of their hands to try a "fad" that every defense prepares for and knows.

The only reason it worked is because it was new. The more teams do it, the less effective it becomes.

Might as well talk about the option coming back to the NFL. Or the Winged-T formation.

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