Offside Number 76 Posted September 1, 2012 Posted September 1, 2012 In that same second and goal .... leave Fitz in, he can throw a heck of a lot better than Smith, Smith can run better than Fitz (but Fitz can certianly run a little bit), and they both can hand off the ball equally well to Jackson. The big plus to my scenario is we haven't "tipped our hand" telling the defense it's better than a 50/50 chance we are running the ball. In the case of a direct snap to Jackson it really doesn't matter who the QB is .... but I guess we could argue who is the best blocker between Smith and Fitz (If this were the case and we were tipping our hand anyway, I'd pull Fitz and sub in McIntyre). As far as splitting Smith out into the slot ..... I'd just as soon have Nelson there. Maybe I'm old school (or maybe just old) I just don't see the tactacal advantage. Why not just have Jackson next to the QB? Jackson can receive the direct snap, if it's a sneaky run, and, frankly, can pass almost as well as Smith, if it's a pass out of the wildcat, which the Bills have done exactly once in the last 50 years. Come on. Is it really worth it to practice this nonsense?
hondo in seattle Posted September 1, 2012 Posted September 1, 2012 One of the plusses of running out of the "wildcat" is that you don't have a QB (who is basically useless after handing off) on the field. So in essence you have an extra blocker. I always have felt that you have to at least show a willingness to throw out of that formation so that teams don't just put 8 or 9 in the box. If you telegraph run by never throwing from that formation, you really aren't gaining much because that extra blocker has to deal with an extra DB who doesn't have to worry about the pass. +1 Good commentary
Pirate Angel Posted September 1, 2012 Posted September 1, 2012 Its also nice when you have Darren Macfadden, Peyton Hillis, and Felix Jones, and Tashard Choice in your backfield. Wilcat looks real good then Well I guess we have Fred Jackson, CJ Spiller and Tashard Choice . . . Its even nicer when youre playing college defenses
benderbender Posted September 1, 2012 Posted September 1, 2012 The spread option is completely different than the wildcat Like how there both offensive strategies? And how they both operate in the shotgun? Completely different?
chris heff Posted September 1, 2012 Posted September 1, 2012 The Wildcat name is a misnomer. You're right, it is a direct snap to the running back. What we're seeing here is a run-heavy option. You're right it is a misnomer it is a variation of the single wing.
BillsBiker Posted September 1, 2012 Posted September 1, 2012 With all this talk about wildcat this and wild cat that I've come to realize that I really don't know the definition of "the wildcat". I had always assumed (I know I know) that the wildcat hiked the ball directly to the runningback who then ran basically an option play to either run with it or pass it ... the beauty of the play was in the initial "confusion" of the defense, and the later indecision of weather the guy with the ball was going to run or pass. Now last year in Denver we had Tebow just a QB scrambling around, but everybody called it the wildcat, instead of a bad QB running around trying to make something happen ... now we have Tebow in N.Y. and everybody talking about their super double secret wildcat that they are going to unleash on the poor NFL. To bring the question closer to home, we have Brad Smith who we bill as a "wildcat QB" (which to my way of thinking is an oxymoron). We only use him in third and 1 or 2 yards, and in my memory (I'm old so maybe my memory is lacking) he has never even hinted at a possible pass. My question is; Is there something fundamentally wrong with my understanding of the wildcat ... is there something I'm missing in the translation? This isn't a thread on the value or lack of value of the wildcat (or the people who run it) I'm just trying to understand what makes a wildcat a wildcat and not just another scrambling QB. Simple explination.. people dont know what they are talking about... they just hear words and plug them in wrong. Wildcat: when ball is hiked to reciever or RB directly What Tebow did in Denver, Florida: Spread option offence: Where QB can run or pass off. Duces!
Clippers of Nfl Posted September 1, 2012 Posted September 1, 2012 When Miami perfected the wildcat offense, it was a real threat. They would pass too. Not only hand off or direct snap. That's where the real threat comes in. If defenses know you will run all the time, they can defend that. I like it if it is used correctly. Running 100% of the time out of that formation is predictable.
NoSaint Posted September 1, 2012 Posted September 1, 2012 Simple explination.. people dont know what they are talking about... they just hear words and plug them in wrong. Wildcat: when ball is hiked to reciever or RB directly What Tebow did in Denver, Florida: Spread option offence: Where QB can run or pass off. Duces! And if the back can pass effectively they get even more overlap.
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