Football analysis and strategy from Chris B. Brown
Walter Payton and the wildcat?
-
Walter Payton and the wildcat?
Of course, I’m pretty precise when it comes to referring to something as the wildcat, but these clips of Sweetness playing shotgun QB for the Bears are, well, sweet:
-
Dolphins Wildcat clips
I put this together for something I’m working on with Football Outsiders that is upcoming. The ‘Fins used a balanced, two tight-end set with their wildcat look. (And I think subbed in a runningback for the split receiver to the sweep side.) Note how on the jet sweep the fullback manages to crush the outside…
-
How the wildcat really works, and how teams defend it
My analysis of this is available over at the New York Times’s Fifth Down Blog. Check it out there. Apologies for the fact that the diagrams got a bit jumbled and are in the wrong order. I’m hoping to get that fixed now.
Read more about How the wildcat really works, and how teams defend it
-
Reverse quarterback pass from the wildcat
During this year’s preseason, the Miami Dolphins have continued to show wrinkles off their wildcat offense. Against the Dolphins they resuscitated a play they used last season: the quarterback pass off the wildcat look. The base wildcat begins with (1) an “unbalanced line,” meaning that both tackles line up to one side of the field,…
-
NFL Coaches still fussing about the wildcat
Jon Gruden will one day run the spread in the NFL. Either that, or he will die trying. People may not realize it, but Gruden coached the run and shoot under Walt Harris at Pacific, and gave some thought to committing to that offense full time. Instead he made a career choice to focus on the…