Tuesday, October 13, 2009

The Wildcat

If anyone watched monday night football last night then they saw how effective the wildcat offense can be, I think the Dolphins run it very effectively and could make it even better.  I also believe teams like the Eagles could implement this wildcat offense.  Last night against a very good Jets defense the wildcat offense of the Dolphins put up huge numbers but this offense has the potential to get even scarier.  The Dolphins threw a pass from the wildcat for the first time all season last night, if they could add that wrinkle into the wildcat offense it might become unstoppable, and the thing is, they have the tools to do it.  They drafted Pat White, a very athletic quarterback who showed the ability to pass and run while at West Virginia.  The thing is, they haven't utilized his skills yet.  Maybe it's not working as planned and Pat White isn't the guy they need.  Well, they recently traded to pick up Tyler Thigpen from the Kansas City Chiefs.  What most people don't realize is how athletic he is, the Chiefs were actually in the process of converting him to wide receiver before he was traded, so he has the skills to bring the pass to the wildcat as well.  The Eagles and some other teams also seem to have the tools for such an offensive package.  With the injury to Brian Westbrook, LeSean McCoy has stepped in and played very well, they have two very good running backs and also the x factor, Michael Vick.  They could use Vick (and even McNabb) and their plethora of backs to implement the wildcat in Philadelphia and could probably do it well.  The Titans with Chris Johnson, Lendale White and Vince Young also have this option. There are many other teams who have two very good running backs and could begin to implement it as well, and even expand on it by drafting a running quaterback (such as my boy Tyrod Taylor out of Virginia Tech).  These teams include the Chargers with LT and Sproles, the Panthers with Deangelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart and the Bucs with new quarterback Josh Johnson and their three running backs who all have the potential to be starting.  Even the skins have the chance to run this with Portis and Betts. I mean Portis has been known to throw the ball so maybe they should take this into consideration (I mean hey, we can't get any worse right).  But either way the Dolphins do it very well and have the ability to expand it even more, so as they find more and more success, expect other teams to start trying it out.

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