Wildcat: Fad, or Here to Stay?

[Chris Raiden]

This ties in a bit to the draft today as we see teams preparing for more wide open offenses to an extent and drafting a ton of players who have played exclusively in spread offenses growing up.

Could the Wildcat offense be a legitimate package going forward as a change of pace, or is it a fad that'll fade out a quick as it popped up?

-RD

[Zero]

It's going to be around awhile, especially for teams like the Phins

[StevenSD]

The Dolphins will probably end up being the team that uses it the most, but it's a fad, once DC's can figure out how to stop it, it'll fade away....the question is, how long till it can be stopped?

[BigBenCan7]

It's already begun to see it's efficiency drop drastically, and that was just from the start of the season to the end of it. It's a fad.

[l.a. no-teamers]

I agree, it's a fad. DC's were caught off guard at the beginning, but they have caught up, and will eventually end it altogether IMO .. I think by the end of the year, the Fins were averaging about 4 ypc , which is solid, but not any different than running it out of an I formation

[Texecutioner]

It's a fad. I think it will have died down for the most part at the end of this season.

[AlexanderNevermind]

Definitely a fad, but will survive in some form for some time. One thing you have to remember is the West Coast offense started as fad also, much like the no-huddle.

Will survive to some extent for the next few years.

[Blackmallard]

It will stick around as something that some teams break out from time to time, like the end around, the trips bunch set.

[Chris Raiden]

I'm starting to think after this draft last weekend, it's more than just a passing fad and is really turning into a potential weapon. We saw teams like the Dolphins and Patriots start to grab players who fit the package very well (i.e. Pat White or Julian Edelman) and bring the added ability to actually throw the ball from the package and do it well instead of just running it.

-RD

[The Lion King]

I think it will be alot like scrambling quarterbacks. It will fail many times but every now and then someone will be able to use it efficiently.

[MarvinMartian]

It's a Fad, but it will have it's place as a "change" of pace formation from time to time...not 20 times a game, but once or twice, like the Flea Flicker or RB pass, lol.

[jc09pats]

i dont think it will be gone...but it wont become a formation a team will use 20% of the time. with tebow next year, maybe that would change.

i see the wild cat being more of a door for the college spread offense-since more and more quick QBs with some throwing talent are coming up. i wouldnt be suprised to see in 5 years a spread offense in the nfl. tim tebow at qb-urban meyer at coach-and 3 championships later, tebow > brady.

[Jags4Lyfe]

If Pat White works as a Wildcat QB I think it could last a while for the Dolphins. Its tough to tell whether they QB will hand the ball off or run the ball, unless you just put 8 or 9 men in the boxs lol

Thats how Tim Tebow will revolutionize the NFL. Being a QB that can throw the ball, run the ball, the Alley Oop pass in the endzone. All the QBs that come out next year Tebow, Bradford, and McCoy are fast enough to Revolutionize the QB position. But none of them can bowl over a LB like Tebow.

[jjflr]

it could transform/evolve into something that sticks around a little bit but occassionally things pop up that just don't have lasting effect. i remember back in the early 90's, everyone was saying that the run and shoot was going to become popular among many teams. it worked for a couple of years and then everyone figured how to stop it and it died just as quickly as it popped up.

If teams can figure out how to transform/evolve the formation/scheme to stay one step ahead of defenses, it could last.

[TexecutedInTampa]

This ties in a bit to the draft today as we see teams preparing for more wide open offenses to an extent and drafting a ton of players who have played exclusively in spread offenses growing up.

Could the Wildcat offense be a legitimate package going forward as a change of pace, or is it a fad that'll fade out a quick as it popped up?

-RD

Fad, though it may last a year or two.