Wildcat

[Man in Black]

I'm just wondering how many yards and touchdowns Miami has to rack up before all the "analysts" stop calling it a fad.

Another thing that irks me is when the analysts and coaches all say that everybody does it and it's nothing new. I realize that a direct snap to the H-back is nothing new, that has been going on since football was invented. But a modern day NFL team running this formation as part of their regular offense and coming up with more yards and positive plays than the base offense... game after game for almost a season and a half... I've been watching football for nearly 40 years and I've never seen it.

Even in college it isn't done this often. Arkansas started the recent trend with Darren McFadden and Felix Jones a few years back. At the core of that invention - David Lee, then the offensive coordinator for Arkansas, now the Dolphins quarterback coach.

I'm just saying... as long as Ronnie Brown is near the top of the league at rushing yards and tds and the Wildcat is averaging more than most teams entire rushing output... this fad is here to stay.

Roots of the Wildcat Video

www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-playbook/09000d5d80b17880/WK-3-Anatomy-Extra-Arkansas-roots-of-Wildcat

[Jason]

Definitely a very effective system. This leaves just about any defense lost. It's working well for Miami. I would just keep doing it!

[Man in Black]

I can't quite say for sure why it's working for Miami so well and not so much for any other team, but my theory is that it's Ronnie Brown. Nothing happens when Ricky takes the snap and so far Pat White = nothing.

I've never thought Brown was really a top five back and usually I'd rather see Ricky running the ball. For some reason when he's in the wildcat Brown has tremendous vision. He seems to know the best gap to hit in every situation - which is something I've never seen from him in a regular formation.