Corner still splits out wide on the QB essentially taking him out of the play. I'm sure its happened, but I don't remember any QB suffering a major injury splitting out wide. Some teams have had great success with it. It carried Arky all the way to Atlanta and even Nick Saban has implemented it.
If you've got two badass runners it seems like a good idea. Also if one of those guys can halfway throw and has a huge, physical guy like Marcus Monk as a receiver, that's even nicer. Just not sure we really need special packages to get Lane and Neal more touches, especially because the up the middle option just seems like a joke for us.
It's worked for Arkansas and the dolphins, but what about the other hundred teams who dont have mcfadden. I'd love a study to see if you really average more yards per carry than a standard formation. And as someone already said it makes almost no sense if you have a viable passing threat.
What makes the wildcat effective to those with the right players is that like the spread, it's a modern version of an older style. It's basically a belly/belly lead or crossbuck out of the gun. No one has had to defend a belly in years.
Yep. Belly plays and split back veers in a new shiny package. The counter read is essentially a crossbuck read for the defense.
Put the defensive end on an island and make him pick sweep or dive, and teach your "qb" to read him. Simple give or take.
Classic, basic football. Not sure what's not to love about the wildcat. Especially at a lower level like HS.
