2009 Niners Wildcat

Aug 12, 2009 at 10:05 AM

global_nomad
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Niners spend entire 11-on-11 session on Wildcat, with Micheal Spurlock and Arnaz Battle splitting direct snaps.

http://twitter.com/MattMaiocco

Aug 12, 2009 at 10:10 AM

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please please for the love of god, i hope we really dont run the Wildcat in the regular season, the s**t will not work anymore, it did last year cuz no one really was expecting it, but now im sure every team has practiced against this now, it will not work this year

Aug 12, 2009 at 10:13 AM

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Originally posted by valrod33:
please please for the love of god, i hope we really dont run the Wildcat in the regular season, the s**t will not work anymore, it did last year cuz no one really was expecting it, but now im sure every team has practiced against this now, it will not work this year

If you noticed, the only team to pass out of the Wildcat formation were the Dolphins, and it worked both times, for HUGE TD passes. IIRC, no other team did that. I bet if a team tries that this year, it will be a lot harder to defend than just a fake handoff and a run up the middle.

Aug 12, 2009 at 10:21 AM

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Aug 12, 2009 at 10:22 AM

SybErkRimInAL
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i hate gimmick plays.

Aug 12, 2009 at 10:24 AM

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Originally posted by SybErkRimInAL:
i hate gimmick plays.

I only hate them when they don't work for us or when they work against us. Other than that, I love them.

Aug 12, 2009 at 10:25 AM

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Originally posted by niner4life21:
Originally posted by valrod33:
please please for the love of god, i hope we really dont run the Wildcat in the regular season, the s**t will not work anymore, it did last year cuz no one really was expecting it, but now im sure every team has practiced against this now, it will not work this year

If you noticed, the only team to pass out of the Wildcat formation were the Dolphins, and it worked both times, for HUGE TD passes. IIRC, no other team did that. I bet if a team tries that this year, it will be a lot harder to defend than just a fake handoff and a run up the middle.

WAY wrong. Dolphins started it, but almost every team tried it at least once or twice. It's as common as the flea flicker. And I agree, it only worked because people weren't used to it. I think it'll fizzle out this year.

Aug 12, 2009 at 10:27 AM

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Originally posted by NineFourNiner:
Originally posted by SybErkRimInAL:
i hate gimmick plays.

I only hate them when they don't work for us or when they work against us. Other than that, I love them.

Same here. Personally, I think more people should get to throw the ball. What makes a QB any better than, say, a center?

Aug 12, 2009 at 10:28 AM

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Aug 12, 2009 at 10:28 AM

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NineFourNiner
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Originally posted by pantstickle:
Originally posted by NineFourNiner:
Originally posted by SybErkRimInAL:
i hate gimmick plays.

I only hate them when they don't work for us or when they work against us. Other than that, I love them.

Same here. Personally, I think more people should get to throw the ball. What makes a QB any better than, say, a center?

This:

Aug 12, 2009 at 10:29 AM

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niner4life21
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Originally posted by BurritoSmuggler:
Originally posted by niner4life21:
Originally posted by valrod33:
please please for the love of god, i hope we really dont run the Wildcat in the regular season, the s**t will not work anymore, it did last year cuz no one really was expecting it, but now im sure every team has practiced against this now, it will not work this year

If you noticed, the only team to pass out of the Wildcat formation were the Dolphins, and it worked both times, for HUGE TD passes. IIRC, no other team did that. I bet if a team tries that this year, it will be a lot harder to defend than just a fake handoff and a run up the middle.

WAY wrong. Dolphins started it, but almost every team tried it at least once or twice. It's as common as the flea flicker. And I agree, it only worked because people weren't used to it. I think it'll fizzle out this year.

Damn, you're right. But still, defending against WR passes, and RB passes, is a lot tougher. I bet you that when QB hands the ball off to a WR on a reverse, the defense is almost always trying to chase him down and contain him. Their instinct isn't to drop back into coverage to defend a pass....

Aug 12, 2009 at 10:31 AM

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If you go wildcat you must take the QB off the field, last year teams teed off on QBs lined up at wide out on running plays!

PS love the wildcat, I used to coach a youth team that ran completely out of the wildcat!

Aug 12, 2009 at 10:31 AM

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Originally posted by NineFourNiner:
Originally posted by pantstickle:
Originally posted by NineFourNiner:
Originally posted by SybErkRimInAL:
i hate gimmick plays.

I only hate them when they don't work for us or when they work against us. Other than that, I love them.

Same here. Personally, I think more people should get to throw the ball. What makes a QB any better than, say, a center?

This:

Yeah, but you don't start there.

Aug 12, 2009 at 10:33 AM

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Originally posted by global_nomad:
Niners spend entire 11-on-11 session on Wildcat, with Micheal Spurlock and Arnaz Battle splitting direct snaps.

http://twitter.com/MattMaiocco

Nice! I think once M. Robinson is back and healthy he'll contribute there as well. Since he was a QB in college, I can see him doing some serious damage.

Aug 12, 2009 at 11:04 AM

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they are prolly running the wildcat for defensive purpose! lets the defense practice stupid gimmick plays!