The "Pahokee" Offense

[Pariah]

Didnt we try something like this last year and it failed?

Washington game, i believe. Or was that something else?

I think two years ago in DC we ran a two-point conversion with Boldin under center. But that's not really the "wildcat," that was a traditional offense with a double-threat player at QB.

 

[JeffGollin]

The Pahokee Offense

They say the Wildcat is just another name for the single wing, but the only similarities I see in it are (1) the deep snap and (2) the deep back taking the direct snap and running the ball.

I love the single wing. I hope they bring it back. Barring that, I'll settle for the Wild...er Pahokee.

Some observations:

1. I don't think the reason why Miami ran so well between the tackles was because they did so out of the Wildcat - their guys simply blew the Indy run defenders hat-on-hat back on their butts.

2. Usually (though not always) the single wing is run behind an unbalanced line (with a guard or tackle moving to the other side of the center to overload the strong side).

3. There are variations of the spread and single wing being used in college - i.e. The Pistol (similar to the old Steve Owen "A" Formation where the QB takes the deep snap but is positioned in front of one or two RB's that he can hand off to and a "3 across" shotgun set, where the QB can hand off to a RB positioned to either side of him.

4. What's missing so far from both the Wildcat and Spread is (a) the RB deep in the Wildcat is seldom if ever asked to pass and (b) the QB deep in the spread is seldom asked to run the ball.


5. Ideally, you'd like to have a running/passing threat deep in the Wildcat if it's to truly emulate the Single Wing. Michael Vick, the WVA kid (White) or Vince Young would be ideal.

6. Problem is - durability issues. Because the deep back would have to both run and pass the ball, he'd take a pretty physical pounding, so you'd want to be 2, 3 or even 4 deep with multi-threat tailbacks on your roster. There aren't even enough true multi-threat backs available in the NFL to provide every team with one guy like that, let alone 2, 3 or 4.

7. That said - I'd still love to see Q operating out of the Pahokee - running or throwing off pass-option sweeps, handing off to his "FB" (Beanie) up the middle or dishing the pig to LSH on a flanker around.

 

[Jetstream Green]

the wildcat is a gadget play for teams who cannot find a way to move the ball, this is not the case with the Cardinals or any team that would do well in the playoffs. The wildcat did not do squat in the playoffs for anyone, a good defense will snuff it out. Colt and Cardinals will be a traditional game with passes flying left and right and should be fun to watch which team can stop the pass rush which will decide this game.

 

[Duckjake]

By the way, ALL running plays are 11 on 10. The QB doesn't do anything on traditional run plays. If anything, the wildcat formations make defenses play 11 on 11.

Not all. I think I saw JaMarcus Russell blocking on a couple of Raiders running plays in week one.

 

[jaguarpaw81]

Not all. I think I saw JaMarcus Russell blocking on a couple of Raiders running plays in week one.

It's when he's passing the ball that the D is essentially one man up.

 

[lauraw]

Couldn't it be called the Sundevil?

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I think two years ago in DC we ran a two-point conversion with Boldin under center. But that's not really the "wildcat," that was a traditional offense with a double-threat player at QB.

He was under center if I recall. Much more flexibility from the shotgun.

 

[SoCal Cardfan]

Never heard of Pahokee before this thread, but I noticed them in the headlines today lol.


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