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Remember when the GOAT Defensive mind didn't have an answer for the wildcat?
Posted on 12/12/21 at 7:36 pm
Posted on 12/12/21 at 7:36 pm
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Posted on 12/12/21 at 8:07 pm to Streelman
Ronnie Brown 
Posted on 12/12/21 at 9:10 pm to TTsTowel
Nobody remembers that Gus Malzahn invented the Wildcat while the OC at Arkansas. He was actually a revolutionary coach at one point. He just never evolved...
This post was edited on 12/12/21 at 9:11 pm
Posted on 12/12/21 at 9:17 pm to Jack Ruby
Thought that was David Lee but Malzahn stole it lol
Posted on 12/12/21 at 11:19 pm to Jack Ruby
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Nobody remembers that Gus Malzahn invented the Wildcat while the OC at Arkansas.
Mal Moore and David Palmer from 1993 would beg to differ.
Posted on 12/12/21 at 11:38 pm to Jack Ruby
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Gus Malzahn invented the Wildcat
Pretty sure the dual formation and snapping directly to a position existed long before the Gus Bus swam out of his daddy’s dick.
Posted on 12/12/21 at 11:45 pm to Boring
it did
The Wildcat is a gambit rather than an overall offensive philosophy. It can be a part of many offenses. For example, a spread-option offense might use the Wildcat formation to keep the defense guessing, or a West Coast offense may use the power-I formation to threaten a powerful run attack.
The Wildcat scheme is a derivation of Pop Warner's Single Wing offense dating back to the 1920s. The Wildcat was invented by Billy Ford and Ryan Wilson, and was originally called the "Dual" formation.[citation needed] The offensive coaching staff of the Kansas State Wildcats, namely Bill Snyder and Del Miller, made significant contributions to the formation's development throughout the 1990s and 2000s and is often cited as being the formation's namesake. It has been used since the late 1990s at every level of the game, including the CFL, NFL, NCAA, NAIA, and high schools across North America. Coaching staffs have used it with variations and have given their versions a variety of names. The Wildcat was popularized in the first decade of the 2000s by South Carolina Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier to utilize Syvelle Newton in all offensive positions on the field. It was also used in that decade by Arkansas Razorbacks to utilize the unique skill-set of their three running backs of Darren McFadden, Felix Jones, and Peyton Hillis. Though its popularity as a regular offensive weapon has waned in recent years as defenses have adapted to it, some teams will still use it occasionally to run a trick play.
The Wildcat is a gambit rather than an overall offensive philosophy. It can be a part of many offenses. For example, a spread-option offense might use the Wildcat formation to keep the defense guessing, or a West Coast offense may use the power-I formation to threaten a powerful run attack.
The Wildcat scheme is a derivation of Pop Warner's Single Wing offense dating back to the 1920s. The Wildcat was invented by Billy Ford and Ryan Wilson, and was originally called the "Dual" formation.[citation needed] The offensive coaching staff of the Kansas State Wildcats, namely Bill Snyder and Del Miller, made significant contributions to the formation's development throughout the 1990s and 2000s and is often cited as being the formation's namesake. It has been used since the late 1990s at every level of the game, including the CFL, NFL, NCAA, NAIA, and high schools across North America. Coaching staffs have used it with variations and have given their versions a variety of names. The Wildcat was popularized in the first decade of the 2000s by South Carolina Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier to utilize Syvelle Newton in all offensive positions on the field. It was also used in that decade by Arkansas Razorbacks to utilize the unique skill-set of their three running backs of Darren McFadden, Felix Jones, and Peyton Hillis. Though its popularity as a regular offensive weapon has waned in recent years as defenses have adapted to it, some teams will still use it occasionally to run a trick play.
This post was edited on 12/12/21 at 11:48 pm
Posted on 12/13/21 at 4:04 am to Streelman
Tom Landry never faced the Wildcat dude. 
Landry invented the defense that over 85% of NFL defenses have used since it’s inception; the modern day 4-3 defense.
But he also invented the “Flex Defense” as well. With these two innovations Landry was capable of fielding the infamous “Doomsday Defense” that helped lead the Cowboys to five Super Bowl appearances.
Prior to becoming the head coach of the Cowboys Landry was the defensive coordinator for the New York Giants. During his tenure the Giants went to three NFL Championship games. That brings Landry’s career total to 8 World Championship appearances.
Landry invented the defense that over 85% of NFL defenses have used since it’s inception; the modern day 4-3 defense.
But he also invented the “Flex Defense” as well. With these two innovations Landry was capable of fielding the infamous “Doomsday Defense” that helped lead the Cowboys to five Super Bowl appearances.
Prior to becoming the head coach of the Cowboys Landry was the defensive coordinator for the New York Giants. During his tenure the Giants went to three NFL Championship games. That brings Landry’s career total to 8 World Championship appearances.
This post was edited on 12/13/21 at 4:15 am
Posted on 12/13/21 at 10:44 am to Streelman
They played again later that season and New England completely shut them down. I give Tony Sparano a TON of credit for that game though. They had not shown that stuff at all and they sprang a surprise on New England that they had never seen and were not expecting.
Posted on 12/13/21 at 11:00 am to Streelman
The best run Wildcat is and will always be when Arkansas ran it with Darren McFadden and Felix Jones in 2006 and 2007.
Those always involved sending Jones in motion across the formation, and it was basically a triple option for McFadden to either keep it, hand it off to Felix to run a jet sweep, or throw it. On top of that, McFadden had played some QB in high school and had a decent arm and accuracy, much moreso than a typical tailback.
Thereafter, coaches who adopted it usually botched the implementation because they largely watered it down to being a RB direct snap run up the A gap, with little to no motion or alternate options for the RB beyond a jump pass usually sparingly used in goal line situations.
Those always involved sending Jones in motion across the formation, and it was basically a triple option for McFadden to either keep it, hand it off to Felix to run a jet sweep, or throw it. On top of that, McFadden had played some QB in high school and had a decent arm and accuracy, much moreso than a typical tailback.
Thereafter, coaches who adopted it usually botched the implementation because they largely watered it down to being a RB direct snap run up the A gap, with little to no motion or alternate options for the RB beyond a jump pass usually sparingly used in goal line situations.
This post was edited on 12/13/21 at 11:01 am
Posted on 12/13/21 at 11:03 am to Feral
Yeah prime Wildcat involved a sweep man
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