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It is time for me and others to eat crow

jarhead

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rayzor Grand Master

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i ate my crow a while back.

 

there's still that little matter of the wildcat.

 

that needs to stop.

 

why would we EVER need to run that play?

 

if we had an immobile QB...maybe i can see it. that just ain't even close to the case, tho.

 

someone needs to ask that in a press conference.

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PhillyB Grand Master

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there are still shula plays that make me scratch my head.

 

Like when we ran an edge sweep to tolbert.

 

meh, pats had been stuffing the run all day... we caught them by surprise and got a critical first down.

 

a call is as good as its outcome IMO

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MadHatter Rookie

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i ate my crow a while back.

 

there's still that little matter of the wildcat.

 

that needs to stop.

 

why would we EVER need to run that play?

 

if we had an immobile QB...maybe i can see it. that just ain't even close to the case, tho.

 

someone needs to ask that in a press conference.

 

Exactly.

 

No need to run the wildcat.  Our QB is as good a runner as our RB's.

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Jase Apprentice

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i ate my crow a while back.

 

there's still that little matter of the wildcat.

 

that needs to stop.

 

why would we EVER need to run that play?

 

if we had an immobile QB...maybe i can see it. that just ain't even close to the case, tho.

 

someone needs to ask that in a press conference.

 

We're running it for one very simple reason.

 

One game, when we really need it, we're going to throw cam the ball.

 

My money is on the 2nd saints game.

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Jase Apprentice

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meh, pats had been stuffing the run all day... we caught them by surprise and got a critical first down.

 

a call is as good as its outcome IMO

 

The one I'm thinking of went for a loss.  Tolbert ran the play straight toward the sideline and got gang tackled.

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rayzor Grand Master

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it could be said that we run the wildcat pretty much every time we have cam behind center.

 

the wildcat became obsolete when running QBs started being utilized more and came to the forefront.

 

the idea behind the wildcat was "how cool would it be to have an RB get a direct snap and no one know if he's going to throw it or run?" the RB rarely threw it so it was easy to diagnose and defend against.

 

the idea was good, though, so instead of having an RB who could hopefully throw the ball, they decided on a QB who could run.

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meh, pats had been stuffing the run all day... we caught them by surprise and got a critical first down.

a call is as good as its outcome IMO

I think he is talking about the play where Tolbert ran all the way to the outside and didn't even get turned upfield before getting tackled for a 2 yard loss.

I didn't get it at all.

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UNCrules2187 Mentor

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We're running it for one very simple reason.

 

One game, when we really need it, we're going to throw cam the ball.

 

My money is on the 2nd saints game.

 

The thing is, who is going to make that pass?

 

When Armanti was on the roster I could see this being the case.  But without the 2013 Training Camp MVP™ on the roster, who's supposed to make that throw?

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