I think we could run the Wildcat to great results with Boldin back there. Guy can run, throw, do anything. He's a very dangerous weapon, and with the Wildcat trend going on right now, I wouldn't be surprised to see him back there in a game soon.
Boldin in the Wildcat...who's with me?
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i'm surprised you haven't used him like that yet.
he would be good.
he would be good.
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Chicago is going to do it with Hester. We saw a little of it yesterday with Carolina.
Sure. Why not?
Sure. Why not?
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how soon we all forget
the Cardinals ran that last year from time to time
the Cardinals ran that last year from time to time
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They ran Boldin in the backfield, but it was still a traditional set that saw the occasional direct snap.
It wasn't the so-called Wilcat formation.
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The problem is that Warner isn't even as much of a threat as Pennington when he would have to flank out, and he might get broken in half.
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So don't put Warner out there? Or is that a big part of why the WC works?
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Yep, if it were Leinart instead of Warner, we'd have a better chance to see it.
The threat of the receiver (WR) coming around on the end around to throw the ball is what makes it work. No way Warner could move those 10-15 steps needed to make it successful.
Ok, we know Rolle can throw the ball and he's played on offense recently...
Maybe we've just got him on the wrong side of the ball?
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Yeah, that's what I was saying--it was a traditional formation with a direct snap. That's not the wildcat.
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We ran him as an H-Back a few times. Not in a direct snap formation. The QB was there as well, and an option was the direct snap to Q.
I personally loved him in the H-Back but it was more meant to get him the ball in swing passes or handoffs. In the Wildcat, it puts the ball in his hands directly, immediately.
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Not true. Boldin had a couple direct snaps last year.
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We probably can't put St. Pierre out there though, can we? Would that count as the 3rd string QB coming in even if he's technically at a WR spot?
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With options to throw, pass, run, or handoff to the other HB, WR or the QB coming back from the flanker position.
It's really pretty ingenuous. While I think the NFL will figure it out soon enough, I also think it's something that's going to stay in a lot of team's playbooks if they have the right personnel.
When Vick comes back to the NFL (you know he will), I'd wager whoever signs him uses this formation a lot.
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Off of the H-Back though, right? I don't recall him ever lined up back there with no QB.
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The thing about the Wildcat (which sets it apart a little from the Single Wing) is that it splits the QB wide as a WR.
The good thing about using Boldin in it is that, unlike most deep backs taking the direct snap - Boldin (a former QB) can also throw.
The negative, however, is that while many QB's are athletic enough to be a legitimate wideout threat split wide, Warner would essentially fill the role of a life-sized cardboard cutout.
Still, I'd like to see us use the Wildcat (but at least give it credit for actually being a version of the Single Wing).
The good thing about using Boldin in it is that, unlike most deep backs taking the direct snap - Boldin (a former QB) can also throw.
The negative, however, is that while many QB's are athletic enough to be a legitimate wideout threat split wide, Warner would essentially fill the role of a life-sized cardboard cutout.
Still, I'd like to see us use the Wildcat (but at least give it credit for actually being a version of the Single Wing).
Speaking of: Detroit used Calvin Johnson from that position many times in the game against the Redskins. It worked for them, and Johnson doesn't have Boldin's physicality. I would like to see more Boldin-out-of-the-backfield plays. The emergence of Breaston makes that dream easier. It would be something the team could do out of conventional formations too, perhaps easing some pressure on the anemic running game.
2 point conversion in Washington last year?
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Anybody remember the play where Kurt looks like somebody screwed up the play call and he walks off like he's about to call timeout, the center snaps the ball to a RB I think and he waltzes into the endzone. Think it was when Green was still here, and they actually stole it from the Steelers.
I thought this thread was about seeing Quan naked.
