The Wildcat/cougar

by Mark McLean on Jul 27, 2010 12:49 PM PDT Comment 5 comments

I think that we should start Jake Heaps and run the "wild cougar" with Riley Nelson. What does everyone else think? I'm not usually a fan of a 2 quarterback system, but I think that this could work. I've always thought that the big weakness of running a wildcat formation is that with a running back the defense can focus more on the run, but with Riley running it, they really wouldn't know what to do.

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NO

stick to what works. You dont want to stunt Heaps growth by having him come out during those plays.

by EcERyda69 on Jul 30, 2010 11:51 AM PDT reply actions

Never have understood the Wildcat craze

Especially if we are talking about using a quarterback to run it. How does that change anything? A team with a good run game and a good pass game don’t need to use gimmicks to be effective. The defense can’t focus more on the run or the pass, but they have to respect them both.

by Yguy on Aug 3, 2010 6:39 AM PDT reply actions

The Wildcat is really just the old Wing formation

1930’s football.

It needs to be run by a RB who might throw the ball. The QB in the wildcat works much better as a WR who might throw deep out of a reverse.

Unga would have been awesome at running the Wildcat. Any QB, not so much. (Except maybe Tim Tebow, who was always more of a FB than a QB in my book)

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by utesfan100 on Aug 7, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions

Totally agree

by SC_Ute on Aug 11, 2010 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions

It may not be called the wildcat...

but they will be running a 2 QB system, which I think will really put defenses on their heels. http://www.cougarfan.com/article.asp?ArtID=62624&URL=http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=14279

by Mark McLean on Aug 27, 2010 10:06 AM PDT reply actions