[Rally]

Gaffney was going to throw in one of the games last year, but pulled it back when his receiver was covered. But I think the premise of this argument is wrong. The wildcat is fundamentally a running formation that (as Boston Card noted) confuses defenses by putting an extra blocker in the backfield. The quarterback lines up as a wideout -- a position from which blocking help wouldn't be expected except on a sweep. Passing from a wildcat formation -- not just ours, but anybody's -- is rare.

Why not replace the qb with an extra blocker somewhere?

[Rally]

Gaffney was going to throw in one of the games last year, but pulled it back when his receiver was covered. But I think the premise of this argument is wrong. The wildcat is fundamentally a running formation that (as Boston Card noted) confuses defenses by putting an extra blocker in the backfield. The quarterback lines up as a wideout -- a position from which blocking help wouldn't be expected except on a sweep. Passing from a wildcat formation -- not just ours, but anybody's -- is rare.

Why not replace the qb with an extra blocker somewhere?