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It seems all football fans universally hate the wildcat and love to talk about it.  Anyone have a theory why this is?

It seems the observation is true. I would add the corollary that football fans are very woolly about just what a wildcat play is.

Was the Burns play a wildcat?

It sort of seemed to qualify as it was a designed run for the guy who received the snap and who wasn't the regular QB. That seems to be the generic fan criteria.

On the other hand, Burns is a QB who ought to be a credible threat to throw the ball as more than a trick. Also, it was a fairly regular set and there was no jet-sweep action going on. 

While I think this wasn't really a wildcat formation or play, it does look like there is some kind of red zone package for Burns. That clearly differs from the Hogan version in that there is no intent to prepare him for a larger role later, but it may be that the coaches think he can be good at a limited set of plays designed for specific situations. I also don't think that means Burns is the designated backup.

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It seems all football fans universally hate the wildcat and love to talk about it.  Anyone have a theory why this is?

It seems the observation is true. I would add the corollary that football fans are very woolly about just what a wildcat play is.

Was the Burns play a wildcat?

It sort of seemed to qualify as it was a designed run for the guy who received the snap and who wasn't the regular QB. That seems to be the generic fan criteria.

On the other hand, Burns is a QB who ought to be a credible threat to throw the ball as more than a trick. Also, it was a fairly regular set and there was no jet-sweep action going on. 

While I think this wasn't really a wildcat formation or play, it does look like there is some kind of red zone package for Burns. That clearly differs from the Hogan version in that there is no intent to prepare him for a larger role later, but it may be that the coaches think he can be good at a limited set of plays designed for specific situations. I also don't think that means Burns is the designated backup.