[Mick]

[quote author=OutsiderFan link=topic=17253.msg198559#msg198559 date=1504183913]
It seems all football fans universally hate the wildcat and love to talk about it.  Anyone have a theory why this is?

A couple theories:

1.  It's a bad play.  The advantage of the extra blocker gets offset by the defense knowing what's coming.  A designed QB run is a better play.

2.  A big part of the fun of watching football is guessing what the offense will do.  The wildcat takes away from that.
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I remember when I learned to hate the wildcat.  Stepfan Taylor took the ball in a shotgun snap and our right wideout was literally uncovered.  There was no one within thirty yards of him.  A half-assed pass would have gone for a nice gainer, but no, we ran into the line for a short gain.

[Mick]

[quote author=OutsiderFan link=topic=17253.msg198559#msg198559 date=1504183913]
It seems all football fans universally hate the wildcat and love to talk about it.  Anyone have a theory why this is?

A couple theories:

1.  It's a bad play.  The advantage of the extra blocker gets offset by the defense knowing what's coming.  A designed QB run is a better play.

2.  A big part of the fun of watching football is guessing what the offense will do.  The wildcat takes away from that.
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I remember when I learned to hate the wildcat.  Stepfan Taylor took the ball in a shotgun snap and our right wideout was literally uncovered.  There was no one within thirty yards of him.  A half-assed pass would have gone for a nice gainer, but no, we ran into the line for a short gain.