... help but chuckle.
Suddenly, NFL analysts had to explain why it worked, and they discovered some good reasons. The fakes and options built in to it ruined defenders’ reads. Having the person taking the snap be a running threat created a numerical advantage. If defenders didn’t stay completely disciplined, they could get gashed for big gains.
It’s funny to me that it took lots of serious analysis to realize that, because college football fans had seen mobile snap-takers give their teams these same advantages for years.
The one downside was that Ronnie Brown isn’t exactly a great passer. He had a nice throw against the Patriots, and there was always the flea flicker-type play the Dolphins ran against the Texans. Still, the series was almost exclusively a running formation.
Not that it was ineffective, as Miami averaged 6.1 yards per carry from the Wildcat. However, everyone seemed to agree that the package could b...
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