Wildcat Usage each game and Result

by jwillis9 on Nov 12, 2008 10:16 AM EST

Hey guys I found this article on ESPN (I should be working) but found it cool b/c it shows us how many times the Cat was used each game and the results.

November 10, 2008 3:30 PM

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham

Dolphins touchdowns At a Glance
	Wildcat	Other
Sunday	2	1
This season	8	13

The Miami Dolphins roused their slumbering Wildcat on Sunday, scoring two touchdowns out of the exotic and entertaining formation in a 21-19 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.

ESPN's Stats & Information department has been tracking the Wildcat since it was unveiled in Week 3.

The Dolphins ran seven Wildcat plays for 82 yards, much of it coming on a 51-yard Ricky Williams touchdown dash. Ronnie Brown took one 16 yards for a score.

Miami's Wildcat Game-by-Game
Opp.	Uses	Yds	Avg	TD	W-L
NE	6	119	19.8	4	Won
SD	11	49	4.5	1	Won
Hou	8	84	10.5	1	Lost
Bal	5	4	0.8	0	Lost
Buf	7	34	4.9	0	Won
Den	4	-5	-1.3	0	Won
Sea	7	82	11.7	2	Won

The Wildcat is a modified single-wing formation in which the line is unbalanced with two tackles on one side. Brown usually takes a direct shotgun snap, with Williams lining up at wingback and quarterback Chad Pennington split out as a receiver.

Before Sunday, the Dolphins had failed to score a Wildcat touchdown three straight weeks.

They ran it five times for 4 yards against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 7, seven times for 34 yards against the Buffalo Bills in Week 8 and four times for minus-5 yards against the Denver Broncos in Week 8.

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Just so you know...

Hey guys, just so you know, I’ve been keeping these exact statistics myself since the middle of October. Every week I update the tables on my site. I also break down the touchdown and first-down percentages of the Wildcat formation compared to regular formations, and I keep track of each player’s rushing production from the Wildcat.

Check out my Dolphins site for news and analysis: http://www.phinaticism.blogspot.com

by PhinPhan in MA on Nov 12, 2008 11:22 AM EST reply actions

I vote for using a lot of Wildcat variants in the Oakland game...

1. The Phins will need it to overcome their own O-Line shortcomings against a not-that-bad Oakland defense (their CBs are pretty good).
2. It will waste valuable Patriot game preparation trying to guess what the Phins will bring to the NE game. You know how Belicheck likes to scout the game film.

by DolphDallas on Nov 12, 2008 11:25 AM EST reply actions

Good Stuff!!!

I love the Wildcat….looking at the numbers tell me the first version was figured out then we went to the bunch formation in the backfield (phase two) and that too is having success. My quick math says an avg of 7+ yards a carry. Not bad……..we need to show something new against Oakland so the Pats have to think about it some, considering they will have 10 days before playing us.

by jvw on Nov 12, 2008 1:06 PM EST reply actions

exactly

the original formation started to slack, it got predictable, and it stopped working as well. Kudos to the coaching staff for not only sticking with it, but developing more wrinkles to keep it successful.

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by Little Nicky 21 on Nov 12, 2008 1:24 PM EST up reply actions