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It Is What It Is » Bill Belichick hints at running Wildcat (in practice) and why Patriots have Tim Tebow
When the Patriots signed Tim Tebow the day before June mini-camp, there was immediate speculation as to the reason why.
Were the Patriots signing him as a quarterback, tight end, receiver, running back or something else?
The speculation did not end there. Would he even make the team? What reason was there for him to be on the roster?
On Wednesday, before the second of three practices with the Eagles, Bill Belichick was asked about the read-option offense that has become quite the sensation among some NFL offense coordinators and defensive coordinators charged with stopping it.
Do the Patriots have to prepare for seeing more of it now?
“I mean we got into the Wildcat,” Belichick said of defending Philadelphia’s version on Tuesday. “It was something we prepared for every week. Some teams did it, some teams didn’t. Most every team that we played a couple years ago had at least shown it at some point during the year – maybe not necessarily against us but against another opponent, whoever their Wildcat-type player was.
“I think there are a lot of quarterbacks in the league that aren’t going to run a read, riding the side or that option type of thing. Then, there are quarterbacks that are capable of running it, whether they do or don’t, depending on their scheme, offensive coordinator and coach and all that. We definitely have to run it and be ready for it but I don’t know. I don’t know how it’s going to go.”
What is very possible is that the Patriots acquired Tebow to give their starting defense a different look during practices during the regular season, whether it’s a Wildcat or a read-option, and it’s very much like Belichick to have a player on his roster smart enough and diligent enough to serve that singular role. Belichick has already commended Tebow for his work ethic and his intelligence in meetings.
Both figure to serve him and the Patriots well going forward.
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