Snake Eyes
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Teams that struggle to score need to do that sort of thing. As long as the Pats have Brady, I like their chances running their regular offense with him taking the snaps. No need to wildcat, the offense is just fine and doesn't need to be fixed.
The dophins have gotten significantly better yards per attempt using the Wildcat than with normal run plans. I think it would be especially useful when you need to gain very short yardage because with the direct snap you can eliminate the QB and have a extra blocker.
I just don't see it unless Brady's health is an issue.
Maybe if he was playing through some serious injuries and the Pats didn't want to use him on plays where a QB sneak was called for. But in that case why not just send in Hoyer and run a standard play?
I think they should experiment with it with Edelman taking the snaps and Brady off the field. Some sort of sub package with sprint-out option passes where he can look downfield on a short progression or just run. It's another wrinkle to the entire package that makes us a little more unpredictable.
I think he also did it in 03. It was the game where Patten ran, caught and threw for a TD, IIRC. The ball was snapped directly to the RB, and Brady took off left and up, and caught a pass for a 1st down.
Concur. The wildcat is typically a gimmick for teams that can't score.
HOF QB + HOF WR + #83 = no need for the wildcat.
IMHO.
That was in 2001, and it was a different game than the Patten game.
Faulk took a direct snap and ran to the right, then tossed it back across the field to Brady for a 20+ yard gain. It was the last regular season game at Foxboro Stadium against Miami.
The Patten game was in Indy earlier in the season.
But if you have an excellent QB and receivers, you can spread out and soften the run defense in those situations.
If I'm the defense, would I rather single-cover Moss against an imitation QB, or double-cover him vs. Brady? It's a pretty close call. Having an imitation QB in vs. Brady doesn't really improve the balance of forces for rushing attempts.
I don't think its necessary this year. Would have been better to try it during the Matt Cassel year.