How Does the Wildcat Package Fit into the 2012 Season?

June 20, 2012   ·   Alen Dumonjic   ·   Jump to comments

Professional football coaches are rarely open-minded and can be best described as "risk-averse." Every Sunday, the odds are against them on every snap their team plays, and if they make tactical mistakes, there's a strong chance that they're replaced.
However, what happens when the coach's back is already against the ball and they're forced to do something to provide a spark? 
What happens is the Wildcat package, a smash-mouth running game derived from Pop Warner's Single-Wing offense of the early 1900s that came to the NFL scene in 2008 with a thundering performance that embarrassed the NFL's best tactician, Bill Belichick.
But four years later, the once promising package sits at a crossroads, slowly eased from Sunday game plans after the same guy that was embarrassed by it help put it to rest with his brilliant defensive adjustments. Now it's limited to a situational offense that might be brought back into the AFC East, but this time ...

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