Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos’ Wild Cat/Wild Horse Base Offense

July 25, 2010   ·   Omar Brown   ·   Jump to comments

Why are fans and "experts" alike all over this league naming the role Tim Tebow will play the "Wild Cat"?
The Gainesville Sun reports:
'Tebow was recently ranked the third most influential athlete in the nation, according to a poll conducted by Encino (Calif.) E-Poll Market Research.'
Tebow, mind you, is the most decorated quarterback in college football history. Yet people still seem to be confused as to what his role will be in the NFL. 
When Steve Young, Vince Young, David Garrard, and Michael Vick run with the ball, do we refer to the play as a "Wild Cat"?
Why is it then that we are having such a rough time distinguishing the difference between what is and what isn't a Wild Cat play?
This is going to require a trip back down memory lane; to where the wild cat actually sprung its roots.
But before we go, I must digress and share a story.
My wife and I love retro relics; she and I bought a rotary phone. We had no idea how much fu...

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