moleculo
Footballguy
This is something new that Denver broke out yesterday - a variant of Miami's Wildcat. I'm trying to understand the pluses/minuses of it, and why it really does.
For those that did not see the game, Denver's personnel included a single back (Moreno), I think two TE's, and 2 WR's. Denver lines up with Moreno at the typical tailback spot - 5 yards behind the center, Orton lines up out wide. At this point, Moreno either takes the direct snap and runs (typically off guard), or Orton motions back in and takes the snap from under center.
I'm not seeing the real benefit to starting the play out with Orton split out wide - I'm not sure what the real benefit is.
It seems to me that the wildcat works because it takes advantage of the dolphins having both Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams on the field - They can gash up the middle (RBrown), or turn it out wide (RWilliams) pretty easily, and that puts quite a bit of pressure on the LB's, especially when coupled with the possibility that Brown could also throw the ball.
What Denver is doing is different though...I don't think it puts nearly as much pressure on the D to react, because once Orton is under center, the D has plenty of time to adjust.
I speculate that there are twp possible benefits -
Moreno makes the run/pass call, depending on how he sees the D lining up. If he sees something he likes, he can take it; otherwise he can option out and let Orton throw.
Orton can scan the D from a different angle and is able to make a different read, especially if he can see how the D changes from "read run".Anyone else see anything different?
For those that did not see the game, Denver's personnel included a single back (Moreno), I think two TE's, and 2 WR's. Denver lines up with Moreno at the typical tailback spot - 5 yards behind the center, Orton lines up out wide. At this point, Moreno either takes the direct snap and runs (typically off guard), or Orton motions back in and takes the snap from under center.
I'm not seeing the real benefit to starting the play out with Orton split out wide - I'm not sure what the real benefit is.
It seems to me that the wildcat works because it takes advantage of the dolphins having both Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams on the field - They can gash up the middle (RBrown), or turn it out wide (RWilliams) pretty easily, and that puts quite a bit of pressure on the LB's, especially when coupled with the possibility that Brown could also throw the ball.
What Denver is doing is different though...I don't think it puts nearly as much pressure on the D to react, because once Orton is under center, the D has plenty of time to adjust.
I speculate that there are twp possible benefits -
Moreno makes the run/pass call, depending on how he sees the D lining up. If he sees something he likes, he can take it; otherwise he can option out and let Orton throw.
Orton can scan the D from a different angle and is able to make a different read, especially if he can see how the D changes from "read run".Anyone else see anything different?