Mountaineer? Could see Hester at Wildcat Sunday

[Jpjr]

"Understandably, Lovie Smith would prefer not to "go there" in regard to a third QB behind Todd Collins and Caleb Hanie. It could be Devin Hester or Matt Forte, who could take direct snaps out of the "wildcat" formation. "We have an emergency plan," Smith said Thursday. "Most of the time, you don't get to that third quarterback in a game. Very, very seldom does it happen. But I'll just say without going into that and giving away too much more about our game plan, we have a guy in mind, maybe a couple of guys in mind, if we get down to No. 3. Hopefully we won't get to No. 3."

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[ladypanther]

If the Panthers knock out 2 QB's, don't think there is much worry about what happens after that.

[Jpjr]

If the Panthers knock out 2 QB's, don't think there is much worry about what happens after that.

To state the headline differently, I think that seeing Hester at Wildcat could be as likely as seeing Armanti at Mountainier. Don't think it would take injuries to see it on Sunday.

[Ruff]

The difference is, Hester was never a QB. Armanti was. I think our Wildcat (The Mountaineer) will be way more deadly than it would with Hester back there.

[Goat2SRT]

I know we drafted Edwards and have put him in this "Mountaineer" formation but whatever happened to the Single Wing Offense with DeAngelo? In all seriousness, we ran that against the Falcons that one year when we had QB injuries and did REALLY well with it... why has that really not happened since? We have put Smitty in the gun for the wildcat... plus DWill did say that he can throw the ball

[Ruff]

I know we drafted Edwards and have put him in this "Mountaineer" formation but whatever happened to the Single Wing Offense with DeAngelo? In all seriousness, we ran that against the Falcons that one year when we had QB injuries and did REALLY well with it... why has that really not happened since? We have put Smitty in the gun for the wildcat... plus DWill did say that he can throw the ball

Henning > Davidson

[err456]

I know we drafted Edwards and have put him in this "Mountaineer" formation but whatever happened to the Single Wing Offense with DeAngelo? In all seriousness, we ran that against the Falcons that one year when we had QB injuries and did REALLY well with it... why has that really not happened since? We have put Smitty in the gun for the wildcat... plus DWill did say that he can throw the ball

It it works we stop doing it.

[Jpjr]

The difference is, Hester was never a QB. Armanti was. I think our Wildcat (The Mountaineer) will be way more deadly than it would with Hester back there.

It doesn't take a QB to run the wildcat. The speed of the runner is what makes it dangerous more so than the passing threat IMO.

[Floppin]

It doesn't take a QB to run the wildcat. The speed of the runner is what makes it dangerous more so than the passing threat IMO.

Umm no. This has been proven to be false. You have to at least have a throwing threat in the Wildcat now to keep the defense honest.

[Zcustom]

I know we drafted Edwards and have put him in this "Mountaineer" formation but whatever happened to the Single Wing Offense with DeAngelo? In all seriousness, we ran that against the Falcons that one year when we had QB injuries and did REALLY well with it... why has that really not happened since? We have put Smitty in the gun for the wildcat... plus DWill did say that he can throw the ball

Henning went to Miami, whooped the Pats with the same formation and it caught on like an STD.

Everybody and their mom started running it and defenses figured out how to stop it.

Now you have to have a real throwing threat to make it effective, most teams don't.

[jasonluckydog]

I would like too see Gross in the wildcat but we would have to rename it...

[Zcustom]

wildfat?

[Ruff]

Big Country?

[Jpjr]

Umm no. This has been proven to be false. You have to at least have a throwing threat in the Wildcat now to keep the defense honest.

Umm no. The wildcat puts an extra playmaker on the field... like Hester. It's not used as a trick formation anymore, way too much tape from last year. It's used in siutations where the offense needs short yardage or a spark or in the case of Chicago because they are short of QBs.