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The Wildcat is more about a numbers game than trickery

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Rex Ryan is not one to mince his words, so the Jets' tough-talking coach proudly admits he's made Sunday's game against the Dolphins "personal."

Ryan is seeking revenge against the Wildcat, which embarrassed him and his proud defense earlier this month in a 31-27 loss that was sealed with six seconds remaining on Ronnie Brown's 2-yard run out of the formation.

After the defeat, the Jets were stewing so much that linebacker Calvin Pace took offense to getting beat by what his team labels "a gimmick" offense.

But in reality, the Wildcat isn't fueled by trickery. At its core, the run-oriented plays the Dolphins have used almost 10 times per game this season are successful because there's usually one more blocker close to the line of scrimmage than the opposition has defending.

On top of that, the play flows quickly because the triggerman is a running back receiving a direct snap.

"It's just a power formation up front that comes down to execution," said Brown, who usually serves as the Wildcat's triggerman. "Everybody just has to beat their man for it to be successful."

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/...-breakdown-ssboct30,0,1573187.story?track=rss
 
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