End of the Tiger (Wildcat...Seminole)?
by John B on Nov 27, 2010 1:21 PM EST
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One thing I have heard lately from both analysts and fans is that the Jets should scrap the Brad Smith Wildcat package because it hasn't been effective the last two weeks. I'm not so sure this is the case.
The Texans and Bengals largely limited its effectiveness, but I think there are other factors at play. It wasn't just the Smith package the Texans shut down. The offensive line consistently lost the battle up front. Gang Green only ran for 3.3 yards per carry. It didn't matter which Jet was running with the ball. There was no room. The Bengals are a bit of a different story. Smith absolutely gashed them last year in Week 17. One can only imagine Marvin Lewis put in a disproportionate amount of time to practice stopping it. It's not deception based. The Jets aren't really trying to fool people anyway. It is execution based, and Smith is plenty able to make big things happen with the ball in his hands.
I would like to see certain tweaks to the way the Jets use Brad. I think the first thing that needs to go are the straight handoffs when he is at quarterback. The Jets seem to view this as a way to keep defenses honest. It doesn't work, though. Gang Green predominantly runs with Smith at quarterback. Defenses are going to sell out on the run. There needs to be an option on the play. When there is the threat of a pitch or another handoff, it leaves one less guy who needs to be blocked because a defender will have to commit to a ball carrier who will get rid of the ball. This also goes for the straight quarterback draws the Jets run.
I also think the Jets can vary their use of Smith more. How about lining him up in the backfield? Maybe get him the ball on stretches and pitches to get him to the edge. They can get him the ball in space using the screen game. There's also the obvious idea to let him throw it. It might be time to let him let it loose again since defenses seem to be selling out on the run.
Brad creates a headache for opponents game planning. He is a gamebreaker. Even though he only gets the ball a small percentage of the time, defenses have to dedicate a lot of time to stopping him because one failure could be disastrous. Practice time is a zero sum game. Time spent preparing for Smith is time not spent getting ready for Santonio Holmes and Braylon Edwards.
I say continue lining up Smith at quarterback. Don't quit on the package after the last two weeks. The team can certainly add more to the way it uses him, though.
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I believe that it is a set-up the whole season.
Running it a few times a game so that in a big moment later in the season or playoffs Smith will air one out to an open Edwards or Holmes.
Before this article my JET friends had this conversation how ineffective the Seminole package is and why Smith never throws the ball
More reasons to get him the ball when not the QB
He averages 5.4 rushing yards when it’s a direct snap
He averages 13.9 rushing yards when it’s not.
I understand the idea of “saving” a throw by B. Smith for some big moment late in the year, but if he tried a throw every other game or so, it would keep the D from always putting 8/9 in the box.
Same thing when Sanchez is on the field with Brad running the wildcat-it’s a waste of a player to have Sanchez on the field. I understand why, b/c of personnel and it looking like a regular lineup, but teams key on Smith anyway.
Let him throw it, teams know that he can, but don’t expect it. Take advantage of it! Don’t just save it for 1 play-complete waste!
i disagree about sanchez being on field
I’d like to use brad out of a no-huddle. Bring him on the field as a slot wr initially, then go no-huddle with trips to one side and sanchez solo on the other. U have to cover sanchez, if they don’t then we hit him for a quick completion and some cheap yards and have him run out of bounds. Also force them to bring 3 guys over to cover the trips. If they don’t, then we should just quick-screen them to death until they do. Once we get everybody out of the box, we can option them and/or get brad matched up in one-on-ones where he can make a guy miss and go.
by Crackback on Nov 27, 2010 3:28 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
agree on all points
The more ways we use him, the more they have to prepare for it. Keep hitting him on the reverses; mix in a pass. Motion him into reverse action and run/screen the other way.
It kills me when they put him at qb with trips out wide and we don’t throw it for a quick screen. Just hit it once and the D will have to put 3 guys out there.
Also put him in the slot for a couple wr screens. Show it at least once and make the D react to it. It will open things up later on.
If we involve him more and in more variety, his greatest value could be as a decoy. Think about it. If u put him in a twin set with Braylon, the LB and S are going to be thinking “watch the screen”. So why not show screen, pump fake it, and then try to hit braylon down the sideline? Or screen it to tomlinson on the other side? Or run a draw? We use brad to open up so many other things.
by Crackback on Nov 27, 2010 2:29 PM EST via mobile reply actions
If they trusted him to give him a pass option I wouldn't mind
I’m just sick of super predictable plays.
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how about actually letting brad smith THROW when in the seminole? he is a pretty accurate passer.
there are so many options with him..im not really sold on him as a receiver despite his great catch on thu…he can sell out on a flea flicker back to sanchez if you put him in the I formation, or he can feed a reverse and do some downfield blocking on the play.
i think our biggest problem with the O is its creativity…we present so many matchup problems with keller and the WR’s, Schotty just doesnt exploit another teams weakness..he comes up with a plan and sticks with it instead of using the players to the best of their abilities.
by servantofchrist on Nov 27, 2010 3:37 PM EST reply actions
I agree 100000
I am not a Schotty fan at all. With so much talent and so many weapons I can only see him as the reason the offense is so predictable and stagnant. The rhythm is bad at times and the play calls aren’t great either.
They need to be more creative with giving Brad Smith the ball. Only person in the league who is more of a threat is Vick. They need to let Brad Throw the ball. Dude threw for 8,000 yards in college. Rex loves to say that stat but I rarely see them exploit that. If Brad were in Carolina, Cleveland, Detroit or San Fran he may be given a chance to start at qb..lol.
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He's a triple threat you have to keep it in play
However, let Sanchez get some rhythm. There should be no Seminole plays during the first series of the game and there should be at least one series during the game when the Seminole is used during every play on that drive.
the problem with the wildcat/tigercat/whateveryouwanttocallit is that nobody has had the type of passing threat that we do.
Ronnie Brown cant really complete passes, but Tomlinson can. We have an actual former QB in Brad Smith that can throw and should throw every so often. If we want to get even more tricky and unpredictable have Smith pitch out to LT and let LT throw. There is no shortage of options for that package and the players the Jets have.
Tomlinson passing: 8-12, 143 yards, 7 TDs
Brown passing: 4-11, 63 yards, 2 TDs
Dual passing threats really for us considering LT has been efficient running the odd trick play pass…pitch out to LT and give him the option of making a pass or running it if nothing is there…then you can fake the pitch out to LT and have Brad Smith roll out the opposite side with the option to run or pass depending on what is there. Have Smith run play action with Holmes and Edwards going deep. There is no shortage of options at all for this offense.
by Nobody Anonymous on Nov 27, 2010 5:47 PM EST reply actions
if theyve been holding off on smith throwing to save him for a special occasion...
then the pats gm would be the perfect time to unleash him. they must win that gm and theyve goota pull out all the stops. i’m no fan of smith (unlike almost all jet fans it seems) as he stinks at wr and is slow on kick returns (even the one he just ran back) and prior to this yr he wasnt so effective in the tiger. but f theyre gonna use at least let him fool the opponent
metsjetsknicksrangers.............can it get any worse?
how come everything now gets bolded, even the message. what’s the deal
metsjetsknicksrangers.............can it get any worse?
If u think he’s slow ur crazy. He’s a long strider, not slow.
by Crackback on Nov 27, 2010 8:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
One thing I have heard lately from both analysts and fans is that the Jets should scrap the Brad Smith Wildcat package because it hasn’t been effective the last two weeks.
The only analyst I heard say this sounded like he didn’t know what he was talking about, referencing immediately Miami. Not realizing that it has been a good formation for the Jets for most of the year.
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