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This can't be right, can it?
The LT is an eligible receiver and the TE along with the inner receiver on the right isn't eligible. And if the TE, WR, and LT don't tell the ump before the play this will result in an illegal procedure penalty. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Garyh84 ( talk • contribs) 04:18, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
Anyway to get higher res/larger versions? It's next to impossible to tell what's going on in them, beyond a very general level at least. On Thermonuclear War ( talk) 01:26, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
They can be small on the main page but when you click them link to a large hi res version? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.226.32.57 ( talk) 14:47, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
The article states that the Winged-T was introduced at U of Delaware by Tubby Raymond. This is not true.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_M._Nelson —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.93.101.81 ( talk) 17:20, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
The introduction to this page does little to describe what makes this football formation different from any other. It is my impression that what makes the Wildcat Formation different from other formations is that the ball is not hiked directly to a quarterback, but this is mentioned nowhere in the introduction. There should be a more detailed section about the attributes of this formation, what plays can be run from the Wildcat formation, etc. Zminer ( talk) 17:18, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
I deleted the following part of the article:
The above portion came directly after the point that Michael Vick claims to be the originator of the wildcat. I was able to find several sources verifying that part of the sentence so I included one and kept that portion. However the second half of the sentence, which I deleted, was unsourced and very poorly written.
First, who exactly is the "us" being referred to? Why the use of the first person plural for material that isn't a quotation? First person should never be used in an encyclopedia outside of a direct quotation. Second, the odd subjunctive form there should also always be avoided. The article should present facts and assertions from various sources not stating what any particular editor believes, thinks, hopes, etc. Third, despite there existing "recent information" that led whomever to believe the claim, the editor has not included a single source. Fourth, frankly the claim that "Wellington the Wildcat" created the wildcat offense sounds like a joke and is probably an act of vandalism.
I may be wrong, and if indeed there is someone named Wellington the Wildcat who is a coach of some sort who has been said to have originated the wildcat offense, then by all means include a cite which supports that fact. As it was, between how badly the sentence was written and how odd the claim is, I am not willing to take it at face value.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Jdlund ( talk • contribs) 11:46, 1 October 2009
The Steve Bush mentioned under the High school section is not the same Steve Bush that the name links to. i.e. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Dolphins#Current_staff The Steve Bush here is the correct Steve Bush. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.58.174.252 ( talk) 17:42, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
My stuff is all true, Tylor Whitham has a claim to inventing Wildcat.
The Wildcat is just a variation on the single wing, which people were running 90 years ago. Vidor ( talk) 23:26, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
Shouldn't this be merged with the single wing article? Vidor ( talk) 03:06, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
I'm a casual football watcher, and checked out this article during a game to understand what it is and its function. I didn't find this article very enlightening. It gives lots of detail about when it's used and its history, without clearly describing what it is and its function. These elements should go in the summary, above the table of contents. Adler's article at http://football.about.com/od/offensivestrategy/a/Wildcat_Offense.htm is much clearer. Because I am not a football sophisticate, I didn't try to clarify the article, but someone should. Robertekraut ( talk) 23:19, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
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This can't be right, can it?
The LT is an eligible receiver and the TE along with the inner receiver on the right isn't eligible. And if the TE, WR, and LT don't tell the ump before the play this will result in an illegal procedure penalty. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Garyh84 ( talk • contribs) 04:18, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
Anyway to get higher res/larger versions? It's next to impossible to tell what's going on in them, beyond a very general level at least. On Thermonuclear War ( talk) 01:26, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
They can be small on the main page but when you click them link to a large hi res version? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.226.32.57 ( talk) 14:47, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
The article states that the Winged-T was introduced at U of Delaware by Tubby Raymond. This is not true.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_M._Nelson —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.93.101.81 ( talk) 17:20, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
The introduction to this page does little to describe what makes this football formation different from any other. It is my impression that what makes the Wildcat Formation different from other formations is that the ball is not hiked directly to a quarterback, but this is mentioned nowhere in the introduction. There should be a more detailed section about the attributes of this formation, what plays can be run from the Wildcat formation, etc. Zminer ( talk) 17:18, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
I deleted the following part of the article:
The above portion came directly after the point that Michael Vick claims to be the originator of the wildcat. I was able to find several sources verifying that part of the sentence so I included one and kept that portion. However the second half of the sentence, which I deleted, was unsourced and very poorly written.
First, who exactly is the "us" being referred to? Why the use of the first person plural for material that isn't a quotation? First person should never be used in an encyclopedia outside of a direct quotation. Second, the odd subjunctive form there should also always be avoided. The article should present facts and assertions from various sources not stating what any particular editor believes, thinks, hopes, etc. Third, despite there existing "recent information" that led whomever to believe the claim, the editor has not included a single source. Fourth, frankly the claim that "Wellington the Wildcat" created the wildcat offense sounds like a joke and is probably an act of vandalism.
I may be wrong, and if indeed there is someone named Wellington the Wildcat who is a coach of some sort who has been said to have originated the wildcat offense, then by all means include a cite which supports that fact. As it was, between how badly the sentence was written and how odd the claim is, I am not willing to take it at face value.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Jdlund ( talk • contribs) 11:46, 1 October 2009
The Steve Bush mentioned under the High school section is not the same Steve Bush that the name links to. i.e. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Dolphins#Current_staff The Steve Bush here is the correct Steve Bush. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.58.174.252 ( talk) 17:42, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
My stuff is all true, Tylor Whitham has a claim to inventing Wildcat.
The Wildcat is just a variation on the single wing, which people were running 90 years ago. Vidor ( talk) 23:26, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
Shouldn't this be merged with the single wing article? Vidor ( talk) 03:06, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
I'm a casual football watcher, and checked out this article during a game to understand what it is and its function. I didn't find this article very enlightening. It gives lots of detail about when it's used and its history, without clearly describing what it is and its function. These elements should go in the summary, above the table of contents. Adler's article at http://football.about.com/od/offensivestrategy/a/Wildcat_Offense.htm is much clearer. Because I am not a football sophisticate, I didn't try to clarify the article, but someone should. Robertekraut ( talk) 23:19, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
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