Wildcat In The NFL: Here To Stay Or Doomed To Fail?

During the Michael Vick press conference that introduced the troubled NFL superstar as the newest member of the Philadelphia Eagles, current Eagles starting quarterback Donovan McNabb had some interesting words when the topic of Vick and the recently popularized Wildcat offense at the NFL-level was brought up. "It was something that came out last year with some teams starting to do it, but I don't think it will last that long." McNabb did, however, admit that the Wildcat worked in college but it seems according to him, as it stands in the NFL, its effectiveness will only deteriorate. Tell that to the Miami Dolphins. The Wildcat became the Dolphins bread and butter last season as they took the AFC East division title by surprise because this was the same team that a mere year earlier had been the laughing stock of the entire league after going 1-15. Miami's Wildcat was mostly the brainchild of Dolphins quarterback coach David Lee who had run the same formatio...