Past brought home by single wing
Published: October 8th, 2008 | Tags: Miami Dolphins, single-wing offense
The forward pass is so 2007.
The NFL’s latest craze is a twist on an offense used back when players wore helmets without facemasks.
With the Dolphins running a variation of the single-wing offense, teams will be forced to prepare for the ghosts of Jim Thorpe, Red Grange, Bronko Nagurski and George Taliaferro, writes William C. Rhoden of The New York Times. The Dolphins’ two-week “Wildcat” odyssey has pulled the sophisticated and calculated NFL back to its muddy roots. Full story