The Vikings used the Wildcat formation twice against the Houston Texans in the third preseason game but did not unveil it last week vs. the Cleveland Browns in the season opener.
They worked on the formation throughout training camp primarily with rookie Percy Harvin taking the direct snap. Coach Brad Childress was asked today about the thought process in deciding when to use it during the regular season.
"It's something we just played around with in the offseason, that's all" he said. "We're a lot better right now doing what we do most of the time and taking one more turn at that. That's kind of how we're looking at it."
Asked if he's hesitant to use because 39-year-old quarterback Brett Favre threw an illegal crackback block vs. the Texans, Childress said: "No, we've got that corrected [smiling]."
Of course, no one really expected Childress to reveal when he actually plans to run the Wildcat.
Same old, same old
Childress was asked today how much his offense has changed with Favre at quarterback. Childress said it's "absolutely" the same offense.
"It's exactly what he's familiar, what we've been doing from the beginning," Childress said. "Some different names, some things that we've tweaked in the last couple of years. But conceptually he's right with the concepts that he's seen."
