Teams Should Be More Unconventional: Vick, The Wildcat, and David and Goliath

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Published: June 4, 2009

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... wisdom, but that teams don't break conventional wisdom that often.

Author Malcolm Gladwell, who wrote "Blink" and "Outliers," points out in his latest article (available here) that when less-talented teams beat favorites (i.e., when David beats Goliath), they usually do so by adopting unconventional methods.

Gladwell uses the full-court press in basketball as an example, as it throws off the timing and rhythm of talented offensive teams. However, the same principles apply to football as well.

It's telling to note when the Dolphins first broke out their new—or "so-old-it's-new"—offense against the Patriots. This was a matchup in which there was a considerable gulf in talent. True, Tom Brady was hurt. But the Pats were a year removed from a perfect regular season while the Dolphins nearly went 0-16 the year before.

The new offense, though, caught the Patriots defense completely...

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