DOLPHINS: We need to stay aggressive on D

[Richie Wohlers]

I was listening to the game on the radio up until the last 5 minutes or so
of the game.

But on the radio they made it sound like the Wildcat was not working in the
second half because New Orleans was not respecting Ronnie Brown's passing
option.  Was this as significant a problem as the radio guys made it sound?

BTW, I'd like to thank Mandich for cheering on some big plays to the point
that I couldn't understand what was actually happening in the game.

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Salas, Randy
<Randy.Salas at startribune.com>wrote:

> I'm not sure why they used so many Wildcat plays that had no wildcat --
> that is, a player in motion. Also, as has been mentioned, keeping Chad Henne
> in -- as they sometimes did with Penny -- just cost the extra blocker that
> the play is designed to exploit.
>
> And what have we seen in Pat White's admittedly few appearances so far to
> justify wanting to see more of him? I shudder every time he goes out there,
> because it usually means a wasted play.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dolphins-disc-bounces at phins.com [mailto:
> dolphins-disc-bounces at phins.com] On Behalf Of ldouglas
> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 1:11 PM
> To: Miami Dolphins Discussion
> Subject: Re: DOLPHINS: We need to stay aggressive on D
>
> I wanna know why they didn't try some more of the unbalanced line
> wildcat or some more Pat White wildcat with some guys who could catch
> like Bess and Hartline and Camarillo.
>
> On 10/26/09, Mark L. Diana <mdiana at tulane.edu> wrote:
> > Interestingly enough, I heard Brees interviewed this morning, and he said
> > that they had used the time while they were reviewing the play to decide
> to
> > go for the TD, and that they had already decided it before the time out.
> > That doesn't necessarily square with what Payton said after the game, or
> > with the players on the field.
> >
> > The other interesting thing Brees said was that the Saints felt like at
> half
> > time the Dolphins had played the best they could, while the Saints had
> > played the worst they could, and they were confident they could come out
> and
> > turn it around in the second half. The clear implication was that the
> Saints
> > didn't think the Dolphins could continue to play at the level they did in
> > the first half.
> >
> >
> > On 10/26/09 10:54 AM, "Kristoffer Shields" <kms223 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> On the fumble, I still disagree.  I actually think it was fairly clear
> >> that
> >> the ball was out as it crossed the line from the high angle... but if
> you
> >> wanted to argue that the angle made it hard to see, then if you put it
> >> together with where the player was, you can tell from the other angle
> that
> >> the
> >> ball clearly hadn't gotten to the goal line.  The second way does
> require
> >> you
> >> to put the two looks together, but it's not an assumption.  It's using
> all
> >> of
> >> the available visual evidence, and it frustrates me that they can't do
> >> that.
> >> I don't want it to seem like I'm blaming the refs for the game----the
> Fins
> >> (or
> >> the Ginns) put themselves in position to have to rely on the replay.
>  It's
> >> more a frustration with the overall replay system for me.
> >> As for the time out, I saw that in Sparano's press conference.  It
> doesn't
> >> make sense to me.... the Saints had 5 seconds once the ball was set, and
> >> no
> >> TOs.  There was no way they were going to be able to switch units in
> that
> >> amount of time.  So why not wait and see what happens?  Keep an eye on
> >> Brees,
> >> and if they come out before the clock starts, THEN call time out.  But
> the
> >> Saints seemed unsure what they wanted to do....why the heck do you give
> >> them
> >> time to decide?  You can use the TO anytime before the ball is snapped.
> >> Wait
> >> and see if they're kicking first.  I love Sparano---I think he's going
> to
> >> win
> >> a Super Bowl someday (whether with the Fins or not), but he flat-out
> >> flubbed
> >> that one.
> >>
> >>> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:18:50 -0400
> >>> From: ldouglas at gmail.com
> >>> To: dolphins-disc at phins.com
> >>> Subject: Re: DOLPHINS: We need to stay aggressive on D
> >>>
> >>> there's no way to get indisputable visual evidence by putting the two
> >>> angles together (which they're allowed to do) - all it is is an
> >>> assumption but you're not 100% sure.
> >>>
> >>> and Sparano said they had the kick team on the field and the offense
> >>> huddled up on the sideline like they always do and he didn't want to
> >>> be caught with the wrong personnel. What I don't get is why he didn't
> >>> get his D ready to go  back on, i'm sure they can improvise if it was
> >>> a FG kick and if it was an extra point - who cares who's on the field?
> >>>
> >
> >
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