DOLPHINS: We need to stay aggressive on D

[ldouglas]

They were crowding the LOS which is why I wanted more of White or even
Henne on some sort of pitch-pass - Vilma, Sharper and that other dude
were basically stalking the LOS on every Wildcat play.

On 10/26/09, Richie Wohlers <richiewohlers at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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