DOLPHINS: We need to stay aggressive on D

Mon Oct 26 21:20:40 GMT 2009

he mixed it up a bit with the safety blitzes and getting more corners
(i assume) on the field (before Will Allen got hurt) but then it just
sorta went away. Maybe it was the Allen injury.

But you're right - woulda been nice to have seen this earlier.

On 10/26/09, Kristoffer Shields <kms223 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I think the problem is mostly personnel, but I have to be honest that I
> haven't been all that impressed with Pasqualoni.  The defensive scheme in
> general never seems all that creative to me.  I know our safeties stink, but
> is there really nothing we can do about the fact that opposing WR/TEs are
> always running wide open in the middle of the field?  And I feel like we
> have a number of pass rushers with talent---why is it that we can't seem to
> find a way to utilize them together to create a consistent pass rush?
>
>> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:06:12 -0400
>> From: ldouglas at gmail.com
>> To: dolphins-disc at phins.com
>> Subject: Re: DOLPHINS: We need to stay aggressive on D
>>
>> Sometimes I think Henning and Pasqualoni outsmart themselves
>>
>> btw: I think they stopped the shape shifting D in part because of the
>> Saints' run threat. Personally I'll take the Saints' running game
>> versus their pass game. There were receivers running free way too much
>> in the second half.
>>
>> On 10/26/09, ldouglas <ldouglas at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > 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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