Nothing special about the wildcat.

The Dolphins are going to dominate the clock, this is a given. The reason the dolphins lose is because they have no legitimate quick strike offense, or scoring threat. But with Henne back there they actually can now utilize Ted Ginn's speed.

All this being said though, their offense in no way can keep up with the Saint's scoring. But be scared if they do find a passing game.

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this wildcat is effective.. and very tough to stop especially when they have the right guys in the system..

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It appears the Dolphins have the right guys to run the wildcat...what do you think GW’s strategy is to stop it? Are we going to spy with Harper and man up else where?

yeah i totally agree.. run stopping is his best characteristic..

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this wildcat is effective.. and very tough to stop especially when they have the right guys in the system

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this, and that the Wildcat is not some gimmik play that they run once or twice a game. It IS their offense, and they make work accordingly. All these other teams who are trying their own "wild cat" gimmick plays are failing at it, because it's nothing more than a trick play that they may run twice in practice any given week.

This is why I hate this formation on any team except the Dolphins. Other teams try to do the copy cat and fail, while the Dolphins hold true to their courageous offense and run it as a system.

But really, the wild cat is nothing more than the option. To stop it requires discipline in gap assignments. I think it's hard for NFL teams to defend it, because they're just not used to defending the option anymore. Some of these players haven't seen it in a decade, so they will have a tendency to bite on the obfuscation it creates

It sucks having to play a team like this after playing so aggressive under GW. Against the wildcat you have to abandon what GW has taught. You cant be overly aggresive and run to the ball. Against the Wildcat you have to stay home and fill your lanes. Gap assignment is key.

Hopefully we force them into passing downs and then GW can reak havoc on Henne.

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To stop it requires discipline in gap assignments

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The secret to Miami's wildcat is that their o-line blocks like it's a normal Power-O run with a QB under center, only they're snapping directly to a tailback and giving him a read with the jetback running through.

If he sees a seam he keeps, if he doesn't he hands. It's basic but I guess thats why it works so well.

The good news is that the Dolphins have nothing on defense that should even slow down the Saints attack. Indy and the Jets put up points quite easily on them. As far as their offense, it is tough to stop, but it requires them to play almost perfectly to win. One holding call or negative rush can ruin a drive for them. They won the Jets game b/c Henne made some big throws late, but I don't think they would've been within striking distance if the Jets had the Saints offense. Ginn did beat Revis of all people on a deep ball and that's because everyone was playing for the run. I don't see him, or any other Dolphins receiver, consistently beating Porter or Greer, even with no help up top. Our safeties will be free to roam as usual and Henne will HAVE to make a few big plays if they have a chance to win. So it's definitely not a team to overlook, but the Saints have more than enough to take care of them.

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The Dolphins have the #1 rushing attack in the NFL. Now to answer your "serious" question, they also have the #26 passing attack in the NFL.

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The 2009 Fins are the mirror image of the 2008 Saints, except they rely on the run. We were the No.1 passing team and went 8-8.

The premise behind the question is legit. Yes, the Fins make the Wildcat work, but the Falcons, Chargers and Colts stopped the wildcat enough to win. When you rely on the running game, one holding call pretty much is a drive killer and that's is what has been happening.

Expect a lot of holding calls on the Fins this Sunday. McCray, Smith and Grant will be in full force and the OL can't let Henne get hit (they have no one behind him).

One last thing, Williams has been able to design schemes to stop the rushing attacks of the Jets and Giants (two teams that have very good running games); There's absolutely no reason to believe that he won't come up with a plan to slow down the wildcat. Its the defense's week to shine...once again.