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Patriots' offense versus Dolphins' defense
Patriots' defense versus Dolphins' offense
See Tedy Bruschi's analysis: Don't underestimate the Dolphins:http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nfl/news/story?page=bruschibreakdown/1105
The defining moments in the losses the Patriots have had against the Dolphins have come with Taylor rushing off the edge and sacking Tom Brady, forcing a fumble that teammates recover, or help them score on defense somehow. Taylor has always been a thorn in the side of the Patriots' offense. Combine him with Joey Porter, and that can be a problem.
Patriots' defense versus Dolphins' offense
Everybody wants to talk about the Wildcat, everybody wants to bring up what the Wildcat did to the Patriots last year, and it's a viable topic. They gashed the Patriots' defense last year, and I was the middle linebacker, shaking my head on the sideline wondering, "What is going on? What is this new formation that they're bringing out?" Unfortunately, I was part of the defense that was used as the experiment to try it out, and they scored on us four times. The defense already has multiple checks for gadget formations and empty backfield, and the Wildcat created a whole new set of adjustments. Unfortunately we didn't have a plan for that. After the game, I learned that the Dolphins' quarterbacks coach, David Lee, was at Arkansas when they ran something similar with Felix Jones and Darren McFadden. I wondered how we didn't catch that as a coaching staff. Now the secret is out and there is plenty of film to watch, plenty of time to make adjustments.
See Tedy Bruschi's analysis: Don't underestimate the Dolphins:http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nfl/news/story?page=bruschibreakdown/1105
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