With the Saints and Jets blitzing their cornerbacks and the Jets sometimes putting nine in the box, Miami averaged 1.7 yards per run in the Wildcat the past two games (21 carries, 36 yards) after averaging 7.1 yards the first five. ``It's really hard to do it when you have eight or nine in the box,'' Justin Smiley said. ``The running back has to make the safety miss.''
But Ronnie Brown said ``we have stuff to attack'' that defense. Passing more is an option, with Pat White or Tyler Thigpen. ``The first time I ever saw [Brown] throw the ball, I told Dan Henning, `Take that out,' '' Sparano said. ``He's gotten better. I don't cringe so much as I did.''
• The Dolphins were pleased with Matt Roth's 13-snap return -- ``I'm where I left off last year'' -- and Sparano hopes playing him some keeps Taylor fresh. With Roth back, Cameron Wake had only two defensive snaps.
• Chris Chambers' people were under the impression Miami had interest if Kansas City hadn't claimed him off waivers. . . . A couple of telling numbers on the passing game: Last year, Ted Ginn Jr. caught 62.2 percent of passes thrown to him. This year, it's 43.9 percent (18 of 41). Anthony Fasano has dropped from 66.7 percent to 52 (13 of 25).
Greg Camarillo is at 86.9 percent (20 of 23, NFL's second-best) and slumping Davone Bess 78.9 (30 of 38), but their yards-per-catch are down.
• Quotable: Ginn, asked by CBS' Lesley Visser about Bob Kuechenberg calling him ``an embarrassment and a coward,'' took the high road. ``All I can do every time I put on a uniform is try to prove him wrong.'' . . . The witty Henning -- who said the Jets love to tell people they're ``great when [they're] only half great'' -- also cracked that they ``did a hell of a job on special teams keeping their defense off the field'' by allowing Ginn's touchdowns.
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But Ronnie Brown said ``we have stuff to attack'' that defense. Passing more is an option, with Pat White or Tyler Thigpen. ``The first time I ever saw [Brown] throw the ball, I told Dan Henning, `Take that out,' '' Sparano said. ``He's gotten better. I don't cringe so much as I did.''
• The Dolphins were pleased with Matt Roth's 13-snap return -- ``I'm where I left off last year'' -- and Sparano hopes playing him some keeps Taylor fresh. With Roth back, Cameron Wake had only two defensive snaps.
• Chris Chambers' people were under the impression Miami had interest if Kansas City hadn't claimed him off waivers. . . . A couple of telling numbers on the passing game: Last year, Ted Ginn Jr. caught 62.2 percent of passes thrown to him. This year, it's 43.9 percent (18 of 41). Anthony Fasano has dropped from 66.7 percent to 52 (13 of 25).
Greg Camarillo is at 86.9 percent (20 of 23, NFL's second-best) and slumping Davone Bess 78.9 (30 of 38), but their yards-per-catch are down.
• Quotable: Ginn, asked by CBS' Lesley Visser about Bob Kuechenberg calling him ``an embarrassment and a coward,'' took the high road. ``All I can do every time I put on a uniform is try to prove him wrong.'' . . . The witty Henning -- who said the Jets love to tell people they're ``great when [they're] only half great'' -- also cracked that they ``did a hell of a job on special teams keeping their defense off the field'' by allowing Ginn's touchdowns.
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