Late last week, a source told FOX Sports the Miami Dolphins, under interim head coach Dan Campbell and newly promoted defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, would make things much simpler on the defensive side of the ball via a game plan that included only about 10 base play calls and a message to the guys up front to attack instead of thinking so much.
Six sacks, two interceptions, two fumbles recovered, a defensive touchdown and a 38-10 victory over the Tennessee Titans later, it was clear the Dolphins' new regime had put together a defensive plan much more effective than the ones they crafted during the first four games this season under Joe Philbin and former coordinator Kevin Coyle.
The coaches had set up their impact players to make an impact. And they did.
"I had a coach tell me long ago, 'The wrong call with the right guy is the right call,'" defensive end Cameron Wake, who had four of the Dolphins' sacks and forced both fumbles, told FOX Sports by phone on the way to the airport. "No matter what the call is, just going out there and playing is the right call. We didn't really focus too much on what (the Titans) were going to do. We focused on us: 'Make sure you win your matchup, win your one-on-one, make sure you run to the ball.'
"It doesn't matter if it's an over front, under, Cover-2, Cover-3. Just win your matchup and move on to the next down. If you do that consistently, you'll have a good day."
