Great effort on the game analysis and right on point too........
Your findings are not surprising considering that the staff has shown a tendency to coach down to the level of talent. By that I mean if the o-line cannot get out of their stances and show some mobility the coaches will not call those type of plays,instead of making them do it. In short, they reinforce bad habits while not forcing good habits. They also do not run many misdirection or counter type plays, which means that the linebackers reads are usually right and they can get to the point of attack before our blockers can. I have long felt the key to offensive football is to force the safeties and linebackers to make choices, which may often go astray. The Dolphins linear and uni-directional schemes place very little demands on preparation and pre game study by the defensive back seven and this is why you see few busted coverages by Dolphin opponents.
This is in large part, I believe, due to a philosophy from Jimmy Johnson which has influenced Wannstedt and co. Johnson stated after his first season here that complex schemes do not work in the age of free agency and that simplification of plays were the reality of the new NFL. One may remember that as a result, the old Dolphins playbook from Shula was radically pared down and later abandoned; and when the responsibility for audibles was taken away from Marino. Now this philosophy may make sense at Dallas or at UM where talent was superior, but perhaps not as well in the age of parity, where any edge is significant. At the very least, this oversimplification again reinforces the idea that Dolphin players are not bright enough to handle more intricate schemes without breakdowns. It is perhaps no surprise that New England, where complex and ever changing schemes are not only mastered but welcomed by the players, has enjoyed such success despite a likely talent deficit to the Dolphins.
It is my understanding that Miami goes into any particular game with about 5-6 running plays and about 9-10 passing plays; albeit out of different formations.In these plays there is little room for audibles or in play route adjustments. Miami has traded ingenuity for the hope of execution. These are the plays that are practiced throughout the week and very few other plays make it into a game. That may help to explain why Miami seems to make few second half adjustments; because they are choosing from a very shallow pool of available plays and personnel groupings.This also can serve to explain why Miami often seems to be outcoached and outprepared.In short, while other teams demand intelligence from their players, Miami seems to make a concession that they do not have players smart enough for this.
Your findings are not surprising considering that the staff has shown a tendency to coach down to the level of talent. By that I mean if the o-line cannot get out of their stances and show some mobility the coaches will not call those type of plays,instead of making them do it. In short, they reinforce bad habits while not forcing good habits. They also do not run many misdirection or counter type plays, which means that the linebackers reads are usually right and they can get to the point of attack before our blockers can. I have long felt the key to offensive football is to force the safeties and linebackers to make choices, which may often go astray. The Dolphins linear and uni-directional schemes place very little demands on preparation and pre game study by the defensive back seven and this is why you see few busted coverages by Dolphin opponents.
This is in large part, I believe, due to a philosophy from Jimmy Johnson which has influenced Wannstedt and co. Johnson stated after his first season here that complex schemes do not work in the age of free agency and that simplification of plays were the reality of the new NFL. One may remember that as a result, the old Dolphins playbook from Shula was radically pared down and later abandoned; and when the responsibility for audibles was taken away from Marino. Now this philosophy may make sense at Dallas or at UM where talent was superior, but perhaps not as well in the age of parity, where any edge is significant. At the very least, this oversimplification again reinforces the idea that Dolphin players are not bright enough to handle more intricate schemes without breakdowns. It is perhaps no surprise that New England, where complex and ever changing schemes are not only mastered but welcomed by the players, has enjoyed such success despite a likely talent deficit to the Dolphins.
It is my understanding that Miami goes into any particular game with about 5-6 running plays and about 9-10 passing plays; albeit out of different formations.In these plays there is little room for audibles or in play route adjustments. Miami has traded ingenuity for the hope of execution. These are the plays that are practiced throughout the week and very few other plays make it into a game. That may help to explain why Miami seems to make few second half adjustments; because they are choosing from a very shallow pool of available plays and personnel groupings.This also can serve to explain why Miami often seems to be outcoached and outprepared.In short, while other teams demand intelligence from their players, Miami seems to make a concession that they do not have players smart enough for this.
