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With 6 days until the biggest Dolphins game of (perhaps) the Millennium, it seems like forever. I have never been less excited about Christmas in my life.

We've won games in many different ways this season. We destroyed the Pats in Foxboro. We squeaked by teams like the Seahawks, Rams, Bills, 49ers, and Chiefs. We played great defense against Denver and San Diego, two great offenses.

That said, what are YOUR 4 keys to making the playoffs after a 1-15 season, knocking out the hated Jets that were 8-3 just a few weeks ago?

1. Contain Leon Washington. He is by far the most dangerous threat to score on the Jets. Our special teams coverage that was a huge liability earlier in the year has miraculously become reliable. Not letting him get big kick returns, and not giving him a chance to return punts, will be big. The longer the field in front of Favre, the more likely for him to make a mistake and also take some hits. When Leon is on the field on offense, always be on the look out for the screen pass.

2. Stop the run. I am a lot more afraid of Thomas Jones than I am of Brett Favre. In Week 1, people like to point to the lucky Favre lob to Stuckey for a TD that cost us the loss. But watching that game, it seemed like every time Jones got the ball he would either pick up 5 yards on first down, or get the first down on 2nd or 3rd. He finished with almost 5 YPC -- 101 yards on 22 carries and a TD that hurt a lot. Limiting him to less than 4 YPC Sunday will force the Jets to throw more, and like with Key #1, gives Favre more opportunities to get hit and to make mistakes.

3. Distribution of the ball among the running backs. Ronnie Brown is one of the most talented players in the league, made the Pro Bowl despite sharing carries for the entire season, and has game-changing ability. The Dolphins are 9-3 when he gets more carries than Ricky, and 2 of those losses were against Houston and New England -- losses that were hardly the fault of the offense. Don't get me wrong, I love Ricky and will be wearing his #34 aqua to the Meadowlands on Sunday, but he is not Ronnie Brown. Was anyone else wishing we were gonna give the ball to Ronnie or Cobbs on the drive that Ricky fumbled? I was afraid. It pains me when Ronnie gets like 6 carries for an entire game.

Speaking of Cobbs, I would also like to see him touch the ball more. It seems like someting big happens every time he gets it. The 2 long TD receptions against Houston, and the reverse vs the Chiefs come to mind. Also, that play where CP fakes the toss to Ronnie and gives it to Cobbs for the counter seems to be averaging like 10 YPC this season. I think an ideal number of touches among our running backs would be something in the neighborhood of: Ronnie-15, Cobbs-10, Ricky-10.

4. Play-calling. While I love what Dan Henning has brought to this team, excitement, unpredicablity, dynamics, and I'm not just talking about the Wildcat, I have been screaming at my TV on a few occassions this season at some of the play calls. The 4th and 1 fade to Joey Haynos in windy conditions was absolutely baffling. They called a timeout to draw THAT up? Really? Also, until Polite doesn't convert a 3rd or 4th and 1, they need to give it to him. Every time. What is he, 9/9 now?

Also, it seems like the toss play, especially to Ricky, is averaging about -4 YPC. I'd rather see him take a conventional hand-off off-tackle or between Alleman and Long on the left side rather than the tosses and end-arounds and crap.

Well, that's all I got for now. If you made it this far, thanks for reading. Sunday cannot get here fast enough.

Post your own 4 keys to victory, or discuss mine. Smart-*** remarks like "score more points" are not needed -- thanks!
 
For me they are Special teams- It will be a field position game and the better we can pin them in their own end the better we're going to be. Jets have very good STs.

Contain the run - What have the Jets been thinking? You've got a probowl RB and you put the game in to Old Yellers hands... I don't expect them to give the ball to Favre unless they absolutely have to. Like if we stuff the run.

Our secondary!!! we know how Favre like to sling it around. Our secondary has arrived this season finally.. but still I get a little nervous every time a QB goes back to throw. Especially with Coles and Crotchery, we've got to tighten up and play well.

Lastly, we need to run between the tackles. Sure the Wildcat is nifty, but lets be real here. There is a great opportunity for us to run downhill against the banged up Dline of the Jets. jenkins body is breaking down.. Pound the ball.. gain the time of possession advantage, and keep Favre off the field.

Those are my 4... But Im sure we all could come up with different points.
 
1. Stop the RUN
2. Pressure Favre
3. Keep shining on special teams coverage
4. Offense keep playing smart football
5. If need be . . . bring out every wrinkle u got in the wildcat to win this DAMN GAME. This is more than playoffs to me . . . this is the JETS, IMO our most hated rival. They want to throw 17-4 in our face every chance they get . . . . if Chad comes in to their house and takes the playoffs from them . . . that would be like 100-0 for us LOL.

Make it happen
 
Hard to say what Mangini will do on offense. He seems to love to put the game in the hands of his expensive O-LINE and running game but against us giving it to the old man may be a better choice. Favre loves shotgun and empty backfield and we have shown no signs at all that we can stop it. I feel stopping the run will be important but getting after Favre will be equally important, especially if the Jets go spread (why wouldn't they???).

Seattle was able to cram the ball down their throats quite well, hopefully we can do the same. Also, the jets seem to have problems defending the middle of the field which is our QB/offenses favorite area to attack. I'm sure NY will spend extra time on defending the middle this week and we better do the same for the spread. Also, I hope Crowder is ready to go.
 
1. Be strong on Special Teams coverages. Don't go for the "truck stick" type of hit. Make the tackle.

2. Stop the run.

3. Give Ronnie Brown more carries. RUN THAT FOOTBALL.

4. If you've got new Wildcat plays that haven't been used, now is the time to use them. It doesn't make any sense to hide them anymore.
 
CJTaKoZ said:
With 6 days until the biggest Dolphins game of (perhaps) the Millennium, it seems like forever. I have never been less excited about Christmas in my life.

We've won games in many different ways this season. We destroyed the Pats in Foxboro. We squeaked by teams like the Seahawks, Rams, Bills, 49ers, and Chiefs. We played great defense against Denver and San Diego, two great offenses.

That said, what are YOUR 4 keys to making the playoffs after a 1-15 season, knocking out the hated Jets that were 8-3 just a few weeks ago?

1. Contain Leon Washington. He is by far the most dangerous threat to score on the Jets. Our special teams coverage that was a huge liability earlier in the year has miraculously become reliable. Not letting him get big kick returns, and not giving him a chance to return punts, will be big. The longer the field in front of Favre, the more likely for him to make a mistake and also take some hits. When Leon is on the field on offense, always be on the look out for the screen pass.

2. Stop the run. I am a lot more afraid of Thomas Jones than I am of Brett Favre. In Week 1, people like to point to the lucky Favre lob to Stuckey for a TD that cost us the loss. But watching that game, it seemed like every time Jones got the ball he would either pick up 5 yards on first down, or get the first down on 2nd or 3rd. He finished with almost 5 YPC -- 101 yards on 22 carries and a TD that hurt a lot. Limiting him to less than 4 YPC Sunday will force the Jets to throw more, and like with Key #1, gives Favre more opportunities to get hit and to make mistakes.

3. Distribution of the ball among the running backs. Ronnie Brown is one of the most talented players in the league, made the Pro Bowl despite sharing carries for the entire season, and has game-changing ability. The Dolphins are 9-3 when he gets more carries than Ricky, and 2 of those losses were against Houston and New England -- losses that were hardly the fault of the offense. Don't get me wrong, I love Ricky and will be wearing his #34 aqua to the Meadowlands on Sunday, but he is not Ronnie Brown. Was anyone else wishing we were gonna give the ball to Ronnie or Cobbs on the drive that Ricky fumbled? I was afraid. It pains me when Ronnie gets like 6 carries for an entire game.

Speaking of Cobbs, I would also like to see him touch the ball more. It seems like someting big happens every time he gets it. The 2 long TD receptions against Houston, and the reverse vs the Chiefs come to mind. Also, that play where CP fakes the toss to Ronnie and gives it to Cobbs for the counter seems to be averaging like 10 YPC this season. I think an ideal number of touches among our running backs would be something in the neighborhood of: Ronnie-15, Cobbs-10, Ricky-10.

4. Play-calling. While I love what Dan Henning has brought to this team, excitement, unpredicablity, dynamics, and I'm not just talking about the Wildcat, I have been screaming at my TV on a few occassions this season at some of the play calls. The 4th and 1 fade to Joey Haynos in windy conditions was absolutely baffling. They called a timeout to draw THAT up? Really? Also, until Polite doesn't convert a 3rd or 4th and 1, they need to give it to him. Every time. What is he, 9/9 now?

Also, it seems like the toss play, especially to Ricky, is averaging about -4 YPC. I'd rather see him take a conventional hand-off off-tackle or between Alleman and Long on the left side rather than the tosses and end-arounds and crap.

Well, that's all I got for now. If you made it this far, thanks for reading. Sunday cannot get here fast enough.

Post your own 4 keys to victory, or discuss mine. Smart-*** remarks like "score more points" are not needed -- thanks!
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1. Pressure Brett Favre- His age and durability is showing signs of slowing down this late in the season. He has been sacked 9 times and has six INT i believe in the last 4 games. This game has to be won by making him make bad throws

2. Stop Washington and Jones- We did not do this well in our first game. These two guys are very good and very fast downhill runners. We need to step up and stuff them for 2-3 yard gains.

3. Special Teams- We had a GREAT day on special teams yesterday and this has to continue vs the Jets. The jets have a great return team and can kill us field position wise and that will hurt us. We have to shed our blocks and get it done

4. Win field position battle- It has been our bread and butter for most of the season. Pin them deep, force them into 3 and outs, force turnovers.

We should have won that first game, a fluke pass killed us. Rest assure that the defense will not give that up anymore.

Dolphins 21
Jets 17
 
-On offense score more points than them
-On the D allow less points than what we score
-Special teams Kick off a lot more than them and I don't mean after a safety
-Coaching, call enough plays that will allow the 3 previous stated!
 
CJTaKoZ said:
With 6 days until the biggest Dolphins game of (perhaps) the Millennium, it seems like forever. I have never been less excited about Christmas in my life.

We've won games in many different ways this season. We destroyed the Pats in Foxboro. We squeaked by teams like the Seahawks, Rams, Bills, 49ers, and Chiefs. We played great defense against Denver and San Diego, two great offenses.

That said, what are YOUR 4 keys to making the playoffs after a 1-15 season, knocking out the hated Jets that were 8-3 just a few weeks ago?

1. Contain Leon Washington. He is by far the most dangerous threat to score on the Jets. Our special teams coverage that was a huge liability earlier in the year has miraculously become reliable. Not letting him get big kick returns, and not giving him a chance to return punts, will be big. The longer the field in front of Favre, the more likely for him to make a mistake and also take some hits. When Leon is on the field on offense, always be on the look out for the screen pass.

2. Stop the run. I am a lot more afraid of Thomas Jones than I am of Brett Favre. In Week 1, people like to point to the lucky Favre lob to Stuckey for a TD that cost us the loss. But watching that game, it seemed like every time Jones got the ball he would either pick up 5 yards on first down, or get the first down on 2nd or 3rd. He finished with almost 5 YPC -- 101 yards on 22 carries and a TD that hurt a lot. Limiting him to less than 4 YPC Sunday will force the Jets to throw more, and like with Key #1, gives Favre more opportunities to get hit and to make mistakes.

3. Distribution of the ball among the running backs. Ronnie Brown is one of the most talented players in the league, made the Pro Bowl despite sharing carries for the entire season, and has game-changing ability. The Dolphins are 9-3 when he gets more carries than Ricky, and 2 of those losses were against Houston and New England -- losses that were hardly the fault of the offense. Don't get me wrong, I love Ricky and will be wearing his #34 aqua to the Meadowlands on Sunday, but he is not Ronnie Brown. Was anyone else wishing we were gonna give the ball to Ronnie or Cobbs on the drive that Ricky fumbled? I was afraid. It pains me when Ronnie gets like 6 carries for an entire game.

Speaking of Cobbs, I would also like to see him touch the ball more. It seems like someting big happens every time he gets it. The 2 long TD receptions against Houston, and the reverse vs the Chiefs come to mind. Also, that play where CP fakes the toss to Ronnie and gives it to Cobbs for the counter seems to be averaging like 10 YPC this season. I think an ideal number of touches among our running backs would be something in the neighborhood of: Ronnie-15, Cobbs-10, Ricky-10.

4. Play-calling. While I love what Dan Henning has brought to this team, excitement, unpredicablity, dynamics, and I'm not just talking about the Wildcat, I have been screaming at my TV on a few occassions this season at some of the play calls. The 4th and 1 fade to Joey Haynos in windy conditions was absolutely baffling. They called a timeout to draw THAT up? Really? Also, until Polite doesn't convert a 3rd or 4th and 1, they need to give it to him. Every time. What is he, 9/9 now?

Also, it seems like the toss play, especially to Ricky, is averaging about -4 YPC. I'd rather see him take a conventional hand-off off-tackle or between Alleman and Long on the left side rather than the tosses and end-arounds and crap.

Well, that's all I got for now. If you made it this far, thanks for reading. Sunday cannot get here fast enough.

Post your own 4 keys to victory, or discuss mine. Smart-*** remarks like "score more points" are not needed -- thanks!
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First off, great post. Secondly here's my 4 keys to victory:

1.) Find creative ways to stop the run. Simply stacking 8 in the box, and daring old-man Favre to throw it, is not the best strategy.

2.) Run the no-huddle 60-70% of the time. Keep the jets off balance and in turn wear out Kris Jenkins. He's a monster, and if we allow the Jets to rotate him in and out and keep him fresh, he'll wreak havoc on our interior line (LG, C, RG) all day long.

3.) Practice the screen plays this week. We have probably been the worst in the NFL at executing this play consistently. We haven't given anyone the reason to believe that we'll run the ball down their throats. So for most of the game they'll be pinning their ears back and going after CP. All the more reason we should be roasting them with the screen play.

4.) Give Ronnie the damn ball!! We've all seen what he does when given the opportunity. He should have no less than 20-25 touches this game (sorry Ricky).

That's all I've got. Go Phins!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
1) Clock control offense.
2) No giving up big plays on defense.
3) Good ST.
4) Score more point than the Jets.
 
1. Win the special teams battle, field position/field position/field position
2. Win the turnover battle
3. No big plays against our defense, make them sustain long drives (which will help #2)
4. Do what it takes to win - if they give us the pass then throw 50 times, if they can't stop the run pound it down their throats with BOTH backs.
 
Fundamentals. Wrap up on the Tackle. They didn't do that against KC and they averaged 11 ypc. They need to come out strong hit hard and wrap up the ball carrier with first contact.

Pressure Favre-Get 3 or four sacks would be good.

Continue to play mistake free football on Offense. If our receivers come down with a case of butterflies and dropsies, it will make it tougher to win.
 
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