I'm not the least bit worried about Corey Dillon. He is exactly the back that the Dolphins THRIVE on. Our defense matches up fantastic against Dillon.
Backs in Dillon's mold are the kind we do great against. Look at LT. In terms of pure running style, Dillon and Tomlinson are very close. Dillon aint near as good anymore, but the blend of power, speed, and moves is pretty close.
We fark up backs like Dillon/Tomlinson. Look at what we did to Dillon's younger, more talented proxy.. Last season he was 24 for 62(2.6 ypc), and the season before he was 14 for 42(3.2 ypc).
Not only that, but Dillon is one dimensional, like he said. The Patriots have absolutely no reason to keep him on the field in passing situations. He is neither a good reciever, nor a good blocker.
And his O-line is going to be bad. The Patriots have a line full of players like Tim Ruddy..Smarter, smaller guys who are better pass blockers and rely on technique, not power. They dont have ANYONE who is a nasty, drive blocking mauler. They got rid of the only one they had in Damion Woody. You need at least one or two of those guys for a good power running attack.
LT had those when he faced us. He doesnt have a superstar caliber line, but he had some fierce runblocking linemen, and arguably the best run blocking fullback in Lorenzo Neal.
