i think a big part of this game will have to do with the amount of pressure we put on Brady. He’s much less consistent when he’s put on his butt constantly. I’m really frustrated that we don’t see more of cam wake… Especially late in the game when joey and jason are tired and have their hands on their hips, because the o-line is tired also so cam would explode!!!

I went back yesterday and watched the saints game again… and y’know what?…. we didn’t lose the game in the final minute of the first half after all.. (which is all I’ve read and heard since the game ended). The game wasn’t lost until the final three minutes – particularly given the way we had been playing all game. The saints were lucky to get out of there with a win, and they know it. Which means, if you take away a couple of dropped punts and passes, two or three silly penalties, a smattering of strange coaching decisions, several tipped balls and the aforementioned injuries… we’re a much better team than last year with a much better shot at the playoffs – ok, last year we had NO shot at all. The great brady is, after all, a year older and so is his assistant welker – without whom, on third down, brady becomes a VERY average qb. The bills continue their slide, ryan can’t stop the jets plunge into arrogant futility and exactly who have the pats beaten this year that says they’re for real? They lost to the Jest and Broncos and the teams they managed to beat have a current combined record of 12-24 – that ain’t no “tough” team – that’s a sliding-down team.
So, we’ve found some terrific new corners, henne seems to be coming along nicely, R/R and polite are working well with the line… the sun is out… we’re doin’ JUST FINE, thanks for askin’. we don’t need no chambers.

The Dolphins HAVE to pressure Tom Brady. Just like the giants figured out 2 years ago in the 3rd greatest Superbowl of all time. The key to stopping the Patriots is to knock that horse-toothed, chicken-legged, supermodel-bangin QB on his Hall of Fame @$$!! early, often, and repeatedly. In fact, Sparano should have Vontae lay a vicious hit on him right as he’s comin out of the first Patrot huddle of the game. Before the clock starts. Before anyone gets up to the line. Just run up and BLAST him all the way back to the goal post. Just to let him know what kinda afternoon the Dolphins D has planned for him. The Dolphins Offense will get it’s points. Seems like they’ve scored more points in the last three weeks than the last three seasons combined. And the Patties D is overrated.

As has been noted here, NE is weak against the run, and will have to crowd the box and bring the safeties up some, putting pressure on their cornerbacks, who are average. THe vulnerability is a receiver who can get downfield in a hurry off a play-action, and that means, you know who, TG Junior.

Normally, that would be cause for alarm, or at least resignation, but Sparano has psyched-up TG Junior by telling him, “Teddy, you run down the field, and Chad’s going to kick it to you.”

love the kick portion of your comment. very very nice
and i think a WR is going to have a nice day

if we play this one by the book and try and beat the Pats with a conventional game plan. I know we broke the goods out the first game last time around but maybe circumstances call for a switch this time.

Two weeks to prepare for a home game against a division rival does hurt us. On the flip side Pat White has a package we haven’t seen yet. Plays this staff feel can make an impact. The question is whether PW can execute those plays. Maybe he’d be better off trying to pull it off with more practice in the second game.

Not hyping Patrick Turner but along with White the best way to defend someone with a two week prep head start is to throw something at them they couldn’t have prepared for. No video means no head start.

Seymour is gone and Jarvis Green is out. Their D is nothing compared to what it once was. Our line should have a great day. Anyone know who is starting in Green’s place? Brace?

The Pats staff isn’t what it once was. They still have BB but his staff is depleted. Think of what he’s lost over the years. Weis, Crennel, Mangini, McDaniels and I’m sure others I’m forgetting. He’s lost Pioli and Dimitroff in his front office. Plus the video department just isn’t what is used to be. BB must be stretching himself a bit thin.

One thing on Ginn. If I’m on the kickoff team I’m working that much harder after seeing him do what he did last week. If I know someone is back there that creates opportunities then I now my extra effort could be the difference in a TD. Not to say they aren’t always doing their best but sometimes your motivated in ways you can’t predict.

We all know TEs have killed us, and so I think covering this TE will again be the most difficult challenge for our defense as far as 1 on 1 battles are concerned. It will be VERY important to get lots of pressure on Brady, otherwise our secondary will probably be torn to shreds, just like it was in the Colts game and second half of the Saints game. I know this sounds like a broken record, but that’s because or defense hasn’t really fixed it yet.

Win this one and we have a chance to go to the playoffs….lose it and were looking to next year.

Wake is a beast! I have seen a lot of his CFL film and watched for him in every game. The only one he really played was when Porter was injured. I am hoping this is a ploy to not let BB know how good he really is. Keep him under raps and less game footage of him. The man can hold his own. Who cares about pass coverage? He is an OLB not ILB. Is job is to put the QB on his a$$. Everytime he is in he can get around the outside and force a rushed throw. He caused the first interception against Brees. Every down he is in the QB has to watch out. And a side note if you haven’t seen the video of him grabbing the money off the ceiling of the locker room in Canada its pretty impressive. Everyone had tried and come up really short. They put it up with a ladder. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2zk_hiMoVk

Wasn’t one of our goals in the off-seasons to get pressure on the qb?
Isn’t one of the keys to each game each week to pressure the qb?

Then why do we not play our best pass-rusher? Cameron Wake

So he may be average in coverage, but like 7 out of 10 times hes in he gets pressure on the qb whether it results in a sack or not. He only played one game pretty much and he had 3 sacks. You can blame it on the young line but of the bills but I beg to differ.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0ihFFATuF8

The last sack he was pretty much double teamed. He is a monster, a beast.

Does any1 else agree that if we have Wake play most of the game every week we would lead the league in sacks? Think about it, they put him in and he will pile up sacks, they double team him that leaves room for JT, Ferugson, Solai, Starks, Etc. and our D would be one of the best in the league. If you have a deadly pass rushing crew like we could have that would take off alot of pressure on the secondary.