Issue 3:

Current Record (3-4, 3-0)

Break out the brooms, bitches! It's funny how a Jet victory can cure all. I had a cold during Halloween and went to the doctor and his advice was to get some rest and watch the Dolphins beat up on the Jets, again. And what do you know, 2 1/2 teaspoons of Jason Taylor and Ted Ginn later, I felt like a new man. After a tough loss to the Saints, sweeping our most hated rivals and sending them spiraling into a whole notha' world of mess is about as good as watching people fall. Kind of crazy that our last 2 wins were against the one team we loathe the most. How great it is to see Sanchez on the sideline sulking. Don't get me wrong, it was ugly at times, but we hung in there and found ways to win in which I've never seen before. We might not be the best team in football - but sometimes it's hard to deny the magic that we see from our boys every gameday.

I have no idea what you're saying but YES, sweep the jets!

JT: "I know you want to intercept Brady, but we have to wait one more week, Okay?"

Division foreshadow

FishNFinz posted a nice little post on Monday you should check out just taking a ponder into our future for the rest of our schedule. He's planning on making it a weekly thing, and now that I shouted you out don't disappoint me, bro!!

Anyways, this week's battle at Foxborough brings Miami back into their comfort zone - you know the place where we shocked the world last year by completely bending over the Pats and making Belichick look as stupid as, well, Rex Ryan. The Dolphins are still in the hunt but let's all be a bit realistic... even though we have the 3rd easiest remaining schedule in the AFC East, I don't think 9-0 is a realistic goal. Sure, it's possible. But let's face it, we play 8 other teams who want to win too.

Unlike last week's victory, this game isn't necessarily a MUST WIN game. Believe me, it would be HUGE to walk out with a win, but as long as we split the series between the Pats, we are still VERY much alive. Let me repeat, for the Dolphins to make the playoffs this year they NEED to split or sweep the Pats and beat the Bills again up in Buffalo. This will put our division record at 5-1, or 6-0 (pending the Pats series) and will put us in control of our own destiny. If we beat the teams we are supposed to beat (see weeks 10-15), and beat the other playoff contenders (HOU and PIT) when we play them at home, I can easily see this team 10-6 with a 5-1 division record at the end of the year; but will it be good enough against the ALWAYS competitive AFC conference? THAT'S WHY THEY PLAY THE GAME!

Where's the Pressure? A look at our LB's

There sure are a lot of things to praise about this year. How about our #1 ranked rushing offense and the fact that the wildcat continues to perplex opposing teams? How about the chosen one taking over for our fallen soldier CP10, and how about him winning 3 of his first 4 starts, with two coming against the Jets? The one thing that has to be a thought for improvement going into the future ,however, is our LB core. Trust me, I love all our guys, I mean where do you start? You got Peezy's popcorn muscles, JT's circle-punch and Channing's loud mouth! But watching the last couple games, I have realized that this is the one area where we may need to bring in some youth. Last week's game against the Jets showed good pressure in the first half and a whole lot of nothing in the second. In fact, if it wasn't for Ted 'The Savior' Ginn it could have gotten ugly very quick on Sunday. I think it has to do with age, JT and Porter are a pair of unbelievable play-makers, but they fatigue easily. As much as we would like to hope, they can't do this forever. We need to develop names such as Wake and Moses to be valuable substitutes to fill in when needed. Roth needs to be the player we know he could be, or get him out of there if he fails to produce. If they don't get the job done, then we need to find someone who does. Let's face it, in today's pass-first league, pressuring the opposing QB is one of the most important aspects of the game. We got some good names now but this is definitely the area that will make or break games; LB is a definite option to look in next year's draft to find that dynamic play-maker that we need.

WR News

In other completely under the radar news, I think we have found the WR the Dolphins have been desperately seeking. That's right, look no further than......

Me.

That's right, want to fight about it? Don't think I've got what it takes? Well don't take my word for it, check the video...


Below is a video of my UCF flag football team. We are currently 8-0 (2-0 playoffs) and are playing to beat out 83 other teams for the school's best. Monday night, we were up all game after a 7-0 TD, when we gave up a miracle TD catch and a 2 pt conversion with about 30 seconds left in the 4th quarter and were down 8-7. FML, I know. We had 30 seconds and 1 TO to drive the field and score to win it. After a defensive penalty and a great 30 yard catch it was 4th and long from the 30 when this play transpired..

1. You can see me line up late, wide as a slot WR on the right
2. Our QB takes the snap, looks right, jukes a defender and throws it deep left.
3. I, currently on the right corner of the endzone, BEELINE as fast as I can along the back of the endzone running 2x faster than I have ever ran in my life.
4. The ball lands ON the OB line, but not before I slide with my hands underneath it and with a knee down.
5. Our team erupts, biggest group hug I've ever been a part of (no homo) and sure we got a penalty but it was SO WORTH IT.

Note: We actually almost lost by a hail mary pass at the end (lol)but held out the win.
I was sick all weekend and still made the catch as well with an INT. MJ Who?
Our next game is Friday, we need to win 5 more games without a loss to win it all, wish us luck.

FUN & GAMES

Word Search-

Find the 5 'hidden words' above and post them first to win 5 WW Points. Words can be horizontal, diagonal or vertical and may contain spaces.

• Shoutout to buckeye Bill, who was Week 8's Nostradamus of the Week (link). Double B predicted 2 Ted Ginn TD's last week, who would have thunk it... I'll give u 3 WW Points because I'm in that good of a mood.
  

Total Wildcat Weekly Points-

Matty-6

Mosul-5

BuckeyeBill- 3

Quick Hits-

• I'll keep it short so you don't blast me here.. but quick props to my New York Yankees for finishing up a great season. To all Yankees fans, what a year. To all the haters out there, I present you this picture... have fun with it.

If you can make it funny AND keep it clean (ok PG-13 lol) then the best caption posted below gets 3 WW points!

• Chambers a Chief!? Going to be crazy to see him in red, although it was probably smart we kept him off our squad though it would have been a little bit cool to see a reunion. The guy made some great catches in Miami, and an even cooler commercial, and definitely won us a few games single-handedly (Buffalo link).
• I love how Sean Smith is publicly stating how he wants to make plays. First he says he predicts 3 INT's before the season started, and now he is talking more about his NEED to make the big play (link courtesy of Matty!). Meanwhile after a stellar preseason he is being outshined by fellow rookie corner Vontae Davis. But this guy could go quiet for 12 games and then get back to back pick sixes, he is THAT athletic. Overall I've been super impressed by both of these guys coming in DAY 1 and being asked to cover the best receivers in football!

I dedicate this issue of Wildcat Weekly to a fallen soldier. That's right, this goes out to Yitro, the loud mouth Jet fan who felt an urge to come to last week's WW and talk junk in Week 5 even after we beat his team down mercifully on MNF. Since then his team has been 1-4 with a loss to Buffalo, oh and yes, us AGAIN. KARMA is a bitch brother so I'd love to see you back but since you probably won't be back I'll just dedicate this pic to you.

Yitro, seek help, they have therapy for this kind of stuff.

That's all I've got ,guys. Hope ya enjoyed it! If you liked it, REMEMBER that I love rec's like Sanchez loves the.. well you know... If you didn't like it, then hey - at least give me props on the sick TD catch lol. Hopefully I'll come out with another fun filled WW, after we return home from Foxborough. I'll leave you with a video that will be sure to make you laugh, your day can not get worse then this guys...

-B