OK, so Ronnie Brown isn't playing against the Panthers this week. What does thie mean for Miami? Well, it means that they need to be at the top of their game to win.
Brown is out, so the Wildcat will be affected. It might mean we see more of Pat White running the formation, which hasn't been spectacular to this point. What it really means is that the passing game needs to step up. The line will have to protect Henne, and the coaches will have to devise some offensive schemes to get their WRs some openings. These aren't speed guys, except for Sir Dropsalot of Buckeye, and that means an efficient, short-to-mid range passing game will be the key.
Henne showed a lot leading Miami right down the field against Tampa right after potentially blowing the game with a bad INT. If he can translate that momentum into this week against the Panthers, Miami should be alright.
Ricky Williams has basically been Stud Jr. in the backfield, nearly as effective a runner as Ronnie Brown on the stat sheet. Last week he showed that he can at least take the reins for the short term, a promising sign if they are going to be without Brown for another game or two beyond Thursday.
If the defense can get enough pressure on Delhomme, forcing him to regress back to Bad Jake, and contain Carolina's running game, a decent proposition given that Miami has a top 10 run defense, then there is no reason to assume that Brown's absense will create an insurmountable obstacle to victory.
Oh, and Coach? It's crunch time. QB pressure will mean a lot in this one. Joey's learned his lesson, let's all get back to business.
Brown is out, so the Wildcat will be affected. It might mean we see more of Pat White running the formation, which hasn't been spectacular to this point. What it really means is that the passing game needs to step up. The line will have to protect Henne, and the coaches will have to devise some offensive schemes to get their WRs some openings. These aren't speed guys, except for Sir Dropsalot of Buckeye, and that means an efficient, short-to-mid range passing game will be the key.
Henne showed a lot leading Miami right down the field against Tampa right after potentially blowing the game with a bad INT. If he can translate that momentum into this week against the Panthers, Miami should be alright.
Ricky Williams has basically been Stud Jr. in the backfield, nearly as effective a runner as Ronnie Brown on the stat sheet. Last week he showed that he can at least take the reins for the short term, a promising sign if they are going to be without Brown for another game or two beyond Thursday.
If the defense can get enough pressure on Delhomme, forcing him to regress back to Bad Jake, and contain Carolina's running game, a decent proposition given that Miami has a top 10 run defense, then there is no reason to assume that Brown's absense will create an insurmountable obstacle to victory.
Oh, and Coach? It's crunch time. QB pressure will mean a lot in this one. Joey's learned his lesson, let's all get back to business.
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