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Vince Wilfork ready for some smash-mouth football.

Vince Wilfork ready for some smash-mouth football.

Shalise Manza Young notes Jerod Mayo says discipline is the key to stopping the WIldcat.

Asked on Thursday what his thoughts were after that initial play, Mayo smiled.

"Um…call a timeout," he said, laughing. "I know we came to the sideline and Bill (Belichick) just told everybody to calm down and made a couple of adjustments, but unfortunately they didn’t work out that day." 

It didn’t help that even Mayo mentioned that tackling was a big issue for the Patriots in that game.

Mayo and the Patriots did a much better job the second time around last season, and they know what is required for them to be successful again on Sunday.

"I wouldn’t say patience; I would say discipline," the defensive captain said. "If everybody does their job, I feel we’ll be OK."

Ron Borges captures Vince Wilfork's feeling that this will be a physical fight to the finish against Miami.

"One thing is sure, we’re gonna have to tackle," Wilfork said yesterday of the task that awaits Sunday in facing the NFL’s third-most productive rushing attack, one that attacks not only with Ronnie Brown or Ricky Williams but often with both of them in the hybrid, Wildcat offense that undressed Wilfork and his teammates when first unveiled a year ago. "They want to run the football. That’s the challenge for us. On Sunday, you’re gonna see a big-time match."

"We’re going to have our mind right," Wilfork said, smiling broadly. "That’s my style of game. They’re not trying to trick you. They’re going to try to run the ball."

"They’re strong, they can move, they’re powerful and they want to be physical," he said. "If we don’t have our mind right it’s going to be a long day for us, but I think we understand how we want to play this game. We’re looking forward to it and I’m sure they’re looking forward to it."

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I just realized something..

It’s funny to listen to you guys(PATS fans) worrying about an upcoming matchup. I live in Michigan and Lions fans always know if they are going to win or lose. I think its funny how you guys play like for instance the MIA game is going to be a tough matchup. Come on guys let it hang out! You know our PATS are going to put a romp-a-room on the Phins!

Jack of all trades-Master of None.....

by Peter Chung on Nov 6, 2009 11:36 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

fixed.

“I live in Michigan and Lions fans always know if they are going to lose.”

by The Hill on Nov 6, 2009 11:45 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow. Must be like buying goldfish dead to save yourself the trouble of feeding them.

I guess you can’t help what team you fall in love with.

My mom used to watch the Cubs. Okay, as long as you don’t like world series.

My life has been a trivial pursuit. Trivia: where three roads meet.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.

by SlotMachinePlayer on Nov 6, 2009 11:57 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Dead goldfish > "Favre as MVP"

Dan Pompei should be forced to act like his namesake for suggesting that. Eww.

Token southern hemisphere guy - 14,688km from Foxboro. That's 9128 miles, for you heathens.

by Comedic.Sans on Nov 6, 2009 5:31 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Because the Pats always beat the Fins

Oh right thats not true at all is it?

Current Phinsider Feud Points: 23

Sparano: Joey Porter, What is best in life?

Porter: To crush The Jets, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of Mark Sanchez

by Patssuck456 on Nov 6, 2009 6:36 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I love when people call it a gimmick
The Dolphins ran their gadget package to perfection in that game, with Brown rushing for four touchdowns and passing for a fifth as Miami won, 38-

Yet they never explain why its a “gimmick” all they say is “Duurr Gimmick!”(kind of like that Matt Damon puppet in Team America) What is so gimmicky about it anyway?

Current Phinsider Feud Points: 23

Sparano: Joey Porter, What is best in life?

Porter: To crush The Jets, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of Mark Sanchez

by Patssuck456 on Nov 6, 2009 6:38 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

I guess it's 'gimmicky' to traditionalists

to have a team run plays on offence where the ball doesn’t go through the QB’s hands, or, even worse, the QB isn’t even on the field.

It does rely at least in part on the threat of a HB throwing it – the downfield pass threat is the only reason defences don’t stack the box, after all. So at least a little of the Wildcat relies on a non-standard, and arguably gimmicky, threat.

Token southern hemisphere guy - 14,688km from Foxboro. That's 9128 miles, for you heathens.

by Comedic.Sans on Nov 6, 2009 6:56 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

They didn't call it a gimmick.

They called it a “gadget”. A gadget is something that is useful for some purpose, which, in the football sense, means the Wildcat’s purpose is to catch the defense off-guard. Which it did. So I can see how “gadget” works in this sense.

I don’t think it’s a gimmick.

by The Hill on Nov 7, 2009 9:39 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

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