Dr. Z's Pick Of The Week

I asked a defensive coach who later has to face Miami how to stop the direct-snap attack that's given Ronnie Brown (right) the look of an old single-wing tailback. "Seal off the edges and don't let him bounce anything outside," he said. "Put a man over the center, and go at him hard. The center has to have his head down for the long snap; make it as uncomfortable for him as possible. Put a man over each guard, and present a very firm front inside. Move your outside linebackers up close, and tell them not to let anything outside them."

That's a lot of people on the front line: three inside, then I assume another two over the tackles, plus two linebackers functioning as ends. "You've got to meet mass with mass," the coach said. "I'm even toying with lining up in an old-fashioned 6--2." Can Houston bulk up on Sunday to stop the power-wing onslaught? Maybe, but I like the Dolphins anyway. They can play some defense too, you know.

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