Ten years after the Dolphins famously unveiled the Wildcat with rousing success against New England, it’s now a far more limited part of Miami’s offense.
And the formation, with Miami’s current personnel, also has been far less successful than the Ronnie Brown-fueled Wildcat that the Dolphins rode to great success during their 11-5 season in 2008.
Kalen Ballage has run four plays out of the Wildcat this season and gained only eight yards. He also had a 12-yard carry from the Wildcat in the second Jets game that was nullified by a penalty.
That’s a far cry from 2008, when the Dolphins — 0-2 at the time — incorporated the Wildcat at the suggestion of quarterbacks coach David Lee and shocked the Patriots, 38-13, in Week 3, out-gaining them 461-215.