He'll have help for sure, but honestly if I were the Dolphins I wouldn't line up that way anyway. Wake has proven he can be productive against Light, plus that's the blindside where you want the most havoc caused. Then you line up a less talented guy on the rookie and you've got a chance at pressures from both sides.
Also, chances are the Fins want to test the right side of our line inside and out, because of possible chemistry issues if Waters plays right guard. Between a guy with one week of Pats practice and a rookie, there's going to be breakdowns in communication there. No need to use your best pass rusher on a side where there could be some free lanes.
This is what is likely to happen IMO, and what I've been thinking since last week when the chipping a TE to Solder's side talk started. I still think that we'll keep a TE there a lot, but the pressure will NOT be coming just from Wake, or just from one-side, lol..
Miami has a capable, tough defense that tends to play Brady tough (with the exception of
recent success, although one game was a week #17 game which was completely meaningless). Even the early MNF game last yr was basically tied at halftime. Brady wasn't exactly tearing it up out there at 7-6, or whatever the score was off the top of my head.
We all know about his supposed 'struggles' vs Miami, specifically AT Miami. Hell, the whole team has tended to struggle there, aren't they like 13-33 there all-time or something?
I'm not trying to be a downer or overly-negative, but I do think that Miami (specifically opening the season AT Miami) does pose us a little more of a challenge than some like to admit. Besides the 2007 and 2010 yrs, I believe they have split just about every time in Brady's tenure here.
I think it'll be a dogfight for our offense, but I'm hoping that the defense is the group to step it up and make some plays..
Of course, ultimately I hope that I'm way off base--and that it's an easy 14+ point win, which is certainly possible; I just believe that Miami is a tougher opponent than many are giving credit for. A divisional game on the road can always be a tough out and pose problems.
