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Patriots fan Chris Diehl took his son to see the Patriots play the Miami Dolphins.

Dolphins running Ronnie Brown made a quick move and was gone before anyone could catch him.

Without the dual threat of Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams, the Dolphins' Wildcat offense will be limited.

In the 1970s, teams ran the ball on roughly 55 percent of offensive snaps. It was an unenlightened era, a time when people used zodiac signs to determine romantic compatibility instead of modern, precise tools like Facebook quizzes .

Well I thought I'd have a little change of pace on the column tonight. Usually we discuss politics here, but being a huge sports fan, I thought it'd be nice to throw a little curveball at you.

If Miami Dolphins rookie Pat White is eligible at running back in your fantasy league ... This Thursday night's game is an intriguing matchup of two teams that started the season 0-3 after winning their divisions last year, both of which have rallied to win four of their last six games to rise to the fringe of the playoff race.

Miami Dolphins quarterback Pat White hands the ball off during the fourth quarter of a preseason NFL football game in Miami Monday, Aug.

So, the Dolphins clearly cannot hang with the likes of the Colts, Saints, Falcons or Patriots.

Dan Carpenter nailed a 25-yard field goal with 10 seconds left to play after Tampa Bay had taken the lead off a late Miami turnover and the Dolphins avoided a crucial loss to the Buccaneers on Sunday at Land Shark Stadium.

Bucs linebacker Barrett Ruud grew up straight as a cornstalk just a few miles from the University of Nebraska campus in Lincoln.

MIAMI a ' As a longtime Patriots season-ticket holder, Chris Diehl expected his afternoon to be highlighted by the events that took place between the lines last Sunday.

Study, steal, repeat. If you're an NFL coach, that doesn't make you a thief or unique.

Don Shula held court at the Naples steakhouse that bears his name, talking about a number of topics Thursday evening.

With the Dolphins embracing a youth movement, it's only a matter of time before wide receiver Patrick Turner gets on the field.

Pat White had waited half the season to show what he could do on an NFL field. The former Daphne standout hadn't carried more than once in a game entering Miami's contest at New England on Sunday.

The Patriots were able to limit the Wildcat's effectiveness this time around and Tom Brady and Randy Moss picked on Miami's young secondary to stop the Dolphins' on Sunday.

Recognizing that quarterback Chad Henne making his fifth NFL start against three-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady was a mismatch, the Dolphins and offensive coordinator Dan Henning had plenty of offensive wrinkles for New England on Sunday.

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- During my weekly visit with ESPN Radio's Jon Stashower on Sunday morning, we discussed whether the Miami Dolphins ' fascinating Wildcat offense could surprise the New England Patriots in Gillette Stadium a second straight year.

When the Miami Dolphins unveiled their now-infamous Wildcat package against the Patriots in Week Three last season, it was certainly something New England had not prepared for.

It seems any meaningful revolution, from the American to the Industrial to one in the NFL, has a connection to New England.