The primary wrinkle I saw with the Dolphins when I was at the Meadowlands in New Jersey was the way they were taking QB Chad Henne off the field all together.

Keeping the quarterback on the field, and splitting him out, forces the defense to stay in their base personnel, and prevents them from subbing in a specific grouping to stop this look. When Henne came off the field on Sunday, it was basically a challenge physically to the Jets -- Stop us if you can (New York did a pretty good job, by the way.)

See, by putting the ball in the tailback's hands right away, you're adding a blocker, since he's the quarterback and on most running plays, the quarterback is almost immediately out of the play. The problem is that extra blocker is the regular quarterback in that situation, and in that case, the corner can come crashing inside at the snap since most quarterbacks won't be able to get to him.

By taking the quarterback off the field, Miami's adding another blocker or receiver that must be accounted for, and creating a more physical presence out there. Remember, the Dolphins -- who added center Jake Grove in the offseason to ratchet up the offense's physical edge -- see themselves as a team that can beat opponents down in that fashion.

This stuff was installed in the first place as Tony Sparano's plea to the offensive staff to a) energize the running game and b) create big plays for a unit struggling in both areas. It's become more than that now.

And it's a key to every game the Dolphins play, Sunday included.