Ricky blows whistle on Henning; admits that offense is not allowed to audible

Yeah, that's my mistake. I misread the stats.

Even still, I would argue that 25 and 29 TDs not exactly "set the world on fire" numbers. Moreover, Delhomme had a much better supporting cast to work with. Lastly, though Henning might have been the offensive coordinator for those offensive units, his approach to throwing the football was vastly different then than it is now.

Whatever the reason for that shift (from wide open and attacking to excruciatingly conservative) it looks like the players are more or less in agreement that it's time for a change in philosophy.

P.S. It's not just that Henning is conservative in the passing game. It's also that he has these inexplicable issues with completely abandoning the running game when it's working. That's two big strikes against him.

 

This team does not run as many downfield routes as Carolina did, nor does it send multiple guys downfield very often.

In fact, more often than not, Miami lines up in max protect and/or runs all but one of their receivers into short or intermediate routes.

Lastly, if I had to guess, Delhomme was allowed to audible once in a while.

 

It's not really a guess. I don't feel like pulling the numbers right now, but rest assured that the Panthers threw the ball 20+ yards downfield more than 1.5 times a game (which is more or less what the Dolphins are averaging through 8 games).

It's also not a guess that the majority of Miami's passing plays are run out of base, max protect formations.