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The Cold, Hard Football Facts, if they had emotion, would love Miami's Wildcat offense.
It's the best thing to happen to the NFL since the advent of (take your pick) the 4-3 defense, the deep-fried turkey or the Dallas Cowboys cheerleader — a titillating sensory marvel for hard-core pro football fans and bloodthirsty shut-ins.
The Wildcat brings a sense of college-style creativity to the cold, corporate, copycat No Fun League. In college ball, you might see on any given Saturday a team such as Air Force that uses the wishbone and considers the forward pass an affront to the gridiron Gods, or a team like Texas Tech that throws the ball on almost every play and acts as if the forward pass was banned with the leather helmet.
Hell, the Cold, Hard Football Facts still love the well-orchestrated staple of Marshfield High School football, the 1930s vintage wing-T.
In the NFL, sadly, virtually every offense looks the same and the only thing that changes is the level of execution. Sure, one team might pass 55 percent of the time and another might run 55 percent of the time.
But, generally speaking, offensive strategy in the NFL over the last 25 years has offered the same monotonous variety as a tube of Pringles.
Which brings us back to the Wildcat: Miami's brilliant strategic effort to rebrand a franchise that's been on the decline since 1973.
The Wildcat is a throwback to the multi-purpose offensive theory that defined pro and college football in their early days, before the advent of the T-formation in the 1930s, which created the modern QB (and, like the wildcat, was another innovation brought to the NFL from the college ranks).
Back then, any of the four backs might be called upon to run the ball or pass it on any given play. There was no quarterback as we know him today: the guy who calls all the plays, takes all the snaps and throws all the passes. The only difference with Miami's Wildcat and the old-school style is that the Dolphins still have a modern-style quarterback on the roster who's a passing specialist, calls the plays and is no threat to break a long run.
But, as it was in the old days, as many as four guys on the Miami roster will take snaps in a given game or even in a given drive:
• A QB named Chad (Pennington last year, Henne this year)
• Running back Ricky Williams
• Running back and Wildcat centerpiece Ronnie Brown
• Rookie QB/RB hybrid Pat White, whose selection in the second round of the 2009 draft proved Miami's commitment to this new-to-the-NFL offensive strategy.
So, the Wildcat is a physical and logistical impossibility: it's a stale breath of fresh air. The Cold, Hard Football Facts love the juxtaposition of old and new.
The Wildcat's statistical window dressing
So that's the history of the Wildcat and the insight into the black icy heart of the Cold, Hard Football Facts.
But here's the bottom line about the Wildcat: None of it matters. It's all bells, whistles and BS.
The Wildcat is, at the end of the day, little more than window dressing that shades the eternal truth of pro football over the past 70 years: The team that wins the passing battle wins the game.
The Dolphins of the past two seasons aren't the exception to this rule, as Wildcat advocates contend. They are the proof of this rule.
Miami unleashed the new offense upon the NFL last year in Week 3 at New England and romped, 38-13 — a score nobody saw coming. After all, it was New England's first loss after a record 21 straight regular-season victories and it was one of the biggest margins of defeat the Patriots have suffered in the Bill Belichick/Tom Brady era (trailing only the 31-0 loss in Week 1 of the 2003 season).
Naturally, this newfangled formation generated — and deserved — much of the credit for the shocking Miami win. The Patriots weren't prepared for the Wildcat and proved incapable of stopping it. Ronnie Brown ran for four touchdowns that day in what was and remains the best outing of his career.
It led to an immediate change of fortunes for the Dolphins: after a 1-15 season in 2007 and an 0-2 to start 2008, they went on a shocking 11-3 run the rest of the year and wrested the AFC East title from the Patriots to complete the greatest single-season turnaround in NFL history.
Patriots fans, in general, gobbled up the Wildcat Kool-Aid, largely because the Patriots were the first and greatest victim of it.
But the performance against New England that day was really a one-time event: a first impression that set in motion the belief that the Dolphins won last year because they ran over and around teams with their innovative new offense.
But the 2008 Dolphins didn't enjoy unexpected success because they ran the ball so well. The 2008 Dolphins enjoyed unexpected success because they suddenly passed the ball so well. Here's the proof:
• The 1-15 Dolphins of 2007 averaged 4.0 YPA running the ball — 16th in the NFL.
• The 11-5 Dolphins of 2008 averaged 4.2 YPA running the ball — 15th in the NFL.
So, the much-improved Dolphins of 2008 barely improved over the awful Dolphins of 2007 in their ability to run the ball. They were mediocre running the ball each year.
But take a look at Miami's passing game from 2007 to 2008:
• The 1-15 Dolphins of 2007 averaged 5.9 YPA passing the ball — 30th in the NFL
• The 11-5 Dolphins of 2008 averaged 7.4 YPA passing the ball — 7th in the NFL.
The much-improved Dolphins of 2008 showed a dramatic improvement in their ability to pass the ball. In fact, this improvement in Miami's passing game was probably the greatest statistical story of 2008. But it was a story that barely got mentioned in the hype that surrounded the Wildcat.
Sure, the Wildcat might have aided the effort to improve the passing game. Teams suddenly had to "respect the run," as they old football cliché goes.
But quarterback Chad Pennington took the vast majority of the snaps for the 2008 Dolphins. And he was no threat take off and run with the football. Likewise, the Dolphins are no threat to pass the ball when Brown is behind center — in the 21 games since the introduction of the Wildcat, he's attempted a grand total of seven passes, completing three of them.
The underrated Pennington
But Pennington last year was a threat to pick apart defenses — and that's what he did. Despite his reputation as a noodle-armed lightweight, Pennington has actually been one of the most effective passers in history.
He entered this 2009 season as the most accurate passer in NFL history (66.0 completion percentage) and as one of the most efficient in league history (his career passer rating of 90.1 is among the 10 best in history). When Pennington played for the Jets, meanwhile, his team consistently made the playoffs when he was healthy and failed to make the playoffs when he was injured.
Pennington, quite frankly, should have won the league MVP award last year for inspiring one of the great statistical turnarounds in the passing game and in the standings that the league has ever seen.
The healthy-Pennington-reaches-the-playoffs trend continued with Miami in 2008. But he's injured this year and the Dolphins are just 3-4 and look unlikely to make the playoffs — even though the Wildcat offense is humming right along.
Miami's downturn here in 2009 has coincided — as it always does for every team — with a downturn in its passing game.
• The Dolphins average 4.6 YPA on the ground this year — 9th in the NFL and even better than their performance in 2008.
• The Dolphins average 5.9 YPA through the air this year — 26th in the NFL and nearly as bad as their performance in the 1-15 season of 2007.
To put those numbers another way: The 2009 Dolphins are running the ball better than the franchise has in years and the Wildcat appears to be a bigger threat this year than it was last year. But the 2009 Dolphins aren't as good as the 2008 Dolphins because their performance in the passing game has declined dramatically.
The pigskin "pundits" get it wrong again
The 2009 season has also provided us a classic, classic example of the futility of the Wildcat in and of itself and the preeminence of the passing game in pro football.
Back in Week 2, the Dolphins and the Wildcat statistically annihilated the Colts. Miami ran the ball 49 times for 239 yards and held the ball for more than three quarters of the game (45:07). The Colts ran the ball just 11 times (61 yards), snapped off just 35 offensive plays and held the ball for less than 15 minutes.
The pigskin "pundits" would lead you to believe that running the ball well and controlling the clock are the keys to victory in the passing game.
But the Colts won that night, 27-23, because they dominated the passing game. Peyton Manning ripped off huge chunks of yards with his aerial assault (23 attempts for 303 yards) while the still-healthy Pennington couldn't get out of his own way (33 attempts for 183 yards). Teams that dominate the passing battle the way the Colts did that night almost always win, regardless of what happens on the ground or with the play clock.
The pigskin "pundits" would also lead you to believe that the Wildcat succeeded last year because it confused defenses, opening up lanes on the ground and through the air for the Miami offense.
But the defensive confusion created by the Wildcat is wildly overrated. There's almost no chance the Dolphins are going to pass the ball when Brown, Williams or White get behind center (a combined eight pass attempts since 2008). There's a very good chance they're going to run a traditional NFL offense when their traditional quarterback (now Henne) is behind center.
So, the Dolphins, despite all the excitement and curiosity that the Wildcat brings to the game, are no different than any other NFL team: They live and die behind the performance of their passer.
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"The Colors of Christmas"
Description from Granny Nancy: My decorations will be minimal this year so I was trying to remember all that I used to use when I was in my prime so that I could incorporate all the colors and types into a pick. I used to decorate everything that didn't get up and walk away. I may again - just not this year.
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- Beadzilla aka Wanda on "Freestyle":
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- Beadzilla aka Wanda on "Golem Kitty":
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- Beadzilla aka Wanda on "gingerbread men":
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- Beadzilla aka Wanda on "retro love":
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- Miss Molly on "Golem Kitty":
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On Nov 18, 2012 at 6:41 am #
Robin nursechick says:AAwww-I know this will be difficult season for you, but just think…your husband is having h1s first Christmas in heaven. How awesome is that? Your pick is beautiful-lots of lovely components to work with. Trust the Lord, my friend-he will give you comfort!
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Crazy Chick Frida says:I think a minimal decoration can be ohhh so beautiful. The important thing is that one do, what one enjoy to do at the moment! In this pick you have a lots of options.
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NY Bella says:You've done a great job with this pick! Trust your heart to do what you think best.
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Asia says:Lovely combo and get busy, that was always mine best medicine!
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foxhill designs vt says:Lovely Christmas pick, Granny! I love the sparkle of the gold and silver with the traditional red and green, and the GL snowman is so cute.
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MaryLou says:This is a grand Holiday pick! The crystal is "just right " in this..
Keep this Christmas a simple pleasure for You , to enjoy! -
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Crazy Beader says:A lovely, happy pick – - especially like the multi-gemstone colors here. Christmas is always about love and memories – - -
On Nov 19, 2012 at 8:04 pm #
Julie Shane says:Nancy, Minimal is okay, as long as you DO do a least a little of the traditional pieces you usually decorate with. Bring out the special pieces! The family pieces. It might be painful, but it will also be more meaningful.
On Nov 20, 2012 at 12:39 am #
Granny Nancy says:Thanks all…. Oh… I'm busy all right. There are sooooo many things to do, so much paper work and just when you think you are about done, you get another package in the mail with more forms to fill out. Sheesh. But… I escape to my beadroom plus I have my 6 kitties to keep me company. I will put up my one little tree with the built in lights and some red and gold decorations. And yes, I have some favorite old pieces that I like to get out.
I'm also going to make a collage of some favorite pictures with my hubby as the star of the collage of course. I'm also going to put a bunch on my frig since the pics there now are mostly my grandkids back when they were toddlers.
We got engaged on Christmas Eve so that will be tough but I'll be at our son's house then.
On Nov 20, 2012 at 11:35 pm #
OK Jacki says:Granny, surround yourself with friends and family and the memories you hold dear. Your pick is festive & lovely. Thanks for sharing. You are special to all your LB pals. Hugs
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SANTA ROSA. (AP) - Investigators have given a Northern California prosecutor their final report on a sheriff deputy fatally shooting a 13-year-old boy carrying a toy rifle.
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SANTA ANA (AP) - A California schoolteacher was arrested Wednesday after hundreds of living and dead pythons in plastic bins were found stacked floor to ceiling inside his stench-filled home in suburban Orange County.
CASTRO VALLEY (AP) - Thousands of police officers, family and loved ones were among the mourners who gathered at the funeral Wednesday of a San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit officer who was shot and killed by a fellow officer.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - California on Wednesday banned fishing in some of the state's drought-stricken streams in an effort to protect imperiled salmon and steelhead, which rely on coastal waterways to grow and spawn.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A storm that saturated California for a second day Wednesday was just what the dry state needed, adding water to depleted reservoirs, quenching crops and even awakening picturesque waterfalls.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Californians are losing ground on compliance with a state goal to cut water use by 20 percent during the drought, according to statewide water-use figures released Tuesday.
NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials have designated 35 hospitals across the country as Ebola treatment centers.
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Democrats in the state Senate released a plan Tuesday to avoid tuition increases at the University of California by directing more money to the system and charging a higher rate to out-of-state students.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles city attorney filed a lawsuit Tuesday to shut down a mobile phone application that arranges medical marijuana home deliveries.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Between the avocado and grapefruit displays, Adolfo Briceno approaches customers in the bustling Hispanic supermarket to ask whether they have health insurance.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After nearly a decade in legal wrangling, a billion-dollar class-action lawsuit over Apple's iPod music players heads to trial on Tuesday in a California federal court. A key witness will be none other than the company's legendary late founder Steve Jobs, who will be heard in a videotaped deposition.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Pacific storm system fueled by a plume of subtropical moisture headed toward California on Monday, triggering warnings of widespread rain that could unleash mudflows even as it brings much-needed snow to the drought-stricken state.
SAN JOSE (AP) - San Jose city officials began posting notices on hand built structures, tents and tree trunks warning 200 residents of what is likely the nation's largest homeless encampment that the bulldozers are coming.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The FBI has confirmed it is investigating a recent hacking attack at Sony Pictures Entertainment, which reportedly caused major internal computer problems at the film studio last week.


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Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced that it has placed a purchase contract on property where it hopes to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel terminal in Jacksonville, Fla. This would be the first LNG facility on the Eastern seaboard to specifically supply LNG for the maritime, heavy-duty trucking and rail industries. The planned facility is the first project to be developed by Eagle LNG Partners, the recently-announced consortium of Clean Energy, GE Ventures, GE Energy Financial Services and Ferus Natural Gas Fuels, formed to jointly deliver the cleaner-burning, less-costly fuel in the United States. "Establishing LNG capacity in Jacksonville is a critical strategic effort to enable LNG fueling throughout the Southeast region for our various market segments," said Brian Powers, vice president of LNG production, Clean Energy. "This Eagle LNG Partners project could establish the Port of Jacksonville as a leader in maritime natural gas fueling and support the shipping industry as it follows other transportation segments in transitioning to natural gas." Located on the St. Johns River at 1632 Zoo Pkwy., Jacksonville, Fla., the facility could have the capability to produce approximately 300,000 gallons of LNG per day to support anticipated increases in maritime and rail use and bolster supply for trucking fleets operating throughout the Southeast United States. "The Jacksonville project is a strong first step for Eagle LNG Partners and would put the Eastern seaboard and Southeast region clearly in play for high horsepower LNG fueling applications," said Sanjay Bishnoi, senior director, GE Ventures. Clean Energy has built an LNG facility in California, which has the capacity to produce 180,000 gallons of LNG per day. Clean Energy also operates an LNG facility in Willis, Texas that can produce 100,000 gallons of LNG per day. Construction of the Jacksonville facility is anticipated to begin in the second quarter of 2014 and is estimated to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2015. Financial details of the project were not disclosed. Jacksonville has emerged as a leading contender to facilitate LNG in maritime applications due to Jacksonville-based shipping companies increasing orders for LNG-fueled ships to service Caribbean markets such as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. LNG has become an increasingly attractive fuel choice as the shipping industry prepares for the 2015 enforcement of the North American Emission Control Area, the International Maritime Organization's international air pollution control program which limits sulfur emissions and effectively bans the use of bunker fuel within 200 miles of the United States. Clean Energy is conducting an "Open Season" for customers to secure a portion of the facility's remaining available capacity. There is anticipated to be significant interest in LNG supply from the Jacksonville area, and any interested parties can contact Greg Roche, vice president of national accounts and infrastructure, at (949) 437-1359 if they are interested in the excess supply. cleanenergyfuels.com
Libya's recognized government said it forced a tanker from delivering fuel to its rival administration, diverting the vessel to its own territory by threatening an air attack on it.
BP is freezing base pay across the group this year, the latest in a series of steps by oil majors to cut costs in response to sinking oil prices. Over the past year,
The Korean Register (KR) has launched an in-house developed software program to assist vessels with fuel oil change over when complying with the new low sulphur regulations.
Kathy J. Metcalf will assume the role of president and CEO of the Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA), succeeding Joseph J. Cox, who will retire on May 31, 2015,


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1180 Peachtree was a LEED first, known for 'elegant glass fins'
- Martin Sinderman, Contributing Writer
Adding both beauty and excitement to the Atlanta skyline with its two elegant glass fins, 1180 Peachtree is a 41-story, 670,000-square-foot office tower in Midtown.
Built and leased by Hines, which has developed extensively in Atlanta and elsewhere, it opened in 2006. It won an Urban Land Institute Award for Excellence in 2007.
Designed by New Haven, Conn.-based Pickard Chilton, who worked with Houston-based Kendall/Heaton Associates Inc., 1180 Peachtree was the first high-rise office building in the world to be pre-certified by the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED-CS (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design–Core and Shell Development) program at the Silver level. Upon completion, it became the second building to be LEED certified at the Gold level.
The tower's green features include a water-management system that uses captured and stored rainwater, as well as condensate from the building's mechanical systems, to provide 100 percent of the project's irrigation water, circumventing the need for buying water from the city of Atlanta for this purpose. More than half of the building's roof is covered with vegetation, minimizing heat buildup; meanwhile, a special LEED-compliant membrane is used for the upper and penthouse roofs.
"What's important about a building is how the people live and work within it, and in this regard, 1180 has been particularly successful," Pickard Chilton principal Jon Pickard said.
"We were creating a home for [Atlanta-based international law firm] King & Spalding and the other tenants where they could more effectively conduct business and recruit new talent," Pickard said. Utilizing floor-to-ceiling glass and a clear ceiling height of 10 feet, "We were successful in bringing in a lot of natural light, which creates a wonderful work environment where people feel good about coming into the office."
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