The Miami Dolphins are reeling from injuries to 4 key defensive players including the team’s star DL Cameron Wake who will lose 3-4 weeks from an MCL. You can expect Sean Payton to play to these mismatches accordingly next Monday and use the run liberally.

XBuddy Dee’s Ghost, Staff Saints Writer/Analyst

When I look at the stats from the Miami-Snotlanta game, the first thing I notice is the Falcons let little Jaquizz Rodgers and Jason Snelling get away with nearly 140 rushing yards between them.

Let’s look at who these two RBs for what they are.

Jacquizz – small, fast, good hands (a poor mans Sproles)

Snelling – powerful runner, good hands (a cheap imitation of Pierre Thomas)

If memory serves, Jaquizz and Snelling are two backs that have not been able to do too much damage against us even when we were suckin’ azz last year. The thing you have to love about that is it indicates that Miami (although #9 last year) is currently having some trouble with the run.

So unlike the Bucs and Cardinals, who have great run defenses (ranking #1 and #2 respectively), we may finally get to exploit a team with holes in the front end. And the best part is if they saw film from the last 2 games, they should be keying on Jimmy Graham and not expecting us to run.

If the New Orleans Saints can make them respect the run, that also opens up the field to the entire wide receiver corps, and Drew Brees can do his thing. If Miami stacks the box against the Saints like the Arizona Cardinals did, you can expect a repeat of the first half of the Cards game until they back off.

Then…there is the Khiry Robinson vs. Mark Ingram debate. I know that Khiry showed some skill last week, but we may owe Ingram one more try against this defense. Do we use this game to give Ingram a chance to redeem himself? Or do we put the pressure on the rookie? Khiry is just like a water faucet so far, you turn him on and he runs.

I’ll settle for both, “if” Ingram gets full practices this week. Regardless, Khiry has earned some snaps with the first-stringers” this week in practice. Logic also dictates that Khiry Robinson has earned a right to play in the game against Miami. Ingram is still listed as “questionable” on the Saints site; we may learn more later Wednesday afternoon.

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