Disguise Coverage vs. the Dolphins Offense at Your Own Risk

The Dolphins offense only put 20 points on the board against the Raiders in Week 11. Strangely, however, this game underscored just how dangerous they are. Even when a defense is able to do a pretty good job of containing them, they’re never more than one snap away from an easy 6 points.

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Two weeks ago, I showed you an example of how the Chiefs were able to use disguise and attack Miami’s tendencies to get a big sack. In this breakdown, I’ll show you how the other side lives, as an attempt by the Raiders to disguise and outsmart the Dolphins backfired.

On this play, Miami came out in a 3x1 formation with the running back offset to the right. That put 4 pass catchers to one side:

Here was the route concept, with the #1 receiver (Cedrick Wilson) motioning towards the formation just before the snap: