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Strategy has delivered results
Quarterback Jake Delhomme said this week that the no-huddle offense the Panthers used in a victory last week against Atlanta might go on the shelf for a while. Believe that at your peril. It doesn't make a lot of sense to stop using something that was pretty effective against the Falcons (that backfield collision between Delhomme and running back Jonathan Stewart notwithstanding). Dolphins coach Tony Sparano, incidentally, says his team is used to playing against the no-huddle, especially the Peyton Manning-Indianapolis version.
Getting to Henne a priority
The Panthers defense has been successful rattling quarterbacks lately ( Kurt Warner and Matt Ryan come to mind). Tonight, Carolina faces the Dolphins' Chad Henne, who took over when Chad Pennington got hurt and is 4-2 as a starter. Although Henne has thrown four interceptions, he also only has five touchdown passes.
Miami work week out of whack
The Dolphins had a quick walk- through practice on Monday, a day the Panthers elected to take off. Makes sense, because Miami loses some preparation time traveling (the Dolphins flew to Charlotte on Wednesday evening).
Parallel paths
The Panthers and Dolphins have arrived at their 4-5 records the same way this season.
Both lost their first three games, won two straight, then lost one, won one, lost one, won one.
