Cover 3 covers the Wildcat

FO looks at Monday nights game for the Dolphins

One thing I noticed was that when the Colts saw a passing option, they’d resist the temptation to cheat their safeties up, instead relying on their athletic linebackers to make plays at the second level. This would be a major factor later in the game.

I thought the Colts looked terrified to give up a big passing play in the wildcat, preferring instead to to give up big ground gains and living to fight another day.  The problem wasn’t the boom/bust wildcat, but the third down passes.  That’s what Indy needed to stop but didn’t.