Construction on the newgalleries, expected to open in the spring of 2010, has already begun. Despiteconstruction on future galleries, the Museum remains open to the public, withseveral exhibits moving temporarily within the Museum and remaining on publicdisplay, including combat photographs of the Global War on Terrorism and aPioneer unmanned aerial vehicle. New exhibits and artifacts will also soon come to the Museum, including theMarine Corps flag that survived the Sept. The black and white photography exhibit willbe on display at the Museum January 30 through March 29. With funding provided by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and its donors,the adjacent Semper Fidelis Memorial Park will also expand in 2009 with theaddition of a new chapel slated to open in September. The $5 millionnondenominational chapel is made possible by a gift from the Timothy DayFoundation of Phoenix, AZ and will be a quiet and contemplative space wherevisitors can honor the sacrifices of those who serve and have served the nation.The structure will evoke images and memories of the improvised field chapelsfamiliar to all service members. 
The initiatives to expand the National Museum of the Marine Corps and MarineCorps Heritage Center are fulfilling the Marine Corps Heritage Foundationsvision of creating a multi-dimensional, world-class facility to be enjoyed byvisitors time and time again. For more information on the National Museum of the Marine Corps, visit or call 1-877-635-1775 to speak to a staff member duringnormal business hours. Susan Davis InternationalChris Copyright Business Wire 2009. ) The Colts played the Dolphins three weeks ago, so why am I writing about the game now For two reasons: 1) I have gotten a lot of fan requests to explain the Wildcats.

This goes back to some of the beginnings of football.Here is a link to pictures of the Single Wing formation and the Dolphins' Wildcat Sweep formation.If you recall from my previous article, the players in the backfield all have a number: 1QB (who back in those days was a blocker), 2Fullback, 3Tailback (what we now call the HB), 4Wingback (which is just another running back).One thing to note here is how extremely unbalanced the line is. The strong side has become even tougher to defend, because the TE has been moved over from the weak side. Let’s break the formation/play down:1)Unbalanced line to the strong side.2) The back behind the T.E is similar to the Wingback from the Single Wing formation. This is an option play.The QB/RB has three options: 1) Hand it off to the split-end, and let him run the sweep 2) Pretend to hand the ball off, and run the ball himself. 3) Turn the play into a play action pass, throwing it to the slot receiver or the flanker.The description above is the basic idea of the Wildcat.
In defending the Wildcat you’re much better off focusing on the run than worrying about the pass. The reason is that the majority of the plays are running plays.A defense is much better taking the risk of giving up a passing play than being consistently beaten by the run.As you saw in the game, the Dolphins didn’t even try to throw the ball. They didn’t need to with the way the Colts’ defense was playing.Larry Coyer, for some reason, played a single high safety, switching between Cover-1 and Cover-3, most of the game. Basically, he was respecting the pass, and tied up two defenders doing so.