Doing something new vs. doing something better

So I'm browsing through the news this morning and I'm told the Dolphins are "brilliant" because they're thinking outside the box. Well, I'm all in favor of thinking outside the box. But my experience is that it's rarely brilliant because it often means someone is throwing away a tried and true method in order to make a change that may or may not be an improvement.

Such was the case here.

The Dolphins have unveiled a plan for their rookie mini-camp starting Thursday by which the players will never actually hit the field. Players will spend all of their time in classrooms learning the schemes and "to be Miami Dolphins." I'm told that this will help because it will combat burnout in the rookies.

I…