WEBVTT - The Audible Ep. 120 | Breaking Down The Defensive Backs 0:00:06.040 --> 0:00:08.360 Well, here we are again the audible Kimbo Cambra, John 0:00:08.400 --> 0:00:10.840 can gem me with you and Uh back on the air, 0:00:10.920 --> 0:00:13.080 you can say, obviously pushes out here, which I'm sure 0:00:13.119 --> 0:00:15.720 has been disgusting two people that have had a chance 0:00:15.760 --> 0:00:18.919 to to watch this, but we're doing it anyway, and John, 0:00:18.960 --> 0:00:20.800 at least we're getting right now. I mean, we're right 0:00:20.840 --> 0:00:23.439 on the cusp of of the season beginning. You know, 0:00:23.480 --> 0:00:25.639 we've got news and notes. We'll talk about that a 0:00:25.680 --> 0:00:28.000 little as we get this show set up. We're also 0:00:28.040 --> 0:00:29.840 on excessent bows. We're gonna take a look at the 0:00:29.920 --> 0:00:32.559 at the secondary, which could be one of the most 0:00:32.640 --> 0:00:36.320 improved areas on this football team, and certainly it's gonna 0:00:36.320 --> 0:00:39.480 be an area and we talked uh previously, we talked 0:00:39.479 --> 0:00:42.279 about the offensive line, the running game and how they 0:00:42.280 --> 0:00:45.400 need to work in tandem to be successful on both 0:00:45.520 --> 0:00:48.280 ends of what they do. Same for the set for 0:00:48.320 --> 0:00:51.280 the defensive side, where you'll get those defensive backs doing 0:00:51.320 --> 0:00:53.880 what they need to get quality people back there, which 0:00:53.920 --> 0:00:57.000 they've upgraded the quality of the people in the secondary. 0:00:57.200 --> 0:00:59.880 But then you also need that coordination upfront with the 0:01:00.000 --> 0:01:03.040 pass rushers. So we'll kind of get onto that moving forward. 0:01:03.040 --> 0:01:06.720 So we'll talk about the secondary and xs and bows, 0:01:06.800 --> 0:01:09.640 and I got some old stories about some old secondary 0:01:09.640 --> 0:01:11.480 guys that I've had, and I'm sure John you've got 0:01:11.760 --> 0:01:13.600 you've got plenty of stories about some of those guys 0:01:13.600 --> 0:01:15.840 that you've dealt with. But so so that's the way 0:01:15.840 --> 0:01:18.160 we'll run the things. And that's what that's what we've 0:01:18.160 --> 0:01:20.319 got coming up for you today on the audible. Again, 0:01:20.360 --> 0:01:22.920 Hope everybody standing safe out there. Hope you're doing the 0:01:23.000 --> 0:01:25.679 right thing. Hopefully we can get through this shortly and 0:01:25.680 --> 0:01:28.800 get to an NFL season that resembles what most of 0:01:28.880 --> 0:01:32.120 us wanted to be. Now it's probably not, but you know, 0:01:32.240 --> 0:01:35.640 John talking about news and notes talking about the Dolphins. 0:01:35.680 --> 0:01:38.280 All the players are in camp now. Rookies came in early. 0:01:38.880 --> 0:01:40.759 They went through some of the testing and they gotta 0:01:40.800 --> 0:01:43.800 have too positive or two negative tests in order to 0:01:43.920 --> 0:01:47.480 forward to go forward with training camp. Uh. And so 0:01:47.600 --> 0:01:50.960 most of the rookies and free agents have already gone 0:01:50.960 --> 0:01:53.280 through the protocol and this is the week where the 0:01:53.320 --> 0:01:56.080 veterans have come in. Veteran's come in, they've gotta be 0:01:56.280 --> 0:01:59.000 they've got to be negative for two tests before they 0:01:59.040 --> 0:02:01.880 can move forward. And then they enter a phase, John, 0:02:01.960 --> 0:02:04.840 which is which is gonna be conditioning, running in and 0:02:04.920 --> 0:02:07.520 stuff for a while. But it's Johnny, it's nice to 0:02:07.560 --> 0:02:10.760 have these guys back in camp. Brian Flores spoke to 0:02:10.800 --> 0:02:13.760 the media for a short period of time and kind 0:02:13.760 --> 0:02:17.280 of went through what they were doing. But it's you know, 0:02:17.440 --> 0:02:19.440 we we've been waiting for this so for a long time, 0:02:19.600 --> 0:02:23.320 and it's not gonna resemble anything we've done before or 0:02:23.440 --> 0:02:26.000 ever in the National Football League, but it's footballs here. 0:02:26.480 --> 0:02:28.079 And I don't know about you, John, but I'm I'm 0:02:28.080 --> 0:02:30.600 certainly glad to have it back. Well, I'm excited at 0:02:30.639 --> 0:02:33.040 number one, Boat, to have the guys back in the building, 0:02:33.280 --> 0:02:36.000 if it's not only just the rookies around the National 0:02:36.040 --> 0:02:39.680 Football League. But you're right, it's a it's a some 0:02:39.840 --> 0:02:43.040 sort of semblance of normalcy to get back in the building. Now. 0:02:43.040 --> 0:02:45.840 There's been plenty of protocols that are put in place 0:02:45.880 --> 0:02:49.720 due to COVID nineteen with the multiple testing and and 0:02:49.720 --> 0:02:53.960 and really guys protecting each other, you know, inside and 0:02:54.000 --> 0:02:56.640 outside of the building. I think that was one of 0:02:56.639 --> 0:03:00.400 the biggest things that head coach Brian Floores talk about 0:03:00.680 --> 0:03:03.200 when he talked to the local media this week in 0:03:03.320 --> 0:03:06.720 terms of getting that message across to his players and 0:03:06.760 --> 0:03:09.959 being accountable to each other. So far, the Miami Dolphins 0:03:10.320 --> 0:03:13.640 haven't had anybody to opt out, which means everybody's in 0:03:13.639 --> 0:03:16.119 the building that needs to be in the building. That's players, 0:03:16.200 --> 0:03:19.160 and that's coaches, and that's staff, which is a good thing, 0:03:19.280 --> 0:03:22.600 you know, for this unit, for this group to move forward. 0:03:22.639 --> 0:03:26.040 So I'm excited about it. I know we've talked, you know, 0:03:26.120 --> 0:03:29.040 off to the side about getting our first glimpse at 0:03:29.080 --> 0:03:31.600 the Miami Dolphins, the two thousand and twenty version that 0:03:31.639 --> 0:03:34.600 will come probably closer to the middle of August. But 0:03:34.880 --> 0:03:36.920 at least the guys are back there in the building. 0:03:37.240 --> 0:03:40.280 They are adjusting on a daily basis to what's changed 0:03:40.360 --> 0:03:43.960 for them to do their job. And I think so far, 0:03:44.040 --> 0:03:46.760 so good for the Miami Dolphins. And I'm sure everybody's 0:03:46.800 --> 0:03:50.360 heard Tour came in past his physical he's ready to go. 0:03:50.520 --> 0:03:53.480 And that's gonna lead to what's that competition gonna be 0:03:53.560 --> 0:03:57.160 like in that quarterback group with Josh rosen uh with 0:03:57.160 --> 0:04:00.920 with Ryan Fitzpatrick and with two of what's gonna happen 0:04:01.080 --> 0:04:03.280 when's two are gonna get a shot? What's gonna happen. 0:04:03.480 --> 0:04:05.920 I think it's gonna be a competitive situation. But two 0:04:06.000 --> 0:04:07.880 us in he's ready to go. A lot of the 0:04:07.920 --> 0:04:10.520 other people in and John, you talk about protocols. I 0:04:10.560 --> 0:04:13.920 know they put a plastic dividers in locker rooms and 0:04:14.040 --> 0:04:16.280 meeting rooms and and done all the things. And when 0:04:16.320 --> 0:04:18.560 if you listen to Brian Floors or at the opportunity 0:04:18.920 --> 0:04:22.960 to listen to Brian Flores, I think it's it's abundantly clear, uh, 0:04:23.240 --> 0:04:25.920 from what Brian said and from the people I've spoken 0:04:25.920 --> 0:04:29.240 to in the organization, is that first and foremost in 0:04:29.279 --> 0:04:32.760 this team's mind is do whatever we need to do 0:04:32.839 --> 0:04:36.000 to keep our players safe. And I think that's uh. 0:04:36.240 --> 0:04:38.440 I think that's a message that there resonates with is 0:04:38.440 --> 0:04:41.440 gonna resonate with these football team and John trying to 0:04:41.440 --> 0:04:44.599 put a team together. Talking about Brian Flores and and 0:04:44.640 --> 0:04:46.760 the rest of the coaching staff, you said none of 0:04:46.760 --> 0:04:49.440 them opted out, so so you've got a full house 0:04:49.480 --> 0:04:53.360 their coaches and players. But John, this has been this 0:04:53.400 --> 0:04:56.200 will be one of the teams probably over the last 0:04:57.360 --> 0:05:02.159 decade or so. This had more change during one offseason. 0:05:02.640 --> 0:05:05.839 I would say during during the season, in an off season, 0:05:05.920 --> 0:05:07.559 because there was a lot of a lot of guys 0:05:07.880 --> 0:05:09.800 you know, moved along last year, and then you a 0:05:09.839 --> 0:05:12.159 lot of changes during the off season. But this is 0:05:12.320 --> 0:05:15.919 almost this is gonna be one of the one of 0:05:15.960 --> 0:05:20.760 the teams that probably has normally about at change in rosters. 0:05:21.400 --> 0:05:23.360 There's probably there's gotta be about a fifty or sixty 0:05:23.360 --> 0:05:26.720 percent change in the roster of this football team as 0:05:26.720 --> 0:05:29.880 opposed to the way it ended last year, which creates 0:05:30.160 --> 0:05:34.719 more challenges under these circumstances. Well, it does because you 0:05:34.760 --> 0:05:37.960 don't have a time to test in the preseason. You 0:05:38.000 --> 0:05:40.359 don't have a chance to go out and try different 0:05:40.400 --> 0:05:43.400 things in the preseason games. You know, it went from 0:05:43.680 --> 0:05:46.960 four preseason. I was happy with two because you're gonna 0:05:47.000 --> 0:05:51.480 still get to see guys go out in kind of 0:05:51.680 --> 0:05:55.280 kind of picture a game in quarters and halves. Maybe 0:05:55.360 --> 0:05:57.520 some guys would play a little bit more due to 0:05:57.640 --> 0:06:01.880 only maybe two games, But now there's zero. So every 0:06:01.920 --> 0:06:04.279 rep that you take in a walkthrough is going to 0:06:04.360 --> 0:06:07.680 matter almost as much as every repute take in a 0:06:07.680 --> 0:06:10.480 live practice or every repute take in a meeting room. 0:06:11.080 --> 0:06:14.160 Every chance and opportunity you have to answer a question 0:06:14.240 --> 0:06:17.599 or be right about a test or a quiz, that's 0:06:17.640 --> 0:06:20.520 giving to you by your position, coach on your job 0:06:21.080 --> 0:06:23.440 is going to have to be a hundred percent or 0:06:23.440 --> 0:06:26.119 pretty close to a hundred percent because you're not gonna 0:06:26.120 --> 0:06:29.440 have those opportunities to walk through it, practice it, and 0:06:29.480 --> 0:06:32.440 then go on a field and do it under the lights. 0:06:32.520 --> 0:06:36.520 It's going to be practice, walkthrough meetings, game one against 0:06:36.520 --> 0:06:39.560 the New England Patriots, and your mistakes are gonna be 0:06:39.600 --> 0:06:43.280 glaring on week one if you're not prepared to do it, 0:06:43.360 --> 0:06:46.120 you know, on you know, when early September rolls around. 0:06:46.520 --> 0:06:48.800 So I think that's gonna be the biggest change. You 0:06:48.839 --> 0:06:52.359 talked about the percentage on the roster that gets that 0:06:52.440 --> 0:06:55.760 gets huge for certain teams. That's why this Miami Dolphin 0:06:55.760 --> 0:06:58.520 team needs to grow up in a hurry, and all 0:06:58.560 --> 0:07:01.200 the growing pains they went through last season with a 0:07:01.279 --> 0:07:05.640 youthful roster hopefully will pay dividends because they're depending on 0:07:05.720 --> 0:07:07.839 some of those guys to take the next step in 0:07:07.880 --> 0:07:11.960 two thousand and twenty to assimilate with guys they got 0:07:11.960 --> 0:07:14.200 in free agency in the draft that are gonna have 0:07:14.240 --> 0:07:16.400 to come along at the same page. But they've got 0:07:16.440 --> 0:07:18.120 a lot of places they have a lot of catching 0:07:18.200 --> 0:07:20.560 up to do. When you start looking at the certainly 0:07:20.600 --> 0:07:22.480 you look at the two Super Bowl teams last year, 0:07:22.480 --> 0:07:25.200 you look at the forty Niners, they're pretty much stood Pad. 0:07:25.280 --> 0:07:27.200 They lost a couple of guys, picked up some guys 0:07:27.760 --> 0:07:30.120 Kansas City. For the most part that they they've they've 0:07:30.120 --> 0:07:32.560 stood pat You know that they're they're ready to go. 0:07:33.160 --> 0:07:36.160 The Baltimore Ravens, teams like that that have been that 0:07:36.240 --> 0:07:39.400 have got a more veteran leaden football team with less 0:07:39.480 --> 0:07:42.880 turnover than than this this Dolphin football team had. They've 0:07:42.960 --> 0:07:45.320 certainly got a jump start on this team and a 0:07:45.320 --> 0:07:48.360 lot more catching up for the Dolphins and teams like 0:07:48.480 --> 0:07:50.840 the Dolphins to get going, whether you've got a lot 0:07:50.840 --> 0:07:53.040 of young players or whether you're a couple of those 0:07:53.080 --> 0:07:56.840 teams UH that have new coaches that have to get 0:07:56.880 --> 0:08:00.640 their team ready to play under short order, under trying 0:08:00.720 --> 0:08:03.640 times and Bowl I'm not a dry in the house 0:08:03.680 --> 0:08:06.600 for the New Land Patriots with the opt outs, UH, 0:08:06.640 --> 0:08:09.200 Tom Brady opted out, he went to Tampa Bay this year. 0:08:09.240 --> 0:08:12.560 Gronk opted out last year and sat out the season. 0:08:12.640 --> 0:08:15.360 But a lot of those guys designing not to play 0:08:15.480 --> 0:08:19.560 due to COVID nineteen and and that roster has been decimated. 0:08:19.560 --> 0:08:22.400 I'm not gonna you know, feel sorry or or not 0:08:22.520 --> 0:08:25.160 worry about the wounded guys up there that are gonna play. 0:08:25.240 --> 0:08:27.160 But you know, you have to take into account there 0:08:27.240 --> 0:08:30.040 is that that whole starting linebacking corp has gone for 0:08:30.080 --> 0:08:33.000 the Patriots. Well that's our that's the second part of 0:08:33.000 --> 0:08:34.680 our news and notes as we switch over to that 0:08:34.760 --> 0:08:37.200 and talk about the NFL and and and you can't 0:08:37.240 --> 0:08:39.600 talk about the NFL and what they're doing now without 0:08:39.640 --> 0:08:43.360 looking at New England, who lost Tom Brady in free agency, 0:08:43.360 --> 0:08:45.959 who went to Tampa uh and and now all of 0:08:46.040 --> 0:08:47.880 a sudden, you're getting you're on the you're on the 0:08:48.200 --> 0:08:51.880 threshold of training camp, and you've got I would have 0:08:51.920 --> 0:08:55.480 got five six seven guys Chung, I mean, and they've 0:08:55.520 --> 0:08:58.200 got some some quality starters. You've got the one kid 0:08:58.280 --> 0:09:02.760 they offer, Brandon Boldennte high Tower, you got the offensive lineman. 0:09:02.800 --> 0:09:04.679 There was a doctor that wants to go and go 0:09:04.760 --> 0:09:07.640 up to Canada, Cannon, so you've given him. And yeah, 0:09:07.679 --> 0:09:10.360 you talked about High Tower, the linebackers and these guys, 0:09:10.360 --> 0:09:13.520 so you know, without you know, you lose maybe the 0:09:13.520 --> 0:09:16.280 greatest quarterback in the history of the NFL, which is 0:09:16.400 --> 0:09:18.120 you know that there's a big cavity that you gotta 0:09:18.160 --> 0:09:20.480 feel somehow, And then all of a sudden, on the 0:09:20.559 --> 0:09:24.320 on the on the doorstep of training camp, you lose five, six, 0:09:24.360 --> 0:09:27.360 seven other guys, a lot of which, as you said, 0:09:27.480 --> 0:09:30.640 are frontline players and guys that they're expecting on. So 0:09:30.880 --> 0:09:32.920 I'm not gonna cry tear for those guys up there. 0:09:32.960 --> 0:09:35.720 And they're red, white and blue or silver or whatever 0:09:35.800 --> 0:09:37.520 the hell they call that that they're wearing up there, 0:09:37.960 --> 0:09:41.560 Um just saying, hey, welcome back to the pack. Yeah, well, 0:09:41.559 --> 0:09:43.760 welcome to the rest of us. You know, it seems 0:09:43.800 --> 0:09:45.960 like they've been on the top of the heat for 0:09:46.080 --> 0:09:49.199 so long and really never had to deal with change, 0:09:49.400 --> 0:09:53.200 and when they did, it was changed by Bill Belichick saying, 0:09:53.200 --> 0:09:54.719 you know what, this guy has been an all pro, 0:09:54.880 --> 0:09:56.760 this guy has been a hall you know, potential Hall 0:09:56.800 --> 0:09:59.640 of Fame career, but he's too old for this position 0:09:59.720 --> 0:10:01.480 right now. We're gonna get rid of them, maybe a 0:10:01.520 --> 0:10:03.839 year or two early, and they would pick the right 0:10:03.840 --> 0:10:07.360 guy to replace him. It seemed like that scenario played 0:10:07.360 --> 0:10:11.320 itself out, especially on the defensive side, for many years 0:10:11.360 --> 0:10:14.400 over this dynasty that New England has had. But now 0:10:15.000 --> 0:10:18.319 I think the dynasty is gonna have the biggest challenge 0:10:18.360 --> 0:10:21.360 they've had in twenty years. Number one, without Tom Brady. 0:10:21.840 --> 0:10:26.120 Number two, without the consistency of having those reliable, dependable, 0:10:26.840 --> 0:10:30.600 experienced defenders to be able to line up each week 0:10:30.640 --> 0:10:32.880 and play at a certain level. This is going to 0:10:32.960 --> 0:10:35.800 have to be one of the best coaching jobs by 0:10:35.800 --> 0:10:39.600 Bill Belichick ever to get guys on the same pages 0:10:39.840 --> 0:10:42.480 that are guys that are they're losing. Since we're looking 0:10:42.480 --> 0:10:44.880 around the league a little more and and looking at 0:10:44.960 --> 0:10:47.719 New England up there, Uh, I just want to get 0:10:47.760 --> 0:10:50.880 your thoughts quickly on on uh, you know, kind of 0:10:50.880 --> 0:10:54.000 a surprising move done kind of like cloaking Dagg or 0:10:54.040 --> 0:10:56.200 like New England kind of does. But they come up 0:10:56.240 --> 0:11:01.520 with Cam Newton as a quarterback, um, and so the 0:11:01.559 --> 0:11:04.920 opportunity to have a guy like Cam Newton, who by 0:11:05.000 --> 0:11:08.360 his account is healthy, ready to go over the issues 0:11:08.400 --> 0:11:10.679 that he's had over the last year or so with injuries, 0:11:11.160 --> 0:11:16.199 And where do you see the impact that you see 0:11:16.240 --> 0:11:20.000 of Cam Newton with New England now that you add 0:11:20.040 --> 0:11:23.760 in all these other these other flock of players that 0:11:23.880 --> 0:11:26.319 have decided that uh that they'll see you next year 0:11:26.360 --> 0:11:29.200 and we'll get back to business sound when I see 0:11:29.280 --> 0:11:33.320 Cam Newton adding to New England is his experienced number one, 0:11:33.880 --> 0:11:37.320 but I think the way that he was added to eighteen, 0:11:37.559 --> 0:11:41.680 you know, the length of him staying out in free agency, 0:11:41.920 --> 0:11:44.360 may have lit the fuse on him a little bit more. 0:11:44.400 --> 0:11:47.120 To get back to his roots. Number one, he has 0:11:47.160 --> 0:11:49.959 to be healthy, which all accounts are he is healthy. 0:11:50.360 --> 0:11:53.959 For this upcoming season, He's gonna have to challenge Jared's 0:11:53.960 --> 0:11:56.240 Stendham for the for the starting job. And I don't 0:11:56.240 --> 0:11:58.199 think this is a given that Cam Newton is going 0:11:58.240 --> 0:12:00.520 to be the starting quarterback in New England. I think 0:12:00.520 --> 0:12:03.280 there is going to come a time if he doesn't 0:12:03.280 --> 0:12:07.640 win it outright before a game one, if Sidham does struggle, 0:12:07.720 --> 0:12:10.880 I think there will be no hesitation by Belichick to 0:12:10.880 --> 0:12:14.280 to bring in a Cam Newton, especially with the deficiencies 0:12:14.320 --> 0:12:16.520 now on the defensive side of the football. As New 0:12:16.520 --> 0:12:19.559 England goes into the season not as strong on paper 0:12:20.000 --> 0:12:21.840 as they might have been, so they're gonna need to 0:12:21.840 --> 0:12:24.959 score a lot of points or more points than projected 0:12:25.000 --> 0:12:27.880 maybe on offense, and Cam Newton gives them a dynamic 0:12:28.320 --> 0:12:30.640 they haven't add in twenty years, that a little bit 0:12:30.640 --> 0:12:34.640 of escapability that adds a little bit of pressure to 0:12:34.679 --> 0:12:37.839 a defense on how you attack the pocket. UH. In 0:12:37.960 --> 0:12:40.680 terms of Tom Brady got it out so quick. Cam 0:12:40.679 --> 0:12:42.560 Newton might hold it a little bit, but he still 0:12:42.559 --> 0:12:44.600 has that threat to get out and beat you with 0:12:44.679 --> 0:12:47.400 his legs. So I think there's that dynamic. But I 0:12:47.800 --> 0:12:50.680 wouldn't put pencil Cam Newton as a starter right now 0:12:51.040 --> 0:12:53.040 because they wouldn't have let Tom Brady go if they 0:12:53.080 --> 0:12:56.839 weren't so high on Jared's sid I just belk. I think, 0:12:56.880 --> 0:12:58.800 whoever it is, where's gonna be the first guy to 0:12:58.840 --> 0:13:01.120 line up the lead, She's gonna be short on whoever 0:13:01.160 --> 0:13:04.360 it is with Scarrett Stidham, whether it's Cam Newton, that's 0:13:04.360 --> 0:13:06.559 gonna be a short leash. And and and I don't 0:13:06.600 --> 0:13:11.280 think Bill Belichick will be UH will be He's still 0:13:11.320 --> 0:13:15.880 worried about hurting any feelings exactly. Hey, let's UH, let's 0:13:15.880 --> 0:13:18.040 get over to UH two xs and bows right now. 0:13:18.080 --> 0:13:19.920 We've talked about it before, and they in the open 0:13:20.360 --> 0:13:22.560 where we've talked about the offensive line, we've talked about 0:13:22.640 --> 0:13:26.440 running backs. Another area that really got revamped this year, 0:13:26.920 --> 0:13:30.280 UH is the secondary and and part of that revamp 0:13:30.480 --> 0:13:34.079 is getting Xadien Howard back and healthy again. Now he's 0:13:34.080 --> 0:13:36.840 on the physically unable to Perform list. What does that mean? 0:13:37.400 --> 0:13:40.120 It means that he didn't he's he didn't pass his 0:13:40.200 --> 0:13:44.800 physical now, but if he gets the physical tomorrow and passes, 0:13:44.840 --> 0:13:46.720 he can come back in and start working. So it's 0:13:46.920 --> 0:13:49.840 it's not a six week thing. It's not a it's 0:13:49.840 --> 0:13:52.600 just whenever he's ready to play, he can get back 0:13:52.640 --> 0:13:55.840 and start playing. Uh So, so that's a good help. 0:13:56.200 --> 0:13:57.800 Uh you want to get him in there working with 0:13:57.840 --> 0:14:01.400 Byron Jones and and maybe if X sits out a 0:14:01.400 --> 0:14:05.120 little bit, um you know, but Ugomy gets a nice 0:14:05.160 --> 0:14:07.440 little opportunity to get in there and and get some 0:14:07.480 --> 0:14:10.280 of those those early reps. But when you look at 0:14:10.280 --> 0:14:14.520 the quarterback situation on this football team with Howard and Cordeira, 0:14:14.600 --> 0:14:16.440 tankers like who was coming back, But he's on the 0:14:16.480 --> 0:14:19.760 COVID the list, So he's out there, Nick need Um, 0:14:19.960 --> 0:14:25.160 all these guys. The competition at the cornerback position this year, um, 0:14:25.200 --> 0:14:27.640 to me, is really going to be something to watch 0:14:28.400 --> 0:14:33.680 during training camp and how they mesh with the safeties 0:14:33.880 --> 0:14:38.040 right now, it's Bobby McCain, is Eric Roe. You know 0:14:38.240 --> 0:14:40.240 Eric last year did a good job you know, with 0:14:40.360 --> 0:14:43.080 Uh really being that guy that can nullify some of 0:14:43.080 --> 0:14:45.120 the tight ends down the middle of the field, and 0:14:45.120 --> 0:14:47.760 I think that's become a niche for him. But you know, 0:14:47.760 --> 0:14:49.560 you've got a lot of guys in that secondary. We've 0:14:49.560 --> 0:14:53.640 talked about it before, John that can play safety, corner, 0:14:54.240 --> 0:14:58.080 very multidimensional. Look when you look at the roster of 0:14:58.120 --> 0:15:01.840 guys in that secondary for the Dolphins this year, well both, 0:15:01.880 --> 0:15:04.200 there's no doubt that I think one of the strengths 0:15:04.200 --> 0:15:07.040 of this football team could be the secondary. You add 0:15:07.040 --> 0:15:10.520 Byron Jones and free agency, Uh and hopefully X is 0:15:10.560 --> 0:15:12.920 gonna be able to catch up with his rehab. Coach 0:15:12.960 --> 0:15:16.440 Floors talked about it this week about him working extremely 0:15:16.480 --> 0:15:19.640 hard and the flexibility of being able to jump off 0:15:19.640 --> 0:15:22.280 of that pup list all the way to the active roster. 0:15:22.360 --> 0:15:24.120 I mean, we've got a better part of a month, 0:15:24.200 --> 0:15:26.800 month in a week, month and ten days before this 0:15:26.840 --> 0:15:29.000 is gonna kick off for real, So I think there's 0:15:29.000 --> 0:15:31.680 gonna be some time for Exaving to get ready and 0:15:31.720 --> 0:15:34.160 be able to play in that opener against New England. Least. 0:15:34.200 --> 0:15:36.720 You know, everybody's crossing their fingers on that one. But 0:15:36.840 --> 0:15:39.400 you mentioned the depth, there's a lot of depth, not 0:15:39.440 --> 0:15:42.600 only at the cornerback position, but at safety. And I 0:15:42.600 --> 0:15:45.200 think safety is one of those positions where you know 0:15:45.280 --> 0:15:48.760 you can mix and match, uh, depending on who you're 0:15:48.800 --> 0:15:52.040 playing against. I think Eric Row made a great transition 0:15:52.120 --> 0:15:56.240 from the outside cornerback position to two inside at safety, 0:15:56.240 --> 0:15:58.520 whether that's playing center field or closer to the line 0:15:58.560 --> 0:16:01.960 of scrimmage. And you mentioned one of his greatest assets 0:16:02.080 --> 0:16:04.280 is covering a tight end because he has that quick 0:16:04.280 --> 0:16:07.560 twitch mentality coming from the edge of a defense. So 0:16:07.800 --> 0:16:11.160 between him and Bobby McCain in the back end, Colbert's 0:16:11.160 --> 0:16:13.880 back fledgelum comes in free agency that can give you 0:16:13.880 --> 0:16:16.240 a little bit of both on special teams and add 0:16:16.560 --> 0:16:19.240 to that secondary and Stephen Parker, you know, this is 0:16:19.280 --> 0:16:21.720 a guy that had an incredible interception and you know 0:16:21.760 --> 0:16:24.800 in the end zone this these are guys that are playmakers. 0:16:24.800 --> 0:16:26.920 These guys can can step up and do the job. 0:16:27.000 --> 0:16:30.360 So I think it's a great competition but at that position, 0:16:30.560 --> 0:16:33.280 but will also strengthened you go out to the outside. 0:16:33.520 --> 0:16:36.560 You mentioned you know ig been Agany, he might be 0:16:36.600 --> 0:16:39.040 able to do a little bit of everything play inside. 0:16:39.120 --> 0:16:42.040 Nicol would need him challenge at a cornerback position. If 0:16:42.080 --> 0:16:45.120 somebody goes down, wearing a lot of hats is big 0:16:45.160 --> 0:16:47.800 on this Miami Dolphins defense. He's one of those guys 0:16:47.840 --> 0:16:50.680 that can do with Keim Webster has experienced, Jamal Perry 0:16:50.720 --> 0:16:54.360 has experience on the inside. And then you get Javars Davis, 0:16:54.400 --> 0:16:57.840 that undrafted free agent from Kansas City who played with 0:16:57.920 --> 0:17:01.160 Noah at Allburn. They were the two owners that started. 0:17:01.200 --> 0:17:03.760 So you've got some flexibility there and I think it's 0:17:03.760 --> 0:17:06.960 gonna be a great competition to see who the eight 0:17:07.040 --> 0:17:10.560 or nine ten defensive backs are on the opening day roster. 0:17:10.600 --> 0:17:12.200 And one of the kids we didn't talk about as 0:17:12.440 --> 0:17:16.400 as Brandon Jones, uh the kids from Texas to safety 0:17:16.400 --> 0:17:18.680 from Texas. See what kind of impact he can make 0:17:18.760 --> 0:17:21.359 back there. But one thing we did we we have 0:17:21.600 --> 0:17:25.399 lost in the in this period is you know, a 0:17:25.400 --> 0:17:28.160 guy like Mishaw Jones, who who was a physical guy 0:17:28.280 --> 0:17:30.080 and I know the injuries and you know they have 0:17:30.600 --> 0:17:32.640 you know, curtailed his career. The last couple of years 0:17:32.680 --> 0:17:34.800 have been not what we were we we've seen out 0:17:34.800 --> 0:17:36.879 of him, But the way that that ability to have 0:17:36.920 --> 0:17:38.840 a guy like him, like you said, you could creep 0:17:38.880 --> 0:17:40.840 in the line of scrimmage, you can blitz. He could 0:17:40.880 --> 0:17:45.320 do so. He was such a physically impactful player in 0:17:45.400 --> 0:17:48.600 that secondary. Um, somebody needs to step up and fill 0:17:48.640 --> 0:17:50.680 that role. Somebody just needs to step up and be 0:17:50.800 --> 0:17:52.840 that guy. Like you said, it can get up closer 0:17:52.880 --> 0:17:54.719 to the line of scrimms and can feel that box. 0:17:55.200 --> 0:17:56.919 That can can they can put some pressure on the 0:17:57.000 --> 0:18:00.280 quarterback they need to in a blitz situation and can 0:18:00.280 --> 0:18:03.040 give your run support. Another aspect that you're gonna be 0:18:03.040 --> 0:18:05.080 a safe place safety in this sleep. You gotta be 0:18:05.119 --> 0:18:06.200 able to get up and you gotta be able to 0:18:06.200 --> 0:18:08.880 support the run. So uh and Rashad Joe is gonna 0:18:08.960 --> 0:18:10.920 did a good job of that. So they're needs gonna 0:18:11.040 --> 0:18:15.119 gonna need to find the physicality out there somewhere that 0:18:15.280 --> 0:18:19.719 you lose when you when when Rashaw Jones left the organization. 0:18:20.080 --> 0:18:22.399 I agree with you, bo, I think somebody's gonna have 0:18:22.480 --> 0:18:24.480 to be the leader of this group. And I'm not 0:18:24.560 --> 0:18:27.760 so sure it might not be multiple guys that take 0:18:27.840 --> 0:18:31.119 that rope and our leaders of the secondary. You know 0:18:31.200 --> 0:18:35.000 you mentioned earlier about the relationship with that offensive line 0:18:35.000 --> 0:18:37.440 and running back and the past rush and the defensive 0:18:37.480 --> 0:18:41.080 facts and how how that correlates into having success on 0:18:41.119 --> 0:18:44.240 either side of the football. I think with new offensive 0:18:44.280 --> 0:18:48.280 coordinator Josh Bowyer, you're going to see five dbs, six 0:18:48.359 --> 0:18:50.920 d b s. You're gonna see, you know, seven dbs. 0:18:50.960 --> 0:18:53.640 In terms of being able to get guys flying all around, 0:18:53.680 --> 0:18:56.359 You're gonna see multiple looks. And I think with the 0:18:56.400 --> 0:18:59.040 guys that we mentioned, not only do they have to 0:18:59.080 --> 0:19:01.960 be physical, but they need the ability to cover and 0:19:02.000 --> 0:19:05.160 they need the ability to play the football. This this 0:19:05.280 --> 0:19:08.000 team needs a defense that is known to be able 0:19:08.040 --> 0:19:11.040 to take away the football, to attack the football, whether 0:19:11.119 --> 0:19:14.160 that's coming up from the secondary and striking or running back, 0:19:14.240 --> 0:19:17.400 or or taking a wide receiver or tight end aggressively 0:19:17.480 --> 0:19:19.800 to the ground, or being able to take it away 0:19:19.800 --> 0:19:23.080 from the opposing offense. And I think with Bowyer at 0:19:23.080 --> 0:19:25.760 the defensive coordinator, you're gonna see a mix and match 0:19:25.800 --> 0:19:28.479 of a lot of these names that we mentioned in 0:19:28.800 --> 0:19:31.920 the line up of of eleven defenders. At the same time, 0:19:32.280 --> 0:19:35.040 he's not afraid to go six dbs because he has 0:19:35.080 --> 0:19:38.840 those guys that play multiple positions in their career and 0:19:38.880 --> 0:19:41.280 has faith that they could do their job for that 0:19:41.440 --> 0:19:42.800 three and a half, four and a half, five and 0:19:42.800 --> 0:19:45.840 a half seconds. Uh, and hopefully it's closer to three 0:19:45.880 --> 0:19:48.800 and a half for that defensive line putting pressure. Yeah. 0:19:48.840 --> 0:19:51.320 You think a couple of years back and you had 0:19:51.600 --> 0:19:55.399 Bobby McCain playing corner. He's had experience at corner, you know. 0:19:55.560 --> 0:19:57.760 I remember remember the night of the draft, you know, 0:19:57.840 --> 0:20:00.479 when we had three first round picks and getting that third, 0:20:00.520 --> 0:20:02.720 he goes, he want to and they picked, they picked. 0:20:03.000 --> 0:20:05.200