WEBVTT - Drive Time: Chris Grier 2025 Pre Draft Press Conference 0:00:08.640 --> 0:00:12.600 What is up Dolphins And welcome to the Draft Time Podcast. 0:00:12.720 --> 0:00:15.760 I am your host Travis Wingfield, and on today's show, 0:00:15.800 --> 0:00:19.040 we are covering the Chris Greer press conference. He spoke 0:00:19.079 --> 0:00:22.159 to the local media here on Tuesday afternoon ahead of 0:00:22.160 --> 0:00:26.240 the NFL Draft, talking about some of the major landscape 0:00:26.239 --> 0:00:29.360 shifts across the roster and that includes some new information 0:00:29.400 --> 0:00:31.920 about cornerback Jalen Ramsey. All of that and a heck 0:00:31.960 --> 0:00:34.400 of a lot more from the Baptist Health Studios inside 0:00:34.440 --> 0:00:38.720 the Baptist Health Training Complex. This is the Draft Time Podcast, 0:00:38.840 --> 0:00:43.640 May Gaff. So the press conference begins with an opening 0:00:43.640 --> 0:00:46.400 statement from Chris Greer about the news of the morning 0:00:46.440 --> 0:00:48.559 that was reported that Jalen Ramsey and the Dolphins have 0:00:48.760 --> 0:00:51.199 mutually agreed to part ways and they will look to 0:00:51.240 --> 0:00:54.320 facilitate a trade for the all pro cornerback. Here's Chris 0:00:54.360 --> 0:00:55.520 Grear on Jalen Ramsey. 0:00:55.600 --> 0:00:59.640 So, really, after a couple of weeks of discussions between 0:01:01.000 --> 0:01:05.640 ourselves internally and Jalen and his representation, we decided that 0:01:05.680 --> 0:01:09.360 it was probably the best interest for all parties to 0:01:09.560 --> 0:01:15.520 move forward. So I will say these decisions aren't done 0:01:16.160 --> 0:01:16.959 quickly and. 0:01:18.959 --> 0:01:19.920 They're not taken lightly. 0:01:19.959 --> 0:01:23.400 Because we spent a lot of time this offseason working 0:01:23.440 --> 0:01:27.720 through this, talking through things. At the end of the day, 0:01:27.840 --> 0:01:30.920 Jalen did not ask for a trade, so we went 0:01:30.959 --> 0:01:35.039 through the process, and I just felt that after numerous 0:01:35.080 --> 0:01:38.240 conversations and then talking last week with Jalen and his agent, 0:01:39.080 --> 0:01:40.960 that it was best to move forward and it was 0:01:41.040 --> 0:01:44.959 best interest of the Miami Dolphins and for Jalen Ramsey. 0:01:45.240 --> 0:01:48.120 Naturally, a lot of questions arose from that statement that 0:01:48.160 --> 0:01:51.360 it has obviously become made clear that the Dolphins and 0:01:51.440 --> 0:01:53.440 Jalen Ramsey are going to wind up parting ways. And 0:01:53.440 --> 0:01:55.960 you'll hear him talking a few of these answers about 0:01:56.080 --> 0:01:59.520 we'll deal with the fallout of him being here or 0:01:59.680 --> 0:02:01.840 you know, the situation of him being here if when 0:02:01.880 --> 0:02:04.800 that happens, or acquire the draft picks, and he was 0:02:04.840 --> 0:02:07.400 asked about urgency to get done before the draft to 0:02:07.480 --> 0:02:09.760 make sure they get picks in this year's draft. He 0:02:09.840 --> 0:02:11.799 said that that was not part of the discussion, that 0:02:11.840 --> 0:02:13.640 they'll do it when the best time for it is 0:02:13.680 --> 0:02:17.760 to be done. He was also asked about Ramsey wanting 0:02:17.760 --> 0:02:21.440 a salary adjustment. He said no, he opted to keep 0:02:21.480 --> 0:02:24.440 it internal. When asked why this is happening, because he 0:02:24.480 --> 0:02:26.639 did say that Ramsey did not ask for a trade, 0:02:27.760 --> 0:02:29.720 did not ask for a raise, there was not an 0:02:29.720 --> 0:02:31.880 issue with the scheme or anything. And so he was asked, 0:02:31.880 --> 0:02:35.720 why is this trade happening or why is this discussion 0:02:35.760 --> 0:02:38.760 even happening, and he said that will stay internal. He 0:02:38.880 --> 0:02:40.960 was also asked, it didn't seem like the moves you 0:02:41.000 --> 0:02:44.760 made this offseason matched up with what you did in 0:02:44.840 --> 0:02:47.520 free agency or to build the rest of the roster out. 0:02:47.560 --> 0:02:49.560 And I think if you look at the Dolphins current roster, 0:02:49.960 --> 0:02:51.960 you're gonna have to get some guys that step up 0:02:52.000 --> 0:02:54.840 that have been unproven, and that might even include you know, 0:02:54.960 --> 0:02:57.680 cater Coho playing on the outside more than the inside 0:02:57.760 --> 0:03:00.240 than he has in the past. And if you guys 0:03:00.240 --> 0:03:02.240 are longtime listeners of the podcast, you know, I think 0:03:02.280 --> 0:03:04.560 he's very capable of that, a very good football player. 0:03:04.840 --> 0:03:07.600 And Chris Career touched on on Cam Smith later on 0:03:07.600 --> 0:03:09.919 in the press conference as well, and we saw a 0:03:09.960 --> 0:03:12.320 Storm Ducket playing time last year, Ethan Bonner the year 0:03:12.360 --> 0:03:14.480 before that. Like, if you go into the season right now, 0:03:14.480 --> 0:03:17.560 which you're not, you have the draft and undrafted free agency, 0:03:17.600 --> 0:03:19.960 and as you'll hear from Chris later on, there's the 0:03:20.200 --> 0:03:22.600 you know, the free agent veteran market hasn't closed either, 0:03:22.720 --> 0:03:24.880 that's still available to them. And while I don't think 0:03:24.919 --> 0:03:27.000 it makes sense to sit here and talk about the 0:03:27.080 --> 0:03:30.919 roster on April sixteenth, from a completion standpoint, I think 0:03:30.960 --> 0:03:33.639 that the general idea is that if you don't have 0:03:33.760 --> 0:03:36.120 like sure things at every single position group, that you're 0:03:36.200 --> 0:03:38.480 lacking in that group. And I understand that from an 0:03:38.520 --> 0:03:42.080 outside and fan perspective, but sometimes in this league, especially 0:03:42.120 --> 0:03:43.960 in this league, I should say, with how the salary 0:03:44.000 --> 0:03:45.960 cap is and you know the turnover that we've seen 0:03:45.960 --> 0:03:48.040 in the last couple of years, you have to have 0:03:48.160 --> 0:03:51.360 guys that haven't shown stuff in the past show up 0:03:51.400 --> 0:03:53.880 and be players that you maybe didn't expect them to 0:03:53.880 --> 0:03:55.720 be or and maybe the team did, but maybe the 0:03:55.720 --> 0:03:58.520 fan base didn't. But it happens every single year on 0:03:58.560 --> 0:04:01.120 every single football team, and for the Dolphins at the 0:04:01.160 --> 0:04:02.880 cornerback spot right now, they're going to have to have 0:04:02.960 --> 0:04:05.000 a couple of guys step up and play to a 0:04:05.040 --> 0:04:07.040 higher level than what they've shown in the past, or 0:04:07.080 --> 0:04:09.760 play at all. And that could include rookies, you know, 0:04:10.080 --> 0:04:11.920 high draft picks or mid round draft. 0:04:11.760 --> 0:04:13.920 Picks or your DFAs. So we'll see what it looks like. 0:04:13.960 --> 0:04:16.280 But right now it sounds like Ramsey and the Dolphins 0:04:16.279 --> 0:04:19.120 will try to find a way to facilitate a trade 0:04:19.120 --> 0:04:21.880 to get Ramsey out of Miami after a two year 0:04:21.960 --> 0:04:24.279 run here with the Dolphins. One more here from Greer 0:04:24.320 --> 0:04:25.760 on Ramsey and we'll go ahead and move on. 0:04:26.040 --> 0:04:28.480 When you're talking through the off season and all these 0:04:28.520 --> 0:04:32.560 conversations are having throughout the off season, you're still working 0:04:32.760 --> 0:04:37.200 and you tried to prepare for scenarios. So like again, 0:04:37.240 --> 0:04:41.839 this was a long discussions, many discussions, i would say, 0:04:41.880 --> 0:04:44.719 throughout the off season, So this wasn't anything we rushed 0:04:44.720 --> 0:04:49.200 to and just said today, let's do this, So we're prepared. 0:04:49.240 --> 0:04:50.960 If he's here, you know, we'll deal with it. And 0:04:50.960 --> 0:04:54.640 if he's not, you know, we'll we'll adjust as well. 0:04:54.680 --> 0:04:57.080 So we feel good about where it is. It's never 0:04:57.120 --> 0:05:00.599 easy to replace a player like Jalen a good player. 0:05:00.600 --> 0:05:02.479 For us, he's a good player, he'll probably be a 0:05:02.520 --> 0:05:06.560 Hall of Famer here, but for the Miami Dolphins going forward, 0:05:06.560 --> 0:05:08.520 we feel like this is the best chance to help 0:05:08.600 --> 0:05:11.719 us win not only just this year, but in the 0:05:11.760 --> 0:05:12.520 future as well. 0:05:12.760 --> 0:05:15.039 He was also asked about the mindset of Stephen Ross 0:05:15.040 --> 0:05:17.159 about this team and how hopeful he can possibly be. 0:05:17.839 --> 0:05:19.880 Chris Career just basically said that he doesn't step over 0:05:19.920 --> 0:05:22.760 the football decision makers to make football moves. So I 0:05:22.800 --> 0:05:25.120 think this concept that Ross has been handing out Levy's 0:05:25.120 --> 0:05:27.320 about spending money or not, like, that's never been Ross's 0:05:27.440 --> 0:05:29.640 m right. He's always been spend the most money possible 0:05:29.680 --> 0:05:31.640 to get the best team on the field possible and 0:05:31.720 --> 0:05:33.560 spare no expense in doing that. 0:05:33.680 --> 0:05:35.040 So and I mean. 0:05:34.920 --> 0:05:38.200 That's been pretty well proven with the facilities and the 0:05:38.360 --> 0:05:41.240 constant report cards that you get back from the NFLPA 0:05:41.279 --> 0:05:43.240 survey they say a plus across the board. So this 0:05:43.360 --> 0:05:46.200 building in this facility and the commitment to winning is 0:05:46.240 --> 0:05:48.440 something that I think would be I mean, I don't 0:05:48.440 --> 0:05:51.719 know how you could possibly ever question that given the 0:05:52.520 --> 0:05:54.760 all of the surroundings that you see down here in 0:05:54.800 --> 0:05:57.839 South Florida and Stephen Ross's commitment to winning here with 0:05:57.960 --> 0:06:00.520 the Miami Dolphins. And you know, I think what you 0:06:00.560 --> 0:06:03.320 look at with this year's team and this offseason, like 0:06:03.839 --> 0:06:06.839 everything that they do or that they've done is through 0:06:06.880 --> 0:06:09.240 the prism of like what's going to make us win 0:06:10.120 --> 0:06:13.440 most now, but also for the long term, because you'll 0:06:13.480 --> 0:06:16.719 recall back when his you know, twenty nineteen press conference, 0:06:17.080 --> 0:06:19.320 when they made the move, it was like, we are 0:06:19.360 --> 0:06:22.240 our biggest thing right now is trying to find a 0:06:22.240 --> 0:06:24.479 way to sustain success. And that was after a couple 0:06:24.560 --> 0:06:27.400 of years of teams that pushed money into you know, 0:06:27.520 --> 0:06:29.919 some some aging veterans and went onto the free agent 0:06:29.920 --> 0:06:32.039 market and signed big time names, and they didn't always 0:06:32.080 --> 0:06:34.440 work out, and you would get these six and ten, 0:06:34.560 --> 0:06:37.080 seven and nine years and kind of be up against 0:06:37.080 --> 0:06:39.080 the books every year. And that was kind of a 0:06:39.200 --> 0:06:41.839 change in process. And I think the idea behind sustained 0:06:41.839 --> 0:06:44.640 winning is how every decision gets made here for Miami 0:06:44.680 --> 0:06:47.960 and especially for Stephen Ross. Just continuing for the posterity 0:06:48.000 --> 0:06:49.760 of the entire press conference, which you can find on 0:06:49.800 --> 0:06:52.120 the team YouTube channel, but I think that breaking it 0:06:52.160 --> 0:06:53.279 down here has a better option. 0:06:53.440 --> 0:06:54.920 What do I know to you guys. 0:06:55.400 --> 0:06:58.280 He also was asked about the effort to resign Kalay's Campbell. 0:06:58.279 --> 0:07:00.200 He mentioned that Klay has opted to go back the 0:07:00.240 --> 0:07:03.080 team that drafted him. And we have heard, you know, 0:07:03.320 --> 0:07:06.440 I had heard previously the Campbell's a big Arizona guy. 0:07:06.480 --> 0:07:09.159 Loves it there and wants to set his roots long 0:07:09.240 --> 0:07:11.240 term down in Arizona. So that makes the most sense 0:07:11.240 --> 0:07:12.880 to me. And then the question I want to go 0:07:12.920 --> 0:07:15.200 ahead and play the answer for was would you label 0:07:15.280 --> 0:07:18.239 this a soft rebuild or a reset of the roster? 0:07:18.360 --> 0:07:20.520 Because I've made it clear that the twenty twenty four 0:07:20.600 --> 0:07:22.840 rams were a great example of this, and I think 0:07:22.880 --> 0:07:25.120 you're seeing the Niners go through something similar to this 0:07:25.240 --> 0:07:27.360 and we'll see, you know, how these teams shake out 0:07:27.400 --> 0:07:29.680 on the other side. And we have seen the results 0:07:29.720 --> 0:07:32.200 of teams that have kind of taken a different approach 0:07:32.280 --> 0:07:34.480 or maybe just change their overall structure for how they 0:07:34.520 --> 0:07:37.160 do things. And you've seen that with the Miami Dolphins 0:07:37.160 --> 0:07:38.960 this year. I mean, it wasn't about the top of 0:07:39.000 --> 0:07:41.200 the class of free agency. It's not about you know, 0:07:41.240 --> 0:07:43.040 making the big trade in big splash, and it's been 0:07:43.080 --> 0:07:45.840 more about acquiring draft picks and trying to reset your 0:07:45.960 --> 0:07:48.120 the way the building operates through the draft and through 0:07:48.160 --> 0:07:51.840 young players. And you've seen teams, not just across the league, 0:07:51.840 --> 0:07:55.240 but from this particular coaching tree have success doing that. 0:07:55.280 --> 0:07:55.600 And so. 0:07:57.040 --> 0:07:59.680 Chris Greer was asked about the actual label of a 0:07:59.760 --> 0:08:01.960 saw to reset or rebuild, And I thought that his 0:08:02.040 --> 0:08:04.040 answer was just instructive in terms of how they view 0:08:04.080 --> 0:08:06.600 this entire thing from you know, this point forward. 0:08:06.760 --> 0:08:09.160 We have a lot of really good football players on 0:08:09.240 --> 0:08:14.240 this roster still at some places that impact game. So 0:08:14.560 --> 0:08:17.400 our goal is to win, win this year and and 0:08:17.400 --> 0:08:19.960 and keep winning for sustained success in the future. 0:08:20.080 --> 0:08:21.880 Quick pause for a follow for Chris Grew on a 0:08:21.920 --> 0:08:22.560 similar question. 0:08:22.920 --> 0:08:26.480 And some of the players we added or quality h 0:08:27.000 --> 0:08:31.760 human beings and people that have been leaders that other teams. 0:08:32.520 --> 0:08:34.440 But I do think in house when you have guys 0:08:34.480 --> 0:08:40.679 like Zach Seeler, just to name a few, like I mean, 0:08:40.679 --> 0:08:46.680 you can say Tyree Waddle, alec Ingold, Austin Jackson, the 0:08:46.720 --> 0:08:50.720 offensive line guys love you know, those guys they lead differently, 0:08:50.960 --> 0:08:52.960 you know, they're they're quiet guys and how they do 0:08:53.000 --> 0:08:56.800 it by example and stuff. So we feel comfortable they 0:08:56.840 --> 0:08:59.319 know the expectations. You know, as we talked about it 0:08:59.440 --> 0:09:04.600 the post draft press conference, Mike addressed that and what 0:09:04.640 --> 0:09:08.440 he told the team. And so Mike and leaders on 0:09:08.480 --> 0:09:10.679 a team have been meeting all throughout the off season 0:09:10.760 --> 0:09:15.120 talking about things. So very excited for where it's going. 0:09:15.120 --> 0:09:18.520 And they know the expectations and so looking forward to 0:09:18.559 --> 0:09:19.800 see how this group responds. 0:09:19.880 --> 0:09:21.559 Let's go ahead and take a break right there, come 0:09:21.600 --> 0:09:23.559 back on the other side and continue here with Chris 0:09:23.640 --> 0:09:26.439 Grear his pre draft press conference. That's Next Draft Time 0:09:26.480 --> 0:09:32.000 podcast brought to you by AutoNation. I think this next 0:09:32.000 --> 0:09:33.840 part here will be of interest for those that are 0:09:33.880 --> 0:09:36.240 concerned about all the needs on the roster. He was 0:09:36.240 --> 0:09:38.800 asked about this, Chris Greer about kind of bowing out 0:09:38.840 --> 0:09:41.240 of the first the high end of free agency, and 0:09:41.320 --> 0:09:43.160 you guys have heard this podcast time and time again. 0:09:43.200 --> 0:09:44.520 That's for no team. 0:09:44.880 --> 0:09:47.360 Is that a good process to invest heavily into that 0:09:47.360 --> 0:09:51.319 portion of the offseason or team building program. Team building 0:09:51.360 --> 0:09:54.240 portion of the off season program. But there was some 0:09:54.440 --> 0:09:59.040 interesting tidbits in here about the draft picks and also 0:09:59.640 --> 0:10:03.240 the tension of free agency beyond that first couple of weeks, 0:10:03.240 --> 0:10:05.280 the first wave or two of free agency, and you're 0:10:05.280 --> 0:10:07.080 going to hear him talk about how they're in connection 0:10:07.200 --> 0:10:08.720 right now to a few players that are out there, 0:10:08.720 --> 0:10:10.679 which I always thought was the case, but interesting to 0:10:10.720 --> 0:10:12.040 hear Chris Wereer talk about. 0:10:11.840 --> 0:10:14.720 This in a salary cap era, you just can't keep 0:10:14.800 --> 0:10:17.280 when you have high priced players and you've seen it 0:10:17.320 --> 0:10:19.400 around the league. You know that a team, so you 0:10:19.720 --> 0:10:21.800 make decisions. We have ten draft picks this year for 0:10:21.840 --> 0:10:24.920 the first time with that many draft picks, so excited 0:10:24.960 --> 0:10:27.000 about that. But at the end of the day, it 0:10:27.040 --> 0:10:29.480 was just we were just looking to sign some good 0:10:29.520 --> 0:10:32.560 players at prices that we feel comfortable playing. And that 0:10:32.600 --> 0:10:35.920 continues all the way through the drafts and post draft 0:10:35.960 --> 0:10:37.640 as we've been in touch with a number of players 0:10:37.679 --> 0:10:39.160 as well still that we're still tracking. 0:10:39.360 --> 0:10:42.199 So here's where I think there could be a disconnect 0:10:42.240 --> 0:10:45.000 from someone like myself or Kyle Crabs for that matter. 0:10:45.040 --> 0:10:47.520 And obviously, you know my job and attachment to the 0:10:47.559 --> 0:10:50.280 team comes with a different level of expectation for this. 0:10:50.360 --> 0:10:53.839 But like Kyle is also a pretty optimistic guy that 0:10:53.880 --> 0:10:55.040 we like to call it like we see it when 0:10:55.040 --> 0:10:57.200 it goes wrong. But for the most part, we involve 0:10:57.200 --> 0:11:00.200 ourselves in this because it's it's more enjoyable to be 0:11:01.080 --> 0:11:03.800 looking at things from the lens of like what could 0:11:03.840 --> 0:11:06.280 it be if it goes right, Because the entire league, 0:11:06.280 --> 0:11:08.959 the entire process of the sport is make a decision. 0:11:09.120 --> 0:11:10.600 It could go this way, it could go that way. 0:11:10.640 --> 0:11:12.120 We'll see what happens and if you make enough of 0:11:12.160 --> 0:11:14.120 the decisions to go the right way, you are a 0:11:14.160 --> 0:11:17.160 consistent winner. And I'm not, you know, naive enough to 0:11:17.160 --> 0:11:20.120 acknowledge that it never goes wrong, but I always like 0:11:20.200 --> 0:11:21.640 to look at it that way. And I even't thought 0:11:21.640 --> 0:11:23.680 about this today before the press conference went off and 0:11:23.760 --> 0:11:26.439 we heard about the Ramsey News, like I remember covering 0:11:26.440 --> 0:11:28.360 the team in twenty nineteen, and I kind of enjoyed 0:11:28.400 --> 0:11:30.319 it because it was like there was no need to 0:11:30.320 --> 0:11:32.200 get upset about what you're watching on the field because 0:11:32.240 --> 0:11:34.320 they were not going to be a contender to begin with, 0:11:34.679 --> 0:11:36.600 but there was things to get excited about from an 0:11:36.600 --> 0:11:40.880 evaluation standpoint. And I will not sit here on April 0:11:40.920 --> 0:11:44.560 fifteenth and be like they have no chance at positions X, 0:11:44.679 --> 0:11:46.160 Y and Z, because there's going to be a lot 0:11:46.160 --> 0:11:47.839 of more additions made to the roster. We have to 0:11:47.840 --> 0:11:50.160 watch how those guys, you know, acclimate to the football 0:11:50.200 --> 0:11:53.160 team and where they are in September and even beyond 0:11:53.160 --> 0:11:55.640 that into like Thanksgiving and where this thing grows. So 0:11:56.400 --> 0:11:58.520 that's all I set up to say, Like they could 0:11:58.559 --> 0:12:01.720 sign three impact free agents still and hit on four 0:12:01.800 --> 0:12:03.720 draft picks and get a couple of u DFAs that 0:12:03.760 --> 0:12:06.240 play on special teams and they could wind up adding 0:12:06.280 --> 0:12:08.840 seven or eight more contributors to the football team. 0:12:09.320 --> 0:12:11.679 Is that super likely? I don't know. 0:12:12.080 --> 0:12:13.960 I don't think the history and math of the league 0:12:14.000 --> 0:12:16.440 tells you that it is. I think there's examples of it, 0:12:16.480 --> 0:12:18.800 but probably more examples of it not working out for you. 0:12:19.160 --> 0:12:21.680 The reason I say all this is because he was 0:12:21.720 --> 0:12:24.719 asked a question about and this has been something he 0:12:24.840 --> 0:12:27.199 said every all the five years that I've been here, 0:12:27.400 --> 0:12:29.200 like we want to go into the draft without having 0:12:29.200 --> 0:12:30.959 any glaring needs, like the ability to line up and 0:12:30.960 --> 0:12:33.600 play a football game tomorrow. Then we can just draft 0:12:33.640 --> 0:12:35.800 the best players and supplement what we already have from 0:12:35.840 --> 0:12:39.000 a roster standpoint. And it's obviously not like that this year, 0:12:39.200 --> 0:12:41.120 And so he was asked, do you adjust your draft 0:12:41.160 --> 0:12:43.840 strategy to fit those needs? Because right now, and you'll 0:12:43.840 --> 0:12:46.240 hear him talk about this press conference about like going 0:12:46.280 --> 0:12:48.840 into this draft with maybe more needs than years past, 0:12:49.040 --> 0:12:52.120 or you know, how the draft strengths align with the 0:12:52.200 --> 0:12:54.840 needs the Dolphins have on their roster, So will you 0:12:54.880 --> 0:12:58.800 adjust accordingly? So here's Kris talking about that and addressing 0:12:58.800 --> 0:13:01.319 the fact that there are particular needs on this roster. 0:13:01.440 --> 0:13:03.960 No for us it's the draft kind of lines with 0:13:04.000 --> 0:13:07.160 a lot of the positions of need for us that 0:13:07.520 --> 0:13:10.760 people perceive and what's on our roster right now. So 0:13:11.679 --> 0:13:15.000 for us, we think at thirteen, they'll be good players 0:13:15.000 --> 0:13:19.480 there that will we'll be NFL ready players that are 0:13:19.480 --> 0:13:22.520 also fell in need. So if we choose to stay there, 0:13:22.920 --> 0:13:26.439 we'll have options and if we move around, we'll take 0:13:26.440 --> 0:13:27.520 advantage of that as well. 0:13:27.679 --> 0:13:29.320 Yeah, I get the sense they would prefer to add 0:13:29.320 --> 0:13:31.160 even more draft picks the ten that they do have 0:13:31.240 --> 0:13:33.840 and just try to again do what the Rams did 0:13:33.840 --> 0:13:36.960 in twenty twenty four. It was twenty twenty three when 0:13:37.040 --> 0:13:39.679 they really you know, hit the reset button and had 0:13:39.679 --> 0:13:42.320 all those draft picks and signed like twenty seven udfas 0:13:42.360 --> 0:13:44.520 and got impact your performance from a couple of them. 0:13:44.760 --> 0:13:47.400 And that's how teams have restacked the deck for a 0:13:47.440 --> 0:13:49.640 long time. Now when it comes to like, okay, we 0:13:49.679 --> 0:13:51.560 made our aggressive push. Now it's time to kind of 0:13:51.559 --> 0:13:53.960 peel back and go more back towards the draft. Like 0:13:54.280 --> 0:13:57.040 there's team cycles, right, you have teams that are ready 0:13:57.080 --> 0:13:58.480 to go after it right now, and those are the 0:13:58.480 --> 0:14:00.800 teams that are attractive towards the top of the line. 0:14:00.880 --> 0:14:04.000 You know, veteran, one year mercenary types of players, and 0:14:04.040 --> 0:14:05.840 then you have teams that are trying to slowly build 0:14:05.840 --> 0:14:07.880 the thing up, and we've seen the Panthers kind of 0:14:07.880 --> 0:14:09.600 do that a little bit over the last couple of years. 0:14:09.720 --> 0:14:11.080 And then you have teams that have to kind of 0:14:11.080 --> 0:14:13.960 reset back and kind of reformulate. Like every different team 0:14:13.960 --> 0:14:17.319 in the league has a different particular cycle, and right 0:14:17.360 --> 0:14:19.680 now Miami's in their cycle where they're trying to get 0:14:19.840 --> 0:14:22.600 younger and trying to get more contributing draft picks and 0:14:22.600 --> 0:14:23.640 young players in the roster. 0:14:24.920 --> 0:14:26.640 Let's go ahead and pivot forward here. 0:14:26.760 --> 0:14:29.200 He was asked, is the belief that both the starting 0:14:29.240 --> 0:14:31.520 safeties are in the building, And I thought this answer 0:14:31.600 --> 0:14:32.360 was pretty interesting. 0:14:33.080 --> 0:14:36.440 Yes, yes, we feel good about those three and Elijah 0:14:36.480 --> 0:14:39.040 Campbell as well as back, so we feel like we 0:14:39.120 --> 0:14:41.120 have some depth there. But we'll keep looking to add 0:14:41.240 --> 0:14:42.960 as well as we you will to every position. 0:14:43.080 --> 0:14:45.560 And I do think that in the best version of 0:14:45.600 --> 0:14:48.360 those players, you do probably have starting quality talent, but 0:14:48.480 --> 0:14:51.200 I think you also have good depth if you were 0:14:51.240 --> 0:14:54.760 to tap into this pretty deep safety class, which we've 0:14:54.800 --> 0:14:57.000 seen reports to the Dolphins being attached to a few 0:14:57.040 --> 0:14:59.040 of the draft prospects in terms of their visits to 0:14:59.080 --> 0:15:02.280 Miami and free agency. There was talk about Jeremy Chin 0:15:02.360 --> 0:15:04.200 having interests to the Miami Dolphins that go sign e 0:15:04.280 --> 0:15:07.320 Fatu melafon Wu, who's a similar player type. And so 0:15:07.720 --> 0:15:10.200 I think that with this class, with the amount of 0:15:10.280 --> 0:15:13.240 draft picks, you probably could look to add more safety 0:15:13.280 --> 0:15:15.360 help and that would really make that room even deeper 0:15:15.360 --> 0:15:17.440 and better. But yeah, you've got a bunch of guys 0:15:17.480 --> 0:15:19.560 and they're going to compete for positions. And I'm excited 0:15:19.560 --> 0:15:21.600 about the turnover that spot because I thought safety last 0:15:21.680 --> 0:15:24.240 year was kind of a struggle for the Dolphins and 0:15:24.280 --> 0:15:26.920 having that whole room over Maade was probably a good thing. 0:15:27.000 --> 0:15:30.000 And I kind of view the entire Weaver defense right 0:15:30.040 --> 0:15:33.280 now through that prism of like, hey, what do you need, coach, 0:15:33.320 --> 0:15:37.360 because it seems like that hybrid, you know, box impact 0:15:37.480 --> 0:15:39.760 safety that can play the run, which is so paramount 0:15:39.760 --> 0:15:41.440 in today's league. Right Like, if you can't play the 0:15:41.480 --> 0:15:44.400 run at the safety position, man, you put your defense 0:15:44.440 --> 0:15:46.720 in a bind because of the inability to play high 0:15:46.800 --> 0:15:49.920 coverage and play off the football but also be able 0:15:49.920 --> 0:15:51.720 to insert into the running game, Like if you give 0:15:51.760 --> 0:15:55.760 the offensive front a hat advantage, a numbers advantage in 0:15:55.800 --> 0:15:58.000 the running game because you can't come down and play 0:15:58.000 --> 0:16:00.600 the run like it changes the entire dynamic of how 0:16:00.600 --> 0:16:03.200 you play football. And you know, this is getting way 0:16:03.240 --> 0:16:06.000 into the weeds here in terms of like the discussion 0:16:06.000 --> 0:16:08.840 about analytics and whether or not running the football matters. 0:16:08.880 --> 0:16:11.200 And you guys remember ten years ago when it was like, 0:16:11.360 --> 0:16:13.200 it does not matter who your running back is. It 0:16:13.240 --> 0:16:14.920 does not matter if you run the ball ever in 0:16:14.960 --> 0:16:16.640 a game, you should throw the ball every single time, 0:16:16.720 --> 0:16:19.560 because if you average eight yards per past attempt and 0:16:19.600 --> 0:16:22.080 that's a good number, and you average four yards per 0:16:22.120 --> 0:16:24.600 rush attempt and that's a good number, which one should 0:16:24.640 --> 0:16:27.960 you choose every single play? And that's how like I 0:16:28.000 --> 0:16:30.040 even subscribed to that thought a while ago. I remember 0:16:30.040 --> 0:16:31.520 I had a friend who was a high school running 0:16:31.560 --> 0:16:33.000 back and I told him one time. 0:16:32.920 --> 0:16:35.640 Running backs don't matter. He was like what, he was 0:16:35.680 --> 0:16:38.400 so mad at me. And that was a foolish take. 0:16:38.400 --> 0:16:40.080 And I one of the reasons I bring it up 0:16:40.160 --> 0:16:45.560 is because, like, you have to be able to impact 0:16:45.680 --> 0:16:49.080 your physicality and put the threat of the run game 0:16:49.600 --> 0:16:52.320 in the mind of the opposition to be able to 0:16:52.360 --> 0:16:55.000 open up your entire offense especially for Miami and all 0:16:55.000 --> 0:16:56.680 the play action that we have, and how good of 0:16:56.680 --> 0:16:59.600 a ball handler Tua is a quarterback. Like, when you 0:16:59.600 --> 0:17:01.480 can do that and impact the run game that way, 0:17:01.560 --> 0:17:03.760 it changes the way teams have to defend you and 0:17:03.880 --> 0:17:05.919 vice versa with the ability to play the run from 0:17:05.960 --> 0:17:08.560 depth of safety. So when I watch these moves and 0:17:08.600 --> 0:17:11.000 when I think about Anthony Weevers impact on the defense 0:17:11.040 --> 0:17:13.720 and who could possibly run what he wants to run, 0:17:14.080 --> 0:17:16.520 I look at those types of impact safeties and think 0:17:16.640 --> 0:17:19.080 like that, that seems like a really good fit and 0:17:19.080 --> 0:17:20.919 a good idea for how this team builds out that 0:17:21.000 --> 0:17:23.720 room on the very back end of your defense. More 0:17:23.800 --> 0:17:25.760 questions about culture and all that stuff. I feel like 0:17:25.760 --> 0:17:27.399 they've covered that pretty in depth, so I need to 0:17:27.400 --> 0:17:29.920 get into that any further. Do you guys see Patrick 0:17:29.960 --> 0:17:32.960 Paul as the long term left tackle here, the starting 0:17:33.040 --> 0:17:35.040 left tackle for twenty twenty five. He was asked about 0:17:35.040 --> 0:17:37.760 that and leam Mikeenberg. Will he start a guard back 0:17:37.800 --> 0:17:39.520 to CG in terms. 0:17:39.240 --> 0:17:42.320 Of Patrick Paul, Yes, he will. He will be our 0:17:42.359 --> 0:17:44.639 starter at left tackle get the first crack at doing it. 0:17:45.600 --> 0:17:49.160 We signed Larry Borum, who we felt really good about. 0:17:49.320 --> 0:17:52.920 We really liked him in free agency, and Liam will 0:17:53.040 --> 0:17:58.359 will come in and provide swing versatility, and he'll compete 0:17:58.359 --> 0:18:01.520 for a job, and he's not homist anything, and he 0:18:01.560 --> 0:18:03.080 knows there's going to be a competition for it. 0:18:03.280 --> 0:18:06.119 And remember McDaniel mentioning that Liamlickenberg is going to have 0:18:06.119 --> 0:18:08.160 to be the best version of himself if he's going 0:18:08.200 --> 0:18:10.280