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<v Speaker 5>It's Waddle his sixth touchdown pass the team. Drive Time

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<v Speaker 5>What is up?

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<v Speaker 4>How's it going? Everybody? I am your host, Travis Wingfield,

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<v Speaker 4>And on today's show, we want to hear from you.

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<v Speaker 4>It's a mail episode. We haven't answered your questions in

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<v Speaker 4>a while, so we're gonna get to a whole bunch

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<v Speaker 4>of them. Plus Raheem Moster and Jerome Baker had media

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<v Speaker 4>availabilities on Tuesday. We'll recap those and talk about their

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<v Speaker 4>games and their fits in this current system. From the

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<v Speaker 1>Maggie Geff.

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<v Speaker 4>Caroline takes us right into it. We're gonna hear from

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<v Speaker 4>both Raheem and Jerome Baker, but I want to hear

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<v Speaker 4>from you guys right now. Let's go ahead and start

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<v Speaker 4>with at Jason Underscore Sarny. You all know who he is,

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<v Speaker 4>big time Dolphins fan. What's up Jason? With the Dolphins

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<v Speaker 4>secondary very flexible with players who can play the boundary

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<v Speaker 4>slot or even safety duties. Which defensive back is the

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<v Speaker 4>ultimate Vic Fangio chess piece to me? I think the

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<v Speaker 4>beautiful part about this question is that the answer is

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<v Speaker 4>multi faceted, and that's what opposing offensive coordinators are going

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<v Speaker 4>to have to try to figure out on a weekly basis.

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<v Speaker 4>I look at this team both offensively and defensively, primarily

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<v Speaker 4>defensively as really able to adapt their game plan to

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<v Speaker 4>attack that specific opponent for that specific week, and man,

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<v Speaker 4>there are bullets all throughout the chamber for different types

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<v Speaker 4>of attacks you can potentially deploy. But I think about

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<v Speaker 4>several names when you ask this question. The obvious answer

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<v Speaker 4>is Jalen Ramsey, who think about Minka Fitzpatrick. I know

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<v Speaker 4>we don't like thinking about him much on this podcast,

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<v Speaker 4>but think about his role in the Alabama defense back

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<v Speaker 4>when he was there under Nick Saban, where it basically was,

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<v Speaker 4>let's put Minka in the most frequent position where.

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<v Speaker 5>The ball is going to be.

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<v Speaker 4>That's what you saw with Ramsey for the Los Angeles

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<v Speaker 4>Rams last couple of years, where he would align basically

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<v Speaker 4>on their best pass catcher, regardless of their position. And

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<v Speaker 4>it kind of reminds me of like what the Patriots

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<v Speaker 4>used to do, you know, with Darrell Reeves when they

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<v Speaker 4>had him, or even you know j C. Jackson when

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<v Speaker 4>he was in his prime with the Patriots, or all

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<v Speaker 4>the great corns they've had there. Stefan Gilmour the obvious

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<v Speaker 4>one that I forgot that for some reason, Like go

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<v Speaker 4>cover Travis Kelsey, go cover Christian McCaffrey. That's how you

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<v Speaker 4>dictate targets at your best guy. They're not going to

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<v Speaker 4>ignore their best pass catcher, but to do it, you're

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<v Speaker 4>gonna have to go through our best and throw at him.

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<v Speaker 4>So Jalen Ramsey is the obvious answer. Plus he just

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<v Speaker 4>he does so much so well from so many spots.

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<v Speaker 4>I also think about cater Cooho playing both inside and outside.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know if he's the same mold in terms

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<v Speaker 4>of that weapon you're talking about here, Jason, but I

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<v Speaker 4>do believe that he can play both positions inside or outside,

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<v Speaker 4>and his tackling down around the line of scrimmage is

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<v Speaker 4>going to be a very, very valuable skill set for

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<v Speaker 4>this defense. He's got versatility, he's got toughness. He is

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<v Speaker 4>the right kind of kid for this Vic Fangio defense.

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<v Speaker 4>And I know you're asking this out of curiosity, but

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<v Speaker 4>I also know that you know that I know you

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<v Speaker 4>know that I'm gonna mention your boy, Nick Needham super versatile,

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<v Speaker 4>super valuable. I think he's the ultimate depth piece in

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<v Speaker 4>a secondary called upon as a starter really throughout the

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<v Speaker 4>course of his career, but in that like backup primary role,

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<v Speaker 4>I think it's perfect for him because you don't get

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<v Speaker 4>a huge drop off when you lose a guy like

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<v Speaker 4>an Xaviing Howard or a Jalen Ramsey.

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<v Speaker 5>At those starting spots.

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<v Speaker 4>Then you think about the safety position, and I think

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<v Speaker 4>it really begins with just us having defensive backs, not

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<v Speaker 4>necessarily corners and safeties like so many guys have these

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<v Speaker 4>interchangeable skill sets, and what I keep thinking about and

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<v Speaker 4>getting pumped up about is the possibility of like third

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<v Speaker 4>and eight, and we're gonna go ahead and put Wilkins, Chubb, Phillips, Ogba,

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<v Speaker 4>maybe David Long, maybe it's Zach Steeler, whatever you have

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<v Speaker 4>up front as your rush package, and then your nickel

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<v Speaker 4>or dime defense with five or six DB's. You just

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<v Speaker 4>put all six of those guys at the sticks and

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<v Speaker 4>have them key the quarterback and say, if you want

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<v Speaker 4>to run by us, you can try that. It's gonna

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<v Speaker 4>take you more time than you have with our pass rush.

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<v Speaker 5>If you throw short, we're.

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<v Speaker 4>Gonna try to jump arount and that's how we're gonna

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<v Speaker 4>get takeaways on you with guys like X and Ramsey

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<v Speaker 4>and Javon and Cam Smith with eyes in the quarterback,

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<v Speaker 4>and then maybe someone like Cater and Brandon Jones to

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<v Speaker 4>come up and help tackle on those short throws, like

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<v Speaker 4>have Mercy Man.

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<v Speaker 5>Let's go is this September yet? Great question, Jason.

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<v Speaker 4>Normally we have a one question per customer rule, but

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<v Speaker 4>I'll allow this here since it's almost exclusively a mailbag

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<v Speaker 4>episode at Bluefin TUA. Let's just go ahead and rip

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<v Speaker 4>through these. Number one, is Wilkins extension still in the works?

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<v Speaker 4>Chris Greer has said many times that yes, they are

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<v Speaker 4>in communication with Wilkins representation. Number two, how will the

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<v Speaker 4>offense adapt to how teams were playing in the middle

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<v Speaker 4>of the field last year? I can't wait to find

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<v Speaker 4>out myself, because I don't know. I'm I'm not devising

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<v Speaker 4>the you know, the offensive game plans. But it's not

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<v Speaker 4>like they're just gonna stop doing it. They dominated that

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<v Speaker 4>area of the field last year except for like two games.

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<v Speaker 4>But run game and more short yardage options in the

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<v Speaker 4>passing game really help expand the field and force you

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<v Speaker 4>to play more blades of grass on defense and play

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<v Speaker 4>closer to the line of scrimmage, which accomplishes what you're

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<v Speaker 4>talking about. I think a better run game and having

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<v Speaker 4>guys like Higgins, having Azukama, having Barrios having a chain

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<v Speaker 4>in the passing game will go a long way towards that.

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<v Speaker 4>Number Three, Will Jason Sanders have any competition for his job?

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<v Speaker 4>Guests will find out as of this taping he's the

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<v Speaker 4>only kicker on the roster, and I still believe in

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<v Speaker 4>Jason Sanders. Number four, how are Brandon Jones and Nick

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<v Speaker 4>need him doing with their recovery.

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<v Speaker 5>Don't have access to that kind of stuff.

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<v Speaker 4>Sorry about that, but I did see both guys have

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<v Speaker 4>shared their workouts.

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<v Speaker 5>On Instagram and they look good. So there you go.

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<v Speaker 4>At Fince Fan forty seven, A Chang's the highest drafted

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<v Speaker 4>running back for Miami since Kenyan Drake. What's your view

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<v Speaker 4>on his role his first year here in Miami. The

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<v Speaker 4>way I see it is you have a luxury at

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<v Speaker 4>that position where if he gets it right away, that's

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<v Speaker 4>great because to me, he has I think the most

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<v Speaker 4>talent in the running back room from a vision and

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<v Speaker 4>speed and find the cutback laying skill set and the

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<v Speaker 4>ability to bounce off tackles even at his size. But

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<v Speaker 4>I think you have the luxury to let him kind

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<v Speaker 4>of grow into a role here and define what that

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<v Speaker 4>role might be for himself as we go along, because

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<v Speaker 4>you have Raheem Moster, who I think is a really

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<v Speaker 4>good fit in this offense. Because you have Jeff Wilson,

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<v Speaker 4>who this coaching staff obviously loves. Savon Achmed is a

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<v Speaker 4>really good special teams and third fourth running back option

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<v Speaker 4>you have here as well, and then Miles Gaskin's back too.

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<v Speaker 4>But I think that while a Chanin kind of figures

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<v Speaker 4>out you know what the NFL is all about, you

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<v Speaker 4>have that luxury of waiting on him. I do think

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<v Speaker 4>it'll be Raheem and Jeff early on, and then I

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<v Speaker 4>think if a go along, I could see a chain

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<v Speaker 4>not just becoming like a one B option, maybe even

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<v Speaker 4>your one A option as the year goes along. Plus

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<v Speaker 4>his prowess in the passing game could be a factor

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<v Speaker 4>as well. I think he could play some potential receiver

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<v Speaker 4>positions for you.

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<v Speaker 5>He also returns kick.

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<v Speaker 4>So he has all the ability in the world to

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<v Speaker 4>carve out whatever role he wants in his rookie season.

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<v Speaker 4>Next one at Sobel Cards is a chain A zone

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<v Speaker 4>scheme fit did he run in that system in college?

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<v Speaker 4>Here are his pro football focused career splits. Two fifty

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<v Speaker 4>one runs in zone schemes and one hundred and eighteen

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<v Speaker 4>runs in gap schemes, So he's got more experience running

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<v Speaker 4>zone and just watching the tape, there's lots of inside

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<v Speaker 4>zone on that A and M tape. Of course, my

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<v Speaker 4>favorite run on his entire college tape is the first

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<v Speaker 4>touchdown run against LSU last year. It's a prime example

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<v Speaker 4>of him hitting a big play against outside zone.

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<v Speaker 5>I put it on my Twitter timeline.

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<v Speaker 4>A few posts ago. Go check it out. That is

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<v Speaker 4>like to me, that play is why you drafted him

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<v Speaker 4>here in Miami. That creates so much more attention. I

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<v Speaker 4>talked about in the previous question in the short area

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<v Speaker 4>of the field to open up space for guys like

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<v Speaker 4>Tyreek and Jalen. Next question at j twin seventeen, I'm

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<v Speaker 4>intrigued by the signing of UDFA punter Michael Turk. Did

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<v Speaker 4>you have any experience in college as the holder on

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<v Speaker 4>field goals. Want to make a quick note first off,

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<v Speaker 4>that we do not have any official signings jet from Udfa's.

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<v Speaker 4>None of those contracts are done in signed s.

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<v Speaker 5>He'll delivered.

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<v Speaker 4>All that fun stuff got to go through physicals and

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<v Speaker 4>all that things. All that stuff as well, so reported

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<v Speaker 4>punter acquisition Michael Turk. So I had to go look

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<v Speaker 4>this up because quite frankly, it's never something I would

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<v Speaker 4>have thought to ask. But most punters do handle the

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<v Speaker 4>holding duties and the reason for this if you didn't

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<v Speaker 4>know where it used to be quarterbacks, the second quarterback

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<v Speaker 4>on the roster of the depth chart, you used to

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<v Speaker 4>do the holding for the kicking. A long time ago,

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<v Speaker 4>coaches became smart in this regard and decided to have

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<v Speaker 4>their quarterback spending time holding kicks was a waste of time,

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<v Speaker 4>a waste of resources. And since specialists have all that

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<v Speaker 4>downtime during practice in between special teams, you know, portions

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<v Speaker 4>of practice, why not have the guy who's chilling with

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<v Speaker 4>the kicker and the long snapper be the one that

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<v Speaker 4>makes up the battery. So usually it's that way. I

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<v Speaker 4>went to YouTube and found a I looked up Oklahoma

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<v Speaker 4>field goals on YouTube, and sure enough, there is Michael

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<v Speaker 4>Turk flipping the ball to the kicker on a fake

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<v Speaker 4>field goal, so he has a touchdown pass on the

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<v Speaker 4>resume in addition to punting and holding field goals. Next

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<v Speaker 4>one at tominik one, when is Emery Hunt going to

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<v Speaker 4>tell us about the UDFAS and the podcast?

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<v Speaker 5>Great question.

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<v Speaker 4>I think we're gonna have Emory on the March rather

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<v Speaker 4>is it March May sixteenth episode? We have an episode

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<v Speaker 4>on Tuesday, May sixteenth with him and the UDFAS.

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<v Speaker 5>I believe media availabilities.

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<v Speaker 4>We're going to recap rookie Minniecamp on the Monday episode

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<v Speaker 4>in the fifteenth, So my plan is to record that

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<v Speaker 4>podcast with Emory here soon and then roll it out

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<v Speaker 4>for you guys on Tuesday, May the sixteenth.

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<v Speaker 5>There you go.

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<v Speaker 4>Let's go ahead and take a break right there and

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<v Speaker 4>come back on the other side and get to more

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<v Speaker 4>of your questions ahead of hearing from Raheem Moster and

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<v Speaker 4>Jerome Baker. That's Next Draft Time podcast, your host Travis Wingfield,

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<v Speaker 4>brought to you by Auto Nation. It's a Wednesday after

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<v Speaker 4>noon here recapping media availabilities. Coming up here in just

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<v Speaker 4>a second, but I want to go ahead and get

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<v Speaker 4>right back into your questions here on the Twitter Meilbag,

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<v Speaker 4>I put out the call at Wingfield NFL.

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<v Speaker 5>You guys respond.

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<v Speaker 4>I put a whole bunch of questions in this week,

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<v Speaker 4>including this one here from at Miguel Bahamas. I know

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<v Speaker 4>it's early, but are there any clear avenues to pick

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<v Speaker 4>up extra twenty twenty four draft capital At the moment

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<v Speaker 4>we do not have third and fourth round selections. That's

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<v Speaker 4>an interesting question, and we obviously won't know, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>much until probably around cut down time. You could get

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<v Speaker 4>summer activity, It's not very frequent that it happens. OTAs

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<v Speaker 4>can I suppose can create some activity, but the roster

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<v Speaker 4>is always a work in progress. So rest assured that

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<v Speaker 4>Chris Career, if there's a move being made, is gonna

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<v Speaker 4>make it. But what I look at here is the

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<v Speaker 4>fact that this is going to be the toughest roster

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<v Speaker 4>to make, and sometime for the Miami Dolph and I

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<v Speaker 4>talked about them being the second best roster in the

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<v Speaker 4>NFL on the show yesterday. It was tough to make

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<v Speaker 4>last year. I think it's even better this year. But

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<v Speaker 4>when you get into those early September days and you're

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<v Speaker 4>finalizing the fifty three man roster, like we see this

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<v Speaker 4>every year, right, guys make the team, then you get

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<v Speaker 4>veteran acquisitions, and all of a sudden, the original fifty

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<v Speaker 4>three man roster changes. So with that in mind, I

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<v Speaker 4>think you look at the positions of depth and there,

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<v Speaker 4>to me, there are two right now for the Dolphins,

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<v Speaker 4>actually probably three, to be honest with you. Wide receiver

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<v Speaker 4>is a super crowded room, right, and that's a good thing,

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<v Speaker 4>a good problem to have.

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<v Speaker 5>It's not a problem at all.

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<v Speaker 4>Actually, maybe that's a move you make down the line

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<v Speaker 4>where you can add some draft compensation and return because

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<v Speaker 4>you know, let's say, obviously Ty Greek and Jalen one

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<v Speaker 4>two is pretty well spoken for. What if Azuokama clearly

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<v Speaker 4>establishes himself as a three and Barrios is a good

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<v Speaker 4>four for your returns, you know, specialist stuff and also

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<v Speaker 4>the uh, you know, one on one matches we talked

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<v Speaker 4>about in terms of shortyards and just being a guy

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<v Speaker 4>that can win those one on ones inside, what if

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<v Speaker 4>you know chosen Anderson Crow has had a role for himself.

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<v Speaker 4>You have options there at the receiver position, so maybe

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<v Speaker 4>a guy like Cedrick Wilson can bring back a draft pick.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know if that's just an option I can

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<v Speaker 4>think about when you talk about that spot, I think

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<v Speaker 4>the cornerback position. If Camp Smith hits the ground running

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<v Speaker 4>in the way that you hope he does as a

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<v Speaker 4>second round pick. Like, let's say you come out of

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<v Speaker 4>training camp saying I need Cam Smith on the field

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<v Speaker 4>for sixty snaps a game. That would make the cornerback

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<v Speaker 4>group pretty deep. And maybe a team needs a you know,

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know who. It might be a Nick need him,

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<v Speaker 4>Maybe it's a Trill Williams. What if it is an

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<v Speaker 4>Xaving Howard, Like what if you decide that that's the

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<v Speaker 4>move you can make because you don't feel a drop

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<v Speaker 4>off from him to camp Smith, Like I'm just spitballing.

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<v Speaker 5>There are options out there. Those are some of the

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<v Speaker 5>ones I think you think about.

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<v Speaker 4>And then at the edge group two, that position is

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<v Speaker 4>so deep, you know the obvious name there would be

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<v Speaker 4>like an Emmanuel Ogba if Phillips and Chubb are gonna

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<v Speaker 4>play all your damn snaps off the edge and you

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<v Speaker 4>feel good about Malik Reid and Andrew van Ginkel, and

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<v Speaker 4>you can get a you know, a high draft pick

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<v Speaker 4>for Emmanual Ogba because he's a great player.

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<v Speaker 5>That would make some sense too.

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<v Speaker 4>And then you know, the running back position maybe is

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<v Speaker 4>one where you can get a late round draft pick

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<v Speaker 4>if someone you know beats somebody out and you have

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<v Speaker 4>a really good competition there all summer long, Like look

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<v Speaker 4>at the roster, anyone any spot, there's a first or

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<v Speaker 4>second year player that pushes for time. If they earn

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<v Speaker 4>that time, all of a sudden, you could have a

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<v Speaker 4>decreased workload from a veteran, which could then spark I

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<v Speaker 4>guess a trade market. But those are some guys that

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<v Speaker 4>I would look at as potential options at Morisante from

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<v Speaker 4>an analytics point of view, who what do you think

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<v Speaker 4>are the best free agents available for the positions of need? Well, again,

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<v Speaker 4>what are the positions of need? I think offensive lines

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<v Speaker 4>is where you start. That's really it to me that

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<v Speaker 4>in defensive line depth. So seventh round offensive tackle means

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<v Speaker 4>you could still explore that area, right like Ryan Hayes

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<v Speaker 4>does not come in here and solidify a position for you,

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<v Speaker 4>just like any seventh round draft pick would not do that.

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<v Speaker 4>I like a couple of guys out there. Cameron Irving.

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<v Speaker 4>We heard about the visit he had with the Dolphins.

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<v Speaker 4>He's an intriguing player. He only played fourteen snaps last year,

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<v Speaker 4>played three hundred and forty eight pass block snaps in

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<v Speaker 4>twenty twenty one, and allowed thirty one pressures, So not great.

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<v Speaker 4>Isaiah Wim is another guy whose name jumps off the

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<v Speaker 4>free agent list to me. He's been pretty consistent with

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<v Speaker 4>a career ninety four point five pass block efficiency, seventeen

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<v Speaker 4>pressures last year on two hundred and twenty nine pass

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<v Speaker 4>blocking snaps. Also has guard flexibility. He could be an

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<v Speaker 4>option there. Again, Devin Ah change the third round. Imagine

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<v Speaker 4>he's gonna have a decent role on the team.

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<v Speaker 5>This year. Smith in the second round.

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<v Speaker 4>Same thing with dB, So I just don't know if

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<v Speaker 4>those are needs anymore after the draft. And then defensive

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<v Speaker 4>line is the one that I really think you know.

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<v Speaker 4>Poona Ford is a name that really leaps off the page.

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<v Speaker 4>He's a monster. He has over three thousand career snaps

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<v Speaker 4>in five seasons and that comes to one hundred and

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<v Speaker 4>twelve run stops and one hundred and three QB pressures.

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<v Speaker 4>Really good player, and at linebacker. I never really got

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<v Speaker 4>that one, to be honest with you, Guys, like between Long, Baker, Riley,

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<v Speaker 4>and Tindall, I think you're pretty well set there. Next

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<v Speaker 4>one from at Southwest Florida underscore Fince Fan outside of

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<v Speaker 4>Fleming and Lewan, Are there any other free agent offensive

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<v Speaker 4>lineman out there you want target well for the sake

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<v Speaker 4>of the shout out, and I wanted to get your

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<v Speaker 4>name out here. You mentioned, I mentioned Irving and when

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<v Speaker 4>you mentioned Lawan and Fleming. Eric Fisher is out there.

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<v Speaker 4>He was with the Dolphins last year. So was Brandon Shell,

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<v Speaker 4>who I thought played really admirably considering he was an

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<v Speaker 4>in season acquisition.

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<v Speaker 5>George Fan is a guy I've always liked, really good.

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<v Speaker 4>Athletic and sized profile there and played in a similar

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<v Speaker 4>system with the Jets last season.

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<v Speaker 5>So those are some names to look at.

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<v Speaker 4>Isaiah Win I think is top my target list there

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<v Speaker 4>for the Miami Dolphins at GS camp. Great work finding

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<v Speaker 4>out Ryan Hayes won Basketball Player and Pitcher of the Year.

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<v Speaker 4>That's a worthy nugget. Yeah, you bet. I think those

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<v Speaker 4>multi sport athletes, that's the way to go for me.

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<v Speaker 4>I think it teaches you more muscle, memory, more flexibility,

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<v Speaker 4>just more overall athletic ability that winds up benefiting you

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<v Speaker 4>and whatever sport you go in. And how about the

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<v Speaker 4>fact that his mom's a Hall of Fame hooper at

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<v Speaker 4>Central Michigan University. Pretty cool. His dad played ball and

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<v Speaker 4>so did his brother too. So a family of athletes

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<v Speaker 4>there with the Hayeses. Next one here, last one here.

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<v Speaker 5>CJ.

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<v Speaker 4>Crosta. What is the Dolphins vision at tight end? I

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<v Speaker 4>thought they wanted to draft a tight end who can block,

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<v Speaker 4>But confused on the draft pick. Are we strictly going

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<v Speaker 4>to be running three wide receiver sets? Well, the Dolphins

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<v Speaker 4>didn't tell you that. I know that for sure, so

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<v Speaker 4>I'm not sure where that comes from, but we'll find

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<v Speaker 4>out I think Eric Sober has a chance to be

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<v Speaker 4>a good blocker at Jerrema Smith has been adequate in

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<v Speaker 4>that role for a couple of years now. I love

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<v Speaker 4>the idea of having Higgins and Connor as these potential

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<v Speaker 4>high upside conversion guys. I'm a huge fan of Higgins's

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<v Speaker 4>tape and I think that Connor had a great camp

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<v Speaker 4>last year. So between both those guys, I feel like

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<v Speaker 4>one's gonna hit, And to me, I think Higgins is

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<v Speaker 4>gonna hit, man.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm really into his game.

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<v Speaker 4>As for the three wide receiver sets question, maybe maybe not.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean last year they ran three receiver sets at

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<v Speaker 4>the fourth lowest rate in the NFL, just forty five percent,

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<v Speaker 4>And so we'll see. I mean they have they have

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<v Speaker 4>depth at all, really, receiver and running back as so

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<v Speaker 4>deep that you could you could argue, you know, going

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<v Speaker 4>out there and plenty of sets that have two of

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<v Speaker 4>each three receivers, two backs, like you've got options man.

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<v Speaker 4>And then also I think Sober and Smith will play

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<v Speaker 4>a lot. I think Higgins could play a lot as

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<v Speaker 4>well as a rookie. So we'll see good stuff.

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<v Speaker 5>Guys.

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<v Speaker 4>Let's go ahead and take our last break rate there

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<v Speaker 4>and come back and talk about Raheem Moster and Jerome

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<v Speaker 4>Baker and hear from them at their media availabilities. That's

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<v Speaker 4>next on the Draft Time podcast, your host Travis Wingfield,

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<v Speaker 4>brought to you by Auto Nation. So I have some

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<v Speaker 4>material here before we hear from both Raheem and Jerome

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<v Speaker 4>that I want to discuss the two players that we've

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<v Speaker 4>got here on the podcast, And first we start with

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<v Speaker 4>Raheem Moster, and going back to last season, it was

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<v Speaker 4>my opinion that Chase Edmonds would be the guy I

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<v Speaker 4>love that signing. I thought his explosiveness, his passing game, prowess,

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<v Speaker 4>the way he operates. I just thought they were all

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<v Speaker 4>great fits. And I thought that we saw plenty of

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<v Speaker 4>flashes of that, the drop passes notwithstanding, but the more

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<v Speaker 4>the year went on, and of course the decision to

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<v Speaker 4>bring in Jeff Wilson when Chase was traded, we saw

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<v Speaker 4>Raheem really take ownership of the offense and be that

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<v Speaker 4>really top back. It's part of what makes me so

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<v Speaker 4>excited for a chain. The combination of speed and decisiveness,

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<v Speaker 4>I think really maximizes how this passing game operates. The

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<v Speaker 4>speed to the perimeter stresses the defense so much and

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<v Speaker 4>it truly does become a pick your poison type of deal,

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<v Speaker 4>Like do I crash the edge and sell out to

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<v Speaker 4>make sure Raheem can't open it up and get twenty

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<v Speaker 4>yards on us? Or do I hesitate and make sure

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<v Speaker 4>that I see that neither ten nor seventeen Tyrek and

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<v Speaker 4>Jalen is about to replace my vacated space when I

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<v Speaker 4>go all out to get thirty one to the ground.

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<v Speaker 4>It's a conflict. Defenders have to ask themselves on every

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<v Speaker 4>single play where the run and pass are both in play.

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<v Speaker 4>How about this running around the edge for Raheem most

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<v Speaker 4>or last year either end or tackle. From Pro Football Focus,

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<v Speaker 4>eighty eight rush attempts four hundred and fifty one yards.

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<v Speaker 4>That's five point one to three yards per carry. Since

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<v Speaker 4>I brought him up and we're still inside of a

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<v Speaker 4>week post draft. Devon a chain last year in college

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<v Speaker 4>one hundred and nine attempts around either edge for seven

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<v Speaker 4>hundred and sixty nine yards. That's good for seven point

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<v Speaker 4>oh six yards per carry. And when I look at

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<v Speaker 4>these runs, I think the best part about them is

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<v Speaker 4>that it puts fast players in one on one situations

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<v Speaker 4>in space.

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<v Speaker 5>Right, It's not jamming.

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<v Speaker 4>It between guard and center and asking your back to

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<v Speaker 4>power through a two hundred and fifty pound linebacker or

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<v Speaker 4>the potential three hundred and thirty pound nose tackle who

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<v Speaker 4>just sh shed a block. You isolate the forced defender

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<v Speaker 4>off the edge, often in a position where they are

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<v Speaker 4>full speed and our back is full speed. And trying

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<v Speaker 4>to hit one hundred millions hour fastball with a full

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<v Speaker 4>swing is tough, and that just tends to lead to

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<v Speaker 4>more misstackles.

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<v Speaker 5>And I have the number to prove it on those

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<v Speaker 5>edge runs.

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<v Speaker 4>Last year, a chain one hundred and nine attempts right

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<v Speaker 4>of his fifty three missed tackles forced thirty nine came

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<v Speaker 4>off runs from the edge. That's seventy four percent of

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<v Speaker 4>his miss tackles forced. For Raheem Moster, twenty one of

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<v Speaker 4>his thirty nine is good for fifty four percent. Put

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<v Speaker 4>your guys in position to succeed. That's what we're talking

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<v Speaker 4>about here. Let's go ahead and talk about Jerome Baker.

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<v Speaker 4>They'll go come back and do Raheems media and then

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<v Speaker 4>Jerome's as well, you know, looking at his career to date,

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<v Speaker 4>the usage what Broncos linebackers were asked to do three

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<v Speaker 4>years under Fangio.

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<v Speaker 5>I wanted to look at that because while.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, there is a bit of a pattern, you also

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<v Speaker 4>got a big curveball in twenty twenty one that demonstrates

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<v Speaker 4>the utilizing players to their strengths over just shoe horning

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<v Speaker 4>your scheme into the pieces and hoping it works. So

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<v Speaker 4>Bronco's off ball linebacker usage under Vic Fangio from twenty

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<v Speaker 4>nineteen to twenty twenty one.

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<v Speaker 5>Looks like this.

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<v Speaker 4>In twenty twenty one, Alex Johnson blitzed forty three times,

0:19:52.520 --> 0:19:55.040
<v Speaker 4>he played coverage one hundred and sixty one times. In

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<v Speaker 4>twenty twenty, he was the top blitzer again with one

0:19:57.080 --> 0:19:59.440
<v Speaker 4>hundred and forty five pass rush naps, one hundred and

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<v Speaker 4>two more than the previous season, and Josie Jewell also

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<v Speaker 4>had eighty.

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<v Speaker 5>Jewel was the top coverage guy that year.

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<v Speaker 4>With five hundred and forty five snaps, a huge departure

0:20:07.680 --> 0:20:11.320
<v Speaker 4>those two years completely different approaches and attacks. Twenty nineteen

0:20:11.440 --> 0:20:13.879
<v Speaker 4>was more like twenty twenty. Johnson had one hundred blitzing

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<v Speaker 4>snaps and Todd Davis led the team in coverage from

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<v Speaker 4>linebackers with five to twenty five, and AJ also played

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<v Speaker 4>three hundred and seventy seven. So for Jerome Baker the

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<v Speaker 4>last three years, here are his pass rush snaps. One

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<v Speaker 4>hundred and twelve last year, one hundred and fifty six

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<v Speaker 4>the year prior, one hundred and thirty five the year

0:20:29.440 --> 0:20:31.919
<v Speaker 4>prior to that. In coverage last year more coverage, right

0:20:31.920 --> 0:20:34.120
<v Speaker 4>because a less pass rush five to seventy seven. Twenty

0:20:34.200 --> 0:20:36.640
<v Speaker 4>twenty one he played four hundred and fifty coverage snaps

0:20:36.720 --> 0:20:38.960
<v Speaker 4>and in twenty twenty four hundred and thirty coverage snaps.

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<v Speaker 4>So what does that all mean. It means that Jerome

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<v Speaker 4>has played in a similar defensive scheme for the last

0:20:43.320 --> 0:20:45.840
<v Speaker 4>three years, well four. Actually, it means that he's a

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<v Speaker 4>three down player who plays ford and back, and it

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<v Speaker 4>typically means that he can run. A guy with that

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<v Speaker 4>type of responsibility can usually run. And so I'm wondering

0:20:53.760 --> 0:20:56.159
<v Speaker 4>how are the best ways they can utilize Jerome's speed

0:20:56.560 --> 0:20:58.520
<v Speaker 4>That I can't give you an answer on just yet,

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<v Speaker 4>but I think that we need the tape before we

0:20:59.760 --> 0:21:01.840
<v Speaker 4>can make and he claims there, but I do think

0:21:01.840 --> 0:21:05.879
<v Speaker 4>that David Long really compliments Jerome Baker and that he

0:21:05.920 --> 0:21:08.000
<v Speaker 4>can open up that speed that Long can be the

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<v Speaker 4>one that goes in there and cleans up the mess

0:21:09.600 --> 0:21:11.240
<v Speaker 4>and gets through all the muck. I thought the twenty

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<v Speaker 4>twenty season was Jerome's best and a lot of that

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<v Speaker 4>was created lanes and free runs of the quarterback based

0:21:16.200 --> 0:21:18.720
<v Speaker 4>upon the scheme creating those chances for him, or having

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<v Speaker 4>him operate in space out in the curl flat where

0:21:20.760 --> 0:21:24.080
<v Speaker 4>he can diagnose and play downhill out wide. I think

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<v Speaker 4>Long is exceptional at wading through all the trash on

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<v Speaker 4>a given play, and I think the more he can

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<v Speaker 4>do that, the more that Jerome's freed up to run

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<v Speaker 4>and chase really good stuff there. I think for Jerome's

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<v Speaker 4>long term future here, or I should say for this

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<v Speaker 4>season with his usage. And then Raheem, obviously he and

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<v Speaker 4>a chain makes an exciting backfield tan to me, all right,

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<v Speaker 4>let's go ahead and go back to the medi availabilities

0:21:43.359 --> 0:21:45.919
<v Speaker 4>and start here with running back Raheem moster, just want

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<v Speaker 4>to give you guys a heads up here off the

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<v Speaker 4>top these press conferences today, who are really really good.

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<v Speaker 4>Let's go ahead and start here with Raheem being asked

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<v Speaker 4>about why did you return back to the Miami Dolphins

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<v Speaker 4>after last year's one year contract expired.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the biggest things for me is my family.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, I plan my roots here as you

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<v Speaker 1>may know. But also you know, I just want to

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<v Speaker 1>be back with the team. You know, as far as

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<v Speaker 1>we've gone along last year, you know, I'm I'm itching

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<v Speaker 1>and ready, especially the pieces that we've added, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>during the offseason as well as in the draft. Man,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's a great time to be a Dolphin

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm excited to you know, help helps as much

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<v Speaker 1>as I possibly can to get to where you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we need to get to.

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<v Speaker 4>Raheem also touched on the mentorship of Devon a chan

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<v Speaker 4>a little bit. I'll go ahead and leave that off

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<v Speaker 4>the podcast here. You can find these press conferences in

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<v Speaker 4>their entirety up on the team YouTube channel. And I'm

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<v Speaker 4>going to come back with a later question where I

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<v Speaker 4>followed up with Raheem asking about what can Devon do

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<v Speaker 4>to really you know, I guess win coach students fille

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<v Speaker 4>over in that running back room. Let's go ahead and

0:22:50.320 --> 0:22:52.520
<v Speaker 4>go forward here though to how nice was it to

0:22:52.560 --> 0:22:54.800
<v Speaker 4>see Jeff Wilson brought back in addition to having you

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<v Speaker 4>come back your former teammate with the Niners and last

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<v Speaker 4>season and really just having the whole running back room

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<v Speaker 4>in general, all back together.

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<v Speaker 2>It was honestly, that's the most exciting thing.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 1>I was having talks with UH with student's about, you know,

0:23:07.119 --> 0:23:10.200
<v Speaker 1>the before free agency, and I was like, hey, man,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what will be nice is if we're able

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<v Speaker 1>to get everybody back in in this in this building,

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<v Speaker 1>in this room, because you know, the chemistry is just

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<v Speaker 1>unmatched to any other place that I've been a part of.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's there's.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of guys in this room that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>really really want to be great. There's a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>guys that want to go out there and put their

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<v Speaker 1>best foot forward. And that just makes you and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>talking speaking in regards to me, it makes me want

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<v Speaker 1>to go out there and play my best and put

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<v Speaker 1>my best foot forward. So to be able to have

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Jeff Savonne, Miles, John Lovett and Alex we're

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<v Speaker 1>all in this thing together.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's definitely exciting and and I just can't wait.

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<v Speaker 4>And as promise from the previous question, what piece of

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<v Speaker 4>advice would you give devon a chain about how to

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<v Speaker 4>get on coach students feels good side?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, the easiest way to get on stud's

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<v Speaker 1>good side is uh, just be present, you know, when

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<v Speaker 1>he asked you questions, make sure that you understand the

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<v Speaker 1>question thoroughly and then and give a good response. I mean,

0:24:10.080 --> 0:24:13.280
<v Speaker 1>that's that's what you want to do in regards to

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<v Speaker 1>getting on you know, Stu's good side. But you know

0:24:16.960 --> 0:24:18.920
<v Speaker 1>it's all about patients in time too. You know, you

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<v Speaker 1>got time and patience right now to understand this offense.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's what that's what he needs right now is

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of time to get used to everything,

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<v Speaker 1>get acclimated on being a pro and everything like that.

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<v Speaker 4>Followed up with Raheem on that question about your number

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<v Speaker 4>two in the offense for a lot of these guys,

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<v Speaker 4>and it's been my theme this offseason right to talk

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<v Speaker 4>about how continuity can really benefit this offense heading into

0:24:42.800 --> 0:24:45.280
<v Speaker 4>year number two and for moster, a guy who has

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<v Speaker 4>played in pretty much the same system for the last

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<v Speaker 4>several years, going back to the Niners. I wanted to

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<v Speaker 4>ask Rahim, for a guy like you, how can the

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<v Speaker 4>offense you know, slow down even more when it comes

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<v Speaker 4>to reading blocks behind what was last year a new

0:24:58.240 --> 0:25:00.800
<v Speaker 4>offensive line for him and now pretty much the exact

0:25:00.840 --> 0:25:01.960
<v Speaker 4>same guys coming back.

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<v Speaker 5>Here's Raheem on that question. Was it a good question?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know, that's a great question, Dravis. You know

0:25:08.320 --> 0:25:12.639
<v Speaker 1>the fact that we have this old line that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they they started hitting their stride towards the end of

0:25:15.640 --> 0:25:19.320
<v Speaker 1>the year and then moving into the off season, getting

0:25:19.320 --> 0:25:21.679
<v Speaker 1>his second year up under them. I mean, prime example,

0:25:21.720 --> 0:25:24.200
<v Speaker 1>I look at Connor, you know, Connor Williams. To take

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<v Speaker 1>a take a guy like him, you know, he moved

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<v Speaker 1>from being a left guard out in Dallas to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>moving to center for the first time in his career

0:25:34.440 --> 0:25:38.000
<v Speaker 1>and then having to learn his offense, making their right calls.

0:25:38.040 --> 0:25:40.320
<v Speaker 1>And now I just feel like he's gonna he gonna

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<v Speaker 1>take himself up to another notch just simply because he

0:25:43.400 --> 0:25:44.960
<v Speaker 1>understands the offense a lot better.

0:25:45.040 --> 0:25:48.120
<v Speaker 2>So you got that chemistry right there. Everything starts up front.

0:25:48.119 --> 0:25:50.479
<v Speaker 1>If that those guys up front, you know it can

0:25:50.560 --> 0:25:53.160
<v Speaker 1>make it happen, then we're gonna be in good hands.

0:25:53.160 --> 0:25:55.560
<v Speaker 2>And as as of right now, they're just they're.

0:25:55.400 --> 0:25:58.200
<v Speaker 1>All locked in, especially with Frank being being there to

0:25:58.200 --> 0:26:00.159
<v Speaker 1>help him. And then we also got Butch as well,

0:26:00.000 --> 0:26:02.800
<v Speaker 1>So I know Butch. I'm very familiar with Butch out

0:26:02.840 --> 0:26:05.880
<v Speaker 1>in San France. So he's gonna have them boys over there.

0:26:06.080 --> 0:26:07.720
<v Speaker 1>You know he's gonna get them right.

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<v Speaker 4>You probably saw the tweet about the camaraderie and the

0:26:11.040 --> 0:26:14.159
<v Speaker 4>atmosphere and the energy in the locker room and throughout

0:26:14.160 --> 0:26:16.720
<v Speaker 4>the team and the camaraderie. How it's been unmatched here

0:26:17.040 --> 0:26:20.000
<v Speaker 4>for Raheem in his entire nine year NFL career. Here's

0:26:20.000 --> 0:26:22.199
<v Speaker 4>a follow up for him on that, the importance of

0:26:22.359 --> 0:26:25.320
<v Speaker 4>having that type of friendship with so many players on

0:26:25.359 --> 0:26:27.240
<v Speaker 4>the team and it being like one big family, one

0:26:27.240 --> 0:26:30.080
<v Speaker 4>big brotherhood. Here's Raheem on the benefits of a tight

0:26:30.160 --> 0:26:30.960
<v Speaker 4>knit locker room.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean that that helps, you know, tremendous amount simply

0:26:34.240 --> 0:26:37.320
<v Speaker 1>because you know, we were and when I said we,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I'm also alluding to, you know, Jeff Wilson

0:26:40.440 --> 0:26:43.400
<v Speaker 1>when we were headed to the Super Bowl down here

0:26:43.400 --> 0:26:47.040
<v Speaker 1>in hard Rock in twenty nineteen. The camaraderie on that

0:26:47.119 --> 0:26:49.320
<v Speaker 1>team was unmatched. You know, it was something that was

0:26:49.440 --> 0:26:52.320
<v Speaker 1>very special because everybody was hanging out with everybody. So

0:26:52.359 --> 0:26:54.520
<v Speaker 1>that's what you know, Mike is trying to do with

0:26:54.600 --> 0:26:56.800
<v Speaker 1>this team now, is just trying to make sure that

0:26:56.840 --> 0:26:58.920
<v Speaker 1>everybody's on the same page, you know, trying to get

0:26:58.920 --> 0:27:02.640
<v Speaker 1>to know your teammate is because you know you're gonna

0:27:02.640 --> 0:27:05.920
<v Speaker 1>need him at some point during the season, so we'll

0:27:05.960 --> 0:27:07.560
<v Speaker 1>better way than to start that early on.

0:27:07.880 --> 0:27:09.400
<v Speaker 2>And that's what we're able to do right now.

0:27:09.520 --> 0:27:11.840
<v Speaker 4>So I would just say the general theme here for

0:27:11.920 --> 0:27:14.639
<v Speaker 4>Raheem's media availability and go back and check it out

0:27:14.640 --> 0:27:15.840
<v Speaker 4>if you have not seen the whole thing.

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<v Speaker 5>He's so good, he's so gracious.

0:27:17.200 --> 0:27:19.320
<v Speaker 4>He says thank you, and how's it going to every

0:27:19.359 --> 0:27:22.200
<v Speaker 4>single person that asks him a question here on these calls.

0:27:22.280 --> 0:27:24.160
<v Speaker 4>The last thing that I didn't put in the sound here,

0:27:24.160 --> 0:27:25.840
<v Speaker 4>but I want to mention, was that he said he

0:27:25.880 --> 0:27:29.200
<v Speaker 4>talked to five different doctors looking for somebody to sign

0:27:29.200 --> 0:27:31.600
<v Speaker 4>off on allowing him to play in the playoff game,

0:27:31.640 --> 0:27:33.960
<v Speaker 4>and they all said, no, your season's over, Raheem. You're

0:27:33.960 --> 0:27:35.400
<v Speaker 4>gonna have to go to the shelf for the rest

0:27:35.400 --> 0:27:37.840
<v Speaker 4>of the season. And I would say the theme behind

0:27:37.880 --> 0:27:40.720
<v Speaker 4>all of this was just the excitement and how geared

0:27:40.800 --> 0:27:42.320
<v Speaker 4>up these guys are for the new season.

0:27:42.359 --> 0:27:43.679
<v Speaker 5>Here. You can feel it.

0:27:43.680 --> 0:27:48.040
<v Speaker 4>It's palpable inside the building, inside these press conferences.

0:27:47.640 --> 0:27:49.040
<v Speaker 5>When you hear the players talk to us.

0:27:49.200 --> 0:27:51.320
<v Speaker 4>Let's go next here to Jerome Baker, who spoke a

0:27:51.359 --> 0:27:54.199
<v Speaker 4>lot about vic Fangio's defense David Long his teammates here

0:27:54.240 --> 0:27:56.880
<v Speaker 4>on this defense. Let's go ahead and start here with

0:27:56.920 --> 0:27:59.720
<v Speaker 4>a question for Jerome about what excites him the most

0:27:59.760 --> 0:28:02.160
<v Speaker 4>with the X of know's from vic Fangio's defense.

0:28:03.400 --> 0:28:05.679
<v Speaker 6>It gives me some freedom to just go out there

0:28:05.720 --> 0:28:09.439
<v Speaker 6>and just play ball. I mean it's sometimes you know,

0:28:09.440 --> 0:28:12.600
<v Speaker 6>I ask like what's the rule or this, and you

0:28:12.760 --> 0:28:14.240
<v Speaker 6>kind of giving me like it's not really a rule.

0:28:14.320 --> 0:28:15.960
<v Speaker 3>It's kind of you know, they'll play ball.

0:28:16.080 --> 0:28:19.119
<v Speaker 6>So things like that for a player, you know, just

0:28:19.119 --> 0:28:22.800
<v Speaker 6>to have that freedom. You know, I've been playing ball

0:28:22.880 --> 0:28:25.480
<v Speaker 6>for a long time, so it's one of those things

0:28:25.520 --> 0:28:27.520
<v Speaker 6>is you know, I know what I'm doing is kind

0:28:27.560 --> 0:28:29.040
<v Speaker 6>of giving the freedom to make it play.

0:28:29.640 --> 0:28:30.679
<v Speaker 3>I'm excited for that.

0:28:30.760 --> 0:28:33.199
<v Speaker 4>Great follow up here from hal Habit about can you

0:28:33.200 --> 0:28:35.480
<v Speaker 4>give us an example about what exactly that means more

0:28:35.520 --> 0:28:38.000
<v Speaker 4>freedom in the defense to go make plays. Here's your

0:28:38.040 --> 0:28:40.840
<v Speaker 4>room respond to that great follow up question from how Habit.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, a quick example is just simple things like alignment.

0:28:44.080 --> 0:28:47.480
<v Speaker 6>You know, there's something instance. It's not just an exact thing.

0:28:47.600 --> 0:28:49.920
<v Speaker 6>It's kind of however you feel you can get your

0:28:50.000 --> 0:28:53.080
<v Speaker 6>job done. You know, that's like a quick example you know,

0:28:53.160 --> 0:28:57.240
<v Speaker 6>little things like that for a player, it gives your

0:28:57.280 --> 0:28:59.360
<v Speaker 6>freedom of you know, you don't have somebody looking over

0:28:59.360 --> 0:29:03.160
<v Speaker 6>your back or try to make sure everything is correctly right.

0:29:03.480 --> 0:29:06.440
<v Speaker 6>Some guys play a different way and just that little

0:29:06.440 --> 0:29:07.720
<v Speaker 6>freedom definitely helps.

0:29:08.200 --> 0:29:11.000
<v Speaker 4>This next one here might be my favorite answer so

0:29:11.080 --> 0:29:13.520
<v Speaker 4>far I've gotten in this off season from Jerome Baker.

0:29:13.760 --> 0:29:16.840
<v Speaker 4>He was asked about how simple it's been to integrate

0:29:16.880 --> 0:29:19.800
<v Speaker 4>so many big names, so many superstar players into the

0:29:19.800 --> 0:29:22.400
<v Speaker 4>locker room. And you know, we've praised on this podcast

0:29:22.440 --> 0:29:25.280
<v Speaker 4>countlessly for the number of big time names and big

0:29:25.280 --> 0:29:28.480
<v Speaker 4>time contributors and star talent that puts the Dolphins in

0:29:28.520 --> 0:29:30.880
<v Speaker 4>the marquee and puts them in the win column more

0:29:30.880 --> 0:29:33.440
<v Speaker 4>frequently than the lost column. How do you integrate those

0:29:33.440 --> 0:29:36.040
<v Speaker 4>big personalities into the locker room or Traditionally it's been

0:29:36.080 --> 0:29:39.400
<v Speaker 4>thought that that's maybe difficult to do, but Jerome Baker says,

0:29:39.600 --> 0:29:41.920
<v Speaker 4>it's the type of guy they bring in, not necessarily

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<v Speaker 4>the fact that they're just a star player.

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<v Speaker 3>I always said this.

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<v Speaker 6>I never told them this, but you know, mister Greer

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<v Speaker 6>and Mike, they do a great job of just getting

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<v Speaker 6>guys that's just like they a great teammate you know,

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<v Speaker 6>outside of great players, they're just great people. I had

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<v Speaker 6>my initial thoughts of like, oh, we're getting the quote

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<v Speaker 6>unquote superstar. You know, how is he gonna fit in

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<v Speaker 6>the locker room where you know, we all push each other,

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<v Speaker 6>no matter who you are, we all push each other. Man,

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<v Speaker 6>It's there no complaints at all, like even like going

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<v Speaker 6>back to last year, but Tyreek King, it was like

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<v Speaker 6>he pushed us to hang out with each other more,

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<v Speaker 6>you know, having the Halloween party, you know, those little

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<v Speaker 6>things of just getting their team together. He pushed it

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<v Speaker 6>and he was all for it. He was the first

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<v Speaker 6>one to say, let's play ping pong. He you know

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<v Speaker 6>guys like that, Yeah, you know they come into locker room,

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<v Speaker 6>they really help us. You know the same thing with Chab,

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<v Speaker 6>Like these guys come in and they just really want

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<v Speaker 6>to be a part of the team that really want

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<v Speaker 6>to win, and you know, it truly just helps the

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<v Speaker 6>locker room as a whole.

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<v Speaker 4>A couple more here for Jerome Baker, I wanted to

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<v Speaker 4>ask him about playing behind guys like Ray Kwan and

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<v Speaker 4>mostly Zach and Christian, how they make his job easier.

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<v Speaker 4>Speaking of the freedom to play in the defense, how

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<v Speaker 4>do those guys make the job for Jerome Baker a

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<v Speaker 4>lot easier.

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, those guys they're tough, their team players, and

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<v Speaker 6>they have the ability to make plays on their own.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, playing behind those playing behind those guys for

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<v Speaker 6>a few years now, you kind of know what each

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<v Speaker 6>player strengths are with some things that they don't really do.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, when I play behind Kwan, it's a lot

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<v Speaker 6>different when I play behind Christian. When I play behind

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<v Speaker 6>Christian it's a lot different than either. Like those guys

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<v Speaker 6>are kind of different in their own way and just

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<v Speaker 6>being just like with any sport, being around the guy

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<v Speaker 6>and playing with the guy for so long, you kind

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<v Speaker 6>of figure out what they like and what they like

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<v Speaker 6>to do. I know, sometimes Christians just gonna shoot the

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<v Speaker 6>gap and make the play.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, ra Kuan is just going to clog it up.

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<v Speaker 6>Like all these guys have different roles and different ways

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<v Speaker 6>they play the game, and you know it's my job

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<v Speaker 6>as a linebacker to make him right. And definitely getting

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<v Speaker 6>a great feel for that in this defense, it allows

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<v Speaker 6>me do you know other things now.

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<v Speaker 3>So definitely excited.

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<v Speaker 4>I think y'all are going to love this one. What

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<v Speaker 4>are your early impressions of new teammate David Long.

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<v Speaker 6>Man, he fits right there, and you know his personality,

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<v Speaker 6>everything he does, he gets right in. I'm excited he

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<v Speaker 6>came in and he just strictly just wanted to work,

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<v Speaker 6>just get each other better. And man, he's been doing that.

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<v Speaker 6>Communication has been on the point. So I'm excited. You know,

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<v Speaker 6>right now it's easy. There's no nobody's playing against us,

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<v Speaker 6>so but you know, for now, it is definitely working out,

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<v Speaker 6>and I'm excited. Man, he's one of those guys that

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<v Speaker 6>it is not this or that. It's kind of let's

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<v Speaker 6>just talk through it and figure it out. And it's

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<v Speaker 6>definitely working out.

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<v Speaker 4>If My theme this offseason for the offense was second

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<v Speaker 4>year continuity and the improvement that comes from the incumbents

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<v Speaker 4>for the secondhand nature knowledge of the offense. On defense,

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<v Speaker 4>it's the shift to more eyes in the quarterback and

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<v Speaker 4>a secondary full of ballhawks. So Jerome Baker was asked

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<v Speaker 4>about how playing a little more zone looks how this

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<v Speaker 4>defense in general can maximize the talent they have here

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<v Speaker 4>from a personnel standpoint.

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<v Speaker 6>I think the main thing is it gives us a

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<v Speaker 6>chance to really disguise and kind of make place. I'm

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<v Speaker 6>not going to say our last defense I've been on.

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<v Speaker 6>We can make plays, but it was a lot of

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<v Speaker 6>rules like this is what you have to do, this

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<v Speaker 6>is what it has to be.

0:33:10.920 --> 0:33:13.040
<v Speaker 3>This matchup has to be this matchup. There's no.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, switching with the guy or talking some about

0:33:17.400 --> 0:33:19.680
<v Speaker 6>it's more this is what it is, and this is

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<v Speaker 6>what we're gonna do in this defense.

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<v Speaker 3>It's kind of you.

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<v Speaker 6>Know, players figure it out. You know, there's not no

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<v Speaker 6>set rules on how far your drop are. You know,

0:33:30.320 --> 0:33:33.080
<v Speaker 6>this guy got to cover this guy. It's you know,

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<v Speaker 6>you really know the defense and apply the defense of

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<v Speaker 6>what the offense is doing. So it's a lot more freedom.

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<v Speaker 6>There's definitely a lot more freedom. For the looks of it,

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<v Speaker 6>It's definitely work out for us.

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<v Speaker 5>So there you go. Fun podcast here.

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<v Speaker 4>We always seem to find our way over thirty minutes,

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<v Speaker 4>even though I thought it was gonna be about twenty

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<v Speaker 4>minute show coming in.

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<v Speaker 5>That's just what we do.

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<v Speaker 3>Baby.

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