WEBVTT - Drive Time: 2023 Tight Ends Review

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<v Speaker 1>To our remove Golin deep speed wins peas do.

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<v Speaker 2>From the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist Health Training Complex.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Drivetime with Travis Wingfield. He's job my ad

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<v Speaker 1>hands in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>What is up, Dolph fans and well gone to the

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<v Speaker 2>Drive Time Podcast? I am your host, Travis Wingfield. And

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<v Speaker 2>on today's show, it's part four of our year end

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<v Speaker 2>review that rolls onto the tight end room. We're talking

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<v Speaker 2>our smallest position group on the roster. Because of the

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<v Speaker 2>busy rest of our show Senior Bowl coming up this week,

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<v Speaker 2>we are pivoting quite strong into draft season. Here on

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<v Speaker 2>the podcast. We'll also go ahead and take a look

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<v Speaker 2>at the conference championship week and when we learn from

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<v Speaker 2>those games with the Lions and Niners and the Ravens

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<v Speaker 2>and the Chiefs.

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<v Speaker 1>All of that and more.

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<v Speaker 2>From the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist Health Training Complex.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the Draft Time Podcast. May guess and then

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<v Speaker 1>there were just two.

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<v Speaker 2>My Super Bowl pick went bust this year after getting

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<v Speaker 2>it on the nose last year. It is a rematch

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<v Speaker 2>of the twenty twenty Super Bowl. Anybody else completely lost

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<v Speaker 2>track of which super Bowl it is?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it like fifty eight or something like.

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<v Speaker 2>I blame the Roman numerals for this, because I have

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<v Speaker 2>a one oh one understanding of the Roman numerals. I

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<v Speaker 2>know how to do like eight where it's or is

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<v Speaker 2>it actually I don't even know how to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess I don't know any of it at all.

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<v Speaker 2>But ultimately it becomes like that anagrams category on Jeopardy

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<v Speaker 2>where you're trying to spell the word backwards and it

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<v Speaker 2>takes you about three minutes, and by the time you

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<v Speaker 2>do that, the contestants have already buzzed in and destroy

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<v Speaker 2>your caveman brain on the way to making that happen quickly.

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<v Speaker 1>I digress.

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<v Speaker 2>So the Chiefs are back again, a chance to give

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<v Speaker 2>us our first repeat champion since the three to four Patriots.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's the kind of dynasty that we've seen this

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<v Speaker 2>Chiefs team undertake, right, because Tom Brady essentially had multiple

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<v Speaker 2>Hall of Fame careers, Like I think you could argue

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<v Speaker 2>that Brady was a Hall of Famer. From one to

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<v Speaker 2>four you win three championships, probably a Hall of Famer.

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<v Speaker 2>Then again from five to thirteen, no rings. And this

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<v Speaker 2>shows you the I guess inclusivivity of the Hall of

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<v Speaker 2>Fame in terms of it's not about one accomplishment, it's

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<v Speaker 2>about your body of work. And I think that Brady

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<v Speaker 2>from five to thirteen no rings, but had that undefeated

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<v Speaker 2>regular season in seven improved stats that during that run

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<v Speaker 2>of his career, consistently dominant year in and year out,

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<v Speaker 2>with different receivers and different defense, like whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>It was, Brady was just always really good.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, And then it had what I thought was a

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<v Speaker 2>third separate Hall of Fame career from twenty fourteen to

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<v Speaker 2>the end of it in twenty twenty two by winning

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<v Speaker 2>a ring every other year for four years consecutively, right,

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<v Speaker 2>or or eight year I guess, or whatever it was.

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<v Speaker 2>Fourteen yes, fifteen, oh, sixteen, yes, seventeen oh, eighteen yes,

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen oh, twenty twenty Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>Like amazing, amazing, amazing career for Tom bri and.

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<v Speaker 2>The Chiefs have essentially put themselves in position near the

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<v Speaker 2>exact same thing with a chance to win their third

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<v Speaker 2>in five years. It's their fourth trip to the game

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<v Speaker 2>in five years, so I think it's already a dynasty.

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<v Speaker 2>But in terms of getting your third in that amount

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<v Speaker 2>of time, I would say that you're basically you basically

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<v Speaker 2>become the seventies Steelers and the nineties Cowboys and the

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<v Speaker 2>eighties nine Ers. Right like that, that's the sixties Packers.

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<v Speaker 2>That's who you're on the on the verge of becoming,

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<v Speaker 2>and on the other side of it, the Niners. Another

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<v Speaker 2>chance for Kyle Shanahan to break through, which I think

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<v Speaker 2>is ultimately where my allegiances lean.

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<v Speaker 1>In this Super Bowl.

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<v Speaker 2>I was hoping for a little bit of a fresher

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<v Speaker 2>take on the Super Bowl because these teams, we've seen.

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<v Speaker 1>Them this far into the calendar so.

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<v Speaker 2>Many times now, but these two, you know, compared to

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<v Speaker 2>the Chiefs, the Niners are kind of ripe off the vine,

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<v Speaker 2>despite the fact that they've been in four of the

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<v Speaker 2>last five conference championships as well. Like it's funny, man,

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<v Speaker 2>we talk about how much this league has parody, and

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<v Speaker 2>it does.

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<v Speaker 1>It's great.

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<v Speaker 2>The Lions propping up in that position was cool to see,

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<v Speaker 2>even though the ending was disastrous for them. But even

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<v Speaker 2>with that, even with you know, Houston having a cute

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<v Speaker 2>run to the divisional round playoffs, right a team that

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<v Speaker 2>had won four games each of the last two years.

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<v Speaker 2>Then you get to this part of the thing and

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<v Speaker 2>it's like, oh yeah, these guys. Those guys again, the

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<v Speaker 2>Brady Manning, the freaking Mahomes. I wouldn't put Rock Pritty

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<v Speaker 2>in there, but Mahomes and Lamar. Right, you get to

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<v Speaker 2>this point of the calendar and it becomes the same

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<v Speaker 2>guys again. But for Shanahan, you know, like a chance

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<v Speaker 2>to really get over the hump. Right, the twenty sixteen

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<v Speaker 2>Super Bowl as the OC, you know, when he had

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five point lead go by the wayside. Then the

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<v Speaker 2>Super Bowl as a head coach is a ten point

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<v Speaker 2>fourth quarter lead, had a man wide open with Marquis

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<v Speaker 2>Goodwin to win that thing, but Jimmy Ggoppolo misses the throw.

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<v Speaker 2>Then the late loss of the Rams in the twenty

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<v Speaker 2>one NFC Championship Game. Then the last year to have

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<v Speaker 2>their quarterback get hurt early on in the game in

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<v Speaker 2>the NFC Title Game. I just I feel like the

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<v Speaker 2>Niners are due to get to the spot and to

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<v Speaker 2>win in this game. And like we talk about the

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<v Speaker 2>heartbreak on this podcas cast all the damn time, it's

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<v Speaker 2>been the Niners since Shanahan got there getting.

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<v Speaker 1>Over the hump.

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<v Speaker 2>About the narratives that are developed from just sixty minutes

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<v Speaker 2>of football, I mean, if I told you that we

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<v Speaker 2>would follow the same linear path as the Niners. As

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<v Speaker 2>Dolphins fans, you would take that right, although I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know because I'm on Twitter, and it's kind of funny

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<v Speaker 2>because like the Ravens lost that game, after that season,

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<v Speaker 2>after their quarterback, it's probably gonna win the MVP in

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<v Speaker 2>ten days from now, you can go through tweets of

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<v Speaker 2>Ravens content creators and see the exact same replies that

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<v Speaker 2>you saw when Miami lost to Kansas City. I saw,

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<v Speaker 2>this team will never win a championship with Harbaugh and

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<v Speaker 2>Jackson at the helm. This team is all about the

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<v Speaker 2>regular season, all fluff, and then they disappear in the

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<v Speaker 2>biggest moments. I think thirty one fan bases are gonna

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<v Speaker 2>feel that way. So Dolphins fans, You're not alone. And

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<v Speaker 2>those that don't subscribe to the chaos theory and the

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<v Speaker 2>perpetual complaining and bitching and whining about everything that goes

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<v Speaker 2>wrong in a loss. The ones that don't do that

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<v Speaker 2>just know that every other fan base does the exact

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<v Speaker 2>same thing as well. So like, but the heartbreak at

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<v Speaker 2>this time of year is just so much more intense,

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<v Speaker 2>isn't it. I don't really know, I'd imagine for those

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<v Speaker 2>teams that is that way, but we haven't experienced that.

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<v Speaker 2>I really would like to at some point. But imagine

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<v Speaker 2>if you're a Lions fan today, if the Lions were

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<v Speaker 2>us today, I didn't think fandom could get more painful

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<v Speaker 2>than our final three games of the season. But a

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<v Speaker 2>seventeen point second half lead that turns these next two weeks,

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<v Speaker 2>which should have been the two most fun weeks of

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<v Speaker 2>your life as a sports fan. Right, Like your team

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<v Speaker 2>has never been in the Super Bowl, They're gonna go.

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna be talked about for two weeks. Every podcast,

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<v Speaker 2>every show, every radio hit, every interview, every press conference

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<v Speaker 2>is like on thirty, not ten on thirty.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, But now you can't even watch it. I wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>be able to. You can't watch the.

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<v Speaker 2>Content, you can't listen to podcasts, you can't watch radio row.

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<v Speaker 1>Now all that was taken away from you. That has

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<v Speaker 1>to hurt so bad.

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<v Speaker 2>But for the Niners, they've experienced that hurt tenfold five

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<v Speaker 2>times over. Right, So Shanahan's.

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<v Speaker 1>First year was an absolute rebuild. They were a garbage team.

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<v Speaker 2>Then they lose Jimmy Garoppolo to an injury. The next

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<v Speaker 2>year that essentially wipes their season away. Then they go

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<v Speaker 2>to the Super Bowl and lose a ten point lead

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<v Speaker 2>in the fourth quarter, Ultimate pain. Then another injury plague

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<v Speaker 2>season produces a six and ten mark for them, and man,

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<v Speaker 2>isn't it funny?

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<v Speaker 1>Super Bowl?

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<v Speaker 2>Then QB injuries ruin a season to go six and ten.

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<v Speaker 2>Then they start off two and five, ultimately three and

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<v Speaker 2>six in that season as well, three and six through

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<v Speaker 2>nine games. And I distinctly specifically recall the Around the

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<v Speaker 2>NFL podcast talking about the possibility that Kyle Shanahan loses

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<v Speaker 2>his job and that they move on from John Lynch.

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<v Speaker 2>There's always a lesson on this podcast, right We always

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<v Speaker 2>talk about what you can learn from these other big

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<v Speaker 2>games that don't involve the Dolphins. And I always say

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<v Speaker 2>that the Dolphins fans hold the Dolphins to a different

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<v Speaker 2>standard than the rest of the league, and this quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>to a different standard than the rest of the league.

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<v Speaker 1>I think most teams.

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<v Speaker 2>Probably do that most fan bases because you're so inundated

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<v Speaker 2>with your team and you probably don't watch as much ball.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think this time of year, I hope we

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<v Speaker 2>can all extrap late we'll be see from those games

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<v Speaker 2>and I saw Greg Olsen, who in my opinion, is

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<v Speaker 2>the best color commentator in the National Football League right

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<v Speaker 2>now or college football. I think my top two announcers

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<v Speaker 2>play by play bee Chris Fawler in college and Greg

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<v Speaker 2>Olsen in the NFL as your color guy. But I

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<v Speaker 2>saw him get lots of feedback, and I get the

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<v Speaker 2>trepidation about Dan Campbell's decisions. But he talked about how

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<v Speaker 2>you can't play the outcomes of these Dan Campbell decisions.

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<v Speaker 2>While I agree to his point a little bit, I

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<v Speaker 2>do think there is a unique case in a do

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<v Speaker 2>or die game. It's kind of like in baseball, where

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<v Speaker 2>you don't bunt and give up outs in a one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and sixty two game contest, right, Like, that's it's

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<v Speaker 2>all about Billy Bean Jonahill moneyball. Maximize your runs you score,

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<v Speaker 2>minimize the runs you allow, and giving away outs in

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<v Speaker 2>that situation over one hundred and sixty two games will

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<v Speaker 2>produce fewer runs. But in an October, in a one

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<v Speaker 2>game playoff that you need to win, you do move

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<v Speaker 2>that runner from second to third base on a bunt. Right.

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<v Speaker 2>The lesson is use sample size overreaction, but also I

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<v Speaker 2>mean beyond common sense like you can just see it.

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<v Speaker 1>You can see Shannahan one of the greats. We realize that, right.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have to use.

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<v Speaker 2>Stats or a playoff loss, or a bad fourth quarter

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<v Speaker 2>or a whatever it might be.

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<v Speaker 1>Just watch the damn games. You can see it.

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<v Speaker 2>Not sure anything else needs to be said, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>a podcast, and I have the microphone, so you will

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<v Speaker 2>listen to every damn word I have to say. The

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<v Speaker 2>other part is the game is so high variance. Man,

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<v Speaker 2>there are so many bounces the ball can take that

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<v Speaker 2>just change the game completely. If Darnell Savage picks off

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<v Speaker 2>that pass in his lap last week, to the Niners

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<v Speaker 2>end the year as one and done as double digit

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<v Speaker 2>home favorites in the divisional round as the one seed,

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<v Speaker 2>an embarrassing way to go out, maybe, or if Josh

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<v Speaker 2>Reynolds catches one of two critical passes in his bread basket,

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<v Speaker 2>like maybe the Niners don't get past this game, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's a huge failure in its own right right to

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<v Speaker 2>lose the Lions, Like the Lions were a good team

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<v Speaker 2>this year, but for the Niners to lose the Lions

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<v Speaker 2>in that spot at home, can't do it extrapolate the

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<v Speaker 2>quality of your coaches, your teams, whatever, from one drop pass,

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<v Speaker 2>from one result. That is my entire point. You do that,

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna inform bad decisions. But if you evaluate and

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<v Speaker 2>provide context and don't make results based ultimatums, make the

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<v Speaker 2>playoffs or else you're gone.

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<v Speaker 1>Win a playoff game, or else you're gone.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I saw the questions to like Stephen Ross, but

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<v Speaker 2>I give Mike McDaniel a playoff win ultimatum. What if

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<v Speaker 2>he goes seventeen and oh, we get to the divisional

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<v Speaker 2>round and we our quarterback gets hurt in the first play,

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<v Speaker 2>Like what if that happens. What if we're still in

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<v Speaker 2>the game in the fourth quarter and we miss a

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<v Speaker 2>twenty three yard field goal, You're gonna fire your coach

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<v Speaker 2>because of that.

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<v Speaker 1>Like that's my.

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<v Speaker 2>Point, man, Like, don't make rash emotional decisions in any

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<v Speaker 2>walk of life, especially in a seventeen game season National

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<v Speaker 2>Football League, because after a six and ten season, they

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<v Speaker 2>move heaven and earth to get up nine spots and take.

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<v Speaker 1>The quarterback who was there for two seasons.

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<v Speaker 2>Starts to the number of games that you can count

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<v Speaker 2>on one hand, right, and all of that, a three

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<v Speaker 2>and six start after a six and ten year missing

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<v Speaker 2>on the biggest, most important move they made, and look

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<v Speaker 2>at them.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's go ahead and get into these games

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit more before our first break. I wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>planning on that round rant, but has been I think

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<v Speaker 2>worthwhile Ravens and Chiefs. So first off kicks off with

0:11:04.840 --> 0:11:08.000
<v Speaker 2>insanely gifted playmaker quarterbacks right going tit for tat. On

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<v Speaker 2>those first couple of drives, Mahomes and Kelsey had those

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<v Speaker 2>that big fourth down conversion and then the big touchdown

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<v Speaker 2>back shoulder throw that was a phenomenal throw, but even

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<v Speaker 2>better catch from Kelsey, who reminded me of Gronk and

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<v Speaker 2>those catches the way those massive hands just sort of

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<v Speaker 2>vacuumed the football in and make these tough contested catches.

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<v Speaker 2>And then Lamar gets one of those scramble looks tend

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<v Speaker 2>plays where he runs around and makes a great throw

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<v Speaker 2>into the end zone over the top for was it

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<v Speaker 2>Zay Flowers for the touchdown? And it's like, okay, here

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<v Speaker 2>we go. It's going to be a repeat of last week.

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<v Speaker 2>Two superhuman quarterbacks going back and forth. And then it

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't that how many three and outs were there? The

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<v Speaker 2>first two possessions of the third quarter, there was five

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<v Speaker 2>to three and outs. The Chiefs ended the game with

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<v Speaker 2>five straight punts, and the Ravens scored three points in

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<v Speaker 2>the second half. Even the scoring drives, they were lengthy

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<v Speaker 2>these third down conversions, And I think that's an example

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<v Speaker 2>of how you can sort of identify roster strength and

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<v Speaker 2>what you need. Because to be able to win these games,

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<v Speaker 2>you have to execute not just over the course of

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<v Speaker 2>a whole playoff run or even a game run, even

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<v Speaker 2>within the context of a single drive. You're gonna have

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<v Speaker 2>to execute multiple different formulas to find victory. Like you

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<v Speaker 2>have to have your power run game to convert some

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<v Speaker 2>short yardage. You probably need your explosive passing game to

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<v Speaker 2>back teams off and get yourself those chunk plays that

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<v Speaker 2>ultimately put you in range to score points. You probably

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<v Speaker 2>have to create some plays off script where the defense

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<v Speaker 2>wins a call, because that happens all the time in

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<v Speaker 2>the National Football League. But this time of year, when

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<v Speaker 2>you're going up against Mike McDonald, the Ravens genius coordinator's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be a head coach next year, Like your quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>probably has to find a way to win a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of plays that you didn't win on the call sheet.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that just the sustained drives are a good

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<v Speaker 2>example of our splits as Miami Dolphins against disciplined or

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<v Speaker 2>are good defenses, right because we tear up defenses that

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<v Speaker 2>have busts, that don't communicate, that don't have good structure.

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<v Speaker 2>We put forty on those teams every damn time. But

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<v Speaker 2>the teams that come in and communicate, they have a

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<v Speaker 2>veteran of green dot. They have versatile ranging middle linebackers.

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<v Speaker 2>They have good, smart, heady safeties, they have good press

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<v Speaker 2>corns on the outside, they have guys that can win

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<v Speaker 2>one on ones on the inside. Those teams that those

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<v Speaker 2>defensive structures can give us issues. And I think that

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<v Speaker 2>we didn't have enough thud in the power game, not

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<v Speaker 2>enough short area separators. You know, we just have the

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<v Speaker 2>two guys that can win, but beyond that, didn't have

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<v Speaker 2>a third option in the passing game, and the quarterback's

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<v Speaker 2>not a threat in the pack in the running game. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>Those are areas I think this Dolphins team can look

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<v Speaker 2>to improve upon to find ways to compete in these

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<v Speaker 2>critical games, which is obviously the next step for this

0:13:30.080 --> 0:13:33.080
<v Speaker 2>football team. They've improved the offense, They've improved the defense,

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<v Speaker 2>the special teams, and they got the right head coach,

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<v Speaker 2>they have the right quarterback. They have to find ways

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<v Speaker 2>to compete in these situations. I think that is one

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<v Speaker 2>way you can do that. But then also, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>like all these narratives I just lifted off for the

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<v Speaker 2>Miami Dolphins, what is it now for Lamar Jackson and

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<v Speaker 2>the Baltimore evens?

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<v Speaker 1>Like he's two and four in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>He lost a home playoff game as a favorite to

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<v Speaker 2>a guy that You're probably not going to get many

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<v Speaker 2>chances to play at home against that guy the next

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<v Speaker 2>ten years. Like's be honest about that. And I don't

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<v Speaker 2>care about the Houston Texans win. They were ten ten

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<v Speaker 2>at halftime. They were not looking good in that and

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<v Speaker 2>Lamar played great in that game, don't get me wrong,

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<v Speaker 2>played great in the second half. But beating were they

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<v Speaker 2>nine and eight? The Texans ten and seven this year

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<v Speaker 2>and they won a fun playoff game. But the Texans

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<v Speaker 2>that was like the fourteenth best team in the NFL

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<v Speaker 2>this year. I'm not like saying that was what put

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<v Speaker 2>Lamar beyond this narrative, beyond reprieve from the fans that

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<v Speaker 2>create these narratives. Now, I will say I think that

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<v Speaker 2>Lamar is one of the best players in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 2>He's my probably i'll say second best quarterback. Mahomes probably

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<v Speaker 2>took it back in the playoffs because of just the

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<v Speaker 2>kind of Michael Jordan tom Brady mentality he's displayed here

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<v Speaker 2>during this run and beating three good football teams to

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<v Speaker 2>get to this point. But I think Lamar is still

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<v Speaker 2>right there, and I don't think that being two and

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<v Speaker 2>four in the playoffs changes that. I think it changes

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<v Speaker 2>the one to two conversation for Mahomes and Lamar potentially

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<v Speaker 2>or Josh Allen top three, whatever you might want to

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<v Speaker 2>say about it. But it's gonna be where they talk

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<v Speaker 2>about all off season. And they had this great run they.

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<v Speaker 1>Had, what did they play?

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<v Speaker 2>They played seventeen games too, So nineteen eight through eighteen

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<v Speaker 2>games there God's gift of football, right, And now because

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<v Speaker 2>of one result, they get to go into the off

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<v Speaker 2>season with not fun conversations about the long term viability

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<v Speaker 2>of their operation.

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<v Speaker 1>It's crazy, isn't it.

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<v Speaker 2>More notes from the game, I think you have to

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<v Speaker 2>I think you must blitz these running quarterbacks and do

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<v Speaker 2>it effectively enough to wipe out their escape routes, and

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<v Speaker 2>you have to deal with defensive backs, guys that can

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<v Speaker 2>break down and make him change directions, make him slow

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<v Speaker 2>his steps when he approaches the lascrimmage as a runner.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, these great quarterbacks can kind of freeze

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<v Speaker 2>pass rushes, but those free runs, those dB blitzes who

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<v Speaker 2>are used to breaking down space, those are the kind

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<v Speaker 2>of ways you have to impact these quarterbacks. Because all

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<v Speaker 2>year long, I thought vic was was pretty good this year,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think very lowly of his decision making in professionalism.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be honest about that. I thought he's a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>good coordinator.

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<v Speaker 2>But what I hated this year all year long was

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<v Speaker 2>sitting back against these top tier quarterbacks and just letting

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<v Speaker 2>them chip away at us and shorten the game and

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<v Speaker 2>reduce our offense as chances and make them have to

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<v Speaker 2>be perfect because we're going to allow these nine minute drives.

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<v Speaker 2>And I know, Ghost Adam Gayes, if you're out there, brother,

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<v Speaker 2>love you. I think the narrative some times get a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit much. I know you've been pounding the streets

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<v Speaker 2>about how much the defense balled out down the stretch,

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<v Speaker 2>and they did score wise, absolutely they did. They were

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<v Speaker 2>the ones that gave us chances to win the offense

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<v Speaker 2>at not one hundred percent agree with that. But but

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<v Speaker 2>like in the Buffalo game, Buffalo drove the whole field

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<v Speaker 2>the entire game because you won in the red zone

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<v Speaker 2>and got some fluke turnovers that Alan forced in there

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<v Speaker 2>and made some bad throws and YadA, YadA yad. I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't get a DPI call on second down that first

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<v Speaker 2>drive against Caterko, who should have been a DPI. The

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<v Speaker 2>Bills drove the field in this all game long, and

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<v Speaker 2>all the great quarterbacks did that all year long. Baltimore

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<v Speaker 2>fifty six points, like, hey, where's your DC at?

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<v Speaker 1>Then?

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<v Speaker 2>How about Week four against Buffalo forty eight points that

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<v Speaker 2>they were That was the best EPA game of team

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<v Speaker 2>posted this year until the Week seventeen game against Baltimore

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<v Speaker 2>Chargers game all game long, you have to find ways.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Turbert couldn't do anything against the blitz as

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<v Speaker 2>we sent him late in the game.

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<v Speaker 1>What took so long? Do that?

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<v Speaker 2>More? You know, mix up your blitzer and your drops

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<v Speaker 2>in a way that makes it a secret. I think

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<v Speaker 2>you prioritize guys that can disguise those blitzes. More about

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<v Speaker 2>this game. I think hidden yard is so critical in

0:17:08.880 --> 0:17:11.359
<v Speaker 2>any football game, but especially in these late playoff games.

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<v Speaker 2>Special teams obviously, but the way these teams tackle on

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<v Speaker 2>the perimeter against screens, the way they get their initial

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<v Speaker 2>surge in the running game, and the way they collision

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<v Speaker 2>forward opposed letting running backs run through them is such

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<v Speaker 2>a critical difference in the game. Like watch Kyle Hamilton

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<v Speaker 2>flow downhill on the perimeter and just handle so much.

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<v Speaker 2>But then like the way that Roe, Kwan and Queen

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<v Speaker 2>collision those backs at at the point of attack, same

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<v Speaker 2>with Bolton and Tranquill driving those ball carriers backwards. The

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<v Speaker 2>difference sometimes between second and eight and second and five,

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<v Speaker 2>And that's often the difference in a too high shel

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<v Speaker 2>versus single high, which gives you more opportunities in the

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<v Speaker 2>passing game. So it's not necessarily the yards, it's what

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<v Speaker 2>the down distance gives you on the upcoming play. I thought,

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<v Speaker 2>all these defenses this weekend, besides Detroit, do a really

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<v Speaker 2>good job of making you earn more of those.

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<v Speaker 1>Tough yards inside.

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<v Speaker 2>And it wasn't so much that way on the NFC

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<v Speaker 2>side of the coin here in terms of the corequarterbacks,

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<v Speaker 2>but the way that teams went after Lamar and Mahomes

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<v Speaker 2>like the way that McDuffie for the Chiefs blitz is

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<v Speaker 2>the edge. It reminds me of that Cater blitz versus

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<v Speaker 2>the Chargers on Turnburt back on Opening Day. But just

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<v Speaker 2>finding ways to get those guys downhill and freeze the

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<v Speaker 2>quarterbacks in their tracks opposed to them freezing your pass

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<v Speaker 2>rush with those blitz heavy plans.

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<v Speaker 1>Those are my big takeaways.

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<v Speaker 2>A game that looked like it was going to be

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<v Speaker 2>superstar quarterbacks trading blows turned into disguising coverage.

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<v Speaker 1>Well time blitz is winning hidden yardage. And then how

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<v Speaker 1>about this final point.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, The Dynasty teams just don't make the mistakes, and

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<v Speaker 2>they capitalize on your mistakes when you do make them,

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<v Speaker 2>like Lamar pressing on the interception.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what Tua did this year, right, you can't do that.

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<v Speaker 2>The Ravens get that taunting penalty where I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>they had any intention of calling taunting there on Zay Flowers,

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<v Speaker 2>but I mean like you literally taunted him three times,

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<v Speaker 2>you put hands on him and pin him to the ground,

0:18:47.119 --> 0:18:48.520
<v Speaker 2>you spun the ball on top of them, and it

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<v Speaker 2>still looked like maybe they wouldn't flag you.

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<v Speaker 1>But then you stand over the top of him and

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<v Speaker 1>flex on him, like did the Chiefs do that?

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<v Speaker 2>No? Do the Patriots under Brady ever do that? Then

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<v Speaker 2>he reaches the goal line, which is you know, top

0:18:59.560 --> 0:19:02.920
<v Speaker 2>pretty uniform across the league, and you reached the ball

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<v Speaker 2>out and fumble it into the end zone and it

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<v Speaker 2>costs you the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Like championship teams don't do that.

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<v Speaker 2>Speaking of capitalizing all mistakes, let's go ahead and do

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<v Speaker 2>a quick nine Ers and Lions recap. The Lions had

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<v Speaker 2>two critical drops, including a fourth down that could have

0:19:14.359 --> 0:19:16.359
<v Speaker 2>given them a first down in the red zone with

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<v Speaker 2>seven and a half minutes to play, down by three.

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<v Speaker 1>Good teams don't do that.

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<v Speaker 2>Then the next drive another drop, and that was after

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<v Speaker 2>they had a bad bounce that costs a touchdown on

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<v Speaker 2>the Iuke long play. Speaking of luck, then the Gibbs

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<v Speaker 2>fumble just a total melt down at the end where

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<v Speaker 2>the better team didn't have those mistakes, the worst team

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<v Speaker 2>did right because early the Lions showed you what their

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<v Speaker 2>physicality is all about. They protected Golf so well early

0:19:36.800 --> 0:19:38.640
<v Speaker 2>and he was dicing it up, and then they ran

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<v Speaker 2>for big chunks, just moving them off the line of

0:19:40.560 --> 0:19:43.159
<v Speaker 2>scrimmage late in that game, but then the mistakes got

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<v Speaker 2>there and it turned the game around ultimately. I think

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<v Speaker 2>my biggest takeaway is it's tough for us because the

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<v Speaker 2>balance of the conferences right now, to me is very disproportionate.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the best three best quarterbacks, in my opinion,

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<v Speaker 2>in AFC. I think a lot of the best coaches

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<v Speaker 2>are in the AFC. And then you even have beyond that.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, like to a Burrow Strout, Lawrence Herbert, my god,

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<v Speaker 2>to go to the Super Bowl in the AFC, you

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<v Speaker 2>probably have to go through quite a gauntlet of like

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<v Speaker 2>all good quarterback play. And look at Mahomes carefully navigating

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<v Speaker 2>the Dolphins into Allen and the Bills, Lamar and the Ravens.

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<v Speaker 2>And it wasn't his three hundred and fifty yard games

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<v Speaker 2>with four touchdowns. It was understanding game situation, managing it,

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<v Speaker 2>creating it when you had to, and just committing to

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<v Speaker 2>a game plan.

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<v Speaker 1>Chiefs Niners, pretty good matchup, that's down the road.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go ahead and take our first break right there

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<v Speaker 2>and via the tight end position here for your Miami Dolphins.

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<v Speaker 2>In twenty twenty three, before the Senior Bowl preview all that.

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<v Speaker 2>Next Draft Time podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought to

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<v Speaker 2>you by Auto Nation position group number four on the

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty three review of the Dolphins of Ross and

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<v Speaker 2>we go to the tight end group here, and I

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to put our shortest group on this long conversation

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<v Speaker 2>about the championship games and Senior Bowl preview as we

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<v Speaker 2>get into that here very shortly. I'm very excited about

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<v Speaker 2>the Shar's class and having high draft picks once again.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll be talking to plenty of people that know about

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<v Speaker 2>the draft, including I think myself a little bit as

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<v Speaker 2>we go on the next couple of months. Let's go ahead, though,

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<v Speaker 2>and look back at a tight end position group here.

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<v Speaker 2>It's going to be a quick segment. I think we

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<v Speaker 2>start here a bit of detailing the makeup of the

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<v Speaker 2>room in twenty twenty three and what some of us

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<v Speaker 2>maybe thought it might look like in terms of a

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<v Speaker 2>great tight end draft class right and attacking that position

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<v Speaker 2>with the mindset of it being a critical point of

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<v Speaker 2>your offensive attack.

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<v Speaker 1>And it just was not that.

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<v Speaker 2>We know this offense is built around two star receivers,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think that where things got off this year

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<v Speaker 2>was the fact that those two receivers were not available

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<v Speaker 2>all year like they were a season to go, and

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<v Speaker 2>not even just playing in the games, but practice time,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think it just kind of ultimately impacted your

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<v Speaker 2>timing in the offense, and ultimately down the stretch was

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<v Speaker 2>the reason you lost some of those big games because

0:21:48.640 --> 0:21:52.520
<v Speaker 2>your inability to find other separators against Buffalo. Man, there

0:21:52.520 --> 0:21:55.600
<v Speaker 2>were so many chances against Buffalo to just win a

0:21:55.760 --> 0:21:58.760
<v Speaker 2>matchup and convert a first down on top of the

0:21:58.840 --> 0:22:00.280
<v Speaker 2>drop passes we had in the game, on top of

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<v Speaker 2>the pick at the end of the game with a

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<v Speaker 2>poor route and a poor decision from the quarterback. Like

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<v Speaker 2>I think if they just would have had one of

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<v Speaker 2>these guys to talk about here in the draft preview,

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<v Speaker 2>they would have that game maybe could have been different.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe you're hosting Buffalo instead of going to forty degrees

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<v Speaker 2>below Kansas City, which, by the way, the Ravens, that

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<v Speaker 2>great offense, scored ten points at home against that defense

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<v Speaker 2>in a fifty degrees cooler or warmer temperatures. Just saying

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<v Speaker 2>tight end room though, wasn't game breaking by any stretch.

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<v Speaker 2>Probably the least imaginative past receiving tight end room in

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<v Speaker 2>the national Football League, and I think that you have

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<v Speaker 2>to view that room in a way that's different than

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<v Speaker 2>what maybe a casual football fan will because there are

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<v Speaker 2>just roles from this group that more closely resemble what

0:22:42.800 --> 0:22:47.520
<v Speaker 2>atlec Ingold does compared to I don't know, Michael Egnu right,

0:22:47.760 --> 0:22:50.200
<v Speaker 2>probably a bad example. How about Julius Thomas is more

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<v Speaker 2>like it, not going to block. Never saw a block

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<v Speaker 2>he liked, but we'll catch the football. Here's a good example.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight hundred and thirty nine snaps for Durham smythe this year,

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<v Speaker 2>only four hundred and fifty of those out into the pattern.

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<v Speaker 2>The first comparable name that's more Michael Egnew than Durham

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<v Speaker 2>Smith that came to my mind was Sam Laporta, the

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<v Speaker 2>very good rookie draft pick of the Lions who was

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<v Speaker 2>not at all a blocking specialist at Iowa. Even though

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<v Speaker 2>he plays for one of the best run teams in

0:23:14.400 --> 0:23:16.080
<v Speaker 2>college football, one of the best run teams in the

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<v Speaker 2>National Football League, he was a game breaking pass catcher.

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<v Speaker 2>He played over one thousand snaps this year, and six

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and fifty of those were out into the pattern,

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<v Speaker 2>so a much bigger chunk of his workload as a

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<v Speaker 2>pass catcher compared to Miami's tight end one. But man,

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<v Speaker 2>watching those games this weekend, I think the ability to

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<v Speaker 2>have what we have here, but also someone that can

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<v Speaker 2>threaten the seam and get vertical and make the explosive play.

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<v Speaker 2>I keep thinking about Jake Ferguson for the Cowboys because

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<v Speaker 2>watching the tape and then watching the game, he just

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<v Speaker 2>was so critical in that area for them. Like the

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<v Speaker 2>ability to go thirteen personnel and assert your will in

0:23:47.560 --> 0:23:50.040
<v Speaker 2>a downhill running game, but also get explosives from one

0:23:50.080 --> 0:23:53.040
<v Speaker 2>of those guys if especially you go attached why out

0:23:53.040 --> 0:23:56.000
<v Speaker 2>of eleven personnel? That type of versatility can make you

0:23:56.160 --> 0:23:59.040
<v Speaker 2>so difficult to defend, especially this time of year when

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<v Speaker 2>I think, my big guess, you know, learning point this

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<v Speaker 2>postseason and thinking about previous postseasons is you gotta be versatile, man.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to have multiple ways to win football games.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go part by part here. Number eighty one Durham

0:24:10.920 --> 0:24:13.280
<v Speaker 2>Smith let us and snaps thirty five catches three hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and sixty six yards, did not score. I thought, by

0:24:16.240 --> 0:24:18.680
<v Speaker 2>far Durham Smith's best year as a pro. I was

0:24:19.240 --> 0:24:21.040
<v Speaker 2>very hard on Durham in twenty twenty one. I thought

0:24:21.080 --> 0:24:22.600
<v Speaker 2>it was a bad fit. I thought the routes were bad,

0:24:22.640 --> 0:24:25.320
<v Speaker 2>the inclusion of his game as a Pats receiver was

0:24:25.400 --> 0:24:27.360
<v Speaker 2>not a fit for him. I think they got better

0:24:27.400 --> 0:24:29.320
<v Speaker 2>in twenty twenty two, and it got even better this year.

0:24:29.640 --> 0:24:33.240
<v Speaker 2>I think his ability to turn and pin some really

0:24:33.320 --> 0:24:36.480
<v Speaker 2>tough defensive end outside linebacker types on the perimeter in

0:24:36.520 --> 0:24:38.119
<v Speaker 2>the running game is a critical part of what we

0:24:38.280 --> 0:24:41.239
<v Speaker 2>do to catch and climb with Austin or Tron off

0:24:41.280 --> 0:24:43.760
<v Speaker 2>the tackle position in the running game, He's always in

0:24:43.880 --> 0:24:48.320
<v Speaker 2>so such just controlled balance as he approaches as a blocker,

0:24:48.680 --> 0:24:52.240
<v Speaker 2>keeps his base solid and underneath him as he explodes

0:24:52.280 --> 0:24:55.160
<v Speaker 2>through his punch with steps into that punch, which opens

0:24:55.240 --> 0:24:57.160
<v Speaker 2>up the explosiveness and allows you to control the rep

0:24:57.200 --> 0:24:59.200
<v Speaker 2>as a blocker, and we knew about that from his

0:24:59.320 --> 0:25:02.919
<v Speaker 2>Notre Dame tape six years ago. But also despite limited

0:25:02.960 --> 0:25:05.440
<v Speaker 2>opportunities as a pass catcher in college, he shows you

0:25:05.520 --> 0:25:07.679
<v Speaker 2>some of the playmaking skills that he has as a receiver,

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<v Speaker 2>and I thought we saw a little bit of that year.

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<v Speaker 2>I liked the way he catches those little out routes

0:25:12.720 --> 0:25:15.280
<v Speaker 2>and then pivots from route runner into ballcarrier and just

0:25:15.359 --> 0:25:18.399
<v Speaker 2>gets north and south because if he gets hit at

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<v Speaker 2>the seven yard, I should say, you know, three yards

0:25:21.600 --> 0:25:23.760
<v Speaker 2>from the sticks. He typically gets chopped down in a

0:25:23.760 --> 0:25:26.240
<v Speaker 2>way that he falls forward and achieves that first down

0:25:26.280 --> 0:25:29.200
<v Speaker 2>and gives you extra yards that four lean. Now, obviously, again,

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<v Speaker 2>I think your off season plan if you want to

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<v Speaker 2>improve this group is to get probably more explosive from

0:25:34.920 --> 0:25:37.560
<v Speaker 2>the guy that plays seventy plus percent of your snaps.

0:25:37.800 --> 0:25:39.600
<v Speaker 2>But I think this is a very high end tight

0:25:39.720 --> 0:25:41.800
<v Speaker 2>end two, low end tight end one, and that's a

0:25:41.840 --> 0:25:43.760
<v Speaker 2>good position to be for DERMISMI theory. But beyond that

0:25:44.080 --> 0:25:46.800
<v Speaker 2>Julian Hill eight number eighty nine six for forty eighth

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<v Speaker 2>this year, I think there's something there, but it has

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<v Speaker 2>to show up this year in order for me to

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<v Speaker 2>be cool with Like the direction of the room, I

0:25:54.840 --> 0:25:56.800
<v Speaker 2>still think you had one. But anyway, I was so

0:25:56.920 --> 0:25:59.439
<v Speaker 2>impressed by his work as that short motion kick out

0:25:59.480 --> 0:26:02.159
<v Speaker 2>the backside and in split flow or just lead it

0:26:02.240 --> 0:26:05.080
<v Speaker 2>all the way around the corner and take that play

0:26:05.160 --> 0:26:07.760
<v Speaker 2>side outside zone play with you as a lead blocker,

0:26:08.000 --> 0:26:10.680
<v Speaker 2>and for a rookie playing that position in this offense

0:26:10.760 --> 0:26:13.160
<v Speaker 2>that has so much to undertake and at a position

0:26:13.240 --> 0:26:16.200
<v Speaker 2>that I think is the hardest to learn offensively besides quarterback,

0:26:16.240 --> 0:26:18.520
<v Speaker 2>because you have to learn routes, run game, and pass

0:26:18.560 --> 0:26:20.840
<v Speaker 2>pro No other position calls for all three of those

0:26:20.880 --> 0:26:24.520
<v Speaker 2>besides quarterback. So for Julian that physicality man, like I

0:26:24.640 --> 0:26:27.680
<v Speaker 2>mentioned the ability to go thirteen personnel, He's perfect in

0:26:27.720 --> 0:26:29.880
<v Speaker 2>those settings. But I think there's meat on the bone

0:26:29.920 --> 0:26:31.800
<v Speaker 2>for him to evolve as a pass catcher. And if

0:26:31.840 --> 0:26:35.240
<v Speaker 2>he does that, if we get those exceptional blocking ancillary pieces,

0:26:35.320 --> 0:26:38.520
<v Speaker 2>you're alec Ingold, You're Derham, Smite, Julian Hill, you know

0:26:38.600 --> 0:26:40.960
<v Speaker 2>whoever it might be. As it were, they become real

0:26:41.040 --> 0:26:41.760
<v Speaker 2>passing threats.

0:26:41.960 --> 0:26:42.120
<v Speaker 1>Man.

0:26:42.200 --> 0:26:44.920
<v Speaker 2>That can add a whole other wrinkle and layer to

0:26:45.040 --> 0:26:48.119
<v Speaker 2>this offense. But for Julian, great grip, strength, more great balance,

0:26:48.160 --> 0:26:50.160
<v Speaker 2>Like Durham, when he gets into those blocks and into

0:26:50.200 --> 0:26:52.320
<v Speaker 2>his man, he can usually strike and control the rep

0:26:52.400 --> 0:26:54.480
<v Speaker 2>pretty well. Big fan of his game, He's kind of

0:26:54.520 --> 0:26:55.840
<v Speaker 2>one of those key parts, right Like, this is a

0:26:55.880 --> 0:26:58.480
<v Speaker 2>team that needs some young guys to take the next

0:26:58.520 --> 0:27:02.040
<v Speaker 2>step because we need production on cheap contracts. Eric Azukama,

0:27:02.080 --> 0:27:04.840
<v Speaker 2>Cater Koho get back to Eurokie season skills, Keon Smith,

0:27:04.920 --> 0:27:07.879
<v Speaker 2>Chris Brooks. Getting contributions from these guys would be so

0:27:08.040 --> 0:27:11.200
<v Speaker 2>critical Tyler Kroft number eighty two, didn't catch any footballs

0:27:11.200 --> 0:27:14.120
<v Speaker 2>and active most of the year. Just I mean he's

0:27:14.119 --> 0:27:15.960
<v Speaker 2>a death piece, right, Probably going to try to find

0:27:16.480 --> 0:27:18.840
<v Speaker 2>better options there at number three on the team this year,

0:27:18.880 --> 0:27:21.520
<v Speaker 2>so futures contract Tanner Connor still think he has some

0:27:21.600 --> 0:27:23.320
<v Speaker 2>skills to play with and we'll see what his career

0:27:23.359 --> 0:27:24.160
<v Speaker 2>looks like down the road.

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<v Speaker 1>Just one last comment.

0:27:25.600 --> 0:27:27.440
<v Speaker 2>I mentioned this on a podcast a while back after

0:27:27.480 --> 0:27:30.600
<v Speaker 2>the Cowboys game that Greg Olsen did talked about his

0:27:30.680 --> 0:27:34.280
<v Speaker 2>conversation with Mike McDaniel in their production meetings, and he said,

0:27:34.280 --> 0:27:35.760
<v Speaker 2>I love the offense, but get the tight end more

0:27:35.800 --> 0:27:37.760
<v Speaker 2>involved than McDaniel jokingly sad to him that's coming in

0:27:37.840 --> 0:27:39.680
<v Speaker 2>year three. So I think that there is a potential

0:27:40.000 --> 0:27:42.200
<v Speaker 2>for a year three evolution for this offense to look

0:27:42.280 --> 0:27:45.720
<v Speaker 2>for more explosiveness, especially from this group. Either way, I

0:27:45.760 --> 0:27:47.560
<v Speaker 2>think it has to happen with someone that can align

0:27:47.720 --> 0:27:50.480
<v Speaker 2>inside to give you that run game pass game flexibility.

0:27:50.480 --> 0:27:53.040
<v Speaker 2>So either a big slot receiver tight end Noah Fanse

0:27:53.040 --> 0:27:55.240
<v Speaker 2>a guy like in free agency. I'm still really bummed

0:27:55.240 --> 0:27:58.560
<v Speaker 2>about Elijah Higgins leaving, but finding someone more equipped to

0:27:58.640 --> 0:28:01.520
<v Speaker 2>run that position I think is a area of focus

0:28:01.600 --> 0:28:04.400
<v Speaker 2>for me this off season. Speaking of the off season,

0:28:04.480 --> 0:28:05.920
<v Speaker 2>Senior Bowl coming up this week, let's go ahead and

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<v Speaker 2>take our last.

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<v Speaker 1>Break right there.

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<v Speaker 2>Come back on the other side in preview the week

0:28:09.119 --> 0:28:11.720
<v Speaker 2>of practices. I have a few prospect notes here. That's

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<v Speaker 2>next Draft Time podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought to

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<v Speaker 2>you by Auto Nation.

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<v Speaker 1>Senior Bowl week. I still have not gone to a

0:28:21.720 --> 0:28:22.600
<v Speaker 1>Senior Bowl in my life.

0:28:22.640 --> 0:28:24.639
<v Speaker 2>I thought I'd be going to all of them as

0:28:24.640 --> 0:28:27.000
<v Speaker 2>a member of the Miami Dolphins, but the first one

0:28:27.160 --> 0:28:29.600
<v Speaker 2>was canceled because of COVID, the second one we didn't

0:28:29.640 --> 0:28:32.320
<v Speaker 2>go because our coach sued the team, and then I

0:28:32.359 --> 0:28:33.800
<v Speaker 2>just haven't gone the last couple of years because no

0:28:33.880 --> 0:28:35.320
<v Speaker 2>draft picks. And now it's like I can just cover

0:28:35.320 --> 0:28:36.719
<v Speaker 2>it from home. So that's what we're gonna do here.

0:28:37.000 --> 0:28:38.880
<v Speaker 2>But I want to go ahead and put these notes

0:28:38.880 --> 0:28:40.520
<v Speaker 2>on here. I kind of listed some things we have

0:28:40.640 --> 0:28:43.720
<v Speaker 2>to look for this off season. Potentially your long term

0:28:43.800 --> 0:28:46.800
<v Speaker 2>left tackle, potentially Christian Wilkins replacement. Right, those are two

0:28:46.840 --> 0:28:49.400
<v Speaker 2>big things that hang overhead that you're not quite sure

0:28:49.400 --> 0:28:51.800
<v Speaker 2>about yet. I think we definitely need in their eligible

0:28:51.920 --> 0:28:54.120
<v Speaker 2>slot tight end type. I think we definitely need in

0:28:54.160 --> 0:28:56.800
<v Speaker 2>the off ball linebacker. I think we definitely need interior

0:28:56.880 --> 0:28:59.360
<v Speaker 2>offensive line help and safety depth as well. So that's

0:28:59.360 --> 0:29:00.880
<v Speaker 2>where I'm gonna go and look at this and try

0:29:00.920 --> 0:29:03.640
<v Speaker 2>to fit guys into those positions, and really just guys

0:29:03.680 --> 0:29:06.560
<v Speaker 2>that I've watched this year is my key jumping off point.

0:29:06.600 --> 0:29:16.040
<v Speaker 2>We start where else besides fight for Washington State. Cooks

0:29:16.040 --> 0:29:18.280
<v Speaker 2>have three guys in this game this year. First, Shaw

0:29:18.400 --> 0:29:22.280
<v Speaker 2>Smith Wighe a very very very modern day slot cornerback

0:29:22.280 --> 0:29:25.880
<v Speaker 2>whose game I freaking love think Trent McDuffie, I'm not

0:29:25.920 --> 0:29:28.240
<v Speaker 2>gonna call him a first team All Pro, but the

0:29:28.360 --> 0:29:31.680
<v Speaker 2>muscle Hamster, the Tasmanian double type. He played most of

0:29:31.800 --> 0:29:34.040
<v Speaker 2>his time on the perimeter, but that's because he was

0:29:34.040 --> 0:29:37.120
<v Speaker 2>one of our best players. I think his ability to

0:29:37.280 --> 0:29:40.840
<v Speaker 2>recognize things and anticipate concepts, like I thought Kyle Hamilton's

0:29:40.840 --> 0:29:44.080
<v Speaker 2>football acumen leads to anticipation, which leads to so many plays.

0:29:44.400 --> 0:29:45.000
<v Speaker 1>That's this guy.

0:29:45.080 --> 0:29:48.640
<v Speaker 2>He's He's phenomenal coverage IQ, competitive as hell, loves to

0:29:48.680 --> 0:29:50.920
<v Speaker 2>come up and support the run, blitz the quarterback. We

0:29:51.040 --> 0:29:53.400
<v Speaker 2>played a ton of coverages at Washington State and he

0:29:53.640 --> 0:29:55.800
<v Speaker 2>was capable of all of them. I think he's got

0:29:55.880 --> 0:29:58.520
<v Speaker 2>more inside flexibility than he played in college. I love

0:29:58.600 --> 0:30:01.200
<v Speaker 2>him as an early Day three slow option Shaw Smith

0:30:01.280 --> 0:30:03.960
<v Speaker 2>Waye from Washington State. Another dB from Washington State is

0:30:04.200 --> 0:30:08.000
<v Speaker 2>Jaden Hicks. I think Brandon Jones's play style, but he

0:30:08.080 --> 0:30:10.560
<v Speaker 2>can actually cover. He flies all over the field. He hits,

0:30:10.600 --> 0:30:12.720
<v Speaker 2>he hits, he hits some more like Smith Wade. He's

0:30:12.760 --> 0:30:14.600
<v Speaker 2>smart as hell. I thought he'd come back and play

0:30:14.680 --> 0:30:16.800
<v Speaker 2>one more year and shoot up the draft boards. But

0:30:17.240 --> 0:30:19.320
<v Speaker 2>feisty at the catch point. He can match up with

0:30:19.360 --> 0:30:21.760
<v Speaker 2>tight ends. He can blitz led all pack twelve safeties

0:30:21.800 --> 0:30:24.720
<v Speaker 2>and QB pressures, and he's a tone setting hitter. Keep

0:30:24.720 --> 0:30:26.960
<v Speaker 2>an eye on those two guys this week. Also on

0:30:27.080 --> 0:30:30.120
<v Speaker 2>a local guy, Cameron Kitchens from Miami, another safety with

0:30:30.200 --> 0:30:33.040
<v Speaker 2>insane range and speed and ball skills to make him

0:30:33.040 --> 0:30:35.360
<v Speaker 2>a real ball hawking threat on the back end. And

0:30:35.440 --> 0:30:38.479
<v Speaker 2>if you want versatility, like Javon Holland plays all over

0:30:38.520 --> 0:30:40.880
<v Speaker 2>the formation right. If he's paired with a player like

0:30:41.000 --> 0:30:44.520
<v Speaker 2>Cameron Kinchins, you can essentially rotate your strong safety and

0:30:44.560 --> 0:30:46.920
<v Speaker 2>free snapey on a snap by snap basis and keep

0:30:47.000 --> 0:30:51.680
<v Speaker 2>defenses really guessing, kind of like Hoyer, Poyer and High

0:30:51.760 --> 0:30:54.400
<v Speaker 2>did in Buffalo for so many years. With all three

0:30:54.480 --> 0:30:56.560
<v Speaker 2>of these dbs I mentioned the way they compete at

0:30:56.600 --> 0:30:58.120
<v Speaker 2>the top of the route is how I want to

0:30:58.160 --> 0:31:00.480
<v Speaker 2>watch him perform this week. Play to their level and

0:31:00.600 --> 0:31:02.200
<v Speaker 2>just be on top what the receivers trying to do.

0:31:02.560 --> 0:31:04.479
<v Speaker 2>Watch those one on one reps and get a good

0:31:04.520 --> 0:31:07.840
<v Speaker 2>feel for that. Another one's Cole Bishop from Utah hitter, striker, blitzer,

0:31:08.000 --> 0:31:11.640
<v Speaker 2>slot safety, strong safety, type of player, fantastic in coverage

0:31:11.840 --> 0:31:14.040
<v Speaker 2>with those skills down in the mess to make him,

0:31:14.120 --> 0:31:16.560
<v Speaker 2>from my money, an easy Day two pick, possibly a

0:31:16.560 --> 0:31:18.360
<v Speaker 2>second round if you don't go that way, just watch

0:31:18.440 --> 0:31:20.880
<v Speaker 2>him bowie guys this week. He's ad Utah ute obviously

0:31:20.920 --> 0:31:22.200
<v Speaker 2>a lot more than that, But those the DB's I'm

0:31:22.200 --> 0:31:24.280
<v Speaker 2>watching so far up front. The first thing that pops

0:31:24.280 --> 0:31:25.840
<v Speaker 2>off the list to me is a first round pick.

0:31:26.280 --> 0:31:29.480
<v Speaker 2>If you want to see Jalen Phillips part two two

0:31:31.080 --> 0:31:33.080
<v Speaker 2>laya two lat tow from UCLA.

0:31:33.160 --> 0:31:33.800
<v Speaker 1>I butchered that.

0:31:34.160 --> 0:31:36.120
<v Speaker 2>If he's there at twenty one, I think he becomes

0:31:36.160 --> 0:31:38.959
<v Speaker 2>a real option. So far out from actually projecting who

0:31:39.040 --> 0:31:40.960
<v Speaker 2>goes where, but like, just watch him play.

0:31:41.040 --> 0:31:42.000
<v Speaker 1>He is dominant.

0:31:42.320 --> 0:31:44.640
<v Speaker 2>He's a top fifteen pick for money, burst and strength,

0:31:44.720 --> 0:31:48.000
<v Speaker 2>combo like seriously, he's a JP clone as a prospect.

0:31:48.040 --> 0:31:50.160
<v Speaker 2>The one knock he had same as JP medical history,

0:31:50.200 --> 0:31:53.760
<v Speaker 2>but La two Latu from UCLA keeping on him inside

0:31:53.800 --> 0:31:56.880
<v Speaker 2>Tovandrea Sweat from Texas. Oh man, if we lose Christian Wilkins,

0:31:56.960 --> 0:31:59.720
<v Speaker 2>I got I like this guy. He was the best

0:32:00.120 --> 0:32:02.800
<v Speaker 2>stuffing defensive tackle in college football. He's six foot four,

0:32:02.880 --> 0:32:05.080
<v Speaker 2>three sixty two, so he's not built like Christian, but

0:32:05.200 --> 0:32:07.320
<v Speaker 2>I promise you if you watch these practices, you'll know

0:32:07.400 --> 0:32:07.800
<v Speaker 2>who he is.

0:32:07.840 --> 0:32:08.400
<v Speaker 1>When we're done.

0:32:08.640 --> 0:32:11.720
<v Speaker 2>He's going to obliterate the week when you just cannot

0:32:11.760 --> 0:32:13.640
<v Speaker 2>block him one on one. There's a play in the

0:32:13.680 --> 0:32:16.239
<v Speaker 2>College Football Playoff where he drops U dub running back

0:32:16.280 --> 0:32:18.600
<v Speaker 2>Dylan Johnson, who goes two twenty and powerful as hell,

0:32:18.920 --> 0:32:21.200
<v Speaker 2>just one arm, rag doll's um to the ground, insane power,

0:32:21.320 --> 0:32:24.160
<v Speaker 2>quick first step. He's built like Michael Pearson Baltimore, but

0:32:24.240 --> 0:32:26.320
<v Speaker 2>has a Chris Jones first step. If you want him,

0:32:26.640 --> 0:32:28.760
<v Speaker 2>it's got to be round one. I'm just gonna say

0:32:28.760 --> 0:32:30.160
<v Speaker 2>his name because I've seen so much of him. But

0:32:30.160 --> 0:32:33.520
<v Speaker 2>Brendon Jackson from also from Washington State. A super productive edge,

0:32:33.600 --> 0:32:36.479
<v Speaker 2>great long arm, bowl rush combination that he's crafted over

0:32:36.560 --> 0:32:38.840
<v Speaker 2>a long college career. He can play hand the dirt

0:32:38.880 --> 0:32:40.880
<v Speaker 2>on even fronts, can stand up and drop back and

0:32:40.920 --> 0:32:43.560
<v Speaker 2>coverage and odd fronts. I think there's some more seasoning

0:32:43.760 --> 0:32:45.520
<v Speaker 2>that has to happen. That's why he becomes a Day

0:32:45.520 --> 0:32:48.440
<v Speaker 2>three option. But watch him win with strength and repertoire

0:32:48.520 --> 0:32:50.880
<v Speaker 2>of moves all week long. If you want a linebacker

0:32:50.920 --> 0:32:54.360
<v Speaker 2>this week, look at Tommy Eikenberg. That's Liam's brother from

0:32:54.400 --> 0:32:57.040
<v Speaker 2>Ohio State football player over workouts, right, that's like a

0:32:57.120 --> 0:32:59.600
<v Speaker 2>Zach Thomas type, excited to see where he matches up

0:32:59.800 --> 0:33:01.520
<v Speaker 2>in in terms of the elite athletes this week. I

0:33:01.560 --> 0:33:04.080
<v Speaker 2>don't think that he's close to that, but he's gonna

0:33:04.080 --> 0:33:06.840
<v Speaker 2>have to win with his anticipation, his intelligence. He just

0:33:06.920 --> 0:33:09.600
<v Speaker 2>plays so far ahead of his contemporaries in that regard.

0:33:09.840 --> 0:33:13.040
<v Speaker 2>Hell of a blitzer in a football jeans guy, Ohio

0:33:13.120 --> 0:33:15.680
<v Speaker 2>State and the Eikenbergs are all football players. Perhaps my

0:33:15.720 --> 0:33:17.719
<v Speaker 2>favorite player in the entire game is another linebacker here,

0:33:18.640 --> 0:33:22.840
<v Speaker 2>NC State's Peyton Wilson. I'm not calling him like the player,

0:33:22.920 --> 0:33:25.840
<v Speaker 2>but he reminds me of Brian urlacker Man huge. He's

0:33:25.840 --> 0:33:28.640
<v Speaker 2>six foot four, so much range to interrupt passing lanes.

0:33:28.680 --> 0:33:31.880
<v Speaker 2>And the speed and quicks to make it happen too

0:33:32.280 --> 0:33:34.280
<v Speaker 2>like it reminds me of Fred Warner Kind if he's

0:33:34.280 --> 0:33:36.040
<v Speaker 2>a round one pick if you remove the medical So

0:33:36.080 --> 0:33:38.360
<v Speaker 2>we'll see where he winds up going. But watch him

0:33:38.360 --> 0:33:39.880
<v Speaker 2>this week because he's gonna stand out a big time.

0:33:39.920 --> 0:33:42.920
<v Speaker 2>Peyton Wilson NC State probably a Round one, maybe a

0:33:43.000 --> 0:33:45.360
<v Speaker 2>round two. But on the offensive line, if you want

0:33:45.400 --> 0:33:47.000
<v Speaker 2>the best center in the nation, he's gonna be in

0:33:47.040 --> 0:33:49.520
<v Speaker 2>this game. Depending on which one you want, Oregon's Jackson

0:33:49.600 --> 0:33:52.120
<v Speaker 2>Powers Johnson and West Virginia's Zach Fraser.

0:33:52.160 --> 0:33:55.000
<v Speaker 1>Fraser is an absolute animal. Four thousand plus snaps.

0:33:55.040 --> 0:33:57.280
<v Speaker 2>Just one of those guys that you know he's gonna

0:33:57.280 --> 0:33:59.240
<v Speaker 2>be good, that you know he's gonna be a great player.

0:33:59.440 --> 0:34:01.880
<v Speaker 2>He actually got off the field after breaking his leg

0:34:02.160 --> 0:34:03.960
<v Speaker 2>in their final game to save a time out on

0:34:04.040 --> 0:34:06.760
<v Speaker 2>the final drive of that game. He's got great range

0:34:06.800 --> 0:34:10.239
<v Speaker 2>and strength of the position. I'm just so confident he'll

0:34:10.280 --> 0:34:12.560
<v Speaker 2>be a great pro. And same with Powers Johnson. Man

0:34:12.640 --> 0:34:15.759
<v Speaker 2>he is that good, but even more physically gifted. I've

0:34:15.800 --> 0:34:17.120
<v Speaker 2>got a ton of work on the offensive line to

0:34:17.120 --> 0:34:19.080
<v Speaker 2>do with those two guys stand out to me at quarterback.

0:34:19.120 --> 0:34:21.720
<v Speaker 2>I'm excited to watch Michael Pennix, the best pure passer

0:34:21.840 --> 0:34:24.040
<v Speaker 2>to come out since Tua and then Joe Milton is

0:34:24.120 --> 0:34:28.239
<v Speaker 2>like a poor man's Josh Allen or Anthony Richardson, Like

0:34:28.280 --> 0:34:30.839
<v Speaker 2>he's got all the physical traits, but he's all over

0:34:30.880 --> 0:34:31.120
<v Speaker 2>the place.

0:34:31.200 --> 0:34:33.279
<v Speaker 1>Can't wait to watch him at the Senior Bowl.

0:34:33.400 --> 0:34:34.759
<v Speaker 2>I don't have a running back for you have more

0:34:34.760 --> 0:34:36.120
<v Speaker 2>work to do there, but I have a tight end

0:34:36.239 --> 0:34:38.080
<v Speaker 2>two receivers, and these guys fit that mole I talked

0:34:38.120 --> 0:34:41.160
<v Speaker 2>about earlier. Brevin spanned four from Minnesota is six foot seven,

0:34:41.200 --> 0:34:43.520
<v Speaker 2>two sixty five. Could stand a bulk up, but man,

0:34:43.640 --> 0:34:46.120
<v Speaker 2>he can fly. He caught a touchdown for the ghost

0:34:46.160 --> 0:34:48.640
<v Speaker 2>and a crossing Robert hits the sideline, hurdles a guy

0:34:48.800 --> 0:34:51.840
<v Speaker 2>and then runs away from a linebacker and safety. Freaky skills.

0:34:52.000 --> 0:34:55.120
<v Speaker 2>Remember my Darnell Washington obsession last year. This is the

0:34:55.200 --> 0:34:59.040
<v Speaker 2>next guy of that ILK because there's more ability as

0:34:59.080 --> 0:35:01.840
<v Speaker 2>a pass catcher. But he can align in line and

0:35:01.920 --> 0:35:04.440
<v Speaker 2>I've seen him in that up back a gap position.

0:35:04.480 --> 0:35:06.400
<v Speaker 2>You'll see teams sneak the running back up in two

0:35:06.440 --> 0:35:07.200
<v Speaker 2>for Boitz pickup.

0:35:07.440 --> 0:35:08.000
<v Speaker 1>He does it all.

0:35:08.080 --> 0:35:10.960
<v Speaker 2>Fun prospect from Minnesota, brebans Span Ford a receiver. I

0:35:11.000 --> 0:35:14.160
<v Speaker 2>got two for you here, Lad Mcconklely, Lad McConkie from Georgia.

0:35:14.320 --> 0:35:16.640
<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna give you two different players here. A receiver completely.

0:35:16.840 --> 0:35:20.520
<v Speaker 2>He's a quick, immediate separator, Danny am Mondola type a

0:35:20.600 --> 0:35:22.759
<v Speaker 2>technician that can make every route like the exact same

0:35:22.880 --> 0:35:25.240
<v Speaker 2>or different. But he also can align a line outside,

0:35:25.239 --> 0:35:27.719
<v Speaker 2>which is something that those Patriots, the Wes Welkers and

0:35:27.760 --> 0:35:29.880
<v Speaker 2>the Danny Mindols didn't do so much of. He can

0:35:29.960 --> 0:35:32.120
<v Speaker 2>attack your leverage, sell you a bill of goods, runs

0:35:32.120 --> 0:35:35.840
<v Speaker 2>after the catch, plays anywhere, and returns kicks like Laddi

0:35:35.880 --> 0:35:38.880
<v Speaker 2>McConkie's game quite a lot. Xavier Laguette from South Carolina

0:35:38.920 --> 0:35:41.800
<v Speaker 2>plays huge. He's a high point master, loves dropping the

0:35:41.840 --> 0:35:44.520
<v Speaker 2>shoulder as a ball carrier after the fact.

0:35:44.760 --> 0:35:48.560
<v Speaker 1>He shows his speed with four to three burst to boot.

0:35:48.840 --> 0:35:50.960
<v Speaker 2>In fact, he clocked twenty two point three miles per

0:35:50.960 --> 0:35:53.279
<v Speaker 2>hour and a game this year does it all. Man

0:35:53.360 --> 0:35:55.920
<v Speaker 2>six foot three two twenty seven needs a lot more

0:35:56.000 --> 0:35:57.880
<v Speaker 2>time in an NFL route tree, which makes him a

0:35:57.960 --> 0:36:01.160
<v Speaker 2>long developmental prospect for US in my opinion, probably a

0:36:01.520 --> 0:36:03.919
<v Speaker 2>probably a three route prospect, maybe late day two, early

0:36:04.000 --> 0:36:06.279
<v Speaker 2>day three, which is actually pretty common for a lot

0:36:06.280 --> 0:36:09.919
<v Speaker 2>of these schools that don't have really dynamic route trees.

0:36:09.960 --> 0:36:12.719
<v Speaker 1>But Xavier LA get from South Carolina. Keeping on that name.

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