WEBVTT - Drive Time: Jonnu Smith Joins Drive Time

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<v Speaker 1>All right, John, it is year number eight for you,

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<v Speaker 1>Week number twelve. I just want to know, off the top,

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<v Speaker 1>how you feeling.

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<v Speaker 2>Man. I'm feeling great, Man, I'm feeling great.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, just excited to get back to work tomorrow

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<v Speaker 3>and continue to try to you know, stack some more wins.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you know that your game on Sunday was the

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<v Speaker 1>first game since the merger in nineteen seventy, which is

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<v Speaker 1>fifty four years ago, that a Dolphins tight end had

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred yards receiving and two touchdowns in a single game.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Man, it's you know, a cool, cool stat to have,

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<v Speaker 3>you know what I mean? You know, we uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>as players and competitors. You know, we're just out there

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<v Speaker 3>trying to just you know, let all the work that

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<v Speaker 3>we put in show and you know, all ofviously our

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<v Speaker 3>God give them the abilities, and you know, the statu

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<v Speaker 3>she just speaks for herself. But you know, trying not

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<v Speaker 3>to get too caught up in stats. I found out

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<v Speaker 3>that stat after the game was a cool stat to have,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, it's you know, like I said, man,

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<v Speaker 3>it's it's pretty dope to.

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<v Speaker 4>Be What was that the year you say that was

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<v Speaker 4>nineteen seventy nineteen seventy. Yeah good a minute.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, wasn't so?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah to I remove Dahlan deep speedways. Peace do hell

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<v Speaker 4>peas do. From the Baptist Health Studio.

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<v Speaker 5>This inside the Baptist Health Training Complex.

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<v Speaker 4>This is Drivetime with Travis Wingfield.

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<v Speaker 1>He's got my hands in the playoffs. What is up,

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphans And welcome to the Draft Time Podcast. I am

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<v Speaker 1>your host, Travis Wingfield and on today's show, as you

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<v Speaker 1>heard at the top there, and if you skipped this

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<v Speaker 1>introduction part of the show, go back and check it out.

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<v Speaker 1>The beginning part of the John new Smith interview is

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<v Speaker 1>at the beginning of the episode. I broke up into

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<v Speaker 1>two parts. That's podcast editing. It's not anything wrong with

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<v Speaker 1>the show. Just go back and check it out if

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<v Speaker 1>you miss it already. John new Smith joins the show.

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<v Speaker 1>What a weird intro this is. We'll do the week

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<v Speaker 1>twelve picks and we'll have Kyle Krabs here from the

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<v Speaker 1>Baptist Else Studios inside the Baptist Health Training Complex. This

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<v Speaker 1>is the Draft Time Podcast. Let's pick it back up

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<v Speaker 1>with Johnny Smith. I want to kind of go into

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<v Speaker 1>the anatomy of a big game like that because I'm

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<v Speaker 1>curious what it looks like heading into the week, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>do you know you're a big part of the game

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<v Speaker 1>plan going into that game. Was it something where they

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<v Speaker 1>were showing you something early on that provide an opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>for you to make all those plays?

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<v Speaker 4>Like how does that come to fruition?

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<v Speaker 3>And that's that's just the thing about the NFL, man,

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<v Speaker 3>like being in the year, being in the league eight years,

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<v Speaker 3>you know what I mean? You know, every week, man,

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<v Speaker 3>it could be a week, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 3>It could look like it's your week, and it cannot

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<v Speaker 3>be a week, you know what I mean. And regardless

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<v Speaker 3>of uh, you know what the game plan may look like,

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<v Speaker 3>you prepare us if it's going to be a week,

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<v Speaker 3>you know what I mean, and and do what everything

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<v Speaker 3>You do everything you can in your power to help

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<v Speaker 3>your team get a win. So that's just you know

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<v Speaker 3>it could you know, you listen again, you can come

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<v Speaker 3>in on Wednesday and see that game plan and you're like, oh, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>somebody needs to draft me my fantasy team, you know

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<v Speaker 3>what I mean.

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<v Speaker 2>But sometimes it doesn't go that way.

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<v Speaker 3>Whether it may be you know the defense, you know

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<v Speaker 3>game playing really well against you you know, coverag just

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<v Speaker 3>took it, took the quarterback a different direction, you know

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<v Speaker 3>what I mean, just a lot of different things could

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<v Speaker 3>not be just could not go your way, and you

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<v Speaker 3>just gotta stay even killed not get frustrated, because it's

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<v Speaker 3>some weeks where you're like, Okay, like I know, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>this may not be a big stat week for me,

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<v Speaker 3>but I'm gonna do everything I can in my power

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<v Speaker 3>to help us get a win.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's just kind of the mindset that I have.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, those I've had a lot of those

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<v Speaker 3>weeks where you know, maybe I'm like, yeah, it's probably

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<v Speaker 3>not the biggest game plan for me, but I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 3>do whatever I can do to help my team get

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<v Speaker 3>a win. And I've you know, had a pretty good

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<v Speaker 3>week on the stat line. So sometimes you just gotta

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<v Speaker 3>just stay even kill man, and and you know, just

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<v Speaker 3>be patient and just let the game come to you.

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<v Speaker 4>If you can't tell my no.

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<v Speaker 1>That's Dolphins tight end John new Smith here listen to

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<v Speaker 1>Baptist Hell Studios on Dolphins HQ and the Draft Time podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>The full interview on the podcast on Friday, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>talking to you now for Dolphins HQ, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the last touchdown you scored in the game, or actually, right,

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<v Speaker 1>let's go back real quick, because I wanted to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about these celebration I think it was I care if

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<v Speaker 1>it was your first year, second touchdown in the game,

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<v Speaker 1>like everybody came over to you and Reek was like

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<v Speaker 1>he was fired up about it. And I love to

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<v Speaker 1>watch the film after big plays and how guys celebrate

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<v Speaker 1>their teammates. Because to your point, like in the past

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<v Speaker 1>here it's been two guys that got most of the

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<v Speaker 1>footballs where you can waddle, but this year, you guys

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<v Speaker 1>have done a really good job spreading the ball around,

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<v Speaker 1>and those guys seem to be as invested as ever.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just curious what the mindset is across the eligibles,

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<v Speaker 1>all the skill players, as you guys have so many

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<v Speaker 1>mouths to feed. Obviously, like you talk about, it's not

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<v Speaker 1>going to always be your week, But what's the mindset

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<v Speaker 1>of those guys when they just come to work every

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<v Speaker 1>single week no matter what their catches and yards looks like.

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<v Speaker 3>It's it's definitely an element of selflessness, you know what

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<v Speaker 3>I mean. You know, that's why those guys are who

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<v Speaker 3>they are, you know what I mean, And the players

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<v Speaker 3>that they are just because they played the game the

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<v Speaker 3>right way.

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<v Speaker 2>Again.

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<v Speaker 3>Man, it's like I said, it may not be your

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<v Speaker 3>week every week.

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<v Speaker 2>And there's so many.

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<v Speaker 3>Guys on the offensive side of the ball that can

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<v Speaker 3>make plays with the ball in their hands, you know.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, the stat line can be filled up

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<v Speaker 3>by like six different guys you know, every week, you

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<v Speaker 3>know what I mean. In the NFL, that's rare, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, you don't have that a lot. So we

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<v Speaker 3>got so many guys man that we can get the

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<v Speaker 3>ball too. And like I said, it's just an element

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<v Speaker 3>of selflessness from those guys and them just uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>being team players and and and you know, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>they are who they are, you know what I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>trust me, they uh you know, no, no, they They're

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<v Speaker 3>going to get their you know, uh you know, weekend

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<v Speaker 3>and week out. So I'm just excited to be a

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<v Speaker 3>part of this, this this offense man, with so many

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<v Speaker 3>great talented players.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's been fun to watch the evolution of getting

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<v Speaker 1>more guys involved that way. And I want to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about your second touchdown because first of all, you pulled

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<v Speaker 1>away from a safe you, by the way, don't to

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<v Speaker 1>do that. It's some pretty good speed in the open

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<v Speaker 1>field there, but you were so open. At what point

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<v Speaker 1>in that play did you know I'm gonna score if

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<v Speaker 1>I get this football? And then like was it kind

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<v Speaker 1>of like this feels like high school again where there's

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<v Speaker 1>a like there's like no one within.

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<v Speaker 2>The twenty yards. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, just taking advantage of the defenses, the defense mistakes

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<v Speaker 3>and obviously blown coverage. Uh seen the Red Sea's part,

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<v Speaker 3>they try to go zero. Uh man us out nobody

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<v Speaker 3>in the middle of the field. But you know sometimes uh,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, guys just get lost and uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>our freed up and just playing backyard football and just

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<v Speaker 3>put my hand up, just making sure me and too

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<v Speaker 3>connected odds and we did and hit me, gave me

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<v Speaker 3>a good ball. Felt like that ball was in the

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<v Speaker 3>air for about one hundred years, man, but you know,

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<v Speaker 3>just made to play and finished it. So it was

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<v Speaker 3>definitely a big moment in the game for us as

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<v Speaker 3>a team. And you know, to go up two possessions,

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<v Speaker 3>so you know, we got it done.

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<v Speaker 1>I know coach is big on GPS tracking. Did they

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<v Speaker 1>get you your miles proud on it?

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't. I didn't.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not sure.

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<v Speaker 4>It's got to be twenty.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm I'm I'm confident it was man. Last year I

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<v Speaker 3>hit twenty one. Then, yeah, I hit twenty one something,

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<v Speaker 3>you know what I mean. So, but I actually I

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<v Speaker 3>had more last year. Mons was sixty yards from the line.

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<v Speaker 3>It was like sixty one yards from the line of scrimmage,

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<v Speaker 3>so you know, I was able to build up you

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<v Speaker 3>know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 2>That one I kind of caught it. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>where y'all line.

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<v Speaker 3>I caught that going on, but probably had like thirty

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<v Speaker 3>more yards to scamper. So we'll see what I'm pretty

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<v Speaker 3>sure it's in the twenties.

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<v Speaker 1>No, it was the screen path last year, right, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>watching up we got this guy was pretty spy our building.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go back to your first touchdown now, because what

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<v Speaker 1>a like divine moment that was when you throw the

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<v Speaker 1>ball into the air blindly, right, you just kind of

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<v Speaker 1>chucked it and it lands with your son.

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<v Speaker 2>My oldest son.

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<v Speaker 3>Just how you know, my my phone has been going

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<v Speaker 3>off like crazy for the past you know, like you know,

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<v Speaker 3>twenty twenty four hours, you know what I mean. It's

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<v Speaker 3>something that you know, the human brain can't explain. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 3>that was divine. That was one hundred percent God's timing.

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<v Speaker 3>If you've seen, like it's some of the angles that

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<v Speaker 3>I've seen me throw the ball up. I just throw

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<v Speaker 3>the ball up blindly. I didn't even try to throw

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<v Speaker 3>it in the stands. I know you can get fine,

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<v Speaker 3>you know what I mean. So that's for the NFL.

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't try to throw it in the stands. But

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<v Speaker 3>I just threw the ball up. Obviously super excited about

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<v Speaker 3>you know, us going down there punching it in fourth

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<v Speaker 3>and one, you know what I mean, big play in

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<v Speaker 3>the game, a lot of emotion. Just chucked the ball up,

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<v Speaker 3>and I at the at the time, I didn't know

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<v Speaker 3>that my family was sitting in that section, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't know. I think it was till later on

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<v Speaker 3>in a game where I've seen him and they waved

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<v Speaker 3>and obviously didn't even know that the ball landed near them.

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<v Speaker 3>But at the time when I threw the ball up, man,

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<v Speaker 3>I you know, just had an out of body experience.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, a couple of moments. I think it

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<v Speaker 3>was in the fourth quarter when one of the guys

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<v Speaker 3>came up to me and was like, listen, man, I

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<v Speaker 3>just gotta text with my girlfriend. Not one of the players.

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<v Speaker 3>But one of the guy shot Alex mart Man. His

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<v Speaker 3>girl was in the stance. She was like, hey, whoever

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<v Speaker 3>number nine is? His family just caught the ball, like

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<v Speaker 3>caught the ball when he scored that first touchdown. So

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<v Speaker 3>I was like, man, that's crazy, that's great, you know

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<v Speaker 3>what I mean, Like that was insane. But when I

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<v Speaker 3>found out like my oldest son caughter, that was just

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<v Speaker 3>like that was just a crazy, like crazy element. Man.

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<v Speaker 3>Then I saw the videos of the cameras, you know

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<v Speaker 3>what I mean. I'm like, definitely God's time.

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<v Speaker 4>Is the ball on the shelf somewhere?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, that thing get put in the glass case somewhere.

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<v Speaker 3>It won't be touched, you know what I mean, It

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<v Speaker 3>be up high.

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<v Speaker 2>That was a special moment.

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<v Speaker 3>It probably had a picture of my son holding the ball,

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<v Speaker 3>you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 2>So it was an unreal moment and I still can't

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<v Speaker 2>believe it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like you said, Deyern invention ways and it's like

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<v Speaker 1>it's gone viral across social people are talking about it

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<v Speaker 1>and speaking of that. There was another, like I guess

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins twitter vile moment worked two in the postgame press

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<v Speaker 1>conference's kind of questions about your flag football coaching, right,

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<v Speaker 1>it's the same son that you're coaching flag football.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so I actually had so I got I got

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<v Speaker 3>four kids, three sons, one daughter. My two oldest sons

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<v Speaker 3>they both played flag football, so they eight and seventy.

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<v Speaker 2>Both they back to back.

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<v Speaker 3>So yeah, I had one nine u which is an

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<v Speaker 3>eight year old, and one seven years which is a

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<v Speaker 3>seven year old.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know I've coached them both.

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<v Speaker 3>So uh, we just won two championships and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>excited and actually had the team in here for Saturday's

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<v Speaker 3>walked through and they was decided to be run the guys.

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<v Speaker 2>So it school was a dope moment.

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<v Speaker 1>Are they like really receptive to your coaching? Like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>my dad plays a decade in the NFL. Was like, nah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just dad.

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<v Speaker 3>So uh, I say this many initially, So it was

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<v Speaker 3>a point in time was a couple of years ago

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<v Speaker 3>when it was like, you know, when I I wasn't

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<v Speaker 3>I won't say I I kind of like around with

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<v Speaker 3>the idea of coaching, Like they were on the team

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<v Speaker 3>and I wasn't coaching, but like it was I had

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<v Speaker 3>to step in one day and I was on the

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<v Speaker 3>field and it was kind of like Daddy daddy, Dad,

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<v Speaker 3>you know what I mean, And it was like, you

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<v Speaker 3>know what it was. It was kind of like I

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<v Speaker 3>pop into him. So I was like, maybe it's not

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<v Speaker 3>for me. So I stepped back. And then earlier this

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<v Speaker 3>year I kind of got into it, and I was

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<v Speaker 3>a little concerned about, you know, them, because they're so young.

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<v Speaker 3>I was kind of concerned about them being able to differentiate,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, dad from coach new you know what I mean. So,

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<v Speaker 3>but but they did a great job at it, man,

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<v Speaker 3>And so you know, all of the all of the

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<v Speaker 3>puffs on my team, you know, they did a fantastic job.

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<v Speaker 3>Shout out of Cooper City Optimus Dolphins. Man, we you know,

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<v Speaker 3>got it done. Back to back champions So going for

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<v Speaker 3>three next year, Yeah, definitely for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>I can imagine when you're out there watching, like even

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<v Speaker 1>though it's kids flag football, you're probably like that it's

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<v Speaker 1>not a good pass set, man, we can we can

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<v Speaker 1>run a better.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh man, trust me.

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<v Speaker 3>Like, so I'm the offensive coordinator, so I run the offense,

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<v Speaker 3>you know what I mean. I'm very detailed, you know, specific,

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<v Speaker 3>like about you know, just everything, you know what I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>And I like I have a lot of it's a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of carryover from Miami Dolphins playbook.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a lot of carryovers.

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<v Speaker 4>Lucky kids.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, they're getting the explosive plays going and this year

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<v Speaker 1>that they're controlling the football apparently with the multiple long drives.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's talk about that for a second here with your

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<v Speaker 1>guys at Bloit. To sustain these drives. I mean, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as a person that's watched this team for decades now,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't remember, you know this many drives that go

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<v Speaker 1>in the team's thirteen fourteen, sixteen play drives? Has that

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<v Speaker 1>been a point of emphasis for you guys to try

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<v Speaker 1>to be on the field longer? And is that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of like helping the def Like, what's the idea behind

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<v Speaker 1>this long sustained drives?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, keeping the defense off the field. Man, we know,

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<v Speaker 3>we know what kind of defense we got and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, we know that if we keep the ball

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<v Speaker 3>in our hands and you know, we continue to sustain

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<v Speaker 3>those drives, it's not nobody can beat this, you know

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<v Speaker 3>what I mean? And that's not in the arrogant wages,

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<v Speaker 3>is what it is. You know, with the with the

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<v Speaker 3>with the guys that we got, with the mind that

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<v Speaker 3>we have behind the play all in and to be

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<v Speaker 3>able to put guys in positions to make plays. And

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<v Speaker 3>you know, we got we got every element that we

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<v Speaker 3>need on that side of the ball. So it's you know,

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<v Speaker 3>imperative that we continue to you know, sustain those long drives.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, we played it, We played a great game,

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<v Speaker 3>but it's a lot of things we got to clean up,

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<v Speaker 3>Like even myself, Uh, you know, a lot of a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of things that you know, I go back and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, watch the film and a lot of things

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<v Speaker 3>that wasn't pleased about in my in my play, and

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of things that I'm going to continue to

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<v Speaker 3>clean up. So we all have that mindset and we

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<v Speaker 3>just going to continue to keep climbing man, one game

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<v Speaker 3>at a time.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been really fun to watch the last few weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>especially with return of too a tongue of boy lower quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>And I've seen you go do a couple of interviews

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<v Speaker 1>and talk about him and how much he means to

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<v Speaker 1>this team. But I guess I want to find something

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<v Speaker 1>that maybe we haven't heard about too. If you if

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<v Speaker 1>you don't, if you have something like that, like what's

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<v Speaker 1>it like with him in the huddle? And I guess

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<v Speaker 1>his command of the huddle here in his fifth year. Like,

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<v Speaker 1>we know it's his team, he's the leader of the

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<v Speaker 1>football team. But your first year working with two and

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<v Speaker 1>what's he been like just in his leadership in the

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<v Speaker 1>lockerom of the huddle?

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<v Speaker 3>What's that like being around to just amaze with it's poised, man,

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<v Speaker 3>just you know, no matter what point of time in

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<v Speaker 3>the game that it is, you know, he's he's a

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<v Speaker 3>guy that, like, you're not going to feel stressed out

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<v Speaker 3>in that huddle. You know, it could be the biggest

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<v Speaker 3>moment third and you know whatever game, you know, we

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<v Speaker 3>need this, you know, guy to have it, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>whatever situation forth and whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what I mean, he's smiling, he's he's.

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<v Speaker 3>Making sure guys are ready to go where they need

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<v Speaker 3>to be, you know, and uh, you know that's just

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<v Speaker 3>that's his Uh, that's his style of elder you know

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<v Speaker 3>what I mean. And and uh, you know, guys gravitate

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<v Speaker 3>towards it and and and uh, you know we're rallying

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<v Speaker 3>behind him. So I'm just excited to see you know,

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<v Speaker 3>where he's going. Like he still considered a young player

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<v Speaker 3>in this league. Man, That's what blows my mind. So

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<v Speaker 3>you know, he's got so much, so much of a

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<v Speaker 3>bright future ahead of him. Excited to be here with him,

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<v Speaker 3>you know what I mean, and to watch him develop.

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<v Speaker 2>As he goes.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, twenty six years old night watching him on tape,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like, you know the answer to all the things

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<v Speaker 1>Defense doing right now. It's it's really fun to watch

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<v Speaker 1>as a fan and as an analyst. Last question here

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<v Speaker 1>for you because you know, we always hear coach McDaniel

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<v Speaker 1>talk about making losses purposeful. You know, adversity is an

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity and you guys gave yourself funny of about adversity

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<v Speaker 1>early season with a two and six start. I'm wondering,

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<v Speaker 1>is there a positive that can come out of that

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<v Speaker 1>slow start? Could you take something from that and make

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<v Speaker 1>you guys better on the back end after two and six?

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<v Speaker 2>Right? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, man, we take uh, you know, lessons not else,

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<v Speaker 3>you know what I mean? So we we if you

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<v Speaker 3>look at it that way, you know what I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>Like you said earlier, you know, you never you never,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, look at it and say, okay, this like

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<v Speaker 3>it's only a loss if you let it be, you

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<v Speaker 3>know what I mean, Like, how can we get better

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<v Speaker 3>from it? And I think that's the positive mindset that

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<v Speaker 3>we all have. And uh, you know, even like you

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<v Speaker 3>can go into some games, man, and you're like, man,

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<v Speaker 3>we played pretty good, but we still lost, you know

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<v Speaker 3>what I mean, And and uh, you know, it's it's

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<v Speaker 3>always lessons within that, you know what I mean. You

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<v Speaker 3>go into some games and say, listen, we won, but

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<v Speaker 3>we played like we played terrible, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's always it's always that fine line, man, And

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<v Speaker 3>that's what separates you know, champions, you know what I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>Like you know, the great ones from the mediocre ones,

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<v Speaker 3>you know what I mean, Like just trying to find

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<v Speaker 3>that niche, like what cannot do to get better, you

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<v Speaker 3>know what I mean. And whatever situation, whether if it

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<v Speaker 3>was a win, whether it was a low lost, the

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<v Speaker 3>lesson within that, you know what I mean, Every outcome

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<v Speaker 3>doesn't necessarily show, you know, the work that was put

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<v Speaker 3>in to it, you know what I mean. Kind of

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<v Speaker 3>going back to what we talked about earlier, as far

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<v Speaker 3>as like you know, the stat sheet, you know what

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, Like you can put in so much into

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<v Speaker 3>the week, have a good game plan, and just may

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<v Speaker 3>not be a week, you know what I mean. So

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<v Speaker 3>you just gotta just just just stick with the lessons man,

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<v Speaker 3>and just stay with it. Don't live in the peak,

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<v Speaker 3>don't live in the and the and the valley, you

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<v Speaker 3>know what I mean. So we just, you know, just

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<v Speaker 3>just chugging that in one day at a time.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been a lot of fun to watch you play

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<v Speaker 1>so farst Man, Johny Smith, we appreciate you, HQ. Look

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<v Speaker 1>look out for him on Sunday, another big game coming.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that was one of the more like chill

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<v Speaker 1>times I've had with a player, just sitting down, chopping

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<v Speaker 1>it up. What a great dude Johnnai is and what

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<v Speaker 1>a great player he's been for your Miami Dolphins so far.

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<v Speaker 1>First break on the show, we'll come back and pick

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<v Speaker 1>the games, and then do another break and come back

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<v Speaker 1>with Kyle Krabs. Plenty to come your way on the

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<v Speaker 1>Draft Time Podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought to you

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<v Speaker 1>by Automation.

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<v Speaker 4>Week number twelve is.

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<v Speaker 1>Underway as the Steelers and Browns played on Thursday night.

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<v Speaker 4>Who won the game? I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>It's eleven thirty five am on Thursday right now recording

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<v Speaker 1>this segment, and I picked the Steelers because everybody probably will.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think there's Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>I guess that.

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<v Speaker 1>Could be an upset spot, but I don't forecast it

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<v Speaker 1>happening in this one. Although the Steelers coming off of

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<v Speaker 1>a huge, massive divisional win, short week on the road,

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<v Speaker 1>it could be a spot they get picked off in.

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<v Speaker 4>But I'm not gonna I can't change it. The hay

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<v Speaker 4>is in the barn. We took Pittsburgh.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go ahead and fire up the music and get

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<v Speaker 1>to the rest of the picks here in week twelve, one,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one, and forty five. Oh, he's doing it. He's

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<v Speaker 1>doing live math on the show. One twenty one divided

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<v Speaker 1>by one sixty six that is a seventy two point

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<v Speaker 1>eighty nine, So we'll call it seventy two point nine

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<v Speaker 1>percent winning percentage. That is where we have to stay

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of the year, and we have to get

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<v Speaker 1>back on track because last week a bit of a dip.

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<v Speaker 1>Nine and five are literally are first week since geez,

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<v Speaker 1>since week five when I went nine to five. Also

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<v Speaker 1>had a Week two ten six and a week one

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<v Speaker 1>ten and six in there. But we have been cruising

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<v Speaker 1>until that slight hiccup in week eleven.

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<v Speaker 4>Let's go ahead and get back to it.

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<v Speaker 1>I think this week has some easier games to pick,

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<v Speaker 1>as we'll go ahead and take the Bucks over the

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<v Speaker 1>Giants and Tommy Cutlets. There's a lot of teams left

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<v Speaker 1>in the league that entered the category that I often

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<v Speaker 1>put teams into, and it never happens this way. Like

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<v Speaker 1>the Jeff Saturday Colts, for instance, won like I think

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<v Speaker 1>they won two games under him, and one was the

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<v Speaker 1>first game that he was coaching, which is that typical

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<v Speaker 1>the interim head coach bump you can get sometimes and

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<v Speaker 1>I think they.

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<v Speaker 4>Won one later in the year. But you get what

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<v Speaker 4>I'm talking about here.

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<v Speaker 1>It's teams that have made switches or have injured quarterbacks

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<v Speaker 1>and it has produced a third string level quarterback, a

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<v Speaker 1>practice squad level quarterback, and AAF level quarterback taking snaps.

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<v Speaker 1>You have kind of a checked out, veteran presence among

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<v Speaker 1>the team you have coach. It's probably either you know,

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<v Speaker 1>waiting to be fired or gonna get fired in a

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<v Speaker 1>week or two.

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<v Speaker 4>There's just teams where you.

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<v Speaker 1>Can kind of check you later as you will at

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<v Speaker 1>this stretch of the year, and the Giants are one of,

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<v Speaker 1>if not the most team for that category.

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<v Speaker 4>I think the Raiders are.

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<v Speaker 1>Right there, but the way they compete it against us,

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<v Speaker 1>makes me think they might get a winner two the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of the way. But the Bucks will take care

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<v Speaker 1>of the Giants as they fall on that list, the

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<v Speaker 1>Chiefs and nine Panthers. The Panthers are kind of in

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<v Speaker 1>that territory, although I think the Panthers are good enough

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<v Speaker 1>to beat the other teams in that category. So Panthers

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<v Speaker 1>are in that world, but maybe the best of that world.

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<v Speaker 4>Dolphins over Patriots. You knew that. Commanders over Cowboys.

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<v Speaker 1>The Cowboys shoot, they might be above the Giants and

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<v Speaker 1>the Raiders in that department because whoa Cooper Rush and

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<v Speaker 1>Matt and Tyed debacle Commander is huge. I'll take the

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<v Speaker 1>Titans the rather the Texans over the Titans. The AFC

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<v Speaker 1>South is like the rest of their games are pointless.

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<v Speaker 1>The Texans are gonna be the four seed, right, They're

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<v Speaker 1>not going to surpass the Bills, They're not going to

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<v Speaker 1>surpass the Chiefs. They're not going to surpass the Ravens

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<v Speaker 1>or Steelers in the North, and no one's going to

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<v Speaker 1>surpass them in the division. So it's like, Texans, you

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<v Speaker 1>have basically seven games of pointless football the rest of

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<v Speaker 1>the way. Hopefully they feel that way about the game

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<v Speaker 1>against US in a few weeks because that's probably the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest game on the schedule in the next four weeks

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<v Speaker 1>for the Dolphins. All right, So I'll take the Lions

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<v Speaker 1>over the Colts, obviously, and that's the biggest, one of

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest games the weekend. If the Colts get that upset,

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<v Speaker 1>that could change our playoff odds drastically. I'll take the

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<v Speaker 1>Bears over the Vikings. Yeah, I am going to go

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<v Speaker 1>Bears over Vikings.

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<v Speaker 4>I think that.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Caleb's athletic ability is good enough to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of beat Flores in some ways with the way he

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<v Speaker 1>blitz his quarterbacks and all that stuff. I think Flores

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<v Speaker 1>is still as much success as they've had. I think

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<v Speaker 1>there's a lot of food gazy there with regards to

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<v Speaker 1>how they defend top quarterbacks, because every time I watch

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<v Speaker 1>the Vikings play a top quarterback, they usually get pushed

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<v Speaker 1>around pretty good. I'll take I'm taking the Raiders over

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<v Speaker 1>the Broncos. I just refuse to buy into the Broncos.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe this is the s that I go down on

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<v Speaker 1>this year, is the Sean Payton and bow Nick's ship.

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<v Speaker 4>But I just I don't see it.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't believe it, and I'm gonna have the Raiders

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<v Speaker 1>at home kind of salvage one here and get a

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<v Speaker 1>victory over their division rival. I'll take the Niners over

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers. Do I feel good about that? Not particularly.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Mega Mega Man is out for that game.

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<v Speaker 4>Nick Bosa is out for that game.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe Kittle is back, and then I think they

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<v Speaker 1>have the rest of their confident of players ready to

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<v Speaker 1>go in that game. So I'll take the Niners over

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers. Packers have some big injuries, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>coming up of the game against US in just a

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<v Speaker 1>week from tomorrow or a week from yesterday. I'll take

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<v Speaker 1>the Cardinals over the Seahawks. I'm gonna take the Rams

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<v Speaker 1>over the Eagles. I think the Rams are gonna get hot.

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<v Speaker 4>Man.

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<v Speaker 1>I did the ESPN Playoff Machine and the NFC, Like

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<v Speaker 1>the wild card race in NFC is no joke. Like

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<v Speaker 1>there's a bunch of teams that I think are not

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<v Speaker 1>Lions quality good, but a bunch of teams that are

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<v Speaker 1>good enough to like win ten eleven games. Like if

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<v Speaker 1>we were in the NFC at four and six, I

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<v Speaker 1>think are we would be totally cooked because I think

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<v Speaker 1>the seven, zeaut probably be a ten or eleven win

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<v Speaker 1>team in the NFC, so Rams over Eagles and then

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<v Speaker 1>Ravens over Chargers on Monday Night Football and in that one,

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<v Speaker 1>like the Ravens have been in this position a couple

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<v Speaker 1>times in the past five years where they were like

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<v Speaker 1>kind of teetering and then Lamar got hurt and they

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<v Speaker 1>fell off a cliff like that could be a team

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<v Speaker 1>that you could look at as an exit from the

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<v Speaker 1>AFC Wildcard race, as the Steelers would then obviously take

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<v Speaker 1>hold of the AFC North. But if the Ravens, like

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<v Speaker 1>if something happened to Lamar or you know, they stack

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<v Speaker 1>a loss here, like, it's not inconceivable that they could

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<v Speaker 1>kind of fall apart down the stretch and maybe that's

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<v Speaker 1>the team that you take over a place in the

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<v Speaker 1>AFC playoffs. But I tend to think it has to

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<v Speaker 1>be an injury to Lamar Jackson because I think the

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<v Speaker 1>Ravens will win every game they play against a team

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<v Speaker 1>that doesn't have a top level offense to match Theirs

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<v Speaker 1>or the Pittsburgh Steelers, because for some reason, those Steelers

0:21:52.680 --> 0:21:54.639
<v Speaker 1>and Ravens games, it doesn't matter who plays. Like I

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<v Speaker 1>remember back in the Roethlisberger days, they would have, like

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he would miss games all the time, and

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<v Speaker 1>they would have Charlie Batch play and it was still

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<v Speaker 1>like seventeen sixteen game. It just doesn't matter. For some reason,

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't matter. So that's the week twelve picks. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>go ahead and take our last break right there. Come

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<v Speaker 1>back on the other side, and welcome in Kyle Crabs.

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<v Speaker 1>We have a bunch of fun to have to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about with this Dolphins offense, the weekend in college football,

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<v Speaker 1>and much more. That's Next Draft Time podcast, your host

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<v Speaker 1>Travis Wingfield, brought to you by AutoNation. It's a Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>the final segment of the week that we do here

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<v Speaker 1>on Drive Time, and that means it's time for my

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<v Speaker 1>good buddy, Kyle Crabs.

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<v Speaker 4>Kyle, what's up man?

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<v Speaker 5>It's uh we twelve already, which is hard to believe.

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<v Speaker 5>We get a couple of Dolphins games in the next

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<v Speaker 5>seven days. I guess when the time everybody's listening to this, So.

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<v Speaker 4>Life is good, lots of Dolphins football ahead of us.

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<v Speaker 4>Still you a little bit under the weather today?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 4>I am.

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<v Speaker 5>What gave it away? Is it just the fact that

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<v Speaker 5>it's November and like, if you have kids, it's a prerequisite.

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<v Speaker 1>We just got better as a family. And then Caroline

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<v Speaker 1>came home two days after that and she like had

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<v Speaker 1>the sles.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm like, here we go again. But it never ends.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of things that never end, the football season, like

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned week twelve already, it goes by so fast,

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<v Speaker 1>like it's hard to believe it's week twelve, although that's

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<v Speaker 1>just how time and space works. But I'm curious to

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<v Speaker 1>ask you this, Kyle, because we've seen over the last

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<v Speaker 1>four weeks my personal favorite four week stretch in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of offensive identity and production. I mean, the big plays

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<v Speaker 1>were fun, the seventy point game was fun. But I

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<v Speaker 1>just think this mode of offense is really tough to

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<v Speaker 1>beat and really tough to corract. My question for you

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<v Speaker 1>is because at some point, somebody's gonna adapt to it

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<v Speaker 1>in a way that maybe forces the Dolphins to change

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<v Speaker 1>what they're doing. And my question for you is do

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<v Speaker 1>you think that'll happen sooner or later? And then after that,

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<v Speaker 1>what's next for the Dolphins in terms of this constantly

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<v Speaker 1>evolving offensive attack and what could be after this approach

0:23:55.960 --> 0:23:58.080
<v Speaker 1>they're currently executing very highly.

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<v Speaker 5>I think somebody will probably it's so point inevitably find

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<v Speaker 5>a combination of front and coverage in personnel because this

0:24:05.119 --> 0:24:08.960
<v Speaker 5>is the way the NFL works. That gives the Dolphins

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<v Speaker 5>problems with what they're doing. And when that happens, I

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<v Speaker 5>think that's when you come back with your Haymaker and

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<v Speaker 5>those explosive plays that everybody's looking for the numbers. If

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<v Speaker 5>you're going to change the spacing and congest the intermediate

0:24:26.240 --> 0:24:29.240
<v Speaker 5>and short areas of the field, now you're putting a

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<v Speaker 5>lot of stress on the vertical elements of the speed

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<v Speaker 5>with adult which when you have the speed that the

0:24:33.920 --> 0:24:36.880
<v Speaker 5>Dolphins have, if that's where you're going to leave yourself vulnerable,

0:24:37.400 --> 0:24:39.800
<v Speaker 5>all of those explosive plays that everyone is sitting around

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<v Speaker 5>wondering why they're non existent in this year's offense will

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<v Speaker 5>magically come back. And that's It's really on the execution

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<v Speaker 5>and the calls to make sure that you are staying

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<v Speaker 5>well grounded in what an opposing team is giving you.

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<v Speaker 5>But they are showing now I think with this ball

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<v Speaker 5>control style that they have been playing that if you

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<v Speaker 5>are content to let the Dolphins methodically work their way

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<v Speaker 5>down the field, they are content to do so and

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<v Speaker 5>proceed to score a lot of points in relative to

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<v Speaker 5>the amount of possessions that they have in Again.

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<v Speaker 4>I love the efficiency.

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<v Speaker 1>It makes you very hard to be And I think

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<v Speaker 1>my follow up would be to that because we've heard

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<v Speaker 1>for so long in this modern style of NFL defense

0:25:24.000 --> 0:25:27.920
<v Speaker 1>that has really reduced you know, quarterback production, scoring and

0:25:28.000 --> 0:25:30.080
<v Speaker 1>all the fantasy heads are hating it, but I kind

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<v Speaker 1>of love what it's forced teams to become and how

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<v Speaker 1>to adapt. And I love when a game is like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, twenty to seventeen going into the fourth quarter.

0:25:37.200 --> 0:25:40.600
<v Speaker 1>It's a perfect game script to me. But my question

0:25:40.760 --> 0:25:43.399
<v Speaker 1>is because that whole approach was centered around this idea

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<v Speaker 1>that offenses will struggle to mount twelve and fourteen play

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<v Speaker 1>drives without committing the fatal air that puts them behind

0:25:49.520 --> 0:25:51.880
<v Speaker 1>the sticks, that reduces their ability to then be effective

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<v Speaker 1>on those long drives when you have an offense that

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<v Speaker 1>has so much experience together. We heard two talk about

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<v Speaker 1>the offensive line on Wednesday and saying like, I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like I've been playing with those guys for a long

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<v Speaker 1>long time now, and the skill guys are mostly the same.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, everyone besides Malik and Obj was already here. John,

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<v Speaker 1>who's the one new tight end. The play callers the same,

0:26:08.720 --> 0:26:10.920
<v Speaker 1>the OC's the same, the coaching staff is the same.

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<v Speaker 1>Does the Dolphins offense because of all that, because of

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<v Speaker 1>their makeup and ability to you know, really execute these drives.

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<v Speaker 1>Can they then say, well, if you play us that

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<v Speaker 1>way the entire game, you're eventually going to have a

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<v Speaker 1>bust like we saw on the Johnny Smith play.

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<v Speaker 4>Does it work that way too?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? I think so. I think.

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<v Speaker 5>I think that entire game against the Raiders was a

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<v Speaker 5>little bit of an embodiment of that, with how they

0:26:34.200 --> 0:26:39.160
<v Speaker 5>chose to play against Las Vegas and they said, we're

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<v Speaker 5>gonna maintain coverage integrity, We're gonna play a lot of

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<v Speaker 5>zone uh, the brock Bauers gouging you with a lot

0:26:45.840 --> 0:26:48.200
<v Speaker 5>of catches. A lot of that came in, and the

0:26:48.280 --> 0:26:50.400
<v Speaker 5>Raiders did some nice things moving around. They caught man

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<v Speaker 5>coverage to create some rubs in some space, but a

0:26:53.119 --> 0:26:55.520
<v Speaker 5>lot of them were just finding some voids in zone coverage.

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<v Speaker 5>And that happens, and then you get down in the

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<v Speaker 5>red zone and the space naturally gets constrict and you

0:27:00.600 --> 0:27:03.040
<v Speaker 5>kick a couple of field goals and seat of scoring touchdowns,

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<v Speaker 5>and that is a cumulative difference in the ball game

0:27:06.920 --> 0:27:09.320
<v Speaker 5>where then you get to the final five minutes and

0:27:09.359 --> 0:27:12.200
<v Speaker 5>you have a coverage bust and on the other side

0:27:12.240 --> 0:27:15.040
<v Speaker 5>of the ball there's a route miscommunication that finally happens

0:27:15.040 --> 0:27:17.520
<v Speaker 5>for the other team and it's an interception. Right So,

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<v Speaker 5>I think that's been the biggest thing for the past

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<v Speaker 5>month for me, is there's been the procedural penalties have

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<v Speaker 5>been so clean since two has come back, and I

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<v Speaker 5>think that's the big thing that if you want to

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<v Speaker 5>play this style, you need to not beat yourself. And

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<v Speaker 5>because of all of the continuity that has existed, and

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<v Speaker 5>I don't know what other changes they may or may

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<v Speaker 5>not have made in that stretch of time without two

0:27:46.960 --> 0:27:48.439
<v Speaker 5>so that when two it comes back it can be

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<v Speaker 5>a cleaner operation. But maybe it's just time on task

0:27:51.480 --> 0:27:53.080
<v Speaker 5>and if that's the case, then they should feel really

0:27:53.119 --> 0:27:55.280
<v Speaker 5>good about what that result is.

0:27:55.600 --> 0:27:58.200
<v Speaker 1>I believe it's two or maybe three offensive penalties in

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<v Speaker 1>the last two games combine.

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<v Speaker 4>That's a good way to make a living right there.

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<v Speaker 1>The one penalty in the Rams game was on special team,

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<v Speaker 1>so no offensive or defensive penalties in that entire game.

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<v Speaker 1>And as we go into this Patriots game, Kyle want

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about that one a little bit with you

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<v Speaker 1>here before we talk about the weekend in college football,

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<v Speaker 1>and also beyond the Patriots game, because you know, to

0:28:14.440 --> 0:28:18.960
<v Speaker 1>your point, like teams haven't really made those critical mistakes,

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<v Speaker 1>Like the Raiders didn't turn the ball over until very

0:28:21.119 --> 0:28:23.600
<v Speaker 1>late and that's when the game got lopsided. The Rams game,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, they had a couple of turnovers, but that

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<v Speaker 1>was the one moment of this four game stretch where

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<v Speaker 1>our offense was not firing on all cylinders. The Cardinals

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<v Speaker 1>didn't have it, the Bills had the one down and

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<v Speaker 1>around the end zone. But I think when you get

0:28:34.440 --> 0:28:36.320
<v Speaker 1>to these teams, like, for instance, a couple of weeks,

0:28:36.320 --> 0:28:39.000
<v Speaker 1>the Packer game is such a big game, right Jordan Love.

0:28:39.360 --> 0:28:41.200
<v Speaker 1>If there's a downside to his game this year, it's

0:28:41.240 --> 0:28:43.600
<v Speaker 1>a turnover. So I think that the Dolphins with this

0:28:43.720 --> 0:28:47.280
<v Speaker 1>style are approaching at one point, you know, down this

0:28:47.480 --> 0:28:50.600
<v Speaker 1>stretch of games possible like lopside of victory over.

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<v Speaker 4>Maybe a good team if that occurs.

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<v Speaker 1>So I guess my question is do you share that

0:28:54.560 --> 0:28:57.480
<v Speaker 1>optimism in the Patriots game and beyond that this team

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<v Speaker 1>can kind of stay hot and keep things rolling here?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I think they should feel very good about their

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<v Speaker 5>opportunities to continue to operate at a high level because

0:29:07.480 --> 0:29:12.000
<v Speaker 5>it's not like it's been opponent reliant. There have been

0:29:12.000 --> 0:29:14.200
<v Speaker 5>opponents in this stretch of play that have measured on

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<v Speaker 5>all ends of the spectrum from a lot of different

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<v Speaker 5>measures of defensive success and teams that have had a

0:29:19.320 --> 0:29:23.520
<v Speaker 5>lot of success against you in uncommon opponents. And just

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<v Speaker 5>look at the way the Raiders played you last year,

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<v Speaker 5>and you know the way that that was a game

0:29:29.120 --> 0:29:32.680
<v Speaker 5>where it's a final score twenty to seventeen was the

0:29:32.720 --> 0:29:35.640
<v Speaker 5>final score of that football game before Ramsey has the

0:29:35.680 --> 0:29:37.400
<v Speaker 5>interception at the end of the game to kind of

0:29:37.440 --> 0:29:39.040
<v Speaker 5>seal it when they took the deep shot in the

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<v Speaker 5>final minute or minute and a half.

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<v Speaker 4>So yeah, I think.

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<v Speaker 5>The only way that they take an interruption, I think

0:29:50.600 --> 0:29:55.040
<v Speaker 5>is if it they dramatically regress in self inflicted wounds.

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<v Speaker 5>And there's ways that that can happen, for sure. But

0:29:58.320 --> 0:30:02.360
<v Speaker 5>you feel pretty good about finding easy completions working through progressions.

0:30:02.400 --> 0:30:03.680
<v Speaker 5>I know that's something to a tong about what we

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<v Speaker 5>talked about this week about like the way that we're

0:30:06.080 --> 0:30:09.400
<v Speaker 5>running the offense this year is it's not necessarily dialing

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<v Speaker 5>up a shot with one play, but if we got

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<v Speaker 5>to get deep into progressions to find free access, that's

0:30:13.760 --> 0:30:17.680
<v Speaker 5>what we're doing. Like that is that's a beautiful thing.

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<v Speaker 5>And the fact that you mentioned time on task and

0:30:20.640 --> 0:30:23.120
<v Speaker 5>the years in the system and the familiarity of it

0:30:23.160 --> 0:30:25.280
<v Speaker 5>and guys that are new now have that half a

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<v Speaker 5>season of doing it. I do feel good that this

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<v Speaker 5>is the version of the offense as long as everybody's

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<v Speaker 5>out there on the field that we're going to continue

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<v Speaker 5>to see.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so excited about it, man. I just wish we

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<v Speaker 1>had one game out of that hole that was different.

0:30:37.680 --> 0:30:40.000
<v Speaker 1>I would feel like, like really really good about our

0:30:40.040 --> 0:30:41.800
<v Speaker 1>chances going forward. I still feel good about it, but

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see what happens starting this week against the Patriots

0:30:44.560 --> 0:30:46.680
<v Speaker 1>here at hard Rock Stadium, before the Thursday night game

0:30:46.680 --> 0:30:50.080
<v Speaker 1>on Thanksgiving against the Packers. But before all of that, Kyle,

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<v Speaker 1>we have a weekend of college football pouring out for

0:30:54.040 --> 0:30:55.080
<v Speaker 1>the Washington State Cougars.

0:30:55.080 --> 0:30:55.440
<v Speaker 4>It's over.

0:30:55.520 --> 0:30:57.440
<v Speaker 1>The miracle run is over. They lost in New Mexico.

0:30:57.440 --> 0:30:58.800
<v Speaker 1>I'm not going to talk about it any more than that.

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<v Speaker 1>But what are you looking at this weekend?

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<v Speaker 5>My friend, hypothetical Washington College football Playoff scenarios for me.

0:31:07.440 --> 0:31:09.960
<v Speaker 1>My guy over here is struggling to just stay alive

0:31:10.200 --> 0:31:12.680
<v Speaker 1>with whatever he's element he has. And the way you're

0:31:12.720 --> 0:31:14.400
<v Speaker 1>face lit up when you were able to just crush

0:31:14.400 --> 0:31:15.920
<v Speaker 1>my Washington State dreams. It is a little bit a

0:31:15.920 --> 0:31:18.320
<v Speaker 1>little too close to home there, Kyle, But that's what

0:31:18.360 --> 0:31:20.680
<v Speaker 1>good friends do. So with that in mind, what you

0:31:20.680 --> 0:31:23.240
<v Speaker 1>got this weekend? Another big weekend in college football.

0:31:23.560 --> 0:31:26.440
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, we got to start with Indiana at Ohio State

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<v Speaker 5>at the Shoe. This is two top five ranked teams

0:31:30.680 --> 0:31:34.080
<v Speaker 5>in the nation playing against each other. And Indiana a

0:31:34.160 --> 0:31:39.160
<v Speaker 5>team that has just absolutely caught fire with coach Signetti,

0:31:39.560 --> 0:31:42.840
<v Speaker 5>who signed an extension already. It's funny you look up

0:31:42.880 --> 0:31:46.080
<v Speaker 5>and down this roster and they they just transplanted about

0:31:46.120 --> 0:31:48.320
<v Speaker 5>half of the James Madison roster over with them in

0:31:48.320 --> 0:31:51.040
<v Speaker 5>the transfer portal, and he's taking like the bones of

0:31:51.080 --> 0:31:54.640
<v Speaker 5>a Big ten recruiting roster. Is like a middle of

0:31:54.640 --> 0:31:57.760
<v Speaker 5>the pack Big ten team. Brought his own talent from

0:31:57.800 --> 0:32:03.160
<v Speaker 5>from James Madison and then a couple other like key

0:32:03.240 --> 0:32:06.320
<v Speaker 5>transfers like Curtis Rourke, the quarterback, red shirt senior. He's

0:32:06.320 --> 0:32:09.000
<v Speaker 5>an older prospect but is playing some of the best

0:32:09.040 --> 0:32:12.080
<v Speaker 5>ball off any college quarterback in the country and the

0:32:12.200 --> 0:32:16.440
<v Speaker 5>test that that team has with players who have been productive,

0:32:16.480 --> 0:32:18.960
<v Speaker 5>but their background has been with James Madison is compared

0:32:19.000 --> 0:32:22.400
<v Speaker 5>to a bigger stage in college football. To go into

0:32:22.480 --> 0:32:26.040
<v Speaker 5>Ohio State and play against a team that's pretty banged

0:32:26.120 --> 0:32:29.680
<v Speaker 5>up on the offensive line, it's pretty big bummer. Seth McLaughlan.

0:32:29.760 --> 0:32:32.800
<v Speaker 5>Their center is a fifth year senior, just towards Achilles

0:32:32.840 --> 0:32:34.640
<v Speaker 5>this week in practice, so that's like a huge loss

0:32:34.680 --> 0:32:37.520
<v Speaker 5>for Ohio State. They already lost Josh Simmons, their red

0:32:37.560 --> 0:32:40.560
<v Speaker 5>shirt junior transfer left tackle who was looking like he

0:32:40.640 --> 0:32:42.240
<v Speaker 5>might be a first round pick. He's already out for

0:32:42.280 --> 0:32:44.560
<v Speaker 5>the year as well. So the Ohio States a little

0:32:44.560 --> 0:32:47.240
<v Speaker 5>picked over on the offensive line, but they got a

0:32:47.320 --> 0:32:50.360
<v Speaker 5>number of talented backs. They got a star freshman in

0:32:50.440 --> 0:32:52.800
<v Speaker 5>Jeremiah Smith and Mechabuka is going to be a really

0:32:52.800 --> 0:32:56.720
<v Speaker 5>good pro player. And then defensively, like Ohio State's got

0:32:56.720 --> 0:32:59.000
<v Speaker 5>a ton of talent as well. Leathan Ransom at safety

0:32:59.040 --> 0:33:03.920
<v Speaker 5>is a name to watch. Jttmualu at defensive end, a

0:33:03.960 --> 0:33:06.560
<v Speaker 5>heavy handed guy. Tyler Williams as a run stuffer on

0:33:06.600 --> 0:33:10.920
<v Speaker 5>the interior, so it's ty Hamilton, Jack Sawyer's kind of

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<v Speaker 5>like the next in line from this Ohio State not

0:33:14.040 --> 0:33:16.760
<v Speaker 5>the most bendy, not the most explosive, but good length,

0:33:16.800 --> 0:33:22.040
<v Speaker 5>good hands, and proficient rushing. The passer profile that Ohio

0:33:22.040 --> 0:33:24.480
<v Speaker 5>State's kind of carved out with some of their pass rushers.

0:33:24.520 --> 0:33:26.520
<v Speaker 5>So there's a lot of talent in this Ohio State

0:33:26.600 --> 0:33:29.360
<v Speaker 5>Indiana game. You can obviously just watch it for the

0:33:29.400 --> 0:33:31.720
<v Speaker 5>eye test of two top five teams, but you look

0:33:31.800 --> 0:33:33.280
<v Speaker 5>up and down the rosters, there's a lot of names

0:33:33.320 --> 0:33:34.600
<v Speaker 5>that are gonna be relevant in April.

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<v Speaker 4>Really good stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, I appreciate you getting me a caught up on that,

0:33:37.200 --> 0:33:38.920
<v Speaker 1>because Indiana the team that I haven't had a chance

0:33:38.960 --> 0:33:41.280
<v Speaker 1>to really tap into this year. Where do you think

0:33:41.400 --> 0:33:45.520
<v Speaker 1>Rourke's draft stock is at this moment? So he's challenging

0:33:45.560 --> 0:33:48.400
<v Speaker 1>because he's gonna be like a twenty five year old

0:33:48.680 --> 0:33:51.480
<v Speaker 1>rookie right and age. I had this conversation with.

0:33:51.400 --> 0:33:54.840
<v Speaker 5>Steve Alizolo from over at the thirty thirteen recently an

0:33:55.000 --> 0:34:03.240
<v Speaker 5>age at quarterback. It's not so much the the developmental ceiling.

0:34:03.280 --> 0:34:07.680
<v Speaker 5>It's more so like where you are at now, you're

0:34:07.720 --> 0:34:11.239
<v Speaker 5>expected to be ahead of eighteen and nineteen and twenty

0:34:11.320 --> 0:34:14.319
<v Speaker 5>year olds because you're in your mid twenties, right, and

0:34:14.360 --> 0:34:18.160
<v Speaker 5>the return on investment of that. Then you get into

0:34:19.120 --> 0:34:21.920
<v Speaker 5>a pro career and you have to have the conversation

0:34:21.960 --> 0:34:23.759
<v Speaker 5>of how long is your physical peak? How long does

0:34:23.800 --> 0:34:25.759
<v Speaker 5>it take to get to your mental peak? Just look

0:34:25.760 --> 0:34:28.120
<v Speaker 5>at it, Tuioloa. I think the way that he's playing

0:34:28.200 --> 0:34:31.120
<v Speaker 5>right now took five years or four and a half

0:34:31.400 --> 0:34:33.360
<v Speaker 5>years for him to get to a point where I

0:34:33.400 --> 0:34:35.320
<v Speaker 5>feel pretty comfortable saying he's playing the best ball of

0:34:35.360 --> 0:34:35.800
<v Speaker 5>his career.

0:34:36.640 --> 0:34:38.000
<v Speaker 4>But that's a process.

0:34:38.040 --> 0:34:40.480
<v Speaker 5>Look at Jared goffin Detroit and what he did with

0:34:41.200 --> 0:34:43.800
<v Speaker 5>was a total flop there at first with Jeff Fisher,

0:34:43.840 --> 0:34:45.920
<v Speaker 5>and then they bring Himcveigh and he gets the label

0:34:45.920 --> 0:34:48.240
<v Speaker 5>as the system quarterback, and then he goes to Detroit

0:34:48.520 --> 0:34:51.239
<v Speaker 5>and lo and behold. Like sometimes these guys, it's just

0:34:51.320 --> 0:34:56.520
<v Speaker 5>a four, five, six year process of mentally maturing at

0:34:56.520 --> 0:34:58.400
<v Speaker 5>the NFL level. And if you're gonna do that with

0:34:58.440 --> 0:35:00.759
<v Speaker 5>a guy like Curtis Rard, you're talking who's going to

0:35:00.760 --> 0:35:04.480
<v Speaker 5>be in his thirties, right, So it's just an awkward

0:35:04.719 --> 0:35:09.480
<v Speaker 5>intersection of age and talent and ability. He has all

0:35:09.520 --> 0:35:12.319
<v Speaker 5>the ability in the world, but I think that's why

0:35:12.320 --> 0:35:13.680
<v Speaker 5>it's a big test for him. I would not be

0:35:13.719 --> 0:35:16.400
<v Speaker 5>surprised to see him be the first day three quarterback taken,

0:35:16.880 --> 0:35:19.719
<v Speaker 5>just because if it's not in the first round Day

0:35:19.719 --> 0:35:26.000
<v Speaker 5>two selections at quarterback are they're high upside, but also

0:35:26.280 --> 0:35:29.880
<v Speaker 5>like a potential low opportunity or a low return on

0:35:29.960 --> 0:35:33.320
<v Speaker 5>investment type proposition, because statistically speaking, if you like a quarterback,

0:35:33.360 --> 0:35:34.800
<v Speaker 5>you think you can start your to draft themorrow.

0:35:35.480 --> 0:35:36.880
<v Speaker 4>So I'm looking for Curtis.

0:35:36.719 --> 0:35:39.040
<v Speaker 5>Work to probably end up being the first day three

0:35:39.120 --> 0:35:40.160
<v Speaker 5>quarterback when it's all.

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<v Speaker 1>Said, well, that might be the territory that we're looking at,

0:35:43.600 --> 0:35:46.520
<v Speaker 1>given you know the current landscape of the Dolphins offense

0:35:46.560 --> 0:35:48.120
<v Speaker 1>and if you are going to draft the quarterback, maybe

0:35:48.160 --> 0:35:49.600
<v Speaker 1>it is that part of the draft because I think

0:35:49.600 --> 0:35:52.880
<v Speaker 1>we've pretty clearly defined and they showed you that with

0:35:52.880 --> 0:35:55.080
<v Speaker 1>a contract this summer as well, the franchise quarterback and

0:35:55.120 --> 0:35:57.240
<v Speaker 1>to your point, playing the best ball of his career.

0:35:57.440 --> 0:35:57.960
<v Speaker 4>Great stuff.

0:35:58.000 --> 0:35:59.760
<v Speaker 1>You can find more takes like this on the Lockdown

0:35:59.760 --> 0:36:03.000
<v Speaker 1>Dolph podcast where Kyle lives every single day, the Locked

0:36:03.000 --> 0:36:06.600
<v Speaker 1>Down NFL scouting podcast, Touchdown Miami Substack. He's the draft

0:36:06.680 --> 0:36:09.040
<v Speaker 1>lead for the thirty third team at Grinding the tape

0:36:09.040 --> 0:36:12.360
<v Speaker 1>on social media, Kyle playing her appreciate your time today.

0:36:12.200 --> 0:36:14.759
<v Speaker 5>Man flu game Travis. I'm glad I could delivered.

0:36:14.480 --> 0:36:15.080
<v Speaker 4>For game six.

0:36:15.120 --> 0:36:17.600
<v Speaker 1>There he goes, and away he goes. Always a fun

0:36:17.680 --> 0:36:20.160
<v Speaker 1>chat with my buddy, Ka. Let's go ahead and call

0:36:20.200 --> 0:36:22.080
<v Speaker 1>it a week here, and we have another game coming

0:36:22.120 --> 0:36:25.399
<v Speaker 1>up on Sunday. It's my wife and daughter's first Dolphins game.

0:36:25.920 --> 0:36:28.080
<v Speaker 1>Cameron's not going to come out because he's not yet

0:36:28.080 --> 0:36:30.160
<v Speaker 1>too and he is a nightmare still with everything that

0:36:30.200 --> 0:36:32.120
<v Speaker 1>he does, so he doesn't get to come to the game.

0:36:32.160 --> 0:36:34.719
<v Speaker 1>He's staying home to hang out with the babysitter. But

0:36:34.800 --> 0:36:36.960
<v Speaker 1>Caroline is coming to her first Dolphins game and I

0:36:37.000 --> 0:36:39.839
<v Speaker 1>cannot wait to show her what her daddy does every

0:36:39.840 --> 0:36:42.480
<v Speaker 1>single Sunday. So look out for us. We'll be hanging

0:36:42.520 --> 0:36:45.360
<v Speaker 1>out in our seats before the game. And saw a

0:36:45.400 --> 0:36:47.040
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