WEBVTT - 2020 Free Agency Preview: Part 1 0:00:00.080 --> 0:00:06.760 Practice, Alps traffic drowing high Parker tuxtowner. What a win 0:00:06.920 --> 0:00:12.119 for this Miami Dolphin team? Wow? What is up? Dolphins? 0:00:12.160 --> 0:00:15.320 And welcome to the Drive Time Podcast, part of the 0:00:15.320 --> 0:00:20.439 Miami Dolphins official podcast network covering your Miami Dolphins. I 0:00:20.480 --> 0:00:23.560 am your host, Travis Wingfield, and as always, I am 0:00:23.600 --> 0:00:27.680 here to bring you your daily dose of Miami Dolphins football. 0:00:27.880 --> 0:00:30.720 And on today's show, we have more Pro Day updates. 0:00:30.760 --> 0:00:34.200 As draft season continues to chug along. A positive medical 0:00:34.280 --> 0:00:37.280 check on one of the draft's top rated quarterbacks will 0:00:37.320 --> 0:00:40.279 get into Pro Football focuses list of their top one 0:00:40.360 --> 0:00:43.800 hundred free agents available ahead of next week's free agency opening, 0:00:44.040 --> 0:00:47.479 and we'll explore some philosophical advantages the Dolphins have with 0:00:47.560 --> 0:00:49.920 the current makeup of this team. All of that and 0:00:50.000 --> 0:00:52.800 more on this Tuesday marks the tenth edition of the 0:00:52.880 --> 0:00:59.920 Drivetime Podcasts, and we start this show off by talking 0:01:00.000 --> 0:01:02.800 about the medical check on the number seven overall player 0:01:03.000 --> 0:01:06.319 on Daniel Jeremiah's Top fifty and the number three player 0:01:06.360 --> 0:01:10.200 on the Draft Networks Big Board overall. Former Alabama quarterback 0:01:10.200 --> 0:01:12.880 to a tongue of Voloa has been cleared for football 0:01:12.920 --> 0:01:16.480 activities per his four month check that occurred on Monday, 0:01:16.560 --> 0:01:19.440 March the ninth. So what exactly does that mean for 0:01:19.520 --> 0:01:22.280 TOA as we are now just six weeks away from 0:01:22.280 --> 0:01:25.000 the NFL Draft. Well, it was that four month mark, 0:01:25.200 --> 0:01:27.720 the four month medical check since the surgery on the 0:01:27.720 --> 0:01:30.840 injured hip that cleared to UH to participate in light 0:01:30.880 --> 0:01:34.319 football related drills such as dropping back and throwing as 0:01:34.360 --> 0:01:37.200 well as low impact running. This is a ramp up 0:01:37.400 --> 0:01:40.880 from the measured rehab they instituted since the injury occurred, 0:01:41.000 --> 0:01:43.880 and the quarterback prospect is still on track for the 0:01:43.959 --> 0:01:46.600 target date put out by Two's agents and those that 0:01:46.680 --> 0:01:50.040 represent him for an April ninth private pro day. Not 0:01:50.280 --> 0:01:53.520 locked in according to the source listed on NFL dot com, 0:01:53.720 --> 0:01:56.400 but that's the plan for now. Tongue of Volohas doctor 0:01:56.480 --> 0:02:00.000 Dr Lyle Kane says, the rehab process is moving forward 0:02:00.240 --> 0:02:03.040 and will be conservative as it does so, but they 0:02:03.080 --> 0:02:05.840 do believe those close to to and his doctor believe 0:02:06.080 --> 0:02:08.600 that long term concerns do not seem to be an issue, 0:02:08.880 --> 0:02:12.360 as those issues were previously listed as long term stability 0:02:12.400 --> 0:02:15.760 of the hip, blood flow abnormalities, and other long and 0:02:15.840 --> 0:02:19.280 short term concerns. According to Dr Kane on the article 0:02:19.320 --> 0:02:22.239 on NFL dot Com as for pro days that are 0:02:22.320 --> 0:02:25.480 happening and happening right now. Illinois hit the field on 0:02:25.520 --> 0:02:28.440 Monday for their workouts ahead of the NFL Draft, and 0:02:28.440 --> 0:02:31.120 the Illinois Pro Day had no players that were featured 0:02:31.160 --> 0:02:34.080 at the scouting combine in Indianapolis. But there is a 0:02:34.120 --> 0:02:36.920 particularly interesting player that we have talked about on this 0:02:36.960 --> 0:02:39.800 podcast in the past because of his connection and the 0:02:39.880 --> 0:02:43.760 kind words he had for new Dolphins linebackers coach Austin Clark. 0:02:44.040 --> 0:02:47.080 Clark coach last season at Illinois and now works of 0:02:47.120 --> 0:02:49.760 course with the Dolphins, and he had some glowing praise 0:02:49.840 --> 0:02:53.640 from his former player in Ola Wally Bettakou Jr. Who, 0:02:53.680 --> 0:02:56.160 if you recall the article on Miami Dolphins dot Com 0:02:56.200 --> 0:02:59.840 from last week talking about the coaching staff versatility Betta 0:03:00.000 --> 0:03:03.080 who listed Clark as one of the primary reasons for 0:03:03.160 --> 0:03:05.800 him getting his career turned around, going from a five 0:03:05.800 --> 0:03:08.640 star recruit to usc to not playing a whole lot, 0:03:08.760 --> 0:03:12.240 then transferring over to Illinois, and he mentions Clark's attention 0:03:12.280 --> 0:03:14.840 to detail and his ability to teach to get the 0:03:14.840 --> 0:03:17.320 production out of Betaku, who had a major jump in 0:03:17.360 --> 0:03:20.800 production last year at Illinois under Lovey Smith and under 0:03:20.800 --> 0:03:23.800 coach Clark. Bettaku worked out on Monday at the Illinois 0:03:23.840 --> 0:03:27.200 Pro Day. He measured six ft three two nine pounds. 0:03:27.240 --> 0:03:30.359 He ran an explosive one point five nine ten yards split. 0:03:30.520 --> 0:03:33.160 He had a nine seven broad jump thirty two inches 0:03:33.200 --> 0:03:35.840 on the vertical and a four point to six second 0:03:36.080 --> 0:03:39.040 short shuttle seven three three on the three cone. So 0:03:39.160 --> 0:03:42.360 really explosive jumping and short area metrics for a guy 0:03:42.440 --> 0:03:45.680 that size, the explosiveness and the size and power at 0:03:45.680 --> 0:03:48.880 that position to play kind of that hybrid outside linebacker 0:03:48.920 --> 0:03:52.840 slash defensive end and edge position in today's NFL. And 0:03:52.880 --> 0:03:56.200 Bettacu had that three year development in college with limited 0:03:56.200 --> 0:03:59.240 production there at USC to going to nine sacks and 0:03:59.280 --> 0:04:02.440 thirteen tap us for a lost last season under coach Clark. 0:04:02.640 --> 0:04:05.480 And to call back the idea of development and finding 0:04:05.520 --> 0:04:08.040 players that have the right mentality for this game, I 0:04:08.080 --> 0:04:10.040 want to go back to a interview I had at 0:04:10.040 --> 0:04:13.240 the scouting combine with Florida State running back Cam Acres, 0:04:13.560 --> 0:04:16.960 who was asked a question at that combine availability about 0:04:17.000 --> 0:04:19.600 his contact with Miami, and Acres said that he has 0:04:19.640 --> 0:04:22.240 had a lot of contact with the Dolphins, as they 0:04:22.279 --> 0:04:24.200 will with a bunch of backs in the steep class, 0:04:24.279 --> 0:04:26.880 but they're keeping tabs on the local product in their backyard. 0:04:27.040 --> 0:04:28.680 But the sound bite I want to play for you 0:04:28.800 --> 0:04:31.040 is in regards to another question that was asked to 0:04:31.080 --> 0:04:33.520 cam Akers, asked by me as a matter of fact, 0:04:33.760 --> 0:04:36.880 about Florida's state and their typical expectations heading into a 0:04:36.880 --> 0:04:40.520 football season or for Acres case, an entire career where 0:04:40.520 --> 0:04:42.839 the Seminars win loss record was not up to the 0:04:42.880 --> 0:04:45.680 expectation the f s U fans normally expect from a 0:04:45.720 --> 0:04:48.680 program that has such a rich tradition and history of 0:04:48.720 --> 0:04:52.120 winning football games. Here's acres answer on that question came 0:04:52.200 --> 0:04:53.880 with the Florida state not only living up to the 0:04:53.880 --> 0:04:56.680 expectations you guys normally expect, were able to take away 0:04:56.680 --> 0:04:58.640 from some of the adversity you went through this last season, 0:04:59.240 --> 0:05:02.120 Like you know, I'm making a mistakes. So whatever situation 0:05:02.200 --> 0:05:04.000 you put in making work and make it work. You 0:05:04.040 --> 0:05:06.640 gotta be the best you and whatever situation you and 0:05:06.839 --> 0:05:08.520 you gotta be a leader, Steer, you gotta be a 0:05:08.560 --> 0:05:10.560 young man. You gotta be the young made one. And 0:05:10.800 --> 0:05:13.919 that's what we bring this up from a mock draft 0:05:13.960 --> 0:05:16.640 that had cam Akers to Miami in the second round 0:05:16.920 --> 0:05:20.599 and you hear Acres talk about the ability to overcome 0:05:20.640 --> 0:05:22.880 the adversity and to be the same guy every single 0:05:22.960 --> 0:05:26.599 day regardless of your results, regardless of the success or 0:05:26.640 --> 0:05:29.560 failures of the team, And that mentality really shows up 0:05:29.560 --> 0:05:32.559 on tape when you do watch Acres, because he runs hard. 0:05:32.800 --> 0:05:35.920 He commits to every single assignment, whether it's involvement in 0:05:35.960 --> 0:05:39.160 the running game or involvement as a blocker in past protection, 0:05:39.240 --> 0:05:41.760 catching the football. He does everything in a hundred miles 0:05:41.800 --> 0:05:43.680 an hour, and his love for the game shows up 0:05:43.680 --> 0:05:45.440 on tape. I think you heard it and that answer, 0:05:45.600 --> 0:05:47.479 and you definitely can see it when you plug on 0:05:47.560 --> 0:05:50.599 his tape in college. And we will be talking plenty 0:05:50.600 --> 0:05:52.840 of draft on this podcast from now all the way 0:05:52.920 --> 0:05:55.279 up through April and giving you guys full on player 0:05:55.360 --> 0:05:57.919 profiles of the guys that Dolphins do in fact select 0:05:58.120 --> 0:06:00.400 on Draft night, and when it comes to free agency, 0:06:00.600 --> 0:06:03.040 will definitely have you covered on the players the Dolphins 0:06:03.040 --> 0:06:06.560 import during that period of the NFL calendar. And with 0:06:06.640 --> 0:06:08.960 that mind, I wanted to give a quick glance over 0:06:09.200 --> 0:06:12.000 at the Pro football focus dot com list of top 0:06:12.040 --> 0:06:15.120 one hundred available free agents this year heading into next 0:06:15.160 --> 0:06:19.119 week's new league calendar. Year. March sixteenth is the legal 0:06:19.160 --> 0:06:22.839 tampering date, and then March eighteenth as your official kickoff 0:06:23.000 --> 0:06:25.400 for the new league year and the actual free agency 0:06:25.480 --> 0:06:28.239 date when players can sign with new teams. We start 0:06:28.279 --> 0:06:31.080 here at number one hundred on Pro Football Focuses list 0:06:31.240 --> 0:06:33.320 of top one hundred three agents. We're gonna go all 0:06:33.360 --> 0:06:35.960 the way through eighty today. Get you twenty players on 0:06:35.960 --> 0:06:39.200 this list. DJ Swearing Jr. Senior who has really been 0:06:39.240 --> 0:06:41.880 around the block in his NFL career so far, which 0:06:41.880 --> 0:06:45.920 spans seven seasons. He was draft pick of the Houston Texans, 0:06:46.040 --> 0:06:48.880 spent last year with the New Orleans Saints, and Swearing 0:06:48.960 --> 0:06:51.680 Jeer has always had a reputation as a missile, a 0:06:51.680 --> 0:06:53.920 big hitter, a guy that can deliver the blow down 0:06:54.000 --> 0:06:56.200 the box, and that's exactly where the Saints had him 0:06:56.200 --> 0:06:59.200 playing last year. Two hundred and three run defense snaps. 0:06:59.320 --> 0:07:01.640 He did play two hundred and sixty one coverage snaps. 0:07:01.720 --> 0:07:04.200 He rushed the quarterback twenty times out of his total 0:07:04.240 --> 0:07:06.719 four hundred and eighty four snaps. His best grade on 0:07:06.760 --> 0:07:09.840 Pro Football Focus was the run defense at seventy two 0:07:09.880 --> 0:07:12.760 point eight, that is well above league average for that position. 0:07:12.920 --> 0:07:15.760 The number ninety nine player on their Top one hundred 0:07:15.760 --> 0:07:18.840 free agents list is Will Parks, the cornerback from Denver, 0:07:19.120 --> 0:07:22.360 a six ft one, one ninety four pound product out 0:07:22.400 --> 0:07:26.240 of Arizona two thousand, sixteen sixth round draft pick, and 0:07:26.280 --> 0:07:28.720 Parks played quite a bit of defense last year five 0:07:28.800 --> 0:07:31.880 hundred and thirty seven total snaps, three sixty seven of 0:07:31.920 --> 0:07:35.160 those in coverage one and run defense, so more of 0:07:35.160 --> 0:07:37.880 a sub package cornerback there for the Broncos last season, 0:07:38.080 --> 0:07:40.880 and his best statistic last season was his tackling. He 0:07:40.920 --> 0:07:43.320 did not miss a tackle after Week four in a 0:07:43.320 --> 0:07:46.800 game against the Jaguars, went twelve consecutive games without missing 0:07:46.800 --> 0:07:50.160 a tackle last year for the Broncos defense. Number on 0:07:50.200 --> 0:07:52.800 Pro Football Focuses Top one hundred free agent list j 0:07:52.880 --> 0:07:56.120 v On Elliott from the Carolina Panthers, staying in the secondary. 0:07:56.160 --> 0:07:59.760 Another twenty sixteen draft class product of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 0:07:59.840 --> 0:08:02.480 He a little bit smaller than Parks five eleven, one 0:08:02.560 --> 0:08:05.520 seventy six and in four hundred and thirty nine snaps 0:08:05.520 --> 0:08:08.280 for the Panthers defense, he played consistent across the board. 0:08:08.440 --> 0:08:11.840 Had green grades across the board for Pro Football Focus overall, 0:08:11.960 --> 0:08:15.360 run defense, pass rush, and coverage, and those green marks 0:08:15.400 --> 0:08:18.120 mean you're playing above your position average, according to Pro 0:08:18.160 --> 0:08:21.320 Football Focus, and three hundred and seventy seven of those 0:08:21.320 --> 0:08:23.800 four hundred and thirty nine snaps came from the slot 0:08:23.880 --> 0:08:27.360 last year for Elliott. Number ninety seven is Danny Trevathan, 0:08:27.400 --> 0:08:30.640 the linebacker formerly of the Denver Broncos and most recently 0:08:30.680 --> 0:08:33.679 with the Chicago Bears. He was a twenty twelve draft 0:08:33.720 --> 0:08:36.120 pick of the Broncos in the sixth round. He's six 0:08:36.160 --> 0:08:39.880 ft one to thirty nine, smart player, instinctive player, and 0:08:39.920 --> 0:08:42.000 really gave the Bears some good production in the pass 0:08:42.080 --> 0:08:45.360 rush department. Played five hundred and fifty nine snaps. Only 0:08:45.400 --> 0:08:47.520 forty three of those were as a pass rusher, but 0:08:47.600 --> 0:08:50.160 his seventy seven point three grade on Pro Football Focus 0:08:50.240 --> 0:08:52.560 puts him well into the green as he wound up 0:08:52.600 --> 0:08:55.960 with ten total quarterback pressures on forty three pass rush snaps. 0:08:56.080 --> 0:08:58.480 He also made thirty one run stops and those were 0:08:58.480 --> 0:09:00.960 stops within two yards of the line scrimmage on two 0:09:01.080 --> 0:09:04.120 hundred and nine rundown defensive plays. He only played ten 0:09:04.160 --> 0:09:06.280 games last year missed the rest of the season with 0:09:06.320 --> 0:09:08.719 an injury, but he was productive when he was out there. 0:09:08.760 --> 0:09:11.840 For the Bears defense. Number on the list is the 0:09:11.960 --> 0:09:15.800 Rams center Austin Blythe who played nine nine snaps last 0:09:15.880 --> 0:09:19.040 year for the Rams and allowed two sacks and two hits, 0:09:19.080 --> 0:09:22.120 so just four total hits on his quarterback Jared Goff. 0:09:22.240 --> 0:09:25.040 He allowed three penalties, so a pretty clean season for 0:09:25.080 --> 0:09:29.000 blythe across pressure and penalty statistics accordingly, and if you 0:09:29.040 --> 0:09:31.760 go back to eighteen, he allowed just one sack and 0:09:31.800 --> 0:09:35.320 had two penalties for the Rams, playing hundred and nine snaps, 0:09:35.320 --> 0:09:37.800 so a pretty dependable guy that plays every snap for 0:09:37.800 --> 0:09:39.960 the Rams at center the last couple of years. He 0:09:40.040 --> 0:09:42.480 was a seventh round draft pick in sixteen, so he 0:09:42.559 --> 0:09:45.720 developed into a nice player along those four years up. 0:09:45.760 --> 0:09:49.880 Next number on the list is Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolf. 0:09:49.880 --> 0:09:52.319 He was a second round draft pick back in twelve. 0:09:52.520 --> 0:09:54.520 He did get an extension with the Broncos, but he 0:09:54.559 --> 0:09:56.520 now again will come to the end of a second 0:09:56.520 --> 0:09:59.559 contract with the Broncos. He played five hundred and twenty 0:09:59.559 --> 0:10:02.000 three snap up last year for Denver, had twenty two 0:10:02.040 --> 0:10:05.680 total pressures, twenty two run stops, and twenty two solo tackles. 0:10:05.800 --> 0:10:07.920 That seems to be his number. He did have seven 0:10:07.960 --> 0:10:11.160 sacks last year, so he's a very impactful rusher and 0:10:11.200 --> 0:10:13.280 that's kind of been his m O throughout his career. 0:10:13.440 --> 0:10:16.240 Did have a ten sacks season back in fifteen, had 0:10:16.240 --> 0:10:19.280 eight sacks a couple of years ago, in missed some 0:10:19.400 --> 0:10:22.959 time in seventeen eighteen, his sack total dipped, but he's 0:10:22.960 --> 0:10:25.959 a consistent pass rusher who post grades in the green 0:10:26.160 --> 0:10:28.440 and even in the blue across Pro Football Focus, which 0:10:28.520 --> 0:10:31.680 is the lead level of player grades on Pro Football Focus. 0:10:31.760 --> 0:10:34.079 So Derek Wolfe had to hit free agency after a 0:10:34.160 --> 0:10:37.560 nice career there in Denver. Number nine on the list 0:10:37.640 --> 0:10:40.680 is Jonathan Joseph, the cornerback from the Houston Texans. He 0:10:40.760 --> 0:10:43.520 was drafted back in two thousand six, so he's been 0:10:43.559 --> 0:10:45.880 in the game for a minute. Very good player, very 0:10:45.880 --> 0:10:49.240 good career for Jonathan Joseph. He goes five ft eleven, 0:10:49.240 --> 0:10:52.000 one hundred and eighty six pounds and he can still run. 0:10:52.080 --> 0:10:54.160 He can still move and get down the field. Played 0:10:54.200 --> 0:10:57.319 all sixteen games once again this past season and allowed 0:10:57.320 --> 0:11:00.360 a completion percentage of sixty one point five percent when 0:11:00.400 --> 0:11:03.920 targeted in coverage. Number three on the list is former 0:11:03.960 --> 0:11:07.199 Titans receiver Taj Sharp, who had twenty five catches last 0:11:07.280 --> 0:11:10.760 year for three nine yards and four touchdowns, didn't drop 0:11:10.760 --> 0:11:14.679 a pass, also had one seven quarterback rating when passing 0:11:14.920 --> 0:11:17.959 to Taj Sharp did the Titans offense so an effective 0:11:18.240 --> 0:11:21.520 efficient producer in that regard, and he had his best 0:11:21.559 --> 0:11:23.559 season as a pro in terms of his Pro Football 0:11:23.559 --> 0:11:27.559 Focus grades, checking off Green across the board in three categories. 0:11:27.880 --> 0:11:30.360 The number ninety two player on the Pro Football Focus 0:11:30.440 --> 0:11:33.120 free agent list is Kenyan Drake, a named Dolphins fans 0:11:33.120 --> 0:11:35.480 are very familiar with. He averaged four point eight yards 0:11:35.480 --> 0:11:38.720 per carry last year and scored eight touchdowns on the season. 0:11:39.240 --> 0:11:42.280 Up next number one on the list former Colts receiver 0:11:42.400 --> 0:11:45.840 Devon Funcius, who was drafted by the Panthers back in 0:11:45.880 --> 0:11:48.320 a second round draft pick. There didn't play a whole 0:11:48.320 --> 0:11:51.280 lot last year five targets, three catches, but he is 0:11:51.320 --> 0:11:54.800 a massive, massive frame with a huge catch radius who 0:11:54.840 --> 0:11:57.560 also serves as a nice red zone target. He scored 0:11:57.600 --> 0:12:00.079 twenty two touchdowns through his first four years with the 0:12:00.120 --> 0:12:03.360 Carolina Panthers. Number ninety would go back to the defensive 0:12:03.400 --> 0:12:06.559 secondary in cornerback Eric Murray, who was a fourth round 0:12:06.640 --> 0:12:09.640 draft pick of the Chiefs back in sixteen, and he 0:12:09.720 --> 0:12:12.000 checked in with a stellar run grade of seventy eight 0:12:12.040 --> 0:12:15.400 point four on running down snaps, playing one and forty 0:12:15.440 --> 0:12:18.560 one snaps against the run last season with thirt team stops. 0:12:18.640 --> 0:12:21.280 He also had five pressures on twenty two pass rush 0:12:21.320 --> 0:12:24.440 reps and also has an extensive history playing special teams, 0:12:24.520 --> 0:12:27.800 whether it's kick coverage, kick return, punt return, or punt 0:12:27.840 --> 0:12:31.160 coverage throughout the course of his career. Number eighty nine 0:12:31.160 --> 0:12:33.680 on Pro Football Focus is top one hundred free agents 0:12:33.800 --> 0:12:36.120 is running back Jordan Howard, who was a fifth round 0:12:36.160 --> 0:12:39.320 pick of the Chicago Bears. Back in six six ft 0:12:39.320 --> 0:12:42.840 two hundred and twenty four pounds real bruising, zone style runner. 0:12:43.240 --> 0:12:45.680 He had five hundred and twenty five rushing yards last 0:12:45.720 --> 0:12:48.840 season and six touchdowns on four point four yards per carry. 0:12:49.080 --> 0:12:51.400 Made some nice big runs as a product of forcing 0:12:51.440 --> 0:12:54.400 miss tackles. He forced twenty miss tackles and average two 0:12:54.480 --> 0:12:57.719 point nine three yards after contact per attempt a very 0:12:57.720 --> 0:13:01.080 good number there, and had seventeen explosive runs of seventeen 0:13:01.160 --> 0:13:03.760 or more yards. Number eighty eight takes us back to 0:13:03.800 --> 0:13:05.880 the offensive line and the guys that blocked for the 0:13:05.960 --> 0:13:10.280 running backs. Darryl Williams, a former Carolina Panther, a fourth 0:13:10.400 --> 0:13:13.480 round draft choice, and he played all across that Carolina 0:13:13.559 --> 0:13:16.680 offensive line last season. He gave the Panthers one hundred 0:13:16.679 --> 0:13:19.720 and seventy three snaps at left tackle, forty five at 0:13:19.800 --> 0:13:22.400 right tackle. He played four hundred and twelve snaps at 0:13:22.440 --> 0:13:25.199 left guard and two hundred and eighteen at right guard, 0:13:25.280 --> 0:13:27.680 so he can play four possessions on your offensive line, 0:13:27.679 --> 0:13:30.480 as he did for the Panthers last season. Number eighty 0:13:30.559 --> 0:13:32.400 seven on the list is j Ron Curse of the 0:13:32.400 --> 0:13:35.320 Minnesota Vikings. He is a big safety that goes six 0:13:35.360 --> 0:13:37.960 ft four two hundred and fifteen pounds out of Clemson. 0:13:38.200 --> 0:13:40.679 Was a seventh round draft pick in sixteen and has 0:13:40.720 --> 0:13:43.600 mostly been a special teamer throughout this point of his career. 0:13:43.760 --> 0:13:46.520 He played all across special teams, covering kicks and punts 0:13:46.679 --> 0:13:49.520 return teams, as well played some slot corner last year 0:13:49.640 --> 0:13:52.320 a hundred and eight snaps there also gave the Vikings 0:13:52.360 --> 0:13:54.640 eighty six snaps as a free safety, so a bit 0:13:54.640 --> 0:13:56.680 of a jack of all trades there as a sub 0:13:56.760 --> 0:14:00.640 package safety and special teamer for the Minnesota Vikings. Traymont 0:14:00.679 --> 0:14:03.120 Williams comes in next as the number eighty six player. 0:14:03.280 --> 0:14:05.480 He's a cornerback who's been around the block as well. 0:14:05.640 --> 0:14:08.400 Drafted back in two thousand six by the Houston Texans 0:14:08.400 --> 0:14:12.840 five eleven one pounds, and Williams has always been an instinctive, 0:14:12.880 --> 0:14:16.240 savvy cornerback that can play multiple spots. He can kick inside, 0:14:16.360 --> 0:14:18.840 he can play out wide. Had a great coverage grade 0:14:18.880 --> 0:14:21.640 last year on Pro Football Focus eighty two point two 0:14:21.720 --> 0:14:25.080 overall and coverage played seven hundred and sixty one snaps, 0:14:25.120 --> 0:14:27.280 five hundred and four of those coming in the slot, 0:14:27.640 --> 0:14:30.280 and he has a career passer rating against of eighties 0:14:30.320 --> 0:14:33.120 six point five, well below the current league average in 0:14:33.160 --> 0:14:37.120 today's National Football League. Number eighty five is former Cowboys 0:14:37.120 --> 0:14:40.400 defensive lineman Malik Collins. He came out of Nebraska back 0:14:40.440 --> 0:14:44.080 in sixteen, a third round draft choice of the Dallas Cowboys. 0:14:44.080 --> 0:14:46.840 Back in seen. He had a lot of pressures this 0:14:46.920 --> 0:14:49.720 year on opposing quarterbacks. He had thirty six hurries this 0:14:49.840 --> 0:14:53.120 past season. He also picked up eight hits and four sacks, 0:14:53.240 --> 0:14:56.000 so forty eight total pressures on four hundred and ninety 0:14:56.040 --> 0:14:58.680 two pass rush snaps. A productive year for the Cowboys 0:14:58.680 --> 0:15:01.240 defensive lineman. We'll see if he hits free agency next 0:15:01.280 --> 0:15:04.560 week on March eighteenth and number eighty four on the 0:15:04.600 --> 0:15:07.480 list is safety Tavon Wilson from the Lions. He was 0:15:07.560 --> 0:15:10.200 drafted by the Patriots back in twelve, a second round 0:15:10.280 --> 0:15:13.400 draft pick there, and he definitely checks the versatility box. 0:15:13.400 --> 0:15:16.280 Had eight hundred and forty snaps last season. He played 0:15:16.280 --> 0:15:18.440 four hundred and forty nine of those down in the 0:15:18.480 --> 0:15:21.680 box as a run supporter and potential pass rusher. One 0:15:21.760 --> 0:15:24.800 fifty seven of those came as a free safety, seven 0:15:24.880 --> 0:15:26.640 in the slot, so he plays a little bit of 0:15:26.680 --> 0:15:29.560 everywhere on that line's defense under Matt Patricia. You look 0:15:29.600 --> 0:15:32.360 at his grades and his production on Pro Football Focus, 0:15:32.640 --> 0:15:35.600 he really limited the amount of yardage on receptions, allowing 0:15:35.640 --> 0:15:38.120 just nine point one yards per catch last year for 0:15:38.160 --> 0:15:39.920 the Lions, and you go back over the course of 0:15:39.960 --> 0:15:42.200 his career, there is a lot of green and blue 0:15:42.240 --> 0:15:45.080 marks in terms of his PF grades over the course 0:15:45.120 --> 0:15:48.520 of an eight year NFL career, staying in the secondary. 0:15:48.600 --> 0:15:51.040 For player number eighty three on the Pro Football Focus 0:15:51.120 --> 0:15:53.640 Top one hundred free agents list is dark wees Denard 0:15:54.760 --> 0:15:57.840 first round selection of the Cincinnati Bengals. He played four 0:15:57.920 --> 0:16:00.720 hundred ninety five snaps last year and he posted some 0:16:00.760 --> 0:16:05.400 impressive advanced metrics on PFF fifty four point five completion percentage, 0:16:05.560 --> 0:16:08.920 nine point seven yards per catch, just one touchdown allowed, 0:16:09.080 --> 0:16:12.000 and a seventy nine point six NFL passer rating against him. 0:16:12.160 --> 0:16:14.600 He also has some nice run stop numbers, with sixteen 0:16:14.680 --> 0:16:17.360 last year, twenty three the year prior, and twenty nine 0:16:17.440 --> 0:16:21.880 run stops in two names left for today's list. Number 0:16:21.880 --> 0:16:24.800 eighty two Michael Brockers was drafted by the Rams on 0:16:24.840 --> 0:16:27.720 the defensive line back in two thousand twelve. He picked 0:16:27.800 --> 0:16:30.840 up four sacks this year and had forty five solo tackles, 0:16:30.840 --> 0:16:34.440 which was fourth among defensive interior lineman played seven hundred 0:16:34.440 --> 0:16:37.000 and sixty six snaps for the Rams, a big workload 0:16:37.040 --> 0:16:40.400 on the interior defensive line, Brocker's has a nice combination 0:16:40.440 --> 0:16:44.240 of size, thickness, and athleticism. He's six ft five three 0:16:44.240 --> 0:16:46.960 oh five quick off the football, and he had thirty 0:16:47.000 --> 0:16:50.560 six total pressures last season, four sacks, seven hits, twenty 0:16:50.560 --> 0:16:53.160 five hurries, and he finished up with an eighty two 0:16:53.200 --> 0:16:55.560 point six run defense grade in the middle of that 0:16:55.680 --> 0:16:58.560 Rams defense. We finished off this list with number eighty one. 0:16:58.800 --> 0:17:02.040 Connor McGovern the here your offensive lineman of the Denver 0:17:02.120 --> 0:17:04.480 Broncos plays a lot of center for them. He can't 0:17:04.480 --> 0:17:07.280 play guard as well, although all one thousand, twenty eight 0:17:07.359 --> 0:17:10.200 snaps for him last season came at the center position. 0:17:10.680 --> 0:17:13.480 He allowed just one sack all season, three hits on 0:17:13.520 --> 0:17:16.840 his quarterback, and zero penalties, So a very clean player, 0:17:17.000 --> 0:17:19.200 and that led to an eighty two point five pass 0:17:19.280 --> 0:17:22.760 blocking grade on Pro Football Focus. So those are players 0:17:22.840 --> 0:17:26.320 number one hundred through eight one, DJ Swareinger, Will Parks, 0:17:26.480 --> 0:17:29.920 J v and Elliott, Danny Trevathan, Austin Blythe, Derek Wolf, 0:17:30.040 --> 0:17:34.679 Jonathan Joseph, taj Sharp, Kenyan, Drake, Devin Funcis, Eric Murray, 0:17:34.920 --> 0:17:39.439 Jordan Howard, Darryl Williams, j Ron Curse, Tremon Williams, MALIEK Collins, 0:17:39.520 --> 0:17:43.720 Tavon Wilson, Dark Weise, Dennard, Michael Brocker's and Connor McGovern. 0:17:44.119 --> 0:17:47.440 And we will get into players sixty one through eighty 0:17:47.480 --> 0:17:50.360 on tomorrow's podcast, and we're gonna see what free agency 0:17:50.400 --> 0:17:52.840 brings for this team. But again to hearken back to 0:17:52.880 --> 0:17:55.879 the same idea, the same theme that I've been trumpeting 0:17:55.880 --> 0:17:59.240 all along, the Dolphins just have this ultimate flexibility and 0:17:59.280 --> 0:18:02.080 how they can want approach this offseason in the draft 0:18:02.119 --> 0:18:05.199 and free agency and otherwise they currently have such a 0:18:05.280 --> 0:18:08.680 low dollar amount invested in their core players and don't 0:18:08.720 --> 0:18:12.199 get it twisted. That particular aspect of the roster is 0:18:12.200 --> 0:18:15.159 why so many national pundits were out there clamoring for 0:18:15.240 --> 0:18:17.960 Brian Flores to get recognition for Coach of the Year 0:18:18.200 --> 0:18:20.960 and the Dolphins and the record setting number of players 0:18:20.960 --> 0:18:23.960 to take a snap last season was all about consistently 0:18:24.000 --> 0:18:26.479 searching for guys out there that can make an impact 0:18:26.600 --> 0:18:29.280 on this team and stick as part of that core group. 0:18:29.480 --> 0:18:31.959 So you can look at this roster and identify up 0:18:31.960 --> 0:18:35.679 to thirty, maybe even thirty five core players that provide 0:18:35.680 --> 0:18:38.399 the Dolphins with a variety of player types, whether it's 0:18:38.400 --> 0:18:43.080 blue chippers, plus level starters, rotational sub package contributors, special 0:18:43.119 --> 0:18:46.919 teams aces, they have depth. All of those components are important. 0:18:47.040 --> 0:18:49.399 So when you think about twenty five or thirty of 0:18:49.440 --> 0:18:52.679 those guys, with the resources of Dolphins have this offseason, 0:18:52.960 --> 0:18:56.920 in addition to yet another off season program of development, 0:18:57.200 --> 0:19:00.640 finding another several diamonds in the rough, you on low 0:19:00.720 --> 0:19:03.840 risk free agent buys like Eric Rowe prove that type 0:19:03.880 --> 0:19:06.880 of deals for guys like Devonte Parker, the undrafted free 0:19:06.920 --> 0:19:10.480 agents like Preston Williams, Nick need Hum, Jonathan Ledbetter. You 0:19:10.640 --> 0:19:13.159 just have to be excited about the prospect of this 0:19:13.280 --> 0:19:16.760 fifty three man roster really rounding into form this season. 0:19:17.000 --> 0:19:19.880 And the best part is the singular vision by which 0:19:19.920 --> 0:19:22.520 this team can be built really bodes well for the 0:19:22.520 --> 0:19:25.120 Dolphins in the future. It's all gonna be built under 0:19:25.160 --> 0:19:28.600 the same umbrella, under Brian Flora's and Chris Career's vision. 0:19:28.800 --> 0:19:31.840 It's not mixed matching parts from a previous regime to 0:19:31.920 --> 0:19:35.200 a new regime. It's not finding that proverbial matching part 0:19:35.280 --> 0:19:38.240 to repair the car. It's building the car from scratch, 0:19:38.440 --> 0:19:41.200 from the ground up, using the same mechanic. And that 0:19:41.240 --> 0:19:45.080 process is already well underway, as finding and uncovering all 0:19:45.080 --> 0:19:47.920 those core parts of the roster made year one under 0:19:47.920 --> 0:19:51.320 Flora's a smashing success, and the Dolphins are certainly in 0:19:51.359 --> 0:19:53.520 a position to go out and add a whole bunch 0:19:53.560 --> 0:19:56.880 of horsepower this offseason to that car with those premium 0:19:56.920 --> 0:19:59.719 picks and with that free agency allowance. But they can 0:19:59.760 --> 0:20:02.600 also a craft a team according to its current parts. 0:20:02.720 --> 0:20:06.000 For instance, they can invest in their own investments, and 0:20:06.040 --> 0:20:08.399 what I mean by that is putting more experience and 0:20:08.440 --> 0:20:11.600 more production around guys that you have a vested interest 0:20:11.680 --> 0:20:14.479 in recent draft picks, who you want to accelerate their 0:20:14.560 --> 0:20:17.119 learning curve. Maybe you give them a position mate that 0:20:17.200 --> 0:20:19.399