WEBVTT - Bucky Brooks, Charley Casserly On Dolphins Draft 0:00:00.080 --> 0:00:07.040 Fractors were as Patrick throwing tuxtown. What a win for 0:00:07.040 --> 0:00:12.399 this Miami Dolphin team. Wow? What is up, Dolphans? And 0:00:12.440 --> 0:00:15.560 welcome in to the Drive Time Podcast, part of the 0:00:15.560 --> 0:00:20.400 Miami Dolphins official podcast network covering your Miami Dolphins. I 0:00:20.480 --> 0:00:23.079 am your host, Travis Wingfield here to bring you your 0:00:23.160 --> 0:00:26.599 daily dose of Miami Dolphins football. And on today's show, 0:00:26.680 --> 0:00:29.800 we're gonna play some audio from Brian Flores, Chris Greer, 0:00:30.040 --> 0:00:32.839 some draft analysts down on the floor at the scouting 0:00:32.880 --> 0:00:36.400 combine here in Indianapolis. Plus, the Dolphins made their first 0:00:36.400 --> 0:00:39.479 signing of the off season last week with Michael Roberts. 0:00:39.520 --> 0:00:41.960 Will jump into his game and what he brings to Miami. 0:00:42.159 --> 0:00:45.640 All of that and more here on this Thursday, February 0:00:46.080 --> 0:00:50.280 edition of the Drivetime Podcast. And we are here in 0:00:50.280 --> 0:00:53.720 Indianapolis getting a look at prospective players ahead of this 0:00:53.800 --> 0:00:56.240 year's draft coming up at the end of April. But 0:00:56.280 --> 0:00:58.880 the Dolphins made their first splash of the off season 0:00:59.120 --> 0:01:02.760 with the acquisite of former Toledo Rockets and Detroit Lions 0:01:02.800 --> 0:01:05.440 tight end Michael Roberts. We're gonna get to Michael here 0:01:05.480 --> 0:01:08.119 in just one moment, but we start with the availabilities 0:01:08.280 --> 0:01:12.279 of Dolphins head coach Brian Flores and general manager Chris Greer. First, 0:01:12.480 --> 0:01:14.600 we'll start with coach, who had plenty to say at 0:01:14.640 --> 0:01:17.600 his media availability down in the scrum here at the 0:01:17.600 --> 0:01:21.200 Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis. And the first quote that 0:01:21.280 --> 0:01:23.440 popped out from the entire thing, the thing that I 0:01:23.520 --> 0:01:26.000 chose to lead my story with up on Miami Dolphins 0:01:26.040 --> 0:01:28.880 dot com, where you can find these transcripts and articles 0:01:28.920 --> 0:01:31.160 about what coach and Chris Greer said and all the 0:01:31.160 --> 0:01:34.000 content available for all you Dolphins fans out there, was 0:01:34.240 --> 0:01:37.000 adapt or die. And he said that in reference to 0:01:37.080 --> 0:01:40.240 the workout and on field changes and schedule changes here 0:01:40.440 --> 0:01:42.840 at the combine. And how refreshing is it to hear 0:01:42.880 --> 0:01:45.120 that from your coach in the league where frankly, there's 0:01:45.120 --> 0:01:47.720 still are coaches out there that adhere to old school 0:01:47.760 --> 0:01:50.880 principles and are not willing to adapt with the modern times. 0:01:50.960 --> 0:01:53.840 But here in Miami that's just not the case. Brian 0:01:53.880 --> 0:01:56.920 Flores knows that this league adapts on a yearly basis, 0:01:56.960 --> 0:01:59.840 on a monthly basis, on a weekly basis, heck, even 0:01:59.840 --> 0:02:02.200 on a drive by drive basis, you're gonna have to 0:02:02.240 --> 0:02:05.440 adapt yourself and adjust end game, and Brian Flores gets that. 0:02:05.520 --> 0:02:08.240 He gets the nuances of the modern day game. He 0:02:08.320 --> 0:02:11.520 was also asked about the appointment of offensive coordinator Chan 0:02:11.639 --> 0:02:14.800 Gailey and asked whose idea was that, who first brought 0:02:14.840 --> 0:02:17.960 Gaily into the forefront and coach said, that was my idea. 0:02:18.160 --> 0:02:20.920 He knows about coach Gailey because he coached against him 0:02:20.919 --> 0:02:23.359 in the past and Gaily was always tough to deal 0:02:23.360 --> 0:02:26.960 with schematically. Coach said, he's good situationally. I've just heard 0:02:26.960 --> 0:02:29.240 so many things about him as a teacher. The big 0:02:29.280 --> 0:02:32.280 thing for me is always teaching, and he's a great teacher. 0:02:32.480 --> 0:02:34.560 And we know the success the Dolphins had last year 0:02:34.639 --> 0:02:37.760 with undrafted free agents, late round draft picks Andrew van 0:02:37.760 --> 0:02:39.920 Ginkle coming off the i R late in the season 0:02:40.080 --> 0:02:43.720 and contributing as an outside linebacker and at that same position, 0:02:43.800 --> 0:02:46.120 not a draft pick but a guy they acquired the 0:02:46.160 --> 0:02:49.160 first day of September last season, and Vince Beagle getting 0:02:49.240 --> 0:02:52.240 him acclimated and having him produced at a high level 0:02:52.400 --> 0:02:54.840 throughout the course of the season. It really speaks to 0:02:54.919 --> 0:02:57.840 Flores and his coaching staff's ability to teach guys and 0:02:57.880 --> 0:03:00.200 get them adapted to what they want to do and 0:03:00.240 --> 0:03:02.720 get them productive on the field on Sundays, and that's 0:03:02.720 --> 0:03:05.760 what Flora sees in Chan Gailey. And Chris Greer was 0:03:05.840 --> 0:03:08.600 also asked the same question about Chan Gailey, and Greer 0:03:08.680 --> 0:03:10.840 mentioned that he got several texts from folks around the 0:03:10.919 --> 0:03:13.480 league saying that Gailey was a great hire both for 0:03:13.560 --> 0:03:16.200 his football acumen but also for the person that he 0:03:16.320 --> 0:03:18.760 is and that teaching aspect of his game shows up 0:03:18.880 --> 0:03:21.440 on a daily basis. Coach wasn't the only one that 0:03:21.520 --> 0:03:25.040 praised Gaily for his adaptability on game days. Chris Greer 0:03:25.120 --> 0:03:27.760 had this to say of Chan Gailey, quote, he was 0:03:27.800 --> 0:03:29.920 a little bit ahead of the r p O game 0:03:30.080 --> 0:03:32.480 early on before it became in style for the rest 0:03:32.520 --> 0:03:35.200 of the league. And another similar question that was posed 0:03:35.240 --> 0:03:37.920 both the coach and Chris Greer was about the value 0:03:37.960 --> 0:03:41.080 of tailbacks running backs, I suppose in the modern day game, 0:03:41.280 --> 0:03:43.800 and coach had this to say, quote, running backs come 0:03:43.840 --> 0:03:46.320 in all different shapes and sizes. It depends on who 0:03:46.320 --> 0:03:48.160 you've got. We're always going to do what's best for 0:03:48.200 --> 0:03:50.440 the player, and Chan has done a really good job 0:03:50.600 --> 0:03:52.880 of fitting the scheme to the different players he's had, 0:03:52.920 --> 0:03:55.839 so again, more of an adaptability and form fitting your 0:03:55.840 --> 0:03:58.840 scheme to the player strengths, opposed to forcing those players 0:03:58.840 --> 0:04:00.560 to do what you want them to do, even though 0:04:00.600 --> 0:04:02.360 it might be out of their comfort zone a little bit. 0:04:02.720 --> 0:04:04.080 And when it was time for me to ask a 0:04:04.200 --> 0:04:06.520 question for Brian Flores, I thought I would ask him 0:04:06.520 --> 0:04:08.560 what the most important thing he could take away from 0:04:08.600 --> 0:04:11.560 this week here in Indianapolis, going back on his career 0:04:11.720 --> 0:04:13.880 both in New England and here in Miami. And he 0:04:13.920 --> 0:04:16.560 had this to say, quote, getting to know them, the players. 0:04:16.680 --> 0:04:18.520 There's a lot of juniors here that we don't really 0:04:18.520 --> 0:04:21.159 know that well. Finding out how smart they are, the 0:04:21.200 --> 0:04:23.200 things that are important to them. I want to know 0:04:23.240 --> 0:04:25.359 about the person. We watch all of the film and 0:04:25.360 --> 0:04:27.800 have an opinion on how talented these players are, how 0:04:27.839 --> 0:04:30.280 do they work, how important isn't to them? And are 0:04:30.279 --> 0:04:33.080 they going to make the sacrifices necessary to become the 0:04:33.120 --> 0:04:35.280 player that they want to be? End quote, And I 0:04:35.320 --> 0:04:37.400 just love that quote from coach. It's all about how 0:04:37.400 --> 0:04:40.160 you work and your mindset and your mentality. It takes 0:04:40.200 --> 0:04:43.440 a certain level of character and and work ethic to 0:04:43.520 --> 0:04:45.960 become a Miami Dolphin. And that's the kind of mentality 0:04:45.960 --> 0:04:48.360 they want to put forth going forward into the future 0:04:48.400 --> 0:04:51.680 under both Brian Flores and Chris Greer. Now, of course 0:04:51.760 --> 0:04:53.680 you know both these guys couldn't get out of there 0:04:53.720 --> 0:04:57.039 without being asked about the quarterback position, and Flores was 0:04:57.080 --> 0:04:59.880 asked about what traits are most important in a quarterback 0:05:00.000 --> 0:05:02.760 and the it factor and Flora's basically, when asked to 0:05:02.839 --> 0:05:05.640 as a quarterback have to have the it factor, he said, well, 0:05:05.680 --> 0:05:07.600 the great ones have it, so yeah, they got to 0:05:07.680 --> 0:05:09.719 have the it factor. He also talked about how the 0:05:09.720 --> 0:05:12.560 intangibles are difficult to discern, but these interviews helped the 0:05:12.560 --> 0:05:16.040 teams decide what makes a player tick, especially at quarterback, 0:05:16.200 --> 0:05:18.680 and Flora's talked about those traits that defined the coveted 0:05:18.760 --> 0:05:22.200 it factor. Do guys rally around him? Coach said, it's 0:05:22.240 --> 0:05:24.479 something you see when you watch the film. You get 0:05:24.480 --> 0:05:27.080 to know the player, the people around him, his coaches, 0:05:27.240 --> 0:05:30.160 his high school coaches, anybody who he's had an effect on. 0:05:30.360 --> 0:05:32.760 You want to get to know them and have those conversations. 0:05:32.920 --> 0:05:35.480 It's a feel and as a group, myself and Chris 0:05:35.680 --> 0:05:38.200 Chris Greer, of course, we spend a lot of time 0:05:38.240 --> 0:05:40.680 talking about a lot of different things. If we feel 0:05:40.720 --> 0:05:43.800 like a player has that that's something every organization is 0:05:43.800 --> 0:05:46.760 looking for. Everyone has a different thought process and an 0:05:46.760 --> 0:05:49.679 opinion on that. Now, the question I asked Chris Greer 0:05:49.760 --> 0:05:52.839 the Dolphins GM was about how much does the Dolphins 0:05:52.880 --> 0:05:56.840 available cap space and available draft capital basically make them 0:05:56.839 --> 0:06:00.800 an attractive free agent destination or give him a bargaining 0:06:00.800 --> 0:06:03.320 tool to attract players to Miami. And Chris had this 0:06:03.360 --> 0:06:05.760 to say, quote, it's a big piece. People want to 0:06:05.800 --> 0:06:07.800 see that you're trying to do things to win. What 0:06:07.880 --> 0:06:10.600 we've done and what we've acquired, for any player, especially 0:06:10.640 --> 0:06:13.440 a younger player, would be excited for the opportunity to 0:06:13.480 --> 0:06:15.679 know that they're coming in with a lot of draft picks, 0:06:15.800 --> 0:06:17.880 a lot of good young players, and the chance to 0:06:17.920 --> 0:06:20.640 grow and build with them and build something special here 0:06:20.640 --> 0:06:23.000 in Miami. And quote and he also spoke about the 0:06:23.000 --> 0:06:25.000 goal and you're number two off the top of his 0:06:25.040 --> 0:06:27.400 press conference and how the goal was to just continue 0:06:27.440 --> 0:06:30.000 building and how Brian and the coaching staff did a 0:06:30.000 --> 0:06:32.560 great job of establishing the culture last season. And the 0:06:32.640 --> 0:06:34.799 narrative was out there that, yeah, the team was tanking, 0:06:35.000 --> 0:06:36.960 but Chris said that it was clear the team was 0:06:37.040 --> 0:06:39.960 not tanking. That was never their goal it's important to 0:06:40.080 --> 0:06:42.920 establish that culture of winning, the importance of winning and 0:06:42.960 --> 0:06:45.640 doing things the right way end quote. And being around 0:06:45.640 --> 0:06:47.960 both these guys, you just can tell these guys both 0:06:48.000 --> 0:06:49.920 want to win more than anybody out there as much 0:06:49.920 --> 0:06:52.440 as you want to win. And Dolphins land rest assured 0:06:52.680 --> 0:06:55.440 coach and Chris Career both want to win ten times 0:06:55.440 --> 0:06:57.920 more than that, if not even more than ten times. 0:06:58.080 --> 0:07:00.800 And I said this back on Lockdown Dolphins in training camp, 0:07:00.839 --> 0:07:03.280 just being around coach and this regime that you can 0:07:03.279 --> 0:07:05.680 see the confidence that exudes off of those guys, and 0:07:05.720 --> 0:07:07.640 it really a bodes well for the Dolphins heading into 0:07:07.640 --> 0:07:10.840 the future. And you're number two of this process. And 0:07:10.880 --> 0:07:13.160 of course they were both asked about the quarterbacks here 0:07:13.280 --> 0:07:16.840 in Indianapolis working out at the scouting combine ahead of 0:07:16.840 --> 0:07:19.480 the draft up in April, and Chris Greer asked about 0:07:19.560 --> 0:07:21.160 what are some of the important things he hopes to 0:07:21.200 --> 0:07:24.200 find out about the quarterbacks. He responds, quote, just getting 0:07:24.240 --> 0:07:26.800 to know the person. And that's the case for every person, 0:07:26.960 --> 0:07:30.720 not just quarterbacks. Leadership, mental toughness, character on and off 0:07:30.720 --> 0:07:34.480 the field. It's important for every position, but especially quarterback. 0:07:34.640 --> 0:07:37.360 He also spoke about the importance of finding that quarterback, 0:07:37.480 --> 0:07:40.160 and he agrees it is very important. Every team that 0:07:40.200 --> 0:07:42.240 has one will tell you that, and we want to 0:07:42.280 --> 0:07:44.680 get to that point. Ryan Fitzpatrick did a great job 0:07:44.760 --> 0:07:46.760 last year and he'll be a great person to show 0:07:46.800 --> 0:07:49.240 whoever it is, how to be a pro. And on 0:07:49.280 --> 0:07:52.080 the earlier podcast this week, back on Monday, we talked 0:07:52.080 --> 0:07:55.000 about the quarterback rankings with Joe Burrow to a Tongue 0:07:55.000 --> 0:07:57.880 of Vloa and Justin Herbert the one to three guys 0:07:58.080 --> 0:08:00.520 up on the Draft network dot com, And of course 0:08:00.560 --> 0:08:02.840 both Chris and Brian were asked about two a tongue 0:08:02.840 --> 0:08:05.000 of Vloa and what they want to see for him 0:08:05.040 --> 0:08:07.800 from him this week rather at the scouting combine, and 0:08:07.880 --> 0:08:10.320 Flora said, quote, there's a lot to know about a 0:08:10.400 --> 0:08:12.400 lot of players, but it's just what we talked about, 0:08:12.520 --> 0:08:15.000 love of the game, intelligence. But that's for any player, 0:08:15.080 --> 0:08:17.360 not just quarterbacks. We're not going to elevate these guys, 0:08:17.360 --> 0:08:18.920 and this is me speaking now, They're not going to 0:08:19.000 --> 0:08:22.480 elevate guys from different positions above anybody else because everybody 0:08:22.520 --> 0:08:25.120 on this roster, everybody on this team, everybody in this 0:08:25.240 --> 0:08:28.640 organization is all important and coach has intimated that fact. 0:08:28.680 --> 0:08:31.360 Before and press conferences. From those guys that cooked the team, 0:08:31.360 --> 0:08:34.160 meals from those ones that fly the team playing. Everybody 0:08:34.200 --> 0:08:36.800 has a part in this process. We're all working together 0:08:37.000 --> 0:08:39.040 and the goals to get everybody on the same page. 0:08:39.200 --> 0:08:41.760 So they want people in this building that love the game, 0:08:41.800 --> 0:08:44.240 that have intelligence and back to to a coach says, 0:08:44.400 --> 0:08:46.920 the medical is obviously a part of that. We're early 0:08:46.960 --> 0:08:49.199 in the process here. I haven't met him yet. I'm 0:08:49.240 --> 0:08:51.280 looking forward to meeting him and a lot of these players. 0:08:51.400 --> 0:08:54.360 There are a lot of talented players here. And quote 0:08:54.440 --> 0:08:57.240 and Lewis Riddick and Daniel Jeremiah and Kyle Crabs have 0:08:57.280 --> 0:09:00.040 all said that this is the deepest draft class that 0:09:00.080 --> 0:09:02.679 they can remember in some time, and a great time 0:09:02.920 --> 0:09:05.920 to have fourteen draft picks, and they projected sixteen after 0:09:05.960 --> 0:09:09.000 compensatory picks get put in, and six of those picks 0:09:09.200 --> 0:09:11.880 in the top seventy picks of this year's draft. Great 0:09:11.920 --> 0:09:14.400 time to be a Dolphins fan. So we've heard from coach, 0:09:14.480 --> 0:09:16.600 We've heard from Chris Career, and with that, let's go 0:09:16.640 --> 0:09:18.840 ahead and dive into Chris Career's first move of the 0:09:18.880 --> 0:09:22.319 off season, acquiring tight end Michael Roberts Roberts at a 0:09:22.360 --> 0:09:27.360 breakout season in ten in college, scoring sixteen touchdowns sixteen 0:09:27.679 --> 0:09:30.440 coming from Toledo, Roberts, a fourth round draft pick of 0:09:30.480 --> 0:09:34.080 the lines in seventeen, impressed the most in Indianapolis with 0:09:34.160 --> 0:09:36.400 his seven point oh three coned time and from his 0:09:36.440 --> 0:09:39.800 player profile page up on NFL dot com and Lanzer 0:09:39.880 --> 0:09:42.480 Line scouting report. Roberts had to overcome a lot of 0:09:42.480 --> 0:09:45.840 adversity from a young age. His father was incarcerated, he 0:09:45.920 --> 0:09:48.480 was diagnosed with a d D and a speech impediment 0:09:48.600 --> 0:09:51.160 at a young age, and while his grades improved after 0:09:51.200 --> 0:09:54.680 he received diagnosis and proper treatment, Roberts did not receive 0:09:54.720 --> 0:09:58.400 a scholarship offer and the hardships well, unfortunately they had 0:09:58.400 --> 0:10:01.439 not concluded at that point. He lost his grandmother to 0:10:01.600 --> 0:10:04.920 cancer and his younger brother was killed in an accidental shooting. 0:10:05.040 --> 0:10:08.320 But still Michael persevered. He enrolled at Toledo as a 0:10:08.360 --> 0:10:11.240 student and walked onto the football team, and those sixteen 0:10:11.280 --> 0:10:14.240 touchdowns that he scored back in sixteen ranked six in 0:10:14.360 --> 0:10:18.800 all of college football. Zerline notes of Robert's career receptions 0:10:18.880 --> 0:10:21.079 either move the chains or put points on the board. 0:10:21.240 --> 0:10:25.040 That is production baby. He has massive, massive hands, eleven 0:10:25.120 --> 0:10:27.600 and a half inch hands attached to vines on his 0:10:27.640 --> 0:10:30.520 shoulders by way of thirty three inch arms. He goes 0:10:30.559 --> 0:10:33.719 six ft five two seventy pounds, and yet, as their 0:10:33.840 --> 0:10:36.920 line notes, he's able to maintain body control and work 0:10:36.960 --> 0:10:39.240 the end lines in the end zone and sidelines in 0:10:39.280 --> 0:10:41.439 the passing game. He has a strong base and is 0:10:41.480 --> 0:10:44.400 a capable run blocker. He's a versatile piece that should 0:10:44.400 --> 0:10:47.640 match chan Gailey's multiple offense very well and bolster the 0:10:47.640 --> 0:10:50.080 back end of the tight end room behind Mike Asiki, 0:10:50.240 --> 0:10:53.040 who of course had his breakout season back in twenty nineteen. 0:10:53.120 --> 0:10:55.920 Last year, Roberts has been held back by injuries as 0:10:55.960 --> 0:10:59.120 a pro, most notably missing last season with a shoulder injury. 0:10:59.320 --> 0:11:02.120 And Roberts actually drew the interest of the New England Patriots, 0:11:02.200 --> 0:11:04.719 but that shoulder injury nix and agreed upon trade to 0:11:04.760 --> 0:11:07.560 the Patriots, and Roberts instead wound up being released by 0:11:07.559 --> 0:11:10.120 the Lions and spent the entire year rehabing the shoulder 0:11:10.120 --> 0:11:13.600 injury that he had that season. Dolphins fans likely remember 0:11:13.679 --> 0:11:16.000 him from that game back in team when he caught 0:11:16.000 --> 0:11:18.520 two touchdowns as a member of the Detroit Lions, and 0:11:18.559 --> 0:11:21.320 watching this player on film. Personally, he certainly has the 0:11:21.360 --> 0:11:23.719 makeup of a modern day player with the length and 0:11:23.760 --> 0:11:28.120 athleticism combination and just overall versatility and pro football focus. 0:11:28.280 --> 0:11:30.720 Loved his pass blocking work during his time with the 0:11:30.720 --> 0:11:33.640 Detroit Lions, and you can also substitute the extra sixth 0:11:33.640 --> 0:11:36.000 offensive lineman at times for a guy like Roberts and 0:11:36.040 --> 0:11:38.800 give yourself some extra pass catching ability and not losing 0:11:38.800 --> 0:11:41.040 a whole lot in the run game as well. So again, 0:11:41.160 --> 0:11:44.040 versatility allows the offense to be more multiple. And when 0:11:44.080 --> 0:11:45.800 I watched him on tape, I love the way he 0:11:45.920 --> 0:11:48.199 is quick, but not in a hurry. He'll square up 0:11:48.200 --> 0:11:50.439 his man that's assigned to cover him in the passing 0:11:50.440 --> 0:11:53.200 game and especially on play action when he does a 0:11:53.240 --> 0:11:56.560 good job of simulating blocking action, then he quickly crossed 0:11:56.559 --> 0:11:58.920 his face to get into his pattern. He's savvy at 0:11:58.960 --> 0:12:01.920 creating leverage opera tunities that way, and he also helps 0:12:02.120 --> 0:12:05.360 himself by positioning himself properly in the run blocking game. 0:12:05.880 --> 0:12:08.320 By most accounts, the tight end draft class this year 0:12:08.480 --> 0:12:11.400 is let's just say lacking. Kyle Crabs, who had a 0:12:11.480 --> 0:12:13.360 chance to speak to down on the floor in the 0:12:13.360 --> 0:12:16.520 scrum at the Convention Center Wednesday in Indianapolis said that 0:12:16.600 --> 0:12:18.400 this is one of the weaker classes we've seen in 0:12:18.480 --> 0:12:21.920 some time at tight end. But NFL Networks Bucky Brooks 0:12:21.960 --> 0:12:24.520 likes a lot of the offensive positions in this year's class, 0:12:24.559 --> 0:12:26.520 and he has the Dolphins taking in his current mock 0:12:26.600 --> 0:12:29.720 draft up on nfl dot com Mock Draft two point oh. 0:12:29.800 --> 0:12:33.000 He has Miami taking a quarterback, a cornerback, and a 0:12:33.080 --> 0:12:35.240 running back in the first round. And let's go ahead, 0:12:35.280 --> 0:12:38.199 now and roll my interview with former NFL player and 0:12:38.320 --> 0:12:41.920 area scout and current NFL network on air personality and 0:12:41.960 --> 0:12:46.640 Move the Sticks Podcast co host Bucky Brooks. What's Up 0:12:46.679 --> 0:12:49.160 Dolphins Travis Wink with you guys here Miami Dolphins Dot 0:12:49.200 --> 0:12:51.920 by Bucky Brooks, NFL Network and the Move the Sticks Podcast. Bucky, 0:12:51.920 --> 0:12:54.000 thanks joining us, Hey, thanks for having me. It's no problem. Well, 0:12:54.000 --> 0:12:56.040 I want to get your first perspective on you, your 0:12:56.080 --> 0:12:58.080 former scout in this league. What's what's the number one 0:12:58.080 --> 0:12:59.720 thing a scout can accomplish this week here in the 0:12:59.720 --> 0:13:01.360 new Now, there are a couple of things that a 0:13:01.440 --> 0:13:04.040 scale can accomplish. One is getting around the players like 0:13:04.080 --> 0:13:06.160 we've done all the tape work, we've seen them on film, 0:13:06.679 --> 0:13:09.160 but we may not have had many interactions with them. 0:13:09.160 --> 0:13:11.800 So now getting the field for the player, how they're 0:13:11.840 --> 0:13:14.040 going to fit into the locker room, do you like 0:13:14.160 --> 0:13:16.840 the personality, does the personality job with the coaching staff? 0:13:17.080 --> 0:13:19.560 All those things are really important. Yes, we will also 0:13:19.600 --> 0:13:21.640 get the medical information and all this stuff that doctors 0:13:21.640 --> 0:13:23.440 and trains the take care of that. But the most 0:13:23.480 --> 0:13:26.280 important part is to get a feel for the player 0:13:26.480 --> 0:13:27.760 and how you kind of fits the culture of the 0:13:27.800 --> 0:13:29.840 locker room. And another thing we talked about on Your 0:13:29.880 --> 0:13:32.200 Move the six podcast, your co hosting and Jeremiah said 0:13:32.200 --> 0:13:34.160 the receiver class could have as many as twenty three 0:13:34.720 --> 0:13:37.120 receivers in the top three rounds. What's another position group 0:13:37.120 --> 0:13:39.240 to you that has similar depths of the wide receiver group. 0:13:39.600 --> 0:13:41.679 The cornerback class is pretty solid. It may not have 0:13:41.800 --> 0:13:44.920 the top end um players in terms of the depth 0:13:44.960 --> 0:13:47.400 like the wide receivers, but they're a ton of cornerbacks 0:13:47.440 --> 0:13:50.040 that will play. People will talk about Jeffrey Couda, c 0:13:50.280 --> 0:13:54.839 J Henderson, Trevon Diggs. You go a little deeper, uh, 0:13:54.840 --> 0:13:57.760 there there are plenty of guys Damon Arnett that can play. 0:13:57.840 --> 0:14:00.480 And so I think it comes down to what do 0:14:00.600 --> 0:14:02.960 you like, what are you looking for? The big thing 0:14:03.559 --> 0:14:06.480 is and in scouting circles they talk about trying to 0:14:06.520 --> 0:14:08.880 find a six ft corner. Well, in this class, here 0:14:08.880 --> 0:14:11.040 a ton of six ft corners that are two hundred 0:14:11.040 --> 0:14:13.080 pounds that can match up with some of those big 0:14:13.120 --> 0:14:16.400 bullies on the outside. And so a lot of dB coaches, 0:14:16.400 --> 0:14:18.240 a lot of defense coordinators are excited about what the 0:14:18.240 --> 0:14:20.440 class could bring. And you mentioned Trayvon Digs. He actually 0:14:20.520 --> 0:14:22.120 comes off the board to the Dolphins, and your second 0:14:22.120 --> 0:14:24.040 mock draft up on nfl dot com right now, I 0:14:24.040 --> 0:14:25.280 want to go over that mock draft with you here 0:14:25.320 --> 0:14:26.680 real quick. You got two, a tongue of val and 0:14:26.800 --> 0:14:29.040 number five overall. What do you what's you're feeling about 0:14:29.080 --> 0:14:30.960 two in that position and possibly his fit here with 0:14:31.000 --> 0:14:32.880 the Dolphins. Well, I think it's a great fit. Um, 0:14:32.960 --> 0:14:34.640 I think it's it's a great fit. I think he's 0:14:34.640 --> 0:14:37.520 a terrific person. I think the character kind of shows 0:14:37.560 --> 0:14:39.560 when you get around him. We've seen him and handle 0:14:39.640 --> 0:14:41.800 the media days and those things. He can play. I 0:14:41.840 --> 0:14:46.040 call him the left ended version of Drew Brees. Quick, decisive, deadly, accurate, 0:14:46.240 --> 0:14:48.880 understands how to play a quick rhythm game. Has enough 0:14:49.000 --> 0:14:51.440 escapability to make some things happen with his legs, but 0:14:51.840 --> 0:14:53.920 he can slice you up as a pocket pass, and 0:14:53.920 --> 0:14:56.760 I think that's what you want. The big thing for two, obviously, 0:14:56.800 --> 0:14:59.400 is the injuries. Can a team be patient enough to 0:14:59.440 --> 0:15:01.680 let him fully he'll up let him develop. Maybe he's 0:15:01.720 --> 0:15:03.400 rash it or four year, but I think if you 0:15:03.480 --> 0:15:05.400 let him rash here four year, you could get a 0:15:05.440 --> 0:15:08.080 star player. You have Trayvon Diggs coming off number eight team. 0:15:08.080 --> 0:15:10.400 What's the thing about him that most most makes you 0:15:10.440 --> 0:15:13.520 attractive to the Miami Dolphins and pick a team. He's long, 0:15:13.800 --> 0:15:16.240 he's range e, He's versatile in terms of his technique. 0:15:16.240 --> 0:15:17.720 He can play man to man, he can play his 0:15:17.760 --> 0:15:20.640 own coverage. He is a former wide receiver who has 0:15:20.720 --> 0:15:23.440 ball skills, and in this league, the ability to get 0:15:23.480 --> 0:15:26.480 turnovers is critical. So when you find a cornerback that 0:15:26.520 --> 0:15:28.800 can catch the ball, that can make plays is a 0:15:28.920 --> 0:15:31.440 huge difference. It really impact not only the defense but 0:15:31.480 --> 0:15:34.000 your offense because of the extra opportunity he has the 0:15:34.120 --> 0:15:36.640 ability he'll tackle. But there are a ton of guys 0:15:36.680 --> 0:15:38.200 that can kind of fit there. I just think Trayvon 0:15:38.280 --> 0:15:40.040 Diggs would be a perfect fit for the Dolphins. That 0:15:40.120 --> 0:15:42.440 they picked and then finally pick twenty six DeAndre Swift, 0:15:42.440 --> 0:15:44.080 the first running back off the board. We heard him 0:15:44.120 --> 0:15:46.480 talk earlier today about his versatility. Is that kind of 0:15:46.520 --> 0:15:48.040 the main thing you look for with DeAndre Swift and 0:15:48.240 --> 0:15:50.520 running back that can come in and contribute day number one? Yeah, 0:15:50.520 --> 0:15:53.320 he's the natural. Um, he's very natural and everything that 0:15:53.360 --> 0:15:56.360 he does, whether it's as a running back, catching past protection, 0:15:56.400 --> 0:15:59.840 he does all those things very effortlessly. Big time player. 0:16:00.120 --> 0:16:02.840 No people kind of wonder should we take a running 0:16:02.880 --> 0:16:05.000 back in the first round. I think his talent merits 0:16:05.040 --> 0:16:07.520 being a first round pick. He's a game changer, a 0:16:07.560 --> 0:16:09.800 guide that to me is a day one starter. We're 0:16:09.800 --> 0:16:11.720 seeing how these young running backs have been able to 0:16:11.760 --> 0:16:14.920 impact the game immediately. I think he's an impact player 0:16:14.920 --> 0:16:17.360 at the position. He's Bucky Brooks at the NFL Network 0:16:17.360 --> 0:16:19.280 and the Move the Sticks podcast Travis Wing with you 0:16:19.280 --> 0:16:21.280 guys here a Miami Dolphins dot Com. We'll see you 0:16:21.320 --> 0:16:23.720 next time. Really cool to catch up with Bucky Brooks there. 0:16:23.720 --> 0:16:25.840 I'm a big fan of the Move the Sticks podcast. 0:16:25.880 --> 0:16:28.280 He and Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network. Of course, 0:16:28.360 --> 0:16:31.680 Daniel does the NFL Networks anchor coverage of the draft 0:16:31.720 --> 0:16:34.000 and the scouting combine this week here in Indie and 0:16:34.040 --> 0:16:36.320 Bucky of course, a former player in the league, and 0:16:36.360 --> 0:16:38.800 a great opportunity to pick his brain there about the 0:16:38.880 --> 0:16:41.200 draft and all the options that Dolphins have in front 0:16:41.200 --> 0:16:43.440 of them coming up this April. We also had a 0:16:43.520 --> 0:16:46.280 chance to catch up with Charlie Casserley, the former GM 0:16:46.320 --> 0:16:48.800 of the Washington Redskins and of course now on air 0:16:48.880 --> 0:16:51.400 personality for the NFL Network. Let's go ahead and get 0:16:51.440 --> 0:16:53.360 to that interview all right here with Charlie cashually the 0:16:53.480 --> 0:16:56.600 NFL Network and former executive GM with the Washington Redskins. Charlie, 0:16:56.600 --> 0:16:59.400 thanks for joining us today. Gall you it's exciting of 0:16:59.480 --> 0:17:02.760 the combine. Yeah, it's when I'm starting from the Miami Dolphins. Mean, 0:17:02.800 --> 0:17:04.439 this is what they played fourth the whole year. All 0:17:04.480 --> 0:17:06.919 these draft choice get a chance to see players. Fans 0:17:06.920 --> 0:17:09.520 gotta be fired up. Fourteen draft pick before the compensatory 0:17:09.520 --> 0:17:11.520 picks come in. We're definitely fired up about that. I 0:17:11.560 --> 0:17:13.000 wanted to get your feel here about what is the 0:17:13.080 --> 0:17:15.320 number one thing a GM or executive can accomplish this 0:17:15.400 --> 0:17:18.000 week here Indianapolis. Well, believe it or not, it's not 0:17:18.119 --> 0:17:21.800 something that you see on television physicals. This this comment 0:17:21.920 --> 0:17:25.520 was started as a cost efficient way to get threety physicals. 0:17:25.760 --> 0:17:28.440 That's why we started this thing, okay. Uh And then 0:17:29.080 --> 0:17:31.440 there it was one of you know, we got them here, Hey, 0:17:31.440 --> 0:17:33.800 why don't we time them? You know, why don't we 0:17:33.800 --> 0:17:36.320 do some drills with him? Hey, let's interview him. Hey 0:17:36.359 --> 0:17:38.080 wait a minute, let's do our psychic. So that's kind 0:17:38.080 --> 0:17:39.959 of how this thing is grown. It's let's do this, 0:17:40.040 --> 0:17:42.920 let's do that, which is good. Uh So the physicals 0:17:42.920 --> 0:17:45.399 are number one. When I did I wanted the physicals, 0:17:45.600 --> 0:17:48.000 the chance to do your quote mental testing on your 0:17:48.000 --> 0:17:49.960 own because you had a whole group of players you 0:17:49.960 --> 0:17:51.399 can get Hey, you didn't have to fly them in. 0:17:51.720 --> 0:17:54.320 You got that done. And then watch the position drills 0:17:54.680 --> 0:17:56.600 the forty Yes, I wanted to know that. So I 0:17:56.680 --> 0:17:58.920 when I'm watching the position drills, I kind of got 0:17:58.920 --> 0:18:00.920