Speaker 1: Fractors were as Patrick throwing tuxtown. What a win for
Speaker 1: this Miami Dolphin team. Wow? What is up, Dolphans? And
Speaker 1: welcome in to the Drive Time Podcast, part of the
Speaker 1: Miami Dolphins official podcast network covering your Miami Dolphins. I
Speaker 1: am your host, Travis Wingfield here to bring you your
Speaker 1: daily dose of Miami Dolphins football. And on today's show,
Speaker 1: we're gonna play some audio from Brian Flores, Chris Greer,
Speaker 1: some draft analysts down on the floor at the scouting
Speaker 1: combine here in Indianapolis. Plus, the Dolphins made their first
Speaker 1: signing of the off season last week with Michael Roberts.
Speaker 1: Will jump into his game and what he brings to Miami.
Speaker 1: All of that and more here on this Thursday, February
Speaker 1: edition of the Drivetime Podcast. And we are here in
Speaker 1: Indianapolis getting a look at prospective players ahead of this
Speaker 1: year's draft coming up at the end of April. But
Speaker 1: the Dolphins made their first splash of the off season
Speaker 1: with the acquisite of former Toledo Rockets and Detroit Lions
Speaker 1: tight end Michael Roberts. We're gonna get to Michael here
Speaker 1: in just one moment, but we start with the availabilities
Speaker 1: of Dolphins head coach Brian Flores and general manager Chris Greer. First,
Speaker 1: we'll start with coach, who had plenty to say at
Speaker 1: his media availability down in the scrum here at the
Speaker 1: Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis. And the first quote that
Speaker 1: popped out from the entire thing, the thing that I
Speaker 1: chose to lead my story with up on Miami Dolphins
Speaker 1: dot com, where you can find these transcripts and articles
Speaker 1: about what coach and Chris Greer said and all the
Speaker 1: content available for all you Dolphins fans out there, was
Speaker 1: adapt or die. And he said that in reference to
Speaker 1: the workout and on field changes and schedule changes here
Speaker 1: at the combine. And how refreshing is it to hear
Speaker 1: that from your coach in the league where frankly, there's
Speaker 1: still are coaches out there that adhere to old school
Speaker 1: principles and are not willing to adapt with the modern times.
Speaker 1: But here in Miami that's just not the case. Brian
Speaker 1: Flores knows that this league adapts on a yearly basis,
Speaker 1: on a monthly basis, on a weekly basis, heck, even
Speaker 1: on a drive by drive basis, you're gonna have to
Speaker 1: adapt yourself and adjust end game, and Brian Flores gets that.
Speaker 1: He gets the nuances of the modern day game. He
Speaker 1: was also asked about the appointment of offensive coordinator Chan
Speaker 1: Gailey and asked whose idea was that, who first brought
Speaker 1: Gaily into the forefront and coach said, that was my idea.
Speaker 1: He knows about coach Gailey because he coached against him
Speaker 1: in the past and Gaily was always tough to deal
Speaker 1: with schematically. Coach said, he's good situationally. I've just heard
Speaker 1: so many things about him as a teacher. The big
Speaker 1: thing for me is always teaching, and he's a great teacher.
Speaker 1: And we know the success the Dolphins had last year
Speaker 1: with undrafted free agents, late round draft picks Andrew van
Speaker 1: Ginkle coming off the i R late in the season
Speaker 1: and contributing as an outside linebacker and at that same position,
Speaker 1: not a draft pick but a guy they acquired the
Speaker 1: first day of September last season, and Vince Beagle getting
Speaker 1: him acclimated and having him produced at a high level
Speaker 1: throughout the course of the season. It really speaks to
Speaker 1: Flores and his coaching staff's ability to teach guys and
Speaker 1: get them adapted to what they want to do and
Speaker 1: get them productive on the field on Sundays, and that's
Speaker 1: what Flora sees in Chan Gailey. And Chris Greer was
Speaker 1: also asked the same question about Chan Gailey, and Greer
Speaker 1: mentioned that he got several texts from folks around the
Speaker 1: league saying that Gailey was a great hire both for
Speaker 1: his football acumen but also for the person that he
Speaker 1: is and that teaching aspect of his game shows up
Speaker 1: on a daily basis. Coach wasn't the only one that
Speaker 1: praised Gaily for his adaptability on game days. Chris Greer
Speaker 1: had this to say of Chan Gailey, quote, he was
Speaker 1: a little bit ahead of the r p O game
Speaker 1: early on before it became in style for the rest
Speaker 1: of the league. And another similar question that was posed
Speaker 1: both the coach and Chris Greer was about the value
Speaker 1: of tailbacks running backs, I suppose in the modern day game,
Speaker 1: and coach had this to say, quote, running backs come
Speaker 1: in all different shapes and sizes. It depends on who
Speaker 1: you've got. We're always going to do what's best for
Speaker 1: the player, and Chan has done a really good job
Speaker 1: of fitting the scheme to the different players he's had,
Speaker 1: so again, more of an adaptability and form fitting your
Speaker 1: scheme to the player strengths, opposed to forcing those players
Speaker 1: to do what you want them to do, even though
Speaker 1: it might be out of their comfort zone a little bit.
Speaker 1: And when it was time for me to ask a
Speaker 1: question for Brian Flores, I thought I would ask him
Speaker 1: what the most important thing he could take away from
Speaker 1: this week here in Indianapolis, going back on his career
Speaker 1: both in New England and here in Miami. And he
Speaker 1: had this to say, quote, getting to know them, the players.
Speaker 1: There's a lot of juniors here that we don't really
Speaker 1: know that well. Finding out how smart they are, the
Speaker 1: things that are important to them. I want to know
Speaker 1: about the person. We watch all of the film and
Speaker 1: have an opinion on how talented these players are, how
Speaker 1: do they work, how important isn't to them? And are
Speaker 1: they going to make the sacrifices necessary to become the
Speaker 1: player that they want to be? End quote, And I
Speaker 1: just love that quote from coach. It's all about how
Speaker 1: you work and your mindset and your mentality. It takes
Speaker 1: a certain level of character and and work ethic to
Speaker 1: become a Miami Dolphin. And that's the kind of mentality
Speaker 1: they want to put forth going forward into the future
Speaker 1: under both Brian Flores and Chris Greer. Now, of course
Speaker 1: you know both these guys couldn't get out of there
Speaker 1: without being asked about the quarterback position, and Flores was
Speaker 1: asked about what traits are most important in a quarterback
Speaker 1: and the it factor and Flora's basically, when asked to
Speaker 1: as a quarterback have to have the it factor, he said, well,
Speaker 1: the great ones have it, so yeah, they got to
Speaker 1: have the it factor. He also talked about how the
Speaker 1: intangibles are difficult to discern, but these interviews helped the
Speaker 1: teams decide what makes a player tick, especially at quarterback,
Speaker 1: and Flora's talked about those traits that defined the coveted
Speaker 1: it factor. Do guys rally around him? Coach said, it's
Speaker 1: something you see when you watch the film. You get
Speaker 1: to know the player, the people around him, his coaches,
Speaker 1: his high school coaches, anybody who he's had an effect on.
Speaker 1: You want to get to know them and have those conversations.
Speaker 1: It's a feel and as a group, myself and Chris
Speaker 1: Chris Greer, of course, we spend a lot of time
Speaker 1: talking about a lot of different things. If we feel
Speaker 1: like a player has that that's something every organization is
Speaker 1: looking for. Everyone has a different thought process and an
Speaker 1: opinion on that. Now, the question I asked Chris Greer
Speaker 1: the Dolphins GM was about how much does the Dolphins
Speaker 1: available cap space and available draft capital basically make them
Speaker 1: an attractive free agent destination or give him a bargaining
Speaker 1: tool to attract players to Miami. And Chris had this
Speaker 1: to say, quote, it's a big piece. People want to
Speaker 1: see that you're trying to do things to win. What
Speaker 1: we've done and what we've acquired, for any player, especially
Speaker 1: a younger player, would be excited for the opportunity to
Speaker 1: know that they're coming in with a lot of draft picks,
Speaker 1: a lot of good young players, and the chance to
Speaker 1: grow and build with them and build something special here
Speaker 1: in Miami. And quote and he also spoke about the
Speaker 1: goal and you're number two off the top of his
Speaker 1: press conference and how the goal was to just continue
Speaker 1: building and how Brian and the coaching staff did a
Speaker 1: great job of establishing the culture last season. And the
Speaker 1: narrative was out there that, yeah, the team was tanking,
Speaker 1: but Chris said that it was clear the team was
Speaker 1: not tanking. That was never their goal it's important to
Speaker 1: establish that culture of winning, the importance of winning and
Speaker 1: doing things the right way end quote. And being around
Speaker 1: both these guys, you just can tell these guys both
Speaker 1: want to win more than anybody out there as much
Speaker 1: as you want to win. And Dolphins land rest assured
Speaker 1: coach and Chris Career both want to win ten times
Speaker 1: more than that, if not even more than ten times.
Speaker 1: And I said this back on Lockdown Dolphins in training camp,
Speaker 1: just being around coach and this regime that you can
Speaker 1: see the confidence that exudes off of those guys, and
Speaker 1: it really a bodes well for the Dolphins heading into
Speaker 1: the future. And you're number two of this process. And
Speaker 1: of course they were both asked about the quarterbacks here
Speaker 1: in Indianapolis working out at the scouting combine ahead of
Speaker 1: the draft up in April, and Chris Greer asked about
Speaker 1: what are some of the important things he hopes to
Speaker 1: find out about the quarterbacks. He responds, quote, just getting
Speaker 1: to know the person. And that's the case for every person,
Speaker 1: not just quarterbacks. Leadership, mental toughness, character on and off
Speaker 1: the field. It's important for every position, but especially quarterback.
Speaker 1: He also spoke about the importance of finding that quarterback,
Speaker 1: and he agrees it is very important. Every team that
Speaker 1: has one will tell you that, and we want to
Speaker 1: get to that point. Ryan Fitzpatrick did a great job
Speaker 1: last year and he'll be a great person to show
Speaker 1: whoever it is, how to be a pro. And on
Speaker 1: the earlier podcast this week, back on Monday, we talked
Speaker 1: about the quarterback rankings with Joe Burrow to a Tongue
Speaker 1: of Vloa and Justin Herbert the one to three guys
Speaker 1: up on the Draft network dot com, And of course
Speaker 1: both Chris and Brian were asked about two a tongue
Speaker 1: of Vloa and what they want to see for him
Speaker 1: from him this week rather at the scouting combine, and
Speaker 1: Flora said, quote, there's a lot to know about a
Speaker 1: lot of players, but it's just what we talked about,
Speaker 1: love of the game, intelligence. But that's for any player,
Speaker 1: not just quarterbacks. We're not going to elevate these guys,
Speaker 1: and this is me speaking now, They're not going to
Speaker 1: elevate guys from different positions above anybody else because everybody
Speaker 1: on this roster, everybody on this team, everybody in this
Speaker 1: organization is all important and coach has intimated that fact.
Speaker 1: Before and press conferences. From those guys that cooked the team,
Speaker 1: meals from those ones that fly the team playing. Everybody
Speaker 1: has a part in this process. We're all working together
Speaker 1: and the goals to get everybody on the same page.
Speaker 1: So they want people in this building that love the game,
Speaker 1: that have intelligence and back to to a coach says,
Speaker 1: the medical is obviously a part of that. We're early
Speaker 1: in the process here. I haven't met him yet. I'm
Speaker 1: looking forward to meeting him and a lot of these players.
Speaker 1: There are a lot of talented players here. And quote
Speaker 1: and Lewis Riddick and Daniel Jeremiah and Kyle Crabs have
Speaker 1: all said that this is the deepest draft class that
Speaker 1: they can remember in some time, and a great time
Speaker 1: to have fourteen draft picks, and they projected sixteen after
Speaker 1: compensatory picks get put in, and six of those picks
Speaker 1: in the top seventy picks of this year's draft. Great
Speaker 1: time to be a Dolphins fan. So we've heard from coach,
Speaker 1: We've heard from Chris Career, and with that, let's go
Speaker 1: ahead and dive into Chris Career's first move of the
Speaker 1: off season, acquiring tight end Michael Roberts Roberts at a
Speaker 1: breakout season in ten in college, scoring sixteen touchdowns sixteen
Speaker 1: coming from Toledo, Roberts, a fourth round draft pick of
Speaker 1: the lines in seventeen, impressed the most in Indianapolis with
Speaker 1: his seven point oh three coned time and from his
Speaker 1: player profile page up on NFL dot com and Lanzer
Speaker 1: Line scouting report. Roberts had to overcome a lot of
Speaker 1: adversity from a young age. His father was incarcerated, he
Speaker 1: was diagnosed with a d D and a speech impediment
Speaker 1: at a young age, and while his grades improved after
Speaker 1: he received diagnosis and proper treatment, Roberts did not receive
Speaker 1: a scholarship offer and the hardships well, unfortunately they had
Speaker 1: not concluded at that point. He lost his grandmother to
Speaker 1: cancer and his younger brother was killed in an accidental shooting.
Speaker 1: But still Michael persevered. He enrolled at Toledo as a
Speaker 1: student and walked onto the football team, and those sixteen
Speaker 1: touchdowns that he scored back in sixteen ranked six in
Speaker 1: all of college football. Zerline notes of Robert's career receptions
Speaker 1: either move the chains or put points on the board.
Speaker 1: That is production baby. He has massive, massive hands, eleven
Speaker 1: and a half inch hands attached to vines on his
Speaker 1: shoulders by way of thirty three inch arms. He goes
Speaker 1: six ft five two seventy pounds, and yet, as their
Speaker 1: line notes, he's able to maintain body control and work
Speaker 1: the end lines in the end zone and sidelines in
Speaker 1: the passing game. He has a strong base and is
Speaker 1: a capable run blocker. He's a versatile piece that should
Speaker 1: match chan Gailey's multiple offense very well and bolster the
Speaker 1: back end of the tight end room behind Mike Asiki,
Speaker 1: who of course had his breakout season back in twenty nineteen.
Speaker 1: Last year, Roberts has been held back by injuries as
Speaker 1: a pro, most notably missing last season with a shoulder injury.
Speaker 1: And Roberts actually drew the interest of the New England Patriots,
Speaker 1: but that shoulder injury nix and agreed upon trade to
Speaker 1: the Patriots, and Roberts instead wound up being released by
Speaker 1: the Lions and spent the entire year rehabing the shoulder
Speaker 1: injury that he had that season. Dolphins fans likely remember
Speaker 1: him from that game back in team when he caught
Speaker 1: two touchdowns as a member of the Detroit Lions, and
Speaker 1: watching this player on film. Personally, he certainly has the
Speaker 1: makeup of a modern day player with the length and
Speaker 1: athleticism combination and just overall versatility and pro football focus.
Speaker 1: Loved his pass blocking work during his time with the
Speaker 1: Detroit Lions, and you can also substitute the extra sixth
Speaker 1: offensive lineman at times for a guy like Roberts and
Speaker 1: give yourself some extra pass catching ability and not losing
Speaker 1: a whole lot in the run game as well. So again,
Speaker 1: versatility allows the offense to be more multiple. And when
Speaker 1: I watched him on tape, I love the way he
Speaker 1: is quick, but not in a hurry. He'll square up
Speaker 1: his man that's assigned to cover him in the passing
Speaker 1: game and especially on play action when he does a
Speaker 1: good job of simulating blocking action, then he quickly crossed
Speaker 1: his face to get into his pattern. He's savvy at
Speaker 1: creating leverage opera tunities that way, and he also helps
Speaker 1: himself by positioning himself properly in the run blocking game.
Speaker 1: By most accounts, the tight end draft class this year
Speaker 1: is let's just say lacking. Kyle Crabs, who had a
Speaker 1: chance to speak to down on the floor in the
Speaker 1: scrum at the Convention Center Wednesday in Indianapolis said that
Speaker 1: this is one of the weaker classes we've seen in
Speaker 1: some time at tight end. But NFL Networks Bucky Brooks
Speaker 1: likes a lot of the offensive positions in this year's class,
Speaker 1: and he has the Dolphins taking in his current mock
Speaker 1: draft up on nfl dot com Mock Draft two point oh.
Speaker 1: He has Miami taking a quarterback, a cornerback, and a
Speaker 1: running back in the first round. And let's go ahead,
Speaker 1: now and roll my interview with former NFL player and
Speaker 1: area scout and current NFL network on air personality and
Speaker 1: Move the Sticks Podcast co host Bucky Brooks. What's Up
Speaker 1: Dolphins Travis Wink with you guys here Miami Dolphins Dot
Speaker 1: by Bucky Brooks, NFL Network and the Move the Sticks Podcast. Bucky,
Speaker 1: thanks joining us, Hey, thanks for having me. It's no problem. Well,
Speaker 1: I want to get your first perspective on you, your
Speaker 1: former scout in this league. What's what's the number one
Speaker 1: thing a scout can accomplish this week here in the
Speaker 1: new Now, there are a couple of things that a
Speaker 1: scale can accomplish. One is getting around the players like
Speaker 1: we've done all the tape work, we've seen them on film,
Speaker 1: but we may not have had many interactions with them.
Speaker 1: So now getting the field for the player, how they're
Speaker 1: going to fit into the locker room, do you like
Speaker 1: the personality, does the personality job with the coaching staff?
Speaker 1: All those things are really important. Yes, we will also
Speaker 1: get the medical information and all this stuff that doctors
Speaker 1: and trains the take care of that. But the most
Speaker 1: important part is to get a feel for the player
Speaker 1: and how you kind of fits the culture of the
Speaker 1: locker room. And another thing we talked about on Your
Speaker 1: Move the six podcast, your co hosting and Jeremiah said
Speaker 1: the receiver class could have as many as twenty three
Speaker 1: receivers in the top three rounds. What's another position group
Speaker 1: to you that has similar depths of the wide receiver group.
Speaker 1: The cornerback class is pretty solid. It may not have
Speaker 1: the top end um players in terms of the depth
Speaker 1: like the wide receivers, but they're a ton of cornerbacks
Speaker 1: that will play. People will talk about Jeffrey Couda, c
Speaker 1: J Henderson, Trevon Diggs. You go a little deeper, uh,
Speaker 1: there there are plenty of guys Damon Arnett that can play.
Speaker 1: And so I think it comes down to what do
Speaker 1: you like, what are you looking for? The big thing
Speaker 1: is and in scouting circles they talk about trying to
Speaker 1: find a six ft corner. Well, in this class, here
Speaker 1: a ton of six ft corners that are two hundred
Speaker 1: pounds that can match up with some of those big
Speaker 1: bullies on the outside. And so a lot of dB coaches,
Speaker 1: a lot of defense coordinators are excited about what the
Speaker 1: class could bring. And you mentioned Trayvon Digs. He actually
Speaker 1: comes off the board to the Dolphins, and your second
Speaker 1: mock draft up on nfl dot com right now, I
Speaker 1: want to go over that mock draft with you here
Speaker 1: real quick. You got two, a tongue of val and
Speaker 1: number five overall. What do you what's you're feeling about
Speaker 1: two in that position and possibly his fit here with
Speaker 1: the Dolphins. Well, I think it's a great fit. Um,
Speaker 1: I think it's it's a great fit. I think he's
Speaker 1: a terrific person. I think the character kind of shows
Speaker 1: when you get around him. We've seen him and handle
Speaker 1: the media days and those things. He can play. I
Speaker 1: call him the left ended version of Drew Brees. Quick, decisive, deadly, accurate,
Speaker 1: understands how to play a quick rhythm game. Has enough
Speaker 1: escapability to make some things happen with his legs, but
Speaker 1: he can slice you up as a pocket pass, and
Speaker 1: I think that's what you want. The big thing for two, obviously,
Speaker 1: is the injuries. Can a team be patient enough to
Speaker 1: let him fully he'll up let him develop. Maybe he's
Speaker 1: rash it or four year, but I think if you
Speaker 1: let him rash here four year, you could get a
Speaker 1: star player. You have Trayvon Diggs coming off number eight team.
Speaker 1: What's the thing about him that most most makes you
Speaker 1: attractive to the Miami Dolphins and pick a team. He's long,
Speaker 1: he's range e, He's versatile in terms of his technique.
Speaker 1: He can play man to man, he can play his
Speaker 1: own coverage. He is a former wide receiver who has
Speaker 1: ball skills, and in this league, the ability to get
Speaker 1: turnovers is critical. So when you find a cornerback that
Speaker 1: can catch the ball, that can make plays is a
Speaker 1: huge difference. It really impact not only the defense but
Speaker 1: your offense because of the extra opportunity he has the
Speaker 1: ability he'll tackle. But there are a ton of guys
Speaker 1: that can kind of fit there. I just think Trayvon
Speaker 1: Diggs would be a perfect fit for the Dolphins. That
Speaker 1: they picked and then finally pick twenty six DeAndre Swift,
Speaker 1: the first running back off the board. We heard him
Speaker 1: talk earlier today about his versatility. Is that kind of
Speaker 1: the main thing you look for with DeAndre Swift and
Speaker 1: running back that can come in and contribute day number one? Yeah,
Speaker 1: he's the natural. Um, he's very natural and everything that
Speaker 1: he does, whether it's as a running back, catching past protection,
Speaker 1: he does all those things very effortlessly. Big time player.
Speaker 1: No people kind of wonder should we take a running
Speaker 1: back in the first round. I think his talent merits
Speaker 1: being a first round pick. He's a game changer, a
Speaker 1: guide that to me is a day one starter. We're
Speaker 1: seeing how these young running backs have been able to
Speaker 1: impact the game immediately. I think he's an impact player
Speaker 1: at the position. He's Bucky Brooks at the NFL Network
Speaker 1: and the Move the Sticks podcast Travis Wing with you
Speaker 1: guys here a Miami Dolphins dot Com. We'll see you
Speaker 1: next time. Really cool to catch up with Bucky Brooks there.
Speaker 1: I'm a big fan of the Move the Sticks podcast.
Speaker 1: He and Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network. Of course,
Speaker 1: Daniel does the NFL Networks anchor coverage of the draft
Speaker 1: and the scouting combine this week here in Indie and
Speaker 1: Bucky of course, a former player in the league, and
Speaker 1: a great opportunity to pick his brain there about the
Speaker 1: draft and all the options that Dolphins have in front
Speaker 1: of them coming up this April. We also had a
Speaker 1: chance to catch up with Charlie Casserley, the former GM
Speaker 1: of the Washington Redskins and of course now on air
Speaker 1: personality for the NFL Network. Let's go ahead and get
Speaker 1: to that interview all right here with Charlie cashually the
Speaker 1: NFL Network and former executive GM with the Washington Redskins. Charlie,
Speaker 1: thanks for joining us today. Gall you it's exciting of
Speaker 1: the combine. Yeah, it's when I'm starting from the Miami Dolphins. Mean,
Speaker 1: this is what they played fourth the whole year. All
Speaker 1: these draft choice get a chance to see players. Fans
Speaker 1: gotta be fired up. Fourteen draft pick before the compensatory
Speaker 1: picks come in. We're definitely fired up about that. I
Speaker 1: wanted to get your feel here about what is the
Speaker 1: number one thing a GM or executive can accomplish this
Speaker 1: week here Indianapolis. Well, believe it or not, it's not
Speaker 1: something that you see on television physicals. This this comment
Speaker 1: was started as a cost efficient way to get threety physicals.
Speaker 1: That's why we started this thing, okay. Uh And then
Speaker 1: there it was one of you know, we got them here, Hey,
Speaker 1: why don't we time them? You know, why don't we
Speaker 1: do some drills with him? Hey, let's interview him. Hey
Speaker 1: wait a minute, let's do our psychic. So that's kind
Speaker 1: of how this thing is grown. It's let's do this,
Speaker 1: let's do that, which is good. Uh So the physicals
Speaker 1: are number one. When I did I wanted the physicals,
Speaker 1: the chance to do your quote mental testing on your
Speaker 1: own because you had a whole group of players you
Speaker 1: can get Hey, you didn't have to fly them in.
Speaker 1: You got that done. And then watch the position drills
Speaker 1: the forty Yes, I wanted to know that. So I
Speaker 1: when I'm watching the position drills, I kind of got
Speaker 1: a feel for what the guy is. But those are
Speaker 1: the three things to me that I got out of it.
Speaker 1: We talked about all the draft picks of Dolphins have
Speaker 1: this year, and the offensive lineman spoke today. Can you
Speaker 1: guys go over the offensive line class and what stands
Speaker 1: out to you the most about these kids? I think
Speaker 1: you've got four guys that could go in the top
Speaker 1: fifteen picks. Uh and and part of its need and
Speaker 1: some of its ability on all of them. Okay, first
Speaker 1: of all, Beckham, Beckton, excuse me from Louis excuse me,
Speaker 1: Louis Bill. This guy is massive. I'm watching him on tape.
Speaker 1: This guy really moves well for a left tackle. And
Speaker 1: he's six ft seven three and sixty eight pounds or whatever.
Speaker 1: Guy's a giant, so I want to see him alive.
Speaker 1: Is the movement that good? What's the body's This is
Speaker 1: a good body or is this not a good body
Speaker 1: when we see it like that? Because not a good
Speaker 1: body means that's not gonna help him in the NFL. Okay.
Speaker 1: Then we go to Alabama, Okay, and we got wilkeson
Speaker 1: the offensive tackle air. Okay, I've only seen him play right.
Speaker 1: Can he play left? Okay? That's my point, Dick, and
Speaker 1: that guy play left? So I'll see that in the drills. Right,
Speaker 1: Thomas from Georgia left tackle? Maybe that's your left tackle. Uh,
Speaker 1: you know, he's more of a can he be physic
Speaker 1: nicole enough? Now? I don't know who'll get that here? Okay?
Speaker 1: And then you go to the Iowa kid works uh
Speaker 1: right tackle? Right guard? Can he play left tackle? Is
Speaker 1: he athletic enough to play right tackle in the drill?
Speaker 1: So those are the things I'll look for with the
Speaker 1: offensive lineman. An offensive line class deep this year. Receiver
Speaker 1: class deep. What's the position group that you're really looking
Speaker 1: at that has the depth that could go with some
Speaker 1: good talent into Day three this year? Well, wide receivers
Speaker 1: is to do that. But to answer your question another
Speaker 1: way and not to avoid it, wide receivers answer, Okay,
Speaker 1: what I want to see is the defensive backs. I
Speaker 1: put six in the first round of my mocked drift.
Speaker 1: Part of its need, part of its ability. And what
Speaker 1: I did is I when I go down my knees list,
Speaker 1: and I go down my ranking list, and I try
Speaker 1: to match it that way as I go. But there
Speaker 1: aren't enough good corners in the league. You've got teams
Speaker 1: throwing the ball all over the place. You have both
Speaker 1: Super Bowl teams. We're more reliant upon their front pressure
Speaker 1: than their secondaries ability. The cornerbacks ability and and those
Speaker 1: are the two best teams in football, and they could
Speaker 1: get better at cornerback. Charlie Castle appreciate it. Thank you
Speaker 1: so really great insight there from both Charlie Casherley and
Speaker 1: Bucky Brooks of the NFL Network. I was also on
Speaker 1: the floor for the running back interviews at the Combine
Speaker 1: on Wednesday, had a chance to catch up with DeAndre Swift,
Speaker 1: Zack Moss, and j K. Dobbins, as well as Cam
Speaker 1: Akers from Florida State. Let's go ahead here first from
Speaker 1: DeAndre Swift of Moss drafts, have you is the first
Speaker 1: back off the board? How inform would that be to you?
Speaker 1: Gonna be the first back taking this year? Been amazing
Speaker 1: as a kid dreams, I mean, especially coming from the
Speaker 1: city I come from that A lot of good comes
Speaker 1: out of the village. So just to make it out
Speaker 1: being on this route that I'm more, um, I don't
Speaker 1: take it. Let that, don't take it for damage. So
Speaker 1: I know what my city is supporting me is. So
Speaker 1: it'll be a blessing just to be a group of
Speaker 1: Money's backs, a lot of great banks in his players.
Speaker 1: Just to be at the top of um you mentioned
Speaker 1: at the time as a blessing. So DeAndre talks about
Speaker 1: his versatility earlier in that media availability as well, and
Speaker 1: that was what we heard Bucky Brooks talk about in
Speaker 1: terms of having him as a top back on his
Speaker 1: draft board coming up this April. We also caught up
Speaker 1: with Zack Moss from Utah. And for those of you
Speaker 1: that are new to the podcast, I am a Washington
Speaker 1: State Cougar alumni and so Zack mossing over the Coogs
Speaker 1: this year in the Pac twelve matchup. Maybe I'm a
Speaker 1: little bit sour about that, but I still have an
Speaker 1: affinity for Kyle Whittingham and the players at that Utah program.
Speaker 1: So I asked Zack Moss what was his biggest takeaway
Speaker 1: from playing underwitting Ham there at Utah. I also asked
Speaker 1: him who the toughest player he went up against on
Speaker 1: the other side of the football to maybe give us
Speaker 1: an idea about who the best defensive player was in
Speaker 1: the Pac twelve this year. Zach Utah is known for
Speaker 1: its kind of physical brand of football. What did you
Speaker 1: learn most from playing under Kyle Winningham? Um to be
Speaker 1: a tough, smart guy. You know. Um coach always looks
Speaker 1: for guys that was tough and it's smart, you know.
Speaker 1: You know, it's different things being tough, you know, and
Speaker 1: causing counties and things like that, but he uh, he
Speaker 1: very Uh he's still unless to be touch of my guys,
Speaker 1: to be accountable car ourselves and what we did on
Speaker 1: the field. So um, it was a pleasure, you know,
Speaker 1: being coached by Winningham and my time there. Who was
Speaker 1: the toughest player you went up against on on the
Speaker 1: other side of the football team, on the other side
Speaker 1: on the oppositions, Uh, probably Troy died we played. I
Speaker 1: played in him twice in my career. Of that Oregon
Speaker 1: the line make it little And up next on our
Speaker 1: tour here of the running backs cam Acres from Florida
Speaker 1: State and the adversity he faced this year with f
Speaker 1: s you maybe not having the year they're accustomed to
Speaker 1: down there in the A c C. With the Florida
Speaker 1: State not only looking up to the expectations you guys
Speaker 1: normally expect. We were able to take away from some
Speaker 1: of the adversity you went through this last season. Like
Speaker 1: I said, you know, God don't make any mistakes. So
Speaker 1: whatever situation you put in making work, making work, you
Speaker 1: gotta be the best you and whatever situation you and
Speaker 1: you gotta be a leader, steer, you gotta be a
Speaker 1: young man. You gotta be the young maid you are,
Speaker 1: and that's that's and then finally, and then finally, my
Speaker 1: first interview of the day was with j K. Dobbins,
Speaker 1: not an interview, but just sitting there at his podium
Speaker 1: talking to him. And you're gonna hear a stumble on
Speaker 1: my question here. You heard me talk a little bit
Speaker 1: fast earlier to Bucky Brooks, maybe a little bit nervous
Speaker 1: going in, but we got kind of calmed downs that
Speaker 1: day went along. So just ignore my stumble and focus
Speaker 1: on Jk's answer here because I loved it about how
Speaker 1: he dealt with playing against teams that were ranked and
Speaker 1: the great performances he had in those games against ranked teams. Okay,
Speaker 1: you had some of your biggest game in the big
Speaker 1: time ranked opponents. What isn't about the primetime spot and
Speaker 1: that brings up the best in you always work for it,
Speaker 1: you know, the spotlight moments. You know, it's about where
Speaker 1: outside of the lights. You know, when the lights aren't
Speaker 1: on me. You know, it's games that I do, you know,
Speaker 1: trying to be ready to go when that time come.
Speaker 1: Like prime time isn't really PN time's name. It's like
Speaker 1: a normal day office because it worn't hard work and
Speaker 1: so whenever it comes to those games, I'm very cool.
Speaker 1: So a good opportunity to catch up with some of
Speaker 1: the running backs there and if Charlie Castley and Bucky Brooks.
Speaker 1: Thank you to all those folks that join the podcast.
Speaker 1: Here with us today on the Drivetime Podcast, part of
Speaker 1: the Miami Dolphins Official podcast network. We're gonna talk to
Speaker 1: Kyle Crabs of the Draft Network Tomorrow. We're also going
Speaker 1: to have some interviews with some more TV personalities and
Speaker 1: draft analysts, as well as talk to the defensive linemen
Speaker 1: and linebackers down in the scrum at the Convention Center
Speaker 1: here in Indianapolis. Will be there all day long, giving
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Speaker 1: and of course one more podcast to close out the
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Speaker 1: back with you guys and recap the scouting Combine and
Speaker 1: all the times and who tested the best, all that
Speaker 1: fun stuff on field workouts ahead. But as for today's
Speaker 1: episode of the Drivetime Podcast, that is going to be
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