WEBVTT - Drive Time: Minicamp 2025 Day 1 Report

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<v Speaker 1>This is Drivetime with Travis Wingfield.

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<v Speaker 2>What is up, Dolphins, and welcome to the Draft Time Podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>I am your host, Travis Wingfield. And on today's show,

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<v Speaker 2>many campus here are breaking all the action down on

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<v Speaker 2>the field behind the microphone and much much more. I've

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<v Speaker 2>got practice notes, I've got audio from McDaniel, tua, alec Ingold,

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<v Speaker 2>and Ashton Davis. I've got storylines to attach it all

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<v Speaker 2>together as we give you the story from the day

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<v Speaker 2>that was here at Dolphins Camp from the Baptist Health

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

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<v Speaker 2>Drive Time Podcast. Oftentimes I use the open of the

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<v Speaker 2>show to sort of explain how the sausage gets made

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<v Speaker 2>here on Drive Time, and in doing I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred episodes of either Camp or Ota Report podcasts.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the best ones happen when the story naturally

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<v Speaker 2>comes together in terms of what I saw on the

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<v Speaker 2>field and what the themes were of the day, and

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<v Speaker 2>what the players and coaches spoke about before and after

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<v Speaker 2>practice and Brother, today was just one of those days

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<v Speaker 2>where it all kind of came together. We're going to

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<v Speaker 2>tether it all together through soundbites from the aforementioned players

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<v Speaker 2>and the head coach and funnel through the lens of

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<v Speaker 2>culture team football. The concept of the sum of the

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<v Speaker 2>parts being greater than the whole, or however that's saying,

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<v Speaker 2>goes the contributing variables that add up to make the

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<v Speaker 2>final product spring football, and the developmental nature of it,

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<v Speaker 2>and so much more so. Let's go ahead and jump

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<v Speaker 2>right in. And the first rule of radio or in

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<v Speaker 2>this case, podcasting is to play the hits, lead the

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<v Speaker 2>show with the biggest story. What are you gonna get

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<v Speaker 2>the fans in with? And that's a tough choice for

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<v Speaker 2>me today. But if the late nineties taught me anything

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<v Speaker 2>at all, it's that chick dig the long ball, right

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<v Speaker 2>And if that campaign is too old for you, go

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<v Speaker 2>ahead and google it. It was a home run of

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<v Speaker 2>a marketing idea back in the late nineties when baseball's

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<v Speaker 2>were flying over fences with the greatest frequency the league

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<v Speaker 2>has ever seen. And of course the long ball does

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<v Speaker 2>apply on the football field as well, So I wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to start with this. There's been a ton of debate

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<v Speaker 2>recently about the quarterback his production, what those stats actually mean,

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<v Speaker 2>as the great Warren Sharp has kind of detailed to

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<v Speaker 2>his place among you know, some of the best quarterbacks

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<v Speaker 2>in the league in terms of the raw numbers and

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<v Speaker 2>the advanced metrics, and how he winds up there and

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<v Speaker 2>the debate that follows that, and you know what's next

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<v Speaker 2>and the extension of this offense and what is you know,

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<v Speaker 2>what is productive? How do you get that production and

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<v Speaker 2>the contributing factors to all of that.

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<v Speaker 3>Are you guys still with me? So you've heard me,

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<v Speaker 3>for lack of a.

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<v Speaker 2>Better term, well, let's try and keep it family friendly here. Complain,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, not the other word you could say there

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<v Speaker 2>about the narratives as to why the explosive plays reduced

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<v Speaker 2>pretty significantly from twenty twenty three to twenty twenty four.

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<v Speaker 2>The running game in the second half of the season,

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<v Speaker 2>and particularly on early downs, and the negative run that

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<v Speaker 2>came from that creating a certain down and distance, a

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<v Speaker 2>situation that generates a certain type of look from the defense.

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<v Speaker 2>They're going to play off, they're not going to respect

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<v Speaker 2>the run, They're not going to expect the run on

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<v Speaker 2>second to thirteen. And then when you're unsuccessful in creating

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<v Speaker 2>those advantageous down in distances, defenses don't have to respect it.

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<v Speaker 2>If you can't threaten them with it right, And there's

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<v Speaker 2>variables off that variable with the interior offensive line off

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<v Speaker 2>the edge, the running backs, the receivers, the quarterback, and

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<v Speaker 2>how he manages everything. Everybody has a say in all

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<v Speaker 2>of that. So coach was asked about this on Tuesday morning,

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<v Speaker 2>So was Tua. Let's go ahead and start with the

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<v Speaker 2>head coach of your Miami Dolphins. How do you get

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<v Speaker 2>back to more explosive plays on the offense in twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five?

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<v Speaker 4>How much is the defense off what's the pass rush?

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<v Speaker 4>Are we?

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<v Speaker 5>Things will be more even when the whole entirety of

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<v Speaker 5>the offense is even when our ground game is where

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<v Speaker 5>we want it and our line of scrimmage plays where

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<v Speaker 5>we want it. The pre snap depth of defenders and

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<v Speaker 5>what they're defending at the very beginning of snap and

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<v Speaker 5>post snap, that changes as well.

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<v Speaker 4>To me, the I'm just not trying to throw.

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<v Speaker 5>Throw, I'm not trying to tell to or to throw

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<v Speaker 5>the ball to defensive players. Turnovers are are are a

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<v Speaker 5>huge part of the game, or get sacks. So you

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<v Speaker 5>have to earn those explosive opportunities. To answer your question,

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<v Speaker 5>the hope is that there will be more based upon

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<v Speaker 5>the defensive presentations that we earn. But the one thing

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<v Speaker 5>last year showed us is that we have to earn

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<v Speaker 5>everything based upon previous things we've done, and that if

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<v Speaker 5>you they will simply take away explosive pass game by

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<v Speaker 5>pre snap depth unless you can and make them pay

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<v Speaker 5>in the ground game and make them exposed for their overplay,

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<v Speaker 5>And that I think is a bigger reflection of where

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<v Speaker 5>those yards per attempt will be. Do we have people

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<v Speaker 5>defending closer to the line of scrimmage earlier and you

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<v Speaker 5>do that by threatening them by earning it?

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<v Speaker 3>QB One was that's the exact same thing after practice.

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<v Speaker 6>I think the key to that is continuing to stay

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<v Speaker 6>within the play of this offense, but you know, really

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<v Speaker 6>really honing in on when we get opportunities, not falling

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<v Speaker 6>asleep on all. Right, you know this is how we've

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<v Speaker 6>been doing it, and we're going to stay consistent with

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<v Speaker 6>taking what they give us. But it's you got to

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<v Speaker 6>also have that shift to mind that when we get

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<v Speaker 6>a play where you have an opportunity to take a

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<v Speaker 6>shot and it allows for you to take a shot,

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<v Speaker 6>you can't miss that opportunity.

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<v Speaker 2>And I set it all up this way to tell

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<v Speaker 2>you the long balls kept on coming here on Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 2>and not even explosives through the deep passes in terms

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<v Speaker 2>of number of air yards, which is a fixation that

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<v Speaker 2>some folks have that I don't understand. But yay, I

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<v Speaker 2>guess more on that in just a moment, because practice

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<v Speaker 2>ended with a shot that Tua could not have handed

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<v Speaker 2>on a silver platter to Malik Washington any better than

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<v Speaker 2>he did from about thirty five yards away. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>the corner was imperfectly tight coverage. Some of us saw

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<v Speaker 2>twenty three and they were there at practice. Some of

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<v Speaker 2>us saw it was thirty three. It's Jason Marshall already Burns.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought it was Burns, but it's not worth splitting

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<v Speaker 2>hairs in the podcast. But whoever it was was in

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<v Speaker 2>great shape and coverage. And these are the kind of

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<v Speaker 2>plays that you like when you're watching your own team

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<v Speaker 2>play against your own team, because coverage was good, but

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<v Speaker 2>the throat was just a little bit better, right, And

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<v Speaker 2>Malik makes this tough concentration catch in traffic on a

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<v Speaker 2>ball that was just hand delivered from FedEx from DHL

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<v Speaker 2>for going back that far from ups right in his hands,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm guessing you'll see that on our social channels

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<v Speaker 2>at some point today or sometime this week, because I

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<v Speaker 2>think that was probably the play of the day and

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<v Speaker 2>the other explosive in team period. A lot of red

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<v Speaker 2>zone work today, but this wasn't a team period that

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<v Speaker 2>was not down in the red zone. It was a

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<v Speaker 2>forty yard touchdown to Waddle coming across the formation or

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<v Speaker 2>across the field rather. And this is the part where

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<v Speaker 2>I point back to the commentary from McDaniel last week

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<v Speaker 2>on TUA and the further expansion of his skills as

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<v Speaker 2>the commander of the ship here the franchise quarterback and

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<v Speaker 2>being on top of every single detail from that position.

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<v Speaker 2>I think this is where it's important to provide as

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<v Speaker 2>much possible context as I can for y'all because you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to read about it most likely. And this is

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<v Speaker 2>where one of my favorite lines from one of my

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<v Speaker 2>favorite movies comes into play.

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<v Speaker 5>Flyball Card.

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<v Speaker 3>It still gets me. That's the major league part where

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<v Speaker 3>Bob Buker goes.

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<v Speaker 2>Into the tank and he calls upon his other commentator

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<v Speaker 2>in the booth and he's never called a game before,

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<v Speaker 2>and they hit a screaming line drive into the outfield

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<v Speaker 2>and the outfilder makes a diving catch and that was

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<v Speaker 2>his call flyball count.

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<v Speaker 3>So I think you might get a little bit of.

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<v Speaker 2>That in terms of Wattle caught a forty yard touchdown

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<v Speaker 2>pass from Tua today. But here's what I saw. I

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<v Speaker 2>saw Waddle as a non primary read in the progression

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<v Speaker 2>and Tua working through the progression. And I'm not going

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<v Speaker 2>to pull up this audio, but McDaniel talked about the

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<v Speaker 2>importance of this in the quick game last season. I

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<v Speaker 2>forget what game, it was probably Buffalo when he found

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<v Speaker 2>you know, a chan for that quick hitter on the

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<v Speaker 2>game tying drive late in the fourth quarter. About how

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<v Speaker 2>the quick elimination of the downfield throws and the ability

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<v Speaker 2>to process that early and how it can you know,

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<v Speaker 2>based upon the coverage tails and processing through them and

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<v Speaker 2>getting eyes on all of those particular you know indicators

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<v Speaker 2>and you know players. You have to influence how that

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<v Speaker 2>can widen and manipulate those defenders to maximize the space

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<v Speaker 2>your target has in the short area to turn that

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<v Speaker 2>short throw and extend it into a big play. And here,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, perhaps Wattle was the first read. I could

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<v Speaker 2>be wrong about that. I don't know the play call.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just guessing based upon my vantage point. But I

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<v Speaker 2>saw Tua work through these progressions and pull this zone

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<v Speaker 2>defender out of his coverage area because of the direction

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<v Speaker 2>or attention. Rather, he gave to a particular route on

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<v Speaker 2>the play and just does this little shoulder roll pump

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<v Speaker 2>Russell Wilson needs to do that all the time, where

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<v Speaker 2>you would kind of shoulder roll and it would convey

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<v Speaker 2>to the defender that you're thinking about throwing the ball

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<v Speaker 2>that way, much in the way a pump fake would.

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<v Speaker 2>And the ball then replaces that displaced defender and it

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<v Speaker 2>hits Wattle right and stride, and what looks like this

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<v Speaker 2>easy ten yard throw on the surface becomes a long

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<v Speaker 2>touchdown because you just gave a four to two athlete

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<v Speaker 2>all this space to operate with, and what does he

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<v Speaker 2>do but outrun everybody for six On the backside. He

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<v Speaker 2>and Wattle two of that is have just been again

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<v Speaker 2>again fins for the win again. Right to quote j

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<v Speaker 2>dub Here's what Tua said about their budding chemistry this

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<v Speaker 2>spring and into the summer.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, we're continuing to grow our chemistry with one another.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, for the past year, for the past two years,

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<v Speaker 6>it's really been me and Rick kind of getting on

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<v Speaker 6>that same page. But you know, if we can get waddle,

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<v Speaker 6>me and Wattle can get together and continue to make

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<v Speaker 6>shrides throughout you know, these last few days of mini camp,

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<v Speaker 6>I think it's gonna lead into some.

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<v Speaker 4>Pretty good things preparing us for training camp.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I just love hearing that and him saying, if we

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<v Speaker 2>can continue to get more on the same page or whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>It was like, y'all connected five or six, seven, eight

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<v Speaker 2>times every practice we watch here, and it's it's nice

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<v Speaker 2>to watch because the minute Wattle comes out of the break,

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<v Speaker 2>the football is just there and he expects it to

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<v Speaker 2>be there. To me, it looks like they're in mid

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<v Speaker 2>season form, which in June is obviously a great thing

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<v Speaker 2>to a great position to be in. So that's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of the entire Tua assessment.

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<v Speaker 3>Today.

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<v Speaker 2>He was throwing strikes down the field. He did miss

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<v Speaker 2>a chan on a deep shot where Devon had a

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<v Speaker 2>step on the defender, and Tua reacted afterwards like you

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<v Speaker 2>could tell he felt he just missed it, and he did.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a little bit long out of the reach

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<v Speaker 2>of Devon and more on the Dolphins star running back

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<v Speaker 2>here in just a moment. But Tua fits tight windows

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<v Speaker 2>in the red zone, particularly that to Nick westbrook A

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<v Speaker 2>Kine who he found for a couple of touchdowns. I

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<v Speaker 2>had nw I with three on the day from various quarterbacks,

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<v Speaker 2>mostly going above the rim and pool and the football

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<v Speaker 2>down And after seeing Tua get to waddle to westbrook

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<v Speaker 2>A Kine to get to his backs and his tight

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<v Speaker 2>ends to a chen on deep balls, I thought this

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<v Speaker 2>comment was really good, a really good thing to hear

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<v Speaker 2>from Tua about kind of the focus of the offseason

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<v Speaker 2>and how this offense can become the best version of

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<v Speaker 2>itself through ball distribution.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, I'd like to spend more time with a few

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<v Speaker 6>guys on the field, that's for sure, so that we

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<v Speaker 6>can get our game right to where we.

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<v Speaker 4>Need it to be.

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<v Speaker 6>And it the distribution of the ball becomes more evident

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<v Speaker 6>in games, and you know, we get a lot more

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<v Speaker 6>guys involved, and I get a good feel in trusting

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<v Speaker 6>that if this guy's not open, that I trust this

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<v Speaker 6>guy and this guy and this guy.

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<v Speaker 2>I saw a great quote from Chris Hogan today seven

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<v Speaker 2>to eleven, former Dolphins hard knock star talking about acting

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<v Speaker 2>with Tom Brady and how he would if you weren't

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<v Speaker 2>looking out of your break he would throw the ball

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<v Speaker 2>past your head to kind of get your attention and

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<v Speaker 2>be like, hey, next time, make sure you look too,

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<v Speaker 2>because I could come to you with the football. Like

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<v Speaker 2>that's the kind of ownership I see to tak taking

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<v Speaker 2>strides toward towards being right, Like get on my page

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<v Speaker 2>and get on my level so I can trust you

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<v Speaker 2>and we can go to you in games. I think

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<v Speaker 2>that's the kind of accountability that you need from your quarterback.

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<v Speaker 2>And we'll get back to more of that here in

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<v Speaker 2>just one second. And please don't get this messaging twisted

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<v Speaker 2>that I'm trying to convey this idea that I think

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<v Speaker 2>that star pass catchers are somehow a bad thing.

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<v Speaker 3>They're not. You have to have them in this league

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<v Speaker 3>to win.

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<v Speaker 2>And we saw Tua have his best years with star

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<v Speaker 2>pass catchers, right, But we've also seen him conduct successful

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<v Speaker 2>offenses with you know a complement of Miles Gaskin who

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<v Speaker 2>came up from a you know, running back two or

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<v Speaker 2>three after injuries to being the starting running back in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty one, or Adam Shaheen or Isaiah Ford, guys

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<v Speaker 2>that were practice squad call ups or you know, late

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<v Speaker 2>summer acquisitions for late round draft picks and just play this,

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<v Speaker 2>hit the open guy type of offense, because that, to

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<v Speaker 2>me is what Tua's superpower has always been, the process

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<v Speaker 2>and manipulate defenders to take advantage of the space that

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<v Speaker 2>they create from that manipulation. And now instead of an

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<v Speaker 2>offense where you know that was in the early stages

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<v Speaker 2>of a rebuild back in twenty twenty one, you've got

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<v Speaker 2>a Chan You've got Reek, you've got Waddle, You've got

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<v Speaker 2>these big time playmakers at every position. If you can

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<v Speaker 2>distribute the football around enough, you'll eventually break the levy

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<v Speaker 2>and those guys can take those eight yard completions and

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<v Speaker 2>turn them into long touchdowns. I think it's a great

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<v Speaker 2>thing for this offense to have. Tua also talked about

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<v Speaker 2>his off season plans. It's gonna be one week off

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<v Speaker 2>for QB one, then back to working out and throwing

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<v Speaker 2>with the guys. So a really nice day from Tua

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<v Speaker 2>on the field and to hear from him. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>hear plenty of more from him and as well as

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<v Speaker 2>on some different daily themes and stories here and we'll

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<v Speaker 2>come back to this from coach and Tua on the

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<v Speaker 2>other side after a short break on the Draft Time

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<v Speaker 2>podcast brought to you by Auto Nation. On top of

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<v Speaker 2>the deep passes and long touchdowns and big explosive plays,

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<v Speaker 2>one of the themes of the day was the emphasis

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<v Speaker 2>on the culture and the locker room. And before we

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<v Speaker 2>go to TUA, we're gonna go ahead and bring coach

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<v Speaker 2>McDaniel back in, who was asked this morning about what's

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<v Speaker 2>more important from this time of year, breaking camp with

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<v Speaker 2>minimal injuries or growth from your roster. I thought this

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<v Speaker 2>answer was well worth getting in the podcast.

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<v Speaker 5>And in the seven weeks I've seen guys come together

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<v Speaker 5>to I can see a vision of a team. Remember

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<v Speaker 5>the whole league's dealing with the same thing where you're

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<v Speaker 5>getting fifty five percent.

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<v Speaker 4>Or forty five percent turnover, right, So being able.

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<v Speaker 5>To feel a team in seven weeks, I've gotten to

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<v Speaker 5>that point where I have an idea of a team,

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<v Speaker 5>not exactly what it's going to look like. They'll define

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<v Speaker 5>that by their daily work, but the elements of a

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<v Speaker 5>team that you can only really create through blood, sweat, tears,

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<v Speaker 5>hard work and mutual sacrifice.

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<v Speaker 4>Right.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, this week, uh, you know, I think taking uh

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<v Speaker 5>you know, the semblance of the team that I think

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<v Speaker 5>that the entire team does feel Let's see how how

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<v Speaker 5>good we can get the ball, how how much we

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<v Speaker 5>can challenge each other, and the every play is a

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<v Speaker 5>productive play, it's a success. If it's a success on

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<v Speaker 5>one side, it should be earned. And in that process

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<v Speaker 5>in playing football, football is one hundred injury sport. You

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<v Speaker 5>play football, you will get injured. It is a cost

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<v Speaker 5>of doing business. I do feel good about how we

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<v Speaker 5>practice and how we protect each other. So most importantly

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<v Speaker 5>is we are trying to go after how good can

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<v Speaker 5>we get this team in the spring.

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<v Speaker 2>I eventually want to ask a question about the value

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<v Speaker 2>of the continuity at the center position with Aaron Brewer,

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<v Speaker 2>who missed most of camp last year, and he's talked

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of times at media availabilities about coming back

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<v Speaker 2>and playing the same position for the second straight year

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<v Speaker 2>for the first time since he was in college. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's kind of the theme across the board, that and

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<v Speaker 2>the competition and just kind of trying to fuel guys

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<v Speaker 2>in a certain way.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think there's value to all of that.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go ahead, though, and pivot next back to Tua,

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<v Speaker 2>who talked a little bit here about the shift in

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<v Speaker 2>terms of the culture and the way things have gone

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<v Speaker 2>so far this offseason.

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<v Speaker 3>We've heard about it all off season.

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<v Speaker 2>Now let's hear from the guy that's lived it and

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<v Speaker 2>experience it and get an update on where things stand

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<v Speaker 2>right now.

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<v Speaker 6>There is a culture shift, and I know it. I

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<v Speaker 6>mean I feel it just as much as everyone that's

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<v Speaker 6>been here. Since I've gotten into the league. We always

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<v Speaker 6>hear about, man, yeah, oh, culture shift. You guys have

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<v Speaker 6>a change of this. You guys are doing this always optimistic,

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<v Speaker 6>but I really do feel in my heart that this

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<v Speaker 6>is a change of scenery for our guys in the

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<v Speaker 6>locker room, and then it also transitions to our coaches

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<v Speaker 6>as well, because we get opportunities to lead and it's

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<v Speaker 6>not as much the coaches as it is the players.

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<v Speaker 3>I would say this year one more time from tow

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<v Speaker 3>on the topic of culture.

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<v Speaker 6>Well, I think I think first you you got to

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<v Speaker 6>have the right guys to be able to do that

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<v Speaker 6>with right and uh, I think we I think we

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<v Speaker 6>have the right guys with within the room, within the

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<v Speaker 6>locker room, within the offense. And I know those guys

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<v Speaker 6>on the defense, you know, feel like they have their

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<v Speaker 6>guys as well. But for me, I think it what's

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<v Speaker 6>most important is like, you know, I've been here for

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<v Speaker 6>five years going on six, Like are you not tired

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<v Speaker 6>of what we've done these past five years? Like if

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<v Speaker 6>you are, then why aren't we doing anything about it?

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<v Speaker 6>Like you know, what do we have to change? What

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<v Speaker 6>do we have to do to correct the the navigation

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<v Speaker 6>of where we want to go?

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<v Speaker 4>So I would say that's what it is.

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<v Speaker 6>And you create that standard in the locker room, the

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<v Speaker 6>guys follow, and you got to uphold it. And so

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<v Speaker 6>you come into work knowing that they're looking to you

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<v Speaker 6>to uphold that standard. And if you don't, you got

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<v Speaker 6>to have brought enough guys to hoold you to that

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<v Speaker 6>standard as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, That's that's a really cool thing to hear from

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<v Speaker 2>a leader because like if you're not on your p's

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<v Speaker 2>and q's as a leader, you then have to fall

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<v Speaker 2>back on the leadership of the guys you brought along

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<v Speaker 2>with you as a leader. So it's like it all

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<v Speaker 2>kind of comes back to you, Right. I love that

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<v Speaker 2>idea and that thinking and to and a quarterback should

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<v Speaker 2>be the one that kind of you know, after the game,

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<v Speaker 2>he's the one that takes blame for the loss and

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<v Speaker 2>he's the one that gives credit when they lose or

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<v Speaker 2>when they win. Had that backwards there for a second.

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<v Speaker 2>And this concept of competition, I mean, we heard about

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<v Speaker 2>it really at every stage this offseason, but the one

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<v Speaker 2>that really sticks out in my mind is back at

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<v Speaker 2>the owners meetings when coach talked about building your culture

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<v Speaker 2>through the draft and the young hungry athlete who's ready

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<v Speaker 2>to kind of, you know, earn that second contract and

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<v Speaker 2>earn a job, and the hunger that comes from those

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<v Speaker 2>players reverberates throughout your entire roster. And I just love

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<v Speaker 2>this because it seems like there's a real intentionality about

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<v Speaker 2>what this time of year is and a trust not

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<v Speaker 2>just among the players, but from the player to the

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<v Speaker 2>coaching staff. And I apologize for going back to this

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<v Speaker 2>well again, but get used to it, because I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to make it about golf. When you're making a swing change,

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<v Speaker 2>focusing on the fundamentals of the swing, you have to

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<v Speaker 2>be okay with crappy results. If I'm hitting a bad slice,

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<v Speaker 2>I need to hit a bad snap hook, draw the

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<v Speaker 2>other direction to kind of correct it, and find my

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<v Speaker 2>club path on the opposite side to even it out

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<v Speaker 2>back in the middle to get that result that I want.

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<v Speaker 2>But you have to do that through trust in the

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<v Speaker 2>process and hitting bad golf shots. So if I'm trying

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<v Speaker 2>to learn a t step as a cornerback, or I'm

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<v Speaker 2>trying to take a snap from under center and get

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<v Speaker 2>my footwork right from that from a quarterback position where

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<v Speaker 2>I want to press a gap as a running back,

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<v Speaker 2>I have to trust the process and not be obsessed

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<v Speaker 2>with the result of the first couple of reps of

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<v Speaker 2>doing that, as bad as it might look. And then

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<v Speaker 2>the idea is you come out the other side, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Andy frame style, through five hundred feet of filth, and

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<v Speaker 2>you come out the other side clean. Like that's the

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<v Speaker 2>idea of kind of stripping down the fundamentals and building

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<v Speaker 2>them back up to be the best version of yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>And I love that there is this trust for the

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<v Speaker 2>guys to really trust the coaching staff to work on

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<v Speaker 2>the development and not be concerned about possibly putting bad

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<v Speaker 2>results on tape and making yourself into the best version

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<v Speaker 2>of yourself. So here's coach on two other topics that

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<v Speaker 2>I thought tied back into this. He was asked about

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<v Speaker 2>the cornerback room and the availability of those jobs. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>go ahead and play that sound here first.

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<v Speaker 5>I think the biggest thing is what we've captured this

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<v Speaker 5>offseason that you know I prioritize over over everything is

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<v Speaker 5>really like a competitive get something out of the day

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<v Speaker 5>develop mindset, all right, So we are going to If

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<v Speaker 5>I'm asking players to develop their game, I can't right

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<v Speaker 5>in the middle of it expect them to really go

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<v Speaker 5>after it and say, hey, you're accountable for the result.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a a day in, day out challenge that really

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<v Speaker 1>I start meetings challenging the line of scrimmage, particularly with

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<v Speaker 1>wide receiver versus dbs, and then you watch how they

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<v Speaker 1>own they they play with confidence, but more so defensive

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<v Speaker 1>back is about the next play after you get beat.

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<v Speaker 5>It's not if, but when. So we are getting major

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<v Speaker 5>evaluation stuff That a guy might have a good day

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<v Speaker 5>for two days. To me, that's a setup at this stage,

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<v Speaker 5>and the evaluation for me, I'm waiting, okay, two good days.

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<v Speaker 5>This is fantastic. I can't wait until he gets beat

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<v Speaker 5>because now we got action. Now we're seeing who we're

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<v Speaker 5>dealing with. Because the one thing that I can't coach

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<v Speaker 5>is that that mental fortitude to bounce back an inherent

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<v Speaker 5>feature in the game, and that's what we're looking for

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<v Speaker 5>and that's that's how you're starting to hear you talk

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<v Speaker 5>to other players across the ball and you feel that

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<v Speaker 5>they're not trying to pick who the best corner is

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<v Speaker 5>because every day you have to come to work and

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<v Speaker 5>deliver your best stuff, or whoever's guarding you will be

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<v Speaker 5>the best corner for the day. Challenge accepted, competitive mindset

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<v Speaker 5>to develop, not to figure out the depth chart today.

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<v Speaker 2>I just love that comment about high stakes reps in practice.

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<v Speaker 3>I've talked about it on the podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not gonna pull the old quote, but you can

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<v Speaker 2>go back and find me talking about how when you

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<v Speaker 2>put these high intensity reps on the practice field, you're

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<v Speaker 2>creating situations that prepare guys for that critical third down

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<v Speaker 2>on Sundays, right, And it's through earning a job, Like

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<v Speaker 2>you don't get to Sunday if you don't earn the

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<v Speaker 2>job out here on a Wednesday. So I think there's

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<v Speaker 2>tons and tons of value to that. And because of

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<v Speaker 2>that competition, I think you can expect to be a

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<v Speaker 2>better version of your football team from week one opposed

0:23:09.520 --> 0:23:11.959
<v Speaker 2>to a slow start where you know, last year I

0:23:12.000 --> 0:23:14.680
<v Speaker 2>talked in the summer about how this team starts fast

0:23:14.680 --> 0:23:17.680
<v Speaker 2>every year, and then it wasn't the same offensively, and

0:23:17.760 --> 0:23:19.480
<v Speaker 2>Tua gets hurt in week two, which kind of changed

0:23:19.600 --> 0:23:21.480
<v Speaker 2>the trajectory of that. But when he came back in

0:23:21.520 --> 0:23:23.639
<v Speaker 2>week eight against the Cardinals, they kind of picked it

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<v Speaker 2>up from there, right, and that's when the kind of

0:23:25.000 --> 0:23:27.639
<v Speaker 2>offense looked like we were used to in the past.

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<v Speaker 3>So that fastart to a season.

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<v Speaker 2>I think there's something to that with the idea of

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<v Speaker 2>competition and the working training camp. And then this answer

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<v Speaker 2>about Ashton Davis is kind of the same thing about,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, being committed to the process through the coaching

0:23:41.359 --> 0:23:44.520
<v Speaker 2>staff's message and points of emphasis. Here's why he's such

0:23:44.520 --> 0:23:47.200
<v Speaker 2>a fan so far of working with Ashton Davis.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, both he and we agree that he is

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<v Speaker 5>of that caliber and he's going to get the opportunity

0:23:53.359 --> 0:23:57.280
<v Speaker 5>to earn that role that he covets.

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<v Speaker 4>But how does he do that?

0:23:59.040 --> 0:24:05.000
<v Speaker 5>Well, he's the exemplified out the gate being supremely coachable

0:24:05.160 --> 0:24:08.480
<v Speaker 5>in a and not just a surface level. Hey, this

0:24:08.560 --> 0:24:12.280
<v Speaker 5>guy listens, it's all right, let me find I'm going

0:24:12.359 --> 0:24:16.160
<v Speaker 5>to take the points of emphasis keyword emphasis, and I'm

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<v Speaker 5>going to apply that every rep for this practice. So

0:24:21.880 --> 0:24:26.880
<v Speaker 5>you're you're a guy that is talented has the desire,

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<v Speaker 5>but is also coupling, you know, the residuals of deliberate practice.

0:24:34.800 --> 0:24:36.080
<v Speaker 4>Stacked on top of each other.

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<v Speaker 5>So what I need is to see no regression from

0:24:42.160 --> 0:24:47.000
<v Speaker 5>that development, and A being a technician of sorts thus

0:24:47.040 --> 0:24:52.600
<v Speaker 5>farign camp to make sure that growth stays linear or

0:24:52.680 --> 0:25:00.280
<v Speaker 5>even exponential, particularly after more defense gets in and the

0:25:00.920 --> 0:25:03.440
<v Speaker 5>inevitable safeties had the same situation.

0:25:03.600 --> 0:25:07.840
<v Speaker 4>Corners do same as every player. So much of this

0:25:08.040 --> 0:25:08.800
<v Speaker 4>is forcing it.

0:25:10.359 --> 0:25:15.040
<v Speaker 5>Or creating a competitive environment, making the stakes high, and

0:25:15.080 --> 0:25:21.360
<v Speaker 5>then seeing how people respond. Failure is the key, because

0:25:22.320 --> 0:25:25.040
<v Speaker 5>too many people are avoiding failure in life and in football.

0:25:25.280 --> 0:25:28.680
<v Speaker 5>It's not about avoiding the failure. It's about taking those

0:25:28.760 --> 0:25:32.520
<v Speaker 5>lessons and utilizing it to build. Because you're either getting

0:25:32.520 --> 0:25:34.879
<v Speaker 5>better or getting worse. There's nowhere in between.

0:25:35.200 --> 0:25:37.919
<v Speaker 2>Speaking of that culture and guys leading by example, we

0:25:37.960 --> 0:25:40.159
<v Speaker 2>did a whole segment last week on how much Jalen

0:25:40.160 --> 0:25:42.479
<v Speaker 2>Phillips and Bradley Chubb help you not just in your

0:25:42.520 --> 0:25:45.760
<v Speaker 2>pass rush but also your run defense. But how about this,

0:25:45.920 --> 0:25:48.680
<v Speaker 2>It goes beyond just what happens in terms of their production.

0:25:49.040 --> 0:25:52.880
<v Speaker 2>Here's coach on the early returns of JP and Bechub

0:25:52.960 --> 0:25:54.280
<v Speaker 2>being back on that field together.

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<v Speaker 5>You know one thing, you know, I really thought that

0:25:57.240 --> 0:26:00.159
<v Speaker 5>we could get a tremendous amount of gains in in

0:26:00.200 --> 0:26:02.320
<v Speaker 5>the off season as we attack it and develop who

0:26:02.320 --> 0:26:06.560
<v Speaker 5>we are is through competition and having.

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<v Speaker 4>The having.

0:26:10.840 --> 0:26:15.600
<v Speaker 5>The most talented players be the hardest working players, and

0:26:16.400 --> 0:26:19.640
<v Speaker 5>players that you can feel their love for football every

0:26:19.680 --> 0:26:23.560
<v Speaker 5>time they're on the grass gigantically beneficial.

0:26:23.880 --> 0:26:26.280
<v Speaker 4>It's a tone setter in and of itself.

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<v Speaker 5>I think having you know, both Bradley and Jalen back

0:26:32.480 --> 0:26:33.480
<v Speaker 5>is something.

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<v Speaker 4>That I don't.

0:26:35.200 --> 0:26:38.720
<v Speaker 5>They were on the team doing their absolute, above and

0:26:38.800 --> 0:26:42.720
<v Speaker 5>beyond best that they could do to impact the team

0:26:42.760 --> 0:26:46.240
<v Speaker 5>while while coming back from injury. But it's just it's

0:26:46.280 --> 0:26:51.040
<v Speaker 5>a different presence that I think I think has been

0:26:51.119 --> 0:26:55.080
<v Speaker 5>understated and has been you know, gigantic.

0:26:55.160 --> 0:26:55.840
<v Speaker 4>I think.

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<v Speaker 5>You talk about the work for the tackles, you talk

0:26:59.280 --> 0:27:03.920
<v Speaker 5>about the work for the quarterbacks. They every time they

0:27:03.960 --> 0:27:08.240
<v Speaker 5>bring their best to practice, that's who's getting better along

0:27:08.280 --> 0:27:13.399
<v Speaker 5>with them, influencing the defense. You have, the best way

0:27:13.480 --> 0:27:16.440
<v Speaker 5>to teach a quarterback how to play on time is

0:27:16.480 --> 0:27:20.240
<v Speaker 5>to have edge rusher production and practice. Because you're like,

0:27:20.359 --> 0:27:24.560
<v Speaker 5>see you're dead here, would you like not to be dead.

0:27:24.880 --> 0:27:27.719
<v Speaker 5>All right, let's let's play with timing. Those types of

0:27:27.760 --> 0:27:34.359
<v Speaker 5>things hugely impactful. And you know, anytime that you have

0:27:34.400 --> 0:27:41.240
<v Speaker 5>a you have some living testaments of uh like real reality,

0:27:41.480 --> 0:27:47.040
<v Speaker 5>which is the game. This this beautiful game that I

0:27:47.160 --> 0:27:52.719
<v Speaker 5>coach you guys cover they play. Your existence within it

0:27:52.800 --> 0:27:57.400
<v Speaker 5>is finite. So truly appreciating the little.

0:27:59.119 --> 0:27:59.600
<v Speaker 4>Points.

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<v Speaker 5>You're hard pressed to roll your eyes and be like, ah,

0:28:04.640 --> 0:28:09.440
<v Speaker 5>another practice when you go past Bradley Chubb, what I

0:28:09.480 --> 0:28:14.640
<v Speaker 5>worked a year and a half for this practice. So

0:28:14.640 --> 0:28:16.679
<v Speaker 5>the answer your question you kind of got me fired up.

0:28:16.960 --> 0:28:18.760
<v Speaker 2>I just thought that was really great stuff there and

0:28:19.080 --> 0:28:21.040
<v Speaker 2>Chubb to get back to the practice notes had a

0:28:21.080 --> 0:28:24.200
<v Speaker 2>pressure that shut a play down today and just watching

0:28:24.280 --> 0:28:27.440
<v Speaker 2>him celebrate. I had a chance to chat with Bradley

0:28:27.480 --> 0:28:29.440
<v Speaker 2>for an interview you'll hear in a week or two

0:28:29.520 --> 0:28:32.560
<v Speaker 2>or three. Just his mindset, his focus, and his love

0:28:32.600 --> 0:28:35.000
<v Speaker 2>of the game. You're not going to find anybody besides

0:28:35.040 --> 0:28:37.960
<v Speaker 2>maybe his close family who's rooting harder for Bradley Chubb

0:28:38.000 --> 0:28:39.560
<v Speaker 2>this season than I am. What a gem of a

0:28:39.640 --> 0:28:41.720
<v Speaker 2>human and I have full faith that he's going to

0:28:41.720 --> 0:28:44.120
<v Speaker 2>bounce back in a big, big way. Speaking of pressure,

0:28:44.200 --> 0:28:46.280
<v Speaker 2>let's go ahead and sprinkle on some more practice notes here.

0:28:46.320 --> 0:28:48.880
<v Speaker 2>I had a great battle ensuing between Patrick, Paul and

0:28:48.920 --> 0:28:51.960
<v Speaker 2>Grace and Murphy. Murphy, as he has done basically every

0:28:52.040 --> 0:28:54.400
<v Speaker 2>day since last August, had a sack. But I also

0:28:54.480 --> 0:28:56.280
<v Speaker 2>had a couple of reps where Paul locked him out

0:28:56.280 --> 0:28:58.480
<v Speaker 2>and really kind of took it to him in terms

0:28:58.480 --> 0:29:00.240
<v Speaker 2>of keeping him off the quarterback and moving in the

0:29:00.280 --> 0:29:03.440
<v Speaker 2>running game. So some iron sharpening iron that way. And

0:29:03.560 --> 0:29:06.040
<v Speaker 2>Matthew Dickerson had a really nice day as well, some

0:29:06.320 --> 0:29:09.080
<v Speaker 2>line of scrimmage resetting. He had a really strong long

0:29:09.200 --> 0:29:11.640
<v Speaker 2>arm move on Austin Jackson. At one point, I had

0:29:11.680 --> 0:29:14.880
<v Speaker 2>Chop Robinson with a pure speed rush sack. Gosh, he

0:29:15.000 --> 0:29:17.760
<v Speaker 2>is so dang fast. I had kJ Britt springing a

0:29:17.840 --> 0:29:20.480
<v Speaker 2>leak up the middle with an immediate sack on Zach Wilson.

0:29:20.880 --> 0:29:21.760
<v Speaker 3>And that's it for now.

0:29:21.840 --> 0:29:23.840
<v Speaker 2>Let's go ahead and get back to the storytelling aspect

0:29:23.880 --> 0:29:26.600
<v Speaker 2>of the podcast. And this was something that was attached

0:29:26.600 --> 0:29:29.200
<v Speaker 2>to the long ball stuff. To bring it back full circle,

0:29:29.640 --> 0:29:32.320
<v Speaker 2>was this idea of alec Ingold and his impact in

0:29:32.360 --> 0:29:34.200
<v Speaker 2>the running game. Let's go ahead and start with this

0:29:34.240 --> 0:29:35.320
<v Speaker 2>here from coach McDaniel.

0:29:35.400 --> 0:29:39.680
<v Speaker 5>What people don't understand is so alec Ingold makes a

0:29:39.720 --> 0:29:45.400
<v Speaker 5>block well when he comes from the backfield and goes

0:29:45.400 --> 0:29:49.080
<v Speaker 5>into the line of scriptage and blocks whomever. Half the

0:29:49.160 --> 0:29:53.440
<v Speaker 5>team adjacent to him has better angles at their blocks.

0:29:54.080 --> 0:29:58.000
<v Speaker 5>So a fullback allows you to every play not only

0:29:58.200 --> 0:30:01.320
<v Speaker 5>is he executing his block, but he's he's made the

0:30:01.360 --> 0:30:05.560
<v Speaker 5>angle better for the center on his target, which helpes

0:30:05.720 --> 0:30:07.400
<v Speaker 5>helps him execute his box.

0:30:07.560 --> 0:30:10.240
<v Speaker 4>So that's the trickle down.

0:30:12.280 --> 0:30:19.800
<v Speaker 5>The the physicality at the point of attack, the known

0:30:19.920 --> 0:30:23.160
<v Speaker 5>matchups going into a game where hey, this dude is

0:30:23.200 --> 0:30:29.000
<v Speaker 5>a physical thumper that can presses force. All right, well,

0:30:29.120 --> 0:30:31.320
<v Speaker 5>hey Alec, we're gonna need a tone set at the

0:30:31.320 --> 0:30:32.040
<v Speaker 5>beginning of the game.

0:30:33.560 --> 0:30:37.320
<v Speaker 4>Those things are in football. That's that's the end.

0:30:37.160 --> 0:30:43.240
<v Speaker 5>All so accountable teammate that not only is he executing

0:30:43.720 --> 0:30:45.960
<v Speaker 5>and getting better and better at the point of attack,

0:30:46.520 --> 0:30:50.800
<v Speaker 5>but simply put a fullback in the run game for

0:30:50.960 --> 0:30:57.320
<v Speaker 5>offenses is the ultimate point guard for the offensive line,

0:30:57.600 --> 0:31:01.800
<v Speaker 5>helping their angles and their leverage and their to block

0:31:01.880 --> 0:31:03.160
<v Speaker 5>talented athletes.

0:31:02.960 --> 0:31:05.520
<v Speaker 2>And man the red zone running game was rolling today.

0:31:05.560 --> 0:31:08.680
<v Speaker 2>I had Jalen Wright, Alex Madison, and Olie Gordon with

0:31:08.760 --> 0:31:11.160
<v Speaker 2>rushing touchdowns and that kind of six to eight yard

0:31:11.240 --> 0:31:13.840
<v Speaker 2>range mid red zone, and then they would call they

0:31:13.880 --> 0:31:16.040
<v Speaker 2>would all go on to catch touchdown passes in that

0:31:16.120 --> 0:31:19.320
<v Speaker 2>same area of the field. The quarterbacks during their individual

0:31:19.440 --> 0:31:23.240
<v Speaker 2>drills were really drilling on different drops from different platforms, shotgun,

0:31:23.360 --> 0:31:25.560
<v Speaker 2>under center, all that stuff and those throws to the

0:31:25.640 --> 0:31:28.480
<v Speaker 2>running backs carried over from that indie drill into the

0:31:28.520 --> 0:31:30.760
<v Speaker 2>team period, and I just thought it was fitting that

0:31:30.920 --> 0:31:33.040
<v Speaker 2>an hour or so after coach tells us about all

0:31:33.040 --> 0:31:35.440
<v Speaker 2>the variables that go into the long ball game, we

0:31:35.480 --> 0:31:37.560
<v Speaker 2>see the run game get some room and then the

0:31:37.600 --> 0:31:40.080
<v Speaker 2>play pass game open up and low red zone expanding

0:31:40.080 --> 0:31:42.000
<v Speaker 2>that for them, and then it would go on to

0:31:42.480 --> 0:31:44.720
<v Speaker 2>lead to the long ball. But I asked alec Ingold

0:31:44.720 --> 0:31:47.440
<v Speaker 2>about the relationship between the running game clicking, the running

0:31:47.440 --> 0:31:49.480
<v Speaker 2>backs catching passes, and how the play pass can open

0:31:49.600 --> 0:31:50.200
<v Speaker 2>up from all of that.

0:31:50.480 --> 0:31:51.480
<v Speaker 3>Here's the Dolphins fullback.

0:31:51.560 --> 0:31:54.040
<v Speaker 7>The running backs are playmakers, and I think when the

0:31:54.040 --> 0:31:55.800
<v Speaker 7>pass game can be an extension of the run game

0:31:55.800 --> 0:31:57.880
<v Speaker 7>and vice versa, I think that's where you really get

0:31:57.920 --> 0:32:00.240
<v Speaker 7>the skill sets. So devine to really embrace that last

0:32:00.320 --> 0:32:01.600
<v Speaker 7>year and for Jalen.

0:32:01.400 --> 0:32:03.080
<v Speaker 4>Right to watch that happen and unfold.

0:32:03.520 --> 0:32:05.360
<v Speaker 7>I think both of those guys being able to see

0:32:05.360 --> 0:32:07.200
<v Speaker 7>the run in the pass playing off each other. That's

0:32:07.200 --> 0:32:10.440
<v Speaker 7>what I'm most excited for this year, as well as Alex.

0:32:10.960 --> 0:32:13.479
<v Speaker 2>And you'll notice a omission there of Devon ah Chan

0:32:13.600 --> 0:32:16.880
<v Speaker 2>by myself that was intentional because he just made plays

0:32:16.920 --> 0:32:19.400
<v Speaker 2>in several ways. He kind of passed from Zach Wilson

0:32:19.440 --> 0:32:21.360
<v Speaker 2>where he got on top of Willie Gay and coverage

0:32:21.360 --> 0:32:23.000
<v Speaker 2>in the back of the end zone, but was out

0:32:23.000 --> 0:32:25.360
<v Speaker 2>of space. So he elevates and adjusts to it in

0:32:25.400 --> 0:32:27.160
<v Speaker 2>the air and makes a play on the football in

0:32:27.200 --> 0:32:29.760
<v Speaker 2>the air the way a wide receiver would. And later

0:32:29.800 --> 0:32:31.480
<v Speaker 2>I see him make a catch on our route twenty

0:32:31.520 --> 0:32:33.600
<v Speaker 2>yards down the field. I saw him with a little

0:32:33.640 --> 0:32:36.640
<v Speaker 2>shake on Tyrel Dodson to get you know, in the

0:32:36.640 --> 0:32:40.280
<v Speaker 2>aforementioned misconnection down the field with Tua Chan just looks

0:32:40.360 --> 0:32:42.600
<v Speaker 2>like a further evolution of the player we've seen the

0:32:42.680 --> 0:32:44.760
<v Speaker 2>last two years, and with the depth we have at

0:32:44.840 --> 0:32:48.120
<v Speaker 2>running back, I think there's opportunities to further explore all

0:32:48.160 --> 0:32:49.400
<v Speaker 2>the options that he affords.

0:32:49.400 --> 0:32:49.480
<v Speaker 3>You.

0:32:49.800 --> 0:32:51.600
<v Speaker 2>Let's go back to Alec one more time for this

0:32:51.760 --> 0:32:53.360
<v Speaker 2>on Devon chen and it.

0:32:53.320 --> 0:32:56.040
<v Speaker 7>Looks so smooth, yeah, right, Like I remember his rookie

0:32:56.080 --> 0:32:58.400
<v Speaker 7>year where all tell him to run like run, man, run,

0:32:58.400 --> 0:33:00.560
<v Speaker 7>because it never looks like he's hitting that twenty two

0:33:00.600 --> 0:33:02.960
<v Speaker 7>miles an hour that he actually is. So dude plays

0:33:02.960 --> 0:33:05.040
<v Speaker 7>football at a smooth level. Man, it's really cool to see.

0:33:05.240 --> 0:33:08.280
<v Speaker 2>Two segments down, we are about thirty four minutes into

0:33:08.320 --> 0:33:10.640
<v Speaker 2>the show. I have one more to go, including more

0:33:10.680 --> 0:33:12.880
<v Speaker 2>practice notes. We're gonna hear from Ashton Davis and talk

0:33:12.880 --> 0:33:16.000
<v Speaker 2>about the aggressive natures of these of these cornerbacks and

0:33:16.040 --> 0:33:18.520
<v Speaker 2>how that all ties together. That's next Draft Time podcast,

0:33:18.520 --> 0:33:23.920
<v Speaker 2>brought to you by AutoNation. So as I sit here

0:33:23.960 --> 0:33:26.360
<v Speaker 2>and tell you about all the plays the offense made,

0:33:26.400 --> 0:33:30.000
<v Speaker 2>it's worth noting that Elijah Campbell, Dante Trader Junior, and

0:33:30.120 --> 0:33:33.080
<v Speaker 2>Isaiah Johnson all had picks, and Jordan Colbert would have

0:33:33.080 --> 0:33:35.320
<v Speaker 2>had a fourth, which would have been the first of

0:33:35.440 --> 0:33:38.160
<v Speaker 2>Tua the spring that the media has been around to see.

0:33:38.240 --> 0:33:41.200
<v Speaker 2>And Ethan Bonner also had a drop pick. Bonners would

0:33:41.200 --> 0:33:43.120
<v Speaker 2>have been a ninety eight yard pick six had he

0:33:43.160 --> 0:33:45.880
<v Speaker 2>squeeze an off Zack Wilson. So it was three picks,

0:33:45.880 --> 0:33:48.640
<v Speaker 2>two drops, one of the drops off off Tua, one

0:33:48.640 --> 0:33:51.000
<v Speaker 2>of the drops off Zach, two of the picks off

0:33:51.080 --> 0:33:53.280
<v Speaker 2>Zach and one off Quinn. Viewers, and I want to

0:33:53.400 --> 0:33:56.840
<v Speaker 2>play the audio here because again result in these practices,

0:33:57.160 --> 0:33:59.800
<v Speaker 2>you want to see quarterbacks challenge windows and try stuff

0:34:00.240 --> 0:34:02.760
<v Speaker 2>can get away with like Quinn. Ewers's pick, for instance,

0:34:02.960 --> 0:34:04.880
<v Speaker 2>wasn't at all his fault. It hit the receiver in

0:34:04.920 --> 0:34:07.440
<v Speaker 2>the hands and bounced off. One of Zach's picks was

0:34:07.440 --> 0:34:09.319
<v Speaker 2>a fifty to fifty ball he took a chance on

0:34:09.560 --> 0:34:12.120
<v Speaker 2>and Isaiah Johnson just made the play. Let's go ahead

0:34:12.120 --> 0:34:15.520
<v Speaker 2>and hear from Tua on this concept of results evaluation

0:34:15.880 --> 0:34:16.600
<v Speaker 2>this time of year.

0:34:16.719 --> 0:34:20.800
<v Speaker 6>I hate that, you know, for certain practices, you guys

0:34:20.920 --> 0:34:24.200
<v Speaker 6>aren't allowed to see the development that he's made and

0:34:24.200 --> 0:34:26.799
<v Speaker 6>the shrids that he's made as a player. I would

0:34:26.800 --> 0:34:29.680
<v Speaker 6>say the same for Quinn as well, that the results

0:34:29.680 --> 0:34:32.719
<v Speaker 6>out there is not an epitome of what they've done

0:34:32.719 --> 0:34:36.239
<v Speaker 6>this entire offseason within OTAs and in this first day

0:34:36.239 --> 0:34:39.240
<v Speaker 6>of mini camp. You know they've been working really hard

0:34:39.400 --> 0:34:42.080
<v Speaker 6>and they've been making really really big jumps.

0:34:42.360 --> 0:34:45.000
<v Speaker 2>But that brings me back to this that these cornerbacks

0:34:45.400 --> 0:34:48.080
<v Speaker 2>are playing so aggressive, like they're not going to go

0:34:48.120 --> 0:34:50.680
<v Speaker 2>down looking, they're going to take their swings. They're getting

0:34:50.719 --> 0:34:53.160
<v Speaker 2>hands on guys and the safeties fly to the football.

0:34:53.200 --> 0:34:56.360
<v Speaker 2>It's a theme they preach in that back end. I

0:34:56.400 --> 0:34:59.040
<v Speaker 2>mentioned that Patrick mcmoor story last week, how he chased

0:34:59.040 --> 0:35:02.160
<v Speaker 2>that football down that was just rolling around harmlessly after incompletion,

0:35:02.560 --> 0:35:03.440
<v Speaker 2>run to the football.

0:35:03.520 --> 0:35:05.040
<v Speaker 3>You can create things when you do that.

0:35:05.120 --> 0:35:07.480
<v Speaker 2>And the way you capitalize on tip balls that can

0:35:07.520 --> 0:35:10.520
<v Speaker 2>be a product of that tight coverage that forces quarterbacks

0:35:10.520 --> 0:35:12.520
<v Speaker 2>and receivers to be on their p's and ques. You

0:35:12.640 --> 0:35:15.920
<v Speaker 2>run to the football, you get rewarded. So no surprise there.

0:35:16.080 --> 0:35:18.040
<v Speaker 2>But I asked Ashton Davis about this and here's what

0:35:18.080 --> 0:35:20.919
<v Speaker 2>he said about how much those aggressive cornerbacks can help

0:35:20.920 --> 0:35:23.080
<v Speaker 2>the safeties do their jobs on the back end.

0:35:23.480 --> 0:35:25.759
<v Speaker 8>It makes it a lot easier, especially you know, whether

0:35:25.800 --> 0:35:27.720
<v Speaker 8>you're a man covered two whatever, they can get hands

0:35:27.719 --> 0:35:29.920
<v Speaker 8>on and I mean, shoot, you saw it today. We

0:35:30.000 --> 0:35:33.520
<v Speaker 8>had a few tips and yeah, we can get our

0:35:33.520 --> 0:35:35.319
<v Speaker 8>hands on all those and more and more physical. The

0:35:35.320 --> 0:35:37.920
<v Speaker 8>corners are the better for us. But the communication over

0:35:37.960 --> 0:35:38.680
<v Speaker 8>Osmond great.

0:35:38.719 --> 0:35:41.399
<v Speaker 2>Speaking of those corners, I thought Cater and Duck were

0:35:41.440 --> 0:35:44.760
<v Speaker 2>excellent today. Isaiah Johnson plays this way too, Ardie Burns,

0:35:44.800 --> 0:35:46.400
<v Speaker 2>I thought I had some good reps. There was a

0:35:46.400 --> 0:35:48.120
<v Speaker 2>play where he had really good feel in the corner

0:35:48.120 --> 0:35:49.520
<v Speaker 2>of the end zone and left the man in the

0:35:49.520 --> 0:35:51.400
<v Speaker 2>back of the end zone and closed down on the

0:35:51.440 --> 0:35:53.800
<v Speaker 2>short throw and was there to arrive at the catchpoint

0:35:54.000 --> 0:35:55.840
<v Speaker 2>to make a big stick on the receiver. And I

0:35:55.840 --> 0:35:58.640
<v Speaker 2>saw a play where bj Adams pressed and re routed

0:35:58.680 --> 0:36:01.759
<v Speaker 2>the Owiese Junior, stayed in phase and then completely pinned

0:36:01.800 --> 0:36:04.160
<v Speaker 2>him to the sideline for an incomplete pass. And with

0:36:04.239 --> 0:36:06.880
<v Speaker 2>a good pass rush that style of play, with fast,

0:36:07.040 --> 0:36:10.440
<v Speaker 2>hungry safeties who fly around, you can generate more takeaways.

0:36:10.480 --> 0:36:12.439
<v Speaker 2>And that's something Weavers talked about. If we get six

0:36:12.480 --> 0:36:14.759
<v Speaker 2>more takeaways last year, and you give the offense six

0:36:14.800 --> 0:36:17.880
<v Speaker 2>more possessions, that can swing some games and swing your season,

0:36:18.160 --> 0:36:20.640
<v Speaker 2>and you can maximize your skills through the concept of

0:36:20.760 --> 0:36:24.440
<v Speaker 2>team football. He talked about that as well cohesiveness and

0:36:24.480 --> 0:36:27.239
<v Speaker 2>a total trust in the scheme. There are a lot

0:36:27.239 --> 0:36:29.799
<v Speaker 2>of teams that execute this every year, especially teams that

0:36:29.840 --> 0:36:32.279
<v Speaker 2>get banged up like the Buffalo Bills last year. You

0:36:32.280 --> 0:36:34.200
<v Speaker 2>don't have to look any further than your own division.

0:36:34.200 --> 0:36:36.600
<v Speaker 2>From a team that's playing cornerbacks threes, four and five

0:36:36.640 --> 0:36:39.319
<v Speaker 2>and goes and gets Russell Douglas midseason. Two years ago

0:36:39.360 --> 0:36:41.920
<v Speaker 2>and gets him playing to a high level in that defense.

0:36:41.960 --> 0:36:44.759
<v Speaker 2>Like it's all about playing connected coverage on that back end.

0:36:45.040 --> 0:36:47.120
<v Speaker 2>So I think that's the mindset and we'll see what

0:36:47.160 --> 0:36:49.960
<v Speaker 2>the finished product looks like come September. But I thought

0:36:50.000 --> 0:36:52.200
<v Speaker 2>you could really see the vision out there today. Let's

0:36:52.200 --> 0:36:54.480
<v Speaker 2>close with a mixed bag here two more soundbites from

0:36:54.480 --> 0:36:57.239
<v Speaker 2>Tua and some practice notes. Tua talked about what he

0:36:57.320 --> 0:36:59.920
<v Speaker 2>can do to help himself stay available for all seventeen

0:37:00.080 --> 0:37:00.840
<v Speaker 2>games this season.

0:37:01.160 --> 0:37:04.160
<v Speaker 6>Yeah, for sure, doing everything I can to stay available

0:37:04.239 --> 0:37:06.840
<v Speaker 6>for the guys. Like I said before in the past,

0:37:07.040 --> 0:37:08.040
<v Speaker 6>nothing changes with that.

0:37:08.600 --> 0:37:10.640
<v Speaker 4>It's knowing when when is.

0:37:10.600 --> 0:37:14.280
<v Speaker 6>The time to give up on a play, and uh,

0:37:14.640 --> 0:37:18.920
<v Speaker 6>you know, I would say the longevity for me to

0:37:19.000 --> 0:37:21.000
<v Speaker 6>be on the field with with my guys is more

0:37:21.040 --> 0:37:24.279
<v Speaker 6>important than whatever that one play is. You know, you

0:37:24.360 --> 0:37:28.320
<v Speaker 6>have you have more quarters than than there there would

0:37:28.320 --> 0:37:30.719
<v Speaker 6>be with within just that one play that I'm trying to,

0:37:31.360 --> 0:37:33.640
<v Speaker 6>you know, show the guys that you know, I'm competitive

0:37:33.680 --> 0:37:36.879
<v Speaker 6>and whatnot. And I know they know that, but it's

0:37:36.960 --> 0:37:40.799
<v Speaker 6>just a you know, a nature It's it's a nature thing,

0:37:40.840 --> 0:37:43.440
<v Speaker 6>you know, it just comes natural to me, uh to

0:37:43.520 --> 0:37:46.279
<v Speaker 6>compete in that sense and that that's just the thing

0:37:46.320 --> 0:37:47.799
<v Speaker 6>I fight with every time.

0:37:48.040 --> 0:37:48.440
<v Speaker 3>Last one.

0:37:48.600 --> 0:37:51.040
<v Speaker 2>How he can practice that and put it into practice.

0:37:51.040 --> 0:37:52.240
<v Speaker 2>For lack of a bird term, Well.

0:37:52.080 --> 0:37:54.080
<v Speaker 6>I think that's that's why you have practice, and it

0:37:54.080 --> 0:37:57.160
<v Speaker 6>starts in practice. I gotta sort of shift my mindset

0:37:57.200 --> 0:38:00.840
<v Speaker 6>of this isn't just practice where guys can't hit me.

0:38:01.360 --> 0:38:03.239
<v Speaker 6>You got to take it into a sense where like,

0:38:03.320 --> 0:38:05.719
<v Speaker 6>if this guy's here, get the ball out, and if

0:38:05.760 --> 0:38:08.600
<v Speaker 6>I'm scrambling and this guy's getting close, not to just

0:38:08.640 --> 0:38:11.480
<v Speaker 6>hold on to it, you know, knowing they they can

0:38:11.560 --> 0:38:13.440
<v Speaker 6>hit me. If it was real football, you know, just

0:38:13.520 --> 0:38:17.160
<v Speaker 6>throw it away or run and then just stop to

0:38:17.160 --> 0:38:19.640
<v Speaker 6>signify it to slide if you will. But I think

0:38:19.680 --> 0:38:23.279
<v Speaker 6>it's the transition and focus of bringing that game like

0:38:23.360 --> 0:38:24.560
<v Speaker 6>feel into practice.

0:38:24.640 --> 0:38:25.000
<v Speaker 3>All right.

0:38:25.080 --> 0:38:27.279
<v Speaker 2>Final practice notes here. I had Jordan Brooks with a

0:38:27.280 --> 0:38:29.960
<v Speaker 2>couple of reaction instinct plays that just pop off the

0:38:30.239 --> 0:38:32.480
<v Speaker 2>field when you watch him. Storm Duck had a bunch

0:38:32.560 --> 0:38:34.640
<v Speaker 2>of good reps day, but a PBu on a coverage

0:38:34.640 --> 0:38:37.520
<v Speaker 2>snap against Tanner Connor really jumped out Connor and the

0:38:37.560 --> 0:38:40.080
<v Speaker 2>Orange Jersey today. By the way, I thought Larry Boram

0:38:40.080 --> 0:38:43.440
<v Speaker 2>and Braden Daniels had excellent days. I thought Ted Kushi,

0:38:43.520 --> 0:38:46.239
<v Speaker 2>the UDFAO lineman, had a block that sprung and all

0:38:46.239 --> 0:38:48.040
<v Speaker 2>a Gordon touchdown run that was impressive.

0:38:48.360 --> 0:38:51.040
<v Speaker 3>And I guess that's it long podcast.

0:38:50.520 --> 0:38:52.759
<v Speaker 2>Today, But we heard from the head coach, from the quarterback,

0:38:53.080 --> 0:38:55.880
<v Speaker 2>and you've got, you know, one more week of football

0:38:55.880 --> 0:38:58.000
<v Speaker 2>practices before we go away for you know, six or

0:38:58.040 --> 0:38:59.840
<v Speaker 2>seven weeks here on the show. So I wanted to

0:38:59.840 --> 0:39:01.960
<v Speaker 2>bringing you guys plenty of content today. I hope you

0:39:02.040 --> 0:39:04.280
<v Speaker 2>enjoyed it. We'll be back again to do it all tomorrow.

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