1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: This is straight fire with Jason mcintire. What is up? 2 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:18,240 Speaker 1: Straight Fire Fan? It's me, Jason. Want entire straight fire 3 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 1: for Thursday September. Two. got a good Thursday night football game. 4 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: Little rival reaction. Pittsburgh Cleveland. Um, one of them will 5 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,640 Speaker 1: start one and two. If it's the Browns, there's gonna 6 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: be problems. They'RE gonna be very upset and they will 7 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: not make the playoffs. Shaun Watson will not save them. 8 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:38,160 Speaker 1: We have a great interview today too. I think gonna 9 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 1: prep you for what I think is his second best 10 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: or first best game of the weekend. Miami Dolphins Buffalo Bills. 11 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: To Uh. To a non dolphins fans, they've been all 12 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: over me because I've been bashing him for a couple 13 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:53,240 Speaker 1: of years for Tua and we've reached the point where 14 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: he has enough weapons, he has a smart coach and 15 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: he looks competent. I think you guys are gonna like it. 16 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: Joe Shad Palm Beach Post. He's covered the NFL for 17 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: a long time, covered some college football as well. Um, 18 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: and at the end of the POD will get to 19 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:08,119 Speaker 1: the best bet. The only little item of news that's 20 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: interesting is kind of a bummer. I don't know if 21 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: you guys saw this. Alonzo ball man, you know, the 22 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: guys who played a basketball game since January, and they 23 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: just the Bulls just announced a Lonzo's getting another arthurscopic 24 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: invasive trick. I don't know. They're calling a divide mint. 25 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 1: I don't even know what the hell that is. But 26 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: he's getting a procedure on his left knee and they're 27 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: going to reevaluate in like six weeks. This is just 28 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: so depressing if you're Alonzo Ball Fan, if you're a 29 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 1: Chicago Bulls Fan, the guys who played his January four. 30 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:44,319 Speaker 1: He had surgery in January and they were like, Oh yeah, 31 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: sixty eight didn't come back. Problems persisted in the knee 32 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: and according to report at Chicago, this is the third 33 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: time in his career. Alonzo's only twenty four. Is the 34 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: third time in his career is having surgery on the 35 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: left knee. Ain't good. That's very bad. You feel bad 36 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: for Alonzo Ball. I'll never forget his introductory press conference 37 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: with the Lakers. Magic John Johnson said save some of 38 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 1: my records please, and he did it like his laugh 39 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 1: that that was the type of hype for Alonzo. He 40 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: was awesome at U C L, a tremendous story in 41 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 1: high school out here in Los Angeles and and and 42 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,639 Speaker 1: the guy is just a total non factor now that 43 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: he was pretty darn good with the Lakers. He was 44 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 1: pretty darn good with the balls again, not not like, 45 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 1: you know, all star material, but pretty good. I know 46 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: that everybody's gonna come out and say a Lonzo was 47 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: a bust because he went number two overall and tatum 48 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: went number three. Listen, Marquel folt has done way less 49 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: than a Lonzo ball. Okay, and he went one, but 50 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 1: not to compare. But I I just you feel a 51 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: little bit bad for Alonzo. Three knee surgeries before. I 52 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: mean the guy signed a four year, eighty million dollar deal, 53 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: so you can't feel too bad for him. I mean 54 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 1: the guy's got generational wealth with the one contract, assuming 55 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:58,679 Speaker 1: he doesn't screw it up. He shot the three well 56 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:02,239 Speaker 1: last year, but because he was already only played half 57 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: the season, less than half the season, and you know, listen, 58 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: I don't know what the hell the Bulls are gonna 59 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 1: do poor Zach Levine. You know, that's my guy. Love 60 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: me some Zach Levine. anyways, let's get to today's interview 61 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: Joe Shadd from the Palm Beach Post. Jason Likes to 62 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 1: think he knows everything when it comes to sports. I 63 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 1: know what sports stance want, but for everything he doesn't. 64 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:28,520 Speaker 1: He knows a guy who does. Let's just say I 65 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: know a guy who knows a guy knows another guy. 66 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: All right, let's welcome into straight fire a guest who 67 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: covers the hottest team in the NFL. Not The buffalo bills, 68 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: we knew they were good, but that would be the 69 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: Miami Dolphins. Let's welcome in Joe Shadd. Palm Beach Post, 70 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: covers the dolphins for all the Gannette newspapers in Florida. Joe, 71 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: how you doing, man? Doing well? Thanks for having me. Yeah, 72 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: I assume you're under just intense scrutiny to do a 73 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 1: ton of PODCAST radio hits. The dolphins matter now too. 74 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: As a good quarterback, all of a sudden you got 75 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: a coach that, uh, is now the favorite to win 76 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: coach of the year. Joe, things are it's two weeks, 77 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: but dolphins fans seemed very excited. Huh. Yeah, it's nice 78 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: to be covering a relevant team. You know, the dolphins 79 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: sold out their season tickets for the first time in 80 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 1: franchise history, and certainly last year. In the year before, 81 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:22,159 Speaker 1: there was intense debate and discussion on every network and 82 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: podcast about whether, to a tongue of allow, could ever 83 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: live up to his draft status. And certainly in one 84 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: week and for one quarter, he really did one quarter. Uh. 85 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:37,600 Speaker 1: The big problem with two, of course, is that the 86 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:40,359 Speaker 1: team didn't really trust him in prior years and then 87 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert was incredible, making it almost impossible for two 88 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 1: or to have success. But then enter Tyreek Hill, enter 89 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: Mike mcdaniel, and I feel like the narrative is shifting 90 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 1: rather quickly. Yeah, those guys have changed everything. Mike mcdaniel 91 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: is a guy who brings an outstanding scheme from the 92 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 1: San Francisco Forty niners. But in addition to a scheme 93 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: which gets guys open, uh, and it's not so too 94 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: hard to drop a scheme that gets tyreek kill and 95 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: Jalen wattle open. He's a good human being. He's a 96 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: guy who, you know, connects with people, journalists, people in 97 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: the cafeteria and players, and that's important. And the general manager, 98 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,280 Speaker 1: the coach and general manager did not get along last year. 99 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:28,039 Speaker 1: The coach and quarterback did not get along and so um, 100 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 1: mcdaniel is really pumped up to us and that's important. 101 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: You know, mcdaniel himself used the word scarred and that 102 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 1: just shows you how open and honest and transparent this 103 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 1: amazing Mike mcdaniel is. He's unlike any coach I've ever 104 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: covered to actually say, yeah, you know what, tour was 105 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:49,359 Speaker 1: scarred emotionally from the last coach. Well, that, wait, is 106 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: they you cover urban Meyer and his prime right or now? 107 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: I was not in Gainesville like covered. When I was 108 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: in Gainesville I covered Steve Spurrier and Ron Zook. But 109 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: of course, being at ESPN for eleven years, I did Um, 110 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:06,360 Speaker 1: spend time with Urban Meyer on national signing days and 111 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 1: I interviewed him before and after Games. So Um, yeah, 112 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: Urban Meyer is an interesting but this Mike Mc Daniel 113 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: is unlike any coach I've ever encountered. Ever say more. 114 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 1: What makes him feel interesting? Yeah, well, it's like a 115 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 1: blend of like the NERDY, scientific, lab rat, Guru, genius 116 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:33,479 Speaker 1: play drawer, Drawer Guy, but then also he has this 117 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: like amazing like emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills and sense 118 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: of humor. He's Quirky and funny and self deprecating and generous. 119 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: It's just like one of those guys you kind of 120 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: hope it works. You know, I heard Phil Sims on 121 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:53,479 Speaker 1: CBS before the last game. They showed a bunch of 122 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 1: clips where Mike was making some jokes and he's a 123 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:58,599 Speaker 1: funny guy and feels like yeah, we'll see if his 124 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 1: way works. It's interesting because, of course Chris Simms has 125 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:04,919 Speaker 1: been what his son, Phil's son has been one of 126 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:07,719 Speaker 1: the biggest criticizers of two uh and I don't like 127 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: the word hater because you know it's I just don't. 128 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 1: I don't believe that to be true. I mean look, 129 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: if Chris Simms opinion is that to a doesn't have 130 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: what it takes from a mobility perspective, from an arm 131 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: strength perspective, to make the throws required to win in 132 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 1: the NFL, that's his opinion and you know what, we 133 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: should respect it. Did play quarterback in the NFL and 134 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: if I have I am of the opinion that Hey, 135 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert has proven things that to can only hope 136 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: to prove. You know what, that doesn't make me a hater, 137 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 1: it makes me someone with an opinion. Interesting. Now mcdaniel, 138 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: I think he played wide receiver at Yale. I can't 139 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: imagine there's a lot of head coaches in the NFL 140 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 1: with Ivy League pedigree. Huh? Yeah, that's an interesting point. 141 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:57,119 Speaker 1: You know, obviously I covered Ryan Fitzpatrick and he of course, 142 00:07:57,160 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: being a Harvard Guy. Um, yeah, I haven't done a 143 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: lot of research into how many coaches come from the, 144 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: from the from the from those ranks. But he's obviously 145 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: extremely book smart, extremely curious. He's interested in all sorts 146 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: of things, from history to science to psychology and uh, 147 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 1: you know, that can be really beneficial to a coach. 148 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: Music and culture, music and culture and fashion and sneakers 149 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: and watches. It's like if I if I had to 150 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: like create a character to cover as a coach, this 151 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:35,839 Speaker 1: would be the guy interesting. So I guess what I 152 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 1: would ask Joe in regard to that is Yale Education, 153 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 1: obviously super intelligent guy, quirky, scientific history. You look, think 154 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: of an NFL locker room, and I'm not saying these 155 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: guys are caveman, but you know, I don't think you 156 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 1: think Ivy League when you think of an NFL locker rooms. Guys. 157 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 1: Why is he able to connect so well with the players? 158 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:01,959 Speaker 1: I think it's a it's a sincerity, it's a it's 159 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 1: an authenticity. There are so many coaches who try to 160 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 1: act like they think a coach is supposed to act. 161 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:16,199 Speaker 1: It Got Josh mcdaniels in trouble UH IN DENVER. Um, 162 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: it got it got show judge in trouble with the giants. Um, 163 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: it got Brian Flores, I think a little bit, in 164 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: trouble with the dolphins, you know. Um, and there there 165 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 1: were all, you know, Belihiate Disciples, Matt Patricia. So obviously 166 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 1: you know Belichick is so successful that those guys thought, well, 167 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: you know, I need to be like him. And and 168 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: this guy just can't help but be himself, which is, 169 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: you know, just kind of a cool guy. And you 170 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:44,560 Speaker 1: know there are going to be skeptics and there are 171 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 1: gonna be doubters and there are some players in that 172 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 1: dolphins locker room who I'm sure are like, Oh, yeah, 173 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: this is all fun and Games now, but what happens 174 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: if and when we hit the skids? You know, see 175 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 1: what you want about frying Bryan floores in his ability 176 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 1: to hire the right coaches and is in the ability 177 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: to get the offense right. Um, you know, they started 178 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 1: last year one and seven and uh, you know, ripped 179 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 1: off a long wind streak that that team did not 180 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 1: lay down for him the same way they laid down 181 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 1: for Adham Gates a few years prior. That's right, good point. 182 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 1: I can't believe you mentioned Adam Gains. I just had 183 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:20,560 Speaker 1: nasty jets flashbacks. Um. So let me ask. I could 184 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 1: I could have told I could have told the jets 185 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 1: not higher. Well, Peyton manning gave him the stamp of approval. 186 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 1: You know, Joe Shadd is a good stamp, but Peyton Manning, 187 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 1: you know, it's one of the best quarterbacks ever and 188 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 1: I felt for it. anyways. Moving on from you know, 189 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 1: what was happening sports journalism too, by the way, you 190 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 1: get like one, you know, really prominent sports journalist who 191 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 1: you know props up a young person and that can 192 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 1: accelerate their career. Certainly. No, that's a great point, um, 193 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:46,679 Speaker 1: but you know, the reverse, I think, was true under 194 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 1: the prior coach. Owner and coach didn't seem to be 195 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 1: enamored with Tua. They were always looking for Deshaun Watson. Um, 196 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: you know, we read some M Brady, Tom Brady, it 197 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 1: was almost as if like they didn't want him, and 198 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 1: this franchise was going to continue this rudderless post Marino disaster. 199 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: I don't know how many playoff that wins they have 200 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:12,199 Speaker 1: since Stan Reno, but I know they haven't found a 201 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 1: franchise quarterback. For a minute it was like, Oh, it's 202 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: to uh, and then all of a sudden it's like 203 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:20,840 Speaker 1: it's definitely not to. Yeah, and it remains to be seen. 204 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:22,839 Speaker 1: I mean I think, I think, to a tongue of 205 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:25,319 Speaker 1: VLO IS gonna put off excellent statistics, in the same 206 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:29,199 Speaker 1: way Jimmy Garoppolo and Jared Goff put up excellent statistics 207 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: in their first year in this offense. Garoppolo led his 208 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:36,199 Speaker 1: team to a super bowl. UH, sorry, jared gaffled his 209 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: team to a super bowl. One or the other. One 210 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 1: guy led his team to a super bowl in his 211 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 1: first year in this offense. The other guy went to 212 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: a pro bowl in his first year in this offense. 213 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 1: And and obviously those their teams did replace and have 214 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:53,320 Speaker 1: tried to replace those two guys. So you know, is 215 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 1: it going to be good enough? That's the question. They 216 00:11:55,800 --> 00:12:00,680 Speaker 1: are only six or seven teams who know for sure 217 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 1: that their quarterbacks are good enough. And you know there's 218 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 1: a lot of them in the A F C, which 219 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:07,839 Speaker 1: is kind of a problem from the dolphins. Yeah, I 220 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 1: don't want to rehash too much to a but rookie 221 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 1: year they tried to flip flopping, I think with Fitzpatrick. 222 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 1: I famously remember a Vegas Raiders game where he was 223 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:19,720 Speaker 1: bad and uh, they threw fitzpatrick in, you know, not 224 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 1: obviously inspiring any confidence. And then last year, late in 225 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 1: the season with a shot at the playoffs, he really 226 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 1: really struggled against Tennessee and and they beat down Um. 227 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 1: But it just feels like that stuff. is a different player. 228 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 1: He's become a new guy. Would you does he have 229 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 1: a different swagger this year, like he just doesn't seem 230 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 1: like old, not confident to him. Yeah, I mean it's 231 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 1: like anything else, right. I mean when if you work 232 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:48,439 Speaker 1: for a boss, who who hired you? Now, in this 233 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 1: case mcdaniel didn't choose to it, he was given to 234 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: a but he said I could win with this guy, 235 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 1: which is what you're supposed to say. But if somebody 236 00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: you know says, look, I think you can do this, 237 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 1: I believe you do this, I know you can do this, 238 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: that that that you know generally is going to provide 239 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 1: a better result than you know what happened. I mean 240 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 1: they did. The last guy did. have no confidence in him. So, 241 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:15,559 Speaker 1: but look to what is physically stronger. I know that 242 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:18,200 Speaker 1: that hip injury seems like a long time ago, but 243 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:22,079 Speaker 1: he is he's never gonna be. You know Lamar Jackson 244 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 1: as a runner, but he shifted at some point over 245 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:32,199 Speaker 1: the last twelve months from rehabilitation mode to core strengthening, 246 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 1: shoulder strengthening, arm strengthening mode, and so he is a 247 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:41,520 Speaker 1: physically different player and he is emotionally repaired. I'm sure 248 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:44,199 Speaker 1: some people are listening being like dude, you wouldn't even 249 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 1: be talking dolphins. You wouldn't spend this month's time if 250 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:50,679 Speaker 1: they hadn't overcome the greatest deficit in fourth quarter history 251 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 1: of the I think of dolphins. You Know Franchise Against Baltimore, right, 252 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:57,840 Speaker 1: there was some luck involved there. Um, I am curious 253 00:13:57,840 --> 00:13:59,839 Speaker 1: when you look at this matchup with buffalo this week, 254 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 1: have a big spread, and then you look at the 255 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 1: Miami Defense. I mean they got carved up badly by 256 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 1: Lamar UH. They did a pretty good job against Mac Jones, 257 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,400 Speaker 1: but that offense is limited. They're facing the best offense, 258 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:12,959 Speaker 1: the MB favorite. Do they have a chance this week, 259 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 1: like Xavien Howards is getting cooked, Um, who's their best 260 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 1: quarterback in the past. And it came out today that 261 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: Xavier had a groin injury. You might have been like, man, 262 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: it doesn't look like he's running. Well, you know what 263 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 1: he's got. He's got a groin injury and so did 264 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: not practice on Wednesday. And so what does that mean? 265 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:33,800 Speaker 1: Is he going to be limited? Is he at risk 266 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:37,000 Speaker 1: it going out for injury when covering Stefon Diggs? Huge 267 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 1: concern for the dolphins, already playing without Byron Jones for 268 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: the next two games, while facing Stefon diggs and then 269 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 1: Jamaar chase on short notice on a nationally televised night games. 270 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 1: So so you know, listen, Um. The dolphins had success 271 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 1: against Lamar Jackson last year, but this Lamar Jackson and 272 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 1: you knew he was going to bounce back and the 273 00:14:56,200 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 1: dolphins have never slowed down Josh Allen, Um. So this 274 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 1: is very difficult matchup, very difficult matchup. Um, the dolphins 275 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: defense can and will and should play better. They generally 276 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 1: get better as the year goes on and they have 277 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: stars on that defense, stars and rising stars. So you know. 278 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: But the thing about the dolphins that's different this year 279 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 1: is that they actually have a chance to score some points. 280 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: So you know buffalo is going to score at least 281 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 1: twenty eight points. The bills are also banged up. Corners 282 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 1: and SAFETIES and linebackers and defensive Lineman all banged up 283 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 1: for the bills, so that gives them a chance to look, 284 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 1: nobody can cover tyreek killing jalen wild. Nobody. Xavian Howard 285 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:38,360 Speaker 1: and Byron Jones can do it in practice. And I'm 286 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 1: sitting there watching this and I'm like, nobody can cover 287 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 1: this guy. Nobody. And one thing tyreek, one thing to 288 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:47,280 Speaker 1: a can do is find the open man and act 289 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:50,680 Speaker 1: pretty accurately hit him. And two is always tyreek is 290 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 1: always open. He's just always open. Nobody can cover them. 291 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:56,240 Speaker 1: I gotta ask. I I had not seen the Xavian 292 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 1: Howard News. Uh, listen, we know when some of the 293 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 1: best athletes get, you know, kind of embarrassed a little bit, 294 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 1: they all of a sudden no as an injury was. 295 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 1: Does it seem like Howard's on track to play? Because 296 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: I'm I'm on profitball, focused and I'm looking at the 297 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: other cornerback and I know he's played good in like 298 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 1: forty snaps. Someone named Cater Cohu Um, undrafted, undrafted born. 299 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 1: That's an amazing story. Born in the Ivory Coast, played 300 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 1: a division two Texas and M commerce last year. is 301 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 1: going to be good. But yeah, you don't want him 302 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 1: to be your top corner against Theefon Diggs. So something 303 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 1: worth monitoring. Xavian has been healthy the last couple of years, 304 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:40,480 Speaker 1: but before that you know injury history. Mostly need and 305 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:43,359 Speaker 1: any time you have a corner with a growing hamstring 306 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: and Achilles, uh, you just know they can go out 307 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 1: on the first years. So that's a big concern. Fox 308 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 1: Sports radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 309 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at Fox sports radio DOT 310 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 1: COM and within the I heart radio APP, Search F 311 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 1: S R to listen. Five big their left tackles that 312 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:06,359 Speaker 1: they spent the money on. He's hurt, Ingram's hurt, um but, 313 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: like you said, everybody, everybody, everybody's hurt every three, even 314 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:13,680 Speaker 1: in week two now, even in week three, everybody's hurt. 315 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 1: The dolphins have a little better depth when they've had 316 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: in past years. Uh, it's a better team. Is the best. 317 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:21,639 Speaker 1: I returned to the dolphins beat in two thousand and 318 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 1: sixteen dolphins made the playoffs first year under Adam Gates. 319 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: This is definitely the best roster since then and probably 320 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 1: the best roster for for many years before that. It's 321 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 1: been twenty years since the Dolphins has won a playoff game. 322 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:37,199 Speaker 1: So this is a starved franchise. I mean this is 323 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 1: this has been really bad, especially offensively, for a really 324 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:45,159 Speaker 1: long time. I covered the offense from Oh two to 325 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 1: oh four and when I came back in two thousand sixteen, 326 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: nothing had changed. It was like there's still questions about 327 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: the owner, of the coach, the offensive coordinator, of the quarterback. Yeah, 328 00:17:57,520 --> 00:17:59,360 Speaker 1: nothing had changed. I was just trying to think I did. 329 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:01,200 Speaker 1: I saw. I didn't Google it, but is the last 330 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:04,199 Speaker 1: Dolphin quarterback to win a playoff game? Um, I'm assuming 331 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 1: it's post Marino, but I would guess Jay fiedler. Yeah, 332 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 1: I believe that's correct. I wasn't covering the team. I 333 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:13,159 Speaker 1: believe it was Indianapolis Colts in January of two thousand 334 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:17,280 Speaker 1: one Um and and yeah, it's you know, it's just 335 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: they got destroyed at Pittsburgh in the only playoff game 336 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:24,440 Speaker 1: I've covered since my return. It would be disappointing. If 337 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 1: the dolphins do not make the playoffs this year, they 338 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:30,679 Speaker 1: should absolutely as a wild card. But yeah, you know, 339 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 1: there's some crazy statistics, but this isn't crazy. I don't 340 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 1: know if you saw them my twitter account. Over the 341 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 1: last thirty seven games played, only the bills and chiefs 342 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 1: have more a F C wins than the dolphins. Wow, where, 343 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:52,920 Speaker 1: that's a little crazy. Now I'm assuming that what is that? Sixteen? Sixteen, 344 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 1: so like half of three years ago. Um, the last 345 00:18:56,600 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 1: two games, only the last two games. We were the 346 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 1: last two games of a year and the first two 347 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 1: games of this year. So four wins make it, make 348 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:08,080 Speaker 1: it a little friendlier. But they were among the A 349 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 1: F C leader in wins in the last two years 350 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 1: under Flores, which is why it's you know. So some 351 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 1: people were real upset about that fire. Yeah, Um, you 352 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:19,920 Speaker 1: met you you glossed over the owner, Stephen Ross Um. 353 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 1: I mean he's the actual owner of the dolphins, but 354 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 1: we know Josh Allen owns the dolphins. He's won seventh straight. 355 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:28,760 Speaker 1: Just totally run up and down the field against him. 356 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:31,639 Speaker 1: I think one game went to overtime, but otherwise he've 357 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:36,399 Speaker 1: mostly been a blood bath for the buffalo bills. What's it? 358 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:38,400 Speaker 1: Is it just the speed, or has Miami just been 359 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 1: that bad the last few years? Oh Man, well, the 360 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:45,879 Speaker 1: dolphins in general have had difficulty against running quarterbacks, and 361 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 1: this guy obviously is different than most running quarterbacks because 362 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:53,200 Speaker 1: he's fast, but he's also huge, and so he's so 363 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:56,000 Speaker 1: hard to bring down in the open field. He will fumble, 364 00:19:56,119 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 1: Josh Allen, and so the dolphins have maybe spent a 365 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: little too much time trying get him to fumble instead 366 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 1: of trying to tackle them. But I mean, listen, the 367 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:06,920 Speaker 1: bills score touchdowns on their first drive every game. It's 368 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 1: not just the dolphins, I mean they're they're really, really 369 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 1: good on offense. So it'll be interesting to see if 370 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:17,600 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator Josh Boyer comes up with a new plan 371 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 1: that is better than the one he and Flores had 372 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: in the previous three years. This is really Josh Boyer 373 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:26,959 Speaker 1: Show now, but Flora's having moved on. He was obviously 374 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:30,600 Speaker 1: heavy handed in every area, including the defensive scheme. Yeah, 375 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:33,119 Speaker 1: so it's it's weird. They can't beat the bills, but 376 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:37,199 Speaker 1: to H doesn't lose the BELICHICK, is it? What is that? 377 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:40,840 Speaker 1: Just simply a matchup deal. Is that what that is? Well, 378 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 1: one thing is that the bills get a lot of 379 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:47,959 Speaker 1: pressure and, like many quarterbacks, t is much better when 380 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:50,880 Speaker 1: he has a clean pocket, when he is not under pressure. 381 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 1: The bills are one of those teams that are able 382 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 1: to get pressure without blitzing, and that will create problems 383 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 1: for to their offensive on is crumbled in years past. 384 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:05,120 Speaker 1: We're obviously hoping that with a new scheme, the addition 385 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:07,680 Speaker 1: of the very solid center Connor Williams from the cowboys, 386 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 1: who was a guard, and Toronto Armstead, who does have 387 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: a toe injury, but you know, even with two toes 388 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 1: cut off, would be better than the tackles and dolphins 389 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 1: right out there last year. Yeah, so they're they're better, 390 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 1: they're better. Well, I mean, do you really need your 391 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:25,919 Speaker 1: toes to be an offensive tackle? Maybe not. Now that's 392 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 1: a fair point. Uh Joe. I guess we can wrap 393 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 1: up with like, what did you make of all the 394 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:34,119 Speaker 1: speculation about the Brady, you know, the Brady stuff in 395 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,879 Speaker 1: the off season? Um, that that he was going to 396 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 1: go down there? Stephen Ross a Michigan Guy. Brady a 397 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 1: Michigan Guy. Um, Tom I'm sure would love to make 398 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 1: the move from Tampa down to Um, my Miami. Yeah, 399 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 1: a little closer, I'm sure, maybe more airport friendly to Brazil. Um, 400 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 1: but I don't know, what do you what do you 401 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 1: make of that? Like it sounds like Brady's done, done 402 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:02,120 Speaker 1: now he's not playing after this. Yeah, I don't think 403 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:04,320 Speaker 1: he can. I think that window has passed. I mean, 404 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 1: you know, listen, starts. Steven Ross, like many owners in sports, 405 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 1: is one of those, you know, Star Chasers. I mean 406 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 1: Mike mcdaniel is a guy they hired. He never even 407 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 1: interviewed once anywhere else, and you know, Ross went with, 408 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:21,399 Speaker 1: you know, the wild card, you know, kind of like 409 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:23,680 Speaker 1: he does in his private businesses, which have been much 410 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:27,240 Speaker 1: more successful than his sports venture. Uh, he kind of. 411 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:30,160 Speaker 1: You know, Ross has always like to hire the sort 412 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 1: of Young Ivy League Michigan. I Know Michigan is not 413 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 1: in the Ivylie, but you understand my point. Um, uh yeah, 414 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:42,880 Speaker 1: so you know, Um, it should not surprise anyone that 415 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:45,920 Speaker 1: he had an interest in the combination, for the all 416 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: star combination of Sean Payton and Tom Brady. And this 417 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: question about whether or operating would have been able to 418 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 1: play quarterback if in fact he had an ownership stake 419 00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:59,399 Speaker 1: in the in the organization. Um, certainly the idea, you know, 420 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: is that they would have tried to make that work. 421 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:05,840 Speaker 1: But look, Brady's not the long term answer for the dolphins. 422 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:08,199 Speaker 1: But it is true that the dolphins would be a 423 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: super bowl favorite this year if Tom Brady, Joe Burrow, Justin, Herbert, 424 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson. Uh, you see where I'm going with this. 425 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:20,920 Speaker 1: Any of those guys were the quarterback and so people 426 00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 1: say that just proves you're to a hater. Won't know. 427 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: It just sort of makes the point that to a 428 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 1: is still trying to prove that he's not the thing 429 00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:36,800 Speaker 1: that will all or could or should hold the dolphins 430 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 1: back from reaching their opening calls. Yeah, yeah, I think 431 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:41,920 Speaker 1: you mentioned Lamar Jackson. If you didn't, I'm just gonna 432 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:44,880 Speaker 1: jam his name in there. There's some social media stuff. 433 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: Lamar obviously from Miami, the Miami area. Um, you know 434 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:52,120 Speaker 1: he I don't want to say he's done in Baltimore, 435 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: but he doesn't seem thrilled. They're not giving him what 436 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:56,480 Speaker 1: he wants. No, I wouldn't shock me. Yeah, no, I 437 00:23:56,480 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 1: wouldn't shock wouldn't shock me if he is an NBA 438 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:04,000 Speaker 1: deal and demands a trade and refuses to sign. And 439 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:06,160 Speaker 1: you know, no, that would not shock me at all 440 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 1: if that actually happened. You know, in an oddity Lamar 441 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:12,280 Speaker 1: is oh and two against two. I know that's silly. 442 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: Equal dement wins, blah, Blah Blah, but this would just 443 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 1: be another case of Miami maybe overlooking to it. Now, 444 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:23,480 Speaker 1: when can they offer him the extension? Is it next 445 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:29,359 Speaker 1: after the season? Uh So? So, yeah, I mean the 446 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:32,399 Speaker 1: dolphins have a let's see what this is to his 447 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 1: third year. He was a first round draft pick. So 448 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: you know, there's no pressure here. You know next year 449 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:43,399 Speaker 1: that well, at some point the dolphins have to make 450 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 1: a decision on the fifth year option, which some teams 451 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: have made mistakes on. Didn't. It wasn't Baker Mayfield the 452 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 1: fifth year option mistake. So you really gotta be you 453 00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:55,640 Speaker 1: gotta be careful on the fifty year option. Um. But 454 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:58,199 Speaker 1: you know, in the same way, the Ravens seem to 455 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 1: be in no rush to fully commit to Lamar. Uh. 456 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 1: You know, I don't think the dolphins are going to 457 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:08,719 Speaker 1: be in a rush to fully commit two TOA. I 458 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:11,080 Speaker 1: just don't think they will be. But we'll see. Yeah, Um, 459 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:13,640 Speaker 1: all right, Joe. Any do you offer predictions on games, 460 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:15,359 Speaker 1: or do they steer you away from doing that, that 461 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:18,760 Speaker 1: you cover the team? UH, dolphins are six point dogs 462 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 1: at home. I haven't seen a weather report. That's too bad. 463 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:25,119 Speaker 1: It looks like it's gonna be just upper eighties, typical 464 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:28,080 Speaker 1: weather at hard rock stadium. I didn't see any rain 465 00:25:28,080 --> 00:25:30,880 Speaker 1: in the forecast. I'm assuming, like everyone, Miami is gonna 466 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 1: wear the home whites and they'll make buffalo wear the darks, 467 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 1: you know, for the sweating in the in the heat, 468 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:40,000 Speaker 1: and any prediction or anything fun out of out of 469 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:43,240 Speaker 1: what you think occurs Sunday. Yeah, I mean it would 470 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:46,960 Speaker 1: be um illogical to not choose the buffalo bills to 471 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 1: beat the Miami Dolphins, based on recent history and the 472 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 1: fact that buffalo is probably the best team in the 473 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:56,000 Speaker 1: entire NFL right now. So, Um, you know, it would 474 00:25:56,040 --> 00:25:58,359 Speaker 1: be fun and it would be exciting and it would 475 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 1: change the narrative, as we say. You know that one 476 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:04,119 Speaker 1: of my pet P words, but I guess there's validity 477 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:08,880 Speaker 1: and narrative. Um, you know, listen, a lot of buffalo 478 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:14,159 Speaker 1: injuries on defense. Um, Short week, right, they played on 479 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:17,360 Speaker 1: Monday night. So I don't know if you had if 480 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:20,440 Speaker 1: you forced me, I would say. You See, the line 481 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:22,920 Speaker 1: started at four and a half, moved to five and 482 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:25,040 Speaker 1: a half. You've seen it at six. I'd take the six. 483 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:29,680 Speaker 1: So I go dolphins plus. Yeah, builds divisional dog getting six. 484 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:32,240 Speaker 1: That's a no brainer. Um, I'm looking at the injury 485 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:36,720 Speaker 1: report now. The latest is Micah Hyde out, Dane Jackson out, 486 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:40,920 Speaker 1: I remember out, Miss Practice, safety, out, cornerback out, Dawson Knox, 487 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: Miss Practice. Jordan Phillips, WHO's been a factor on the interior, missing. 488 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:48,000 Speaker 1: Former Dolphin. Yeah, who's really hates the dolphins because they 489 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 1: caught him. That's right. Yeah, kills them. He was he 490 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:54,520 Speaker 1: was never motivated as a dolphin, but then they cut him, 491 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:57,640 Speaker 1: so now he kills the dolphins. It's just like of course. Um, yeah, 492 00:26:57,840 --> 00:26:59,879 Speaker 1: I guess. You know, these injury reports on Wednesday are 493 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:02,399 Speaker 1: or something. Thursday's a little more, but Friday is the 494 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:05,160 Speaker 1: big day. If you don't practice Friday, like it's not happening. 495 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:08,280 Speaker 1: But anyways, Joe Palm Beach Post. Great stuff, Joe can 496 00:27:08,280 --> 00:27:11,919 Speaker 1: continued success, uh, covering the team and in your in 497 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:15,600 Speaker 1: your impressive career. Thanks man, good to talk to. 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It's just a team I don't 508 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:51,480 Speaker 1: want to get in front of right now. All right, 509 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 1: Thursday in at football, browns were three point favorites on 510 00:27:57,560 --> 00:28:01,160 Speaker 1: the look aheadline against the steelers in Pittsburgh. Looks bad 511 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:03,600 Speaker 1: in the loss to the Patriots. Their touchdown came in 512 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:07,879 Speaker 1: garbage time. They were woefully inept. BROWNS end up choking 513 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 1: late lead away against the jets. Nevertheless, line POPs at 514 00:28:12,119 --> 00:28:14,760 Speaker 1: five and a half on Monday and then some people 515 00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:16,760 Speaker 1: are betting. I don't know what they're seeing. In Pittsburgh 516 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:18,640 Speaker 1: it's down to four and a half. The totals were 517 00:28:18,680 --> 00:28:21,720 Speaker 1: the real interesting situation is. So it was forty and 518 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:23,359 Speaker 1: a half and it got that down to thirty eight 519 00:28:23,359 --> 00:28:25,400 Speaker 1: and a half. That's where I got it and it's 520 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:28,760 Speaker 1: now down to thirty eight. You know that. We know 521 00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 1: these slabber knockers in the A F C north are 522 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 1: like seventeen thirteen type deals their team, ten low scoring games. 523 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:40,160 Speaker 1: I think that the missing T J watt factor really 524 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:41,800 Speaker 1: matters a lot because if you looked at Mac Jones, 525 00:28:41,800 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 1: he didn't get sacked once. Remember how badly they pressured 526 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow in the opener, and then they go up 527 00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:49,520 Speaker 1: against Patriots and Mac Jones and they can't get to him. 528 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:52,120 Speaker 1: It's like t j Watt really does matter for that 529 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:54,520 Speaker 1: defense and they did a good job against the Patriots. 530 00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:57,800 Speaker 1: They gave up the agar jump all touchdown. Other than 531 00:28:57,840 --> 00:29:00,360 Speaker 1: that they kind of slowed New England. New England's UH 532 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:01,920 Speaker 1: did not go up and down the field and put 533 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:03,600 Speaker 1: up a lot of points, but that's not their offense. 534 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:06,840 Speaker 1: And now you've got a divisional matchup which obviously you've 535 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:10,000 Speaker 1: got to look to the underdog always here and Mike Tomlin. 536 00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:15,680 Speaker 1: We know what Mike Tomlin always does. Tomlin divisional road 537 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:18,840 Speaker 1: underdog like. That's something you gotta consider. He was a 538 00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:22,160 Speaker 1: divisional home dog and the opener was at homer road 539 00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:26,560 Speaker 1: against uh, them bengals. I'll have to check that, but 540 00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:28,840 Speaker 1: Tomlin delivered. Now, it wasn't a pretty win, but it 541 00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:31,800 Speaker 1: was a win and it's tough for me to take 542 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:33,560 Speaker 1: a side here. I guess if you said Jason, you 543 00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:36,560 Speaker 1: have to because I'm in a survivor pool. Yeah, I 544 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:41,280 Speaker 1: guess I would consider, consider looking at the browns here, 545 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 1: but I ultimately can't. The survivors Brutalis, but we'll get 546 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:47,200 Speaker 1: into it tomorrow. But I just I don't know if 547 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:49,520 Speaker 1: I could pull the trigger on that Cleveland in a 548 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:54,760 Speaker 1: survivor Jacoby Bursette. Um, it's tough. This is a very 549 00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:57,160 Speaker 1: tough week in the NFL. I'm really pissed that I 550 00:29:57,480 --> 00:30:00,240 Speaker 1: didn't do well, uh, in the contest, because this week 551 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:02,480 Speaker 1: it's gonna be way tougher. Week one four and one. 552 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:05,600 Speaker 1: Last week two and three not ideal, just a five 553 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:08,040 Speaker 1: and Oh away from contending. At any rate, I think 554 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:09,640 Speaker 1: the best bet's got to be the under thirty eight. 555 00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:14,080 Speaker 1: Maybe the browns run all over them and Chubb is 556 00:30:14,120 --> 00:30:16,320 Speaker 1: just Chubb and Hunter Dragon Defenders. I mean the Brown's 557 00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:18,840 Speaker 1: ring up over four yards against the jets. Now I 558 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:21,080 Speaker 1: know what you're gonna say. Jets defense stinks. They've got 559 00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:24,320 Speaker 1: a couple of good corners, safeties are bad and the 560 00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 1: familiarity of the A F C north this will be 561 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:30,240 Speaker 1: a close game. By the way, prime time unders six 562 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:33,080 Speaker 1: and one so far this season. Six and one. The 563 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:37,120 Speaker 1: only one that went over was by one point buffalo 564 00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 1: and Tennessee and it was on a pick six. And 565 00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:42,440 Speaker 1: Remember Buffalo sat out at starters in the fourth like 566 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:45,360 Speaker 1: Matt Barkley came in to start the fourth quarter. I 567 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:48,400 Speaker 1: think it was Matt Barkley. So it's it's the Primetime 568 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:51,160 Speaker 1: Games unders are happening. I'm sure that will flip later 569 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:54,080 Speaker 1: in the season. It always does. If you made me 570 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:57,920 Speaker 1: pick a side, I would go probably Brown's seventeen and 571 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:00,240 Speaker 1: they covered three and a half, but I think cover 572 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:02,280 Speaker 1: four and a half. I it's just it's I don't 573 00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 1: see any value in the side, but I think the 574 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:06,960 Speaker 1: under for sure would be the play. Will be back 575 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:10,720 Speaker 1: tomorrow with, I believe, an NFL guest who you will 576 00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:13,120 Speaker 1: like and obviously picks for the weekend a couple of 577 00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:15,840 Speaker 1: college football games that you'll be interested we'll do all 578 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 1: that tomorrow. Talk to you then.