WEBVTT - Episode 1: Introducing Travis Wingfield

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<v Speaker 1>Fractors, Patric throwing high park touchdown. What a win for

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<v Speaker 1>this Miami Dolphin team. Wow? What is up, Dolphans? And

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<v Speaker 1>welcome in to the newest podcast on the official podcast

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<v Speaker 1>network of the Miami Dolphins, covering your Miami Dolphins. It's

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<v Speaker 1>the Drive Time Podcast and as always, I am your host,

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<v Speaker 1>Travis Wingfield, here to bring you your daily dose of

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<v Speaker 1>Miami Dolphins football. Now, this show will be a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit different from our regularly scheduled programming going forward, and

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<v Speaker 1>we're taking a different approach to get you familiar with

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<v Speaker 1>what you can expect going forward here on Drive Time.

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<v Speaker 1>And for those of you that were with me on

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<v Speaker 1>the Locked On Dolphins podcast know how thorough and in

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<v Speaker 1>depth I tend to be with my podcasts, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>my intention here now under the umbrella of the Official

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<v Speaker 1>Miami Dolphins podcast. And while you're here, don't forget to subscribe, rate,

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<v Speaker 1>and review the show, and not just Drive Time, but

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<v Speaker 1>our other fantastic podcasts, The Audible with John con Jenny,

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Rose, and kim Bo Camper, as well as the

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<v Speaker 1>other new addition to the Miami Dolphins catalog of podcasts,

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<v Speaker 1>The Fish Tank with Juice O j McDuffie and Seth

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<v Speaker 1>Levitt on this edition of the Drive Time podcast. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to tell you who I am, what you can

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<v Speaker 1>expect going forward on this podcast, and what this new

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<v Speaker 1>job means to me. A lifelong Dolphins fan now working

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<v Speaker 1>for the organization I have grown to love and know

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<v Speaker 1>my entire life. So who am I? A tried and

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<v Speaker 1>true Dolphins fan that was converted to the aquaand Orange

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<v Speaker 1>at age six. The deciding factor for me the visible

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<v Speaker 1>from Space starter jacket that was so prevalent on playgrounds

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<v Speaker 1>across America in the nineties. Even from a young age,

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<v Speaker 1>my daily goal on the playground was to persuade my

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<v Speaker 1>classmates that those twilight Marino year Dolphins were an operation

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<v Speaker 1>fit for the Super Bowl every single year. In fact,

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<v Speaker 1>the first game I recall watching was the playoff heartbreaker

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<v Speaker 1>against the San Diego Chargers, and yeah, I'll admit it,

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<v Speaker 1>tears were shed that day. And at the time, we

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<v Speaker 1>were a spoiled fan base, going to the playoffs nine

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<v Speaker 1>times out of twelve years from nineteen nine through two

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<v Speaker 1>thousand one, and for me, the most memorable moment being

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<v Speaker 1>that Lamar Smith wild card winning run over Peyton Manning.

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<v Speaker 1>And the Indianapolis Colts in the two thousand playoffs. Pandoff,

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<v Speaker 1>Lamar wrapping up the ball with both arms and he

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<v Speaker 1>just gets one of everybody touch down. Bay Lamar Smith

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<v Speaker 1>tears away from tackles. He won this game. The Dolphin

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<v Speaker 1>took on the Oakland. The Dolphins have done it. They

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<v Speaker 1>have won this game. The fans here at Pope Players

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<v Speaker 1>Stadium ourck And that was the moment I knew that

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to be associated with this football team in

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<v Speaker 1>some former fashion. And back then all I could do

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<v Speaker 1>with select the Finns and Madden and create the dynasty

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<v Speaker 1>and franchise mode that I always coveted for this Dolphins

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<v Speaker 1>football team. And as I got older, I took up

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<v Speaker 1>writing and eventually podcasting. I've only ever cared about this

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<v Speaker 1>football team from that Lamar run, to the wild Wildcats season,

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<v Speaker 1>to the nine in two finish and eventual playoff birth.

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<v Speaker 1>And now with coach Flores at the helm and all

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<v Speaker 1>the draft capital and available cap space, what a time

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<v Speaker 1>to be joined this organization just as things are about

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<v Speaker 1>to get very very exciting for the Dolphins, both on

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<v Speaker 1>and off the field. And with that, what you can

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<v Speaker 1>expect from this podcast, passion and honesty. Nothing in my

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<v Speaker 1>life drives me more than my passion and that resonates

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<v Speaker 1>through when talking about this football team, and maybe even

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<v Speaker 1>more so than what you can expect what you can

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<v Speaker 1>expect me to avoid our hot takes with little to

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<v Speaker 1>no substance. I've never been one to say things just

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<v Speaker 1>to say them, So we're going to utilize all the

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<v Speaker 1>resources we have here with the Dolphins and this incredible

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<v Speaker 1>team of social, video, audio and print media that I

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<v Speaker 1>am so so so very proud of and thrilled to

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<v Speaker 1>be a part of this franchise, in this organization to

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<v Speaker 1>bring you the best podcast on your Miami Dolphins. You're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna get in depth research based in film study and

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<v Speaker 1>analytics and connecting the dots. Over the last three years,

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<v Speaker 1>I've written over three hundred articles for locked on dolphins

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<v Speaker 1>dot com and posted over six hundred podcast on Locked

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<v Speaker 1>on Dolphins as part of a locked on podcast network,

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<v Speaker 1>and my goal here is to develop that same trusted

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<v Speaker 1>resource that you can count on for your daily Miami

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins coverage. We're gonna have interviews with players, coaches, people

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<v Speaker 1>that work in the organization behind the scenes. If you

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<v Speaker 1>thought my previous podcast was in depth. Well then, baby,

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<v Speaker 1>you ain't seen nothing yet. We have some big, big

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<v Speaker 1>plans in store for this podcast and I'm itching to

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<v Speaker 1>get it cranking and bringing you that daily dose here

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<v Speaker 1>on the Drive Time Podcast with Travis Wingfield. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be theorizing commentary talking about which direction the Dolphins could go,

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<v Speaker 1>both in the off season. In season, we're gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>riding up on Miami Dolphins dot com from yours truly.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll have reporting from games and practices and training camp.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna cover the draft. If you followed along with

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<v Speaker 1>me in twenty nineteen, we had weekly articles on Saturdays

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<v Speaker 1>talking about the star players in college football that might

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<v Speaker 1>be of interest from the Dolphins. We had videos up

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<v Speaker 1>on the Twitter timeline at Wingfield NFL breaking down the

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<v Speaker 1>film of all the players both in college football as

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<v Speaker 1>well as the professional ranks with your Miami Dolphins, and

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<v Speaker 1>the in season coverage will be recapping the games, the players,

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<v Speaker 1>and the stories from the locker room, from the press box,

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<v Speaker 1>on the road, at practice, and at training camp. If

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<v Speaker 1>you came to love Locked on Dolphins, this podcast is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be like Locked On Dolphins, but with even

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<v Speaker 1>more access to the football team than ever before. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to get the mailbag segments going. We want to

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<v Speaker 1>engage with the fan base. I don't want to just

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<v Speaker 1>publish my articles and pod cast and have a set

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<v Speaker 1>and forget to borrow a football term mindset. I want

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<v Speaker 1>to hear from you, the fan, and that's on all

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<v Speaker 1>social platforms on Twitter at Wingfield NFL, the same name

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<v Speaker 1>on Instagram, and mainly in the specific threads where I

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<v Speaker 1>put the call out for your questions here on the

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<v Speaker 1>Drive Time podcast, but also in depth film reviews as

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<v Speaker 1>well as previews of the upcoming opponents that coming Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>And best of all, this podcast has an unbelievable amount

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<v Speaker 1>of support from research to graphics to production. We have

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<v Speaker 1>a world class team working on this show from the

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<v Speaker 1>world class organization that is your Miami Dolphins. My goal

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<v Speaker 1>is to get you the information that you covet, that

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<v Speaker 1>you desire, to give you more access to your favorite

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<v Speaker 1>football team than you've ever had before, and to do

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<v Speaker 1>it in an informative, entertaining fashion. This this show, right here,

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<v Speaker 1>this game, this team is my passion, it's my dream

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<v Speaker 1>job and it means everything to me, which leads into

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<v Speaker 1>my final bit for this kickoff episode on the Drivetime podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>What exactly this does mean to me? Because I grew

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<v Speaker 1>up a Dolphins fan. We talked about the Madden games

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<v Speaker 1>previously on the show here, But the first actual writing

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<v Speaker 1>gig I had, was, of course, an unpaid job writing

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<v Speaker 1>for a Dolphins fan blog. And I'll never forget my

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<v Speaker 1>first piece writing about Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown back

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<v Speaker 1>when they shared the backfield in two thousand five. I

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<v Speaker 1>was on Dolphins message boards typing out long form persuasive posts,

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<v Speaker 1>trying to find the upshot to any in all situations

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<v Speaker 1>regarding this Dolphins football team, and trying to go the

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<v Speaker 1>optimistic route. I attended games in two thousand three and

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand eight in Miami, coming all the way across

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<v Speaker 1>the country from Washington State. In addition to experiencing the highs,

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<v Speaker 1>I've also experienced all the lows. The devastation of the

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<v Speaker 1>Ricky Williams retirement back in two thousand four, the shock

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<v Speaker 1>and awe of the Ted Gin draft pick over Brady Quinn.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember running around my house and telling all my

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<v Speaker 1>roommates about my A hat that I earned in two

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<v Speaker 1>thousand eight as a fan of the A F C

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<v Speaker 1>East champion Miami Dolphins. And when it comes to Sundays

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<v Speaker 1>in the fall and the winter, anyone who knows me

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<v Speaker 1>knows better than to expect me to be anywhere else

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<v Speaker 1>besides watching my Miami Dolphins. That is not negotiable. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>watching the greatest football team every time they buckle the

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<v Speaker 1>Chinche traps. And it's been that way since two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>five and before that. Who out there remembers following the

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<v Speaker 1>games on NFL Game Center where they showed you the

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<v Speaker 1>little graphic of a football field and the team's helmet

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<v Speaker 1>moving the football down a simulated field with no visual

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<v Speaker 1>evidence of what was going on. Quite a far cry

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<v Speaker 1>from the last couple of years. When I had a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to come to Miami for a pair of games

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<v Speaker 1>in ten and twenty nineteen, was there in attendance to

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<v Speaker 1>watch the Dolphins beat the Buffalo Bills on that Charles

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<v Speaker 1>Clay dropped to end the game. I was also there

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<v Speaker 1>for the Miami Miracle, the craziest sporting event I think

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<v Speaker 1>I've ever seen live, will probably ever see live. Was

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<v Speaker 1>there this year for both the Bengals and Jets victories,

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<v Speaker 1>the Adam Gates return and that crazy overtime finish over

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<v Speaker 1>the Bengals as I have enjoyed covering this team from

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<v Speaker 1>afar for the last three years, but now the opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to cover this team up close and bring you guys

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<v Speaker 1>that same passion, honesty and integrity that we had in

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<v Speaker 1>previous podcast and previous stops here before the Drive Time Podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Some quick hitting facts about me before we get out

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<v Speaker 1>of here for our first official episode. I am very

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<v Speaker 1>happily married to my beautiful wife and we are expecting

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<v Speaker 1>our first child, a daughter, on the way in May.

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<v Speaker 1>We have two cats, ConA and Wilson. And yes, Wilson

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<v Speaker 1>was named after Albert Wilson, as we adopted him right

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<v Speaker 1>after that overtime thriller against the Bears. My vices are

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<v Speaker 1>diet coke, but only from McDonald's. How do they get

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<v Speaker 1>to taste so crisp? I never understood that, as well

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<v Speaker 1>as energy drinks, particularly the Bang brand. I enjoy the

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<v Speaker 1>occasional Scotch on the rocks. I'm an absolute television and

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<v Speaker 1>film buff. My favorites are Breaking Bad and pretty much

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<v Speaker 1>anything Leonardo DiCaprio does, and growing up in the Pacific

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<v Speaker 1>Northwest in the nineties, I am a die hard Mariners

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<v Speaker 1>fan through and through, going on twenty years now without

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<v Speaker 1>a postseason birth. I am a Washington State alump go Coog's,

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<v Speaker 1>and since the SuperSonics broke my heart more than a

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<v Speaker 1>decade and moved to Oklahoma City, I am here by

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<v Speaker 1>adopting the Miami Heat in the NBA. Let's go Heat,

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<v Speaker 1>And on top of that, I'm ready to fully inundate

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<v Speaker 1>myself with the South Florida lifestyle. My wife and I

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<v Speaker 1>cannot wait to call the greater Miami area our new

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<v Speaker 1>home and start this next chapter of our lives. So

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<v Speaker 1>that should just about do it for our first edition

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<v Speaker 1>of Drive Time. We are developing some new content for

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<v Speaker 1>future podcast this week and will be on the ground

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<v Speaker 1>in Indianapolis to cover the media availability of coach Brian

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<v Speaker 1>Flores as well as general manager Chris Career. We'll talk

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<v Speaker 1>to some of the players, watch their on field workouts,

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<v Speaker 1>and simply provide the most comprehensive coverage on the Miami

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins that you're going to find out there anywhere. I

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<v Speaker 1>can outwait. Fins up, everybody, don't forget to subscribe, rate

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<v Speaker 1>and review the podcast. Follow me on Twitter at Wingfield NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>on Miami dolphins dot com. He