WEBVTT - Dolphins Draft Day 3 and Offseason Recap to Date 0:00:00.280 --> 0:00:10.720 Factors. What a win for this Miami Dolphin team. Wow, 0:00:10.920 --> 0:00:14.800 What is up? Dolphins? And welcome to the Drivetime Podcast, 0:00:14.880 --> 0:00:19.160 part of the Miami Dolphins official podcast network, covering your 0:00:19.480 --> 0:00:23.439 Miami Dolphins each and every day. What's going on everybody? 0:00:23.480 --> 0:00:26.159 I am your host, Travis Wingfield, and I'm here to 0:00:26.239 --> 0:00:29.520 bring you your daily dose of Miami Dolphins football. And 0:00:29.520 --> 0:00:32.600 on today's show, it is day three of the NFL Draft. 0:00:32.760 --> 0:00:36.000 That's it, that's a wrap is in the books. We're 0:00:36.000 --> 0:00:38.400 gonna break down each of these new rookies coming to 0:00:38.479 --> 0:00:42.000 your Miami Dolphins here on the Sunday edition, the April 0:00:42.880 --> 0:00:49.320 edition of the Drivetime Podcast. Dolphins and things got started 0:00:49.360 --> 0:00:52.560 early on Saturday morning for me out west, early in 0:00:52.600 --> 0:00:54.680 the afternoon for you guys out on the East coast. 0:00:54.760 --> 0:00:57.520 The Dolphins traded up with the pick they got from 0:00:57.560 --> 0:01:00.080 the Green Bay Packers on night number one. When the 0:01:00.120 --> 0:01:02.320 Packers came up to get Jordan Love, the Dolphins go 0:01:02.360 --> 0:01:05.480 back to number thirty and get Noah Igbanogeny. The Dolphins 0:01:05.560 --> 0:01:08.160 use pick one thirty six coming over from Green Bay, 0:01:08.200 --> 0:01:11.280 and pick one that was already in Miami with the 0:01:11.280 --> 0:01:14.399 comp pick for Juwan James. Both those picks. They used 0:01:14.400 --> 0:01:17.240 to go up to number one eleven and take Georgia 0:01:17.319 --> 0:01:21.280 offensive lineman Solomon Kinley. And Kinley was nicknamed the big 0:01:21.319 --> 0:01:24.440 Fish because he was a lifeguard in high school, spending 0:01:24.480 --> 0:01:26.960 those summer days at the swimming pool. And this three 0:01:27.000 --> 0:01:30.280 hundred thirty six pound man is not your average lifeguard. 0:01:30.400 --> 0:01:33.200 And Kindley said so himself on the Drivetime podcast the 0:01:33.240 --> 0:01:36.880 interview portion, which of course accompanies this Day three podcast quote, 0:01:36.920 --> 0:01:39.160 every time anybody came to the pool that didn't expect 0:01:39.160 --> 0:01:41.440 me to be a lifeguard, he said. He did save 0:01:41.480 --> 0:01:43.440 a kid one time who slipped on the bottom of 0:01:43.440 --> 0:01:45.840 the pool while he was giving swim lessons, but other 0:01:45.880 --> 0:01:48.760 than that, it was a great experience. End quote. So 0:01:48.800 --> 0:01:50.960 the man nicknamed the big Fish is the one d 0:01:51.120 --> 0:01:54.200 and eleventh pick to your Miami Dolphins. As a multi 0:01:54.280 --> 0:01:57.000 sport athlete, not only does he spend time in the 0:01:57.000 --> 0:01:59.120 swimming pool, he plays a lot of basketball as well, 0:01:59.160 --> 0:02:01.160 which he said he's gonna bring his a game to 0:02:01.240 --> 0:02:03.760 South Florida in that regard. But also a mountain of 0:02:03.800 --> 0:02:07.480 an offensive lineman, three thirty six pounds, physical and tough 0:02:07.560 --> 0:02:10.000 as all get out, adding to the theme of big, 0:02:10.080 --> 0:02:13.720 physical mean nasty offensive lineman. The Dolphins have now added 0:02:13.760 --> 0:02:17.240 in Solomon Kinley, in Robert Hunt, in Eric Flowers. All 0:02:17.280 --> 0:02:19.799 these additions are big guys that can move people off 0:02:19.840 --> 0:02:23.240 the football. Definitely a theme building in South Florida, and 0:02:23.320 --> 0:02:26.280 last year at training camp, Brian Flores is first in Miami. 0:02:26.440 --> 0:02:29.640 It was all about tackling, blocking, defeating blocks, getting the 0:02:29.680 --> 0:02:32.200 fundamentals of the game down. And he talks about wanting 0:02:32.200 --> 0:02:34.440 to be more physical upfront. So you can see the 0:02:34.480 --> 0:02:37.240 effort to make this team more physical on the offensive line, 0:02:37.280 --> 0:02:39.440 and that big frame affords Kindley a lot of power 0:02:39.480 --> 0:02:41.920 and drive at the point of attack, but the sheer 0:02:42.000 --> 0:02:44.919 density he has helps him in pass protection as well, 0:02:45.160 --> 0:02:48.040 and scouts rave about his ability to drop the anchor 0:02:48.120 --> 0:02:51.040 and hold up against bull rushes and basically hold that 0:02:51.240 --> 0:02:54.040 line up front with very minimal movement. You're not gonna 0:02:54.040 --> 0:02:56.800 walk this guy back on a bull rush. Lance Zerline 0:02:56.840 --> 0:02:59.639 notes that and Kindley's toughness and the fact that he's 0:02:59.639 --> 0:03:02.280 looking to engage in a three hour fight every single 0:03:02.320 --> 0:03:05.160 Sunday or I guess Saturday, but now Sunday as he 0:03:05.200 --> 0:03:08.440 is a Miami Dolphin. This from Zerline quote nasty guard 0:03:08.440 --> 0:03:11.120 who lives in scrap mode, looking for fights inside a 0:03:11.160 --> 0:03:14.080 relatively small phone booth. Kindley has the frame of a 0:03:14.120 --> 0:03:17.200 powerful guard. He's a mahler with enough finesse to get 0:03:17.240 --> 0:03:19.960 some reach and cut off blocks. The size and toughness 0:03:20.160 --> 0:03:22.799 are great end quote and Kinley played on the right 0:03:22.840 --> 0:03:25.240 side of the line early in his career, but moved 0:03:25.240 --> 0:03:28.000 to left guard in ten, where he started each of 0:03:28.000 --> 0:03:31.000 the last two seasons. Kiley played two thousand and five 0:03:31.040 --> 0:03:33.799 snaps in his three year career there at Georgia. Three 0:03:33.840 --> 0:03:36.400 years of playing time at Georgia, he allowed just four 0:03:36.480 --> 0:03:40.400 sacks and fourteen hurries on nine and one pass blocking reps, 0:03:40.520 --> 0:03:43.119 a very good percentage they're holding up in pass pro. 0:03:43.400 --> 0:03:46.640 Pro Football Focus lead draft analyst Mike Renner notes Kiley's 0:03:46.680 --> 0:03:50.600 adept ability at combo blocks and double teams shoulder to shoulder, 0:03:50.640 --> 0:03:53.600 foot to foot drive those guys off the ball. Quote. 0:03:53.680 --> 0:03:56.200 One of the best combo blockers in the country. Stays 0:03:56.280 --> 0:03:58.880 under control, working to the second level. He has a 0:03:59.000 --> 0:04:02.400 deadening punch and pass pro that stops defensive tackles in 0:04:02.440 --> 0:04:05.720 their tracks. He talks linebackers with ease because of legit 0:04:06.040 --> 0:04:09.000 upper body strength and quote. He was born in Duval. 0:04:09.200 --> 0:04:11.839 He has family in Miami, so the transition coming down 0:04:11.840 --> 0:04:13.920 to South Florida going to be an easy one for 0:04:13.960 --> 0:04:16.080 the big Fish. And here's what Kiley told me. The 0:04:16.080 --> 0:04:19.000 Dolphins are getting in the big offensive lineman quote, the 0:04:19.040 --> 0:04:21.599 Dolphins are getting a hard worker. They're getting a person 0:04:21.640 --> 0:04:23.359 that's going to do whatever it takes to get on 0:04:23.400 --> 0:04:25.359 the field, whatever it takes in the locker room, to 0:04:25.360 --> 0:04:27.960 become the best player I can become. They're getting a 0:04:28.000 --> 0:04:30.880 great leader, a person off the field that keeps everything 0:04:30.960 --> 0:04:33.400 under control, and a good character that's going to try 0:04:33.400 --> 0:04:36.120 to help the community as much as I can. Welcome 0:04:36.160 --> 0:04:39.440 to Miami. Solomon Kinley and the Dolphins dealt the one 0:04:39.520 --> 0:04:41.839 hundred and fifty third pick in the draft for San 0:04:41.880 --> 0:04:45.080 Francisco running back Matt Brita. We'll talk more about him 0:04:45.120 --> 0:04:47.440 on a future podcast. As we get now back into 0:04:47.480 --> 0:04:49.159 the draft, we'll go ahead and pick it up with 0:04:49.240 --> 0:04:53.400 Jason Strowbridge, the dolphins one four selection in the fifth 0:04:53.440 --> 0:04:56.960 round on Saturday. And Strowbridge really caught my eye initially 0:04:56.960 --> 0:04:59.640 at the Senior Bowl because he was doing multiple things 0:04:59.800 --> 0:05:01.880 and terms of how he rushed the quarterback there from 0:05:01.880 --> 0:05:05.120 Matt Patricia's defense with his Senior Bowl squad, and you 0:05:05.160 --> 0:05:07.719 saw the length and the versatility to go ahead and 0:05:07.760 --> 0:05:10.440 cross face and work as a stunter or a slanter 0:05:10.800 --> 0:05:13.800 or running on twist on the defensive line. Those long arms, 0:05:13.800 --> 0:05:16.560 those heavy hands, and that was what Jason Strowbridge talked 0:05:16.560 --> 0:05:18.480 to us about initially when we interviewed him on the 0:05:18.560 --> 0:05:22.080 Drivetime podcast. Again, check out the accompanying podcast with this 0:05:22.320 --> 0:05:25.359 that went up on yesterday's edition, the interview edition of 0:05:25.400 --> 0:05:28.520 the Drivetime Podcast. And he told me that versatility was 0:05:28.600 --> 0:05:31.560 just his number one overall trade. The number one pick 0:05:31.600 --> 0:05:34.599 in the draft stands six ft four to seventy five. 0:05:34.839 --> 0:05:37.359 He went to Deerfield High School down here in South Florida, 0:05:37.560 --> 0:05:39.960 only forty minutes from the stadium. He was a fan 0:05:40.040 --> 0:05:42.279 of the Dolphins growing up going to the stadium, and 0:05:42.279 --> 0:05:44.240 now he says it's a blessing to come back home 0:05:44.440 --> 0:05:48.120 and play for his hometown team. I mentioned the heavy hands. 0:05:48.160 --> 0:05:50.880 You see that showcased in and out every single tape 0:05:50.880 --> 0:05:53.600 you watch of his at North Carolina. He also has 0:05:53.640 --> 0:05:55.520 the two gap ability to go ahead and stack and 0:05:55.560 --> 0:05:59.039 shed and work off the blocks. That way the position versatility, 0:05:59.120 --> 0:06:01.640 and it's the type of character and leader the Dolphins 0:06:01.680 --> 0:06:04.440 covet in the locker room. His college defensive line coach 0:06:04.480 --> 0:06:07.080 had this to say, Tim Cross, that is about his 0:06:07.120 --> 0:06:10.279 star pupil. What stands out most about Strowbridge since I've 0:06:10.320 --> 0:06:13.720 met him is his work ethic. It's unbelievable, very coachable, 0:06:13.800 --> 0:06:16.520 young man, super quick, really wants to learn and get 0:06:16.520 --> 0:06:20.000 better every single day. He leads by example, not real loud, 0:06:20.120 --> 0:06:22.919 but leads by example, works his tail off, tries to 0:06:22.920 --> 0:06:26.040 get better at some aspect of his game every single day. 0:06:26.160 --> 0:06:28.919 You could say, each and every day. He's strong, he's twitchy, 0:06:29.120 --> 0:06:31.719 he has pass rush ability, he's tough with his hands. 0:06:31.880 --> 0:06:34.640 He's a tough kid and quote and Strowbridge did line 0:06:34.680 --> 0:06:37.719 up all over the North Carolina defensive line last year. 0:06:38.760 --> 0:06:41.039 He played two hundred and eighty three snaps in the 0:06:41.080 --> 0:06:43.839 B gap to seventy two over the tackle as the 0:06:43.960 --> 0:06:46.919 four technique and one hundred and eleven outside of the 0:06:46.960 --> 0:06:49.479 tackle and the twenty three reps in the A gap. 0:06:49.480 --> 0:06:52.599 According to Pro Football Focus, he also had eight reps 0:06:52.640 --> 0:06:55.719 as an off ball linebacker a stand up linebacker in 0:06:55.800 --> 0:06:58.719 that defense. For the tar Heels. His production was consistent 0:06:58.760 --> 0:07:02.120 across the last two season ten sacks total, forty three 0:07:02.200 --> 0:07:05.160 run stops. Those are tackles made within two yards of 0:07:05.200 --> 0:07:07.680 the line of scrimmage and two thousand, eighteen two thousand, 0:07:07.720 --> 0:07:10.800 nineteen combined. During his three years on the field at 0:07:10.840 --> 0:07:14.200 North Carolina, Strode Bridge played one thousand, seven hundred twenty 0:07:14.280 --> 0:07:17.360 eight snaps and Pro Football Focus lead draft analyst Mike 0:07:17.400 --> 0:07:20.640 Renner loves strode Bridge's ability to hold the edge against 0:07:20.680 --> 0:07:23.240 the run quote. Hill fit teams in need of base 0:07:23.360 --> 0:07:26.280 run stuffing one hand was often enough to bring down 0:07:26.400 --> 0:07:29.040 running backs because of legit grip strength and this is 0:07:29.080 --> 0:07:31.600 me talking now. The grip strength really helps guys lock 0:07:31.640 --> 0:07:34.040 out and hold out in that too gap attack. Back 0:07:34.080 --> 0:07:37.320 to Mike Renner, a classic three four two gapping defensive 0:07:37.440 --> 0:07:40.280 end build with a large tackle radius and the ability 0:07:40.480 --> 0:07:43.880 to stack, shed and make plays against the run. Gifted 0:07:43.920 --> 0:07:46.160 quickness for a big fella that can get by the 0:07:46.240 --> 0:07:49.679 offensive line, and a blink on stunts and slants end quote. 0:07:49.720 --> 0:07:52.600 And even at two seventy five, Strode Bridge's quick feet 0:07:52.600 --> 0:07:55.600 and athletic ability really showed up during his on field 0:07:55.600 --> 0:07:58.720 work at the NFL scouting Combine, where Strode Bridge ran 0:07:58.840 --> 0:08:02.000 really impressive times. Are crossed all speed and agility metrics. 0:08:02.120 --> 0:08:04.760 He ranked better than the nine percent tile in his 0:08:04.840 --> 0:08:07.680 forty yard dash, twenty yard shuttle, and broad jump. It 0:08:07.760 --> 0:08:10.239 was a four point eight nine forty a four point 0:08:10.280 --> 0:08:13.200 three seven twenty yard shuttle, and one thirteen on the 0:08:13.200 --> 0:08:15.520 broad jump and pressed it for a man that size. 0:08:15.680 --> 0:08:18.360 He was also better than the seventy five percent tile 0:08:18.400 --> 0:08:21.000 in both his ten yards split three cone as well 0:08:21.240 --> 0:08:23.680 as his vertical jump. The ten yards split was one 0:08:23.760 --> 0:08:26.240 seven two. That really helps measure how fast they get 0:08:26.240 --> 0:08:28.840 off the snap. The three cone time change in direction, 0:08:29.000 --> 0:08:31.400 ability to stunt, cross face and twists and do stuff 0:08:31.480 --> 0:08:34.760 like that seven point four five seconds, and vertical thirty 0:08:34.800 --> 0:08:37.840 one inches. The explosion in the lower half their NFL 0:08:37.920 --> 0:08:41.040 dot COM's lance zero line notes several traits the Dolphins 0:08:41.040 --> 0:08:43.880 defensive line coach Mary and Hobby has spoken about as 0:08:43.880 --> 0:08:47.240 staples of this Dolphins defensive line up front here in Miami. 0:08:47.440 --> 0:08:50.280 This from zero Line quote Strowbridge will give opponents a 0:08:50.320 --> 0:08:53.720 physical challenge with good length, toughness, and hand usage at 0:08:53.760 --> 0:08:56.240 the point of attack. He flashed at the Senior Bowl 0:08:56.360 --> 0:08:59.120 and has upside as a reduced rusher in an even 0:08:59.160 --> 0:09:02.080 front on path sing downs end quote, and we're gonna 0:09:02.120 --> 0:09:04.240 come back at the end of these recaps of these 0:09:04.240 --> 0:09:06.720 players and talk about the singular vision of the Miami 0:09:06.760 --> 0:09:10.200 Dolphins and recap the entire weekend and staying in that vein, 0:09:10.360 --> 0:09:12.920 the Dolphins do trade up again on the third day 0:09:12.960 --> 0:09:15.520 of this draft, as the Dolphins go back up the 0:09:15.559 --> 0:09:17.760 board to find the guys they want for their system, 0:09:17.840 --> 0:09:20.079 and my goodness that they execute that by getting both 0:09:20.160 --> 0:09:22.600 of these guys in Jason Strowbridge and the next pick 0:09:22.679 --> 0:09:26.120 number one six overall. And it costs Miami picks one 0:09:26.240 --> 0:09:28.080 seventy three, of course to pick the trade up and 0:09:28.080 --> 0:09:30.240 go get him and a seventh round draft choice at 0:09:30.240 --> 0:09:32.520 two twenty seven, So a low price to pay to 0:09:32.600 --> 0:09:35.160 go get a guy who was really a production machine 0:09:35.400 --> 0:09:37.760 out in the Mountain West. Being a West Coast guy 0:09:37.760 --> 0:09:39.480 out here, I get a chance to watch those games 0:09:39.559 --> 0:09:41.800 late at night, to go into midnight one am out 0:09:41.800 --> 0:09:43.800 here on the West Coast, way too late for you 0:09:43.840 --> 0:09:46.400 guys on the East Coast. But he departs the Boise 0:09:46.480 --> 0:09:49.280 State Blue turf and brings his talents to South Beach 0:09:49.440 --> 0:09:52.480 with impressive measurements across any statue you want to throw 0:09:52.480 --> 0:09:55.360 out there, they jump off the page, regardless if it's 0:09:55.600 --> 0:09:59.079 counting stats or if it's analytics, advanced metrics, whatever you 0:09:59.080 --> 0:10:01.480 want to say. Curtis ever got the job done at 0:10:01.520 --> 0:10:04.600 Boise State. He played one thousand, seven hundred eighty snaps 0:10:04.600 --> 0:10:06.920 in three years. There are Boise State picking up thirty 0:10:06.920 --> 0:10:09.800 eight sacks in the process. That's the most Mountain West history. 0:10:10.040 --> 0:10:13.240 His pass rushing put quarterbacks in constant peril as he 0:10:13.320 --> 0:10:16.280 logged sixty two total pressures over those last two seasons. 0:10:16.440 --> 0:10:19.280 His Pro Football Focus grade. We talked about ninety being 0:10:19.320 --> 0:10:21.440 in the blue for the elite his last two years 0:10:21.920 --> 0:10:25.360 one and one point three. It's just difficult to envision 0:10:25.559 --> 0:10:28.160 a six ft two, two hundred and sixty five pound 0:10:28.160 --> 0:10:31.600 defensive lineman really carrying a childlike demeanor. And if you 0:10:31.640 --> 0:10:34.640 heard the interview podcast on the Drivetime episode talking to 0:10:34.679 --> 0:10:36.640 each of these day three picks, you heard him talk 0:10:36.679 --> 0:10:39.480 about this. But this guy is very Christian Wilkins like 0:10:39.720 --> 0:10:42.880 in his personality, being a big, fun guy to be around. 0:10:43.040 --> 0:10:45.200 He had some teammates make some comments about him. From 0:10:45.200 --> 0:10:48.080 a piece written on the Athletic, this one from safety 0:10:48.080 --> 0:10:50.920 DeAndre appears he's just a big kid and quote there 0:10:51.040 --> 0:10:53.559 and then this one from Chris Hatada, fellow defensive ent. 0:10:53.760 --> 0:10:55.800 You just called him a goofball and one word, and 0:10:55.840 --> 0:10:58.920 don't mistake Weaver for any funny business on the football field. 0:10:59.080 --> 0:11:02.040 Once he crosses the line, he turns it on. You're 0:11:02.040 --> 0:11:04.720 gonna get goofy, Curtis. But once we're between the lines, 0:11:04.880 --> 0:11:07.160 strap on the helmet. It's gonna be a long day. 0:11:07.240 --> 0:11:10.400 Weaver said that the Boise coaches appreciate the on field 0:11:10.400 --> 0:11:13.080 demeanor and the production he brought to the Broncos football team, 0:11:13.120 --> 0:11:16.720 starting with a defensive line coach and Spencer Danielson quote, 0:11:16.840 --> 0:11:19.120 it's the craziest thing I've ever seen to watch Weavers 0:11:19.160 --> 0:11:22.560 shift in personality the second competitions on the table, and 0:11:22.559 --> 0:11:25.200 then after that he goes right back to normal end quote. 0:11:25.240 --> 0:11:27.360 A wild trade to have for a human being. He 0:11:27.400 --> 0:11:30.160 can flip that switch, and Boise States d C. Jeff 0:11:30.160 --> 0:11:33.920 Schmidting acknowledged that switch, but also detailed Weaver's leadership and 0:11:33.960 --> 0:11:37.520 football acumen for playing the position playing defense because he 0:11:37.559 --> 0:11:40.080 always wanted to know why and always learned why the 0:11:40.120 --> 0:11:44.079 structure behind the Broncos defense quote. Everyone talks about him 0:11:44.120 --> 0:11:46.280 joking around and then what he does on the field, 0:11:46.400 --> 0:11:49.080 but he's got a lot of leadership qualities. Schmitting said. 0:11:49.280 --> 0:11:51.600 The thing that people don't talk about is how smart 0:11:51.600 --> 0:11:53.959 of a football player he is. As a coach, you've 0:11:53.960 --> 0:11:55.880 got to make sure you challenge him in the room. 0:11:56.080 --> 0:11:58.520 He can tell you what everyone on defense does. He 0:11:58.559 --> 0:12:01.199 can make all the secondary chat do all those things 0:12:01.240 --> 0:12:04.120 and quote. And on the field, Weaver comes equipped with 0:12:04.200 --> 0:12:07.280 plenty of promising traits both as a rusher and run defender. 0:12:07.559 --> 0:12:10.720 This from NFL dot COM's Lanzerline, who notes the athletic 0:12:10.760 --> 0:12:14.079 ability and football i Q and his report quote, Weaver 0:12:14.280 --> 0:12:17.960 is naturally instinctive counter rusher who uses synchronized hands and 0:12:18.000 --> 0:12:21.280 feet to attack both inside and outside edges. As a rusher, 0:12:21.440 --> 0:12:24.200 he plays with football intelligence. His hands and feet work 0:12:24.200 --> 0:12:27.199 in unison, and he plays past blockers with his eyes 0:12:27.280 --> 0:12:29.880 and quote and what that means. Playing past blockers with 0:12:29.920 --> 0:12:32.120 his eyes means that he can stand up and lock 0:12:32.160 --> 0:12:35.040 out and key and diagnose the play while he's being 0:12:35.080 --> 0:12:37.680 engaged physically. It's a tough trait to do because you 0:12:37.720 --> 0:12:39.880 have to keep your mind right while you're getting the 0:12:39.960 --> 0:12:42.240 job done physically. And he notes that Weaver can do 0:12:42.280 --> 0:12:45.120 that very well, and that slippery arsenal of moves and 0:12:45.160 --> 0:12:48.800 play recognition didn't just produce sacks for Weaver at Boise State. 0:12:49.000 --> 0:12:51.400 He was a regular in the backfield against the run 0:12:51.440 --> 0:12:54.640 as well, with heavy hands, balance and body control and 0:12:54.760 --> 0:12:57.080 enough power to collapse the edge to dent the edge 0:12:57.120 --> 0:12:59.880 in the running game. We've racked up forty and a 0:13:00.040 --> 0:13:02.280 half tackles for loss in three years they are at 0:13:02.280 --> 0:13:05.200 Boise State. Just unreal production. And he added to that 0:13:05.240 --> 0:13:08.680 with a pair of interceptions, seventy two total tackles, three 0:13:08.720 --> 0:13:11.400 force fumbles, and six passes about a down. He was 0:13:11.480 --> 0:13:14.560 named an All American on CBS sports dot com. So 0:13:14.640 --> 0:13:19.280 Weaver brings production, scheme, fit, athletic ability, to gap ability, versatility, 0:13:19.480 --> 0:13:22.040 all that fun stuff. He and Jason Strowbridge round out 0:13:22.040 --> 0:13:24.800 a nice defensive line edition this weekend, joining ray Kwon 0:13:24.880 --> 0:13:27.480 Davis and of course Christian Wilkins, Devon Gottchaw and the 0:13:27.520 --> 0:13:29.840 rest of the boys on the Dolphins roster. And then 0:13:29.880 --> 0:13:32.040 we come back here in the sixth round, the lone 0:13:32.040 --> 0:13:34.440 sixth round draft pick of the Miami Dolphins, number one 0:13:34.600 --> 0:13:38.080 eight four overall in the NFL Draft. The Dolphins go 0:13:38.160 --> 0:13:41.000 after a long snapper and a national champion in l 0:13:41.080 --> 0:13:44.040 s U Tigers, Blake Ferguson. He was the first long 0:13:44.080 --> 0:13:46.280 snapper in l s U history to be named a 0:13:46.280 --> 0:13:48.960 permanent team captain, and he also won the David Been 0:13:49.000 --> 0:13:51.840 Award last year for the nation's best long snapper for 0:13:51.960 --> 0:13:55.760 the Ferguson's long snapping is in the family business. Blake Ferguson, 0:13:55.840 --> 0:13:57.800 now with the Dolphins, will have a chance to play 0:13:57.840 --> 0:14:00.480 against his brother, Read Ferguson of the buffal Lo Bills 0:14:00.600 --> 0:14:03.880 two times every year. And my fellow podcasting buddy in 0:14:03.920 --> 0:14:07.520 the industry, Chris Krueger of the Rock Pile Report podcast, 0:14:07.559 --> 0:14:10.520 happens to know Blake's brother up in Buffalo. He told 0:14:10.520 --> 0:14:13.080 me to ask Blake about the nickname Hype City, and 0:14:13.080 --> 0:14:15.880 I asked him that on the Drivetime Interview podcast, which 0:14:15.880 --> 0:14:18.040 of course you can check out up live right now 0:14:18.080 --> 0:14:20.920 on Apple Spotify where you get your podcast from. I 0:14:20.920 --> 0:14:24.360 asked him that question. He busted up laughing almost instantly. 0:14:24.440 --> 0:14:26.640 He said, quote, that's a nickname I was given by 0:14:26.680 --> 0:14:29.760 Reeds folks up in Buffalo. I'm naturally an excited, hyped 0:14:29.840 --> 0:14:31.920 up football player. That were pictures of me on the 0:14:31.960 --> 0:14:34.680 sideline at l s U where I'd be yelling, screaming, 0:14:34.720 --> 0:14:37.520 having a good time and just excited. That's probably one 0:14:37.520 --> 0:14:40.040 that I'll take with me for a long time. And quote. 0:14:40.120 --> 0:14:42.960 He goes six ft three, two nine pounds. He's a 0:14:43.000 --> 0:14:45.520 Georgia native, and he did go through the on field 0:14:45.560 --> 0:14:48.520 drills at the scouting Combine this year in Indianapolis, and 0:14:48.560 --> 0:14:51.840 he popped some athletic ability at that workout. He ran 0:14:51.920 --> 0:14:54.640 a five oh seven forty yard dash and posted thirty 0:14:54.680 --> 0:14:56.960 one and one and twelve inches in the vertical and 0:14:57.000 --> 0:14:59.920 broad jumps, respectively. But it was his snapping that may 0:15:00.000 --> 0:15:02.560 to him the first player off the board at his position. 0:15:02.720 --> 0:15:05.720 According to Lance Zerline quote, one of the top long 0:15:05.760 --> 0:15:08.560 snappers in the country. Ferguson has a shot at following 0:15:08.600 --> 0:15:11.200 his brother into the pros. Four year long snapper and 0:15:11.200 --> 0:15:14.880 team captain. Exceptional character for locker room or community events, 0:15:15.000 --> 0:15:18.080 able to hit perfect laces at frequent clips, rockets it 0:15:18.160 --> 0:15:21.480 to the holder or punter without much hitch, repeatable rather 0:15:21.720 --> 0:15:25.240 placement for field goal snaps and quote and Ferguson talking 0:15:25.240 --> 0:15:28.240 about that community leadership. He graduated l s U. S. 0:15:28.280 --> 0:15:32.120 Floras NBA program, not Brian Flora's obviously, which is designed 0:15:32.200 --> 0:15:35.440 to help students develop leadership skills in a professional setting. 0:15:35.560 --> 0:15:37.480 This is what he had to say about that quote. 0:15:37.520 --> 0:15:40.520 In the Flora's NBA program, you work in teams for 0:15:40.560 --> 0:15:42.680 the majority of the classes, so to be able to 0:15:42.760 --> 0:15:46.040 understand how to effectively operate in a team and a 0:15:46.080 --> 0:15:48.320 team situation, and to be a leader in a group 0:15:48.400 --> 0:15:51.000 of people. That's a direct parallel to going onto the 0:15:51.000 --> 0:15:53.920 football field and being a leader with a group of guys. 0:15:54.160 --> 0:15:55.800 I think that I've been able to take that and 0:15:55.840 --> 0:15:58.400 carry it over to what I do on the football field. 0:15:58.560 --> 0:16:01.000 End quote. And the fine old draft pick of the 0:16:01.840 --> 0:16:05.400 NFL Draft for your Miami Dolphins comes in round number seven, 0:16:05.440 --> 0:16:09.560 pick to overall. It is a quarterback slash running back, 0:16:09.640 --> 0:16:13.840 slash wide receiver, slash special teamer, Malcolm Perry out of Navy. 0:16:13.920 --> 0:16:16.680 He really did multiple things there during his time at 0:16:16.680 --> 0:16:20.000 the Naval Academy and for the Midshipman. This last season 0:16:20.040 --> 0:16:22.520 in twenty nineteen was by far his best. He was 0:16:22.560 --> 0:16:24.920 the a a C Offensive Player of the Year, playing 0:16:24.920 --> 0:16:27.720 all over the field, and he arrives in Miami with 0:16:27.760 --> 0:16:30.640 a broad scope of potential jobs he could fulfill for 0:16:30.680 --> 0:16:33.560 the Dolphins. And we know by now that versatility has 0:16:33.600 --> 0:16:36.240 been the theme of the on field criteria for the 0:16:36.280 --> 0:16:39.200 off season of both Chris Greer and Brian Flores. But 0:16:39.240 --> 0:16:42.040 that's not the only box that Perry checks. This quote 0:16:42.040 --> 0:16:45.200 comes from NFL dot COM's Lancer Line talking about Perry's 0:16:45.280 --> 0:16:47.480 character and what he brings to the locker room to 0:16:47.480 --> 0:16:50.240 the football field. Quote. When a prospect starts off with 0:16:50.320 --> 0:16:53.440 traits like tough, smart, and highly competitive, they're off to 0:16:53.480 --> 0:16:56.720 a good start with important intangibles. Perry was elected by 0:16:56.720 --> 0:17:00.000 teammates to the highly regarded team captain there at Navy. 0:17:00.080 --> 0:17:04.000 Has some slot receiver experience, hands catcher, low center of gravity, 0:17:04.119 --> 0:17:07.280 enhances change of direction, stick and go wiggle to make 0:17:07.280 --> 0:17:10.480 the first tackler miss, and twenty career kick returns averaging 0:17:10.480 --> 0:17:13.639 twenty four point six yards per return and quote. And 0:17:13.720 --> 0:17:16.840 Perry told us on the Dolphins media availability that he 0:17:16.880 --> 0:17:19.879 spent the most time in the draft process talking to 0:17:19.880 --> 0:17:22.720 the New England Patriots and though he did produce all 0:17:22.720 --> 0:17:25.560 over the field throughout his four year career, twenty nine 0:17:25.560 --> 0:17:27.960 team was by far his best. Over the course of 0:17:28.000 --> 0:17:30.800 four years at Navy. He rushed for four thousand, three 0:17:30.840 --> 0:17:33.920 hundred fifty nine yards. He added another four seventy as 0:17:33.920 --> 0:17:37.160 a receiver, averaging twenty one point four yards per reception. 0:17:37.359 --> 0:17:40.640 He scored forty three scrimmage touchdowns and through for ten more, 0:17:40.840 --> 0:17:43.280 as well as one thousand, three hundred eleven yards through 0:17:43.280 --> 0:17:46.760 the air, averaging eleven point three yards per attempt. And 0:17:46.840 --> 0:17:49.920 even with the decorated stat sheet, Perry acknowledges the need 0:17:49.960 --> 0:17:52.880 to contribute on special teams. He played on both returns 0:17:52.920 --> 0:17:55.720 teams at Navy and to spending the off season working 0:17:55.880 --> 0:17:57.680 on his skill set on that side of the ball. 0:17:57.840 --> 0:18:01.439 This quote from the Drivetime podcast interview portion with Malcolm Perry. 0:18:01.560 --> 0:18:04.520 I'm extremely comfortable playing special teams, he said. I knew 0:18:04.560 --> 0:18:06.560 coming into the draft that would be a big role 0:18:06.600 --> 0:18:09.280 for me, and it's something I've been practicing. I'm lucky 0:18:09.400 --> 0:18:12.240 enough to have some experience in college with special teams. 0:18:12.320 --> 0:18:15.159 End quote. Back to that twenty nine production where he 0:18:15.240 --> 0:18:17.639 was just off the charts, good on the stat sheet, 0:18:17.760 --> 0:18:19.879 he talks about what he had to do finishing up 0:18:20.040 --> 0:18:22.760 the teen season wanting to come back as a more 0:18:22.800 --> 0:18:25.720 complete player. Quote, I had to become a more complete player. 0:18:25.840 --> 0:18:27.920 I had to increase my knowledge of the offense. I 0:18:27.960 --> 0:18:30.360 had to get better at throwing the football. I had 0:18:30.359 --> 0:18:33.560 to become a better leader, Perry says via Navy Sports 0:18:33.600 --> 0:18:36.520 dot Com. And Perry, he got better, a lot better. 0:18:36.720 --> 0:18:39.960 He joined Navy alum Keenan Reynolds as the only midshipman 0:18:40.040 --> 0:18:43.080 quarterbacks to rush for a thousand yards and three separate seasons, 0:18:43.200 --> 0:18:45.919 and he did it in emphatic fashion. Perry ran for 0:18:46.000 --> 0:18:49.280 two thousand seventeen yards last year, including three hundred and 0:18:49.280 --> 0:18:52.240 four yards and two scores in the triumphant win over 0:18:52.400 --> 0:18:55.240 Army after Navy had their streak in that game snapped 0:18:55.440 --> 0:18:58.840 last season. Quote. I've watched Malcolm Perry his whole career. 0:18:58.920 --> 0:19:01.760 Keenan Reynolds said, his maturity level has really stood out 0:19:01.760 --> 0:19:03.880 this year. I'm proud of him and the way he's 0:19:03.920 --> 0:19:06.720 grown end quote. And Perry grew up in a military family. 0:19:06.920 --> 0:19:09.080 He was the first to attend an academy and the 0:19:09.119 --> 0:19:11.800 first to enlist in the Navy, as Perry's parents were 0:19:11.800 --> 0:19:14.880 both Army vets, and his mother, Bonnie Perry talked about 0:19:14.920 --> 0:19:18.040 the comparison between he and her and their personality. Quote, 0:19:18.160 --> 0:19:20.440 Malcolm is a lot like me. I don't do well 0:19:20.480 --> 0:19:24.160 around unruly, undisciplined people. He was always talking about joining 0:19:24.160 --> 0:19:27.439 the army as a kid. End quote. Now a Miami Dolphin, 0:19:27.640 --> 0:19:31.200 Perry really embodies the prerequisites to play his professional football 0:19:31.280 --> 0:19:34.359