WEBVTT - Drive Time: July 26 Dolphins Camp Report 0:00:00.200 --> 0:00:04.520 To on the move going deep Speedlis Peace do Hell. 0:00:05.720 --> 0:00:09.399 From the Baptist Health Studio. This inside the Baptist Health 0:00:09.440 --> 0:00:14.720 Training Complex. This is Drivetime with Travis Wingfield. 0:00:16.200 --> 0:00:24.880 He's got my hands in the playoffs. What is up 0:00:24.960 --> 0:00:29.120 Dolphins and welcome to the Draft Time Podcast. I am 0:00:29.160 --> 0:00:32.559 your host, Travis Wingfield. And on today's show, if I 0:00:32.680 --> 0:00:36.320 sound a little bit excited, the great practice we just 0:00:36.400 --> 0:00:38.760 witnessed was part of that. The other big part of 0:00:38.800 --> 0:00:41.199 that is because it's a great day to be a 0:00:41.320 --> 0:00:44.800 Miami Dolphin, because you have a quarterback worthy of a 0:00:44.880 --> 0:00:47.680 top contract at the position in the NFL. What a 0:00:47.720 --> 0:00:50.760 practice it was, Big plays all over. We'll talk about 0:00:51.080 --> 0:00:54.720 Tua Tongue of i Loa's monster practice and monster deal. 0:00:54.920 --> 0:00:57.400 We'll hear from head coach Mike McDaniel, from Kendall Fuller, 0:00:57.440 --> 0:01:00.760 Anthony Walker, Aaron Brewer, all talking about the quarterback in 0:01:00.840 --> 0:01:03.040 the day of work on the field. We'll break down 0:01:03.160 --> 0:01:06.679 all those big plays, including long touchdowns to Tyreek Hill, 0:01:06.760 --> 0:01:10.240 Devon A Chan River, Craycraft times two, and so much more. 0:01:10.280 --> 0:01:10.800 Go Koog's. 0:01:10.880 --> 0:01:14.160 We'll talk about Patrick Paul chop Robinson, Grayson Murphy among 0:01:14.200 --> 0:01:17.479 the big playmakers, Busy day. Let's get into it from 0:01:17.560 --> 0:01:20.840 the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist Health Training Complex. 0:01:20.880 --> 0:01:24.680 This is the Draft Time podcast. 0:01:24.240 --> 0:01:30.480 Maye before we get to practice. Per reports Miami, we 0:01:30.600 --> 0:01:36.200 got a deal. That's my Russell Wilson impression Adam Schefter 0:01:37.080 --> 0:01:40.360 rap sheet reporting that the Dolphins and Tua Tongava Loa 0:01:40.840 --> 0:01:43.839 are in agreement on a contract extension for the next 0:01:43.840 --> 0:01:46.800 four years. We'll deal with the financials on that later 0:01:46.880 --> 0:01:50.160 as it becomes official. And if what I saw on 0:01:50.200 --> 0:01:53.560 the practice field today was an indication of where Tua 0:01:53.680 --> 0:01:58.080 is from a mental standpoint, after obviously having some knowledge 0:01:58.080 --> 0:02:00.000 this was getting done right, he probably knew that was 0:02:00.080 --> 0:02:02.320 going to happen today as he stepped on the practice 0:02:02.320 --> 0:02:05.240 field and had his most full practice going back to 0:02:05.320 --> 0:02:10.000 early OTAs participating in team drills. Well, then, goodness gracious, 0:02:10.040 --> 0:02:12.760 I am so glad to have this thing wrapped up 0:02:12.800 --> 0:02:14.880 and to move forward getting ready for the season because 0:02:15.360 --> 0:02:19.600 he was. I mean, the whole summer and spring program 0:02:19.680 --> 0:02:21.880 so far has been aces for QB one, but he 0:02:22.000 --> 0:02:25.000 was at his best. I think it might have been 0:02:25.040 --> 0:02:27.880 the best practice he's had as a Miami Dolphin to 0:02:27.960 --> 0:02:31.440 date because there were throws in there that were just 0:02:31.560 --> 0:02:33.880 so dang good and how great is this? We'll come 0:02:33.919 --> 0:02:36.120 back to that in a second. The guy that I 0:02:36.160 --> 0:02:38.320 personally fell in love with a prospect back in twenty 0:02:38.360 --> 0:02:41.480 eighteen in that National Championship game, gets here, has a 0:02:41.520 --> 0:02:44.000 rough couple of first seasons, maybe isn't as believed in 0:02:44.080 --> 0:02:45.400 by his head coach as he should be. 0:02:45.720 --> 0:02:46.960 We get a new head coach that. 0:02:47.120 --> 0:02:50.320 Sees the skill set, develops him, restores some confidence in 0:02:50.360 --> 0:02:52.679 the quarterbacks game, and he becomes one of the top 0:02:52.680 --> 0:02:55.120 ten qbs in the NFL. And now we have the 0:02:55.160 --> 0:02:58.200 most important position in sports secured for the long term. 0:02:58.280 --> 0:03:02.000 A beautiful, beautiful date, mummy, Dolphins fan, you have the 0:03:02.360 --> 0:03:05.400 franchise's best quarterback since Stan Marino, and he ain't going 0:03:05.440 --> 0:03:07.799 anywhere for a long long time. I do have, as 0:03:07.800 --> 0:03:11.840 we pivot here for Mike McDaniel's soundbites to run today, 0:03:12.080 --> 0:03:14.639 and I want to begin with two of them as 0:03:14.680 --> 0:03:17.800 we gear up for the first practice with you, the 0:03:17.919 --> 0:03:21.160 fans coming out to Sunday's practice. If you get out 0:03:21.200 --> 0:03:23.440 here and one of your favorite players is in Jersey 0:03:23.480 --> 0:03:26.480 but not practicing, I just wanted to play this audio 0:03:26.520 --> 0:03:29.480 to help you understand the why behind the practice schedule 0:03:29.520 --> 0:03:32.880 and rotation and all the planning and scripting that is 0:03:32.919 --> 0:03:37.760 involved in orchestrating not just a single practice, but an 0:03:37.920 --> 0:03:39.960 entire camp six weeks worth. 0:03:40.040 --> 0:03:42.720 Right, I thought coach absolutely killed it. 0:03:43.640 --> 0:03:48.040 Excuse me with this explanation of something that fans myself 0:03:48.080 --> 0:03:51.840 really anybody who's not in those meetings can possibly know. 0:03:52.000 --> 0:03:54.240 And I think it also does a great job of 0:03:54.320 --> 0:03:58.200 explaining a small part of all that a coach has 0:03:58.280 --> 0:04:01.280 on his plate, as he meant, just the entire operation. 0:04:01.440 --> 0:04:04.080 Really cool stuff. Here's head coach Mike McDaniel. 0:04:04.120 --> 0:04:06.160 What you try to do is you have your your 0:04:07.280 --> 0:04:12.360 group of players that you're going to establish on the forefront, 0:04:12.880 --> 0:04:18.320 who do you want to manage before you get to 0:04:18.400 --> 0:04:21.400 managing and find more people to manage, And in that 0:04:21.440 --> 0:04:26.400 you're trying to disperse veterans so that no one position 0:04:27.320 --> 0:04:30.880 is put out of sorts or left vulnerable by lack 0:04:30.960 --> 0:04:34.960 of legs, thereby making their position group and players more 0:04:35.040 --> 0:04:39.560 vulnerable to injuries. So that's it's all very strategic. Trust me, 0:04:40.560 --> 0:04:44.200 It's not just me involved in those plannings. That takes 0:04:44.200 --> 0:04:50.760 a whole team that when they bring the best ideas 0:04:50.800 --> 0:04:53.440 and the good ideas, I co sign those and make 0:04:53.480 --> 0:04:54.120 them my own. 0:04:54.000 --> 0:04:56.200 And coach will be the first one to acknowledge our 0:04:56.320 --> 0:04:58.560 poor injury luck the last two seasons, right, I mean 0:04:58.800 --> 0:05:01.600 that happens across the league every single year, but I 0:05:01.680 --> 0:05:05.360 don't remember getting into the management of it this early 0:05:05.480 --> 0:05:09.839 and years past outside of injuries, and obviously, like toront 0:05:09.920 --> 0:05:12.520 Armstead is a different case and how he prepares for 0:05:12.560 --> 0:05:13.040 a season. 0:05:13.440 --> 0:05:15.560 But I look at this as a lesson. 0:05:15.279 --> 0:05:19.600 Learned or maybe seeing the results and saying, let's change 0:05:20.120 --> 0:05:22.600 and find a way to prevent this. What can we 0:05:22.760 --> 0:05:25.440 do to give ourselves the best chance to be a 0:05:25.440 --> 0:05:28.160 healthy football team and not just pound our heads into 0:05:28.160 --> 0:05:30.480 the wall and do the exact same thing year over year. 0:05:30.720 --> 0:05:33.479 And I think this is a proactive measure which you 0:05:33.520 --> 0:05:36.479 can't guarantee that it works because there's no guarantees in 0:05:36.520 --> 0:05:39.839 the sport, especially with injuries. But I love the evolving 0:05:39.960 --> 0:05:44.280 operation around the concept of searching for improvement and doing 0:05:44.360 --> 0:05:46.520 everything you can to put your best foot forward. I 0:05:46.520 --> 0:05:50.880 think it's smart in concept because you're never going to 0:05:50.960 --> 0:05:53.279 know what your numbers and health will look like down 0:05:53.320 --> 0:05:56.039 the road, so it will always be evolving. But my 0:05:56.160 --> 0:06:00.200 takeaway is that being proactive and preparing for the inevitable, 0:06:00.480 --> 0:06:02.760 which is that you will be forced to adapt on 0:06:02.800 --> 0:06:05.680 the fly at some point, whether it's July or December, 0:06:06.080 --> 0:06:09.480 is smart and just that proactive. The next one here 0:06:09.520 --> 0:06:12.719 from Coach is another great example of a question you 0:06:12.839 --> 0:06:14.560 might have as a fan when you come out here. 0:06:14.920 --> 0:06:18.080 How come there's such a mix of what we've known 0:06:18.160 --> 0:06:20.800 traditionally to be the ones run with the ones they 0:06:20.800 --> 0:06:22.520 come off the field, and the twos go with the 0:06:22.560 --> 0:06:25.080 twos and so on. Now, if you've been out here before, 0:06:25.200 --> 0:06:27.800 you know that they've always done this, which Coach says here, 0:06:28.240 --> 0:06:31.400 But I thought it was just another awesome explanation from 0:06:31.480 --> 0:06:34.960 McDaniel on the why behind the things they do, because 0:06:35.040 --> 0:06:39.320 every single action, again as you'll hear, has research, thought 0:06:39.360 --> 0:06:42.920 and discussion behind it. Here is why you rotate Tyreek Hill, 0:06:44.680 --> 0:06:47.920 the best player in the NFL, possibly with your UDFA 0:06:48.040 --> 0:06:49.599 four string quarterback and Gavin Hardest. 0:06:49.720 --> 0:06:53.000 You feel comfortable doing that when you're trying to work 0:06:53.040 --> 0:06:56.400 on your entire game, and there's a lot of times 0:06:56.680 --> 0:06:59.479 that's happened since we've got here. It's kind of something 0:06:59.480 --> 0:07:03.640 that I've always believed in. If a receiver needs a 0:07:03.640 --> 0:07:07.679 manned man or needs to run a route versus man. 0:07:08.839 --> 0:07:14.160 Instead of forcing you know, the defense to cater to 0:07:15.000 --> 0:07:19.200 your needs, why not have wait for a rep that 0:07:19.800 --> 0:07:22.400 goes against man. Maybe that's in the second or third group. 0:07:23.120 --> 0:07:25.600 You know, that's kind of erroneous, and so our skill 0:07:25.640 --> 0:07:29.640 positions really rotate that way so they can get opportunities 0:07:30.880 --> 0:07:36.240 at point of attack stuff. Generally, I'm kind of hesitant 0:07:36.400 --> 0:07:42.000 because this might give our defense a competitive advantage advantage 0:07:42.000 --> 0:07:50.000 against our offense. But generally, if Tyreek's in with said quarterback, 0:07:50.120 --> 0:07:57.160 the balls probably going to them. So and you know, 0:07:57.800 --> 0:08:00.640 so there's a lot of things at play. You know, 0:08:00.680 --> 0:08:05.920 the quarterback receiver connection is important, but it's one of 0:08:06.320 --> 0:08:08.240 many things that are important, and there's a lot of 0:08:08.240 --> 0:08:11.400 work to be done in between. 0:08:11.600 --> 0:08:14.000 This might sound like something of a broken record, but 0:08:14.040 --> 0:08:17.280 I just cannot appreciate enough that thought process really behind 0:08:17.360 --> 0:08:20.560 everything this coaching staff does. Remember for a while back, 0:08:20.800 --> 0:08:23.480 you know, not everybody was using joint practices. I remember 0:08:23.480 --> 0:08:25.840 the Patriots were one of the few teams doing it 0:08:25.880 --> 0:08:27.160 at first, and it was like, hey, that seems like 0:08:27.200 --> 0:08:27.840 a really good idea. 0:08:27.880 --> 0:08:28.680 Why don't we do that? 0:08:29.080 --> 0:08:31.960 And now we see this trend of using those reps 0:08:31.960 --> 0:08:34.360 to replace some of the game reps for some guys, 0:08:34.400 --> 0:08:36.839 and in some cases all of the game reps. I 0:08:36.840 --> 0:08:39.920 don't think Jared Goff ever plays in the preseason, but 0:08:40.000 --> 0:08:43.000 I just look at expanding your joint practices to every 0:08:43.040 --> 0:08:47.359 single opponent. I look at the comments about managing workloads 0:08:47.400 --> 0:08:49.880 on the front end through this time of year, and 0:08:49.920 --> 0:08:52.360 I think about how they manufacture the time they have 0:08:52.520 --> 0:08:54.840 on the grass to get the most out of it. 0:08:54.960 --> 0:08:57.120 If we want to get a rep against man coverage, 0:08:57.120 --> 0:08:59.200 maybe we have to go back into this third part 0:08:59.400 --> 0:09:01.800 of eleven on eleven period. It all just makes a 0:09:01.840 --> 0:09:03.320 lot of sense to me. And you know what else 0:09:03.320 --> 0:09:06.760 makes a bunch of sense. Tua hitting multiple wow throws 0:09:07.040 --> 0:09:09.080 on the day that he gets his big contract extension. 0:09:09.120 --> 0:09:12.760 I've referenced this on the podcast before. A couple of 0:09:12.840 --> 0:09:15.520 years ago. Kyle Crabs from Lockdown Dolphins came down mid 0:09:15.559 --> 0:09:18.000 camp and Tua put on a really nice display and 0:09:18.040 --> 0:09:19.840 Kyle was like, pretty good by the quarterback. 0:09:19.960 --> 0:09:20.200 Huh. 0:09:20.320 --> 0:09:22.120 I'm like, yeah, it's been like that for most of camp. 0:09:22.559 --> 0:09:25.120 And then there was today three years later, and Kyle's like, 0:09:25.120 --> 0:09:26.880 you know, I come down here for these practices and 0:09:27.080 --> 0:09:28.640 you tell me about the practice I'm not at, and 0:09:28.920 --> 0:09:31.960 we have these awesome Tua days where you know, the 0:09:32.000 --> 0:09:33.880 ball gets out quick, he's on time, he's in rhythm. 0:09:33.920 --> 0:09:35.880 You have maybe one or two wow throws, right. 0:09:35.760 --> 0:09:39.200 But today it's like every damn throw is just making 0:09:39.240 --> 0:09:42.199 you be like, oh my god, that's a professional quarterback 0:09:42.280 --> 0:09:44.600 right there. Let's go through the ones that I found 0:09:44.600 --> 0:09:47.120 most impressive. First off, let's go ahead and jump ahead 0:09:47.160 --> 0:09:50.520 and work backwards here, because we opened up eleven on eleven, 0:09:50.600 --> 0:09:52.880 the very first snap that Tua has taken in this 0:09:52.960 --> 0:09:55.520 portion of practice since I don't know what part of 0:09:55.520 --> 0:09:57.720 OTA's it was, but it was like early on because 0:09:57.720 --> 0:09:59.520 he stopped doing the eleven on eleven at some point. 0:09:59.600 --> 0:10:02.760 No Ta, I think it was a sixty eight yard touchdown. 0:10:02.760 --> 0:10:05.160 The ball was either on the thirty two or the 0:10:05.200 --> 0:10:07.800 thirty Some of the lines have not been repainted, so 0:10:07.800 --> 0:10:10.120 it's hard to see, especially from the far field, but 0:10:10.200 --> 0:10:11.000 we're splitting hairs. 0:10:11.000 --> 0:10:11.480 Who cares? 0:10:11.720 --> 0:10:14.000 Who cares if it was a sixty eight or a 0:10:14.000 --> 0:10:17.320 seventy yard touchdown? So Tua executes this play fake that 0:10:17.600 --> 0:10:21.600 forces Jalen Ramsey or gets him to bite hard on 0:10:21.679 --> 0:10:24.080 Tyreek on a short throw, and as you know, a 0:10:24.120 --> 0:10:27.440 fraction of a false step on Tyreek usually means curtains, 0:10:27.520 --> 0:10:29.960 game over, good night, and that's exactly what it was. 0:10:30.000 --> 0:10:32.600 Tua uncorks the ball from his own twenty five yard 0:10:32.679 --> 0:10:35.679 line and Tyreek catches it at the plus twenty and 0:10:35.800 --> 0:10:38.280 cruises in for six from there. For those counting at 0:10:38.280 --> 0:10:40.440 home who care about this, that's fifty five yards in 0:10:40.480 --> 0:10:42.880 the air, but a seventy yard or sixty eight yard 0:10:42.880 --> 0:10:45.800 touchdown pass, depending on where the hell that ball was located. 0:10:46.080 --> 0:10:49.560 My favorite part after that was watching Jalen Ramsey go 0:10:49.640 --> 0:10:52.280 over to Tua on the offensive side of the field 0:10:52.640 --> 0:10:55.080 and patting him on the helmet and like gestures the 0:10:55.120 --> 0:10:57.400 fake handoff, and then they both come off of that 0:10:57.520 --> 0:11:00.160 like laughing and dapping each other up, like obviously that. 0:11:00.160 --> 0:11:02.800 I can't hear the conversation from there, but I imagine 0:11:02.880 --> 0:11:05.880 it was something like, yo, that that ball fake got 0:11:05.880 --> 0:11:06.160 me there? 0:11:06.160 --> 0:11:08.400 Oose, watch what y'all doing there now? 0:11:08.480 --> 0:11:10.280 Just kidding, And we know two a throw is one 0:11:10.320 --> 0:11:12.720 of the prettier early deep balls in football, right, He's 0:11:12.720 --> 0:11:15.000 got one of the best record of doing that from 0:11:15.040 --> 0:11:18.360 a completion standpoint, from an accuracy standpoint, from a yards 0:11:18.360 --> 0:11:20.800 and touchdown standpoint and just watch the dang thing. 0:11:20.840 --> 0:11:21.600 It looks pretty good. 0:11:21.920 --> 0:11:25.240 But what I really liked was a throw he had 0:11:25.320 --> 0:11:27.880 during one on ones where Kyrik McGowan was a guy 0:11:27.880 --> 0:11:29.959 that was added very late to the roster here before 0:11:29.960 --> 0:11:33.160 Camp caught the long touchdown. Now I should clarify first 0:11:33.200 --> 0:11:36.440 that Saran Neil pressed McGowan effectively that I think the 0:11:36.480 --> 0:11:38.560 play was over before it started, but in one on 0:11:38.559 --> 0:11:41.040 one you continue these things because why would you not, 0:11:41.559 --> 0:11:43.400 And then he got a step on Neil, and Neil, 0:11:43.600 --> 0:11:46.280 you know, good for him for doing this. He continued 0:11:46.280 --> 0:11:48.160 with the play himself even though it was probably over, 0:11:48.440 --> 0:11:51.640 and to threw a line drive deep shot. He put 0:11:51.679 --> 0:11:53.720 the ball on the rope where you have to like 0:11:53.760 --> 0:11:56.400 sneak it in under the safety because at this point 0:11:56.440 --> 0:12:00.200 of that given play that you're you know, simulating, you 0:12:00.240 --> 0:12:03.360 would have had a safety closing in on that because 0:12:03.360 --> 0:12:05.160 he had so much time to do it. So he 0:12:05.240 --> 0:12:07.880 puts this frozen rope out there because it wasn't a 0:12:07.960 --> 0:12:10.760 situation where he's even he's leaving, because this cornerback was 0:12:10.880 --> 0:12:13.400 kind of gaining ground on McGowan on this particular play. 0:12:13.640 --> 0:12:15.480 I have to get the ball to him as quick 0:12:15.480 --> 0:12:17.400 as I can, like, I see it now. I need 0:12:17.400 --> 0:12:20.160 the ball on him now, not thirty yards downfield in 0:12:20.360 --> 0:12:22.719 you know, two seconds. So he got it there, he 0:12:22.800 --> 0:12:25.520 rips it, McGowan makes the catch and scores a little 0:12:25.520 --> 0:12:27.360 bit of good on good there. As far as Neil 0:12:27.440 --> 0:12:30.960 and Tua earlier in seven v seven, Tua found alec 0:12:31.200 --> 0:12:34.120 Ingold and John news Smith on underneath throws and I 0:12:34.160 --> 0:12:36.920 want to play some sound here from McDaniel and from 0:12:37.280 --> 0:12:41.120 both coach and Anthony Walker here because I think it's instructive. 0:12:41.280 --> 0:12:45.520 Remember Tyreek's comments on Tuesday about sustained drives and putting 0:12:45.559 --> 0:12:47.880 together twelve play drives and then Wada was like, yeah, 0:12:48.000 --> 0:12:48.920 I guess I don't know. 0:12:49.000 --> 0:12:51.040 I like to score personally on the first one. 0:12:51.200 --> 0:12:54.319 I thought that was just fantastic commentary by those two 0:12:54.360 --> 0:12:57.800 elite wide receivers and you know, a look into their mindset. 0:12:58.040 --> 0:13:00.240 But we got a follow up today from McDaniel, who 0:13:00.320 --> 0:13:04.959 I thought really thoroughly clearly explained the thinking there, because 0:13:05.440 --> 0:13:07.560 who doesn't want to score one play drives when you 0:13:07.559 --> 0:13:10.200 can get them? We all do, Tybreek does too. But 0:13:10.240 --> 0:13:12.960 the reality is that sometimes you're going to have to 0:13:12.960 --> 0:13:15.760 grind out a drive and coach tells you why right here. 0:13:15.720 --> 0:13:18.960 In his own way. What he's describing right there is, 0:13:20.200 --> 0:13:25.240 you know, our offensive or our players on offense here 0:13:25.880 --> 0:13:30.319 are immersed enough in the system to understand areas where 0:13:30.400 --> 0:13:35.679 if you improve, can make everything improve. So what he's 0:13:35.679 --> 0:13:41.120 saying we we he is confident in our ability to 0:13:41.160 --> 0:13:46.720 score explosively in short drives. Well, you know, we've lived 0:13:46.720 --> 0:13:52.000 the experience the last two years that defenses don't want 0:13:52.040 --> 0:13:56.079 you to do that, so they give you up space initially, 0:13:57.760 --> 0:14:00.120 you know, close to the line of scrimmage, to to 0:14:00.160 --> 0:14:03.520 make sure they can keep a roof over over the 0:14:03.559 --> 0:14:08.959 offense and they're eligible. So everything when it's all about 0:14:08.960 --> 0:14:13.160 taking advantage of overplay. So if you're overplaying deep, how 0:14:13.200 --> 0:14:23.560 can you get most efficient yardage through execution on shorter things? 0:14:23.640 --> 0:14:29.720 Run game? You have to when you as a leader 0:14:30.120 --> 0:14:40.000 and a football student, Tyreek understands that if you unless 0:14:40.040 --> 0:14:46.160 you want to see very deep coverage with everyone thirty 0:14:46.240 --> 0:14:50.800 yards down the field, you better make people pay otherwise 0:14:50.800 --> 0:14:54.280 they're going to keep doing it. So that's something I 0:14:54.320 --> 0:14:57.520 think our locker room does a great job of is 0:14:57.680 --> 0:15:04.760 as players identifying consistencies of what's happening to us, and 0:15:04.800 --> 0:15:08.640 then our coaches we try to come up with a 0:15:08.680 --> 0:15:12.360 plan on how to counter people's counter. 0:15:12.200 --> 0:15:13.800 And that's what had me so fired up. 0:15:13.800 --> 0:15:16.920 About the addition of John ou Smith back in what 0:15:17.000 --> 0:15:20.800 was it early March, About the addition of Odell Beckham, 0:15:20.840 --> 0:15:23.200 who also offers the vertical threat there too, About the 0:15:23.240 --> 0:15:26.360 second year of Devon hen who looks we'll talk about 0:15:26.440 --> 0:15:28.720 him in a second, but looks like a freaking weapon 0:15:28.720 --> 0:15:31.560 at receiver too. Right now, just about how this offense 0:15:31.600 --> 0:15:34.560 has added pieces and yet another year of experience within 0:15:34.600 --> 0:15:37.920 the system I think breeds progress for the incumbents of it. 0:15:38.280 --> 0:15:40.320 I just think you're going to see another step and 0:15:40.400 --> 0:15:44.520 even more well rounded attack in year three of Mike McDaniel. 0:15:44.520 --> 0:15:46.120 I think you're going to see a similar jump that 0:15:46.160 --> 0:15:48.600 you saw from year one to year two in year 0:15:48.600 --> 0:15:51.280 two to year three. So when when I see them 0:15:51.520 --> 0:15:55.000 clear space on a shallow cross by the fullback by 0:15:55.080 --> 0:15:57.840 running a wheel that displaces that coverage and then run 0:15:57.880 --> 0:16:00.760 the fullback in behind that displacement, or I see them 0:16:00.760 --> 0:16:03.120 throw a stick to my big physical tight end who 0:16:03.160 --> 0:16:05.520 will catch you and then not get knocked backwards like 0:16:05.920 --> 0:16:09.680 gosh I was watching the finale against Buffalo not that 0:16:09.760 --> 0:16:12.040 long ago, and we have this drive in that second 0:16:12.120 --> 0:16:14.280 half where we just couldn't get anything going. And it 0:16:14.400 --> 0:16:17.000 ends because Braxton catches a ball right at the sticks, 0:16:17.000 --> 0:16:19.800 retreats an inch, and then couldn't power his way through 0:16:19.800 --> 0:16:22.880 the wrap up tackle that forced him to be a 0:16:22.920 --> 0:16:24.920 half yard short, which we punched the ball because you 0:16:24.960 --> 0:16:27.640 can't turn over there, right. You think that'll happen to 0:16:27.720 --> 0:16:30.800 John wus Smith. Hell no, So I'm pumped up for that. 0:16:31.040 --> 0:16:33.960 And the defenders noticed that too. Man, We've been watching 0:16:34.320 --> 0:16:38.360 these linebackers just run the gauntlet in terms of their responsibilities. 0:16:38.360 --> 0:16:40.320 In practice, they did a fun drill today where the 0:16:40.320 --> 0:16:43.280 linebackers would play the run fit recognize the quarterback in 0:16:43.320 --> 0:16:45.880 this case it's a coach, but pull the ball back 0:16:45.920 --> 0:16:48.120 on play pass. Then they have to get vertical and 0:16:48.200 --> 0:16:51.560 locate one of those big exercise balls that they roll 0:16:51.600 --> 0:16:54.360 in behind the linebacker, like in that fifteen yard range 0:16:54.360 --> 0:16:57.720 that deep hook drop and typically opens up after a 0:16:57.760 --> 0:17:01.680 successful play action. Right, It's what it's called robot technique. 0:17:01.720 --> 0:17:03.680 You turn your head to the quarterback, you get your 0:17:03.720 --> 0:17:05.800 hand on, you locate the receiver of the tight end 0:17:05.880 --> 0:17:08.359 by putting it in the hip pocket of the crossing route, 0:17:08.480 --> 0:17:10.480 you get back in phase and you get eyes back 0:17:10.480 --> 0:17:13.440 to the football. And I've been really impressed with both 0:17:13.640 --> 0:17:16.840 Walker and Brooks doing these through three days. So I 0:17:16.880 --> 0:17:20.080 asked Anthony Walker Junior about how this offense and the 0:17:20.119 --> 0:17:22.920 way they create space challenges you as a defender. 0:17:23.119 --> 0:17:23.320 Yeah. 0:17:23.480 --> 0:17:25.600 No, I think I had to run for forty fifty 0:17:25.640 --> 0:17:28.679 yards yesterday to defend the play. But I told Mike, uh, 0:17:28.840 --> 0:17:30.400 you know, the middle of the field is closed down 0:17:30.400 --> 0:17:32.760 while I'm in there, so I'll take pride in that. 0:17:32.840 --> 0:17:35.520 And that's what you know, that's what he prides himself on. 0:17:35.640 --> 0:17:38.560 He broke that down us and OTAs you know, this 0:17:38.600 --> 0:17:41.359 is how Mike Linebacker plays. So the soul clips of 0:17:41.359 --> 0:17:43.840 Fred Warner just on in the middle, and I take 0:17:43.880 --> 0:17:46.439 pride in that. So yeah, that's that's my job. And 0:17:47.040 --> 0:17:49.719 as I says, linebackers, we take that challenge. Obviously, when 0:17:49.760 --> 0:17:52.679 you got the speedsters out there, you know, the dbs 0:17:52.680 --> 0:17:54.280 are already stressed enough, so we don't want them to have 0:17:54.320 --> 0:17:56.720 to worry about covering you know, the shallows as well. 0:17:56.800 --> 0:17:58.560 So as long as we can take take take away 0:17:58.560 --> 0:17:59.880 the middle of the field and let those guys stay 0:17:59.880 --> 0:18:00.960 on how we're doing our job. 0:18:00.960 --> 0:18:02.600 All right, Let's get back to the dope throws. Bro 0:18:02.880 --> 0:18:05.560 Let's go back to seven on seven when River Craidcraft 0:18:05.640 --> 0:18:09.040 had his first of two long touchdowns que the Washington 0:18:09.040 --> 0:18:11.880 State fight song. It was a coverage bust because two 0:18:11.880 --> 0:18:14.760 guys jumped up on Riv and he stuck in behind him. Look, 0:18:14.840 --> 0:18:17.280 there's a reason River Credycraft has never caught a long 0:18:17.440 --> 0:18:18.960 like you know, breakaway touchdown like that. 0:18:19.000 --> 0:18:19.800 It's just not his game. 0:18:20.080 --> 0:18:22.760 But because of a nice route and some good play 0:18:22.760 --> 0:18:24.480 fakes and ball handling from Tua, he hits him in 0:18:24.480 --> 0:18:27.520 stride for another long touchdown. This one goes sixty yards. 0:18:27.560 --> 0:18:29.439 I think it was from their own forty yard line. 0:18:29.520 --> 0:18:31.919 And I also thought Tua had Eric Azukama for a 0:18:31.920 --> 0:18:33.920 long touchdown with a perfect throw between the corner and 0:18:33.960 --> 0:18:37.320 safety window of cover two. But Azukama like just didn't 0:18:37.359 --> 0:18:39.560 have that extra gear to go make a play like 0:18:39.640 --> 0:18:41.920 Kyle Lean's over and says where was the where was 0:18:41.960 --> 0:18:42.600 the extra gear there? 0:18:42.600 --> 0:18:43.920 I'm like, I didn't see it, man. 0:18:44.160 --> 0:18:46.120 I think that's a play that our top guys would make, 0:18:46.119 --> 0:18:48.159 and maybe two of through that ball as if it 0:18:48.160 --> 0:18:50.080 were from the top two guys, and I really hope 0:18:50.080 --> 0:18:52.119 that Azukala becomes a guy that does make that play. 0:18:52.160 --> 0:18:54.000 But I will you know, I thought it was there 0:18:54.000 --> 0:18:56.080 for him to go get it. I will say Jordan 0:18:56.119 --> 0:18:58.240 Poyer got there quickly and would have had a big hit. 0:18:58.680 --> 0:19:01.120 And Poyer has been an absolute monster and his two 0:19:01.160 --> 0:19:02.040 practices so far. 0:19:02.119 --> 0:19:02.840 More on that in a second. 0:19:03.000 --> 0:19:05.359 Let's go ahead and loop Devon Hchen in here too 0:19:06.000 --> 0:19:08.520 to the two a portion, because this guy, man, holy moly, 0:19:08.800 --> 0:19:12.159 I don't think anyone's made more plays than Devon h 0:19:12.200 --> 0:19:15.119 chen has. He ran an intermediate route where he broke 0:19:15.200 --> 0:19:17.520 into a tight window between two defenders, like that second 0:19:17.560 --> 0:19:20.000 window slant or dig or you know, the deep hook, 0:19:20.600 --> 0:19:23.600 and Devon elevates like a receiver, catches it and comes 0:19:23.600 --> 0:19:25.879 down on balance and then races into the end zone. 0:19:25.960 --> 0:19:28.879 The way this ball split those defenders, the way Devon 0:19:29.040 --> 0:19:31.920 finished it. I always say this and like it seems obvious, 0:19:31.920 --> 0:19:34.960 but holy cow, man, like I have such an appreciation 0:19:35.119 --> 0:19:38.159 for professional football compared to other levels of football. You 0:19:38.280 --> 0:19:41.159 just don't see this level of execution outside of the NFL, 0:19:41.280 --> 0:19:43.720 like high high level stuff. There's a reason they pay 0:19:43.800 --> 0:19:46.280 you know, this quarterback fifty plus million dollars a year. 0:19:46.880 --> 0:19:50.520 Hn also had a wicked cutback run where he pressed playside, 0:19:50.520 --> 0:19:52.680 then wound his way back to the backside and hits 0:19:52.720 --> 0:19:54.960 this nice gap that was opened up by Patrick Paul 0:19:55.200 --> 0:19:57.119 More on him in a moment. And the way Devon 0:19:57.240 --> 0:19:59.760 runs away from people is again, it's not like what 0:19:59.840 --> 0:20:03.080 you see in professional football. It's like when Bama plays 0:20:03.160 --> 0:20:05.879 Kennesaw State, no shade kind of saw or you know 0:20:05.920 --> 0:20:08.000 Reggie Bush's high school tape. But just like you're not 0:20:08.080 --> 0:20:10.000 catching him, you just won't do it. He looks like 0:20:10.000 --> 0:20:13.080 a receiver, guys. I'm telling you, the way he catches 0:20:13.119 --> 0:20:15.840 the football, the way he controls his body, the way 0:20:15.840 --> 0:20:18.159 he stays on balance and runs after the catch. You know, 0:20:18.240 --> 0:20:20.080