WEBVTT - Drive Time: Cornerback Offseason Capsule 2025 0:00:08.560 --> 0:00:12.799 What is up, Dolphans And welcome to the Draft Time Podcast. 0:00:12.880 --> 0:00:16.000 I am your host, Travis Wingfield, And on today's show, 0:00:16.079 --> 0:00:19.439 we have reached the finish line of the off season 0:00:19.560 --> 0:00:24.080 capsule series. Up next, up last a position that has 0:00:24.079 --> 0:00:26.200 more of a need now at the cornerback spot. And 0:00:26.239 --> 0:00:28.800 since you can never have enough corners, it's always worth 0:00:28.840 --> 0:00:31.760 exploring this group that I would argue has the most 0:00:31.920 --> 0:00:35.440 uncovered talent among it within the ball club. That's it 0:00:35.479 --> 0:00:38.320 for today, all cornerbacks. We'll talk a little bit about 0:00:38.360 --> 0:00:41.280 the moves made on Friday. That's it from the Baptist 0:00:41.320 --> 0:00:44.000 Hell Studios inside the Baptist Health Training Complex. 0:00:44.040 --> 0:00:47.640 This is the Draft Time Podcast. Eye. 0:00:50.000 --> 0:00:52.440 I played that SoundBite for Caroline at the hotel we 0:00:52.479 --> 0:00:55.959 stayed in this weekend, and she was so infatuated by 0:00:55.960 --> 0:00:58.520 who that voice was. It was like two year old Caroline. 0:00:58.840 --> 0:01:03.040 She turns five in May. And speaking of that, if 0:01:03.080 --> 0:01:05.440 you are not from Florida, or if you're new to 0:01:05.480 --> 0:01:08.640 the area and you're looking for a Florida vacation, might 0:01:08.720 --> 0:01:13.240 I recommend the Tampa Bay area, in particular Tampa downtown. 0:01:13.720 --> 0:01:15.080 What a great city that is. 0:01:15.160 --> 0:01:17.640 That was my first time going there outside of our 0:01:17.640 --> 0:01:20.120 training camp visits when I'm there for work and basically 0:01:20.200 --> 0:01:25.800 only work, but the tight knit downtown there's no traffic whatsoever. 0:01:26.200 --> 0:01:29.040 There's tons of space in the surrounding areas and all 0:01:29.080 --> 0:01:33.039 the suburbs with actual like scenery and open plots where 0:01:33.040 --> 0:01:36.160 they haven't developed everything. My kids were obsessed with the 0:01:36.240 --> 0:01:39.160 trolley system. The chew Choose as we called them. One 0:01:39.200 --> 0:01:41.399 of the drivers even let both the kids pull the 0:01:41.400 --> 0:01:44.039 horn and honk the train horn there, whatever you call that, 0:01:44.480 --> 0:01:47.280 and they were just fired up about that. Really good 0:01:47.319 --> 0:01:49.800 food as well. Had the best Mexican meal I think 0:01:49.800 --> 0:01:52.320 I've ever had. It was a Gringo burrito, which is 0:01:52.400 --> 0:01:56.680 right up my alley. So just obsessed with the with 0:01:56.840 --> 0:01:59.160 the downtown Tampa, Man, what a cool spot that is. 0:01:59.760 --> 0:02:01.360 That was my weekend for the most part. 0:02:01.400 --> 0:02:04.560 I also played golf before we left on Friday, and 0:02:04.680 --> 0:02:07.120 your boy is heating up. Second round of the season 0:02:07.200 --> 0:02:09.880 carter to seventy seven. But that was a disappointment because 0:02:10.240 --> 0:02:12.799 we were one over, or rather check that, one under 0:02:13.240 --> 0:02:17.440 at the turn after a birdie par birdie start and 0:02:17.480 --> 0:02:20.200 then a birdie on six as well after a bogie 0:02:20.280 --> 0:02:22.519 on five, so we were one under going into that 0:02:22.560 --> 0:02:24.600 part of the course and kept it consistent with Pars 0:02:24.639 --> 0:02:28.240 the rest of the way. Man, when you're playing really 0:02:28.280 --> 0:02:30.760 good golf, I told my wife this, like, I played 0:02:31.800 --> 0:02:36.000 high school varsity sports in baseball and basketball three years each, 0:02:36.120 --> 0:02:39.160 and I've hit walk off home runs, i have hit 0:02:39.639 --> 0:02:43.920 massive shots and crowded gyms. I contend that with you 0:02:43.960 --> 0:02:46.240 and your buddy playing golf in front of nobody else, 0:02:46.680 --> 0:02:48.920 being red hot on a golf course and putting the 0:02:48.919 --> 0:02:51.680 golf ball wherever you want is like the greatest feeling 0:02:51.720 --> 0:02:54.000 you can have in sports. So that was kind of 0:02:54.000 --> 0:02:56.160 what I've been up to. We're gonna have a show 0:02:56.240 --> 0:02:59.519 today on Friday Show. I'm going to get deeper into 0:03:00.120 --> 0:03:03.320 a general off season overview and kind of talk about 0:03:03.360 --> 0:03:06.520 the things that we addressed way back in January as 0:03:06.560 --> 0:03:08.639 things they must get better at, and kind of give 0:03:08.680 --> 0:03:11.480 you a better crystal ball in terms of who might 0:03:11.560 --> 0:03:14.960 fit those needs, and just kind of evaluate the general 0:03:15.040 --> 0:03:18.360 off season as a whole, talk about the positional needs, 0:03:18.600 --> 0:03:20.440 how much that might cost, and how you can fill 0:03:20.440 --> 0:03:22.600 it in. And we'll do a mock off season on 0:03:22.639 --> 0:03:26.080 that Friday podcast, and then we're gonna have a change 0:03:26.240 --> 0:03:30.519 in in schedule next week. Couldn't think of that word. 0:03:30.680 --> 0:03:34.160 Where we're gonna be in Indianapolis. It's gonna be a Tuesday, Wednesday, 0:03:34.200 --> 0:03:37.600 I think, I think Thursday rundown on the week episodes. 0:03:37.640 --> 0:03:40.160 Next week, we're gonna have Mike McDaniel on the show 0:03:40.280 --> 0:03:43.920 that I can confirm will break down his public press 0:03:43.920 --> 0:03:46.760 conference as well as well as Chris Grears. I'll get 0:03:46.840 --> 0:03:49.280 Daniel Jeremiah, We'll get all kinds of NFL network and 0:03:49.520 --> 0:03:53.240 ESPN talent, and we might get a Dolphin scout on 0:03:53.280 --> 0:03:53.640 the show. 0:03:53.680 --> 0:03:55.160 So just plenty to come your way here the next 0:03:55.200 --> 0:03:55.760 couple of weeks. 0:03:55.960 --> 0:03:59.280 But ma'am, I wanted to put a bow on the 0:03:59.320 --> 0:04:04.280 off season capsule episodes today and like the series for 0:04:04.400 --> 0:04:07.280 me for the last you know, eight nine, ten years 0:04:07.320 --> 0:04:10.760 of doing this consistently as a job, it always takes 0:04:10.760 --> 0:04:14.760 on the exact same like trajectory. It's always like so 0:04:14.800 --> 0:04:16.919 excited in the beginning, a little bit of a lull 0:04:16.960 --> 0:04:18.800 in the middle, then you find a position group that 0:04:18.839 --> 0:04:20.440 you're all about and it gets you more excited. 0:04:20.520 --> 0:04:23.479 But by the very end, like I just can't wait 0:04:23.520 --> 0:04:24.359 for it to be over, And. 0:04:24.440 --> 0:04:35.760 Today it's over, and I'm excited to talk about this 0:04:35.839 --> 0:04:38.680 draft class, not so much the free agents, but we'll 0:04:38.720 --> 0:04:40.320 do all of that as well as the incumbents in 0:04:40.440 --> 0:04:42.920 just one second. But first off the top, the Dolphins 0:04:42.920 --> 0:04:46.160 did announce last week the release of Durham Smyth, Kendall Fuller, 0:04:46.200 --> 0:04:49.880 and Raheem Mostert, three pretty prominent names on the Dolphins' 0:04:49.920 --> 0:04:52.919 recent rosters in terms of Durham being the longest tenured 0:04:52.920 --> 0:04:55.239 fin on the team besides Jason Sanders, who now holds 0:04:55.240 --> 0:04:57.760 that honor, a very well known player for a decade 0:04:57.800 --> 0:05:00.320 plus around this league, and Kendall Fuller, and then, of 0:05:00.320 --> 0:05:02.880 course our single season touchdown record holder and a fan 0:05:02.960 --> 0:05:06.000 favorite in Raheem Moster. I thought the future of the 0:05:06.040 --> 0:05:09.279 tight end room was incredibly clear. I've made no bones 0:05:09.279 --> 0:05:12.000 about the fact that I thought that Durham Smyth, you know, 0:05:12.240 --> 0:05:15.520 whether it was fifteen snaps or thirty five snaps, more 0:05:15.680 --> 0:05:18.600 so fifteen snaps down the stretch, you know, of the season, 0:05:19.040 --> 0:05:22.039 I thought they were all like indictments of our inability 0:05:22.040 --> 0:05:24.760 to play off the edge, and why I'm so steadfast 0:05:24.760 --> 0:05:27.120 on improving that why position with he and Julian Hill 0:05:27.120 --> 0:05:29.440 take in that the honors this year and Julian did 0:05:29.520 --> 0:05:31.159 supplant him in snaps and that was one of my 0:05:31.200 --> 0:05:32.560 best calls back in training camp. 0:05:32.560 --> 0:05:33.880 If you recall that, I thought. 0:05:33.839 --> 0:05:36.200 Julian Hill was going to be tight end two behind 0:05:36.320 --> 0:05:38.440 John news Smith and it did work out that way. 0:05:38.800 --> 0:05:41.760 But they still want to run, you know, all these 0:05:41.760 --> 0:05:44.080 tight end groupings with multiple tight ends in the field 0:05:44.120 --> 0:05:46.240 because John w New in a lot of ways is 0:05:46.240 --> 0:05:48.680 is kind of a glorified receiver. I thought his ability 0:05:48.680 --> 0:05:50.120 to play off the edge and the run game in 0:05:50.200 --> 0:05:52.400 pass pro was was not up to snuff. And a 0:05:52.400 --> 0:05:54.880 lot of those third down in short issues were because 0:05:54.880 --> 0:05:56.960 the edge could crash across his face and he would 0:05:57.000 --> 0:06:00.360 really offer no resistance to that. So you need a compliment, Henry, 0:06:00.520 --> 0:06:03.000 Why tight end to him? And that's why I'm so, 0:06:03.320 --> 0:06:05.760 you know, so gung ho about the idea of Tyler 0:06:05.800 --> 0:06:07.560 Warren and all the issues that he could fix on 0:06:07.600 --> 0:06:10.520 your football team. But first things first was it was 0:06:10.600 --> 0:06:13.240 just time to make this this split. You know, Durham 0:06:13.279 --> 0:06:15.719 I thought was really rough in the floor as years, 0:06:15.920 --> 0:06:17.039 and then I thought he had a bit of a 0:06:17.040 --> 0:06:19.160 bounce back last season as like his best year as 0:06:19.160 --> 0:06:21.479 a pro. But then this year it was like, oh 0:06:21.600 --> 0:06:23.560 this is there's so many reps on tape where it's 0:06:23.560 --> 0:06:26.280 like eighty one misses a key block, eighty one's assignment 0:06:26.279 --> 0:06:28.320 doesn't seem clear to him, when it seemed very clear 0:06:28.320 --> 0:06:31.839 to me based upon the evolution of that play. And 0:06:31.920 --> 0:06:33.599 so now you cut him and you save a little 0:06:33.600 --> 0:06:35.400 bit of money in the cap. Same story for all 0:06:35.400 --> 0:06:37.440 these guys. Raheem was one of the biggest savings. Kendall 0:06:37.480 --> 0:06:39.640 will carry some dead cap as well. But I think 0:06:39.680 --> 0:06:42.599 with with Kendall, you look at a guy that had 0:06:42.920 --> 0:06:45.680 you know, he's he's thirty, he just turned thirty. He's 0:06:45.680 --> 0:06:48.440 coming off of a knee injury that you know McDaniel 0:06:48.560 --> 0:06:51.400 was kind of iffy about and his press conference answer, 0:06:51.520 --> 0:06:52.839 But I don't put a lot of stock into that 0:06:52.839 --> 0:06:55.200 because he never gives you anything with injuries, and to me, 0:06:55.279 --> 0:06:57.599 it seemed like that was a pretty serious knee injury. 0:06:57.880 --> 0:07:00.359 Especially seeing him walk around, you know, off off the 0:07:00.360 --> 0:07:04.400 field after that play. That seemed like just a preventative 0:07:05.160 --> 0:07:10.920 future a preemptive future issue move. If you give that 0:07:10.920 --> 0:07:13.520 guy his guaranteed salary for this year, he only played 0:07:13.520 --> 0:07:15.400 eleven games for you this year, probably doesn't get much 0:07:15.440 --> 0:07:17.840 better at age thirty. Not to mention You've got Jalen 0:07:17.920 --> 0:07:19.640 Ramsey on the other side, who I think is one 0:07:19.680 --> 0:07:21.720 of the few guys that might be impervious to the 0:07:21.760 --> 0:07:26.240 whole age thirty cornerback Cliff, especially with his ability to 0:07:26.280 --> 0:07:28.960 I think transition to that Charles Woodson role at some point, 0:07:29.000 --> 0:07:30.880 should he want to, should they see that for him, 0:07:30.880 --> 0:07:32.920 I think he's I think he's really well cut for that. 0:07:33.240 --> 0:07:35.720 But I think the move made sense in that sense, 0:07:35.880 --> 0:07:38.560 although look at this free agent class, I don't think 0:07:38.560 --> 0:07:39.480 you're going that direction. 0:07:40.040 --> 0:07:40.840 I want to say. 0:07:41.600 --> 0:07:43.800 I want to believe that it speaks highly of how 0:07:43.840 --> 0:07:48.680 they feel about Storm Duck and Cam Smith and Ethan Bonner, 0:07:48.720 --> 0:07:51.080 regardless of how I feel about it. But I don't 0:07:51.080 --> 0:07:53.320 think you're going to find that cornerback too on the 0:07:53.360 --> 0:07:53.880 open market. 0:07:53.960 --> 0:07:54.880 We could see, We'll see. 0:07:54.880 --> 0:07:57.480 I don't know, but I do absolutely love this draft 0:07:57.480 --> 0:07:59.360 class once again at this position, so that could be 0:07:59.360 --> 0:08:01.880 a spot to go to for that role, but you're 0:08:01.880 --> 0:08:04.840 gonna wind up having competition, I think. So the Durham 0:08:04.880 --> 0:08:06.720 Smith move made all the sense in the world. He 0:08:06.800 --> 0:08:08.240 was tied in three at best, and I thought you 0:08:08.280 --> 0:08:10.760 could really upgrade that position even with a you know, 0:08:10.800 --> 0:08:13.840 a minimum player at that role Raheem moster. You know, 0:08:13.960 --> 0:08:16.040 Jalen Wright has to serve more carries for a long 0:08:16.080 --> 0:08:18.080 time in my opinion, and I would have cut into 0:08:18.120 --> 0:08:20.920 devon a Chan's workload last year to accomplish that and 0:08:21.120 --> 0:08:23.760 kept Raheem in the fold even after his fumbles that 0:08:23.920 --> 0:08:26.960 really cost him playing time after Halloween. But I just 0:08:26.960 --> 0:08:29.600 thought DeVaughn was better suited for a you know, ancillary 0:08:29.680 --> 0:08:31.440 role of doing multiple things. And I thought that's why 0:08:31.480 --> 0:08:33.760 you would get a Jaileen Wright on your roster, a 0:08:33.840 --> 0:08:36.400 more you know, between the tackles type of bellcow to 0:08:36.400 --> 0:08:39.120 help give a Chan more you know, duties outside of 0:08:39.160 --> 0:08:41.400 playing true running back. But they freaking love him, that's 0:08:41.400 --> 0:08:43.560 gonna that's gonna be his role. I would be uh, 0:08:44.040 --> 0:08:46.600 you know, inclined to believe that, or I would be 0:08:47.080 --> 0:08:49.160 surprised to see it be anything different than that. So 0:08:49.200 --> 0:08:51.280 I think with with that in mind, like Raheem was, 0:08:51.280 --> 0:08:53.199 was a pretty obvious cut to make. Move To make 0:08:53.200 --> 0:08:56.280 that move, there so two very obvious ones in my opinion, 0:08:56.280 --> 0:08:58.360 one not so obvious, but I totally get the reasoning. 0:08:58.360 --> 0:09:00.559 And you know, we've we've only seen a handful of 0:09:00.640 --> 0:09:03.720 cornerbacks play really well after their age thirty season. You know, 0:09:03.760 --> 0:09:06.240 we saw Xavier and Howard's play fall off a cliff 0:09:06.280 --> 0:09:08.600 when he got to that level, so I don't know, 0:09:08.640 --> 0:09:12.400 but again just pontificating, I think it says well for 0:09:12.480 --> 0:09:15.160 cam Smith, Storm Duck and Ethan Bonner and you know, 0:09:15.160 --> 0:09:17.240 a pretty good cornerback class, and I think there's some 0:09:17.320 --> 0:09:19.280 guys that could be in play at that thirteenth pick 0:09:19.320 --> 0:09:21.480 as well. So we'll get more into the cuts and 0:09:21.480 --> 0:09:23.559 stuff like that. On the Friday show. Just wanted to 0:09:23.240 --> 0:09:26.040 get a message across to you guys on those moves 0:09:26.040 --> 0:09:28.480 because it was, you know, a move that happened last Friday, 0:09:28.720 --> 0:09:30.880 and we had a podcast already pre taped for Monday, 0:09:30.920 --> 0:09:32.720 and I was out of town so couldn't get back 0:09:32.760 --> 0:09:34.320 in there and make those edits. But today on the show, 0:09:34.480 --> 0:09:36.679 we thought it was worth discussing. So let's go ahead 0:09:36.679 --> 0:09:39.640 and pivot now quickly here into the cornerback position. Are 0:09:39.679 --> 0:09:42.560 incumbents and in general, you know, I say it every year, 0:09:43.440 --> 0:09:45.920 the improvements that you can best make to help your 0:09:45.920 --> 0:09:49.840 football team are from in house you know, procedures, in 0:09:49.920 --> 0:09:53.200 house evaluations, guys that you already have taking their game 0:09:53.200 --> 0:09:55.280 to the next level, like, for instance, you know, if 0:09:55.320 --> 0:09:58.800 Tua and Waddle both have their best years, what would 0:09:58.840 --> 0:10:01.760 be better for the Dolphins or signing a mid level 0:10:01.840 --> 0:10:05.080 hit in free agency, Like it's obvious right now. The 0:10:05.160 --> 0:10:07.480 reason I open with that is I don't think there's 0:10:07.520 --> 0:10:11.800 a position on this team with more untapped young talent 0:10:12.000 --> 0:10:14.720 than the cornerback position. Jalen Ramsey is the leader of 0:10:14.760 --> 0:10:18.040 that group, the decorated veteran with every skill in his bag, 0:10:18.080 --> 0:10:20.560 and I think his game does transcend his age and 0:10:20.600 --> 0:10:23.400 experience in terms of any type of dip in production. 0:10:23.840 --> 0:10:26.280 I also think at a moment's notice, he could flip 0:10:26.320 --> 0:10:28.240 to safety and be an All Pro there, just like 0:10:28.320 --> 0:10:30.280 Charles Woodson did at one point in his career. So 0:10:30.679 --> 0:10:33.320 until he shows us otherwise, I think you have to 0:10:33.360 --> 0:10:36.959 classify Ramsey as an all Pro caliber talent. Then cater Co, 0:10:37.120 --> 0:10:40.280 who had what I would consider his best season pound 0:10:40.360 --> 0:10:43.360 for pound, the best physical aspect of our perimeter defense. 0:10:43.800 --> 0:10:46.320 You know, Ramsey puts an argument to that, but Cater's 0:10:46.320 --> 0:10:48.120 a lot smaller than Ramsey, but he has a real 0:10:48.200 --> 0:10:50.480 knack for recognizing quick game and screen game in his 0:10:50.559 --> 0:10:53.760 area right. He consistently beats those blocks and not only 0:10:54.480 --> 0:10:56.880 does he put himself in position to you know, help 0:10:56.920 --> 0:10:58.800 his teammates have a free run of the ball carrier, 0:10:58.800 --> 0:11:00.360 but he can get off those blocks and make the 0:11:00.400 --> 0:11:03.040 tackle himself. I thought his coverage was the best of 0:11:03.080 --> 0:11:06.120 his career this year, especially as the season went along. 0:11:06.320 --> 0:11:08.320 As a restricted free agent. It seems like a no 0:11:08.440 --> 0:11:10.679 brainer move to me. But we shall see. But then 0:11:10.720 --> 0:11:12.360 you get deep into the unknown, and I think this 0:11:12.400 --> 0:11:15.520 team really needs competition this summer, and what better way 0:11:15.559 --> 0:11:17.880 to do that than to pit a former second round 0:11:17.960 --> 0:11:20.720 pick against a UDFA from a year ago who, by 0:11:20.760 --> 0:11:24.439 all intents and purposes beat him and the UDFA darling 0:11:24.440 --> 0:11:27.880 from twenty twenty three and Ethan Bonner out for playing time. Right, 0:11:27.960 --> 0:11:30.640 I'm talking, of course about Storm Duck taking Bonner and 0:11:30.679 --> 0:11:33.800 Cam Smith to the wire and winning those competitions early 0:11:33.880 --> 0:11:35.880 back in the spring and through the summer. And we'll 0:11:35.920 --> 0:11:37.920 see if more are added, but I would assume there 0:11:37.920 --> 0:11:41.440 will be a couple, because well, this position is one 0:11:41.480 --> 0:11:43.640 where you legit need five or six guys that can 0:11:43.679 --> 0:11:46.080 play at this level just to get through the attrition 0:11:46.240 --> 0:11:49.680 of a season and all the weapons opposing offenses have 0:11:49.800 --> 0:11:52.440 to offer. This doesn't even mention the two guys on 0:11:52.520 --> 0:11:55.000 reserve contracts that I am quite a big believer in, 0:11:55.040 --> 0:11:58.360 and Isaiah Johnson and Jason Matrie. But yeah, I think 0:11:58.360 --> 0:12:02.160 the Kendall Fuller move signal some confidence a little bit 0:12:02.200 --> 0:12:05.280 at least in those players. The real indication will be 0:12:06.040 --> 0:12:09.360 what happens when they're on the clock at thirteen, and 0:12:09.400 --> 0:12:11.480 of course pending what happens in free agency, but I 0:12:11.520 --> 0:12:14.559 tend to think they won't spend another like Kendall full 0:12:14.679 --> 0:12:15.560 sized contract on. 0:12:15.559 --> 0:12:16.319 A cornerback too. 0:12:16.320 --> 0:12:18.840 But we'll see what happens if Will Johnson and Chavon 0:12:18.920 --> 0:12:21.199 Ravel are on the board at thirteen, or maybe they 0:12:21.240 --> 0:12:23.480 trade back and they're looking at Johnny Barron on the 0:12:23.520 --> 0:12:25.760 board like that could test their allegiances to the young 0:12:25.800 --> 0:12:28.240 grew we're talking about here. And quite frankly, I tend 0:12:28.240 --> 0:12:30.560 to think it's like, you know, s or get off 0:12:30.600 --> 0:12:33.200 the pop time if you will, for Cam Smith not 0:12:33.320 --> 0:12:35.800 to mention, I mean, you know, Ramsey is at that 0:12:35.880 --> 0:12:39.800 age where thanks could get Harry quickly, but it's a 0:12:39.880 --> 0:12:41.800 very complicated room. And cater I thought had his a 0:12:41.960 --> 0:12:43.800 you know, a rough summer in an early part of 0:12:43.800 --> 0:12:46.280 the season finding the football, so this could almost be 0:12:46.440 --> 0:12:49.000 a trapdoor position. For the Dolphins as much as it 0:12:49.040 --> 0:12:51.840 could be a strength. That's why I'm so like apprehensive 0:12:51.880 --> 0:12:54.959 on how to you know, clarify my thoughts on this room. 0:12:55.040 --> 0:12:56.640 That's kind of the makeup of the team this year. 0:12:56.679 --> 0:12:58.440 I fear so it's going to be like maybe things 0:12:58.440 --> 0:12:59.920 bottom out, but maybe it works and you're good. 0:13:00.200 --> 0:13:00.600 We'll see. 0:13:00.720 --> 0:13:02.480 Let's go ahead and take a break rate there, come 0:13:02.480 --> 0:13:05.440 back and talk about the incumbent players, the assets in 0:13:05.480 --> 0:13:07.800 this room, what this room needs, all of that next, 0:13:07.840 --> 0:13:09.600 as well as the free agents that are out there 0:13:09.760 --> 0:13:12.560 and what might be attractive to your Miami Dolphins on 0:13:12.600 --> 0:13:15.240 the Draft Time podcast, brought to you by Auto Nation, 0:13:18.640 --> 0:13:22.199 The cornerback Room our final positional capsule before we head 0:13:22.200 --> 0:13:25.280 out to Indianapolis for the scouting combine, as we revisit 0:13:25.360 --> 0:13:28.760 the incumbent players here, starting with number five, Jalen Ramsey. 0:13:29.080 --> 0:13:31.040 In a lot of ways, he's the straw that stirs 0:13:31.080 --> 0:13:33.560 the drink in the defense. We had Anthony Weaver this 0:13:33.640 --> 0:13:36.520 year talk about some of the in game communication. I 0:13:36.559 --> 0:13:39.840 think it was Indy when coach Matthew Rugio was like, hey, 0:13:39.880 --> 0:13:41.400 five has been in the nickels six times a day 0:13:41.400 --> 0:13:43.360 and you haven't blitzed him once, then he blitzed him 0:13:43.360 --> 0:13:44.920 the next three plays in a row, and he impacted 0:13:44.960 --> 0:13:46.320 all three of them for a three and out for 0:13:46.360 --> 0:13:48.800 our defense. He's a factor on the run game. He 0:13:48.800 --> 0:13:51.600 can condense inside and cover a slot receiver or Hunter 0:13:51.679 --> 0:13:54.959 Henry or like Travis Kelcey for instance. Now, Garrett Wilson 0:13:55.040 --> 0:13:57.640 did get the best of him after he locked him 0:13:57.679 --> 0:13:59.960 down twenty twenty three, but I thought that was more 0:14:00.200 --> 0:14:03.360 one off for him. His length, his physicality, his ball skills, 0:14:03.360 --> 0:14:06.520 his temperament, his tackling, his hitting, his anticipation of the 0:14:06.559 --> 0:14:09.880 ball skills. He's still cooking employs all over your defense. 0:14:09.960 --> 0:14:12.640 Number four Cater Kohu, I alluded to it off the top. 0:14:12.720 --> 0:14:15.960 I just think that his work as a tackler is 0:14:16.000 --> 0:14:18.600 often teaching tape, and I like him inside the most, 0:14:18.760 --> 0:14:20.960 where he can factor in more in that regard, even 0:14:21.000 --> 0:14:23.480 fitting outside runs that can bang the B gap or 0:14:23.720 --> 0:14:25.320 you know, cut it all the way back across the 0:14:25.320 --> 0:14:27.800 grain into the you know the backside B gap or 0:14:27.880 --> 0:14:30.360 cutups it runs right out of his direction. I thought 0:14:30.400 --> 0:14:33.320 his feel and spatial recognition took a big, big jump 0:14:33.360 --> 0:14:36.480 this year, like almost almost immediately, like around the Bye 0:14:36.480 --> 0:14:38.200 week because I was pretty down his play in the 0:14:38.200 --> 0:14:40.400 first part of the season, but to me, it was, 0:14:40.600 --> 0:14:43.000 you know, a breakout season for him for a player 0:14:43.000 --> 0:14:44.600 that was really good right away for us. He's a 0:14:44.640 --> 0:14:47.320 restricted free agent, so he might be asking yourself, Travis, 0:14:47.360 --> 0:14:49.960 what the heck is that it's a player with three 0:14:50.600 --> 0:14:53.000 accrued seasons at least six regular season games in each, 0:14:53.280 --> 0:14:57.600 which is a UDFA. Contracts typically are those right undrafted 0:14:57.600 --> 0:15:00.000 three year contracts, but can also apply to a draft 0:15:00.080 --> 0:15:02.840 pick who's been cut and reacquired. The original team can 0:15:02.840 --> 0:15:05.440 place a tender on that player and they can select 0:15:05.440 --> 0:15:08.640 the roundtender. Then that player can negotiate with other teams. 0:15:08.840 --> 0:15:10.800 They can bring the offer back to the original team, 0:15:10.800 --> 0:15:13.760 and if they signed that match that offer sheet, then 0:15:13.760 --> 0:15:15.760 he goes back to his original team. If they don't 0:15:15.880 --> 0:15:19.160 make the offer, the offering team can then send you 0:15:19.280 --> 0:15:21.360 the draft pick that you tendered him with and give 0:15:21.400 --> 0:15:23.080 him that contract that they offered to him. So that 0:15:23.400 --> 0:15:25.600 happened with Wes Welker a few years ago when they 0:15:25.600 --> 0:15:28.120 gave us the second round pick for Wes Welker. 0:15:28.160 --> 0:15:30.880 That's what that was. Kendall Fuller number twenty nine. 0:15:30.920 --> 0:15:32.760 He was released last week I thought the production was 0:15:32.800 --> 0:15:34.640 really good for the first like eight games of his 0:15:34.760 --> 0:15:37.000 year this year, and tape it off towards the end, 0:15:37.080 --> 0:15:39.320 especially with that big game by the Jets wide receivers 0:15:39.320 --> 0:15:42.160 down here at age thirty off knee injury. You can 0:15:42.160 --> 0:15:44.800 see the thinking there Storm Duck number thirty six. I 0:15:44.800 --> 0:15:47.120 thought he showed you what he showed in his college tape. 0:15:47.120 --> 0:15:50.160 Consistent strain, willingness to put a lick on a ball carrier, 0:15:50.560 --> 0:15:52.480 and the length at the last scrimmage to reroute and 0:15:52.520 --> 0:15:55.120 play aggressive man coverage. I think there was an area 0:15:55.120 --> 0:15:58.360 where he lost some reps. It was feeling space and zone, 0:15:58.440 --> 0:16:00.520 but I expect that to improve and his second year 0:16:00.520 --> 0:16:02.880 within the system, there's a lot to work with there. 0:16:03.040 --> 0:16:05.200 There's a lot that you can ask questions about. That's 0:16:05.240 --> 0:16:07.040 kind of how this entire room is made up right now, 0:16:07.320 --> 0:16:11.320 and that's probably gonna be the avenue we're cruising on 0:16:11.440 --> 0:16:14.600 right now. Number twenty four, Campsmith injuries have really slowed 0:16:14.600 --> 0:16:17.680 his progress man coming out and throughout camps and practices 0:16:17.720 --> 0:16:21.400 the way he would, you know, transition his his weight 0:16:21.600 --> 0:16:24.600 and shift and change gears. And I thought he showed 0:16:24.640 --> 0:16:26.160 you the stuff that made him a high draft pick. 0:16:26.160 --> 0:16:28.920 It was exceptional squatting from an off position, driving back 0:16:28.960 --> 0:16:31.840 down the stem with really good instincts and change of direction. 0:16:32.280 --> 0:16:34.800 Obviously a massive year for him. They need this guy 0:16:34.840 --> 0:16:37.080 to show some bite. I just I don't think it's 0:16:37.080 --> 0:16:40.560 gonna happen because I thought, you know, Vic Fangio kind 0:16:40.560 --> 0:16:44.320 of putting him on the non negotiable list was a 0:16:44.360 --> 0:16:47.280 pretty big indictment as a rookie, and then he plays 0:16:47.400 --> 0:16:50.360 even less this year. It seems like, I don't know, man. 0:16:50.440 --> 0:16:52.320 I don't think the mindset is right, and he's gonna 0:16:52.320 --> 0:16:53.400 have to get it right if he wants to figure 0:16:53.400 --> 0:16:55.720 out in this league. Ethan Barr number twenty seven. I 0:16:55.760 --> 0:16:57.880 think the worst case scenario for Barner's career is that 0:16:57.920 --> 0:17:00.760 he follows a similar track to somebody like Sarann. We'll 0:17:00.760 --> 0:17:03.080 talk about here in just one second, his speed and 0:17:03.120 --> 0:17:05.320 play style. I think we'll always keep him a central 0:17:05.359 --> 0:17:07.080 part on special teams wherever he goes. 0:17:07.359 --> 0:17:09.400 Now. I know he didn't do that this year. 0:17:09.480 --> 0:17:11.760 But we were deep at corner and had pretty good 0:17:11.760 --> 0:17:14.000 health for the most part. So for him, for Cam 0:17:14.000 --> 0:17:15.960 and for Duck, it's a big year. But I think 0:17:15.960 --> 0:17:17.879 he has a chance to make an impact this season 0:17:17.920 --> 0:17:20.200 and if not, then we can talk about alternatives. 0:17:20.600 --> 0:17:22.520 Number thirty three Saran Nils a free agent. 0:17:23.119 --> 0:17:24.680 He was a big part of a special teams and 0:17:24.720 --> 0:17:27.520 played a played defense in a pinch, A nice depth 0:17:27.520 --> 0:17:29.560 piece to have, but to me, these are the kind 0:17:29.600 --> 0:17:32.000 of players you need to avoid spending millions of dollars on. 0:17:32.080 --> 0:17:34.760 And where our lack of draft capital or I guess 0:17:34.760 --> 0:17:37.560 you can just call it hits, it's both on Day 0:17:37.560 --> 0:17:40.800 three has hurt us. You know, two picks from twenty 0:17:40.880 --> 0:17:44.560 twenty one to twenty twenty three through the fourth and 0:17:44.600 --> 0:17:45.240 sixth rounds. 0:17:45.240 --> 0:17:47.840 That was Rika Zukama and Elijah Higgins. 0:17:47.920 --> 0:17:51.480 So absolutely no return for you in terms of pro 0:17:51.520 --> 0:17:53.639 production from those spots. And that's how you wind up 0:17:53.680 --> 0:17:56.719 spending three million bucks a year on a Clayton Fedulum 0:17:57.119 --> 0:17:58.920 or a Keon Crossing or a. 0:17:58.840 --> 0:18:00.920 Saran Neil who are okay. 0:18:01.240 --> 0:18:03.359 Saran Neil is good this year, but the other guys 0:18:03.359 --> 0:18:05.920 on special teams were okay. And then when you got 0:18:06.000 --> 0:18:07.600 to a point where that had to play on defense, 0:18:08.600 --> 0:18:12.000