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Speaker 1: Travis Winfield, and as always I am here to bring
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Speaker 1: today's show, Oh yeah, baby, it's Friday. That means it's
Speaker 1: fan Friday and Football Friday. We're gonna pick the games,
Speaker 1: give you a scouting guide for the weekend in college football,
Speaker 1: answer a bunch of your questions on the Twitter mail bag,
Speaker 1: and we'll give the last word on the Buffalo Bills
Speaker 1: at the Miami Dolphins to the great John Kin Jemmy
Speaker 1: from the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist Health Training Complex.
Speaker 1: This is the Drivetime Podcast. Let's start this podcast off
Speaker 1: right away, and welcome in my guest John Conjemmy, and
Speaker 1: we're kicking off this Friday podcast with the last word
Speaker 1: on Bills at Dolphins. A big game on Sunday at
Speaker 1: hard Rock Stadium, so we're bringing in the big guns,
Speaker 1: John kN Jemmy. John, how you doing, man, I am
Speaker 1: doing terrific after being one and oh last week. It's
Speaker 1: nice to always beat the New England Patriots, especially on
Speaker 1: the road. So in a great mood heading into Buffalo week.
Speaker 1: For sure, I'm excited about the opportunity to possibly, you know,
Speaker 1: to get a back to back road or division wins.
Speaker 1: I should say, same schedules last year. Now we have
Speaker 1: the advantage of the one and oh going into this
Speaker 1: game still just as important, but at least you have
Speaker 1: that w in your back pocket. But you know, we
Speaker 1: talked about the Week one game just since we haven't
Speaker 1: spoken since last week, John, just real quick, what are
Speaker 1: your thoughts on Week one? Well, number one, Travis, a
Speaker 1: great road win. It's always tough, you know, to win
Speaker 1: in the National Football League on the road, full house
Speaker 1: up in New England. And I just thought that on
Speaker 1: both sides of the football. Um, it was a fast
Speaker 1: start for the Dolphins. That that's what they've been preaching
Speaker 1: and that's what they've been talking about, you know, getting
Speaker 1: off to good starts in football games, UH will be
Speaker 1: a key this year. And I thought the offense, uh
Speaker 1: was great right from the start. Uh, you know, two
Speaker 1: agoes four for four on that opening drive uh forty
Speaker 1: nine yards. They get a touchdown on r po uh
Speaker 1: run uh, and it was great. It was great execution
Speaker 1: ten plays. You know, it takes some time off the clock,
Speaker 1: and then the defense comes back uh and get a strip,
Speaker 1: you know, the twenty three straight game with a takeaway.
Speaker 1: You get a fumble on that next possession. You don't
Speaker 1: get any points off of it. But that's the way
Speaker 1: you want to play. You want to be the aggressor.
Speaker 1: And I think the Dolphins, if they're poised to continue
Speaker 1: stacking wins this year, they're gonna have to do that
Speaker 1: in games. It's not always gonna be easy, but if
Speaker 1: they can start fast, it really gives uh, you know,
Speaker 1: the fans something to cheer about, but more importantly, it
Speaker 1: gives the team some confidence that they're gonna hang around
Speaker 1: and and be able to be competitive for four quarters.
Speaker 1: A little inside podcasting here. I always tell John this
Speaker 1: when we do these podcasts, because you always take me
Speaker 1: into a direction that I love because it teaches me
Speaker 1: something new or gets me thinking about something new. And
Speaker 1: you mentioned the fast starts there. I was just thinking
Speaker 1: back till last year we knew John, you know you
Speaker 1: and I watched the game side by side, and we'd
Speaker 1: we'd fist pump after the fast touchdowns, that the touchdown,
Speaker 1: the fast starts. It seemed like every game last year
Speaker 1: they were off to these these rock and starts. But
Speaker 1: you think back to the first part of the season,
Speaker 1: the Seahawks game, the Bills game, the Patriots game, they
Speaker 1: went down seven zip and all three of those games
Speaker 1: alternative losses. The Jaguars game Sandwich in between that they
Speaker 1: go out to a I think fourteen nothing lead right
Speaker 1: off the bat, and now you get that same start
Speaker 1: Sunday in New England. Quick starts seem to be a
Speaker 1: great recipe for this team. A great nugget there, John,
Speaker 1: I appreciate that. One of the many reasons I love
Speaker 1: doing these interviews, but also another reason I love doing
Speaker 1: these interviews. And John, you know, I studied the game
Speaker 1: like crazy. I started the opponent. I come up with
Speaker 1: my own theories or ideas that I go to cross
Speaker 1: check them with someone like yourself who has a lifetime
Speaker 1: of experience in this game. So a long winded way
Speaker 1: of getting to my question. You know, the Patriots and
Speaker 1: Bills are completely different teams from a stylistic standpoint, and
Speaker 1: the personnel usage numbers we covered on the Thursday podcast
Speaker 1: beared that out. So when you are a week to
Speaker 1: week game plan type of team like the Miami Dolphins,
Speaker 1: is it difficult to completely left turn and prepare for
Speaker 1: someone entirely different than what you just played against. Sometimes
Speaker 1: it is, And it all depends on on your your
Speaker 1: skill level and your talent in in house. You know
Speaker 1: what you have to work with, and I think the
Speaker 1: Dolphins have so much more to work with this year
Speaker 1: compared to you know, just two years ago where the
Speaker 1: team was in this roster was. I think it's it's
Speaker 1: it's so much better right now. So Number one, I
Speaker 1: would say, Travis, the Dolphins need to worry about the Dolphins.
Speaker 1: You know, it's one thing to game plan, and it's
Speaker 1: one thing to try to outsmart somebody or out X
Speaker 1: and O someone on a white board and this will
Speaker 1: look good, and that looks good. But your corp plays,
Speaker 1: your core defense, is your core schemes on offense, your
Speaker 1: r P O stuff, your execution, you know, winning the
Speaker 1: line of scrimmage. The Dolphins need to worry about the
Speaker 1: Dolphins first and foremost. If they can execute and they
Speaker 1: can trim and add stuff, you know, from the New
Speaker 1: England week to the Buffalo week. I think that's where
Speaker 1: the focus needs to be this week because Buffalo is
Speaker 1: coming in. I don't think they expected to be oh
Speaker 1: and one. You know, I thought they I thought they'd
Speaker 1: find a way to beat the Steelers at home. That
Speaker 1: didn't happen. So you're gonna get a Buffalo Bills team
Speaker 1: that's gonna be raring to go and looking to make
Speaker 1: a statement and try to live up to all the
Speaker 1: off season hype of the Buffalo Bills. You're going to
Speaker 1: the super Bowl. So if the Dolphins worry about the
Speaker 1: Dolphins and execute, you know, early in this football game,
Speaker 1: I think it's gonna bode well and carry through. That
Speaker 1: will be a thread that carries through the whole game. Now,
Speaker 1: when you get into it, when you look at the
Speaker 1: numbers and you look at all the things you need
Speaker 1: to you know, where can we where can we be better?
Speaker 1: Where can the Dolphins be better in Week two? Well?
Speaker 1: Better execution on third down? I think that's probably first
Speaker 1: and foremost on offense. I think the Dolphins will correct
Speaker 1: me if I'm wrong around four of eleven. Maybe last
Speaker 1: week on third down? Uh maybe not getting into that
Speaker 1: many situations, So that means better execution on first and
Speaker 1: second down. Can they win the line of scrimmage. You know,
Speaker 1: Austin Jackson looks like he's gonna come back at left tackle, can't.
Speaker 1: Can they be better upfront when the line of scrimmage?
Speaker 1: And can they win the turnover margin? Again, those are
Speaker 1: little things, uh that seemed like, you know, maybe they're
Speaker 1: not as important when you see an explosive play and
Speaker 1: you're talking about an interception or another strip, you know, fumble,
Speaker 1: forced fumble. But when you can win the turnover margin,
Speaker 1: especially against the team, uh that lives on the explosive play.
Speaker 1: If you can do those things, and I think it
Speaker 1: will set up well for the Dolphins if they do that,
Speaker 1: because they'll win field position as well. You don't want
Speaker 1: to go nine yards against the Buffalo Bills on defense,
Speaker 1: and conversely, you want to keep Josh Allen on a
Speaker 1: long field make and learning. So those are the things
Speaker 1: I would I would worry about the Dolphins, worrying about
Speaker 1: the Dolphins execution better on third down and win those
Speaker 1: little battles the turnover margin, win those battles on field position,
Speaker 1: because it'll set you up to do all the things
Speaker 1: that they did against New England and we one and
Speaker 1: we two. Yeah, I didn't think it was possible because
Speaker 1: I'm very excited for this game, but you just got
Speaker 1: me even more excited because thinking about both these teams, like,
Speaker 1: we're not gonna have any type of trap game or
Speaker 1: overlook scenario. Both these teams are gonna come in ready
Speaker 1: to play knowing how important this game is. And you know,
Speaker 1: you mentioned something and my first question for you John
Speaker 1: about building off some of the things they did successfully
Speaker 1: on Sunday in New England. And you know, we saw
Speaker 1: three I thought really good drives and six others that
Speaker 1: did not provide the results you'd want. So what are
Speaker 1: some things offensively the Miiami Dolphins can build on a
Speaker 1: week number two? Well, I thought, you know, Travis, the
Speaker 1: RPO game was really really on point. I thought to
Speaker 1: us um execution and ball location on those slants were great,
Speaker 1: and I thought that they had just enough of a
Speaker 1: running game to keep New England honest. And I thought
Speaker 1: Twa did a nice job of just running the offense.
Speaker 1: So I think if he can do that again and
Speaker 1: get those rack yards, those that run after catch. We
Speaker 1: talked a little bit about that last week. I thought
Speaker 1: Wattle was excellent doing that. William Fuller gets back into
Speaker 1: the game his first action as the Miami Dolphin. Can
Speaker 1: he get some easy catches and make some plays with
Speaker 1: his legs. Can Davante continue to do what he did
Speaker 1: on the perimeter, And can you get Mike Kaski, you know,
Speaker 1: to get into the game plan a little bit where
Speaker 1: he's going to be a factor. So spreading the football
Speaker 1: around I think was really good against New England. I
Speaker 1: think it can even be more effective in this game
Speaker 1: because you add will Fuller to the mix. It's a
Speaker 1: pretty interesting dynamic because they have so many guys at
Speaker 1: really all three positions that can contribute in different ways.
Speaker 1: So I think that's something the Dolphins fans might have
Speaker 1: to get used to a different maybe a different you know,
Speaker 1: quote unquote star every single week. And I'm sure the
Speaker 1: fantasy football community is going to love to hear that.
Speaker 1: Miami Dolphins, But who cares? We care about w s down.
Speaker 1: You know, it's the only thing that matters. And you know,
Speaker 1: speaking of fantasy football, one guy that did tear it
Speaker 1: up last year, and you touched on this earlier a
Speaker 1: little bit, Josh Allen Man, he's had some big games
Speaker 1: down here end up in Buffalo against the Dolphins. What's
Speaker 1: the key to finally slow in this guy down? John
Speaker 1: not allowing him to extend plays when plays break down.
Speaker 1: I think that's probably been the one thing the Miami
Speaker 1: Dolphins on defense have not been able to do against
Speaker 1: Josh Allen. If you go back and look at his games,
Speaker 1: he's played now three years in the league. This will
Speaker 1: be his fourth year. He's had six games against the
Speaker 1: Miami Dolphins. He's five and one. He's average Travis close
Speaker 1: to sixty yards per game on the ground. I think
Speaker 1: one time inside a hard rock state and he ran
Speaker 1: for a hundred and twenty five yards. So that's the
Speaker 1: key for for me. He's going to get his yards
Speaker 1: in the passing game, but you cannot allow him to
Speaker 1: escape the pocket, extend plays and then have the threat
Speaker 1: of throwing the football only to see him tuck it
Speaker 1: under his right arm and go for fifteen, and go
Speaker 1: for and go for eight on third and seven. Those
Speaker 1: are the types of things I believe that the Dolphins
Speaker 1: defense needs to come up with an answer on Sunday
Speaker 1: if they don't allow him to have success when a
Speaker 1: play breaks down and he's gonna magically win or or
Speaker 1: extend a drive with his legs. Those That's the thing
Speaker 1: I would look for from from the Dolphins defense. Get
Speaker 1: around him, keep him contained. If he beat you with
Speaker 1: his arm, okay it, don't let him beat you on
Speaker 1: a play that's in your advantage by breaking it down
Speaker 1: only to allow him to move the chains and continue
Speaker 1: with that offense. Yeah, he's he's so tough. Emmanuel og
Speaker 1: Boss on Thursday at his press conference that you just
Speaker 1: you're gonna have a hard time getting him down with
Speaker 1: just one guy. So I bringing lots of bodies of
Speaker 1: the party and getting that guy to the ground is
Speaker 1: definitely an important part of finding a victory on Sunday.
Speaker 1: And speaking of finding a victory, we did this last week, John,
Speaker 1: I want to go ahead and ask you, the Dolphins
Speaker 1: win if blank, the Dolphins win, if they win the
Speaker 1: explosive play battle. I think the Dolphins are gonna have
Speaker 1: to match the Bills with maybe some runs over ten
Speaker 1: or twelve yards, past plays fifteen yards plus getting getting
Speaker 1: those explosive plays to really jump start the offense early
Speaker 1: and continue those points on the board. Because I think
Speaker 1: you're gonna have to score some points. Two good, really
Speaker 1: good defenses. But I still think you're gonna need to be,
Speaker 1: you know, in the mid to high twenties, if not hired,
Speaker 1: to win this football game. So I would say the
Speaker 1: Dolphins have to number one, win explosive plays. I've already
Speaker 1: touched on this Travis, the turnover margin. I think it's
Speaker 1: important for the Dolphins to continue to get their hands
Speaker 1: on the football defensively and protect it offensively. So you'd
Speaker 1: like to see them do that. And then it's usually
Speaker 1: a late game scenario like when the when the Dolphins
Speaker 1: travel to Buffalo, usually in December, I always worry about
Speaker 1: field position because of the wind and you know, raw
Speaker 1: elements up in Buffalo. But now you come down and
Speaker 1: the Bills come down in the heat and humidity of
Speaker 1: South Florida. But I still think field position starting field
Speaker 1: position is going to be important in this game because
Speaker 1: you'd like to see two in the offense got sixty
Speaker 1: yards for a cheap score. You know where you get
Speaker 1: a turnover, you get a bad punt, you take advantage
Speaker 1: of a sudden change opportunity, and you find a way
Speaker 1: to get into the end zone and you keep Josh
Speaker 1: Allen on the long field. Make those guys earn it.
Speaker 1: Don't make it easy for Buffalo on Sunday. So those
Speaker 1: are the three things be looking for when the Bills
Speaker 1: come to town. Make him stand on that exposed to
Speaker 1: the sunshine sideline all day long and see if you can't.
Speaker 1: The difference is outstanding. It's it's such a In my opinion,
Speaker 1: the best thanks Stephen Ross ever did was that construction
Speaker 1: of the stadium to get the sun to play in
Speaker 1: the advantage of the Miami Dolphins. So we'll find out
Speaker 1: about that on Sunday. John, I've got three mail bad
Speaker 1: questions for you here. Can you stick around for a
Speaker 1: little bit and do some mail bad perfect, Let's jump
Speaker 1: right in then, So I'm gonna I'm gonna go I'm
Speaker 1: gonna skip around my order here because one question is
Speaker 1: similar to what we just talked about. Let's go to
Speaker 1: this question first from Red Devil Dog. He's at red
Speaker 1: Devil Dog on Twitter. Why do the Dolphins take Gaskin
Speaker 1: out of the lineup or why, or rather why did
Speaker 1: they keep taking gasking out of the lab in the
Speaker 1: game on Sunday? What do you think about the Dolphins
Speaker 1: running back usage in the game on Sunday, John, You know,
Speaker 1: I was a little perplexed too, because I think I
Speaker 1: think Gasking is a three down back. I think he
Speaker 1: really catches the football well out of the backfield. I
Speaker 1: think he led all receivers with five receptions in the game,
Speaker 1: and I think that the way the game played out,
Speaker 1: they didn't have to rely on him on the ground
Speaker 1: as much as I thought they might. Now this week
Speaker 1: is completely different. Gas and may get a ton of run,
Speaker 1: you know, and you may see a little bit of
Speaker 1: you know, change with Brown and Akhmed, you know, spelling him.
Speaker 1: But I think Miles is going to be the feature
Speaker 1: back and he's going to be the guy, especially if
Speaker 1: he gets a hockey and early. I would look for
Speaker 1: him to play more, get more touches, because it's just
Speaker 1: the offense works that much better when you're throwing it
Speaker 1: to him out of the backfield on checkdowns, on screens
Speaker 1: and getting him that run where he can make somebody
Speaker 1: miss and get to that second level. So I would
Speaker 1: expect you to to see a little bit more Miles this week. Yeah,
Speaker 1: a little bit of a downturn from last year compared
Speaker 1: to what his per game snap count was. I think
Speaker 1: it was. He didn't have a game last year where
Speaker 1: he played less than the snaps and he was below
Speaker 1: that mark on Sunday. But perhaps it's just a good
Speaker 1: sign for Savanna Akhmed kind of taking that next step
Speaker 1: in his career because I thought John Savan had a
Speaker 1: great training camp in a great preseason and hopefully that
Speaker 1: t intelates to more big games like the couple he
Speaker 1: had last year when when Miles was down, Sefon stepped
Speaker 1: up and had some big games there as well. We're
Speaker 1: gonna stay on the offense here with this question from
Speaker 1: Cade Frasier. He's at Cade Fraser two three four on Twitter.
Speaker 1: He asks how excited are you to have Fuller, Parker
Speaker 1: and Waddle on the field for the for the first
Speaker 1: time this week together? So I guess the question just
Speaker 1: talking about the impact of having all three of those
Speaker 1: guys on the fields, like your leving personnel package, John Fuller, Parker, Waddle.
Speaker 1: What does that What does that look like to you?
Speaker 1: How does that kind of benefit the Dolphins? Oh, it's
Speaker 1: exciting and I think it's the unknown really with bringing
Speaker 1: Will Fuller to the offense for the first time. But
Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills have no idea how the Mihami, Dolphins are
Speaker 1: gonna utilize uh, not only his skills, but formationally. You know,
Speaker 1: where are they going to put him? Do they motion them?
Speaker 1: Do they get him in man demand opportunities where you
Speaker 1: get him singled up and and and that's your guy. Uh.
Speaker 1: And it only offsets the pressure that William's gonna have
Speaker 1: with his first game because you have talent around him.
Speaker 1: With Jalen Waddle, you know, he has the same type
Speaker 1: of guy. He can stretch the field, he can get
Speaker 1: in and out of routes, and like we saw in
Speaker 1: Week one, there was a lot of yards after catch.
Speaker 1: You know, when you get him an easy throw and
Speaker 1: you get him on the perimeter, he can just run
Speaker 1: up the rail and make you miss. So I think
Speaker 1: with William Fuller, the unknown for Buffalo and how the
Speaker 1: Dolphins are gonna utilize him and where they're gonna put
Speaker 1: him in formations that has to be you know, you
Speaker 1: prepare for ghosts sometimes and you don't want to do that.
Speaker 1: But I think it's gonna be tougher for Buffalo to
Speaker 1: say how exactly the Dolphins will utilize a skill set
Speaker 1: of William Fuller. Man, what don't we about forty eight
Speaker 1: hours away from kick off. I can't wait. I'm getting
Speaker 1: so excited for this game. And just a quick note
Speaker 1: on will Fuller. The Thursday practice report came out just
Speaker 1: before we jumped on the podcast here and Will Fuller
Speaker 1: was on it, but not injury related. He had a
Speaker 1: personal matter and did not practice on Thursday. Three players
Speaker 1: who were limited on Wednesday's practice, Adam Shaheen, Andrew Van Giegel,
Speaker 1: and Preston Williams were all upgraded to full participants, and
Speaker 1: then Clayton Federlum, John Jenkins, DeVante Parker, any Land, and
Speaker 1: Roberts were full participants both Wednesday and Thursday. For the
Speaker 1: Buffalo Bill's Emmanuel Sanders had a veteran day rest today
Speaker 1: so he did not practice. Dave Davis and Micah High
Speaker 1: were limited, so was Starlatulalay, and then Isaiah McKinzie and
Speaker 1: Matt Milano were full participants at Thursday's Bills practice. One
Speaker 1: more question here for you, John, and this comes from
Speaker 1: my opinion. The goat of Dolphins fans. His name is
Speaker 1: Jason Sarney. Jason, I hope you're well, Budd. He's at
Speaker 1: Jason underscore Sarny on Twitter. The defense has a ball
Speaker 1: hawking tendency, as proved on Sunday. Would you say this
Speaker 1: is more talent coaching or a mixture of both. What
Speaker 1: say you, John, I think it's a mixture of both.
Speaker 1: I think, you know, coaching as has a lot to
Speaker 1: do with it, because the Dolphins preach daily. I mean,
Speaker 1: how many times do we see during O T A
Speaker 1: s and during training camp from getting your hands on
Speaker 1: the football, you know, running to the football, getting bodies
Speaker 1: around because good things happen. I mean, just take a
Speaker 1: look at that last uh set of downs in the
Speaker 1: New England game where X comes in and and really,
Speaker 1: you know, just badgers the ball, you know, just attacks
Speaker 1: the ball and gets that huge turnover at the end
Speaker 1: of the game that you know affords the offense to
Speaker 1: get back on the football field and really close out
Speaker 1: the game. So I think it's a combination of the
Speaker 1: skill set of the defense, a mindset of the defense
Speaker 1: that was started last year by getting sacks, getting interceptions,
Speaker 1: getting forced fumbles, getting around the football, and that becomes contagious.
Speaker 1: Once that starts, you want more of it. As a defender,
Speaker 1: and guys like Jerome Baker and Xavien Howard and Emmanuel
Speaker 1: Aguba and Andrew Bayn Ginkle. They get around the football
Speaker 1: and they really attack the ball carrier. Whether it's a
Speaker 1: running back or a wide receiver or a guy catching
Speaker 1: the screen pass, they're gonna be able to get get
Speaker 1: not only get the body down on the ground, but
Speaker 1: while they're doing it, it seems like the next guy
Speaker 1: in is always attacking the football. So I think it's
Speaker 1: a combination of great coaching, a focus on, you know,
Speaker 1: believing that you can turn the football over, and then
Speaker 1: actually seeing it happen. It becomes contagious. Agree, And actually
Speaker 1: we had a stat correction on the Javon holl enforced
Speaker 1: fumble that was converted to a Byron Jones force fumble.
Speaker 1: Who got his hand on that one there on Johnny Smith,
Speaker 1: I think towards the end of the second quarter, good
Speaker 1: stuff is always John appreciate your time. Are you gonna
Speaker 1: be at hard Rock Stadium on Sunday? I am. We
Speaker 1: have the pregame show Dolphins Weekly Live on Channel four
Speaker 1: at eleven thirty, and then we'll be wrapping up with
Speaker 1: the fifth quarter after the game. So um, yes, I
Speaker 1: don't know where I'll be, but I'll definitely be there.
Speaker 1: Sounds good. Hopefully we can talk some football over some
Speaker 1: of Scott Stone's favorite roast turkey and my favorite key
Speaker 1: line pie. Sound good, buddy, that sounds great. Man, save
Speaker 1: me one or two? Yeah, a couple. Definitely gotta have
Speaker 1: two or three of those for the opener. Thanks a lot, John,
Speaker 1: appreciate it, man, no problem, Travis, Thanks man, And there
Speaker 1: he goes John con Jemmy a big thank you to
Speaker 1: him as always as we have him on for these
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Speaker 1: start here for the individual mailbag with me, your host,
Speaker 1: Travis Wingfield and Nick. Belinda writes, as always, thank you
Speaker 1: so much for an awesome podcast. Hey, thank you, Nick,
Speaker 1: He continues, Victory Monday is awesome after a Dolphins win.
Speaker 1: One thing that concerns me with the Bills coming to
Speaker 1: town is that there were so many open receivers for
Speaker 1: the Patriots, the Bills receivers could kill us. If the
Speaker 1: same is true next Sunday, what can we do different
Speaker 1: defensively to be in a better position to make plays?
Speaker 1: Your number one fan, Nick, Nick, Again, thank you so
Speaker 1: much man for the kind words. I really really appreciate that.
Speaker 1: So I think you sort of answered your own question
Speaker 1: a little bit there, but I'd like to go ahead
Speaker 1: and expand on it for you. Not just gonna tell
Speaker 1: you answered your own question and leave you alone. But
Speaker 1: doing it differently is the key. Every team we see,
Speaker 1: we'll call for a different game plan. And those two
Speaker 1: offenses and those two quarterbacks, to me, could not be
Speaker 1: more different in Matt Jones and Josh Allen. Now, first,
Speaker 1: there was a lot on the Dolphins linebackers plates in
Speaker 1: this game, Jerome Baker, Landon Roberts, Sam Aguavi, and Andrew
Speaker 1: Van Ginkle. They were definitely tested in terms of their
Speaker 1: abilities and their depth, and I thought for the most part,
Speaker 1: they acquitted themselves quite well as they were playing in
Speaker 1: space a lot. And credit to Mac Jones forgetting the
Speaker 1: football out quickly. I didn't expect him to be able
Speaker 1: to get to his check downs as quickly as he
Speaker 1: did in that first start, so give him credit for that.
Speaker 1: But that said, you know, I loved the plan for
Speaker 1: the simple reason of look at the results. Three scoring drives,
Speaker 1: just one touchdown, and quite frankly, I think that one
Speaker 1: could have been a field goal to after the Roberts
Speaker 1: sack was negated. But think about this, that style of
Speaker 1: game will invite a close contest in the end. And
Speaker 1: when you're on the road in New England Week one,
Speaker 1: you know, a game that they haven't lost, a season opener,
Speaker 1: they haven't lost but except for just three different times
Speaker 1: now under over the last couple of decades there with
Speaker 1: Bill Belichick and pair. That was something else that I
Speaker 1: talked about with regards to the plan and Towah's ability
Speaker 1: to really drive the offense when they have to have it,
Speaker 1: they have to have it drive. I thought he did
Speaker 1: it once again in this game. But back to the defense.
Speaker 1: When you saw man coverage, you really saw the strength
Speaker 1: of Xabing Howard a Byron Jones. As Brian Baldinger mentioned
Speaker 1: in his Great Breakdowns this past week, you can't put
Speaker 1: a credit card between those guys with referring to them
Speaker 1: in man coverage, and there was a zone coverage and
Speaker 1: from what I saw, you know, there was a lot
Speaker 1: of take with the defense gives you type of plays
Speaker 1: that occurred, and again good on Mac Jones for capitalizing
Speaker 1: on it, but also considered this. To win a game
Speaker 1: playing that way, you almost have to be perfect and
Speaker 1: you have to run the ball successfully. And New England
Speaker 1: average just three point one yards per rush after that
Speaker 1: opening play, which you gotta get that buttoned up. So
Speaker 1: there were plenty of wins against the run. In fact,
Speaker 1: nineteen of their thirty runs went for three yards or less.
Speaker 1: That's what you want, that's how you get those long
Speaker 1: down distances, like we talked about in the podcast, asked
Speaker 1: a nearly run down win rate from Miami. And when
Speaker 1: you play that style, it puts the offense behind the chains.
Speaker 1: And there were two passes that I thought the Patriots
Speaker 1: might like to have back, and that was all it
Speaker 1: took to put an end to both those two drives.
Speaker 1: On once a third down three where they had a
Speaker 1: receiver kind of opening the flat and looked like he
Speaker 1: might have a chance for a first down, the ball
Speaker 1: goes low and away incompletely they have to kick a
Speaker 1: field goal, so you put him in possession. You put
Speaker 1: the or you put him. They put the impetus on
Speaker 1: the offense to make those plays and to be perfect,
Speaker 1: and I like that plan to do so. Now against Buffalo,
Speaker 1: I'm not sure you can do that because Josh Allen
Speaker 1: can erase a hole as well as anybody. Like third
Speaker 1: and twelve is still dangerous against that quarterback. So with
Speaker 1: this team, I think you still want to mix up
Speaker 1: what you do, but also going back to what coach said,
Speaker 1: do what you do best. I'll be most curious to
Speaker 1: see how they want to go with pressure looks, how
Speaker 1: that looks, whether zone man or not sending pressure or
Speaker 1: sending pressure. I can't wait to see it. I'm not
Speaker 1: sure what to expect, but I cannot wait to see it.
Speaker 1: On Sunday. Patrick Perkins at Patty Perk hey Man, First off,
Speaker 1: thank you for coming back and being a good sport
Speaker 1: here on the podcast. After the absolute waxing you receive
Speaker 1: from your boy in the Dolphins Personality Fantasy Football Charity League,
Speaker 1: real big of your bud. In all seriousness, Patrick asks
Speaker 1: Travis does seeing Pittsburgh contain Buffalo's offense with mostly three
Speaker 1: and four man Russia's make you think that Phillips and
Speaker 1: Agba will play an especially big role in this game. Maybe,
Speaker 1: But I still think, and you know, going back to
Speaker 1: the last answer, you do what you do best in
Speaker 1: a way that can attack the oppositions vulnerabilities. And Pittsburgh
Speaker 1: had a low blitz rate last year, in addition to
Speaker 1: Week one this season, the lowest blitz rate in the
Speaker 1: National Football League on Sunday, And of course t J.
Speaker 1: Watt's ability to win one on once certainly plays into that. Now, obviously,
Speaker 1: if you can get pressure without sending extra rushers, that's
Speaker 1: the winning formula for any football team at any level.
Speaker 1: But we still saw a lot of creative blitzes, blitz packages,
Speaker 1: and manufacture pressures in that first game against New England.
Speaker 1: I think it played a big role in forcing those
Speaker 1: short throws and the ODI from Miami to come up
Speaker 1: and rally and tackle. Now, with regards to Ogbonn Phillips,
Speaker 1: I think there are some opportunities there for those guys
Speaker 1: and all the edge rushers this team has that they'll
Speaker 1: have to capitalize on. I thought Pittsburgh had some success
Speaker 1: with length and power, and both those guys you mentioned
Speaker 1: certainly certainly feature those two traits. So if they can
Speaker 1: duplicate that success and that would go a long way
Speaker 1: towards victory and a two and oh start next question here,
Speaker 1: Cameron sparks at Cameron Sparks, but it's a three instead
Speaker 1: of the E and Cameron on the handle. In your opinion,
Speaker 1: which position group is the most underrated for the Dolphins
Speaker 1: this year? I'm going with the running backs because you
Speaker 1: know Myles Gaskin's the things he the things that Gaskin
Speaker 1: does well I think are are easy to overlook. His
Speaker 1: field and his vision, his ability to get to the
Speaker 1: backside on runs where the front side is blocked up,
Speaker 1: like that that fifteen yard rush he had out the
Speaker 1: gate off the right side. That was peer vision and
Speaker 1: field for Miles Gaskin to get to that portion of
Speaker 1: the field. We know what he can do in the
Speaker 1: passing game, can flex out create matchups like he did
Speaker 1: in the one on one matchup against Jowan Bentley for
Speaker 1: a big wealth yard catch and run from to a
Speaker 1: tungle by Looa. And then in pass protection to his
Speaker 1: ability to sort through that stuff and find the right guy.
Speaker 1: I mean he had a rap against Matt Judean where
Speaker 1: he basically was one on one, which obviously you don't
Speaker 1: want to running back take on an outside rusher. It's
Speaker 1: gonna happen sometimes when they can get creative up front.
Speaker 1: But ideally, you know, I think Myles gas can can
Speaker 1: be a pretty good pass protector in the right situations.
Speaker 1: Then I just think the world of savan Ackman explosive
Speaker 1: home run ability can get vertical in the passing game.
Speaker 1: I think Miles does a better job in pass protection
Speaker 1: right now at the stage of their careers. But you
Speaker 1: guys know, my personal preference at running back is the
Speaker 1: ability to hit home runs, and I think Auchman has
Speaker 1: that ability. I think this is an underrated group in general,
Speaker 1: especially when you factor in what Malcolm Brown did to
Speaker 1: close out that game on Sunday. One of the most
Speaker 1: underrated aspects of that game was Malcolm Brown just four
Speaker 1: carries for thirteen yards. Like it doesn't sound like a lot,
Speaker 1: but that one run where he basically turned a second
Speaker 1: and five play that looked like it was gonna be
Speaker 1: third and four, he turned it into a third and one.
Speaker 1: You get the quarterback sneak you can or you go
Speaker 1: to victory formation. After that, I thought that was one
Speaker 1: of the most underrated aspects of that game. An absolutely
Speaker 1: huge effort from Malcolm Brown to push that pile in
Speaker 1: that situation. Greg Larson at GSL now asks, with Josh
Speaker 1: Allen being a threat to run, what do you think
Speaker 1: is the best way to contain him spy controlled pass rush. Well,
Speaker 1: it's always going to be about gap gap integrity as
Speaker 1: a pass rush. That's what the defense is built upon,
Speaker 1: and they do such a good job of doing that,
Speaker 1: not being selfish and you know, freelancing and trying to
Speaker 1: make a play on their own because the entire scheme
Speaker 1: relies upon guys being in their gap, being in their
Speaker 1: place they're supposed to be, and doing their job. Now,
Speaker 1: going back to Pat's question earlier, it's tricky. If you blitz,
Speaker 1: you really have to get him to the ground or
Speaker 1: force a throwaway. Do you play a man coverage because
Speaker 1: last year he was able to get those crossing routes
Speaker 1: on some of the man coverage looks, and man also
Speaker 1: exposes you to the quarterback run if he can escape
Speaker 1: the initial pressure. But then zone I mean, with that arm,
Speaker 1: he can fit those windows as well as anybody so
Speaker 1: long as he can see it. So if you zone
Speaker 1: him up again, you have to get him off rhythm.
Speaker 1: You have to get him off a spot, and if
Speaker 1: you can play man, you're gonna have to find a
Speaker 1: way to contain him. And just talking about this, he's
Speaker 1: just so tough and that's gonna be a tough, tough
Speaker 1: challenge for those Dolphins defense. But the best approach to me,
Speaker 1: generally speaking, is to get as much speed on the
Speaker 1: field and maybe even sacrifice some of what they can
Speaker 1: do in the running game, like we talked about in
Speaker 1: the preview podcast. So mix it up, try to get
Speaker 1: him off the spot, take away the quick and easy decisions,
Speaker 1: and see if they don't want to be one dimensional
Speaker 1: without you having to take away the running game on
Speaker 1: your own accord. Alright, appreciate you guys putting those questions
Speaker 1: in and if you didn't hear your question answered, we're
Speaker 1: gonna have one more of these mail bags in a
Speaker 1: written form up on Miami Dolphins dot com. We'll get
Speaker 1: a few more of those in there for y'all. Let's
Speaker 1: go ahead and finish up here with football Friday, and
Speaker 1: we start with the college three pack. Was going to
Speaker 1: be a six pack, but we're washed up, so we
Speaker 1: go back to the three pack. Not a great slate
Speaker 1: of games like we had the last couple of weeks.
Speaker 1: But there is one game that stands out above the rest,
Speaker 1: and I am excited for it. Number one Alabama. The
Speaker 1: Alabama Crimson Tide travels up north or east. I should
Speaker 1: say I don't know directions, apparently to the Florida Gators,
Speaker 1: number eleven in the country. A three thirty kickoff on
Speaker 1: CBS Now. Last week, I was over three in my
Speaker 1: college picks, but the main purpose of the segment is
Speaker 1: to talk about potential prospects, and all my dudes made
Speaker 1: some plays, so I'll take that w And my rule
Speaker 1: applies here, never go against Bama, So I'll take Bama
Speaker 1: in this game. But I can't wait because Florida has
Speaker 1: a freshman quarterback that just blows my mind. He is tremendous.
Speaker 1: He is Anthony Richardson. We'll see how much he plays
Speaker 1: because Emery Jones is still there and he can play,
Speaker 1: and he's been starting so far for the Gators this season.
Speaker 1: But keep an eye on Richardson. I believe it's three
Speaker 1: will be his first year of eligibility. I could be
Speaker 1: wrong on that, but just keep an on that kid.
Speaker 1: He is ridiculous, Like he's like built like Cam Newton.
Speaker 1: He can do like back hang springs. He can field
Speaker 1: the football over them their mountains. Just a really tremendous
Speaker 1: athlete and football player. And this game in general is
Speaker 1: litered with guys. Let's rip right through it here. Offensive
Speaker 1: tackle for Alabama starting with the Crimson Tide. Evan Neil
Speaker 1: six ft seven, sixty pound who can move, has position versatility.
Speaker 1: To me, he's a surefire first round pick at this
Speaker 1: stage of the process. Linebacker Christian Harris. He had a
Speaker 1: rush rep against the Hurricanes where he came from a
Speaker 1: stacked position, had to scrape off of a twist off
Speaker 1: the defensive line up front, and then had to change
Speaker 1: direction while engage in a block and he laid out
Speaker 1: and got to Eric King to the ground like he's built.
Speaker 1: He has a nice athletic and rush profile. Love his game.
Speaker 1: Cornerback Josh job Ball production, sound tackler really excels and
Speaker 1: Nick Saban scheme which is very NFL scheme ish kid
Speaker 1: can flat out play. Wide receiver John met You the
Speaker 1: second man. He made a bunch of plays last year.
Speaker 1: Now it's his time to shine with the four first
Speaker 1: rounders all gone. He's explosive inside outside guy, jet sweep guy,
Speaker 1: ball carrier, good with the football in his hands after
Speaker 1: the catch. He might be their fifth first rounder in
Speaker 1: three years at receiver. Crazy crazy talent there. Safety Jordan Battle.
Speaker 1: This is one of my favorite players in the country.
Speaker 1: He brings the frigging wood. He can come from depth,
Speaker 1: he can play split safety, play the post, come down
Speaker 1: and cover. Does a little bit of everything. But the
Speaker 1: thing he does best above all is bring the wood
Speaker 1: when he hits. Running back Brian Robinson Jr. Now, I
Speaker 1: remember last year they would take out Nagy Harris a
Speaker 1: few plays a game, not very many, and why would they?
Speaker 1: He was so productive and Robinson would somehow like increase
Speaker 1: the physicality of the running game when Nagy was a
Speaker 1: beast himself. He is an absolute load and that's gonna
Speaker 1: be a theme in this three pack. Angry runs defined
Speaker 1: with Brian Robinson. A couple of defensive ends Lebrian Ray
Speaker 1: He's huge, nice athletic profile, gap integrity, penetrator, but also
Speaker 1: good eye discipline. Love his game. Also think defensive end
Speaker 1: justin Eboige kind of rents repeat here length plays which
Speaker 1: tremidus leverage, has heavy hands as well. How about the
Speaker 1: Florida guys. Quarterback Emery Jones, dual threat quarterback who can
Speaker 1: do a little bit on the ground, throw the ball
Speaker 1: through the air. And then Anthony Richardson a couple of
Speaker 1: years away, but just enjoy watching him. If you haven't
Speaker 1: seen him yet, you'll you'll be You'll be in for
Speaker 1: a treat. Cornerback Kayer elam Ball skills five picks last year,
Speaker 1: fifteen pass breakups. Another one of these Florida defensive backs.
Speaker 1: They just come out every single year. Linebacker Venge Trill Miller.
Speaker 1: He's a thumper, he's instinctive, he's thick, he's built. He
Speaker 1: can come downhill and defensive end. Zachary Carter, I think
Speaker 1: is my favorite Gator prospect at this point. A polished
Speaker 1: pass rusher, strong as hell. He can bend the edge
Speaker 1: and flat into the quarterback. Linebacker Brenton Cox Junior, explosive
Speaker 1: first step another one of these pass rushing buck type
Speaker 1: linebacker guys who can do multiple things, and then staying
Speaker 1: in the sec well for half of our next contest,
Speaker 1: We go to Auburn for Auburn at Penn Statenes on ESPN.
Speaker 1: I'm loving this year's nonconference schedule already. I'll take Penn
Speaker 1: State in the game, but we know that's not all
Speaker 1: at all the point here. But for O. J. McDuffie's stake,
Speaker 1: we are Penn State cornerback Roger McCreery from Auburn Man.
Speaker 1: This this quarterback class is good. He had a good
Speaker 1: showing last year against Jamaar Chase. Check that twenty nineteen
Speaker 1: against Jamar Chase, him and Noah Igbanogeny. He has the
Speaker 1: demeanor you want in a cornerback, that Jay Yere Alexander
Speaker 1: type of mentality. He's a playmaker, has instincts for days,
Speaker 1: and his change of direction skill set tells me he
Speaker 1: can play both inside and outside safety. Smoke Monday the
Speaker 1: best day in college football. This kid's legit range, center fielder,
Speaker 1: returnability fastest hell PFF had him for two d coverage
Speaker 1: snaps and just six catches allowed back in the last
Speaker 1: full season he played running back Sean Shivers. This dude
Speaker 1: can bring the boom and he can get wide, put
Speaker 1: a foot in the ground and get behind those pads.
Speaker 1: You'll enjoy watching him run the football in that game
Speaker 1: as well as for Penn Stay offensive tackle Rashid Walker
Speaker 1: nasty finisher, but What's more, he's smart. You see him
Speaker 1: do things you wouldn't think are part of his rules
Speaker 1: or coaching points. Like there's a run in the pit
Speaker 1: game last year where he washes down a block and
Speaker 1: wipes out his guy, and then working inside he basically
Speaker 1: uses his back to kind of like block out with
Speaker 1: a long wingspan and just using his frame to wall
Speaker 1: off a second defender. I love seeing stuff like that.
Speaker 1: Receiver John Dotson O J McDuffie called him the best
Speaker 1: receiver in Penn State history. What more do you need?
Speaker 1: Sure handed, great routes to go with the ball in
Speaker 1: his hands? Safety Jakwan Brisker, ball skills and ranger two
Speaker 1: things that stand out to his game. He's a post
Speaker 1: safety type of player. Also, like Tarreek Castro Yields, injuries
Speaker 1: have slowed him down, but he has tremendous ball skills
Speaker 1: and the ability to stay aggressive on the outside without
Speaker 1: getting flagged. And our third game as a nooner on ESPN,
Speaker 1: Cincinnati number eight in the country travels to Indiana and
Speaker 1: it starts with Desmond Bridder the quarterback. He might be
Speaker 1: the riser up the board this year. Uber talented, arm
Speaker 1: athletic profile, ability to go off script. I've seen him
Speaker 1: throw a d R touchdowns and also run them in
Speaker 1: from the same distance. Now, the Bearcat defense is really
Speaker 1: really good. Why because of some of these guys defensive end?
Speaker 1: My J Sanders excellent get off, He's a stud, fantastic hands.
Speaker 1: He'll chop, he'll swim, he'll cross chop, he'll swipe, he'll flash.
Speaker 1: He just does not let blockers get into his frame.
Speaker 1: He is a nice looking prospect. So is cornerback a
Speaker 1: moud Gardner. Probably the next fair player on this list
Speaker 1: for me, talk about smooth operator transition out of the
Speaker 1: back pedal and zone term. He's got ball skills. Check
Speaker 1: out his pick six against I think it was ucf
Speaker 1: and twenty nineteen. It's teaching tape for how to keep
Speaker 1: the quarterback the choppy feet and the drive on the
Speaker 1: football for Indiana. Why did receiver tie fry Fogel? How
Speaker 1: is that for a name? He's a high point master,
Speaker 1: a technician of a route runner. We'll take a look
Speaker 1: at him further in this game. Quarterback Michael Panics good
Speaker 1: anticipatory thrower, athletic ability, can run. Dual threat. Quarterback and
Speaker 1: cornerback Taiwan Mullin versatile player. He gets sacks, pass breakups, tackles.
Speaker 1: He was the first first team All American cornerback in
Speaker 1: Indiana history last season. That's your college wrap up, your
Speaker 1: scouting guide there. Let's go ahead and get the NFL picks.
Speaker 1: Last week nine and seven awful, just terrible. Let's go
Speaker 1: ahead and improve that this week. We had Washington last night,
Speaker 1: Broncos at Jacks. Let's go ahead and out for the
Speaker 1: bang here. Give me the Jags in the upset. Vic
Speaker 1: Fangio has one of the best cover two defensive looks
Speaker 1: in the league. But that creates throws that I think
Speaker 1: Lawrence can hit, the whole shots, the steam shots, the
Speaker 1: split safety look. Plus on the road after a big
Speaker 1: Week one win in the early time slot on the
Speaker 1: East Coast, I'll take the Jags in the upset. Niners
Speaker 1: at Eagles, give me Frisco. I think the first half
Speaker 1: team was more indicative of what we saw in that
Speaker 1: game against Detroit. But I will say losing Jason Red
Speaker 1: that's a killer, But not this week. Patriots at Jets.
Speaker 1: Give me the Ats, Rams at Colts. I like the
Speaker 1: Rams my Super Bowl pick in the NFC. They keep
Speaker 1: it rolling. Bills at Dolphins. Give me the Dolphins. Raiders
Speaker 1: at Steelers give me the home team on the road
Speaker 1: in the early window, on a short week, after playing
Speaker 1: an overtime period and a crazy game. For the Raiders,
Speaker 1: it's tough to win the next week after you pull
Speaker 1: one out like that. Plus they're pretty banged up. Denzel Good,
Speaker 1: Gerald McCoy and Yannick and Gokway were all hurt in
Speaker 1: the game. On Monday Night Football, Bengals at Bears, I'll
Speaker 1: take the Bears. I think the pass rush can make
Speaker 1: life tough on Joe Burrow and we'll see who starts.
Speaker 1: But I think that Justin Fields, you know, if Dalton struggles,
Speaker 1: he could get into the game. That's a tough adjustment
Speaker 1: to make mid game, and if he starts, also tough
Speaker 1: to to not know exactly what you're preparing for with
Speaker 1: Justin Fields or Andy Dalton. Texans at Browns, Give me
Speaker 1: the Browns. Saints at Panthers Lace Winston gets it done again,
Speaker 1: and despite the Saints defensive injuries, I think they do
Speaker 1: enough to slow down Christian McCaffrey and slow that Panther's offense.
Speaker 1: But man Jamie seems to really be hit in the
Speaker 1: ground running in that Sean Payton attack. Vikings at Cardinals.
Speaker 1: I'm take Kyler Murray and the Cardinals talked about the
Speaker 1: Vikings defense having a tough year last year. Week one
Speaker 1: was kind of the same. I want to see them
Speaker 1: get it buttoned up and fixed before I picked them.
Speaker 1: Falcons at Bucks ten days off to face that offense.
Speaker 1: That's good luck, Atlanta. Take the Bucks. Titans at the Seahawks.
Speaker 1: Give me the Titans a control of the Seahawks front
Speaker 1: with the running game. I think Henry gets going. I
Speaker 1: think Julio Jones gets his first big days of Titans.
Speaker 1: Give me the road as a Titan. Give me the
Speaker 1: road team. Cowboys at Chargers. I like a shootout here.
Speaker 1: I'll take Dak Prescott. I think his performance on Thursday
Speaker 1: Night Football will start the season off was so impressive.
Speaker 1: Just didn't get the W because well, Brady is pretty
Speaker 1: good too. But big game for the Cowboys. I'll take
Speaker 1: the road team. Chiefs at Ravens. Give me the Chiefs.
Speaker 1: Lions at Packers, give me the Packers on Monday Night football.
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