WEBVTT - John Congemi Joins, Your Questions Answered, NFL Picks, Weekend Scouting Guide 0:00:01.240 --> 0:00:14.720 Booking touchdown Miami Qua spokes one to run. What is up, 0:00:14.760 --> 0:00:18.799 Dolphans And Welcome to the Drive Time Podcast, part of 0:00:18.800 --> 0:00:24.440 the Miami Dolphins podcast network, covering your team, your Miami Dolphins. 0:00:24.480 --> 0:00:28.080 How's it going everybody? It is Friday. I am your host, 0:00:28.120 --> 0:00:31.080 Travis Winfield, and as always I am here to bring 0:00:31.120 --> 0:00:34.680 you your daily dose of Miami Dolphins football. And on 0:00:34.720 --> 0:00:37.920 today's show, Oh yeah, baby, it's Friday. That means it's 0:00:37.960 --> 0:00:41.400 fan Friday and Football Friday. We're gonna pick the games, 0:00:41.600 --> 0:00:44.280 give you a scouting guide for the weekend in college football, 0:00:44.479 --> 0:00:47.200 answer a bunch of your questions on the Twitter mail bag, 0:00:47.360 --> 0:00:49.720 and we'll give the last word on the Buffalo Bills 0:00:49.760 --> 0:00:52.800 at the Miami Dolphins to the great John Kin Jemmy 0:00:53.159 --> 0:00:57.000 from the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist Health Training Complex. 0:00:57.080 --> 0:01:04.640 This is the Drivetime Podcast. Let's start this podcast off 0:01:04.800 --> 0:01:08.720 right away, and welcome in my guest John Conjemmy, and 0:01:08.720 --> 0:01:11.640 we're kicking off this Friday podcast with the last word 0:01:12.000 --> 0:01:15.000 on Bills at Dolphins. A big game on Sunday at 0:01:15.000 --> 0:01:17.319 hard Rock Stadium, so we're bringing in the big guns, 0:01:17.400 --> 0:01:20.319 John kN Jemmy. John, how you doing, man, I am 0:01:20.360 --> 0:01:23.759 doing terrific after being one and oh last week. It's 0:01:23.880 --> 0:01:27.479 nice to always beat the New England Patriots, especially on 0:01:27.520 --> 0:01:30.600 the road. So in a great mood heading into Buffalo week. 0:01:30.640 --> 0:01:33.440 For sure, I'm excited about the opportunity to possibly, you know, 0:01:33.640 --> 0:01:35.679 to get a back to back road or division wins. 0:01:35.720 --> 0:01:38.240 I should say, same schedules last year. Now we have 0:01:38.360 --> 0:01:40.160 the advantage of the one and oh going into this 0:01:40.200 --> 0:01:42.319 game still just as important, but at least you have 0:01:42.400 --> 0:01:45.200 that w in your back pocket. But you know, we 0:01:45.240 --> 0:01:47.400 talked about the Week one game just since we haven't 0:01:47.440 --> 0:01:50.240 spoken since last week, John, just real quick, what are 0:01:50.240 --> 0:01:53.880 your thoughts on Week one? Well, number one, Travis, a 0:01:54.000 --> 0:01:57.000 great road win. It's always tough, you know, to win 0:01:57.080 --> 0:02:00.280 in the National Football League on the road, full house 0:02:00.360 --> 0:02:02.840 up in New England. And I just thought that on 0:02:02.920 --> 0:02:05.640 both sides of the football. Um, it was a fast 0:02:05.680 --> 0:02:08.400 start for the Dolphins. That that's what they've been preaching 0:02:08.760 --> 0:02:11.120 and that's what they've been talking about, you know, getting 0:02:11.120 --> 0:02:14.360 off to good starts in football games, UH will be 0:02:14.400 --> 0:02:17.519 a key this year. And I thought the offense, uh 0:02:18.080 --> 0:02:20.799 was great right from the start. Uh, you know, two 0:02:20.880 --> 0:02:24.800 agoes four for four on that opening drive uh forty 0:02:24.840 --> 0:02:28.040 nine yards. They get a touchdown on r po uh 0:02:28.240 --> 0:02:31.400 run uh, and it was great. It was great execution 0:02:31.480 --> 0:02:33.800 ten plays. You know, it takes some time off the clock, 0:02:33.840 --> 0:02:37.160 and then the defense comes back uh and get a strip, 0:02:37.360 --> 0:02:39.720 you know, the twenty three straight game with a takeaway. 0:02:40.240 --> 0:02:43.200 You get a fumble on that next possession. You don't 0:02:43.240 --> 0:02:45.399 get any points off of it. But that's the way 0:02:45.400 --> 0:02:47.560 you want to play. You want to be the aggressor. 0:02:47.840 --> 0:02:52.040 And I think the Dolphins, if they're poised to continue 0:02:52.080 --> 0:02:54.760 stacking wins this year, they're gonna have to do that 0:02:54.840 --> 0:02:57.840 in games. It's not always gonna be easy, but if 0:02:57.880 --> 0:03:00.840 they can start fast, it really gives uh, you know, 0:03:00.880 --> 0:03:03.640 the fans something to cheer about, but more importantly, it 0:03:03.639 --> 0:03:06.040 gives the team some confidence that they're gonna hang around 0:03:06.080 --> 0:03:08.680 and and be able to be competitive for four quarters. 0:03:08.760 --> 0:03:11.400 A little inside podcasting here. I always tell John this 0:03:11.440 --> 0:03:14.200 when we do these podcasts, because you always take me 0:03:14.280 --> 0:03:16.880 into a direction that I love because it teaches me 0:03:16.919 --> 0:03:19.200 something new or gets me thinking about something new. And 0:03:19.200 --> 0:03:21.880 you mentioned the fast starts there. I was just thinking 0:03:21.919 --> 0:03:24.040 back till last year we knew John, you know you 0:03:24.080 --> 0:03:25.839 and I watched the game side by side, and we'd 0:03:25.840 --> 0:03:28.800 we'd fist pump after the fast touchdowns, that the touchdown, 0:03:28.880 --> 0:03:31.520 the fast starts. It seemed like every game last year 0:03:31.560 --> 0:03:33.440 they were off to these these rock and starts. But 0:03:33.480 --> 0:03:35.280 you think back to the first part of the season, 0:03:35.640 --> 0:03:38.720 the Seahawks game, the Bills game, the Patriots game, they 0:03:38.720 --> 0:03:41.240 went down seven zip and all three of those games 0:03:41.280 --> 0:03:44.800 alternative losses. The Jaguars game Sandwich in between that they 0:03:44.840 --> 0:03:46.920 go out to a I think fourteen nothing lead right 0:03:46.920 --> 0:03:48.880 off the bat, and now you get that same start 0:03:48.920 --> 0:03:51.200 Sunday in New England. Quick starts seem to be a 0:03:51.240 --> 0:03:54.000 great recipe for this team. A great nugget there, John, 0:03:54.000 --> 0:03:56.360 I appreciate that. One of the many reasons I love 0:03:56.400 --> 0:03:59.320 doing these interviews, but also another reason I love doing 0:03:59.320 --> 0:04:01.760 these interviews. And John, you know, I studied the game 0:04:01.800 --> 0:04:03.880 like crazy. I started the opponent. I come up with 0:04:03.920 --> 0:04:06.520 my own theories or ideas that I go to cross 0:04:06.600 --> 0:04:09.320 check them with someone like yourself who has a lifetime 0:04:09.320 --> 0:04:12.200 of experience in this game. So a long winded way 0:04:12.240 --> 0:04:14.400 of getting to my question. You know, the Patriots and 0:04:14.440 --> 0:04:18.680 Bills are completely different teams from a stylistic standpoint, and 0:04:18.720 --> 0:04:22.000 the personnel usage numbers we covered on the Thursday podcast 0:04:22.080 --> 0:04:24.680 beared that out. So when you are a week to 0:04:24.760 --> 0:04:27.680 week game plan type of team like the Miami Dolphins, 0:04:28.080 --> 0:04:31.600 is it difficult to completely left turn and prepare for 0:04:31.640 --> 0:04:35.720 someone entirely different than what you just played against. Sometimes 0:04:35.720 --> 0:04:39.120 it is, And it all depends on on your your 0:04:39.160 --> 0:04:42.640 skill level and your talent in in house. You know 0:04:42.720 --> 0:04:44.400 what you have to work with, and I think the 0:04:44.440 --> 0:04:48.240 Dolphins have so much more to work with this year 0:04:48.279 --> 0:04:50.520 compared to you know, just two years ago where the 0:04:50.520 --> 0:04:54.640 team was in this roster was. I think it's it's 0:04:54.640 --> 0:04:57.400 it's so much better right now. So Number one, I 0:04:57.440 --> 0:05:01.000 would say, Travis, the Dolphins need to worry about the Dolphins. 0:05:01.120 --> 0:05:03.400 You know, it's one thing to game plan, and it's 0:05:03.440 --> 0:05:06.800 one thing to try to outsmart somebody or out X 0:05:06.839 --> 0:05:08.800 and O someone on a white board and this will 0:05:08.839 --> 0:05:12.160 look good, and that looks good. But your corp plays, 0:05:12.279 --> 0:05:15.680 your core defense, is your core schemes on offense, your 0:05:15.760 --> 0:05:18.680 r P O stuff, your execution, you know, winning the 0:05:18.720 --> 0:05:21.640 line of scrimmage. The Dolphins need to worry about the 0:05:21.640 --> 0:05:25.640 Dolphins first and foremost. If they can execute and they 0:05:25.640 --> 0:05:28.920 can trim and add stuff, you know, from the New 0:05:28.960 --> 0:05:32.360 England week to the Buffalo week. I think that's where 0:05:32.640 --> 0:05:35.520 the focus needs to be this week because Buffalo is 0:05:35.560 --> 0:05:37.839 coming in. I don't think they expected to be oh 0:05:37.839 --> 0:05:40.080 and one. You know, I thought they I thought they'd 0:05:40.080 --> 0:05:42.000 find a way to beat the Steelers at home. That 0:05:42.040 --> 0:05:45.280 didn't happen. So you're gonna get a Buffalo Bills team 0:05:45.320 --> 0:05:47.640 that's gonna be raring to go and looking to make 0:05:47.680 --> 0:05:49.479 a statement and try to live up to all the 0:05:49.520 --> 0:05:52.400 off season hype of the Buffalo Bills. You're going to 0:05:52.440 --> 0:05:55.279 the super Bowl. So if the Dolphins worry about the 0:05:55.279 --> 0:05:58.960 Dolphins and execute, you know, early in this football game, 0:05:59.400 --> 0:06:02.760 I think it's gonna bode well and carry through. That 0:06:02.800 --> 0:06:05.560 will be a thread that carries through the whole game. Now, 0:06:05.800 --> 0:06:08.159 when you get into it, when you look at the 0:06:08.240 --> 0:06:10.120 numbers and you look at all the things you need 0:06:10.160 --> 0:06:12.400 to you know, where can we where can we be better? 0:06:12.440 --> 0:06:14.440 Where can the Dolphins be better in Week two? Well? 0:06:14.760 --> 0:06:19.119 Better execution on third down? I think that's probably first 0:06:19.160 --> 0:06:22.360 and foremost on offense. I think the Dolphins will correct 0:06:22.360 --> 0:06:25.160 me if I'm wrong around four of eleven. Maybe last 0:06:25.200 --> 0:06:28.240 week on third down? Uh maybe not getting into that 0:06:28.279 --> 0:06:31.719 many situations, So that means better execution on first and 0:06:31.760 --> 0:06:34.800 second down. Can they win the line of scrimmage. You know, 0:06:34.960 --> 0:06:38.640 Austin Jackson looks like he's gonna come back at left tackle, can't. 0:06:38.680 --> 0:06:41.640 Can they be better upfront when the line of scrimmage? 0:06:41.720 --> 0:06:45.440 And can they win the turnover margin? Again, those are 0:06:45.600 --> 0:06:49.200 little things, uh that seemed like, you know, maybe they're 0:06:50.160 --> 0:06:53.160 not as important when you see an explosive play and 0:06:53.360 --> 0:06:56.800 you're talking about an interception or another strip, you know, fumble, 0:06:56.880 --> 0:06:59.560 forced fumble. But when you can win the turnover margin, 0:06:59.640 --> 0:07:04.320 especially against the team, uh that lives on the explosive play. 0:07:04.400 --> 0:07:06.800 If you can do those things, and I think it 0:07:06.839 --> 0:07:09.080 will set up well for the Dolphins if they do that, 0:07:09.320 --> 0:07:11.560 because they'll win field position as well. You don't want 0:07:11.560 --> 0:07:15.320 to go nine yards against the Buffalo Bills on defense, 0:07:15.360 --> 0:07:18.400 and conversely, you want to keep Josh Allen on a 0:07:18.440 --> 0:07:21.160 long field make and learning. So those are the things 0:07:21.280 --> 0:07:24.080 I would I would worry about the Dolphins, worrying about 0:07:24.120 --> 0:07:28.200 the Dolphins execution better on third down and win those 0:07:28.240 --> 0:07:32.920 little battles the turnover margin, win those battles on field position, 0:07:32.960 --> 0:07:36.040 because it'll set you up to do all the things 0:07:36.080 --> 0:07:38.800 that they did against New England and we one and 0:07:38.920 --> 0:07:41.800 we two. Yeah, I didn't think it was possible because 0:07:41.800 --> 0:07:43.520 I'm very excited for this game, but you just got 0:07:43.520 --> 0:07:46.600 me even more excited because thinking about both these teams, like, 0:07:46.640 --> 0:07:48.920 we're not gonna have any type of trap game or 0:07:48.960 --> 0:07:51.360 overlook scenario. Both these teams are gonna come in ready 0:07:51.360 --> 0:07:54.200 to play knowing how important this game is. And you know, 0:07:54.240 --> 0:07:56.840 you mentioned something and my first question for you John 0:07:56.880 --> 0:07:59.840 about building off some of the things they did successfully 0:07:59.840 --> 0:08:02.360 on Sunday in New England. And you know, we saw 0:08:02.680 --> 0:08:05.600 three I thought really good drives and six others that 0:08:05.640 --> 0:08:08.480 did not provide the results you'd want. So what are 0:08:08.480 --> 0:08:11.000 some things offensively the Miiami Dolphins can build on a 0:08:11.000 --> 0:08:14.400 week number two? Well, I thought, you know, Travis, the 0:08:14.520 --> 0:08:18.120 RPO game was really really on point. I thought to 0:08:18.400 --> 0:08:23.920 us um execution and ball location on those slants were great, 0:08:24.000 --> 0:08:26.720 and I thought that they had just enough of a 0:08:26.840 --> 0:08:30.800 running game to keep New England honest. And I thought 0:08:30.840 --> 0:08:33.319 Twa did a nice job of just running the offense. 0:08:33.320 --> 0:08:36.040 So I think if he can do that again and 0:08:36.120 --> 0:08:38.880 get those rack yards, those that run after catch. We 0:08:38.960 --> 0:08:41.680 talked a little bit about that last week. I thought 0:08:41.760 --> 0:08:45.040 Wattle was excellent doing that. William Fuller gets back into 0:08:45.040 --> 0:08:47.480 the game his first action as the Miami Dolphin. Can 0:08:47.520 --> 0:08:50.880 he get some easy catches and make some plays with 0:08:50.960 --> 0:08:54.400 his legs. Can Davante continue to do what he did 0:08:54.480 --> 0:08:58.280 on the perimeter, And can you get Mike Kaski, you know, 0:08:58.640 --> 0:09:00.800 to get into the game plan a little bit where 0:09:01.200 --> 0:09:03.800 he's going to be a factor. So spreading the football 0:09:03.840 --> 0:09:07.200 around I think was really good against New England. I 0:09:07.200 --> 0:09:09.800 think it can even be more effective in this game 0:09:10.120 --> 0:09:13.000 because you add will Fuller to the mix. It's a 0:09:13.000 --> 0:09:15.760 pretty interesting dynamic because they have so many guys at 0:09:15.760 --> 0:09:19.000 really all three positions that can contribute in different ways. 0:09:19.040 --> 0:09:21.320 So I think that's something the Dolphins fans might have 0:09:21.360 --> 0:09:23.240 to get used to a different maybe a different you know, 0:09:23.280 --> 0:09:26.000 quote unquote star every single week. And I'm sure the 0:09:26.040 --> 0:09:28.240 fantasy football community is going to love to hear that. 0:09:29.320 --> 0:09:31.920 Miami Dolphins, But who cares? We care about w s down. 0:09:31.920 --> 0:09:33.360 You know, it's the only thing that matters. And you know, 0:09:33.360 --> 0:09:35.439 speaking of fantasy football, one guy that did tear it 0:09:35.520 --> 0:09:37.520 up last year, and you touched on this earlier a 0:09:37.520 --> 0:09:39.959 little bit, Josh Allen Man, he's had some big games 0:09:40.000 --> 0:09:42.560 down here end up in Buffalo against the Dolphins. What's 0:09:42.600 --> 0:09:44.679 the key to finally slow in this guy down? John 0:09:45.559 --> 0:09:49.280 not allowing him to extend plays when plays break down. 0:09:49.800 --> 0:09:53.600 I think that's probably been the one thing the Miami 0:09:53.640 --> 0:09:56.760 Dolphins on defense have not been able to do against 0:09:56.880 --> 0:10:00.000 Josh Allen. If you go back and look at his games, 0:10:00.040 --> 0:10:02.200 he's played now three years in the league. This will 0:10:02.240 --> 0:10:04.760 be his fourth year. He's had six games against the 0:10:04.760 --> 0:10:08.520 Miami Dolphins. He's five and one. He's average Travis close 0:10:08.559 --> 0:10:11.400 to sixty yards per game on the ground. I think 0:10:11.440 --> 0:10:13.640 one time inside a hard rock state and he ran 0:10:13.679 --> 0:10:16.840 for a hundred and twenty five yards. So that's the 0:10:16.960 --> 0:10:19.000 key for for me. He's going to get his yards 0:10:19.000 --> 0:10:22.040 in the passing game, but you cannot allow him to 0:10:22.280 --> 0:10:25.559 escape the pocket, extend plays and then have the threat 0:10:25.600 --> 0:10:28.440 of throwing the football only to see him tuck it 0:10:28.520 --> 0:10:31.200 under his right arm and go for fifteen, and go 0:10:31.320 --> 0:10:35.079 for and go for eight on third and seven. Those 0:10:35.120 --> 0:10:38.559 are the types of things I believe that the Dolphins 0:10:38.600 --> 0:10:41.400 defense needs to come up with an answer on Sunday 0:10:41.679 --> 0:10:45.560 if they don't allow him to have success when a 0:10:45.600 --> 0:10:49.360 play breaks down and he's gonna magically win or or 0:10:49.400 --> 0:10:52.920 extend a drive with his legs. Those That's the thing 0:10:53.000 --> 0:10:55.880 I would look for from from the Dolphins defense. Get 0:10:55.920 --> 0:10:58.600 around him, keep him contained. If he beat you with 0:10:58.679 --> 0:11:02.040 his arm, okay it, don't let him beat you on 0:11:02.080 --> 0:11:05.360 a play that's in your advantage by breaking it down 0:11:05.480 --> 0:11:08.679 only to allow him to move the chains and continue 0:11:08.679 --> 0:11:11.439 with that offense. Yeah, he's he's so tough. Emmanuel og 0:11:11.480 --> 0:11:13.760 Boss on Thursday at his press conference that you just 0:11:14.200 --> 0:11:16.000 you're gonna have a hard time getting him down with 0:11:16.080 --> 0:11:17.719 just one guy. So I bringing lots of bodies of 0:11:17.800 --> 0:11:19.719 the party and getting that guy to the ground is 0:11:19.760 --> 0:11:22.600 definitely an important part of finding a victory on Sunday. 0:11:22.600 --> 0:11:25.319 And speaking of finding a victory, we did this last week, John, 0:11:25.360 --> 0:11:27.439 I want to go ahead and ask you, the Dolphins 0:11:27.480 --> 0:11:32.720 win if blank, the Dolphins win, if they win the 0:11:32.760 --> 0:11:35.840 explosive play battle. I think the Dolphins are gonna have 0:11:35.920 --> 0:11:39.600 to match the Bills with maybe some runs over ten 0:11:39.679 --> 0:11:44.559 or twelve yards, past plays fifteen yards plus getting getting 0:11:44.559 --> 0:11:49.679 those explosive plays to really jump start the offense early 0:11:49.840 --> 0:11:52.760 and continue those points on the board. Because I think 0:11:52.760 --> 0:11:54.640 you're gonna have to score some points. Two good, really 0:11:54.679 --> 0:11:57.160 good defenses. But I still think you're gonna need to be, 0:11:57.760 --> 0:12:00.640 you know, in the mid to high twenties, if not hired, 0:12:00.679 --> 0:12:02.680 to win this football game. So I would say the 0:12:02.720 --> 0:12:06.280 Dolphins have to number one, win explosive plays. I've already 0:12:06.280 --> 0:12:08.839 touched on this Travis, the turnover margin. I think it's 0:12:08.880 --> 0:12:11.720 important for the Dolphins to continue to get their hands 0:12:11.720 --> 0:12:15.520 on the football defensively and protect it offensively. So you'd 0:12:15.520 --> 0:12:18.319 like to see them do that. And then it's usually 0:12:18.480 --> 0:12:22.160 a late game scenario like when the when the Dolphins 0:12:22.160 --> 0:12:25.440 travel to Buffalo, usually in December, I always worry about 0:12:25.520 --> 0:12:28.160 field position because of the wind and you know, raw 0:12:28.280 --> 0:12:30.920 elements up in Buffalo. But now you come down and 0:12:30.960 --> 0:12:33.080 the Bills come down in the heat and humidity of 0:12:33.120 --> 0:12:36.600 South Florida. But I still think field position starting field 0:12:36.640 --> 0:12:39.160 position is going to be important in this game because 0:12:39.160 --> 0:12:42.160 you'd like to see two in the offense got sixty 0:12:42.240 --> 0:12:45.240 yards for a cheap score. You know where you get 0:12:45.240 --> 0:12:48.079 a turnover, you get a bad punt, you take advantage 0:12:48.120 --> 0:12:50.920 of a sudden change opportunity, and you find a way 0:12:50.960 --> 0:12:53.080 to get into the end zone and you keep Josh 0:12:53.160 --> 0:12:55.960 Allen on the long field. Make those guys earn it. 0:12:56.200 --> 0:12:58.880 Don't make it easy for Buffalo on Sunday. So those 0:12:58.920 --> 0:13:01.640 are the three things be looking for when the Bills 0:13:01.679 --> 0:13:04.480 come to town. Make him stand on that exposed to 0:13:04.559 --> 0:13:07.200 the sunshine sideline all day long and see if you can't. 0:13:09.840 --> 0:13:13.120 The difference is outstanding. It's it's such a In my opinion, 0:13:13.120 --> 0:13:15.360 the best thanks Stephen Ross ever did was that construction 0:13:15.400 --> 0:13:17.439 of the stadium to get the sun to play in 0:13:17.480 --> 0:13:19.640 the advantage of the Miami Dolphins. So we'll find out 0:13:19.800 --> 0:13:22.080 about that on Sunday. John, I've got three mail bad 0:13:22.160 --> 0:13:23.599 questions for you here. Can you stick around for a 0:13:23.600 --> 0:13:26.439 little bit and do some mail bad perfect, Let's jump 0:13:26.520 --> 0:13:28.160 right in then, So I'm gonna I'm gonna go I'm 0:13:28.160 --> 0:13:30.280 gonna skip around my order here because one question is 0:13:30.480 --> 0:13:32.280 similar to what we just talked about. Let's go to 0:13:32.360 --> 0:13:34.920 this question first from Red Devil Dog. He's at red 0:13:34.960 --> 0:13:37.800 Devil Dog on Twitter. Why do the Dolphins take Gaskin 0:13:37.920 --> 0:13:39.480 out of the lineup or why, or rather why did 0:13:39.520 --> 0:13:41.680 they keep taking gasking out of the lab in the 0:13:41.720 --> 0:13:43.880 game on Sunday? What do you think about the Dolphins 0:13:43.960 --> 0:13:46.840 running back usage in the game on Sunday, John, You know, 0:13:47.200 --> 0:13:50.440 I was a little perplexed too, because I think I 0:13:50.480 --> 0:13:52.600 think Gasking is a three down back. I think he 0:13:53.120 --> 0:13:55.760 really catches the football well out of the backfield. I 0:13:55.800 --> 0:13:58.520 think he led all receivers with five receptions in the game, 0:13:59.080 --> 0:14:01.440 and I think that the way the game played out, 0:14:02.120 --> 0:14:04.480 they didn't have to rely on him on the ground 0:14:04.480 --> 0:14:06.560 as much as I thought they might. Now this week 0:14:06.640 --> 0:14:09.920 is completely different. Gas and may get a ton of run, 0:14:10.200 --> 0:14:12.880 you know, and you may see a little bit of 0:14:14.240 --> 0:14:17.199 you know, change with Brown and Akhmed, you know, spelling him. 0:14:17.200 --> 0:14:20.000 But I think Miles is going to be the feature 0:14:20.040 --> 0:14:21.960 back and he's going to be the guy, especially if 0:14:21.960 --> 0:14:24.000 he gets a hockey and early. I would look for 0:14:24.080 --> 0:14:27.320 him to play more, get more touches, because it's just 0:14:27.560 --> 0:14:30.200 the offense works that much better when you're throwing it 0:14:30.280 --> 0:14:32.720 to him out of the backfield on checkdowns, on screens 0:14:32.920 --> 0:14:35.800 and getting him that run where he can make somebody 0:14:35.840 --> 0:14:37.800 miss and get to that second level. So I would 0:14:37.800 --> 0:14:40.200 expect you to to see a little bit more Miles this week. Yeah, 0:14:40.240 --> 0:14:42.480 a little bit of a downturn from last year compared 0:14:42.520 --> 0:14:44.880 to what his per game snap count was. I think 0:14:44.880 --> 0:14:46.600 it was. He didn't have a game last year where 0:14:46.600 --> 0:14:49.760 he played less than the snaps and he was below 0:14:49.840 --> 0:14:52.360 that mark on Sunday. But perhaps it's just a good 0:14:52.360 --> 0:14:54.720 sign for Savanna Akhmed kind of taking that next step 0:14:54.760 --> 0:14:57.280 in his career because I thought John Savan had a 0:14:57.280 --> 0:14:59.800 great training camp in a great preseason and hopefully that 0:14:59.800 --> 0:15:02.160 t intelates to more big games like the couple he 0:15:02.200 --> 0:15:04.520 had last year when when Miles was down, Sefon stepped 0:15:04.600 --> 0:15:06.680 up and had some big games there as well. We're 0:15:06.680 --> 0:15:08.600 gonna stay on the offense here with this question from 0:15:08.640 --> 0:15:11.960 Cade Frasier. He's at Cade Fraser two three four on Twitter. 0:15:12.040 --> 0:15:15.040 He asks how excited are you to have Fuller, Parker 0:15:15.320 --> 0:15:17.600 and Waddle on the field for the for the first 0:15:17.600 --> 0:15:19.880 time this week together? So I guess the question just 0:15:20.160 --> 0:15:22.240 talking about the impact of having all three of those 0:15:22.240 --> 0:15:26.080 guys on the fields, like your leving personnel package, John Fuller, Parker, Waddle. 0:15:26.280 --> 0:15:27.720 What does that What does that look like to you? 0:15:27.760 --> 0:15:30.640 How does that kind of benefit the Dolphins? Oh, it's 0:15:30.680 --> 0:15:34.520 exciting and I think it's the unknown really with bringing 0:15:34.520 --> 0:15:37.040 Will Fuller to the offense for the first time. But 0:15:37.120 --> 0:15:40.520 Buffalo Bills have no idea how the Mihami, Dolphins are 0:15:40.520 --> 0:15:44.880 gonna utilize uh, not only his skills, but formationally. You know, 0:15:44.880 --> 0:15:46.680 where are they going to put him? Do they motion them? 0:15:46.720 --> 0:15:49.280 Do they get him in man demand opportunities where you 0:15:49.320 --> 0:15:52.720 get him singled up and and and that's your guy. Uh. 0:15:52.760 --> 0:15:55.600 And it only offsets the pressure that William's gonna have 0:15:55.680 --> 0:15:58.120 with his first game because you have talent around him. 0:15:58.120 --> 0:16:00.240 With Jalen Waddle, you know, he has the same type 0:16:00.240 --> 0:16:02.920 of guy. He can stretch the field, he can get 0:16:02.920 --> 0:16:04.960 in and out of routes, and like we saw in 0:16:05.040 --> 0:16:07.400 Week one, there was a lot of yards after catch. 0:16:07.640 --> 0:16:09.880 You know, when you get him an easy throw and 0:16:09.880 --> 0:16:11.960 you get him on the perimeter, he can just run 0:16:12.000 --> 0:16:14.480 up the rail and make you miss. So I think 0:16:14.480 --> 0:16:18.160 with William Fuller, the unknown for Buffalo and how the 0:16:18.200 --> 0:16:20.840 Dolphins are gonna utilize him and where they're gonna put 0:16:20.880 --> 0:16:24.160 him in formations that has to be you know, you 0:16:24.240 --> 0:16:26.920 prepare for ghosts sometimes and you don't want to do that. 0:16:27.120 --> 0:16:29.240 But I think it's gonna be tougher for Buffalo to 0:16:29.280 --> 0:16:33.480 say how exactly the Dolphins will utilize a skill set 0:16:33.520 --> 0:16:35.880 of William Fuller. Man, what don't we about forty eight 0:16:35.920 --> 0:16:38.120 hours away from kick off. I can't wait. I'm getting 0:16:38.160 --> 0:16:40.400 so excited for this game. And just a quick note 0:16:40.440 --> 0:16:43.920 on will Fuller. The Thursday practice report came out just 0:16:44.000 --> 0:16:46.480 before we jumped on the podcast here and Will Fuller 0:16:46.600 --> 0:16:48.960 was on it, but not injury related. He had a 0:16:49.040 --> 0:16:52.560 personal matter and did not practice on Thursday. Three players 0:16:52.560 --> 0:16:56.920 who were limited on Wednesday's practice, Adam Shaheen, Andrew Van Giegel, 0:16:56.960 --> 0:17:00.280 and Preston Williams were all upgraded to full participants, and 0:17:00.280 --> 0:17:03.560 then Clayton Federlum, John Jenkins, DeVante Parker, any Land, and 0:17:03.640 --> 0:17:07.040 Roberts were full participants both Wednesday and Thursday. For the 0:17:07.040 --> 0:17:10.920 Buffalo Bill's Emmanuel Sanders had a veteran day rest today 0:17:11.000 --> 0:17:13.800 so he did not practice. Dave Davis and Micah High 0:17:13.800 --> 0:17:17.199 were limited, so was Starlatulalay, and then Isaiah McKinzie and 0:17:17.200 --> 0:17:21.400 Matt Milano were full participants at Thursday's Bills practice. One 0:17:21.440 --> 0:17:24.360 more question here for you, John, and this comes from 0:17:24.560 --> 0:17:27.000 my opinion. The goat of Dolphins fans. His name is 0:17:27.080 --> 0:17:30.000 Jason Sarney. Jason, I hope you're well, Budd. He's at 0:17:30.080 --> 0:17:33.440 Jason underscore Sarny on Twitter. The defense has a ball 0:17:33.480 --> 0:17:36.520 hawking tendency, as proved on Sunday. Would you say this 0:17:36.560 --> 0:17:39.320 is more talent coaching or a mixture of both. What 0:17:39.400 --> 0:17:42.320 say you, John, I think it's a mixture of both. 0:17:42.400 --> 0:17:45.840 I think, you know, coaching as has a lot to 0:17:45.880 --> 0:17:49.080 do with it, because the Dolphins preach daily. I mean, 0:17:49.119 --> 0:17:50.879 how many times do we see during O T A 0:17:51.000 --> 0:17:52.879 s and during training camp from getting your hands on 0:17:52.920 --> 0:17:55.760 the football, you know, running to the football, getting bodies 0:17:55.840 --> 0:17:58.359 around because good things happen. I mean, just take a 0:17:58.400 --> 0:18:01.439 look at that last uh set of downs in the 0:18:01.440 --> 0:18:04.280 New England game where X comes in and and really, 0:18:04.480 --> 0:18:06.760 you know, just badgers the ball, you know, just attacks 0:18:06.800 --> 0:18:09.639 the ball and gets that huge turnover at the end 0:18:09.640 --> 0:18:12.200 of the game that you know affords the offense to 0:18:12.240 --> 0:18:14.520 get back on the football field and really close out 0:18:14.560 --> 0:18:18.359 the game. So I think it's a combination of the 0:18:18.440 --> 0:18:21.720 skill set of the defense, a mindset of the defense 0:18:21.720 --> 0:18:25.480 that was started last year by getting sacks, getting interceptions, 0:18:25.560 --> 0:18:30.480 getting forced fumbles, getting around the football, and that becomes contagious. 0:18:30.520 --> 0:18:33.800 Once that starts, you want more of it. As a defender, 0:18:34.200 --> 0:18:37.480 and guys like Jerome Baker and Xavien Howard and Emmanuel 0:18:37.480 --> 0:18:40.920 Aguba and Andrew Bayn Ginkle. They get around the football 0:18:41.080 --> 0:18:44.240 and they really attack the ball carrier. Whether it's a 0:18:44.280 --> 0:18:46.919 running back or a wide receiver or a guy catching 0:18:46.920 --> 0:18:50.040 the screen pass, they're gonna be able to get get 0:18:50.080 --> 0:18:52.199 not only get the body down on the ground, but 0:18:52.240 --> 0:18:54.080 while they're doing it, it seems like the next guy 0:18:54.119 --> 0:18:56.520 in is always attacking the football. So I think it's 0:18:56.520 --> 0:19:00.480 a combination of great coaching, a focus on, you know, 0:19:01.080 --> 0:19:03.320 believing that you can turn the football over, and then 0:19:03.359 --> 0:19:07.399 actually seeing it happen. It becomes contagious. Agree, And actually 0:19:07.440 --> 0:19:09.959 we had a stat correction on the Javon holl enforced 0:19:10.000 --> 0:19:13.119 fumble that was converted to a Byron Jones force fumble. 0:19:13.160 --> 0:19:15.879 Who got his hand on that one there on Johnny Smith, 0:19:15.920 --> 0:19:18.200 I think towards the end of the second quarter, good 0:19:18.240 --> 0:19:20.920 stuff is always John appreciate your time. Are you gonna 0:19:21.000 --> 0:19:24.119 be at hard Rock Stadium on Sunday? I am. We 0:19:24.200 --> 0:19:27.200 have the pregame show Dolphins Weekly Live on Channel four 0:19:27.240 --> 0:19:30.000 at eleven thirty, and then we'll be wrapping up with 0:19:30.040 --> 0:19:32.920 the fifth quarter after the game. So um, yes, I 0:19:33.359 --> 0:19:35.520 don't know where I'll be, but I'll definitely be there. 0:19:35.640 --> 0:19:37.639 Sounds good. Hopefully we can talk some football over some 0:19:37.680 --> 0:19:40.560 of Scott Stone's favorite roast turkey and my favorite key 0:19:40.560 --> 0:19:43.840 line pie. Sound good, buddy, that sounds great. Man, save 0:19:43.920 --> 0:19:46.000 me one or two? Yeah, a couple. Definitely gotta have 0:19:46.000 --> 0:19:48.840 two or three of those for the opener. Thanks a lot, John, 0:19:48.840 --> 0:19:52.800 appreciate it, man, no problem, Travis, Thanks man, And there 0:19:52.880 --> 0:19:54.960