WEBVTT - Drive Time: Dolphins Seahawks Week 3 Preview

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<v Speaker 1>Two on the move Darling Deep Speedways past Hell.

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<v Speaker 2>From the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist Health Training Complex.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Drivetime with Travis Wingfield. He's got my avans

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<v Speaker 1>in the playoffs?

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<v Speaker 2>What is up, Dolphans And welcome to the Draft Time Podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>I am your host, Travis Wingfield and on today's show,

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<v Speaker 2>previewing the Seahawks game from the Baptist Health Studios inside

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<v Speaker 2>the Baptist Health Training Complex. This is the Draft Time Podcast,

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<v Speaker 2>Week three at the Seattle Seahawks Lumen Field up in

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<v Speaker 2>beautiful Seattle, four h five kickoff on CBS. Gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>mostly cloudy, about sixty seven degrees, a slight chance of rain.

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<v Speaker 1>But just know this.

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<v Speaker 2>Seattle showers are identical to Miami in one way and

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<v Speaker 2>are opposite in another. Alike, they're usually little spurts here

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<v Speaker 2>and there. The difference where it's a full fire hose

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<v Speaker 2>of a shower down here. Seattle drizzles are usually just that,

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<v Speaker 2>a light drizzle. So that's what you get for Sunday's weather.

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<v Speaker 2>The Seahawks introduction our first NFC opponent of the season,

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<v Speaker 2>which means a little bit longer for this portion of

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<v Speaker 2>the show. Certainly longer than the Buffalo Bills. And I've

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<v Speaker 2>done what ten times now since I got here. The

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<v Speaker 2>Seahawks won the last two meetings against Miami in the

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<v Speaker 2>fourth quarter in twenty twenty down here and twenty sixteen

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<v Speaker 2>back in Seattle, which is also the last NFL game

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<v Speaker 2>that I have sat in the stands for. Man, if

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<v Speaker 2>you could have told me eight years after that game

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<v Speaker 2>i'd be here today, I would have told you you're crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>I just did the math and all this. Actually, I've

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<v Speaker 2>been to thirty six games in this role, thirty five

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<v Speaker 2>of those from the hard Rock Stadium press box, and

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<v Speaker 2>one game back at MetLife in twenty twenty one, a

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<v Speaker 2>big win over the Jets, and that does not include

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<v Speaker 2>preseason contest.

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<v Speaker 1>And I thought of this because one.

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<v Speaker 2>Of our great beat writers down here, David faronas I

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<v Speaker 2>love David's approach to things, tweeted something about the Kingdome

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<v Speaker 2>and I was thinking, that's the park I've been to most,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's actually probably quite comfortably hard Rocks Stadium. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I think if I can bind T Mobile Park in

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<v Speaker 2>the Kingdome, that might take the crown.

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<v Speaker 1>But I digress. We're back in Seattle. It's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be a beautiful day.

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<v Speaker 2>The Seahawks have experienced two vast transformations over the last

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<v Speaker 2>three years, and it's also a good reminder here as

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<v Speaker 2>this team and many teams are that things can change

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<v Speaker 2>quickly for the positive in the NFL. The way they

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<v Speaker 2>changed very drastically negative for the Dolphins over the last week. First,

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<v Speaker 2>the end of the Russell Wilson era. You know, he

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<v Speaker 2>ushered in the most successful era of Seahawks football, their

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<v Speaker 2>first and only Lombardi Trophy. Another trip back to the

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<v Speaker 2>game the following year, a ton of playoff wins and

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<v Speaker 2>crazy primetime games and a lifetime full of memories for

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<v Speaker 2>Seahawks fans. Jealous, jealous, I'm jealous of that. And it

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<v Speaker 2>happened very quickly because they were stuck in a bit

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<v Speaker 2>of purgatory post Matt Hasselbeck and those were some good

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<v Speaker 2>teams as well. But they had four, five, seven and

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<v Speaker 2>seven wins seasons, and one of those seven to nine

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<v Speaker 2>seasons won the NFC West.

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<v Speaker 1>That was a joke of a year. Back in twenty.

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<v Speaker 2>Eleven, I think it was then Russell Wilson arrives and

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<v Speaker 2>it's eleven, thirteen, twelve, ten, ten, nine, ten, eleven and

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<v Speaker 2>twelve wins. That's where I thought we were heading with

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<v Speaker 2>our current set up here. Then he has that injury

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<v Speaker 2>plague twenty twenty one season where it doesn't look as

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<v Speaker 2>good and they move off him in twenty twenty two

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<v Speaker 2>and they go right back to the playoffs that year

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<v Speaker 2>at nine and eight under Gino Smith, while Wilson flutters

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<v Speaker 2>in the Rocky Mountains. They finished the season with the

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<v Speaker 2>same record last year and missed the postseason. Funny how

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<v Speaker 2>that goes sometimes. But even post Russ there was Pete

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<v Speaker 2>Carroll who had a lot of the same concepts and principals.

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<v Speaker 2>Run the football, play that old school style of cover three,

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<v Speaker 2>keep it close, and try to win the game in

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<v Speaker 2>the fourth quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>Yuck.

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<v Speaker 2>I hate that approach to football. But oh buddy, things

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<v Speaker 2>have changed. They bring in Ryan Grubb from you dub

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<v Speaker 2>that rhymes to run the offense. They bring in Mike

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<v Speaker 2>McDonald not to be confused with Mike McDaniel, to implement

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<v Speaker 2>his outstanding defense that he brought from Baltimore. And here

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<v Speaker 2>they are two to zero with wins over Denver and

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<v Speaker 2>New England, which, by the way, like schedule makers, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>everyone's gonna have different schedules to kick off the season.

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<v Speaker 2>But gosh, the Chargers got the Raiders, the Panthers, and

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<v Speaker 2>the Steelers to start. The Seahawks get the Patriots and Broncos.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess we had that last year. You know, the

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<v Speaker 2>Chargers were a good team in Week one. They fell

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<v Speaker 2>apart quickly after that, but Patriots and Broncos after that

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<v Speaker 2>was pretty nice.

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<v Speaker 1>I digress, who cares?

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<v Speaker 2>I think this is a good roster with a good

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback that will challenge to make the playoffs in the NFC,

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<v Speaker 2>And in fact, I had them as my seven seed.

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<v Speaker 2>But given the state of the Rams and all their injuries, shoot,

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<v Speaker 2>they might be the second best team in that division.

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<v Speaker 2>They're currently in first, so that's how they got here.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's get into who they are today. Their offense. From

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<v Speaker 2>a schematic standpoint, this will sound like a slight, but

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<v Speaker 2>it's not in the slightest slight. This is a college offense.

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<v Speaker 2>The reason it's not a slight college offenses are all

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<v Speaker 2>over the NFL these days, and they work very well.

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<v Speaker 2>When you have a professional quarterback that understands spacing and

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<v Speaker 2>how to attack said space, they'll motion to identify their

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<v Speaker 2>coverages and then you get one of the most common

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<v Speaker 2>concepts in college lots and lots of rub routes. They

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<v Speaker 2>love to mesh, you pick, you rub, you corress you, numpskindding,

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<v Speaker 2>but they like to do rub routes in any type

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<v Speaker 2>of way against man coverage. If you run man, they

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<v Speaker 2>are going to run rubs. They'll throw a slot fade.

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<v Speaker 2>They love to run dagger in other concepts. They get

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<v Speaker 2>those inbreakers against that off coverage. They find ways to

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<v Speaker 2>get additional hats down against the pass protection plan and

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<v Speaker 2>show you so many potential rushers. Like for instance, there

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<v Speaker 2>was a rep on Sunday where they motion Noah fam

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<v Speaker 2>across the formation and have him pick up the left

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<v Speaker 2>edge while they slide their protection to the right, and

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<v Speaker 2>it worked very effectively. Off of that, they love to

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<v Speaker 2>run the motions under the formation, have that little slide

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<v Speaker 2>route we saw in the flat to durham smythe like

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<v Speaker 2>a thousand times last year. It's a wrinkle off their

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<v Speaker 2>split flow action where he can act as a run

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<v Speaker 2>blocker or factor into the route concept. So you get

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<v Speaker 2>the same vertical and horizontal stretch that every coach has

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<v Speaker 2>tried to popularize in the college game and frankly making

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<v Speaker 2>its way to the NFL as well. The most college aspect.

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<v Speaker 2>They love to play from empty and it almost always

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<v Speaker 2>comes from their eleven personnel package. And in fact, just

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<v Speaker 2>to give you the numbers here, they stay in eleven personnel,

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<v Speaker 2>which is one back, one tight end, three receivers. We

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<v Speaker 2>know that by now right seventy five percent of the

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<v Speaker 2>time they bring a second tight end into the game,

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<v Speaker 2>so twelve personnel twenty one percent of the time, and

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<v Speaker 2>they ran thirteen personnel three percent, So it's eleven and

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<v Speaker 2>twelve not a lot of variety, which I do think

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<v Speaker 2>plays into Anthony Weaver's advantage. And that's basically all they do.

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<v Speaker 2>They ran one rep from one personnel back in Week one.

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<v Speaker 2>That's four wide and one tight end and no backs.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't take Metcalf or Smith and Jigba off the

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<v Speaker 2>field if they can help it. Both those players are

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<v Speaker 2>over eighty five percent this year. It's usually a first

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<v Speaker 2>down twelve personnel play where they'll take one of those

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<v Speaker 2>guys off the field, and it's usually Smith and Jigba,

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<v Speaker 2>who's got like seven percent less than Metcalf's playtime so

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<v Speaker 2>far this year. Tyler Lockett plays seventy percent and is

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<v Speaker 2>also eighty percent. That's their core, not a lot of substitution,

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<v Speaker 2>not a lot of Robbie Chosen getting thirty reps in

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<v Speaker 2>two games. All really good playmakers and fan has good flexibility,

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<v Speaker 2>and they all have inside outside capability. They ran empty

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<v Speaker 2>so far twenty snaps. They've gone from a shotgun with

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<v Speaker 2>a sidecar back seventy snaps, and they've run single back

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<v Speaker 2>from under center on twenty two snaps, so there is

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<v Speaker 2>some raggy there. They've ran eight snaps from a true

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<v Speaker 2>ie formation and they have one single snap out of

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<v Speaker 2>the pistol, and that reduces your creativity in the run game,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think it's why they've had a tough start

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<v Speaker 2>so far with their running game. They don't have a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of connectivity inside. They're kind of working a new

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<v Speaker 2>offensive line and they've had injuries that have impacted that,

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<v Speaker 2>and I just don't think that their backfield setup is

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<v Speaker 2>can do to what they want to be from a

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<v Speaker 2>run game standpoint. It has a ways to go to

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<v Speaker 2>get there. Miami has to find a way to not

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<v Speaker 2>let it get there this week. But when you have

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<v Speaker 2>that shotgun sidecar opposed to a pistol, it reduces your

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<v Speaker 2>flexibility with which direction the run can go. Like, you

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<v Speaker 2>can still run your counterstep and your toss sweeps from

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<v Speaker 2>that sidecar, but you can't have the same action and

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<v Speaker 2>sell it the same way you can from pistol when

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<v Speaker 2>the running back is behind the quarterback, which opens up

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<v Speaker 2>left or right for either type of run action. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>so hopefully Miami can shut down the run and create

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<v Speaker 2>Russ rush situations on the third and critical downs. My

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<v Speaker 2>last point here, I'm already so impressed by Grub's ability

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<v Speaker 2>to play sequence. They utilize a lot of love of

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<v Speaker 2>the game routes, routes that are not in the progression

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<v Speaker 2>but designed to free something else up, and their route

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<v Speaker 2>trees look fantastic. It's not predictable, it's not static. It's

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<v Speaker 2>very on the move, it's very innovative. It's very just

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<v Speaker 2>doing as much as you possibly can to create conflict

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<v Speaker 2>in space, and they've done a good job of that

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<v Speaker 2>through two weeks. How do you attack it? You know,

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<v Speaker 2>if I sufficiently scared you with regards to getting stops

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<v Speaker 2>on this offense, the way you do attack it is

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<v Speaker 2>actually what I think coach Weaver best brings to the

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<v Speaker 2>table and that's pressure. Gino has been under constant durest

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<v Speaker 2>two games in. He's just really good at dealing with it.

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<v Speaker 2>If you go back to last week with the Vikings

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<v Speaker 2>and what they did to the Niners, you can actually

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<v Speaker 2>see it in the game last year with the Ravens

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<v Speaker 2>versus both of us and the Niners two that same

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<v Speaker 2>defensive game planner, of the same defensive philosophy. The way

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<v Speaker 2>to really make this Shanahan offense, you know, make life

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<v Speaker 2>tough on a Shanahan offense, is to insert an additional

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<v Speaker 2>hat into the box with that flexible hybrid capability. Right

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<v Speaker 2>a player like for the Ravens Kyle Hamilton who basically

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<v Speaker 2>can be a quasi linebacker in a pinch, or for

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<v Speaker 2>the Vikings Josh Mattellus, who is the same exact version

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<v Speaker 2>of that. And you spam the middle of the field

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<v Speaker 2>from that look with extra help in the run fit,

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<v Speaker 2>and it creates vulnerabilities outside the numbers. On top of that, rerouting,

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<v Speaker 2>throwing off timing chips and contact early on motion men

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<v Speaker 2>tight ends, just trying to throw things out of sync.

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<v Speaker 2>And then most importantly, you have to find a way

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<v Speaker 2>to mixture coverages and force that quarterback to hesitate, even

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<v Speaker 2>if just for a beat. If he plays in rhythm,

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<v Speaker 2>you are toast. He's a good quarterback and you can't

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<v Speaker 2>let him do that. All the movement, all the false keys.

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<v Speaker 2>You need linebackers that can really process that stuff. And thankfully,

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's the strength of the two starters the

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<v Speaker 2>Dolphins deploy and Jordan Brooks and David Long Junior. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>go ahead and get into the big three here as

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<v Speaker 2>we pivot into the offensive strengths of the Seahawks. Number

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<v Speaker 2>one is you shall not pass via the run. I

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<v Speaker 2>think my analogy is already a bit lost there, but

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<v Speaker 2>this is a rundown point. You must stop their run game,

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<v Speaker 2>aka prevent them from passing the lion of scrimmage, Thou

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<v Speaker 2>shalt not pass, You shall not pass. Their best passing

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<v Speaker 2>elements are tied to the play action game, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>tied to their ability to reduce the true drop bad game,

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<v Speaker 2>which everybody seems to be catching on to that philosophy

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<v Speaker 2>here in twenty twenty four, except for some of our

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<v Speaker 2>friends on Twitter. It's ball one on one at this point,

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<v Speaker 2>and the way you get true drop back game like

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I mean, hell, we haven't We've seen it.

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<v Speaker 2>We've been stuck in third and long way too often

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<v Speaker 2>this season, and that's been where the offensive wards have

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<v Speaker 2>come up, you know. So the best way to get

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<v Speaker 2>to that is to create third and six plus right,

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<v Speaker 2>And that's what you have to do. For the Seahawks offense.

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<v Speaker 2>Their primary guy, Kenneth Walker was down last week and

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<v Speaker 2>it was just Zach Charbonay in his place, and Zach

0:11:27.600 --> 0:11:29.920
<v Speaker 2>Charboney does not have the pop that his name would

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<v Speaker 2>suggest he does. The only other ball carriers have been

0:11:32.440 --> 0:11:35.360
<v Speaker 2>Gino Smith and Laviska Channault, who has one rush. So

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<v Speaker 2>I do wonder if they could be sitting on some

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<v Speaker 2>more offense, uh, some more plays with balls in the

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<v Speaker 2>hands of guys off the perimeter the receivers in the

0:11:44.280 --> 0:11:46.480
<v Speaker 2>end a round game, especially now with a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>weeks to prepare for the absence of Kenneth Walker should

0:11:48.800 --> 0:11:51.080
<v Speaker 2>he miss this game, I think he probably will, So

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<v Speaker 2>for this I'm looking at making sure you tackle Zach Sharbonnay.

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<v Speaker 2>His game is power and though he was drafted to

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<v Speaker 2>play more of a gap scheme under Pete Carroll, he's

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<v Speaker 2>highly regarded in this offense that really prioritizes zone and

0:12:02.920 --> 0:12:05.320
<v Speaker 2>the ability to get the ball on the perimeter, which

0:12:05.320 --> 0:12:07.800
<v Speaker 2>again expand your defense. That's what everybody wants to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Expand create space, exploit space. But it's not just his

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<v Speaker 2>power that you contend with. It's the power of that

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<v Speaker 2>line and all the ancillary parts. And there is a

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<v Speaker 2>departure from years past when it was Damian Lewis, Evan

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<v Speaker 2>Brown and Anthony Bradford, a collection of linemen that were

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<v Speaker 2>all over three hundred and thirty pounds and all run

0:12:26.440 --> 0:12:29.480
<v Speaker 2>variations of man gap scheme and power. But now it's

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<v Speaker 2>Connor Williams, who I love our matchup on Connor with

0:12:33.760 --> 0:12:36.400
<v Speaker 2>Zach and Kalaeis. Those are big bodies that I don't

0:12:36.400 --> 0:12:39.400
<v Speaker 2>think he can block, which you know, and Connor Williams

0:12:39.480 --> 0:12:42.079
<v Speaker 2>tells you exactly what you need to know about their system. Right,

0:12:42.120 --> 0:12:44.920
<v Speaker 2>it's zone, it's getting space, it's be athletic. But they

0:12:44.920 --> 0:12:47.360
<v Speaker 2>also brought in Lake and Tomlinson, who was an utter

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<v Speaker 2>failure in the Jets outside zone system. Decent with the Niners,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know he's here at the Seahawks trying to

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<v Speaker 2>have a reclamation and you know it didn't work for

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<v Speaker 2>him last couple of years. And then Bradford is back

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<v Speaker 2>the other the other starting guard at right at the

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<v Speaker 2>right guard spot. So while there is a good amount

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<v Speaker 2>of size and power at those guard spots, they by

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<v Speaker 2>design want to beat you across your face and get

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<v Speaker 2>out into space. And once again that rhymes, Miami will

0:13:11.480 --> 0:13:13.480
<v Speaker 2>need to get off those blocks. They need to really

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<v Speaker 2>hone in on all the tight involvement, and again I

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<v Speaker 2>think that you can overwhelm their interior with your power

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<v Speaker 2>and kind of force those guys to not create those gaps,

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<v Speaker 2>not get space, and force Charbernay into early declarations whether

0:13:27.360 --> 0:13:29.679
<v Speaker 2>to bang, to bounce, or to bend it back against

0:13:29.679 --> 0:13:33.360
<v Speaker 2>the formation. I think Miami's well positioned to create those looks.

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<v Speaker 2>But they're going to incorporate Noah Fan on chips. But

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<v Speaker 2>their rap guy is aj Barner, who I was not

0:13:39.040 --> 0:13:40.880
<v Speaker 2>super familiar with, but he plays a lot of the

0:13:40.960 --> 0:13:43.720
<v Speaker 2>Julian Hill stuff, so keep an eye on him. So again,

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<v Speaker 2>down the middle, I think you need Seiler and Campbell

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<v Speaker 2>to be just dominant, and I think they can be.

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<v Speaker 1>You start there.

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<v Speaker 2>That would go a long way, and it's nice to

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<v Speaker 2>have them with ten days of rest compared to four

0:13:53.160 --> 0:13:57.440
<v Speaker 2>last week. That defensive tackle position's pretty thin after really

0:13:57.480 --> 0:14:01.040
<v Speaker 2>all the signings this offseason didn't stick. But Jordan Brooks,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, big, big game for Jordan Brooks and David

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<v Speaker 2>Long Junior. Same with Javon Holland and take quite frankly,

0:14:07.160 --> 0:14:08.800
<v Speaker 2>we have to get a lot more from the safety position.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's not been great through two games, especially with

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<v Speaker 2>Jordan Poyer. I think that he's been late on a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of stuff. But I think this is the game

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<v Speaker 2>that best reflects why you go get yourself. With Jordan Brooks,

0:14:17.520 --> 0:14:20.000
<v Speaker 2>they love to throw routes off of the linebacker range

0:14:20.000 --> 0:14:22.800
<v Speaker 2>and rotation, so it's imperative for him to have his

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<v Speaker 2>feel for spacing and to go find those crossing routes,

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<v Speaker 2>to go find those inbreakers and disrupt it because Gina

0:14:29.760 --> 0:14:31.720
<v Speaker 2>will put that ball right over your helmet, right past

0:14:31.760 --> 0:14:33.920
<v Speaker 2>your ear hole, and he will complete it with some

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<v Speaker 2>velocity and with some confidence in the way he throws it.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm looking for Jordan Brooks to make a play

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<v Speaker 2>in this game. I think that would be a big,

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<v Speaker 2>a big push towards getting a W if you can.

0:14:43.520 --> 0:14:46.840
<v Speaker 2>The second thing here is under pressure. The best way

0:14:46.880 --> 0:14:49.200
<v Speaker 2>to throw the Seahawks off of their game is create

0:14:49.320 --> 0:14:52.440
<v Speaker 2>that true dropback situation that we mentioned and then win

0:14:52.480 --> 0:14:54.960
<v Speaker 2>your matchups. You know, we spend the show raving about

0:14:55.000 --> 0:14:57.800
<v Speaker 2>their skill groups and quarterback, and they've had questions and

0:14:57.840 --> 0:15:01.040
<v Speaker 2>protection up front, and again, if you cannot get them

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<v Speaker 2>into those obvious passing downs, it won't come into play.

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<v Speaker 2>But I look at a guy like Jalen Phillips in

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<v Speaker 2>this game for multiple reasons, who, by the way, had

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<v Speaker 2>a great Instagram post talking about self doubt and self belief,

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<v Speaker 2>and I just think the world of this guy, which

0:15:13.080 --> 0:15:14.880
<v Speaker 2>makes me think that he'll bounce back after a rough

0:15:14.880 --> 0:15:17.560
<v Speaker 2>game in game number two. But number one, their normal

0:15:17.600 --> 0:15:21.640
<v Speaker 2>starter Abe Lucas go Koug's is on pup and his replacement,

0:15:21.680 --> 0:15:24.280
<v Speaker 2>George Fant, was hurt thirteen snaps into the season and

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<v Speaker 2>missed last week. Stone Forsyth is up next, and he

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<v Speaker 2>is gangly. He's six foot eight, three hundred and five pounds.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think he has NFL worthy technique and that's

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<v Speaker 2>not very much sand in the pants there. So I

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<v Speaker 2>would expect JP's speed to power move to have an

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<v Speaker 2>impact this week and his ability to run the arc,

0:15:43.120 --> 0:15:45.560
<v Speaker 2>condense it back inside and force the quarterback off the

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<v Speaker 2>top of his drop while staying in the rush count.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's a big batch up here for Jalen

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<v Speaker 2>Phillips and he could have a big day. If you

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<v Speaker 2>go back to the Patriots game, key On White got

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<v Speaker 2>pressures off that side the right side almost at will,

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<v Speaker 2>and they would also condense him inside and he'd win

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<v Speaker 2>over the right guard as well. And that's where JP

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<v Speaker 2>is so special, right, is his ability to win from

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<v Speaker 2>multiple spots. So I wonder if you can cook up

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<v Speaker 2>a plan where the right side is kind of sifting

0:16:09.120 --> 0:16:12.200
<v Speaker 2>through pressure looks versus you know, rushing just your standard

0:16:12.240 --> 0:16:14.480
<v Speaker 2>two off that side, and you mirror that on the

0:16:14.520 --> 0:16:16.720
<v Speaker 2>other side. So if we get a JP win one

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<v Speaker 2>on one versus the right tackle or right guard on

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<v Speaker 2>a play where you have a pressure look and a

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<v Speaker 2>third rusher from that left side from the blind side,

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<v Speaker 2>that would do wonders to creating splash plays, which is

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<v Speaker 2>what this defense is going to have to do over

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<v Speaker 2>the next four, five, six, seven, eight, however long it is.

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<v Speaker 2>Think about how Trevor Lawrence stepped off the outside pressure

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<v Speaker 2>into the pocket on in Week one and we got

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<v Speaker 2>him down with Ogbah and Phillips Sex. You need that

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<v Speaker 2>and just for posterity geno against the blitz this year

0:16:41.880 --> 0:16:43.960
<v Speaker 2>fifty three percent of his drop backs, like they're blitzing

0:16:43.960 --> 0:16:46.080
<v Speaker 2>the crap out of him, but he's seventy seven percent

0:16:46.080 --> 0:16:48.960
<v Speaker 2>completion for eight point seven yards per attempt, two touchdowns

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<v Speaker 2>and a pick.

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<v Speaker 1>Really damn good.

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<v Speaker 2>So what is the key then, Well, that speaks to

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<v Speaker 2>the quick answers this system gives him with the horizontal

0:16:56.400 --> 0:16:59.880
<v Speaker 2>stretch solutions, the fact that they have good early separators.

0:17:00.120 --> 0:17:03.120
<v Speaker 2>His own processing really benefits this offense. So the old

0:17:03.120 --> 0:17:05.960
<v Speaker 2>adage create pressure with four right, because the numbers are

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<v Speaker 2>less when he's not blitzed. It's forty seven percent non

0:17:09.720 --> 0:17:13.400
<v Speaker 2>blitz rate, and he's still a seventy one percent completion rate,

0:17:13.560 --> 0:17:15.760
<v Speaker 2>but just five point six yards per attempt without a

0:17:15.800 --> 0:17:18.919
<v Speaker 2>touchdown or without any picks. And to be fair, the

0:17:18.920 --> 0:17:22.400
<v Speaker 2>Patriots ran a delayed blitz that got exposed because they

0:17:22.400 --> 0:17:25.120
<v Speaker 2>blew a coverage and let Metcalf run a straight line

0:17:25.119 --> 0:17:27.680
<v Speaker 2>to the end zone unchallenged for a fifty five yard touchdown.

0:17:27.960 --> 0:17:30.679
<v Speaker 2>So that has its way of inflating your YPA number.

0:17:30.800 --> 0:17:32.800
<v Speaker 2>But if you're going to blitz, you open yourself up

0:17:33.080 --> 0:17:35.240
<v Speaker 2>to those busts. Let's go ahead and take our first

0:17:35.280 --> 0:17:37.000
<v Speaker 2>break rate. There, we have one more key point for

0:17:37.040 --> 0:17:39.800
<v Speaker 2>Seattle's offense. We'll do the defense as well. We'll predict

0:17:39.920 --> 0:17:41.440
<v Speaker 2>the game, all of that much more here on the

0:17:41.480 --> 0:17:44.320
<v Speaker 2>Draft Time podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought to you

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<v Speaker 2>by AutoNation. We've covered two aspects of the Seahawks offense,

0:17:53.840 --> 0:17:56.719
<v Speaker 2>the two keys for the Dolphins defense. The third is

0:17:56.760 --> 0:18:00.639
<v Speaker 2>to help the slot position Jackson Smith and jigb In

0:18:00.680 --> 0:18:03.399
<v Speaker 2>an offense that Cater's to his skill set, is enjoying

0:18:03.440 --> 0:18:06.159
<v Speaker 2>the early breakout year that many predicted in his rookie season.

0:18:06.160 --> 0:18:09.120
<v Speaker 2>He's played eighty five percent of his snaps in the slot,

0:18:09.359 --> 0:18:11.719
<v Speaker 2>and he ate against the Patriots with twelve catches for

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<v Speaker 2>like one p fifteen I think it was, which is

0:18:13.400 --> 0:18:15.240
<v Speaker 2>kind of a low yards per catch for a player

0:18:15.320 --> 0:18:17.520
<v Speaker 2>like him, but he was their quick game answer. And

0:18:17.560 --> 0:18:20.160
<v Speaker 2>I wonder how much mileage you could maybe get out

0:18:20.160 --> 0:18:23.040
<v Speaker 2>of somebody like Kendall Fuller getting a few reps inside

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<v Speaker 2>or also providing help in that position. Because the reason

0:18:25.920 --> 0:18:28.280
<v Speaker 2>I mentioned this is slot has been an absolute problem

0:18:28.280 --> 0:18:30.320
<v Speaker 2>through two games. It's been a rough start for number four.

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<v Speaker 2>So if it's him, I think you have to help

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<v Speaker 2>vertically but I also hate the matchup because Cater is

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<v Speaker 2>just not processing well at all right now. He's reacting

0:18:38.359 --> 0:18:40.800
<v Speaker 2>to the routes and that creates some pretty big windows

0:18:40.840 --> 0:18:43.960
<v Speaker 2>for the quarterback and early separation where if Christian Kirk

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<v Speaker 2>makes one of two catches early in the game on

0:18:45.840 --> 0:18:47.720
<v Speaker 2>that deep corner route, or late in the game in

0:18:47.760 --> 0:18:50.359
<v Speaker 2>the fourth quarter he had that field speed out that

0:18:50.440 --> 0:18:52.600
<v Speaker 2>he didn't make the catch. If they make either of

0:18:52.600 --> 0:18:54.520
<v Speaker 2>those catches, I think Jacksonville wins that game. And those

0:18:54.520 --> 0:18:56.600
<v Speaker 2>were both matchups on Cater. I think you have to

0:18:56.600 --> 0:18:58.399
<v Speaker 2>think about making a switch at some point there. It's

0:18:58.440 --> 0:19:00.280
<v Speaker 2>been that bad, and if you're not, you have to

0:19:00.320 --> 0:19:02.959
<v Speaker 2>help inside. So yeah, I like Ramsey to match up

0:19:02.960 --> 0:19:06.439
<v Speaker 2>on Metcalf. I think that's a good play style for

0:19:06.520 --> 0:19:08.520
<v Speaker 2>him to go up against. And I think from various

0:19:08.520 --> 0:19:11.639
<v Speaker 2>structures you can tilt help to the vertical, especially with

0:19:11.760 --> 0:19:14.960
<v Speaker 2>Tyler Lockett. But I don't like the idea of Smith

0:19:15.000 --> 0:19:17.600
<v Speaker 2>and Jigba having slot fades and off of three way

0:19:17.680 --> 0:19:20.320
<v Speaker 2>goes from that position where he can also you know,

0:19:20.400 --> 0:19:22.639
<v Speaker 2>get a slot cornerback leaning one way and break it

0:19:22.720 --> 0:19:24.439
<v Speaker 2>off the other way. For a quick answer, it's just

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<v Speaker 2>you cannot give you know Smith early solutions in the

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<v Speaker 2>count because he will pick you apart if you do that,

0:19:29.480 --> 0:19:31.080
<v Speaker 2>and that's a matchup where he can get those. So

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to see four on Smith and Jigba

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<v Speaker 2>all alone, not even once. I think the pressure I

0:19:36.880 --> 0:19:40.159
<v Speaker 2>think with the pressure concept trying to move Gino, the

0:19:40.200 --> 0:19:42.080
<v Speaker 2>best way to get him to double clutch and help

0:19:42.080 --> 0:19:44.640
<v Speaker 2>your pass rush get in with four is to cover

0:19:44.720 --> 0:19:48.960
<v Speaker 2>up that quick answer, and his quick answer usually JSN again,

0:19:49.000 --> 0:19:51.640
<v Speaker 2>fourteen catches for him, leads the team. Metcalf has thirteen.

0:19:51.880 --> 0:19:54.200
<v Speaker 2>If we can force the ball elsewhere, you know, sans

0:19:54.240 --> 0:19:56.440
<v Speaker 2>Tyler Lockett, who vertically can really smoke you if you

0:19:56.520 --> 0:19:58.840
<v Speaker 2>let him. But if you can force it to charbonnat

0:19:59.040 --> 0:20:02.600
<v Speaker 2>Chinault to Bobo to Fant, that's a win for the defense.

0:20:02.680 --> 0:20:04.720
<v Speaker 2>Not to say those guys you know can't make plays,

0:20:04.960 --> 0:20:07.879
<v Speaker 2>but Metcalf and Jackson, Smith and jig but those are

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<v Speaker 2>the ones that I think can really burn you.

0:20:10.000 --> 0:20:12.480
<v Speaker 1>And I mentioned it, you know, additional parts on the offense.

0:20:12.240 --> 0:20:14.959
<v Speaker 2>Here, Jake Bobo, he's got some River Craycraft to his

0:20:14.960 --> 0:20:17.119
<v Speaker 2>game where he's just a crafty route runner and a

0:20:17.160 --> 0:20:18.000
<v Speaker 2>really good blocker.

0:20:18.119 --> 0:20:19.800
<v Speaker 1>Keep an eye on him. For crack toss and just

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<v Speaker 1>a blocker in general. He's a good player.

0:20:21.600 --> 0:20:23.160
<v Speaker 2>Let's go ahead and move to the defense here before

0:20:23.160 --> 0:20:24.320
<v Speaker 2>we take our second break.

0:20:24.600 --> 0:20:25.560
<v Speaker 1>The Seahawks scheme.

0:20:25.640 --> 0:20:28.360
<v Speaker 2>There are two thoughts my brain keeps going towards here,

0:20:28.920 --> 0:20:32.080
<v Speaker 2>completely conflicting. Number one is, I can't think of a

0:20:32.119 --> 0:20:34.680
<v Speaker 2>tougher scheme to get ready for in your first start

0:20:34.720 --> 0:20:39.000
<v Speaker 2>in over a year, friscalar Thompson. But then also he

0:20:39.080 --> 0:20:40.879
<v Speaker 2>practiced against it all off season, or at least some

0:20:41.000 --> 0:20:43.359
<v Speaker 2>version of it. And yes, coach Weave does have his

0:20:43.440 --> 0:20:46.439
<v Speaker 2>own influences, and the personnel dictates the way you do

0:20:46.520 --> 0:20:48.439
<v Speaker 2>some things, but by and large, it's a lot of

0:20:48.440 --> 0:20:51.000
<v Speaker 2>the same core principles that we run down here. They

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<v Speaker 2>will walk everybody up, they'll sim pressure, they'll back literally

0:20:54.680 --> 0:20:56.879
<v Speaker 2>anybody out. I saw a wrap on the Broncos tape

0:20:56.920 --> 0:21:00.480
<v Speaker 2>where they wheel Jaron Reid and Leo Leonard Williams into

0:21:00.520 --> 0:21:04.040
<v Speaker 2>the hook and brought Jerome Baker, Tyrel Dodson and Devin Witherspoon.

0:21:04.320 --> 0:21:06.439
<v Speaker 2>That's two backers and a cornerback by the way, and

0:21:06.480 --> 0:21:09.440
<v Speaker 2>two defensive tackles playing coverage. And what this did was

0:21:09.480 --> 0:21:12.680
<v Speaker 2>it left the protection in a squeeze. Look, you're condensing

0:21:12.720 --> 0:21:15.280
<v Speaker 2>inside against the two defensive tackles who bail out, So

0:21:15.320 --> 0:21:17.359
<v Speaker 2>those guys don't have anybody to pick up besides, you know,

0:21:17.400 --> 0:21:20.280
<v Speaker 2>getting fanning out and getting with and they can't do

0:21:20.400 --> 0:21:23.640
<v Speaker 2>that because they rushed Derek Hall and Boye Mafey, who's

0:21:23.640 --> 0:21:25.760
<v Speaker 2>a hell of a player by the way, slanting into

0:21:25.760 --> 0:21:29.240
<v Speaker 2>the tackles. That makes them stay in that squeeze position

0:21:29.320 --> 0:21:31.640
<v Speaker 2>they can't get further with and that creates a free

0:21:31.720 --> 0:21:35.080
<v Speaker 2>run off either edge for Devon Witherspoon and Jerome Baker,

0:21:35.160 --> 0:21:38.520
<v Speaker 2>two of their faster players on that defense. Baker is

0:21:38.520 --> 0:21:39.960
<v Speaker 2>a sumbreill player in this game for me, though, by

0:21:40.000 --> 0:21:42.720
<v Speaker 2>the way, I'd go after him relentlessly. So Skyler has

0:21:42.720 --> 0:21:44.960
<v Speaker 2>to be ready to differentiate who is coming and when

0:21:45.240 --> 0:21:47.399
<v Speaker 2>and when they show that. He's got to be alert

0:21:47.400 --> 0:21:49.880
<v Speaker 2>to the fact that this defense is coached to where

0:21:49.880 --> 0:21:52.959
<v Speaker 2>they all know all those different rush paths and assignments

0:21:52.960 --> 0:21:54.200
<v Speaker 2>from every single position.

0:21:54.359 --> 0:21:57.160
<v Speaker 1>Are you confused? Yet? That's the idea behind getting after

0:21:57.200 --> 0:21:57.760
<v Speaker 1>the quarterback.

0:21:57.960 --> 0:22:00.600
<v Speaker 2>There's a reason this defense has quickly become the Shanahan

0:22:00.680 --> 0:22:04.160
<v Speaker 2>Tree of modern defensive systems. A quarter of the league

0:22:04.240 --> 0:22:07.160
<v Speaker 2>now runs some variation of the system, and they also

0:22:07.240 --> 0:22:10.680
<v Speaker 2>run a variety of tracks. Their games package is extensive.

0:22:10.760 --> 0:22:13.000
<v Speaker 2>You know, Brian Flores had one of the most extensive

0:22:13.000 --> 0:22:15.520
<v Speaker 2>game packages that we've ever seen. He had like fifty

0:22:15.560 --> 0:22:19.280
<v Speaker 2>five calls that would you know, dictate stunts and twists

0:22:19.320 --> 0:22:21.240
<v Speaker 2>and loops and all these different types of things you

0:22:21.280 --> 0:22:23.520
<v Speaker 2>can do to create pressure or to create confusion in

0:22:23.560 --> 0:22:25.760
<v Speaker 2>the protection plan. And if there's a benefit of playing

0:22:25.800 --> 0:22:29.480
<v Speaker 2>the Seahawks early, it's that maybe it's not committed to

0:22:29.560 --> 0:22:32.000
<v Speaker 2>full muscle memory. Just yet another reason I think the

0:22:32.000 --> 0:22:34.480
<v Speaker 2>Dolphins defense will get better as we go along, as

0:22:34.480 --> 0:22:37.919
<v Speaker 2>I think the Seahawks defense will too. From a structural standpoint,

0:22:37.960 --> 0:22:41.320
<v Speaker 2>they play almost all these in the nickel that's seventy

0:22:41.359 --> 0:22:43.880
<v Speaker 2>seven percent. They play their four to three thirteen percent,

0:22:44.119 --> 0:22:46.600
<v Speaker 2>and they're three four seven percent of the time. They

0:22:46.640 --> 0:22:48.639
<v Speaker 2>do not go into dime more on that in a moment.

0:22:48.880 --> 0:22:52.920
<v Speaker 2>They go Cover one twenty one percent, Cover three fifteen percent.

0:22:52.960 --> 0:22:55.920
<v Speaker 2>That's their primary coverage structures. They have a Cover two

0:22:56.320 --> 0:22:59.399
<v Speaker 2>package they run fifteen percent, and they run variations of

0:22:59.440 --> 0:23:01.280
<v Speaker 2>four and six like ten percent, so.

0:23:01.440 --> 0:23:02.119
<v Speaker 1>They mix it up.

0:23:02.160 --> 0:23:04.040
<v Speaker 2>They do a good job of that, but at its

0:23:04.040 --> 0:23:06.760
<v Speaker 2>core it's a mix of Cover one and three, which

0:23:07.000 --> 0:23:10.600
<v Speaker 2>they get to from various pre snap presentations. More on

0:23:10.680 --> 0:23:15.080
<v Speaker 2>that in the next section. Those various presentations. It starts

0:23:15.119 --> 0:23:17.360
<v Speaker 2>off with sixty to forty split in favor of two

0:23:17.480 --> 0:23:21.160
<v Speaker 2>high safeties. But again I wonder if this changes based

0:23:21.240 --> 0:23:23.840
<v Speaker 2>upon the quarterback, because against the Patriots, who ran the

0:23:23.840 --> 0:23:26.040
<v Speaker 2>ball for one hundred and eighty five yards, they played

0:23:26.160 --> 0:23:29.240
<v Speaker 2>much more tame in terms of they blitzed him five times,

0:23:29.440 --> 0:23:31.399
<v Speaker 2>and they hung out back in those two deep looks

0:23:31.400 --> 0:23:33.960
<v Speaker 2>and very rarely brought a hat in the box. But

0:23:34.000 --> 0:23:36.600
<v Speaker 2>against bo Knicks, they brought that single high safety out

0:23:36.600 --> 0:23:39.480
<v Speaker 2>they blitzed him sixteen times. I think that's the quarterback

0:23:39.520 --> 0:23:43.600
<v Speaker 2>that more compares to Scaler Thompson than Jacoby Brissett. Gosh,

0:23:43.640 --> 0:23:46.320
<v Speaker 2>what are lineup of quarterbacks to get to start your season? Nicks,

0:23:47.040 --> 0:23:51.000
<v Speaker 2>Brissett and Thompson. Goodness gracious, how do you attack it?

0:23:51.119 --> 0:23:51.320
<v Speaker 1>Well?

0:23:51.359 --> 0:23:52.760
<v Speaker 2>I mentioned a couple of things I wanted to come

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<v Speaker 2>back to, so no dime defense. If we had our

0:23:55.160 --> 0:23:57.919
<v Speaker 2>full complement of receiver depth I'm talking about. You know,

0:23:58.280 --> 0:24:00.199
<v Speaker 2>Malik will come back this week, by the way, if

0:24:00.200 --> 0:24:02.640
<v Speaker 2>we had River Craycraft and Odell Beckham Junior. I would

0:24:02.680 --> 0:24:05.600
<v Speaker 2>say spread it out and force those rushers into these

0:24:05.640 --> 0:24:08.920
<v Speaker 2>pointless runs and force their backers to like, oh, we're

0:24:08.960 --> 0:24:10.840
<v Speaker 2>gonna stay in this pressure look and we're gonna leave

0:24:10.840 --> 0:24:14.840
<v Speaker 2>the number two receiver to the field uncovered. You maybe

0:24:14.880 --> 0:24:16.520
<v Speaker 2>you can still do that. I don't think you have

0:24:16.600 --> 0:24:18.959
<v Speaker 2>enough guns to do it. If it's a Chan, if

0:24:18.960 --> 0:24:24.159
<v Speaker 2>it's Molik, if it's Rack Somembarios, maybe you can. But

0:24:24.800 --> 0:24:26.440
<v Speaker 2>that's one thing to keep an eye on, because they

0:24:26.560 --> 0:24:29.199
<v Speaker 2>it's a good way to get this this very blitz

0:24:29.200 --> 0:24:31.840
<v Speaker 2>heav or you know, sim pressure heavy defense off of

0:24:31.840 --> 0:24:34.600
<v Speaker 2>its on its back foot. Uh, the cover one and

0:24:34.640 --> 0:24:37.400
<v Speaker 2>cover three aspect, I think it's imperative to get indicators

0:24:37.400 --> 0:24:40.080
<v Speaker 2>that tip you when the coverage will be cover one,

0:24:40.119 --> 0:24:41.679
<v Speaker 2>and that's where you can get your shots. And you

0:24:41.760 --> 0:24:43.800
<v Speaker 2>have to hit a couple of shots down the field.

0:24:43.960 --> 0:24:45.440
<v Speaker 2>My keys are going to be to run the ball

0:24:45.600 --> 0:24:47.760
<v Speaker 2>and hit like two explosives in the passing game. If

0:24:47.760 --> 0:24:49.879
<v Speaker 2>that happens, I think you have a shot. But if

0:24:49.920 --> 0:24:52.440
<v Speaker 2>you try those shots and to cover three, that's where

0:24:52.440 --> 0:24:54.520
<v Speaker 2>you'll get you know, double clutch and some hits in

0:24:54.560 --> 0:24:57.800
<v Speaker 2>the quarterback and probably some turnovers. Most teams are playing

0:24:57.840 --> 0:25:02.280
<v Speaker 2>this heavy Cover two core and Cover six variation. But

0:25:02.440 --> 0:25:06.280
<v Speaker 2>from this and with a young, inexperienced quarterback, I have

0:25:06.320 --> 0:25:08.879
<v Speaker 2>to imagine Mike McDonald is willing to dial up a

0:25:08.920 --> 0:25:11.240
<v Speaker 2>lot of man free with his pressure fronts and daring

0:25:11.359 --> 0:25:14.440
<v Speaker 2>the Miami receivers to win. With Skyler and the offensive

0:25:14.480 --> 0:25:16.399
<v Speaker 2>line trying to get the protection sorted out because I

0:25:16.400 --> 0:25:18.640
<v Speaker 2>don't think it's a strength there either, and find out

0:25:18.760 --> 0:25:20.679
<v Speaker 2>where the help is vacating. It's going to be so

0:25:20.720 --> 0:25:23.160
<v Speaker 2>important to find out information pre snap, and of course

0:25:23.680 --> 0:25:26.000
<v Speaker 2>running the football off the perimeter is the best way

0:25:26.000 --> 0:25:28.240
<v Speaker 2>to chill out a sim pressure look. So that's the

0:25:28.320 --> 0:25:30.560
<v Speaker 2>scheme and how to attack it. My big three here,

0:25:30.600 --> 0:25:32.120
<v Speaker 2>we'll go ahead and do one. To take our last

0:25:32.119 --> 0:25:35.720
<v Speaker 2>break is number one, remove the front from the equation.

0:25:35.840 --> 0:25:37.840
<v Speaker 1>How do you do that? Well, go watch the Saints tape.

0:25:37.840 --> 0:25:39.680
<v Speaker 2>They took the Cowboys front out of that game last

0:25:39.680 --> 0:25:44.240
<v Speaker 2>week despite being horrendously mismatched with Micah Parsons getting Trevor

0:25:44.280 --> 0:25:47.440
<v Speaker 2>Penning the literal worst matchup in the National Football League,

0:25:47.600 --> 0:25:48.480
<v Speaker 2>and they shut him out.

0:25:48.720 --> 0:25:50.520
<v Speaker 1>How do you do that? Scheme? Weird?

0:25:50.640 --> 0:25:53.080
<v Speaker 2>Right? If you just line up against the Seahawks front

0:25:53.119 --> 0:25:55.639
<v Speaker 2>and don't incorporate any deception. If you try to go

0:25:55.720 --> 0:25:58.400
<v Speaker 2>downhill and don't utilize the athletic ability of this line

0:25:58.400 --> 0:26:00.800
<v Speaker 2>and get them in space, then you a ton of

0:26:00.840 --> 0:26:03.520
<v Speaker 2>really good players at their strength of playing through pure

0:26:03.560 --> 0:26:06.119
<v Speaker 2>power and short area burst. This is the game of

0:26:06.160 --> 0:26:10.600
<v Speaker 2>Byron Murphy, who was a very, very attractive first round

0:26:10.600 --> 0:26:12.480
<v Speaker 2>pick for Miami. He went off the board before he

0:26:12.520 --> 0:26:13.879
<v Speaker 2>got there. That was one of my top picks for

0:26:13.920 --> 0:26:17.160
<v Speaker 2>the Dolphins in that spot. Leonard Williams and Jaron Reid

0:26:17.640 --> 0:26:20.600
<v Speaker 2>all exceptional tackles with the ability to play off the end,

0:26:20.640 --> 0:26:22.720
<v Speaker 2>and Draymont Jones is actually in that mix as well.

0:26:22.880 --> 0:26:23.520
<v Speaker 1>How do you do this?

0:26:23.680 --> 0:26:25.760
<v Speaker 2>The screen game, the wide run game, which is our base,

0:26:26.000 --> 0:26:27.439
<v Speaker 2>and the quick game, and I think the best thing

0:26:27.480 --> 0:26:29.360
<v Speaker 2>that we can do something that we've gotten away from

0:26:29.400 --> 0:26:31.679
<v Speaker 2>even with Tua in the first two games of the season,

0:26:32.240 --> 0:26:34.240
<v Speaker 2>which is kind of where I think it's like, hey,

0:26:34.320 --> 0:26:36.399
<v Speaker 2>go back to what worked is the use of the

0:26:36.560 --> 0:26:39.000
<v Speaker 2>RPO game to influence the middle of the field and

0:26:39.119 --> 0:26:42.040
<v Speaker 2>replace those vacated spots with the football. The best way

0:26:42.080 --> 0:26:43.880
<v Speaker 2>I sailed down a second level that wants to walk

0:26:44.000 --> 0:26:46.359
<v Speaker 2>up is to throw into those windows behind them. Because

0:26:46.800 --> 0:26:49.439
<v Speaker 2>our guys are hitting those at full speed, and you

0:26:49.480 --> 0:26:52.600
<v Speaker 2>know it's backers getting depth from mugged up spots that's

0:26:52.640 --> 0:26:55.439
<v Speaker 2>tougher than the guy who runs the slant or the

0:26:55.480 --> 0:26:57.679
<v Speaker 2>glance or the square in or whatever your route is.

0:26:57.960 --> 0:27:00.280
<v Speaker 2>I also wonder if this is not an opportunity. And

0:27:00.320 --> 0:27:03.679
<v Speaker 2>this is where I'm intrigued by Tyler Huntley's incorporation in

0:27:03.720 --> 0:27:05.600
<v Speaker 2>the offense, not because I think he's a special player,

0:27:05.800 --> 0:27:07.840
<v Speaker 2>but because he just adds a wrinkle that I don't

0:27:07.840 --> 0:27:09.840
<v Speaker 2>think we've seen yet and I kind of wish we

0:27:09.880 --> 0:27:12.480
<v Speaker 2>saw in this game. But I think there's an opportunity

0:27:12.480 --> 0:27:15.199
<v Speaker 2>to take teams by surprise for just a bit and

0:27:15.280 --> 0:27:17.560
<v Speaker 2>add this wrinkle that takes maybe a couple of weeks

0:27:17.600 --> 0:27:20.040
<v Speaker 2>to have an adjustment for Like, I could see that

0:27:20.160 --> 0:27:22.840
<v Speaker 2>working enough to beat Tennessee and New England and maybe

0:27:22.880 --> 0:27:25.040
<v Speaker 2>you get to three and two going into the bye week.

0:27:26.119 --> 0:27:27.359
<v Speaker 1>Still kind of feels like who cares?

0:27:27.359 --> 0:27:32.800
<v Speaker 2>But I also think they don't make that change outside

0:27:33.000 --> 0:27:36.119
<v Speaker 2>outshared of an injury happening, which also makes me feel

0:27:36.119 --> 0:27:38.040
<v Speaker 2>like I just want to do whatever it takes to

0:27:38.080 --> 0:27:40.720
<v Speaker 2>get cam Ward fun right. Remember just a week ago

0:27:40.760 --> 0:27:42.800
<v Speaker 2>when we were talking about all the consistency and the

0:27:42.800 --> 0:27:44.480
<v Speaker 2>winning seasons and being a team that's going to be

0:27:44.560 --> 0:27:47.640
<v Speaker 2>in the mix every year, and how these playoff failures

0:27:47.680 --> 0:27:49.720
<v Speaker 2>don't mean much because they'll be back there again for

0:27:49.840 --> 0:27:52.000
<v Speaker 2>years to come and they'll eventually break through. That was

0:27:52.040 --> 0:27:56.720
<v Speaker 2>the conversation last week. Now here we are we Football's fun.

0:27:57.520 --> 0:27:59.280
<v Speaker 2>Oh god, I just feel like if we don't see

0:27:59.320 --> 0:28:00.880
<v Speaker 2>two a back kind of where you're headed.

0:28:00.920 --> 0:28:02.359
<v Speaker 1>So cool? Yeah, fun stuff.

0:28:02.640 --> 0:28:04.680
<v Speaker 2>To incorporate the quarterback in the run game a little

0:28:04.680 --> 0:28:07.679
<v Speaker 2>bit more would be something that the one upside of

0:28:07.720 --> 0:28:09.879
<v Speaker 2>all this. You know, Skyler is not winning any foot races,

0:28:09.920 --> 0:28:11.720
<v Speaker 2>but he has the scoots to keep it, to keep

0:28:11.720 --> 0:28:13.879
<v Speaker 2>a zone read around the edge and just put it

0:28:13.920 --> 0:28:16.520
<v Speaker 2>on tape and get a nice game that forces teams

0:28:16.520 --> 0:28:19.600
<v Speaker 2>to account for which adds something this run game hasn't

0:28:19.640 --> 0:28:22.040
<v Speaker 2>had from the quarterback position, which you know, either removes

0:28:22.040 --> 0:28:24.240
<v Speaker 2>a hat from the equation or puts an extra hat

0:28:24.280 --> 0:28:27.160
<v Speaker 2>in there for you as a blocker. So yeah, man,

0:28:27.240 --> 0:28:31.280
<v Speaker 2>like make Murphy Williams read, make those guys chase Brewer,

0:28:31.440 --> 0:28:34.119
<v Speaker 2>Jones and Eikenberg, which real quick. By the way, Liam

0:28:34.160 --> 0:28:35.639
<v Speaker 2>has had his best two games as a Dolphin the

0:28:35.680 --> 0:28:37.920
<v Speaker 2>last two weeks in case anybody cares about that, or

0:28:37.920 --> 0:28:40.520
<v Speaker 2>are we just gonna you know, I don't know. Get

0:28:40.560 --> 0:28:43.480
<v Speaker 2>them out in space, those speedy offensive linemen, get those

0:28:43.480 --> 0:28:46.160
<v Speaker 2>defensive tackles in space, get their eyes moving. There was

0:28:46.200 --> 0:28:48.120
<v Speaker 2>a play last week that I broke down HQ where

0:28:48.120 --> 0:28:50.880
<v Speaker 2>we had three different types of running schemes that we

0:28:50.960 --> 0:28:53.680
<v Speaker 2>showed on one play. Really innovative stuff, cool stuff, And

0:28:53.680 --> 0:28:58.520
<v Speaker 2>that's just by the way I saw the thread. Should

0:28:58.520 --> 0:29:04.280
<v Speaker 2>the Dolphins remove Mike mcdanil's play caller if you if

0:29:04.320 --> 0:29:07.160
<v Speaker 2>you can't draw up a front or tell me, like

0:29:07.200 --> 0:29:09.720
<v Speaker 2>a how a coverage Mary is a front, don't talk

0:29:09.720 --> 0:29:13.760
<v Speaker 2>about play calls. Okay, just stop, just stop it. I digress,

0:29:14.160 --> 0:29:16.600
<v Speaker 2>So do more of that. Do the innovative stuff spring

0:29:16.640 --> 0:29:19.120
<v Speaker 2>one even. I think eight Chan is a mismatch on

0:29:19.200 --> 0:29:21.800
<v Speaker 2>any of the Seattle backers. We'll see about Raheem. He

0:29:21.840 --> 0:29:23.480
<v Speaker 2>practiced and I think he has a chance to play.

0:29:23.680 --> 0:29:26.200
<v Speaker 2>I love the way he hits the perimeter with physicality

0:29:26.240 --> 0:29:27.800
<v Speaker 2>because you'll need it against these cornerbacks.

0:29:27.840 --> 0:29:29.160
<v Speaker 1>These cornerbacks love to come up.

0:29:29.120 --> 0:29:31.920
<v Speaker 2>And hit you running the ball for gains, reducing true

0:29:32.000 --> 0:29:35.760
<v Speaker 2>dropbacks and gives skylars many stress free reps, non thinking

0:29:35.800 --> 0:29:37.760
<v Speaker 2>reps out of the equation. There's something I learned from

0:29:37.760 --> 0:29:40.760
<v Speaker 2>a coaching clinic this summer. Offenses can sometimes view their

0:29:40.840 --> 0:29:43.720
<v Speaker 2>quarterback like a baseball team views their starting pitcher. It's

0:29:43.800 --> 0:29:48.240
<v Speaker 2>not necessarily like a gross pitch count, but high leverage

0:29:48.240 --> 0:29:51.080
<v Speaker 2>pitch count those pitches where there's runners on base, runners

0:29:51.080 --> 0:29:54.120
<v Speaker 2>in scoring position, that carry a higher heartbeat and can

0:29:54.160 --> 0:29:58.160
<v Speaker 2>exhaust stamina more quickly. For a quarterback, stress free reps

0:29:58.160 --> 0:29:59.680
<v Speaker 2>where they don't have to sort out a million things.

0:29:59.720 --> 0:30:02.440
<v Speaker 2>It's a a predetermined design thing. Whether it's run game,

0:30:02.480 --> 0:30:05.240
<v Speaker 2>screen game, quick game, easy decisions in the intermediate game,

0:30:05.480 --> 0:30:08.280
<v Speaker 2>those can help that quarterback play more confidently. You have

0:30:08.360 --> 0:30:10.360
<v Speaker 2>to find a way to accomplish that. This week, let's

0:30:10.360 --> 0:30:12.800
<v Speaker 2>go ahead and take our last break right there. It's

0:30:12.800 --> 0:30:14.680
<v Speaker 2>so funny. I said I was gonna make these podcasts

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<v Speaker 2>shorter because they're just not as much fun to preview

0:30:16.720 --> 0:30:18.760
<v Speaker 2>a game that you don't feel like you have a

0:30:18.800 --> 0:30:21.040
<v Speaker 2>great shot in. But here we are thirty minutes at

0:30:21.040 --> 0:30:22.960
<v Speaker 2>break number two. Let's go ahead and take that break,

0:30:23.000 --> 0:30:25.000
<v Speaker 2>come back and do things two and three. We'll talk

0:30:25.040 --> 0:30:27.400
<v Speaker 2>about what's at stake, the range of outcomes predict this game,

0:30:27.440 --> 0:30:30.280
<v Speaker 2>all of that. Next Draft Time podcast your host Travis Wingfield,

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<v Speaker 2>commercial break was coming up. And some reason, the ad

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<v Speaker 2>the mid rolls get incorporated at wrong spots on different platforms,

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<v Speaker 2>so you might get the podcast like out of order

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<v Speaker 2>on those. It's driving me crazy, but I don't do that,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'll try to figure out how to get that fixed,

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<v Speaker 2>and I apologize for it. The second thing here is

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<v Speaker 2>beat the blitz. We don't know exactly what they're gonna do,

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<v Speaker 2>but you have to imagine they'll play a pretty aggressive

0:31:01.120 --> 0:31:01.520
<v Speaker 2>game plan.

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<v Speaker 1>I would.

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<v Speaker 2>We know that they're aggressive on the perimeter, and they

0:31:04.080 --> 0:31:07.040
<v Speaker 2>have a belief that they can execute the concepts the

0:31:07.080 --> 0:31:10.000
<v Speaker 2>concept outside that pairs well with pressure inside, so I'm

0:31:10.000 --> 0:31:12.360
<v Speaker 2>inclined to believe we do see some heat on Skyler.

0:31:12.600 --> 0:31:14.640
<v Speaker 2>If they do that, we're gonna need to win some

0:31:14.680 --> 0:31:18.520
<v Speaker 2>well timed calls to offset that. We're gonna have to

0:31:18.560 --> 0:31:21.200
<v Speaker 2>beat those presses. We're gonna have to make them miss

0:31:21.200 --> 0:31:23.600
<v Speaker 2>on the outside. I keep thinking about the twenty twenty

0:31:23.600 --> 0:31:26.040
<v Speaker 2>two game at Buffalo when Tyreek made Trey White wiff

0:31:26.040 --> 0:31:28.120
<v Speaker 2>and Tua put the ball right on the numbers for

0:31:28.120 --> 0:31:30.440
<v Speaker 2>a long touchdown. I think if you need to hit

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<v Speaker 2>one of those, you know and Witherspoon Andreek Wolan are

0:31:33.400 --> 0:31:36.440
<v Speaker 2>so aggressive, probably the most aggressive cornerback tannem in the NFL,

0:31:36.640 --> 0:31:39.600
<v Speaker 2>and Wolan has the closing speed that he doesn't mind

0:31:39.720 --> 0:31:44.160
<v Speaker 2>taking that chance. So between the screen and outside run

0:31:44.200 --> 0:31:47.680
<v Speaker 2>game and my absolute refusal to just punt on involving

0:31:47.720 --> 0:31:50.120
<v Speaker 2>Tyreek and Wallall because you're down your starting quarterback, my

0:31:50.160 --> 0:31:53.120
<v Speaker 2>biggest key is to id those single high safety looks

0:31:53.360 --> 0:31:55.360
<v Speaker 2>and connect on a vertical shot. If you can do

0:31:55.400 --> 0:31:57.520
<v Speaker 2>that early, maybe it changes the game plan and their

0:31:57.520 --> 0:32:00.320
<v Speaker 2>aggressiveness and gets them out of their game. I actually

0:32:00.360 --> 0:32:03.200
<v Speaker 2>think we have good matchups anywhere outside of Weatherspoon, who

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<v Speaker 2>I already think is a top ten cornerback in this

0:32:05.040 --> 0:32:07.520
<v Speaker 2>league and also plays a quasi linebacker role. But I

0:32:07.560 --> 0:32:10.440
<v Speaker 2>think that Reek Wollan's too aggressive for edgeln Waddle. I

0:32:10.480 --> 0:32:12.560
<v Speaker 2>think that Trey brown Is doesn't have the long speed

0:32:12.600 --> 0:32:14.160
<v Speaker 2>to keep up with either of those guys. So if

0:32:14.240 --> 0:32:16.120
<v Speaker 2>they blitz, and I think they will, we're gonna have

0:32:16.160 --> 0:32:18.720
<v Speaker 2>to make them pay. Get some double moves and some

0:32:18.840 --> 0:32:21.080
<v Speaker 2>you know slot phase to wattle and reek and take

0:32:21.120 --> 0:32:23.320
<v Speaker 2>some shots against you know, no help or maybe single

0:32:23.400 --> 0:32:25.440
<v Speaker 2>high safety. Looks tough task, but I think you can

0:32:25.480 --> 0:32:28.920
<v Speaker 2>do it. Number three, attack the intermediate perimeter. Talk about

0:32:28.920 --> 0:32:32.080
<v Speaker 2>specificity here so on most shows, no matter who the

0:32:32.080 --> 0:32:34.640
<v Speaker 2>opponent is, I state the importance of running football wide

0:32:34.760 --> 0:32:38.520
<v Speaker 2>because it sets up everything for this offense to do

0:32:38.560 --> 0:32:41.880
<v Speaker 2>what it does best. Horizontal and vertical stretch accounted for

0:32:42.080 --> 0:32:46.240
<v Speaker 2>by overplay. One area I think the Dolphins have struggled

0:32:46.240 --> 0:32:48.080
<v Speaker 2>to get the ball into the first two games is

0:32:48.160 --> 0:32:51.800
<v Speaker 2>outside the numbers in that intermediate area. Against a you know,

0:32:51.880 --> 0:32:54.760
<v Speaker 2>one to three defensive structure Cover one, Cover three, that's

0:32:54.760 --> 0:32:58.400
<v Speaker 2>typically where the vulnerabilities are. Whether it's an out against

0:32:58.440 --> 0:33:01.640
<v Speaker 2>outside leverage we saw with Waddle against the Jacksonville Jaguars

0:33:01.680 --> 0:33:04.280
<v Speaker 2>for that completion, although that was two man coverage or

0:33:04.320 --> 0:33:06.920
<v Speaker 2>a deep crosser that he and Riek both hit against

0:33:07.000 --> 0:33:09.440
<v Speaker 2>Jacksonville on another two variation, I think that was just

0:33:09.480 --> 0:33:12.520
<v Speaker 2>cover two or a flag or a comeback. Those Cover

0:33:12.600 --> 0:33:15.120
<v Speaker 2>one and cover three looks can take on three elements.

0:33:15.200 --> 0:33:17.920
<v Speaker 2>Number one is man, which is a great way to

0:33:17.960 --> 0:33:20.400
<v Speaker 2>throw comebacks against a cornerback that has his back to

0:33:20.440 --> 0:33:22.800
<v Speaker 2>the quarterback and is usually done through that cover one

0:33:22.800 --> 0:33:25.080
<v Speaker 2>look like, okay, there's no help, We're gonna threaten vertical

0:33:25.120 --> 0:33:26.760
<v Speaker 2>and come back because he has to account for the

0:33:26.800 --> 0:33:29.440
<v Speaker 2>vertical shot. Next, if they cloud it and play that

0:33:29.520 --> 0:33:32.800
<v Speaker 2>perimeter cornerback off a little bit, you throw quick hitches,

0:33:32.920 --> 0:33:35.640
<v Speaker 2>speed outs underneath and try to force a mistackle. And

0:33:35.680 --> 0:33:38.920
<v Speaker 2>then finally, if they play trail or the curl flat zone,

0:33:38.920 --> 0:33:41.120
<v Speaker 2>which is like a off coverage in that same look,

0:33:41.280 --> 0:33:43.400
<v Speaker 2>that's where you can get your deep outs and your flags.

0:33:43.760 --> 0:33:47.440
<v Speaker 2>This serves to stress that single high safety. It makes

0:33:47.640 --> 0:33:51.320
<v Speaker 2>their Cover three shell irrelevant, and it gets the linebacker

0:33:51.360 --> 0:33:54.120
<v Speaker 2>spaced out more so that could be a big element

0:33:54.200 --> 0:33:57.360
<v Speaker 2>to pulling off the upset. Some additional parts on that defense.

0:33:57.760 --> 0:34:00.320
<v Speaker 2>Julian Love is an awesome safety who helped them in

0:34:00.320 --> 0:34:02.600
<v Speaker 2>their disguise. I don't think that Mike McDonald has is

0:34:02.680 --> 0:34:05.160
<v Speaker 2>Kyle Hamilton, but he's the closest thing to it. And

0:34:05.200 --> 0:34:07.360
<v Speaker 2>then ray Sean Jenkins is a decent player who was

0:34:07.400 --> 0:34:09.279
<v Speaker 2>with the Jags a couple of years ago now at

0:34:09.280 --> 0:34:12.399
<v Speaker 2>the Seahawks. I also mentioned Draymont Jones and Trey Brown.

0:34:12.440 --> 0:34:13.800
<v Speaker 2>Those are two guys that are good players. But I

0:34:13.840 --> 0:34:15.919
<v Speaker 2>think those guys you can match up well with based

0:34:16.000 --> 0:34:18.040
<v Speaker 2>upon how you call it. I think the Seattle team

0:34:18.080 --> 0:34:20.600
<v Speaker 2>is actually pretty slept on, even though they are too

0:34:20.600 --> 0:34:20.919
<v Speaker 2>and zero.

0:34:20.920 --> 0:34:21.759
<v Speaker 1>What's at stake here?

0:34:22.600 --> 0:34:26.160
<v Speaker 2>I mean it's NFC game Week three, TUSBA on the road,

0:34:26.200 --> 0:34:29.600
<v Speaker 2>backup quarterbacks, so not much really, but avoiding a losing record,

0:34:29.600 --> 0:34:31.279
<v Speaker 2>which will be the first time in the McDaniel era

0:34:31.360 --> 0:34:33.400
<v Speaker 2>they'd be on the losing side of things with the record,

0:34:33.640 --> 0:34:35.400
<v Speaker 2>and then going into that Monday night football game at

0:34:35.440 --> 0:34:36.960
<v Speaker 2>two and one, I think would spark a lot of

0:34:36.960 --> 0:34:38.839
<v Speaker 2>confidence at least for a week and turn the mood

0:34:38.840 --> 0:34:41.040
<v Speaker 2>around a little bit of the fan base. So really,

0:34:41.080 --> 0:34:43.840
<v Speaker 2>it's your record and material things, that's about it. My

0:34:43.920 --> 0:34:47.560
<v Speaker 2>keys to victory Number one, create that conflict on Seattle linebackers.

0:34:47.600 --> 0:34:51.440
<v Speaker 2>Go after Terrell Bernard and Jerome Baker. Number two. Disrupt

0:34:51.480 --> 0:34:54.279
<v Speaker 2>the timing of the Seattle offense. Find ways to mix

0:34:54.320 --> 0:34:57.480
<v Speaker 2>your pressure looks with blitzes and four man rushes and

0:34:57.719 --> 0:35:01.480
<v Speaker 2>just jam on the outside. Create confusion for the receiver

0:35:01.520 --> 0:35:04.359
<v Speaker 2>in the quarterback and disrupt the timing. And number three,

0:35:04.480 --> 0:35:06.480
<v Speaker 2>pair of those blitzers with four man rush wins just

0:35:06.560 --> 0:35:11.560
<v Speaker 2>be just have a change up to your fastball and

0:35:11.960 --> 0:35:13.320
<v Speaker 2>time it up. Well, you're gonna have to do that

0:35:13.360 --> 0:35:15.640
<v Speaker 2>to win this game. My range of outcomes and predictions,

0:35:15.680 --> 0:35:18.120
<v Speaker 2>I think there's an outside chance they effectively mess with

0:35:18.120 --> 0:35:22.160
<v Speaker 2>Seattle's operation offensively, create some short drives, maybe get a

0:35:22.160 --> 0:35:24.120
<v Speaker 2>takeaway or two, and get short fields off of that

0:35:24.160 --> 0:35:27.040
<v Speaker 2>and find points that way. I think there's the possibility

0:35:27.040 --> 0:35:28.600
<v Speaker 2>of popping the big play in the run game the

0:35:28.640 --> 0:35:31.319
<v Speaker 2>way they did early against Baltimore last year. But I

0:35:31.400 --> 0:35:33.399
<v Speaker 2>just think the quarterback disparity is too much here. We're

0:35:33.400 --> 0:35:35.320
<v Speaker 2>coming into a stretch of games where our own quarterback

0:35:35.320 --> 0:35:38.279
<v Speaker 2>disparity was going to be like double digit favorite situations

0:35:38.680 --> 0:35:42.000
<v Speaker 2>Levis and b and Brisket against Tua. Like that's a

0:35:42.160 --> 0:35:44.680
<v Speaker 2>massive downgrade for the opposition, Like, you know, we saw

0:35:44.680 --> 0:35:46.319
<v Speaker 2>that last year and then we blew teams out. But

0:35:46.400 --> 0:35:48.160
<v Speaker 2>Gino's really good, and he has good weapons, and they

0:35:48.160 --> 0:35:50.120
<v Speaker 2>have great play designers on either side of the football.

0:35:50.280 --> 0:35:52.040
<v Speaker 2>I just don't think we have the trigger man to

0:35:52.120 --> 0:35:55.600
<v Speaker 2>keep up. I could see Miami stealing a seventeen thirteen win,

0:35:55.640 --> 0:35:58.279
<v Speaker 2>maybe even twenty seventeen, but I think the more likely

0:35:58.320 --> 0:36:01.600
<v Speaker 2>scenario is a come after bull Seattle win could be

0:36:01.640 --> 0:36:04.279
<v Speaker 2>as much as twenty seven thirteen, but I'm gonna land

0:36:04.280 --> 0:36:07.719
<v Speaker 2>in the middle and protict twenty two thirteen Seahawks are

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<v Speaker 2>your winners. That's it for my time here. Tomorrow, the

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