WEBVTT - Welcome to Miami Connor Williams

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<v Speaker 1>To us buyers touch style by waddle stuck into the

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<v Speaker 1>end zone of Miami Boy, tight froll, tight window. They

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<v Speaker 1>had to get that touchdown on that play. They get it.

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<v Speaker 1>What is up, Dolphans And welcome to the Drive Time

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<v Speaker 1>Podcast part of the Miami Dolphins podcast network, covering your team,

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<v Speaker 1>your Miami Dolphins. How's it going everybody? I am your host,

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<v Speaker 1>Travis Wingfield. And on today's show, it's a free agency special.

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<v Speaker 1>Connor Williams will join us. We'll break down his game

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<v Speaker 1>as well as get him in here to talk some

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<v Speaker 1>football as well as his decision to join the Miami

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins this season from the Baptist Health Studios inside the

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<v Speaker 1>Baptist Health Training Complex. This is the Drivetime Podcasts. So

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<v Speaker 1>a new offensive lineman here in tow as the Dolphins

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<v Speaker 1>get a big body up front with plenty of experience

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<v Speaker 1>and per auction in the National Football League. And we

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<v Speaker 1>just begin this year with Connor Williams production so far

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<v Speaker 1>with four years of the Dallas Cowboys, and you talk

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<v Speaker 1>about a team that has fielded some of the best

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<v Speaker 1>offensive lines in the National Football League going back for

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<v Speaker 1>over a half decade. Now, Williams was kind of a

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<v Speaker 1>final piece to that team back when he was drafted,

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<v Speaker 1>when they had Travis Frederick, Zack Martin, Lyle Collins, uh

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<v Speaker 1>Tyrant Smith. They needed one more guy, and they plug

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<v Speaker 1>in Connor Williams and he winds up being a hit

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<v Speaker 1>for them as well. He was a tackle at Texas,

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<v Speaker 1>kicked inside to play primarily left guard. He had eighty

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<v Speaker 1>one snaps not at left guard for the Cowboys, and

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<v Speaker 1>it really seems like he's hitting his stride now heading

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<v Speaker 1>into just his age twenty five season. A theme here

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<v Speaker 1>of these Dolphins acquisitions, a lot of second contract guys

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six that range in terms of their age. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he surrendered just one sack last year, which

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<v Speaker 1>gave him a ninety eight point five pass block efficiency

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<v Speaker 1>that was the third best on Pro Football Focus among

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<v Speaker 1>all qualifying guards in the National Football League, not left

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<v Speaker 1>guards or right guards, all of them. In total, he

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<v Speaker 1>allowed thirteen QB pressures. That was the second fewest among

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<v Speaker 1>guards that had at least two hundred pass blocking snaps,

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<v Speaker 1>and he had well more than that. His third team

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<v Speaker 1>pressures allowed were fewer than fifty seven of the guards

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<v Speaker 1>in the National Football League one. He started all thirty

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<v Speaker 1>four games the last two years. That includes the one

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<v Speaker 1>playoff game against the Niners this past January, logging two thousand,

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and seventy five offensive snaps in the process.

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<v Speaker 1>He's played three thousand, seven hundred twenty two snaps over

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<v Speaker 1>a four year career. That's an average of nine thirty

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<v Speaker 1>point five per season, and since being selected in the

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<v Speaker 1>second round of NFL Draft, he's been as durable and

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<v Speaker 1>reliable and dependable therefore the Cowboys as anybody. With just

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<v Speaker 1>twelve sacks, allowed, eleven QB hits and total pressures over

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<v Speaker 1>the course of four seasons, so that gives you an

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<v Speaker 1>average of three sacks, less than three quarterback hits per season,

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<v Speaker 1>and under twenty five total QB pressures per season. That's

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<v Speaker 1>going to give you a career pass blocking efficiency of

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<v Speaker 1>ninety seven point four. Very very solid numbers there in

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<v Speaker 1>pass pro and among guards with at least two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>run blocking snaps. On Pro Football Focus, Williams graded out

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<v Speaker 1>as the tenth best run blocking guard from PFF and

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<v Speaker 1>best in when running left to the A and B gaps.

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<v Speaker 1>Off of Williams right in the A gap off of

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<v Speaker 1>his left in the B gap, the Cowboys average four

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<v Speaker 1>point four yards in both those gaps and scored four touchdowns,

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<v Speaker 1>and they had some good numbers running off left guard

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<v Speaker 1>the previous couple of seasons to some five point two

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<v Speaker 1>and five point eight numbers in going in behind Connor

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<v Speaker 1>Williams at that left guard position, so plenty of production

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<v Speaker 1>running behind him and passed and pass pro as well.

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<v Speaker 1>His athletic ability is a big part of that. I

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<v Speaker 1>think we talked again about Daniel Jeremiah and the run

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<v Speaker 1>to the draft, about guys that can move in smart

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<v Speaker 1>offensive lineman, his ability to it in space and execute

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<v Speaker 1>reach blocks and pull techniques and just anything that requires

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<v Speaker 1>quick movement skills. Those were all on displayer for Williams

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<v Speaker 1>and his four year career with the Cowboys and before

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<v Speaker 1>that in the NFL scouting combine where he showed the

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<v Speaker 1>elite movement skills. Based upon the timing numbers, they're a

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<v Speaker 1>five oh five forty yard dash as a left guard,

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<v Speaker 1>a thirty four inch vertical leap, a hundred and twelve

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<v Speaker 1>inches in the broad jump. He tested the ninety percentile

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<v Speaker 1>among all guards dating back to Night seven. In total,

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<v Speaker 1>Williams earned a nine point one five relative athletics scorecard

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<v Speaker 1>out of a possible ten points. That cumulatively is in

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<v Speaker 1>the eighty five percentile, so an upper echelon athlete for

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<v Speaker 1>the Miami Dolphins offensive line. And again he can play

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<v Speaker 1>tackle or guard. Talk about smarts and intelligence. Again, guys

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<v Speaker 1>that can move we mentioned that as well. But the

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<v Speaker 1>movement skills we check that box with the R A.

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<v Speaker 1>S scorecard, right. The intelligence, well, here here you go.

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<v Speaker 1>Williams was an early enrollee at the University of Texas.

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<v Speaker 1>He graduated high school early and that allowed him to

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<v Speaker 1>get on the football field for the long Horns at

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<v Speaker 1>left tackle and right away earned Freshman All American honors.

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<v Speaker 1>He did that while maintaining a three point five grade

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<v Speaker 1>point average and earning admission into you u t s

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<v Speaker 1>highly highly prestigious McCombs School of Business. I'm reading that

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<v Speaker 1>that's very rare. We'll talk to him about that here

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<v Speaker 1>in just one second. It's hard to get into that school,

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<v Speaker 1>I should say, so. Versatile in life and on the

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<v Speaker 1>football field, because what's one thing you always look for

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<v Speaker 1>in a fifty three man roster that can dress forty

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<v Speaker 1>six active players on game day? Versatility and the more

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<v Speaker 1>you can do will go a long, long way. For

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<v Speaker 1>a football player in their career and for a football

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<v Speaker 1>team in the way they perceived those guys. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>what Connor Williams offers left tackle at the University of

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<v Speaker 1>Texas before pivoting inside to the left guard position during

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<v Speaker 1>his rookie season with Dallas, and he was a solution

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<v Speaker 1>there for essentially four years for the Dallas Cowboys. He

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<v Speaker 1>did play a hundred and eighty snaps at left tackle

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<v Speaker 1>when Hyrn Smith went down and also flipped over to

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<v Speaker 1>the right side to give you some work at the

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<v Speaker 1>guard position. And he also almost never comes off the field.

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<v Speaker 1>Takes a lot to get him off the field. Remember

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<v Speaker 1>last week he talked about leam Meikenberg in that swollen

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<v Speaker 1>eye and not leaving the field. Connor Williams got injured

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<v Speaker 1>in a game against the Eagles in twenty left the

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<v Speaker 1>field to go to the locker room on the final

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<v Speaker 1>play of the drive, came back, didn't miss a snap

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of the game, played seventy snaps played the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of the season as well. So he is very reliable, durable,

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<v Speaker 1>and versatile. And then how about some of some fun

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<v Speaker 1>stuff off the field. Here read the story about him

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<v Speaker 1>at his days at Texas and kind of in his

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<v Speaker 1>childhood and getting up to high school and in college level, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, standout from day one. But he knew the

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<v Speaker 1>NFL aspirations meant adding some proverbial sand to his pants.

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<v Speaker 1>He had to get a little bit bigger. So he

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<v Speaker 1>went from two eight five pounds to three hundred pounds

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<v Speaker 1>between his freshman sophomore seasons at Texas. And that's not

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<v Speaker 1>a rarity. It happens all the time in college football.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's thanks in large part to his skills in

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<v Speaker 1>the kitchen, he says. I guess he wanted to be

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<v Speaker 1>a chef when he was younger. The story I read

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<v Speaker 1>says his parents told him he was a good cook

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<v Speaker 1>and that he wanted to be a chef, even to

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<v Speaker 1>the point that where he and his brother Dalton, who

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<v Speaker 1>also shared an affinity for the art of cooking, competed

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<v Speaker 1>in a Top Chef style cook off in the early years.

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<v Speaker 1>Both were given five ingredients to come up with their

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<v Speaker 1>best dish. I'm looking forward to asking Connor about that,

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<v Speaker 1>and speaking of let's go ahead and get Connor on here.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll ask him about that and plenty more here next

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<v Speaker 1>on the Drivetime podcast, with Travis Wingfield brought to you

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<v Speaker 1>by Auto Nation. Dolphins new offensive lineman Connor Williams coming

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<v Speaker 1>up next. What's up? Dolphin's Travis Wingfield Here the host

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<v Speaker 1>of the Drivetime podcast on Miami Dolphins podcast Network, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm joined today by new Dolphins offensive lineman Connor Williams. Connor,

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<v Speaker 1>how you doing man? How's it phil? Be here in Miami? Oh?

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<v Speaker 1>It's exciting. I'm so excited. You can feel the energy

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<v Speaker 1>around the building and everything. Just so pumped to be here.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned the building. What do you think of the

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<v Speaker 1>new building here? This is our our second season here

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<v Speaker 1>in Miami Gardens. What do you think of it all? Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>this thing's sick. I mean it's it's definitely a top

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<v Speaker 1>of the line and excited to get in here, start

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<v Speaker 1>working out and get him with it. That's high praise

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<v Speaker 1>coming from Frisco. I mean you saw some good building

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<v Speaker 1>over there too. Definitely palm trees and everything. You can't

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<v Speaker 1>beat it. It looks pretty nice, especially at night time,

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<v Speaker 1>the sun, the sunset, it looks perfect. But so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I got to ask you this because my all time

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<v Speaker 1>favorite dolphin is a Texas longhorn and he guess what

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<v Speaker 1>that might be. It's Ricky Williams. So I'm curious who

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<v Speaker 1>is who is your all time favorite Longhorn? Uh? You

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<v Speaker 1>know growing up and watched him. I remember getting out

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<v Speaker 1>of bed and watching events events run run for the Roses.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'd have to say Vans. When you say getting

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<v Speaker 1>out of bed, you mean I was. It was. I

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<v Speaker 1>was in middle school. It was a school night and

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<v Speaker 1>I got a bed and watched him running. So, um yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I just remember that memory very Finally, one of those

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<v Speaker 1>were opportunities where could stay up late and watch a

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<v Speaker 1>football game, right because it was a special one of

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<v Speaker 1>the big national championship exactly, all that stuff. So before

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<v Speaker 1>you get to Texas, I understood that you wanted to.

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<v Speaker 1>You had aspirations of being a chef potentially. Uh yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Mom always Mom always said I could be a chef, so,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just cooking at home and everything. She was like,

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<v Speaker 1>do what you're passionate about, do what your past and about,

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<v Speaker 1>go to cooking school and wentnot. And I was like,

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<v Speaker 1>uh so, yeah, football trumps that. I think you made

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<v Speaker 1>the right choice. But when you do get in the kitchen,

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<v Speaker 1>what's your favorite your go to dish to make hum.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll beab my fiance, I'll be able to tell you.

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<v Speaker 1>But she likes she likes the pasta, so I usually

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<v Speaker 1>go pasta out. I can't go run with the cardboard loading. No,

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<v Speaker 1>not at all, especially for a big game. So you're

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<v Speaker 1>here in Miami. Now what attracted you to the Miami

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins in this whole process and free agency? Oh? Um?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean just with the new coaching staff and and

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<v Speaker 1>the scheme and the fit. It's just it perfectly aligns.

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<v Speaker 1>And just excited to be here. Just the sun, the team, everything, everything,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just a perfect fit. You got the awkwahad on already,

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<v Speaker 1>Pops Man, the color pops and you mentioned the scheme.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, what is it about Mike McDaniel and this

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphin system? Do you think that really benefits your skill

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<v Speaker 1>set on the offensive line? Yeah, I've always been uh.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I played tight end in high school, so

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<v Speaker 1>I've always been the athletic type of offensive alignment. So

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<v Speaker 1>being able to get out moving space, run the rock

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<v Speaker 1>and uh and that's all they say. So it's singing

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<v Speaker 1>to me. So very excited catch a bunch of touchdowns

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<v Speaker 1>as a tight end um one or two, maybe not

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<v Speaker 1>I know you're an athletic guy, so that that definitely

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<v Speaker 1>tracks as well here. But you know you mentioned Mike McDaniel,

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<v Speaker 1>this Dolphins system and there's plenty of offensive line coaching

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<v Speaker 1>experience here with Frank Smith. John Embrey has running game

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<v Speaker 1>coordinator experience as well. How do you think all that

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<v Speaker 1>experience on the offensive line can benefit you and this

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins team going forward? So just more heads at it,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, being able to coach, being able to teach

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<v Speaker 1>you technique and everything, and being able to pick up

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<v Speaker 1>other people's brains. It's awesome. It's uh, it's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>a good family fit. And when you got drafted by

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<v Speaker 1>the Cowboys, you were kind of the fifth piece of

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<v Speaker 1>the final piece on a really good offensive line and

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<v Speaker 1>you guys had production for for your entire career there

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<v Speaker 1>in Dallas. Is there one thing you kind of took

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<v Speaker 1>away from all the greatness you were surrounded by on

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<v Speaker 1>that Cowboys offensive line? You know? I mean I was

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<v Speaker 1>I was privileged to be able to play with thanks

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<v Speaker 1>to such great guys and Hall of famers and just

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<v Speaker 1>being able to watch them and watch how they go

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<v Speaker 1>about their business and day in and day out, and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>I got drafted there when I was twenties. So being

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<v Speaker 1>able to learn from them at such a young age

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<v Speaker 1>and develop into my own, um, it's it's experience. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to be able to take that. So last year

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<v Speaker 1>I saw, just kind of going back over some of

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<v Speaker 1>your tape, you had some untraditional staffs where you're kind

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<v Speaker 1>of moving around the backfield and going to not going

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<v Speaker 1>to motion, but in the backfield. And you know, Mike

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<v Speaker 1>McDaniel used Trent Williams last year on some motion stuff

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<v Speaker 1>with the forty nine. Have you seen that? Have you

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<v Speaker 1>thought about that at all? No, I haven't even thought

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<v Speaker 1>about it. But I mean, wherever I'm needed, I'm going.

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<v Speaker 1>It's kind of a dreamboll to get a head start,

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<v Speaker 1>that wouldn't be Oh yeah, most definitely. So there was

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<v Speaker 1>a there was a stretch of games last year where

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<v Speaker 1>you you came back onto the field and really perform

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<v Speaker 1>late in the season. Uh. And it is you know,

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<v Speaker 1>after overcoming some adversity within that season last year, how

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<v Speaker 1>did that kind of happen for you? How did you

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<v Speaker 1>learn from that process and get back onto the field

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<v Speaker 1>and really produced with the Cowboys. I mean that's I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>that's football, that's life. I mean, adversity comes in and goes,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's about handling adversity. And and um, I knew

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<v Speaker 1>my day would come again, and it came quicker than

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<v Speaker 1>I thought. And uh, I just got back on the

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<v Speaker 1>field and and playing football at theend of the day.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you're playing with Harry, You playing with passion

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<v Speaker 1>and playing the game that you always played as a kid.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's not much more to it. Yeah, we love

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<v Speaker 1>to see that down here, especially Lee and I want

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<v Speaker 1>to go back to the Texas talk right here because

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna reunite with one of your former long home

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<v Speaker 1>teammates and Brandon Jones. Have you guys stayed in touch.

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<v Speaker 1>Good to see a familiar face here. I'm excited to

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<v Speaker 1>see him. You know, I haven't talking i haven't talked

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<v Speaker 1>to him in a while, and I'm excited to see him.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm excited to be able to link up with them. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a pretty energetic guy here that we have and

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of those guys down here in the building,

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<v Speaker 1>so you'll fit right in with them. Um. So as

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<v Speaker 1>we get going here, you know what are you most

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<v Speaker 1>excited about this opportunity? It could be football, the culture

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<v Speaker 1>of South Florida, some food, maybe you talk about being

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<v Speaker 1>a chef dealer's choice. What are you most excited about

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<v Speaker 1>here with the Miami Dolphins. Uh, you know what. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>born and raised and text my whole life went to

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<v Speaker 1>Uta and everything. Being able to get out of that

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<v Speaker 1>bubble and a new fresh start with some new energy

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<v Speaker 1>and new team, new faces and everything. Just excited for

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<v Speaker 1>the next step. Is there anything that you have to

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<v Speaker 1>check off your bucket list down here, like whether it's

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<v Speaker 1>going out to the Everglades. We're gonna go see a

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<v Speaker 1>Miami Heat game. What's one thing you're looking forward to

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<v Speaker 1>doing away from the football fan? I guess we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>have to drive down the Keys. Yeah, yeah, I can't

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<v Speaker 1>go wrong with all good man. Connor Williams, new Dolphins

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<v Speaker 1>offensive lineman, thanks for joining us today. Thank you pleasure,

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<v Speaker 1>And there he goes. New Dolphins offensive lineman Connor Williams

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<v Speaker 1>here on the Drivetime Podcast. These are shorter episodes than usual,

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<v Speaker 1>but we have a bunch of them for you guys,

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<v Speaker 1>so hopefully you enjoy all these interviews with these new

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<v Speaker 1>free agents here for your Miami Dolphins. All really fun

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<v Speaker 1>guys to talk to. Upbeat, energetic, and very informative too.

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<v Speaker 1>As to this coaching staff, this roster, this team, why

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<v Speaker 1>they decided to join the Miami Dolphins. Plenty of good stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go ahead and put a bowl on this episode.

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<v Speaker 1>But first our last break here on the Drivetime Podcast

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<v Speaker 1>Travis Wingfield brought to you by Auto Nation. Alright, Drivetime

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<v Speaker 1>Podcast Travis Wingfield presented by Auto Nation Connor Williams. Episode

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<v Speaker 1>hope you guys enjoyed that the new Dolphins offensive lineman

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of good experience at the left guard positions,

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<v Speaker 1>some left tackle experience as well, even on the right

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<v Speaker 1>side of the offensive line, so he has that versatility

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<v Speaker 1>and the production to go a long way there as well,

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<v Speaker 1>as you heard in that opening segment. As for this

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<v Speaker 1>edition of the Drivetime Pod, that is gonna be my

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<v Speaker 1>time again Miami Dolphins dot Com. All the write ups

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<v Speaker 1>on all these guys. We're gonna have these interviews coming

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<v Speaker 1>out for you on the podcast as well. Plenty of

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<v Speaker 1>content with the lounge interviews taking a look at those

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<v Speaker 1>guys kind of more of their personality, behind the scenes

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<v Speaker 1>type of stuff. Again, all the content you guys could

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