WEBVTT - Drive Time - Defensive and Special Teams Assistants 0:00:00.240 --> 0:00:07.160 Practice are Alphins Pafford rowing touchdown? What a win for 0:00:07.240 --> 0:00:12.440 this Miami Dolphin team. Wow? What is up? Dolphins? And 0:00:12.640 --> 0:00:16.360 welcome to the Drivetime Podcast, part of the Miami Dolphins 0:00:16.440 --> 0:00:21.880 official podcast network, covering your Miami Dolphins each and every day. 0:00:21.920 --> 0:00:24.239 What's going on? Everybody? Good to see you on the 0:00:24.320 --> 0:00:28.040 special Saturday edition of the Drivetime Podcast. My name is 0:00:28.080 --> 0:00:30.840 Travis Wingfield. Here as always to bring a your daily 0:00:30.880 --> 0:00:34.120 dose of Miami Dolphins football. And on today's show, we 0:00:34.200 --> 0:00:37.879 have another slate of coaches media availabilities. We're gonna hear 0:00:37.880 --> 0:00:41.560 from the defensive and special teams coaches here on this Saturday, 0:00:41.560 --> 0:00:48.920 August fifte edition of the Drivetime Podcasts, and next week 0:00:49.040 --> 0:00:52.880 on Monday, we have practices available to the South Florida media. 0:00:53.120 --> 0:00:55.680 So we have that to look forward to football season 0:00:55.840 --> 0:00:58.520 right around the corner here and to help get us primed. 0:00:58.600 --> 0:01:01.640 Like we did last Saturday with the offensive coaches, we're 0:01:01.680 --> 0:01:04.360 gonna hear from the Dolphins defensive coaches as well as 0:01:04.440 --> 0:01:08.360 Danny Crossman, special teams coordinator. But real quick, before we 0:01:08.440 --> 0:01:10.440 do that, wanted to make a quick point here about 0:01:10.520 --> 0:01:13.120 three guys that have been picked up for other NFL 0:01:13.160 --> 0:01:15.800 teams or that had a workout with another NFL team 0:01:15.840 --> 0:01:18.640 after spending time with the Miami Dolphins. We talked about 0:01:18.640 --> 0:01:21.360 this last year, how nobody on the roster at training 0:01:21.360 --> 0:01:24.200 camp that was released or let go without being traded 0:01:24.440 --> 0:01:26.800 was picked up by another club. Same thing was kind 0:01:26.800 --> 0:01:28.560 of true in free agency, as not many of the 0:01:28.600 --> 0:01:32.200 Dolphins players that walked in free agency found new homes. Well, 0:01:32.240 --> 0:01:34.319 the Dolphins have said goodbye to three players that have 0:01:34.400 --> 0:01:37.920 found new homes now. Ryan lewis with Washington earlier list 0:01:37.959 --> 0:01:40.840 month than we had, Stephen Parker released. He has been 0:01:40.840 --> 0:01:43.840 picked up by the Minnesota Vikings and cor Dray tankers Lee, 0:01:43.920 --> 0:01:46.760 who was released last week has also had a workout 0:01:46.920 --> 0:01:49.720 with the Indianapolis Colts. So it just speaks the overall 0:01:49.800 --> 0:01:52.920 talent evaluation of this team around the rest of the NFL, 0:01:53.240 --> 0:01:55.720 and how the overall talent and the roster has gotten 0:01:55.720 --> 0:01:59.480 better by virtue of other teams finding value in players. 0:01:59.640 --> 0:02:01.920 The Dolphs cut all right, let's go ahead now and 0:02:01.960 --> 0:02:04.360 get two coaches availability. We heard from six of them 0:02:04.400 --> 0:02:07.520 on Saturday, and we start here with Dolphins defensive coordinator 0:02:07.640 --> 0:02:09.959 Josh Boyer, who was asked what the Dolphins saw and 0:02:10.000 --> 0:02:12.760 guys like Shack Lawson and Emmanuel Ogba and their free 0:02:12.800 --> 0:02:15.560 agents acquisitions and how he feels they fit in to 0:02:15.639 --> 0:02:18.560 the Miami Dolphins football team. I think in the opouseason, 0:02:18.760 --> 0:02:20.919 I think our goal was to add as many good 0:02:20.960 --> 0:02:24.720 players to the defense as we possibly could. I think, 0:02:24.720 --> 0:02:28.919 as with all defenses, each year you start over and 0:02:29.280 --> 0:02:32.520 you try to, uh you know, whether it's a coach's 0:02:32.560 --> 0:02:36.880 influence um or whether it's a player influenced, the defense 0:02:36.919 --> 0:02:40.920 will kind of evolve. I think you're always trying to 0:02:40.960 --> 0:02:46.040 build as much competition as you possibly can, and uh, 0:02:46.240 --> 0:02:50.200 you know, I think, you know, obviously, Chris and Flow 0:02:50.240 --> 0:02:52.480 did a good job of acquiring as many good players 0:02:52.480 --> 0:02:55.160 as we possibly could. I like that last line there 0:02:55.160 --> 0:02:57.640 about acquiring as many good players as you possibly can, 0:02:57.720 --> 0:03:00.120 because we talked about this on this podcast. But for 0:03:00.240 --> 0:03:02.720 the market opportunities to go out and improve the roster, 0:03:02.760 --> 0:03:04.760 whether it's the top player at number one all the 0:03:04.800 --> 0:03:06.760 way down to fifty three or fifty five, what it 0:03:06.840 --> 0:03:08.600 is now, the Dolphins just want to get as many 0:03:08.639 --> 0:03:11.160 good players on the roster as many positions as they can, 0:03:11.320 --> 0:03:14.080 and that's what Josh Boyer talked about there here. Coaches 0:03:14.200 --> 0:03:16.600 asked about how he will influence the defense and the 0:03:16.639 --> 0:03:20.520 mark he will make stylistically on this Dolphins defense. You know, 0:03:20.800 --> 0:03:24.160 I mean obviously, uh I would I would say, Uh, 0:03:24.280 --> 0:03:27.680 Coach Florez and I've worked together for a long time. Uh, 0:03:28.120 --> 0:03:32.280 we we have many conversations over the years. Um, I 0:03:32.320 --> 0:03:35.960 would say, it's not really a you know, for As defense, 0:03:36.000 --> 0:03:38.520 It's not a boyer defense. It would be kind of 0:03:38.560 --> 0:03:43.200 a Miami defense. And again, uh, you know, coach floors 0:03:43.240 --> 0:03:45.520 will have influence on it. All have influence on it, 0:03:45.640 --> 0:03:50.040 Our assistant coaches will have influence on it, and importantly, 0:03:50.040 --> 0:03:53.640 our players will have influence on it. So and again, 0:03:53.720 --> 0:03:56.760 I think, you know, there's core fundamentals that we believe 0:03:56.800 --> 0:04:01.240 in that will implement, but the defense itself will evolve 0:04:01.320 --> 0:04:04.080 over time. A couple of interesting notes there about how 0:04:04.080 --> 0:04:07.160 it will evolve over time. Obviously that plays in line 0:04:07.320 --> 0:04:09.640 with the adapting to your opponent and being flexible on 0:04:09.640 --> 0:04:11.760 a week to week basis, being a new scheme a 0:04:11.760 --> 0:04:14.120 new team every single week, but also that they're not 0:04:14.160 --> 0:04:17.360 going to be beholden to any one specific defensive style 0:04:17.480 --> 0:04:20.279 or defensive mind in the room. A collaboration between he 0:04:20.360 --> 0:04:23.120 and Brian Flores and the assistant coaches on the staff here. 0:04:23.520 --> 0:04:26.320 And that's the beauty of the multiplicity and the flexibility 0:04:26.320 --> 0:04:28.400 of the defense is if you have a team, an 0:04:28.440 --> 0:04:31.039 offense that you're facing that requires one certain front or 0:04:31.040 --> 0:04:33.560 one certain coverage or one certain look, and the next 0:04:33.600 --> 0:04:35.920 week you need to do something completely different, you have 0:04:35.960 --> 0:04:37.960 the personnel and the skill set to make that happen, 0:04:38.040 --> 0:04:40.520 both within the coaching staff to make those adjustments, but 0:04:40.560 --> 0:04:43.080 also the personnel on the football field and guys that 0:04:43.120 --> 0:04:45.799 are multiple in their skill sets that can execute different 0:04:45.839 --> 0:04:48.599 schemes and do different things. Guys that can play corner 0:04:48.640 --> 0:04:51.000 and safety, for instance, what you'll hear about more on 0:04:51.040 --> 0:04:54.080 this podcast as we talk about linebackers that come down 0:04:54.120 --> 0:04:56.000 on the ball or play off the ball, or guys 0:04:56.000 --> 0:04:58.440 that do play cornerback and safety, defensive linemen and that 0:04:58.480 --> 0:05:01.479 can play inside outside. You have that flexibility and grain 0:05:01.560 --> 0:05:05.000 within the program that creates flexibility on Sundays, as Josh 0:05:05.000 --> 0:05:06.919 talks about there and Coach Flores talks about all the 0:05:06.920 --> 0:05:10.520 time as well. Another common thread in these pressers as 0:05:10.560 --> 0:05:12.839 asking me about the shortened off season and how coaches 0:05:12.880 --> 0:05:15.120 are adjusting. Here's what Coach Boyer and plenty of the 0:05:15.120 --> 0:05:18.120 other coaches. We'll talk about. Two discusses the Dolphins and 0:05:18.160 --> 0:05:20.520 their approach to trying to find ways to simulate in 0:05:20.640 --> 0:05:23.240 game situations. He talks about how there's no better place 0:05:23.279 --> 0:05:26.480 to do that than in practice. Yeah, I think you 0:05:26.480 --> 0:05:29.240 know again, it's it's very similar to the players. I mean, 0:05:29.279 --> 0:05:32.760 the closest thing that we can get to game simulation 0:05:32.880 --> 0:05:37.200 is practice. So as a play caller and as a 0:05:37.240 --> 0:05:41.520 coaching staff, we try to put ourselves in game situations 0:05:41.920 --> 0:05:47.880 as much as possible. Um, you know, I think you 0:05:47.920 --> 0:05:51.080 know over the course of the years that things have 0:05:51.200 --> 0:05:55.800 come up. Um, you just try to practice, and then 0:05:55.800 --> 0:05:58.279 once you get to a game, you you feel pretty 0:05:58.320 --> 0:06:03.120 comfortable of what your thought processes. I think the players 0:06:03.160 --> 0:06:05.760 need to feel comfortable with what the thought processes. We 0:06:05.800 --> 0:06:10.159 work very hard on our players one understanding the situation, 0:06:10.440 --> 0:06:12.880 because every play in and of itself is a situation. 0:06:13.000 --> 0:06:15.360 Is it is it a drive? Start? Play is as 0:06:15.360 --> 0:06:19.679 second long as a second and short third and short third? Medium? 0:06:20.480 --> 0:06:23.120 Are we in two minutes? Is it in the red area? 0:06:23.320 --> 0:06:25.719 Is it in the fringe? Every play in it in 0:06:25.800 --> 0:06:28.919 itself is a situation And what we we try to 0:06:28.960 --> 0:06:31.640 strive to do for our players as they understand what's 0:06:31.640 --> 0:06:36.400 getting called okay. So again, once they have an understanding 0:06:36.720 --> 0:06:39.640 what the offense is in what we're in okay, it 0:06:39.680 --> 0:06:44.800 eliminates variables, which decreases, uh call it anxiety and allows 0:06:44.839 --> 0:06:47.760 them to play it a little bit faster pace. So, um, 0:06:47.800 --> 0:06:50.120 that's the ultimate goal. And I think in practice, you know, 0:06:50.160 --> 0:06:53.120 we kind of work towards that way and so that 0:06:53.320 --> 0:06:55.760 the coaches and the players were all kind of the 0:06:55.800 --> 0:06:58.400 same page, you know, and understand what's coming. There's not 0:06:58.440 --> 0:07:00.960 a lot of surprises. It's out like oh damn, he 0:07:01.000 --> 0:07:04.280 called this, or you know, are are we going to 0:07:04.320 --> 0:07:06.200 be in this defense on this? There shouldn't be a 0:07:06.240 --> 0:07:09.240 lot of surprises. That's the goal. A lot of mentions 0:07:09.240 --> 0:07:11.640 there of situational football, something we're gonna hear a lot 0:07:11.640 --> 0:07:14.600 about from those coaching staff and talking about putting guys 0:07:14.680 --> 0:07:16.960 in uncomfortable position so that when you come to game 0:07:17.040 --> 0:07:19.920 day on Sunday it does become comfortable. We heard Byra 0:07:20.080 --> 0:07:22.240 Jones talk about that earlier in the week, and you 0:07:22.280 --> 0:07:25.400 hear Josh Boyer that refer to situations and practice and 0:07:25.440 --> 0:07:28.200 putting guys in those spots. And I think that's something 0:07:28.240 --> 0:07:30.679 that can be kind of forgotten from like fans, for instance, 0:07:30.800 --> 0:07:32.920 when you look at practices and what actually occurs on 0:07:32.960 --> 0:07:36.240 the practice field, those are opportunities for improvement and growth. 0:07:36.400 --> 0:07:38.560 And the only way you get improvement in growth is 0:07:38.600 --> 0:07:41.400 to stretch your comfortability right, to stretch the limits of 0:07:41.400 --> 0:07:43.600 what you think you're capable of doing. And that might 0:07:43.680 --> 0:07:46.240 mean for a defensive back being more aggressive out of 0:07:46.240 --> 0:07:48.400 the back pedal, or for a quarterback trying to fit 0:07:48.440 --> 0:07:51.280 a tight window in a third and twelve situation in 0:07:51.320 --> 0:07:53.520 two minute late in the game, because we don't know 0:07:53.560 --> 0:07:56.480 the situation from the stands, as the fans, as the media, 0:07:56.680 --> 0:07:58.920 the guys in the field of the situations, so they 0:07:58.920 --> 0:08:01.400 will always truly know what's best for the football team 0:08:01.640 --> 0:08:04.440 and to make those decisions accordingly. Up next, coach was 0:08:04.480 --> 0:08:06.720 asked about his influences and what it means to him 0:08:06.800 --> 0:08:09.400 to be the defensive coordinator of the Miami Dolphins. You know, 0:08:09.400 --> 0:08:13.120 I've really enjoyed the new rule. Um uh, it's it's 0:08:13.120 --> 0:08:15.920 been good. It's been good with the interaction with the coaches. 0:08:16.000 --> 0:08:19.480 It's a different interaction with the players. Um. You know, 0:08:19.560 --> 0:08:22.280 one thing that I was really excited about and in 0:08:22.360 --> 0:08:25.440 fact that it just so happened that Bill Arnst Parter 0:08:25.680 --> 0:08:29.720 was a ward of the Doctor z Award UM this year, 0:08:29.720 --> 0:08:33.120 which I think he's more than deserving. Um. You know, 0:08:33.200 --> 0:08:39.520 I I read his book years ago, and um, you know, 0:08:39.640 --> 0:08:43.080 and uh reading his book okay, and then being in 0:08:43.120 --> 0:08:45.199 the NFL for as long as I have and to 0:08:45.360 --> 0:08:49.360 see some of the terminology that's in his book that 0:08:49.520 --> 0:08:51.760 still carries over to today. You know, it's a pretty 0:08:51.760 --> 0:08:55.360 amazing thing. So I would say being the defensive coordinator 0:08:55.360 --> 0:08:58.599 for the Miami Dolphins and there's there's a rich alumni 0:08:58.760 --> 0:09:03.120 history here and you know, knowing that the standards pretty 0:09:03.200 --> 0:09:06.959 high with Bill Arnsburger, Um, I considered an honor and 0:09:07.040 --> 0:09:10.600 a privilege. Um. You know, it might not personally been 0:09:10.679 --> 0:09:13.040 something that I was looking to do, but I'm very 0:09:13.080 --> 0:09:16.079 honored to do it. I take my job very seriously. 0:09:17.120 --> 0:09:21.080 As far as being a defense Um, again, you know, 0:09:21.160 --> 0:09:23.200 we look at fundamentals. I mean, we need to be 0:09:23.200 --> 0:09:24.840 able to tackle, we need to be able to play 0:09:24.920 --> 0:09:26.840 with you know, good effort. But I would say it 0:09:26.840 --> 0:09:28.400 goes back to a lot of things that you're coach 0:09:28.440 --> 0:09:31.560 Florida say, is you know, look, we need to be 0:09:31.600 --> 0:09:34.480 a smart team. We need to be mentally and physically tough. 0:09:35.200 --> 0:09:37.360 And I think you know, you know, him and Chris 0:09:37.400 --> 0:09:40.360 did a great job trying to uh put the team 0:09:40.360 --> 0:09:43.800 together with guys that are fiercely competitive. And you know, again, 0:09:43.840 --> 0:09:46.080 we get sixteen shots at it and we'll see where 0:09:46.120 --> 0:09:48.960 we lie, you know, when it's all said and done. 0:09:49.040 --> 0:09:53.680 But you know, as being a coordinator, I'm I'm honored 0:09:53.920 --> 0:09:58.000 for that position, UM, kind of knowing where where it's 0:09:58.040 --> 0:10:01.120 been here at the Miami Dolphins. Um, you know, I'm 0:10:01.120 --> 0:10:05.160 pretty excited about that. UM. So hopefully that answers your 0:10:05.240 --> 0:10:08.960 question obviously. You know, I think it's awesome for the 0:10:09.040 --> 0:10:11.720 Arnst Parker family that he was honored, and I think 0:10:11.720 --> 0:10:14.720 it's awesome for the Miami Dolphins. And I'm really privileged 0:10:14.800 --> 0:10:17.319 just to have his talking about having the same position 0:10:17.360 --> 0:10:19.960 that that guy had. You know, it's a pretty big 0:10:19.960 --> 0:10:22.439 deal to me. I mean, how cool is that. I 0:10:22.440 --> 0:10:26.160 don't think anybody was expecting a little Dolphins history background 0:10:26.160 --> 0:10:28.920 there on Bill Arrenstbarger. Now, one of my favorite parts 0:10:28.920 --> 0:10:30.840 of this job that I've talked about on the podcast 0:10:30.880 --> 0:10:32.720 is how I've gotten to learn and know more about 0:10:32.720 --> 0:10:35.280 the Dolphins from the seventies and eighties and those eras 0:10:35.360 --> 0:10:37.920 because I know this team back to front for the 0:10:38.000 --> 0:10:40.800 last five years, but being a thirty two year old, 0:10:41.000 --> 0:10:43.840 I don't necessarily have the firsthand knowledge of those teams 0:10:43.880 --> 0:10:46.240 of those coaches. And you hear Josh Boyer right there 0:10:46.280 --> 0:10:48.760 going back into his history book and learning about Bill 0:10:48.880 --> 0:10:51.440 Arnst Barker, who he had a special here on the 0:10:51.559 --> 0:10:55.240 Drivetime podcast talking about both his winning the Doctor Z Award. 0:10:55.400 --> 0:10:57.800 Had a j Dewey on the podcast talking about that, 0:10:57.960 --> 0:10:59.480 So that was really cool to hear him go into 0:10:59.480 --> 0:11:01.720 detail about how he was kind of the pioneer of 0:11:01.760 --> 0:11:05.000 Dolphins defensive coordinators and for him to follow in that lineage, 0:11:05.040 --> 0:11:07.640 to follow in that path is really special to him. 0:11:07.760 --> 0:11:09.760 It's cool to hear that as Dolphins fans, I think, 0:11:09.760 --> 0:11:12.040 and it's someone that works here in the building with 0:11:12.080 --> 0:11:15.240 the Miami Dolphins. Up next, coach was asked about the 0:11:15.280 --> 0:11:17.880 different backgrounds and bringing all these new coaches onto the 0:11:17.920 --> 0:11:20.400 staff and kind of how they have meshed together. We 0:11:20.480 --> 0:11:22.800 talk about themes in this team and on this coaching 0:11:22.800 --> 0:11:24.480 staff a lot. Right well, you're gonna hear him talk 0:11:24.480 --> 0:11:26.679 about one of those themes, the ability to be a 0:11:26.720 --> 0:11:30.920 teacher as a football coach. I think for everybody it's 0:11:30.960 --> 0:11:34.200 it's a little bit different, you know where you come from. 0:11:34.320 --> 0:11:37.160 I think the one thing that uh, it's consistent with 0:11:37.200 --> 0:11:41.080 all those guys is they're good teachers. UM, they're good 0:11:41.080 --> 0:11:45.640 communicators and they work hard. Um. And I would say 0:11:45.679 --> 0:11:50.400 the other thing that's important in coaching is they really there. 0:11:50.160 --> 0:11:54.280 They don't have egos, so um, you know, it's amazing 0:11:54.280 --> 0:11:56.360 what you can get accomplished when nobody cares what gets 0:11:56.400 --> 0:11:59.439 the credit, um. You know. And I think our head coach, 0:11:59.600 --> 0:12:02.760 coach or is I mean, he exemplifies that, you know. 0:12:03.040 --> 0:12:08.600 He you know, he's a very humble individual, very hard worker. UM. 0:12:08.679 --> 0:12:13.960 And I think you know, you got guys that are young, hungry, intelligent, 0:12:14.120 --> 0:12:20.160 hard working um that give very little to who gets 0:12:20.200 --> 0:12:22.240 credit for what they just want to work hard and 0:12:22.280 --> 0:12:25.640 be successful as as a team in an organization, which 0:12:25.720 --> 0:12:27.800 is what we're all trying to do. And we'll go 0:12:27.880 --> 0:12:30.240 back a little bit more history behind Josh Boyer, his 0:12:30.360 --> 0:12:33.160 influences and coming up as a young football coach. He 0:12:33.200 --> 0:12:36.280 references being around football since he could walk, his father 0:12:36.360 --> 0:12:38.720 being a high school football coach. Here he is talking 0:12:38.760 --> 0:12:42.320 about his very first impression of football watching film on 0:12:42.320 --> 0:12:44.360 the old highlight earl on the old tape reels rather 0:12:44.640 --> 0:12:47.480 and how he was kind of immediately drawn to being 0:12:47.480 --> 0:12:50.719 a football coach. Well, I think, you know, first of all, 0:12:50.760 --> 0:12:53.720 it's like, again, I've been around football since I can walk. 0:12:54.120 --> 0:12:56.240 Uh so my my father is a high school coach 0:12:56.320 --> 0:13:00.240 and he's still coaching. And um, you know, so I 0:13:00.280 --> 0:13:02.000 guess when I was a little kid and they had 0:13:02.040 --> 0:13:04.200 the film projector on, I thought it was the coolest 0:13:04.200 --> 0:13:08.080 thing in the world when the players went backwards. So, uh, 0:13:08.120 --> 0:13:11.720 you know, that kind of sparked my interest there. Um. 0:13:11.920 --> 0:13:14.880 And I think, you know, no matter what what you're 0:13:16.160 --> 0:13:19.120 vocation is in life, I think, you know, you always 0:13:19.160 --> 0:13:23.480 are seeking knowledge and there's so many, so many coaches 0:13:23.480 --> 0:13:25.880 that have done it, you know, for so many years, 0:13:25.920 --> 0:13:28.719 and there's always you know, there's always good things you 0:13:28.760 --> 0:13:31.199 can take from everybody, whether it's good, bad, or indifferent. 0:13:31.679 --> 0:13:34.120 And I think as much as you kind of open 0:13:34.200 --> 0:13:36.959 yourself up to all, right, you know, what it was 0:13:37.000 --> 0:13:38.840 this guy doing here? What was this guy? I mean, 0:13:38.840 --> 0:13:41.080 there's a lot of good books out there, and some 0:13:41.240 --> 0:13:43.880 of them and Bill Bill Arns Partner's book is one 0:13:43.920 --> 0:13:46.600 of those. Is if you have a pretty good knowledge, 0:13:47.120 --> 0:13:49.920 you think it's pretty good book. If you're a little 0:13:49.920 --> 0:13:53.319 bit novice in it, it could be a tough read, 0:13:53.840 --> 0:13:56.480 you know. So which I mean there's other books that 0:13:56.520 --> 0:13:58.160 I like to read as well too. Some of them 0:13:58.160 --> 0:14:02.480 are tough reads for me too. Um. But I would 0:14:02.480 --> 0:14:05.000 say that the history of the game, you know, you 0:14:05.080 --> 0:14:08.119 always hear like, oh, this guy's innovative, this guy's innovative. 0:14:08.600 --> 0:14:11.640 I mean, the the Wildcat was really the single wing offense. 0:14:11.880 --> 0:14:14.839 You know that people were running, I mean before they 0:14:14.840 --> 0:14:18.840 had you know, face masks. So um, I think it's 0:14:18.840 --> 0:14:21.560 it's always interesting. I think there's things that you can 0:14:21.600 --> 0:14:26.520 pull from everything. Um. You know, uh, I do enjoy that, 0:14:26.760 --> 0:14:29.080 you know, any time that that, like any of the 0:14:29.080 --> 0:14:31.680 old games are are going on. And I mentioned Charlie 0:14:31.720 --> 0:14:35.760 Winner earlier. I believe he might be the only living 0:14:35.840 --> 0:14:39.680 coach from the greatest game ever played? Um what what 0:14:39.720 --> 0:14:44.000 they titled the greatest game ever played? Um? So um, 0:14:44.040 --> 0:14:46.520 you know, and it's interesting to have conversations. I feel 0:14:46.600 --> 0:14:50.040 very fortunate to be a part of the NFL. And um, 0:14:50.080 --> 0:14:52.120 I would say my paths have crossed with a lot 0:14:52.120 --> 0:14:55.360 of guys and there's a rich history here in Miami. Uh, 0:14:55.400 --> 0:14:57.400 there there is, you know, and there's a lot of 0:14:57.400 --> 0:15:00.320 guys and a lot of alumni that come around, and 0:15:00.400 --> 0:15:03.280 there's always things that relate to today's game. It's not 0:15:03.360 --> 0:15:05.520 a completely different game at the end of the day. 0:15:05.720 --> 0:15:08.840 I mean, there's still eleven guys out there and um, 0:15:08.880 --> 0:15:12.240 you know, a lot of their experiences, Um, and they've 0:15:12.280 --> 0:15:17.040 been great, you know. So I'm I'm excited. Uh, I'm 0:15:17.120 --> 0:15:20.160 decided with our past. I'm excited for a future. Uh 0:15:20.400 --> 0:15:23.000 you know, and uh, we're gonna work hard and like 0:15:23.040 --> 0:15:24.760 I said, we get sixteen shots at it and we'll 0:15:24.800 --> 0:15:27.800 see what we are. So there he goes. Dolphins defensive 0:15:27.800 --> 0:15:31.400 coordinator Josh Boyer. Up next, we had Dolphins linebackers coach 0:15:31.440 --> 0:15:34.520 Anthony Campanelli, and the first question posed the coach came 0:15:34.560 --> 0:15:36.400 from me, So I'll go ahead and roll that and 0:15:36.440 --> 0:15:39.960 its entirety. Hey, good morning, coach. My question is about 0:15:40.040 --> 0:15:42.080 the amount of players you guys have that can play 0:15:42.200 --> 0:15:44.000 both off the ball as well as come down on 0:15:44.040 --> 0:15:46.000 the line of scrimmage. And I was curious how do 0:15:46.040 --> 0:15:48.320 you and Coach Clark kind of balanced that time on 0:15:48.400 --> 0:15:50.760 the field or in meetings, whatever it is with a 0:15:50.800 --> 0:15:53.240 player like Kyle van Noy, who has so many snaps 0:15:53.280 --> 0:15:56.640 both on and off the ball in his past. Yeah, 0:15:56.680 --> 0:16:00.200 I just think that, uh, you know, we're awesome things 0:16:00.240 --> 0:16:04.240 about coaching here is we all coach defense, you know, Um, 0:16:04.280 --> 0:16:07.760 so we all got an opportunity to coach all our guys. 0:16:07.800 --> 0:16:11.920 And I think it's, uh, it's a staff full of 0:16:11.960 --> 0:16:16.760 guys who love the coach fundamentals um and love coaching 0:16:16.760 --> 0:16:19.960 with each other. So it's it's something that as a 0:16:20.000 --> 0:16:24.160 group collectively, I think we all at every position, to 0:16:24.200 --> 0:16:28.080 be honest with you, we all kind of incorporate our 0:16:28.120 --> 0:16:30.520 own philosophies and get the opportunity to coach all the guys. 0:16:30.560 --> 0:16:33.640 So it's been an awesome experience that way. And you know, 0:16:33.720 --> 0:16:36.240 the theme is the same there among the coaches and players, 0:16:36.280 --> 0:16:38.200 guys that can do multiple things and kind of work 0:16:38.240 --> 0:16:40.560 as a collaboration. That's gonna be what you get from 0:16:40.560 --> 0:16:42.400 the top down here. And it's kind of a challenge 0:16:42.600 --> 0:16:44.840 as a question asker in these interviews to get them 0:16:44.840 --> 0:16:47.080 to talk more kind of in depth about that kind 0:16:47.080 --> 0:16:50.120 of stuff because that group think that let's work together 0:16:50.160 --> 0:16:52.920 as this all is one individual unit. It's really there 0:16:52.960 --> 0:16:54.320 instead of parent and you can hear it and the 0:16:54.360 --> 0:16:56.800 coaches speak, you hear in the players talk as well, 0:16:56.960 --> 0:16:58.960 and it all comes down from the top with coach 0:16:59.000 --> 0:17:02.400 Brian Flora's up next. Coach was asked about getting the 0:17:02.480 --> 0:17:05.040 job here in Miami, working under Brian Flores and the 0:17:05.119 --> 0:17:07.680 chance to coach for an organization like the Miami Dolphins. 0:17:07.760 --> 0:17:10.280 And you'll hear this theme as well, the storied franchise 0:17:10.320 --> 0:17:12.880 that is the Miami Dolphins. Listened to coach Campanelli talk 0:17:12.960 --> 0:17:15.040 about what it means to him with a little chuckle 0:17:15.200 --> 0:17:18.200 and a ray smile about coaching for the Miami Dolphins. 0:17:18.520 --> 0:17:21.040 I mean, it means a world to me. It's been 0:17:21.080 --> 0:17:24.400 a tremendous opportunity. Um. And then the opportunity to coach 0:17:24.440 --> 0:17:27.280 for coach Flores. Uh, was something I was really really 0:17:27.280 --> 0:17:31.000 excited about. Um. You know, it's a story franchise. So 0:17:31.640 --> 0:17:35.080 the opportunity to come here coach for him, coach at 0:17:35.080 --> 0:17:39.600 this place and coach these players, It's been a fantastic 0:17:39.640 --> 0:17:42.400 experience so far. Um, it was something I was really 0:17:42.440 --> 0:17:44.840 really looking forward to. I was really really excited about it, 0:17:44.920 --> 0:17:47.720 and I've loved every minute of it. Now. I couldn't 0:17:47.760 --> 0:17:49.840 get Coach talk about Kyle van Noy, but the next 0:17:49.920 --> 0:17:51.840 question does get a little bit of insight behind new 0:17:51.880 --> 0:17:55.120 Dolphins linebacker Kyle van Noy and how coach Campanelli thinks 0:17:55.119 --> 0:17:58.159 he fits into the defense here in Miami. Well, I 0:17:58.480 --> 0:18:01.040 think Kyle, um, you know, like you said, one of 0:18:01.119 --> 0:18:04.199 his great abilities is he's got a lot of multiplicity 0:18:04.280 --> 0:18:08.720 to his game, um, and I think him bringing that 0:18:08.760 --> 0:18:12.320 to our system, you know, and we're a system. Then 0:18:12.800 --> 0:18:15.040 I think coach Flores has done an incredible job and 0:18:15.040 --> 0:18:18.159 Coach Porter has an incredible jobs to their careers of plans, 0:18:18.160 --> 0:18:21.560 of strengths of all their players, you know, throughout their 0:18:21.680 --> 0:18:27.200 entire career. So he uh, we're obviously really really excited 0:18:27.240 --> 0:18:30.080 to have them here. Um, and I think he's gonna 0:18:30.920 --> 0:18:33.600 gonna be a great addition to our defense. And he's 0:18:33.600 --> 0:18:35.960 a great fit to what we do. I mean, you 0:18:36.040 --> 0:18:37.439 hear it there at the end, A great fit to 0:18:37.480 --> 0:18:39.840 what we do. Obviously, would not pursue a player like 0:18:39.920 --> 0:18:41.639 that if he doesn't fit what you do. But you 0:18:41.680 --> 0:18:44.080 look at the past rush numbers for instance of Van 0:18:44.119 --> 0:18:47.480 Doyle with the Patriots under Brian Flores. There in how 0:18:47.600 --> 0:18:50.080 Sam egil Van and Jerome Baker here last year, we're 0:18:50.119 --> 0:18:52.119 near the top of the linebacker list in terms of 0:18:52.160 --> 0:18:55.440 pass rushing situations, finding different gaps to blitz, guys that 0:18:55.480 --> 0:18:57.600 can rush from different spots. You talk about all that 0:18:57.640 --> 0:19:00.040 with Kyle van Noy, he certainly fits and coach and 0:19:00.119 --> 0:19:02.719 Relli talks about it there and up next an interesting 0:19:02.720 --> 0:19:05.360 answer from coach and kind of alluding to the Dolphins 0:19:05.359 --> 0:19:07.640 having so many coaches that came from the college ranks 0:19:07.680 --> 0:19:10.399 as well as first year players on the football field, 0:19:10.520 --> 0:19:12.680 and how that might kind of help this Dolphins team 0:19:12.840 --> 0:19:15.720 with regards to no preseason because college players and college 0:19:15.760 --> 0:19:18.560 coaches they're used to getting after it week one without 0:19:18.560 --> 0:19:21.600 any exhibition warm up games. I think for guys coming 0:19:21.600 --> 0:19:23.720 from college, it's it's not much of a difference, you know, 0:19:24.080 --> 0:19:27.879 so that that might be an advantage for us. You know, 0:19:28.200 --> 0:19:30.400 a guy like myself as a coach, it's something that 0:19:30.400 --> 0:19:32.879 that's what you know, getting ready, getting the guys ready 0:19:32.880 --> 0:19:37.679 through training camp. Um and I think coach Flores has 0:19:37.920 --> 0:19:41.359 done a great job of, you know, managing everything up 0:19:41.400 --> 0:19:44.439 to this point and uh really really organized it in 0:19:44.480 --> 0:19:47.280 a way that our guys can get better every day 0:19:47.680 --> 0:19:50.680 and it's been meticulously done so I think he's not 0:19:50.760 --> 0:19:53.120 a fantastic job with that, having been through some other 0:19:53.200 --> 0:19:55.159 situations like that, is you know, like this as a 0:19:55.200 --> 0:19:59.560 college coach, Um, I've been really really impressed with that, 0:19:59.720 --> 0:20:03.080 and I think, you know, through the summer, like you said, 0:20:03.160 --> 0:20:06.479 this is this is the same situation for everybody in 0:20:06.520 --> 0:20:08.560 the league, and we just kind of do a great 0:20:08.640 --> 0:20:11.560 job of coaching our guys every day. Everything is important, 0:20:11.800 --> 0:20:14.840 Every meeting is important, every practice is important, um, and 0:20:14.880 --> 0:20:17.680 I think our guys understand that. I know they do 0:20:17.800 --> 0:20:21.639 because they're prepared that way. So uh Da've taking the 0:20:22.480 --> 0:20:23.760 you know, it's a little bit of a change, I'm 0:20:23.800 --> 0:20:25.879