WEBVTT - Drive Time: 2024 Miami Dolphins Training Camp Preview Part 1 Offense

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<v Speaker 1>To on the move, Going Deep, Speedless, Peace do Hell.

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<v Speaker 1>From the Baptist Health Studio. This inside the Baptist Health

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

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<v Speaker 1>my advands in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>What is up Dolphins? 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>we have two episodes left before our first training camp

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<v Speaker 2>entire day recap here at the Baptist Health Training Complex

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<v Speaker 2>in Miami Gardens. We're gonna talk about the Dolphins offense today.

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<v Speaker 2>I tell you what my expectations are for each player

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<v Speaker 2>and position group on this team as we embark on

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<v Speaker 2>this journey to break the roster from ninety down to

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<v Speaker 2>fifty three. We'll go quarterbacks, running backs, wideouts, tight ends,

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<v Speaker 2>offensive line. From the Baptist Hell Studios in side the

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<v Speaker 2>Baptist Health Training Complex. This is the Drive Time podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>We've done roster resets. I think I don't know three

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<v Speaker 2>or four times. There's always applicable times to do that,

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<v Speaker 2>and this episode is not exactly that. It's kind of that,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's taking the collection of the entire offseason, all

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<v Speaker 2>the moves, the direction, the vision, the work we saw

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<v Speaker 2>in spring ball, back in OTAs and trying to forecast

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<v Speaker 2>what we might see in training camp, some intriguing battles

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<v Speaker 2>we could run into it, certain position groups and just

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<v Speaker 2>kind of forecast what each player in each room looks

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<v Speaker 2>like here. And we start this thing off with the

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback position. And we start this thing off with the

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<v Speaker 2>player that everybody is most intrigued by on any roster,

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<v Speaker 2>especially on the Dolphins roster, and it's quarterback. To a

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<v Speaker 2>tongue of I loa the entire room. Let's go ahead

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<v Speaker 2>and ride a little mom off real quick, TUA. You

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<v Speaker 2>guys know the players here to a tongue of iloa,

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<v Speaker 2>Mike White, Skyler Thompson, and Gavin Hardes. And is my

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<v Speaker 2>depth chart going into this thing. Darryl Bebbles the quarterbacks

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<v Speaker 2>coach and passing game coordinator, and don't forget the name

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<v Speaker 2>Chandler Henley, assistant quarterbacks coach. He is going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a fast riser in this league in terms of assistant

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<v Speaker 2>coaches and finding positional work. I'm sure he'll have his

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<v Speaker 2>own room here before you know it in the coming years.

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<v Speaker 2>This room you can probably go by the quickest. But

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<v Speaker 2>let's just go ahead and go buy each player here

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<v Speaker 2>and talk about this. So I think Tua is about

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<v Speaker 2>to have his best year as a pro. I think

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<v Speaker 2>he's about to have his best camp as a pro.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think that stems back to the work I

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<v Speaker 2>saw in OTAs where I didn't see picks, I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>see balls hitting the ground. I saw more velocity. I

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<v Speaker 2>saw more easy gas. I saw further better high arching

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<v Speaker 2>throws down the field. I saw more escapability and elusiveness

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<v Speaker 2>and choppier feet opposed to maybe heavier ankles. I just

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<v Speaker 2>think everything in his game physically is going to be,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, one or two percent better. And then on

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<v Speaker 2>top of that, McDaniel addressed this this offseason that the

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<v Speaker 2>mental aptitude, because of the continuity, because of the third

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<v Speaker 2>year in the system, because of just even more familiarity

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<v Speaker 2>and comfortability with his coaches and his players, that that's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be where the bigger stride happens. And that's the

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<v Speaker 2>most important part of the game. As you know, if

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<v Speaker 2>you listen to this podcast, if you take my word

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<v Speaker 2>for it, I don't think that physical traits win, like

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<v Speaker 2>playing the quarterback position wins in this league. And I

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<v Speaker 2>think Tua is already one of the best in the

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<v Speaker 2>NFL in that regard, and I think he's going to

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<v Speaker 2>take a significant step in that direction this year as well.

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<v Speaker 2>So he's the starting quarterback. If you get him for

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<v Speaker 2>seventeen games, you're gonna win a whole bunch of games.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's the hope. The next part of the position

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<v Speaker 2>group here is where it gets I guess a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit intriguing for me. It's a clear cut back up

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<v Speaker 2>and a clear cut number three, and in fact a

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<v Speaker 2>clear cut number four as well as Gavin Hardison takes

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<v Speaker 2>the role of James Blackman last year kind of trying

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<v Speaker 2>to find his way or I guess reed set a

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<v Speaker 2>few years ago who did kind of make it work

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<v Speaker 2>out for him in terms of getting you know, some

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<v Speaker 2>NFL work. But Hardson takes on the unenviable role of

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<v Speaker 2>camp arm trying to find reps and trying to just

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<v Speaker 2>you know, put tape together that shows that he can

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<v Speaker 2>play at this level, whether it's practice or exhibition games.

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<v Speaker 2>And we know he'll play in the preseason, but you

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<v Speaker 2>don't often see I don't remember seeing James Blackman playing

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<v Speaker 2>a whole lot of reps or getting a whole lot

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<v Speaker 2>of reps in camp last year, So it comes down

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<v Speaker 2>to Mike White and Skylar Thompson. I think Mike White

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<v Speaker 2>as a pretty clear winner in that race, especially going

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<v Speaker 2>into camp right now. There was some kind of back

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<v Speaker 2>and forth last year, but just in the way he

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<v Speaker 2>sees the field, the way he processes the way that

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<v Speaker 2>he can kind of, I guess I think he's the

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<v Speaker 2>best one in this room to continue what this offense

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<v Speaker 2>is if there is an absence of the starter into

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<v Speaker 2>a tongue of bailoa, and he's got enough pop in

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<v Speaker 2>his arm, he's got enough wibble to make some plays

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<v Speaker 2>happen here. He's not the most fleet of foot, the

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<v Speaker 2>most athletic, or the biggest arm, but he does process

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<v Speaker 2>the game really well and see the field really well

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<v Speaker 2>and throws a very good catchable football. So I think

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<v Speaker 2>that Mike White is a pretty good backup. He's the

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<v Speaker 2>best part about the backup, especially if you get what

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<v Speaker 2>you desire in seventeen games from you're starting quarterback, is

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to get really good support for your starting quarterback.

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<v Speaker 2>Mike White is a great teammate, a great dude, and

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<v Speaker 2>he will support Tua with you know, hey, I need

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<v Speaker 2>a third down reel from you know, even front pass

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<v Speaker 2>rush with they over like whatever it might be, He's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna go find two was highlight clips and help him

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<v Speaker 2>put those things together and help him get ready for

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<v Speaker 2>the games on Sunday while getting himself ready for Skyler.

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<v Speaker 2>I really think that this is kind of s or

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<v Speaker 2>get off the p if you know what I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>off the pot type of season for him, because we

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<v Speaker 2>saw him play that rookie year and there was flashes

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<v Speaker 2>and camp in preseason was very impressive. But that's like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, judging spring training in baseball. And I'll go

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<v Speaker 2>back to the Mariners here once more. The Mariners are

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<v Speaker 2>pacing right now to be one of the worst offenses

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<v Speaker 2>in the history of the National football in Major League Baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>This is like a week early, so I could be

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<v Speaker 2>jumping the gun here. In fact, they scored seven runs

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<v Speaker 2>last night in the game they play, so maybe maybe

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<v Speaker 2>they're turning it around. But they are literally bottom of

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<v Speaker 2>the league in batting average OPS and they strike out

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<v Speaker 2>more than any team in the history of Major League Baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you go back and look at those guys

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<v Speaker 2>ops is in spring training they were all over one

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<v Speaker 2>thousand and now those guys are like DFA candidates. Guys

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<v Speaker 2>they basically get cut midseason because they can't hit the baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>That's how I view preseason football statistics. It just flat

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<v Speaker 2>out does not matter, because once you get live bullets,

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<v Speaker 2>and you get game plans, and you get more disguised

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<v Speaker 2>and deception and actual defensive calls, that's when the game

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<v Speaker 2>starts to happen. And that's where Skuyler struggled the most

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<v Speaker 2>for the first two years of his career.

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<v Speaker 1>In camp.

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<v Speaker 2>Last year I thought was pretty pretty tough to watch

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<v Speaker 2>in that regard too, So I think that this year,

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<v Speaker 2>in his third season, needs to show a major leap

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<v Speaker 2>in progression in terms of the mental side of the game,

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<v Speaker 2>how he sees the field, how quick the ball comes out,

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<v Speaker 2>because those are imperative parts of this offense, and when

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<v Speaker 2>you didn't have that, this offense is broken and cannot

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<v Speaker 2>move the football. So a big year for him to

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<v Speaker 2>show progress in that regard. I expect it because I

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<v Speaker 2>think he's the kind of worker that can develop that

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<v Speaker 2>type of success in progress.

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<v Speaker 1>But it has to happen for him, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>I think this year before the Dolphins would ultimately if

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't progress, I would assume you have to kind

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<v Speaker 2>of go back into the draft thinking we've got to

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<v Speaker 2>find the next backup quarterback here in the late rounds

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<v Speaker 2>of this year's draft. So it's a friendly, you know

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<v Speaker 2>system for the quarterback. Tua really accentuates that and puts

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<v Speaker 2>the ball and in the best spots possible. And this

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<v Speaker 2>whole thing's built around him. So a little bit more

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<v Speaker 2>toolsy for him and a little bit more experience, I

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<v Speaker 2>think is ultimately a good thing. And I just love

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<v Speaker 2>the overall continuity in this room. It's the same two coaches,

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<v Speaker 2>it's the same top three guys. We swap out the fourth,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, kind of trying to get some reps guy,

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<v Speaker 2>the camp arm, if you will. That continuity in the

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback room will not be lost on this football team

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<v Speaker 2>and running back my projected depth chart heading into this thing,

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<v Speaker 2>I have a really tough time at the top because

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<v Speaker 2>I think that Devon ah Chan is like Chris Johnson good.

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<v Speaker 2>But I refuse, I absolutely refuse to overlook what Raheem

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<v Speaker 2>Moster means to this football team, what his skill set is.

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<v Speaker 2>And in fact, if you're on Twitter and you're the

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<v Speaker 2>one that I had this discussion with, I think it

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<v Speaker 2>was two tweets back and forth. I couldn't disagree more

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<v Speaker 2>with the fact that most stats are not a reflection

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<v Speaker 2>of his game. I think that he is a fantastic

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<v Speaker 2>running back who, like so many Dolphins, gets overlooked for

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<v Speaker 2>whatever reason. He has breakaway speed, which to me is

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<v Speaker 2>the most important thing. The vision to hit that breakaway

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<v Speaker 2>speed and hit long touchdowns. Because in an NFL where

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<v Speaker 2>I can throw the ball, if I have two on

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<v Speaker 2>my offense, I can throw the ball for eight point

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<v Speaker 2>three yards per attempt. Why the hell am I going

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<v Speaker 2>to line up and run the ball for four yards.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm literally accepting a positive outcome as half of the

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<v Speaker 2>average of my passing outcome. When it's positive, why the

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<v Speaker 2>hell would I do that. I want to hit big

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<v Speaker 2>runs in the running game. I want to get good

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<v Speaker 2>first down runs and running spots where they're not expected.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, I want to convert short yardage.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's a big area where this football team

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<v Speaker 2>has to improve, and I think they have addressed that

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit here. We'll talk about that in a second.

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<v Speaker 2>But where he moster a big play waiting to happen,

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<v Speaker 2>he can definitely get to the perimeter and exemplify what

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<v Speaker 2>this offense wants to be in terms of how you

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<v Speaker 2>better defend the entire field sideline to sideline, and then

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<v Speaker 2>off of that, we can attack your overplay and hit

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<v Speaker 2>windows in the passing game behind you, hit bend back runs,

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<v Speaker 2>and Raheem expands that entire option of your playbook with

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<v Speaker 2>his speed, with his decision making. But most importantly, and

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<v Speaker 2>this gets so overlooked, and I tweeted about the stats

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<v Speaker 2>and why ESPN's Insider GM whatever that thing was listed

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<v Speaker 2>twenty names before Raheem moster got brought up.

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<v Speaker 1>Watch him run.

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<v Speaker 2>He runs through guys, and he's top five and broken

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<v Speaker 2>tackles and yards after contact or top six or seven

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<v Speaker 2>whatever it was, like, he's one of the best running

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<v Speaker 2>backs in the NFL. So I'm conflicted at top at

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<v Speaker 2>the top because Devon Hcham, I think, is gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>a top five NFL back. So I guess I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>that conflicted because I think the EIGHTHCHM is a premier

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<v Speaker 2>player and Raheem is like on the cusp of an

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<v Speaker 2>elite running back. He's maybe not maybe not that level,

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<v Speaker 2>but hey, what a good problem to have, right, So

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<v Speaker 2>I guess I just solved my own argument here, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'll go with e Chan up top because I think

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<v Speaker 2>that his expansion in the passing game is going to

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<v Speaker 2>really be next level and take this offense to essentially

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<v Speaker 2>having a reek and a waddle. I think you have

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<v Speaker 2>one more of those guys now in Devon H.

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<v Speaker 1>Chan. I really really do.

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<v Speaker 2>On top of Odell Beckham being a substantial upgrade to

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of the room, on top of John Smith

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<v Speaker 2>being a substantial upgrade to the tight end position, I

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<v Speaker 2>just think you have so many weapons.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Devon A.

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<v Speaker 2>Chan is a lynchpin of that freakish ability, freakish vision

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<v Speaker 2>and lateral quickness to hit holes that don't seem like

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<v Speaker 2>they're there. We talked about him Jake Mendel from the

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<v Speaker 2>he does the podcast with Josh Hout's great nickname for him,

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<v Speaker 2>Flat Stanley last year. I think that's a perfect name

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<v Speaker 2>because he seems to hit these creases that just are

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<v Speaker 2>not there and he accelerates through them and he averaged

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<v Speaker 2>over eight yards per carry. So, like I talk about

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<v Speaker 2>the whole running game and passing game, like, what's a

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<v Speaker 2>good outcome for both, it's half the yards. Not with

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<v Speaker 2>this guy, it's not eight yards per rush. I guess

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna go eight chan then Moster are, but I

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<v Speaker 2>think maybe start the game or start this with Moster

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<v Speaker 2>as a nod to a record holder in your franchise

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<v Speaker 2>for touchdowns and a couple of thousand yard seasons, like

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<v Speaker 2>what a special year he had. Number three is where

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<v Speaker 2>it gets interesting. I'm gonna go with the rookie Galen right.

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<v Speaker 2>I just think he's a perfect fit for the offense

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<v Speaker 2>and how he can find those cutback lanes, how he

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<v Speaker 2>can maximize these light box opportunities you get where arm

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<v Speaker 2>tackles will not bring him down. And once he gets

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<v Speaker 2>in the second level, Gosh, he has moves. Gosh, he

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<v Speaker 2>has speed to burn. Gosh, he has the wherewithal and

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<v Speaker 2>the vision to run to daylight and maximize those runs.

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<v Speaker 2>You go side to side in this league, you're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>sacrifice yards. He doesn't do that. He gets downhill and

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<v Speaker 2>does it with speed and conviction. And I think that

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<v Speaker 2>he is a special talent that is going to make

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<v Speaker 2>this running back room the best in the National Football League.

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<v Speaker 2>When you think about those top three guys, like I

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<v Speaker 2>think you could look back at the end of the

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<v Speaker 2>year and be like yeah, the Dolphins had three top

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen backs in the NFL. They also had two top

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<v Speaker 2>ten receivers. They also had a top five cours Like, yeah, man,

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<v Speaker 2>it's about to get scary for opposing defenses on this offense.

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<v Speaker 2>So those are my top three guys going into it.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll go ahead and start here with Alec because what

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<v Speaker 2>a valuable addition he is to the offense. And really

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<v Speaker 2>only three or four teams have a guy like this,

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<v Speaker 2>And you know Kyle Yuschek and Patrick Ricard who was

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<v Speaker 2>differently built in different style for the Ravens in that

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<v Speaker 2>full back room. But it creates such a different dynamic

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<v Speaker 2>to your offense when you can go twenty one personnel

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<v Speaker 2>and essentially get to your vertical play action passing game

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<v Speaker 2>out of those looks and buy yourself one less deep

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<v Speaker 2>defender because of Ingole's presence. And if they don't respect that,

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<v Speaker 2>if they don't honor it, if you get a game

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<v Speaker 2>against the Buffalo Bills where they stay in that nickel

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<v Speaker 2>package all game long and maybe you commit to maybe

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit more running, you can roll up two

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<v Speaker 2>hundred plus rushing yards against a team like that because

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<v Speaker 2>Ingold on a slot cornerback is a mismatch for the ages.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that his ability to catch the football is

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<v Speaker 2>unique in the full black landscape, and his leadership and

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<v Speaker 2>his character and what he brings to the locker room

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<v Speaker 2>invaluable piece. Team captain got an extension last year. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>what more do you want on this football team? We're

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<v Speaker 2>two position groups, one and a half position groups in

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<v Speaker 2>this and we're talking about all these freaking all stars.

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<v Speaker 2>After that is where I think it gets the most interesting,

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<v Speaker 2>because you basically have Savon Ahmed, Chris Brooks, and Jeff

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<v Speaker 2>Wilson battling for that for the next hierarchy in touches.

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<v Speaker 2>I think Chris Brooks has a lot of ability. I

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<v Speaker 2>think he offers something that nobody else in the room does.

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<v Speaker 2>Probably I'll probably put him here just because of my

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<v Speaker 2>own experience with watching him in camp and in the

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<v Speaker 2>preseason and a couple of regular season reps as well.

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<v Speaker 2>He's kind of my surprise pick here in the running

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<v Speaker 2>back room to jump over Savon and Jeff Wilson. And look,

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<v Speaker 2>I love Jeff's game too. I think he offers some

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<v Speaker 2>physicality and an edge to him, but it just seems

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<v Speaker 2>kind of like if there's an odd man out. It

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<v Speaker 2>might be him, but he's gonna go somewhere else and

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<v Speaker 2>get significant touches if that's the case, and be a

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<v Speaker 2>productive back as well.

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<v Speaker 1>So you'd have a really good problem here.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, I don't know if anyone's training for running

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<v Speaker 2>backs these days, but maybe maybe you have some trade

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<v Speaker 2>capital here to go out and recoup a draft pick.

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<v Speaker 2>And then Savon Akhmed he kind of falls in that

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<v Speaker 2>Jeff Wilson category for me, even though he's probably the

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<v Speaker 2>best special teamer of the group. So what does it

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<v Speaker 2>surprise me to have him be the fourth back who

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<v Speaker 2>is kind of an ace on special teams?

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<v Speaker 1>Not at all.

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<v Speaker 2>He has some good pass game ability, had a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of nice big players early in the season last year,

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<v Speaker 2>and had a couple of touchdown runs. Just I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>from top to bottom, this entire room is really really special,

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<v Speaker 2>And of course the coach of the room is also

0:14:20.200 --> 0:14:23.320
<v Speaker 2>associate head coach Eric Studisville. Let's go ahead and take

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<v Speaker 2>a break right there. Come back on the other side.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll do receivers and tight ends next, and then finish

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<v Speaker 2>up on the offensive line. The third segment, that's next

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<v Speaker 2>Draft Time Podcast. Your host Travis Wingfield, brought to you

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<v Speaker 2>by Auto Nation segment two, talking about probably the best

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<v Speaker 2>room on the entire football team, and that says a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>After the praise we just heaped on both the quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>and running back room for your Miami Dolphins, we look

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<v Speaker 2>at the wide receiver and the projected depth chart of

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<v Speaker 2>this group. You guys know who's up top. We'll go

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<v Speaker 2>ahead and talk about them together, Tyreek Hill and Jalen Waddle,

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<v Speaker 2>who is hands down by far no question about the

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<v Speaker 2>best one to two punch in the National Football League.

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<v Speaker 2>In effect, when when Tyreek's playing days are no more

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<v Speaker 2>and Waddle the twenty five year old megastar, He's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>step right into that role and be your Tyreek kill

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<v Speaker 2>when he's gone. So we basically have two of those guys,

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<v Speaker 2>two guys that can score if money were on the field,

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<v Speaker 2>Two guys that take absolute, absolute control over their entire

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<v Speaker 2>career by the work they put in, by the offseason

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<v Speaker 2>sweat equity they build up, by the way they practice

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<v Speaker 2>and by the way they prepare, and by the way

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<v Speaker 2>they essentially rally their teammates to be better players. I

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<v Speaker 2>just look at, you know, improvements, incremental improvements in terms

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<v Speaker 2>of footwork and timing and pacing and rhythm. And we

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<v Speaker 2>saw it last year with the vertical passing game, as

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<v Speaker 2>you know, in twenty twenty two two as deep balls

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<v Speaker 2>to Hill might have been on the back shoulder and

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty three they were out in front. He ran

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<v Speaker 2>under those and had even more explosive long touchdowns. Like

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<v Speaker 2>I expect that same incremental progress to occur in twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty three, especially for Waddle who was just banged up

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<v Speaker 2>all year and couldn't really seem to you know, he'd

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<v Speaker 2>come back for a game and look explosive for a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of plays, and then he would get nicked up

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<v Speaker 2>and like it would slow him down. And then we

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<v Speaker 2>got him back in that playoff game, but he wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>all the way right, and that in fact you saw

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<v Speaker 2>him in practice, it was like, yeah, he's about seventy

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<v Speaker 2>five percent, and we know that he's he's not going

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<v Speaker 2>to miss games, you know, and this is a league

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<v Speaker 2>where guys do miss games sometimes when they can go.

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<v Speaker 2>If he can go, he's gonna tape it up and

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to go. And I think you have to

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<v Speaker 2>really respect that about his makeup and his mentality. He

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<v Speaker 2>is just that type of dude. I think that they

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<v Speaker 2>create conflict in terms of how you defend this team

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<v Speaker 2>in different personnel packages. You can run off of their threats.

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<v Speaker 2>You can run comebacks, you can run routes that nobody

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<v Speaker 2>else can run because of this threat, like the twenty

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<v Speaker 2>five yard comeback that Tyreek Hill runs, like nobody else

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<v Speaker 2>runs that in the National Football League. And Tua can

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<v Speaker 2>just layer that thing out there and let him essentially,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, time up when that intersection of football and

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<v Speaker 2>come back on the route down the stem occurs, and

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<v Speaker 2>it always looks so perfectly orchestrated. And I always say, like, man,

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<v Speaker 2>professional football, so cool the way these guys are so

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<v Speaker 2>sharp and so in tune. And that's like what I'm

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<v Speaker 2>talking about. It's just such a fine, fine level of

0:17:09.040 --> 0:17:13.440
<v Speaker 2>professional expertise these guys feature and Reak and wattle Man,

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<v Speaker 2>I can't you can't say enough about those two guys.

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<v Speaker 2>They are two of the best in the National Football League.

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<v Speaker 2>The number three to me is also clearcut. It's Odell

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<v Speaker 2>Beckham Junior. Talked about his tape a whole heck of

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<v Speaker 2>a lot this offseason with regards to how he might

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<v Speaker 2>factor in here and go back over the tape last

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<v Speaker 2>year man the games when the third down offense wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>very good, the games where critical drives stalled out on.

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<v Speaker 2>Just like narrow misses, you're gonna watch a receiver play

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<v Speaker 2>inside and get blanket on a two way go or

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<v Speaker 2>a three way go, the vertical inside and outside options

0:17:41.840 --> 0:17:44.280
<v Speaker 2>to them without safety help because they've kicked it over

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<v Speaker 2>to Reagan Waddle and we can't generate any separation at

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<v Speaker 2>any point of the route and it's just a non

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<v Speaker 2>like the quarterback sees that coverage and it's like non negotiable.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't throw the ball into that window because he's

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<v Speaker 2>not open. That happened all the time with Odell. It's

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<v Speaker 2>just not gonna happen. You can't cover him that way.

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<v Speaker 2>He's too good. I know he's not what he used

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<v Speaker 2>to be in terms of the explosive, game breaking umber

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<v Speaker 2>number one receiver, but that's not what he cost either,

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<v Speaker 2>And in fact, he costs quite a bargain compared to

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<v Speaker 2>what he was last year seventeen million dollars a year ago.

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<v Speaker 2>He can score in the red zone, he can score

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<v Speaker 2>from deep, he can go vertical, he can stack receiver defenders,

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<v Speaker 2>and he just is a professional route runner, man Like.

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<v Speaker 2>That's going to be the thing that I think most

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<v Speaker 2>people have lost here is you look at the numbers

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<v Speaker 2>or the production and whatever you want to look at

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<v Speaker 2>for Odell back in the last few years and some

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<v Speaker 2>situations that maybe weren't ideal for him. But when you

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<v Speaker 2>go back to a precision quarterback who wins with anticipation,

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<v Speaker 2>what did Kurt Warner say on Twitter? He said that

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<v Speaker 2>the best anticipation quarterbacks he put Matt Stafford and to

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<v Speaker 2>a tongue of by low in that grouping is Lamar Jackson.

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<v Speaker 2>That no chance, Lamar Jackson's an elite quarterback, but that's

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<v Speaker 2>not the strength of his game.

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<v Speaker 1>And go back to Cleveland. Was that Baker's game? No,

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't.

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<v Speaker 2>You go back to the Giants, Eli Manning, that was

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<v Speaker 2>his game. Surprise, surprise. So Odell Beckham's about to have

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<v Speaker 2>his best year in a while. He's about to a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of opportunities in one on one situations, and the

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<v Speaker 2>only reason he might not is because there's just so

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<v Speaker 2>many damn mouths to feed in this offense. But there

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<v Speaker 2>was a clear line from one to two those guys

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<v Speaker 2>are obvious, and then there's a clear drop off, and

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<v Speaker 2>then there's a clear drop off after number three, and

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<v Speaker 2>then that's where the battles get interesting. I'm gonna start

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<v Speaker 2>with Eric Azukama in that number four role as a

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<v Speaker 2>guy that I think has a chance to potentially be,

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<v Speaker 2>you know how like Ben Skearonic was like a blocking

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<v Speaker 2>receiver slash tight end for the Rams. I think Aszukama

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<v Speaker 2>can be sort of like a Brad Smith like for

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<v Speaker 2>the Jets field like ten fifteen years ago. That's probably

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<v Speaker 2>gonna age a lot of you guys out of the

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<v Speaker 2>conversation here, but he was like a wildcat trigger quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>who would take jet sweeps and run the football. I

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<v Speaker 2>think Aszukama can do that. I think he has a

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<v Speaker 2>vertical skill set. I think he has really good high

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<v Speaker 2>pointing and contested catchability. Just got to stay on the field,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, third year in he should know all the

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<v Speaker 2>positions by now, that should no longer be a concern.

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<v Speaker 2>Last year he was coming along strong in that regard

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<v Speaker 2>and just got injured and it took away the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of his season. So I think he has a great chance.

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<v Speaker 2>But actually I will go with Malik Washington as my

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<v Speaker 2>number four. I'll start with Azukama just for the fact

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<v Speaker 2>that he's a rookie in Maleague, Washington, and I'll put

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<v Speaker 2>him number five to go into camp, and I expect

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<v Speaker 2>that that's flip here pretty quickly into camp. I think

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<v Speaker 2>that this is going to be your golden retriever, your

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<v Speaker 2>China route, your whip route, your create separation quickly in

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<v Speaker 2>a one on one situation. I talked about Beckham winning

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<v Speaker 2>those You're not going to cover this guy in a

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<v Speaker 2>pham booth and then from there he can catch it

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<v Speaker 2>and he can run you over, he can run past you,

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<v Speaker 2>has incredible contact balance, and every football is his. He

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<v Speaker 2>snatches him up and he showed that in training camp

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<v Speaker 2>as well. So I expect him to kind of assert

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<v Speaker 2>himself as the next option as we get into the

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<v Speaker 2>season with Azukama having a specialty rule, and then after

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<v Speaker 2>that going into camp, I'm gonna go with Craycraft as

0:20:46.320 --> 0:20:48.680
<v Speaker 2>kind of the reliable. He's gonna be where he needs

0:20:48.680 --> 0:20:50.720
<v Speaker 2>to be. Every single rep he takes. He's gonna catch

0:20:50.760 --> 0:20:52.800
<v Speaker 2>everything that you throw his way up. He's gonna help

0:20:52.800 --> 0:20:55.560
<v Speaker 2>in the blocking game, just steady as he goes. We

0:20:55.680 --> 0:20:58.119
<v Speaker 2>are creak craft at number six heading into camp. After that,

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<v Speaker 2>I think I'm gonna go Taj Washington for the vertical

0:21:01.000 --> 0:21:03.480
<v Speaker 2>dynamic skills that that he features, and he could have

0:21:03.520 --> 0:21:06.200
<v Speaker 2>caught a billion balls because he separated quickly at USC

0:21:06.240 --> 0:21:08.840
<v Speaker 2>as well. But Caleb Williams's whole game was scramble and

0:21:08.880 --> 0:21:11.399
<v Speaker 2>hero ball and he was phenomenal at that. And I

0:21:11.440 --> 0:21:14.320
<v Speaker 2>think that robbed Taj of some catches, whereas here in

0:21:14.359 --> 0:21:16.720
<v Speaker 2>a rhythm based passing offense, it might not not happen

0:21:16.800 --> 0:21:18.680
<v Speaker 2>his rookie year, but it's a good fit for him.

0:21:18.960 --> 0:21:21.600
<v Speaker 2>I'll go Braxon Barrios next. I think that I think

0:21:21.640 --> 0:21:23.960
<v Speaker 2>Barrios's game at this point of his career as return man,

0:21:24.560 --> 0:21:26.920
<v Speaker 2>I just thought that, you know, talking about those situations

0:21:27.160 --> 0:21:29.760
<v Speaker 2>I covered in the third downs and the critical drives

0:21:29.760 --> 0:21:31.800
<v Speaker 2>like that, that's kind of an indictment of Barrios and

0:21:32.320 --> 0:21:34.360
<v Speaker 2>Cedric Wilson in terms of their inability to get open

0:21:34.400 --> 0:21:36.360
<v Speaker 2>on those critical third downs. It's on all of the tape.

0:21:36.400 --> 0:21:38.320
<v Speaker 2>You don't mean, you can't miss it if you watch it.

0:21:38.480 --> 0:21:40.960
<v Speaker 2>So he'll go number seven. I'll go Sanders, Brayln Sanders,

0:21:41.000 --> 0:21:43.000
<v Speaker 2>who kind of had a red shirt, you know, sophomore

0:21:43.080 --> 0:21:46.080
<v Speaker 2>year last year, as you will number eighty six after

0:21:46.520 --> 0:21:50.119
<v Speaker 2>having some appearances as a rookie. I'll take Anthony Schwartz

0:21:50.240 --> 0:21:52.320
<v Speaker 2>next on that list, and then we'll finish up here

0:21:52.320 --> 0:21:55.000
<v Speaker 2>with Jakwan Burton, the undrafted rookie who's got some skills

0:21:55.200 --> 0:21:56.280
<v Speaker 2>in his own right as well.

0:21:56.359 --> 0:21:58.000
<v Speaker 1>So a pretty fun battle there.

0:21:58.000 --> 0:21:59.800
<v Speaker 2>I think that four or five spot is kind of

0:21:59.800 --> 0:22:02.080
<v Speaker 2>where you start to think about the big competition. But

0:22:02.119 --> 0:22:05.040
<v Speaker 2>this room is is really well set up under coach

0:22:05.800 --> 0:22:08.280
<v Speaker 2>Wes Welker, who's also a past game specialist here in

0:22:08.320 --> 0:22:10.640
<v Speaker 2>Miami as well. For what it's worth, at the tight

0:22:10.720 --> 0:22:14.679
<v Speaker 2>end position, another spot where the Dolphins got better. I

0:22:14.680 --> 0:22:17.600
<v Speaker 2>think all the skill groups this year, the Dolphins got better.

0:22:17.640 --> 0:22:19.359
<v Speaker 2>I think maybe a little bit of regression on the

0:22:19.400 --> 0:22:23.119
<v Speaker 2>offensive line, but we know that this offense prioritizes skill players,

0:22:23.119 --> 0:22:25.919
<v Speaker 2>and it starts with John Hwus Smith, who the bass

0:22:25.960 --> 0:22:30.280
<v Speaker 2>in his voice alone kind of like asserts his presence

0:22:30.320 --> 0:22:32.719
<v Speaker 2>in the room like he is. He is a captain

0:22:32.760 --> 0:22:35.680
<v Speaker 2>type of player. He is gonna, you know, follow my lead.

0:22:35.960 --> 0:22:37.480
<v Speaker 2>I'll show you how it's done in this league. I

0:22:37.480 --> 0:22:39.800
<v Speaker 2>can play in line, I can play nasty splits, I

0:22:39.840 --> 0:22:42.240
<v Speaker 2>can flex into the slot, I can you know, flex

0:22:42.280 --> 0:22:44.680
<v Speaker 2>out wide. He's not like a punishing blocker by any

0:22:44.680 --> 0:22:47.000
<v Speaker 2>stretch of the imagination, but he does open up your offense.

0:22:47.000 --> 0:22:49.680
<v Speaker 2>And that was the Patriots plan with him back when

0:22:49.680 --> 0:22:51.760
<v Speaker 2>they signed him and Hunter Henry was to have this

0:22:52.160 --> 0:22:55.000
<v Speaker 2>twelve personnel grouping, you know, not all all Gronk and

0:22:55.080 --> 0:22:59.040
<v Speaker 2>Aaron Hernandez, but like a knockoff version of that in

0:22:59.119 --> 0:23:02.359
<v Speaker 2>terms of we can be you know, personnel diverse in

0:23:02.440 --> 0:23:04.160
<v Speaker 2>terms of how we run things with these two very

0:23:04.160 --> 0:23:06.440
<v Speaker 2>flexible tight ends. It's not his game to go knock

0:23:06.480 --> 0:23:09.679
<v Speaker 2>a you know, a nine technique into the ether, but

0:23:09.760 --> 0:23:11.520
<v Speaker 2>he can certainly do it. He's willing to do it,

0:23:11.760 --> 0:23:14.280
<v Speaker 2>and he's one of the best spot up pass receivers

0:23:14.280 --> 0:23:16.400
<v Speaker 2>in the league. Some of those play action boots where

0:23:16.400 --> 0:23:17.879
<v Speaker 2>we have a naked league with a tight end and

0:23:17.920 --> 0:23:20.359
<v Speaker 2>the quarterback all alone into the flat, like he's gonna

0:23:20.359 --> 0:23:22.159
<v Speaker 2>take that eight yard gain and make it an eighteen

0:23:22.240 --> 0:23:24.880
<v Speaker 2>yard gain. So it's just I think it's a massive

0:23:24.960 --> 0:23:27.600
<v Speaker 2>upgrade in the passing game in terms of how you

0:23:27.640 --> 0:23:30.200
<v Speaker 2>can be flexible with your offensive personnel decisions as well.

0:23:30.240 --> 0:23:32.719
<v Speaker 2>So I can't speak highly enough of Jhona Smith who

0:23:32.840 --> 0:23:35.359
<v Speaker 2>last year had fantastic tape. He and Kaleis Campbell for

0:23:35.400 --> 0:23:38.399
<v Speaker 2>the Falcons were very very good players last year. Durham

0:23:38.400 --> 0:23:40.639
<v Speaker 2>Smyth is back, steady as he goes. You guys know

0:23:40.720 --> 0:23:42.919
<v Speaker 2>about him. He's going to provide some of that you know,

0:23:43.040 --> 0:23:46.440
<v Speaker 2>quasi fullback role, inline h back type of stuff as well.

0:23:46.800 --> 0:23:48.439
<v Speaker 2>He can catch the football here and there. As my

0:23:48.440 --> 0:23:50.760
<v Speaker 2>good friend Seth Levit always says, the game starts when

0:23:50.800 --> 0:23:52.360
<v Speaker 2>Durham Smyth gets his first reception.

0:23:52.640 --> 0:23:55.120
<v Speaker 1>Although Seth, I think given the state.

0:23:54.960 --> 0:23:58.000
<v Speaker 2>Of the offense this year with Reeke and Waddell and

0:23:58.040 --> 0:24:01.560
<v Speaker 2>Beckham and Washington and Azukama and johnays Smith and Moster

0:24:01.640 --> 0:24:04.439
<v Speaker 2>and h and Jalen Wright, I don't know where Smice

0:24:04.520 --> 0:24:07.520
<v Speaker 2>factors into the hierarchy there on receptions, but I could

0:24:07.560 --> 0:24:11.120
<v Speaker 2>see him just having another productive you know, maybe maybe

0:24:11.119 --> 0:24:14.600
<v Speaker 2>a little bit of a reduction in snaps, maybe he

0:24:14.640 --> 0:24:16.560
<v Speaker 2>plays five hundred snaps, but I can see him, you know,

0:24:16.560 --> 0:24:18.600
<v Speaker 2>being a very productive player for the Dolphins once again.

0:24:18.840 --> 0:24:20.040
<v Speaker 1>I'll go one two there.

0:24:20.240 --> 0:24:23.879
<v Speaker 2>Although Jody fortsen Man since we signed him, intrigues the

0:24:23.880 --> 0:24:27.160
<v Speaker 2>hell out of me. He has leaping ability, he's massive,

0:24:27.280 --> 0:24:29.560
<v Speaker 2>he's kind of that spot up target in the red zone.

0:24:29.960 --> 0:24:33.040
<v Speaker 2>You go back to his Chiefs tape, and he can

0:24:33.119 --> 0:24:35.520
<v Speaker 2>really kind of out leverage guys and out and box

0:24:35.560 --> 0:24:37.880
<v Speaker 2>him out and make plays that way. He also has

0:24:38.119 --> 0:24:41.280
<v Speaker 2>enough speed to run away from linebackers and safeties. Don't

0:24:41.280 --> 0:24:43.520
<v Speaker 2>call him like a speedy receiver, because he did test

0:24:43.520 --> 0:24:45.280
<v Speaker 2>as a receiver coming out of college and he is

0:24:45.320 --> 0:24:47.639
<v Speaker 2>like a three point six ris guy, So he's not

0:24:48.000 --> 0:24:50.959
<v Speaker 2>a superb athlete that way, but the tight end position,

0:24:51.040 --> 0:24:53.119
<v Speaker 2>he's pretty athletic and he can run away from guys

0:24:53.280 --> 0:24:55.560
<v Speaker 2>a seambuster, a guy that can you know, if you're

0:24:55.600 --> 0:24:59.000
<v Speaker 2>gonna roll your safeties to the perimeter and open up

0:24:59.000 --> 0:25:00.920
<v Speaker 2>the middle of the field, Two is gonna be more

0:25:00.920 --> 0:25:03.359
<v Speaker 2>than happy to throw you know, ladder balls where he

0:25:03.400 --> 0:25:06.679
<v Speaker 2>can climb up there and just basically moss a linebacker

0:25:06.680 --> 0:25:08.560
<v Speaker 2>who just can't get that vertical on him because Two

0:25:08.640 --> 0:25:11.000
<v Speaker 2>was so precise he can do that. And Fortson has

0:25:11.000 --> 0:25:13.600
<v Speaker 2>the body control and the contortion to in the hands

0:25:13.600 --> 0:25:15.639
<v Speaker 2>to make those types of plays and then land on

0:25:15.640 --> 0:25:17.600
<v Speaker 2>his feet and come down and continue to get yards

0:25:17.640 --> 0:25:19.520
<v Speaker 2>after the catch. So I think Fortson could have a

0:25:19.520 --> 0:25:21.360
<v Speaker 2>big role in this passing off and not a big role,

0:25:21.359 --> 0:25:23.920
<v Speaker 2>but like a situational role that could be super valuable.

0:25:24.160 --> 0:25:26.280
<v Speaker 2>He's been number three going in. I'll go with Julian

0:25:26.359 --> 0:25:29.680
<v Speaker 2>Hill at number four as a superb blocking tight end.

0:25:29.680 --> 0:25:32.720
<v Speaker 2>The receptions, uh, the passing game was not there for

0:25:32.800 --> 0:25:34.479
<v Speaker 2>him last year. A couple of drops had a fumble,

0:25:34.520 --> 0:25:36.479
<v Speaker 2>like maybe it was like nerves. Maybe it was like

0:25:36.560 --> 0:25:38.200
<v Speaker 2>I got my rep finally, and I don't want to

0:25:38.200 --> 0:25:39.359
<v Speaker 2>make the I want to make the most of it.

0:25:39.400 --> 0:25:42.000
<v Speaker 2>And you can kind of, you know, maybe overthink those

0:25:42.040 --> 0:25:43.679
<v Speaker 2>situations at times. But I think that he has a

0:25:43.760 --> 0:25:46.280
<v Speaker 2>role in this offense as a blocker. If they want

0:25:46.280 --> 0:25:48.480
<v Speaker 2>to go that way, as a special teams guy, maybe

0:25:48.520 --> 0:25:50.399
<v Speaker 2>you trade somebody, Like there's there's so many there's so

0:25:50.480 --> 0:25:51.879
<v Speaker 2>much depth of some man of these spots that you

0:25:51.880 --> 0:25:54.680
<v Speaker 2>can probably say, like we have too many guys, maybe

0:25:54.680 --> 0:25:56.479
<v Speaker 2>we can try to get some draft capital back for them.

0:25:56.520 --> 0:25:58.560
<v Speaker 1>So he's the number four going in. I'll go Tanner

0:25:58.640 --> 0:25:59.440
<v Speaker 1>Connor is the five.

0:25:59.520 --> 0:26:03.080
<v Speaker 2>I had some high hopes for Connor coming into last

0:26:03.119 --> 0:26:05.679
<v Speaker 2>year or I guess his career because he flashed so

0:26:05.800 --> 0:26:08.399
<v Speaker 2>much in that camp in preseason, and not just like

0:26:08.440 --> 0:26:11.320
<v Speaker 2>his playmaking ability, but like running down on special teams

0:26:11.320 --> 0:26:13.960
<v Speaker 2>and eclipsing twenty miles prior was pretty impressive to me.

0:26:14.480 --> 0:26:16.879
<v Speaker 2>He still has all those athletic features and he's been

0:26:16.920 --> 0:26:18.960
<v Speaker 2>a guy that you know, they've liked. So if he

0:26:18.960 --> 0:26:20.720
<v Speaker 2>can maybe stay healthy, maybe he gets a crack at

0:26:20.720 --> 0:26:22.920
<v Speaker 2>you know, if forts and can't if someone can't stay healthy,

0:26:23.000 --> 0:26:24.560
<v Speaker 2>but he can be the guy that steps in and

0:26:24.640 --> 0:26:27.800
<v Speaker 2>takes that role. And then Hayden Rucchie, who I didn't

0:26:27.800 --> 0:26:29.720
<v Speaker 2>think the table was great at Wisconsin. Maybe there's more

0:26:29.760 --> 0:26:32.200
<v Speaker 2>to it in this offense than what they saw at Wisconsin.

0:26:32.280 --> 0:26:33.840
<v Speaker 2>But he would be the guy bringing up the rear

0:26:34.080 --> 0:26:36.760
<v Speaker 2>at the tight end position. All right, last break right there,

0:26:36.800 --> 0:26:39.679
<v Speaker 2>come back on the other side and talk about a

0:26:39.720 --> 0:26:41.920
<v Speaker 2>group that has a lot of names, the offensive line.

0:26:41.960 --> 0:26:45.080
<v Speaker 2>That's next Draft Time podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought

0:26:45.119 --> 0:26:49.560
<v Speaker 2>to you by autotation, saving the position group that you

0:26:49.640 --> 0:26:52.159
<v Speaker 2>all want to talk about the most for very last.

0:26:52.440 --> 0:26:55.280
<v Speaker 2>Quite frankly, to me, I think it's kind of an

0:26:55.440 --> 0:26:58.080
<v Speaker 2>order of importance in the program where it belongs right here.

0:26:58.119 --> 0:27:00.840
<v Speaker 2>Although you can definitely make a case that late in

0:27:00.880 --> 0:27:03.520
<v Speaker 2>the season, end of the postseason, the Dolphins have to

0:27:03.520 --> 0:27:05.600
<v Speaker 2>get better in this regard. They have to be healthier

0:27:05.960 --> 0:27:07.840
<v Speaker 2>in this department, and I would agree with all of that.

0:27:07.920 --> 0:27:09.600
<v Speaker 2>Let's go ahead and break this thing down in terms

0:27:09.640 --> 0:27:11.120
<v Speaker 2>of how I view it going in a training camp.

0:27:11.240 --> 0:27:13.600
<v Speaker 2>Let's go ahead and talk about this. We'll lay it

0:27:13.600 --> 0:27:15.960
<v Speaker 2>out for you, and then we'll get into the individual.

0:27:16.080 --> 0:27:19.560
<v Speaker 2>So for me, my projected lineup going into training camps

0:27:19.600 --> 0:27:21.560
<v Speaker 2>to Ron Armstead, although we're probably not gonna see him

0:27:21.560 --> 0:27:25.760
<v Speaker 2>out of bubble wrap until September, maybe maybe I will shoot.

0:27:25.800 --> 0:27:28.920
<v Speaker 2>Last year, he got into practice against Houston and I

0:27:28.960 --> 0:27:30.879
<v Speaker 2>think the first rep of team he went down, he

0:27:30.920 --> 0:27:33.560
<v Speaker 2>got rolled up on and it was like damn it,

0:27:33.720 --> 0:27:34.800
<v Speaker 2>you know, and then we had to go through the

0:27:34.840 --> 0:27:37.159
<v Speaker 2>whole thing at him tweeting out like pictures of his

0:27:37.160 --> 0:27:38.960
<v Speaker 2>ankle or a crutch and be like I'm okay, y'all.

0:27:39.280 --> 0:27:41.320
<v Speaker 2>And we had that whole scare, and I remember people

0:27:41.359 --> 0:27:44.199
<v Speaker 2>were like saying, the season's already over, Like what a

0:27:44.240 --> 0:27:47.439
<v Speaker 2>time that was, right, But hopefully he can make it

0:27:47.440 --> 0:27:49.040
<v Speaker 2>to week one this year and in play as many

0:27:49.040 --> 0:27:51.040
<v Speaker 2>games as possible because he is an in elite left

0:27:51.080 --> 0:27:53.439
<v Speaker 2>tackle when he is out there, My left guard is

0:27:53.440 --> 0:27:56.320
<v Speaker 2>Isaiah Whim. I think there's no question about that. And

0:27:56.400 --> 0:27:59.000
<v Speaker 2>if he's healthy because he was very very good last year.

0:27:59.040 --> 0:28:01.760
<v Speaker 2>He fits this offense and he was so good in

0:28:01.800 --> 0:28:04.320
<v Speaker 2>one on one situations and pass protection last year that

0:28:04.440 --> 0:28:06.119
<v Speaker 2>you really need a player like him, I think, to

0:28:06.160 --> 0:28:08.480
<v Speaker 2>hopefully go the distance, but he also has not done

0:28:08.480 --> 0:28:12.280
<v Speaker 2>that in his career, so dubious prospects with regards to availability.

0:28:12.560 --> 0:28:15.600
<v Speaker 2>Aaron Brewer is the center at the athletic skill set,

0:28:15.680 --> 0:28:17.320
<v Speaker 2>the ability to get out on the edge. He is

0:28:17.480 --> 0:28:21.000
<v Speaker 2>even more athletic than Connor Williams was, but also the

0:28:21.000 --> 0:28:23.239
<v Speaker 2>same issue there in terms of anchoring against power. So

0:28:23.280 --> 0:28:26.080
<v Speaker 2>we'll see how that impacts the offense this year. The

0:28:26.160 --> 0:28:28.800
<v Speaker 2>right guards the position that I think is open for competition.

0:28:29.960 --> 0:28:30.879
<v Speaker 1>I'm going to go with.

0:28:32.560 --> 0:28:34.960
<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna go with Jack Duriscoll there to kick things

0:28:35.000 --> 0:28:36.600
<v Speaker 2>off to start it. I think he had some really

0:28:36.640 --> 0:28:38.880
<v Speaker 2>good moments in OTA's that showed sort of flash his

0:28:38.920 --> 0:28:41.000
<v Speaker 2>ability to kick inside and do that. I didn't like

0:28:41.040 --> 0:28:43.120
<v Speaker 2>to Philly Tape there at either guard or tackle, but

0:28:43.160 --> 0:28:45.440
<v Speaker 2>it's a different offense and I think that there's a

0:28:45.520 --> 0:28:47.360
<v Speaker 2>vision here for how he can play in this offense.

0:28:47.360 --> 0:28:48.719
<v Speaker 2>And that was kind of more what he was at

0:28:48.720 --> 0:28:52.040
<v Speaker 2>Auburn as a potential guard convert who can play this

0:28:52.120 --> 0:28:54.400
<v Speaker 2>athletic off the ball kind of in your face at

0:28:54.440 --> 0:28:56.600
<v Speaker 2>the second level ability. I'll go with him to kick

0:28:56.600 --> 0:28:59.240
<v Speaker 2>off camp in that position. And then Austin Jackson, who

0:28:59.280 --> 0:29:01.000
<v Speaker 2>I think the world as a person and as a

0:29:01.000 --> 0:29:03.840
<v Speaker 2>player at the right tackle spot. I think he's you know,

0:29:03.880 --> 0:29:06.000
<v Speaker 2>turned his career around. He showed you what you know

0:29:06.120 --> 0:29:09.640
<v Speaker 2>tenacity and perseverance can do for you, and just brings

0:29:09.680 --> 0:29:12.760
<v Speaker 2>an edge to tenacity to this offense that otherwise, you know,

0:29:12.880 --> 0:29:15.000
<v Speaker 2>I don't think anybody else matches that on the offense.

0:29:15.040 --> 0:29:17.000
<v Speaker 2>And he kind of gets under guy's skin with the

0:29:17.040 --> 0:29:19.320
<v Speaker 2>way he plays with the echo of the whistle. He's

0:29:19.560 --> 0:29:20.960
<v Speaker 2>a guy that you want to go into a dark

0:29:20.960 --> 0:29:23.280
<v Speaker 2>alley with, which is so funny because he's so soft spoken,

0:29:23.320 --> 0:29:25.920
<v Speaker 2>in such a nice and intelligent and thoughtful human being

0:29:26.280 --> 0:29:28.840
<v Speaker 2>that he flips that switch and he gets out there

0:29:28.840 --> 0:29:31.000
<v Speaker 2>and kicks guy's butts on either side. So I didn't

0:29:31.040 --> 0:29:33.200
<v Speaker 2>mention this. I just want to be through in doing this.

0:29:33.280 --> 0:29:35.560
<v Speaker 2>The tight ends coach is also an assistant head coach,

0:29:35.560 --> 0:29:37.480
<v Speaker 2>and John Embry let's go ahead and close off the

0:29:37.480 --> 0:29:39.800
<v Speaker 2>offensive line, Butch Berry is the offensive line coach. As

0:29:39.840 --> 0:29:41.880
<v Speaker 2>you guys, know, and the assistant O line coach is

0:29:41.960 --> 0:29:44.000
<v Speaker 2>Lemuel John Pierre didn't want to. I want to be

0:29:44.080 --> 0:29:46.000
<v Speaker 2>comprehensive here and get all that stuff taking care of.

0:29:46.080 --> 0:29:50.240
<v Speaker 2>So that's my starting line going into it. Armstead, Win Brewer, Driscoll,

0:29:50.400 --> 0:29:54.040
<v Speaker 2>and Jackson, and then I think the battle at right

0:29:54.080 --> 0:29:58.280
<v Speaker 2>guard is probably kind of how you decipher the sixth man,

0:29:58.400 --> 0:30:02.160
<v Speaker 2>which right now appears to be Liam Mikeenberg, who I

0:30:02.200 --> 0:30:03.960
<v Speaker 2>thought that was a position that he kind of settled

0:30:04.000 --> 0:30:06.640
<v Speaker 2>in at last year at times, and he'd moved to center,

0:30:06.680 --> 0:30:09.840
<v Speaker 2>and it just that the whole center project I didn't.

0:30:09.840 --> 0:30:11.760
<v Speaker 2>I didn't never thought that really worked. I think I

0:30:11.880 --> 0:30:14.080
<v Speaker 2>like Driscoll's opportunity to kick inside at center more than

0:30:14.120 --> 0:30:17.960
<v Speaker 2>I do Leam Miichenbergs because off balance on the ground

0:30:18.480 --> 0:30:20.280
<v Speaker 2>trying to get in space, running back to yelling at

0:30:20.320 --> 0:30:22.960
<v Speaker 2>him for not hitting the right block. If he can

0:30:22.960 --> 0:30:25.400
<v Speaker 2>make an Austin Jackson leap, that'd be fantastic, But that's

0:30:25.440 --> 0:30:26.640
<v Speaker 2>kind of where it has to go for it to

0:30:26.920 --> 0:30:28.800
<v Speaker 2>work out for him. I think long term here, I

0:30:28.840 --> 0:30:31.200
<v Speaker 2>think i'd go with Robert Jones as kind of the

0:30:31.200 --> 0:30:32.960
<v Speaker 2>next guy in there, and if you put him in,

0:30:33.000 --> 0:30:35.320
<v Speaker 2>he's not going to play center. He can play tackle,

0:30:35.360 --> 0:30:37.320
<v Speaker 2>but I like him best at either the guard positions.

0:30:37.160 --> 0:30:40.920
<v Speaker 2>A kind of a adaption to adapting to more of

0:30:41.120 --> 0:30:43.080
<v Speaker 2>a man gap power scheme with him in the games,

0:30:43.160 --> 0:30:45.840
<v Speaker 2>it's more his game than what he than what this

0:30:45.920 --> 0:30:49.440
<v Speaker 2>system is. And you know, he does the most what

0:30:49.520 --> 0:30:51.600
<v Speaker 2>he has physically in terms of that athletic ability, but

0:30:51.640 --> 0:30:53.600
<v Speaker 2>I think his game is more downhill and so I

0:30:53.720 --> 0:30:55.360
<v Speaker 2>like how they kind of adapted to that in the

0:30:55.400 --> 0:30:57.120
<v Speaker 2>Dallas game last year when he had a great drive

0:30:57.160 --> 0:31:01.600
<v Speaker 2>to cap things off there. I think Patrick Paul is

0:31:01.600 --> 0:31:03.320
<v Speaker 2>the guy I would put in next, and I think

0:31:03.320 --> 0:31:05.040
<v Speaker 2>that he might have a crack a chance to play

0:31:05.080 --> 0:31:06.000
<v Speaker 2>at some point this year.

0:31:06.480 --> 0:31:08.160
<v Speaker 1>Man, I just think he's gonna be I think he's

0:31:08.160 --> 0:31:08.760
<v Speaker 1>gonna work out.

0:31:08.760 --> 0:31:10.440
<v Speaker 2>I think that the technique and the skills have come

0:31:10.480 --> 0:31:12.040
<v Speaker 2>a long way from Ota' from what they were on

0:31:12.080 --> 0:31:14.680
<v Speaker 2>the college tape. Like it wasn't a playable at Houston.

0:31:14.720 --> 0:31:16.760
<v Speaker 2>It got better at the Senior Bowl, and then as

0:31:16.800 --> 0:31:18.120
<v Speaker 2>he kind of had an off He's gonna go through

0:31:18.160 --> 0:31:20.120
<v Speaker 2>and work technique. He came back in OTA's and he

0:31:20.160 --> 0:31:22.800
<v Speaker 2>looked pretty damn sharp. I kind of forgot Kendall Lamb there.

0:31:22.840 --> 0:31:24.720
<v Speaker 2>He's also in that company, and you know he's gonna

0:31:24.760 --> 0:31:27.240
<v Speaker 2>play at some point this year. Just a technician, a

0:31:27.320 --> 0:31:30.240
<v Speaker 2>real pro, can handle one on one opportunities and seems

0:31:30.280 --> 0:31:31.840
<v Speaker 2>to have really taken to the system there. So you

0:31:31.840 --> 0:31:34.680
<v Speaker 2>have to me, I think those guys and I would

0:31:34.680 --> 0:31:36.640
<v Speaker 2>put key on Smith probably in this group as well.

0:31:37.000 --> 0:31:39.760
<v Speaker 2>I think you have ten guys there that are above

0:31:39.840 --> 0:31:42.240
<v Speaker 2>that Chris Furster line that he talks about where it's

0:31:42.280 --> 0:31:44.800
<v Speaker 2>like we don't need, like, you know, a Tyreek Hill

0:31:44.800 --> 0:31:46.920
<v Speaker 2>of the offensive line, which you kind of have that

0:31:46.960 --> 0:31:49.680
<v Speaker 2>an elite player in toront Armstead, right, but his availability

0:31:49.760 --> 0:31:51.160
<v Speaker 2>is not the same as Tyreek Kills.

0:31:51.160 --> 0:31:52.120
<v Speaker 1>But I digress.

0:31:52.320 --> 0:31:55.280
<v Speaker 2>The whole idea is, do we have enough guys that

0:31:55.320 --> 0:31:58.120
<v Speaker 2>can play above this line that allows our offense to

0:31:58.160 --> 0:32:01.440
<v Speaker 2>remain functionable on the line, to create the opportunities that

0:32:01.480 --> 0:32:03.720
<v Speaker 2>we need for all the guys on the perimeter that

0:32:03.800 --> 0:32:06.280
<v Speaker 2>can be game breakers with the football in their hands.

0:32:06.280 --> 0:32:08.400
<v Speaker 2>That's how this entire thing is designed. That's how the

0:32:08.520 --> 0:32:11.120
<v Speaker 2>entire thing is built. And I think that they do

0:32:11.240 --> 0:32:15.080
<v Speaker 2>have those ten guys. I'll take Armstead, Win Brewer, Driscoll,

0:32:15.600 --> 0:32:18.080
<v Speaker 2>Jackson I think are obviously well above the lines.

0:32:18.120 --> 0:32:18.960
<v Speaker 1>My five starters.

0:32:19.240 --> 0:32:25.120
<v Speaker 2>I think Kendall Lamb, Patrick Paul Leam, Eikenberg, Robert Jones,

0:32:25.560 --> 0:32:28.800
<v Speaker 2>and Keon Smith are five more that can play above

0:32:28.800 --> 0:32:30.400
<v Speaker 2>that line. As far as what we've seen so far.

0:32:30.440 --> 0:32:32.320
<v Speaker 2>The rest of the guys are kind of unknowns, and

0:32:32.320 --> 0:32:34.280
<v Speaker 2>in fact, you know, I'll kind of just lump them

0:32:34.280 --> 0:32:36.560
<v Speaker 2>together here because I don't really know much about those guys.

0:32:36.600 --> 0:32:38.440
<v Speaker 2>I will say, if you heard the All twenty two

0:32:38.480 --> 0:32:41.000
<v Speaker 2>podcast last year in the film reviews, I thought it

0:32:41.040 --> 0:32:43.280
<v Speaker 2>was a really tough year for Lester Cotton, and I

0:32:43.400 --> 0:32:45.360
<v Speaker 2>would put him in this group of these guys because

0:32:45.400 --> 0:32:47.680
<v Speaker 2>of that. With Chase and Hines, who's trying to kind

0:32:47.680 --> 0:32:50.160
<v Speaker 2>of carve out a spot in the NFL. Ryan Hayes,

0:32:50.200 --> 0:32:52.000
<v Speaker 2>the draft pick from two years ago that left and

0:32:52.040 --> 0:32:54.400
<v Speaker 2>now has come back and trying to get his, you know,

0:32:54.640 --> 0:32:57.760
<v Speaker 2>his NFL career on track. There, Matthew Jones Andrew Meyer

0:32:57.760 --> 0:33:00.560
<v Speaker 2>were undrafted guys, Ireland Brown in that category, and then

0:33:00.640 --> 0:33:02.720
<v Speaker 2>Bidron Metos, the guy that we had in the Podcast

0:33:02.720 --> 0:33:05.320
<v Speaker 2>of the Day. He's developmental long term, has a long

0:33:05.360 --> 0:33:07.200
<v Speaker 2>way to go, but man, there are some physical traits

0:33:07.200 --> 0:33:09.160
<v Speaker 2>there to work with with that guy. I can see

0:33:09.160 --> 0:33:11.200
<v Speaker 2>where you're concerned on this on this group are it's

0:33:11.200 --> 0:33:13.480
<v Speaker 2>not the name power we have and the entire rest

0:33:13.520 --> 0:33:16.080
<v Speaker 2>of the roster, which you know, defensive tackle got taken

0:33:16.080 --> 0:33:19.120
<v Speaker 2>care of, Receiver death got taken care of, safety got

0:33:19.160 --> 0:33:21.720
<v Speaker 2>taken care of. All these spots were addressed, and you

0:33:21.800 --> 0:33:25.000
<v Speaker 2>might say the offensive line didn't get addressed. Well, trust me,

0:33:25.040 --> 0:33:27.200
<v Speaker 2>there's a reason for that. They have belief in certain guys,

0:33:27.560 --> 0:33:29.400
<v Speaker 2>certain a number of guys that can play above that line.

0:33:29.440 --> 0:33:30.880
<v Speaker 2>I don't know if it's the ones that I mentioned.

0:33:30.880 --> 0:33:32.760
<v Speaker 2>That's my own personal view. How they view it, what

0:33:32.880 --> 0:33:36.120
<v Speaker 2>we'll find out, but I think there's enough there right

0:33:36.160 --> 0:33:38.200
<v Speaker 2>now to at least get you back to what you

0:33:38.280 --> 0:33:41.240
<v Speaker 2>were last year. What I like to see someone like

0:33:41.280 --> 0:33:43.920
<v Speaker 2>Greg Van Routin, Of course I would, yes, one hundred percent.

0:33:43.960 --> 0:33:45.360
<v Speaker 2>I would like to see that. We'll see what happens,

0:33:45.360 --> 0:33:47.520
<v Speaker 2>you know. I think Kyle Krabs put an episode out

0:33:47.560 --> 0:33:51.080
<v Speaker 2>last week or something where he talked about potential trade candidates,

0:33:51.120 --> 0:33:53.160
<v Speaker 2>like just don't don't think that they're going to be

0:33:53.240 --> 0:33:55.120
<v Speaker 2>done and sit on this thing. Like if they if

0:33:55.160 --> 0:33:56.760
<v Speaker 2>it doesn't work out the way they want to en camp,

0:33:56.800 --> 0:33:58.800
<v Speaker 2>they'll be aggressive and local get the guy they need

0:33:59.000 --> 0:34:02.200
<v Speaker 2>to you know, make this group that one player better.

0:34:02.240 --> 0:34:04.800
<v Speaker 2>So just be patient. We'll see what happens. Let camp

0:34:04.800 --> 0:34:06.920
<v Speaker 2>play out. Let every practice play out, left, the games

0:34:06.920 --> 0:34:10.680
<v Speaker 2>play out. Let the roster, you know, acquisition portion of

0:34:10.719 --> 0:34:13.319
<v Speaker 2>early September play out before we start panicking this year.

0:34:13.360 --> 0:34:14.160
<v Speaker 1>Can we agree on that?

0:34:14.200 --> 0:34:14.520
<v Speaker 2>All right?

0:34:14.600 --> 0:34:15.080
<v Speaker 1>Sounds good.

0:34:15.320 --> 0:34:17.799
<v Speaker 2>That's the offensive preview. Come out to the training camp.

0:34:17.840 --> 0:34:20.120
<v Speaker 2>Tickets are available now at Miami Dolphins dot com. I

0:34:20.120 --> 0:34:22.879
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0:34:22.920 --> 0:34:23.120
<v Speaker 2>it out.

0:34:23.120 --> 0:34:24.680
<v Speaker 1>Come say hi to me if you come out to camp.

0:34:25.000 --> 0:34:26.640
<v Speaker 2>We'll go ahead and do one more of these podcasts

0:34:26.680 --> 0:34:29.759
<v Speaker 2>on Monday, reviewing the defense and the depth chart that way,

0:34:30.120 --> 0:34:32.160
<v Speaker 2>and then it's on. Man, it's on for training camp

0:34:32.200 --> 0:34:35.320
<v Speaker 2>in the twenty twenty four season is here. My golf

0:34:36.200 --> 0:34:40.600
<v Speaker 2>career is put back on hold. I'm recording this before

0:34:40.640 --> 0:34:42.920
<v Speaker 2>my family goes on vacation or they're going back home

0:34:42.960 --> 0:34:45.239
<v Speaker 2>to the Pacific Northwest, and I am going to be

0:34:45.880 --> 0:34:48.759
<v Speaker 2>the ruler of the roost by myself for like thirteen days,

0:34:48.800 --> 0:34:52.120
<v Speaker 2>and I can't wait to just like watch baseball, watch

0:34:52.200 --> 0:34:55.040
<v Speaker 2>the Mayors games until twelve thirty in the morning, sleep

0:34:55.080 --> 0:34:57.680
<v Speaker 2>in and go play golf every single day.

0:34:57.520 --> 0:34:59.840
<v Speaker 1>Maybe go to the pool by myself. I usually have

0:35:00.200 --> 0:35:00.600
<v Speaker 1>kids with me.

0:35:00.640 --> 0:35:02.640
<v Speaker 2>That means I don't get a relax and just kind

0:35:02.640 --> 0:35:04.120
<v Speaker 2>of float around on the water like I like to do.

0:35:05.000 --> 0:35:06.440
<v Speaker 2>So I am going to be off the grid for

0:35:06.480 --> 0:35:09.880
<v Speaker 2>a little bit there, but once once this podcast comes

0:35:09.880 --> 0:35:11.960
<v Speaker 2>out on Thursday.

0:35:11.480 --> 0:35:13.240
<v Speaker 1>The what is it the eighteenth?

0:35:14.080 --> 0:35:17.640
<v Speaker 2>Uh yeah, Monday will be the last podcast before camp.

0:35:17.719 --> 0:35:19.479
<v Speaker 2>Then it's it's full go. But just now I'm playing

0:35:19.480 --> 0:35:21.560
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