WEBVTT - Welcome to Miami | Emmanuel Ogbah

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<v Speaker 1>Practice, Patrick throwing Parker touchdowner. What a win for this

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<v Speaker 1>Miami Dolphin team. Wow ah right, Miami Indeed, and free

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<v Speaker 1>agency is off to a rocking start as your Miami

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins have been busy bolstering the roster with quality signings,

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<v Speaker 1>freak athletes, intelligent, instinctive scheme fits, and we've been doing

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<v Speaker 1>it with clever cat management that keeps this roster in

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<v Speaker 1>terrific financial shape going forward. What's up, Dolphins? Travis Wingfield

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<v Speaker 1>with you here for a special series of the Drive

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<v Speaker 1>Time Podcast, part of the official podcast network of your

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<v Speaker 1>Miami Dolphins. We aren't making these shows with specific dates,

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<v Speaker 1>but we are rolling out a new episode per player signing,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll start with the details of the player's career,

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<v Speaker 1>taking a look at their counting stats, advanced metrics, film study,

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<v Speaker 1>character testimonies, and a whole lot more. All of that

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<v Speaker 1>before we hear from the newest Miami Dolphins and exclusive

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<v Speaker 1>interviews with the Drivetime Podcast. So, without any further ado,

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<v Speaker 1>let's get in to the free agency series here on

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<v Speaker 1>the Drivetime Podcasts and we'll cover the cumulative approach of

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<v Speaker 1>Miami's free agency period and the impact it has on

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<v Speaker 1>the draft on a future edition of the Drivetime podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>but for today, we're focusing on the individual players that

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<v Speaker 1>were brought into Miami at the start of free agency,

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<v Speaker 1>and today we're talking about Emmanuel Ogba, the defensive end.

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<v Speaker 1>The Dolphins signed the former Brown and Chief and he

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<v Speaker 1>brings his heavy handed power rushing game to Miami on

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<v Speaker 1>a three year contract. The former second round pick had

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<v Speaker 1>a great combine int He ran a four six three

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<v Speaker 1>forty yard dash and jumped thirty five and a half

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<v Speaker 1>inches on the vert and one one inches on the

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<v Speaker 1>broad and he paced his position group in those three

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<v Speaker 1>testing categories at six ft four to seventy five five

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<v Speaker 1>and thirty five and a half inch arms. Agba has

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<v Speaker 1>the length and strength and athletic profile to really excel

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<v Speaker 1>in Brian Flores defense. This from nfl dot COM's Lances Aerline. Thick,

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<v Speaker 1>powerful frame with broad shoulders. Came into school undersized, but

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<v Speaker 1>has grown into his frame with weight, work Able to

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<v Speaker 1>absorb contact and play through. It tough for lyneman to redirect,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's too much for tight ends and one on

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<v Speaker 1>one situations against the run. Some of the most powerful

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<v Speaker 1>hand slaps you will find in college football, able to

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<v Speaker 1>brush away a week, punch with ease at times flashes

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<v Speaker 1>unusual ability to trim the edge with power over speed.

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<v Speaker 1>Uses power and a late rip move to win around

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<v Speaker 1>the corner plus speed to power. Rusher who created instant

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<v Speaker 1>bulrush movement has power to win at the point of

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<v Speaker 1>attack and capture the neutral zone while posting consistent production.

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<v Speaker 1>Has posted a full sack or more in sixteen of

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<v Speaker 1>his last twenty one games that's at college and finish

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<v Speaker 1>with seventeen and a half tackles for loss. He played

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<v Speaker 1>both end positions, bumped inside and can play with the

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<v Speaker 1>hand in the dirt or up in a two point stands.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the end of lane zerlines quote the heavy handed

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<v Speaker 1>production translated for Ogbah and his NFL tape. He's an

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<v Speaker 1>effective contained rusher that can overwhelm tackles with power and

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<v Speaker 1>dent the edge considerably to free up these fast linebackers

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<v Speaker 1>to pursue the running game. Og Ball had a career

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<v Speaker 1>high five and a half sacks last year for the Chiefs,

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<v Speaker 1>despite playing in just ten games for the World Champs

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<v Speaker 1>and a career low two hundred and fifty one pass

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<v Speaker 1>rush reps. Through four years, Ogba tallied eighteen sacks two thousand,

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<v Speaker 1>five hundred and twenty seven reps. That's an average of

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<v Speaker 1>six hundred and thirty one point eight snaps per year.

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<v Speaker 1>Despite missing six games last year, the pressure data from

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<v Speaker 1>Ogba's career has been consistent, with one hundred and twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five pressures spread across his four seasons. Ogba's career pass

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<v Speaker 1>rush productivity, a stat from Pro Football Focus, is eight

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<v Speaker 1>point three percent. Last year in Kansas City, og Ball

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<v Speaker 1>produced a ten point seven percent pressure rate, topping his

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<v Speaker 1>career best nine point four percent pressure rate his rookie

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<v Speaker 1>year in twenty six team with the Cleveland Browns. His

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<v Speaker 1>run defending numbers have been just as consistent, with eighty

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<v Speaker 1>three run stops, and those are tackles within two yards

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<v Speaker 1>of the line of scrimmage on nine hundred and sixty

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<v Speaker 1>five running down reps. His career run stop rate is

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<v Speaker 1>eight point six percent among players with ten or more

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<v Speaker 1>games played. Last year, his ten point six percent run

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<v Speaker 1>stop rate ranked fourth among defensive ents in the National

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<v Speaker 1>Football League in nineteen. His length serves as a disruption

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<v Speaker 1>of passing lanes when he doesn't get to the quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>He has nineteen career batted passes at the line of scrimmage.

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<v Speaker 1>And the beauty of the NFL is not just in

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<v Speaker 1>the variety of how players can be effective on the field,

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<v Speaker 1>but the variety of stories and the routes players take

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<v Speaker 1>to achieve their dreams. Agba arrived in America by way

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<v Speaker 1>of Lagos, Nigeria, when he was just nine years old.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a quote from him, quote, I know what

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<v Speaker 1>hard work looks like. I know what it means to

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<v Speaker 1>sacrifice and Ogba's father was a successful bank manager in Nigeria,

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<v Speaker 1>but his degree did not give him any luck in

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<v Speaker 1>his job search when he got to the United States,

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<v Speaker 1>so he had to start all the way over from scratch.

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<v Speaker 1>Emmanuel learned the value of hard work observing his father

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<v Speaker 1>start from scratch and remake himself by working multiple jobs

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<v Speaker 1>while he put himself through school for the second time.

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<v Speaker 1>At age forty, ogbas father earned another degree and started

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<v Speaker 1>a job as a technician for an oil company. And

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<v Speaker 1>his father's sacrifice laid the foundation for Emmanuel's approach to

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<v Speaker 1>the game of football. Quote. I work and I'm my

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<v Speaker 1>own biggest critic. I don't just study and watch film

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<v Speaker 1>of the other team. After games, I go back and

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<v Speaker 1>watch film on myself. Nobody's perfect, including me, so I

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<v Speaker 1>pick apart my own performance and I look more for

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<v Speaker 1>the negatives than the positives because I always want to

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<v Speaker 1>know what I need to improve on. It is about

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<v Speaker 1>getting better every day, every game. End quote. Og bab

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<v Speaker 1>refers to a game in college against Kansas State in

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<v Speaker 1>which he only had one sack on the opposing quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's not normally an answer you'd hear from a

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<v Speaker 1>defensive end. This was og Ba's reasoning for why that

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<v Speaker 1>was his best game. Quote. Don't get me wrong, I

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<v Speaker 1>love sacking the quarterback, but I will take pride in

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<v Speaker 1>the ways I can impact a game that may not

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<v Speaker 1>show up in the box score. End quote. And the

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<v Speaker 1>five and a half sacks last year for Ogba were

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<v Speaker 1>split across six different reps. One play was a split sack.

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<v Speaker 1>The following year serves as a play by play breakdown

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<v Speaker 1>of those sacks. Number one, Week one in Jacksonville, Ogba

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<v Speaker 1>lines up in a wide five technique off the play

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<v Speaker 1>side in a three point stance with a one on

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<v Speaker 1>one matchup with the right tackle. Ogba uses a devastating

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<v Speaker 1>club and rip to completely neutralize the initial punch of

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<v Speaker 1>the tackle. Ogba turns the corner and gets to the

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<v Speaker 1>Jags quarterback Sack number two. Week number three versus the

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<v Speaker 1>Baltimore Ravens, Ogba lines up as the seven technique to

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<v Speaker 1>the strong side of the formation and throws a bull

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<v Speaker 1>rush over the right tackle. Og Bas power resets his

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<v Speaker 1>man four yards behind the line of scrimmage, forcing the

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<v Speaker 1>Ravens quarterback to attempt to step up and escape, but

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<v Speaker 1>Ogba sheds the block and splits the sack with his teammate.

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<v Speaker 1>Sack number three in that same game against Baltimore week

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<v Speaker 1>number three, og Bad this time lines up as the

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<v Speaker 1>week side five technique. The Ravens run play action from

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<v Speaker 1>the pistol, which creates a deep pocket. The Chiefs sent

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<v Speaker 1>a nickel blitz, which then forces the split zone tight

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<v Speaker 1>end who comes across the formation to try to pick

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<v Speaker 1>up the unblocked edge off that spot, but the nickel

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<v Speaker 1>forces the unblocked player to be Ogbah, and he goes

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<v Speaker 1>after and chases the raven quarterback and gets him down

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<v Speaker 1>in the open field. An impressive display of length and

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<v Speaker 1>athleticism from Emmanuel Ogba. Sack number four comes in Week

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<v Speaker 1>seven against Denver. Ogba this time aligns and a wide

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<v Speaker 1>five technique with a one on one matchup with the

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<v Speaker 1>right tackle. The Chiefs show double B gap pressure but

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<v Speaker 1>bail out only sending four and Ogba completely resets the

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<v Speaker 1>right tackle, knocking the lineman off balance, and og bas

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<v Speaker 1>power is just too much for the tackle to re anchor,

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<v Speaker 1>and he finishes the sack while bringing the tackle along

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<v Speaker 1>for the ride. Sack Number five comes in week eight

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<v Speaker 1>versus the Green Bay Packers. Ogba lines up in a

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<v Speaker 1>weak side wide five technique with a one on one matchup,

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<v Speaker 1>again with the right tackle. Ogbas initial bull rush shocks

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<v Speaker 1>his man, which resets the point, and as the tackle

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<v Speaker 1>attempts to re anchor and reposition, Ogba takes advantage. He

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<v Speaker 1>dips and rips on the upfield shoulder and leaves the

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<v Speaker 1>tackle in his dust. Ogba finishes with a solo sack

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<v Speaker 1>on the Packer quarterback. Number six. Week ten, at Tennessee,

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<v Speaker 1>his last game of the season, Ogba lines up in

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<v Speaker 1>a week side wide five technique. His initial approach is

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<v Speaker 1>directly at the right tackle, but he alters it with

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<v Speaker 1>a lateral step inside as the looper, the backside guard

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<v Speaker 1>and center attempt to pick up Ogba on a free

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<v Speaker 1>rush at the quarterback, but he splits the blocks and

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<v Speaker 1>gets the Titan quarterback down to the ground for a sack.

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<v Speaker 1>And let's go ahead now and get to my interview

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<v Speaker 1>with new Dolphins defensive end Emmanuel Ogba and joining me

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<v Speaker 1>now here on the podcast is the Dolphins newest defensive end.

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<v Speaker 1>Pass rusher, defends the run, does a little bit of everything,

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<v Speaker 1>Emmanuel Ogba. Emmanuel, how you doing, man? I'm doing good.

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<v Speaker 1>How are you doing? I'm doing good. Just getting through

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<v Speaker 1>right now, trying to get through these times. Um. I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to ask you here though, new deal, new team,

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<v Speaker 1>new contract, all this stuff. How's this kind of hitting

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<v Speaker 1>you right now? It's just amazing. I'm just trying to

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<v Speaker 1>take it all in with all this going on. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just blessed my situation. I'm very thankful and just appreciate

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<v Speaker 1>the Dolphins organization. So you chose the Dolphins here in

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<v Speaker 1>free agency, had some other pursuitters on your tail. How

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<v Speaker 1>can you chose the Dolphins? Oh? I just feel like

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<v Speaker 1>we're building something new here and I'm excited to watch

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<v Speaker 1>work with coach Flores, you know, to bring a championship back.

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<v Speaker 1>I was with I was with the Chiefs last year,

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<v Speaker 1>and I knew what it was like bringing home a

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<v Speaker 1>Super Bowl trophy. You know, I can't wait to do

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<v Speaker 1>my part of bringing bring him a trophy here too.

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<v Speaker 1>So a lot of your teammates new your new teammates here,

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<v Speaker 1>Manuel have mentioned the influence of Brian Flores. Have you

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<v Speaker 1>had a chance to meet coach Floras yet and what

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<v Speaker 1>are your innational impressions of coach. I haven't really gotten

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<v Speaker 1>a chance to meet him yet because that the whole

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<v Speaker 1>stuff going on the virus and stuff. But I've I've

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<v Speaker 1>talked him on the phone. I know he's h he

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<v Speaker 1>was the best buy players, and you know he wants

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<v Speaker 1>us to come in here and work. You know, he

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<v Speaker 1>wants he wants to do something special out here in Miami.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're just gonna keep our hand head down and

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<v Speaker 1>just focus on the stood and do what's best for

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<v Speaker 1>the team. And the story is same here with Flora's

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<v Speaker 1>and the defensive coordinator Josh Boyer and defensive line coach

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<v Speaker 1>Mary and Hobby and their defense. They run a manual,

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<v Speaker 1>very very multiple. How can you help upfront with your versatility,

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<v Speaker 1>um shoe, I can set the edge as a defensive

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<v Speaker 1>van I can rush inside, I could do it all.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm I'm very versatile and doing that, So I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like that's why they brought me in to come and

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<v Speaker 1>contribute the best what I can as a pass rusher.

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<v Speaker 1>In your opinion, what's the best position the best technique

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<v Speaker 1>to rush from? Oh? Me, yes? Um really is whatever

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<v Speaker 1>they actually me. You know, I'm a player that could

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<v Speaker 1>do it all. You know what that's on the edge

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<v Speaker 1>you could dominate on inside which I could also dominate on.

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<v Speaker 1>That's whatever of coach Floyd's wants to me and Couch

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<v Speaker 1>Hobby wants to me, and I'm willing to do it.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned your abilities at the edge and play the run,

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<v Speaker 1>and I gotta say, watching your tape of Manual, you

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<v Speaker 1>have the rare blend of quick twitch ability and these heavy,

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<v Speaker 1>heavy hands. My goodness, it's fun to watch the way

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<v Speaker 1>you impact lineman when you strike them. And I wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to ask you, at what point in your life did

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<v Speaker 1>you kind of realize that I've got some rare traits

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<v Speaker 1>here that I can work with well. Definitely a house

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<v Speaker 1>having long arms, and as soon as I get off

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<v Speaker 1>the ball, I just feel like if I could turn

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<v Speaker 1>everything inside to the defense other ten guys to make plays.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what I'm willing to do. You know, even whether

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not making them play, I'm making stress you mine

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<v Speaker 1>make the play, either for attack, for a loss, a sack,

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<v Speaker 1>or just just pretty much doing my part to entertain.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been a very very common theme here on these podcasts,

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<v Speaker 1>a really team oriented mindset. And last year manual, you

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned your time with the Chiefs. You were on track

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<v Speaker 1>with for some career highs all across the board, and

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<v Speaker 1>your efficiency metrics were really off the charts, top ten

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<v Speaker 1>run defender and turn the run stops on Pro Football Focus.

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<v Speaker 1>What was it that really enabled you to be so

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<v Speaker 1>productive last season in your opinion, just getting a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to do what I do. You know, kind of struggled

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit in Cleveland, I got traded, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just a mindset that I had, you know, I'd

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<v Speaker 1>stepped my game up, and that's what I've been and

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<v Speaker 1>that's what I'm gonna continued. We talked a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>off air, Emmanuel about your time kind of growing up

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<v Speaker 1>and coming up through the ranks, and I went back

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<v Speaker 1>and found an article that talked about your favorite game

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<v Speaker 1>in college was a one sack showing against Kansas State,

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<v Speaker 1>and most pass rushers are going to point to their

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<v Speaker 1>highest sack total game. And this, to kind of get

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<v Speaker 1>off topic a little bit, reminds me of a game

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<v Speaker 1>back in two thousand two against the Denver Broncos when

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins Hall of Fame defensive and Jason Taylor had one sack,

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<v Speaker 1>but he completely wrecked the Broncos offense that night, and

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<v Speaker 1>one of his pass rush wins resulted in a pick

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<v Speaker 1>six because he hit the quarterback, the ball flutters out

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<v Speaker 1>and pass our Tan takes it back to the house.

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<v Speaker 1>Back to that game, What was it about that game

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<v Speaker 1>against Kansas State that you thought maybe your best game

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<v Speaker 1>of your college rear. I just know I did. My thought,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, helping the team land, you know, was like

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<v Speaker 1>I said, it doesn't matter the sack sold as long

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<v Speaker 1>as you're affecting the game, affecting the quarterback, just shoping

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<v Speaker 1>in the run, just given everybody chance to make plays,

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<v Speaker 1>even though you might not be able to make the play.

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<v Speaker 1>Just making sure your teams have the ability to make plays.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all was about. That's all as a team sport.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got a manual about here. Dolphins new defensive end

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<v Speaker 1>and pass rusher here on the Drivetime podcast of Travis Wingfield,

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<v Speaker 1>the official Miami Dolphins podcast network, Manuel, I want to

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<v Speaker 1>go further back and talk about your youth a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit in that same vein of doing the research about

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<v Speaker 1>your family story. I was really inspired by a personally

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<v Speaker 1>man your father, coming to America and essentially being told

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<v Speaker 1>that his degree wasn't gonna help him secure employment, so

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<v Speaker 1>he just had to remake himself. What were you able

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<v Speaker 1>as a youth to take away from that experience and

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<v Speaker 1>watching your father succeed in that way? Oh, it was.

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<v Speaker 1>It was definitely tough, you know, coming here and my

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<v Speaker 1>dad had to start from the scratch, you know. Just

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<v Speaker 1>seeing him work and work and work his way back up,

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<v Speaker 1>It's definitely an inspiration to me. That's why I look

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<v Speaker 1>up to my my father. God definitely have some trades

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<v Speaker 1>on him, and I just try to work and work

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<v Speaker 1>as hard as I can just to be the best

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<v Speaker 1>man I could be for myself and the people around me.

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<v Speaker 1>So we talked about your versatility on the football field.

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<v Speaker 1>E manual. If you can, can you just give us

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<v Speaker 1>a kind of comprehensive recap of what the Dolphins are

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<v Speaker 1>getting both on the field and off the field with

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<v Speaker 1>Emmanual Auba, Well, you're getting a worker for sure, workhorse,

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<v Speaker 1>getting the fighter, never give up, always fighting to the

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<v Speaker 1>very end, and also getting the winner too, like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>come from the Chiefs, you know, Super Bowl champion, getting

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<v Speaker 1>the winner and that. And also you're getting a good

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<v Speaker 1>dude off the field, stay away from trouble and no

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<v Speaker 1>off the field issues. You know, I do my players.

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<v Speaker 1>I keep my head down and let my do my

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<v Speaker 1>talking on the field. So that's great to hear Emmanual,

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<v Speaker 1>And I wanted to get a chance to ask you here.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously you haven't had a chance to meet your new

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<v Speaker 1>teammates being at the building yet, but do you have

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<v Speaker 1>any pre existing relationships with some of the guys in

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<v Speaker 1>the Dolphins throughout the course of your NFL career? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>dave On got you out. Yeah yeah, I met him

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<v Speaker 1>through Vincent Taylor. I know NC and Taylor was was

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<v Speaker 1>here with you guys for about two three years through years,

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<v Speaker 1>so he's a good fan of mine from Oklahoma stage.

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<v Speaker 1>So he kind of told me about the Dolphins too

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<v Speaker 1>because he spent a little time to night he's with

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<v Speaker 1>the bills. Well, yeah, it's um, it's definitely a blessing,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, to be in this position. I'm there absolutely

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<v Speaker 1>and Imanuel were talking about football here on this podcast

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<v Speaker 1>a whole lot, but basketball skill sets have become a

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<v Speaker 1>growing theme on the show. A lot of guys want

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<v Speaker 1>to boast about their ability on the hardwood. What's your

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<v Speaker 1>game like when it comes to hoop? I'm okay, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>I'm almost like a post player the ball. But I

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<v Speaker 1>had a strap on me like I could shoot, But

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I think I got too strong. I

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<v Speaker 1>kind of lost my myself touched. But I think think

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<v Speaker 1>that's a proper sacrifice to make to work on the

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<v Speaker 1>football skills or basketball. Yeah, oh yes, sir. Sure. What

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<v Speaker 1>what's it when you throw down? You are you shatter

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<v Speaker 1>and backboards? Or what's that game like down the low post?

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<v Speaker 1>I'll just say, just don't get in front of me.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm sure that definitely applies to the football field

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<v Speaker 1>as well. And Emmanuel, that's all I got for you

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<v Speaker 1>here today, man, So congratulations on the new contract, best

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<v Speaker 1>of luck this year, stay healthy, man, and welcome to Miami.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, so I appreciate that. And there he goes

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<v Speaker 1>new Dolphins defensive and pass rusher and major impact in

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<v Speaker 1>the running game setting that edge. You heard him talk

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<v Speaker 1>about it. Watch this guy's tape. He has some of

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<v Speaker 1>the heaviest hand you're gonna see out there in the

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<v Speaker 1>National Football League. A lot of fun to watch and

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<v Speaker 1>watch the way he really jolts offensive lineman when he

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<v Speaker 1>punches him and sends them backwards into the quarterback, into

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<v Speaker 1>the running back. He can really beat blocks and disrupt

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<v Speaker 1>the blocking scheme up front of the opposing offense. So

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of fun to watch. Brings that brings the

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<v Speaker 1>pass rush prowess here to Miami. Looking forward to watching

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<v Speaker 1>that guy play on Sundays at hard Rock Stadium. And

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<v Speaker 1>with that, we're gonna go ahead and close up this

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