WEBVTT - Week 1 Recap - 5 Takeaways from Dolphins 20-7 Win Over Patriots 0:00:00.160 --> 0:00:05.360 To us fires touch style by Waddle snuck into the 0:00:05.440 --> 0:00:09.440 end zone of Miami Boy tight pro tight window. They 0:00:09.440 --> 0:00:11.760 had to get that touchdown on that play. They get it. 0:00:14.240 --> 0:00:18.239 What is up? Dolphins? And welcome to the Drive Time Podcast, 0:00:18.520 --> 0:00:22.080 part of the Miami Dolphins podcast network, covering your team, 0:00:22.120 --> 0:00:26.520 your Miami Dolphins. How's it going? Everybody? I am your host, 0:00:26.600 --> 0:00:29.800 Travis Wingfield And on today show, an old friend of 0:00:29.800 --> 0:00:37.000 ours is back. That's right. When win win, win, win, win, win, 0:00:37.120 --> 0:00:41.640 win up saying that Mommy, when win win win, when 0:00:41.680 --> 0:00:44.960 we win, we play win And that's what happened. A 0:00:45.080 --> 0:00:49.560 Dolphins opening day victory twenty seven over division rival in 0:00:49.560 --> 0:00:51.320 New England to kick off this season. We'll give you 0:00:51.360 --> 0:00:54.400 the takeaways. On this episode. We'll hear from head coach 0:00:54.440 --> 0:00:58.360 Mike McDaniel on his first career victory here at hard 0:00:58.440 --> 0:01:00.640 Rock Stadium with the Miami Dolphins. And we'll play the 0:01:00.640 --> 0:01:04.280 opening segment from the podcast, the postgame show rather with 0:01:04.319 --> 0:01:07.200 me Seth and O J. Plenty to get to here 0:01:07.240 --> 0:01:10.080 on this week one recapetition from the Baptist Health Studios 0:01:10.160 --> 0:01:14.000 inside the Baptist Health Training Complex. This is the Drive 0:01:14.080 --> 0:01:21.080 Times So a Dolphins opening day victory and we'll start 0:01:21.120 --> 0:01:24.440 here as we do every single Sunday night slash Monday morning, 0:01:24.440 --> 0:01:27.080 depending on what you're listening to us, with some stats, 0:01:27.319 --> 0:01:29.360 and then we'll also hear from coach on being asked 0:01:29.360 --> 0:01:31.880 how he felt about starting off his career in the 0:01:31.880 --> 0:01:35.520 wind call Umn. First, the numbers from this game largely 0:01:35.640 --> 0:01:37.759 even despite the fact that I thought the game kind 0:01:37.800 --> 0:01:42.119 of tilted towards Miami, really after that Brandon Jones strip 0:01:42.160 --> 0:01:45.280 sack Melvin Ingram touchdown here with a Dolphins debut from 0:01:45.280 --> 0:01:47.720 Melvin Ingram back in his home home state of Florida, 0:01:48.160 --> 0:01:50.560 with the Dolphins kind of had the advantage tilted their way, 0:01:50.560 --> 0:01:54.400 but the numbers didn't really dictated that way. Eighteen first 0:01:54.440 --> 0:01:57.120 downs to seventeen. The Dolphins win that battle six of 0:01:57.240 --> 0:02:00.160 fourteen on third downs, where in Miami the Patriots were 0:02:00.200 --> 0:02:03.320 four of nine. Dolphins had a very very crucial fourth 0:02:03.320 --> 0:02:06.440 down conversion. The Patriots o for one on their lone attempt. 0:02:06.640 --> 0:02:09.160 Miami out gained New England three oh seven to to 0:02:09.400 --> 0:02:13.160 seventy one. That was to forty two to one through 0:02:13.160 --> 0:02:15.160 the air, and then on the ground, New England had 0:02:15.200 --> 0:02:17.920 seventy eight, Miami had sixty five. We talked about the 0:02:17.919 --> 0:02:21.240 play count. Miami ran five more plays than the New Patriots, 0:02:21.280 --> 0:02:23.360 fifty nine to fifty four. And then you had the 0:02:23.400 --> 0:02:26.400 three turnovers for the Patriots none for the Dolphins. Miami 0:02:26.440 --> 0:02:29.480 took three sacks, had two of their own penalties. Miami 0:02:29.600 --> 0:02:32.520 had four for twenty New England three for fifteen, and 0:02:32.520 --> 0:02:35.040 the Dolphins had the better t op time of possession 0:02:35.360 --> 0:02:38.880 thirty two thirty to twenty seven twenty. Let's go ahead 0:02:38.880 --> 0:02:41.000 and here from coach Mike McDaniel, who got a gatorade 0:02:41.040 --> 0:02:43.680 bath from who else besides Christian Wilkins and the boys 0:02:43.720 --> 0:02:45.960 after the game, despite the fact he didn't want it, 0:02:46.080 --> 0:02:48.160 but here he was talking about why he didn't want it. 0:02:48.160 --> 0:02:51.800 It's about the team, not one individual. It was a 0:02:51.919 --> 0:02:57.440 very very cool moment um against um my wishes. They 0:02:57.760 --> 0:03:01.040 just they just showered me in gatorade, made it about me, 0:03:01.080 --> 0:03:04.560 which I know for a fact it's not UM, but 0:03:05.600 --> 0:03:10.160 they they you know, the teams celebrating together and just 0:03:10.240 --> 0:03:14.799 being happy, UM for the direction that we're going in. UM, 0:03:14.840 --> 0:03:17.600 that's why you get into team sports. UM. I can 0:03:17.600 --> 0:03:23.119 also tell uh it was It was a good, good 0:03:23.120 --> 0:03:27.320 excitement and celebration because it wasn't like a satisfied celebration. 0:03:27.400 --> 0:03:30.520 They were happy that we got it done. UM. I 0:03:30.560 --> 0:03:33.280 think a lot of guys, UM, I feel like we, 0:03:33.600 --> 0:03:38.760 the Miami Dolphints fan base and the organization deserved to win. UM. 0:03:38.800 --> 0:03:42.000 But there was a lot of frustration, UM, including me 0:03:42.680 --> 0:03:45.800 on things that you know in the game that we 0:03:45.800 --> 0:03:48.240 we really left out there. So UM, that was that 0:03:48.360 --> 0:03:54.560 was pretty cool. UM when the clock hit zero. UM, 0:03:54.600 --> 0:03:57.320 you know, I only have a couple of reps, So 0:03:57.560 --> 0:04:00.880 I was most concerned with UM finding coach Belichick and 0:04:01.480 --> 0:04:05.560 not UM, you know, expeditions They're going over there to 0:04:05.560 --> 0:04:09.320 to UM shake his hand, and then UM trying to 0:04:09.360 --> 0:04:13.840 figure out really what I want to say to the guys. UM. 0:04:13.920 --> 0:04:16.760 It it's more of okay, what's the next step in 0:04:16.800 --> 0:04:20.719 the in the job than anything else. It's uh, you know, 0:04:20.800 --> 0:04:24.279 maybe UM with with friends and family. I'll take you know, 0:04:24.400 --> 0:04:27.960 fifteen minutes to appreciate it. But UM, that's not why 0:04:28.000 --> 0:04:33.480 I'm here is the basque or UM cheer. I'm here 0:04:33.520 --> 0:04:38.960 to help lead a team of people. UM. And we 0:04:39.080 --> 0:04:42.279 got you know, game two next week on the road 0:04:42.279 --> 0:04:45.440 against UM, A play against the team that's very hard 0:04:45.440 --> 0:04:49.400 to play. UM at so that'll that will be our concern. UM. 0:04:49.400 --> 0:04:52.240 Other than that, UM, it's I'm very happy for the 0:04:52.240 --> 0:04:56.880 team overall because they've put in the work. Um. It 0:04:57.000 --> 0:05:01.919 wasn't Um, it's really since April, even before that, the 0:05:01.920 --> 0:05:06.000 whole organization has really worked in one direction and and 0:05:06.040 --> 0:05:09.000 you'd like to see they get rewarded. So how about 0:05:09.000 --> 0:05:12.520 our five takeaways from this Dolphins to seven victory here 0:05:12.560 --> 0:05:15.880 on opening Day over the Patriots. My number one takeaway 0:05:16.000 --> 0:05:17.680 is the guy that I gave a game ball two 0:05:17.760 --> 0:05:21.760 on the post game show. It's Dolphins defensive coordinator Josh Boyer. 0:05:21.800 --> 0:05:25.760 I mean, you talk about devising splash plays by putting 0:05:25.800 --> 0:05:29.160 guys in situations to get free runs on the quarterback 0:05:29.480 --> 0:05:31.359 or to hover back in center field and make a 0:05:31.360 --> 0:05:33.719 play on a pass. On a third long situation, we 0:05:33.760 --> 0:05:36.320 saw Javon Holland nearly had a chance for his second 0:05:36.320 --> 0:05:40.200 interception of the day, but Duke Riley played too good 0:05:40.680 --> 0:05:43.479 on that play for Javon to get his second pick. 0:05:43.560 --> 0:05:46.320 Because he runs the number three in the formation, your 0:05:46.360 --> 0:05:49.680 closest receiver into the formation to either particular side of 0:05:49.680 --> 0:05:53.640 the field. He runs him down the seam thirty yards 0:05:53.720 --> 0:05:55.599 and the ball hits Duke in the back because he 0:05:55.680 --> 0:05:58.560 is in that good position on the coverage and Javon 0:05:58.680 --> 0:05:59.960 comes over and you can kind of see he was 0:06:00.080 --> 0:06:02.000 frustrated after the fact because he thought he had a 0:06:02.080 --> 0:06:05.400 chance to cross, you know, undercut that route and make 0:06:05.400 --> 0:06:07.960 a play for his second pick of the season, second 0:06:07.960 --> 0:06:10.359 pick here on opening day. But that's just what Josh 0:06:10.400 --> 0:06:13.279 Bowyer had done all day long. I mean, two seventy 0:06:13.320 --> 0:06:16.640 one yards, you allow seven points, you get three takeaways, 0:06:16.680 --> 0:06:21.039 two sacks, less than on third down, and when you 0:06:21.040 --> 0:06:24.000 include fourth down four for ten for the Patriots. He 0:06:24.120 --> 0:06:26.360 just drew it up in ways that I thought confused 0:06:26.520 --> 0:06:30.600 the Patriots protection alignment, confused their quarterback, you know, outdueled 0:06:30.640 --> 0:06:32.559 the play calling on the other side. I thought Josh 0:06:32.600 --> 0:06:35.160 Bowyer was fantastic in this game, and there was two 0:06:35.160 --> 0:06:39.440 plays that I thought really indicated just his ability to 0:06:39.600 --> 0:06:42.560 show things and mix it up and disguise. And just 0:06:43.160 --> 0:06:46.080 week one already picking up where he left off with 0:06:46.120 --> 0:06:48.880 a great performance last year calling that defense for the 0:06:48.920 --> 0:06:52.120 Miami Dolphins. Josh Bowyer and the way this defense plays, 0:06:52.160 --> 0:06:55.440 the style that they play, with the talent they have, man, 0:06:55.520 --> 0:06:57.960 it's a it's really really a nice marriage and the 0:06:57.960 --> 0:07:00.719 two plays I'm talking about the brandon Own strip sack, 0:07:01.120 --> 0:07:04.800 you had a stunt from Melvin Ingram where he looped 0:07:04.839 --> 0:07:08.599 around the rush of Zack Seiler. And those are two very, 0:07:08.720 --> 0:07:10.760 very powerful and pactful guys. And that's why I was 0:07:10.800 --> 0:07:14.200 so pumped up about the Melvin Ingram acquisition this offseason 0:07:14.400 --> 0:07:15.920 because of the way he can play in those and 0:07:16.000 --> 0:07:19.920 occupy blockers, but also the lateral agility to hey, maybe 0:07:19.920 --> 0:07:21.720 he's gonna pick this play, Maybe the next play is 0:07:21.760 --> 0:07:23.920 gonna work around the loop and stunt and get after 0:07:23.920 --> 0:07:27.160 the quarterback. And on this particular play, he looped around 0:07:27.240 --> 0:07:30.440 Zack Seeler, who is just one of the best to me, 0:07:30.520 --> 0:07:32.440 one of the best defensive tackles in the league, and 0:07:32.480 --> 0:07:35.680 I think underrated doesn't begin to describe his game. But 0:07:35.760 --> 0:07:38.120 he loops around Zack Seeler, who commands attention from the 0:07:38.120 --> 0:07:41.000 Patriots rightfully so. And then you see the left tackle 0:07:41.040 --> 0:07:44.120 of the Patriots eyes and feet kind of get sucked inside. 0:07:44.200 --> 0:07:47.800 He squeezes because when you slant inside the offensive line, 0:07:48.040 --> 0:07:50.640 you want to squeeze that thing because again A and 0:07:50.680 --> 0:07:52.680 B gap pressure, you've got to take care of the 0:07:52.680 --> 0:07:55.560 interior first. And what that does is frees up a 0:07:55.640 --> 0:07:57.760 C gap runner. I should say, a week side off 0:07:57.800 --> 0:08:01.240 the edge run from Brandon Jone to pair with good 0:08:01.280 --> 0:08:03.600 coverage across the rest of the field. And I'll be 0:08:03.600 --> 0:08:05.640 able to give you more breakdowns on that on the 0:08:05.680 --> 0:08:08.520 All twenty two podcast. But you create that free run 0:08:08.600 --> 0:08:10.480 and Brandon Jones, this is what he does. He led 0:08:10.520 --> 0:08:13.480 all safeties last year in QB sacks him and Javon 0:08:13.600 --> 0:08:17.120 Halla number one, number two and QB pressures among all safeties. 0:08:17.400 --> 0:08:18.760 And he does it again, and he shows up in 0:08:18.800 --> 0:08:21.360 a big time spot. He gets the football out again, 0:08:21.400 --> 0:08:23.000 by the way, which is something he did last year 0:08:23.200 --> 0:08:25.560 against the Jets and Joe Flacco in that game at 0:08:25.560 --> 0:08:28.560 the meadow Lands. And then later in the game there's 0:08:28.560 --> 0:08:31.120 a third and long and Boyer shows the same pressure 0:08:32.440 --> 0:08:34.480 and they back out and they play eight man coverage 0:08:34.600 --> 0:08:36.640 and a three man pass rush. And I thought there 0:08:36.720 --> 0:08:39.520 was multiple elements to this that were just so so 0:08:40.320 --> 0:08:42.760 evident of how well coached this Dolphins defense and this 0:08:42.800 --> 0:08:45.679 Dolphins football team is. Is that you had a situation 0:08:45.720 --> 0:08:48.480 where the Patriots were in six man pass pro against 0:08:48.520 --> 0:08:50.880 a three man rush, which means windows is gonna be 0:08:50.920 --> 0:08:52.840 tight downfield. You're not gonna have a lot of chances 0:08:52.840 --> 0:08:55.200 to throw the ball into a look like that. But 0:08:55.400 --> 0:08:58.120 at the same time, your pass rush has a difficult 0:08:58.160 --> 0:09:00.160 time to get after the quarterback because they have two 0:09:00.200 --> 0:09:02.480 guys for everyone. You can send us a rusher. But 0:09:02.480 --> 0:09:05.280 what I like about this Dolphins defense is they don't 0:09:05.720 --> 0:09:08.040 run by the quarterback, fly by and wind up in 0:09:08.080 --> 0:09:10.800 the worst spot on the football field behind the quarterback. 0:09:10.840 --> 0:09:14.200 And Emmanuel Ogba, who was terrific today by the way, 0:09:14.280 --> 0:09:16.920 got a sack, was involved in the running game. Uh, 0:09:16.960 --> 0:09:19.840 you know, always involved in terms of impacting the passing 0:09:19.920 --> 0:09:23.520 lanes for the quarterback. He comes off of his blocker, 0:09:23.640 --> 0:09:26.160 you know it, redirects his rush move and comes back 0:09:26.160 --> 0:09:29.600 over the top and cuts down mac Jones, almost said 0:09:29.640 --> 0:09:32.319 Zack Wilson mac Jones, who tries to scramble and pick 0:09:32.400 --> 0:09:35.320 up yards after he realizes there's nothing for me here 0:09:35.360 --> 0:09:38.440 in coverage because they have eight against our let's see 0:09:38.480 --> 0:09:41.079 six plus one are four in the route, And so 0:09:41.360 --> 0:09:43.320 og back keeps his eyes in the quarterback and peels 0:09:43.360 --> 0:09:45.559 back and makes that play before he can get by 0:09:45.640 --> 0:09:48.040 that first line of defenders, which even you know, it 0:09:48.080 --> 0:09:50.000 doesn't matter how fast the quarterback is a lot of 0:09:50.000 --> 0:09:52.760 times if they get past that first line, you could 0:09:52.760 --> 0:09:56.800 become in some trouble. So the call there to show 0:09:56.880 --> 0:09:59.160 something that they were expecting. A pressure look, get the 0:09:59.160 --> 0:10:01.880 ball out hot. You drop coverage forces the quarterback to 0:10:01.880 --> 0:10:04.200 hold the ball than the discipline of your d line 0:10:04.200 --> 0:10:06.439 to have good eyes and stay in shape that or 0:10:06.480 --> 0:10:08.200 to stay in position to be in good shape to 0:10:08.280 --> 0:10:10.960 make a play on the quarterbacks. I thought Josh Boyer that, 0:10:11.000 --> 0:10:14.160 I mean, the results speak for themselves in terms of 0:10:14.200 --> 0:10:17.800 what he was able to bring with this defensive performance today, 0:10:17.840 --> 0:10:20.360 but just the way he was mixing coverages and mixing 0:10:20.400 --> 0:10:23.560 rushes and disguising man, it was all so very good. 0:10:23.760 --> 0:10:25.959 The way they clamped down in the red zone. I mean, 0:10:25.960 --> 0:10:29.040 you had one drive that was extended by penalty and 0:10:29.080 --> 0:10:31.079 then we lose a man in coverage to the flat 0:10:31.120 --> 0:10:34.160 for the touchdown. But what a game he called man pressure, pressure, 0:10:34.200 --> 0:10:36.560 pressure all around. And let's go ahead and hear from 0:10:36.600 --> 0:10:39.480 coach McDaniel on something that I thought was really cool 0:10:39.520 --> 0:10:42.480 to hear him talk about with addressing the team and saying, 0:10:43.280 --> 0:10:46.600 you know, this is the defenses team until proven, otherwise 0:10:46.640 --> 0:10:48.520 you're gonna hear coach with down talked about that right 0:10:48.520 --> 0:10:51.440 here because this defense once again they played lights out. 0:10:51.920 --> 0:10:55.040 Yeah no, this is UM. I told the team UM 0:10:55.120 --> 0:10:58.400 last night. UM. You know, I thought it was important 0:10:58.559 --> 0:11:03.480 that you guys were introduced to uh the offensive players 0:11:03.480 --> 0:11:07.920 in the offense. UM, but this is still the defensive 0:11:07.960 --> 0:11:12.600 team until proven otherwise. And that and they they valued 0:11:12.679 --> 0:11:16.480 that that was important to them when they heard that, UH, 0:11:16.520 --> 0:11:19.360 and they wanted to prove me right, and they sure did. 0:11:19.480 --> 0:11:22.559 You know, there's there's a you know, defense is funny 0:11:22.600 --> 0:11:25.880 where you can you you have so many guys that 0:11:25.920 --> 0:11:29.040 are competitive and have high standards and then you're giving 0:11:29.120 --> 0:11:33.320 up some yards and you're you're driving down the field. Well, UM, 0:11:33.360 --> 0:11:36.280 it's a classic example of UH, the other team has 0:11:36.320 --> 0:11:39.960 to score, so don't panic and then UM, wait for 0:11:40.000 --> 0:11:42.880 your opportunity and seize it. So it was a that 0:11:43.000 --> 0:11:46.160 was a huge momentum turner UM the pick with a 0:11:46.679 --> 0:11:50.559 with x P bu um and then Javan coming in 0:11:50.880 --> 0:11:53.240 and making a play on that that you know, who 0:11:53.240 --> 0:11:55.200 knows what the game looks like without that one, So 0:11:55.480 --> 0:11:57.520 that those are a ton of examples that will be 0:11:57.520 --> 0:11:59.920 able to learn from. UM. But I thought it was 0:12:00.040 --> 0:12:04.480 good that the you know, the defense deserved UM to 0:12:04.600 --> 0:12:08.960 get some uh that they put in the work they've 0:12:09.120 --> 0:12:12.200 they've you know, it is the stage now where they've 0:12:12.240 --> 0:12:14.760 being able to play together for a while. UM, and 0:12:14.840 --> 0:12:17.440 so they they that means a lot to them. They 0:12:17.800 --> 0:12:21.040 they want to UM. You know, they have a standard 0:12:21.120 --> 0:12:23.800 that they want to employ that everybody knows when a 0:12:23.920 --> 0:12:27.520 Miami Dolphins game occurs that, UM, you're gonna have to 0:12:27.559 --> 0:12:30.840 deal with this defense. And you know we got UM 0:12:31.200 --> 0:12:34.400 we're plus three in the turnover margin, which UM that 0:12:34.559 --> 0:12:37.800 that's probably the biggest indicator that you'll ever have. UM. 0:12:37.840 --> 0:12:44.200 I think that's factual, actually, uh, you know or something. UM. Anyway, 0:12:44.440 --> 0:12:48.040 you guys can check that and and uh uh but 0:12:48.800 --> 0:12:50.960 that that was the real story of the game, was 0:12:51.360 --> 0:12:55.760 being able to protect the ball and UM in the game. 0:12:55.880 --> 0:12:59.079 Plus three, let's go ahead and take our first break 0:12:59.200 --> 0:13:00.800 right here. We'll come I can get to the other 0:13:00.880 --> 0:13:04.439 four takeaways. You've heard one so far. Josh Boyer absolutely 0:13:04.480 --> 0:13:06.199 in his bag. We'll do that next here on the 0:13:06.240 --> 0:13:09.160 Drift Time podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought to you 0:13:09.200 --> 0:13:17.679 by Auto Nation. Takeaway number two, as the Dolphins are 0:13:17.800 --> 0:13:22.760 victorious on opening day over their rival New England, Patriots. 0:13:22.800 --> 0:13:26.040 The first takeaway Josh Boyer absolutely dialing up a great 0:13:26.080 --> 0:13:29.480 game plan here against the Patriots offense. Takeaway number two 0:13:29.880 --> 0:13:33.480 comes from this play the coach is gonna talk about 0:13:33.559 --> 0:13:35.920 right now. The decision to go for it on fourth 0:13:35.960 --> 0:13:38.880 and eight and score not just a first down, but 0:13:38.920 --> 0:13:41.920 score a touchdown from forty two yards, the longest touchdown 0:13:41.960 --> 0:13:44.240 of Jalen Waddle's career. Let's go ahead, and here from 0:13:44.240 --> 0:13:46.920 Mike McDaniel on the decision to go for it on 0:13:47.040 --> 0:13:50.760 fourth and eight in plus territory. UM, it was a 0:13:50.800 --> 0:13:55.880 cool moment for really our whole UM team. But you know, 0:13:56.000 --> 0:14:00.200 the mechanics of uh, the mechanics of working with the 0:14:00.240 --> 0:14:04.880 game management guys UM and talking through the different scenarios, 0:14:05.200 --> 0:14:08.160 we were just at the fringe of UM, you know 0:14:08.280 --> 0:14:12.360 Jason's UM range and yeah you can, you can push 0:14:12.400 --> 0:14:14.840 the envelope, but you know, the flip side is your 0:14:14.920 --> 0:14:17.439 first uh you miss it and your first down away 0:14:17.480 --> 0:14:22.120 from giving up points. So then it then it became, UM, 0:14:22.200 --> 0:14:25.160 all right, it does kind of make sense to to 0:14:25.240 --> 0:14:26.960 go ahead and go for it. Have a couple of 0:14:26.960 --> 0:14:30.520 thoughts in mind, UM, and then uh there you know, 0:14:30.840 --> 0:14:34.800 in communication with the offensive staff, UM, there there was 0:14:35.080 --> 0:14:38.720 I think it was John Embury. UM, you know, kind 0:14:38.720 --> 0:14:42.000 of tip the scales because I had a couple up. UM. 0:14:42.040 --> 0:14:45.160 But then then from that point on it's all players, 0:14:45.920 --> 0:14:48.480 you know, so we we decided to do it. UM. 0:14:48.680 --> 0:14:51.360 Had had a couple of thoughts in mind. You know, 0:14:51.400 --> 0:14:53.400 you try to prepare yourself, so it's not the first 0:14:53.400 --> 0:14:57.400 time you've thought about that scenario, UM, and that that 0:14:57.480 --> 0:14:59.440 does come up an end a half. So I had 0:14:59.480 --> 0:15:03.560 a couple of bots, and but then once the place started, 0:15:03.600 --> 0:15:09.520 I think UM Cedric motioned down and uh. They we 0:15:09.560 --> 0:15:12.240 had anticipated a certain type of leverage in the man 0:15:12.240 --> 0:15:15.120 and man coverage, UM, and we got it, and we 0:15:15.240 --> 0:15:18.520 got the protection and then two ripped a strike. Part 0:15:18.560 --> 0:15:21.200 of the reason that UM, you know you you hear 0:15:21.240 --> 0:15:24.320 so much praise from Tyrek and Waddle about two U 0:15:24.360 --> 0:15:28.800 is because UM he throws that catchable ball that UM 0:15:28.880 --> 0:15:32.880 you can get yards after catch and then he waddle. Uh. 0:15:32.960 --> 0:15:36.080 You know that's something that we've emphasized a ton UM. 0:15:36.200 --> 0:15:39.280 And you want to talk about deliberate practice, UM coming 0:15:39.320 --> 0:15:42.080 to life in the biggest moment, UM is you know, 0:15:42.160 --> 0:15:45.760 catching that in break and then having a mindset UM 0:15:45.760 --> 0:15:48.600 not being not being surprised that he's catching it now 0:15:48.640 --> 0:15:53.320 he was. He only scores because he immediately transitioned um 0:15:53.360 --> 0:15:55.680 to take it to the house. So it was it 0:15:55.760 --> 0:15:57.960 was glad to have I was glad to have him 0:15:57.960 --> 0:15:59.880 back and told you guys, I was very confident he 0:16:00.160 --> 0:16:04.640 back Um. But that was a cool moment for all 0:16:04.680 --> 0:16:07.400 of us and um, you know, just I wish we 0:16:07.440 --> 0:16:10.040 could have continued that momentum in the second half, but 0:16:10.120 --> 0:16:14.200 beggars can't be true choosers, and from my perspective, it 0:16:14.320 --> 0:16:18.480 just speaks to what McDaniel has done in terms of 0:16:18.840 --> 0:16:21.160 we always hear the phrase a team takes on the 0:16:21.200 --> 0:16:24.160 personality of their coach, and what is coach if not 0:16:24.880 --> 0:16:31.720 incredibly smart and intelligent, very optimistic and supportive in those 0:16:31.760 --> 0:16:35.200 ways in his intelligence and in his optimism. And I 0:16:35.240 --> 0:16:37.640 think you see that reflecting the football team. Like I was, 0:16:37.880 --> 0:16:39.680 you know, always getting nervous for games, which is so 0:16:39.680 --> 0:16:43.480 funny because I'm not. I haven't buckled Chinz traps since 0:16:43.520 --> 0:16:45.840 the eighth grade, and I get nervous still for some reason. 0:16:45.880 --> 0:16:47.120 I think it's just because I want to see this 0:16:47.160 --> 0:16:50.520 team win so bad. But there was a video we 0:16:50.560 --> 0:16:52.600 put out on our social that the team's account at 0:16:52.640 --> 0:16:56.240 Miami Dolphins of Jalen and Javon like dancing in the 0:16:56.400 --> 0:16:58.440 in the tunnel before the game, and that kind of 0:16:58.480 --> 0:17:00.560 helped ease the nerves for me a little bit. And 0:17:00.560 --> 0:17:02.200 it just kind of shows you that these guys and 0:17:02.240 --> 0:17:04.600 coach McDaniel saying after the fact that he had never 0:17:04.640 --> 0:17:06.760 felt more calm or you know, kind of in control 0:17:06.800 --> 0:17:09.600 of his environment as far as being on a sideline, 0:17:10.000 --> 0:17:12.560 and you kind of feel that reverberate throughout the rest 0:17:12.600 --> 0:17:15.280 of the team. And then the confidence they play with 0:17:15.640 --> 0:17:19.320 because of the aggressiveness, not just to say, hey, this 0:17:19.359 --> 0:17:21.000 is a situation where it's good for us to go 0:17:21.080 --> 0:17:22.800 for it, maybe because of this, this and this, and 0:17:22.840 --> 0:17:25.320 I'll talk about that here in one second, but the 0:17:25.400 --> 0:17:29.400 expectation to go execute. I mean, they're gonna go out 0:17:29.400 --> 0:17:31.359 on their own terms and they're gonna be aggressive with it, 0:17:31.359 --> 0:17:33.639 which seems to be kind of the model of some 0:17:33.680 --> 0:17:36.320 of the more successful teams and offenses in the last 0:17:36.320 --> 0:17:38.720 couple of years. And that's kind of what coach McDaniel 0:17:38.720 --> 0:17:40.840 has the thought for here. It looks like is because 0:17:41.160 --> 0:17:43.439 they line up to go for it, and you know, 0:17:44.680 --> 0:17:46.760 Seth and I up in the press box. My whole 0:17:46.760 --> 0:17:49.040 thing was like, I'm thinking about Jason Sanders range at 0:17:49.040 --> 0:17:50.800 this point, like can he hit a sixty yard field 0:17:50.800 --> 0:17:53.119 goal right here? Can you take that kick with the 0:17:53.119 --> 0:17:55.320 potential that he might miss? And then you get the 0:17:55.359 --> 0:17:57.679 spot of the ball where the hold happened. So and 0:17:57.680 --> 0:18:00.560 all of a sudden, the Patriots have the ball midfield, 0:18:00.560 --> 0:18:03.000 but there's twenty four seconds. We'll probably lose five or 0:18:03.040 --> 0:18:04.919 six seconds with the field goal. They don't have any 0:18:04.960 --> 0:18:06.840 time outs, so they're gonna have to get a ball 0:18:06.840 --> 0:18:09.160 over the sideline or over the middle. Like I'm thinking 0:18:09.160 --> 0:18:12.720 about all these situations where the outcomes of a decision 0:18:12.760 --> 0:18:15.080 to kick the ball. Never thought they would come back 0:18:15.119 --> 0:18:17.280 from the break and line up and go for it, 0:18:17.320 --> 0:18:19.919 and they did, and they hit it, and I thought 0:18:20.240 --> 0:18:22.800 it was to his best throw of the day. A 0:18:22.880 --> 0:18:26.119 trio of Patriots defenders. Kyle Dugger. You heard his name 0:18:26.160 --> 0:18:27.800 in the podcast, and he made an impact in this 0:18:27.840 --> 0:18:29.760 game as well today. But you heard him. We talked 0:18:29.760 --> 0:18:32.359 about him because you have two I D twenty three. 0:18:32.640 --> 0:18:35.119 Here he comes flying downhill and if you miss a 0:18:35.160 --> 0:18:37.680 tackle on Jalen Waddle or Tyreek Hill for that instance, 0:18:37.880 --> 0:18:39.560 this is what can happen, you catch it, you get 0:18:39.560 --> 0:18:42.360 out the gate forty two yards, it's a touchdown. It's 0:18:42.359 --> 0:18:45.240 a game changing play. I mean to go from ten 0:18:45.320 --> 0:18:48.000 up to seven, teen up at halftime getting the football back. 0:18:48.240 --> 0:18:50.399 What a demoralizing play that must have been for the 0:18:50.440 --> 0:18:53.320 Patriots to see that happen and take that into the 0:18:53.320 --> 0:18:56.440 locker room and by the same token, an absolute lifting 0:18:56.480 --> 0:18:59.480 thing to this Dolphins team. So I thought the decision 0:18:59.520 --> 0:19:02.000 to go for it there the execution of the team 0:19:02.040 --> 0:19:05.760 to affirm coaches belief in them I just thought that 0:19:05.880 --> 0:19:08.320 was so indicative of what this football team can be 0:19:08.320 --> 0:19:10.840 when they believe in themselves. The personality of the head 0:19:10.880 --> 0:19:15.120 coach being so supportive and encouraging and optimistic to rub 0:19:15.160 --> 0:19:19.240 off on his club. That's the coaches that understand the 0:19:19.280 --> 0:19:20.840 culture and play into the culture and play to the 0:19:20.840 --> 0:19:24.280 locker room. And you know, I talked to some buddies 0:19:24.280 --> 0:19:26.159 about l s U the other day and at Orgeron 0:19:26.240 --> 0:19:28.800 and Brian Kelly and like the culture fits and stuff like, 0:19:28.840 --> 0:19:32.919 I just seems like this roster really gels well with 0:19:33.000 --> 0:19:35.280 coach McDaniel and what he brings the table. So I 0:19:35.320 --> 0:19:37.440 thought that was a big part and take away number two. 0:19:37.440 --> 0:19:39.360 Take Away number three. We're going back to the defense, 0:19:39.359 --> 0:19:41.880 and not just the coaching staff this time, but the players, 0:19:41.920 --> 0:19:46.440 because the defensive backfield in general, that's what they do. Man. 0:19:47.000 --> 0:19:49.560 First of all, I saw a few targets don Xavi 0:19:49.640 --> 0:19:52.160 and Howard. I don't recall any catches. I'll be able 0:19:52.160 --> 0:19:55.160 to give you the actual stats from Pro Football Focus 0:19:55.240 --> 0:19:58.040 tomorrow on that and the film as well. But the 0:19:58.080 --> 0:20:00.840 first time they tried him, what happened. He pins the 0:20:00.880 --> 0:20:03.240 receiver to the sideline, gives the quarterback no window to 0:20:03.320 --> 0:20:07.760 throw to. Ball comes up, and it's at that point 0:20:07.920 --> 0:20:10.879 you talk about balls for receivers. This thing might be 0:20:10.960 --> 0:20:13.520 more you know, sixt X, because all he does is 0:20:13.520 --> 0:20:15.480 gets his hand on it and flings it up into 0:20:15.520 --> 0:20:18.159 the air. And there is his buddy, Javon Holland, you 0:20:18.160 --> 0:20:19.600 know he went to the Pro Bowl with him last year, 0:20:19.680 --> 0:20:21.800 is on a as a visitor with with X right 0:20:21.880 --> 0:20:23.399 there to pick it off and take it back thirty 0:20:23.400 --> 0:20:25.880 three yards for a big, big run after the catch, 0:20:25.880 --> 0:20:27.679 and then X didn't really see much action after that. 0:20:27.720 --> 0:20:29.920 He was it's what he does. He locks guys down. 0:20:30.119 --> 0:20:31.680 You don't hear from until he makes a big play 0:20:31.680 --> 0:20:33.639 and then you don't go back to him again. And 0:20:33.720 --> 0:20:37.199 speaking of javan, the patriots most success came early in 0:20:37.200 --> 0:20:40.199 this game on the ground, in the running game, and 0:20:40.240 --> 0:20:42.320 I thought there was a few situations where some holes 0:20:42.359 --> 0:20:46.000 opened up, and Javon's ability to not just make the play, 0:20:46.040 --> 0:20:48.679