WEBVTT - John Congemi Breaks Down Dolphins Jets, Mailbag and Week 15 NFL Picks 0:00:02.279 --> 0:00:07.760 To our fires touch stop. Waddle stocked into the end 0:00:07.840 --> 0:00:11.920 zone of Miami Tip Pro Tip window. They had to 0:00:11.960 --> 0:00:15.920 get that touchdown on that play. They give it. What 0:00:16.280 --> 0:00:20.720 is up? Dolphans And Welcome to the Drivetime Podcast, part 0:00:20.760 --> 0:00:24.439 of the Miami Dolphins podcast network, covering your team, your 0:00:25.120 --> 0:00:28.040 Miami Dolphins. How's it going everybody? It is Friday. I 0:00:28.160 --> 0:00:31.400 am your host, Travis Wingfield, and as always I am 0:00:31.440 --> 0:00:35.120 here to bring you your daily dose of Miami Dolphins football. 0:00:35.159 --> 0:00:37.800 And on today's show, it's a football Friday and a 0:00:37.840 --> 0:00:41.440 fan Friday. Here on Draft Time, we have John Kjemmy, 0:00:41.560 --> 0:00:43.920 a great interview with him coming up talking about this 0:00:44.040 --> 0:00:46.320 Jets game, some other things going forward here with the 0:00:46.360 --> 0:00:49.680 franchise and the football team. Fun interview with Conjemmy. As always, 0:00:49.800 --> 0:00:51.960 we're gonna get to your questions on the mail bag. 0:00:52.000 --> 0:00:54.520 We're gonna pick the NFL games this week. And we're 0:00:54.560 --> 0:00:58.480 not from the Baptist Health Studio today but rather West Broward. 0:00:58.680 --> 0:01:01.040 And a quick note before we jump into the podcast here. 0:01:01.280 --> 0:01:04.360 This was recorded before the news of Jalen Waddle and 0:01:04.480 --> 0:01:07.800 Jared Oakes going on the covid I r list. This 0:01:07.959 --> 0:01:14.840 is the Drive Time Podcast. Let's go ahead and kicked 0:01:14.880 --> 0:01:16.880 this thing off as we do every Friday with my 0:01:16.959 --> 0:01:20.240 interview with John con Jemmy and joining me on the 0:01:20.280 --> 0:01:23.039 podcast now as he does every Friday, is my friend 0:01:23.160 --> 0:01:25.520 John con Jemmy, John bye week didn't have you on 0:01:25.680 --> 0:01:28.880 last week? How is your time down? Well, I had 0:01:28.920 --> 0:01:32.480 some time to to rest and actually have some fun 0:01:33.240 --> 0:01:36.160 almost like two of with his bye week. You know, 0:01:36.240 --> 0:01:39.280 he was out playing some golf and it was funny 0:01:39.400 --> 0:01:41.640 because we were at the same golf course. So I 0:01:41.680 --> 0:01:44.840 felt like I had about three groups of Miami Dolphin 0:01:45.000 --> 0:01:48.480 players that were on the golf course, and they moved 0:01:48.480 --> 0:01:51.360 along quite nicely. So it was good for me and 0:01:51.400 --> 0:01:53.440 I got to see a lot of familiar faces. So 0:01:53.520 --> 0:01:56.400 that's kind of how I spent uh my time away 0:01:56.400 --> 0:01:59.040 from the building in terms of my bye week. That 0:01:59.120 --> 0:02:00.960 was on my notes here to ask you about two 0:02:01.040 --> 0:02:03.280 of playing both golf as well as he said on 0:02:03.320 --> 0:02:05.480 Wednesday that he got dosed by a couple of old 0:02:05.480 --> 0:02:08.359 guys in the pickleball court. Um. But one thing I 0:02:08.400 --> 0:02:10.400 thought was fascinating about to was golf game was he 0:02:10.400 --> 0:02:12.560 said he started playing this year and then in a 0:02:12.560 --> 0:02:15.119 press conference, I think it was last week, he said 0:02:15.160 --> 0:02:19.079 that he shot an eight eight, and I'm said, you're thinking, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, 0:02:19.200 --> 0:02:21.560 one year of golf, a lot of not even a 0:02:21.560 --> 0:02:24.560 full year of golf, and you're already shooting eight. What 0:02:24.639 --> 0:02:26.600 was your what was your handicap when your first year 0:02:26.600 --> 0:02:29.040 in a golf John? You know what, I don't even 0:02:29.080 --> 0:02:31.000 know if I had a hint exactly. It was so 0:02:31.080 --> 0:02:34.919 embarrassed to put my scores in. Um, you know that's amazing. 0:02:35.200 --> 0:02:38.480 Um it probably wasn't as good as two us and um, 0:02:38.520 --> 0:02:41.079 you know because I've seen two out on the range, 0:02:41.080 --> 0:02:43.799 and you know, you're always trying to give your your 0:02:44.000 --> 0:02:46.120 ten cents worth to try to help out a friend 0:02:46.200 --> 0:02:49.519 or help out a guy that you know, so you 0:02:49.639 --> 0:02:52.120 try to help, but he's doing it on his own. 0:02:52.320 --> 0:02:55.280 And uh, he's actually spends a lot of time in 0:02:55.280 --> 0:02:58.040 the off season, you know, homing his game or trying 0:02:58.080 --> 0:03:00.839 to get kind of acclimated to how he can get better. 0:03:00.880 --> 0:03:03.480 At least I've seen that and witnessed that. And to 0:03:03.560 --> 0:03:07.040 the point of pickle ball, a couple of friends of mine, 0:03:07.120 --> 0:03:10.280 some of my guys that are around my old elderly age, 0:03:11.280 --> 0:03:14.480 actually played with twa I think in plantation and they 0:03:14.520 --> 0:03:17.600 may be the culprits that dusted. So we gotta I 0:03:17.639 --> 0:03:20.160 gotta look into that. I'm pretty sure they were because 0:03:20.160 --> 0:03:22.840 he mentioned and he he didn't hold back on saying 0:03:22.880 --> 0:03:24.600 old dudes, and he said they gave him up a 0:03:24.600 --> 0:03:27.160 pretty good dusting there on the pickleball court? Is that? 0:03:27.280 --> 0:03:29.240 Is that a pretty South Florida thing? I see a 0:03:29.280 --> 0:03:31.440 lot down here. I'm not real familiar with it from 0:03:31.440 --> 0:03:33.640 back home. Is that kind of a South Florida thing? Pickleball? 0:03:34.360 --> 0:03:37.320 You know? It might be. I'm not quite sure, because 0:03:37.400 --> 0:03:40.000 a lot of guys play it. I know that my son, 0:03:40.440 --> 0:03:43.720 you know, he plays some with the coaching staff with 0:03:43.800 --> 0:03:46.760 the Florida Panthers when they're on the road. Uh So, 0:03:46.760 --> 0:03:49.480 so a little bit of everybody kind of plays it. 0:03:49.480 --> 0:03:53.080 It's what I've heard, Travis. It's great. It's great, uh 0:03:53.280 --> 0:03:55.920 to be outside. You don't have the vigors of a 0:03:56.400 --> 0:03:59.000 big tennis court, but you get a good workout in 0:03:59.520 --> 0:04:03.440 So I think I think a lot of hand i coordination. Uh, 0:04:03.480 --> 0:04:05.360 it's a lot of fun. People get to work out, 0:04:05.600 --> 0:04:08.640 and I guess you can have a cocktail or two 0:04:08.680 --> 0:04:12.080 after which which is even better. So I think pickle 0:04:12.080 --> 0:04:14.440 ball is in my future. I just haven't gotten there yet. 0:04:14.680 --> 0:04:16.440 They kind of kind of test that side to side 0:04:16.480 --> 0:04:19.200 lateral agility as well, the kind of quick movement today. 0:04:19.360 --> 0:04:21.560 Now I'm with you, I'm I'm interested. I've always been 0:04:21.560 --> 0:04:23.359 a big ping pong and even tennis fan. Two, So 0:04:23.400 --> 0:04:25.760 pickle ball, you know, a little bit less activity at 0:04:25.800 --> 0:04:27.480 this age seems a little bit better for me. So 0:04:27.640 --> 0:04:29.320 let's go ahead and jump right there and stay on 0:04:29.360 --> 0:04:31.560 the topic of two. A tongue volo with the Dolphins quarterback. 0:04:31.560 --> 0:04:33.520 He's he's playing really well right now, and the Dolphins 0:04:33.520 --> 0:04:36.240 are winning games, obviously, and I find it pretty interesting 0:04:36.279 --> 0:04:39.880 that this is really his first repeat game against the 0:04:39.920 --> 0:04:42.560 team twice within the same year. He would have had 0:04:42.600 --> 0:04:45.479 the opportunity against Buffalo, and he technically did prepare for 0:04:45.560 --> 0:04:48.719 both teams for both games and started both games, but 0:04:48.800 --> 0:04:51.720 he only played nine snaps in the first one. Obviously, 0:04:51.800 --> 0:04:53.960 one game against the Pats last year and then one 0:04:54.040 --> 0:04:55.920 so far this year. Gets to see him again at 0:04:55.920 --> 0:04:57.560 the end of the season, but now he gets the 0:04:57.640 --> 0:04:59.840 Jets here for the second time in four weeks. How 0:05:00.040 --> 0:05:03.279 and he and really the entire Dolphins offense. Since I 0:05:03.279 --> 0:05:05.360 think passer rating is more of a measure of your 0:05:05.360 --> 0:05:07.560 passing game as a whole. How can they keep the 0:05:07.640 --> 0:05:10.719 streak of four games in a row with one plus 0:05:10.760 --> 0:05:15.320 pass ratings alive? I believe too needs to continue to 0:05:15.400 --> 0:05:19.400 take throws two receivers, tight ends, running backs that are 0:05:19.440 --> 0:05:23.880 open and available. You know, don't pass up the gimme 0:05:24.200 --> 0:05:27.400 or the layoup for looking for something down the field 0:05:27.440 --> 0:05:30.480 that might happen that might not be clean at the time. 0:05:31.000 --> 0:05:33.200 Take the things that are available. And I think that's 0:05:33.240 --> 0:05:36.800 what this offense has done really well. I think two 0:05:36.839 --> 0:05:39.560 has done a good job in his decision making of 0:05:39.600 --> 0:05:42.120 getting the football to the right people. But he's done 0:05:42.120 --> 0:05:45.799 it quickly, he's done it efficiently, and he's had great 0:05:45.800 --> 0:05:48.839 ball placement in doing it. And I think the receiving 0:05:48.880 --> 0:05:52.200 corps as a whole, and I'm talking about wide out slots, 0:05:52.720 --> 0:05:56.599 tight ends, running backs, they've been able to get in 0:05:56.680 --> 0:05:59.120 sync with where they need to be when the ball 0:05:59.160 --> 0:06:01.760 needs to come out, and that's a big key. Sometimes 0:06:02.400 --> 0:06:05.440 I guess that the general fan doesn't take into consideration, well, 0:06:05.440 --> 0:06:08.640 why is the quarterback holding the football? Well, maybe because 0:06:08.640 --> 0:06:10.840 the receiver is not timed up yet. You know, he's 0:06:10.880 --> 0:06:13.920 not out of his route, he's not cleared that zone coverage, 0:06:14.000 --> 0:06:16.159 or he hasn't sat down, or he hasn't beat man 0:06:16.480 --> 0:06:18.920 on an under route. I think that's been a good 0:06:19.000 --> 0:06:21.400 job of this entire offense and the way it's been 0:06:21.400 --> 0:06:24.920 put together over the last four or five weeks. Guys 0:06:24.960 --> 0:06:29.320 are breaking open when tours, anticipating that they will be open, 0:06:29.400 --> 0:06:31.760 and the ball is coming out on time, and boy, 0:06:31.760 --> 0:06:33.919 it takes a whole lot of pressure off the offensive 0:06:34.000 --> 0:06:36.640 line when they know that ball is coming out and 0:06:36.680 --> 0:06:40.279 he's not scrambling into a sack. Uh. You know, those 0:06:40.279 --> 0:06:44.159 things happen sometimes when you're disjoining. The Dolphins have been 0:06:44.279 --> 0:06:48.360 on point in terms of ball out accuracy, getting enough 0:06:48.360 --> 0:06:50.920 out of the running game, and even though they're wearing 0:06:50.960 --> 0:06:54.880 out Jalen Waddle in terms of targets and and catches, 0:06:54.920 --> 0:06:57.440 and I'm I'm good with that, the ball is getting 0:06:57.480 --> 0:06:59.920 to other places on the field now that Davante's back. 0:07:00.080 --> 0:07:02.920 It's getting outside the numbers, you know what, which might 0:07:03.000 --> 0:07:05.600 help Mike out in the middle of the field on 0:07:05.640 --> 0:07:09.039 those steam routes and crossing routes. So it's starting to 0:07:09.120 --> 0:07:12.000 get it's starting to gel nicely. And two is the 0:07:12.040 --> 0:07:15.320 main I guess engine in that because he's been doing 0:07:15.320 --> 0:07:18.840 a nice job of not passing up open throws, taking 0:07:18.840 --> 0:07:22.160 the things that are available. The completion percentage has gone up, 0:07:22.160 --> 0:07:25.600 but four to the last five starts over sevent You 0:07:25.640 --> 0:07:28.800 mentioned the passer rating. That's a collective you know thing, 0:07:29.480 --> 0:07:31.600 And I think they're starting to gell a little bit 0:07:31.600 --> 0:07:35.160 more with his elevated play. Yeah, you spark a fall 0:07:35.280 --> 0:07:37.600 up question there for me talking about kind of the 0:07:37.720 --> 0:07:40.320 chemistry and the rhythm of this offense finding it stride 0:07:40.320 --> 0:07:42.280 a little bit. And one thing I always go back 0:07:42.320 --> 0:07:44.720 to John that there's two different schools of thought that 0:07:44.760 --> 0:07:46.800 I've heard from people that I think you know, really 0:07:46.800 --> 0:07:48.840 know better than anybody else, and that's Bruce Arians and 0:07:48.880 --> 0:07:51.760 Peyton Manning. And Bruce Arians has always said that about 0:07:51.840 --> 0:07:54.880 eight weeks in is when you start to get really 0:07:54.960 --> 0:07:58.320 familiar and comfortable with a new system. Now, Peyton Manning 0:07:58.320 --> 0:08:00.520 earlier this year on the Manning Cast, said that it 0:08:00.520 --> 0:08:03.000 wasn't until year two that he really felt like I 0:08:03.080 --> 0:08:05.240 know where the first read is and I know where 0:08:05.240 --> 0:08:06.960 the second read is, but I have to kind of 0:08:07.280 --> 0:08:09.680 think about it before processes to get back to that 0:08:09.720 --> 0:08:12.320 second read. Whereas in your number two, it's natural, it's 0:08:12.320 --> 0:08:14.760 inherent I get back to that second read without even 0:08:14.800 --> 0:08:17.600 thinking about it from your perspective someone that played the position, 0:08:17.960 --> 0:08:19.440 is that, where do you kind of come down on 0:08:19.480 --> 0:08:21.160 the new system and how long it takes to kind 0:08:21.160 --> 0:08:24.040 of jel and click with a new group. Well, familiarity 0:08:24.480 --> 0:08:27.720 is really the quarterback's friend in an offense and being 0:08:27.760 --> 0:08:30.760 able to move people around with that that are either 0:08:31.160 --> 0:08:33.440 in the scheme or maybe just on the fringe of 0:08:33.480 --> 0:08:36.880 the scheme of what's called. And I think the Dolphins 0:08:36.880 --> 0:08:41.120 have done a really nice job of complimenting um their 0:08:41.200 --> 0:08:44.440 their offensive line with a quick passing game. They've been 0:08:44.480 --> 0:08:49.880 able to use motion and formations to allow players like 0:08:50.200 --> 0:08:53.080 Albert Wilson to get more involved in the in the 0:08:53.160 --> 0:08:56.480 offense with those jet sweeps and being able to you know, 0:08:56.559 --> 0:08:59.920 hit the fringes with those quick screens and passing game. 0:09:00.400 --> 0:09:03.280 And they've been able to use Kasiki down the middle 0:09:03.280 --> 0:09:05.520 of the field. They've been able to use Jalen both 0:09:05.559 --> 0:09:09.040 now in the deeper passing game and after run after catch. 0:09:09.120 --> 0:09:12.240 Things that all helps your offense jail. It all helps 0:09:12.240 --> 0:09:15.319 your offense move because the balls being spread out quickly 0:09:15.840 --> 0:09:18.800 and in the up tempos helping a little bit to 0:09:19.200 --> 0:09:21.720 you know, sometimes in that game where you feel comfortable 0:09:21.720 --> 0:09:24.839 about what you're doing, I can see George Gatzie and 0:09:24.880 --> 0:09:26.960 to it. Hey, let's let's push the tempo here on 0:09:27.000 --> 0:09:29.480 this series because we've got them on the run, we've 0:09:29.480 --> 0:09:32.680 got the lead, we're playing with some confidence, and it's 0:09:32.800 --> 0:09:36.520 it's just like another gear you get to. So the familiarity, 0:09:36.679 --> 0:09:40.280 it starts with coordinator and quarterback, but it does filter 0:09:40.400 --> 0:09:43.480 through the entire offense. And you kind of see that 0:09:43.960 --> 0:09:46.920 with the success of the way the Dolphins have been 0:09:46.960 --> 0:09:50.880 able to move the football effectively and play that bit 0:09:50.920 --> 0:09:54.880 of complementary football. Yeah, offense, defense, special teams. You're getting 0:09:54.880 --> 0:09:59.600 it everywhere, but it's complementary within the offense. So you're 0:09:59.600 --> 0:10:02.360 getting an enough run to help out a little bit 0:10:02.400 --> 0:10:05.400 of rpo play action. But the ball is coming out 0:10:05.400 --> 0:10:08.120 on time, which means the quarterback feels good about what 0:10:08.280 --> 0:10:10.880 he's seeing and where he's going with it. And I 0:10:10.920 --> 0:10:13.440 think you do get that as you move along. You know, 0:10:13.520 --> 0:10:15.840 remember we all think two has been here for years now, 0:10:16.400 --> 0:10:19.120 it's only been you know, a blip on his radar, 0:10:19.600 --> 0:10:22.000 but he's starting to get familiar. You can tell with 0:10:22.080 --> 0:10:25.360 this new system, it's being streamlined they're getting to the 0:10:25.440 --> 0:10:29.360 plays that really work in this offense, or not only him, 0:10:29.400 --> 0:10:32.000 but for everyone. Now. I'm glad you mentioned that the 0:10:32.120 --> 0:10:34.240 up tempo aspect of it, because it seems like sometimes 0:10:34.240 --> 0:10:35.560 they come out of the locker room break in the 0:10:35.600 --> 0:10:37.800 second half and they hit that tempo and they hit 0:10:37.840 --> 0:10:40.520 their stride and it really carries over and just in general, 0:10:40.559 --> 0:10:43.360 the offense and I guess the team too, seems to 0:10:43.400 --> 0:10:45.800 really play their best ball as the game goes along, 0:10:45.840 --> 0:10:47.880 which I think is a good sign for adjustments and 0:10:48.120 --> 0:10:49.840 kind of getting the feel of the flow of the game. 0:10:50.040 --> 0:10:51.839 A cool stat I found the other day, John was 0:10:51.880 --> 0:10:54.200 at the Dolphins. Over the last four games, you know, 0:10:54.280 --> 0:10:56.400 since two came into the lineup and then the three starts, 0:10:56.800 --> 0:10:59.040 they have possessed the football in the fourth quarter for 0:10:59.080 --> 0:11:02.240 an average of ten minutes in seventeen seconds. And maybe 0:11:02.240 --> 0:11:03.880 it's not gonna while you in terms of the three 0:11:04.600 --> 0:11:06.880 yard passing days, but you get a lead and you 0:11:06.920 --> 0:11:08.959 sit on the football and you're efficient and you can 0:11:09.000 --> 0:11:11.480 move the chains and keep the defense fresh and off 0:11:11.520 --> 0:11:13.440 the field, you're gonna be tough to beat. And that's 0:11:13.480 --> 0:11:15.600 something I think the Dolphins have done very well on 0:11:15.640 --> 0:11:17.520 that side. Of the football and of course that complements 0:11:17.559 --> 0:11:19.840 with the defense has done so well over the winning 0:11:19.840 --> 0:11:21.480 streak as well. But they gotta of course keep it 0:11:21.520 --> 0:11:24.800 going here and it starts with the Jets and Zach Wilson. 0:11:25.040 --> 0:11:26.839 What's the key to top in the rookie quarterback there 0:11:26.840 --> 0:11:29.320 for the Jets, John Well, I think one of them, 0:11:29.360 --> 0:11:32.200 Travis is stopping the run. You know. I think Michael 0:11:32.240 --> 0:11:34.880 Carter might have a chance to get back for the 0:11:34.960 --> 0:11:37.839 Jets this week. He's the team leader in rushing yards, 0:11:37.880 --> 0:11:40.440 but he's the dynamic guy because he can beat you, 0:11:40.440 --> 0:11:42.560 you know, catching a pass out of the backfield, making 0:11:42.600 --> 0:11:45.520 somebody missing space and getting him first down. As well 0:11:45.559 --> 0:11:48.679 as when there's two yards available on the ground, he's 0:11:48.679 --> 0:11:50.640 going to get the two and maybe four or five. 0:11:51.280 --> 0:11:54.440 He's just that kind of vision runner. He's got that 0:11:54.480 --> 0:11:56.520 little jump cut in the middle of the hole. He's 0:11:56.520 --> 0:11:58.959 a really good guy to have on your team. So 0:11:59.200 --> 0:12:01.640 I think the key to stopping one of the keys 0:12:01.640 --> 0:12:04.600 to stopping Zach Wilson is is stopping the run. The 0:12:04.640 --> 0:12:08.640 Dolphins have been pretty good defensively and stopping the run 0:12:08.679 --> 0:12:12.160 all year. The couple that I think you need to 0:12:12.200 --> 0:12:17.840 continue to have multiple looks upfront, who's coming, who's not coming? Uh, 0:12:18.080 --> 0:12:22.760 making identification problems not only difficult for the offensive line, 0:12:23.120 --> 0:12:26.000 but difficult for the quarterback to set the protection at 0:12:26.000 --> 0:12:29.439 the line of scrimmage because that taxes you as a quarterback, 0:12:29.520 --> 0:12:32.440 because you're trying to figure that out. You've got the 0:12:32.480 --> 0:12:35.120 play call in your head. You're looking at the play 0:12:35.160 --> 0:12:38.200 clock and saying, man, it's dwindling down. Let's let's get 0:12:38.200 --> 0:12:41.319 everybody organized. But now you're not quite sure. So if 0:12:41.320 --> 0:12:44.640 the Dolphins can throw a little bit of hesitation into 0:12:44.640 --> 0:12:48.000 a rookie quarterback's brain at the line of scrimmage while 0:12:48.040 --> 0:12:52.480 he's trying to traffic control uh, just about everything within 0:12:52.640 --> 0:12:56.040 fourteen now, twelve, now eight seconds, I think it puts 0:12:56.080 --> 0:12:59.200 a lot more pressure on a quarterback to get back 0:12:59.240 --> 0:13:03.120 to simplicitly running the offense, you know, getting the ball 0:13:03.200 --> 0:13:05.800 snapped on time, getting the ball out to the right people. 0:13:06.240 --> 0:13:09.600 You know, sometimes that dictates holding the football. And if 0:13:09.640 --> 0:13:12.120 you run into sacks or you run into interceptions, you 0:13:12.200 --> 0:13:15.440 run into incompletions. That's where the Dolphins have been able 0:13:15.520 --> 0:13:18.800 to feed on defense over this wind streak. So I 0:13:18.840 --> 0:13:21.319 think those things kind of mirror each other. If you 0:13:21.360 --> 0:13:24.440 can stop the run, show some confusing looks at the 0:13:24.440 --> 0:13:26.600 line of scrimmage, whether you're coming or not, in blitz 0:13:26.679 --> 0:13:31.520 or zero, whatever you're in. It taxes the time and 0:13:31.600 --> 0:13:35.040 efficiency of a quarterback, especially a young one. Like that 0:13:35.120 --> 0:13:36.960 kind of reminds me of something that Brian Flores has 0:13:37.000 --> 0:13:39.120 talked about really for all three years that he's been here, 0:13:39.120 --> 0:13:41.280 and I think something that maybe the fan base maybe 0:13:41.360 --> 0:13:43.400 overlooks a little bit, but it truly is important. You 0:13:43.400 --> 0:13:45.840 can certainly attest to it. You know, your huddle atiquette, 0:13:45.840 --> 0:13:47.160 getting in and out of the huddle and getting the 0:13:47.200 --> 0:13:49.600 calls in and making sure everyone's aligned right. Those are 0:13:49.640 --> 0:13:51.440 small details that go a long way, and you have 0:13:51.520 --> 0:13:53.560 to get it right every single snap for you know, 0:13:53.640 --> 0:13:56.400 sixties sixty five snaps per game, and you know you 0:13:56.440 --> 0:13:59.959 talk about First of all, I thought Joe Flacci play 0:14:00.080 --> 0:14:01.840 really well in the game last time against the Dolphins 0:14:02.559 --> 0:14:04.480 with Yeah, he was sharp in that game. We'll see 0:14:04.480 --> 0:14:06.720 what happens here with with Zach Wilson down here in 0:14:06.760 --> 0:14:09.000 Miami where the Dolphins have a I believe four game 0:14:09.000 --> 0:14:11.160 winning streaker going at this point down here at hard 0:14:11.240 --> 0:14:13.840 Rock Stadium. But as far as that defense goes John 0:14:13.880 --> 0:14:16.400 possible that Javon Holland does not play in this game. 0:14:16.520 --> 0:14:18.480 I was gonna ask you about Holland and the running backs. 0:14:18.480 --> 0:14:19.840 Will come back to the running backs here in just 0:14:19.840 --> 0:14:23.120 one second. But what is the Dolphins approach or how 0:14:23.120 --> 0:14:25.440 do they overcome the loss of potentially Javon Holland the 0:14:25.480 --> 0:14:28.640 secondary if he can't go on Sunday. Well, it's a 0:14:28.640 --> 0:14:31.640 big loss because he does a lot for you as 0:14:31.680 --> 0:14:35.080 a defense. He's kind of he's handling all the calls. 0:14:35.280 --> 0:14:37.160 You know, this is a guy that's back there, that's 0:14:37.240 --> 0:14:40.000 running the defense. So if you don't have him, maybe 0:14:40.000 --> 0:14:43.640 some of that weight goes uh to Row. Maybe you 0:14:43.680 --> 0:14:47.920 get Brandon Jones back closer to healthy. That could help 0:14:47.960 --> 0:14:50.480 that safety position out a little bit. But it's a 0:14:50.480 --> 0:14:52.840 big loss for for Javon if he's not in there. 0:14:52.920 --> 0:14:55.640 He's a he's a tone center with the hits I 0:14:55.720 --> 0:14:58.120 mentioned him, you know, kind of making the calls and 0:14:58.200 --> 0:15:01.800 running the defense. So that has to go to somebody else. 0:15:01.840 --> 0:15:05.960 That that that big responsibility has to go to somebody else. 0:15:05.960 --> 0:15:08.840 But you're hoping that, you know, the combination of Jones 0:15:08.880 --> 0:15:11.800 and Rogue can can offset the loss of hauling for 0:15:11.840 --> 0:15:13.960 a game you know, you hope it's just a game 0:15:14.480 --> 0:15:17.000 if it is a game, But but that's a that's 0:15:17.000 --> 0:15:20.960 a big responsibility that's gonna be spread probably within two 0:15:21.080 --> 0:15:23.520 or three players if you don't have hauling for the game. Yeah, 0:15:23.520 --> 0:15:25.760 hopefully Brandon Jones is back from the elbow injury that 0:15:25.800 --> 0:15:27.920 Cosmo miss the last two games. We have John con 0:15:28.000 --> 0:15:30.200 Jemmy here on the Drive Time podcast taking a look 0:15:30.200 --> 0:15:32.640 at Dolphins and Jets, and normally at this point we 0:15:32.720 --> 0:15:35.080 go to the Dolphins will win if But I want 0:15:35.120 --> 0:15:37.360 to bring a male bad question up to this segment 0:15:37.400 --> 0:15:39.680 because it kind of covers a question that I had 0:15:39.720 --> 0:15:42.400 for you regarding the running back room. It's from at 0:15:42.440 --> 0:15:45.920 bir Cheesy, great great Twitter name, and he says, since 0:15:46.000 --> 0:15:48.040 COVID has hit the running back room hard, what do 0:15:48.080 --> 0:15:50.240 you think about using wattle out of the back field 0:15:50.240 --> 0:15:53.040 a little bit like San Francisco does with Deebo Samuel 0:15:53.240 --> 0:15:54.840 And I added on to that question to kind of 0:15:54.880 --> 0:15:58.360 make it more I guess wide spread across the entire room, 0:15:58.640 --> 0:16:01.240 and you know, just kind of taking another another step 0:16:01.280 --> 0:16:04.720 here more so about do you think there are different 0:16:04.800 --> 0:16:08.040 creative ways you might go about replacing those guys in 0:16:08.120 --> 0:16:09.800 terms of a wattle in the back. And we've even 0:16:09.800 --> 0:16:13.080 seen I think Mike Gasicki and Preston Williams aligned as 0:16:13.120 --> 0:16:15.320 kind of a single wing back there at times this year. 0:16:15.400 --> 0:16:17.880 These guys have creative formations in their back pocket. Do 0:16:17.960 --> 0:16:20.000 you go in that direction or do you just call 0:16:20.080 --> 0:16:22.200 guys up John and kind of go with what you 0:16:22.240 --> 0:16:24.520 have on the roster the practice squad. We know Duke 0:16:24.600 --> 0:16:27.680 Johnson's up, Jared Doakes is of option down there as well, 0:16:28.040 --> 0:16:30.800 and then I'm missing someone else the news signing Dexter Williams, 0:16:30.960 --> 0:16:32.400 the new guy that came in this week as well. 0:16:32.440 --> 0:16:34.440 Is it that approach? Do you go kind of more 0:16:34.560 --> 0:16:36.600 off off your normal script? Like, what do you think 0:16:36.640 --> 0:16:39.360 is the approach replacing those guys? If Lindsay, Achmed and 0:16:39.400 --> 0:16:42.200 Gascon are all down, I think you have to have 0:16:42.520 --> 0:16:45.440 a combination of both in my opinion. If you're the 0:16:45.480 --> 0:16:48.800 coordinator of the Miame Dolphins, so I think Eric and George, 0:16:48.920 --> 0:16:52.800 you know, getting ready for the week, they have to know, Hey, 0:16:53.040 --> 0:16:57.120 can Duke Johnson Carrie X amount of times can Jared 0:16:57.200 --> 0:17:01.680 Doakes be trusted in protection? Can either one of them 0:17:01.680 --> 0:17:04.560 be trusted in past protection? And if not, do we 0:17:04.600 --> 0:17:07.160 go a little bit more empty, and do we use 0:17:07.240 --> 0:17:10.960 guys like Wilson, you know, with the motion and maybe 0:17:11.240 --> 0:17:13.920 you put Wattle in the backfield doing the same thing 0:17:14.000 --> 0:17:16.000 with that jet motion, or lining them up and then 0:17:16.040 --> 0:17:18.959 motioning them out and getting too empty, which could stress 0:17:19.240 --> 0:17:21.760 a defense because that's something that they haven't seen a 0:17:21.800 --> 0:17:24.840 lot from the Miami Dolphins. So you prepare for it 0:17:24.920 --> 0:17:28.560 as the Jets defensive coordinator, but you haven't seen it 0:17:28.600 --> 0:17:30.960 on film a lot, so you're kind of guessing on 0:17:31.080 --> 0:17:33.560 where Miami would go. So it might be to the 0:17:33.600 --> 0:17:36.520 advantage of the Dolphins. Hey, let's face it, they're not 0:17:36.600 --> 0:17:39.560 running it with a lot of efficiency and consistency. So 0:17:39.680 --> 0:17:41.639 running is not the big thing that the Jets are 0:17:41.640 --> 0:17:44.959 preparing for, but they may be preparing for ghosts in 0:17:45.040 --> 0:17:48.080 terms of how does how do the Dolphins approach this? Yeah, 0:17:48.119 --> 0:17:50.119 they could pull up Duke Johnson, they could pull up 0:17:50.200 --> 0:17:54.080 Jared Ops, But how do they run their slot wide 0:17:54.080 --> 0:17:58.639 receivers tight ends in conjunction with empty or motioning to 0:17:58.760 --> 0:18:02.600 empty or or getting them in the running game as 0:18:02.600 --> 0:18:05.159 they did earlier in the year, or do they go 0:18:05.440 --> 0:18:08.320 more with the quick screen game or the now plays 0:18:08.359 --> 0:18:11.880 on the outside it's a lot more complicated I think 0:18:11.880 --> 0:18:15.280 for the Jets to prepare then the Dolphins losing their 0:18:15.359 --> 0:18:18.560 top two or three running backs because they haven't they 0:18:18.560 --> 0:18:24.360 haven't relied heavily on the run game. It's there as uh, 0:18:24.359 --> 0:18:29.280 I guess window dressing to to really mask something else. 0:18:29.560 --> 0:18:32.280 So your running just enough to get to the r 0:18:32.400 --> 0:18:34.760 p O s and maybe it changes this week. You 0:18:34.840 --> 0:18:38.800 go with motion and formation and handing it to Wilson 0:18:39.040 --> 0:18:42.560 or or Jalen Waddle for a couple of plays, just 0:18:42.600 --> 0:18:45.320 to have that wrinkle in there that puts the Jets 0:18:45.320 --> 0:18:47.840 on their heels. That's great stuff, John. I appreciate you. 0:18:47.840 --> 0:18:49.640 You bring that perspective. That's why I wanted to get 0:18:49.640 --> 0:18:51.920 that question to you here on the mail bag. We're 0:18:51.920 --> 0:18:53.480 gonna come back and talk to John a little bit 0:18:53.520 --> 0:18:55.359 more here about how the Dolphins can win this game. 0:18:55.480 --> 0:18:58.240 A couple more mail bad questions, but first a quick break. 0:19:00.000 --> 0:19:01.800 All right, Johnson, we did the mail bad question first. 0:19:01.880 --> 0:19:03.520 We're gonna come back and get a couple more of those. 0:19:03.520 --> 0:19:05.200 But I want to ask you, as we do every 0:19:05.200 --> 0:19:07.720 week here, the Dolphins will win this game against the 0:19:07.800 --> 0:19:11.640 Jets if fill in the blank. Um I would say 0:19:11.680 --> 0:19:15.040 to your point earlier, Travis, you mentioned that nugget about 0:19:15.040 --> 0:19:19.520 the Dolphins holding onto the football in the fourth quarter. Um, 0:19:19.560 --> 0:19:22.760 I think a lot of that is related to not 0:19:23.119 --> 0:19:25.760 turning the football over. I think you know to a 0:19:26.160 --> 0:19:28.239 in the middle of the season, I think when he 0:19:28.280 --> 0:19:31.399 came back from the rib injury, before he got the 0:19:31.440 --> 0:19:34.439