WEBVTT - Drive Time: Post Draft Roster Reset Offense

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<v Speaker 1>To on the move, going deep speedways, Peace do peas.

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<v Speaker 2>From the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist Health Training Complex.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Drivetime with Travis Wingfield.

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<v Speaker 2>He's my ad hands in the playoffs. What is up,

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<v Speaker 2>Dolphans and welcome to the Draft Time Podcast. I am

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<v Speaker 2>your host, Travis Wingfield. And on today's show, I would

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<v Speaker 2>say we are due for a roster reset.

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<v Speaker 1>Aren't we.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go ahead and make it a two parter offense today,

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<v Speaker 2>defense Monday. I was gonna say tomorrow, Tomorrow's Saturday. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>take a look at each position group, the newcomers, the losses,

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<v Speaker 2>the balance of the room, the questions I have, the

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<v Speaker 2>potential camp battles, all of that, and a heck of

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<v Speaker 2>a lot more. From the Baptist Health Studios inside the

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<v Speaker 2>Baptist Health Training Complex. This is the Draft Time Podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Ye Daffy First, Very very soon we are going to

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<v Speaker 2>have Dolphin's practice to talk about, which also means hearing

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<v Speaker 2>from more players from coaches. We'll have the full UDFA

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<v Speaker 2>media day that goes along with Roocky Minni Caamp. Also

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<v Speaker 2>of course going to have Emory Hunt on the show.

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<v Speaker 2>Tell Us which UDFA is are going to make the team,

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<v Speaker 2>which is basically written in stone at this point how

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<v Speaker 2>accurate he's been with those predictions over the years. But

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<v Speaker 2>before we get into all that, what a perfect time

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<v Speaker 2>to transition to that stage here with a roster reset.

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<v Speaker 1>We usually do these podcasts.

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<v Speaker 2>Four or five times a year, at the end of

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<v Speaker 2>the season, maybe heading into freegency after freegency has calmed

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<v Speaker 2>down a little bit now, and then usually again right

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<v Speaker 2>before the season starts, after training camp and all the

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<v Speaker 2>fun stuff that has occurred from July August and into September.

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<v Speaker 2>But I wanted to start here before we go into

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<v Speaker 2>each individual room and talk about the construction of those rooms,

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<v Speaker 2>and with that in mind, I want to be as

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<v Speaker 2>thorough as possible. So maybe maybe instead of a roster reset,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe it's more of just in case you're a bear

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<v Speaker 2>and you went into hibernation, or maybe you just didn't

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<v Speaker 2>want to see the lot of day after the Kansas

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<v Speaker 2>City loss, or maybe you fell into a coma. We're

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<v Speaker 2>going to find a way to get you caught up

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<v Speaker 2>on the last five months in just a matter of

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<v Speaker 2>two thirty five minute or so episodes here of Drive

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<v Speaker 2>Time starring me Travis Wingfield does in case you were

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<v Speaker 2>in a coma addition of drive time have the same ring.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess it doesn't, so roster reset it is. I

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<v Speaker 2>tweeted about this on Thursday a tweet from Lewis Riddick,

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<v Speaker 2>friend of the show Done the Show Always Cool Bill

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<v Speaker 2>say that ESPN's Lewis Riddick. He said, team building and

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<v Speaker 2>talent collection are two different things. They don't remotely resemble

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<v Speaker 2>one another end quote, and that got me thinking, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I lost track how many times we've heard from press

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<v Speaker 2>conferences from coach McDaniel, especially with all the end season

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<v Speaker 2>moves that were required the last two years, with all

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<v Speaker 2>the injury, how he would describe the delicate nature of

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<v Speaker 2>injecting a new piece into the ecosystem that is an

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<v Speaker 2>NFL locker room, the Miami Dolphins locker room, and how

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<v Speaker 2>much he values the voices inside that sacred place and

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<v Speaker 2>listens to what his guys have to say. You guys,

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<v Speaker 2>recall the Hard Knocks episode when McDaniel had all the

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<v Speaker 2>Pro bowlers up to his office. That's like a a

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<v Speaker 2>weekly counsel meeting they have where they discuss what's going on.

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<v Speaker 2>Be my ears and eyes in the locker room, be

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<v Speaker 2>the voice of the player, because McDaniel's the ultimate player's coach.

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<v Speaker 2>And that got me thinking about well, the Patrick Paul

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<v Speaker 2>story bugging his agent to get drafted by the Miami Dolphins,

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<v Speaker 2>the Jalen Wright story saying this is where I wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to be. It was not even close with the other

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<v Speaker 2>visits I had across the National Football League. Maleague Washington

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<v Speaker 2>saying I'm not going to tell you details, but just

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<v Speaker 2>know the meeting with the Dolphins went very very good.

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<v Speaker 2>Free agents joining uside the exact same thing the NFLPA survey.

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<v Speaker 1>It's all there.

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<v Speaker 2>The proof is in the pudding, right, and the roster

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<v Speaker 2>will tell you what's important to the decision makers. What

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<v Speaker 2>Chris Greer likes, which to me has always been his

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<v Speaker 2>coach wants, which to me is the best trait of

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<v Speaker 2>a GM listened to the chef cooking the meal, right,

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<v Speaker 2>but high character, love of the game, dedication to the craft,

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<v Speaker 2>And like, yeah, I know you're thinking Travis Tyreek Hills

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<v Speaker 2>in this football team. He doesn't fit the first bill there.

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<v Speaker 2>But who works harder than him, who brings a temperament

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<v Speaker 2>like him and changes the temperature of your locker room

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<v Speaker 2>more than Tyreek Hill by setting an example that first

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<v Speaker 2>year of practices here. And it wasn't the same way

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<v Speaker 2>last year. It won't be the same way this year.

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<v Speaker 2>But that first year when he almost had like something

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<v Speaker 2>to prove it practice, the way he came out and

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<v Speaker 2>set the tone like that was different than anything I've

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<v Speaker 2>ever seen on a football field. And I'm starting to

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<v Speaker 2>get there to the point where I've done this for

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<v Speaker 2>a few years now, which I put value in that

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<v Speaker 2>compared to someone who's been for twenty years who doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>know what they're watching. Also, how about Jalen Ramsey, someone

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<v Speaker 2>like him, what does he do? So beyond that, And

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<v Speaker 2>not that it's not important, it is, but I think

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<v Speaker 2>the next part is even more critical. I look at

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<v Speaker 2>the Dolphins twenty twenty four roster construction like this. They

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<v Speaker 2>have a house, a really damn nice house, and a

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<v Speaker 2>very nice block in city right, and then one of

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<v Speaker 2>the nice neighborhoods in the entire city the NFL, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>compared to comparing to other sports leagues, there just so

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<v Speaker 2>happens to be thirty two houses on this block for

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<v Speaker 2>the argument's sake, and I think we have one of

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<v Speaker 2>the ten nicest houses I would push towards top five,

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<v Speaker 2>but that's a debate for another day. And what did

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<v Speaker 2>we do with our disposable income this year? To continue

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<v Speaker 2>with the analogy, we used it to modify and renovate

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<v Speaker 2>our house. We added a bonus room. We gave the

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<v Speaker 2>game room a full golf simulator with a chipping and

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<v Speaker 2>putting area off to the side. We added a wet

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<v Speaker 2>bar and projector. For all the games we intend to

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<v Speaker 2>host people for for March Madness, for the Masters, for

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<v Speaker 2>the World Series, for major NFL and college football primetime games.

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<v Speaker 2>Is this analogy still working? I think what we did

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<v Speaker 2>was take what we do well and we got even

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<v Speaker 2>better at it. Because when I watched the tape of

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<v Speaker 2>this rookie class, all the players on offense make so

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<v Speaker 2>much damn sense in that they have tangible proof of

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<v Speaker 2>doing stuff that we do here. What exactly would you

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<v Speaker 2>say it is you do here, Bob? Yeah, albeit not

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<v Speaker 2>at the professional level of some of these guys, but

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<v Speaker 2>it's about as translatable of a rookie class as I've

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<v Speaker 2>seen here in terms of here's what we do, Here's

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<v Speaker 2>how these guys help us do that very very precise

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<v Speaker 2>route running, spacing, timing, pacing with vertical, explosive tackle breaking

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<v Speaker 2>skills at the wide receiver position where two Washington's drafted

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<v Speaker 2>earlier or I should say last month, it's now May

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<v Speaker 2>a slashing runner with home run showing your tail light

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<v Speaker 2>speed and the bulk to contribute on third down. In

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<v Speaker 2>Jalen Wright. I mean, those three guys I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>have I don't think there's a major learning curve aside

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<v Speaker 2>from going from being an amateur to a pro, although

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<v Speaker 2>those guys aren't amateurs anymore, but because I think what

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<v Speaker 2>we do in terms of just the pure football stuff

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<v Speaker 2>is a lot of what they were asked to do

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<v Speaker 2>at Virginia, at Tennessee, at USC respectively. Patrick Paul has

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<v Speaker 2>elite athletic ability getting off the football. We know about

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<v Speaker 2>all that, and speaking of that, I mean, isn't is

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<v Speaker 2>there isn't a more athletic center in the league than

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<v Speaker 2>Aaron Brewer. He's here now We needed a physical presence

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<v Speaker 2>from inline positions in John new Smith.

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<v Speaker 1>He's now here.

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<v Speaker 2>A guy that keeps us flexible across all types of

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<v Speaker 2>personnel groupings. Defensively, I watched the Ravens tape and I'll

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<v Speaker 2>see odafe Oway or Jadavian Clowney or some of these

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<v Speaker 2>twitchy ass edge players who are also rocked up and

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<v Speaker 2>built from Clay mug Up in the A gaps and

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<v Speaker 2>get their quick get off against these poor, unassuming centers

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<v Speaker 2>and guards, which creates one on ones on the perimeter.

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<v Speaker 2>And there was nobody in college football better at that

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<v Speaker 2>than Chop Robinson, and nobody better at winning one on

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<v Speaker 2>ones from wide alignments than Mohammed Kamara. In free agency,

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<v Speaker 2>Kendall Fuller helps you get some of the ravens archetype

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<v Speaker 2>from defensive back flexibility and their desire to be able

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<v Speaker 2>to have position fluidity and match up on anybody they

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<v Speaker 2>want to at any given time. Jordan Poyer as a

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<v Speaker 2>player who's played in the box and in the post

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<v Speaker 2>and rotates so frequently into the correct position and winds

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<v Speaker 2>up kind of freelancing his way in some play. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>one of the smartest players on the field type of guys.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, every damn move you can track a why

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<v Speaker 2>behind this? Why did we do this? Like I think

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<v Speaker 2>back to Mike Tannenbaum. His entire thing was, Oh, Andrea

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<v Speaker 2>Branch had nine sacks, let's get him. How does he

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<v Speaker 2>fit in the defense. I don't give a damn. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just gonna bring him in anyways. TJ McDonald, that was

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<v Speaker 2>a cool tackle he made on Saturday night in the

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<v Speaker 2>August preseason game. Yeah, he's suspended for eight games. Go

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<v Speaker 2>ahead and give him a four year contract extension. Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>he plays the same spot as for Shad Jones, who

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<v Speaker 2>cares like there was no thinking or rhyme behind the

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<v Speaker 2>reason there. It's completely different now and the answer is

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<v Speaker 2>obvious really with all these moves. So I see an

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<v Speaker 2>alignment of vision. I see an execution of that vision,

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<v Speaker 2>and I cannot wait to see what it looks like

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<v Speaker 2>in September or July for that matter, or let's be

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<v Speaker 2>totally honest, later this month at OTA's for that matter.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go ahead and do our first room before we

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<v Speaker 2>take our our first break on the podcast. And where

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<v Speaker 2>else would you start besides the quarterbacks? And just a

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<v Speaker 2>quick reminder, the UDFA signings are not yet official, so

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna be talked about on a reported by basis. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll go ahead and talk about the guys that we

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<v Speaker 2>have been linked to, but they're not officially announced yet,

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<v Speaker 2>so I am not going to talk about them as such.

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<v Speaker 2>I will tell you some of the guys I like

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<v Speaker 2>in that regard, but just want to go ahead and

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<v Speaker 2>get that caveat out there clearly and quickly for y'all.

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<v Speaker 2>So the quarterback position, nothing's changed, Tua White, Thompson, and

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<v Speaker 2>there is a UDFA here named Gavin Hardison. But the

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<v Speaker 2>coaches Darryl Bevill Chandler Henley. Let's go ahead and add

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<v Speaker 2>Frank Smith in here. Oc all back for year three, guys,

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<v Speaker 2>we haven't had that. When was the last time we

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<v Speaker 2>had that? Did Joe Filben have? Was like Zach Taylor,

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<v Speaker 2>Mike Sherman, No, Bill Laser, Soperano changed oces?

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<v Speaker 1>Was it Wanstead and Chan?

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<v Speaker 2>We haven't had the same nucleus of coaches for three

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<v Speaker 2>consecutive years since freaking Don Shulab probably like it's Ben's

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<v Speaker 2>forever departures didn't have one. All the guys are back,

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<v Speaker 2>the arrivals. Gavin Hardison is the only arrival to the

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback room. He's kind of this year's James Blackman. The

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<v Speaker 2>room at a glance, probably the room we can get

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<v Speaker 2>through the quickest, although it didn't turn out that way.

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<v Speaker 2>My notes here because I always tend to write more

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<v Speaker 2>about to than other players in the roster, because the

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback is the most important and in this market by far,

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<v Speaker 2>the most debated player in the entire market. So highly

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<v Speaker 2>efficient quarterback play for the second straight year started all

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<v Speaker 2>eighteen games, first time we've had that since Danny was

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<v Speaker 2>kicking around here. But a similar late season decline in

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<v Speaker 2>terms of production. How do you get that fixed? We're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna have to find out. We look at two going

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<v Speaker 2>out on his own and finding his own quarterback coach

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<v Speaker 2>to work with, dropping a little bit of weight, because

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<v Speaker 2>they determined that the weight wasn't what kept him healthy.

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<v Speaker 2>It was the movement and the ability to fall properly.

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<v Speaker 2>So let's go ahead and shed that extra ten or

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen pounds and get quicker and work on the movement

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<v Speaker 2>and the explosiveivity from the waist below in terms of

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<v Speaker 2>how quick you get off the spot, but also compacting

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<v Speaker 2>his stride and stroke and making everything a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>more fine tuned. They're just taking the car right now,

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<v Speaker 2>and they're fine tuned in that thing. I've always appreciated

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<v Speaker 2>to his mechanics. With that labor of love, I think

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<v Speaker 2>you can always drill. I compare it to a golf swing.

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<v Speaker 2>I know too, it would appreciate that analogy because he

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<v Speaker 2>has a good golf swing and a great stroke off

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<v Speaker 2>that left hand when it comes throwing a football. I

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<v Speaker 2>think those areas of focus are the steps that he

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<v Speaker 2>can take a little bit more creativity when he tucks

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<v Speaker 2>it and has to get to a new spot.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, he does have good pocket.

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<v Speaker 2>Mobility, kind of like I'm not going to compare him

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<v Speaker 2>to Brady or Marino, but finding the little opening valves

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<v Speaker 2>where you can say I can get to that spot

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<v Speaker 2>and then stead up and make my you know, my

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<v Speaker 2>throwing mechanics from that spot. But how about just a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more explosivity in terms of getting off the

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<v Speaker 2>spot quickly, getting around rushers, evading those tackles, and making

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<v Speaker 2>some big explosive plays down the field. But I think

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<v Speaker 2>most of all, it's just further mastery of an offense

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<v Speaker 2>that he's already gotten down pretty damn well. Right. But

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<v Speaker 2>I've always said, you know two, his skills are those

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<v Speaker 2>that get better with age. He's not going to Russell Wilson,

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<v Speaker 2>who falls off a cliff when the physical skills deteriorate.

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<v Speaker 2>You think Lamar Jackson's gonna play at a high level

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<v Speaker 2>into his age thirty four season.

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<v Speaker 1>I would really doubt that.

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<v Speaker 2>So I just expect him like a Drew Brees did,

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<v Speaker 2>Like you know, Ben Roethlisberger made a lot of plays

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<v Speaker 2>physically physically, but as he got older there was more

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<v Speaker 2>like intuitive quarterback play there and that's when I thought

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<v Speaker 2>he was at his best. So a guy like Tua,

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<v Speaker 2>I just think he's gonna get better, you know, Philip Rivers,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, there's so many examples of this, and frankly,

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<v Speaker 2>I think Tua was a little bit vultured by the

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<v Speaker 2>run game last year. Twenty seven rushing touchdowns versus twenty

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<v Speaker 2>nine passing for Tua. Of course Mike White had one

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<v Speaker 2>as well, right, But I mean Tua easily could have

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<v Speaker 2>had forty touchdowns last year. I wonder all the time,

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<v Speaker 2>what would that like if they just turned some of

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<v Speaker 2>those two yard rushing touchdowns into two yard passing touchdowns,

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<v Speaker 2>and let's say TWA had forty touchdowns compared to the

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<v Speaker 2>fourteen picks? Would the what would the consensus in terms

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<v Speaker 2>of the social media discourse be about that? About this

0:12:55.840 --> 0:12:58.520
<v Speaker 2>somehow polarizing player, a guy that does everything right, who

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<v Speaker 2>is as nice and polite as can be. He asks

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<v Speaker 2>you how your day is going, and also dominates in

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<v Speaker 2>the football field, but somehow is hated. I digress, but

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<v Speaker 2>I wonder if forty verses fourteen would have made a

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<v Speaker 2>difference to twenty nine versus fourteen. You're even thirty five

0:13:10.480 --> 0:13:14.040
<v Speaker 2>to fourteen, Like the Dolphins were so productive, he just

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<v Speaker 2>didn't have the touchdown number to match how productive the

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<v Speaker 2>offense was because our running game was so damn good.

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<v Speaker 2>So that just makes me just kind of a random,

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<v Speaker 2>not important thought at all, but something I thought I

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<v Speaker 2>put out there because I would have thought that two

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<v Speaker 2>years of dominance would have done that for him. But

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<v Speaker 2>I digress. So the next part for him is to

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<v Speaker 2>just keep getting better. If he does that this year,

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to be just fine, and then he's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be judged by our ability as a team to

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<v Speaker 2>win in January. And that's just how it goes. That's fine,

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<v Speaker 2>but make no mistake about it. This offense thrives because

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<v Speaker 2>of Tua. We saw the same roster building principles in

0:13:45.480 --> 0:13:49.160
<v Speaker 2>San Francisco, and like, look, they're not neglecting the offensive

0:13:49.160 --> 0:13:51.079
<v Speaker 2>line by any stretch of the imagination. They signed to

0:13:51.120 --> 0:13:54.120
<v Speaker 2>Ron armstead of the biggest left tackle contract three years ago.

0:13:54.360 --> 0:13:57.520
<v Speaker 2>Connor Williams is a big time interior lineman. Signing Isaiah

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<v Speaker 2>Winn was a guy they plucked in his back after

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<v Speaker 2>a very strong plus games.

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<v Speaker 1>But he does have the injury history.

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<v Speaker 2>That is obviously the one reason with this guy that

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<v Speaker 2>you can't really depend on him as a long term starter.

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<v Speaker 2>Aaron Brewer, Jack Driscoll, you're second of the top the

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<v Speaker 2>only two top one fifty picks. You had this entire

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<v Speaker 2>class before you made the trade for Jalen Wright. But

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<v Speaker 2>I digress in Patrick Paul. But all of this is

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<v Speaker 2>to say you do get right. You get the tight

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<v Speaker 2>ends of vere agency, you get the wide receivers in

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<v Speaker 2>the draft. This offense needs playmakers more than anything else

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<v Speaker 2>besides the quarterback, which we have to make it go.

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<v Speaker 2>And Tua is probably the most offensive line friendliest quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>in the whole damn game. You know Mahomes and Josh

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<v Speaker 2>Allen's ability to create with the pressure in their face,

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<v Speaker 2>that's a different story. But who masks offensive line deficiencies

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<v Speaker 2>or pass protection deficiencies better than tu a.

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<v Speaker 1>Tongue Bai Loa.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think there's anybody out there that does it

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<v Speaker 2>better than he does, and I just don't want that

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<v Speaker 2>fact to go by the wayside, super underrated element of

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<v Speaker 2>his game. Otherwise, I think White in year two is

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<v Speaker 2>a very good backup to call upon who can kind

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<v Speaker 2>of catch fire off the bench in a pinch, and

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully we don't need him for more than that. Even

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<v Speaker 2>if that at all, I think Skyler needs to continue

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<v Speaker 2>his development and I'm glad we didn't see him get

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<v Speaker 2>any action last year. I thought you could tell as

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<v Speaker 2>a rookie his head was absolutely swimming with all the

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<v Speaker 2>information he had. So a third year in the offense,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe he can see it better. I'm not going to

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<v Speaker 2>bet on it, but I think that's kind of what

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<v Speaker 2>you're looking at there. And you add him in competition

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<v Speaker 2>with a very toolsy kid in Hardison the UDFA, so

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<v Speaker 2>it should be a fun summer there. Again, don't think

0:15:23.160 --> 0:15:26.440
<v Speaker 2>you can overstate the importance of McDaniel smith, Bevill Henley too.

0:15:26.480 --> 0:15:28.600
<v Speaker 2>Was Skyler all here for their third year and a

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<v Speaker 2>second year for Mike White? The questions you have for

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<v Speaker 2>this room, because we're going to be comprehensive on this podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>I've pushed back on this narrative for so long, but

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<v Speaker 2>it's the biggest question winning the big game, right. It's

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<v Speaker 2>not just a quarterback deal, but he's got a big

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<v Speaker 2>part of that, and he hasn't played well in those games.

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<v Speaker 2>So playing better in these spots is certainly something I

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<v Speaker 2>want to see this year. If we get ourselves into

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<v Speaker 2>a twenty twenty at Buffalo situation, a twenty twenty one

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<v Speaker 2>at Tennessee situation. I don't count twenty twenty two when

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<v Speaker 2>he was injured and we did get in that year,

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<v Speaker 2>or really any of the three final games this year,

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<v Speaker 2>or even the KC game we couldn't get that last

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<v Speaker 2>drive executed. I want to see wins and big plays

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<v Speaker 2>in those games, and it really only takes one big

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<v Speaker 2>performance to squash all that.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what I want to see. That's my question.

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<v Speaker 2>Play a game where the loser goes home outplay the

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<v Speaker 2>other quarterback. Will your team to victory? That's the last

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<v Speaker 2>thing I need to see from this guy. Competitions or battles.

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<v Speaker 2>Every spot is always a competition, right, Well, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>not really because Tua is your starter, so spoiler there.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Mike White, your backup in Skyler, is your three.

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<v Speaker 1>But if I had to pick the hottest, closest battle.

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<v Speaker 2>I would say it's Skyler versus Hardesin And what a

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<v Speaker 2>tall order that is for the rookie to come in

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<v Speaker 2>and try to beat out a guy who's heading into

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<v Speaker 2>his third year in the system. With these coaches that

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<v Speaker 2>said Hardison has some pop. But I'm almost certain we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to see some takes from you know who, the

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<v Speaker 2>guys that come to practice and tape the whole damn thing,

0:16:43.640 --> 0:16:45.960
<v Speaker 2>which shouldn't do that. They're gonna come out and say

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<v Speaker 2>Harrison is the best quarterback on the roster, right, like whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>And the last thing I want to say here is

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<v Speaker 2>if you don't add competition to a great quarterback like

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<v Speaker 2>I keep seeing this. The Dolphins didn't add competition to

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<v Speaker 2>Ryan Tannehill, which he was nowhere, Nears goes Tod did

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<v Speaker 2>he need to add competition to a tongue bai LOA. No,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't, No, you don't. That's wasting resources. If your

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<v Speaker 2>starting quarterback goes down and he's one of the best,

0:17:06.040 --> 0:17:07.880
<v Speaker 2>your season's probably a ft for more than a couple

0:17:07.920 --> 0:17:09.399
<v Speaker 2>of games. But Mike White can hold the fort for

0:17:09.400 --> 0:17:11.720
<v Speaker 2>a couple of games. That's why he's here. But the

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<v Speaker 2>idea of going out and pulling a falcons. Look at them,

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<v Speaker 2>they're getting laughed at right now. You don't have to

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<v Speaker 2>add competition to a quarterback position when you have the guy. Okay, understood,

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<v Speaker 2>capiche cool? All right, let's go ahead and take our

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

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<v Speaker 2>Do the rest of these running back, wide receiver, tight end,

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<v Speaker 2>offensive line, all of that. Next Draft Time podcast, your

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<v Speaker 2>host Travis Wingfield, brought to you by Auto Nation. So

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<v Speaker 2>I just dropped my wife off at the airport last night,

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<v Speaker 2>and I have the two kids to myself, and my

0:17:40.160 --> 0:17:42.320
<v Speaker 2>four year old is an absolute angel who will just

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<v Speaker 2>truck on and get by on her own. My one

0:17:44.960 --> 0:17:47.160
<v Speaker 2>year old is an absolute maniac who gets hurt every

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<v Speaker 2>ten seconds.

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<v Speaker 1>So teas and peas for me please this weekend. I

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<v Speaker 1>need them. It's going to be a long weekend for you. Boy.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's pick it back up with the running Backs.

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<v Speaker 2>Week on, the quarterbacks talked about the team building philosophy.

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<v Speaker 2>The running backs are glorious. Here's the cast where he

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<v Speaker 2>moster Devon ah Chan, alec Ingold, Jalen Wright, Jeff Wilson,

0:18:08.680 --> 0:18:11.760
<v Speaker 2>Savon Auchman, and Chris Brooks. Your coach is Eric Studis

0:18:11.760 --> 0:18:14.400
<v Speaker 2>Phil who's been here since year one of Brian Flores.

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<v Speaker 2>He's one of what three guys, Austin Clark and Coach Crossman, Right,

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<v Speaker 2>they can say that, uh no, was Crossman added in

0:18:21.680 --> 0:18:24.919
<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty. I forget departures, only Darrington Evans and your

0:18:24.960 --> 0:18:28.080
<v Speaker 2>only arrival is Jalen Wright. The room at a glance

0:18:28.800 --> 0:18:31.000
<v Speaker 2>largely running it back. But you just go ahead like

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<v Speaker 2>that one meme. But the guy drops the what he

0:18:33.240 --> 0:18:35.359
<v Speaker 2>drops something into the pot and it explodes like you

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<v Speaker 2>added one of the most dynamic players you possibly could have,

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<v Speaker 2>rookie or otherwise to this room. This time last year,

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<v Speaker 2>we didn't know what Devon a Chan was gonna be.

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<v Speaker 2>And if he's an eight yards per carry guy again,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, good night, nurse. The only question at that

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<v Speaker 2>point is how many touches can we give this guy?

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<v Speaker 2>Because I think that this could easily I don't say

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<v Speaker 2>this lightly. This could be the best back in the

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<v Speaker 2>National Football League. He reminds me of Chris Johnson Man.

0:18:58.960 --> 0:19:01.120
<v Speaker 1>He's that good. I think he's that good.

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<v Speaker 2>Durability wise, we'll find out, but I think we're just

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<v Speaker 2>beginning to scratch the surface on what Devon ah Chan

0:19:06.720 --> 0:19:09.920
<v Speaker 2>can do, particularly in the run game in the past game, Well,

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<v Speaker 2>that's what he does, Travis. Then you've got the record breaker,

0:19:12.800 --> 0:19:15.240
<v Speaker 2>Raheem Moster, who set the franchise record for touchdowns, Who's

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<v Speaker 2>been durable, He's been a leader, been a city presidence,

0:19:17.320 --> 0:19:19.480
<v Speaker 2>productive as hell. Everything we could have asked for him

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<v Speaker 2>when we got him, he's been that. He's the one

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<v Speaker 2>that just gives me so much confidence in this room.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like we're on a road trip and you have

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<v Speaker 2>some youngsters and some wild cards in the back of

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<v Speaker 2>the van.

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<v Speaker 1>Who who knows what they could pull? Right?

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<v Speaker 2>They could pull Charlie Kelly and throw a tank of

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<v Speaker 2>gas at the back of the car wild card.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not gonna say what he said after that.

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<v Speaker 2>But we know that Raheem is behind the wheel and

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<v Speaker 2>is going to get us to our destination. He is

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<v Speaker 2>dad in the situation, him and Alec making their first

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<v Speaker 2>Pro Bowl together.

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<v Speaker 1>Love seeing that. Love what the best fullback in football does.

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Yustchek eat your heart out from a flexibility standpoint,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's where I just love the Jalen Wright selection, which,

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, are you guys old enough to remember

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<v Speaker 2>when Twitter was mad that Chris Greer did not a

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<v Speaker 2>vest enough in the running back position, and now we're

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<v Speaker 2>mad because he used two third round picks on right

0:20:04.440 --> 0:20:06.119
<v Speaker 2>and the same he's spent on eight chm. But that

0:20:06.160 --> 0:20:08.760
<v Speaker 2>crowd's going to complain no matter what. So, like Chappelle said,

0:20:09.119 --> 0:20:13.639
<v Speaker 2>f them kids, his ability rights to get us to

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<v Speaker 2>different looks, different groupings. The options you have now for

0:20:16.520 --> 0:20:20.040
<v Speaker 2>your fast twenty one personnel grouping that is two running backs,

0:20:20.040 --> 0:20:22.520
<v Speaker 2>one tight end, but no fullback, so it's either most

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<v Speaker 2>or chan h Chan and right right and moster are

0:20:26.720 --> 0:20:29.280
<v Speaker 2>you have a lot of flexibility and options there. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I think this room has everything. We have three home

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<v Speaker 2>run hitters to bat three, four and five in the lineup.

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<v Speaker 2>We have backs who can catch, they can pass protect.

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<v Speaker 2>There's return game value here. There's the best fullback in

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<v Speaker 2>the damn league. Each your heart out, Patrick Ricard. They're

0:20:43.320 --> 0:20:46.120
<v Speaker 2>special team value in depth, their scheme fits. I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's one of the best rooms in the entire game

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<v Speaker 2>across the running back landscape. The questions you have, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>what are you concerned about here? I'll listen, Go ahead,

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<v Speaker 2>tell me what's your concerns because the questions I have

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<v Speaker 2>are what is how long does it take or Jealen

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<v Speaker 2>Wright to get a role in the offense. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think long at all. How much does Rahem Moster have

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<v Speaker 2>left in the tank? I think plenty because his age

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<v Speaker 2>would suggest not much, but his tapes as the complete opposite.

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<v Speaker 2>He's been more productive and healthier here than he's been

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<v Speaker 2>anywhere else on the wrong side of thirty. These aren't

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<v Speaker 2>even really questions or concerns. I should say they're just curiosities.

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<v Speaker 2>They're real questions to me are in the battles, like

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<v Speaker 2>assuming it's most are in a chan, but I wouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>even go that far. The battle for the third spot

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<v Speaker 2>is it's intense. Right. I think Right has the goods

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<v Speaker 2>to come in and be productive right away. We saw

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<v Speaker 2>hefe pump out some critical third downs in that Dallas game.

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<v Speaker 2>But I tend to think that his skill set's the

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<v Speaker 2>one that kind of get left in the chopping block.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll see about that.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll do a full fifty three man roster prediction on

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<v Speaker 2>the show on Monday. I think Brooks he has some

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<v Speaker 2>stake to the sizzle of the room. With a nice compliment,

0:21:44.160 --> 0:21:45.520
<v Speaker 2>I love what he did in the Jets sweep game

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<v Speaker 2>last year as both a runner and a lead blocker,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's got that power to kind of push piles,

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<v Speaker 2>but drafting right makes you think he has an uphill climb. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>like this is just good on good iron, sharpening iron,

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<v Speaker 2>and think about how far this run, this room has come. Man,

0:21:58.720 --> 0:22:02.600
<v Speaker 2>Remember like Duke Washing and DeAndre Washington were the one

0:22:02.600 --> 0:22:04.920
<v Speaker 2>and two backs a while ago, like you had your

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<v Speaker 2>your leading rusher was a guy you brought in around

0:22:07.000 --> 0:22:09.720
<v Speaker 2>Halloween and that was like to compliment Myles Gaskin. We've

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<v Speaker 2>come a long long way since then, just like we

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<v Speaker 2>have at the wide receiver spot when you had Lynn

0:22:15.000 --> 0:22:17.840
<v Speaker 2>Bowden and Mack Hollins. As you're one and two, we've

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<v Speaker 2>come a long way since then because wide receiver Tyreek Hill,

0:22:21.200 --> 0:22:24.639
<v Speaker 2>Jalen Wattle, Eric Azukama, Braxton Burials. We have a great craft.

0:22:24.640 --> 0:22:29.720
<v Speaker 2>Anthony Schwartz, Braylan Sanders, Matthew Sexton, Malik Washington, Taj Washington,

0:22:30.720 --> 0:22:35.240
<v Speaker 2>and Jakwan Burton was a UDFA acquisition. The coach here

0:22:35.320 --> 0:22:38.439
<v Speaker 2>is Wes Welker, who I think is basically the perfect

0:22:38.480 --> 0:22:41.200
<v Speaker 2>coach for Malik Washington. More on that a moment departures

0:22:41.280 --> 0:22:47.480
<v Speaker 2>Cedric Wilson, who cares Chase Claypool cares chosen Freddie Swain

0:22:47.880 --> 0:22:51.080
<v Speaker 2>arrivals Malik Washington, Taj Washington, and Jaquan Burton. Room at

0:22:51.119 --> 0:22:53.200
<v Speaker 2>a glance, it's the best one two punch in the game.

0:22:53.240 --> 0:22:54.879
<v Speaker 2>They lift space off the top of the defense. They

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<v Speaker 2>can take a slant or a screen to the crib,

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<v Speaker 2>or catch the ball vertically and go seventy five yards.

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<v Speaker 2>That just gives you so much to do as a

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<v Speaker 2>play caller. And you can run route concepts that nobody

0:23:05.920 --> 0:23:07.840
<v Speaker 2>those in the National Football League can run, which two

0:23:08.000 --> 0:23:11.200
<v Speaker 2>US sees so well. Some of those deep, those late

0:23:11.240 --> 0:23:13.680
<v Speaker 2>breaking crossing routes, or some of those deep comebacks where

0:23:13.680 --> 0:23:14.960
<v Speaker 2>he just lets it flow out there for a little

0:23:14.960 --> 0:23:17.520
<v Speaker 2>bit and Tyreek or Waddle runs to the spot and boom,

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<v Speaker 2>bing bang, it's a twenty five yard play. We found

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<v Speaker 2>out last year what happens when you're without one of

0:23:21.720 --> 0:23:23.880
<v Speaker 2>these dudes. Twenty twenty two didn't have that issue, right,

0:23:24.000 --> 0:23:27.360
<v Speaker 2>three thousand yards among them, nearly twenty touchdowns. Wattle last

0:23:27.440 --> 0:23:29.560
<v Speaker 2>year fights injuries, going back to like the first week

0:23:29.600 --> 0:23:31.760
<v Speaker 2>of camp where he missed almost all of camp. Reek

0:23:31.840 --> 0:23:35.040
<v Speaker 2>gets banged up on the dreadful Monday night game against

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<v Speaker 2>the Titans and self admits that he didn't work the

0:23:36.880 --> 0:23:38.960
<v Speaker 2>way he should have down the stretch, which, hey, don't

0:23:38.960 --> 0:23:41.320
<v Speaker 2>do that again, okay, And then from there we couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>find enough wins elsewhere. I go back to that Buffalo

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<v Speaker 2>game in Week eighteen, so many critical moments where we

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<v Speaker 2>just needed one win, one win, one person to win

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<v Speaker 2>on a two way or three way go even against

0:23:51.840 --> 0:23:54.919
<v Speaker 2>man coverage against like Buffalo's fourth best corner, and we

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<v Speaker 2>couldn't do it, even with Tyreek on two key plays

0:23:57.720 --> 0:24:00.520
<v Speaker 2>that he had resulted in drops on third down and

0:24:00.560 --> 0:24:03.760
<v Speaker 2>a potential touchdown on the drive before the pick to

0:24:04.080 --> 0:24:05.280
<v Speaker 2>through going to Claypool.

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<v Speaker 1>So what do we do to solve that?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, all the space that Reek and Waddle generate on

0:24:09.920 --> 0:24:13.160
<v Speaker 2>the perimeter, but also the ability to condense inside can

0:24:13.200 --> 0:24:16.119
<v Speaker 2>be dangerous from any alignment, any grouping. That's all nice,

0:24:16.160 --> 0:24:18.160
<v Speaker 2>but gosh, turn on the Buffalo game.

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<v Speaker 1>Man.

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<v Speaker 2>Even without Wattle in that game, we had some third

0:24:20.760 --> 0:24:23.480
<v Speaker 2>down ops inside with those three way gos and just

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<v Speaker 2>could not get wins where they would body up bractionon

0:24:26.320 --> 0:24:28.639
<v Speaker 2>or body up Cedric and we couldn't get separation and

0:24:28.640 --> 0:24:30.560
<v Speaker 2>couldn't give us our quarterback a target to throw to.

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<v Speaker 2>And look, we never wanted to count our chickens before

0:24:33.840 --> 0:24:36.240
<v Speaker 2>they hatch or whatever that's freaking saying is with rookies.

0:24:36.600 --> 0:24:38.800
<v Speaker 1>But that's literally the game of Blake Washington.

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<v Speaker 2>Bro. Like, I think that he's that guy already. We

0:24:42.359 --> 0:24:44.080
<v Speaker 2>didn't eve see him practice yet. I believe he's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be that guy. And toay, some ofuld agree with Tosh

0:24:46.160 --> 0:24:49.600
<v Speaker 2>Washington as well. So these are near exclusive slot players,

0:24:49.640 --> 0:24:52.600
<v Speaker 2>excellent with the football after the catch. Malik truly has

0:24:52.640 --> 0:24:55.800
<v Speaker 2>that oj McDuffie dog mindset man, and that's maybe where

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<v Speaker 2>I'm most excited because at four four or five, I

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<v Speaker 2>think everything you've added to the skill positions this off

0:25:00.080 --> 0:25:03.439
<v Speaker 2>season is designed to a exploit the areas of the

0:25:03.480 --> 0:25:06.000
<v Speaker 2>field we didn't get to enough last year and be

0:25:06.480 --> 0:25:09.680
<v Speaker 2>compliment Reek and Waddle and give two a quick options

0:25:09.720 --> 0:25:12.520
<v Speaker 2>elsewhere so he can identify, Hey, they're taking this away

0:25:12.520 --> 0:25:14.719
<v Speaker 2>pre snap, this should be here. I can trust that

0:25:14.760 --> 0:25:16.720
<v Speaker 2>guy to go win a one on one. I don't

0:25:16.720 --> 0:25:18.800
<v Speaker 2>think he had that last year outside of ten and seventeen.

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<v Speaker 2>I also think that Azukama can play. I think he

0:25:20.840 --> 0:25:23.600
<v Speaker 2>can everything I just said about Malik and Taj was

0:25:23.640 --> 0:25:26.200
<v Speaker 2>true of Azakama as a rookie, and there's a lesson

0:25:26.240 --> 0:25:28.800
<v Speaker 2>there too. This is a tough position to play. Right

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<v Speaker 2>might be one of the most demanding spots in the

0:25:30.760 --> 0:25:33.080
<v Speaker 2>league wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins in Wes Wilker.

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<v Speaker 2>It was that way in San Francisco. It's here too.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a lot of different side adjustments, route variations, depth

0:25:38.400 --> 0:25:40.840
<v Speaker 2>and timing of the route. It's all difficult and they

0:25:40.880 --> 0:25:43.359
<v Speaker 2>need the depth. They rotate ten and seventeen out of

0:25:43.359 --> 0:25:45.679
<v Speaker 2>the game and keep those guys fresh. They have different

0:25:45.720 --> 0:25:48.120
<v Speaker 2>groupings for different situations. We saw red zone snaps where

0:25:48.160 --> 0:25:50.439
<v Speaker 2>it's like Craycraft and Cedric Wilson last year, right or

0:25:50.440 --> 0:25:53.000
<v Speaker 2>Claypool even It's a big reason why I think Craycraft

0:25:53.000 --> 0:25:55.760
<v Speaker 2>maintains value here is his flexibility to do all the

0:25:55.760 --> 0:25:58.280
<v Speaker 2>little things that you have to do in this group.

0:25:58.359 --> 0:26:01.080
<v Speaker 2>So let's not go into this just expecting two rookies

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<v Speaker 2>to have it down from day one, but from that

0:26:03.080 --> 0:26:06.440
<v Speaker 2>same mindset, hopefully back healthy three years in the offense.

0:26:06.600 --> 0:26:08.720
<v Speaker 2>I think as Zukama could carve out a nice role

0:26:09.200 --> 0:26:12.919
<v Speaker 2>among the receivers this season. The questions your depth the

0:26:12.960 --> 0:26:15.560
<v Speaker 2>ability of your youngsters to immediately contribute and get the

0:26:15.600 --> 0:26:18.280
<v Speaker 2>offense down and play multiple positions in the offense. Eric

0:26:18.320 --> 0:26:21.040
<v Speaker 2>Azukama getting his first serious run of his career and

0:26:21.040 --> 0:26:23.200
<v Speaker 2>we saw a small role carved out in two games

0:26:23.240 --> 0:26:25.280
<v Speaker 2>last year. Then he's hurt for the rest of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>Do we have the horses should something happen to Reek

0:26:28.200 --> 0:26:32.080
<v Speaker 2>and Wild? Do we have enough perimeter firepower beyond those

0:26:32.080 --> 0:26:34.560
<v Speaker 2>two guys? Think about that. It's probably the room among

0:26:34.600 --> 0:26:36.480
<v Speaker 2>the three we've done so far that has the most questions,

0:26:36.480 --> 0:26:39.160
<v Speaker 2>And those questions are steeped in is it good enough

0:26:39.200 --> 0:26:41.800
<v Speaker 2>once you get past two top ten wide receivers, Like

0:26:41.800 --> 0:26:44.800
<v Speaker 2>it's crazy to think about. I keep thinking about Twitter

0:26:44.880 --> 0:26:48.040
<v Speaker 2>beefs and arguments and bitching, and it's like, y'all wouldn't

0:26:48.040 --> 0:26:50.320
<v Speaker 2>survive the Chad Henny days. Man, y'all wouldn't survive the

0:26:50.359 --> 0:26:52.359
<v Speaker 2>Klei Lemon or the John Beck or the Joey Harrington

0:26:52.440 --> 0:26:55.040
<v Speaker 2>or the Gus Farat days or the aj Feely days.

0:26:55.080 --> 0:26:57.639
<v Speaker 2>Like there was days where we had to hold teams

0:26:57.640 --> 0:27:00.600
<v Speaker 2>to thirteen points to win games. About the number one

0:27:00.640 --> 0:27:03.240
<v Speaker 2>offense in the NFL, I digress the battles here wide

0:27:03.280 --> 0:27:06.880
<v Speaker 2>Receiver three is the most anticipated battle of camp right now.

0:27:06.960 --> 0:27:09.440
<v Speaker 2>Unless you sign Odell Beckham, that probably changes the entire

0:27:09.480 --> 0:27:13.480
<v Speaker 2>idea there, But I don't think you necessarily have to

0:27:13.480 --> 0:27:15.679
<v Speaker 2>think about it like who is receiver three and who

0:27:15.760 --> 0:27:18.920
<v Speaker 2>is receiver four? Because the variety of skills these guys offer,

0:27:19.280 --> 0:27:22.399
<v Speaker 2>and how you can create and cater to different roles

0:27:22.400 --> 0:27:25.440
<v Speaker 2>and skills of these guys for the receivers beyond Reac

0:27:25.480 --> 0:27:27.919
<v Speaker 2>and Waddle, like the whole thinking should be to service,

0:27:28.080 --> 0:27:30.199
<v Speaker 2>to serve those guys, Like how can we best benefit

0:27:30.240 --> 0:27:32.680
<v Speaker 2>at Reacan, Wattle rotate, get the best at each of

0:27:32.680 --> 0:27:35.200
<v Speaker 2>those guys. Maybe in one grouping it's it's Erica Azukama.

0:27:35.240 --> 0:27:37.560
<v Speaker 2>Maybe the other grouping it's Malik Washington. Maybe there's a

0:27:37.560 --> 0:27:40.240
<v Speaker 2>package where river crepecraft makes the most sense. Either way,

0:27:40.400 --> 0:27:42.520
<v Speaker 2>it's gonna be a fun camp battle. Receiver three is

0:27:42.640 --> 0:27:44.679
<v Speaker 2>a fun one to watch and just to put a

0:27:44.720 --> 0:27:46.160
<v Speaker 2>bow on all that's where we go ahead and take

0:27:46.160 --> 0:27:49.880
<v Speaker 2>our last break rate there. Jarvis Landry got a rookie

0:27:50.160 --> 0:27:54.840
<v Speaker 2>mini camp invite. That was what Quincy Wilson got with

0:27:54.920 --> 0:27:56.760
<v Speaker 2>us last year, a former second round draft pick who

0:27:56.800 --> 0:28:00.160
<v Speaker 2>just never made it in the league. Rookie mini camp invite.

0:28:00.720 --> 0:28:03.119
<v Speaker 2>Some people wanted him to be signed as our tried

0:28:03.160 --> 0:28:05.720
<v Speaker 2>and true number receiver. Be careful, he listened to for

0:28:05.760 --> 0:28:08.960
<v Speaker 2>advice on on football opinions because some guys wanted that

0:28:08.960 --> 0:28:11.200
<v Speaker 2>guy's a third receiver. Let's take our last break rate there,

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<v Speaker 2>come back on the other side and do tight end

0:28:13.640 --> 0:28:16.840
<v Speaker 2>and offensive line. That's next Draft Time podcast, your host,

0:28:16.840 --> 0:28:21.760
<v Speaker 2>Travis Wingfield, brought to you by Auto Nation. Oh no way,

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<v Speaker 2>breaking news. Brent Grimes was invited to camp with the

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<v Speaker 2>Saskatchewan rough Fires in the CFL.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just joking. I'm I'm joking. I'm joking.

0:28:30.720 --> 0:28:33.080
<v Speaker 2>That's a low blow there, but also kind of fun.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go ahead and continue the offensive line roster reset.

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<v Speaker 2>May the third edition of the Draft Time Podcast. Here

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<v Speaker 2>F one is here and I hate how busy the

0:28:43.160 --> 0:28:45.560
<v Speaker 2>campus says right now, but that doesn't matter to you.

0:28:45.600 --> 0:28:47.480
<v Speaker 2>We're gonna go ahead talk about tight ends an offensive

0:28:47.480 --> 0:28:49.440
<v Speaker 2>line here. To close up this podcast on Monday, we'll

0:28:49.440 --> 0:28:51.960
<v Speaker 2>come back into the defensive side of the football. But

0:28:52.040 --> 0:28:54.360
<v Speaker 2>tight end's here. The cast, Smith and Smith haven't really

0:28:54.360 --> 0:28:56.160
<v Speaker 2>though about that yet. Jonah Smith and Durham Smyth the

0:28:56.200 --> 0:28:59.920
<v Speaker 2>top two guys with Julian Hill, Jody Fortson, Tanner Connor

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<v Speaker 2>and how about Hayden Rucci roucchie Udfa from Wisconsin the coach.

0:29:04.400 --> 0:29:06.560
<v Speaker 2>And here is John Embry, he's back for his third

0:29:06.600 --> 0:29:09.560
<v Speaker 2>straight year as well. Tyler Croft and Nick Bowers. Are

0:29:09.600 --> 0:29:13.560
<v Speaker 2>your departures and your arrivals are John, U, Jody and Hayden.

0:29:13.640 --> 0:29:16.440
<v Speaker 2>That sounds like a I don't know what that sounds like.

0:29:16.560 --> 0:29:18.360
<v Speaker 2>That's not really a boy band, right, I don't know.

0:29:18.360 --> 0:29:20.080
<v Speaker 2>Maybe it is the room at a glance here, this

0:29:20.160 --> 0:29:24.480
<v Speaker 2>room needed a remake since well, probably year two of Gasicki,

0:29:24.560 --> 0:29:27.800
<v Speaker 2>Shaheen and Smyth fell flat on its face. That was

0:29:27.840 --> 0:29:30.160
<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty one, right, Gasiki is good at like one thing,

0:29:30.280 --> 0:29:33.200
<v Speaker 2>and I don't know why people thought it'd be different

0:29:33.200 --> 0:29:35.440
<v Speaker 2>with the Patriots, but I digress. Shaheen was a ding

0:29:35.520 --> 0:29:38.040
<v Speaker 2>dong to the nth degree. And I actually think Durham

0:29:38.040 --> 0:29:40.600
<v Speaker 2>has completely remade his game into an asset. I didn't

0:29:40.600 --> 0:29:42.520
<v Speaker 2>always feel that way. In fact, twenty twenty one, I

0:29:42.520 --> 0:29:45.520
<v Speaker 2>was probably saying Durham way too much, But now I

0:29:45.520 --> 0:29:47.960
<v Speaker 2>feel like he's got a real role in this offense.

0:29:47.960 --> 0:29:50.120
<v Speaker 2>I like him as tied down three quite personally, and

0:29:50.160 --> 0:29:52.360
<v Speaker 2>that's where I think he slots in this year. I

0:29:52.400 --> 0:29:55.960
<v Speaker 2>think Jody Fortson as a player like Gosh. I like

0:29:56.000 --> 0:29:57.840
<v Speaker 2>him a lot, but he has a lot of injury concerns.

0:29:57.920 --> 0:30:01.320
<v Speaker 2>Quite frankly, I'd probably prefer to see less tight end

0:30:01.320 --> 0:30:03.480
<v Speaker 2>playing time this year, given all we have at receiver

0:30:03.520 --> 0:30:06.640
<v Speaker 2>and running back. Just reduce those packages. Use some alec

0:30:06.800 --> 0:30:08.600
<v Speaker 2>ingold and some tight end type of role, some h

0:30:08.640 --> 0:30:10.360
<v Speaker 2>back stuff. The only one I really care to see

0:30:10.360 --> 0:30:12.400
<v Speaker 2>out there with regularity is John Us Smith. I think

0:30:12.400 --> 0:30:15.480
<v Speaker 2>the fact that fortsn can be like a forty percent

0:30:15.520 --> 0:30:18.280
<v Speaker 2>player who gives you something you don't have in the room,

0:30:18.600 --> 0:30:20.200
<v Speaker 2>so they've remade it and all of a sudden I

0:30:20.280 --> 0:30:22.480
<v Speaker 2>have a lot of intrigue here at the tight end spot.

0:30:22.520 --> 0:30:24.560
<v Speaker 2>My questions for the room. How does John hus smith

0:30:24.640 --> 0:30:29.240
<v Speaker 2>audition change Durham Smyth's role. We have some dynamic parts here.

0:30:29.240 --> 0:30:32.600
<v Speaker 2>Can Jody Fortson be that vertical stretch option? Is it

0:30:32.640 --> 0:30:34.280
<v Speaker 2>Tanner Connor? Because we saw what he can do in

0:30:34.360 --> 0:30:37.160
<v Speaker 2>terms of some special teams work in the rookie season,

0:30:37.520 --> 0:30:40.280
<v Speaker 2>preseason that he had. How many different groups can we

0:30:40.360 --> 0:30:43.280
<v Speaker 2>form groupings? I should say, can we form from this

0:30:43.480 --> 0:30:46.840
<v Speaker 2>group of players like Durham and Hill are good blockers,

0:30:47.760 --> 0:30:50.400
<v Speaker 2>Smith and Fortson are good receivers. Makes me wonder how

0:30:50.440 --> 0:30:53.440
<v Speaker 2>many options they've got baked up for this tight end group.

0:30:53.480 --> 0:30:56.120
<v Speaker 2>I do think you are a john Us Smith injury

0:30:56.120 --> 0:30:58.200
<v Speaker 2>away from this room looking totally oblique again, so just

0:30:58.280 --> 0:30:59.680
<v Speaker 2>keep that in mind. That's probably one of the questions

0:30:59.720 --> 0:31:02.960
<v Speaker 2>you have battles. We know pretty well what Johnny and

0:31:03.000 --> 0:31:05.920
<v Speaker 2>Durham can do, but then what Fortson, Hill, Connor and

0:31:05.960 --> 0:31:10.200
<v Speaker 2>the UDFA Roucie. How does the competition shake out there?

0:31:10.280 --> 0:31:13.880
<v Speaker 2>And how does the fact that Durham is a core

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<v Speaker 2>special team player change what you look for in a

0:31:17.720 --> 0:31:21.080
<v Speaker 2>possible tight end three. We're gonna cut some good players

0:31:21.120 --> 0:31:23.240
<v Speaker 2>this year. Man, this roster is pretty nice. Let's go

0:31:23.240 --> 0:31:25.400
<v Speaker 2>ahead and conclude here with probably the biggest question mark

0:31:25.440 --> 0:31:28.080
<v Speaker 2>on the offense, not probably definitely is the offensive line.

0:31:28.080 --> 0:31:32.800
<v Speaker 2>The cast going tackle to guard Armstead, Jackson, lamb Keon, Smith,

0:31:32.920 --> 0:31:37.680
<v Speaker 2>Ryan Hayes, Patrick Paul and Bayron Matos the UDFA. The

0:31:37.760 --> 0:31:42.240
<v Speaker 2>guards are win guards and centers Win Brewer, Eikenberg, Driscoll,

0:31:42.440 --> 0:31:46.000
<v Speaker 2>Rob Jones, Lester Cotton, Chason Hines. Matthew Jones is the

0:31:46.080 --> 0:31:50.440
<v Speaker 2>UDFA and so was Andrew Mayer and Butcher Berry's your coach,

0:31:50.560 --> 0:31:52.760
<v Speaker 2>Leiel John Pierre is the assistant O line coach. Your

0:31:52.760 --> 0:31:55.240
<v Speaker 2>departures probably the biggest departures here on the entire roster.

0:31:55.600 --> 0:31:58.360
<v Speaker 2>Two starters in Hunt and Williams, but then also Jonathan

0:31:58.400 --> 0:32:00.480
<v Speaker 2>Harriston and Matt Siker. Of the guy as it were

0:32:00.760 --> 0:32:02.800
<v Speaker 2>street free agents because we couldn't stay healthy last year.

0:32:02.840 --> 0:32:06.960
<v Speaker 2>Arrivals are Brewer, Driscoll, Paul and the udfas are Matost,

0:32:07.000 --> 0:32:09.280
<v Speaker 2>Jones and Mayer. The rum at a glance I mentioned

0:32:09.320 --> 0:32:11.080
<v Speaker 2>it off the top. This is a spot where you've

0:32:11.120 --> 0:32:14.360
<v Speaker 2>got you've sort of gone cheap, and even then I

0:32:14.360 --> 0:32:16.360
<v Speaker 2>don't like that terminology. But this is a staff that

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<v Speaker 2>knows how to balance their resources on offense, and frankly,

0:32:20.360 --> 0:32:22.920
<v Speaker 2>when you look at what the open free agent market

0:32:22.960 --> 0:32:26.440
<v Speaker 2>has produced on the offensive line, Kyle Krabs locked on Dolphins,

0:32:26.440 --> 0:32:29.160
<v Speaker 2>had a fantastic study on this a while back. If

0:32:29.200 --> 0:32:30.959
<v Speaker 2>you're curious, ask him about it. I'm sure he'll put

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<v Speaker 2>in his discorder on his podcast. But the offensive line

0:32:33.840 --> 0:32:36.400
<v Speaker 2>free agent market has been like selling your used games

0:32:36.400 --> 0:32:38.800
<v Speaker 2>back to game stop. You buy a game for sixty

0:32:38.800 --> 0:32:40.680
<v Speaker 2>bucks and twenty fourteen you get some good run out

0:32:40.680 --> 0:32:42.719
<v Speaker 2>of it, it's worth it. But then in twenty sixteen

0:32:42.760 --> 0:32:43.960
<v Speaker 2>you go back and sell the game back to them

0:32:44.040 --> 0:32:46.680
<v Speaker 2>like best I can do two bucks. That's more true

0:32:46.680 --> 0:32:48.160
<v Speaker 2>at tackle than it is on the interior. But the

0:32:48.160 --> 0:32:50.560
<v Speaker 2>point stands like the free agent market has not been

0:32:50.600 --> 0:32:52.800
<v Speaker 2>good on the offensive line. Look at Mike McGlinchey last

0:32:52.840 --> 0:32:55.200
<v Speaker 2>year disaster for the Broncos, and he got a massive,

0:32:55.240 --> 0:32:57.520
<v Speaker 2>like sixteen million dollars per year contract from them.

0:32:57.920 --> 0:32:58.360
<v Speaker 1>Not good.

0:32:58.640 --> 0:33:01.840
<v Speaker 2>And the Niners, going back to McDaniel's past, built their

0:33:01.840 --> 0:33:04.520
<v Speaker 2>offensive line with developmental names and guys you haven't heard

0:33:04.560 --> 0:33:07.320
<v Speaker 2>a ton about for years. I've done that now. Now

0:33:07.400 --> 0:33:10.360
<v Speaker 2>all that said, Brewer is clearly a targeted fit and

0:33:10.400 --> 0:33:12.640
<v Speaker 2>I think maybe the best scheme fit for any player

0:33:12.680 --> 0:33:16.640
<v Speaker 2>we brought in the entire offseason. I think Driscoll didn't

0:33:16.640 --> 0:33:21.840
<v Speaker 2>love his Eagles tape, but I can see maybe maybebe.

0:33:20.760 --> 0:33:21.960
<v Speaker 1>You like him at right guard.

0:33:22.600 --> 0:33:25.840
<v Speaker 2>I think his versatility is attractive, but the tape wasn't

0:33:25.880 --> 0:33:28.520
<v Speaker 2>good last year and when played the if he played

0:33:28.560 --> 0:33:30.520
<v Speaker 2>the entire season last year, are we having any of

0:33:30.560 --> 0:33:33.240
<v Speaker 2>these conversations about the left guard position, because through six games,

0:33:33.280 --> 0:33:35.160
<v Speaker 2>I think he was the best interior offensive line on

0:33:35.160 --> 0:33:38.680
<v Speaker 2>the team. Now that's a loaded question because his injury

0:33:38.720 --> 0:33:41.640
<v Speaker 2>history suggests that's not a one off and that's who

0:33:41.720 --> 0:33:44.000
<v Speaker 2>he is. But gosh, I would have loved to have

0:33:44.000 --> 0:33:46.360
<v Speaker 2>gotten seventeen games from him. Imagine getting seventeen games from

0:33:46.360 --> 0:33:48.480
<v Speaker 2>t Said and Isaiah Win. That would kind of change

0:33:48.520 --> 0:33:50.200
<v Speaker 2>the landscape of this team, wouldn't it. But I look

0:33:50.200 --> 0:33:52.880
<v Speaker 2>at the makeup. Everyone is sort of from the same

0:33:52.920 --> 0:33:55.800
<v Speaker 2>school of thought now, like a college coach meeting a

0:33:55.840 --> 0:33:59.680
<v Speaker 2>few years ago prior to the nil days to get

0:33:59.720 --> 0:34:01.280
<v Speaker 2>his own guys in his program, right, I think the

0:34:01.280 --> 0:34:05.800
<v Speaker 2>offensive line finally reflects what McDaniel would prefer. I think

0:34:05.840 --> 0:34:07.880
<v Speaker 2>Brewer was a slam dunk we get when back at

0:34:07.880 --> 0:34:10.040
<v Speaker 2>the same level as last year. That would be phenomenal.

0:34:10.239 --> 0:34:12.640
<v Speaker 2>I think Austin's going to only get better at right tackle,

0:34:12.800 --> 0:34:14.759
<v Speaker 2>and then I love our tackle depth beyond he Stead,

0:34:14.800 --> 0:34:16.520
<v Speaker 2>who is still one of the best when he is

0:34:16.560 --> 0:34:19.480
<v Speaker 2>out there despite a down year in twenty twenty three.

0:34:19.640 --> 0:34:21.960
<v Speaker 2>Kendall Lamb also can he play inside. I would be

0:34:22.120 --> 0:34:25.040
<v Speaker 2>very interested in moving Kenda Lamb inside because we're pretty

0:34:25.040 --> 0:34:26.560
<v Speaker 2>good at tackle right now. I think key On Smith

0:34:26.560 --> 0:34:28.799
<v Speaker 2>has a future there. I could have seen a world

0:34:28.800 --> 0:34:30.799
<v Speaker 2>where Keon Smith was your swing tackle, and then of

0:34:30.800 --> 0:34:33.560
<v Speaker 2>course Patrick Paul like where does he factor into all this?

0:34:34.120 --> 0:34:36.359
<v Speaker 2>I do think you'll see some heavy packages, some six

0:34:36.440 --> 0:34:39.440
<v Speaker 2>offensive line packages that will get him some run while

0:34:39.480 --> 0:34:41.920
<v Speaker 2>developing his skill set this season. Speaking of all that,

0:34:41.960 --> 0:34:44.040
<v Speaker 2>I feel like we have so many irons in the

0:34:44.080 --> 0:34:46.640
<v Speaker 2>fire that could become cheap starting talent in a year

0:34:46.719 --> 0:34:49.840
<v Speaker 2>or two, like a key On Smith for instance. Some questions,

0:34:49.920 --> 0:34:52.200
<v Speaker 2>can that hold up against power? Can they get pushed

0:34:52.200 --> 0:34:56.840
<v Speaker 2>inside against shortyard situations? How will attrition impact our ability

0:34:56.880 --> 0:34:58.560
<v Speaker 2>to do complex stuff in the running game. This is

0:34:58.600 --> 0:35:01.080
<v Speaker 2>one of the most complex schematic running games in the

0:35:01.160 --> 0:35:04.920
<v Speaker 2>National Football League, and that tends to deteriorate as you

0:35:05.000 --> 0:35:06.719
<v Speaker 2>deal with injuries. I felt there were a lot of

0:35:06.760 --> 0:35:10.480
<v Speaker 2>big run opportunities last year negated by one lost block

0:35:10.600 --> 0:35:12.080
<v Speaker 2>to Lester Cotton block, for instance.

0:35:12.160 --> 0:35:13.160
<v Speaker 1>And that's going to happen.

0:35:12.960 --> 0:35:15.480
<v Speaker 2>When you're on your third right guard in as many

0:35:15.520 --> 0:35:19.560
<v Speaker 2>weeks where you have you're on your interior O line four,

0:35:19.719 --> 0:35:21.080
<v Speaker 2>five and six for the year.

0:35:21.120 --> 0:35:24.640
<v Speaker 1>You know the battles. I think we know about the tackles.

0:35:24.640 --> 0:35:27.000
<v Speaker 2>He'd be surprised if besides Brewer at center so you

0:35:27.040 --> 0:35:30.600
<v Speaker 2>know Testad Brewer and Jackson. I would be very surprised

0:35:30.600 --> 0:35:32.880
<v Speaker 2>if Isaiah Win does not get first crack at left guard,

0:35:32.920 --> 0:35:35.160
<v Speaker 2>So who the hell's the right guard? Like? Look Liam's

0:35:35.200 --> 0:35:37.440
<v Speaker 2>tape last year before he moved back to center, I

0:35:37.440 --> 0:35:39.560
<v Speaker 2>thought was the best of his career. I remember texting

0:35:39.560 --> 0:35:42.240
<v Speaker 2>with Kyle Krabs again when you know what if Liam

0:35:42.280 --> 0:35:44.359
<v Speaker 2>clicks and now we have a rookie contract starter at

0:35:44.360 --> 0:35:46.400
<v Speaker 2>a key spot, what a boom that would be? Right?

0:35:46.400 --> 0:35:48.480
<v Speaker 2>And if we get that from Austin Jackson and Liam

0:35:48.480 --> 0:35:51.000
<v Speaker 2>Eichenberg and back to back years. Think about how the

0:35:51.040 --> 0:35:53.160
<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty and twenty twenty one draft classes all of

0:35:53.160 --> 0:35:55.640
<v Speaker 2>a sudden like elite top of the line draft classes,

0:35:55.880 --> 0:35:57.600
<v Speaker 2>and how it would make us feel about Butcher and

0:35:57.640 --> 0:36:00.200
<v Speaker 2>Frank and Mike and their ability to develop offensive I'm

0:36:00.239 --> 0:36:02.799
<v Speaker 2>in going forward right, still feels like you can maybe

0:36:02.800 --> 0:36:05.040
<v Speaker 2>add a veteran here down the line. But we heard

0:36:05.040 --> 0:36:07.680
<v Speaker 2>both Mike and Chris talk about discussions with Connor Williams.

0:36:07.760 --> 0:36:09.759
<v Speaker 2>I'm happy to hear those communication Therey because I think

0:36:09.760 --> 0:36:12.160
<v Speaker 2>that he could be a guy that you call in

0:36:12.239 --> 0:36:14.680
<v Speaker 2>October when things maybe get murky. Got like a Brandon

0:36:14.680 --> 0:36:16.600
<v Speaker 2>Shell for instance a couple of years ago and say hey,

0:36:16.600 --> 0:36:17.000
<v Speaker 2>you're healthy.

0:36:17.080 --> 0:36:18.920
<v Speaker 1>Cool, come on down. Lots of two on here.

0:36:18.920 --> 0:36:21.120
<v Speaker 2>The offensive assistance we didn't talk about yet, Parks Fraser,

0:36:21.200 --> 0:36:23.840
<v Speaker 2>Jonathan Kraus, Max McCaffrey, yes he's related to the Christian

0:36:24.120 --> 0:36:28.320
<v Speaker 2>and Ed McCaffrey tree there. Roman Sapolo and Rob Everett

0:36:28.360 --> 0:36:29.960
<v Speaker 2>are some assistants on the staff. Before we get out

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