WEBVTT - Drive Time: Minicamp Soundbite Roundup 0:00:00.200 --> 0:00:03.600 To a remove Dahlan Deep Speedways past. 0:00:05.760 --> 0:00:10.400 From the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist Health Training Complex. 0:00:10.960 --> 0:00:14.720 This is Drivetime with Travis Wingfield. 0:00:16.200 --> 0:00:19.440 He's my hands in the playoffs. 0:00:27.080 --> 0:00:30.960 What is up Dolphins? And welcome to the Draft Time Podcast. 0:00:31.240 --> 0:00:34.080 I am your host, Travis Wingfield. And on today's show, 0:00:34.560 --> 0:00:36.280 it's sort of the last day of school here at 0:00:36.360 --> 0:00:39.479 Dolphins camp. We're gonna unload all the media availability soundbites 0:00:39.520 --> 0:00:41.680 that I found to be informative that we have not 0:00:41.800 --> 0:00:43.879 covered yet. This week on the show, we'll hear from 0:00:43.920 --> 0:00:47.040 head coach Mike McDaniel. We'll hear from Frank Smith, Anthony Weaver, 0:00:47.200 --> 0:00:51.240 Danny Crossman, Darryl Bevill, Wes Welker, John Embry, Ryan Crow, 0:00:51.360 --> 0:00:54.800 Matthew Rugo and one player Jalen Ramsey from the Baptist 0:00:54.840 --> 0:00:57.440 Hell Studios inside the Baptist Heal Training Complex. 0:00:57.480 --> 0:01:00.600 This is the Draft Time Podcast. 0:01:00.960 --> 0:01:04.520 That's another Miami Dolphins. 0:01:05.560 --> 0:01:06.920 This is going to be a little bit of a 0:01:06.959 --> 0:01:09.120 mixed mash of audio sound bites. I want to go 0:01:09.200 --> 0:01:11.399 back to something that I wanted to put on the 0:01:11.840 --> 0:01:14.360 Wednesday edition of the Draft Time Podcast, but it got 0:01:14.400 --> 0:01:16.319 a little bit too long, so I bumped it to today. 0:01:16.560 --> 0:01:19.360 McDaniel was asked earlier this week about two things that 0:01:19.400 --> 0:01:22.360 I found very interesting, the pre snap evolution since he 0:01:22.520 --> 0:01:25.679 entered the league back in two thousand and five versus 0:01:26.640 --> 0:01:28.399 what it is now. And then the second sound bite 0:01:28.400 --> 0:01:31.319 you'll hear after this is how defenses have combated that 0:01:31.440 --> 0:01:34.280 as teams do run more timing based pre snap motion, 0:01:34.760 --> 0:01:36.400 as the Dolphins do, as they are number one in 0:01:36.400 --> 0:01:39.000 the NFL last two years in pre snap motion. Let's 0:01:39.000 --> 0:01:41.440 go ahead and hear both those answers here from coach McDaniel. 0:01:41.480 --> 0:01:43.959 You know, it's really funny is the history in the 0:01:44.040 --> 0:01:49.400 twenty years since I entered the league, and how I 0:01:49.440 --> 0:01:53.760 can I can pull clips of my first full time 0:01:53.840 --> 0:01:57.880 job in Houston, US orchestrating a two minute drive under. 0:01:57.600 --> 0:02:01.040 Center, like and. 0:02:02.880 --> 0:02:05.360 Like the amount of motion. 0:02:06.640 --> 0:02:11.480 Something that I think we you know, we used to 0:02:11.560 --> 0:02:18.960 lead the league in in Houston at like forty percent maybe, Yeah, 0:02:19.040 --> 0:02:23.760 so it's grown a ton and and you know that's yeah, 0:02:24.560 --> 0:02:30.680 I think from you know, it's advantageous to have a 0:02:30.720 --> 0:02:36.120 receiver background a lot of times for motioning because you know, 0:02:36.200 --> 0:02:41.240 you're you're trying to gain leverages on the defense and 0:02:41.320 --> 0:02:45.320 dictate the terms in that regard. Doing that for twenty 0:02:45.400 --> 0:02:51.440 years and having reduced splits, you know, I think that 0:02:51.480 --> 0:02:53.640 there's been more and more people that have latched on. 0:02:53.760 --> 0:02:58.720 And then then you know those people that are maybe 0:02:59.400 --> 0:03:05.720 uh in fired or you know by the Houston's offense motioning, 0:03:05.960 --> 0:03:09.720 then they invent emotion or create a different motion that 0:03:10.080 --> 0:03:13.239 you know kind of gives gives roots. 0:03:12.960 --> 0:03:15.959 To ideas that we have. So it's it's. 0:03:15.520 --> 0:03:21.119 It's definitely completely evolved. I don't think we I don't 0:03:21.120 --> 0:03:27.600 think we installed timing at the snap motion until I 0:03:27.639 --> 0:03:34.720 want to say, maybe two thousand and seventeen or eighteen, 0:03:36.160 --> 0:03:39.280 and we we have almost half our plays that way. 0:03:39.320 --> 0:03:45.040 So that's it's been a cool process that's definitely become 0:03:45.120 --> 0:03:49.960 more of the norm. And and those cycles they will 0:03:49.960 --> 0:03:53.040 probably come back full cylinder in twenty years. Everybody will 0:03:53.080 --> 0:03:53.720 be stagnant. 0:03:53.960 --> 0:03:55.160 And here is that follow up. 0:03:55.480 --> 0:04:01.040 You've seen defenses kind of put into you know, buckets, 0:04:01.040 --> 0:04:02.360 whether they travel. 0:04:02.040 --> 0:04:07.880 Or or you know, keep the the alignment and bump 0:04:07.960 --> 0:04:11.400 stuff over. But you do. 0:04:13.800 --> 0:04:17.200 What it does do is it kind of uh, you know, 0:04:17.800 --> 0:04:23.239 because it's initial or because it's so sudden right before 0:04:23.279 --> 0:04:27.000 the snap, it kind of shows you the ins and 0:04:27.080 --> 0:04:32.120 outs of what defenses are doing. Because of that, you know, 0:04:32.200 --> 0:04:34.520 you're seeing more and more people have different sort of 0:04:34.520 --> 0:04:39.039 answers where they have auto triggers with pressures. 0:04:39.880 --> 0:04:41.080 You know, or they. 0:04:42.400 --> 0:04:46.479 You know, they they have more consistent rules. It's from 0:04:46.560 --> 0:04:49.440 team to team you can tell that there's live problem 0:04:49.520 --> 0:04:53.640 solving going on. It changes a little bit each and 0:04:53.720 --> 0:04:56.800 every each and every week from opponent to ponent. But 0:04:57.440 --> 0:05:00.560 the consistent thing you do see is that people are 0:05:00.560 --> 0:05:05.120 getting better and better at defending it. So you know 0:05:05.160 --> 0:05:08.839 that just keeping leverage on the defense, not making sure 0:05:08.880 --> 0:05:14.120 that that timed motion doesn't you know, get the beat 0:05:14.200 --> 0:05:16.880 up your flats, those types of things. You know, that's 0:05:17.000 --> 0:05:20.560 always the chess match in football. That's from a schematic standpoint, 0:05:20.680 --> 0:05:25.479 is pretty cool is you you can surprise people for 0:05:25.520 --> 0:05:28.520 a little bit, then they have an answer for it, 0:05:28.680 --> 0:05:32.719 so then they're overplaying one thing. What's the next move, 0:05:33.040 --> 0:05:36.760 what's the what's the next direction you go? Because if 0:05:37.160 --> 0:05:40.520 if you give, if you get give defensive coaches and 0:05:40.600 --> 0:05:43.960 defensive players infinite amount of time to try to stop 0:05:44.000 --> 0:05:45.760 one thing, they'll be able to stop that one thing. 0:05:45.839 --> 0:05:50.479 So you always have to evolve and and so goes 0:05:50.560 --> 0:05:51.640 the chess match. 0:05:52.120 --> 0:05:54.479 Wellcome back to coach at the end of this episode 0:05:54.520 --> 0:05:57.080 and his Thursday media availability, But I want to go 0:05:57.120 --> 0:06:00.120 back now to Dolphin Special Teams coordinator Danny cross And 0:06:00.120 --> 0:06:02.680 who was asked about the new kickoff rule, which watching 0:06:02.720 --> 0:06:05.159 that in practice for the first time was strange. Just 0:06:05.160 --> 0:06:07.760 to be perfectly blunt and honest about it, watching a 0:06:08.200 --> 0:06:12.640 new football play as a thirty six year old, thirty 0:06:12.720 --> 0:06:15.120 year fan of this league and thirty year fan of 0:06:15.160 --> 0:06:17.760 this team to watch something that you haven't seen before 0:06:17.880 --> 0:06:20.000 is kind of strange. And so I wanted to play 0:06:20.040 --> 0:06:22.560 some audio here from Coach Crossman on that new kickoff 0:06:22.600 --> 0:06:26.960 rule and kind of how it maybe reinvigorates Special teams 0:06:26.960 --> 0:06:29.680 coaches because it's just another element they have to kind 0:06:29.680 --> 0:06:31.840 of learn and break down and an opportunity to make 0:06:31.839 --> 0:06:34.279 more plays for the third phase of the game, which 0:06:34.400 --> 0:06:36.320 is a critical part of the game and now with 0:06:36.360 --> 0:06:38.880 this new rule, stands to be even more critical for 0:06:38.960 --> 0:06:40.000 teams in twenty twenty four. 0:06:40.279 --> 0:06:42.400 To me, that the main part of this play is 0:06:42.440 --> 0:06:44.560 really two things. Number One, it is going to be 0:06:44.600 --> 0:06:48.400 a play that starts unlike any play has ever started. 0:06:49.279 --> 0:06:51.520 It starts with the ball either being caught or the 0:06:51.520 --> 0:06:54.520 ball hitting the ground as opposed to every other play 0:06:54.600 --> 0:06:58.640 it's either the snap or what we're all used to, 0:06:58.680 --> 0:07:03.120 the ball being kicked. That's a completely different animal. Secondly, 0:07:03.400 --> 0:07:09.640 this space aspect completely different. However, once all that stuff 0:07:10.240 --> 0:07:12.400 you take all that at, you're still doing the same thing. 0:07:12.400 --> 0:07:15.600 It's still blocking, getting off the blocks and tackling. However, 0:07:15.720 --> 0:07:19.880 that space differential may enable to use and maybe look 0:07:19.920 --> 0:07:20.800 at some different players. 0:07:21.080 --> 0:07:23.800 A couple of sound bites here from Dolphins offensive coordinator 0:07:23.840 --> 0:07:27.160 Frank Smith who talked about utilizing this time and the 0:07:27.320 --> 0:07:31.480 entire you know, multiple phase faction of OTAs whether early 0:07:31.520 --> 0:07:33.880 on there's no offense versus defense is just kind of just 0:07:33.920 --> 0:07:36.720 walk throughs and some individual stuff, and then you graduate 0:07:36.760 --> 0:07:39.440 towards you know, non padded practice against defense, and he 0:07:39.520 --> 0:07:42.000 talked a little bit about using that first phase to 0:07:42.040 --> 0:07:44.840 really hone in on fundamentals and details to really improve 0:07:44.880 --> 0:07:47.240 what you do within your own system before you have 0:07:47.280 --> 0:07:49.560 an actual opponent, and the value of that time of 0:07:49.640 --> 0:07:50.280 year we. 0:07:50.200 --> 0:07:52.600 Try and make sure that we understand how to play 0:07:52.600 --> 0:07:56.880 fundamentally sound within our position. So not as much the 0:07:56.920 --> 0:07:59.400 scheme con is going to come, but it's making sure 0:07:59.440 --> 0:08:02.760 that in we have this time where really you have 0:08:02.840 --> 0:08:04.880 two weeks a phase one where you're in the classroom, 0:08:04.920 --> 0:08:07.400 three weeks of phase two with you're not going against anyone. 0:08:07.480 --> 0:08:09.760 That's those three weeks the first time you really don't 0:08:09.760 --> 0:08:12.600 have an opponent or someone you're going against. So you 0:08:12.640 --> 0:08:15.920 know in OTAs you have an opponent the defense. So 0:08:15.960 --> 0:08:18.000 we really use that phase one phase two to really 0:08:18.040 --> 0:08:22.559 focus on, Okay, how can I get better, like as 0:08:22.600 --> 0:08:25.160 a player. So we make sure that we communicate areas 0:08:25.160 --> 0:08:26.560 that we think we have proven the growth and have 0:08:26.600 --> 0:08:27.520 the dialogue with them. 0:08:27.840 --> 0:08:29.200 So we use those three weeks. 0:08:29.200 --> 0:08:33.440 It's like, okay, you know, is it releases top of 0:08:33.440 --> 0:08:37.400 the route, separation techniques, you know, blocking or motion block 0:08:37.520 --> 0:08:40.760 like whatever it is. Specific. Then you build into the scheme. 0:08:40.880 --> 0:08:44.760 So we start with the person how we can improve, 0:08:45.000 --> 0:08:46.680 and then we have the scheme as we go, so 0:08:46.720 --> 0:08:48.440 it's kind of like reverse. A lot of people rush 0:08:48.480 --> 0:08:51.400 the scheme and then you're kind of learning what I 0:08:51.480 --> 0:08:53.400 need to do inside of it, as opposed to okay, 0:08:53.960 --> 0:08:58.200 we deconstruct and go right the individual right and build 0:08:58.200 --> 0:09:01.440 what we need to do as we like lightly later 0:09:01.480 --> 0:09:02.920 this scheme, and then we pushed the scheme as we 0:09:02.960 --> 0:09:05.400 get into really the group work in phase three. 0:09:05.440 --> 0:09:08.720 And OTAs also thought this answer was informative with regards 0:09:08.720 --> 0:09:10.480 to taking a look at what you did a season 0:09:10.520 --> 0:09:12.880 ago and evaluating that against what you want to be 0:09:12.960 --> 0:09:15.760 in the new season. Here's Frank Smith talking about using 0:09:15.800 --> 0:09:18.280 that time once again to get better at the things 0:09:18.320 --> 0:09:20.360 you saw on tape from twenty twenty three. 0:09:20.559 --> 0:09:24.360 We could block an opponent on cans and air, but 0:09:24.400 --> 0:09:26.120 as opposed to we can use the time to get 0:09:26.160 --> 0:09:29.839 better at maybe something that the season tape showed us 0:09:29.960 --> 0:09:33.000 that individually we could get better at, or you know, 0:09:33.240 --> 0:09:35.120 new guys are coming in, these are the things that 0:09:35.160 --> 0:09:38.640 we're going to require at the position, or new things 0:09:38.679 --> 0:09:42.120 we're looking at from our studying of ourselves, or you know, 0:09:42.280 --> 0:09:44.120 other offenses and defenses, and. 0:09:44.160 --> 0:09:45.160 Leak through all that approach. 0:09:45.280 --> 0:09:47.160 So that's kind of how we use the time a 0:09:47.200 --> 0:09:50.439 little different than you know, other places, but that's how 0:09:50.480 --> 0:09:54.720 we feel we can build a right for each player 0:09:54.760 --> 0:09:57.760 specifically because we use the time to what how we 0:09:57.800 --> 0:09:58.800 can best get better in it. 0:09:59.240 --> 0:10:01.280 Last one hear from coach Smith the benefit of a 0:10:01.320 --> 0:10:03.880 third year with mostly everybody back offensively from both a 0:10:03.920 --> 0:10:07.360 personnel and staff perspective, mostly for the latter with the 0:10:07.360 --> 0:10:08.880 staff here's coach Frank Smith. 0:10:08.880 --> 0:10:15.640 Once again, it helps just with communication anticipation, like when 0:10:15.640 --> 0:10:18.800 we're trying to get things done, just guys more quick 0:10:18.800 --> 0:10:21.160 to like you have got it, where you get more 0:10:21.160 --> 0:10:25.560 in tune with each other, just and especially in season, 0:10:26.000 --> 0:10:29.439 like that's where the real growth comes because you know, 0:10:29.440 --> 0:10:33.040 knowing of workflow or problem solving as we go into it, 0:10:33.240 --> 0:10:37.320 so it I just know this spring, we're able to 0:10:37.360 --> 0:10:40.520 anticipate certain things more or just knowing that, hey, on Wednesday, 0:10:40.520 --> 0:10:43.000 it's the structure of the day, so this is. 0:10:42.960 --> 0:10:45.000 Coming, so we can be in front of certain things. 0:10:45.040 --> 0:10:48.880 So all just the stronger the relationship, the longer relationship, 0:10:48.920 --> 0:10:49.880 the better communication. 0:10:50.240 --> 0:10:52.480 And that's kind of some way hallmark around here is 0:10:52.480 --> 0:10:53.760 our ability to communicate with each other. 0:10:54.040 --> 0:10:56.280 I always find that one probably the most interesting in 0:10:56.360 --> 0:10:59.840 terms of the communication aspect, and I compare it to 0:11:00.200 --> 0:11:03.160 making friends. You know that awkward stage when you first 0:11:03.200 --> 0:11:05.400 meet someone. You're friendly and you're cordial and you kind 0:11:05.400 --> 0:11:07.360 of put off the version of what you want to 0:11:07.400 --> 0:11:10.160 be perceived as before the true you starts to really 0:11:10.240 --> 0:11:12.680 you know, reveal itself. And that's when I think real 0:11:12.720 --> 0:11:15.240 friendships are forged. It has to be similar with the 0:11:15.280 --> 0:11:17.360 coaching staff in terms of that more time you have, 0:11:17.679 --> 0:11:20.240 the better the communication, you know, becomes, and you can 0:11:20.360 --> 0:11:22.360 kind of get to the same level of thinking before 0:11:22.400 --> 0:11:26.120 you even have to, you know, unveil an idea verbally. 0:11:26.240 --> 0:11:28.319 So that's cool to hear. Let's go ahead and move 0:11:28.360 --> 0:11:29.960 to the new side, the DEFENSI side of the football with 0:11:29.960 --> 0:11:32.400 pretty much all new staff on that side, with coach 0:11:32.480 --> 0:11:35.040 Anthony Weaver, who his first answer here, I'm gonna go 0:11:35.040 --> 0:11:37.040 ahead and ploy a fore you guys, is about how 0:11:37.600 --> 0:11:41.160 these guys time or they pair rather time and energy 0:11:41.360 --> 0:11:42.760 to get the most out of their work, and how 0:11:42.840 --> 0:11:47.680 he's seen this group really exemplified that process and that 0:11:47.760 --> 0:11:50.000 idea of making sure you're lockdown with the time you 0:11:50.040 --> 0:11:53.959 have here to maximize it and ultimately improve individually and collectively. 0:11:54.360 --> 0:11:58.280 I tell guys like, time plus energy equals production. Right. 0:11:58.280 --> 0:12:00.880 If you're going to put in the time and without energy, 0:12:00.960 --> 0:12:03.040 you're just not going to be that productive. But when 0:12:03.080 --> 0:12:06.480 you combine the two, which you're gonna be here anyway, 0:12:06.920 --> 0:12:08.679 and you're bringing some juice, you're gonna get the most 0:12:08.720 --> 0:12:11.640 out of your day. And I think fortunately we have 0:12:11.679 --> 0:12:14.360 a bunch of guys on this team, particularly defensively, that 0:12:14.679 --> 0:12:17.440 have that naturally it's innate in them, and then the 0:12:17.480 --> 0:12:21.079 guys that sometimes lack that, they bring them along with them. 0:12:21.120 --> 0:12:24.080 So I just love being around the guys in general 0:12:25.360 --> 0:12:27.720 just because of their work ethic and their habits. So 0:12:27.840 --> 0:12:31.760 for me, like they think that maybe that comes from me. Shoot, 0:12:32.040 --> 0:12:33.760 I'm feeding off of them just as much as they're 0:12:33.760 --> 0:12:36.600 feeding off me. So it's been awesome just the synergy 0:12:36.640 --> 0:12:36.959 of it all. 0:12:37.400 --> 0:12:39.840 I've been so impressed by the off ball linebacker group 0:12:39.880 --> 0:12:42.280 here throughout training or OTAs rather that I wanted to 0:12:42.280 --> 0:12:45.040 ask Coach Weaver about the value of having David Long, 0:12:45.120 --> 0:12:48.400 Jordan Brooks, Anthony Walker, you know, Duke Riley, Chang Tendall, 0:12:48.480 --> 0:12:50.920 all these guys that can kind of play with the 0:12:50.920 --> 0:12:54.240 same level of speed and tenacity going forward and backwards, 0:12:54.480 --> 0:12:56.720 as well as silent the sideline, and the value of 0:12:56.720 --> 0:12:59.960 athleticism at that second level of defense. In twenty twenty four, 0:13:00.000 --> 0:13:02.640 once again, here's Coach Weaver on his off ball linebacker room. 0:13:02.720 --> 0:13:04.880 First off, I love that room, right, you talk about 0:13:04.880 --> 0:13:07.439 a room that brings juice and attacks the day every 0:13:07.480 --> 0:13:11.000 single day. It's them, right, and it's led by Joe Berry, 0:13:11.040 --> 0:13:13.880 who does a tremendous job with them. In this league, 0:13:14.080 --> 0:13:16.080 with the way offenses are trying to attack you both 0:13:16.200 --> 0:13:19.240 vertically and horizontally and trying to space out the entire field, 0:13:19.640 --> 0:13:21.960 you better have linebackers can do that. It's not like 0:13:21.960 --> 0:13:23.440 back in the day when I was playing right and 0:13:23.440 --> 0:13:25.000 you're getting a lot of lead in io and you 0:13:25.000 --> 0:13:26.439 better have a guy that's gonna thumper and throw it 0:13:26.520 --> 0:13:29.080 up in there. The league has kind of transitioned away 0:13:29.080 --> 0:13:32.280 from that, so you still need physicality there, but at 0:13:32.280 --> 0:13:35.000 that position you better have athletes. Unfortunately, I think we 0:13:35.040 --> 0:13:35.640 have a bunch. 0:13:35.520 --> 0:13:37.440 In there kind of remade the last two years at 0:13:37.480 --> 0:13:39.559 linebacker group with David Long last year and then Jordan 0:13:39.600 --> 0:13:41.719 Brooks and Anthony Walker this year. Let's go ahead and 0:13:41.760 --> 0:13:44.720 hear from Coach Weaver on early impressions of Mike McDaniel, 0:13:44.760 --> 0:13:47.000 which I don't think everyone knew this, but they know 0:13:47.000 --> 0:13:48.800 each oller since two thousand and six, and so coach 0:13:48.840 --> 0:13:51.240 talked about that and what he likes most about Coach 0:13:51.559 --> 0:13:53.240 same guy from two thousand and six as he is 0:13:53.240 --> 0:13:54.079 in twenty twenty four. 0:13:54.200 --> 0:13:56.839 So I've actually known Mike since two thousand and six, 0:13:57.440 --> 0:13:59.760 And the thing I respect most about him is, like 0:14:00.440 --> 0:14:03.160 people think he's unique, right, he's a breath of fresh 0:14:03.240 --> 0:14:06.440 air to the profession. To me, he's who he's always been, 0:14:06.600 --> 0:14:08.840 and I think that's what I respect most about him. 0:14:09.160 --> 0:14:13.080 I've been around guys who have been put in that 0:14:13.120 --> 0:14:15.640 position where they now have some power and authority, and 0:14:15.679 --> 0:14:18.000 you've seen them kind of change like who they were 0:14:18.000 --> 0:14:20.880 from a personality standpoint, he is the exact same guy 0:14:20.920 --> 0:14:23.040 I've known for a long time. He's a better version 0:14:23.360 --> 0:14:25.000 of the guy he was in two thousand and six. 0:14:25.360 --> 0:14:27.040 Last part here, because we talked about it on the 0:14:27.040 --> 0:14:29.280 show yesterday. I just wanted to play the SoundBite from coach. 0:14:29.320 --> 0:14:32.000 We were talking about Kendall Fuller and what his football 0:14:32.040 --> 0:14:34.520 IQ and acumen does for the defense to make everybody 0:14:34.600 --> 0:14:36.040 around him a little bit better. 0:14:36.280 --> 0:14:39.160 So you talked about that guy that has tremendous football 0:14:39.200 --> 0:14:44.160 IQ that his skill set knows can take all the 0:14:44.200 --> 0:14:46.480 pre snap information that is given to him and then 0:14:46.520 --> 0:14:50.320 apply and then he's played in every coverage scheme known demand. 0:14:50.440 --> 0:14:55.840 So just his vetsavvy, his presence, the professionalism he shows 0:14:55.880 --> 0:14:58.760 every day is going to have a tremendous influence on 0:14:58.840 --> 0:15:01.520 all these guys, and then when you combine him both 0:15:01.520 --> 0:15:03.840 with Jalen Ramsey and the influence he can have on 0:15:03.880 --> 0:15:06.160 some of the younger corners we have right the Campsmiths 0:15:06.200 --> 0:15:08.720 of the world, Ethan Bonners. I mean, I'm so grateful 0:15:08.760 --> 0:15:09.560 for him being here. 0:15:09.560 --> 0:15:09.720 Man. 0:15:09.760 --> 0:15:12.240 He's just such a calming presence back there at the 0:15:12.240 --> 0:15:12.880 corner position. 0:15:13.280 --> 0:15:15.480 We are through coordinators and the head coach. We will 0:15:15.520 --> 0:15:17.240 hear more from the head coach in a second. Let's 0:15:17.240 --> 0:15:18.880 go ahead and pause for our first break. We have 0:15:18.920 --> 0:15:20.880 a lot more to come on this edition of the 0:15:20.960 --> 0:15:24.520 Drive Time Podcast with Positional Coaches and some fun soundbites 0:15:24.560 --> 0:15:27.120 from those guys. That's next on the DT podcast, your 0:15:27.160 --> 0:15:32.360 host Travis Wingfield, brought to you by Auto Nation. We 0:15:32.440 --> 0:15:35.280 pick it back up here segment number two for a Thursday, June, 0:15:35.320 --> 0:15:38.680 the sixth episode of the Drive Time Podcast with Positional Coaches. 0:15:38.880 --> 0:15:41.760 I have three sound bites here from quarterbacks coach Darryl Bevell. 0:15:42.040 --> 0:15:45.000 He was first asked about Tua working with his private 0:15:45.080 --> 0:15:47.840 quarterbacks coach and John Beck and the synergy of those 0:15:47.880 --> 0:15:50.400 guys working together to get the ultimate plan to make 0:15:50.440 --> 0:15:52.520 two of the best quarterback not just for Tua Tongua 0:15:52.560 --> 0:15:52.960 Bai Loa. 0:15:53.200 --> 0:15:55.320 But for the Miami Dolphins, well, we know it's really 0:15:55.360 --> 0:15:57.440 important that we stay connected to that. You know, it's 0:15:57.480 --> 0:16:00.280 not Tua didn't just go out and do it by himself, 0:16:00.360 --> 0:16:03.280 you know, we he did go get John, But then 0:16:03.840 --> 0:16:07.200 I know John obviously headman knows John as well, and 0:16:07.840 --> 0:16:10.320 it's important that we stay kind of connected, that we 0:16:10.360 --> 0:16:11.960 don't get too far away and we're just kind of 0:16:11.960 --> 0:16:14.880 making up stuff that we don't that won't translate to us. 0:16:14.920 --> 0:16:17.320 So you know, I've sat down with John, We've had 0:16:17.520 --> 0:16:20.440 you know, good communication and just kind of back and 0:16:20.480 --> 0:16:22.520 forth to make sure we're all doing and pull in 0:16:22.560 --> 0:16:23.160 the same direction. 0:16:23.680 --> 0:16:25.600 And we talked about this throughout the course of the week. 0:16:25.640 --> 0:16:28.200 And two was you know, compact tighter stroke that really 0:16:28.200 --> 0:16:30.600 has generated a little more pop and zip and velocity 0:16:30.600 --> 0:16:33.360 in the football. And that was something we've talked about 0:16:33.400 --> 0:16:36.760 in previous years where like the pop is plenty good enough, 0:16:36.800 --> 0:16:39.160 it's you know, there's certain maybe platforms and throws where 0:16:39.480 --> 0:16:41.640 it can decrease in certain senses. And that was kind 0:16:41.640 --> 0:16:43.720 of cool to hear this question for Dall Bevell about 0:16:43.720 --> 0:16:46.520 the benefits of the kind of change and the throwing 0:16:46.600 --> 0:16:49.560 motion and what that can do. Here's coach Bebbll on 0:16:49.960 --> 0:16:52.800 particular throws that it can generate more velocity on when 0:16:52.840 --> 0:16:54.000 you're not on platform. 0:16:54.200 --> 0:16:56.960 Yeah, I mean just just helps you be I mean 0:16:57.000 --> 0:17:00.880 two is already a really solid quarterback. He's very accurate, 0:17:01.760 --> 0:17:03.840 but there you know, there may be times in certain 0:17:04.280 --> 0:17:06.479 certain specific throws that it can help you get more 0:17:06.560 --> 0:17:09.520 velocity on those throws. You know, you're always talking about 0:17:09.520 --> 0:17:12.719 momentum and getting your body going in the same direction 0:17:12.840 --> 0:17:15.440 that you know you're trying to throw in, So all 0:17:15.480 --> 0:17:17.560 that stuff is positive. It can definitely help them. 0:17:17.760 --> 0:17:19.399 Last one here, just wanted to play this sound bite 0:17:19.440 --> 0:17:22.159 because he talks about all the riches that the Dolphins 0:17:22.240 --> 0:17:24.560 offense has in terms of playmakers we've talked about in 0:17:24.600 --> 0:17:27.600 the podcast. Right there's like, you know, twelve, thirteen, fourteen 0:17:27.640 --> 0:17:29.640 guys who have made big plays in this league on 0:17:29.680 --> 0:17:31.680 this Dolphins offense, and some rookies that you expect to 0:17:31.720 --> 0:17:33.879 do similar stuff as well. Here's Coach Bevel on the 0:17:33.880 --> 0:17:36.000 Dolphins loaded weaponry on offense. 0:17:36.400 --> 0:17:39.120 Well, I mean, I'm excited about the Dolphins as a whole. 0:17:39.240 --> 0:17:40.800 I mean, you know, I think two of it, like 0:17:40.880 --> 0:17:43.600 right now is playing at a really high level. Then 0:17:43.640 --> 0:17:45.560 you you know you have a great core receivers. And 0:17:45.600 --> 0:17:47.639 we've added to that in the draft as well. 0:17:47.880 --> 0:17:50.760 We had it with Odell tight Ends. 0:17:50.760 --> 0:17:52.959 I think we've we've improved in that area. I mean, 0:17:53.000 --> 0:17:56.480 we got we got a stellar backfield as well with 0:17:56.560 --> 0:17:59.480 you know, with Raheem, with Jeff, with ah Chan, just 0:17:59.520 --> 0:18:01.280 a lot of guys at a lot of positions. I 0:18:01.280 --> 0:18:04.600 think it'd really be a challenge for defenses with the 0:18:04.640 --> 0:18:06.600 way that might uses everybody. 0:18:06.400 --> 0:18:08.439 From the quarterback to the wide receivers, the guys that 0:18:08.520 --> 0:18:10.960 catch those footballs. Is go to Wes Welker here, who 0:18:11.080 --> 0:18:13.639 was asked about the Dolphins offense last year. Was it 0:18:13.680 --> 0:18:17.080 too reliant on Tyreek Hill and Jalen Waddle and what 0:18:17.119 --> 0:18:19.600 does this offseason do to kind of expand that offense 0:18:19.640 --> 0:18:22.000 beyond just two targets that take up the line share 0:18:22.040 --> 0:18:24.400 of the workload. Here's coach Welker on a very well 0:18:24.440 --> 0:18:28.120 thought answer about coverages and dictations from the defense. As 0:18:28.119 --> 0:18:29.560 far as what the offense wants to do and how 0:18:29.560 --> 0:18:30.520 to attack those. 0:18:30.359 --> 0:18:34.280 Defenses, I think that's just depending on coverages and what 0:18:34.320 --> 0:18:38.440 we're seeing. And obviously we would love to spread the 0:18:38.520 --> 0:18:41.680 ball round and not just be focused on two guys 0:18:41.720 --> 0:18:48.160 all the time. But I think that's something that comes 0:18:48.200 --> 0:18:51.080 and I think we've added some pieces this year where 0:18:51.680 --> 0:18:55.200 they won't have to take on all those challenges and 0:18:55.880 --> 0:18:57.960 as far as the coverages and different things like that, 0:18:58.040 --> 0:19:01.040 where other people can can get the ball when those 0:19:01.040 --> 0:19:05.520 two are doubled or whatever is happening. So and then 0:19:05.800 --> 0:19:10.680 once those guys start making plays and everything, then they realize, Okay, 0:19:10.720 --> 0:19:13.040 we'll shoot. We can't double these guys. We have to 0:19:13.080 --> 0:19:16.680 do something else. And so I think with the pieces 0:19:16.680 --> 0:19:20.160 that we added, hopefully you know, they get a little 0:19:20.160 --> 0:19:23.480 more single coverage and you know, if that's the case, 0:19:23.520 --> 0:19:26.239 and then absolutely like we want to try and get 0:19:26.280 --> 0:19:27.840 those guys the ball as much as we can. 0:19:28.280 --> 0:19:30.960 I always say, if the ball is in Tyreek Hill 0:19:31.200 --> 0:19:34.000 or Jillen Waddle's hands, you've done something right, because those 0:19:34.000 --> 0:19:35.240 are the guys I want to have in the football 0:19:35.240 --> 0:19:37.919 the most on my team personally. Number two. What stands 0:19:37.920 --> 0:19:40.639 out coach about Malik Washington. I love this answer. It 0:19:40.720 --> 0:19:42.760 kind of goes back to his scollary report from the 0:19:42.800 --> 0:19:44.280 experts we talked to, as well as what we talked 0:19:44.280 --> 0:19:47.199 about in the podcast with seeing him both at Northwestern 0:19:47.359 --> 0:19:50.240 Virginia and as well here in camp so far with 0:19:50.320 --> 0:19:51.200 the Miami Dolphins. 0:19:51.280 --> 0:19:53.639 Yeah, I think he's really good with the ball in 0:19:53.640 --> 0:19:57.960 his hands. I think he's a natural football player, understands 0:19:58.320 --> 0:20:01.040 the game and loves the game. So there's a lot 0:20:01.040 --> 0:20:03.879