WEBVTT - Drive Time: Pre-Draft Month Roster Reset 0:00:08.760 --> 0:00:12.960 What is up Dolphins, And welcome to the Draft Time Podcast. 0:00:13.039 --> 0:00:16.680 I am your host, Travis Winfield, And on today's show, 0:00:16.760 --> 0:00:20.360 I am fired up because we are breaking the format 0:00:20.640 --> 0:00:22.840 of the previous two weeks. Here on the show, we're 0:00:22.840 --> 0:00:27.520 talking all things roster evaluation, where things stand following the 0:00:27.560 --> 0:00:30.400 first couple of waves of free agency, with an eye 0:00:30.480 --> 0:00:33.479 towards the draft. Kind of a comprehensive look behind and 0:00:33.600 --> 0:00:36.479 look ahead on this edition of the podcast from the 0:00:36.520 --> 0:00:39.599 Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist Health Training Complex. 0:00:39.680 --> 0:00:43.559 This is the Draft Time Podcast. 0:00:46.000 --> 0:00:49.640 So as free agency has wound down rather significantly, we 0:00:49.720 --> 0:00:53.640 are well past the first phase obviously, and maybe even 0:00:53.680 --> 0:00:56.400 past the second phase entering the third one here and 0:00:56.440 --> 0:00:59.880 the Dolphins kind of showed you their plan through their action. 0:01:00.160 --> 0:01:03.520 In my opinion, Let's spend mid market money on a 0:01:03.720 --> 0:01:07.160 on one guy really and then kind of go roll 0:01:07.280 --> 0:01:09.840 shopping the rest of the way. That player, of course, 0:01:09.920 --> 0:01:13.920 being James Daniels, the very very good guard, and that 0:01:14.480 --> 0:01:17.280 right there, I think signals something of a change in 0:01:17.400 --> 0:01:20.960 terms of philosophy because of the past thought that eight 0:01:21.000 --> 0:01:23.319 million dollars for a guard was just something you would 0:01:23.400 --> 0:01:26.880 not see in not just this offensive system, but the 0:01:26.959 --> 0:01:31.240 other offensive systems across the league the share our core philosophies, 0:01:31.480 --> 0:01:33.440 and I do think they looked at James and said, 0:01:33.720 --> 0:01:36.959 this guy is probably closer to a fifteen million dollar player. 0:01:37.360 --> 0:01:39.040 I mean, he's a better player than Aaron Banks and 0:01:39.200 --> 0:01:41.319 it's not even close to my opinion. And because of 0:01:41.360 --> 0:01:44.399 his injury situation last year, we can capitalize and get 0:01:44.480 --> 0:01:48.400 him a massive reduction of the cost. Which that's not 0:01:48.440 --> 0:01:51.880 a shift in organizational philosophy, because that has clearly been 0:01:52.400 --> 0:01:54.960 the mo of Chris Greer, who has told you in 0:01:55.000 --> 0:01:57.919 the past, like this league in sport has an injury 0:01:57.960 --> 0:02:00.560 rate of one hundred percent, and so I don't think 0:02:00.600 --> 0:02:02.640 they factor that as much as other teams do, for 0:02:02.680 --> 0:02:03.360 better or worse. 0:02:03.520 --> 0:02:04.720 More on that in a moment. 0:02:05.240 --> 0:02:07.560 We're not going to just make this a two minute podcast, 0:02:07.600 --> 0:02:11.880 but in the interest of sort of following essay style storytelling, 0:02:12.080 --> 0:02:15.040 assert your point, prove your point, reassert your point, get out, 0:02:15.360 --> 0:02:18.160 I think the best way to sort of blanket describe 0:02:18.200 --> 0:02:21.920 the Dolphins free agency class was one of prudence. We 0:02:22.040 --> 0:02:25.840 had Daniel Jeremiah, the Bootleg guys EJ and Brett on 0:02:25.840 --> 0:02:29.720 the show. We've discussed major talking points from our talking 0:02:29.720 --> 0:02:33.520 points rather from major podcast and what was the prevailing 0:02:33.560 --> 0:02:36.840 thought about this year's class that it was lacking real 0:02:36.919 --> 0:02:39.120 firepower up at the top. And by the time the 0:02:39.120 --> 0:02:42.240 new league year even started, reported signings were flooding in 0:02:42.680 --> 0:02:45.440 and re signings and has essentially wiped out more than 0:02:45.440 --> 0:02:47.880 half of the nfl dot Com Top one oh one 0:02:47.919 --> 0:02:51.639 free agents before the new league year even started. I mean, 0:02:51.680 --> 0:02:55.160 we saw players who have been relatively middle of the 0:02:55.240 --> 0:02:59.240 pack among their position in terms of production cash in 0:02:59.240 --> 0:03:01.160 in the top of the mark deals. And that's that's 0:03:01.160 --> 0:03:03.440 what has happened in the past. And it used to 0:03:03.440 --> 0:03:06.760 be like really quality talent that would go towards like 0:03:06.800 --> 0:03:09.200 the top of the market. Now you're starting to see 0:03:09.680 --> 0:03:14.919 like adequate starters get cornerstone money. It's it's kind of crazy, 0:03:15.120 --> 0:03:17.560 you know. James Daniels was the marquee signing right we 0:03:17.600 --> 0:03:20.079 went over this last year. Free agency really should be 0:03:20.200 --> 0:03:22.280 viewed in the same prism of the draft. You're never 0:03:22.320 --> 0:03:24.280 going to bat a thousand, but the Dolphins hit on 0:03:24.320 --> 0:03:27.639 the multi year guys, the Jordan Brooks, the John new Smith, 0:03:27.680 --> 0:03:30.840 the Aaron Brewer. Where you had some one year guys 0:03:30.880 --> 0:03:34.359 like Jonathan Harris, Neville Gallimore, Jack Driscoll that didn't make 0:03:34.400 --> 0:03:37.000 the team, and you have to approach it accordingly. And 0:03:37.200 --> 0:03:39.040 a lot of these contracts the Dolphins signed to one 0:03:39.120 --> 0:03:41.000 year deals probably aren't going to work out. But as 0:03:41.040 --> 0:03:42.800 long as you hit on the ones you invest in, 0:03:43.080 --> 0:03:46.280 you get your own internally evaluations right, and you draft well, 0:03:46.640 --> 0:03:50.600 you can afford to spend, you know, or go acquire 0:03:50.640 --> 0:03:53.600 ten free agent contracts that are one year deals, and 0:03:53.640 --> 0:03:55.280 if half of them work out, then you can re 0:03:55.520 --> 0:03:57.160 you know, re up them, and that's great, But that's 0:03:57.160 --> 0:03:58.880 a departure from my point. My point is that I 0:03:58.880 --> 0:04:01.920 feel like James Daniel was a really good value get 0:04:01.920 --> 0:04:04.000 for the Dolphins. I think he's a perfect scheme fit 0:04:04.400 --> 0:04:07.960 that perfectly compliments Aaron Brewer and improves the run game 0:04:08.000 --> 0:04:10.720 and makes your entire protection scheme better because of his 0:04:10.800 --> 0:04:13.920 intelligence and his skill set. You signed Daniels to be 0:04:13.960 --> 0:04:17.760 a starter. That's the too long, didn't read version rate there. 0:04:17.960 --> 0:04:20.760 I think that applies to Willy Gay too. I mean, explosive, 0:04:20.920 --> 0:04:24.159 can beat blocks in multiple ways. Plays with this temperament 0:04:24.160 --> 0:04:29.080 and fire gives you two incredibly athletic modern day linebackers 0:04:29.080 --> 0:04:32.640 who are capable of playing twenty yards downfield and coverage 0:04:32.920 --> 0:04:36.560 or rushing the quarterback, and the value that provides in 0:04:36.600 --> 0:04:39.120 this defense that is built around that that has seen 0:04:39.160 --> 0:04:41.920 the Baltimore Ravens, which is the kind of offshoot of 0:04:41.960 --> 0:04:45.680 this defense, right build their linebacker corps around two All 0:04:45.720 --> 0:04:49.080 pros R two guys and Patrick Queen and Rokwan Smith 0:04:49.160 --> 0:04:51.719 that are thought of as top ten players to their position. 0:04:52.360 --> 0:04:54.919 I think Miami's right in that frame of mind now, 0:04:55.160 --> 0:04:57.120 although Willie Gay's more of a projection in terms of 0:04:57.120 --> 0:04:59.120 how he fits in this defense. But well, I feel 0:04:59.120 --> 0:05:01.800 confident I'll be proven right in that. Outside of that, 0:05:02.400 --> 0:05:03.920 to me, it was pretty role based, and you could 0:05:03.960 --> 0:05:06.560 even say Willy Gay was role based too, because you 0:05:06.640 --> 0:05:08.720 kind of filled the linebacker room out with guys that 0:05:08.800 --> 0:05:11.400 have specific traits and skills. I think I probably think 0:05:11.520 --> 0:05:14.760 higher of Willy Gay than most pundits out there. I 0:05:14.839 --> 0:05:18.279 just think the athletic ability, explosion, temperament, play style, and 0:05:18.480 --> 0:05:20.839 modern skill set is really going to click for this 0:05:20.920 --> 0:05:23.560 defense and really take off in what he's asked to do. 0:05:23.640 --> 0:05:26.520 But talk about the role based approach, we talked about 0:05:26.520 --> 0:05:30.000 finding ways to be better off the edge blocking in 0:05:30.040 --> 0:05:33.160 the running game. Pharaoh Brown and Nick Westbrook Akine are 0:05:33.200 --> 0:05:35.800 two of the best blockers at their position in the 0:05:35.960 --> 0:05:39.120 entire league. I mean it's Farroh. Brown is an extra 0:05:39.200 --> 0:05:41.960 offensive lineman that can catch the football, and Nick Westbrook 0:05:41.960 --> 0:05:45.280 Akine is a guy that can really expand what you 0:05:45.360 --> 0:05:49.000 do in situational football down the red zone, third and short. 0:05:49.040 --> 0:05:51.919 He can make your personnel groupings flexible because of his 0:05:52.000 --> 0:05:55.680 ability to attach and block or beat one on one coverage. 0:05:55.720 --> 0:05:57.200 Not a lot of guys that are number two and 0:05:57.279 --> 0:05:59.560 three cornerbacks in this league I think can handle westbrook 0:05:59.560 --> 0:06:01.880 a Kine all on their own. He's a very crafty 0:06:01.920 --> 0:06:03.560 route runner and a big body and a good catch 0:06:03.640 --> 0:06:06.160 radius and good strong hands. We talked about getting more 0:06:06.200 --> 0:06:09.400 athletic on defense. You know, if he melafon Wu is 0:06:09.440 --> 0:06:12.960 a modern day chess piece and Ashton Davis has really 0:06:12.960 --> 0:06:14.880 good range in the back end, will he click here 0:06:14.920 --> 0:06:15.720 and make an impact. 0:06:15.760 --> 0:06:16.320 We'll see. 0:06:16.520 --> 0:06:18.480 But that is definitely the calling card of his game, 0:06:18.560 --> 0:06:21.880 even if I don't think it's, you know, a proven 0:06:21.920 --> 0:06:25.200 asset at this point, and with melafon Wu obviously he's 0:06:25.200 --> 0:06:27.200 far from that, given the fact that he has missed 0:06:27.240 --> 0:06:30.440 like half the career games. But I wrote that before 0:06:30.480 --> 0:06:33.479 the Willie Gay signings, So yeah, go ahead and amplify 0:06:33.600 --> 0:06:36.120 that ten times because Willie is, pound for pound, one 0:06:36.120 --> 0:06:37.400 of the best athletes in the game. 0:06:37.680 --> 0:06:39.320 He's a dog. And between those. 0:06:39.160 --> 0:06:43.000 Three guys, you've accomplished that in some form and fashion. 0:06:43.400 --> 0:06:46.440 You needed to find someone for that. Anthony Walker based 0:06:46.440 --> 0:06:48.440 down role with his departure to Tampa Bay, right, and 0:06:48.480 --> 0:06:51.320 he was elevated into a role beyond that when David 0:06:51.360 --> 0:06:54.320 Long flamed out kind of spectacularly. I mean, he went 0:06:54.320 --> 0:06:56.520 from being a really good linebacker to a guy that 0:06:56.560 --> 0:06:59.720 couldn't play anymore. And I don't know that he'll find 0:06:59.760 --> 0:07:01.680 a team this year. So the plan almost kind of 0:07:01.720 --> 0:07:03.920 changed right away on you. And that's the nature of 0:07:03.960 --> 0:07:06.440 the league, right And with kJ Britt, obviously we'll have 0:07:06.560 --> 0:07:08.440 you know, camp and plenty of things to track in 0:07:08.520 --> 0:07:11.160 terms of who plays where and how much. But BRIT's 0:07:11.160 --> 0:07:13.600 tape tells me that he can definitely be the enforcer 0:07:13.600 --> 0:07:15.680 in the running game and a bit of a tone setter, 0:07:15.760 --> 0:07:18.360 a temperature changer. He plays that style and there has 0:07:18.400 --> 0:07:20.840 been you know, I've talked to all these guys except 0:07:20.840 --> 0:07:22.280 for if he melafon. 0:07:21.840 --> 0:07:23.920 Will And just for your guys. 0:07:23.720 --> 0:07:26.800 For transparency's sake, we didn't get Iffy on the show 0:07:26.840 --> 0:07:29.000 because he just wasn't here when our content team was 0:07:29.040 --> 0:07:29.640 ready for him. 0:07:29.680 --> 0:07:30.960 So that's why it didn't happen. 0:07:31.040 --> 0:07:33.320 There's no mysterya around that we just couldn't make it 0:07:33.400 --> 0:07:34.280 happen with this schedule. 0:07:34.600 --> 0:07:35.680 Back to this programming. 0:07:35.720 --> 0:07:39.600 Here you watch Larry Borham's tape, and when there were struggles, 0:07:39.640 --> 0:07:42.400 I thought they were largely things outside of the scope 0:07:42.440 --> 0:07:44.400 of what the Dolphins would ask him to do schematically, 0:07:44.680 --> 0:07:47.600 and the things they do emphasize schematically was where Larry's 0:07:47.640 --> 0:07:50.760 best tape was. Again, because I get accused of this 0:07:50.800 --> 0:07:52.680 all the time, I'm not sitting here saying this is 0:07:52.680 --> 0:07:53.880 going to tell you this guy's going to be a 0:07:53.880 --> 0:07:56.240 starting left guard and a great player. I can just 0:07:56.280 --> 0:07:58.400 see the thought and the thinking and the fit. That's 0:07:58.440 --> 0:08:01.760 all I'm telling you on that topic. Alexander Madison has 0:08:01.800 --> 0:08:04.800 been pretty consistent his entire career and brings more of 0:08:04.840 --> 0:08:07.440 that hammer mentality. And I just like the way he 0:08:07.480 --> 0:08:09.760 can kind of push piles and keep his feet chopping 0:08:09.800 --> 0:08:12.400 when it gets clogged up. That's why his conversion rate 0:08:12.640 --> 0:08:15.280 is very good. He also provides a third down presence 0:08:15.280 --> 0:08:19.200 with good pass protection, receiving skills, and that short yard ability, 0:08:19.200 --> 0:08:24.200 which again on those situational elements, which this Dolphins team 0:08:24.360 --> 0:08:26.880 can put up four hundred yards pretty much anytime they 0:08:26.920 --> 0:08:29.720 want to. Right like that, They're a consistently explosive offense. 0:08:30.120 --> 0:08:33.520 But when they've had issues, it's been in situational football. 0:08:33.800 --> 0:08:36.640 And I realize that a lot of these signings are 0:08:37.080 --> 0:08:41.720 to me signal a cure towards third and short, towards 0:08:41.920 --> 0:08:47.040 red zone, towards the critical eight or twelve plays over 0:08:47.080 --> 0:08:49.720 the course of a sixty minute game that decide the 0:08:49.760 --> 0:08:52.040 winner or decide you know, the massive points swings, and 0:08:52.400 --> 0:08:56.080 the cumulative result of those moments is what decides the 0:08:56.080 --> 0:08:58.280 winner in the games. And look, I know it wasn't 0:08:58.320 --> 0:09:00.640 a great run for Zach Wilson with the Jets, but 0:09:01.120 --> 0:09:03.760 you can't tell me the quarterback rooms not vastly improved 0:09:03.760 --> 0:09:05.800 with him in it. Now. It's a low bar because 0:09:05.920 --> 0:09:10.320 last year's quarterback, besides Tua, was not a NFL caliber, 0:09:10.800 --> 0:09:14.000 But Zach Wilson, I think, is a little bit over 0:09:14.000 --> 0:09:17.800 that that threshold, that line of demarcation. Ryan Stonehouse is 0:09:17.840 --> 0:09:20.320 a weapon already burns his tape intrigues the hell out 0:09:20.320 --> 0:09:22.600 of me. But of course that's the injury aspect to 0:09:22.640 --> 0:09:25.200 that to him as well, which makes you know, for 0:09:25.280 --> 0:09:28.040 a low risk, high reward potential. And since you've got 0:09:28.040 --> 0:09:30.960 some clear fits and starters from this group, you invest 0:09:31.000 --> 0:09:33.520 a couple of players like that, and if you hit 0:09:33.600 --> 0:09:36.480 on two or even one of them, then you feel 0:09:36.480 --> 0:09:38.280 like you've got a pretty good class because you've you've 0:09:38.280 --> 0:09:41.040 got two like surefire starters, you've got four or five 0:09:41.120 --> 0:09:44.960 role guys that give you critical important snaps every Sunday. 0:09:45.280 --> 0:09:47.960 And oh, by the way, we hit on ifimlafon Wu in, 0:09:48.120 --> 0:09:51.240 you know, and maybe Zach Wilson like cool. Now we've 0:09:51.280 --> 0:09:53.760 got like a four or five guys that can play. 0:09:53.960 --> 0:09:55.760 And we've got those four or five role players. Now 0:09:55.800 --> 0:09:57.120 we can go into the draft and get some more 0:09:57.120 --> 0:09:59.839 cornerstones for the future. So I think you can extrapolate 0:09:59.880 --> 0:10:03.240 the those thoughts and say, here's collectively some takeaways and 0:10:03.320 --> 0:10:05.920 things the Miami Dolphins got better at in this free 0:10:05.920 --> 0:10:09.640 agency class, starting with the running game. And if you 0:10:09.640 --> 0:10:12.719 guys listen to the film recap pods last year, and 0:10:13.320 --> 0:10:16.839 I guess just the general sentiment about Devon a Chan, 0:10:16.960 --> 0:10:18.560 you know, that I don't think that the role that 0:10:18.600 --> 0:10:20.880 he played last year suits what he does best. I 0:10:20.880 --> 0:10:24.560 think there's vision issues. I think there's take what's there, 0:10:25.160 --> 0:10:27.760 you know, the maturity of just taking the yards that 0:10:27.760 --> 0:10:30.800 are there. I think there's severe pass protection issues, and 0:10:30.880 --> 0:10:33.040 all of those things combined to me says that Jalen 0:10:33.040 --> 0:10:35.200 Wright should get more run and that a Chan should 0:10:35.200 --> 0:10:37.720 get more antillary snaps on the perimeter as a receiver. 0:10:38.160 --> 0:10:40.040 But I do think that the plan is for Jay 0:10:40.120 --> 0:10:42.719 Dubbs to kind of be that physical presence alongside a 0:10:42.880 --> 0:10:45.480 Chan and that kind of thunder to Devon's lightning, which 0:10:45.840 --> 0:10:48.560 you know, and Jalen's got no slouch. He's no slouch 0:10:48.600 --> 0:10:50.600 in the speed department either, But I think you have 0:10:50.679 --> 0:10:53.440 to find a good way to kind of, you know, 0:10:53.559 --> 0:10:56.560 combine those two elements to make the ultimate, you know, 0:10:56.600 --> 0:10:58.960 one two punch. And you think about j dub as 0:10:59.000 --> 0:11:01.040 a kind of tones that are a physical back, which 0:11:01.080 --> 0:11:03.920 yet I think he is. With bigger body acquisitions like 0:11:04.000 --> 0:11:06.800 James Daniels three twenty seven, like Larry Boram three thirty five, 0:11:07.080 --> 0:11:10.240 who only add to your sheer mass while maintaining your 0:11:10.320 --> 0:11:14.120 athletic ability on the offensive line, shoot you got better 0:11:14.360 --> 0:11:16.880 than what you were a year ago because Liam and 0:11:16.960 --> 0:11:19.439 Rob weren't as big as those two guys. And that's 0:11:19.480 --> 0:11:21.840 assuming that Borham even starts, which I don't think he will. 0:11:21.960 --> 0:11:25.319 I hope he's not. That's not the plan. But if 0:11:26.679 --> 0:11:29.839 you have those two guys in for Liam and for 0:11:31.080 --> 0:11:36.400 Rob Jones, you're vastly more athletic, and you're bigger. I 0:11:36.440 --> 0:11:40.160 think that makes you more amenable amenable now to the 0:11:40.280 --> 0:11:42.640 various run schemes. Aside from just running the ball to 0:11:42.679 --> 0:11:45.040 the perimeter and trying to outskied scheme teams with some 0:11:45.080 --> 0:11:47.319 of those outside runs, I think the ability to line 0:11:47.400 --> 0:11:49.480 up on third and one when everyone knows the dive 0:11:49.600 --> 0:11:51.720 is coming and you can still grind out two yards, 0:11:52.040 --> 0:11:54.720 I would feel better about that. And this is getting 0:11:54.840 --> 0:11:57.520 really inside baseball and probably shouldn't even say this, but 0:11:58.120 --> 0:11:59.960 there was a report that Dolphins moved off of their 0:12:00.640 --> 0:12:04.199 head of analytics, and if you go to his blog 0:12:04.280 --> 0:12:07.280 and look at some of the core philosophies, it was 0:12:07.280 --> 0:12:11.080 that third and one is actually a better shotgun. Is 0:12:11.120 --> 0:12:13.840 better to be out a shotgun than it is line 0:12:13.920 --> 0:12:16.680 up under center, which I get the concept of it, 0:12:16.760 --> 0:12:18.719 but I think you got to change that philosophy and 0:12:19.000 --> 0:12:21.800 be able to smash mouth and play more downhill football. 0:12:22.080 --> 0:12:25.120 Not to mention, continuing that point, there were things on 0:12:25.320 --> 0:12:27.719 Nick westbrook Akine and Faroal Brown's tape that I think 0:12:27.760 --> 0:12:30.160 really opens up your run game menu but doesn't take 0:12:30.200 --> 0:12:32.440 away from your ability to threaten with the passing game. 0:12:32.720 --> 0:12:36.240 By having them on the field again, especially down the 0:12:36.280 --> 0:12:39.240 red zone, I think your offensive personnel grouping has become 0:12:39.400 --> 0:12:43.360 much more expansive and unpredictable, and those two things have 0:12:43.440 --> 0:12:46.200 been kind of one thing holding you back at various 0:12:46.240 --> 0:12:49.400 points offensively. When you've got when we got our quarterback 0:12:49.440 --> 0:12:51.400 out there, we move the ball, we score points. But 0:12:51.440 --> 0:12:54.079 the short yardage stuff and then the occasional bad red 0:12:54.160 --> 0:12:56.960 zone game. If you just improve your proficiency, there a 0:12:57.000 --> 0:12:59.880 little tiny bit that can be the difference in you know, 0:13:00.040 --> 0:13:02.560 a game several points a game, wins and losses, and 0:13:02.600 --> 0:13:05.200 with short yardage. The same story on defense, As you 0:13:05.280 --> 0:13:08.000 maintain possessions longer and help those guys out, it's just 0:13:08.040 --> 0:13:10.880 a ripple effect that makes your entire team better. Defensively, 0:13:11.280 --> 0:13:14.840 I thought it was very important to get faster, more explosive, 0:13:14.920 --> 0:13:18.120 more athletic, getting JP and Beechub helps that as much 0:13:18.120 --> 0:13:21.680 as anybody can, but melafon Wu really exemplifies that. Again, 0:13:21.760 --> 0:13:23.440 if you can ever stay healthy, which I'm not going 0:13:23.520 --> 0:13:25.760 to bet on. Artie Burns is a crapshoot, but he 0:13:25.800 --> 0:13:28.760 also satisfies that with length and athletic ability. I also 0:13:28.760 --> 0:13:30.960 thought they had to get a lot meaner and tougher, 0:13:31.000 --> 0:13:33.280 and I think kJ Britt brings that in the same 0:13:33.280 --> 0:13:36.360 way that Daniels and Brown and Westbrook Akine and Pharaoh 0:13:36.400 --> 0:13:39.120 Brown do on offense. And that was before Willie Gay arrived, 0:13:39.440 --> 0:13:41.320 just one of the best pure athletes in the game. 0:13:41.559 --> 0:13:43.280 And then there are a lot of options in this 0:13:43.360 --> 0:13:45.080 draft that do all this too, but we'll save that 0:13:45.120 --> 0:13:48.400 for later on. But yeah, man, getting getting Gay and 0:13:50.400 --> 0:13:52.679 Britt and having them in that chair across from me 0:13:52.720 --> 0:13:55.560 on drive time, like you can feel it. You can 0:13:55.559 --> 0:13:58.080 feel the impact there. So that's sort of the ten 0:13:58.120 --> 0:14:00.680 thousand foot view of the class. And I think this 0:14:00.800 --> 0:14:03.600 team got better. And then let's go ahead and round 0:14:03.640 --> 0:14:05.839 it out with what I will call each player's calling 0:14:05.920 --> 0:14:08.280 card and their flaw, and we'll do that in the 0:14:08.280 --> 0:14:10.880 next segment here we'll get to more draft stuff where 0:14:10.920 --> 0:14:12.679 the team got better, where they got worse. We'll take 0:14:12.679 --> 0:14:15.560 a look at the color coding roster board once again. 0:14:15.640 --> 0:14:17.640 All of that next here on the Draft Time podcast, 0:14:17.679 --> 0:14:21.040 your host Travis Wingfield, brought to you by AutoNation. 0:14:23.720 --> 0:14:25.680 Comprehensive free agent review in the books. 0:14:25.720 --> 0:14:27.960 Let's go ahead and talk about each individual and kind 0:14:27.960 --> 0:14:30.720 of get you a recap here. Now, I've watched a 0:14:30.720 --> 0:14:32.520 lot of tape on all these guys, so over the 0:14:32.600 --> 0:14:34.960 last two weeks of podcasts, this has all been said. 0:14:35.400 --> 0:14:37.720 So if you're an everyday listener, just kind of a refresher. 0:14:37.720 --> 0:14:39.520 For those that are new to the show, go back 0:14:39.560 --> 0:14:41.880 and check those podcasts out as well. And let's go 0:14:41.920 --> 0:14:43.440 ahead and just kind of go in order here of 0:14:43.440 --> 0:14:45.920 how I like these sightings. Number one James Daniels. Actually 0:14:45.920 --> 0:14:47.600 that's not true. I put a few of them up top, 0:14:47.640 --> 0:14:49.920 but this kind of it gets wonky after the first three. 0:14:49.960 --> 0:14:53.120 Just FYI, James Daniels opens up the run game menu, 0:14:53.360 --> 0:14:56.560 improves your offensive line communication, adds an element of nasty 0:14:56.720 --> 0:14:59.440 an elite athlete who gives us legit center option in 0:14:59.480 --> 0:15:02.000 the events of happens to Aaron Brewer, which this team 0:15:02.040 --> 0:15:05.200 has not had ever under Mike McDaniel's always been Connor 0:15:05.240 --> 0:15:08.480 Williams or Aaron Brewer and then bust. Now, the downside 0:15:08.600 --> 0:15:11.640 coming off a major injury is the only downside for 0:15:11.680 --> 0:15:12.600 me with James Daniels. 0:15:12.680 --> 0:15:13.760 This guy is an absolute stud. 0:15:14.120 --> 0:15:16.800 Willie Gay Junior, the modern day linebacker Mold gives you 0:15:16.880 --> 0:15:20.200 two guys that are both so adept at being amenable 0:15:20.400 --> 0:15:23.960 to personnel changes in versatility. The temperament is freaking awesome. 0:15:24.040 --> 0:15:26.120 He loves football, It's all he cares about. I think 0:15:26.160 --> 0:15:28.840 the way he creates even more flexibility in your rush 0:15:28.840 --> 0:15:32.480 and sim pressure packages is absolutely ideal. He is my 0:15:32.600 --> 0:15:34.680 favorite fit on that side of the ball and my 0:15:34.760 --> 0:15:38.320 favorite acquisition beyond James Daniels. Now, he has been known 0:15:38.360 --> 0:15:40.760 to have a missed assignment that produces a big play. Again, 0:15:40.800 --> 0:15:44.040 we covered that on his film study podcast last week. 0:15:44.360 --> 0:15:48.480 Safety i Fatu melifon Wu is a three level defender 0:15:48.840 --> 0:15:51.080 with elite pass rushing. 0:15:50.760 --> 0:15:52.080 Ability as a defensive back. 0:15:52.120 --> 0:15:54.360 His instinct on the back end to make game changing 0:15:54.360 --> 0:15:56.960 plays and mask the defensive call until the ball is 0:15:57.000 --> 0:16:00.840 snapped are absolutely positives in his game is the tape 0:16:00.880 --> 0:16:02.960 is great, but he's available half the time. Thirty seven 0:16:03.000 --> 0:16:05.400 games in four years. That's two out of four seasons, 0:16:05.680 --> 0:16:09.280 hopefully that changes, but to expect anything different is kind 0:16:09.280 --> 0:16:12.800 of silly, right Laman Larry Borum playing in space, whether 0:16:12.840 --> 0:16:14.960 it's at guard or tackle, the way he can reach 0:16:15.000 --> 0:16:18.080 a nine technique as a tackle or a five technique 0:16:18.080 --> 0:16:21.120 as a guard, that fit seems obviously clear to me. 0:16:21.560 --> 0:16:23.760 Now the downside is when he's in true pass protection 0:16:23.840 --> 0:16:27.720 reps at tackle, it's not good, to put it politely, 0:16:28.040 --> 0:16:30.320 it's better at guard, but not great. But if you 0:16:30.360 --> 0:16:32.080 have one of those in your offensive line, if you 0:16:32.080 --> 0:16:36.240 have one deficiency in your pass pro you can usually 0:16:36.240 --> 0:16:39.080 cover that with guys around him. And you know, I 0:16:39.160 --> 0:16:41.000 keep seeing this stuff about like the Dolphins are and 0:16:41.000 --> 0:16:42.760 search for a left tackle, like, no, they're not. Patrick 0:16:42.760 --> 0:16:45.040 Paul's a left tackle if t Stead's not back, so 0:16:46.080 --> 0:16:47.840 go ahead and put a just scratch that off the 0:16:47.880 --> 0:16:51.680 list right away. But that with the concept that no 0:16:51.840 --> 0:16:54.200 scheme and there's some fans that do not want to 0:16:54.200 --> 0:16:56.840 hear this, but it's the truth. No scheme mitigates that 0:16:57.000 --> 0:16:59.520 as much as this one does. And so please don't 0:16:59.560 --> 0:17:02.040 take that as me saying it's completely irrelevant. I'm not 0:17:02.040 --> 0:17:04.760 saying that you can be me. Travis Wingfield plass blocking 0:17:04.760 --> 0:17:07.680 and makes the offense okay. But every time we've gone 0:17:07.680 --> 0:17:10.520 down multiple scores, you see that show up, and that's 0:17:10.520 --> 0:17:11.920 when those games get really ugly. 0:17:11.960 --> 0:17:12.080 Right. 0:17:12.119 --> 0:17:14.640 It's why we don't just lose, we get blown out 0:17:14.680 --> 0:17:16.399 of the water. In my opinion, That and going for 0:17:16.440 --> 0:17:19.440 every fourth down against offenses like Buffalo when you're behind 0:17:19.800 --> 0:17:22.840 and on short fields like it just all accumulates into 0:17:22.920 --> 0:17:25.280 these forty eight to twenty scores that you get in 0:17:25.320 --> 0:17:28.040 these big time games. But if you ignore the way 0:17:28.560 --> 0:17:31.320 the scheme helps, I think you're also short changing this 0:17:31.400 --> 0:17:33.359 discussion the way you'd call me out for saying his 0:17:33.440 --> 0:17:36.560 pass blocking is entirely irrelevant, which again I'm not. So 0:17:36.960 --> 0:17:39.119 that's the downside, but there is some hope that with 0:17:39.160 --> 0:17:42.400 how you can maybe mitigate that downside of his game 0:17:42.560 --> 0:17:45.040 through what you do best and your quarterback's biggest strength, 0:17:45.280 --> 0:17:46.400 quarterback Zach Wilson. 0:17:46.440 --> 0:17:48.520 It's the upside, right, the growth with the Broncos. 0:17:48.560 --> 0:17:51.000 I think if it was a tangible thing, if you 0:17:51.080 --> 0:17:52.679 get more of that, if you get him in a 0:17:52.680 --> 0:17:55.120 system that accentuates his skills, then you might have something 0:17:55.160 --> 0:17:56.800 to play with here, and not just for a backup 0:17:56.840 --> 0:17:58.960 this year, maybe a long term solution you know down 0:17:59.040 --> 0:18:02.320 the road. Literally haven't seen it. That's the downside. The 0:18:02.359 --> 0:18:04.160 downside is the tape with the Jets when he played 0:18:04.200 --> 0:18:08.560 regular season football was abhorrent. It was terrible football. We 0:18:08.680 --> 0:18:10.400 have to see it before we believe it. First, right 0:18:10.600 --> 0:18:13.800 wide receiver Nick Westbrook aikine. I think it's the combination 0:18:14.520 --> 0:18:16.639 of being able to get vertical as a route runner 0:18:16.800 --> 0:18:19.000 but also run you over if you don't buckle your 0:18:19.080 --> 0:18:21.359 chin strap in the running game. And that's before we 0:18:21.440 --> 0:18:23.080 even get to some of the asks of him in 0:18:23.119 --> 0:18:24.760 the running game. You can copy and paste some of 0:18:24.760 --> 0:18:27.399 the stuff you did with Julian Hill, which changes your 0:18:27.440 --> 0:18:29.520 personnel grouping right and who the defense has to match 0:18:29.560 --> 0:18:33.199 that with. They have to go cornerback over linebacker because 0:18:33.520 --> 0:18:37.080 you can't put freakin' Who's a good example, You can't 0:18:37.080 --> 0:18:40.439 put Terrell Bernard from the Buffalo Bills on Nick Westbrook 0:18:40.440 --> 0:18:42.320 aa kinne win that matchup. You could if it was 0:18:42.400 --> 0:18:44.840 Julian Hill and be totally fine with it. And then 0:18:44.880 --> 0:18:47.320 I also love his attention to detail as a route runner. 0:18:47.720 --> 0:18:50.080 I'm just a big fan of his game. The downside, 0:18:50.119 --> 0:18:52.960 he's not insanely explosive or dangerous as a runner with 0:18:52.960 --> 0:18:55.119 the football, but for three million dollars a year, I 0:18:55.160 --> 0:18:58.840