WEBVTT - Constructing the Roster for Weekly, Adaptable Game Plans 0:00:02.040 --> 0:00:14.640 Looking down field, touchdown Miami quite spokes a drun. What 0:00:15.000 --> 0:00:19.720 is up, Dolphans And welcome to the Drivetime Podcast, part 0:00:19.720 --> 0:00:23.680 of the Miami Dolphins podcast network, covering your team, your 0:00:24.320 --> 0:00:27.920 Miami Dolphins. How's it going, everybody, It's good to be back. 0:00:28.240 --> 0:00:31.319 I am your host, Travis Wingfield, and as always I 0:00:31.320 --> 0:00:34.599 am here to bring you your daily dose of Miami 0:00:34.640 --> 0:00:40.599 Dolphins football. And on today's show, it is game week, alright, 0:00:40.840 --> 0:00:45.360 by one more time, alright, we have a game to 0:00:45.400 --> 0:00:47.839 talk about. And though it is game week, we aren't 0:00:48.120 --> 0:00:50.479 quite going to get to the Patriots just yet on 0:00:50.520 --> 0:00:52.640 this podcast, but we do have a busy show. We'll 0:00:52.640 --> 0:00:56.160 talk about the roster, construction update, the practice squad, get 0:00:56.200 --> 0:00:59.800 you the latest Miami Dolphins news here from Monday's Miami 0:00:59.800 --> 0:01:03.120 Dollar Friends, media availabilities, will scan the social and I'll 0:01:03.120 --> 0:01:05.320 tell you a little bit about driving from quite literally 0:01:05.600 --> 0:01:08.720 the furthest possible points of the continental US over the 0:01:08.800 --> 0:01:12.160 last few days. Busy show, a very very fun show. 0:01:12.480 --> 0:01:14.360 I cannot wait to get into it. Let's do that 0:01:14.520 --> 0:01:18.280 from the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist Health Training Complex. 0:01:18.319 --> 0:01:25.399 This is the Drivetime Podcast. Plenty of housekeeping to get 0:01:25.440 --> 0:01:28.920 to before we dive all the way in. First, Isaiah Ford, 0:01:29.080 --> 0:01:32.600 Carl Tucker, and Benito Jones have been added back to 0:01:32.600 --> 0:01:35.560 the Miami Dolphins practice squad. And Isaiah Ford you know 0:01:35.640 --> 0:01:39.119 about him. He's kind of the ideal practice squad guy. 0:01:39.240 --> 0:01:42.240 In this new age which was kind of spawned from 0:01:42.240 --> 0:01:45.240 the COVID era of the NFL, of the practice squad, 0:01:45.360 --> 0:01:48.520 updated amount of players you can bring on your practice squad, 0:01:48.560 --> 0:01:51.400 a post of how guys used to be street free 0:01:51.440 --> 0:01:54.440 agents this time of year. But because you can stash 0:01:54.520 --> 0:01:57.080 those veterans on the practice squad and protect for guys, 0:01:57.360 --> 0:02:00.200 now you get to keep them in your building and 0:02:00.280 --> 0:02:03.320 within the structure of your not just your system, but 0:02:03.360 --> 0:02:05.400 you're building in the playbook and all that fun stuff. 0:02:05.880 --> 0:02:08.720 And with Isaiah, the thing you know about him is 0:02:09.120 --> 0:02:11.160 if you need him to step in and fill a 0:02:11.320 --> 0:02:14.120 role on Sunday, it doesn't matter what it is, He's 0:02:14.160 --> 0:02:17.880 gonna know every alignment, assignment, the site adjustments, and in 0:02:17.919 --> 0:02:20.080 addition to that, he'll help the guy next to him 0:02:20.120 --> 0:02:22.400 get lined up too if it's needed. That's the kind 0:02:22.400 --> 0:02:24.880 of player he is, so he certainly adds value to 0:02:25.000 --> 0:02:27.680 your practice squad. Carl Tucker is back on the practice 0:02:27.680 --> 0:02:30.600 squad after having training camp here with the Miami Dolphins, 0:02:30.840 --> 0:02:33.600 and where he stands out above really anybody else on 0:02:33.639 --> 0:02:37.480 the roster is that fullback distinction. Now. You'll recall on 0:02:37.520 --> 0:02:40.840 the podcast from over the summer, he was a former 0:02:41.240 --> 0:02:44.760 receiver in high school, converted to tight end in college 0:02:44.800 --> 0:02:47.639 at North Carolina, and then was a grad transfer to 0:02:47.720 --> 0:02:51.920 Bama operating more as a fullback slash h back. In 0:02:51.960 --> 0:02:54.880 addition to some of the inline work he did, attacked 0:02:55.200 --> 0:02:57.600 attached rather to the line of scrimmage, So he does 0:02:57.639 --> 0:03:00.320 a little bit of everything, but that fullback distinction him. 0:03:00.360 --> 0:03:02.480 You have some guys on the roster like a Durham Smith, 0:03:02.560 --> 0:03:05.440 like a Seethan Carter who can operate in that role 0:03:05.480 --> 0:03:07.760 a little bit, But Carl Tucker, as far as having 0:03:07.840 --> 0:03:10.119 FB in front of his name, he's the only guy 0:03:10.160 --> 0:03:13.840 on the roster with that distinction. Benito Jones, he's a 0:03:13.880 --> 0:03:17.000 tree stump against the running game, man space eater up front, 0:03:17.040 --> 0:03:19.320 who can squat that that lower half and just be 0:03:19.440 --> 0:03:21.800 a guy that takes on double teams. This is a deep, 0:03:21.960 --> 0:03:24.799 deep defensive line we talked about all summer long here 0:03:24.800 --> 0:03:26.919 on the podcast. You get caught by the Numbers game 0:03:26.919 --> 0:03:29.000 there for Bonito Jones, but he is back on the 0:03:29.040 --> 0:03:31.280 practice squad. And since we haven't been with you guys 0:03:31.280 --> 0:03:35.120 since Friday, here is the practice squad. Varus Davis kicks 0:03:35.120 --> 0:03:38.640 off our list here. His Dolphins announced the complete practice 0:03:38.640 --> 0:03:41.920 squad after the additions here on this Monday. Coming to 0:03:41.960 --> 0:03:44.440 you on Monday for a Tuesday podcast. But javars Da 0:03:44.560 --> 0:03:46.600 has had a really good camp, good ball skills, good 0:03:46.640 --> 0:03:49.480 job staying in phase and coverage downfield. I thought he 0:03:49.520 --> 0:03:51.720 really impressed to earn his spot in this role and 0:03:51.760 --> 0:03:53.960 a possible guy that could make some noise later on 0:03:54.040 --> 0:03:56.720 in the season if he continues the ascension we saw 0:03:56.720 --> 0:03:59.360 this training camp. Jared Jake's back on the practice squad. 0:03:59.480 --> 0:04:01.680 Shortyard guy who had a lot of success in that 0:04:01.800 --> 0:04:04.560 Cincinnati game in those short yardage runs, but also just 0:04:04.640 --> 0:04:07.960 piling up or yardage I should say in general, also 0:04:08.040 --> 0:04:10.520 bring some quality pass protection, at least from his time 0:04:10.560 --> 0:04:12.720 in college. Perhaps you developed that a little bit more 0:04:12.960 --> 0:04:15.440 and get even more out of possible three down back there. 0:04:15.640 --> 0:04:18.760 And Jared Oaks Milo or Milo rather Eifler, I have 0:04:18.880 --> 0:04:21.000 some work to do on this guy. A rookie six 0:04:21.040 --> 0:04:24.560 ft one pound linebacker from Illinois. That's all I know 0:04:24.600 --> 0:04:28.360 about him. But Milo Eifler on the practice squad Isaiah 0:04:28.400 --> 0:04:32.080 Ford talked about him already. Shakim Griffin a special team 0:04:32.160 --> 0:04:34.760 stand out with the cl Seahawks. He brings energy, he 0:04:34.800 --> 0:04:37.520 brings spirit, a good person to have in the building, 0:04:37.880 --> 0:04:40.000 and kind of like we talked about Benito Jones, you 0:04:40.040 --> 0:04:43.360 get a heavy or deep defensive line well for Shakim 0:04:43.400 --> 0:04:47.400 Griffin's purposes. Both the linebacker position and the special teams 0:04:47.560 --> 0:04:50.440 most notably are very very deep, with plenty of guys 0:04:50.600 --> 0:04:52.719 that can play that core special team's role, Guys that 0:04:52.720 --> 0:04:56.440 can be gunners, jammers, personal protectors, return men, whatever it 0:04:56.520 --> 0:04:59.000 might be. It's a tough group to crack and shakeem 0:04:59.040 --> 0:05:00.640 has a chance to work as way back into that 0:05:00.680 --> 0:05:03.560 group off the Dolphins practice squad. But Ato Jones talked 0:05:03.560 --> 0:05:06.240 about him already. Patrick laired another one of these special 0:05:06.240 --> 0:05:08.560 teams guys. I mean, they come in waves on this 0:05:08.600 --> 0:05:11.279 football team. You can just count on Patrick Laird in 0:05:11.320 --> 0:05:14.159 that area of the football game. Kirk Merritt and we 0:05:14.279 --> 0:05:16.279 talked about him a lot on this podcast throughout the 0:05:16.279 --> 0:05:18.000 course of the summer, and I think he has a 0:05:18.000 --> 0:05:21.000 good chance to continue his development as we saw him 0:05:21.040 --> 0:05:23.400 really take a major step from year one to year 0:05:23.440 --> 0:05:25.880 two as far as training camp goes. But it's a 0:05:25.920 --> 0:05:28.720 good year as we've learned to have depth, especially at 0:05:28.720 --> 0:05:31.240 that position, and I think Kirk, if you needed to 0:05:31.240 --> 0:05:33.760 call upon him, could step him and do the job. 0:05:34.240 --> 0:05:36.760 Calvin Munson an absolute banger at B gap to B 0:05:36.880 --> 0:05:39.960 gap run defending missile, good insurance to the backup or 0:05:39.960 --> 0:05:42.040 to that linebacker room. I should say a guy like 0:05:42.080 --> 0:05:44.320 e Landon Roberts kind of similar playing style as far 0:05:44.360 --> 0:05:47.520 as tone setters and physical pleasances. But he also brings 0:05:47.560 --> 0:05:49.559 a lot to the special teams group. Like I said, 0:05:49.800 --> 0:05:51.880 this practice squad has guys that can step up and 0:05:51.880 --> 0:05:55.200 get on the special teams core units pretty much any 0:05:55.240 --> 0:05:57.200 Sunday of the season. This is a deep group for that. 0:05:57.279 --> 0:06:00.520 Regard Adam Panky, extra offensive line him and type of 0:06:00.600 --> 0:06:02.640 roles game plan specific, do you want to go heavy 0:06:02.680 --> 0:06:05.120 package throughout the course of the game, maybe you call 0:06:05.200 --> 0:06:07.240 up Panky because he did it so well last year 0:06:07.400 --> 0:06:11.000 as that sixth seventh offensive lineman on the roster to 0:06:11.040 --> 0:06:13.960 come into goal line situations short yardage. But also he 0:06:14.040 --> 0:06:16.400 gives you quality depth, played some good left tackle last 0:06:16.440 --> 0:06:19.280 year in a pinch when he was called upon Brandon Powell. 0:06:19.600 --> 0:06:21.680 Same as kind of Eiffler here, some work to do 0:06:21.720 --> 0:06:23.320 on him. Don't know a lot about his game. I 0:06:23.360 --> 0:06:26.600 know he's a five eight one pound receiver who came 0:06:26.600 --> 0:06:29.479 out of Florida in two thousand and eighteen. A Deerfield 0:06:29.520 --> 0:06:33.880 Beach native. Derval kid as netto the offensive lineman of 0:06:33.880 --> 0:06:37.000 from Brazil and the International Pathway program. He has a 0:06:37.080 --> 0:06:39.960 chance now in his third season to continue his development 0:06:40.040 --> 0:06:43.080 on the offensive line with that roster or the practice 0:06:43.080 --> 0:06:46.080 squad roster exemption. We saw growth out of derv Ball 0:06:46.160 --> 0:06:48.480 this year and some good production in his first NFL 0:06:48.520 --> 0:06:52.080 action and actual preseason games. Jabaal sheared and going back 0:06:52.080 --> 0:06:54.320 to kind of the Isaiah Ford mentioned here, this is 0:06:54.360 --> 0:06:55.960 the kind of guy that you can kind of stash 0:06:55.960 --> 0:06:58.240 in the practice squad and if you have some injuries 0:06:58.240 --> 0:07:00.240 you need some depth to come up. Jabal year you 0:07:00.279 --> 0:07:02.680 can provide that for you. He can play that heavy end, 0:07:02.720 --> 0:07:05.760 a two sixty five plus pound guy off that edge 0:07:05.760 --> 0:07:07.680 to kind of funnel the run game to the linebackers, 0:07:07.880 --> 0:07:12.080 situational pass rush depth, and we talked about the depth 0:07:12.120 --> 0:07:14.840 of the defensive end slash. You know, he's a d M, 0:07:14.880 --> 0:07:16.480 but he can play so many spots. But as far 0:07:16.520 --> 0:07:19.120 as like what aug Bought and Lawson did last year 0:07:19.160 --> 0:07:21.680 at defensive end, the Dolphins were I don't want to 0:07:21.720 --> 0:07:24.080 stay fortunate, but they were a little bit fortunate to 0:07:24.120 --> 0:07:27.160 have both those guys stay largely healthy throughout the course 0:07:27.200 --> 0:07:29.760 of the season because when you get beyond that part, 0:07:29.800 --> 0:07:32.520 those guys played so many snaps. Maybe some more depth 0:07:32.560 --> 0:07:34.520 at the position this year, as the Dolphins do have, 0:07:34.760 --> 0:07:37.280 can help keep those guys fresher and of course protect 0:07:37.280 --> 0:07:40.840 against injury. I think Jabaal Sheared is in that vein, 0:07:41.000 --> 0:07:43.760 especially when you consider that he knows every bit of 0:07:43.840 --> 0:07:45.960 the scheme with the stunts and the games and the 0:07:45.960 --> 0:07:48.400 philosophy of the rush scheme and how to play the 0:07:48.480 --> 0:07:50.720 run and all that stuff. He knows what Brian Flores 0:07:50.800 --> 0:07:54.120 likes and he fits that mold. Continuing on our practice 0:07:54.120 --> 0:07:56.560 squad review, read sent it when we saw him in 0:07:56.560 --> 0:07:59.760 the Bengals game. Some athletic ability, big strong arm, some 0:08:00.000 --> 0:08:01.920 of ffness. Took a big shot on the big game 0:08:01.920 --> 0:08:05.240 winning throw. Love having this guy on your practice squad 0:08:05.240 --> 0:08:08.720 to continue to develop. You can never develop enough quarterbacks potentially, 0:08:08.800 --> 0:08:11.040 let's say a couple of years down the road, everything 0:08:11.080 --> 0:08:13.400 goes great with tah maybe this guy can be developed 0:08:13.400 --> 0:08:16.080 into your backup quarterback behind to down the road. You 0:08:16.120 --> 0:08:17.880 never know. It's always good to have these guys stash 0:08:17.960 --> 0:08:22.320 here and continue that development. Keon Smith a tackle from 0:08:22.360 --> 0:08:27.240 Fayetteville State, six ft five pounds and undrafted rookie there 0:08:27.240 --> 0:08:30.240 out of Fayetteville State. Cameron Tom, we know about the 0:08:30.280 --> 0:08:33.160 anchor and the past protection ability. Knows this system can 0:08:33.200 --> 0:08:36.160 be a good communicator on the interior of the offensive line. 0:08:36.240 --> 0:08:38.600 I am curious to see that development continue to be 0:08:38.600 --> 0:08:41.559 seen through here with Cameron Tom and then Carl Tucker 0:08:41.640 --> 0:08:44.400 rounds out our group. We already discussed what he brings 0:08:44.640 --> 0:08:47.040 to the table. And one player not listed there is 0:08:47.120 --> 0:08:50.160 Jamal Perry who was elevated from the practice squad up 0:08:50.160 --> 0:08:52.440 to the active roster. What an up and down week 0:08:52.440 --> 0:08:54.760 for him makes the roster finds himself cut back on 0:08:54.800 --> 0:08:57.080 the practice squad, now back up. That's the nature of 0:08:57.080 --> 0:08:59.760 the NFL. Stay ready, young man, and we mentioned his 0:08:59.800 --> 0:09:02.000 ball skills without the course of training camp. Also love 0:09:02.080 --> 0:09:03.880 his ability to come up and tackle in some of 0:09:03.880 --> 0:09:07.040 those sub packages as well as on special team and 0:09:07.080 --> 0:09:10.120 the reason he's up. Both Adam Shaheen and Austin Jackson 0:09:10.200 --> 0:09:13.760 were added to covid I are on Monday, and coach 0:09:13.800 --> 0:09:18.080 answered questions about their potential availability on Sunday, seeing saying 0:09:18.320 --> 0:09:20.440 they are preparing as if they will not have those 0:09:20.440 --> 0:09:22.920 players available, and if they don't, we know about the 0:09:22.920 --> 0:09:25.160 depth at the tight end position, but you also know 0:09:25.240 --> 0:09:28.560 Austin Jackson has been your left tackle essentially since opening 0:09:28.640 --> 0:09:31.240 day of last season, barring injuries. He's been the guy 0:09:31.320 --> 0:09:33.960 out there, whether at practice or at games. So that 0:09:33.960 --> 0:09:37.000 could potentially open up a spot for a new player 0:09:37.000 --> 0:09:39.880 to jump into that role, and the Dolphins have some options. First, 0:09:40.000 --> 0:09:42.640 let's go ahead here from Brian Flores on the idea 0:09:42.720 --> 0:09:45.880 on the mentality of that left tackle position. Should Austin 0:09:45.960 --> 0:09:48.360 Jackson be down on Sunday in New England. We talked 0:09:48.360 --> 0:09:51.439 about that as a staff. You know, we've got a 0:09:51.480 --> 0:09:55.080 few different options. We've got multiple players we've played over 0:09:55.120 --> 0:09:59.480 on the left and on the right, so um, who 0:09:59.640 --> 0:10:02.960 work of different combinations today and UM see what that 0:10:02.960 --> 0:10:06.880 looks like in practice, and UM, you know, talk about 0:10:06.920 --> 0:10:10.360 it the over the next few days. There's an opportunity 0:10:10.400 --> 0:10:12.959 to get you know, both guys back, so we'll we'll 0:10:13.000 --> 0:10:15.920 see how it goes. So there you're here. Coach mentioned 0:10:15.960 --> 0:10:18.480 some options at that left tackle position in the event 0:10:18.520 --> 0:10:21.600 that Austin Jackson cannot play. First, he was asked about 0:10:21.600 --> 0:10:23.800 Greg Little. I think Greg's done a nice job. I 0:10:23.800 --> 0:10:27.720 think Greg's, um, you know, worked hard to learn the offense, 0:10:28.200 --> 0:10:36.240 to learn the terminology. UM. He's a hard working kid. UM. 0:10:36.280 --> 0:10:38.559 He's taken in all the information and then try to 0:10:38.600 --> 0:10:41.480 apply it in practice, um and in games. And I 0:10:41.520 --> 0:10:44.440 think he's had some some some bright moments a couple 0:10:44.440 --> 0:10:46.760 of weeks that he's been here, and you know, we're 0:10:46.760 --> 0:10:48.800 just going to continue to work with him and develop them. 0:10:48.880 --> 0:10:50.960 And one thing you'll see from the New England Patriots 0:10:51.080 --> 0:10:54.160 is they do have pass rushers in waves. Whether it's 0:10:54.240 --> 0:10:57.760 Chase Winning Bitch, Josh you Jay or Matt jude On 0:10:57.920 --> 0:11:01.640 or those guys up front with Lawrence Guy or Dietrich Wise. 0:11:01.679 --> 0:11:03.000 They just have so many guys that can put a 0:11:03.040 --> 0:11:05.360 pressure on the quarterback. And when I think about Greg 0:11:05.400 --> 0:11:08.120 Little as a possible option at left tackle, I think 0:11:08.120 --> 0:11:11.600 about the athletic ability to get yourself in a position 0:11:11.640 --> 0:11:13.840 where you can readirect and get to that landmark and 0:11:13.880 --> 0:11:16.120 work back inside. But also I think one of the 0:11:16.200 --> 0:11:18.920 key elements is going to be the mental makeup of 0:11:18.960 --> 0:11:21.160 that position, because, like with the Dolphins we're gonna talk 0:11:21.200 --> 0:11:23.240 about here in just a minute, the Patriots can throw 0:11:23.320 --> 0:11:25.640 so many things act you in different looks and different 0:11:25.640 --> 0:11:29.319 stunts in different games and different rush packages that I 0:11:29.400 --> 0:11:31.559 think it would behoove the team to really have someone 0:11:31.559 --> 0:11:34.079 out there that can communicate and pick up all the 0:11:34.120 --> 0:11:36.920 different options you might see from that Patriots Russian and 0:11:36.920 --> 0:11:38.960 Greg Little has some experience in this league, so he 0:11:38.960 --> 0:11:41.160 certainly is capable in that regard. And I like the 0:11:41.200 --> 0:11:44.000 athletic ability there at that left tackle position from a 0:11:44.000 --> 0:11:46.560 Greg Little. What about a guy like Liam Eichenberg. Well, 0:11:46.720 --> 0:11:49.160 here's coach Williams day today. He's doing everything he can 0:11:49.240 --> 0:11:51.200 to get back out there as quickly as he can 0:11:51.240 --> 0:11:58.360 and um, we'll try to, Uh, he'll try to get 0:11:58.360 --> 0:12:03.640 out there as soon as he can. Um. And yeah, 0:12:03.679 --> 0:12:05.920 that's where he's at. And if Liam can go, that's 0:12:05.960 --> 0:12:09.240 certainly gonna be indicative of what the coaching staff thinks 0:12:09.240 --> 0:12:11.760 about his ability to, like we talked about, pick up 0:12:11.800 --> 0:12:14.920 all the different looks and different action. The Patriots will 0:12:14.920 --> 0:12:17.040 throw at you. But then again, of course, the health 0:12:17.320 --> 0:12:19.439 is the number one thing there with your second round 0:12:19.520 --> 0:12:21.960 draft pick and Liam Eichenberg, but as far as techniques 0:12:21.960 --> 0:12:25.440 and fundamentals and just general intelligence at the position, a 0:12:25.440 --> 0:12:27.600 guy who didn't allow a sack in his final two 0:12:27.640 --> 0:12:30.000 years there at nore Dame, you like his options there, 0:12:30.200 --> 0:12:31.800 will see how he is health wise and how the 0:12:31.840 --> 0:12:34.480 coaching staff wants to possibly fill in that gap. If 0:12:34.520 --> 0:12:38.200 Austin cannot go, what about Jesse Davis? Now with him, 0:12:38.480 --> 0:12:40.319 you have the option to either shuffle the lie a 0:12:40.360 --> 0:12:42.080 little bit or keep it the same way if you 0:12:42.080 --> 0:12:44.800 want to plug in a Liam Eichenberger right tackle if 0:12:44.840 --> 0:12:47.480 he again is ready to roll. But again talking about 0:12:47.520 --> 0:12:49.320 the idea of the rookie in his first game against 0:12:49.360 --> 0:12:52.560 his Patriots team, do you change Jesse Davis's position to 0:12:52.559 --> 0:12:54.520 get Eikenberg in there? We'll see if that's what the 0:12:54.559 --> 0:12:55.840 direction they want to go, But it's one of the 0:12:55.840 --> 0:12:58.320 options this team has, as so many these guys up 0:12:58.320 --> 0:13:01.400 front have cross trained across the offensive line. And then 0:13:01.440 --> 0:13:03.160 I put Adam Panky in here as well as one 0:13:03.160 --> 0:13:05.840 of my other options, a possible practice squad call up 0:13:05.880 --> 0:13:08.120 for game day, and like we talked about his ability 0:13:08.120 --> 0:13:11.080 to get pushed in the running game is always tangible 0:13:11.240 --> 0:13:14.000 when you watch this offensive line play. So maybe it's 0:13:14.040 --> 0:13:16.080 one of those four guys, maybe it's something else, maybe 0:13:16.120 --> 0:13:18.640 it's a shuffle. But this team, as you've heard Coach 0:13:18.679 --> 0:13:21.800 talk about in that press conference answer, they're gonna have 0:13:21.880 --> 0:13:26.360 contingencies for the contingencies and self scout their roster with 0:13:26.440 --> 0:13:30.199 confidence and make decisions based upon the ability to recognize 0:13:30.240 --> 0:13:32.200 what they have in house. That's what they've done for 0:13:32.240 --> 0:13:34.679 three years here now in Miami. No reason to go 0:13:34.760 --> 0:13:37.360 off that path at this point. And one quick note, 0:13:37.400 --> 0:13:40.280 we never got to and it's a great lead into 0:13:40.280 --> 0:13:43.920 the scanning the social segment of the podcast. We never 0:13:43.960 --> 0:13:47.680 covered the lone waiver addition and Elijah, Elijah Campbell coming 0:13:47.720 --> 0:13:50.679 over from the Jets. He was the lone waiver wire 0:13:50.720 --> 0:13:54.800 acquisition of that period of the calendar, the NFL calendar, 0:13:55.240 --> 0:13:58.040 And this kind of takes us into a two part 0:13:58.120 --> 0:14:01.120 mentioned here of the scanning the social segment. And first, 0:14:01.480 --> 0:14:04.040 I want to address the general theme of this topic 0:14:04.120 --> 0:14:07.240 because you know, and it's cut down day. Is the 0:14:07.240 --> 0:14:09.840 theme or the topic I should say, And with regards 0:14:09.880 --> 0:14:13.920 to specific position additions like cut down day. It is 0:14:13.960 --> 0:14:16.600 never gonna be the time where you're going to solve 0:14:16.679 --> 0:14:19.640 your perceived problems on the open market. This is not 0:14:19.800 --> 0:14:22.520 free agency or the draft where you have the entire 0:14:22.560 --> 0:14:25.600 crop of the market available to you to pursue and 0:14:25.640 --> 0:14:28.280 know that, hey, that guy produced X, Y and Z 0:14:28.520 --> 0:14:32.200 for team you know T last season. These are players 0:14:32.360 --> 0:14:34.680 who were cut from other team's roster. So if you're 0:14:34.760 --> 0:14:37.760 using cut down day to plug holes and then you're 0:14:37.840 --> 0:14:40.080 kind of doing it wrong. Not to say that it 0:14:40.120 --> 0:14:42.560 won't ever happen, It does happen all the time. One 0:14:42.600 --> 0:14:46.160 man's trash can be another man's treasure, right, Shoot, look 0:14:46.200 --> 0:14:50.200 at Savan Akhmed last year. But that's why you acquire talent. 0:14:50.680 --> 0:14:53.920 Savon didn't even play until about mid season, and it 0:14:54.040 --> 0:14:57.560 wasn't a move that Dolphins fans pointed to and unanimously 0:14:57.600 --> 0:15:00.240 looked at and said, there, you know, Leonardo DiCaprio meme 0:15:00.360 --> 0:15:03.400 from Once upon Time in Hollywood, there's our answer to 0:15:03.440 --> 0:15:08.360 the running back room. We're talking about the sometimes the 0:15:08.400 --> 0:15:12.480 fifty six player on other team's rosters. So just doing 0:15:12.520 --> 0:15:18.560 the math, fifty three three times thirty two, that's one thousand, 0:15:18.680 --> 0:15:22.840 six hundred and ninety six players that those guys are 0:15:22.840 --> 0:15:27.760 considered behind quote unquote players on NFL rosters, and then 0:15:27.800 --> 0:15:30.360 you get to this crop. So again I'm not saying 0:15:30.480 --> 0:15:34.280 waivers is impossible to find significant solutions. You can do that, 0:15:34.520 --> 0:15:37.400 but to expect your team to go and just pick 0:15:37.520 --> 0:15:41.200 up players and fixed any of the perceived problems you 0:15:41.280 --> 0:15:44.560 might have in that portion of the calendar, that's just 0:15:44.600 --> 0:15:47.080 not realistic. And the reason I wanted to get to 0:15:47.120 --> 0:15:50.640 this was because the Dolphins obviously they add a defensive back, 0:15:50.680 --> 0:15:52.960 and my reaction to that is, well, the way these 0:15:52.960 --> 0:15:57.160 coaches have proven to develop talent and specifically at that position, 0:15:57.960 --> 0:16:01.000 I don't know. I take the truck them route when 0:16:01.000 --> 0:16:04.320 it comes to that. So continuing this on here, the 0:16:04.360 --> 0:16:07.240 Dolphins have if you count Will Fuller, who doesn't count 0:16:07.240 --> 0:16:08.960 against the roster in Week one, but if you count 0:16:09.000 --> 0:16:11.720 his presence on the football team, the Dolphins currently have 0:16:11.840 --> 0:16:15.440 twelve receivers and twelve defensive backs in toe. Now again, 0:16:15.440 --> 0:16:17.040 they're gonna have to make a move to get Fuller 0:16:17.080 --> 0:16:21.080 back on the roster. So eleven receivers and tight ends 0:16:21.080 --> 0:16:23.480 on the roster there twelve if you can't Will Fuller, 0:16:24.040 --> 0:16:27.240 and then also twelve defensive backs are Actually it's thirteen 0:16:27.280 --> 0:16:31.040 defensive backs now with Jamal Perry Intoe back on the roster, 0:16:31.120 --> 0:16:34.600 so twelve receiver slash tight ends again counting Will Fuller 0:16:34.800 --> 0:16:37.600 and thirteen defensive backs. And it brought to mind to 0:16:37.760 --> 0:16:40.240 me the comment Coach Floor has made when I asked 0:16:40.280 --> 0:16:44.040 him about Javon Holland back after the draft and the 0:16:44.080 --> 0:16:47.880 idea of adding playmakers and never having enough defensive backs 0:16:47.920 --> 0:16:50.320 on your roster. Here's what Coach had to say about 0:16:50.360 --> 0:16:53.600 that question. UM, I mean it's a passing leak. I 0:16:53.600 --> 0:16:57.240 think we all know that. So you need to be 0:16:57.320 --> 0:16:58.840 able to defend the past. You got to defend the 0:16:58.880 --> 0:17:01.920 run also. But UM, if you just look at the percentages, 0:17:02.480 --> 0:17:07.080 UM and strictly the numbers, UM, you know it's a 0:17:07.080 --> 0:17:10.199 passing league. So I think you know, in my in 0:17:10.240 --> 0:17:12.919 my opinion, and you Chris and I've had many discussions 0:17:12.920 --> 0:17:16.960 about this. UM. You know, you know we want to 0:17:16.960 --> 0:17:19.040 be able to obviously defend the deep part of the field, 0:17:19.880 --> 0:17:23.320 limit explosive plays in order to do that. UM, and 0:17:23.359 --> 0:17:27.560 the guys who were back there are the defensive back So, UM, 0:17:27.720 --> 0:17:30.120 I think Chris, you know, he's he puts a lot 0:17:30.119 --> 0:17:33.320 of emphasis on on on that um with with the 0:17:33.359 --> 0:17:36.399 scouts um and we we we talk about, you know, 0:17:36.720 --> 0:17:39.960 the back end constantly. We feel like it's important. I 0:17:40.000 --> 0:17:42.119 feel like all of it's important, and I never I 0:17:42.160 --> 0:17:44.320 hate to kind of talk about one thing because you 0:17:44.359 --> 0:17:48.960 know everything, every position, every you know, from the nose 0:17:49.000 --> 0:17:51.840 tackle to the three technique to the linebacker, which it's 0:17:51.840 --> 0:17:54.800 all kind of plays as one. Um. But at the 0:17:54.880 --> 0:17:56.199 end of the day, I mean I learned this a 0:17:56.200 --> 0:17:58.200 long time. There's nothing the nose cap tackle can do 0:17:58.240 --> 0:18:02.800 about you know, fifty yard ball. So um we we 0:18:02.800 --> 0:18:08.159 we put an emphasis on that, and uh yeah, the 0:18:08.160 --> 0:18:10.359 next we gotta do is get him coached up and 0:18:10.359 --> 0:18:12.720 and you know, it's one thing to add players and 0:18:12.760 --> 0:18:16.199 then it's another thing to get him coached up and 0:18:16.200 --> 0:18:17.800 get them all on the same page so that we 0:18:17.840 --> 0:18:21.600 can try to defend these offenses that are are very 0:18:21.600 --> 0:18:25.240 good mis league. Plenty of very good offenses in this league. 0:18:25.280 --> 0:18:28.919 And I recall hearing another call back on I forget 0:18:28.960 --> 0:18:31.000 what show it was, so I apologize for that. But 0:18:31.040 --> 0:18:32.879 the call back to the Nick Savan idea when he 0:18:32.960 --> 0:18:35.960 kind of adapted his philosophy from you know, beating L 0:18:36.040 --> 0:18:38.760 s U. Ten to seven for all those years and 0:18:38.840 --> 0:18:40.840 saying like, if you don't score thirty points in today's 0:18:40.840 --> 0:18:42.720 college football, you're not gonna have a chance to win. 0:18:43.040 --> 0:18:45.840 So kind of reinventing himself and going after more of 0:18:45.880 --> 0:18:48.919 an offensive heavy type of attack. And that's kind of 0:18:48.920 --> 0:18:50.920 what the NFL has seen over the last couple of years. 0:18:50.920 --> 0:18:52.960 As points continue to climb up, you have to find 0:18:52.960 --> 0:18:55.720 ways to stop those guys. And so to the offensive 0:18:55.720 --> 0:18:58.840 point about eleven receivers and tight ends twelve with Fuller 0:18:59.080 --> 0:19:01.800 compared to you know, three running backs on the roster, 0:19:01.920 --> 0:19:05.199 and the idea of getting spacing, the ability to go 0:19:05.320 --> 0:19:08.160 more vertical, to go matchup base and really have that 0:19:08.480 --> 0:19:10.879 fleet of basketball type players that can match up with 0:19:10.880 --> 0:19:13.760 the type of defensive backs the opposition has. And what 0:19:13.880 --> 0:19:16.359 about the ability to influence the run game with things 0:19:16.480 --> 0:19:18.879 other than the actual run game. I wanted to go 0:19:18.920 --> 0:19:21.480 back to this as far as the roster construction goes. 0:19:21.680 --> 0:19:24.600 Here's coach Flores once again, back on May the first, 0:19:24.600 --> 0:19:27.879 talking about how to influence the running defense of the 0:19:27.880 --> 0:19:30.480 opposition with things more than just your own running game. 0:19:31.359 --> 0:19:32.880 I think it does a lot. I mean, I think 0:19:33.160 --> 0:19:38.560 you got guys are going run on the perimeter. If 0:19:38.600 --> 0:19:41.840 you load the box, you know there's more opportunity for 0:19:42.800 --> 0:19:50.280 one on one matchups and opportunities downfield. So defenses have 0:19:50.359 --> 0:19:52.160 to make that that decision when you have those types 0:19:52.200 --> 0:19:55.320 of players on the field. Um, and again, if you 0:19:55.520 --> 0:19:59.240 don't load the box and you play for those big 0:19:59.240 --> 0:20:03.200 plays and there's less people in the boxing, less people 0:20:03.200 --> 0:20:06.720 to block, and you know, I think it's really becomes 0:20:06.760 --> 0:20:09.200