WEBVTT - Drive Time: Everything You Need to Know About Cam Smith

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<v Speaker 1>Now, let me check your pulse if you're not for.

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<v Speaker 2>What is up? Dolphins? And welcome to the Draft Time podcast,

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<v Speaker 2>part of the Miami Dolphins podcast Network, covering your team,

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<v Speaker 2>your Miami Dolphins. How's it going? Everybody? I am your host,

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<v Speaker 2>Travis Wingfield And on today show, Draft Night two is

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<v Speaker 2>in the books. We have two episodes coming your way.

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<v Speaker 2>This first one here Vic Fangio gets another defensive back

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<v Speaker 2>with rare ball skills and explosiveness. We'll break down the player,

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<v Speaker 2>the fit, the background, and much more, including the presser introduction.

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<v Speaker 2>Press conference with new Miami Dolphins cornerback Cam Smith from

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

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<v Speaker 2>This is the Draft Time podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Ye Gaff With the fifty first pick in the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three NFL Draft, my Miami Dolphins select Cam Smith,

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<v Speaker 1>defensive back South Carolina.

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<v Speaker 2>Fans up and there you hear the draft selection from

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<v Speaker 2>our very own to Ron Armstead making the Dolphins first

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<v Speaker 2>pick of the twenty twenty three NFL Draft in the

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<v Speaker 2>second round, pick number fifty one overall, and it is

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<v Speaker 2>Cam Smith out of South Carolina. And just like that,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dolphins strengthened the defensive backfield once more. We know

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<v Speaker 2>about the speed this defense, or I should say this

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<v Speaker 2>team features on offense, Well, the defense just got a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more speed as well. Let's take a look

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<v Speaker 2>at the profile on this player. Cam Smith measured at

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<v Speaker 2>six zhoh six, which is about six feet and a

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<v Speaker 2>half in Indianapolis. He was actually a little bit taller

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<v Speaker 2>his pro day, so I don't understand how that works,

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<v Speaker 2>but okay. He was also one hundred and eighty pounds

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<v Speaker 2>of the combine one eighty three at his pro day.

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<v Speaker 2>Tacked on some weight for that secondary workout, but the

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<v Speaker 2>workout metrics are off the charts. He didn't do the

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<v Speaker 2>shuttle or three cone, but he showed you the movement

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<v Speaker 2>skill that he showed on tape in the events that

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<v Speaker 2>he did participate in. How about a four to four

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<v Speaker 2>to three forty yard desh. How about a thirty eight

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<v Speaker 2>inch vertical jump and in eleven foot two on the

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<v Speaker 2>broad jump eleven to two. That's the link of a buick.

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<v Speaker 2>Those numbers earned him a nine to six to eight

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<v Speaker 2>relative athletics score. That is seventy seventh among two thousand,

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<v Speaker 2>two hundred and twenty two corners going back to when

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<v Speaker 2>this began being tracked, my birth year in nineteen eighty seven.

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<v Speaker 2>Seventy seven out of two to two to two. Pretty good.

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<v Speaker 2>He grew up in Blythwood, South Carolina, born in December

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<v Speaker 2>of two thousand. These two thousand guys getting drafted makes

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<v Speaker 2>me feel old man, which means he's a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>less than twenty two and a half years old. He

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<v Speaker 2>was the US Army All American in high school Leonard

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<v Speaker 2>to track, posting eleven six eight in the one hundred meters,

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<v Speaker 2>twenty feet ten inches in the long jump, and a

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<v Speaker 2>forty two to six in the triple jump. Surprise, surprise,

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<v Speaker 2>another track athlete down here in Miami, then college. He

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<v Speaker 2>red shirted his first season on campus there at South Carolina,

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<v Speaker 2>and then showed up in twenty twenty ready to ball out,

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<v Speaker 2>which to me speaks a lot about his maturity and

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<v Speaker 2>just readiness and the ability to go because that was

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<v Speaker 2>the pandemic year his first year in college football, and

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<v Speaker 2>he tied with J. C. Horn for the lead in

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<v Speaker 2>team picks with two. The next year, he had three

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<v Speaker 2>interceptions and broke up fourteen passes seventeen plays in the

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<v Speaker 2>football in one college football season. He finished his South

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<v Speaker 2>Carolina career with six picks and twenty two passes defensed.

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<v Speaker 2>He blocked a field goal last year as well, though

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<v Speaker 2>he didn't play a ton on special teams as a collegiate.

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<v Speaker 2>PFF's Mike Renner, their lead draft analyst, does attribute rankings

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<v Speaker 2>and he has camp Smith with nine out of ten

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<v Speaker 2>on the awareness skill, and that's what stands out to

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<v Speaker 2>me in his game. Pro Football Focus also tabbed him

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<v Speaker 2>with a plus grade and zone coverage, which we know

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<v Speaker 2>has traditionally been zone based down here with Vic Fangio's defense,

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<v Speaker 2>but he excelled in both zone and man coverages, so

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<v Speaker 2>that does allow coach Fangio to roll through his various

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<v Speaker 2>coverages and looks. Let's go back real quick to the

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<v Speaker 2>data before we jump into the tape. The broad jump

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<v Speaker 2>was in the ninety fifth percentile. That ten split that

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<v Speaker 2>he ran was in the ninety second percent tile. That's

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<v Speaker 2>where I think you see his game in the smooth transitions,

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<v Speaker 2>the long speed, the click and close, just impressive, impressive

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<v Speaker 2>reaction skills in the way he moves. PFF had him

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<v Speaker 2>with two hundred and eighty four snaps in zone last

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<v Speaker 2>year compared to two hundred and thirty six snaps in

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<v Speaker 2>man coverage, so really well versed in both areas there.

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<v Speaker 2>One hundred and seventy two of those whole snaps were

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<v Speaker 2>in press coverage, but you saw a lot more off coverage.

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<v Speaker 2>More on that here in just a moment. He also

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<v Speaker 2>played one ninety six in the slot compared to three

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<v Speaker 2>point fifty seven out wide, so that's what two and

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<v Speaker 2>a half to one ratio there, give or take. Also

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<v Speaker 2>played ten snaps in the center field, twenty in the box,

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<v Speaker 2>and seven down on the line of scrimmage. Think blitzing,

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<v Speaker 2>and this is a guy that you know, like the

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<v Speaker 2>small dog with a big bark I'm not saying he's

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<v Speaker 2>small for NFL standards. He is at one hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>eighty pounds, but he has a lot of bark man

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<v Speaker 2>he plays that way. More on that in a moment

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<v Speaker 2>as well. You look back at last season with the

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<v Speaker 2>injuries that piled up at the cornerback position, and I

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<v Speaker 2>don't understand Twitter anymore. I think I've am I out

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<v Speaker 2>of touch. I don't know, but I just don't get

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<v Speaker 2>complaining about everything your team does. But it certainly seemed

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<v Speaker 2>like the Dolphins went into this offseason damned to let

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<v Speaker 2>what happened last year at the cornerback position and on defense,

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<v Speaker 2>and the twenty eighth ranked passing defense happened again, allow

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<v Speaker 2>me to rephrase that whole thing. They are equipped to

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<v Speaker 2>endorse some level of attrition with the addition of Cameron Smith.

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<v Speaker 2>In Smith, I just had to go for three rams there.

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<v Speaker 2>But last year the Dolphins ranked sixth and total offense

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<v Speaker 2>and eighteenth in defense. But that's because the run of

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<v Speaker 2>defense is really good, right and we know about the front.

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<v Speaker 2>But they finished twenty seventh in passing defense. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>they've got Chubb a full off season here back healthy

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<v Speaker 2>again from the injury Emmanuel ogbab back Jalen Phillips is

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<v Speaker 2>in my opinion, set to just set the league on

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<v Speaker 2>fire this year. Malik Reid joins Andrew Van Ginkle's back,

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<v Speaker 2>Wilkins steeler Davis Inside, along with David Long coming over

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<v Speaker 2>to bolt of the linebacker position. So now you go

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<v Speaker 2>out and you get Jalen Ramsey, you go out and

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<v Speaker 2>you get Cam Smith, you add to Sean Elliott, you

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<v Speaker 2>bring back Nick need him in the secondary. Maybe you

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<v Speaker 2>thought and maybe he might not be back this year.

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<v Speaker 1>He is.

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<v Speaker 2>He's good depth, he's a good player when he gets

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<v Speaker 2>out there. Remember how many games we had last year

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<v Speaker 2>where you had to go to your seventh or your

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<v Speaker 2>eighth cornerback of the season, and those guys battled like

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<v Speaker 2>credit to Justin Bethel, for instance. I thought he played

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<v Speaker 2>really well in his limited snaps at cornerback and it's

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<v Speaker 2>a testament to how he stayed ready and frankly, I

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<v Speaker 2>think it helped earned him a contract this year with

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<v Speaker 2>the Miami Dolphins in the offseason, and add your special

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<v Speaker 2>team's depth and you know he can play in a

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<v Speaker 2>pinch if you have to. But he's also a guy

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<v Speaker 2>that when you brought him in had less than one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred career snaps on defense. He's surpassed that last year alone,

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<v Speaker 2>and his whole career always been a special teams guy, right,

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<v Speaker 2>But now you've got Ramsey X and those guys are

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<v Speaker 2>not you know, they're not super young players anymore. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's not like and this goes back to the idea

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<v Speaker 2>of like drafting for right now and in the future.

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<v Speaker 2>You can do both. I think Smith will play a

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<v Speaker 2>lot this year, but you do also have to prepare

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<v Speaker 2>for the future, right a little bit. X, Ramsey Cater Smith,

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<v Speaker 2>Needham Trill looks pretty good, man, You get it. You've

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<v Speaker 2>got a ton of guys that can play in a

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<v Speaker 2>division that has Josh Allen and now Aaron Rodgers. In

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<v Speaker 2>a division that has Stefan Diggs and Gabe Davis and

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<v Speaker 2>Dawson Knox and Dalton King Kid in a division that

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<v Speaker 2>has Garrett Wilson, Allen Lazard and Corey Davis. In a

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<v Speaker 2>conference that has Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrow and Lamar

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<v Speaker 2>Jackson and Justin Herbert and j Stroud and Anthony richardson

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<v Speaker 2>on and on and on and on. You gotta have

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<v Speaker 2>some depth of cornerback man you cannot have three injuries

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<v Speaker 2>basically turn you into a defense that time and time

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<v Speaker 2>again last year with the game on the line, allowed

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<v Speaker 2>lengthy drives to put the game away. You can get

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<v Speaker 2>the football back in those instances. You can put the

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<v Speaker 2>ball back into a tongue of Iloa's hands. You can

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<v Speaker 2>put the ball back in the hands of Tyreek Kill

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<v Speaker 2>and Jalen Waddle rather than watching Justin Herbert go twelve

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<v Speaker 2>plays ninety one yards, rather than watching Josh Allen go

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen plays ninety yards. Whatever the hell that one was.

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<v Speaker 2>It happened time and time again last year. Did we

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<v Speaker 2>forget all that? I'm done ranting. Let's go ahead and

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<v Speaker 2>talk about the fit and Vic Fangio's defense. We'll do

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<v Speaker 2>that next year. On the Draft Time Podcast, your host

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<v Speaker 2>Travis Wingfield, brought to you by Auto Nation. Back here

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<v Speaker 2>on the first edition of the Drift Time Podcast from

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<v Speaker 2>night number two, Keep it tuned right here. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>have another podcast for you guys, covering the eighty fourth

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<v Speaker 2>pick in the twenty twenty three NFL Draft, as well

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<v Speaker 2>as his press conference and the end of night Chris

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<v Speaker 2>Career and Mike McDaniel press conference. But first fired up

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<v Speaker 2>some South Carolina game tape and I went back to

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<v Speaker 2>the twenty twenty one season because I wanted to see

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<v Speaker 2>the ball production where Cam Smith piled up nearly seventeen

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<v Speaker 2>plays in the football. Well, it was seventeen. Why did

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<v Speaker 2>I put nearly in there? It reminded me a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of the player that I loved coming out back in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty eighteen, and it was a different position. But the

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<v Speaker 2>tape just screams crossover. Jesse Bates from Wake Forest got

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<v Speaker 2>drafted by the Bengals and now plays for the Atlanta Falcons.

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<v Speaker 2>You see him playing a lot of off coverage and reacting,

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<v Speaker 2>showing off those instincts, showing off that quick trigger. I

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<v Speaker 2>just love the way South Carolina deployed him on that

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<v Speaker 2>tape last year, last couple of years, he played with

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<v Speaker 2>eyes in the quarterback. Sounds familiar, right. We heard Xavier

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<v Speaker 2>and Howard talk about that in his last press conference

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<v Speaker 2>about how that can help him with his skill set.

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<v Speaker 2>Jalen Ramsey as well, and the way he fires out

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<v Speaker 2>of that stance and backpedal and goes from zero to

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<v Speaker 2>sixty flowing downhill faster than Daniel Riccardo did five years ago,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's not just eyes in the quarterback, its eyes

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<v Speaker 2>on the route concept in front of him. There's a

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<v Speaker 2>rep I'm sure you saw on the NFL network brought

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<v Speaker 2>cast where he flies up and cuts down a little

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<v Speaker 2>flare route into the flat and there you see him

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<v Speaker 2>diagnose a crackback from the other receiver not catching the football,

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<v Speaker 2>and that suggests a quick hitter, right. Otherwise it's past

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<v Speaker 2>interference because you can't block on a throw downfield. That

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<v Speaker 2>has to behind the line of scrimmage. So to be

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<v Speaker 2>able to process all of that in real time, that

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<v Speaker 2>quick and it pairs with track speed and quickness. That's

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<v Speaker 2>intriguing as hell.

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<v Speaker 1>Man.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the same thing as getting a player like a

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<v Speaker 2>Raheem Moster and the way he fits in this offense,

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<v Speaker 2>like draft for the way you want to play the game,

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<v Speaker 2>Draft for the way you can match up multiple teams

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<v Speaker 2>and multiple opponents. The skill set as it is, I

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<v Speaker 2>like it, but when you consider the fit in the defense, gosh,

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<v Speaker 2>it makes a ton of sense. Assuming there's some more

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<v Speaker 2>carryover from what coach Fangio has called in the past,

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<v Speaker 2>it just makes a ton of sense. I think there's

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<v Speaker 2>tons of potential for a matchup piece here, and I

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<v Speaker 2>look at Jalen Ramsey the same way, Like remember when

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<v Speaker 2>we had Jordan rod Reeg from the Athletic on and

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<v Speaker 2>she talks about dictating the terms on defense under what

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<v Speaker 2>Brandon Staley ran with the Rams from that Vic Fangio

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<v Speaker 2>tree and forcing teams to go after Ramsey with the

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<v Speaker 2>way they used him, there's some of that in Smith's game.

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<v Speaker 2>And the way the game Cocks used him was similar,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was similar to the way they used j. C.

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<v Speaker 2>Horn before he graduated and was the eighth pick by

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<v Speaker 2>the Panthers in the NFL draft a couple of years back.

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<v Speaker 2>Move him around, force the issue. Hey, if you want

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<v Speaker 2>to target player X, you're gonna have to go through

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<v Speaker 2>our player Y. Similar concept there, And man, I look

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<v Speaker 2>at this and think about how X is such a

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<v Speaker 2>good fit to play the boundary stick X in the

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<v Speaker 2>short side of the field. Let him come up and

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<v Speaker 2>press and really disrupt guys on those quick hitters and

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<v Speaker 2>the bigger body receivers. And then the versatility of Jalen

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<v Speaker 2>who can play anywhere the hell you want to cover

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<v Speaker 2>a tight end, cover a Travis Kelsey, go cover you know,

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<v Speaker 2>a Stefan Diggs pair with the upside of cam Smith

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<v Speaker 2>and what he offers there on top of Cater and

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<v Speaker 2>Needham's flexibility. Man, you can go into any game with

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<v Speaker 2>any style of offensive attack, any you know, trio of

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<v Speaker 2>receivers or the tight end combination with how their skilled

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<v Speaker 2>players play, and you can tailor your game plan for

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<v Speaker 2>that specific opponent. You know what I think I like

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<v Speaker 2>most about his tape and how they were able to

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<v Speaker 2>play him and the way they did it sc This

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<v Speaker 2>is a confident dude. He plays with a certain swagger,

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<v Speaker 2>almost a cockiness, like a brashness to his game in

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<v Speaker 2>the sense that he's ready to match up with the

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<v Speaker 2>best in the SEC and they'll let you know about

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<v Speaker 2>it when he makes a play. He's in guy's ear

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<v Speaker 2>all day long. It's you have to have that confidence,

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<v Speaker 2>you have to have that short memory. We've seen players

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<v Speaker 2>here lose that confidence in their career, kind of you know,

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<v Speaker 2>take a turn for the worst. That's not gonna happen

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<v Speaker 2>to this guy. There's so much room for growth in

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<v Speaker 2>his game as well. I thought he was actually I

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to say raw, but there's just a lot

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<v Speaker 2>more technique that can be taught there. Even though he

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<v Speaker 2>started all three years. I think the best is yet

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<v Speaker 2>to come because I think the hands and feet are

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<v Speaker 2>not always synced together, not always hardwired together. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>the job of Sam Madison and coach Vic Fanjo to

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<v Speaker 2>get that coached up. And I mean, how can you

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<v Speaker 2>not think they would do that. My favorite trait I

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<v Speaker 2>think in any player's game is the way they trust

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<v Speaker 2>their eyes. That's why I love to his game so much. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>and this guy sees it and he goes no hesitation,

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<v Speaker 2>no surrender, no prisoner's thunder gun. We heard Daniel Jeremiah

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<v Speaker 2>talking about Devon Witherspoon seeing it and going similar plays

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<v Speaker 2>to here with Smith. He comes equipped with really good

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<v Speaker 2>length and you see that in a lot of the

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<v Speaker 2>matchups were bigger bodied receivers I don't know, like Alan Lazard,

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<v Speaker 2>like Gabe Davis, like Dalton king Kid, like Devonte Parker,

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<v Speaker 2>like Mike Gasicki, all those guys from the AFC East.

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, he can stay in phase and then

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<v Speaker 2>go up and poke the football away with those fifty

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<v Speaker 2>to fifty shots, with that six to one height and

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<v Speaker 2>thirty two and three eighth inch arms, good for a

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<v Speaker 2>seventy six and a half inch wingspan. I love what

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<v Speaker 2>this guy's about. Man, really good player. I talked about

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<v Speaker 2>some of the hand and feet stuff and getting that

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<v Speaker 2>sync together. That's more for press. I think just play

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<v Speaker 2>them off coverage and let him see things flow and

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<v Speaker 2>trigger downhill. He was flagged ten times last year. But

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<v Speaker 2>it reminds me of something Oj McDuffie said in our

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<v Speaker 2>pre draft radio show that happened on Friday about Joey

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<v Speaker 2>Porter and how those physical corners are better suited for

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<v Speaker 2>the pro game because college can get flag happy with

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<v Speaker 2>illegal contact calls. That's part of the seasoning and coaching

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<v Speaker 2>up process. I think it comes along here with a

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<v Speaker 2>twenty two year old prospect, and to me, if he

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<v Speaker 2>was drafted here, that means again Fangio and Madison like

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<v Speaker 2>the skill set. Who better to coach him up than

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<v Speaker 2>those two guys. Welcome to Miami Camp. Great name by

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<v Speaker 2>the way to uh boys of that name, They should

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<v Speaker 2>do well in life. Next, let's go ahead and hear

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<v Speaker 2>from new Dolphins cornerback Camp Smith on the Draft Time podcast,

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

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<v Speaker 2>We're on the clock here, listen. I said, uh a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>We're excited you're here, so I said, we're gonna make

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<v Speaker 2>your Miami Dolphins all right. Cam? Hey, man, it's Michael Daniel.

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<v Speaker 2>You wear your Guccy slides right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, congratulations, man, this is a big day for all

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<v Speaker 1>of us, so it's time to get start.

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<v Speaker 2>There. You hear the phone call between Mike McDaniel, Chris Career,

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<v Speaker 2>and new Dolphins cornerback Cam Smith. Next, why don't we

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<v Speaker 2>go ahead and hear from the young man and his

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<v Speaker 2>media availability on Friday night with the South for the media.

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<v Speaker 2>And we start here with Cam and what he knows

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<v Speaker 2>about playing with coach Fangio. How fired up are you? Cam?

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<v Speaker 2>Very will due?

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<v Speaker 1>That's gonna He's gonna get on you by every looking cranny,

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<v Speaker 1>about every everything, even just like one of my foot

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<v Speaker 1>my steps on one of my plays was he keate

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<v Speaker 1>it out and I really didn't even notice it until

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<v Speaker 1>he said anything about it. So just kind of how

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<v Speaker 1>he pays attention to detail with a lot of things.

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of love a coach that pays attention to detail,

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that everything is smoothing.

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<v Speaker 2>Cris behind it out and we talked about the speed

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<v Speaker 2>of this player and the competition and the cockiness and

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<v Speaker 2>the brashness. Cockiness is the wrong word. The confidence. A

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<v Speaker 2>lot of guys in the offense pretty confident in their

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<v Speaker 2>resumes they put together here in Miami. How do you

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<v Speaker 2>feel about going up against Tyreek and jail In every

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<v Speaker 2>single day in practice?

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like I think about getting better every day.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going against to it the most fear of dudes

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<v Speaker 1>in the league every day in practice. I ain't got

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<v Speaker 1>no words when I get on the field. That's how

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<v Speaker 1>I feel.

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<v Speaker 2>I always want to talk to these guys about their

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<v Speaker 2>family life and their background, their upbringing. Here. Cam Smith

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<v Speaker 2>talked about the role of his family playing in his

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<v Speaker 2>life and getting here to this moment the best day

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<v Speaker 2>of his life obviously.

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<v Speaker 1>Really just kind of having that close knit family mom, dad, brother, sister, uncles, aunts,

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<v Speaker 1>like everybody being there, close knit. We always coming for

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday dinner and stuff like that. It was always big.

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<v Speaker 1>So just having them there the whole time and then

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<v Speaker 1>coming to see everybody like in a whole everybody come

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<v Speaker 1>together and like even though if they didn't know me,

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<v Speaker 1>it didn't know this person, but they starting to meet

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<v Speaker 1>the whole support system. So just having the whole support

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<v Speaker 1>system there was way bigger than anything for me, just

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<v Speaker 1>seeing everybody, everybody crying and everybody doing I wasn't even

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<v Speaker 1>crying that much, but I had people crying harder than me,

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<v Speaker 1>So like it just shows how much they cared for

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<v Speaker 1>me throughout this process. And how is it being a dad?

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<v Speaker 2>Are you enjoying being a dad?

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<v Speaker 1>Definitely? There's a couple couple of hiccups here and there always,

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<v Speaker 1>but it is smooth.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go ahead and finish up here with new Dolphins

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<v Speaker 2>corner the second round draft pick number fifty one overall,

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<v Speaker 2>our first pick in twenty twenty three. He was asked

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<v Speaker 2>about calling himself a perfectionist about technique and working on

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<v Speaker 2>things and being comfortable in his back pedal. Here he

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<v Speaker 2>is talking about how he prepares some of the fastest

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<v Speaker 2>wide receivers in the NFL and the confidence he has

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<v Speaker 2>in his own game.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of the fast dudes get a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people that kind of open up and run a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>so they'll already be opened up running, tilt it up,

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<v Speaker 1>shoulders and stuff like that. So kind of just being

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<v Speaker 1>comfortable with my pedal, knowing my speed on what I

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<v Speaker 1>could do, going to have me just more comfortable in

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<v Speaker 1>those situations, somebody pressing me hard up the field, trying

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<v Speaker 1>to run to come back a fifteen yard comeback or

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<v Speaker 1>twenty yard comeback, right, somebody doing that. Me being able

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<v Speaker 1>to stay my pedal and transition, keep my same transition

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<v Speaker 1>instead of just kind of opening the gate and letting

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<v Speaker 1>them run and being scared. So just having having that

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<v Speaker 1>kind of confidence in my back pedal is going to

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<v Speaker 1>help me.

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<v Speaker 2>So there you go, a shorty butt of goodie.

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<v Speaker 1>Here.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to come right back with another podcast for

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<v Speaker 2>you guys here on the Draft Time Podcast, part of

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<v Speaker 2>Mamy Dolphins Podcast Network, breaking down pick number eighty four.

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<v Speaker 2>We're also going to hear from Mike McDaniel Chris Career.

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<v Speaker 2>Stay tuned for that on Friday night Saturday morning, whenever

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<v Speaker 2>the heck you get this. All of that coming ahead

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