Speaker 1: Practice drawing Huower. What a win for this Miami Dolphin team. Wow,
Speaker 1: What is up, Dolphans? And welcome to the Drive Time Podcast,
Speaker 1: part of the Miami Dolphins official podcast network covering your
Speaker 1: Miami Dolphins. I am your host, Travis Wingfield, and as always,
Speaker 1: I am here to bring you your daily dose of
Speaker 1: Miami Dolphins football. And on today's show, we're gonna get
Speaker 1: you prepped for this week in Indianapolis, going under the
Speaker 1: hood on the defensive side of the ball today and
Speaker 1: talk about the top players descending on Indianapolis this week.
Speaker 1: We'll get you caught up on the workout changes, scheduled events,
Speaker 1: and everything we're going to be bringing you this week
Speaker 1: live from Lucas Oil Stadium as we have troops on
Speaker 1: the ground at the mecca of an NFL event in Indie.
Speaker 1: And we'll cover the Dolphins coaching staff changes and announcements
Speaker 1: from late last week here on this edition of the
Speaker 1: Drivetime Podcast. And that's where we start today. Per the
Speaker 1: Miami Dolphins official website Miami Dolphins dot com, the Dolphins
Speaker 1: officially announced former Cal defensive backs coach Gerald Alexander and
Speaker 1: if you guys don't follow coach on Twitter, rectify that immediately.
Speaker 1: He is a high energy, fun follow on Twitter and
Speaker 1: of course a great football coach as well. Anthony Campanelli
Speaker 1: is the new linebackers coach. He was previously with the
Speaker 1: Michigan Wolverines and those names were out there a while
Speaker 1: back onto Twitter verse and otherwise. But we have some
Speaker 1: newer ones entering the fold. Lemuell Jean Pierre was hired
Speaker 1: as an assistant offensive line coach as he will join
Speaker 1: and assist new offensive line coach Steve Marshall, and the
Speaker 1: Brian Flores coaching tree is growing already in your number two,
Speaker 1: as Carl Durrell has taken the head coaching job at
Speaker 1: the University of Colorado, so he gets the recognition for
Speaker 1: a great job done. In twenty nineteen, of course, under
Speaker 1: his watch, Davante Parker broke out as a dominant number
Speaker 1: one receiver and slute Pro Bowl snub, and Preston Williams
Speaker 1: was also on track to break the undrafted free agent
Speaker 1: rookie record for receiving yards prior to his injury in
Speaker 1: week number nine. We of course had contributions from Albert
Speaker 1: Wilson late in the season once he got back and
Speaker 1: recovered from the hip injury. Isaiah Ford had a big
Speaker 1: end of the season as well. Alan Hearns was part
Speaker 1: of that mix as the Dolphins receivers got the job
Speaker 1: done in twenty nineteen. Other coaching news, Josh Grizzard is
Speaker 1: the assistant wide receiver coach for coach Durrell and Rob
Speaker 1: Leonard will serve as an assistant defensive line coach. Now
Speaker 1: back to the scouting combine, and if you missed yesterday's
Speaker 1: edition of the Drivetime podcast, go back and check that out.
Speaker 1: We covered the offensive side of the ball, and today
Speaker 1: we move over to the defensive side and these players
Speaker 1: are gonna work out on Saturday, February twenty nine. Will
Speaker 1: be the defensive line and linebackers. Like the first two
Speaker 1: days of the combine, that will occur at four o'clock
Speaker 1: Eastern on Saturday, February twenty nine. Sundays moved up a
Speaker 1: little bit earlier in the day March. The first will
Speaker 1: be the defensive backs and that kicks off at two
Speaker 1: o'clock Eastern and one o'clock local time in Indianapolis. There's
Speaker 1: gonna be some more changes to the combine in terms
Speaker 1: of the on fill drills. The defensive line is going
Speaker 1: to add a figure eight drill and they're going to
Speaker 1: time it. Jordan Read of the Draft Network you can
Speaker 1: find him on Twitter at j Reid NFL. He shared
Speaker 1: a clip of Cam Wake at a Dolphins practice years
Speaker 1: ago running the figure eight, and essentially what you have
Speaker 1: are two giant hula hoops that serve as a circle.
Speaker 1: To put together one giant figure eight, the defensive end
Speaker 1: has to corner around those edges and pick up something,
Speaker 1: some type of item off the ground to basically learn
Speaker 1: how to dip and rip the edge and get to
Speaker 1: the quarterback and flatten that angle. And you can basically
Speaker 1: picture Cam Wake coming off the edge all those years
Speaker 1: in his prime as a Miami Dolphin. That four point
Speaker 1: stands load of the ground, fires off and puts guys
Speaker 1: like Tom Brady on their back in the backfield. They're
Speaker 1: also gonna time the defensive back w drill this year,
Speaker 1: and this is essentially a real that exposes tightness and
Speaker 1: players hips and has done so for years and years
Speaker 1: and years. Your back pedal, the coach flips the football
Speaker 1: to one side, you open up your hips and drop
Speaker 1: that direction. He flips it back to the other side,
Speaker 1: and you turn your hips around and shuffle that way.
Speaker 1: They are now going to time this drill and put
Speaker 1: a clock on the players interviews that happened after the workouts.
Speaker 1: They're going from sixty slots per team down to forty five,
Speaker 1: and some scouts say this is not a huge change
Speaker 1: because not every team used all sixty interviews to begin with.
Speaker 1: But those interviews will remain fifteen minutes in length, and
Speaker 1: of course for your Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores and
Speaker 1: Chris Greer will have media availability on Tuesday, I'll be
Speaker 1: there in full force to get you guys covered on
Speaker 1: all the things they have to say about the scouting combine,
Speaker 1: the draft and every question they get asked. We'll seek
Speaker 1: some interviews with some of the heavy hitters and the
Speaker 1: draft around the combine in Indianapolis, like Daniel Jeremiah of
Speaker 1: the NFL Network, Todd McShay of ESPN, and so on
Speaker 1: and so forth. Now, yesterday we talked ab at the
Speaker 1: offensive players. Let's get into the defensive side. And Brian
Speaker 1: Flora's a specialty as a defensive assistant for years and
Speaker 1: years and years in New England, but luckily he is
Speaker 1: ours now and the Dolphins have a chance this offseason.
Speaker 1: With more draft capital than anybody else and just about
Speaker 1: more cap space than anybody else number two on that
Speaker 1: list currently before player cuts occur, the Dolphins have the
Speaker 1: chance to roll that five and four finish from last
Speaker 1: year and all that momentum built up with coach Flora's
Speaker 1: into a strong offseason into a strong season in and
Speaker 1: that all begins this week in Indianapolis, and we're covering
Speaker 1: those players on the field for you right now on
Speaker 1: the Drivetime podcast, your host, Travis Wingfield, part of the
Speaker 1: Miami Dolphins podcast network. And with three picks in the
Speaker 1: first round and three more picks after that in the
Speaker 1: top seventy, giving them six total, the Dolphins have the
Speaker 1: benefit of ultimate flexibility in April's draft and a laundry
Speaker 1: list of good, good college football players on the defensive
Speaker 1: side to choose from. And we start on the defensive
Speaker 1: line the interior with Derek Brown from Auburn, and his
Speaker 1: production doesn't scream top five talent, but his tape certainly does.
Speaker 1: You apply context to his four sacks and eleven and
Speaker 1: a half tackles for loss, it becomes even more impressive
Speaker 1: when you consider that he faced constant double and sometimes
Speaker 1: triple teams down there. At Auburn, he picked up fifty
Speaker 1: four total tackles, He forced two fumbles and recovered two
Speaker 1: of them four passes defense, and that was enough to
Speaker 1: earn unanimous All American honors. He's huge, six ft five
Speaker 1: twenty five pounds, heavy handed, plays with his hair on fire.
Speaker 1: He's more than just a power player. His get off
Speaker 1: is electric. He is a black hole against the run
Speaker 1: as then he absorbs everything and shuts it down immediately,
Speaker 1: and he's an impact interior rusher. He can play anywhere
Speaker 1: from the nose tackle all the way out to your
Speaker 1: big end as a five technique, a role they had
Speaker 1: Christian Wilkins and Divon got Shaw and John Jenkins and
Speaker 1: so many others playing last season. Whether it's an odd front,
Speaker 1: even front penetration scheme, two gap scheme, whatever the defense
Speaker 1: calls for, you can bet that Derek Brown will excel
Speaker 1: in that area, staying in the SEC on the interior
Speaker 1: defensive line. The Senior Bowl standout Javon Kinlaw the Draft
Speaker 1: networks number two rated player, and once again, as we
Speaker 1: did on yesterday's podcast, we're going down off the Draft
Speaker 1: Network's top three players by position, taking a look at
Speaker 1: their play and what they do on the football field
Speaker 1: and their character off the field. And that was where
Speaker 1: javon Kinlaw shined both off the field and on the field.
Speaker 1: In mobile at the Senior Bowl, he spoke about growing
Speaker 1: up homeless and the passion and motivation to become the
Speaker 1: best defensive tackle of all time. He's big, six ft
Speaker 1: six ten pounds has similar versatility to his contemporary and
Speaker 1: Derrick Brown, as he can wreck shop from any position
Speaker 1: on the defensive line. He was unblockable in those practices,
Speaker 1: which came as no surprise to those that saw him
Speaker 1: On Saturday down at South Carolina, he wrapped up six
Speaker 1: sacks six tackles for loss in his final season there.
Speaker 1: He was the focal point of the oppositions game plan,
Speaker 1: drawing double teams with regularity, fires off the snap, and
Speaker 1: converts his speed into a power rush that overwhelms blockers.
Speaker 1: He was a twenty nineteen first team All American by
Speaker 1: the Associated Press. Ross Blacklock is number three on this
Speaker 1: list for the Draft Network. He comes from Texas Christian University.
Speaker 1: One of the better two gap options in this class.
Speaker 1: He is a powerful puncher with his heavy, heavy hands,
Speaker 1: the ability to strike the target, and Lockout allows him
Speaker 1: to both defend the run and get to the quarterback.
Speaker 1: Missing all delayed his development one year, but he defended
Speaker 1: multiple gaps in Gary Patterson's defense there at TCU and
Speaker 1: offers such a force as a power rusher that he'd
Speaker 1: fit perfectly in a rush contained scheme. It was an
Speaker 1: achilles injury that held blacklock out for the teen season,
Speaker 1: and that type of injury usually requires two years before
Speaker 1: the player returns to his full strength. As a result,
Speaker 1: someone likely we'll get to steal on this guy early
Speaker 1: on day two because he has day one ability, and
Speaker 1: perhaps missing that full season gave him some perspective and
Speaker 1: a new mindset. Quote. I had a whole year taken
Speaker 1: away from me that I'll never be able to get back.
Speaker 1: But I just play every game like it's my last
Speaker 1: end quote. Black Block had three and a half sacks
Speaker 1: and nine tackles for loss last season off the edge.
Speaker 1: Everybody knows about Chase Young from Ohio State, the number
Speaker 1: one player on most big boards and of course, on
Speaker 1: the Draft Networks big board. He is highlight real season
Speaker 1: and pass rush production had the attention of college football
Speaker 1: fans everywhere. A lean muscular two and sixty five pounds.
Speaker 1: He's regarded as the best edge rusher in recent draft memory.
Speaker 1: He took over crucial moments for the Buckeye defense, had
Speaker 1: a big four sack day against the Michigan Wolverines and
Speaker 1: route to a sixteen and a half sacks season, twenty
Speaker 1: one tackles for loss and seven forced fumbles. He's not
Speaker 1: losing many battles for the right to be the first
Speaker 1: player getting off the bus. That's the scouting term for
Speaker 1: the player with the most impressive body and build. He
Speaker 1: has filled out both in his upper body and lower half.
Speaker 1: He's long, he's powerful, he features rare, rare athletic traits.
Speaker 1: He's more than capable of stacking the edge and working
Speaker 1: underneath to contribute in the running game. And a Hio
Speaker 1: State head coach Ryan Day, who was there during Nick
Speaker 1: Bosa's time, says that he prefers Chase Young. Quote his
Speaker 1: get off, his speed. It's unbelievable. It's like nothing I've
Speaker 1: ever seen before. End quote. The number two edge rusher
Speaker 1: on the Draft Network Big Board is Calevan Chason from
Speaker 1: l s U and this guy checks every box on
Speaker 1: the list of desired edge player traits. He should hear
Speaker 1: his name called sooner than later. On Night one in
Speaker 1: the draft, the production didn't match the profile. He only
Speaker 1: had six and a half sacks and l s US
Speaker 1: Championship winning season, but he did make thirteen and a
Speaker 1: half tackles for loss, which showcases his ability to play
Speaker 1: as a three down guy at the next level. He's explosive,
Speaker 1: he's twitched up as all get out, and as passable
Speaker 1: as a certified judo practitioner. Because he has some of
Speaker 1: the most active, physical and violent hands in this year's class,
Speaker 1: he projects better as a pro than a college player,
Speaker 1: in my opinion. At six ft four eight pounds, Chason
Speaker 1: can rush off the edge as a four point player
Speaker 1: and even fronts, or he can stand up as an
Speaker 1: on ball linebacker and on fronts. He missed almost all
Speaker 1: of the eighteen season. Just twelve months removed from major
Speaker 1: reconstructive surgery, Chase On showcased his rare movement skills on
Speaker 1: a weekly basis, and in addition to his game as
Speaker 1: a pass rusher and defending the run, Chason is comfortable
Speaker 1: working backwards and coverage. In the epic twenty nineteen Alabama game,
Speaker 1: he played coverage twenty one snaps compared to just eighteen
Speaker 1: pass rush reps, so he is versatile that way, and
Speaker 1: like we mentioned on yesterday's podcast, Lloyd Cushenberry got the
Speaker 1: eight teen jersey on the offensive side of the ball.
Speaker 1: Chase on War on defense again, that distinction given to
Speaker 1: the two Tigers players who best exemplify a selfless attitude
Speaker 1: and represent success on and off the field. Up next
Speaker 1: a j Epanessa from Iowa. He was an impact player
Speaker 1: from the moment he arrived in Iowa City, and he's
Speaker 1: the most imposing edge option in this entire class. At
Speaker 1: six ft six two eighty pounds, Epanessa overwhelms tackles with
Speaker 1: sheer strength and length, and he developed a variety of
Speaker 1: counter moves during his time in college. He enters the
Speaker 1: draft up with a chance to make an immediate impact.
Speaker 1: Playing a variety of positions along the defensive front. He
Speaker 1: had twenty six and a half sacks and thirty and
Speaker 1: a half tackles for lost combined in his final two
Speaker 1: seasons at Iowa. He quickly realized the talent that made
Speaker 1: him a five star recruit. In fact, he was Iowa's
Speaker 1: first five star player since two thousand five. And Hawkeyes
Speaker 1: coaches were so impressed with him, both from his ability
Speaker 1: and humility standpoints. Quote, what a humble kid, what a
Speaker 1: hard working kid, A guy that's had all the notoriety
Speaker 1: that he's had, It would be pretty easy to be
Speaker 1: self centered, but he's totally the opposite of that end
Speaker 1: quote that comes from his d line coach Reese Morgan.
Speaker 1: There at Iowa, we moved now back to the linebacker position,
Speaker 1: and Isaiah Simmons the number one player on the Draft
Speaker 1: Networks linebacker rankings from Clemson. You take a picture of
Speaker 1: this guy because you're not gonna see someone like him
Speaker 1: coming into the league for a long long time playing
Speaker 1: deep safety, edge rusher, slot, cornerback, off ball linebacker. He
Speaker 1: does it all, and does it all often, and does
Speaker 1: it all well. He is the prototype pical modern day
Speaker 1: football player. There was a video that surfaced last summer
Speaker 1: showing him racing Clemson running back Travis e t N,
Speaker 1: who has clocked forty times in the low four threes,
Speaker 1: and Simmons went step for step and a foot race
Speaker 1: with e t N and his stat sheet is also absurd.
Speaker 1: His junior season alone, he made sixteen and a half tackles,
Speaker 1: for loss, eight sacks, two forced fumbles, picked off three passes,
Speaker 1: and had a hundred and four total tackles. Unanimous All
Speaker 1: American and former national champion three consecutive trips to the
Speaker 1: College Football Playoff. He's going to pace linebackers in every
Speaker 1: single testing metric we watched this week in Indianapolis, he
Speaker 1: was a high school track star and other players referred
Speaker 1: to Simmons as Lebron. Of course they did. From an
Speaker 1: ESPN article, quote, you can't really work around him because
Speaker 1: he's everywhere an opposing coach. Set of Simmons, it felt
Speaker 1: like he was playing defensive line, linebacker, and safety all
Speaker 1: in the same play. He is a problem and quote
Speaker 1: the number two linebacker on the Draft Networks Big Board,
Speaker 1: Kenneth Murray from Oklahoma, and in any the class, this
Speaker 1: guy would set the standard and speed testing, but of
Speaker 1: course with Simmons there, that's not gonna happen. He's a
Speaker 1: rocked up two d and thirty five pounds. He has
Speaker 1: elite range and closing speed, and he pairs that explosive
Speaker 1: nature of his game with quality instincts and processing. He
Speaker 1: can single handedly destroy any given play. He piled up
Speaker 1: two hundred and fifty seven tackles his final two years
Speaker 1: in Norman, twenty nine and a half of those occurring
Speaker 1: behind the line of scrimmage for tackle for loss. Oklahoma
Speaker 1: operates primarily in zone coverage, but Murray's skill set translates
Speaker 1: well as a potential matchup eraser and man coverage at
Speaker 1: the next level. And the third linebacker on the Draft
Speaker 1: Networks big board at the position is Patrick Queen from
Speaker 1: L s U, and following the trend of the modern
Speaker 1: day linebacker, Queen runs, he hits, and he covers with
Speaker 1: the best of them. He's often the first of the
Speaker 1: football and his instincts in coverage translates so well to
Speaker 1: the next level. He always seems to be around the ball.
Speaker 1: A very quick trigger allows Queen to knife into gaps
Speaker 1: and make game changing plays regularly. Queen's down fall, though,
Speaker 1: is taking on blocks. He's not a power player that
Speaker 1: will frequently disengage from blocks. Getting the best out of
Speaker 1: Patrick Queen will likely come from playing in an open
Speaker 1: defense that allows him to key and diagnose without fighting
Speaker 1: through traffic. From a production standpoint, Queen kind of a
Speaker 1: one year wonder, and during his junior season he made
Speaker 1: just forty six total tackles, five for loss in one sack,
Speaker 1: and this year in the championship season, he racked up
Speaker 1: eighty five tackles, twelve of those for a loss with
Speaker 1: three sacks and one pick. Going back to the defensive
Speaker 1: backfield for Brian Flores and Josh Bowyer and Gerald Alexander
Speaker 1: looking to get their hands on this exciting group of
Speaker 1: defensive backs. First up on the Draft Network's Cornerback big
Speaker 1: Board Jeff Okuda from Ohio State. Okuda is gonna draw
Speaker 1: comparisons to the best cornerback prospects in the history of
Speaker 1: this draft, and he's every bit deserving. He has the
Speaker 1: best feet and man coverage skills in the entire class.
Speaker 1: He can press, he can mirror, he can drive out
Speaker 1: of a zone turn as well as anybody, and the
Speaker 1: former Buckeye checks all the athletic measurable box is and
Speaker 1: should pace the cornerback testing metrics. Accordingly, he added ball
Speaker 1: production to his resume this season with three picks nine
Speaker 1: passes defense. He was a consensus All America and we
Speaker 1: talked about the fluid hips and the w drill. This
Speaker 1: guy's gonna kill that drill because of his change of
Speaker 1: direction and the recoverability. On the rare occasion where he
Speaker 1: initially does lose a rep. The knock on Okuda is
Speaker 1: a perceived unwillingness to tackle, but his Ohio State film
Speaker 1: When You Asked Me, is littered with open field stops.
Speaker 1: Playing for a school rich and defensive backlore, Okuda stayed
Speaker 1: grounded through all of his success, saying, quote, you know
Speaker 1: what you sign up for when you come here. I
Speaker 1: work every day to be the next one, but I
Speaker 1: won't be unless I prove it on the field. I
Speaker 1: haven't made it yet. End quote. That's the right mindset
Speaker 1: for that young man. The number two quarterback on the
Speaker 1: draft Networks Big Board Jeff Gladney out of TCU, competing
Speaker 1: with Okuda for the best feet in the entire class.
Speaker 1: Gladney glides about the field with eye popping explosiveness. He
Speaker 1: can flip that trigger like that, flipping his hips, running vertically,
Speaker 1: or driving on a play in front of him. Everything
Speaker 1: Gladney does is rapid. He plays a physical brand of
Speaker 1: man coverage that can cause issues against bigger receivers, and
Speaker 1: as glad he goes just six ft one three, sometimes
Speaker 1: he does get beat, but he will never back down
Speaker 1: from a challenge, and his speed pairs exceptionally well with
Speaker 1: his studious nature. You go back and watch his tape,
Speaker 1: Most of his picks occur in the second half of games,
Speaker 1: and that's kind of a nod to his preparation, skill
Speaker 1: set and his ability to adjust throughout the game. He
Speaker 1: devours film throughout the week, which takes him to the
Speaker 1: football one beat sooner, and that makes all the difference.
Speaker 1: He picked off five passes and broke up thirty one
Speaker 1: of them in his final three years at TCU. The
Speaker 1: number three cornerback another Ohio State product coming out of
Speaker 1: d BU up there, Damon our Nett from Ohio State.
Speaker 1: He played perhaps the most physical brand of press coverage
Speaker 1: among all cornerbacks this year and has a tendency to
Speaker 1: frustrate his opponent. To me, our Net is one of
Speaker 1: those guys that when you're playing pick up basketball, you
Speaker 1: just hate to see it when he picks you to
Speaker 1: cover because you know you're not gonna get free all game.
Speaker 1: He plays a variety of techniques and leverages. He's a
Speaker 1: master of impacting the receiver's footwork and keeping his eyes
Speaker 1: in the backfield to help beat his man to the
Speaker 1: football and get some ball production. Everything he does is aggressive,
Speaker 1: from his feet to his inside hand jam off the
Speaker 1: line at the top of the route at the catchpoint.
Speaker 1: His style, however, could result in a flurry of flags
Speaker 1: at the professional level, but his temperament and ball skills
Speaker 1: will make up for the occasional penalty. He's as patient
Speaker 1: as he is explosive at the catchpoint, with an innate
Speaker 1: ability to separate the football from the receiver's hands. Going backwards.
Speaker 1: Our final position group here and these defensive backs will
Speaker 1: work out on Sunday at two o'clock Eastern time, one
Speaker 1: o'clock in Indianapolis, and again we'll have you covered on
Speaker 1: Miami Dolphins dot com as well as on the official
Speaker 1: Miami Dolphins podcast network. We start here with the Draft
Speaker 1: networks number one safety on their big board, Xavier McKinney
Speaker 1: from Alabama. He is such a versatile piece in Nick
Speaker 1: Saban's defense. He lined up all over the formation. He's
Speaker 1: a tremendous athlete with instincts and football i Q. He
Speaker 1: makes a number of plays both in the box as
Speaker 1: well as in coverage. He's an exceptional tackler and even
Speaker 1: better blitzer. His final two years in Tuscaloosa produced six sacks,
Speaker 1: five picks, six forced fumbles, and fifteen passes defended. The
Speaker 1: knock on McKinney is maybe a lack of center field range,
Speaker 1: but playing him back there takes away one of your
Speaker 1: most capable tacklers, so that might not be the smartest
Speaker 1: way to play him anyway. He made one hundred and
Speaker 1: sixty nine total tackles those combined two seasons. The All
Speaker 1: American safety was the captain of Saban's defense. Quote, He's
Speaker 1: an alpha dog on the team. He's a special player,
Speaker 1: not only his play, but when he talks on the field,
Speaker 1: you know it brings the other guys to step up
Speaker 1: their play as well. That is a quote from Patrick Surtan,
Speaker 1: the second son of former Dolphins great Patrick Surtan. Grant
Speaker 1: Delpit is our number two safety on the Draft Network.
Speaker 1: And you can empty the clip of scouting buzzwords with
Speaker 1: this dude, because it's totally acceptable to describe his game.
Speaker 1: He plays with his his hair on fire every single snap.
Speaker 1: He's a leader who changes the temperature of the locker
Speaker 1: room whenever he steps in it. The unquestioned alpha dog
Speaker 1: presence of this l s U defense. He was the
Speaker 1: engine that drived the decorated Tigers defense. The term click
Speaker 1: and close refers to a defensive back's ability to hang
Speaker 1: back in zone or an off coverage for a cornerback,
Speaker 1: key the passing concept, and drive on the football to
Speaker 1: prevent completions. These anticipatory skills, paired with his quick twitch athleticism,
Speaker 1: allows Delpit to make plays on the football just about
Speaker 1: every single game. He plays with confidence, versatility, and the
Speaker 1: swagger to elevate the attitude of his teammates around him.
Speaker 1: When asked about Delpits versatility, l s U defensive coordinator
Speaker 1: Dave Randa like in Delpits game to former Tiger Jamal
Speaker 1: Adams quote, to be honest, Jamal could have impacted the
Speaker 1: game in a multitude of ways. But we were so
Speaker 1: early with installing this defense and the stuff that we
Speaker 1: just weren't ready to do some of the stuff like
Speaker 1: we've been doing this year. Grant Delpit can do it
Speaker 1: end quote. And to finish up our safety position group
Speaker 1: and the entirety of the defensive combine preview here on
Speaker 1: the Drivetime podcast. Antoine Winfield from Minnesota. He is the
Speaker 1: son of former Bills and Vikings star cornerback Antoine Winfield senior,
Speaker 1: and he finished fourth in college football with seven I
Speaker 1: N T s in nineteen Junior plays a different position
Speaker 1: than his dad, but the apple does not fall far
Speaker 1: from the tree here with his diverse skill set and
Speaker 1: focused temperament. In addition to the interceptions, Winfield Jr. Made
Speaker 1: three and a half tackles for loss, three sacks, he
Speaker 1: forced two fumbles, and he piled up one hundred and
Speaker 1: seventy two combined tackles. He had six pass breakups and
Speaker 1: scored two return touchdowns in his thirty game Gopher career,
Speaker 1: just eye popping production. Minnesota head coach P. J. Fleck
Speaker 1: praised his star safety both on and off the field. Quote,
Speaker 1: he is one of the best athletes and I think
Speaker 1: one of the best people. He is an unbelievable young man,
Speaker 1: and he can do a lot of things. End quote.
Speaker 1: Flex last mentioned there about the versatility refers to his
Speaker 1: jack of all trades capabilities. He played off the ball
Speaker 1: as a deep safety, he creeps up close to the
Speaker 1: line of scrimmage as an ex straw box defender. He
Speaker 1: displayed super man coverage skills as a slot defender, and
Speaker 1: reportedly he once ran a four point to seven forty
Speaker 1: yard dash his freshman year at Ohio State where Pops
Speaker 1: went and all eyes are gonna be on this decorated
Speaker 1: safety prospect on Sunday when the defensive backs hit the
Speaker 1: field at Lucas Oil Stadium. But asked for today's podcast
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