WEBVTT - Drive Time: How Tua Improved Upon His Top 10 QB Status 0:00:00.160 --> 0:00:05.840 To on the move, Darling deep Speedways, Peace to Hellas. 0:00:05.720 --> 0:00:09.360 From the Baptist Health Studio this inside the Baptist Health 0:00:09.400 --> 0:00:10.400 Training Complex. 0:00:10.920 --> 0:00:18.400 This is Drivetime with Travis Wingfield. He's got my advands 0:00:18.480 --> 0:00:19.400 in the playoffs? 0:00:29.560 --> 0:00:33.680 What is up Dolphins? And welcome to the Drive Time Podcast. 0:00:34.000 --> 0:00:36.840 I am your host, Travis Wingfilm and on today's show, 0:00:37.040 --> 0:00:40.280 I'm joined by the great Taylor Kyles from CLNS Media 0:00:40.360 --> 0:00:43.240 in Boston to take a look at this big Patriots 0:00:43.240 --> 0:00:46.159 matchup here on Sunday at hard Rock Stadium as the 0:00:46.200 --> 0:00:48.559 Dolphins look to get to five and six. Ended up 0:00:48.600 --> 0:00:51.400 a massive Thanksgiving night showdown. 0:00:50.960 --> 0:00:51.680 In Green Bay. 0:00:52.000 --> 0:00:54.640 But first we'll talk to Taylor about the Patriots emergence 0:00:54.680 --> 0:00:56.720 under Drake May and a whole lot more. Plus, we 0:00:56.760 --> 0:00:59.480 didn't have a Wednesday podcast last week, so don't have 0:00:59.480 --> 0:01:01.280 a chance to unveil some of the thoughts I have 0:01:01.360 --> 0:01:02.160 been kicking around. 0:01:02.440 --> 0:01:03.640 Gonna go ahead and do that today. 0:01:03.760 --> 0:01:05.759 Just take a look at a few points, mostly about 0:01:05.760 --> 0:01:07.800 the quarterback to a tongue of Bai Looa. We'll do 0:01:07.880 --> 0:01:10.920 that after Taylor from the Baptist Health Studios inside the 0:01:10.920 --> 0:01:12.319 Baptist Health Training Complex. 0:01:12.360 --> 0:01:13.200 This is. 0:01:15.120 --> 0:01:21.000 The Draft Time Podcast. Welcome back into the Baptist Hill Studios. 0:01:21.040 --> 0:01:25.080 My guest today for Patriots Week once again, my buddy Taylor. 0:01:25.160 --> 0:01:28.720 Kyle's a research savant and overall dapper gentleman. Taylor, what's up, dude? 0:01:28.720 --> 0:01:29.360 How you doing today? 0:01:29.360 --> 0:01:29.520 Man? 0:01:30.000 --> 0:01:30.559 Doing well? 0:01:30.680 --> 0:01:32.720 Always happy to be talking to you, brother. Thank you 0:01:32.720 --> 0:01:33.919 so much for having me on again. 0:01:34.080 --> 0:01:34.680 Well, I know you were. 0:01:34.760 --> 0:01:36.240 You're kind of playing hurt right now. You got back 0:01:36.280 --> 0:01:38.080 from the dentist, so you're jumping right back onto the 0:01:38.120 --> 0:01:41.319 field force. We appreciate you stepping up and providing us 0:01:41.360 --> 0:01:44.560 with this segment, this hit, and I'm watching some of 0:01:44.600 --> 0:01:46.720 your content Taylor to before we get into the football 0:01:46.720 --> 0:01:49.040 here and in your post game hit on the field. 0:01:49.040 --> 0:01:50.560 I have this question I've been dying to ask you 0:01:50.600 --> 0:01:51.560 for a couple of hours. Now. 0:01:51.840 --> 0:01:55.000 You've got the beanie on like a sweater. It looks 0:01:55.000 --> 0:01:58.279 like under the winter coat. And so my question for you, Taylor, 0:01:58.400 --> 0:02:00.600 is was it really that cold or is that a 0:02:00.640 --> 0:02:04.080 result of your time in southern California thinning out your blood? 0:02:04.760 --> 0:02:07.120 My man, yes, it is exactly that. I don't know 0:02:07.160 --> 0:02:09.280 what it is about, la I was there for two years. 0:02:09.280 --> 0:02:11.240 The rest of my life I spent on the East 0:02:11.240 --> 0:02:14.520 Coast like New York, Boston, New Hampshire, living in the 0:02:14.560 --> 0:02:17.040 freezing cold, and for some reason, those two years in 0:02:17.160 --> 0:02:19.320 LA do something to you. My I don't know if 0:02:19.360 --> 0:02:22.000 it's my bones got dinner or what it is, but honestly, 0:02:22.040 --> 0:02:24.120 I was so embarrassed. I'm like, when we were doing 0:02:24.160 --> 0:02:25.680 some of our hits, like when we do it, I'm like, 0:02:25.680 --> 0:02:27.640 you know what, I gotta take this off. That was 0:02:27.680 --> 0:02:30.359 just a little bit too windy for my frail self. 0:02:30.400 --> 0:02:33.800 But you it really was just I gotta be better. 0:02:33.919 --> 0:02:34.680 I gotta be better. 0:02:35.400 --> 0:02:36.799 Open the kimono here a little bit. 0:02:36.880 --> 0:02:40.359 So I'm always cold, and the press box at hard 0:02:40.440 --> 0:02:42.519 Rock Stadium, when it's not one hundred degrees, because it 0:02:42.600 --> 0:02:46.800 usually is, it gets pretty cold. I'm contemplating bringing gloves 0:02:46.840 --> 0:02:49.240 to the press box, like I am that cold during 0:02:49.280 --> 0:02:52.240 game days, but I fear for the reception of my 0:02:52.320 --> 0:02:54.120 peers there if I think it's a bad move wearing 0:02:54.120 --> 0:02:54.960 gloves in the press box. 0:02:55.480 --> 0:02:57.760 No, Travis, I wish you had told me this last 0:02:57.800 --> 0:03:00.600 year was my first time actually going through the stadium. 0:03:00.919 --> 0:03:03.240 I'm thinking, I'm in Florida. I'm just gonna wear, you know, 0:03:03.320 --> 0:03:05.160 my button down, short sleeve shirts. 0:03:05.200 --> 0:03:05.800 And shorts. 0:03:06.040 --> 0:03:09.320 Dude, I'm sitting directly under the air conditioner. Literally, people 0:03:09.320 --> 0:03:12.320 could hear my teeth chattering. Are you okay? I'm like, 0:03:12.400 --> 0:03:14.440 I don't even I barely remember the game. I was 0:03:14.480 --> 0:03:15.400 just trying to stay alive. 0:03:15.760 --> 0:03:16.520 Oh my goodness. 0:03:16.600 --> 0:03:18.720 Yeah, when it gets cold, it just it stays. It 0:03:18.720 --> 0:03:21.240 gets colder in there. When I say cold, I'm talking 0:03:21.280 --> 0:03:24.280 like seventy five degrees. So we are very, very blessed 0:03:24.280 --> 0:03:27.079 down here in South Florida. Enough talking about two whims 0:03:27.080 --> 0:03:29.639 that can't they can't even survive some little bit of 0:03:29.680 --> 0:03:31.600 elements in a press box. Let's talk about the guys 0:03:31.639 --> 0:03:33.760 that play football and are actually tough human beings and 0:03:33.840 --> 0:03:36.560 start here. A lot has changed since these teams played 0:03:36.560 --> 0:03:39.400 back in Week five, Taylor both starting different quarterbacks, and 0:03:39.400 --> 0:03:41.280 we've seen how things have changed here with Tua back 0:03:41.280 --> 0:03:41.760 in the fold. 0:03:41.960 --> 0:03:44.280 So I'll ask you the same question about Drake May. 0:03:44.320 --> 0:03:47.720 How has that offense that team changed with the insertion 0:03:47.840 --> 0:03:48.720 of May in the lineup. 0:03:49.280 --> 0:03:50.960 I mean it's a one to eighty. Literally, you look 0:03:51.000 --> 0:03:52.000 at like pass protection. 0:03:52.160 --> 0:03:54.160 Offensive line with the Patriots is one of the biggest 0:03:54.240 --> 0:03:56.000 question marks, one of the biggest reasons a lot of 0:03:56.040 --> 0:03:58.440 people were so hesitant for Drake to even play because 0:03:58.480 --> 0:04:01.040 obviously Jacobe Brissette was the guy for the first five 0:04:01.040 --> 0:04:04.120 weeks of the season, but Drake may one. He is 0:04:04.240 --> 0:04:06.720 so far ahead when it comes to the mental side 0:04:06.720 --> 0:04:08.640 of the game, and I think coming out of college, 0:04:08.640 --> 0:04:10.600 I thought that was underrated. Where I'm saying, this twenty 0:04:10.640 --> 0:04:12.880 two year old kid is doing things you don't see 0:04:12.880 --> 0:04:15.520 from quarterbacks who are currently in the NFL. And he's 0:04:15.560 --> 0:04:17.880 only been a starter for two seasons. So his ability 0:04:17.880 --> 0:04:20.359 to the gate pressure both with his athleticism. If you 0:04:20.360 --> 0:04:22.280 give him a big running lane, he's gonna be able 0:04:22.360 --> 0:04:24.400 to exploit it and probably get a big chunk game 0:04:24.440 --> 0:04:26.680 because he's got some speed, but also getting the ball 0:04:26.720 --> 0:04:29.279 into his hands on time, understanding when he needs to 0:04:29.279 --> 0:04:31.240 throw it away versus you know, he did have a 0:04:31.240 --> 0:04:33.120 pretty bad interception a couple of weeks ago where he 0:04:33.200 --> 0:04:35.400 tried to throw it away ended up getting picked. But 0:04:35.720 --> 0:04:38.000 every week you do see the growth. So he's making 0:04:38.000 --> 0:04:41.800 the offensive line better in terms of the passing game. Unfortunately, 0:04:41.800 --> 0:04:43.520 he hasn't been able to connect deep in the last 0:04:43.520 --> 0:04:45.920 few weeks. He's been trying to hit Kaishan booty, just 0:04:45.960 --> 0:04:48.200 not that kind of guy obviously not really that big 0:04:48.279 --> 0:04:50.640 size kind of player, really better one on one and 0:04:50.680 --> 0:04:51.760 in space that kind of thing. 0:04:51.960 --> 0:04:54.400 But you still see the arm town as fantastic. 0:04:54.560 --> 0:04:56.640 His ability to throw on the run has been really 0:04:56.640 --> 0:04:59.440 big for this team and the creative abilities. So you know, 0:04:59.520 --> 0:05:02.240 Jacobe set was kind of a statue back there, limited 0:05:02.240 --> 0:05:04.080 in what he could do as a thrower, but Drake 0:05:04.120 --> 0:05:06.600 May has really opened up the offense and allowed Alex 0:05:06.680 --> 0:05:08.680 Van Pelt to do a little more in terms of RPOs, 0:05:08.720 --> 0:05:10.120 moving the pocket and that kind of thing. 0:05:10.400 --> 0:05:12.560 Yeah, you mentioned his ability to move, but also the 0:05:12.600 --> 0:05:14.840 offensive line performing better. Do you think that's part of 0:05:14.880 --> 0:05:16.760 a function of because like when they played back in 0:05:16.760 --> 0:05:18.360 Week five, that was the Dolphins got a lot of 0:05:18.360 --> 0:05:20.599 pressure on Jacoby Brissette. Do you think it's a function 0:05:20.720 --> 0:05:22.800 of those guys are playing better, or Drake May is 0:05:22.800 --> 0:05:24.640 a little bit more mobile or a combination of both 0:05:24.680 --> 0:05:25.480 those things. 0:05:25.520 --> 0:05:28.400 Definitely a combination. I put most of it towards Drake May. 0:05:28.640 --> 0:05:31.320 I will say that there's a new center now, Ben Brown. 0:05:31.760 --> 0:05:35.040 The last time these teams faced off, the center play 0:05:35.160 --> 0:05:36.800 wasn't very good. I think that was a pretty big 0:05:36.839 --> 0:05:39.479 reason why they struggled so much. But to be honest, 0:05:39.520 --> 0:05:41.479 it's been pretty up intown Mike and one who's having 0:05:41.480 --> 0:05:45.040 a very down season. But Darien Lowe has been exceeding expectation, 0:05:45.160 --> 0:05:47.520 but even he's had his struggles as well. And then 0:05:47.600 --> 0:05:50.440 Michael Jordan and Dementtre Jacobs are guys that you thought 0:05:50.480 --> 0:05:53.360 were probably the really more practice squad candidates for most 0:05:53.360 --> 0:05:55.120 of their careers, or guys you kind of see towards 0:05:55.160 --> 0:05:56.960 the bottom of the roster and they've been thrust in 0:05:56.960 --> 0:05:59.320 the starting roles. Now that being said, these guys have 0:05:59.400 --> 0:06:02.320 performed at there have been some really rough struggles. Michael 0:06:02.360 --> 0:06:04.240 Jordan had an ankle injury for a couple of weeks, 0:06:04.320 --> 0:06:07.400 ended up getting playing really poorly. I thought he was 0:06:07.440 --> 0:06:09.720 gonna end up getting benched, but he was healthy. Played 0:06:09.720 --> 0:06:11.400 a little bit better in the past two weeks. But 0:06:11.680 --> 0:06:13.640 it's not a great line. But again, Drake May is 0:06:13.640 --> 0:06:15.760 making them look better for sure, But in terms of 0:06:15.839 --> 0:06:18.400 pass pro passing things off and run blocking, you do 0:06:18.440 --> 0:06:21.040 see some incremental growth that they still have plenty more 0:06:21.120 --> 0:06:22.000 room to grow. 0:06:22.360 --> 0:06:25.320 Yeah, you mentioned Kayshon Booty is a downfield target that 0:06:25.640 --> 0:06:27.839 Drake May had the last couple of weeks, and you know, 0:06:27.880 --> 0:06:29.880 as I continue to look forward towards the draft, as 0:06:29.880 --> 0:06:31.600 I do every single year. I'm wondering which of those 0:06:31.640 --> 0:06:33.760 receivers of the Patriots gonna take when they have a pick. 0:06:33.960 --> 0:06:35.600 You know that maybe in the top ten this year, 0:06:35.640 --> 0:06:37.440 maybe Travis Hunter. I hope that's not the case because 0:06:37.480 --> 0:06:39.480 I love his game, but I am curious about who 0:06:39.480 --> 0:06:41.240 that might be next year. But for the rest of 0:06:41.279 --> 0:06:44.000 this season, while Drake continues to develop his rookie campaign, 0:06:44.200 --> 0:06:46.320 who do you like is his preferred target, who's like 0:06:46.360 --> 0:06:48.240 his security blanket that we have to keep an eye 0:06:48.240 --> 0:06:50.400 on that's helped him produce so much so far. 0:06:51.120 --> 0:06:53.919 That would be Hunter Henry, actually the old wiley veteran. 0:06:54.000 --> 0:06:56.800 Obviously, like all great veteran tight ends, he's really good 0:06:56.839 --> 0:06:59.960 at finding those soft spots and zones. He's got reliable hands. 0:07:00.240 --> 0:07:01.800 He's been in the league so wrong. He's not the 0:07:01.800 --> 0:07:04.000 most explosive guy in the world, but he's a really 0:07:04.000 --> 0:07:06.520 good route runner. He knows how to manipulate defenders in 0:07:06.520 --> 0:07:08.720 that way. And then when Drake may leaves the pocket, 0:07:08.760 --> 0:07:11.240 it's usually Hunter Henry who ends up on the receiving 0:07:11.320 --> 0:07:13.480 end of a lot of those passes. Kaishan Boody is 0:07:13.480 --> 0:07:15.720 a guy that he likes more those one on one situations. 0:07:15.720 --> 0:07:18.120 But really, Hunter Henry has been the guy. You can 0:07:18.160 --> 0:07:20.160 tell they have really great chemistry and he's got a 0:07:20.160 --> 0:07:21.520 lot of faith in Henry. 0:07:21.800 --> 0:07:23.920 Could be a good test with Dolphins. After brock Bauers 0:07:23.960 --> 0:07:26.160 had thirteen catches in the game on Sunday. We'll keep 0:07:26.160 --> 0:07:28.520 an eye on that matchup. Now, Drake will see a 0:07:28.560 --> 0:07:30.400 defense I don't like to keep call him Drake Drake May. 0:07:30.480 --> 0:07:32.720 We'll see a defense that is playing really connected right 0:07:32.760 --> 0:07:34.720 now and well orchestrated under Anthony Weaver. 0:07:35.040 --> 0:07:35.920 I know it's early in the. 0:07:35.880 --> 0:07:37.640 Week, and I'm sure you've got some study to come 0:07:37.680 --> 0:07:39.120 up here this week before you get ready for the 0:07:39.120 --> 0:07:41.520 game in full. But you know the Dolphins, You've seen us, 0:07:41.560 --> 0:07:43.720 you know this defense, And if you were coaching Drake 0:07:43.720 --> 0:07:46.240 May on Sunday, how would you tell him to approach 0:07:46.280 --> 0:07:48.480 this Anthony Weaver defense and how to attack what's been 0:07:48.480 --> 0:07:51.520 a pretty well communicated, well connected defense so far. 0:07:52.080 --> 0:07:53.640 First thing is, I want to stay away from the 0:07:53.640 --> 0:07:55.840 corners unless they give you some soft coverage and you're 0:07:55.880 --> 0:07:58.280 running a hitch with some decent space and you're not 0:07:58.320 --> 0:08:00.720 really challenging him too much. I just don't think that's 0:08:00.760 --> 0:08:02.520 a great matchup. I have a lot of faith in Drake. 0:08:02.760 --> 0:08:05.200 I just don't know if Kendrick Born and Kashawn Boody 0:08:05.200 --> 0:08:07.960 are really the caliber a player to truly challenge those 0:08:08.000 --> 0:08:10.600 guys consistently. So what I'm saying is it may not 0:08:10.640 --> 0:08:13.080 be easy, but try to attack those linebackers. Hopefully we 0:08:13.120 --> 0:08:15.920 see more of Antonio Gibson, his roles being kind of odd. 0:08:15.920 --> 0:08:18.240 We thought he was going to be their main receiving back. 0:08:18.240 --> 0:08:20.600 He's almost been splitting time a bit with Michael Hasty. 0:08:20.640 --> 0:08:22.400 But if you can get some one all one matchups there, 0:08:22.560 --> 0:08:25.800 like I said, Hunter Henry Austin Hooper specifically against more 0:08:25.880 --> 0:08:28.000 zone type coverages, I think he got to work the 0:08:28.000 --> 0:08:29.920 middle of the field, and Drake is gonna be happy 0:08:29.960 --> 0:08:32.600 to do that. That's where he said, like I'm six 0:08:32.679 --> 0:08:34.280 foot something guy, you know. I think he's like six 0:08:34.320 --> 0:08:36.160 'y five or something like that. I can see over 0:08:36.160 --> 0:08:38.280 the offensive lineman. I like, attack in the middle. I 0:08:38.320 --> 0:08:40.320 think that's really gonna be the rectipe of success. And 0:08:40.360 --> 0:08:43.319 also hopefully they mix some RPOs to create some challenges 0:08:43.320 --> 0:08:45.319 for the Dolphins, because I think if you just try 0:08:45.360 --> 0:08:46.360 to line up and play ball. 0:08:46.480 --> 0:08:48.280 It's going to be a really long day in the office. 0:08:48.360 --> 0:08:49.920 I'm such a huge hunter, Henry Fan. 0:08:50.160 --> 0:08:52.280 I'm pretty sure the Dolphins rolled down some Holland and 0:08:52.320 --> 0:08:54.120 Jillen Ramsey on him back in the week five games, 0:08:54.160 --> 0:08:55.920 so it shows with their level of respect for his 0:08:56.000 --> 0:08:57.520 ability to be a playmaker as well. 0:08:57.720 --> 0:08:58.400 On the other. 0:08:58.280 --> 0:09:01.400 Side, when we saw guys back in Week five or so, 0:09:01.520 --> 0:09:03.480 we only had, you know, what was four games to 0:09:03.559 --> 0:09:05.480 go off of. So I'm curious to reput this question 0:09:05.520 --> 0:09:07.920 to you here eleven weeks in. How has the defensive 0:09:07.920 --> 0:09:11.160 structure change going from Bill Belichick to Girodmeo in New England. 0:09:11.960 --> 0:09:13.880 Honestly, not a ton. I'd say the biggest thing is 0:09:13.880 --> 0:09:16.120 they use a lot more base defense. You're gonna see 0:09:16.160 --> 0:09:18.439 a lot more of that. Sometimes we'll use three corners 0:09:18.440 --> 0:09:20.280 where Jonathan Jones have been using him a lot more 0:09:20.320 --> 0:09:23.120 as a safety sometimes free safety. But also if they're 0:09:23.200 --> 0:09:25.440 using man coverage, it gives them the ability to have 0:09:25.600 --> 0:09:27.800 that base front that's stout against the run, at least 0:09:27.840 --> 0:09:30.560 on paper, had been a bit inconsistent, although they have improved, 0:09:30.679 --> 0:09:33.040 and then Jonathan Jones can just walk down and cover 0:09:33.120 --> 0:09:36.000 whatever third receivers on the field. Now, obviously that makes 0:09:36.000 --> 0:09:38.080 it risky when it comes to tight ends, but honestly, 0:09:38.400 --> 0:09:39.959 in this day and age, there's not a whole lot 0:09:39.960 --> 0:09:41.679 of tight ends in the league who are the kind 0:09:41.679 --> 0:09:43.760 of receiving threats that really scare you enough that you say, 0:09:43.920 --> 0:09:45.880 we got to put a safety on him. That said, 0:09:45.960 --> 0:09:48.319 Chrishanella has got burned on play action for a touchdown 0:09:48.400 --> 0:09:50.600 last week, So there's some risk and reward there. But 0:09:50.840 --> 0:09:53.000 I mean it's still a very man heavy defense. They 0:09:53.040 --> 0:09:55.439 still use a lot of line games up front and 0:09:55.480 --> 0:09:58.680 that kind of thing cover zero mixing in, so schematically 0:09:58.760 --> 0:10:01.320 there's not a ton of sick magnificant differences. I'd say 0:10:01.360 --> 0:10:03.480 early on in the season they did try to use 0:10:03.480 --> 0:10:05.680 a lot of disguise cover too, kind of like what 0:10:05.760 --> 0:10:07.560 you see from like the Weaver and you know that 0:10:07.600 --> 0:10:10.000 whole Mike McDonald tree. They got burned by it a 0:10:10.000 --> 0:10:11.719 few times. So they were like, you know what, we're 0:10:11.720 --> 0:10:13.559 a man defense. Let's try to stick to what we're 0:10:13.600 --> 0:10:15.839 good at. It's worked for them overall, although they really 0:10:15.840 --> 0:10:19.320 did struggle against Pooka Cup and or Cooper Cup and 0:10:19.360 --> 0:10:23.400 Pooka Nakula laugh. Yeah, but really, I mean, the biggest 0:10:23.440 --> 0:10:25.520 difference is that based defense on early downs. Are going 0:10:25.559 --> 0:10:26.319 to see that quite a bit. 0:10:26.600 --> 0:10:29.520 Yeah, that's interesting because the Raiders, we heard coach McDaniel 0:10:29.559 --> 0:10:31.920 after the game say that we expected morizone coverage and 0:10:31.960 --> 0:10:34.320 they came out and pretty much play exclusively man coverage, 0:10:34.679 --> 0:10:36.240 and so the Dolphins went to a lot of rub 0:10:36.280 --> 0:10:37.920 routes and man beaters that they were able to get 0:10:37.960 --> 0:10:40.199 to in that game to have six drives and score, 0:10:40.280 --> 0:10:42.880 you know, six times with all those drives. I want 0:10:42.920 --> 0:10:44.920 to ask you about his football as well, but my 0:10:45.320 --> 0:10:48.280 first concern here about Christian Barmore is just the health 0:10:48.600 --> 0:10:51.000 returning for his getting back to full health, because what 0:10:51.080 --> 0:10:53.240 a scary situation that was a blood clots. First off, 0:10:53.280 --> 0:10:54.679 have you talked to him, how is he doing? And 0:10:54.679 --> 0:10:57.120 then of course how does adding his Pro Bowl caliber 0:10:57.160 --> 0:10:59.160 talent back to the defense change the defense? 0:10:59.720 --> 0:11:01.199 Yeah, he's doing better. 0:11:01.880 --> 0:11:04.400 You can tell the environment that Drod May was trying 0:11:04.400 --> 0:11:06.640 to create in that locker room where he once injured 0:11:06.640 --> 0:11:08.880 players to stay in the building, stay around the team, 0:11:08.920 --> 0:11:11.160 because he understands this guy who had a couple of 0:11:11.200 --> 0:11:13.440 season ending injuries, how much it can weigh on you 0:11:13.480 --> 0:11:15.439 mentally to be away from the team and feel kind of. 0:11:15.360 --> 0:11:18.360 Isolated and alone. So I know that's helped him a ton. 0:11:18.440 --> 0:11:20.320 He had so much to say about the medical staff, 0:11:20.320 --> 0:11:21.800 for one, finding the blood plot. 0:11:21.920 --> 0:11:23.160 He didn't even know anything was wrong. 0:11:23.200 --> 0:11:25.280 He said one of his calves was bigger than the 0:11:25.280 --> 0:11:26.559 other and had like a mark on it that he 0:11:26.559 --> 0:11:29.480 didn't even know about. So Jim Whalen also found David 0:11:29.520 --> 0:11:32.080 Andrews blood clott. I believe it was back in twenty nineteen. 0:11:32.120 --> 0:11:34.400 I think that was a while back. So really credit 0:11:34.440 --> 0:11:36.400 to the medical staff and the environment that the Patriots 0:11:36.440 --> 0:11:38.640 have that kept him his head up. And you know, 0:11:38.720 --> 0:11:40.199 he said, I'm a warrior. You know, I said, I 0:11:40.240 --> 0:11:42.560 wasn't going to lose this battle. So he's in really 0:11:42.600 --> 0:11:45.679 good spirits. He played more than I expected. Actually in 0:11:45.720 --> 0:11:48.400 the game against the Rams. He only practiced on Thursday, 0:11:48.400 --> 0:11:50.200 which as we know, is usually a third down day, 0:11:50.320 --> 0:11:51.720 so I figured, okay, he's just going to be a 0:11:51.720 --> 0:11:54.920 situational rusher. But he played about twenty snaps. He played 0:11:54.920 --> 0:11:57.240 in base, he played in dime, he played in nickel. 0:11:57.960 --> 0:12:01.000 Obviously still getting his legs under him. Pad level wasn't 0:12:01.000 --> 0:12:02.560 great as you kind of expect for a guy who's 0:12:02.600 --> 0:12:05.880 still getting football shape sometimes those fundamental slip away still 0:12:05.920 --> 0:12:07.880 had three tackles against the Rum though you can see 0:12:07.880 --> 0:12:09.959 that space eater he is. The Patriots don't have a 0:12:10.000 --> 0:12:13.000 guy like that outside of Devon Datchaw. Danie Lacauley's been 0:12:13.000 --> 0:12:15.160 doing his absolute best, but that's just not the kind 0:12:15.200 --> 0:12:17.040 of guy he is as a pass rusher. 0:12:17.320 --> 0:12:20.240 You still see that he is a load to deal with. 0:12:20.559 --> 0:12:21.520 The moves weren't. 0:12:21.320 --> 0:12:24.400 Quite crisp, obviously because he hasn't practiced since early early 0:12:24.440 --> 0:12:27.320 in the summer. So I wouldn't expect like the classic 0:12:27.400 --> 0:12:29.240 bar More game that you saw when he based off 0:12:29.240 --> 0:12:31.880 against the Dolphins last year, but obviously still somebody that 0:12:31.920 --> 0:12:32.720 you have to account with. 0:12:32.800 --> 0:12:35.120 They'll be chasing his former Alabama teammate or I guess 0:12:35.120 --> 0:12:35.880 did they play together? 0:12:36.800 --> 0:12:38.199 Did Tua and Barmore play together? 0:12:40.760 --> 0:12:42.520 I don't know if they. I think they did for 0:12:42.600 --> 0:12:43.120 one season. 0:12:43.160 --> 0:12:46.160 I think for one season, So my whole segue might 0:12:46.200 --> 0:12:47.520 be blown up there, but either way, they both went 0:12:47.559 --> 0:12:47.960 to Alabama. 0:12:47.960 --> 0:12:49.120 That's the transition there to. 0:12:49.080 --> 0:12:51.480 My last question for you, Taylor, which is how do 0:12:51.559 --> 0:12:53.559 the Patriots get down here and steal a win from 0:12:53.559 --> 0:12:55.840 a Dolphins team that's red hot, playing really good football 0:12:55.840 --> 0:12:57.880 and kind of has their eyes on a larger prize. 0:12:57.880 --> 0:12:59.599 How do the Patriots come down here and spoil the 0:12:59.600 --> 0:13:00.320 Dolphins season. 0:13:00.960 --> 0:13:03.319 Well, first of all, for the offense, they can't go backwards. 0:13:03.440 --> 0:13:05.840 That's been the biggest thing. Honestly, Alex Van Pelt caught 0:13:05.880 --> 0:13:08.280 a ton of flak for most of this season. People 0:13:08.280 --> 0:13:10.520 were saying he can't call plays, he can't design plays, 0:13:10.720 --> 0:13:12.960 when really he's dealing with a lack of talent and 0:13:12.960 --> 0:13:16.080 also a ton of inexperience on both the offensive line, 0:13:16.120 --> 0:13:19.400 quarterback and at the wide receiver positions. But the past 0:13:19.440 --> 0:13:21.360 two games you've seen because they've been able to run 0:13:21.400 --> 0:13:23.920 the ball somewhat, the playbook opens up and you see 0:13:23.920 --> 0:13:27.040 the play action, the RPOs just being able to actually 0:13:27.080 --> 0:13:29.360 call more than just drop back passes, which really no 0:13:29.440 --> 0:13:32.640 offensive coordinator can live in that area. So I think 0:13:32.640 --> 0:13:35.320 the Patriots just need to stay on schedule, not to 0:13:35.360 --> 0:13:37.839 shoot themselves in the foot with penalties and things like that, 0:13:38.000 --> 0:13:40.199 and communicate along the offensive line. Those are going to 0:13:40.240 --> 0:13:42.440 be the big keys. And also not turning the ball over, 0:13:42.600 --> 0:13:44.880 which Drake may has done. Really, he's had like a 0:13:44.880 --> 0:13:47.560 couple turnover where he plays at least in almost every game. 0:13:47.760 --> 0:13:51.320 Then defensively, it's gonna sound kind of like phoning it in, 0:13:51.360 --> 0:13:55.480 but execution really, because you know, against the Rams, there 0:13:55.480 --> 0:13:58.280 were so many issues with those receivers. People are saying, oh, 0:13:58.280 --> 0:14:00.920 why is't Christian Gonzalez shadowing Pookin cool, which I thought 0:14:00.960 --> 0:14:01.400 at the time. 0:14:01.760 --> 0:14:03.800 Looking back at the tape, I'm just like, it's execution. 0:14:04.120 --> 0:14:06.240 You're not passing off a bunch as well, you're not 0:14:06.640 --> 0:14:09.320 covering and playing to your weverage and things like that, 0:14:09.520 --> 0:14:12.400 and also disrupting the Dolphins so that like we always 0:14:12.440 --> 0:14:14.280 see in these games, the Dolphins have a full PLAYBOK 0:14:14.320 --> 0:14:15.080 for the entire game. 0:14:15.160 --> 0:14:17.200 Rarely, very rarely are they behind. 0:14:17.240 --> 0:14:19.280 So I think if you can at least stop the run, 0:14:19.560 --> 0:14:21.000 that should really really help. 0:14:20.920 --> 0:14:21.440 The back end. 0:14:21.720 --> 0:14:23.920 I always have this conversation about, like, you know, if 0:14:23.960 --> 0:14:26.600 something negative happens, is that the conversation is like, got 0:14:26.600 --> 0:14:28.080 to replace that guy, I got to get someone else 0:14:28.080 --> 0:14:29.840 in there. It's like, sometimes you can just play better 0:14:29.840 --> 0:14:32.400 and execute better. So it's not always a bad thing 0:14:32.400 --> 0:14:34.080 to say that. It's it's accurate most of the time, 0:14:34.280 --> 0:14:35.880 or some of the times. I should say he is 0:14:35.920 --> 0:14:38.120 Taylor Kyle's on the Patriots beat, and I love this 0:14:38.160 --> 0:14:40.200 combination of jobs where you cover the beat. You're on 0:14:40.240 --> 0:14:42.240 the beat, cover of the team, but also provide the 0:14:42.280 --> 0:14:44.720 best analysis in that reagion of the country. For my money, 0:14:44.720 --> 0:14:47.640 Taylor for Patriots CLNS at t Kyles thirty nine on 0:14:47.720 --> 0:14:50.160 Social You're the best. We'll see you on Sunday. Dress 0:14:50.160 --> 0:14:51.640 hopefully a little bit warmer this time around. 0:14:51.960 --> 0:14:53.920 Yes, sir, I'm bringing a sweater. Thank you so much. 0:14:54.280 --> 0:14:56.120 Appreciate you, buddy, And there he goes. 0:14:56.160 --> 0:14:58.720 Always a fun chat that teaches us more about not 0:14:58.800 --> 0:15:01.280 just the Patriots, but the mind Dolphins. When we have 0:15:01.360 --> 0:15:02.960 Taylor on the show, let's go ahead and take our 0:15:03.000 --> 0:15:05.160 first break right there, come back on the other side 0:15:05.440 --> 0:15:09.240 and talk about some notes from my notepad. Basically, that's 0:15:09.280 --> 0:15:12.440 next Drivetime podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought to you 0:15:12.520 --> 0:15:18.640 by Auto Nation. You better call me Steve Balmer right 0:15:18.680 --> 0:15:21.880 now because I am just fired up to be here 0:15:22.640 --> 0:15:25.080 to bring you this next segment. I've been tweeting about 0:15:25.080 --> 0:15:28.440 it all day on Tuesday, and I cannot wait to 0:15:28.560 --> 0:15:31.760 bring you the results of this research project I just 0:15:31.880 --> 0:15:35.160 put together to break down Tua's game and the offense. 0:15:35.200 --> 0:15:38.360 And while we are on the way to becoming a 0:15:38.480 --> 0:15:41.160 championship contender, maybe not this year, but down the road. 0:15:41.160 --> 0:15:44.280 And here's why. Well, there's a lot of reasons why. 0:15:45.000 --> 0:15:47.160 The good thing about being a good team is that 0:15:47.240 --> 0:15:50.760