WEBVTT - Welcome to Miami | Jordan Howard

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<v Speaker 1>Practice, Patrick throwing Parker touchdowner. What a win for this

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<v Speaker 1>Miami Dolphin team. Wow ah right, Miami Indeed, and free

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<v Speaker 1>agency is off to a rocking start as your Miami

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins have been busy bolstering the roster with quality signings,

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<v Speaker 1>freak athletes, intelligent, instinctive scheme fits, and we've been doing

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<v Speaker 1>it with clever cat management that keeps this roster in

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<v Speaker 1>terrific financial shape going forward. What's up, Dolphins, Travis wingfold

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<v Speaker 1>with you here for a special series of the Drive

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<v Speaker 1>Time Podcast, part of the official podcast network of your

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<v Speaker 1>Miami Dolphins. We aren't making these shows with specific dates,

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<v Speaker 1>but we are rolling out a new episode per player signing,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll start with the details of the player's career,

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<v Speaker 1>taking a look at their counting stats, advanced metrics, film study,

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<v Speaker 1>character testimonies, and a whole lot more. All of that

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<v Speaker 1>before we hear from the newest Miami Dolphins and exclusive

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<v Speaker 1>interviews with the Drivetime Podcast. So without any further ado,

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<v Speaker 1>let's get in to the free agency series here on

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<v Speaker 1>the Drivetime Podcastphins and on a future edition of the

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<v Speaker 1>Drivetime Podcast. We're gonna get into the cumulative approach of

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<v Speaker 1>the Dolphins this offseason, this free agency period, the impact

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<v Speaker 1>these signings have had on the draft, their capt position,

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<v Speaker 1>and financial commitments. All of that on a future episode

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<v Speaker 1>sometime probably next week, but for now, we're talking about

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<v Speaker 1>the individual parts, the major additions the Dolphins made to

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<v Speaker 1>the roster over the last course of a couple of days.

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<v Speaker 1>And Jordan Howard is up today. He agreed to a

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<v Speaker 1>two year contract with the Miami Dolphins after making stops

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<v Speaker 1>in Chicago and Philadelphia in his career, and he comes

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<v Speaker 1>into the league as a fifth round pick back in

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<v Speaker 1>and he exploded onto the scene with a one thousand,

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<v Speaker 1>three d thirteen yards season en route to a probe

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<v Speaker 1>selection and the rookie year. Following up his dominant rookie season,

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<v Speaker 1>he posted his second consecutive thousand yards season with even

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<v Speaker 1>undred and twenty two rushing yards that year. Howard combined

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<v Speaker 1>for fifteen rushing touchdowns between the two seasons, and since

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand six team when he came into the league,

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<v Speaker 1>Howard has the third most rushing yards and seventh most

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<v Speaker 1>touchdowns on the ground. That stat provided by ESPN S

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<v Speaker 1>Cameron Wolf, and Howard's consistent touchdown production makes him one

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<v Speaker 1>of just five players to rush for at least six

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<v Speaker 1>scores in each of the past four seasons. His climb

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<v Speaker 1>from humble football beginnings makes his career production even more impressive. Originally,

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<v Speaker 1>he was at U A B the University of Alabama Birmingham,

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<v Speaker 1>but they shut their program down after season, so Howard

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<v Speaker 1>transferred to Indiana, and scouts were quite fond of Howard's

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<v Speaker 1>game coming out of college, both at Indiana and at

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<v Speaker 1>U A B. This from NFL dot COM's Lance zerline

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<v Speaker 1>quote showed the ability to step his game up against

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<v Speaker 1>top competition at both U A B and Indiana rush

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<v Speaker 1>for at least one hundred and forty five yards and

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<v Speaker 1>every full game that he played. Natural runner who combines

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<v Speaker 1>tempo with a special feel for spatial relationships. Pro ready

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<v Speaker 1>vision gives him outstanding field for run lane developments at

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<v Speaker 1>the line of scrimmage and onto the second level. Consistently

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<v Speaker 1>chooses best angles, increases for optimal yardage for a big back.

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<v Speaker 1>Can make himself skinny through tight quarters, decisive and punishing

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<v Speaker 1>drops pads, and accelerates into contact of better would be

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<v Speaker 1>tacklers on the second and third levels. Drives legs through

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<v Speaker 1>arm tackles, and goes about his work hard, charging when

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<v Speaker 1>it's third or fourth and short, showed potential in the

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<v Speaker 1>screen game as a receiver, and even better praise came

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<v Speaker 1>from an anonymous a f C running backs coach at

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<v Speaker 1>the time in the same report, quote, He's the best

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<v Speaker 1>pier running back in the draft. I've coached some good ones,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's what you look for. End quote. And Howard

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<v Speaker 1>goes and even six ft tall, two hundred and thirty pounds.

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<v Speaker 1>He posted thirty four inches on his vertical jump and

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<v Speaker 1>one two inches on the broad jump back at the

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<v Speaker 1>scouting combine, and indeed, his best forty time was at

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<v Speaker 1>his pro day at Indiana, he ran a four point

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<v Speaker 1>five nine forty yard dash. And his targets in the

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<v Speaker 1>passing game have decreased every year since his rookie season.

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<v Speaker 1>In the last three years, however, he's caught a total

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<v Speaker 1>of seventy three point six percent of his targets for

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<v Speaker 1>an average of seven point eight eight yards per catch,

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<v Speaker 1>and moving the change has been his calling card since

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<v Speaker 1>he got to the league. In addition to thirty rushing touchdowns,

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<v Speaker 1>he's rushed for two hundred and twenty one career first

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<v Speaker 1>downs between twenty eighteen, Howard ranked third, third, and ninth

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL in rushing first downs. He moves the

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<v Speaker 1>chains and a step further, one of the more critical

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<v Speaker 1>elements of playing running back. Howard's short yardage conversion rate

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<v Speaker 1>is absolutely superb. On fifty career carries on third or

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<v Speaker 1>fourth and short three yards or less, Howard has converted

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<v Speaker 1>thirty seven of those fifty carries into first downs. That's

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<v Speaker 1>a seventy four percent conversion rate. Howard has two thousand,

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and fifty six snapps on his NFL resume.

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<v Speaker 1>That's an average of five thirty nine per year. His

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<v Speaker 1>pass blocking grades, courtesy of Pro Football Focus, have consistently

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<v Speaker 1>measured near the top of his position. His lowest grade

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<v Speaker 1>as a pass blocker is a tie between the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen and twenty seventeen seasons, and that was seventy five

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<v Speaker 1>point six, and that grade is in the green category,

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<v Speaker 1>which is above average. On P five, his eighty six

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<v Speaker 1>point three pass blocking grade on ninety two reps in

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen was the best in the NFL among all backs

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<v Speaker 1>that had thirty two pass blocking reps or two reps

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<v Speaker 1>per game. On two hundred and fifty five career pass

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<v Speaker 1>blocking reps, Howard has allowed nine quarterback pressures and seven

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<v Speaker 1>of those were hurries, so only two times the quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>got hit by Jordan Howard's man On two hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>fifty five pass blocking reps. Howard has made a habit

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<v Speaker 1>out of creating yardage after initial contact. His career marks hours,

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<v Speaker 1>follows and yards after contact on average last year two

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<v Speaker 1>point nine three after initial contact two point seven four

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<v Speaker 1>to five two and twenty seventeen, and his rookie year

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<v Speaker 1>the career high at two point nine eight. And despite

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<v Speaker 1>earning a Pro Bowl nod his rookie season, Howard hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>even more impressive accolade attached to his name. For that

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<v Speaker 1>Steen season, Howard was named the Bears Brian Piccolo Award

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<v Speaker 1>winner along with teammate Josh Bellamy. The Piccolo Awards are

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<v Speaker 1>voted on annually by Bears players and given to the

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<v Speaker 1>teammates who show great dedication, loyalty, teamwork, and a commitment

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<v Speaker 1>to excellence and a sense of humor. Howard's former offensive

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<v Speaker 1>coordinator and former Dolphins offensive coordinator Dal Loggins raved about

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan Howard's character quote he displays what humility looks like

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<v Speaker 1>he had a great year and went to the Pro Bowl,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's the same kid every day. The success to

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<v Speaker 1>this point has not changed him. We expect that to

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<v Speaker 1>be the same way this year. End quote. Let's go

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<v Speaker 1>ahead now and get to our interview with new Dolphins

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<v Speaker 1>running back Jordan Howard. And joining me now on this

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<v Speaker 1>edition of the Drive Time podcast, part of the official

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<v Speaker 1>Miami Dolphins podcast network, is new running back Jordan Howard. Jordan,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks for doing this, man, thank you for having Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's no problem. And now you've got a new deal,

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<v Speaker 1>a new team. How are you feeling about everything heading

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<v Speaker 1>into your your new contract here with the Dolphins. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>pretty great, excited they took a chance on me. Just

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<v Speaker 1>glad on part of the team. Absolutely. And I gotta

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<v Speaker 1>ask you, Jordan, You've got some free agent suitors out there.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you were the first back to come off

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<v Speaker 1>the board, so to speak. Why would you choose Miami? Um,

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<v Speaker 1>it just feel like the best fair for me, the

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<v Speaker 1>best self for the next the best place for the

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<v Speaker 1>next step of my career. I want to get back

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<v Speaker 1>on track, and it's a place, Uh there's another time

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<v Speaker 1>of team. I want to help be a part of that.

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<v Speaker 1>And obviously you haven't had a chance to come to

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<v Speaker 1>Miami yet because of the you know, travel bands and

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<v Speaker 1>all the restrictions currently going on in our world. But

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<v Speaker 1>I was curious to get your sense, at least in

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<v Speaker 1>phone conversations and otherwise, what's your sense of the culture

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<v Speaker 1>the Dolphins have built here and what you're stepping into

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<v Speaker 1>with the Dolphins. Um. Just for some of the people

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<v Speaker 1>I talked today say he's great, They love it, in

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<v Speaker 1>love with h the program that coach Florida is building

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<v Speaker 1>and stuff like that. So they said it's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>a great it's gonna be a great time with enjoy it.

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<v Speaker 1>But I feel like it's just an uppaving team or

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<v Speaker 1>work hard, but we're gonna have to fund at same time.

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<v Speaker 1>And one of the most respected coaches on the Dolphin

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<v Speaker 1>staff is your running backs coach Eric Studsville, And I'm

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<v Speaker 1>curious to get your take if you've if you've had

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<v Speaker 1>a conversation with him, and what your initial impressions is

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<v Speaker 1>of Coach Studsville. No, I haven't had uh a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to talk to him. Yeah, but other people have told

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<v Speaker 1>me great things about him. Um, So they said, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna get a lot with him. Great, he's gonna he's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna plash me, but that's gonna have fun. He's just

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<v Speaker 1>a great coach all around. And one of the things

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<v Speaker 1>that makes him a great coach is his ability to

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<v Speaker 1>adapt to his players and also to get the most

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<v Speaker 1>out of versatile players. And I think that's one of

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<v Speaker 1>the things that you bring to Miami more than anything

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan's is that versatility. Can you talk about your ability

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's zone scheme or man scheme and just how

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<v Speaker 1>you're able to adapt to the different schemes throwing about

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<v Speaker 1>you throughout your career. Hum. Yeah, coming to the NFL,

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<v Speaker 1>I was mostly like out sides one when I first

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<v Speaker 1>got into the league and stuff like that, but then

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<v Speaker 1>third year changed up a little bit more inside zone.

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<v Speaker 1>But I just feel like, you gotta be versatile. You

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<v Speaker 1>gotta be uh right, whatever the coaches want to roll

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<v Speaker 1>wherever since they bring in you gotta baby to make

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<v Speaker 1>yourself fit into it. Jordan, You've been one of the

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<v Speaker 1>most productive backs since you came into the league back

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<v Speaker 1>in sixteen, and it seems to me like the vision

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<v Speaker 1>in your game is the best aspect of your game.

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<v Speaker 1>And for those that have never played football, or tailback especially,

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<v Speaker 1>how are you able to kind of slow things down

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<v Speaker 1>and process the game that quickly to make those big runs. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>it's definitely something you gotta you gotta work on and

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<v Speaker 1>stuff like that. Even when I got to feel the

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<v Speaker 1>deaf you, um running back coach, he has just slowed

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<v Speaker 1>me down like some of the rogers who said, I

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<v Speaker 1>need to be more patient because if I was going

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<v Speaker 1>to fans, I was gonna miss up to I don't

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<v Speaker 1>ba to see it. So m he worked on when

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<v Speaker 1>we just slowing down to be more patient. But patients

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<v Speaker 1>definitely a part of it, because if you go to fans,

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<v Speaker 1>you want to be to make a coop or your MYSTICU.

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<v Speaker 1>You wanta be to see it because you gotta let

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<v Speaker 1>things develop. Sometimes want to stay in that lane regarding

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<v Speaker 1>your production and go towards your past protection production. According

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<v Speaker 1>to Pro Football Focus, you have two hundred and fifty

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<v Speaker 1>five career pass blocking reps and just nine of those

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<v Speaker 1>times your man got pressure on the quarterback and seven

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<v Speaker 1>of those nine those nine pressures were hurries. So your

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback only ever got hit twice and you hit the

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<v Speaker 1>ground running and pass pro as a rookie, what is

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<v Speaker 1>it about your game or maybe it's more about your

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<v Speaker 1>will that allows you to excel in this very critical

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<v Speaker 1>area of playing running back. Um, coming to the NFL,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like there's one of the toughest things for

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<v Speaker 1>running back to learn. Just pass focus. They thought so

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<v Speaker 1>much thinking you have so much responsibility and if you

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<v Speaker 1>want to get on the field, you got to take

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback. So I might definitely take pride in that.

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<v Speaker 1>And also just like enjoying, Like when somebody tries to

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<v Speaker 1>come through and hit the quarterback, I love like just

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<v Speaker 1>stopping him in their place and just keep him up

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback. And on that same train of thought, when

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<v Speaker 1>you get into the second and third level, man, it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's fun to watch. There's some semblance of the water

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<v Speaker 1>Boy and those rounds because you're out there punishing dudes.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that just a running backs dream, running free beyond

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<v Speaker 1>the first level? Oh yeah, definitely. Uh. Once you get there,

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<v Speaker 1>you gotta be you got a quick thing because it's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna come at your fast, so you gotta be ready

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<v Speaker 1>and stuff like that. So um, but it's definitely a dream.

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<v Speaker 1>Once you get onto get pass out of big guys

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<v Speaker 1>and stuff. You get to the smaller guys, you know

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<v Speaker 1>you have a better chance of running through them or

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<v Speaker 1>maybe running away from them or whatever your whatever the

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<v Speaker 1>game is, Jordan, I want to go back to your

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<v Speaker 1>college days, back both at Indiana and you A B.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm curious to get your feelings about what it was

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<v Speaker 1>like to find out that the U a B program

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<v Speaker 1>shut down, because that, to me, has got to be

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<v Speaker 1>the hardest thing for an athlete. And how do your

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<v Speaker 1>kind of search went into finding your next stop there

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<v Speaker 1>in college. I was definitely tough. Uh. We definitely not

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<v Speaker 1>expecting that when I told you go to the school there,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was just another bubble of my path that

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<v Speaker 1>they had to deal with. It was definitely heartbreaking the time,

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<v Speaker 1>but used as a blessing disguise. Got to go to

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<v Speaker 1>a bigger program. We got to play on the biggest

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<v Speaker 1>stage and um, so that I could play on a

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<v Speaker 1>bigger level song Um, I feel like it worked out

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<v Speaker 1>for the best. Every single game you played, you finished

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<v Speaker 1>with that you played the entire game, you finished with

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<v Speaker 1>more than a hundred and forty five yards. So production

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<v Speaker 1>has been kind of your the name of your game

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the course of your career. And I want to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about your short yardage production, because I had a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to go back and look at some of your splits.

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<v Speaker 1>Fifty carries in your NFL career on third and fourth

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<v Speaker 1>and short, and you converted thirty seven of those into

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<v Speaker 1>first down, so a percentage of seventy four conversion on

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<v Speaker 1>short yardage. What's the mindset of a running back, of

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<v Speaker 1>a good short yarde running back, I should say on

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<v Speaker 1>the mas Uh, they know you're gonna run the ball,

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<v Speaker 1>they know you're getting the ball. They just gotta stop you.

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<v Speaker 1>But you can't let them stop. You gotta keep your

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<v Speaker 1>legs moving. And um, you gotta know how far you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta go, so you gotta keep getting man. But really

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<v Speaker 1>just start a fight and just keep your legs moving.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't stop into you get it and stay low. And Jordan,

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<v Speaker 1>last year with the Philadelphia Eagles and you played the

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<v Speaker 1>game in Miami, what were some of the challenges you

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<v Speaker 1>had and preparing for the Dolphins defense upfront? Um, I

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<v Speaker 1>was actually heard in the game, so I didn't get

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<v Speaker 1>that play for practice of week. Okay, my apologies for that. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>on the other side of the ball, you'll be sharing

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<v Speaker 1>the backfield now with Ryan Fitzpatrick. The Dolphins quarterback. What

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<v Speaker 1>is the Jordan Howard scouting report on fits magic? Um,

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<v Speaker 1>he just makes stuff happens. That's that's what I see.

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<v Speaker 1>He makes things happen like every time he's counting out

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<v Speaker 1>every year. Um, his team might be carting alas, makes

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<v Speaker 1>the plays the division a lot of times more times

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<v Speaker 1>than not, and fits through a couple of kind of

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<v Speaker 1>coming onto the scene receivers last year in Devonte Parker

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<v Speaker 1>and Preston Williams and then Mike A Sicki at tight end.

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<v Speaker 1>And those guys have a really extensive basketball background, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's become kind of the theme here on the Drivetime

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<v Speaker 1>podcast talking to the the new Dolphins free agents. Here

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<v Speaker 1>is your basketball background? Are you a hooper? And can

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<v Speaker 1>you throw down pretty impressively? Um? No, I'm not a

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<v Speaker 1>hooper that cannot throw it impressively. What's what's the what's

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<v Speaker 1>the other sport you might play if it wasn't for football? Um?

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<v Speaker 1>Football of you on the sport got you? That's that's

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<v Speaker 1>a fair answer. I guess you found your right career path.

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<v Speaker 1>And just to kind of sum this thing up here

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<v Speaker 1>for your Jourdan'll let you go here. What are the

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins ultimately getting the full package here with Jordan Howard.

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<v Speaker 1>I was gonna get a guy who come to work

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<v Speaker 1>every day. Uh, I'm gonna do it, do its best

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<v Speaker 1>to have the team and where he came with whatever

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<v Speaker 1>type of role. Just a hard guy. Still, I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like I still have not to prove. Still, I think

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<v Speaker 1>with the tip of my shoulder every single game, this

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<v Speaker 1>is what I'm kind of working. Just gonna be a

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<v Speaker 1>great guy in the in the locker room and and

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<v Speaker 1>outside in the community. And as far as going outside

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<v Speaker 1>the community and kind of some of your leisure time.

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<v Speaker 1>What are you looking forward to most about being a

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<v Speaker 1>South Florida resident. Um? Good good weather year round. That's

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<v Speaker 1>definitely something I'm looking forward to. Good weather year around. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>but just the good vibes. I'm definitely how to get

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<v Speaker 1>used to the heat, but I feel like they were

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<v Speaker 1>to be a problem, be advanta when playing her teams.

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<v Speaker 1>Using that heat to your advantage, especially in the power

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<v Speaker 1>running game. Yes, definitely fast. Absolutely, guys can wear it

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<v Speaker 1>down pretty quickly that second half of games when he

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<v Speaker 1>got someone like Jordan Howard coming out them. Jordan's congratulations

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<v Speaker 1>on the new contract, Best of luck this year, Stay healthy,

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<v Speaker 1>and welcome to Miami. And there he goes, the newest

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<v Speaker 1>running back added to this Miami backfield to give a

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<v Speaker 1>boost to the running game, and really one of the

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<v Speaker 1>more fun backs to watch on tape when you watch

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<v Speaker 1>the way he sets up his blocks and gets skinny

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<v Speaker 1>through those creases and then explodes into the second and

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<v Speaker 1>third level. You heard him talk about how much he

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<v Speaker 1>enjoys really dishing out punishment on those defensive backs once

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<v Speaker 1>he does get into that level. And this is a

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<v Speaker 1>guy that hits big runs pretty routinely. Ten plus yard

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<v Speaker 1>runs are a regular thing just about every single game,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it was with the Eagles or the Bears previously

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<v Speaker 1>in his career, and that's always who he was back

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<v Speaker 1>in college as well, both at U A B and Indiana.

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<v Speaker 1>You heard our scouting report on Jordan Howard from Lanzer

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<v Speaker 1>Line and scouts anonymously or coaches the coach run the

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<v Speaker 1>league said that Jordan Howard might have been the best

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<v Speaker 1>pure running back in that entire class. And again, that

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<v Speaker 1>was the year that Zeke Elliott went number four overall,

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<v Speaker 1>So Jordan Howard comes in with high praise on top

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<v Speaker 1>of guys they got drafted in the top five of

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<v Speaker 1>that draft. So he comes to Miami with plenty of production,

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<v Speaker 1>which really in my mind validates that scouting report that

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<v Speaker 1>he might have been the best pure runner in that

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<v Speaker 1>draft class. So he brings great production. You heard him

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<v Speaker 1>talk about the culture that he wants to fit into

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<v Speaker 1>in Miami and improve the locker room and prove the

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<v Speaker 1>work in the community. Just a good guy all around,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's gonna be a good addition for your Miami Dolphins.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, that's gonna close it up for this podcast.

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