WEBVTT - Welcome to Miami | Byron Jones 0:00:00.080 --> 0:00:07.240 Practice, Patrick throwing Parker touchdowner. What a win for this 0:00:07.320 --> 0:00:14.640 Miami Dolphin team. Wow ah right, Miami Indeed, and free 0:00:14.680 --> 0:00:18.600 agency is off to a rocking start as your Miami 0:00:18.680 --> 0:00:22.640 Dolphins have been busy bolstering the roster with quality signings, 0:00:22.840 --> 0:00:27.040 freak athletes, intelligent, instinctive scheme fits, and we've been doing 0:00:27.040 --> 0:00:30.240 it with clever cat management that keeps this roster in 0:00:30.400 --> 0:00:34.879 terrific financial shape going forward. What's up, Dolphins? Travis Wingfield 0:00:34.960 --> 0:00:37.720 with you here for a special series of the Drive 0:00:37.760 --> 0:00:41.520 Time Podcast, part of the official podcast network of your 0:00:41.840 --> 0:00:45.560 Miami Dolphins. We aren't making these shows with specific dates, 0:00:45.720 --> 0:00:49.120 but we are rolling out a new episode per player signing, 0:00:49.320 --> 0:00:52.080 and we'll start with the details of the player's career, 0:00:52.360 --> 0:00:56.240 taking a look at their counting stats, advanced metrics, film study, 0:00:56.560 --> 0:01:00.200 character testimonies, and a whole lot more. All of that 0:01:00.320 --> 0:01:03.520 before we hear from the newest Miami Dolphins and exclusive 0:01:03.520 --> 0:01:08.000 interviews with the Drivetime Podcast. So without any further ado, 0:01:08.120 --> 0:01:11.440 let's get in to the free agency series here on 0:01:11.520 --> 0:01:19.560 the Drivetime Podcasts, and today we are talking about new 0:01:19.600 --> 0:01:23.480 Dolphins cornerback Byron Jones, and sometime on the podcast in 0:01:23.520 --> 0:01:25.679 the coming week or so, we're gonna go over the 0:01:25.720 --> 0:01:29.200 cumulative impact of these moves, of these additions and kind 0:01:29.200 --> 0:01:31.200 of get you up to date on where Miami are 0:01:31.240 --> 0:01:34.199 heading into the draft and the second week of free agency. 0:01:34.280 --> 0:01:35.840 But I want to let the chips fall where they 0:01:35.880 --> 0:01:38.400 may before we do that, and so these podcasts are 0:01:38.400 --> 0:01:41.679 all about focusing on the individual players, and today our 0:01:41.720 --> 0:01:44.400 focus is on Byron Jones, who is now the highest 0:01:44.400 --> 0:01:47.520 paid cornerback in the National Football League and he earned 0:01:47.520 --> 0:01:50.480 it for a variety of reasons. Floress harps on the 0:01:50.600 --> 0:01:53.920 versatility of defensive players and anybody on the roster for 0:01:54.080 --> 0:01:57.400 that matter, all the time, and that's exactly what Byron 0:01:57.480 --> 0:01:59.960 Jones brings to the table. He's been a lockdown corner 0:02:00.040 --> 0:02:02.600 back the last two seasons, but he entered the NFL 0:02:02.680 --> 0:02:05.400 from Yukon as a corner but flipped over to the 0:02:05.440 --> 0:02:10.519 safety position with the Dallas Cowboys, and he went back 0:02:10.560 --> 0:02:13.840 to cornerback in two thousand eighteen. And his production is 0:02:13.919 --> 0:02:16.360 near the top of the leader board in several of 0:02:16.400 --> 0:02:19.160 those categories. You go to player profile dot com and 0:02:19.240 --> 0:02:22.919 Advanced Metrics site, they ranked Jones second and yards per 0:02:22.960 --> 0:02:26.040 target allowed at five point one last season, and he 0:02:26.080 --> 0:02:29.360 allowed the ninth fewest receptions per game at two point 0:02:29.440 --> 0:02:32.920 two and the fourth fewest total yards for a cornerback 0:02:33.080 --> 0:02:35.799 at three hundred and fifty one. He also ranked fourth 0:02:35.800 --> 0:02:39.800 in both coverage rating and catch rate allowed proprietary stats 0:02:39.800 --> 0:02:43.240 there at player profile dot com. Jones can play anywhere 0:02:43.400 --> 0:02:45.960 in the second dary, but playing that cornerback position has 0:02:45.960 --> 0:02:48.519 been where he has been best one d twenty five 0:02:48.560 --> 0:02:52.320 targets going back to the start of he allowed sixty 0:02:52.360 --> 0:02:55.720 five receptions. That's just fifty two percent completion rate in 0:02:55.760 --> 0:02:58.720 a league that really benefits quarterbacks and the passing game 0:02:58.760 --> 0:03:02.800 for completion percentages well over, so he's well below that mark. 0:03:03.000 --> 0:03:05.680 Eight hundred and six yards allowed just six point four 0:03:05.760 --> 0:03:10.160 yards per attempt since he's rarely targeted in the area 0:03:10.280 --> 0:03:12.600 he really really shines in Dallas, which will play a 0:03:12.639 --> 0:03:15.320 lot here in Miami, is in that man coverage and 0:03:15.360 --> 0:03:17.720 playing man coverage as a cornerback, if you're not going 0:03:17.760 --> 0:03:20.000 to get as many opportunities to get your hands in 0:03:20.040 --> 0:03:22.680 the football because you're playing the man, usually your head's 0:03:22.720 --> 0:03:24.920 not facing the quarterback, you're not camped out in a 0:03:25.000 --> 0:03:27.880 zone keying the quarterback and trying to jump routes. He's 0:03:27.880 --> 0:03:30.919 playing sticky tight man coverage and preventing the quarterback from 0:03:30.919 --> 0:03:34.040 even thinking about throwing the ball in his direction. Despite 0:03:34.080 --> 0:03:37.960 that regularly being targeted. He has nineteen pass breakups over 0:03:38.000 --> 0:03:40.720 the last two years. The ball production is there, and 0:03:40.760 --> 0:03:43.960 among players with better than six hundred snaps, Jones was 0:03:44.000 --> 0:03:47.160 the eleventh highest graded cornerback on Pro Football Focus in 0:03:47.200 --> 0:03:50.880 twenty nineteen, and his tackling grade ranked first among all corners, 0:03:51.000 --> 0:03:54.120 and his coverage grade was number twelve among all cornerbacks. 0:03:54.240 --> 0:03:59.320 Going back to Jones was PFF's fifth highest graded cornerback 0:03:59.520 --> 0:04:02.280 with six hundred or more snaps. He's six ft one, 0:04:02.360 --> 0:04:06.920 two hundred pounds, and he blew up the scouting combine 0:04:06.920 --> 0:04:09.560 at the NFL. He pays the defensive backs there in 0:04:09.560 --> 0:04:12.480 the vertical jump. At forty four point five inches, this 0:04:12.600 --> 0:04:14.760 duke can almost jump four feet off the ground. His 0:04:14.840 --> 0:04:18.320 broad jump was best at one hundred and forty seven inches. 0:04:18.520 --> 0:04:20.960 His three cone as well was best six point seven 0:04:21.000 --> 0:04:24.240 eight seconds, twenty yard shuttle three point nine four seconds, 0:04:24.360 --> 0:04:27.599 and sixty yard shuttle ten point nine eight seconds. All 0:04:27.640 --> 0:04:31.600 of those were best among defensive backs in that rare 0:04:31.800 --> 0:04:35.400 length and athletic combination really makes a difficult task for 0:04:35.440 --> 0:04:38.320 receivers to earn clean releases when he lines up in 0:04:38.320 --> 0:04:41.440 that press cover. But also if he does get beat initially, 0:04:41.640 --> 0:04:44.240 he has the recovery speed to get back into phase 0:04:44.400 --> 0:04:46.960 and get back into position. He is a tough task 0:04:47.160 --> 0:04:49.640 for any receiver in the NFL. He can press and 0:04:49.680 --> 0:04:52.000 disrupt at the line, or he can bail in a 0:04:52.080 --> 0:04:54.880 variety of zone coverages. He leans on that football i 0:04:54.960 --> 0:04:58.080 Q and instincts to anticipate route concepts of the offense. 0:04:58.240 --> 0:05:00.760 And going back to his athletics score card at the 0:05:00.760 --> 0:05:03.520 scouting Combine, we had Kent Platt on a podcast a 0:05:03.560 --> 0:05:06.200 couple of weeks ago talking about the top performers at 0:05:06.240 --> 0:05:09.400 the twenty nineteen scouting Combine. None of those guys topped 0:05:09.480 --> 0:05:12.120 Byron Jones is nine point nine six out of ten 0:05:12.240 --> 0:05:15.800 score among cornerbacks. In fact, that nine point nine six 0:05:15.800 --> 0:05:19.039 score is the highest ever for a cornerback at the 0:05:19.040 --> 0:05:23.000 Scouting Combine. Elite metrics in the measurements department, What about 0:05:23.040 --> 0:05:26.640 production also elite there. Let's look at some individual matchups 0:05:26.720 --> 0:05:29.320 Jones has had over the last two seasons against some 0:05:29.360 --> 0:05:33.640 of the game's premier elite wide receivers Jones versus Michael 0:05:33.640 --> 0:05:37.039 Thomas last season to catches twenty one yards. If you recall, 0:05:37.160 --> 0:05:40.280 Michael Thomas broke the record for receptions and one offensive 0:05:40.279 --> 0:05:42.400 player of the year, but he wasn't getting his on 0:05:42.520 --> 0:05:46.520 Byron Jones, your new Dolphins cornerback Jones twenty nineteen against 0:05:46.560 --> 0:05:50.559 al Shon Jeffrey goose Egg zero catches, zero yards Jones 0:05:50.680 --> 0:05:54.200 versus Stefon Digs of the Minnesota Vikings in twenty nineteen 0:05:54.440 --> 0:05:57.680 one catch, eleven yards Jones on John Brown, who will 0:05:57.720 --> 0:06:00.040 see twice a year now in Buffalo along with of 0:06:00.120 --> 0:06:04.000 fawn Digs in twenty nineteen one catch six yards Jones 0:06:04.080 --> 0:06:07.640 versus Brandon Cooks and Robert Woods combined to total catches 0:06:07.920 --> 0:06:11.679 nineteen yards. That day against Los Angeles Rams, Jones versus 0:06:11.680 --> 0:06:15.799 Odell Beckham in ten guests a goose egg zero catches. 0:06:15.960 --> 0:06:18.240 He was targeted five times in that game, and the 0:06:18.240 --> 0:06:21.719 Giants caught one ball up against Byron Jones completion in 0:06:21.760 --> 0:06:26.360 that game. Back to against Julio Jones, one reception nineteen 0:06:26.480 --> 0:06:30.520 yards Jones and eighteen again versus Michael Thomas goose egg 0:06:30.680 --> 0:06:33.520 zero catches and Jones versus t Y Hilton and twenty 0:06:33.640 --> 0:06:37.520 nineteen one reception twenty three yards. Those guys put up five, six, 0:06:37.560 --> 0:06:40.160 seven eight catches a game. They go up around nine 0:06:40.520 --> 0:06:43.359 hundred yards every single game. None of them got better 0:06:43.520 --> 0:06:45.760 than twenty three yards, and none of them got better 0:06:45.920 --> 0:06:49.640 than two catches on Byron Jones, fantastic cover guy out 0:06:49.640 --> 0:06:52.440 there in space, and his college tape and workout metrics 0:06:52.560 --> 0:06:54.800 helped him earn high praise from scouts coming out of 0:06:54.839 --> 0:06:58.400 the draft. This from Lance Zerline of nfl dot Com quote, 0:06:58.440 --> 0:07:01.800 extremely smart and instinctive player on the field. Shows above 0:07:01.880 --> 0:07:04.839 average anticipation of routes, is able to sniff out rub 0:07:04.880 --> 0:07:08.520 routes and works to avoid them. Flashes recovery speed downfield, 0:07:08.680 --> 0:07:10.840 and gets his head around to find the football to 0:07:10.920 --> 0:07:13.160 make a play on it. He had eight picks at Yukon. 0:07:13.400 --> 0:07:16.440 He uses instincts and adequate closing burst to disrupt the catch. 0:07:16.720 --> 0:07:20.240 He's a generally reliable tackler, team captain and leader on 0:07:20.320 --> 0:07:22.840 and off the field and in the locker room. Scouts 0:07:22.840 --> 0:07:25.840 say he's willing to play hurt and inspires his teammates 0:07:25.880 --> 0:07:28.120 and quote. He also had a quote in that bit 0:07:28.280 --> 0:07:32.200 Zerline did from an NFC Scout anonymously. Quote high character 0:07:32.280 --> 0:07:34.680 player with the vision and instincts you want from an 0:07:34.760 --> 0:07:37.640 NFL quarterback. Really nice young man who you cheer for. 0:07:37.880 --> 0:07:40.800 End quote. And the durability mentioned you here there from 0:07:40.880 --> 0:07:44.800 Zerlines report shows up tangibly in the snap count workload 0:07:44.800 --> 0:07:47.920 of Byron Jones NFL career. He's played four thousand, nine 0:07:47.960 --> 0:07:50.720 hundred and three snaps over a five year career. That's 0:07:50.720 --> 0:07:55.080 an average of nine hundred eighty point six snaps per season. Essentially, 0:07:55.240 --> 0:07:57.600 he doesn't leave the field. And this quote was found 0:07:57.600 --> 0:08:00.200 by Joe Shadow of the Palm Beach Post coming him 0:08:00.240 --> 0:08:02.880 Don Brown, who used to coach the defense and defensive 0:08:02.880 --> 0:08:05.760 backs at Yukon when Byron Jones was there. He now 0:08:05.800 --> 0:08:09.320 more recently is the defensive coordinator at Michigan. Quote great 0:08:09.400 --> 0:08:12.920 human being, highly competitive, great athlete, one of the best 0:08:12.960 --> 0:08:15.800 young people I have ever been around. End quote. And 0:08:15.880 --> 0:08:18.720 Jones has been praised for that locker room leadership, toughness 0:08:18.840 --> 0:08:22.360 and intelligence on the football field. Above all, Jones relies 0:08:22.360 --> 0:08:25.480 on his preparation during the week to excel on Sundays. 0:08:25.520 --> 0:08:28.080 This is a quote from him from ESPN dot com. 0:08:28.120 --> 0:08:30.360 Taking the ball away is a lot of things. It's 0:08:30.360 --> 0:08:32.240 a mental thing as well. You've got to know what 0:08:32.280 --> 0:08:35.800 you're looking for. For me, working with Cowboys linebacker Shawn 0:08:35.920 --> 0:08:38.640 Lee helped me out a lot. We've already talked about 0:08:38.679 --> 0:08:41.679 having film sessions together and everything that goes into that. 0:08:41.840 --> 0:08:44.800 I'm not endlessly looking at film. I'm looking for specific 0:08:44.840 --> 0:08:48.679 things to help me and quote and Jones's contributions at 0:08:48.760 --> 0:08:51.640 Yukon earned him a first round draft pick distinction. But 0:08:51.720 --> 0:08:53.880 he is a well rounded human being who did more 0:08:54.080 --> 0:08:57.000 than just play football. He was an economics major at 0:08:57.000 --> 0:09:00.160 the University of Connecticut and also intern for Congress him 0:09:00.200 --> 0:09:03.280 and Elizabeth Etsy in Washington, d C. Jones had this 0:09:03.360 --> 0:09:05.720 to say about the experience. Quote, it was an eye 0:09:05.720 --> 0:09:09.080 opening experience. I went to hearings, briefings, took notes on 0:09:09.160 --> 0:09:12.160 behalf of the congresswoman, I gave tours of the US capital. 0:09:12.320 --> 0:09:15.480 It was fascinating end quote. So Miami's new cornerback is 0:09:15.480 --> 0:09:18.440 a renaissance man both on and off the field, and 0:09:18.480 --> 0:09:20.760 we are joined now by the newest cornerback of the 0:09:20.800 --> 0:09:24.880 Miami Dolphins, signed a five year contract on Wednesday with 0:09:24.960 --> 0:09:28.120 the team. New deal, New team Byron Jones. How are 0:09:28.120 --> 0:09:32.360 you feeling Man, I feel great relaxing at home thinking 0:09:32.360 --> 0:09:34.439 about my time and I can't wait too well. Actually 0:09:34.559 --> 0:09:36.959 get to Miami, actually enjoy the weather, enjoy the people, 0:09:36.960 --> 0:09:39.439 and get together with my teammates. So that's where I 0:09:39.480 --> 0:09:41.280 want to start with you, Byron, you were in hot 0:09:41.280 --> 0:09:44.160 pursuit by a few teams in the free agency period. 0:09:44.400 --> 0:09:48.920 So why the Dolphins? To be honest, man, what I 0:09:48.960 --> 0:09:51.360 really like about this Dolphins team is it's the young 0:09:51.760 --> 0:09:53.720 and um and for me, this would be a new 0:09:53.760 --> 0:09:55.840 challenge in terms of not just leading by example, but 0:09:56.000 --> 0:09:58.520 leading with my voice and speaking up and talking to 0:09:58.559 --> 0:10:00.560 guys and making sure I'm chasing the culture in that 0:10:00.760 --> 0:10:03.240 in that young locker room. UM. So that that gives 0:10:03.280 --> 0:10:05.080 me the opportunity to do that, and that that, to 0:10:05.080 --> 0:10:07.640 me was a really exciting challenge. Um. I believe in 0:10:07.679 --> 0:10:09.600 what coach Flow was doing. I spoke to a bunch 0:10:09.600 --> 0:10:12.480 of coaches about him and everyone had nothing but good 0:10:12.480 --> 0:10:14.240 things to say about him. So I know he's building 0:10:14.320 --> 0:10:15.880 something special and I want to be a part of it. 0:10:16.000 --> 0:10:17.480 And that's something I wanted to talk to you about. 0:10:17.480 --> 0:10:20.040 Was Brian Flores as well as Josh Bowyer, who have 0:10:20.120 --> 0:10:23.480 an extensive resume of defensive back development and just getting 0:10:23.480 --> 0:10:26.080 production from guys regardless of where they came from. You 0:10:26.160 --> 0:10:27.960 come in with a high pedigree. Have you had a 0:10:28.000 --> 0:10:30.480 chance to meet with Josh Boyer yet and Gerald Alexander 0:10:30.640 --> 0:10:34.960 and some of those defensive backs coaches. Unfortunately, no, not yet. 0:10:35.280 --> 0:10:37.040 I'm hoping to get a chance to actually flying out 0:10:37.080 --> 0:10:39.720 in Miami and meet these guys in person. But um, 0:10:39.760 --> 0:10:42.440 I mean I again, for nothing but good things about 0:10:42.440 --> 0:10:44.959 the defensive side of the ball, no question. So um, 0:10:44.960 --> 0:10:46.839 that's exciting for me as a corner knowing that these 0:10:46.840 --> 0:10:49.320 guys have said to high pedig for you know, making 0:10:49.480 --> 0:10:52.320 good dbs even better, and that's that's something we have 0:10:52.360 --> 0:10:54.160 to deal with right now with the coronavirus going on. 0:10:54.200 --> 0:10:56.880 So hopefully get you down here real soon. You're joining 0:10:56.880 --> 0:10:59.320 a defensive backfield that has some big time names in it. 0:10:59.559 --> 0:11:01.040 What does it mean for you to play in a 0:11:01.120 --> 0:11:05.120 defensive backfield that you know could challenge for for supremacy 0:11:05.160 --> 0:11:08.480 at the top of the NFL. Yeah. I actually hit 0:11:08.559 --> 0:11:11.560 up my man X on Instagram just to say I 0:11:11.559 --> 0:11:14.000 couldn't wait to play along soide another top tier cornerback. 0:11:14.040 --> 0:11:17.080 I know Eric Row from the trained together in Pensacola 0:11:17.840 --> 0:11:20.120 right before the combine. UM, so I know a couple 0:11:20.120 --> 0:11:23.040 of guys in that backfield, So I think it's really cool. 0:11:23.040 --> 0:11:25.760 The opportunity to play it along with a bunch of 0:11:25.840 --> 0:11:29.600 dps who understand the game will also top in their game. UM. 0:11:29.640 --> 0:11:32.560 That was also a big factor. You know, it's hard 0:11:32.600 --> 0:11:35.640 to find a team with two top tier corners, so 0:11:35.840 --> 0:11:37.840 this is special for us, and you talk about being 0:11:37.880 --> 0:11:39.840 a top tier corner Byron. I went over some of 0:11:39.880 --> 0:11:42.320 your individual matchups throughout the course of the last two 0:11:42.400 --> 0:11:44.360 years and some of the guys that you bodied up 0:11:44.360 --> 0:11:48.400 in terms of their targets, receptions, and yards. It's it's ridiculous, 0:11:48.400 --> 0:11:50.800 to be perfectly frank. I mean, Michael Thomas in two 0:11:50.840 --> 0:11:53.440 games against you has two receptions. That guy won the 0:11:53.480 --> 0:11:55.959 Offensive Player of the Year award last year. What is 0:11:56.000 --> 0:11:57.959 it about those big time matchups that gets the best 0:11:58.000 --> 0:12:02.240 out of you? And the truthfully, UM, it's really a 0:12:02.320 --> 0:12:04.760 defensive thing. Like one thing I had in Dallas was 0:12:05.000 --> 0:12:07.240 guys who rushed the pastors. I call these they called 0:12:07.240 --> 0:12:09.360 the hot boys, I call maniacs because they just have 0:12:09.440 --> 0:12:12.559 high energy, high motors and they're putting pressure on quarterbacks 0:12:12.559 --> 0:12:15.280 and UM, you know, for to to be really good 0:12:15.360 --> 0:12:17.400 corner in this league, you can't do it alone. You 0:12:17.480 --> 0:12:19.880 gotta have guys who are rushing the pastor you mean, 0:12:19.960 --> 0:12:22.400 these quarterbacks and receivably getting better and better each year. 0:12:22.720 --> 0:12:24.800 And the rules are kind of being shaded towards the 0:12:24.840 --> 0:12:27.800 offense as opposed to defense. So, um, putting pressure on 0:12:27.880 --> 0:12:31.480 quarterbacks makes my job a lot easier. So it's it's partly. Yes, 0:12:31.559 --> 0:12:33.240 I am a skilled defensive back. You know, I'm a 0:12:33.320 --> 0:12:36.160 guard guys, no matter who it is and where it is. 0:12:36.280 --> 0:12:38.800 But um, it really comes together and it really becomes 0:12:38.800 --> 0:12:40.839 something special when you guys have when you have a 0:12:41.240 --> 0:12:44.480 defensive line life backer group that's really rushing the quarterback. 0:12:45.000 --> 0:12:47.800 And you've played a multiple positions throughout the course of 0:12:47.840 --> 0:12:50.319 your career so far, drafted as a cornerback in Dallas, 0:12:50.400 --> 0:12:52.640 moved to safety for a little bit. What does that 0:12:52.720 --> 0:12:55.839 experience teach you and what is the versatility and multiplicity 0:12:55.880 --> 0:12:58.440 in your game done to benefit your overall skill set 0:12:58.600 --> 0:13:02.120 as a defensive back. Yeah, so I came in as 0:13:02.120 --> 0:13:03.760 a corner and played a couple of games that corner, 0:13:04.040 --> 0:13:05.920 played a couple of games that dime, and they need 0:13:05.960 --> 0:13:07.600 me at safety So I stayed there for about two 0:13:07.600 --> 0:13:09.319 and a half three years and then moved back to 0:13:09.320 --> 0:13:12.439 the corner on their coach with Christopher Shard, who really 0:13:12.440 --> 0:13:15.720 helped me develop my skill as a top tier cornerback. Um. 0:13:15.760 --> 0:13:18.640 You know, playing the multiple positions in the defensive back 0:13:18.640 --> 0:13:21.560 foot really gives me an understanding of the defense. Um. 0:13:21.600 --> 0:13:24.600 You know, oftentimes players, especially young players, they just understanding 0:13:24.640 --> 0:13:27.760 their position and to really to to take that next 0:13:27.760 --> 0:13:29.880 step to the next level, you have to really understand 0:13:29.920 --> 0:13:33.120 each position and how it works. As defensive back. You 0:13:33.200 --> 0:13:35.480 gotta understand where your help is, where your safety is, 0:13:35.520 --> 0:13:38.199 your lineback, your help, how many guys are rushing the 0:13:38.280 --> 0:13:41.440 pastor that dictates when the bass coming, how it's gonna 0:13:41.440 --> 0:13:43.680 come out a fast you're gonna come out, So all 0:13:43.679 --> 0:13:46.560 that stuff, like just playing those multiple positions, it gave 0:13:46.559 --> 0:13:50.360 me the opportunity to really learn the defense intimately, and um, 0:13:50.360 --> 0:13:52.480 it's been really beneficial for me. I can help out 0:13:52.480 --> 0:13:54.559 a safety, I can play safety, I can play negle, 0:13:54.559 --> 0:13:56.880 I can play dime. I had a great history covering 0:13:56.880 --> 0:14:00.520 tight ends, the bigger, bigger receivers, all that good stuff. So, um, 0:14:00.559 --> 0:14:04.600 just just the just the development, just the development process alone, 0:14:04.600 --> 0:14:07.320 it helped me tremendously. And so you mentioned your ability 0:14:07.320 --> 0:14:09.960 to kind of recognize route concepts and play that quarterback 0:14:10.000 --> 0:14:12.480 style of defense on the other side, as you key 0:14:12.520 --> 0:14:13.920 some of the things you see in front of you. 0:14:14.120 --> 0:14:16.640 I'm sure if you've talked to Flow extensively, you've heard tough, 0:14:16.920 --> 0:14:19.920 smart discipline. That's what we do down here in Miami. 0:14:20.160 --> 0:14:22.440 And I also read an article about your film prep 0:14:22.480 --> 0:14:24.880 and kind of your work habits and how Sean Lee, 0:14:24.920 --> 0:14:27.480 the Cowboys linebacker, taught you a lot in terms of 0:14:27.600 --> 0:14:29.840 the mental side of the game. So I'm curious to 0:14:29.880 --> 0:14:32.960 ask you, Byron, how how are you able to apply 0:14:33.080 --> 0:14:36.400 that to the games on Sunday? And also on top 0:14:36.400 --> 0:14:38.960 of the smart aspect of the game, I read something 0:14:38.960 --> 0:14:41.840 that said that your your toughness or you you played 0:14:41.880 --> 0:14:44.240 through an mcl sprain at one point. Where does that 0:14:44.280 --> 0:14:46.520 toughness come from? Like for us simpletons that don't play 0:14:46.560 --> 0:14:48.720 the game that we don't have that athletic ability, how 0:14:48.720 --> 0:14:50.520 are you able to gut through something like that and 0:14:50.680 --> 0:14:55.240 be out there for your teammates. Going back to the 0:14:56.240 --> 0:14:59.640 just the preparation phase, Sanly by far is one of 0:14:59.720 --> 0:15:03.120 the that's people to learn to prepare for the games. 0:15:03.360 --> 0:15:05.920 I mean, the guy is there early, he's there late. 0:15:05.960 --> 0:15:10.480 He's your your prototypical guy who stays late, comes early. 0:15:10.760 --> 0:15:13.800 Watch this film and he breaks down the game in 0:15:13.800 --> 0:15:17.880 a way that's easily to digest for him. And you know, uh, 0:15:18.240 --> 0:15:21.440 just seeing the way he approached the game in terms 0:15:21.440 --> 0:15:24.080 of preparation made me change the way I took notes, 0:15:24.120 --> 0:15:25.720 the way I watched them, the way I took care 0:15:25.720 --> 0:15:28.760 of my body. So, um, just having around and just 0:15:28.800 --> 0:15:31.720 seeing that on a daily basis completely changed my game. 0:15:32.200 --> 0:15:36.520 And um, you know it's it's cool because offices, what 0:15:36.600 --> 0:15:39.720 they run against us is what they run in the past. 0:15:39.720 --> 0:15:41.960 You know, every offense has your scheme and as your style, 0:15:42.040 --> 0:15:43.880 and you're gonna see some of the same routes in 0:15:43.920 --> 0:15:46.360 the same runs over and over again. So just being 0:15:46.360 --> 0:15:49.080 able to key that stuff and watching that stuff on family, 0:15:49.200 --> 0:15:51.440 making notes of it makes you play a little bit 0:15:51.480 --> 0:15:54.080 quicker and um, in terms of playing hurt and I 0:15:54.160 --> 0:15:57.160 never encourage anyone to do that, Um, but that's a 0:15:57.200 --> 0:15:59.920 part of ball, you know. Um. You know, at a time, 0:16:00.000 --> 0:16:02.520 you're gonna have to sacrifice certain things for your brothers 0:16:02.560 --> 0:16:05.080 to to your left until your right and as long 0:16:05.080 --> 0:16:07.160 as you make a smart decision where you're not jeopardizing 0:16:07.240 --> 0:16:10.000 your long term health. Uh, you know, some guys are 0:16:10.040 --> 0:16:11.960 willing to do what some guys aren't. We got new 0:16:12.000 --> 0:16:14.720 Dolphins cornerback Byron Jones are on the Drive Time podcast 0:16:14.760 --> 0:16:17.480 with Travis Wingfield. We are part of the official Miami 0:16:17.480 --> 0:16:20.320 Dolphins podcast network, and Byron, you and I were speaking 0:16:20.360 --> 0:16:23.040 off air a little bit about your combine metrics and 0:16:23.120 --> 0:16:25.960 that world record broad jump, which still stands today. By 0:16:26.000 --> 0:16:27.920 the way, I mean you're I don't know if you're 0:16:27.920 --> 0:16:31.600 familiar with the Relative Athletics scorecard. It's a basically cumulative 0:16:31.640 --> 0:16:34.800 score of your combined workout metrics. You still hold the 0:16:34.880 --> 0:16:37.440 highest number for all defensive backs in the history of 0:16:37.480 --> 0:16:40.400 the combine. So what does that do and how does 0:16:40.400 --> 0:16:43.200 that translate into the Pro Bowl talent we see on Sundays. 0:16:45.280 --> 0:16:48.600 It's gonna be crazy to hear me out. So what 0:16:48.720 --> 0:16:52.040 frustrates me the most is how good of a two 0:16:52.040 --> 0:16:55.680 foot jumper I am? But I'm not that great one. 0:16:56.200 --> 0:17:00.000 And football you're jumping primarily off of one ft um 0:17:00.120 --> 0:17:01.640 So you know, I go in the basketball and I 0:17:01.680 --> 0:17:05.480 could do any dunk imaginable off two feet, but one 0:17:05.520 --> 0:17:08.840 ft it ain't so great. UM. So that's one thing 0:17:08.840 --> 0:17:10.840 I've always been gifted with the ability to jump far 0:17:11.000 --> 0:17:15.000 and and and high off two ft um and for 0:17:15.040 --> 0:17:17.359 me that in terms of translation to the football field, 0:17:17.359 --> 0:17:19.720 it just helps my explicit movements, you know, getting out 0:17:19.760 --> 0:17:21.840 of my stance and all that good stuff. Um changing 0:17:21.920 --> 0:17:25.159 direction as well. Um, you gotta have strength along with 0:17:25.160 --> 0:17:27.159 that explosion, and that strength gets me out of some 0:17:27.160 --> 0:17:30.879 waxy positions at times. So that's been a blessing shout 0:17:30.880 --> 0:17:32.359 out to my mom and dad for the good genes. 0:17:33.080 --> 0:17:35.360 Here you go, you gotta gotta pay it back somehow. 0:17:35.560 --> 0:17:38.520 So you mentioned basketball and dunking, and I gotta go 0:17:38.600 --> 0:17:40.439 here because we have some guys here that think that 0:17:40.480 --> 0:17:42.640 they could play in the NBA too. I'm talking about 0:17:42.680 --> 0:17:45.879 Davante Parker, Mica Sicky, Christian Wilkins told me he was 0:17:45.920 --> 0:17:48.080 the best basketball player on the team. Now I've seen 0:17:48.160 --> 0:17:51.320 him throw a sweet drop step in there. But I 0:17:51.359 --> 0:17:53.680 gotta ask you, are you gonna win the dunk contest 0:17:53.720 --> 0:17:58.000 if they had one for the Dolphins. It's been like 0:17:58.080 --> 0:18:01.640 two years since I've done, which is unusual for me. 0:18:01.960 --> 0:18:04.040 But I think I still got it. I think I 0:18:04.040 --> 0:18:05.520 still got I think I still got the juice in 0:18:05.560 --> 0:18:07.720 the legs. Give me a week to get back, you know, 0:18:07.720 --> 0:18:09.520 and get back to the basketball shape, but I think 0:18:09.520 --> 0:18:11.080 I can get it. What about the jump shot? Is 0:18:11.119 --> 0:18:15.840 that still there too? Absolutely no shots. I know my 0:18:15.960 --> 0:18:19.159 strengths and weaknesses, and that's the first thing about basketball. 0:18:19.160 --> 0:18:20.679 Football guys are trying to do everything, try to beat 0:18:20.680 --> 0:18:24.480 Steph Curry, Lebron Jane jibble Shoe, Like, no, I'm not shooting, 0:18:24.680 --> 0:18:27.280 I'm not jibbling, but I will defend my ass off. 0:18:27.520 --> 0:18:29.840 I'm gonna put back the layoups. And I'm that guy 0:18:29.920 --> 0:18:31.679 that no one thinks it's good at basketball once they 0:18:31.680 --> 0:18:33.320 see me playing, like okay, I want that guy on 0:18:33.359 --> 0:18:36.000 my team. And I defend and I get buckets, I 0:18:36.040 --> 0:18:38.960 get bored. We've got another podcast here on the network 0:18:38.960 --> 0:18:42.080 called The Fish Tankets with former Dolphins receiver O J. McDuffie, 0:18:42.200 --> 0:18:44.560 and they always detailed the basketball games that used to 0:18:44.600 --> 0:18:46.919 happen back at his house back in the day, and 0:18:46.960 --> 0:18:49.040 there was always a guy on They talked about the 0:18:49.080 --> 0:18:50.960 best five they get on the floor, and there was 0:18:51.040 --> 0:18:53.359 always a guy on that roster that just said what 0:18:53.440 --> 0:18:55.680 you just said about being the toughest to Dathor and 0:18:55.680 --> 0:18:58.000 you're gonna get your rebounds and you're gonna get all 0:18:58.160 --> 0:19:00.399 your block shots and stuff like that. So does that 0:19:00.480 --> 0:19:04.080 translate the football field as well? Oh yeah, it's just 0:19:04.080 --> 0:19:06.640 being It's about being scrappy, you know, getting what comes 0:19:06.640 --> 0:19:09.720 to you. Um and for me just being a defender. 0:19:09.760 --> 0:19:12.680 I love defending. You know, when I played safety, you 0:19:12.840 --> 0:19:14.679 kind of out there in twelve yards away, you're not 0:19:14.760 --> 0:19:17.480 really interacting with too many players until you know something 0:19:17.480 --> 0:19:21.280 goes wrong. But for me, playing corner man, having someone 0:19:21.320 --> 0:19:23.159 in front of me and defending someone in front of 0:19:23.160 --> 0:19:24.840 me made me fall in love with the game in 0:19:24.880 --> 0:19:27.040 a different way, like more than any time of my 0:19:27.200 --> 0:19:31.040 entire life. Um So, defending that's what I naturally love 0:19:31.119 --> 0:19:34.360 to do. So yeah, So when you get down here 0:19:34.359 --> 0:19:36.400 in Miami, what Jergy number do you want to wear? 0:19:38.080 --> 0:19:40.080 That's that's a good question. I'm not sure what numbers 0:19:40.080 --> 0:19:42.640 are available, but I think I'm looking for a little 0:19:42.720 --> 0:19:44.879 change up there. Anyone was dope, but you know it's 0:19:44.920 --> 0:19:46.960 next time you change it up a little bit. And 0:19:47.000 --> 0:19:49.080 when you do get down here, besides the georgey number, 0:19:49.080 --> 0:19:50.919