WEBVTT - Drive Time: New England Perspective with Mike Reiss 0:00:01.680 --> 0:00:05.480 You're listening to the Miami Dolphins Podcast Network. This is 0:00:05.559 --> 0:00:08.680 Drive Time with Travis Wingfield. Back to throw to a 0:00:08.800 --> 0:00:16.360 looking clips about the wide Dolphin touchdown timeriquel uncolievable, just 0:00:16.560 --> 0:00:19.239 blue fire for a second time. Don't know where he 0:00:19.360 --> 0:00:20.360 was going right away? 0:00:20.640 --> 0:00:21.920 Want to hit that man. 0:00:22.360 --> 0:00:23.120 I'm gonna help you. 0:00:23.160 --> 0:00:24.560 Someone will step on your bandwagon. 0:00:24.840 --> 0:00:28.520 Wattle, Wattle to a shotguns, back to throw, looking at 0:00:28.520 --> 0:00:34.400 them up fires touchdown, It's Waddle his six touchdown parasom. 0:00:34.440 --> 0:00:34.920 This thing. 0:00:36.000 --> 0:00:39.000 Drive Time with Travis Wingfield begins. 0:00:39.600 --> 0:00:41.040 Now check your pulse? 0:00:43.040 --> 0:00:46.880 What is up? Dolphins? And welcome to the Drift Time Podcast, 0:00:47.200 --> 0:00:50.160 part of the Miami Dolphins Podcast Network, covering your team, 0:00:50.680 --> 0:00:54.560 your Miami Dolphins. How's it going everybody? I am your host, 0:00:54.560 --> 0:00:58.080 Travis Wingfield. And on today's show, the Great Mike Reese 0:00:58.240 --> 0:01:01.120 from ESPN Boston joins us a break down this matchup 0:01:01.160 --> 0:01:04.240 on Sunday Dolphins and Patriots. Plus we'll hear from Dolphins 0:01:04.280 --> 0:01:07.200 assistant coaches, and we'll also do the game picks for 0:01:07.319 --> 0:01:09.600 week number eight. All of that and more from the 0:01:09.600 --> 0:01:12.800 Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist Health Training Complex. This 0:01:13.120 --> 0:01:18.920 is the Drift Time Podcast ye, dafirs. Let's go ahead 0:01:18.920 --> 0:01:21.000 and start the Thursday show as we do each week, 0:01:21.040 --> 0:01:24.039 with my guest Mike Reese and joining me now for 0:01:24.120 --> 0:01:26.639 the second time. And what is it about seven weeks? 0:01:26.720 --> 0:01:28.720 It's been that long, this far into the NFL season. 0:01:28.760 --> 0:01:32.000 Here in twenty twenty three is ESPN NFL Nation reporter 0:01:32.120 --> 0:01:35.839 covering this week's opponent, the New England Patriots. Mike Reese, Mike, 0:01:35.880 --> 0:01:37.040 Welcome back in my friend. 0:01:37.360 --> 0:01:39.440 Great to be back with you, Travis. How are we doing? 0:01:40.200 --> 0:01:42.960 Uh? The cold bug is going around this part of 0:01:43.000 --> 0:01:45.000 the country, so I've caught that. I think it's probably 0:01:45.000 --> 0:01:48.680 my kids' daycare. So I'm really struggling today, but excited 0:01:48.680 --> 0:01:51.080 to talk to you about some Dolphins and Patriots because 0:01:51.480 --> 0:01:53.760 one of my favorite matchups on the calendar every year, 0:01:53.760 --> 0:01:56.600 Even going back to the Patriots twenty year run of dominance, 0:01:56.840 --> 0:01:59.360 Miami always seemed to find some success in this series. 0:01:59.400 --> 0:02:01.480 So we look forward to this game quite a lot 0:02:01.520 --> 0:02:03.680 every year, or twice a year, I should say, But 0:02:04.200 --> 0:02:06.800 I think that a Dolphins fan who may have caught 0:02:06.800 --> 0:02:09.560 the Patriots one in five record prior to last week, 0:02:09.680 --> 0:02:11.560 might say this game could be a little bit of 0:02:11.560 --> 0:02:13.960 a walk in the park. But Mike, after last week 0:02:14.040 --> 0:02:15.680 they had a bit of a turnaround. Can he tell 0:02:15.760 --> 0:02:18.840 us why they were able to get things going offensively 0:02:18.880 --> 0:02:19.679 against the Bills? 0:02:20.080 --> 0:02:23.240 Yeah, A big part of it was stability along the 0:02:23.280 --> 0:02:27.640 offensive line, better performance. They moved their starting right guard 0:02:27.760 --> 0:02:30.720 Mico Winnu out to right tackle, and they got their 0:02:30.760 --> 0:02:33.920 starting left guard Cole Strange back in the lineup after 0:02:33.960 --> 0:02:36.720 he had missed three straight games. So much of football, 0:02:36.760 --> 0:02:41.320 to me, Travis starts with the offensive line, and that's 0:02:41.440 --> 0:02:44.640 one place to start. Another place would be the emergence 0:02:44.720 --> 0:02:48.799 of a rookie receiver, de Mario pop Douglas, a sixth 0:02:48.840 --> 0:02:52.480 round pick out of Liberty. He played thirty seven snaps 0:02:52.520 --> 0:02:55.880 and he was their most dynamic playmaker, also a punt returner. 0:02:56.280 --> 0:02:59.000 So I'd say those were two things that helped the 0:02:59.040 --> 0:03:01.880 Patriots quite a bit. And then bigger picture, they were 0:03:01.919 --> 0:03:05.320 plus one in the turnover differential, first time this year 0:03:05.360 --> 0:03:08.560 they had been on the plus side in turnover differential, 0:03:09.160 --> 0:03:10.200 so that was a big thing. 0:03:10.240 --> 0:03:11.320 And they started fast. 0:03:11.360 --> 0:03:13.680 You know, they've been getting behind in games and so 0:03:13.720 --> 0:03:15.480 this one they were able to play the game a 0:03:15.520 --> 0:03:16.960 little bit more on their terms. 0:03:17.880 --> 0:03:19.680 I'm looking at my notes that I wrote down because 0:03:19.680 --> 0:03:21.160 we played on Sunday night, so I was able to 0:03:21.200 --> 0:03:23.520 watch the Patriots and Bills game, and I have like 0:03:23.600 --> 0:03:26.320 five different notes here. The third one is to Mario 0:03:26.400 --> 0:03:29.120 Douglas has game changing speed. I just noted that from 0:03:29.120 --> 0:03:30.520 I think an end a round that he took at 0:03:30.520 --> 0:03:32.680 one point in the game and found some space off 0:03:32.720 --> 0:03:34.760 the perimeter. And he's kind of the guy that I 0:03:34.800 --> 0:03:37.360 suppose they were hoping Taekwon Thornton might be right because 0:03:37.360 --> 0:03:39.520 they were an offense that didn't have a lot of speed, 0:03:39.520 --> 0:03:41.360 but it sounds like they found it there in Douglas. 0:03:41.680 --> 0:03:46.440 So Douglas is like a smaller, shiftier guy. 0:03:46.800 --> 0:03:49.640 And so he's five foot eight, one hundred and ninety 0:03:49.640 --> 0:03:54.200 two pounds, sixth round pick, two hundred tenth overall, and 0:03:54.360 --> 0:03:57.720 he's sort of like he would fit well in the 0:03:57.760 --> 0:04:00.480 Dolphins offense. Yeah, you know, you see and you see 0:04:00.480 --> 0:04:02.760 a lot of the movement right. And I think it's 0:04:02.800 --> 0:04:07.600 actually really interesting discussion, Travis, because you know Devonte Parker, 0:04:07.720 --> 0:04:11.720 Dolphins fans know him well, Patriots traded for him, and 0:04:12.000 --> 0:04:15.160 he's really been the Patriots like number one receiver in 0:04:15.240 --> 0:04:19.000 terms of playing time. And think about what DeVante is like, 0:04:19.040 --> 0:04:23.720 he's a big target, runs good slants, you know, maybe 0:04:23.720 --> 0:04:26.560 can make some plays down the field, but he's not 0:04:26.720 --> 0:04:30.480 the fastest guy, right And I think to me, the 0:04:30.560 --> 0:04:34.600 contrast there is notable in that the Patriots is need 0:04:34.640 --> 0:04:39.440 more juice at receiver and to Mario Douglas is juice 0:04:39.520 --> 0:04:43.039 and so he's he's definitely a player Dolphins fans should 0:04:43.040 --> 0:04:44.120 be watching on Sunday. 0:04:44.400 --> 0:04:46.080 Yeah, it's good to note. And you know, I've always 0:04:46.120 --> 0:04:48.800 I've always fancied a speed receiver as well, even before 0:04:48.800 --> 0:04:51.520 the Dolphins acquired Tyreek Hill and Jelen Waddle. I just 0:04:51.600 --> 0:04:53.360 like the threat to go take the top off the defense, 0:04:53.400 --> 0:04:54.919 and of course threat in the edges in the running 0:04:54.920 --> 0:04:57.320 game as well. And speaking of that running game, Mike, 0:04:57.360 --> 0:04:59.480 I thought that was the most impressive part of the offense. 0:04:59.520 --> 0:05:01.720 And touch on mac Jones Harris because I thought he 0:05:01.720 --> 0:05:03.359 had his best game as well of the season. But 0:05:03.839 --> 0:05:06.800 I'm curious to kind of hear your take on the 0:05:06.839 --> 0:05:10.280 evolution of this Patriots run game, not just from this season, 0:05:10.600 --> 0:05:12.200 but the start of last year. And they wanted to 0:05:12.200 --> 0:05:14.440 implement some more of that wide zone and the traditional 0:05:14.800 --> 0:05:17.080 stretch zone offense that so many of these really good 0:05:17.120 --> 0:05:19.239 offenses in the league run, and they kind of scrapped 0:05:19.279 --> 0:05:21.400 that went back to some more man gap scheme. Where 0:05:21.440 --> 0:05:23.159 are they at right now in terms of how they're 0:05:23.200 --> 0:05:24.960 creating space in the running game. I know the health 0:05:24.960 --> 0:05:26.800 on the offensive line is a big deal, but from 0:05:26.839 --> 0:05:29.680 a schematic standpoint, the running backs are making the biggest impacts. 0:05:29.800 --> 0:05:32.080 Just kind of summarize all of that for us if 0:05:32.080 --> 0:05:32.440 you can. 0:05:33.200 --> 0:05:36.080 Well, Travis, I'm gonna stay within my my sort of 0:05:36.360 --> 0:05:39.280 scope here in ters of the schematics stuff. And I'm 0:05:39.279 --> 0:05:40.960 gonna be careful this because I don't want to say 0:05:40.960 --> 0:05:44.240 something that's wrong. I think what they're doing this year, 0:05:44.560 --> 0:05:47.680 I wouldn't compare it too much to last year, just 0:05:47.720 --> 0:05:51.160 in terms of, like it's a whole new really going 0:05:51.200 --> 0:05:54.240 back to their old system right when Josh McDaniels was here. 0:05:54.240 --> 0:05:55.880 It's a new offensive line coach. 0:05:56.200 --> 0:05:58.480 So I think I'll go more broad in terms of 0:05:58.520 --> 0:06:02.440 like the schematics, sir, but I will drill down more 0:06:02.600 --> 0:06:05.479 on like I watched these games over Treuse, like I 0:06:05.520 --> 0:06:07.760 watched like the what you call the coaches tapeer, the 0:06:07.800 --> 0:06:10.440 All twenty two. I don't always can't say for sure 0:06:10.520 --> 0:06:13.680 I know exactly what I'm seeing. But I do know 0:06:13.839 --> 0:06:16.480 when I watch the end zone angle and I see 0:06:16.480 --> 0:06:19.520 that there's not a lot of There haven't been a 0:06:19.520 --> 0:06:24.919 lot of consistent holes for Ramandre Stevenson and Ezekiel Elliott 0:06:25.279 --> 0:06:28.000 up until last week, you know, And I think part 0:06:28.080 --> 0:06:30.880 of that was the Bills defense, the way they play 0:06:30.960 --> 0:06:34.320 a lot of four down linemen zone coverage behind it. 0:06:35.040 --> 0:06:37.360 Like the Patriots sort of knew what they were getting 0:06:37.360 --> 0:06:39.520 and they were able to block it up pretty well. 0:06:40.320 --> 0:06:42.120 So I think, to me, it's something for them to 0:06:42.160 --> 0:06:45.560 build off of. But you know, the Dolphins aren't going 0:06:45.600 --> 0:06:47.679 to do that. It's going to look a lot different, 0:06:47.760 --> 0:06:49.159 and I think it's gonna be a lot harder for 0:06:49.200 --> 0:06:53.560 them to achieve what they achieved this past Sunday Sunday 0:06:53.600 --> 0:06:54.160 in Miami. 0:06:54.640 --> 0:06:56.400 Yeah, it seems like the Dolphins have also kind of, 0:06:56.480 --> 0:06:59.080 you know, bounced back after a couple of rough games 0:06:59.120 --> 0:07:01.400 against the running game or early in the season and 0:07:01.400 --> 0:07:03.719 really played good in the front in terms of both 0:07:03.760 --> 0:07:06.240 their pass rush and run defense. But you know, Mike, 0:07:06.320 --> 0:07:09.000 watching that game, my first note early on because that 0:07:09.040 --> 0:07:11.200 the Patriots offense had some success, but they had some 0:07:11.280 --> 0:07:12.400 you know a little bit of a roll down the 0:07:12.400 --> 0:07:14.280 middle part of the game, and I thought the pass 0:07:14.360 --> 0:07:16.480 rush kind of impacted Mac and maybe dropped his eyes 0:07:16.520 --> 0:07:18.800 a few times. But dang it if he didn't get 0:07:18.800 --> 0:07:20.840 back to what I thought he did so well that 0:07:20.920 --> 0:07:23.400 rookie year where he threw with that timing in touch 0:07:23.480 --> 0:07:25.840 over the middle with like you know, whether it's against 0:07:25.880 --> 0:07:28.280 the blitz and kind of a spot throwing too guys 0:07:28.560 --> 0:07:30.600 to put them in positions to run after the catch, 0:07:30.680 --> 0:07:32.560 like it seemed like he was really just putting the 0:07:32.560 --> 0:07:34.840 ball on the money down the middle of the field. 0:07:35.040 --> 0:07:37.680 I'm curious if you think maybe you've heard just more 0:07:37.720 --> 0:07:39.800 confidence from Mac, Like what did you see from him 0:07:39.840 --> 0:07:42.600 in that game that was allowed him to really, you know, 0:07:42.640 --> 0:07:44.440 break a bunch of slumps in terms of beating a 0:07:44.480 --> 0:07:46.720 team that scored twenty five points, the game winning drive, 0:07:46.760 --> 0:07:49.040 all the fun stuff that he now has under his belt. 0:07:49.240 --> 0:07:50.360 Why do you think he was able to get that 0:07:50.400 --> 0:07:51.520 accomplished last Sunday. 0:07:52.080 --> 0:07:55.280 Well, Travis, your read of it was exactly mine. You know, 0:07:55.360 --> 0:07:58.000 I thought through the first three quarters of the game, 0:07:58.240 --> 0:08:00.520 I thought, you know, he played solid, but there were 0:08:00.600 --> 0:08:03.400 times where he was looking down at the rush, and 0:08:04.360 --> 0:08:08.600 it was the fourth quarter where he elevated to a 0:08:08.680 --> 0:08:11.720 point that I hadn't seen him before. I thought it 0:08:11.760 --> 0:08:14.560 was maybe the best quarter that he's played in his 0:08:14.760 --> 0:08:16.760 career in the NFL. 0:08:17.040 --> 0:08:19.400 And what was the difference to me? 0:08:19.680 --> 0:08:23.119 I think part of it was like the first play 0:08:23.160 --> 0:08:25.880 of that final drive was really just a quick screen 0:08:25.920 --> 0:08:29.800 to ramondre Stevenson thirty yards right, So I mean to 0:08:29.840 --> 0:08:31.720 put it all on Mac, that's you know, we got 0:08:31.760 --> 0:08:34.720 to mention the guys around him, ramondre Stevenson, big on 0:08:34.760 --> 0:08:38.920 the screen, Hunter, Henry terrific, you know, on a catch 0:08:38.960 --> 0:08:42.720 over the middle, Pop Douglas with his catch, you know, 0:08:42.760 --> 0:08:45.400 the touchdown to Gaseki. So I think a combination of 0:08:45.440 --> 0:08:48.720 the guys around him, you know, stepping up, but Mac 0:08:48.880 --> 0:08:53.839 also elevating them with his poise, with his confidence and 0:08:54.520 --> 0:08:58.160 making a play like sometimes one play in my experience, 0:08:58.440 --> 0:09:00.920 can sort of manifest itself in to the next play, 0:09:01.360 --> 0:09:04.440 into the next play. And they finally developed that rhythm 0:09:04.440 --> 0:09:07.760 and consistency that quite frankly, Travis, I felt like was 0:09:07.800 --> 0:09:08.440 always there. 0:09:08.920 --> 0:09:10.359 But you can't keep talking. 0:09:10.120 --> 0:09:11.880 About it, like at some point you just got to 0:09:11.920 --> 0:09:14.440 go out and do it, and they did it. 0:09:14.440 --> 0:09:16.800 It was impressive, and you know, for someone that's you know, 0:09:16.920 --> 0:09:19.320 maybe pulling against the Buffalo Bills, the second place team 0:09:19.320 --> 0:09:21.200 in the AFC East. It was fun for Dolphins dance 0:09:21.280 --> 0:09:23.720 to watch that drive materialize and wind up in the 0:09:23.760 --> 0:09:25.679 end zone with the former Dolphin and Mike Gaziki and 0:09:25.760 --> 0:09:28.160 him doing his former Dolphins greed dance that he would 0:09:28.160 --> 0:09:30.839 do and Mac following along with him there and that 0:09:30.880 --> 0:09:33.319 play actually reminded me a lot of the Dolphins twenty 0:09:33.440 --> 0:09:36.800 nineteen winner in New England from Fitzpatrick to Gasiki in 0:09:36.840 --> 0:09:39.000 the back of the enzone. Pretty similar route and throw there. 0:09:39.040 --> 0:09:41.680 So I guess history repeats itself once again there for 0:09:41.679 --> 0:09:43.439 the Patriots. But let's go over to the other side 0:09:43.440 --> 0:09:45.319 of the football here, Mike, because you know, last time 0:09:45.360 --> 0:09:48.400 the Dolphins and Patriots met, y'all had a pass rusher 0:09:48.400 --> 0:09:50.920 who was one of the NFL's top sack men last year. 0:09:51.240 --> 0:09:52.800 If was he, did you not lead the league in 0:09:52.800 --> 0:09:53.440 sacks last year? 0:09:53.559 --> 0:09:55.880 He didn't know, he wasn't the leader, but he had 0:09:55.920 --> 0:09:58.880 fourteen and a half, which is still he led the Patriots, 0:09:58.880 --> 0:09:59.480 that's for sure. 0:09:59.640 --> 0:10:02.360 Yeah, that as a bunch of sack production. How are 0:10:02.400 --> 0:10:04.240 the replacing that this year with his absence? 0:10:04.800 --> 0:10:05.679 So it's interesting. 0:10:05.760 --> 0:10:09.040 They were really going deep into their depth, you know, 0:10:09.160 --> 0:10:12.720 this pass game, because it wasn't just Matthew Judon that 0:10:12.760 --> 0:10:16.199 they were without the pass game this most recent game. 0:10:16.559 --> 0:10:17.760 And I do want to correct myself. 0:10:17.840 --> 0:10:20.360 Judaan had fifteen and a half sacks last year, not 0:10:20.480 --> 0:10:23.960 fourteen and a half. Josh Uce would be the next 0:10:24.000 --> 0:10:26.000 man up, but he was out this pass game with 0:10:26.040 --> 0:10:26.800 a knee injury. 0:10:26.880 --> 0:10:29.520 And then Keon White, their second round pick. 0:10:30.320 --> 0:10:32.559 He also missed the game with a concussion, so they 0:10:32.559 --> 0:10:36.880 were down to basically their next guy. Anthorty Jennings, a 0:10:36.960 --> 0:10:40.240 fourth year player out of Alabama, played very well, played 0:10:40.280 --> 0:10:44.000 sixty nine snaps out of seventy one. And then they 0:10:44.000 --> 0:10:46.880 had Dietrich Wise, who's sort of a hybrid defensive end, 0:10:47.200 --> 0:10:48.440 you know, defensive tackle. 0:10:48.520 --> 0:10:50.760 He sort of was on the edge on the other side. 0:10:50.800 --> 0:10:53.839 But those those guys have different styles of play than 0:10:53.880 --> 0:10:56.040 Matthew Judon and so they have to do it a 0:10:56.080 --> 0:10:59.280 little differently. But they were effective, you know, in terms 0:10:59.320 --> 0:11:00.000 of what they were. 0:11:00.000 --> 0:11:01.240 I will do against the Bills. 0:11:01.440 --> 0:11:03.360 It seems like they've had the same front for so 0:11:03.520 --> 0:11:06.560 long there with Lawrence guy, Dietrich Wise, now Devon Godshaw 0:11:06.600 --> 0:11:08.280 getting up there in the years with the Patriots after 0:11:08.280 --> 0:11:11.120 playing here for the first four years of his NFL career. 0:11:11.160 --> 0:11:13.880 But I saw Belichick's press conference this morning where he 0:11:13.880 --> 0:11:16.079 comes to the podium and just says, Dolphins week. You 0:11:16.120 --> 0:11:18.319 guys already know. So it's like same thing over here. 0:11:18.320 --> 0:11:18.480 Man. 0:11:18.559 --> 0:11:20.320 We've pled these guys so many times at this point 0:11:20.320 --> 0:11:22.040 that it's just kind of a you know what, you're 0:11:22.080 --> 0:11:24.080 gonna get there. And so that brings me my last 0:11:24.160 --> 0:11:26.640 question for you here, Mike, because you know, and you 0:11:26.679 --> 0:11:28.640 talked about injuries at the edge position. I know, the 0:11:28.640 --> 0:11:31.520 defensive backfields a little bit banged up with Christian Gonzalez 0:11:31.520 --> 0:11:33.680 being out. He had his first career pick in that 0:11:33.720 --> 0:11:36.160 game against Miami back in Week two. But I'm really 0:11:36.200 --> 0:11:39.240 curious what I mean, you know, schematics. You and I 0:11:39.280 --> 0:11:41.680 are not, you know, coaches by any means, but I'm 0:11:41.720 --> 0:11:43.560 super curious to see what it might look like for 0:11:43.600 --> 0:11:45.719 the Patriots this week because we saw them back in 0:11:45.760 --> 0:11:49.319 Week two run that three high safety you know, basically 0:11:49.440 --> 0:11:51.360 roof on top of the defense all game long to 0:11:51.400 --> 0:11:55.160 limit this Miami explosive offense. But we also saw last 0:11:55.200 --> 0:11:57.880 week the Eagles issue a different type of game play 0:11:58.040 --> 0:11:59.600 or I even go back to the Vikings game on 0:11:59.600 --> 0:12:02.520 Monday with Brian Flores dialing up a bunch of you know, 0:12:02.640 --> 0:12:05.600 zero blitz is against a similar offense in San Francisco, 0:12:05.920 --> 0:12:08.160 and it's got me thinking about all these options that 0:12:08.200 --> 0:12:10.640 Belichick has to choose from to issue a game plan 0:12:10.920 --> 0:12:13.240 to try to slow this Dolphins offense. What do you 0:12:13.280 --> 0:12:14.760 think you might be cooking up over there? 0:12:15.280 --> 0:12:19.040 So I love this conversation because I remember us talking 0:12:19.040 --> 0:12:21.720 about how, you know, and how they would defend Tyreek, 0:12:21.760 --> 0:12:23.640 and I think I used the example of you know, 0:12:23.720 --> 0:12:28.120 I've seen Bill Belichick put like vices around Tony Gonzalez, 0:12:28.160 --> 0:12:30.439 the old chief tight end, right, and and so how 0:12:30.440 --> 0:12:32.000 did they end up doing that with Tyreek? 0:12:32.040 --> 0:12:35.000 It was the you know, not all game, but like 0:12:35.080 --> 0:12:35.520 a lot of the. 0:12:36.000 --> 0:12:39.880 Three three safeties across the back line there, right. And 0:12:39.960 --> 0:12:41.880 so what I would think is it's going to be 0:12:42.240 --> 0:12:44.800 they'll do some of that, I would think, but I 0:12:44.800 --> 0:12:47.800 wouldn't be surprised if they spin the dial with a 0:12:47.800 --> 0:12:49.599 little bit more pressure. I'd have to go back and 0:12:49.920 --> 0:12:54.880 see how much pressure they you know, put on Tour 0:12:55.080 --> 0:12:55.880 or how much. 0:12:55.760 --> 0:12:58.120 Pressure calls they made in that Week two game. I 0:12:58.120 --> 0:12:59.640 don't have that up the top of my head. 0:12:59.840 --> 0:13:02.560 But I will say, like, like they pick their spots, 0:13:02.600 --> 0:13:05.640 Like even against Josh Allen in this last game, that's 0:13:05.840 --> 0:13:08.439 that touchdown to Stefan Diggs. I mean that was an 0:13:08.440 --> 0:13:12.760 eight man blitz right like, so so they'll do it, Travis. 0:13:12.800 --> 0:13:15.640 It's just picking their spots. And I think so that 0:13:15.760 --> 0:13:18.320 to me is gonna be like the plan. Like you know, 0:13:18.400 --> 0:13:22.720 they're gonna still make Tyreek the top priority. 0:13:22.480 --> 0:13:25.439 So I expect to see that. But then it's like it's. 0:13:25.240 --> 0:13:27.800 Gonna be like a small handful of plays where they 0:13:27.880 --> 0:13:32.360 roll the dice right and they bring pressure, and I'm 0:13:32.360 --> 0:13:34.640 curious and those might end up being the plays that 0:13:34.760 --> 0:13:35.960 ultimately decide the game. 0:13:36.200 --> 0:13:37.640 Yeah, I'm curious to see how that. 0:13:37.640 --> 0:13:40.880 Unfolds, whether it's you know, a sack fumble or something, 0:13:41.000 --> 0:13:42.960 or a bust in coverage that goes for a touchdown 0:13:42.960 --> 0:13:45.280 the other direction. I tend to agree because these games 0:13:45.280 --> 0:13:47.480 always follow the same script where both teams kind of 0:13:47.760 --> 0:13:50.560 you know, slow playing offensively. It limits the drives like 0:13:50.600 --> 0:13:52.720 eight or nine per team. It comes down to red 0:13:52.800 --> 0:13:54.720 zone executioning to wind up with like a twenty four 0:13:54.760 --> 0:13:57.400 to twenty two game. Every single time these two teams meet, 0:13:57.679 --> 0:13:59.400 it seems like. And so with that in mind, mic 0:14:00.160 --> 0:14:01.679 question here for you. I lie that that was the 0:14:01.679 --> 0:14:04.480 penultimate question, the last one that I ask every time 0:14:04.480 --> 0:14:06.880 on my Thursday podcast. The Patriots will win this game 0:14:06.960 --> 0:14:08.439 if and then you can fill in the blank. 0:14:09.440 --> 0:14:12.480 So they're going to win the game if they can 0:14:12.600 --> 0:14:16.559 create two or more turnovers on defense. 0:14:18.160 --> 0:14:20.000 I think that's the first thing I would say. 0:14:20.400 --> 0:14:22.840 Now it's sort of weak, you know, because anyone can 0:14:22.840 --> 0:14:23.840 go to the turnovers. 0:14:23.840 --> 0:14:25.520 But I think so let me say how they would 0:14:25.560 --> 0:14:26.240 do it. 0:14:26.240 --> 0:14:30.600 It'll be by speeding up to and disrupting the rhythm 0:14:30.680 --> 0:14:31.480 of the passing game. 0:14:31.560 --> 0:14:34.440 So that'll be key. And I think offensive line, I 0:14:34.520 --> 0:14:35.480 keep coming back to that. 0:14:35.560 --> 0:14:39.320 I mean, Andrew Van Ginkle is probably wondering, you know, hey, 0:14:39.360 --> 0:14:42.200 can I duplicate that Week two game against Calvin Anderson 0:14:42.200 --> 0:14:45.600 at right tackle? Like they can't have blocking like that 0:14:46.080 --> 0:14:47.520 in this game if they're gonna win. 0:14:47.600 --> 0:14:49.840 So I'd like to add that in there as well. Travis. 0:14:50.200 --> 0:14:52.440 That's a good a good matchup preview there, and it 0:14:52.480 --> 0:14:54.680 could potentially be you know, I don't think the Dolphins 0:14:54.680 --> 0:14:56.680 are gona take anybody lightly this year because that's just 0:14:56.720 --> 0:14:58.480 not how the NFL works, but the Dolphins have been 0:14:58.560 --> 0:15:00.520 on a role against this Patriots team, but we expect 0:15:00.520 --> 0:15:03.200 to get their best come Sunday one o'clock at hard 0:15:03.280 --> 0:15:06.280 Rock Stadium. He is Mike Reese at Mike Ese on Twitter. 0:15:06.280 --> 0:15:08.840 You can find him across a variety of ESPN shows, 0:15:08.880 --> 0:15:12.240 including Game Day Right, sorry, countdown on Game Day correct, Mike. 0:15:12.560 --> 0:15:15.040 Yeah, I enjoy it when they call on me to 0:15:15.080 --> 0:15:15.360 do that. 0:15:15.400 --> 0:15:15.800 Travis. 0:15:15.800 --> 0:15:18.320 It's not like every week, but whenever they need something, 0:15:18.320 --> 0:15:19.120 I'm there for him. 0:15:19.440 --> 0:15:21.800 Well, you can find them on ESPN across a variety 0:15:21.880 --> 0:15:24.560 of shows. There again at Mike Griese on Twitter. Mike, 0:15:24.640 --> 0:15:26.880 appreciate your time and look forward to meeting you finally 0:15:26.880 --> 0:15:28.520 on Sunday, my friend, I look. 0:15:28.400 --> 0:15:30.760 Forward to it. Travis. Way to play through the pain 0:15:30.880 --> 0:15:31.320 this week. 0:15:31.320 --> 0:15:33.600 I'm impressed I had the injury report, I had you 0:15:33.920 --> 0:15:37.240 as probable with the illness, and I'm impressed the way 0:15:37.280 --> 0:15:38.080 you gut it through it. 0:15:38.160 --> 0:15:39.479 So looking forward to seeing. 0:15:39.200 --> 0:15:41.920 You the old Tom Brady distinction every single week. Right 0:15:41.960 --> 0:15:43.120 probable before the game. 0:15:43.320 --> 0:15:45.560 That's right right shoulder probably there you go. 0:15:45.840 --> 0:15:48.080 Appreciate it, Mike, Thank you man, You're the best. Thanks Travis, 0:15:48.600 --> 0:15:50.720 and away he goes Let's go ahead and take our 0:15:50.760 --> 0:15:53.160 first break right there. Come back on the other side 0:15:53.200 --> 0:15:55.120 and hear from the Dolphins coordinators and a couple of 0:15:55.120 --> 0:15:59.080 assistant coaches. That's next Drive Time podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, 0:15:59.200 --> 0:16:05.880 brought to you by donation. We're gonna hear from Dolphin's 0:16:05.920 --> 0:16:08.840 assistant coaches here in just a second. And before I 0:16:08.920 --> 0:16:12.360 do that, a segment idea came to me on Thursday morning, 0:16:12.440 --> 0:16:14.280 And those of you that listen to the podcast every 0:16:14.320 --> 0:16:17.680 day know that yesterday I was not feeling the best 0:16:17.720 --> 0:16:21.240 and that has carried over into Thursday, into me staying 0:16:21.240 --> 0:16:23.240 home from work, so I was not able to go 0:16:23.280 --> 0:16:26.520 to the press conferences to see what the coordinators and 0:16:26.560 --> 0:16:30.280 assistant coaches all said on Thursday ahead of this Patriots game. 0:16:30.280 --> 0:16:31.800 We will play some audio at the end of the 0:16:31.880 --> 0:16:35.080 segment for you guys there. But something came up that 0:16:36.080 --> 0:16:40.520 you know, made me almost Jordan flu game inspired to 0:16:40.600 --> 0:16:42.840 jump on the podcast here and do a rant despite 0:16:42.880 --> 0:16:44.440 the fact that I can't breathe out on my nose 0:16:45.160 --> 0:16:50.040 and I probably sound like crap to you guys, and 0:16:50.960 --> 0:16:53.000 you know I don't. I'm not in the business of 0:16:53.080 --> 0:17:00.160 amplifying nonsense. That's what drives. These take machine content creators 0:17:00.440 --> 0:17:02.520 and whether you're talking about a callin Cowherd or a 0:17:02.560 --> 0:17:04.560 skip Bay list, or whoever it is that does it 0:17:04.760 --> 0:17:07.920 really successfully for millions and millions of dollars, and tip 0:17:07.960 --> 0:17:10.320 of the cap to those guys. For every one of 0:17:10.359 --> 0:17:14.160 those guys, there are twenty Joey Jets out there right, 0:17:14.480 --> 0:17:17.280 And we don't speak of Joey Jets on Twitter because 0:17:17.720 --> 0:17:21.359 we just don't provide a platform for someone who, like, 0:17:21.400 --> 0:17:24.840 you know, how, people are born with inadequacies, whether it's 0:17:24.880 --> 0:17:28.840 a physical inadequacy or maybe they're socially awkward. Some people 0:17:28.920 --> 0:17:30.800 were born with soup where their brain should be, and 0:17:30.920 --> 0:17:32.919 that's someone you probably shouldn't give a whole lot of 0:17:32.920 --> 0:17:36.719 credence to. But in this instance, Joey Jets created a 0:17:36.760 --> 0:17:39.240 piece of content for me that I think was really 0:17:39.280 --> 0:17:41.600 worth talking about here on the podcast because I've seen 0:17:41.640 --> 0:17:47.399 it not just from Joey Jets, from multiple mainstream you know, 0:17:47.920 --> 0:17:50.200 sports talking heads or whatever you want to call them. 0:17:50.480 --> 0:17:52.840 And of course, every single tweet you see about Tyreek 0:17:52.880 --> 0:17:55.760 potentially missing a game, you're going to get several comments 0:17:55.760 --> 0:17:58.000 and quote retweets about how two was going to have 0:17:58.080 --> 0:18:00.320 to do it? On his own for the first time. 0:18:00.440 --> 0:18:02.560