WEBVTT - Drive Time: Tahj Washington Interview and NFC South Preview

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<v Speaker 1>To on the move, going deep, speedless past from the

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<v Speaker 1>Baptist Health Studio. This inside the Baptist Health Training Complex.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Drivetime with Travis Wingfield. He's my hands in

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs?

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<v Speaker 2>What is up Dolphins? And welcome to the Draft Time Podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>I am your host, Travis Wingfield. And on today's show,

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<v Speaker 2>another divisional preview and another player chat. The player is

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<v Speaker 2>wide receiver Taj Washington and the division is the NFC South.

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<v Speaker 2>What we can learn from the Bucks, Saints, Falcons and

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<v Speaker 2>Panthers or perhaps learn what not to do? All that

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<v Speaker 2>and more from the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist

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<v Speaker 2>Health Training Complex.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the Draft Time.

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<v Speaker 2>Podcast, by far my lead least favorite division to pour

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<v Speaker 2>over so far in this series because quite frankly, guys,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think there's a good football team in this division.

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<v Speaker 2>We kick it off with last year's reigning champs, which

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<v Speaker 2>was kind of a by default situation in the Tampa

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<v Speaker 2>Bay Buccaneers, who finished the year nine and eight and

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<v Speaker 2>won the division and got a home draw against a

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<v Speaker 2>folding Eagles team and produced a playoff victory before a

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<v Speaker 2>divisional round loss at the Detroit Lions. And it goes

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<v Speaker 2>back to this result and process concept over. Did you

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<v Speaker 2>think the Bucks had a better year lastterer than the

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<v Speaker 2>Dolphins because they didn't. They won two less games, and

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<v Speaker 2>all the wins were kind of fugazi in terms of

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<v Speaker 2>narrow wins against bad football teams that could have gone

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<v Speaker 2>the other way with one bounce.

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<v Speaker 1>Of the football.

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<v Speaker 2>And because they got a certain draw and they played

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<v Speaker 2>in a certain division, they advanced further.

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<v Speaker 1>But process over results.

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<v Speaker 2>It really is kind of the theme of this podcast

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<v Speaker 2>today because these teams had certain results, but the process

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<v Speaker 2>has been horrendous for a couple of years now in

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<v Speaker 2>the NFC South. So one of the more interesting operations

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<v Speaker 2>to me the Buccaneers of the last three hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>sixty five days. I remember doing this last year or this,

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<v Speaker 2>doing this exercise at this time last year, saying that

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<v Speaker 2>the roster is actually still pretty good, but I felt

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<v Speaker 2>like going from Brady to Baker was going to be significant,

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<v Speaker 2>and they're a good reminder of the entire seventeen game

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<v Speaker 2>schedule needs to be considered making those grand statements because

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<v Speaker 2>I remember after that Buffalo game a slog of a

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<v Speaker 2>Thursday night football game John Ledyard, who wrote at Pewter

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<v Speaker 2>Report for years and does my podcast all the time,

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<v Speaker 2>said that he would make the change at quarterback because

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<v Speaker 2>Baker was getting off open reads, the footwork was too

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<v Speaker 2>sped up, he was seeing ghosts out there, all the

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<v Speaker 2>signs of a panic quarterback who was not properly seeing

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<v Speaker 2>the field.

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<v Speaker 1>And he wasn't wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bucks fell to three and four with that game,

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<v Speaker 2>and then lost three of the next four games by

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<v Speaker 2>scoring twenty points, fourteen points and twenty points in the

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<v Speaker 2>latter three contest. Then they get hot and rebound from

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<v Speaker 2>that four and seven start. And even though they picked

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<v Speaker 2>up off that lifeless Eagles team, did you ever really

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<v Speaker 2>feel like the Bucks were going to go to San

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<v Speaker 2>Francisco or go to Detroit and win a playoff game?

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<v Speaker 2>Because here are the wins in that five to one finish, Carolina, Atlanta,

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<v Speaker 2>Green Bay.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a nice one.

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<v Speaker 2>A Lawrence lists Jacksonville team and Carolina once again nine

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<v Speaker 2>to nothing in that game. By the way, I watch

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<v Speaker 2>so many teams this year, in the last couple of years,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's this death of the middle class man. There's

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<v Speaker 2>so many freaking teams that are just futile, futile, futile,

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<v Speaker 2>on offense. It reminds me of the two thousand and

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<v Speaker 2>nine Dolphins. And that's why I say the Dolphins fans

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<v Speaker 2>are so spoiled right now, because you should not take

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<v Speaker 2>for granted the ability to score forty points in any

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<v Speaker 2>game and really blow out most teams that you see

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<v Speaker 2>that are sub five hundred. And what did the Bucks

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<v Speaker 2>do this offseason? But essentially run things back from a

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<v Speaker 2>year ago. So we'll see if the division got better,

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<v Speaker 2>if they got better, or if it all stays the same.

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<v Speaker 2>And watch three five hundred football teams play another January

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<v Speaker 2>round robin to see who gets to host a playoff game.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh gosh, the big moves for this team. Randy Gregory

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<v Speaker 2>off the edge, safety Jordan Whitehead who Jets fans really

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<v Speaker 2>fell out of favor with him, cornerback Bryce Hall, and

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<v Speaker 2>then two offensive linemen Ben Bredeson and the draft in

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<v Speaker 2>the first round Graham Barton the center out of Duke

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<v Speaker 2>on the way out. Really just two names of note here,

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<v Speaker 2>Shaq Barrett and Carlton Davis's pretty much the same copy

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<v Speaker 2>and paste back again. What does this team do well?

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<v Speaker 2>They get the ball on the perimeter quickly, really well,

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<v Speaker 2>both in the run and screen game and force you

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<v Speaker 2>to tackle big, physical ball carriers. In Mike Evans and

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<v Speaker 2>Rashad White and Chris Godwin. They do the same thing

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<v Speaker 2>in the trenches with a big accomplished offensive line. Few

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<v Speaker 2>backs had more success before contact than Rashad White did

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<v Speaker 2>last year. Their ability to be multiple in the run

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<v Speaker 2>scheme also stands out. Mike Evans is sort of a

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<v Speaker 2>unicorn and how he opens things up, not just with

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<v Speaker 2>the detail of his route running and how that generates

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<v Speaker 2>space in and of itself, but how the quarterback can

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<v Speaker 2>throw him open. And there's nobody in the world that

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<v Speaker 2>makes better in flight adjustments on the football or contested

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<v Speaker 2>catches than Mike Evans. Like if he's covered, you can

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<v Speaker 2>just throw it, you know, to eleven o'clock and he

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<v Speaker 2>can go up there and pull it down over a

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<v Speaker 2>contesting dB. They are smart on defense, and that's the

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<v Speaker 2>Levante David effect to the tee really in fact, down

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<v Speaker 2>the middle, I like watching how defenses build in the

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<v Speaker 2>middle Vidaveya, Levante David and Twine Winfield. I mean, that's

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<v Speaker 2>as good as it gets right there. They are rock

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<v Speaker 2>solid and the teeth of their defense, their ability to

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<v Speaker 2>play gap control and Win with wiggle on one on

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<v Speaker 2>ones like Vidaveya can play edge and like Win as

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<v Speaker 2>a pass rusher at what is he three hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>thirty five pounds, it's uncanny. And then Greg Gaines is

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<v Speaker 2>a bulldozer who has his own, you know, hand fighting abilities.

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<v Speaker 2>And then Elijah CANTSI was a nice rookie for them

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<v Speaker 2>a year ago. It's a nice combination of both those players.

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<v Speaker 2>Really it sets up everything else to really kind of

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<v Speaker 2>work for that defense. What's the concern or fatal flaw

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<v Speaker 2>here with this football team? There are no changes on

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<v Speaker 2>offense essentially, and it wasn't a good offense. So okay,

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<v Speaker 2>is knt nuty the only thing you're banking on there?

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<v Speaker 2>Because I mean, conton nuty is cool when you have

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<v Speaker 2>a top five offense, but when you have the eighteenth

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<v Speaker 2>offense in the NFL, I don't know. I think any quarterback,

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<v Speaker 2>especially one like Baker Mayfield who has his eyes hardwired

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<v Speaker 2>to his feet and plays in rhythm, will get better

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<v Speaker 2>in year two. But man, the full product just was

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<v Speaker 2>not good last year. Bryce Hall was the only addition

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<v Speaker 2>to really replace their best cornerback in Carlton Davis, who

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<v Speaker 2>was traded to Detroit, and I don't believe there's a

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<v Speaker 2>defined slot in place for him or in this football team.

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<v Speaker 2>Tavier Thomas was pretty good in that role for Houston

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<v Speaker 2>last year in and out of the lineup. He's probably

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<v Speaker 2>the top option there, but he kind of is more

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<v Speaker 2>on the rise than arrived as a player. And I'm

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<v Speaker 2>concerned about depth here in general, like I am with

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<v Speaker 2>pretty much like twenty six NFL teams right now. Some

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<v Speaker 2>interesting things about this club or the biggest storyline running

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<v Speaker 2>it back is always interesting to me, especially when you

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<v Speaker 2>were bottom half of the league and almost everything. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean Dvoa as a team, they were eighteenth EPA per

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<v Speaker 2>play on both sides. They were both in the bottom

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<v Speaker 2>twenty or beyond the top twenty total defense, total offense, scoring,

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<v Speaker 2>like everything.

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<v Speaker 1>Wasn't a good football team.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's why I said, like winning nine games is

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<v Speaker 2>you don't like that's not the only measure of what

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<v Speaker 2>makes a good team. Like teams win and lose games

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<v Speaker 2>they shouldn't every single week. And when you can take

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<v Speaker 2>the metrics that kind of bear out the overall you know,

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<v Speaker 2>averages and score, that's where you get the real results

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<v Speaker 2>of who's actually playing the most consistent football and the

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<v Speaker 2>Bucks were nowhere near that. So I don't know, man,

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<v Speaker 2>I just I don't know. So Dave Kanalis was the

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<v Speaker 2>head coach for the Panthers now and he earned a

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<v Speaker 2>bunch of praise for the passing game finally getting going

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<v Speaker 2>down the stretch a little bit. And I'm curious to

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<v Speaker 2>see how Liam Cohen takes over and how big of

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<v Speaker 2>an impact that has, because your continuity is kind of

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<v Speaker 2>disrupted when you don't have the same play caller right.

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<v Speaker 2>And then also just a personal shout out to Josh Gazzard,

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<v Speaker 2>a QC here for quite a while. He got a

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<v Speaker 2>promotion to be the passing game coordinator for the Buccaneers.

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<v Speaker 2>Best of luck to you, coach Griz. We're pulling for you.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm pulling for you big time for sure. Final roster

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<v Speaker 2>thoughts That league best offensive line they built a few

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<v Speaker 2>years ago has slowly deteriorated, with Ali Marpette and Alex

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<v Speaker 2>Kappa both departing over the course of a couple of years.

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<v Speaker 2>Donovan Smith Nalonger is there, but the key piece has

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<v Speaker 2>remained interest in worfs and Luke Gadecki has become a

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<v Speaker 2>hit After a slow start to his career. They add

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<v Speaker 2>Barton in the draft, he'll start Day one, and then

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<v Speaker 2>Cody Mack is the guy that everybody fell in love

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<v Speaker 2>with the Senior Bowl two years ago. He'll be there

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<v Speaker 2>at a guard position. And then I think Ben Bretterson

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<v Speaker 2>probably gets the other opportunity at right guard. Still a

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<v Speaker 2>pretty good line, and then Evans and Godwin is a

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<v Speaker 2>very good one two punch. I think Jalen McMillan could

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<v Speaker 2>be a nice number three even as a rookie. I

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<v Speaker 2>like the tight end Kate Atton, and really here I

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<v Speaker 2>am kind of talking myself into the roster again.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not bad.

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<v Speaker 2>Dais were a good football team in general last year.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know about the most important spot, like guess

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<v Speaker 2>where it comes down to. I'm a big Baker fan

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<v Speaker 2>coming out of college. I think he should start in

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<v Speaker 2>this league. But is he a guy that quarterbacks team

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<v Speaker 2>that I like feel very convicted in their ability to

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<v Speaker 2>score with the best team's the NFL. Absolutely not. I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't mention William Golsen on the defensive line. I like

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<v Speaker 2>the linebackers. I have concerns in the defensive back beyond

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<v Speaker 2>Jamail Dean and Antoine Winfield. This is a good football team,

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<v Speaker 2>so I kind of racked my brain on what they

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<v Speaker 2>can tell us but the Miami Dolphins, and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think there's much and that's going to be a theme

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<v Speaker 2>throughout this episode here With the NFC South, I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's a good roster, but even in a bad division,

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<v Speaker 2>managed to win only nine games and had to win

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<v Speaker 2>five of the last six just to do that. And

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<v Speaker 2>the reason for that is they couldn't really do much

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<v Speaker 2>on offense and couldn't cover on defense. To the former point,

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<v Speaker 2>I just really really want Dolphins fans to appreciate what

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<v Speaker 2>a dynamic offense does for your team and for your

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<v Speaker 2>fan base. That's the Buccaneers. Let's move on now to

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<v Speaker 2>the Norland Saints.

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<v Speaker 1>Who are.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's talk about the Saints here trying to be nice right.

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<v Speaker 2>Nine to eight last year, which was good for a

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<v Speaker 2>second in NFC South because of tiebreakers, and I gotta

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<v Speaker 2>tell you again, this was the toughest division to do

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<v Speaker 2>because I don't think there's a contender among this group

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<v Speaker 2>of teams. The Saints were in the hunt to the

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<v Speaker 2>very end, but that was not a good football team

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<v Speaker 2>at all last season. The Derek Carr move was nothing

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<v Speaker 2>short of a disaster. Weren't many offenses in the NFL

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<v Speaker 2>more disjointed than the Saints all year, and the guarantees

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<v Speaker 2>in his deal means he's there for at least the

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<v Speaker 2>next two years, and he'll be behind an offensive line

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<v Speaker 2>that doesn't have the guns right now, especially after it

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<v Speaker 2>was discovered that Ryan Ramcheck is out for the season,

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<v Speaker 2>which kind of forced them into a tackle in round

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<v Speaker 2>one and probably changed the dynamic of the first round

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<v Speaker 2>of the draft for your Miami Dolphins. But I love

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<v Speaker 2>tealisy Fuago, who they took out of Oregon State, But

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<v Speaker 2>that's because they took, you know, a guy two years

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<v Speaker 2>ago who they simply would not put on the field.

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<v Speaker 2>Last year, after three tackles ahead of him went down

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<v Speaker 2>with injuries, they were pulling guys off the practice squad

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<v Speaker 2>before going to Trevor Penning at the tackle position. Now

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<v Speaker 2>they are kind of reshipping their offensive line to play

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<v Speaker 2>more zone than the man and gap scheme that has

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<v Speaker 2>been very popular for them over the year. So that's,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess a positive sign. But their wins last year

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<v Speaker 2>like this is why I'm saying they win a good

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<v Speaker 2>team even at nine to eight. They beat the Titans

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<v Speaker 2>and the Panthers. In the first two games, they drubbed

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<v Speaker 2>the Patriots. Then they had narrow wins over the Colts, Bears, Panthers, Giants.

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<v Speaker 2>They beat the Bucks soundly, they beat the Falcons, and

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<v Speaker 2>then only the only Patriot. The only game that was

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<v Speaker 2>a two score win for them was the Patriots game.

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<v Speaker 1>And look, I'm all.

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<v Speaker 2>All I'm saying is, for the most part, when we

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<v Speaker 2>played those types of teams, you know, Mike White is

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<v Speaker 2>getting loose by the end of the third quarter. Like

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<v Speaker 2>I just I think the last two years of the

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<v Speaker 2>Dolphins has really reshaped the way I see the league,

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<v Speaker 2>Whereas like, oh, yeah, you're winning these games by by

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<v Speaker 2>a fine margin, but you're not like a real threat.

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<v Speaker 2>And when you watch good football teams, you get that

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<v Speaker 2>sense of who is and who isn't a contender.

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<v Speaker 3>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>The big moves Cedric Wilson at receiver, Justin Harran and

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<v Speaker 2>Lucas Patrick on the offensive line. They brought in Chase

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<v Speaker 2>Young off the edge and linebacker Willie Gay. I love

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<v Speaker 2>that addition, and then safety Will Harrison. Their first round

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<v Speaker 2>pick was Fuaga on the way out Jamis Winston, who.

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<v Speaker 1>Was probably their best quarterback last year.

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<v Speaker 2>Probably Andrews Pete left to the Raiders, Zach Bond is gone,

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<v Speaker 2>and Lonnie Johnson is no more.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have a Ryan.

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<v Speaker 2>There's Zach bu gone, I don't know, Butlion Johnson's gone

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<v Speaker 2>to What do they do well? They pursue and tackle

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<v Speaker 2>on defense and play fundamentally to their gap, which is

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<v Speaker 2>an important trait to have. They play as good of

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<v Speaker 2>man coverage as anybody out there. But I think the

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<v Speaker 2>kool Aid McKinstry the second round pick helps them continue that.

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<v Speaker 2>I like how that frees up some more of their

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<v Speaker 2>man free looks with Tyron Matthew playing the post and

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<v Speaker 2>doing his thing. And they feature one of the game's

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<v Speaker 2>top vertical threats in Rashid Shaheed, who is an absolute stud.

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<v Speaker 2>What's the concern or fatal flaw here? I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>had three things they do well, and one of them

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<v Speaker 2>was like good fundamentals, So, like you know, there's probably

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<v Speaker 2>a lot more of these, but I wanted to keep

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<v Speaker 2>it brief because I just don't feel like there's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot to talk about here. They suffered, to me one

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<v Speaker 2>of the worst combination of downfalls in professional football, shaky

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<v Speaker 2>protection and a quarterback that anticipated it. Once you start

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<v Speaker 2>doing that and feeling pressure, you feel pressure that's not

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<v Speaker 2>there when it's not there, and you don't see the

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<v Speaker 2>field at all, and that takes a lot of negative plays.

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<v Speaker 2>It takes you out of any progression in the passing game,

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<v Speaker 2>It takes you out a big run after the catch

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<v Speaker 2>because you're late. It is just a death nail to

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<v Speaker 2>an offense a la Josh Rose when he was here.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the first of two Josh Rosen references you'll hear

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<v Speaker 2>on this podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Some interesting things about them.

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<v Speaker 2>The biggest storyline, the thing about all of this is

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<v Speaker 2>they were a tiebreaker away from the division championship. So

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<v Speaker 2>can they get the extra bounce this year? Please don't.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to watch a playoff game with this team,

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<v Speaker 2>and why if they don't, that would be three years

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<v Speaker 2>without playoffs for Dennis Allen, who was kind of a

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<v Speaker 2>dubious hire to begin with. Just what a You know,

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<v Speaker 2>the more I talk about bad teams on this podcast,

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<v Speaker 2>the more I appreciate a good Dolphins football team. Final

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<v Speaker 2>roster thoughts. I think Kamara Jamal Williams is a fun combo.

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<v Speaker 2>I mentioned Fuaga. I think that he's a hit right

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<v Speaker 2>away to go along with Eric McCoy and Caesar Ruiz,

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<v Speaker 2>two guys that I really wanted the Dolphins to draft

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<v Speaker 2>few years ago when they were on the board or

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be potentially be on the board for the Dolphins.

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<v Speaker 2>But outside of that, it's a lot of questions up front.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not sure there's a better deep threat besides Tyreek

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<v Speaker 2>than Rashid Shahed, who means more to his team, Like

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<v Speaker 2>their only offense last year was long touchdowns to Rashid

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<v Speaker 2>Shaheed so or setting up for a touchdown. A couple

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<v Speaker 2>plays like Cam Jordan finally came back down to earth

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<v Speaker 2>after a career of being one of the best players

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<v Speaker 2>in the league every single year, and that's a huge

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<v Speaker 2>concern because they haven't gotten much from Peyton Turner, they

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<v Speaker 2>haven't gotten anything from Brian Breese yet. And they'd add

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<v Speaker 2>Chase Young, who's in it. I like Carl Granderson a

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<v Speaker 2>whole lot, and there's lots of depth there too. Kayln

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<v Speaker 2>Sanders is a nice player, Nathan Sheppard on the inside.

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<v Speaker 2>Lots of names here, and if they got more from

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<v Speaker 2>those top guys and Jordan goes back to form, then

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<v Speaker 2>it's a great group. But that's three like big ifs

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<v Speaker 2>that I don't believe are gonna happen, and they play

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<v Speaker 2>in front of one of the best linebackers in football

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<v Speaker 2>in Tamrio Davis, and I mentioned the secondary. I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like this defense on paper has been better than its

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<v Speaker 2>production in the last couple of years. And when your

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<v Speaker 2>head coach is a defensive guy, that's kind of a problem,

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<v Speaker 2>isn't it. What can they tell us about the Miami Dolphins.

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<v Speaker 2>I say this all the time that a great defense

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<v Speaker 2>and subpar offense is the quickest track to the worst

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<v Speaker 2>place in the NFL, the middle of the pack. The

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<v Speaker 2>Saints haven't had a great defense, but it's been good

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<v Speaker 2>enough to help them win those games against those teams

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<v Speaker 2>that also scialuggle to score points and keep them right

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<v Speaker 2>in that pocket where it's tough to break out of

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<v Speaker 2>it because you can't really, you know, get the answer

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<v Speaker 2>at quarterback or get the big playmaker on the perimeter

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<v Speaker 2>that changes things for you. Again, it reminds me of

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<v Speaker 2>many a Dolphins teams from the odds. Let's go ahead

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<v Speaker 2>and take a break right there, and I just I

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<v Speaker 2>hate this division.

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<v Speaker 1>Man.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go ahead and talk to someone that's excited though

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<v Speaker 2>Dolphins wide receiver Toaj Washington. That's next Draft Time Podcast,

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<v Speaker 2>your host Travis Wingfield, brought to you by Autnation. What up, guys,

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<v Speaker 2>Travis Wingfield back here? Draft Time Podcast Mike Yesterday is

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<v Speaker 2>Dolphins rookie wide receiver Taj Washington.

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<v Speaker 1>How does that sound?

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<v Speaker 4>Man?

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins rooie wide receivers. Gotta sound pretty good to you.

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<v Speaker 3>Man, It's pretty sounds great.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, it's pretty surreal, and just each day trying

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<v Speaker 4>to trying to live in it, live in the moment,

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<v Speaker 4>living it.

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<v Speaker 2>And coming coming down here joining a loaded group of

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<v Speaker 2>wide receivers. I mean, you pinch yourself a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>thinking about being teammates with Tyreek Hill, Jalen Waddle, Odell Beckham,

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<v Speaker 2>all these guys.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, for sure.

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<v Speaker 4>And then you know, you get to see those guys,

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<v Speaker 4>you know when they come in kind of just you know,

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<v Speaker 4>brings reassurance. You're in the same room with those guys,

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<v Speaker 4>and you know, you get to learn with them and

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<v Speaker 4>just grow with them.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm excited.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you learned something yet from those guys in terms

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<v Speaker 2>of just how they work or how they go about

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<v Speaker 2>being professionals?

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<v Speaker 4>You know, just a few things, you know, they haven't

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<v Speaker 4>been here much since you know, healths and compared to now,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, we in mini camp now, so uh, I'm

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<v Speaker 4>excited to see where it goes from from here.

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<v Speaker 2>So mine, man, it's all you make a few plays

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<v Speaker 2>of the day in practice. There was that one ball

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<v Speaker 2>over your shoulder from two that was that was real,

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<v Speaker 2>pretty man.

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<v Speaker 1>I was excited about that.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh. How do you think your time at USC, because, like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it's funny man watching watching your guys' offense.

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<v Speaker 2>Like Caleb is the best quarterback in the country, no

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<v Speaker 2>question about that. But sometimes I'd watch the tape and

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<v Speaker 2>I'd be like, man, Tosh was open like right now,

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<v Speaker 2>but he's got to run around make some plays. Like

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<v Speaker 2>I'm curious because I think you could have called one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred passes if you just had a quick timing offense

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<v Speaker 2>like we have here. I'm curious how your time at

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<v Speaker 2>USC do you think prepared you for the Dolphins.

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<v Speaker 4>I would just say, first, I would say, like a

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<v Speaker 4>competitive environment. You got to compete always there, always guys

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<v Speaker 4>coming in, always freshmen that come in, you know, every year.

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<v Speaker 4>Just the competition level this there. And I would just

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<v Speaker 4>say like just being in a bigger city, having to

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<v Speaker 4>focus between school and and ball, you know, so if

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<v Speaker 4>you can have success out there, I feel like you

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<v Speaker 4>have a good chance to have success anywhere else.

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<v Speaker 1>It makes perfect sense.

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<v Speaker 2>You're one of the most polished deep receivers in college

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<v Speaker 2>football last year and one of the most productive for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>We throw the ball down field a lot down here too.

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<v Speaker 2>How excited you for that? And what what is the

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<v Speaker 2>key to being a good deep receiver?

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<v Speaker 3>I would just say focus, It's a big thing.

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<v Speaker 2>You know.

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<v Speaker 4>Anybody can get down the field, but everybody can you know,

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<v Speaker 4>track that ball once it's in the air and make

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<v Speaker 4>it yours.

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<v Speaker 3>Focus is a huge thing.

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<v Speaker 4>That was a big emphasis, you know, going from the

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<v Speaker 4>previous season to this past season. That just played just

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<v Speaker 4>how can I train myself to be more focused on

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<v Speaker 4>you know, deep balls and become more of a threat vertically.

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<v Speaker 2>And real those things? And man, that's the fun plays

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<v Speaker 2>to watch. Gets the whole the whole steam over here

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<v Speaker 2>jump when we hit those, which is quite frequently, it's

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<v Speaker 2>so much fun to see. So you are not the

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<v Speaker 2>only receiver we drafted this year. So you and Elite

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<v Speaker 2>come in this thing together the same last name, which

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<v Speaker 2>is crazy to me. But how you guys enjoying learning together.

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<v Speaker 3>So far.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a pretty demanding room, right in terms of the

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<v Speaker 2>things you have to be on top of. How how's

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<v Speaker 2>that process been.

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<v Speaker 3>It's been fun. We met each other at the at

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<v Speaker 3>the shrining game.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, cool, So just us both coming here having that

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<v Speaker 4>previous of knowing each other kind of he's seeing a

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<v Speaker 4>relative face, you know, and just going through this process together,

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<v Speaker 4>everything being so new to both of us. Just trying

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<v Speaker 4>to learn and you know, help each other as much

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<v Speaker 4>as possible.

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<v Speaker 2>That's gonna help you, guys get the most of each other, right, Thanks. Thanks,

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<v Speaker 2>It kind of works off each other. But one guy

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<v Speaker 2>you got in that room is also a in my opinion,

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<v Speaker 2>should be in the Hall of Fame. He's not yet,

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<v Speaker 2>but Wes Welker Man, it's one of the most accomplished

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<v Speaker 2>slot receiver. He probably is the most accomplished slough receiver.

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<v Speaker 2>He is. He's someone was talking about like the Whip route,

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<v Speaker 2>the China route the other day, and it's like someone

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<v Speaker 2>was saying, I don't know what they call this, the

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<v Speaker 2>most office. I call that the Wes Welker routes. What

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<v Speaker 2>I call that because he ran that thing better than

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<v Speaker 2>anybody else. But what have you learned from him so far?

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<v Speaker 2>I know it's been brief, but man, you gotta be

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<v Speaker 2>excited to work for him.

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<v Speaker 4>Man, I mean in his brief time, I've learned so much.

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<v Speaker 4>He just knows the game so well when he talks

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<v Speaker 4>is it's so why you know you just want to

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<v Speaker 4>I want to write everything he says down and just

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<v Speaker 4>you know he's been there, he's done it, He's shown it.

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<v Speaker 4>Just watching his tape, you know, previous to come in.

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<v Speaker 4>Just getting to hear him talking coach every day is

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<v Speaker 4>a is a huge privilege and opportunity.

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<v Speaker 1>A little pivot here.

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<v Speaker 2>No more football for you, but you did talk about

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<v Speaker 2>your skills on the grill or just cooking in general.

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<v Speaker 3>Cooking in general.

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<v Speaker 1>What you got for us?

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<v Speaker 4>Man?

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<v Speaker 3>Everything? No huddle kitchen, man, go check it out?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? Is it?

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<v Speaker 1>I g page?

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<v Speaker 2>Uh?

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<v Speaker 3>YouTube? YouTube took a show. Okay, no huddle say it again,

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<v Speaker 3>No huddle kitchen, No huddle kitchen.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna check it out. I'm gonna ask you more questions.

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<v Speaker 1>Go right down.

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<v Speaker 2>All your fans do that as well. No huddle kitchen.

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<v Speaker 2>TAJ Washington appreciate it. Thank you, Thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, and away he goes fun chat there with Taj.

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<v Speaker 2>Go ahead and check out his YouTube channel there. He

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<v Speaker 2>actually has like sponsors and stuff and it's really well produced.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of fun to watch him do his thing in

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<v Speaker 2>the kitchen. Let's go ahead and take a break right there.

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<v Speaker 2>Come back on the other side and finish up the

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<v Speaker 2>NFC South with the Falcons and Panthers riveting. I know

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<v Speaker 2>that's next Draft Time podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought

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<v Speaker 2>to you by Auto Nation. The Atlanta Falcons finished seven

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<v Speaker 2>to ten last season, third in the NFC South. What

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<v Speaker 2>a strange off season for them, right, Let's start with

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<v Speaker 2>last year though, where I thought that was. That one

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<v Speaker 2>was just as puzzling because I remember coming into the

0:20:28.600 --> 0:20:30.960
<v Speaker 2>year or in a training camp, they came down here

0:20:31.000 --> 0:20:33.520
<v Speaker 2>for those joint practices and I kept saying, like, gosh,

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<v Speaker 2>this defense has some dudes that can ball and they're

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<v Speaker 2>making plays out here on a very good Dolphins offense.

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<v Speaker 2>But I never thought Desmond Ritter showed NFL starter caliber

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<v Speaker 2>in college, and you're sure as hell didn't do it

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty twenty two. So to go into twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 2>three with him and Taylor Heineke as your quarterbacks. I

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<v Speaker 2>just never really got that. And the result they're both gone.

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<v Speaker 2>Arthur Smith is gone, and now they swing the pendulum

0:20:56.440 --> 0:20:58.800
<v Speaker 2>back harder than how high I pushed my daughter on

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<v Speaker 2>the swings of the playground by signing the most expensive

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback on the market and drafting a guy in the

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<v Speaker 2>top ten if they had cousins. Last year, they cruise

0:21:07.400 --> 0:21:10.359
<v Speaker 2>to a division title, wins over Carolina and the early

0:21:10.480 --> 0:21:13.560
<v Speaker 2>season Packers, then Houston, Tampa, New Orleans, Jets, and Colts.

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<v Speaker 2>All these teams are winning games against the other dregs

0:21:16.080 --> 0:21:17.520
<v Speaker 2>of the league. Like it's why they win seven, eight,

0:21:17.600 --> 0:21:19.840
<v Speaker 2>nine games. It's not even like a good team, and

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<v Speaker 2>you still have a good win total at the end

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<v Speaker 2>of the year. That was it. They lost four to

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<v Speaker 2>the last five, including els to Tampa, Carolina, the Bears,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Saints. Like you could have won thirteen games,

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<v Speaker 2>you just beat bad football teams. They managed just thirteen

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<v Speaker 2>points in the Jets win, seven points in the Panthers loss,

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<v Speaker 2>and seventeen in the Bears game and the Saints game

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<v Speaker 2>to end the year. Change was needed, and they got changed.

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<v Speaker 2>I love the head coach higher Raheem Morris. What did

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<v Speaker 2>they do to build that group around him. They brought

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<v Speaker 2>in Kirk Cousins the quarterback, and three receivers that I

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<v Speaker 2>quite love these moves. Rondell Moore, Darnell Mooney, and Rary

0:21:50.480 --> 0:21:53.919
<v Speaker 2>McLeod all featured different skill sets. Tight end Mike Coel Pruett,

0:21:54.119 --> 0:21:56.400
<v Speaker 2>cornerback Kevin King, and of course their first round draft

0:21:56.440 --> 0:21:58.800
<v Speaker 2>pick was Michael Pennix. On the way out, some big

0:21:58.920 --> 0:22:02.040
<v Speaker 2>names on defense on the way Kalaias Campbell joins us.

0:22:02.320 --> 0:22:04.840
<v Speaker 2>Jeff Acuda kind of had a career resurgence. He leaves

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<v Speaker 2>in free agency. Desen Ritter is obviously gone, receiver Van

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<v Speaker 2>Jefferson and Mac Hollins are both gone, but I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think much is lost there.

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<v Speaker 1>And then Quarterell Patterson also left. To the Steelers. What

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<v Speaker 1>do they do well?

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<v Speaker 2>They have an adult at quarterback now, and I mean

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<v Speaker 2>by that as someone with life experience, right NFL experience.

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<v Speaker 1>He can come in and command the huddle.

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<v Speaker 2>He can see what the pre snaff field looks like

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<v Speaker 2>and anticipate what's gonna get as a result of that.

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<v Speaker 2>Just that alone makes such a difference getting out of

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<v Speaker 2>bad plays into the right one, for instance. And how

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<v Speaker 2>many years now have they had all these weapons that

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<v Speaker 2>don't do a whole lot. Those guys are still there.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm excited to watch Bijon Pitts. Drake London gets some

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<v Speaker 2>roll with a proven quarterback. And I also like how

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<v Speaker 2>they've rounded out the group there with more Mooney and

0:22:44.760 --> 0:22:47.520
<v Speaker 2>Tyler al Jeer, who's an absolute stud of an incumbent too,

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<v Speaker 2>and Zach Robinson. The new OC is there and he'll

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<v Speaker 2>help implement a lot of the stuff that Cousins excelled

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<v Speaker 2>in Minnesota with under Kevin O'Connell. They also get good

0:22:57.040 --> 0:23:00.520
<v Speaker 2>interior pressure Grady Jarrett, David Anyamata, Eddie old Man. Now

0:23:00.520 --> 0:23:03.240
<v Speaker 2>they add Brandon Dorilys and Rooke a roilrow Row, which

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<v Speaker 2>is a great rotation of defensive lineman.

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<v Speaker 1>That's how you say his name.

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<v Speaker 2>And then I'm also a fan of Caden Ellis at

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<v Speaker 2>linebacker and the biggest Jesse Bates fan on the entire planet,

0:23:12.280 --> 0:23:13.959
<v Speaker 2>for my money, is the best free safety in football.

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<v Speaker 2>What's the concern or fatal flaw here? I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 2>they have the bullets to effectively generate pressure off the

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<v Speaker 2>edge like Arnold Ibaktier Ibakidi eb I can't say it,

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<v Speaker 2>but he's their best pass prusher. I also think they

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<v Speaker 2>have similar concerns in perimeter coverage. Now, both of those

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<v Speaker 2>being said, I think Raheem Morris alone, his scheme and

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<v Speaker 2>his coaching makes everybody a little bit better interesting things

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<v Speaker 2>about this team or biggest storylines. This will be everybody's

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<v Speaker 2>division winner.

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<v Speaker 1>Pick right.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a division that was sort of one by default

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<v Speaker 2>a year ago, and so when you get a proven quarterback,

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<v Speaker 2>that's the natural progression, like give it to the team

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<v Speaker 2>that has the best quarterback. But I don't think it's

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<v Speaker 2>a given. Raheem Morris a second go around as head coach,

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<v Speaker 2>and he deserves it so good. I'm excited to watch

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<v Speaker 2>that play out.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm rooting for him.

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<v Speaker 2>And that defense had talent but didn't performing the last

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<v Speaker 2>two years. I could definitely see them becoming a defense

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<v Speaker 2>that becomes like synonymous with success and people were just like, oh,

0:24:05.119 --> 0:24:07.159
<v Speaker 2>the Falcons defense is really good now, Like it was,

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<v Speaker 2>it just wasn't.

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<v Speaker 1>Really well coached.

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<v Speaker 2>Some final roster thoughts covered it pretty well on outside

0:24:12.520 --> 0:24:15.520
<v Speaker 2>of the offensive line. Three big hits in Jake Matthews,

0:24:15.600 --> 0:24:17.960
<v Speaker 2>CALEA McGarry, and Chris Lynstrom. The last like five or

0:24:17.960 --> 0:24:20.440
<v Speaker 2>so years, I think Lynchram's the best guard in football.

0:24:21.240 --> 0:24:23.760
<v Speaker 2>They who wins the other two spots. I liked Matthew

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<v Speaker 2>bergeron last year in the draft. Figure he gets a

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<v Speaker 2>crack at one of those guard jobs. The edge group

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<v Speaker 2>I mentioned is Ebakette. I think I got right that time.

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<v Speaker 2>Lorenzo Carter, Braylan Schrice and Bradley and I who if

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<v Speaker 2>the lockdown fans remember how big of a fan I

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<v Speaker 2>was of Bradley and I who has not worked out

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<v Speaker 2>at all?

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<v Speaker 1>And the cornerbacks.

0:24:38.840 --> 0:24:41.119
<v Speaker 2>AJ Terrell is a nice player, Mike Hughes canploy, and

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<v Speaker 2>then Clark Phillips and Kevin King is next, Like, there's

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<v Speaker 2>just not at a depth in some key areas here.

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<v Speaker 1>What can they tell us with the Miami Dolphins.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the big thing here is how an effective

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback can take this scheme like right, similar principles as

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<v Speaker 2>ours and turn what looked like a promising skill group

0:24:54.280 --> 0:24:56.520
<v Speaker 2>that had under delivered and make it all click. It

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<v Speaker 2>does not work if you don't have the quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>Now they have one.

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<v Speaker 2>They finished up here with the worst team in football

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<v Speaker 2>last year, the Carolina Panthers two and fifteen, last in

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<v Speaker 2>the NFC South, last in the NFL Murphy's law of

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<v Speaker 2>a season really half a decade for this team, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's difficult to imagine an immediate turnaround here though. They

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<v Speaker 2>did go aggressively after a handful of good players and

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<v Speaker 2>free agency, but they spent top of the market money

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<v Speaker 2>for good players, which has that ever worked out for

0:25:21.760 --> 0:25:26.600
<v Speaker 2>anybody losing valuable draft capital watching the pick after the

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<v Speaker 2>guy that you took have an all time rookie season.

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<v Speaker 1>Ouch.

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<v Speaker 2>Changing coaches for the second time in as many years,

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<v Speaker 2>it's going to be a process for this team. They

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<v Speaker 2>did retain zero ever ro on defense, which is kind

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<v Speaker 2>of interesting that a DC last a head coaching change,

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<v Speaker 2>But Dave Canalis is in the big chair now after

0:25:43.080 --> 0:25:45.359
<v Speaker 2>a good season coordinating to the Bucks offense, and from

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<v Speaker 2>the word going twenty twenty three, it was dreadful, man.

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<v Speaker 1>They couldn't get open.

0:25:49.560 --> 0:25:52.439
<v Speaker 2>The offense appeared too complex for at least one position

0:25:52.520 --> 0:25:55.120
<v Speaker 2>group on every single snap, like they were in bad alignment,

0:25:55.200 --> 0:25:58.159
<v Speaker 2>bad route depth, bad eyes by the quarterback, bad protection,

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<v Speaker 2>bad slides, bad protection plans. In general, they couldn't protect

0:26:02.600 --> 0:26:05.280
<v Speaker 2>Bryce Young, who's you know, five point eleven. He couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>make plays and when he did, like half the time

0:26:07.400 --> 0:26:09.639
<v Speaker 2>the ball was dropped. I think their best guy was

0:26:09.640 --> 0:26:12.040
<v Speaker 2>Adam Thielen. Come on, now, we got our first look

0:26:12.720 --> 0:26:14.680
<v Speaker 2>in that Week two primetime game where they and the

0:26:14.720 --> 0:26:16.720
<v Speaker 2>Saints just traded punts all night, which was so fun.

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<v Speaker 2>Was it Thursday Monday?

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<v Speaker 1>I can't remember.

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<v Speaker 2>And I've always said I'll only want I'll watch any

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<v Speaker 2>NFL game on anytime, any anywhere. But I don't know, Man,

0:26:24.040 --> 0:26:25.439
<v Speaker 2>as I get older, it's like I kind of want

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<v Speaker 2>to watch, you know, like riveting television. Here not a

0:26:27.640 --> 0:26:30.440
<v Speaker 2>twelve straight punt football game. They were zero and six

0:26:30.520 --> 0:26:32.880
<v Speaker 2>before their first win. They have fifteen to thirteen barn

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<v Speaker 2>burner over Houston. How then they lost six more games

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<v Speaker 2>before a nine nine to seven win over the Braves

0:26:38.480 --> 0:26:40.840
<v Speaker 2>or I mean the Falcons, and then the last lost

0:26:40.880 --> 0:26:43.200
<v Speaker 2>the last three games of the year, and we're talking

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<v Speaker 2>major losses. Eighteen points to Detroy, twenty one points to Miami,

0:26:46.359 --> 0:26:48.280
<v Speaker 2>fourteen to the Colts, twenty three to the Cowboys, twenty

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<v Speaker 2>two to the Saints, twenty six of the Jags, fourteen

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<v Speaker 2>to the Falcons.

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<v Speaker 1>Like, they were awful, and what do they do to

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<v Speaker 1>fix it?

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<v Speaker 2>They brought in two massive guards and paid them a

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<v Speaker 2>boatload of money in Robert Hunt and Damian Lewis. They

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<v Speaker 2>also brought in a swing tackle on josh Niezman, a

0:27:01.280 --> 0:27:04.359
<v Speaker 2>receiver in Deontay Johnson. Rashon Penny the running back is

0:27:04.400 --> 0:27:07.760
<v Speaker 2>now there. Ashawn Robinson, a defensive tackle, joins the Panthers

0:27:07.800 --> 0:27:11.680
<v Speaker 2>in three edges Jadavian Clowney, dj Wanham and Klevon Chason.

0:27:11.880 --> 0:27:15.120
<v Speaker 2>They also get Josie Jewleett linebacker, the former Buffalo Bill

0:27:15.240 --> 0:27:17.280
<v Speaker 2>Dame Jackson at corner, and their first pick was in

0:27:17.320 --> 0:27:20.840
<v Speaker 2>the second round wide receiver Xavier Lagette. On the way

0:27:20.920 --> 0:27:23.840
<v Speaker 2>out was Hayden Hurst, a tight end linebacker Kamu gruge

0:27:24.000 --> 0:27:26.360
<v Speaker 2>Hill who got snatched back up by Brian Flores in Minnesota.

0:27:26.640 --> 0:27:30.880
<v Speaker 2>Brian burnsrustrated to the Giants. Dante Jackson leaves of the Steelers. CJ.

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<v Speaker 2>Henderson also exits, and Von Bell and Jeremy Chenn are

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<v Speaker 2>both gone too. It's a lot of names they lost there,

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<v Speaker 2>man like good names.

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<v Speaker 1>What do they do well?

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<v Speaker 2>It's tough to tell you that for a two to

0:27:41.000 --> 0:27:43.600
<v Speaker 2>fifteen football team, but getting Hunt and Lewis on the

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<v Speaker 2>inside speaks to a shift towards the combination of size

0:27:46.600 --> 0:27:48.920
<v Speaker 2>and athletic ability to out flank and climb to the

0:27:48.960 --> 0:27:51.440
<v Speaker 2>second level of defense and really resent the line of

0:27:51.440 --> 0:27:55.000
<v Speaker 2>scrimage that way, which pairs with the Sanders and Penny signs.

0:27:54.720 --> 0:27:56.200
<v Speaker 1>In the last two years. So I'd like the idea

0:27:56.200 --> 0:27:56.879
<v Speaker 1>where they're going with that.

0:27:57.160 --> 0:27:58.840
<v Speaker 2>So I'd say it benefits the running game, but it

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<v Speaker 2>also helps a five foot ten or five foot eleven

0:28:01.359 --> 0:28:04.440
<v Speaker 2>quarterback have his protection hold up inside as well, and

0:28:04.560 --> 0:28:07.040
<v Speaker 2>hope that they can create his way around edge pressure,

0:28:07.040 --> 0:28:10.840
<v Speaker 2>which has been a major issue, especially with the former

0:28:10.880 --> 0:28:13.720
<v Speaker 2>six pick in the draft, Ike Aquanu who's really struggled

0:28:13.720 --> 0:28:15.520
<v Speaker 2>to find his group so far in his career, and

0:28:15.600 --> 0:28:17.560
<v Speaker 2>then with Taylor Moten missing so much time last year,

0:28:17.560 --> 0:28:19.440
<v Speaker 2>they just were an absolute disaster. But having a good

0:28:19.440 --> 0:28:22.680
<v Speaker 2>swing tackle and Josh Nisman will definitely help that. What's

0:28:22.760 --> 0:28:25.560
<v Speaker 2>the concern or fatal flaw the whole damn roster. I mean,

0:28:25.920 --> 0:28:28.240
<v Speaker 2>it's not very often Riki quarterback has a year like

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<v Speaker 2>that and pans out. Josh Rosen second. Josh Rosen mentioned

0:28:31.720 --> 0:28:34.200
<v Speaker 2>on the podcast it was like him Jared Goff is

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<v Speaker 2>the one you point to with some hope, or maybe

0:28:35.720 --> 0:28:37.520
<v Speaker 2>Alex Smith, but like, I don't know, man, I never

0:28:37.520 --> 0:28:39.760
<v Speaker 2>really saw it with Bryce Young personally, they're counting on

0:28:39.800 --> 0:28:42.000
<v Speaker 2>the same tackle combination that got him beat up last year.

0:28:42.160 --> 0:28:42.800
<v Speaker 1>Is that gonna work?

0:28:43.040 --> 0:28:45.960
<v Speaker 2>Where's the speed? The skill spots? Like Miles Samers is

0:28:46.000 --> 0:28:48.200
<v Speaker 2>probably your fastest guy. How did he perform last year?

0:28:48.520 --> 0:28:51.800
<v Speaker 2>They lost a lot of talent on defense, including their

0:28:51.840 --> 0:28:56.000
<v Speaker 2>best player and Brian Burns. They replaced Clowney and replaced

0:28:56.040 --> 0:28:57.959
<v Speaker 2>him with Clowney in one them that's not an upgrade,

0:28:58.200 --> 0:29:01.000
<v Speaker 2>but Burns was like their only consistent pressure player last year.

0:29:01.120 --> 0:29:03.640
<v Speaker 2>Chin is gone like von Bell's gone. I don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. Some interesting things about this team. Your

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<v Speaker 2>biggest storyline, they're one quarterback conundrum, despite how bad they

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<v Speaker 2>were and might be. Is one of the more fascinating

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<v Speaker 2>storylines you can find. Like beat writers always say to me,

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<v Speaker 2>like you need either really good or really bad to

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<v Speaker 2>sell papers, And this story is intriguing because right now

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<v Speaker 2>it's the latter. We saw Houston go from three coaches

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<v Speaker 2>in three years to where you almost couldn't make another move,

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<v Speaker 2>and luckily they found their Demiko Ryans for the Panthers,

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<v Speaker 2>is Dave Kanal is going to be that he kind

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<v Speaker 2>of has to be because you're not gonna who's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>take that job next year. I think that's kind of

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<v Speaker 2>what happened this year with Canal's actually final roster thoughts.

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<v Speaker 2>When you go too and fifteen, you kind of have

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<v Speaker 2>to overpay to bring players in. And good on them

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<v Speaker 2>for getting two studs and Hunt and Lewis. I love

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<v Speaker 2>that combination at the guard position. I think their best

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<v Speaker 2>receiver is a rookie personally. The Dj Moore part of

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<v Speaker 2>that Bryce Young trade is probably the worst part of

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<v Speaker 2>it all. But Deontay Johnson was their big get. He

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<v Speaker 2>has like effort issues, So how's that gonna work for

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<v Speaker 2>a bad football team.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't I just I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I like JC Horn on defense, Dan Jackson gives him

0:30:02.120 --> 0:30:05.280
<v Speaker 2>stabillity there in the defensive backfield. Shaq Thompsons still a baller,

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<v Speaker 2>and now he gets Josie Jewel next to him. I

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<v Speaker 2>love giving Derek Brown Ashawn Robinson. I think we need

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<v Speaker 2>like three more off seasons like this one before we

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<v Speaker 2>can expect like real progress here. What can they tell

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<v Speaker 2>us with the Dolphins? Absolutely nothing division predictions here which

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<v Speaker 2>can change from now until September. First place, I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>back to the Bucks eight to nine wins like, I

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<v Speaker 2>just don't think anyone's gonna be good in this division.

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<v Speaker 4>Again.

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<v Speaker 2>The Falcons I have second place at seven to eight wins,

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<v Speaker 2>the Saints in third place at four to five wins,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Panthers in last with three or four wins.

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<v Speaker 1>The best quarterback is Kirk Cousins.

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<v Speaker 2>The best non quarterback on offense tricky one, but I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going Chris Lenstrum here. Hat tip to Mike Evans. Best

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<v Speaker 2>defensive players vite Veya. The best coach to me is

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<v Speaker 2>Raheem Morris. A new guy like that tells you it's

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<v Speaker 2>a rough division. Man. The best rookie for me is

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<v Speaker 2>My favorite rookie is Felici Tuaga and this is gonna

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<v Speaker 2>sound crazy because he was a fourth pick in the draft.

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<v Speaker 2>My fantasy sleeper is Kyle Pitts. I think this is

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<v Speaker 2>the year for Kyle Pitts. I think this is my

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