WEBVTT - John Congemi Talks Jets, NFL Picks, and Your Questions 0:00:01.120 --> 0:00:09.000 That's just roll looking down, cuts down, Miami Quarter Drawn. 0:00:14.280 --> 0:00:17.720 What is up? Dolph fans and welcome to the Drive 0:00:17.760 --> 0:00:21.680 Time Podcast, part of the Miami Dolphins podcast network, covering 0:00:21.720 --> 0:00:26.360 your team, your Miami Dolphins. How's it going, everybody? I 0:00:26.440 --> 0:00:29.480 am your host, Travis Wingfield, and I'm here to bring 0:00:29.520 --> 0:00:33.760 you your daily dose of Miami Dolphins football. Not today's show. 0:00:34.080 --> 0:00:37.080 It's a football Friday and a fan Friday. You know 0:00:37.159 --> 0:00:39.559 the drill John con Jemmy is getting loose in the 0:00:39.560 --> 0:00:42.559 bullpen and he's got his A plus stuff. Today we're 0:00:42.560 --> 0:00:44.680 gonna go pick the week eleven games, give you a 0:00:44.720 --> 0:00:47.879 three pack of games for college football this weekend, and 0:00:47.960 --> 0:00:51.919 answer your questions, including a few non football questions. I'm 0:00:52.040 --> 0:00:54.480 very excited to talk about here on this edition of 0:00:54.560 --> 0:00:57.520 Drive Time from the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist 0:00:57.560 --> 0:01:06.040 Health Training Complex. This is the Drivetime Podcast, So it's 0:01:06.040 --> 0:01:08.319 a Friday. The Lunch Bunch is coming up here in 0:01:08.360 --> 0:01:11.039 just a few hours depending on when you're listening to 0:01:11.080 --> 0:01:14.240 this podcast and the Lunch Bunch. If you're not familiar, myself, 0:01:14.400 --> 0:01:17.160 Seth Levitt and O. J. McDuffie, both of the Fish 0:01:17.200 --> 0:01:20.600 Tank Podcast and the triumvirate of US three makeup the 0:01:20.600 --> 0:01:23.600 post game show on five six w q A M 0:01:23.680 --> 0:01:28.320 and Kiss Country right after your Miami Dolphins every single Sunday, 0:01:28.480 --> 0:01:32.479 sometimes on Thursday, once on Monday this year. But before that, 0:01:32.640 --> 0:01:34.880 let's go ahead and get to my weekly Friday guest 0:01:34.920 --> 0:01:38.839 here on Drivetime and welcome in John Kjemmy and joining 0:01:38.840 --> 0:01:41.200 me as he does every Friday here on the Drive 0:01:41.280 --> 0:01:44.800 Time podcast is John Kjemmy. John, we had two wins 0:01:44.840 --> 0:01:47.640 and five days both at hard Rock Stadium. Made for 0:01:47.680 --> 0:01:49.680 a fun couple of days there at the ballpark. How 0:01:49.680 --> 0:01:51.320 are you doing, man? How's it going for you this week? 0:01:51.880 --> 0:01:54.320 I'm doing great, Travis. You know that that last win 0:01:54.360 --> 0:01:57.600 against the Baltimore Ravens put me in a long line 0:01:57.640 --> 0:01:59.760 of people that I've talked to during the weeks saying 0:01:59.760 --> 0:02:03.160 why didn't expect to see that? And you know I 0:02:03.240 --> 0:02:04.760 was happy that we did. You know, it was a 0:02:04.840 --> 0:02:09.680 dominating performance by the defense holding Jackson, uh, you know, 0:02:09.760 --> 0:02:12.760 limiting him on the ground and explosive plays and that 0:02:12.760 --> 0:02:15.519 that defense was just spectacular. So I'm fired up and 0:02:15.560 --> 0:02:17.000 see if we can keep it going here on the 0:02:17.080 --> 0:02:20.040 road against the hated New York Jeds. I love that 0:02:20.080 --> 0:02:21.920 you said that. I don't know if you remember this 0:02:21.960 --> 0:02:25.919 from Thursday night, but the Xavian Howard scoop and score 0:02:26.240 --> 0:02:29.400 was the most kind of emotion I think I've shown 0:02:29.560 --> 0:02:32.200 this season, at least, you know, after the Patriots game, 0:02:32.200 --> 0:02:33.919 because that was a fun victory and the Bills game 0:02:33.960 --> 0:02:36.240 got away so quickly that there wasn't much to celebrate. 0:02:36.400 --> 0:02:38.280 The Raiders game kind of went in that direction. I 0:02:38.280 --> 0:02:40.639 think the Landed Roberts pick six is probably a fun 0:02:40.680 --> 0:02:42.600 one there. But I don't know if you remember, but 0:02:42.600 --> 0:02:44.320 I kind of like nudged you and Seth because they 0:02:44.600 --> 0:02:46.200 put set down there with us, and I was I 0:02:46.240 --> 0:02:47.960 was pretty fired up, man, Like that was that was 0:02:48.000 --> 0:02:50.480 a big moment this season for us. Well, you know, 0:02:50.600 --> 0:02:52.840 there hadn't been a whole lot to get excited about 0:02:52.919 --> 0:02:56.120 because the expectations have been so high for the Miami 0:02:56.160 --> 0:02:59.120 Dolphins this season, at least going into it. And now 0:02:59.440 --> 0:03:03.680 you've got some players and plays that are starting to 0:03:03.720 --> 0:03:06.040 become a trend. And it's a good trend. It's not 0:03:06.120 --> 0:03:10.200 it's not a negative trend. Uh. Xavien Howard, what can 0:03:10.240 --> 0:03:13.400 you say? Punch out scoop score? I mean, and there 0:03:13.480 --> 0:03:16.240 was a lot of jerseys the same colors as his 0:03:16.800 --> 0:03:19.400 out in front of him. So it's just not great 0:03:19.440 --> 0:03:22.080 individual effort. But I think this team is starting to 0:03:22.120 --> 0:03:25.560 feel like, you know, I can make a play or 0:03:25.639 --> 0:03:28.760 I can contribute to somebody else making a play, and 0:03:28.840 --> 0:03:32.480 just by doing your job and letting Kunnel the superstars 0:03:32.840 --> 0:03:35.760 do their work. That's why they're getting paid the hefty 0:03:35.840 --> 0:03:38.720 salaries to make plays like that. And and x really 0:03:38.720 --> 0:03:40.480 did a great job on that one. That was great 0:03:40.480 --> 0:03:42.680 to see. You can definitely tell Xavian Howard was a 0:03:42.760 --> 0:03:45.000 high school running back on that run back. And I'm 0:03:45.040 --> 0:03:47.760 glad you mentioned the blockers too, because Javon Holland got 0:03:47.760 --> 0:03:49.800 down there made a big block, and it reminds me 0:03:49.840 --> 0:03:52.800 of the Arizona scoop and score last year by Shack Lawson, 0:03:53.080 --> 0:03:56.360 which was punched out by Emmanuel Ogba, and Brandon Jones 0:03:56.400 --> 0:03:58.560 came screaming out of nowhere for a huge block on 0:03:58.600 --> 0:04:00.640 that touchdown run. So anytime you get one of those 0:04:00.760 --> 0:04:03.240 scoop and scores usually have some good blocks down the field. 0:04:03.440 --> 0:04:05.680 You mentioned the hated Jets, and we go up to 0:04:06.160 --> 0:04:07.880 to the meadow lands this time around. We'll be back 0:04:07.880 --> 0:04:10.600 down here about a month but that Jet defense right now, John, 0:04:10.640 --> 0:04:12.840 they're struggling. And when that's the case, I mean, if 0:04:12.880 --> 0:04:15.400 if you look at the coverage numbers for this team, 0:04:15.400 --> 0:04:19.520 whether it's safety, cornerback, or linebacker, it's really across the board, 0:04:19.560 --> 0:04:22.080 they're having a tough time. So my question for you is, 0:04:22.120 --> 0:04:24.599 when you go against a team that is struggling in 0:04:24.640 --> 0:04:27.320 that regard, how do you want to attack them. Is 0:04:27.320 --> 0:04:30.520 it more about trying to find the one area that 0:04:30.560 --> 0:04:32.280 you think they're struggling the most in or is it 0:04:32.360 --> 0:04:35.240 something you try to get your particular guy of the football. Like, 0:04:35.480 --> 0:04:37.400 when you go up against a team that's really having 0:04:37.440 --> 0:04:39.320 a tough time across the board, what's your approach in 0:04:39.360 --> 0:04:42.359 a game like that That that's a tough balancing act 0:04:42.400 --> 0:04:45.840 because your initial reaction is let's attack them where they're 0:04:45.839 --> 0:04:49.359 the weakest. And I think that's a big consideration, But 0:04:49.440 --> 0:04:52.040 when you kind of take a step back, it's all 0:04:52.080 --> 0:04:55.200 about what you do well as an offense matched up 0:04:55.240 --> 0:05:00.320 against the deficiencies of the New York Jets and their defense. Um, 0:05:00.360 --> 0:05:02.400 you know, when you take a look at the numbers, 0:05:02.400 --> 0:05:05.240 which I'm sure you you you're all over. I mean, 0:05:05.240 --> 0:05:08.919 the Jets don't do anything particularly well on defense. I 0:05:08.920 --> 0:05:12.520 mean they're their rank last in total yards and passing 0:05:12.600 --> 0:05:16.240 yards are next to last, and rushing yards there there, 0:05:16.279 --> 0:05:18.880 you know it rivals those two numbers that I talked 0:05:18.880 --> 0:05:21.919 about about twenty nine. Uh, they give up the most 0:05:21.920 --> 0:05:25.400 points in the league. So as an offense, what do 0:05:25.480 --> 0:05:27.719 the Dolphins do well? Okay, they get to a back. 0:05:28.000 --> 0:05:31.040 He's probably gonna be much healthier than he was against 0:05:31.040 --> 0:05:34.080 the Ravens um even though he looked like he was 0:05:34.320 --> 0:05:36.840 once he got into the flow, he could make any 0:05:36.880 --> 0:05:38.960 any throw on the field, which was great to see. 0:05:39.440 --> 0:05:41.800 So what do you do? You go to your playmakers 0:05:41.839 --> 0:05:44.040 because that's been the bread and butter of the Miami 0:05:44.120 --> 0:05:46.400 Dolphin offensive. There's anything you can hang your hat on 0:05:46.760 --> 0:05:50.000 besides getting the goose egg last week. Mike Asiki has 0:05:50.040 --> 0:05:54.080 been a playmaker. Okay, Jalen Waddle for all we talk 0:05:54.160 --> 0:05:56.920 about wanting to get him on more explosive plays. He's 0:05:56.920 --> 0:05:59.920 been dependable, he's been durable, he's been run after cat. 0:06:00.040 --> 0:06:02.920 She does all those things. So let's go through those 0:06:02.920 --> 0:06:05.839 two guys again. That's where it starts, right, go through 0:06:05.880 --> 0:06:09.360 those two guys, and if one is taken away, you 0:06:09.440 --> 0:06:12.120 hope that Albert Wilson, you know, took a step forward 0:06:12.200 --> 0:06:14.880 last week. Isaiah Ford took a step forward last week. 0:06:14.920 --> 0:06:19.000 Adam Shaheen took a step forward last week. You have answers, right, 0:06:19.240 --> 0:06:21.440 So I think it all starts what do you do 0:06:21.520 --> 0:06:24.479 well on offense, and then you kind of matchin and 0:06:24.520 --> 0:06:27.159 marry that up to Hey, the Jets are pretty much 0:06:27.760 --> 0:06:31.039 not good across the board on defense, meaning they haven't 0:06:31.040 --> 0:06:34.440 had anything to say, well, at least, this is so 0:06:34.520 --> 0:06:36.680 good that we don't have to worry about it. So 0:06:36.720 --> 0:06:40.120 I think the Dolphins run their offense, go through their playmakers, 0:06:40.560 --> 0:06:43.240 and let their decision maker to a tongue of ioloa, 0:06:43.480 --> 0:06:46.039 dictate what you can do with the offense, pushing it 0:06:46.080 --> 0:06:47.840 through the air, and if you get a little bit 0:06:47.880 --> 0:06:51.000 of run help, that's gonna really bolster the attack. I'm 0:06:51.040 --> 0:06:53.440 really glad you mentioned Albert Wilson because going back and 0:06:53.480 --> 0:06:55.880 watching the tape of that game, the reason they sprung 0:06:55.960 --> 0:06:59.159 that that blown coverage to really put that game pretty 0:06:59.240 --> 0:07:01.680 much on I at the end there was because they 0:07:01.680 --> 0:07:03.800 had to run a bunch of those jet motion looks 0:07:04.080 --> 0:07:06.520 and eventually the Ravens just lost track of him, and 0:07:06.560 --> 0:07:08.760 that can happen when you have a couple of guys 0:07:08.760 --> 0:07:10.840 like a Waddle and a Wilson that have that not 0:07:10.920 --> 0:07:13.800 just vertical speed, but horizontal speed. So I'm with you. 0:07:13.920 --> 0:07:15.679 It was great to see him back in the fold. 0:07:15.720 --> 0:07:18.880 Hopefully he keeps this thing going. You mentioned Waddle and Gisicky. 0:07:19.200 --> 0:07:21.440 Maybe we get Fuller and Parker back here down the 0:07:21.480 --> 0:07:24.120 line eventually and they can finally see this offense at 0:07:24.160 --> 0:07:26.600 its full peak that we expected back in training camp, 0:07:26.600 --> 0:07:28.400 and an offense that really had a lot of good 0:07:28.440 --> 0:07:31.480 practices back in August. But that's for another day. And 0:07:31.560 --> 0:07:33.920 you mentioned, you know, this Jets defense, and if there 0:07:34.040 --> 0:07:36.680 is one thing John, that I think they do do well, 0:07:37.120 --> 0:07:40.640 it's that their pressure comes primarily from their two guys inside, 0:07:40.920 --> 0:07:43.080 and both of them, you know, Quentin Williams and John 0:07:43.080 --> 0:07:45.600 Frank Lamers. They're kind of like Christian Wilkins in the 0:07:45.640 --> 0:07:47.880 sense that they can play across the entire defensive line. 0:07:48.080 --> 0:07:50.200 But I was curious, as you know, a former quarterback, 0:07:50.480 --> 0:07:54.360 how do you account for a team who's the superior 0:07:54.440 --> 0:07:57.840 element of their pass rush comes from the interior opposed 0:07:57.880 --> 0:08:00.440 to the outside, Because obviously, when you have a great 0:08:00.520 --> 0:08:02.560 edge rush, you're like, you know, a Jason Taylor or 0:08:02.600 --> 0:08:05.119 a Cameron Wake. You can chip, and you can double, 0:08:05.120 --> 0:08:06.760 and you can put guys to the side, but when 0:08:06.760 --> 0:08:09.720 it's on the inside, how does that kind of protection 0:08:10.040 --> 0:08:13.320 differ when that's where the primary pressure comes from. Well, 0:08:13.880 --> 0:08:17.000 being a guy that used to like to stay in 0:08:17.080 --> 0:08:20.920 the pocket and maybe utilize the pocket stepping up, that's 0:08:20.920 --> 0:08:23.840 a problem. And no matter if you're six ft six guys, 0:08:23.840 --> 0:08:26.600 six ft five guy or you're six ft six ft 0:08:26.680 --> 0:08:29.960 one um. When you have pressure up the middle, and 0:08:30.040 --> 0:08:32.120 Frank la Myers and Williams do a great job of 0:08:32.160 --> 0:08:36.760 pushing the pocket from the middle. That means the integrity 0:08:36.800 --> 0:08:40.000 of the crown of of the pocket where where you're 0:08:40.000 --> 0:08:45.000 gonna have uh, you know, Austin Jackson and Robert Hunt 0:08:45.559 --> 0:08:49.160 and and writer you know at center kind of really 0:08:49.200 --> 0:08:52.080 setting setting a strong base in there that that's going 0:08:52.160 --> 0:08:55.160 to be important this week. And I think that you know, 0:08:55.200 --> 0:08:57.280 the ball has got to come out on time and 0:08:57.480 --> 0:09:00.760 you can control to a certain state as you mentioned 0:09:00.760 --> 0:09:04.240 those that edge rush and the pressure and those guys 0:09:04.280 --> 0:09:06.560 coming upfield because you can step up, but when there's 0:09:06.559 --> 0:09:09.640 nowhere to step up or it's crowded in there, that's 0:09:09.679 --> 0:09:12.959 where you have problems as a quarterback. So that's why 0:09:12.960 --> 0:09:15.520 I mentioned at the end of that last answer, if 0:09:15.520 --> 0:09:18.439 the Dolphins can maybe run the football a little bit 0:09:18.480 --> 0:09:22.160 more this week, and that means using shaheen and possibly 0:09:22.240 --> 0:09:25.959 using uh smythe in motion behind the line of scrimmage. 0:09:26.040 --> 0:09:28.800 Let's trap Williams, Let's trap Franklin Myers. Let him come 0:09:28.880 --> 0:09:32.120 upfield and take the bait and and hit him in 0:09:32.160 --> 0:09:34.640 the ear hole a couple of times, and maybe put 0:09:34.679 --> 0:09:37.600 some hesitation on that on that you know, thrust coming 0:09:37.679 --> 0:09:40.920 up the field and that that really penetration they're trying 0:09:40.920 --> 0:09:43.679 and havoc they're trying to create, and then you slow 0:09:43.720 --> 0:09:46.040 that up a little bit because they're they're they're kind 0:09:46.040 --> 0:09:49.040 of looking around saying, where's the next shot coming from. 0:09:49.040 --> 0:09:53.640 So Mikey this week to that question is it has 0:09:53.679 --> 0:09:56.400 to be pocket integrity up front. Those three guys in 0:09:56.440 --> 0:09:59.080 the inside that really have to play their best football. 0:09:59.360 --> 0:10:01.280 And I think that you kind of mix and match 0:10:01.559 --> 0:10:04.000 how you run the football effectively and how you block 0:10:04.080 --> 0:10:07.120 those guys between doubling up, getting some motion behind the 0:10:07.160 --> 0:10:10.080 line of scrimmage and trying to kind of take away 0:10:10.880 --> 0:10:14.840 that sprinters stance from a three technique or one technique 0:10:14.880 --> 0:10:17.360 defensive tackle. That was kind of how they used to 0:10:17.360 --> 0:10:19.520 defend Dominican Sue down here, right because he was so 0:10:19.880 --> 0:10:22.640 to pen his ears back, especially under Chris Cousarec, the 0:10:22.840 --> 0:10:25.720 now forty nine defensive line coach, who is all about 0:10:25.760 --> 0:10:28.280 that one gap get up field. And when you mentioned 0:10:28.520 --> 0:10:30.640 Durham Smith and a wham block, it takes me back 0:10:30.679 --> 0:10:32.520 to the Miami Miracle game. I don't know if we 0:10:32.559 --> 0:10:35.000 recall that game. Brandon Bolden had like a fifty yard 0:10:35.080 --> 0:10:38.280 rushing touchdown and Durham had a great wham block on 0:10:38.320 --> 0:10:40.079 that rush. That's what that kind of brings me back to. 0:10:40.240 --> 0:10:42.760 So good stuff there, John, And you talk about the offense, 0:10:43.040 --> 0:10:45.280 you know, the kind of turnaround here the last couple 0:10:45.320 --> 0:10:48.040 of weeks has been spearheaded by this Miami Dolphins defense, 0:10:48.040 --> 0:10:51.400 which of course has led to complimentary football, timely offense 0:10:51.440 --> 0:10:53.800 and some good special teams as well. But the defensive 0:10:53.840 --> 0:10:56.360 resurgence is what kind of has fans pumped up right now. 0:10:56.559 --> 0:10:59.520 So my question is can they replicate it? And you know, 0:11:00.040 --> 0:11:02.320 to kind of further that question, it's kind of on 0:11:02.400 --> 0:11:04.439 tape now right like after the last three or four 0:11:04.480 --> 0:11:07.680 games they've been showing this particular look that has adapted, 0:11:07.679 --> 0:11:10.640 of course to each each individual opponent. But at the 0:11:10.720 --> 0:11:12.360 end of the day, it's about pressure and getting that 0:11:12.360 --> 0:11:14.760 pressure andring up with the coverage. So how does Miami 0:11:14.880 --> 0:11:17.400 kind of tinker with the defensive game plan to continue 0:11:17.440 --> 0:11:20.880 doing what they do well but also to keep it fresh. Well, 0:11:21.000 --> 0:11:23.360 I think there they are going to kind of stay 0:11:23.400 --> 0:11:26.560 with that that game plan because it's worked and you 0:11:26.600 --> 0:11:29.240 mentioned you know, yeah, it's out there, it's on film, 0:11:29.280 --> 0:11:31.520 and there's always been a belief if I can go 0:11:31.559 --> 0:11:33.960 on the other side of the football and offense that 0:11:34.040 --> 0:11:37.000 if you can just capitalize on one big play versus 0:11:37.040 --> 0:11:40.160 pressure versus zero coverage meaning nobody in the middle of 0:11:40.160 --> 0:11:44.160 the football field, everybody's playing man coverage, the defense may 0:11:44.240 --> 0:11:47.280 back off. Now you don't have to do it a lot, 0:11:47.559 --> 0:11:50.040 but if Joe Flacco, who's making his first start in 0:11:50.040 --> 0:11:52.880 a long time, can go one for three in a 0:11:52.920 --> 0:11:55.640 big play or a touchdown, it kind of puts some 0:11:55.720 --> 0:11:59.200 hesitation in doubt and maybe Josh Bowyer's mind about, hey, 0:11:59.200 --> 0:12:01.320 do we want to show him that again? But you 0:12:01.360 --> 0:12:03.680 still need to see it first. You have to prove 0:12:03.720 --> 0:12:05.760 it to the defense to get him out of that. 0:12:06.120 --> 0:12:08.400 So if I'm if I'm the Dolphins this week, I'm 0:12:08.440 --> 0:12:11.959 coming after Joe Flacco, daring those guys that say, hey, 0:12:12.040 --> 0:12:13.959 let's go ahead and beat me. You know, one of 0:12:14.000 --> 0:12:16.720 the best in football couldn't do it last week. Not 0:12:16.800 --> 0:12:18.880 only could he not beat us through the air, he 0:12:18.880 --> 0:12:21.600 couldn't even escape and use his legs. And that's where 0:12:21.640 --> 0:12:26.120 it probably arguably he's a most dangerous So I would 0:12:26.160 --> 0:12:29.080 I would say a guy that the Jets sound like 0:12:29.160 --> 0:12:31.800 they're banking on to one get rid of the football 0:12:31.800 --> 0:12:34.360 on time, No worry, He's going with the football and 0:12:34.400 --> 0:12:37.400 located so they can make big plays. I'd have to 0:12:37.440 --> 0:12:39.640 see it first, right I have to. I have to 0:12:39.720 --> 0:12:42.160 let Joe Flacco prove it to me. And if he 0:12:42.240 --> 0:12:45.439 does with any type of consistency, that's where you maybe 0:12:45.440 --> 0:12:47.480 see the Dolphins go to Plan B or Plan C. 0:12:48.000 --> 0:12:51.280 But right now, I'm coming after it. I'm and mix 0:12:51.360 --> 0:12:52.800 it up a little bit because I'm I don't want 0:12:52.800 --> 0:12:56.319 to give the Jets free field position or a free touchdown, 0:12:56.720 --> 0:12:59.280 but I do want to play right on the edge again. 0:12:59.280 --> 0:13:01.280 I want to get right on the edge. Show a 0:13:01.320 --> 0:13:05.960 lot of stuff up front. Maybe you get some communication, misscommunication, 0:13:06.000 --> 0:13:08.360 with the offensive line and running backs and you and 0:13:08.440 --> 0:13:10.360 you hit home on a couple of big sacks again. 0:13:10.640 --> 0:13:12.760 And actually, now that you mentioned that, going back over 0:13:12.800 --> 0:13:14.880 the tape last year from I think it was Week six, 0:13:14.920 --> 0:13:17.560 the shutout of performance this Dolphins defense put out there 0:13:17.559 --> 0:13:19.720 against Joe Flacco on a different Jets team and different 0:13:19.760 --> 0:13:22.400 coaching staff. But he he did try that a couple 0:13:22.400 --> 0:13:24.560 of times too. Byron Jones, I red call him trying 0:13:24.559 --> 0:13:26.640 to basically get a lot on one chance and just 0:13:26.679 --> 0:13:28.400 throw that thing up there and hope for the best. 0:13:28.640 --> 0:13:30.719 And it never worked for them in that game. So 0:13:31.240 --> 0:13:33.600 I like the Dolphins chances there with with xaviing Howard 0:13:33.600 --> 0:13:35.520 and Byron Jones doing their thing off the outside. But 0:13:35.520 --> 0:13:37.559 that's a great point, John, And to kind of finish 0:13:37.600 --> 0:13:39.839 this thing up before the mailbag, the Dolphins will win 0:13:39.920 --> 0:13:44.719 this game, John, if well, unfortunately, I think this is 0:13:44.760 --> 0:13:47.920 going to be a game that mirrors the Texans game 0:13:48.000 --> 0:13:51.360 to a certain extent, where it's if you can win 0:13:51.400 --> 0:13:55.199 the turnover margin, if you can handle sudden change, if 0:13:55.240 --> 0:13:59.040 a turnover happens both on offense and on defense, and 0:13:59.440 --> 0:14:02.559 this off fense, the Dolphin offense can score a couple 0:14:02.559 --> 0:14:05.000 of touchdowns so they don't have to settle for red 0:14:05.080 --> 0:14:08.800 zone field goals. Then the spread gets from a seventeen 0:14:08.920 --> 0:14:14.640 nine Texans game to a ten three ten type of game. 0:14:14.720 --> 0:14:17.520 That's where I'm seeing it because even though these teams 0:14:17.559 --> 0:14:21.520 like to give up points defensively, the offenses have struggled 0:14:21.560 --> 0:14:25.320 even with maybe good field position or consistency. So I 0:14:25.960 --> 0:14:27.720 feel like it's gonna be a little bit of back 0:14:27.720 --> 0:14:31.440 and forth where it's field position, turn over here, sudden change, 0:14:31.480 --> 0:14:35.320 who reacts better, and if the Dolphins can win margin 0:14:35.680 --> 0:14:39.200 sudden change touchdowns in the red zone, they come away 0:14:39.280 --> 0:14:42.000 with a fourteen to seventeen point victory. That was kind 0:14:42.040 --> 0:14:43.680 of the script last year in both those games to 0:14:43.960 --> 0:14:46.840 a strong defensive performance from Miami and offense had their 0:14:46.880 --> 0:14:48.400 timely hits when they got them, and so they kind 0:14:48.400 --> 0:14:50.640 of found their way into those exact same wins. Like 0:14:50.640 --> 0:14:53.000 you mentioned there, good stuff, John, That's got a couple 0:14:53.000 --> 0:14:55.680 of male bad questions. You ready for those? Yes, let's go, 0:14:55.800 --> 0:14:57.480 I asked, I told you before, and I had a 0:14:57.520 --> 0:14:59.320 tricky question for you. I didn't want to prime you 0:14:59.360 --> 0:15:01.600 four because I want to to be really authentic here. 0:15:01.840 --> 0:15:03.840 I cheated, though, I went ahead and looked ahead. So 0:15:04.320 --> 0:15:08.120 this question comes from at Brian Minehart. Uh he asked 0:15:08.120 --> 0:15:11.320 what Dolphins players have developed on the practice squad and 0:15:11.440 --> 0:15:14.280 ended up having a productive NFL career, or any team 0:15:14.320 --> 0:15:16.280 for that matter. And again I went back and looked 0:15:16.280 --> 0:15:19.160 from up until the current team, and I have a 0:15:19.200 --> 0:15:22.200 couple of guys that actually we're on the Dolphins practice 0:15:22.200 --> 0:15:25.480 squad and went on to successful NFL careers. Can you 0:15:25.680 --> 0:15:27.400 think of anyone that comes to your mind off the 0:15:27.400 --> 0:15:30.760 top of your head, John Wow, I mean I would 0:15:30.800 --> 0:15:33.640 have to say, maybe Nick need him. I don't know 0:15:33.680 --> 0:15:36.600 if he was ever on the practice squad, but a 0:15:36.600 --> 0:15:39.920 guy that was unknown that that's having a pretty good 0:15:39.960 --> 0:15:43.640 career from coming you know, from from the street or 0:15:43.680 --> 0:15:46.360 from a guy that wasn't highly regarded, to a guy 0:15:46.400 --> 0:15:49.360 that gets a lot of playing time and in any 0:15:49.400 --> 0:15:53.560 given week and can play at a really high level. Um, 0:15:53.760 --> 0:15:57.600 I maybe, uh Guabin, I don't know if he's gonna, 0:15:57.680 --> 0:16:00.760 you know, turn out to be a guy that was, uh, 0:16:00.800 --> 0:16:02.840 you're highly regarded. I think he might have been on 0:16:02.880 --> 0:16:06.680 the practice squad. So there's just a couple of guys that, 0:16:07.160 --> 0:16:09.280 you know, I don't know if Seiler was a guy 0:16:09.320 --> 0:16:11.920 that was on the Ravens practice squad that now is 0:16:12.200 --> 0:16:15.880 with the Dolphins and playing you know, highly impactful plays 0:16:15.920 --> 0:16:19.200 on on that defensive line. But just recently that those 0:16:19.240 --> 0:16:21.080 are the names that kind of come to mind. No, 0:16:21.360 --> 0:16:23.600 you checked all the boxes. That was fantastic and need 0:16:23.640 --> 0:16:26.400 him did start his rookie season on the practice squad, 0:16:26.400 --> 0:16:28.320 got called up, and you might recall he had a 0:16:28.320 --> 0:16:31.040 difficult preseason and the fans were pretty tough on him 0:16:31.080 --> 0:16:32.920 on Twitter, and then he got the call up and 0:16:32.960 --> 0:16:35.600 he started playing well right away. And here he is, 0:16:35.640 --> 0:16:37.080 you know, in his third year in the NFL, and 0:16:37.120 --> 0:16:39.840 he's he's a pretty solid player. I'm glad you mentioned Seiler. 0:16:39.920 --> 0:16:41.680 He was on my list as well, but I went 0:16:41.720 --> 0:16:44.160 a little bit further back than you here. So Chris 0:16:44.160 --> 0:16:49.200 Hogan was on the squad and seven eleven, that's right, 0:16:49.240 --> 0:16:51.280 And although he didn't make it here, he obviously had 0:16:51.280 --> 0:16:53.200 a great career with the Patriots up there in the 0:16:53.240 --> 0:16:56.520 a f C East. The Dolphins also signed Michael Thomas 0:16:56.560 --> 0:16:59.080 off the forty nine practice squad and then he would 0:16:59.120 --> 0:17:01.360 go on to seal the very next game he played 0:17:01.520 --> 0:17:03.600 by picking off Tom Brady in the end zone. What 0:17:03.640 --> 0:17:05.760 a great story that was. He then went on to 0:17:05.840 --> 0:17:08.400 have a great special team's career and had his hand 0:17:08.480 --> 0:17:11.199 in all kinds of social impact committees. A great ambassador 0:17:11.240 --> 0:17:13.840 of the game, great guys, one of the best guys 0:17:13.840 --> 0:17:15.720 that ever was right a captain for this team for 0:17:15.760 --> 0:17:18.040 a couple of years there, and then Jesse Davis was 0:17:18.040 --> 0:17:19.879 on the twenty six team practice squad and he is 0:17:19.880 --> 0:17:22.320 still here starting on the offensive line. So those were 0:17:22.400 --> 0:17:24.600 some of the names I had. That was fantastic. You 0:17:24.880 --> 0:17:26.879 pulled the three names that I didn't go to. I 0:17:26.920 --> 0:17:29.359 went back further for three names. So there you go, Brian, 0:17:29.359 --> 0:17:31.640 You've got six names. They're just on the Miami Dolphins. 0:17:31.800 --> 0:17:33.760 I'd be curious to hear some other guys. I think 0:17:33.880 --> 0:17:36.720 James Harrison of the Steelers was a practice squad guy 0:17:36.800 --> 0:17:38.920 once upon time, and he went on to have basically 0:17:39.000 --> 0:17:41.720 almost a Hall of Fame level career. So they're out there, 0:17:41.760 --> 0:17:45.160 they're out there. Yeah, you know, you never know what's 0:17:45.160 --> 0:17:47.480 gonna happen when you're on the practice squad. And especially 0:17:47.720 --> 0:17:50.359 over the last couple of years with with COVID and 0:17:50.359 --> 0:17:53.440 and guys getting bounced up, up and down the line, 0:17:53.480 --> 0:17:55.840 it seemed like on a weekly basis, You're only a 0:17:55.920 --> 0:17:58.600 play away, no matter if you're on the practice spot, 0:17:58.640 --> 0:18:00.919 if you're a backup guy, or you're first, you know, 0:18:01.800 --> 0:18:04.440 a first or second or third or fourth round draft choice. 0:18:04.720 --> 0:18:06.719 You know, things happen in this league and you always 0:18:06.720 --> 0:18:08.359 have to be ready. And we've seen it happen in 0:18:08.359 --> 0:18:11.320 a number of occasions and multiple positions this year with 0:18:11.359 --> 0:18:14.200 the Dolphins. Absolutely. The Dolphins actually just signed Jamal Perry 0:18:14.200 --> 0:18:16.680 back to off the practice squad after he was down 0:18:16.720 --> 0:18:18.840 on the practice squad most of the season. I think 0:18:18.880 --> 0:18:21.560 Elijah Campbell missed practice, he missed the last game as well, 0:18:21.600 --> 0:18:23.000 so he's been kind of banged up as one of 0:18:23.040 --> 0:18:25.200 those core special teamers who I think had a pretty 0:18:25.240 --> 0:18:27.399 good season in that role. Maybe Perry comes up and 0:18:27.400 --> 0:18:29.760 replaces him in that role if he can't go on Sunday. 0:18:30.040 --> 0:18:32.920 Next question here from Hypocritics, I think is his name. 0:18:33.160 --> 0:18:36.080 Did you notice Miami was spreading Baltimore out more than 0:18:36.080 --> 0:18:38.200 they have this season? I'd love to see some more 0:18:38.200 --> 0:18:40.480 spread going forward. Also, like the way they're getting Albert 0:18:40.520 --> 0:18:42.639 Wilson involved. So John, did you see them kind of 0:18:42.880 --> 0:18:46.560 use more spacing against Baltimore on offense? I thought they 0:18:46.640 --> 0:18:49.280 I thought they had a good plan against Baltimore, and 0:18:49.320 --> 0:18:51.440 I did see a lot of guys in different positions. 0:18:51.480 --> 0:18:54.600 We saw some motion, you know, with Albert, and I'd 0:18:54.600 --> 0:18:57.639 like to see Jalen kind of maybe adapted into that 0:18:57.760 --> 0:19:01.480 role some too, with some fly and jet sweep and 0:19:01.480 --> 0:19:03.320 and I don't know what they're calling it, behind the 0:19:03.400 --> 0:19:07.600 quarterback orbit motion. Maybe that you're going around and and 0:19:07.600 --> 0:19:10.200 and move him around a little bit more too. And 0:19:10.440 --> 0:19:12.399 if we're at the point now where you know, we 0:19:12.400 --> 0:19:15.159