WEBVTT - Chris Grier Pre Draft Presser and Tua Tagovailoa Talks Offseason 0:00:00.160 --> 0:00:05.360 To us fires touch style by waddle stuck into the 0:00:05.440 --> 0:00:09.440 end zone of Miami Boy, tight froll, tight window. They 0:00:09.440 --> 0:00:11.760 had to get that touchdown on that play. They get it. 0:00:14.200 --> 0:00:17.560 What is up, Dolphins and welcome to the Drive Time 0:00:17.640 --> 0:00:22.120 Podcast part of the Miami Dolphins podcast network, covering your team, 0:00:22.239 --> 0:00:26.720 your Miami Dolphins. How's it going? Everybody happy? Wednesday? We 0:00:26.800 --> 0:00:29.160 have a busy show for you today. We're gonna cover 0:00:29.240 --> 0:00:32.320 to a tongue of Bloa and Chris Career's media availability 0:00:32.400 --> 0:00:35.480 from this Wednesday busy show. Let's go ahead and jump 0:00:35.560 --> 0:00:38.400 right in from the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist 0:00:38.400 --> 0:00:44.800 Health Training Complex. This is the Drivetime Podcasts Miami Dolphins, 0:00:47.080 --> 0:00:48.839 and so we heard from two a tongue of Bloa 0:00:49.000 --> 0:00:51.360 just a few minutes ago. We'll go ahead and get 0:00:51.400 --> 0:00:54.160 to that media availability here in just a minute. But first, 0:00:54.440 --> 0:00:57.680 Chris Greer gave his annual pre draft press conference here 0:00:57.680 --> 0:01:00.880 at the Baptist Health Studios or the Baptist Health Training Complex, 0:01:00.880 --> 0:01:03.000 I should say, coming to you here from the Baptist 0:01:03.000 --> 0:01:06.039 Health Studios, and I thought it was a very informative 0:01:06.080 --> 0:01:10.119 and transparent and really valuable press conference. Here with Chris, 0:01:10.240 --> 0:01:12.600 we are talking about a number of things. First off 0:01:12.640 --> 0:01:15.080 the top number one, congratulated the Miami Heat who are 0:01:15.160 --> 0:01:17.360 up two games to nothing in the first round of 0:01:17.400 --> 0:01:20.119 the Eastern Conference playoffs. You'll love to hear that. Of course, 0:01:20.160 --> 0:01:22.959 also talked about the Florida Panthers and my buddy Goldie 0:01:22.959 --> 0:01:25.160 Steve Goldstein sitting next to me in that press conference, 0:01:25.480 --> 0:01:29.319 and uh, congratulating the Panthers on there and pending one 0:01:29.360 --> 0:01:32.600 seed in the Eastern Conference. Also with Miami or into Miami, 0:01:32.640 --> 0:01:35.240 I should say the soccer team, Uh, I believe in 0:01:35.280 --> 0:01:38.160 the playoffs right now or advancing into a certain stage 0:01:38.200 --> 0:01:40.600 of a tournament. I'm not up on on soccer right now, guys. 0:01:40.640 --> 0:01:43.039 I apologize for that. But Chris Career making a mention 0:01:43.080 --> 0:01:45.039 of South Florida sports and a good time to be 0:01:45.080 --> 0:01:47.760 in South Florida as a sports fan. Hopefully the Dolphins 0:01:47.800 --> 0:01:50.320 can continue that here into the month of April, into 0:01:50.360 --> 0:01:52.760 the offeason program and of course right in a training 0:01:52.760 --> 0:01:56.320 camp and the regular season and help just continue the 0:01:56.360 --> 0:01:59.080 success here of South Florida sports. And one player that 0:01:59.120 --> 0:02:00.960 can have a big say in at is the player 0:02:00.960 --> 0:02:03.040 who was first asked, or I should say, Chris Greer 0:02:03.120 --> 0:02:06.280 was first asked about and wide receiver Tyreek Hill. And 0:02:06.320 --> 0:02:09.520 I love this question because I think a lot of 0:02:09.520 --> 0:02:13.440 times in this league, in this game, in this in 0:02:13.800 --> 0:02:18.320 the competition that is sports, it's all about taking advantage 0:02:18.320 --> 0:02:21.040 of market opportunities. Right, whatever the market gives you, can 0:02:21.080 --> 0:02:23.640 you take advantage of, whether it's a good market in 0:02:23.680 --> 0:02:26.160 certain aspects, whether it's a low market in this aspect, 0:02:26.400 --> 0:02:28.840 and does the supply and demand reflect the ability to 0:02:28.919 --> 0:02:30.600 go out and make a move that makes your football 0:02:30.600 --> 0:02:33.000 team better. And that's how you have to view these 0:02:33.000 --> 0:02:35.760 things through that lens of not just well, here's player 0:02:35.840 --> 0:02:38.760 A and in place B. It has more to do 0:02:38.840 --> 0:02:42.920 with what's available at position C and possibility D. And 0:02:42.960 --> 0:02:44.799 it just continues to go down the line. And we've 0:02:44.840 --> 0:02:47.600 talked about that, you know, at length on this particular 0:02:47.600 --> 0:02:51.079 podcast on Drivetime, uh and even locked on Dolphins before 0:02:51.160 --> 0:02:53.760 Drivetime with you know, as far as my podcasting career 0:02:53.800 --> 0:02:58.280 goes about how this Dolphins operation really since Chris Greer, 0:02:58.720 --> 0:03:02.000 you know, was elevated to his current role with the club, 0:03:02.040 --> 0:03:06.280 has taken on these really good market value moves, whether 0:03:06.280 --> 0:03:08.959 it's draft pick trades or veteran trades, whatever the case 0:03:09.000 --> 0:03:11.560 may be. And you look at the back end of 0:03:11.639 --> 0:03:14.720 the first round and for a draft class where Daniel 0:03:14.760 --> 0:03:17.040 Jeremiah has talked about it, I've listened to the Around 0:03:17.040 --> 0:03:19.480 the NFL podcast and heard him on that same podcast, 0:03:19.560 --> 0:03:22.280 or Josh Norris or Evan Silva. It doesn't really matter 0:03:22.440 --> 0:03:25.880 which expert you take the opinion of. They pretty much 0:03:26.040 --> 0:03:29.520 point back to the receiver position in this class isn't 0:03:29.880 --> 0:03:34.720 really build as what it was in one, but it 0:03:34.800 --> 0:03:36.760 does have a bunch of players that we expect to 0:03:36.760 --> 0:03:39.400 come out and contribute early. It maybe lacks the top 0:03:39.520 --> 0:03:42.880 end marquee name. And you think about that, and you 0:03:42.880 --> 0:03:45.000 think about the Dolphins having that twenty nine pick in 0:03:45.000 --> 0:03:49.960 the draft, Well, if you're picking nine and there are 0:03:50.000 --> 0:03:53.720 five really good receivers that don't match up to what 0:03:53.800 --> 0:03:56.839 Wattle or Chase or Davante Smith was a year ago 0:03:56.920 --> 0:03:59.840 as far as their their you know the projections as prospects, 0:04:00.280 --> 0:04:02.800 and you have an opportunity to go out and get 0:04:02.840 --> 0:04:06.320 a player like Tyreek Hill who supersedes any prospects because 0:04:06.360 --> 0:04:08.960 you know that you can pluck him into your plucking 0:04:09.000 --> 0:04:10.720 from one team and put him into your system and have, 0:04:11.120 --> 0:04:14.520 you know, an all pro playmaker game changer type of player. 0:04:15.240 --> 0:04:17.760 So if you get five receivers from this draft class 0:04:17.800 --> 0:04:19.480 we just talked about to go off the board before 0:04:19.520 --> 0:04:23.080 pick nine, is it more valuable to have receiver number 0:04:23.120 --> 0:04:25.200 six or four or five, whatever it might have been, 0:04:25.560 --> 0:04:27.919 or Tyreek Hill? And so he talked about that. I 0:04:27.920 --> 0:04:29.680 thought it was a great question. But I want to 0:04:29.720 --> 0:04:32.040 play this audio here from Chris. We are talking about, 0:04:32.240 --> 0:04:34.480 you know, Tuesday, yesterday we had the players on the 0:04:34.480 --> 0:04:37.760 field what we talked about with Tyreek Hill and already 0:04:37.800 --> 0:04:41.680 making an impression here on this Dolphin staff in front office. Yeah, now, 0:04:41.720 --> 0:04:43.560 like we're trying to figure out what we're gonna do 0:04:43.600 --> 0:04:45.360 on draft day, you know, And one of the guys said, 0:04:45.360 --> 0:04:47.479 he goes, we'll just watch Tyreek highlights, you know, in 0:04:47.480 --> 0:04:50.640 the draft room and make us feel good. But you know, 0:04:50.680 --> 0:04:53.360 it's it's it's unfair to compare any of those kids 0:04:53.360 --> 0:04:55.599 to Tyreek skill set, you know, coming out he's such 0:04:55.600 --> 0:04:58.599 a unique talent. And even yesterday on the field, he 0:04:59.440 --> 0:05:02.560 made a play and went down and they popped up, 0:05:02.600 --> 0:05:04.960 you know, like no hands, like flipped up right off 0:05:04.960 --> 0:05:06.320 the ground, and we're just like, look at this guy, 0:05:07.040 --> 0:05:09.960 just so explosive and springy, and and just the way 0:05:09.960 --> 0:05:15.120 he works out of practices, work ethics unbelievable. So um, again, 0:05:15.160 --> 0:05:18.839 it's a it's a talented class of receivers, um. But 0:05:19.320 --> 0:05:21.480 you know, obviously you can't compare them to Tyreek at 0:05:21.480 --> 0:05:24.000 all and for what he does and what we feel 0:05:24.040 --> 0:05:26.800 he does in this offense and what a great fit 0:05:26.880 --> 0:05:30.120 he is, I mean as advertised right both on the 0:05:30.120 --> 0:05:32.000 field and in the locker room as a leader, the 0:05:32.000 --> 0:05:33.919 type of guy that you want a young receiver like 0:05:34.000 --> 0:05:36.360 jelland Waddle to kind of be around and to just 0:05:36.400 --> 0:05:39.200 absorb all the information, all the knowledge, all the wisdom 0:05:39.440 --> 0:05:41.760 that Tyreek Hill can in part. I mean, it's it's 0:05:41.760 --> 0:05:44.440 going to be invaluable for this football team. Next, another 0:05:44.480 --> 0:05:46.520 great question here. I think this was Daniel O yo 0:05:46.560 --> 0:05:50.000 Fusi from the Miami Harold talking about how the process 0:05:50.120 --> 0:05:52.000 changes in a year where you don't have as many 0:05:52.080 --> 0:05:54.600 draft picks and uh, do you send out as many 0:05:54.600 --> 0:05:56.520 people on the road to go to your scouting and 0:05:56.600 --> 0:05:59.200 check with people? And Chris Greer says, nothing has changed 0:05:59.240 --> 0:06:02.400 because you never know when your opportunities might arise. Yeah, 0:06:02.560 --> 0:06:04.640 we haven't changed our process because I think you end 0:06:04.720 --> 0:06:08.120 up short changing, you know, UM the organization if you 0:06:08.200 --> 0:06:10.600 do that, because at the end of the day, UM, 0:06:10.600 --> 0:06:13.760 you never know when opportunities arise, you know, UM to 0:06:13.839 --> 0:06:17.159 do something, whether you know make a move or not, 0:06:17.360 --> 0:06:18.839 or if a player of falls you think there's a 0:06:18.880 --> 0:06:21.000 chance to go get them. UM. So you have to 0:06:21.040 --> 0:06:23.960 work through your process and be ready to answer all questions. 0:06:24.000 --> 0:06:26.520 And at the end of the day, you never know. 0:06:26.600 --> 0:06:28.000 This could be a trade a year or two on 0:06:28.120 --> 0:06:29.760 a player. And if you haven't done your work and 0:06:29.800 --> 0:06:31.680 you you know, just because you don't pick till one 0:06:31.680 --> 0:06:34.360 o two, UM getting up hurting you when you don't 0:06:34.360 --> 0:06:37.880 have all the information. UM, if those opportunities arise. So 0:06:38.000 --> 0:06:41.360 for us, we had guys were out all pro days. 0:06:41.440 --> 0:06:44.400 We guys, coaches are out, coaches are doing private workouts. 0:06:44.440 --> 0:06:46.640 They still have some private workouts going on here for 0:06:46.760 --> 0:06:49.279 the next week or so. So UM for us, it's 0:06:49.320 --> 0:06:53.240 been full steam ahead. The personnel staff has done a 0:06:53.279 --> 0:06:56.320 tremendous job and the coaching staff, Mike and the coaching 0:06:56.320 --> 0:06:59.600 staff of these guys enjoy getting out, getting to meet 0:06:59.600 --> 0:07:02.839 players bringing them in. So UM the private workout stuff 0:07:02.839 --> 0:07:05.120 has been it's been exciting and I think the coaches 0:07:05.160 --> 0:07:07.200 really enjoy getting to know these players too as well. 0:07:07.560 --> 0:07:10.320 That's a theme we've touched down on the Shraft Preview podcast, 0:07:10.320 --> 0:07:11.840 isn't I think. I think I'll even talking about with 0:07:11.920 --> 0:07:14.680 Keith Sanchez today about the idea of you might not 0:07:14.800 --> 0:07:16.680 have these picks in these spots, but you still want 0:07:16.680 --> 0:07:19.640 to do your homework on players because, like Chris said, 0:07:19.720 --> 0:07:21.880 you might trade for them down the line. In four years, 0:07:21.880 --> 0:07:23.920 they could become free agents that you're interested in. So 0:07:23.960 --> 0:07:25.920 it's always good to know these players, but also to 0:07:25.960 --> 0:07:28.119 know the league too because you might wind up playing 0:07:28.160 --> 0:07:30.080 these guys. If he goes to the Jets, you're gonna 0:07:30.120 --> 0:07:31.480 see him twice a year. You want to have an 0:07:31.520 --> 0:07:33.520 idea of who that player is. Let's say you play 0:07:33.600 --> 0:07:35.800 him opening Day. You want to have that college scouting 0:07:35.800 --> 0:07:38.480 report on that player because you don't have NFL tape 0:07:38.520 --> 0:07:40.600 to go off of to watch that guy aside from 0:07:40.600 --> 0:07:43.280 preseason stuff. So I thought that was very interesting. He 0:07:43.360 --> 0:07:45.640 also was asked about the idea of competition at the 0:07:45.680 --> 0:07:48.320 center position. You might recall back at the owners meetings, 0:07:48.480 --> 0:07:51.280 Chris Greer spoke about adding competition to that spot with 0:07:51.320 --> 0:07:53.760 Michael Dieter, who they believe very well in here could 0:07:53.760 --> 0:07:55.880 be a very good strowing center in this league for 0:07:55.920 --> 0:07:59.840 this team and uh Chris was asked specifically about the 0:08:00.040 --> 0:08:03.600 petition at that spot, and he said, you know the 0:08:03.680 --> 0:08:06.000 good part about this draft, and you know, this is 0:08:06.000 --> 0:08:08.200 a big pool this year because of all the players 0:08:08.200 --> 0:08:09.760 that were kind of left over from the COVID and 0:08:09.920 --> 0:08:12.280 not getting to play that additional year of college football. 0:08:12.400 --> 0:08:14.200 They go back to college football and don't go to 0:08:14.200 --> 0:08:16.560 the draft last year, so you have a massive pool 0:08:16.600 --> 0:08:18.440 of U d f as to choose from. And he 0:08:18.480 --> 0:08:21.200 mentioned those U d f A specifically and also mentioned 0:08:21.200 --> 0:08:23.240 the work that the scouts and the regional scouts and 0:08:23.280 --> 0:08:25.160 all the people on staff that have to go into 0:08:25.160 --> 0:08:27.720 the process of finding these kind of gems guys that 0:08:27.760 --> 0:08:29.880 he said fall through the cracks at times. I thought 0:08:29.880 --> 0:08:32.360 that was very interesting, and this Dolphin scouting staff was 0:08:32.400 --> 0:08:34.320 such a good job on those players U d f 0:08:34.360 --> 0:08:36.720 a's late round draft picks. Every single year, it seems 0:08:37.040 --> 0:08:39.440 finding one of those hidden gems that winds up being 0:08:39.480 --> 0:08:42.600 on your roster for a long time into that second contract. 0:08:42.600 --> 0:08:44.280 And the Dolphins will work hard to find some more 0:08:44.320 --> 0:08:47.120 of those guys in this year's crup up. Next, Chris 0:08:47.160 --> 0:08:50.439 was asked about the idea of pushing capital into future 0:08:50.520 --> 0:08:53.080 draft classes and what it says about this year's class. Again, 0:08:53.120 --> 0:08:56.040 thought his answer was great here and the Tyreekill opportunity 0:08:56.080 --> 0:08:58.640 was more about Tyreek Hill than it was an indictment 0:08:58.640 --> 0:09:03.440 on this year's draft class. It's always difficult because you know, 0:09:03.600 --> 0:09:06.400 everything is a projection, so you know, people always say that. 0:09:06.480 --> 0:09:08.280 Then you look back at some drafts and you're like, wow, 0:09:08.360 --> 0:09:10.600 look at you know, look at those you know twelve 0:09:10.640 --> 0:09:12.559 with those first round picks. Are you know guys are 0:09:13.160 --> 0:09:15.800 maybe you know, Pro bowlers every year and Hall of 0:09:15.800 --> 0:09:19.040 Fame guys in the future. So every draft has their 0:09:19.080 --> 0:09:22.600 strengths and weaknesses by position. So I think, you know, 0:09:23.040 --> 0:09:26.160 for us, trading those picks really had nothing to do 0:09:26.280 --> 0:09:28.719 with how the draft looked. It was the opportunity to 0:09:28.760 --> 0:09:31.880 acquire you know, Tyreek Hill, you know, just a special 0:09:31.880 --> 0:09:35.480 talent for what we're looking for. So uh, at the 0:09:35.520 --> 0:09:38.000 end of the day, every draft will be judge three 0:09:38.080 --> 0:09:41.720 years from now, you know how it looks um you know, 0:09:41.720 --> 0:09:43.360 and every year we go through is where some people 0:09:43.400 --> 0:09:46.240 think it's not strong or or weak, And I think 0:09:46.240 --> 0:09:48.360 it you really got to give these kids three years 0:09:48.360 --> 0:09:51.559 to really develop and see where where it's everything stands. 0:09:52.000 --> 0:09:54.760 I know social media and media in general does not 0:09:55.120 --> 0:09:58.439 reflect how NFL teams think, and so this is probably obvious, 0:09:58.440 --> 0:10:00.480 but it is refreshing to hear someone like risk Weer 0:10:00.520 --> 0:10:04.319 talk about three years employers developing and giving themselves time 0:10:04.360 --> 0:10:06.400 for those players to reach their full potential and their 0:10:06.440 --> 0:10:10.080 peak before the evaluation process is finished. Speaking of the 0:10:10.080 --> 0:10:12.160 offensive line of players of the like. Speaking of the 0:10:12.160 --> 0:10:14.640 offensive line, Chris ger said that was a position that 0:10:14.679 --> 0:10:16.640 he believes as a strength in this Shears class. When 0:10:16.679 --> 0:10:19.160 he was asked about which positions are the strengths in 0:10:19.200 --> 0:10:22.240 this Shears class, I would say the offensive line group. 0:10:22.240 --> 0:10:25.120 It's a it's a pretty good offensive line group. I 0:10:25.160 --> 0:10:28.960 think there's um some talent all the way through from 0:10:29.000 --> 0:10:32.040 the tackles, the guards, centers, um all the way in 0:10:32.040 --> 0:10:33.920 through the mid rounds. I think you can find some 0:10:34.000 --> 0:10:38.520 good quality players, um, you know, like everything everyone's always 0:10:38.559 --> 0:10:40.880 looking for, you know, the pass rushers, and I think 0:10:40.880 --> 0:10:43.120 there are some high level rushers in this draft. And 0:10:43.120 --> 0:10:45.360 then you know, at the end of the day there 0:10:45.440 --> 0:10:47.840 will be some projection guys that have some upside to 0:10:47.840 --> 0:10:50.800 work with. So I would say the big offensive line 0:10:50.800 --> 0:10:54.120 to me, I think is the one real strong position 0:10:54.160 --> 0:10:58.000 in this draft offensive line and edge rushers or pass rushers, 0:10:58.000 --> 0:10:59.720 I suppose. And if you guys want to hear about 0:10:59.720 --> 0:11:02.040 those edge rushers, we're gonna have that on this podcast 0:11:02.000 --> 0:11:04.360 before you here coming up with Keith Sanchez. You wanna 0:11:04.360 --> 0:11:06.720 go back and check out the offensive line preview. Joe 0:11:06.760 --> 0:11:09.320 Marino gave us a great rundown on this year's class 0:11:09.320 --> 0:11:11.600 in that middle portion of the of the draft, as 0:11:11.640 --> 0:11:13.439 well as late guys you can scoop up and possibly 0:11:13.440 --> 0:11:16.440 get some value there. On Day number three, Chris was 0:11:16.480 --> 0:11:18.680 also asked about the importance of keeping the two first 0:11:18.760 --> 0:11:21.160 round picks in that Tyreek Hill trade, and he talked 0:11:21.200 --> 0:11:22.760 about that a little bit in that answer, But I'm 0:11:22.760 --> 0:11:24.320 gonna go ahead and push that back a little bit 0:11:24.360 --> 0:11:27.200 because he does discuss later on in this press conference 0:11:28.080 --> 0:11:31.560 the ideal, the ideology of building through the draft, how 0:11:31.600 --> 0:11:33.400 that still is what he believes in at his core. 0:11:33.559 --> 0:11:35.199 So we're gonna go ahead and bring it back around 0:11:35.240 --> 0:11:36.760 to that here in just a minute, because I think 0:11:36.760 --> 0:11:39.440 he answered that really well in a future question. But here, 0:11:39.760 --> 0:11:43.199 Chris was asked about putting putting two a tongue of 0:11:43.240 --> 0:11:45.760 Iloa in position to succeed and giving him the pieces 0:11:45.800 --> 0:11:48.400 to succeed. I thought Chris Greer's answer about that and 0:11:48.480 --> 0:11:50.800 this offseason not just with the players and the personnel, 0:11:51.080 --> 0:11:54.960 but the coaching staff was a really good answer. Here's Chris. Yeah, 0:11:55.000 --> 0:11:56.679 you know, I think a lot of that too, is 0:11:57.559 --> 0:11:59.720 has to do with coach McDaniel on his coaching staff, 0:11:59.760 --> 0:12:02.320 you know, kind of the offense that you know Mike 0:12:02.400 --> 0:12:06.240 does and what he's building here and what his philosophy 0:12:06.240 --> 0:12:09.760 has been. Um. I think, yes, we've added some pieces 0:12:09.760 --> 0:12:12.000 on offense as well, but a lot of it fits 0:12:12.040 --> 0:12:15.480 what Mike's looking for to uh and that and I think, yeah, 0:12:15.480 --> 0:12:17.880 and a lot of it does fit with TUA does well. 0:12:18.120 --> 0:12:20.360 And I think we're all very excited. And I know 0:12:20.679 --> 0:12:24.440 Mike has been raving about twa here over him and 0:12:24.440 --> 0:12:27.640 coach bevill uh their time working with them and spending 0:12:27.640 --> 0:12:29.200 time with him in the meeting rooms and watched them 0:12:29.240 --> 0:12:32.079 on on the field here yesterday. UM, so yeah, we're 0:12:32.160 --> 0:12:34.600 very excited for him, and then looking forward to the season, 0:12:34.600 --> 0:12:37.960 how he keeps progressing, raving about quarterback to a tongue 0:12:37.960 --> 0:12:40.840 of byloa are Mike McDaniel and Darryl Bevil. You love 0:12:40.920 --> 0:12:43.960 to hear that. Chris was also asked about the possibility 0:12:43.960 --> 0:12:46.160 of being aggressive and going back up into the first 0:12:46.240 --> 0:12:48.319 round of this year's draft, and he said, we'll never 0:12:48.360 --> 0:12:50.760 say never talking about the possibility of that if a 0:12:50.840 --> 0:12:54.240 player they believe in has immense talent falls for whatever reason, 0:12:54.600 --> 0:12:55.880 you know, kind of a kin to the learned me 0:12:55.960 --> 0:12:58.920 tons will move several years back. But talking about how 0:12:58.920 --> 0:13:02.000 that's a possibility simply because they always are going to 0:13:02.000 --> 0:13:05.720 be aggressive and take advantage of opportunities as they come about. 0:13:05.840 --> 0:13:08.280 But for now picking in the third round. Chris was 0:13:08.320 --> 0:13:10.680 also asked about the trade for Davanta Parker going to 0:13:10.720 --> 0:13:13.959 the New England Patriots, trading in division. Here's Chris on 0:13:14.000 --> 0:13:17.640 that trade comprehensively. I think more you've seen over the 0:13:17.679 --> 0:13:20.960 last couple of years, more teams doing interdivisional trades, you know, 0:13:21.000 --> 0:13:23.800 which before when I first started and here, you would 0:13:23.800 --> 0:13:26.720 never do that, you know. I think the last time 0:13:27.280 --> 0:13:30.319 you know, we did it was with our current receiver coach, 0:13:30.920 --> 0:13:32.920 you know, which didn't turn out well for us then. 0:13:34.160 --> 0:13:39.120 But I think when you have an opportunity to do 0:13:39.240 --> 0:13:41.959 right by the player and the organization, both sides feel 0:13:41.960 --> 0:13:43.880 good about it. Like I said, this was never anything 0:13:43.920 --> 0:13:46.800 where we planned the trade Davante. You know, once we 0:13:47.000 --> 0:13:49.960 made the trade for Tyreek, we received multiple phone calls 0:13:50.000 --> 0:13:53.560 and and I think most teams assume that you know, 0:13:53.600 --> 0:13:57.400 we had signed Cedric Wilson traded for Tyreek that you know, 0:13:57.600 --> 0:14:01.960 and had obviously with Wattle here that um Davante was 0:14:02.480 --> 0:14:05.559 the guy that would be available. So multiple teams called 0:14:05.880 --> 0:14:09.160 the pages were the most aggressive. Um and at the 0:14:09.240 --> 0:14:11.840 end of the day, worked with the agent, talked to Devanta. 0:14:12.000 --> 0:14:13.960 Want to do right by him too as well. And 0:14:13.960 --> 0:14:17.520 and um, but um, getting that third round pick was 0:14:17.720 --> 0:14:20.840 very important for us and and we are fine for 0:14:20.960 --> 0:14:24.440 this year or next year. So very interesting stuff. They're 0:14:24.440 --> 0:14:26.680 talking about Davanta Parker in the market for him, and 0:14:26.760 --> 0:14:28.920 multiple teams kind of making the assumption that he might 0:14:28.960 --> 0:14:31.880 be available after the Hill trade and the Wilson signing 0:14:32.000 --> 0:14:34.480 and kind of holding out for that top value. And 0:14:34.520 --> 0:14:36.440 I like the idea of not being worried about where 0:14:36.480 --> 0:14:38.880 you're trading the player and getting the most valuable draft 0:14:38.920 --> 0:14:41.280 pick you can for him. A third round pick this year, 0:14:41.400 --> 0:14:43.080 next year, it makes no difference, right, It's it's still 0:14:43.080 --> 0:14:45.480 a third round draft pick. As you heard Chris Career say, 0:14:45.600 --> 0:14:47.760 right there, but I like that, don't don't be scared 0:14:47.800 --> 0:14:49.320 of of the neighbor to the north there. You've got 0:14:49.320 --> 0:14:50.960 a couple of wins in a row against that team. Like, 0:14:51.160 --> 0:14:52.960 let's be aggressive and build our team the way you 0:14:53.000 --> 0:14:55.280 want to and let the chips fall where they may otherwise. 0:14:55.280 --> 0:14:57.640 So good stuff. They're getting good value back there for 0:14:57.720 --> 0:15:00.480 DeVante Parker in his production the last couple of years, 0:15:00.520 --> 0:15:02.320 coming back with a third round draft pick right now. 0:15:02.520 --> 0:15:05.840 Chris was then asked about the process of this draft 0:15:05.880 --> 0:15:08.400 season and the off season, made a little joke about 0:15:08.400 --> 0:15:10.000 his son kind of keeping him up to date on 0:15:10.000 --> 0:15:13.440 the social media happenings about how his popularity before the 0:15:13.480 --> 0:15:16.280 tehront Armstead and Tyreek Hill moves and after and the 0:15:16.320 --> 0:15:18.360 peaking of that, and kind of having some fun with 0:15:18.400 --> 0:15:22.360 that there as well. Next, Chris was asked about the 0:15:22.400 --> 0:15:25.680 approach to only having these late round draft picks, third, fourth, 0:15:25.720 --> 0:15:28.160 and two sevenths and how you approach it. Isn't picking 0:15:28.200 --> 0:15:31.000 by need? Is it going after specific players? What's your 0:15:31.000 --> 0:15:34.240 approach only having these few draft picks. Here's Chris Career, now, 0:15:34.520 --> 0:15:37.600 I think when you have those few picks as we do. 0:15:37.680 --> 0:15:39.640 I think you gotta be right on them, and so 0:15:39.760 --> 0:15:43.800 I think you gotta be very delivered and measured of 0:15:44.160 --> 0:15:45.960 what the roster and what that guy's roll on the 0:15:46.000 --> 0:15:48.680 roster is going to be and how he fits. So um, 0:15:48.720 --> 0:15:51.640 obviously there'll be in a cage where if that special 0:15:51.680 --> 0:15:54.000 guy is there to take that risk on something, you will. 0:15:54.080 --> 0:15:57.080 But I think when you know you're picking third, fourth 0:15:57.200 --> 0:15:59.800 round and then two and the seventh, it's you gotta 0:16:00.120 --> 0:16:02.360 to make sure what you're getting and who it is 0:16:02.400 --> 0:16:04.640 and how he's going to fit on the team. Really 0:16:04.680 --> 0:16:06.360 good stuff. So let's go ahead and finish up with 0:16:06.440 --> 0:16:08.480 this last question, which kind of goes back to what 0:16:08.520 --> 0:16:10.760 I mentioned earlier about building through the draft in the 0:16:10.760 --> 0:16:14.200 philosophy of Chris Career and taking advantage of certain situations. 0:16:14.440 --> 0:16:16.520 Here he is talking about why the Dolphins felt they 0:16:16.520 --> 0:16:19.480 could be aggressive, but also talking about how it wasn't 0:16:19.520 --> 0:16:21.840 just Tyreek Hill. They were looking to be aggressive to 0:16:21.840 --> 0:16:24.320 go after veterans that were available in the National footballing 0:16:24.320 --> 0:16:27.280 this year or potentially available with those picks. Here's Chris 0:16:27.280 --> 0:16:30.040 Career on the philosophy and being aggressive with those picks 0:16:30.080 --> 0:16:31.320 this year because of the team and the way it 0:16:31.360 --> 0:16:34.000 stacks up. I still believe in building through the draft. 0:16:34.640 --> 0:16:36.400 I think the draft is an important part of building 0:16:36.400 --> 0:16:40.400 your team and having young assets to work through. But um, 0:16:40.600 --> 0:16:43.320 we've shown it will always be aggressive, you know, if 0:16:43.360 --> 0:16:46.800 it comes to acquiring a good player or at least 0:16:46.800 --> 0:16:50.560 attempting to and we've done that. So UM, I would 0:16:50.560 --> 0:16:53.200 say that, you know, um, for us, the ability to 0:16:53.240 --> 0:16:55.120 get good players and where we were, as young as 0:16:55.120 --> 0:16:57.560 we are on this roster right now, and knowing that 0:16:57.640 --> 0:17:01.480 we had the two first round picks three enabled us 0:17:01.520 --> 0:17:04.040 to you know, be aggressive and make a move like that. 0:17:04.119 --> 0:17:06.560 And and we had we had talked to a number 0:17:06.560 --> 0:17:08.240 of teams about a number of players, so it was 0:17:08.480 --> 0:17:11.400 we're being very aggressive, you know, cross the league trying 0:17:11.440 --> 0:17:14.480 to find players. And Tyreek was not one that ever 0:17:14.560 --> 0:17:17.080 thought what happened, And um, you know a lot of 0:17:17.080 --> 0:17:19.800 credit to Brett Beach and Koach Reid working with them 0:17:19.920 --> 0:17:23.520 was was great and I'm sure, um they were frustrated 0:17:23.520 --> 0:17:25.320 with us at times and we are frustrated with them, 0:17:25.320 --> 0:17:28.240 but it ended up working out well. So there you 0:17:28.320 --> 0:17:30.679 have Dolphins general manager Chris Career. Let's go ahead and 0:17:30.680 --> 0:17:33.359 take our first break here on the Drivetime Podcast, your 0:17:33.359 --> 0:17:36.000 host Travis Wingfield will come back and hear from quarterback 0:17:36.040 --> 0:17:39.440 to a tongue by Loa on the other side. Back 0:17:39.440 --> 0:17:43.080 here on this Wednesday, April edition of the Drivetime Podcast 0:17:43.080 --> 0:17:45.440 brought to you by Auto Nation, and we heard from 0:17:45.480 --> 0:17:49.119 another prominent player in the Miami Dolphins organization here and 0:17:49.119 --> 0:17:51.240 to a tongue of by Loah, who first was asked 0:17:51.359 --> 0:17:54.199 about many things, but first asked about what's it like 0:17:54.320 --> 0:17:59.080 throwing to wide receiver Tyreek Hill. It's fun. Um, you 0:17:59.200 --> 0:18:03.400 catch glimpses of his speed um and you know you 0:18:03.400 --> 0:18:07.560 you obviously have played against them, seen seen him play 0:18:07.760 --> 0:18:11.239 in other games, seen as highlights as well. I mean 0:18:11.280 --> 0:18:14.560 he's explosive. You know, he can turn a a negative 0:18:14.600 --> 0:18:18.520 two yard swing route into you know that twenty yard 0:18:18.640 --> 0:18:22.800 touchdown um or a twin yard game. So it's pretty cool. 0:18:22.840 --> 0:18:25.879 It's exciting now to a said twenty yard player, but 0:18:26.000 --> 0:18:28.400 to uh, you can also take those plays and make 0:18:28.440 --> 0:18:31.760 them eight ninety yard plays by the same same token 0:18:31.760 --> 0:18:33.840 there as well, So definitely exciting. We heard from Chris, 0:18:33.840 --> 0:18:35.840 We hear from tah all the buzz around the building 0:18:35.840 --> 0:18:38.880 about Tyreek Hill kind of being as advertised and so next, too, 0:18:39.040 --> 0:18:41.159 was asked about this offseason and the way they've kind 0:18:41.160 --> 0:18:43.639 of built this team to have some more firepower on 0:18:43.720 --> 0:18:46.040 offense and does he feel a sense of renewed commitment 0:18:46.359 --> 0:18:48.680 because of that. I love to his answer here talking 0:18:48.680 --> 0:18:51.119