WEBVTT - Drive Time: Bye Week Review

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<v Speaker 1>To remove dallan deep speedlessst.

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<v Speaker 2>From the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist Health Training Complex.

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

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<v Speaker 1>in the playoffs. What is up? Dolphins?

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<v Speaker 2>And welcome to the Draft Time Podcast. I am your host,

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<v Speaker 2>Travis Wingfield. And on today's show, we're gonna talk about

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<v Speaker 2>the state of the franchise heading into the bye week.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll have a little bit of a laugh at the

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<v Speaker 2>New York Jets and kind of our own misery here

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<v Speaker 2>as Dolphins fans from the Baptist Health Studios inside the

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<v Speaker 2>Baptist Health Training Complex.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the Draft Time Podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, daff.

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<v Speaker 1>The Jets fired Robert Sala.

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<v Speaker 2>Or rather Rogers fired him.

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<v Speaker 1>The Jets. The Jets, I are the gift that keeps

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<v Speaker 1>on giving. Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>Who could have possibly seen this coming? Who could have

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<v Speaker 2>forecasted that giving the quarterback more power than your head coach?

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<v Speaker 2>Who could have guessed that having the quarterback hand select

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<v Speaker 2>an offensive coordinator who probably wouldn't even get a job

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<v Speaker 2>at the power four level, a quarterback who insisted they

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<v Speaker 2>bring an Alan Lazard, Randall Cobb, Donald Driver, Jordi Nelson,

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<v Speaker 2>Greg Jennings, maybe even Antonio Freeman's looking for work. Who

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<v Speaker 2>couldn't have seen this coming, Who thinks this isn't a

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<v Speaker 2>good idea? Firing the coach that has a top ten

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<v Speaker 2>defense in all major categories, who seeded power to the

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<v Speaker 2>player who runs the offense, who created this entire structure,

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<v Speaker 2>and all for the same number of points they scored

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<v Speaker 2>through five games last year with Zach Wilson at quarterback,

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<v Speaker 2>a bottom eight offense in EPA. Of course this will

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<v Speaker 2>work going forward, right, further empowering the guy that got

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<v Speaker 2>you in this position and elevating the guy that just

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<v Speaker 2>stroked Errand's ego all hard knocks long last year. Who

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<v Speaker 2>recalls that segment that's our quarterback. Guys, we're gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>in games. Yeah, you're gonna be in games like when

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<v Speaker 2>you scored nine points against the Denver Broncos when their

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback literally could not grip the football to throw a

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<v Speaker 2>forward pass and you lost that game, and you had

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<v Speaker 2>a chance to penetrate the forty yard line to give

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<v Speaker 2>your kicker a shot of a game winning kick inside

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<v Speaker 2>fifty yards and three straight incompletions. The same guy who

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<v Speaker 2>got the ball back against the Vikings in London against

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<v Speaker 2>a defense that was tired, who had been out there

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<v Speaker 2>all day long, and you throw a pick on third

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<v Speaker 2>down in the red zone.

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<v Speaker 1>That guy.

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<v Speaker 2>What's really beautiful about this is the Jets are gonna

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<v Speaker 2>go like seven to ten. They're not going to break

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<v Speaker 2>the playoff drought, which is morembarrassing than ours. They're going

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<v Speaker 2>to have a pick in the teens with no answer

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<v Speaker 2>at quarterback when Rogers retires or hopefully he doesn't, and

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<v Speaker 2>we do the whole song and dance again next year

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<v Speaker 2>and pollute another future coaching staff that has to give

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<v Speaker 2>in to Rogers every single need and keeps them in

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<v Speaker 2>limbo for yet another year with all these one year

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<v Speaker 2>deals for Tyron Smith and Mike Williams who haven't played well,

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<v Speaker 2>while Garrett Wilson looks like I don't know an above

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<v Speaker 2>average player right now, and Breis Hall looks like at

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<v Speaker 2>best a third down running back. So they're toast and

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<v Speaker 2>they're not going to dig out for years to come

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<v Speaker 2>and we have to laugh because us. Well, let's pivot

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<v Speaker 2>the tone here. Can I get some ominous tones? I'm

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<v Speaker 2>literally asking my producer who is me? So I'll go

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<v Speaker 2>through in post and put some ominous tones here, we're

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<v Speaker 2>a fork in the road, boys and ladies, and quite frankly,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't even really think that it's a fork, But

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<v Speaker 2>I will choose to live in ignorance because it is

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<v Speaker 2>bliss right for another few days or maybe even a

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<v Speaker 2>week or so, because I am looking forward to that

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<v Speaker 2>Monday night game within the Jets and the Bills, and

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<v Speaker 2>just knowing that the Dolphins can't ruin my Sunday to

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<v Speaker 2>prevent me from enjoying that game. And hopefully it's just

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<v Speaker 2>a slog. And by the way, why is the Buffalo

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback still playing? I don't think we can win a

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<v Speaker 2>game against anybody else with what we saw on Sunday, right,

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<v Speaker 2>like it was fun to suspend disbelief for three hours,

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<v Speaker 2>like you do when you pull up to an m

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<v Speaker 2>night Shyamalan joint. Only the twist here as we had

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<v Speaker 2>snaps over the quarterbacks, head botched field goal snaps, block punts,

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<v Speaker 2>wide receivers that were open and never seen or just

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<v Speaker 2>flat out missed. And quite frankly, if the Patriots offense

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<v Speaker 2>has anything going beyond some you know, drop passes and

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<v Speaker 2>their own penalties that knocked them behind the chains over

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<v Speaker 2>and over again, they probably score enough to beat us.

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<v Speaker 2>The only thing that worked well in that game was

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<v Speaker 2>the offensive line and the running backs.

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<v Speaker 1>And defense was good.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll give you that, but I don't credit defense first

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<v Speaker 2>topping an offense that can't operate in today's NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I do think this Dolphense defense has slown some decent

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<v Speaker 2>attacks down. They were good against the Seahawks, they were

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<v Speaker 2>good against the Jags for the most part. They stifled

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<v Speaker 2>the Titans before things got crazy late. But you know

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm saying, it's cool that the backs and offensive

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<v Speaker 2>line played well because it could be something to build on,

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<v Speaker 2>especially in today's NFL, where quarterbacks have like one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and sixty five yards going into the fourth quarter every

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<v Speaker 2>single game, and you know, no one's really thrown for

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<v Speaker 2>that many yards except for a few pop up performances

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<v Speaker 2>here and there. But unless it gets a lot, lot, lot, lot, lot.

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<v Speaker 1>Lot lot better, we ain't gonna beat Indy.

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<v Speaker 2>I would go as far as to say the only

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<v Speaker 2>operations that performance if you copy and paste it, which

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<v Speaker 2>is not how this league works.

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<v Speaker 1>So I get that.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you copy and paste that performance, I think

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<v Speaker 2>you beat the Patriots. You know, by surviving a third

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<v Speaker 2>down or a second down touchdown that was only out

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<v Speaker 2>by an inch.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe the Raiders.

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<v Speaker 2>I think O'Connell's probably given a downgrade from Minshew. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>the Giants, I don't know. They beat the Seahawks without

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<v Speaker 2>neighbors on Sunday and their defense has been pretty good.

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<v Speaker 2>The Panthers, that's probably it, right, That's probably who you're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna beat with that performance. Now, if there's one modicum

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<v Speaker 2>of hope, it's that it was better than the Titans game.

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<v Speaker 2>But they sure as hell couldn't have been any worse.

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<v Speaker 2>And the bye week, with some of the run game

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<v Speaker 2>stuff they uncovered, that will give me a wee bit

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<v Speaker 2>of hope. But I do not expect them to go

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<v Speaker 2>into India and win that game. And that makes you

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<v Speaker 2>two and four, with one bastion of hope remaining the

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<v Speaker 2>return of quarterback one, the return of the guy that

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<v Speaker 2>makes this entire offense go from a thirty point per

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<v Speaker 2>game operation down to twelve points per game. And now

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<v Speaker 2>you have a must win game against Arizona, who has

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<v Speaker 2>their own quarterback who's an absolute baller. So I would

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<v Speaker 2>never you know, maybe last year, but not this year.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not making that an automatic victory. I do think

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<v Speaker 2>you can run the ball on the Cardinal, so I

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<v Speaker 2>think the Dolphins should if they have two in that game,

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<v Speaker 2>score a bunch of points. But who the hell knows.

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<v Speaker 2>You probably need to find a way to beat Buffalo.

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<v Speaker 2>That's not gonna happen, because when has it ever happened? Right?

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<v Speaker 2>The Rams will get Pooka back and Coops back Cooper

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<v Speaker 2>Cup like calling people who named Cooper Coops back in time.

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<v Speaker 1>For that game. Most likely? Can we beat Matt Stafford

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<v Speaker 1>on the road in primetime? I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's the Raiders and the Patriots. Those should be

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<v Speaker 2>walks in the park. So going into Thanksgiving, let's say

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<v Speaker 2>you do beat the Rams and the Cardinals at six

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<v Speaker 2>and five best case, maybe five and six maybe, But

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<v Speaker 2>then the schedule doesn't look nearly as daunting after that.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think we would win that Packer game. You know, hell,

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<v Speaker 2>I had us losing before I thought when I thought

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<v Speaker 2>we were a juggernaut. I had That was a road

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<v Speaker 2>game on a short week in primetime against a really

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<v Speaker 2>good football team, what could be inclement weather. I wouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>pick the dophense win that game, even if they were

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<v Speaker 2>at their best right now, but then two against the

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<v Speaker 2>Jets in a game with the Browns.

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<v Speaker 1>Those are very winnable games.

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<v Speaker 2>Justitsers get it figured out by then, probably, and the

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<v Speaker 2>Texans look really good. So and all of this is

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<v Speaker 2>under the assumption that to what comes back and plays

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<v Speaker 2>the whole year, right, which is at best a coin

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<v Speaker 2>flip proposition. So just parsing through it all, give me

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<v Speaker 2>the win at Cleveland, and I'll just take two of

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<v Speaker 2>the remaining four, probably both against the Jets, and not

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<v Speaker 2>pick a win over the Texans or Niners. So that

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<v Speaker 2>would give you nine to eight, and the way the

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<v Speaker 2>AFC is going, I think gives you a shot. So

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<v Speaker 2>a seventh seed playing the two seeded Ravens or Chiefs

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<v Speaker 2>at home, maybe Buffalo, do you think when in those

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<v Speaker 2>environments right now? So another wild card blowout, maybe maybe

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<v Speaker 2>it's a little bit closer. And picking in the twentieth

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<v Speaker 2>twenty first, twenty second slot of the draft. Good morning, everybody,

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<v Speaker 2>It's Groundhog's Day once again. So that's kind of how

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<v Speaker 2>I view the rest of the year, and it has

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<v Speaker 2>me thinking, you know, bigger picture, and I was sort

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<v Speaker 2>of thinking about this, and you know, these types of

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<v Speaker 2>performances and stretches for your football team, especially when you

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<v Speaker 2>have expectations. At least for me, it makes me reflect

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<v Speaker 2>a lot, and I was thinking about this, what was

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<v Speaker 2>the peak moment of this build? Because if it goes

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<v Speaker 2>the way it's going and again it can shift course

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<v Speaker 2>like a hurricane. Right by the way, everyone stays safe

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<v Speaker 2>out there. I'm taping this on Tuesday for a Wednesday release,

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<v Speaker 2>and Hurricane Milton just looks like an absolute terror. Thinking

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<v Speaker 2>about all the folks on the Gulf Coast, thinking about

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<v Speaker 2>folks here in South Florida in case things change, thinking

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<v Speaker 2>about folks in the Panhandle. Everyone be safe out there.

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<v Speaker 2>Hopefully we get some aid in those areas and those

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<v Speaker 2>cities can rebound because it's oh gosh, and there's another

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<v Speaker 2>one after that too, right, Like my goodness, man, scary

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<v Speaker 2>scary stuff. Those ocean waters they are heating up, and

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<v Speaker 2>this stuff probably going to be the norm from now on.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's what it is Geez Doom and Gloom podcast, Travis.

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<v Speaker 2>But it has me reflecting about what was the peak

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<v Speaker 2>moment of this build, because I mean, it started with

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<v Speaker 2>a bunch of draft picks and a quarterback, but you

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<v Speaker 2>hit on You did it on the quarterback and a

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<v Speaker 2>bunch of free agent dollars. Those free agent dollars didn't

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<v Speaker 2>really work out. A lot of the draft picks did

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<v Speaker 2>work out to Austin. You know, even the guys that

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<v Speaker 2>we lost, Brandon Jones and ray Kwon Davis were middling

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<v Speaker 2>players that were, you know, good enough to be an

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<v Speaker 2>NFL rosters. You had plenty of hits like Andrew van

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<v Speaker 2>Ginkel and Christian Wilkins, who both obviously departed. You had,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Javon holland Jalen Waddle. Those were all big hits.

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<v Speaker 2>Jalen Phillips were but was a big hit. You've had

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<v Speaker 2>lots of hits in the draft, but for the most part,

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<v Speaker 2>you built this roster that was really good. Had the

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<v Speaker 2>eighth or had eight players on the top one hundred,

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<v Speaker 2>the second most in the league this year, which I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think is a good measurement of where players stand

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<v Speaker 2>because Jordan Poyer was in that list, and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think Jordan Poyer has been even starting caliber this whole year.

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<v Speaker 1>But I digress.

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<v Speaker 2>The roster was very good, very talented, and has plenty

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<v Speaker 2>of guys that are some of the best at their position.

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<v Speaker 1>In the entire National Football League. But it feels like.

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<v Speaker 2>It's transitioning towards either a heavy pivot or just flat

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<v Speaker 2>out the end. And we'll see that the next how

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<v Speaker 2>many games we got left, the next twelve games will

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<v Speaker 2>dictate that, no doubt. I mean, that's you know, Kyle

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<v Speaker 2>always mentions this on his podcast and to me, is

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<v Speaker 2>like that, there's so much more information to come. And like,

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<v Speaker 2>I was thinking about this too, because the whole concept

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<v Speaker 2>of how things could turn around with Tua, Like I

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<v Speaker 2>was thinking about Jordan Love and the Packers, who, by

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<v Speaker 2>the way, they won their first game with Jordan Love

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<v Speaker 2>at quarterback this year on Sunday against the Rams. He

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<v Speaker 2>looked like trash in that Eagles game, and I hate

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<v Speaker 2>using that phrase. He looked bad against the Eagles in

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<v Speaker 2>week one. He gets hurt in that game. Malik Willis

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<v Speaker 2>wins games two and three, he comes back in the

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<v Speaker 2>fourth game they get beat. He looks really bad again.

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<v Speaker 2>And then he plays against the Rams and he looks

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<v Speaker 2>bad again and throws one of the most out egregious

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<v Speaker 2>picks you've seen. And sure enough, through the first five

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<v Speaker 2>weeks the season, Jordan Love doesn't look good and that

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<v Speaker 2>was what happened last year. In fact, that offense was

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<v Speaker 2>so terrible last year. I remember watching that Chiefs Monday

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<v Speaker 2>night game and just like hanging on every single throw

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<v Speaker 2>because at that point in the season, the Packers offense

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<v Speaker 2>was so bad that you needed to capitalize on every

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<v Speaker 2>single opportunity. And Jordan Love played like a hell of

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<v Speaker 2>a game and got them that win. And that was

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<v Speaker 2>when things began to shift. And the reason I was

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<v Speaker 2>rooting against the Chiefs is because, hey, we weren't play

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<v Speaker 2>for the first seed last year. Remember that that was fun.

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<v Speaker 2>But my whole point is the perception of that team

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<v Speaker 2>was that they were they had the wrong guy, they

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<v Speaker 2>made the wrong pick, they made the wrong transition, they

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<v Speaker 2>gave the wrong guy the contract extension through the first

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<v Speaker 2>seven or eight weeks of the season, and then he

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<v Speaker 2>went on and did what he did. My whole point

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<v Speaker 2>is every game is new information, and you should not

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<v Speaker 2>jump to conclusions based upon you know, a few game stretch.

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<v Speaker 2>You can have your ideas of where it might go

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<v Speaker 2>and forecast it, but to think of that as like

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<v Speaker 2>this concrete, you know, unwavering concept, that is a flaw

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<v Speaker 2>in and of itself in this league because that's just

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<v Speaker 2>not how it works. So what I'm saying is the

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<v Speaker 2>Dolphins could conceivably get to a back and the offense

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<v Speaker 2>could click.

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<v Speaker 1>It could happen. It definitely could happen.

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<v Speaker 2>But if it doesn't, then we're talking about the end

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<v Speaker 2>of the build, which I had so much belief and

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<v Speaker 2>so much faith in. And you know, I get a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of comments about what goes into my Twitter and

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<v Speaker 2>to the show, and there are certain premeters I have

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<v Speaker 2>to follow, but as you guys listen to the podcast

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<v Speaker 2>every day. No, this podcast is my stomping grounds, and

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<v Speaker 2>it wasn't always that way. You know. I think those

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty podcasts were trash my first year here because

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<v Speaker 2>we had, you know, someone calling the shots that wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to play press conference audio for all those podcasts. I

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<v Speaker 2>hated those shows, and I think it cost me a

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<v Speaker 2>big chunk of my audience and probably a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>my credibility, which sucks, definitely sucks. But the podcast is mine, baby.

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<v Speaker 2>I do what I want here, and I just keep

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<v Speaker 2>thinking about where it went wrong or where things got

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<v Speaker 2>off the trail or off the track, and obviously your

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback getting hurt, that's that's where things kind of pivoted

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<v Speaker 2>because this team was ready to win again this year

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<v Speaker 2>and even into next year, but the quarterback got hurt.

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<v Speaker 2>So if that's the case, if the quarterback can't come

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<v Speaker 2>back from you know, another series head injury, then I

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<v Speaker 2>do think that's the end of the build and you

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<v Speaker 2>have to pivot out of it. And it had me

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<v Speaker 2>thinking about what was the peak was the moment where

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<v Speaker 2>it was like, man, we've arrived, Like this is it,

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<v Speaker 2>this is our time. I want to go ahead and

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<v Speaker 2>take our first break right there. Come back on the

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<v Speaker 2>other side and discuss that with you here in the

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<v Speaker 2>Draft Time podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought to you

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<v Speaker 2>by AutoNation. The Cynic is the title of that opening segment.

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<v Speaker 2>Now we're going to be reflective and think back to

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<v Speaker 2>fonder times, to better times. Because I teased it on

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<v Speaker 2>the other side of the show, what was the peak

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<v Speaker 2>moment of this build that we were so I was

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<v Speaker 2>so believing and confident in and then it worked and

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<v Speaker 2>if you can, if you're gonna go back over the

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<v Speaker 2>last two years, I'm like, no, it didn't work. It

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<v Speaker 2>was a design flow from the beginning. No, dude, Like,

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<v Speaker 2>they won a bunch of games, when they had their quarterback.

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<v Speaker 2>The downfall was the quarterback got injured a bunch. It's

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<v Speaker 2>been the issue the last three years, well not last year.

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<v Speaker 2>Last year was injuries otherwise and you kind of fell

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<v Speaker 2>apart late in the year. But that's that could that

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<v Speaker 2>could easily be a one off. Twenty twenty two, you

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<v Speaker 2>end of the year without your quarterback. This year, you

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<v Speaker 2>begin the year without your quarterback, and that's look at

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<v Speaker 2>the results. You can't do anything. So if it is

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<v Speaker 2>the end of the build and that part was successful,

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<v Speaker 2>what was the peak moment of it?

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<v Speaker 1>Was it the Ravens comeback?

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<v Speaker 2>Because I remember driving to the podcast studio after doing

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<v Speaker 2>two hours of radio and I could not stop screaming

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<v Speaker 2>and excitement. The Bills win the next week, that was

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<v Speaker 2>certainly up there. I remember being in the home radio

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<v Speaker 2>booth getting ready to do postgame with Seth and Juice,

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<v Speaker 2>say we beat Buffalo, We beat Buffalo, We beat Buffalo.

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<v Speaker 2>I just kept saying that over and over again. I

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<v Speaker 2>was so pumped up. Maybe it was Black Friday last year,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe that second Jets win, maybe it was that Cowboys win,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe even the Commander's blow up, because at that point

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<v Speaker 2>of the year, it was like, oh, ten and four,

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<v Speaker 2>eleven and four, and we are cooking offensively.

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<v Speaker 1>This is gonna work.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm going to give you the exact moment that

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<v Speaker 2>was the peak of this build for me. And you

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<v Speaker 2>could even say it was a Niners touchdown to open

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<v Speaker 2>the game back in twenty twenty two, but I won't.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it was when you were at Baltimore, you

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<v Speaker 2>were eleven and four, you scored a touchdown on your

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<v Speaker 2>opening drive to go up seven zero, And I again,

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<v Speaker 2>this is why these moments are core to me.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember them.

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<v Speaker 2>I was at the iHeart Studios watching with Seth and

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<v Speaker 2>OJ gonna do postgame show afterwards, getting ready to celebrate

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<v Speaker 2>having the number one seed going into Week eighteen against

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<v Speaker 2>Buffalo Bills, and I remember going back to the restroom

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<v Speaker 2>on the other side of the building and being like,

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<v Speaker 2>this is it.

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<v Speaker 1>Dude, Like we did it.

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<v Speaker 2>We drove the field, we score a touchdown, We're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>get a stop, we're gonna go put the ball on

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<v Speaker 2>these like we're gonna beat the Ravens and we're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>get this one seed and we're gonna do everything we've

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<v Speaker 2>dreamed of since we were children and haven't seen since

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen ninety two.

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<v Speaker 1>Go to AFC Championship game.

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't seen it since I was five years old,

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<v Speaker 2>and I didn't really I didn't know. I didn't I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't see that I was five. But that's not what happened.

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<v Speaker 2>But the peak moment was after that touchdown and we

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<v Speaker 2>got an offensive pass interference on the Ravens and it

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<v Speaker 2>was like third and seventeen. I was third in a mile,

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<v Speaker 2>I can't remember exactly how long it was. And they

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<v Speaker 2>threw a swing pass to Justice Hill and he broke

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<v Speaker 2>like four tackles and move the chains and the Ravens

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<v Speaker 2>scored a few plays later. It was nothing playing for

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<v Speaker 2>the one seed on the road in the first quarter.

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<v Speaker 2>They're about to give up on the drive and punt

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<v Speaker 2>the ball back to you, and the Dolphins went right

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<v Speaker 2>down the field again and put the ball back in

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<v Speaker 2>the end zone, but Tyreek Hill dropped it. So like,

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<v Speaker 2>if that same thing happens and you're throwing into the

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<v Speaker 2>end zone to go up by two touchdowns in the

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<v Speaker 2>first quarter on the road against a team that you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to remove the crowd from the game, that was

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<v Speaker 2>the peak moment right before that Justice Hill first down

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<v Speaker 2>at eleven and four, up seven to nothing on the

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<v Speaker 2>road in Baltimore, getting the ball back after your offense

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<v Speaker 2>went right down the field. That was the peak moment

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<v Speaker 2>of the rebuild. I am just tired, boss, I'm just tired.

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<v Speaker 2>Seth dropped a couple of lines on me the last

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<v Speaker 2>week on the postgame show. The first one was a

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<v Speaker 2>cynic is just a passionate person that's tired of disappointment man.

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<v Speaker 2>And then this week he dropped this one on me,

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<v Speaker 2>Hope is in reality the worst of all evils because

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<v Speaker 2>it prolongs the torment of man. Man. Those ones both stick.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what it reminds me of. So my son

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<v Speaker 2>is right now, like currently cutting his molars or whatever

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<v Speaker 2>the hell you call baby molars? Is that? I don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>is that a thing? But he's just been on what

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<v Speaker 2>I call screamfest twenty twenty four for the last three days.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I've slept five hours over the last three days.

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<v Speaker 2>He's restless. He doesn't want me to hold him, just

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<v Speaker 2>his mom can comfort him. And even then, if she's

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<v Speaker 2>not holding him, he's screaming. So everybody in the household

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<v Speaker 2>is hanging by a damn thread. And now today I

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<v Speaker 2>have to go tell Caroline that she can't go through

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<v Speaker 2>the Princess Castle. What she has been counting down for

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<v Speaker 2>the last fourteen days. So I'm gonna cry hard. So

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<v Speaker 2>I tried to help my wife get a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>of sleep last night and turned on Blaze and the

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<v Speaker 2>Monster Machines at midnight on the couch downstairs to give

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<v Speaker 2>her and my daughter some solidarity upstairs. And of course

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<v Speaker 2>cam is just happy to sit and watch. Yeah, so

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<v Speaker 2>I guess we're not that bothered by the teeth everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>But every five minutes, because I am sleep deprived, I

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<v Speaker 2>keep falling asleep every five minutes. He would jar me

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<v Speaker 2>awake by either making a noise or just smacking me

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<v Speaker 2>on the head, because hey, two year olds are a holes.

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<v Speaker 2>And I've never really thought about this because I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>a psychopath, but if I were, if someone like mess

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<v Speaker 2>with my kids and I was gonna pull a law

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<v Speaker 2>abiding citizen and torture human being, that's what I would do.

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<v Speaker 1>Sleep deprivation.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm giving them sleeping aids, some Melowtonin, some Nike will,

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<v Speaker 2>some THHC and CBD, everything that promotes sleep. I'd let

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<v Speaker 2>them taste that sweet, sweet satisfaction of giving into sleep

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<v Speaker 2>to going into rem cycle for two minutes and then

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<v Speaker 2>I'm waking up because brother, my god, I'm convinced that

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<v Speaker 2>nothing in this world is worse than being sleep deprived,

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<v Speaker 2>falling asleep and being woken up quickly after that.

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<v Speaker 1>It is pure torture.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's kind of what the last twenty five years

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<v Speaker 2>of Dolphins fan has felt like. And maybe these last

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<v Speaker 2>five years gave us like fifteen men so sleep at

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<v Speaker 2>a time instead of the two minutes, because it's like

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<v Speaker 2>more refreshing to get more rest. But then the wake

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<v Speaker 2>up is even more brutal because you got to experience sleep,

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<v Speaker 2>you got to experience successful football and a team that

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<v Speaker 2>could win games and win double digit games and be

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<v Speaker 2>a top the division and looking for one seeds.

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<v Speaker 1>But then you got woken up and it sucked even more.

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<v Speaker 1>Wo what a time? What a podcast?

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go ahead and take one more break, make this

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<v Speaker 2>a short show because I feel like I'm probably losing

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<v Speaker 2>some of my diehards here, but whatever, take a last

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<v Speaker 2>break right there, come back and I want to do

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<v Speaker 2>more on this entire topic and idea that's the next

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<v Speaker 2>traft Time podcast. Your host, Travis Wingfield brought to you

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<v Speaker 2>by Auto Nation. So to me, I've just been reflecting.

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<v Speaker 2>I've been watching football. I actually been enjoying football. I

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<v Speaker 2>couldn't enjoy the Sunday Slate after Week two because of

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<v Speaker 2>what happened to Tua and losing to Buffalo. Couldn't really

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<v Speaker 2>get into Week three because like I knew it was coming,

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<v Speaker 2>and then the Week four kind of got over it,

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<v Speaker 2>and then the Titans game happened, and I'm like, Okay, well,

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<v Speaker 2>this is just is what it is. Let's go at

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<v Speaker 2>least enjoy the rest of the season because it'll be

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<v Speaker 2>a long time before we got at football back again,

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<v Speaker 2>and you'll miss it for nine months.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go ahead and enjoy this.

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<v Speaker 2>And it got me thinking about how the Dolphins and

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<v Speaker 2>being a fan of a team impacts my ability to

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<v Speaker 2>enjoy the rest of the NFL. And I want to

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<v Speaker 2>mention three levels of enjoyment of the league as a

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<v Speaker 2>fan who enjoys football. And I'm one of the peerst

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<v Speaker 2>who before I got into the league, I loved, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>taking action on games. We don't do that anymore. It's

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<v Speaker 2>against the rules, and I don't want to because I've

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<v Speaker 2>been there, done that. It's a dead end that I'm

0:21:30.080 --> 0:21:31.960
<v Speaker 2>sure some of you folks are learning now. That's a

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<v Speaker 2>dead end where you lose money and it ends up

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<v Speaker 2>making you enjoy the game less. So I got out

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<v Speaker 2>of fantasy, got out of that. Can't do that anyways,

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<v Speaker 2>And I just enjoy football because I like football. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't need action to enjoy the export that I love.

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<v Speaker 2>So have me thinking about different ways of enjoyment for

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<v Speaker 2>watching the game. And I'm gonna start baseline level. You're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna think this is peak, but it does get better

0:21:52.280 --> 0:21:54.399
<v Speaker 2>than this. This is when the Dolphins are not good,

0:21:54.480 --> 0:21:57.440
<v Speaker 2>but you've accepted it. Me right now, this is where

0:21:57.520 --> 0:22:00.280
<v Speaker 2>you're free and clear to enjoy the rest of the league.

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<v Speaker 2>The other storylines don't impact your narratives. You don't really

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<v Speaker 2>care about it. And again, I know a lot of

0:22:04.920 --> 0:22:08.080
<v Speaker 2>people use fantasy and gambling, but I'm still a purist

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<v Speaker 2>today at least. Like I said, I've been there and

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<v Speaker 2>done that, and it was a decade ago when I

0:22:12.480 --> 0:22:14.040
<v Speaker 2>did that. But I can really enjoy the rest of

0:22:14.080 --> 0:22:16.359
<v Speaker 2>the games when I'm just not worried about who needs

0:22:16.400 --> 0:22:18.760
<v Speaker 2>to lose to help the Dolphins or which narratives I

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<v Speaker 2>hope play out. That's the second best level of watching

0:22:23.280 --> 0:22:27.400
<v Speaker 2>the rest of the NFL outside of the Dolphins. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>take the dark path next, shall we. This is when

0:22:29.760 --> 0:22:32.520
<v Speaker 2>the Dolphins are good and you're like, hey, I like it.

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<v Speaker 2>When the Dolphins are good, me too, but have stumbled recently,

0:22:35.840 --> 0:22:38.920
<v Speaker 2>like late last year watching the rest of the league

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<v Speaker 2>when the Bills game happened, I didn't enjoy that. Or

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<v Speaker 2>the three straight losses in December twenty twenty two. The

0:22:45.200 --> 0:22:47.439
<v Speaker 2>Buffalo loss this year and the Green Bay loss in

0:22:47.440 --> 0:22:49.680
<v Speaker 2>twenty two, for instance, those are different. The losing is

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<v Speaker 2>one thing, but when your quarterback suffers a brain injury,

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<v Speaker 2>that's a different depth, almost not comprehendible by human thought,

0:22:57.240 --> 0:22:59.480
<v Speaker 2>much less the football fan, which we're probablyut the smarts

0:22:59.480 --> 0:23:02.120
<v Speaker 2>people in world. Right, it's rock bottom. But the more

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<v Speaker 2>common aspect is when we're good but suffer bad losses

0:23:05.720 --> 0:23:08.920
<v Speaker 2>or a bad loss or multiple bad losses, and everyone's

0:23:08.960 --> 0:23:11.480
<v Speaker 2>piling on the same old Dolphins. The content you take

0:23:11.560 --> 0:23:15.040
<v Speaker 2>him sucks. That's that's my least favorite part of watching

0:23:15.119 --> 0:23:18.359
<v Speaker 2>Dolphins football now, I tease Valhalla. That's when the Fins

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<v Speaker 2>are good and winning in the current that is perfect,

0:23:21.640 --> 0:23:23.960
<v Speaker 2>like the three and zero starts being number one in

0:23:24.080 --> 0:23:26.840
<v Speaker 2>power rankings, a potential Super Bowl pick for some folks.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a drug that I would mainline every single day

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<v Speaker 2>if I could. Right now, I've transitioned into baseline. That

0:23:33.160 --> 0:23:35.560
<v Speaker 2>Buffalo game got me. It knocked me out. I knew

0:23:35.560 --> 0:23:39.600
<v Speaker 2>he'd be back from the others, Tua that is, but

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<v Speaker 2>this one was jarring.

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<v Speaker 1>It brought a sense of.

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<v Speaker 2>Like, is this it for him, for this team, for

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<v Speaker 2>this operation, for everything in terms of, you know, tearing

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<v Speaker 2>it down and going in a different direction. I think

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<v Speaker 2>it was the routine nature of the hit and how

0:23:52.760 --> 0:23:54.520
<v Speaker 2>easily it did him in Like I don't know, guys,

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<v Speaker 2>it just it feels different this time, doesn't it. But

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<v Speaker 2>then what do we do? Do you come back into

0:23:58.920 --> 0:24:01.040
<v Speaker 2>the season with Tua and no other plan next year?

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<v Speaker 2>And the other plan would be, like you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>Gardner Minshew Gokug's, someone like Jamis Winston. I just that

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<v Speaker 2>would barely inspire a more confidence than what I have

0:24:10.720 --> 0:24:12.280
<v Speaker 2>right now. The one thing that would give me a

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<v Speaker 2>real confidence is one of the three guys I have

0:24:14.160 --> 0:24:17.680
<v Speaker 2>gravitateds towards in this draft class. And maybe we we

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<v Speaker 2>don't get that nine and eight Mark and maybe we

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<v Speaker 2>have to watch the rest of you know, the four

0:24:21.880 --> 0:24:24.600
<v Speaker 2>and thirteen season play out. The way it looks, maybe

0:24:24.640 --> 0:24:26.520
<v Speaker 2>it's two games of Tua and he gets those two

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<v Speaker 2>wins and he gets who knows. Like, there's a lot

0:24:28.280 --> 0:24:31.199
<v Speaker 2>of information left to happen, and in the brutality that

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<v Speaker 2>is this business, we talk about what might be next,

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<v Speaker 2>right the quarterback position, And I had this thing planned

0:24:36.440 --> 0:24:38.040
<v Speaker 2>that I was going to do ahead of last week,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's probably more apt if we had lost that game.

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<v Speaker 2>So maybe I'll table that for a future discussion down

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<v Speaker 2>the road when we do get more information. But between

0:24:45.600 --> 0:24:47.960
<v Speaker 2>this being the last year of you know, all the

0:24:48.000 --> 0:24:49.800
<v Speaker 2>COVID kids who have played you know, four or five

0:24:49.840 --> 0:24:52.480
<v Speaker 2>six years of college football, all these red shirt seasons,

0:24:52.520 --> 0:24:56.200
<v Speaker 2>all these extra reps, I think that you are getting

0:24:56.280 --> 0:24:59.240
<v Speaker 2>a crop of players who got a lot of development

0:24:59.240 --> 0:25:01.639
<v Speaker 2>in the college game before that clock starts on that

0:25:01.720 --> 0:25:04.280
<v Speaker 2>rookie contract. And if the Dolphins pick high enough, and

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<v Speaker 2>if the quarterback comes back and gets hurt again, then

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<v Speaker 2>I think you have to go in that direction. And

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<v Speaker 2>I think there's a real upshot for how quickly things

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<v Speaker 2>could turn, because you might be able to get Jayden

0:25:14.960 --> 0:25:17.400
<v Speaker 2>Daniels is a rarefied air.

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<v Speaker 1>But maybe CJ.

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<v Speaker 2>Stroud, maybe you know, Andrew Luck, maybe you do find

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<v Speaker 2>that rookie quarterback who hits right away and you get

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<v Speaker 2>five years, well more relistically four of cheap quarterback compensation,

0:25:29.080 --> 0:25:31.800
<v Speaker 2>high level production, which puts you right back in a

0:25:31.880 --> 0:25:36.000
<v Speaker 2>championship like window, right. And I had this thing planned out,

0:25:36.080 --> 0:25:39.119
<v Speaker 2>you know, to talk about this last week, and I

0:25:39.920 --> 0:25:42.400
<v Speaker 2>went through and watched all the quarterbacks on tape, and

0:25:42.520 --> 0:25:46.600
<v Speaker 2>I've been digging through these guys and daddy liking. And

0:25:46.800 --> 0:25:52.040
<v Speaker 2>I watched that Buffalo game against Shoot, who did they

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<v Speaker 2>play two weeks ago? Who they was do when they

0:25:56.359 --> 0:25:58.159
<v Speaker 2>fill a three to one? It wasn't wasn't the Houston game.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's do some live live lookings here Buffalo Bills twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty four, dude, ude, not the Buffalo Bulls. The Buffalo Bills. Google,

0:26:08.920 --> 0:26:12.320
<v Speaker 2>Oh the Ravens, duh h. And watching Lamar Jackson and

0:26:12.359 --> 0:26:14.000
<v Speaker 2>Derek Henry run all over those guys, some of you

0:26:14.040 --> 0:26:15.760
<v Speaker 2>guys that were like on the podcast here and knew it,

0:26:15.800 --> 0:26:17.919
<v Speaker 2>like I love when that happens, Like I know the answer,

0:26:17.960 --> 0:26:22.479
<v Speaker 2>you stupid podcaster, But watching that, like Buffalo plays that

0:26:22.600 --> 0:26:26.040
<v Speaker 2>permanent nickel defense. Right, It's weird that a team that

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<v Speaker 2>just runs the football went right down their throats and

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<v Speaker 2>a quarterback involvement in the running game. It's got me

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<v Speaker 2>really thinking about Jaln Milroe, the Alabama quarterback who I

0:26:35.680 --> 0:26:37.720
<v Speaker 2>watched his Vanderbilt tape and they lost the game and

0:26:37.760 --> 0:26:41.399
<v Speaker 2>it was Vanderbilt. But this dude senses post nap rotation.

0:26:41.640 --> 0:26:43.560
<v Speaker 2>He rips it on time and in rhythm. I think

0:26:43.600 --> 0:26:45.720
<v Speaker 2>he could work on his layer and touch football, a

0:26:45.840 --> 0:26:49.680
<v Speaker 2>touch passing of the football, but his electricity, his escapability,

0:26:49.720 --> 0:26:52.639
<v Speaker 2>his design run ability with Jalen Wright and Devon a

0:26:52.800 --> 0:26:57.320
<v Speaker 2>chan like, I think that might be your solution, dude,

0:26:57.359 --> 0:26:59.479
<v Speaker 2>if that's where you have to go, and that's beyond

0:26:59.520 --> 0:27:02.600
<v Speaker 2>shoulder Sanders, who I think has amazing pocket feel and

0:27:02.680 --> 0:27:06.439
<v Speaker 2>presence and just an overall concept of how you know

0:27:06.840 --> 0:27:08.600
<v Speaker 2>the gaps and the defense are where they are and

0:27:08.600 --> 0:27:11.120
<v Speaker 2>how the offensive concepts can attack that. I think he's

0:27:11.119 --> 0:27:13.640
<v Speaker 2>so polished in that area and can throw the football

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<v Speaker 2>to any part of the field from any platform and

0:27:15.480 --> 0:27:18.400
<v Speaker 2>has a really good overall physical skill set. I think

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to be a great quarterback if if all

0:27:21.320 --> 0:27:24.359
<v Speaker 2>the other stuff gets taken care of which terrifies me.

0:27:24.400 --> 0:27:27.160
<v Speaker 2>And I'm talking of course about his father. His confidence

0:27:27.200 --> 0:27:31.360
<v Speaker 2>has braggadociousness like that stuff terrifies me. Now, I think

0:27:31.400 --> 0:27:33.560
<v Speaker 2>that means he has the dog in him and what

0:27:33.680 --> 0:27:35.600
<v Speaker 2>you don't have. And the next guy, my favorite quarterback

0:27:35.600 --> 0:27:37.879
<v Speaker 2>in the entire class, has all that stuff minus the

0:27:37.920 --> 0:27:40.359
<v Speaker 2>distractions is cam Ward and I think that he has

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<v Speaker 2>just flat out that dude, and I want that dude

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<v Speaker 2>a quarterback if we have to move. So I think

0:27:44.720 --> 0:27:47.199
<v Speaker 2>his ability to create and also play on structure. I

0:27:47.200 --> 0:27:49.159
<v Speaker 2>know people out there said, this is an NFL quarterback,

0:27:49.160 --> 0:27:50.480
<v Speaker 2>You don't know what the hell you're talking about. That

0:27:50.520 --> 0:27:53.600
<v Speaker 2>guy plays from structure really really well. He has to

0:27:53.600 --> 0:27:56.000
<v Speaker 2>cut down the boneheaded plays, which that's what they said

0:27:56.000 --> 0:27:57.919
<v Speaker 2>about Josh Allen too, And I think that's the kind

0:27:57.920 --> 0:27:59.960
<v Speaker 2>of quarterback you have in cam Ward. And then also

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<v Speaker 2>I think Garrett Nestmeyer has a really good chance to

0:28:01.920 --> 0:28:03.800
<v Speaker 2>be a really good quarterback. But he would be more

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<v Speaker 2>of what you're used to right now with the anticipation

0:28:06.160 --> 0:28:07.400
<v Speaker 2>accuracy stuff and a little.

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<v Speaker 1>Bit better athletic ability.

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<v Speaker 2>But to repeat that and to expect to get the

0:28:11.280 --> 0:28:14.840
<v Speaker 2>same level the two is at, which is master PhD masterclass.

0:28:14.920 --> 0:28:16.399
<v Speaker 1>I don't expect you to get to that point.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe it happens, but that's how I view the quarterback

0:28:18.520 --> 0:28:20.800
<v Speaker 2>class right now, and just flat out do not see

0:28:20.800 --> 0:28:23.240
<v Speaker 2>it with Carson Beck. I know Kyle loves him, I don't.

0:28:23.359 --> 0:28:26.240
<v Speaker 2>I do not like Carson Beck. All right, let's not

0:28:26.240 --> 0:28:28.560
<v Speaker 2>make this a quarterback prospect thing. Let's actually yeah, let's

0:28:28.560 --> 0:28:30.119
<v Speaker 2>go ahead and get out of here. We'll do it

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<v Speaker 2>again down the road when quarterback one comes out, and

0:28:33.000 --> 0:28:35.159
<v Speaker 2>see what that looks like. Well, table until then, but

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<v Speaker 2>I just thought that those are some apt thoughts and discussions,

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<v Speaker 2>and this podcast was kind of fun to do. I

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<v Speaker 2>hope you guys enjoy listening to it. So we have

0:28:42.120 --> 0:28:44.880
<v Speaker 2>this show for you today. We'll take Tomorrow Thursday off,

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<v Speaker 2>and then I have the interview with Alec Ingle that's

0:28:47.200 --> 0:28:48.840
<v Speaker 2>gonna be on Dolphins HQB, but I'll go ahead and

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<v Speaker 2>run it on the podcast on Friday. Taking a few

0:28:51.280 --> 0:28:53.680
<v Speaker 2>steps back, taking some days to enjoy the bye weekend,

0:28:53.920 --> 0:28:56.040
<v Speaker 2>you guys, enjoy some time with your families, enjoy the football,

0:28:56.040 --> 0:28:58.400
<v Speaker 2>stay safe from the hurricane. There, I get the sense

0:28:58.480 --> 0:29:00.880
<v Speaker 2>that I'm gonna have to I know I'm gonna have

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<v Speaker 2>to break the heart of my little princess here tonight

0:29:03.360 --> 0:29:07.200
<v Speaker 2>telling her that Disney World is off which and we

0:29:07.240 --> 0:29:08.680
<v Speaker 2>don't have any other weekends the rest of the way

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<v Speaker 2>until after the season to go back. So I shoot man,

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