WEBVTT - Drive Time - Solomon Kindley, Swimming, Iguanas and Mango Trees 0:00:00.280 --> 0:00:07.920 Practice Patrick part touchdown. What a win for this Miami 0:00:08.000 --> 0:00:13.160 Dolphin team. Wow? What is up? Dolphins? And welcome to 0:00:13.240 --> 0:00:17.160 the Drive Time Podcast, part of the Miami Dolphins official 0:00:17.239 --> 0:00:21.680 podcast network, covering your Miami Dolphins each and every day. 0:00:21.880 --> 0:00:25.320 How's it going everybody? It is Wednesday. I am your host, 0:00:25.400 --> 0:00:27.840 Travis Wingfield, and I am here to bring you your 0:00:27.920 --> 0:00:31.320 daily dose of Miami Dolphins football. And on today's show, 0:00:31.640 --> 0:00:34.519 it's Bill's Week. We're gonna hear from Coach Flora's and 0:00:34.560 --> 0:00:37.199 his Wednesday presser, as well as the head coach in 0:00:37.280 --> 0:00:40.640 Buffalo and Sean McDermott. We'll talk to Solomon Kinley, Dolphins 0:00:40.720 --> 0:00:43.600 rookie right guard in our Wednesday feature. Here from some 0:00:43.640 --> 0:00:47.040 more Dolphins players on their Wednesday media availabilities, and get 0:00:47.080 --> 0:00:50.160 you the first injury report of week number two. All 0:00:50.200 --> 0:00:53.680 of that and more on this Wednesday, September six edition 0:00:53.840 --> 0:00:59.520 of the Drivetime Podcast. Dophins and day is Wednesday, which 0:00:59.560 --> 0:01:01.760 is a fish hump Day, turned the page day in 0:01:01.840 --> 0:01:04.240 the NFL. And with that we get to our first 0:01:04.319 --> 0:01:08.000 injury report of the week for the Dolphins. Both linebacker 0:01:08.080 --> 0:01:11.200 Kyle van Noyen receiver Preston Williams were full participants in 0:01:11.200 --> 0:01:13.920 practice on Wednesday. E Land and Roberts was the loan 0:01:14.160 --> 0:01:18.319 d NP did not practice. Clayton Federlem, Jachim Grant, Xavien Howard, 0:01:18.480 --> 0:01:22.120 Byron Jones, and DeVante Parker all limited in Wednesday's practice. 0:01:22.400 --> 0:01:25.920 For the Buffalo Bills, four players did not practice on Wednesday, 0:01:25.959 --> 0:01:29.959 wide receiver John Brown and linebackers Tremaine Edmonds, Matt Milano, 0:01:30.160 --> 0:01:33.000 and del Shaun Phillips. They also had two participants that 0:01:33.040 --> 0:01:37.120 were limited on Wednesday's practice another linebacker and Tyrell Dodson 0:01:37.319 --> 0:01:40.160 and quarterback Jake from the rookie and one player was 0:01:40.200 --> 0:01:44.280 a full participant, defensive tackle Vernon Butler. So those are 0:01:44.319 --> 0:01:47.120 your Wednesday injury report updates. Let's go ahead now and 0:01:47.120 --> 0:01:49.800 get into coach Brian Floress press conference. And first he 0:01:49.840 --> 0:01:52.000 was asked about the first game of the career of 0:01:52.000 --> 0:01:54.040 two A Tonga Biloa and what he saw from the 0:01:54.080 --> 0:01:56.560 rookie quarterback taking the game in on the sideline and 0:01:56.640 --> 0:01:59.440 processing the mental reps. Yeah, we talked about, you know, 0:01:59.600 --> 0:02:04.080 just the game and um, you know from the sideline 0:02:04.400 --> 0:02:06.320 what he saw, and I think he tried to play 0:02:06.320 --> 0:02:09.040 every play in his own mind, so that experience was good, 0:02:09.080 --> 0:02:11.600 and look at a different atmosphere. It was a different, 0:02:11.720 --> 0:02:15.480 different atmosphere for everyone. Um, no different for him. So 0:02:15.680 --> 0:02:17.880 it's his first you know game live, look at it 0:02:17.960 --> 0:02:20.640 at a game from the sideline, and I thought he 0:02:20.840 --> 0:02:24.760 thought he did well from that standpoint. Up next, coach 0:02:24.800 --> 0:02:27.200 was asked a question about corrections being made to the 0:02:27.320 --> 0:02:30.000 running game on the offensive side of the football from 0:02:30.040 --> 0:02:33.120 that week one performance up in New England. Coach basically says, 0:02:33.160 --> 0:02:35.120 it's Wednesday, it's time to turn the page. Time to 0:02:35.160 --> 0:02:38.080 look ahead to the Buffalo Bills. You know, we you know, 0:02:38.160 --> 0:02:39.799 we've kind of made all the corrections from the game. 0:02:39.880 --> 0:02:42.400 I'm sure, I'm sure you're talking about Sunday. Um, we 0:02:42.520 --> 0:02:44.480 made the corrections from those games. Were kind of moved 0:02:44.520 --> 0:02:51.240 on to Buffalo. Um, that's where are our focuses. Um. 0:02:51.280 --> 0:02:52.920 You know, there were a lot of issues in the game. 0:02:53.000 --> 0:02:55.239 You know, we're trying to get them all corrected. And 0:02:55.320 --> 0:02:57.880 you know we're gonna go out and practice today and 0:02:58.000 --> 0:03:00.320 uh and trying to try to make those corrections, you know, 0:03:00.360 --> 0:03:03.680 on practice field. And you know we've moved on and 0:03:04.440 --> 0:03:06.720 you know our focus is on is on the Bills, 0:03:07.160 --> 0:03:08.720 and this is you know there's a lot to focus 0:03:08.720 --> 0:03:10.760 on there. I mean they're a good team. Coach is 0:03:10.800 --> 0:03:13.080 not kidding that Buffalo Bill's team is deep at pretty 0:03:13.160 --> 0:03:15.680 much every spot on the football field. We'll see a 0:03:15.680 --> 0:03:18.519 tough challenge on Sunday, Week two at hard Rock Stadium. 0:03:18.560 --> 0:03:21.440 We'll preview the game on tomorrow's podcast Up Next. Coach 0:03:21.520 --> 0:03:23.919 was asked about the availability of Lynn Bowden Jr. The 0:03:23.960 --> 0:03:26.840 Dolphins trader for the receiver back before the season began. 0:03:27.040 --> 0:03:29.920 Here's Coach on Bowden Jr. I mean he's been here 0:03:30.200 --> 0:03:34.960 two weeks, three weeks somewhere there, so he's worked extremely hard. 0:03:35.200 --> 0:03:38.640 He's been meeting one on one with with Grizz trying 0:03:38.680 --> 0:03:41.480 to get caught up. But let's say, when you're a 0:03:41.520 --> 0:03:44.600 rookie or young, I mean you need reps. So we're 0:03:44.600 --> 0:03:47.320 trying to get them. This made reps and practice as possible. 0:03:47.320 --> 0:03:50.520 But you know, as far as getting caught up, um, 0:03:50.680 --> 0:03:53.040 you know there's gonna be I think, at best for 0:03:53.080 --> 0:03:55.480 a young guy in that situation, a couple of packages, 0:03:55.520 --> 0:03:56.839 a couple of things that you know he could feel 0:03:56.880 --> 0:03:59.640 comfortable doing, and um, maybe you get him out there, 0:03:59.680 --> 0:04:02.360 but um, I'm not sure we're there yet. So we'll 0:04:02.360 --> 0:04:05.360 see up next. A few questions here for coach regarding 0:04:05.360 --> 0:04:08.880 the Dolphins cornerbacks Jamal Perry, Nick need him playing slot, 0:04:09.160 --> 0:04:11.880 playing perimeter, and he also had a question about Ken Webster, 0:04:12.200 --> 0:04:15.560 who was no longer on the Dolphins practice squad. Well, 0:04:15.640 --> 0:04:21.239 Ken better, he had an opportunity to go to another 0:04:21.279 --> 0:04:24.279 team and he did that. We had a good conversation 0:04:24.800 --> 0:04:26.880 UM on that and he felt like it was best 0:04:26.880 --> 0:04:29.840 for him and I support that decision. Nick need him 0:04:29.960 --> 0:04:33.760 versus Jamal Perry Well, Nick's practiced well, Jamal's practice well. 0:04:34.200 --> 0:04:36.000 Nick spent a little bit more time when the perimeter 0:04:36.640 --> 0:04:41.400 over the course of training camp, Jamal was more inside. Um. 0:04:41.440 --> 0:04:44.040 But you know, we have a lot of confidence in 0:04:44.080 --> 0:04:46.400 both guys. Obviously they We'll both go out there and practice, 0:04:46.440 --> 0:04:48.719 compete this week and we'll see how it goes. And 0:04:48.760 --> 0:04:51.880 we saw plenty of offensive players get good workloads on 0:04:51.920 --> 0:04:54.840 Sunday's game, including Miles Gaskin and Matt Brita at the 0:04:54.920 --> 0:04:57.560 running back position. Up next, coach was asked about the 0:04:57.640 --> 0:05:00.880 usage of the running backs, the usage of explosive players 0:05:00.880 --> 0:05:03.320 in the offense, and coach talked about how this team, 0:05:03.360 --> 0:05:06.360 this offense, this entire operation is going to be game 0:05:06.400 --> 0:05:08.599 plan based when it comes to who plays more reps 0:05:08.600 --> 0:05:11.920 and who plays fewer reps. On Sunday's game play specific 0:05:12.080 --> 0:05:14.000 and you know, the dads, we feel like our you know, 0:05:14.000 --> 0:05:16.960 give us the best chance to have a productive play 0:05:17.040 --> 0:05:20.800 or productive series or our best in the situation, those 0:05:20.800 --> 0:05:22.599 are the guys who we're gonna stick in the game. 0:05:22.680 --> 0:05:25.400 And that's offensively, defensively in the kicking game. It's it's 0:05:25.480 --> 0:05:27.599 really you know, it's specific to the play, specifically to 0:05:27.640 --> 0:05:31.680 the situation. And on Sunday we saw a cornerback Xavian Howard, 0:05:31.720 --> 0:05:34.080 for the first time since Week eight last season. The 0:05:34.080 --> 0:05:37.880 Dolphins Pro Bowl cornerback played twenty seven snaps against the Patriots. 0:05:38.040 --> 0:05:41.120 Here's Coach Floors on the performance of his big time cornerback. 0:05:41.680 --> 0:05:43.320 I think he came out, he came out well. It's 0:05:43.360 --> 0:05:44.839 good to get in there and get some get some 0:05:44.920 --> 0:05:48.560 snaps um in a while since he played. He played, 0:05:49.240 --> 0:05:51.520 so he came out well. But he did some good things. 0:05:51.560 --> 0:05:54.880 And will continue to move him along and get him 0:05:54.880 --> 0:05:57.279 more reps this week and see and see how it goes. 0:05:57.800 --> 0:06:00.000 We'll get more into the weeds on this On tomorrow 0:06:00.160 --> 0:06:02.760 was podcast as we preview the Buffalo Bill's roster and 0:06:02.880 --> 0:06:06.080 this matchup in Miami Sunday at one o'clock Eastern. But 0:06:06.120 --> 0:06:08.600 here's coach Flor's talking about the Bill's offense and the 0:06:08.680 --> 0:06:11.279 challenges they present with a good group of receivers and 0:06:11.320 --> 0:06:14.560 a good offense in general. Obviously it was backstight ends 0:06:14.560 --> 0:06:20.400 online UM digs John Brown Beasley. UM, I mean is 0:06:20.440 --> 0:06:22.479 this is probably as good a group as you know 0:06:22.520 --> 0:06:26.000 there is UM round league. So this has been a 0:06:26.000 --> 0:06:28.600 great challenge for for us, you know, as a defense. 0:06:29.279 --> 0:06:31.920 Um to go along with you know, the quarterback and 0:06:32.000 --> 0:06:35.440 his ability to scramble, his ability to fireball down the field. Um, 0:06:35.520 --> 0:06:38.960 he he's been more accurate. Uh, you know, they posed 0:06:38.960 --> 0:06:41.040 a lot of issues. So, UM, we've gotta do a 0:06:41.080 --> 0:06:42.839 great job of communication. We gotta do a great job 0:06:42.839 --> 0:06:44.800 with our fundamentals technique. You gotta do a great job 0:06:45.160 --> 0:06:49.080 across the board to um to try to limit this offense. 0:06:49.279 --> 0:06:51.960 But they're good. And one former Buffalo Bill on the 0:06:51.960 --> 0:06:55.680 Dolphins offenses, quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. Coach was asked about what 0:06:55.800 --> 0:06:58.479 makes him confident that Fitzpatrick bounces back and has a 0:06:58.520 --> 0:07:01.120 strong showing in week number two. I mean he's a 0:07:01.160 --> 0:07:05.320 competitive player. UM. I mean that's what makes me confident. Um, 0:07:05.360 --> 0:07:08.760 he's a competitor, he's he's had success in this league. Um, 0:07:09.120 --> 0:07:12.080 he's bounced back before. And like you said, you know 0:07:12.120 --> 0:07:15.040 hopefully this is this is just you know, played a 0:07:15.080 --> 0:07:17.440 tough game. I mean, I think everyone feels like they 0:07:17.440 --> 0:07:21.000 could have played better. You know, he was like, could 0:07:21.080 --> 0:07:23.480 it could have been better last week? So, um, we 0:07:23.640 --> 0:07:26.160 just go back to the drawing board. UM, go back 0:07:26.200 --> 0:07:28.000 to work, do a good job in the meetings and 0:07:28.000 --> 0:07:30.280 the walk throughs, in the practice, and try to try 0:07:30.320 --> 0:07:32.720 to be better this week. And you know it's fits, 0:07:32.760 --> 0:07:35.040 that's everyone else on the team as well. So UM, 0:07:35.200 --> 0:07:38.280 myself included, I have confidence that he'll he'll he'll he'll 0:07:38.320 --> 0:07:40.920 play well. In the entire team will well. We'll do 0:07:41.000 --> 0:07:43.040 everything they can to play well this week. From the 0:07:43.080 --> 0:07:45.600 offense of the defense, a sixteen year veteran to a 0:07:45.640 --> 0:07:49.120 first year player in rookie Brandon Jones, here's coach Flores 0:07:49.160 --> 0:07:51.720 on the performance of his safety, one of three safeties 0:07:51.720 --> 0:07:54.200 who played more than thirty five snaps in that defense 0:07:54.200 --> 0:07:56.200 in the big nickel package. Three safeties in the field. 0:07:56.360 --> 0:07:58.720 Here is coach on Brandon Jones. You know, I thought 0:07:58.720 --> 0:08:00.440 he I thought he you know, for time out, I 0:08:00.480 --> 0:08:02.680 thought he played well. You know though, he tackled well, 0:08:02.800 --> 0:08:05.400 he showed good speed. You know a lot of things 0:08:05.440 --> 0:08:10.000 we saw on training camp and these kids fast, he's aggressive, 0:08:10.080 --> 0:08:13.320 he tackles well. It wasn't perfect by any stretch of 0:08:13.320 --> 0:08:16.200 the imagination. That there's some place that I know he 0:08:16.200 --> 0:08:18.480 wishes he had back that we talked about on the sideline. 0:08:18.600 --> 0:08:20.080 I would say they were in some of the critical 0:08:20.080 --> 0:08:23.760 moments of the game. So hopefully we he he learned 0:08:23.800 --> 0:08:25.679 from them. I mean it's like every play for these 0:08:25.720 --> 0:08:28.480 young guys, it's a learning experience, and he comes out 0:08:28.480 --> 0:08:30.720 and plays a little bit better. Uh this this this 0:08:30.840 --> 0:08:33.560 next week, and we saw Jerome Baker's big strip in 0:08:33.600 --> 0:08:35.600 that game kind of change the tide of that game 0:08:35.640 --> 0:08:37.480 for a moment. There was a play earlier in the 0:08:37.480 --> 0:08:39.800 game where Camu grug Hill tried punching the ball out 0:08:39.800 --> 0:08:42.000 at the las of scrimmage. Coach was asked about the 0:08:42.080 --> 0:08:44.680 coaching point with regards to trying to tackle the guy 0:08:44.840 --> 0:08:46.840 trying to get the football out and how much that 0:08:46.960 --> 0:08:49.840 risk force reward weighs on the decision. I think that's 0:08:49.880 --> 0:08:54.280 something that's talked about UM extensively. Really on every team 0:08:54.840 --> 0:08:56.199 you want to tackle well, you want to get him 0:08:56.200 --> 0:09:00.160 on the ground. There are opportunities UM if as an 0:09:00.160 --> 0:09:03.240 opportunity knock the ball off. UM. When to take those 0:09:03.240 --> 0:09:07.320 opportunities UM? And you know that's you know, you know, 0:09:07.360 --> 0:09:09.160 for anyone who's played, it's you know, do I try 0:09:09.160 --> 0:09:10.520 to knock it out and we make the tackle if 0:09:10.559 --> 0:09:12.240 I knock it out, we don't knock it out and 0:09:12.280 --> 0:09:14.000 miss the tackle. And I'm gonna get yelled at if 0:09:14.040 --> 0:09:17.360 I if I uh knock it out, and I'm you know, 0:09:18.080 --> 0:09:21.360 everyone's favorite player, you know what I mean. It's I mean, 0:09:21.400 --> 0:09:24.160 that's kind of the conundrum every players in UM. At 0:09:24.200 --> 0:09:27.000 the end of the day, we gotta beat the tackling team. 0:09:27.240 --> 0:09:29.079 We gotta try to limit yards. We want to try 0:09:29.080 --> 0:09:33.800 to force turnovers UM. And you know, the good some good, 0:09:33.840 --> 0:09:36.400 some players more than others, have a knack for when 0:09:36.440 --> 0:09:39.560 that opportunity presents itself and they take advantage of it 0:09:39.559 --> 0:09:42.440 when they when they when they when it does present itself. 0:09:42.480 --> 0:09:46.200 So we've gotta UM and we practice it every day 0:09:46.200 --> 0:09:48.720 and we try to show them into instances where that 0:09:48.760 --> 0:09:51.000 those opportunities we tend to present themselves and when they 0:09:51.080 --> 0:09:53.520 try to take advantage, and you know, hopefully we we 0:09:53.520 --> 0:09:56.040 we get some opportunities to do that and we can 0:09:56.080 --> 0:09:57.960 knock the ball off a couple of guys. And we 0:09:58.040 --> 0:10:00.400 wrap it up with a question about Jachem Grant and 0:10:00.400 --> 0:10:03.360 whether or not he needs specific packages to get himself 0:10:03.400 --> 0:10:06.680 involved in the game plan. Coach says, Nope, He's a receiver, 0:10:06.840 --> 0:10:08.839 just like the other receivers in the room. They're all 0:10:09.000 --> 0:10:12.079 the same position. Yeah, I mean, he's a receiver. You know, receivers, 0:10:13.160 --> 0:10:15.400 they got to really get good releases. They got to 0:10:15.440 --> 0:10:18.160 do a good job with a route technique. They got 0:10:18.160 --> 0:10:19.320 do a good job on the top at the top 0:10:19.360 --> 0:10:21.880 of the route. They've got to recognize coverages. He was 0:10:21.920 --> 0:10:25.960 a man. It's his own. Um. So, I mean, there's 0:10:25.960 --> 0:10:29.840 no package or receivers and receivers as a receiver, some 0:10:29.880 --> 0:10:32.240 guys are you know, Kim's an explosive guys. So you 0:10:32.240 --> 0:10:33.720 want to you know, I want to try to get 0:10:33.800 --> 0:10:36.320 him on some things where he's on the move and 0:10:36.360 --> 0:10:39.280 can can make people miss. So. Um, but yeah, we 0:10:39.320 --> 0:10:42.080 see him as a receiver. Um, that's his that's his 0:10:42.120 --> 0:10:45.240 position as a receiver. As a returner. No, no package. 0:10:45.280 --> 0:10:48.320 I mean just we just run the place. You know, 0:10:48.360 --> 0:10:50.640 if it's a post, he's running post. If it's a slant, 0:10:50.640 --> 0:10:52.800 he's running slamp. It's an outriders running out route, and 0:10:53.000 --> 0:10:54.360 you know, if he's open, we try to get it 0:10:54.360 --> 0:10:57.280 to him. So there you go. Coach Flores is Wednesday 0:10:57.320 --> 0:11:00.480 morning media availability. We'll hear again from him on Thursday 0:11:00.520 --> 0:11:03.600 and Friday, and also on Wednesdays we get the conference 0:11:03.600 --> 0:11:05.880 call with the opposing coach every single week. Let's go 0:11:05.920 --> 0:11:08.719 ahead and get some answers here from coach Sean McDermott 0:11:08.880 --> 0:11:11.839 up in Buffalo, and coach first starts by talking about 0:11:11.840 --> 0:11:15.080 preparing for Brian Fitzpatrick, the Dolphins quarterback, and the rest 0:11:15.080 --> 0:11:19.520 of this Miami offense. Well, he's super super talented, uh, 0:11:19.640 --> 0:11:22.400 you know, tremendous ability and he is I mean, he's 0:11:22.760 --> 0:11:26.080 as good as there is out there. Um, And we 0:11:26.080 --> 0:11:28.920 have a lot of respect for Ryan, so um. You know, 0:11:28.960 --> 0:11:31.640 it's it's just you gotta prepared for a good Miami 0:11:31.640 --> 0:11:33.959 Dolphins football team. On the offensive side of the ball, 0:11:34.640 --> 0:11:37.880 in particular Ryan, uh does a great job. And then 0:11:37.920 --> 0:11:41.560 they've got and they've added pieces up front, They've added 0:11:41.600 --> 0:11:44.160 pieces to the to the weaponry if you will, that 0:11:44.280 --> 0:11:47.040 he has at his disposal tight end does a really 0:11:47.040 --> 0:11:50.800 good job, you know, long and everything. So that was 0:11:50.880 --> 0:11:53.880 a really close game last week, and and we expect 0:11:53.880 --> 0:11:56.400 a very good challenge from a good and well coached 0:11:56.440 --> 0:11:59.920 Dolphins team. We heard earlier doing Brian Flores media develop 0:12:00.000 --> 0:12:02.800 ability from Joe Schab of The Palm Beach Post about 0:12:02.880 --> 0:12:05.920 the emphasis on trying to force fumbles. The Bills had 0:12:05.920 --> 0:12:08.199 a couple of fumbles in their game on Sunday two 0:12:08.280 --> 0:12:11.520 from quarterback Josh Allen here Sean McDermott on the importance 0:12:11.559 --> 0:12:14.920 of fundamentals and ball security on the offense. Well, it's 0:12:14.920 --> 0:12:17.800 a fundamental right. And whether it's a running back carrying 0:12:17.800 --> 0:12:21.080 the ball or anyone in this case, Josh carrying the ball, 0:12:21.120 --> 0:12:23.800 we've got to be better with our fundamentals, uh, you know, 0:12:23.840 --> 0:12:27.880 ball security in this case, blocking, tackling, throwing, catching. Um. 0:12:28.000 --> 0:12:29.200 So we've got a lot of work to do in 0:12:29.200 --> 0:12:32.360 that regard. And uh and Josh, Josh takes ownership of it. 0:12:32.400 --> 0:12:35.200 He's aware of it, as you know, you've seen his quote, 0:12:35.240 --> 0:12:38.200 so you know, I appreciate his his workman like effort 0:12:38.200 --> 0:12:41.680 around that. Next McDermott was asked about the similarities and 0:12:41.720 --> 0:12:43.959 game plan from week one, see what the Patriots did 0:12:43.960 --> 0:12:46.520 against the Dolphins compared to what they might do. He 0:12:46.559 --> 0:12:48.640 talks about how each week is its own game plan, 0:12:48.920 --> 0:12:51.800 each week is its own separate entity, and he finishes 0:12:51.840 --> 0:12:54.559 here with this comment about the Dolphins defense. You know, 0:12:54.600 --> 0:12:58.120 we'll just see how we match up against a very 0:12:58.120 --> 0:13:00.160 good defense. You know, they've added and put a lot 0:13:00.240 --> 0:13:03.719 of money into this defense and this football team. Um, 0:13:03.760 --> 0:13:05.920 you know, so it'll be a big challenge for us, honestly. 0:13:06.000 --> 0:13:09.440 Job Up next, we got McDermott's take on running the football, 0:13:09.679 --> 0:13:12.080 his team's performance in that area in week one, and 0:13:12.120 --> 0:13:14.440 how they can look to improve going forward the rest 0:13:14.480 --> 0:13:17.080 of the season. Well, I think it's a mindset, right, 0:13:17.160 --> 0:13:19.000 and and that's where it all starts. From playing well. 0:13:19.080 --> 0:13:21.760 The line of scrimmage is important, as you know, We've 0:13:21.760 --> 0:13:25.000 talked about that many times over and that's where that's 0:13:25.000 --> 0:13:27.240 where it starts. I gotta play well in front on 0:13:27.280 --> 0:13:29.760 both sides of the ball, and then when the holes 0:13:29.760 --> 0:13:32.880 are there, the backs have to hit him. So it's 0:13:33.040 --> 0:13:35.440 it's never just one person or one position, it's it's 0:13:35.440 --> 0:13:37.520 all of us, starting with me and not got to 0:13:37.520 --> 0:13:40.120 do a better job. Flipping back to the Dolphins here 0:13:40.160 --> 0:13:42.920 and the other side of the football. You heard earlier 0:13:42.960 --> 0:13:46.760 than McDermott talked about the Dolphins commitment to the cornerback position, 0:13:46.840 --> 0:13:49.640 financially with Byron Jones spending a first round draft pick 0:13:49.679 --> 0:13:52.680 on Noah Igbnogamy. Here is Sean McDermott on the Dolphins 0:13:52.760 --> 0:13:56.120 cornerbacks and the challenges they present. Well, he did a 0:13:56.120 --> 0:13:58.400 pretty good job of shutting down to England last week 0:13:58.480 --> 0:14:01.880 just in terms of with their coverage and their personnel 0:14:01.960 --> 0:14:05.440 and their schemes. Um, you know, so they're they're a 0:14:05.440 --> 0:14:07.839 tough opponent. I mean it was a close game to 0:14:07.920 --> 0:14:10.520 the very end there and um, so we see that 0:14:10.559 --> 0:14:13.040 on film that that's uh, that will be no surprise 0:14:13.080 --> 0:14:15.439 to us on Sunday in terms of their ability and 0:14:15.480 --> 0:14:17.480 the amount of investment they made on that side of 0:14:17.520 --> 0:14:20.520 the ball. In particular to your question, so, uh, you know, 0:14:20.520 --> 0:14:21.880 we're gonna have to come up with a good week 0:14:21.920 --> 0:14:24.760 of practice and a good game plan and execute at 0:14:24.760 --> 0:14:27.880 a high level. Um and when we go down there. 0:14:28.160 --> 0:14:30.400 The reporter asked a follow up question, which we are 0:14:30.400 --> 0:14:33.720 going to cover extensively on tomorrow's preview podcast about the 0:14:33.760 --> 0:14:37.080 Bills receivers against the Dolphins cornerbacks and a strength on strength, 0:14:37.120 --> 0:14:39.960 a good on good, a best on best battle. Yeah. 0:14:40.000 --> 0:14:42.080 I mean, you know, there's the level of competition that 0:14:42.120 --> 0:14:45.440 they that they present to us in terms of their 0:14:45.480 --> 0:14:48.240 skill level. And again they went out and got the 0:14:48.280 --> 0:14:51.320 corners that they did for a reason, right, and then 0:14:51.640 --> 0:14:53.960 got shocked down there. And she actually really good football 0:14:54.000 --> 0:14:55.720 player who we love and have a lot of respect 0:14:55.800 --> 0:15:00.600 for and appreciation for. Um. So, again, they're a very 0:15:00.600 --> 0:15:03.600 good opponent, well coached and Brian does a great job, 0:15:03.680 --> 0:15:07.480 and their coordinators as well, so Danny Crossman, and also 0:15:07.640 --> 0:15:09.280 you know, so with lout of respect for those guys, 0:15:09.320 --> 0:15:12.960 with the coaching staff players, um it's gonna be a tough, 0:15:13.120 --> 0:15:15.960 tough challenge for us. Another element touched on here in 0:15:16.000 --> 0:15:18.680 this press conference that I have in tomorrow's preview piece 0:15:18.720 --> 0:15:21.640 as well as podcast, talking about the Bills usage of 0:15:21.720 --> 0:15:24.760 four wide receivers, which they ran more in Week one 0:15:24.960 --> 0:15:27.960 than they did in twenty nineteen combined through sixteen games. 0:15:28.080 --> 0:15:31.080 Here's McDermott on four wide sets. I would just say 0:15:31.120 --> 0:15:34.160 that we're trying to do what it takes to win Um, 0:15:34.200 --> 0:15:39.160 you know, philosophically, we believe in a certain philosophy overall 0:15:39.600 --> 0:15:43.400 game game plan, the game plan, you know, it will vary, 0:15:43.440 --> 0:15:47.280 just be based on how we feel like is what 0:15:47.400 --> 0:15:49.440 we feel like is right for us that week, based 0:15:49.480 --> 0:15:52.080 on who we have available to us, and uh, and 0:15:52.120 --> 0:15:55.240 the different teams and the things. So without getting to 0:15:55.200 --> 0:15:57.480 two into the weeds on Marcel, I think at the 0:15:57.560 --> 0:15:59.600 end of the day, Uh, you know, we're gonna do 0:15:59.640 --> 0:16:01.560 our asked to put our players in a position to 0:16:01.600 --> 0:16:05.760 be successful whatever that entails. And a week week basis. 0:16:05.760 --> 0:16:08.280 And a couple more here for Sean McDermott, Buffalo Bill's 0:16:08.360 --> 0:16:11.360 head coach, including this one about the Dolphins backfield, in 0:16:11.400 --> 0:16:14.080 which coach was asked about preparing for backs like Jordan Howard, 0:16:14.080 --> 0:16:17.400 Matt Brita, and Miles Gaskin. Yeah, they're they're a good, 0:16:17.520 --> 0:16:21.080 good core of running backs. Each of each of them 0:16:21.200 --> 0:16:24.280 have their own abilities and um, you know, I think 0:16:24.280 --> 0:16:26.880 coach Gailey does a really good job of rotating those 0:16:26.920 --> 0:16:30.160 guys and um, and so you know that's that's a 0:16:30.160 --> 0:16:32.840 good running, running running group right there. That brings a 0:16:32.880 --> 0:16:35.600 lot to the table and it'll be a challenge for 0:16:35.680 --> 0:16:39.320 us on defense, just to just to try and create 0:16:39.320 --> 0:16:43.120 a point of attack because they're so powerful, so fast, 0:16:43.560 --> 0:16:46.560 and you know, it's a good offensive line. And we 0:16:46.600 --> 0:16:49.040 will finish up with one question here from Barry Jackson 0:16:49.080 --> 0:16:51.960 of the Miami Herald asking coach McDermott about the Dolphins 0:16:52.040 --> 0:16:55.560 rookies he saw in their debuts on Sunday in New England. Yeah, 0:16:55.560 --> 0:16:57.800 I would say all of them, honestly. Um, you know, 0:16:57.840 --> 0:17:00.400 there's quite a few players on that rod uster that 0:17:01.800 --> 0:17:03.640 um I thought did a good job in the game, 0:17:03.680 --> 0:17:07.040 and um played at a high level and look like 0:17:07.080 --> 0:17:09.000 they've been in the league for a long time, honestly. 0:17:09.080 --> 0:17:12.600 So that just adds to their roster and their team 0:17:12.600 --> 0:17:15.320 and who they have and again another reason why we've 0:17:15.320 --> 0:17:16.760 got to have a good week of practice this week 0:17:16.800 --> 0:17:19.280 as we prepare up here. And so there you go, 0:17:19.440 --> 0:17:21.840 the first day of preparations on the practice field at 0:17:21.880 --> 0:17:23.840 least with the Dolphins and Bills back at it on 0:17:23.920 --> 0:17:27.240 Wednesday for the week two games Sunday at hard Rock Stadium. 0:17:27.440 --> 0:17:30.359 It is Wednesday. That means we're doing coach media player 0:17:30.400 --> 0:17:32.320 media at the end, and we'll go ahead and sandwich 0:17:32.400 --> 0:17:35.160 this in the middle here with our Wednesday feature we've 0:17:35.160 --> 0:17:38.359 got Dolphins rookie offensive lineman Solomon Kinley. Let's go ahead 0:17:38.400 --> 0:17:41.080 and welcome in Big Solomon and joining me now on 0:17:41.119 --> 0:17:45.440 the Drive Time podcast is Dolphins offensive lineman Solomon Kinley. Solomon, 0:17:45.480 --> 0:17:48.199 How you doing, man, I'm good? What about you? Not 0:17:48.280 --> 0:17:50.800 too bad? I can't complain looking forward to another game? 0:17:51.040 --> 0:17:53.399 And on that topic, how was it making your NFL 0:17:53.440 --> 0:17:55.960 debut on Sunday? Oh man, it was great. It was 0:17:56.000 --> 0:17:59.160 I'm blessed for the opportunity. Man. One of the bets 0:17:59.200 --> 0:18:01.520 did in the dream come true up and dreaming about 0:18:01.560 --> 0:18:03.760 playing the NFL since I was a tatler, so you know, 0:18:04.280 --> 0:18:06.760 me getting my first my first shot in the NFL 0:18:07.000 --> 0:18:10.200 being started, it was like, oh man, I finally put 0:18:10.280 --> 0:18:13.440 enough work, but not trying to work harder, absolutely getting 0:18:13.440 --> 0:18:15.680 ready to work hard for Week two against the Buffalo Bills. 0:18:15.920 --> 0:18:17.840 And every time we talked to a cult or a 0:18:17.840 --> 0:18:21.400 player about you, Solomon, they always seem to mention the size, 0:18:21.440 --> 0:18:23.679 but also the athletic ability you have to go with 0:18:23.760 --> 0:18:26.680 that size. I'm curious when it comes to trash talk 0:18:26.720 --> 0:18:29.520 in the trenches, have you ever gotten like a great 0:18:29.600 --> 0:18:31.840 big guy joke or like something like that that made 0:18:31.880 --> 0:18:34.679 you laugh. I won't say I have got any in 0:18:34.720 --> 0:18:38.520 the treaties or anything, but like my teammates for any 0:18:38.520 --> 0:18:42.440 team I played for, it's always because you know, growing up, 0:18:42.520 --> 0:18:45.080 I'm a good basket I was. I was a basketball player. 0:18:45.280 --> 0:18:47.040 I said. It was a matter of fact. I am 0:18:47.080 --> 0:18:50.480 a good basketball player. Let me rephrase that, and uh this, 0:18:51.760 --> 0:18:54.480 I was a life growing growing up, so everybody would 0:18:54.480 --> 0:18:57.200 be saying, you can't play basketball. Now you can't swim, 0:18:57.280 --> 0:18:59.600 So you know, I have to show everybody up and 0:18:59.600 --> 0:19:01.560 that and just be funny all the time. And then 0:19:01.640 --> 0:19:04.560 from now home like they see me swim maybe like okay, 0:19:04.640 --> 0:19:06.679 yeah he really is the big spitch for yeah, he 0:19:06.720 --> 0:19:09.800 really can't play basketball. Like see, we'll go play five 0:19:09.880 --> 0:19:11.720 on five and probably one of the first one get 0:19:11.720 --> 0:19:15.320 picked up. You know, So that's very funny. I want 0:19:15.320 --> 0:19:16.800 to come back to the big Fish and the and 0:19:16.840 --> 0:19:18.919 the lifeguard experience with you real quick here, Solomon. But 0:19:18.960 --> 0:19:20.800 first I want to ask you. We had the Miami 0:19:20.840 --> 0:19:23.639 Heat last night takedown game one of the Eastern Conference Finals. 0:19:23.840 --> 0:19:26.400 Are you all out on the Heat bandwagon? Um No, 0:19:26.560 --> 0:19:29.120 I'm seeing I'm gonna I like I like the Heat 0:19:29.119 --> 0:19:31.199