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Again, John Conjemmy with you, and John would get through the draft.

0:34

A lot of talk going into the draft, a lot of what

0:36

are they gonna do? Are they gonna trade here? They're we've got a lot

0:38

of a lot of draft capital, this and there. Well,

0:40

the draft rolled out and a couple

0:42

of surprises, but uh, it kind of

0:44

went the way you expected early on.

0:47

You got a receiver, You've got some you've

0:49

got some offensive line help, you got a little defensive

0:51

help. Would you think about the draft and the way it laid

0:53

out for the Miami Dolphins, Well, I think it was dictated

0:56

by the teams ahead of the Miami Dolphins. You know, when

0:58

the Atlanta Falcons pick out Pits

1:00

the tight end to go to the Falcons,

1:02

when Chase goes to Cincinnati.

1:05

I think the Miami Dolphins were kind of not

1:07

stuck, but they were looking at Alabama's

1:09

wide receivers and a decision had to be made

1:12

that they were gonna go with Smith or Waddle,

1:14

and they decided to go with a more explosive

1:16

Waddle the the guy that can really run

1:19

and put pressure on opposing defense. Is not

1:21

that Smith was a slack or

1:23

or dropped down by any stretch of the imagination,

1:26

but I think he fit the Miami Dolphins mold of

1:28

what this offense is going to become.

1:31

You know, you have William Fuller getting free agency,

1:33

and you pair him up with Waddle on the inside, and

1:35

you go look at the outside with Williams and DeVante

1:38

Parker. That's an imposing team,

1:40

not even mentioning Mike Kiseki that can

1:42

get down the middle of the field and do the things he can

1:44

do from the tight end spot. So I thought

1:46

it it rolled out really well because the

1:48

Dolphins started at three and they would

1:50

have had the number one pick in the draft,

1:53

barring you know, minus the quarterbacks, they

1:55

decided to go to twelve. They come back up to six

1:58

and they get a guy that probably be was

2:00

targeted on their board, you know, and all those three receivers

2:03

were so

2:05

uh and you you got any one of them, you're you're

2:07

gonna be pretty happy. But get you get a guy that.

2:10

To me, one of the big aspects of of Waddle

2:12

is his ability to return kicks and really give you,

2:15

really give you that good fit field position. And they're like

2:17

having somebody like that when the team scores on you, they

2:19

kicked to you, and all of a sudden, this guy gets it down to the forty yard

2:22

line and hey, we're right back in business. Well, not

2:24

only can he change the game on special teams,

2:26

but his explosiveness as a wide receiver.

2:28

Eleven of his twenty career touchdowns at Alabama

2:31

when for fifty yards or more. That's

2:33

so impressive. You know, you can't do that on air

2:35

sometimes. So this is a guy that can get

2:38

behind coverage and he can also catch the football

2:40

and do something after that with run after catch.

2:42

So I'm completely pleased.

2:44

I would be smiling if I was too, a tongue of violoa

2:47

throw into this arsenal of of receivers

2:49

that he has at his disposed. And there are a bunch of knuckleheads

2:51

at the draft party going, you know, coming for eighteen

2:53

pick nagy Najy. I

2:56

was one of them. I was the biggest

2:58

cheerleader of them all. And when that passed

3:00

by, you go, oh my god. But they go out and they get

3:02

Jalen Phillips. They needed an edge rusher. He's right

3:04

down the road in Coral Gables. They norm really

3:06

will fifteen and a half tackles for loss

3:09

eight sacks last season. To me, the

3:11

only thing on him and the thing that probably knocked him from being

3:13

one of the top five players picked going down

3:15

to eight team was his

3:17

his his injury injury situation while

3:19

at u c l A. Had three three concussions,

3:22

gotten to traffic accident, had some ankle injuries,

3:25

you know, recovered well, took a year off, came

3:27

back to Miami, had a huge year, and here he is in

3:29

Miami and and arguably one

3:32

of the best edge rushers into this draft.

3:34

Did you get for a team that really needs another

3:36

edge guy? Now, well, you you take a look at the

3:38

way he plays. He plays at the line of scrimmage

3:41

and behind the line of scrimmage. You mentioned the tackles

3:43

for loss at u M. You talk about his

3:45

pressures off the edge. I I

3:47

think he's long, he's lean, He's

3:49

going to get stronger, and I think he's gonna learn a

3:51

lot from guys like a Manuel Agba and

3:54

Van Ginkle and Beagle coming back

3:56

to that position. So I think this is a great

3:58

opportunity. I wouldn't put enormous

4:01

pressure on him to perform right

4:03

away. I think he's going to get some snaps,

4:05

and I think his versatility by

4:07

him lining up in a two point stance bow and

4:10

being able to play anywhere along that defensive

4:12

line, fits right into what the defensive

4:14

coordinator, Josh Boyer wants to do with this defense.

4:17

He wants to be unpredictable and he wants guys

4:19

to play multiple positions. That's why

4:21

I think they targeted Phillips. Yeah, I think we'll see him

4:24

kind of like in that Andrew Van Ginkl role when he

4:26

first came into where they're kind of putting in places

4:28

and see see what fits best for him. And then

4:30

when you find that spot, go ahead

4:32

and right and get it off. Uh,

4:35

Javon Holland comes out after or safety

4:37

from Oregon, Free safety from Oregon,

4:39

and you think, what the safeties and all the defensive backs

4:41

you got back there, But you know, here's the guy that's a ball

4:43

hawk. He's gonna come up, he'll play in the box, he'll

4:46

hit you. He does all the things you need, and it just

4:48

gives another body back there to go in

4:50

here Byron Jones from last year. I mean, you know

4:52

Bobby McCain's come back. You still got a lot of a lot

4:54

of bodies back there. But again, a versatile

4:56

guy that can play in the nickel. He's played

4:58

corner before. He can you can, uh, you know,

5:01

play free safety. You and you can get up to the line of scrimmage.

5:03

So another guy with multiple abilities

5:05

for this defense, personal positions,

5:08

and another guy that you said plays close

5:10

to the line of scrimmage. He can play center field.

5:12

As a true freshman, he had five interceptions.

5:15

As a sophomore, he had four and he took

5:17

one of those to the house. Now he's an opt

5:19

out from two thousand and twenty, so he should

5:21

be fresh, he should be healthy and ready to

5:23

go. So I would think he'd make an instant impact

5:25

on special teams. I think with uh

5:28

Eric Rode playing primarily on the tight end

5:30

and maybe closer to the line of scrimmage, I think Brandon

5:32

Jones is gonna get a lot of play and he's gonna learn from

5:35

the second year pro out of Texas

5:37

um a lot of the things that really he

5:39

does well. So I think you have a complimentary

5:41

defensive back now that can do multiple

5:44

things. And you go up and you go up and pick up

5:46

Notre Dame offensive tackle Leam. Mikelberg's six

5:48

six, big body. Not maybe not the

5:50

most classically you know, played tackle

5:53

in the league, but you know, he reminds me of a guy

5:55

that that I've played with, Eric lax So who you kind

5:57

of looked at him, I don't know, but you know, he's one of those

5:59

guys he'd bite your ankle off to keep you from, you

6:02

know, from getting to his quarterback. He's one of those

6:04

kind of guys. So may not be the most classic

6:06

guy, but he's a big body. He could play.

6:08

He could play the right you know, I think there's gonna

6:10

be a line of guys standing up in that right tackle position

6:12

when training camp open up to try to get that job.

6:15

But he can also bump down and play the

6:17

guard position. And as he said, hey, if I

6:19

need to all play center, and like most guys

6:21

say, if you need me too,

6:23

you know, I think nothing sexy

6:26

about an offensive land pick. But that's exactly

6:28

the way you wanted a guy that's consistent.

6:30

He played so many games and so much

6:32

experience playing that Notre Dame. And you know, when you

6:34

play at Notre Dame, it's everybody's else's biggest

6:36

game because you're trying to defeat the fighting

6:38

Irish. So this guy's faced multiple looks.

6:41

He has good experience and as you said, bo

6:43

left side, right side is probably gonna be a long

6:45

line looking, you know, take that vacancy

6:48

and and play. And I think you're gonna have a good depth

6:50

guy that you can build around with no

6:52

doubt about, and guys that can you know, death with guys that can play

6:54

multiple to Jesse, David still to work

6:57

him up and down the line, and I can burg you can move him

6:59

up and down line. So so really added depth and

7:01

maybe who knows, maybe you get a starter out of the guy. Then

7:03

you come up with a tight end hunter along, which was kind

7:05

of a you know, scratch your head pick because you got Gasecki

7:08

and Smythe and all these guys. Uh,

7:10

and it's gonna be a crowded room in there, and

7:12

and and to me what I've you know, we're

7:14

doing some research post draft. You

7:17

can mixed reviews. I mean, so you had some guys

7:19

saying, hey, this guy could be a pro bowler in three years.

7:21

Another guy's going, well, he doesn't run very

7:24

very well and he doesn't catch very well, but he may

7:26

be all right. So I'm not quite sure what to

7:29

make of it. Although it's just another guy

7:31

in a tight end room that that's going to give them

7:33

opportunities to different things. With the guys

7:35

in there. The one thing I did see from long is

7:38

that he reminds me of Rob Gronkowski

7:40

in a point where you have to fight through his

7:42

body to get to the football. He makes a

7:44

lot of contested catches in tight

7:46

quarters. That's over the middle, that's down the scene,

7:49

that's off the edge of the linebacker and strong

7:51

safety. So he's used to traffic and

7:53

he's comfortable with traffic. Now, can he

7:55

be your stalwart upfront? As an extension

7:58

of the line of scrimmage, as you're blocking tight in you

8:00

cross your fingers and you hope, and you can coach him up

8:02

to a point where he's much better and much more

8:05

efficient at blocking UH and being

8:07

more comfortable with it. But I think he feels

8:09

great about getting out in pass routes

8:12

and being able to catch balls that most

8:14

tight ends don't feel very comfortable doing because

8:16

it's in tight quarters. He has that gene.

8:19

You wrap it up with the Larnelle Coleman UH

8:21

six six offensive tackle and

8:23

it was a basketball player. And the best thing about that draft

8:26

was watching Flow and his boys make the pick. It

8:28

was one of the one of the great show great stories of the draft.

8:30

And then you come up with the Jared Dakes running back

8:32

out of Cincinnati, who's not a fleet

8:34

of foot guy, but he's a he's a he's a between the tackles

8:37

power guy that's gonna gonna try to run over

8:39

people and then when he gets through him, try to try

8:41

to run over the defensive back and pick up some

8:43

extra yard. Both guys provide death Doakes

8:46

in the backfield. I covered him while he was a running

8:48

back at Cincinnati. He does a great job of

8:50

getting to the next level and then using his speed

8:52

to the outside, very good between the tackles

8:55

and the offensive lineman. From U mass he could probably

8:57

scratch your ear from here. I think he has the second

8:59

longest arm reach in this year's draft.

9:01

So you get a guy that you can work with and develop.

9:04

And that's what this football team needs to do on the

9:06

offensive line. Even though you pick some sexy

9:08

picks on offense and defense at the top

9:10

of this draft, you have to build depth, and you have

9:12

to build depth for now and in the future. And I

9:14

think both of these picks. Let's let's not forget the

9:16

Zach Thomas is coming in the fifth round, Dwight

9:19

Stevenson, a Hall of Famer, second round.

9:21

You know, Bob bomb howerd second round

9:23

Pro Bowl multiple times. So you know a lot

9:25

of players that have made their their impact

9:28

on this football team. Did it coming from

9:30

out of the first and second round in the draft. Jason

9:32

Taylor the same kind of guy. So you never know.

9:34

All these guys. I always said that once they walk into

9:36

training Kim, but didn't matter. You're

9:39

all even you all got the same chance to get a job

9:41

to Speaking of that opening day,

9:43

who do you think is gonna be the guy that's gonna get

9:45

the most most play on opening

9:47

Day out of this draft class. I think it has to be Waddle.

9:50

I mean, you pick him at number six, you pick

9:52

him to being explosive, You pick him to be

9:54

one of the guys that really adds to

9:57

the depth and adds to the explosive plays

9:59

that the Miami Dolphins. We're looking for last

10:02

year and the toughest, remember both two years

10:04

ago. Five wins, last year

10:07

ten wins. That toughest stretches from ten to eleven

10:09

to twelve. That gets you in the playoffs. You're

10:11

adding guys that can find ways to

10:14

move, make the lights work on the scoreboard,

10:16

because you're gonna need average in the high twenties

10:18

at least to be able to compete in the National

10:20

Football League and win games. And your defense gotta

10:22

keep you down, keep you down about that's

10:26

right, exactly right. So yeah, it's gonna be it's gonna

10:28

be interesting to see how this plays out. But you know, you

10:30

know there's players here that are ready to play

10:32

and and and some of them are already said, like you said,

10:34

well, even if even he's not your starting receiver, he's

10:37

gonna be returning kicks and give you good stuff.

10:39

I'm not gonna ask you for for a grade

10:41

on this because to me, I think it's tough. It's

10:44

three years down the roads, down the road. But

10:46

but the reality is, because I've done these studies

10:48

before, you know, when you look at first round

10:50

picks, it's a fifty fifty

10:52

deal. Yeah, you look three years down the road, fifty

10:55

of them are still in the league. Fifty percent aren't in the league anymore.

10:57

So it's not a sure thing. Who do you

10:59

see in this draft and you think is gonna be that guy

11:01

that's gonna gonna make an impact and be here

11:03

f one and be that that tenuere guy that

11:06

that that we're talking about going to a

11:08

uh you know, you know, making us some making who

11:11

knows, maybe maybe getting another gold jacket. Well,

11:13

you hope it's multiple guys. You hope it's

11:15

it's Jalen Waddle and you hope it's Jalen Phillips

11:18

because those are the first guys that you're investing

11:20

large dollars in, investing time and

11:23

effort and energy to be able to make this team

11:25

different than last year. How do you do that? How

11:27

do you affect that that it happens at

11:29

the top of the draft. It happens in the middle

11:31

and it happens at the end if you do a good job with

11:34

undrafted free agents. But the top

11:36

has to affect it more than the middle and the bottom

11:38

because you're trying to draft players that are

11:40

better or equal to guys you

11:43

have on the roster. I think they did that.

11:45

I think they did that with Waddle and I think they did that

11:47

with Phillips. Those guys can compete right

11:49

away, and that's what you want if you're going to

11:51

get from ten to eleven to twelve wins. Yeah, well,

11:53

it was a great draft. I think the Dolphins did themselves

11:56

well. You know, everyone asked me, what do you

11:58

think. I said, well, I thought they did well, But we got

12:00

to find out if they can play. It's a different thing. We

12:02

never never know until he walk into training

12:04

camp. We come back. Travis Wingfield, the host of the Drive

12:07

Time podcast for the Miami Dolphins, will join us

12:09

tell us what he thinks about the Dolphins draft. We'll be back.

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Welcome back the Audible presented by Automnation

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the voice of the podcast the

12:25

Drivetime Podcast Travis Winfield,

12:27

Travis, thanks for joining us and uh

12:29

and and this was your first opportunity

12:32

to a live draft party in

12:34

the stadium. Last year it was a COVID

12:36

fed draft party. Quite different

12:38

this year. How's your experience? It was phenomenal

12:40

everything I thought it could be growp watching mel

12:43

Keeper and Daniel Jeremiah, Mike, Mike

12:45

Mayak all those guys. And to be able to get a chance to do that

12:47

with you guys and have a great time and welcome

12:49

these Dolphins rookies, and it was. It was unbelievable.

12:52

You know that. The nice thing about it is is you get instant

12:54

response from the fans and it's one thing

12:56

that you like it or not good, different,

12:59

but that's all part of it, you know. The the opportunity

13:01

for them to come back and enjoy it was as much much

13:04

of the show is the stage

13:06

show that was going on. I was hoping you would get a

13:08

chance to to get that pick you were calling for Nazi

13:10

Harrison's just so the fans, just so the fans

13:12

could have reacted with us. Did he call for that? He was

13:14

calling and

13:18

right all the way through. So let's talk a little bit about

13:21

about your your thoughts on the Dolphins draft

13:23

is you encapsulate the whole thing and and what

13:25

you thought of it, How do you feel it went? And you feel what

13:27

do you what do you like and what do you kind of like maybe

13:30

could have gone a different direction. You know. The first thing you do when

13:32

I look at the Dolphins draft picks is going and try to

13:34

research what their character and work ethic

13:36

and leadership and all that stuff is about. You go and you

13:38

you read quote, coaches quotes or teammates

13:40

quotes of these players, and to a man, everyone

13:43

speaks highly of the way these kids prepare, the way

13:45

they're they're wired, and the way they have a team first

13:47

mentality. So I thought that was a great, great

13:49

job of focusing on the vision of getting a culture

13:51

fit for the Dolphins, but just also the speed

13:54

element, adding playmakers both offensively

13:56

and defensively. Javon Holland nine picks

13:58

in two years, Jalen Waddle twenty yards

14:00

per reception or more than that in his career in Alabama

14:02

there, and they go out and solidify a possible offensive

14:05

line position there with Liam Eichenberg as well. So I

14:07

thought they checked off boxes for needs,

14:09

got culture fits and added playmakers both

14:11

offensively and defensively. You know, Travis, I thought

14:13

it was interesting the way coach Floores and

14:16

Chris Career, the general manager, talked about

14:18

we're not necessarily looking for

14:20

the knockout best player, but we're looking

14:23

for that knockout best player that fits

14:25

in what we do to make the team better.

14:27

And I thought they did that with the first two picks.

14:30

You mentioned Waddle, how explosive he is.

14:32

Eleven of his twenty career touchdowns go for fifty

14:35

yards or more. Uh. You look

14:37

at what Jalen does off the edge

14:39

defensively, and I think both

14:42

of those guys were need guys that

14:44

make the team better. How did you see that?

14:46

Absolutely? Yeah, we came into this offseason without

14:49

the benefit of having Shack Lawson who has traded offer,

14:51

but Nargerick McKinney, who checks a linebacker

14:53

and need, and then they come back and refill that need

14:55

at the defensive end position Jilen Waddle,

14:57

like you mentioned, I think the biggest thing we talked about and

14:59

John we the Drivetime Crossover podcast

15:01

on Sunday nights last year, what do we talk about

15:04

every week? Not enough explosive plays in this offense

15:06

too many twelve play drives where you get

15:08

one holding at one false start call, and all

15:10

of a sudden you're behind the chains and you wind up kicking

15:12

a field goal or punting the football. So I thought

15:14

they went back and addressed the needs they

15:16

had in that season. That just

15:18

came up one game shot of the playoffs, and hopefully

15:21

this was enough to push us over the edge. Also, you know,

15:23

the NFL has become a league of matchups,

15:26

and I think the way the Dolphins really

15:28

attacked offensively. You know, you check

15:30

off the box with the lineman in the in

15:32

the third, which is great, but when you look at

15:34

the wide receiving corps, it's a tough

15:37

matchup going against the Dolphins. Now that you have Fuller

15:39

on the inside along with Waddle, you have

15:41

size guys on the outside with Williams

15:44

and and Devonte Parker and oh, by

15:46

the way, I forgot we had Mike Kisiki at six

15:48

six that can go down in the middle of the field. I think

15:50

that presents and poses a lot of problems

15:52

for opposing defenses. Who are you gonna brackett who

15:54

on this defense? On this offense, rather are you gonna double

15:57

cover? How are you gonna play single high safety

15:59

with Will Fuller Jalen Waddle both running basically

16:01

sub four or three forty yard dashes. I mean, and

16:03

it shows up on tape too. It's not just straight line speed

16:06

that doesn't translate. Both those guys, their GPS

16:08

speed tracking and just the way they play on tape.

16:10

It's it's definitely evident. So I think that you

16:13

know the space created and the offensive

16:15

you know, passing game for Parker

16:17

and Williams and Ghaziki to work the middle of the field

16:20

with those two speed guys outside, I think to has

16:22

it's he's got an arsenal of weapons that he can

16:24

attack with. Three years into the Chris Greer

16:26

and Brian Flores era and you're starting

16:29

to see a picture of of the teams

16:31

that they like. And when you look in the draft, you look at Waddle,

16:33

Phillips, halland Eikenberg. They can all

16:35

play a bunch of positions. Defensive guys

16:37

can do different things, and you look Aikenberg, he

16:39

can play guard, he can play tackle. Me'd be competing

16:41

for the right tackle. Wattle can be inside, outside,

16:44

can be a slot guys, your return guy, Holland

16:46

can do differently. So they've got that. You know, they've

16:48

been going after people that aren't pigeonholed

16:51

into one thing that can fit into the type of

16:53

schemes both offensively and defensively that

16:55

the Dolph Dolphins want to show. Different looks, different

16:58

times, different matchups, all those things, while

17:00

these players fit into that ability to do

17:02

multiple things within the course of a game. Yeah,

17:04

from the blue blood programs right the biggest teams

17:06

across college football, and versatile is

17:09

definitely one of Brian Floor's favorite buzzwords.

17:11

And Liam Eichenberg talked about this in his media

17:13

post draft that he'll play center if they asked him

17:15

to, and he didn't play there before, but he has played both tackle

17:18

spots and some have projected him as a guard inside

17:20

because of maybe the arm length and the size and everything

17:22

that he brings to the table. And then you talk about defensively,

17:25

Jalen Phillips two point stance outside

17:27

linebacker, condensed downside, play five technique,

17:29

play three technique. I mean he's playing every position

17:32

across the defensive line. Javon Holland

17:34

had over eight hundred snaps in the slot, three hundred

17:36

snaps as a free safety, and three hundred snaps

17:38

in the box, so he plays everywhere all of the

17:40

defense to Jalen Waddle, kind of a satellite

17:43

option that receiver. So yeah, versatility

17:45

definitely one of the main themes of this year's draft class.

17:47

What do you think the strategy was getting out of

17:49

the fifth round. I've heard multiple

17:52

national analysts talk about, well, there's

17:54

two ways to look at it. One way is Daniel

17:56

Jeremiah. I remember hearing him say

17:58

this, there's two ways to the look. This one

18:00

is we don't know enough about guys this year

18:03

to really take a flyer on guys that we need

18:05

to get to really check out, and that's probably towards

18:07

the back end of the draft. But the other side

18:09

was maybe we find somebody

18:12

in the back end of the draft that really nobody knows

18:14

about and we can go ahead and identify

18:16

that and feel like you have an extra pick. What did

18:18

you think the Dolphins were doing as as the first

18:20

three rounds went by the wayside,

18:22

and then they got rid of some picks as

18:25

you went along. It's kind of becoming a theme, isn't it. Last

18:27

year they trade out of the seventh round for a pick. This

18:29

year in the seventh round with the Seattle Seahawks and just say

18:31

we're done for the day. Also took Blake ferguson

18:33

a long snap or not a traditional position you draft,

18:35

but each winds up coming in here his rookie season and

18:37

having a good year for the Dolphins, and then this year you

18:40

get out of that fifth round and you get a fourth round draft

18:42

pick from the Steelers next year. One thing I saw,

18:44

and I think this was Jeremiah commenting on this as

18:46

well, was that teams were getting medical reports

18:48

as late as Thursday morning and afternoon

18:50

on players. And so if you only have a

18:53

hundred medicals and a hundred picks have gone

18:55

by, maybe you don't have the available

18:57

information you need for some of these players on Day

18:59

three. So kick the can down the road. That

19:01

draft pick could jump up as much as thirty

19:03

forty spots depending on where the Steelers finished

19:05

this year. So you increase the value that way,

19:07

you get out of a spot where maybe you don't have the right information

19:10

you want for a player on Day three. All right,

19:12

big picture, what does this do for two? A tongue of violoa.

19:15

That's the that's the big thing. We're all may

19:17

still be the biggest draft pick and after

19:19

year. I mean, because it all depends on what he does

19:22

whenever all these others to leave the bus,

19:24

right, you get him another weapon on the outside.

19:26

You I think Joe Jimino is gonna have problems

19:28

outfitting the entire tight end group

19:30

with all the eighties he's gonna have to give away. Maybe the

19:33

good rule is you can wear any number now maybe

19:35

at that position. But what happens

19:37

now for two. I know he's used to

19:39

pressure, you know, he's had it probably all of

19:41

his life. But it's a good kind of pressure to have because

19:44

you have athletes at your disposal, immediate

19:46

separators. That was kind of the theme of the off season

19:48

as far as I was concerned about finding guys that can

19:50

create separation early in routes,

19:52

because there was way too many instances last year where

19:54

two, it hits the top of his drop and you look at

19:56

the you kind of pause the all twenty two and guys

19:59

are stuck at the sticks with with coverage

20:01

or double team or whatever it might be. So you

20:03

have guys that are instantly able to create separation

20:05

off the line this year with again going back to Waddle

20:08

and Fuller and and what that does for DeVante park

20:10

or two. You're gonna not have to worry about number

20:12

one corners or double teaming Davanta Parker

20:14

this year, So you think that creates more opportunities for him.

20:17

Like you mentioned Mike get sicky, So I think they outfitted

20:19

this team to really accentuate two of strengths

20:21

with the processing, the quick trigger, and the accuras.

20:24

It's funny all the trains going on in pre drafting,

20:26

draft equity, draft capital, all those types

20:29

of things. You still only had seven picks, right,

20:31

end up with seven seems like you're gonna come out with

20:33

like third. So you come out with the seven

20:35

picks, who do you who have all the picks?

20:37

Do you really like and is there one of those picks

20:40

in that did you go? Yeah? I understand

20:42

that, but maybe I might have gone

20:44

somewhere else. I think Javon Holland, the safety

20:46

out of organ was my favorite pick in the draft. And I'm kind

20:48

of copying Brian Floors by saying that because

20:50

he even mentioned it. I'm a safeties coach by trade.

20:53

I'm gonna be on you. Gavan Geta can't wait till

20:55

get down here and work with us. But you look at what he

20:57

does from a playmaking standpoint. From the versatility

20:59

standpoint, covered that stuff, but he just

21:01

flies all over the football field, four down player,

21:03

punt returner. And then as far as the draft pick

21:05

that I think puzzle law of Dolphin stands probably that third

21:08

round pick and Hunter Long just because of the depth

21:10

of the tight end position. I think both Durham Smith

21:12

and Adam Shaheen give you good work in the running

21:14

game. They can both catch a flat route or a quick dump

21:17

off and turn up the sideline and get you time in twelve

21:19

yards and move the chains. Hunter Long does a lot

21:21

of as well, but he might just be at a depth

21:23

this year maybe two, when

21:26

Gasecki, Smith and Shaheen's contracts are

21:28

all expired. Maybe it's more of a future draft pick,

21:30

but I thought that one maybe they could have addressed a

21:32

spot like running back or gone back to the offensive

21:34

line or something. No doubt about good

21:36

stuff. Hey, how do how do the fans get

21:38

to listen to your podcasts? Yeah, Drivetime

21:40

podcast We are three days a week in the offseason,

21:43

five days in the season. Just had to Apple

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Podcasts or Spotify or where we get your

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podcast from a download and subscribe to Drive

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Time. Well, Draft. Frout's a pleasure listening

21:51

to your podcast for the more of it, always

21:53

giving good information and thanks for taking some

21:55

time to join us see her on the Audible. Hey, thanks, welcome me

21:57

and Phillis. It's always a great to be with you. I appreciate

22:00

stick around. We'll be right back, all

22:05

right, welcome back to the Audible. John. You know what, it

22:07

was exciting time for us to watch the draft, but no more

22:09

exciting than the guys they were getting that phone

22:12

call. And we have an opportunity to look at some of the Dolphin

22:14

players that got the call, the guys that they've

22:16

made the call to him coming out of the war room. Well, those

22:18

guys getting the call, Bo, it's nothing better

22:20

than to share that excitement with your family,

22:22

with your friends, with your wife, with your girlfriend.

22:25

Uh, you could see it immediately. We got to see

22:27

a couple of those on draft night. But there's

22:29

no better night of the year to hear your name called

22:31

and then share it with your friends and jam. Sure enthusiasm

22:33

and guys have been waiting to get the NFL their entire

22:36

life. Let's see what they have to say. We're the six

22:38

pick in the NFL

22:41

draft. The Miami Dolphins

22:43

select Jailen Waddle

22:46

wide receiver Alabama.

22:48

We don't make your Miami Dolphin. Alright, We're thrilled

22:51

to have you down in Miami. We got a lot of a

22:53

lot of faith and belief in you. So you

22:56

know, when you get down here, you get right to work

22:58

and soon he's got three jobs. Number

23:00

one, change build position, number two, score

23:02

points, and then with three get people out of their seats.

23:05

This guy is gonna do all three and he's gonna do them very,

23:07

very quickly. The Miami Dolphins select

23:10

Jalen Phillips Deepen

23:12

to ben Miami. We're kind of holding

23:15

our breath a little bit. Got

23:17

you. We're excited. Congratulations,

23:19

welcome to the Dolphins. Yeah, he's the most

23:22

talented edge rusher. He's very loose and

23:24

flexible. He can bend at the top of his rush. This

23:26

guy in high school was the best athlete I've

23:28

seen come out of high school. The new pitt for

23:32

the Miami Dolphins Javon

23:35

Holland. We're going to Miami

23:41

and enjoyed getting to know you. Hear the zoons

23:43

and enjoyed lassnam us all pumped

23:46

up. So just

23:49

so you know, I'm a safety stop. I'm

23:52

gonna be on you pretty good. The Miami Dolphins

23:55

flect Liam Aikenberg

23:58

tackle Notre Dame. All

24:00

he does is keep his body and the defender's

24:02

body away from the quarterback and trade it up. So

24:04

we're gonna make your Miami Dolphins can't

24:06

wait to work with you. And

24:09

it all starts up front on the offensive line.

24:11

I can't wait to get you here. You get

24:14

to work. The Miami Dolphins select Hunter

24:16

Long tight end Boston

24:18

College, which means one of the more complete

24:21

tight ends. In other words, you can use him in the run

24:23

game. He's more than adequate as a blocker. He's

24:25

got some short air equickness and a ton of

24:27

catches in combat areas with traffic.

24:30

We enjoy getting to know you and Mitya and

24:32

watching the work of the Senior Bowl and fology

24:34

and leisures um competitiveness

24:37

or to us the first BC like

24:39

need to after the Dolphins. So this

24:42

is a big selection, and you all you Tom hardnos

24:44

guy typical BC and guys so excited

24:48

side excited to get journey. The Miami

24:50

Dolphin select Larnel col

24:56

offensive tackle and

25:00

thought, hey, this is a kid who could move a little bit

25:02

get up field, and now guess

25:04

what, Brian Flores and the Dolphins

25:06

and Brian Flores his kids give

25:09

him an opportunity ready for you, And I'm excited

25:11

for you. And everyone talks very

25:13

good about you, and our Scott's really

25:15

thought to you have a lot of potential here. You know, like Chris

25:17

said, you know we uh Scots

25:20

have a lot of good, good things to say about you,

25:22

and you know, we're excited to have

25:24

you. The Miami Dolphins select

25:27

Jared Dukes running back.

25:29

Sit down here, let's go fix upright.

25:32

We love you, we love your style, tough

25:35

you are, You're a good person, good

25:37

competitor. You know, we're uh, you

25:39

know, excited to bring

25:41

you on and get you in

25:43

the mix and and a congratulations.

25:46

But you wind it. I mean, you talk

25:48

about the Dolphins being a

25:50

team owned the rise. They've done an excellent

25:52

job of just landing blue chip players. All

25:57

right, John, Well, a lot of stuff going on,

26:00

and it seems like months and months

26:02

and months we talked about the draft and this

26:04

scenario, that scenario, who was going to go

26:06

here? Who was going to go there? Didn't take

26:08

long. Three picks before the forty Niners

26:10

kind of rattled the cages on the draft and and shook

26:13

things up. But it's it's like every year,

26:15

it's a it's a fun experience. It's a good experience.

26:17

And like I've said before, you know, come Sunday

26:20

morning, there are thirty two teams in the NFL. They

26:22

think they think they just found their way to the super Bowl. There's

26:24

no losers. Everybody won on Draft

26:26

night, especially in the first round, because they

26:28

feel like they targeted the player that

26:30

they wanted. And I think the Miami Dolphins did

26:33

do that. You know, they played a

26:35

little bit of a gambling game moving from three to

26:37

twelve back to six, but I think they targeted

26:39

one of the guys they had circled, and they were probably

26:42

at ease because they were able to get a guy

26:44

that's so explosive in jay Len Waddle and then

26:46

get an edge defender at eighteen in Phillips

26:48

that you can build around. You can build this franchise

26:51

around guys that you feel like we're gonna be here

26:53

for a long time. Yeah, and and again, you know, it's

26:55

it's it's funny. We're we've talked doing the

26:57

other these conversations three years ago, and

26:59

there were so any holes, both

27:01

offensively and defensive, and you look now and you go,

27:03

you know, there's not very many holes. You don't need that old

27:05

Dutch boy to put the fingers in the dike anymore.

27:07

You don't need a spot here too to really get you,

27:10

as you said, from that ten win level to

27:12

eleven wins or twelve wins, and then you win

27:14

one game in the playoffs, next thing you know, you're in the in the a f C Championship

27:17

game and and who knows from there. So I think the Dolphins,

27:19

I think they did well for themselves. I think

27:21

these players are gonna come in and improve that they deserve

27:23

to be picked where they picked and make this team a

27:25

little bit better this year. Well, the Dolphins, they're in a

27:27

position they don't have to paint the whole house now, they

27:30

just have to touch up. And I

27:32

think they did a very good job in the draft doing

27:34

that because they target positions. They targeted

27:36

with big schools, guys with huge experience

27:39

that have been in spotlights before. And I think it's gonna

27:41

add to this roster. It is no doubt gonna will be

27:43

a great year coming forward for the Miami

27:45

Dolphins. And you don't want to miss any of it, that's gonna do it. For the

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