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From the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist Health Training Complex.

From the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist Health Training Complex.

This is Drivetime with Travis Wingfield.

This is Drivetime with Travis Wingfield.

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He's my ad hands in the playoffs.

What is up Dolphins and welcome to the Draft Time Podcast. I am your host, Travis Wingfeldon on today's show, a.

What is up Dolphins and welcome to the Draft Time Podcast. I am your host, Travis Wingfeldon on today's show, a.

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Fun one plan for you.

On this football Friday, I went around the Dolphins locker room and talked to the players about their my cause, my cleats causes.

On this football Friday, I went around the Dolphins locker room and talked to the players about their my cause, my cleats causes.

We'll roll some of that audio.

We'll roll some of that audio.

I'll talk to Kyle Krabs and pick the week fourteen games across the National Football League. From the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist Health Training Complex. This is the Draft Time Podcast.

I'll talk to Kyle Krabs and pick the week fourteen games across the National Football League. From the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist Health Training Complex. This is the Draft Time Podcast.

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Most Fridays, not Black Friday, but most Fridays throughout the course of the football season. The Great Kyle Krabs joins us once again, of course, the host of Lockdown Dolphins, Locked on NFL Scouting, author of Touchdown Miami, NFL Draft Leave for the thirty third team, and at Grinding the Tape on Twitter.

Most Fridays, not Black Friday, but most Fridays throughout the course of the football season. The Great Kyle Krabs joins us once again, of course, the host of Lockdown Dolphins, Locked on NFL Scouting, author of Touchdown Miami, NFL Draft Leave for the thirty third team, and at Grinding the Tape on Twitter.

Kyle, how was the Thanksgiving weekend? My friend? How are you doing? Buddy?

Kyle, how was the Thanksgiving weekend? My friend? How are you doing? Buddy?

Uh?

Uh?

The fixings were delicious, so that's always kind of the barometer. Now, it would have tasted a lot better with the leftovers had the Dolphins won on Thanksgiving, but that's neither here nor there. The food was good, good family, and that's what the spear of the holiday is all about. So we did.

The fixings were delicious, so that's always kind of the barometer. Now, it would have tasted a lot better with the leftovers had the Dolphins won on Thanksgiving, but that's neither here nor there. The food was good, good family, and that's what the spear of the holiday is all about. So we did.

Okay, that's what it's all about.

Okay, that's what it's all about.

And when you said the fixings, for some reason, I thought about the rest of the games that didn't go our way. That was a tough weekend, man, Like when you watch six games or five games in a row and the team that you're rooting for loses all.

And when you said the fixings, for some reason, I thought about the rest of the games that didn't go our way. That was a tough weekend, man, Like when you watch six games or five games in a row and the team that you're rooting for loses all.

Of them, it's kind of tough.

Of them, it's kind of tough.

Man.

Man.

The only team on roofers to Miami Dolphins and they play the Jets, is we want to know, wanta know? Wanta know? Wan to no want to know? Against the Jets. The Jets did, so I'm on my James Franklin wavelength. There's a nice teaser for when we get to the Conference championship games New York, New York, New York, New York, New York, New York. It's the only thing that matters is just win your games and then we'll see where the chips fall.

The only team on roofers to Miami Dolphins and they play the Jets, is we want to know, wanta know? Wanta know? Wan to no want to know? Against the Jets. The Jets did, so I'm on my James Franklin wavelength. There's a nice teaser for when we get to the Conference championship games New York, New York, New York, New York, New York, New York. It's the only thing that matters is just win your games and then we'll see where the chips fall.

Kyle is right. He's definitely right about that.

Kyle is right. He's definitely right about that.

Now that said, as someone who I don't bet on football, I don't play fantasy football. To me, the fun of football is watching it in general, but is how it impacts the Dolphins. So I just really invest as a football fan in the games that can help Miami and the standings.

Now that said, as someone who I don't bet on football, I don't play fantasy football. To me, the fun of football is watching it in general, but is how it impacts the Dolphins. So I just really invest as a football fan in the games that can help Miami and the standings.

But I also see where you're coming from.

But I also see where you're coming from.

So let's just let's just get past that and jump right in here to our first topic.

So let's just let's just get past that and jump right in here to our first topic.

You don't want to argue about that for the entire segment.

You don't want to argue about that for the entire segment.

We could, I mean we could, but we're not gonna. So no, we're not gonna. We're we're gonna talk right now about a text conversation that you and I had earlier this week. If you didn't know, Kyle not texts a lot. We're buddies, we're pals, some might call his friends. And I had an idea for Kyle that I was curious to draft with him, and we thought, let's just wrap about it on the podcast here about cause we're kind of like one foot in the off season door, one foot still maybe trilling behind in twenty twenty four, and I thought to Kyle, like, what what are the things that this team has consistently failed to do every year under Mike McDaniel, and those are the things that you should attack this offseason, right And so over the course of three years, Kyle, I wrote down three things. I want to hear your takes on them, and if you have anything to add that, I think the Dolphins have missed on for three consecutive years, and it is depth and production down the stretch across the offensive line.

We could, I mean we could, but we're not gonna. So no, we're not gonna. We're we're gonna talk right now about a text conversation that you and I had earlier this week. If you didn't know, Kyle not texts a lot. We're buddies, we're pals, some might call his friends. And I had an idea for Kyle that I was curious to draft with him, and we thought, let's just wrap about it on the podcast here about cause we're kind of like one foot in the off season door, one foot still maybe trilling behind in twenty twenty four, and I thought to Kyle, like, what what are the things that this team has consistently failed to do every year under Mike McDaniel, and those are the things that you should attack this offseason, right And so over the course of three years, Kyle, I wrote down three things. I want to hear your takes on them, and if you have anything to add that, I think the Dolphins have missed on for three consecutive years, and it is depth and production down the stretch across the offensive line.

Those two things coincide with one.

Those two things coincide with one.

Another, and then just straight up the why position they haven't had that in McDaniel's tenure here John new Smith is an F and then defense if depth has been an issue, whether you go back to the secondary in twenty twenty two when you were given Justin Bethel and Keyon crossing reps at cornerback, or in twenty twenty four when you're calling up Tyas Bowser and Emmanuel Ogba to fill in after you lost the entire room from training camp, or you know, for various avenues of those guys, of guys leaving the football field. So those three, Kyle, do you have any to add to them?

Another, and then just straight up the why position they haven't had that in McDaniel's tenure here John new Smith is an F and then defense if depth has been an issue, whether you go back to the secondary in twenty twenty two when you were given Justin Bethel and Keyon crossing reps at cornerback, or in twenty twenty four when you're calling up Tyas Bowser and Emmanuel Ogba to fill in after you lost the entire room from training camp, or you know, for various avenues of those guys, of guys leaving the football field. So those three, Kyle, do you have any to add to them?

No, I think that that's probably where the first three spaces my mind would go as well. And I think part of the the challenge of that is, you know, it is a finite resource league. You only have so many opportunities to bring new players into the building and only so many cost controlled players. And you know, I remember we got to the end of training camp, but there were guys that we wanted to make the roster that didn't make the roster in the first place. Let alone like having a balance between guys that are veteran players, the guys that are cost control players, the guys that are rookie players. But you kind of saw them swing the pendulum back on this with this year's offseason as compared to the two before that. But what we finished two consecutive draft classes with a combined eight picks in the draft, right, So I think if you consider what really this iteration of the Dolphins was built on from the very beginning, when you go back to the twenty nineteen players that they moved on from and twenty twenty and twenty twenty one, I just the massive influx of talent. You're never going to bat a thousand in the draft. You're you're comfortable with that. But as I look at where this team is at and you have certain pillars that are in place, and I agree with you with all of those issues. How do you fix that? What's the most direct pathway to fixing that? That to me is where I think swing. Continuing to swing the pendulum back into the mindset of how they initially built this roster is probably I think the best opportunity that you're gonna have because it's cost control players, and if you take more bites at the apple, you're going to solve more problems at the same average hit rate as the rest of the league.

No, I think that that's probably where the first three spaces my mind would go as well. And I think part of the the challenge of that is, you know, it is a finite resource league. You only have so many opportunities to bring new players into the building and only so many cost controlled players. And you know, I remember we got to the end of training camp, but there were guys that we wanted to make the roster that didn't make the roster in the first place. Let alone like having a balance between guys that are veteran players, the guys that are cost control players, the guys that are rookie players. But you kind of saw them swing the pendulum back on this with this year's offseason as compared to the two before that. But what we finished two consecutive draft classes with a combined eight picks in the draft, right, So I think if you consider what really this iteration of the Dolphins was built on from the very beginning, when you go back to the twenty nineteen players that they moved on from and twenty twenty and twenty twenty one, I just the massive influx of talent. You're never going to bat a thousand in the draft. You're you're comfortable with that. But as I look at where this team is at and you have certain pillars that are in place, and I agree with you with all of those issues. How do you fix that? What's the most direct pathway to fixing that? That to me is where I think swing. Continuing to swing the pendulum back into the mindset of how they initially built this roster is probably I think the best opportunity that you're gonna have because it's cost control players, and if you take more bites at the apple, you're going to solve more problems at the same average hit rate as the rest of the league.

And that's why I did an entire segment on Wednesday talking about how you know the addition by subtraction of lopping off your most talented player, no doubt about that in Tyreek Hill, but how the offense has hit this new level of efficiency and their best level of execution, and both your and my opinion, Kyle, the best version of the Mike McDaniel offense that he's had here has come at the cost of reducing Tyreek Hill's targets. And I think that thirty million dollars into that position when you're doing that is kind of a sunken cost. And so with if you move that, you would then have the opportunity to increase your point, your bites at the apple, your swings in the draft, and that's kind of I put the thread up on Blue Sky this morning, and someone had pushed back and said or someone pushed back, and I post a thread saying like this is why I think this way because of your point that you're not going to bat a thousand and you need this collection of draft picks to I think, revert what you've done the last couple of years, which is kind of how the team building cycles go. A team get their draft pick hits and then they get aggressive and they try to open a small window. And you know, you and I have had conversations about maybe that wasn't the best approach, at least as hard as they went at it, where the Vikings, for instance, had a thirteen and four year and kind of, you know, pump the brakes a little bit and said, we aren't that team. We have more holes to fill. I thought that was a kind of commendable approach to doing that. Would you consider quarterback health as part of that, because I know he played the entire twenty twenty three season, but I think that given the nature of the last injury, you kind of have to factor that in.

And that's why I did an entire segment on Wednesday talking about how you know the addition by subtraction of lopping off your most talented player, no doubt about that in Tyreek Hill, but how the offense has hit this new level of efficiency and their best level of execution, and both your and my opinion, Kyle, the best version of the Mike McDaniel offense that he's had here has come at the cost of reducing Tyreek Hill's targets. And I think that thirty million dollars into that position when you're doing that is kind of a sunken cost. And so with if you move that, you would then have the opportunity to increase your point, your bites at the apple, your swings in the draft, and that's kind of I put the thread up on Blue Sky this morning, and someone had pushed back and said or someone pushed back, and I post a thread saying like this is why I think this way because of your point that you're not going to bat a thousand and you need this collection of draft picks to I think, revert what you've done the last couple of years, which is kind of how the team building cycles go. A team get their draft pick hits and then they get aggressive and they try to open a small window. And you know, you and I have had conversations about maybe that wasn't the best approach, at least as hard as they went at it, where the Vikings, for instance, had a thirteen and four year and kind of, you know, pump the brakes a little bit and said, we aren't that team. We have more holes to fill. I thought that was a kind of commendable approach to doing that. Would you consider quarterback health as part of that, because I know he played the entire twenty twenty three season, but I think that given the nature of the last injury, you kind of have to factor that in.

And is it just as.

And is it just as.

Simple to you as a veteran backup quarterback or you going entire rebuilding the quarterback room with a veteran and a mid round pick, Like, what's your approach to the quarterback room? Because we both agree is to two is the guy, but how do you supplement what is his biggest weakness?

Simple to you as a veteran backup quarterback or you going entire rebuilding the quarterback room with a veteran and a mid round pick, Like, what's your approach to the quarterback room? Because we both agree is to two is the guy, but how do you supplement what is his biggest weakness?

Availability?

Availability?

Yeah, I think when you consider the way that Tua plays the game, expecting a rookie to come in and have a lot of that same confident and see the game to say, I just I feel like that's an ambitious ask for what's inevitably going to be a mid round draft pick. So I would spend a mid round draft pick on a guy with either really high end tools that you can develop over the course of three four years, like you tried to do back in twenty twenty two when you brought in Skyler Thompson, but with I think what would be a more significant investment for maybe somebody that has a little bit of a higher ceiling with arm talent and what they're capable of doing. But I would still also bring in a veteran backup quarterback that has played some meaningful football in the NFL and has a body of work in similar types of throws. And that's again where you get into finite resource league. You're talking about carrying three quarterbacks in and of itself is just something that, at least for the immediate future, is going to be a reality. I think for MIMI that they need to be prepared for until unless you get a quarterback who is a mid round pick in here and he blows the doors off you and you feel really good about it, and then you can choose to not do that. But I would. I would remake the entire room behind TUA with the intention of somebody with a body of work and proof of concept and also a developmental guy.

Yeah, I think when you consider the way that Tua plays the game, expecting a rookie to come in and have a lot of that same confident and see the game to say, I just I feel like that's an ambitious ask for what's inevitably going to be a mid round draft pick. So I would spend a mid round draft pick on a guy with either really high end tools that you can develop over the course of three four years, like you tried to do back in twenty twenty two when you brought in Skyler Thompson, but with I think what would be a more significant investment for maybe somebody that has a little bit of a higher ceiling with arm talent and what they're capable of doing. But I would still also bring in a veteran backup quarterback that has played some meaningful football in the NFL and has a body of work in similar types of throws. And that's again where you get into finite resource league. You're talking about carrying three quarterbacks in and of itself is just something that, at least for the immediate future, is going to be a reality. I think for MIMI that they need to be prepared for until unless you get a quarterback who is a mid round pick in here and he blows the doors off you and you feel really good about it, and then you can choose to not do that. But I would. I would remake the entire room behind TUA with the intention of somebody with a body of work and proof of concept and also a developmental guy.

Is it possible that the Saints have to cut Derek Carr?

Is it possible that the Saints have to cut Derek Carr?

I here's the deal with that. With the Saints, with the way that they've done their Yeah, man, pen Books, Like, if you told me that they didn't restructure Derek Carr this offseason, I would have believed it. But with them having done the restructure just because they needed to to get complaint it kind of they'd lose more cap space by moving on from Derek.

I here's the deal with that. With the Saints, with the way that they've done their Yeah, man, pen Books, Like, if you told me that they didn't restructure Derek Carr this offseason, I would have believed it. But with them having done the restructure just because they needed to to get complaint it kind of they'd lose more cap space by moving on from Derek.

Okay, because that was the guy that I continue to highlight, as you know, all the things you just talked about, a guy that I could see kind of taking one of those, you know, Ryan Tannehill, prove it contracts a million or two million, one or two million bucks a year with knowledge of the offense, Like he seems the perfect guy.

Okay, because that was the guy that I continue to highlight, as you know, all the things you just talked about, a guy that I could see kind of taking one of those, you know, Ryan Tannehill, prove it contracts a million or two million, one or two million bucks a year with knowledge of the offense, Like he seems the perfect guy.

But the more I think about it, he's probably not getting out of there.

But the more I think about it, he's probably not getting out of there.

I don't think he I don't think they're gonna be in a position to move on. And that's a lot of players with New Orleans, which is why I think what Miami the discipline that they showed to not just pay everybody and max out the restructures like people thought that they were all in all in would have been resigning everybody and doubling and tripling down and having a two and a half to one cash to cap ratio. And like some toy, there's a handful of teams that do that and Miami choosing not to be one of them. I think it sets them up for transitions, and you mentioned team life cycles and like we're in the midst of that right now. I think that that sets them up for a lot less painful transition into whatever the future iterations of the team end.

I don't think he I don't think they're gonna be in a position to move on. And that's a lot of players with New Orleans, which is why I think what Miami the discipline that they showed to not just pay everybody and max out the restructures like people thought that they were all in all in would have been resigning everybody and doubling and tripling down and having a two and a half to one cash to cap ratio. And like some toy, there's a handful of teams that do that and Miami choosing not to be one of them. I think it sets them up for transitions, and you mentioned team life cycles and like we're in the midst of that right now. I think that that sets them up for a lot less painful transition into whatever the future iterations of the team end.

Up looking like And that's why that Wednesday podcast was about the soft rebuild, because I think that given the Dolphins current structure, given the fact that you have an adult quarterback that can oversee, you know, the implementation of a younger roster with the way he leads and the way he commands guys like two is that guy. So I think we're fortunate to have that and why And if they had done all the things that Kyle just talked about, then I would be of the position that maybe it is time for the tear down restart from scratch, but I don't think we are at that position. So with those three things in mind, Kyle, like, this is a full podcast, but I'm going to ask you to do it concisely. What are the answers to those to those things, Because if it's more draft picks, which I think we agree that it is, those aren't like core pieces of your roster. You kind of have those taken care of, and I think that it's doable to round out your roster with some of these parts through the draft and through free agency, because I look at like a back, a third defensive tackle as the exact position that you want to need in free agency. It's a position that you can find on the market and you cannot have to pay out your nose for it, or maybe even a true why tight end like it's not the core element of an offense for most teams, So I think that there is some leeway there. What say you about how they would attack those three things? Better depth and production across the offensive line, but true why and defensive depth.

Up looking like And that's why that Wednesday podcast was about the soft rebuild, because I think that given the Dolphins current structure, given the fact that you have an adult quarterback that can oversee, you know, the implementation of a younger roster with the way he leads and the way he commands guys like two is that guy. So I think we're fortunate to have that and why And if they had done all the things that Kyle just talked about, then I would be of the position that maybe it is time for the tear down restart from scratch, but I don't think we are at that position. So with those three things in mind, Kyle, like, this is a full podcast, but I'm going to ask you to do it concisely. What are the answers to those to those things, Because if it's more draft picks, which I think we agree that it is, those aren't like core pieces of your roster. You kind of have those taken care of, and I think that it's doable to round out your roster with some of these parts through the draft and through free agency, because I look at like a back, a third defensive tackle as the exact position that you want to need in free agency. It's a position that you can find on the market and you cannot have to pay out your nose for it, or maybe even a true why tight end like it's not the core element of an offense for most teams, So I think that there is some leeway there. What say you about how they would attack those three things? Better depth and production across the offensive line, but true why and defensive depth.

I think you're you probably will be well served. I would I would love to pick Mike McDaniel's brain around the addition of Abram Brewer this year and what how important it meant to have continuity with players that have been in the system and the spots that we're gonna play on either side of him right where it's a new center. There's a lot of responsibility that comes with that role. They really coveted the continuity with players that were in the system with what they chose to do this offseason, this past offseason. I would love to know, now that you've seen Brewer in the system, does that open your mind, oh than your mind to having more new players externally come in Because Rob Jones and Limberger Lee mikeh Berg are expiring contracts. So if you told me you signed either one of those two guys to bring them back, and then you added more competition either through a vet or or through potentially a Day two draft pick as an offensive tackle that can convert inside the guard where your athleticism can really shine in this scheme, Like, those are the kinds of things I really get on board for. I would love to have a multi pronged attack and really up across the board with all these things we have questions about with a veteran who you think could fit, but it's not going to be a premium free agent signing. Like everybody that wants the Dolphins to improve on the offensive line will look at Tray Smith, the free agent guard from not gonna happen in the city right like that. Those dollars are going to be crazy. He's going to top whatever Rob Hunt got last year with a five year old. He's gonna be more expensive than that because the CAP's going on. So I don't think that's the pathway for you. But a guy, you know what, what's McKai Becton is he who was a tackle who then converted to guard for Philadelphia and got to work with Jeff Stoutlin and he's an expiring contract. Like a player like that who made that conversion and made a really nice leap this year, and now you have it, you're in a place where you can potentially have continuity with some of the players on the offensive line, with the coaching staff on the offensive line and the system, like can you afford him an opportunity like that would be the kind of player that has made a leap probably is not going to be a top of market guy and then go get a day to pick to come in and compete with that, And I think you give yourself options, but some of that's going to have to come from You're going to have to make some decisions with personnel or assets or draft picks to move down from draft picks to get enough allocated to be able to achieve all of that. I think is going to be the big barrier with where they're at right now, although they're expecting a couple compensatory picks versus where they could be to really maximize the opportunity of this offseason.

I think you're you probably will be well served. I would I would love to pick Mike McDaniel's brain around the addition of Abram Brewer this year and what how important it meant to have continuity with players that have been in the system and the spots that we're gonna play on either side of him right where it's a new center. There's a lot of responsibility that comes with that role. They really coveted the continuity with players that were in the system with what they chose to do this offseason, this past offseason. I would love to know, now that you've seen Brewer in the system, does that open your mind, oh than your mind to having more new players externally come in Because Rob Jones and Limberger Lee mikeh Berg are expiring contracts. So if you told me you signed either one of those two guys to bring them back, and then you added more competition either through a vet or or through potentially a Day two draft pick as an offensive tackle that can convert inside the guard where your athleticism can really shine in this scheme, Like, those are the kinds of things I really get on board for. I would love to have a multi pronged attack and really up across the board with all these things we have questions about with a veteran who you think could fit, but it's not going to be a premium free agent signing. Like everybody that wants the Dolphins to improve on the offensive line will look at Tray Smith, the free agent guard from not gonna happen in the city right like that. Those dollars are going to be crazy. He's going to top whatever Rob Hunt got last year with a five year old. He's gonna be more expensive than that because the CAP's going on. So I don't think that's the pathway for you. But a guy, you know what, what's McKai Becton is he who was a tackle who then converted to guard for Philadelphia and got to work with Jeff Stoutlin and he's an expiring contract. Like a player like that who made that conversion and made a really nice leap this year, and now you have it, you're in a place where you can potentially have continuity with some of the players on the offensive line, with the coaching staff on the offensive line and the system, like can you afford him an opportunity like that would be the kind of player that has made a leap probably is not going to be a top of market guy and then go get a day to pick to come in and compete with that, And I think you give yourself options, but some of that's going to have to come from You're going to have to make some decisions with personnel or assets or draft picks to move down from draft picks to get enough allocated to be able to achieve all of that. I think is going to be the big barrier with where they're at right now, although they're expecting a couple compensatory picks versus where they could be to really maximize the opportunity of this offseason.

Dude, I was fully prepared for you to say Aaron Banks and when you said Mackay Beckton, the way my face lit up because I was such a big Beckedon fan out of college who wasn't and then when he hit the market this year, I was like, I would take a flyer on that dude, whether it's a guarter attackle. I think that there's two much upside there, especially the conversation Kyle, that you and I have had about Austin Jackson and so many other players who take two, three four years to develop as pros, because that position is kind of like the new quarterback in terms of they just don't play it the same way, and it takes a lot of reps and time on task to get yourself up to a requisite level of a starter in this league.

Dude, I was fully prepared for you to say Aaron Banks and when you said Mackay Beckton, the way my face lit up because I was such a big Beckedon fan out of college who wasn't and then when he hit the market this year, I was like, I would take a flyer on that dude, whether it's a guarter attackle. I think that there's two much upside there, especially the conversation Kyle, that you and I have had about Austin Jackson and so many other players who take two, three four years to develop as pros, because that position is kind of like the new quarterback in terms of they just don't play it the same way, and it takes a lot of reps and time on task to get yourself up to a requisite level of a starter in this league.

So I freaking love that idea.

So I freaking love that idea.

Let's go ahead and pause and take a break and come back and we'll continue this conversation with some Dolphins and Jets talk. We'll talk about the weekend in college football and much much more. Kyle Crabs my guest today, Draft Time Podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought to you by AutoNation.

Let's go ahead and pause and take a break and come back and we'll continue this conversation with some Dolphins and Jets talk. We'll talk about the weekend in college football and much much more. Kyle Crabs my guest today, Draft Time Podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought to you by AutoNation.

All right, Kyle, so we have a game this weekend.

All right, Kyle, so we have a game this weekend.

You've talked about it already, Jets Week one to No Jets Jets Jets, Jets, Jets, Jets, Jets, All matters, Jets go one to know this week and we'll talk about Houston next week.

You've talked about it already, Jets Week one to No Jets Jets Jets, Jets, Jets, Jets, Jets, All matters, Jets go one to know this week and we'll talk about Houston next week.

Can do the exact same thing. What's your leaning this game? Man?

Can do the exact same thing. What's your leaning this game? Man?

Because you know, and one thing I like to try to talk about on the show is how teams might be like because every week you different version of your team for the most part, right, and I always try to forecast what that team might be dealing with coming into the game. Like last week with the Packers, it was like, Oh, they're coming off a game against the Niners and then they play the Lions the next week. This could be the sandwich spot for them, where maybe this is the game that they have their you know, a lesser performance.

Because you know, and one thing I like to try to talk about on the show is how teams might be like because every week you different version of your team for the most part, right, and I always try to forecast what that team might be dealing with coming into the game. Like last week with the Packers, it was like, Oh, they're coming off a game against the Niners and then they play the Lions the next week. This could be the sandwich spot for them, where maybe this is the game that they have their you know, a lesser performance.

That wasn't the case on Thursday night.

That wasn't the case on Thursday night.

But for the Jets this week, you know, bye week three and eight start, I feel like they kind of ran some new stuff out there in that post bye week game. They got a bunch of special teams breaks and they still didn't win the game. So I wonder the human psyche of it all. How the hell does this Jets team come down in South Florida for what's a nice little trip in December to get away from the bad weather in the Northeast. Like I kind of feel like this could be a spot where the Dolphins could really get right if you catch my drift.

But for the Jets this week, you know, bye week three and eight start, I feel like they kind of ran some new stuff out there in that post bye week game. They got a bunch of special teams breaks and they still didn't win the game. So I wonder the human psyche of it all. How the hell does this Jets team come down in South Florida for what's a nice little trip in December to get away from the bad weather in the Northeast. Like I kind of feel like this could be a spot where the Dolphins could really get right if you catch my drift.

I think they have great opportunity in this game to have a really strong showing in a lot of different ways. And I think the way that Aaron Rodgers is playing right now, getting the ball out of his hand fast, I think that kind of mitigates one of the biggest points of hardship that the Dolphins defense has really had, which is their organic pass rush. And when you we'll see what happens with Bradley Chubb who had his practice window open. We'll see what happens with Cameron Good But and it's been Chop Robinson and Emmanuel ad has been a lot of volume of snaps, but the pressure a lot of I think a lot more of his success and disruptions come off of twists and stunts and attacking protections at gaverta just organically winning off the edge. So if you want to get up and line up and say hey, we're gonna get the front four and just really get after you, You've had some hardships with that this year with some of the injuries that you have and playing a quarterback that is trying to play with more anticipation. Who doesn't like getting hit, Who's who's trying to mitigate his exposure. I think it becomes much more of a coverage spacing in numbers versus Oh, we can't get there and pressure him. It's going to be a problem for us. And I think about the quarterbacks that have really challenged Miami this season. Josh Allen, Kyler Murray, Jordan Loved this past weekend or this past week They are all guys that you got like free runs at you when they you do your simulated pressures and you try to heat them up, but it comes at the expense of maybe some leverage on the back end. You get Jordan Brooks screaming through it into your gap untouched, but you can't chase him down and he gets outside the pocket and he extends, and that's where they hit some crazy throws down the field, like Kyler Murray did eight of them in the game against Miami. He put the Superman cap on and played an amazing game. Josh Allen's done that to you for quite some time. Jordan Love had a couple of throws in that game that were exactly what I just described. You don't have to worry about that with Aaron. So if you pick and choose your spots with when you want to try to manipulate and bring four but not traditional four, I think you have a better chance of getting home, maybe forcing some bad decisions. Maybe for what the second time since week three, we can get one of these balls that somebody tips up in the air and it can land in the hands of one of our guys. It feels like they've had a dozen of those this year and caught two of them. So having a more static player within the pocket, I think is what I'm getting at of it. I think that will help Miami to pick and choose their spots and have success defense.

I think they have great opportunity in this game to have a really strong showing in a lot of different ways. And I think the way that Aaron Rodgers is playing right now, getting the ball out of his hand fast, I think that kind of mitigates one of the biggest points of hardship that the Dolphins defense has really had, which is their organic pass rush. And when you we'll see what happens with Bradley Chubb who had his practice window open. We'll see what happens with Cameron Good But and it's been Chop Robinson and Emmanuel ad has been a lot of volume of snaps, but the pressure a lot of I think a lot more of his success and disruptions come off of twists and stunts and attacking protections at gaverta just organically winning off the edge. So if you want to get up and line up and say hey, we're gonna get the front four and just really get after you, You've had some hardships with that this year with some of the injuries that you have and playing a quarterback that is trying to play with more anticipation. Who doesn't like getting hit, Who's who's trying to mitigate his exposure. I think it becomes much more of a coverage spacing in numbers versus Oh, we can't get there and pressure him. It's going to be a problem for us. And I think about the quarterbacks that have really challenged Miami this season. Josh Allen, Kyler Murray, Jordan Loved this past weekend or this past week They are all guys that you got like free runs at you when they you do your simulated pressures and you try to heat them up, but it comes at the expense of maybe some leverage on the back end. You get Jordan Brooks screaming through it into your gap untouched, but you can't chase him down and he gets outside the pocket and he extends, and that's where they hit some crazy throws down the field, like Kyler Murray did eight of them in the game against Miami. He put the Superman cap on and played an amazing game. Josh Allen's done that to you for quite some time. Jordan Love had a couple of throws in that game that were exactly what I just described. You don't have to worry about that with Aaron. So if you pick and choose your spots with when you want to try to manipulate and bring four but not traditional four, I think you have a better chance of getting home, maybe forcing some bad decisions. Maybe for what the second time since week three, we can get one of these balls that somebody tips up in the air and it can land in the hands of one of our guys. It feels like they've had a dozen of those this year and caught two of them. So having a more static player within the pocket, I think is what I'm getting at of it. I think that will help Miami to pick and choose their spots and have success defense.

How about three times over the last six games where once in the last two or twice in the last two weeks where the quarterback's arm was coming forward by a fraction of a second to not have a force fumble. And then the Cardinals game when Kalais Campbell's rejected a Kyler Murray pass that he held onto and it became a fumble, but it bounced back to him like a freaking basketball man the way this year has broke with those things, you know, the Zach Seeler injury in practice, like obviously losing your quarterback is not like a luck thing, but that that's stunk in the early part of the year. The games we have talked about from the week thirteen matchups like and just a year of like you will not get the breaks this year, Dolphins. It feels almost criminal that way. And you also send me that that text the other day. What was the what the what was the graphic?

How about three times over the last six games where once in the last two or twice in the last two weeks where the quarterback's arm was coming forward by a fraction of a second to not have a force fumble. And then the Cardinals game when Kalais Campbell's rejected a Kyler Murray pass that he held onto and it became a fumble, but it bounced back to him like a freaking basketball man the way this year has broke with those things, you know, the Zach Seeler injury in practice, like obviously losing your quarterback is not like a luck thing, but that that's stunk in the early part of the year. The games we have talked about from the week thirteen matchups like and just a year of like you will not get the breaks this year, Dolphins. It feels almost criminal that way. And you also send me that that text the other day. What was the what the what was the graphic?

Kyle?

Kyle?

The Dolphins have the fourth highest give me the statue gave me.

The Dolphins have the fourth highest give me the statue gave me.

That's very vague. I've sent you lots of.

That's very vague. I've sent you lots of.

The fourth highest like EPA against her or something like that, with how other teams.

The fourth highest like EPA against her or something like that, with how other teams.

Against adjusted e p A and like their their current net opponent adjusted e p A. I think it's like it's in the top five in the AFC or something like that.

Against adjusted e p A and like their their current net opponent adjusted e p A. I think it's like it's in the top five in the AFC or something like that.

Right, So it's like the.

Right, So it's like the.

Players you've had on the field versus the players that opponent teams have had on the field, and like adjusting EPA performance for that. It's just it's been a year of some hard bounces and we'll see what they're able to do here in the final five games to try and maybe right some of those those wrong bounces that they had earlier in the season.

Players you've had on the field versus the players that opponent teams have had on the field, and like adjusting EPA performance for that. It's just it's been a year of some hard bounces and we'll see what they're able to do here in the final five games to try and maybe right some of those those wrong bounces that they had earlier in the season.

Yeah, it's like, you know, it's not about who you play, it's when you play them. The Cardinals, you know, if you got them early in the year when they were struggling, maybe it's a different game. Or you know the Rams where they they won the game, but they didn't have Nakua and Cup and half their offensive line for half the year. They get all those guys back for the Dolphins game. I just feel like we're still paying for that twenty twenty one stretch where we got backup quarterbacks for like five straight week.

Yeah, it's like, you know, it's not about who you play, it's when you play them. The Cardinals, you know, if you got them early in the year when they were struggling, maybe it's a different game. Or you know the Rams where they they won the game, but they didn't have Nakua and Cup and half their offensive line for half the year. They get all those guys back for the Dolphins game. I just feel like we're still paying for that twenty twenty one stretch where we got backup quarterbacks for like five straight week.

We are still paying for that year. But I digress.

We are still paying for that year. But I digress.

Let's move on to talk about the weekend in college football because Kyle I.

Let's move on to talk about the weekend in college football because Kyle I.

Saw the tweet I tweeted about it. I think they should play Miami and Bama this weekend.

Saw the tweet I tweeted about it. I think they should play Miami and Bama this weekend.

Man, how cool would that be to have Cam Smith, not Cam Smith, cam Ward versus Jalen Milroe for a spot in the playoff this year?

Man, how cool would that be to have Cam Smith, not Cam Smith, cam Ward versus Jalen Milroe for a spot in the playoff this year?

What do you think about that idea?

What do you think about that idea?

A lot of fun obviously not gonna happen. And what is it's gonna become like THEA brackets where it was just sixty four, and then you had your first four in and first four out, and then it became well, now we're going to play in games, and now the NBA is like, oh, playing games are fun, We'll do playing games for the final two seeds, and we're in tournaments and it's ten instead of just two teams, So you could go all the way down the rabbit hole, but that means you're gonn have to start the season in July. It's I just want the teams play. I I think the Canes are a team that is worthy of being in the playoff, but you can't blow a twenty one point lead in the final week of the regular season, and that was with a chance to slam the door shut and go to the conference championship game and have a chance to put an ice chlamation point on your season. So I'm bummed for the Canes, but this is kind of reaped what they've sown in the last couple of the last month.

A lot of fun obviously not gonna happen. And what is it's gonna become like THEA brackets where it was just sixty four, and then you had your first four in and first four out, and then it became well, now we're going to play in games, and now the NBA is like, oh, playing games are fun, We'll do playing games for the final two seeds, and we're in tournaments and it's ten instead of just two teams, So you could go all the way down the rabbit hole, but that means you're gonn have to start the season in July. It's I just want the teams play. I I think the Canes are a team that is worthy of being in the playoff, but you can't blow a twenty one point lead in the final week of the regular season, and that was with a chance to slam the door shut and go to the conference championship game and have a chance to put an ice chlamation point on your season. So I'm bummed for the Canes, but this is kind of reaped what they've sown in the last couple of the last month.

And they play with fire a lot of those games too. At the Cal game, they probably shouldn't have had any business planner in that game as well, so maybe it is for the best.

And they play with fire a lot of those games too. At the Cal game, they probably shouldn't have had any business planner in that game as well, so maybe it is for the best.

I do.

I do.

I'm excited about watching mil Row in the playoffs, if that is how it shakes out. But speaking of that, we don't know what's going to happen exactly. We know that Miami for sure is out, but the Tide could get in, they could get bumped out, base upon what happens in championship weekend? Kyle, what are your what's your thoughts on the weekend in college football? Some big time matchups or some big time prosps this week?

I'm excited about watching mil Row in the playoffs, if that is how it shakes out. But speaking of that, we don't know what's going to happen exactly. We know that Miami for sure is out, but the Tide could get in, they could get bumped out, base upon what happens in championship weekend? Kyle, what are your what's your thoughts on the weekend in college football? Some big time matchups or some big time prosps this week?

Man?

Man?

Yeah, Penn State Oregon is the one for me where you have Abdulla Carter playing against a pair of NFL offensive tackles for the University of Oregon. Drew Aller is kind of lingering in this QB three chase, and he has an opportunity to really put an exclamation point on a lot of growth that he's shown this season. So I'm really fascinated about that one. The Georgia Texas rematch, I don't know how you're not superjuiced for with all of the talent that exists on both sides of the ball for both of those teams. Do we get a chance to see Ashton gent go against UNLV with what his historic season has been. So there's a lot to look forward to. But I'm glad that we just have SEC and Big ten stacked at four and eight, so we don't have to make any choices about what game's going on what screen with those two contests.

Yeah, Penn State Oregon is the one for me where you have Abdulla Carter playing against a pair of NFL offensive tackles for the University of Oregon. Drew Aller is kind of lingering in this QB three chase, and he has an opportunity to really put an exclamation point on a lot of growth that he's shown this season. So I'm really fascinated about that one. The Georgia Texas rematch, I don't know how you're not superjuiced for with all of the talent that exists on both sides of the ball for both of those teams. Do we get a chance to see Ashton gent go against UNLV with what his historic season has been. So there's a lot to look forward to. But I'm glad that we just have SEC and Big ten stacked at four and eight, so we don't have to make any choices about what game's going on what screen with those two contests.

Yeah. Rip the Friday night PAC twelve championship game in Santa Claara that had like four thousand fans in the stands because it was an hour away from any metropolis, the fans could travel to ALRP the PAC twelve in general. Kyle, you said it all man, Thanks for joining us today. Enjoy the game this weekend, host of the Lockdown Dolphins podcast and locked on NFL Scouting podcast with the great Joe Marino, the author of the Touchdown Miami substack. He's NFL Draft lead for the thirty third team. I believe your big board just dropped on one hundred players ranks so far.

Yeah. Rip the Friday night PAC twelve championship game in Santa Claara that had like four thousand fans in the stands because it was an hour away from any metropolis, the fans could travel to ALRP the PAC twelve in general. Kyle, you said it all man, Thanks for joining us today. Enjoy the game this weekend, host of the Lockdown Dolphins podcast and locked on NFL Scouting podcast with the great Joe Marino, the author of the Touchdown Miami substack. He's NFL Draft lead for the thirty third team. I believe your big board just dropped on one hundred players ranks so far.

The updated top one hundred came out this week past Wednesday over the thirty thirteen.

The updated top one hundred came out this week past Wednesday over the thirty thirteen.

Yeah, good stuff. Man at grind the tape on Twitter, Kyle, you're the best, buddy. We'll see us soon, all right, buddy, Thanks and away he goes. And I had already recorded my week fourteen picks.

Yeah, good stuff. Man at grind the tape on Twitter, Kyle, you're the best, buddy. We'll see us soon, all right, buddy, Thanks and away he goes. And I had already recorded my week fourteen picks.

They're gone.

They're gone.

I don't know where that file went, so I'm gonna have to redo it here, and that's what we're gonna go ahead and cue the music and do it right now before our last break. We'll get to the my cause Mike Cleach chats here in just one second. So Pardondo for the Week fourteen picks. I already did the math on the previous one, so I know right now that my one thirty nine and fIF fifty nine record, after some stumbling here the last couple of weeks, is a seventy point two win percentage. So we have gone down thanks to a ten and six week, an eight and five week, and a nine and five week after that really successful five or six week run we had in the middle of the campaign. So cue the music. Let's go ahead and pick the games this week. We already took the Lions over the Packers. And what is the game of the week in the National Football League? And before we get into the Sunday slate, I wrote this list of games down that were inflection point games for the Miami Dolphins to keep an eye on. And you heard Kyle say, you have to win your games and everything else will throw itself out. Yeah, that's like the old man approach. I told Kyle this already. Don't where I'm not speaking a turn against him. That's what you do when you're like really old and just don't really you don't really care about, you know, all the permutations and calculations and the mathematical equations that can go into this stuff. But I really enjoy, as you heard me say to Kyle, just taking in games to impact the Dolphins. It's fun for me to root that way, and the Dolphins are gonna have to get some help, so why not start paying attention to it right now? But this week there really aren't any games that do that, outside of maybe Chiefs and Chargers, which could provide the Dolphins. A potential Chargers loss could lead to more down the road. Ideally, the Chargers lose the next two games, and then that Broncos and Chargers Thursday night game is kind of like, whoever loses this game, we root against them the rest of the way.

I don't know where that file went, so I'm gonna have to redo it here, and that's what we're gonna go ahead and cue the music and do it right now before our last break. We'll get to the my cause Mike Cleach chats here in just one second. So Pardondo for the Week fourteen picks. I already did the math on the previous one, so I know right now that my one thirty nine and fIF fifty nine record, after some stumbling here the last couple of weeks, is a seventy point two win percentage. So we have gone down thanks to a ten and six week, an eight and five week, and a nine and five week after that really successful five or six week run we had in the middle of the campaign. So cue the music. Let's go ahead and pick the games this week. We already took the Lions over the Packers. And what is the game of the week in the National Football League? And before we get into the Sunday slate, I wrote this list of games down that were inflection point games for the Miami Dolphins to keep an eye on. And you heard Kyle say, you have to win your games and everything else will throw itself out. Yeah, that's like the old man approach. I told Kyle this already. Don't where I'm not speaking a turn against him. That's what you do when you're like really old and just don't really you don't really care about, you know, all the permutations and calculations and the mathematical equations that can go into this stuff. But I really enjoy, as you heard me say to Kyle, just taking in games to impact the Dolphins. It's fun for me to root that way, and the Dolphins are gonna have to get some help, so why not start paying attention to it right now? But this week there really aren't any games that do that, outside of maybe Chiefs and Chargers, which could provide the Dolphins. A potential Chargers loss could lead to more down the road. Ideally, the Chargers lose the next two games, and then that Broncos and Chargers Thursday night game is kind of like, whoever loses this game, we root against them the rest of the way.

We'll get to that in a second though.

We'll get to that in a second though.

So Lions Overpackers, I'm taking the Steelers over the Browns. Flipping that pick from the last game. I don't think the Steelers will get swept by that Browns team, and it kind of feels like maybe the magic carpet right for Jamis Winston came to an end with that late game ending in Denver. I'll take the Saints over the Giants and a who Cares game you already heard me, take the Dolphins over the Jets. I will take the Titans over the Jags as Trevor Lawrence goes on injury reserve and it will be mac Jones for the rest of the season.

So Lions Overpackers, I'm taking the Steelers over the Browns. Flipping that pick from the last game. I don't think the Steelers will get swept by that Browns team, and it kind of feels like maybe the magic carpet right for Jamis Winston came to an end with that late game ending in Denver. I'll take the Saints over the Giants and a who Cares game you already heard me, take the Dolphins over the Jets. I will take the Titans over the Jags as Trevor Lawrence goes on injury reserve and it will be mac Jones for the rest of the season.

That could be a team who winds up with the.

That could be a team who winds up with the.

First overall pick and has Trevor Lawrence, which has kind of been a thing recently right teams that have the first overall pick. The Panthers had offloaded theirs to the Bears, but they had the first overall pick after taking their quarterback. Jags aren't going to move Trevor Lawrence. What happens if they get the first pick. It's very possible they might not win a game the rest of the year, although we could really use the Jags win over the Colts at some point down the stretch. I'll take the Vikings over who, in my opinion right now today is the worst quarterback in the NFL. In Kirk Cousins. That man can't move. That man is the corpse of Kirk Cousins. He was absolutely awful in that Chargers game, and now here's a Brian Flores defense half fun against them. Vikings big in that one. He goes over the Panthers. I'll take the Buccaneers over the Raiders and the battle at the Pirates see. I'll take the Cardinals over the Seahawks as they get revenge after that lackluster performance in Seattle just a few weeks ago, as they inch closer towards the division championship. In the Battle of the Mid, all four of those teams are mid. I'll take the Bears over the Niners. And this might be wish casting more than actual analysis here, but I could if the Niners lose this week and then on a short week against the Rams, lose that game and they fall to five and nine, I think you could get further shutdowns for that roster going into the game against US, which is why you have to beat the Jets and Texans and hopefully you get a limping in Niners team who has waived the white flag on the Battle of the Mid. In the NFC West, they already are without Christian McCaffrey and Jordan Mason, Is I get that right? I think that will make it tough to run the ball. I think the lack of Brandon Ayuk makes their passing game struggle, and the injuries to Trent Williams and Nick Bosa and the vote like they're begged up and they might not be able to survive. I'll take the Bears to get a surprise win thanks to the Thomas or the interim head coach bump that you get this weekend Bills over the Rams. I think Buffalo is gonna roll for a while now. Unfortunately, might have to pull out the rooting powers in the playoffs this year to keep them from their Super Bowl. I'll take the Chiefs over the Chargers. I feel like the Chiefs are primed to get picked off by anybody, and I do not think they're going to make the run They've made the last couple of years in the playoffs. But the Chargers are like a Dave want staid team that can only beat bad football teams. They are the real fraud in my opinion, I think take the Chiefs in that one. I'll take the Bengals over the Cowboys, gross on Monday night football Cup of Music, Last break right here, come back on the other side and hear from some of the guys about their cleats they're working this weekend from my cost my cleats. That's next Draft Time podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought to you by Auto Nation. All Right, Dolphins outside linebacker Manuel Ogball for the emmanual Agbay Rise Above Foundation.

First overall pick and has Trevor Lawrence, which has kind of been a thing recently right teams that have the first overall pick. The Panthers had offloaded theirs to the Bears, but they had the first overall pick after taking their quarterback. Jags aren't going to move Trevor Lawrence. What happens if they get the first pick. It's very possible they might not win a game the rest of the year, although we could really use the Jags win over the Colts at some point down the stretch. I'll take the Vikings over who, in my opinion right now today is the worst quarterback in the NFL. In Kirk Cousins. That man can't move. That man is the corpse of Kirk Cousins. He was absolutely awful in that Chargers game, and now here's a Brian Flores defense half fun against them. Vikings big in that one. He goes over the Panthers. I'll take the Buccaneers over the Raiders and the battle at the Pirates see. I'll take the Cardinals over the Seahawks as they get revenge after that lackluster performance in Seattle just a few weeks ago, as they inch closer towards the division championship. In the Battle of the Mid, all four of those teams are mid. I'll take the Bears over the Niners. And this might be wish casting more than actual analysis here, but I could if the Niners lose this week and then on a short week against the Rams, lose that game and they fall to five and nine, I think you could get further shutdowns for that roster going into the game against US, which is why you have to beat the Jets and Texans and hopefully you get a limping in Niners team who has waived the white flag on the Battle of the Mid. In the NFC West, they already are without Christian McCaffrey and Jordan Mason, Is I get that right? I think that will make it tough to run the ball. I think the lack of Brandon Ayuk makes their passing game struggle, and the injuries to Trent Williams and Nick Bosa and the vote like they're begged up and they might not be able to survive. I'll take the Bears to get a surprise win thanks to the Thomas or the interim head coach bump that you get this weekend Bills over the Rams. I think Buffalo is gonna roll for a while now. Unfortunately, might have to pull out the rooting powers in the playoffs this year to keep them from their Super Bowl. I'll take the Chiefs over the Chargers. I feel like the Chiefs are primed to get picked off by anybody, and I do not think they're going to make the run They've made the last couple of years in the playoffs. But the Chargers are like a Dave want staid team that can only beat bad football teams. They are the real fraud in my opinion, I think take the Chiefs in that one. I'll take the Bengals over the Cowboys, gross on Monday night football Cup of Music, Last break right here, come back on the other side and hear from some of the guys about their cleats they're working this weekend from my cost my cleats. That's next Draft Time podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought to you by Auto Nation. All Right, Dolphins outside linebacker Manuel Ogball for the emmanual Agbay Rise Above Foundation.

Iman can tell us about that a little bit.

Iman can tell us about that a little bit.

Oh man, what do I start? You know, I started this foundation because you know, I'm big on the ute empowerment. You know, I believe they're our future, and you know, just to bring awareness on you, just to teach them that leadership, you know, discipline and you know, just grow can take you a longer in this life.

Oh man, what do I start? You know, I started this foundation because you know, I'm big on the ute empowerment. You know, I believe they're our future, and you know, just to bring awareness on you, just to teach them that leadership, you know, discipline and you know, just grow can take you a longer in this life.

You know, just just working.

You know, just just working.

Hard, and you know I'm a testament to that, you know, working hard, just doing things the right way, you know, listening to the elder folks above it that can actually tell you, like show you important things to do it. Just listen to thet to your leaders around you. That's going to help me take you a long way.

Hard, and you know I'm a testament to that, you know, working hard, just doing things the right way, you know, listening to the elder folks above it that can actually tell you, like show you important things to do it. Just listen to thet to your leaders around you. That's going to help me take you a long way.

So how long has your foundation been active for once you started?

So how long has your foundation been active for once you started?

I started it in twenty my second, second third year in the league. So I started and I've been you know, I've been running it ever since.

I started it in twenty my second, second third year in the league. So I started and I've been you know, I've been running it ever since.

So cool.

So cool.

What was the motivation behind it?

What was the motivation behind it?

I mean you talked about a little bit, but in terms of like actually getting off the ground, what was the motivation to get it going? Oh?

I mean you talked about a little bit, but in terms of like actually getting off the ground, what was the motivation to get it going? Oh?

Just I'll say this. So when I was younger, I know doing that in Russell O Coohen camp to my high school. He went to my high school, but he came kind of like to give back to his community, and you know, he had a football camp there. So you know, it's one thing I told myself when I get to that level, I'm going to do the same thing.

Just I'll say this. So when I was younger, I know doing that in Russell O Coohen camp to my high school. He went to my high school, but he came kind of like to give back to his community, and you know, he had a football camp there. So you know, it's one thing I told myself when I get to that level, I'm going to do the same thing.

You know.

You know.

So ever since then, I've been like trying to do something for my community every year, you know, just to help out. And I worked close with Boys and Girls Club in my communitys really cool.

So ever since then, I've been like trying to do something for my community every year, you know, just to help out. And I worked close with Boys and Girls Club in my communitys really cool.

And how about the design of the clats where they looking like who designed them? Give me the skinny on the shoes?

And how about the design of the clats where they looking like who designed them? Give me the skinny on the shoes?

Oh, I think it's so by Air that designed them. But yeah, it's dope. He had a line on it.

Oh, I think it's so by Air that designed them. But yeah, it's dope. He had a line on it.

And those are nice. Man my symbol, you.

And those are nice. Man my symbol, you.

Know, my foundation, the man, my number nine one and rise above together and you know he just did a great job. I would say, a line is my spirit animal, so you know he has to put that on there. So it was dope did dope design.

Know, my foundation, the man, my number nine one and rise above together and you know he just did a great job. I would say, a line is my spirit animal, so you know he has to put that on there. So it was dope did dope design.

I will say, I'm gonna get a picture that and tweet those out those are sick.

I will say, I'm gonna get a picture that and tweet those out those are sick.

So I have this, like the oldest.

So I have this, like the oldest.

Thing about me is that I think that you should always match your like mouthpiece and shoes to your equipment, which isn't the thing anymore, Like everyone's like pink and purple now, but you got the shoes unlocked.

Thing about me is that I think that you should always match your like mouthpiece and shoes to your equipment, which isn't the thing anymore, Like everyone's like pink and purple now, but you got the shoes unlocked.

I mean that sound like a good idea. I might, I might pull it out. I might, I might do it, you know. But yeah, that sounded like a great idea. But well, you know he did. He did a great job for me. So I appreciate it.

I mean that sound like a good idea. I might, I might pull it out. I might, I might do it, you know. But yeah, that sounded like a great idea. But well, you know he did. He did a great job for me. So I appreciate it.

I appreciate man, Thank you, thank you, appreciate you.

I appreciate man, Thank you, thank you, appreciate you.

All right, Dolphins offensive lineman Liam Eichenberg for my cause, Mike Cleats the Get Tough Foundation, Liam, tell us about what's.

All right, Dolphins offensive lineman Liam Eichenberg for my cause, Mike Cleats the Get Tough Foundation, Liam, tell us about what's.

Going to be on your shoes this weekend and why it's important to you.

Going to be on your shoes this weekend and why it's important to you.

Yeah.

Yeah.

So, uh, the Tough Foundation, the Uniform Funding Foundation, UH started by one of my high school teammates and a class student, Adam Shipley, sadly he went to Michigan, but uh, super great guy and started when he was up in ann Arbor. And uh my brother has been involved as well. He's actually knew the same foundation. But their foundation helped support uh local communities with uh low income that are in need of you know, uniforms and equipment. So pretty much any community that's in need of you know, correct equipment for football, uh specifically jerseys and then also some shoulder pads and helmets too.

So, uh, the Tough Foundation, the Uniform Funding Foundation, UH started by one of my high school teammates and a class student, Adam Shipley, sadly he went to Michigan, but uh, super great guy and started when he was up in ann Arbor. And uh my brother has been involved as well. He's actually knew the same foundation. But their foundation helped support uh local communities with uh low income that are in need of you know, uniforms and equipment. So pretty much any community that's in need of you know, correct equipment for football, uh specifically jerseys and then also some shoulder pads and helmets too.

So it's a.

So it's a.

Great cause, great foundation, and uh you know it's good people.

Great cause, great foundation, and uh you know it's good people.

I appreciate it. Thank you.

I appreciate it. Thank you.

Yeah, no prom Hey.

Yeah, no prom Hey.

Guys doing dolphin safety. Javon Holland here for my cause, my cleats. My my cause is I'm donating to the Robert County Animal Animal Care Center, Uh because I love animals and I got three cats, Uh rock overmy and links and yeah, cats don't have a posible thumbs and pocket. So somebody with a posible thumbs and pocket has got to look out from. So I deemed that me because I'm a I'm a I'm a cat dad, So shout out to all the cats out there. Uh you know what I'm saying. Sleeping all day going crazy at night and uh, still in the cat net.

Guys doing dolphin safety. Javon Holland here for my cause, my cleats. My my cause is I'm donating to the Robert County Animal Animal Care Center, Uh because I love animals and I got three cats, Uh rock overmy and links and yeah, cats don't have a posible thumbs and pocket. So somebody with a posible thumbs and pocket has got to look out from. So I deemed that me because I'm a I'm a I'm a cat dad, So shout out to all the cats out there. Uh you know what I'm saying. Sleeping all day going crazy at night and uh, still in the cat net.

Did you grow up with cats?

Did you grow up with cats?

No, I grew up with dogs. But my girl, she she brought a cat when she moved in. Remy, and you know, I mean Remy just we became tight. Then we got rock O. Then Remy didn't like me no more.

No, I grew up with dogs. But my girl, she she brought a cat when she moved in. Remy, and you know, I mean Remy just we became tight. Then we got rock O. Then Remy didn't like me no more.

But it's all good.

But it's all good.

I still got mad love for and we recently just got links. So yeah, I got three cats, Rocko on links. They be piling around, rolling around, fighting and stuff. And then Remy just be on her girl boss vibe.

I still got mad love for and we recently just got links. So yeah, I got three cats, Rocko on links. They be piling around, rolling around, fighting and stuff. And then Remy just be on her girl boss vibe.

So but yeah, beautiful creatures man, thank you. Let's go ahead and close with this for the week. The Dolphins nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year twenty twenty four award is Dolphins fullback alec Ingold. Let's go ahead and hear from him on what this honor, this nomination means to him.

So but yeah, beautiful creatures man, thank you. Let's go ahead and close with this for the week. The Dolphins nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year twenty twenty four award is Dolphins fullback alec Ingold. Let's go ahead and hear from him on what this honor, this nomination means to him.

I think that Walter Payton's legacy was always about greatness, sign and off the field. The way he ran the ball was elegant, it was beautiful. And the work that he's done his entire family, the foundation and the legacy that they've been able to provide beyond his life, has been inspiring to the entire organization, to the entire country, and the impact that's been able to have. Just being associated with this award means means a lot to me and my family, and they take it extremely important. It's a lot of responsibility, and I think it lays a groundwork for work to be done in the community beyond your playing days. While you're doing it, leading by example and being able to set up this next generation for success. So just trying to do right by that award, by that name, and by this league, in this organization, I feel like all those responsibilities play a role in this recognition in this season of football that we're in.

I think that Walter Payton's legacy was always about greatness, sign and off the field. The way he ran the ball was elegant, it was beautiful. And the work that he's done his entire family, the foundation and the legacy that they've been able to provide beyond his life, has been inspiring to the entire organization, to the entire country, and the impact that's been able to have. Just being associated with this award means means a lot to me and my family, and they take it extremely important. It's a lot of responsibility, and I think it lays a groundwork for work to be done in the community beyond your playing days. While you're doing it, leading by example and being able to set up this next generation for success. So just trying to do right by that award, by that name, and by this league, in this organization, I feel like all those responsibilities play a role in this recognition in this season of football that we're in.

So there you go, really fun deep episode of the podcast this week. We went like way long on every single episode this week. Go ahead and get at me on Blue Sky because I'm enjoying those conversations there. I posted the same thread on Blue Sky on Twitter about my son picking off Christmas ornaments off the bottom of the tree, and like all of the replies on Blue Sky were like fun and cute, and I saw a reply on Twitter that was like the Dolphins are soft, and I'm like, all right, bro, so yah, you know, checkulator at another time, and speaking of Cameron, my two year old son, Happy birthday, buddy boy, Today's his birthday. My little man drives me crazy, but he's also the cutest adnd thing I've ever seen in my entire life.