Bears Week Preview, 5 Takeaways From Camp So Far, Twitter Mailbag

back on the practice field Wednesday in Chicago. Will have coverage from Bears camp for you, but today we preview that trip up north. We go back to the mailbag for a few of your questions, get my five comprehensive takeaways from the first ten days of camp so far, and we'll quickly cover Dolphins assistant coaches, media availability on Monday afternoon. All of that in a heck of a lot more from the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist

Health Training Complex. This is the Drivetime Podcast, So off to Chicago. The team departs on Tuesday for practice on Wednesday and Thursday, with an off day on Friday and a game on Saturday. One preseason opener in Chicago one o'clock Eastern time. You can watch that on CBS four down here in Miami. You can also catch that on

the NFL Network on Saturday at one o'clock Eastern. The Chicago Bears offer some fun matchups, and the first one I'm looking at here, well the number eleven pick in the draft, first round quarterback Justin Fields, who is so so crazy talented, and I think that he gives the Dolphins a couple of things to look at, gives the past rush a good opportunity to work on their eye discipline because we have seen him both in Ohio State and so far at Bears camp from the videos I've

seen on social media and the like that you're gonna have to find a way to not just rush the spot where the quarterback is, but anticipate where he might be. Always have to keep your head up, your eyes up, because you can't just rush to the spot behind the offensive line where the quarterback is supposed to be, because Fields can get off that spot, and he has shown that time and time again in training camp again based

on social media videos that I have seen. Obviously, he can't contact the quarterback, he can't hit him, but it is a good opportunity to work on that. I discipline and the rush target point. It also helps the defense work on the back end on plastering when the quarterback

breaks the pocket. Good practice for a guy like, for instance, Josh Allen and Buffalo who does plenty of outside of the pocket work, and the receivers can create open space that way after the play breaks down after the quarterback breaks the pocket. Now, the Bears offensive line has been

really banged up through camp so far. Both Tevin Jenkins as well as Jermaine Effetti have been out for a while and Larry Borrow, another tackle is missing, has missed the last couple of practices, I should say, and I was hoping to get a good look at all those guys, but either way, I would get a chance to watch how this Dolphin's pass rush comes at this Bears offensive line against a new offensive line, because Miami has been really finding different ways to apply pressure with so many

different names and rushers. And we've talked about this throughout the course of the podcast for the last two weeks. Whether it's Andrew van Ginkl or Immanuel Ogba or Brendan Scarlett off the outside or Jerome Baker from that off ball linebacker position or Bnardrick McKinney or all those stout defensive tackles up front, like a Christian Wilkins or a

Adam Butler or Zach Seeler or ray Kwon Davis. I'm curious to gonna look at how the Dolphins depth on the defensive front goes up against a new offensive line. Another injured Chicago Bear is safety Eddie Jackson, one of the game's very best, and I was curious to get a look at how two and the quarterbacks worked off

of that safety. As so often the cases that the safety kind of not tells you where the defense is gonna go, or the coverage or whatever it might be, but it's a good indicator a lot of time for the quarterback to work off of. I wanted to see how they would work off of him, as well as two Shawn Gibson. But both of those guys have missed some practices here of late. We'll see if they're back on the field this week. Hopefully they are. We'll get you an update on that on Wednesday in the post

practice Drivetime podcast. Now, the Bears front is where I'm most intrigued to watch our guys get some work, because you know, about Khalil Mack, and he's a good test for working on the fundamentals and the techniques that coach Flora's harps on, because if you're not right, if you're not square, if you're out over your skis, if you're leaning in one direction, he's gonna run right through you

and put you on your back. So it'll be a good opportunity for these guys to get multiple looks against other rushers that have some of the traits and some of the accomplished resumes of a guy like Khalil Mack. Also, the same is true up front of a Cheam Hicks. He's been a pocket collapser for a long time in the National Football League, and I'm curious to see where the run game works off of Roquan Smith, who's been one of the best linebackers MIC linebackers, I should say

in the NFL as well. And then finally, on offense, the Bears, they have two exceptional route runners and Allen Robinson and Darnell Mooney and Demure Bird can fly, Markue's Goodwin can flat out flies an Olympian or Olympian qualifier. So how do they communicate and how do they match up in the back end against two exceptional route runners and two burners, and of course some other receivers there that bring some pop and some juice to that roster

as well. That would be fun to watch. That's looking ahead. Now. I want to go back to the first ten days of practice and give my five general takeaway so far. At number one, we start at the quarterback position, the growth of the second year quarterback and his first training camp here in Miami. You've seen him on the top performers list quite frequently on the Drivetime podcast to a tongue of Byloa, and we've covered it so much on the podcast, and I don't want to get repetitive here.

Let's just go ahead and quickly go down the checklist of the things I've been most impressed with from to uh from the Dolphins second year quarterback from QB one through his first ten practices. Here. Number one, the accuracy. We talked about that Brian Day ball quote. We talked about some of the instances where dbs are in great position with the ball is just located where only the

receiver can get to it, and they also yak. It has created after the catch for guys to have an opportunity to run through the football and intersect with that pass and take yards after the catch. Also the different pitches in the toolbag, whether it's throwing a lofty ball to the back pile on or driving a deep out from the far hash, or ripping a slant into you know, between a couple of defenders and coverage, or throwing that

steam route over the linebacker under the safety. He's shown the ability to throw different passes, different pitches and really vary those throws based upon what the coverage, what the route, and what the timing of the play looks like. The footwork to allow him to manipulate the defense with the body to move guys based upon where his position is, the eyes to do the exact same, whether it's pulling a safety out of the middle of the field or moving a linebacker when he moves outside the pocket to

create space for a tight end. The command of the huddle. Like mac Hollands mentioned at his last press availability, how wrangling ten guys and Max said, you know, I'm in there talking trash the defense poking my head out. He has to wrangle me in. It's not as easy as

you might think it is. And then finally, the spirit the celebration of guys making big catches like Isaiah Ford, who made a great diving catch on I throw from Tuah on Sunday's practice and he runs down there and gets pumped up and celebrates with him, or on the mic up edition we had on Twitter earlier this week on our social campaigns, I should say that he was very excited about a long run by Miles gas him

very encouraging with his teammates. And that goes back to a video that when I was doing the twenty nineteen scouting process of all the quarterbacks that year, you know, to a tongue of Byloa, Justin Herbert, Joe Burrow, Jordan

Love Jake from all those guys in that class. One of the videos of TWA was a handoff and a touchdown where he you know, doesn't he's not involved in the play because he hands it off and he gets away from the action and you see him pump his fist and really get excited about the touchdown run of I think it was Nagi Harris at the time. You see some of that here so far in Dolphins practice as well. And then I wanted to mention how Armando Salgaro tweeted out about how to looks in TOTLD commanding

of the offense and has had a great camp. Good praise there from a long time Miami Dolphins beat writer at the Miami Herald. Number two takeaway so far is the upstart offensive line. And I look at this group that has seen a fair amount of investment over the last couple of years with Austin Jackson, Robert Hunt, Liam Eichenberg, Solomon Kindley, Michael Dieter, Larnel Coleman this year as well

in the draft. And you know, Jackson, Eichenberg and Hunt have been starters for a significant portion of camp or at least opening the practice on the first string right that with the ones, And that's been reported by the beat guys as well, So nothing breaking there, but between those guys getting their work in and then Liam Eichenberg being included on that front team as well, that first team as well, and the work he's done to get work and the run blocking, the past blocking, to see

different looks in different fronts and get a chance to really just put his work in here, I think that's very valuable for what this offensive line needs to be this year. And going forward into the future. And I think all three of those guys have shown some pop in that regard. Michael Dieter for a guy that and coach Lemil John Pierre talked about this is press availability.

How to go from a guy that starts fifteen games as a rookie, doesn't start a game as his second year, and the mental order to to come back in year three and compete and know that this is my opportunity. I'm not gonna ever take it for grant. Not that he did, but I'm not taking this opportunity for granted. And you see that way in the way he works out there on the practice field. And then also Laarnel Coleman earning some reps and having some quality practices out

there so far in his first season. Solomon Kinley bouncing around and showing the grit that you loved a year ago. Leamille John Pierre touched on this as well at his press conference. How we know how aggressive and physical he is and how hard he works, and that's just kind of the mindset and makeup of the entire room. So I'm curious to gonna look at these guys in game action, but so far to see the options and the youth

they have in that position. It's a nice, a nice place to start for the Miami Dolphins on the offensive line. Number three, the past catcher log jam. I mean, we look at this position group and Jalen Waddle has had such a good camp so far where there's lots of times where he's just really difficult to cover, and how he has so many different routes and tools in the

arsenal for what he can do. Albert Wilson back to full form and playing really really good so far this camp with big plays, sure handed catches, Jachim Grant having for my money, his best training camp I've seen, and he's a guy that has had some great camps the last two years as well. Robert Foster Isaiah Ford have

made big play after big play. Kirk Merritt catches everything Read Sinnett throws to him, as well as Jacoby Brissette, Lynn Bode and Malcolm Perry catching passes and making guys miss on the regular, and both those guys have such unique skill sets. A takeaway from me here is that you have your choice to go into the season really however you want to. You want a bunch of trees.

You got it. It's fine. Tall guys and rebounderies. We got those guys want to go up here, speed and literally the field with speed merchants, no problem, that's doable. To want a combination of the two. That's my preference personally. Boom, it's there for you and Olmark Kelly tweeted this, speaking of long time beat writers, that he's never seen so many explosive plays out here at the Miami Dolphins training camp, and he's been doing it for nearly fifteen years. And

that's without Will Fuller all but one day. That's without Davonte Parker for the majority of the practices, that's without Mike Asiki for the last week or so. And those three guys combined last year for one hundred and sixty nine receptions, two thousand, three hundred and seventy five yards and eighteen touchdowns. So you have three really proven players on your roster that just have not been available that much so far free training camp, and they're still making play.

So that log jam with the pass catcher position, it's a good problem to have. The fourth takeaway here is defensively, no complacency after the year they had finishing first and third down defense and first and takeaways six and scoring and you know the drill by now tenth and sacks. The numbers were all there for this Dolfins defensive year ago.

And you add Javon Holland, who looks as advertised so far with the range and the playmaking skills and the three takeaways in the last three practices, but also getting a guy like Jason mccordy to help the transition and that learning curve. And John Jenkins talked about how Brian Flores allows players to be players and empowers guys to take on those leadership roles, kind of a self policing aspect of each room. How I'm gonna hold you accountable.

I'm gonna hold myself accountable, and you do the same and for me and for the rest of your peers and your teammates. The Justin Coleman addition, and he battles a guy like a Nick Needham, for instance, who has sack and ball production over his first two years in the league and really pretty much every day in practice

as well. The obvious emphasis on making sure exhabing Howard is back here in the ability to recreate the vision of the defense to be aggressive in coverage and asked them to only have to cover for a couple of seconds because you found a way to create package. What's packages that can get pressure on the quarterback instantly and force them into quick decisions. Then, obviously the additions of Banarjack McKinney and Adam Butler and what they've meant to

make the interior of the defense even stronger. And coach Flores has talked about signal callers down the middle of the field. Your safety is your linebackers, your center, your quarterback, and I include defensive tackles in that middle portion of the field. And Miami has just beefed up so strong in that area. I mean ten guys on your defense down the middle of the field. You look at them on paper, you said, that's a good group right there.

Christian Wilkins, Ray Kuan Davis, Zach Seeler, Adam Butler, BARJK McK any, Jerome Baker, Eric Rowe, Brandon Jones, Javon Holland. I mean a collection of players that you really put the resources and allocated your your those resources into those positions, and you look at it on paper and it looks

pretty good. Jalen Phillips hasn't practiced in a while, but when he does, you could see the juice out there, and his versatility helps open up more fronts to put even more on the table for guys like Brian Flores and Josh Boyer to go to. And the growth of year three players like a Andrew van Ginkle, for instance, or Vince Bagel who's not in year three but comes back from an achilles injury last year and looks fantastic. Brandan Scarlett having a good camp. Duke Riley's speed is noticeable.

Shakim Griffin speaking of spirit, He's got plenty of that, but also some speed off the edge of a pass rusher two. So to me, on paper, the defense looks better than it did last year, but the games are not played on paper. But that's the takeaway so far is seeing these guys in camp kind of apply these

new changes to the defense. It's been fun to watch my fifth takeaways the intensity on special teams and you prote Danny croftsman to assistant head coach after finishing six last year in d v o A on Football Outsiders Special Teams rankings. He added Michael Pollardi, who looks like a master directional kicker so far and has been consistently skying kicks with five seconds of hang time, angling them towards a sideline and checking balls up at the five

yard line. You also add Jalen Waddle to Jachim Grant, Noah Ignogeny and the explosive return men this team already had to go along with Jalen Waddle, guys like Mac Hollands, Sam Egle, Von Durham Smith being such core special teams players and guys that over the years have made plays on those that unit, but also in camp so far making plays on the offense and defense getting rewarded for the work they put in, which requires, you know, another layer of your job to go on special teams and

perform on that side of the football as well. And they do it without even asking a question, without missing a beat. Jason Sanders doesn't miss field goals. He's missed I think two in camp so far. He had one other day as well, we didn't talk about. But to miss field goals all of camp just never happens. Blake Ferguson's name never comes up, and that's a great thing

for a long snapper. I don't think i've seen him miss a snap so far this year or last year in practice, at least as far as the ball getting away from anybody. He'll tell you he's got to be perfect with every snap. I don't. I can't see that from my vantage point, but he's been really good in my opinion, and of course from yesterday's podcast Michael Pollardy on the intensity of the coaching staff and how that matches his preferred method of coaching and the results that's

had on the special teams as a whole. So those are the five takeaways so far. We've got plenty more to get to and you know the rest of training camp, and you guys can check out Miami Dolphins dot com where we have five training camp takeaways every two or three practices or so. We'll do that updated notebook piece.

The last one posted on August nine on Monday, So go back and check that out, and of course catch up on all the podcasts you missed so far here on Drivetime, Subscribe rate review all that fun stuff for us here on the podcast, but intensely on special teams.

The lack of complacency. Are going forward without complacency on defense this offseason, the past catcher log jam, the upstart offensive line, and the year to jump for two A tongue of by lowis from Takeaway So Far and real Quick before we get to the mailbag and before we

do this penultimate segment here on the podcast. I'll be using these quotes in later pods because, like I said, it's just too much to get into one right now, and I'd like to have a little more time to organize it all as it pertains to the action we get on the football field, like telling the story from the coaches on the field and tied that stuff together.

But every one of the Dolphins assistants met with the media on Monday afternoon, and there was a ton of really good content just from the quote unquote scrum that I was around. And they're not scrums. It's two or three of us behind a rope, you know, distance from the coaches at a time. But here's some of the

good stuff I heard. First. I said last year that I could listen to Gerald Alexander coach g A talk football for hours and really all day, and the same is true of Charles Burke's and frankly a lot of the coaches on the staff. I've had the pleasure of speaking to for more than just a cup of coffee,

which is most of the guys. But Burke's talked a lot about guys in his room and we got into conversations about guys like Javarros Davis and how Javarros path is one of overcoming adversity with regards to his NFL career, undrafted, signs with Miami, cut by Miami after signing with someone else, originally resigns with Miami on the practice squad for a year, and now competing in a load of defensive backfield coach Burke's touched on how confidence is a key for Javarros Davis.

He talked about how having a guy like Nick need Um in the room can show these guys that you can go the U d F A route to be not just making a roster, but be a guy that plays and contributes. But he also talked about, and this was my favorite part of the entire day, how the culture in the room is great, and it starts with the fact that xaviing Howard and Byron Jones worked the way you'd expect a U d F A who has

to outwork everybody. Those guys work that way, and it has a avalanche type of impact on that room as far as how everybody else works in that snowball effect.

I also asked coach about the mindset of the position and how the requirement for those guys to be wired a certain way because it's a position where you can have sixty great reps in a game and then the one that gets behind you is the one that everybody remembers and in instances really changes the outcome of football games late in the game, at least from the outside of perspective, like that one play cost him, right, we know it's not the case, but sometimes that's how perception

can be. And he talked about controlling his emotions in those moments because of he panics that's going to make the player's panic is that he's kind of reflection of those players being the guy that leads up the room.

So he talked about staying even in those moments. What a fun chat that was with Coach Burke's I also talked to g A about the value of balance in his room with the safeties and the dbs in general, with the vets and young guys, and I asked him of having Brandon Jones here, who just went through a rookie season, is beneficial for a guy like Javon Holland who's going to go through his own rookie season now this year next month, starting with the game against the

Bears on Saturday, And he said Javon had the benefit of O T A S and the value of those offseason practices should not be undersold. I thought that was good. What else? I had a great chat with Lemiel John Pierre. I asked him about playing multiple positions, and I asked him how he would compare going from left tackle to left guard, where you change issue but you stay on the same side of the field, compared to going from left tackle to right tackle, where it's the same position

but different side. And he talked in depth about how in his experience there are these minor differences that can have a big impact, like how you align in your stance and how you might have to rework your mechanics and technique because of that slight difference in the stance or something of that nature. I asked him, coach, you guys work in individuals and fundamental drills on the other side of the field, I'd love to get a closer look,

and we both kind of laughed about that. But I asked him, what are you trying to get out of those periods? And I loved his answer. He said he's trying to make it as hard on those guys as he possibly can and strain them, and he wants them to grind, to take advantage of not just the situation of training camp, but also the tough summer down here in South Florida, and it makes things easier once you're you know, as easy as you possibly can on game day.

And that's really a theme across the entire coaching staff. Make practice harder than the games. I love coaches answer there. I talked to coach Campanelli for a bit, but mostly about family and food. He's just such a good guy. I gave an Italian restaurant recommendation he gave me one.

Then we talked some football as well, and he noted the way Bernardrick McKinney and Jerome Baker have different body types, as my question referred to how they compliment one another, but he also said the commonality there is the way they both work, the way they're both in their playbooks all the time. They don't take a rep or a drill for granted, just really good stuff there from the

coaches talking about some of their guys. And like I said, I'll come back and circle back to this when I get some more time for some full quotes, full audio, and applica bowl events that occur on the football field. To tie it all together, let's go ahead and finish up this podcast with some of your questions on the Twitter mail bag. You guys know the drill by now, but to this for a long time now. I put the call out on Twitter. You reply with your questions.

I get to as many as I can, and if you want to get to the front of the line, go ahead and leave us a review on Apple Podcast. Make it a five star. You'll get a question answered sooner that way, I promise you that much, and we'll answer those questions first today, we don't have any new ones, so we're going right to the twittermail bag that I posted on Sunday evening and we start here with this question from five iron Man on Twitter. Is dogs flashing

at all getting reps and pass protection? Really curious to see if he can carve out a role for himself well as far as pass protection. Yes, every running back gets reps in pass pro. But I thought he had some really good runs on Sunday in both goal line and team period where he had to really show some of the physicality of his game to drop the shoulder and get into you know, get into the gap and meet the linebacker there and drop that shoulder and plow

forward ahead. And he ran through some arm tackles like if you don't bring, if you don't square him up and bring the whole load, He's gonna bounce off those tackles. We saw that at Cincinnati. I thought we saw that a few times here in training camp so far as well. So I thought he's had some good work there so far in his first camp. And speaking of his first camp, that's next question comes in from at Kevin James Turma. His question is, is Waddle the most productive rookie receiver

you have seen while reporting on the Dolphins. And you know, productive was a tricky word there, because I haven't played in the games yet and you have to, you know, put numbers on the board to produce in games. But as far as what he's done in practice, Preston Williams and twenty nineteen was really explosive and made a bunch

of big plays down the field. But the way Waddle has not just made plays down the field, the way he creates separation in short order, the way he puts defenders in such conflicts, the way you can really use him in a multitude of ways. I just think that he's he's got a chance to continue doing what he's been doing so far at practice, and if he does that and carries it into games and produces that type of production and games, then we'll be having a good

player on our hands here. But so far, yeah, he's looked really explosive and been a lot of fun to watch. Next question here from Travis Moore at More for Me on Twitter. What is the best surprise you've seen so far out of training camp? Surprised again tough boarding here, but Sam egg will Van was a guy that we

knew last year is a really quality special teamer. But the way he's been playing at linebacker so far in training camp and the speed at which he plays, because you go back to twenty nineteens camp, he was making plays all over the field. A talk about some of the collisions he made that year in camp where he would just you could hear the pads popping from way up in press row, and we saw that translate into his ability as a pass rusher, the way he kind

of plays in coverage. But now I think the instincts, the trigger, the way he's playing, the confidence, I think it's all improving for him so far in training camp right now, and he's making so many plays out there. You look up in forty nine is involved in just

about everything. Another guy is Kirk Merritt. I mean, we talked about the depth of this receiving corps to really put yourself in position to earn promotions and earn more reps and earn the right to to play with, you know, the second team after coming up from the third team.

In the depth of all this, all the talent they have in that room, he stood out in that room, and that to me is tough to do for a guy that was an undrafted free agent last year, like you talked about with Javarus Davis, who also has been very good in this camp. Help me on that list as well. To do that, to make that climb, to make that jump, that means a bit of a surprise, but a very good one you have there. Next one

here from I am at, I am Mermandy. I've seen several reports on two hanging onto the ball at tad too long. Can you comment on that, Well, training camp is different than games, and the red jersey is different than when you're not in a red jersey, because if there is a sack on a particular play, then you still have the entirety of that rep to work through it and get through your progression and find the extra work.

We talked about this on the podcast a while ago, like if they get the sack, okay, their work is done, but you can still find work. You can still give your receiver a chance to uncover or to make a catch, or a dB to make a play on the football. And quite frankly, even with all that said, I don't think so. I think the ball is coming out quick a lot. That's kind of a design of what Too does well. I mean, I talked about this in the podcast the day about the two minute offense or some

of the pops. To a guy like Mac Hollins or Jalen Waddle over the middle two is one of his strengths, is the blackjack dealer type of delivery. He has to get that thing out of his hands very quickly, and the recognition pre snap to say, Okay, that's the week's spot of the zone. I'm gonna go ahead and throw the football right here, right away. I've seen that countless time, so I don't really see it that way personally. Next question here from Magic Mike at Yates is great quick

questions what starters play against Chicago? Coach said there's a plan in place for that, but he hasn't revealed it yet, so I cannot give you an answer. I appreciate the question, though, Mike. We'll find out on Saturday. Next question here comes in from at Kyle the Commission, and I just read this to say what kind of beer is best? And now I'm realizing you said what kind of bear is best? As in Dwight K Shrewt. Obviously black Bear is best

Battlestar Galactica as well. But I'm gonna go ahead and answer the beer question too, because why not. There's a beer up in It's brewed in Bend Organ, I believe called Mirror Pond from Two Shoots. I think it's Bend Organ. That's like my favorite beer. I also I'm a big fan of of Mexican beers as well. Nope, Modelo and Dos Eck's are two of my favorites as well. I'm not a big beer drinker them more more of a

whiskey guy. Next question here is from Tony Figueroa at Tony figs C. I s, what's the schedule for this week with travel and joint practices. I believe I talked about this, but just to go ahead and reiterate. Wednesday and Thursday practice in the morning, we'll have coach Flores presser as well as some player media, and then we'll have the game on Saturday for you guys as well, with podcast and written stories and all that fun stuff coming to you from Chicago. Next question comes in from

Adonna's Huslum at Adonna's Huslum on Twitter. You've talked about throwing to a spot for two of being a strength this camp. Do you think that is due to more comfort in the system or chemistry with the receivers? Also, how his teeth and going for your little one these days? Well, she's getting better. I just dropped her off at daycare for the first time today. Her mom has been doing

it the last week and it was tough. Man Like you have to rip the cord and get out of there because she cries, and I was really, really, really tough on Dad. I had a really hard time this morning with that. As far as two of the stuff you probably want to hear more about. Um, she's sleeping better too, by the way, so we're finally getting some sleep in the household. But I was looking forward to Chicago because now I can sleep a full eight hours, which I haven't had that a long long time now.

But you're to a question about throwing Too spots and if it's more comfort in the system or chemistry with the receivers. Well, I remember this is a new system, and they've talked about how the offense has been designed for these particular players and how it's kind of a

different scheme this year. I think it's just I think it's just two of being more of what I knew from Too, as far as the prospect that he was in college, and not to say that his rookie year was some different player, because I thought Too had a lot of really good moments last year as a rookie. I mean, he won six of the nine starts and had a lot of big plays and big throws and big time moments, and that Arizona game happened, like people seem to forget about that. He was fantastic in the

start of the Chargers game. He had some big moments against the Patriots and the Bengals and the Chiefs late in the year too. But what I saw in his tape as a college prospect was anticipation, understanding leverage, and that's the biggest thing in football, Like leverages everything in football. For an offensive lineman to know where he can kind of lean or anchor and put his post against the

pass rusher. For a running back, where the block is going to line up, not where it is right now, but where it will be when you hit the whole. For a quarterback to know that corner has his back turned to the sideline, I've got a guy running behind him, I can throw behind him because he can't get there. Or there's a great clip from Who's the Quarterback that does the YouTube video stuff? Kyle Krabs from Locked on

Dolphins references him all the time. I'm drawing a total blank, but he does the quarterback film room and he showed a player where to last year against the Cardinals, rolled and found Mike Gassicky on a over route and the linebacker is running and chasing the Mike gasicky, and he's got his back turn to to a and although he's right in front of Mike, he can only defend the width of his shoulders because his back is turned. So understanding what the defense is capability is was always a

strength of to his game to me. And I think that's the result of throwing the football to a spot and saying I could put it there. My guy is gonna be there in a second, and the defense can't get there because of where they're aligned right now and the way that all happens so quickly and so fast. It's certainly will be better in your second year with more reps and more experience and more feel for the speed of the game. So it's a combination of things.

But I hope that answers it pretty good. This question from DJ at Despondido. How different schematically is the offense compared to last year? Do you think they average more points this year? Yeah, I think they'll average more points. I'm not gonna tell you a dan thing about the scheme though, because I want to win football games, and I'm not telling you I don't want to want to hear that. So sorry CJ, but that's against the rules report.

I'm not gonna I'm not gonna go into that. Next question here from at Jim Loving Guth, I gotta ask about the limb question. How is Jalen Waddle looking well? Coach asked answer that question of his press conference on Sunday. I think it was saying that, you know, he's been through not at that point nine training camp practices now ten and he hasn't missed any but it's it's tough on guys out there. I mean, two hours in that heat every single day, working through it, getting your sea

legs back under your getting back into football shape. He attributed that to just some general wear and tear from training camp, and I mean a gat I talked about on the podcast. Like the story to me is the fact that he's catching a ton of balls for a ton of yards and a ton of touchdowns. That's that's what matters most to me. So that really is my biggest and only cern with how Jalen and how he's progressing so far in his rookie training camp. All right,

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