Drive Time - Running Backs Training Camp Preview, Media Availability

preview series taking a look at the running backs. Some new names joined the fold as we break down coach Eric Studsville's room, Plus we heard from three veterans over the weekend. We'll get you caught up on the highlights from Ryan Fitzpatrick, Jesse Davis, and Bobby McCain's media availability, and get you the latest Miami Dolphins news. All of that and more on this Monday, August the third edition

of the Drive Time Podcast. And just real quick before we dive into the meat of the episode, a couple of roster updates for you guys, and the COVID slash reserve list. For this season, we added Jerome Baker, the linebacker and defensive lineman Zach Seeler over the weekend. Eric Flowers as well has joined that list, and Blake Ferguson is the second Dolphins to come off the COVID slash reserve list. Benito Jones did the exact same move earlier

last week and Ferguson. While we turned to camp with some competition for the long snapping job, as the Dolphins signed Rex Sunahara over the weekend, and like Ferguson, the West Virginia product, Sunahara was a Patrick Mannelli Award finalist for the best long snapper in all of college football. Ferguson won that award from l s U back in

two thousand eighteen. All right, let's go ahead and turn the page here and jump right back in to our training camp roster preview series taking a look at the running backs on today's episode of the Drive Time podcast. And as we have done on the show, here going in order of the players jersey numbers, and so we start with a player that has a kind of non running back number, and Malcolm Perry, the rookie out of Navy. He wears the number ten. He's gonna be twenty three

years old when this season kicks off. Next month. We are just one month away from the start of the National Football League and the Army Navy Game has been played an annual tradition, one of the best really aesthetics and the best scenes, the best, the best really of everything about football in that Army Navy Game and over one hundred and twenty years of its illustrious history. The record for single game rushing yards was broken last year by none other than New Dolphin Malcolm Perry, who ran

for three hundred and four yards in that game. And it wasn't just the Army Game where Malcolm Perry went crazy on opposing defenses. He piled up two thousand seventeen rushing yards in nineteen that was the second most in college football. He's an explosive runner. He jumps off the

tape with twitch, speed and vision. He carried the football two hundred and nine five times last year and twenty nine team and of those runs, sixty five of those runs in total exceeded ten yards, So two percent of the time he's ripping off runs that are gonna be good to move the chains on a normal first and ten situation. Ken Nia Matallo, the head coach at Navy, we talked to him on the Drivetime podcast a while back, and he said that Perry's running instincts are as good

as he has ever seen. Perry participated in the East West Shrine Game back in January, and he carried the football one time in that Senior All Star game and he took it to the house fifty two yards for a touchdown to give his team a fourth quarter lead. Now, he played quarterback, slot back, and receiver over his four year career there at the Naval Academy. But he will be on the Dolphins roster, listed officially as a running back up next number twenty in the Miami Dolphins backfield.

Another newcomer, he's been in the league for three years, entering his very first here in Miami, Georgia. Southern product, twenty five years old. Matt Brita, and this guy can flat go. Brita, that Cheetah. He has the fastest registered top speed in the NFL each of the last two years at twenty two point three and twenty two point nine miles per hour. He really can cook when he gets the football in his hands. And that rhyming nickname, Matt Brita the Cheetah, It just all goes in line.

The Dolphins sent a fifth round draft pick to the forty niners on draft Day to acquire this speedster. He has a five point oh yards per carry average on three hundred and eighty one career carries, and the old adage tells us that speed never slumps, right, and that's true of all sports, Baseball, basketball, football, you name it, and by any standards, Matt Brita can run a four

three eight forty yard dash. At his college pro day a few years back, he also jumped forty two and a half inches in the vertical, so you get a sense for how this guy is built athletically and how he maneuvers that way. He also has the production to go along with the five yards per carry. He's a conversion machine of his runs. Over the course of his career.

Move the chains. He's converted one hundred ten of his four hundred forty eight career touches into first down and that includes six out of seven carries on third or fourth and short with just two yards or less for a first down. So I sure bet to pick up the first down. Move those chains, and according to Pro Football Focus, last year, Matt Brita lined up in the backfield on two forty six snaps. He was in the slot for six plays and flexed out wide on sixteen occasions,

so moving around the offense a little bit. Played eighty five snaps on special teams. He has sixty seven catches and that was good for a seventy five point three percent catch ray on eighty nine targets and average of

eight point four yards per reception. Kyle Shanahan praised him last year in training camp, and I wrote about it in the article when Brita was first trade to Miami, taking a look at some of his work and how Matt Brito worked hard to get himself into that fold, into that deep backfield out there in San Francisco, and head coach Brian Flores feels the same way. He had this to say about Brita after they traded for the

running back back on draft Day. As far as Matt breed to the player, this is a very explosive young running back with good vision and he can create a lot of big plays, Flora said. But he's also tough, he's also smart. He also has a lot of the qualities we are looking for in our players. It was an exciting phone call to have with him, and we can't wait to get him out here. Of course, that was back in April and Brita. You know, Flores talks about the toughness in that little blurb there. It's not

just a speed guy that we're dealing with here. This guy he has some tough runs, some tough physical yards. You go back and watch some of the games where he had some of his biggest production totals this past season, like the Saints game, for instance. The Niners try to be balanced in that game, going with the run, the pass, getting up and down the field against Drew Brees and the explosive offense. He had some really tough between the

tackles runs. So he is not just a speedback, and that's that's kind of a misnomer I think about his game. He can do a little bit of everything for you in the offense. Up next on our list here two

years in the NFL, entering his third with Miami. Caitlin balage number twenty seven out of Arizona State, gonna be twenty four years old on opening Day, And like Matt Brita, he also had his name near the top of one of these fastest game day speed charts in On his seventy five yard touchdown on against the Vikings, he topped out at twenty one point eight seven miles per hour, that was seventh fastest in the league that year. And as he did in college, Belage served as a Dolphins

primary trigger man in wildcat packages last season. He's a downhill runner, a big dude that can drop his pads and get behind that six ft twirty seven pound frame to give the Dolphins a viable short yardage option in the ground game. He converted seven to eight first downs on runs where he had to get one yard to gain the first down, and all three of us touchdowns came on such plays. And running backs coach Eric Studsville

had this to say about Kalen Blage last year. Quote the guy is passionate about the game and he brings professionalism and everything he does on the football field end quote. Up next, another newcomer in the Dolphins backfield, number thirty four. He's been in the NFL for four years, his first here in Miami. Jordan Howard out of Indiana gonna be twenty five years old when the Dolphins kick it off

in September against the New England Patriots. He was a fifth round draft pick back in and few backs have produced like this guy since he came in the league in sixteen. He has the third most rushing yards over that time three thousand, eight hundred and ninety five yards and the seventh most rushing touchdowns with thirty in the NFL over that time. He's one of five backs to rush for at least six touchdowns each of the last

five seasons. He's a complete back. He utilizes a rare blend of vision and power to create poor angles and slip arm tackles of defenders. Because of that, he really finds a way to get skinny in the whole and does so well to make good decisions. There's a great video up on YouTube by one of my favorite analysts. We've referred to him on the podcast all the time, Brett Coleman, talking about his rookie season back in twenty sixteen,

but really he's still the same back. He's still the same type of guy and the way he reads the blocks and it led to that really explosive breakout rookie year there for Jordan Howard. And he also mentions the past protection which really comes valuable to the passing game two fifty five career pass blocking reps according to PFF, and of those two fifty five, he's allowed nine quarterback pressures.

In the four year career, he has an eighty six point three pass blocking grade on ninety two reps back in his last full season of full health, and that was the best in the NFL among all backs with at least thirty two pass blocking reps. On the season, he has one hundred and ten runs of ten yards or more an averages two point seven seven yards after initial contact, including a career high mark in that former stat last year at two point nine three yards after contact.

Howard has run for two hundred and fifteen career first downs. The average is four point three yards per rush, and on fifty carries on third or fourth and short, which is two yards or less, he has converted thirty seven of those runs into first downs. It's a seventy four percent conversion rate. A reliable guy back there when you need a couple of tough yards when the defense knows

the run it's coming. And after signing that two year deal in the off season with Miami, Howard had this to say, I just thought it was a good opportunity for me to come to Miami. I feel like this is an up and coming team, and that's what Jordan

Howard's talking about. The youth on this team, A team that really is building for the future right now as they have signed a bunch of young players, drafted a bunch of first and set get year players here in the Miami A team that's really building towards something in the near future. Up next on the list here Miles Gaskin. He had a first year last year in Miami, entering his second with the Dolphins. He wears number thirty seven

out of Washington. You dub he's gonna be twenty three years old on opening day and he had really abbreviated work last year in Miami. But his production in college was really off the charts rushing yards each of his four years there with the Purple and Gold, and he earned his way onto the Dolphins roster last year as a seventh round draft pick. He played one hundred and forty three snaps, one twenty five of those coming on offense. He led all Dolphins backs with three point to eight

yards after contact. He had three point seven yards per carry, which was the most of any back to finish the year on the roster and had the longest rush at twenty seven yards. And his college production was not exclusive to the running game either. He was a big time producer in the passing game. There for you, dub and he caught last year ten of seven targets for fifty one yards, and forty seven of those fifty one yards

came after the catch for Miles gas Kim. He spent time last year after practice every day in training camp getting extra work with fellow rookie back Patrick Laird out of the pack twelve from cal There and his incremental improvement throughout the season on the practice field caught the eye of coach Flores, who said, quote, this is a kid who's really improved over the course of the season from a preparation standpoint, from a process standpoint, and he's

gotten a lot better. And where he was as a rookie and mini camp to where he was this last week talking about training camp. He's made a lot of progress. Unfortunately, he got injured last week that was after the Bengals game. But he's a guy who will bounce back and get himself healthy quickly as possible and hopefully build on some of the improvements he's made over the course of the season. We've got two more to get to here. One a fullback,

one a running back. Will start with Chandler Cox, the first year player last year out of Auburn, entering his second with Miami. Number thirty eight gonna be twenty four on opening day, and you hear some of the biggest

collisions down there. Whether it's training camp, whether it's on the game day field at hard Rock Stadium, You're probably gonna look up and see number thirty eight Chandler Cox, because this dude don's that classic neck role, and he makes thirty eight looked good as a full back back there and really gives the Dolphins some options from more one personnel packages. That's two running backs, one tight end with two receivers on the field. Here's a quote here

from coach Eric Studsville. The one thing about Chandler Chandler will go and attack. That's part of the job description of the position, which is why there's not very many guys like that that like that job description. I think it's the same thing. Guys aren't always finished products. Depending on from week to week what we're doing game plan wise,

Chandler has been ready to go every week. He's prepared, he's excited, he brings a great energy to it, and he's going to go in and do the best of his ability everything that we're going to ask him to do. And quote so Cox played sixty six snap last year as a rookie. He allowed one quarterback pressure on ten pass blocking snaps, didn't catch any passes, but he did at Auburn when he was there in college. He caught twenty six balls for two and thirty seven yards and

a touchdown in his college career. Up next last on the list here, number forty two Patrick Lair first year last year in Miami, undrafted free agent enters year, number two out of cow. He's gonna be twenty four years old. And the great joke last year from Ryan Fitzpatrick was calling Patrick Laird the intern. But he quickly proved himself that he was much more than the intern. He was

a good football player for this Dolphins team. The U d f A really played a multitude of capacities for the Dolphins last season, five hundred forty six snaps and that included two hundred twenty one on special teams. A factor both in the running game, the passing game. He gained three hundred seventy two yards from scrimmage rushing, two oh four receiving, and forty seven of his two nine two offensive snaps came aligned as either a slot receiver or out on the perimeter, and even one as the

wildcat trigger man. So he really plays all over the formation for you. That versatility was not new for Laird. He was a prominent pass catcher in college down Lair at Cal caught ninety nine balls and including fifty one catches for two d eighty eight yards and four touchdowns in his senior season there at Cal. Special teams coach Danny Crossman was impressed with Laird's contributions on his coverage and returned units last season, saying this, He's getting better

every week. He's conscientious, he worked hard, he studies hard. We really like where he's going, along with a lot of the other guys, trending in the right direction. End quote's way deeper backfield this year. Plenty of opportunities for guys like Matt Brita, Jordan Howard, the guys who talked about here with Laird and Gas going to get some work on special teams on offense. Gonna be a fun battle to watch this year among the Dolphins running backs

in training camp. All right, let's go ahead and cover the three veterans that spoke on Saturday at Dolphins media availability. I apologize for not getting it out to you guys sooner, but we had a busy, busy weekend. The first of the month is when me and my wife moved in to the new apartment. We put together a desk, a computer chair, a dresser and entertainment center, a bedframe. It's been a long, long weekend getting this podcast recorded late

on a Sunday for Monday publishing. Let's go ahead and first start with quarterback Brian Fitzpatrick, who was asked about putting himself on an offseason pitch count to help rest his arm in preparation for the new season. Um, that started. It started probably eight or nine years ago. Lot of it. I mean it's physically, mentally and emotionally, just kind of getting away for a little bit. And I think you pour so much into every season. Uh, I do like

to just take a step back. But the throwing part of it for me, just preservation and longevity and um, you know, I probably have ramped it up here for the last two and a half or three weeks and trying to get ready. But I think, you know, I wish we would have had O t A s and been able to do all the offseason stuff. But the silver lining for me is not having to make all those throws and coming in with a real fresh arm

for the season up next. Fits was asked about his relationship with Chan Gailey and what the new Dolphins offensive coordinator brings to Miami and this Dolphins offense. Uh. Yeah, Chan and I have worked together for five years in two different places in Buffalo and New York. And first off, as a man, UH amazing guy, very humble, Uh loves football, loves family, and so there's a lot of characteristics in

that regard that we share. Uh. Guys love playing for him because one of the biggest things with him is he wants you to be yourself. He wants I'll never forget Stevie Johnson and Buffalo was a guy that didn't really play a whole lot, and as soon as he got with Chan, and Chan gave him the freedom to be creative on some of his routes and do some things that were a little unorthodox that really catapulted his career. So players love playing for him because, uh, he gives

them freedom, a certain amount of freedom, not a whole lot. Uh. And he's a guy that you know, he does care about the details, but he really cares about the end result, not necessarily how you got there. And so everywhere that I've been with him, with all the different receivers and personnel, it really enjoyed his offense and the freedom that comes

with it. I really found that answer interesting regarding the freedom and the routes because Joachim Grant mentioned something similar in the podcast last week when we talked to him about what chance offense does for the wide receivers. There so some some consistency there on that message between Fitzpatrick

and Jachine Grant. About chan Gailey, this next question was asked to fits about how he balances both that mentorship role but also a guy that's really the quarterback right now at the top of the depth chart, getting ready to go into the training camp as the number one guy entering camp as the expected starter. It's not it's not all that difficult for me. I mean, I'm gonna go out there and compete every single day. As I know the younger guys are. But in the meeting rooms,

I'm not gonna keep anything to myself either. I'm gonna I'm gonna make someone tell me to shut up, because I'm gonna talk as much as I can and share as much as I can with you know, the intimate knowledge I have of this offense, being in it for five years and really just experience since I've been in the league, and I know that you know, I don't I don't know how much time it'll be before two is in the lineup. I know that I am the placeholder,

and we've already had that conversation. I told him, you know, I'm gonna do the best I can to uh lead this team and you know, to win football games when I'm out there, and uh, whenever it is that too A gets his chance, whether it's early or later or whenever it is, I'm going to be his biggest cheerleader.

And that's what I said earlier. But um, I think I have a unique perspective just from the career that I've had, and I'm really I was excited that they drafted him, and since you know, meeting him in person finally the other day, I'm really excited. Uh, I think we've really hit it off. And you've though I'm an old g easier to him. Uh, you know, he's we've messed personality wise, and I'm excited to work with him. He's a really interesting guy. He's got a lot of

energy to him. Um, and you can even you can just tell that guys are gonna gravitate to him. There's just a there's something about him that, uh, it's just very likable. And you know, I can already tell that he's gonna be one of those guys that gets along with everybody that guys are gonna want to follow. Um. He just has that kind of air about him. And and part of it is probably the way that he played in college and uh just kind of the name

that in the reputation that he's built for himself. But uh, there's there's not a whole lot of ego involved, and he's very likable, so uh, I don't know, just the the general conversations, whether about football or life, it's been

really fun so far. And you hear fits there say, the meshing of the personalities and then getting along so well, That's why I always thought that two have made a lot of sense for the Dolphins based upon the criteria that Brian Floras and Chris Career laid out for the quarterbacks that they want, and what Ryan Fitzpatrick exhibits, and how Tongue Boa has some of those similar traits and characteristics and likability and leadership that Fits talks about there.

He would also go on to talk about the challenges of the abbreviated offseason. I really think there was a big time takeaway there in terms of how he speaks and how Brian Flora speaks. My big takeaway from that comment there from Fits is we talk all the time about the relationship and the quarterback being the extension of

the head coach on the football field. You just hear a lot of similar verbiage and similar approaches to the game and approaches to leadership from Ryan Fitzpatrick and Brian Flores talking about the urgency of these reps and how all these days are going to be more important and everything is magnified right now because of the lack of

time they had back in April, May and June. So not making excuses for anybody, but just being aware and hyper where all of this stuff is going to matter tenfold right now and you better be on top of it. And the next question for Royan Fitzpatrick came from yours truly. Hey fitz welcome back into your sixteen. I wanted to ask you about working with new quarterbacks coach Robbie Brown.

He's got a really wide variety of job titles on his resume, and I was kind of curious to get your take on how that diversity benefits the room and just how that relationship has been between he and each of the quarterbacks in that QB room. I got a chance when I was in New York to work with Robbie a little bit, and so we had we we knew each other from there, had really work as closely as we will probably this year. But uh, he brings a wealth of knowledge, and it's nice because he's he's

versed in Chan's offense and knows it really well. But he's got some experience, especially in the college and of different things that he has seen. So Robbie is always a good guy, good voice in the room to bounce things off. And you know, he he can't really coach me the same way that he's going to coach two or the same way that he's going to coach Josh. There's just there's a difference there, and he's got a

good feel and understanding for that. Um. So you know, it's an interesting room with two young guys and one really old guy. But he's done a great job so far of uh, you know, being able to really reach us all in different ways. So Fits always a very good interview, always very very profound, and always very kind

of measuring the way he approaches things. And it's just fun to talk to him because you always get genuine, honest answers out of Fits, but also answers that give you good detail and good insight into the game, into the team, and kind of into the inner workings of

the mind of an NFL quarterback. And up next, we got Dolphins safety Bobby McCain on the media availability talking about a variety of topics and this first one we're gonna roll for you here, I thought was a really cool answer from Bobby because once again you talk about this no excuses and try to build on every single day and really take the one day at a time

approach to the game. Everyone says it, but it's a lot harder to do than it actually is to just say Bobby really kind of pushes that message to the rest of the locker room, to the rest of the defense. He's another guy that really perpetrates Brian Floores message. Here's what he had to say about getting ready in this weird off season. You know, just with a lot of the guys coming in, even even though the veterans they still haven't they still haven't reported to do the uh

all the things they had, the physicals a day. Just everybody's trying to learn the playbook one day at a time. Man Um, whether you're old guy, young guy, veteran, Ricky, it really doesn't matter. You know, it's a new season, new starts, so you gotta kind of learn, uh, learn to playbook as you go and uh, just keep getting better each and every day. So like you know, we wish to we wished I only wish the best for

my teammates. You know, we can't wait to have those guys back and and uh but you know it's it's um that they'll be that'll we find as soon as they pick it, they can pick up right where they left off. Up next was a question from again yours truly talk about Gerald Alexander new Dolphins defensive backs coach. Hey, Bobby,

welcome back in Man. Good to see you again. I just wanted to ask you about your new defensive backs coach, Gerald Alexander, if you could just talk about the type of energy and leadership and coaching he offers and how he's teaching so far in the DB's room, we're all learned pretty well. Main is really good coach, is a really good coach. He um, you know, Um, he's coming from University of cal but he's still he's still a really really good coach. And we're all learned. We're all

learning the defense as we go. Um, whether you're old guy, young guy, new coach, old coach, everybody can be better each and every day. And uh, that's that's what we're starting for. Up next, Bobby talks a little bit about his relationship with Eric Rowe and how they worked together on the back end of the Dolphins defense. Just trying to make sure man that we because everybody wants to win at the end of the day. Everybody wants to win.

So you know, with with chemistry, man is hard with everybody not being able to be in the building and the way we normally would be. But just coming along training this offseason with role and uh, you know, just uh we're seeing the way he works and us working together and understanding that it's gonna take everybody in the back end. You know that that's gonna be real big

for it. So you know, just uh, the way the way we can click in any kind of way because because the backup mass of family, so you gotta you gotta make sure you take care of your family and we take care of one another. And staying in the secondary. Bobby was asked about first round draft pick Noah Eggbanogny and about some positions he may play. Well. Bobby, as you'll hear, didn't talk about the positions because that's up

for the coaches to decide. But you do see the great athletic ability, the Eggbanogny features, the sprinter speed, the two years playing cornerback in college compared to playing receiver before that, the competitiveness. Here's what Bobby had to say about Dolphins new cornerback Noah Egg. No Noah works his tail off the tray, and he trained with me in the offseason a little bit as well. He works his he works his butt off, and you know he's a

smart kid. He's a good player. He's gonna be a good player, you know, But like I said, everybody's learning each and every day. Everybody's can't getting opportunity to compete. Everybody's can get an opportunity to play football, And uh, that's all you can ask for. The um, you know, him playing corner and playing nickel, that's out of out that, that's out of that's not for me to speak on. But I know he's gonna be a good player in

this league. And uh, you know, each and every day he's getting better and he's learning, and that's all you can ask for. Up next, we had the pleasure of speaking to Dolphins offensive lineman Jesse Davis, who really just gives you some nice, profound answers. All three of these guys had such good interviews and such insight into the Dolphins, into the program they want to build here in Miami, and they all really conveyed the message in the right

way too. So let's go ahead and hear from Jesse Davis, who was first asked about his versatility and where he might play on the offensive line. You know, um, you know, I played every position side saying like you mentioned, but you know, moving forward. It's always what what we can put the best position of me to move this ball

club forward and get wins and have success. And you can certainly tell by Jesse's tone and his words, they're how important leadership is and how seriously he takes it and trying to convey the same message again the team wants to get out to the rest of the players here who talks about the leadership role that's been kind of thrust upon him and how he's responded to being a leader of this team. Yeah, you know, it's it's funny.

You know, we wake up one day and then you know, after creatency or whatever, and you're like, wow, I am the oldest guy on there, the most experienced I guess in the room. And then you know, you kind of have to put yourself in that mindset of you know, I'm gonna be the leader. I want to be the leader. You know, I want to have my guys. I want to have somebody they can lean on when things are harder, you know, advice with anything. Um but I you know,

I embrace it, and you know I don't. I wasn't appointed or anything like, Hey, Jesse, you gotta do this. It's more so, you know, this is what I want to do. You know, I started reading a lot of leadership books to try to figure it out, and more importantly, kind of like a Navy seal book. You know, they're all about teamwork, how they can build each other up and they can rely on each other. So those things I kind of did this offseason with all the time I had on my hands and kind of just give

me a different perspective on how to lead. And of course everybody wants to know what positions people are playing this time of year. So Jesse was asked about what spot he's playing. Here's his answer about which spots along the offensive line he can and we'll play for the Dolphins. No, they just primarily that, they said right guard or right tackle. Um, they said, we probably works some left that way, you still have it. But right now, I mean, everything's kind

of up in there. We never know who's gonna be up, who's gonna be down, you know. And and primarily I played more on the right side, so I guess I would probably say something on the right side. But the end of the day, it really doesn't matter. I can adjust to it. Jesse. I guess whether your conversations with guys this offseason over the phone or in the facility.

What do you feels like the level of fear you know general coming back and playing like do you do you see guys are just saying, hey, this is my job and do a regardless or is there a higher level of fear you know that you may see, you know between guys. Um, I think the fear comes out when we start talking about it more. I think once we're in the building and around each other and back to normal. Obviously we all wear masks in the building, um, and if you want to on the field you can

as well. But there hasn't been like somebody going like, hey, make sure you stay away from me. It's more so you have your own respect for the guy next to you, like you make sure you're already six ft away or a further distance and that. But we all so were these contact tracers too, So it kind of tells you it starts peeping or like the flashing on your wrist um if you're too close to somebody. So I mean

that's a good reminder as well. So, I mean the fear is there, but it's not I guess it's not very like shown on somebody's face or somebody's body language. So I think right now, I think, I mean, they've done such a good job, like that's the primary um, you know, mindset for for a guy. It's like they feel safe in that building and that that's the way

it should be. And it's nice. And we'll go ahead and close up this edition the Drivetime Podcast with my question for Jesse Davis about the coach the new coaches rather in the offensive line room, and he talks about Steve Marshall and Lemuel John Pierre, the assistant offensive line coach. I'll hear him talk about here in his answer to me, Jess. Good to see again, man, I just wanted to ask you about your new offensive line coach. Steve Marshall has

got over forty years experience coach in football. How does that experience benefits such a young offensive line room, and just talk about what he offers as a coach, a teacher and a leader. Yeah. I was with coach Marshall with the Jets when I did a short time their training camp and then I think a week of preseason or are we could practice squad? But he offers, you know, you know, tons of knowledge Um, you know he's seen

it every probably every technique he can get from. You know, different players too, different styles of played and you know, any question you have, you know he answers it on the fly and it's you know, it's been great and especially with our assistant coach, lim Um. You know he's played the game. Might played with him in Seattle actually, so I knew him from a short stand as well. But he offers a great a great way to look at the game too, on how a player looks at

it instead of a coach. And I think them too together is a good marriage forever. Yeah, you heard him call him lem there. I thought that was kind of a cool perspective that Jesse offered about how he played with Lemuel Jean Pierre in Seattle on the offensive line there, and now he's coaching with him. So you have the old grizzled vet, the old grizzled coach, but you also have the young fresh blood there to kind of understand

the player's perspective. Really helped balance that room, helped develop that room, give him the old tricks of the trade, maybe some new things. They're a good balance, like Jesse mess mentions there in the offensive Line Room. All right, that's gonna be our time here on the Drive Time Podcast. We have a new morning article coming out daily up

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