Episode 1: Introducing Travis Wingfield

Miami Dolphins football. Now, this show will be a little bit different from our regularly scheduled programming going forward, and we're taking a different approach to get you familiar with what you can expect going forward here on Drive Time. And for those of you that were with me on the Locked On Dolphins podcast know how thorough and in depth I tend to be with my podcasts, and that's my intention here now under the umbrella of the Official

Miami Dolphins podcast. And while you're here, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the show, and not just Drive Time, but our other fantastic podcasts, The Audible with John con Jenny, Joe Rose, and kim Bo Camper, as well as the other new addition to the Miami Dolphins catalog of podcasts, The Fish Tank with Juice O j McDuffie and Seth Levitt on this edition of the Drive Time podcast. I want to tell you who I am, what you can expect going forward on this podcast, and what this new

job means to me. A lifelong Dolphins fan now working for the organization I have grown to love and know my entire life. So who am I? A tried and true Dolphins fan that was converted to the aquaand Orange at age six. The deciding factor for me the visible from Space starter jacket that was so prevalent on playgrounds across America in the nineties. Even from a young age, my daily goal on the playground was to persuade my classmates that those twilight Marino year Dolphins were an operation

fit for the Super Bowl every single year. In fact, the first game I recall watching was the playoff heartbreaker against the San Diego Chargers, and yeah, I'll admit it, tears were shed that day. And at the time, we were a spoiled fan base, going to the playoffs nine times out of twelve years from nineteen nine through two thousand one, and for me, the most memorable moment being that Lamar Smith wild card winning run over Peyton Manning.

And the Indianapolis Colts in the two thousand playoffs. Pandoff, Lamar wrapping up the ball with both arms and he just gets one of everybody touch down. Bay Lamar Smith tears away from tackles. He won this game. The Dolphin took on the Oakland. The Dolphins have done it. They have won this game. The fans here at Pope Players Stadium ourck And that was the moment I knew that I wanted to be associated with this football team in

some former fashion. And back then all I could do with select the Finns and Madden and create the dynasty and franchise mode that I always coveted for this Dolphins football team. And as I got older, I took up writing and eventually podcasting. I've only ever cared about this football team from that Lamar run, to the wild Wildcats season, to the nine in two finish and eventual playoff birth.

And now with coach Flores at the helm and all the draft capital and available cap space, what a time to be joined this organization just as things are about to get very very exciting for the Dolphins, both on and off the field. And with that, what you can

expect from this podcast, passion and honesty. Nothing in my life drives me more than my passion and that resonates through when talking about this football team, and maybe even more so than what you can expect what you can expect me to avoid our hot takes with little to

no substance. I've never been one to say things just to say them, So we're going to utilize all the resources we have here with the Dolphins and this incredible team of social, video, audio and print media that I am so so so very proud of and thrilled to be a part of this franchise, in this organization to bring you the best podcast on your Miami Dolphins. You're gonna get in depth research based in film study and

analytics and connecting the dots. Over the last three years, I've written over three hundred articles for locked on dolphins dot com and posted over six hundred podcast on Locked on Dolphins as part of a locked on podcast network, and my goal here is to develop that same trusted resource that you can count on for your daily Miami Dolphins coverage. We're gonna have interviews with players, coaches, people that work in the organization behind the scenes. If you

thought my previous podcast was in depth. Well then, baby, you ain't seen nothing yet. We have some big, big plans in store for this podcast and I'm itching to get it cranking and bringing you that daily dose here on the Drive Time Podcast with Travis Wingfield. We're gonna be theorizing commentary talking about which direction the Dolphins could go, both in the off season. In season, we're gonna have riding up on Miami Dolphins dot com from yours truly.

We'll have reporting from games and practices and training camp. We're gonna cover the draft. If you followed along with me in twenty nineteen, we had weekly articles on Saturdays talking about the star players in college football that might

be of interest from the Dolphins. We had videos up on the Twitter timeline at Wingfield NFL breaking down the film of all the players both in college football as well as the professional ranks with your Miami Dolphins, and the in season coverage will be recapping the games, the players, and the stories from the locker room, from the press box, on the road, at practice, and at training camp. If you came to love Locked on Dolphins, this podcast is going to be like Locked On Dolphins, but with even

more access to the football team than ever before. I want to get the mailbag segments going. We want to engage with the fan base. I don't want to just publish my articles and pod cast and have a set

and forget to borrow a football term mindset. I want to hear from you, the fan, and that's on all social platforms on Twitter at Wingfield NFL, the same name on Instagram, and mainly in the specific threads where I put the call out for your questions here on the Drive Time podcast, but also in depth film reviews as well as previews of the upcoming opponents that coming Sunday. And best of all, this podcast has an unbelievable amount

of support from research to graphics to production. We have a world class team working on this show from the world class organization that is your Miami Dolphins. My goal is to get you the information that you covet, that you desire, to give you more access to your favorite football team than you've ever had before, and to do

it in an informative, entertaining fashion. This this show, right here, this game, this team is my passion, it's my dream job and it means everything to me, which leads into my final bit for this kickoff episode on the Drivetime podcast. What exactly this does mean to me? Because I grew up a Dolphins fan. We talked about the Madden games previously on the show here, But the first actual writing gig I had, was, of course, an unpaid job writing

for a Dolphins fan blog. And I'll never forget my first piece writing about Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown back when they shared the backfield in two thousand five. I was on Dolphins message boards typing out long form persuasive posts, trying to find the upshot to any in all situations regarding this Dolphins football team, and trying to go the optimistic route. I attended games in two thousand three and two thousand eight in Miami, coming all the way across

the country from Washington State. In addition to experiencing the highs, I've also experienced all the lows. The devastation of the Ricky Williams retirement back in two thousand four, the shock and awe of the Ted Gin draft pick over Brady Quinn. I remember running around my house and telling all my roommates about my A hat that I earned in two thousand eight as a fan of the A F C

East champion Miami Dolphins. And when it comes to Sundays in the fall and the winter, anyone who knows me knows better than to expect me to be anywhere else besides watching my Miami Dolphins. That is not negotiable. I'm watching the greatest football team every time they buckle the Chinche traps. And it's been that way since two thousand

five and before that. Who out there remembers following the games on NFL Game Center where they showed you the little graphic of a football field and the team's helmet moving the football down a simulated field with no visual evidence of what was going on. Quite a far cry from the last couple of years. When I had a chance to come to Miami for a pair of games in ten and twenty nineteen, was there in attendance to watch the Dolphins beat the Buffalo Bills on that Charles

Clay dropped to end the game. I was also there for the Miami Miracle, the craziest sporting event I think

I've ever seen live, will probably ever see live. Was there this year for both the Bengals and Jets victories, the Adam Gates return and that crazy overtime finish over the Bengals as I have enjoyed covering this team from afar for the last three years, but now the opportunity to cover this team up close and bring you guys that same passion, honesty and integrity that we had in previous podcast and previous stops here before the Drive Time Podcast.

Some quick hitting facts about me before we get out of here for our first official episode. I am very happily married to my beautiful wife and we are expecting our first child, a daughter, on the way in May. We have two cats, ConA and Wilson. And yes, Wilson was named after Albert Wilson, as we adopted him right after that overtime thriller against the Bears. My vices are diet coke, but only from McDonald's. How do they get to taste so crisp? I never understood that, as well

as energy drinks, particularly the Bang brand. I enjoy the occasional Scotch on the rocks. I'm an absolute television and film buff. My favorites are Breaking Bad and pretty much anything Leonardo DiCaprio does, and growing up in the Pacific Northwest in the nineties, I am a die hard Mariners fan through and through, going on twenty years now without

a postseason birth. I am a Washington State alump go Coog's, and since the SuperSonics broke my heart more than a decade and moved to Oklahoma City, I am here by adopting the Miami Heat in the NBA. Let's go Heat, And on top of that, I'm ready to fully inundate myself with the South Florida lifestyle. My wife and I cannot wait to call the greater Miami area our new home and start this next chapter of our lives. So that should just about do it for our first edition

of Drive Time. We are developing some new content for future podcast this week and will be on the ground in Indianapolis to cover the media availability of coach Brian Flores as well as general manager Chris Career. We'll talk to some of the players, watch their on field workouts, and simply provide the most comprehensive coverage on the Miami Dolphins that you're going to find out there anywhere. I can outwait. Fins up, everybody, don't forget to subscribe, rate

and review the podcast. Follow me on Twitter at Wingfield NFL. Follow the team at Miami Dolphins, and of course check out all of our written work, audio and video files on Miami dolphins dot com. He