Flexible Fronts on Defense and Your Questions Via the Twitter Mailbag

it going? Everybody? It is Friday. I am your host, Travis Wingfield, And on today's show, we're gonna take a closer look at the flexibility and the multiple fronts in Miami's defensive arsenal after free agency is basically a rap and we're heading to Gainesville and Baton Rouge to cover the l s U and Florida Pro days as Kyle Pitts and Jamaar Chase both put on an absolute show. All of that and more on this Friday, April, the second edition of the Drive Time Podcast. And so, so

we came across the wire earlier this week. The NFL has approved the seventeen game schedule for the season and beyond, and so your Miami Dolphins are going to be hosting the New York Giants for their seventeenth game this season. The a f C East will play the NFC East, so we're gonna get the Buffalo Bills. All of the a f C teams are gonna host the NFC team, So Buffalo Bills will get Washington, the Patriots get the Cowboys,

and the Jets get the Eagles in those matchups. Taking a look at what all this means three preseason games now the NFL will reduce that, I'm curious to see what this does to NFL records as far as yardage

and completions and touchdowns and all that fun stuff. I think it probably won't start to take a major impact on career numbers for a long time, but single season marks are certainly in jeopardy now, especially with the expansion of the offensive just overall firepower and the way the rules are geared towards more offensive football in today's National Football League. But taking a look at this, I like it because I like more football, you know, less preseason

football and more actual in season football. I like it because we get more unique matchups. I've always kind of not like the idea that you can only come to an NFC town if you're an a f C team every eight years, especially being a Dolphins fan in the Northwest my entire life, so I like that element. For instance, Packers and Chiefs this year. Are you kidding me? Who doesn't want to watch that? On a Monday night primetime slot Seahawks and Steelers. That's a cool looking matchup, so

plenty of fun stuff to look at here. With the new seventeen game NFL scheduled the expansion became official earlier this week, Dolphins will host the Giants. With that seventeen game, I want to cover the L s U and Florida Pro days from earlier in the week. We'll go ahead and circle back on that, but I want to get to something that sparked my interest as I was rewatching another Dolphins game as I want to do it was the San Francisco game, And first off, just how much

fun was that game in general as a fan? Forty three to seventeen, an instant three now on the opening possession, a touchdown to respond to that, then a quick touchdown again after that as Miami built up the fourteen nothing lead and cruised to victory after seven and never became less than a two score game again in that first half. And some of the individual matchups in that game, I

mean Eric row on George Kittle. We talked about the Travis Kelsey and Darren Waller performances this year, Well how about Eric row on George Kittle in this game. He was spectacular. Robert Hunt on Eric Armstead had a great game in his first start at right tackle. That was the start of what I thought was a very good rookie season for Robert Hunt. The offense relentlessly going after that Brian Allen matchup with either Preston Williams Davante Parker

over and over again. Andrew Van Geinkle showing his ability to dip and bend the corner as a pass rush. That was the first game shack lost and missed. Van Giggle got an elevation and snap counts a man. He played a heck of a game, had a big strip

sack in that game. And Emmanuel Ogba, he kind of took off a couple of weeks before this, but he continued his pace where he just became a wrecking ball, a force to be reckoned with off the edge over their baton down passes, walking guards, and tackles into the quarterbacks lap among all those fun highlights, though, it was a five yard gain on the first play of the game that really sparked a thought for me, And that's kind of how I generate ideas for different segments in

the podcast. Sometimes I just immersed myself in Dolphins football and see what my brain comes up with. And it was this innocuous looking outside run where where he most started as tackled by Jerome Baker for five yards, like first and ten, first play of the game, five yard game. Usually fans are still finding their seats. The broadcast crew is gonna roll through the offensive and defensive lineup graphics

on the screen, talk about both teams. No one really cares about that first play, it seems like most of the time, especially when it's just a regular three, four or five yard run. But it was the role that Jerome Baker was fulfilling on that play that's it's got

me thinking. Because he was the overhang linebacker down off the weak side of the formation and the Niners motion over their tight end, who throws a dummy block at Jerome Baker before he climbs up to the second level and the fullback Kyle you Check comes in and tries to seal Baker off the edge. What does Baker do? He smacks him, stacks him, sheds him, and gets to the ball carrier before he gets through that c gap

off the outside. And that was something that wasn't you know, that wasn't in Jerome Baker's makeup back in like, for instance, his rookie season back in But every year this guy adds something to the tool belt, and it's not all that surprising at age, right because he's continuing his development.

Crazy how that happens in this league with this team, But I think the ability to stand up off the edge, absorb those big poolers, lead blocks, kickout blocks is an element that would be such a boon for this defense and their personnel, especially when you factor in the improvement we saw from gink in similar regards on the other side last season. His ability to beat blocks with physicality opposed to just working around them has become night and day compared to what it was back at Wisconsin just

a couple of seasons ago. Speaking of Wisconsin, we know Vince Beagle conserve in that roll off the edge, Duke Riley and Sam egg on our picture perfect subpackage linebackers that can play in that role in addition to their roles on special teams, and Brennan Scarlett did plenty of that on early downs in Houston. And speaking of Houston, then there's Bernardrick McKinney who can do some sam work as well, but he also operates highly efficiently between the hash marks that B gap to B gap defender in

a classic stack position. A stack linebackers when your linebacker lines up behind one of the defensive lineman, so he's not so he is covered up by one of your defensive lineman. So what did I just give you? Seven players that can all operate in different capacities, most of them capable of doing at least two different roles, if not three or four. It just continues this theme of being able to adapt week to week based upon your opponent.

You want to run this wide zone offense like the one this defense completely shut down back in week five, back in October and turned over four times. Great. We have the speed off the edge and no problem sacrificing size because the origin of that outside zone of that

stretch run game is athletic lineman. So we match the athleticism there with our own athleticism and we can sustain the loss and density at that position because of the big defensive lineman on the roster who can kick outside and play the five technique like a three hundred pound Zack seeler or three pound Christian Wilkins. You want to go twenty one personnel and bang on early downs. Perfect, We'll drop Bnardrick McKinney, any Land and Roberts in the

line up. Both those guys are guns for hire who shoot gaps for a living. I've talked about this until I was blue in the face, but we have so many different looks in fronts we can call upon. I joked about with Ben Finel on the On the Wednesday podcast about how misguideds talk about three four and four three defenses. Those are sub packages. Every package is a sub package because you're gonna be in your two two R two three or two four, your three three front,

whatever it might be. This Dolphins defense and structure has so many nuanced packages that allow Flores and Bowyer to call upon their frequent usage of extra defensive backs. That's that's the real crux to it. All. The seven highest rate of six or more defensive backs on the field in the National Football League last season, and I think they got even more flexible upfront to further reinforce that philosophy.

So that's my take right there. On Jerome Baker making a five yard stop on a tackle on the first play back in week five. Let's go ahead and fast forward back to the now and get to your questions via the Twitter mail bag. We used to do this on Lockdown Dolphins every single week. I want to do it more here on the Drive Time Podcast. Get your guys just takes and opinions and thoughts on the podcast. I put out the call on Twitter for the questions

for the mail bag. You guys respond with your questions, You get a shout out here on the podcast and your question answered if I select it. We had about sixty questions, could not get to them all, but continue to ask me questions and eventually we'll get to them here on the Drive Time Podcast. And the best way to ensure that you do get your question answered, go ahead and put a question in the reviews on Apple podcast. I'll read all of those questions and answer them here

on the podcast. While you're there, go ahead and leave us a rating and subscrip ride of the podcast and all that fun stuff. So let's go ahead and kick this thing off here, and the first question comes in from at dole Kane on Twitter. The defense was the finn strong point last season, with some turnover this year. Do you think they can replicate that success? In a word, yes, I look at the elements that made this defense as stingy and as dangerous as it was in and they're

all still here. Lockdown cover corners who posted they combined fourteen interceptions and forced fumbles, veteran versatile safeties who can come down and cover, they communicate well and limit big plays. Emmanuel Ogba and the impact he's had off the edge of the defense, and then just the parts to execute the many fronts and different rush schemes of this defense.

You consider Jerome Baker's versatility, the development and strides of Andrew Van Geinkle last year, those three defensive lineman who all play all over the formation and gave you quality

reps against both the run and the past. And then the new addition sprinkled in with Adam Butler and the interior pass rush he brings, the hard nosed run defending of Bernardrick McKinney, the sticky slot cover skills from Justin Coleman, Brendan Scarlett who plays just about every position in the front seven, and Duke Riley and the cover skills he showed in Philadelphia. It's always tough to replicate dominant defense year in and year out. But I like Miami's chances

to get that done. And there are plenty of draft questions in this mail bag obviously, So if you hear a question that sounds like yours, we're not going to replicate that answer here on the podcast, or if we talked about it earlier in the podcast, we'll go ahead and skip over it as well. But here's a question from Kevin Garrard at Kevin Garrard thirteen on Twitter. He asks edge or running back at pick eighteen, who is

your pick at both positions if they go there at eighteen? Well, I think that trio of running backs between nase Harris, Travis E. T and Javonte Williams, I think all three of those guys are first round talents. I think they're all bell cows that can give you three downs, you know, can be three down backs and play the entire game basically for you. I think that they all feature elements of the reason why you take a running back in

that first round. Now, I'm kind of hard pressed between Nasey and Javante because I think Javonta at two twenty pounds at twenty years old, with you know, so much less wear and tear on the tires. I think the upside might be higher. But getting Najy harris Man, you know exactly what you're gonna get production inside running, physical short yardage guy that can also break the big runs, has the athletic ability, also the familiarity there with your quarterback.

So I have a tough time between those two. They're really one A one B. I'll go ahead and go with Nagy with the one A distinction and Javanta the one B. Now, as far as edges go to me, Jalen Phillips is the best edge in this class and he fits what you might do here at two d sixty pounds with the ability to get around the edge. But I think he's long gone by that point. I think Quitty pay makes some sense there as well, and I'm also a very very big fan of Boogie bash

them out of wake Forest. I see him ranked routinely in the low like outside the top fifty of this draft, but I couldn't disagree with that more kind of my antoine wind filled from last year. I had him the top twenty pick and he winds up going in the second round. That's kind of Boogie bashing. To me, I think he belongs in that first round, so I would put him in that conversation, even though the rest of

the draft world probably doesn't see it that way. With Boogie Basham and a quick follow up here from Chris Lrondo at extortion on Twitter, He's asked me basically, where's the sweet spot for drafting and running back in that first round? He says eight teams a little bit rich. He'd feel more comfortable in five range. Of course, if you can trade down and get your guy, certainly do it.

But I think the Jets at pick twenty three and then the Jets again at thirty three or thirty four rather are probably very likely to get running back in one of those two spots if they can get one of these three guys. So you play with fire when you do that a little bit. I think Miami's calculated risk to do that from three to six was had some backing behind it, right that you know those quarterbacks are gonna go early, and then the Bengals with Sewell

and Chase seems pretty obvious there as well. So you put yourself in a position where you can still get one of the top players at that skill spot, but doing it this late in the draft, it's kind of a gamble. So if you want that player there at that pick, you think he's w you know, if you think he's worth twenty three, just take him a eight teen. Because I think that the term reach is so overused and so overrated that if you pick a good football player,

nobody cares where he went in the draft. This next question here from Kyle the Commission. Which linebacker in the first two rounds do you feel best fits our team? I like Baron Browning out of Ohio State as much

almost as jam And Davis out of Kentucky. Now, Davis is the kind of more off ball linebacker, and so that's why I think maybe I'll go more towards Baron Browning because he can come down play that edge position and give you give you strength and size off the edge, set the edge in the running game, but also the jumping metrics he showed at Ohio States Pro Day. I think that he can really give you some more explosion by way of blitzing, pass rushing and coverage and all

that fun stuff too. So give me Baron Browning out of Ohio State, who also worked with coach Campanelli and this Dolphins coaching staff of the Senior Bowl down in Mobile. Next question here from Gabe Genovic at Gabe Geno thirteen on Twitter. You probably have several, but do you have a specific I made it moment, a time where it hits you that you're employed by the team we're all

obsessed with. Yeah, like you mentioned, there are several. The first one would be the damn Marino photo that I put back on Twitter a while back, getting a chance to meet Dan. I mean, that's self explanatory. I don't gotta tell you guys how crazy that was. But also just being in the building around the players, even with social distancing and the contact tracing and staying away from everybody, you still could see him across the hallway, see him

on the other side of the kitchen, that sort of thing. So, for instance, my favorite story to tell is when I would go into the kitchen right around two or three o'clock most days and get my bang because I usually did podcasting in the morning and I wrote in the afternoon, and the Bank Energy drink is my you know, stay awake post launch writing material drink that I require. And so I'm also very weird about drinks. I like my

drinks as cold as they can be. Like I'll put soda or energy drink or anything in the freezer until it gets like almost slushy. But you don't want to get slushy. Right before it gets slushy, that's when you pull it out and then you have yourself an ice cold beverage. I did that with the diet pepsi they provide there at the facility, but I had to bring my own bangs, obviously, So I popped both those things in the freezer, and every once in a while I'd go in there and I would see Two and Fits

were together. They were always together, and Two was always making coffee and Fits is always just kind of hanging back and commenting on different things going on in the room, which this time was me. So I entered the room with a diet Pepsi and a bang in either hand, and Fits looks at me, and I I he gets that look in his eye like I'm gonna I'm gonna ask him about this, and he's like, what do you got there? Is that a Is that an energy drink or in a pepsi? What are you? What's going on

with that? And I just thought to myself, like, better come up with something good here. So I told him, you know, if it's you don't get this physique you're looking at before you today without pounding bang energy drink, and he thought that was hilarious, and I just said, you know, I've been Travis wing flub. That's my time. You all have a good night, tip your bartenders and waitresses, and got the hell out of there. So that was

kind of a cool, surreal moment. Walking by the practice field on Tuesdays when the players were off, I would have to walk from my office over to the studio to record, so I frequently made this walk basically across the entire campus and every Tuesday, right around ten o'clock there would be guys day off right players day off. There was always guys out there working. I remember seeing Miles Gaston out there all the time. I thought that

was cool to see. But after we beat the Rams, you know, to us first start, I saw two of

going out there with somebody. I didn't recognize who it was, but he was going out his first day off after starting and getting the first w He was out there working on that Tuesday, and I thought that was just cool to see, you know, young men out there taking taking control of their careers and taking control of their futures here in the NFL by putting as much work as they can, especially your young quarterback who just got his first career wins. So those are a few cool moments.

Next question here from at quarter Seric seven. I probably butchered that. I'm sorry. What if you grew up in South Florida, die hard Dolphin fan, but you're raising kids in the DC area, so they are w f T fans. He has to convert his own children, he says, or disso in their lack of aqua and orange blood. Well, I think that when you're young, you get your your free agent. Until you're let's say thirteen years old, maybe maybe even a little bit older. Sixteen years old, you're

a free agent. Because I had jerseys of every single player I liked in my closet that was always on my on my Christmas wish list. I had Ricky Williams for the Saints. I had Sean Alexander for the Seahawks, Sean Springs for the Seahawks. I had Charles Woodson for the Raiders. Like I was, I was a connoisseur of all things football, and the Dolphins just kind of where

the team that I was into at that time. And then you know, you get more obsessed with the game itself and you become more research and nuance, and then you just all right, that's my team. So I think it has to happen naturally. I've tried to force myself into fandom, like the NBA is a great example. I haven't been a fan of the NBA since two thousand and eight when the Songs left, Like, I'm done as a fan, But I find my I've tried to insert myself as a Heat fan, and I've always liked the

Heat because of Dwayne Wade. But I tried to insert myself and you just cannot manufacture to me the emotion and the level of care as you do from a team you truly care about. But I find myself maybe it's maybe repetitions make taking a hold, because I find myself being more and more intrigued by the Miami Heat and watching more of their games. So maybe it does work, But I think it has to happen naturally. Give them time to explore and be free agents, and uh yeah,

Caroline's gonna be a Dolphins fan. They'll go ahead and put that note there at the very end. Next question here, what has been or sorry from at Cobo Nation? What has been your favorite thing about working for the Miami Dolphins, And a bonus question, what has been the most shocking slash unexpected? Well, the most shocking unexpected was my whole rookie year basically being a trial COVID based season, where I mean everything was not what I thought was gonna be.

I went to the Combine, was my first assignment here with the team, and I was over the moon excited about how cool that was. And then basically life changed for the past year with COVID. So the fact that couldn't be you know, as in the locker room, couldn't really develop those impersonal relationships because you just weren't around the guys as much. That was the most shocking unexpected

part that I just didn't like as much. Now my favorite part is the converse of that, the relationships you do develop, because, for instance, Isaiah Ford, we did a story on Isaiah Forward last summer and it was about his foundation. We wound up like Sharon d MS because I was tweeting out his Foundation, and we became buddies over that, and we would talk every now and then. You know, he'd gives massages on two on his player day off and I would be back in the podcast studio.

We'd we'd meet and talk and just catch up. And so developing those relationships, like Shack Lawson, he and I bonded over the loss of our parents on the podcast we did a while back. The Fitzpatrick in the Kitchen Story, you know, asking to a question at his first presser as a starting quarterback and having him say that's a great question. Just these little relationships you build up and getting to know the guys, Like when Adam Butler on his free agent interview, he said he was a country boy,

so I said, oh, yeah, I know. It was Zach Seeler's farm, Like that's where you gotta go. And like getting to know Zach and getting to know his dad, Randy Seeler. Just all the relationships you develop their unmatched and it's it's really beyond cool to be able to be in this position to have those happen. So that's a couple of personal occurrences, and I love these kind of off the football brand questions here talking more. I think it gives up the podcast a little more dead.

And speaking of that, how about this question here from my first ever podcast co host and Kevin Dern, the Old Analysis podcast back in the perfect Ville days at Kevin m D four. Does Slim Reaper stick if Miami Draftsavante Smith? I think it has to be. That's one of the best nicknames that I've ever heard of. I'm on the like nicknames died a while back train when they started giving everybody the same nickname the first letter of your first name and the first three layers of

your last name like a Rod. That's not a nickname, that's just your name abbreviated. So Slim Reaper is one of the all time great nicknames. I hope it sticks wherever he goes. And then also Kevin asked Dad live question, which children's show do you secretly enjoy watching. I've always

been a SpongeBob fan. Caroline is not there yet. She watches the show Baby Bus, and when you put it on and they screamed baby Bus in the beginning, she loses her collective you know you know what, and so watching her react to that, to me, that's that's the best part of the whole experience. Next question here from at a K Finn fan. If we're unable to address one position via the draft, which one is it and

how do we fill that gap? To me, I look at the needs is like running back, receiver obviously, or possibly tight end if you want to call Kyle Pitts. It's tight end, um receiver, depth, edge help, offensive line, investment development, safety, and sam linebacker. So I think those last three positions there, the offensive line, safety, and linebacker. Look at the position groups as a whole, and where do they start to get thin? Typically offensive line gets

pretty thin after the beginning of Day two. You really don't find if you look across the league, the day three of the draft is not producing tons of like starting quality offensive line. So I think that if you don't do it early, maybe you don't because you have so many young guys that are still developing on your roster.

Maybe that's the one that gets short changed. And the way you fill the gap is just continue to develop, develop your own guys, like a Michael Dieter, for instance, continuing his work, Adam Pinky becoming a possible swing tackle for you, Jesse Davis's role expanding upon what it might be, so I think offensive line might be my pick for that one. Next question from at Scott F. Ken Ward, what do you hear about der valnetto any chance this

guy ever sees the field? Honestly, I only see him in training camp because that's when he is on the field working. Also in practice when we get a chance to get out there and watch and practice. But I just don't have a complete answer for you, Scott. I know that he's part of the developmental program, so he's had those two years of practice squad exemption or roster exemption there. So we'll see if he's back this year working in training camp and what he might be able

to do. But I know he's big, he's thick, he's strong, and he's super athletic. Next question here from at a Bellow twelve fifty seven. How's dad life been treating you? My little girls? About the term three? And I can't take it? Yeah, that last part you mentioned there about how quickly they grow up. I was supposed to be in South Florida from when I moved in August down forever. Like I wasn't supposed to come home besides, you know, breaks and holidays and time off and stuff like that.

But because of the NFL's changing COVID protocols, I wasn't allowed to be back in the building. So I got to come home, and I've I've been home since Christmas, and seeing the development she's taken in that time, like I didn't know what I didn't know in terms of what I was going to miss in her development. And I'm real glad that it worked out this way, because I wouldn't have been happy if I missed this stuff,

and that was our own. I was, like my wife and I his decision for a financial reasoning and for health reasons to not go down there together as a family last year. But I'm glad that it worked out this way because seeing her grow, like every day she learned something new, Like she's waving at us now. She obviously learned how to walk, because you guys see on Twitter the last couple of weeks. Every every day she just like progresses so much. And I'm so glad that

I'm not missing that. So I'm I definitely will miss my baby when she grows up and becomes you know, not a baby and and probably hates me at that point, but yeah, man, it's it's been going great, better than I ever thought it could have been. It's it's definitely life changing. And then Adrian also asks about which past catcher best fits are remaining needs and do you potentially

see us trading down again from number six. I answered those questions in the first segment, Adrian, so I'm sure you heard that already, but I definitely appreciate the question. Next question here from at SPF Underscore Rip, do you see Scura as a starter or do you think someone

will be brought in to compete first center. I think competition is always going to be the focal point on this roster, and there's a couple of guys in this draft Creed Humphrey and Landon Dickerson that I think are darn good centers, and even some more guys beyond that that could give you competition at that spot too. But Scura can play both guard positions. He was a guard

before he played center. But just going back over his twenty nineteen and even some of his twenty tape, I watched the Steelers game and I had a clip where he's he's kicking out and blocking t J. Watt. He's moving steffonto it in the in the running game, he's holding up in past protection and anchoring against Cameron Heyward. Like I thought, his tape was really good, so I'm impressed by what I've seen. Obviously, the snapping thing occurred last year in that rainy game in New England, and

you have to get that sorted out. But I think this guy is an above average starter for sure, if not better when he's healthy and right and good to go on the field. Came back from that that devastating knee injury in twenty nineteen to be back there last season, so I think you could see more of his twenty nineteen for him this year. And I thought that was some damn good tape for Matt Scura. Al Right, I go ahead and wrap up the mailbag right there. Appreciate

all your guys as questions. Those were great to get to, and there's not enough time to get to all fifty five that we had in here. But I'm gonna keep doing more mailbacks here on the podcast. I'll keep asking me the questions and we'll get to you guys eventually. If you did not get your question answered today, let's go ahead and move on here now to a couple

of pro days. I wanted to take a look at in this week l s U and Florida with Jamaar Chase, Kyle Pitts, Kadarius Tony and all the stud athletes those

two schools have to offer. And there's been, I mean, multiple pro days going off every single day now, and multiple pro days for each school as well in the absence of the combine testing periods, and Kyle Pitts and Jamar Chase, we're both out there for their pro days on Wednesday, and my goodness, and you talk about the way the narrative kind of shifts around certain pro days.

I mean, I saw earlier in the week Zach Wilson's Pro day made him like the number one quarterback prospect in so many people's eyes, and then Justin Fields goes out and works out. Now he is all of a sudden, everybody forgetting about Trevor Lawrence, the number one presumed pick who the Jaguars already have said they're gonna pick number one. So Pro day season does have this inherent recency bias kind of built into it right now, and that's kind

of the way football works in general. What have you seen lately that's going to be the most prevalent in your mind. So these pro days are kind of taking over. But Kyle Pitts and Jamaar Chase both put on a

show at their Wednesday pro days. And Kyle Pitts in particular, at almost six five, almost six six, he's six five and five eights two eight pounds, ten and ten and a half inch hands, and then at eighty three and three eights inch wingspan, the largest by over a half inch tight end wing spam in the history of the National Football League. He blazed a four point four or

four or forty yard dash. And if you want to look at a comparison, here Calvin Johnson, the Hall of Fame receiver of the Lions, six ft five two thirty nine pounds, eighty two inch wing span four three five forty So Kyle Pitts is taller than Calvin Johnson, He's six pounds heavier, has a larger wingspan, and ran just a tenth of a second slower in the forty yard dash. And I talked about this on Twitter on Wednesday, how his size and athletic profile combination makes him just almost

uncoverable inside. When you have a two way go, what's a two way go. You can break inside, you can break outside. And if you want to go ahead and play outside leverage, where you're gonna go ahead and give him the inside lane, he's just gonna go ahead and stack you and use that wingspan length because you can't get over the top of him. You want to play

outside leverage and fortunate to go towards the outside. Well that whip route in the video I shared on Twitter where he puts his foot in the ground and turns that thing around. He's gonna leave you in the lurch, just standing there on your heels without being able to explode out of your stance because you don't know which direction he's going. So I think about the way Kyle Pitts can can really enhance this offense and influence the defense. I think it's very rare. I think he's very special.

I think, to me, the best player in the entire draft. And then Jamar Chase went out and did some stupid stuff himself the l s U receiver, And that's kind of the debate right now. You're gonna see among draft pundits, who did Miami go up to number six to draft? It has to be one of these two guys, right, maybe we'll see it could be. There's also Devonte Smith and Jalen Waller, both to me, top of the line

level prospects in this class, first round draft prospects. But I think that when you look at the pass catching options, they might have their number six, you have to feel good about where they are in that position. And then there was Jamaar Chase's workout, who was also ridiculous in its own right. In the last twenty years, receivers that had over a vertical jump, a broad jump over eleven feet, ran a sub four or five forty, and put up at least twenty reps on the bench. Jamaar Chase is

the only one to ever do that. So this guy's athletically gifted, and where he really excels to me is when he gets in that second level, when he makes the move that forces the defensive back to make a decision about coming up and covering him in the short area. His acceleration off that point to get vertical and then

to attack the football, that's where he really shines. So these two guys blowing up the workout, you know, blowing up the pro day session of the draft process, of the draft season to me, only bodes well from Miami because now you're in a spot where that pick might have been even more valuable after the Pro Days had gone off when Miami traded back up to number six. The key is going to be that fourth pick with the Falcons. If that's a quarterback, you're gonna get a

crack at one of these two guys at least. So we'll see how that works. We'll see what the Dolphins want to do. I can't wait. We have another month here to go before the draft comes along. We're gonna get guests here on the podcast, guys that have covered Florida, Alabama and l s U, some big time national scouts as well, and talk about all this stuff here in the next month on the Drivetime podcast. As from my time today, it is my two year wedding anniversary with

my wife. I'm gonna go ahead and surprise her and take her out to dinner. Last year we went and got take out and eight in the car because of COVID. This year we're gonna have a chance to go to our first the restaurant we had our first date in and have dinner there in a limited capacity with masks and all that fun stuff, so looking forward to that. I hope you guys all enjoy your weekend, enjoy the

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