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fan Friday and Football Friday. We're gonna pick the games, give you a scouting guide for the weekend in college football, answer a bunch of your questions on the Twitter mail bag, and we'll give the last word on the Buffalo Bills at the Miami Dolphins to the great John Kin Jemmy from the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist Health Training Complex.

This is the Drivetime Podcast. Let's start this podcast off right away, and welcome in my guest John Conjemmy, and we're kicking off this Friday podcast with the last word on Bills at Dolphins. A big game on Sunday at hard Rock Stadium, so we're bringing in the big guns, John kN Jemmy. John, how you doing, man, I am doing terrific after being one and oh last week. It's nice to always beat the New England Patriots, especially on the road. So in a great mood heading into Buffalo week.

For sure, I'm excited about the opportunity to possibly, you know, to get a back to back road or division wins. I should say, same schedules last year. Now we have the advantage of the one and oh going into this game still just as important, but at least you have that w in your back pocket. But you know, we talked about the Week one game just since we haven't spoken since last week, John, just real quick, what are your thoughts on Week one? Well, number one, Travis, a

great road win. It's always tough, you know, to win in the National Football League on the road, full house up in New England. And I just thought that on both sides of the football. Um, it was a fast start for the Dolphins. That that's what they've been preaching and that's what they've been talking about, you know, getting off to good starts in football games, UH will be a key this year. And I thought the offense, uh

was great right from the start. Uh, you know, two agoes four for four on that opening drive uh forty nine yards. They get a touchdown on r po uh run uh, and it was great. It was great execution ten plays. You know, it takes some time off the clock, and then the defense comes back uh and get a strip, you know, the twenty three straight game with a takeaway. You get a fumble on that next possession. You don't get any points off of it. But that's the way

you want to play. You want to be the aggressor. And I think the Dolphins, if they're poised to continue stacking wins this year, they're gonna have to do that in games. It's not always gonna be easy, but if they can start fast, it really gives uh, you know, the fans something to cheer about, but more importantly, it gives the team some confidence that they're gonna hang around and and be able to be competitive for four quarters.

A little inside podcasting here. I always tell John this when we do these podcasts, because you always take me into a direction that I love because it teaches me something new or gets me thinking about something new. And you mentioned the fast starts there. I was just thinking back till last year we knew John, you know you and I watched the game side by side, and we'd we'd fist pump after the fast touchdowns, that the touchdown, the fast starts. It seemed like every game last year

they were off to these these rock and starts. But you think back to the first part of the season, the Seahawks game, the Bills game, the Patriots game, they went down seven zip and all three of those games alternative losses. The Jaguars game Sandwich in between that they go out to a I think fourteen nothing lead right off the bat, and now you get that same start Sunday in New England. Quick starts seem to be a great recipe for this team. A great nugget there, John,

I appreciate that. One of the many reasons I love doing these interviews, but also another reason I love doing these interviews. And John, you know, I studied the game like crazy. I started the opponent. I come up with my own theories or ideas that I go to cross check them with someone like yourself who has a lifetime of experience in this game. So a long winded way

of getting to my question. You know, the Patriots and Bills are completely different teams from a stylistic standpoint, and the personnel usage numbers we covered on the Thursday podcast beared that out. So when you are a week to week game plan type of team like the Miami Dolphins, is it difficult to completely left turn and prepare for someone entirely different than what you just played against. Sometimes it is, And it all depends on on your your

skill level and your talent in in house. You know what you have to work with, and I think the Dolphins have so much more to work with this year compared to you know, just two years ago where the team was in this roster was. I think it's it's it's so much better right now. So Number one, I would say, Travis, the Dolphins need to worry about the Dolphins. You know, it's one thing to game plan, and it's one thing to try to outsmart somebody or out X and O someone on a white board and this will

look good, and that looks good. But your corp plays, your core defense, is your core schemes on offense, your r P O stuff, your execution, you know, winning the line of scrimmage. The Dolphins need to worry about the Dolphins first and foremost. If they can execute and they can trim and add stuff, you know, from the New England week to the Buffalo week. I think that's where the focus needs to be this week because Buffalo is coming in. I don't think they expected to be oh

and one. You know, I thought they I thought they'd find a way to beat the Steelers at home. That didn't happen. So you're gonna get a Buffalo Bills team that's gonna be raring to go and looking to make a statement and try to live up to all the off season hype of the Buffalo Bills. You're going to the super Bowl. So if the Dolphins worry about the Dolphins and execute, you know, early in this football game, I think it's gonna bode well and carry through. That

will be a thread that carries through the whole game. Now, when you get into it, when you look at the numbers and you look at all the things you need to you know, where can we where can we be better? Where can the Dolphins be better in Week two? Well? Better execution on third down? I think that's probably first and foremost on offense. I think the Dolphins will correct me if I'm wrong around four of eleven. Maybe last

week on third down? Uh maybe not getting into that many situations, So that means better execution on first and second down. Can they win the line of scrimmage. You know, Austin Jackson looks like he's gonna come back at left tackle, can't. Can they be better upfront when the line of scrimmage?

And can they win the turnover margin? Again, those are little things, uh that seemed like, you know, maybe they're not as important when you see an explosive play and you're talking about an interception or another strip, you know, fumble, forced fumble. But when you can win the turnover margin, especially against the team, uh that lives on the explosive play. If you can do those things, and I think it will set up well for the Dolphins if they do that,

because they'll win field position as well. You don't want to go nine yards against the Buffalo Bills on defense, and conversely, you want to keep Josh Allen on a long field make and learning. So those are the things I would I would worry about the Dolphins, worrying about the Dolphins execution better on third down and win those little battles the turnover margin, win those battles on field position, because it'll set you up to do all the things that they did against New England and we one and

we two. Yeah, I didn't think it was possible because I'm very excited for this game, but you just got me even more excited because thinking about both these teams, like, we're not gonna have any type of trap game or overlook scenario. Both these teams are gonna come in ready to play knowing how important this game is. And you know, you mentioned something and my first question for you John about building off some of the things they did successfully

on Sunday in New England. And you know, we saw three I thought really good drives and six others that did not provide the results you'd want. So what are some things offensively the Miiami Dolphins can build on a week number two? Well, I thought, you know, Travis, the RPO game was really really on point. I thought to us um execution and ball location on those slants were great, and I thought that they had just enough of a

running game to keep New England honest. And I thought Twa did a nice job of just running the offense. So I think if he can do that again and get those rack yards, those that run after catch. We talked a little bit about that last week. I thought Wattle was excellent doing that. William Fuller gets back into the game his first action as the Miami Dolphin. Can he get some easy catches and make some plays with

his legs. Can Davante continue to do what he did on the perimeter, And can you get Mike Kaski, you know, to get into the game plan a little bit where he's going to be a factor. So spreading the football around I think was really good against New England. I think it can even be more effective in this game because you add will Fuller to the mix. It's a pretty interesting dynamic because they have so many guys at really all three positions that can contribute in different ways.

So I think that's something the Dolphins fans might have to get used to a different maybe a different you know, quote unquote star every single week. And I'm sure the fantasy football community is going to love to hear that. Miami Dolphins, But who cares? We care about w s down. You know, it's the only thing that matters. And you know, speaking of fantasy football, one guy that did tear it up last year, and you touched on this earlier a little bit, Josh Allen Man, he's had some big games

down here end up in Buffalo against the Dolphins. What's the key to finally slow in this guy down? John not allowing him to extend plays when plays break down. I think that's probably been the one thing the Miami Dolphins on defense have not been able to do against Josh Allen. If you go back and look at his games, he's played now three years in the league. This will be his fourth year. He's had six games against the Miami Dolphins. He's five and one. He's average Travis close

to sixty yards per game on the ground. I think one time inside a hard rock state and he ran for a hundred and twenty five yards. So that's the key for for me. He's going to get his yards in the passing game, but you cannot allow him to escape the pocket, extend plays and then have the threat of throwing the football only to see him tuck it under his right arm and go for fifteen, and go

for and go for eight on third and seven. Those are the types of things I believe that the Dolphins defense needs to come up with an answer on Sunday if they don't allow him to have success when a play breaks down and he's gonna magically win or or extend a drive with his legs. Those That's the thing I would look for from from the Dolphins defense. Get

around him, keep him contained. If he beat you with his arm, okay it, don't let him beat you on a play that's in your advantage by breaking it down only to allow him to move the chains and continue with that offense. Yeah, he's he's so tough. Emmanuel og Boss on Thursday at his press conference that you just you're gonna have a hard time getting him down with

just one guy. So I bringing lots of bodies of the party and getting that guy to the ground is definitely an important part of finding a victory on Sunday. And speaking of finding a victory, we did this last week, John, I want to go ahead and ask you, the Dolphins win if blank, the Dolphins win, if they win the

explosive play battle. I think the Dolphins are gonna have to match the Bills with maybe some runs over ten or twelve yards, past plays fifteen yards plus getting getting those explosive plays to really jump start the offense early and continue those points on the board. Because I think you're gonna have to score some points. Two good, really good defenses. But I still think you're gonna need to be, you know, in the mid to high twenties, if not hired,

to win this football game. So I would say the Dolphins have to number one, win explosive plays. I've already touched on this Travis, the turnover margin. I think it's important for the Dolphins to continue to get their hands on the football defensively and protect it offensively. So you'd

like to see them do that. And then it's usually a late game scenario like when the when the Dolphins travel to Buffalo, usually in December, I always worry about field position because of the wind and you know, raw elements up in Buffalo. But now you come down and the Bills come down in the heat and humidity of South Florida. But I still think field position starting field position is going to be important in this game because you'd like to see two in the offense got sixty

yards for a cheap score. You know where you get a turnover, you get a bad punt, you take advantage of a sudden change opportunity, and you find a way to get into the end zone and you keep Josh Allen on the long field. Make those guys earn it. Don't make it easy for Buffalo on Sunday. So those are the three things be looking for when the Bills come to town. Make him stand on that exposed to the sunshine sideline all day long and see if you can't.

The difference is outstanding. It's it's such a In my opinion, the best thanks Stephen Ross ever did was that construction of the stadium to get the sun to play in the advantage of the Miami Dolphins. So we'll find out about that on Sunday. John, I've got three mail bad questions for you here. Can you stick around for a little bit and do some mail bad perfect, Let's jump right in then, So I'm gonna I'm gonna go I'm gonna skip around my order here because one question is

similar to what we just talked about. Let's go to this question first from Red Devil Dog. He's at red Devil Dog on Twitter. Why do the Dolphins take Gaskin out of the lineup or why, or rather why did they keep taking gasking out of the lab in the game on Sunday? What do you think about the Dolphins running back usage in the game on Sunday, John, You know, I was a little perplexed too, because I think I think Gasking is a three down back. I think he

really catches the football well out of the backfield. I think he led all receivers with five receptions in the game, and I think that the way the game played out, they didn't have to rely on him on the ground as much as I thought they might. Now this week is completely different. Gas and may get a ton of run, you know, and you may see a little bit of you know, change with Brown and Akhmed, you know, spelling him.

But I think Miles is going to be the feature back and he's going to be the guy, especially if he gets a hockey and early. I would look for him to play more, get more touches, because it's just the offense works that much better when you're throwing it to him out of the backfield on checkdowns, on screens and getting him that run where he can make somebody miss and get to that second level. So I would

expect you to to see a little bit more Miles this week. Yeah, a little bit of a downturn from last year compared to what his per game snap count was. I think it was. He didn't have a game last year where he played less than the snaps and he was below

that mark on Sunday. But perhaps it's just a good sign for Savanna Akhmed kind of taking that next step in his career because I thought John Savan had a great training camp in a great preseason and hopefully that t intelates to more big games like the couple he had last year when when Miles was down, Sefon stepped up and had some big games there as well. We're gonna stay on the offense here with this question from Cade Frasier. He's at Cade Fraser two three four on Twitter.

He asks how excited are you to have Fuller, Parker and Waddle on the field for the for the first time this week together? So I guess the question just talking about the impact of having all three of those guys on the fields, like your leving personnel package, John Fuller, Parker, Waddle. What does that What does that look like to you? How does that kind of benefit the Dolphins? Oh, it's exciting and I think it's the unknown really with bringing

Will Fuller to the offense for the first time. But Buffalo Bills have no idea how the Mihami, Dolphins are gonna utilize uh, not only his skills, but formationally. You know, where are they going to put him? Do they motion them? Do they get him in man demand opportunities where you get him singled up and and and that's your guy. Uh. And it only offsets the pressure that William's gonna have with his first game because you have talent around him. With Jalen Waddle, you know, he has the same type

of guy. He can stretch the field, he can get in and out of routes, and like we saw in Week one, there was a lot of yards after catch. You know, when you get him an easy throw and you get him on the perimeter, he can just run up the rail and make you miss. So I think with William Fuller, the unknown for Buffalo and how the Dolphins are gonna utilize him and where they're gonna put him in formations that has to be you know, you prepare for ghosts sometimes and you don't want to do that.

But I think it's gonna be tougher for Buffalo to say how exactly the Dolphins will utilize a skill set of William Fuller. Man, what don't we about forty eight hours away from kick off. I can't wait. I'm getting so excited for this game. And just a quick note on will Fuller. The Thursday practice report came out just before we jumped on the podcast here and Will Fuller was on it, but not injury related. He had a

personal matter and did not practice on Thursday. Three players who were limited on Wednesday's practice, Adam Shaheen, Andrew Van Giegel, and Preston Williams were all upgraded to full participants, and then Clayton Federlum, John Jenkins, DeVante Parker, any Land, and Roberts were full participants both Wednesday and Thursday. For the Buffalo Bill's Emmanuel Sanders had a veteran day rest today

so he did not practice. Dave Davis and Micah High were limited, so was Starlatulalay, and then Isaiah McKinzie and Matt Milano were full participants at Thursday's Bills practice. One more question here for you, John, and this comes from my opinion. The goat of Dolphins fans. His name is Jason Sarney. Jason, I hope you're well, Budd. He's at Jason underscore Sarny on Twitter. The defense has a ball hawking tendency, as proved on Sunday. Would you say this

is more talent coaching or a mixture of both. What say you, John, I think it's a mixture of both. I think, you know, coaching as has a lot to do with it, because the Dolphins preach daily. I mean, how many times do we see during O T A s and during training camp from getting your hands on the football, you know, running to the football, getting bodies

around because good things happen. I mean, just take a look at that last uh set of downs in the New England game where X comes in and and really, you know, just badgers the ball, you know, just attacks the ball and gets that huge turnover at the end of the game that you know affords the offense to get back on the football field and really close out

the game. So I think it's a combination of the skill set of the defense, a mindset of the defense that was started last year by getting sacks, getting interceptions, getting forced fumbles, getting around the football, and that becomes contagious. Once that starts, you want more of it. As a defender, and guys like Jerome Baker and Xavien Howard and Emmanuel Aguba and Andrew Bayn Ginkle. They get around the football

and they really attack the ball carrier. Whether it's a running back or a wide receiver or a guy catching the screen pass, they're gonna be able to get get not only get the body down on the ground, but while they're doing it, it seems like the next guy in is always attacking the football. So I think it's a combination of great coaching, a focus on, you know, believing that you can turn the football over, and then

actually seeing it happen. It becomes contagious. Agree, And actually we had a stat correction on the Javon holl enforced fumble that was converted to a Byron Jones force fumble. Who got his hand on that one there on Johnny Smith, I think towards the end of the second quarter, good stuff is always John appreciate your time. Are you gonna be at hard Rock Stadium on Sunday? I am. We have the pregame show Dolphins Weekly Live on Channel four at eleven thirty, and then we'll be wrapping up with

the fifth quarter after the game. So um, yes, I don't know where I'll be, but I'll definitely be there. Sounds good. Hopefully we can talk some football over some of Scott Stone's favorite roast turkey and my favorite key line pie. Sound good, buddy, that sounds great. Man, save me one or two? Yeah, a couple. Definitely gotta have

two or three of those for the opener. Thanks a lot, John, appreciate it, man, no problem, Travis, Thanks man, And there he goes John con Jemmy a big thank you to him as always as we have him on for these Friday editions of the Drivetime podcast. And if you have not done so already, go ahead and go give us a rating and a review on Apple podcast or wherever

you get your podcasts from. If you have a question for me on the podcast, a five star rating on Apple podcast is gonna get you right to the front of the line for those questions. And that's where we start here for the individual mailbag with me, your host, Travis Wingfield and Nick. Belinda writes, as always, thank you so much for an awesome podcast. Hey, thank you, Nick, He continues, Victory Monday is awesome after a Dolphins win.

One thing that concerns me with the Bills coming to town is that there were so many open receivers for the Patriots, the Bills receivers could kill us. If the same is true next Sunday, what can we do different defensively to be in a better position to make plays? Your number one fan, Nick, Nick, Again, thank you so much man for the kind words. I really really appreciate that. So I think you sort of answered your own question a little bit there, but I'd like to go ahead

and expand on it for you. Not just gonna tell you answered your own question and leave you alone. But doing it differently is the key. Every team we see, we'll call for a different game plan. And those two offenses and those two quarterbacks, to me, could not be more different in Matt Jones and Josh Allen. Now, first, there was a lot on the Dolphins linebackers plates in this game, Jerome Baker, Landon Roberts, Sam Aguavi, and Andrew

Van Ginkle. They were definitely tested in terms of their abilities and their depth, and I thought for the most part, they acquitted themselves quite well as they were playing in space a lot. And credit to Mac Jones forgetting the football out quickly. I didn't expect him to be able to get to his check downs as quickly as he did in that first start, so give him credit for that. But that said, you know, I loved the plan for

the simple reason of look at the results. Three scoring drives, just one touchdown, and quite frankly, I think that one could have been a field goal to after the Roberts sack was negated. But think about this, that style of game will invite a close contest in the end. And when you're on the road in New England Week one, you know, a game that they haven't lost, a season opener, they haven't lost but except for just three different times now under over the last couple of decades there with

Bill Belichick and pair. That was something else that I talked about with regards to the plan and Towah's ability to really drive the offense when they have to have it, they have to have it drive. I thought he did it once again in this game. But back to the defense. When you saw man coverage, you really saw the strength

of Xabing Howard a Byron Jones. As Brian Baldinger mentioned in his Great Breakdowns this past week, you can't put a credit card between those guys with referring to them in man coverage, and there was a zone coverage and from what I saw, you know, there was a lot of take with the defense gives you type of plays that occurred, and again good on Mac Jones for capitalizing on it, but also considered this. To win a game playing that way, you almost have to be perfect and

you have to run the ball successfully. And New England average just three point one yards per rush after that opening play, which you gotta get that buttoned up. So there were plenty of wins against the run. In fact, nineteen of their thirty runs went for three yards or less. That's what you want, that's how you get those long down distances, like we talked about in the podcast, asked a nearly run down win rate from Miami. And when you play that style, it puts the offense behind the chains.

And there were two passes that I thought the Patriots might like to have back, and that was all it took to put an end to both those two drives. On once a third down three where they had a receiver kind of opening the flat and looked like he might have a chance for a first down, the ball goes low and away incompletely they have to kick a field goal, so you put him in possession. You put the or you put him. They put the impetus on the offense to make those plays and to be perfect,

and I like that plan to do so. Now against Buffalo, I'm not sure you can do that because Josh Allen can erase a hole as well as anybody. Like third and twelve is still dangerous against that quarterback. So with this team, I think you still want to mix up what you do, but also going back to what coach said, do what you do best. I'll be most curious to see how they want to go with pressure looks, how that looks, whether zone man or not sending pressure or

sending pressure. I can't wait to see it. I'm not sure what to expect, but I cannot wait to see it. On Sunday. Patrick Perkins at Patty Perk hey Man, First off, thank you for coming back and being a good sport here on the podcast. After the absolute waxing you receive from your boy in the Dolphins Personality Fantasy Football Charity League,

real big of your bud. In all seriousness, Patrick asks Travis does seeing Pittsburgh contain Buffalo's offense with mostly three and four man Russia's make you think that Phillips and Agba will play an especially big role in this game. Maybe, But I still think, and you know, going back to the last answer, you do what you do best in

a way that can attack the oppositions vulnerabilities. And Pittsburgh had a low blitz rate last year, in addition to Week one this season, the lowest blitz rate in the National Football League on Sunday, And of course t J. Watt's ability to win one on once certainly plays into that. Now, obviously, if you can get pressure without sending extra rushers, that's the winning formula for any football team at any level.

But we still saw a lot of creative blitzes, blitz packages, and manufacture pressures in that first game against New England. I think it played a big role in forcing those short throws and the ODI from Miami to come up and rally and tackle. Now, with regards to Ogbonn Phillips, I think there are some opportunities there for those guys and all the edge rushers this team has that they'll

have to capitalize on. I thought Pittsburgh had some success with length and power, and both those guys you mentioned certainly certainly feature those two traits. So if they can duplicate that success and that would go a long way towards victory and a two and oh start next question here, Cameron sparks at Cameron Sparks, but it's a three instead of the E and Cameron on the handle. In your opinion, which position group is the most underrated for the Dolphins

this year? I'm going with the running backs because you know Myles Gaskin's the things he the things that Gaskin does well I think are are easy to overlook. His field and his vision, his ability to get to the backside on runs where the front side is blocked up, like that that fifteen yard rush he had out the gate off the right side. That was peer vision and field for Miles Gaskin to get to that portion of

the field. We know what he can do in the passing game, can flex out create matchups like he did in the one on one matchup against Jowan Bentley for a big wealth yard catch and run from to a tungle by Looa. And then in pass protection to his ability to sort through that stuff and find the right guy. I mean he had a rap against Matt Judean where he basically was one on one, which obviously you don't

want to running back take on an outside rusher. It's gonna happen sometimes when they can get creative up front. But ideally, you know, I think Myles gas can can be a pretty good pass protector in the right situations. Then I just think the world of savan Ackman explosive home run ability can get vertical in the passing game. I think Miles does a better job in pass protection

right now at the stage of their careers. But you guys know, my personal preference at running back is the ability to hit home runs, and I think Auchman has that ability. I think this is an underrated group in general, especially when you factor in what Malcolm Brown did to close out that game on Sunday. One of the most underrated aspects of that game was Malcolm Brown just four

carries for thirteen yards. Like it doesn't sound like a lot, but that one run where he basically turned a second and five play that looked like it was gonna be third and four, he turned it into a third and one. You get the quarterback sneak you can or you go to victory formation. After that, I thought that was one of the most underrated aspects of that game. An absolutely huge effort from Malcolm Brown to push that pile in

that situation. Greg Larson at GSL now asks, with Josh Allen being a threat to run, what do you think is the best way to contain him spy controlled pass rush. Well, it's always going to be about gap gap integrity as a pass rush. That's what the defense is built upon, and they do such a good job of doing that, not being selfish and you know, freelancing and trying to make a play on their own because the entire scheme relies upon guys being in their gap, being in their

place they're supposed to be, and doing their job. Now, going back to Pat's question earlier, it's tricky. If you blitz, you really have to get him to the ground or force a throwaway. Do you play a man coverage because last year he was able to get those crossing routes on some of the man coverage looks, and man also exposes you to the quarterback run if he can escape the initial pressure. But then zone I mean, with that arm, he can fit those windows as well as anybody so

long as he can see it. So if you zone him up again, you have to get him off rhythm. You have to get him off a spot, and if you can play man, you're gonna have to find a way to contain him. And just talking about this, he's just so tough and that's gonna be a tough, tough challenge for those Dolphins defense. But the best approach to me, generally speaking, is to get as much speed on the field and maybe even sacrifice some of what they can do in the running game, like we talked about in

the preview podcast. So mix it up, try to get him off the spot, take away the quick and easy decisions, and see if they don't want to be one dimensional without you having to take away the running game on your own accord. Alright, appreciate you guys putting those questions in and if you didn't hear your question answered, we're gonna have one more of these mail bags in a written form up on Miami Dolphins dot com. We'll get

a few more of those in there for y'all. Let's go ahead and finish up here with football Friday, and we start with the college three pack. Was going to be a six pack, but we're washed up, so we go back to the three pack. Not a great slate of games like we had the last couple of weeks. But there is one game that stands out above the rest, and I am excited for it. Number one Alabama. The

Alabama Crimson Tide travels up north or east. I should say I don't know directions, apparently to the Florida Gators, number eleven in the country. A three thirty kickoff on CBS Now. Last week, I was over three in my college picks, but the main purpose of the segment is to talk about potential prospects, and all my dudes made some plays, so I'll take that w And my rule applies here, never go against Bama, So I'll take Bama in this game. But I can't wait because Florida has

a freshman quarterback that just blows my mind. He is tremendous. He is Anthony Richardson. We'll see how much he plays because Emery Jones is still there and he can play, and he's been starting so far for the Gators this season. But keep an eye on Richardson. I believe it's three will be his first year of eligibility. I could be wrong on that, but just keep an on that kid. He is ridiculous, Like he's like built like Cam Newton. He can do like back hang springs. He can field

the football over them their mountains. Just a really tremendous athlete and football player. And this game in general is litered with guys. Let's rip right through it here. Offensive tackle for Alabama starting with the Crimson Tide. Evan Neil six ft seven, sixty pound who can move, has position versatility. To me, he's a surefire first round pick at this

stage of the process. Linebacker Christian Harris. He had a rush rep against the Hurricanes where he came from a stacked position, had to scrape off of a twist off the defensive line up front, and then had to change direction while engage in a block and he laid out and got to Eric King to the ground like he's built. He has a nice athletic and rush profile. Love his game. Cornerback Josh job Ball production, sound tackler really excels and Nick Saban scheme which is very NFL scheme ish kid

can flat out play. Wide receiver John met You the second man. He made a bunch of plays last year. Now it's his time to shine with the four first rounders all gone. He's explosive inside outside guy, jet sweep guy, ball carrier, good with the football in his hands after the catch. He might be their fifth first rounder in three years at receiver. Crazy crazy talent there. Safety Jordan Battle. This is one of my favorite players in the country.

He brings the frigging wood. He can come from depth, he can play split safety, play the post, come down and cover. Does a little bit of everything. But the thing he does best above all is bring the wood when he hits. Running back Brian Robinson Jr. Now, I remember last year they would take out Nagy Harris a few plays a game, not very many, and why would they? He was so productive and Robinson would somehow like increase the physicality of the running game when Nagy was a

beast himself. He is an absolute load and that's gonna be a theme in this three pack. Angry runs defined with Brian Robinson. A couple of defensive ends Lebrian Ray He's huge, nice athletic profile, gap integrity, penetrator, but also good eye discipline. Love his game. Also think defensive end justin Eboige kind of rents repeat here length plays which tremidus leverage, has heavy hands as well. How about the

Florida guys. Quarterback Emery Jones, dual threat quarterback who can do a little bit on the ground, throw the ball through the air. And then Anthony Richardson a couple of years away, but just enjoy watching him. If you haven't seen him yet, you'll you'll be You'll be in for a treat. Cornerback Kayer elam Ball skills five picks last year, fifteen pass breakups. Another one of these Florida defensive backs. They just come out every single year. Linebacker Venge Trill Miller.

He's a thumper, he's instinctive, he's thick, he's built. He can come downhill and defensive end. Zachary Carter, I think is my favorite Gator prospect at this point. A polished pass rusher, strong as hell. He can bend the edge

and flat into the quarterback. Linebacker Brenton Cox Junior, explosive first step another one of these pass rushing buck type linebacker guys who can do multiple things, and then staying in the sec well for half of our next contest, We go to Auburn for Auburn at Penn Statenes on ESPN. I'm loving this year's nonconference schedule already. I'll take Penn State in the game, but we know that's not all

at all the point here. But for O. J. McDuffie's stake, we are Penn State cornerback Roger McCreery from Auburn Man. This this quarterback class is good. He had a good showing last year against Jamaar Chase. Check that twenty nineteen against Jamar Chase, him and Noah Igbanogeny. He has the demeanor you want in a cornerback, that Jay Yere Alexander type of mentality. He's a playmaker, has instincts for days, and his change of direction skill set tells me he

can play both inside and outside safety. Smoke Monday the best day in college football. This kid's legit range, center fielder, returnability fastest hell PFF had him for two d coverage snaps and just six catches allowed back in the last full season he played running back Sean Shivers. This dude can bring the boom and he can get wide, put a foot in the ground and get behind those pads. You'll enjoy watching him run the football in that game as well as for Penn Stay offensive tackle Rashid Walker

nasty finisher, but What's more, he's smart. You see him do things you wouldn't think are part of his rules or coaching points. Like there's a run in the pit game last year where he washes down a block and wipes out his guy, and then working inside he basically uses his back to kind of like block out with a long wingspan and just using his frame to wall off a second defender. I love seeing stuff like that. Receiver John Dotson O J McDuffie called him the best

receiver in Penn State history. What more do you need? Sure handed, great routes to go with the ball in his hands? Safety Jakwan Brisker, ball skills and ranger two things that stand out to his game. He's a post safety type of player. Also, like Tarreek Castro Yields, injuries have slowed him down, but he has tremendous ball skills and the ability to stay aggressive on the outside without

getting flagged. And our third game as a nooner on ESPN, Cincinnati number eight in the country travels to Indiana and it starts with Desmond Bridder the quarterback. He might be the riser up the board this year. Uber talented, arm athletic profile, ability to go off script. I've seen him throw a d R touchdowns and also run them in from the same distance. Now, the Bearcat defense is really really good. Why because of some of these guys defensive end?

My J Sanders excellent get off, He's a stud, fantastic hands. He'll chop, he'll swim, he'll cross chop, he'll swipe, he'll flash. He just does not let blockers get into his frame. He is a nice looking prospect. So is cornerback a moud Gardner. Probably the next fair player on this list for me, talk about smooth operator transition out of the back pedal and zone term. He's got ball skills. Check out his pick six against I think it was ucf

and twenty nineteen. It's teaching tape for how to keep the quarterback the choppy feet and the drive on the football for Indiana. Why did receiver tie fry Fogel? How is that for a name? He's a high point master, a technician of a route runner. We'll take a look at him further in this game. Quarterback Michael Panics good anticipatory thrower, athletic ability, can run. Dual threat. Quarterback and cornerback Taiwan Mullin versatile player. He gets sacks, pass breakups, tackles.

He was the first first team All American cornerback in Indiana history last season. That's your college wrap up, your scouting guide there. Let's go ahead and get the NFL picks. Last week nine and seven awful, just terrible. Let's go ahead and improve that this week. We had Washington last night, Broncos at Jacks. Let's go ahead and out for the bang here. Give me the Jags in the upset. Vic Fangio has one of the best cover two defensive looks

in the league. But that creates throws that I think Lawrence can hit, the whole shots, the steam shots, the split safety look. Plus on the road after a big Week one win in the early time slot on the East Coast, I'll take the Jags in the upset. Niners at Eagles, give me Frisco. I think the first half team was more indicative of what we saw in that game against Detroit. But I will say losing Jason Red that's a killer, But not this week. Patriots at Jets. Give me the Ats, Rams at Colts. I like the

Rams my Super Bowl pick in the NFC. They keep it rolling. Bills at Dolphins. Give me the Dolphins. Raiders at Steelers give me the home team on the road in the early window, on a short week, after playing an overtime period and a crazy game. For the Raiders, it's tough to win the next week after you pull one out like that. Plus they're pretty banged up. Denzel Good, Gerald McCoy and Yannick and Gokway were all hurt in the game. On Monday Night Football, Bengals at Bears, I'll

take the Bears. I think the pass rush can make life tough on Joe Burrow and we'll see who starts. But I think that Justin Fields, you know, if Dalton struggles, he could get into the game. That's a tough adjustment to make mid game, and if he starts, also tough to to not know exactly what you're preparing for with Justin Fields or Andy Dalton. Texans at Browns, Give me

the Browns. Saints at Panthers Lace Winston gets it done again, and despite the Saints defensive injuries, I think they do enough to slow down Christian McCaffrey and slow that Panther's offense. But man Jamie seems to really be hit in the ground running in that Sean Payton attack. Vikings at Cardinals. I'm take Kyler Murray and the Cardinals talked about the Vikings defense having a tough year last year. Week one

was kind of the same. I want to see them get it buttoned up and fixed before I picked them. Falcons at Bucks ten days off to face that offense. That's good luck, Atlanta. Take the Bucks. Titans at the Seahawks. Give me the Titans a control of the Seahawks front with the running game. I think Henry gets going. I think Julio Jones gets his first big days of Titans. Give me the road as a Titan. Give me the road team. Cowboys at Chargers. I like a shootout here.

I'll take Dak Prescott. I think his performance on Thursday Night Football will start the season off was so impressive. Just didn't get the W because well, Brady is pretty good too. But big game for the Cowboys. I'll take the road team. Chiefs at Ravens. Give me the Chiefs. Lions at Packers, give me the Packers on Monday Night football. All right, that's gonna be my time, Caroline. Daddy is coming home for the weekend. You all please be sure to subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcast, Leave us

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