OTA Week 3 Coverage - Practice Notes and Reacting to Mike McDaniel’s Media

off season program. Here we'll play the hits from the day of practice, tell you who'sted out and who shined. Here from Mike McDaniel and another very insightful educational press conference. Plus we'll talk to some of the guys as well. We'll hear from Javon Holland, Brandon Jones, Ray Kwon Davis, and Brennan Scarlett from the Baptist Health Studios inside the

Baptist Health Training Complex. This is the Drivetime Podcast. So we heard from coach Mike McDaniel before practice on this Tuesday, and once again he just continues to teach us things about the game of football and really inspire as a speaker goes in terms of being at the podium for these press conferences, but before he talked about actual football, and that was great. He gave us some great nuggets.

I'm sure you saw my quote on Twitter about sushi is a medium for wasabi, and as something of a sushi connoisseur myself, I can't agree with that because I just love almost everything about sushi. When we go out, I let my wife pick the roles because I just don't care. Put it in front of me and I'm

gonna eat it. But as someone that lives by the credo that French fries are merely a shovel for catchup, I feel where you're coming from on the medium to consume a better food that you prefer more than the other one. So good food talk there with Coach. He also talked about trying sushi for the first time in his twenties, how he doesn't eat fish outside of sushi, which makes no sense. He acknowledged that himself, and then

we finally got into some football questions with Coach. That's where I love going with this coach because he can explain so many things in so much detail, and you guys know, I love the educational aspect of this podcast and and coach certainly helps us out in that regard

a lot. And the first thing he was asked about was the U d f A class and if anybody in particular had had flashed in his eyes, and he took the opportunity to kind of talk about what the experience for a U d f A is and the challenges that they have to undertake when they get to the NFL and all that comes with that. Just just really think about it for for a second. How difficult.

I just say it to the rookies all the time, like the undertaken they have where there there transitioning from a different game and these are grown men that have been earning a paycheck and you're trying to get reps from them and and perform at a high level. Um. So certain positions I think are more akin to go fast and furious um typically Uh, you know there's a running backs. You get a little more opportunity because it's um more natural to a little more natural to what

you've what you've done in the past. Hey, don't get tackled. Um and Uh. I've been very impressed with I call him Dr White um and uh. But there's there's plenty there's plenty of guys. I know my NFL experience has afforded me to know this much. Do not make to um early of a judgment. And what you're what you're trying to do is really establish are these should these guys? Should they have a ticket to the party? Are they?

And and really a whole lot of drafted class. Um, there's there's not anybody that that stands out, whether that's from an athletic perspective or just what it takes to be a professional football player. That's the credit to Chris and his entire staff. Um were they brought some young men that are hungry and and um meet meet the bar from an athletic standpoint. So it will be an exciting um uh late summer early fall tons to unpack there,

as there usually is with coach's answers. Right, But I was really intrigued by Number one is the Quadrian weispan in the notes a lot here during O t A. So that's cool to to hear him talk about that as well. But also the part about not coming away with too harsh of a judgment positive or negative, either direction,

too early on these guys. And you heard him talk about you want to find out if this guy has a ticket to the dance, and you know that kind of it's you see the way a guy moves either way, the guy matches up, the way a guy maybe clicks right away, and you can say, yeah, there's something there that we can cultivate, that we can work with. But the idea of giving everyone a full shake, a full chance of fair shake to prove their worth over the course of a long period of time. And I thought

that was really cool, really balanced approach there from coach McDaniel. Next, he was asked about the message that he wants to leave the team heading into the off off season. We're a technically in the off season right now, but the summer break, as I call it, the months between now and training camp. Here's coach, uh, this, this is a cool, cool opportunity that's uncharted UM thus far. And you know, I talk to these guys a lot. UM put a

lot of thought into this. We've had an offseason that we've been fully committed, We've we've learned a lot, we've gotten better. UM. I think that the coaches have done a great job and the players have really attacked this offseason, which I guess I would equate to the first quarter of a game. UM. I'm comfortable to say the way they've worked, I feel like we have a lead in the first quarter. What does that mean nothing? You know, there's how many how many games are you winning in

the first quarter that you lose and vice versa. UM. So we've positioned ourselves UM to compete, compete at a standard UM that we We've said from the beginning that that that we want to compete at UM. The biggest message is the obligation UM and accountability that they have

to have UM to their teammates while they're gone. Because the one thing that UM is has stood the test of time is if you don't come back in not shape training camp shape at the beginning of training camp, you make yourself very vulnerable to soft tissue injuries, which puts it puts you to three weeks behind UM, and more often than not, UH, when it's all said and done, players never catch up because that's how tight of a

race it is. So the you know, spending time with your family, getting away, recharging, but also understanding this moment and it your teammates are counting on you UH to come back, and the Miami Dolphins organizations counting on you to come back in full um, in full shape form and desires so that, uh, the cream of our team rises to the top. And whoever the best person is at every position, Um, they're giving us the best chance

to win. Yeah, I mean, once again, we're it's gonna be a Mike McDaniel heavy episode here because I just love this press conference so so much. But talking about attacking the offseason, how thrilled he is about just the approach this team has had this offseason. They talking about the lead that he believes they've taken into the first quarter as it were, in regards to this particular point

on the calendar. Really interesting stuff there, but also the talking about the accountability you have to your teammates into the team to come back in football shape, ready to go. So that's things like the vulnerability to soft tissue issue, soft tissue issues that rhymes doesn't arise when you get here and then you went up in a couple of weeks of practice and to put you behind the eight ball, and you hear coach talk about never actually catching up.

Very interesting approach and you know, seeing so many guys out here at O T A. S. And going through it and having a good time and being in condition and the extra lapse after practice, you have to feel pretty good about where they are right there. Up next, coach talked a little bit about being a positive coach and uplifting coach with some of the players speaking about that.

Here's Coach talking about his approach in that regard. I'd say I'm just a positive person only because there's uh, you know, I'm I'm the way I see the world as you're about uh the things that you can affect moving forward and about being present, um it. I wouldn't say that I was really approaching it like, hey, I want to be the positive coach because I don't necessarily

think that I am. I know that's what how people um take it from from Afar, But really I just want I want players sole focus to be getting better at the craft and being the best player they can be. So I feel as though if you're able to be yourself, that's one less thing you're thinking about that's not getting better and um perfecting your craft. So that opportunity cost is something that's important to me. So I want people

to want players to feel like they can be themselves. Um. I also think that UH concerted effort in a group forum hence team sports, UM just that collective venture is fun. The grind is fun, although in the present sometimes it doesn't feel like it is so. But but more than any of that, UM, I know, I think the players would attest the most important thing is that they feel like they have an honest coach, because I can't help them if I can't give them honest critiques. And and

that don't get it twisted. There's plenty of times that UM uh in in my own way that I'm very very direct, because that's what players are depending on. But it's not really about the positive. It's more about UM whatever the elixir is to try to maximize um a given players ability to perform, which is a coach's job.

I mean, we've all had jobs before where things maybe weigh on your mind or that you weren't thinking about the job itself and it distracted you from the job itself, right, So I thought that answer was just really kind of high level in terms of thinking about how to approach this from a mental aspect and and being on that kind of psychological level. Really interesting stuff there from coach.

As you can tell, he thinks about all this stuff and and how to approach it, how to address certain players and certain you know, facets of the football team, just really really interesting stuff. Coach was also asked about which coach do you pattern yourself after. We talked to players all the time, right about whose game do you model yourself after? And they'll give you an answer and tell you why they think that they model the game after that player. And Coach said that not really anybody,

but genuine self. And he talked about growing up to a single mom as an only child and not having an example to kind of go off of and forging his own way. And I want to play this last audio clip from that answer again. If you guys want to see the entirety of this interview or the press conference, I should say, go to the team YouTube channel, the Miami Dolphins YouTube channel and check it out for yourself.

But I wanted to play this clip because I just loved it so much about letting the players set the team culture themselves. I think that you create a culture not because this guy acts a certain way, but because you're uh really a group of people, and and the people that you employ and the people that you work with if allowed, they dictate the terms of what the culture is and that and that's what I think you're seeing, UM on a day and day basis. I'm not like, hey, guys,

have fun. It's more like, hey, this is your guys team. Understand that. Now own it, UM and how far do you want to take it? And the results are a collection of young, hungary individuals that Um, it's June, so we haven't played a game, UM, but for we're at right now and the way they're coming together, I'm very pleased,

UM at this part of the process. How does the saying go that you are what you eat and kind of the same idea here that the football team that you are is the player you acquire, the players you draft, the players you signed, the players you trade for ultimately become the team and culture and products that you are, right, And that's what we've seen with this team. You know, we know you talk about the young, hungry individuals that coach mentions there and we've known that for a few

years now. Right the way this team has acquired players in the draft or in free agency and the acumen they show, Like I go back to the Byron Jones signing and I talked about this every single year in training camp. I can't wait to watch it again this

coming August. With the way he prepares and the way he's out there getting ready before or practice to get himself loose, and the way he's going through ball skilled drills, you know when their special teams are going and he's not part of you know, whatever that particular drill is

at that time, like he's always working. So whether it's a veteran or a rookie or anything in between, those types of players established the culture and the type of team that you are, right and so to look at, for example, two young guys like Brandon Jones and Javon halland two guys we're gonna hear from here in just one second, and we've heard so much from coaches and players and their teammates alike, how those guys put themselves in position to succeed based upon the way they prepare

and the way they you know, everything that happens before the snap, they're sharp with that it helps him to execute after the snap. So I thought that was really cool to hear. And you have that balance of young and older players or veteran players, I should say, where you know Tyreek Hill, a new acquisition, a guy in his his middle to late twenties who is out there leading the receiver's room all over the field and they

follow his direction or to Ron Armstead. All the coaching clinic videos I know you guys have seen because I tweeted them out about just how how studious and how smart he is, probably one of the smartest players in

the National Football League. Or you know a Melvin Ingram, not even dressed for practice a couple of weeks ago or last week, and he's out there helping guys and the individual drills, kind of pointing some things out, taking his turn as a possible like we have five hand and need a six guy to go one on one here, Let's go ahead and do that and you can get your hand placement on me. So all this stuff comes together for what coach talks about their collection of young,

hungry individuals. Let's go ahead and take our first break here and come back and pick it back up with coach McDaniel and I really really thought provoking question and answer here about the individuality of this sport and of this league and of the modern athlete and a team sport. Great stuff here from from coach. That's next Drivetime Podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought to you by Auto Nation.

Back here on the Drivetime Podcast, picking it right back up with Mike McDaniels Tuesday, June the seventh, media availability, the last time we'll hear from coach until training camp, last time on the field for practice to They will have those practice notes here in just a second. And some player media availabilities as well. Let's go ahead and go back to coach on this topic of the individual

and a team sport. And you know, I've always thought players telling their stories and the modern athlete having you know, production companies or their Twitter timelines, even things that can help them really get their voice out there and tell their story themselves. I think it's awesome. And I thought this question an answer from from the reporter and from from coach McDaniel really exhibited his understanding of two and where we are, you know, even from just ten years ago,

but especially years ago with athletes. Here's coach talking about individuality within a team sport. Phenomenal stuff here from I think individual individuality is more celebrated as a culture um in general. UM and and I think people are uh more recepted to that. UM. But don't get it twisted. The number one rule that we have on our team is protect the team. There's there's nothing greater in that.

But I think you're some UM the whole total parts of what you become is an accumulation of the individual pieces and those pieces, UM, you're just trying to maxim maximize what you can contribute to the team. And you know, I feel like there's a certain degree of liberty, UM and investment and for lack of better terms, there's your you're taking that opportunity cost of thinking about how does someone want me to act and applying it to what

is my job? And you have to stay within the you know, what's what's in best in the best interests of the team. But you know there's people UH shouldn't have to UH if they have honest intent, if they're if they're accountable and you can count on them, UM, and they're they're purpose and drive is correct and UH of high esteem, then you know, I'm who am I to say you should act one way or the other? UM?

If I was policed that way, I don't think it'd be hanging out here standing at this podium waiting for questions about condiments to service. I mean, the brilliant answer and then the call back to the condiments question, which, by the way, he did tell us after the presser that barbecue sauce is his go to condiment even on French fries. Interesting, and I told you as a catch up guy earlier, a little bit of competing ideals. They're about preferred dipping sauces for your French fries. But I mean,

how good is that? I just I love that answer. Let's go ahead and move on to the next here

talking about tah in the red zone. But first he was asked about the health situations and not wanting to push guys back, and I thought he it was cool that he mentioned, you know, with regards to raheem most dirt alec ingolds some guys that are coming off a c L injuries a season ago, working to get back on the field this year this training camp, and talking about how great of a job the medical staff does, and talking about how all those guys want to play

way worse than they actually want them to play, and just the drive behind getting back and getting healthy and on the football field with those guys and anybody else that is coming back from injury this offseason. Let's go ahead and get to that red zone question with coach talking about to AH and what's the key to red zone success fitting tight windows? Coach likes the way to it does that. Here's McDaniel from a football standpoint, the UH.

We we've spent a considerable amount of time UM emphasizing the first and second down portion of of our game UM for multitude of reasons. UM, one of the being that there aren't pads on UM. But as far I don't necessarily see like as far as his game, I think his skill set UM it it tighter areas only enhances his ability. You know, he's he's an accurate quarterback that UM that really knows how to place the ball

where he wants it to be placed. And all all the red zone is to me is the defense is defending less amount of the field, so you're compressed, UM, and we're still trying to move the ball forward and get in the end zone. So those windows become tighter, the decisions have to be quicker UM. So the work we have done, I've been very pleased UM with it. But it I see it unless you are a UM, I would say the one outlaw liar for red zone quarterback play is UM one of the extremes and mobility.

You have a super ex extream ability to um uh extend the play and win with your feet. The typically those guys are ranked pretty high, or you have decisive quarterbacks that UM nowhere to go with the ball UM and and both of those situations you just take advantage of space and UM. You can either create it with your quarterback and buy time, or you can create that space with timing and execution of concepts UM, which is something that two has been very good at UM his

whole career. So I found that part about the decision making paired with the ability to make plays with your feet very intriguing because when it comes to two, his statistics in that particular area of the field or I should just say, if you go back to pressure evade percentage, two has been top five in the NFL each of his first two seasons in the NFL, and that's you know. Lamar Jackson, Kyler Murray, Josh Allen have also been on that list, and Derek Carr was the other guy this year.

I think the year prior to that, I think it was kirk Cousins, but those the top five guys the last couple of years. And then looking at these Warren Sharp stats to a tongue of Voloa last season based upon e p A was number one in the red zone one and if you remove the rushing concept of that, he was number two, behind only Tom Brady and Brady of course without the rushing his fourth and with the

rushing his fourth, without it his first. To give an idea about how that kind of moves around based upon just the passing element of the position, that the smarts, the accuracy, the on time element of the position, and then also the ability to expand and extend and make plays off script. So that's where he ranks there to also you talk about tight window percentage, which he was number two in the NFL last year at nineteen point

three percent. Tight window throws a defender within one yard of the intended target at the time of the catchpoint was number two, only behind Joe Burrow and so. And he also had the fifth highest completion percentage in the NFL a year ago, which tells you about his ability to fit tight windows. And then finally in the red zone, the second highest completion percentage of all quarterbacks last year to a tuggle by lowis, that's a good area to excel in. Two has been good in that area. We've

talked about that quite a bit. Let's go ahead and finish up here with coach on what stage of the offensive install are you at versus? How would you gauge the offense without pads? Was the question. And let's just go ahead and here from coach because once again, no surprise, he killed it. So this being the six different team that you know, I've been in the same offense UM my whole career and we've just evolved it. This has

been the sixth different um. Uh stop the you gain a little wisdom in that, and there's compounding variables that um you tried to weigh. Well, how good is the existing defense? Are they as everyone starting from the same starting point? Um? Are they taking uh calculus courses while we're learning algebra? Uh? This this was an extreme case relative to the other stops UM in my career because the defense was very, very productive and returning a lot

of talented players. UM. We also had an ornamental amount of additions. So it was a bunch of people learning to play together with all those circumstances that really, um, you know that my career has afforded me. UM. I feel extremely, extremely happy and confident where we're at. We have just enough taste of uh, what we're good at

and what we need to work on. We have a lot of deliberate pros um that you know, when guys are all on it and are thinking about it over their break and and and spending the summer um, you know, getting away and recharging, but at the same time, UM, revisiting all the stuff that they've learned. There's a huge um leap you know in those first couple of days

of O t A. So UM. Realistically, I go play by play, player by player, uh and within you know, I'm not really looking for touchdowns or how many negative I'm looking at how people are progressing and getting better each each day against a defense that's refining their skills. And I'm I'm very, um, very happy with where we're at right now, which means absolutely nothing, you know, I mean, but like that, I couldn't you know. There's a couple of plays that I wish we'd make here there, but

overall is an offense. I'm very comfortable and confident going into the summer um with what we've had the opportunity to do and who we're going against, which um is a tremendous challenge, and on both sides of the ball, I think we've we've gotten better this offseason because guys come to work and challenge each other, are talented, high expectations, competitive and try to win the day. And yet another call back there from coach talking about not getting too

high on the high. It's not getting too low on the lows, but just having a general confidence with where the team is at. I love the calculus versus algebra comparison. It's it's perfectly fitting there. And we'll go ahead and d right there again. You can find this entire interview or I should say media availability. I keep calling an

interview on the Miami Dolphins YouTube channel. Let's go ahead and get some practice notes here before our last break, and then we'll go ahead and get some more media here. Might push some off to the next episode, we'll see, but just some practice notes for you guys. It was quick, it was brief, and we'll start at the quarterback position. Excuse me, uh, and yes, there was a pick six in this practice. Duke Riley stepped in front of the

past and took it back the other direction. Lots of celebrations for the defense there, and yes there were some long balls. Yes there were some wins and some losses for the offense. But I thought this practice, more than any of the other recent ones, saw the most consistent chunk gains in the passing game, your yard gains, and two of was aces with a few of those passes. We talked about the tight window throws that McDaniel mentioned in that media availability. There were two in particular I

thought really stood out in this practice. Number one, Savan Akhmed catches a ball on the sideline with tight coverage and the ball goes right over the coverage or the finger of the cover guy on that particular play, and then it was a race to pay dirt. I'm not sure if he was gonna score, not just depends on how the speed plays out the rest of the way. But a really nice ball into a tight window coverage

within one yard, that's a completion. Baby. Then there was a whole shot to Jalen Waddle, and this is between two defenders and Waddles route and the football met directly between the two defenders. At the same time in that soft spot and obviously there's no hitting, but the location, like you want to practice for when there is hitting, The location is exactly what you want. Low away from danger. Don't put your receiver up in the air, which gives

the defense more time to tee off. On that number seventeen on the jersey, he slides in there, secures the catch. Nice pick up right around seventeen eighteen yards or so. The long ball to Cody Core was behind the defense. Nice pitch and catch. Don't miss those throws and you get them the pick six again, Duke Riley steps in front, undercuts it, makes a nice play and you can see two was upset with himself. He and coach McDaniel hash

it out afterwards, had a little conversation. I'm sure that was a good teaching moment for him and the other quarterbacks. And then more on the defense here in just a moment. But first, Cody Core was the name you heard twice on my timeline today, first on the long ball from twa, then another long ball from Teddy Bridgewater, a really nice ball that caught him and Stride. A big day for

Cody Core. Same with fight Fight fight for Washington State River Craycraft had a big day uncoverable early, catching three passes in the early team session, including a couple of nice intermediate strikes one from two oh one from Teddy where I thought Cracraft really showed off. The thing that made him stand out at Washington State the route running

and timing of those routes in the passing game. Speaking of that, Trent Sherfield stands out with that sharp cuts, makes his routes like the exact same every time, bus his butt and every single element of the practice. Love to watch him out here. So Quandre White, the rookie running back we talked about with coach McDaniel earlier, had a nice run where he stayed on balance, cuts back and explodes into the second level on the defensive side. Ray Kwon Davis had the orange jersey. Marcel Louis Jock

from ESPN had the playlist. I recognized the fifty cent jam Leonard skinnered. Uh. There was some Alicia Keys on their al Green, James Brown and lots of country, but I couldn't tell you who they were. Jalen Phillips had another would be sack today. Kind of a broken record with him on that he gets in the backfield often, and early linebackers in general in this practice made some place.

Channing tin Dall had a pass break up where he showed you the acceleration, the speed, the twitchiness, all of that. And then also Brandon Scarlett had himself a batted down pass. More on that in just a moment, and we finish up in the secondary. Javarus Davis had a really nice play where he peeled off his coverage and planted himself right in the area of another receiver. The pass was caught, but from my vantage point, that's because Davis pulled up

to not initiate the contact. You never know how it goes on practice. Let's go ahead and get to some more player media here. We'll start with Brandon Jones first. After the break here on the Drivetime podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought to you by Auto Nation. Back here on the Drivetime Podcast. It's a rap on the off

season program. Let's go ahead and get to Brandon Jones here, who spoke to the media after practice and he was asked about the connection that he and Javon Holland have and how that kind of got clicking right away last year upon Javon's arrival. Yeah, me and Javon kind of it's strange because when he first got here, we just kind of connected. It's kind of weird, but just from we always sit in the back, We're always communicating, We're always aware of kind of what happens, what's gonna happen.

If this guy moves what we got to get in and out of and showing different schemes and different He's down. I'm down just being able to be multiple and do a lot of different things. Um, I don't know that in that relationship that we kind of made early on has definitely showed itself off the field, and we've become really good friends obviously, and just that trust factor in

each other. He also talked about how his goal to get better is to get better everything he does every offseason and that's no different this offseason obviously, And so I followed up with him on that and just said, how does Javon's versatility and all that he does on the field help you and your game better? Make your game better? Words Travis words man, I would the biggest example for me is just any instances where I'm in man coverage. I think knowing he can go from literally

red line to redline just his speed, just his ball skills. Um, I know he's always going to be there, you know, whenever he's needed to be somewhere, if he's the middle of the field safety, if he's a you know, the cover cover three safety, the half safety, whatever it is, he's always gonna be there. And I think having that confidence in knowing and having that trust in him, you know, gives the ability for a lot of people to be able to play fast. And you heard him talk about

red line to redline. Those are on the practice field. Every single NFL practice field you've ever seen has the redline to demonstrate the fit and that's a portion of the field that kind of condenses it from basically the numbers to the sideline. And you talk about Javan's range being that that deep, he can go anywhere on the football field to help out with that. And obviously these guys in their ability to help diskies and all that fun stuff that you like to do on defenses is paramount.

Also wanted to ask him about having Stephen Gregory at his coach now at safety. Here's Brandon always been great and just having that knowledge and experience is always huge. I've always found that, you know, having coaches that have been in your shoes before, have played in as a similar system as you know, Steve playing with the Patriots and and all that stuff. Just having that, I think goes a long way, and you're easily can can take what he says and know that he was in your

shoes at one point. It's easy to relate to. Let's go ahead and finish up with javan here. I know we talked about getting to Scarlett and Ray Kwan earlier on the show, but we're just going a little bit long here. We'll get to them later in the week on the Friday podcast. Let's go ahead and go to Brandon's position mate and Javon Holland, who first was asked about his experience of playing with coach McDaniel. Good answer

here from the Dolphins second year safety coaches. I mean, he's just a good person, Like you know, it's it's not hard to be um like all in for a coach when they're a good person. And I think that's like the baseline as low as it goes, like, he's just a super cool dude, you know, a great family man and you can tell he's honest, so people just buy into what he says and it's on the same paces him, like mentally, everybody's everybody's you know, one mind.

It's hard to not come away impressed from Javon Holland. And this next one here does a lot more of that because we know when he was a rookie, we asked him these questions about the training regiment he was on as a kid, the Hunter push ups he would do every day, you know, junior high into high school, and the workouts he had to do, with the chores he had to do before he go out and and you know, have go play or whatever the case, maybe

play video games, whatever it might have been. And just the professional approach that he took under his father, a former CFL standout. And you're gonna hear him talk here about his professionalism for a twenty two year old kid who was already pretty damn good in that regard. Here's Javon Holland on the one area he wanted to work on this offseason heading into I think it was just

my overall development as a professional really was. Um. I mean, you know, things will come and practice and as things start to speed up, you know, tackling, um, you know, angles to the ball, things like that, But me and conducting myself as more of a professional was probably most of the thing. And that was really me honestly, Like, um, they've they've supported me and to just push me in that direct ship rather regardless of what it is. But it's mostly just me, you know, focusing that push into

a specific area. And speaking of leadership, last one here for Javon Holland asked about his style of leadership. Here you go to the Dolphins second year safety, Yeah, I feel real comfortable. Um. I feel like I tried to earn a lot of my teammates respect through through my play first. Um, and then you know, so they know that when I do, if something happens and I do say something, it's comes from a place of love because I want them to get better and I would want

them to push me the same way. It's not necessarily me just like yelling at him. So that's kind of how I see leading. Uh. You know, anybody can be a leader, you can anybody can say something. So um. But now that I'm like a year end and it's the same group and they know what I can do, I feel comfortable being able to um, you know, correct him if this situation that I know that I can help them with. All right, let's go ahead and call

a podcast right there again. We'll get Brennan Scarlett, Rae Kwon Davis, we had Robert Hunt, and I know I'm forgetting one more, but we'll get to the rest of the METI availabilities on Friday, while still a comprehensive recap of O. T A S ten things that I thought stood out over the course of the last couple of months in the offseason program. And to just go ahead and finish up on the callback theme of this podcast with coach McDaniel in the players here, like talked about

you are what you eat. You are the football team that you, you you know, build yourself to be. Man these interviews, these these players that talk to us, it's just it's great information. It's delivered in a really you know, articulate way, and I just really appreciate that about this team because it's so easy to get good stuff from these guys and to talk to them and they're respectful. It makes our job a lot easier. So I really really appreciate

that aspect of this team. In so many ways. Let's go ahead and call it a podcast right there, and go ahead and call an off season program. You all please be sure to subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcast, Leave us a rating, leave us a review. You can follow me on Twitter at Wingfield NFL, follow the team at Miami Dolphins across all social media platforms. Check out the fish Tank podcast with Seth and Juice Oh, James McDuffie, and of course our Wednesday Twitter Spaces show that we

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