Welcome to Miami | Kyle Van Noy

terrific financial shape going forward. What's up, Dolphins? Travis Wingfield with you here for a special series of the Drive Time Podcast, part of the official podcast network of your

Miami Dolphins. We aren't making these shows with specific dates, but we are rolling out a new episode per player signing, and we'll start with the details of the player's career, taking a look at their counting stats, advanced metrics, film study, character testimonies, and a whole lot more, all of that before we hear from the newest Miami Dolphins and exclusive

interviews with the Drivetime Podcast. So, without any further ado, let's get in to the free agency series here on the Drivetime Podcasts and we'll get into the cumulative impact of all these additions and all these moves and all the benefits of the Dolphins acquisitions over the free agency period. But I want to go ahead and let the dust settle before we approach cap conversation and draft ideas of what Miami might do now that so many needs and holes have been checked off the list with the free

agency period. We'll get to that on a future podcast here on the Drivetime Show, but today we're focusing on new linebacker Kyle van Noy. The Dolphins signed the jack of all trades defender and he reunites with his former defensive coordinator and current Dolphins head coach Brian Flores. Now it's difficult to pigeonhole van Noy at one specific position because the versatility theme continues here with the former a

Pat and Lion. Van Noy can play the run, off the edge, he can drop into coverage, and also he can rush the passer very effectively from a variety of positions. Pro Football Focus change van Noise's positional designation in twenty nine team. He was listed as a linebacker in eighteen and ranked second among his position group with thirty six

total pressures that year. This year, with an edge designation and an increased pass rush workload, van Noy more than held his own with fifty eight pressures on four hundred and forty nine pass rush reps. He posted a gaudy twelve point nine percent pressure rate, and his versatility in terms of directional rushing is agnostic entirely. He has his

sheriff a gap rushes. His pass rush productivity off the right side was nine point two that ranked eleventh among his position group, and seven point five off the left side. He can hit you from anywhere, and van Noy's work in the running game might be even better than his highly productive pass rushing metrics. He made thirty run stops those are tackles within two yards of the line of screaming.

He missed only five tackles last year, and his consistent work earned van Noy the fifth best run defending grade among all edge defenders on Pro Football Focus. In twenty nineteen, he allowed eighty six receiving yards on eighty six coverage reps, and that ranked nineteenth among all edges. As a cover man and vanoid statistics reflect his multiple nature, just as his snap counts due last year, van Noy played more

of an on ball edge slash linebacker role. In fact, seven hundred and seventy five of his eight seventy five defensive reps came from that position, be it on the edge or in the A or B gaps as a stand up rusher. In twenty eight team, those positional disparities were even more widespread. Vanoy played five hundred and sixty three snaps on the ball and five sixty four off the ball, just one snap away from being a dead

fifty fifty split. And since his twenty sixteen arrival in New England, Vanoy has been as reliable and dependable as they come. Over as three full seasons there as a Patriot, Vanoy played too than eight hundred and ninety seven snaps. That's an average of nine point seven snaps per year.

He doesn't leave the field. The newest Dolphin linebacker checks a lot of the boxes in which scouts play pay close attention to rather six ft three, two d fifty pounds coming out of b y U. In two thousand six Team, Vanny earned glowing grades from NFL dot COM's lands Zer line as a college prospect. Quote he has a muscular, well proportioned build, quick get off, He knife gaps, good pass rush ability, can push the pocket or pressure the edge. He keeps working to the quarterback and has

deceptive closing speed. Eyes the quarterback and tries to get his hands in the passing lane. Athletic with good movement skills in all directions, equipped to keep pace with backs and tight ends and coverage. Is rangey and can open up his stride and run vertically. Glides on the field. Scheme versatile, football smart and this further quote from their

line good sized athletics. Smooth moving stand up player who projects best as a three four outside linebacker, but can also warrant considered ration from four three teams as a will or a SAM multiplicity. He has unique ability to play up field latterly or in reverse end quote and Vanoi's versatility was truly appreciated and utilized in his second NFL home after leaving Detroit and getting to New England

with flor as desire to play multiple fronts. Van Noi can stay on the field for nearly every snap, regardless of the front or defensive package or the coverage on the back end. The College Scoding Report harps on van nois versatility, his football i Q and instincts to read and react, paired with the quick first step and ability to get skinny through blocks allows him to be effective in both one gap penetration style defenses or two gap,

read and react schemes. To check the versatile, smart, durable, and competitive boxes. The only thing left for van Nois to cover are his leadership and instincts, and he checks those two. This coming from Bill Belichick during a press conference mid season last year, asking about Van NOI's leadership and what he means the team quote. A lot of times he does the right thing on something that maybe

we haven't gone over. He's one of those guys sometimes they get in a situation that we haven't really covered and they just do the right thing because they're good instinctive players. He's given us good depth in the kicking game. Not that he's out there for every play in the kicking game, but he's responsible for a lot of things. So if something happens and we needed him, he'd be ready to go. And that's a comforting feeling for a coach.

He's given us great communication and leadership on and off the field. End quote. Van Noy comes down to South Florida with more than just football accolades to his name. He was recognized for his continuous involvement in the community, as he received the Ron Burton Community Service Award from the New England Patriots. He was also the Patriots Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee for the nineteen season.

Vanny was credited with six and a half sacks last season, but took part in eight total sacks, as a couple of those were credited as half sacks. I want to now go over what each of those sacks looked like, and we'll be posting videos giving you guys a look at the film here of these particular plays, his first last year came in Week three against the New York Jets. Vanoi bounces around the formation before settling into a two

point stance head up over the tackle. That's your four technique, and we saw Flora's do that plenty of times last season, with guys standing up at the line of scrimmage, jumping between gaps and picking their spot before the ball is snapped and going after the quarterback. Van Noy on this play bluffs his rush into the b gap, then crosses

the guard's face as the looper. On a pick stunt, someone picks the player in front of him, he loops around on the free rum and the execution of the scheme creates a run down the pipe at the Jets quarterback for a van Nois sack. In week number four, vanoia lines as an on ball rusher and a two point stands in a wide five technique. It's a two

fore front. He pushes upfield and engages the right tackle, attacking his upfield shoulder, and the quarterback tries to step through Van Noy's inside lane, but he redirects and works back underneath for the sack. The old adage tells you the worst place to be is behind the quarterback. Vanoy did great to recognize this, the quarterback stepping up and jumped forward and made the sack accordingly, Sack number three.

In that same game, Week four against Buffalo, van Noi aligns in his two point stands in a wide five technique as an on ball rusher. He runs the arc, attacking the upfielled shoulder. Again, the tackle cannot pace van noi speed as he flattens the edge. He arrives and forces a fumble on the Buffalo quarterback. Sack number four. Week six, New York Giants in Foxboro, Vanoi lines up in a backside wide five technique again as an on ball linebacker two point rusher in a two four formation.

The Giants quarterback runs a naked bootleg and he tries to beat van Noy to the sideline and cannot as Vanoi gets him down for a sack sack number five. Week eight against Cleveland, van Noil lines up in a two point stance. Once again that's a common theme here as an on ball wide five technique. He gets his feet tangled up on the initial rush, but recovers beautifully as he dips under the left tackle for a free run on the Browns quarterback and a sack sack number six.

Week eleven at Philadelphia, van Noi lines up in a week side wide five technique. Once again. His first step works upfield to get the tackle vertically into his set. Vanoy then crosses face in an attempt to pick for the looper, but the snap is fumbled and Vanoy gets his eyes on the football, locates the quarterback and keeps working and finds the clean up sack sack number seven. Week thirteen at the Houston Texans, Vanoy lines up as the strong side nine technique as a two point on

ball rusher. The tight end releases into the route, and the left tackle cannot game depth quick enough to match van Noy's get off. Van Noy flattens the edge and gets to the quarterback for a sack. Finally, in the wild card round, sack number eight versus the Tennessee Titans, Vanoi lines up and a wide five technique on the weak side and begins working laterally to the line of scrimmage. Pre snap, he dents the line with a bull rush, then spins off the initial block of the right tackle.

He finishes the play with effort as he lays out and swipes the football out of the Titans quarterback's hands for a sack and force fumble. He gets it done in so many ways, so much fun to watch his tape. And let's go ahead now and get to the interview with new Dolphins linebacker Kyle van Noy. And I've got Kyle van Noy, the newest linebacker of your Miami Dolphins. Kyle, First off, how you doing man? Man? I just want to say thank you for having me on your podcast.

What a blessing it is. I'm excited to get to know Finns Nation. The Miami let's go. I'm excited. We're excited to have you, Kyle. It's uh a player that I think fits a lot of the things that Dolphins want to do defensively in terms of what you bring to the table. And so with the new deal, the new team, just want to get your initial feeling about the vibes in Miami. Well, I mean the vibes are sunny. Let's go. You know the vibes. I think they've been there all along, and I hope I can just help

out a little bit. Um. I'm not trying to change anything. I think everything that needs to be there is there. It's just a matter of putting it together. Let's go ahead and start there with what you mentioned with what was already here. First off, why the Dolphins. You had a chance to hit free agency and sign anywhere, Why would you choose Miami? Well, I respect the coach for one, Uh, Flow is a really really good coach. I respect what he's all about. I respect his coaching and what he

brings to the table. And then the young group of guys that they have. They have a young, talented group that wants to play UM and I feel like I can contribute some leadership and just be a part of something special. And it's not gonna be overnight. It's gonna take everybody involved, and I'm excited about it. The past is the past right now. We're just focused on the future and what what we can control now, and that's

how we play. And I can't wait. And you mentioned Kyle the the ability to come in and provide some leadership and not the you're gonna be the one that comes in here and changes the culture, but to be a part of the program and a part of that culture.

What can you tell Dolphins fans of someone that has played for Brian Flores and knows him so well about what the kind of culture we can expect going forward as your number one here in Miami with him was about establishing that culture and getting a player like yourself only furthers that plan. Yeah, I think it really starts just with being smart, fast, and physical, and you put all those three things into it. That's exactly what you want in a football team, and that's what he preaches.

I'm excited to be a part of it. I'm excited to go out there and show people. Um, I'm I'm not gonna say much. I'm just gonna try to do my best and do my part of showing it on the football field. That's perfect. It sounds exactly like what Flora's loves and a player and Kyle, I had a chance to review your sack reel from last year, and

every one of those reps is different. You're winning with speed off the edge and ability to flatten your looking inside, your picking, You're running pick stunts, You're lining up in the A gaps and B gaps and getting home that way. What is it about your skills that allows you to really satisfy all those different responsibilities and stay on the

field for every play. Well, you know, I I appreciate you, you know, looking at my you know, my my sacks and whatnot, But I don't I'm not wanting to necessarily talk about those. What I I talk about are the plays that I had to assist on last year. I felt like I had a lot of impactful plays on the assists that don't go on a stat sheet. Those are what I'm proud about. Forcing an interception or the QB to step up and another teammate gets a sack.

That That's That's what I'm all about, because that right there is team ball isn't about me. It's about the team. You know, other players had to do some things in order for me to get a sack. And that's what I'm all about. I just want to bring that um togetherness that it's not just me if I get a sack or if you get a sack, it's all of us. And that being said, I'm just looking. I'm excited for this younger group. I'm excited to get together and get

to work. Well, let's go ahead and use that perfect segue transition right here to talk about this press conference I found last year from Bill Belichick mid season where he commends you for your versatility and like you said, not just on defense, but your willingness and the general wherewithal to be able to adapt to what to somewhat foreign situations at times, like, for instance, if they want

to call on you in the kicking game. Where is it in a player's character or makeup that makes them so unique to be able to do all those different roles, defense, special teams and otherwise. Yeah, I mean, I'm not gonna lie at times. You know, I don't want to do those things, but you know what I want to win? You if that's if it's a coach asked you to do, then you do it because you see the bigger picture. You see other people doing it and you know it works.

And you don't want to be the person that everyone looks at and be like, man, what's he doing? You know you want you want to be the guy that steps up to the plate when you're called and get it done. And that's what I'm all about. I just want to win. And you talk about getting wins. You have two rinks to your credit in the past. How valuable valuable is it to bring that winning pedigree into a new team like this? Yeah, I just think it's

it's the past. I learned so much. I'm so focused on this group we got and the talent that's there and just getting to work. And I'm honored to be a part of the Miami Dolphins family and I'm I'm excited to get to work. The Dolphins also signed a couple of your former teammates and head Caress and a Landing Roberts. What can you tell us about those two editions of the roster as well. They're both physical players,

they both love football, They're hungry. You know, they got a lot to prove and they're gonna be really good. There are guys that love love, like I said, love football, and you roll out of football, you can find them there. They want to play. And Roberts obviously plays the same position as you. Well maybe not the same position, but he will be in the linebacker room with you. And you've got against some of these guys now in ray

Kwa mcmill and Jerome Baker twice a year. What do you think about this linebacker room now that you're a part of it. They're exactly what I'm saying. Those guys are fast, they're physical, and they're smart. And I just hope I can help out and I hope they want to help me out and we we can work together as a group as a unit and get the job done. It's gonna take all of them. And on the other side of the football, you've defended Ryan Fitzpatrick and DeVante Parker,

Mike Asiki, some of these guys twice a year. What does the Dolphins offense bring as far as challenges to an opposing defense? Fits? Magic Baby? How excited? You know? The one thing I respect about Fits is it doesn't matter what noise is going on you know, backup starter. He's the same person and I respect that. His confidence level is huge and you can tell everybody in the locker room feeds off that. And I'm excited to get to work with him. I've heard nothing but really good

things about him. He's a really good leader, and he's the same person each and every day. And that's who you want at your at the quarterback position. Someone that is gonna lead, someone who's going to be the same person. You know you can count on them. And I'm excited to see them the magic firsthand and be on the

good side of it for sure. And talking about DeVante Parker and Mike get Sicky there, we talked to Byron Jones, who told us that he can do anything he wants on a basketball court in terms of dunk in the basketball off of a two foot jump, but he can't handle the one ft jump quite the same. Do you do you hoop? And can you dunk? And would you compete in a dunk contest with some of these guys? I mean to see, I don't think I can compete, but I can dunk. You know, I'm more I'm more

of I'm more of a grimy basketball player. I'm old school Jim Duncan box out, you know, don't need to be all flashy, shooted off the backboard. Fundamentals maybe and fundamental getting down that in that squat, in that stance and just hitting the bank shots. Huh yeah, then they're don't be mad because it doesn't look pretty, but it's no talents as two points. Hey, who brought the who brought the Chicago Bulls together? One of those titles, it was Dennis Brow a man, So I guess that's kind

of your role on the team. Hey, there you go, there, you go back to football, Kyle. Just ultimately, in terms of kind of taking a broad stroke to it, what exactly are the Dolphins getting in Kyle van Noy on the field and in terms of the leadership, that's a good question. Well we will see, we will see. And how about what are you looking forward to most when you get down to Miami. I'm excited to meet fans, I'm excited to get to work with my teammates. I'm

excited to play football. Uh. You know, we've were going through a crazy time in this world with this coronavirus, and um, we know we'll all come together and be one and I hope we can continue to stay one. And you know, with this football season, it's gonna mean a lot more, especially after what people are going through.

Um see those that are working in the medical field, those that are risking their lives to treat patients, and you know, my hat goes off to them, and I hope everyone really thinks about it, really shows love to them because they deserve it, what they're going through, what their families are going through. And I hope, you know, this football season we can put on a show for him. Well, it's no surprise that you have that take on that, Kyle, because you were the Patriots Walter Payton Man of the

your nominee last year. So great stuff as always, Kyle, And that's all I got for you, man. Congratulations on the new contract, best of luck this season, stay healthy, and welcome to Miami. Thank you. I appreciate it. And there he goes, Kyle van Nou, your newest Dolphins linebacker. Gonna add a lot to this football team as a pass rusher, in coverage against the run, and most of all,

helping out his teammates, helping the community. What a big win that guy is to get him in this building both for the organization on the football field and off of it as well, and that is to do it for us here on this Kyle Van Noi Free Agency Edition podcast of the Drivetime Podcast. You all please be sure to subscribe to the podcast. We're gonna talk to every single new Dolphins free agent here on this show, so hit subscribe so you don't miss any of the episodes.

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