Episode 946: Is Sunday A Legacy Game For Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa? + Waddle Injury Update!

On this episode of Fin Too Deep, hosts Reason an Neal Driscoll discuss whether or not this is a legacy game for Tua Tagovailoa!

ESPN & Tyreek Hill give conflicting reports on Jaylen Waddle’s injury, who to believe?

Are the Miami Dolphins more physical than they are given credit for?

Lamar Jackson shows mutual respect to Tua Tagovailoa!

Plus they’ll discuss Jason Sanders’ accolade, an interesting comparison between Tua and a former MVP, the Dolphins defense and much more!

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Time Stamps:

0:00 – Opening

0:44 – Intro

2:25 – Thoughts On Tua Not Getting His Credit, Running The Football In December + The Playoffs, Mostert, A TE Threat & More!

30:08 – Do The Dolphins Have The Ravens Right Where They Want Them In Week 17?

36:29 – Are The Miami Dolphins More Physical Than The Media Gives Them Credit For?

41:12 – Baltimore Ravens Wearing Their Lucky Uniforms For Miami Dolphins Game

45:15 – Is Sunday A Legacy Game For Tua Tagovailoa?

52:02 – Comparing Tua This Year To Peyton Manning’s 2008 NFL MVP Season

56:48 – Tyreek Hill & ESPN Give Conflicting Updates On Jaylen Waddle’s Status

1:02:25 – Jason Sanders Named AFC Special Teams Player Of The Week & Dolphins/Cowboys On FOX Does Record Numbers

1:03:41 – Final Thoughts & Neal’s Dolphins/Ravens Prediction

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Dolphins in the NFL draft here’s reason and Neil what is good finnn Nation what’s good it’s your boy Reon we are back here for another one and it’s been a it’s been a few weeks but we are back here for another episode and welcome y’all to dive if into deep

With us myself and my co-host Neil Drisco for this show welcome everyone in we’re gonna have a lot to talk about today as you saw in the little opening there we’re going to talk about Tua and if this is a legacy game we’re going to talk about the physicality of this team

We’re going to talk about the latest on W because ESPN and Tyreek Hill have given basically conflicting reports so we’ll talk about about all of that plus you know a lot more including you know hey a Jason Sanders Accolade I continue to look like Jabron the week and so do

All of us who doubted Jason Sanders um and some mutual respect between Lamar and Tua some you know we got a lot to go into today man so Neil um one thing I haven’t talked about because I did the film breakdown yesterday they had the first episode of dolphins after dark on

Tuesday I actually finally just got around to watching hard talk yesterday awesome yeah man uh first of all Uncle Dan is fantastic shout out to V the homie had Vibes for already coming out with the Uncle Dan’s shirt so that’s absolutely fantastic stuff to a given golf simulators is absolutely hilarious

But man one thing that really stood out to me was when Tua kind of pulled teron Armstead to the side and let him know what time it was bro I mean anyone who doubted this man’s ability as a leader and if these people in the locker room

Truly listen to him you just had when he’s fully healthy one of the best left tackles in the game who’s been the league for over 10 years basically acknowledged that Tua wasn’t liing bro and Tua didn’t overstep his boundaries and bro he was assertive but the way he approached him was very

Respectable but he was assertive in terms of getting his app point across so really stood out to me and I got to say this man it only took two clips but I’m in love with Butch bear like yeah like one second Clips but he feels looks like he’s off his rocker bro

And I love it right dude it’s been an amazing season of Hard Knocks I’ll be honest when I first heard the news I was kind of worried a little bit I you know you don’t like maybe your team to get all that public attention um and when

They were on it the last time with with the Ryan tanah Hill and the Matt Moore Dolphins I thought it was very boring Chad you know Chad ooo getting kicked off the team might have been the highlight Dev vonte Davis trade or whatever and I honestly think since you

Know I think it was the the Cowboys and the Ravens which were the first two they were really good and then I think it’s just been a tremendous drop off but I I think this rejuvenated that series to be honest because the Dolphins you know they have so many Larger than Life

Personalities playoffs are they following yeah they said for the first time ever they’re going into the playoffs so that that’s cool I mean when you know like for us you know my favorite player of all time in football is D Marino to get to see him such a

Part of the organization still in a different capacity it it’s really the respect that he gets shown by these players yet he goes there and keeps it light-hearted and serves as a mentor to a lot of these guys I I think it’s pretty amazing to see and you know I

Like toua toua and that Terr on Armstead um if if anyone was wondering whose team this is It’s tua’s team um I actually think he’s not get enough credit for the win against the Cowboys um our running game was abysmal uh it didn’t show up at

All to uh you know made that beautiful throw from the 50 back to back let’s be honest back toback games have under oh there goes Neil there’s back Neil backto back games of under a 100 yards from the Run well and that throw from that two a

Thre from his own End Zone to wad the 50 yard dime I mean that’s that’s as clutch As It Gets in football um you know that’s a guy who’s playing with confidence who’s not afraid and that throw is just absolutely and I think this the thing that does suck is the

Timing of the Wadd injury is I feel like Tua and Wadd were just getting that chemistry back but look you know what we’ve learned about this Dolphins team all year is the there’s no time to make excuses right like we got big fish to fry we have two huge games that on UND

Dock it for the remainder of the season and we’ve already punched our ticket to the playoffs so you know who’s out there like that remains to be seen but you know for me like you hear all this National tension and the defense deserves a lot of credit against Dallas

They were amazing and they’ve been amazing in the back half this year Tua played a really good game and I don’t think he’s getting the credit he deserves for beating the Cowboys um because you know obviously Jason Sanders had the game of his career the Dolphins defense played well but Tua made big

Throws and big moments and he did it with waddle out for three quarters and look Tyreek Hill was hobbled out there man he did not look like the same explosive player that we’ve grown accustomed to he was catching the ball and getting down and he’s a warrior for

Gutting it out but I think you know what we saw was that was a staple kill for Tu aong OFA that last Drive should get bigger stories and bigger dividends than it’s getting in the National media for whatever reason man he’s not going to get the do he does uh he need he

Deserves and it is what it is you know like Colin coward and these guys that that want to discredit for what he’s doing like that’s their platform they can do it but I I think they kind of look foolish because because they’re doing you know gymnastics to kind of go

Out of their way to prove something like you know I don’t want to take away from Lamar Jackson because he’s had a really good season I think he’s one of the most unique players in football but it’s ironic to me that this guy’s leading the MVP chart you know right now and Vegas

Has number one where when you look at all the all the statistics on a blunder talk about that okay I just think for me it’s two Tunga right now is the most disrespected player in football um and I don’t understand why um but I I think

For him he uses it as fuel um a lot of people might let it get to him but like with Tua you know everything that we love about his composure and his be able to be cool comic Collective I I think for this and I think it makes his

Teammates want to fight for him even harder man I really do when you’re when you’re on a football team and you’re the guy who’s leading your ships not getting the proper du I think there’s a part of you as a football player that goes out and fights for that guy a little bit

Harder just so you know you have a crackling going on with your audio like you’re you’re somewhat I think it’s the actual it might be the way it’s rubbing against your vests honest with like I think that it’s picking it up that’s what I’m guessing that’s my guess I’ll hold it out here

Then or open the vest put it in and it might not rub against I yeah my damn my damn airpods aren’t working my Bose headset’s not working what the F’s going on over here um I think I was right too because I’m not hearing any crackling

Right now okay cool um so yeah um first of all here’s your chance to address anyone who was coming at you for moard right should I I mean look man well here’s the thing man Reon and I think you understand what I’m saying Ry moard has had an amazing season his production

Has been off the charts he’s got 21 touchdowns that that doesn’t see like I can still have concerns about the running game despite that because in December in four games he’s averaged 57 yards per game and 3.9 yards per carry and he’s hurt again and my thing about

Rohe moard is that I wondered if he could finish the season and I think we’re going to these games man you you you agree with me I know you do the Ravens the bills the playoffs you got to be able to run the game run the ball everything we’ve talked about this

Whole season this team getting where they want running the football in de December and January matters and it’s Paramount I don’t give a honestly what anyone on the football team’s done up until this point what matters is what they’re going to do for me the next two

Weeks this isn’t a knock on rohee moster it’s a knock on the overall running game of the Miami Dolphins right now like you just said it’s been two weeks since they’ they didn’t surpass a 100 yards they had 25 plus carries each game right right and and like that Dallas game you

Know I was arguing with someone they said that the reason we won the game was the running game the running game was the worst aspect of the Dolphins football team that last week against Dallas sh well Jeff Wilson had some good runs at the end but man we didn’t have

The ability to put that game away when we should have and like against Baltimore in Baltimore when it’s loud it’s 71,000 fans here in Baltimore they’re doubling at the biggest game at the bank in the history of the regular season for the Baltimore Ravens that’s what they’re dubbing it I mean you know

Really it’s going to be loud I mean we’re going to have to come in there and running the ball is going to be able to really settle us down I you know I’m not saying that they can’t do it I I want to see them do it I need to see this

Running game get back on track overall I’ll be honest my whole thing is too I hate how people like to Jonathan Taylor to you because you look at what Jonathan D Taylor’s done relative to what what’s around him to what moser’s done relative to what’s around him let’s not lie to

Ourselves and say Jonathan Taylor wouldn’t be absolutely feasting the opportunities that’s been you’re telling me if rahee ozard putting up 20 plus touchdowns in this offense Jonathan Taylor have given the same opportunities wouldn’t be somewhere in and around that please right and look Bradley chub has

More sacks than Nick Bosa right now but if I was starting I hate how people just get lost in the moment like you know what I mean they get lost in the moment left for it and listen Raheem oer I call him the Raheem the Dream I’ve been

Calling him for two seasons not just this year so listen I got nothing but love for the guy you know my big concern heading into this off season was very similar to yours was listen love how he’s bulked up love everything and it wasn’t just him it was Jeff Wilson as

Well right I said let’s see where these guys are in December now Jeff Wilson’s healthy right now because he’s barely been used and your your concern is right because what did I say last last year what was my issue what was my issue last year remember we had the Jets game in

The playoffs Jeff Wilson Jr averaged less than three yards for carry and Raheem Moser was hurt right and didn’t play that like we all remember Raheem and Tua watching from The Tunnel right I’m not I remember that that that so I get that concern and anyone who’s saying

That is and especially raheem’s never had the workload he’s had this year ever he’s because he’s never been able to play through a full now we’ve got even an extra game tacked on to the schedule he’s never played through that schedule before and into the playoffs so this is unknown

Territory what’s not what you know everyone was talking about just Tua and and we had other guys like Raheem who have never played through that like that right and look and look you know the reality is he hasn’t had a 100 yard rushing game since October 15th against the Carolina

Panthers you know that’s a long time away I like he’s been very productive he’s been very good but you and I both know that one of the keys to winning this football game is extending drives in the playoffs is going to be running the football I’ve said that since all

Off season and we are entering playoff games now right this Baltimore game is a playoff game if we play against Bill the Buffalo Buffalo Bills if we start our guys that is going to be a playoff atmosphere yeah and for me man this is the biggest regular season game I can

Remember because I understand there’s other games where like if you win you get in the playoffs I knew when we played against Tennessee and buffalo in those games that if we got in the playoffs we’d be lucky to win a game and that was probably the max that was

Probably what we would have done I truly believe if this team goes on the run that they can with this defense and this offense playing to their capabilities this team can win a Super Bowl this year like I’m not just blowing smoke because this is a dolphins podcast over Dolphins

Fans I believe that they can do this and they have to try to do this but I will say that this biggest fear that I have right now about this Miami Dolphins team heading into the postseason is let me just address some things first of all

Use ears what did I say did I not say Neil if given the same opportunities did I not was that not the exact verbiage I use is that not the exact wording I use if given the same amount of opportunities let’s not lie to ourselves and say Jonathan Taylor wouldn’t have

The same be hovering around 20 that’s exact wording what does that mean that comes with a temps etc etc that’s what I’m talking about see this is where we disagree Moser has been dealing with injuries has played more games refer to what I just said right if and we all

Knew this heading in the off season when we’re going to potentially make a move for him we wouldn’t get him until at least four or five weeks into the season we already knew that heading in right and look talk because those guys in listen I don’t need I don’t even need to

Have this argument with anyone shout out to Russell he says time to Chris Brooks Lo loose big let him loose I don’t need to argue with anyone because McDaniel and Chris GRE already told me what they think right they already tried to make the move right ERS wasn’t willing to play

Ball I don’t know what else you want me to say they already tried to make and they got mostard in there and people are realizing guys moard is also going to be 31 right well how long do you are we do we really think we’re going to run run this

Express for till he’s 34 do people not realize like only what was is he I think he’s only AP has done only Adrien Peterson has done what he’s done right there’s been a rare amount of running backs that have been 30 years or older and ran for a thousand yards thousand

Plus yards and 20 touchdowns like like Rarity here and that’s not a consistent thing you can Bank on for two or three years you just can’t well and let’s be honest right this defense on the back half of this year they went from the 27th rank to a top five defense

I mean saw the jump that we all anticipated from them reason and we’re all excited about that what we’ve also seen is the Dolphins running game has regressed and because of that their offense as a whole I think play calling is a part of it too I 100 I don’t think

It’s moard and no I I don’t either I I actually don’t even think it’s you can replace Jonathan Taylor with another name as well I just think that there’s there’s opportunity in this offense for an elite running back to get Elite results and you know right now roheim

Moer playing Amazing 21 touchdowns these like you said these are these are huge huge games coming up and if we have another performance where he’s 43 yards rushing 3.9 yards per carry you know we can look back at this season and be like damn what could have been if we had a

Rushing game now I he’s banged up I I think he’ll play it looks like he’s definitely gonna play I I but I I think that Jeff Wilson might get some more burned between the tackles in this game to be honest and we’re all anticipating because well it’s like look at this look

At this let’s put put it in perspective here okay chrisan mcaffrey and rahee ozard have the same amount of touchdowns correct right who would you pick I I would take mcaffrey without a shout would you think not even I wouldn’t even think about it I don’t even care if I’m

Paying him 12 times the amount of money we can all appreciate what Raheem ozard is doing and how and what he’s doing that’s great we can all appreciate it and I’ll admit he’s been very good he’s live there is no one in this world world on this planet Earth outside of the

Moster household that believed he could score 20 plus touchdowns in a season I don’t want to hear nothing from no one all right he’s playing out of his mind everyone can appreciate the greatness he shown this year but again he’s 31 how long are we going to bank on this for

And this is the only year he’s done it it’s not like we’ve seen this before the only time we’ve seen this flash was that run in 20 was it 2019 with San Fran in the play run where you had the 200 yard game and you know like other than that what

Have we even remotely sniffed this type of production from Raheem Moser so appreciate the greatness it’s awesome it’s fantastic I’m so happy for the guy he’s gonna get paid off of it that’s great but let’s be realistic here we’re not banking on this for the next two or

Three years no and and I think there’s room for improvement despite the touchdown production I you know it wasn’t long ago where he led the league in rushing with 9900 yards I feel like that was you know five weeks ago and and our offense is our rushing attack is

Really aggressive and I agree I think Mike McDaniel definitely has uh some culpability in the play calling here but uh you know look for me like I I get we’re fiercely loyal to the players on this football team and that’s cool the fan base loves certain players and and

You know for me I can respect players I can say they’re doing a good job but I can also kind of look at it and say you know what you got to be objective to a point like if I could take 20 running backs in football today I don’t know if I would

Take roheim moard as one of the 20 running backs if I had a I mean like well yeah based on his age right but if we threw a out age out the window and we’re talking about like this year’s production obviously you would if you’re

Talking this year he’s a pro bowl he’s a he probably is a starting AFC running back in the Pro Bowl who’s deserved everything that he’s gotten but for me like I I guess we’ve checked the box that we’re going to the playoffs that’s the feel good that’s the participation

Trophy there are some fans that are going to be okay with that hey we made the playoffs we’ll be better next year for me I I don’t think you think like that I I think for us it’s like you know that was our expectation head in this

Season is that we were going to go out there win this division be one of the best teams of the AFC everything that we’ve wished for and that we we projected in the beginning of The Season’s actually come to fruition now we have two big games staring Us in the

Face and we can go take control of our own destiny I mean I like if we win this game against Baltimore man like for me I’m sitting here thinking holy we’re going to do this well you know it’s it’s kind of like similar to the argument when I

Brought up to Omar and I’m going to keep bringing up to I’ll have on the show when I brought up about how that third piece we missing that number three we’re missing I think it’s a tight end I think it’s a guy who could absolutely and then

Offers and then you see that Smite game and I don’t know if I was the only one who was licking his chops being like see when you threaten the scams teams aren’t expecting it right now but imagine if we had a guy who could make plays with the

Ball in his hand oh my God you know like imagine if that Sam laap Porter for example 100% but there’s people who will be out here and be like well you know this this uh you know this and I’m not saying this isn’t even Omar

I see fans you know this uh this offense you know doesn’t run through tight end doesn’t need a tight and you know like it’s just like that’s the answer when it’s like okay first things first did you not see what a guy like George KD

Can do in this type of offense but then when you did dive even deeper into it right like when you look at it all right two has thrown the ball 495 times this year right all right so 495 attempts all right only 250 of those targets are to Tyreek and

Wadd 146 to Tyreek 104 to Wadd all right so that means there’s another 245 attempts to go around you’re telling me a tight end who offers you as a seam threat and a and if you find a guy who can block like Smite but can offer you after the catch

And athleticism bro you’re telling me you can’t find out of those 245 targets right now 60 or 70 of those can’t beat to that guy it’s my I’ve G and I’ve gone to the story bro I’ll let you go but go back to when Devonte Parker and Preston

Williams got hurt who started eating Mike giki had his best years right and side note I always bring this up because I love it people were in love with giki and in love with Lyn Bowen Jr why because Tua made them productive where are they since they left Tua right but I

Digress right so don’t tell me Tua don’t Elevate talent but so and we’ve seen it with the Kiki right Tua can use bro I always go back to it Neil you remember that throw against the Lions where he went like one two three four read then

Came back to giki in the back of the end zone like 27 yards boom hit him bro he likes the big red zone targets and he likes the tight ends if if they’re good enough to get to get open I’m just saying bro like if you find that I think would’

Be you know add in the running game i’ think we how would you defend us H dude it’s my biggest one on this team is finding that versatile tight end that checks all the boxes a complete tight end you look at the top teams in football the Chiefs have Travis Kelce

The Ravens have Mark Andrews San Francisco has George K like to step in if they the Lions who are are are having a brilliant season Sam laapa emerges as a rookie tight end who looks like an all pro already Dallas goer and Philadelphia these top teams have these tight ends I

I I can’t even imagine what Tua could do in the Red Zone with a guy that could who who warrants the attention right because is dur I think you and I agree with this Durham SMI is a great number two tight end he he’s a guy that he does

His job so well but there’s a ceiling to a guy like d SMI there’s a reason he was a fifth round pick out of Notre Dame and he was brought here to be the number two behind Mike giki right I I don’t know who that player is but man this offense

Would take the next stride and if they had that guy who’s you because here’s even the thing that we’ve seen with the tight end that we’ve had here when they’re out there good defenses know what Duty they’re going to do they know what you know when it was

Giki when he was coming in where they were going with the ball like if you have a guy who can do everything he’s the inline blocker he’s the Red Zone threat he can get out there and get in space and catch the ball he can make people Miss like those type of plays

Mean so much to an offense I I don’t know who that player is man I it’s not a great tight end draft but man the Dolphins should turn over every stone they can till they can find that tight end for this offense because I think it

Takes us to the next level of the evolution of this offense yeah guys over 400 you in the room smash that like button subscribe if you are new let’s uh we’re going to get into some stuff here before we do Russell says injured o line has affected the Run game mod say you

Don’t got to tell me remember I was I was the one saying not enough people are talking about how much the Run game’s been impacted when we lost Isaiah win right that remember I was the first guy I I had saying not enough people are

Talking about this that was me so you a got to tell anyone but me uh Knight says not disagreeing that JT would give more production for the same opportunity I’m saying that with how the season f m produc no one’s arguing that he’s been amazing right but now we’re looking

We’re talking about okay now we’re get because remember if you go back to why me and Neil wanted Jonathan Taylor what did we want Jonathan Taylor for we were actually we were actually intrigued by the fact we wouldn’t get him back for the first six weeks because these guys

Could hold the weight and we actually said getting a guy like Jonathan Taylor if you can’t get out of Jeff Wilson and moard would keep their legs fresh for December when we’ve never you know when we need them that that’s what we would that’s what we’re or on the flip side

You could run MOS Wilson and keep Jonathan Taylor fresh for December because me and Neil go back to the offseason when we talked about the running back situation it always came down to December in the playoffs and me specifically I always brought up right in December last year

Right other than what was it they were decent against the Jets game and Raheem had one good game in December he had one good game was it the Bills game he had one good game yeah that 100 yard yeah he had that big yeah yeah yeah so he had

The that he was good in the Bills game they were okay against the Jets then moster was out for the Jets game and Jeff Wilson averaged less than three yards per carry that was my worry going back I can remember it like da because we talked about it so much so it was

Always about December in the playoffs and what was one of the ne things Neil pointed out it even more so than the fact he see well I’ll tell you right now I have to ask Neil but I can tell you you know what but but it doesn’t bug

Neil that he hasn’t had a 100 yard game since October 15th nope it bugs Neil that he’s the injury bug is starting to pop up when we’re going to need him the most right now that’s and it’s not bugging it’s worrying because this is what we talked about in the off season

To basically a a nauseum level you know what I mean so right like you don’t go in like for me I don’t go in these games being like the Miami Dolphins are perfect no one can beat us I I want to if I’m on the other team how what’s the

Weakness of those teams and my biggest concern with the Miami Dolphins right now where I feel like this is crunch time is their ility to extend drives their ability to control the clock by running the ball because I think what happens is if you can run the ball and

You can control the clock you can keep a guy like Lamar off the field and Josh Allen next week and that’s how you’re going to beat those great quarterbacks because I’m not one like I think the disrespect that dolphin fans throw Josh Allen’s way is just as crazy the guy’s

Got four he’s probably had one of you know he’s got a lot of turnovers but he’s got 40 touchdowns and he’s overcome a lot of losses and he’s playing d like two touch he’s sniping all them Al says when you add on his salary again no one’s arguing about the salary relative to

Production again we’re not having that argument right and for remember that Taylor would have cost picks in one of our stars the last part is why you could ask me Neil we were never down when they suggested Jay and Wadd we laughed yeah I would never never done

That Ur was just asking for Moon because he knew we’d say no right well look the news reason we’ll see next week we’ll see this Sunday against Baltimore what this running game does because I can tell you right now if we lose the football game the reason we’ve lost this

Game is going to be because we couldn’t run the football game against a very tough Stout night I misunderstood Neil on Twitter earlier I don’t want mozer I I don’t want what mooser has done to be um deard discarded as he wasn’t good no need to apologize man Everyone’s

Entitled to their own opinion man we’re we are all football fans that look at this team through different lenses I like I just want to make it clear I’ve respect the hell of roheim moer ridiculous what he’s done this year man he he’s not getting enough love as

The offensive player of the year potentially based off the season he’s had with that said I think there’s limitations that come with him and one of those limitations is that as the season goes on injuries catch up to him and like you know against Dallas he spent the last half of that football

Game on the sideline and Jeffrey Wilson had to come in and do his job and you know that that’s just the way I view it and look I think the Dolphins you know the reason I think we’re nitpicking right now is that’s what I’ll say I’m doing I’m nitpicking is because this is

The window for me this is the chance out of all the work that I’ve ever put in covering this Miami Dolphins team this is the first time I think they have it because I I’ll say this our Baltimore our running back room has some limitations if you look at the Baltimore

Ravens Running Room running back room right now this is the worst situation I could see I’ve ever seen them have but again come back to what we said earlier about play calling that it’s not even on Raheem too here look at what they get out of guys like Gus Edwards yeah years

And they got Lamar and he’s an extension of the running game so you know I I think it’s one of those things now I will say this I think this that like I’ve seen all the picks and the media and and look I I don’t expect anything

Different the Ravens are G to be heavily favored you know they they just beat the out of the 49ers I couldn’t believe what they did there that actually worked out in our favor I think I think not having a pissed off Ravens team coming

Home late on a short week they going to be feeling themselves a little bit I was my niece’s birthday and one of the waiters came up and I was in my dolphin stuff and he was a Dolphin fan and we had this conversation I said man they’re

On a short week they’re going to be feeling themselves a little bit this week I think we kind of got them right where we right where we want them to be honest with you everyone’s picking them you saw the picks coming out today everyone’s picking the Ravens I think we

Got them right where we want them to be honest with you reason you know I live here you know I talk to the executives on the team I’ve shared things with you I can tell you this right now they view the Miami Dolphins as a finesse football

Team and it’s a good segue into something that you wanted to cover they view us as a finesse football team I think we have a lot of respect from the Ravens I I do I think the Ravens players coaches and their front office respect the Dolphins but I think that they think

They can punch Us in the mouth and we’re just going to roll over I that’s just what I take from my conversations here I you know listening to the radio listen to people call you know I do think that you know us not having availability of w

We’ll talk about in a second like that changes a lot of people’s perspective because when I hear them calling the radio they’re like oh they’re not gonna have waddle now with all that said I I tend to agree with you if the Dolph if the Ravens had lost to San Francisco and

Came home and this was a home game and I I think they would have played with a little bit more fire Vic fangio and John harbell have a lot of bad blood uh we’ve seen the videos out there when they got that record and Vic fio said didn’t expect

Anything less I think this is a big game for Vic fangio I think he’s going to have this game circled and starred I think a veteran like him is good to combat against Lamar and I don’t know if you’ve been paying attention to to kind of the Ravens injury situation but I

Have three names and I can kind of tell you directly from people that work for the Baltimore Ravens that Kyle Hamilton practiced today but he was out there he didn’t do anything he just stood there and it’s very unlikely that he’s going to play Sunday um so that I’ve heard that Z

Flowers has got a calf he’s going to try to come back in some capacity to practice tomorrow which is a big day for him if he’s limited or extremely limited or does not practice there’s a chance Z flowers might not be out there for Baltimore and then on on weapon on

Wednesday Brandon Stevens was a full practice and today he didn’t practice because of an ankle today on Thursday I don’t know for people that are don’t follow the Ravens Brandon Stevens has been better than Marlon Humphrey in Baltimore this year um he’s been their best corner that would could be a huge

Development if he doesn’t play so those are three big names Kevin zeitler came back to practice he was limited he’s got a hamstring issue that he he came out of last game uh Pat mcui who’s their reserved um offensive line who actually rotates a lot with Ronnie Stanley is in

A red jersey he’s in concussion protocol still and if he doesn’t get off tomorrow it’s very unlikely he’s going to play so the Ravens are battling some of their injuries of their own we already know Keaton Mitchell’s out for the season we know Mark Andrews is not going to be out there

Kyle Hamilton is the biggest name on that list because their offense I mean their defense is ranked 32nd in football on on yards per play on the first play of a drive if Hamilton’s out and it’s like number two if he’s in Kyle Hamilton’s been all pro for them he’s

Been huge for them bro remember people it was him and Kiren Williams remember remember how big of a Kiren Williams guy was and then he had the pro day and I was like oh and then remember Kyle Hamilton’s pro day everyone was like uh oh and look at how good they’ve turned

Out to be bro kirn’s a beast this year for the Rams and Kyle Hamilton’s an absolute stud well and like it’s the Ravens are a good parallel for us to like look at the Dolphins in the future right because everyone wants to talk about the cap situation stuff like this

The Ravens are like 11 million under and they have to pay Justin mabuki Kevin zeer um Odell Beckham Jr Patrick Queen um they have so many key free agents after this season like but they’re another team that just figures out to keep things churning so it’s like like

You gotta keep because they’re not going to keep Justin Muki man I I you know what you know what it is Neil winning makes everything easier including restructures in and right and the Dolphins have the second most ability buddy you’re the only guy like you are the

Biggest non Ravens fan matabi fan I know holy gez this year out of nowhere bro you didn’t even like him this much when he is coming out of the draft it’s well dude he’s I mean he’s got 12 sacks he’s going to get 20 some million no doubt

Ravens could because I like we’re in the same boat with Christian Wilkin maybe the franchise is the best option for a year you know who knows we’ll cross those bridges when we get there I I’ll keep you poting on those injury noise because it’s tomorrow is going to be a

Huge day for some of these names because I will say if Kyle Hamilton and Z flowers aren’t out there that that is some big names that are not going to be on the field for Baltimore so it’s going to be interesting to see you know who’s

Out there who’s not because look I I do think that you look at this game man I mean this is a huge huge game this is for the AFC on the F on the flip side you’re telling me that they’re looking at this as the biggest game in Baltimore

But on the flip side for us I’m thinking after what happened last year and basically all of our core has been is back plus Jaylen Ramsay these guys are walking in there thinking they can do whatever they want yeah and here’s the truth we both have differences we didn’t

Have Bradley chubble when we played last year they didn’t have ran Smith two different you know that we’re not part of the teams when we were there but I think J here’s the thing that I think is different from us in the 49ers I I’ll just be completely honest first of all

If you ask me heading into the season who had the better defensive line I would tell you San Francisco because they got Nick Bosa Chase young we know the names the fact of the matter is the Dolphins defensive Line’s playing better than San Francisco defensive line right

Now and you you’re gonna ask a question about the Miami Dolphins being a physical team there is maybe not a more physical unit in football than the interior of the Dolphins the line with Christian Wilkins and Zack seeler well let’s talk about this let’s talk about

This then so the Dolphins are they more physical of a team than they’re giving credit for remember they’re number one in the fewest QB hits allowed number one in yards per rush and they’re number one in QB hits by defense and they’re number two in sacks right so I mean look at the

Physical stats I mean and then you know look at rahee oer rahee MOS dir right now is what seventh in the NFL in yards per contact he’s averaging 4.8 yards per contact so I mean uh like what are we talking about right here yeah and I

Think the answer to your question is yes I think on the defens side of the ball our lines yeah I think our defensive lines as as tough as physical as it gets you know it’s rayquan Davis it’s Zack seeler it’s Christian Wilkins but it’s chub it’s Andrew van GLE I mean these

Guys ooze toughness right look when you look at the Dolphins offensive line we’re down to Lester Cott you know were on third string centers and fifth string guards when healthy this offensive line was as physical as there was in football they were dominating in the run right

They were the number one run team in football and they’re still only fifth in football it’s not like they’re they’re they’re doing awful I I think the answer is with Robert hunt looking like he could potentially come back in this game which I my fingers are crossed because

Robert hunt to me adds a whole another physical nature to your offensive line right and I I just think that the Dolphins are a much tougher team now when you’re play when you have Tyreek Hill on your team A lot of people are going to say you got speed and they’re

Right I think what makes Dolphins unique is their blend of that speed with Wadd and Hill yet the physical nature that they have the the ability to instill against you so that’s where this team just so you know Raheem is averaging about 3.1 yards a after contact and he

Is has 646 of his yard of his 1,2 yards are after contact so 6 3.8% of and it’s one thing we did notice from when he started this year it’s it’s he’s bulked up and it’s paying off like that’s what I’m saying like look at we got guys like Craycraft who can block

Too like you know we got Claypool who can block like I don’t think we’re just because we put up points and and can beat you with speed I don’t think we’re the Finesse team that people try to make us out to be no and I and I think

There’s room for I think there’s room for improvement heading in this offseason for the Dolphins to get more physical to build more in the trenches I think that that’s something that’s going to be a homework assignment from the offseason I and and I don’t think they’re going to confuse people with the

1985 Bears with how they’re playing in the trenches but I think they’re way better than the team like you you watch ESPN and you would think the Dolphins are the softest team in the league and maybe they’ve been that in historically but they are definitely not that at this

Point I think they they have the ability to get physical with almost about anybody in football the 49ers of ravens they’re and the Eagles when the Eagles are are healthy on the trenches are probably like the kings of the NFL in terms of being physical but I would also say as

Physical as those teams are they don’t have the speed that we have so you know there’s different elements to different teams and I think that’s what makes this dolphin team unique uh I know Alf gave us a comment earlier and I was talking to him privately about this game uh you

Know right after it was it was you know after we clinched against Dallas and we were talking about you know he he was talking about the Rams game and how they attacked Baltimore and how they kyen Williams was kind of running all over them in a traditional format and how the

Offense took some chances against the corners and and lost in that game is that Matt Stafford went pass for pass with Lamar you know and had a and he actually outplayed Lamar in Baltimore um and I do want to mention that Garner mshu went in there and beat Baltimore

This year so it’s not like we’re fighting a battle that hasn’t been won before so um you know to me man there’s three things it’s the running the ball it’s the communication right it’s going to be loud get them with a silent c count don’t put yourself five yards

Behind the sticks and the injuries suck jayen wad you know we’ll see what happens there but injuries are part Conor Williams to me is the biggest loss for this team in this game because of how good the Ravens are up front but you know I think the Ravens have some injury

Question marks um you know they they they you know it’s Justice Hill and Gus Edwards for them I I think our rushing defense will be able to hold their own it’s going to be a good fight man I I like I I just think it’s going to be a

Fun footb look at look at the first of all shout out to John C for the $50 donation oh wow look at the lengths he says happy New Year Happy New Year to you John C and look at the lengths they’re going to I don’t know if you saw

This Neil um but the Ravens with the chance to cllean the number one seed they’re going to wear their black jersey with purple pants they’re they’ve only worn this combination three times before and they’re three and 0 they’re going as far as wearing what they’re considering

To be not even lying they’re going as far as to as wearing what they consider to be their lucky uniform combo right it’s gonna be it’s a dude it’s a it’s but like here as a dolphins fan and this what we wanted number one seed on the line we’re heading into week

17 of the football season you know we don’t have to to write the narratives or writing themselves of how big a football game this is and and the ramifications not only what it means if we win but you know if it doesn’t go our way man then

We got to come back and have a week 18 game Poss possibly for the division title in Miami that’s probably tell me you don’t believe that the I think the Patriots can upset I know no I I think the Patriots can beat the Buffalo Bills

I I we were close to seeing East stick beat Josh Allen in the Buffalo Bills a couple weeks back right so I but I mean this is what we want you know I’m not going to act like I’m not extremely confident I’m not extremely nervous I’m

Kind of just like I I want the game to get here because I want it to happen you know what I mean like I I like because I could see that the dolphins being that pesky Miami Dolphin team that just doesn’t go away um I because because

What I was saying earlier about the defensive fronts San Francisco’s secondary is kind of embarrassingly bad where I think that we’ll be able to give them more matchup nightmares with Ramsey Howard and and the fingers double crossed and pajamas inside out that Javon Holland can find a way and play

Because I think the versatility of Javon Holland and Jaylen Ramsey could create some nightmares against the Ravens to be honest I think Jaylen Ramsay well Javon Holland had that big game on Thursday night against oh he set the tone with that hit on the sidelines and and I

Think this is where you could see Jaylen Ramsey in that joker position be kind of tasked with kind of following Lamar a little bit so I do think that we actually have some things at the 49ers defense doesn’t have and and when you watch back that game the 49ers Ravens

Game look Brock py threw up all over himself he threw five inter or four interceptions and four of those interceptions that were early were all on his side of the field and the Ravens you know got ahead of that game Tua is not going to do that Tu is not going to

Throw up over himself and throw four interceptions I think what we want to do is we want to keep the game close we wanna we want to keep it close heading into the half and then we want to just hit them you know with a couple big

Plays on Tyreek and I I think that this Dolphins team they can pull the upset I don’t think it’s going to be easy you know we did a prediction show and I I predict this is a loss for the Dolphins heading into the season uh I had their

Dolphins at 12 and five I believe it was and this is one of the five losses I had I actually feel better about the game now than I did heading into the season um so that if that means anything I had this as a win just so everyone knows

Yeah I’m not I like I’ll be honest like I’ve been on this podcast with you two years ago on that Thursday night game saying i’ bet my house that the Ravens were gonna kill us and then we won right I don’t I don’t have that type of feel

About this game where because I I do respect everything the Dolphins are doing and I think Mike McDaniel’s due for a big game I think he’s had some rough outings Mike McDaniel I I think he’s going to have a good game plan here um and I I you know Ravens fans that I

Trust that aren’t just here you know to talk trash and we have good banter you know have told me how they think why they think the Ravens are going to win and all three of the people that I’ve talked to have had it it’s a field goal

Game so uh that’s what the spread kind is telling us that’s what they’re saying and I think it’s a perfect opportunity for our our team to go shock the world and I know one of your questions today is is this a legacy game for Tua

Right he’s got nowhere to go up but up up right bro you’re killing me here bro you’re rambling on and then then now you’re seg like bro killing me right now bro I was about to text you and say wrap it up so I can segue and this guy

Decides to segue it himself all right I’ll shut well because I got something I want to bring up for it so here here’s the um listen Okay this this is just too much for me all right so I saw this and and this is going to be that this that segue to if

This is a legacy game look at this what they’re doing right now Lamar Jackson look at these stats you know what you know what stands out to me we’re now having to add stats together right like we’re you know what I’m saying here like are we getting are

Are we really at this level right now where we’re we’re adding passing and rushing and it’s still not equating to Tua where we’re having to add passing and rushing yards and it’s still not equating to Tua are we really getting to this point right now like like if I was Lamar I’d

Say man that’s embarrassing don’t do that to me like right like you know what I mean you’re making me look like a dual threat who can’t even stand up to a pocket quarterback and you know they tried to tell us the pocket see this is a perfect example what I’ve been telling

People they tried to tell us years ago the pocket quarterback was dead and the Dual threat guy was the new wave well I’m looking at this and I don’t seem to see that but okay what you brought up is this a legacy game for tuang of LA because people are looking

At this as well if the Dolphins win not only be clinch the AFC East I mean there’s a shot Demar Hamlin doesn’t win comeback Player of the Year and Tua does because Tu is in the MVP raate there’s a legitimate shot of that now and the the

MVP race could be on the line the AFC East clinching is on the line hell this could just be the determining game in the long run for the number one seed in the AFC there’s a lot here is is is this a legacy game for Tu a Tong OFA based on

Not only those implications but in general it’s arguably the biggest game because he Tua hasn’t played a playoff game yet because he was out last year this is arguably the biggest game of tua’s career in the Miami Dolphins this is bigger to me than his rookie year win and get in against

Buffalo wouldn’t you agree 100% I I I think it’s a legacy game for this reason he can he can erase if he goes in Baltimore and beats the Ravens which would would ultimately secure the division for the Dolphins right and more than likely give them the number one

Seed I don’t know what else this National media could throw against them I know they keep finding new ways to to shovel something against Tua that kind of takes away from what he’s accomplished but I do think it’s a amazing something you just touched on which I call the double standard which

Is this this is a huge game for for for Tua but it’s also a huge game for Lamar man like we got to remember this as much as everyone wants to give him his flowers Lamar Jackson he’s won one playoff game in five years yeah right

And and and and hly he was an MVP four years ago Neil and in that season reason Ryan Tan Hill came into Baltimore with an average Titans team and beat him right so like at the end of the day for me the reason I love love this as a legacy game for

Tua is that I think the only way where only to it can go is up right like let pream know who it is by the way green I can’t read it what does it say if Harland and green is calling the game it’s Finn’s win book it it’s not it’s

It’s Ian Eagle right I Eagle Char Davis yeah yeah Ian Eagle I like I Eagle but like no man I and I do think you’ve just nailed a huge point it’s it’s funny that every time Tua does something that to everything to everything he does point

It’s cute bro it’s cute at this point bro well the narrative just always are changing against to and I just I guess I just don’t get it and I will never understand it why there is such a reluctancy to give the guy credit and be like you know what I’ve tried to on

This guy for three years and every time I I do he proves them wrong and and back to what we were saying earlier that’s why I think this team’s playing so hard in fighting for him that’s why you can have those conversations with Pros like teron Armstead yet have that respect I

Think two has earned the respect of all of his peers and the media is just a little bit behind but man if he goes out and wins this football game I don’t know what else they can say bad about the kid man I I really don’t I mean well they’re gonna find

Something there’s always going to be a chance to to move the goal post bro always GNA be a chance to move the goalpost and honestly it’s it it’s just like when I got to see them adding stuff together you know what I mean like what what are we talking about here right now

Well and that’s a good point because it’s like I I get it like that is Lamar Jack as a player right and and he’s a running and passive quarterback but like I think that even does more to prove the value of what we’ve seen from Tua this year because you like everyone always

Ask these quarterback what their what their superpower is right we know what Lamar is it’s his ability to keep plays alive make Off Script plays Mah Mahomes has armed talent that we’ve never seen before you can make any throw off a platform on platform but tu’s efficiency

And accuracy is his superpower man and in games like Dallas when we have no running game yet he still has to find a way to make big throws my favorite thing about that whole Hard Knock was that third down call when he was like no let’s get the ball to Tyreek let’s get

Him in space and get go get that first down like I’ve seen Tua mature so much in front of our very eyes man and like he deserves all the accolades he gets that are positive that are coming his way man and I I just like for me

Like and I know we know there’s a certain guys like Colin coward that you know we’ll just call him out I’m happy that Tyreek Hill’s out there talking to him and I’m glad that like Lamar Jackson’s calling out Mike Florio a lot of these people have hid behind their

Platforms for so long and then when Lamar Jackson calls him out then you see him you know kind of crawling behind and and kind of trying to take back what he said I like there’s got to be an accountability for people that are in the media you know like if you say

Something dumb it’s it’s GNA happen everyone’s going to do it but own it don’t be don’t double down on it and try to you know we beat Dallas man and everyone’s like you can’t beat a good team we beat Dallas I I would say this actually I actually think Dallas right

Now is the best team in the NFC I I think because I trust Dak over py and over H Herz that I think Dallas is the best team in the NFC right now but that’s not the headline the dolphins go at home win the division and go beat

Dallas it’s something like all you know Tyrone Tyron Smith didn’t play you know like it’s like do you know what we’re dealing with like have you been paying attention to the Miami Dolphins inury history let’s start a new narrative because I saw this and it was perfect do

You remember when pay Manning won the uh MVP in 2008 yeah go ahead and read that oh man you’re gonna have to read my my eyes are horrible okay so in 2008 right pton Manning had was 12-4 two was currently 11 and4 he had a 66.8 completion percentage two had a has a

70.5 pton Manning had thrown for 40002 yards to his pass for 4214 passing yards per attempt to ah had 8 and a half Payton had 7.2 passing yards per game pton averaged about 250.1 two is averaging about 28.9 pton had one more passing touchdown but remember Tua has another game to

Play uh Payton had more interceptions he had 12 Tua has 10 Tua has a higher pass rating 105.4 to 95 I mean I’m just saying saying if we’re going to start out here and start narratives let’s go come out here and really start narratives right let’s

Really come out here I mean I mean that’s Elite level efficiency man that’s Elite level efficiency I mean it really is and and you know you know it’s funny because do you remember when when Tua threw that 10th interception and and we were all kind of saying like you know

He’s turning the ball over a little bit more than we used to I mean he’s done a really good job of you know riding the ship and and not turning the ball over that game against Dallas he you know he played clean stat she when we needed him

I mean that’s you know that’s look man you we’ve had this talk about the league MVP why why I think this is a legacy game to answer your original question is if Tua wins this game he has to move to the front run of

The MVP of this league he has to he will he will he will he will and and if that happens what what more of a legacy game can you can you create when you can go from a guy that everyone says is doing an okay job and blah blah blah blah to

Going and winning the MVP when the season matters the most when you go to Baltimore and take it like you know what’s funny cuz you know what people aren’t talking about in this game if he wins this game he’s gonna kill Josh Allen’s MVP hopes because Josh Allen’s MVP hopes are

Basically you know predicated on us losing out so they can go ahead and win he can win the MV he can win the MVP right and they can win the division right I I think you’re 100% right it’s all all three of these quarterbacks in

The top of the AFC right now Allan Tua and Lamar they’re all their MVP they’re all tied together in some capacity here right and whoever’s The Last Man Standing is probably likely going to win it even though you know if you ask me off the record I I think that the fact

That the MVP has to be a Quarterback Award is kind of kind of sucks because I think there’s guys like Christian mcaffrey and Tyreek that have deserved Christian mcaffrey and Tyreek for sure yeah with that said though like there’s so much more of the Season that has to

Happen before you can really determine who the MVP is and if Tua puts his team on his back and goes in Baltimore wins this and the Dolphins leave this game as the number one seed he’s sure as hell done everything he can do to make that case and honestly

Man it’s going to be an interesting game because I think this is what I mean man like we you know we both were very aggressive in our projections for the Miami Dolphins I I think if you look at your platform and we did that that show

At the beginning of the Season you know people kind of thought we were crazy we are exactly what we’ve said where we we were GNA be and we had a one or game difference or something you and I and we’re right on the cusp of that where

Either one of us could be right right but like what we’ve accomplished 14 and three so I’m out the window yeah but you’re right there man I mean they win these next two games like you know so it’s like I did say we’d win the division I did say that well and that’s

To my point is that with lofty expectations when you’re your team is good enough to back those up you have a really good football team man and for me like I want to win this game but like for me it’s not a doom and gloom situation where if the ball doesn’t

Bounce our way I I can’t wait Buffalo then just go beat Buffalo yeah because I’ll be happy to go see them again in Baltimore again when we have Jaylen Wadd and we’re a little healthier and who knows what our team looks like at that point so for me what makes the Dolphins

Dangerous is that I think the Dolphins are are kind of playing with The house’s money a little bit here and they can go out there they can be aggressive they can kind of relax and they can go out there and play their style of football

And let the best team win yeah um all right so we’ll come back to your prediction in a second here but first before we do there’s two things I want to show everyone first we got conflicting reports about jayen Wadd so right let’s play what uh Tyreek said and

Then let’s go over ESPN said good man feels amazing to be back out there with the guys um I told him man um you know every day is is is a blessing to be you know to be able to step on the field you know um especially with the position

That we’re in um fighting for um fighting for you know the number one spot in the alc so it’s great man to be you know um able to play the sport that we love each and every day and you know inspire people all across the world so it’s awesome

What do you think of jayen WD can’t go he is go like he he will be a goal I know I’m I’m G keep saying it I’m G manifest that I’m I’m put that out there to air um the type of player he is his mindset man um he understand he

Understands what’s at stake and he knows that you know um he’s like the he’s our guy and um he knows that you know with without him being on the field you know it’s going to be difficult but you know if if he if he can’t go you know um we all support it

You know so it’s a next man up mentality all right so he’s manifesting it putting it out and then like not even long after that came out literally not even long not even an hour after Source Jaylen wad expected to miss game vers Ravens this from shefer Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen wad

Who was nursing a high ankle sprain is not expected to play Sunday at the Baltimore Ravens A source told ESPN’s Adam shapter on Thursday so conflicting reports you alluded to it earlier wd’s been huge against them every time we played guys 550 of you in the room smash

That like button subscribe if for new wd’s been huge every time we’ve played them recently you know it obviously takes away a good Dynamic to this offense but I mean you know we saw two a Target nine different receivers this you know this this past game we know two can do it how

Do you think this winds up going I just with that high ankle sprain I just don’t see why you risk it now when you got the playoffs I I just to me that’s something you don’t when with cutting and and because you don’t want to do further

Damage because of how big speed is of an aspect to his game I just don’t know if they risk that bro maybe they have him active and on the sideline um you know I know chosen work trying to work his way out of concussion protocol um you know maybe this is a

Time where we saw where they used the seam a little bit this week it was clear in the second half they decided to Target that seam a little bit more with Smite maybe you target play pool because the defense wouldn’t be expecting it hit him with a curveball um what are your

Thoughts on on basically the Jaylen W conflicting reports and how do you see it playing out this weekend yeah bigo I think you’re 100% I had a doctor tell me on what on Tuesday of this week that jayen W wasn’t GNA play in this football

Game and and I I I agree with you because I think what happens is not as much as the luxury of being the number one seed is and how great it would be the Dolphins have more to play for than the number one SE seed putting Wadd out

There and risking further injury and just eliminating him from your team in the postseason I I think kind of would be Mal malpractice now I will say this because I I I disagree wholeheartedly with when I I Waddles had a little knickknacks all season and whenever he

Gets one I see a lot of people out there saying like oh jayen Waddle’s So Soft right Jaylen wad pound for pounds one of the toughest players in the NFL this dude went out against LSU on a bum ankle with no reason to play already going to

Be a top 10 pick in the NFL and Gutt it out a performance and there was no reason so Jaylen Wadd is as tough as it the guy has dog in him that x-ray picture if you have that picture of Jaylen Wadd there’s dogs in him dog so

Like like there there’s not a soft thing about Jaylen Wadd right injuries happen in football you know and he’s been toughing It All season like he’s been fighting that all season like I don’t think he’s ever been fully healthy since the off season remember he’s been fidling it since the off season actually

But again I think the Dolphins are playing with The house’s money and because of that I think W will sit out and and I think we’re going to see to uh be aggressive he’ll he’ll spread the ball out he’ll take some chances and you

Know what at the end of the day we still got Tyreek Hill out there and he’s going to be a full week healthier than he was against Dallas and we went out and beat Dallas without Jaylen Wadd for three quarters of that football game um other people are going to step up Cedric

Wilson Chase Claypool Braxton baros durh whoever those guys are they’re going to have to step up but for me as good as Jaylen wad is I think the Dolphins still can win this football game without him because I will say this losing a Jaylen Wadd to me

If the Ravens don’t have Kyle Hamilton that’s kind of like offsetting it each other right like those are two big players from each side of the football that aren’t going to be there I don’t think we’ll see Wadd if this was a game where this was the AFC Championship I

Think wad would play in it I think that that Mike McDaniel has shown the tendency to be cautious in these situations because we have so much more to play for so I agree with you reason and I think again you know we’ll see what happens out there

But it would be good to have this is your Ace up your sleeve when you’re heading back to the playoffs knowing that you have a fully healthy jail and Wadd versus putting this guy at 50 to 60% for the rest of the way agreed and Shout out because it’s official shout out

To Jason Sanders for being special teams player of the week right 16 points five of five game winning field goal made me put myself and everyone else who ever doubted him as the Jabron of the week this week so doing the Lord’s work out here is uh Jason Sanders got to give

Jason Sanders his due and Shout out I don’t know if you saw this Neil but this was kind of crazy too um uh the uh the viewership for that Dallas game 31 and a half million viewers tuned in to America game of the week um f best performance for America’s game of the

Week since 1995 excluding Thanksgiving Day the SE most watched NFL telecast on any network wow 15% over last year’s week 16 delivery of 27833 million and America’s game of the week currently ranks as the most watched program in all of television season to date the like that’s uh man people tuned in you

Know at least na’ dah bro I don’t know what else to say you know do everyone watch the Dolphins get the dub on Christmas I love it baby well well first of all you’re right Kudos is Jason Sanders like I you know I think I might be his biggest critic that’s alive so

I’m on there with you remember I was up here telling I was worried if he would CA the right so I mean he was he was that that he was Sensational I mean 350 yard kicks in that game the gamewinner um once a year is not enough for those

Jerseys um the we have to we have and the aqua for the White and the God those Throwbacks man not they it’s kind of like that movie Ratatouille right like you go back to your childhood you need to make yeah you need to make those the permanent and you need to make the

Jerseys from the 90s as the Throwbacks right I mean there are those are so I I mean I was getting text after text like why do the dolphins not use this as their fulltime Jersey you know because you know like when you’re Madden yeah oh hell yeah every game when your favorite

Teams on TV and everyone’s watching them because you know it’s the holiday you just showed almost 32 million people watch that game like it’s crazy the amount of messages you get from people they’re like wow dude like why don’t they wear those uniforms like right like

Damn Tua is amazing like the text you get when people actually see your team because they’re on the line like because they don’t you know you can’t pay attention every we I like if you told ask me you know what the Houston Texas Traditions are I have no idea man like

You know what I mean I don’t pay attention but like those uniforms man are sexy they’re my favorite uniforms in profal sports man tell if they scrap the gray and the rock with a match on that that would be even Chrismas oh my beautiful beautiful jerseys man beautiful beautiful all right um your

Prediction how do you see this game playing out on Sunday between the Ravens and the Dolphins and guys I’ll give my prediction tomorrow on the preview show be sure to tuned in I’ll be live around 4 or 5 o’ tomorrow for that preview show I came on here saying the ra I thinking

I was going to tell you the Ravens were going to win 27 to 24 um as we’ve talked about this man I love the Dolphins as The Underdogs man I I love it and I’ll tell you what Vegas is giving the Dolphins a chance you know what I mean we’ve seen that

Spread I I’m gonna flip my pick I think the Dolphins beat the Ravens 27 to 24 uh and and maybe I can’t make a lot of sense of it the Ravens are at home where they’re historically really good Lamar Jackson is playing really good football um you know the Ravens are coming off

The heels of dismantling the San Francisco 49ers they’ve beaten winning teams all year long right now they look like the consensus best team in football the last two times I’ve been up here when the Dolphins have played the Ravens and they’re the consens consensus best team in football the Dolphins have beat

Them I think the Dolphins are going to find a way to win I think Tua is going to rise um and I’m just not going to doubt this Miami Dolphins football team so if they’re going to go down I’m going to go down with them on my prediction

But I just find that I I think the Dolphins have some fate have some Destiny I think they’re looking at themselves hard in the mirror and I think they find a way to to go in there and win a dog fight and man it it’s going to be if this happens man

This is what it’s all been about for me as a fan for you know us doing the show on a weekly basis like you know listen when you went to see the game last year and it all went down did you think you’d be coming back the year L A year later

For a game of even more magnitude than what you saw last year like no and reason I think we’re on on the doorsteps of the Dolphins and Ravens being one of the NFL’s biggest rivalries um like we’re seeing them year after year now and we’re going to see them because we

Both are going to win our division we’re going to see them again next year probably in Miami to be honest finally yeah finally right but I I’ll say this man like it used to be when it was the Marino era that we would just beat the

out of the Ravens every year and then after that when we were playing musical chair at quarterbacks for 20 years the Ravens not only did they beat us they embarrassed us you remember the 59 to 10 game Hollywood brown two touchdowns Al Minka all that stuff and

Then the last MVP year for Lamar Lamar right right yep in the last few times we beat them uh on that Thursday Night Football we made Lamar look awful and we beat him and then the last time we played Lamar played one of his best

Games as a pro yet Tua just played so good that and everyone loves when I use this line to it played so good that his jerseyy is in the Hall of Fame right and he threw it for 469 in six touchdowns Tyreek and and and Hill went off that

Was a great comeback win I think the Dolphins are a far far better football team than they were last year because I I think last year our defense sucked I think this year this defense is better than our offense right now heading into this football game so that’s where I I

Think this is going to be the national Story coming out of this I think I think like you said they’ll probably be reluctant to give to us on his flowers the story that’s going to come out of this is Baltimore is known for their defense but Miami’s defense is something

To watch as well 27-24 Dolphins win take the number one seed in Baltimore oh let’s go man the hair on my neck’s up just saying that just seriously like I said earlier listen I’m gonna talk about it more tomorrow but I think we got them right where we want

Them I think these guys are riding an emotional high on a short week they basically think their don’t stink and we we here to let them know what time it is and I mean I’m going to tell you this right now beating a 10 and4

Team in our house then going on the road and being the number one team in the AFC to take that spot didn’t think Tua could kill more narratives in such a short period of time but oh boy oh boy sitting right there man and I can’t wait man I can’t

Wait guys I’m going to be live tomorrow um again between 4 or 5: PM be on lookout for me we’ll preview this game then I’ll be live on Sunday for the fifth quarter post game show and um yeah I mean sorry sorry for the live reaction

And we’ll do a postgame show at sometime whether it’s right after the game or whether it’s later in the evening there will especially if we win you can bet your bottom ass there will be a post game show this weekend even if it is New Year’s and everyone’s a little twisted

We’ll get a popping so well Reon I think I think your performance last year in week two was Oscar worthy that that I think that was your best live reaction my son watched it the next day and was he was dying man we were like well

You should have seen me this last week I was on my knees praying for when Sanders was taking the winning field goal bro I should have I got to watch it man I was feeling like crap at that one made but no man I I’ll be tuning in tomorrow man

I can’t wait to hear what your thoughts on the game because I like like you win this game reason and I I’ll say something bold this could be the third best Miami Dolphin team in the history of the franchise you go and win a game that’s the type of statement win you can

Go make with a win like this yeah all right guys so make sure you tune in tomorrow smash that like button subscribe if you’re new and I will see y’all on the next one until then you already know what time it is bins up all day every day guys