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Updates from the Dolphins 2nd joint practice in Detroit. Omar Kelly tweets he has never seen a fan base outright hoping their team loses... is there any truth to what he's saying?

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00:00Let me give you, because we have a lot to talk about today.

00:02Mike Cugno is going to join us from Detroit.

00:05You had the joint practice number two.

00:09Seems like the Dolphins may have won this one.

00:11I saw some pots and pans out on Glades Road.

00:14I asked some people, well, what's going on?

00:17And they said, good Dolphins practice.

00:20Yeah.

00:21I joined in.

00:21I always keep pots and pans in my car just for instance like that.

00:26Mike Cugno is going to join us from Detroit.

00:29Clay Ferraro is going to join us today as well.

00:31Crowder is traveling.

00:33He's in Indianapolis.

00:34You know, he was with us yesterday from Detroit.

00:37They are now at the Indianapolis training camp.

00:40I'm actually watching Indianapolis on the SportsCenter right now.

00:43They're in Indy.

00:45He's going to try to join us.

00:47He doesn't know if he has the acceptable space to do so because he may just have to set up

00:54a computer outside on a practice field.

00:56But we will keep our eyes peeled for him.

00:59I want to know what that looks like where Crowder says, yeah, I got to set up out here.

01:03And, you know, I'm assuming finding a stand.

01:06Yeah.

01:06I'm assuming it's him in the bleachers, like just in the bleachers on, you know, his, he's

01:11got his little, uh, uh, little snowball microphone and then on an iPad.

01:15I mean, that's pretty much how I envisioned it.

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01:40I'll give you from today's joint practice from Chris Perkins in the Sun Sentinel stock up

01:45and stock down for your Miami Dolphins.

01:48He's got stock up D Eskridge as D Eskridge had an outstanding touchdown reception over

01:55cornerback DJ Reed that excited the entire Dolphins sideline Eskridge who's earning a spot

02:02on the 53 man roster has provided excitement as a wide receiver and kickoff and punt returner

02:08last week at Chicago, he had a 41 yard kickoff return and a 16 yard punt return.

02:13So stock up according to the Sun Sentinel D Eskridge stock down back up, right tackle

02:20Larry Borum.

02:21He was going against, uh, Aiden Hutchinson.

02:24That ain't an easy matchup.

02:25It is not a perk rights.

02:27He was going against Aiden Hutchinson, one of the league's best, but he surrendered a sack

02:31and numerous pressures Thursday.

02:33The concern is Borum who remains a backup to injured starting right tackle.

02:38Austin Jackson didn't show much improvement from Wednesday.

02:42The Dolphins must hope Borum's lack of adjustment.

02:45Isn't a common thread among backup offensive linemen.

02:50That's tough matchup Aiden Hutchinson, and he's got something to prove this season.

02:54He was out last season.

02:55So I'm not, uh, I'm not going to count Borum out just yet.

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03:24Uh, day two of joint practices.

03:26Have you read any of this, um, this like deep dive into Mike McDaniel and the Miami Dolphins

03:32and the athletic?

03:33A lot of people were posting about it.

03:35They're tweeting about it.

03:36Jeff Howe got to sit down with McDaniel and, uh, he did a piece on him.

03:41But one of the things that, um, kind of struck me in the first couple paragraphs here, McDaniel

03:48said five players on the 2024 roster incurred half of the team's internal fines for distractions

03:57incurred in what half incurred incurred, incurred, incurred, incurred, almost got it on the third

04:05try.

04:05I think I got it on the first try.

04:07You had incurred on the first one.

04:09You had incurred.

04:11That's a, that's a ridiculous word to use.

04:14Nobody uses that in 2025.

04:15Come on, come on, Jeff, uh, half of the old word, like groceries, of course.

04:24So let's just say the Dolphins were intentional about the players they wanted to retain this

04:28season, along with the kinds of players they wanted to add to the roster.

04:32But what about Tyree kill?

04:33And he goes into Tyree kill.

04:34Um, but couldn't get anything for him.

04:39That is interesting.

04:40Five players on the roster last year.

04:43So I see a lot of people tweeting about that, but that doesn't strike me as that odd because

04:48you know, no, no, not at all, but talking, but people seem to be like, wow, only five.

04:53Like if you're talking about internal fines, not talking about league fines for wearing

04:58your socks wrong or getting lippy with an official or whatever, if you're talking about

05:02internal fines, you're only going to have a handful of guys who aren't following the

05:08rules.

05:09Yeah.

05:09So that didn't strike me as odd.

05:11And we can probably pick out who the five are.

05:14I mean, right.

05:14I really thought about it.

05:15So that's all I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm highlighting here.

05:17I don't, I didn't find it odd as in, Oh, only five guys.

05:21No, no, no.

05:21It makes all sense in the world.

05:23It's the guys you kind of expected behind the scenes to be a pain in the ass.

05:28Tyree kill, who we all know is a part of that list.

05:31I bet my life savings on it and Jalen and Jalen Ramsey, who doesn't want to be here and

05:37kind of took a shot at Mike McDaniel the other day on the pivot.

05:40So I, I, I just thought it was obvious.

05:43Like of those five, those two are a hundred percent lions share.

05:49Yeah.

05:49Right.

05:50Right.

05:52Well, if, uh, if you think there's any chance the dolphins are still going to trade Tyree kill

05:56could be Javon as well.

05:58You know, Javon friend of ours, I mean, they never really got serious with him.

06:02He may be one of those guys that they earmarked for departure said, you know what?

06:07He's not buying into our program.

06:10He's not, you know, possible.

06:13He doesn't strike me as show up late.

06:15I don't know, but he doesn't strike me as show up either.

06:18I'm just saying like, there were guys who they got rid of or guys who asked out and Javon

06:24Holland seemingly wanted to stay here.

06:27They never really seemed like they had any interest in giving him anything of that was

06:35come close to what the giants were offering.

06:37But, but I think what it was, because remember even entering last year, he wanted to get paid

06:43and there was like no conversation with the dolphins.

06:46It was basically, we'll talk to you next year, which I think really pissed him off.

06:50It rubbed him the wrong way.

06:51I think he put himself, he played himself into a category of guys.

06:57We're going to get paid X amount at least.

06:59And the dolphins didn't value him as somebody who they needed to pay that much money to

07:05at that position.

07:06They just didn't, which is why I think he was always, and he, he understood that he was

07:10on the outs here.

07:11Like he knew, Hey, in free agency, I'm going to make this much money.

07:15So you got to pay me this much money.

07:17And the dolphins are like, nah, we're not going to pay you that much money.

07:21Sorry.

07:21We don't value at that much.

07:23So that relationship, I think last off season just deteriorated.

07:28It's, it's seen usually, you know, if they're making a run at keeping somebody, even if it

07:35seems like you're not going to be able to keep them.

07:38And it was pretty clear.

07:40They weren't making any kind of run at keeping them.

07:43Yeah.

07:45Yeah.

07:46Well, I'll, I'll keep sharing some tidbits from this article as I, uh, I read it during

07:51the break, but I don't know.

07:52I just found that, you know, pretty straightforward there.

07:55Five guys had half of the fines inside the building.

07:58I think we all kind of have an idea of who a couple of those dudes were.

08:01Yeah, no doubt.

08:02Tyreek didn't practice today, by the way, but as you mentioned, Jalen Waddle was back out

08:07on the practice field and Hawk, I am changing my entire mentality on this team after today's

08:13practice yesterday, I tempered expectations today.

08:16I am raising expectations.

08:18I've got them in the Superbowl, Superbowl, Superbowl.

08:21Yeah.

08:22Against the truth.

08:23Omar Kelly tweeted out today.

08:25I've covered the dolphins for 18 years, not even in their tank for two a season.

08:30Have I seen this fan base actively rooting against their team?

08:34Like this year, 2025 has a shot to be good, but not if you listen to Miami's own fan base.

08:42And he points out, keep in mind, I've seen 20 more practices than you.

08:46I'm down with Omar.

08:47I don't know what's going on here.

08:49I know maybe because people want to be rid of Chris Greer and Mike McDaniel, and maybe

08:55even to, uh, that they want the bottom to drop out because they know that's the way

09:02to ensure that those guys won't be coming back.

09:05I don't feel that way, but I'm in agreement with Omar.

09:08It feels to me like a lot of dolphins nation is just kind of almost celebrating a terrible

09:15practice like yesterday and gloating and preening around doing the, I told you so.

09:22And how come no one else in dolphins management sees what I'm seeing coming?

09:26And I'm like, Hey man, this team is nowhere near as bad as you think they are.

09:32They might actually be good.

09:33Here's the thing though.

09:35And I, I, I'm not rooting for the dolphins to lose.

09:38Obviously I'm, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, somebody who you could call detractor of this team,

09:44I guess, but Hawk, the owner put out a statement after last year that status quo would not be

09:54good enough.

09:55Correct me if I'm wrong.

09:56He put out a statement.

09:57He had to come out because of how upset people were and he said status quo would not be good

10:02enough.

10:02The goal remains the same to go compete.

10:04And I think we, we all are understanding that this, this roster, this team right now

10:11is, is just status quo, which is what upsets me.

10:14I'm not rooting for them to lose.

10:16And I don't think they're terrible.

10:17I think they're a, you know, nine and eight football team.

10:19I think they're fine, but that's not, that's not what the owner told us was going to be

10:24acceptable, which is why I don't, I don't think so.

10:27I think, I mean, two separate things, obviously no one wants a status quo season because it

10:32was a disappointing season.

10:33Everybody wants improvement and there has to be a trip to the playoffs.

10:37And really there has to be a playoff victory.

10:39I mean, let's not kid ourselves, but to say that status quo is not acceptable is a lot different

10:48than almost rooting for your team's demise, which is what Omar is suggesting fans are doing.

10:54And I do find, because even yesterday I'm getting tweets and texts going, Hawk, how much are the

11:00dolphins paying you?

11:02Like you're on their payroll because it's ridiculous what you're saying.

11:05And, uh, and I say this every year, I'm not getting paid anything by the dolphins.

11:08Not only am I not getting paid anything by the dolphins, we don't have any relationship with the

11:12dolphins whatsoever.

11:13When I say none, none, I would not know who to call to get a guest on the air.

11:22That's how little a relationship, by the way, bad on them.

11:26I'm not, I'm not, I'm like, that's not on me.

11:28That's on them.

11:29Um, I wouldn't know where to start with getting dolphins on the show.

11:35Joe Rose obviously has access because he's one of their broadcasters, but it's not on

11:40our station.

11:41And I, I, I usually go to a, a one preseason game.

11:46I'm not going to Jacksonville game.

11:48I don't even know who to ask for, for tickets.

11:51So I don't get any money or any, anything from the dolphins.

11:56I happen to like to, uh, I happen to think 2023 was more representative of this team than

12:03last season.

12:04That's it.

12:04That's what I'm banking on.

12:06I could be wrong.

12:07I'm not telling you I'm not wrong, but I'm not a mouthpiece for the dolphins, but I'm an

12:11optimist anyway.

12:13You know, people like, oh, you do this every season.

12:15Yeah.

12:16How wants to go into a season going like I did that with the Marlins and I've been pleasantly

12:20surprised.

12:21I was not high on the Marlins going into the season.

12:23They surprised me and that's great.

12:25But I don't default to, oh, poor us.

12:28This team sucks.

12:30We only have a quarterback that almost, uh, was the MVP two seasons ago and threw for

12:344,000 yards and a receiver that almost hit 2,000 yards receiving it.

12:39Like, yeah, no, I think it's pretty decent team.

12:42Yeah.

12:43I think they're decent.

12:44I think you're right, but I'm, I don't want decent.

12:47That's where you and I differ.

12:48I don't want decent.

12:49I want great.

12:50I understand that, but you can't get to great from not great in one fell swoop.

12:57It just doesn't happen.

12:58But at what point are we like expecting great that that's, you know, I don't want to get

13:04into the whole thing again, but Hawk, I mean, my entire life, this team is, this team has

13:08been this, but you, you can't go from missing the playoffs to winning the Superbowl.

13:15It just doesn't happen.

13:16Yeah.

13:16But I'm not asking to go win the Superbowl.

13:18I'm just asking to be one of the teams in the mix to go win the Superbowl.

13:22Well, I think they've got the talent.

13:24No, we'll see.

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