00:00I thought if they made an in-season change, it would probably be McDaniel.
00:08Especially now, you've essentially got, what, three, four extra days, you know, for an interim head coach to come in and get ready for the Buffalo game.
00:20It's got to be the weirdest vibe around that facility where you're in the mid, what are they, two and seven?
00:29Two and seven.
00:31You're in the midst of just a brutally awful season.
00:35You just got embarrassed on national TV.
00:38Your losses this year, the majority of them, have been embarrassing losses.
00:44And now the general manager is gone.
00:50The trade deadline's coming up.
00:53You've got to assume Mike McDaniel has to feel or appear as dead man walking.
01:02Like, it has to be one of the strangest vibes that a team could ever go through.
01:09This is a season unlike most professional athletes probably will ever experience.
01:14I'll tell you, the young dudes like Kenneth Grant and all them, they don't know what the hell.
01:19Like, they can't see the tea leaves.
01:21They don't know McDaniel's getting fired.
01:22Like, they just, this is the NFL.
01:24It's crazy.
01:25This NFL stuff's nuts, man.
01:26These people are crazy.
01:28Because a lot of them were successful in college and high school and all.
01:31The old guys know.
01:32The old guys are walking around uncomfortable because they're like, yeah.
01:35And some of them have been through it already.
01:36Yeah, these boys, it's going to be about eight of y'all here next year if y'all don't see this on the wall.
01:43The funny thing, though, with getting rid of Chris Greer, and you're right, and we've been through it.
01:47These draft picks and the first round with Austin Jackson, Tua, Noah Iguanagani.
01:51Like, we've been through the names.
01:53Tyler Warren, you bring up OG.
01:55Mason Taylor, too, who's playing well for the Jets.
01:58Jason Taylor's son.
01:59You can bring up all the, we could have had Andre Johnson at one point.
02:02And I remember that conversation when I first got on radio.
02:05There is zero immediate impact on firing a GM.
02:09There's no practice change.
02:12There's no schedule change.
02:13There's no offensive play call change.
02:16We're going to watch this same exact team and the general manager's little nameplate is out of his door.
02:22I don't think you're going to see a change in this team because he, I do not remember seeing Rick Schmidt and Jeff Ireland and those guys.
02:30I didn't see them during the season.
02:32You'll see them once in the locker room after games.
02:34They have no immediate impact on what goes on on the field or at practice.
02:38But isn't, I mean, there is nothing you can do to this roster right now that brings about immediate change.
02:45It's not like the team is three years away.
02:47It's not like the team is three and six.
02:49And like last season, they were two and six, but you're getting your starting quarterback back.
02:54Maybe you fire a coach and that kind of brings about, you know, a new intensity and new aggression.
02:59And there's nothing you can do to this roster at this point that this is a statement.
03:05This is a statement fire.
03:06By the way, speaking of statements, here's the actual statement from Steven Ross today.
03:11This morning, I made the decision along with general manager, Chris Greer, to mutually part ways.
03:18I have incredible respect for Chris and his family.
03:21And I want to thank him for as many contributions to the Miami Dolphins over the past 26 years.
03:27As I assess the state of the team and in my discussions with Chris, it became clear to both of us that change could not wait.
03:35We must improve in 2025, 2026 and beyond.
03:41And it needs to start right now.
03:44Champ Kelly will serve as interim general manager effective immediately.
03:48And we will begin our search process for a new general manager.
03:52I want to thank Champ for stepping up and his commitment to the Dolphins' success this season.
03:58There is a lot of football left to play, and we all need to fight even harder.
04:03I have always been and remain committed to building a winning team that consistently competes for championships.
04:10I am incredibly proud of our leadership as an NFL organization and our continued commitment to the community.
04:16But our performance on the field and our team-building process have not been good enough.
04:22There are no excuses.
04:24I want to thank the fans for their continued support and passion for this team.
04:27You deserve a championship-caliber team that you can be proud of.
04:32There's much work ahead to return the Dolphins to sustain success.
04:35And that work begins now, finishing the season strong, evaluating all areas of our football operation,
04:42and moving forward with a clear vision of the future.
04:48Beautifully written.
04:52Now we've got to see the new moves.
04:55We've got to see who that guy is.
04:56If it's Champ, if it's not.
04:57But I was – I might not have worded right.
05:00Like, the fans that are thinking this is going to change anything, it just doesn't move needles for this season moving forward.
05:10That's what I'm saying.
05:11To answer your question, you said, what change can you make?
05:13Let Frank Smith call the damn offense.
05:17Like, what difference is it going to be?
05:18What difference is it going to do?
05:19Like, change something on the field.
05:21That's what I'm getting after.
05:22Do something on the field.
05:23Change practice.
05:24Let somebody write the schedule.
05:26Let somebody do some damn walkthroughs so Tanner Conner knows what's going on.
05:30Just something to change what I've been seeing for the last couple weeks.
05:33You mentioned Tanner Conner again.
05:36Huck, I can't remember the last time.
05:39I've heard a quarterback yell somebody's name that many times pre-snap.
05:44Tanner, no, Tanner, here, here.
05:47He either turned down a Crowder powder endorsement or a pivot interview.
05:51Like, something.
05:52This guy has something against Tanner Conner.
05:56Crowder, no joke.
05:57It doesn't matter.
05:58Like, okay, Frank Smith is calling the plays.
06:01So what?
06:02I just, I don't see how that helps.
06:04I don't think the team has quit on Mike McDaniel.
06:06I'm not happy with Mike McDaniel.
06:08But I still don't think it's gotten to the point where the team has vividly, I don't know
06:12if you guys feel differently, but they've quit on Mike McDaniel.
06:15I don't think they've gotten to that point.
06:16No, but don't you think that, like, if we're talking, because he's hung up on Tanner Conner.
06:21I am hung up on a goal line fade to 5'9 Devon HN against 6'4 Kyle Hamilton.
06:29But that wasn't the call, man.
06:30You think that was Tua?
06:31That was Tua Tungavailoa 100%.
06:33I heard Mike McDaniel's postcard comments on that play.
06:36Because he almost looked, because they showed McDaniel after that play, and he looked, I
06:41thought he looked pissed at the way that the play played out.
06:44But maybe he was perplexed that that was what Tua did.
06:48I heard his comments after the game, and he didn't say that.
06:51But he was like, we're extremely confident in that situation.
06:54And that's clearly...
06:55It is a ridiculous conversation to have with you, with you wearing that, man.
07:01I mean, Crowder, in my opinion, going back to what you said, this is the message.
07:06Hey, roster, young guys, you want to be here next year?
07:11We just fired our general manager who picked you.
07:14So you want to be here next year?
07:16You want to be on an NFL roster, some of you?
07:19Next season, lock the F in.
07:22Because now, you have a nine-week or eight-week tryout for another person that's making decisions.
07:30I think this had to be the move.
07:32I'm fine if they fire McDaniel, too.
07:34I wouldn't be surprised if after Madrid, if it gets worse and worse, you lose the next
07:38two to Buffalo and then to Washington, you have a bye week in between.
07:42I wouldn't be surprised if that move is eventually made, despite reports that they're going to let
07:47him ride it out to the end of the season.
07:49But Crowder, this has to be the move.
07:50Hey, guys on the roster, the guy who selected you did not do a good job.
07:56You're not executing.
07:57You have nine weeks to prove to me you belong on my team moving forward.
08:02Yeah, no friends left.
08:04This is a performance-based business like it should be.
08:07The preparation, and I don't know, to your point, I don't know if Frank Smith is much
08:11better than Mike McDaniel.
08:12But the preparation for Tua, whoever didn't, it's double on Hawks play.
08:18Double problem with me.
08:20The guy that run the wrong route, why the hell did he not know what route to run?
08:24And then why did Tua's panic go to throw a fade to Devon A-Chan, who's 5'9"?
08:30Like, why isn't there another option in this play structure that Tua's not going to say,
08:35oh, he's not open.
08:36Devon A-Chan fade.
08:37Like, just big, just more of an understanding.
08:38Or any other quarterback.
08:40I'm just going to do it with my feet.
08:42Any other quarterback.
08:44This isn't going the way I planned.
08:46I'm going to do it with my legs.
08:49They already said, we've heard a lot of people say, they do not encourage him to take off at
08:53all.
08:53That's why the over-unders are two and a half.
08:55That's okay.
08:57Well, encourage him to throw more intentional groundings.
09:00It looked like no one had taken the field yet.
09:05What is he doing?
09:06That one is infuriating.
09:08If you haven't watched that one on social media, Tua and the intentional grounding,
09:13and how much space is there to his left.
09:16And I don't know what made him decide.
09:20My best spot, my best shot here is to just launch the ball into the ground.
09:26It was really, really staggering to watch.
09:30The right side of the line does collapse.
09:31And I mean, there's pass rushers getting him.
09:34But you look to the left, there's no one, there's nothing but green.
09:37Not only that, a quarterback rolls out to his left and he can just chuck the ball into
09:42the stands and it's not intentional.
09:44Speaking about chucking the ball, how about the, how about the Hail Mary at the end of the
09:48first half when he took a sack?
09:50What, what, what, like, what was that?
09:54I heard people saying that, and who, who was calling the game?
09:58Who was on the TV?
09:59Whoever was.
10:00Al Michaels.
10:01Uh, Kurt, uh, Herbstreet.
10:02He said it like he kind of joked about it, but he was like, uh, you think Tua might not
10:07have thought he could make it that far?
10:09That's exactly what it was.
10:11That's exactly what it was.
10:13It was 50 yard.
10:14Hawk.
10:14You could throw 47 yards.
10:16But what do you, who cares if you couldn't make it that far?
10:18Launch it to the five.
10:20Maybe you'll get a PI made like, like anything but taking a sack.
10:24Well, can I present to you what I wrote down yesterday?
10:26Because it dawned on me watching that.
10:29If that's what the play is going to end up being.
10:30Only if you wrote it down as lyrics.
10:33If that's what the play is going to end up being.
10:35Because Tua knows he can't make that throw.
10:38Why not?
10:38In that instance, Crowder, stick with me.
10:40Hook and lateral.
10:41Bring in Zach Wilson.
10:43Bring in your backup quarterback for that.
10:44Just for that play.
10:45One second left on the clock.
10:47Bring in the guy who can make that throw.
10:50Just for that one play.
10:51Or bring in Jacoby Brissett.
10:52Run it up the middle.
10:53I was, I was, no.
10:55Why not?
10:55Why not bring in the backup quarterback for that one play?
10:59In basketball, you have guys.
11:02When you're up one and the other team has the ball with 0.6 seconds left,
11:06all they can do is tip it in.
11:07And you've got Vlad Golden, Michael Doliak, Jamal McClure,
11:11who don't get on the court, but they have size and length.
11:14You bring him in for 0.6 seconds to defend the rim.
11:17That's all they do.
11:18Why not bring in the quarterback who can make the throw 50 yards to the end zone
11:22so that, you know, just take a sack there.
11:25What's the point?
11:27I understand your thought process.
11:30I don't even have a problem with bringing in Jacoby Brissett to run quarterback sneaks
11:33because he weighs 30 pounds more than Tua.
11:36And he's big.
11:36He's long.
11:37He has a better chance of getting those 26 inches, whatever it is.
11:41I'm going to take out my quarter billion dollar quarterback on 50-yard passes or more.
11:46Right.
11:46That's crazy.
11:48Because he can't make the throw.
11:49Well, then he shouldn't be your quarter billion dollar quarterback.
11:52But you can't acknowledge that on national TV.
11:56If it was a 70-yard pass, it's one thing.
11:59Like, you're at midfield.
12:02But, Hawk, what are they hiding?
12:04What are they hiding?
12:05Everybody knows.
12:06Even Al Michaels, who doesn't know what's going on, knows that he can't make that throw.
12:09Well, if you didn't know, you found out after he crumpled to the ground taking a sack.
12:13I mean, what are we hiding him for?
12:15He had plenty of time to launch a ball.
12:16He had plenty of time to launch a ball.
12:17A quarter of a billion dollars you commit to this guy, and we're still worried about how the optics look and the feelings.
12:23He can't make that throw.
12:25The Dolphins, 14-6 is the score.
12:28You have a chance to at least get lucky with a Hail Mary.
12:31He can't make the throw.
12:32Get lucky with a P.I. and then kick a field goal.
12:35You have somebody on the sideline who can make the throw.
12:37Bring him in for that one play.
12:39That's all I'm saying.
12:40Why not?
12:41You ask, why is he still here?
12:43Because of last week.
12:44Four touchdowns, 123 quarterback rating.
12:47He's going to – and y'all know Tua's going to have some of those games this year, right?
12:51One of these next three games, he's going to go out there and have those three touchdowns.
12:54Yeah, 270, three touchdowns.
12:57He's going to have one of those games, and he's going to have one of these games.
13:00That's got to be what Steve Ross is so pissed, man.
13:03Sure.
13:03I mean, you watched last night.
13:06It was embarrassing.
13:08It was embarrassing.
13:10Again, by the way.
13:12Again, let's do real quick headlines because Chris Perkins from the Sun Sentinel is going
13:16to join us, and he covers the Dolphins on a daily basis.
13:20So I'm interested to hear what he says.
13:21So very quick look at the headlines brought to you by Darrell Hyundai, home of the Pricito,
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13:28So the Dolphins' interim GM is Champ Kelly, who we learned was the assistant GM for the
13:35Las Vegas Raiders.
13:37He's been part of the NFL going back almost 20 years now, or exactly.
13:41Somebody tweeted at me and said,
13:44Hawk, Champ Kelly was with the Bears when they drafted Trubisky and Fields.
13:51Don't allow him any trade power.
13:53I don't have a say in the matter.
14:01Text in who you want us to bring in at GM.
14:03All your big acquisitions we could bring in.
14:07It's hard as hell to find a good GM.
14:10Yeah, and you can't do anything during the season, even though Stephen Ross and his yachts,
14:15he'll find a way to meet with anybody.
14:16But you can't do anything.
14:19Literally.
14:19We got to hire a mover and shaker that's down with getting a little dirty.
14:24You know, that's what we need.
14:26Louis Riddick.
14:27You saw he tweeted the eyes, the eye emojis?
14:29Yeah, Louis Riddick.
14:31I'm telling you.
14:34Tampering, not tampering.
14:36What is that?
14:36Let's be honest about it.
14:38You've been reading the YouTube comments, I see, because there's a Louis Riddick fandom that is...
14:44Oh, there it is.
14:44Robert Higgins says Louis Riddick.
14:49They want Louis Riddick as GM and what's his name to be the head coach?
14:55The dude that was fired from Tampa for racist emails.
14:58John Gruden.
14:59John Gruden.
15:00All right.
15:01There you go.
15:01Fix the Dolphins.
15:04Chuck, he'll bring some nasty to this team.
15:06He's going to cut about half the guys, though.
15:08Stop it.
15:09Well, I'm seeing here, Colin Coward wants Lane Kiffin.
15:12Go get Lane Kiffin.
15:13That's what the Dolphins should do, according to Colin Coward.
15:16I wouldn't mind that.
15:17That'd be fun, at least.
15:18It'd be fun.
15:19It reminds me so much of Cliff Kingsbury, though.
15:21Yeah, totally.
15:22Totally.
15:24Yeah.
15:25Because Lane Kiffin had a run in the NFL.
15:29Wasn't it for the Raiders?
15:30It might have been for the Raiders.
15:31It was for the Raiders.
15:33You know what?
15:34I think I'm the only one that's going to say this.
15:35Maybe I'll die on this hill, but I wouldn't mind Cliff Kingsbury.
15:39Went really bad for him in Arizona.
15:41I get that.
15:42But goes to Washington, turns Jaden Daniels in his rookie season into a Pro Bowl quarterback,
15:49goes to the NFC Championship game.
15:52I mean, isn't that what you do?
15:54You fail as a head coach.
15:55You go become a coordinator.
15:56You get another opportunity.
15:57If it goes well for you as an OC, I wouldn't mind Cliff Kingsbury.
16:01Listen, and I have no problem with Cliff.
16:04I'm just thinking, when you said that name, he had, what's itch-a-bitchy spider in Arizona?
16:10The quarterback.
16:11Kyler Murray.
16:12Kyler Murray?
16:13Yeah, Kyler Murray, who's very athletic.
16:15Then he went and got another very athletic Jaden Daniels.
16:18What kind of offense is Cliff going to run with two in the pocket?
16:22He can't move.
16:23Hear me out.
16:24Bill Parcells.
16:25He was lazy 10 years ago, Hawk.
16:30What is he going to do now?
16:32Brian Flores would be so funny.
16:34It really would be hilarious if Brian Flores was brought back to be the head coach.
16:38I think it would be really funny if Brian Flores, when he finds out it's John Gruden,
16:43who sends racist emails.
16:45I want a camera on Brian Flores when he hears the announcement of John Gruden.
16:52By the way, so much for this entire conspiracy theory that Ross would never fire Greer because
16:58Greer's got skeletons in the closet.
17:00That was the dumbest thing people would go.
17:02Oh, he would never fire Chris Greer until the Flores lawsuit is over.
17:06Yeah.
17:06Okay.
17:07Yeah.
17:08That's going well.
17:09Dolphins Twitter told me he'll never fire Chris Greer.
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