Legendary Dolphins WR is loving what he’s been watching from Dolphins RB De’Von Achane but is worried about his longevity if the Fins keep using him at this rate.
00:00We are at the Amarant Bank Arena in beautiful Sunrise, Florida, and Josh Chappell sitting in with us for a couple hours as Crowder is gallivanting with the Pivot crew in Orlando on his birthday.
00:15And Solana and I will be here along with Tree, our on-site engineer, until 6 o'clock tonight.
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00:24Steve Goldstein in the 5 o'clock hour.
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00:30On the Toyota of Hollywood hotline right now is Aranda Gadsden, former receiver for the Dolphins.
00:37He was at Hard Rock Stadium Sunday.
00:39I got pictures from several people who saw OG.
00:43You didn't go to L.A.?
00:43You didn't go to watch OG the second play this weekend?
00:48Nope.
00:49You know, L.A. trip is kind of tough for me, man.
00:52Six hours in the plane.
00:53You know, listen, I do the same thing every week.
00:57I go to the Dolphin game at 1 o'clock.
00:59I leave about the beginning of the fourth quarter, get home in front of my TV, just me, and I hunker down with some wings.
01:08And I watch the game and try to help Jim Harbaugh coach this whole line up.
01:12What do you think?
01:15What do you think of the Dolphins?
01:17You were there.
01:18They've become this offense that is strictly based, really, on Devon Achan running the ball.
01:25Do you have a problem with that?
01:27It's working.
01:28They've won three in a row.
01:29But it's a different idea than what we thought they were when they gave Tua a big contract.
01:36And they're, I think, by necessity saying, hey, this is Devon Achan's team to run the offense, and we'll just kind of watch that happen.
01:45And it's working.
01:47Absolutely.
01:48I got an issue with that.
01:50You know what I mean?
01:50Like, only reason because being a player, you know, and Devon probably, you know, he loves it and probably going to make every incentive he got, right?
02:00But it's going to, you know, cut his career short.
02:03You know, I think I've seen it with, you know, one of our guys, Tony Michel.
02:07Like, when he went to New England, they ran him.
02:10They ran him.
02:11And, you know, it's going to be tough to keep a, you know, a seven, eight-year career when they just run everything through you.
02:17You know what I mean?
02:18He leads the team in rushes, catches, you know, tackles, you know, everything, you know.
02:26So, it's just tough.
02:28I just, you know, listen, maybe he can do it, and kudos to him for what he's done.
02:32But, I mean, you know, it's the same thing we did, you know, at the beginning with Tyreek Hill.
02:37And the problem is, if something happens to, you know, Tua, you know, Mike McDaniel was sick.
02:46But, now we have to, you know, get somebody else to run everything through the same person, A-Chan.
02:50I just think, you know, we need to get some other people involved.
02:54But, you know, hey, listen, for right now, we're winning with it.
02:58And, you know, if we can win the next four or five games, you know, next year, take care of itself next year.
03:05But, OG, do you feel like right now what Devon A-Chan is doing and his talent?
03:10I'm with you.
03:11I mean, you don't want to run this dude into the ground.
03:13But, overall, his first three seasons with the Dolphins, to have 1,000 yards through 12 games,
03:19he joined a list with Zonk and Ricky.
03:22I mean, is he kind of setting himself up to have one of these legendary Dolphins careers?
03:28I mean, you played with some of the best to ever put on a Dolphins jersey.
03:32Like, is he – do you look at him with the potential to be, you know, a great here in Miami?
03:39Without a doubt.
03:40I think, you know, he's – you know, look at the names you just mentioned.
03:44You know, they two are great.
03:46You know, and – but like I said, you know, so this is his third year.
03:50Be his fourth year, so, you know, year seven, you know, when he could be a decent back, you know, what will happen?
04:01And, you know, we think of that as longevity as players, ex-players, because, you know, you want to get to your third contract.
04:08You know, he'll get a big second contract, obviously, because of what he's doing.
04:11But I just think, you know, just – you know, just for longevity purposes, we have to have somebody else.
04:18Because, you know, eventually, teams are going to key on him, shut him down, and then what we do?
04:25Oh, we threw the – you know, we threw one pass to Washington and mad because Washington didn't catch it.
04:31But you hadn't thrown to him in five quarters.
04:34You know what I'm saying?
04:35Because he went throwing to Devon the whole time.
04:38He run it.
04:39He catch it.
04:40You know what I'm saying?
04:40Like, we even run – like, if we need a long pass, we'll try Waddle once.
04:45And then the next play, we'll run A-10 on the wheel and throw him the 40-yard pass.
04:51Like, you know what I'm saying?
04:52Like, you know, I just – you know, we got Westbrook, Akina, you know, like – I mean, somebody else can do some of the things.
04:58Like, he already catched the bubbles.
05:01He catched the screens.
05:02He run the ball.
05:03Like, you know, just for longevity purposes.
05:06I just wish we'd do something else.
05:08But, hey, like I said, we winning with it.
05:11What else are you going to do, you know?
05:12So, you know, got to ride the wheels until they fall off.
05:19So, he's our guy.
05:21Yeah, he's our guy.
05:23And that's what we're doing.
05:25Sorry it's a little loud, but I'm actually in Doral at Sports Grill in Doral on 87th, I think.
05:34It was across from Trump Golf Course.
05:36I'm here with Terry Kirby.
05:38We were –
05:38So, I love Sports Grill.
05:39You love those wings, right?
05:41That's my spot, OG.
05:42You got the special grill?
05:44Yeah.
05:44Special grill?
05:46We got 25 special grill.
05:48We good to go, man.
05:49I'm sitting here with Carlos, the owner, man, and he's making it happen, man.
05:53So, if y'all in the Doral area, come on down to Sports Grill and have a few wings.
05:57Tell them OG sits.
06:00I've eaten there a couple times, OG.
06:02You got the waffle fries with the cheese on the side.
06:05I know OG probably got two cheeses on the side.
06:07Yeah, I do.
06:08Actually, I do got two cheeses on the side.
06:10No waffle fries, no regular fries.
06:13No waffle fries, regular fries.
06:15All right.
06:15Yeah, yeah, yeah.
06:16We know Ronde, when he goes to Arby's, he brings the sandwich home to put his own cheese on the roast beef sandwich, right?
06:24Yeah, yeah, yeah.
06:24You got to do that.
06:26You got to fix it up yourself.
06:28It makes it a little better.
06:29It makes it a little better.
06:30Everything's better with cheese and bacon on it.
06:32That is true.
06:33OG.
06:34Let me say something before we go further.
06:39I ran into something by my cousin over the Thanksgiving break on Saturday when I watched the U.M. Pitt game.
06:50He made some Thanksgiving leftover nachos.
06:56I don't know if you know what y'all do with y'all leftos.
06:58Oh, I saw someone do that on social media.
07:02It wasn't bad.
07:04Now, the little nacho with the macaroni and cheese and some greens on it was a little tart, but the rest of it was pretty good, man.
07:11If you have leftovers, put it on nachos, put it in the oven, cheese on top, it ain't a bad thing.
07:16I'll tell you what.
07:17You got that out the way.
07:17As long as you're bringing up Thanksgiving, I told Crowder and Solana yesterday, you changed my life last week, Ronde.
07:26You didn't even know it.
07:27Solana and I were marveling that sometimes someone will drop pearls of wisdom, and you don't even realize it when you're hearing it.
07:35So, you know, the last couple of years, last year, I swore off turkey and Lori cooking all day and the traditional Thanksgiving meal.
07:45And last year, she made steaks, and we enjoyed it.
07:50And I was thrilled that we weren't doing the traditional Thanksgiving because I didn't think the payoff was there.
07:55This year, we happened to be in Tampa, so we were in a restaurant, and I had rigatoni.
08:02Right.
08:03Delicious.
08:04It was delicious.
08:05But you, last week on this show, talked about the leftovers.
08:14And as you were talking about it, I was thinking to myself, you know what?
08:18I think I may have forgotten maybe the most important part of the Thanksgiving meal, which is not that instant payoff when you get the turkey and the stuffing and the green bean casserole and the mac and cheese.
08:33What did you say last week?
08:34What did you say last week?
08:35You said that night.
08:36Friday.
08:37That night.
08:38The night game is on.
08:39The Black Friday game is on.
08:42Oh, man.
08:43Saturday, college football.
08:44Oh, man.
08:45And you're firing up sandwiches.
08:47You take some turkey out of the fridge.
08:49You put a little mayo on the Hawaiian roll or the dinner roll.
08:53Fire up a sandwich.
08:54Fire up a sandwich.
08:55And I got to thinking, that's what I've been missing.
08:58Right.
08:59And rigatoni don't heat up as well.
09:02Rigatoni, you don't want that the next day, as good as it is.
09:05It is.
09:06I don't want rigatoni.
09:07I don't want it the next day.
09:08I don't want it the next day.
09:09For the Philly Bears game.
09:10No rigatoni.
09:11So, exactly.
09:12I'm trying to enjoy the Eagles-Bears.
09:15I can't have a tin of reheated rigatoni.
09:18Not when I know Arande's enjoying turkey and mayo and cheese on a Hawaiian roll.
09:25Oh, and mac cheese on the side with that stuffing with gravy on top of everything.
09:30Nah, I win.
09:31You lose.
09:32So, I made the announcement on the show yesterday.
09:35I am returning next year to a traditional Thanksgiving meal.
09:41And I shared that with my wife last night.
09:44I talked with her.
09:45I said, Lori, we have to have a conversation about Arande Gadsden.
09:50And we sat down and we had a family meeting.
09:53And I explained to her what you explained.
09:55She totally understood.
09:57She happens to enjoy cooking Thanksgiving.
09:59She's missed it the last two years.
10:01Look at it.
10:02Look at it.
10:03And Arande, you've changed my life.
10:05And I'm back to a traditional Thanksgiving.
10:07Because I want to enjoy the leftovers on Black Friday football like everyone else is.
10:13Right, right.
10:14So, thank you.
10:15Yeah, no problem.
10:17I'm glad I could be of some assistance to you.
10:19I appreciate it.
10:20A pal had a question for you.
10:21I didn't mean to jam it.
10:23We're going to run out of time.
10:24But that was important.
10:25That is way more important than what I'm about to ask.
10:27But, OG, I'm curious.
10:28Because Rasul Douglas is going to be fined internally by the Dolphins and his teammates
10:34for not returning that interception for a touchdown and getting tackled by an offensive lineman.
10:39I'm curious, when you were playing, did you guys have something similar amongst yourselves?
10:44Let me see.
10:45Did somebody get a pick that got tackled by somebody?
10:49I don't know.
10:50You know, listen, I think when Sam and Pat got picked, they usually took them all away.
10:56Yeah, they weren't in danger of getting caught from behind.
11:00Yeah, because they usually catch them on the run that way.
11:03Like, you know what I'm saying?
11:05You know, the running joke was they'd always tell Brock that I'm about to jump it.
11:11And when they jump it, you know, they're right.
11:14They're usually right.
11:15So, no, I don't think anybody got caught.
11:19Not even Zach.
11:21Like, I think Zach did.
11:23But if Zach got caught, he's not going to get fined because he's expected to get caught.
11:27No, yeah, yeah.
11:28You know, remember Zach?
11:29Because I think all his picks were, like, five yards.
11:32And he would somersault into the end zone.
11:34Yeah, yeah.
11:35But it wasn't really that thing about that.
11:40So, there was no, like, kangaroo court fine system in the locker room or anything like that?
11:44No, it was a kangaroo court fine thing.
11:47But it definitely wasn't because you got caught by a line.
11:50It was, you know, because you didn't yell at Dave Wonstadt when he walked through the locker room.
11:57Like, he'd come in the locker room and go to your locker room.
12:03And if you didn't say, get out, then Tim Bowens would be like, you owe me a case of beer.
12:07You owe me a case of beer.
12:10He's the judge and jury.
12:12Tim Bowens judge.
12:13Listen, how about standing up and talking?
12:15I would not appeal anything.
12:16Whatever you say, Tim.
12:17Tim Bowens.
12:18That's right.
12:19Hey, real quick, before we're out of time, OG, and I want you to go back and enjoy your wings and fries there at Sports Grill.
12:26But you had texted me, you are not for University of Miami being in the college football playoffs.
12:32And you're a Syracuse dad.
12:34But go ahead.
12:35Why don't the Hurricanes belong?
12:37They beat Notre Dame head to head.
12:39I know.
12:40I know.
12:41Unfortunately, I just feel like the two losses just worse because everybody thinks and everybody says the ACC is dumb for the five-team tiebreaker and it's trash.
12:53But you're not even in the championship game of the trash ACC.
12:57And I just got an issue with that because I think they are a good enough team to win that.
13:03I get the UM beat Notre Dame head to head game one.
13:08I get that.
13:09But I just think the two losses, the two unranked teams and not being in the ACC championship just weighs too much.
13:16Because you got Duke in the championship game with five losses.
13:20Which is ridiculous.
13:21Yeah.
13:22That's what I'm saying.
13:23And the UM is not in it.
13:24Like, you know, would I like to see him in there?
13:28Mainly because I absolutely enjoy watching Malachi Tony, who's a heritage kid, play.
13:35You know, I think he might have overtaken Jeremiah Smith as, I don't know, the best college player out there.
13:42But I just, you know, as a team, I just, you know, for as good as UM is, for them not to be even in the championship ACC game, I just think it's a blow.
13:53It's a blow.
13:54Now, are they one of the best 12 teams?
13:57Maybe.
13:58But it just hurts because they lost to two unranked teams and not even in the championship.
14:04Like, Virginia is going to go.
14:05Like, if Duke win, do we get an ACC?
14:07Like, does UM go?
14:09No.
14:10Yeah, that's what I'm saying.
14:11Like, if Duke wins, nobody goes from the ACC.
14:14That's terrible.
14:15But that's an ACC problem.
14:16Yeah, that's an ACC problem.
14:17That's so convoluted.
14:18Like, the tiebreaker at this point should not, it should be the highest ranked team out of the teams that are tied, which would be Miami at that point.
14:26And, like.
14:27But what Arande is saying is exactly what the committee is doing, which is they're weighing the losses to those teams more than they're weighing the wins.
14:36You lost to Louisville and FMU.
14:39They lost to UM and Texas.
14:42They lost to UM and Texas A&M.
14:46That's two top ten teams.
14:48Like, the two teams UM lost are not right.
14:51Yeah, I don't know.
14:52They're not right.
14:53I mean, it just sucks because you shouldn't lose to those two teams.
14:58I'm playing the game on a Friday night.
15:00It's dumb.
15:01It's dumb.
15:02You know, it's dumb.
15:03I'm with that.
15:04Although it does get us off the air early.
15:06So, I'd actually like more weekday games.
15:09Thursdays, Fridays.
15:10Yeah, every time you play those all day games, you don't have issues, man.
15:15Just all the time.
15:17Like, but anyway, you know, like I said, I'd like to see him get in so I can see more Malachi Tony.
15:22But I just don't know.
15:25All right, Rondé Gadsden.
15:26He's at Sports Grill.
15:27We love you, OG.
15:28All right, man.
15:29Thanks.
15:30There you go.
15:31Rondé Gadsden.
15:32Changed my life.
15:33Changed my family's life when it comes to Thanksgiving forever.
15:36Four o'clock hour is coming up here at the Ameren Bank Arena.
15:39Doug Plagans is going to join us.
15:41Appel's probably going to take off.
15:42He's welcome to stay if he wants, but he does have a pregnant wife at home.
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