Locked On Patriots - Daily Podcast On The New England Patriots - Ultimate AFC East Crossover: Jets All the Way?? - 2/12/2020

Episode Date: February 12, 2020

It’s Ultimate Divisional Crossover Week across the Locked On Podcast Network. Joining host Mike D’Abate is Joe Marino of Locked On Bills and John Butchko of Locked On Jets to take a deep dive into the AFC East. Today, the trio discuss the New York Jets, specifically Sam Darnold’s 2019 performance, their plans for Jamal Adams, and Gang Green’s offseason approach for 2020.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello to all of you Foxborough faithful! Welcome to Day 3 of the ultimate divisional crossover here on Locked On Patriots, the podcast that is still your home for news notes and analysis infused with the occasional opinion on your six-time Super Bowl champions, the New England Patriots. I am Mike DeBate, your host of Locked On Patriots, a proud part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. And so far this week, every day, we have been chronicling all things AFC East. The ultimate divisional crossover week kicked off here on Monday,

where we talked all things your New England Patriots. What happened in 2019? What are the Patriots' plans for 2020? And what will happen with Tom Brady? But I know, folks, it's hard to believe. The Patriots are not the only team in the AFC East. I know for the last 11 straight seasons, they've been AFC East divisional champions. But for the first time in over a decade,

there are some teams that might be trying to nip at their heels a little bit. And yesterday here on Locked On Patriots, we took a look at one of them. My esteemed colleague Joe Marino of Locked On Bills took the comm yesterday, and we talked about all things Buffalo Bills, including whether or not that formidable squad up in Orchard Park, New York, is primed and ready to take over the AFC East. And I don't think they're quite ready to snatch that divisional title away from the New England Patriots just yet,

but 2020's going to be an interesting year. But the Bills are not the only team that are poised for a big run in 2020. There's another team in New York that has lofty plans. Because folks, when you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way. That's right folks, up next on the Ultimate Divisional Crossover lineup is the New York Jets. And what can we expect from our bitter divisional rival in the Meadowlands this year? Well, to discuss this very topic, and anything and everything New York Jets, another one of my esteemed colleagues, John Buchko and anything and everything New York Jets, another one of my esteemed

colleagues, John Buchko, host of Locked On Jets, will share his recap of the 2019 Jets season, what he believes that gang green will do to improve in 2020, and of course Joe and myself will join him on the microphone to discuss that very topic. So sit tight, folks, as we take yet

another look behind enemy lines today at another divisional rival, and if you think I might squeeze in a Sam Darnold seeing ghost jokes, well, as we take yet another look behind enemy lines today at another divisional rival. And if you think I might squeeze in a Sam Darnold seeing ghost jokes, well, you might just be right. But before I turn the microphone over to John today, there is some Patriots news to share with you on this Wednesday. Late Tuesday afternoon, the Patriots announced that they had signed defensive back Lindsey Pipkins.

26-year-old was out of football last season after getting cut by the Cleveland Browns on August 31st. Pipkins has played for four teams, the Cleveland Browns, the Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, and the Green Bay Packers. He entered the league in 2017 as an undrafted free agent with the Packers. He's totaled 17 tackles over 12 games and made one start as a rookie. Green Bay then traded him to Indianapolis in August of 2018. He played one game for the Colts, got released, and was claimed off waivers by the Lions.

So obviously from the resume, you can deduce that he's probably not coming in here to put pressure on Stephon Gilmore or JC Jackson or even Patrick Chung in the safety position. This is a purely depth move, and it may not be the exciting roster move that we're all hoping for, folks, but Pipkins does have a shot at making the 53-man roster. Pipkins has special team experience, which you know the Patriots love. By all accounts, he seems to be pretty quick at picking up a playbook. So while I fall short of saying keep a sharp eye on this one, folks, definitely keep an eye out on it. As the Patriots head toward minicamp, this could be one of those under-the-radar depth moves that most teams wouldn't make, but the Patriots seem to make these work. So welcome to New England, Lindsey Pipkins. And if Pipkins should make the 2020 Patriots roster, he's going to have to be facing his

divisional rivals twice a year. And one of those rivals just happens to be our topic of conversation for today. In just a moment, John Buchko of Locked On Jets will kick off our ultimate divisional crossover Wednesday episode as we discuss the J-E-T, I can't folks, my Patriots fandom will not allow me to finish that. You know who we're going to be talking about, the team in green, and they're up next here on Locked On Patriots. Welcome back to the Locked On Podcast Network's ultimate AFC East crossover week, not to be confused with the regular AFC East crossover week, not to be confused with the regular AFC East

crossover week. I am John from Locked On Jets, along with Joe from Locked On Bills and Mike from Locked On Patriots. And today we are talking about the New York Jets, who finished the 2019 season 7-9. First I want to say welcome to my friends. Joe, good to be with you. Yeah, absolutely. Excited to talk about this football team that finished 2019 pretty strong. And Mike, even though you cover

the Patriots, we welcome you back to discussion on the Jets. Well, thank you very much for the hospitality, John. I appreciate it. In all actuality, looking forward to it. Much like Joe said, you guys finished the season pretty strong last year, so looking forward to a good race coming up in the AFC East in 2020. Yes, and the Jets season was, no

pun intended, very turbulent. In fact, the entire year 2019 was a wild year for the Jets. They started it by firing head coach Todd Bowles and retaining general manager Mike McCagnin, which was an arrangement that did not last all that long. They bring in Adam Gase. They spend a record amount of money in free agency. And then after the draft, they fire

McCagnin after letting the GM run free agency and the draft. They hire Joe Douglas from Philadelphia, a guy many believe is a rising star in the NFL executive world. And then the season starts. And as Joe remembers, week one, they're up 16 to nothing in the third quarter of a game against the Buffalo Bills. And Buffalo rallies to beat them. And then a few days later, all heck broke loose because Sam Darnold was

diagnosed with mono and had to miss three games three games the Jets lost so they started 0-4 and things just kind of fell off from that point they eventually started 1-7 and one of the games that they lost was to the then 0-7 Dolphins later on on in the season, they lost to the 0-11 Bengals, so they became the first team in NFL history to lose to two teams that are 0-7 and worse. But they did have a strong second half of the season. They finished 6-2. The schedule got a little bit easier,

and they took advantage, which at least maybe gave them a little bit of momentum heading into the offseason. But I think the focus for Jets fans is Sam Darnold. And Darnold's a difficult guy to diagnose at this point, I think, because you can essentially build any kind of argument about Sam Darnold's progress through year two and his upside. So I want to hear what my AFC East friends think about what Sam Darnold's done through his first two seasons and where they think he's heading because you look at the numbers they're okay nothing spectacular

there are some very good moments there are some very bad moments there are you know some of the bad moments might not be his fault because they did not put a good offensive line in front of him some of them where he where his decision making just kind of went out the window. But I think one thing that's easy to lose when you talk about Darnold is just how young he is. This was supposed to be his senior year at USC. If he stayed and played out his entire college eligibility, he'd be entering the draft this year. In fact, he's actually younger than Joe Burrow, who's probably going to be the first overall pick to Cincinnati in a few months. So I guess we'll start with Joe.

What do you think about Darnold's progress so far? Where do you see his future heading? You know, a really difficult year for Sam Darnold. In a lot of ways, we talked on Monday about Tom Brady and some of the circumstances that the greatest quarterback of all time had to overcome. And, you know, there was a lot that Sam Darnold had to overcome. Obviously the mono deal, getting a new offensive system

in his second season of his NFL career. But, you know, just a failed opportunity by Mike McAgan to really build up this offensive line and give him a reasonable front five to work behind. And, you know, not a whole lot of upgrades in terms of the weaponry. Certainly Jamison Crowder was a nice pickup for that slot position, but, you know, Christopher Herndon, the exciting tight end, he was suspended early on. And then you're trying to factor in Le'Veon Bell into this offense.

And I thought that he was a good pickup because of what he can mean for Sam Darnold in the receiving game. But without giving Le'Veon Bell a reasonable offensive line to work with, like he had in Pittsburgh, we know that in Pittsburgh, he really thrived off of being patient and allowing blocks to take form and working off of them. And then he has nothing close to that with the New York Jets. And so you just have all these struggles going on. And that's a lot for a young quarterback, as you mentioned, a guy that was age-wise

slated to be a senior at USC. And so with that said, with all that said that a young quarterback has to overcome, the guy still got better this year. And I know that's kind of hard to, to come to grips with that, but I mean, statistically completion percentages up, touchdown percentages up inter interception percentages down quarterback rating is up, uh, two fourth quarter comeback, uh, three game-winning drives. I mean, he played better this year. And I think that every quarterback comes along differently.

You know, think about Patrick Mahomes. Everyone would think he's the best quarterback in the game. If there was a fantasy draft and the entire league was redrafted, Patrick Mahomes was going to be the first pick. Well, we never saw Patrick Mahomes' rookie season. We never really had the chance to see him fail forward. And he was surrounded with wonderful weapons, the veteran offensive line, the best play caller in football over the last 20 years and Andy Reed and everything was right for him. And that's just not the case for Sam Darnold. Sam Darnold was the number three pick in the

draft for a reason. He's an exciting young quarterback. And you have to keep in mind the entire context that goes into evaluating Sam Darnold last year. Oh, by the way, mono after the first game of the season, and he's out for all that time. I mean, just a difficult year, and I give Sam Darnold a lot of credit for actually showing some signs of growth with all of the things he had to overcome in mind. I think we're primed to see Sam Darnold really kind of recapture some of the sizzle that people had regarding him as a player entering his second season coming into year three. Now, Mike, following the Patriots, you have, I would say, a Ph.D. in good quarterback play.

One of the things I joke about is having covered the Jets for as long as I have. I have a Ph.D. in watching bad quarterback play. You're kind of the opposite. So what are your views on uh darnold so far well from a patriot's perspective john i really uh we're hoping that he continues to see ghosts for quite a long time no i'm kidding folks i i am i swear uh you know this isn't that's not likely to happen again by the way folks this year so don't worry jets fans uh i like sam darnold's the quarterback of the jetsets, and I'll explain why.

And you mentioned about a Ph.D. and good quarterback play, and that's less about my skills and being able to look at it. But being able to actually witness, you know had in the first half of the season including missing some time with mono and turn it into a very strong finish and that to me is the mark of a good quarterback the type of a quarterback that you can build a franchise around and i think the jets have finally found that after years and years of searching for it look donald began the season with a record of one and4. He was a starter for that period. Obviously, he finished 6-2.

During the period in week 1 and then 6-9, he threw for 1,077 yards, 6 touchdowns, 9 interceptions. Right there, you take a look at those statistics and you're like, okay, that's not really going to set the world ablaze. But then, you take a look at the passer rating and how he finished the season

in weeks 10 to 17. 1,947 yards, 13 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, 93.3% passer rating. That's an incredible jump and something that I really think Donald needs to be proud of. Overall, I definitely think he improved. Joe, you touched upon this completion percentage. Up, turnovers down, you know, from

61.9% of a completion percentage this year as opposed to 57.7% in his first year. So you look at the growth that he's been able to have, I think that's definitely something in his favor. He's got room to grow. He was dealt the unfortunate hand, and Joe

and John both uh touched upon this with the diagnosis with mono obviously that set him back some this year uh also let's not forget that the jets also had a lot of problems on the offensive line a lot of those early numbers i don't think you can just put on uh the mononucleosis diagnosis he had 11 different linemen nine different line combinations. At least two players started at each position across the offensive line. In New England, I saw Tom Brady struggle this year mightily because of inconsistencies on the offensive line. And let me tell you something, folks, there's nothing Tom Brady hasn't seen on a football field before. He's seen it all. He's

done it all. If you have that kind of inconsistent play on an offensive line, it's really going to wreak havoc with you. So it didn't surprise me that Darnold had the difficulties that he had early on. Again, if I were Sam Darnold, I would use this time off, watch tape, watch film, look at every game for sure, see how you can get better, whether it's throwing to the right, throwing to the left, throwing to the middle, different types of play actions. These are all things that a young quarterback needs to break down. And I think he's going to do a very good job with that. You break that down. You see where the weaknesses are. You work on them. I think he has the talent to be a very good quarterback in this league. He needs to make some adjustments. A couple of things I'd like to see him improve on for 2020. Keep two hands on the ball in the pocket a lot of the film that i've watched on sam he has a tendency to take one hand off and try to make things happen he does have some mobility but he's a pure pocket passer utilize that to your advantage if i'm saying sam donald but the other thing to consider too john is that the team needs to make investments

in his supporting cast as well i think you do that and show this kid that you're willing to put the muscle behind him, he's going to deliver, and he's going to deliver dividends. Maybe not immediately in 2020, but in another couple of years, he's going to have this team definitely in strong contention for a division title, and maybe even at the top of this division. Today is day three in the Ultimate AFC East Crossover Week, and our episode is sponsored by Blue Chew. Blue Chew brings you the first chewable with the same FDA-approved active ingredients as Viagra and Cialis.

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talking today about the New York Jets. And now I want to bring up a topic that is discussed frequently within the Jets fan base of course near the trade deadline there were a lot of rumors about Jamal Adams the Jets star safety who was just named first team all pro potentially being sent to the Dallas Cowboys or another team and it sounds like a lot of those rumors at the time were kind of overhyped. It doesn't sound like the talks ever got to a serious point where Adams was ever seriously, the Jets were seriously considering making a deal. But this has become a topic within the Jets fan base because Adams is maybe the one premium

player the Jets have on their roster right now but he also plays safety which is not viewed as a position when you talk about positional value in the NFL it's typically viewed as one of the lowest value positions and if we're going to we could give the Jets the benefit of the doubt with Sam Darnold at quarterback but if you look at the other premium positions on the field, offensive line, edge rusher, corner, wide receiver, Jets don't have a ton in those spots. So there is a school of thought within the Jets fan base that maybe the Jets should trade Adams, get some draft capital so they can address those positions because they don't have a lot of other players with trade value. Then again, there's another, the other school of thought is that this is the one premium player the Jets have, so they should lock him up to a long-term contract extension and that's the

view that i personally have but i'm wondering what you guys watching adams from across the afc east uh think so last time we started with joe mike why don't you give us your thoughts well you said earlier on i might have a phd in watching great quarterback play if i've got an nba and watching defensive play uh i've had a pretty good uh barometer for the safety position watching devon mccourty for all these years and i can tell you that even though there is that feeling around the league that safety play or the safety position may not be one of the premier positions on a defense that can be a very very valuable position mccordy has been invaluable for the new england patriots and to

be quite honest with you for all of free agents that are not named tom brady in new england that's the one i worry about losing the most because of what he brings to the table because of the acumen that he brings on the field but also the leadership and his ability to see the entire field. To me, a safety is very much like a catcher in football. They're back in the backfield. They can see everything that's happening. And if that's the case, then that's something that they need to really take a look at. Me personally, I agree with you, John. I think they should look to lock up Jamal Adams. I see the type of poise and the

type of leadership that he's capable of bringing to the table. And I say, if I'm the Jets, this is an opportunity for them to be able to lock that up, bring stability to that defensive unit and build around him. Yes, there are a lot of needs that the Jets have on defense. The edge rusher definitely is a big position. I think they need to make a couple of tweaks at cornerback and maybe even bring in some uh you know linebacker help they do need some help on that defense but i think when you have an anchor someone that is invested in the team that wants to be there and that gives you 110 every single night that's not something that you can just toss aside you have to be willing to maybe go the extra mile to keep a player even if it's not quote-unquote that marquee position that everybody likes uh i think this that that's something they should look at now look uh there's a lot of indications that the jets

and adams have already had preliminary negotiations toward a new contract if i'm the jets i take it slowly remember they have team control of the contract rights for Jamal Adams of the 2017. That's the first-round pick 2017 deal that he has. They have that under contract or control, I should say, for two more seasons. It's understandable that they want to reward him for the play that he's had, but I don't think they really need to be in a rush to find any type of monetary landing spot that works for both parties. I think they can take their time, see what they have in Jamal. I should say continue to see what they have in Jamal.

They really know what they have already, but continue to see that leadership grow. I wouldn't be in such a rush to ship him off unless the haul that they're going to bring back for him is so good that they can't refuse it. Joe, what do you have to add to that? Well, I remember back when Jamal Adams was in the draft process and everyone was talking about him going to the next level. Obviously, the positional value came into play when it comes to his safety, but the reason Jamal Adams was the number six pick in the draft

in 2017 was because of what he can do on the field, but because of him being a type of face-of-the-franchise type leader type player where, you know, going back to his time at LSU, everyone really raved about his football character and intangibles. And so he was really viewed as the entire package. And I think in a lot of ways, he's been that for the New York Jets. And so, you know, Mike commented on a lot of things about the value of the safety position and what it can mean to a defense, but I'd also add to his points there.

Think about the schedule and think about the landscape of the AFC. Within your own division, you have the Bills who have an offense that is evolving with a physically dynamic quarterback in Josh Allen and some young weapons that are going to be difficult to deal with. You want to have a player like Jamal Adams to be the chess piece to counter those players. You think about what Chan Gailey is going to bring to Miami in the screen game. And you want a player like Jamal Adams with that quick trigger to fly downhill and make tackles and not allow those screens to become big chunk plays. If you want to become the best team in the AFC, well,

you're going to have to be looking at the Baltimore Ravens and Lamar Jackson and those dynamic tight ends and Hollywood Brown and all the challenges they present. Well, a safety like Jamal Adams would go a long way in shutting that down. And then of course, the Kansas city chiefs, Travis Kelsey, the best tight end in football and what Pat Mahomes can do. And again, Andy Reed are a really good offensive innovator in terms of designing screen, uh, screen plays and quick game, and you want Jamal Adams. So it's all of the above when it comes to Jamal Adams. He's a total package, he's versatile, and he's the type of defensive chess piece that's going to help you

stop these dynamic offenses in the AFC if you want to be a contender. I feel like he's an important player to bring back, and you may have to change some of the dynamics of your roster and how you allocate cap a little bit differently because you're going to spend a little bit more at safety, but that's going to go back on Joe Douglas to hit on draft picks and really be able to complement a talent like Jamal Adams. Like you said there, he's probably the one player that you look at on this roster

and say, yep, that's one of the guys that would start for just about every single team, and I wouldn't be so quick to move on from him. And then also, we always have to keep this in mind with the 2020 cap rules. I don't think you can increase a player's pay by more than 30%. And so, I mean, when you talk about extensions for a guy like Jamal Adams this offseason, the opportunity might not even really be there. All right, well, through our first two shows this week, we've finished by talking about how the team should approach the offseason. And the Jets have a lot of work to do. This is,

even though they won six of their last eight games, this is a roster that's very weak at a lot of key spots. You mentioned some of them, offensive line, wide receiver, edge rusher, corner. So I'm going to ask you guys, if you were Joe Douglas, Jets GM, how would you approach this offseason? And Joe, why don't you lead us off? Yeah, this is where I think I'm going to get a little bit off the rails in terms of I said really good things about Sam Darnold and Jamal Adams. Here's where I get a little bit nervous when I talk about the Jets.

$50 million in cap space. But guys, look at this roster. There are holes everywhere. There's expiring contracts. And so everything's not going to be able to get fixed this offseason. And if I'm the Jets, I focus on what is most important, which is building around Sam Darnold, getting the protection right, and getting him some weapons. Here's the reality.

Like I said, everything's not getting fixed this offseason. The resources just aren't there. And so this roster is going to have to get better from within, and it's going to have to be from players that Joe Douglas did not bring into the building. You know, you're looking at the offensive line, a guy like Chuma, a third round pick last year, he's probably going to have to step in and become a starter for this team. You look on the defensive side of the football guys like Blake Cashman, a fifth round pick. He's probably going to have to step in and become a starter for this team. You look on the defensive side of the football. Guys like Blake Cashman, a fifth-round pick, he's probably going to have to take on a more prominent role.

Terrell Basham, can he help this pass-rushing situation? You think about cornerback where there's big questions. A guy like Nate Harrison, a guy they traded for from the Indianapolis Colts, can he help this team? So I think it's going out and getting some meaningful free agents, obviously hitting on draft picks, but there's going to have to be an emphasis on developing some of the talent that already exists on this roster, because I don't think that everything can be fixed this off season. And one of the most important things about the jets growing is getting better within

and those young players developing and taking on more meaningful roles because the reality is there's just a lot of holes. There's 50 million million in cap space, and there's one draft class to do, and it's not all going to get fixed overnight. And so we're going to see how this Jets coaching staff can really develop some of these young, talented players. And, Mike, what do you have to add to that? Well, I think I echo a lot of what Joe just said. First of all, if I'm Joe Douglas, I think there are definite trims on the roster

that need to be made. And one thing that I would do is look to trim some of the contracts and some of the albatrosses that I think they have on this roster. And I don't mean to offend any Jets fans by saying this, but guys that I would look to be placed on the chopping block would be Brian Winters. I mean, they're going to save 7.2, almost $7.3 million by releasing him. And I think that that is something, because of the time he spent on injured reserve, this team proved that they can get by without him. Tremaine Johnson obviously did not work out the way they had hoped. They are going to be stuck with $9 million in dead money.

They would save $3 million by cutting him, but they would be handcuffed with that. But those are three cuts that I would probably look to make right off the bat. If they cut those three, in addition to the $50 million in cap space, that would free up almost $65 million. Then all of a sudden, your options kind of increase a little bit. I definitely agree with Joe. You're not going to be able to fix everything in the offseason, but I think that's a place to start if you're the New York Jets. Two guys that I would really look at on the offensive line right now that I would bring in that are good depth pieces that can provide the ability for them

to compete and provide some protection for Sam Darnold, Kelvin Beecham, Alex Lewis. I think they want to keep the left side of the offensive line intact, so I would definitely look to bring them back. On the defensive side of the ball, I thought Brian Poole had a great year.

He had a one-year prove-it deal last year. I think that's exactly what he did. I would look to try to lock him up once again and bring him back. I think in-house free agent keepers that I would look at on the linebacker position on defense, Brandon Copeland, Neville Hewitt, I think both of them are special team players. Again, I have a lot of experience watching special teams be such a key component in a team's success. We saw that in Buffalo this year. The special teams unit was excellent. They were much improved. The Patriots have always had great special teams throughout the years. I think the Jets are catching on to that. Douglas is a very savvy GM when it comes to things like that, so I look for him to be able to do it. Robbie Anderson

is an interesting situation for me. I've been on the fence a lot. I think the Jets would love to have him back, but they'd only love to have him back at a price. And I think in the open market, because of the premium on wide receivers, he could command up to about a $15 million salary, maybe more. I think if that happens, I think he prices himself out of New York. One name that you mentioned yesterday, and I've been going back and forth on this, John, is Joe Tooney. And do you make a run at Tooney? Do you use some of that capital that you have in terms of cap space to make a run at a guy like Joe Tooney, who really is a versatile lineman and he can really provide some stability on that offensive line. I think that's really one of the keys to where they need to be,

and then maybe shoring up and adding a few, maybe an edge rush, and someone on the linebacking core that can get after the quarterback. To me, those are the two biggest keys right now, would be offensive line and defensive line, I think, for the New York Jets. And there's a lot of talk about Le'Veon Bell. I think people are going to bring that up about whether or not you should try to move him. I really don't think they're going to get the type of return that a player like Le'Veon brings in. So again, if I'm Joe Douglas, I would take a wait and see approach with Le'Veon. Let's see how he comes out in training camp. Let's see what he has

on the field. I think he's going to be motivated to prove a lot of doubters, including his head coach, wrong. Because regardless of what people say, there definitely was some acrimony there. I think that can be smoothed over with Le'Veon coming out and having a strong start to the 2020 season. So a lot of players with a lot to prove in New York this year, and I think they've got the wherewithal, and the way they show they're capable of playing down the stretch in 2020 is going to be a much tougher team than people think it is. All right, well, guys, thanks for joining me today. It's been great talking about the AFC East with you, Joe.

Yeah, absolutely. Looking forward to Dolphins Day tomorrow here on this podcast, and then we've got a fun one for the Friday show. And, Mike, great to be with you today. Absolutely. Great to be with you too, John. It's been a great week so far, and we look to continue it. We're at the midway point here.

Again, Joe said Dolphins tomorrow. It'll be a lot of fun. It's going to be a lot of fun because, as you may have heard if you've listened to some of our other shows this week, we're kind of in a state of transition here on the Locked On Podcast Network when it comes to the Dolphins show, which is why we haven't had a representative.

That means tomorrow's show, we're going to have a Jets guy, a Bills guy, and a Patriots guy talk to you about the Dolphins. How much fun will that be? Looking forward to it. Gotta love it. Thank you to everybody for listening in and we hope you tune in tomorrow to hear us talk about the Dolphins