Tyreek Hill has flashed his velocity, agility and pass-catching potential loads in Dolphins coaching camp via two weeks, nevertheless it’s all been towards a Miami secondary that doesn’t have cornerback Byron Jones and has seldom trotted out Xavien Howard in 11-on-11 drills.
This coming week, Hill, the Dolphins’ $120 million receiver, will get to showcase his expertise towards an opponent for the primary time together with his new crew. The Dolphins journey to Tampa for joint practices with the Buccaneers on Wednesday and Thursday forward of their Aug. 13 preseason recreation.
The instances Hill has confronted Howard, principally in a 1-on-1 setting, Howard has gotten one of the best of him, deflecting passes or forcing overthrows with tight protection. It has Hill able to see one thing else.
“I’m really sick of going against X. He’s been locking me up in practice,” mentioned Hill, who will get to go towards the crew he misplaced to within the Super Bowl two years in the past with the Kansas City Chiefs. “I really can’t wait to get to Tampa, and I know the guys are very eager to get down there, as well.”
Hill is a recognized trash talker who thrives off the aggressive nature of understanding there’s extracurricular exercise that comes with both successful or shedding a rep towards an opponent.
“If I don’t talk, I don’t perform because I feel like I perform better under pressure. That’s just my mentality,” Hill mentioned.
“If I’m relaxed, I’m just chilling and just vibing, then I just go with the flow. … Say, for instance, I go against a DB and he don’t say anything to me the whole entire game, to me, I’m like, ‘Okay, we brother-in-lawing it.’ But, if he’s sitting there talking trash to me, doing what he got to do, in my face every play, then I’m going to challenge him back.”
Hill needs his confidence to transcend himself and prolong to gamers with extra reserve personalities like quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and fellow wideout Jaylen Waddle. It’s one thing he takes delight in incorporating together with his new youthful teammates.
“It rubs off on everyone,” Hill mentioned. “Tua has even been talking trash, so I feel like that’s great for his confidence moving forward, going into these big games that we’re about to play. I’m just like a match. I get the thing started, and everybody else just finishes it.”
For a star receiver, Hill has seen loads of work throughout coaching camp — this when coach Mike McDaniel likes to offer established veterans upkeep and cargo administration days.
“I’m going to always go hard,” mentioned Hill, who can even profit from rapport being constructed with Tagovailoa in camp. “I don’t care if I’m injured or not. I’m going to go hard. When I’m on the field, I’m going to give my teammates my everything.”
With all of the exercise, Hill had Wednesday off this week earlier than the crew’s Thursday off day and has since returned for Friday and Saturday drills.
“I just got to take time for my body. I’m a fast guy. I feel like only fast guys get certain injuries,” mentioned Hill, who hinted a few minor tweak. “That wasn’t actually a load administration day for me. I had somewhat slight ding-up. So, I ain’t going to essentially get into it.
“I truly think that those days are important. Playing in Miami, this sun can weigh on you, as you can tell, and it can take the fluids right out of your body, put so much soreness in your hamstrings and other muscles that you got in your body. Those days are very important. It’s really up to us how we approach those days.”
In his time, approaching 5 months, in Miami, Hill has impressed Dolphins vast receivers coach Wes Welker for extra than simply his potential.
“Tyreek’s a very smart football player,” Welker mentioned earlier within the week. “He understands space. He understands coverages. He understands, whenever you show him exactly how you want him to do something, he gets it very quickly. It’s been fun to be around. Makes my job a lot easier.”
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