Omar Kelly joins the show live from a 7-Eleven to drink a Piña Colada

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In honor of National Piña Colada day, Omar Kelly is live from a 7-Eleven to serve himself the famed Piña Colada slurpee he claims is the best. Plus, why he hates a doom and gloom outlook on the Dolphins current roster.

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00:00I see Omar's daughter behind you there.

00:02Hello, Omar's daughter.

00:04Say hi, Mila.

00:08She's adorable.

00:09You got some French fries.

00:10Tomorrow's National French Fry Day.

00:11Maybe we'll have her back out for National French Fry Day.

00:15Omar Kelly, he's on the Toyota of Hollywood Hotline,

00:19columnist for the Miami Herald,

00:21and he did his share of radio this morning, by the way.

00:24He did four hours this morning filling in for Joe,

00:26so we appreciate you giving us more radio time today,

00:30but we had to call him into duty

00:32because it is National Pina Colada Day,

00:34and Omar had stunned me several weeks ago

00:38when he declared the Pina Colada Slurpee at 7-Eleven

00:42the top Slurpee flavor at 7-Eleven,

00:46which I thought was always a debate between Coke or cherry.

00:50I didn't even think that there was another flavor in the mix,

00:53and then Omar's like, no, Pina Colada,

00:55and then a bunch of people were responding on text and Twitter,

00:59like, yeah, Pina Colada's the best flavor,

01:02which I didn't even know was a regular flavor,

01:04and I never would try it over Coke or cherry.

01:06Those are my only two flavors that I go to.

01:10You could mix it.

01:12You could make a nice flavor slushy,

01:15but Pina Colada is always going to end up half the cup.

01:18Well, are you at a 7-Eleven now?

01:21I am at a 7-Eleven right now.

01:24I'm trying to bless me and my daughter with some Slurpee time,

01:28just since you told me it was Pina Colada.

01:30We're going to go inside and get a Slurpee, okay?

01:32Come on.

01:32Now, this is exciting.

01:34This is very exciting.

01:36And let her pick out anything she wants in the snack aisle,

01:39courtesy of Uncle Channing.

01:40No snacking, no snacks.

01:46She just had McDonald's.

01:47It was a nice bribe so she could be quiet while Daddy does podcast work.

01:52Oh, man, let the girl get some Skittles.

01:54Oh, we'll do that to her.

01:56You know what?

01:57She actually doesn't like candy.

01:58She does not eat candy at all.

02:00Get her zen.

02:03That is true.

02:04Not eating candy and not liking candy are two different things.

02:08No, no, she doesn't eat candy.

02:10Is that her opinion or is that your opinion?

02:13Are you saying she doesn't like candy and she's thinking to herself?

02:18No, see?

02:19She doesn't like sweets.

02:22It's a weird thing.

02:23I'm not, you know, she'll give you all her Halloween candy.

02:26Now, she'll drink a Slurpee now.

02:29What's her go-to flavor?

02:31I don't know.

02:32What's your go-to flavor?

02:33What flavor are you picking, Mila?

02:34Okay, you didn't even look.

02:37A Colossal Cherry.

02:38Are you sure?

02:39There you go.

02:40Mm-hmm.

02:41Okay.

02:42Now, you know, tomorrow is 7-Eleven, Omar.

02:46It's July 11th, which means free Slurpees at 7-Eleven.

02:50So, you've got to take her back tomorrow.

02:51Are you serious?

02:52Free Slurpees at 7-Eleven?

02:54Yeah.

02:54That's the little tiny ones.

02:56The little two-ounce ones, though.

02:57Yeah.

02:58It all counts, though.

03:00It all counts.

03:02Now, do they have pina colada there?

03:04Yeah, absolutely.

03:05They have pina colada here.

03:06It's sitting right here.

03:10Look at that.

03:11Yeah.

03:12Look at that.

03:12Oh, you want the – hold on.

03:13That's zero flavor.

03:15You probably want the deep blue.

03:17See, now you guys have opened up Pandora's box here.

03:19No, I love this.

03:20I can do this all day long, man.

03:23I love this.

03:24Hold on.

03:24She's going to get us some – hold.

03:27You hold it.

03:27You pull it.

03:28You pull the lever.

03:29Go ahead.

03:29Pull it down.

03:31Me and family getting Slurpees together like that.

03:33That's my favorite – some of my favorite memories with my son.

03:38Pulling up to 7-Eleven, getting a Slurpee, man, and a couple of scratch-offs.

03:42Does she do the scratch-offs yet?

03:44No, she doesn't do scratch-offs yet.

03:46No.

03:46Get her a scratch-off from Uncle Marky.

03:48Okay.

03:50All right.

03:50One dollar scratch-off.

03:51No, no.

03:53Uncle Marky does $20 scratch-offs.

03:57I'll zell you.

03:58I'll zell you.

03:58Uncle Marky doesn't waste his time with dollar scratch-offs.

04:02You really do $20 scratch-offs?

04:05If they don't have any 30s, then yes, I'll do a 20.

04:11Don't think I'll go home, baby.

04:13They have $50 scratch-offs now.

04:15Are you serious?

04:16Yeah.

04:17Man, that's a lot of money to throw down the drain from one scratch.

04:20You got to bet big to win big, Omar.

04:24You got to bet big to win big.

04:26How often do you win big?

04:28Oh, I haven't yet.

04:30But I figure in my next 55 years, maybe I'll hit a big winner.

04:38Didn't you hit one of those?

04:40Crowder, didn't you hit one of those things where you got every prize that was on the scratch-off?

04:45Yeah, I've hit an $800 scratch-off.

04:48Man, not me.

04:50It was a $50 scratch-off and paid $800.

04:54Yeah.

04:55And how many $50 scratch-offs did you put down to get to that $800?

05:01$200.

05:02So, it probably cost me about $4,000 to get $800, but it was fun the whole way around.

05:09It's like winning the prize at the carnival, you know?

05:13It cost you $600 for the $40 stuffed animal.

05:17You want this?

05:18Okay.

05:18Have you filled the Pina Colada yet?

05:23Have I filled the what?

05:24The Pina Colada Slurpee yet?

05:26Oh, okay.

05:27Pina Colada Slurpee.

05:28We're ready to rock.

05:30Now we're talking.

05:30All right.

05:31Let's take a sip of this.

05:32Let's see your real reaction here.

05:35On National Pina Colada Day, Omar Kelly drinking a Pina Colada 7-Eleven Slurpee.

05:41It is the number one flavor of Slurpees.

05:43No question, no debate.

05:45Very shocked by this.

05:47Very shocked by this.

05:48Everybody, everybody, you got to try a Pina Colada Slurpee.

05:52What else are you getting?

05:56Let me do a scratch off.

05:58Yeah.

05:58I don't know.

05:59There we go.

06:01Get a $20 scratch off, and I'll zell you.

06:03Get a $20 scratch off, and I'll zell you.

06:04Okay.

06:05He wants me to get a number six.

06:07Yeah.

06:09Get a number six.

06:11And a slice of pizza, too.

06:13Slice of pizza.

06:14No, no.

06:15For some pizza?

06:16No.

06:17What is the?

06:20Slice of pizza?

06:23Six.

06:25Hey, get a $10 cash pop, too.

06:27Tell her a $10 cash pop.

06:29I'll zell you.

06:30Yeah, yeah, yeah.

06:30Get a $10 cash pop.

06:32What is a $10 cash pop?

06:35What is this?

06:36What is a cash pop?

06:37That's on the machine.

06:38That's on the machine.

06:38Get a cash pop.

06:40I was in the South the other day proud, and I saw some boiled peanuts.

06:47People all in the grocery store getting their little food.

06:52Nobody likes those boiled peanuts.

06:53They're delicious.

06:55Man, and somebody was telling me, you got to go, you got to get them fresh.

07:00And I'm like, thinking to myself, what is a fresh boiled peanut?

07:04Well, straight out the can.

07:06You know, it's a gray area.

07:08You know, it's coming to a can?

07:10Did you get this?

07:10A big can, like a half-a-gallon can.

07:14Oh, man.

07:15I got something in the refrigerator right now.

07:18Did you get a cash pop ticket?

07:20No, I have no.

07:21It's too confusing.

07:23Okay, thank you.

07:25Go ahead.

07:26I like gambling, but it's not even for me.

07:30Between my daughter and the toy that I'm getting her, the Slurpee, it's a little bit too much.

07:39All right.

07:39So what did she get?

07:40She got the cherry Slurpee?

07:41She got the – no, we only got the pina colada.

07:44She got pina colada too?

07:47Yeah, yeah, yeah.

07:48Look at that.

07:49She loved it.

07:51Yep.

07:53All right, kneel down.

07:54Let's see you and your daughter take a sip of this pina colada.

07:56Okay, maybe 7-Eleven Slurpee.

07:597-Eleven Slurpee.

08:00This is a celebration of pina colada day.

08:03Oh, look at that.

08:05That is adorable.

08:06You got the real Slurpee straw with the spoon on the bottom?

08:13Yeah, of course.

08:14Come on.

08:14All right.

08:14You can't – now, you can't sleep on that nerd Slurpee because it's a nerd.

08:21It's got the things in there.

08:23Yeah, from Burger King.

08:24It creates a little flavorful surprise at the end.

08:27Trust me.

08:28Trust me on it.

08:29What's your favorite Slurpee?

08:31Crowder.

08:31Do you go cherry or cola or do you go pina colada?

08:34Suicide.

08:36What does that mean?

08:37I just put – any flavor they have, I just squirt one squirt of every color all the way down the line.

08:42A little bit cutesy.

08:43There's always – that's the – I told you, that's the guy on the playground at school who would, you know, hold the bee in his hand.

08:50Go, I'm not scared of bees.

08:52I'm the bee guy.

08:53Yeah, so you're the guy who go to 7-Eleven and you just put all the flavors in.

08:57All the flavors, yeah.

08:58I'm trying to get diabetes, honestly.

09:00He's the guy that goes chasing alligators in the –

09:05In the Gainesville Swamp.

09:09Y'all think having an alligator sit in the back of your pickup truck isn't attractive to women?

09:13Y'all are crazy.

09:16I can tell you one Lori Hockman would not have found that attractive.

09:21Would have gone right to her rabbi to have a conversation about this terrible date she was on that almost went south.

09:30Man, that worked like a charm in Gainesville.

09:35Rabbi would have said, I told you.

09:37Anyway.

09:42All right, so there it is.

09:44National Pina Colada Day.

09:45Omar Kelly.

09:46And you got a scratch-off as well?

09:48Yeah, I got a scratch-off.

09:49$20 scratch-off.

09:51$20 scratch-off.

09:52I mean, we're having – I mean, this is the best day of our lives.

09:55If I win $5 million, you'll never see me again.

09:58No, I'm just joking.

10:00Will I get my $20 back?

10:01Will I get my $20 back?

10:02Yeah, you get your – I get $200.

10:05All right.

10:06Fair enough.

10:07I'll take that deal.

10:08That's a good deal.

10:09$5 million for $200?

10:11I don't know if you know here, I'm not in a position of leverage at the moment.

10:17You could literally disconnect the phone.

10:19I could never see him again.

10:20I wouldn't even get $200.

10:21And I'd still want my $20.

10:28Omar Kelly.

10:29Read his work in the Miami Herald.

10:31This was delightful.

10:32We're going to run out of time here, so I'm going to ask you.

10:34I haven't read the column yet, but Solana says that you – and this is my opinion –

10:39that the Dolphins are much closer than people think.

10:41Was that what you wrote in the column today?

10:44They're not close, but people who think that this is going to be a horrible season.

10:47Like, Tua's won 10.7 games.

10:51He averages 10.7 games when he's healthy.

10:53All they got to do is keep Tua healthy.

10:55They should have a pretty productive season.

10:58Top 10 defense the last two years.

11:00Get a run game.

11:02Keep Tua healthy.

11:03Have Tyreek and Waddle healthy, and you will – you should be able to win double-digit games.

11:09And, oh, the one thing I think they're – the talk is that they're trying to change their identity.

11:14Be a little tougher.

11:14Be more stout.

11:15You know, run the ball, be able to whoop somebody's ass on third and one.

11:19Can the same coach do that?

11:20Can Mike McDaniel – because they sold us track meat, and now they're saying,

11:24no, we're about to toughen up now.

11:25You don't recruit track stars to get tough.

11:29I think it's more of winning the line of scrimmage.

11:33And you know how important that is, Crowder.

11:35I mean, you know how important a defensive tackle, and those tackles are to keeping a linebacker clean.

11:39And, you know, the run game, be able to consistently run.

11:43I mean, they ran for five yards a carry in 2023.

11:47It's not like a stretch of the imagination that they can be a consistent, effective running team.

11:52And I think that that's what they need to open up the big play, because nobody had to respect the big play.

11:57I mean, safeties can back up two, three yards further than they usually line up,

12:01because nobody was worried about the run with the team.

12:03Mike McDaniel on the hot seat, like the hottest of hot seats?

12:07I think Brian Dable's probably hotter, but Mike's pretty hot.

12:11I mean, they know they got to win.

12:12I mean, I don't think there's anybody in the league that doesn't know that they have to win.

12:17You know, this season, it doesn't remind me of – I remember when Joe Philbin was entering the 2015 season,

12:25you just knew players were checked out.

12:27They just – they didn't care about Joe.

12:29They didn't care about that coaching staff.

12:31This is different.

12:32They care.

12:33They want these coaches to remain here.

12:36They want to play for Mike.

12:38And those who didn't want to play for Mike, they got shown the door.

12:42I think the biggest stretch of your article, Omar, because I did agree with a lot of what you said,

12:47was that Anthony Weaver entering his second season will have – I think he wrote great mastery of his personnel.

12:53I'm with you on, you know, the front guys, the fat guys.

12:57But the secondary outside of Minka, like, at the end of the day, there's just a lack of talent there.

13:02So, like, is it fair – is it just fair to say, like, that's just not a good position group.

13:07You can't expect a lot out of it.

13:09I think their thought is that they can get pressure, and with blitzing, it will sort of mask what the secondary can do.

13:19Now, obviously, they needed a leader, and I think that that's what Minka's presence does.

13:23You have no idea what you're going to get from the rest of the safeties.

13:26And cornerback, I can tell you it's anybody's guess.

13:30But in their words, it's not that hard to find a cornerback.

13:34Back when Mike was with the 49ers, they got cornerbacks in the late round.

13:38Kansas City gets cornerbacks in the late rounds.

13:40They believe one or two of these guys are going to emerge and do something special.

13:45I – hey, I don't know.

13:48We'll see.

13:49But I will also point out it's not hard for you to go address the cornerback in week two

13:54when contracts are not guaranteed.

13:56So – and I think that that's really what they're probably going to be waiting on.

13:59But, you know, that's an Eli Apple-esque type of player.

14:03And those are out there.

14:05Omar Kelly, read his work in the Miami Herald.

14:08Follow him on Twitter as well.

14:09We appreciate your time.

14:10This was a great celebration of National Pina Colada Day.

14:14I am delighted that you got the Pina Colada Slurpee.

14:18I would ask you to do the scratch-off with your daughter.

14:22I find that to be a great father-son bonding thing.

14:26My son's now 21, so he can go get him on his own.

14:29But I used to love to do that with David.

14:32I would have him read the instructions.

14:34That way there was a lesson involved with the scratch-off.

14:37So you teach them how to gamble.

14:39Okay.

14:40All right.

14:40Teach them how to gamble properly by reading the instructions.

14:43So happy National Pina Colada Day.

14:47Hopefully we win a lot of money on the scratch-off, and we appreciate your time.

14:51All right, guys.

14:52Talk to you later.

14:52There you go.

14:53Omar Kelly from the Miami Herald.

14:54That was delightful.

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