Tyreek Hill vs. Max Verstappen? Who's Braxton Berrios picking in a race?

MIAMI GARDENS — Somehow, the home of the NFL’s fastest team just got a lot faster.

Seeing all the Formula 1 cars invading Hard Rock Stadium meant a natural question to Dolphins return specialist/receiver Braxton Berrios on Thursday: What’s the more impressive show of speed? What we’ll see during Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix, or the Dolphins on fall Sundays with the Cheetah (Tyreek Hill) leading the way?

“I mean, they got us in miles per hour,” Berrios said. “I don’t know. That’s pretty tough. I mean, Tyreek versus a Ferrari or a Mercedes would be a heck of a race.”

It was pointed out to Berrios that Hill would pick, well, Hill in any race, even one vs. Max Verstappen.

“He would say him,” Berrios said. “Absolutely. So you know what? We got it on grass. They got it on pavement. There we go. We’ll settle there.”

Berrios was back on the field serving as a coach for drivers who took turns trying to field punts from a Jugs machine. In general, the drivers did considerably better than could be expected, including Aston Martin driver Jak Crawford holding a football in each hand while snagging a third punt.

Berrios prepped for his role by watching a few episodes of Netflix’s “Drive to Survive” series on F1. He was especially impressed by the precision shown by pit crews.

“I mean, that’s a team, right?” Berrios said. “Obviously, what I think of is the driver is the one at the end of the day that gets the quote-unquote credit, but they can’t win without that crew. And the fact that everybody knows their job as meticulous or as big as it is, and they do it with zero error, is so cool to watch.”

That triggered a Q&A in which Berrios made it clear he’s no wizard with a wrench.

Q: When you take your car for new tires, you’re not in and out in two seconds?

A: I’m not in and out in two seconds. I mean, I’ve never changed a tire in my life. Now, I know how, but I’ve never done it.

Q: Oil change?

A: I haven’t.

Q: Do you know much about a motor?

A: I don’t know much about a motor either. I mean, I’m an o-fer in that category.

Q: You turn a key and it goes.

A: Yeah. Push a button. I can figure that out.

Linebacker David Long, who also coached up the drivers, favored his team’s speed, relatively speaking, over the drivers.

“I would say us, of course,” Long said.

What occurred a week ago only strengthened Long's conviction. In the third round, the Dolphins drafted Tennessee running back Jaylen Wright, who has been clocked at 4.38 in the 40 and, he said, 23.7 mph via GPS. In Long's eyes, the Dolphins managed to get even faster.

“That’s a fact,” Long said. “A lot faster. Oooh-eee! Got speed over there.”

Long admitted his knowledge of F1 was limited, but when asked if he knew the name Lewis Hamilton, he replied, “Come on, I know that. I didn’t want to say the obvious. That was cheating.”

So … Max Verstappen?

“Don’t know that one.”

Dolphins reporter Hal Habib can be reached at hhabib@pbpost.com. Follow him on social media @gunnerhal. Click here to subscribe.

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