Speaker 1: Welcome into the next edition of Road to the Draft
Speaker 1: Casey Phillips Herbs staff writer Breed Dix. In this edition,
Speaker 1: we are doing a mock draft, which might as well
Speaker 1: be called the useless mock draft by the time. We're
Speaker 1: doing this today because this is the chair much of
Speaker 1: doing these around free agency, because everything can turn on
Speaker 1: a dime. So between the time of you completing this
Speaker 1: mock draft and of shooting this right now, everything has
Speaker 1: changed across the entire league and including for the Buccaneers.
Speaker 1: But of course on the Buccaneer side, it's for very
Speaker 1: exciting reasons. We have now, of course signed several guys
Speaker 1: from the team this last season and a new edition.
Speaker 1: We've made a lot of changes. So tell me first
Speaker 1: and foremost about the things that are going to be
Speaker 1: relevant on this mock draft based on this what's changed,
Speaker 1: what's not and what did you decide you wanted to
Speaker 1: focus on today.
Speaker 2: So I'm going to focus on the quarterbacks. I had
Speaker 2: them both high, and then I'm also going to go
Speaker 2: into the edge rushers, and again I'll talk about it
Speaker 2: a little bit of how those things could have changed.
Speaker 2: Because both my number two pick and my number six pick,
Speaker 2: if I were to redo them all today, that would
Speaker 2: not be the same. So obviously I have cam Ward
Speaker 2: in my mock going number one to the Titans. But
Speaker 2: both cam Ward and Shoudar Sanders are the top quarterback
Speaker 2: prospects in this draft, and a lot has been made
Speaker 2: about neither one of them participated in the throwing portion
Speaker 2: at the Combine. Didn't participate in the drills, and people
Speaker 2: are kind of making a big deal of that, But
Speaker 2: also really, for the better part of the last decade,
Speaker 2: quarterbacks have not been participating in those drills of the
Speaker 2: Combine really, probably other than C. J. Stroud, who had
Speaker 2: one of the most phenomenal throwing sessions in Combine history.
Speaker 2: But I had cam Ward going number one to the Titans,
Speaker 2: and kind of he's just the guy that has really
Speaker 2: powerful arm, twitchy release, can sidestep edge rushers to escape,
Speaker 2: and he's kind of that consensus overall top QB prospect.
Speaker 2: And then I had Shaudor Sanders going to the Raiders
Speaker 2: at six. Now, granted I did this mock last week,
Speaker 2: so this was before Gino Smith has reunited with Pete Carroll.
Speaker 2: But the thing with Sanders is the timing, the accuracy,
Speaker 2: the precision. He has a really high football IQ advanced fundamentals,
Speaker 2: So I really liked him going to the Raiders, but
Speaker 2: obviously I think the Saints could also be a great
Speaker 2: fit for him. Learning under Kellen Moore that played a
Speaker 2: big role in the development of Dak Prescott in Dallas
Speaker 2: and then kind of moving into the edge rusher. So
Speaker 2: I have the Bucks taking an edge rusher at nineteen.
Speaker 2: So I'm gonna kind of go through some of the
Speaker 2: edges and how they've changed. There is a lack of
Speaker 2: consensus in this draft. Edges are all over the place.
Speaker 2: You have some that are in the top ten and
Speaker 2: some mocks not even in the first round and others.
Speaker 2: But kind of one of the main similarities that you
Speaker 2: will see in drafts is Abdual Carter going in the
Speaker 2: top three. I had him going number two to the Browns. Again,
Speaker 2: did this mock last week, so this was.
Speaker 1: Before certain the Browns.
Speaker 2: Made Miles Garrett the highest paid non quarterback in NFL history.
Speaker 2: Love that for my mock, so obviously they might go
Speaker 2: a different route. But he is one of the most
Speaker 2: elite star power athletes in this draft, along with the
Speaker 2: Unicorn wide receiver, cornerback in Travis Hunter, but Bill Carter,
Speaker 2: the thing that sets him apart is the explosion off
Speaker 2: the line, his feel in the trenches, and kind of
Speaker 2: that the rare closing burst that he has. So I
Speaker 2: had him going number two, and then number seven. I
Speaker 2: have Jalen Walker going to the Jets. I think he's
Speaker 2: a guy that Aaron Glenn is going to be able
Speaker 2: to maximize kind of that hybrid tweeterer skill set that
Speaker 2: he has. He's an off ball linebacker but also has
Speaker 2: an advanced kind of past rush skill set wins with suddenness,
Speaker 2: So I think he's gonna be could be a key
Speaker 2: to kind of elevating the Jets defense. And then I
Speaker 2: have Mike Green going to the Saints, which.
Speaker 1: I'm sure Bucks fans are not excited about the idea yet.
Speaker 2: So he led the FBS in sacks last season, has
Speaker 2: a lot of production, and the thing with him is
Speaker 2: the power the Ford charge keeps his legs churning. But
Speaker 2: the thing with Mike Green also is kind of there's
Speaker 2: been some things with the size that kind of is
Speaker 2: a lot you'll hear guys that are a little bit undersized,
Speaker 2: but also there's been some question marks regarding the character
Speaker 2: and kind of his departure from Virginia. So he is
Speaker 2: definitely one of those players that has a high upside
Speaker 2: with his skill set. But teams are going to have
Speaker 2: to vet Mike Green. But all of those guys are
Speaker 2: people that continue to kind of rise. But also when
Speaker 2: you look at Shamar Stewart James Pierce Junior, they're both
Speaker 2: guys that also have risen a lot. So if all
Speaker 2: of that happens, then it could very well be possible
Speaker 2: that I have Mikeel Williams being available for the Bucks
Speaker 2: at nineteen. So the Bucks did add hasan reddick, We
Speaker 2: did sign him. Michel Williams is just a guy that
Speaker 2: fits that buccaneer's prototypical mold. And one of the things
Speaker 2: that Todd Bowles really emphasized at the combine is getting
Speaker 2: ballhawks at all three levels of the defense, and in
Speaker 2: particular he emphasized for defensive linemen, guys that down passes,
Speaker 2: guys that get strip sacks. You turn on Mikil Williams
Speaker 2: tape and that is all he does. He fights through
Speaker 2: every single play, he finishes sacks. If he can't get there,
Speaker 2: he's throwing up his arms to bat down balls. But
Speaker 2: also it's no secret that Todd Bowles likes to move
Speaker 2: his edgewashers around. You had Calidejia Kansi. That's dropping back
Speaker 2: in coverage, and most of the time, if you see
Speaker 2: that happening, you're thinking something's wrong or someone's misinassignment. But
Speaker 2: Mickel Williams is the guy that lined up everywhere from
Speaker 2: a three technique to a wide nine. He can rush
Speaker 2: from a two point stance, three point stance, but as
Speaker 2: a guy that just loves football, fights through every single
Speaker 2: rap and I think he could play a key role
Speaker 2: in kind of elevating and both during the Bucks defense.
Speaker 1: Yeah, and like you said, I mean, even though the
Speaker 1: Bucks have signed to Son Reddick, We've seen several different
Speaker 1: years where Jason light loves to address positions both in
Speaker 1: free agency and the draft where maybe the Bucks signed
Speaker 1: someone in free agency and so you thought they weren't
Speaker 1: going to draft that position high and they still did that.
Speaker 1: It's like he loves to try to address it from
Speaker 1: both sides. And so I don't think that a signing
Speaker 1: of any kind in free agency is a guarantee you
Speaker 1: won't see the Bucks take that position. Maybe it affects
Speaker 1: exactly how high or low they draft that position. But
Speaker 1: whenever you can address it in both, it really leaves
Speaker 1: you that opportunity to just take the player you're most
Speaker 1: excited about if you've been able to address major holes
Speaker 1: in free agency as well, so well a well.
Speaker 2: Rounded player too. I mean, the run defense has kind
Speaker 2: of been the Bucks going card with guys like Vitavea,
Speaker 2: guys like College. You can't see, but mcu Williams thirty
Speaker 2: percent of his tackles resultant in a loss. So not
Speaker 2: only is he adept at getting to the quarterback, finishing sacks,
Speaker 2: wrecking havoc from that aspect, but also he's effective against
Speaker 2: the run and he's bringing guys down. He has that
Speaker 2: quick diagnosed disibility and he gets there.
Speaker 1: Yep.
Speaker 2: So just all all the way around, he's a guy
Speaker 2: that and again and a lot of mocks he's in
Speaker 2: the top ten, so we might be a little bit.
Speaker 1: You know, you love to be asked, pira, your mocks
Speaker 1: breed likes to take what she thinks is what the
Speaker 1: Bucks most need instead of exactly what's going to be there.
Speaker 1: But it's all right, we love it anyway, We're here
Speaker 1: for it. So of course, like we just talked about.
Speaker 1: There are about infinity more mock drafts left that will now,
Speaker 1: of course take into consideration everything that has happened in
Speaker 1: the free agency world, so definitely make sure you stay
Speaker 1: tuned for future road to the drafts, future mock drafts
Speaker 1: as well, and that's going to do it for us
Speaker 1: on this edition.