1 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: He's the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson on 2 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:12,639 Speaker 1: you Home of the Black and Gold Steelers Nation Radio. 3 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:18,240 Speaker 1: Welcome Bath. I'm Dale Lolly here with Matt Williamson, and 4 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: uh I am I at the NFL. Uh, well, I'm 5 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: at the NFL. It's the Senior Bowl, the recent Senior 6 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: Bowl down in Mobile, Alabama. Mats back in Pittsburgh. It 7 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: means the draft stuff is starting to heat up here, Matt. 8 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:33,520 Speaker 1: And we've gone over a few drafts here, mock drafts 9 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: in the last few weeks. Let's take a look at 10 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 1: one that Pro Football Focus did. Okay, I know we 11 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 1: we have our differences with some of their grading and stuff, 12 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 1: but they do do a good job on a lot 13 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: of this stuff. So I do appreciate their draft coverage 14 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 1: a great deal. They dig in really deep. Yeah, I agree. Uh, 15 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: They've got Jacksonville with their first pick, taking Evan Nel, 16 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: the at tackle out of Alabama. I lean more and 17 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: more the way I mean it's awful is the wrong word. 18 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: But the top of the draft is not strong. I mean, 19 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: we know that I would just get whatever would help 20 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence the best, and there's not a Andre Johnson 21 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: Calvin Johnson type receiver. So I just give him the 22 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: best linement I could, I think. Yeah, I agree, um 23 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: at to Detroit takes Aidan Hutchinson. That's getting pretty chalky 24 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: at this point. Yeah, I think that running on that 25 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: one tough guy from that area that team. At three, 26 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 1: this is interesting. They have the Houston Texans taking Kyle 27 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: Hamilton's the safety at a Notre Dame. Okay, so we've 28 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 1: seen him in the mocks we've reviewed, go anywhere from 29 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: three to fifteen. I mean one mock I'm going to 30 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: the Eagles, you know, and that position is like that. 31 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: I mean, he's again I'm not an expert on this yet, 32 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: but I think you can make the argument that he's 33 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: the best prospect in the whole class. It's just the 34 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: position he plays as the negative, right, And sometimes those 35 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: guys are you know, it depends on the defense to 36 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: what what are what's the team looking for, right exactly? 37 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:09,799 Speaker 1: You know, some guys some teams just we're gonna put 38 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: some guys back at safety and they'll be all right. 39 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: Other guys want a playmaker there, uh who? At four, 40 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 1: the New York Jets pass on Cavon Thibodeaux and take 41 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:26,079 Speaker 1: Derek Stintley the cornerback out of l s U kind 42 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: of makes sense. Their corner positions much worse than their front, 43 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: especially when you put loss in backs in the mix. 44 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: But that defense is more about front than coverage. And 45 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 1: they they do have two early first round picks. You know, 46 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 1: I wonder if they would pass on a guy like 47 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: Thibodeaux to to take a corner, to take the first 48 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: corner off the board that leaves the Giant sent repency 49 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 1: if Singletary should even be the first corner. Right, there's 50 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:56,639 Speaker 1: that too, Uh, the Giant sent take cavon Thibodeaux. Which 51 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: I've said this a million times. If I were in 52 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 1: charge of the Giant and I would take a tackle 53 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: there and then Linder bomb boom boom. But if you're 54 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: gonna give me Thibodeau at five to put opposite like 55 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: as he's Ogelari and just kind of end that problem too, 56 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: I can't argue that. I mean, you do plan in 57 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:18,119 Speaker 1: the division with the Cowboys, you know that's the team 58 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 1: that you have to beat. Well, DA if you rush 59 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: him and get a good rush on him, doesn't place well, 60 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: not not that a lot of quarterbacks do, but you 61 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: got a pressure the quarterback. At six, the Carolina Panthers 62 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,119 Speaker 1: take Charles Cross, the offensive tackle at the Mississippi State. 63 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: That's an easy one for me or the UNC State kid, 64 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: but I mean, give me best offensive line available or quarterback. 65 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: It's seven. The Giants then take Tyler Linden, bomb, nice 66 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: center out of Iowa. That would be a nice haul 67 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: for them that you get Timboda, you get Tibodeau and 68 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 1: linder Balm. That's nice. Yeah, I mean, without a question, 69 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: I mean, Linderbaum might be the best prospect in the draft. 70 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: At nine, the Falcons take George Carl Loftus at Purdue. Okay, 71 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: he's another one that I think. It's pretty him in 72 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: the Michigan Dude, it seems like they're fighting to be 73 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: the third edge, and I think that'll be an interesting 74 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 1: battle all the way up and up through this thing 75 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:25,679 Speaker 1: because both are supposed to test extremely well too. Yeah. Um, 76 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:33,600 Speaker 1: should be interesting. Um. At nine, so bad? Nine, This 77 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: is where things go a little crazy here. The Denver 78 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 1: Broncos take Desmond Ritter. Hmm, okay, I've never seen him 79 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: mock that high. Um, I don't know. After this is 80 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 1: a profoball focus, right, So I mean, maybe he'd make 81 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: better than the others. Um. I think nine is when 82 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 1: you start to think quarterbacks, definitely quarterback. I don't know 83 00:04:56,640 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: if it's that quarterback though, right right? I mean the 84 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 1: who is more important than the what? Yeah, it's ten. 85 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 1: At ten, they have the Jets taking Garrett Wilson, the 86 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: wide receiver out of Ohio State. Okay, all the mocks 87 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: I see seem to think wide receivers a bigger need 88 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 1: for them than I do. But you know, if you 89 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: can I understand it, you know I can understand it. 90 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: Seems like Lawrence conversation. That's exactly what I was just 91 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: gonna say, make Wilson's life better. At eleven, the Washington 92 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: football team takes Sauce Gardner out of Cincinnati cornerback. Okay, 93 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: do you think they would pass on Picket or any 94 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 1: quarterback they want for a corner Maybe? Perhaps? I mean, 95 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: you know, I think they thought they had that solved 96 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:46,359 Speaker 1: last year and it did not turn out to be 97 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 1: the case. At twelve, the Viking stake the Kobe Dean 98 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:58,479 Speaker 1: linebacker at a Georgia. I mean, that's the neighborhood. I 99 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 1: think he's gonna start to get considered Asian Ar and 100 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 1: Kendricks are there. I guess we don't even know who 101 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: their head coaches. I mean, yeah, right, you know. At thirteen, 102 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: the Browns take Jamison Williams, wide receiver out of Alabama. Okay, 103 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:19,280 Speaker 1: the injuries you only knock on them, but you said, 104 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: just a hundred times wide receiver at thirteen shore seems 105 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: like a slam dun, and they'll be one that's one 106 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: that's gonna be tough to weigh, Like, is he gonna 107 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 1: be ready until November or before November next year? You 108 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:39,839 Speaker 1: could be getting a great player. You could be getting 109 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:42,159 Speaker 1: a guy that takes two years to to to get 110 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 1: his stuff back coming off a major knee injury. You 111 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: just don't know, Jeffrey Simmons, right, you know, you just 112 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: don't know. You don't know, and we'll know more come 113 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 1: April on that than. At fourteen, the Ravens take i 114 00:06:56,920 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 1: cam Awe to offensive tackle on the North Alina State 115 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: far and away the farthest we've seen him drop, without 116 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: a doubt, go one in some of these mocks. All right, 117 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 1: how would they pass on him? Yeah? They couldn't. They couldn't. 118 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 1: At fifteen, the Eagles with their first pick, take Devon Lloyd, 119 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 1: linebacker at of Utah. We just talked about him in 120 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: the last segment. Yeah. Again, hard to pass on. They've 121 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: ignored linebacker forever. He does everything really well. You know 122 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: last seg when we talked about how he might be 123 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 1: the best player at the Senior Bowl. I was a 124 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: little shocked that he even went to the Senior Bowl. 125 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: I don't know that he needs to prove anything. Yeah, 126 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: I agree. Uh, it's sixteen. The Eagles, with their second 127 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 1: first round draft pick, take David a Jabu, the edge 128 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: rest right of Michigan. That's just who I was thinking 129 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: about whenever we're talking about Carl Loft. This is, you know, 130 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 1: fighting for that third edge spot to be an obvious 131 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 1: successor to a guy like Brandon Graham. Param was sweat. 132 00:07:56,120 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: That makes sense. Yeah, absolutely, Um it's seventh team. This 133 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 1: is interesting. The Chargers take cornerback Trent McDuffie out of 134 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 1: Washington a little earlier, and I've seen him usually go. 135 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 1: But I think they could use a big run stuffing 136 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: d tackle. They could use a right tackle, and I 137 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: think one more corner would help too. I mean, Samuel 138 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 1: was good as a rookie, but they could use another yeah. Eighteen, 139 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 1: the Saints take Sam Howe, quarterback out of North Carolina. Okay, 140 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 1: interesting picket hasn't gone yet to me, right, could do 141 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 1: ye quarterback or receiver? Seems pretty logical for they almost 142 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: have to take a quarterback, I would think. So they 143 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:40,439 Speaker 1: almost have to. They can't afford to sign one, right 144 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 1: with Sean Payton gone, who what quarterbacks gonna want to 145 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 1: sign there? With none of their wide you know, they 146 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:50,719 Speaker 1: have no wide receivers, so it's it's a problem. It's 147 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 1: a problem. At nineteen, the Eagles take Drake London, wide 148 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 1: receiver at of USC. It's pretty nice haul for Philadelphia 149 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 1: to get an absolutely yeah, and you get a every 150 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 1: down plug and play linebacker and then the perfect compliment 151 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:08,440 Speaker 1: for Davante Smith. I'll be kind of surprised if they 152 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:10,560 Speaker 1: take if they use all three of those first round 153 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 1: picks too. I think you trade one for a pick, 154 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:15,319 Speaker 1: you trade one for next year. I think you need 155 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: Hurts insurance in case that doesn't work out. You need 156 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:20,440 Speaker 1: to have a little couple more cards in your hand 157 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 1: or trade out, you know, trade this pick because let's 158 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:26,439 Speaker 1: say get you get a third round pick this year 159 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: in a first round pick next year. Okay, you know, 160 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:33,440 Speaker 1: so you're still getting You're still gonna get a pick 161 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 1: this year that you can help your team with, but 162 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: you're also getting that second first round pick this year, 163 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:45,199 Speaker 1: right are they at nineteen? There at nineteen, there at 164 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 1: sixteen and fifteen? Okay? To see what I'm going with, 165 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:51,199 Speaker 1: I can see somebody wanting to jump up ahead of 166 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 1: the Saints to get a quarterback, and the Steelers maybe, 167 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: and the Steelers potentially. Yes, yeah, I mean a couple 168 00:09:56,840 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 1: in this neighborhood that if you're I don't know, I 169 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:03,960 Speaker 1: mean someone that picks early second round that's a bad team, 170 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 1: or the Lions with their late first or you know, 171 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:10,440 Speaker 1: any of those who could say, let's get in the 172 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: middle of the first round, Kenny Picket's still available and 173 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 1: we'll give you the future first. Yeah. I agree. Uh. 174 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: That leaves at twenty. They have the Steelers taking a quarterback, 175 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:28,839 Speaker 1: but it's Matt Corral Okay. Um. The pecking order of 176 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:32,080 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks is to be determined. It's gonna be fascinating. 177 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 1: That's that's one of the reasons why I'm here this week. Actually, 178 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 1: I'm sure find number one. Yeah, the only one you 179 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 1: won't learn more about or see in person, which is 180 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 1: I bet you'll have some real strong takes, you know, 181 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 1: our our for Monday Show of Man. That guy's hard 182 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 1: to ignore and I might just jump on him. At 183 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: twenty if he's there, right, right, Um, If it's Corral 184 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: and Canny pickets still on the board, a lot of 185 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 1: Steeler fans are gonna go nuts. They would lose their mind. 186 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 1: But that doesn't mean it's wrong pick. Doesn't mean it's 187 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:06,200 Speaker 1: a wrong pick. Right. At twenty one, the Patriots take 188 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:12,560 Speaker 1: cornerback Andrew Booth from Clemson. Okay, they could lose J. C. Jackson, 189 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: who's a high ticket free agent, and they're very corner 190 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 1: centric there. I mean, their defenses built around strong corner play. Right. 191 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 1: At twenty two, the Raiders take Crisal Lave, wide receiver 192 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 1: out of Ohio State. I guess that's fine. Again, they 193 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: just hired McDaniels. We haven't done much coaching, uh conversation 194 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:37,200 Speaker 1: with these new coaches, but I would imagine he'll want 195 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 1: a sharp route runner like a Lava. Yeah, well, he 196 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 1: would make a lot of sense so for the Patriots 197 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 1: as well, and they yeah, they need wide receivers bad um. 198 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:53,560 Speaker 1: At twenty three, the Cardinals take guard Kenyan Green at 199 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 1: a Texas A and M. Yeah, and we talked about 200 00:11:56,920 --> 00:12:01,320 Speaker 1: Zion Johnson. What last segment. I think those two are 201 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 1: fighting to be the first pure guard off the board. Yeah, 202 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 1: I agree. At twenty four, the Cowboys take cornerback Roger 203 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 1: McCreary out of Auburn. Okay, I mean they have digs. 204 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 1: I guess that makes sense. Yeah, I mean their second 205 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 1: cornerback shot spot this year was their downfall. No, that 206 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:24,079 Speaker 1: is a need. I mean they can't wait to can't 207 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 1: remember the poor guy's name now, but he had like 208 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:31,959 Speaker 1: seventy two past interference penalties. Not not ideal. Yeah. Um. 209 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 1: At twenty they gotta start thinking about rebuilding that offensive 210 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:37,599 Speaker 1: line though too, without question. I mean, I don't know 211 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 1: how much Tyron Smiths can be holding around, right boy 212 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: if he retires to this, you're talking with the Hall 213 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: of Fame glass. Yeah, back to that again. At twenty five, 214 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:52,839 Speaker 1: the Bills take Caier Elam cornerback out of Florida. Told 215 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:55,319 Speaker 1: the guy, Um, I haven't done the fun of work 216 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:57,079 Speaker 1: on him yet, but I mean he is supposed to 217 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 1: be a heightweight speed phenom from what Yeah, and they 218 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:04,440 Speaker 1: need somebody opposite Davious White, UM and White State corner 219 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: is a great chance to be there first. Pick White. 220 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 1: It's gonna be coming back off a major injury. So yeah. 221 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:14,839 Speaker 1: Twenty six, the Tennessee Titans take Trey Lan Burke's the 222 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: big wide receiver out of Arkansas. Imagine that Derrick Henry, A. J. Brown, 223 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 1: Julio Jones, and Treylon Burks. Sure, I mean I guess J. 224 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:27,439 Speaker 1: Brown is about as good at comp as you can get. 225 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 1: For Burkes, I mean, he's a big, physical tackle breaker. 226 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 1: They hand him the football time sometimes block for Derrick 227 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:36,599 Speaker 1: Henry a little bit. I don't know if it was 228 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 1: gonna last that long. I have a feeling his stock's 229 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 1: gonna start roaring. I think so too. And boy, if 230 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: that were the case, a lot of five ft ten 231 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 1: cornerbacks would not like to play the Tennessee Titans. No, 232 00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 1: I mean, they're all about physicality, we know, without a doubt. Yeah, 233 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 1: that would add to it. Seven The Buccaneers take Johan Dotson, 234 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 1: wide receiver aut of Penn State. They could be a 235 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:01,559 Speaker 1: quarterback spot. Yeah. I can't imagine Trask is going to 236 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 1: be the starter. Now, I can't imagine Kenny pick it 237 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:06,559 Speaker 1: falls out of the first round. That too grateful or 238 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 1: will is to be honest. Either one they could be, 239 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: I guess thought would be your Godwin replacement. Yeah, but 240 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: they could be the top two quarterbacks taken in this 241 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 1: draft and they haven't. Yeah, the Packers take Bernard Raymond, 242 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 1: the tackle out of Central Michigan. Packers take Okay, Yeah, 243 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 1: I mean they've had a lot of shuffling there back yard. 244 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 1: He's probably on the back nine. You could use the 245 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 1: right tackle in the meantime. Yeah, that would make some sense. Yeah, 246 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 1: it's twenty nine that Dolphins take with their second pick 247 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 1: or this this would be the first, their first They 248 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 1: got this one from the Niners. Trevor Penning the office 249 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 1: attackle On in Northern Iowa. We briefly talked about him 250 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 1: last segment. I think there's a chance he emerges from 251 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:55,320 Speaker 1: the Senior Bowl was the best player there. I mean, 252 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:58,360 Speaker 1: I think if he passes the test there, I think 253 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 1: he could knock on the door with those top three 254 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: tackles to go, you know, well before the Steelers pick 255 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 1: at twenty. Yeah, it's a possibility. At thirty, this is 256 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: a new name. The Kansas City Chiefs take edge rusher 257 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 1: Cameron Thomas from San Diego State. Hmm. Interesting, he's kind 258 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: of that Cam Jordan's type of dude. You know, a 259 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: big end base end in the old days, you know, 260 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 1: four or three base end over the tight end. But 261 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: nowadays he's gonna be the movable chess piece all over 262 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 1: your d line, you know, picking on a weaker guard 263 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 1: or whatever length size. Yeah, that that makes some sense. Yeah, 264 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 1: as I mentioned that before, they have twenty four unrestricted 265 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 1: free agents. Yeah, I'm not gonna be able to resign 266 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 1: them all. Certainly they might not be able to resign, 267 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: might not be able to sign a quarter of them, right, 268 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 1: I mean he could be Frank Clark's fill in replacement 269 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 1: and he bumps in next to Chris Jones. I'm throwing 270 00:15:55,720 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 1: down type of thing. Uh. At thirty one, the Bengals 271 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: take Daniel Filetle, the massive human being out of Minnesota. 272 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:11,200 Speaker 1: No matter what, if that's not an offensive lineman, I 273 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 1: will probably be critical of the Bengals. That's what they 274 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 1: have to do. I mean, go sign to and free 275 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 1: agency and draft another. Yeah, I mean they have to 276 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:23,320 Speaker 1: fix their offensive line. They cannot allow Joe Burrow to 277 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: continue to be hit the way he's he's held up, 278 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: you know, to it thus far except for the knee injury. Um, 279 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 1: you can't allow him to continue to be abused like 280 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 1: that or you're not going to have him around for 281 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 1: more than ten years, and that would be that would 282 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 1: be a crime. Um. So yeah, that that's one that 283 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: they have to upgrade at. If the Rams win the 284 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 1: Super Bowl, the Detroit Lions would have the last pick 285 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: of the first round. Yeah, they're sitting there there there 286 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 1: right now, They're sitting at thirty one or thirty two. 287 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 1: They're like, work out, Yeah, we traded our quarterback away 288 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 1: if we get Bowl. Yeah, yeah, we had the second. 289 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 1: So they're gonna have to picture pretty quickly because I 290 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 1: have to say they'll be taken again in a minute. Um. 291 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 1: But with this this pick at thirty two, they take 292 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: Malik Willis quarterback out of liberty. I think it would 293 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 1: be perfect. I don't think there's any way on God's 294 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 1: green Earth that he lasts that long. No, or pike it, 295 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:27,880 Speaker 1: for that matter. Who didn't get a picket, who didn't 296 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 1: get picked at all? But if you're the Lions and 297 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 1: you can take a a guy put with a fifth 298 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:38,119 Speaker 1: year option possibility at two, let him sit behind golf 299 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 1: for as long as needed. And that's a great way 300 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:44,400 Speaker 1: to quarterback, even if he's the perfect fit for them, 301 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:46,920 Speaker 1: because he's he's not going to be ready to start 302 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,479 Speaker 1: right away. They can, you know, they can again they 303 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:52,720 Speaker 1: have golf. You know. I think maybe a draft a 304 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 1: receiver two picks from now right right, you know what 305 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: I mean. You get a start at the top, and 306 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:59,880 Speaker 1: weren't many receivers taken in this draft. In the first round, 307 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:03,639 Speaker 1: we saw a big gap between the offensive tackles at 308 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:06,920 Speaker 1: the top of the draft and then the three offensive 309 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:10,159 Speaker 1: tackles that were taken later. I don't see that happening either. No, 310 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 1: I think some of these guys at the Senior Bowl 311 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:15,879 Speaker 1: are going to gain steam and narrow that gap a 312 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:19,959 Speaker 1: little bit. Yeah, I agree, Um, I don't. For example, 313 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:23,400 Speaker 1: I don't see the Cardinals. I don't see Kenyan Green 314 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 1: being the fourth offensive lineman taken in this draft. No, 315 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:29,560 Speaker 1: I don't see. I don't see a guard going before 316 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 1: those three tackles. Yeah, I think you're right. One of 317 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 1: those tackles will probably lose a little steam. Two of 318 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 1: them will probably gain some steam, and you'll take them 319 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 1: ahead of you know, the guards. Probably yeah. I mean 320 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 1: that's just it's never sexy. Um, but that's usually the 321 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 1: way it goes. Yeah, it's smart. Those guys are hard 322 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:52,159 Speaker 1: to find. You do not want to be on the 323 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 1: free agent market looking for your tax starting tackles. Yeah. 324 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 1: In fact, I think you know, the chargers is a 325 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:00,879 Speaker 1: perfect landing spot you can get. You can get corners 326 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:03,639 Speaker 1: in the second round. You can't get the fourth best tackle. 327 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: There's a lot of spots. I mean Pittsburgh for sure, 328 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:12,359 Speaker 1: you know, yeah, there's there's definitely some spots. Um. No, 329 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 1: I like the charger fit. Yeah, you know, so we'll see. 330 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 1: That's that's just again another another site that was a 331 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 1: Pro Football Focus mock draft. I don't know how much 332 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 1: they w I don't know how much they weigh their 333 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:28,800 Speaker 1: own grades and stuff and that stuff. Though I don't either. 334 00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:31,120 Speaker 1: I'm sure they do it a little differently than everyone else. 335 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: And you know, look at their college grades and I 336 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:36,359 Speaker 1: think they even go so far as the grade reps 337 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 1: at the Senior Bowl and things like that too. I 338 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 1: think they do part of their draft coverage um odd though, 339 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 1: And I think that the headline of that one is, 340 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:46,360 Speaker 1: you know, pick it didn't go well, I'm looking here. 341 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: I just called up their overall rankings position rankings. They 342 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:53,960 Speaker 1: have Krral ranked as the number one quarterback. They have 343 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:57,160 Speaker 1: Met sixteen on their big board. They have Picket ranked 344 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 1: at twenty on their big board, at number two, Sam 345 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 1: how at number three, and thirty one on their big board. 346 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:07,119 Speaker 1: Ritter who they had getting taken at ninth. Ritter was 347 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: taken at ninth by Denver. He's thirty six on their 348 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:14,879 Speaker 1: big board. Okay, I don't know if they see that 349 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: there's some connection between Denver and Ritter, and I mean 350 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,119 Speaker 1: maybe maybe you know that that that's what they'd be 351 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:23,480 Speaker 1: looking for. That is gonna be what happens though in 352 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:26,000 Speaker 1: this draft. I mean, because these guys are all I mean, 353 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 1: if you look at the rankings for these guys. Okay, 354 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:31,920 Speaker 1: so they have Karral ranks sixteenth to pick at How 355 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 1: is thirty one, Ritter thirty six, Malik Willis is thirty ninth, 356 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:39,320 Speaker 1: Carson Strong is forty one, and then there's a big 357 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:41,399 Speaker 1: drop off to the next one. They have Tanner McKee 358 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 1: from Stanford is our next guy. He's at eight three. 359 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:46,920 Speaker 1: So you got the those six, those top six guys 360 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:49,879 Speaker 1: are on the top forty one players. It seems like 361 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 1: Strong is pretty clearly the last one of that group 362 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:58,880 Speaker 1: for now. Um, but I can't really in very late 363 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:02,440 Speaker 1: January early bu where he blame anyone for whatever order 364 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:04,400 Speaker 1: they have those guys, And I think that it's gonna 365 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 1: become a lot clearer starting like tomorrow. Yeah, I mean, 366 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:09,199 Speaker 1: beauty is gonna be in the eye of the beholder. 367 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:12,200 Speaker 1: What are you looking for in your offense? Um? You know? 368 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 1: Do you do? You want the pure drop back passers 369 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:18,480 Speaker 1: but can run a little bit? Um? Again, Piketts hand 370 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:20,680 Speaker 1: size is gonna come into play, can he? You know, 371 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 1: even though he played a pit he played he played 372 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 1: him weather. It's not like the weather was perfect a pit. 373 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 1: And you know the tape of him too, he's the 374 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 1: most experienced and whatever an issue throughout his career. Yeah, 375 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 1: so it's that's that's all gonna be interesting. And you know, again, 376 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 1: what are you looking for in your quarterback? Are you 377 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:40,159 Speaker 1: looking for a guy who does a lot of the 378 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:43,640 Speaker 1: read options stuff. Are you looking for somebody who's a again, 379 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:45,919 Speaker 1: a pocket passer who can run a little bit. You're 380 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 1: looking for a guy who's who you know, his his 381 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 1: first read isn't there. He's gonna take off and run. Um. 382 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 1: I think it's a little bit of ridder to a degree. Um. 383 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:59,480 Speaker 1: So an obvious huge key too, is the interview process, 384 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:02,399 Speaker 1: you know, all the personality stuff, I mean, especially at 385 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:05,680 Speaker 1: that position, but all positions, of course, quarterbacks first and 386 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 1: foremost there. But who is it? It's the Jets and 387 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:13,360 Speaker 1: Lions that are working with do they the coaching staffs? Yes? Um, 388 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 1: you know, I'm sure that's a huge Lion thing is 389 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:20,040 Speaker 1: who's our favorite person of the group, you know? Yeah, 390 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:21,880 Speaker 1: I mean they're they're gonna want a guy who's gonna 391 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 1: want to bite kneecaps. Yeah, I'm sure there's gonna be 392 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: a tough guy much of what style they're after, but 393 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:30,720 Speaker 1: I know that's gonna be a tough dude. Yeah right, Um, 394 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 1: you know, and that could change the dynamic. Think about 395 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:36,240 Speaker 1: that division. Uh you know, if all of a sudden 396 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:41,399 Speaker 1: Rogers leaves and uh, let's say Minnesota does something at 397 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks, Cousins is no longer in the equation. All 398 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 1: of a sudden, you got Justin Fields and three new guys, 399 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 1: or Justin Fields and Jared Goff and two new guys. 400 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:57,120 Speaker 1: The Chicago have the most stable quarterback situation it's possible, 401 00:22:57,359 --> 00:22:59,720 Speaker 1: which is nobody has ever said in the history or 402 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:03,320 Speaker 1: the world. That's we're in love. You know, we don't 403 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:05,200 Speaker 1: even know anything about him yet he's going to year three. 404 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 1: That's just the way it goes though. I mean, that's 405 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 1: the quarterback position in the nutshell. You gotta find out 406 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 1: about these guys. Um. That's why to me. You know, 407 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:16,919 Speaker 1: when when when people were talking about, well, the Steelers 408 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:19,399 Speaker 1: need to draft a quarterback two years ago, if you 409 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:23,639 Speaker 1: had drafted a quarterback two years ago, you wouldn't you 410 00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 1: You still wouldn't love situation. You wouldn't know anything about him. Right, 411 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:29,440 Speaker 1: You're sitting there in the third year. You don't even 412 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 1: know if you should pick up a fifth year option 413 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 1: type of right, you haven't figured much out by that. Yeah, 414 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:37,479 Speaker 1: now I'm with you. That to me, like I keep 415 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 1: bringing up Jordan's love, like that situation is getting sticky 416 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 1: all of a sudden in Green Bay. Like what if 417 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:46,479 Speaker 1: Rogers says I'm gonna be around one more year, It's like, Okay, well, 418 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 1: what do we got with this guy? Should we just 419 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 1: dump him for a third round pick the Washington or 420 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh or Tampa or somebody we know? Yeah, Atlanta, or 421 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:57,200 Speaker 1: we're gonna hang with him and pick up a fifth 422 00:23:57,280 --> 00:24:00,640 Speaker 1: year option. And I don't know if he's good or not. Um, 423 00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 1: you know, so that's that's all part of the equation here. 424 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 1: But Matt, that's gonna do it for today's show. I 425 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:11,240 Speaker 1: appreciate your time with that. Obviously, we'd like to thank 426 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:13,920 Speaker 1: thank you for taking part in the show, and i'd 427 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 1: like to thank all of our listeners out there for 428 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 1: listening to this edition of The Drive on Steelers Nation Radio.