WEBVTT - NFL Draft Triple Take (QB), March 27, 2022

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<v Speaker 1>Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition to the NFL

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<v Speaker 1>Draft Triple Take, presented by U P m C. Mike

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<v Speaker 1>pursued it along with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson. We

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<v Speaker 1>are the first line of Triple Take here at Steelers

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<v Speaker 1>Hopefully you've been keeping up since this process began last month.

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<v Speaker 1>If you have not, here's how it's put in working

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<v Speaker 1>and how it's gonna continue to work leading up to

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL Draft at the end of April. We take

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<v Speaker 1>a position by position look at the prospects. We've gone

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<v Speaker 1>through all the positions once, so instead of giving you

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<v Speaker 1>our top five again, we are justing UH and after

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<v Speaker 1>further review, coming up with a riser, a faller, and

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<v Speaker 1>a sleeper. As we continue our draft prep and today

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<v Speaker 1>we are talking about quarterbacks. And I know quarterbacks get

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<v Speaker 1>all the attention all the time, but Matt, I think

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<v Speaker 1>all the UH uncertainty shall we say this year? You

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<v Speaker 1>know the standard UH narrative had has been for a

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<v Speaker 1>long time now. While there's no Trevor Lawreds, there's no

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<v Speaker 1>clear cut number one guy, you don't know what you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna get with these guys, and yet anybody gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>surprised the four of them go in the first round, right,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, when it's all said and done, they're always

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<v Speaker 1>in demand. I mean, I know people have been hard

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<v Speaker 1>on this class, and yeah, there's not a Trevor Lawrence,

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<v Speaker 1>there's not an Andrew Luck. But I still think there's

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<v Speaker 1>five guys that may end up starting a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>games when it's all said and done. And clearly, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>this is, you know, a draft, it correlates with the draft.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's been a crazy, crazy offseason in the quarterback world.

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<v Speaker 1>Russell Wilson, Shawn Watson. I mean, big names are moving

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<v Speaker 1>in trades and so that opens up some new spots too. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>this is not the draft class. This is not EJ.

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<v Speaker 1>Manual and Gino Smith that uh you know people are

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<v Speaker 1>looking at but they're kind of talking about it that way. Dale,

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<v Speaker 1>So we ate ourselves and say it's not the n D.

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<v Speaker 1>It's certainly not that either, though, Mike I would agree

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<v Speaker 1>with that, Yes, I do. I remember all those guys,

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<v Speaker 1>Dan Marino, John Elway, Ken O'Brien was the outli there

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<v Speaker 1>was two more, Tony Eason. Tony Easton was in there,

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<v Speaker 1>and the kid from Penn State, right, black black. There

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<v Speaker 1>you go. A fearsome five some, if ever there was one.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think we've got quite that to work with

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<v Speaker 1>this time either. But uh, you know, the more I

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<v Speaker 1>get into this process, and maybe it's just familiarity, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you get a little more impressed with recent exposures.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm starting to like a lot of these guys,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm starting to love my riser. And this is

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be kind of inconsistent with the spirit of the thing,

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<v Speaker 1>as Dicky Dunne would say. But Malick Willis was my

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<v Speaker 1>number one guy when we did the top five, and

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<v Speaker 1>Malick Willis is my riser because he did his pro

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<v Speaker 1>day and Malick Willis put on a show, guys, and

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<v Speaker 1>I get what it is. I get that the first

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<v Speaker 1>read is the only read, and I get that the

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<v Speaker 1>guy is always open, and I get that there's no

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<v Speaker 1>rush and that you're throwing in a controlled environment. But

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<v Speaker 1>this kid put on a Oh. There were some questions

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<v Speaker 1>about his deep ball, among other things, as people have

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<v Speaker 1>tried to gauge his readiness. And I don't care if

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<v Speaker 1>it's against no coverage and no rush. When you can

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<v Speaker 1>run around behind the line of scrimmage the way he

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<v Speaker 1>did and turned and fired the ball sixty five yards

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<v Speaker 1>downfield and hit a guy in stride at the goal line.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm impressed his his personality was oozing through my television screen. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>Daniel Jeremiah has done way more of these things than

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<v Speaker 1>I have. Uh these proa Day said it was the

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<v Speaker 1>most joyful one he'd ever seen. He also said he

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't remember seeing a better exhibition of deep ball throwing.

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<v Speaker 1>I still don't think Malik Willis is a Day one

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<v Speaker 1>Game one, Season one, you know, plug and play guy.

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<v Speaker 1>But that upside matt to me, at least, it just

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<v Speaker 1>keeps going a little higher and a little higher than

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<v Speaker 1>a little higher. Yeah. And the more and more you

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<v Speaker 1>learn about him, the more you have to like him.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, kind of what you said to is okay.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, maybe he doesn't read defenses, or his accurate

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<v Speaker 1>or his anticipation isn't where it needs to be the

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<v Speaker 1>second you put him on the field, But okay, um, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>then he shrugs off a defensive end and buys two

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<v Speaker 1>more seconds and somebody gets wide open and he drills

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<v Speaker 1>a football to him or he touched in and runs

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<v Speaker 1>for twenty yards. I mean, he has some trump cards

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<v Speaker 1>that are going to get him out of the problems

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<v Speaker 1>he puts himself in. Dale We had talked the last

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<v Speaker 1>time we did quarterbacks. But even if you don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to plug and play this guy, you could have a

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<v Speaker 1>package for him. You can do things. Yeah, it could

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<v Speaker 1>be a third and one guy. He could be a

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<v Speaker 1>goal line guy, could be a change of pace guy.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have to just sit him and learn and

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<v Speaker 1>watch and be seen and not heard. He can contribute

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<v Speaker 1>even if he's not the guy. Yeah, that's the thing.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the difference between these these guys who have that

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<v Speaker 1>mobility factor, uh, and and the guys who are pure

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<v Speaker 1>pocket passers. That you can come up with things for

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<v Speaker 1>these guys to do um. And it doesn't have to

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<v Speaker 1>be a Cordel Stewart like slash A put him out

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<v Speaker 1>there at wide receiver. Now you put him at quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>and just say, hey, go make a play. We need

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<v Speaker 1>we need two yards here. And so there's these guys

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<v Speaker 1>can do it. And mileek Willis can definitely do that. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a lot to like her. I like to that

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<v Speaker 1>you mention his personality because I've talked to him now

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<v Speaker 1>a few times between the Senior Bowl and not talk

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<v Speaker 1>to him, you know, privately, but been in situations where

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sat there and listen to him hold a press conference,

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<v Speaker 1>and he is an impressive guy. He handles that stuff

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<v Speaker 1>really well, which is what you want the face of

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<v Speaker 1>your franchise to do. He's he's very laid back. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>but you see that leadership quality in him. And Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>I just I love the kid. Okay, So you're not

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<v Speaker 1>familiar with these shows. Uh, you might not be aware

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<v Speaker 1>that Matt and Dale formed the tag team for the

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<v Speaker 1>show called The Drive on s n R and as

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<v Speaker 1>that since they spend so much time together, they invariably

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<v Speaker 1>pick the same guys. Well, we go through these lists,

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<v Speaker 1>So which one do you want to talk about? Riser,

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<v Speaker 1>Desmond Ritter? Go ahead, Matt. I'm really warming up though.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think his personality, his maturity is obvious. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>he won eight percent of his games at Cincinnati and

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<v Speaker 1>he really changed what that program is and how they're

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<v Speaker 1>viewed nationally. Uh. He was the best tester at the combine.

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<v Speaker 1>Willis didn't run um, but the big thing with Ridder

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<v Speaker 1>for me, Willis didn't run in his pro day either,

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<v Speaker 1>nast them. Why not, he said, because I know him fast.

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<v Speaker 1>Lamartin run either, you know, like we know you're fast.

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<v Speaker 1>You know there's nowhere to go with down. But here's

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<v Speaker 1>the thing is like when when I was brought up

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<v Speaker 1>in the scouting world, it was kind of taught to me,

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<v Speaker 1>and it was certainly true that court A Matt quarterbacks

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<v Speaker 1>don't get more accurate in the NFL. Well, that adds up.

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<v Speaker 1>Things are harder. But lately, Dak Prescott, Josh Allen, more

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<v Speaker 1>and more, you're seeing guys improve their accuracy at the

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<v Speaker 1>highest level of play. And the reasoning behind it is

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<v Speaker 1>technologies so far advanced, the biometrics and all this stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>And Ridder has been working out with Josh Palmer and

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<v Speaker 1>they've they've talked about it publicly that his stride length

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<v Speaker 1>was a bit of an issue and that's why he

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<v Speaker 1>had just throw some balls where you say, what went

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<v Speaker 1>wrong there? And he's gotten better and better with his accuracy.

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<v Speaker 1>And I trust some of these quarterback gurus to work

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<v Speaker 1>out those kinks with things like biometrics that I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know anything about. Bill. Let's talk about the faller category

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<v Speaker 1>because I believe it or not, I think you and

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<v Speaker 1>Matt have come up with a different guy. Oh good,

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<v Speaker 1>really okay, Well my follower is Carson is strong. Okay, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>there was there was there was some talk that maybe

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<v Speaker 1>this guy might work his way into the conversation, would

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<v Speaker 1>be into the top five type conversation. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>watching him throw the football, you know that you know

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<v Speaker 1>he's a pocket passer, he's not the most mobile guy,

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<v Speaker 1>is coming off of a major knee injury. But watching

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<v Speaker 1>him throw the football at the combine the accuracy that

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<v Speaker 1>you'd want to see from a guy who's purely a

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<v Speaker 1>pocket passer wasn't in the ball place, but wasn't great.

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<v Speaker 1>And I just told us that the accuracy doesn't matter anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>You get better like that because the stuff he doesn't. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>but I want to see them. I want to see

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<v Speaker 1>that the accurate when you're throwing the ball against air,

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<v Speaker 1>when there's no defenders there and a lot of his

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<v Speaker 1>like crossing patterns and think of that nature were down

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<v Speaker 1>low where they were you know a little bit behind,

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<v Speaker 1>and things of that nature. And and I just think that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he's gonna be there in the third round

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<v Speaker 1>for somebody that doesn't mean he can't be a good quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he's got size, he's he's got a big arm,

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<v Speaker 1>but I just don't see him breaking that top five

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<v Speaker 1>this year, you know, Matt. One of the other troubles

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<v Speaker 1>is it's not like a dropback. Pocket passers totally extinct,

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<v Speaker 1>but you better have ten years of experience in a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of in helmet savvy built up over the years

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<v Speaker 1>to make the quick read and to you know, get

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<v Speaker 1>the ball where it needs to be as quick as

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<v Speaker 1>it has to get there. And guys coming in just

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<v Speaker 1>don't have that right. I mean, guys like a mac

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<v Speaker 1>Jones a year ago. You better be pretty far advance

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<v Speaker 1>inst mentally. And I'm not saying strong isn't. But my

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<v Speaker 1>right up of him was, yeah, he's a big, strong

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<v Speaker 1>arm pat park pocket passer, but if that's all you

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<v Speaker 1>can do, you need to blow my doors off throwing

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<v Speaker 1>the football. And he was fine, but he wasn't amazing,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in the postseason and whatnot. I also wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to throw Bailey Zappy out there. He was my follower

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<v Speaker 1>because he was I mean, he was that six guy

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<v Speaker 1>at the Senior Bowl and you know the postseason, he

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<v Speaker 1>just doesn't look like he throws it well enough. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>tell you what. I didn't do a deep, deep dive

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<v Speaker 1>on Bailey Zappy, but I watched Michigan State play Western

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<v Speaker 1>Kentucky this year, and other than when Michigan State played

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<v Speaker 1>Ohio State, that was the guy I was the most

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<v Speaker 1>afraid of all season long in terms of the other

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<v Speaker 1>season's quarterback. It's like the Tide, just drop back thro

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<v Speaker 1>drop back thro drop back thro. I just didn't stop.

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<v Speaker 1>It was Revlentless and he did an awful lot in college.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm with you on the pro evaluation. But I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sorry by the way that I had the ti Mary

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<v Speaker 1>to suggest that you guys would have taken a different

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<v Speaker 1>player there. I don't know. I don't know what I

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<v Speaker 1>was looking at. But to to fall to Carson Strong

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<v Speaker 1>is falling entries. I colored outside the lines a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>My faller is everyone besides Malik Willis, with the possible

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<v Speaker 1>exception of Kenny Pickett, because I just don't see all

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<v Speaker 1>these other guys. Okay, he does this well, but he

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<v Speaker 1>does that well, but he could be this, but that uh,

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<v Speaker 1>They've all got uh shall we say a potential blemish

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<v Speaker 1>or uh an unknown, something that might make you a

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<v Speaker 1>little nervous. I find it astounding. I opened the show

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<v Speaker 1>by saying, we won't be surprised if four of these

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<v Speaker 1>guys go in the first round, but uh, Matt, we

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<v Speaker 1>probably won't be surprised if one of them goes in

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<v Speaker 1>the first round either A right. I mean you look

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<v Speaker 1>at a team like Detroit picking thirty two, or some

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<v Speaker 1>of the team's picking early second round that have quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>needs and aren't gonna use an early first round pick

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<v Speaker 1>for it. They could trade back in. We just know

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<v Speaker 1>they always go Dale Kenney Pickett's you know. Yeah, but

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<v Speaker 1>seems to be the hand sized thing. Yeah, and a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people are could have paid any attention to that,

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<v Speaker 1>but some are right Yeah, I mean, especially if you're

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<v Speaker 1>a cold weather team. Um, you know you're gonna look

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<v Speaker 1>at that and say, okay, is this going to be

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<v Speaker 1>an issue for us? Um? You know, the fumbles weren't

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<v Speaker 1>as big an issue last season for him as they

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<v Speaker 1>had been in previous seasons. He only had three last year. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>but you look at it and you're okay that that

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<v Speaker 1>hand size. I mean historically guys with that hand size

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<v Speaker 1>who are below nine inches just don't have a ton

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<v Speaker 1>of success in the NFL. Doesn't mean that he can't,

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't mean that he won't. I mean that the gloves

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<v Speaker 1>that he wears are legal, So there's no reason to

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<v Speaker 1>just to say that, well he wears gloves. Who cares

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<v Speaker 1>they're legal. You're allowed to do it. But uh, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it will be an issue for some teams. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>that's that's just the reality of it. I'm betting Dale

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<v Speaker 1>and I have the same sleeper. By the way, we might.

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<v Speaker 1>We might. Yeah, you do, Matt, Before you get to that,

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't take an ivy leaguer to figure that out.

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to ask you about pick it before we

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<v Speaker 1>moved on Matt. Something Daniel Jeremiah the NFL Network said

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<v Speaker 1>during the Combine coverage. He said he researched the fumbles

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<v Speaker 1>and most of them would pick It occurred when Pickett

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<v Speaker 1>was trying to run or you know, evade in the pocket,

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<v Speaker 1>and he said, invariably it was the trail hand coming

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<v Speaker 1>off the ball. Daniel Jeremiah, who was a former quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>at app State, which you know, has beaten Michigan. So

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<v Speaker 1>you take his word to the heart. Can you can

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<v Speaker 1>you naturally run with two hands on the ball or

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<v Speaker 1>is that easier said than done in terms of changing

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<v Speaker 1>your style. I think that's great analysis. And look no

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<v Speaker 1>further than you know who the Steelers played with for

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<v Speaker 1>the last two decades and his ability to pump fake

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<v Speaker 1>with one hand on the ball or shrug one guy

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<v Speaker 1>off with that off arm. I mean what advantage that is.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's what worries me about pickets hands is if

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<v Speaker 1>he can't really control that football, especially when it gets

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<v Speaker 1>harder or wet or cold or whatever, that that's that's

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<v Speaker 1>when the ball comes out and it's just hard to

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<v Speaker 1>you know, uh, consistently operate with two hands on the football.

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<v Speaker 1>Plus you don't run as fast. Yeah, it's unnatural too,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean yeah, yeah, just balanced and everything else. I

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<v Speaker 1>will say, this guy's the quarterback with the largest hands

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL right now is Dak Prescott, and fumbles

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<v Speaker 1>are an issue for him. So it's not it's not

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<v Speaker 1>just a hand size things. It's a pocket, present thing,

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<v Speaker 1>presents thing as well. You know, do you feel the

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<v Speaker 1>pressure when it's coming and so that that can be

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<v Speaker 1>part of it as well. M Dell, how big are

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<v Speaker 1>e J. Perry of Brown's hands? You know what, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know, and I don't care because he does every

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if you look at his athleticism, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's not going to be a starting quarterback in the NFL. Maybe,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, maybe he developed into one. But you could

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<v Speaker 1>do some stuff with this guy's your backup. Maybe maybe

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<v Speaker 1>he turns into the next Uh yeah, I mean you

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<v Speaker 1>know that that kind of guy. He's six to he's

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<v Speaker 1>two eleven, so not huge but but decent size. But

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<v Speaker 1>he ran a four or six five, looked really athletic

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<v Speaker 1>at the combine, throws the ball fine. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's a lot there to work with. He's an Ivy

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<v Speaker 1>League guy. So you look at that and you say, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe he's maybe he's a little smarter than your average bear.

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<v Speaker 1>And uh, you know, I could see him having a

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<v Speaker 1>Ryan Fitzpatrick like career where he's just kind of one

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<v Speaker 1>of these guys that hangs around for for ten fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>years and and is always uh landing in spots where

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<v Speaker 1>he you know, he gets a chance to come in

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<v Speaker 1>and ride in on the on the white Horse and

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<v Speaker 1>save the day. Madam, I remembering this correctly, was Perry

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<v Speaker 1>one of the quote unquote throwing quarterbacks at the Combine

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<v Speaker 1>that I'm not sure about. No, I don't think he was.

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<v Speaker 1>He he tested and everything. Yeah, I think he's interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean transfer from Boston College. Um you Brown missed

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<v Speaker 1>a year because of COVID, if not more. They had

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<v Speaker 1>a big stretch there of a yeah yeah, But then

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<v Speaker 1>he was the m v P of the East West

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<v Speaker 1>Shrine game. Really lit it up at the Combine and smart, tough,

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<v Speaker 1>as Dale mentioned, like, I think he's the personal protector

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<v Speaker 1>on the punt team and you know, you snap it

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<v Speaker 1>to him and he throws the ball and gets you

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<v Speaker 1>out of a game. And maybe he's a short yardage

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<v Speaker 1>rusher at times, just somebody you want to add to

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<v Speaker 1>the mix. I mean a Taysom Hill type. And again

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<v Speaker 1>Dale and I had the exact same three Mike. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>believe this or not, but during the drive during the

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<v Speaker 1>season on Fridays, we make score predictions, and there was

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<v Speaker 1>a stretch a year ago that we had like ten

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<v Speaker 1>in a row where we picked the exact same score.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean to the point where I would have it,

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<v Speaker 1>I would write my score down and then have met

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<v Speaker 1>it was. It was completely random and we were getting

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<v Speaker 1>the same score. Every time. It's not a hard sell.

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<v Speaker 1>The share we share a brain that's scary. My sleeper

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<v Speaker 1>is purely a numbers guy. Cole Kelly Southeastern Louisiana six

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<v Speaker 1>seven to forty nine through for over ten thousand yards

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<v Speaker 1>and eighty five touchdowns, ran for eight hundred forty one

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<v Speaker 1>yards and thirty eight touchdowns in college. What do we

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<v Speaker 1>want from quarterbacks? Guys? We want people with size. We

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<v Speaker 1>want people who could throw it, and we want people

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<v Speaker 1>who could also run it. Yeah, people lead their team

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<v Speaker 1>to touchdowns. You mentioned there are a lot of touchdowns.

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<v Speaker 1>There a lot of touchdowns. So you know what. I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't do a deep guy on deep dive on this guy,

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<v Speaker 1>but uh I caught a glimpse of the numbers and yeah, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>sure for a sleeper quarterback, why not? Yeah? I mean, like,

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<v Speaker 1>if you bring that guy, a guy like that in

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<v Speaker 1>as a camp arm, you never know, Um, he could

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<v Speaker 1>turn in your off season basketball team got a lot better.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, six seven to forty nine playing against the

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<v Speaker 1>gym teachers and like that. I think he could post

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<v Speaker 1>a few of those guys up. I'm sure tight end too,

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<v Speaker 1>those Logan Thomas types. You know, it's it has been

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<v Speaker 1>known to happen. Just uh get athletes and figure out

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<v Speaker 1>what they do best once you get them. That's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>do it. For our quarterback further review, I want to

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<v Speaker 1>remind everybody that you can catch all of these types

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<v Speaker 1>of shows on all of the Steelers social media platforms.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna keep doing it and doing it and doing

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<v Speaker 1>it between now and the NFL Draft at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of April. Thanks for finding us for this version, however,

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