1 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:09,120 Speaker 1: He's the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson, home 2 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: of the Black and Gold Steelers Nation Radio. Welcome back. 3 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: I'm Dale Lolly here with Matt Williamson and uh maddness. 4 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:21,119 Speaker 1: Time to do yet another mock draft of one of 5 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:24,120 Speaker 1: the probably forty or so that we'll do on this 6 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: show is and the reason why we do so many. 7 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: I know a lot of people look at this and go, 8 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: why do you guys do so many mock drafts? You 9 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: know this is guess we're When we do this, it 10 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 1: gives us an opportunity to discuss some of these players, 11 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:39,919 Speaker 1: and it gives us an idea of of, you know, 12 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: who might be available and what round Obviously there were 13 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 1: they're still prognostication going on here, but it gives you 14 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: an opportunity, is as as listeners to kind of listen 15 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 1: as well and learn as well as we are as 16 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 1: we are, what some of these other teams might be 17 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: thinking as well. I think I think there's value of that. Yeah, 18 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: I think there's a value in that. Of course, we're 19 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: looking through at Steelers lens like everybody else's, but you realize, well, 20 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,479 Speaker 1: the Saints are two spots in front of you, don't 21 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 1: be so certain Kenny Pickett gets past them or in folks, 22 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:15,759 Speaker 1: you know, even every team the part of their draft 23 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: prep is doing mocks so that they can kind of 24 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: see how different scenarios might play out. And they're taking 25 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: educated guess is just like we are. And then the 26 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: other thing is too is Okay, boy, I really want 27 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: a wide receiver here, but if I pass on tackle, 28 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: there's not gonna be one in the third round because 29 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: I've done the mock to show me that, and I 30 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: don't like how that turns out. Yeah, um, I've I'm 31 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: now running where we've got a draft running here on 32 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: pro football focus on mock draft. I'm doing it really 33 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: slow here in the first round. So we're up to 34 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 1: pick ten. I just wanted to give us a shot 35 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: if we wanted to make a trade up. Okay, So 36 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 1: they just got through eleven in the first quarterback just 37 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: went off the board. That was Kenny Pickett at eleven. 38 00:01:56,360 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: To the commanders, to the commanders, I just it just 39 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: I just got used to saying Washington Football team. I've 40 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: been going out of my way to say commanders just 41 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: so I get used to it. But it's not natural. 42 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 1: It is not natural. All okay, So on the clock 43 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:13,799 Speaker 1: are the Vikings. Uh? There, picket is just off the 44 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 1: board here, So I'm going to resume the draft here. 45 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 1: You tell me if you want to take a look 46 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: here at quarterbacks. At any point we're trading up on 47 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: the clock of the Vikings. They took Andrew Booth, the 48 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 1: Browns at thirteen, now took Garrett Wilson at fourteen, the 49 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 1: Ravens took Drake London. Okay, David A. Jabo at fifteen, 50 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: Devin Lloyd. When at sixteen we're up to pick seven 51 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:42,079 Speaker 1: teen here now and there are Matt Corral and Willis 52 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: are still available, I would go Willis. I mean, I've 53 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: said this a few times already, that the question is 54 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: do we need to make a trade up to do 55 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: it right? Right? Right? In this case, we were not 56 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 1: on the clock though, right Who's Who's The Chargers are 57 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 1: on the clock, charges around the clock. Saints are looming. Yes, 58 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 1: what's it to me? Okay? I was asked the other 59 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: day if you could swap pick in the draft for 60 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: your favorite quarterback, would you do it right now? And 61 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: I said I would for Willis. I'll give you twenty 62 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:21,679 Speaker 1: for Willis on February twelve or whatever it is today 63 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: and be very happy about it. But would you give 64 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: up a first, a third. I mean, we haven't talked 65 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: about this a lot, but the standards don't have a 66 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: ton of picks, you know, Like thirds are gonna be 67 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: a problem when that round rolls around in a deep 68 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: draft and you're sitting there going, man, that's a really 69 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: good receiver we could have had or whatever. Right now, 70 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 1: there's they go from pick eighty four, uh to pick 71 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: two oh seven. Yeah, without a draft pick. Now they're 72 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: going to get a comp pick at one. It's estimated 73 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: to be at one is somewhere in that range. Um, 74 00:03:56,800 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: so you've got to seven from Kansas City to one 75 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: from the Jets to thirty seven is your regular seventh 76 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: round pick. That's what you got. That's what you got. 77 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: I mean, it's not a lot. I mean, I'm not 78 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: really in the market for trade and future picks for 79 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: four rounders and things like that. Either. I don't know 80 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:18,720 Speaker 1: if there's anyone on the team that they're going to 81 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: trade for picks either. I don't know if there's many 82 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 1: more coming. Is my point. I think you roll the 83 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: dice here and you don't make the trade. I said, 84 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: let's stand pat and see what happens. All right, I'm 85 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: gonna resume Chargers take chrysal Lave, Saints take Matt Corroll. Okay, 86 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,559 Speaker 1: the Marvin Leal went to the Eagles, and that leaves 87 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:48,479 Speaker 1: us up at the pick here at twenty. Tyler Lindenbaum available, Uh, 88 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 1: Jamison Williams available, Kenyan Green available, Um Trail and Burke's available, 89 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: Trevor Penning available, Drake Jackson is available. I mean that's 90 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: the other wrong, wrong, Drake Jackson. Yeah, but there's some 91 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: there's some guys there. We do have a trade offer. 92 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: The trade offers from the Atlanta Falcons who are offering 93 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: us they have picked forty is their next pick. That's 94 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 1: a long wait, but that's not a bad neighborhood to 95 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 1: shop in either. They've also got they've got forty two 96 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: one to seventeen, and so they got a lot of 97 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 1: draft capital here. I assume they're coming up for a 98 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 1: quarterback you would get, so yeah, you would think either way, 99 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: you're not gonna get will As at forty. So I 100 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 1: haven't even considered Burkes as a Steeler. But the second 101 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: you said that, I thought, yeah, I mean that's an 102 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 1: intriguing fit there. Um, linder Bomb, to me is extremely 103 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,799 Speaker 1: hard to pass on and would have the highest grade 104 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: of anyone you mentioned. It's available for me, but quarterbacks 105 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: trump at In my opinion, I would take Willis over 106 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: linder Bomb, even though I think linder Bombs was superb prospect. 107 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 1: Probably the right thing to do. And I just said 108 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 1: a second ago, I trade twenty for Willis and heartbeat 109 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: is just to do it. Um, going back to forty 110 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 1: would certainly replenish the other needs, though. I mean, if 111 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: you're in that camp, and I know some people are 112 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: that are pretty wise about this stuff, I think quarterbacks 113 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: next year's project, you know, build the nest this year. 114 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: Trading back would make a lot of sense because you'd 115 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 1: pick up a lot of stuff in this year's draft 116 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: the next year's draft, especially especially for dropping out of 117 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: the first round. And I wouldn't mind having the Falcon's 118 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: first round pick next year because they could be really bad. 119 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: I don't know if that's even on the table, but 120 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 1: to get I think if I think, if you can 121 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 1: get that, you do it right. But I don't know 122 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: if you get that or not. I mean, I can 123 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 1: I can make that offer, Well, what did they offer us? 124 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: They didn't make an offer. They just have there there 125 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 1: on the phone. What would you want for that? I 126 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: thought the way this off our work. If I say 127 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: forty and their first round pick next year, and I'm 128 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: gonna add in picks seventy two, I was gonna throw 129 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: in next year's third. I'd rather have the third this year. Yeah, 130 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 1: I mean I think we're agreeing on that. I was 131 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: gonna say, take twenty and next year's third for forty 132 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: and their first. I'm i I'm going I'm shooting for 133 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:34,559 Speaker 1: the stars. Are they want to move up to twenty 134 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 1: and they want to trade a second round pick for 135 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 1: a first round pick? You're giving me next year's first 136 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: round pick, and you're giving me the second round pick, 137 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 1: and you want more than that? Okay? If I want there, see, 138 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 1: I want their second and their third this year in 139 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 1: the first next year for them to move up to twenty, 140 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: especially if they if I think they're taking a quarterback. Yeah, 141 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna offer. Yeah that see what happens. That's fine. 142 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 1: Uh they declined that, Okay, Okay, I understand why they would. Um, so, yeah, 143 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 1: I think the deal. So you don't think their first 144 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: next year is enough for you to go from forty? 145 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 1: Would you veto that if they had offered it to you, 146 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 1: M I would want I want a sweetener in there. 147 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 1: I want a sweetener. Let me, would you want one ten? 148 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: Which would be their fourth? Were the fourth friend? I 149 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:33,679 Speaker 1: still think that's a good neighborhood. I'm gonna offer that. 150 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 1: They declined that, well, I guess we can't do business. 151 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: And yeah, let's tell them. Yeah, we're gonna we're gonna 152 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 1: draft the player we want, which is which is Willis? Yeah? 153 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: Fair enough, all right, and we're happy about that's right. Okay, 154 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 1: we did our due diligence, but take the guy that 155 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:57,439 Speaker 1: can change the You can want to move back. That 156 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:00,160 Speaker 1: doesn't mean you're automatically going to be able to move 157 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: back because you know it's just gonna give the pick away. No, 158 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: especially the quarterback on the board right right, No, no chance. 159 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: I mean you're trading away from Linder bamb You're trading 160 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 1: like there's there's some other good players there that you 161 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 1: could take Linder Balm with the bills. By the way, 162 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 1: can you can you agree? I'm really interested to see 163 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 1: where he goes. I mean, yeah, I think you can 164 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: go really high, go really low. Just again, he's a center, 165 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 1: you know, and he's a he can only play center. 166 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: That's the other part of the equation, right, I mean 167 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 1: because he can, yeah, because of his size. Five of 168 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,959 Speaker 1: them in the world. Right now, all right, we're down 169 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 1: to pick thirty five here, thirty six. Now the next 170 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:39,959 Speaker 1: question starts to be do we want to move up 171 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 1: for anybody? Who are the names? Well, let me see 172 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 1: what's available here? Um resumed draft. Where where the players at? 173 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: I'm not saying here where I can see who's available, Okay, 174 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:00,719 Speaker 1: I honestly don't think this is a team. I don't 175 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:04,559 Speaker 1: think to trade up unless it's for Willis or Picket 176 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 1: or Corral if you love him, you know what I mean. 177 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:09,559 Speaker 1: There's just not enough pixels year and you need all 178 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 1: those influx of young guys. I think once we get 179 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 1: Path picked twenty, trading up is basically off the table. 180 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: Right now. Yeah, I mean we're getting close. Now, we're 181 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 1: uh fifty, we got picked coming up at fifty two. 182 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: Davante Wyatt just went. That stinks. Nicholas Petite free Air 183 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 1: just went. So we're back up here now at fifty two. 184 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: We got true trade offers let me see who's available. Yeah, 185 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: who do we like? I'm gonna take a look at 186 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:44,839 Speaker 1: offensive tackles first. Uh Filele is available. Max Mitchell from 187 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:51,079 Speaker 1: Louisiana available, He's interesting. M Jackson Kirkland at Washington, Uh 188 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 1: Jmari Jamari Sailors available. Kind of like that guard. Yeah, um, 189 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:02,599 Speaker 1: so what about the d tackle situation. Let's take a 190 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 1: look at that. Maybe Jones or and Travis Jones is available. 191 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: I prefer him over the offensive lineman for Darian Mathis 192 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: is available. Good player, good player, Perry and Winfrey is available, 193 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: John Ridgeway is available, Haskell Garrett is available, Neil Ferrell 194 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 1: is available. Umpecially a good group. There's some tackles. Yeah, 195 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 1: defensive tackles available there. Um, Jones would be hard for 196 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 1: me to pass on, but I think there is an 197 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 1: argument for well, there's five or six there? You like? 198 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 1: Do you want to wait? You know? Let me take 199 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 1: a look at the linebackers. Leo Chanel available, Chad Muma available, 200 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 1: Brian Osma available, Brandon Smith at Penn State, Channing Tenda available, 201 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 1: Troy Anderson available, Quay Walker available. Um, Damon Clark is available. 202 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 1: Some girl, you guys are round? Third round kind of 203 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 1: streams linebacker. Now, yeah, um, I think you can take Jones. No, 204 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 1: I don't dislike it. I wish I could get him 205 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 1: into third, but maybe that won't be the case after 206 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: the Senior Bowl. Yeah, I don't think. Yeah, all right, 207 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:25,800 Speaker 1: this means this means that you then addressed your offensive 208 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:30,200 Speaker 1: line needs in free agency. Well, yeah, certainly a possibility, 209 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:34,839 Speaker 1: I'm sure. I mean, we're predicting the future, and that's 210 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: why mocks are hard, now, you know, I mean a 211 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: lot of us would mock you know, Kenny Pickett or 212 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 1: Willis to Denver, but they may have Watson by then. 213 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: You know, used to say, you know, um my hunches though, 214 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:48,319 Speaker 1: if I were to, if you had to answer this question, 215 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:52,840 Speaker 1: yes or no, the Steelers will sign an offensive lineman 216 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:59,199 Speaker 1: from outside the organization, you probably yes, right, you know, yeah, Okay, Okay, 217 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:05,199 Speaker 1: we're in the round re here, and we got seven 218 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 1: team picks ahead of us. We've gotten a quarterback, we've 219 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:15,200 Speaker 1: gotten a defensive tackle, so we got picks eighty four 220 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: and coming up here. The question then becomes, we if 221 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 1: we get an offer to move down here and there 222 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:26,320 Speaker 1: our guys available, we could kind of fill in those 223 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 1: weak areas of our draft. A lot of those linebacker 224 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 1: names you mentioned would be appealing. Yeah, well, without a doubt, 225 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:37,079 Speaker 1: if I can if those guys, if if three of 226 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 1: those guys are available, when I can move back six 227 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 1: or seven spots, because it's a long gonna get taken there, 228 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 1: So I'll just went okay. I mean the other thought 229 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 1: is just take the best offensive lineman, regardless of position, 230 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 1: no matter what, even if he's a two year project 231 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:02,080 Speaker 1: or you know, we're back up here and we got 232 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 1: one trade offer. The guy's available, sky More, who's really intriguing. 233 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:11,959 Speaker 1: He's a Pittsburgh guy, isn't he? Is he? I think 234 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 1: he's from around here. Yeah, I just started digging into him. 235 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:16,280 Speaker 1: I think he's from I think he with the shady 236 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:19,920 Speaker 1: side of academy. Okay, I think he could be a Steeler, 237 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: by the way, the more just starting to dig into him. 238 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: I like really good route runner. He's like a faster 239 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 1: version of Deante Johnson. Yeah. I think he's a little 240 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 1: more put together to you know, tackle breaker, a little 241 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: bit for a smaller guy. Max Mitchell still available. Dylan 242 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 1: Parham still available from Memphis to guard um let's see here. 243 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 1: Channing Tindall available let's see it. Tindall's a good player 244 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 1: and really run too. I think he's gonna like to 245 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 1: combine up. Let's see here, Trey Anderson still available, quay 246 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 1: Walker still available. So there's some names there. What's our 247 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 1: trade offer? Who wants he's on the phone, The Cardinals 248 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 1: were on the phone the car Those are picking at 249 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: eighty seven, so we would only have to move back 250 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 1: three spots there. You named enough names there though that 251 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 1: I would love to pick up a fifth or something. 252 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: All right, So let's see if they'll take eighties, give 253 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 1: us eighty seven for eighty four and throw in uh 254 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: their next pick. And they had compis at one seventy six, 255 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 1: one seventy seven, and they get picks at two forty 256 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:24,280 Speaker 1: and two fifty six. Let me see, Well, all those 257 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 1: would be worth it for me just to move back 258 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 1: three spots, considering that we don't have many picks. We 259 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: have a dead spot in those rounds. Yeah, yeah, I'm 260 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 1: gonna see if they take if they'll give us one 261 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: seventy six, eight seven, one seventy six, eighty four, Yeah 262 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:42,560 Speaker 1: and they did. Yeah, I say I bet they do too. Yeah, 263 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 1: that's that's not a bad deal for them. They have 264 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 1: somebody there of their eye on. They took Max Mitchell. 265 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: He could have been and play for us. So yeah, 266 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 1: Mike l Wright went to uh and Nintend'll just went 267 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 1: all right, two guys we liked. But yeah, okay, um 268 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 1: to week jump on the linebacker here. Troy anders is 269 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: still available, Quay Walker. I like Troy Anderson. Anderson's would 270 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 1: be a great addition to team. I think I think 271 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: he could even go higher once the combine happens. I 272 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,400 Speaker 1: mean he's getting steam now with the senior ball. He's 273 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 1: gonna go run like a sub four sixty. Yes, and 274 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 1: you know he has some size. I think his best 275 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 1: linebacker plays ahead of him. He's a former quarterback and 276 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 1: running back, super smart and was you know, didn't move 277 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 1: from those positions because he wasn't good enough to play 278 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 1: the offensive positions. He moved them because he was even 279 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 1: better at linebacker. Yeah. I think we're real happy about that. 280 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 1: And we got an extra pick in the process. Yeah, 281 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 1: I think that's the move. Yeah, I agree, I agree, 282 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: So we just but no linement, no alignement. But again, 283 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 1: if you address offensive line in the in the right 284 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 1: in free agency, you know this, you don't need the 285 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: draft Lineman. No, right, right, and we don't have that 286 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 1: and honestly at this point, but if they if they resigned, 287 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:06,479 Speaker 1: Shooks a core four start at the start, and then 288 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 1: you you you upgrade, you know, your guard position and 289 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 1: maybe even uh you know, sign a guy to at 290 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:16,879 Speaker 1: least compete. You know, a veteran center who maybe doesn't 291 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: maybe isn't your pencilvan the starter, but you you bring 292 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 1: him in the compete at center and he's not gonna 293 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 1: embarrass himself. You've upgraded your line. You've upgraded. It doesn't 294 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: mean it's good enough for where you want it to be, 295 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:32,680 Speaker 1: but you've upgraded it, right, and you still could take 296 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:35,440 Speaker 1: a project in the fourth round, you know, type of 297 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:38,160 Speaker 1: guy that might take a year, but as high upside, 298 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 1: you know those type of prospects. Yeah, okay Worth one 299 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 1: oh seven. I'm gonna speed this up a little bit. 300 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: See where we go here, one oh nine. We're coming 301 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 1: up on one thirty eight. We got twenty five picks 302 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 1: to go, so there's a pretty big jump there between. 303 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 1: So there's gonna be a lot of guys coming off 304 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:02,880 Speaker 1: the board. We're not gonna get our chance at sky 305 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, um, okay, we're back up here at the players, Availa, 306 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:16,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take a look at the tackles. First. You 307 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 1: got old line and white out. Stand out to me 308 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 1: is Luke get Key. I think I'm pronouncing that right 309 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 1: to tackle from Central Michigan. The other tackle from Central Michigan, 310 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:31,439 Speaker 1: Uh Luke to nouda offensive tackle from Virginia Tech, Tyler 311 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:37,920 Speaker 1: Smith from Tulsa, Logan Bruss from Wisconsin, Patrick Paul out 312 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 1: of Houston, Tyrese Robinson out of Oklahoma, Austin the coolest 313 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 1: at of l s u U, Eric Swenson out of Oklahoma, 314 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 1: Cordelle Wolson out of North Dakota State. Matt, Well, let's 315 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 1: go out of North Dakota. We're really in the neighborhood 316 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 1: of guys I don't know yet. Well, let's well, let's 317 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 1: go Is at the com or at the Senior Bowl. Yeah. 318 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 1: I've heard of him. Yeah, he has he has some 319 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 1: he just needs to put on weight. He's one of 320 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:12,600 Speaker 1: the lean He's one of those typical North Dakota guys 321 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:15,720 Speaker 1: like Ray Dunes, probably the former tight end you know, 322 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:18,120 Speaker 1: right right. If we take a look at the interior 323 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:22,119 Speaker 1: offensive line, Cold Strange out of Tennessee Chattanooga, see I 324 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:24,680 Speaker 1: like him, and not just because you gotta like a 325 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 1: small school guy at the Senior Bowl, you know, I mean, 326 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 1: but he's a center, he's a guard. He really acclimated himself. 327 00:19:31,680 --> 00:19:34,159 Speaker 1: Well there, I thought. I mean, it's some bad reps too, 328 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:37,399 Speaker 1: but those d linemen are highly you know, talented. I 329 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 1: think he might be a starting center in this league 330 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:43,680 Speaker 1: or at worst h B. J. Finney like career. Yeah. 331 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:46,479 Speaker 1: And we're talking about a fourth round pick here, right, 332 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:48,480 Speaker 1: all right, you know, if you can get him and 333 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 1: he upgrades your interior uh depth, and you know, perhaps 334 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 1: a starter down the road, you helped yourself. No, I 335 00:19:57,040 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 1: think that's a good pick. Yeah, I like him. Jared 336 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 1: Adderson at a Notre Dame the center there, Alec Lindstrom 337 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:07,159 Speaker 1: at a Boston college is available, Josh Reevas at a 338 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:12,400 Speaker 1: case Kansas State. Justin Schaefer at a Georgia available. He's 339 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 1: not bad either, right, Yeah, so there's some there's some 340 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: guys there. Let's take a look at the wide receiver position. Um, 341 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 1: you're looking at Reggie Robertson at of f mu Ontario, 342 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:27,360 Speaker 1: Drummond that of Mississippi. Okay, I don't know the time 343 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 1: about him other than seeing him on lists and highly 344 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 1: ranked and whatnot. He's got some he's got some speed. Uh, 345 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 1: you got the Zachari Franklin at a U T s 346 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 1: A Trade turner at a Virginia Tech, Malachi Carter at 347 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 1: a Georgia Tech. Joseph and Gotta at a Clemson, Vellis 348 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:53,480 Speaker 1: Jones at a Tennessee Calvin Austin, He's it. Calvin Austin's 349 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 1: Is that the little dude? He's like five seven, Yeah, 350 00:20:56,400 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 1: that's him. He's like a really shifty slot that was 351 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: at the was at the Senior Bowl, caught everything that 352 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 1: came his way. He's just he's just like a hundred 353 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 1: and seventy pounds. He's like five eight and a hundred 354 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:13,560 Speaker 1: seventy pounds. But he's kind of souped up version of 355 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 1: Ray Very McLeod as as. I say, then you don't 356 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:18,880 Speaker 1: you don't resign Ray Ray. I assume this guy could 357 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:22,200 Speaker 1: be your return. Probably too early for those guys, So yeah, 358 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:25,360 Speaker 1: you know, I mean that kind of player gonna play 359 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:28,720 Speaker 1: for you. Yeah, same with the out of Rutgers. He's 360 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:32,639 Speaker 1: another He's he's a little bit bigger um and can 361 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 1: do a lot of those same things. Vellis Jones is interesting, 362 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:38,359 Speaker 1: except he's gonna be twenty five by the time that 363 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:45,240 Speaker 1: they starts. That's probably their style. Yeah, that's that's a problem. Yeah, um, 364 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 1: I think you pass on wide receiver you grabb one 365 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 1: thows later. How about this Bailey Zappy still available? Yeah, 366 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:54,600 Speaker 1: I mean we have will listen, We're not gonna go 367 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 1: that direction, and they're not in the fourth round market 368 00:21:56,800 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 1: for quarterbacks anyway. But cold strange I would take right now. Yeah, 369 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:03,960 Speaker 1: you know, I'm just looking here at John Ridgeway still available. 370 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:08,440 Speaker 1: Neil Ferrell was still available. Um, so there were some 371 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 1: guys there that at the corner too, ye, corner something 372 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:17,560 Speaker 1: we can't ignore. Yeah, um, Jack Jones out of Arizona State, 373 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:21,959 Speaker 1: Shamari Connor out of Virginia Tech DA, Kobe Durant out 374 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 1: of South Carolina State, Caitlin Barnes out of Baylor. Should 375 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:28,879 Speaker 1: you say Jones is from again the first guy you 376 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 1: mentioned Arizona State, he if he's the guy I'm thinking of. 377 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 1: He's small, but he's an elite returner, I mean, like 378 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:40,680 Speaker 1: the best returner in the last five years or so, 379 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:46,120 Speaker 1: and a good defensive player slot type only. But that's 380 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:49,680 Speaker 1: a nice addition to the team. And also could be 381 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 1: like a gunner for you. I mean, it would really 382 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 1: help your special teams quickly. He's five time one seventy 383 00:22:56,640 --> 00:22:59,119 Speaker 1: five is what he's listening to here. That's the guy 384 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:03,160 Speaker 1: I'm thinking of. And it was Wooln is available. Oh really, yeah, 385 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 1: not for long. I have a feeling. Yeah, wo I 386 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 1: think he projects to really blow up the combine he 387 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:14,159 Speaker 1: likes He's like, well, he's over six three, he's over 388 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:17,200 Speaker 1: two hundred pounds. He was the fastest or at least 389 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:20,680 Speaker 1: the top two or three fastest guys at the Senior Bowl. 390 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 1: There's a lot of tools there to work with with 391 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 1: that guy. Oh yeah, I mean part of me thinks 392 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:29,920 Speaker 1: we're cheating by taking him. Not that he's a premier prospect, 393 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:32,199 Speaker 1: but he just has rare tools, you know, he has 394 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:36,200 Speaker 1: rare traits, and those guys go high and after the 395 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 1: combine the world might know about him. But hey, I'll 396 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:41,959 Speaker 1: take him. I think I think that's just too good 397 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 1: to pass up. Yeah, he may not play a snap 398 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:47,320 Speaker 1: for you this year, but if he turns into a 399 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:53,359 Speaker 1: starting level corner, you know, with rare length and speed, great, 400 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:57,439 Speaker 1: I'm in. Yeah, I'm gonna pick him. Okay, Yeah, yeah, right, 401 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:00,960 Speaker 1: that's just too good to beat. Again, we're pick onety eight. 402 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:04,320 Speaker 1: A lot can happen, um, you know, between now and 403 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 1: the and everything. But do you think you just take 404 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:11,480 Speaker 1: him if he's available? You know, if he's available there, 405 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:15,120 Speaker 1: then that's not our fault, right right, I mean we're 406 00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 1: not making the rules there, right. Uh. So to go 407 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:21,440 Speaker 1: over our draft, we stayed at home and we took 408 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:23,639 Speaker 1: uh where we didn't trade, I should say, And we 409 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 1: took Malik Willis in the first round. Again, he was 410 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 1: available to us. That's not far affetched to me, that's 411 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 1: not cheating. I think there's a chance. I don't think. 412 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:35,200 Speaker 1: I mean, I would bet no if I had to 413 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:37,360 Speaker 1: pick a chip down one way or another world, he'd 414 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:38,960 Speaker 1: be there at twenty. I would bet no. But I 415 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:42,119 Speaker 1: don't think it's insanity. We took Travis Jones in the 416 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 1: second round, um our second pick. We traded back with 417 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 1: pick eighty four, got pick eighty seven and pick one 418 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 1: seventy five from the Cardinals, so we get their third 419 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:55,040 Speaker 1: rounder and fifth rounder to move back three spots. That 420 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:58,280 Speaker 1: was helpful. We then took Troy Anderson, the linebacker out 421 00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 1: of Montana State, and then we took cornerback Terrek Woolen 422 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:05,920 Speaker 1: in round four pick on. Um, they may take some 423 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:09,440 Speaker 1: time those two, but I like the additions to the 424 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 1: team there. And he's the one thing that I noticed 425 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 1: what we did here. We took four small school guys. 426 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 1: I guess we did. That's unusual, and I doubt they 427 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:20,880 Speaker 1: would go that direction. But I mean, if you're going 428 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:23,359 Speaker 1: in long term, you're gonna get some more talented guys 429 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:25,679 Speaker 1: in a little bit of a discount than if they 430 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:28,440 Speaker 1: went to USC or Bama or whatever. You know. Here's 431 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 1: the interesting thing about this, And I was actually asked 432 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:33,240 Speaker 1: about this on the in my live queues last week 433 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:36,880 Speaker 1: on on d K Pittsburgh Sports, Who are my favorite 434 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:40,400 Speaker 1: small school guys in this draft? And I rattled off. 435 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 1: They asked my my five favorite small school guys in 436 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:47,480 Speaker 1: this draft, and I rattled off, like eight or nine 437 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:51,600 Speaker 1: guys just immediately. Yeah, there's a lot of small school 438 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 1: prospects in this draft that are that are pretty solid players. 439 00:25:57,320 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: I don't know a on off the top of my head. 440 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 1: I mean, Willis obviously jumps to the top of the list, 441 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: but um, there were quite a few Senior Bowl too. Yeah, 442 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 1: that it started to make names themselves interesting. I mean, 443 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 1: if you just look, I'm just gonna look at Daniel 444 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 1: Jeremiah's top fifty here that he just put together throughout 445 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 1: some small school guys at you here, um actually have 446 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:23,720 Speaker 1: a list in front of me too from Bleacher Reports. Okay, 447 00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:30,320 Speaker 1: so let's see here. I'm getting down sin uh, Cincinnati 448 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 1: a big It's about to say that the Cincinnati counter 449 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:36,280 Speaker 1: or not not a power of five? Does you talk count? 450 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:41,400 Speaker 1: I think you taught not Youah, isn't the pac twelve? Yeah, Michigan, 451 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: Northern Iowa. But those those schools are yeah, those are 452 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:46,520 Speaker 1: small schools. Yeah, we're not. We don't have to be 453 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:48,719 Speaker 1: tiny schools, doesn't have to be du Kane, you know, right, 454 00:26:49,119 --> 00:26:51,640 Speaker 1: But if they're not power of five schools, then yeah, 455 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:55,639 Speaker 1: I think they count. And so Wyoming, Connecticut, you know, 456 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:59,480 Speaker 1: right of Cincinnati. Some guys that in this draft that 457 00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:01,200 Speaker 1: you look at, go, well, that's you know, they're not 458 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 1: power they're not. They didn't play in major conferences and 459 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 1: so people are gonna question, you know, the the level 460 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:11,200 Speaker 1: of talent that they played. Again, but they could play 461 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:15,359 Speaker 1: Coastal Carolina. I know these guys are you know better, 462 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:20,119 Speaker 1: But even like Kentucky and Memphis and those type of dudes. 463 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:24,720 Speaker 1: You know, they they're not Bama, you know what I mean. Right, Yeah, 464 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:26,720 Speaker 1: they're not Bama, they're not l s U, they're not 465 00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 1: USC and some of the other schools. I mean, you know, 466 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:32,920 Speaker 1: Tray Tray McBride out of Colorado State is going to 467 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:35,679 Speaker 1: be the number one tight end taken like that's right, right, 468 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:38,200 Speaker 1: you know that's they were Division two not that long ago. 469 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:42,800 Speaker 1: Cameron Thomas at San Diego State, you know, Jalen Tilbert 470 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:46,880 Speaker 1: out of South Alabama. Yeah, I means, yeah, so there's 471 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:52,160 Speaker 1: there's guys you're penning. Uh yeah, interesting, So it's yeah, 472 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:54,080 Speaker 1: I think it is gonna be an interesting draft in that, 473 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:56,560 Speaker 1: you know, in that regard um, and I can see 474 00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:59,920 Speaker 1: the Steelers maybe stepping outside their comforts on a little 475 00:27:59,920 --> 00:28:03,000 Speaker 1: bit and taking some of these small school guys. I 476 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:06,920 Speaker 1: don't think that's crazy. I mean, cold strange from Chattanooga, 477 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:11,360 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. So if you can play exactly, 478 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:13,320 Speaker 1: I don't really have a problem with it. I don't 479 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:15,960 Speaker 1: think that I would be if I was a GM, 480 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 1: I would not be married to boy. We gotta take 481 00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:20,159 Speaker 1: big school guys or you know, I think you're just 482 00:28:20,280 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 1: limiting yourself. Well, here's the other thing about the small 483 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:27,960 Speaker 1: school guys. They're typically seniors, are red shirt seniors. They 484 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:31,640 Speaker 1: don't typically leave school early. Yeah, so there's an age 485 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:34,160 Speaker 1: issue sometimes. Yeah. You know a lot of the guys 486 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:36,159 Speaker 1: that you get out of Obama or you get out 487 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:39,920 Speaker 1: of Georgia, these guys are all, you know, red shirt sophomores, 488 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:42,480 Speaker 1: red shirt juniors, um. You know, so they're a little 489 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:45,640 Speaker 1: bit younger, whereas the smaller school guys are a little 490 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:48,480 Speaker 1: bit more developed. I mean Quinn Miners last year, for example, 491 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:52,040 Speaker 1: they played a lot of They've seen a lot of football, 492 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 1: even if it's not at the same high level, They've 493 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:55,800 Speaker 1: played a lot of snaps in it. So I think 494 00:28:55,840 --> 00:28:58,960 Speaker 1: you you get a better gauge on the analysis of 495 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:01,680 Speaker 1: them in some case. The one thing I do think 496 00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 1: that there's immense value in and Bama is the best 497 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:07,960 Speaker 1: example of this is how they practice every day. Yeah. 498 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:10,840 Speaker 1: Pro coaching. Yeah, and not even the coaching as much 499 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:15,800 Speaker 1: as I gotta beat certain humphree or if you're a corner, 500 00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:18,720 Speaker 1: I got Wattle this rap, I get the Vontae Smith 501 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:21,080 Speaker 1: next rap, and then I get Williams rap after that, 502 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 1: Like you know, and that's every day. Yeah, right now, 503 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:26,920 Speaker 1: there's there's certainly something to be said for that as well, 504 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 1: but question yeah, but that's gonna do it for the 505 00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 1: show for today. Um so good super Bowl champ when 506 00:29:34,520 --> 00:29:37,240 Speaker 1: we come back, absolutely, and the season will be completed. 507 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:41,520 Speaker 1: But another nice little uh, just a little run through there. 508 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:43,800 Speaker 1: We'll get more serious about these and start doing full 509 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 1: seven round drafts and all that stuff in the coming 510 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:50,000 Speaker 1: weeks and start previewing free agency doing stuff like that. 511 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:51,840 Speaker 1: But that's gonna do it for today's show. So for 512 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:55,480 Speaker 1: my partner Matt Williamson, I'm Dale Lally. We appreciate you 513 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:58,800 Speaker 1: listening to this edition of the Drive on Steelers Nation Radio.