1 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: Welcome into the NFL Report on a Thursday, James Palmer, Steve, 2 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: whitch with you. I Am heading for vacation next week. 3 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: Steve's gonna be heading to the owners meeting, so him 4 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: and Judy Batista are gonna have a dynamite show on Monday. 5 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: Check out the guest list for that one when Monday 6 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: rolls around. But how about our guest list. You saw 7 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 1: him right there, Kenny Moore. The Indiapolis Colts resigned their 8 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: Starslock Corner to a massive new contract. We love to 9 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 1: talk about that position on this show, Steve. Also we 10 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 1: have Brian Baldinger breaking down which three teams improved themselves 11 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 1: the best through the trenches on the Lancer line. Speaking 12 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:42,319 Speaker 1: of the trenches, talks about the top edge rushers in 13 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 1: this draft where they could potentially go off the board. 14 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: We'll also have Alvin Rbie who in an inspire change 15 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 1: initiative with the NFL. 16 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 2: Steve. 17 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: He is the founder of Barbershop was It Books, which 18 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: is an incredible initiative to get kids to go out 19 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:00,959 Speaker 1: there and read. And I know, Steve, you spent some 20 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 1: time in a higher institution. That was the University of 21 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: Southern California at their pro day with Caleb Williams. I 22 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: need to know what happened at that pro day when 23 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: everybody knows he's going number one to the Bears. 24 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, look a really interesting thing real quick. 25 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 3: Kenny Moore, by the way, JP is the first repeat 26 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 3: performer I think here. 27 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 2: Second time around. Yes, it is on the NFL report. 28 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 3: So Kenny Moore, right, I Caleb Ford to have I 29 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 3: love for it, asould say either having you back on. Well, 30 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 3: let's get to Caleb Williams because again we're all assuming 31 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 3: safely that he's going to be the first overall pick 32 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 3: on the Chicago Bears who have that pick. They came 33 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 3: about eight d James. It's standing right behind Caleb during 34 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,319 Speaker 3: this workout was Matt e Reflus to head coach Ryan Poles, 35 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:48,559 Speaker 3: the assistant GM. You're seeing eb Reflus and Polls right 36 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 3: there right behind him over his right shoulder, keeping a 37 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 3: close eye on. And there's a lot of communication between 38 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 3: all the Bears, Brass and Caleb throughout the morning. So 39 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 3: but the one with Caleb that we saw was that 40 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 3: you know, he stayed in the pocket, right, nothing real 41 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 3: flashy like this is how good I can be under 42 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 3: calm circumstances, I said, is the case for most of 43 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 3: his junior season at USC, even though the year before 44 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 3: he was absolutely fantastic and winning the Heisman. So after 45 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 3: this workout, which is calm, Google actud fifty scripted throws, 46 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 3: no tight ends is part of that workout. 47 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 2: I caught up with Caleb. 48 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 3: But here's what he had to say about some of 49 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 3: the next moves coming up. Yeah, I'm sitting here with 50 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,359 Speaker 3: Caleb Williams and Caleb a nice a nice workout right there. 51 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 4: Just your assessment and also the fun. 52 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 3: You had because we saw you laughing with you guys, 53 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 3: hugging up everybody after the workout. 54 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's always one of the most important things. 55 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:42,959 Speaker 1: Is to have fun. 56 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 5: I made sure my guys heard that a bunch of times, 57 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 5: whether it was last night when I sent him a text, 58 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 5: and then throughout this you know, this morning, in this 59 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 5: day so far, making sure that was the first and 60 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 5: first thing that I said to them in the text 61 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 5: or when I'm talking to him. So I had to 62 00:02:57,960 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 5: go out there and show that I was having fun 63 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,239 Speaker 5: and by example, and then obviously go out there and 64 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:03,359 Speaker 5: handle business. 65 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 2: Now we do. 66 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 3: The majority of your workout is gonna be from the pocket, 67 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 3: just kind of assess how do you think things went? 68 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:12,359 Speaker 5: Yeah, I missed a couple. I missed a couple of 69 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 5: passes down the field deep ball, wise, vertical, and then 70 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 5: I had I think one or two I think one 71 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 5: behind my receiver. So you know, work on those things, right, 72 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 5: It's all right. 73 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 4: It still was a very good workout. 74 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 6: Thank you. 75 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:27,639 Speaker 4: Look, we know you're the presumpted number one pick yep. 76 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 3: The Bears had a large contingent here in fact, coach 77 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:32,920 Speaker 3: Matty Ebrafolus and GM mind Poles right behind you. Just 78 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 3: the fact that they traded justin fields and they cleared 79 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 3: some runway for you to land. 80 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 4: Is that your full expectation to be headed there? 81 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 5: It's a good question. I wouldn't say it's my full expectation. Obviously, 82 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 5: things can happen, things can change throughout this time. I 83 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 5: think it's around thirty three days or so, thirty days 84 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 5: until you know April twenty fifth, and so you know 85 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 5: a lot can change. You take it day by day, 86 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 5: handle it and handle and control which you can control. 87 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 3: And with that is your head coach here at USC 88 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 3: Lincoln Riley, and he said, expectations is something you've dealt 89 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 3: with even coming out of high school today, all thirty 90 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 3: two teams were here. How have you and how do 91 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 3: you deal with everything that's going to be expected of you? 92 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 5: Yeah, first and foremost, I have a great mom and dad. 93 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 5: It starts there, started there, from when I was born 94 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:22,159 Speaker 5: and them raising me to this twenty two year old now. 95 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 5: And then you know, I took and I took my 96 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 5: own road, and and and you know, as I got older, 97 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:32,119 Speaker 5: and then obviously I got coach Riley. I've had coaches 98 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 5: in high school Coach Andy Driver's uh, Danny Schefter and 99 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 5: and things like that. 100 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: So you know, help keep molding me. And I'm still molding. 101 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 5: I'm not gonna be the man I am, you know 102 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 5: many years from now, twenty years from now when I 103 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 5: retire hopefully and and can play ball hopefully for a 104 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 5: really long time. 105 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:49,840 Speaker 4: Great last question, just what what's next? 106 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 3: I mean, what's on your schedule in terms of visits 107 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 3: things like that. 108 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: Yeah, so we're still. 109 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 5: Figuring the visits out. We'll have all of that solved 110 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 5: pretty here, pretty soon. We wanted to make sure we 111 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,280 Speaker 5: came out here, put on a show for everybody, and 112 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 5: and focusing on my training for you know, my first 113 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 5: my first game and o t as of of the NFL. 114 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:09,799 Speaker 3: I know it's the last question, but quickly Keenan Allen, Yeah, 115 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 3: receiver was here. What about seeing him? It was right, 116 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 3: you guys, hang it up for a minute. 117 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 5: Yeah, so I've known I've known Keenan for a little 118 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 5: bit now hung out. He was at the he was 119 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:20,719 Speaker 5: at the Chargers of the time obviously, and then you know, 120 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 5: now he's at the Bears for like I says, here 121 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 5: for a fourth round pick, which is crazy last year. 122 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 4: You know, he's a beast, good guy, awesome dude to 123 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 4: be around. 124 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:31,719 Speaker 1: He can give you a lot of knowledge. 125 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 4: All right, Caleb, Hey, thanks for the time, man, Well done, 126 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 4: Thank you, good luck, Thank you. 127 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 2: There'd be a couple of. 128 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 3: Things I just wanted to make sure to clarify coming 129 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 3: out of that interview. First off, even though he failt, 130 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:43,719 Speaker 3: he's going to go on his visits after the workout, 131 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 3: the Bears brass was there. 132 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:46,280 Speaker 2: I was told by someone there. 133 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 3: They got there Monday, They had dinner with Caleb, they 134 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 3: spent time with him. 135 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 2: So they've done a tremendous amount of homework. 136 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 3: The communication going on to the Bears and Caleb really 137 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 3: leaves no question as to what's going on and what 138 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:59,159 Speaker 3: I said, you expect to be the pick. 139 00:05:59,080 --> 00:05:59,599 Speaker 2: By the Bears. 140 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 3: He was like, well, I can't expect it. You wanted 141 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 3: to say yes, but he says, look, you know they 142 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 3: could trade the pick. They can do this or that. 143 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 3: Add Some folks on social media like, well, he didn't 144 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 3: sound too enthusiastic. You'll be just fine to be get 145 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 3: drafted by the Chicago Bears. 146 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, I completely agree. I love that Keenan Allen was there. 147 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: I mean, I've never seen a player that is probably 148 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: going to be the number one target of that quarterback 149 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:23,720 Speaker 1: that's going to go number one at the Pro Day. 150 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: I've just never seen it. You see guys go back 151 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 1: to the ra Alma mottern. Keenan Allen's a cow guy, 152 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 1: so this is usc. He was there to see his 153 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,599 Speaker 1: future quarterback, which I thought was really cool. The second 154 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:35,599 Speaker 1: part of it, Steve, is I love that you described 155 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: this as the exact opposite of what we've seen from 156 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 1: a lot of top quarterbacks and what can they do 157 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: with wow throws? What can they do moving? I remember 158 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:45,719 Speaker 1: going to a variety of these, from Trevor Lawrence to 159 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 1: Mac Jones to CJ. Stroud, what can you do athletically 160 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:51,280 Speaker 1: outside of the pocket. That's what we need to sell 161 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: these scouts on. That's not anything Kayleb Williams needs to 162 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: sell anyone in the NFL on on what he can 163 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 1: do with his legs outside of the pocket, creating scrambling, 164 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: what he was able to do inside the body. And 165 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 1: the big thing I hear as I throw this back 166 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 1: to you around the league is his footwork staying within 167 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: the pocket is maybe unmatched in this draft coming up, 168 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:13,679 Speaker 1: and that is extremely important with messy pockets in the NFL. 169 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 1: And I love that that's the kind of the approach 170 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 1: he had with this pro. 171 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 3: Dem and that's one of the things that a lot 172 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 3: of people say give the comparison to Patrick Mahomes, not 173 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 3: that he's Mahomes, but footwork and things like that. Somebody 174 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 3: who knows a lot about Caleb Williams, head coach Lincoln Riley, 175 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 3: brought him from Oklahoma to USC. 176 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 2: I caught it with him. 177 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 3: Here's some thoughts about Caleb's future as you go to 178 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 3: the NFL. 179 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 7: Yeah, I think he probably will be just about as 180 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 7: prepared as you could be to go into situation like that. 181 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 7: And that's one of those things that you probably can't 182 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 7: completely simulate it until you actually get in the middle 183 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 7: and experience it. But you know, winning a Heisman Trophy 184 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 7: at USC, you know, in the middle of Los Angeles 185 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 7: is probably about as close. 186 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: As you can get. 187 00:07:56,320 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 7: And so he's used to being under the microscope, used 188 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 7: to kind of having his game and everything he does 189 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 7: and everything that he says dissected every which way. There's 190 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 7: certainly some new challenges and I know he's going to 191 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 7: have some ups and downs, just like every rookie that 192 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 7: goes into that league. 193 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:14,559 Speaker 1: But you know, he loves the game. 194 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 7: I think he's going to continue to improve and I 195 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 7: think you know, whatever team he ends up with will 196 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 7: be very happy with him coach. 197 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 8: Lastly, just when you look at the metrics of everything 198 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 8: he's done for only fourteen interceptions in his three years 199 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 8: as a starter, one that tells you he's accurate, but 200 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 8: too he's a good decision maker. In coaching him and 201 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 8: seeing all of that high touchdown to low interception ratio, 202 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:39,839 Speaker 8: how do you think that translates to the NFL, because 203 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 8: we know those are two things that are significant at 204 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:43,319 Speaker 8: playing at that level. 205 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 7: Yeah, I think it's important. I mean, I think it 206 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 7: shows that he values the ball. You know, sometimes I 207 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 7: think people turn on a highlight and they think he's 208 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:54,680 Speaker 7: just this reckless player, that's this gunslinger, and honestly he's not. 209 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:57,599 Speaker 7: He's he's at times, even early in his career, was 210 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 7: even maybe even more conservative than I wanted him to be. 211 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,560 Speaker 7: But he always valued taking care of the ball. He 212 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 7: always had a patience that honestly was even better on 213 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,199 Speaker 7: game day than it was on the practice field, which 214 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 7: for a lot of young qbs it's the opposite. He 215 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 7: always seemed to kind of calm down and settle down, 216 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 7: even be a little bit more patient on game day 217 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 7: even as a young player, which I loved and so 218 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 7: so Yeah, it's going to be obviously very important as 219 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 7: the windows tightened down in that league as you face 220 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 7: the type of pass rushers that he's getting ready to face. 221 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 7: But to show that he's already had that ability at 222 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 7: a young age, I think bodes well for him. 223 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 1: What insight from Lincoln Riley with you there, Steve into 224 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: the makeup of Caleb Williams, The main things that jump 225 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 1: out at me. One is the way he maybe takes 226 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 1: more risks in practice, which is probably where you should 227 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 1: be with the football at the quarterback position a little more, 228 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: you know, deliberate with the way he throws it during 229 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: the games. When you have one thousand and ninety nine 230 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: pass attempts in fourteen interceptions over three years, I think 231 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:02,080 Speaker 1: is pretty good at protecting the football. Because the last 232 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 1: three years with the Bears, they had fifteen interceptions, fifteen 233 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:09,280 Speaker 1: interceptions and twenty interceptions Kayleb Williams fourteen over his last 234 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 1: three I look at the receiver group that he's going 235 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 1: to walk into, Steve, and you look at Keenan Allen 236 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: and Dj Moore and Cole Kament and Gerald Everett. All 237 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: of these guys have high football IQs and they're where 238 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:21,720 Speaker 1: they're supposed to be. And I think that's huge for 239 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:23,680 Speaker 1: the system that he's walking into and. 240 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 2: That's going to be perfect. 241 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 3: Look the one thing again, ninety three career touchdowns as 242 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 3: a collegiate starter, fourteen interceptions. He has put the ball 243 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 3: on the ground with fumbles. Okay, again the numbers are 244 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 3: all over the place. Of what we've seen, he has 245 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 3: put the ball on the ground, hasn't lost many, but 246 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:39,320 Speaker 3: that's something he is going to have to tighten up. 247 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 3: But like you said, when he goes to Chicago, the 248 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 3: situation is much better than what Justin Fields walked into 249 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:48,080 Speaker 3: a couple of years ago when he was the first 250 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 3: round pick. Well, coming up, we're talking about quarterbacks going 251 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 3: into good situations. Ryan Baldinger is going to let us 252 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 3: know which teams have moved in the trenches, including those 253 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 3: teams that might be rafting a rookie quarterback. Next on 254 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 3: the NFL Report, roll that tape, ELC. 255 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: Welcome back into the NFL Report, James Palmer, Steve Whitch, 256 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 1: I have my popcorn. That means, Baldy, we're back in 257 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:26,559 Speaker 1: the thickest things. We're evaluating everything post free agency. Brian 258 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:30,000 Speaker 1: Baldinger joins us for Baldy's favorite films, and Baldy, we 259 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:32,960 Speaker 1: came to you with this question your three teams that 260 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 1: during free agency improved themselves in the trenches. We'll start 261 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:42,559 Speaker 1: with number three, Carolina Panthers. Two massive guards come there 262 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: and Robert Hunt and Damian Lewis. What do you see 263 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: out of what Carolina did I do like that those 264 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 1: guys have blocked for shorter quarterbacks in their past. In 265 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:52,319 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson into a tongue of Iolo I'm not sure 266 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: if that matters, but they have. 267 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 9: Well, you know, Bryce Sengi is the biggest guy, but 268 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 9: he needs better protection than what we saw last year. 269 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:02,880 Speaker 9: You're gonna take Bryce number one like they did, and 270 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 9: there was this struggle by everybody in that organization. Coaches fired, 271 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 9: gms fired, everything changed. You got to do your very 272 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 9: best to support your franchise quarterback and give them every 273 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:17,880 Speaker 9: opportunity be successful. And I think Robert Hunt played very 274 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 9: good for the Miami Dolphins. They ran the ball very strong. 275 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 9: Tua had a good season, back to back good years there, 276 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 9: especially when healthy, and Damian Lewis has been doing that 277 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:30,360 Speaker 9: you know in Seattle. So I think they got two 278 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:32,200 Speaker 9: really good guards. I think they got to figure out 279 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:35,439 Speaker 9: the center position still, but it's a good draft for centers. 280 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 9: I would expect them to draft one. You know, Austin 281 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:41,079 Speaker 9: Corbett got hurt last year and it just kind of crumbled. 282 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 9: But I think Carolina they look better inside right now. 283 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 6: With Hunt and Lewis than they did at any point 284 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 6: last year. 285 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 10: And Baldy. 286 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 3: You know, when you look at Carolina right now, the 287 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 3: way they're you know, they're trying, I guess, to remake 288 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 3: their team Is this the best way to for them 289 00:12:57,960 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 3: to kind of start. We keep talking about how they 290 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 3: didn't have any why receivers, but to fortify that interior, 291 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 3: Is this the best first step, so to speak. 292 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 6: Yeah. And I always think that it's like everybody's going. 293 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 9: To pay attention to the tackles, especially in this draft, 294 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 9: and it's a good class for tackles. But I mean, 295 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:16,079 Speaker 9: if your interior, if your center isn't strong, if your 296 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 9: guards can't just keep the pocket flat. I don't care 297 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:21,839 Speaker 9: if you're Bryce Young or if you're Joe Burrow or 298 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:24,080 Speaker 9: if you're Mahomes. I mean, you've got to get those 299 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:27,719 Speaker 9: positions fixed so that your quarterback has a chance to 300 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 9: deliver the ball short yards goal line. 301 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 6: You got to get a yard. 302 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 9: You better be able to move people up front and 303 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 9: be able to retain possession, finished strives in the end zone. 304 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 9: All those kind of things are really important to the 305 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 9: success of any offense, but especially in offense that's trying 306 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 9: to be rebuilt and try to you know, compete right 307 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 9: now this year, I think it starts up front and 308 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:49,440 Speaker 9: in the trenches. 309 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 6: I think they got two you know, guys that are 310 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:52,199 Speaker 6: still young. 311 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 9: You have the best football right in front of them 312 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 9: on their second contracts. 313 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 6: You can build with those guys and around those guys. 314 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: Your quarterback sack sixty two times, protecting him up the 315 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 1: middle obviously extremely important. I just want them to change 316 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 1: their identity as well. I want the Panthers to kind 317 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:10,839 Speaker 1: of have that, you know, in your face identity. I 318 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: love that Damian Lewis said that when he was you know, 319 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:14,679 Speaker 1: at his press conference, I'm going to be the type 320 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:16,600 Speaker 1: of guy that puts your face in the ground. They 321 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 1: need that in Carolina. Let's go to your second team. 322 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: In terms of the trenches. In the Houston Texans, Nikosara 323 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 1: not a big spender in free agency usually, but he 324 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 1: went out and made a number of moves to help, 325 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 1: especially this defensive line. We know the way Demiko Ryans 326 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 1: thinks that if you need an elite defense, the D 327 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 1: line's a big part of it. And if you want 328 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 1: to be a contender in the AFC Baldy, you got 329 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 1: to go after these AFC quarterbacks. No question. 330 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 9: That's how Nick's thinking, That's how Demico's thinking, James, and 331 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 9: so you know, Demiko comes from, you know, a franchise 332 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 9: in San Francisco where they wanted to be eight deep 333 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 9: on the defensive line, and so look Malik Collins, Sheldon Rankins. 334 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 6: They were good last year, but they. 335 00:14:56,880 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 9: Have now added you know, obviously Daniel high Turn after 336 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 9: Chris Jones was signed re signed by Kansas City and 337 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:06,800 Speaker 9: giving that big, huge signing bonus. I thought Danil Hunter 338 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:09,160 Speaker 9: was the next best free agent and all free agency, 339 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 9: coming off his best season playing opposite of Will Anderson 340 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 9: right now. Then you add Deniko Autrey and I know this, 341 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 9: I know Deniko got Nick Casario excited. This guy is 342 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 9: just one heck of a football player wherever you play 343 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 9: in Tennessee. Yeah, I thought he was part of the 344 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 9: best defensive line of football three years ago. He can 345 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 9: rush inside, outside, he's got counting the playoffs, James, He's 346 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:34,160 Speaker 9: got thirty sacks the last three years with the Titans. 347 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 9: He's used to being in a dominant front four defensive team. 348 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 9: That's what this looks like. Then you add fully Fooicosi 349 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 9: and Mario you know, Williams, and you add some of 350 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 9: those guys in front. You know, fully you know, can 351 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:50,120 Speaker 9: really be that that guy that can eat up the 352 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 9: double teams, the free up Aziz al Shai here and 353 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 9: you know, all the linebackers Christian Harris that they have there. 354 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 9: I think this is quickly being built into one of 355 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 9: the better defensive fronts and all the football. 356 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 6: They were already great last year against the run. 357 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 9: At one point last year they were number one in 358 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 9: the NFL against the run. I think they finished number two. 359 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 9: So they already kind of have that mindset that we're 360 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 9: gonna stop the run. That's the first phase of getting 361 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:20,800 Speaker 9: after Mahomes and Josh Allen and Lamar and some of 362 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 9: these teams that you got to get pasted in the AFC. 363 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:26,200 Speaker 9: They're on the way right now. I thought this front 364 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 9: really took a step up in I life. I love 365 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 9: Jonathan greenerd but when he's left to sign of Minnesota 366 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:34,400 Speaker 9: and they went after and got to Neil Hunter, I said, 367 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:36,440 Speaker 9: they just upgraded that position. 368 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:38,320 Speaker 3: Which is crazy because I mean, you're talking about how 369 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:41,360 Speaker 3: Grenard was just so good down there. But Hunters of 370 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 3: guys continues to win, right He can win those individual 371 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:46,640 Speaker 3: and those double teams, and you got to consistently have 372 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 3: that guy, but you also have to have tackles to 373 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 3: keep those guys off your quarterbacks. This leads us to 374 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 3: your number one team that is upgraded in the trenches. 375 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 3: Who you got, Baldy, because I do think these moves 376 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 3: are actually more hit or miss. You hit big or 377 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 3: you miss big with these moves. 378 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 9: Well, the New York Jets and so you know, obviously 379 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:09,440 Speaker 9: the Jets were a mess last year. 380 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:12,919 Speaker 6: Aaron Rodgers four plays. I mean, we know the story. 381 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 9: But you know they have to get this thing right 382 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 9: that nobody has been a more fractured injured offensive line 383 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 9: than the New York Jets. They've just missed on players. 384 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 9: And so Tyron Smith comes in. Look, he has protected 385 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:30,439 Speaker 9: the backside of Tony Romo and Dak Prescott over the 386 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:33,720 Speaker 9: last eleven years. He's been excellent, but he has miss time. 387 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:37,919 Speaker 9: You know, he did play fifteen games last year, So 388 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 9: that's if they could get thirteen to fifteen games out 389 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:42,400 Speaker 9: of Tyrant. 390 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 6: That's a win. 391 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:45,359 Speaker 9: Three years ago, the ahead Morgan Moses and he played 392 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:47,680 Speaker 9: great for him, and then they let him walk. 393 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 6: To the Baltimore Ravens, where you literally, you. 394 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 9: Know, was the starting right tackle a team that led 395 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:57,640 Speaker 9: the league in rushing, was a dominant player there. He's 396 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:00,880 Speaker 9: going into his eleventh season. He did miss a couple 397 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 9: of games last year with an arm injury, but for 398 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 9: the most part he's been healthy. They get Morgan Moses back, 399 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:09,879 Speaker 9: and then they went and signed John Simpson was a 400 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 9: big fan of he came out of Clemson. He started 401 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:15,120 Speaker 9: every game last year for the Baltimore Ravens. They led 402 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 9: the league in rushing. But it's it's not just that, 403 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 9: it's the way that he plays. Steve like he's a puller, 404 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 9: you know. They run traps, they run powers, they run 405 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:26,160 Speaker 9: counters like he's used to, getting in space and clearing 406 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 9: bodies out of the way. And I can see an 407 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 9: offensive line right now with John Simpson on one side, 408 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,520 Speaker 9: Ali Vera Tucker on the other side, where they get 409 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 9: that power game going with Breeze Hall. They drafted Joe 410 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:40,919 Speaker 9: pitt Tipman last year to be their center. He became 411 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:43,600 Speaker 9: their center last year. I can see for the first 412 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 9: time the Jets can put a starting five out there. 413 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:50,400 Speaker 9: I don't think they're finished yet. They're picking number ten. 414 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 9: It's an offensive tackle draft, but I can't see them 415 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 9: taking number ten right now with an offensive tackle. 416 00:18:57,560 --> 00:18:58,880 Speaker 6: After what they've just done. 417 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 9: They can start address the receiver position, the tight end position, 418 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 9: some other things that could help Aaron Rodgers. 419 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 3: Oh my god, Baal Jay bald these givens yet fans hope, 420 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:09,679 Speaker 3: Oh my gosh, they're gonna lose their minds. 421 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 1: I love it because this is what I wanted to 422 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:16,240 Speaker 1: get to, though, Baldi, with the players that they signed, 423 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:18,719 Speaker 1: and you mentioned the number tenth overall pick, and this 424 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:20,879 Speaker 1: is what I want your take on, because you're right, 425 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:23,679 Speaker 1: they can get another offensive lineman with ten and they 426 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 1: could totally go that route and that guy is not 427 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 1: plugged in to be an immediate need type of player 428 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: in their rookie season maybe, But also you mentioned the 429 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 1: other ways that they can go. I also look at 430 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:38,400 Speaker 1: the ability now if you're not forced into that, but yeah, 431 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:41,119 Speaker 1: you can go go brought Bowers, you could go to 432 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 1: the tight end spot. You could go with rideyways you 433 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 1: get an edge rusher to replace Huff. But also you 434 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:49,119 Speaker 1: could maybe maybe move back because they only have picks 435 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 1: ten in seventy two in the top one hundred. That's it, 436 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 1: so you could potentially if somebody wants a quarterback right, 437 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:57,680 Speaker 1: you could make a move to even get yourself a 438 00:19:57,760 --> 00:19:58,800 Speaker 1: little bit deeper. 439 00:19:58,760 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 6: No question. 440 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 9: Joe Douglas from Baltimore and Philadelphia, where you know whether. 441 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 6: It's Ozzie Newsom or Howie Roseman. 442 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:07,399 Speaker 9: The guys that he has worked for are used to 443 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:13,360 Speaker 9: dancing up and down that draft board and really recuperating value, 444 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:17,920 Speaker 9: and so that's certainly a possibility right now. Both tackles 445 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:20,879 Speaker 9: Tyron Smith and Morgan Moses. They're both thirty three years old. 446 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 9: You know, you got to you gotta think about the future. 447 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 9: But Aaron Rodgers, I don't know what, you know, what 448 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 9: is his time frame here, two years at the most, 449 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:33,399 Speaker 9: like you should probably give him every chance to be 450 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 9: successful and to see just you know, the talent that 451 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:39,240 Speaker 9: he is. Give him every chance right now. Obviously, signing 452 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:42,439 Speaker 9: Mike Williams might take him away from wide receiver, maybe 453 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:45,399 Speaker 9: brock Bauers, you know, you know, maybe other you know, 454 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:48,360 Speaker 9: a franchise type player. But at the same time, it's 455 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 9: not a bad idea to kind of look to the 456 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 9: future because Aaron Rodgers isn't going to be there forever. 457 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 6: True. 458 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:56,680 Speaker 9: So they have a lot of flexibility at number ten 459 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:00,640 Speaker 9: to go up, to go down to draft the future, 460 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:03,639 Speaker 9: or to get themselves to start player where they can 461 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 9: plug them and just say, you. 462 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,399 Speaker 6: Know what, we're going for it all. We're in this 463 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 6: thing to win it. Let's go for it. 464 00:21:09,359 --> 00:21:12,800 Speaker 9: This year and if it doesn't work out, yeah, we'll 465 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:14,000 Speaker 9: be back in the market again. 466 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:15,479 Speaker 3: They're going for it all Baldy. 467 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:17,200 Speaker 2: They got their hands up on the roller coaster. 468 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,200 Speaker 3: There is no planning for the future on this with Hey, 469 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 3: so boal, let me get so we know at the 470 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 3: top of the draft, the first three picks likely are 471 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 3: going to be quarterbacks, right we also you got that cluster. 472 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 3: You got the Vikings, Raiders, and Broncos. They also need quarterbacks. 473 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:34,160 Speaker 3: Which team, speaking of the trenches, is kind of best 474 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 3: set up to help a rookie quarterback succeed in terms 475 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 3: of an offensive line. 476 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 9: Well, you know if the offensive lines also a function 477 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:44,160 Speaker 9: of you know, how your receivers win on the outside. 478 00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 9: And so if you're the Minnesota Vikings right now, and 479 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:50,919 Speaker 9: I know Sam Darnold is there but at eleven or 480 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 9: if they you know, stay there and move whatever, if 481 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 9: they're looking at a quarterback, I mean, you hand it 482 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 9: off to Aaron Jones, It's going to be nice to 483 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:01,639 Speaker 9: throw to Justin Jefferson or Jordan Addison's or TJ. 484 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:04,199 Speaker 6: Hockinson's gonna be nice for anybody. 485 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 9: But I feel like they've got a pretty good offensive 486 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 9: line as it is they have protected Kirk Cousins. And 487 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:14,440 Speaker 9: you know, you think about last week's last year's big 488 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 9: win from Minnesota when they beat the forty nine ers 489 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 9: and Kirk Cousins dropped back forty five times in that game, Steve, 490 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 9: he wasn't sacked one time. You know, they did a 491 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 9: pretty good job of protecting a variety of quarterbacks last 492 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 9: year after Kirk got hurt. And so I feel like 493 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:34,359 Speaker 9: the Vikings are the best set up right now to 494 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:38,720 Speaker 9: handle a young quarterback coming in and possibly potentially playing 495 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 9: right away. 496 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:42,399 Speaker 3: Man, this is such great soft Baldy JP. This is 497 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 3: such good stuff, Like this is what we love to 498 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:45,919 Speaker 3: do on the show, Baldy, have you on and just 499 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:49,879 Speaker 3: let's talk to real football stuff, not just the Hyperboley 500 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:51,680 Speaker 3: and all that, so real good stuff. 501 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 2: But Baldi, we know you're ready on vacation. We're gonna 502 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 2: be looking for. 503 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:58,680 Speaker 3: More of your breakdowns from underwater, So save travels, my 504 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:00,120 Speaker 3: friend bon voyage. 505 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:03,879 Speaker 9: Yeah all right, thank you, Steve. I did a crash 506 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:06,920 Speaker 9: course and I studied. All okay, I'll see you next week, guys. 507 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 3: Coming on after the break Oh, we are talking edge 508 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:12,600 Speaker 3: rushers with more specifically Lance Zerline. 509 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 1: Our draft analyst, and. 510 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:17,440 Speaker 2: Man, is he got it loaded up for you? Stick 511 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 2: around and come back to the NFL Report. Pull the tape. 512 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:35,240 Speaker 3: Elsie back at the NFL Report and you look at 513 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 3: Mike McCarthy, Tarol Austin, a Steelers defensive coordinator there at 514 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:42,160 Speaker 3: the Alabama Pro Day. Mike Tomlin was in the house, 515 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:46,680 Speaker 3: and they're probably keeping their eye on edge rusher Dallas Turner. Well, 516 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:48,560 Speaker 3: the top players in the country's supposed to be a 517 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:50,920 Speaker 3: very high pick. We're going talk about that in a minute, 518 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:53,159 Speaker 3: but before we get to that, let's go to our 519 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 3: Tom pellisera who is at the pro day. We caught 520 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:58,120 Speaker 3: a spot with Dallas Turner. 521 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 11: I feel that I should be the first defensive player 522 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:03,800 Speaker 11: off the board because of the tnasty I bring to 523 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 11: the game, my IQ, how fast I play, you know, 524 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:10,119 Speaker 11: just being the most versatile agent and draft as well, 525 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:12,119 Speaker 11: you know, being able to pass, rush and drop me 526 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 11: and you know, and just help my teammates and be 527 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 11: the best team out can possibly be. 528 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 6: So I know you're sticking around Tuscalos. 529 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: After this, we got some team visits where all you headed. 530 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 11: I'm headed to I know, I gotta go to Atlanta, Minnesota. 531 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:27,399 Speaker 11: I gotta go to Chicago and Arizona. 532 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:31,480 Speaker 3: Right doubtas Turner naming three teams that could use an 533 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 3: edge rusher. But you look at this board right here, 534 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 3: there's an awful lot you've got. 535 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:37,159 Speaker 2: The Bears will probably use a ninth pick on one 536 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 2: if they use it. 537 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:43,280 Speaker 3: Atlanta, the Jack the Vikings, the Broncos, Seahawks, Rams, Dolphins, Buffalo, Bills, Lions. 538 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 3: Who doesn't need an edge rusher? But James Palmer. We're 539 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:49,199 Speaker 3: back here on the NFL Report. We're gonna bring in 540 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 3: our draft expert, Lanzer Lion who knows there is edge 541 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 3: rusher as well. And Lance, you just saw Dallas Turner 542 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:58,640 Speaker 3: there with Tom Pellis hero say he should be the 543 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,960 Speaker 3: first defensive player off the board. First off, just your 544 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 3: thoughts on Turner. 545 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:05,960 Speaker 10: Well, so, Dallas Turner, you know I first noticed him 546 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:09,160 Speaker 10: when he was really giving Charles crosswork at Mississippi State. 547 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:11,680 Speaker 10: When I was studying Charles Cross a couple of years ago, 548 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 10: and I had to go to the roster because if 549 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:15,479 Speaker 10: you're not draft eligible, I have time to look at 550 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 10: you right now. But I got five hundred players to 551 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:20,399 Speaker 10: write up. But I made note of who's number fifteen. 552 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:23,880 Speaker 10: Dallas Turner. Wow, I'm gonna remember this kid, and here 553 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:26,240 Speaker 10: we are two years later, and you know, I think 554 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 10: he's a similar player. He's a little bit gangly looking 555 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:31,440 Speaker 10: on the hook, but he was over two hundred and 556 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 10: fifty pounds at his pro day, which was heavier than 557 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:37,239 Speaker 10: at the Combine. I think that's great. Twenty reps in 558 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 10: the bench, which I thought was nice. But really, Steve, 559 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 10: what kind of separates Dallas Turner is? Yes, he comes 560 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:45,240 Speaker 10: from the Alabama pedigree of rushers, but he is a 561 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:49,560 Speaker 10: really elite athlete. I mean from an explosion standpoint. At 562 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:52,639 Speaker 10: the Combine, his speed numbers, his ability to bend and 563 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:55,639 Speaker 10: make things happen once he's inside the pocket, change direction 564 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,240 Speaker 10: in Hound quarterbacks were trying to get away from him. 565 00:25:58,359 --> 00:25:59,919 Speaker 10: I think if you want a guy who has that 566 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:03,760 Speaker 10: the rush talent that's typical of Alabama rushers, and then 567 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 10: you want to look at the athletic profile that it's 568 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:10,679 Speaker 10: an elite profile, including extraordinarily long arms and wingspan das 569 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:15,880 Speaker 10: Dallas gives you. Dallas Turner gives you a very unique 570 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:18,479 Speaker 10: set of skills, so to speak. When it comes to 571 00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 10: the pass rush. There's four key rushers in the first 572 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 10: round but he's a guy that kind of blends all 573 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:24,320 Speaker 10: of them together. 574 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:26,720 Speaker 1: I love that he's a Liam Neesen. He blends it 575 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 1: all together. Lance. I love you mentioned the speed, I 576 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:30,880 Speaker 1: mean four four seven at the combine that was about 577 00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 1: its fluid crist you could see a big man run 578 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:35,639 Speaker 1: in the forty as smooth as he looked. And you 579 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:41,000 Speaker 1: mentioned the athletic ability a fantastic basketball player in high school. 580 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:42,680 Speaker 1: I know everybody always kind of looks at those traits 581 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: as well when they're evaluating some of these guys. To 582 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:47,360 Speaker 1: spread that out, you mentioned these edge rushers, and there's 583 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:49,960 Speaker 1: about four of them you mentioned. But where do we 584 00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:52,320 Speaker 1: see I know you have another mock draft coming out 585 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:55,119 Speaker 1: soon and it's not out yet, but where would we see, 586 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 1: as we hinted at it, the first defensive player go 587 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:01,119 Speaker 1: off the board. And will it be Dallas Turner? 588 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 10: I think it could be Turner. I think it's going 589 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 10: to be between Turner and Verse, Jared Verse, and I'll 590 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:08,159 Speaker 10: get into Jared Vers in a second. But you know, 591 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:11,520 Speaker 10: Chop Robinson from Penn State is a huge projection player, 592 00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:14,239 Speaker 10: great traits, but he's not there yet, so I think 593 00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:17,160 Speaker 10: he will probably be fourth. A lot to his draft 594 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:20,119 Speaker 10: standing is going to be, you know, determined by his medicals. 595 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 10: But I think when you start looking at you guys 596 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:24,160 Speaker 10: talk to Balding, and you started looking at the way 597 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 10: some of these teams are coming together from a free 598 00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:29,240 Speaker 10: agency standpoint, and now it may change. You know, the 599 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 10: Jets may look at a pass rusher, for example, with 600 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 10: their selection. I think that you know, Minnesota obviously, if 601 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:37,320 Speaker 10: they ended up staying there and not making a move 602 00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:40,359 Speaker 10: for quarterback, which we anticipate, I think they need rush 603 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:42,960 Speaker 10: and so I think probably the earliest you're going to 604 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:46,720 Speaker 10: see a pass rusher would be maybe the Falcons could 605 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:49,760 Speaker 10: be the absolute earliest at eight, but you could make 606 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:52,480 Speaker 10: a point for going even earlier than that, because these 607 00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:57,320 Speaker 10: are really i think, high ceiling, high floor players at 608 00:27:57,320 --> 00:28:00,880 Speaker 10: this particular position at the edge, and especially Jared. Let's 609 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 10: start talking about Jared verse for a second. I mean, 610 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:07,160 Speaker 10: Jared Versus is a powerhouse. He is as explosive as 611 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 10: it gets into the blockers, very heavy with his hands. 612 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:12,119 Speaker 10: He's good against the run in the past. You know, 613 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:14,240 Speaker 10: Dallas Turner is not going to be as good against 614 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:16,880 Speaker 10: the run as Jared Versus. He has become a real 615 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:19,920 Speaker 10: issue for tackles to handle the same way Aaron Donald 616 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 10: was this unusually powerful guy inside for his size. Jared 617 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:27,760 Speaker 10: versus unusually powerful and twitchy with his upper body strength 618 00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:30,840 Speaker 10: against tackles who are much heavier than him. He's got 619 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 10: a great bull rush. He improved some of his rush 620 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:37,760 Speaker 10: technique and rush moves headed into this year. So I 621 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 10: think going back to school, he really made himself a 622 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 10: more complete player. But I don't think you know, we 623 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 10: look how many of these things that we're showing you 624 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:47,760 Speaker 10: or run plays. That's one of the things that separates him, 625 00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:49,920 Speaker 10: I think, from the other and why I think he's 626 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:51,880 Speaker 10: going to be the first guy off the board personally 627 00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:54,680 Speaker 10: is that he is a two way defensive end with 628 00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:56,280 Speaker 10: tremendous toughness. 629 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:58,920 Speaker 3: You know, I love hearing stuff like this because you 630 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:01,200 Speaker 3: talk about Atlanta there at eight. We know Raheem Morris 631 00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:03,760 Speaker 3: kind of plays at hybrid thirty four. You know he's 632 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:05,800 Speaker 3: gonna give you that that even look. But you want 633 00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:07,920 Speaker 3: to have somebody who can play the run in the 634 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:09,760 Speaker 3: past like him, And you've got a Grady jer and 635 00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:11,960 Speaker 3: you've got David on Jamadi. You've got tackles who can 636 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:15,000 Speaker 3: make plays. So somebody like him might be a perfect 637 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:15,840 Speaker 3: fit right there. 638 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:17,000 Speaker 2: And you talk about a. 639 00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:19,160 Speaker 3: Hybrid guy and this is a guy we both love 640 00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:22,080 Speaker 3: lands out of the University of Missouri, Jarius Robinson, and 641 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:24,680 Speaker 3: this is everybody. But this is where I want you 642 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 3: to educate people, because he's listed in some places as 643 00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:31,320 Speaker 3: an edge, other places as a d tackle. A few 644 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:33,400 Speaker 3: years ago we'd say he's a thirty four or five 645 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:36,480 Speaker 3: tech team, but he's shown a little bit more than 646 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:40,840 Speaker 3: that though, Like when you're evaluating a combo big man 647 00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:43,560 Speaker 3: like him, he's a big freaking guy, like two eighty five. 648 00:29:44,080 --> 00:29:45,760 Speaker 3: How do you kind of put him in there when 649 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:48,560 Speaker 3: you're talking about the turners and the verses and chop Robinson. 650 00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:50,959 Speaker 10: It's a it's a great question. It's what I had 651 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:52,840 Speaker 10: to do last year with Keon White, who ended up 652 00:29:52,840 --> 00:29:55,520 Speaker 10: going to New England out of Georgia Tech. Very similar 653 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:59,960 Speaker 10: body type, similar gameplay. The Texas just signed Denico Autry 654 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 10: in every The talk in Houston on my sports talk 655 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:04,160 Speaker 10: show is, well, wait a minute, is he gonna play edge? 656 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:06,400 Speaker 10: Is he gonna play defensive tackle? He's a little small, 657 00:30:06,600 --> 00:30:09,640 Speaker 10: Dimico doesn't play a traditional odd front, So what are 658 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:12,240 Speaker 10: you gonna do? You want to put good football players 659 00:30:12,240 --> 00:30:15,160 Speaker 10: on your team. Listen whether they're rushing or playing bass 660 00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:16,920 Speaker 10: off the edge. I think the way I envisioned it 661 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:20,280 Speaker 10: Steve Is, I think he's gonna play bass edge on 662 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:23,160 Speaker 10: first down and second down. On the rundowns. You want 663 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:25,720 Speaker 10: that power off the edge. But then when it comes 664 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:28,520 Speaker 10: down to pure sub package rushing, when we're in third 665 00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:30,560 Speaker 10: and six and you know they're gonna throw, we're gonna 666 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:33,200 Speaker 10: bump them inside and use his quickness and that lean 667 00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:36,520 Speaker 10: mass to really overwhelm and out quick some of the guards. 668 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:38,280 Speaker 10: So I think, you know, for me, it used to 669 00:30:38,360 --> 00:30:40,840 Speaker 10: be a bigger concern when you when you had players 670 00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:43,600 Speaker 10: and they didn't fit neatly into a bucket. Now they're 671 00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:45,760 Speaker 10: called hybrids. Now they're good. Before we used to call 672 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:50,920 Speaker 10: them tweeners, tweeters, no good, hybrids great. So you know, 673 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:53,720 Speaker 10: for me, Darius Robbins, whatever you want to do with them, 674 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:55,840 Speaker 10: Can he play defense tackle? Sure, he can gain ten 675 00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:58,480 Speaker 10: more pounds and play there. He lost weight to play 676 00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:01,440 Speaker 10: d end and he's in great physical shape right now. 677 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:03,280 Speaker 10: So I think it's a matter of what you wanted 678 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:04,720 Speaker 10: to do, And that's why I think it's such a 679 00:31:04,760 --> 00:31:07,120 Speaker 10: good fit for the Lions. I keep plugging them in 680 00:31:07,160 --> 00:31:09,800 Speaker 10: with the lions of my monographing. I just think it 681 00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:12,800 Speaker 10: really fits when Aaron Glenn and Dan Campbell won up there, 682 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:15,440 Speaker 10: and I think he fits into that front that they're looking. 683 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:17,560 Speaker 3: For from Detroit too, So that would be huge. 684 00:31:17,720 --> 00:31:21,080 Speaker 1: Anybody to help Aiden Hutchinson Man, you get him somebody 685 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:24,200 Speaker 1: else it is. It is going to be something to see. Lance. 686 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:25,600 Speaker 1: I love that and I love that that's the way 687 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:28,160 Speaker 1: you finished it because I was already thinking here and 688 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:30,040 Speaker 1: this is what I wanted to follow up with. You 689 00:31:30,120 --> 00:31:32,760 Speaker 1: mentioned tweeers, and you mentioned those guys that you always 690 00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:34,760 Speaker 1: kind of go, well, do they if they don't have 691 00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:38,440 Speaker 1: a position, does that mean they they are a knock? 692 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:40,600 Speaker 1: But then when we see people play it at the 693 00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:43,720 Speaker 1: highest level, say, I'm not making the comparison, but a 694 00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:46,240 Speaker 1: Chris Jones that can move inside and outside, a different 695 00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:48,360 Speaker 1: type of players that can do it. But if you 696 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:51,400 Speaker 1: can't do it at that type of level, is it 697 00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:54,360 Speaker 1: a knock still? But if you if you don't get 698 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:58,760 Speaker 1: into that elite category to where you can do multiple things, I. 699 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:01,320 Speaker 10: Think it's tough. I mean, it really depends on who's 700 00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:04,040 Speaker 10: drafting him. And I always when I put grades on players. 701 00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:08,560 Speaker 10: My assumption is always that the team that views him 702 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:11,840 Speaker 10: as the best particular fit with the scheme is who's 703 00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:13,640 Speaker 10: going to draft him. So if you have a zone 704 00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:16,440 Speaker 10: scheme running back or a gap scheme running back, I'm 705 00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:19,800 Speaker 10: assuming the offensive coordinator and the offensive play caller is 706 00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:21,640 Speaker 10: going to get with the general manager and say this 707 00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:23,440 Speaker 10: is the guy who fits, this is the guy who doesn't. 708 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:25,560 Speaker 10: So it's going to make sense if they're going to 709 00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:27,560 Speaker 10: be on your board, if you have a game plan 710 00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:29,800 Speaker 10: for them. And I think there's something also to be 711 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 10: said for I think the best coaches understand how to 712 00:32:33,400 --> 00:32:36,400 Speaker 10: get talent acclimated and how to work around as special 713 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:41,320 Speaker 10: players strengths and weaknesses COLLIDEJAKANTSI undersized defensive tackle, but he's 714 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:44,280 Speaker 10: already showing flashes over there with the Bengals, And I think, 715 00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:46,720 Speaker 10: you know, is he small for a defensive tackle in 716 00:32:46,760 --> 00:32:50,080 Speaker 10: the first round? Absolutely? But can he do something that 717 00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:52,840 Speaker 10: makes the Bengals a good football team? Yes, he can 718 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:54,960 Speaker 10: keep him out of the instances where he's going to 719 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:57,200 Speaker 10: be double team by guards and centers and driven off 720 00:32:57,200 --> 00:32:59,680 Speaker 10: the ball and put him in positions to be a 721 00:32:59,720 --> 00:33:02,400 Speaker 10: pin trader. And the disruptor. So it's up to the 722 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:05,000 Speaker 10: team to put the player in the right type of scheme, 723 00:33:05,040 --> 00:33:07,440 Speaker 10: in the right situation, and then for coaches to work 724 00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:09,960 Speaker 10: around the weaknesses and accentuate the strengths. 725 00:33:10,080 --> 00:33:12,400 Speaker 4: So let's let's stay here, let's stay in this pocket. 726 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:15,880 Speaker 3: When we look at the number of quarterbacks, look, Minnesota 727 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:18,520 Speaker 3: made to move you know, give us that second first 728 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:20,560 Speaker 3: round draft pick to probably move up. So let's say 729 00:33:20,560 --> 00:33:21,960 Speaker 3: there's gonna be four to five quarterbacks. 730 00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:23,800 Speaker 2: We're talking about these edge rushers. 731 00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:27,200 Speaker 3: We also there's some elite wide receivers at the top end. 732 00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:30,120 Speaker 3: How is that going to affect the stacking of the 733 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:33,360 Speaker 3: draft in terms of pushing talented players like maybe a 734 00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:37,280 Speaker 3: Darius Robinson or top Robinson to the back part of 735 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:39,360 Speaker 3: the draft or some teams sitting there in their twenties 736 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:40,920 Speaker 3: could be like Merry Christmas. 737 00:33:41,320 --> 00:33:44,840 Speaker 10: Yeah, So it's tricky. This draft seems to have a 738 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:47,200 Speaker 10: flow now. Free agency has kind of tricked it out 739 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 10: a little bit. But it's gonna be an early you know, 740 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:51,680 Speaker 10: it's gonna be early quarterbacks, right, and then I think 741 00:33:51,720 --> 00:33:53,600 Speaker 10: the next thing is going to be wide receivers. As 742 00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:55,760 Speaker 10: start to go, we'll see the top three yride. Receivers 743 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:58,440 Speaker 10: come off the board with sprinklings of offensive tackles, so 744 00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 10: it's gonna be quarterback followed by wide receiver. Then comes 745 00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:05,200 Speaker 10: offensive tackle with the chance of one rusher and Brock 746 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:08,080 Speaker 10: Bowers being considered there. Now Brock is the wild card. 747 00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:10,840 Speaker 10: I don't know where Brock goes. I thought the point 748 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:14,919 Speaker 10: that you know, Baldy made the point about maybe Rock 749 00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:16,640 Speaker 10: Bowers could go the Jets all of a sudden. That 750 00:34:16,680 --> 00:34:18,279 Speaker 10: makes a lot of sense when you think about what 751 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:20,239 Speaker 10: they're trying to do with the all in approach for 752 00:34:20,560 --> 00:34:23,359 Speaker 10: Aaron Rodgers. But you know, but then it's going to go. 753 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:27,799 Speaker 10: It's going to take on an offensive tackle followed by cornerbacks, 754 00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:30,360 Speaker 10: and then here come the wide receivers led by Brian 755 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:33,000 Speaker 10: Thomas again and Chop Robinson. The wild cards in this 756 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:34,759 Speaker 10: one who could fall I think are a lot too 757 00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:38,600 Speaker 10: due to health, Chop Robinson due to inexperience, and then 758 00:34:38,760 --> 00:34:41,160 Speaker 10: Bowers just because tight ends are hard to slot in 759 00:34:41,160 --> 00:34:43,640 Speaker 10: the top ten, top twelve pix of the draft, and 760 00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:47,200 Speaker 10: I think Terry and Arnold versus Quinnon Mitchell is a 761 00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:49,960 Speaker 10: real wild card in terms of who's going to be 762 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:52,319 Speaker 10: first corner off the board. I'm starting to think it's 763 00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:54,120 Speaker 10: going to be Mitchell one, Terry and Arnold two. 764 00:34:55,120 --> 00:34:57,080 Speaker 1: Man, Lance, we're going to get to these corners with 765 00:34:57,120 --> 00:34:59,200 Speaker 1: you on another show because we had a plan for it, 766 00:34:59,239 --> 00:35:01,040 Speaker 1: but man, we love these edge rusher so we had 767 00:35:01,040 --> 00:35:03,360 Speaker 1: to stick with that. We will get you to the corners, 768 00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:06,240 Speaker 1: I prom always. And I also like that you stole 769 00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:09,319 Speaker 1: my idea of rock Bowers to the Jets and gave 770 00:35:09,320 --> 00:35:11,880 Speaker 1: it to Baldy, so I appreciate that as well. But Lance, 771 00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:14,400 Speaker 1: thank you so much for the insight on all of 772 00:35:14,440 --> 00:35:18,080 Speaker 1: these guys. I like Dallas Derner, you like Jared Verst. 773 00:35:18,080 --> 00:35:20,200 Speaker 1: I love the way we're going because these two right here, 774 00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:22,279 Speaker 1: it might be the first defensive player off the board. 775 00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:24,680 Speaker 1: It's gonna be really, really, really fun to watch. We're 776 00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:25,920 Speaker 1: gonna have you back to talk corners. 777 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:26,920 Speaker 10: Looking forward to it. 778 00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:29,840 Speaker 1: Thanks, guys, appreciate it. Coming up on the NFL Report, 779 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:33,320 Speaker 1: Speaking of corners, how about Kenny Moore just got himself 780 00:35:33,320 --> 00:35:36,880 Speaker 1: a handsome bag to return to the Indianapolis Colts and 781 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:39,560 Speaker 1: manned that nickel position. Steve, we love that spot. Love 782 00:35:39,719 --> 00:35:41,520 Speaker 1: on the defensive side of the ball. We're gonna talk 783 00:35:41,520 --> 00:35:56,000 Speaker 1: to Kenny Moore after this on the NFL Report. Welcome 784 00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:58,680 Speaker 1: back to the NFL Report. James Palmer, Steve Witch with you, 785 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:03,319 Speaker 1: and Steve Weird joined by our first repeat guests. Let's go. 786 00:36:03,480 --> 00:36:07,000 Speaker 1: And it's only fitting that Kenny Moore of the Indianapolis 787 00:36:07,040 --> 00:36:10,240 Speaker 1: Colts joins us as our first repeats team because Kenny, 788 00:36:10,280 --> 00:36:13,080 Speaker 1: you know what we think of your position on this show, 789 00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:15,880 Speaker 1: how much we love talking about the slock corner spot, 790 00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:19,400 Speaker 1: and how much we love to break down what you 791 00:36:19,480 --> 00:36:21,200 Speaker 1: do in the middle of the field. First though, I 792 00:36:21,200 --> 00:36:23,680 Speaker 1: have to say thank you for joining us, and secondly, 793 00:36:23,840 --> 00:36:28,359 Speaker 1: congratulations on the contract. What's the first thing that goes 794 00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:30,720 Speaker 1: through your mind once you know that is sign sealed, 795 00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:33,600 Speaker 1: delivered and you know that you're locked in. What goes 796 00:36:33,640 --> 00:36:34,799 Speaker 1: through Kenny Moore's mind? 797 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:36,960 Speaker 12: First off, is great to be bat with you guys, 798 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:42,400 Speaker 12: to be the first repeat that's pretty awesome. First of 799 00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:45,719 Speaker 12: that went through my mind whenever we got the contract, 800 00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:49,359 Speaker 12: you know, signs student to deliver. I was just thinking about, 801 00:36:49,400 --> 00:36:51,680 Speaker 12: you know, I'm ready to go work again because I 802 00:36:51,719 --> 00:36:54,000 Speaker 12: know I know where I'll be at, I know the 803 00:36:54,040 --> 00:36:55,800 Speaker 12: people that I'll be with. You know, I get to 804 00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:58,719 Speaker 12: see all my friends again. So from here we just 805 00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:01,319 Speaker 12: got to you know, put some banners up and go 806 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:04,120 Speaker 12: back to work. So I'm fully excited to be with 807 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:06,880 Speaker 12: the organization again. And then, like I said, just to 808 00:37:06,920 --> 00:37:07,880 Speaker 12: know you know where I'll be. 809 00:37:08,280 --> 00:37:10,200 Speaker 3: I love that you're excited to do with the organization again. 810 00:37:10,239 --> 00:37:11,960 Speaker 3: But yeah, I mean there was a lot of reports 811 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:14,680 Speaker 3: at least that nobody was really certain that was going 812 00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:16,360 Speaker 3: to be the case. Were you Were you close with 813 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:17,160 Speaker 3: any other teams? 814 00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:21,319 Speaker 12: I mean, yeah, there were negotiations and talks with you know, 815 00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:25,160 Speaker 12: quite a few teams. But the coach, they were in 816 00:37:25,280 --> 00:37:28,399 Speaker 12: it the entire way. They never pulled out. They never 817 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:32,440 Speaker 12: uh you know, came into the talks you know later 818 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:35,879 Speaker 12: later on in the h the process, but. 819 00:37:37,440 --> 00:37:39,040 Speaker 13: They stuck it out the entire way. 820 00:37:39,080 --> 00:37:41,040 Speaker 12: And you know, they believed in me and they wanted 821 00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:42,440 Speaker 12: me back now in the organization. 822 00:37:42,840 --> 00:37:43,719 Speaker 13: I'm glad to be back. 823 00:37:44,400 --> 00:37:45,960 Speaker 3: So so with that, I mean, they want you back 824 00:37:45,960 --> 00:37:47,839 Speaker 3: in the organization. What does it feel like as a 825 00:37:47,840 --> 00:37:50,000 Speaker 3: player though, to know you've had an impact on a 826 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:53,120 Speaker 3: community and on a club as to where they invested 827 00:37:53,160 --> 00:37:55,240 Speaker 3: with you the way they did in three more years? 828 00:37:55,560 --> 00:37:58,040 Speaker 13: Oh man, that's a great question. They just know what 829 00:37:58,080 --> 00:37:59,000 Speaker 13: I give at this point. 830 00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:04,520 Speaker 12: You know, one thing of knowing you know, I guess 831 00:38:04,640 --> 00:38:07,000 Speaker 12: what a player does and knowing what he gives. I 832 00:38:07,040 --> 00:38:09,239 Speaker 12: think you know the world of that you know they 833 00:38:09,320 --> 00:38:11,799 Speaker 12: value and appreciate. You know, not only the player that 834 00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:13,840 Speaker 12: I am, but the person I am throughout a community 835 00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:16,759 Speaker 12: and how I'm able to make an impact and just 836 00:38:16,840 --> 00:38:19,600 Speaker 12: being the kind of guy that wants, you know, everybody 837 00:38:19,640 --> 00:38:22,520 Speaker 12: to be included. So yeah, it's a great image to 838 00:38:22,520 --> 00:38:25,240 Speaker 12: have on such a prestige and organization. 839 00:38:25,640 --> 00:38:26,120 Speaker 6: I love that. 840 00:38:26,320 --> 00:38:29,399 Speaker 1: And Kenny, you sign this contract three years, thirty million dollars, 841 00:38:29,480 --> 00:38:32,560 Speaker 1: yet you're the highest paid guy for about I don't 842 00:38:32,600 --> 00:38:35,399 Speaker 1: know a day, couple of days, and Daron Johnson gets 843 00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:38,080 Speaker 1: paid too, and it's right up there with yours. Well, 844 00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:39,520 Speaker 1: I won't know, does that. 845 00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:40,200 Speaker 6: Bug you at all? 846 00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:42,799 Speaker 1: But also, what is it like seeing you guys in 847 00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:45,359 Speaker 1: this role when I talk to defensive coordinators and how 848 00:38:45,360 --> 00:38:48,360 Speaker 1: important it is that you guys are getting your due 849 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:49,440 Speaker 1: playing this position. 850 00:38:50,160 --> 00:38:52,160 Speaker 12: I like to say, you know, we're just pioneers of 851 00:38:52,239 --> 00:38:54,960 Speaker 12: the position. You know, we wear the heavy. 852 00:38:54,719 --> 00:38:56,040 Speaker 6: Hat and a hard hat. 853 00:38:56,600 --> 00:38:59,359 Speaker 12: We do a lot of things that made a lot 854 00:38:59,360 --> 00:39:02,000 Speaker 12: of things come together, and uh, you know, for this 855 00:39:02,080 --> 00:39:05,840 Speaker 12: position to be rotating that safety to be able to blitch, 856 00:39:05,920 --> 00:39:08,120 Speaker 12: to be able to cover, and to be able to 857 00:39:08,200 --> 00:39:11,279 Speaker 12: you know, read zones and read the quarterback. And it's 858 00:39:11,320 --> 00:39:13,279 Speaker 12: a lot of things that we got to be able 859 00:39:13,320 --> 00:39:17,080 Speaker 12: to do to be able to be uh inside quarterback 860 00:39:17,160 --> 00:39:20,160 Speaker 12: or a slot cornerback, you know, the outside corners. Everybody 861 00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:23,680 Speaker 12: can't do it. And so you know, to run whenever 862 00:39:23,719 --> 00:39:26,120 Speaker 12: he whenever he made. 863 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:29,000 Speaker 13: The jump to be the next highest paid it was 864 00:39:29,080 --> 00:39:31,280 Speaker 13: really great for him. It was great for the position. 865 00:39:31,760 --> 00:39:34,000 Speaker 12: And I think he and I and many more to come, 866 00:39:34,080 --> 00:39:35,840 Speaker 12: you know, we got to walk for you know, the 867 00:39:35,880 --> 00:39:38,239 Speaker 12: others to run you know later in the day, later 868 00:39:38,280 --> 00:39:40,919 Speaker 12: and later in football. So I think we're just making 869 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:43,920 Speaker 12: history here and you know we're all just trying to 870 00:39:43,920 --> 00:39:45,879 Speaker 12: play the position at the at the highest level. 871 00:39:46,239 --> 00:39:48,120 Speaker 13: We just need you know, more Nichols to do the 872 00:39:48,120 --> 00:39:48,520 Speaker 13: same thing. 873 00:39:48,760 --> 00:39:50,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, this is music car eers because like James said, 874 00:39:50,920 --> 00:39:54,719 Speaker 3: we we love that slot dB position, especially the time 875 00:39:54,760 --> 00:39:56,600 Speaker 3: when you seeing like you know, the regular safeties are 876 00:39:56,680 --> 00:39:58,440 Speaker 3: are floating out there on the market like they are, 877 00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:02,239 Speaker 3: so teams are reprioritized. Well, you talked earlier, Kenny about 878 00:40:02,239 --> 00:40:04,360 Speaker 3: saying you're back in Indianapolis with your friends. 879 00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:06,560 Speaker 2: The Colts have re signed. 880 00:40:06,400 --> 00:40:09,480 Speaker 3: So many players that were free agents there, going from 881 00:40:09,600 --> 00:40:11,400 Speaker 3: Zaia Franklin to some of the players like that, to 882 00:40:11,440 --> 00:40:15,960 Speaker 3: Michael Pittman, the wide receiver. And what about you know, 883 00:40:16,200 --> 00:40:19,200 Speaker 3: bringing back so many players, especially a guy like Pittman 884 00:40:19,239 --> 00:40:21,440 Speaker 3: who you probably bang with a lot in practice. 885 00:40:21,840 --> 00:40:22,759 Speaker 6: He said, what is it like? 886 00:40:23,239 --> 00:40:25,399 Speaker 2: Yeah, bringing back so many guys who you know, who've 887 00:40:25,400 --> 00:40:26,080 Speaker 2: been there before. 888 00:40:26,320 --> 00:40:27,759 Speaker 13: Yeah, just having a continuity. 889 00:40:28,040 --> 00:40:28,160 Speaker 1: Uh. 890 00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:30,560 Speaker 12: You know, I was there a couple of years in 891 00:40:30,680 --> 00:40:34,000 Speaker 12: before Michael Pittman Junior came into the Coast facility, and you. 892 00:40:33,960 --> 00:40:36,960 Speaker 13: Know, I'm able to watch him grow over the years. 893 00:40:37,120 --> 00:40:39,319 Speaker 12: You know, I was there when zay Yere was on 894 00:40:39,400 --> 00:40:41,560 Speaker 12: the brink of going to another team, you know, getting 895 00:40:41,560 --> 00:40:45,279 Speaker 12: cut his rookie year. To now he's been extended. It's 896 00:40:45,320 --> 00:40:47,360 Speaker 12: been great, and his role has been, you know, the 897 00:40:47,440 --> 00:40:50,120 Speaker 12: leader of the defense. He's been you know, with myself 898 00:40:50,239 --> 00:40:52,400 Speaker 12: and Buck, you know, we're all just trying to do 899 00:40:52,440 --> 00:40:54,799 Speaker 12: this thing together, and if we're gonna win, we want 900 00:40:54,800 --> 00:40:57,359 Speaker 12: to win together. So we don't want to see anybody leave. 901 00:40:57,440 --> 00:40:59,160 Speaker 12: We want to make sure that, you know, we stay 902 00:40:59,160 --> 00:41:01,920 Speaker 12: accountable to each other and make sure we put the 903 00:41:01,960 --> 00:41:03,840 Speaker 12: hard work in you know, day in and day out. 904 00:41:03,719 --> 00:41:05,600 Speaker 13: And we can go out here and win some games together. 905 00:41:06,239 --> 00:41:09,279 Speaker 12: You know, the guys that I'm actually proud of, you know, 906 00:41:09,360 --> 00:41:11,359 Speaker 12: as the people that they are to you know, seeing 907 00:41:11,400 --> 00:41:11,719 Speaker 12: them grow. 908 00:41:12,120 --> 00:41:14,480 Speaker 1: You guys won some games. I'll say right here on 909 00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:16,160 Speaker 1: this show, Kenny, I thought your head coach should have 910 00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:18,120 Speaker 1: been Coach of the Year and what Shane Stikeen was 911 00:41:18,120 --> 00:41:21,160 Speaker 1: able to do in his first year in Indianapolis. Now, 912 00:41:21,200 --> 00:41:23,560 Speaker 1: Gardner Minshew is out of the building, even though he 913 00:41:23,600 --> 00:41:27,120 Speaker 1: played great subbing in for Anthony Richardson throughout the course 914 00:41:27,160 --> 00:41:30,520 Speaker 1: of the season. Now this is Ars team. What have 915 00:41:30,640 --> 00:41:33,360 Speaker 1: you seen or heard or talked to your quarterback about 916 00:41:33,400 --> 00:41:36,920 Speaker 1: moving forward with him being the guy and the face 917 00:41:36,960 --> 00:41:38,759 Speaker 1: of your franchise. If you're going to win more of 918 00:41:38,800 --> 00:41:41,200 Speaker 1: these games in year two with your head coach and 919 00:41:41,239 --> 00:41:42,440 Speaker 1: your quarterback. 920 00:41:42,120 --> 00:41:44,160 Speaker 12: I think he has enough people in his ear, you know, 921 00:41:44,239 --> 00:41:46,640 Speaker 12: telling him of what we need. And I'm pretty sure 922 00:41:46,640 --> 00:41:48,919 Speaker 12: he knows exactly, you know, the position that he's in. 923 00:41:49,280 --> 00:41:52,719 Speaker 12: They've given him an incredible position to be in, to 924 00:41:52,800 --> 00:41:54,680 Speaker 12: lead the coach, to lead the. 925 00:41:54,360 --> 00:41:57,120 Speaker 13: City and Indianapolis to win. 926 00:41:57,280 --> 00:42:00,120 Speaker 12: So I talked to him on the day that I 927 00:42:00,080 --> 00:42:02,200 Speaker 12: I'm back, and he was fired up to have me back, 928 00:42:02,239 --> 00:42:04,600 Speaker 12: and I was just saying, way, just having him as 929 00:42:04,680 --> 00:42:07,640 Speaker 12: my partner back and him there, you know, being supportive. 930 00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:09,880 Speaker 12: But I'm ready to go and I'm ready to be 931 00:42:09,920 --> 00:42:12,319 Speaker 12: supportive of him this spring as he gets back on 932 00:42:12,360 --> 00:42:14,680 Speaker 12: the field and see what we can do together. 933 00:42:14,800 --> 00:42:15,040 Speaker 6: Yeah. 934 00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:16,960 Speaker 3: Look, you've made some more fans in Indianapolis with a 935 00:42:17,000 --> 00:42:19,719 Speaker 3: good Samaritan act the other day taking somebody whose car 936 00:42:19,800 --> 00:42:21,520 Speaker 3: broke down to the shop and give me some money 937 00:42:21,520 --> 00:42:23,919 Speaker 3: to buy some tools to change his tire. So good 938 00:42:23,920 --> 00:42:26,279 Speaker 3: for him. Kenny Moore, thank you so much. I wish 939 00:42:26,280 --> 00:42:28,680 Speaker 3: you had more time, but again thanks for joining us. 940 00:42:28,680 --> 00:42:28,919 Speaker 1: Again. 941 00:42:28,960 --> 00:42:31,200 Speaker 2: Congratulations on everything. 942 00:42:31,440 --> 00:42:34,960 Speaker 10: First repeat so much, absolutely so. 943 00:42:35,120 --> 00:42:36,840 Speaker 3: When we come back on the NFL Report, you know 944 00:42:36,880 --> 00:42:38,040 Speaker 3: you want to take your son and get. 945 00:42:37,920 --> 00:42:39,440 Speaker 2: His haircut like Patrick Mahomes. 946 00:42:39,680 --> 00:42:41,839 Speaker 3: Well, coming up, we'll be joined by someone who can 947 00:42:41,840 --> 00:42:44,000 Speaker 3: tell you how you can get that type of crispy 948 00:42:44,040 --> 00:42:46,319 Speaker 3: cut and enjoy reading. 949 00:42:46,080 --> 00:42:49,440 Speaker 2: Books at the same time. Interesting stuff on. 950 00:42:49,440 --> 00:43:03,080 Speaker 14: The NFL Report. Welcome back to the NFL Report. 951 00:43:03,360 --> 00:43:05,320 Speaker 3: One of the many highlights of Super Bowl Week in 952 00:43:05,440 --> 00:43:08,080 Speaker 3: Las Vegas was an event that had nothing to do 953 00:43:08,160 --> 00:43:10,840 Speaker 3: with the outcome of the Chiefs forty nine ers Matchup. 954 00:43:11,239 --> 00:43:15,760 Speaker 3: NFL Inspired Change, in conjunction with the Clark County Library District, 955 00:43:16,160 --> 00:43:20,960 Speaker 3: hosted a grand opening to celebrate the launch of Barbershop Books. 956 00:43:21,400 --> 00:43:21,600 Speaker 1: Now. 957 00:43:21,600 --> 00:43:25,480 Speaker 3: This is a nonprofit organization that focuses on creating child 958 00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:29,640 Speaker 3: friendly reading spaces for boys in barbershops. 959 00:43:29,719 --> 00:43:30,560 Speaker 1: Let's take a look. 960 00:43:32,160 --> 00:43:36,880 Speaker 15: We are here today because the NFL and partnership with 961 00:43:36,920 --> 00:43:42,280 Speaker 15: the NFL Foundation have helped Barbershop Books come to Las Vegas. 962 00:43:42,560 --> 00:43:48,759 Speaker 16: Welcome, Welcome to the Las Vegas Park County Library. This 963 00:43:48,840 --> 00:43:51,799 Speaker 16: is a great day and it's an incredible honor to 964 00:43:51,880 --> 00:43:55,760 Speaker 16: be hosting the kickoff of Barbershop Books to our Las 965 00:43:55,840 --> 00:44:00,319 Speaker 16: Vegas community today. The Barbershop Books literacy program is just 966 00:44:00,360 --> 00:44:04,120 Speaker 16: another stellar example of bringing the library to more places 967 00:44:04,120 --> 00:44:04,960 Speaker 16: where people gather. 968 00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:10,040 Speaker 15: We're partnering with the Las Vegas Clark County Library District 969 00:44:10,320 --> 00:44:11,120 Speaker 15: to create. 970 00:44:10,960 --> 00:44:13,440 Speaker 1: Child family reading spaces and ten. 971 00:44:13,280 --> 00:44:16,840 Speaker 15: Barbershops right here in Las Vegas. 972 00:44:17,000 --> 00:44:20,640 Speaker 1: We're going to be bringing together one hundred and fifty kids. 973 00:44:21,400 --> 00:44:22,440 Speaker 10: That's a lot of kids. 974 00:44:22,760 --> 00:44:25,279 Speaker 15: We'll have some reading stations, and then we're also going 975 00:44:25,360 --> 00:44:30,320 Speaker 15: to be given away free haircuts and three books. 976 00:44:31,760 --> 00:44:32,040 Speaker 1: To read. 977 00:44:32,080 --> 00:44:36,520 Speaker 17: That one I've been in the education library sector for 978 00:44:36,560 --> 00:44:39,640 Speaker 17: almost thirty years. Which has driven me in education and 979 00:44:39,800 --> 00:44:42,279 Speaker 17: libraries and children has been just the impact and the 980 00:44:42,400 --> 00:44:46,440 Speaker 17: change that literacy can have on kids. 981 00:44:47,880 --> 00:44:50,000 Speaker 3: Are there, we go, what a great project, JP, And 982 00:44:50,080 --> 00:44:53,240 Speaker 3: now we are joined by the founder of barbershop Books, 983 00:44:53,239 --> 00:44:56,120 Speaker 3: that is Alvin Erbie. Alvin Banks are joining us here 984 00:44:56,120 --> 00:44:59,160 Speaker 3: from New York and just tell us this concept of 985 00:44:59,280 --> 00:45:00,360 Speaker 3: barbershop books. 986 00:45:00,400 --> 00:45:01,360 Speaker 2: Where did it start? 987 00:45:01,719 --> 00:45:01,839 Speaker 10: So? 988 00:45:02,080 --> 00:45:05,239 Speaker 18: I was teaching first grade in the Bronx and there 989 00:45:05,280 --> 00:45:07,640 Speaker 18: was a barber shop across the street from my school. 990 00:45:08,120 --> 00:45:10,200 Speaker 18: So one day after school, I'm getting a haircut in 991 00:45:10,280 --> 00:45:12,760 Speaker 18: one of my students, you know, comes into the shop, 992 00:45:12,920 --> 00:45:14,640 Speaker 18: plops down on a sofa. 993 00:45:14,880 --> 00:45:17,720 Speaker 1: And he's just kind of you know, auntsy, looking bored. 994 00:45:17,760 --> 00:45:20,680 Speaker 18: And all I can keep thinking is like, he should 995 00:45:20,719 --> 00:45:21,600 Speaker 18: be practicing his. 996 00:45:21,640 --> 00:45:22,439 Speaker 13: Reading right now. 997 00:45:22,520 --> 00:45:25,240 Speaker 18: And I wish I had a children's book, but I didn't. 998 00:45:25,400 --> 00:45:27,640 Speaker 18: So it was really that chance encounter with one of 999 00:45:27,640 --> 00:45:29,080 Speaker 18: my students, Alvin. 1000 00:45:29,200 --> 00:45:30,960 Speaker 1: I love the piece that we watched, I said, I 1001 00:45:31,000 --> 00:45:32,440 Speaker 1: have an eleven year old. I think I saw a 1002 00:45:32,440 --> 00:45:34,839 Speaker 1: couple of Captain Underpants books, a lot of different books 1003 00:45:34,880 --> 00:45:37,239 Speaker 1: that he reads at home as well. As we were 1004 00:45:37,239 --> 00:45:41,319 Speaker 1: looking through all this different stuff featured there. You do 1005 00:45:41,400 --> 00:45:43,440 Speaker 1: a lot of different things, and you have taken this 1006 00:45:43,520 --> 00:45:46,080 Speaker 1: to a grand scale. I mean, you've done Ted talks, 1007 00:45:46,120 --> 00:45:47,880 Speaker 1: You've been in the New York Times, You've been on 1008 00:45:48,040 --> 00:45:51,440 Speaker 1: you know, Oprah's type stuff. Where do you want this 1009 00:45:51,520 --> 00:45:55,600 Speaker 1: to go? Because you do have grand aspirations, So how 1010 00:45:55,719 --> 00:45:57,840 Speaker 1: far in your mind do you think this could go? 1011 00:45:58,440 --> 00:46:02,680 Speaker 18: I wanted in every barbershop where their children. You know, 1012 00:46:02,800 --> 00:46:05,120 Speaker 18: I think that over the next five years, we'd like 1013 00:46:05,200 --> 00:46:08,200 Speaker 18: to get to twenty five hundred barber shops. 1014 00:46:08,239 --> 00:46:09,719 Speaker 10: But I think that that's. 1015 00:46:09,640 --> 00:46:10,880 Speaker 4: Really just the beginning. 1016 00:46:12,000 --> 00:46:15,560 Speaker 18: I think there's there's so many opportunities with partners to 1017 00:46:15,920 --> 00:46:20,439 Speaker 18: create spaces in the community that inspire children to read 1018 00:46:20,480 --> 00:46:20,879 Speaker 18: for fun. 1019 00:46:21,160 --> 00:46:23,200 Speaker 3: Well, Alan, you know, look part of this, you know 1020 00:46:23,280 --> 00:46:25,440 Speaker 3: you're you're here on the show because your partners with 1021 00:46:25,520 --> 00:46:28,200 Speaker 3: the NFL and trying to get this done, and you 1022 00:46:28,280 --> 00:46:31,200 Speaker 3: just talked about getting in twenty five hundred barber shops. 1023 00:46:31,520 --> 00:46:34,920 Speaker 3: What does kind of the sponsorship and then being partners 1024 00:46:34,920 --> 00:46:38,440 Speaker 3: with a huge brand like the NFL do in terms 1025 00:46:38,480 --> 00:46:40,399 Speaker 3: of making headway for you to reach your goal. 1026 00:46:41,280 --> 00:46:42,400 Speaker 1: It's really important. 1027 00:46:42,480 --> 00:46:46,560 Speaker 18: I think that you know, it signals to other you know, 1028 00:46:46,800 --> 00:46:53,360 Speaker 18: organizations and entities that this is is work worth investing in. 1029 00:46:53,880 --> 00:46:54,840 Speaker 18: And I think that. 1030 00:46:55,840 --> 00:46:58,080 Speaker 4: What it did is it created a model. 1031 00:46:58,160 --> 00:47:01,920 Speaker 19: Right many of our cities have of local football teams, 1032 00:47:02,719 --> 00:47:05,040 Speaker 19: and so I think that, you know, it creates an 1033 00:47:05,040 --> 00:47:08,200 Speaker 19: opportunity for us to say, hey, look at this really 1034 00:47:08,200 --> 00:47:11,720 Speaker 19: great example of what's possible right when you come together 1035 00:47:12,080 --> 00:47:15,680 Speaker 19: with Barbershop Books and with amazing partners like the local library. 1036 00:47:16,400 --> 00:47:19,200 Speaker 1: I love that Altu real quick were tight on time. 1037 00:47:19,400 --> 00:47:22,560 Speaker 1: When Roger Goodell shows up in Las Vegas with you 1038 00:47:22,600 --> 00:47:25,160 Speaker 1: guys to read with kids, what impact does that make 1039 00:47:25,200 --> 00:47:27,160 Speaker 1: and what did you see from Roger Well? 1040 00:47:27,239 --> 00:47:30,720 Speaker 19: I mean one I was was. 1041 00:47:30,680 --> 00:47:34,080 Speaker 18: A little surprised, but also excited that he took the time. 1042 00:47:34,200 --> 00:47:36,960 Speaker 4: I think it signals again that this was. 1043 00:47:36,920 --> 00:47:39,359 Speaker 10: Something that really was important to the NFL and. 1044 00:47:39,320 --> 00:47:41,759 Speaker 18: To him for him to take time out and I 1045 00:47:41,760 --> 00:47:43,600 Speaker 18: saw him he was having a good time, you know. 1046 00:47:43,719 --> 00:47:46,800 Speaker 18: So I think it was just an impactful event all 1047 00:47:46,840 --> 00:47:51,120 Speaker 18: around the kids, the adults, everybody out whatever. 1048 00:47:51,160 --> 00:47:54,080 Speaker 3: The founder of Barbershop Books with a fantastic project. I 1049 00:47:54,160 --> 00:47:56,319 Speaker 3: was just in an inglewood in Ingwood, California to get 1050 00:47:56,320 --> 00:47:58,200 Speaker 3: my fade tied up. I'm a little crispy right now. 1051 00:47:58,239 --> 00:48:00,400 Speaker 3: The other day, and then we know books there the 1052 00:48:00,520 --> 00:48:02,800 Speaker 3: kids in the shop, so we got to get some books. Alvin, 1053 00:48:03,040 --> 00:48:06,400 Speaker 3: it's my barbershop. Thank you so much for let's go. 1054 00:48:06,680 --> 00:48:09,560 Speaker 3: Let's go all you love it all right? Coming up 1055 00:48:10,120 --> 00:48:13,160 Speaker 3: one day here on the NFL Report JP. You know 1056 00:48:13,200 --> 00:48:14,880 Speaker 3: that handsome guy in the great suit, he's gonna be 1057 00:48:14,960 --> 00:48:17,040 Speaker 3: on vacation, so that ugly guy in the blue shuit. 1058 00:48:17,280 --> 00:48:19,720 Speaker 3: I'm gonna be joined by Judy Mattista from the league 1059 00:48:19,719 --> 00:48:23,879 Speaker 3: meetings down in Orlando seven pm Eastern. Also, remember it's 1060 00:48:23,880 --> 00:48:26,680 Speaker 3: the podcast. And by the way, people, that guy right there, 1061 00:48:26,840 --> 00:48:29,760 Speaker 3: Jay Palmer, he just jumped out of an airplane. 1062 00:48:29,920 --> 00:48:32,000 Speaker 1: I did. I did jump out of an airplane. You'll 1063 00:48:32,000 --> 00:48:34,279 Speaker 1: see that coming up soon, Steeve, have him blast in 1064 00:48:34,440 --> 00:48:37,160 Speaker 1: Orlando with Judy. You're gonna have him dynamite lineup excited 1065 00:48:37,200 --> 00:48:38,640 Speaker 1: to listen while I'm on vacation