1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: Laid fifteen to ten touched up. 2 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 2: What's up? 3 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: Guys, Welcome into a draft day edition of Chargers Weekly, 4 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: as always, joined by the Voice of the Chargers, Matt 5 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 1: Muddy Smith. The Bolts have selected Omarion Hampton, number twenty 6 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:26,080 Speaker 1: two overall, and Buddy, we went through a myriad of mocks, 7 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: talked to a bunch of analysts from the combine to 8 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:32,319 Speaker 1: you know, present day, and Amarion Hampton was a name 9 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 1: that came up a bunch and now was in powder blue. 10 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, and you know, a lot of it's just how 11 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:40,520 Speaker 2: the board falls. That's why the mock drafts are so hard, 12 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 2: and projecting who they're gonna take is hard, and you 13 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 2: just try to get a group of players that you 14 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 2: think would have a grade, you know, commiserate with the 15 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:51,599 Speaker 2: twenty second pick. And it felt like there were a 16 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 2: lot of those players there. There were a lot of 17 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 2: players that were gone. I think you look at the 18 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 2: anterior interior O line and we talked about Tyler Booker 19 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 2: and Gray's Abel both off the board. Defensive tackle, you know, 20 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 2: the last sort of elite defensive tackle, Walter Nolan, Derek Harmon, 21 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 2: and Kenneth Grant. Harmon was taken two picks before they 22 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 2: went corner. Clearly, you know, you feel bad for the 23 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 2: young man, but there's the red flags that were brought 24 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 2: up prior to the draft on Will Johnson certainly showed 25 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 2: themselves and look, it's he's probably going to go very 26 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 2: early in the second but first round picks, you never 27 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 2: want to swing and miss. You want to at least 28 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 2: hit a double. And I think if you have a 29 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 2: concern medically, that's where you know. So now that's a 30 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 2: blue chip players that's sliding down and I think, you know, 31 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 2: just to pull the curtain back a little bit where 32 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 2: with all the media and we're all just kind of 33 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 2: chatting and trying to figure out what they're going to do. 34 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 2: And you know, there was a lot of talk about Hampton, Golden, 35 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 2: Jehad Campbell's kind of where and Will Johnson before we 36 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 2: knew about you know that the medicals were clearly that serious. 37 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,919 Speaker 2: That's kind of where we were at and we figured 38 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 2: it would be one of those four players and Hampton 39 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 2: was probably near the top of that list. And it's interesting, 40 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 2: you know, you read the reports from Ian Rappaport, it 41 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 2: was the Eagles that were trying to trade up the 42 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 2: twenty two to get Jahad Campbell, and that just kind 43 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 2: of speaks to the value of what the Chargers were 44 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,359 Speaker 2: able to secure with Hampton at twenty two, I think, 45 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 2: a legitimate first round grade blue chip player in this draft. 46 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:21,799 Speaker 1: And they end up getting Campbell at thirty one. Did 47 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: the Eagles do it anyway? They didn't have to do 48 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: it now they moved up, gave up a fifth. Yeah. 49 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: So we were in the press room and talking about 50 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: a lot of the different scenarios. I would have been 51 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 1: fine with Matthew Golden, you know, just because it's another 52 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 1: weapon in the passing game for Justin Herbert. We talked 53 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 1: about the defensive tackle death. But the thing about Amar 54 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:43,639 Speaker 1: and Hampton is and I think coach Harball said he's 55 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: a four down player. He doesn't have to leave the field. 56 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 1: The compliment to Naji Harris. Both of those guys don't 57 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 1: miss football games. And you know, I loved JK. Dobbins 58 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 1: and what he brought to this team last year. But 59 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: to know you have two running backs who have been 60 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: as durable as they've been in their careers, obviously Nause 61 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 1: at Alabama in Pittsburgh and now a Marion coming from 62 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,079 Speaker 1: Chapel Hill to LA. I mean that's I think that's 63 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: a big deal, and it's really coach Harball and Greg 64 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 1: Roman putting their stamp on this team. This is how 65 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:14,800 Speaker 1: we're gonna play. 66 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 2: You know. 67 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: I looked at the box score from the Texans Chargers 68 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 1: playoff game, and obviously it was lad one hundred ninety 69 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 1: seven yards. Nobody else really did much of anything in 70 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 1: the passing game, but the running game, eighteen carries for 71 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:31,399 Speaker 1: fifty yards two point nine a pop. And obviously it's 72 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: not just the running backs, it's not just the offensive line. 73 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: But to know that you can have two of those 74 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: guys getting back to that situation, let's say next year 75 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 1: on a wildcard round, and knowing you have a guy 76 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 1: like Najie Harrison and Marion Hampton that can help carry 77 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: the load and maybe take a little bit off of 78 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert Shoulders. I think that's a big deal. 79 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 2: Well, I'm gonna kind of jump off something you said 80 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 2: there right away, you know, early, and that's durability. And 81 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 2: just think back to last year and where we were 82 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 2: when this new coaching staff came in and Greg Roman 83 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 2: is doing his presser and Coach Harbu's doing his presser, 84 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 2: and we had a group of players come through and 85 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 2: do their pressers, and they all had a very sort 86 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 2: of common explanation for the foundation of what we should expect, 87 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 2: and that was a physical football team. That this is 88 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 2: a team that's going to bring it, that's going to 89 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 2: make you feel it, and you're going to be feeling 90 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:19,840 Speaker 2: it for the rest of the week. And I think 91 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:24,039 Speaker 2: it didn't quite materialize. And if you were to point 92 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:28,679 Speaker 2: as to why it didn't materialize, we start in training camp. 93 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 2: Gus Edwards gets hurt. Right, So Edwards is never right 94 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 2: pretty much the whole season. You know, he came back 95 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 2: for that one game and it's like I feel great, 96 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 2: and it's it's like, well, yeah, but you've been out 97 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 2: part of training camp first half of the season, like 98 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 2: it's understandable, like you know you're not right. And then 99 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:47,359 Speaker 2: Jk's having a great season and what happens in that 100 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 2: month that he goes away and even when he came 101 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 2: back into that, he's just not the same guy. So 102 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 2: to me, you go out and get Nagie Harris because 103 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 2: not because he's the most explosive back or because he's 104 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 2: a guy that's a home run hit, No because he 105 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,239 Speaker 2: can be there because you know when you break camp, 106 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 2: he's gonna be there. And if you want to handle 107 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 2: the ball thirty times, it's gonna take it thirty times. 108 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 2: And if that's for three point nine yards per carry, 109 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,039 Speaker 2: we'll take it because we can run play action and 110 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 2: Justin Herbert's incredible and that's gonna work. And then you 111 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 2: go in and you take a mari And Hampton who 112 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:19,280 Speaker 2: last year, these last two years at North Carolina two 113 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:22,839 Speaker 2: hundred and fifty three carries in twenty twenty three, two 114 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:27,479 Speaker 2: hundred and eighty one carries last year and receptions twenty 115 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,480 Speaker 2: nine and thirty eight. So you're talking about a lot 116 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 2: three hundred and nineteen plays from scrimmage from Marion Hampton 117 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 2: in North Carolina. And one of the things that was 118 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 2: said about Hampton coming into the draft through the draft 119 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:46,159 Speaker 2: process was the guy will come out of a game 120 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 2: and it looks like there's not a beat a sweat 121 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 2: on his body, just like he takes a pounding and 122 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 2: it's nothing. And so that was sort of one of 123 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,040 Speaker 2: the things that was listed as a strength when you 124 00:05:56,080 --> 00:06:00,840 Speaker 2: went through his draft profile is just durability, no matter 125 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 2: how many carries they gave him, it's still totally fine 126 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 2: with it. So I think there is something to what 127 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 2: you said there at the start about the identity of 128 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 2: this team, the type of team that they want to 129 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 2: put together, and that's sort of Amarian Hampton fits right 130 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 2: in with that and explosiveness. This don't be fooled by 131 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 2: the size. Yeah, he's two hundred and twenty one pounds 132 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 2: and six foot, but this dude's got juice. I mean, 133 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:29,359 Speaker 2: freaking legit home run hitting sixty yard runs. If he 134 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:31,039 Speaker 2: gets to that second level type of. 135 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: Juice, the balance, the vision and that came up. We 136 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:37,600 Speaker 1: did a zoom with Amarion just before this and then 137 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: set in on Joe and Jim's presser and the fact 138 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: that Drake May was his quarterback a couple of years ago. 139 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: The production is the exact same, if not better, without 140 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: Drake May, and it's just a testament to I think 141 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:57,280 Speaker 1: the work ethic that Omarian possesses. Joe talked about it, 142 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:02,280 Speaker 1: Omarion said, Hey, the consistency in my game, how I 143 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 1: attack practice, how I come in each and every day, 144 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 1: that's what you're going to get in Los Angeles. So 145 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: I thought that that was pretty impressive to look at. 146 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: He averaged five point nine per Carrie in twenty twenty 147 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: three with Drake mayanders center fifteen hundred yards. The very 148 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: next year fifteen touchdowns, again five point nine per Carrie, 149 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 1: sixteen hundred yards when he was the focal point of 150 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: the offense. So you know that Amarion Hampton is the 151 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 1: player that you have to stop when you go down 152 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: to Chapel Hill, and he was still able to put 153 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: up this production. 154 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's you know, when you go through all the 155 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 2: different if you're as big of a draft junkie as 156 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 2: there's a lot of people that listen to Chargers Weekly 157 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 2: happen to be, you've probably been through all the draft guys. 158 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 2: But when you go through him, like I wanted to 159 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 2: pull up Danes, our friend Dane Brugler over at the Beast, 160 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 2: and you know, I think rush for one hundred more 161 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 2: yards in ten of twelve games. So you're talking about 162 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 2: you know what George he said about the type of 163 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:59,679 Speaker 2: player tet right, he's a there, everyday player. North Carolina 164 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 2: single season record over two thousand all purpose yards. And 165 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 2: you know, and then when you go through strength, well, 166 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 2: first of all, six foot two hundred twenty one pounds 167 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 2: four four six forty at that size, and then you 168 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 2: look at the explosive numbers thirty eight inch vert and 169 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 2: just over a ten foot almost an eleven foot broad jump. 170 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 2: So that's the explosiveness, right. That's a guy that's when 171 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 2: he's ready to hit the gas man. He's gonna hit 172 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 2: the gas he's got that going. You go through strengths, 173 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 2: kind of talk about the physical traits, run strength. You 174 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:34,120 Speaker 2: talked about the lower half and just breaking freaking tackles. 175 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 2: That's what your lower half does. And then just the 176 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 2: initial burst for a guy that's that big to get 177 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:46,320 Speaker 2: into the second level. Only two drops on eighty career targets. 178 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,720 Speaker 2: Ge Orgie's talked about that had one drop pass last year, 179 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 2: So now you're talking about a three down back and 180 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 2: good in pass protection. So workhorse twenty five or more 181 00:08:55,920 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 2: touches in eight of twelve games, Like that's best of that. 182 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 2: You know, the best ability is availability and it's something 183 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 2: that they struggled with last year and they're not going 184 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 2: to struggle with it if his past is any indicator. 185 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 1: And you you actually asked Joe about just the depth 186 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:12,199 Speaker 1: and the running backs because we've talked about it the 187 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 1: last several months how many really exceptional running backs there are. 188 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: But when you list off all those things from past 189 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 1: protection to be able to catch the ball out of 190 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: the backfield, you know, there's a lot of people on 191 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:25,319 Speaker 1: on X were like, well, why did we get Justin 192 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 1: Herbert a weapon? I argue that this is a weapon 193 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,680 Speaker 1: for Juge Herbert. It's a huge weapon for him because 194 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 1: he can catch the ball out of the backfield. You know, 195 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 1: you chew clock with guys like Harris and Hampton. You 196 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 1: have big playability with Hampton, and you're also past protecting 197 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: for Justin Herbert. So that's why Lamari and Hampton went 198 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:47,959 Speaker 1: twenty two overall. What would you say to fans who 199 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:50,120 Speaker 1: were upset that they didn't get a wide receiver. 200 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 2: I just to me, you know it was gonna be 201 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 2: Matthew Golden pretty much, right. I just think he's a 202 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 2: better player than Matthew gold and I do. I mean, 203 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 2: and look, Golden's a very polarizing wide receiver. There's people 204 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 2: that really like him, think he's the number one wide 205 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 2: receiver in this class. I like to book a better 206 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 2: than Golden. If he was on the board, I think 207 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 2: it would have been a very interesting conversation. But the 208 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:14,680 Speaker 2: fact that he was already gone, I think made it 209 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 2: a little bit easier. Like for you know, our friend 210 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 2: Daniel Jeremiah, who I call the games with, has him 211 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 2: as his thirteenth ranked player in this draft, Hampton thirteenth, 212 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:29,200 Speaker 2: Amar and Hampton like, you're you're not talking, You're and 213 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 2: you're picking at twenty two and that's where that value 214 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 2: comes in. So I think for people that wanted to 215 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 2: my receiver, it's like, well, and he's got you know, 216 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 2: in you know, just a full disclosure, he's got Matthew 217 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 2: Golden at fourteen, so you're still getting value there. But 218 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 2: to me, I just I don't know Matthew Golden's four 219 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 2: two nine. It's just I don't. 220 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:48,600 Speaker 1: I didn't. 221 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 2: I didn't say. I'm not trying to knock the guy. 222 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:52,720 Speaker 2: He's a great receiver and I expect him to be 223 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 2: a really great player, but I'm just measuring him against 224 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 2: Amari and Hampton, and I'd rather have Hampton. I just 225 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 2: felt a lot better about what I saw from him, 226 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 2: and not like on some sort of top shelf evaluator. 227 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:08,640 Speaker 2: But it's just there's certain players that jump off the screen, 228 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 2: and Hampton's one of them. And I think there's a 229 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:16,720 Speaker 2: reason why some teams, you know, and this was widely reported, 230 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 2: there were teams that had Hampton over Gent just because 231 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 2: of the size, you know, because he's not a He's 232 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 2: a six foot two hundred and twenty pound guy that 233 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:29,719 Speaker 2: still breaking tackles, still has wiggles, still catches the ball 234 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:33,440 Speaker 2: out of the backfield, incredible in pass protection. So I 235 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 2: think that's to me, it's I think I think of 236 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 2: all the possibilities as I look at like when it's 237 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 2: hard to kind of measure what went after them. So 238 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:47,160 Speaker 2: Golden's the pick. Right after they select right Donovan Jackson, 239 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:50,479 Speaker 2: who's going to be kicking side to guard for Minnesota. 240 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 2: Then you got Jackson, Dark, James Pierce the edge, Malachi 241 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:57,079 Speaker 2: starts the safety, ty Leek Williams, who's the defensive tackle 242 00:11:57,480 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 2: that Detroit took it at twenty eight. And then you've 243 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 2: got another tackle the corner, Hairston is certainly impressive, and 244 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 2: then Jehad Campbell, who the Eagles took Josh sam as 245 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 2: the tackle. So like when you look what's behind him, 246 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 2: it's like, yeah, none of those not one of those 247 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 2: players made more sense than Amari and Hampton at twenty two, 248 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 2: Not one of the players that got selected after them, 249 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:20,200 Speaker 2: would I say, yes, I'd rather have that guy than 250 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 2: the one they took. And I would be very surprised 251 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 2: if any Charger fan would say I wish we would 252 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 2: have taken any of those like to me, unless they're 253 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 2: just big Matthew Golden fans and wanted that white out. 254 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 2: They can get a white out in the second, they 255 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:36,040 Speaker 2: get a white out in the third. It's and I 256 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:38,320 Speaker 2: know I'm rambling here, Chris, but like, the one thing 257 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 2: I would also say is we're gonna have wide receivers 258 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 2: in every single draft. Man. It is the most popular 259 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 2: position that kids are playing right now. And you saw 260 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 2: that last year with lad being the ninth taken. So 261 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:50,840 Speaker 2: this may have been a little bit of a down 262 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 2: year for a wide receiver. Next year, we're probably gonna 263 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 2: have six or seven wide receivers go in the first 264 00:12:57,200 --> 00:12:59,680 Speaker 2: forty picks. That's just the way this thing's gonna shake out. 265 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:03,200 Speaker 1: It reminds me of a few years ago when Jehan 266 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 1: went eight and then the Lions scooped up Gibbs a 267 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 1: few picks later, pretty early, and that was really the consensus. 268 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 1: Talking to guys like DJ and Dane that you know, 269 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:17,960 Speaker 1: Genty was the number one guy, but it seemed like 270 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,200 Speaker 1: Amaran in the eyes of many, was the one A. 271 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 1: And to see Genty go to the Raiders, which would 272 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:26,200 Speaker 1: be fun. You see him twice a year now, but 273 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:29,960 Speaker 1: he play heck of a player. But sixteen picks later, 274 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 1: to get Hampton in the Division two, I just think 275 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 1: that's a win for the Chargers. You want to get 276 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:39,200 Speaker 1: blue chip type players. I think Lamarin Hampton is a 277 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:41,839 Speaker 1: blue chip type running back, and to get them in 278 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 1: the back half of the first round, I think is 279 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: a big deal too. You know, we talked about defensive 280 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 1: tackle and some of the defensive players in this draft, 281 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: it seems like they're going to be set up for 282 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: success in rounds two and three, just based on the 283 00:13:58,440 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 1: depth in this class defense. 284 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, I'll just start before we go to 285 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 2: defensive tackles just to pick up on your I'm gonna 286 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:07,440 Speaker 2: pull that off because it's distracting me to stick with 287 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 2: your wide receiver point right. So, like I'm looking at 288 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 2: all of Lance's grades and Luther Burden's still on the board. Now, 289 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 2: he won't be there at fifty five, but you know 290 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 2: he's got Burden rated above Golden and McMillan and Igbucas. 291 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: I think he said it's his favorite guy in the draft. 292 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 2: So like, I'll buy up all the Jack Besh stock 293 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 2: you're selling. Like if he's at fifty five, man, if 294 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 2: somehow if he makes it down there, great, Let's go 295 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 2: Jayden Higgins to be that true ex Trey Harris to 296 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 2: be that X. Like I think one of those two 297 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 2: guys could be there at fifty five. Jalen Royal's out 298 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 2: of Utah State. I'm just going like, I like Jalen Nowell. 299 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 2: I know that that he's more of a slot out 300 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 2: of Iowa State, But a lot of people say, dude, 301 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 2: that's the better receiver ahead of Higgins. So you've got 302 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 2: like Kyle Williams. People love Tory Horton in the third 303 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 2: round out of Colorado State if he's not dealing with 304 00:14:56,560 --> 00:15:00,080 Speaker 2: the injury. You know, So there's I love Ilick, I 305 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 2: said Tesla at Arkansas, Like, dude, there's still players. It's 306 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:05,560 Speaker 2: not like it was a one receiver draft and you 307 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 2: had to take Matthew Golden and you were going to 308 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:11,880 Speaker 2: get shut out at that position. But to me, like 309 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 2: the thing that I would be more conscious of is 310 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 2: what I said earlier, and that's for those that wanted 311 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 2: that pass catcher. Just think back to last year and 312 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 2: Lad McConkie's the ninth receiver taken and that's the production 313 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 2: they got because of it. And then I'm not knocking 314 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 2: all the players ahead of them. I mean, look what 315 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 2: Brian Thomas Junior did, What Malik Neighbors did, What Roma 316 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:38,080 Speaker 2: Dunes they did, Malik or Marvin Harrison Junior, Like, that's 317 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 2: last year's wide receiver class year before you know, the 318 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 2: Chargers take Q look at Zay Flowers, look at Jordan 319 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 2: Addison like there's gonna be more wide receivers. Don't freak 320 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 2: out about that. 321 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 1: And tight end. I think we appropriately poured water on 322 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 1: the Colson Loveland and Tyler Warren who rejections At that point, 323 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 1: Loveland goes before Tyler Warren number ten, which I thought 324 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 1: was a little rising to the bear, especially when you 325 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 1: have Cole Comet there. Tyler Warren goes to the Colts. 326 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 1: I think that's a really nice fit. But you were 327 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 1: talking about Taylor, Yeah, we talk about I mean at 328 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 1: twenty two, I was like, I can see it. There's 329 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 1: teams that have a first round great on Mason Taylor 330 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 1: and think he could end up being the best of 331 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 1: the bunch. He's just a little bit more raw than 332 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 1: those other two. But you know, I've said it on 333 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: here multiple times. My favorite guy's Harold Fan and I 334 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 1: don't think he'd be there at eighty six. I think 335 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 1: they would have to take him at fifty five. And 336 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 1: whether or not that's in the cards, and how he 337 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: measures up against some of the against some of the 338 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 1: Trench players that they might be looking at some of 339 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 1: those defensive tackles, and we can get into that sort 340 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: of stuff as we project what we might see tomorrow. 341 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 1: It just feels like there's been a lot of heat. 342 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: It's funny. 343 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:45,880 Speaker 2: There's a couple players that I felt like we got 344 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 2: some heat on him man, Like just yesterday Tyler Booker, Man, 345 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 2: all of a sudden, the heat came back. That was 346 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 2: someone we were talking about. And I remember coming out 347 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 2: of the combine after I had a miserable combine and 348 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 2: taking some incoming from people about oh yeah, Tyler Booker. 349 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 2: Sure at twenty two look at that guy testing and 350 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,120 Speaker 2: it's like, yeah, I don't really care about the testing 351 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 2: for a guard man. I'm just watching the Alabama tape 352 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 2: and it's like, Holy Cole, this guy just wreck shop. 353 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:11,600 Speaker 2: And sure enough, he goes at twelve. Gray's Abel goes 354 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 2: at eighteen, and I think that in Harold Fannin's in 355 00:17:15,320 --> 00:17:20,520 Speaker 2: that category. To me of Booker is everybody was talking 356 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 2: about him before the draft. Look at all this production, 357 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:25,199 Speaker 2: look at the A and M game, look at the 358 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 2: Penn State game. And then Combine shows up and it's like, oh, 359 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:31,920 Speaker 2: measurables aren't as great. He doesn't have the same explosiveness. 360 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 2: Is he really is good of an athlete? Is Ferguson? 361 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 2: And then now I'm hearing from people like, oh yeah, dude, 362 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 2: everyone's in on Fannin fan and it's just it's funny 363 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:43,679 Speaker 2: how it works, man. It's a complete circle. Like they 364 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 2: you go through all these iterations of Shoulder's going to 365 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 2: go at three, Oh no, should Here's not His floor 366 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 2: is twenty one. He's not getting past the Steelers. The 367 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 2: draft is weird, man. Every team's got a different method 368 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 2: of measuring players and grading players, and this is how 369 00:17:57,359 --> 00:17:58,399 Speaker 2: it comes out. 370 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:00,640 Speaker 1: Mason Taylor, you have to trade ap to get him? 371 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:02,880 Speaker 1: At this point? Yeah, would you trade him to get him? 372 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:06,479 Speaker 2: No? I wouldn't just because of guys like Fannin, and 373 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:08,639 Speaker 2: I think at this point it's still gonna cost a 374 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:09,960 Speaker 2: little bit too much. He's going to go on the 375 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 2: first five picks of the second round. I'm I believe that. 376 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 2: I think there's enough heat and teams that I've heard 377 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:18,440 Speaker 2: are super high on him that I'd be really surprised 378 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:22,000 Speaker 2: if he isn't one. I should probably check myself before 379 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:26,680 Speaker 2: I say that to see best available and where let's yeah, 380 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 2: see it's funny, man, I got a Royo. I mean 381 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:31,200 Speaker 2: I'm like, maybe he doesn't. I'm looking at I'm looking 382 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 2: at Darius Alexander like Azaraku. I thought the Chargers could 383 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,879 Speaker 2: have taken it twenty two. Mike Green's obviously got the 384 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 2: off field stuff that caused him to slide, but man, 385 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 2: he's a heck of a pass rusher, so those must 386 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:44,439 Speaker 2: be some serious issues when teams started digging into that 387 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:47,480 Speaker 2: em and Warry the safety that a lot of people 388 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 2: compared to Derwin. You know his how big he is, 389 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:56,640 Speaker 2: his explosiveness. So, man, Trey Amos the quarter, the corner, 390 00:18:56,840 --> 00:18:59,879 Speaker 2: who'd be really good in the Charger system. I mean, 391 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:02,959 Speaker 2: there's so if I just go down right, what are 392 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:05,359 Speaker 2: we at thirty two, so we'd be thirty three picks 393 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 2: down if I go down to the thirty third player 394 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:13,879 Speaker 2: and start looking at who's available thirty three and in 395 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:17,400 Speaker 2: from this ESPN list, I love Nick gorton the edge. 396 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:20,920 Speaker 2: I love Benjamin Morrison at the corner. I love Jalen Royals, 397 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 2: the wide receiver. Jack Besh. I just talked about give 398 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:27,479 Speaker 2: me all the Jack Besh stock, like all the This 399 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:30,119 Speaker 2: is just the top thirty two of guys that are 400 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 2: still on the board, savaian A. I might have said 401 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 2: that wrong. But the tackle from Arizona that might kick 402 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 2: inside to guard, that's a possibility. Quinn. You know, obviously 403 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 2: they're not going to take any of the running backs. 404 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 2: Joe told us that. He said, I'll give you a 405 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:45,880 Speaker 2: little hint. We're not going to take a running back. 406 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:48,120 Speaker 1: Which may work to their advantage now because we could 407 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:50,159 Speaker 1: see a run in the second and third round on 408 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:52,400 Speaker 1: a lot of these running backs, which I think will 409 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 1: help the Chargers kind of push up some talent that 410 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 1: you know they could potentially draft. 411 00:19:57,040 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, there's dude, there are so there are 412 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:03,199 Speaker 2: so many defensive players left. Like if I just go 413 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:06,199 Speaker 2: into defensive tackle here and who's left and could be 414 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 2: there at fifty five. Alexander out of Toledo had a 415 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:13,160 Speaker 2: great Senior Bowl, Shamar Turner out of a and m 416 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,920 Speaker 2: Omar Norman lot the pass rush specialist out of Tennessee. 417 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:19,359 Speaker 2: I love Alfred Collins. He is a freaking monster of 418 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:21,959 Speaker 2: a human being, six six, three hundred and thirty two 419 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 2: pounds and athletic. He's still there. I like ty Robinson, 420 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:27,479 Speaker 2: He's probably more of a third rounder, you know how 421 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:30,119 Speaker 2: much I love Pigeese, Probably more of a fourth rounder. 422 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 2: That's just your defensive tackles. You go through the edge. 423 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:36,560 Speaker 2: And like I said, I thought that that that that 424 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 2: Campbell could have been a possibility at twenty two as Iraku, 425 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:44,879 Speaker 2: like I mentioned Skorton, I mean, man, what I'm getting 426 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 2: at here is I'm giving all these people a big 427 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 2: freaking name. Salad is there's a lot of really good 428 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:51,359 Speaker 2: players left that they're going to be able to choose 429 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 2: from tomorrow. 430 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: Any surprises in the first round. 431 00:20:56,280 --> 00:21:00,399 Speaker 2: Yes, I think. I still think Tyler Booker was a prize, 432 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:02,919 Speaker 2: even though I was seemingly a lot higher on him 433 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:06,640 Speaker 2: than some other people. But at twelve that seemed incredibly rich. 434 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 2: I was surprised Kenneth Grant went that high at thirteen. 435 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 2: I thought he'd be available at twenty two. I wasn't 436 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:15,800 Speaker 2: surprised by Loveland over Warren. I had heard that there 437 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 2: were at least ten or twelve teams that had him 438 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 2: rated higher. Because it's just a taste of what kind 439 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:23,800 Speaker 2: of you know, what type of tight end do you prefer? 440 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 2: Us happy to see t mac go in the top 441 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 2: tends hearn it. I mean, like I thought that was 442 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 2: all bs the stuff that was coming out on him. 443 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 2: He's such a talented kid, and you know, we have 444 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 2: a little more insight to his makeup than others because 445 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:38,440 Speaker 2: of what he did at Servite and how he got 446 00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:39,720 Speaker 2: that program relevant again in the. 447 00:21:39,680 --> 00:21:41,639 Speaker 1: True but two survey guys going into the top ten 448 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:44,160 Speaker 1: of the NFL drafts, with Mason Graham going five overall. 449 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:47,920 Speaker 1: I thought that that was the most interesting, obviously interesting 450 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 1: trade of the night, to have the Cleveland Browns trade 451 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 1: out Gladstone putting his stamp down in Duval, getting Travis 452 00:21:55,880 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 1: Hunter and the Browns seemingly you know, you see Jimmy 453 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 1: Haslin with with Dion and at the Colorado Pro Day 454 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:06,119 Speaker 1: and you're like, Okay, Travis Hunter to Cleveland makes too 455 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:09,000 Speaker 1: much sense. Uh, Jacksonville gimmet off if they couldn't refuse. 456 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 2: I mean, that is that's a huge that. I mean, 457 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 2: you're really sticking your neck out on that one. I mean, 458 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:21,439 Speaker 2: he's widely considered, almost unanimous, the best player in the draft, 459 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 2: a unicorn like we've never seen, like a legitimate number 460 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 2: one receiver and number one corner and wants to play both. 461 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 2: And you're just gonna take a couple extra picks. We're 462 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 2: just gonna take a few extra draft picks instead of 463 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 2: drafting this guy. Well, you better turn those draft picks 464 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 2: into something special. And I think they got a good 465 00:22:38,840 --> 00:22:41,320 Speaker 2: start in Mason Graham, for sure. He's a You put 466 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 2: Mason Graham on the same line as Miles Garrett and 467 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 2: that's that's gonna be a load. I mean, you know, 468 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:48,680 Speaker 2: as we look at the Division two, man, they got 469 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:52,159 Speaker 2: some good players. Ashton Genty is incredible. I don't you know. 470 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 2: I think you throw the world general the word generational 471 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 2: around a lot, but I do think it's applicable to Genty. 472 00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 2: He's that good of a player. And man, the Broncos 473 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:06,120 Speaker 2: just an already incredibly scary defense gets the number one corner. Yeah, 474 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 2: the secondary is ridiculous with Baron on that, on that 475 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 2: in that secondary with with Certan, it's it's it's a 476 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 2: tough division, man, and it got tougher today with those 477 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:16,119 Speaker 2: two picks. 478 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 1: For sure, Will Johnson we briefly touched on him. It's 479 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:21,920 Speaker 1: a it's a bummer. But do you think that he's 480 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 1: the type of player if he does slide let's say. 481 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 2: Into the second fifty five? Yeah, I don't know. Yeah, 482 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:30,119 Speaker 2: you can take the swing there, Like that's just the 483 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 2: thing first round picks, that's what you're graded on, really, 484 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:37,800 Speaker 2: you know, and you never and you just you don't 485 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:39,680 Speaker 2: want to miss. You want to take the surest thing 486 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:43,639 Speaker 2: possible with the highest upside possible. And Hampton certainly fits 487 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:47,680 Speaker 2: into that. And that's where the medical just is like, yeah, second, 488 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 2: we'll do it in the second. First is you know, 489 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:52,639 Speaker 2: it's a little bit too concerning in the first, and 490 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:55,439 Speaker 2: so he'll probably go early in the second. Especially, like 491 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:58,119 Speaker 2: you said, if Cleveland they're talking about trade Newsome, they 492 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:00,119 Speaker 2: could have got the corner and Hunter along with the 493 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 2: wide receivers, So like I could see them using one 494 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:04,120 Speaker 2: of their two picks on Johnson and just saying, yeah, 495 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 2: we had him graded out higher as a corner than 496 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:10,879 Speaker 2: Travis Hunter, and that's what we use this pick on 497 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:11,919 Speaker 2: and we feel great about it. 498 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 1: Final thing for me is just thinking about some of 499 00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:17,880 Speaker 1: the veterans' names that we've heard in terms of maybe 500 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 1: trade talks, Mark Andrews, George Pickens, jyr Alexander. You've heard 501 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:25,880 Speaker 1: a lot of veterans' names. Do you think that we'll 502 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 1: see any maybe veteran movement on Days two and three, 503 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:32,800 Speaker 1: you know, maybe fourth round picks or third round picks 504 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:33,640 Speaker 1: kind of. 505 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:35,639 Speaker 2: With the Chargers. I mean, I guess I think Newsom 506 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:39,199 Speaker 2: would make sense if the Browns, and I would imagine 507 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:42,080 Speaker 2: they'll get a lot of traffic for him. Not sure 508 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 2: what they want because they've already got a ton of picks, 509 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:47,240 Speaker 2: So I think Newsom would make sense. Tight end, I 510 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:50,479 Speaker 2: don't think as much because I believe they feel really 511 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:53,160 Speaker 2: good about you know, and I think it's more of, Hey, 512 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:55,640 Speaker 2: we can take a Mitchell Evans who was hurt out 513 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 2: of Notre Dame in the fourth round. Maybe if he 514 00:24:57,280 --> 00:25:00,400 Speaker 2: slides that far, you can take Fan in and ease 515 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:03,200 Speaker 2: him in and you know, and or you can take 516 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:05,520 Speaker 2: Ferguson and ease him in or gunner Helm in the 517 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:07,640 Speaker 2: fourth round or something like. There's really good tight ends. 518 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 2: It's a really good tight end draft, and so I 519 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:13,119 Speaker 2: think you can have patience with him by having concland 520 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 2: so I don't see who knows, but I don't necessarily 521 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:20,639 Speaker 2: see a trade for one of the tight ends, you know, 522 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 2: for Goddard or Andrews. I think Newsom is the one 523 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:27,200 Speaker 2: that probably would make the most sense out of out 524 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 2: of all of those, just because you look at Corner 525 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:32,159 Speaker 2: and as much faith as I have in Tarheb and 526 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 2: cam Hart, you know, you bring in Jackson and Saint 527 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 2: just and I'm sure they feel great about that, but yeah, 528 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:42,280 Speaker 2: it'd be nice to have like a guy you feel like, yeah, 529 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:43,560 Speaker 2: we're throw this guy out there on the island and 530 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 2: feel really good about it. And I think you'd feel 531 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 2: that way with Newsom. 532 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:49,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's been a fun night. Amari and Hampton is 533 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:50,640 Speaker 1: a Los Angeles charger. 534 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:51,680 Speaker 2: Again. 535 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:54,920 Speaker 1: We went through so many different mock drafts, from Colson 536 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:59,480 Speaker 1: Loveland to Amari and Hampton to countless defensive tackles. I 537 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:02,199 Speaker 1: think that they got to write I do think they 538 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:03,120 Speaker 1: got to write a twenty. 539 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 2: Two money Yeah, if I if I know, I have 540 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:08,719 Speaker 2: no question. I think that that was the best player 541 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:10,320 Speaker 2: on the board that they could have taken. And I'm 542 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:12,399 Speaker 2: hoping that Charger fans are excited about it because he's 543 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 2: a weapon. He's one of the best offensive weapons in 544 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:18,719 Speaker 2: this draft. Like I said thirteen for DJ on his 545 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 2: top one fifty. If I had to project tomorrow, I 546 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 2: you know, I hate doing it, but whatever, man, it's 547 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 2: not I'm not Joe Ortiz or Check Shugar. I can 548 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:32,639 Speaker 2: I can say, you know, need versus best player available. 549 00:26:33,119 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 2: I think we If I had to guess, I think they. 550 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 2: I think you get out of rounds two and three, 551 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 2: probably with trenches. I think it's probably trenches. I think 552 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:48,000 Speaker 2: it's a d tackle and maybe an interior lineman. An 553 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 2: interior line I could see. I could kind of see 554 00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:55,879 Speaker 2: that being the case. Let me just make sure that 555 00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:59,400 Speaker 2: I feel yeah, like I like I talked about Ratledge 556 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:03,880 Speaker 2: asier one of those guys, and then I think defensive tackle, 557 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 2: Like to me, that just screams detackle at fifty five 558 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:10,120 Speaker 2: unless there's a run on these guys. So that's kind 559 00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:12,399 Speaker 2: of what I would envision. You get that offensive weapon 560 00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:15,399 Speaker 2: in the first and beef up the lines in the 561 00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 2: second and third. 562 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:18,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, especially losing Poona Ford. And you know, I wouldn't 563 00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:20,399 Speaker 1: count out of edge either. You know, I think a 564 00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 1: good coach could be something in rounds two and three 565 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:25,880 Speaker 1: as well. Sure, a lot of needs on the team, 566 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 1: but I think that they've covered a lot of things 567 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:29,360 Speaker 1: up in free agency this year, and then, hey, free 568 00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:31,840 Speaker 1: agency is not over either. After the draft, who knows 569 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:34,480 Speaker 1: if some some veterans, maybe in the wide receivers room, Yeah, 570 00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:35,359 Speaker 1: gets scooped up as well. 571 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:37,399 Speaker 2: Yeah. Hey, look, they want to play physical football, so 572 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 2: that's the identity of this team, and they're off to 573 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:42,320 Speaker 2: a good start. With a six foot two and twenty 574 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 2: one pound back, It's gonna be a real hammer out there. 575 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:45,640 Speaker 2: It's gonna be fun. 576 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:47,440 Speaker 1: It'll be fun to watch, all right, guys. We will 577 00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:50,119 Speaker 1: be back over the weekend with a couple of virtual 578 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:54,520 Speaker 1: pods recapping days two and three. Uh for money, I'm 579 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:57,959 Speaker 1: Chris has been Charges weekly. Omarion Hampton is an LA 580 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:06,200 Speaker 1: Charger Street Street