WEBVTT - Mock Draft Madness | Episode 2

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Commanders Today Podcast. I'm Julie Donaldson. Next

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<v Speaker 1>stop the Draft. The Commanders have just under a month

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<v Speaker 1>until there on the clock with the eleventh overall pick.

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<v Speaker 1>Staff writer Zach Selby and Logan Paulson joined the show

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<v Speaker 1>to take a closer look at who Washington may take

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<v Speaker 1>in the first round. You're not officially in the month April,

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<v Speaker 1>believe it or not. The draft is only a few

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<v Speaker 1>weeks away, which is wild to me, and that means

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<v Speaker 1>there's gonna be plenty of mock draft release between now

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<v Speaker 1>in April twenty eighth, and we're here to get through

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<v Speaker 1>some of the picks that the analysts are taking the

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<v Speaker 1>Commanders to go with at eleven, I'm staff freck zac Selby.

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<v Speaker 1>Here with me is Logan Paulson and cbs Worth, Josh

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<v Speaker 1>Edwards and Josh let's just get right into it. You

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<v Speaker 1>had notre Dame Safety Kyle Hamilton fall into the Commanders

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<v Speaker 1>at number eleven. So give me your elevator pitch for

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<v Speaker 1>this gully. Why are you like him? Why do you

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<v Speaker 1>think he fits into the commander secondary. Yeah, you set

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<v Speaker 1>it up well there because you said fall to Washington,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think that's why he is so at this pick.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he's he's a unicorn in the sense that

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<v Speaker 1>he's got great size, great speed. I think what's going

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<v Speaker 1>to draw Ron Rivera to him is just he's a

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<v Speaker 1>really smart player, accountable on the football field, and I think,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, having that kind of leadership because we've seen

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<v Speaker 1>a lot more safeties where the green dot which you

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you're the commander of the defense. So we've

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<v Speaker 1>seen a lot of defenses go with the safety as

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<v Speaker 1>the guy that's getting everybody in position. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>Kyle Hamilton just his football instincts, his IQ, his love

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<v Speaker 1>for the game, his accountability, like all of that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of stuff is what's going to draw Ron Rivera to him.

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<v Speaker 1>And of course, says I mentioned, you know, he's got

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<v Speaker 1>great size, great speed to where he can fulfill a

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<v Speaker 1>number of roles in the defense. I mean he can

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<v Speaker 1>play in coverage, he can play downhill and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>run the alley and make hits in the backfield, all

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<v Speaker 1>that kind of stuff. So I think that's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>what withdraw him to Washington at number eleven. Is so

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<v Speaker 1>obviously on many people's board, he's the number one prospect,

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<v Speaker 1>Number one kind of athlete. Is there a reason that

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<v Speaker 1>you see him kind of having this you know, kind

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<v Speaker 1>of precipitous slide, you know, miss Houston missing mid three,

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<v Speaker 1>like anything in particular that that causes this him to

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<v Speaker 1>luckily fall to the commanders at eleven. Yeah, no question.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's a combination of things. There's been a

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<v Speaker 1>variety of reports of how he ranted his pro day,

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<v Speaker 1>some of at him in four evan, which you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if you watch him on film, that's not really a

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<v Speaker 1>concern of yours. I think he plays much faster than that,

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<v Speaker 1>but it is, you know, part of the puzzle. He

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<v Speaker 1>had an injury this past year that you know he's

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have access to his medical records, but I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sure that's something that teams will be diving in through

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<v Speaker 1>throughout this process. And then just positional value. A lot

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<v Speaker 1>of teams don't value taking a safety in the top

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<v Speaker 1>five or whatever. I mean, we historically have not seen

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<v Speaker 1>that very often, with the exception of maybe a Jamal Adams,

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<v Speaker 1>even Derwin James, who was valued. Is that kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a talent slid into the middle part of the first round.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think those are primarily the reasons for you know,

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<v Speaker 1>why he might be available this point, But that's also

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<v Speaker 1>why it makes it so appealing, because you know, as

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<v Speaker 1>I've always been told, you never go broke taking a profit.

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<v Speaker 1>So he's sitting there at number eleven. Overall, I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's just a very smart Stavvy pick, And that's something

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<v Speaker 1>I'm really glad you brought up because everyone talks about

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<v Speaker 1>his speed. You know, he he didn't run very well,

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<v Speaker 1>but what you see on the film that I think

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<v Speaker 1>is so underrated his ability to anticipate plays and make

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<v Speaker 1>those dynamic plays in the Secretary, even though like he's

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<v Speaker 1>a little stiff in the hips, doesn't run maybe as

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<v Speaker 1>well as people want to think, but that that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of next level understanding of the game is something that

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<v Speaker 1>really helps him out. Yeah, I mean, I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>an undervalued trait. When you have that awareness, that anticipation,

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<v Speaker 1>you naturally work a half step quicker than what your

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<v Speaker 1>opponents are, So you may run a four seven. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think he does when he's actually out there on

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<v Speaker 1>the football field. But when you're able to work a

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<v Speaker 1>half step quicker and you know you're one step ahead

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<v Speaker 1>of your opponents, you're working more in the four or

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<v Speaker 1>five four six range. So again he's just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>fantastic across the boards. So that awareness I think would

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<v Speaker 1>be a great fit for Washington. You've got Cameron Curl,

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<v Speaker 1>who was a tremendous value in the seventh round. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>he's done everything for that Washington defense, but I think

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<v Speaker 1>Kyle Hamilton is a guy that is more seamlessly fits

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