1 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to a special pre draft edition between 2 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: the Horns. I'm jab along with Maurice Jones, Drew and 3 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: DeMarco far We are presented by your Southern California Toyota 4 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: Dealers as always, and welcome to the Hollywood Hills and 5 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: our Rocket Mortgage Rams Draft House. It is such a 6 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: special occasion. And someone wore a blazer. I'm I thought 7 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 1: this is more of a dressdown type of thing, J JB. 8 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,879 Speaker 1: But someone's over here trying. Come on now, you got 9 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:36,879 Speaker 1: to put on a sport coat sometime. Yeah. This is 10 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: the first time we've all been together since the second 11 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 1: Sunday in February at Sofi Stadium, So our communication apparently 12 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: has broken downs and we'll have to get it right 13 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:50,480 Speaker 1: one time, one time on Saturday Draft coverage. It's great 14 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 1: to see you all. Good to see you before we 15 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: get to the draft. Material and needs and hopes for 16 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: lessoned for Sean McVeigh and you are defending world champion 17 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: Los Ange list Rams. I want to ask you about 18 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 1: on the Clock. Do you have a chance to see 19 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: the short film put together? I want to see the 20 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 1: whole movie, man, I mean, that's that's some cool stuff. 21 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 1: I thought it was great. We're a way, you know, 22 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: I keep saying this, it's good to be the king, right, 23 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 1: only chance could put out something like that that was 24 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: that was awesome, That was great. And you're a film 25 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: aficionado too. That was really well done. Your favorite to 26 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: Hollywood personalities in there. I keep asking people that were 27 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: in it, what was the direction? What was your motivation 28 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: in the scene? But it was awesome. Man, that was like, 29 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 1: that's so Hollywood and so championship. You're probably over at 30 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: NFL network when that thing landed. You feel the buzz? 31 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, And just Silliana was all excited about and 32 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: talked about it. They shut it on air. I just 33 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: love Van was in a van And then my only 34 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 1: question is why isn't DeMarco in that? I mean, you 35 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: could have been like soon, you could have been like 36 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 1: it's like Ocean eight, like you might have been like 37 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:48,919 Speaker 1: the old timer that came back in like hey, stage 38 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: we did it. So you actually led me to my 39 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: preliminary question, which was if they were to do a 40 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: trailer about the RAMS radio team, who would you want 41 00:01:56,880 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: playing you in that short film? Wow, Denzel, no doubt it. Uh, 42 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 1: I'll take tares again. On the rocket. Yeah, he's too 43 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:15,519 Speaker 1: cut up. The rocket you found at the Super bowlers. 44 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: That was a beautiful thing. You too, stand it side 45 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: by side. You like twins, Well, one of us had 46 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 1: double digit body fat. It was How about this place? 47 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: First impression? Oh geez, wow, that looks normal. I mean, 48 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: that looks like it's been there. The Eric Dickerson, I mean, 49 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:32,640 Speaker 1: and I love these shots over here. You've got the 50 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: Cooper cup or the Matthew Stafford the cup that might 51 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: be the past and the catch right there. But wow, 52 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 1: my goodness, I thought this was Maurice's house. Stop it 53 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 1: for two or three days after this whole draft has done. 54 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: It might be possibly, but I literally walked around and 55 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: saw every end of this house. Uh yeah, maybe trying 56 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 1: to find a way to make it happen. Well, this, uh, 57 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: the moment of the calendar kind of brings us full circle. Right. 58 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 1: So much of the RAM strategy has been built on 59 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,919 Speaker 1: how they utilize first round draft capital, and once again 60 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: here in twenty two, they will not be selecting in 61 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 1: the first round. They won't be drafting as it stands 62 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: until outside the one hundred late tomorrow night. Does the 63 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:11,079 Speaker 1: Lombardi Trophy validate all. Does that make everything right? Well? 64 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,519 Speaker 1: Doesn't it? Though? I think so what we're out there 65 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 1: battling for. I mean, yeah, when you are, when you 66 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: win the championship, that's it. That means your plan is 67 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: the best or you had the best players, which means 68 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: your plan was good. But I mean I remember in 69 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 1: years past this was the biggest thing on your calendar. 70 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: You know what, guy you're gonna draft with number one, 71 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: number two, number three. I mean, it's fun for now, 72 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,839 Speaker 1: but it stinks. That means your fall stump. So this 73 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: is great. Um, we're not sure what the Rams are 74 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: gonna do at you know, picking after pick one hundred, 75 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: but you are the defending champs. Everybody is chasing you 76 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: up the hill right now. So this is where every 77 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: team wants to beat, hands down. A year ago, the 78 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: price from Matthew Stafford services seem pretty steep. Now I 79 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: think it's a bargain absolutely. I mean, who wouldn't want 80 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 1: to trade places with the Rams right now? And I 81 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: just said this coming in when I saw Matthew Stafford 82 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: that pick. Wow, how great is it that you don't 83 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: have to worry about finding a quarterback this time of year? 84 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: You've got the guy and he just delivered for you. 85 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: And you know this is an enviual position for them 86 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: that the Rams are in right now. Do you feel 87 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: like they are being followed? Do you think, oh, no 88 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: question print is out or other teams trying this? Is 89 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: um Actually I had this conversation I forgot with who 90 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 1: it was a couple of days ago. It was like 91 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:23,559 Speaker 1: soccer and the transfer right where guys are getting transfer 92 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: you have to pretty much buy your team to build 93 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: it up to play well. The Rams have been doing 94 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: that for the last couple of years and they it worked. 95 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: And so now you see the Buffalo Bills do it, 96 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: the whole AFC West has done it. The Miami Dolphins 97 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: are doing it. I mean teams are following suit because 98 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: you have to be able to compete, and the only 99 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: way you can compete was with great players on the field. 100 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:44,840 Speaker 1: The Rams figured, hey, having a Matthew Stafford, is there 101 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 1: a guy like this is going to come out in 102 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: the draft? No? No, Von Miller, no, no, right, and 103 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: so why continue to try to hit this crap shoot 104 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 1: every year? Maybe you get a game, maybe you don't. 105 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: When in the later rounds you can get a guy 106 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: and he has a little bit more time to develop 107 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: and become a player for you. I don't think we'll 108 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 1: ever see that sort of guy in Matthew Stafford, where 109 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: he is that good on a team that's not very good, 110 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. Like the equivalent would be 111 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 1: trying to get Aaron Rodgers out of Green Bay, except 112 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: he's winning there, so he's never leaving green Bay unless 113 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: he wants to. That is like it was a one 114 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 1: time thing. You've got a great quarterback. So Wilson just 115 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 1: did a great team. Well we'll see what happens with 116 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson. But I mean he just left. He did, 117 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 1: he was he wanted super Bowl there. He just you're 118 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: you're gonna start to see it because certain teams know 119 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 1: that with with this great quarterback comes a great price, right, 120 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: not only draft capital but actual money. Right. I have 121 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:35,479 Speaker 1: to pay him a lot of money and then we 122 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: have to be able to kind of develop around the cap. 123 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 1: You'll see more of it, I think you will. Um. 124 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 1: You know, like you said, Russell Wilson did it, You'll 125 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:44,160 Speaker 1: sort a super Bowl and you're one. That's what I mean. 126 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: That's this is a special moment with a special guy. 127 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: Is But looking's about the price tag to me, like, 128 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 1: it's like, look with the Broncos. The Broncos are doing 129 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 1: the exact same thing that the Rampers did. Yeah, I 130 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 1: guess who else is doing it? The Raiders have done it, 131 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: The Chargers have done it. The Charger just did it 132 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: with with a rookie quarterback, right. They they traded the 133 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 1: farm to get Khalil mac right and in free agency. 134 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: So people are starting to do it and they expect 135 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: the competition to be heavier and temper. Who's the first 136 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: thing to do this though, we're that guys. Tampa Tampa 137 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: and got Tom. But that's that's that he wanted to 138 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 1: leave New England. I mean, that's what I mean. Like 139 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: Detroit not very good, Stafford was great. He moves on right. 140 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: If you have a great quarterback in your winning chances, 141 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: that guy's not leaving. That's what I'm saying. This doesn't happen. 142 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:29,840 Speaker 1: A lot and a couple perceptions I think that need 143 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: to be debunked. First of all, this all started with 144 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:34,600 Speaker 1: a Day one pick. If you don't have Aaron Donald, 145 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:37,600 Speaker 1: the plane camp he set in motion in the first place, 146 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: I ride your article. That's the first thing I'm like, 147 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 1: I circled that. You're absolutely right, He's the foundation. And 148 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 1: sometimes you have to make that pick. You have to 149 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: be in a position where you can get a guy 150 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:49,599 Speaker 1: like Aaron. But this is different. He's already here without him. 151 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,839 Speaker 1: All this stuff doesn't matter. So listen, Aaron wasn't even 152 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 1: the first pick in the first round. Yeah he was first. 153 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:00,039 Speaker 1: He wasn't the Rams first pick, right, So what I 154 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: love about what has come is that less need and 155 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 1: show that they've they've kind of moved and maneuvered their 156 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 1: way through this whole process. Right, you had, You came 157 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: in with Jared Golf as the first overall pick. You 158 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:12,679 Speaker 1: kind of got things roll with Todd Groll, the offense 159 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: was movie. You brought in Robert Woods Andrew Witworth. You 160 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: kind of started to solidify things and as you saw 161 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 1: where you can go. Okay, we got to the championship, 162 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 1: but we just didn't have enough. Yeah, so now we 163 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 1: maneuver again. So Okay, we're gonna make We're gonna train, 164 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 1: We're gonna do this blockbust or trade and make it happen. 165 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: And then after a Houston game where you blow, you 166 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: pretty much beat the Texans to sleep, and then you 167 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 1: let him come back in the fourth quarter. You're gonna 168 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: make another trade for von Miller. Then you signed Odell 169 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 1: Beckham Junior. They've always continued to maneuver through things, and 170 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: they've always gave everything a chance where a lot of teams, 171 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 1: a lot of teams are gonna say Odell for him 172 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 1: to clear waivers. If I was Jacksonville, I'm signing Odell 173 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 1: regardless because that's a playmaker out there that I can 174 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: that we need right But they didn't want to do it. 175 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 1: So a lot of teams pass a lot of these 176 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: guys that the Rams made and moved for. It wasn't 177 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: just that staffer was just available to the Rams. I'm 178 00:07:57,320 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: sure if other teams would have called, they could have 179 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: made that move as well. So is the Rams were 180 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: hadn't enough gall or that test is going forward to 181 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 1: two to go ahead and may well the trigger. But 182 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: then also the fact that they've maneuvered through a lot 183 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 1: of things since they've been here. I'm so glad less 184 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 1: stay stay crazy as he got smarter as a gym, 185 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 1: because I mean, you've got to be crazy to pull 186 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: off some of these trades and all these moves. Because 187 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 1: everyone says like at some point this is going to 188 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 1: come back and bite you in the butt, and it 189 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 1: probably who knows, But as of right now, you're defending 190 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 1: Champson was working so as he's gotten better and I 191 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 1: guess more bold, I'm glad he keeps that wild side 192 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: of him. Well, it's up GYM to bring it back 193 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: to draft weekend and what they hope to do here 194 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: in the Hollywood Hills. For every move for a Von Miller, 195 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: there's a Bryson Hopkins who's called upon in an unlikely moment. 196 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: For every trade for a Matthew Stafford, there's a next 197 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:49,559 Speaker 1: Scott who comes through and becomes a dynamic force on 198 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 1: the back end of your defense. Those are all players 199 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:55,200 Speaker 1: who were picked either on Day three or even beyond 200 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 1: in college free agency. Kennell Blant another one that comes 201 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: to mind. Darius Williams from Baltimore released after that first 202 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: training camp. So I had a few notes on McVeigh 203 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 1: and sneat partnership, how successful they've been together despite not 204 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 1: having a first round selection, and a lot of it 205 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: has come from Day two and Day three and college 206 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 1: free agents. How about going back to seventeen right, Cooper 207 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 1: Cup the hit the home run of that class, Their 208 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 1: first five selections all have second contracts in the league. 209 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:26,079 Speaker 1: That doesn't happen very often. That's here or elsewhere. That 210 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:29,559 Speaker 1: successful nine players from the eighteen draft class are still 211 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 1: an NFL roster. Wow. And that's another kind of myth 212 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 1: that needs to be debunked. Is they drafted nine times 213 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:39,440 Speaker 1: in twenty and eighteen. All right, So who's the player 214 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: that's on the Jets right now? That that's balling? Um? 215 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 1: That was here Drecklan Myers? Yeah, yeah, I mean, do 216 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:50,439 Speaker 1: you he was? He's so good that he couldn't fit here. 217 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 1: I'm still mad he's not here. Whatever reason he should 218 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: still be here. I mean, yeah, I'm sorry, No, you're good. 219 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:57,680 Speaker 1: The top seven picks of the nineteen group are still 220 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 1: with the Rams and started at least one game for 221 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: the Rams last year. I'm they're running the Super Bowl. 222 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: I was going to ask you that. I'll ask you now. 223 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 1: It's easier to pick the lower you get than it 224 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 1: is to go after one guy in the first round. 225 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: Is that what I'm hearing? The values are on the 226 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:15,560 Speaker 1: pick below the first round, and you get so many 227 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: I think I'm hearing. I think it's less than the 228 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:19,679 Speaker 1: value it's the time, right because you gotta understand, when 229 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:21,439 Speaker 1: you draft the number one overall pick, Yeah, where do 230 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:23,680 Speaker 1: they put They're expected to come and change your franchise 231 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: right away. The face number two is like a he's 232 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:28,679 Speaker 1: a couple of days less, and the further down you 233 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:31,080 Speaker 1: have time to develop these guys instead of really pushing 234 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 1: them out there. Nick Scott for example, that we talked 235 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 1: about that on the like even just a peer special 236 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 1: teams guy, literally that's all he was. You go to practice, 237 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 1: he'd work out with the safeties, but his period didn't 238 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 1: come unless they were doing put kickoff, kickoff returner, punt 239 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:47,679 Speaker 1: return like it was special teams guy. But because he 240 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:50,440 Speaker 1: was being developed as a dB the whole time, that 241 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: when his name, his name, and his number was called, 242 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 1: he was able to step up and make a play. 243 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: If he was a first round draft pick, he'd have 244 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:58,679 Speaker 1: been able to bust. Does that make sense. Yeah, So 245 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 1: because he's later on, you have more time to develop 246 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 1: these guys, and as his staff, they continue to develop 247 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:06,080 Speaker 1: these these back end guys who are being better And 248 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 1: that's smart because I'm not getting the label of he 249 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:10,199 Speaker 1: has to play now, he has to be this guy. 250 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:13,319 Speaker 1: Jason Smith for example, the tackle you guys out of 251 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: the bay. Yes, he probably would have been better. I'll 252 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 1: be in the third round pick. But because he was 253 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: the first overall pick for you guys, or number two, 254 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: whatever it was, he was expected to come in and 255 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:24,320 Speaker 1: be Orlando when the tackle. Just make sure he's played 256 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:26,679 Speaker 1: in the three point stance at least once. See I mean, 257 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: I'm saying, but if he had time to develop, get 258 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 1: into he might have been good. I love the guy. 259 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 1: He's always in the two point I mean, and you 260 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:34,719 Speaker 1: that's your first guy. But anyway, go ahead, No, I 261 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 1: just can't wait to see who the next Jordan Fuller 262 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: might be there. Yeah. Yeah, this year draft Nick Scott, 263 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 1: I have to say this, all those violent collisions we 264 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 1: saw at the end of the year would in the 265 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:46,079 Speaker 1: postseason without a flag. What are you ever going to 266 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: see that again? A guy that's that violent, that hit 267 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:51,079 Speaker 1: I mean hits that like on debo that aren't flag, 268 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 1: that are technically sound, full speed hits. I mean, award winning, 269 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:59,079 Speaker 1: award winning you give him credit. So yeah, we always 270 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 1: thought what's he gonna looked like when he plays safety 271 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:03,080 Speaker 1: for the first time. I think we just saw a 272 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 1: taste of it now he's gonna have to continue that. Yeah, 273 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 1: well we got competition at that position. I think that 274 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 1: is the other thing the Rams have done. They've done 275 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 1: a phenomenal job of drafting a year ahead too. Yeah, 276 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 1: guys that why did you draft him this year? Well, 277 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:19,680 Speaker 1: John Johnson's leaving next year, so we want to say 278 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:21,079 Speaker 1: we get a guy in now or two guys in 279 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 1: now for that position. Let me take that que then, 280 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 1: because in twenty twenty two, notable starters entering their contract's 281 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: final year include a couple of defensive tackles Greg gains 282 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 1: A Shawan Robinson, let's go, a couple of offensive tackles, 283 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: Rob Havenstein, Bobby Evans, a couple of safeties Taylor Rapp 284 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 1: and Nick Scott who he mentioned, offensive guard David Edwards, 285 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:42,560 Speaker 1: running back Daryl Henderson, corner David Long Junior. Just to 286 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 1: touch on a few now, contract extensions can always change 287 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 1: that dynamic. But to your point, okay, based off of that, 288 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 1: where do you feel like a need might be Well, 289 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: just the question, Bobby Evans, Right, there's another job over 290 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 1: now that Austin Corbett has gone, right, So to me, 291 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:58,080 Speaker 1: I think he got passed up three times, right, Edwards 292 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:00,720 Speaker 1: took over for Boom, Austin Blacke took a job, and 293 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 1: then Corbett came in and took a job. So there's 294 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: another job open. Is this going to be the year 295 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 1: for Bobby Evans because I can tell you this size wise, physicality, absolutely, Versatility, Yeah, 296 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:13,720 Speaker 1: he's versatile. But if not now, then I don't know 297 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 1: when that's going to happen. So this draft will tell 298 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 1: me a whole lot about that, especially with that first 299 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: pick in the third round that compensit story thick. You 300 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 1: may get some good old wignment in that spot. If 301 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:25,320 Speaker 1: they're thinking interior guards, that tells me a lot about 302 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:28,680 Speaker 1: what they think. Also about defensive tackle. I put some 303 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:30,960 Speaker 1: heat in that room behind Aaron Donald. I put some 304 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:33,439 Speaker 1: young guys in between Greg Gaines, ash On and everybody else, 305 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 1: trying to look for reps in that rotation to make 306 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:40,200 Speaker 1: everybody take it up a notch behind Aaron absolutely, especially 307 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 1: at that pick. Your point is Bobby Brown is there 308 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: because they anticipated that. Yeah, and they may anticipate one 309 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:47,599 Speaker 1: of these guys are going. I mean, I don't know 310 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 1: if you're able to sign a Shan again, I don't, 311 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 1: we don't know, but you're drafting a year ahead, right, 312 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 1: And I think that's the most important thing is that 313 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 1: they've continued to be a step ahead. When you know 314 00:13:57,440 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 1: people are saying, oh, I'm a draft now because we 315 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:01,320 Speaker 1: don't have this guy. They've drafted those guys last year 316 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 1: who are getting reps may not be playing, but you're 317 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:05,679 Speaker 1: getting those practice reps that are important. Okay, give me 318 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: a position or two then that you're confident the Rams 319 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 1: will addressed rusher for sure. This is the thing. You 320 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 1: have to be able to affect the quarterback. And we 321 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:16,959 Speaker 1: saw what Aaron Donald and Von Miller and Leonard Floor 322 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 1: were able to do. Right with those three rushing the quarterback. 323 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 1: I mean calling the games where it was easy. I'm 324 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 1: not gonna lie. I was like, here we go, third 325 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: and eight haircuts. He was like, so you can't double 326 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 1: team one, so I'm expecting them to try to go 327 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: out and find one. I was telling DeMarco this on 328 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 1: the phone that Fowler, Dante Fowler. I was like, he's out, 329 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 1: Why not trying to get him back for another year? 330 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 1: Let him be a year, then let him go get 331 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 1: paid again, right, But that didn't work out. He ends 332 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 1: up in doubts. So you go get an end rusher, 333 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 1: and there's a ton of them in this draft. I 334 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 1: think the other one possibly, I mean we talked about 335 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: guard corner. Yeah, I don't know the thing about corner 336 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 1: is there's so many young guys that they've developed. I 337 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 1: don't know if you're gonna take corner, which you're at 338 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 1: that first pick. But to your point, I mean Robert 339 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: Rochelle steps in for Darius Williams. You see how that aligns. 340 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: It wouldn't be supper. You can never draft enough corners 341 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: and now the time year to go out. Same as 342 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:14,680 Speaker 1: edge on this football team. Leonard Floyd is clearly your 343 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 1: best outside linebacker. Give me your number two. Depends on 344 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 1: the situation, depends on point right. You know, Chris Garrett 345 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:23,400 Speaker 1: we can talk about in a moment coming off a 346 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 1: red shirt, seas a clear number two guy. Terrell Lewis 347 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 1: big summer for him. Depends on situation. Who you're playing right, 348 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 1: Same with corner. Outside of Jalen Ramsey, who's your second 349 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 1: best corner, There's a couple of different names. Go back 350 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 1: to your previous question. I don't want to leave out 351 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 1: Justin Hollins too, because you know there's a starter opposite 352 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 1: Leonard because I'm facing a team that runs a lot 353 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 1: of twelve two tight end sets. I want Hollands out there. 354 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 1: If it's a pass rous situation, I may want somebody 355 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: else with Floyd. So it depends on who you're playing. 356 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 1: But like I said, at that spot in the draft, 357 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 1: I just I don't know what his name is. The 358 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 1: kid that used to play receiver. They moved into defensive 359 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 1: end for one year, and he's he's about to go 360 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 1: on the top one under. He may be there some 361 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: some speed off the edge, and I never thought I 362 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 1: would miss this. You're gonna missa no question. At least 363 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:12,480 Speaker 1: that's speed off the edge. Um, you're gonna need somebody 364 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: else outside the floors that can bring it off the edge. 365 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:16,360 Speaker 1: Maybe you'll find that in the draft tight end. Maybe 366 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:18,400 Speaker 1: a sneaky one too at that first pick, just because 367 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,640 Speaker 1: the tight end position has been it's not the best 368 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: like a top end way. But there are some deeper 369 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 1: guys down the list. Obviously you know my boy down 370 00:16:27,840 --> 00:16:30,400 Speaker 1: the street from UCLA definitely to fit in, but obviously 371 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 1: have something. I'm just saying I got to throw them 372 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 1: out there. But no, like I think there's a there's 373 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 1: a couple of ways the Rams could go. But even 374 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: even with that, they've done such a great job of 375 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 1: developing undrafted guys and late round guys that you still 376 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 1: have room. Right, it's not as if, oh, well they're 377 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 1: done if they don't do this, like Bobby, everyone can 378 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 1: step in that guard and help out, right, justin Hoggson 379 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:54,440 Speaker 1: come in and be an outside Chris. They have depth there, 380 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 1: but now it's adding guys that can come in and 381 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 1: have it like push that group a little bit more. 382 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 1: This is Bobby's season coming up, right, I think so 383 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 1: fourth we haven't Seyeah yeah, come on man, I mean 384 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 1: it's it's about time for you. I mean, like I said, 385 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: you see him on game day, Wow, he looks good. 386 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 1: Get off the bus. Time to put that in the 387 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 1: line up. Yes, it was interesting last year. Remember this time, 388 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:14,720 Speaker 1: everyone expected offensive line to be addressed. They thought the 389 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 1: center of the future might be taken anticipated Andrew Whitworth 390 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:21,640 Speaker 1: maybe heading into retirement. They didn't touch it. No offensive 391 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 1: line coach. They doubled down on the group of eight 392 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 1: to ten that they had in house, and it worked 393 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 1: out tremendously. Had one of the best performing offensive lines 394 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 1: Show twenty twenty one if Wit pulls a Wettle, I 395 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:34,879 Speaker 1: will be shocked coming back for a playoff run. But 396 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:37,879 Speaker 1: to finish, I thought, my expectation is that this is 397 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:40,480 Speaker 1: a good year to draft offensive linement, not just because 398 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:43,720 Speaker 1: of need, but also future anticipations. I always, my mind 399 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:47,000 Speaker 1: always circles back to last year's class during this year's 400 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:50,400 Speaker 1: draft because the way the Rams developed, like you said, 401 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 1: they've been able to give people Sebastian Joseph Day red 402 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:55,399 Speaker 1: shirt ears. And so there's a pretty good class of 403 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 1: what I call redshirt freshman coming off of last year. 404 00:17:58,119 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 1: Some got starting opportunities, some got situational opportunities. Some like 405 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:04,119 Speaker 1: Chris Garrett, didn't play at all. So I'm gonna give 406 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: you the list. Just refresh everyone's memory. I don't want 407 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 1: to know. Who do you expect from the twenty one 408 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:11,879 Speaker 1: class to take the biggest leap? Jake fun Oh sorry, No, 409 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,399 Speaker 1: you're good. You're good. He was down there in the 410 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: seventh round receiver two two at well linebacker Ernest Jones. 411 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:20,160 Speaker 1: I think we all know that he's slated to start 412 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 1: next to Bobby Wagner, Bobby Brown defensive interior, Robert Rochelle 413 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:27,560 Speaker 1: at corner, Jacob Harris let's say receiver. Now officially he 414 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 1: was drafted as a tide him. Let's say receiver Ernest 415 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 1: Brown the fourth defensive end. There's Funk that's the seventh 416 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:37,439 Speaker 1: round at running back, Scronic at receiver, and Chris Garrett 417 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: at outside linebacker. Any so that there's another robust class 418 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 1: for a team that is perceived to trade away all 419 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 1: its draft picks. There's another good group of nine. Who 420 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 1: do you expect to take a big step forward? Um 421 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:55,879 Speaker 1: Les again, you know, no, I'm gonna say Rochell. I 422 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 1: think it's important to have for him to continue his 423 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:04,400 Speaker 1: right to have another tall, long corner opposite of Jalen Ramsey, 424 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 1: and you can trust um You know, watching the Super 425 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 1: Bowl and watching the Tampa game and watching the Niners, 426 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:14,760 Speaker 1: Jayleen was put on an island by itself. Now, I've 427 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:16,359 Speaker 1: talked to people like, oh, he gave up some stuff. 428 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: Yet you're gonna give up some stuff. Listen, when you're 429 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:22,680 Speaker 1: doing one on ones in a team game, you're gonna 430 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 1: give up some stuff. There's no safety sliding to your side, 431 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:26,880 Speaker 1: there's none of that. Everybody's going to the other side. 432 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:29,399 Speaker 1: So he you want to have the ability to be 433 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:30,960 Speaker 1: able to have the safety to help him out as well. 434 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: You don't want him to have to be on top 435 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:34,760 Speaker 1: of his stuff all the time. You want to give 436 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:36,399 Speaker 1: him a restier. It's kind of like a quarterback with 437 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 1: a running game. If a quarterback has to throw the 438 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: ball seventy times a game, he's always on it that 439 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:42,640 Speaker 1: he's gonna make mistakes. But if he has a chance 440 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 1: to turn around and end the ball off. So if 441 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: Jaylen can play a little cover too, just know he 442 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: has the flats. He's not always impressed. Man, it helps out. 443 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:52,439 Speaker 1: I think let somebody else take the one guy, you know. 444 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: So I think that is gonna be huge expression for 445 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 1: the Rams to try to repeat and go back to 446 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: the playoffs and be the player the team that they 447 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:01,920 Speaker 1: want to be. He has to take a huge jump 448 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 1: because two years ago, Darris Williams was that guy. Dar's 449 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 1: Rollam's gonna covered dk Metcalf. He could do those things. 450 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:10,919 Speaker 1: You saw Jalen kind of flourish a little bit more. 451 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:13,240 Speaker 1: Where last year Darris was coming off the injury, it 452 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:14,920 Speaker 1: was a lot of you know, he really wasn't the 453 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:17,520 Speaker 1: same player. Let's see if Rochelle can be that guy 454 00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:20,159 Speaker 1: and they can make that defense better yeah, freakish athleticism, 455 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:21,960 Speaker 1: but was thought to be raw. Played at a lower 456 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:24,919 Speaker 1: level of college football, so the anticipation was it might 457 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: take some time there, but you're with me in Seattle 458 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 1: in week five. By that point in the season, despite 459 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 1: a broken risk or in training camp, was ready to 460 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 1: roll ball in that room. Must be competitive because they 461 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 1: were all competitive, and he was more competitive than I 462 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 1: thought he would be. But when you see him on 463 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 1: the field, I mean, I don't think any other player 464 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:45,840 Speaker 1: has hips as high as he does, like Jalen Rams. 465 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 1: So they kind of looked somewhat. They look great out 466 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:50,879 Speaker 1: there playing together, and he was, like you said, on 467 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 1: the rise before he got hurt. Did he get hurt 468 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 1: doing a summersault in the end him well, making a 469 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 1: great special teams play, Yeah, covering puns something like that. 470 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:00,920 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, So I think you would have saw 471 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 1: more of him had he not gotten hurt. So yeah, 472 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:05,960 Speaker 1: I mean, Bobby Brown has a step up. There is 473 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:08,399 Speaker 1: a spot in the rotation now. Now Martin bis Copeland 474 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 1: isn't going away a guy that when he played made 475 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 1: some noise, is it? Jonah Williams and Hoyts were the 476 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:16,880 Speaker 1: special teams guys, but there is a spot as far 477 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 1: as pure defensive tackle. So for me considering trying to 478 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 1: get the most out of this guy up here, Aaron Donald, 479 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:25,200 Speaker 1: for a few more years, you're gonna need backup. So 480 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 1: Bobby Brown imperative that not only do you play more, 481 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:30,720 Speaker 1: but you play well when you're in there, and be 482 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 1: like Greg Gaines, be like Sebastian Joseph Day. When you 483 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: get the job, when you get some reps, you become 484 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:39,400 Speaker 1: a starter more sooner than later, because like you said, 485 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 1: at some point you may start to lose people in 486 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:44,200 Speaker 1: front of you, and you are the guy in La Well. 487 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:46,159 Speaker 1: I also think someone has to take on that a 488 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:50,439 Speaker 1: Sean Robinson row that's strong side DT that's taken double teams. 489 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 1: Let's remember the Niners didn't run the ball because of him, 490 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: couldn't run him. It was because he was taking on 491 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:59,160 Speaker 1: two and three guys, getting off the blocks and making tackles. 492 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 1: That's gonna open everything up for Aaron because if Aaron 493 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:03,440 Speaker 1: has to do that, it takes away from his ability 494 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 1: to passwords because he's tired, right, He's wasting energy doing 495 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:08,160 Speaker 1: things that we need someone else to do. So it's 496 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 1: important to figure out what your role is embrace that 497 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:13,639 Speaker 1: role and be great at it. And again we just 498 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:15,920 Speaker 1: you just mentioned like three or four dudes that the 499 00:22:16,040 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 1: rams are literally developed, you know, while other guys are 500 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 1: playing making places. That's a deep room and that deep 501 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 1: line room is deep. Don't sleep on Jake Funk, though 502 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:26,120 Speaker 1: we can make your case. I think it's three different times. 503 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:29,959 Speaker 1: Not my guys versatile, The guy's versatile. McVay likes versatile. 504 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: Are you talking about stepping into a Sony Michelle type role? 505 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:35,440 Speaker 1: Are you talking more special teams? Third down running back? 506 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 1: Absolutely a package, a matchup situation where if you load 507 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:42,680 Speaker 1: the box, he can beat you out of the backfield 508 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 1: via pass if you keep two men on the roof 509 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:47,360 Speaker 1: to safety is on the roof. The guy is incredible 510 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:50,480 Speaker 1: running back. That is a problem for any defense, especially 511 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:52,159 Speaker 1: with a coach and the coordinator that knows how to 512 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 1: use that. That fits here. So don't sleep. If you 513 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:59,160 Speaker 1: stay as healthy, do not sleep. But that's that's four dudes, though, Yeah, yeah, 514 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 1: that's four dudes. You got in that room now, actually 515 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: can do it right Darryl Henderson obviously Sony Michelle and 516 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 1: what he was able to do. That's that's four casts. 517 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:09,159 Speaker 1: Like we were talking about it on the phone, you're like, 518 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:12,160 Speaker 1: maybe running back. If you're saying, Jake Fulk, that's that's 519 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:14,760 Speaker 1: a deep running back room. We'll see about Sony, Yeah, 520 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 1: we'll see. Still, that's a deep running back room. Though 521 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:19,680 Speaker 1: with three dudes that you can count on, I'm gonna 522 00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 1: point to a Jacob Harris and Ben Scronic. Since you 523 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,399 Speaker 1: mentioned special teams. We'll see whether or not the Rams 524 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 1: add to their punting competition this weekend, through the draft 525 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 1: or through college free agency. But I'm looking forward to 526 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 1: having the two best gunners in the National Football League 527 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 1: on punk cover. No matter who's replacing Johnny Hecker next season, 528 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 1: there should be some long field. Scronic smash that dude 529 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 1: from Tampa Bay that kind of set the tone too 530 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 1: early in the game that put and it was like 531 00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:44,719 Speaker 1: the guy was like, I don't want to play any more. 532 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:47,040 Speaker 1: You need those guys. See Benny scos the type of 533 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: dude you love him because he's on your team. He 534 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:54,160 Speaker 1: was playing in someplace else. Oh yeah, pretty good actor too, 535 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:56,280 Speaker 1: as we saw on the clock. I'll give you guys 536 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: a chance for a closing thought. One place that I 537 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 1: wanted to land is is a welcome to Los Angeles 538 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:04,200 Speaker 1: type of sentiment for whoever the newest Rams are, I 539 00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:06,399 Speaker 1: think they're landing in a pretty good position right when 540 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:08,880 Speaker 1: you look at the coaching staff, the organization, the leadership. 541 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:16,920 Speaker 1: If you choose football with this staff and I mean staff, coaches, trainers, everything, 542 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 1: player development, you have a chance to become the next 543 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:23,879 Speaker 1: Darius Williams. You have a chance to go on and 544 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:26,119 Speaker 1: earn that next contract, be it here in Los Angeles 545 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 1: or elsewhere. I think under McVeagh and Snead, this has 546 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:31,920 Speaker 1: become one of the most desirable destinations I think for 547 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 1: players in their representatives. It's a special place and you're 548 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:37,720 Speaker 1: coming in at a special time. Be ready to work. 549 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:40,359 Speaker 1: And that's the toughest thing. I was going to say this, 550 00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:43,720 Speaker 1: Mary's for the new guys, freshmen either come in on 551 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:46,119 Speaker 1: a national championship team or rookies that come in on 552 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:48,480 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl team. This ain't how it is. This 553 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 1: is just how the other guys built it up to be. 554 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:54,359 Speaker 1: So you have to appreciate where you are and how 555 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:56,040 Speaker 1: hard it is to get to this point. But like 556 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:57,960 Speaker 1: I said, I agree with your point. Look at what 557 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:00,200 Speaker 1: we're looking at. Look at this view. This is Los 558 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 1: Angeles that's another good tackle. Oh, by the way, you 559 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:04,720 Speaker 1: get to play home games at Sofi Stadium, not defending 560 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:08,720 Speaker 1: champs here and do it once here, you're awesome. Do 561 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:11,480 Speaker 1: it twice in the city, you're a god. So that's 562 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:14,880 Speaker 1: what that's what's at stake right now for this football team. 563 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 1: And I agree with what most of them. When you 564 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:20,159 Speaker 1: talk to some of the players, they ain't done yet, 565 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:23,440 Speaker 1: and I'm starting to believe them. Um one is great. 566 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:25,359 Speaker 1: This was awesome, But there's more out there for this 567 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 1: football team. Yeah. For me, I think this place isn't 568 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 1: just for players, but coaches as well. Right, think about 569 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:34,359 Speaker 1: all the tree, the McBay tree that's been out right 570 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:37,359 Speaker 1: and which opens up doors for other guys. At the 571 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:39,959 Speaker 1: receiver that we had that went to Cincinnati, he used 572 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:41,440 Speaker 1: to be played receiver for them a little bit. I 573 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:45,120 Speaker 1: forget his name. You gotta help me out here, oh, Mike, Yeah, 574 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 1: Mike Thomas, Mike, Mike Thomas. Yeah. Right, So there's other 575 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 1: opportunity when you come here. Coaches leave, people pluck from here, right, 576 00:25:52,119 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 1: So as a player, you get an opportunity to learn 577 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:57,440 Speaker 1: and be a teacher. He had taught and then the 578 00:25:57,560 --> 00:26:00,200 Speaker 1: coach leaves. I think, guess what come on with me? 579 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:02,119 Speaker 1: I want, I need you to help me, right, And 580 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:04,960 Speaker 1: that's what happens. And so when you build something like that, 581 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 1: and which is which is crazy that Sean McBay unlesson 582 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:11,040 Speaker 1: they've been able to keep winning on top of losing Lafleur, 583 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: losing Greg Olds and now he's back losing Zach Taylor's 584 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:18,200 Speaker 1: losing coaches over and over again to keep this going. 585 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:21,639 Speaker 1: That those those coaches open other doors for your players 586 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:24,399 Speaker 1: and what they're looking for and what they're trying to build. 587 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:27,880 Speaker 1: And so to me, yes, it's desirable because everyone gets 588 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:29,800 Speaker 1: the opportunity to play if you're good enough right now. 589 00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:31,920 Speaker 1: Not a lot of teams can say that, like you know, 590 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:34,719 Speaker 1: they're like, oh, you're good but like no, here, if 591 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:37,119 Speaker 1: you're good enough, we will find a role for you 592 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 1: to touch this rock, or we'll find a role for 593 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:41,359 Speaker 1: you on defense or on special teams to make plays. 594 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:43,680 Speaker 1: And then the other part I think is the way 595 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 1: they do it. It's not a lot of yelling, it's 596 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:50,480 Speaker 1: not a lot of belittling. Yeah, but but Aaron, it's 597 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:53,240 Speaker 1: not the coaching. Coaches aren't belittling players. They're doing to 598 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:55,440 Speaker 1: it in a different way, and you're seeing the response 599 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:58,000 Speaker 1: from the team. So when you come in here, understand 600 00:26:58,040 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 1: it's different. It's not probably not what you're used to, 601 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 1: which as a coach now, I'm definitely not Sean mcvas out. 602 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:05,439 Speaker 1: I'm a little more in your face, a little more 603 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:07,399 Speaker 1: rugged because I played running back. He had to be 604 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:10,840 Speaker 1: rugged at the running back position. But it's a different way. 605 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:14,560 Speaker 1: Embrace it, work hard, study the playbook because it's tough, 606 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:16,920 Speaker 1: and be ready to go. And I think if you 607 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:20,440 Speaker 1: do that, man, anybody that comes here has a chance 608 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 1: to play. And I can't wait to see who it is. 609 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 1: I promise I wasn't dozing off. I was just looking 610 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 1: to see what business I had to take care of 611 00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:28,320 Speaker 1: it before we're done here. I did pay about as 612 00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:30,679 Speaker 1: much attention as to one of your mock drafts, though, 613 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:34,760 Speaker 1: I'm sorry about that. That was my last one. Spice 614 00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:38,080 Speaker 1: it up, baby, you got the first one. Yeah, that's 615 00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:39,560 Speaker 1: on the short list of One of the best things 616 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 1: about being with a team that goes on to win 617 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:44,119 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl is it's the shortest mock draft season 618 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:47,640 Speaker 1: you'll never have. Thank God. That's the way it should be, right, Well, 619 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:49,119 Speaker 1: it's better when the ram zone I don't have to 620 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:51,760 Speaker 1: put for the Rams. I can say the Niners trade 621 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:54,679 Speaker 1: debo to the Chiefs and then you know, get him 622 00:27:54,720 --> 00:27:56,240 Speaker 1: one out of this division as well. Even though the 623 00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:59,359 Speaker 1: Rams are not selecting today or scheduled to select once, 624 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:02,240 Speaker 1: day one of the NFL draft does conclude, Lesson Sean 625 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:04,800 Speaker 1: will address the media from here at the Rocket Mortgage 626 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:06,720 Speaker 1: RAMS draft House and we will bring that to you 627 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: live on all our social platforms. Then tomorrow and Saturday, 628 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 1: day two and three, we will join you live with 629 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 1: our reactions to the selections the Rams do make, and 630 00:28:15,320 --> 00:28:17,920 Speaker 1: we'll be joined by General Manager Lessned and head coach 631 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:20,879 Speaker 1: Sean McVeagh as well. Thank you, m JD. Good to 632 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:24,720 Speaker 1: see you. DeMarco farr axel Foli's over there are we all? 633 00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:28,440 Speaker 1: Are we all going blazers tomorrow? I don't think I 634 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 1: have a blazer in my house. You're defending Champs man. 635 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:33,280 Speaker 1: Come on, now, that's why we get dress like this, 636 00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:36,359 Speaker 1: make everyone else dress and then trying to come to us. 637 00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 1: We own the place, We own the place. There coming 638 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 1: us to get the money fine thousand dollars a day 639 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:43,120 Speaker 1: for this house. Come on, put on a jacket. How 640 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:48,360 Speaker 1: many are you securing for us post draft. What secure 641 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:54,320 Speaker 1: way we'll talk about that all there. Thank you for 642 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:57,200 Speaker 1: joining us for this twenty twenty two pre draft special 643 00:28:57,240 --> 00:28:59,920 Speaker 1: between the Horns, presented by your Southern California to the 644 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 1: White PRIs