1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: And now Move the Sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks. Hey, 2 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:10,400 Speaker 1: what's going on? Everybody? Welcome to another post draft edition 3 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: of Move the Sticks. Lewis in for DJ today along 4 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:17,920 Speaker 1: here with Bucky Brooks and um Bucky. Before we get 5 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: into everything today, I guess uh, we're learning that. Today's 6 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: another instance of it. It certainly pays to be Tom Brady. 7 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: It certainly pays to be Tom Brady. Look, man, I 8 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: don't even know what to say about the deal that 9 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: Tom Brady has brokered with Fox Sports. Tom Brady, let 10 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: me ask you this real quick. Are you it was 11 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 1: ten years reported? Ten years, three hundred seventy five million dollars? 12 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: Are you just surprised that he kind of locked into 13 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 1: something for that long? There? Is it all kind of 14 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 1: like funny money, funny year type of things he keeps taking? 15 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 1: I mean, red, I don't look, I can't speak on 16 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: Tom Brady's finances, but if someone's five million dollars years 17 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: to it, and if you're telling me that I only 18 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: have to sit in a booth and call the game, 19 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 1: you can lock me in. But I do think it's funny, um, 20 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: because there is this sense and I know we work 21 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: in the TV business. We work in the media business 22 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 1: where um, we're paid to talk about the game. But 23 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 1: to see Tom Brady get double what Troy Aikman and 24 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: Tony Romo are making for calling the game, I do 25 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: wonder the return on the esthments houtside of we got 26 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: Tom Brady, Tom's Andy, um the fold in the group. 27 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: As in terms of Fox Sports, I mean does the broadcaster. 28 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: I mean they bring that much value the broadcaster, they 29 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: have more value than the players on me. I mean 30 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: the quarterback money. Quarterback money. It's a better deal than 31 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: he's had, like professionally as a player, like his entire career, right, 32 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: I mean the deal he signed initially in Tampa was 33 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: like two years, fifty million. He's never had a deal 34 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: like this as a player. I don't even know if 35 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: he's like because remember Joe Montana tried his hand at 36 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: the broadcasting thing and it didn't go right. And and 37 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:16,959 Speaker 1: Joe Montana's four time Super Bowl champion. He was known 38 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,639 Speaker 1: as the goat during that time. And look, man, there's 39 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: been a lot of people who have kind of gotten 40 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: behind the mic and it hasn't been what they thought 41 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: it would be. And but we've seen in front a 42 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: bunch of different ways, like it's different. I would anticipate 43 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 1: him being good because I think the one thing that 44 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: works in his favor, he wasn't the five star talent 45 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: that stepped into the league expected to be um right, 46 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:42,639 Speaker 1: the best quarterback in the game. He's a guy that 47 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 1: kind of had to work his way up into that 48 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: conversation of being the goat. And so I would think 49 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 1: that he would probably approach it the same way that 50 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 1: he approached his playing days. But you still don't know 51 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 1: if he's going to be great at Yeah, I mean maniacal. 52 00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: He's a maniacal preparer right in terms of preparations. So 53 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: even if you get of that prep on the broadcasting side, 54 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:07,639 Speaker 1: you're gonna be in a pretty good You're gonna be 55 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:09,519 Speaker 1: a pretty good shape, you know. And and so Eric 56 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: Eric Burkhardt, who I believe is going to be on 57 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: the call with him at some point. Whenever that happens, 58 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: whether it's you know, next year or the year after, 59 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: it's gonna be you know, pretty comfortable with the guy 60 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 1: standing right next to him there. And Tom Brady because 61 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:22,239 Speaker 1: he knows that guy is gonna put in He's gonna 62 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: put in the work. I just I I appreciate it 63 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: from the from the sense of, um, you know, wanting 64 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:29,920 Speaker 1: to stay close to the game, you know, and wanting 65 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,920 Speaker 1: to be a part of some sort of like almost 66 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 1: like a game plan week. You know, almost like a routine, 67 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: you know, because you'll have your you know, fly out 68 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: to the city wherever, you know, Friday, Thursday, Friday, have 69 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: your meetings with the coaches. You know, start to feel 70 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: a little bit like go to product like game yeah, 71 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: you know, go to rack this shure, It'll just it'll 72 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 1: start to feel a little bit more like that. Um. So, 73 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: so here's the thing coming off of like, um, I 74 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: guess it wasn't It was kind of talked about but 75 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: not talked about, like the the flirtation or the interest 76 00:03:59,880 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: with the Dolphins where they would maybe name him team 77 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: president and those things back in the day that stuff 78 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: came out. So let's think about it this from this aspect, 79 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: TV gives you access to all thirty two teams, like 80 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: it or not. Yeah, you get an opportunity to go 81 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 1: in and see how people go about doing business. You 82 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 1: get to watch practice, you get to talk to um 83 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 1: not only general managers and scouts, but you get to 84 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,559 Speaker 1: talk to the coaches, and so you get a chance 85 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 1: to really kind of taste tests thirty two different team 86 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:33,159 Speaker 1: building philosophies. And so if he does have an eye 87 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 1: towards eventually being a part of like higher management ownership level, 88 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 1: this would be a great way to kind of not 89 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 1: only learn the TV biz but also Capolla notebook of 90 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 1: ideas when it comes to building a team from a 91 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: philosophical standpoint. If that is in the cards for Tom 92 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 1: Brady later on, yeah, oh man, I mean what, I 93 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:01,039 Speaker 1: think it'll be great to us to get a little 94 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: bit more of a glimpse like into his football mind, 95 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 1: you know which I think we'll see a little bit 96 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:09,119 Speaker 1: which is which is gonna be cool. So whenever that happens. 97 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: But as he mentioned, as Tom mentioned on Twitter, um 98 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: when he you know, acknowledged the announcement from Fox about 99 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:16,839 Speaker 1: this this deal, it's still a lot of work left 100 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: to do with the box this You mean I would 101 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: say this, there's no there's no pressure, no pressure. Whatever 102 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:31,719 Speaker 1: happens good, I mean five million waiting. I mean, I 103 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: have the ultimate gold in parachute. There is nothing like Look, 104 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 1: this is this is the fun part of it. He 105 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 1: is what everyone aspires to be to be able to 106 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: go to work and just have fun doing what it 107 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: is that you want to do. Because you've already accomplished 108 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 1: and recognized as the greatest of all time in this field, 109 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: you have a parachute in terms of a big bag 110 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: of cash. In another field, you're literally just trying to 111 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 1: figure out what it is that you want to do 112 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: just to stay. It's no kidding. So that's the big 113 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,160 Speaker 1: news of the day. We've obviously got some other stuff 114 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 1: we want to get to here on today's episode. And 115 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: you know, as we've we've kind of spent the last 116 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: six months with essentially talking about players that are about 117 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 1: to be rookies in the league. Let's talk for a 118 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 1: minute about players in today's episode that are going into 119 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:22,440 Speaker 1: their second years now in the league. Rookies back in 120 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: two thousand and twenty one and coming from that draft, 121 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 1: a draft where we saw five quarterbacks go in the 122 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: first fifteen picks, a draft in which we saw six 123 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 1: of the first eight quarterbacks drafted, actually i should say 124 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:38,719 Speaker 1: seven of the nine total actually start a game, which 125 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 1: was insane, and then six of the first eight Ian 126 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 1: book being the seventh um who started one game for 127 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: the Saints, but primarily talking about Trevor Lawrence, Zack Wilson, 128 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: Trey Lance, Justin Fields, Mac Jones, and Davis Mills, all 129 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 1: of whom we essentially expect to be starters this year 130 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 1: for their teams if they weren't at the end of 131 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:00,280 Speaker 1: last year. So we'll get into that here, and then 132 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:02,279 Speaker 1: we'll also get into some other second year players outside 133 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 1: of the quarterback position, maybe poised to take a leap. 134 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 1: But let's start with the quarterbacks here and looking at 135 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: that guys trying to make that jump, and I feel 136 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 1: like Bucky for so many of these teams, like we 137 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: connect this to this last draft because they are trying 138 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: to surround their young quarterbacks with more talent. So looking 139 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: at all of that now and putting it all into context, 140 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: is there a quarterback that jumps off the page to 141 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: you that feels like he is poised to really maybe 142 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 1: show us certainly more than he did in his rookie 143 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: year and then start to show us a little bit 144 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: more of what we expected of them considering where they 145 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: were drafted. Well, I think we should probably start with 146 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 1: the number one overall Pickturevor Lawrence, because I think by 147 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: all accounts Um, his rookie season was disappointing. Some of it, 148 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 1: uh might have been his performance, but a lot of 149 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 1: it was the stuff around him. Uh the fiasco that 150 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: was the urban my era in Jacksonville, which really left 151 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 1: a lot of I mean a lot of scars uh 152 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 1: in in in the building and on Trevor Lawrence. So 153 00:07:56,480 --> 00:08:00,080 Speaker 1: now I believe he has the ultimate situation where you 154 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: talk about a quarterback friendly environment, I don't know if 155 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: you can find a better environment than what he has 156 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: in Jacksonville. Because not only is the head coach Doug Peterson, 157 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: a guy played the position who has had success, uh, 158 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 1: Taylor making game plans for quarterbacks like we saw in 159 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: Philadelphia when he did it for Carson Wentz and um, 160 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 1: you know Nick Folds. He also did it for Jalen Hurts. 161 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 1: Having those guys have a level of success. But then 162 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 1: you have Mike McCoy who was also had a level 163 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 1: of success in terms of developing quarterbacks and being adaptable. Um, 164 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: he's there, and then Press Taylor. So then you have 165 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 1: three guys around the quarterback who understand the position, who 166 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:43,079 Speaker 1: understand how to build out game plans around the position, 167 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 1: and who understand how to build a support staff around 168 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,320 Speaker 1: the meaning the players. And so we saw in free 169 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 1: agency the Jaguards are very aggressive in getting wire receivers 170 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 1: A Jones and Christian Kirk. Now, people may not have 171 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 1: liked the numbers that were thrown out there, but what 172 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 1: they wanted to do was surround Trevor Lawrence an upgraded staff. 173 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: So then you have z Jones, christ and Kirk, Marvin Jones, 174 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 1: you bring in Evan Ingram, So now you have three 175 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 1: guys that can run rouse and make plays and get open. 176 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 1: And part of that is with veterans, he can trust 177 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 1: that they're going to be at the spot, and I 178 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 1: think that should be a big help for him. And 179 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 1: if finally beefing up the offensive line, Brandon shuff resigning 180 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 1: Camera Robinson, making sure that they have a fortuns in 181 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 1: front of the quarterback, that should help Trevor Lawrence play better. Now, 182 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 1: I don't know what it leads to in terms of wins, 183 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:31,320 Speaker 1: but I expect we would see Trevor Lawrence more like 184 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: the Trevor Lawrence we saw at Clemson as opposed to 185 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 1: the one that we saw last season. Yeah, I think 186 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 1: those are all fair points. And look, I I thought 187 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:42,200 Speaker 1: that that the final glimpse we got of Trevor Lawrence 188 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 1: like made me feel a lot better about everything, right, 189 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:47,960 Speaker 1: even though in the midst of all the stuff that 190 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: was happening outside of his control around him inside that building, 191 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:55,480 Speaker 1: um and on the field to a certain extent, it 192 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 1: just it felt like, you know, getting a win over 193 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:00,320 Speaker 1: the Colts in week eighteen, uh man just felt like 194 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:02,440 Speaker 1: it was something to build on. And then obviously they've 195 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: done that in the uh you know, in what they've 196 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 1: the additional pieces that they put around him. Look at 197 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:09,079 Speaker 1: the other quarterbacks, you know, especially the ones in the 198 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 1: first round. Like, I don't think we saw enough from 199 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:15,680 Speaker 1: Trey Lance to even, you know, really characterize whatever we 200 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 1: see now as a jump. You know, only started a 201 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 1: handful of games, um, you know, and and uh you know, 202 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:22,719 Speaker 1: really only only through seventy one pass I think, only 203 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:25,560 Speaker 1: started one game, but but appeared in a couple of others. 204 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 1: So I just I don't think we've seen enough to 205 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: expect a huge jump there justin fields. I mean, like, 206 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:33,160 Speaker 1: is anyone expecting a huge jump there just based on 207 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 1: the state of that franchise? And that's kind of outside 208 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: of his control too, right, Yeah, this OUs his control 209 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: and it's funny here to coach and staff talk about 210 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:43,199 Speaker 1: they believe the system uh will will help these unheralded 211 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 1: pay sketchers get open. And there's something to that. But 212 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:49,200 Speaker 1: the National Football League is about players. And I love systems, 213 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:50,840 Speaker 1: and I love schemes, and I love the xs and 214 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 1: os and all those things that we do on the 215 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:55,599 Speaker 1: white board, but it's about players. And ultimately, if my 216 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 1: players are better than your players, typically I'm going to win. 217 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 1: And so I do believe the syste and may help 218 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 1: him find the right read, but it's another thing to 219 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:06,080 Speaker 1: find the right read and have someone getting open at 220 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: the end of that read. And so we will see 221 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 1: if the Bears have done enough they feel confident in 222 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 1: what they have. But I'll put a TVD on that one. 223 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 1: And so I think the obvious choices Zack Wilson um 224 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:18,040 Speaker 1: as far as like a poise to make a big 225 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: league We talked about that a bunch and like just 226 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 1: the pieces that are gonna be around him now, um 227 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: and that includes defensively because they obviously made some big 228 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 1: strides there in the draft with Sauce Gardener a corner, 229 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 1: Jammin Johnson as the edge rusher. You bring in, you know, 230 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 1: arguably the best receiver in this in this last drafting 231 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:35,560 Speaker 1: Garrett Wilson to join Corey Davis and Elijah More and 232 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 1: like you just and then you get Bruce Hall, Like 233 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:40,720 Speaker 1: everything feels better. Offensive line is gonna be a lot better, 234 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 1: They're gonna be more comfortable in the scheme. So I 235 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 1: think that's the easy choice here. But I want to 236 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:49,080 Speaker 1: move to Mac Jones and Davis Mills because those two 237 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 1: really feel like and I almost feel like we've already 238 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 1: seen part of the jump from Davis Mills and that 239 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 1: was the first time that he had to jump in 240 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 1: kind of thrown into the fire when Tarrod Taylor got 241 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 1: hurt last year early then he went back to the bench, 242 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 1: came back in and was like, man, this almost feels 243 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:06,440 Speaker 1: like a different quarterback. Now. There were still some rough 244 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:08,720 Speaker 1: moments and you're like, oh, yeah, we don't you know, 245 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: we can't win with with those types of decisions, of 246 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 1: those types of throws. But I thought there was more 247 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 1: good than bad in those last few games where Davis 248 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: Mills came on and then yeah, they've they've kind of 249 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: helped his calls to here a little bit. Um. You know, 250 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:24,200 Speaker 1: you've got Brandon Cook's back, Nico Collins, Brevin Jordan's um 251 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 1: kind of beefing up the offensive line around him with 252 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:30,080 Speaker 1: Kenyan Green now stepping in in front of him. Um, 253 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 1: it just it feels like to me, um, you know, 254 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: there's there's going to be something to watch there. I 255 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:39,319 Speaker 1: do wonder a little bit, you know, in the kind 256 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: of the same with Justin Fields in relation to Mac 257 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:46,679 Speaker 1: Jones in terms of what's around him, Um hasn't really 258 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 1: changed a whole lot. Davante Parker comes in for Mac Jones, 259 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 1: maybe that helps, you know a little bit in terms 260 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 1: of a kind of a you know, and more elite 261 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:58,720 Speaker 1: athleticism at that position. Um, better player at that position 262 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:01,440 Speaker 1: to join you know that crew there. But to me, 263 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 1: it's those two guys, it's Matt Jones and Davis Mills 264 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:07,320 Speaker 1: that I think have the the possibility to provide us 265 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:09,200 Speaker 1: with a bigger jump. And the thing I questioned with 266 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: both those is how they change now and with some 267 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:15,599 Speaker 1: of the scheme transition and some coordinator stuff. Yeah, I 268 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 1: think I think we shoul talking about David's Mills first 269 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 1: because I agree with you. I think Davis Mills is 270 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 1: the one that is flown under the radar, and it 271 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: would have been interesting to see Davis Mills in this 272 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:27,080 Speaker 1: year's draft class where he would have stacked in, stacked 273 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: up because he's a very talented player. Everyone knew how 274 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 1: um vally who he was a very hyped quarterback prospect 275 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 1: coming out one of the tops that we've seen goes 276 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,720 Speaker 1: to Stanford. Doesn't play a lot because of injuries in 277 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:42,679 Speaker 1: the light. But last season, his rookie season, we got 278 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 1: a chance to see him start a couple of games, 279 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 1: sit down and come back, and the guy that came 280 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:51,680 Speaker 1: back the second go around look like a very solid 281 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: and promising NFL quarterback. And so now you keep him 282 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:58,800 Speaker 1: in the same system. Pep Hamilton's stays around. Pep Hamiltons 283 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 1: whispered in his ear last year. Pet Hamilton has done 284 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:04,440 Speaker 1: a really good job with young quarterbacks. Levey Smith has 285 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:07,960 Speaker 1: really thrown all of his support behind David's Mills. I 286 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,679 Speaker 1: don't anticipate it ever being a competition. I don't think 287 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:14,680 Speaker 1: the Baker Mayfield, should it finally shakes free from Cleveland, 288 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:17,680 Speaker 1: that he will be the guy. I believe they firmly 289 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 1: see Davis Mills as a viable option as their franchise quarterback, 290 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 1: and they're going to do things to really help him out. 291 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: Then we can talk about the weapons on the outside. 292 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:29,480 Speaker 1: But he had a nice chemistry in connection with some 293 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: of those guys. They've resigned Brandon Cooks to an extension, 294 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:35,920 Speaker 1: so he will be around as their number one and 295 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 1: they're gonna roll with it. And I think a very 296 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 1: talented quarterback if they can run the football to offset 297 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: some of the pressure on him and allow him to 298 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 1: kind of build upon what he showed last year. Yeah, 299 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 1: I think it's reasonable to expect him to make a 300 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 1: major jump. And I think this team was very competitive 301 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 1: last year. Um, this is not like a team that 302 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 1: is is like they we're rolling over got off. They 303 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 1: played hard. So now I would expect to see him 304 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 1: be competitive and Davis mill will be playing a big 305 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 1: part and then being a very competitive squad this season. Yeah, 306 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 1: you know, and one of the other two of the 307 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 1: other draft picks that kind of go unheralded in that 308 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 1: class for John Mechi, um you know who. I don't 309 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 1: know how much we'll be able to count on early 310 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 1: on in the season, but it feels like it, you know, 311 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 1: could be ready. You know, it could be ready in 312 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 1: September October um. And then you know Damian Pierce as 313 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 1: an addition to that running back room running back room 314 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:26,560 Speaker 1: that's also kind of interestingly enough, includes Marlon Mack. You know, 315 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 1: he's a conductive player with the Indianapolis Colts towards Achilles 316 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 1: and then bounced out of Indy with the emergence of 317 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor. But that's an interesting one to watch there too. 318 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 1: Um and then and then for Mac, I think, um, 319 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 1: you know, just to close the book there, how does 320 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 1: this You know, you talk about all the people, you know, 321 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 1: when you mentioned Trevor Lawrence and then you just you know, 322 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: talked a little bit about Davis Mills there. You mentioned 323 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: the coaches around him. That's the biggest question mark with 324 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 1: Mac Jones, Like who is going to be around him? 325 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 1: Is it Matt Patricia, Is that Joe Judge? Is it 326 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:59,400 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick? And like that's probably the biggest unknown to 327 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 1: where I'm like, I don't know, I want to expect 328 00:16:01,520 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: to jump from Mac because he was he was, you know, 329 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 1: really solid as a rookie, and then you expect more 330 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 1: this year with with even more comfortability. But is there 331 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: going to be comfortability? You know, Yeah, it's funny because 332 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 1: we wonder about that. But the one thing that I've 333 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 1: heard and talking to people uh around the Patriots and 334 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 1: with the Patriots for years, is one thing that Belichick 335 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 1: has always done is the Patriots have a Patriots playbook. 336 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: They don't have Josh Mindaniel's playbook, they don't have Charlie 337 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 1: Weiss's playbook. They have a system that has already been 338 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: established for this is what the Patriots do. Whoever comes in, yeah, 339 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:39,359 Speaker 1: you take our playbook, we don't take yours. And so um, 340 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 1: I think it would be very comfortable for Mac Jones 341 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: because you'll be doing the same things that he was 342 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 1: asked to do. The only thing that will be the 343 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 1: change is this is like you and I playing a 344 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 1: video game. Right We're playing Madden and we're playing that 345 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 1: we both can take the same team but play in 346 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: a different way stylistically, based on the kind of plays 347 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 1: that we like, the rhythm that we get into the 348 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:04,479 Speaker 1: play call, whoever that is, it can be different because 349 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 1: Josh McDaniels ran the offense a certain way. Whoever is 350 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 1: calling the game, that will have an impact and it 351 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 1: would influence how Mac Jones will play because those little 352 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 1: nuances are a little different based on how you like 353 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:21,639 Speaker 1: to set up your plays. Sure sure, exactly right, all right, 354 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 1: So those that look at some of the quarterbacks that 355 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: are gonna be in starting roles we expect next season 356 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 1: and could make a jump into their sophomore seasons, when 357 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 1: we come back and take quick break here and move 358 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 1: the sticks, and when we come back here, we'll identify 359 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 1: a player each outside of the quarterback position that could 360 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 1: make that second year leap heading into this season. And 361 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:44,959 Speaker 1: by the way, you find out a little bit more 362 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: about where all these guys are going to be playing 363 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:50,240 Speaker 1: in terms of week one through week eighteen schedule release 364 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:52,760 Speaker 1: coming out two days here on NFL Network. So quick 365 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 1: break here on move the sticks, and we are back 366 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:57,120 Speaker 1: with another look at second year players making the leap. 367 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 1: After this, all right, back here with you on move 368 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: the sticks and Red Louis Bucky Brooks going through some 369 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 1: second year players now that we're kind of letting the 370 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 1: dust settle on guys that are gonna be rookies going 371 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 1: into this coming season, but players that are going into 372 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:16,120 Speaker 1: that second season expecting to make that second year jump. 373 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: Talk a little bit about the quarterbacks at the top there. 374 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:20,200 Speaker 1: I want to get to some other players outside of 375 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:23,440 Speaker 1: the quarterback position here, Bucky Uh. I mean we're talking about, 376 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:25,880 Speaker 1: you know, guys who had productive rookie years last year, 377 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: Kyle Pitts, Naji Harris Um. You know, we look at 378 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:30,880 Speaker 1: we talked about Elijah More and we were talking about 379 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:34,399 Speaker 1: Zack Wilson earlier. Like there's some real candidates for some 380 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 1: breakout type seasons here this year. What do you think 381 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: in terms of that second year group outside of the 382 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 1: quarterback position, in terms of a player that could make 383 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:43,640 Speaker 1: a big leap here? Okay, I want all my fantasy 384 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:48,440 Speaker 1: fans to listen. I would say I would invest heavily 385 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 1: and Rashad Bateman stock because the reason why is when 386 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:56,640 Speaker 1: you're identifying fantasy players, what you want is someone who 387 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:59,480 Speaker 1: gets all of the targets. And so when we look 388 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 1: at the way that the Ravens wide receiver room is 389 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 1: presently constructed, he is the default number one receiver. And yes, 390 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:09,400 Speaker 1: we can talk about Mark Andrews and all those tight 391 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:11,960 Speaker 1: ends that they're bringing in in the draft, what Rashod 392 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 1: Bateman is the guy on the outside, and I just 393 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 1: can see him getting eight to ten targets the game 394 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:20,879 Speaker 1: as they threw it twenty five to maybe thirty times 395 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 1: a game. I think he has an opportunity to put 396 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:26,200 Speaker 1: big numbers up. In considering his rookie year, he was 397 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 1: still trying to figure out and uh acclimate to how 398 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:33,000 Speaker 1: the Ravens do things. I think this year we will 399 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:35,240 Speaker 1: see the rashod Bateman that we saw in Minnesota, and 400 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:38,240 Speaker 1: that version was dynamic and terrific. I think he is 401 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:40,880 Speaker 1: a nice fit in this offense. I think we will 402 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: see his game kind of pop and go to the 403 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 1: next level. Great point, I'll give you one more on 404 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 1: the other side of the ball, because you can say 405 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:48,919 Speaker 1: you can look at a da fe Way the Ravens 406 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:51,160 Speaker 1: second first round pack that as a guy who could 407 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:52,840 Speaker 1: be making a jump here is he gets more comfortable 408 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:54,880 Speaker 1: to the NFL game. Had flashes last year. But I'm 409 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:58,000 Speaker 1: gonna look a similar position, different team, Indianapolis Colts in 410 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,439 Speaker 1: first round pick Quitty Pay from a year ago. I 411 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:02,120 Speaker 1: think now he's got a he's got a running mate 412 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:04,160 Speaker 1: on the other side with Unique and Gockway coming over 413 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:06,439 Speaker 1: and look, Max Crosby is a heck of a player 414 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:08,640 Speaker 1: regardless of Loo's on the other side. But I think 415 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 1: his talents were accentuated within Goquay coming off the edge 416 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 1: on the other side. And so I think, you know, 417 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 1: perhaps that has a similar effect on a young player 418 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 1: like Quitty pay um, because now, man, you've got a four, 419 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:21,400 Speaker 1: you got the forced buckner on the inside, You've got 420 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:23,640 Speaker 1: Unique on one side, you've got Quitty on the other. 421 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's a good group there now getting 422 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:28,679 Speaker 1: after the passer in the a f C South. So 423 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:31,719 Speaker 1: I think that's a player that could make, you know, 424 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 1: a real jump because he has all those athletic trades. 425 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:36,880 Speaker 1: Start to put it all together, you know here given 426 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:39,640 Speaker 1: a full calendar year under his belt now in the league. Um, 427 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:41,159 Speaker 1: so look at Quity pay. But that's a great one 428 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:44,160 Speaker 1: Overshod Bateman. Especially with Marquis Brown now out of the fold, 429 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 1: there could be uh Lamar Jackson's second favorite target behind 430 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:53,120 Speaker 1: Mark Andrews. Yeah, he's gonna he's getting all those targets. 431 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 1: That's gonna do it. Here for this episode of Moved 432 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: the Sticks bucking and I back with you on Thursday, 433 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:01,119 Speaker 1: Nobile getting us on the air. Did they appreciate all 434 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 1: his work and appreciate all you guys for listening. We'll 435 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 1: catch you next time.