Speaker 1: Welcome to the Official Jets podcast Draft Countdown series, continuing
Speaker 1: on here, presented by Verizon. Today, we got a mock
Speaker 1: draft e A, myself and Anthony Bett going through picks
Speaker 1: one through ten. The Jets pick. You gotta wait till Wednesday,
Speaker 1: and that's when we're gonna reveal who the Green White
Speaker 1: will be selecting. Olivia landis joined by Bucky Brooks midway
Speaker 1: through this show. It's mock draft time here e A
Speaker 1: and A B. You guys ready to rock? Yeah? You
Speaker 1: know this is great to be on this man that
Speaker 1: you know mock drafts. Draft time is really engaging for me.
Speaker 1: Obviously covering college football heavily now for the last seven years,
Speaker 1: I've seen a lot of guys, So a lot of
Speaker 1: the audience is gonna know the first round names, but
Speaker 1: I think the mock drafts that they've seen and maybe
Speaker 1: have read over the course of last couple of weeks
Speaker 1: may not really kind of sit the way I do.
Speaker 1: So I'm looking forward to seeing how we all kind
Speaker 1: of get our spots are picks and where these guys lie,
Speaker 1: and then what's there of course for the Jets. When
Speaker 1: we get to that, let's kick things off maybe you're
Speaker 1: going first with the Bunkies here. Yeah, well, you know
Speaker 1: you would think this is clearly an easy pick, right
Speaker 1: because I think everybody's been talking about this since day one.
Speaker 1: With the first pick of the two thousand twenty NFL Draft,
Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Bengals select quarterback Joe Barrow. L s U.
Speaker 1: It would be nice to see a little bit of
Speaker 1: a juice on draft night where he kind of maybe
Speaker 1: pulls a n Eli Manning or you know something in
Speaker 1: a sense where he's saying, look, I'm not playing for
Speaker 1: for the Cincinnati Bengals, but they do need a quarterback.
Speaker 1: And uh, I think when you look at this draft
Speaker 1: and all the hype that's around the guys, I think, clearly,
Speaker 1: Joe Barrow, with the one year under his belt and
Speaker 1: that's really all you have of him and what he
Speaker 1: brought to the table in that one season, he's clearly
Speaker 1: a top quarterback and I think that that's where the
Speaker 1: Bengals will most definitely go. Already, you're up with the Redskins.
Speaker 1: With the second pick in the NFL Draft, the Washington
Speaker 1: Redskins select Ohio State defensive and Chase Young. Let's think
Speaker 1: bottom line, one of the easier picks in the draft.
Speaker 1: I think Ron Rivera, the new coach for the Washington Redskins,
Speaker 1: think about his background. He played on one of the
Speaker 1: best defenses in the history of our league, the Chicago Bears.
Speaker 1: They had a fine defensive end in their own right,
Speaker 1: and Richard Dutt now Chase Young was dominant last year,
Speaker 1: and you need that guy coming off the edge. With
Speaker 1: a guy like that on the table, and considering the
Speaker 1: Redskins just traded for former Carolina Panthers quarterback Kyle Allen
Speaker 1: is still twenty four, I think this is a safe pick.
Speaker 1: This is the right pick. So we're at the third
Speaker 1: pick now. Before I make the pick, I just want
Speaker 1: to be clear a couple of things. I think it'd
Speaker 1: be awesome if two uh were drafted by the Lions,
Speaker 1: because they could sid them if they're worried about his
Speaker 1: health and Matt Stafford's getting up there in age. I
Speaker 1: don't think that would necessarily happen, But Anthony, you were
Speaker 1: talking about some juice on draft night. I mean two
Speaker 1: of are the Lions at three would be definitely juicy.
Speaker 1: And this is is really where I think a potential
Speaker 1: trade up for one of the quarterback Needy teams is
Speaker 1: likely when you think about the Dolphins and the Chargers.
Speaker 1: But with the third pick in the two thousand twenty
Speaker 1: NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions select linebacker Isaiah Simmons Clemson.
Speaker 1: And the reason why I'm going Isaiah Simmons here is one.
Speaker 1: I think Jeff Acuda is a popular name here, but
Speaker 1: I didn't want to go that route, and I understand
Speaker 1: why he's mocked there when you think of that, the
Speaker 1: lines lost Darius Slagh. But to give Matt Patricia somebody
Speaker 1: that's so versatile on defense, and of course Patricia is
Speaker 1: a Belichick disciple, to give him a tool like Simmons
Speaker 1: that can line up inside linebacker, outside linebackers, safety, nickel,
Speaker 1: I think Patricia would like to have a toy like Simmons. Okay,
Speaker 1: this is our first curve ball, because I like what
Speaker 1: you're saying about Patricia defensively, and they are definitely gonna
Speaker 1: entertain trade proposals. But I'd say, why not Derek Brown
Speaker 1: If you're gonna talk about maybe potentially the top defensive
Speaker 1: player in the entire draft class, I think it feels
Speaker 1: a little early to me. A B actually actually did
Speaker 1: have Simmons in this spot as well. Uh interesting, right, yeah,
Speaker 1: you know why because just like you said, arm Swiss
Speaker 1: army knife, but honestly, guys, he's in a racer Okay.
Speaker 1: A Swiss Army knife is a guy that's a jack
Speaker 1: of ball trades that maybe isn't great at anything, but
Speaker 1: good all around kind of player. Isaiah Simmons is a
Speaker 1: guy that can change a game. Right. You look at
Speaker 1: how the Jets used Jamal Adams and he does so
Speaker 1: many good things. It's not just strong safety he's good
Speaker 1: at you're not calling him a Swiss army and if
Speaker 1: you're calling him a guy that's really a high end
Speaker 1: player anywhere on the defensive football field. I think this
Speaker 1: is the player where you're saying, okay, it's almost like
Speaker 1: drafting two players, uh for your defense. Let's go cross
Speaker 1: town now, Anthony, because the New York Giants are on
Speaker 1: the clock and the A four mentioned Simmons was widely
Speaker 1: speculated as a target for the Giants. Now he's off
Speaker 1: the board, So where did the Giants go? Look at
Speaker 1: the Giants have a young quarterback similar to a lot
Speaker 1: of teams. They got to protect him. I think they're
Speaker 1: doing a decent job on one side of their line.
Speaker 1: They have to get complete on the other side. This
Speaker 1: is where you start, I think knocking off some of
Speaker 1: these offensive tackles being he's my number one player and
Speaker 1: if I'm the GM for the Giants. The fourth pick
Speaker 1: of the two thousand twenty NFL drafted, New York Giants
Speaker 1: select offensive tackle out of Iowa, Tristan Worth's top to bottom.
Speaker 1: He can move inside, outside, he can play right tackle.
Speaker 1: They need a right tackle right now. They have to
Speaker 1: transform and get not only the run game but also
Speaker 1: the past protection in place, give the time they need
Speaker 1: for the quarterback. I think he's the best guy off
Speaker 1: the board. I think that they're obviously there's a lot
Speaker 1: of other guys that are close. I'm starting to like
Speaker 1: a lot of other tackles, which gets me excited about
Speaker 1: where the Jets fall when we get into that. But
Speaker 1: I think for me as a GM, you know, his athleticism,
Speaker 1: his size, where he came and played offensive line in college,
Speaker 1: a big ten, the things that you know got him
Speaker 1: to this point. I think he's well groomed to be
Speaker 1: one of those top tackles and I'm gonna have the
Speaker 1: Giants taking him at four. Yeah, they got to get
Speaker 1: better up front. There's no doubt about that. And we'll
Speaker 1: have to see if Daniel Jones is indeed the guy.
Speaker 1: But you hadn't needed the two thousand and twenty He
Speaker 1: definitely is, and he showed so promise last year. But
Speaker 1: to give a guy a chance who was a young quarterback,
Speaker 1: you gotta protect him up front. So I think that
Speaker 1: pick makes a lot of sense. Yeah, you're up right
Speaker 1: back to you with the Dolphins, all right, So Miami,
Speaker 1: A lot of folks have talked about them potentially trying
Speaker 1: to move up to me. This pick is simple. With
Speaker 1: the fifth pick in the two thousand twenty NFL Draft,
Speaker 1: the Miami Dolphins select to a Tongua Valoa quarterback Alabama.
Speaker 1: To a tongue Valoa is the guy if his medical
Speaker 1: checks out. Now, I debated Justin Herbert here. I even
Speaker 1: looked at Jordan's love and his potential, but there's been
Speaker 1: too much smoke for the Miami Dolphins and a certain
Speaker 1: young quarterback from Alabama. I love it. I feel like
Speaker 1: that's the obvious answer, and I feel like it was
Speaker 1: between two and Justin Herbert. And we'll get to the
Speaker 1: six pick right after this. Olivia landis with Bucky Brooks.
Speaker 1: Bucky following you on social media. We've seen some of
Speaker 1: the tweets that you have out there. You you list
Speaker 1: top five prospects, hidden gen's, some guys who maybe go
Speaker 1: under the radar, who are some of the top prospects
Speaker 1: that you consider hitting gen's that Jets fans can really
Speaker 1: look forward to and keep an eye on. You know
Speaker 1: what's excuse me? It's funny because when you think about
Speaker 1: the Jets and you think about their needs, wide receiver
Speaker 1: position is the one that everyone wants to focus on,
Speaker 1: and this year on like most years, there are a
Speaker 1: ton of wide receivers that can play the play really well.
Speaker 1: I think wide receivers in the second round that you're
Speaker 1: talking about maybe a Van Jefferson, who is the son
Speaker 1: of Sean Jefferson, the wide receiver coach for the Jets.
Speaker 1: He is one of the more polished wid receivers that
Speaker 1: we've seen in the draft. He should be available. Brandon
Speaker 1: a Yuk has an opportunity to be available in the
Speaker 1: second round. Talented wide receiver from Arizona State to Terrific.
Speaker 1: With the ball in his hands, can do a lot
Speaker 1: of different things, playing in multiple positions in a wide
Speaker 1: receiver corps kJ Hammler from Penn State a little undersized, small,
Speaker 1: but is a returner who has big playabilities super fast.
Speaker 1: Then when you think about the big guys, the guys
Speaker 1: that are kind of stretched down and become kind of
Speaker 1: the Michael thomas Is of the world. Uh, Michael Pittman
Speaker 1: from USC is a guy that can certainly play that role,
Speaker 1: big physical playmaker, plays on special teams. Is comfortable enough
Speaker 1: kind of playing a variety of different positions that you
Speaker 1: can envision him being a number one receiver. Um Antonio
Speaker 1: Gaindy Golden from Liberty as another big receiver that can
Speaker 1: make it happened. So in this year's draft class, the
Speaker 1: hidden gyms are really dispersed amongst a very talented wide
Speaker 1: receiver class. When it comes to the draft, a lot
Speaker 1: of people look forward to the first round, But what
Speaker 1: some people don't know is most of the importance lies
Speaker 1: in the second and third round. In those second and
Speaker 1: far beyond that as well. When you look at this
Speaker 1: draft and you look at Jets general manager Joe Douglas,
Speaker 1: how can he find success in the second half of
Speaker 1: the draft after the first round? Yeah, you know the
Speaker 1: thing about Joe, Joe d has been will school. Uh.
Speaker 1: He spent time in Baltimore. Uh, so we learned from
Speaker 1: Ozzy Newsom and the great staff there. He also spent
Speaker 1: a significant amount of time with the Philadelphia Eagles, and
Speaker 1: he had an opportunity to build a Super Bowl champion there.
Speaker 1: So he's seen it done a few different ways. UM.
Speaker 1: I believe when you're looking at the draft and you're
Speaker 1: building your team, uh, day two and day three really
Speaker 1: really matter, And I think the emphasis has to be
Speaker 1: finding really good players, Guys that have um a consistent
Speaker 1: track record of production, Guys who also have the physical
Speaker 1: attributes that typically play for a long time and the
Speaker 1: league size, speed, athleticism left. Those things matter, and then
Speaker 1: it's been a little lucky. It's trying to find a
Speaker 1: couple of guys that are undervalue for whatever reason. It
Speaker 1: may be character issues, it may be injuries, there may
Speaker 1: be something that has just led them to kind of
Speaker 1: be laying around on the third day, but they're really
Speaker 1: good players. Finding enough of those guys that happened to
Speaker 1: pop at the next level, that is how you end
Speaker 1: up accumulated enough talent to really compete for championships on
Speaker 1: a consistent basis. By you mentioned how the second and
Speaker 1: third round are extremely important in the draft. Just general
Speaker 1: manager Joe Douglas has already done some work in free agency.
Speaker 1: He's brought in UH players on the offensive line. He
Speaker 1: talked a lot a couple of weeks to go about
Speaker 1: building protection around court back Sam Donald. What other holes
Speaker 1: need to be filled for the Jets. When it comes
Speaker 1: to Joe Douglas in this trapt, you know, it's funny
Speaker 1: because when I look at the Jets and I'm thinking
Speaker 1: about Sam Donald, Uh, Joe d has has talked about
Speaker 1: making sure he's protected. So they went out and made
Speaker 1: a couple of moves in free agency to make sure
Speaker 1: that they could shore up the protection. But you have
Speaker 1: to give your young quarterback playmakers. So on the perimeter,
Speaker 1: you have to have guys that not only expanded strikes
Speaker 1: on meeting maybe some of your bigger physical receivers that
Speaker 1: can win those balls that are comfortable going over the middle,
Speaker 1: some of those guys. But then you also need some
Speaker 1: guys that can make it happen in the open field,
Speaker 1: meaning you can throw short passes and they can wiggle
Speaker 1: and do it. So I think most importantly in this class,
Speaker 1: I think they need two receivers. I think they need
Speaker 1: to find a big body receiver that can win and
Speaker 1: be a red zone threat. And then I think they
Speaker 1: need to find an electric playmaker, a guy that can
Speaker 1: be the anchor of the passing game, a guy that
Speaker 1: could be a number one receiver. He's comfortable handling double teams,
Speaker 1: he is able to consistently produce six to eight receptions
Speaker 1: each week and get too close to the hundred yard mark.
Speaker 1: When you have a true number one receiver, I think
Speaker 1: that's when the offense begins to pop. I believe that
Speaker 1: the Jets are really committed to finding some playmakers in
Speaker 1: this draft. I would expect them to get multiple wide
Speaker 1: receivers in the draft. Bucky, we already talked about some
Speaker 1: of the hidden gems that you have talked about on
Speaker 1: social media, But what about some of the top five
Speaker 1: players that you believe have the highest ceiling? Man, It's tough,
Speaker 1: like because when you talk about highest ceilings, sometimes you're
Speaker 1: talking about guys that could project as like boom er
Speaker 1: Bus guys. Um. Obviously, you guys aren't in the quarterback
Speaker 1: market because Sam Donald is established there. But Jordan Love
Speaker 1: would qualify for that. People talk about him It's kind
Speaker 1: of like a Pat Mahomes like talent that just needs
Speaker 1: some harnessing. Need you need to kind of refine them
Speaker 1: and get them going. Outside of that, like you have
Speaker 1: guys that are passed. Rush is like Caliban chasing who
Speaker 1: can come off the edge. You love the athleticism, the
Speaker 1: fact that he's an urgent athlete. He can come and
Speaker 1: win with speed and convert their speed to power. But
Speaker 1: you just haven't seen the production. And so those guys
Speaker 1: kind of make you worry a little bit. But um,
Speaker 1: he certainly has a lot of talent. I think another
Speaker 1: guy in the same white is your tour Gross Models
Speaker 1: from Penn State. Another Edge rusher, great length, great motor,
Speaker 1: does some interesting things coming off to edge in terms
Speaker 1: of being able to beat his man with his hand skills.
Speaker 1: But you also want to see the consistent and dominant production. Uh,
Speaker 1: those guys you worry about. And then when you go
Speaker 1: out of the corner. Uh, there are a couple of
Speaker 1: corners because the Jets could certainly be in the market
Speaker 1: for some corners. Christian Folby from l s U has
Speaker 1: a tremendously high similar if he plays with confidence, if
Speaker 1: he's a little more consistent when it comes to his technique,
Speaker 1: he could be a guy that certainly shines on the
Speaker 1: big stage. And then Trayvon dig Stefan Diggs little brother
Speaker 1: Stefan Diggs and the Buffalo Bills is a little bout
Speaker 1: the Trayvon is a former wide receiver that made a
Speaker 1: conversion to defensive back and he has a lot of talent,
Speaker 1: great ball skills. You just want to see him played
Speaker 1: more consistently as he gains more experience. Out of some
Speaker 1: of those players you mentioned, a few positions are positions
Speaker 1: of need for the Jets. Which one of those players
Speaker 1: you think might be a good fit for the Jets
Speaker 1: if available? Well, you know, like there there was a
Speaker 1: lot of speculation early about the Jet need in the past.
Speaker 1: Russian Calavan Chason certainly would qualify. But I think if
Speaker 1: you go into the second round and you're thinking about
Speaker 1: filling some of those meats where we can find value
Speaker 1: would be wide receivers for sure, but also dbs. There
Speaker 1: are a ton of cornerback that could come and play.
Speaker 1: Darn A Holmes from U C l A. If you're
Speaker 1: looking for a nickel corner he can play. He's athletic,
Speaker 1: he's talented, he's tough and gritty and competitive. He certainly
Speaker 1: can show up. You can be a buy a Cameron
Speaker 1: Danceler from Mississippi State, another guy who was tall. He's leaving,
Speaker 1: didn't run as fast as he would have liked to
Speaker 1: run at the combine, but he's certainly talented enough to
Speaker 1: be a guy that's in consideration. And then maybe a
Speaker 1: kid from Utah Jamen Johnson, very talented, corner, very technically sound,
Speaker 1: very competitive play with a torn labor this year. He
Speaker 1: is some wine that certainly has the trades that we're
Speaker 1: really fit and will in Greg Williams defense. Bucky, thank
Speaker 1: you so much for coming on and talking a little
Speaker 1: bit about the draft with us. Really appreciate it. I
Speaker 1: hope this virtual draft treats you well. But stay safe
Speaker 1: and thank you so much, Hey, thanks for having on.
Speaker 1: Great to hear from Bucky Brooks has always Thank you
Speaker 1: to Olivia. And let's pick up right where we left off, guys,
Speaker 1: and I'm up. With the sixth pick in the two
Speaker 1: thousand twenty NFL Draft, the Los Angeles Chargers select Justin
Speaker 1: Herbert quarterback Oregon. I feel like I was just you know,
Speaker 1: at your mercy here if you were taking Justin Herbert.
Speaker 1: I was taken to uh not necessarily sure if Justin
Speaker 1: Herbert will be there at number six come Thursday night.
Speaker 1: But in this scenario where we have no trades going on,
Speaker 1: I feel like, if you're the Chargers, this makes a
Speaker 1: whole lot of sense on the whole number of different levels.
Speaker 1: I would not be surprised if there may be a
Speaker 1: little surprise, a little switch here where maybe Justin Herbert
Speaker 1: were to go uh to the Dolphins, although I am
Speaker 1: leaning to us so I think both of those teams
Speaker 1: will take a quarterback. I think it was one of
Speaker 1: each of those. I think that the order that we
Speaker 1: you guys have placed them fits with me. But I'm
Speaker 1: not high on Jordan's Love. I think he's a good player,
Speaker 1: but it's just to me, um, I have other guys
Speaker 1: ahead of him at the quarterback position, to be quite frankly,
Speaker 1: before I get to Jordan's Love. Now we're on pick seven,
Speaker 1: the Carolina Panthers and back to Anthony Bets. Yeah. Well,
Speaker 1: you know when you when you look at the Panthers,
Speaker 1: you know new head coach Matt Row. I know him
Speaker 1: very well. He's about tough, physical players. He's about guys
Speaker 1: that go in there and and just buy into a system.
Speaker 1: I think a lot of people here see Carolina either
Speaker 1: in the cornerback or the defensive tackle position. Possibility here
Speaker 1: a lot of Derek Brown, and I was leaning heavily
Speaker 1: towards him. But I think this is where we may
Speaker 1: get a little shift in a in a surprise here
Speaker 1: with the seventh pick, okay, of the two thousand twenty
Speaker 1: NFL Draft, Carolina Panthers, in a surprise twist, take Alabama
Speaker 1: and receiver Jerry Judy off the board as a receiver here.
Speaker 1: So that's what I'm going with. Guys, Teddy Bridgewaters in
Speaker 1: the house. Okay, brand new quarterback who I'm very high on.
Speaker 1: We obviously Jet fans doing pretty well. They need weapons
Speaker 1: around him, outstanding running back. You look at their receiver position.
Speaker 1: DJ Moore Chris Samuels that these guys are good players.
Speaker 1: I think they have Robby Anderson is there. You're right,
Speaker 1: So you know when you look at this team, are
Speaker 1: they happy with their existing guys? Can they upgrade more?
Speaker 1: I think they may go another receiver. I like that.
Speaker 1: You know, in the top ten, you feel like you're
Speaker 1: bound for some shakeups and Simmons was probably maybe the
Speaker 1: closest one so far. But the Judy pick at seven,
Speaker 1: I like that a lot. Already, you're up with the cards.
Speaker 1: With the eighth selection in the two thousand twenty NFL Draft,
Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals select cornerback Jeffrey Akuta Ohio State. There's
Speaker 1: the thing, Fellas, I debated in the Arizona war room.
Speaker 1: I debated Derek Brown and Jeff Acuda, and I thought
Speaker 1: about tackle. But you know, we talked to the coach,
Speaker 1: Cliff Kingsbury. Seems very happy with d J. Humphreys, who
Speaker 1: played on the left side, and they've also voiced their
Speaker 1: positivity on right tackle justin Gilbert. He brought in a
Speaker 1: stud receiver in DeAndre Hopkins via trade this offseason. So
Speaker 1: I'll go to the other side of the ball. I
Speaker 1: have Patrick Peterson, one of the game's finest cornerback. I'm
Speaker 1: sitting here at eight picking the draft, and I have
Speaker 1: Accuda on the clock. Listen to be Frank Fellas. Before
Speaker 1: we started the mock draft exercise today, I was thinking
Speaker 1: tackle all along for the Arizona Cardinals, but no, at
Speaker 1: no point that I think Okuda was going to drop
Speaker 1: to number eight overall, and I have a p time
Speaker 1: Joel Hall of Famer Aaron Patrick Peterson on one side,
Speaker 1: and this is a passing league. Give me your Couda
Speaker 1: on the other side. The outside definitely is strength of
Speaker 1: the Cardinals. And now I'm up with the Jacksonville Jaguars
Speaker 1: their first of two picks in the first round. With
Speaker 1: the ninth pick in the two thousand twenty NFL Draft,
Speaker 1: the Jacksonville Jaguars select defensive tackle Derek Brown Auburn. And
Speaker 1: the reason why I'm going Brown is a couple of things. One,
Speaker 1: they lost Calais Campbell, now a member of the Baltimore Rabians.
Speaker 1: You get debatably a top five talent in this class
Speaker 1: at nine. I think it's great value. I think he
Speaker 1: feels a need for the Jaguars. And in the Jacksonville
Speaker 1: war room, I was also very heavily considering tackle. I
Speaker 1: like it. Yeah, I think you're right. You know, Jacksonville
Speaker 1: has been pretty consistent with their team on making sure
Speaker 1: that defensively they get the job done. You know, that's
Speaker 1: a big, huge human being that can play the run,
Speaker 1: that can pass rush, that can make it differ. Friend,
Speaker 1: second bat balls down and uh again, a player that
Speaker 1: I have high regard for, could go much earlier in
Speaker 1: this draft, but suits well for a need for the
Speaker 1: Jacksonville Jaguar. He could be the top overall prospect on
Speaker 1: some of these teams fours and Jacksonville very interesting spot
Speaker 1: right now, fellas that is definitely a team in transition,
Speaker 1: and uh he would be a nice piece along that
Speaker 1: defensive line because they're kind of starting over there and
Speaker 1: they could be in the tackle game as well. So
Speaker 1: be interesting to see how this works out. But as
Speaker 1: of right now, what do we only have one tackle
Speaker 1: off the board. So with the tenth pick of this
Speaker 1: year's NFL Draft, that Cleveland Browns select Georgia tackle Andrew
Speaker 1: Thomas Um big, strong, nasty. UH called about five of
Speaker 1: his games over the last uh two seasons, and I'll
Speaker 1: be honest with you, guys, he just sticks out every
Speaker 1: every film you watch. I mean, he is just a
Speaker 1: road greater. Uh. It will translate at the next level. Um.
Speaker 1: Some people worry about his athleticism. I don't necessarily see
Speaker 1: that as a huge problem. I think that he's only
Speaker 1: gonna get better. And you know, this kid's basically started
Speaker 1: day one. Since he's he's been at the program in
Speaker 1: the SEC. He's groomed, he's ready to go. And Uh,
Speaker 1: I think he's a guy to me that you know,
Speaker 1: can help the Cleveland Browns and make them a better,
Speaker 1: more complete offense. They got tremendous weapons in the past game,
Speaker 1: so the run game, I think to me is important. Uh.
Speaker 1: And also, you know, take those hits away from the quarterback.
Speaker 1: I think you're absolutely right about Thomas plugging play guy
Speaker 1: at Georgia. Seems like he'll make that transition easily to
Speaker 1: the NFL. He came into Athens a right tackle, moves
Speaker 1: over to the left side once Isaiah wind gets drafted
Speaker 1: by the Patriots in the first round. And Abe, let
Speaker 1: me ask you this. I know he's known as a
Speaker 1: run greater, but what about his pass protection? Because I
Speaker 1: feel like no one really talks about Andrew Tamas as
Speaker 1: a pass protector. Yeah, you know, I think he's such
Speaker 1: a big guy. He's, you know, three or twenty pounds. Uh.
Speaker 1: You know, when you think when a guy is so
Speaker 1: good at one thing, when he's such a nasty run blocker,
Speaker 1: you know, it kind of overshadows maybe a little bit
Speaker 1: about you know, what he does with his feet from
Speaker 1: from a past set standpoint and a protector. And you know,
Speaker 1: I think his game is is pretty complete. I think
Speaker 1: he's a he's a game changer. Joe Douglas is now
Speaker 1: on the clock with the number eleven overall selection and
Speaker 1: just taking up breath here, what do you think of
Speaker 1: what we have remaining as Joe Douglas and us have
Speaker 1: time to deliberate on that eleventh pick. I think he's
Speaker 1: pretty happy right now with the names that are left
Speaker 1: to him. Uh. You know that they I'm sure have
Speaker 1: some of these tackles really close. Uh, and right now
Speaker 1: they're in a position where they get some good opportunities
Speaker 1: and good choices on two of them. And listen, you know,
Speaker 1: his receiver a really a potential possibility with this pick
Speaker 1: with the Jets. I think a lot of people lean
Speaker 1: on the fact that, you know, hey, Joe Doug Uh,
Speaker 1: he's he starts with the inside out. He's an online guy.
Speaker 1: That's that's You're right, he is. But again, he's been
Speaker 1: groomed by some really good gms on scenarios and and
Speaker 1: as he looks at his depth and how he's built
Speaker 1: the offensive line just to this point, do they need
Speaker 1: that top tier tackle A guy that can maybe be
Speaker 1: a mainstay, or do they get a really a game
Speaker 1: changing receiver that can take your quarterback to the next level.
Speaker 1: So again, this is not an easy decision. I think,
Speaker 1: you know, it's from all the pundits out there. They
Speaker 1: they seem to feel because of the history with Joe
Speaker 1: that where he'll go. But uh, it'll be eteresting to
Speaker 1: see how we all kind of go about this, uh
Speaker 1: and we make these picks. Could it be McKay Beckton,
Speaker 1: Could it be Jeddrick Wills, Could it be Ceedee Lamb?
Speaker 1: Could have been none of the above. I guess we'll
Speaker 1: find out on Wednesday's podcast of the Mock Draft between
Speaker 1: e A. Anthony Beckton, myself and that was another edition
Speaker 1: of the Official Jets podcast Draft Countdown series presented by Verizon.
Speaker 1: Thank you very much to Bucky Brooks and Olivia Land.
Speaker 1: This and guys eleventh pick coming up on Wednesday.