WEBVTT - Roster Reset: NFC West and East 0:00:05.058 --> 0:00:07.778 NFL Inside Report is a production of the NFL in 0:00:07.898 --> 0:00:21.538 partnership with I Heart Radio. I'm Red Lewis and this 0:00:21.978 --> 0:00:25.098 is NFL Inside Report, double Dose of the pod. This 0:00:25.138 --> 0:00:27.498 week we're back to bring you part two of our 0:00:27.578 --> 0:00:30.138 Roster Reset series, where we go in depth on the 0:00:30.178 --> 0:00:32.418 off season moves and draft needs of all thirty two 0:00:32.418 --> 0:00:35.858 teams around the league. And today we're going in on 0:00:35.898 --> 0:00:39.698 the NFC East and West squads. On yesterday's episode, we 0:00:39.778 --> 0:00:41.978 tackled the North South, which you should listen to as 0:00:41.978 --> 0:00:45.218 well if you haven't already available wherever you are getting 0:00:45.418 --> 0:00:49.098 your podcast. NFL Media's Bridget Content and Jim Trotter are 0:00:49.178 --> 0:00:51.578 with us today to break it all down. Are looking 0:00:51.578 --> 0:00:53.698 at the NFC West here, guys, home to the Super 0:00:53.738 --> 0:00:57.018 Bowl champion l A Rams, but also home to drama 0:00:57.138 --> 0:01:00.298 when it comes down to how this division is usually settled. 0:01:00.578 --> 0:01:03.098 You know, before we had eighteen weeks, it was usually 0:01:03.098 --> 0:01:05.818 settled in Week seventeen, was settled in Week eight. Team 0:01:05.818 --> 0:01:08.058 this year with the Rams and the forty Niners, and 0:01:08.818 --> 0:01:11.298 expect the Seahawks perhaps to be back into the mix, 0:01:11.338 --> 0:01:14.378 certainly the Cardinals as well. Here. But Jim, as you 0:01:14.418 --> 0:01:17.178 look at this division, I mean, is there any reason 0:01:17.178 --> 0:01:18.858 to believe that this is not going to come down 0:01:18.858 --> 0:01:21.338 to the very end once again to decide who's on 0:01:21.378 --> 0:01:25.258 top of this division. No, it's such a competitive division 0:01:25.298 --> 0:01:29.218 outside of the a f C West. I would say 0:01:29.218 --> 0:01:32.098 that it may be the most competitive division top to bottom. 0:01:32.298 --> 0:01:35.058 The thing that's fascinating me about the NFC West actually 0:01:35.178 --> 0:01:38.298 is just we talked about how it's a quarterback driven league, 0:01:38.298 --> 0:01:41.298 and really there's only one team in the NFC West 0:01:41.378 --> 0:01:44.258 that that's settled at quarterback if you will, or doesn't 0:01:44.258 --> 0:01:47.378 have the big question marks. You know, the forty Niners 0:01:47.378 --> 0:01:49.978 we know or we believe strongly they're gonna go to 0:01:50.058 --> 0:01:53.898 train Lands this year. Um, you know, in terms of Arizona, 0:01:53.938 --> 0:01:56.298 the question is can Kyler Murray take that next step 0:01:56.298 --> 0:01:58.658 and begin to lift his team, particularly late in the year. 0:01:59.058 --> 0:02:01.098 And then in Seattle, we still don't know who it is. 0:02:01.138 --> 0:02:03.098 As much as they say they love Drew Lock, is 0:02:03.138 --> 0:02:05.858 he going to be the guy? So it's interesting to 0:02:05.858 --> 0:02:08.098 me that in this division there's only one team, and 0:02:08.098 --> 0:02:11.458 that's the defending Super Bowl champion that has some the 0:02:11.538 --> 0:02:13.738 least amount of questions. If you were at the quarterback 0:02:13.778 --> 0:02:18.098 position and Bridget how do you see the division playing 0:02:18.098 --> 0:02:20.818 out here after watching you know, the forty Niners and 0:02:20.938 --> 0:02:23.258 Rams kind of go at it uh this year to 0:02:23.298 --> 0:02:25.858 decide who won it last Yeah, I think it all 0:02:25.898 --> 0:02:28.018 came down, like you mentioned, to that last game and 0:02:28.098 --> 0:02:31.058 we all the forty Niners for whatever reason have a 0:02:31.138 --> 0:02:33.778 leg up on the Rams going back the past like 0:02:33.858 --> 0:02:35.778 six games that they've played each other. I think it 0:02:35.818 --> 0:02:38.098 will be a battle again. You know, we thought this 0:02:38.178 --> 0:02:40.098 year the Rams were definitely going to beat them, and 0:02:40.138 --> 0:02:41.818 that was one of those games that tripped them up 0:02:41.858 --> 0:02:45.178 the first time they played UM. I do think that 0:02:45.218 --> 0:02:47.418 the Ramp have a little more stability, as you were 0:02:47.458 --> 0:02:51.178 mentioning Jim, because they're getting back Matthew Stafford, they have 0:02:51.338 --> 0:02:54.818 Cooper Cup, they have that chemistry on offense that a 0:02:54.898 --> 0:02:56.978 lot of these teams we don't know if it's going 0:02:57.018 --> 0:03:00.218 to exist when we come to this season. Kyler Murray 0:03:00.258 --> 0:03:03.058 has been a huge question mark. What's going on with him? 0:03:03.098 --> 0:03:06.338 Like you mentioned, can he take this team to you know, 0:03:06.378 --> 0:03:10.018 win the division and Drew lock Is I just don't 0:03:10.058 --> 0:03:13.538 see him the answer for Seattle UM and Trey Lance. 0:03:13.818 --> 0:03:16.298 You know, I don't know if he can bring it. 0:03:16.418 --> 0:03:18.898 I just think the Ramps have that leg up right now, 0:03:18.938 --> 0:03:22.138 even though they did they did lose some some key pieces, 0:03:22.658 --> 0:03:25.058 you know. Sure. What was fascinating to me is that 0:03:25.498 --> 0:03:28.098 we talked about Drew Lock and I remember having the 0:03:28.138 --> 0:03:32.258 conversation with John schnyder Um, you know, after that deal 0:03:32.378 --> 0:03:34.578 was made, and I said to him kind of where 0:03:34.578 --> 0:03:37.738 Bridget said, I don't see Drew Lock being the answer, 0:03:38.218 --> 0:03:41.178 and John seemed almost, I don't want to say offended, 0:03:41.978 --> 0:03:46.938 but really surprised, you know that, you know I would 0:03:46.938 --> 0:03:50.458 have that that feeling. And look, the thing they're resting 0:03:50.498 --> 0:03:52.618 on with Drew Lock is that his first year in 0:03:52.698 --> 0:03:56.098 Denver he played in a similar system and when he 0:03:56.098 --> 0:03:58.378 played late in the year, he went four and one. 0:03:58.938 --> 0:04:01.658 Um I think he had seven touchdowns, three interceptions or 0:04:01.658 --> 0:04:05.058 something like that. And so their belief and Drew's believe 0:04:05.578 --> 0:04:08.538 is that not that he's gonna hit the ground running, 0:04:08.698 --> 0:04:10.818 but that there is a greater comfort level in this 0:04:10.938 --> 0:04:13.658 offense and he has had success in it in the past, 0:04:13.898 --> 0:04:15.378 and we know that Pete is going to try and 0:04:15.458 --> 0:04:17.818 run the ball and not throw it as much as 0:04:17.898 --> 0:04:20.498 Russell did. They also believe that Drew is going to 0:04:20.618 --> 0:04:23.578 be better in terms of timing in the passing game. 0:04:23.978 --> 0:04:26.778 One of the criticisms of Russell and Seattle privately was 0:04:26.818 --> 0:04:28.778 that he held onto the ball too long looking for 0:04:28.818 --> 0:04:32.738 the big play. But defense is gonna pick up on 0:04:32.778 --> 0:04:35.578 that at some point if that's what they're doing, and 0:04:35.618 --> 0:04:38.418 they're gonna start taking away those quick passes, and then 0:04:38.458 --> 0:04:42.938 the question becomes what can Seattle do offensively? Because Russell 0:04:43.018 --> 0:04:47.178 was such a master at at escaping the rush, evading 0:04:47.178 --> 0:04:50.458 the pressure. Can Drew Lock do that as well? We'll 0:04:50.498 --> 0:04:53.898 find out. Okay, guys, since we're talking about the Seahawks 0:04:53.978 --> 0:04:56.298 there and we've kind of divided this division up between 0:04:56.378 --> 0:04:58.338 you guys and Bridget, I want you to focus in 0:04:58.418 --> 0:05:00.618 on the Seahawks here for us as we look back 0:05:00.658 --> 0:05:03.338 on their offseason moves, look, which you know are always 0:05:03.338 --> 0:05:05.498 going to be headlined by the fact that they traded 0:05:05.858 --> 0:05:11.338 Russell Wilson away. How does that factor into a grade 0:05:11.698 --> 0:05:14.138 that you would give the Seahawks for what they've done 0:05:14.178 --> 0:05:16.738 the last few weeks? Can we give them an S? 0:05:16.858 --> 0:05:20.178 I don't think so. Um, I'm actually that hard, but 0:05:20.258 --> 0:05:24.058 I think what they've done in the off season is 0:05:24.978 --> 0:05:29.858 is headlined by dk metclass metcalfs uh Diet of candy 0:05:29.978 --> 0:05:32.058 like that. That showed them up a little bit in Uh, 0:05:32.338 --> 0:05:34.738 I can't see my ranking. I'm gonna give them a 0:05:34.778 --> 0:05:37.818 C plus for what they've done. Um this offseason. Of course, 0:05:37.898 --> 0:05:41.418 Russell Wilson leaving their franchise quarterbacks, Pete Carroll says, we're 0:05:41.418 --> 0:05:43.898 not rebuilding. So when I look at the Seahawks, I think, 0:05:43.938 --> 0:05:45.898 how are you not rebuilding when you just let go 0:05:45.978 --> 0:05:50.738 of the only quarterback that we've known as a Seattle Seahawk. Um. 0:05:50.778 --> 0:05:53.738 I think they did make some moves. They brought in, 0:05:53.978 --> 0:05:57.218 uh the linebacker from the Chargers Duos. I know you said, 0:05:57.338 --> 0:05:59.858 Jim that even though GM had a had trouble saying 0:05:59.898 --> 0:06:02.058 to his name, So I apologize if I'm saying it wrong. 0:06:02.378 --> 0:06:04.698 I think that's an underrated move that you know he 0:06:05.018 --> 0:06:07.178 of course Bobby Wagner. We haven't even talked about that. 0:06:07.298 --> 0:06:09.738 They let Bobby Wagner go the way that they let 0:06:09.858 --> 0:06:12.418 him go. He talked this week on when he was 0:06:12.498 --> 0:06:16.778 introduced by the Rams and said they didn't even call him. Um. 0:06:16.818 --> 0:06:18.498 You know that left the bad taste I think in 0:06:18.538 --> 0:06:21.778 a lot of people's mouths. Um. But you know Ken 0:06:21.858 --> 0:06:26.578 Nuels who fill that whole at linebacker Um Drew Lock. 0:06:26.778 --> 0:06:29.538 I don't Again, I don't see him as the answer 0:06:29.618 --> 0:06:32.618 at quarterback. I think it's gonna be interesting to see 0:06:32.618 --> 0:06:35.658 what they do. They do have what two first round picks, 0:06:35.698 --> 0:06:39.258 one first round pick at number nine, and will they 0:06:39.258 --> 0:06:41.578 go with a quarterback? Can they take is a Malik 0:06:41.658 --> 0:06:44.098 Willis still on the board at number nine? Can they 0:06:44.098 --> 0:06:47.458 take a quarterback who can compete Withdrew Lock? To me, 0:06:48.618 --> 0:06:51.178 whoever they take, if they take a quarterback, I don't 0:06:51.178 --> 0:06:54.338 think this is somebody that is going to make, you know, 0:06:54.458 --> 0:06:57.618 an immediate impact on Seattle this season. I think they're 0:06:57.618 --> 0:07:01.378 more planning for with whoever this is. But it will 0:07:01.658 --> 0:07:05.498 feel someone to get into practice to have competition Withdrew Lock, 0:07:05.618 --> 0:07:08.658 and you know, many elevate the game there um some 0:07:08.778 --> 0:07:11.858 of the good things they did. They resigned Rashad Penny 0:07:11.978 --> 0:07:16.818 on the running back again. I think there's a lot 0:07:16.858 --> 0:07:19.978 of questions. It will be interesting to see when the 0:07:20.058 --> 0:07:22.218 draft comes in a couple of weeks. I think quarterback, 0:07:22.258 --> 0:07:26.338 offensive tackle, and cornerback our holes that I see this 0:07:26.498 --> 0:07:29.738 roster needing to still. Yeah, there you go, and look, 0:07:29.778 --> 0:07:31.698 I think it's rare that you see a team lose 0:07:31.738 --> 0:07:35.098 their franchise cornerstone on both the offensive and defensive sides 0:07:35.138 --> 0:07:37.938 of the ball in the same offseason, which the Seattle 0:07:37.978 --> 0:07:41.458 Seahawks certainly done here finishing last place in the division 0:07:41.538 --> 0:07:44.818 very unfamiliar spot for Pete Carroll's crew um in his 0:07:44.898 --> 0:07:46.818 tenure as the head coach. Let's move them up in 0:07:46.858 --> 0:07:49.138 ascending order in the division here and go with the 0:07:49.178 --> 0:07:52.898 San Francisco forty Niners, of course, found their way into 0:07:52.978 --> 0:07:58.778 the postseason late ten and seven as the final record there, 0:07:58.978 --> 0:08:02.058 and then even advanced into the playoffs of course as 0:08:02.058 --> 0:08:04.538 well with that win over the Dallas Cowboys. And now 0:08:04.618 --> 0:08:06.858 for Apps getting ready jim to turn the reins over 0:08:06.898 --> 0:08:09.738 to Trey Lance as they're starting quarterback. With all the 0:08:09.818 --> 0:08:12.658 Jimmy Garoppolo trade rumors, how do you evaluate what they've 0:08:12.698 --> 0:08:16.018 done this offseason here these last few weeks. Are you 0:08:16.098 --> 0:08:20.338 asking for a grade? Sure, give me one. Oh, it's incomplete, 0:08:21.938 --> 0:08:25.858 because for me, everything, so many things revolve around what 0:08:25.898 --> 0:08:28.898 they do with Jimmy having They did not plan on 0:08:28.978 --> 0:08:32.938 having Jimmy on the roster this late into the off season, 0:08:33.138 --> 0:08:35.738 and the expectation that he would be gone, that his 0:08:35.858 --> 0:08:38.378 salary would be removed from the camp and that they 0:08:38.378 --> 0:08:41.818 could then proceed with trying to do extensions for Deebo, 0:08:41.898 --> 0:08:45.338 Samuel and Nick Bosa and everything has kind of been 0:08:45.378 --> 0:08:49.858 held up now because of that. Um. So that's why 0:08:49.898 --> 0:08:53.218 I've given an incomplete. Once Jimmy is gone, then they'll 0:08:53.258 --> 0:08:57.378 be better positioned to address those extensions that they know 0:08:57.498 --> 0:09:01.498 and want to do. Having said that, I think, um, 0:09:01.538 --> 0:09:04.138 they went out and they got a young cornerback and 0:09:04.978 --> 0:09:09.258 is Ward and that was a position of need for them. Um. 0:09:09.298 --> 0:09:13.138 I still say defensively, they need more help upfront in 0:09:13.258 --> 0:09:16.058 terms of edge rush. They you know, DeFord has been 0:09:16.098 --> 0:09:20.218 injured every year but one that he's been there, and 0:09:20.258 --> 0:09:23.938 they've got to find a compliment for Nick Bosa. And 0:09:24.018 --> 0:09:25.658 I think that they look in the draft for that 0:09:25.818 --> 0:09:29.178 because there are some some folks there and it's considered 0:09:29.178 --> 0:09:32.778 to be a deep draft there. Short of that, everything 0:09:32.778 --> 0:09:36.378 in San Francisco is gonna gonna come down to quarterback play. 0:09:36.778 --> 0:09:39.978 And Trey Lance, I do believe will be that guy. 0:09:40.138 --> 0:09:42.898 That was the plan to have him play this year 0:09:42.898 --> 0:09:45.738 and year two, and the question becomes how quickly does 0:09:45.818 --> 0:09:48.178 he come along and at this point we just don't know. 0:09:49.298 --> 0:09:52.178 I think that's a fair assessment um certainly, you know 0:09:52.218 --> 0:09:54.178 you don't you don't take a guy number three overall, 0:09:54.218 --> 0:09:57.338 you know to stash him forever. So when you've seven 0:09:57.378 --> 0:10:01.898 up what they gave up to exactly exactly, and like 0:10:01.978 --> 0:10:03.578 this is a team you know that we felt like 0:10:03.578 --> 0:10:05.898 it was in a pretty good spot rosterwise. You know 0:10:06.018 --> 0:10:08.578 last year even before they went and took you know, 0:10:08.618 --> 0:10:12.458 Trede Lance, so you know this red for them. It's 0:10:12.618 --> 0:10:15.938 their roster is is solid, if not loaded. So for 0:10:16.018 --> 0:10:18.578 them the last few years, it has always come down 0:10:18.618 --> 0:10:21.578 to help in terms of how they play. You go 0:10:21.658 --> 0:10:23.498 back to last year and you see the emergence of 0:10:23.538 --> 0:10:27.778 Deebo Samuel. It wasn't necessarily out of creativity by the staff. 0:10:28.258 --> 0:10:30.898 It was out of necessity because their running back position 0:10:31.338 --> 0:10:34.858 was depleted because of energy, because of injuries. You look 0:10:34.858 --> 0:10:36.898 at the changes on the defensive line that were made. 0:10:36.938 --> 0:10:39.778 It was not because of creativity. It was because of 0:10:39.818 --> 0:10:44.458 necessity because of injuries. So if they can just stay healthy, 0:10:44.538 --> 0:10:48.698 they have a roster to compete for um a spot 0:10:48.698 --> 0:10:50.378 in the Super Bowl. As we know, last year they 0:10:50.378 --> 0:10:53.978 went to the NFC Championship Game and and we're very 0:10:54.018 --> 0:10:57.498 close to advancing. So this team is not far away, 0:10:58.018 --> 0:11:00.458 um at all in terms of getting back to the 0:11:00.458 --> 0:11:02.498 Super Bowl as it was, what to three years ago, 0:11:02.538 --> 0:11:04.938 whenever it was, it seems like a lifetime ago. It 0:11:06.458 --> 0:11:10.858 at this point they all run together. I think you're right, Bridget, 0:11:10.938 --> 0:11:13.658 let's come back to you here with the defending Super 0:11:13.658 --> 0:11:19.698 Bowl champion l A. Rams Uh and um as as 0:11:19.738 --> 0:11:21.658 you were mentioning there, you know, we we talked about 0:11:21.658 --> 0:11:24.418 a team that you know, that lost Von Miller, you know, 0:11:24.418 --> 0:11:27.138 who was a big part of their postseason success certainly, 0:11:27.338 --> 0:11:29.538 and and their success the second half of the season. 0:11:29.578 --> 0:11:31.658 But did bring in Allen Robinson. How do you grade 0:11:31.698 --> 0:11:34.258 what they did this offseason? I'm going to give him 0:11:34.298 --> 0:11:37.018 a B plus. I think there weren't a ton of 0:11:37.058 --> 0:11:39.738 slashing moves from the Rams, but I do think that 0:11:39.818 --> 0:11:43.258 they filled some holes that left von Miller look leaves. 0:11:43.258 --> 0:11:44.898 They bring in Bobby Wagner. I think that was a 0:11:44.938 --> 0:11:47.138 really smart move, both for on the field and in 0:11:47.178 --> 0:11:49.138 the locker room. I think those two guys kind of 0:11:49.138 --> 0:11:53.778 bring similar veteran style, you know, support that some of 0:11:53.778 --> 0:11:56.658 this younger team needs in the locker room. UM letting 0:11:56.658 --> 0:11:58.938 go of Robert Woods was really hard to see such 0:11:58.978 --> 0:12:00.778 a great guy, such a great player. Of course, he 0:12:00.898 --> 0:12:03.978 was injured last season um Alan Robinson though, I think 0:12:03.978 --> 0:12:06.138 that was a great pick up on for them. I 0:12:06.138 --> 0:12:08.858 think they have one of the strongest wide receiver cores. 0:12:08.898 --> 0:12:11.538 And we still don't know what's happening with Odell Beckham Jr. 0:12:11.618 --> 0:12:15.458 Right it seems like they might still want to pursue him. 0:12:15.978 --> 0:12:18.338 I know he's dealing with the torn a c l 0:12:18.378 --> 0:12:21.058 and recovering there that's the question mark. We did find 0:12:21.098 --> 0:12:23.178 out this week that Aaron Donalds will be back, which 0:12:23.218 --> 0:12:24.938 is huge for them because there was talks. You know, 0:12:24.978 --> 0:12:27.778 he just put his Calabassa's house up, which is really 0:12:27.818 --> 0:12:29.738 nice by the way, if you haven't seen it, um 0:12:30.258 --> 0:12:32.458 put it up for sale. So there was questions about 0:12:32.458 --> 0:12:35.458 if he's retiring, but I think he's ready to run 0:12:35.498 --> 0:12:39.498 it back. I think the thing is the biggest question 0:12:39.578 --> 0:12:42.698 for me is can they repeat right. The last time 0:12:42.698 --> 0:12:44.898 that happened for two teams to win back to back 0:12:44.938 --> 0:12:47.338 Super Bowls was I think, oh four oh five with 0:12:47.458 --> 0:12:50.178 the New England Patriots. It's not very common and I 0:12:50.218 --> 0:12:52.738 think the biggest struggle or the Achilles heels for the 0:12:52.818 --> 0:12:56.378 Rams will be their depth, specifically on the offensive line. 0:12:56.418 --> 0:12:59.418 When we get into weeks ten, week twelve, you know 0:12:59.458 --> 0:13:02.778 where players are really banged up. Do they have enough 0:13:02.858 --> 0:13:06.018 depth there to support them if somebody gets injured. I 0:13:06.058 --> 0:13:08.338 think that's the position in the draft that they need 0:13:08.378 --> 0:13:12.418 to look at, along with edge and cornerback. Um. But 0:13:12.498 --> 0:13:14.818 I do think they have all the pieces. I just 0:13:14.858 --> 0:13:16.818 think they need to make sure that line is there 0:13:16.818 --> 0:13:19.698 to support Matthew Stofford. Right, he's always better when he's 0:13:19.738 --> 0:13:22.058 standing up on his two feet than then on the ground. 0:13:22.978 --> 0:13:25.618 Absolutely right. I couldn't agree with you more there. Let's 0:13:25.658 --> 0:13:28.498 finish this, uh, this grading of the offseason moves in 0:13:28.538 --> 0:13:33.018 this division gym with the Arizona Cardinals, how do you 0:13:33.018 --> 0:13:35.298 see it? Yeah? But I think right now I would 0:13:35.298 --> 0:13:39.338 give him a C minus. Um and and and you 0:13:39.338 --> 0:13:43.138 could say that's being generous. Um. Look, they've got some 0:13:43.298 --> 0:13:46.178 major issues in my opinion. You know. Number one, if 0:13:46.178 --> 0:13:48.938 you look offensively, I think they continue to need to 0:13:48.978 --> 0:13:52.978 want to upgrade the offensive line. Number two, wide receiver. 0:13:53.538 --> 0:13:56.138 We saw what happen when d Hop went down last year. 0:13:56.738 --> 0:14:01.458 How that impacted kyler Um. His play truly fell off. 0:14:01.498 --> 0:14:04.578 And so if they stay healthy, you say, Okay, you've 0:14:04.618 --> 0:14:09.178 got hot, you've got um more and you think maybe 0:14:09.218 --> 0:14:11.698 you're okay. I don't think they have enough there. But 0:14:11.818 --> 0:14:15.458 my biggest concern for them is defensively. Chandler Jones are 0:14:15.498 --> 0:14:18.658 all time SAX leader is gone, and the question becomes 0:14:19.018 --> 0:14:21.978 who is going to to pressure off the edge. Now 0:14:21.978 --> 0:14:25.098 we know Marcus Golden had what led them in sacks 0:14:25.178 --> 0:14:28.338 last year, but part of that is because Chandler Jones 0:14:28.938 --> 0:14:32.898 occupied the minds and the game plans of so many 0:14:32.938 --> 0:14:38.138 defensive coordinators. Protections were slid in his direction. Who's gonna 0:14:38.138 --> 0:14:41.618 bring that element now to free up other guys? J J. 0:14:41.738 --> 0:14:44.338 Watt as much as we love them and as great 0:14:44.338 --> 0:14:46.818 as he was in his prime, and Shaun he can't 0:14:46.818 --> 0:14:51.058 stay healthy. And well, I don't know where it's coming from. Now. 0:14:51.138 --> 0:14:52.618 I know they feel good they went out and got 0:14:52.618 --> 0:14:54.458 a corner and free agency and so they kind of 0:14:54.458 --> 0:14:57.018 feel like that's the draft pick at that position. But 0:14:57.058 --> 0:15:01.218 they also need more help in the secondary. So I 0:15:01.258 --> 0:15:04.138 look at all that they've lost and I say, I 0:15:04.178 --> 0:15:08.018 don't think that A replaced those players. You know, it 0:15:08.098 --> 0:15:11.058 was big that they resigned James Connor, who was one 0:15:11.098 --> 0:15:14.098 of the better goal line um players last year running 0:15:14.098 --> 0:15:17.338 backs last year, but you lose at Chase Edmonds, who 0:15:17.498 --> 0:15:21.658 was tremendous for them when he was healthy. Um offensively 0:15:22.018 --> 0:15:25.698 at wide out, you lose Christian kirk Um, who was 0:15:25.738 --> 0:15:27.858 an ascending player and a guy that you spent one 0:15:27.858 --> 0:15:31.698 at number three on, I believe UM. So normally when 0:15:31.698 --> 0:15:34.298 you spend or when you use draft capital on a 0:15:34.338 --> 0:15:37.138 one to three and it's and he's an ascending player, 0:15:37.178 --> 0:15:39.658 those are guys you want to keep. They're supposed to 0:15:39.698 --> 0:15:42.778 be the nucleus and foundation going forward. Well he's gone now. 0:15:43.538 --> 0:15:46.098 So I just think they have a lot of questions 0:15:46.138 --> 0:15:49.378 to me. They tried the RAMS formula last year in 0:15:49.498 --> 0:15:53.498 terms of going out getting veterans making that run, whether 0:15:53.538 --> 0:15:56.498 it was J. J. Watt, A J. Green, all these 0:15:56.538 --> 0:15:58.698 types of players, and it didn't work out for them. 0:15:58.698 --> 0:16:01.898 And so now it's kind of like what now? And 0:16:02.098 --> 0:16:04.938 I'm intrigued to see what they do U I I 0:16:04.978 --> 0:16:07.898 am too. And so with that, then let's go dig 0:16:07.938 --> 0:16:12.978 a little bit deeper into some draft I don't know priorities. 0:16:13.138 --> 0:16:15.418 Need is always a difficult question when it comes to 0:16:15.458 --> 0:16:17.098 the draft, right because every GM will tell you they're 0:16:17.098 --> 0:16:19.778 just gonna take the best available player. UM, So let's 0:16:19.778 --> 0:16:23.338 start with the Cardinals, Jim who you know, as they 0:16:23.378 --> 0:16:25.618 sit there in the first round, could have some real options. 0:16:25.858 --> 0:16:28.618 You know, maybe is it best available edge rusher you 0:16:28.658 --> 0:16:30.978 know that's there for them at that pick in the twenties, 0:16:31.658 --> 0:16:34.778 No question, the Cardinals need to address edge rusher, as 0:16:34.818 --> 0:16:37.458 we just said, and then I think after that the 0:16:37.538 --> 0:16:41.658 priorities should be um either line. To me, football teams 0:16:41.658 --> 0:16:44.458 are built inside out, and so I would look on 0:16:44.618 --> 0:16:47.618 line or D line at that point. Yeah, I think 0:16:47.618 --> 0:16:49.458 that's a great a great spot. I'd love to see 0:16:49.458 --> 0:16:52.058 a player like boy mafe edg rusher around of Minnesota 0:16:52.058 --> 0:16:54.098 if he's there at twenty three when the Cardinals are 0:16:54.218 --> 0:16:57.498 on the clock. You know, if that fourth tackle is there, 0:16:57.538 --> 0:17:00.658 Trevor Penning, you know, maybe from Northern Iowa, UM as 0:17:00.658 --> 0:17:03.458 you mentioned some of those potential positions of interest there 0:17:03.498 --> 0:17:06.138 for the Cardinals at twenty three. All right, Bridget you 0:17:06.178 --> 0:17:08.178 touched on it briefly there with the Seahawks at nine. 0:17:08.218 --> 0:17:11.578 Really interesting spot for them. Is it quarterback you know, 0:17:11.658 --> 0:17:15.298 to develop behind Drew Lock or you know what, is 0:17:15.538 --> 0:17:18.738 there another position that you could see of interest there? 0:17:19.338 --> 0:17:21.298 You know what, I'm mad that I didn't even bring 0:17:21.378 --> 0:17:23.258 up when we first talked about the Seahawks. I think 0:17:23.258 --> 0:17:26.538 it's still too early, Like my brain is not fully functioning. 0:17:27.058 --> 0:17:29.578 What if Baker comes on the table, right, that's it's 0:17:29.618 --> 0:17:32.298 a possibility that we haven't talked about. Can the Seahawks 0:17:32.378 --> 0:17:34.418 find a way to get Baker Mayfield? I think he 0:17:34.458 --> 0:17:36.618 would be a good fit for them at quarterback and 0:17:36.698 --> 0:17:39.178 if that were to happen, though, I think maybe if 0:17:39.218 --> 0:17:41.218 that does happen, it happens after the draft today, it 0:17:41.258 --> 0:17:43.058 happens before the draft. Of course, don't go for a 0:17:43.138 --> 0:17:45.538 quarterback at number nine. I think there are some good 0:17:45.938 --> 0:17:49.578 um offensive tackles in this class. Uh if a quantum 0:17:49.578 --> 0:17:52.498 I covered at NC State, if he's still there at nine, 0:17:52.498 --> 0:17:54.178 I'll be shocked. But I think he would be a 0:17:54.218 --> 0:17:58.258 great fit in the Seahawks program. Um. Yeah, So I 0:17:58.298 --> 0:18:00.738 think it's gonna depend what they're able to do. Also, 0:18:00.778 --> 0:18:02.538 there was talk, you know, I think there's still some 0:18:02.618 --> 0:18:05.938 talk about, you know, met Calf if they if they 0:18:06.698 --> 0:18:08.458 you know, they said that they don't want to trade 0:18:08.538 --> 0:18:11.258 him or whatever. But if the right deal was in there, 0:18:12.018 --> 0:18:14.938 what could they get from for him? Um, that'll be 0:18:14.978 --> 0:18:17.538 interesting to see. Two. And then cornerback, I think that's 0:18:17.538 --> 0:18:19.898 another position. I don't know that they should go for 0:18:20.018 --> 0:18:24.618 a cornerback at nine. Um, but I'm not a GM. 0:18:24.658 --> 0:18:28.738 I guess it's okay. There you go. M So, look 0:18:28.938 --> 0:18:30.738 in the Rams and the forty Niners. Guys don't have 0:18:30.778 --> 0:18:32.898 first round picks. We won't see the forty Niners until 0:18:32.978 --> 0:18:37.498 number sixty one. Yeah, so there there's a there, you know, 0:18:37.578 --> 0:18:39.738 just another chance for the forty Niners to get some 0:18:39.778 --> 0:18:43.298 good football players to continue, you know, to bolster their death. 0:18:43.338 --> 0:18:45.858 And then for the Rams, you know, maybe maybe in 0:18:45.898 --> 0:18:47.898 the third round there at number one oh four overall, 0:18:47.898 --> 0:18:50.338 there's a couple of edge rushers that they like. Perhaps 0:18:50.378 --> 0:18:52.938 it's you know, a guy like j Sanders, you know 0:18:52.938 --> 0:18:56.138 how a Cincinnati or D'Angelo Malone out of Western Kentucky. Uh, 0:18:56.178 --> 0:18:59.458 there in that range that are there. So Um, it's 0:18:59.458 --> 0:19:01.378 a great point that you make in terms of the 0:19:01.498 --> 0:19:04.818 Rams not having first round picks and their abilities to 0:19:04.858 --> 0:19:06.778 go to win a championship, and I think a lot 0:19:06.778 --> 0:19:08.978 of it. Yeah, you have to give a lot of 0:19:08.978 --> 0:19:12.618 credit to less Need and their scouting department because they 0:19:12.618 --> 0:19:14.778 have hit on so many of those mid round and 0:19:14.858 --> 0:19:17.978 late picks and turn them into productive players and whatnot. 0:19:18.018 --> 0:19:19.698 If you're gonna if you're gonna try and follow the 0:19:19.778 --> 0:19:22.978 blueprint that the Rams used in terms of going all 0:19:23.018 --> 0:19:24.938 in and getting these veterans and that sort of thing, 0:19:25.418 --> 0:19:30.938 you better have some young inexpensive talent who perform, and 0:19:31.018 --> 0:19:33.978 they do, and and again I think we should tip 0:19:33.978 --> 0:19:39.018 our caps to UM to less need in that scouting department. Yeah, 0:19:39.138 --> 0:19:41.218 less than his crew has been as good on Day 0:19:41.258 --> 0:19:43.818 two of the draft rounds two and three is any 0:19:44.178 --> 0:19:47.898 team in football, and they've had to be without a 0:19:47.898 --> 0:19:51.658 first round pick for the last decade. So with that said, 0:19:52.138 --> 0:19:54.498 we are going to switch gears here and get to 0:19:54.538 --> 0:19:57.698 our final division in the NFC. We're talking NFC East 0:19:57.778 --> 0:20:13.778 right after this all right back here on NFL Inside 0:20:13.818 --> 0:20:17.058 Report with our NFL media colleagues Jim Trotter and Bridget Condon. 0:20:17.178 --> 0:20:19.458 We've talked NFC West at the top of the show, 0:20:19.498 --> 0:20:24.858 now shifting our focus to the East. Always hotly contested 0:20:24.898 --> 0:20:28.978 in this division. Not necessarily UM, the team with the 0:20:29.578 --> 0:20:32.338 that ends up winning the division doesn't necessarily end up 0:20:32.378 --> 0:20:34.338 with one of the best records in the NFC, as 0:20:34.338 --> 0:20:36.498 we've seen in recent years. But let's see how it 0:20:36.578 --> 0:20:41.058 chakes out this year. As we look at these four teams, 0:20:41.178 --> 0:20:43.178 and look, I think one of the biggest you know, 0:20:43.298 --> 0:20:47.258 the question is are the Cowboys still the favorite to 0:20:47.298 --> 0:20:49.778 come out of the NFC East after kind of being 0:20:49.858 --> 0:20:51.738 that team the last two years. I know they didn't 0:20:51.778 --> 0:20:54.018 win back in, but we're one of those teams we 0:20:54.058 --> 0:20:56.938