Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. Welcome to Packers Unscripted from Packers dot Com.
Speaker 1: I am Mike Spofford, sitting alongside West Hodkoits were coming
Speaker 1: to you here from our studios at lambeau Field and West.
Speaker 1: As we continue our week here of post draft analysis,
Speaker 1: we're gonna step out of the realm of the Green
Speaker 1: Bay Packers just a little bit and talk about what
Speaker 1: the other teams in the NFC North did in this draft. Obviously,
Speaker 1: six of the packers sixteen games coming up will be
Speaker 1: against the Vikings, Lions, and Bears. So let's start with
Speaker 1: the Vikings. They are the defending division champions. They've won
Speaker 1: the NFC North two of the last three seasons. Um came,
Speaker 1: you know, within an eyelash, I guess you say, of
Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, having reached the NFC title game a
Speaker 1: year ago, and uh, a lot to eyes on that
Speaker 1: first round pick for them, obviously, cornerback Mike Hughes, a
Speaker 1: player that most analysts said would have been drafted much
Speaker 1: higher than the bottom of the first round if not
Speaker 1: for some off the field concerns. Yeah, and those off
Speaker 1: concerns were something that I think we, you know, looked
Speaker 1: at a little bit too, because we thought he could
Speaker 1: potentially be a fit for the Packers. He started his
Speaker 1: time off of North at North Carolina. Uh, some situations
Speaker 1: happened off the field. It seems like everything I read,
Speaker 1: you know, how I understand it. You know, he was
Speaker 1: never charged with anything, but he decided to leave Chapel
Speaker 1: Hill and then he goes and plays one year at
Speaker 1: Garden State Community College and then makes the decision to
Speaker 1: go play for Scott Frost at UCF. So the two
Speaker 1: sides of that is what happened at North Carolina, and
Speaker 1: then the other fact he really only had one year
Speaker 1: of college football that you can kind of, you know,
Speaker 1: put some film up and really study him. So that's
Speaker 1: sort of the aspect of him. You know, some size
Speaker 1: concerns as well, But overall, I mean, he's a was
Speaker 1: a tremendous playmaker for years with you know, going back
Speaker 1: to what he did in high school I think coming
Speaker 1: out of North Carolina and then what he obviously contributed
Speaker 1: at UCF. So and then also gives him some playmaking
Speaker 1: on potentially special teams as a returner. So a lot
Speaker 1: of different facets there to Mike uses game. Yeah, Now,
Speaker 1: safety Harrison Smith is really the quarterback of that secondary
Speaker 1: for the Vikings and really the quarterback and that of
Speaker 1: that entire defense. And the Vikings just made a commitment
Speaker 1: to Trey Wayne's um first round draft pick from a
Speaker 1: while they picked up his fifth year option, did they not? Yeah?
Speaker 1: So um, But with Hughes now coming in as a
Speaker 1: rookie first round pick, where do you see him maybe
Speaker 1: fitting into this Minnesota secondary as it currently stands, he's
Speaker 1: gonna have a chance to contribute right away. Um. You know, no,
Speaker 1: no disrespect to Terence Newman. He's done it at a
Speaker 1: high level for a very long time and he resigned.
Speaker 1: Resigned again, amazing career that guy's had. He did say
Speaker 1: this will be his last year, you know, and again
Speaker 1: that's assuming he makes the roster. But he you know,
Speaker 1: he will turn forty this season and that'll be it.
Speaker 1: But let's be honest, Mike in with all due respect
Speaker 1: to Newman, if you're a defense and the Vikings were
Speaker 1: one of the best in the league last year, I
Speaker 1: don't know how much you want to rely on a
Speaker 1: thirty nine or forty year old defensive back to be
Speaker 1: your nickel or slock corner. Uh. They had to do
Speaker 1: that at different intervals last season. I think bringing in
Speaker 1: Hughes now gives you somebody to compliment Wayne Wayne's and
Speaker 1: and just trying to see exactly how all those guys fit. Uh,
Speaker 1: that was really if you look at that defense, the
Speaker 1: wage structure right now, I think that's really was the
Speaker 1: only weakness. Trying to find that number two complimentary piece,
Speaker 1: and I think they feel like they accomplished that with Hughes. Yeah. Well,
Speaker 1: and we also saw and the Vikings saw, and I
Speaker 1: think this pick in a lot of ways was directed
Speaker 1: towards what happened to that defense in the NFC Championship
Speaker 1: game when Xavier Rhodes had to leave the game and
Speaker 1: or was trying to play when he wasn't healthy, Because
Speaker 1: that defense just wasn't the same in that game, the
Speaker 1: one the way they had played all your long and
Speaker 1: roads either not being on the field or not being
Speaker 1: fully healthy at the number one cornerback spot was a
Speaker 1: huge was a huge factor. And you mentioned Newman and
Speaker 1: his age and everything. I think the Vikings are trying
Speaker 1: to figure out how they can piece this together so
Speaker 1: that if Rhods does have to miss some time, they
Speaker 1: just don't completely fall apart. Again. Yeah, absolutely, and that's
Speaker 1: that's a great point you raise, because Rhads really is
Speaker 1: that he's the guy there waynes I think you give
Speaker 1: him credit for the way he's developed. You know, he's
Speaker 1: had some ups and downs, but he's been able to
Speaker 1: be consistent enough as that number two option. It is
Speaker 1: roads though, that ultimately is going to be your quote
Speaker 1: unquote shutdown corner, but you need more guys to be
Speaker 1: able to compliment that. You look at what they did
Speaker 1: in Cincinnati the years that Mike Zimmer was there. They
Speaker 1: you talk a lot about that defense, You talk a
Speaker 1: lot about this the you know, the double a gap blitzing.
Speaker 1: They had good, reliable cornerbacks. They're developing the same thing
Speaker 1: in Minnesota. They've invested three first round picks into that
Speaker 1: position now. But obviously that shows you the commitment that
Speaker 1: they have to making sure that they have enough options
Speaker 1: there if you happen to lose Roads at any you know,
Speaker 1: any time. Yeah, a couple of other picks by the
Speaker 1: Vikings that intrigued me. In the second round, they took
Speaker 1: Brian O'Neill, an offensive tackle prospect out of pit, and
Speaker 1: then a couple of rounds later they took Tyler Conklin,
Speaker 1: a tight end from Central Michigan, and the O'Neill pick
Speaker 1: interesting to me from the standpoint that last year the
Speaker 1: Vikings kind of fixed everything with regards to their offensive line.
Speaker 1: I think then drafting an offensive tackle and some people
Speaker 1: thought O'Neil maybe could slip into the first round. Drafting
Speaker 1: an offensive tackle as high as they did, I think
Speaker 1: is is a signal that, Okay, again, we don't want
Speaker 1: one injury with this unit that we fixed. We don't
Speaker 1: want one injury, especially at one of the edge spots
Speaker 1: at tackle to to to lead to a big drop off.
Speaker 1: So they want another another big time prospect there. And
Speaker 1: then with Conklin at tight end, I mean, Kyle Rudolph
Speaker 1: has been so productive no matter who the quarterback has
Speaker 1: been in Minnesota, He's been so productive as a pass
Speaker 1: catching tight end for them. You wonder if they're trying
Speaker 1: to find that next, potentially that next Kyle Rude. Yeah,
Speaker 1: and it is what I said before too, Mike, you
Speaker 1: want to have some guys in the pipeline at that position.
Speaker 1: I thought Conklin was a great value pick for them
Speaker 1: in the fifth round. And then also to look at O'Neil,
Speaker 1: I mean you tip your cap Riley. Reef ended up
Speaker 1: being one of the better signings out of free agency
Speaker 1: last year, but he's not getting any younger either. It's
Speaker 1: important to be able to have options at tackle. I mean,
Speaker 1: I think they're anticipating Reef being able to hold down
Speaker 1: that spot for the next three, four or five seasons,
Speaker 1: but you never know how things can turn. The nice
Speaker 1: thing about Roneil he gives you some flexibility too, if
Speaker 1: you'd have to use some potentially at that right tackle spot.
Speaker 1: All right, Well, we've got some other teams in the
Speaker 1: NFC North to talk about. We will get to that
Speaker 1: after the breakback with more on Packers Unscripted. Right after this,
Speaker 1: Welcome back to Packers Unscripted. Mike Spofford here, West, Hodko,
Speaker 1: it's over there, okay, West, continuing on with our NFC
Speaker 1: North analysis here in the draft and moving on to
Speaker 1: the Detroit Lions. They draft a center from Arkansas, Frank
Speaker 1: rag Now, in the first round, and again, not the
Speaker 1: sexiest pick that you throw out there to your fans
Speaker 1: at your first round pick as an offensive lineman, but
Speaker 1: certainly a commitment to a couple of things. Obviously wanting
Speaker 1: to protect Matthew Stafford, but also trying to establish and
Speaker 1: get that running game going, and that's a that's a commitment.
Speaker 1: They continued then in the second round with drafting carry
Speaker 1: On Johnson, the running back out of Auburn. So two
Speaker 1: picks that kind of go hand in hand at the
Speaker 1: top of their draft, they really do. And after Billy
Speaker 1: Price ends up having that soldier injury, I think it
Speaker 1: really solidified right now is the top center on this board.
Speaker 1: Price could end up having a very nice career, but sure,
Speaker 1: I think if you're looking at trying to make a
Speaker 1: first round investment, rag Now was the safer pick. He
Speaker 1: was an exemplary citizen during his time at Arkansas. They
Speaker 1: went through a lot of tough days, but yet he
Speaker 1: was a consistent, reliable, real axle of that offensive line.
Speaker 1: It's some interesting personal off the field stuff. You know,
Speaker 1: he lost his father during his time at Arkansas. I
Speaker 1: believe it was cancer. Um really, I was impressed with him.
Speaker 1: I got a chance to be in that media scrum
Speaker 1: at the Combine holds himself and you can tell a
Speaker 1: really respectable and mature way, and I have to imagine
Speaker 1: there'll be a guy who fits in well. I saw
Speaker 1: t J. Lang was giving him a little bit of
Speaker 1: grief on Twitter already saying when reg Now was telling
Speaker 1: him how excited he is the play next to him,
Speaker 1: he mentioned he called him t J, and t J
Speaker 1: immediately replied with it's Mr Lang, Mr quintessential t J Lang.
Speaker 1: But this is this is an investment in trying to
Speaker 1: balance that offense. The Detroit Lions have taken a lot
Speaker 1: of swings in the second round on running backs. They're
Speaker 1: gonna try one more big hack here with carry on
Speaker 1: my wayward Son Johnson. How does a guy like that
Speaker 1: and not end up in Kansas. He had to, but
Speaker 1: he probably avoided it on purpose to go to auburna
Speaker 1: auburner Kansas football. It's a tough call. But hey, I
Speaker 1: mean they missed on Michael Leashore. Uh you know, a
Speaker 1: mere ab Duela. There's been question marks there. It's just
Speaker 1: been this on and on rotation of trying to find
Speaker 1: buddy who can be there, and they and a handful
Speaker 1: of years ago they might have had the right guy
Speaker 1: in job at best, but the concussions and everything, he
Speaker 1: just never got his career off the ground. They made
Speaker 1: a pretty big investment in him as well. I believe
Speaker 1: he was from cal if I'm not mistaken. Yeah, And
Speaker 1: I mean they're still trying to find that next Jonathan
Speaker 1: Stewart for them, or who who was the guy that
Speaker 1: was a Jonathan store Who was the guy that filled
Speaker 1: in after h Barry Sanders? Remember that? Who is that?
Speaker 1: I can't even anyway, You're you're you're putting me on
Speaker 1: the spot. And they're still trying to find an answer
Speaker 1: at that position. And if you look at that that record, Mike,
Speaker 1: I think it's what now, sixty games they've had without
Speaker 1: a hundred yard rusher. Yeah, it's some incredible street. Nobody
Speaker 1: else is like above fifteen right now. I think the
Speaker 1: Ravens were second place, but then they accomplished it last year. Um,
Speaker 1: this is this is a big move for them. They
Speaker 1: need to find a running game. Yeah, they want to
Speaker 1: take some of the pressure off of Matthew Stafford. They
Speaker 1: want to develop a little bit more balance offensively. Another
Speaker 1: pick for the Detroit Lions to to keep an eye
Speaker 1: on in the fourth round, they drafted DeShawn Hand, defensive
Speaker 1: lineman out of Alabama. Now, as far as that interior
Speaker 1: of Alabama's defensive line, it was it was kind of
Speaker 1: a one two punch. Deron Payne was the was the
Speaker 1: much talked about guy, the first round prospect. DeShawn Hand
Speaker 1: was sort of the sidekick, you know, the the other guy,
Speaker 1: just as big, not quite as agile, not quite as fast,
Speaker 1: you know, all all the all those other measurables and stuff.
Speaker 1: You know, he wasn't in in Paine's class, but but
Speaker 1: you know, you talk about a guy who who sometimes
Speaker 1: you just never know maybe how good a guy like
Speaker 1: that is when he's been playing next to a first
Speaker 1: round pick. Does he get to flourish more when he's
Speaker 1: not in that shadow or was he making plays because
Speaker 1: the other guy was getting so much attention. That's one
Speaker 1: of those things from a scouting perspective, I think that
Speaker 1: can be really hard to project. But a fourth round
Speaker 1: pick for a guy on Alabama's defensive line, um, you
Speaker 1: know it's definitely worth the investment. Well, and you hit
Speaker 1: the bulls. I'm like, that's how you end up being
Speaker 1: a fourth round pick. And by the way, just to
Speaker 1: throw out it was James Stewart. Was James Stewart back
Speaker 1: in the post Barry Sanders era. But yeah, Hand is
Speaker 1: one of the guys I was really high on coming out,
Speaker 1: and I think he'll pair well with that offensive front.
Speaker 1: Obviously a Sean Robinson's already there. Um, so there's some
Speaker 1: ties to pass defense, Crimson tie defensive fronts. I'm interested
Speaker 1: to see how they use them. And they've had a
Speaker 1: lot of success over the years. I think you have
Speaker 1: to tip your cap. Even going back to Martin Mayhew
Speaker 1: when he was the GM with the Lions, they found
Speaker 1: defensive lineman that has been the heart and soul of
Speaker 1: those defenses when they were really good. I know it's
Speaker 1: kind of lapsed a little bit in recent years, but
Speaker 1: Hand will be a guy they'll throw into that rotation.
Speaker 1: Also drafted, uh, Tracy Walker from Louisiana, So um, that's
Speaker 1: another guy as far as the defensive back that's going
Speaker 1: to add to those reserves. At that position, they have
Speaker 1: some really good pieces. Darius Slay is one of the
Speaker 1: top cornerbacks in the league right now. Um, but they
Speaker 1: need to find more guys to deepen that rotation. I
Speaker 1: think both of those two guys check the boxes. For
Speaker 1: the limitations that the Lions had in regards the draft picks.
Speaker 1: I actually thought they did a good job of being
Speaker 1: able to find some guys that are going to help
Speaker 1: them all, right, Well, one more team in the NFC
Speaker 1: North to get to, and we will get to the
Speaker 1: Bears after this. Back with Moron Packers unscripted. Welcome back
Speaker 1: to Packers, unscripted. Mike Spofford in this chair, West Hodkuit's
Speaker 1: in that one Okay West final team here in the
Speaker 1: NFC North, the Chicago Bears. They had the highest draft
Speaker 1: pick of the division opponents, number eight overall. They select
Speaker 1: linebacker ro Kwan Smith from Georgia, one of these guys
Speaker 1: who has talked about in that group of the top
Speaker 1: five or six defensive prospects in the entire draft. And
Speaker 1: I'm sure Bears fans are hoping, as I kind of
Speaker 1: mentioned after the first round, they're hoping that this is
Speaker 1: the second coming of of your Brian Urlacker, a guy
Speaker 1: who's going to be your anchor at line backer in
Speaker 1: the middle of that defense for the next decade. So
Speaker 1: it is Vic Fangio, that's what he's hoping for. I actually, uh,
Speaker 1: you know, I know, I just got done talking about
Speaker 1: the lines drive class. I was really impressed by what
Speaker 1: the Bears did. It started with Smith. I think they
Speaker 1: let the board come to them We're talking so much,
Speaker 1: Mike about the Packers and in the fact that their
Speaker 1: quarterback obviously isn't in eating Green Bay, and how that
Speaker 1: was going to help them. The Bears, who say what
Speaker 1: you will about their decision to move up one spot
Speaker 1: last year to take Mitchell Robiski, they were the big
Speaker 1: benefit of this in the long run, though. Right before
Speaker 1: them the Bills are trading up trying to get their quarterback.
Speaker 1: That meant a lot of really talented defensive players are
Speaker 1: going to be available for them outside of Chub and Ward.
Speaker 1: Roquan Smith is a guy that I think I don't
Speaker 1: want to put you don't want to put that expectation
Speaker 1: out there that the guy's the next Brian or Lacker,
Speaker 1: because I think Brian or Lackers a once in a
Speaker 1: generation guy, a guy that moves from safety to linebacker
Speaker 1: at a really small school and then just takes the
Speaker 1: world by fire and becomes a Hall of Fame football player.
Speaker 1: But that being said, out of all these in side
Speaker 1: backers that you know have been produced out of the
Speaker 1: sec here in the last handful of years, Roquan Smith,
Speaker 1: in my opinion, is the best of the bunch. He
Speaker 1: just he does so many different things. He gives you
Speaker 1: the coverage tools that you look for. He's a playmaker
Speaker 1: in the trenches. Yeah. This guy, by all accounts, is
Speaker 1: the type of guy that you plug in there for
Speaker 1: ten years and you forget about it. Yeah, that he's
Speaker 1: going to be a guy that's going to be there
Speaker 1: and be reliable. It was a good pick by them,
Speaker 1: and I think it was just just really a function
Speaker 1: of letting the board come to you and taking the
Speaker 1: best guy available. Yeah. And then in the second and
Speaker 1: third rounds, the Bears focused on offense. They took James Daniels,
Speaker 1: the center out of Iowa in the second round to
Speaker 1: uh to provide a little bit more depth and beef
Speaker 1: on that offensive line. And then in the third round
Speaker 1: they took a guy I know that that you were
Speaker 1: very interested, and that's the wide receiver Anthony Miller from Memphis.
Speaker 1: And we knew going into this draft the Bears had
Speaker 1: to make some kind of an investment, a significant investment
Speaker 1: at wide receiver because you've got to get Mitchell Drabinsky
Speaker 1: some targets and arguably they're the best wide receiver that
Speaker 1: they've had over the last couple of years. Was Cam Meredith,
Speaker 1: who was gone. You know, he he injured his knee
Speaker 1: and basically missed the season and now he's gone. The
Speaker 1: Bears chose not to match a contract offer that he
Speaker 1: got elsewhere. So, um, Anthony Miller, you know this is
Speaker 1: this is a guy who you know. And the Bears
Speaker 1: are still hoping that Kevin White from West Virginia, their
Speaker 1: first round pick from a handful of years ago. They're
Speaker 1: hoping that that he can get over all this injury
Speaker 1: stuff and become the player that they projected when they
Speaker 1: drafted him in the top ten. But um, but Miller
Speaker 1: is a big investment in a wide receiver. It's a
Speaker 1: guy with a lot of upside. Yeah, and they took
Speaker 1: out insurance policy too with Alan Robinson. But now the
Speaker 1: question is he's coming off of an A C L
Speaker 1: as well, So what are you going to be getting
Speaker 1: with those two returning vets. I think that Anthony Miller
Speaker 1: checks a big box because he can be a slot
Speaker 1: receiver if those two guys are healthy. He's not necessarily
Speaker 1: taking playing time away from anybody, and it gives somebody
Speaker 1: underneath a playmaker for Mitchell Trobiski to work off of,
Speaker 1: which I think was really what they were missing the
Speaker 1: most last year, especially after the Zach Miller injury. There
Speaker 1: just there wasn't anybody for him to go to, you know,
Speaker 1: close in between the hashes. So Miller is a guy
Speaker 1: that made plays all over the field for Memphis. I mean,
Speaker 1: you want to talk about chip on his shoulder. Uh,
Speaker 1: this guy probably is in the top ten of the
Speaker 1: draft in terms of he was completely shunned by every
Speaker 1: Division one college his hometown, Memphis Tigers. They end up
Speaker 1: allowing him to come onto campus as a walk on,
Speaker 1: and he leaves as their all time leading receiver, breaking
Speaker 1: numerous records held by Isaac Bruce along the way. This
Speaker 1: guy is a playmaker, and I really thought, you know,
Speaker 1: potentially the Packers could be looking at him. You know, Ultimately,
Speaker 1: I think they made the best decision going with Josh
Speaker 1: Jackson and being able to really fortify that cornerback spot.
Speaker 1: But I think Anthony Miller is gonna be a playmaker
Speaker 1: in this league. And I can see how Mitchell Robiskie
Speaker 1: if I'm in his shoes right now, compared to what
Speaker 1: I had to work with at the end of last season,
Speaker 1: I'd have a smile on my face if him, especially
Speaker 1: getting James Daniels too. He has a center now for
Speaker 1: the future. Yeah. Well, and you look at and as
Speaker 1: as you said at the beginning, the Bears kind of
Speaker 1: let the draft come to them. They seem to get
Speaker 1: really good value at their top picks. Some people thought
Speaker 1: James Daniels was potentially a late first round guy if
Speaker 1: you want an interior offensive lineman. As you mentioned, some
Speaker 1: people projected Anthony Miller as a second rounder at wide receiver.
Speaker 1: The Bears get those guys, respectively, at the top of
Speaker 1: the second and the top of the third, you know,
Speaker 1: the first third of those respective rounds. So again, they
Speaker 1: really took a value approach with with their top pick.
Speaker 1: In Miller just kept climbing and climbing and climbing. He
Speaker 1: was a fourth or fifth, and he was a third.
Speaker 1: He ends up being a second. The one side effect
Speaker 1: of all this, though, now Mike is there is going
Speaker 1: to be more pre pressure on Mitchell Robisky. He has
Speaker 1: some weapons. Now he has to go about using them.
Speaker 1: All Right, With that, we'll go to a break back
Speaker 1: with more on Packers Unscripted right after this. Welcome back
Speaker 1: to Packers Unscripted. Mike Spofford joined by Wes Hodk Wits
Speaker 1: and West. Just to clarify something I said at the
Speaker 1: end of the last segment about the Bears and Anthony
Speaker 1: Miller using the pick at the top of the third round.
Speaker 1: I meant to say they traded that pick to get
Speaker 1: back into the bottom half of the second round to
Speaker 1: draft Miller. That was the investment that they made. I
Speaker 1: didn't make that clear, so I apologize for that. But
Speaker 1: moving on, we had talked after the first round excuse
Speaker 1: me of the draft about the quarterbacks and where they went.
Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield to the Browns, Sam Donald to the Jets,
Speaker 1: Josh Allen to the Buffalo Bills, and Josh Rosen to
Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals. Now you look at the Packers two
Speaker 1: thousand and eighteen schedule, the Jets, the Bills, and the
Speaker 1: Cardinals are all on it. How many of these rookie
Speaker 1: quarterbacks do you think we're going to see play against
Speaker 1: Green Bay this fall? I would say it's good chance
Speaker 1: of seeing at least two, if not all three, depending
Speaker 1: on which direction the Bills go. Doing this, off the
Speaker 1: top of my head, I believe it was the Bills
Speaker 1: that signed A. G. McCarron, right, so he'll be in
Speaker 1: that conversations right ye with with Josh Allen. So whether
Speaker 1: or not Allen ends up getting the call during the
Speaker 1: first month this season, we'll have to wait and see.
Speaker 1: I wonder if they're gonna be somewhat hesitant to do
Speaker 1: that after what happened with Nathan Peterman last year when
Speaker 1: they put him in over Tyrod Taylor. Looking more at
Speaker 1: the Cardinals and Jets, they were looking for a long
Speaker 1: term answer at those and it was obvious going into
Speaker 1: the draft they needed to do this. I mean, you
Speaker 1: go back and listen to what the words come out
Speaker 1: of Arizona. For so many years they've wanted to draft
Speaker 1: and develop a quarterback. They just haven't done it. So
Speaker 1: now you look at this and they get Rosen. I
Speaker 1: think by December he'll have a good chance to be starting.
Speaker 1: Maybe Sam Bradford goes there and hits the ground running,
Speaker 1: totally possible. But and then the Jets, Sam Donald is
Speaker 1: the guy. I think everybody understands that. Even though they
Speaker 1: did sign Teddy Bridgewater, even though they do have Josh
Speaker 1: McCown coming back, I think if everything goes according to
Speaker 1: plan for both of those teams, those two guys will
Speaker 1: be starting come December. Yeah, the one I'm intrigued about,
Speaker 1: just to see really what happens is with the Cardinals
Speaker 1: because you mentioned Bradford. Obviously they signed they signed him,
Speaker 1: but his track record health wise, I mean, whether they
Speaker 1: whether whether they want to play Josh Rosen as a
Speaker 1: rookie or not. They're in a they might be in
Speaker 1: a position where they don't have a choice because Bradford
Speaker 1: hasn't played a full season and I can't even he
Speaker 1: never has. Yeah, I don't think he has, so one
Speaker 1: of the one of those one of those situations to watch.
Speaker 1: And then obviously the Jets being on the schedule in December,
Speaker 1: as late as that is, you know, you never know
Speaker 1: by that point, even even if they even if they
Speaker 1: go with McCown at the start of the season, depending
Speaker 1: on how things unfold, by the time December rolls around,
Speaker 1: they might have turned it over to Donald and and
Speaker 1: we'll see what We'll see what some of these young
Speaker 1: guys have got. Yeah, Bradford, I take that back head
Speaker 1: two seasons where he started all sixteen games, that was
Speaker 1: in two thousand ten and two thousand and twelve. He
Speaker 1: hasn't done it though, in five years five So that's
Speaker 1: going to be the challenge that they're facing. McCown's a
Speaker 1: great fit for the Jets because he understands that the
Speaker 1: horizons coming in his career and he's been bounced around
Speaker 1: enough and been in and out of football enough to
Speaker 1: really relish the opportunity that's in front of him. I
Speaker 1: thought he did an exemplary job last year, really came
Speaker 1: in there and held down that position, gave them some
Speaker 1: hope offensively, but need to find the next guy. Donald.
Speaker 1: In my opinion, he was my top quarterback on the board.
Speaker 1: I think it's interesting that they're able to get him
Speaker 1: at number three because their fellow New York team decided
Speaker 1: to go at se Kwon Barkley. We'll see how all
Speaker 1: this plays out, but I think that in the long run,
Speaker 1: Donald is gonna be a good investment for them. The
Speaker 1: one that's gonna be the biggest question mark is Allen
Speaker 1: just because he's coming from Wyoming. There were the accuracy concerns,
Speaker 1: not counting everything else that happened on draft night. Seeing
Speaker 1: if he can push a guy like Adia mccarren for
Speaker 1: the job right off the bat's gonna be interesting to watch. Yeah,
Speaker 1: the Bills trading up for Alan the Cardinals also trading
Speaker 1: up to get Rosen so there was a lot of
Speaker 1: jockeying for position there with regards to the quarterbacks, As
Speaker 1: you said, the Jets were kind of the team's sitting
Speaker 1: pretty when the Giant. When the Giants decided to go
Speaker 1: with Barkley, then they had their guy because they had
Speaker 1: made the trade up to number three earlier. But with that,
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