1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: And now move the sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky 2 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:09,039 Speaker 1: Brooks walked up. Everybody, welcome to move the six d 3 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: J Bucky back together. Buck. We have a fun weekend 4 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: of football Head. We've got a great show today where 5 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: we're gonna be looking at one team in particular, break 6 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:21,479 Speaker 1: them down and see if we can't solve their issues 7 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: and fix them. We're gonna look at some work you've 8 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: done on playmakers. We're gonna have some fun talking about that, 9 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: and then also gonna give you a couple of college 10 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:32,200 Speaker 1: standouts that we've kept an eye on and we've watched 11 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: the Lace lately, as well as top twenty five rookies 12 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: from the first half of the season. But first of all, 13 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,559 Speaker 1: how are you doing, man? I'm good, DJ. I can 14 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 1: admit that the guy that you're talking to on the 15 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: other side of spine is a little nervous because going 16 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: into the second round of the playoffs tonight the Thursday 17 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:50,519 Speaker 1: game instead of a Friday game. So I'm here, but 18 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: I'm also like the butterflies are kind of going or whatever, 19 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: so I'm trying to keep it all together. All right, Well, 20 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: this is great. This is actually a way I want 21 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: to start this because my son is a freshman, so 22 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: he got called up for the playoffs. Uh, you know 23 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:04,399 Speaker 1: he won't play if you get called up as a 24 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 1: freshman and they have a second round game come up 25 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: against me Mason High School. But because when this gets released, Buck, 26 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: the game has already has already happened, right, It's already 27 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: gonna be about kickoff for you guys. Can you let 28 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: me get inside your mind a little bit here for 29 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 1: this game? I know, you know you always say do 30 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: it do what got you there? And those things? I mean, 31 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: is it is it just bread and butter? Or do 32 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 1: we have some wrinkles here for this playoff game? But 33 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: we got you know if so here's the challenge. The 34 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: challenge is because normally, when you get nervous, you want 35 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 1: to add stuff. But when you really look at the 36 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: teams and the coaches that have been the most successful, 37 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: they all say, quiet mind, Uh, focus on the things 38 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 1: that you're good at. Focus on execution over trickery and 39 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: those things. So I'm I'm trying to stay true to that. 40 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: I do have a player two in my pocket, but 41 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: I'm trying to be as calm as I can in 42 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: front of the kids. I'm trying not to give him 43 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: a new information, particularly because it's a short week. But 44 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: I do have I do got some tricks up my 45 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: sleep if we have to, if we need it. Okay, 46 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: So then if you get out to a nice lead. 47 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: We got south Gate, right, is that who we have? 48 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: We've got south Gate? Yeah, we do have south Gate. 49 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: Really good team, a team that has a great player, 50 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: uh that we have to really worry about. And so 51 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: what we're gonna try and do is we're gonna try 52 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: and kind of beat them up, run the football as 53 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,679 Speaker 1: much as we can see we can control o'clock and 54 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: hopefully wear them down in the second half. That's kind 55 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: of been the recipe for us throughout the season, so 56 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: we can hope that we can stay true to it. 57 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: I love it. I wouldn't be pulling for you. That's 58 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: the best thing. If you If you're listening to the 59 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: pod right now and you want to keep up with 60 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: Bucky Squad and see how they're doing, all you have 61 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: to do is go to max Preps uh and you 62 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: can type in Granada Hills Charter and then you can 63 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 1: see it. They'll have live game updates. We've got Granada 64 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: Hills Charter versus south Gate. Bucky Squad is eight and two. 65 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 1: South Gate is seven and four. Round two of the 66 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: City the City Section uh C i F playoffs. So again, 67 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:51,239 Speaker 1: if you listen to the show for a long time, 68 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 1: get on board. Let's support Buck here as we get 69 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: to this this playoff match up here. See if we 70 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: can't get a win for the good guys tonight. I'm 71 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 1: fired up for you, man, I'll be probably so I'll 72 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: be checking that thing all night long. See how you 73 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: guys do. But let's let's let's jump into some NFL 74 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 1: stuff here, Buck. We we talked this, We've talked about 75 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 1: this the other day about how do you kind of 76 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:12,399 Speaker 1: solve the issues of these teams that have already moved 77 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 1: on from their head coaches. We just saw the Indianapolis 78 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 1: Colts move on from Frank Rich. We've talked about Jeff Saturday. 79 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:19,359 Speaker 1: We talked about that the other day. But I want 80 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: to go back to the first change we had, which 81 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: was the Carolina Panthers deciding to move on from Matt 82 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: Rule and looking at this roster, I thought we could 83 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: just take a little time here and see if you 84 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 1: could provide a little bit of a blueprint and some 85 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: hope here for this Carolina Panthers team. And as we 86 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: do that, I think it's important we kind of look 87 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: at some of the pillars that they have in place, 88 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: and I actually think, uh, you know, there's that show 89 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 1: called good Bones on h G TV and they go 90 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: in there and plating houses with good bones, they fix 91 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: them up. I think this team that, when you look 92 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: at it, there's some good bones here in terms of 93 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: some good young building blocks, and let's let's rip through 94 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: them on offense, Buck, and then then I'll kick it 95 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: over to you for your thoughts. But you've got a 96 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: quantum who made my top twenty five rookie list, a 97 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: Chimaquanna who's starting to get, you know, really play well, 98 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: getting better and better. If you have a left tackle boom, 99 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: feel good about that. Dj Moore I think is a 100 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: number one caliber receiver. He's big time. So you've got 101 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 1: you've got that piece in place. Um, then you look 102 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 1: at at what else they have here on the offense. 103 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:22,799 Speaker 1: You know, I think they've got some solid, steady pieces 104 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:24,840 Speaker 1: in place. I think they need to upgrade again along 105 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: that offensive line. Uh. Continue there. Tommy Trembles, a young 106 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,919 Speaker 1: tight end who we like. But those are probably the 107 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 1: major building blocks they're on offense. What else stands out 108 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: to you with this offensive group now? So it's funny 109 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: because d G will get to the defense because I 110 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: feel like they're in really good shape defensively. I think defensively, 111 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 1: you've got a team that can go and compete in 112 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: the game, that can give you a chance to be 113 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: very competitive right away. Officially is where the struggles are. 114 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 1: You mentioned Ikey Aquanta who they took him last year. 115 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: He is your franchise left tackle. You have Dj Moore, 116 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 1: who's the number one receiver who can be a playmaker. 117 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:59,359 Speaker 1: Maybe hasn't been afforded enough opportunities to maybe make the 118 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 1: impact that he could make, but he should be there. 119 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:03,679 Speaker 1: I think you have Taylor Morton on the other side, 120 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: who's okay, a solid right tackle, and then you still 121 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: got some pieces that may be going to upgrade on 122 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:12,599 Speaker 1: the interior. But beyond that, I think you're really lacking 123 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: playmakers and a quarterback. And so I think the big 124 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: decision is who is going to be the quarterback. So 125 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 1: if the quarterback comes in the draft, my suggestion would be, 126 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: then you're surround them with veteran playmakers. So maybe you 127 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 1: can get them up to speed. You have d J. Moore, 128 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: you can go in free agency and maybe get you 129 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 1: another number two. You can get your tighty in like 130 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: Mike Getsiki that can be a threat down the middle 131 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:34,600 Speaker 1: to go with Tommy Trumbull and some of the other 132 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: guys that you have there. But to me, the number 133 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: one decision that you have to make if you just 134 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: got fitter in the staff, who is going to be 135 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:46,480 Speaker 1: the quarterback going forward? And what style of quarterback? Do 136 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: you want traditional pocket pass or do a threat guy? 137 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 1: All of those things will be uh up for debate 138 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:54,239 Speaker 1: when you begin to make the decision on who should 139 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 1: be the new cob one in Carolina. Yeah, I mean, 140 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: I think that's a great way to state that. I 141 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: think that you talk about quarterback playmaker and continue to 142 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:03,919 Speaker 1: add on that interior of the offensive line would be 143 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:06,280 Speaker 1: kind of the three areas there that we can look 144 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: at and we'll kind of discuss, you know, what those 145 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: players could look like here as we as we go 146 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 1: through this. But let's circle back to the defense, because 147 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 1: we talked about pillars in place, foundational pieces. They've got him. 148 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: Brian Burns is an edge rusher um has been very 149 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:22,720 Speaker 1: productive it was very sought after. It was out there 150 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:24,159 Speaker 1: that the Rams want to give up a couple of ones, 151 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 1: and they wouldn't budge. Um. So you've got Brian Burns 152 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 1: and edge rusher. You've got Derek Brown, another young player 153 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:31,039 Speaker 1: on the along the defensive line, defensive tackle with a 154 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: lot of ability, who's very disruptive. Um. Then you look 155 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 1: at the at the secondary and J. C. Horn I 156 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: think the building block piece on the back end. So 157 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,480 Speaker 1: those are kind of like your three building blocks defensively. 158 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:45,159 Speaker 1: Some other good players sprinkled in there. Uh, some young players, 159 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:48,040 Speaker 1: they're very athletic. Um. I guess we've we've got to 160 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: talk about Jeremy Chin as well, who's on He's on. 161 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 1: He's on the injured reserve list right now. That's why 162 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:59,040 Speaker 1: he wasn't showing up on my Rocky as well. Yeah, 163 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 1: you get C jn. So you have a lot of 164 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:05,279 Speaker 1: first round talents that are sitting on that side of 165 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 1: the field. And so when I'm looking at the team 166 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 1: and I'm thinking about the rebuild job, if I'm a 167 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: prospective head coach, I'm like, man if I can get 168 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 1: the defense up and running, that gives us a chance 169 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 1: to get to maybe eight nine, and then the job 170 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: that I do on offense data determine if we can 171 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 1: get the double digits and maybe get into the playoffs. 172 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: I'll say this, I don't think Matt Rule did a 173 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: bad job of kind of building up the team, but 174 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: for whatever reason, couldn't get the execution to go right. 175 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: And a lot of that was due to the quarterback. 176 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: So we can talk about the defense and make sure 177 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: we have a good defensive coordinator to really maximize the 178 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: pieces in place. But the key to this job and 179 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: the key to making this team um re emerge as 180 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: a contender, it's about the quarterback and do you pick 181 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 1: the right quarterback? And not only do you pick the 182 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 1: right guy, but can you put them in a system 183 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: and surrounded with playmakers that allows them to be a 184 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: pretty dominant player right out the gate, Because this is 185 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 1: one where you don't want to spend a whole lot 186 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: of time waiting for him to get right. Because the 187 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 1: defense is ready to rock. We got to get the 188 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 1: offense up to that speed very very very quickly. All right. 189 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: So here's here's why I think this is a good job. 190 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 1: Usually we talked about, man, if you've got options, don't 191 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: go someplace unless they have a quarterback in place. But 192 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: one of the things we always talk about as well 193 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: is that you want to build your roster for the division, 194 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 1: you have to look at the landscape and see what 195 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 1: you're up against. When you look at this Atlanta is 196 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: we don't know if their future quarterbacks on their team. 197 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: They're playing Marks Mariota right now. I know they drafted Ridgable. 198 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: That's a that's a question mark you on what you 199 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 1: got there. New Orleans, I mean Jamis, I guess, but 200 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 1: you don't know they're They're long term answer is there 201 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 1: in their organization. And Tampa this could be it for 202 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 1: Tom Brady, like this entire division could be searching for 203 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: quarterbacks in the off season that's upcoming. So I think 204 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:51,080 Speaker 1: this is, uh, this is a huge offseason. It's a 205 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 1: huge decision. They've got to get the quarterback thing right. 206 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: But man, if you nail the quarterback and then these 207 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:58,680 Speaker 1: other the other three teams kind of struggle along that 208 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:01,599 Speaker 1: path to find someone. With the way their defense is 209 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: set up, with the rosters they have there and some 210 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 1: of those building blocks they have on offense, this is 211 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 1: a team that could that could be set to go 212 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: on a little bit of a run here and be 213 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 1: really really competitive pretty quick. Yeah. You know, it's funny 214 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:14,320 Speaker 1: because they can take a step back, but really take 215 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 1: two or three steps forward, uh, in utilizing the draft 216 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,199 Speaker 1: and free agency, even the trade market to give them 217 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: up to speed. The one thing that I wouldn't do, 218 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 1: I wouldn't invest heavily in a running back. I don't 219 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: know if I would pay premium prices for an older 220 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:30,679 Speaker 1: running back. You had Christian McCaffrey, you elected to let 221 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:33,320 Speaker 1: them wall. I think I would go younger and cheaper there. 222 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: I would make sure that I invest in one of 223 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 1: the top quarterbacks, and then I would put my money 224 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: in the perimeter playmakers that can make the quarterback very 225 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,839 Speaker 1: very comfortable, big time tied in another big time wide 226 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: receiver to really make sure that we have a wide 227 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 1: receiver corps that's complete, that is experienced, and that already 228 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 1: has a level of expertise, so we can shrink the 229 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 1: learning curve. If I can surround a young quarterback with 230 00:09:57,840 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 1: veterans who already know how to play the game, I 231 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 1: think I might be able to get good production from 232 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 1: a rookie quarterback who's starting. Yeah. The other thing, I 233 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: would just say is defensively, even though you've got guys 234 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: there on that defensive front, you know waves, you want 235 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: waves of guys, So continue to add to that group 236 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 1: because that will take a lot of pressure off. I 237 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:16,320 Speaker 1: mean the Jets are a great example of that with 238 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:18,560 Speaker 1: the depth that they have, and then you keep the 239 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: score down. Guess what, you don't need your quarterback to 240 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: throw the ball thirty five times a game. I was 241 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 1: looking through their their stuff the other day and if 242 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 1: you look at I think Zach Wilson's what five and one. 243 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:30,679 Speaker 1: I think since he got healthy and got back out 244 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:32,559 Speaker 1: there on the field and then those five wins, I 245 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: don't know, they threw the ball more than twenty six times. Um, 246 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:37,439 Speaker 1: that's kind of your formula, Buck, That's something you've preached 247 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 1: for a long time. If you could build a defense up. 248 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 1: So that's heck of a way. It takes some pressure 249 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 1: off your quarterback. It takes a lot of fresh off 250 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: of using the gens as an example, Yeah, because DJ 251 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 1: the natural transition year three or four, that thing should 252 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 1: become Zach Wilson's team where he's throwing more. He's more 253 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 1: involved in terms of making sure that they're winning because 254 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 1: of him. Not necessarily because of the defense and those things, 255 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 1: but yeah, that is a great way to start. And 256 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: when we talk about the offense of the Carolina Panthers, 257 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 1: and we talked about the veteran receivers and those guys, 258 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,840 Speaker 1: but yeah, now you can be multiple running backs, you're 259 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:12,560 Speaker 1: able to run the football, you string the game, you 260 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 1: play complimentary football, and you have a head coach you 261 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:19,079 Speaker 1: understands how to manage the entire operation. I think that's 262 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:21,200 Speaker 1: the big thing, and so it'll be interesting to see 263 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 1: because there's always a debate about offensive minded versus defensive 264 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 1: mind the head coach. I think it's really important for 265 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:28,839 Speaker 1: the Panthers to get the best head coach, meaning the 266 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 1: guy who can put out the vision for how this 267 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:34,680 Speaker 1: team needs to play to consistently win and to begin 268 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: to dominate this division because of division is very vulnerable 269 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 1: and it's there for the take if the Carolina Panthers 270 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 1: build it the right way. And as of right now, 271 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 1: they hold the number two overall picks. So you think 272 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 1: about you know, Bryce Young, c J. Stroul, whatever quarterback 273 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 1: you know you want to look at, and there's lots 274 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 1: of work still to be done on these guys. I 275 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: know there's some Will Levist fans out there as well. 276 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 1: Um but they'll have an opportunity. They'll have an opportunity 277 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 1: to get one um on on Bryce Young real quick. 278 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:00,960 Speaker 1: And then we're gonna take a break here. When I 279 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 1: look at Houston Carolina, those are the teams with the 280 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: first two picks right now. Let's just say, if you 281 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 1: were the top quarterback, if you were Bryce Young, where 282 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 1: would you rather go between those two spots? Buck Oh, 283 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:13,240 Speaker 1: we want to go to Carolina because if I'm looking 284 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: at the rosters, I feel like Carolina is closer to 285 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 1: being a competitive team than Houston Texas. And I love 286 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: love you Smith personally, but they have a lot of 287 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 1: holes and I don't know if they can feel all 288 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: those holes in one off season with the draft and 289 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,200 Speaker 1: free agency and those things. Whereas when I'm looking at 290 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:29,959 Speaker 1: the Carolina Panthers, I have a number one receiver. They 291 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:33,960 Speaker 1: addressed They addressed the blind side tackle position. Last year. 292 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 1: We talked about the defense. To me, if I'm Bryce 293 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:39,559 Speaker 1: Young and I have my choice, we're just saying Bryce 294 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 1: Young being a number one, but it could be very well. 295 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: C J. Stroud, Absolutely, I want to go to the 296 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 1: Carolina Panthers, because I feel like I have an opportunity 297 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: to win, and to win very very quickly if I 298 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 1: am to my business as a quarterback. Yeah, I think 299 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 1: it's you know, I think it's a good debate. I 300 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 1: think it's a good discussion because you know, Larry tunsl 301 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:58,840 Speaker 1: is a premier left tackle, so you've got that in 302 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: place in Houston. Damian Pierce, we've both seen him live 303 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: and in person. We're gonna get to him a little 304 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: bit later on the show. You know what you've got 305 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 1: with him, Brandon Cooks. I think that's been kind of 306 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:11,439 Speaker 1: a messy situation, but you know, he's he's been a consistent, 307 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 1: a solid player. I think I would rather have DJ 308 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:16,959 Speaker 1: more going forward than him. But no, it's a it's 309 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 1: a good debate. I might say that I might believe 310 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:23,439 Speaker 1: more in the Carolina Panthers, you know, infrastructure, maybe more 311 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:25,400 Speaker 1: so than the Houston Texans and some of the terms 312 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 1: that they've had. But the other thing you gotta keep 313 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: in mind, Buck, the Houston Texans are armed with picks. 314 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 1: I mean they've got a haul of pics from the 315 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson trade, so that could flip. I just don't 316 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 1: I don't think it's cutting, and I don't think we 317 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: could both sit here and say no brainer, Carolina Panthers. 318 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 1: I think Houston, Carolina. That's gonna be something as we 319 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:44,439 Speaker 1: get towards the spring. That could be a fun thing 320 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 1: to revisit. It would be a fun thing to revisit 321 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 1: because the other team that you have to throw in 322 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: deer uh, Detroit Lions. They have a pick that to 323 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:54,080 Speaker 1: be right up there. Would they be in the mix? 324 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 1: The Detroit Lions right now would have the Okay, they 325 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: lose a few more games, that to be interesting for 326 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: them because they could be in that conversation in terms 327 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: of a team that might look at the quarterback position 328 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:09,320 Speaker 1: in a team that certainly has some pieces in place 329 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 1: to maybe make a jump we thought we make they 330 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 1: would make a little bit of a jump this year 331 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: hasn't happened. But maybe maybe, just maybe they have that opportunity. 332 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: The more I look at all these picks us as 333 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:19,200 Speaker 1: I might that might be my answer. I might go 334 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 1: with Houston on that one. I might split. We can 335 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 1: have that debate a little bit later on as we 336 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 1: get closer to the draft. All right, let's take a 337 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: quick break. We're gonna come back, We're gonna look at 338 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: something Bucky's worked on, the top five playmaker groups, uh 339 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 1: in the NFL? Is it uh? Is it a team 340 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 1: like the Philadelphi Eagles are undefeated? Do they show up 341 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 1: on list on this list? And how high are they? 342 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 1: We'll let you know right after this break. This is 343 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 1: an article that Bucky has posts on NFL dot com. 344 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 1: You guys, go check it out right there. But you're 345 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: looking at the top five playmaker groups. Uh. So, first 346 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 1: of all, Buck explained that criteria and and give me 347 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 1: your top five list here. But d I think what 348 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: we've talked about is the perimeter players. I think we've 349 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: ranked it in the past with five eligibles, meaning take 350 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 1: the quarterback out the mix. Let's talk about the running 351 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 1: backs to tie ins the playmakers on the perimeter and 352 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 1: who has those best groups. And so when you go 353 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 1: and you look, it's really interesting because a lot of 354 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: times the impact that we think the offense uh is 355 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:18,800 Speaker 1: really impacted by the quarterback that you have, and so 356 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 1: when you take the quarterback out of the equation, it 357 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 1: changes dynamic. When you look at these playmaker groups, Yeah, 358 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 1: it is interesting, man, And I'm looking at these uh, 359 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: these teams that you've put down here, instant collection of 360 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 1: of some young guys mixed in with some veteran guys. 361 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 1: And uh, I think one of one of the teams 362 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 1: on here, I think might surprise some people that made 363 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 1: the list. Go ahead, but why don't you rip them 364 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 1: off here? One through five? Okay? Five? So at number 365 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 1: one I have the San Francisco forty nine is right 366 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 1: after the Christie McCaffrey trade. They bringing me and you 367 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: think about Debo and George Kiltle and Cal. You check 368 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 1: in Brandon and you they are super super talented. At two, 369 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: the Miami Dolphins, everyone is going crazy about Tyrek Kio. 370 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 1: Tyrik Kilda's about to rewrite the record book as a 371 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 1: number one receiver, but it's beyond him. Jenn and Waddle, 372 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 1: Mike and Sicky. They have two running backs, most of 373 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 1: them Wilson, that are going crazy, very very talented group. 374 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 1: At three, the Philadelphia Eagles, A J. Brown, DeVante Smith 375 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 1: giving him to number ones on the perimeter. You think 376 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 1: about the collection of running backs um Miles Sunders has 377 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: certainly helped him out. Dallas got it emerging as a 378 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 1: tight end. Jenn Hurst is playing better because he has 379 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 1: a lot of weapons around him. The Cincinnati Bengals, the 380 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 1: three wide receivers are everything Tee Higgins, Jamaar Chase, Tyler Boyd. 381 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:35,960 Speaker 1: But then we saw Joe Mixing go crazy last weekend 382 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:38,920 Speaker 1: as a reminder of his status is one of the backs, 383 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 1: top backs in the game. And then finally the Seattle Seahawks. 384 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 1: I know that's not really popular because we kind of 385 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 1: banged them all off season, but now you're looking at 386 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 1: Geno Smith and you're like, Wow, he's having a lot 387 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: of success, and you're like, oh, by the way, he 388 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 1: has dk Metcalf and Tyler Lockett. Uh, they got a 389 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 1: stud in Kenneth Walker. And right now the Seattle Seahawks 390 00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: are sitting pretty in the NFC West because they have 391 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 1: a very, very talent to play maker group around Gino Smith, 392 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 1: who was playing very well. That was the one I 393 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 1: thought might catch some people off guard. But I think 394 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:07,919 Speaker 1: when you really look at that and you look at 395 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 1: the emergence of Kenneth Walker, who I'm going to talk 396 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: about in a little bit later on in the show, 397 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:14,400 Speaker 1: I I see it. I saw that team up close 398 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 1: and personal. Buck that is that's a talented, talented group 399 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:20,119 Speaker 1: that they have the collection of players. I'm just curious, 400 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:23,280 Speaker 1: you know, in terms of maybe who just missed the cut. Uh, 401 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings when you look at the combination, obviously 402 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: Justin Jefferson is is elite as good as it gets. 403 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: But you've got Feeland, who's a good player. They just 404 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 1: added t J. Hockenson newly to the mix to go 405 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 1: along with Dalvin Cook. Are they kind of right on 406 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:38,160 Speaker 1: the cusp where they one of those six or seven 407 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:41,160 Speaker 1: just outside the top five? They are? But I didn't 408 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:42,960 Speaker 1: know that our bluddy Kevin O'Connor was gonna go and 409 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 1: make t J. Hawkinson a Pro Bowl tight end in 410 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: his first week. I mean, TJ. Hockinson hadn't been there 411 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 1: three days. He's he's already n right out of the gate. 412 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:52,639 Speaker 1: If he had told me, if Kevin had text me 413 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 1: and told me that he was gonna let him touched 414 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:56,399 Speaker 1: the ruck right away, yeah, I would have put him 415 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 1: in the mix. I didn't know that he was gonna 416 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:01,160 Speaker 1: be that impactful because he was kind of languaging in Detroit. 417 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:03,119 Speaker 1: But Minnesota get something like, oh, by the way, you 418 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 1: can kiss the ball and we're gonna feed you. So yeah, 419 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 1: like they certainly should be in the mix. And I 420 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:09,399 Speaker 1: know the other team. People want to know about the 421 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills. Who are the Buffalo Bills in there? But 422 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 1: when I look at the Buffalo Bills, I love Step 423 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 1: five digs. But a lot of what they do offensively 424 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 1: to me, is driven by Josh Allen's special ability. He 425 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 1: just kind of elevates them and those things I like 426 00:18:23,119 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: nahem hands and those guys. I don't know if they're 427 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 1: quite top five, but with Josh Allen, they certainly are 428 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:30,479 Speaker 1: a juggonnaire. Yeah, we just hadd one of the team here. 429 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: They haven't been healthy and it's been an issue, you know, 430 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:34,800 Speaker 1: for the organization for a while. But this year Man 431 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: Chargers have just got crushed with Keenan Allen this year 432 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:41,640 Speaker 1: Mike Williams is out right now. When you have those 433 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: guys healthy, with Austin Ekeler, that's a that's a good group, 434 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:46,520 Speaker 1: a very good group. And that's the thing like that. 435 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:50,200 Speaker 1: The health situation for the Charges has really prevented them 436 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:53,399 Speaker 1: from realizing their potential. Now, if they get all of 437 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:55,640 Speaker 1: those guys back, is not only my top five list, 438 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:58,159 Speaker 1: but what kind of damage can they do in the 439 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: a f C. I think the challenge is, can justin 440 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 1: Herbert keep it together long enough for the band to 441 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:06,480 Speaker 1: get back together. Because when the band gets back together 442 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:08,400 Speaker 1: and they're able to get all the pieces, not only 443 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,680 Speaker 1: on offense but on defense, they are certainly one of 444 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:14,440 Speaker 1: the top most talented teams in the league. It's just 445 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 1: a matter they're being available to play. We just haven't 446 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:19,360 Speaker 1: seen them play enough, you know. Sitting at five and three, 447 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: their next two games to Sunday Nighters at the forty 448 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:24,879 Speaker 1: niners at home against the chiefs um Man. If they 449 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 1: could somehow you cant even get a split of those 450 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 1: two games and get everybody back healthy, maybe the Chargers 451 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 1: can go on a little bit of a run. All right, 452 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:33,480 Speaker 1: We're gonna we're gonna take a quick break. When we 453 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 1: come back. We're gonna look at some college running backs, 454 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 1: the top two guys names you need to know as 455 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:39,440 Speaker 1: we head towards the spring, as well as a look 456 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:42,119 Speaker 1: at my top twenty five rookies here at the mid season. 457 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:50,639 Speaker 1: NFL Plus is the league's new exclusive video streaming subscription service. 458 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 1: NFL plus has your game they covered with live, local 459 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:56,879 Speaker 1: and promptime regular season and post season games right on 460 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:00,040 Speaker 1: your phone or tablet. NFL Plus is available in the 461 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:03,679 Speaker 1: NFL app and at NFL dot com, So scrital plans 462 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 1: started just four and any n a month fans can 463 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:09,159 Speaker 1: visit Plus dot NFL dot com and sign up for 464 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 1: your free trial of NFL Plus today, r d J. 465 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 1: So you have been hard at work because you're always evaluating, 466 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:18,719 Speaker 1: and so we've reached the mid season point, and one 467 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:20,359 Speaker 1: of the things that you always do is keep a 468 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:23,879 Speaker 1: close on the rookies. So I know you love the 469 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:26,240 Speaker 1: rank and bank stuff. So let's go and give me 470 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: your top twenty five rookies and how they perform it 471 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:31,320 Speaker 1: in mid season. Yeah, that's it's It's a good exercise 472 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 1: to go back and look at how these young guys 473 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 1: are performing in their first year and helps remember what 474 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:37,680 Speaker 1: you thought of him in the draft process and maybe 475 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 1: learn some scouting lessons along the way. So I've got 476 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 1: the article will be up on NFL dot com today again. 477 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 1: Top twenty five at the mid season, I'll give you 478 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: the top ten hair buck we can rip through him. 479 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 1: But number one is not changed from the quarter grades 480 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:52,000 Speaker 1: that I had Sauce Gardener, I think it's been the 481 00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:55,159 Speaker 1: best rookie in the league. Already emerges, if not the 482 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:57,160 Speaker 1: top one of the top three corners in the entire 483 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:58,879 Speaker 1: league right now. I put him, and I put Sir 484 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 1: Tan up there. I put the number three guy on 485 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 1: my list, Trek Willan. In that conversation, Uh, look, Darius 486 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:07,119 Speaker 1: Slay is playing great. Sauce Gardner, nobody's playing better than 487 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:09,680 Speaker 1: he is. Uh. In a mixture of zone and man, 488 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:12,360 Speaker 1: he competes. He can find and play the ball down 489 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:14,960 Speaker 1: the field. He's taken away some big time receivers and 490 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,760 Speaker 1: those matchups. So he's number one on the list. Number 491 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:20,960 Speaker 1: two is Chris Olive. Ohio State has done a phenomenal 492 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:25,680 Speaker 1: job our buddy Brian Hartline developing whiteouts. Chris Olave is polished, 493 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:28,640 Speaker 1: he's explosive. All those things we saw at Ohio State 494 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:30,960 Speaker 1: have carried over to the New Orleans Saints. He's number 495 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 1: two on the list. I'll give you three, four and five, 496 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: then I'll get your thoughts. But Trek Willan, who I mentioned, 497 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:38,160 Speaker 1: has been just as good as Sauce Gardner, has more interceptions, 498 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:42,359 Speaker 1: has played outstanding ball, big, fast, physical, and really has 499 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:45,560 Speaker 1: been impressive with how fluid and agile he is. Damian 500 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 1: Pierce running back we've talked about a bunch on this 501 00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 1: show from the Texans is number four, He's a battering ram. 502 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 1: And then number five again another Ohio State receiver, Garrett 503 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: Wilson with the Jets. So, uh, those are the top five. 504 00:21:56,880 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 1: You know what's so interesting about the list? Uh? And 505 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:01,440 Speaker 1: I think I did him up because what we have 506 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:03,879 Speaker 1: are guys that are really impact in the passing in 507 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:06,600 Speaker 1: with the exception of Damian Fierce, who is really emerged 508 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 1: as one of the old school slobber knocker running backs 509 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:11,400 Speaker 1: is having success. So when I look at the two 510 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 1: corners that you have listed Sauce Gardner and Tuik Willing, 511 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 1: the common dot nominator for me is the length. Right now, 512 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:22,920 Speaker 1: I want long, rangy corners. I also want them to 513 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 1: have a little level of versatility where they can press, 514 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 1: but they also can play off and play some zone 515 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 1: and do some of the things that teams are doing 516 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 1: on the perimeter to slow now some of these attacks. 517 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 1: The fact that Sauce Gardner has been as good as advertised, 518 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 1: coming from a book coming from Cincinnati where people question 519 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 1: some of the competition, I think that's fantastic. I think, 520 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 1: and Tuik Willing it is about the traits, big, fast, physical, 521 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 1: a guy who is a former wide receiver who made 522 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:51,320 Speaker 1: the transition. He goes to the perfect developmental spot for 523 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:53,879 Speaker 1: him in Seattle because they have a blueprint and a 524 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:57,360 Speaker 1: formula for developing those type guys. It's great. The wide 525 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 1: receivers are a different thing because Christal Lovey and Wilson, 526 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 1: I think the last year so we had said on 527 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:05,600 Speaker 1: the podcast, if you're going to invest in the wide 528 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 1: receiver early, make sure they're route runners. They're not better 529 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:11,400 Speaker 1: route runners in the game. And those two Ohio State kids, 530 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 1: Gary Wilson jumps in, can run every route on the tree, 531 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 1: is outstanding, and Chris Oliva you can say the same. 532 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:20,160 Speaker 1: And so at the time where everyone is fascinated about 533 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:23,639 Speaker 1: speed and explosiveness and those things, it comes down to 534 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 1: the skills. The craftsman always win two of the better 535 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 1: craftsman in last year's draft where Aliva and Wilson and 536 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:34,160 Speaker 1: their success is certainly not a coincidence. Big time polish 537 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 1: absolutely as route runners, the ability to separate and the 538 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 1: ability to make plays. Uh, You've definitely seen with those 539 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:43,119 Speaker 1: guys six through ten. Hairbuck another running back, Kenneth Walker, 540 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 1: who man, he has really come on got a chance 541 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:48,080 Speaker 1: to see him live and in person. Big time player 542 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 1: Aidan Hutchinson leads all rookies and sacks and pressures. He's 543 00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 1: number seven. Devin Lloyd is number eight, linebacker you see 544 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 1: all the time with the Jags. His teammate Trayvon Walker 545 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 1: is nine. And then number ten, the big wide receiver 546 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 1: Drake London, who I saw last week with the Atlanta Falcons. 547 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 1: So a good mix of wide receivers here in this 548 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 1: top ten, as well as some impact defensive players. Yeah. 549 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:13,400 Speaker 1: In fact, the defensive players are certainly there. Eight Hudson 550 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:15,680 Speaker 1: you expected to be in that mix because of the 551 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:18,440 Speaker 1: way that he plays and high, high motor, a guy 552 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:20,639 Speaker 1: who has a lot of traits. Drake London is the 553 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:23,600 Speaker 1: one that continues to stand out to me. Uh, there 554 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:25,760 Speaker 1: you see Hudgerson, and look, he has been everything that 555 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 1: the Detroit lines wanted him to be. Off the edge, 556 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:31,920 Speaker 1: relentless pursuer, a guy that just gives outstanding effort. But 557 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:33,840 Speaker 1: it was a very skilled player, and I think it 558 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 1: took a while maybe for some guys to really look 559 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:39,320 Speaker 1: at the skills and the athleticism and what he brought 560 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 1: to the table. Drake London for the Atlanta Falcons. To me, 561 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 1: stands out because another big body playmaker guy who has 562 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:48,120 Speaker 1: jumped right in and has been like, uh, I mean, look, 563 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:51,120 Speaker 1: he catches everything. Even though they are a run heavy team, 564 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 1: his size, his ability to make impact plays down in 565 00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:56,680 Speaker 1: the red zone stands out. He has been a nice 566 00:24:56,800 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 1: fine for an Atlanta Falcons team that needed a number 567 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 1: one receiver to go alongside Cowpits in the passing game. 568 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:04,720 Speaker 1: By the way, I'm kind of baffled a little bit 569 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 1: by some of the negativity I guess around Aidan Hutchinson. 570 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:10,879 Speaker 1: I'm like, guy's on his way of approaching double digit 571 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 1: sacks this year. He's on pace to kind of be 572 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:15,640 Speaker 1: in that nine ten sack range. So I'll pick off 573 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 1: a ball. Last week he plays hardest efforts off the charts. 574 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 1: But I feel like maybe it's just that it's just, 575 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 1: you know, Twitter trolls are angry people. But I feel 576 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 1: like that everybody's all disappointed with Aden Hudginson. I don't 577 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:28,800 Speaker 1: know what what you want more? You want this guy 578 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:30,520 Speaker 1: to do. It's hard to get sacks in this league. 579 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:32,359 Speaker 1: He's on his way to get a nine or ten. Oh, 580 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:34,160 Speaker 1: I mean, it's even hard to be because the ball 581 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:36,119 Speaker 1: comes out so quickly, like you just can't get to it. 582 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:40,000 Speaker 1: Like with the um proliferation of people just throwing the 583 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:44,640 Speaker 1: ball dot quick bubble screen swing passes, uh quick catch, 584 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:47,240 Speaker 1: ripping rock throws, you can't get to the quarterback. And 585 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 1: so his ability to already show flashes being able to 586 00:25:50,119 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 1: get there and just the energy, Like, let's be honest, 587 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 1: this is not a very good Detroit defense. But man, 588 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 1: he's the point on the sword. He's the guy to 589 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:00,399 Speaker 1: kind of gets them going. And so, if anything, if 590 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 1: I'm a Detroit lives man, I'm excited about what he 591 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:04,680 Speaker 1: brings to the table and how good he could be. 592 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:06,679 Speaker 1: Now you gotta get him another gown on the other 593 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 1: side to help him. But aid Hutchinson, I have no 594 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:12,280 Speaker 1: qualms about the job that he's doing right away, no doubt. Um, 595 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: So you go, there's the top ten. You can you 596 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:17,000 Speaker 1: find the entire list, top twenty five. You can just 597 00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: go to NFL dot com and find the rest. A 598 00:26:19,359 --> 00:26:20,879 Speaker 1: couple of college guys who want to hit on here 599 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 1: before we get out of here. I know we're a 600 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:23,960 Speaker 1: little short on time here, buck, but a couple of 601 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:27,840 Speaker 1: running backs Jamir Gibbs from Alabama. Bijean Robinson from Texas, 602 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:30,480 Speaker 1: who we've talked a little bit about. These guys. To me, 603 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:33,119 Speaker 1: it just feels like on a weekly basis, they just pop. 604 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 1: When you're watching TV, your TV scouting, you see him, 605 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:38,639 Speaker 1: and then when you go pop on the tape, it's real. Um. 606 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 1: We can debate value of running backs, we do it 607 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:43,800 Speaker 1: every spring about how high these guys should go. I 608 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:45,480 Speaker 1: just know these are two of the better players that 609 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:47,640 Speaker 1: are gonna be in this upcoming draft class. They're both 610 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:50,439 Speaker 1: exceptional talents. Yeah, except for the talents, And I think 611 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:51,719 Speaker 1: the one thing that we got to keep in mind, 612 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 1: I think sometimes we get too caught up in like 613 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:56,359 Speaker 1: the positional value. Sometimes you've got a great talent for 614 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:58,959 Speaker 1: what the talent is. When I look at Gibbs and Robinson, 615 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 1: both are fantastic players, and as the league is beginning 616 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 1: to trend back to running the football, you need to 617 00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 1: have a running back that certainly has the size, the toughness, 618 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:10,159 Speaker 1: the explosives to be able to kind of hit it 619 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 1: between the tack Because both of these guys have that ability. 620 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:15,000 Speaker 1: And when you look at both of them playing get 621 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:18,080 Speaker 1: big programs where they really lean on the running back 622 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:20,160 Speaker 1: to be a big part of the offense. I think 623 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:23,280 Speaker 1: you feel good about their potential to be workhorse players 624 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:25,880 Speaker 1: in the backfield next season. Yeah, they can both catch 625 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 1: it too. Um and then you just to me, Robinson 626 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:31,200 Speaker 1: just gives you a little more thump pounds, give you 627 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:33,440 Speaker 1: a little bit more power. But if you've seen the 628 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:35,159 Speaker 1: way the Saints have used Album Camara, I think the 629 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:36,919 Speaker 1: team is gonna do the same thing with your mere Gibbs. 630 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:38,879 Speaker 1: He can really line up in the slot. You can 631 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:41,159 Speaker 1: line him up. Why let him run routes, catches the 632 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:45,480 Speaker 1: ball naturally, just soft hands his ability then create explosives 633 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:47,040 Speaker 1: once he gets out in the open field. I think 634 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:49,600 Speaker 1: he's gonna be a fantastic player, and I pray that 635 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:51,240 Speaker 1: the league doesn't allow him to get to the Kansas 636 00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:53,280 Speaker 1: City Chiefs. If you're rooting for anybody other than the 637 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:55,119 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs, you better pray that a guy like 638 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:58,200 Speaker 1: that doesn't end up in that System's good luck uh 639 00:27:58,359 --> 00:28:00,680 Speaker 1: stopping them With the space that off funds would give you, 640 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:02,440 Speaker 1: you throw him in the next I would you know, 641 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:04,919 Speaker 1: I might even throw the Miami Dolphins in there as well. Uh, 642 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:07,399 Speaker 1: it would be fun to watch him. Your Gibbs and 643 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:10,440 Speaker 1: that Miami Dolphins offense. You're gonna run everybody off with speed. 644 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:12,639 Speaker 1: Next thing you know, he's getting the ball Underneathan and 645 00:28:12,760 --> 00:28:14,760 Speaker 1: off he goes. So a little mixture of Camara I 646 00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:16,920 Speaker 1: see a little bit even of of Austin eck who 647 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:19,800 Speaker 1: I see every week doing the Charger games. That's the 648 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:23,159 Speaker 1: calling card for the running backs in today's game. You 649 00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:24,760 Speaker 1: not only have to be able to impact the game 650 00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:27,080 Speaker 1: as a runner, but you have to add some value 651 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 1: as a receiver. And the more that you can do 652 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:31,800 Speaker 1: in the passing game, the better. If you can line 653 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:33,520 Speaker 1: up in the slot and run one on one browse 654 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 1: and really take advantage of matchups against dbs and safeties 655 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:40,200 Speaker 1: in space, it really allows a creative offensive coordinator to 656 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:42,120 Speaker 1: kind of build a package to really feature you. And 657 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:45,320 Speaker 1: so rather than getting your twenty five touches all on carries, 658 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 1: now it becomes a mix of maybe eighteen runs, seven throws, 659 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:51,600 Speaker 1: and you're able to preserve your body while also having 660 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 1: a significant impact on the game. I see it. Each 661 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:57,040 Speaker 1: week you talk about Austin Ekeler, I'll talk about Travis 662 00:28:57,120 --> 00:28:59,040 Speaker 1: at En and what he has been able to do 663 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:01,920 Speaker 1: for the Jackson of wars offense in terms of steadying that. 664 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 1: The more that you can do, the more tools that 665 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:07,600 Speaker 1: you have in the toolbox. Man, it just makes life easier, 666 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:09,920 Speaker 1: not only for the play caller, but for the quarterback 667 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,160 Speaker 1: that you're playing behind. Yeah, I think it's it's going 668 00:29:12,200 --> 00:29:14,200 Speaker 1: to be part of the discussion here because you say, oh, 669 00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:16,760 Speaker 1: you know, running backs don't have that value. You know 670 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:20,600 Speaker 1: that you can find them anywhere. Here's here's a difference 671 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:22,320 Speaker 1: the way you talked about et N. I'm looking at 672 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 1: Austin Neckler. Aust Neckler's third in the NFL with sixty 673 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 1: catches right now, so you can technically label him as 674 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:29,720 Speaker 1: a running back. I'm looking through the game logs. He's 675 00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:31,200 Speaker 1: never carried this year. He has not had a game 676 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:33,200 Speaker 1: where he's carried the ball more than sixteen times. It 677 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:37,400 Speaker 1: is fourteen nine, fourteen sixteen, you know, fourteen fourteen at 678 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:40,520 Speaker 1: a four four carry game Like this is not the 679 00:29:40,600 --> 00:29:43,000 Speaker 1: old school way of looking at that position. So I 680 00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:45,080 Speaker 1: don't think you can just say, oh, running backs aren't iportant, 681 00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 1: you don't draft running backs. But I do think there 682 00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:49,480 Speaker 1: is something that's saying, if you want to somebody with 683 00:29:49,560 --> 00:29:51,840 Speaker 1: that position, let's get him the football in other ways. 684 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:53,440 Speaker 1: And guess what, When you throw him the ball on 685 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:55,800 Speaker 1: the outside, he gets hit by little people. When you 686 00:29:55,920 --> 00:29:57,840 Speaker 1: handle the ball the inside, he gets hit by big people. 687 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:01,040 Speaker 1: It's oversimplification, but I've i'd try to have your touches 688 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:03,680 Speaker 1: come that way that I would turn ound hand the 689 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:05,720 Speaker 1: ball off twenty five times. It's so funny that you 690 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:07,360 Speaker 1: talk about that, because I think that is a big 691 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:09,600 Speaker 1: point to make. It is one of the reasons why 692 00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:12,959 Speaker 1: when Alvin Kamar and Christian McCaffrey got paid, it was like, oh, 693 00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 1: you can see them age gracefully. Because as you think 694 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 1: about the running back, everyone thinks about the old school 695 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:19,840 Speaker 1: running back or the Derrick Henry type running back that 696 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:23,080 Speaker 1: is really sledge hammering between the tackles thirty times a 697 00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 1: game and taking these full long car crashes every game. 698 00:30:27,360 --> 00:30:29,720 Speaker 1: What you would like is to be able to diversify 699 00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:32,680 Speaker 1: the touches and rather than focus on carries, make it 700 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:35,800 Speaker 1: really touch totals, and instead of talking about rushing yards 701 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:38,720 Speaker 1: scrimma jars, when your guys are able to get over 702 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:41,960 Speaker 1: a hundred scrimma jars, it's still the same impact on 703 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:44,680 Speaker 1: the offense. It's the steady production that allows you to 704 00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:47,960 Speaker 1: move the chains and continue to stay on schedule. You 705 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:50,520 Speaker 1: have to have these backs who have a variety of 706 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:52,680 Speaker 1: tools in the toolbox because if they can impact the 707 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:55,160 Speaker 1: passing game, it just makes them so valuable. Well, teams 708 00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:57,600 Speaker 1: are gonna love these two guys, JAMR Gibbs and Jan Robinson, 709 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:01,360 Speaker 1: two outstanding players. All right, Buck, best of luck in 710 00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:03,520 Speaker 1: your game tonight again you can follow it along. Just 711 00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 1: go on Max Preps and uh I look out there 712 00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:09,120 Speaker 1: for Granada Hills Charter a big game. Will be all 713 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:11,239 Speaker 1: rooting for you in this one, but hopefully gonna win 714 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 1: and keep rolling here. But it's been a fun episode. 715 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:16,440 Speaker 1: Appreciate you guys hanging with us. You can catch all 716 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:18,880 Speaker 1: of our stuff. It's really easy to find the NFL's 717 00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:21,440 Speaker 1: YouTube channel, nfl dot com, the NFL app it's all there. 718 00:31:21,440 --> 00:31:23,920 Speaker 1: You can find all your Moved to Sticks content. We 719 00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:25,840 Speaker 1: appreciate you hanging with us, and we'll be back to 720 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:28,520 Speaker 1: recap another weekend of football the beginning of next week, 721 00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:30,640 Speaker 1: and that's where we'll see you right here on Moving 722 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:31,000 Speaker 1: the Sticks