Speaker 1: Welcome to another edition of the Official Jets Podcast, continuing
Speaker 1: our Draft countdown series presented by Verizon, And on today's episode,
Speaker 1: you're gonna hear from Dane Brugler of The Athletic. We
Speaker 1: went through another draft scenario for the New York Jets,
Speaker 1: in this case talking about going offensive tackle at eleven,
Speaker 1: followed by receiver in round two, and then edge corner
Speaker 1: and round three. And then Olivia Land has caught up
Speaker 1: with Brian Baldinger, who, of course he's infamous for his
Speaker 1: Baldi's breakdowns, and they talked some Jets drafts, some Jets
Speaker 1: free agency. But first things first, A in terms of
Speaker 1: Bruegler's draft board, somebody that he thought could be available
Speaker 1: in round two because of some medical concerns, but would
Speaker 1: be a quote unquote steal for the Jets. That's Colorado
Speaker 1: receiver Levisca Chenal. Wow, he's a big guy, right green
Speaker 1: six ft two, twenty seven pounds. I wonder if he's
Speaker 1: gonna play a toe on the next level. He led
Speaker 1: the Buffaloes and receiving the last couple of years and
Speaker 1: the seventh wide receiver. What in school history of the
Speaker 1: eclipse of thousand yard mark in a single season. Um.
Speaker 1: But what comes to mind with him, like a lot
Speaker 1: of these guys who have dealt with some injuries, is
Speaker 1: where did teams think of la Visca Chenult now following
Speaker 1: his core muscle surgery in March? Did debt hurt his
Speaker 1: stock and potentially made teams benefit from that because listen,
Speaker 1: he might drop just a little bit and you might
Speaker 1: have fined tremendous value there because this dude was a
Speaker 1: productive receiver out west in the pack. I think it's
Speaker 1: that's not the case for just Chanalt, but every receiver
Speaker 1: that's been banged up in this pre draft process, and
Speaker 1: real quick about chin Alt, the thing that stands out
Speaker 1: to me, fifty percent of his total receiving yards at
Speaker 1: Colorado have come after contact. To your point, big dude,
Speaker 1: two twenty seven pounds of physical receiver. Here he is
Speaker 1: Dane Brugler of the athletic Dane. Let's take a look
Speaker 1: at another scenario here, probably the most popular one in
Speaker 1: the mock draft circuit. That would be the Jets going
Speaker 1: offensive tackle at eleven. And we know about the big
Speaker 1: four between Jeddrick Wales and McKay, Beckton Tristans and Andrew Thomas,
Speaker 1: But if you were Joe Douglas and all four guys
Speaker 1: were on the board at eleven, who would you pick
Speaker 1: for the Jets and Y? Personally, I would go with
Speaker 1: Jeddrick Wills from Alabama. I think he's a great fit. Um.
Speaker 1: He's a muhler in the run game, uses that natural strength,
Speaker 1: the heavy hands where he can just steam roll whatever
Speaker 1: is in his way. Uh, and then in pass protection
Speaker 1: he has the hip flexibility, the feet he can hold
Speaker 1: his own. He played in thirty nine games at Alabama
Speaker 1: the last three years, gave up one sack. So this
Speaker 1: is a guy with a lot of ability. UM. He's
Speaker 1: known more as a run blocker, but he also has
Speaker 1: uh the movement skills where he can hold up in
Speaker 1: pass protection. I think when you look at it, the
Speaker 1: biggest question might be can he play on the left side?
Speaker 1: Dating back to high school, he's been a right tackle only,
Speaker 1: and so when you look at an Alabama scheme, it's
Speaker 1: it's important to note that he was protecting to his
Speaker 1: blind side. It's not like they had to pigeonhole him
Speaker 1: only on the right side because that's only where he
Speaker 1: could play. UH. They wanted him at in that scheme
Speaker 1: with two of being a lefty, they wanted him at
Speaker 1: right tackle to help help there. So it's a little
Speaker 1: bit of a projection if you're gonna put him at
Speaker 1: left tackle, But all the talent that he has is
Speaker 1: suggests he should be able to make that move um,
Speaker 1: And it will be interesting to see if some teams
Speaker 1: how they weighed that, because you look at McKay Beckton,
Speaker 1: he has experienced left side right side. The same thing
Speaker 1: with Andrew Thomas, who played right tackle as a freshman
Speaker 1: before taking over for Isaiah Winn moving to left tackle
Speaker 1: the last two years. And in Tristan Worse's who was
Speaker 1: a right tackle but he only played left or right
Speaker 1: tackle because the left tackle couldn't and so they wanted
Speaker 1: to get the best guys on the field. And then
Speaker 1: when the left tackle was hurt, Worst moved over to
Speaker 1: left tackle and look looked just fine. So, uh, he
Speaker 1: is the only one of those big four that really
Speaker 1: has that position question. But I think he's the best
Speaker 1: of the group and I would have no problem projecting
Speaker 1: him that left tackle and feeling strongly that he could
Speaker 1: fill that spot at left tackle just fine. So let
Speaker 1: me ask you this, if he were in fact a
Speaker 1: day one starting right tackle for the Jets in this scenario,
Speaker 1: do you think the eleventh pick is too rich for
Speaker 1: a right tackle or do you think, you know what,
Speaker 1: he's the best offensive lineman. The way the game's going,
Speaker 1: it doesn't really matter what position you play up front,
Speaker 1: as long as you're a good player. I don't people
Speaker 1: get too caught up in the left tackle right tackle thing. Uh.
Speaker 1: You know, a lot of defenses are gonna put their
Speaker 1: best pass rusher against the right tackle. Uh. They're they're
Speaker 1: looking for matchups so that you know, you have to
Speaker 1: have your two tackles be very good pass protectors. It's
Speaker 1: not like it was twenty five years ago, where you
Speaker 1: had the more athletic blocker on the left side. You
Speaker 1: had more of your your bigger guy, your run blocker
Speaker 1: on the right side, and that's kind of where you
Speaker 1: would uh filter the runs. It's just things are different
Speaker 1: in today's NFL. And so when von Miller is going
Speaker 1: up against your right tackle, uh, you know, and you
Speaker 1: can't really make that switch in game. Your left tackle
Speaker 1: is gonna stay there, your right tackle is gonna stay there.
Speaker 1: You need someone who can hold up. So with a
Speaker 1: guy like Jeddrick Wills, I think you feel really comfortable
Speaker 1: with what he can do at right tackle, but again
Speaker 1: I would have no no problem moving to the left
Speaker 1: side and feeling very confident he could hold that down
Speaker 1: and get better as type goes on. Okay, So in
Speaker 1: this hypothetical scenario, Jets addressed tackle in round one and
Speaker 1: then very popular opinion here going receiver in round two.
Speaker 1: So who are some guys that you think could be
Speaker 1: on the board at fourth eight and who makes sense
Speaker 1: for the Jets. I'm looking at Lavisca Chenal. I think
Speaker 1: he's one of the most talented receivers in this draft,
Speaker 1: and this could be you know, the Titans last year
Speaker 1: got a really good second round value in a j Brown.
Speaker 1: This could be the Jets version of that in the
Speaker 1: second round. He's at his best with the ball in
Speaker 1: his hands. He can make defenders miss. He accelerates really well,
Speaker 1: so it throws off suit angles. Uh in coverage. I
Speaker 1: think he has a physicality where you can break tackles.
Speaker 1: That's kind of the double edged sword with him, though.
Speaker 1: That physicality is a ball carrier that also leads the
Speaker 1: more punishment on his body, and that's one of the
Speaker 1: reasons why he could be available for the Jets in
Speaker 1: round two is just the durability questions. So if he
Speaker 1: can mature as a route runner and stay healthy, Chenal,
Speaker 1: It's gonna end up being a steal in the second
Speaker 1: round due to the versatile package of skills that he offers,
Speaker 1: the natural instincts when the ball is in his hands.
Speaker 1: I'm a big fan of Lavisca Chanal, and I think
Speaker 1: that would be a great fit in round two for
Speaker 1: the Jets. Isn't Chanalt another guy that had an if
Speaker 1: he combine, it doesn't really have an opportunity to prove
Speaker 1: himself because of the coronavirus pandemic. Yeah, and again that's
Speaker 1: why you know, we talked about the in last week's segment,
Speaker 1: how that could hurt a guy like Brian Edwards or
Speaker 1: Van Jefferson and how they could be available in the
Speaker 1: third Lavisca Chenalt's a first round talent, but why he
Speaker 1: would be available in a second is because, uh, just
Speaker 1: like you mentioned, he did run at the combine, didn't
Speaker 1: run very well, but he also had a core muscle
Speaker 1: injury that he had surgery for right after the combine,
Speaker 1: And so even if the pandemic weren't going on, they
Speaker 1: probably weren't wasn't gonna be able to work out before
Speaker 1: the draft. But without having the medical rechecks, that is
Speaker 1: one of another one of those reasons why you know,
Speaker 1: we probably you know, he could fall to that mid
Speaker 1: second round range because we won't have necessarily updated medicals.
Speaker 1: Now to agents and players, they can send independent medical
Speaker 1: information to these teams. But you know, if you're a team,
Speaker 1: it's not your medical staff that's looking at him. You know,
Speaker 1: you're not looking for the same things. It's you don't
Speaker 1: know how independent that doctor truly is, And so you
Speaker 1: have to take it a little bit with the grain
Speaker 1: of salt and have uh, you know, you have to
Speaker 1: kind of look at it with a little bit of apprehension.
Speaker 1: But there's still a lot to glean from that, and
Speaker 1: I think Viscastionel is just too talented to fall too
Speaker 1: far in the second round. That mid second round range
Speaker 1: would be great value there day. So if the Jets
Speaker 1: go tackle and then receiver in rounds one and two,
Speaker 1: if you were to probably define the jets is four
Speaker 1: needs entering this offseason, you'd say tackle, receiver, edge, cornerbacks.
Speaker 1: So if the Jets decide to address the defensive side
Speaker 1: of the ball in round three, they have two picks
Speaker 1: in the third round. Where would you go, Yeah, and
Speaker 1: I think you're you look at the corner position and
Speaker 1: a guy that really stands out for me in that
Speaker 1: third round range a Meek Robertson from Louisiana Tech. He
Speaker 1: might be the poster prospect for why you just you
Speaker 1: don't judge a book by its cover, because it's just
Speaker 1: looking at him standing there in the sidelines. Not very impressive.
Speaker 1: He's five a buck eight seven. It doesn't look like much.
Speaker 1: But the ball skills, the instincts, they're elite. And in
Speaker 1: three years at low Tech, ridiculous ball production. Forty eight
Speaker 1: passes defended, fourteen interceptions and three of those he returned
Speaker 1: for touchdowns. And his coaches, they speak really highly of
Speaker 1: his football character. They call him an ack nighter on
Speaker 1: the field and off the field, and what he does
Speaker 1: for that team. The size, I get it, it's it's
Speaker 1: gonna worry you at times. He's gonna maybe give up
Speaker 1: a little bit too much spacing because he loves debait
Speaker 1: throws and try to make plays. But the ball production,
Speaker 1: I think it's going to translate to the pro game.
Speaker 1: And he can tackle so you plug him inside, he
Speaker 1: can compete with Brian Pool. Uh, you let him compete
Speaker 1: on the outside. He's gonna add immediate depth to your
Speaker 1: cornerback depth charts. So I love that fit. If you
Speaker 1: decided to go look more towards the trenches, look on
Speaker 1: for an edge rusher in the third round. Bradley and I.
Speaker 1: I think it's really interesting a guy that did not
Speaker 1: test overly well at the combine. Not that it was
Speaker 1: very surprising. Uh. He wins with his first step, he
Speaker 1: wins with his hands. He's got a lot of savvy
Speaker 1: to him. Uh, there's a lot to like about him
Speaker 1: as an as an edge rusher. And again talking about
Speaker 1: third round, you know he's going to have his warts.
Speaker 1: There's gonna be things that you worry about with him.
Speaker 1: But the production that he put up at Utah talking
Speaker 1: to the pack twelve blockers, Uh, you asked them, who
Speaker 1: who is the best offensive tackle you face this year?
Speaker 1: Who's the best blocker? More than they're gonna mention Bradley
Speaker 1: and I because he is just a menace off the edge.
Speaker 1: So third round range that that's great value for him.
Speaker 1: Two part question here one about Robertson. Do you believe
Speaker 1: that he can play on the outside given his side.
Speaker 1: And then in terms of a NYE like where is
Speaker 1: he come the first week of the NFL season. Is
Speaker 1: he a contributor, as he a situational pass rusher, and
Speaker 1: what kind of tools does he bring to a defense.
Speaker 1: I think a NYE is he's gonna start as your
Speaker 1: sub package guy. Um, you bring him off the bench,
Speaker 1: He's gonna lay on nickel situations. UM. You know, he's
Speaker 1: gonna be part of the rotation. And as he as
Speaker 1: he works his way into the that rotation, I think
Speaker 1: we'll see a snap count increase. UM, see more chances
Speaker 1: they get on the field, maybe include a few starts
Speaker 1: in there, and so you just you sprinkle him in
Speaker 1: and then see how much he can take. Uh. And
Speaker 1: then with the Mike Robertson, you know, I think ideally
Speaker 1: you're gonna play him inside because he has a toughness
Speaker 1: to do it, he can tackle, UM and just the
Speaker 1: short area burst that he offers I think can really
Speaker 1: match up well. But I don't think you have to
Speaker 1: pigeonhole him as only a slot guy. I think he
Speaker 1: can also play outside. Uh. He's just gonna give you
Speaker 1: that immediate cornerback depth uh, and a guy again who's smart,
Speaker 1: he's tough, the energy that he brings and the ball
Speaker 1: production more than anything, the instincts that he offers. And
Speaker 1: this is a guy you know people look at law
Speaker 1: Tech and say, oh, well, he had great production there.
Speaker 1: He had offers at l s U, it offers at Texas,
Speaker 1: but he went to Louisiana Tech. So this is a
Speaker 1: guy who, uh, even though he doesn't look like much,
Speaker 1: he plays with the chip on his shoulder and he
Speaker 1: has more than just a production. The film matches up.
Speaker 1: So I think a Meek Robertson somewhere in that third
Speaker 1: round that would make some sense. So just to recap here,
Speaker 1: Jeddrick Wills at eleven, Lavisco Chanal at forty eight, and
Speaker 1: then the Jets doubled down on defense with a Meek
Speaker 1: Robertson and Bradley and I in the third round. And
Speaker 1: Dane thanks a lot and we'll talk to you next week.
Speaker 1: All right, thanks, Ethan. What do you think about that
Speaker 1: order and how realistic it is in terms of going
Speaker 1: receiver in the second round, edge corner in the third round,
Speaker 1: but up top you take a well, of course that's realistic.
Speaker 1: I mean everything right now, if you're the Jets and
Speaker 1: you're Joe Douglas is on the table. And what I
Speaker 1: keep on going back to in terms of the tackles is,
Speaker 1: does Joe Douglas have those top four guys ranked very
Speaker 1: closely together? Because just because one of the pundits the
Speaker 1: pronosticators say, hey, the Jets have a need there, they
Speaker 1: gotta take tackle. Well, if you're Joe Douglas, you don't
Speaker 1: take a tackle there unless you think the value is there.
Speaker 1: The other thing to keep in mind with the tackles,
Speaker 1: and we continue to talk about this is where is
Speaker 1: Josh Jones gonna wind up? Where's Austin Jackson gonna wind up?
Speaker 1: And then you just talked to Dane about Lavisca Lavisca Chanault.
Speaker 1: Oh my god. The receivers. The names here is just incredible.
Speaker 1: I feel like we've been talking about this for so long,
Speaker 1: but I think that's the way you probably view the draft. Hey,
Speaker 1: can we get a receiver? Oh, can we get the tackle,
Speaker 1: Can we get the corner? Can we get the edge.
Speaker 1: And we'll have to see if that plays out that way.
Speaker 1: In terms of those first four picks, again, how does
Speaker 1: Joe Douglas have those guys ranked, and how is the
Speaker 1: board gonna fall before eleven? And is a trade back
Speaker 1: I don't want to say a likely scenario, but how
Speaker 1: much more does it become realistic depending on how the
Speaker 1: board falls, because the Jets could benefit from moving back.
Speaker 1: It'll be very interesting to see how this all plays out.
Speaker 1: And just under a couple of weeks Now and Olivia
Speaker 1: caught up with Brian Baldinger, who, of course is a chameleon.
Speaker 1: Like I said, he covers the NFL when it's in season,
Speaker 1: he covers the draft and really he's known for his
Speaker 1: Baldi's breakdowns. And here he is, Brian Baldinger of NFL Network. Brian,
Speaker 1: how are you doing? Thanks so much for joining us today. Well,
Speaker 1: it's it's a crazy period obviously for everybody around the world.
Speaker 1: We've never experienced anything like this. So you know, the
Speaker 1: people that are out there in the front lines helping
Speaker 1: they get they get to be the rock stars right now.
Speaker 1: They deserve it. But we do have a draft coming
Speaker 1: up here in Olivia and just over two weeks and
Speaker 1: it's gonna happen. And teams, I mean, I love the draft,
Speaker 1: we all do. And I think America actually wants to
Speaker 1: really pay attention to what's going on because I think
Speaker 1: it's the one time of the year where it really
Speaker 1: gives teams hope if they can get it right. Like
Speaker 1: I remember Olivia three years ago, the Saints drafted you know,
Speaker 1: they drafted Marshawn Lattimore, Ryan Ramcheck and a running back
Speaker 1: that just happens to be all world, you know, with
Speaker 1: the first three picks, and it changed their entire fortune.
Speaker 1: They've been in the playoffs, keeping the playoffs three straight
Speaker 1: years in a row, and you can you can look
Speaker 1: directly at that draft and how they have turned things around.
Speaker 1: And that's what any team can do if they get
Speaker 1: it right. Absolutely, And like like you mentioned, the draft
Speaker 1: is coming up only a both weeks away. It's still
Speaker 1: going on. A lot of people at some point were like,
Speaker 1: is it going to happen? What are the next steps?
Speaker 1: It is going to be a virtual draft, So the
Speaker 1: draft is still going on, which means teams are still
Speaker 1: making that prep. I want to dive a little bit
Speaker 1: deeper into the Jets specifically, Brian, you have followed the
Speaker 1: team for a very long time. Joe Douglas in his
Speaker 1: first year as a general manager for the Jets. When
Speaker 1: you look at this draft, even though it's going to
Speaker 1: be a very different approach this season, what does Joe
Speaker 1: Douglas need to get done in those three days. Well,
Speaker 1: I think you know, he spoke last week, you know,
Speaker 1: in one of these type of conferences, and he was
Speaker 1: very clear. In fact, it was covered by all of
Speaker 1: the newspapers the following day, but it was very clear
Speaker 1: that he told Sam Donald's parents, I'm gonna get Sam protected.
Speaker 1: He's not going to be a sitting duck back there.
Speaker 1: And I think he did a lot free agency, as
Speaker 1: we all know right now, but I think he has
Speaker 1: a lot more to do. And I think he comes
Speaker 1: from really two organizations. He's spent a year in Chicago,
Speaker 1: but two organizations at Baltimore in Philadelphia where he's been
Speaker 1: a big part of winning Super Bowls. And in both
Speaker 1: those teams, they had tremendous depth on the on the
Speaker 1: offensive line. They invested in the offensive line, they spent
Speaker 1: resources on the offensive line. When they lost one player,
Speaker 1: they were replaced by a player of almost near quality.
Speaker 1: And I think you know, Joe's looking at this draft
Speaker 1: and there's some top end offensive tackles and offensive linemen
Speaker 1: in this draft, and I think it's gonna be hard
Speaker 1: for Joe to ignore, regardless of what he has already
Speaker 1: signed both last year and this year in free agency. Brian,
Speaker 1: you talked about depth when you look at this draft
Speaker 1: and some of the positions that the Jets might need
Speaker 1: to fill holes in what are going to be some
Speaker 1: of the most valuable in deep positions for the Jets
Speaker 1: to take a look at, and maybe some of the
Speaker 1: least valuable and the least amount of depth that they
Speaker 1: don't really need to take a look at right away. Well,
Speaker 1: I don't think there's a lot of depth of cornerback
Speaker 1: in this draft. Top end cornerbacks, you know, guys that
Speaker 1: come in and make Pro Bowls right away, like Marshawn Lattimore.
Speaker 1: Right I mean, there's there's maybe two, possibly three uh
Speaker 1: in Acuda out of Ohio state, uh C. J Henderson
Speaker 1: out of Florida, and you know Jalen Johnson right now
Speaker 1: out of Utah. I mean, there's maybe three guys that
Speaker 1: could go in the first round. That's probably as few
Speaker 1: as we have seen in a long long time. And
Speaker 1: so I think if you want to try to get
Speaker 1: one of those players right now, you're gonna have to
Speaker 1: spend a top flight first round pick to get them. Um. Now,
Speaker 1: they could drop depending on how the quarterbacks go. Uh,
Speaker 1: you know, how a couple of the top end defensive
Speaker 1: players go, and how some of these top end offensive
Speaker 1: tackles going. We can see those guys pushing maybe some
Speaker 1: of the corners down, but corners, there's not a lot
Speaker 1: of depth. There's tremendous depth, and not just depth, but
Speaker 1: a variety of depth at wide receiver, maybe as wide
Speaker 1: a variety and is deep a variety as we have
Speaker 1: ever seen. If you want, you know, if you want
Speaker 1: slot wide receivers, small, shifty, fast, quick, they have those.
Speaker 1: If you want big, you know, big game changing type
Speaker 1: wide receivers on the outside, we have those. If you
Speaker 1: want a guy like you know, Henry Ruggs, that's you know,
Speaker 1: as fast as Tyreek Hill, if not faster, game changer
Speaker 1: with one touch, there's those type of players. It's as
Speaker 1: deep a wide receiver draft as we have seen. Now.
Speaker 1: There are some guys at the very top end of
Speaker 1: this that are better than others, but it's a very
Speaker 1: deep draft and wide receiver. It's it's a good draft
Speaker 1: for offensive tackles in the first round. It's not a
Speaker 1: great draft for offensive lineman. If you're looking for interior
Speaker 1: offensive lineman. Um. You know, in the middle rounds, there
Speaker 1: is not allow of depth there right now, so I
Speaker 1: mean wide receiver, corner or shortage. Um. There's some great
Speaker 1: defensive tackles in this draft, top end defensive tackles, and
Speaker 1: there's three linebackers that are really interesting to study and
Speaker 1: watch and all the different things that they could do
Speaker 1: that could be easy first round picks. Bran, you already
Speaker 1: mentioned free agency. We know that Joe Douglas made a
Speaker 1: couple of moves to add more players on the offensive line.
Speaker 1: When you look at the draft, do you believe that
Speaker 1: he could still add pieces on the offensive line or
Speaker 1: is it more of a free agency move from here now?
Speaker 1: I think free agency, you know, I think if they
Speaker 1: you know, if they lined up and played week one tomorrow,
Speaker 1: they can line up and play right now. But I
Speaker 1: think he feels, you know, he has coached Andy, but
Speaker 1: he's been around, and he's been around two Hall of
Speaker 1: Fame left tackles, you know, and Uh in Baltimore and
Speaker 1: Jason Peterson in Philadelphia. And so that's his standard is
Speaker 1: to have a Hall of Fame left tackle. Now, George
Speaker 1: pant will provide um. You know, he's still very young,
Speaker 1: he's still raw to a degree, but he's played a
Speaker 1: lot of games and he's played well. Played well against
Speaker 1: Cleveland last year. Um did very very well against some
Speaker 1: you know, really marquee players there. But I think you know,
Speaker 1: when Joe looks at an offensive line, he's looking at
Speaker 1: anchoring it with a near or Hall of Fame type player.
Speaker 1: And there might be I mean, you can't predict those
Speaker 1: kind of things before the draft, but there might be
Speaker 1: those level of players in this draft, and if Joe
Speaker 1: has a chance of getting one of them, he's not
Speaker 1: going to turn that down. Yeah, that makes a lot
Speaker 1: of sense. Brian, you study the draft a ton. You
Speaker 1: were already talking about how you and NFL Networks Daniel
Speaker 1: Jeremiah have you know, long talks about this draft. Who
Speaker 1: stands out to you specifically in this draft that might
Speaker 1: make a good fit for the Jets. Well, I think
Speaker 1: you know, Monkey Beckton from Louisville to me is we
Speaker 1: just haven't seen a player that size move like that
Speaker 1: and just literally it's you have to orbit the sun
Speaker 1: to try to get around him, to get to the
Speaker 1: quarterback and nobody can go through it. He's just too massive. Now,
Speaker 1: I don't know. I mean, everybody wants to stack basically
Speaker 1: four offensive tackles. There's basically Beckton, there's Jeddrick Wills from Alabama,
Speaker 1: There's Churston Worse Worse from Iowa, you know, and there's
Speaker 1: uh Thomas from Georgia. And you can kind of, you know,
Speaker 1: everybody sort of has a different way of sort of
Speaker 1: evaluating him and what they're looking at. But to me,
Speaker 1: Beckton is the best of these four. If somehow he
Speaker 1: is there at number eleven or he's there at nine,
Speaker 1: I can see the Jets with their eight picks making
Speaker 1: a move to go get it. And I think you
Speaker 1: plugged a playm at left tackle. And you just tell
Speaker 1: Sam Donald, here's your newest best friend. Get to know him,
Speaker 1: go out to dinner, right to work every day, walk
Speaker 1: on the practice field. Um, wherever you go, Sam Beckin
Speaker 1: is gonna go with you. I mean, I can see
Speaker 1: that happened. I can see something like that happening, and
Speaker 1: I can see Joe making a move. But Geddrick Wills
Speaker 1: is an excellent player. He's he's the most ready offensive
Speaker 1: tackle in his draft. He's been excellent Alabama. He's played
Speaker 1: right tackle, but he showed everybody that he could play
Speaker 1: left tackle. I think, and then Churston Wills worse is
Speaker 1: a guy that athletically we just haven't seen many guys
Speaker 1: at three twenty pounds forty and test and run and
Speaker 1: jump the way he did at the combine. And you
Speaker 1: know when you look at when you look at Iowa
Speaker 1: and the history of Iowa offensive lineman, I mean, nobody
Speaker 1: has ever started at Iowa over the last twenty two
Speaker 1: years as a as a freshman, and worst did he
Speaker 1: started Week one at I was an eight year old freshman.
Speaker 1: He went up against Nick bosa uh and and shut
Speaker 1: Nick pose it down when he was a freshman. I mean,
Speaker 1: he's he's an elite talent. I think he's got work
Speaker 1: to do. He needs still to be coached. I think
Speaker 1: there's some things that he can certainly improve upon. But
Speaker 1: there's three guys there that if you're they're hanging around
Speaker 1: at nine and Joe feels like somebody could grab him
Speaker 1: at Tanner jump in front of him, he might pull
Speaker 1: the trigger and make the move. Joe, get one and
Speaker 1: secure one of those players. I have to ask to you,
Speaker 1: do you know who your next who the subject is
Speaker 1: going to be? Or what of your next Baldy's breakdown
Speaker 1: or do we have to tune in to see? I
Speaker 1: did one. I did a couple last night on some
Speaker 1: college players to a Tongua Bay law. I did one
Speaker 1: on Antoine Winfield Jr. Um at the University of Minnesota.
Speaker 1: I mean, the kid is a phenomenal player. He stayed
Speaker 1: healthy for the first time in his college career this year,
Speaker 1: and he had seven interceptions. He hits everything that moves.
Speaker 1: He's a great tackler, just like his father. I mean,
Speaker 1: I think somebody's gonna steal him in the second round.
Speaker 1: He's gonna end up in a starting safety in this
Speaker 1: league for a long time. I did those two and
Speaker 1: I I, you know, it could be a football type
Speaker 1: of breakdown. I couldn't be. I could do something about
Speaker 1: how the Pelicans are just attacking the fish right here,
Speaker 1: and I could show you just how the Pelicans are
Speaker 1: the world's best fisherman. I it really remains to be seen.
Speaker 1: Whatever hits me, Olivia. That's that's what I really love
Speaker 1: about Baldi's breakdowns is you never know what you're gonna get.
Speaker 1: You keep us on our toes. So thank you so
Speaker 1: much for your time. I really appreciate it, and good
Speaker 1: luck during this draft and hopefully we will talk to
Speaker 1: you soon. I hope so too, Olivia. I look forward
Speaker 1: to it and always always great to join you. Thank you.
Speaker 1: Perhaps my favorite thing about Baldy's breakdowns is when he
Speaker 1: takes them, and he does them for things that aren't
Speaker 1: necessarily in terms of football. I know that he's an
Speaker 1: outdoors man and he loves going in the water, but
Speaker 1: he's crazy sometimes. Listen. He's a guy who's lived life
Speaker 1: to his fullest, and I love Baldi. He's got such
Speaker 1: a positive way about him self off and he takes
Speaker 1: advantage of every opportunity that comes his way. Well traveled man.
Speaker 1: You know once we'll all we'll be traveling again. You
Speaker 1: know that he'll be all over the place. But he
Speaker 1: breaks down football as well as anybody in the National
Speaker 1: Football League. That was another edition of the official Jets
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Speaker 1: coming at you next week the Draft just around the corner.
Speaker 1: E A. Have a nice weekend, all right, man? One
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