1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:06,519 Speaker 1: And now move the sticks with Daniel, Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks. 2 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: What's up, everybody? Welcome to move the stick DJ, Bucky 3 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:12,399 Speaker 1: back with you, Buck? What is going on? Man? No? 4 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 2: DJ, you know what is man? It's the fast break 5 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 2: to the holidays. And so I don't. I don't know 6 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 2: if you notice about me, but I'm a last minute shopper. 7 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 2: I'm always. I've always, I've always. 8 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: I just sent you a text today to confirm your 9 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: address so I could send out my Christmas card. It's 10 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: the twenty first, as we're recorded. 11 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 2: Yes, I am, I am. I am one who used 12 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 2: to like to go out on Christmas Eve just to 13 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 2: like the madness of that part of it. 14 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: I like, I like. 15 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 2: I like it when when the story starts closed, it 16 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:41,919 Speaker 2: six Oh okay, cool, I'm good. I got I got 17 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 2: a couple of hours to get it done. But I 18 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 2: can't do it because NFL games are on Christmas Eve 19 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:51,639 Speaker 2: and I'll be with the Jags in Tampa and it's 20 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 2: a four o'clock game. I won't have a chance to 21 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 2: I got. 22 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: Hey, that's what hey, Thank god for Peacock baby. I 23 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: got a little Saturday night Chargers Bills home game I'm 24 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: in good shape there. I got that going on today. 25 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: We are going to hit on the rookies. We do 26 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: that every week, kind of the rookie impact scores individually 27 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 1: and then team wise. We've got some other areas we're 28 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 1: going to get into, including the game of the week, 29 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: which is an awesome matchup. You talk about bullies and 30 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: bullies facing off with one another. We're going to get 31 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: that when Baltimore and San Francisco square off this weekend, 32 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: so we'll get a chance to dig into that as well, 33 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: and also take a peek. We'll take a quick peek 34 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: at the top ten of the draft, see what stands 35 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: out to us there. So let's start off, first of all, 36 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: Buck with the with the rookie impact scores for the week. 37 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: We've got a lot of familiar names here, but I 38 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:42,960 Speaker 1: want to hit you on one topic. Sam Laporto was 39 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: number one, yeah, twenty seven points over twenty seven points 40 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: on our score this week. Jordan Addison right behind him, 41 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: Jamiir Gibbs, so a couple of lions there. Trey Tucker, 42 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: big time speed receiver for the Raiders fans to see 43 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: him last week. And Rashie Rice, who's done a nice 44 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: job with Kansas City Chiefs kind of emerging is their 45 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: number one receiver. Those are the top individuals than team wise. 46 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: You've got Packers, Lions, Raiders, Cardinals, Titans for the most 47 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: impact from their rookies. But I want to stick with 48 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 1: Laporta and not him individually, but the position that he plays, 49 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: because we are as we march towards the draft, there 50 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: is a big time tight end in this draft. We've 51 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 1: seen a few in the past. We've seen Kyle Pitts 52 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: go up there in the top We've seen Hockinson was 53 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: a high first round pick. But guys like Sam Laporta 54 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:34,959 Speaker 1: picked outside round one continue to have impact year after 55 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: year after year after year. So are we to the 56 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 1: point now with tight ends where even though you can 57 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: acknowledge grade wise, this is a player that's worthy of 58 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: said pick in the top ten, top five. The gap 59 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: between that great player and the other options you're going 60 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 1: to have at the position in rounds two, three, and four, 61 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:57,799 Speaker 1: it's a hard sell, man. It's a hard sell in 62 00:02:57,840 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: the draft room right now. Even though you could say 63 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 1: it look great at him. I put him up there. 64 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 1: He's an outstanding player. But guys, we're gonna have. You know, 65 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: we're not going to take the A plus tight end. 66 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: I can get the A minus tight end or the 67 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:10,079 Speaker 1: B plus tight end in the third, fourth round. 68 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 2: I think we'll have the conversation that some people like 69 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 2: to have about running backs. Yeah, not necessarily that you 70 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 2: can't appreciate a great running back that has the talent 71 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 2: like a B John Robinson, Right, John Robinson. The talent 72 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 2: and all the stuff that he brings to the table 73 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 2: is everything that you look for. But then you have 74 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 2: this list of guys that have been drafted outside of 75 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 2: the first round, Like, let's just talk about a Chang. 76 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 2: You know, Mimy Chang. 77 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: I want it to be. 78 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 2: But for the Dolphins. He's drafted outside of there. But 79 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 2: you could say, like, hey, he's giving you more bang 80 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 2: for the buck based on what he's doing. What happens 81 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 2: with the tight end. I don't know if you can 82 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 2: get the production to necessarily equate to what the value 83 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 2: of the pick is when you take him in the 84 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 2: first round. We can talk about how cal Pits could 85 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 2: revolutionize the game from a talent perspective, but then you 86 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 2: look at the production. It doesn't match up. Because you've 87 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 2: seen Travis Kelce was a what third round pick. George 88 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 2: Kittle was a fifth round pick. I mean, the list 89 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 2: goes on and on and on. Some of the top 90 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 2: tight ends that we've seen in the recent era that 91 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 2: one first round picks, and I think you can just 92 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 2: bypass him and then try and find a sweet spot, 93 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 2: like to go back on average and see where are 94 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 2: the top tight ends really being drafted and what are 95 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 2: the common characteristics tam laport is being drafted in the 96 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 2: second round. Well, DJ, I would say he's more of 97 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 2: a traditional tight end, even though you would say, like 98 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 2: he wasn't necessarily the best blocker as a why but 99 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 2: at Iowa you saw him do what traditional tight ends do. 100 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:47,039 Speaker 2: He wasn't a flex receiver, a jumbo wide receiver. He 101 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:51,279 Speaker 2: was a traditional tight end. Maybe there's something too. Let's 102 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 2: look at how you play. Let's see if he lines 103 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 2: up attached to the tight end. Let's see if he 104 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 2: does some of the things that you would ask him 105 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:00,159 Speaker 2: to do in a traditional sense while also giving you 106 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:03,359 Speaker 2: the pass catching things that you have to have in 107 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 2: the modern game. 108 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 1: So the way to phrase this is, let's just give 109 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,600 Speaker 1: you three positions. So if you have tight end, if 110 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: you're picking, you're picking six in this draft coming up, 111 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: and you've got a tight end, a tackle, and an 112 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 1: edge rusher. The tight end is the highest graded of 113 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:24,600 Speaker 1: the three, but the tackle and the edge rusher are 114 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 1: just behind it. You have to then go through the 115 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:29,919 Speaker 1: exercise of once we get to the third, fourth round, 116 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: are there going to be tackles there that are going 117 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:34,119 Speaker 1: to be able to start for me? Let me spoil 118 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 1: that for you. No chance, No, you might get lucky. 119 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 1: There's very few, but the majority of the starting tackles 120 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,479 Speaker 1: in this league were high picks, at least the good ones, 121 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 1: our majority first round picks. Maybe a couple of second 122 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: rounders in there as well. Edge rushers, okay, I can 123 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: find you some mid round the Neil Hunters in there. 124 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: There's a few of them, but still, for the most part, 125 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: the impact guys. When you look at the sack leaders 126 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 1: and you see the TJ. Watts, the Khalil Max, the 127 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 1: Josh Allens, the Miles Gear, it's the Micah Parsons, the 128 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: Montese Sweats. Like, there's other guys sprinkled in there, but 129 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: for the most part, you find those guys there. Tight ends. 130 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 2: Buck. 131 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: When we go through and look at the tight the 132 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 1: top tight ends in the league. It's it's literally it's 133 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 1: a grab bag. So it's got to be a huge 134 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: gap between the tight end and the tackle on the 135 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: edge rusher if you're going to take him up there 136 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:21,039 Speaker 1: in the top ten. 137 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 2: I mean, it has to be that. And we've also 138 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 2: seen people manufactured production from tight ends that didn't even 139 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 2: play college football. I mean, you think about the franchise 140 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 2: that you work with, Antonio Gates being a basketball player, 141 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 2: Jimmy Graham been another basketball player. I mean, the list 142 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 2: goes on. MOILEI Cox's having success with the Indianapolis Goals 143 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 2: as a basketball player, and so it's a position where 144 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 2: the success comes from everywhere, and as a team builder 145 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 2: as a scout, we have to consider that when we're 146 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 2: doing it. We have talked about in recent years, we've 147 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 2: talked about like the first round being reserved to the 148 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 2: for the PCE passers, pass rushers, pass protectors, and then 149 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 2: designated playmakers. And a lot of those playmakers have either 150 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:03,160 Speaker 2: been wide receivers or high end cornerbacks. But they're even 151 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 2: special cases because every wide receiver wouldn't necessarily make us 152 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 2: go crazy to draft him. But we know those first 153 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 2: three passers pass protectors and pass rushers deserve to come 154 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 2: off the board in the first round because it's such 155 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 2: a premium at that position. It has been rare that 156 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 2: we found a first round tied end that has had 157 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 2: long term impact that has kind of changed the game. 158 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 2: And I'm talking about and I love Jeremy Shockey, and 159 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 2: I love some of the other guys that have been 160 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 2: first round is. But you're just looking at like Travis 161 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 2: Kelsey is going to go down as arguably the greatest 162 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 2: one that we've ever seen based on his numbers. Third 163 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 2: round pick. Yeah, George Kittle perimeter Pro Bowl, I mean, 164 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 2: fifth round pick. So yeah, it's one of those positions 165 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 2: that you have to talk. You can give the player 166 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 2: the grade, but when it comes time to make the pick, 167 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 2: you're looking for a more marquee spot in the first 168 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 2: round as opposed to that spot. 169 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I just think, you know, again, this is 170 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:00,120 Speaker 1: a long discussion, and we'll have plenty of time we 171 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 1: get towards the draft. But if you want to look 172 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:05,239 Speaker 1: at teams whose seasons haven't gone the way they hoped, 173 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: I would say the majority of those teams, it's one 174 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 1: of two things, and in some cases both it's the 175 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 1: quarterback play has not been good or there's been injuries. 176 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: The offensive line play has not been good, or there's 177 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: been injuries there like that. That's the top reason if 178 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: you look at teams with expectations and results beneath expectations. 179 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 1: I'm telling you, I mean, look, the Jets are their 180 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:33,199 Speaker 1: example one both right, They've had injuries and poor performance 181 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:35,839 Speaker 1: at the quarterback and offensive line positions. If you are 182 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 1: great at the offensive line and you have depth, man, Buck, 183 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 1: you can cover up a lot of stuff. We talked 184 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: about the quarterbacks covering up warts. Man, A great offensive 185 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:44,840 Speaker 1: line can help protect a lot of people, not just 186 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:46,439 Speaker 1: you know, figuratively, but literally. 187 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 2: I can tell you this great story, and it's one 188 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 2: of the stories that I remember, not only as a player, 189 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 2: but as as a team build. It'll always stay with 190 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 2: me even as a high school coach. So I was 191 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 2: in Kansas City. I played with Mighty Shot Hunter, one 192 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 2: of only seven or eight coaches to win two hundred 193 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 2: regular season games in the National Football League. And it 194 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 2: was right after Marcus Allen retired from the kan City Chiefs, 195 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 2: and so there was uncertainty at running back. It was 196 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 2: Tony Richardson. It was done, but it was Greg Hill, 197 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 2: but no one had established themselves. And he stood in 198 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:16,719 Speaker 2: front of the team in the offseason, like one of 199 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 2: the first meetings and he was like, I don't care 200 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 2: who plays running back, and he had Tim Grunnard, Dave 201 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:25,199 Speaker 2: Zott and Will should stand up and he said, as 202 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:27,440 Speaker 2: long as we have those three because it was center 203 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 2: and two guards. Will sure has been a Hall of Famer, 204 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:33,440 Speaker 2: Grunning and Zot being high end players. It doesn't matter 205 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,719 Speaker 2: who runs the ball because those guys dominated at the 206 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 2: point of attack. We can find anybody. And it wasn't 207 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 2: a knock to those guys, but it was another lesson 208 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:45,439 Speaker 2: to me. Hey, man, if you dominate the line of scrimmage, 209 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 2: doesn't really matter if you have an A level back 210 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:50,720 Speaker 2: or be back, You're still gonna get production. And for 211 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 2: teams that pride themselves in kind of a we're a 212 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 2: line of scrimmage team, right, that's been the new phrase 213 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 2: that everyone talked about. Oh, we're gonna be a line 214 00:09:57,400 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 2: of scrimmers team. Where you got to put your money 215 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 2: where your mouth is, meaning you got to expand those 216 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 2: first and second round picks on offensive lineman annually to 217 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 2: build a dominant offensive lot otherwise you will never be 218 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 2: able to compete with those guys. And I know we've 219 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 2: talked about not having tomato cans, but I think it's 220 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:15,720 Speaker 2: more apparent now you need to have a high end 221 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:17,679 Speaker 2: offensive line to be able to be successful long term 222 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 2: in the league. 223 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:20,200 Speaker 1: I tell I always tell the story. It's one of 224 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 1: my favorites of of just kind of a funny version 225 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 1: of that is when I was in college at app State, 226 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 1: going into our spring game we had, they decided they 227 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: were going to let the two quarterbacks and it was me, 228 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 1: another quarterback. They're going to let us pick the rosters, 229 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 1: so instead of having the you know, you know, the 230 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:36,679 Speaker 1: ones versus the twos or whatever, we're going to pick 231 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:39,200 Speaker 1: the whole teams. And it was my first time being 232 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 1: a general manager and only time truthfully being an only 233 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 1: man general manager. Buck And my first pick was our 234 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: starting center, Bam, he comes back. He took like our 235 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:50,839 Speaker 1: number one wide out. My second pick was our backup center. Said, 236 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:58,320 Speaker 1: good luck, you can't play the whole. You don't get 237 00:10:58,480 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 1: the whole, the whole, the whole game where it was 238 00:10:59,920 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: like in the snow is a spring game in the snow, 239 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 1: and Boon and the ball was snapped all over the place. 240 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:07,320 Speaker 1: I remember thinking that, like so again though, like the depth, 241 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:09,440 Speaker 1: not only it's to me'd like to be big and 242 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: athletic and you know, strong with your with your five, 243 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 1: but you also want to bake in depth because you 244 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: know the injuries are coming. But those teams that are 245 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: talented and deep at the offensive line position, buck, you 246 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 1: get a tight end that gets gets injured. Okay, you know, 247 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: we'll work around it. You know, even if he's a 248 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:28,199 Speaker 1: special player, he's a great player, we can survive a 249 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 1: little bit. Well, your quarterback's running for his life back there. 250 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 1: You got no shot, man, No, you have no shot. 251 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 2: And and it really impacts everything, you know. I know 252 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:40,839 Speaker 2: the NFL we talked about being a passing league with DJ. 253 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 2: You have to also be able to run it, to 254 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 2: control the game, to slope people down, to set up 255 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 2: your big plays and shots because scoring gets down because 256 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 2: we're seeing more split safety too high looks. Because you 257 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 2: can't run the football. You can't force them to drop 258 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:55,679 Speaker 2: that extra defend in the box. So now I can 259 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 2: get one on one on the outside. Because it all relates. 260 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:00,840 Speaker 2: But a large part of that is because you cannot 261 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:03,200 Speaker 2: dominate the line of scrimmage to run it well enough 262 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 2: to make defensive coordinators say, okay, man, we need to 263 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 2: stop this running game. We need to slow it down 264 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 2: because they're killing us getting five and six yards of 265 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:15,000 Speaker 2: pop the line of scrimmage. The offensive lines. I mean, look, 266 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 2: it's not a coincidence. The team that are playing the 267 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 2: teams that are playing the best typically have the top 268 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:22,160 Speaker 2: offensive lines in football. 269 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:24,680 Speaker 1: No doubt. Again, those will be discussions we'll get in 270 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 1: deeper as we go towards the draft, but let's take 271 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 1: a quick break here. We come back, we're gonna look 272 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: into the game of the week, which is a doozy. 273 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:32,959 Speaker 1: We have a couple of great games this week when 274 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 1: you look at the you know, the Dolphins and the 275 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 1: Cowboys is a big one. But I think this one 276 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 1: that we're going to focus on with the Niners and 277 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 1: the Ravens is going to be truly the game of 278 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 1: the week. So we'll get them that righter for. 279 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 2: This It's time for the MTS Game of the Week 280 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 2: presented by Draft King Sportsbook. This week, it's the Ravens 281 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 2: at the forty nine Ers. The spread is minus five 282 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 2: favorite the Niners. The over under is forty seven and DJA. 283 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 2: That spread has been a point of contention in the 284 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 2: Baltimore Ravens locker room. Guys are really upset that they're 285 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:09,720 Speaker 2: viewed as the underdogs. You have spent time at the organization. 286 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 2: You understand how the Ravens think. It hasn't changed regardless 287 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 2: of the head coach. This is a team that is 288 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:19,440 Speaker 2: always fancy themselves as being the biggest and baddest of 289 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 2: all the bullies in the league. When I look at 290 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:23,480 Speaker 2: this team having I had a chance to watch them 291 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:27,199 Speaker 2: up close and personal. Defensively, it's a great defense. They 292 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:30,960 Speaker 2: do a great job of really putting players in positions 293 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 2: to make plays. When I think about Jadavian Clowney having 294 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 2: one of the best years that we've seen, justin Mattebriquet 295 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 2: dominating on the interior, Kyle Hamilton playing well as a 296 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 2: hybrid safety, linebacker, Rokwan Smith and Patrick Queen making their plays, 297 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 2: and then I would say this, Marlon Humphrey is a 298 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:50,200 Speaker 2: notable name in the secondary, but they got a bunch 299 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 2: of guys that are not household names that are playing well. 300 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 2: Geno Stone six or sevenception, you know, like just a 301 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 2: well constructed defense to support an offense that is driven 302 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 2: by a former mvplee, former MVP who's playing really, really well. 303 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, and you know Baltimore, they're going to try and 304 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:13,280 Speaker 1: make this a muddy game. You know, when you look 305 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 1: at what the Niners do, they work and live in 306 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 1: the middle of the field. Well, guess how Baltimore for 307 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 1: twenty plus years has built their team right down the 308 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: middle of their field. Their best players are their defensive tackles, 309 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 1: their linebackers, their safety So that to me is they 310 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 1: they are equipped. Now, I don't think you know, if 311 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers are on and clicking and they've 312 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: got everything going, it's darn near impossible to stop it. 313 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 1: But if you're gonna look at personnel and play style, 314 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 1: Baltimore is probably the best you know to handle that 315 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 1: to give them a fighting chance here against the forty 316 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: nine ers. But I want to get to the forty 317 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 1: nine ers side of this thing. But because I had 318 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:49,400 Speaker 1: our buddy Jack do some homework for us. Jack is 319 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 1: the he's the best in the business when it comes 320 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 1: to research. But I was curious, you know, think about 321 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: we always talk about the benefits of having a rookie 322 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:02,000 Speaker 1: deal quarterback, right, and so then you can then splurge 323 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 1: and hit on big ticket items around him and really 324 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: kind of empty the piggy bank to go get great players, 325 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:09,440 Speaker 1: which they you know, they obviously have done there. They've 326 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 1: paid a lot of stars. They went out in the 327 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: offseason and got a big time defensive tackle away from 328 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 1: the Philadelphia Eagles and Javon Hargrave. But think about not 329 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 1: only that, think about the benefit of cheap starters at 330 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 1: other positions. So I said, let's I said, pull me 331 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 1: some names of players for the Niners outside the first 332 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 1: two rounds. You want to talk about cheap starters. When 333 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 1: you get guys rounds three through seven bucks for four years, 334 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 1: you're not paying anything. It's nothing. And these are not 335 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 1: just starters. Listen to these names. Fred Warner, Greenlaw, You've 336 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: got to Kittle was a fifth round pick. Green Law 337 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 1: was a five, Warner was a third. Hufungo was a fifth. 338 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 1: He's hurt right now. Obviously, Purdy in the seventh. The 339 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 1: kicker Jake Moody is another one who will be added 340 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 1: to this list as well. These are these are just 341 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 1: players that have that have done big things for them 342 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:00,080 Speaker 1: outside the first round, and there's more and more and 343 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 1: more of them. But that's just that's just a sample 344 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 1: size there of Man, you think about your pro department 345 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: who handles free agency, you know they ought to send 346 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 1: the college department, you know, some a bouquet of flowers 347 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 1: for making their job easy. Because the budget when you 348 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: hit on not only the seventh round quarterback, but all 349 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 1: these other players you know over the years, fuck your 350 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 1: budget and the free agency side just goes to the roof. 351 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 1: You can cherry pet and go get the best players 352 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 1: you want. 353 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:29,680 Speaker 2: It is and DJ, we've talked about this, and I 354 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:31,840 Speaker 2: want to make sure that we're talking about the game, 355 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 2: but it's a nuanced conversation where we have talked about 356 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 2: the quarterback position being one that you treat like the 357 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 2: way they treated in college, where you have guys at 358 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 2: the position and then if they're not good enough, you're 359 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:46,560 Speaker 2: more willing to move on because of their rookie contract 360 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 2: and the value that it has when it comes to 361 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 2: building up the rest of your team. When I think 362 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 2: about what the Niners did, like people will talk about 363 00:16:53,160 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 2: Rock Parridey and they talk about finding him in the 364 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 2: seventh but you know what is really admirable about the Niners. 365 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 2: The Niners through resources at the position and when they 366 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:03,960 Speaker 2: found the guy, they moved off. They moved off Trey Lance. Yeah, 367 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:06,520 Speaker 2: they traded. They did all this number three pick. Everyone 368 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:08,920 Speaker 2: is like, oh it bust. But you know what, Rod 369 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,920 Speaker 2: Purdy made it right. They signed Sam Donald. So they 370 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 2: committed to bringing a bunch of different guys in to 371 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:18,119 Speaker 2: see if they could find a starter. And when that 372 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 2: starter was a look a guy that was an unheralded 373 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 2: draft pick, it freed them up to do it. And 374 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 2: their CEO, Jed York, talked about that, Hey, you know, 375 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:29,720 Speaker 2: like the way that the position has been done, we 376 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:33,119 Speaker 2: have sound value at the quarterback that has allowed us 377 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:35,880 Speaker 2: to sign a Javon Hargrave and other things I think 378 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:38,640 Speaker 2: other people need to Other teams need to get off 379 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 2: of kind of the stigma of the picks and this 380 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:43,840 Speaker 2: and that, and hey, man, if we can find somebody 381 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 2: cheap that's a starter and we don't have to pay 382 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:50,320 Speaker 2: the position, don't pay for average, pay for a guy 383 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:52,959 Speaker 2: that's a franchise player, don't pay for average. If not, 384 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 2: just keep cycling through until you get that guy because 385 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 2: it allows you to build up the rest of the team. 386 00:17:57,840 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 1: One hundred percent. And they've done that very smart. How 387 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:04,399 Speaker 1: they've handled that situation and paid off for him in 388 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 1: a big way. What do you think going back to 389 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: the game specifically, Buck, if I tell you the Ravens 390 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 1: offensively have some success against this defense. For the forty 391 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:16,359 Speaker 1: nine ers, how do they do it. 392 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 2: Running the ball? I think what happened is the thing 393 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:21,159 Speaker 2: that you never want to do is put bas stuff 394 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:23,560 Speaker 2: on tape, and so last week the San Francisco forty 395 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:26,199 Speaker 2: nine has showed a vulnerability to the running game. And 396 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 2: so if you're the Baltimore Ravens, the first thing you 397 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:29,880 Speaker 2: have to do is you got to probe and see 398 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 2: if they fixed that issue. It's a little more difficult 399 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:36,399 Speaker 2: Keith Mitchell being out. Now you have Gus Edwards, you 400 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 2: have Justice Heal, and I think they bumped up Melvin Gordon. 401 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 2: It'd be a little different for them. But the difference 402 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:46,439 Speaker 2: maker is number eight, Lamar Jackson. So now Lamar Jackson, 403 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 2: if they get to running the football, they can kind 404 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 2: of put the Niners in some compromising situation where they 405 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 2: may have to play a little more man to man 406 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 2: coverage and do some of those things which could lead 407 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 2: to some big plays for Odell Beckham and Jay Flowers 408 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 2: and some of their other pass catchers, Isaiah likely is 409 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:04,439 Speaker 2: the guy to also watch because as a tight end, 410 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 2: he's kind of come on and kind of become Lamar 411 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 2: Jackson's buddy, particularly down in the red zone. But running 412 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:13,199 Speaker 2: the ball, the running game is what really sets the 413 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:16,359 Speaker 2: table for the Ravens. I think if they're having success 414 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:18,480 Speaker 2: against the nine is because the running game has got off. 415 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:22,159 Speaker 1: No doubt. Well, I'm looking forward to it. It's going 416 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 1: to be fun to see how this thing transpires. Again, 417 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 1: both teams are going to try and establish their physical 418 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:28,800 Speaker 1: dominance in this game. And now I talked about the 419 00:19:28,840 --> 00:19:30,720 Speaker 1: Ravens being built up the middle of the Niners defense. 420 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 1: Pretty dang stout up the middle as well. They are 421 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 1: excellent on the edges, obviously the defensive end spot, but 422 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:41,359 Speaker 1: stacked the defensive tackle again, elite off the ball linebackers 423 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 1: in a time when so many teams don't value that position. 424 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 1: You're going to see in this game two teams that 425 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:49,719 Speaker 1: feature off the ball linebackers as dominant, dominant players. So 426 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:53,199 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to seeing how this thing shakes out. 427 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:55,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, look, this should could be like a little tasty 428 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:58,159 Speaker 2: cake or a Super Bowl preview. So I'm really excited 429 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 2: to see what this looks out, and I am excited 430 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:02,440 Speaker 2: that it's on the main stage where everyone gets to see. 431 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:04,320 Speaker 2: It's the only show in town, so that should be. 432 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: Fun, no doubt. 433 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:07,439 Speaker 2: That was the MTS Game of the Week presented by 434 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 2: Draft King Sportsbook. Download the Draftking Sportsbook now with code MTS. 435 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 2: New customers can bet five dollars on NFL Action to 436 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 2: score one hundred and fifty instantly and bonus bets only 437 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:22,760 Speaker 2: on Draft King Sportsbook with code MTS. The crown is yours, 438 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:23,920 Speaker 2: all right. 439 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:26,159 Speaker 1: I want to do a quick discussion as we're wrapping 440 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 1: this thing up again. We'll have another episode coming your 441 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:29,679 Speaker 1: way tomorrow, so'll be on the lookout for that. But 442 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:33,920 Speaker 1: draft thing, I was looking at the order and as 443 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:36,440 Speaker 1: I see it, looking at it right now, and again 444 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:38,119 Speaker 1: this will change a little bit as we finish up 445 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 1: the season, but right now you've got Chicago, New England, Arizona, Washington, 446 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 1: Chicago again. So they're one in five, the Giants picking six, 447 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 1: the Jets, the Chargers, the Titans, and then the Falcons. 448 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:52,920 Speaker 1: I looked at that and I said, okay, there's five 449 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 1: quarterback teams in the top ten, five teams that could 450 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:57,600 Speaker 1: potentially be in the quarterback market. I think they're likely 451 00:20:57,600 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 1: to be in the quarterback market. Chicago, New England, Washington, 452 00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 1: the Giants I would put in there. Even though they 453 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:06,359 Speaker 1: just paid Daniel Jones, I don't think that would preclude 454 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:08,960 Speaker 1: them from taking somebody. And then the Falcons, who you know, 455 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 1: have a big need at the position. So that's five 456 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 1: half the top ten. So if you're looking at who 457 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 1: could be the king makers, like who's got who's sitting 458 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 1: in the cat birds seat? Now you say, man, the 459 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 1: Bears picking one in five, they get a chance to 460 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 1: really control the draft, no doubt. But I'm circling the 461 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:26,240 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals at pick three because in a draft with teams, 462 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 1: when you have that many teams need quarterbacks, the team 463 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 1: that's picking the highest that's set at the quarterback position 464 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:35,360 Speaker 1: is the move team. So the Arizona Cardinals sitting at three, 465 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:38,639 Speaker 1: positioned ahead of Washington, positioned ahead of the Giants, and 466 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: you know, well ahead of the Falcons. Now, hey, pick 467 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:44,919 Speaker 1: can be for sale here. Now they're going to have 468 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 1: to make the decision, and we would assume it goes quarterback. Quarterback. 469 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 1: You're looking at an elite receiver, one of the best 470 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 1: we've seen in a long time, who would be a 471 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: perfect fit for your team. They're going to have to 472 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:58,919 Speaker 1: weigh that versus a I think there could be a 473 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:01,439 Speaker 1: pretty considerable king ransom, you know, if we get some 474 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:03,600 Speaker 1: of these other quarterbacks emerged throughout the process. 475 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 2: You know, I think the big thing is you talk 476 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:09,439 Speaker 2: about five in the top ten, they need quarterbacks. The 477 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:12,119 Speaker 2: trick will be when we finally dig into the twenty 478 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:14,479 Speaker 2: twenty four quarterback class, so they are five guys worthy 479 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 2: of being in the top ten based on their talent 480 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 2: and long term potential. If it is viewed where you 481 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:23,119 Speaker 2: do have multiple guys that like four guys that are 482 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 2: worthy of being top ten picks, well yeah, it certainly 483 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 2: creates a situation where the Arizona's Cardinals pick at three 484 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:32,200 Speaker 2: becomes very valuable. If you're the Cardinals and you're set 485 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 2: on Calamarray, and when I think they will be set 486 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:36,199 Speaker 2: on Calamarray just because the dead cap charge that no 487 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 2: one talks about is super prohibitive from them moving off 488 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:43,159 Speaker 2: of him. So if you're the Cardinals at three. We 489 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 2: talk about wide receivers, and we've talked about that position 490 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:49,280 Speaker 2: in pass catchers and those guys. A lot of it 491 00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 2: depends on how you view Marvin Harrison Junior, because then 492 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:56,760 Speaker 2: it becomes Marvin Harrison Junior versus what you can get 493 00:22:56,800 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 2: back in picks and what your team needs, your perceived 494 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:04,120 Speaker 2: team needs are, and you get enough back to move 495 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 2: off of what could be maybe a transcendent play at 496 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 2: a position that gives you something that you haven't had 497 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 2: since larf Fitzgerial walked off into the sunset. It'll be intriguing, 498 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 2: but you're right, the Arizona Cardinals as is currently constructed, 499 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:18,919 Speaker 2: they have a lot of juice when it comes to 500 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:20,320 Speaker 2: being the power brokers of the draft. 501 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:23,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, again, it's going to be fascinating to see where 502 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 1: these picks end up and how it ends up. Again, 503 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 1: you're looking at some coaching changes here in this group 504 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:31,680 Speaker 1: as well, which a lot of times as we always 505 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: as we always try and preach if you're looking for 506 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:36,359 Speaker 1: quarterback teams, obviously the need is one thing, but usually 507 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 1: when you have a new coach, it's accompanied by a 508 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:41,200 Speaker 1: new quarterback. In a lot of situations when it's iffy, 509 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 1: when you're like, I don't know, do they stick with 510 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 1: this guy? Do they move on? Usually a new coach 511 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 1: comes in. He wants to get his guy reset the clock, 512 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:49,120 Speaker 1: all that jazz. So we have time, We have plenty 513 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 1: of time as we get to the spring to jump 514 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 1: into this. I'm just starting to really get cranked up 515 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 1: on the tape on these guys. I'm actually going to 516 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 1: jump into receivers next. So maybe give you a little 517 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:59,240 Speaker 1: teaser on that next week as we as we head 518 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 1: towards the new year. Anything else you want to add 519 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:02,160 Speaker 1: be before we get out here. 520 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:05,919 Speaker 2: No, DJ like is fascinating and the last part of 521 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:07,920 Speaker 2: what we did on the podcast today the top ten. 522 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 2: The Draft is coming and we got the both and 523 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:14,240 Speaker 2: fullest swing and like, really this weekend kind of kicks 524 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 2: it off where we see we'll see some of the players, 525 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:18,520 Speaker 2: some of the top players kind of take place and 526 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:20,960 Speaker 2: participating in some of these bowl games. But yeah, it's coming. 527 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 2: It's really going to change the way these teams go 528 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:25,719 Speaker 2: by their business when it comes to team though. 529 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 1: So this is fun, yep, no doubt. Let me handle 530 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 1: some business on the way out the door. The Holiday 531 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:32,800 Speaker 1: Classic is back on NFL Network this Christmas Eve. Watch 532 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:36,480 Speaker 1: a special Sunday night of primetime football as the Patriots 533 00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 1: and Broncos Light Up the Night the NFL Holiday Classic 534 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 1: Christmas Eve Live eight pm Eastern only on NFL Network 535 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 1: and streaming on NFL Plus. All right, that's going to 536 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:46,760 Speaker 1: do it for us today. We will see you next 537 00:24:46,760 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: time right here on, Move the sticks.