1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,760 All right folks the draft is only three weeks away a lot of big moves have happened so far and 2 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:12,960 Stefan days goes to the Houston, Texas and Derry Brown resize for the Panthers 3 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:20,040 We're gonna talk about more all about this on the second episode of the footballs junkies podcast. I'm your host McCann. Let's go 4 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:22,160 All right, folks 5 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:27,840 This is the part of free agency that nobody really likes because guess what not a lot of things happen 6 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:33,400 You may hear this person might get signed that person might get signed this small player went to this team 7 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:39,620 This team went to that team this person retires this person is you know unhappy with the team this person's in contract negotiation 8 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:43,880 Really slow don't like it me personally. I hate it. I really do 9 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:49,760 It's not after that first week of free agency is just like yo what is going on like is 10 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:54,200 Somebody gonna make a move now you may hear you know this person may say oh 11 00:00:54,200 --> 00:01:01,200 There's there's a rumor going around that you know this person might not be happy or there might be a big splash trade 12 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:04,100 It's about to happen soon, but it's like you really don't know because there's really no 13 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:09,380 No breadcrumbs to really you know look at it same. Hmm. There might be something there, but 14 00:01:09,960 --> 00:01:14,240 This is the week where we've had a little bit of motion folks just 15 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:18,680 Enough just enough just enough for me to talk about 16 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:26,120 Stefan digs got traded from the Buffalo Bills to the Texas now. Let's go over the I 17 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:31,440 Can't believe I'm actually saying this is actually happened. I am so surprised so 18 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:37,520 In doing so with him getting trade to the Texas the Texas received Stefan digs and a 19 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:44,920 2024 6th and a 2025 fifth round pick while the bills receive a 2025 second round pick now 20 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:48,400 We're gonna have to decipher this 21 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:51,000 Like a surgery so let's go into it 22 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:58,880 So on one hand you have the bills who were at who are at a crossroads where they were just 23 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:05,280 done with Stefan digs as the person and the reason why I say that is because 24 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:11,600 When you have someone like a Stefan digs who multiple times have voice 25 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:19,880 You know his displeasure about about the team and how things are going on and maybe how he's being utilized 26 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,120 It puts you out of point to where? 27 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,640 You don't want to deal with the player 28 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:32,360 Granted, you know he he may you know he may be the reason why you know more people are coming to the games or 29 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,760 more of a reason why you guys are winning games, but it gets to a point where 30 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:42,360 It's it's just time to go it's just time to go you know your separate ways and 31 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:50,160 You know they were willing to now take on the biggest dead cap hit for a non quarterback in NFL history 32 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:52,880 You're taking they are taking over a 33 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:59,720 30-plus million dollar dead cap hit from this move now to some people you're probably wondering 34 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:01,920 How are they gonna be able to manage this well? 35 00:03:01,920 --> 00:03:03,720 There's a few ways that they can go about it 36 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,800 They can either try to see if they can spread it out within the next few years 37 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:12,920 Which will lower the dead cap even more or they can all just you know take it on the chin take it 38 00:03:12,920 --> 00:03:15,960 You know this year and then you know the next few years 39 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:22,520 They really have to worry about it you have they there are so many different ways they can do about it and they probably will now on the other hand 40 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:27,000 This affects Josh Allen even more simply because 41 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:32,160 He doesn't have a receiver that he has chemistry in the room anymore 42 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:34,160 He doesn't um 43 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:39,880 They the bills went after and they signed Mack Hollins Curtis Samuel 44 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:47,320 And probably two two or three other receivers that you know are probably going to compete for a roster spot 45 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:49,480 Which honestly that's not good enough 46 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:56,480 It's it's just not in the division in the conference that you play in you have to have a number one receiver 47 00:03:56,480 --> 00:04:00,680 If you don't have a number one receiver, you are not going to be successful 48 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:02,680 you're just not and 49 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:06,520 It doesn't help that you know Josh Allen 50 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:10,680 Since since the departure of Brian Dable 51 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:18,040 He has sort of regressed a little bit and in doing so he's having to put his body out more 52 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:22,120 Just to extend the play get a first down score touchdown 53 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:26,480 Whatever the case may be which you know, he may not feel it right now 54 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:33,600 But he's gonna feel it and maybe about two or three years and this is you know, this is something that I have argued 55 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:36,480 You know with with my friends as well 56 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:42,920 The bigger these bigger quarterbacks your Josh Allen's your big Ben's your Cam Newton's your Andrew Luxe 57 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:46,040 Those those type of quarterbacks at first 58 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:53,400 You know when when when they make these these great moves and great plays and whatnot, you know, it's great at first 59 00:04:53,400 --> 00:05:01,040 But once they hit a certain threshold, they can't do those type of moves anymore because why they've been punished so much 60 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:03,320 I'm gonna put it to you like this 61 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,160 Andrew Luck 62 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:14,360 You know a great quarterback, you know, he he he alone was was put into into a very bad situation 63 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,480 and I say it because 64 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:22,080 he was getting punished every single game every 65 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:27,440 Every single game he was getting punished him big Ben 66 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:34,760 Cam Newton they were getting punished because at that time the league wasn't the league rules for quarterbacks 67 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:40,080 Wasn't as strong as it is now where you can't even breathe on a quarterback now 68 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:46,840 Without getting good, you know without getting a roughing the pass or call back then you could basically close 69 00:05:46,840 --> 00:05:51,200 You could still you know hit a quarterback pretty good and you wouldn't get a call for it 70 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:58,800 It's just you know, it's just football and so what what you saw was players like big Ben who you know 71 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:00,800 Their career was cut short 72 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:08,400 Andrew Lux career was over because he didn't want to take any more punishment. There were literally reports that were coming out 73 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:14,600 I forgot exactly what what game it was, but I'll probably have to find it. There was literally games 74 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:19,200 where Andrew Luck was so hurt that 75 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:21,200 That 76 00:06:21,840 --> 00:06:23,840 He was basically pissing out blood 77 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:26,600 That's not good 78 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:31,200 I'm not a doctor never been a doctor and everyone to medical school or anything 79 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:36,240 But anytime you have a quarterback who is pissing out blood 80 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:44,000 That is not good. That means you are taking a tremendous amount of punishment and he was basically taking this punishment 81 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:51,800 You know season after season after season and mind you he was doing this on a team where they didn't have a whole lot of weapons 82 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,400 Let alone. They didn't have adequate protection 83 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:58,920 And so I say all that to say this with Josh Allen 84 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:04,160 you have to make sure that he is gonna be okay because 85 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:10,320 Unless you guys are about to do something, you know crazy within the draft, you know, you guys might try to 86 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:13,720 trade up and maybe try to get a receiver or 87 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,720 You know try to make another big splash plate 88 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:22,840 You're gonna have to do something for Josh Allen because what you have right now in the offense is not going to win you games 89 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:28,560 Let alone get you a Super Bowl, which that's a whole another topic in itself. I 90 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:33,560 Mean sure you could rely on, you know Dalton Kincaid and Dawson Knox and 91 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:40,400 You know and this sub par to mediocre run game that you guys have which you really don't have but that's another 92 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:44,320 Topic for another day, but that's not gonna win you games 93 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:51,840 What's gonna win you games is Josh Allen risking his body once again game after game season as season after season 94 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:57,280 To keep you close in the game and that's not gonna that's not gonna last long 95 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:06,120 It's just not on top of that. You also have to factor in that the bills did not and have not done a great job 96 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:11,280 In trying to retool and replace adequate talent on the team 97 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:15,800 May I remind you folks that this offseason alone? 98 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:20,560 The bill had to let go a lot of their key players 99 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,080 Simply because that they were over the cap 100 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:28,080 Just over the cap not because of age not because of where they are in their career 101 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:30,560 None of that just because they were over the cap 102 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:38,720 Later Floyd walked a Davis walk both of their savings both of their safety's walk and even today these white walked 103 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:44,840 That's not good. And so you don't and so what what what you're seeing now is 104 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:48,680 The team itself has regressed 105 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:51,840 tremendously 106 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:57,960 Are they still a playoff team? Possibly, you know, if they probably you know hit on the draft and 107 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:04,680 Maybe probably, you know do something, you know before before they get deep into the season possibly yes 108 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:09,800 But to say that, you know, they are this bona fide team that could potentially go to the Super Bowl 109 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:16,280 I don't see it. I simply don't see it simply because they still have too many holes on both sides of the ball and 110 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:18,800 they they just 111 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:23,280 They just wasn't prepared for this moment. They tried to do what the Rams tried to do 112 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:27,440 But the problem was you did it the wrong way 113 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:32,320 This is the same bills team who literally paid 114 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:40,160 Von Miller this huge deal for no reason and in doing so when with you paying him that large deal 115 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:44,720 You are basically handcuffing yourself to him for a very long time 116 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:51,400 Even though that you have restructured that's still not good enough because guess what you haven't replaced 117 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:59,720 Tremaine admins you haven't replaced both your safeties. You haven't replaced today. We as white you don't have replacements for any of those players 118 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:04,000 And then let's not even talk about the offense. You don't even have a run game 119 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:08,240 You don't have a run game. That's not good enough in the AFC 120 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:11,960 If you're a AFC team, you have to have a run game 121 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:15,280 You have to have a run game now. I'm not saying your run game has to be top five 122 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:18,800 You know the best or you know top ten or whatever 123 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:23,360 But it has to be a decent run game where you know it can get you a pivotal first down 124 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:27,920 It can get you close into the red zone. Hell, it can even get you a touchdown 125 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:33,880 You have to have that and if you don't have that well, then guess what you're just not gonna win games. You're just not I'm sorry 126 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:42,260 Um now for the Texans, this is great for them because why this adds another tool for CJ Stroud 127 00:10:42,760 --> 00:10:44,760 Folks, I'm gonna say this right now 128 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:47,960 Texans is a very dangerous team 129 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:54,720 They are very dangerous team simply because they have a lot of firepower on both sides of the ball and 130 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:57,600 They have a very high draft pick 131 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:00,360 I'm telling you right now 132 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:07,120 If they go for a defensive player, which I possibly think they probably would because they do have more holes on 133 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:10,400 The defense and they do in the offense. I'm telling you 134 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:14,420 Right now. They are the best team in their division 135 00:11:14,420 --> 00:11:20,160 I could probably make a strong case that they are top five in the AFC right now 136 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:26,320 I could simply say that simply because of how well that they have structured this team and 137 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:28,480 and 138 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:30,680 Not to mention they have 139 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:36,880 With this trade they have voided the last three years of Stefan Diggs's trade 140 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:40,480 I mean of his contract which would basically make him a 141 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:45,200 Free agent once the season is over while at the same time moving 142 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:54,000 Excuse me 3.5 million that he would have gotten in next year to this year, which then would boost up his guarantee money 143 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:56,640 to 22.2 144 00:11:56,640 --> 00:12:00,920 52 million dollars, which I mean, you know, it's still a great payday 145 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:06,080 But at the same time this basically puts him in a situation where okay 146 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:12,840 You know once the season is over with either you could stay with the Texans or you can try free agency again 147 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:14,840 And you don't see what happens who knows? 148 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:19,920 Right now it's looking very dangerous for the Texans 149 00:12:20,680 --> 00:12:21,920 because 150 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:28,840 Now they have a receiving core where you have John Mitchie the third Noah Brown, Tane Dell, Stefan Diggs and 151 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:34,360 Nico Collin and you traded for Joe Mixon. That's dangerous 152 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:39,960 That's that is a high that is a high caliber high fire a firepower 153 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:44,240 Office that you won't be able to stop in on top of that you got CJ Stral 154 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:48,900 So not trying to gaslight CJ Stral not trying to hype him up or anything 155 00:12:48,900 --> 00:12:58,560 But on paper, this is a very dangerous offense a very dangerous offense in a division where the division written that strong 156 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:04,120 Where you can easily steamroll the Titans because they're still rebuilding 157 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:06,360 you 158 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:12,440 You can sort of you're sort of gonna be at odds with the Colts and possibly the Jaguars 159 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:15,040 But not as much as what people think it is 160 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:20,100 So we'll probably well, you know, we'll see how the season goes and then we'll just go from there now 161 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:27,200 Fast forward to the breaking news that just broke before before we recorded this episode 162 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:34,240 Derek Brown defensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers has signed a four-year 163 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:38,800 $96 million deal with 63.1 million guaranteed 164 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:42,260 Which makes which rounds about 165 00:13:42,260 --> 00:13:46,180 Mm-hmm, question the numbers 24 million a year 166 00:13:46,180 --> 00:13:52,140 That's about the average which makes him the fifth highest paid defensive tackle in NFL right now 167 00:13:53,940 --> 00:13:55,940 I'm gonna try to be as 168 00:13:56,860 --> 00:14:00,220 Humble as I possibly can with this very quick read 169 00:14:01,220 --> 00:14:04,740 Why in the world are the Panthers paying Derek Brown all this money? 170 00:14:05,100 --> 00:14:08,780 But they didn't but but but they wasn't able to try to pay 171 00:14:09,340 --> 00:14:11,340 Brian Burns some money 172 00:14:11,340 --> 00:14:13,840 Now granted I understand, you know 173 00:14:14,820 --> 00:14:19,800 GM's value certain positions more than others. I get that that's perfectly fine 174 00:14:20,340 --> 00:14:22,340 But Brian burns 175 00:14:22,740 --> 00:14:28,220 If I'm not mistaken has been a very very very very very effective player 176 00:14:28,860 --> 00:14:31,300 Compared to what Derek Brown has been 177 00:14:31,820 --> 00:14:36,140 I'm gonna read you the stats for Derek Brown. Okay this season and then 178 00:14:36,140 --> 00:14:41,460 Probably the last few season that Derek Brown has played in the 2023 season 179 00:14:41,780 --> 00:14:46,980 Derek Brown had two sacks 57 solo tackles one interception. Okay 180 00:14:47,740 --> 00:14:52,660 Now when you look at it since he's gotten into the league in 2020 181 00:14:53,140 --> 00:14:55,780 The most sacks that he's had is three 182 00:14:56,580 --> 00:15:02,980 The most, you know total tackles that he's had which was this past season, which was 103. Okay, cool perfectly fine 183 00:15:02,980 --> 00:15:13,700 Going over to Brian Burns. Okay, Brian Burns in 2023 had 32 solo tackles eight sacks one force fumble. Okay, cool in 184 00:15:15,180 --> 00:15:18,860 2019 his first year his rookie year. He had seven and a half sacks in 185 00:15:19,700 --> 00:15:25,500 2022 he had 12 and a half sacks in 2020 and 2021 he had nine sacks 186 00:15:25,940 --> 00:15:29,260 What are we talking about here folks? That is it's 187 00:15:29,260 --> 00:15:37,660 It shows how dysfunctional and how and how the team does not value someone like a Brian Burns 188 00:15:38,180 --> 00:15:44,300 And I say that because instead of you at least trading him away because 189 00:15:45,780 --> 00:15:50,460 During last season the Rams were you know, they had a trade package 190 00:15:51,500 --> 00:15:56,780 Available, you know, and they really wanted Brian Burns, but the Panther said no 191 00:15:56,780 --> 00:16:02,060 So when the news broke, you know, I was definitely thinking oh, okay 192 00:16:02,060 --> 00:16:07,660 The Panthers are gonna try to you know, do right by Brian Burns and they're gonna pay him. No, they didn't it didn't pay them and 193 00:16:08,660 --> 00:16:13,180 Instead what they did was they basically traded him to the Giants 194 00:16:14,620 --> 00:16:17,700 The Giants New York Giants and they paid him 195 00:16:18,340 --> 00:16:20,020 so 196 00:16:20,020 --> 00:16:25,860 It's not like the Panthers are in a situation where you know, they have all these big contracts and you know 197 00:16:25,860 --> 00:16:31,300 They got to take care of this person and that person and all and you know, you know 198 00:16:31,300 --> 00:16:37,780 These three players and and this and that no, they don't they don't have any big contracts. They don't 199 00:16:38,220 --> 00:16:44,820 So why in the world? Couldn't you lock? Couldn't you try to lock up both Brian Burns and Derek Brown? 200 00:16:46,100 --> 00:16:50,260 Brian Burns should have been the priority first. He should have been 201 00:16:50,940 --> 00:16:52,940 Derek Brown 202 00:16:52,940 --> 00:16:57,980 Hey, you getting where you fit in kid. It's it's it's I'm trying to find the words 203 00:16:58,900 --> 00:17:00,900 I'm trying to stay positive in this situation 204 00:17:02,100 --> 00:17:06,220 But again, this goes back to what I said in the first episode 205 00:17:07,780 --> 00:17:13,620 Pay the player who was the most who who who has the most presence on the field 206 00:17:14,340 --> 00:17:19,620 if Brian Burns is creating the most is you know, creating the most pressure and 207 00:17:19,620 --> 00:17:22,900 You know offenses are targeting him more 208 00:17:23,620 --> 00:17:26,180 Then that is the person that you need to take care of 209 00:17:26,980 --> 00:17:36,020 Simple as that now. It's one thing if Brian Burns said, you know, I want to be making, you know, 30 30 million a year or 210 00:17:36,460 --> 00:17:42,200 You know, I want to be making 40 million year, you know a crazy number. Okay, then it's like, okay 211 00:17:42,220 --> 00:17:45,860 You're bugging right now. We'll just let you walk and let somebody else try to pay you that 212 00:17:45,860 --> 00:17:50,620 But I guarantee you if you probably had a simple conversation with him 213 00:17:51,020 --> 00:17:55,780 You could probably he'll probably say I didn't want a whole lot of money. I just want to get paid 214 00:17:55,780 --> 00:18:04,180 I just want to get paid for what I did on the field and the panthers run were unable to do so and this 215 00:18:04,380 --> 00:18:10,780 Continues to show why the Panthers are a very dysfunctional organization from the front office 216 00:18:10,780 --> 00:18:18,460 To ownership to coaching to every single level you could possibly think of is a very dysfunctional organization 217 00:18:18,460 --> 00:18:22,300 And it will continue to be a very dysfunctional organization 218 00:18:22,340 --> 00:18:27,620 But I'm done talking about the Panthers because the Panthers are trash. Let's talk about mock drafts 219 00:18:27,620 --> 00:18:30,660 Let's talk about the draft because that's what we really care about, right? 220 00:18:31,140 --> 00:18:34,980 So I've been looking at a lot of a lot of mock drafts lately 221 00:18:34,980 --> 00:18:40,140 Which a lot of them are starting to be more consistent 222 00:18:41,140 --> 00:18:44,900 Some of them are a little bit are still a little bit more outlanders than others 223 00:18:45,300 --> 00:18:51,900 Don't really care about those we care about the the main ones from you know, the main insiders. So a 224 00:18:52,580 --> 00:18:56,540 Lot of them, you know, of course all of them are going to have Kayla Williams going number one 225 00:18:56,540 --> 00:19:03,420 Which we all universally knows Kayla Williams is going to be drafted by the Chicago Bears now 226 00:19:03,420 --> 00:19:08,880 When it gets to the second and third and fourth picks 227 00:19:09,300 --> 00:19:15,780 That's where things get a little bit rocky because you you know, there's a little bit of inconsistent 228 00:19:16,700 --> 00:19:17,900 inconsistency there 229 00:19:17,900 --> 00:19:23,300 I've seen some mock drafts having you know, Jaden Daniels get drafted 230 00:19:24,180 --> 00:19:29,420 To the commanders. I've seen Drake may go to the commanders. I've seen Jaden Daniels 231 00:19:29,420 --> 00:19:34,380 Drop, you know, drop down a little bit. I've seen Drake may go up a little bit 232 00:19:34,380 --> 00:19:38,020 I'm I've even started to see JJ McCarthy 233 00:19:39,580 --> 00:19:46,480 Recently starting to climb up a little bit more in that top five range and the only reason why I say that is because I 234 00:19:46,780 --> 00:19:48,780 Think teams are starting to value 235 00:19:50,380 --> 00:19:53,180 What JJ McCarthy can bring to a team 236 00:19:53,860 --> 00:19:56,260 JJ McCarthy is a true leader 237 00:19:56,260 --> 00:20:04,740 He's a leader. He his skill set is very, you know, it's very intact. There's not a lot of red flags to his game 238 00:20:05,500 --> 00:20:10,300 And I think he's someone that you can you know, you can instantly start him week one 239 00:20:11,020 --> 00:20:17,260 And you can probably you know really see something you can really see some flashes with him compared to 240 00:20:19,380 --> 00:20:25,860 Someone like a Drake may someone like a Jaden Daniels one not the problem is with a lot of these quarterbacks 241 00:20:25,860 --> 00:20:28,860 Is and this is this will probably be an episode 242 00:20:29,420 --> 00:20:36,020 Then I'll probably have to really get into is that a lot of the expectation for a lot of these players is 243 00:20:37,300 --> 00:20:40,940 They have to be instant starters. They have to be instant stars 244 00:20:41,700 --> 00:20:46,380 Overnight and it doesn't work like that. Some of them may take a little bit longer than others 245 00:20:47,340 --> 00:20:49,060 and so 246 00:20:49,060 --> 00:20:51,860 the problem the problem with the 247 00:20:51,860 --> 00:20:55,740 With the top five picks is they can go anyway 248 00:20:56,340 --> 00:21:02,500 Because of course, you know, they're always going to say, you know, we're open to trading down, you know for the right price 249 00:21:02,500 --> 00:21:08,180 You know just throwing out a whole bunch of smoke screens while at the same time entertaining and seeing okay 250 00:21:08,380 --> 00:21:12,060 Who was going to be who would be willing to give up the most? 251 00:21:12,540 --> 00:21:20,300 You know just to get this spot because whether we want to admit or not the top five range is a very lucrative 252 00:21:20,300 --> 00:21:26,380 You know position four teams that might be lower in the draft who have a very bigger need 253 00:21:26,740 --> 00:21:31,900 Than what the teams in the top five have so for instance the Arizona Cardinals, right? 254 00:21:32,540 --> 00:21:36,420 the Arizona Cardinals they have a top five pick but 255 00:21:37,900 --> 00:21:43,060 What they could do and what they should do as I'm putting on my GM hat once again 256 00:21:43,060 --> 00:21:50,940 They should trade down they should trade down a little bit more and I say that because from a roster standpoint 257 00:21:51,420 --> 00:21:54,740 They're not in a position right now where they can 258 00:21:55,620 --> 00:22:02,060 Be competitive within their own division and that they have so many holes on both sides of the team 259 00:22:02,300 --> 00:22:06,980 That at this point the rebuild that they're going through, you know, right now 260 00:22:07,260 --> 00:22:11,900 It's gonna take them about two or three draft cycles to really get things going 261 00:22:11,900 --> 00:22:16,380 So why not start the process now by just trading down? 262 00:22:16,820 --> 00:22:19,980 Because most likely you'll get another first round pick for next year 263 00:22:20,820 --> 00:22:22,020 and 264 00:22:22,020 --> 00:22:24,060 Then you'll probably get some more picks as well 265 00:22:24,060 --> 00:22:31,740 And I would just maybe if if teams aren't you know more willing to do so keep trading down and I and I say that because 266 00:22:33,060 --> 00:22:36,700 When you're a team that is you know really going through 267 00:22:36,700 --> 00:22:43,740 Through what the Cardinals are going through and they really don't have a whole lot and there's a and they have a lot of needs 268 00:22:44,460 --> 00:22:51,140 Sometimes it's just best to just you know entertain see what happens if nobody is really giving you what you're really looking for work 269 00:22:51,140 --> 00:22:56,340 Then okay make a pick and just go on from there, but that's just me personally 270 00:22:57,660 --> 00:23:00,300 You have other teams like the Chargers who? 271 00:23:00,860 --> 00:23:05,140 Yes, they have a high pick and yes, you know, they have a few needs 272 00:23:05,140 --> 00:23:11,380 But at the same time they could probably entertain the idea of also trading down as well 273 00:23:11,900 --> 00:23:17,140 So the draft honestly speaking is going to get it's gonna be crazy 274 00:23:17,140 --> 00:23:21,100 It is because you have a team like the Vikings who? 275 00:23:21,500 --> 00:23:26,980 They are very desperate in finding a quarterback even though they say even though they they sign 276 00:23:27,860 --> 00:23:32,660 Sam Darno that doesn't instantly mean that okay. He's the quarterback. No 277 00:23:32,660 --> 00:23:39,980 They want their quarterback for the future and they believe that their quarterback who I you know 278 00:23:39,980 --> 00:23:46,140 I also believe with them as well is either going to be Michael Pinnick's or J. J. McCarthy one of the two 279 00:23:47,140 --> 00:23:52,440 One of those two quarterbacks is going to fall to the Vikings one of those two 280 00:23:53,380 --> 00:23:57,340 and even then I've even started to see 281 00:23:57,340 --> 00:24:03,380 Some mock drafts where Michael Pinnick doesn't get drafted in the first round. He actually falls out the first round 282 00:24:03,700 --> 00:24:08,540 And I've seen somewhere he's get where he gets drafted in the second round 283 00:24:08,540 --> 00:24:12,140 I've seen somewhere. He's even gotten drafted in the third round 284 00:24:14,340 --> 00:24:16,340 This is what I'll say 285 00:24:16,380 --> 00:24:22,740 Michael Pinnick's is a is a great quarterback prospect, you know, he ran a good 40 time in everything 286 00:24:22,740 --> 00:24:27,900 However, I think what what's making teams very, you know 287 00:24:28,580 --> 00:24:34,180 Weary about possibly drafting him high in the first round is because his extensive history 288 00:24:34,420 --> 00:24:39,180 his extensive injury history when he was in Indiana as well as 289 00:24:39,980 --> 00:24:49,660 Just you know his performance in the national championship because let's let let's call it for what is had Michael Pinnick's one the national 290 00:24:49,660 --> 00:24:52,380 national championship against Michigan 291 00:24:52,780 --> 00:24:55,700 We would be talking about him more and 292 00:24:56,260 --> 00:25:02,260 And you know in a much positive light than what people are talking about him right now and 293 00:25:03,100 --> 00:25:04,580 so 294 00:25:04,580 --> 00:25:11,900 teams, you know teams are valuing okay, is it because of the situation that he was in or is it because of 295 00:25:12,340 --> 00:25:18,660 You know x y and z so you just have to factor in a lot of those different things now me personally 296 00:25:18,660 --> 00:25:20,660 Do I think Michael Pinnick's? 297 00:25:21,060 --> 00:25:23,460 Potentially is the first round pick. I don't know I 298 00:25:24,460 --> 00:25:29,340 Don't know I think he is a player where he has to be put into the right situation 299 00:25:29,660 --> 00:25:36,340 I really do he has he Michael Pinnick has to be drafted by offensive coach. He has to 300 00:25:37,020 --> 00:25:44,540 He has to be drafted by an offensive coach and I only say that because the problem with defensive coaches is 301 00:25:44,540 --> 00:25:48,420 They don't that of course they're not going to value 302 00:25:49,820 --> 00:25:55,540 You know offensive pieces as much and sometimes they may neglect 303 00:25:56,380 --> 00:26:04,260 The quarterback and and sometimes when they do the quarterback regresses now, of course, you're gonna have you know your outliers 304 00:26:04,620 --> 00:26:09,380 You know your Tom Brady's your Ben Roffels burgers your Russell Wilson's and whatnot 305 00:26:09,380 --> 00:26:16,240 But even then at some point in their careers there was a point where they didn't 306 00:26:17,540 --> 00:26:21,380 They may they may were unable to get you know certain weapons or 307 00:26:22,380 --> 00:26:27,660 You know, they're often started to regress a little bit more and in doing so their play regress 308 00:26:27,980 --> 00:26:34,980 So there's so many different things that you have to factor in with someone like a Michael Pinnick's and I think I think we also 309 00:26:34,980 --> 00:26:40,620 Have to tack on and I briefly talked about it his injury history. I think the injury history 310 00:26:41,420 --> 00:26:44,900 Alone is making a lot of people very wary 311 00:26:46,100 --> 00:26:48,340 Just you know just about him simply because 312 00:26:49,380 --> 00:26:54,180 He's he's been hurt a lot. He is he's been hurt a lot 313 00:26:54,180 --> 00:27:00,100 And I think that makes team a little bit concerned to the point where you know, they may not be 314 00:27:00,100 --> 00:27:07,140 Open to wanting to go after him, but you know, we'll see what happens. Well, we'll definitely see what happens 315 00:27:07,460 --> 00:27:09,460 I'm very optimistic 316 00:27:09,980 --> 00:27:15,100 For Michael Pinnick's and honestly all the quarterbacks the top quarterbacks not all the quarterbacks 317 00:27:15,100 --> 00:27:19,140 But for the top quarterbacks, I'm very optimistic for them except for Kaylee Williams 318 00:27:19,180 --> 00:27:24,900 but that's gonna be another episode that we'll have to talk about because I 319 00:27:24,900 --> 00:27:30,620 I just don't see it. I don't see it with with Kayla Williams. I don't know what I'm talking about 320 00:27:30,620 --> 00:27:34,220 I just don't see it. I really do not see it with Kayla Williams 321 00:27:34,820 --> 00:27:36,820 All right, folks. Well, I 322 00:27:37,620 --> 00:27:41,100 Decided to do something a little bit different and I'm probably gonna do this 323 00:27:42,020 --> 00:27:47,540 For the for the you know up until the draft. I'm gonna try to you know pick pick a different team. So 324 00:27:48,900 --> 00:27:52,860 Comment down below what's your favorite team and I'll do a mock draft simulator for them 325 00:27:52,860 --> 00:27:57,860 So I decided to do of course Pittsburgh Steelers because why I'm a Pittsburgh Steelers fan 326 00:27:57,860 --> 00:28:00,180 And so I did two different versions 327 00:28:00,180 --> 00:28:05,460 I did a traditional one and I did one where I was you know, I was making a couple trades 328 00:28:05,460 --> 00:28:10,940 So with the traditional one the 20th pick first round pick. I chose Nate Wiggins 329 00:28:11,260 --> 00:28:17,340 The second pick I chose offensive tackle offensive tackle not tackle tackle 330 00:28:17,980 --> 00:28:19,380 Roger 331 00:28:19,380 --> 00:28:26,180 Rosenstein tackle from Washington third pick. I chose Xavier Leggett wide receiver, South Carolina 332 00:28:27,940 --> 00:28:33,100 Then with the fourth pick I chose Kyrie Jackson corner from Oregon 333 00:28:33,100 --> 00:28:36,380 I chose Jada Hicks safety Washington State 334 00:28:36,820 --> 00:28:41,380 Tory Taylor punner Iowa Joe Milton the third quarterback and 335 00:28:42,100 --> 00:28:44,100 Finished it off with a center Kingsley 336 00:28:44,100 --> 00:28:47,940 Yukon from Florida now 337 00:28:49,700 --> 00:28:54,660 This is what I the the reason why I decided to do this experiment is because I 338 00:28:55,300 --> 00:29:00,660 Wanted to see exactly how would the draft play out if the Steelers were to 339 00:29:01,700 --> 00:29:07,440 Not to make any trades and not try to trade up in the draft to try to acquire somebody and it actually worked 340 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:13,960 However, the problem was when I decided to do this 341 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:16,720 Once it got time for me to draft 342 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:21,040 There are all the good tackles all the other good right tackles were gone 343 00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:24,480 They had all been drafted and so what you were stuck with 344 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:28,560 Really wasn't it was sort of the second tier 345 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:32,400 Right tackles, which even then you know, they're still good as well 346 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:39,440 But it's those it's those those first tier right tackles the tallowee's foo wagas the JC Latham's 347 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:45,080 That are just like I mean you you you want those guys those guys 348 00:29:45,400 --> 00:29:51,600 Those guys are movers those guys are mallers because they're there's so much uncertainty with Ryan Ramchex's knee 349 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:57,620 That I think the Saints can't they they can't take that risk. So I think they'll just draft one 350 00:29:57,620 --> 00:30:05,700 And you know, that's perfectly fine, but if your team like the Pittsburgh Steelers, um, you're gonna need to trade up 351 00:30:06,500 --> 00:30:09,540 You're gonna need to you're gonna need to trade up and you're gonna need it 352 00:30:09,540 --> 00:30:17,780 You're gonna need to get a right tackle. You have to you have to get a right tackle because if you don't and if you wait 353 00:30:17,780 --> 00:30:24,100 Later into the draft, you're gonna have you're gonna be in a situation where you're not gonna have a right tackle 354 00:30:24,100 --> 00:30:28,100 Who you could just plug and play you're not you're gonna have a right tackle who? 355 00:30:28,420 --> 00:30:32,660 It's gonna take them a while to you know to be pushed into the starting lineup 356 00:30:32,660 --> 00:30:37,860 Which you don't want because you need an instant starter for right tackle right now 357 00:30:38,620 --> 00:30:40,620 Right now as we speak 358 00:30:40,820 --> 00:30:45,780 So there's that and then for the second mock drafts, which 359 00:30:48,020 --> 00:30:50,020 It was a little 360 00:30:50,020 --> 00:30:57,900 It was a little weird a little weird, but we'll go over it. So with again first round pick JC Latham 361 00:30:58,780 --> 00:31:00,780 Second pick I chose center 362 00:31:00,980 --> 00:31:06,900 Cedric van Prian from Georgia third pick. I chose Jalen McMillan receiver from Washington 363 00:31:07,620 --> 00:31:11,020 With the fourth pick I chose Carvijac in again 364 00:31:12,100 --> 00:31:17,220 Cornerback from Oregon and with the final pick. I chose Tiki Smith safety 365 00:31:17,220 --> 00:31:21,020 From Georgia now even with this one 366 00:31:21,020 --> 00:31:27,420 I like this one a little bit more than the first one and the reason why I say that is because you're addressing 367 00:31:28,340 --> 00:31:30,100 Your three most 368 00:31:30,100 --> 00:31:36,540 Poor important needs in the first three rounds. You're getting your instant. You're starting right tackle 369 00:31:36,860 --> 00:31:42,140 You're getting your center who you know, he could start but at the same time 370 00:31:42,140 --> 00:31:49,500 It'll be best if you just maybe sit under a starting center, you know, hopefully praying praying the guy that we sign one 371 00:31:49,500 --> 00:31:54,820 But who knows that that's another another story for another day, but we're not gonna get into it 372 00:31:54,820 --> 00:31:56,820 I'm not gonna ran about my Steelers 373 00:31:57,980 --> 00:32:01,420 So you address both both offensive line needs, which is great 374 00:32:02,060 --> 00:32:07,420 Awesome amazing while at the same time you're also drafting a receiver because let's be real here 375 00:32:07,420 --> 00:32:09,300 We have been hitting our receivers 376 00:32:09,300 --> 00:32:12,100 And if you don't believe me check the history books 377 00:32:12,940 --> 00:32:19,940 Check the history books folks. Yes, I'm saying it check the history books, you know, it's person Antonio Brown 84 378 00:32:19,940 --> 00:32:21,700 You know what I mean? 379 00:32:21,700 --> 00:32:23,700 But I'm 380 00:32:26,820 --> 00:32:33,220 And then you also draft Kari Jackson who is a bigger bigger body corner, which you know, that's what you need 381 00:32:33,220 --> 00:32:35,220 And then you also draft 382 00:32:35,220 --> 00:32:44,060 A taiki Smith who is a dog a dog of a safety you want to talk you want to talk about somebody who has a dog mentality 383 00:32:44,260 --> 00:32:46,260 He has a dog mentality 384 00:32:46,980 --> 00:32:51,540 He wants to go and make up either he wants to hit you 385 00:32:52,100 --> 00:32:54,460 Tackle you stop you whatever the case may be 386 00:32:55,020 --> 00:33:00,300 Once he got his eyes locked on you. He's going in for the kill folks. That's who he is 387 00:33:00,300 --> 00:33:08,300 And so I say all that to say this just because you know, you may look at a mock draft and the mock draft 388 00:33:08,300 --> 00:33:11,060 You know might have something crazy or be like oh 389 00:33:13,300 --> 00:33:15,820 Michael Pennix might might get drafted to 390 00:33:16,620 --> 00:33:18,620 Raiders or oh 391 00:33:19,740 --> 00:33:24,620 You know the first round there won't be any right tackles taken or whatever the case may be don't believe it 392 00:33:25,460 --> 00:33:26,700 don't 393 00:33:26,700 --> 00:33:29,380 half of half of the teams between the 394 00:33:29,380 --> 00:33:32,980 10 to 20 ish 395 00:33:33,540 --> 00:33:38,580 Point of the draft they all need an offensive lineman at some point now 396 00:33:38,660 --> 00:33:41,500 It doesn't necessarily all have to be right tackles 397 00:33:41,580 --> 00:33:46,740 But they do need you know could be a guard could be a center could be left tackle could be right tackle 398 00:33:46,740 --> 00:33:50,740 Whatever the case may be they all need offensive lineman. You can never have 399 00:33:51,740 --> 00:33:56,660 Enough offensive lineman. You just can't I don't care what anyone said. I don't care what any 400 00:33:56,660 --> 00:34:03,580 Analyst says foreign players is you can never have offensive lineman simply because you know 401 00:34:03,580 --> 00:34:07,500 they can go down in the instant and it's not like a receiver or 402 00:34:08,060 --> 00:34:15,140 You know or or a running back where you know they can they can still play through certain injuries that are often some linemen 403 00:34:15,180 --> 00:34:21,380 You know suffers they may not be able to play through or it might be you know season-endering or you might be in a situation 404 00:34:21,380 --> 00:34:26,420 like a Ryan Ramcheck who he suffers a major injury and 405 00:34:27,140 --> 00:34:34,340 You know, he may not be able to play anymore. 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