Hello and welcome to a special edition of Good
News York. I'm Mike Brindisi, usually joined
by my co -host Matt Mazer, but he's off probably
pushing people around at the soup kitchen. I
am here, still. But today's not just any episode
of Good News York. It is the NFL Draft Special.
For those of you that follow the NFL, you know
how great the NFL Draft is. And some of us, like
myself, are what I would call draft dorks. Even
before I had this show, I would do mock drafts
every year for the sheer enjoyment of it, and
I would hit on some and, well, I would flop on
most. But I did it for the fun of it, and now
I get to share it with you. I'm wearing my Josh
Allen Wyoming jersey, where he went to college.
I love me some Josh Allen. Big Buffalo Bills
fan, we're gonna talk about that. But I wanted
to talk today just basically about the first
round. That's where all the juice is, right?
That's the most fun to talk about. Now, if you
want to talk about where the actual juice is,
this is a draft where the second, third, fourth,
fifth round are where the majority of the talent
is. There's not as much elite talent in the first
round as years past. But we're going to have
a lot of fun talking about that. I am joined
by our wonderful producer of Good News York,
Mr. Danny Tripodi. Daniel, you are here? Hey,
yeah, I'm here. I've held you captive, buddy.
You could have left a long time ago. Let me finish
six hours' worth of, you know, draft research
so we can shoot this. I did put in my time, so
I'm ready for questions. Do we have a chat going?
We have a chat going? Yeah, I'm monitoring. Awesome.
Awesome. Well, let's kick off the 2025 NFL Draft
special here on Good News York with what's going
on in the chat. What do we got? What's up first?
Yeah. Hit me. So it looks like we've got somebody
asking, give me your best, favorite, and sleeper
picks for each position. Best, favorite, and
sleeper picks for each position. This was tough.
for a lot of reasons. There are so many more
question marks in this draft than in most. You
know, as I was just saying, there's been a lot
of talent at the top of the draft that, you know,
they're tier one. And then there's this big drop
-off. But I've got some things here that I think
are going to make a lot of sense. Let's start
with the quarterback. All right. So now, obviously,
Cam Ward is the best quarterback in the draft.
If you look at the big boards, I mean, he's probably
the 17th to 20th best athlete in the entire draft,
but because QB is such an important position,
the most important position in probably all of
sports, you know what, you can take a guy who's
ranked 17th or 20th, and you're going to draft
him in the top five. Because if you're in the
top five, Chances are you don't have a quarterback
and you suck. So it is most, most of the time
you're not going to, with the first pick, take
the 17th best guy. But in this case, you've got
one clear cut guy who is NFL ready and ready
to start right away. And that would be Cam Ward
from University of Miami going to the Titans.
I mean, at this point, it's a pretty much a lock
that they're going to take him, but you never
know what can happen. So that would be my best
QB. My favorite QB, because we're doing, you
said best favorite and sleeper, right? All right.
So the best QB cam ward, that's just obvious.
My favorite QB in the draft is Jalen Milrow.
This dude is off the charts. In fact, literally
off the charts. When he tested at the combine,
he is the most athletic player in the entire
draft by numbers. Now, that doesn't always translate
to the QB position. You can be an amazing athlete,
but I personally think 90 % of what happens behind
center or on offense as a QB is between the ears.
It's a very mental game. And I think that's kind
of where Jalen Milrow struggles. I mean, this
guy, if you didn't know anything about football
or the draft or... and you just watched on tape,
you'd go, dude, this guy is unbelievable. Why
is he not being picked first? Well, what I just
said. He has some decision -making issues. That
is pretty obvious. But the arm talent, he's probably
the best runner I've seen as a quarterback since
Lamar Jackson. He's kind of reminds me a little
bit of a Kyler Murray as a runner as well. Um,
but my God, what can I say that everybody else,
uh, in, in the NFL media world hasn't said, but
it, you know, bottom line, this guy has the potential
to be the best player in the entire draft, but
there's going to be a key to drafting him. And
I'll talk about that a little bit later. Um,
if you are going to draft him, it has to be the
absolute right situation because of that. He
is my absolute favorite player because he is
so fun to watch. He's got the potential to be
a Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, you know, Patrick
Mahomes type player. But just a lot of raw, a
lot of raw traits that need to be kind of refined.
And also, you know, he's he's got a lot of trouble,
you know, with decision making and things of
that nature. Now, my sleeper picks for quarterback.
At this point, it's hard to find sleeper picks,
right? Because all the quarterbacks in this draft
have been talked about, but I love Will Howard
and Tyler Shuck. Tyler Shuck is 25 years old.
Honestly, he's the most ready quarterback to
go. I mean, out of anybody in the draft, even
Cam Ward, I would say this guy is a sleeper alone
just for the fact that he's 25 years old. He's
got three college degrees. He's played a million
football games, and I'm sorry, experience trumps
everything for me. And he's got a ton of experience.
And honestly, if you're going to invest in a
quarterback and they're going to be 25 years
old, you're probably going to draft a guy that
you want to start right away. Because in three
years, he's going to be 28, right? So it's not
a guy you kind of want to sit very long. It's
kind of like, let's draft him and let's throw
him out there and see what we get. But back to
Will Howard, this guy... I know they talk about
he doesn't have the strongest arm. He didn't
have a lot of 40 plus yard passes at all, really.
And because of that, people have struggled with
him and kind of fitting him where he goes. But
what I do love about Will Howard is he just looks
so comfortable in the pocket and he's got a lot
of... the tangibles, but the intangibles, if
you hear him speak, the guy's a winner. And he's
a lot bigger than you think. He doesn't translate
on tape. For me, a lot of times I think guys
are small and then I see them being interviewed
and I realize, holy shit, they're giants. I'm
also 5 '6", so everyone's a giant to me. But
I think Will Howard has a lot of upside. And
I do take into consideration that he did play
for Ohio State, which is known for, of course,
It's wide receiver university there. He had some
amazing wide receivers. Speaking of wide receiver,
my best favorite and sleeper for this position,
obviously the best player in the draft at wide
receiver is Travis Hunter. Do I need to say more?
My favorite, now look, Ibuca from Ohio State.
This guy to me is one of the most polished and
NFL ready quarterbacks. or excuse me, wide receivers
in this draft class. The only reason he's not
at the top of my list for the Bills to draft
him is because he's a power slot receiver. Bills
need a tall, you know, boundary type of guy.
But to me, I love Egbuka. I also love Kyle Williams.
Has a little bit of a Stefan Diggs vibe to him.
And being a Bills fan and somebody who knows
Diggs very well, I absolutely love him. I have
two more that I love on here Jaden Higgins Iowa
State absolutely in love with him and Trey Harris
from Ole Miss Trey Harris Trey Harris has not
been talked About enough. I didn't put him as
a sleeper because you know he is kind of ranked
higher, but He just he's bigger. He's a bigger
big -bodied receiver with speed separation You
can throw it to him downfield. Absolutely love
him. And then I, this, for sleepers, this guy
right here might be my sleeper of the entire
draft at any position. I have two sleepers for
the wide receiver position. I have Savion Williams,
who I guess is a sleeper because he's so far
down the rankings. But if people know who he
is, played for TCU, the guy is a gadget guy.
He can play as a running back. He can play as
a slot receiver. He can catch the ball downfield.
He's fast as hell. Love me some Savion Williams.
He's a huge Swiss Army knife. But for me, my
favorite sleeper in the wide receiver class,
and as I said, maybe even in the whole NFL class,
is Kobe Hudson. I bet you haven't heard that
name. Kobe Hudson from UCF. Check him out. Absolutely
in love with this guy. Obviously playing for
a school that's not really, you know, in... playing
teams like Michigan and Oregon and, you know,
Ohio State and all the teams that pretty much
have NFL ready offenses. But love me some Kobe
Hudson. Look them up. Let's move on to tight
end. At tight end, my best tight end in the draft.
My microphone's sad. The best tight end in the
draft without question is Tyler Warren. Colston
Loveland, I mean, you could argue too, but I
think Tyler Warren is just a step ahead of that.
My favorite tight end in the draft? Mason Taylor.
That's right, that's Jason Taylor's son. You
might remember Jason Taylor from the Miami Dolphins.
This guy, to me, he's not being put in that same
tier as Tyler Warren and Colston Loveland, but
I don't know, I watched the tape and I think
he is blue chip and ready to go and let's go.
He comes from Pedigree, man. He comes from Jason
Taylor. Now that doesn't always mean you're a
definite lock to be good in the NFL, but it helps,
right? So, um, I love me some Mason Taylor. And
then for my sleeper pick for tight end, I'm going
to be a little bit of a homer. Arande Gadsden
from right here in Syracuse, New York. Awesome
tight end. He can block. He can, uh, he can catch
the ball downfield. Absolutely love him. And
then Gunner Helm from Texas. That's a guy. who,
you know, a lot of analysts and, you know, front
office people, we talk about, oh, we want a tight
end that can block and can catch, like a Gronkowski
or like a Travis Kelsey. Bad news. That is so
hard to find. To be good at both, it's tough.
This guy is one of those rare cases, I think,
Gunnerhelm, who, man, he can throw himself. In
front of a block and and and also be the pass
catcher that you're looking for moving on to
running back I mean come on best running back
favorite running back sleeper The best is obviously
I Ashton Gentry by a mile and a half Oh Martin
Hampton right behind him kind of got a DeMarco
Murray type of feel He just is not afraid to
dive into a pile make contact He's big. He's
fast absolutely love him, but Definitely those
would be your two best running backs in my opinion
and then my favorite running back of the entire
class is Travion Henderson This dude is Unbelievable
to me other than Gentie. I think he is the most
polished of all the running backs he can cut
on a dime. He's fast. He's strong. He's got great
balance. He checks all the boxes. Love me some
Trevion Henderson. Let me take a look here. Moving
on. Jeez. What else do we have? I did QB. Oh,
yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. Let's talk about offensive
tackle. My gosh. I am a huge fan of You know
most of the linemen in this draft class, but
there is a guy. This is not a sexy pic, okay?
Well let me start with this the best do we do
we need to argue it's will Campbell of LSU He's
the best offensive lineman in the draft without
a doubt But my favorite lineman in the draft
is Tyler Booker From oh boy. I think Alabama
Tyler Booker from Alabama this dude is a beast.
He's an interior lineman But he is fierce. I
absolutely love him. And then I would say your
sleeper pick for offensive line. I got to go
with a guy by the name of Cameron Williams from
I believe Tennessee or Texas. Cameron Williams.
I should look that up. Cameron Williams. I believe.
Let's take a look here. I should have wrote down.
It's hard to remember all these guys. Not Cameron
Diaz. There we are. Cameron Williams. Yes, Texas.
All right. So Cameron Williams of Texas. Kind
of under the radar. Check him out. That would
be my sleeper for that. Moving on to corner.
Again, pretty obvious Will Johnson. Best corner
in the draft. I would say, besides Will Johnson,
I think Jaday Baron from Texas is nipping at
his heels as the best. My favorite. would be
Maxwell Hairston from Kentucky, Trey Amos from
Ole Miss, and Benjamin Morrison from Notre Dame.
And then, here's a little bit of a deep one here
for my sleeper pick, obviously. At corner, my
sleeper would be Darian Porter. Check him out.
Unbelievable. Love him. Moving on to defensive
tackle. We're getting there. You wanted to know
my best, my favorite, and my sleeper. for each
position. The best, again, pretty obvious, all
of these. We know the best at this point, Mason
Graham. My favorite defensive tackles, Alfred
Collins from Texas. What a beast. Tyleke Williams
from Alabama. And then TJ Sanders, University
of South Carolina. Those three are my absolute
favorites. And for your sleeper, look out for
Desmond Watson. The dude's like 400 pounds. This
makes no sense. And he is Wildly athletic. Usually
when you have a one technique defensive tackle
who's 300 plus, they just kind of anchor in the
middle. Obviously you have to be athletic, but
you're going to stop the run for most of the
time. This dude makes no sense. He's like 400
pounds. He plays for the Florida Gators. Not
only is he a run stuffer, he can pass rush and
he's agile. It's the strangest thing you've ever
seen. And then check out Omar Norman Lott from
Tennessee, another defensive tackle that's not
getting enough love. For defensive end, a very
sexy class defensive tackle and defensive end,
especially at defensive end. There is no question.
This is a generational talent. Abdul Carter from
Penn State is your best. My favorite? Mike Green
from Marshall. James Pierce Jr. from Texas. Shamar
Stewart, Texas A &M and Landon Jackson from Arkansas.
Those are all guys I would kill to have on the
Bills. Those are my favorite. Under the Radar
Sleepers at Defensive End. Uefemi Oladejo, say
that 10 times fast. I believe he's UCLA. Brady
Swinson and JT Timolo from Ohio State. I don't
even know if I'm saying their names right. I
watched their film. Those are three guys that
I think are sleepers that could be really good
NFL caliber defense events. We're almost there.
Last but not least, we've got safety. At safety,
it could flip -flop so many ways, but I would
say the best safeties in this draft would be
your obvious. Malachi Starks from Georgia and
Iman Wurri from South Carolina. Well as Xavier
Watts now not a lot of people have him as well
as the best I do I have him in in the top tier
there at best He plays for of course Notre Dame.
So my favorite even worry The dude is Unbelievable.
He's been comped to Derwin James because of his
size and athletic athleticism. He's also one
of the most athletic players in the entire draft
So that would be my favorite. And then a safety
to watch for, a sleeper, would be Malachi Moore.
And I'm blanking out on which college he goes
to. I've watched so much damn tape today. But
Malachi Moore, I believe it's Georgia. Check
him out. In fact, why don't I just look it up?
That's why I have this here. You know, this isn't
Sports Center. You know, I can take a second.
Malachi Moore is, let's see if I was right. Malachi
Moore is a safety from Alabama. I was not right.
So, yes. And those would be my best, favorite,
and my sleepers. Damn, dude. Putting me to work.
What else we got on this NFL Draft Special on
Good News York? Yeah, so we've got Bville Bomber,
32, in chat, and he asks, do you have any teams
in mind that might trade up or down in the first
round? Let me look at my draft board here. That's
a great question. I mean, look, when I do my
mock drafts, I don't do any trades. One, because
I'm too cheap to buy premium and they won't let
me. Two, it is nearly impossible to, you know,
there's some mock drafts where guys are like,
and then I think the bills trade with Minnesota,
which I think could happen, by the way. Look,
I don't have the time or the knowledge to know
who is going to trade with who. I mean, I have
some ideas, but I guess... To answer that question,
I think some teams that might trade down that
are pretty intriguing would be Chicago at 10,
because I think they do have a bunch of needs.
They also have a brand new coach that might want
to stockpile some picks. And as I said before,
and for the reason that I think this list of
teams I'm going to come up with that could trade
down and would trade down is because The meat
of this draft, the talent is in the second round,
third round. So I would say, yeah, I would say
Chicago, Las Vegas, again, a team with a brand
new, I think general manager, definitely brand
new coach, Pete Carroll, brand new QB. So those
teams that are in the top 10, Jacksonville would
be one. Carolina, Jacksonville's at five. Carolina
is at eight. New Orleans at nine, I think all
of those teams could trade out. One, because
they're in the top 10, and that's a place where
a lot of teams like to trade up to. But again,
also because these are teams that need multiple
positions. And believe it or not, the positions
they need, the value is not there. For example,
you know, a team like Jacksonville, right? They
could use somebody like, actually, no, that's
a bad example. Let's go with, like, the Panthers,
okay? The Panthers need so much. Let's say they
wanted to draft a wide receiver there, which
they very well could. I have them taking... What
do I have them taking? I have them taking McMillan.
That would actually be good value there. My point
is, the reason you would even trade out of the
top 10 is because you don't find the value in
the player that you need there, and you want
to stockpile picks. I do also see what intrigues
me is Minnesota. I could see Minnesota at...
Where are they? Minnesota's at... Why am I...
Ah, there they are. 24. I could see Minnesota
because they have a roster that's pretty damn
stacked. I could see them moving back and someone
coming in. That's a spot that intrigues me as
well. As far as moving up... I personally think
as someone who's a Bills fan, I think the Bills
take a big swing this year. I think they move
up from 30. I think they've been hanging around
30 for quite a while now because they've been
consistently good. And I think this is the year
where there's only three or four holes on the
roster. They've got so many picks on the back
end mostly that why draft 10 players or seven
players, whatever you got? when you only need
three or four, in their situation, I think it
would make sense to take a big swing, especially
because the top -tier talent, there's not much
of it in the first round, and then there's a
big drop -off in the second round, and they're
kind of on the edge there. And we all know that
Brandon Bean likes to get, he gets a little jumpy,
he likes to jump up, he gets nervous. So for
some reason I think, and that's where Minnesota,
I could see Minnesota being a spot where maybe
they... They flip -flop. I do have kind of a
hot take on a trade and that is what if Cleveland
or the Giants Trade back in for a quarterback,
right? So let's say Cleveland, you know, some
people had Chidor Sanders going at two to Cleveland
as time's gone on I don't see the value for them.
I know they have Jill Flacco and that's about
it but I don't see drafting Shidora Sanders there.
I mean, I could see it happening, but I wouldn't
agree that that's the move they should make.
But it's the Browns, so it could be anything.
They could draft a punter from Cortland. But
I could see Cleveland or the Giants taking Abdul
Carter, Travis Hunter, you name it, and then
coming back in, depending on the capital that
they have, to grab that QB. I'll talk more about
that too. But yeah, so trade's hard to predict,
but you can kind of get an idea of who's likely
to trade, you know, based on roster and position
and all that. What else do we got, Danny? What's
going on in the old Chattarooski? Yeah, let's
take a look. We got BillsFanForLife asks, what
do you think the Bills are going to do? What
do you think the Bills are going to do? It's
a broad question. Well... Look, the Bills, which
by the way, the Bills are the only New York team.
This is good New York. If I talked about the
Jets or the Giants, they're in New Jersey and
we are good New York. So I want to talk about
the New York football team. Look, the Bills need
corner. They need defensive tackle. They need
defensive end and they need wide receiver. There's
a little bit of an argument on the fringe about
safety because of McDermott's system. and Babich's
system, you can kind of, using the nickel, you
could use a corner, you could use a linebacker,
you could use a safety. But for the most part,
I say it's corner, defensive tackle, defensive
end, wide receiver. Now, as I just said not long
ago, I do think, I just have this feeling they
take a big swing and come up for a corner, defensive
tackle, wide receiver, or defensive end. Which
one? I don't know. I do think they do move up.
Now, whether they do or whether they stay at
30, here's what I do think, and this is what
I'll do. I'll do, here's who I think the bills
will draft, my dream pick, and then who I realistically
think will be there and who they would take,
who they could get. So for corner, I mean, look,
the dream would be Will Johnson or Jadé Barron,
right? Will Johnson from Michigan, Jode Baron
from Texas. I don't see that. I mean, there's
a chance Baron could fall. Will Johnson, there's
no way. So I think Will Johnson would probably
be one of the corners that the Bills, if they
do trade up, that would be a player they would
go for. So those would be my two dreams. Who
do I realistically think they want? Or who they
would be there and who they'll get would be Max
Harrison. from Kentucky, Trey Amos from Ole Miss,
and Porter. That's who I realistically think
they would grab. Now, defensive tackle. Now we're
getting into a little bit of the X's and O's.
The Bills need a one technique, and for those
of you that don't know what that means, I didn't
know what that meant for a long time. Defensive
tackle, there are different styles. A one technique
is your bigger guy that plays off the... the
shoulder of the guard or center and is more of
a run stuffer. And the Bills have Ed Oliver and
Greg Rousseau and the list goes on, now Joey
Bosa. They have guys that can rush the pasture.
Passer, say that 10 times fast. They do need
a run stuffer, so that does play a little bit
of a part because there are a lot of guys I would
want them to draft, but it just doesn't make
sense for the strategy. With that being said,
I mean look, who's the best? It's pretty obvious.
It would be Mason Graham. Who are my favorites?
Well, I absolutely love Alfred Collins. I love
TJ Sanders. I love... I can't tell you because
I don't have the piece of... I think the printer
fucked me on this. Hold for edit Mark the time
stamp just so I can I thought I was missing a
sheet of paper Yeah Fuck that printer man. I
did all that work All right Okay, well let's
do this All right, we will pick up right Here
So obviously the Look, the best defensive tackle
in the draft without a doubt from Michigan, Mason
Graham. We all know that. But I think it's important
to note... Let me start that again. Best guy
in the draft, Mason Graham, without a doubt.
I mean, that would be my dream for the Bills,
but is that likely going to happen? Probably
not. I think Kenneth Grant from Michigan seems
to be someone that... that is falling there,
that would be fantastic. That would be someone
who I think is realistic. I also think Alfred
Collins, Tyleek Williams, TJ Sanders, Desmond
Watson, Omar Norman Lott, all of those guys.
I talked about them before. I could completely
see them realistically being there for the bills.
And wide receiver. For the Buffalo Bills, I would
absolutely love Travis Hunter, Tapp McMillan,
Egbuka, Matthew Golden, right? We all want those
guys. And again, if the Bills do take a big swing,
I think it would be for a Matthew Golden. I think
that's a player that they would take that swing
for. Who do I realistically think the Bills will
be able to take, especially if they do it at
30? It would be Luther Burden. Jaden Higgins,
who I'm in love with, and Trey Harris, who I'm
in love with from Ole Miss. Jaden Higgins from
Iowa State, Trey Harris from Ole Miss, Luther
Burden from Iowa. So those, yeah, those would
be my guys for the bills. And if they did pick
safety, I'd want Eamonn Wurrier, any of the guys
I talked about earlier. But yeah. Those would
be my picks for Dream, and then obviously for
who I realistically want for them. Now, that
makes me think about Luther Burden real quick,
speaking of Luther Burden. This dude is still
in the first round grade. He's supposed to be
one of the top wide receivers. but he's like
a statue that's stuck while everyone around him
keeps moving and the media keeps talking about
him. He is so fascinating to me because in 2023,
he had an incredible year and then in 2024, he
had a massive drop off, which is why he's kind
of been stagnant. You got to take into consideration
he didn't have the best quarterback last year.
So he does fascinate me. But I did keep him in
the conversation for wide receivers that I think,
realistically, the Bills should and could take
there. What we got? Danny, moving on. Yeah, moving
on. It looks like we got Cuseballer03 asks, are
there any teams or players that intrigue you?
Oh, yeah. Well, Luther Burden, one of them. Wow,
that's a great question, too. Well, I'll tell
you teams that intrigued me in this draft New
England and New York the Giants intrigued me
because they sit at Three and four and for me
when you look at the draft board They kind of
dictate How the the rest of the draft is gonna
go I mean obviously every pick in some sort of
way dictates the draft, right? I mean the board
dictates the teams, you know and and and then
the teams dictate the rest if that makes any
sense I don't think it does but my point is a
lot can happen but I really think that the point
of like where it could get crazy is New England
and the Giants because you know New England needs
that well they need a lot but they have their
quarterback a great quarterback they could take
the best tackle you know if they want to protect
their friend their young franchise quarterback
Now's the time. They've got to tackle. And Will
Campbell. I mean, it seems like the right answer.
It seems like the obvious answer. They should
draft Will Campbell. But then I think to myself,
you're at number four. You are at four. You could
get a Ashton Gentry. You could get a Tep McMillan,
a Will Johnson. You get Tyler Warren. I mean,
the board is yours. So I'm just really curious
and especially because got a brand new coach
there in New England with Vrabel. And so it's
fascinating. And as far as the Giants go, they're
in a unique situation where Joe Shane and Brian
Dable are on the hot seat. whether you know it
or not, this is a make or break year for them.
But they're in the situation where they still
haven't even found their quarterback yet. But
to take, I mean, we're assuming Kam Ward's gone
at one, right? You're gonna take Shador Sanders
at three. You're gonna take Tyler Shuck, Will
Howard, Jackson Dart. The value it's a complete
mismatch. So I've never seen a team that needs
a quarterback so bad, but They're just in this
situation where there's actually not a quarterback
worth picking at three there, but they need to
do something So that's why I think they might
trade back in later and take a swing at a quarterback
Jackson the rest is just teams that intrigue
me are teams that again are in the top ten that
Need a lot and could trade out Jacksonville,
Carolina, New Orleans, San Francisco has been
quiet. That's a team that offloaded so many players.
I could see San Francisco trading out of 10 at
the top 10 and stockpiling picks because they
need a little bit of everything, especially offensive
line. Pittsburgh's intriguing because there they
are at 21, are they? Or 23? Yeah, 21. They have
no second round picks. So whatever they do, so
they don't really have much firepower to trade
up from 21. They certainly don't want to trade
back. I don't think. So they're in this weird
spot. They intrigued me. And then Miami is another
team that's kind of quiet and they seem to be
taking a downturn. You know, they had that kind
of the nucleus of their team where they might
be a championship caliber team. And, you know,
two has had 54 concussions and, you know, Tyreek
Hill wants to leave and I believe Jalen Ramsey
wants to get traded. It seems like a bit of a
mess. So I don't know what the hell they're going
to do. I don't know if they're going to trade
out. If they don't, no one's talking about them
picking a QB. Maybe they do because I don't know.
I don't know. But I would say to answer that
question. Those are the teams that intrigue me
as far as players go You know all of my sleeper
picks intrigue me just to see how they turn out
You know for example right off the top of my
head a guy like Siobhan Revelle Cornerback of
East Carolina or Josh Simmons the tackle from
Ohio State those are two guys that had pretty
major injuries So that intrigues me. How does
that pan out? I'm trying to think who else yeah
And then the rest would kind of just be the teams
that... Oh, Luther Burden was the other guy.
And we talked about that. So moving on on this
Good News York NFL Draft special. Let's hit the
chat some more. What else we got, buddy? Yeah,
so it looks like SteveHolt87 asks, what's your
thoughts on the QB class this year? Oh, man.
Well, my... First thought is the obvious which
is there's one clear -cut guy Who's NFL ready
and is probably gonna be drafted number one overall
and that's Cam Ward out of Miami With that being
said I talked about earlier how I'm in love with
Jalen Milro. I think he is a quarterback that
is Insanely talented the most athletic player
in the entire draft but he makes a lot of mistakes
in his decision making and You know the good
news is he has all the intangibles if you listen
to him speak The guy's got it right and if you
watch his tape you're like this guy blows me
away But then you see the mistakes the errors
But see to me that stuff can be corrected. You
know when Josh Allen was coming out my boy He
was inaccurate You know, he played for a smaller
school. He had all these knocks on him, his footwork,
you know, he leaves the pocket too early. Whatever
the scouting report said. The thing about Jalen
Milrow is he has the potential to be a Lamar
Jackson, a top tier quarterback. But the only
way I think that's going to happen is if he goes
to the absolute right situation, which is never
a give me, right? He's got to go to a team that
doesn't need him right away. He's got to go to
a team where he can sit and learn most of all
he's got to go to a team with the right coaching
and That's in the offseason and during the season
that can that can hone in the things he's good
at and who can undo the things he's not good
at and I think of for him. I think of teams like
You know, I think of teams like the Pittsburgh
Steelers. I think of teams like the Giants I
think of teams like the Saints the Rams These
are all places that need quarterbacks that he
could go but which one has the right coaching
who knows Some other thoughts about the QB class.
I said earlier Tyler Shuck Tyler Shuck from Louisville
great quarterback Not the flashiest but my god,
he's big He's strong. He can run, surprisingly.
But he can stay in the pocket and throw the ball
where it needs to go as well. And Tyler Shuck,
to me, is a guy who is ready to go now. It's
almost the opposite of what I just said about
Jalen Milrow. For Tyler Shuck, the guy is 25
years old. He's got three college degrees because
he transferred around. He's played so many college
games. One of the most important things for a
quarterback coming into the NFL, a young quarterback,
is experience. And if you don't believe me, look
at guys like Anthony Richardson, who barely played
any college ball. And you can see it on the field.
So I think Shuck is a guy that has major potential
to be an NFL starter. But he's got to go somewhere
where they can just throw him out there and go,
all right, let's see what you got. Because he's
the most ready, because of all that experience.
his age but also because of his age you want
to get him out there because if he sits for three
or four years he's coming in at 28 29 years old
which is still fine and still you know fairly
young but you want to see what he's got now and
then as far as the QB class what else are my
thoughts you know I had this slot the other day
which is why is nobody talking about the Jets
or the Cardinals taking a QB I feel like the
Kyler Murray phase is starting to run its course.
Now, I think I would give him another year at
least, and let's give him some other weapons
besides Marvin Harrison and the tight end who
I'm blanking out on, but I really think, you
know, the Jets signed Justin Fields, but they
signed him for a two -year, $40 million contract,
$20 million a year, which... Yeah, look to us,
that's insane. But in the QB market, that's not
a lot of an investment. So let's be honest. I
mean, does Justin, do Justin Fields have the
ability to be a franchise quarterback? I mean,
from what we've seen, I think there's a chance
it could still pan out in the right situation.
I wouldn't consider the Jets the right situation
though. So I look at him as more of a bridge
quarterback. And because of that, Who's to say
they don't take Sanders or they don't take dart
or you know Any of the quarterbacks that are
gonna be available at that part. Where are they
number not at night? No, they're at seven You
know value is is obviously a thing which brings
me to why I Think the Cardinals could draft a
QB because actually makes more sense for the
Cardinals at 16 to draft a dart a should or Sanders
a Tyler Shuck or a Again, any of the quarterbacks
besides Cam Ward, because I feel like that's
kind of where the value is, especially for Shador
Sanders. And you've got Kyler Murray, who doesn't
seem to be working out. So I would say just watch
out for that. And as far as Sanders, I could
do an entire segment or episode on Sanders, but
you did ask me about the QB class. I think Sanders
goes to either the Browns, the Giants, the Raiders,
the Saints, Pittsburgh, or the Rams. I know what
you're thinking. Mike, you just picked the entire
fucking NFL. No, I picked six. And I have some
thoughts. First of all, let's go through that
list. So I think Shador Sanders could go to Cleveland.
But here's the thing. Who's to say... Cleveland
the Titans or the New York Giants grab Hunter
or They grab Abdul Carter or they grab Henry
and Then they trade right back into the top ten
to grab Shador Sanders, especially if someone
like who's to say the Giants don't take Hunter
Trade back in and then grab Sanders his college
quarter Quarterback, I mean and and for Sanders
his college -wide receiver. That would be insane
But Sanders to Cleveland the only way I see that
happening is if they were to trade back in I
don't I Could see them drafting him at number
two because it's the Browns but value wise It's
not it. I think you got to go later for that
now if the and the Giants same same deal I I
Don't think Cam Ward's going to be there. I think
he's going to be taking it at number one. I don't
think Shador Sanders is going to work at three.
I don't see the value there. But trading back
in, if you have the capital, that's where it's
at. Because in the top five, you've got generational
talent in Abdul Carter, Travis Hunter. I would
even, maybe even a Will Campbell, Ashton Gentry.
So these are guys that I would take ahead of
any of the QBs there. That's Cleveland and that's
the Giants as far as Sanders. So let's talk about
the Raiders taking Shador Sanders. Now for a
while, that was kind of a hot thing. That was
like, you know what? I could see that happening.
You know, Pete Carroll's there. Who knows how
to handle star players? He's one of the best
coaches of all time, in my opinion. They've got
a new ownership, new GM. But then they went and
they signed. They locked up Geno Smith for white.
a pretty good amount of money and for a decent
contract. So I know what you're thinking, which
is what I said earlier. Well, then why can't,
why wouldn't they draft Sanders to play behind
Gino? Kind of similar traits in some ways. And
yeah, that does sound fine, except for the fact,
wouldn't the Raiders in that situation, wouldn't
they be doing exactly what Atlanta did last year
when Atlanta locked up? Kirk Cousins for like
a hundred million dollars and then a month later
in the draft Drafted Michael Pennings jr. At
8 It would I mean obviously they haven't paid
Gino Smith the amount of money that they paid
that the Falcons paid cousins But it's kind of
that same scenario, so I don't see that happening
New Orleans I'm I'm going on the conspiracy theory
that New Orleans is gonna tank for Manning because
obviously Arch Manning grandson of Archie Manning,
who played for the Saints, and, you know, son
of, I think, Eli? He's the son of one of the
Mannings, nephew of one of the other Mannings.
He's got the pedigree. It's gonna happen. He's
gonna be an NFL quarterback, and he's gonna be
a damn good NFL quarterback. And wouldn't the
Saints want him as their quarterback, the grandson
of one of their pillars of their franchise, Archie
Manning? So I don't know. I mean, that's not
the reason I think Shador Sanders could go there,
especially with Derek Carr being hurt. But again,
at number nine, I don't think Shador Sanders,
that's the value there. I don't see him being
taken at nine. He's more of in the teens or 20s
for me. But if that's your guy and you love him,
take him. I'm gonna stick with they don't take
him and they stick with Carr and they go for
Manning next year. Don't know about tanking because
I don't believe anyone tanks in the NFL because
people's jobs are on the line Pittsburgh yeah,
Pittsburgh doesn't have any second round picks.
I don't know how they would trade back in To
get a quarterback so they better hope Sanders
is there at 21 because who the hell do they have
right now? They just got What's his name? Well
that I Can't even think of his name But from
Seattle, they've got a star wide receiver that
they brought in. They've got George Pickens,
another young star wide receiver. Why the hell
do they have Mason Rudolph? They're going to
need a quarterback. That goes without saying.
And it's pretty obvious that they're going to.
But there is no guarantee that Shador Sanders
is going to be there at 21. So maybe they're
going to go for one of the other guys. Someone
I got my eye on for Sanders. Sanders could be
there at 21. As far as my last team that I think
Sanders could go to, the LA Rams, they're in
a tough situation because, man, I never can figure
them out. Sometimes they get on the field and
they look like they could win the Super Bowl,
and then the next week they look like they need
to draft to do a complete rebuild. But they've
got one of the best coaches in the NFL. I think
they're drafting more for now than the future.
So I don't I don't know if at 26 is it? Yeah,
26 if they want to go and take a quarterback.
I think taking one later in the draft is a smart
move. But who knows if first of all, if Sanders
is going to even be there at 26. But if he is,
I mean, maybe that would be a great spot to grab
him. And, you know, I'll say one more thing about
Sanders and that That is, that Sanders, one thing
I've noticed is that he, he had a horrendous
O -line, right? And we're watching all this film
on Sanders and we're saying, well, he's not a
top tier, you know, he's kind of that second
year, but he's got the potential to be top tier.
And well, I think honestly, his tape helps him
more than we think, because in every piece of
footage, it seems like he's running for his life.
put him on a team with a good O -line and let's
see what happens. So that's something to take
into consideration as well. Man, we got anything
else? Yeah, so we got one more. EarlMeister in
chat was asking, do you got any hot takes or
scenarios? Hot takes or scenarios. You know what?
Let me refer to my Twitter. Do this thing on
Twitter at Mike B TV Mike B and then TEE VEE
On all my social media, but on Twitter. I like
to do this thing called What if I'll go and it's
regarding the draft I'll say what if what if
and it's more of like a crazy thought, but what
if So I will refer to my Twitter to answer that
question Earl Meister All right, let's see this
is from a while ago, so I mean my opinion is
probably changed but Let's just do it. What did
I say? What if? What if? The Saints trade up
from number nine to number three where the Giants
are and grab Sanders. Then the Giants plan to
take Millrow at number nine, but the Steelers
trade up to number eight with Carolina and take
Millrow instead. That's a pretty niche what if
I did there. Here's another hot take. What if?
What if? The Browns take Henry or Carter and
then trade back in for Sanders at I don't know
at number eight with Carolina I talked about
that and what if what if the Browns and Giants
take Henry or Carter or vice versa at two and
three and then one or both trade back in for
Sanders Mill road or Howard Mill row or how word
Which I kind of talked about that earlier and
then last but not least Another hot take I've
thought about. I don't know if it's a hot take,
but just kind of like imagine this. What if the
Browns took Abdul Carter? Imagine having to game
plan for Miles Garrett and Abdul Carter. And
maybe if you remember, Miles Garrett was, I'm
leaving Cleveland, thank you. You've been the
best, but I must move on and go where I can win
a Super Bowl. Here's $40 million. Okay, I'll
stay. I remember in the post interview after
he, you know, Miles Garrett decided he was going
to stay in Cleveland. Part of the reason they
eluded that the part of the reason that he stayed
is because he knows who the quarterback is going
to be. And he eluded that it might be a young
quarterback. Okay. But I also think they might
have eluded to the fact that they might have
said, Hey, we're We're going to get Abdul Carter,
okay? And he's going to be opposite of you. And
nobody is going to be able to throw a pass in
the NFL with you two on each side. And then we're
going to get a quarterback later and a young
one. I could see that happening. The other one,
which is like, imagine this. Imagine if the New
York Giants do draft Travis Hunter, who, by the
way, I do have them taking Travis Hunter. Dude.
Actually, no, I have them taking Abdul Carter.
My first draft, I had them taking Travis Hunter.
Just imagine game planning for the Giants offense
when you have Malik Nabors, who, by the way,
I think is the third best quarterback in the
NFL. That's right, I said it. There's a hot take.
You have Malik Nabors and Travis Hunter. Good
luck. So those are just some hot takes and what
-ifs to consider. And I think we're good. So,
thank you for joining me on this long Good News
York NFL draft special. I am Mike Brindisi, and
we will be back tomorrow here on Good News York
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