Episode Transcript
[00:00:00] Speaker A: Wvuafm tuscaloosa hey, everybody, thank you so much for listening to 90.7 the capstone. You are now tuning into the student section, college football. My name is Tanner Thompson, joined with Graham Baco. Graham, before we get into it, how you doing?
[00:00:26] Speaker B: I'm doing well, doing good. But, you know, still a little salty after the Red Wings getting kind of screwed. Getting a little screwed out of the playoffs.
[00:00:34] Speaker A: Yeah, explain it to. Explain it to me.
[00:00:37] Speaker B: All right, so, okay, so the situation was, is that the Flyers had to win a regulation to stay alive, right? So the Red Wings, they're down four three with 7 seconds. They get game tie and go with 3 seconds. They. Sorry. So they get at least one point right. So they have effectively eliminated the Flyers. The Flyers. I'm guessing their coach saw that and what he does. There's three full minutes left in a tie game. The Capitals are crossing half ice. The Flyers coach pulls the goalie.
[00:01:07] Speaker A: Oh, my God.
[00:01:07] Speaker B: The Capitals get a wide open empty net goal to take the lead with three minutes. And of course, Flyers didn't score right and eliminated the Red Wings because it's capitals own the tiebreaker.
[00:01:20] Speaker A: Yeah, that's crazy.
[00:01:21] Speaker B: Yep.
[00:01:21] Speaker A: That is why.
[00:01:22] Speaker B: And that is why the cap was playing the Rangers instead of the Red Wings.
[00:01:26] Speaker A: I did not know that level of pettiness was prevalent.
[00:01:30] Speaker B: The comment sections on all the posts on instagram were crazy. Like, man, we feel bad.
[00:01:37] Speaker A: There was a situation like that in football. I believe it was the Eagles keeping the Giants out of the playoffs. Was it something like it was with, oh, my gosh, I was. Would Doug Peterson have still been there?
[00:01:47] Speaker B: Oh, this was a couple years ago.
[00:01:50] Speaker A: Like Nate Sudfeld or something like that.
[00:01:52] Speaker B: Well, another situation hurts. Well, another. It could have been that. But I was good. I was. That reminded me of the Chargers Raiders situation a couple years ago.
[00:02:01] Speaker A: Right.
[00:02:01] Speaker B: That could have tied it. It would have ended a tie. Then the Chargers infamously called the timeout. And the Raiders said, the Raiders said, the heck with it. We're just going to run it one more time and kick a easy field goal and kick him out.
[00:02:12] Speaker A: And Brandon Staley doesn't have a job.
[00:02:13] Speaker B: Well, he has a job.
[00:02:14] Speaker A: To be fair. I. Where did he end up? San Francisco.
[00:02:17] Speaker B: Where did he end up? I'm gonna be. Wait.
[00:02:20] Speaker A: I feel like it was San Francisco, but I feel like I need to. You're looking that up. I'll let you do it. I feel like it was Sam, and I think it's a pretty good move. It is San Francisco.
[00:02:28] Speaker B: Okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[00:02:29] Speaker A: Cause they moved on from Steve Wilkes.
[00:02:30] Speaker B: Yeah. Yeah. Assistant head coach. Okay. Yeah.
[00:02:33] Speaker A: Yeah, that makes sense. Wow.
[00:02:35] Speaker B: Well, how are you doing, though, bud?
[00:02:37] Speaker A: Oh, man, I'm doing great. I got a haircut today.
[00:02:39] Speaker B: Nice.
[00:02:40] Speaker A: I don't know if you noticed, but looks good. Thanks, man. I appreciate that. But, I mean, other than that, man, I. I truly enjoy mock drafts. I do know every time we do them, so I'm really excited to do our. Our last one before the actual one week.
[00:02:54] Speaker B: One week from today round one week, I guess.
[00:02:57] Speaker A: Well, I guess I don't need to write anything down. We can just. We have our mark draft simulators in front of us. Makes a little bit easier. Yeah, but, yeah, with that being said, man, I mean, I didn't go ahead and get right into it. Do you want first pick? You want second thing?
[00:03:12] Speaker B: We'll do first pick. I'll do.
[00:03:13] Speaker A: I'll do the easy ones.
[00:03:15] Speaker B: Yeah. You know, pretty. Pretty obvious. Here, look. Kayla Williams. You know, I think.
I think it's pretty obvious it'd be a stunner if they did not choose Caleb. Oh.
[00:03:26] Speaker A: It would be one of the crazier draft narratives.
[00:03:28] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:03:29] Speaker A: Seen if they didn't take Kilblam's, it.
[00:03:30] Speaker B: Would be very strange.
[00:03:32] Speaker A: Yeah. Yeah.
[00:03:33] Speaker B: All right.
[00:03:34] Speaker A: That's it. That's an easy one. We won't spend too much time on that incredibly talented player. Best quarterback in the draft. Oh, yeah, I guess maybe not according to Elliot Miller, but he's not here, so.
[00:03:44] Speaker B: Well, I mean, I'm on the jaden. Me. Me and Elliot are more in concurrence with that, honestly, I'm a Jaden Daniels believer.
[00:03:52] Speaker A: Jaden Daniels over Caleb Williams or just a Jaden Daniels will be a good player.
[00:03:57] Speaker B: I think I might go with Jane Daniels over Caleb Williams, to be honest.
[00:04:01] Speaker A: Wow.
I I get it. I don't know. I. I think my thing with the two of them is that if you're gonna.
I think that any criticism that you have of Caleb Williams.
[00:04:13] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:04:13] Speaker A: You know, it being, obviously, Jayden Daniels has the open field running over Caleb Williams.
[00:04:18] Speaker B: Right.
[00:04:18] Speaker A: That being said, when Jayne Daniels is running in the open field, he has a tendency to end up like a Looney Tunes character sometimes.
[00:04:26] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:04:27] Speaker A: Just.
[00:04:28] Speaker B: He does take some shot. Yeah. He takes some shots he should not be taking.
[00:04:31] Speaker A: Exactly. And so there's that factor. But in terms of the passing game, I really don't think that there's a criticism that you can have of Caleb Williams that you can't have of Jaden Daniel.
[00:04:41] Speaker B: Yeah. No, honestly, look, my criticism with Caleb Williams is just more off the field, like his attitude. Interesting. Like what? Like, sort of like the impact or effect he would have on a locker room. You know, just public comments.
[00:04:55] Speaker A: They rave about him at USC. Man. They love.
[00:04:57] Speaker B: I know, but, like, I don't know. He just kind of off putting to me, just with stuff he said.
[00:05:03] Speaker A: I really can't argue that.
[00:05:04] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:05:05] Speaker A: If it's a. If it's a vibe that you get, I really can't argue that.
[00:05:07] Speaker B: Right.
[00:05:08] Speaker A: I respect it. But anyway, that leaves me controlling the Washington commanders at you. There's been plenty of narratives about the commanders potentially training back. I really don't think they are, especially in a QB strong year. You have the second pick. You can't give that up.
[00:05:24] Speaker B: Right.
[00:05:25] Speaker A: So I. You may not like this.
[00:05:28] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:05:28] Speaker A: But I'm gonna go. I'm gonna go. Drake may, I don't think that. I don't think Jaden Daniels. I don't think his ideal spot is Washington.
I think Drake May. Will be a little bit more set to succeed there. I.
Again, the injury factor with Jaden Daniels, I think, is there. I think he lacks a little bit of ability to target the middle of the field, and we've seen that absolutely kill careers in the NFL. If you can't pepper the middle of the field effectively, it lets the defense really put you in a box, and obviously, that really, that can be improved, and a lot of those things can come from what your offense is asking you to do, what your coach is. And I completely understand. If they didn't want to target the middle, they have Malik neighbors. You know what I mean? If you just want to send him off the sideline every play. I get it. Cause he can.
[00:06:21] Speaker B: Oh, yeah.
[00:06:21] Speaker A: And he did it successfully far too often. But, um. But, yeah. That being said, I'm gonna take Drake May at two for the commanders.
[00:06:28] Speaker B: All right. Well, number three, I think. I think this is another no brainer right here. Yeah, we'll go with Jane Daniels. And look, another reason why I love Jane Daniels is because I feel like the way that we've seen the role of the quarterback shift over, you know, these past, however many, few years or whatever.
[00:06:46] Speaker A: Five.
[00:06:47] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:06:47] Speaker A: Is that roughly.
[00:06:48] Speaker B: It's really started to shift toward, you can't, like, you gotta be able to run some, too. Like, you gotta be able to use your legs. Yeah. And Jane Daniels, you know, he can certainly use his legs. Yeah. He is a great runner.
[00:07:00] Speaker A: And also, I mean, I think, great improviser. Yeah. Kind of going off that. The general vibe of what a quarterback is asked to do nowadays, you know, Jayden Daniels didn't exactly showcase in college. The field general, you know, always find the right read. He was generally a one read kind of guy. If it's not there, he was going to take off and probably gain 20 yards.
[00:07:19] Speaker B: Right.
[00:07:20] Speaker A: But in the league now, man, it's a lot more about, I think a lot of the offensive creativity and decision making is just in the scheme. You know what I mean? The guys aren't exactly asked to make a full field read every play. Obviously, it's still the NFL. There will be aspects of that, but a lot of it is just play design and moving the pocket around and play action, things like that, rpos, all of it. And that's why you're seeing, that's why evaluating the quarterback is so hard. You know, do you want the, you want a good mentality, you want the intelligence? But at the same time, this athleticism is becoming so important.
[00:07:58] Speaker B: Right.
[00:07:58] Speaker A: And Jane Daniels, man, especially in that new, that new Patriots era. Yeah, that could be really interesting. Really interesting. But yeah. All right. It was me with the Cardinals at four, I'm really tempted to trade back here. Really, if it were any, well, if it were in any other draft and Marvin Harrison junior weren't on the board at four, I would probably trade back on the Cardinals. But you've lost some guys.
You lost Hollywood Brown to the Chiefs. He was really the main guy there. I do believe in some of the, like Michael Wilson, I believe in he's Stanford guy, but again, he's a, he was probably a third, 4th round draft pick last year and he was that for a reason.
[00:08:45] Speaker B: Is, is Rondale Moore still there or did he anymore?
[00:08:49] Speaker A: But, so you have that and, but you really are missing your, your ex, your guy on the outside you can depend on. And Marvin Harrison is everything.
[00:09:00] Speaker B: Oh, yeah.
[00:09:00] Speaker A: Embodies all of that. You really can't deny the opportunity here at four. And I think you still roll with Kyler Murray, too. Oh, yeah. He's still an incredibly talented player. I'm excited to see him be back on the field consistently for a full season. But yeah, I think it's an easy pick at four with Marvin Harrison.
[00:09:21] Speaker B: I totally agree. A few pass on Marvin Harrison, that.
[00:09:24] Speaker A: Would be, that'd be great. I actually need to tell you something in the Tuesday in the NFL show, which I, for the sake of listeners, I am also in. We did a mock draft a few weeks ago and the way it broke down in the beginning, obviously, I think there were three quarterbacks taken. Actually. No, I think somebody traded somebody was the Cardinals. Here's what happened. Somebody controlled the Cardinals pick, and they traded back with the Vikings, and the Vikings picked JJ McCarthy, which very realistic thing could have. Could very well happen.
But. So the Chargers, then you're the Chargers. And my good friend Evan, producer on the show controlling the Chargers pick, Marvin Harrison is on the board, and he drafts Malik Nabors. Whoa. What? He drafts Malik Nabors. And.
Excuse me. And his mentality was.
There was a really weird way of putting it. He said that he would rather have the versatility in of a guy who, you know, maybe a little bit faster, a little bit cleaner cuts of league, neighbors. But he said, and at one point he said, would you rather have, like. I think it's kind of me choosing, like, prime Stephan Diggs over, like, Megatron. And we were like, who on what I might take Megatron right now at this moment. Yeah. And especially you being alliance fan.
[00:10:51] Speaker B: Oh, yeah.
[00:10:51] Speaker A: It's just insane.
[00:10:52] Speaker B: I miss some every season.
[00:10:54] Speaker A: Yeah, exactly. But again, funny little allegory for.
[00:10:58] Speaker B: Oh, my gosh.
[00:10:59] Speaker A: I guess how. Marvin Harrison Junior is valued in the draft right now.
[00:11:03] Speaker B: But.
[00:11:04] Speaker A: Yeah, easy. Call it four from Marvin Harrison Junior. And so this is where it gets.
[00:11:08] Speaker B: Tricky here at number five, little bit.
[00:11:10] Speaker A: I also, with all the narratives that we hear about teams trading up for McCarthy in this area of, like, the five to seven range, it is a little tough to figure out when that's going to happen. But.
[00:11:20] Speaker B: Man. Okay, you know what?
I think it'd be really stupid if they did this, but for the sake of the. Just for the sake of fun, we'll just mix it up a little bit here. Let's do that. Let's do that with the charters and Vikings, chargers trading, swapping, you know, five and eleven.
[00:11:39] Speaker A: All right, let me write that.
[00:11:40] Speaker B: We'll just, you know, have a little fun around here.
[00:11:44] Speaker A: Yeah, exactly. So that means.
[00:11:46] Speaker B: And so the Vikings. So the Vikings are at five now. Yep. And.
[00:11:50] Speaker A: And I wonder what they're gonna do.
[00:11:53] Speaker B: I would. I think it'd be really stupid. But they would go, JJ McCarthy. Yeah.
I don't. I think that's a really bad move they did.
[00:12:02] Speaker A: Really bad move.
[00:12:02] Speaker B: Explain, because look at the teams ahead of them. Okay. You got the Giants, which I don't. I'm not a Daniel Jones believer. That would probably be the one team that I guess maybe would consider it, but maybe Daniel Jones, they think is the other guy. Whatever. Then you have the Titans. They're good with their quarterback position. Falcons, they got. I guess they got theirs. Yeah. Cousins. Yeah. Yeah. 100% bears, you know, they already dropped a Caleb Williams. The Jets, you know, they got Aaron Rodgers.
[00:12:27] Speaker A: They got a year or two.
[00:12:28] Speaker B: Right. Yeah, whatever. Then you have the Vikings at eleven. So I don't think there's really a huge threat to draft. To draft JJ McCarthy before pick eleven. That's fair. It just doesn't make sense of why they would do it. Yeah.
[00:12:41] Speaker A: I think their only fear would be another team trading up.
[00:12:43] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:12:44] Speaker A: Because the Broncos sit right behind them and you really don't want to get caught in a bind of, you know, you decide to lay back and see if the pick falls to you.
[00:12:52] Speaker B: Right.
[00:12:52] Speaker A: All of a sudden, Broncos trade up to four or, you know, five, six, whatever it may be, and decide to. And also, I mean, could I see that happening just with. Just with what the Chargers need and like, who, like the potential pieces that could possibly be in that trade? I'm not gonna think about it too much right now, but I think it's the only reason that they would trade up that aggressively is to outplay a team like the Vikings or I guess the Giants, which there have been some JJ McCarthy, the Giants swimmers, which I can't say I trust. I can't say I believe in them.
[00:13:26] Speaker B: Right.
[00:13:27] Speaker A: Just from a, like, decision making standpoint.
[00:13:30] Speaker B: I know.
[00:13:31] Speaker A: Cause I think. I don't know. It seems like a lateral move and that offense just isn't ready for JD McCarthy yet. I think the offense you would want Jason McCarthy to come into is off like the Vikings. Really talented skill players, a pretty solid offensive mind at coach. That's where you want JJ McCarthy, right? I mean, we don't want him to go to an offense that he's going to throw, be thrown in the absolute deep end.
[00:13:53] Speaker B: Yeah, I mean, the Giants, you know, losing Saquon Barkley is a huge loss. So that's a one huge weapon that JJ McCarthy would not have, you know, at his, you know, at his hand right there.
[00:14:06] Speaker A: So, yeah.
[00:14:07] Speaker B: Yeah. It wouldn't make sense if the Giants did, but I guess for the sake of fun, we'll say the Vikings trade up to five. And there you go, McCarthy.
[00:14:15] Speaker A: All right. I guess I will have the Giants at six, but this seems like a pretty good time to take a quick break. We will see you guys in a few minutes.
Hey, everybody. Thank you again for listening to 90.7, the capstone. We're going to continue our mock draft. We are. Let's see, we are five picks in. We have bears taking Caleb Williams, commanders taking drake, may Patriots taking Jaden Daniels, Marvin Harrison, junior going to the Cardinals and then the Chargers trade back with the Vikings from five to eleven. And they take, the Vikings take Judge McCarthy at five. That leaves me with the New York Giants on the clock.
This is a pretty, this is a pretty interesting situation. I do have a quick draft prediction that I think could happen in real life.
[00:15:35] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:15:35] Speaker A: I think there's a very, I think there's a very realistic chance that JJ McCarthy fall or, excuse me, that Jayden Daniels falls to the Giants at six. I just don't, I think we'll see.
Obviously, you know, like the, both the.
[00:15:49] Speaker B: Commanders and Patriots passing on Jane Daniels.
[00:15:51] Speaker A: I don't know, man.
[00:15:52] Speaker B: I think it's, they both need, they both need a quarterback.
[00:15:55] Speaker A: They both need a quarterback. But I don't know, man. When you, when you see, I think there's.
[00:16:00] Speaker B: Who do you think the, who do you think the Patriots would get? Like, if the, if the commanders go with Drake May, who do you think the Patriots draft?
[00:16:08] Speaker A: If the commanders go with Drake May? I think there's a very high chance. I think there's a very good chance the Patriots could take Marvin Harrison junior.
[00:16:15] Speaker B: Oh, I mean, I guess I think.
[00:16:17] Speaker A: There'S a good chance they take Marvin Harrison Junior there and then you're left with the Cardinals who likely trade back.
[00:16:22] Speaker B: But it's like if they draft Harris, you know, if they draft Marvin Harrison junior at number three with no quarterback, he's going to be in a really bad situation.
[00:16:31] Speaker A: Yeah, but I mean, obviously, I don't think you're doing, you're making that decision. It's not necessarily like the, it's not the same as drafting a quarterback. You're not drafting him for the situation. You're drafting Marvin Harrison Junior to improve the situation. And, you know, weapons are a significant lack of the Patriots, something that I think it's fair to assume that it did limit their QB's a little bit and their QB's weren't. Don't get me wrong, the QB play was not special in any capacity.
But yeah, I could see him going. And also I think there's a very high chance that, like, especially from a positional value perspective, you know, we could see like Joe Alt go earlier than we think him being, you know, a six eight tackle, blue chip, things like that. I think that it's hard to foresee.
[00:17:16] Speaker B: Right.
[00:17:17] Speaker A: Maybe it could happen, man. But there's a pretty good chance that we don't, you know, see the four quarterbacks go in the top five like everyone thinks is going to happen. But, yeah, no matter what, it always seems like, the draft is twice.
[00:17:31] Speaker B: There's always some sort of unpredictable top.
[00:17:34] Speaker A: Ten in situation capacity. But, but, yeah. So, again, me with the Giants at number six and this pick, I think obviously, their ideal situation would be quarterback.
[00:17:46] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:17:47] Speaker A: And.
But I think once you go past that, you know, especially just from a fan perspective, when you look at that team, the O line has kind of improved in recent years, mainly with pickups like Andrew Thomas.
[00:18:01] Speaker B: Right.
[00:18:01] Speaker A: And I would be tempted to take Joe alt here, but I think that Malik Nabors would be a huge addition to this team. And also, you know, maybe you're not super excited about, you know, now that those three quarterbacks have gone, you're not super excited with what's in front of you. You'd rather take somebody who can improve the situation.
[00:18:21] Speaker B: Exactly.
[00:18:21] Speaker A: And give you time to take somebody else in the future.
[00:18:24] Speaker B: Right.
[00:18:25] Speaker A: But who knows, man? I mean, maybe they trade up. Who knows? But for right now, I'm going to take league neighbors at number six.
[00:18:32] Speaker B: Okay.
All right. So that leaves us with the Titans at sure is number seven.
[00:18:38] Speaker A: Indeed.
[00:18:40] Speaker B: I do think they need offensive line, offense line. Definitely one of their biggest needs. And so because of that, especially tackle. Right. And because of that, speaking of tackle, we're gonna go with Joe Alt.
[00:18:50] Speaker A: Yep.
[00:18:51] Speaker B: Pretty, pretty obvious pick right there, I think.
[00:18:54] Speaker A: Easy pick, for sure. I mean, getting, especially with Will Levis, I don't. His pocket presence is not one of his strengths. So getting a.
[00:19:02] Speaker B: He's got a protection for him who.
[00:19:05] Speaker A: Can guard the blind side. I think that'll be huge.
[00:19:07] Speaker B: Right.
[00:19:07] Speaker A: The team.
[00:19:08] Speaker B: Now, you gotta protect a new quarterback.
[00:19:10] Speaker A: If you're Tennessee and you walk away from this draft with Joe, Walt usually ecstatic. You should be so excited about that pick, but, yeah. All right. I guess we should probably. Probably keep this moving a little bit more consistently. That leaves me with the Falcons, and I'm gonna make maybe a little bit surprising pick here.
[00:19:28] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:19:28] Speaker A: I think I've talked about this guy before. There's been a lot of. Oh, well, I kind of forget that we're doing this based off of what we think they're gonna do or what we think the actual team's gonna do.
[00:19:40] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:19:40] Speaker A: So with that being said, I'm probably gonna go. It could be whatever way I'm probably gonna Dallas Turner. In that case, if I were the Falcons, I think I've said this before, I would take Layat a lot to. I think that Adelatu will be a better player immediately, and I think that's what I'd be looking for if I'm the Falcons. But I do that because of all we've heard about Dallas Turner being tied to the Falcons. I think he's also still an unbelievable prospect. Overshadow him.
[00:20:04] Speaker B: He's a beast.
[00:20:05] Speaker A: But yeah, I think it's very likely he goes to eight.
[00:20:08] Speaker B: Yeah, no, that's totally fair. And so now here we are with the bears at nine after he gave him Caleb Williams. And you know what? We gotta give him a weapon now.
[00:20:19] Speaker A: Oh, boy.
[00:20:20] Speaker B: And that weapon will be Roma Doonza.
[00:20:23] Speaker A: I like that a lot, man. I think it's really fun.
Yeah, I mean, Caleb wins, especially with a, with a ball winner like Romo Dunes. He's, I mean, he's one of the best ball winners I've ever watched in college.
[00:20:33] Speaker B: It's actually so fun watching Roma Dunes a. It is so fun.
[00:20:38] Speaker A: Especially the combination of him. I honestly think that killer will be an insane player. It's probably because we didn't see as much Caleb Williams because of USC's play last year. But Michael Pennix was my favorite quarterback to watch play.
[00:20:50] Speaker B: He was last year.
[00:20:51] Speaker A: Just seeing him absolutely rifle the ball down the field every time and then for Romo Dunze to go catch it on somebody's head, it's so fun.
[00:21:00] Speaker B: Yeah. That Washington offensive system was so fun.
[00:21:04] Speaker A: Yeah. I think it's especially. A lot of people have said that they think Chicago needs one, one more piece. They obviously have DJ Moore and Keenan Allen. I think they're both really good players. I think they'll work together well. That would be a good, I think Romo dudes the perfect like last guy to fit in. Keenan Allen is your pretty textbook slot guy, right? Finds the open spot in the zone. DJ Moore is an incredible athlete. Outruns guys.
[00:21:28] Speaker B: Oh, yeah.
[00:21:29] Speaker A: And then you have Romo dunes that you can put on the outside and like kill Williams.
[00:21:32] Speaker B: Yeah, you can go. Yeah. You can take some deep shots. Yeah. Just throw the ball.
[00:21:36] Speaker A: I would be really excited here, man. If you walk away with O'Donzay and.
[00:21:40] Speaker B: Caleb Williams, Chicago, that would be a nice, nice return, especially with some, with.
[00:21:45] Speaker A: Some defensive picks later in the draft. This would be a really good draft for Chicago.
[00:21:49] Speaker B: Oh, yeah.
[00:21:50] Speaker A: But that leaves me with the New York Jets. I will say I have called this pick since about a year and a half ago and I won't, I guess I won't mess around too much. I'm going to take Brock Bowers. I don't think Brock Bowers should fall out of the top ten.
[00:22:07] Speaker B: No.
[00:22:07] Speaker A: And obviously this is the last pick to do so, but I will say if Brock Bowers had fallen. Oh, dude. I don't think the Chargers should take Brock Bowers at five, but I could see that happening. They're just, that receiving core is just so bad and you really need guys out there.
[00:22:25] Speaker B: Losing Keenan Allen was a big loss.
[00:22:27] Speaker A: Exactly. So I think you'd probably be okay with taking the taking. Well, I guess I'm picked yet.
[00:22:34] Speaker B: Yeah, we haven't picked.
[00:22:35] Speaker A: Yeah, they've not picked yet. Excuse me. That being said, though, I'm going to roll with. I'm going to roll with Brock Bowers to the New York jets.
[00:22:41] Speaker B: All right.
[00:22:42] Speaker A: I think it's a pretty, pretty easy pick. That offense would become very, very good.
[00:22:47] Speaker B: Oh, yeah. No question. So. All right. Yeah. We got the Chargers here.
[00:22:51] Speaker A: Chargers at eleven.
[00:22:52] Speaker B: They could go multiple different ways.
[00:22:54] Speaker A: They sure could.
[00:22:55] Speaker B: They could go so many different ways. I mean, because they lost. They lost Keenan Allen.
[00:23:00] Speaker A: They also lost Austin Eckler, Mike Williams.
[00:23:03] Speaker B: Mike Williams.
You know what? Should we, should we give him a weapon? Should we give another team weapon? Or would it be. Or would it be a little too early?
[00:23:10] Speaker A: I don't know, it probably a little too early. I think it may. It may be early.
[00:23:15] Speaker B: Yeah, we'll probably go with the defensive player then. Yeah. Right.
[00:23:19] Speaker A: The only thing I could maybe see them doing is like, I could see Brian Thomas junior going that early, but that's really the only guy I could see going at eleven outside of adunze Navy Harrison, man.
[00:23:33] Speaker B: Okay, man, this is a really tough, it's a really tough spot here.
[00:23:38] Speaker A: Chargers, do not envy you because this.
[00:23:41] Speaker B: Is probably because this is probably really early, too. If you go with defensive lineman, man, that's easy, man. Should we do it? I mean, would this be, you know what? You know, we'll do. It might be a crazy pick, but yeah, we'll go Jazon Newton.
[00:24:02] Speaker A: Good. I'm glad to see him go high. Yeah, I'm a huge fan. He just, he just wins all constantly. He just always wins his rep. It's so cool. I'm really excited to see him at the, at the next level. I haven't seen many people talk about him, but I think as much as they should, as much as he's going to make an impact early, right? 100%. That's a good pick. All right. Denver Broncos, number twelve. This is also kind of a weird one because, my God, this team needs a quarterback and their options, their options are limited here. And it's also a really delicate balance of whether you take a quarterback here or you try to play the game of if he's going to fall right to the second or third round.
[00:24:45] Speaker B: Exactly.
[00:24:46] Speaker A: And I think for me personally, I'm more on the way of, like, taking your quarterback early and getting your guy, especially when you need him that bad. I don't think that's what the Broncos.
[00:24:56] Speaker B: Are going to do.
[00:24:57] Speaker A: I don't think so, especially with the draft history of the Broncos. They've kind of messed that up a few times, reaching on a guy that they probably shouldn't have taken. So I think they probably go a little bit more safe.
And I think that they're also in a, I think it's fair to say they're kind of in a best player available type scenario.
[00:25:17] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:25:20] Speaker A: I don't necessarily think this guy is the best player available, but I think because they already have pretty talented number one corner in Patrick Shashan.
[00:25:32] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:25:32] Speaker A: I would probably go edge.
[00:25:34] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:25:35] Speaker A: And with that, I'm taking Lyad a lot to the Broncos.
[00:25:39] Speaker B: Interesting.
[00:25:40] Speaker A: I pondered Cooper Dejean, but. And he could go that early.
[00:25:46] Speaker B: Macquinian Mitchell.
[00:25:47] Speaker A: I'd be surprised. Well, Quinya Mitchell. I view Quinya Mitchell as like an outside, like, cornerback one. And I think only because Patrick Sirtan's. There you go.
[00:25:57] Speaker B: But it would be a great pairing.
[00:25:58] Speaker A: It would be a great pairing. But again, I mean, who's the, who are the edge defenders for that team right now?
[00:26:03] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:26:04] Speaker A: That defensive line needs to be improved. It does. So I, and I think that you start with Ladalatu, who I do think is a pretty underrated player.
[00:26:12] Speaker B: Oh, yeah.
[00:26:13] Speaker A: The injury history gets him, makes him fall back a little bit. But that leaves you with the Raiders. Vegas 13.
[00:26:22] Speaker B: Is this another possible quarterback situation here?
[00:26:25] Speaker A: It might be.
[00:26:25] Speaker B: I think it might be. But it's like, man, it might end up having to be.
Is O'Connell still.
[00:26:36] Speaker A: Yep.
[00:26:37] Speaker B: I got.
[00:26:37] Speaker A: Yeah, sure is.
[00:26:38] Speaker B: Geez.
[00:26:39] Speaker A: I know, man.
[00:26:41] Speaker B: That's a lot of teams. I need quarterbacks. Holy cow. They, I think they actually might do it, too, because, like you said, seems like the Broncos and the Raiders here might just take a guy early just to get their guy.
[00:26:54] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:26:54] Speaker B: Because you never know who could trade up, you know, from early in the second round back into the first round.
[00:27:00] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:27:00] Speaker B: So, you know, I, I guess we'll, I guess we'll go Michael Pennix.
[00:27:04] Speaker A: Nice.
[00:27:05] Speaker B: I guess we'll go Michael Pennix. I don't know if I would do that at 13. It's probably not what I would do.
[00:27:10] Speaker A: It may be rich, but again, it's such a tough thing to figure out.
[00:27:13] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:27:13] Speaker A: And I don't know, man, there is some buzz with Michael Pennix in the first round. Yeah, maybe a little bit.
[00:27:21] Speaker B: Mm hmm.
[00:27:22] Speaker A: But I would, I would just love for Pennix to go to Vegas. I think it'd be great.
[00:27:27] Speaker B: I mean, it is the same stadium where he won the pac twelve championship exactly as Morgan, so.
[00:27:33] Speaker A: And I mean, starting out with a guy like Devontae Adams, I mean, I think that's a great, great.
[00:27:37] Speaker B: Oh, yeah, yeah. That's a good, really good weapon.
[00:27:39] Speaker A: And I'm just a fan of his starting career. I would love to see him go somewhere.
[00:27:42] Speaker B: I know. See, Elliot Elliott likes to hate on Michael Pennix. I don't know why he loves to hate on, but I don't know. I've always liked him.
[00:27:50] Speaker A: How I saw you doesn't like to watch the tape. When you watch the tape, he's, he's sick. It's just fun. But.
[00:27:57] Speaker B: Exactly.
[00:27:57] Speaker A: The guy I considered taking its well was bo nicks for the broncos because they've been tied to Bonex a lot.
[00:28:03] Speaker B: Oh, I'm just not.
[00:28:05] Speaker A: No, I think I would, I would be really surprised if the raiders took Bonex. I think they would definitely take Michael Pennix ahead of.
[00:28:11] Speaker B: Oh, for sure.
[00:28:12] Speaker A: But let's see. There goes Michael Pennix. It was me. Saints at 14.
[00:28:18] Speaker B: Yes, sir.
[00:28:20] Speaker A: Saints are also kind of in a weird spot. They technically need a quarterback, I think, at some point, but they're going to roll with their car.
[00:28:28] Speaker B: Yeah. They're not taking a quarterback here.
[00:28:30] Speaker A: Exactly. And I do think that this is where some of the other tackles are going to start to come off the board. And so with that, I am going to go with, I'm trying to stay in the mindset of we're projecting what they're gonna do.
[00:28:45] Speaker B: Right. I know.
[00:28:46] Speaker A: And so because of that, I'm gonna go. I'm gonna go with Olufanu.
[00:28:51] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:28:52] Speaker A: Saints. I think that between him, I mean, it's obviously him, Fotanu Fuaga and Latham, it's tough to figure out who's gonna go where. But I just, from a buzz perspective, and also from a potential perspective, I think that oath Hashanu is probably more likely. And it's also kind of adjacent to the Trevor penning pick a few years ago. And I guess you could argue that the Trevor Penning pick would dissuade them from doing a somewhat potential base pick for a tackle.
[00:29:21] Speaker B: But I mean, there's some. Yeah, but like, the thing is, this year's draft class with the offensive lineman, it's good.
[00:29:27] Speaker A: It's really good. You can kind of choose what you want to prioritize. And Fitano is probably my, he's probably my favorite pass blocker, but I'm gonna go Olu, man. I think Olu's a little bit better, a little bit more versatile.
[00:29:39] Speaker B: Okay. Okay. But yeah. All right, so we have the Colts here, I believe, if I remember correctly, I think in our first mock draft we did a few weeks ago, I think we went defense. I think I picked Cooper de Gene for them. You did in that one because I think the reason I did that was because Quinon Mitchell was off the ball. Yeah.
[00:30:00] Speaker A: He fell earlier for sure.
[00:30:01] Speaker B: Quinon Mitchell's on the board now, so.
[00:30:03] Speaker A: Yes, decision made quick.
[00:30:05] Speaker B: Let's go. Quinon Mitchell.
[00:30:06] Speaker A: Here you go. Yeah, that's a pretty, that's a pretty easy pick. They need, they need corners out there.
Let's see. Queen and Mitchell to the Colts. That was me. Seattle.
[00:30:16] Speaker B: Yep.
[00:30:17] Speaker A: Excuse me. I think they could definitely go. I think that they could definitely use some O line.
[00:30:21] Speaker B: Oh, for sure.
[00:30:22] Speaker A: And fixed. I think that my personal favorite at this point and I guess probably, I think could very well go in this spot is going to be JC Latham.
[00:30:35] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:30:36] Speaker A: I think that he'll probably, they're pass blocking scenario at tackle is, I think, pretty good. And Latham is probably, I think he's probably the best run blocker of the offensive lineman on the board right now. So I'm going to go Latham here. I guess I would probably consider powers Johnson, but it just feels early, especially with Latham on the board. I think that picks just worth it.
[00:30:56] Speaker B: Speaker one. Well, my, my question would be will they also consider Fatana just, you know, because he's from Washington. I mean, that is Seattle.
[00:31:03] Speaker A: More of an impact with drafts.
[00:31:06] Speaker B: Right.
[00:31:06] Speaker A: Then we, then would they get where.
[00:31:08] Speaker B: They draft a local guy? Yeah, that's what I wonder.
[00:31:11] Speaker A: I think that's very likely I'm gonna roll with, I'm a roll with Latham because I think upsides there and the rumble and they're probably gonna prioritize run blocking, but yeah, jags 17.
[00:31:21] Speaker B: So here we go with the Jags at 17. They, I guess you could say they need some offensive line help too. Yeah.
[00:31:29] Speaker A: Especially on the interior. Interior, right?
[00:31:31] Speaker B: Yeah, we talked about Jackson Powers Johnson. He's a really good strong center. So you know what? Jack is going to get Jackson Powers Johnson right here.
[00:31:41] Speaker A: Got the guy they need. All right.
That's gonna have me with the Bengals at 18. I'm gonna give myself time to think about it.
[00:31:50] Speaker B: All right, while we go to break.
[00:31:52] Speaker A: We will see you guys in just a few minutes.
Alrighty. We are back. We are 17 picks in. We've got 18 picks to finish in the next roughly 18 minutes.
[00:32:33] Speaker B: Isn't it 15? Isn't that 32, right?
[00:32:35] Speaker A: Oh, it's totally.
How many are left? Yeah, whatever that math is with 17.
[00:32:41] Speaker B: Around, around 15 picks. Yeah, whatever. We got about half.
[00:32:44] Speaker A: Yeah, I was really just looking at pick 18.
Stuck with it. Anyway. 15 picks to roll with and I've got the Bengals.
I am, I think this is a pretty easy pick. I'm gonna take Troy Fattanu out of Washington to tackle. You get a good pass protector for a team that does like to pass the ball and has a very good quarterback.
Yeah, I think it's, that's, I don't need to explain that too much. They need, they have needed line help for a good portion of time.
[00:33:18] Speaker B: Oh, yeah.
[00:33:19] Speaker A: And he would plug in and play really well, but, yeah.
[00:33:22] Speaker B: So rams here at 19. I think. I think they go d line and who's a good d lineman here? We got Brian Byron Murphy.
[00:33:31] Speaker A: Absolutely.
[00:33:32] Speaker B: We'll go Byron Murphy here.
[00:33:33] Speaker A: Yeah, pretty, pretty easy, solid pick, obviously after losing Aaron Donald in the draft, but I think Byron Murphy's a, he's just a beast, man, especially, like, when it comes to interior defense. Women. He's big, he's strong, and he is a talented player, but yeah, it would be fun to watch him la. Yeah, I guess I'm at 20 with the Steelers.
[00:34:00] Speaker B: Elliot's, Elliot's beloved Steelers.
[00:34:01] Speaker A: Elliot's beloved Steelers. I almost just want to make a horrible pick just to mess with them, just to mess with, just to put that energy into the go, you know, like Bo nicks. Stupid, something awful.
Who should we do here? I'm gonna.
They definitely need some help on the O line and I could, honestly, there's a good chance that he falls here. I could see JC Latham going to the Steelers for some reason.
I don't know what it is about him, but I am going to. God, I think that.
Oh, you know what?
No, there's no way he should go over him. I'm going to take, actually, no, I am going to, I'm going to go Terry Arnold here.
[00:34:47] Speaker B: Taron Arnold.
[00:34:48] Speaker A: I'm going to go Taryn Arnold here.
[00:34:49] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:34:50] Speaker A: I think they'd prefer to take somebody on the outside rather than, rather than a offensive line, rather than. I was just going from a secondary perspective.
[00:34:57] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:34:58] Speaker A: I think they'd rather go someone on, on the outside instead of someone on the interior because I think you still have a really good box safety slot guy and Minka Fitzpatrick. But, but, yeah, I'm gonna make that pick.
Dolphins.
[00:35:12] Speaker B: Yeah. The Dolphins here at 21. You know what?
We'll probably. We might go with. We might go with edge here.
[00:35:20] Speaker A: There you go.
[00:35:21] Speaker B: And we will be doing Jared verse out of Florida State.
[00:35:25] Speaker A: Good pickle. Florida probably went, there he goes. That's gonna. So Jared verse stays in Florida now, Miami.
Now. I am the Philadelphia Eagles.
I honestly, I think it's a very likely pick, but I'm gonna take Cooper de Jean.
[00:35:46] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:35:46] Speaker A: For the Eagles. I think it's a very likely pick for them. They need defensive back help people. A lot of people were saying it'll plug in more as a safety. I think regardless, the Eagles just need guys. They just need talented defensive backs. And that's what Cooper Jean offers.
[00:36:00] Speaker B: Right.
[00:36:02] Speaker A: I will say I pondered switching, I pondered taking Cooper Jean for the Steelers, which is why I was debating that pick a lot and having Terry and Arnold fall to the Eagles. But I'm going to roll with this. I think this is slightly more likely.
All right.
[00:36:20] Speaker B: So.
Okay, Vikings at 23 now, I guess with the projections here, when these projections trade or are projecting the Vikings charters pick, I guess what they're also projecting is, see, we just did five and eleven swap. What these projections here, the mock drafts are doing is that the Chargers gave the Vikings pick five and the Chargers pick eleven and 23.
[00:36:46] Speaker A: That would make sense to trade up that high. But.
[00:36:49] Speaker B: But we just did 511. So for the sake of that, we're just gonna stick. We're just gonna stick with the Vikings here. Yeah. And we've already. Yeah, we've already had one with. What's his name? Jj McCarthy.
[00:37:00] Speaker A: Jj McCarthy.
[00:37:01] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:37:01] Speaker A: So they've got their quarterback.
[00:37:03] Speaker B: Yes. They got their quarterback and then. Okay. Yeah, never mind. So I got the wrong thing anyways. Good. So should we go offensive lineman here? Probably, yeah, I think that's a safe pick. You know what? Let's go. We might go with Fuaga. Lisa Fuaga? Yeah, I've organ State.
[00:37:24] Speaker A: I would have considered. I think a Marius mems is a fun pick.
[00:37:27] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:37:27] Speaker A: I consider that, like, the plug in aspect of playing in the interior. But Fuaga is definitely your pass protector and maybe you probably just in general, I think people.
[00:37:38] Speaker B: And they gotta give JJ McCarthy some protection, too.
[00:37:41] Speaker A: Yeah, exactly. Marius Mims is a super talented and absolute freak of an athlete. He is maybe a little underdeveloped in the past protection game. So, you know, we'll roll it. Play it safe with Foaga. Alrighty. There's me with the Cowboys. And, wow, are the Cowboys a weird team.
They're obviously a good team, but it's kind of hard to figure out what they need to take that next step.
[00:38:11] Speaker B: Right.
[00:38:11] Speaker A: I think it starts with a different head coach, but the Cowboys don't seem to think that way. So I am going to go with. Especially after the loss.
[00:38:22] Speaker B: They need a new.
[00:38:23] Speaker A: After the loss of Tyron Smith to the Jets. I think I would be real scared of the status of that offensive line.
[00:38:30] Speaker B: Oh, yeah. They want to protect Dak Prescott, start to repair it.
[00:38:33] Speaker A: I'm gonna go with Amerius mems. Yeah. Again, ridiculous prospect. I think it's. I think it's a pretty easy bet for them and also hard to go wrong taking a tackle in first round. You really. That's a pretty much always a good idea, but yeah.
[00:38:50] Speaker B: Package here at 25. I think they will probably also go, yeah. Offensive line. The question is who? And I think they're gonna go. Graham Barton. Yeah, I don't think that's not, not too bad of a pick.
[00:39:03] Speaker A: 100%.
Let's see. All right, now, I will be receiving. You took, you took Graham Barton. Graham tackle to the packers. That leaves me with the bucks here. I I could see, I could foresee a trade back here, but I think that it's hard to turn down Nate Wiggins at 26.
I think you're starting to get into pretty good value for him right here. And I would also consider Kool Aid, but I think I just like Nate Wiggins slightly more as a prospect, and I think he'll go higher than Koolaid. So I'm gonna take Nate Wiggins here for the Bucks.
And they could definitely use some secondary help.
[00:39:51] Speaker B: Oh, yeah. They could. They could, um.
[00:39:54] Speaker A: Cardinals 20.
[00:39:55] Speaker B: They could do a couple different things.
[00:39:57] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:39:58] Speaker B: Let's see, we have. They had just one pick so far. Is that what it was?
[00:40:02] Speaker A: I believe so.
[00:40:02] Speaker B: Okay, just so Maserati Marv. Yeah, just Maserati Marv.
They also possibly could go offensive line. Yeah, they all, I mean, we got. We might be doing. We might be going with a run of offensive lineman here.
[00:40:17] Speaker A: Yeah. We're starting to get into a weird value spot alignment, I will say. Because there are teams that want offensive linemen and probably do need.
[00:40:24] Speaker B: Right.
[00:40:25] Speaker A: But, you know, guys like Jordan Morgan, like, they're good players. They can don't see them.
[00:40:31] Speaker B: But they also have an early pick there in the second round, too, right?
[00:40:34] Speaker A: Yes.
[00:40:34] Speaker B: Okay, so then they could probably wait then, I think with offensive lines.
[00:40:38] Speaker A: Still have four in the second round.
[00:40:40] Speaker B: Yeah, it would be somewhere around there.
[00:40:42] Speaker A: I can't imagine they've lost.
[00:40:43] Speaker B: So you would have to think that they, they could probably wait on that.
[00:40:46] Speaker A: So you'd probably check out, like, a best player available kind of thing here, I think.
[00:40:49] Speaker B: Or, or would we go with possible secondary help at the cornbank?
[00:40:56] Speaker A: You could definitely go secondary help here.
There's a pretty good one on the board.
[00:41:00] Speaker B: Yeah. Kool aid. Yeah. Yeah.
[00:41:02] Speaker A: Koolaid McKinsey. Arizona Cardinal. That's a pretty good pick. Pretty safe.
[00:41:07] Speaker B: Oh, yeah.
[00:41:08] Speaker A: There he goes.
[00:41:09] Speaker B: All right. This is very obvious.
Bills.
[00:41:13] Speaker A: You think so? I can't. I honestly am pretty surprised that ad Mitchell and Brian Thomas, junior, both on the board. I think that Brian Thomas junior is a better idea as a draft pick. Honestly, there's a very real chance that he's not on the board of 28, but that's how it's fallen so far. And if I'm the bills, I think you absolutely go Brian Thomas, junior.
[00:41:33] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:41:34] Speaker A: Mitchell maybe may have a higher ceiling, but there are some worries that I would have about ad Mitchell that I think it's a little safer to go Brian Thomas.
[00:41:41] Speaker B: I agree.
[00:41:42] Speaker A: So, yeah, I'm gonna go Brian Thomas Junior for the bills.
[00:41:45] Speaker B: All right, so my beloved lines here. It's very obvious. I've said it.
[00:41:49] Speaker A: I'm glad it worked out this way.
[00:41:50] Speaker B: I have said it over and over and over and over. We need cornerbacks, we need a quarterback, we need secondary. That was not good. Nowhere near good enough.
[00:42:00] Speaker A: I see a pretty, pretty clear pick here for the Detroit Lions. Maybe not. I should make you.
[00:42:07] Speaker B: I really like this guy, and I've heard that.
I've heard the lions have really liked this guy, too. Ennis rake straw.
[00:42:14] Speaker A: And it's rack straw.
[00:42:15] Speaker B: He.
From what I've read, it seems like he's a dog.
[00:42:19] Speaker A: He's a beast. He's a absolute.
[00:42:21] Speaker B: He's a Dan cavill type guy.
[00:42:23] Speaker A: Yeah. I did think you would consider saints. Sandra's still here, the Michigan DB. Just cause the hometown aspect.
[00:42:30] Speaker B: Yeah, I don't think.
[00:42:31] Speaker A: But Ene's Reichstraw is a little bit more talked about. I think he's a little bit more exciting.
[00:42:34] Speaker B: I like Rex straw.
[00:42:35] Speaker A: He's a kneecap biter.
[00:42:37] Speaker B: Yeah. Yes, he is. That's what we're looking for.
[00:42:41] Speaker A: All right, Ennis Rex Straw, late second round to the lions. I have the Ravens now. And this one, I could definitely have some fun with this pick, I do think. Cause ravens are. They're pretty. They're essentially on the cusp.
[00:42:56] Speaker B: They're.
[00:42:57] Speaker A: They're an incredible team last year. I think the only things you would want to add are things that kind of aren't, you know, necessarily team or necessities for team building guys that are just going to kind of take it to the next level and open up the offense.
[00:43:10] Speaker B: Right.
[00:43:10] Speaker A: And with that in mind, I think it's hard to deny ad Mitchell at 30 for the Ravens. You know, there are, maybe there. Maybe the concerns are there, but that guy's incredibly talented and you could use a bigger guy as a consistent guy on that, on that wide receiving core. So the way he would plug in with ze flowers, man, that would be a. That would become a dangerous.
[00:43:34] Speaker B: Yeah, very. Yeah. Two very young, very good, booming receivers right there for Baltimore.
[00:43:41] Speaker A: Ad Mitchell is going to be. Ad Mitchell's going to be a Raven.
[00:43:44] Speaker B: But, so we got another team here, the 49 ers, who need some offensive line help.
[00:43:49] Speaker A: Sure.
[00:43:49] Speaker B: Do. They do. They need it?
We're gonna go. We're gonna go tackle and we're gonna go with Jordan Morgan. Jordan Morgan's going off best off at the tackle.
[00:43:59] Speaker A: Yeah. Best tackle here. And I get it. It's probably the right call.
Now, this is a fun pick.
[00:44:06] Speaker B: Yes, it is.
[00:44:07] Speaker A: It could go a few ways.
Obviously, the, someone who is a little bit polarizing is Xavier worthy here, because I think that figuring out how teams feel about him is very strange because I do think overall he's probably a second round receiver, but at the same time, I know the Chiefs want to have that ability to stretch the field and they got, I don't know what Rasheed Rice's situation is going to be, be, but assuming he's. Assuming he's on the field, he is a pretty solid wide receiver. One.
[00:44:48] Speaker B: Yeah, he's a guy that you've done.
[00:44:49] Speaker A: Most of the time and, you know, there's, you have to think about the Xavier worthy four, two, one. And he, I mean, outside of the four to one, he has ridiculous play speed. It's insane change of directions off the charts.
It's just about if the value is there. And I was. I don't think they're going to take, take them here, honestly.
[00:45:10] Speaker B: Really.
[00:45:11] Speaker A: I don't think they are. But again, I don't want to be wrong about that, though, because it does make a lot of sense.
[00:45:18] Speaker B: It does.
[00:45:19] Speaker A: I think they could. I think it totally.
[00:45:20] Speaker B: They got to improve the receiver, too. They got to improve the receiver.
[00:45:24] Speaker A: They do. And I think Troy flank, he's also a very good player. He's not quite like, he's not quite the, you know, speed demon that Zayn worthy is. He's not, he's. He's a super smooth guy, but like, if you really, if you want exclusively vertical threat and explosiveness, you would go savior worthy. But I think if you want a little bit more balance and you want him to plug in maybe a little bit more consistently, I think you would go Troy Franklin.
[00:45:50] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:45:51] Speaker A: And.
[00:45:55] Speaker B: Why Franklin over McConkie?
[00:45:57] Speaker A: I think that Franklin is a little bit more because I think they probably are looking for a little bit of the explosive play aspect, and I think he offers that more than McConkie does.
[00:46:06] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:46:06] Speaker A: Conk is a good player. He does have a little bit of the injury history.
[00:46:09] Speaker B: Right.
[00:46:09] Speaker A: And I do think that what he could offer in that offense, I think Kelsey supplies very well.
[00:46:16] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:46:16] Speaker A: Because McConkie is a good route runner, but I think he's definitely more successful in the middle of the field.
[00:46:21] Speaker B: Oh, for sure. Yeah. That's where he lives.
[00:46:22] Speaker A: Exactly. So that's why I would go Troy Franklin.
[00:46:25] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:46:25] Speaker A: And yeah, I'm rolled with that. I think. I think really good in that offense.
[00:46:30] Speaker B: There we go. That's round one, folks.
[00:46:32] Speaker A: That is the entirety of round one. That being said before we leave, because there is a team that sits right outside in the first round.
[00:46:42] Speaker B: Yes.
[00:46:42] Speaker A: The Carolina Panthers sit at 33.
[00:46:45] Speaker B: Yes. And they don't have a first round pick.
[00:46:48] Speaker A: They do not have a first round.
[00:46:49] Speaker B: Pick unless they trade it.
[00:46:50] Speaker A: Even though they were the worst team in the league, they don't have a first round. Now, that being said, a good state. We did just talk about Lad McConkie.
[00:46:57] Speaker B: Yep.
[00:46:59] Speaker A: As much as it hurts me to say, being. Being at Alabama, I'm a fan of his. Ben. He's. He's so smooth. He's so smooth. I don't. I'm not that worried about the injury stuff.
He's just. Every time he's on the field, he's a good player. He's obviously a player.
[00:47:15] Speaker B: He makes an impact.
[00:47:15] Speaker A: Exactly. And I think with us having Deontay Johnson being a solid, you know, perimeter guy, Adam Thielen still on the team, I think Vlad McConkie would work pretty well with this team. And Bryce Young's really good at targeting the middle of the field. Fortunately, that's one of that, even despite his size. But yeah, man, I'm going to roll. I'm going to roll with lad McConkie here overall, just a good offensive edition.
[00:47:43] Speaker B: Is that what you think they would do? Is that what you want?
[00:47:47] Speaker A: I think it's probably likely. It's what they do. There's been so much buzz about Peyton Wilson.
[00:47:52] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:47:53] Speaker A: With the Panthers.
[00:47:54] Speaker B: 33.
[00:47:54] Speaker A: 33. Maybe it's a little rich. I honestly, I could see him going to 39.
[00:47:59] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:47:59] Speaker A: It wouldn't, I really could. It wouldn't be a still be a little bit worried about it because he's not, I don't think he's lock of a good linebacker by any stretch. I think that the whole Luke Keekley comparisons are getting.
[00:48:13] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:48:13] Speaker A: Fans excited and, but we just got, you gotta be careful with that, right. So you gotta be really careful with that. And I don't think I'd be mad if we ended up with him because I do think he is a good player. Crazy athletic. Oh, for sure he did. Maybe some questionable decision making at times, but that's not great for an off ball.
But yeah, I think you'd probably go him there. Maybe there's some guy that they love that I'm just not familiar with. Could be an offensive lineman, depending. Again, it all depends on who falls.
[00:48:45] Speaker B: Right.
[00:48:45] Speaker A: But. Cause I mean, there's a very real chance ad Mitchell falls to the second round. I could see them taking him, but yeah, for now without fallen.
[00:48:54] Speaker B: All right.
[00:48:55] Speaker A: The Panthers are going to take Vlad McConkie.
[00:48:57] Speaker B: All right, there we go.
[00:48:59] Speaker A: That's the only pick that we're going to make in the second round.
[00:49:00] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:49:01] Speaker A: For no reason.
But yeah, that has been our mock draft. Hopefully we can come back and compare it, get 20% of the picks. Right. I hope that's there's 20%. I mean, I mean, I hope we.
[00:49:16] Speaker B: Get more than 20.
[00:49:17] Speaker A: I would love to get more than 20, but I'm trying to. Just being realistic. The draft is always insane. Every year, you know, one, one, one pick that we make wrong early, it's a train reaction. We change everything else.
[00:49:31] Speaker B: That's right.
[00:49:33] Speaker A: I don't know. We'll see. Maybe my one trade that's, maybe I'm shooting low. I would love to get more than 20%, but that's what I'm going to guess we get for now.
[00:49:40] Speaker B: All right.
[00:49:41] Speaker A: But with that being said, thank you so much, everyone, for listening. I hope this, I hope we can come back with an accurate, but for now, we will see.
Actually, we may see you at the draft.
[00:49:53] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:49:54] Speaker A: Thursday night next week. That being said, right here.
[00:49:56] Speaker B: Not Detroit.
[00:49:57] Speaker A: Right back here. Not in Detroit.
[00:49:58] Speaker B: Not in Detroit.
[00:49:59] Speaker A: Will not see you in Detroit. It, but we will see you guys next week.
