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pot. We did some wide receivers

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yesterday and let me be the first to say, I

2:24

heard a lot of you, Kyle, we

2:26

don't want to draft a wide receiver in the first round. I

2:29

generally agree, but we're going

2:31

to do all the positions and

2:33

tackle all the players in

2:36

the next month. And then we're going to zoom out

2:38

and say, okay, here's all the

2:40

options. Here's what our Miami dolphins specific

2:42

draft board looks like based off what

2:44

we think we know about

2:46

what matters in playing on offense and defense

2:48

in this football team. And

2:50

then we'll say, here's where the value aligns on

2:53

the board. Here's what they have from resources. Here's

2:55

plan A, plan B, plan C, plan D,

2:57

here's option A, option B, option C, option

3:00

D, so on and so forth. It's all

3:02

we're all doing foundational work here on locked

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on dolphins right now, which is, you know,

3:06

it's, it's all process oriented. Right.

3:10

And that's why I try to stay focused on

3:13

the process the dolphins undertake because putting

3:15

together a football team is

3:17

a process. And the process doesn't

3:20

always match the results. I think there's things

3:23

that Miami is doing that they need to keep doing.

3:25

I think there's things that Miami is doing that they

3:27

need to change. I think there's things that Miami is

3:29

not doing that they probably should do. We'll

3:32

explore all that as far as personnel with

3:34

some of these rookie players coming in Miami

3:36

having two early draft picks this

3:38

year. And a lot

3:41

of your questions I solicited for power to the pod,

3:43

were rooted in the NFL draft and the NFL

3:45

draft strategy and specific players. So we're going to

3:47

try my best to tackle as many of those

3:49

here in the early segment of power to the

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pod as I possibly can. But I

3:54

wanted to let you guys know off the wide

3:56

receiver show yesterday. Y'all didn't

3:58

like wide receiver talk. Some

4:00

he did I think there's a need for a third

4:02

wide receive on this team and Depending

4:05

on what that often could or could not achieve in

4:07

free agency I think it could go away or it

4:09

could be even more amplified versus the other needs on the

4:11

roster We'll cover them all The

4:15

first question I have if the

4:17

Dolphins don't get a defensive tackle in

4:19

the first two rounds of

4:21

the NFL draft Have they sold themselves

4:24

shorts? I? Don't

4:26

know if they sold themselves shorts. I

4:29

do think that would really amplify the issue

4:32

that this team has with Needle

4:35

moving players inside you obviously have zax you

4:38

you have high floor players

4:40

you have Modest ceiling

4:42

players you have some developmental types

4:45

you have some boomer bus types Knowing

4:48

what you would have in another spot would give you a

4:50

lot more peace of mind as Far

4:53

as going into the season the good news

4:55

is and Joe Marino I've stolen this from

4:58

him So don't like

5:00

to give bills fans too much credit but you

5:02

know obviously one of my good friends and the

5:04

host of Locked

5:07

on bills co-host with me on locked on I feel

5:09

scouting You don't have to

5:11

have the roster ready to play a game on March

5:13

28th, which is today You need to have a roster

5:15

ready to play on September 1st

5:18

and there are ample opportunities that will happen we'll

5:20

see what happens in the draft I would hate

5:22

to see the team pass on

5:24

a better player or Bypass

5:27

getting good value for their picks To

5:30

explicitly draft for me. I

5:32

think they've done as well as they can to

5:34

have have at this stage And

5:37

not be forced to draft for me. I

5:39

do think there are a few glaring needs that

5:42

remain on the roster Question

5:46

regarding Cooper DeGenee You

5:49

mentioned safety corners likely off the board earlier

5:51

this week we did positions that I don't

5:53

think my me should draft early Would

5:56

he not be a player that would fit the Dolphins with

5:58

his versatility? hearing slot

6:00

and safety I think he can play outside I

6:02

think he could be an all around weapon within

6:05

the secondary and could be an ideal third safety.

6:08

I'm inclined to agree that Cooper DeGene would

6:10

be a really good fit for the Dolphins

6:12

if you're not familiar his defensive back from

6:14

Iowa he's played a

6:16

lot of corner some

6:19

people want to move him to safety I think he

6:21

can be an outside corner in his own heavy scheme

6:25

there's a lot of ball production there there's a

6:27

lot of instincts in space he's a really good

6:29

athlete he

6:32

tackles well he's got good size I think

6:34

that that's the the biggest part about an

6:36

appeal to safety for DeGene in my mind

6:38

is how well he tackles. I

6:42

just think if you're you're

6:44

authentically looking at where

6:48

the Dolphins needs are versus

6:50

the cornerback group

6:54

or the defensive back group if you're

6:56

drafting him to be a safety that's

6:58

that's a position teams traditionally don't covet in

7:00

the first round and he'd be gone by

7:02

55. If you're gonna draft him to be a corner

7:04

I would be

7:07

surprised if there were not if

7:10

DeGene were the best corner on the board I think that

7:12

probably means Terry and Arnold and

7:14

Quinn y'all Mitchell are off the board if

7:16

you get those two with four quarterbacks and

7:18

probably three or four wide receivers a couple

7:21

of defensive linemen like I just have a hard

7:23

time envisioning they're not being an offensive lineman or

7:25

a defensive lineman in the same tier of where

7:27

I would covet DeGene as a player that

7:30

the tiebreaker would go to the position of

7:32

need you don't want to draft explicitly for

7:35

need but if you have two

7:37

common players and need is stark

7:39

difference between them both I

7:42

would defer to the need as the tiebreaker

7:44

between the two. What

7:46

is the best outcome for the draft to

7:50

use the extra draft would it be to use

7:52

extra draft capital next year to add picks in

7:54

round three and four trade back from 21

7:57

or both so I love this question Because

8:04

I think some of this has to

8:06

be determined by who's

8:09

on the board of 21. I have

8:11

my list. We're going to get to my list, but my list

8:13

of I would not trade away

8:15

from these players. Getting

8:18

a third round pick is pretty high up on my

8:21

priority list because that gives you peace of mind to

8:23

say, hey, we're at least going to have a chance

8:25

to address our three most pressing needs, which I feel

8:27

like are very urgent needs. But

8:31

if there's a bona fide stud

8:35

star player at

8:37

a position of need of 21, I'm not going to

8:40

endorse trading out of that player. I'm just not.

8:43

Now, if there's four of them and

8:46

you can get back four or five spots and

8:48

have the peace of mind that at least

8:50

one of them is going to be left over for you, then sure.

8:53

And in that case, you'll probably get a three. But

8:57

the extra picks next year, you'd still need

9:00

a carrot to dangle. Would

9:02

that be a player? Would that

9:04

be a pick swap

9:06

this year plus

9:09

a pick next year to get

9:11

better return? I

9:13

think the easiest way to facilitate what

9:15

Miami wants, which is picks

9:17

in the top 100 or towards the end of the top 100,

9:20

you would presume they would want them because that's where the talent lies

9:23

in this year's class. I

9:25

think the easiest way to do that is to move back a few

9:27

spots from 21. But

9:29

that plan only works if there's not a

9:32

handful of players that fall into your lap. And if there's

9:34

a handful of players that fall into your lap, I

9:37

would want to stay and pick the player and

9:39

not turn down a bona fide slam dunk fit

9:41

at a position of need. Our

9:46

next question, as

9:48

dolphins have a need at wide receiver, how does Brian

9:50

Thomas, a possible first round target, compare for the system

9:52

and how does he compare to Justin Jefferson when he

9:55

was coming out of the draft because he was overshadowed

9:57

by top five pick on the other side? Chase

10:00

for Justin Jefferson and

10:03

Malik neighbors for Brian Thomas. Brian

10:06

Thomas is on my next list. I think we're gonna

10:08

double dip today and do two podcasts and the other

10:10

one will be on big body

10:12

wide receivers. I'm currently working on the

10:14

LSU offense. I have

10:17

Xavier Leggett from South Carolina done.

10:20

I have Keon Coleman from Florida State done. So

10:22

that's gonna be my next trio of wide receivers that

10:24

go on a show. So I'm

10:26

just finishing up LSU's offense as we

10:28

speak but wanted to make sure that we got powered and putt

10:30

out in a timely manner for today. He's

10:34

nowhere close to me for

10:37

Justin Jefferson. Jefferson was

10:40

a really refined route

10:42

runner. His athleticism

10:44

for some reason caught everybody by surprise. People thought

10:46

he wasn't gonna run fast cuz he was the

10:48

slot guy and he looked slow at

10:50

times next to Chase in the open

10:53

field. But

10:56

Jefferson has a much more vast array of

10:58

impact where Thomas

11:01

is a height weight speed player. He's

11:03

a more physically imposing frame than Justin

11:05

Jefferson. And he's every

11:07

bit as explosive in the open field. I

11:11

don't think he's as sudden as

11:13

Justin Jefferson and I think his

11:15

route tree is significantly more limited.

11:18

I don't think he has as good of hands as Justin

11:20

Jefferson does either. Brian Thomas,

11:22

an alarming amount of that production has come

11:24

in just a handful of roles,

11:27

alignments and routes. And

11:30

that would be my concern coming into this

11:32

offense is how vast is your menu of

11:34

things that you could provide to the dolphins

11:36

would be my question. We

11:39

have some more draft questions.

11:41

We also have a Mike McDaniel

11:43

contract extension question. We have

11:45

a Leah Meichenberg leap question, all that coming your

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next question is

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in regards to Dan Campbell and

13:22

a contract extension. I

13:25

saw that Detroit extended Dan Campbell's

13:27

contract. I don't know the particulars,

13:29

but I would love to see

13:31

McDaniel get extended as well. I think he's the right guy

13:33

for the job and should be locked up

13:35

for more years. I'm frankly shocked that Denver

13:37

didn't even interview him and went with

13:40

Hackett, given McDaniel's history with the Broncos,

13:42

that was likely his preferred destination. So

13:45

I think it's not really a question, but

13:47

an observation. And I would say this

13:49

for Mike McDaniel, because I know there's, the Dolphins

13:51

fans have questions about Mike McDaniel.

13:53

There was a whole play calling storyline for

13:56

Mike McDaniel. And I

13:58

think if you... really boil down

14:00

what was Mike McDaniel brought here to do? Mike

14:04

McDaniel was brought here to

14:06

modernize the Dolphins offense and

14:09

to salvage the investment that they made

14:12

in quarterback to a tongue below and

14:14

that's a whole other conversation that I'm sure people would

14:17

roll their eyes with but the point of that being

14:20

the Dolphins had committed to a player

14:22

and had not seen through the vision

14:24

of building around that player and

14:26

teams too often fall into the trap of

14:30

failing a player instead of the player

14:32

failing them and to the tongue

14:34

of the law, you know, the past two seasons has

14:36

been given a structure and

14:39

a personnel style and a style

14:41

of play calling that meshes with

14:43

his strength. McDaniel

14:46

has aced those

14:48

tests overwhelming. I

14:51

understand the Dolphins have played an extra

14:53

game in each of the last two seasons 17

14:55

versus 16 versus 14 in the 70s. But

15:00

the 2023 Miami Dolphins scored the second

15:02

most points in franchise history at 496. 70

15:06

of those came in one game. I get it, but

15:09

they also outscored the third most the 1986

15:11

Dolphins by 66 points

15:14

and the 2022 Miami Dolphins amidst the injuries

15:17

to the quarterback position scored 397 points. That

15:20

is the one, two, three, four, seven

15:23

highest points total in franchise history. They

15:29

have been 11th and second

15:31

in the NFL and points and sixth and first

15:33

in the NFL and yards. Say

15:36

what you want about beat double mad

15:38

teams versus good teams. It was

15:40

certainly a stark discrepancy. They certainly need to

15:42

be more well-rounded. They certainly need to piece

15:44

it all together so that they can compete

15:46

more consistently against the late postseason contenders.

15:49

They're going to have to tackle for the team to get to

15:51

where they want to go. There's no question. But

15:55

even old teams of the Dolphins that

15:58

beat up on bad teams and couldn't be good teams. They

16:00

didn't score points and move the ball like this. They

16:03

didn't run the ball like what the Dolphins ran the ball like last year. Some

16:07

of that's talent, but that's

16:10

what Mike McDaniel was brought here to do.

16:14

Was to modernize the Miami Dolphins offense,

16:17

be a leader of the locker room,

16:21

be a calming presence that collaborates with the

16:23

front office on

16:25

building a football team with a united vision. They've

16:28

done that. And say what

16:30

you want. They won 20 games the

16:32

last two seasons. I

16:36

forget seven to nine forever or six and 10

16:38

forever. Now we

16:41

want to have a higher standard than that, but

16:43

I think it's interesting that Kevin Clark is

16:45

asking Mike McDaniel at the owners meetings. What's

16:48

the biggest difference between the 2023 and 2024 Miami Dolphins and

16:50

Mike McDaniel references

16:53

the idea of paying your dues and the

16:55

calluses that come with working

16:58

to being a

17:00

perennial contender. And

17:02

the hardships that you have to

17:04

go to and teams generally that

17:06

is a truth. Teams have

17:08

to go through hard times, right?

17:10

So we're right around WrestleMania for

17:13

our wrestling fans. Dusty Rose talk

17:15

about hard times, right? The

17:17

Dolphins have gone through some hard times. But

17:20

the last few years has been a

17:22

different kind of hard times that

17:24

as you grow through, it puts

17:27

you in a position where you know how to

17:29

push the right buttons at the right time of

17:32

year to make sure you get into the dance

17:34

and you can compete and you can can test.

17:37

And they're on the verge of doing that. And I don't

17:39

think that should be overlooked. So I generally

17:41

agree. Mike McDaniel, the primary objectives

17:43

of Mike McDaniel being hired here to be the head

17:45

coach, he has done a very

17:48

high level of his first two seasons in

17:50

Miami. A

17:52

J. Lamotto contract extension question. Glad

17:55

you're feeling better-ish. Thank you. I'm I would say

17:57

probably today's the first day this week. I'm back

17:59

on the court. I'd

18:01

be curious what a jail and model contract might look

18:03

like as soon as he is eligible with all the

18:06

crazy free agent markups this year I'd like a deep

18:08

breath of relief if we can lock

18:10

him up long-term ASAP rather than having

18:12

another Wilkins hunt freed Yes, I think

18:15

Miami proactively. I Think

18:18

I have the Dolphins right now as things currently

18:20

stand with their top 51

18:22

players under contract based on you know, not all

18:25

those you don't have 51 players that are under

18:27

contract for But

18:30

you have fifth year options activated

18:33

for Jalen wattle

18:35

and Jalen Phillips They haven't officially made that decision

18:37

yet But that would be the worst case scenario

18:39

for both of those two players and that'd be

18:41

about twenty eight million dollars in cash space You

18:44

don't have obviously to a tongue-in-the-law under contracts You don't

18:46

have your starting quarterback under contract yet either I would

18:48

expect year two or year one

18:50

of a new contract with a contract

18:53

extension to probably be around 20 million

18:56

dollars in cash space That you would

18:58

be required there So

19:01

they're right around net zero right now without

19:05

Restructures or making personnel transition transitions

19:07

or taking exit ramps on contracts

19:09

anything like that But

19:11

you have twenty million dollars in Jalen Phillips and

19:13

Jalen wattle contracts as fifth year options You

19:16

can cut that number in more than half if

19:18

you extend both of those players even if it

19:20

they're big money contracts So

19:23

I would envision for both Jalen Phillips and Jalen wattle

19:26

The decision not to pay Robert Hunt and

19:28

not pay Christian Wilkins That's kind

19:30

of been my thing if that's the decision that you

19:32

make then you kind of have to make the decision

19:34

that it's for The benefit of the other young nucleus

19:36

players that you have to make sure that they are

19:38

still in place and Chris Greer came out The combine

19:41

and said we're gonna page it Jalen wattle is gonna be the

19:43

planets for Jalen wattle be a body dog for a long time if

19:45

that's the case Get

19:48

working on the contract extension right and

19:50

a contract extension for Jalen wattle is

19:54

probably in the ballpark

19:56

of It's

20:00

It's over probably 25 million dollars per season

20:02

on average How

20:05

that aligns with Tyree kill is there still

20:07

room for overlap? Do they only have budget

20:09

for one big money contract player? Is that

20:12

why they haven't touched Tyree kills contract as far as

20:14

restructuring it because the implications for 2025 I

20:17

don't know but I would be prepared

20:19

be mentally prepared And

20:22

I think Jay Lamott oh, I'll say this for Jay Lamott I Think

20:26

he is every bit as physically

20:28

talented as necessary

20:31

To become the Tyree kill presence in

20:33

the offense if you put him

20:36

in the position to do so I think

20:39

if Jay Lamott oh was the primary pass

20:41

catcher and Tyree kill

20:43

left tomorrow and

20:45

you got a Talented

20:48

young player presumably on a

20:50

rookie contract at wide receiver To

20:53

be the two. I think Jay

20:56

Lamott would put up Tyree kill numbers. I

20:59

do I genuinely believe that There's

21:02

not a lot of players that I have a

21:04

higher level of confidence in in their physical ability

21:06

and what they're capable of than Jay Lamott So

21:10

if you can get that for 26 or 27 when

21:12

you gave Tyree 30 and you're getting a younger player

21:17

With less off the field circus stuff. That's

21:20

a no-brainer for me. You pay that contract

21:23

get it done I

21:27

understand the Dolphins have invested into their offensive line

21:30

But it doesn't seem to be the commitment of say the

21:32

Chiefs in 2021 Don't allow the

21:34

offensive line to be questionable in any way in the

21:36

season I understand you can't account for four starters missing,

21:39

but I'm hoping I make I'm

21:41

hoping I make sense here. I don't want to

21:43

yeah, but with this unit And

21:47

The first part of that question is why don't Teams like

21:49

the Dolphins learn from the best teams in the league when

21:51

it comes to addressing the line of scrimmage specifically offensive line.

21:54

I Guess

21:57

the exception that I take with the

21:59

announcement The analogy for the 2021 Chiefs is

22:01

yeah, they paid what Joe Thune a big money contract

22:04

there that all season And they

22:06

drafted Creed Humphrey and Trey Smith But they drafted

22:08

Creed Humphrey because he fell to them in the

22:10

60s And they drafted Trey

22:12

Smith because he fell to them in the sixth round

22:14

because of medical questions so

22:17

some of that is about their ability to

22:19

develop the talent versus

22:22

Just being prepared to swing the bat

22:24

Miami swung the bat just as much as any other team

22:27

in league The Jets just won the back on the offensive

22:29

line But they're drafting

22:31

guys like Who

22:33

is the USC tackle? Who

22:36

is the Louisiana tackle? Max

22:39

Mitchell, right? They

22:41

draft guys like Matt's max Mitchell They

22:47

don't have the stability to

22:50

stay in front of The

22:52

departures and they don't have the

22:54

stability the coaching to consistently give the same message

22:56

so that the talent can gel I think that

22:58

that's Jeff Stoutland's

23:01

been in Philadelphia how long? Offensive

23:03

line coach Dante Scarnacchi with

23:05

the Patriots. They I mean they routinely replaced

23:08

offensive lineman because they had supreme

23:12

Consistency with their offensive coaching in their

23:14

offensive scheme and stability That Is

23:18

a spot and I generally agree with you. There's

23:20

no such thing as too many investments in the

23:22

offensive line Now

23:25

I think San Francisco is maybe the

23:27

extreme example of well we have

23:29

our dude in Trent Williams We're gonna pay

23:31

the other contracts elsewhere and we're

23:33

gonna work around it because we are a timing

23:35

based Offensive we like to get the ball

23:38

out quickly But

23:41

I think that cost them in the Super Bowl No,

23:44

there's only so far that can take you

23:47

it bit him against the Ravens in

23:50

the regular season when the Ravens Steamroll

23:52

them the week before they steamroll Miami and

23:55

then a bit of in Super Bowl So

23:58

but some of those teams consistent

24:01

front office, consistent coaching staff, consistent message,

24:03

consistent identity of who they want to

24:05

be as a football team. That

24:08

duration allows you a certain level

24:11

of grace to develop

24:13

talent, especially in the offensive line, where

24:16

it is so dependent on

24:19

chemistry with the players and understanding and five

24:22

sets of eyes, seeing things exactly the same

24:24

every single play based on the concept you're

24:26

trying to run. Miami has not

24:28

sniffed that. But

24:32

Kansas City 21, I mean just to use that

24:34

as the example, kudos

24:36

to them. They took the player that the league

24:38

was foolish enough to have questions on and let

24:40

fall into their lap. Although for as many questions

24:42

as Dolphins fans have about Connor Williams and his

24:45

snap issues, Creed Humphrey has every bit

24:47

as much the same snap issues that Connor Williams does.

24:50

And then Trey Smith had I

24:53

believe a heart condition, blood clot condition

24:56

that allowed them to fall to sixth round. Lee

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26:14

next question is Pursuant

26:17

the Liam Eichenberg Do

26:19

you think Liam Eichenberg can and will

26:22

develop in your for like Austin Jackson

26:24

did last year? You Probably

26:30

Probably not the safe assumption is never going to

26:32

be that extreme of a leap Although it's hard

26:34

to say what Austin would have looked like in

26:36

year one of the system Which

26:39

was the first year that Toronto Armstead kind of came in

26:41

as a mentor to the offensive line Because

26:44

he was hurt as early in the season as he was and we

26:46

didn't perceive it to be lost Because Austin

26:49

Jackson to that point had been nothing short of

26:51

inconsistent. I would say Liam

26:53

already showed some signs of

26:55

growth I Think you

26:57

would continue to see incremental growth from Liam

26:59

Eichenberg The question would be does he have

27:01

a spot that he lands in that would

27:03

justify a new contract? And

27:08

I think he can eventually I think the

27:10

ceiling for Liam Eichenberg is probably like a

27:13

Daniel Brunskill type player Daniel Brunskill if

27:15

you remember was a player that signed

27:18

in Tennessee had some

27:20

success in San

27:22

Francisco, so there was some film familiarity

27:24

with the scene the with the

27:26

scheme But he came

27:28

into league is kind of a non-heralded player He

27:32

got his first meaningful playing time in 2019

27:36

as a 25 year old starting seven

27:38

games at right tackle and

27:41

then he plays it right guard and plays its center

27:43

and Then he moves to Tennessee and free

27:45

agency and gets a decent sized deal and played

27:48

a ton of football. I Think

27:51

that's probably the ceiling for what that player is,

27:53

which would be an adequate level starter I

27:56

still think he's he's got a ways to go to get

27:58

there though and for him The

28:00

hard part is Miami's gonna have to

28:02

make a decision on his contract sooner

28:04

rather than later Because he's in the

28:06

last year of his deal and thanks to the playing

28:08

time in his first Three

28:10

years in the league. He

28:13

got a boost in pay based off

28:15

of his initial rookie contract next

28:18

question Might have

28:20

addressed this already But which guys would you absolutely

28:22

not trade down from 21 for

28:24

so we've alluded this I haven't revealed

28:26

the list. There are two to three that would

28:29

feasibly be there at 21 that I wouldn't pass up I

28:31

would definitely take this is quoting the

28:34

question That's important. I

28:36

would definitely take Troy Fotano and Byron

28:38

Murphy to second. I might stick

28:40

and pick Graham Barton to your thoughts Two

28:44

of those three players are on my list. I

28:47

think my list is probably about eight players long

28:51

Two of those three have made the list

28:53

I'll let that be the spoiler for The

28:57

the mystical do not trade down from

28:59

list Oh one

29:01

just snuck in good good stuff. This one

29:03

literally just came as I'm recording If

29:07

Miami chooses to trade down around one, what is

29:09

the likely composition that is realistic to get in

29:11

exchange for trading down? So this

29:14

going back to work now back in this draft

29:16

strategy bucket How far do you want

29:18

to go? Do you want to go down four spots because you probably get a

29:20

three you might get an early four How

29:27

how stark of a run went

29:29

on corners or pass rushers? Is there a team that's

29:31

desperate to get the last of a guy in a

29:33

tier? Do

29:35

they have a bevy of graphics maybe maybe you get

29:38

a three and a three next year if a team's

29:40

super desperate But

29:42

if you want to get out of the first round all

29:44

together You probably get a two or three and probably a

29:46

future two or three as well Depending

29:49

on how far out of the first round altogether you go You'd

29:52

have to really go back to get a one next year And

29:55

I don't think I'd be on board for that. I

29:57

would love to get a one next year, but not at the expense of trading

29:59

down to like 45. I

30:04

think that's too much of an opportunity cost in

30:06

a draft class that has talent that's

30:09

meaningful and can really contribute to your roster

30:11

this year and the number of

30:13

spots that are kind of dire pressing issues.

30:18

We'll sneak what? We get

30:20

pregnant time for two more. Question,

30:23

what player would be the Charles Harris

30:25

pick Miami could make someone you'd be

30:27

upset if they took in first? So if

30:30

you're not a long-term listener you

30:32

maybe haven't heard this story. 2017

30:35

I was doing the draft

30:39

with Joe Marino at

30:42

FanRag Sports and we were in Arizona

30:45

together and we were leaving

30:47

the hotel going down the elevator to go to the office

30:50

to get ready to do the live stream that night or

30:52

whatever it was and he asked

30:54

me straight up he said, Kyle who

30:56

is your doomsday scenario pick

30:59

at 22? I said

31:01

Charles Harris and the other is the immediate answer

31:03

immediately came out of my mouth. So

31:06

that then became the fun

31:08

follow-up was we're on the air

31:10

and that pick happens and

31:13

it just it was such a gut punch

31:15

in real time because it

31:17

was the player that I never really

31:19

saw it with the testing wasn't there

31:22

the scheme at Missouri at the time

31:24

was very wide nine just

31:26

get in there and create chaos wasn't a

31:28

lot of nuance to how he rushed the

31:30

passer now give it to Charles

31:32

Harris you give him a little bit of time

31:34

is play at least in Detroit has splashed a

31:37

little bit where he certainly hasn't lived up

31:39

to the expectations of when he came into the

31:41

league but he did

31:43

have seven and a half sacks with Detroit in

31:45

2021 now the last two seasons combined he said

31:47

to it so I think

31:49

that may be one of those instances is

31:52

we are they are who we thought they were

31:55

but Charles Harris asked

31:57

me that question again in three weeks and I will have an

31:59

answer for you I would say that. Our

32:02

last question today, let's

32:09

go with Danny's question, what are

32:11

your post-June 1st free agent targets?

32:15

Assuming the free agency

32:18

board stays relatively the same,

32:22

Quandary Diggs is very high on my list. I

32:25

think you look at the free agent group

32:27

that's still available and the

32:29

positions where there's still talent that

32:32

exists is

32:34

the safety spot where you

32:36

have Justin Simmons

32:39

and you have Quandary Diggs. I think

32:42

Diggs would be a phenomenal complement to

32:44

Jevon Holland and would free Jordan

32:46

Poyer up to be the complementary safety

32:48

that I think he's probably best served to

32:50

be. Justin

32:53

Simmons I think would would free up Jevon

32:57

Holland to move around a little bit more but

33:01

I would want Jevon to kind

33:03

of be the the stalwart and

33:05

Diggs to be a

33:07

complementary player is another really good tackle.

33:10

So I think safety is a spot that has

33:13

a lot of talent that's still

33:15

available to it. Wide receiver

33:17

is a spot that still has some talent

33:19

available. I

33:22

wouldn't be over the moon. Depending

33:24

on the price point I could see the vision for both

33:26

Michael Thomas or Odell Beckham. I just would not want to

33:28

break the bank with any significant money for either one of

33:30

those players. And

33:33

then I think maybe an edge rusher depending on

33:35

what happens with some of your

33:37

other veterans that are still left

33:39

out on the board. Clowney obviously signing in

33:41

Carolina with a big dollar

33:43

contract. Another strikeout for the

33:46

Jets and free agency which is just

33:48

things you absolutely hate to see. It's

33:50

a real shame. Is

33:53

there a veteran pass rusher that would make some sense depending on

33:55

how the draft goes and how many how much more draft capital

33:58

you're able to add. Adding

34:00

a veteran player I'd like to get a wide receiver if

34:02

there's one where the dollars make sense I

34:04

think a safety is a really boom opportunity if the guys

34:06

that are on the board right now stay on the board and

34:09

Then I think edge rusher is the one that makes the most sense to

34:11

kind of get closer to the starter training

34:13

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34:16

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34:18

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