In this special-post draft edition of the TFG Pod, Melissa opens with three players to keep an eye on out of the NFL Draft (1:57) and thoughts on the monstrosity of the weekend. Then the multi-talented Mina Kimes from ESPN joins for a wide-ranging conversation (begins 11:15) that captures her thoughts from why the Baker Mayfield pick could change draft think to the NFL’s big parrot fail to normalizing women talking sports on TV to loving football despite its issues, and so much more. Melissa ends with a musing on why it’s finally time for the NFL to be honest about the dangers of tackle football for young kids.THE RUNDOWN1:57: Melissa on the something-to-prove players coming out of the NFL Draft5:58: Melissa on ESPN's lackluster pursuit of Jason Witten for MNF11:15: MINA KIMES JOINS THE POD13:30: Mina on why Russell Wilson could be fine despite OL questions + similarities with Lamar Jackson16:20: Mina on how Baker Mayfield could bust conventional draft think17:55: Mina on she approaches her NFL Draft analysis22:15: Mina and Melissa take the NFL the task for promising a Day 3 talking parrot and not delivering24:23: Mina on the NFL’s current trajectory27:05: Mina on how the NFL should market to women30:15: Mina on the day ESPN reached out to her out of the blue33:28: Mina on her entire writing process and what she strives to achieve with profiles36:43: Mina on getting ready for Aaron Rodgers to come to her house for an interview!!37:45: Mina on ESPN giving women a mainstream voice 42:20: Mina on still loving football despite it being “so messed up in so many ways”43:44: Mina’s choice for the next MNF analyst45:00: Mina on the evolution of her etch-a-sketching skills47:15: Melissa’s Musing on the NFL’s moral responsibility to warm young kids about dangers of playing tackle until age 14Like us? Please rate us on iTunes. Have a question? Send an email to [email protected]