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Speaker 1:
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Speaker 2:
[00:44] All right. Welcome to The Domonique Foxworth Show, a very special edition. So we did a live show at The Draft and we chopped it up into three pieces. So the first portion of The Draft is on Mina Kimes Show, and the second portion you're about to listen to right now on The Domonique Foxworth Show. Then the rest of the draft will be on This Is Football with Kevin Clark. Please enjoy.
Speaker 3:
[01:06] We start with pick 11, that would be Miami, and what a coincidence, Domonique Foxworth is up.
Speaker 2:
[01:11] Yeah. So the Miami Dolphins, they are in what seems clearly to be a rebuild by the decisions that they've made. And the trade in particular, they made the one quality receiver that they had, they got rid of, so this would be a good time, I think, in a deep receiver draft, for Miami to look at adding a receiver to try to rebuild that core, to allow Malik Willis to potentially have some success there. So the pick is in. And I'm not going with no stupid receiver, we're going with Mansour Delain, that cornerback, the top cornerback left in, or the top cornerback in his left. He slid to 11, which honestly I think is kind of surprising. I think that his stock has been rising. There was a moment where Jamar McCoy, the other cornerback who's coming off in the ACL, I felt like shot above Mansour Delain, but Delain's flexibility in the fact that he actually played last year I think helped. So him still being there at 11, I think it's something you can't pass up for the Dolphins.
Speaker 3:
[02:13] If you're listening to The Domonique Foxworth Show and you're wondering why this show began with just an abrupt announcement of the Miami Dolphins pick, we are drafting picks 11 through 20, and that was Dominique's pick, which I think makes perfect sense. I mean, the Dolphins have a million needs and could go, I know everyone's going wide receiver. I think they could go offensive line. They could draft a pass rusher if anyone falls, but they could draft a safety, the entire team really outside of running back.
Speaker 2:
[02:40] The best way to enter the draft is either you have no needs or you have all the needs.
Speaker 4:
[02:46] You can't go wrong with that.
Speaker 3:
[02:48] What do you think?
Speaker 4:
[02:50] For 11, I like it. I'm a little bit rattled because that was my pick of 12. So you understand. I'm so nervous about picking a duplicate because I made fun of you so much for it.
Speaker 3:
[03:01] Well, this is a big one for you too because Cam Moore, this is your chance to start helping your boy.
Speaker 4:
[03:06] I made the fake trade. I was the voice.
Speaker 3:
[03:09] Think it over for a second. I do want to talk a little bit more about Delaine because I think he's great. When I first started watching him, he was one of the first players I watched in the draft hearing. He was the number one cornerback. I thought we were texting about it. I was like, oh, he's good. He's solid, he's a good tackler, great in zone coverage, but he's not that fast. But then the more I watched, the more I loved his press man reps. I loved his eyes in zone coverage. He is not a speedster, like a super athletic quarterback and that shows up sometimes, but he just struck me as so pro ready, Domonique.
Speaker 2:
[03:41] Yeah, the small things when you play in corner, I think, are difficult. I mean, all corners are really good athletes. You kind of have to be, but I think the discipline with his eyes and the calmness in his press coverage, I thought was impressive. I can speak to this from personal experience. It gets scary up there sometimes. They be moving all fast and then you want to move fast too, then next thing you know, you're out of position. You notice a guy that plays in the SEC, feels calm and feels confident. You see, and the great thing about watching a player like that in the SEC is you get to go up against, you get to see him against like real top level NFL receivers. Not just guys that are going to play in NFL, guys that you know are going to be good in NFL. And of course he doesn't make all the plays, but you have to remember in the league, the corners don't make all the plays. The rules are set up against them and it is a very biased process. So a corner can hold up for a significant amount of it and bounce back. Like that's the thing that I saw is a confidence that he developed to be able to bounce back. And you saw he didn't go in a tank when things went wrong. He's a really exciting player. I was, I think, a little higher on Jamar McCoy at one point, but it came around. Once you watch, like, I started with Mansoor Delaney. I thought, oh, okay, it's good. Then I watched everybody else. Then I came back and was like, he's better than all those guys. And that's an eye-opening experience.
Speaker 4:
[04:59] I will say you mentioned the SEC part of it. There was an interesting, I think there's been a narrative from Scouts this spring about the portal. And one of the things about it is there's basically three reasons for the guys' portal. One is money, one is playing time, and the other is being challenged. And Delaine, she wanted to play SEC ball, and those by far had the most success. It's the guys who want to go up a level or go and play in the biggest games, and that ends up working. All right, I think I figured it out. So they need edge help, and they will get edge help. But I just feel like I don't want to reach here. I'd rather get a better prospect, figure out the edge stuff later, there's going to be a run on edge at the back half of the first round, and my Titans can figure it out then. I do regret trading for. I just want to know. I do regret consenting to the fake trade.
Speaker 3:
[05:51] Oh, I think the Titans would be thrilled to get 12 and 20, man. I mean, well, let's see what you do with it.
Speaker 4:
[05:56] The pick is in. Yeah! All right! All right! At 12, the Tennessee Titans select Kenyon Siddique, tight end or... Wow!
Speaker 3:
[06:07] That is a shock, a surprise, a need. Tight end is that they have many needs. Explain your thinking.
Speaker 4:
[06:15] Best tight end available. And I don't think there's many of the best position available anywhere on this board right now, actual difference maker. And when you start, is it going to be a Keldrick Falk? Is it going to be Nikim Mezador? Is it going to be somebody on the edge? There's just a bunch of those guys who are going to be available at 20. Now, if they aren't available at 20, then the fake trade was a swindle. But that's a different deal. So I just think value-wise, you go for the best player and then figure it out later.
Speaker 3:
[06:48] I can get down with, I like the idea that you added to offense. And part of the reason why I do this trade if I'm Tennessee is you have so many needs and you have the option now with two picks in the first round to go both sides of the ball, I probably would have gone receiver myself, Dominique. Where are you on Sadik?
Speaker 2:
[07:05] Yeah, I mean, Sadik is a really hard worker when it comes to blocking. So if he's going to be your inline tight end, he's not great blocker. I think he's an incredible athlete. We saw that. He looks great running routes. But it seemed that a lot of the plays that he made at Oregon were a result of plays that were schemed for him. So I think that his success is going to be very dependent on how focused the offensive coordinator is on him performing. Taking him at 12 suggests that they are going to scheme for him to have success and scheme for him to create mismatches. So I wouldn't have done it, but I think it makes sense if you do design your offense around the uniqueness that he has. Like, I gave this a lot of thought a couple weeks ago. Like putting him at the X, I don't think is a terrible idea. And then having how the defense adjusts decide what you do. If you put a big man out there, we run it. If not...
Speaker 3:
[07:58] I think also Cam Moore is a quarterback who likes to go over the middle of the field. I think he's a good play action quarterback. So you can see a tight end being a focal part of the offense.
Speaker 4:
[08:05] If I may just do five seconds of Cam Moore propaganda. A coach came up to me at the owners' meetings a couple weeks ago and told me that he heard from someone on the Titan staff last year, who is fired now, but they had good gossip, so it's fine, that Cam Moore is the best pre-snap quarterback that this coach ever seen in his entire life, that he knew exactly where things were. I feel like if that's the case, tight end is a good security blanket to have because you're going to know when that guy is going to break free. That's the only Cam Moore propaganda tonight. I just want to say.
Speaker 2:
[08:41] I mean, I like it as a choice. It should work out for them. They do need more weapons for Cam Moore. I didn't see a ton of Sadiq like scramble creativity. Cam Moore is one of those quarterbacks that I think would benefit from that. It doesn't mean that Kenny Sadiq can't do it. He's going to be in mismatches. So if you start scrambling and there's a linebacker trying to stay with someone who runs a 4-3, that could be a big play.
Speaker 3:
[09:00] Sadiq also just has so much potential to get better. He's such a young prospect. He wasn't used a ton at Oregon, which I think explains a lot of the lack of production. So it's a fun pairing of young quarterback and young tight end, so I like it. I especially like it because I'm the Los Angeles Rams and I want a receiver.
Speaker 2:
[09:22] Yeah.
Speaker 3:
[09:22] My pick is in. I'm taking Jordan Tyson.
Speaker 2:
[09:27] Yes.
Speaker 3:
[09:29] This is one of the picks, I think just from a football dork standpoint, I'd like to see just because I think he would be really fun in Sean McVeigh's offense. The Rams really don't have any needs. They are stacked and they address their biggest son, which is corner in the off season. Wide receiver to me is the most obvious need they do have. Devontae Adams is turning 34 this year. He's got a year left on his contract. Pukka Nakua is doing stuff. No, he's probably going to get an extension, but you do need a cheap receiver, right? And I know Makai Lemon gets mentioned a lot with the Rams, and I understand that, but I think he's a little duplicative with Nakua, and I'd rather have a receiver like Tyson, who I think complements him. I also think Tyson's really good intermediate, middle of the field, where that offense likes to attack. Obviously, the concern with him is the injury, but man, there's a lot of Jordan Tyson smoke this week. I mean, I feel like he's the guy over the last five days who has been rising the most in mocks.
Speaker 4:
[10:35] It comes down to how much you trust your doctors. I mean, he missed 35% of his games, and that's really hard to take in the top half of the first round, especially at risk of injury. You got a hush from the crowd when you said that, like an audible, so I stole that from Matt Miller about two hours ago. But yeah, I just think that's a huge risk. That's why I couldn't bear to saddle my Titans with that kind of risk.
Speaker 2:
[10:59] No, I mean, Jordan Tyson was the guy who jumps off the tape when you're watching all these receivers. He's the one that appears most immediately special. I think the challenge with him and with the Rams is we recognize their receivers as like really aggressive physical blocking receivers. Jordan Tyson doesn't necessarily fit that mold. Like there are other guys in here from Denzel Boston or Omar Cooper that seem like more traditional Ramsey receivers. But I also think that what we have to take into consideration is how good these coaches are.
Speaker 1:
[11:36] Yes.
Speaker 2:
[11:36] And that's the thing that you see from Shanahan and McVeigh is like you hand them some ingredients and they're not going to put Jordan Tyson in the same. Like the reason why I think of there is we think of a certain type of Rams receiver is because they got a receiver and they built around those receivers. I imagine that they can design offense that allows Jordan Tyson to do what he does best. So it's hard to argue against any offensive addition to that team as long as they have a quarterback and the coach is there.
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Speaker 2:
[14:06] I'm up. Baltimore Ravens. This feels like the most obvious. Oh yeah, we're in Pittsburgh.
Speaker 4:
[14:14] Oh yeah.
Speaker 3:
[14:15] Pavia. I know this is such an obvious. I saw someone put up five different mocks for Ravens that all had the player. I know you're about to.
Speaker 4:
[14:26] Yeah.
Speaker 2:
[14:26] I could string this along, but it's pretty obvious. I don't know if you guys knew this, but I played for the Ravens. I grew up in Baltimore. Hey, Pittsburgh.
Speaker 4:
[14:35] Boo.
Speaker 2:
[14:38] All that aside, the pick is in. We got to go with Vega Ioane.
Speaker 3:
[14:46] You got it. Ioane.
Speaker 2:
[14:47] It's easy. The guard.
Speaker 3:
[14:49] Ioane Drafton.
Speaker 2:
[14:51] Yeah. Vega Ioane, the guard.
Speaker 4:
[14:53] Foxworth was working on his pronunciation in the green room, a total pro. It was really good.
Speaker 3:
[14:58] That's the device I've been giving people.
Speaker 4:
[15:01] What?
Speaker 3:
[15:01] Ioane Drafton.
Speaker 2:
[15:03] That works. Yes. I do Ioane Drafton. I think he honestly, he's the best offensive lineman in the draft, I would say. He's at a non-premiere position. I think that's why other players went above him who are tackles, no matter whether they're going to slide down the guard eventually or not. But I think watching the tape, you watch him just demolish people. I think he had the cleanest tape of the offensive lineman in the draft. The Ravens have, guard is not normally a position that the fans care about, but they had guard play last year that was so disappointing, that you would find edits of just average fans who edited together bad guard play. I was like, I didn't even know you guys knew these guys' names.
Speaker 3:
[15:49] The Ravens guard, I don't want to say his name, but he is now the starting guard for the Giants, which is a big part of why I took my offensive lineman. So I'm just going to leave his name out of this.
Speaker 2:
[15:59] But yeah, this is not much to discuss here. This is an obvious pick. It's a guard, so it's not exciting. Moving right along, congratulations. The Ravens address one of their biggest holes.
Speaker 3:
[16:08] You got the Bucs and I know you want to do the thing.
Speaker 4:
[16:11] Pathetic.
Speaker 3:
[16:11] I know you're going to do. Don't do it. You're going to take a Miami player.
Speaker 4:
[16:17] I have to. Because I think this player is better than Celtic Folk. I really like Malachi Lawrence. I had him on my Tampa Bay big board. I'm not going to do it. I've Colton Hood. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. Thank you. Before we get to it, let's just say the pick is in.
Speaker 2:
[16:34] Nice, nice, nice.
Speaker 4:
[16:40] Tampa Bay selects best player available regardless of university, Akeem Mezador from the University of Miami.
Speaker 2:
[16:49] It's a lot of Miami people here.
Speaker 4:
[16:51] See?
Speaker 2:
[16:52] Yeah.
Speaker 4:
[16:56] So, I think like we talked about the portal, this is a guy who went from West Virginia, played defensive tackle, played defensive tackle again in 2024, because there was no depth at Miami. Weight up and down, up and down, up and down, shed the weight at the end, just played edge and embarrassed tackles in the same way Ruben Bain did. I mean, the other thing about Bain and Mezador, I think a lot of times we don't put enough emphasis on what a clutch pass rusher is, and we know what it means to be a quarterback, but these guys set up their moves for three quarters and then it was winning time. And so I think that, yeah, he's going to be 26 in September, but I think that I'd rather have that for four. I mean, I ran into someone a couple of months ago, and I asked about the age thing and they said, oh, it screws up the second contract. Well, let's just get a player worthy of a second contract. I'd rather have Mezador than some of these other guys.
Speaker 3:
[17:44] I think also part of the reason Mezador makes sense for the Bucs is that they do need someone who can win now. They need a pass rusher who can hit the field running. They do not need to develop a super raw, maybe like a Keldrick Fogg, for example, who's kind of in the same tier as him. It makes a lot of sense, especially if you're extremely biased towards Miami football players, then it makes even more sense.
Speaker 4:
[18:07] I didn't want to do this. This hurt me more than it hurt you guys.
Speaker 3:
[18:10] I don't know how it shook out this way, but I'm up. I've got the Jets with Pick 16. This is an interesting one. You could go in a few different directions here. You could take a corner. You could take a safety.
Speaker 2:
[18:24] People have been talking receiver too there. That's one in preparation for the quarterback that they'll get next season, I assume.
Speaker 3:
[18:31] That's what I'm going to do because my pick is in. I'm taking your receiver. I'm going to take Mekhi Lemmon. Wow, look at you, Jack. I was reaching up for it before I even...
Speaker 5:
[18:41] Don't tip my picks.
Speaker 3:
[18:44] Okay, so I have not been as high on Lemmon as some folks. Some people have him as the number one or number two receiver in the draft because I don't view him as a number one. I think he's a super high volume, high floor target who catches everything. But the Jets already have a number one, and that I think makes him uniquely suited for this offense. I think with Garrett Wilson, they fit together very nicely. To your point, as they get this team ready for next year when they have three picks to go after their quarterback, I think it makes a lot of sense to you invest in your pass rush at the top and now you're adding another receiver to me. You feel pretty good about that if you're a Jets fan coming. I would feel really good if I'm a Jets fan coming out of this with Arville Reese and Mackayle Lemon. I think that's a great haul.
Speaker 4:
[19:33] So putting somebody opposite Garrett Wilson is the most important thing they can do in this first round. I think that just for, I mean, if Garrett Wilson committed a murder, I would be like, I get you, I got you, like it's, it's, I get it. Like he might be the, I mean, I saw Skarner on my show a couple weeks ago and he was like, he's the best receiver on football, but yet people can just sink in on him and nothing ever happens. And so I just, he has every right to be the most frustrated player in football. And the fact that he isn't shows he's a great teammate. I would just do something to save him. And this is a pretty good move.
Speaker 2:
[20:07] Yeah, I like it too. I'm a fan of Mackay Lemon. He has incredible highlights. I think of him kind of as like a Juju Smith Schuster, but kind of supercharged in a way. Like he feels like super physical, super tough, takes hits. But he'll go up and make, you're making faces Kevin, you don't like that comp.
Speaker 4:
[20:23] Well, he retired to do TikToks. So, that's a tough comp.
Speaker 2:
[20:27] No, well, in his prime.
Speaker 3:
[20:29] He's still playing. I think he's on a team.
Speaker 2:
[20:31] So much judgment.
Speaker 4:
[20:32] I stand by my comment.
Speaker 2:
[20:34] But I'm up next with the Lions, and I think this is another one that feels pretty easy to me. This offense kind of struggled a bit last season, in part because the strength of that offense is the offensive line. And they have a quarterback who can be great at times, but I think he is as sensitive as anybody in the league, is to pressure. He gets pressure, so I think I want to go with the offensive lineman. For the Lions who love their offensive line, the pick is in. It's a tough choice, I think, between the guys that are left on offensive line, but I'm going to go with Monroe Freeling, super athlete that can play offensive line and help replace Decker at tackle.
Speaker 3:
[21:18] So, jeez, at this point, only three offensive linemen, only two tackles have been taken, which is great for Detroit. I think we probably have a lot of Steelers fans in the crowd. This is when y'all start sweating, right? When the offensive tackles start flying off the board, because what you don't want if you're a Steelers fan, is there to be a run on offensive tackles kicking off here?
Speaker 2:
[21:41] Yeah, but I think this is, again, we're talking about tackles. It's not the most exciting or interesting thing, but it fits perfectly, I think, with what they want to do. They have super big offensive linemen that are great athletes. There are a couple of them in this draft. I think you surround them with the talent that they have there and the scheme that they have there, and it's going to work out perfectly for the Lions. And hopefully, it will fix their offense.
Speaker 3:
[22:06] All right, you're up.
Speaker 4:
[22:08] I have one name for Minnesota. It's a one-name big board. And if I didn't have this guy available, I would have short-circuited, pretended to take a fake phone call. This is really easy. They need a safety. Dylan Thanneman is the best safety available. He's from Oregon. He's from the Big Ten. Give me Dylan Thanneman. The pick is in. Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry. The pick is in.
Speaker 3:
[22:33] You take Dylan Thanneman's pick, you have to be like, I don't think he's like Harrison Smith. He doesn't remind me of Harrison. It's just happening.
Speaker 4:
[22:41] He's a different white safety. He reminds me. Who's the comp of not Harrison Smith?
Speaker 3:
[22:48] You got a comp for him?
Speaker 2:
[22:50] For Thanneman, that's not Harrison Smith?
Speaker 4:
[22:52] Yeah.
Speaker 2:
[22:54] No, honestly, I think Thanneman's a well-rounded player. The thing that jumped out to me that was impressive about him was his man coverage ability. I thought it was better than other safeties. And as we move into an age of personnel matchups that the offense are using their personnel to get the defense, to have to adjust, and it limits what the defense can do. When you have a safety who you're comfortable every now and then lining up in man coverage over a top-tier tight end or a slot receiver, I think that's the type of player that you get with him. I thought of Cooper DeGene.
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Speaker 3:
[25:47] All right, I'm up. Carolina Panthers at 19. This has been one of the harder teams for me to draft for, because I just feel the roster is not in bad shape. The offensive line is good. You signed Jaylen Phillips. I would add a pass rusher, but I don't love the value here. I would consider Keldrick Falk, but I really think this is the year you got to figure out if you're sticking with Bryce Young or not. So I'm going to go receiver, and I'm going to take my guy, Casey Concepcion. The pick is in. I got so excited to make the pick, I forgot to say it. A lot of energy around Casey Concepcion in this crowd. I guess to me, he has, I would say maybe behind Tyson, the second highest upside of any receiver in this draft. I know there's questions about whether or not he can catch the ball, which admittedly is part of playing the position. But he has something that you can't teach, which is speed. What do you think of his pick, Kevin?
Speaker 4:
[26:55] I think it's great. I was going to make it a little bit later. I think he's a fit in a lot of offenses. I had a bunch of prospects on my show the last couple of weeks, since he was the best player you played against. And a lot of the SEC guys said, Casey Concepcion, he's always open. He was open in the ACC, he was open in the SEC, he's a scheme fit. He can be a volume shooter, he can get open down the field. I love it.
Speaker 2:
[27:15] So I would say, I would add as like, the most difficult thing I would say for when people ask me, like, who's the toughest receiver you ever guarded? It's always someone who you haven't heard of, but has short area quickness. And while the catching issue was something that held me back from loving Casey Concepcion, the short area quickness creates the separation. And you pair him with a quarterback who is good, which I think where Bryce Young has had some really good stretches. There's nothing you can do with someone who has that type of short area quickness. They create separation. You can't stay with them. And I like those type of receivers as long as they can catch.
Speaker 4:
[27:54] What you just said about Bryce Young is not going to be acceptable on Panther's Twitter. Mina and I know this already. If you say he's anything other than the guy.
Speaker 2:
[28:02] He has some great edits. I like the Carolina Reaper. That's what they call him, right? He's cool.
Speaker 3:
[28:08] Calling him?
Speaker 2:
[28:09] I don't know. I saw one edit that was cool. He had a cloak on and then he started throwing darts.
Speaker 3:
[28:13] I like it when you put together receiver groups like basketball teams where everybody's got different skill sets. And Ted McMillan, I guess it would be kind of intense for them to go back to back a receiver, but it really speaks to also what they did in free agency. They spent a lot of money on defense, so you're a little bit more comfortable focusing on the offense and the draft. But McMillan is big. He catches everything. He is an end zone threat. So Concepcion gives you separation and yards after the catch. So I like it. All right. That was 19. Let's do 20 and then let's finish this one with a long, very serious discussion about pick 21 because I have a feeling this crowd might be the most interested in that pick. I'm just going to...
Speaker 2:
[28:55] But 20 should be me, but I had a trade take place that I was not involved in.
Speaker 4:
[29:00] Do you want to take 21?
Speaker 3:
[29:01] You don't want to take the pick?
Speaker 4:
[29:02] Do you want to take the Steelers pick and I'll take 20?
Speaker 2:
[29:05] Yeah, let me get the Steelers pick.
Speaker 4:
[29:06] Okay, all right. Because the crowd wasn't going to like my Steelers pick at all. I thought it was going to be a huge hit and then we're talking to Steelers fans back there and it didn't go over well. So I'm trading it out.
Speaker 3:
[29:21] Really?
Speaker 4:
[29:21] I'm going to let him handle that. So this one, I was getting extremely nervous watching the show go forward and luckily, I think it fell in a way that is favorable here. The pick is in. I had a real tough time picking between a real late riser and Chris Johns from San Diego State and Colton Hood, but local guy, more experience, give me Colton Hood at 20.
Speaker 3:
[29:53] Wow, really?
Speaker 7:
[29:56] Wow, that's a shocker.
Speaker 4:
[29:58] Okay.
Speaker 3:
[29:59] Interesting. Okay, so you took Jordan Tyson for the Titans.
Speaker 4:
[30:04] Yeah, they need a corner very badly.
Speaker 3:
[30:06] They do need a corner, but you think more than a pass rusher, you just like Colton Hood that much more?
Speaker 2:
[30:11] Yeah. In the corner that you chose.
Speaker 3:
[30:14] Yeah, that's a bold choice.
Speaker 4:
[30:16] I think we're going to get in the second round, third round, there's going to be edges that can get you where you need to be.
Speaker 2:
[30:21] Right. I guess I'm less surprised that you didn't go to edge, but I'm more surprised that I had to look again and make sure Jermard McCoy wasn't already off the board.
Speaker 4:
[30:28] Jermard McCoy, he doesn't... I don't want to slander any injury issues.
Speaker 2:
[30:32] Right. No, I know...
Speaker 4:
[30:34] He's the most injured guy in the draft.
Speaker 3:
[30:36] He is the... There's a lot of smoke around him dropping because of concerns about the injury. We've talked about on my show that his tape is as good as anyone's for 2024, but...
Speaker 4:
[30:46] I think I'll be able to get my edge in the second, third round. Okay. I'm good.
Speaker 3:
[30:50] And also, just want to throw this out. No thoughts of an Omar Cooper Jr., perhaps? Doesn't catch your interest?
Speaker 4:
[30:57] I mean, I don't think...
Speaker 3:
[30:58] Or an offensive lineman?
Speaker 4:
[30:59] Kenyon Siddique solves your security blanket.
Speaker 3:
[31:02] Okay.
Speaker 4:
[31:03] I feel great about this.
Speaker 2:
[31:05] All right. I think now we're going to...
Speaker 3:
[31:07] No, no, we're going to do this pick first.
Speaker 2:
[31:09] We're going to do this pick first. Okay.
Speaker 3:
[31:11] All right.
Speaker 4:
[31:11] Okay.
Speaker 2:
[31:12] You don't want this pick on your plate? Okay, cool. All right, Steelers fans.
Speaker 4:
[31:15] I don't want anything to do with this.
Speaker 3:
[31:18] A lot of pressure. We got to get this one right.
Speaker 2:
[31:21] I'm so excited as a former Raven to have the honor to help this steel curtain continue. So I know you guys might be looking for a quarterback. That might be the future that you're hoping for.
Speaker 3:
[31:37] Let the record show that everybody is looking at this.
Speaker 2:
[31:38] I see you all nodding your heads, yes. Look at all these Simpsons. I feel like I'm in Springfield with all these Simpsons. The pick is in, everybody. You're ready.
Speaker 3:
[31:54] All right, let's do it.
Speaker 2:
[31:56] The Steelers get Max the Haunted Jor, the offensive tackle that they desperately need.
Speaker 4:
[32:06] I was shocked to learn how popular Will Howard is in this town.
Speaker 2:
[32:10] Yeah.
Speaker 4:
[32:11] I think a lot of it is anti-Rogers.
Speaker 3:
[32:13] Do y'all want Will Howard or Aaron Rodger? Okay, wait. If it's Will Howard cheer and then if it's Aaron Rodger's cheer. If you want to see Will Howard this year, cheer. If you want to see Aaron Rodger this year, cheer.
Speaker 4:
[32:26] Wow.
Speaker 3:
[32:27] Yeah, that's a win for Will Howard. Wow.
Speaker 2:
[32:29] Hold on.
Speaker 4:
[32:31] What about Ty Simpson? Does anybody want you guys to draft Ty Simpson? Okay. No.
Speaker 2:
[32:35] That wasn't nice.
Speaker 4:
[32:37] Just be quiet.
Speaker 2:
[32:38] We didn't ask for booze. Geez. You guys are mean. You guys want to be in the draft next year. Yeah. I can see it in your eyes.
Speaker 3:
[32:49] But it did sound like you're happy with an offensive lineman.
Speaker 2:
[32:53] Yeah.
Speaker 3:
[32:53] You're welcome. I like that pick because Yannachor is raw and you want a development. Maybe he doesn't play it immediately, but his upside is really appealing. Great athlete. I was really impressed by him. I feel like he didn't even start playing football until junior college. I think investing in the offensive line makes sense.
Speaker 2:
[33:17] I love that for you guys. Congratulations.
Speaker 3:
[33:21] All right. We're going to now for the audio audience, switch over to This Is Football for the remaining 10 picks of the NFL draft.
Speaker 2:
[33:29] That was fun. I liked it. Hope you did too. If you want to hear the rest, go to Kevin Clark's show, This Is Football. Bye.
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