Brian Baldinger

It's a position of need.

They rebuilt the running back room.

I saw...

I saw good players into the seventh round that you just know are going to play.

That Riley Nowakowski, that fifth-round pick out of Indiana that went to Pittsburgh, that kid's going to be on the field a lot like he was at Indiana.

But is he going to be a star?

No, but he's going to be a good blue player for the Steelers.

Yeah, the C.J.

Daniels, the wide receiver for Miami, that went to the Rams, and they've done a great job with that.

I watched him all year.

I read a story on him, and he sounds so mature and so dialed in, and he's watching all this film, and he's a great blocker.

I'm like, oh, that's a Ram.

The Rams make you block.

So a lot of guys come in, like you said, they're at the car dealership, and they don't know what they're doing.

I did think...

The Fernando Mendoza-Kirk Cousins debate on whether they play him or not.

So you said you got to play to get better.

Is that also true?

I mean, my guess is Kirk Cousins in September would probably be better.

what if i play a guy that i don't think is quite ready but i'd rather him get the reps because i i think so much of my like roster i think the raiders have really drafted well and my take is i'd rather my guy stumble early than late let's get him the snaps where do you land on that well everybody is different um if this is the right kid and i think he is if he's wired the right way