Ty Schmidt
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
It's a little different.
You're gonna elevate it.
I thought it was DJ Griff.
I assumed it was Griff.
Well, and that's why some guys get drafted in the fourth round and turn out to be the best player at their position in the entire draft class.
Like for the New England Patriots, at least last year, we drafted Will Campbell fourth overall in the entire draft.
And then our best O-lineman was drafted in the fourth round from Georgia.
Like that's kind of what makes the draft so much fun.
Like you have no idea which pick it's going to be.
The first round gets all of the, hey, this guy better be a stud immediately.
But realistically, like the rounds two to five,
there's going to be a guy in there that is going to take over the NFL.
You're like, well, talk about the Iowa tight ends.
Like none of the, or I won't say none because some of them, but most of the Iowa tight ends you're thinking of right now, when you think Iowa tight ends weren't picked in the first round, they were third, fourth round picks, you know, like that's kind of where your money's made.
And that's why the first round, if you get drafted there, aside from that great contract, the expectations that come do, do kind of set you up for failure.
Ty Simpson.
But then you think Sam Darnold.
Sam Darnold had six years.
And now all of a sudden you're thinking, well, Sam Darnold was a great pick.
The Jets just screwed it up.