Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Chapter 2: What insights does Josh Edwards provide about the NFL draft?
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Doing well. We're getting close to the draft, so it's getting to the point where we can stop talking about all the speculation and the rumors that are coming around and actually put some finality to these picks and, you know, really start evaluating just how much these teams improved over the course of those three days.
Let's talk about you. You mentioned rumors and speculation and all that kind of thing. One of the things that's not speculation that has not been reported is about Ruben Bain and the accident he was involved in, charged with careless driving, had another careless driving charge after that. How much do you think this is or maybe should affect his draft status?
Yeah, I mean, first of all, I don't want to minimize, you know, the actual accident. Obviously, there were people that were affected by that. So definitely want to be thinking about them and, you know, give them a little grace through this. But I think it's, you know, it's kind of weird the response that people had to this report coming out. It was almost like.
Insiders were saying NFL teams knew about it. It's not going to impact their decision-making. Well, the other side of it is the public is just learning about it. And I think the court of public opinion is very important when teams are making decisions. If you're a first-time general manager, you don't want to be standing up there on the podium thinking,
answering questions about your first, first round draft pick. And that player, you know, has had some legal issues that you're now having to discuss immediately in what should be, you know, a really exciting first day for a general manager. So again, I do think it comes into the equation. You know, I don't think it's going to sway teams heavily.
But if it comes down to, you know, we're considering a couple of players, you know, maybe the advantage now goes to the player that does not have that looming over his head. Uh, so I, I see it being kind of the, um, if there's a split decision, kind of a tiebreaker exactly. So I don't think it's going to make a huge, huge impact. Um, but there was already a wide range of opinions on him.
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Chapter 3: How do off-field incidents affect a player's draft status?
Here in Kansas City, it's of note because Rashi Rice has, you know, was ā was recklessly driving for sure, and that's already on this team. So it's a big factor when it comes to the Kansas City Chiefs. Are you going to ā can you draft Reuben Bain now in Kansas City when you already continue to employ Rashi Rice, who has this horrific video of him endangering everybody down in Dallas?
I think the answer should be no.
Yeah, I mean ā I don't know what their appetite is for backlash in that regard. You know, some teams will just not give it a second thought. They won't care about the public reaction, but for some teams they will. And I think, you know, your note there about their prior experiences with Rishi Rice is something that, you know, is absolutely worth noting because you
They have already had to deal with that backlash. So if you add another player that you already know these issues are present, you know, you're kind of inviting yourself for a little bit more criticism. So, yeah, I think it's going to vary on a team by team basis. But, you know, he's a he's a really good player. I'm not trying to dismiss that. I don't know anything from a character perspective.
you know, other than this report, but I just thought it was odd that there were so many people that were saying, this is not news. Well, it is news. It has not been reported. The fans are just now learning about this. So whether it's new to you or NFL teams is kind of irrelevant because again, I think the court of public opinion matters.
Yeah, absolutely it does. We're talking to Josh Edwards here in the program. How do you stack the board when it comes to the edges? Is Arvel Reese at the top? Is he a difficult guy to get your arms around because he's kind of played off ball? I mean, I think if he's going to go two or three, someone's projecting him to move up and attack the quarterback, and he's not going to be covering people.
If he starts to slide, then people have questions about whether or not he can do that. Is he at the top of your edge board?
He's at the top of my edge board for a couple of reasons. One, he's kind of expressed his desire to play that at the next level. And two, I think, you know, there's split decisions on what his best position is. If he's more of an off ball, if he's more of an edge rusher. if you're taking him in the top three overall, you're going to have him rushing the passer. That's just where the value is.
You know, I know Sonny Stiles is, you know, being projected in a similar range, but to me, if you're taking Arvell Reese in the top three overall, it's with the intention of making him a full-time pass rusher. Now, what I will say is I think there is,
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Chapter 4: What factors influence the decision-making of NFL general managers?
He's somebody that has the size that can overwhelm, the size and the quickness to overwhelm an offensive lineman. So, you know, he's able to rush the passer. He's just a really well-rounded player. linebacker prospect.
And I think, again, you want to be creative with the way that you use that because you're not, if you, if he's got the skillset of a Lamborghini and you're playing him like a Honda Accord, you're not really maximizing his value. You're not really getting the most out of that player. So to me, I think you have to be a little bit creative with him as well.
But speaking to your overall point about this being kind of an unorthodox draft, in the sense that some of the top prospects are at non-premier positions, you know, such as linebacker and running back, of course, with Jeremiah Love and safety with Caleb Downs.
To me, there's only a handful, probably less than 10 of like true blue chip players in this year's draft class, which, you know, we equate to all pro caliber. So are you really going to take you know, a player, a lesser player at a premium position over, you know, one of those all pro caliber players. I think that's kind of the decision that teams are weighing right now.
And if, if it were me as a general manager with, you know, a job on the line, I think I would be more comfortable taking a better player at, you know, a position that is still going to impact the game. I mean, we've seen what Nicky Manwari and Jeremiah Lowe or Kyle Hamilton have done rather safety position and, and,
You know, if you drop a running back into the right situation, that's an impact player that can change the dynamic of a game too. So, you know, it's not something that we see very often, but I think in this draft specifically, it makes a lot of sense for those non-premium positions to go early.
Yeah, that is like one of the things that the Chiefs are looking at with pick nine is that they can get a quote-unquote premium position. Um, you know, that, that usually they're not able to get those top guys when they're picking 30, 31, 32.
Um, but is it, you know, a disappointing year for premium positions or do you like Maui Noah, uh, as a legit franchise tackle that you're going to play him right away? He's going to start day one. He's going to be getting a second contract and you're gonna be happy to give it to him. how many of the tackles fit that bill. I mean, most people kind of just have him.
And then there's a fall off, like his offensive tackle. I think there's more of the tackles. I think five or six at least are going to go in the first round. I think there's more of them. I get it that there's some flaws. They're not all Joe Alt. You know, they're not all the perfect guy. But I think they're definitely first-round caliber tackles that are going to go after him. Or do you disagree?
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Chapter 5: How do edge rushers like Arvell Reese rank in this year's draft?
103 plate appearances, zero strikeouts. Wow. When he faced Craig Maddox, 103 times did not strike out. That's kind of amazing. It's beyond amazing. I was looking, I was like, is that right? Wow. I had to keep looking. Did I have that correct? Yep. Zero strikeouts. That's amazing. And it wasn't like, see, to have a 1,000 OPS against a guy and not strike out.
I can see a guy who's just up there, I'm just going to put the ball in play. He didn't just put the ball in play, he slugged 538 against him. Ten walks, no case. That's... He was something. Yeah, that's quality on quality right there. Okay. Yeah, I was blown away by that. I knew it was good, but I didn't know it was that good. A little bit of breaking news here.
A story that we've kicked around we have not addressed. I'll tell you why we haven't addressed it. I don't address personal lives until it affects the gig. Right? Like, there are some times we've had different players here where maybe their family's creating a hubbub, but if it isn't affecting them on the field, for me, it's not a topic. Not everybody adheres to that.
I'm not saying everybody... I think everybody should, because that's what I think is right, but I'm not here to judge anybody who feels differently and does things differently. We've had a story, an NFL story, a sports story, that had nothing to do with anything being played on the field. Right? Diana Russini. There are photographs, which in today's AI world.
I'm not defending her because she has resigned now. That's the breaking news today is she has resigned from the athletic. But when you see the... I saw some people chastising folks for retweeting this, but most people saw the Tiger Woods quote-unquote crashing the green jacket ceremony of Rory McIlroy, and it was basically an AI-generated thing where...
Tiger Woods drives his, it's a Range Rover, comes driving down 18, I guess it is, at the Masters. And then jumps in the air and lands and rolls on the side. And then Tiger gets out and is allegedly drunk. He's carrying a bottle of whiskey. He's all disheveled and dirty. He's disheveled and he comes up and he says some things and all this.
I mean, 10 years ago, you'd have been like, why would Tiger Woods shoot that video? You would never know that you can just tell... AI this, and it will create a video that looks absolutely lifelike. Yep. Right? Another one might remember the video at Olympic time. The president skating around knocking Canadians on their ass as a hockey player. Skating in his suit and checking everybody.
It looked like it was probably Ovechkin might have been the model. It used the way he was just... If you ever watch Ovechkin play, I mean, he bulldozes guys on the ice, right? I'm like, it looked... It's amazing. Amazingly, like that was it. Anyway, these photos come out where apparently Diana Rossini and Mike Frable, the head coach of the Patriots, are friendly to each other. I'll call it that.
I mean, I don't know at what point. Like I said, personal lives aren't something I delve into, but I'm going to address it now because it's now come out. She has resigned and sent her resignation letter out on Twitter. Correct? That's how this got out? I just want to make sure because I'm just seeing it. It actually has the date and who it's to, and she said, here's my letter.
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