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- 0:52Can
- 0:52a
- 0:5224th
- 0:53pick
- 0:53in
- 0:53the
- 0:53draft
- 0:54actually
- 0:54be
- 0:54the
- 0:54most
- 0:54important
- 0:55spot
- 0:55on
- 0:55the
- 0:56board?
- 0:56We
- 0:56are
- 0:57exactly
- 0:5724
- 0:58days
- 0:58away
- 0:58from
- 0:58the
- 0:582026
- 0:59NFL
- 1:00Draft
- 1:00and
- 1:00today
- 1:00we're
- 1:01looking
- 1:01at
- 1:01a
- 1:01selection
- 1:02that
- 1:02has
- 1:03delivered
- 1:03some
- 1:03of
- 1:03the
- 1:03most
- 1:03iconic
- 1:04names
- 1:04to
- 1:05ever
- 1:05lace
- 1:05up
- 1:05a
- 1:06pair
- 1:06of
- 1:06cleats.
- 1:06From
- 1:07the
- 1:07ball
- 1:07hawking
- 1:07secondary
- 1:08of
- 1:08Ed
- 1:08Reed
- 1:09to
- 1:09the
- 1:09legendary
- 1:10career
- 1:10of
- 1:10Aaron
- 1:11Rodgers,
- 1:11pick
- 1:11number
- 1:1224
- 1:12is
- 1:12a
- 1:12powerhouse
- 1:13for
- 1:13franchise
- 1:14legends.
- 1:14Grab
- 1:15your
- 1:15notebook
- 1:15and
- 1:15settle
- 1:16in.
- 1:16It's
- 1:16time
- 1:16to
- 1:17head
- 1:17back
- 1:17into
- 1:17the
- 1:17pig
- 1:18pen
- 1:18with
- 1:18our
- 1:19guest,
- 1:19Ed
- 1:19Cleese.
- 1:20Hey,
- 1:21Darren,
- 1:21how
- 1:21are
- 1:21you?
- 1:22I
- 1:22am
- 1:22doing
- 1:23super.
- 1:23You
- 1:24know,
- 1:24we
- 1:24are
- 1:24really
- 1:25counting
- 1:25down
- 1:25now.
- 1:2624
- 1:27days
- 1:27is
- 1:27not
- 1:27very
- 1:28many
- 1:28days
- 1:28and
- 1:29you
- 1:29know,
- 1:29these
- 1:29teams
- 1:29are
- 1:30really
- 1:30getting
- 1:30ready
- 1:30for
- 1:30the
- 1:30draft
- 1:31and
- 1:31we're
- 1:31getting
- 1:31ready
- 1:32with
- 1:32some
- 1:32great
- 1:32football
- 1:33history.
- 1:34Yes,
- 1:34for
- 1:34sure.
- 1:34Yeah,
- 1:35it's
- 1:35starting
- 1:35to
- 1:35get
- 1:35into
- 1:35the.
- 1:36This
- 1:36is,
- 1:36this
- 1:36is
- 1:37going
- 1:37to
- 1:37be
- 1:37a
- 1:37good
- 1:37one.
- 1:38Yesterday
- 1:38we
- 1:38talked
- 1:39about
- 1:39how
- 1:39bad
- 1:39the
- 1:39number
- 1:3925
- 1:40pick
- 1:40history
- 1:41it
- 1:41was
- 1:41and
- 1:41it
- 1:42was
- 1:42shockingly
- 1:43bad.
- 1:43And
- 1:43this
- 1:43one
- 1:44is
- 1:44quite
- 1:45good.
- 1:46Yeah.
- 1:46This
- 1:46one
- 1:46mean,
- 1:47God,
- 1:47you
- 1:47would
- 1:47think
- 1:47it
- 1:48was
- 1:48like
- 1:48a
- 1:48top
- 1:48five
- 1:49pick
- 1:49with
- 1:49some
- 1:49of
- 1:49these
- 1:49stars
- 1:50that
- 1:50we're
- 1:50going
- 1:50to
- 1:50be
- 1:50talking
- 1:51about
- 1:51tonight.
- 1:51Yep.
- 1:51Yeah,
- 1:52this
- 1:52one,
- 1:52this
- 1:52one
- 1:52was
- 1:53very
- 1:53impressive
- 1:53when
- 1:54I
- 1:54was
- 1:54going
- 1:54back.
- 1:55Right.
- 1:55All
- 1:56right,
- 1:56well,
- 1:56why
- 1:57don't
- 1:57you,
- 1:57I
- 1:58mean,
- 1:58if
- 1:58you
- 1:58want
- 1:58to
- 1:58give
- 1:58any
- 1:59more
- 1:59opinion
- 1:59on
- 1:59it
- 1:59or
- 1:59if
- 2:00you
- 2:00want
- 2:00to
- 2:00get
- 2:00into
- 2:00your
- 2:00top
- 2:00five.
- 2:01Yeah,
- 2:01well,
- 2:02this
- 2:02is,
- 2:02I'd
- 2:02say
- 2:02lots
- 2:03of
- 2:03strong
- 2:03candidates
- 2:04and
- 2:04I
- 2:04think
- 2:04that
- 2:04my
- 2:05top
- 2:05three
- 2:06is
- 2:06excellent
- 2:07here,
- 2:07just
- 2:08excellent.
- 2:09The
- 2:10last
- 2:1010
- 2:10years,
- 2:10you
- 2:11know,
- 2:11we
- 2:11kind
- 2:11of
- 2:11talk
- 2:11about
- 2:11that
- 2:11a
- 2:12lot.
- 2:12I'd
- 2:12say
- 2:12it's
- 2:13been
- 2:13so,
- 2:13so,
- 2:13so
- 2:14it's
- 2:14kind
- 2:14of
- 2:14cooled
- 2:14off
- 2:15over
- 2:15the
- 2:15years.
- 2:16Tyler
- 2:17Smith
- 2:17for
- 2:17the
- 2:17Cowboys
- 2:18is
- 2:18a
- 2:18nice
- 2:18player.
- 2:19Josh
- 2:19Jacobs
- 2:20was
- 2:20drafted
- 2:2024th.
- 2:21And
- 2:21DJ
- 2:22Moore.
- 2:23Those
- 2:23are
- 2:23three
- 2:24guys
- 2:24that
- 2:24everybody
- 2:24would
- 2:24kind
- 2:25of
- 2:25know
- 2:25that,
- 2:25that
- 2:25are,
- 2:26that
- 2:26are
- 2:26good
- 2:26contributors
- 2:27to
- 2:27their
- 2:27teams.
- 2:28There
- 2:28was
- 2:29an
- 2:29unreal
- 2:29run
- 2:30from
- 2:312002
- 2:32to
- 2:322011.
- 2:34All
- 2:34five
- 2:35of
- 2:35my
- 2:35top
- 2:36five
- 2:37came
- 2:37from
- 2:37that
- 2:37period
- 2:39along
- 2:39with
- 2:40a
- 2:40few
- 2:40honorable
- 2:41mention.
- 2:41And
- 2:41remember,
- 2:42you
- 2:42know,
- 2:42we
- 2:43mentioned
- 2:43this
- 2:43every
- 2:43time.
- 2:43I'm
- 2:44only
- 2:44going
- 2:44back
- 2:45to
- 2:451980,
- 2:47but
- 2:47all
- 2:47of
- 2:47my
- 2:48guys
- 2:48came
- 2:48from
- 2:48about
- 2:49a
- 2:4910
- 2:49years,
- 2:49nine
- 2:50year
- 2:50span.
- 2:50Really.
- 2:51I
- 2:51guess
- 2:51that's
- 2:5110
- 2:52drafts.
- 2:5322,002
- 2:54to
- 2:542011.
- 2:55And
- 2:55I
- 2:55kind
- 2:55of,
- 2:56this
- 2:56is
- 2:56very
- 2:56arbitrary,
- 2:57but
- 2:58you
- 2:58know,
- 2:58I
- 2:58just
- 2:58went
- 2:58through
- 2:59the
- 2:5945
- 2:59guys
- 3:00that
- 3:00have
- 3:00been
- 3:00drafted
- 3:00since
- 3:011980
- 3:01at
- 3:01number
- 3:0224
- 3:02and
- 3:03I
- 3:03said,
- 3:04how,
- 3:04how
- 3:04many
- 3:04of
- 3:04these
- 3:05guys
- 3:05can
- 3:05we
- 3:05say
- 3:05would
- 3:06be
- 3:06considered
- 3:06good
- 3:07picks?
- 3:08And
- 3:08for
- 3:09all
- 3:09the
- 3:09other
- 3:09numbers
- 3:10that
- 3:11was
- 3:11maybe
- 3:11somewhere
- 3:12between
- 3:12maybe
- 3:1212
- 3:13at
- 3:13most,
- 3:13maybe
- 3:1415.
- 3:15This
- 3:15one
- 3:16I
- 3:16counted
- 3:16between
- 3:1622
- 3:17and
- 3:1725
- 3:18guys
- 3:18that
- 3:18you
- 3:19would
- 3:19say
- 3:19that
- 3:19was
- 3:19a
- 3:20good
- 3:20pick.
- 3:21That
- 3:21team
- 3:21is
- 3:21happy
- 3:22they
- 3:22made
- 3:23that
- 3:23selection.
- 3:23So
- 3:24almost
- 3:24half,
- 3:24which
- 3:25is
- 3:25very
- 3:26different
- 3:27from
- 3:28the
- 3:28other
- 3:28ones
- 3:29that
- 3:29we've
- 3:29done
- 3:31in
- 3:31terms
- 3:31of
- 3:32busts.
- 3:34There
- 3:34was
- 3:34only
- 3:34a
- 3:34few.
- 3:35Now
- 3:35there
- 3:35was
- 3:35one
- 3:36in
- 3:362013,
- 3:37right
- 3:37after
- 3:37my
- 3:38run
- 3:38here.
- 3:38There
- 3:39was
- 3:39a.
- 3:39Do
- 3:39you
- 3:39remember
- 3:40Bjorn
- 3:40Warner?
- 3:42No,
- 3:42I.
- 3:43I
- 3:43saw
- 3:43the
- 3:43name
- 3:43and
- 3:44I
- 3:44thought
- 3:44maybe
- 3:44he
- 3:44was
- 3:44a
- 3:44tennis
- 3:45player.
- 3:45I
- 3:45wasn't
- 3:45sure.
- 3:46Yeah,
- 3:46there
- 3:46aren't
- 3:47a
- 3:47lot
- 3:47of
- 3:47Bjorns
- 3:48that
- 3:48have
- 3:48been
- 3:48drafted
- 3:48into
- 3:49the
- 3:49NFL
- 3:49and
- 3:49maybe
- 3:50this
- 3:50is
- 3:50why
- 3:50he
- 3:51was.
- 3:51He
- 3:52played
- 3:52like
- 3:52high
- 3:52school
- 3:52football
- 3:53in
- 3:53Germany.
- 3:54So
- 3:54he
- 3:54was
- 3:55like
- 3:55a
- 3:55German.
- 3:56I
- 3:57don't.
- 3:57There's
- 3:57a
- 3:57weird
- 3:58backstory
- 3:58on
- 3:58how
- 3:58he
- 3:58got
- 3:58into
- 3:59football,
- 3:59but
- 3:59he
- 3:59played
- 3:59at
- 4:00Florida
- 4:00State
- 4:00and
- 4:00played
- 4:01well.
- 4:01Obviously
- 4:02wound
- 4:02up
- 4:02in
- 4:02a
- 4:03first
- 4:03pick.
- 4:03He
- 4:04was
- 4:04out
- 4:04of
- 4:04the
- 4:04league
- 4:04quickly.
- 4:05Do
- 4:05you
- 4:05remember
- 4:06Tom
- 4:06Ricketts?
- 4:08That
- 4:08name
- 4:08sounds
- 4:09much
- 4:09more
- 4:09familiar
- 4:10than,
- 4:10than
- 4:10Bjorns
- 4:11does.
- 4:12I
- 4:13can't
- 4:13remember
- 4:13him
- 4:13as
- 4:13a
- 4:13college
- 4:14player.
- 4:14The
- 4:14Steelers
- 4:15drafted
- 4:15Tom
- 4:16ricketts
- 4:16in
- 4:17the
- 4:17first
- 4:17round
- 4:17in
- 4:171989
- 4:19at
- 4:19offensive
- 4:19lineman
- 4:20and
- 4:20he
- 4:20only
- 4:20wound
- 4:21up
- 4:21with
- 4:2115
- 4:21total
- 4:22starts
- 4:22in
- 4:22his
- 4:22career.
- 4:24So
- 4:24that
- 4:24would
- 4:24be
- 4:24kind
- 4:25of
- 4:25a
- 4:25bust.
- 4:25And
- 4:25then
- 4:26probably
- 4:26the
- 4:26biggest
- 4:27bust
- 4:27that
- 4:27we
- 4:27all
- 4:28remember
- 4:28would
- 4:28be
- 4:28in
- 4:2891.
- 4:29The
- 4:30Raiders
- 4:30took
- 4:30Todd
- 4:31Marinovich,
- 4:32who,
- 4:32you
- 4:33know,
- 4:33famously.
- 4:34His
- 4:34father.
- 4:34Famously.
- 4:35Well,
- 4:36really,
- 4:36I
- 4:36guess
- 4:36you
- 4:36could
- 4:36say
- 4:37almost
- 4:37abused
- 4:38him
- 4:38into
- 4:39becoming
- 4:40an
- 4:40athlete,
- 4:40a
- 4:40quarterback.
- 4:41He
- 4:41fell
- 4:42off
- 4:42the
- 4:42deep
- 4:42end,
- 4:42got
- 4:43in
- 4:43all
- 4:43kinds
- 4:43of
- 4:44issues.
- 4:44You
- 4:44know,
- 4:45post
- 4:45career
- 4:45was
- 4:46short.
- 4:47I
- 4:47don't
- 4:47think
- 4:47he
- 4:47really
- 4:48loved
- 4:48football
- 4:48at
- 4:48all.
- 4:48He
- 4:49probably
- 4:49hated
- 4:49it.
- 4:50And
- 4:50then,
- 4:51you
- 4:51know,
- 4:51was.
- 4:52Had
- 4:52a
- 4:52lot
- 4:52of
- 4:52off
- 4:53field
- 4:53issues
- 4:53and
- 4:54a
- 4:54little
- 4:54bit
- 4:55of
- 4:55a
- 4:55tough
- 4:55go.
- 4:55And
- 4:56then
- 4:56one
- 4:56other
- 4:56one
- 4:57I
- 4:57had
- 4:57that
- 4:57was
- 4:58kind
- 4:58of
- 4:58negative
- 4:58or
- 4:58just
- 4:58sad
- 4:59was
- 4:59Corey
- 5:00Stringer
- 5:00was
- 5:00drafted
- 5:01there
- 5:01in
- 5:0195
- 5:02and
- 5:02if
- 5:03you
- 5:03remember,
- 5:03he
- 5:04passed
- 5:04away
- 5:04in
- 5:04training
- 5:05camp
- 5:05from
- 5:05heat
- 5:05stroke.
- 5:06I
- 5:07think
- 5:07about
- 5:07four
- 5:07years
- 5:08into
- 5:08his
- 5:08career.
- 5:08He
- 5:08was
- 5:08having
- 5:08a
- 5:09nice
- 5:09career
- 5:09for
- 5:09the
- 5:09Vikings
- 5:10on
- 5:10the
- 5:10O
- 5:10line.
- 5:11And
- 5:11so
- 5:12that.
- 5:12That
- 5:12one
- 5:12kind
- 5:12of
- 5:12stuck
- 5:13out
- 5:13as
- 5:13sort
- 5:13of
- 5:13maybe
- 5:14the
- 5:14negative
- 5:14ones.
- 5:15But
- 5:15then
- 5:15I've
- 5:15got.
- 5:16We
- 5:16got
- 5:16to
- 5:16talk
- 5:16about
- 5:17my
- 5:17honor.
- 5:17Well,
- 5:17as
- 5:18long
- 5:18as
- 5:18you're
- 5:18talking
- 5:18about
- 5:18negatives,
- 5:19I
- 5:19mean,
- 5:19look,
- 5:19I
- 5:20know
- 5:20you're
- 5:20talking
- 5:20in
- 5:211980,
- 5:21but
- 5:21I
- 5:21got
- 5:22maybe
- 5:22one
- 5:22of
- 5:22the
- 5:23biggest
- 5:23draft
- 5:23busts
- 5:24in
- 5:24history,
- 5:25was
- 5:26selected
- 5:26at
- 5:2724.
- 5:27And
- 5:28that's
- 5:28the
- 5:28only
- 5:29two
- 5:29time
- 5:29Heisman
- 5:30winner
- 5:30Archie
- 5:31Griffin
- 5:31from
- 5:31Ohio
- 5:32State
- 5:32was
- 5:32drafted
- 5:33in.
- 5:34And
- 5:35let's
- 5:35see
- 5:35what
- 5:36year
- 5:36that
- 5:36was
- 5:36now.
- 5:371976,
- 5:38the
- 5:38bicentennial
- 5:39year.
- 5:40Exactly
- 5:4150
- 5:41years
- 5:41ago,
- 5:42didn't
- 5:42do
- 5:42so
- 5:42well
- 5:42in
- 5:42the
- 5:43NFL.
- 5:43But
- 5:43a
- 5:43great
- 5:44college
- 5:44player,
- 5:45right?
- 5:45Yeah,
- 5:45he
- 5:45was.
- 5:46No,
- 5:46really,
- 5:47almost.
- 5:47He
- 5:47was
- 5:47out
- 5:47of
- 5:47league
- 5:48quickly.
- 5:48If
- 5:48I,
- 5:48if
- 5:48I,
- 5:49my,
- 5:49my
- 5:49memory
- 5:50serves.
- 5:50So,
- 5:51yes,
- 5:51that.
- 5:51Yeah,
- 5:51definitely
- 5:52a
- 5:52bust
- 5:52there.
- 5:54I
- 5:55have
- 5:55the
- 5:55honorable
- 5:56mention.
- 5:56We
- 5:56can't
- 5:56get
- 5:56into
- 5:56these
- 5:57guys,
- 5:57but
- 5:57this
- 5:57will
- 5:58give
- 5:58you
- 5:58an
- 5:58idea
- 5:59of
- 6:00some
- 6:00of
- 6:00the
- 6:00guys.
- 6:01These,
- 6:01these
- 6:01are
- 6:01the
- 6:01guys
- 6:01that
- 6:01did
- 6:02not
- 6:02make
- 6:02my
- 6:02top
- 6:02five.
- 6:03DEZ
- 6:03Bryant,
- 6:04Brandon
- 6:04Merriweather,
- 6:05Jonathan.
- 6:06Jonathan
- 6:07Joseph,
- 6:08Eric
- 6:08Molds,
- 6:09Rodney
- 6:09Hampton,
- 6:10Ken
- 6:11o',
- 6:11Brien,
- 6:11quarterback
- 6:12for
- 6:12the
- 6:12Jets.
- 6:13All
- 6:13those
- 6:13guys
- 6:14had
- 6:14had
- 6:14nice
- 6:14careers.
- 6:16And
- 6:16then,
- 6:16you
- 6:17know,
- 6:17if,
- 6:17if
- 6:17they
- 6:18would
- 6:18have
- 6:18been
- 6:18selected
- 6:19at
- 6:19pick
- 6:1925,
- 6:20they
- 6:20would
- 6:20probably
- 6:20be
- 6:21in
- 6:21the
- 6:21top
- 6:21five.
- 6:21Exactly.
- 6:22Some
- 6:22of
- 6:22them
- 6:22would
- 6:22have
- 6:23been
- 6:23the
- 6:23running
- 6:23for
- 6:23sure.
- 6:24And
- 6:25my
- 6:25toughest
- 6:25cuts,
- 6:26I
- 6:26had
- 6:26three
- 6:26of
- 6:26them.
- 6:28David
- 6:28De
- 6:28Castro,
- 6:29offensive
- 6:29lineman
- 6:30that
- 6:30you're
- 6:30very
- 6:30familiar
- 6:31with,
- 6:32stays
- 6:32in
- 6:32Pittsburgh.
- 6:33Dallas
- 6:34Clark,
- 6:34tight
- 6:34end
- 6:35for
- 6:35the
- 6:35Colts
- 6:35during
- 6:35some
- 6:36of
- 6:36their
- 6:36glory
- 6:36years,
- 6:36of
- 6:37course.
- 6:38And
- 6:38then
- 6:38my
- 6:38toughest
- 6:39cut.
- 6:39I
- 6:39know
- 6:39you'll
- 6:40remember
- 6:40this
- 6:40guy.
- 6:40We're
- 6:40going
- 6:41way
- 6:41back.
- 6:411981,
- 6:43the
- 6:43Chargers
- 6:44took
- 6:44James
- 6:45Brooks,
- 6:46sort
- 6:46of
- 6:46a
- 6:47jack
- 6:47of
- 6:47all
- 6:47trades,
- 6:48Swiss
- 6:48army
- 6:49knife,
- 6:49running
- 6:49back.
- 6:50And
- 6:50as
- 6:51a
- 6:51kid
- 6:51I
- 6:51remember
- 6:52being.
- 6:52Now
- 6:52he,
- 6:53I
- 6:53remember
- 6:53him
- 6:53more
- 6:53as
- 6:54a
- 6:54Bengal.
- 6:54He's
- 6:55on
- 6:55that
- 6:5588
- 6:56Bengals
- 6:56team.
- 6:56The
- 6:56late.
- 6:57He
- 6:57would
- 6:57kill
- 6:57the
- 6:58Steelers
- 6:58when,
- 6:58when
- 6:58he
- 6:59was
- 6:59with
- 6:59them.
- 6:59He
- 6:59was
- 6:59great.
- 7:00He
- 7:00was
- 7:00great.
- 7:00He
- 7:00was.
- 7:00He
- 7:01was
- 7:01maybe
- 7:01a
- 7:02little
- 7:02bit
- 7:02ahead
- 7:02of
- 7:02his
- 7:02time
- 7:03too,
- 7:03because
- 7:04he
- 7:04was
- 7:04such
- 7:04a
- 7:04good
- 7:04receiver.
- 7:05He
- 7:06was.
- 7:06They
- 7:06could
- 7:06mean
- 7:07and
- 7:07line
- 7:07him
- 7:07up
- 7:07on
- 7:08the
- 7:08outside
- 7:08as
- 7:08well.
- 7:09So
- 7:09James
- 7:10Brooks
- 7:10was
- 7:10the
- 7:10guy.
- 7:10He
- 7:10was
- 7:11my
- 7:11final
- 7:11cut
- 7:12outside
- 7:12the
- 7:12top
- 7:13five.
- 7:13But
- 7:13a
- 7:13really
- 7:14nice
- 7:14player.
- 7:15Yeah.
- 7:16And,
- 7:16and
- 7:17I,
- 7:17I
- 7:17know
- 7:18why,
- 7:18you
- 7:18know,
- 7:18we're
- 7:18letting
- 7:19some
- 7:19of
- 7:19these
- 7:19people
- 7:20out
- 7:20of
- 7:20the
- 7:20top
- 7:20five
- 7:21because
- 7:21you've
- 7:22got
- 7:22some
- 7:22superstars
- 7:23that
- 7:23you're
- 7:23going
- 7:23to
- 7:23talk
- 7:24about
- 7:24in
- 7:24your
- 7:24top
- 7:24five.
- 7:25So
- 7:25I.
- 7:26The
- 7:26spotlight
- 7:27is
- 7:27yours
- 7:27and
- 7:27let's
- 7:28shine
- 7:28on
- 7:28them.
- 7:29So
- 7:29number
- 7:29five.
- 7:29And
- 7:30there
- 7:30was
- 7:30probably
- 7:30an
- 7:30argument
- 7:31to
- 7:31put
- 7:31Brooks
- 7:32ahead
- 7:32of
- 7:32my
- 7:32number
- 7:33five
- 7:33guy,
- 7:34but
- 7:34I
- 7:35just
- 7:35weighed
- 7:35something
- 7:36really
- 7:36heavily
- 7:37and
- 7:37I've
- 7:37got
- 7:37Chris
- 7:37Johnson
- 7:38at
- 7:38number
- 7:38five,
- 7:39drafted
- 7:40in
- 7:402008,
- 7:41running
- 7:41back
- 7:41for
- 7:42the
- 7:42Titans.
- 7:43The
- 7:43negative
- 7:44we'll
- 7:44start
- 7:45with
- 7:45is
- 7:45his
- 7:45career
- 7:46was
- 7:46over
- 7:46in
- 7:47a
- 7:47flash.
- 7:47It
- 7:48was.
- 7:48He
- 7:48went
- 7:49downhill.
- 7:49We
- 7:50talk
- 7:50about
- 7:50the
- 7:50short
- 7:50life
- 7:51of
- 7:51a
- 7:51running
- 7:51back
- 7:51a
- 7:52lot
- 7:52and
- 7:52he
- 7:52would
- 7:53be
- 7:53the
- 7:53ultimate
- 7:53example
- 7:54of
- 7:54that.
- 7:54He
- 7:54played
- 7:5410
- 7:55years,
- 7:56but
- 7:56he
- 7:56only
- 7:56had
- 7:5618
- 7:57starts
- 7:58over
- 7:58his
- 7:59last
- 7:59four
- 7:59full
- 8:00seasons.
- 8:01So
- 8:02he
- 8:02wasn't
- 8:02a
- 8:02factor
- 8:03at
- 8:03the
- 8:03end.
- 8:04But
- 8:04he
- 8:05perhaps
- 8:05had
- 8:05the
- 8:06best
- 8:06three
- 8:06year
- 8:07start
- 8:07for
- 8:08any
- 8:08running
- 8:08back
- 8:09in
- 8:09the
- 8:09history
- 8:09of
- 8:10the
- 8:10NFL.
- 8:10Like
- 8:11literally
- 8:11he
- 8:11had
- 8:12over
- 8:124,500
- 8:13yards
- 8:13those
- 8:14first
- 8:14three
- 8:14years.
- 8:15He
- 8:15had
- 8:15a
- 8:152,000
- 8:16yard
- 8:16season,
- 8:17which
- 8:17of
- 8:17course
- 8:17is
- 8:17an
- 8:18ultimate
- 8:18benchmark
- 8:19for
- 8:19that
- 8:20position.
- 8:21And
- 8:21then
- 8:21the
- 8:21next
- 8:22three
- 8:22years
- 8:22after
- 8:22that
- 8:22he
- 8:23did
- 8:23eclipse
- 8:231000
- 8:25in
- 8:25each
- 8:25of
- 8:25those.
- 8:25So
- 8:25his
- 8:26first
- 8:26six
- 8:26years,
- 8:27he
- 8:27was
- 8:27over
- 8:28a
- 8:28thousand
- 8:28each
- 8:29year.
- 8:29And
- 8:30then
- 8:30after
- 8:30that
- 8:30everything
- 8:31slipped.
- 8:31His
- 8:32yards
- 8:32per
- 8:32carry,
- 8:33everything
- 8:33went
- 8:33downhill
- 8:34and
- 8:34he
- 8:34was
- 8:35kind
- 8:35of
- 8:35a
- 8:35non
- 8:35factor
- 8:36in
- 8:36the
- 8:36league
- 8:37fairly
- 8:37quickly.
- 8:38But
- 8:39he,
- 8:39for
- 8:39a
- 8:39couple
- 8:40years
- 8:40there,
- 8:40you
- 8:40may
- 8:40have
- 8:40argued
- 8:41he
- 8:41was
- 8:41the
- 8:41best
- 8:41player
- 8:41in
- 8:41the
- 8:41NFL.
- 8:42Yeah,
- 8:43he
- 8:43was
- 8:43definitely.
- 8:44The
- 8:45dude
- 8:45had
- 8:45some
- 8:45wheels
- 8:46that
- 8:46were
- 8:46on
- 8:46fire
- 8:46because
- 8:47I
- 8:47just
- 8:47remember
- 8:48the
- 8:48speed
- 8:48of
- 8:48that
- 8:49guy.
- 8:49And
- 8:49I
- 8:50think,
- 8:50you
- 8:50know,
- 8:50he
- 8:51wasn't
- 8:51like
- 8:51a
- 8:51tremendously
- 8:52big
- 8:52back.
- 8:53He
- 8:53wasn't
- 8:54super
- 8:54tiny
- 8:54either.
- 8:55But
- 8:56you
- 8:56know,
- 8:56Cedar,
- 8:56think
- 8:57about
- 8:57how
- 8:57they
- 8:57were
- 8:57running
- 8:58them.
- 8:58They
- 8:58were
- 8:58running
- 8:58them,
- 8:59you
- 8:59know,
- 9:00a
- 9:00lot
- 9:00of
- 9:00B
- 9:01gap
- 9:01and
- 9:02stuff.
- 9:02You
- 9:02know,
- 9:02the
- 9:03zone
- 9:03blocking
- 9:04was
- 9:04just
- 9:04starting
- 9:04to
- 9:05come
- 9:05in.
- 9:05So
- 9:06he's
- 9:06running
- 9:06through
- 9:07between
- 9:07the
- 9:07big
- 9:07guys
- 9:08and
- 9:09that
- 9:09takes
- 9:09a
- 9:09toll
- 9:10on
- 9:10a
- 9:10body.
- 9:10You
- 9:11know,
- 9:11when
- 9:11you're,
- 9:11when
- 9:11you're
- 9:12giving
- 9:12up,
- 9:12you
- 9:12know,
- 9:12150
- 9:13pounds
- 9:13of
- 9:13these
- 9:14guys
- 9:14and
- 9:14you're
- 9:15fast,
- 9:15you
- 9:15know,
- 9:15you
- 9:16take
- 9:16away
- 9:16your
- 9:16speed,
- 9:17that
- 9:18does
- 9:19a
- 9:19lot
- 9:19to
- 9:19your
- 9:19career.
- 9:21And
- 9:21we've
- 9:21seen
- 9:21it,
- 9:21we've
- 9:22seen
- 9:22it
- 9:22with
- 9:22that
- 9:22position
- 9:22a
- 9:23lot.
- 9:23And
- 9:23you
- 9:23know
- 9:23the
- 9:23Titans,
- 9:25Eddie
- 9:25George,
- 9:26Chris
- 9:26Johnson
- 9:26and
- 9:27Derrick
- 9:27Henry
- 9:28since
- 9:28moving
- 9:29to
- 9:29Tennessee.
- 9:29So
- 9:29we're
- 9:30talking
- 9:30three
- 9:31legit,
- 9:31all
- 9:32time
- 9:32great
- 9:33running
- 9:33backs
- 9:34to
- 9:35play
- 9:35in
- 9:35the
- 9:35Titans.
- 9:35So
- 9:35it's
- 9:35been
- 9:36a
- 9:36rich
- 9:36tradition
- 9:37for
- 9:37them.
- 9:38Yeah,
- 9:38most
- 9:39definitely.
- 9:39But
- 9:39the
- 9:40other
- 9:40thing
- 9:40with
- 9:41Johnson
- 9:42is
- 9:42there
- 9:43seemed
- 9:43to
- 9:43be
- 9:43like
- 9:44right
- 9:44when
- 9:44he
- 9:44had
- 9:44his
- 9:44big
- 9:45payday,
- 9:46that's
- 9:46when
- 9:46his
- 9:46career
- 9:47started
- 9:47falling.
- 9:47So
- 9:48maybe
- 9:48his
- 9:48pockets
- 9:49were
- 9:49way
- 9:49down
- 9:50with
- 9:50too
- 9:50much
- 9:50money.
- 9:50Maybe
- 9:51you
- 9:51just
- 9:51never
- 9:51know
- 9:51some
- 9:52guys.
- 9:52That
- 9:52does
- 9:52happen
- 9:53to
- 9:53some
- 9:53guys.
- 9:53I
- 9:53would
- 9:54like
- 9:54to
- 9:54think
- 9:54it
- 9:54was
- 9:55more
- 9:55of
- 9:55the
- 9:55positional
- 9:56just
- 9:56taking
- 9:57the
- 9:57beating.
- 9:57And
- 9:57like
- 9:57you
- 9:57say,
- 9:58you
- 9:58lose
- 9:58that
- 9:58step
- 9:58at
- 9:59that
- 9:59position,
- 9:59it's
- 9:59hard
- 10:00to
- 10:00make
- 10:00up
- 10:00for
- 10:00it.
- 10:01But
- 10:02you
- 10:02never
- 10:02know.
- 10:03You
- 10:03could
- 10:03get
- 10:03a
- 10:03little
- 10:03fat
- 10:04and
- 10:04happy
- 10:04too.
- 10:04That's
- 10:05definitely
- 10:05possible.
- 10:05Could
- 10:06be.
- 10:06All
- 10:06right,
- 10:07so
- 10:07who
- 10:07do
- 10:07you
- 10:07have
- 10:07at
- 10:07number
- 10:07four?
- 10:08Same
- 10:08position,
- 10:09almost
- 10:09the
- 10:10opposite
- 10:11kind
- 10:11of
- 10:11career
- 10:12and
- 10:12player.
- 10:13This
- 10:13would
- 10:14be
- 10:14Stephen
- 10:14Jackson,
- 10:15running
- 10:16back,
- 10:16drafted
- 10:16in
- 10:172004
- 10:17by
- 10:18the
- 10:18Rams.
- 10:18He,
- 10:19he
- 10:19was,
- 10:19he
- 10:20was,
- 10:20he
- 10:21never
- 10:21had
- 10:21like
- 10:21an
- 10:22explosive,
- 10:23unreal
- 10:24season
- 10:24like
- 10:25Chris
- 10:25Johnson
- 10:25did,
- 10:26but
- 10:27eight
- 10:28straight
- 10:28thousand
- 10:29yard
- 10:29seasons
- 10:31and
- 10:32you
- 10:32know,
- 10:32he
- 10:33was
- 10:33in
- 10:33the
- 10:33post
- 10:34greatest
- 10:34show
- 10:34on
- 10:34turf
- 10:35era
- 10:35for
- 10:35the
- 10:35Rams.
- 10:36So
- 10:36I
- 10:36think
- 10:36sometimes
- 10:37people
- 10:37get
- 10:37that
- 10:37confused
- 10:38like
- 10:38he
- 10:38was
- 10:38the
- 10:39running
- 10:39back
- 10:39for
- 10:39those
- 10:39teams.
- 10:40He
- 10:40wasn't
- 10:41this
- 10:41was
- 10:41like
- 10:41Post
- 10:42Warner,
- 10:42the
- 10:43Mark
- 10:43Bulger
- 10:44teams,
- 10:44when
- 10:44the
- 10:44Rams
- 10:45were
- 10:45good
- 10:46but
- 10:46no
- 10:46longer
- 10:47great
- 10:48and
- 10:48they
- 10:48ran
- 10:48the
- 10:49ball
- 10:49a
- 10:49whole
- 10:49lot
- 10:50more.
- 10:50He
- 10:51also
- 10:51was
- 10:51a
- 10:51very
- 10:51good
- 10:51receiver.
- 10:52He
- 10:52had
- 10:5290
- 10:52catches
- 10:53in
- 10:532006,
- 10:54just
- 10:54as
- 10:54an
- 10:54example.
- 10:55And
- 10:56when
- 10:56I
- 10:56looked
- 10:56at
- 10:56his
- 10:57numbers
- 10:57and
- 10:57everything,
- 10:57he's
- 10:57just
- 10:58very,
- 10:59very
- 10:59steady.
- 11:00Just,
- 11:01you
- 11:01know,
- 11:01eight
- 11:02years
- 11:02in
- 11:02a
- 11:02row.
- 11:03Going
- 11:03for
- 11:031,000
- 11:03yards
- 11:04is
- 11:04rare
- 11:05and
- 11:07worthy
- 11:07of
- 11:07this
- 11:08list
- 11:08and
- 11:08worthy
- 11:09of
- 11:09being
- 11:09ahead
- 11:09of
- 11:09Johnson
- 11:10because
- 11:10of
- 11:11that
- 11:11longevity.
- 11:12Yeah,
- 11:13he
- 11:13was
- 11:13just,
- 11:14he
- 11:14was
- 11:14almost
- 11:14like
- 11:15a
- 11:15beast
- 11:15mode
- 11:16before
- 11:16beast
- 11:16mode.
- 11:17You
- 11:17know,
- 11:17he
- 11:18was
- 11:18really
- 11:18tough
- 11:19in
- 11:19between
- 11:20the
- 11:20tackles
- 11:20and
- 11:21just
- 11:21gained
- 11:22those
- 11:22tough
- 11:22yards
- 11:23for
- 11:23you.
- 11:23But
- 11:24very
- 11:24steady,
- 11:25very
- 11:25consistent
- 11:26and
- 11:26really,
- 11:27really
- 11:27good
- 11:27back
- 11:27for
- 11:28the
- 11:28Rams.
- 11:28Yep.
- 11:29And
- 11:29now
- 11:30as
- 11:30we
- 11:30get
- 11:30into
- 11:30the
- 11:30top
- 11:30three,
- 11:31now
- 11:31we
- 11:31start
- 11:31talking
- 11:31Canton.
- 11:33So
- 11:33one
- 11:34of
- 11:34these
- 11:34guys
- 11:34is
- 11:34already
- 11:34there.
- 11:35The
- 11:35next,
- 11:35the
- 11:36other
- 11:36two
- 11:36will
- 11:36be.
- 11:37My
- 11:37number
- 11:37three
- 11:38guy
- 11:38will
- 11:38be
- 11:38in
- 11:38Canton
- 11:39someday.
- 11:40That
- 11:40is
- 11:40Cam
- 11:40Jordan,
- 11:41drafted
- 11:42in
- 11:422011
- 11:43by
- 11:43the
- 11:43Saints.
- 11:44He
- 11:44is
- 11:44still
- 11:44going,
- 11:45kind
- 11:45of
- 11:45going
- 11:45strong.
- 11:46You
- 11:47know,
- 11:47he's
- 11:47a
- 11:47legacy
- 11:48player.
- 11:48You
- 11:48know,
- 11:48his
- 11:49dad
- 11:49Steve
- 11:50played
- 11:50tight
- 11:50end
- 11:51in
- 11:51the
- 11:51NFL
- 11:51for
- 11:51a
- 11:52number
- 11:52of
- 11:52years.
- 11:53And
- 11:53Cam,
- 11:5415
- 11:55seasons
- 11:55and
- 11:55counting,
- 11:56he's
- 11:56missed
- 11:57a
- 11:57couple
- 11:57of
- 11:57games,
- 11:58but
- 11:58I
- 11:58think
- 11:58that's
- 11:59literally
- 11:59it
- 12:00like
- 12:00a
- 12:00couple
- 12:00games
- 12:01in
- 12:0115
- 12:01years.
- 12:02And
- 12:03one
- 12:03thing
- 12:03I
- 12:04really
- 12:04love
- 12:04about
- 12:04Cam
- 12:05Jordan,
- 12:06many
- 12:06times
- 12:06in
- 12:06his
- 12:07career,
- 12:07Darren,
- 12:08he's
- 12:08led
- 12:08all
- 12:09defensive
- 12:09linemen
- 12:09in
- 12:10the
- 12:10NFL
- 12:10and
- 12:10snap
- 12:11count.
- 12:12So
- 12:12not
- 12:12only
- 12:13is
- 12:14he
- 12:14playing
- 12:15and
- 12:15starting
- 12:15these
- 12:15games,
- 12:16he's
- 12:16on
- 12:16the
- 12:16field
- 12:17all
- 12:17the
- 12:17time.
- 12:17He's
- 12:18not
- 12:18rotated
- 12:18out
- 12:19very
- 12:19often.
- 12:20He
- 12:20plays
- 12:21off,
- 12:21you
- 12:21know,
- 12:21three
- 12:22downs,
- 12:22four
- 12:22downs.
- 12:23Doesn't
- 12:23get
- 12:23a
- 12:23lot
- 12:23of
- 12:23breathers.
- 12:24He's
- 12:25had
- 12:25three
- 12:25all
- 12:25pro
- 12:25appearances.
- 12:26We
- 12:26always
- 12:26talk
- 12:27about
- 12:27that
- 12:27as
- 12:27being
- 12:27much
- 12:28more
- 12:28indicative
- 12:28of
- 12:29greatness
- 12:29than
- 12:29pro
- 12:30Bowls.
- 12:31He's
- 12:31had
- 12:31multiple
- 12:31pro
- 12:32bowls,
- 12:32of
- 12:32course,
- 12:33got
- 12:33132
- 12:34sacks,
- 12:35seven
- 12:35double
- 12:36digit
- 12:36sack
- 12:37seasons,
- 12:38including
- 12:39last
- 12:39year
- 12:39in
- 12:402025,
- 12:40he
- 12:40had
- 12:41a
- 12:4110,
- 12:41a
- 12:4210
- 12:42plus
- 12:42sack
- 12:42season.
- 12:43So,
- 12:43you
- 12:43know,
- 12:43you're
- 12:4415
- 12:44seasons
- 12:45into
- 12:45your
- 12:45career,
- 12:46you
- 12:46never
- 12:46come
- 12:46off
- 12:47the
- 12:47field.
- 12:47You're
- 12:48still
- 12:48getting
- 12:48double
- 12:48digit
- 12:49sacks.
- 12:49I
- 12:50will
- 12:50see
- 12:50you
- 12:50in
- 12:50your
- 12:50gold
- 12:51jacket.
- 12:52Yeah,
- 12:52that's
- 12:53really
- 12:53called
- 12:53taking
- 12:54care
- 12:54of
- 12:54your
- 12:54body
- 12:54through
- 12:55the
- 12:55years.
- 12:55You
- 12:55know,
- 12:56great,
- 12:56great
- 12:57physical
- 12:57specimen,
- 12:58great
- 12:58ball
- 12:58player
- 12:59and
- 13:00great
- 13:00guy.
- 13:01I
- 13:01mean
- 13:01especially
- 13:01a
- 13:02guy
- 13:02that's
- 13:02taken
- 13:03a
- 13:03beating
- 13:03in
- 13:03there
- 13:04with
- 13:04the
- 13:04big
- 13:04fellas.
- 13:05You
- 13:05know,
- 13:05every
- 13:06player,
- 13:06you're
- 13:06just
- 13:07getting.
- 13:07Beat
- 13:07on
- 13:07everything
- 13:08because
- 13:08you're
- 13:08right,
- 13:08he's,
- 13:09he's
- 13:09not
- 13:09a
- 13:09speed
- 13:09rusher.
- 13:10You
- 13:10know,
- 13:10he's
- 13:10not
- 13:11a,
- 13:11I
- 13:11mean
- 13:11he's,
- 13:12he
- 13:12plays
- 13:12on
- 13:12the
- 13:12edge,
- 13:12but
- 13:13he's
- 13:13not,
- 13:13he's
- 13:14not
- 13:14that
- 13:14typical.
- 13:14Like
- 13:15long,
- 13:15sleek.
- 13:16He.
- 13:17He
- 13:17can,
- 13:17he
- 13:17can
- 13:17do
- 13:17it
- 13:17all.
- 13:19A
- 13:19tremendous
- 13:19player
- 13:19and
- 13:20apparently
- 13:20a
- 13:20great
- 13:20guy
- 13:21and
- 13:22a
- 13:22legendary
- 13:23saint.
- 13:24So
- 13:25the
- 13:25gold
- 13:25will,
- 13:26will
- 13:26look
- 13:26good
- 13:27on
- 13:27him.
- 13:28Yeah,
- 13:28that's
- 13:28for
- 13:29sure.
- 13:29Good
- 13:29pick.
- 13:30Okay,
- 13:31so
- 13:31who
- 13:31do
- 13:31you
- 13:31have?
- 13:31A2.
- 13:32This
- 13:32is
- 13:32kind
- 13:33of
- 13:33fun
- 13:33because
- 13:34you
- 13:34could
- 13:35probably
- 13:35go
- 13:35back
- 13:35and
- 13:36forth
- 13:36on
- 13:36this
- 13:36one.
- 13:372.
- 13:38We
- 13:38could
- 13:38probably
- 13:39fight
- 13:39here
- 13:39all
- 13:39day.
- 13:40So
- 13:40I
- 13:40kind
- 13:40of
- 13:41flipped
- 13:41a
- 13:41coin,
- 13:41but
- 13:41I
- 13:41actually,
- 13:42I
- 13:42have
- 13:42a
- 13:42reason.
- 13:43I
- 13:43have
- 13:43a
- 13:43reason.
- 13:44So
- 13:44my
- 13:44number
- 13:45two
- 13:45is
- 13:45Aaron
- 13:46Rodgers,
- 13:47drafted
- 13:47in
- 13:472005,
- 13:48of
- 13:48course,
- 13:49by
- 13:49the,
- 13:50by
- 13:50the
- 13:51Packers.
- 13:52I
- 13:52don't
- 13:52have
- 13:52any
- 13:52notes
- 13:53for
- 13:53Aaron
- 13:53Rodgers
- 13:53because
- 13:54I
- 13:54don't
- 13:54think
- 13:54anybody
- 13:54needs
- 13:55me
- 13:55to
- 13:56tell
- 13:56you
- 13:56about
- 13:56him
- 13:57or
- 13:57point
- 13:57anything
- 13:58out
- 13:58about
- 13:59Aaron
- 13:59Rodgers
- 14:00that
- 14:00you
- 14:00don't
- 14:00already
- 14:01know.
- 14:02If
- 14:03we're
- 14:03talking
- 14:03very,
- 14:04very
- 14:04broad
- 14:04and
- 14:05big
- 14:05picture
- 14:05here,
- 14:06I
- 14:06suppose
- 14:07if
- 14:07you're
- 14:07going
- 14:07to
- 14:07try
- 14:07to
- 14:08poke
- 14:08any
- 14:08holes
- 14:08in
- 14:09his
- 14:09career,
- 14:09it
- 14:10would
- 14:10be.
- 14:10There
- 14:11have
- 14:11been
- 14:11some
- 14:11postseason
- 14:12disappointments,
- 14:13not
- 14:14necessarily
- 14:15that
- 14:15fall
- 14:15back
- 14:15on
- 14:16him
- 14:16because
- 14:16he's
- 14:16had
- 14:16some
- 14:17bad
- 14:17luck.
- 14:17Some.
- 14:18The
- 14:18defense,
- 14:19you
- 14:19know,
- 14:19he's
- 14:19had
- 14:19that,
- 14:20that
- 14:20shootout
- 14:21in
- 14:21Arizona,
- 14:21they
- 14:21lost
- 14:22when
- 14:22you
- 14:22can't
- 14:22really
- 14:22blame
- 14:23him.
- 14:23You
- 14:24had
- 14:24the,
- 14:24the
- 14:24choke
- 14:24job
- 14:25in
- 14:25Seattle
- 14:25in
- 14:25the
- 14:26NFC
- 14:26Championship
- 14:26game,
- 14:27but
- 14:27there,
- 14:27there
- 14:28were
- 14:28a
- 14:28couple
- 14:28playoff
- 14:29games
- 14:29in
- 14:29there
- 14:29where
- 14:29their
- 14:30offense
- 14:30struggled
- 14:30a
- 14:30little
- 14:30bit.
- 14:31So
- 14:31if
- 14:31you're
- 14:32squinting
- 14:32really
- 14:33hard
- 14:33to,
- 14:34to
- 14:34poke
- 14:34any
- 14:34holes
- 14:35in
- 14:35Roger's
- 14:35career,
- 14:36I
- 14:36guess
- 14:36you
- 14:36can
- 14:36maybe
- 14:37find
- 14:38some.
- 14:38But
- 14:38in
- 14:38my
- 14:39opinion,
- 14:40I
- 14:41don't
- 14:41have
- 14:41him
- 14:41in
- 14:41the
- 14:41top
- 14:42five
- 14:42quarterbacks
- 14:43of
- 14:43all
- 14:43time,
- 14:43but
- 14:44I
- 14:44do
- 14:44have
- 14:44him
- 14:45number
- 14:45one
- 14:45as
- 14:46a
- 14:46thrower
- 14:46of
- 14:47the
- 14:47football,
- 14:47maybe
- 14:48even
- 14:48ahead.
- 14:48The
- 14:49only
- 14:49other
- 14:49one
- 14:49I
- 14:49could
- 14:49think
- 14:49of
- 14:49was
- 14:50Marino,
- 14:50but
- 14:51I
- 14:51think
- 14:51I
- 14:51have
- 14:51Rogers
- 14:52number
- 14:52one
- 14:53and
- 14:53just
- 14:53pure
- 14:54accuracy
- 14:55and
- 14:55throwing
- 14:56a
- 14:56football.
- 14:57Yeah,
- 14:58I
- 14:58mean,
- 14:59I
- 14:59appreciated
- 15:00him
- 15:00before,
- 15:00but
- 15:01seeing
- 15:02him
- 15:02play
- 15:02for,
- 15:02for
- 15:02my
- 15:03team
- 15:03last
- 15:03season,
- 15:04the
- 15:04guy
- 15:05has
- 15:05got
- 15:06it
- 15:06all
- 15:06going
- 15:06on
- 15:06between
- 15:07the
- 15:07years,
- 15:07too,
- 15:07because
- 15:08he
- 15:08has
- 15:09got
- 15:09be
- 15:09one
- 15:10of
- 15:10the
- 15:10most
- 15:10intellectual
- 15:11quarterbacks
- 15:12in
- 15:12the
- 15:12line.
- 15:12You
- 15:12know,
- 15:13save
- 15:13Tom
- 15:14Brady
- 15:14that
- 15:15has
- 15:15ever
- 15:15played
- 15:15the
- 15:16game.
- 15:16When
- 15:16you're,
- 15:17when
- 15:17you're
- 15:17doing
- 15:17the
- 15:18hard
- 15:18counts
- 15:18and
- 15:18you're,
- 15:19you
- 15:19know,
- 15:20you
- 15:20know,
- 15:20just
- 15:21all
- 15:21the
- 15:21little
- 15:21stuff,
- 15:22you
- 15:22know,
- 15:22not
- 15:22taking
- 15:22timeouts
- 15:23when
- 15:23coaches
- 15:23are
- 15:24telling
- 15:24you
- 15:24to
- 15:24take
- 15:24timeouts
- 15:25because
- 15:25it's
- 15:25just
- 15:25a
- 15:25dumb
- 15:26idea
- 15:26and
- 15:27just
- 15:27all
- 15:27kinds
- 15:28of
- 15:28stuff
- 15:28that
- 15:28he's
- 15:29doing.
- 15:29Smart
- 15:30passing,
- 15:31but
- 15:31yeah,
- 15:32he
- 15:32can
- 15:32definitely
- 15:33spin
- 15:33a
- 15:33ball
- 15:33and
- 15:34put
- 15:34it
- 15:34in
- 15:34really
- 15:34tight
- 15:35places
- 15:35that
- 15:35most
- 15:36humans
- 15:36would
- 15:36never
- 15:37think
- 15:37about
- 15:37throwing
- 15:38to.
- 15:38Yeah,
- 15:38he's,
- 15:39he's.
- 15:39I
- 15:39mean,
- 15:40what
- 15:40are
- 15:40you
- 15:40going
- 15:40to
- 15:40say?
- 15:41That
- 15:41when
- 15:42I
- 15:42think
- 15:42of
- 15:42Rogers,
- 15:42I
- 15:43Probably
- 15:43always
- 15:43think
- 15:44of
- 15:44that
- 15:44three
- 15:44throw
- 15:45in
- 15:45Dallas
- 15:45in
- 15:45the
- 15:46playoff
- 15:46game
- 15:46on
- 15:46the
- 15:46sideline.
- 15:47That's
- 15:48the
- 15:48one
- 15:48that
- 15:49sticks
- 15:49out
- 15:49to
- 15:49me
- 15:49because
- 15:50that
- 15:50right
- 15:50there
- 15:51is
- 15:51like
- 15:51no
- 15:51one
- 15:52else
- 15:52maybe
- 15:53in
- 15:53the
- 15:53history
- 15:53of
- 15:54the
- 15:54NFL
- 15:55could
- 15:55do
- 15:56that.
- 15:56You
- 15:56know
- 15:57what
- 15:57I
- 15:57mean?
- 15:58In
- 15:58terms
- 15:58of
- 15:58the.
- 15:59How
- 15:59long
- 15:59that
- 15:59throw
- 16:00was,
- 16:00how
- 16:00accurate
- 16:01it
- 16:01was
- 16:02kind
- 16:03of
- 16:03on
- 16:03the
- 16:03move.
- 16:03It's
- 16:04just
- 16:04unbelievable.
- 16:05So
- 16:05just
- 16:05an
- 16:06incredible
- 16:06talent,
- 16:07an
- 16:07interesting
- 16:08guy
- 16:10playing.
- 16:10Played
- 16:10in
- 16:10an
- 16:10iconic
- 16:11venue
- 16:12for
- 16:12so
- 16:12long
- 16:14and
- 16:15played
- 16:15for
- 16:15a
- 16:15very,
- 16:16very
- 16:16long
- 16:16time.
- 16:17So
- 16:17how
- 16:17could
- 16:17you
- 16:18possibly
- 16:18not
- 16:18have
- 16:18that
- 16:19guy,
- 16:19number
- 16:19one,
- 16:19Ed,
- 16:20right?
- 16:20Yeah,
- 16:21that's.
- 16:21That's
- 16:21true.
- 16:22And
- 16:22he's
- 16:22also
- 16:22the
- 16:23master
- 16:23of
- 16:23the
- 16:23off
- 16:24season
- 16:24drama
- 16:25as
- 16:25I
- 16:25think
- 16:25we're
- 16:26starting
- 16:26to
- 16:26see
- 16:26again
- 16:27this
- 16:27year.
- 16:27Yes,
- 16:28he,
- 16:28he
- 16:28enjoys
- 16:29the
- 16:29spotlight.
- 16:30I
- 16:30think
- 16:30we,
- 16:30I
- 16:30think
- 16:30he
- 16:31likes
- 16:31to
- 16:31hear
- 16:31himself
- 16:31talk.
- 16:32I
- 16:32think
- 16:32we
- 16:32can
- 16:32all
- 16:33agree
- 16:33with
- 16:33that.
- 16:34Now,
- 16:34number
- 16:35one,
- 16:35though
- 16:37is
- 16:37a
- 16:37guy
- 16:37that
- 16:37was
- 16:37actually
- 16:38kind
- 16:38of
- 16:38quiet,
- 16:38I
- 16:38think
- 16:39actually.
- 16:40But
- 16:41perhaps
- 16:41the
- 16:41greatest
- 16:42safety
- 16:42to
- 16:42ever
- 16:43live
- 16:44and
- 16:44that
- 16:44is
- 16:45Ed
- 16:45reed,
- 16:45drafted
- 16:46in
- 16:462002
- 16:47by
- 16:48the
- 16:48Ravens.
- 16:50Nine
- 16:50all
- 16:50pros.
- 16:51That's
- 16:51insane.
- 16:52He
- 16:52has
- 16:52the
- 16:53most
- 16:53all
- 16:53time
- 16:53interception
- 16:54return
- 16:54yards
- 16:55and
- 16:56he
- 16:56has
- 16:56the
- 16:56most
- 16:57all
- 16:57time
- 16:57postseason
- 16:58interceptions.
- 17:00And
- 17:01the
- 17:01reason
- 17:01I
- 17:01point
- 17:01that
- 17:02out
- 17:02is
- 17:02because
- 17:02Reed
- 17:03was
- 17:03so,
- 17:03so
- 17:04tough
- 17:04and
- 17:04good
- 17:05and
- 17:05physical
- 17:06against
- 17:06the
- 17:07run
- 17:08and
- 17:08he
- 17:08was
- 17:08a
- 17:09playmaker
- 17:09and
- 17:10he
- 17:10was
- 17:10a
- 17:10big
- 17:11game
- 17:12player.
- 17:12And
- 17:13the
- 17:13main
- 17:13reason
- 17:13that
- 17:14I've
- 17:14got
- 17:14Reed
- 17:15over
- 17:15Rogers
- 17:16and
- 17:16it
- 17:16was
- 17:16the
- 17:16only
- 17:17way
- 17:17I
- 17:17could
- 17:17weigh
- 17:17it
- 17:17out
- 17:18was
- 17:18on
- 17:19the
- 17:19all
- 17:19time
- 17:20safety
- 17:20list.
- 17:21I
- 17:21would
- 17:22have
- 17:22Ed
- 17:22Reed
- 17:23a
- 17:23little
- 17:23higher
- 17:23than
- 17:24I
- 17:24would
- 17:24have
- 17:24Rodgers
- 17:25on
- 17:25the
- 17:25all
- 17:26time
- 17:26quarterback
- 17:27list.
- 17:27I
- 17:28think
- 17:28you
- 17:28could
- 17:28definitely
- 17:29make
- 17:29the
- 17:29argument
- 17:30that
- 17:30Ed
- 17:30Reed
- 17:30is
- 17:30the
- 17:31best
- 17:31safety
- 17:32in
- 17:32the
- 17:32history
- 17:32of
- 17:32the
- 17:32NFL.
- 17:33The
- 17:33only
- 17:34thing
- 17:34about
- 17:34Reed
- 17:35would
- 17:35be
- 17:35his
- 17:36career
- 17:36wasn't
- 17:36super
- 17:37long.
- 17:38It
- 17:38wasn't,
- 17:38you
- 17:38know,
- 17:38he
- 17:39didn't
- 17:39have
- 17:39one
- 17:39of
- 17:39those
- 17:4018,
- 17:4019
- 17:40year
- 17:41careers.
- 17:41It
- 17:42was
- 17:42more
- 17:42of
- 17:42like
- 17:42that
- 17:4210
- 17:43to
- 17:4312
- 17:43year
- 17:43window.
- 17:44But
- 17:44that's
- 17:45enough
- 17:45for
- 17:45me.
- 17:47Yeah,
- 17:47well,
- 17:47I
- 17:48would
- 17:48debate
- 17:48he's
- 17:48the
- 17:48best
- 17:49safety
- 17:49because
- 17:49I
- 17:49think
- 17:50a
- 17:50guy
- 17:51that
- 17:51played
- 17:51parallel
- 17:51in
- 17:52the
- 17:52same
- 17:52division
- 17:52with
- 17:52them,
- 17:53I
- 17:53might
- 17:53argue
- 17:54he
- 17:54might
- 17:54be
- 17:54better
- 17:55than
- 17:55maybe
- 17:55I
- 17:56compared
- 17:56him.
- 17:56I
- 17:56did
- 17:57them
- 17:57side
- 17:57by
- 17:57side
- 17:58with
- 17:58Paul
- 17:58Malu.
- 17:59I
- 17:59did
- 17:59that.
- 18:00And
- 18:01there's
- 18:01Reed
- 18:02wins
- 18:02in
- 18:02pretty
- 18:03much
- 18:03all
- 18:03of
- 18:03the
- 18:03analytical
- 18:04categories.
- 18:05Anything
- 18:06that
- 18:06you
- 18:06can
- 18:07measure
- 18:08reads
- 18:08above,
- 18:09including
- 18:10games
- 18:10played.
- 18:11And
- 18:12I
- 18:12thought
- 18:12Reed's
- 18:13career
- 18:13was
- 18:13almost
- 18:13like
- 18:14a
- 18:14tad
- 18:14short,
- 18:15but
- 18:15he
- 18:15played
- 18:15more
- 18:16than
- 18:16Palomalu
- 18:17did.
- 18:18That
- 18:18would,
- 18:19that's
- 18:19a
- 18:19very
- 18:19close
- 18:20battle,
- 18:21but
- 18:22I
- 18:22would
- 18:22have
- 18:22read
- 18:23ahead.
- 18:25Fair
- 18:25enough.
- 18:26I
- 18:26think
- 18:27Reed
- 18:27was
- 18:27a
- 18:27better
- 18:27ball
- 18:28hawk
- 18:29and
- 18:29he
- 18:29stayed
- 18:29in
- 18:30single
- 18:30position,
- 18:31Palomalo
- 18:32was
- 18:32a
- 18:33chess
- 18:33piece
- 18:33and
- 18:34changed
- 18:34way
- 18:35offenses
- 18:35had
- 18:36to
- 18:36play
- 18:36the
- 18:36game
- 18:37and
- 18:37you
- 18:37know,
- 18:38I
- 18:38think
- 18:39he
- 18:39was
- 18:39a
- 18:39little
- 18:39bit
- 18:39more
- 18:39versatile
- 18:40than
- 18:40Ed
- 18:40Reed,
- 18:41but
- 18:41neither
- 18:42here.
- 18:42This
- 18:42is
- 18:42Ed
- 18:43Reed
- 18:43Spotlight.
- 18:43You
- 18:44pick
- 18:44him
- 18:44number
- 18:44one,
- 18:44and
- 18:44I
- 18:45think
- 18:45that's
- 18:45a
- 18:45good
- 18:46selection.
- 18:46I,
- 18:46I
- 18:47like
- 18:47how
- 18:47you've
- 18:47chose
- 18:47him
- 18:48over
- 18:48Rogers.
- 18:49I
- 18:49think
- 18:49that's
- 18:49fair
- 18:50the
- 18:50way
- 18:50you
- 18:50did
- 18:51that.
- 18:51And
- 18:52he
- 18:52is
- 18:52our
- 18:53only
- 18:54slot,
- 18:54number
- 18:5525,
- 18:55that
- 18:55has
- 18:55a
- 18:56gold
- 18:56jacket
- 18:56right
- 18:56now.
- 18:57So
- 18:58that
- 18:58gives
- 18:58him
- 18:58a
- 18:59little
- 18:59edge
- 18:59over
- 18:59Rogers.
- 18:59But
- 19:00Rogers,
- 19:00he'll
- 19:01be
- 19:01there.
- 19:01Rogers
- 19:02until
- 19:02five
- 19:02years
- 19:02away
- 19:03before
- 19:03he's
- 19:03even
- 19:03eligible.
- 19:04So,
- 19:04yeah,
- 19:04Rogers
- 19:05and
- 19:05Jordan
- 19:05will
- 19:05be
- 19:05there.
- 19:05Maybe
- 19:06they'll
- 19:06go
- 19:06at
- 19:06the
- 19:06same
- 19:06time
- 19:06if
- 19:06they
- 19:07retire
- 19:07on
- 19:07the
- 19:07same
- 19:07year.
- 19:08Yeah,
- 19:08that's
- 19:08true.
- 19:09That's
- 19:09true.
- 19:10Very
- 19:10true.
- 19:11All
- 19:11right,
- 19:11well,
- 19:11that's
- 19:11a
- 19:11pretty
- 19:12solid
- 19:12top
- 19:13five.
- 19:13I
- 19:13would,
- 19:14I'd
- 19:14take
- 19:14those
- 19:15five
- 19:15guys
- 19:15on
- 19:15my
- 19:16team
- 19:16any
- 19:16day
- 19:16and
- 19:17you
- 19:17know,
- 19:18I
- 19:18might
- 19:18take
- 19:18them
- 19:19now
- 19:19on
- 19:19my
- 19:19team.
- 19:20Yeah.
- 19:20Really?
- 19:20No
- 19:20kidding.
- 19:22So,
- 19:22yeah,
- 19:23that's,
- 19:23that's
- 19:23some
- 19:23really
- 19:24good
- 19:24pick
- 19:24in
- 19:24there.
- 19:25Yeah,
- 19:26there
- 19:26really
- 19:26is
- 19:27nobody
- 19:27before
- 19:281980
- 19:29to.
- 19:29That's
- 19:30really
- 19:30worth
- 19:30talking
- 19:30about,
- 19:30you
- 19:31know,
- 19:31except
- 19:31for
- 19:32Griffin,
- 19:32which
- 19:32we
- 19:33already
- 19:33had
- 19:33something
- 19:34to
- 19:34say
- 19:34about.
- 19:35Just
- 19:35sort
- 19:35of
- 19:36a
- 19:36ho
- 19:36hum,
- 19:37you
- 19:37know,
- 19:37pick
- 19:38before
- 19:381980.
- 19:39We
- 19:40do
- 19:40have
- 19:40some
- 19:41interesting
- 19:41statistics
- 19:42though,
- 19:43if
- 19:43you're
- 19:44thinking
- 19:44that
- 19:44maybe
- 19:45history
- 19:45might
- 19:45repeat
- 19:46itself
- 19:46and
- 19:46your
- 19:46team
- 19:47is
- 19:47picking
- 19:47and
- 19:48at
- 19:48number
- 19:4824.
- 19:49Well,
- 19:49defensive
- 19:50backs
- 19:50have
- 19:50gone
- 19:51more
- 19:52than
- 19:52any
- 19:52other
- 19:52position
- 19:5313
- 19:53times
- 19:54out
- 19:54of
- 19:54the
- 19:5490
- 19:55NFL
- 19:55drafts
- 19:56that
- 19:56we've
- 19:56had
- 19:56so
- 19:57far.
- 19:58And
- 19:59you
- 19:59know
- 19:59that
- 19:59that's
- 20:00the
- 20:00other
- 20:00thing
- 20:00is
- 20:01if
- 20:02you're
- 20:02looking
- 20:02for
- 20:02schools
- 20:03that
- 20:03might
- 20:03be
- 20:03selected.
- 20:04While
- 20:04the
- 20:04University
- 20:05of
- 20:05Pittsburgh
- 20:05and
- 20:06USC
- 20:06are
- 20:06tied
- 20:07as
- 20:07the
- 20:07most
- 20:08frequent
- 20:09school
- 20:10selected
- 20:10at
- 20:11this
- 20:11spot,
- 20:12each
- 20:12appearing
- 20:12four
- 20:13times,
- 20:14having
- 20:14one
- 20:14of
- 20:14their
- 20:14players
- 20:15drafted
- 20:15in
- 20:16number
- 20:1624
- 20:16slot.
- 20:17Go
- 20:17Panthers.
- 20:18Yeah.
- 20:19And
- 20:19Trojans.
- 20:20Okay,
- 20:21I
- 20:21guess
- 20:21that
- 20:21leads
- 20:21us
- 20:21to
- 20:22our
- 20:22draft
- 20:22stat
- 20:22of
- 20:23the
- 20:23day.
- 20:23And
- 20:23this
- 20:23is
- 20:24a
- 20:24kind
- 20:24of
- 20:24cool
- 20:25one.
- 20:25This
- 20:25is
- 20:25going
- 20:25all
- 20:26the
- 20:26way
- 20:26back
- 20:26to
- 20:26the
- 20:26first
- 20:27draft.
- 20:27There
- 20:28was
- 20:28absolutely
- 20:29not
- 20:29one
- 20:30scout
- 20:31on
- 20:31a
- 20:31team
- 20:32at
- 20:32the
- 20:32number
- 20:32at
- 20:33the
- 20:33first
- 20:33draft
- 20:33held.
- 20:341936.
- 20:35The
- 20:35inaugural
- 20:35NFL
- 20:36draft
- 20:36was
- 20:37a
- 20:37quiet
- 20:37affair
- 20:38in
- 20:38a
- 20:38hotel
- 20:38room
- 20:39and
- 20:39there
- 20:39was
- 20:40no
- 20:40cameras,
- 20:40really.
- 20:41Nobody
- 20:41even
- 20:41knew
- 20:41what
- 20:42was
- 20:42really
- 20:42going
- 20:42on.
- 20:42It
- 20:43was
- 20:43a,
- 20:43you
- 20:43know,
- 20:43it
- 20:44was
- 20:44kind
- 20:44of
- 20:44a
- 20:44new
- 20:45thing.
- 20:45I
- 20:45think
- 20:45no
- 20:46sport
- 20:46was
- 20:46doing
- 20:47any
- 20:47drafts.
- 20:47The
- 20:47NFL,
- 20:48I
- 20:48believe,
- 20:48was
- 20:48the
- 20:48first
- 20:49one
- 20:49to
- 20:49be
- 20:49doing
- 20:49that.
- 20:50And
- 20:51they
- 20:51made
- 20:51picks
- 20:51based
- 20:52on
- 20:52newspaper
- 20:53clippings
- 20:54and
- 20:55that's
- 20:55what
- 20:55they
- 20:55did.
- 20:56But
- 20:56this
- 20:56is
- 20:56the
- 20:56thing
- 20:57that's
- 20:57really
- 20:57going
- 20:57to
- 20:57blow
- 20:57your
- 20:58mind.
- 20:58There's
- 20:5881
- 20:59players
- 20:59drafted
- 21:00in
- 21:00the
- 21:00first
- 21:00draft,
- 21:01only
- 21:0124
- 21:02of
- 21:02them
- 21:02played
- 21:02in
- 21:03the
- 21:03NFL.
- 21:03All
- 21:04the
- 21:04rest
- 21:04of
- 21:04them,
- 21:04including
- 21:05the
- 21:05number
- 21:05one
- 21:05pick,
- 21:06the
- 21:06Heisman
- 21:07winner
- 21:07who
- 21:07was
- 21:07the
- 21:07very
- 21:08first
- 21:08Heisman.
- 21:09He
- 21:09was
- 21:09a
- 21:09very
- 21:09first
- 21:10NFL
- 21:10draft
- 21:10pick.
- 21:11And
- 21:11the
- 21:11very
- 21:11first
- 21:12Heisman
- 21:12winner
- 21:13was
- 21:13Jay
- 21:14Burwanger.
- 21:15Ended
- 21:15up
- 21:15going
- 21:15and
- 21:16becoming
- 21:17like
- 21:17a
- 21:17foam
- 21:17salesman
- 21:18or
- 21:18something
- 21:19instead
- 21:19of
- 21:19NFL.
- 21:20And
- 21:20he
- 21:20made
- 21:20a
- 21:20lot
- 21:21more
- 21:21money
- 21:21being
- 21:22a
- 21:22salesman
- 21:22than
- 21:23you
- 21:23would
- 21:23in
- 21:23the
- 21:23NFL
- 21:23in
- 21:231936.
- 21:25Right,
- 21:25probably.
- 21:25That.
- 21:26That
- 21:26makes
- 21:26sense.
- 21:27Now
- 21:27they
- 21:27got
- 21:27him
- 21:27hooked
- 21:27up
- 21:27to
- 21:28electrodes
- 21:28so
- 21:28they
- 21:29can
- 21:29like
- 21:29read
- 21:29their
- 21:29dreams
- 21:32before
- 21:32they
- 21:32make
- 21:33a
- 21:33pick.
- 21:33Yeah,
- 21:34yeah,
- 21:34that's
- 21:35come
- 21:35a
- 21:35long
- 21:35way.
- 21:36Yeah,
- 21:36it
- 21:36definitely
- 21:37has.
- 21:37So
- 21:37it'll
- 21:38be
- 21:38interesting
- 21:38to
- 21:39see
- 21:39who
- 21:39gets
- 21:40selected
- 21:40at
- 21:40the
- 21:4024
- 21:41pick
- 21:41this
- 21:41year
- 21:42and.
- 21:43But
- 21:43we're
- 21:43going
- 21:43to
- 21:43be
- 21:44coming
- 21:44back
- 21:44with
- 21:4423
- 21:45more
- 21:45days
- 21:46leading
- 21:47up
- 21:47to
- 21:47the
- 21:47draft
- 21:47and
- 21:48we'll
- 21:48be
- 21:48right
- 21:48here
- 21:49with
- 21:49you.
- 21:49Ed
- 21:49will
- 21:50talk
- 21:50to
- 21:50you
- 21:50tomorrow
- 21:51about
- 21:51slot
- 21:52number
- 21:5223.
- 21:52See
- 21:53you
- 21:53tomorrow,
- 21:53Dan.
- 21:55That's
- 21:55all
- 21:55the
- 21:55football
- 21:56history
- 21:56we
- 21:56have
- 21:56today,
- 21:57folks.
- 21:57Join
- 21:57us
- 21:57back
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- 22:02invite
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