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- 0:57Our
- 0:58question
- 0:58in
- 0:58this
- 0:58episode
- 0:59arises,
- 0:59is
- 0:59the
- 1:0016th
- 1:00overall
- 1:01pick
- 1:01in
- 1:01the
- 1:01NFL
- 1:01draft
- 1:02the
- 1:02greatest
- 1:03in
- 1:03history?
- 1:03It
- 1:04just
- 1:04might
- 1:04be
- 1:05because
- 1:05this
- 1:05is
- 1:06where
- 1:06the
- 1:06goat
- 1:06started
- 1:07his
- 1:07journey.
- 1:08In
- 1:081985,
- 1:09the
- 1:0949ers
- 1:10traded
- 1:10up
- 1:10to
- 1:1116
- 1:11to
- 1:11snag
- 1:11a
- 1:12receiver
- 1:12from
- 1:12Mississippi
- 1:13Valley
- 1:13State.
- 1:14The
- 1:14rest
- 1:15was
- 1:15history
- 1:15with
- 1:16three
- 1:16super
- 1:16bowl
- 1:17victories
- 1:17and
- 1:17every
- 1:18record
- 1:18in
- 1:18the
- 1:18book
- 1:18for
- 1:19receiver.
- 1:19But
- 1:19it's
- 1:20not
- 1:20just
- 1:20Jerry.
- 1:21Pick
- 1:2116
- 1:22gives
- 1:22us
- 1:22the
- 1:22fly
- 1:23in
- 1:23Hawaiian
- 1:24Troy
- 1:24Palomalo
- 1:25and
- 1:25a
- 1:25brick
- 1:25wall
- 1:26known
- 1:26as
- 1:26Zach
- 1:26Martin
- 1:27from
- 1:27the
- 1:28Canton
- 1:28locks
- 1:29to
- 1:29the
- 1:29greatest
- 1:29of
- 1:29all
- 1:30time.
- 1:30Let's
- 1:30look
- 1:30at
- 1:30the
- 1:30power
- 1:31of
- 1:3116.
- 1:32This
- 1:33is
- 1:33pigskin
- 1:34Dispatch
- 1:34and
- 1:34we
- 1:35are
- 1:35joined
- 1:35by
- 1:35our
- 1:35guest
- 1:36Ed
- 1:36Cleese
- 1:36who's
- 1:37on
- 1:37our
- 1:37journey
- 1:37of
- 1:38all
- 1:3832
- 1:39top
- 1:39picks
- 1:39in
- 1:39the
- 1:40NFL's
- 1:40history
- 1:41and
- 1:41all
- 1:41the
- 1:41legends
- 1:42that
- 1:42came
- 1:42with
- 1:42them.
- 1:43Pick
- 1:4316
- 1:44is
- 1:44here
- 1:44now.
- 1:45Hello,
- 1:45my
- 1:46football
- 1:46friends.
- 1:46We
- 1:46are
- 1:47in
- 1:47the
- 1:47middle
- 1:47of
- 1:47the
- 1:48draft.
- 1:49I'm
- 1:49sorry,
- 1:49we're
- 1:50in
- 1:50the
- 1:50middle
- 1:50of
- 1:50waiting
- 1:50for
- 1:50the
- 1:50draft.
- 1:51We
- 1:51are
- 1:5116
- 1:52days
- 1:52out
- 1:53for
- 1:53the
- 1:53draft
- 1:53in
- 1:54Pittsburgh.
- 1:54And
- 1:54join
- 1:55me
- 1:55today
- 1:55as
- 1:56we
- 1:56have
- 1:56been
- 1:56for
- 1:56the
- 1:56last
- 1:5716
- 1:58days
- 1:58is
- 1:58Ed
- 1:59Cleese
- 1:59as
- 2:00we're
- 2:00counting
- 2:00down
- 2:00the
- 2:01draft
- 2:01days
- 2:02with
- 2:02looking
- 2:03at
- 2:03the
- 2:03history
- 2:03of
- 2:03the
- 2:03draft.
- 2:03Ed,
- 2:04welcome
- 2:04back
- 2:04to
- 2:04the
- 2:04Pig
- 2:05pen.
- 2:05Hey,
- 2:05Darren,
- 2:05we're
- 2:06at
- 2:06the
- 2:06exact
- 2:06midway
- 2:07point.
- 2:07How
- 2:07are
- 2:07you
- 2:07tonight?
- 2:08We
- 2:08are
- 2:09at
- 2:09the
- 2:09midpoint.
- 2:09You
- 2:10are
- 2:10absolutely
- 2:10right.
- 2:11And
- 2:11it's,
- 2:11you
- 2:11know,
- 2:11halfway
- 2:12through
- 2:12that
- 2:12journey.
- 2:12It's
- 2:13been
- 2:13fun
- 2:13so
- 2:14far.
- 2:14It's
- 2:14only
- 2:15going
- 2:15to
- 2:15get
- 2:15better
- 2:15from
- 2:15here.
- 2:16We're
- 2:16climbing
- 2:17that
- 2:17mountain
- 2:17and
- 2:18get,
- 2:18getting
- 2:18some
- 2:18really
- 2:19outstanding
- 2:19players.
- 2:20We
- 2:20get
- 2:20to
- 2:20talk
- 2:20about
- 2:21as
- 2:21we.
- 2:21Go
- 2:21on
- 2:21here
- 2:22some
- 2:22big
- 2:22names
- 2:23coming
- 2:23up
- 2:23especially
- 2:24tonight.
- 2:24Yeah,
- 2:25definitely,
- 2:25you
- 2:26know,
- 2:2616th
- 2:27position
- 2:27in
- 2:28the
- 2:28draft.
- 2:28You
- 2:28know,
- 2:28it's
- 2:29middle
- 2:29of
- 2:29the
- 2:29pack.
- 2:30You
- 2:30know,
- 2:31it's,
- 2:31you
- 2:31know,
- 2:31the
- 2:32contenders
- 2:33are
- 2:34have
- 2:34already
- 2:34or,
- 2:35you
- 2:35know,
- 2:35we've
- 2:35already
- 2:35talked
- 2:36about
- 2:36all
- 2:36the
- 2:36contending
- 2:37teams
- 2:37from
- 2:37the
- 2:38previous
- 2:38season,
- 2:38how
- 2:39they
- 2:39drafted.
- 2:39Now
- 2:40we're
- 2:40getting
- 2:40into
- 2:40these,
- 2:41the
- 2:41bottom
- 2:41feeders
- 2:42of
- 2:42the
- 2:42league
- 2:42from
- 2:42the
- 2:43previous
- 2:43year.
- 2:44But
- 2:44the
- 2:44higher
- 2:44draft
- 2:45picks
- 2:45and
- 2:45the
- 2:45more
- 2:45marquee
- 2:46players
- 2:46in
- 2:47some
- 2:47cases
- 2:48and
- 2:48we
- 2:49got
- 2:49a
- 2:49lot
- 2:49to
- 2:49talk
- 2:49about.
- 2:50So
- 2:50why
- 2:50don't
- 2:50you
- 2:51give
- 2:51us
- 2:51your
- 2:51overview
- 2:52of
- 2:52pick
- 2:53number
- 2:5316
- 2:53history.
- 2:5416Th
- 2:55pick
- 2:55is
- 2:55a
- 2:56lot
- 2:56of
- 2:56haves
- 2:56and
- 2:57have
- 2:57nots.
- 2:58There
- 2:58is
- 2:58not
- 2:59as
- 2:59much
- 2:59middle
- 2:59ground
- 3:00as
- 3:00we've
- 3:00seen
- 3:00in
- 3:00some
- 3:00of
- 3:00these
- 3:01other
- 3:01picks.
- 3:01I
- 3:01didn't
- 3:01have
- 3:01a
- 3:01whole
- 3:02lot
- 3:02of
- 3:02guys
- 3:02that
- 3:02I
- 3:02was
- 3:03indifferent
- 3:03on.
- 3:04There
- 3:04were
- 3:04a
- 3:04lot
- 3:05of
- 3:05no
- 3:06names
- 3:06and
- 3:06busts
- 3:07and
- 3:07then
- 3:08some
- 3:09major
- 3:09heavy
- 3:09hitters
- 3:11at
- 3:11the
- 3:11top.
- 3:12So
- 3:12that's
- 3:12kind
- 3:13of
- 3:13the.
- 3:13We'll,
- 3:13we'll
- 3:13Start.
- 3:14I
- 3:14like
- 3:15to
- 3:15always
- 3:15start
- 3:15with,
- 3:15like,
- 3:15recent.
- 3:16And
- 3:16I'd
- 3:17say
- 3:17the
- 3:17last
- 3:1710
- 3:17years
- 3:18have
- 3:18not
- 3:18been
- 3:18pretty.
- 3:19I'd
- 3:20say
- 3:20we're
- 3:20tapping
- 3:20out
- 3:21at
- 3:21decent
- 3:22to
- 3:22slightly
- 3:23above
- 3:23average
- 3:23in
- 3:24recent
- 3:24years.
- 3:24So
- 3:2460.
- 3:25A
- 3:25little
- 3:25surprising.
- 3:26You
- 3:26know,
- 3:26we're
- 3:26mid.
- 3:27We're
- 3:27only
- 3:27halfway
- 3:28through
- 3:28the
- 3:28first
- 3:28round,
- 3:28and
- 3:29we're
- 3:29not.
- 3:29Teams
- 3:30aren't
- 3:30hitting
- 3:30very
- 3:30often
- 3:31recently.
- 3:32Like
- 3:32for
- 3:32example,
- 3:33my
- 3:33team,
- 3:33the
- 3:33commanders.
- 3:34In
- 3:342022,
- 3:36they
- 3:36took
- 3:36Johan
- 3:36Dotson.
- 3:37In
- 3:372023,
- 3:38they
- 3:38had
- 3:38the
- 3:3916th
- 3:39pick.
- 3:39Two
- 3:39years
- 3:39in
- 3:39a
- 3:40row,
- 3:40they
- 3:40took
- 3:40Emmanuel
- 3:41Forbes.
- 3:41Neither
- 3:42of
- 3:42them
- 3:42lasted
- 3:42more
- 3:43than
- 3:43two
- 3:43seasons
- 3:43on
- 3:44the
- 3:44team.
- 3:45And
- 3:45now
- 3:45they're
- 3:46both
- 3:46kind
- 3:46of
- 3:46struggling
- 3:46and
- 3:47being
- 3:47replaced
- 3:47at
- 3:47their
- 3:48next
- 3:48team,
- 3:48the
- 3:48Eagles
- 3:49and
- 3:49Rams,
- 3:49respectively.
- 3:50Now,
- 3:51Forbes
- 3:51bounced
- 3:51back
- 3:52a
- 3:52little
- 3:52bit
- 3:52and
- 3:52did
- 3:53have
- 3:53some
- 3:53moments
- 3:53for
- 3:53the
- 3:54Rams
- 3:54last
- 3:54year,
- 3:55but
- 3:56they
- 3:56spent
- 3:56a
- 3:56lot
- 3:56of
- 3:56money
- 3:57on
- 3:57corners
- 3:58this,
- 3:58this
- 3:59offseason,
- 3:59so
- 4:00there's
- 4:00just
- 4:01been
- 4:01a
- 4:01lot
- 4:01of
- 4:01that.
- 4:01And
- 4:03only
- 4:03two
- 4:03quarterbacks
- 4:04have
- 4:04been
- 4:04taken
- 4:05at
- 4:05this
- 4:06slot
- 4:06since
- 4:061980,
- 4:07and
- 4:08they
- 4:08are
- 4:08both
- 4:10massive
- 4:10busts.
- 4:11One
- 4:12would
- 4:12be
- 4:12EJ
- 4:12Manual,
- 4:13taken
- 4:13in
- 4:132013
- 4:14by
- 4:14the
- 4:14Bills.
- 4:16Career
- 4:16record
- 4:16of
- 4:176
- 4:17and
- 4:1712.
- 4:18So
- 4:18only
- 4:19started
- 4:1918
- 4:19games,
- 4:20only
- 4:21one
- 4:21third
- 4:21of
- 4:22them,
- 4:22and
- 4:22was
- 4:22out
- 4:23of
- 4:23the
- 4:23league.
- 4:23And
- 4:23then
- 4:23one
- 4:24that
- 4:24really
- 4:24stands
- 4:25out
- 4:25would
- 4:25be
- 4:26Dan
- 4:26McGuire.
- 4:28He
- 4:28went
- 4:282
- 4:29and
- 4:293
- 4:30in
- 4:30his
- 4:30career
- 4:30for
- 4:31the
- 4:31Seahawks.
- 4:31Drafted
- 4:32in,
- 4:32I
- 4:32think
- 4:321992.
- 4:34Two
- 4:34or
- 4:3591
- 4:35or
- 4:3592.
- 4:36I'm
- 4:36sorry.
- 4:37And
- 4:38two
- 4:38and
- 4:39three
- 4:39in
- 4:40his
- 4:40career,
- 4:40five
- 4:41career
- 4:41starts.
- 4:42That's
- 4:42really
- 4:42bad
- 4:43for
- 4:43the
- 4:4316th
- 4:43pick
- 4:43in
- 4:44the
- 4:44draft.
- 4:44He
- 4:44is
- 4:44the
- 4:45tallest
- 4:45quarterback
- 4:46in
- 4:46the
- 4:46history
- 4:46of
- 4:47the
- 4:47NFL
- 4:47at
- 4:476,
- 4:488.
- 4:48The
- 4:48brother
- 4:49of
- 4:49Mark
- 4:50McGuire,
- 4:50of
- 4:51course.
- 4:51And
- 4:52during
- 4:52my
- 4:52research,
- 4:53I
- 4:53found
- 4:53something
- 4:53really
- 4:53interesting.
- 4:54Chuck
- 4:55Knox
- 4:55was
- 4:55the
- 4:55coach
- 4:56of
- 4:56the
- 4:56Seahawks
- 4:56in
- 4:57the
- 4:57early
- 4:5790s,
- 4:58and
- 4:58he
- 4:59did
- 4:59not
- 5:00want
- 5:01McGuire.
- 5:02So
- 5:02this,
- 5:03I
- 5:03know
- 5:03this
- 5:03would
- 5:03have
- 5:03been
- 5:03the
- 5:0491
- 5:04draft
- 5:04because
- 5:04this
- 5:04answers
- 5:05my
- 5:05question.
- 5:05Do
- 5:06you
- 5:06have
- 5:06any
- 5:06idea
- 5:06who
- 5:07he
- 5:07may
- 5:07have
- 5:07wanted
- 5:08in
- 5:081991?
- 5:10Is
- 5:10the
- 5:10guy
- 5:11went
- 5:11in
- 5:11the
- 5:11second
- 5:11round.
- 5:131991.
- 5:14Boy,
- 5:14I'm.
- 5:14I'm
- 5:15drawing
- 5:15a
- 5:15blank.
- 5:15Who
- 5:15would
- 5:16even
- 5:16be.
- 5:17Chuck
- 5:17Knox
- 5:18desperately
- 5:18wanted
- 5:19to
- 5:19take
- 5:19a
- 5:19kid
- 5:19out
- 5:19of
- 5:19Southern
- 5:20Miss
- 5:20named
- 5:20Brett
- 5:20Favre.
- 5:22He
- 5:22was
- 5:23overruled
- 5:24by
- 5:24ownership
- 5:25in
- 5:25Seattle
- 5:26who
- 5:26insisted
- 5:26on
- 5:26McGuire.
- 5:28So
- 5:29it's
- 5:30funny
- 5:30how
- 5:30the
- 5:31balance
- 5:31of
- 5:31history
- 5:32can
- 5:32shift,
- 5:32you
- 5:33know,
- 5:33just
- 5:33like
- 5:33on
- 5:33a
- 5:33decision
- 5:34like
- 5:34that.
- 5:34You
- 5:35know
- 5:35how
- 5:35the.
- 5:36The
- 5:36trajectory
- 5:37of
- 5:37two
- 5:37franchises
- 5:38would
- 5:39have
- 5:39been
- 5:39so
- 5:39dramatically
- 5:40different
- 5:40had
- 5:41the
- 5:41owners
- 5:42just
- 5:42listened
- 5:42to
- 5:42the
- 5:43old
- 5:43coach
- 5:44on.
- 5:44On
- 5:44who
- 5:45to
- 5:45take
- 5:45a
- 5:45quarterback.
- 5:46Yeah.
- 5:47And
- 5:47meanwhile
- 5:47the.
- 5:49Well,
- 5:49they
- 5:49didn't
- 5:50get
- 5:50him
- 5:50in
- 5:50the
- 5:50draft,
- 5:50but
- 5:51the
- 5:51future
- 5:52coach,
- 5:53Mike
- 5:53Holmgren
- 5:54of
- 5:54the
- 5:54Seattle
- 5:55Seahawks
- 5:55was
- 5:55in
- 5:55Green
- 5:56Bay
- 5:56and
- 5:57eventually
- 5:57they
- 5:57would
- 5:57end
- 5:58up
- 5:58getting
- 5:58their
- 5:58hands
- 5:58on
- 5:58them
- 5:59from
- 5:59the
- 5:59Falcons.
- 6:00Right,
- 6:00exactly.
- 6:01And
- 6:01then.
- 6:01And
- 6:02then
- 6:02the
- 6:02busts
- 6:03were
- 6:03not
- 6:04exclusive
- 6:05to
- 6:05quarterbacks,
- 6:06Darren.
- 6:06We
- 6:06had
- 6:06lots
- 6:07of
- 6:07busts
- 6:07or
- 6:07near
- 6:07bust.
- 6:08I'm
- 6:08not
- 6:08going
- 6:08to
- 6:08name
- 6:08them
- 6:08all.
- 6:09I'm
- 6:09going
- 6:09to
- 6:10be
- 6:10really
- 6:10nice
- 6:11to
- 6:11leave
- 6:11some
- 6:11of
- 6:12the
- 6:12guys
- 6:12off
- 6:12of
- 6:13this
- 6:13list.
- 6:13We
- 6:14had
- 6:14Justin
- 6:14Harrell,
- 6:15who
- 6:15started.
- 6:15Only
- 6:16started
- 6:1614
- 6:16games
- 6:17in
- 6:17his
- 6:17career
- 6:17for
- 6:17the
- 6:18packers
- 6:18on
- 6:18defensive
- 6:18lineman
- 6:19Hartley
- 6:20Dykes
- 6:20in
- 6:201989
- 6:21by
- 6:21the
- 6:22Patriots,
- 6:22a
- 6:22receiver
- 6:22out
- 6:23of
- 6:23Oklahoma
- 6:23State.
- 6:24He
- 6:24was
- 6:24awesome
- 6:24in
- 6:25college
- 6:25and
- 6:25he
- 6:25was
- 6:25a
- 6:25little
- 6:26unfortunate
- 6:26his
- 6:27career
- 6:27was
- 6:27over
- 6:27after
- 6:27two
- 6:28years,
- 6:28pretty
- 6:28much
- 6:28due
- 6:29strictly
- 6:29to
- 6:29injuries.
- 6:30Had
- 6:30some
- 6:30real
- 6:31devastating
- 6:31knee.
- 6:32It's
- 6:32funny,
- 6:32we've
- 6:32seen
- 6:32a
- 6:33lot
- 6:33of
- 6:33that
- 6:33from
- 6:33the
- 6:33guys
- 6:33that
- 6:33were
- 6:34drafted,
- 6:34like
- 6:34in
- 6:34the
- 6:3480s
- 6:34and
- 6:3590s,
- 6:35like
- 6:36an
- 6:36early
- 6:36knee
- 6:37injury
- 6:37and
- 6:37they're
- 6:37done.
- 6:38They're
- 6:38done.
- 6:38So
- 6:38we've
- 6:39come
- 6:39a
- 6:39long
- 6:39way
- 6:40in
- 6:40injury
- 6:41rehab
- 6:41and
- 6:42guys
- 6:42coming
- 6:42back
- 6:42because
- 6:43early
- 6:43on
- 6:43there's
- 6:43so
- 6:44many
- 6:44guys
- 6:44we've
- 6:44talked
- 6:44about,
- 6:44Darren,
- 6:45that
- 6:45blew
- 6:46out
- 6:46a
- 6:46knee
- 6:46their
- 6:46rookie
- 6:47year,
- 6:47second
- 6:47year,
- 6:47and
- 6:47they're
- 6:47done,
- 6:48they're
- 6:48gone.
- 6:48Well,
- 6:49you
- 6:49think
- 6:49about
- 6:50the
- 6:50field
- 6:50surfaces
- 6:51they
- 6:51were
- 6:51playing
- 6:51on.
- 6:52There's
- 6:52still
- 6:52carpet
- 6:53they
- 6:53were
- 6:53playing
- 6:53on
- 6:53and
- 6:54not
- 6:54Foxborough
- 6:55there
- 6:55for
- 6:55Dykes.
- 6:55Yeah,
- 6:56for
- 6:56sure.
- 6:56Yep.
- 6:57No
- 6:57doubt.
- 6:57That's
- 6:57a
- 6:57good
- 6:57point.
- 6:59And
- 6:59then
- 7:00one
- 7:00thing
- 7:00that
- 7:00really
- 7:00stuck
- 7:00out
- 7:01to
- 7:01me
- 7:01is
- 7:01in
- 7:011987
- 7:02and
- 7:031988,
- 7:04the
- 7:04Dolphins
- 7:05had
- 7:05the
- 7:0516th
- 7:05pick
- 7:06both
- 7:06years.
- 7:07In
- 7:071987,
- 7:09they
- 7:09took
- 7:09John
- 7:10Bosa,
- 7:11the
- 7:11brother,
- 7:12I'm
- 7:12sorry,
- 7:12the
- 7:13father
- 7:13of
- 7:14Joey
- 7:14and
- 7:15Nick.
- 7:16John
- 7:16was
- 7:17not
- 7:17nearly
- 7:17as
- 7:17good
- 7:17as
- 7:18his
- 7:18sons.
- 7:18He
- 7:19flamed
- 7:19out
- 7:19really
- 7:19quick.
- 7:20He
- 7:20played
- 7:20three
- 7:20years
- 7:20in
- 7:21the
- 7:21NFL
- 7:21only
- 7:21at
- 7:21seven
- 7:22sacks.
- 7:23And
- 7:23then
- 7:23the
- 7:23next
- 7:23year,
- 7:24the
- 7:24Dolphins
- 7:24outdid
- 7:25themselves
- 7:25by
- 7:26drafting
- 7:26linebacker
- 7:27Eric
- 7:27Kumara.
- 7:28And
- 7:29get
- 7:30this,
- 7:30Darren,
- 7:31zero
- 7:31career
- 7:32starts,
- 7:32taking
- 7:33in
- 7:3316th.
- 7:3416Th
- 7:34pick
- 7:35in
- 7:35the
- 7:35draft.
- 7:35And
- 7:35you
- 7:36never
- 7:36start
- 7:36a
- 7:36game
- 7:36in
- 7:36the
- 7:36NFL.
- 7:37Not
- 7:38one
- 7:38that
- 7:39he
- 7:39played
- 7:39some
- 7:39games
- 7:40but
- 7:40never
- 7:40got
- 7:40a
- 7:40start
- 7:41and
- 7:41was
- 7:41out
- 7:41of
- 7:41the
- 7:41league.
- 7:42And
- 7:42then
- 7:42I
- 7:42also
- 7:43wrote
- 7:43down
- 7:43Pete
- 7:43Koch,
- 7:44who
- 7:44was
- 7:44drafted
- 7:44by
- 7:44the
- 7:44Bengals
- 7:45in
- 7:451984.
- 7:46He
- 7:47played
- 7:47only
- 7:47one
- 7:47year
- 7:48in
- 7:48Cincinnati
- 7:48before
- 7:49they
- 7:49shipped
- 7:49him
- 7:49off
- 7:49to
- 7:49the
- 7:50Chiefs
- 7:50and.
- 7:50And
- 7:50then
- 7:50he
- 7:51quickly
- 7:51retired
- 7:51and
- 7:51became
- 7:52an
- 7:52actor.
- 7:55Well,
- 7:55at
- 7:55least
- 7:56he
- 7:56made
- 7:56a
- 7:56good
- 7:56career
- 7:57move
- 7:57out
- 7:57of
- 7:57it.
- 7:57Sure.
- 7:58I
- 7:58think
- 7:58he's
- 7:58been
- 7:58in
- 7:58a
- 7:58lot
- 7:58of
- 7:59like,
- 7:59B
- 7:59movies
- 7:59and
- 7:59maybe
- 8:00some
- 8:00commercials
- 8:00and
- 8:00stuff.
- 8:01So
- 8:02that's
- 8:02how
- 8:02badly
- 8:03he
- 8:03didn't
- 8:03want
- 8:03to
- 8:03play
- 8:03for
- 8:04the
- 8:04Bengals.
- 8:04I
- 8:04guess
- 8:05so,
- 8:06yeah.
- 8:06Now,
- 8:07it
- 8:07wasn't
- 8:07all
- 8:07bad.
- 8:07I've
- 8:07got
- 8:08some
- 8:08honorable
- 8:08mentions
- 8:08on
- 8:09the
- 8:09good
- 8:09side,
- 8:10Dominic
- 8:10Rogers,
- 8:11Cromartie
- 8:11was
- 8:11drafted
- 8:13number
- 8:1316
- 8:13overall,
- 8:14had
- 8:14a
- 8:14really
- 8:14solid
- 8:14career.
- 8:15And
- 8:15then
- 8:15I
- 8:15had
- 8:15two
- 8:15old
- 8:16school
- 8:16offensive
- 8:17linemen.
- 8:18I
- 8:18really
- 8:18remember
- 8:19Jim
- 8:19Richter
- 8:20was
- 8:20taken
- 8:20in
- 8:201980
- 8:21by
- 8:21the
- 8:21Bills.
- 8:21He
- 8:22was
- 8:22a
- 8:22center
- 8:22and
- 8:23he
- 8:23wound
- 8:23up
- 8:23being
- 8:23the
- 8:23center
- 8:24for
- 8:24all
- 8:24four
- 8:24of
- 8:24the
- 8:25super
- 8:25bowl
- 8:25teams.
- 8:26Now
- 8:26hear
- 8:27that
- 8:27again.
- 8:27He
- 8:27was
- 8:27drafted
- 8:28in
- 8:281980
- 8:29and
- 8:29played
- 8:29on
- 8:29the
- 8:2990,
- 8:3091,
- 8:3092
- 8:30and
- 8:3193
- 8:31Super
- 8:31bowl
- 8:31teams.
- 8:32So
- 8:32he
- 8:32obviously
- 8:33had
- 8:33a
- 8:33very
- 8:33long
- 8:33career.
- 8:34That's
- 8:34a
- 8:34great
- 8:34career.
- 8:35And
- 8:35Lewis
- 8:36Sharp
- 8:36was
- 8:37drafted
- 8:37by
- 8:37the
- 8:37Cardinals
- 8:38in
- 8:381982,
- 8:39an
- 8:39offensive
- 8:39lineman.
- 8:40And
- 8:40he
- 8:40played
- 8:41for
- 8:41the
- 8:41St.
- 8:41Louis
- 8:41Cardinals
- 8:42where
- 8:42he
- 8:42was
- 8:42drafted.
- 8:43They
- 8:43became
- 8:43the
- 8:44Phoenix
- 8:44Cardinals
- 8:44and
- 8:44he
- 8:45was
- 8:45still
- 8:45there
- 8:45when
- 8:45they
- 8:45transitioned
- 8:46to
- 8:46the
- 8:46Arizona
- 8:47Cardinals.
- 8:48So
- 8:48he
- 8:48played
- 8:48for
- 8:49well
- 8:50into
- 8:50the
- 8:50double
- 8:50digit
- 8:50years,
- 8:51all
- 8:51with
- 8:51the
- 8:51Cardinals.
- 8:52Really
- 8:53nice
- 8:53career.
- 8:54The
- 8:55only
- 8:55city
- 8:55he
- 8:55missed
- 8:56was
- 8:56when
- 8:56they
- 8:56were
- 8:56the
- 8:56Chicago
- 8:57Cardinals.
- 8:57Exactly.
- 8:58He
- 8:58only
- 8:58didn't,
- 8:58he
- 8:58only
- 8:58didn't
- 8:59play
- 8:59in
- 8:59Chicago.
- 8:59He
- 8:59wasn't
- 8:59that
- 9:00old.
- 9:00And
- 9:00then
- 9:00my
- 9:01two
- 9:01toughest
- 9:01cuts,
- 9:02and
- 9:02we
- 9:02can
- 9:02probably
- 9:02debate
- 9:03these
- 9:03on
- 9:03where
- 9:04I
- 9:04had
- 9:04my
- 9:04four
- 9:05and
- 9:05five
- 9:05guys
- 9:06were
- 9:06Chester
- 9:07McLaughlin
- 9:07taken
- 9:08in
- 9:081992,
- 9:09and
- 9:09Hugh
- 9:10Douglas,
- 9:10taken
- 9:10in
- 9:101995.
- 9:12Both
- 9:12defensive
- 9:13linemen
- 9:14that
- 9:14had
- 9:14really
- 9:14nice
- 9:15careers.
- 9:16Wow.
- 9:16I'm
- 9:16surprised
- 9:17that
- 9:17one
- 9:17of
- 9:17those
- 9:17didn't
- 9:18make
- 9:18your
- 9:18top
- 9:18five.
- 9:18So
- 9:19yeah,
- 9:19it
- 9:19was
- 9:19interesting.
- 9:20It
- 9:21was
- 9:21a
- 9:21tough
- 9:21cut.
- 9:21Yeah,
- 9:22I'll
- 9:22bet,
- 9:22I'll
- 9:22bet.
- 9:22All
- 9:23right,
- 9:23well,
- 9:23let's
- 9:23get
- 9:23to
- 9:23your
- 9:23top
- 9:24five.
- 9:24So.
- 9:25Top
- 9:25five.
- 9:25So
- 9:26the
- 9:26heart
- 9:26wants
- 9:26what
- 9:27the
- 9:27heart
- 9:27wants.
- 9:28And
- 9:28number
- 9:28five,
- 9:29this
- 9:29is
- 9:29the
- 9:29guy
- 9:29that
- 9:30bumped
- 9:30McLaughlin
- 9:31and
- 9:31Hugh
- 9:31Douglas.
- 9:32And
- 9:32you
- 9:33know,
- 9:33I
- 9:33try
- 9:34not
- 9:34to
- 9:34be
- 9:34biased
- 9:34and
- 9:35I
- 9:35try
- 9:35to
- 9:35set
- 9:35that
- 9:36aside,
- 9:36but
- 9:36sometimes
- 9:37we
- 9:37are
- 9:37what
- 9:37we
- 9:37are,
- 9:37Darren.
- 9:38And
- 9:38I
- 9:39have
- 9:39all
- 9:39my
- 9:39whole
- 9:39life,
- 9:40my
- 9:40whole,
- 9:40my
- 9:41whole
- 9:41life
- 9:41of
- 9:41watching
- 9:41football,
- 9:42I
- 9:42will
- 9:42die
- 9:43on
- 9:43this
- 9:44hill
- 9:44for
- 9:44this
- 9:45player.
- 9:45And
- 9:46that
- 9:46is
- 9:46number
- 9:46five.
- 9:47I
- 9:47will
- 9:47die
- 9:47on
- 9:48the
- 9:48Santana
- 9:49Moss
- 9:49hill.
- 9:50He
- 9:50was
- 9:51taken
- 9:5116th
- 9:52of
- 9:52the
- 9:52raw
- 9:52overall
- 9:53by
- 9:53the
- 9:53jets
- 9:53in
- 9:542001.
- 9:55He
- 9:55didn't
- 9:56have
- 9:56a
- 9:56lot
- 9:56of
- 9:56accolades
- 9:57in
- 9:57his
- 9:57career
- 9:57in
- 9:58terms
- 9:58of
- 9:58like
- 9:58Pro
- 9:58Bowls,
- 9:59All
- 9:59Pros,
- 9:59like
- 9:59that.
- 10:00He
- 10:00did
- 10:00have
- 10:00four
- 10:011,000
- 10:01yard
- 10:02seasons,
- 10:02which
- 10:02is
- 10:03good.
- 10:0366
- 10:04career
- 10:04touchdowns,
- 10:04which
- 10:05is
- 10:05good.
- 10:06Neither
- 10:06of
- 10:06those
- 10:07completely
- 10:08jump
- 10:08off
- 10:09the
- 10:09page
- 10:10compared
- 10:10to
- 10:11some
- 10:11of
- 10:11these
- 10:11other
- 10:11receivers
- 10:11we're
- 10:12talking
- 10:12about,
- 10:12but
- 10:13I've
- 10:13got
- 10:13them
- 10:13on
- 10:13here
- 10:13for
- 10:13two
- 10:14reasons,
- 10:14Darren.
- 10:15Number
- 10:15one
- 10:16is
- 10:17he
- 10:18put
- 10:18up,
- 10:18he
- 10:18was
- 10:18very
- 10:19productive.
- 10:19He
- 10:19played
- 10:20on
- 10:20some
- 10:20decent
- 10:20teams
- 10:21with
- 10:21actually
- 10:21both
- 10:21the
- 10:21jets
- 10:22and
- 10:22the
- 10:22Redskins,
- 10:23but
- 10:23never
- 10:23in
- 10:24explosive
- 10:24offenses
- 10:25or
- 10:25with
- 10:26elite
- 10:27or
- 10:27even
- 10:27decent
- 10:28quarterbacks.
- 10:28Really
- 10:29kind
- 10:30of
- 10:30maxed
- 10:30out
- 10:30at
- 10:30okay
- 10:31quarterback
- 10:32play
- 10:32during
- 10:32his
- 10:33career,
- 10:33but
- 10:33never
- 10:33on
- 10:34like
- 10:34explosive
- 10:34offenses.
- 10:35Where
- 10:35they
- 10:35could
- 10:35really
- 10:35exploit
- 10:36him.
- 10:36And
- 10:37then
- 10:37number
- 10:37two,
- 10:37Darren,
- 10:38he
- 10:38was
- 10:38a
- 10:38massive
- 10:39big
- 10:40game
- 10:41player,
- 10:42a
- 10:42guy
- 10:42that
- 10:42you
- 10:42could
- 10:43really
- 10:43count
- 10:43on.
- 10:44In
- 10:442002,
- 10:45they
- 10:45made
- 10:45the
- 10:45playoffs.
- 10:45The
- 10:46jets
- 10:46did,
- 10:46believe
- 10:46it
- 10:46or
- 10:46not,
- 10:47they
- 10:47actually
- 10:47beat
- 10:48the
- 10:48Colts.
- 10:48He
- 10:49scored
- 10:49a
- 10:49touchdown
- 10:49in
- 10:50that
- 10:50game.
- 10:51He
- 10:51had
- 10:51a
- 10:52100
- 10:53yard
- 10:53receiving
- 10:53game
- 10:54in
- 10:54the
- 10:54playoffs
- 10:54and
- 10:54scored
- 10:55a
- 10:55go
- 10:55ahead
- 10:55touchdown
- 10:56in
- 10:56the
- 10:56game
- 10:56they
- 10:56won
- 10:57against
- 10:57San
- 10:57Diego.
- 10:58And
- 10:58then
- 10:58you
- 10:59might
- 10:59remember
- 11:00the
- 11:00next
- 11:00week
- 11:01in
- 11:012004,
- 11:02they
- 11:02went
- 11:02to
- 11:02Pittsburgh
- 11:04and
- 11:04a
- 11:05game
- 11:05that
- 11:05eventually
- 11:05the
- 11:05Steelers
- 11:06won
- 11:06in
- 11:06overtime.
- 11:06Moss
- 11:07tied
- 11:07it
- 11:08with
- 11:08a
- 11:0875
- 11:09yard
- 11:09punt
- 11:09return
- 11:10for
- 11:11a
- 11:11touchdown
- 11:12in
- 11:12Pittsburgh.
- 11:14In
- 11:14the
- 11:15Redskins
- 11:15playoff
- 11:15loss
- 11:16in
- 11:16Seattle,
- 11:16he
- 11:16had
- 11:17100
- 11:17yards
- 11:17receiving
- 11:17in
- 11:18a
- 11:18touchdown.
- 11:19He
- 11:20was
- 11:20the
- 11:20famous
- 11:21one
- 11:21behind
- 11:21the
- 11:21Monday
- 11:21night
- 11:22miracle
- 11:22comeback
- 11:23by
- 11:23the
- 11:23Redskins.
- 11:23Two
- 11:24touchdowns
- 11:24in
- 11:24three
- 11:25minutes,
- 11:25both
- 11:25over
- 11:26the
- 11:2660
- 11:26yards.
- 11:27He
- 11:27had
- 11:28a
- 11:2865
- 11:29yard
- 11:29touchdown
- 11:29against
- 11:29the
- 11:30Jaguars
- 11:30in
- 11:30overtime.
- 11:31He
- 11:32was
- 11:32a
- 11:32big
- 11:32time
- 11:33playmaker.
- 11:34He
- 11:34was
- 11:34sort
- 11:34of
- 11:34a.
- 11:35In
- 11:35a
- 11:36sea
- 11:37of
- 11:39lost
- 11:39years
- 11:40for
- 11:40the
- 11:40Redskins
- 11:40during
- 11:41the
- 11:41Dan
- 11:41Snyder
- 11:41era.
- 11:42I
- 11:42would
- 11:42actually
- 11:42maybe
- 11:43argue
- 11:43that
- 11:43he
- 11:43was
- 11:43the
- 11:44number
- 11:44one
- 11:45most
- 11:45popular
- 11:45player
- 11:46of
- 11:46that
- 11:46entire
- 11:47Dan
- 11:47Snyder
- 11:47era.
- 11:48Maybe
- 11:48besides
- 11:49Sean
- 11:49Taylor.
- 11:50Santana
- 11:51is
- 11:51beloved
- 11:52in
- 11:52Washington.
- 11:52He's
- 11:52in
- 11:53the
- 11:53ring
- 11:53of
- 11:53fame.
- 11:53He.
- 11:54And
- 11:54he's
- 11:54in
- 11:54my
- 11:54top
- 11:54five.
- 11:55Yeah,
- 11:56I
- 11:56mean
- 11:56great
- 11:57player.
- 11:57I
- 11:57mean
- 11:57a
- 11:58dude
- 11:58who's
- 11:58a
- 11:58burner,
- 11:58stretched
- 11:59the
- 11:59field,
- 12:00made
- 12:00some
- 12:01big
- 12:01catches
- 12:01like
- 12:01you
- 12:02alluded
- 12:02to.
- 12:02And
- 12:03yeah,
- 12:03he
- 12:03was
- 12:03a
- 12:03gamer.
- 12:04I
- 12:04think
- 12:04he
- 12:04was
- 12:04a
- 12:05good
- 12:05player
- 12:05for
- 12:05the
- 12:05jets
- 12:05and
- 12:06the
- 12:06Redskins,
- 12:06you
- 12:07know,
- 12:07so,
- 12:07yeah,
- 12:07for
- 12:07sure
- 12:08followed
- 12:08all
- 12:08the
- 12:09way
- 12:09through
- 12:09his
- 12:09career.
- 12:09So
- 12:10yeah,
- 12:10definitely
- 12:10a
- 12:10good
- 12:10pick.
- 12:11Absolutely.
- 12:13All
- 12:13right,
- 12:13so
- 12:13who
- 12:14do
- 12:14you
- 12:14have
- 12:14it
- 12:14for?
- 12:15Number
- 12:15four?
- 12:15You
- 12:16probably
- 12:16remember
- 12:16this
- 12:16guy
- 12:17drafted
- 12:17in
- 12:171999
- 12:19by
- 12:19the
- 12:20Tennessee
- 12:20Titans
- 12:21at
- 12:21the
- 12:21time.
- 12:21Javon
- 12:21Curse,
- 12:22the
- 12:22freak.
- 12:23Do
- 12:23you
- 12:23remember
- 12:24one
- 12:24of
- 12:24the
- 12:24great
- 12:24nicknames,
- 12:25the
- 12:25Freak?
- 12:27And
- 12:27you
- 12:27know
- 12:27what's
- 12:27funny
- 12:28about
- 12:28him
- 12:28is
- 12:28his
- 12:28first
- 12:29three
- 12:29years
- 12:30he
- 12:30started
- 12:30all
- 12:3116
- 12:31games
- 12:32and
- 12:32in
- 12:32his
- 12:32first
- 12:33three
- 12:33years
- 12:33he
- 12:33was
- 12:34off
- 12:34to
- 12:34about
- 12:34as
- 12:34good
- 12:35of
- 12:35a
- 12:35start
- 12:35as
- 12:35any
- 12:35defensive
- 12:36end
- 12:36ever.
- 12:37He
- 12:38was
- 12:38the
- 12:38defensive
- 12:38rookie
- 12:39of
- 12:39the
- 12:39year
- 12:39and
- 12:40first
- 12:40team
- 12:41all
- 12:41pro
- 12:41as
- 12:42a
- 12:42rookie.
- 12:43That's
- 12:43off
- 12:44the
- 12:44charts.
- 12:44Good.
- 12:44That's
- 12:45very
- 12:45rare.
- 12:45Very,
- 12:46very
- 12:46rare.
- 12:47In
- 12:47the
- 12:47Music
- 12:48City
- 12:48miracle
- 12:48playoff
- 12:49win
- 12:49against
- 12:49Buffalo,
- 12:50he
- 12:50had
- 12:51two
- 12:51sacks,
- 12:51a
- 12:51safety,
- 12:52two
- 12:52force
- 12:52fumbles.
- 12:53He
- 12:54had
- 12:54a
- 12:54sack
- 12:54in
- 12:54the
- 12:54super
- 12:54bowl
- 12:55that
- 12:55year
- 12:55against
- 12:55Kurt
- 12:56Warner.
- 12:56He
- 12:56was
- 12:57very
- 12:57good
- 12:57in
- 12:57the
- 12:57playoffs
- 12:58in
- 12:5899
- 12:58that
- 12:58rookie
- 12:59year.
- 12:59After
- 12:59that
- 12:59he
- 13:00made
- 13:00a
- 13:00couple
- 13:00more
- 13:00Pro
- 13:00bowls.
- 13:01He
- 13:01had
- 13:0136
- 13:02sacks
- 13:02in
- 13:03his
- 13:03first
- 13:03three
- 13:03seasons.
- 13:04So
- 13:04you
- 13:05do
- 13:05the
- 13:05math
- 13:05there.
- 13:05That's
- 13:06really,
- 13:06really
- 13:06good.
- 13:07He
- 13:07got
- 13:07injured
- 13:08and
- 13:08then
- 13:08he
- 13:08was
- 13:08the
- 13:08comeback
- 13:09player.
- 13:09Of
- 13:09the
- 13:09year,
- 13:10the
- 13:10year
- 13:10after
- 13:11that,
- 13:11and
- 13:11then
- 13:12after
- 13:12that,
- 13:13it
- 13:13was
- 13:13just
- 13:14kind
- 13:14of
- 13:14over.
- 13:14It
- 13:15just.
- 13:15He
- 13:16was
- 13:16a
- 13:16decent
- 13:16player
- 13:17for
- 13:17a
- 13:17couple
- 13:17of
- 13:17years.
- 13:17He
- 13:17had
- 13:18a
- 13:18couple
- 13:18of
- 13:18okay
- 13:18years
- 13:19for
- 13:19the
- 13:19Eagles
- 13:20and
- 13:20then
- 13:20he
- 13:20ended
- 13:20back
- 13:21in
- 13:21Tennessee.
- 13:22So
- 13:22it
- 13:22just
- 13:23kind
- 13:23of
- 13:23ended
- 13:23abruptly
- 13:24and
- 13:24quickly.
- 13:25But,
- 13:25man,
- 13:25those
- 13:26first
- 13:26few
- 13:26years,
- 13:27he
- 13:27was
- 13:27like
- 13:27off
- 13:28the
- 13:28charts
- 13:29good.
- 13:30Yeah,
- 13:30he
- 13:30was
- 13:31almost
- 13:31like
- 13:31a
- 13:32video
- 13:32game
- 13:32player.
- 13:32You
- 13:33know,
- 13:33I
- 13:33can
- 13:33think
- 13:33of
- 13:34two
- 13:34defenders
- 13:35over
- 13:36watching
- 13:36football
- 13:37that
- 13:37were.
- 13:37Just
- 13:37seemed
- 13:38to
- 13:38be
- 13:38on
- 13:38every
- 13:38play
- 13:39when
- 13:39they,
- 13:39especially
- 13:39when
- 13:39they
- 13:40were
- 13:40in
- 13:40their
- 13:41younger
- 13:41seasons
- 13:41in
- 13:42the
- 13:42NFL.
- 13:42You
- 13:42know,
- 13:43one
- 13:43was
- 13:43Junior
- 13:43Sale,
- 13:44who
- 13:44seemed
- 13:44like
- 13:44he
- 13:45was
- 13:45sideline.
- 13:45The
- 13:45sideline.
- 13:46Another
- 13:46one
- 13:46was
- 13:47Javon
- 13:47Curse.
- 13:47And
- 13:48Curse
- 13:48was,
- 13:48you
- 13:49know,
- 13:49in
- 13:49almost
- 13:49every
- 13:50play.
- 13:50And
- 13:50from
- 13:50a
- 13:50defensive
- 13:51end
- 13:51where
- 13:51you're
- 13:51playing
- 13:52on
- 13:52one
- 13:52side
- 13:52of
- 13:52the
- 13:52ball
- 13:53and
- 13:53you're
- 13:53making
- 13:54tackles
- 13:54on
- 13:54the
- 13:54opposite
- 13:55side,
- 13:56you
- 13:56know,
- 13:56that's,
- 13:57that's
- 13:57really
- 13:57amazing.
- 13:58And
- 13:58he
- 13:58was
- 13:59all
- 13:59over
- 13:59the
- 13:59place,
- 13:59like
- 13:59you
- 14:00said,
- 14:00especially
- 14:00early
- 14:01on
- 14:01in
- 14:01his
- 14:01career.
- 14:02And
- 14:02I'm
- 14:02not
- 14:02sure
- 14:02dudes
- 14:03ever
- 14:03looked
- 14:03any
- 14:03better
- 14:03in
- 14:04a
- 14:04football
- 14:04uniform
- 14:04than
- 14:04Curse
- 14:05did.
- 14:05Goodness,
- 14:06he
- 14:06looked
- 14:06like
- 14:07he
- 14:07was
- 14:07cut.
- 14:08Impressive.
- 14:08Yeah,
- 14:09he
- 14:09was
- 14:09cut.
- 14:10Yes,
- 14:10sir.
- 14:11Yeah.
- 14:11Remind
- 14:11me
- 14:12of
- 14:12myself
- 14:12in
- 14:12my
- 14:12younger
- 14:13days.
- 14:13Me
- 14:13too.
- 14:14I
- 14:14think
- 14:15you
- 14:15were,
- 14:15you
- 14:15were.
- 14:15I
- 14:16think
- 14:16you
- 14:16were
- 14:16nicknamed
- 14:16the
- 14:17Freak,
- 14:17but
- 14:17maybe
- 14:17for
- 14:17other
- 14:17reasons.
- 14:18Yeah,
- 14:18yeah,
- 14:19yeah,
- 14:20yeah.
- 14:20Then
- 14:20I,
- 14:20then
- 14:20I
- 14:21woke
- 14:21up
- 14:21and.
- 14:24All
- 14:24right,
- 14:24so
- 14:24who
- 14:25do
- 14:25you
- 14:25have
- 14:25ranked
- 14:25at
- 14:25number
- 14:26three?
- 14:26Number
- 14:26three
- 14:27is
- 14:27a
- 14:27guy
- 14:27that's
- 14:27going
- 14:27to
- 14:27be
- 14:27in
- 14:28the
- 14:28hall
- 14:28of
- 14:28Fame.
- 14:28I'm
- 14:28very
- 14:29confident
- 14:29in
- 14:29saying
- 14:30that.
- 14:30And
- 14:30that
- 14:30is
- 14:31Zach
- 14:31Martin,
- 14:32drafted
- 14:32in
- 14:322014,
- 14:33an
- 14:33offensive
- 14:34guard
- 14:34from
- 14:34the
- 14:35Cowboys.
- 14:35I
- 14:36mean,
- 14:36this
- 14:36is
- 14:36really,
- 14:36this.
- 14:37We
- 14:37don't
- 14:37really
- 14:37need
- 14:37to
- 14:37talk
- 14:38much
- 14:38about
- 14:38this,
- 14:38Darren,
- 14:39because
- 14:39he
- 14:39was
- 14:39first
- 14:40team
- 14:40all
- 14:40pro
- 14:41seven
- 14:41of
- 14:42his
- 14:4211
- 14:42seasons
- 14:43in
- 14:43the,
- 14:43in
- 14:43the
- 14:44NFL.
- 14:44He's
- 14:45on
- 14:45the
- 14:45all
- 14:45decade
- 14:46team
- 14:46of
- 14:46the
- 14:462010s.
- 14:47Unfortunately.
- 14:48He
- 14:48was
- 14:48very
- 14:49durable.
- 14:49And
- 14:49then
- 14:49he
- 14:49had
- 14:50a
- 14:50terrible
- 14:50ankle
- 14:51injury
- 14:51and
- 14:51just
- 14:52like
- 14:52couldn't
- 14:52come
- 14:52back
- 14:52from
- 14:52it.
- 14:53So
- 14:53his
- 14:53career
- 14:54was
- 14:54a
- 14:54little
- 14:54bit
- 14:55short,
- 14:55I
- 14:55guess
- 14:55at
- 14:55those
- 14:5511
- 14:56years.
- 14:56If
- 14:56you're
- 14:57going
- 14:57to
- 14:57dock
- 14:57him
- 14:57for
- 14:57anything,
- 14:58maybe
- 14:58it
- 14:58would
- 14:58be
- 14:58that.
- 14:59But
- 14:59I
- 14:59think
- 14:59that
- 14:59he
- 15:00is
- 15:00just
- 15:00in
- 15:00the
- 15:00hall
- 15:00of
- 15:01Fame.
- 15:01I
- 15:01really
- 15:01don't
- 15:01think
- 15:01there's
- 15:02going
- 15:02to
- 15:02be
- 15:02a
- 15:02debate
- 15:02about
- 15:02it.
- 15:03And
- 15:03you
- 15:04know,
- 15:04a
- 15:04guy
- 15:04that
- 15:04was
- 15:04on
- 15:05our
- 15:05top
- 15:05five
- 15:05earlier
- 15:06in
- 15:06the
- 15:06list
- 15:07was
- 15:07Travis
- 15:07Frederick,
- 15:08the
- 15:09center.
- 15:09And
- 15:10those
- 15:10two
- 15:10overlapped
- 15:11for
- 15:11like
- 15:12five
- 15:12years
- 15:12there.
- 15:13And
- 15:13that
- 15:13is,
- 15:14you
- 15:14know,
- 15:14Dax,
- 15:14early
- 15:15years
- 15:15when
- 15:16Zeke
- 15:16Elliott
- 15:16was,
- 15:17you
- 15:17know,
- 15:17running
- 15:17rough,
- 15:18shot
- 15:18over
- 15:18the
- 15:18league.
- 15:18Their
- 15:19offensive
- 15:19line
- 15:19was
- 15:20amazing.
- 15:20And
- 15:21it
- 15:21was
- 15:21because
- 15:21of
- 15:21those
- 15:22two
- 15:22dudes.
- 15:23Yeah,
- 15:24Cowboys
- 15:24usually
- 15:25have
- 15:25some
- 15:25pretty
- 15:25strong
- 15:26linemen
- 15:26on,
- 15:26and
- 15:27definitely
- 15:28Zach
- 15:28Martin
- 15:28is
- 15:29one
- 15:29of
- 15:29them.
- 15:29So.
- 15:29Great,
- 15:29great
- 15:30selection
- 15:30there.
- 15:31Yes.
- 15:31Are
- 15:31you
- 15:31ready
- 15:32to.
- 15:32Are
- 15:32you
- 15:32ready
- 15:32to
- 15:33stand
- 15:33up
- 15:33and
- 15:33cheer
- 15:33for
- 15:34this
- 15:34next
- 15:34one?
- 15:35I
- 15:36think
- 15:36I
- 15:36might
- 15:36be
- 15:36cheering
- 15:36too
- 15:37early,
- 15:37but.
- 15:39Get
- 15:40your
- 15:40head
- 15:40and
- 15:40shoulders
- 15:41out
- 15:41because
- 15:41the
- 15:42number
- 15:42two
- 15:43player
- 15:43that's
- 15:44on
- 15:44my
- 15:44list
- 15:44is
- 15:45drafted
- 15:46in
- 15:462003
- 15:46by
- 15:47your
- 15:47Steelers
- 15:47safety,
- 15:48Troy
- 15:48Palomalu.
- 15:50Easy.
- 15:51Easy
- 15:52as
- 15:52it
- 15:52gets.
- 15:52Would
- 15:53probably
- 15:53be
- 15:54number
- 15:54one
- 15:54on
- 15:55a
- 15:55lot
- 15:55of
- 15:55these
- 15:55picks
- 15:56if
- 15:56it
- 15:56wasn't
- 15:57for
- 15:57the
- 15:57one
- 15:57guy
- 15:57that's
- 15:57ahead
- 15:58of
- 15:58him.
- 15:59I
- 15:59just
- 15:59put
- 15:59down
- 16:00I
- 16:00didn't
- 16:00have
- 16:00a
- 16:00lot
- 16:00of
- 16:01numbers
- 16:01because
- 16:01I
- 16:02thought
- 16:02maybe
- 16:02you
- 16:02take
- 16:02care
- 16:02of
- 16:03that.
- 16:03But
- 16:03what
- 16:04I
- 16:04would
- 16:04say
- 16:04about
- 16:04him.
- 16:05Just
- 16:06a
- 16:06gamer,
- 16:07you
- 16:07know,
- 16:07Just
- 16:08a
- 16:08gamer
- 16:08and
- 16:08one
- 16:08of
- 16:09the
- 16:09most
- 16:09fun
- 16:09guys
- 16:10to
- 16:10watch.
- 16:10I
- 16:10was
- 16:10a
- 16:11youth
- 16:11football
- 16:11coach
- 16:11for
- 16:12my
- 16:12son,
- 16:13and
- 16:14I
- 16:15would
- 16:15sometimes,
- 16:15if
- 16:16I
- 16:16had
- 16:16to
- 16:16pick
- 16:16a
- 16:16player
- 16:16for
- 16:17some
- 16:17of
- 16:17the
- 16:17kids
- 16:17to
- 16:17watch
- 16:18that
- 16:18just
- 16:18say,
- 16:18hey,
- 16:18just
- 16:19watch
- 16:19some
- 16:19highlights
- 16:20of
- 16:20this
- 16:21guy
- 16:21and
- 16:22play
- 16:22football.
- 16:23Like
- 16:23that.
- 16:24That
- 16:24is
- 16:25sort
- 16:25of
- 16:25like.
- 16:25And
- 16:26that's
- 16:26Troy
- 16:26Palomalo,
- 16:27the,
- 16:27you
- 16:27know,
- 16:28flying
- 16:28around,
- 16:29like,
- 16:29literally
- 16:29his
- 16:29hair
- 16:30flying
- 16:30around,
- 16:31but
- 16:31jumping
- 16:32over
- 16:32the
- 16:32line.
- 16:32He's
- 16:33sacking
- 16:33quarterbacks,
- 16:34he's
- 16:34making
- 16:34plays
- 16:34on
- 16:34the
- 16:34back
- 16:35end.
- 16:35He's
- 16:35all
- 16:35over
- 16:35playing
- 16:36with,
- 16:36like
- 16:36a
- 16:36lot
- 16:36of
- 16:36joy.
- 16:37He
- 16:37was
- 16:37a
- 16:38really
- 16:38fun
- 16:38guy
- 16:38to
- 16:38watch.
- 16:38He
- 16:39had
- 16:39the
- 16:39game
- 16:39ceiling.
- 16:40Interception
- 16:40return
- 16:41for
- 16:41a
- 16:41touchdown
- 16:42against
- 16:42the
- 16:42Ravens
- 16:43in
- 16:43the
- 16:432008
- 16:44playoffs.
- 16:44Of
- 16:44course,
- 16:44the
- 16:44Steelers
- 16:45won
- 16:45the
- 16:45super
- 16:45bowl
- 16:45that
- 16:46year.
- 16:46I'm
- 16:47sure
- 16:47you
- 16:47remember
- 16:47that
- 16:47play
- 16:49when
- 16:49the
- 16:49Ravens
- 16:49had
- 16:49a
- 16:49chance
- 16:49to
- 16:50win
- 16:50or
- 16:50tie
- 16:50and
- 16:50he
- 16:51took
- 16:51it
- 16:51back
- 16:51to
- 16:51the
- 16:51house.
- 16:53Just,
- 16:53Just
- 16:53an
- 16:53amazing
- 16:54player,
- 16:55one
- 16:55of
- 16:55the
- 16:55best
- 16:55safeties
- 16:56ever.
- 16:56I
- 16:56did.
- 16:56When
- 16:56we
- 16:57talked
- 16:57a
- 16:57few
- 16:57weeks
- 16:57ago
- 16:57or
- 16:58a
- 16:58few
- 16:58picks
- 16:58ago.
- 16:58I'm
- 16:59sorry
- 16:59about
- 17:00comparing
- 17:01him
- 17:01to
- 17:01Ed
- 17:01Reed.
- 17:01I
- 17:02put
- 17:02Reed
- 17:02just
- 17:02a
- 17:03tad
- 17:03ahead,
- 17:04but
- 17:04they're
- 17:04basically
- 17:05neck
- 17:05and
- 17:05neck
- 17:05as
- 17:06two
- 17:06of
- 17:06the
- 17:06best
- 17:06safeties
- 17:06of
- 17:07all
- 17:07time.
- 17:08Yeah,
- 17:08I,
- 17:08I
- 17:08mean,
- 17:09I
- 17:09agree
- 17:09with
- 17:09you.
- 17:09Reed
- 17:10was
- 17:10probably
- 17:10the
- 17:10better
- 17:10value
- 17:11pick
- 17:11because
- 17:11he
- 17:12was
- 17:12a
- 17:12lower
- 17:12round
- 17:13pick,
- 17:14you
- 17:14know,
- 17:14than
- 17:14Paul
- 17:15Moll.
- 17:15But
- 17:15I
- 17:15think
- 17:15Palomalo
- 17:16had
- 17:16a.
- 17:17Maybe
- 17:17a
- 17:17better
- 17:17career.
- 17:18And
- 17:18maybe
- 17:19I'm
- 17:19biased,
- 17:19but
- 17:19that's
- 17:20okay.
- 17:20You
- 17:20know,
- 17:21earlier
- 17:21with
- 17:21Santana
- 17:22Moss,
- 17:23you
- 17:23know,
- 17:23Paula
- 17:24Mallo,
- 17:25you
- 17:25know,
- 17:25I,
- 17:26I
- 17:26appreciated
- 17:27so
- 17:27much
- 17:27how
- 17:27Paula
- 17:28Mallo
- 17:28played,
- 17:29but
- 17:29I
- 17:29really.
- 17:30It
- 17:30came
- 17:30to
- 17:30light
- 17:31after
- 17:31he
- 17:31retired
- 17:32a
- 17:32couple
- 17:32years
- 17:33ago,
- 17:33I
- 17:33got
- 17:33to
- 17:33talk
- 17:33to
- 17:34his
- 17:34defensive
- 17:34coordinator
- 17:35for
- 17:35many
- 17:35years,
- 17:36Dick
- 17:36LeBeau,
- 17:37and
- 17:37LeBeau
- 17:38would
- 17:39talk
- 17:39so
- 17:40much
- 17:40about
- 17:41Troy
- 17:41Palomalo.
- 17:42You
- 17:42know,
- 17:42you
- 17:42can
- 17:42tell
- 17:42there's
- 17:43a
- 17:43couple
- 17:43players
- 17:44that
- 17:44he
- 17:44just
- 17:44had
- 17:44that
- 17:45Sparkle
- 17:45in
- 17:45his
- 17:45eye
- 17:46and.
- 17:46And
- 17:46really
- 17:46was
- 17:47very
- 17:47fond
- 17:47of.
- 17:48But
- 17:48Palomalo
- 17:49was
- 17:49his
- 17:49chess
- 17:49piece
- 17:50and
- 17:50he
- 17:50could
- 17:50put
- 17:51him
- 17:51basically
- 17:52anywhere
- 17:52on
- 17:52the
- 17:53field.
- 17:53I
- 17:53mean,
- 17:53the
- 17:54dude
- 17:54would
- 17:54play
- 17:54in
- 17:54the
- 17:54box,
- 17:55but
- 17:55sometimes
- 17:55he's
- 17:55up
- 17:55on
- 17:56the
- 17:56line
- 17:56of
- 17:56scrimmage,
- 17:56you
- 17:56know.
- 17:57Oh,
- 17:57absolutely.
- 17:57You
- 17:58think
- 17:58about
- 17:58that
- 17:58play
- 17:58against
- 17:59the
- 17:59Tennessee
- 17:59Titans
- 18:00where
- 18:00he,
- 18:00he
- 18:00leaped
- 18:00over
- 18:01the
- 18:01line.
- 18:01It
- 18:01was
- 18:01a
- 18:02first
- 18:02and
- 18:02goal.
- 18:02And
- 18:03I
- 18:03think
- 18:03it
- 18:03was
- 18:03Kerry
- 18:03Collins.
- 18:04He,
- 18:04he
- 18:04dropped,
- 18:05you
- 18:05know,
- 18:06before
- 18:06he
- 18:06even
- 18:06really
- 18:07took
- 18:07the
- 18:07ball
- 18:07from
- 18:07center.
- 18:08You
- 18:08know,
- 18:08he
- 18:08was,
- 18:08he.
- 18:08He
- 18:08was
- 18:09on
- 18:09the
- 18:09ground.
- 18:09It
- 18:09was
- 18:10unbelievable.
- 18:11And
- 18:11you
- 18:11know,
- 18:11that
- 18:12interception
- 18:13they
- 18:13picked
- 18:13off
- 18:13Flacco
- 18:14for
- 18:14the.
- 18:15Took
- 18:15it
- 18:15back
- 18:15to
- 18:15the
- 18:15house.
- 18:16You
- 18:17know,
- 18:17anytime
- 18:17you
- 18:17can
- 18:17put
- 18:18a
- 18:18dagger
- 18:18in
- 18:18your
- 18:19rival,
- 18:19especially
- 18:19in
- 18:20a
- 18:20playoff
- 18:20game,
- 18:22that
- 18:22was
- 18:22Paul
- 18:23Amalo.
- 18:23But
- 18:23just
- 18:24some
- 18:24of
- 18:24the
- 18:24unbelievable
- 18:25tackles
- 18:26he
- 18:26would
- 18:26made.
- 18:26I
- 18:26mean,
- 18:27he
- 18:27was
- 18:27a
- 18:27very
- 18:27sure
- 18:28tackler.
- 18:28He
- 18:28was
- 18:29like
- 18:29a
- 18:29missile.
- 18:29He
- 18:29was
- 18:29a
- 18:29Tasmanian
- 18:30devil
- 18:30was
- 18:31one
- 18:31of
- 18:31his
- 18:31nicknames,
- 18:32and
- 18:32that's
- 18:32what
- 18:32he
- 18:33played
- 18:33it
- 18:33for.
- 18:33And
- 18:34when
- 18:34you
- 18:34say
- 18:34a
- 18:35guy
- 18:35playing
- 18:35with
- 18:35his
- 18:35hair
- 18:35on
- 18:36fire,
- 18:36well,
- 18:36he
- 18:36had
- 18:37plenty
- 18:37of
- 18:37fire
- 18:37coming
- 18:38out
- 18:38of
- 18:38that
- 18:38helmet.
- 18:39Yeah,
- 18:40no
- 18:40doubt,
- 18:40no
- 18:40doubt.
- 18:41Yeah.
- 18:42I
- 18:42love
- 18:42Paul
- 18:42Mo.
- 18:43So,
- 18:43yeah,
- 18:43good,
- 18:43good
- 18:43selection.
- 18:44But
- 18:44I
- 18:44agree
- 18:44with
- 18:44you.
- 18:45You
- 18:45can't
- 18:46take
- 18:46him
- 18:46number
- 18:46one,
- 18:46probably
- 18:47almost
- 18:48most
- 18:48other
- 18:49draft
- 18:49slots.
- 18:50You
- 18:50could
- 18:50probably
- 18:51be
- 18:51debatable
- 18:52for
- 18:52number
- 18:52one,
- 18:52but
- 18:52probably
- 18:53not
- 18:53this
- 18:53one,
- 18:53because
- 18:53you
- 18:54have
- 18:54a
- 18:54very
- 18:54good
- 18:54number
- 18:54one.
- 18:54You're
- 18:55going
- 18:55to
- 18:55talk.
- 18:55Yeah.
- 18:55I
- 18:56mean,
- 18:56and
- 18:56the
- 18:56hard
- 18:57thing
- 18:57about
- 18:57this
- 18:57is
- 18:58like,
- 18:58what
- 18:58I
- 18:59thought
- 18:59to
- 18:59myself,
- 18:59what
- 18:59am
- 19:00I
- 19:00going
- 19:00to
- 19:00say
- 19:00about
- 19:00this
- 19:01guy
- 19:01that
- 19:01isn't
- 19:01just
- 19:01reading
- 19:02off
- 19:02the
- 19:02numbers?
- 19:02And
- 19:02I
- 19:03think
- 19:03I
- 19:03got
- 19:03it.
- 19:04And
- 19:04that's
- 19:04number
- 19:04one
- 19:05is
- 19:05Jerry
- 19:05Rice,
- 19:06taken
- 19:06in
- 19:061985
- 19:07by
- 19:07the
- 19:0849ers.
- 19:09Of
- 19:09course,
- 19:09his
- 19:10rookie
- 19:10year
- 19:10was
- 19:10fine.
- 19:11It
- 19:11didn't
- 19:11really
- 19:11stand
- 19:12out.
- 19:12And
- 19:12then
- 19:13after
- 19:13that
- 19:13it
- 19:14was
- 19:14just
- 19:14like,
- 19:15give
- 19:15me
- 19:15a
- 19:15break
- 19:16with
- 19:16this
- 19:16guy.
- 19:17Unbelievable.
- 19:18He
- 19:19is,
- 19:19of
- 19:19course
- 19:19the
- 19:20all
- 19:20time
- 19:20leader
- 19:20in
- 19:21NFL
- 19:21history
- 19:21in
- 19:21catches,
- 19:22in
- 19:22yards,
- 19:23in
- 19:23touchdown
- 19:24receptions,
- 19:24in
- 19:25scrimmage
- 19:25yards.
- 19:26He's
- 19:26the
- 19:26all
- 19:26time
- 19:26leader
- 19:27in
- 19:27NFL
- 19:27history
- 19:27in
- 19:28playoff
- 19:28reception
- 19:29yards
- 19:29and
- 19:30playoff
- 19:30reception
- 19:31touchdowns.
- 19:32He
- 19:32was
- 19:32great
- 19:33in
- 19:33the
- 19:33actual
- 19:34super
- 19:34bowls,
- 19:35including
- 19:36one
- 19:36MVP
- 19:37of
- 19:37a
- 19:37Super
- 19:37bowl
- 19:38at
- 19:39age
- 19:3940.
- 19:39By
- 19:39the
- 19:39time
- 19:40he
- 19:40was
- 19:40in
- 19:40Oakland,
- 19:41he
- 19:41had
- 19:41age
- 19:4240.
- 19:42He
- 19:43had
- 19:4392
- 19:43catches
- 19:44and
- 19:44over
- 19:441100
- 19:45yards
- 19:45for
- 19:45the
- 19:45Raiders.
- 19:46And
- 19:46that
- 19:46team
- 19:46went
- 19:47to
- 19:47the
- 19:47Super
- 19:47Bowl.
- 19:47The
- 19:48Raiders
- 19:48went
- 19:49to
- 19:49the
- 19:49super
- 19:49bowl
- 19:49of
- 19:49all
- 19:50teams.
- 19:50Right.
- 19:50And
- 19:51then
- 19:51he
- 19:51had
- 19:51a
- 19:51pretty
- 19:51good
- 19:51year
- 19:52at
- 19:5241
- 19:522.
- 19:53And
- 19:53then
- 19:54at
- 19:5442,
- 19:54it
- 19:55was
- 19:55finally
- 19:55time
- 19:56for
- 19:56him
- 19:56to
- 19:56hang
- 19:56it
- 19:56up.
- 19:58And
- 19:58I
- 19:58don't
- 19:59with,
- 19:59with
- 19:59Rice,
- 19:59it's
- 20:00like,
- 20:00what
- 20:00do
- 20:00you
- 20:00say?
- 20:01And
- 20:01ultimately,
- 20:02Darren,
- 20:02I
- 20:02land
- 20:03on
- 20:03this.
- 20:05I
- 20:05think
- 20:05that
- 20:05Jerry
- 20:06Rice
- 20:07is
- 20:07the
- 20:07greatest
- 20:07football
- 20:08player
- 20:08of
- 20:08all
- 20:09time.
- 20:09Period,
- 20:10end
- 20:10of
- 20:11sentence.
- 20:11He's.
- 20:12If
- 20:12we're
- 20:12doing
- 20:12an
- 20:12all
- 20:13time
- 20:13list,
- 20:13he's
- 20:14my
- 20:14number
- 20:14one.
- 20:15There's
- 20:15going
- 20:15to
- 20:15be
- 20:15a
- 20:15guy
- 20:16that
- 20:16down
- 20:16the
- 20:16road
- 20:16I'm
- 20:17pretty
- 20:17sure
- 20:17we're
- 20:17going
- 20:17to
- 20:17talk
- 20:17about
- 20:18that
- 20:18I
- 20:18sometimes
- 20:19waffle
- 20:19with.
- 20:21But
- 20:22he's
- 20:22number
- 20:22one
- 20:23for
- 20:23me.
- 20:23I
- 20:23don't
- 20:24think
- 20:24you
- 20:24can
- 20:25play
- 20:25your
- 20:26position
- 20:26in
- 20:26football
- 20:27any
- 20:28better
- 20:29than
- 20:29Jerry
- 20:29Rice
- 20:30played
- 20:30his.
- 20:30And
- 20:31I'm
- 20:31not
- 20:31really
- 20:31sure
- 20:31how
- 20:32you
- 20:32even
- 20:32debated.
- 20:34Yeah,
- 20:34I
- 20:34agree
- 20:35with
- 20:35you.
- 20:35Because
- 20:36he's
- 20:36just
- 20:37so
- 20:37dominant
- 20:38his
- 20:38position.
- 20:39I
- 20:39mean,
- 20:39I
- 20:40think
- 20:40Randy
- 20:40Moss
- 20:40is
- 20:41in
- 20:41second
- 20:41for
- 20:41most
- 20:42of
- 20:42the
- 20:42NFL
- 20:43records
- 20:43to
- 20:43Jerry
- 20:44Race
- 20:44and
- 20:45he's
- 20:45not
- 20:45even
- 20:45in
- 20:46the
- 20:46same
- 20:46ballpark.
- 20:47No,
- 20:47with
- 20:47Race's
- 20:48numbers,
- 20:48you
- 20:48know,
- 20:48it's,
- 20:49it's
- 20:49like
- 20:49night
- 20:50and
- 20:50day,
- 20:50you
- 20:50know,
- 20:50you
- 20:50look
- 20:51at
- 20:51him
- 20:51like,
- 20:51holy
- 20:51shit.
- 20:51That
- 20:51was
- 20:52like
- 20:53two
- 20:53careers
- 20:53in
- 20:54between
- 20:54their
- 20:55numbers,
- 20:55you
- 20:55know.
- 20:56And
- 20:56Moss
- 20:56was
- 20:57a
- 20:57very
- 20:57good
- 20:57player,
- 20:57as
- 20:57we
- 20:58well
- 20:58know.
- 20:58Yeah.
- 20:59And
- 20:59he
- 20:59was,
- 20:59he
- 20:59was
- 21:00on
- 21:00our
- 21:00list
- 21:00earlier
- 21:01and.
- 21:01But
- 21:02the
- 21:02other
- 21:02thing
- 21:03is
- 21:03just,
- 21:03you
- 21:03know,
- 21:03sometimes
- 21:03the
- 21:04eye
- 21:04test,
- 21:05meaning,
- 21:05you
- 21:05know,
- 21:05my
- 21:06team
- 21:06played
- 21:06the
- 21:0649ers
- 21:07a
- 21:07lot
- 21:07in
- 21:07the
- 21:0780s
- 21:08and
- 21:08if
- 21:08it's
- 21:08like
- 21:08third
- 21:09and
- 21:09six,
- 21:09you're
- 21:10like,
- 21:10they
- 21:10should
- 21:10just
- 21:11move
- 21:11the
- 21:11chains
- 21:11right
- 21:12now,
- 21:12you
- 21:13know,
- 21:13he
- 21:13is
- 21:13getting
- 21:13the
- 21:14first
- 21:14down,
- 21:14he's
- 21:14making
- 21:15the
- 21:15big
- 21:15play.
- 21:16He
- 21:17of
- 21:17course
- 21:17benefited
- 21:18from
- 21:18playing
- 21:18with
- 21:18two
- 21:19hall
- 21:19of
- 21:19Fame
- 21:19quarterbacks,
- 21:20but
- 21:20as
- 21:21we
- 21:21mentioned,
- 21:21even
- 21:22as
- 21:22a
- 21:2240
- 21:22year
- 21:22old
- 21:23playing
- 21:23with
- 21:23a
- 21:23non
- 21:24hall
- 21:24of
- 21:24Fame
- 21:24quarterback
- 21:25later
- 21:25in
- 21:25his
- 21:25career,
- 21:25he
- 21:26was
- 21:26still
- 21:26insanely
- 21:27productive.
- 21:28He
- 21:28would
- 21:28have
- 21:28been
- 21:29awesome
- 21:29in
- 21:30any
- 21:30offense,
- 21:30any
- 21:31era,
- 21:31anytime.
- 21:32He
- 21:33is
- 21:33the
- 21:33goat.
- 21:35Well,
- 21:35he
- 21:35was
- 21:36even
- 21:36part
- 21:36in
- 21:36college.
- 21:37Willie
- 21:37taught
- 21:38and
- 21:38I
- 21:39believe.
- 21:39Were
- 21:39they
- 21:40Jackson
- 21:40State?
- 21:41I
- 21:41think.
- 21:41Yes.
- 21:42They
- 21:42set
- 21:42that
- 21:43NCAA
- 21:44record.
- 21:44Was
- 21:44it
- 21:44Mississippi?
- 21:45I
- 21:45always
- 21:45get
- 21:45Jackson
- 21:45State
- 21:45or
- 21:46Mississippi.
- 21:46Maybe
- 21:46it
- 21:46was
- 21:47Mississippi
- 21:47State.
- 21:47Yeah.
- 21:48Valley
- 21:49State.
- 21:49Right,
- 21:49right,
- 21:50right.
- 21:50Yeah,
- 21:50that's
- 21:50what
- 21:50it
- 21:50was.
- 21:50Yeah.
- 21:51But
- 21:51Willie
- 21:51taught
- 21:52as
- 21:52quarterback
- 21:53and
- 21:53they
- 21:53set
- 21:53like
- 21:53an
- 21:54NCAA
- 21:54record
- 21:54for
- 21:55touchdowns.
- 21:55It
- 21:55was
- 21:55like
- 21:56someone
- 21:56godly
- 21:57numbered.
- 21:57I
- 21:57forget
- 21:58if
- 21:58it
- 21:58was
- 21:58the
- 21:58yardage
- 21:58or
- 21:59the
- 21:59touchdown
- 21:59passes,
- 21:59but
- 22:00Jerry
- 22:00Rice
- 22:00caught
- 22:01the
- 22:01majority
- 22:01of
- 22:01those
- 22:02in
- 22:02that
- 22:03game
- 22:03and
- 22:03you
- 22:04know,
- 22:04in
- 22:04record
- 22:04books
- 22:04for
- 22:05college
- 22:05too.
- 22:05So
- 22:05he
- 22:06was
- 22:06outstanding
- 22:07his
- 22:07whole
- 22:07career
- 22:07playing
- 22:08football.
- 22:08Probably
- 22:09a
- 22:09great
- 22:10Pop
- 22:11Warner
- 22:11player
- 22:11too,
- 22:11you
- 22:12know.
- 22:12Sure
- 22:12he
- 22:12was.
- 22:13Yeah.
- 22:14But
- 22:14okay,
- 22:14so
- 22:14it's
- 22:15interesting.
- 22:15You
- 22:15look
- 22:16and
- 22:16you
- 22:16say,
- 22:16how
- 22:17could
- 22:17Jerry
- 22:17Rice
- 22:18go
- 22:1816
- 22:19in
- 22:19a
- 22:19draft,
- 22:20you
- 22:20know,
- 22:20as
- 22:20dominant
- 22:20as
- 22:21he
- 22:21was.
- 22:22But
- 22:22really,
- 22:22you
- 22:23know,
- 22:23it's
- 22:23fairly
- 22:23legitimate
- 22:24what
- 22:26people
- 22:26took
- 22:26in
- 22:27that
- 22:27draft.
- 22:27Buffalo
- 22:28took
- 22:28Bruce
- 22:28Smith,
- 22:28who's
- 22:29in
- 22:29the
- 22:29hall
- 22:29of
- 22:29fame,
- 22:29number
- 22:30one
- 22:30that
- 22:30year
- 22:30in
- 22:3085.
- 22:31Bill
- 22:31Fralich,
- 22:32you
- 22:32know,
- 22:32was
- 22:33taken
- 22:33by
- 22:33Atlanta.
- 22:34Chris
- 22:35Doleman's
- 22:35taken
- 22:36fourth
- 22:36by
- 22:36the.
- 22:36The
- 22:37Vikings.
- 22:38And,
- 22:38you
- 22:39know,
- 22:39Altoon
- 22:39is
- 22:39in
- 22:40that
- 22:40draft
- 22:40before
- 22:40him,
- 22:41and
- 22:42Jim.
- 22:42Jim
- 22:43Lachey,
- 22:43you
- 22:43know,
- 22:43so
- 22:44there's
- 22:44some
- 22:44good
- 22:44linemen
- 22:45and,
- 22:45you
- 22:46know,
- 22:46defensive
- 22:46players
- 22:47taken
- 22:47in
- 22:47there.
- 22:48Lomas
- 22:49Brown
- 22:49is
- 22:49another
- 22:49one
- 22:50that
- 22:50was
- 22:50taken
- 22:50in
- 22:51there,
- 22:51but,
- 22:51you
- 22:52know,
- 22:52Jerry
- 22:52Rice
- 22:53just
- 22:53sticks
- 22:53out
- 22:54like
- 22:54a
- 22:54sore
- 22:54thumb
- 22:54in
- 22:54the
- 22:55middle
- 22:55of
- 22:55the
- 22:55pack
- 22:55of
- 22:55that
- 22:55draft.
- 22:56And
- 22:56it
- 22:57was.
- 22:57It
- 22:57was
- 22:57a
- 22:57great
- 22:57draft
- 22:58with
- 22:58a
- 22:58lot
- 22:58of
- 22:58talented
- 22:58players,
- 22:59but,
- 22:59man,
- 22:59if
- 23:00people
- 23:00only
- 23:00knew
- 23:00what
- 23:01they
- 23:01knew.
- 23:01Now,
- 23:01I
- 23:01bet
- 23:02you
- 23:02he'd
- 23:02probably
- 23:02be
- 23:03number
- 23:03one.
- 23:03With
- 23:04all
- 23:04due
- 23:04respect
- 23:04to
- 23:04Chris
- 23:05Dolman
- 23:05and
- 23:05Bill
- 23:05Froehlich
- 23:06and
- 23:06Al
- 23:06Toon
- 23:07and
- 23:07Lomas
- 23:07Brown,
- 23:08those
- 23:09teams
- 23:09made
- 23:09a
- 23:09mistake.
- 23:11Yeah.
- 23:11But
- 23:11you
- 23:12think
- 23:12about
- 23:12it,
- 23:12you
- 23:12know,
- 23:12coming
- 23:13out
- 23:13of
- 23:13college
- 23:13is.
- 23:14Here
- 23:14you
- 23:14have
- 23:15an
- 23:15HBCU
- 23:16player,
- 23:17you
- 23:17know,
- 23:17and
- 23:17you
- 23:17have,
- 23:18you
- 23:18know,
- 23:18Bruce
- 23:18Smith
- 23:19is,
- 23:19you
- 23:20know,
- 23:20outstanding
- 23:21player
- 23:21in
- 23:21college.
- 23:22You
- 23:22know,
- 23:22these
- 23:22are
- 23:23all
- 23:23marquee
- 23:24college
- 23:24programs
- 23:25these
- 23:25guys
- 23:25are
- 23:25coming
- 23:25from,
- 23:26with
- 23:27teams
- 23:27filling
- 23:28needs,
- 23:28you
- 23:28know,
- 23:28and
- 23:29definitely
- 23:29Bruce
- 23:29Smith
- 23:30filled
- 23:30the
- 23:30bill
- 23:30for.
- 23:31For
- 23:31Buffalo.
- 23:32You
- 23:32know,
- 23:32they
- 23:32would
- 23:32never
- 23:33got
- 23:33to
- 23:33four
- 23:33Super
- 23:34Bowls
- 23:34in
- 23:34a
- 23:34row
- 23:34if
- 23:34it's
- 23:34not
- 23:35for
- 23:35Bruce
- 23:35Smith.
- 23:36And,
- 23:37you
- 23:37know,
- 23:37but,
- 23:37you
- 23:38know,
- 23:38that's
- 23:38the
- 23:38way
- 23:38sometimes
- 23:39those
- 23:39drafts
- 23:39shake
- 23:40out,
- 23:40and
- 23:40you
- 23:40have
- 23:41outstanding
- 23:41players
- 23:42in
- 23:42the
- 23:42middle
- 23:42of
- 23:42the
- 23:42pack,
- 23:42left
- 23:43over
- 23:43for
- 23:43somebody
- 23:43like
- 23:44the
- 23:4449ers
- 23:44to
- 23:44snatch
- 23:45up
- 23:45and
- 23:46get
- 23:46even
- 23:46better.
- 23:46Yep.
- 23:47Yeah,
- 23:47what
- 23:48a.
- 23:48What
- 23:48a
- 23:48career,
- 23:49man.
- 23:49Yeah,
- 23:50absolutely.
- 23:51All
- 23:52right,
- 23:52well,
- 23:52that
- 23:52is.
- 23:53Man,
- 23:53that's
- 23:53a.
- 23:53Definitely
- 23:54a
- 23:54top
- 23:55five
- 23:55pick
- 23:56right
- 23:57there.
- 23:57Some
- 23:57great
- 23:57selections
- 23:58in
- 23:59there.
- 23:59We
- 23:59ended
- 24:00up
- 24:00having
- 24:00a
- 24:00Jerry
- 24:00Rice
- 24:01and
- 24:02Troy
- 24:02Palomala,
- 24:03of
- 24:03course,
- 24:03in
- 24:03the
- 24:03hall
- 24:04of
- 24:04Fame.
- 24:04But
- 24:04we
- 24:04had
- 24:04one
- 24:04other
- 24:05hall
- 24:05of
- 24:05Famer
- 24:06that
- 24:06was
- 24:06taken,
- 24:06that
- 24:06was
- 24:07Bobby
- 24:07Bell,
- 24:08who
- 24:08was
- 24:08drafted
- 24:09by
- 24:09the
- 24:09Minnesota
- 24:10Vikings
- 24:10in
- 24:101963.
- 24:12Excellent
- 24:12linebacker.
- 24:14You
- 24:14know,
- 24:15many
- 24:15people
- 24:16that
- 24:16you
- 24:17remember
- 24:17that
- 24:17era
- 24:18say
- 24:18he
- 24:18was
- 24:18maybe
- 24:19one
- 24:19of
- 24:19the
- 24:19premier
- 24:20linebackers
- 24:21right
- 24:21up
- 24:21there
- 24:21with
- 24:21Buckus
- 24:22and
- 24:22Nitschke
- 24:22and
- 24:23some
- 24:23of
- 24:23the
- 24:23others
- 24:23from
- 24:23the
- 24:2460s
- 24:25era
- 24:25teams.
- 24:27And
- 24:27another
- 24:28player
- 24:28that
- 24:28was
- 24:28kind
- 24:28of
- 24:29an
- 24:29amazing
- 24:29player,
- 24:29and
- 24:30I
- 24:30got
- 24:30to
- 24:30talk
- 24:30to
- 24:30his
- 24:31daughter
- 24:31a
- 24:31few
- 24:31years
- 24:31ago
- 24:32is
- 24:32Gene
- 24:32Washington.
- 24:34Oh,
- 24:34yeah.
- 24:34He
- 24:35ended
- 24:36up
- 24:36being
- 24:37in
- 24:37the
- 24:37NFL
- 24:38a
- 24:38part
- 24:38of,
- 24:38you
- 24:39know,
- 24:39some
- 24:39of
- 24:39those
- 24:39great
- 24:40wide
- 24:40receiver
- 24:41cores
- 24:41that
- 24:41were.
- 24:42Out
- 24:42there,
- 24:42so
- 24:43working
- 24:43for
- 24:43the
- 24:43NFL
- 24:44for
- 24:44many
- 24:44years.
- 24:45Right,
- 24:45right.
- 24:45Russ
- 24:46Francis
- 24:47is
- 24:47another
- 24:47one,
- 24:47drafted
- 24:48in
- 24:481975
- 24:49by
- 24:49the
- 24:49New
- 24:50England
- 24:50Patriots
- 24:51at
- 24:51the
- 24:51time.
- 24:52So,
- 24:52you
- 24:52know,
- 24:53some.
- 24:53Some
- 24:53great
- 24:53players
- 24:54all
- 24:54the
- 24:54way
- 24:54around
- 24:54here.
- 24:56Back
- 24:56in,
- 24:57you
- 24:57know,
- 24:58the
- 24:5890
- 24:58years
- 24:58of
- 24:59draft
- 24:59history
- 25:00for
- 25:00that,
- 25:02you
- 25:02know,
- 25:02the
- 25:03most
- 25:03popular
- 25:04position,
- 25:04you
- 25:05know,
- 25:05if
- 25:05people
- 25:05are
- 25:06whoever's
- 25:06drafting
- 25:0716
- 25:07this
- 25:07year
- 25:08wondering,
- 25:08you
- 25:08know
- 25:08what,
- 25:09what
- 25:09could
- 25:10drafting.
- 25:10But
- 25:10wide
- 25:11receiver
- 25:12has
- 25:12been
- 25:12the
- 25:12most
- 25:13popular
- 25:13position
- 25:13in
- 25:14the
- 25:14first
- 25:1490
- 25:14years
- 25:14of
- 25:15the
- 25:15draft.
- 25:16And
- 25:16like
- 25:16we
- 25:16said,
- 25:17we
- 25:17had
- 25:17three
- 25:17hall
- 25:17of
- 25:17Famers.
- 25:18And
- 25:18that
- 25:18sort
- 25:19of
- 25:19takes
- 25:19us
- 25:19to
- 25:19our
- 25:19draft
- 25:20stat
- 25:21of
- 25:21the
- 25:21day.
- 25:22And
- 25:22you're
- 25:22going
- 25:22to
- 25:22like
- 25:23this.
- 25:23You
- 25:23have
- 25:23your
- 25:23Oklahoma
- 25:24hat
- 25:24on.
- 25:24I
- 25:24have
- 25:25another
- 25:25Oklahoma
- 25:26draft
- 25:26stat
- 25:27for
- 25:27you.
- 25:27Now.
- 25:28The
- 25:28Sooners
- 25:28developed
- 25:29consecutive
- 25:29starting
- 25:30quarterbacks
- 25:30who
- 25:30went
- 25:31to
- 25:31be
- 25:31selecting
- 25:31the
- 25:31NFL
- 25:32draft
- 25:33in
- 25:33Mayfield,
- 25:34Kyler,
- 25:34Murray,
- 25:35Jalen
- 25:35Hurts,
- 25:36Spencer
- 25:36Rattler,
- 25:37Caleb
- 25:38Williams,
- 25:38and
- 25:38even
- 25:38more
- 25:39astounding,
- 25:39three
- 25:40of
- 25:40those
- 25:40five,
- 25:40Mayfield,
- 25:41Murray
- 25:41and
- 25:41Williams
- 25:42were
- 25:42selected
- 25:43number
- 25:43one
- 25:43overall.
- 25:44So
- 25:44good,
- 25:45good
- 25:45job
- 25:45by
- 25:46the
- 25:46Sooners
- 25:46and
- 25:46finding
- 25:47their
- 25:47signal
- 25:47callers
- 25:48and
- 25:48shipping
- 25:48them
- 25:48off
- 25:49to
- 25:49the
- 25:49NFL.
- 25:50That's
- 25:50a
- 25:50heck
- 25:51of
- 25:51a
- 25:51run
- 25:51there
- 25:51in
- 25:51the
- 25:522010s,
- 25:52man.
- 25:53Yeah.
- 25:53And
- 25:53you,
- 25:54you
- 25:54know,
- 25:54you
- 25:54really,
- 25:55when
- 25:55I
- 25:56think
- 25:56of
- 25:56Oklahoma,
- 25:57I
- 25:57don't
- 25:57even
- 25:57really
- 25:57think
- 25:58about
- 25:58them
- 25:58as
- 25:59being,
- 25:59you
- 25:59know,
- 25:59quarterback
- 26:00university,
- 26:00but
- 26:01maybe
- 26:01that,
- 26:01you
- 26:02know,
- 26:02I
- 26:03think
- 26:03Miami
- 26:03always
- 26:03gets
- 26:04the
- 26:04credit
- 26:04for
- 26:04that
- 26:04for
- 26:05the
- 26:05Kelly's
- 26:06and
- 26:06Testaverdes
- 26:06and
- 26:07Kosars
- 26:08of
- 26:08the
- 26:08world.
- 26:09But
- 26:09this
- 26:10is,
- 26:10I
- 26:10mean
- 26:11that's
- 26:11some
- 26:11really
- 26:12big
- 26:12names
- 26:12that
- 26:12they
- 26:13had
- 26:13a
- 26:13quarterback
- 26:14in
- 26:14Sooner
- 26:15country.
- 26:16Absolutely.
- 26:16It
- 26:16was
- 26:17a,
- 26:17it
- 26:17was
- 26:17a
- 26:17heck
- 26:17of
- 26:18a
- 26:18run
- 26:18there.
- 26:19Some
- 26:19big
- 26:19numbers
- 26:20and
- 26:20you
- 26:20know,
- 26:21did
- 26:21you
- 26:21mention
- 26:22Bradford?
- 26:23Was
- 26:23he
- 26:23on
- 26:24the
- 26:24list?
- 26:24I
- 26:24didn't
- 26:24even
- 26:24have
- 26:25Bradford.
- 26:25They
- 26:25were
- 26:25just
- 26:25going
- 26:26five
- 26:26consecutive.
- 26:27So
- 26:28even
- 26:28earlier
- 26:28than
- 26:28that,
- 26:29I
- 26:29think
- 26:29Bradford
- 26:29went
- 26:30number
- 26:30one
- 26:30overall.
- 26:31Yeah,
- 26:32all
- 26:32within
- 26:33about
- 26:33a
- 26:33ten
- 26:33year
- 26:33period.
- 26:33Amazing.
- 26:35Yeah,
- 26:35definitely.
- 26:36And
- 26:36multiple
- 26:37coaches
- 26:37too,
- 26:37so
- 26:37that's
- 26:38for
- 26:38sure.
- 26:38Yeah,
- 26:39great,
- 26:39great
- 26:39deal
- 26:39by
- 26:40them.
- 26:40So.
- 26:41So
- 26:41yeah,
- 26:41that's
- 26:41our
- 26:42draft
- 26:42staff
- 26:42for
- 26:42today
- 26:42and
- 26:43that's
- 26:43our
- 26:43draft
- 26:4416
- 26:45slot.
- 26:45Number
- 26:4516.
- 26:46You
- 26:46know,
- 26:46halfway
- 26:47there
- 26:47in
- 26:47this
- 26:48journey
- 26:48that
- 26:48we're
- 26:48taking
- 26:49and
- 26:49really
- 26:49appreciate
- 26:50you
- 26:50coming
- 26:50on
- 26:50and
- 26:51I'd
- 26:51love
- 26:51to
- 26:51talk
- 26:51to
- 26:51you
- 26:51again
- 26:52tomorrow
- 26:52about
- 26:53number
- 26:5315s.
- 26:54We'll
- 26:54see
- 26:54you
- 26:55tomorrow,
- 26:55Darren.
- 26:56That's
- 26:57all
- 26:57the
- 26:57football
- 26:57history
- 26:57we
- 26:58have
- 26:58today,
- 26:58folks.
- 26:58Join
- 26:59us
- 26:59back
- 26:59tomorrow
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