in recent weeks
for a variety of reasons. They acquire Tyree kill. We've
talked extensively about how they could have acquired Tom,
Brady, how close that was to happening at least as a member
of the front office in minority owner,
still could happen in the future.
Some new names in
some old names out and the draft where they will with four
picks this year. Thanks to the Tyree killed Trey. They've got
a three or four and two sevens, not a lot. They can do in
the draft.
They can't leave the draft without addressing what Chris?
Well, I think probably the offensive lines, the position.
I look at the more than anything just to you. Look at
the roster of the Dolphins and I think we, you know, we've
discussed this to few times as offseason.
There's not a lot of places you look to go.
Oh, wow. They need their
avoid right there, void of that position. Now, they have
dressed running back a little bit here, in free agency, as
far as getting Chase Edmunds there.
Raheem mode stirred came there from the 49ers as well.
They could probably use another running back to Adam to the
overall package. There. It's such an important position for
that Shanahan McDaniel offense, but I think offensive lines,
the one area I look at to go.
No, it's probably they need, you know,
to really address that
and then after that maybe
middle linebacker or something like that, but I don't know
Mike that's probably the one that jumps out to me more than
any is that offensive line.
I think offensive line is the key. Not that they can. Do much
with a three or four and two 7s, but you need to do
something to keep making that unit better. You've got
the weapons.
You want to make it as easy as you can onto a toggle Bi-Lo at
quarterback. So I agree with you. Offensive line is an area
that they have to address with those four picks that they have
the Buffalo Bills, who have the 25th overall pick in the draft.
They cannot leave draft weekend without addressing what Chris?
Well, I would look at them, more and go. Okay, they
first Around pass rusher last year. They're okay. They're
defensive tackle. They're pretty good. They're there with
team that I'm a little like. Oh line, I think is one area
I look at to go. Yeah, they could probably improve that unit
their
overall, but I also can get in the conversation of corner with
the Buffalo Bills to. I think that would be the other one.
I look at and I was specifically again, I think again, some of
the higher octane
offenses in the AFC and the way it's set up right now. The
bills are not great at man-to-man coverage. They don't
have those type of guys. We saw that the speed of the Kansas
City
Chiefs receivers in that
gave them issues.
We've heard McDermott and Company talk about their team
speed. A little bit on the defensive side of the ball,
especially
wide receiver.
I think they're good. They're they got the Von Miller. No,
I look at that, I think is maybe o-line but Corner, those two
positions might getting other ones that jump out to you while
I could run. Back. Yeah, to Johnson. Remember, they wanted
JD mckissack. They have purple deal with JD mckissick and he
backed out and stayed in Washington, Devon Singletary,
Zack Moss. They just haven't gotten
what they need. When you've got Josh out and, and that passing
game, that should give you
better opportunities to run the football. I think they need
a little more of that balance. There may be some of these
games they get in one of these shootouts. And maybe there's
going to be moments where you want to kind of slow it down,
you want? Want to keep the other offense
off the field for a little bit. Give your defense
a little bit of a rest.
You don't always want to get in this ping-pong match. That's
just rapid fire back and forth. And if you can slip out of
your, your highest possible gear
and control the clock, a little bit against the Chiefs team,
maybe that that will help you.
Yeah. And up scoring more points than they do. At the end
of regulation, or over time, as the case may be. So I think
that just the mere fact. They try to get mckissick and
failed. They have to at least be thinking not with the 25th
pick necessarily,
but I just added they're not happy with their current stable
of running backs. So they wouldn't have tried to get JD
McCoy kiss. Right? I guess that's my point. Yeah. No,
I think you're right there. They needed another guy to for
a Devin Singletary gets hurt.
We need another guy that can run that part of our offense.
So I think that's where they like Duke Johnson,
you know, do Johnson, he's got some Talent. There's no question,
but I think you're right to. That's a need that is not going
to. I doubt. It happens at 25 like you're talking. About. But
it is something because Zack boss has not exactly been
dependable for them
to where you'd like to see them have another influence or
something of that true between the tackles type Runner there.
But yeah, further bills is good, as they are. There's
there's a few holes that pop up. When you think about them,
New England, Patriots 25th 21st, Excuse Me, overall, pick
in the draft. They can't leave this upcoming draft weekend
without addressing what, I think the,
there's two positions I come to with them.
Receiver one. That's the first thing. Again. I like, you know,
the receiving Corps they have
I'd love to see them get a guy. That's a real Difference Maker
though, like a guy that we've talked about earlier in
the show that scares a defense that
actually makes them have 2pi defense has, they don't want to
play to open up other things. Don't make life a little easier
on Mac Jones
to where it opens the field up and
you guys don't always have to jamming eight and ten yard
completions all the time. I think it's that I also look at
like
the middle linebacker position is maybe being something they
could address Dante Hightower. And oh it's getting up there in
age there. So that's another area. I look at very important
to that defense overall,
but I feel like speed wide receiver and I'm not sure
that's going to happen at 21st overall, but maybe in
the second because there's a million receivers in this draft
that they need. Somebody like that as a little bit of a game
breaker.
I think they definitely need to address the Her back position.
I remember a year ago. We just assume between Stephon Gilmore
and JC Jackson one would stay. Yeah, both are gone.
Both are gone.
And maybe it's a testament to the defense. But still, you
need guys
to the extent that they have
a hard time Drafting and developing receivers. They
apparently do a good time. Good job of drafting or
signing is undrafted free agents cornerback developing them
that needs to be
replenished. Don't you think I feel?
Those guys gone their starters from week one last year. Well,
Gilmore never, I mean, he would have been a starter but he has,
he was injured, but their top two corners going into last
season or now gone.
You got to address that somehow? I would think so.
And again, there's there's a lot of good Corners to be had
in this draft as well. Well, I guess I think the thing that
I've done, the only reason I didn't throw that out there
because Mike, you're right in
the thought of needing that
as I am a little bit of like
just, you know, connecting dots going. I wonder if they've door
Their philosophy a little bit about how they feel on
the corner position. I do wonder that
last year. I thought they played more Zone and New
England than I can remember and quite some time
and it made me start thinking well, maybe they're like, you
know, changing their thought and how they want to play. They
have a ton of dbe's and they seem to be doing it a little
bit more with you know, a mixing and matching a personnel
and how we want to play it that way.
So I do wonder what they're where they're going. But yes,
like normal history would tell you that.
To your point, they would want that guy. That can be
a lockdown corner at one spot and then they can do some crazy
stuff on the other side of the field
and they're in a spot where we're not used to the Patriots.
Being. I mean, depending upon how the first 20 selections go,
they could have an opportunity to trade out of 21. It just
depends on who's left. What's the first? 20 pics are gone
who's there at 21? And is there a team that really loves
the guy who didn't get picked in the first 20 selections?
Who would be willing to make?
Jump up and the Patriots get more
more lottery. Tickets more opportunities to find guys that
maybe fit their system, fit their approach, who aren't
highly coveted. I wouldn't be surprised, you know, for every
team that wants to move up a team's got to move down, and we
had a
teams that have no first-round pick.
We've got eight teams and have multiple first-round picks
that to me the 20s, the early 20s could be a spot where
somebody who's not in the first round, who has a guy they
really love. Good credit. Try to jump. Back in and I would
see the Patriots more than willing to do it. Chris I could
too.
There's no question.
There are always that team that again, if the
how their board doesn't match up with the value of the picket
21, they'll trade down in a heartbeat. They were
the masters of that for a long, long time, and accumulating
those second and third, and fourth round picks there.
So, it'll be interesting. But to your point, I think they'll
be some good Corners there to be had. I don't know if they're
looking at all. And so line it all at something, I questioned
to, that's the hardest thing about a guy in my position is
I don't have a feel always for the guys that are coming up
the ranks, the backups, right? How do they feel about them? You
know, we that's one position where
hey, the fifth round you go. Oh, he's they drafted a fifth
round or two years ago. I don't know how good he can be but
they've seen them practice and do all that and they go well
the guys good he's getting better and better. He's gonna
be
a starter. That's the one thing that's hard to figure out as
an evaluator of the draft and all that but
21, not a bad spot in this trap. There's there's a lot of
depth in this draft, a certain positions and whether they
trade out or decide to stay there, they'll should be
a player to address some of their needs, for sure.
The New York Jets are in great spot. They have the fourth
pick. They have the 10th pick as the final installment of
the Jamal Adams trade. They also have the 35th and the 38th.
They've got two picks and round for two, picks in round five.
Now some of those pics may get traded away for a game breaking
receiver before they're actually used but the Jets
can't leave. Draft without addressing what Chris. I think
the edge a pass rusher.
This is Robert's Allah.
He's a defensive coordinator.
He got to the Super Bowl because he had an unbelievable
defense aligned on the ability to rush for and get to every
quarterback and football. For the most part, even Patrick
Mahomes for the whole game except for the last four and
a half minutes.
So that's where I look at it. Shaq Lawson. He
not Shock loss and Carl Lawson, excuse me, a guy. They paid
a lot of money to had an injury last year. So how much can you
depend on him? Being a superstar takeover
type of guy. I got to think that with one of those
first round picks. They got there,
right? And what did you say? It was 4:00 and 10:00, right? Or
ten. Right man.
Mike pass rushers. There's
there's there's four that I think are worthy of being top
10 top 12, top 15 picks. I really do. So, they should be
able to get a guy that can come off the edge and get after
the quarterback.
Yeah,
look they Need to come out of the weekend with a receiver.
They feel really good about because it's obvious. They're
interested in that is part of the development of Zach Wilson,
the second overall pick last year,
you know, the other side of it to
Joe. Douglas needs to hit a home run or to whether it's by
trade or whether it's by drafting. Somebody who comes in
and makes an impact right away. Because there's still a sense,
this team is caught
in in quicksand and can't get out. Last year, was not good.
You know, you had
Lashes, but it wasn't anything close. I remember going into
last year, thinking if they could just get six or seven
wins, and lay the foundation to be competitive next year. That
would be a good year for the Jets.
And you look at the AFC.
There's 13 contenders and the 39 contenders of the Jets
Texans and jaguars.
I don't know that the Jets can crash that party this year.
No, they got to start doing something though. Because Woody
Johnson's back. He's been back for over a year. He was gone
when they hired Joe Douglas.
At some point and we've seen it.
We've seen it when Woody was running the team. He'll keep
the coach and fire the GM. He'll keep the GM and fire,
the coach Hill fire, both of them. He's trying
as best. He possibly can to make the team better.
And if Joe Douglas isn't getting it done.
Then
he's gone. Now, I do I think that they'll give him this
year, but I won't be surprised. If after this year, Woody
Johnson said, you know, if they're if they're 4 and 13 3
and 14
and we aren't seeing Zack Wilson,
show us signs and he's going to become a superstar. I could see
them changing GM. So there's a lot riding on what they get out
of these pics. And Chris to the extent. The Joe Douglas is
feeling the heat.
If you flip a couple of pics for a proven player.
That, that eliminates some of the risk. Sure. That you're
going to draft somebody who doesn't come in and get it done
for? No, no question that we talked about that a lot. The
Proven commodity certainly has a lot of Great Value there,
the Jets there, there.
I mean you're saying things the right. I mean, we never known
the NFL the way the things are. I mean, yeah, the Jets I think
you're right. There's a little bit of that perception out
there.
I'm 12 where I'd want people to go away. This is what I do for
a living, and I like study this doll all the time and I really
think the Jets are
Are going in the right direction. I really do
again. I think the other thing that people need to remember
about last year, to its the Jets were one of the more
injured teams in all of football last year.
You know, we talked about Carlos,
Carl Lawson Marcus May Lamarcus Joyner, EJ Mosley
Juran re I'm not
the the middle linebacker from. He went Jared Davis
and it was it's it's you know Makai becton, we get into that
Michael Carter jr. There he gets hurt. Elijah more,
the second round pick, he got her.
They dealt with a lot of stuff there,
you know, so but you're right there needs to be that / moment
that everybody gets everybody. The perception changed a little
bit. And again Lake and Tomlinson great guard. Free
agency this year. It's not a huge Splash but it's like
things that are going to make
this team. Good Elijah ver Tucker, their first round pick
from last year, along with Zach Lewis, a man. I like that. So
there are some things there too. Like for sure, but
I don't disagree with you in the fact that
there hasn't been that moment yet. That seems to totally
Sway. The the tide or whatever to everybody just go.
Oh, wow, wait, the Jets are doing crazy things. And maybe
one of these trades would, would, you know, appeal to
the Jets fan base, to back them off that a little bit.