We got better tonight and
what a great opportunity, lot of credit goes to our
coaching staff, and our skin, for all the hard work
to make an opportunity like this come to fruition. So
feel feel fortunate that we were able to get 33
players that
we feel can
really help this team. Now, moving forward, three players
ever in our topping. So excited about that.
He's awesome.
Yeah, we've spent a lot of time with him. We met with them with
the combine.
I flew out there for his Pro Day, along with a couple other
individuals. We had it been here for a visit
and you know, he's a
he's a very outgoing individual. He's got a lot of
Personality. I'm sure you guys will enjoy your time with him
meeting him
but really a good kid, you know, likable kid works hard,
you know, we had a good Brian and I had several conversations
with some of his coaches over the last couple of days.
And,
you know, we had a FaceTime him last weekend. So we really got
to know the kid
maybe more than any player in this draft. So
like the personality and like the player.
I don't know that anybody had a bigger night than the Big Apple.
Both teams crushed. It Giants get cave on Thibodeau out of
Oregon.
Evany lot of Alabama
Jets get sauce Gardner out of Cincinnati
Garrett Wilson out, Ohio State, and then get back in the first
round. And somehow end up with Jermaine Johnson, the second on
the Florida state at the 26th. Pick great night
for New York football,
great opportunity to talk to Connor Rogers from bleacher.
Reports O'Connor.
I'm in love with New York.
Mike's in love with the poor performance in New York. But so
many teams seem to, you know,
I can't look at the first round and say, oh, I have no idea
what they work. Well,
I'll take that back, there's one. But yeah, we'll get to
them title of but for the most part for the most part, it
seemed like you kind of understand what every team was
trying to do, which team's first-round performance.
Did you love the most Connor?
Well as a born and raised New York kid, I absolutely love but
both the Jets and Giants did and they needed this really,
really Oddly, it's been a tough last half-decade for both
franchises. So it was huge. I agree with you guys. Getting
away from those two
teams. I like what Detroit did and it's not just taking agent
Hutchinson. Number two overall. I think a lot of teams would
have been pretty comfortable with that and would have gotten
praise for that.
For me. It's going back up and getting Jameson Williams.
I think the problem with Detroit is and they did a good job of
this last year. They solved a lot of holes and started to
build out a roster. But when you look at that team, this is
something I've
struggled with at times with giants with the Jets with
the Texans. See the Lions. What scares you from? Each of those
teams. If you're a defensive coordinator, if you're
an offensive coordinator,
now, you look at the Lions and it's going to take a little
time, James Williams has to get healthy. They have some other
areas to address which they can. But now they have a pass
rusher and in Hutchinson that does scare you and take over
games
and you have a wide receiver with sub 4 3 speed with route
polish with deep ball tracking that when he's healthy and he's
right. You got to play 10 yards off them. It's going to take
the fenders out of the box and open up your run
game. And he's a big player threat down the field so good
for the Is
to finally have some Blue Chip talent that keeps you up at
night, if you're opposing coach.
Yeah, I'm with you. I like with the Lions did too. But let me
go back to the Jets. Let me give some love to the New York
Jets
have won a Super Bowl since
1969. Super V 3. All right, give him some love here.
How did they wind up in this position?
I mean, I can understand how they got sauce Garden. Although
you could argue that the Texans are going to take a corner.
They should have taken sauce over singly Junior. But
anyway, that's the quibble
and, you know, and they wind up
with Gary Wilson,
but how do they want?
With all three of those guys and what do you think caused
the slide of Jermaine Johnson? The second.
I think they're pinching themselves and wonder in
the same thing and you heard them even admit it. All three of
these guys were top ten players on their board. They loved
Jermaine Johnson throughout this entire process. They loved
the growth. He showed from Juco to Georgia,
to Florida State to the Senior Bowl,
a big-time tester at the combine. He went to Florham
Park and was one of the visits for the team. They love
the person and they were really Stuck at Pick 10. They loved
salsa for they were good with that one. But when they got to
pick 10 guys,
I think they love Jermaine Johnson, but knew they had to
help their Young quarterback because of Zach Wilson
struggles. There's a chance that they're not there very
long with the New York Jets franchise. So they might put
Gary Wilson a high floor
player. My top wide receiver,
and then they were wondering
since pick 15 when they saw the Jermaine slide. A lot of people
thought, Baltimore would take him and Baltimore's, probably
surprised they got Kyle Hamilton. So you see
the trickle effect here. The Jets were trying to get back in,
and they couldn't get
Akin to pick 26 and they got their guy. Now when you look at
the slide, I think it's one, you know, one thing that stands
out to me is that he had the breakout years. 23 years old,
some teams, get scared of
older prospects that had a longer road,
which I don't, because he is so polished. He has violent hands.
He sets a hard Edge against the Run.
He's a three down player.
He's a hard worker. So that didn't scare me
and then teams just became infatuated with other players
throughout this process in a little bit of a strange way,
considering how important pass rush. Help is so
I think a lot of teams are looking around and
the offensive line run and the wide receiver. Run hurt, Jermaine
Johnson. Let's make no mistake about that. Team is just got
very scared. And said, if we don't get our guy now, there's
nothing there in the second round and led to his fall and
led to a huge win for robber Sally. You can see
that grin on his face.
I think this was his favorite player in the entire draft.
We had such a
fun time last night. I think in large part because it was
a refreshing draft. It was a refreshing draft because it was
for people like us. It was for hardcore fans. It wasn't for
casuals that get
captivated and infatuated by quarterbacks one quarterback
when Kenny pick it, not till 22, the Pittsburgh Steelers. He
stays in Pittsburgh. It adds a lot of intrigue to tonight. We
could see a run on quarterbacks in the second and third rounds.
But aside from the QBs, we also
Of Nicole be Dean in the green room. Along with Matt Correll
from Ole Miss
and Malik, Willis from Liberty.
Tell us some of the players that you're that you're loving
that still on the board right now as we head into round, two
and three.
Yeah, all those guys are at the top of my list. David a job.
Oh, who ruptured his Achilles during his pro day workout. If
he did not do that. We would not be talking about him today.
He would have went in the first round. I don't think he waits
very long because he's so talented.
When you look at a Travis Jones, the big nose tackle from
UConn. He could rush the passer he could Stop the run. There's
not a lot of guys that are 325 pounds and run sub, you know,
five seconds speed in the 40, Jordan. Davis went last night.
Now, it's Travis Jones is time
arnoldii, but Katie from Penn State another Edge rusher that
seems are really, really high on. So he's absolutely in
the mix there as well. Early on then you're going to see
a little bit of that second wide receiver on.
Right guys. We have George Pickens from Georgia Christian,
Watson from North Dakota State. You have Sky, more still on
the board. There's going to be a little bit of a wide receiver
run as well.
And then Offensive line is kind of interesting. But it Taylor
it plateaued off really, really fast Bernard Raymond to tackle
from Central Michigan. He's still hanging around there cam
Jurgens the senator from Nebraska teams, really, really
like him,
but the the teardrop in offensive line,
heard a lot of teams probably like the Bears that were
looking at that today. Seattle got their guy Charles cross at
90. They were looking at offensive line at 40 and 41.
They're probably relieved. They got that out of the way
already.
Yeah, it what nine
teams last night that ended up with two first round picks. If
I'm not mistaken.
Eight coming in had two first round picks
the second round, man, like, you guys notice. This is not
a question, just, an observation, isn't it? She really should be
round 1A or 1B. I should say speed round 1A and 1B
because there's so many guys, tonight's America places. They
could have gone in the front. Many good players, you know, is
this a lot of Great Value here.
Connor? I want to ask you and I know we talked yesterday about
Jacksonville. Disagree that,
that, that Trayvon Walker was the best player in the draft,
but they agree. They think they disagree with us. They took
Trayvon Walker. So I don't talk about Jacksonville, anybody
else?
You look at their draft and say, oh, whoa. What were they
thinking? Why would they do that? Was there a
do that moment
for you or moments for you yesterday. Yeah, it's Green
Bay. And I know it's cliche, right? And I've no problems,
Devonte
know. No problem with Devonte Wyatt at 28, no problem. Good
player. They needed interior defensive line, help. He's
going to be really productive and I don't have a problem
with Quay Walker.
White Walker is Big. Okay,
let it go. He can be a big-time player. He's just
exactly like Devon Trey Campbell that they just paid to
play in the middle of their defense. What I don't get guys
with Green Bay right now, you know the situation with Aaron
Rodgers.
You traded Davante Adams a long time ago,
in my opinion, the lack of aggression at the GM spot when
everybody's In talking about this wide receiver run for
a long time
is disappointing. There's just no way around it. Why can't
every other team figure this out, but the Green Bay Packers
either were stubborn and didn't want to do it or
they couldn't do it. Respective.
Not only
respected. I respect
what you do
to me, get to me to get caught up in appeasing, Aaron Rodgers
because you traded Davante. Adams, who wanted to be in
Oakland, didn't want to do. I'll see you in Las Vegas and
didn't want.
To do the contract with you. It's like, no take the best
players. That's why they, that's why they wanted a year
in and year out. One of the better run organizations and
leave aside from Aaron Rodgers. I know we love to act like
Aaron Rodgers,
just annually turns water into wine. He does, but don't sit
there and reach our receiver. Now, you're taking him. So you
can say, hey, we took our first round wide receiver. The whole
conversation is all season has been around, second round wide
receivers. Let's see what they do tonight when they got this
big
and listen God what a guy George Pickens counter what
they end up with George big case.
Then I will take
the apology form,
you know what I'm saying?
But no, no, it's funny.
Michael says, you know, they asked Aaron Rodgers to turn
water into wine, at least they giving them water before. Now.
They're like be like Moses go to that rock,
get water out because nothing there because the defense was
the problem against San Francisco, right? I'm sorry.
Defense helps the quarterback to
they got two players off of record-setting. Defense say
that every year mark here after year right play defense helps.
We're not it's Almost like sort of a wide receiver to make
Michael Holly handling cow. No. No, it's not to make me happy.
How about to make the guy you gave a ton of money to happy.
You gave him a ton of money games. They won the last three
years. You traded his number one. I'm not a Believer. How
many games they want to last for years? Who know? It doesn't
matter now because you traded the guy who helped you get
those wins. Oh, I'm sorry way. What round was
he drafted in? Come here? We had this conversation before.
He'll never trap the first our wide receiver. Okay, this
Davante Adams. What is this? Does it matter? He went this is
wrong. This is what happens. This is what Harry Connor,
excuse me.
I think,
I think it's, you're absolutely right. I think Green Bay. It's
like those those old crotchety baseball, right? I know you're
a baseball fan to
use old. Crotchety baseball writers
who say, well, Joe DiMaggio wasn't in unanimous Hall of
Famer
and Ted Williams on unanimous Hall of Famer.
So we gotta keep our streak up going
and Brian good. Augustus doing the same thing.
If Ted Thompson didn't draft her wide receiver.
When I'm not going to do it either,
because this is what we do. All right, that's enough.
That sounds great. That's a great. Talk radio. Take no it's
a drinking problem.
Okay, but when Aaron Rodgers doesn't have to do much because
his defense is so dominant, y'all act like Aaron why.
I just placed 12th position at the same time. Okay, like
it's Connor. Agree, respectfully agree to disagree
but it but anybody else.
What was the original question? I'm sorry. I screwed it up.
Yeah. Besides besides your dream big besides green besides
Brian when they went 13 games again. Besides Brian good
accounts is at the back of the
class. Who else is at the back of the classroom.
Tension,
I don't get it for a New England. And you know, when you
look at it, cold strange is fine. There's nothing wrong
with the player. I thought he was more of a top of round 3
player because he plays center.
I underscore understand that his relative Athletic score is
one of the best ever for a center guys. He was in college
for six years. So you want to talk about older prospects.
He's absolutely an older Prospect,
he fits what they like and guys, I compared them to a just
like a Diet Coke, Joe Tunney, right? The light version not
Joe Tunney but something A little bit lesser than that.
It's just when it comes down to it
for me with New England.
Why not stand Pat and actually get a first-round player.
I don't really like getting cute and taking players two rounds
early. Just because you're all about the guy, unless it's
a premium position and Center is not so for New England right
here.
It's bold to say regression for New England. I'm not ready to
say that right now, but I just want, I don't understand why
they didn't take an opportunity to significantly improve.
I'll say, I'll say it for you.
It was a regression that coal.
That was I'm going to say
that is the worst
first round decision
not to player because the players good.
I'm gonna say that's what worse
first round decision.
A Bill Belichick's? Career-wise. You doing. Oh
I do. Well, we'll talk about
we'll talk about another time. We're going to make
the decision to let you go. We know you got work to do with that
report man. We appreciate your Connor. Thank you so much,
brother. We talked anytime guys. Enjoy the draft and I'd
always great time. Connor.
Let's talk. Let's talk next week, and I'm packed the whole
After the total picture, you made total sense today, you
know, who else didn't? I apologize
for my
defense with two picks?