Desmond. So we're going to be a hard on Desmond
and
because you can because he's a good player and he can take
that kind of coaching he understands that, you know,
we're not waiting on him as a rookie
we're trying to speed him off.
So he made some good throws.
There's some things he's got to clean up,
especially in the operation.
All right, this Mitch coach to the Atlanta Falcons on rookie
Desmond. Ritter who may or may not become the starter. Who
knows? Marcus Mariota has got a history, get a little banged
up, maybe that opens the door. Maybe
Ritter just takes the job. They got some weapons down there in
Atlanta, those Sims. And I were talking about that earlier this
week with
Drake London, when he's healthy Kyle Pitts, who
looks phenomenal. And whoever plays quarterback, there is
going to be in a good spot. Alright, most impressive
rookies? We've seen so far Mi Simmons in this preseason.
That's today's draft.
In time, I'm not really in a good mood, I'm just going to
give you the first pick anyway. I'm in a moderate mood because
of my moderate mood. I'll give you the first pick. They are
going to I could be in a bad mood. Now, still give you
the first pick,
okay? Anyway, you can I have George Pickens please
because my pick for most impressive rookie so far, look,
I mean we talked about this at the top of the Show how he has
become one of the Prime candidates as a betting
favorite for offensive Rookie of the Year. A year, I think he
looks the
part right now. I mean, the fact that he's able
as a rookie in the preseason to make toe-tapping catches, in
the back corner of the end zone like that that's pretty darn
incredible to me when you've also seen him. Make some really
good. Sideline catches, he just like I said he looks the part.
He won a national championship with Georgia last year, so he
has that winning experience. I think he's gonna make any
quarterback who he's playing with look better,
give me. George Pickens.
And that strength line of scrimmage. When it's time to
run block, just one little shove and puts a guy on his
ass. I love that clip to from the Seahawks week, one
preseason game that would have been my first one.
I'm gonna, I got a long list, two guys here. I'm going to
throw a curveball because I think of the,
the rationale that Jerry Seinfeld used one of the many
things added to the miles Simmons
to watch before I die list. And hopefully you eventually will
watch the full series. He always wanted to leave
the audience wanting more. So I'm To pick Malik Willis because
he always leaves me wanting more specifically when they
remove him in the middle of a drive because maybe they're
concerned that he's, he's too good too fast. But the Titans
quarterback is fascinating. There was a play. In this most
recent preseason game, where he,
you know, he's in the pocket. He moves around a little bit
and he does the Patrick Mahomes
sidearm throw. And I just I want to see more Malik Willis.
So I like, what I've seen,
I want to see what he can become all due respect to Ryan.
Tannehill. But I Got a Feeling by next year and Malik Willis
is going to be the guy.
I don't think that that's too far removed from something that
could be the truth. It seems like he needs a little more
seasoning at least with what Mike Vrabel has said about him.
They talked about him staying in the pocket a little bit
longer and not
using his legs as much. And he's mentioned that too. But
yeah, they drafted him more or less as a project. That's what
you get him in the third round and you've seen some of
the potential, some of the flashes of why they I think he can be
a really good quarterback going forward, but, you know, I'm
also going to stick it quarterback but I'm gonna go
a little further off the board which I kind of thought you
were going to talk about this guy and I'm glad you didn't
Skylar Thompson from the Miami Dolphins has been a really good
quarterback throughout this preseason and it's not really
somebody that you think. Or it's like
it's a seventh-round pick at a case state. But if you look at
what he's been able to do in that offense, it feels like
he's playing within the scheme very well. He's a livered It
passes, he's averaging over 9.1 yards per attempt, he's
completing 76 percent
of his passes. A 1 21 Point 3 passer rating which is
astronomical like I'm not saying there should be
a quarterback controversy in Miami down there.
What if somebody falters
who knows? You know, looks like Scott Thompson might be able to
get the ball out there to Tyree kill in jail and waddle just
sticky. I don't know but
it could happen
and this was It was scouted and picked by the current regime,
Mike McDaniel inherited to it. They signed Teddy, Bridgewater
be the primary backup, but if there is somebody to develop if
there is another path to go, it doesn't mean they have to go
out and try to
lure Lamar Jackson or
try to find some other veteran quarterback, who chooses to
come. They're special because they don't have a first-round
pick next year to utilize given the whole
Tom Brady tampering. Nice little throw over the top for
a touchdown. Yeah. Hey I like it and again Mike
McDaniel like Kyle Shannon. It could be driven
by it's a great celebration. Do it could be driven
by what's that? The system it's the system and if you can work
the system, you can be the quarterback. Next one for me is
Damien Pierce. We didn't see him in
week 2 of the preseason, which tells me that Lovie Smith. The
coach of the Texans is already seen enough based on week one,
that he's going to be the guy that got him in bubble wrap.
But go ahead and let Marlon Mac and Rex
Burkhead. Take the Reps
Damien Pierce. We don't need to see anymore.
He's gonna be one of those guys kind of, like,
Robinson a couple of years ago, where
when you're doing your fantasy draft, you haven't done it yet.
And is Matthew Berry and I discussed in can't a few weeks
back delay. It as long as you can. The calendar is your
friend when it comes to doing your draft, because then you
ensure that a guy doesn't get injured. But
when you're doing that draft Damien Pierce, maybe I got
a snag and and that's how you can tell the people in your league.
Who really know what's going on? First the ones who are just
oh yeah Jonathan Taylor, Christian McCaffrey all the big names
and not waiting To maybe drag a guy to the roster. That's going
to be great. I think he's going to be great, and we didn't see
a lot of him, but we saw enough to come to the conclusion that
he can be special miles.
Yeah, I mean, I like, what I've seen so far out of him. This
preseason. And, you know what, that it's all been that much.
But like you said, when he's not playing in the preseason,
and that's what you do with running backs of consequence,
you don't put them out there
and put them at risk, then it does say a lot about what they
think of him. Let me go my third pick. I'll just go with
the straight up. An easy thing, but I have been impressed by
him. Trayvon Walker.
Mean it's a number one overall pick. Yes. But like,
the way things have gone with the Jaguars last couple of
years. I feel like he and maybe it's just this draft class to
he's like one of the least like ballyhooed you know.
First round number one overall picks that we've had. I feel
like in a little while but he went up there, he made some
plays against the Raiders. I didn't necessarily do as much
against the Browns but didn't last week against the Steelers,
you made some more plays.
So I think Ink that he has been what they need him to be so
far, which is kind of that Relentless guy off the edge and
you need that if you're going to be a number one, overall
pick
and it was sort of interesting. You know when he was coming out
it's like well he wasn't always asked to do those kinds of
things at Georgia but it seems like at least for right now.
The Jaguars have found that good fit for that role.
And look, I had him on the list as well. I think, he's been
surprisingly. Good extra pressure on him because he was
selected over Aidan. Hutchinson, the guy that we
thought would be the number one guy and had that perfect fit in
Detroit, and they're going to be compared
Apples to Apples. All year long, I'm going to go to
the bottom around there because Hutchinson's been great. We
expected it, George Karl. Loftus The Edge rusher from
Purdue who went to the chiefs with the 30th overall pick.
I don't know what we expected, but the guy shows up the guys
getting it done, the guys getting around the edge,
the guys putting heat on the quarter. Beck's,
that's what they need as they,
they, I don't know how close to the end. Frank Clark is, he's
been kind of a disappointment, he's got the off-field issues
got to deal with,
but they know the importance of having someone else along with
Chris Jones who they've dabbled with moving around, but he's
the most effective on the inside as a pass rusher. So car
Loftus could get some
favorable matchups. If they're worried about Jones, if they're
worried about Clark, there's a chance he could have a big
impact, this year's look great so far in the preseason.
Yeah, absolutely. He was on my list to see if you had taken
Scala Thompson. Maybe that's who I would have gone with but,
you know, II like that the Chiefs went out and they made
that move and they also brought in Dunlap and that's a veteran
guy that they can also bring off the
edge. So they will have
more of a rotation there
that defense has gone through some changes. Right? You know,
they don't have time Matthew anymore. They brought in read
as a safety. So we'll see how exactly it works out. But
I think there's reason to be excited about
car laughter. So if you are a Chiefs fan,
The best offensive lines, have five guys, who never leave
the field and play, all year long and don't get injured, the best
defensive lines, have seven or eight that are constantly
coming in and wearing out those five. Guys that don't get
a break and breaking through to get to the quarterback.