Today's big trends coming out of the NFL. Now
we know the Bears, they had the number one
overall pick, but according to Ian Rapoport and NFL
Network, they traded the number one overall pick to
the Panthers in exchange for a big time compensation including
including multiple first rounders here. Let's just go through
it ninth overall this year, 61st overall, this
year. First round in 2024 2nd round pick in
22 five and DJ more. So it looks like
the Panthers, they're gonna get that quarterback guys.
What do you make of this? I mean,
I think this is kind of what we had expected
. I know there was a lot of conversation.
Do you trade Justin Fields or do you trade the
number one overall pick? I think that the Bears
as they started to evaluate, things are really comfortable
with Justin Fields, especially compared to the draftable quarterbacks
in this class. I think that he's a guy
that can continue to build with and now you're looking
at the Panthers as a team where I've said that
they get a decent quarterback in there and now they
can be competitive, especially in the division that they're
in, which I think is certainly winnable. This
is a team now that has the pick of the
litter. And so it'll be up to them to
decide based off of their evaluations who you go with
. Is it a Bryce Young is a C J
Stroud Anthony Richardson had a great combine. I know
people are going crazy about him. Still can't pass
the ball, he can throw up, they can't
pass it will Levis, we'll see what happens there
. But now you got another team's sitting right there
on the clock. Well, it makes you wonder
because a lot of people are calling Richardson, kind
of comparing him to Cam Newton. He was big
there with Carolina. So maybe they're starting to see
and, you know, the six sets that they
had with him there in the earlier seasons when he
was there. But what do you make of this
stuff? I think Bryce Young is really in play
for the, for the Panthers. He's got all
the skills that you want. Obviously, the size
is a big thing. He didn't perform at the
com and he said, listen, guys pop in
the tape, right? You've seen me play,
you've seen me play better than any other quarterback in
college football the last two years. That's what his
resume is. So I think that the Bryce Young
is definitely in play a little warmer weather team and
it was inevitable, right? We knew that the
Bears weren't gonna move off of Justin Fields. Obviously
, as a pastor has a ways to go,
but he improved from year to year and he is
so dynamic with his legs that you can give you
time to build that offensive and help them in other
areas. So they get all those picks and D
J Moore, which is a big weapon that they
need to get for Justin Fields. Right? He
doesn't have a bunch of weapons. That was the
complaint they get him DJ Moore, a bonafide weapon
. Hopefully doesn't take his helmet off at the end
of the game. You know, now, as
, as a football guy, I wanted to ask
you this question about Bryce Young because I look at
his tape and, and there are a couple of
things that you have to ask questions about things that
are coachable. But the one thing I think the
big question for me, it's not necessarily his height
but his weight and he weighed in, I believe
at 204 at the combine. I think he was
playing probably around 1 90 during the season. Maybe
not ever see him, maybe less. We might
not ever see him work out at 204. Does
his weight concern you? You know, it did
, it did a whole bunch, but the more
you watch him play, you got to think about
it, you know, Tom Brady is listed at
232ÂŁ125. Tom Brady is not that big.
Right. He's too, huh? 115. Right
. So the size as far as height, not
a problem, but the way it can be a
problem, listen, if you get this quarterback,
you're gonna get so many things in the intangible area
and skill set area, not the biggest arm of
the world, but an anticipatory thrower that can really
find out what the defense is doing to him.
Calculate on the fly. But the size thing by
offensive line, right, put an offensive line around
him and really help him. I think you can
have something special with Bryce Young, the size thing
. It's, it's a little bit of an issue
for me just in terms of his weight because he
can become a guy who's injury prone. He had
injuries at Alabama this past year. I think it's
something as a team you have to get comfortable with
. I watched the tape and you would know this
better than me. To the one thing that I
think stands out the most is a place for him
to improve is probably his footwork. I think a
little bit of that has to do with the fact
that he's a shorter quarterback. So his drops are
a little bit weird, like gets really deep on
some of those drops. But to all the things
that you said he, he's a smart guy,
he's got a strong enough arm that he can play
, he's a very good athlete and he's a leader
, you know, his footwork, it feels like
a double edged sword too because it can be a
problem for him. And I agree, I see
the same thing on tape, but it also somehow
the strength where he can make all these off platform
throws and make all the plays that a lot of
quarterbacks you see cannot make. So it's that double
edged sword and it's all up to the Panthers.
Are we willing to live with that? Can we
improve upon that? And it'll be up to them --> ?