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It's time to take command with former NFL tight end Logan Paulson.

This past spot by Paulson the tight end and from 1067 the fan Grant Paulson.

Welcome in to take command with Logan Paulson.

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Logan, there's a lot to get into.

I figured we could talk some draft today.

We'll also take some questions on this mailbag episode as well.

I don't want to say we're turning the page on free agency because let's face it just from

a sheer quantity standpoint, the commanders are still going to be signing another 12 to 15 players

in the couple of weeks ahead.

That being said, I think the juice of this offseason now after the big wave of the stars and

free agency, a lot of people mentally are on to pick Sefin at this point.

Yeah, I think so the way I always think about free agency, right?

It's like you get that first wave, second wave, third wave, which is kind of what we're in right now

is the third wave kind of signing the role players for a roster, which are very important,

but I think when you're talking about talented pieces, there's really only two other opportunities

to get really kind of difference makers at the position.

One is the draft and then one is the post draft pre-agent period where they cut guys that have

big contracts, cut guys that are now being replaced by younger talent.

I think about Charles Leno a couple of years ago for this team, we were actually able to get

starting caliber football players to come in and fill out the roster for you.

So those are the two ones remaining, in my opinion.

And again, it makes sense to me why people, the next one in that sequence is the draft, right?

Obviously post draft for agency is a different thing, but there's two opportunities remaining,

and I think the drafts always got similar to it, some kind of romanticism because it's young guys,

you've watched for four years in college, and now it's like, hey man, this is the magic bullet,

that's going to fix my team, not always the case, but it's kind of a fun thought process.

Yeah, it's like all the same day in baseball.

On the first day after the draft, everyone got a lot better, and you can kind of dream on the

talent, right? First day of the baseball season, everybody's excited because you're in first

and you haven't lost yet. I like what you said too, and I don't think this gets talked about,

so we could just spend a second on this, which is the idea of players will get cut that we don't

see coming, and sometimes that's before it can't. You know, sometimes you don't cut a guy with

that post June 1 designation, after the draft, you're looking at your depth chart, and you're going,

actually, we could save a little money here. We didn't maybe think this guy would be available,

or we didn't know we'd get this trade call, so now we don't need this player. So there is a chance,

I'm looking at cornerback, where they still only have like three guys that are probably going to

play a ton for them. I'm looking at wide receiver, where they'd like to get, you know, more talent,

obviously, and there's plenty of other spots on the roster coming off the year they had,

but those two stand out to me definitely as areas where if the right veteran

pops up on the market, you'd be able to have a full bounce. Yeah, I think 100%, it just depends

on like what that role is, you know, like again, like right now I think it's harder and harder for

me to see like receivers hitting the market. They're kind of becoming tackles in the same way,

like where it's like, hey man, like if the team's got a player that they think is a different

smaker and offensive line, they keep them right. Now it's kind of becoming that same with

receiver because of the contract value. So it'll be interesting to see if a corner or they

receiver does become available, but I think definitely corners always get cut, right? Because

they're not as scheme agnostic, they're scheme dependent, right? They have one good year,

they have one down year, people get frustrated, they cut that player. So I think there's a lot more

turnover in free agency for those positions. And I would expect someone to kind of be floating

around here, you know, kind of in this in this post draft cut phase.

All right, so let's get to pick number seven. We'll get to our mailbag questions in just a few

minutes, but I wanted to have a quick conversation on how the board looks like it's developing at

the top of the draft. So without a full mock week, it just work our way through the top seven to see

what we think is going to be there for Washington. No surprises, I don't think at one, the

Raiders will be on the clock. And it does feel like Fernando Mendoza is about as close to a lock

as you're going to see. I do feel like he's getting less scrutiny than any quarterback in draft

history. It just feels like he's the only guy maybe or because of the year he had. I don't really

know why, but there's never been someone that's like less analyzed nationally to me at the quarter

back position is going one one than him. No, I think you're totally right. You know, I do have some

reservations about him as a player like they run a ton of RPO. It's a ton of kind of single person

reads. Now he's incredibly accurate. He's a good athlete. I think he's got, you know, a nice

release like he does a lot of the things above the neck at a high level, but I do think there are

some questions like, you know, like in terms of passing volume, in terms of opportunities, like

no one's talking about that. Again, because this is such a weak quarterback class, but I do think

that he is talented. And I think like when you compare him to like cam ward, I think there's like,

you know, they're kind of in the same zip code. Now they live in completely different ways,

like cam ward is this kind of off platform, you know, multiple arm angles type of, you know, off

schedule type of player and Mendoza is a little bit more in structure, but I also think about like

the people that are going to be advising the Raiders on the quarterback position. It's Tom Brady.

And if anybody thinks that that type of quarterback can still win in the NFL, it's going to be Tom Brady.

So I just think I think it's a reflection of kind of the weakness of the quarterback class

specifically in 2026. It's also a reflection of like how kind of weak the top tennis, like how like

we're going to talk about it probably more in a second, but like there's all these positions of

non-traditional value that are going to be drafted very high, right? There's no blue chip, like true

blue chip offensive lineman in this class, maybe the guard, Bengaioni from Penn State, but you're

kind of just looking at a bunch of people where it's like, well, who would we take? And because of the

it's kind of like who's available? You end up with a quarterback going one overall.

Number two pick belongs to the Jets. They've been linked to an edge throughout this entire process.

It feels like I wouldn't be surprised if that's the direction they obviously lost a couple

of edges over the last few weeks as well. Orville Reese was the name initially. Then it became more

David Bailey in mock drafts. Do you see them taking one of those two guys? I mean, I do and maybe

I just can't get by like when they trade a Jeremiah Johnson to Tennessee and Tennessee sent, you

know, to Andre Sweat up to them. I just felt like they needed an edge. There's going to be a

difference maker there. You have one of the more polished past rushing defensive ends in David Bailey.

So it feels like the right fit there. I know people were talking about Arville Reese because of the

freaky athleticism. I just think he's got a little ways to go from like a developmental arc in terms

of patch. This is the other thing. You were talking about Mendoza and how people weren't really

giving him the 12th degree in terms of analyzing his play style areas that they could be potential

shortcomings for him. Arville Reese is the same thing to me. Yes, he's a freak athlete. Yes, his

height weights, B numbers are crazy. Yes, he's incredibly strong and physical. But he doesn't

really play edge and he doesn't really play off-ball linebacker in that defense. There are very

few reps of him actually rushing the past. I think the actual numbers like 70 on the year,

which is not a big number, right? Some of those are even spy situations. Some of those are

blitzes. So in terms of like what they're going to be asking to do, it feels like a big projection.

Now in this class, like we just talked about, that athlete, that physicality, it'll go top 10.

I do think that there are people that should be questioning Arville Reese more than they are at the

moment. The jets for what it's worth did add some edge depth while losing some of their guys too.

Joseph Asai came over from the Cincinnati Bengals in free agency. Yeah, really good player. We

highlighted him as a possibility at one point here. So they added him and then also Kingsley,

Enigbare, more of a, I would say a run defender, but an edge as well. So they did a lot defensively.

You mentioned the trade from Tennessee for Tavandre Sweat. They brought in David on Yamada on the

D line as a detackle type from the Falcons. Asai, second level guy on the Sean Wright, a cornerback,

they traded for Minka Fitzpatrick as well. So they're going to have probably at least six new

starters on defense. So wouldn't be the craziest thing in the world if they didn't go with an edge

there, but I'm with you. I'm going to sign David Bailey as the number two pick. So the Cardinals

have the third selection. To me, this feels like Francis Maui Noah. It has felt like that for a while.

Maybe you go tackle there. What do you like for them? The big guy out of Miami at tackle or

somebody else? Yeah, so I think this will be interesting to see. This is really like kind of where

the draft starts. I think one is the quarterback. Two feels like edge like I can't see them going

in a different direction. Three becomes a little bit spicy to me and I've always been like Francis

Maui Noah. Take him. He's very consistent. You can move Paris Johnson over to left side.

Like you play left tackle in college. Like let's make this thing go, right? Because I think

Francis Maui Noah is like maybe the safest prospect or one of the safer prospects in the entire draft.

But recently you start to hear like teams or I won't say teams. The draft community like on

social media, the podcast community are kind of running out of favor with him, right? They think

oh, maybe he's going to be a full-time guard. So the name I've heard in here a lot is Monroe

Freeling from Georgia, who to me is like my fifth or sixth offensive tackle. But in terms of

left tackle, freak upside, freak athlete, maybe he slots in here. The other thing I've heard is like,

are they in on like sunny styles, for example, just kind of getting a game-changing piece

at defense on defense? And that would be really interesting there as well. So I probably lean

towards offensive line. I think the name of the offensive lineman will be interesting to kind of

keep an eye on as we get closer. But to me, like if Monroe Freeling gets bumped into the top 10,

that's good for the commanders because I do think like it'll bump a good football player down

potentially to them at seven. Yeah, it's a shame for them. There's not a quarterback here.

Just not careful. Yeah. But most years they would absolutely be taking a QB. Jacobi

Preset and Gardner Menshu, they brought in from the chiefs and free agency. In some version of

a competition will be their QBs. They signed Kendrick Bornet receiver. They have two new starting

offensive lineman, the free agency at left guard and right tackle, including Elijah Wilkinson

from Atlanta. And then they brought in Tyler Algier to help split the load with James Conner in the

backfield. They still have trade gen Benson and BAM Knight at running back as well. But the majority

of their emphasis in free agency on offense, they did very little on defense, which is why,

you know, I start to have some of the spidey senses on sunny styles or something, making a little

more sense. But for our mock year just to get to seven, what are we going to do? We're going to do

like just Maui Noah as a placeholder. Yeah, let's do Maui Noah as a placeholder. But I just

really want to make sure that like as we get closer, if we start here in rumblings of defensive

player like this, this could, this is the the wild card. I mean, shoot, they could even draft,

Jeremy. I love here if they wanted to. I don't love that pick for them, but they could definitely

do that. Yeah, they could. I think with what they did with Algier, I'm going to say no, but

you're right. And the killer for Washington honestly would be a defensive stud. Yeah.

Cause you just take one of those guys off the board for the commanders, but we'll say they go

online. All right. Number four, the Tennessee Titans. So when did the Jeremiah love to the

Titans thing that everyone now thinks is going to happen start? Like that was not a thing two weeks

ago, but you can't find a mock trap now where he's not going to the Titans. Are they just keeping

a secret badly? I don't know, man. I, you know, they said that they, they, what it was it, um,

solid, Robert solid, basically came out and said they're like, oh, hey, you know, like I played

with Christian McCaffrey and Jameer gives us a stud. And to me, there's a little bit of smoking

mirrors in my opinion, like, cause again, like if you, if you, if everyone thinks they're going to be,

you could take them there at four, like it increases the likelihood of another team potentially

trading up, I think I just think they've got a lot of holes on that team. They need a fill. And so

to me, taking a running back there would seem a little bit premature. But as I've learned through

this process, man, like they've done a teams are starting to move away at least right now in terms

of language away from kind of this positional value element in this draft specifically because

there aren't like a lot of blue chip players. And Jeremiah Love is undoubtedly a blue chip player

in this draft. So would it surprise me if they went that way? Maybe a little bit, but like,

doesn't make sense because of how the caliber of player that he is 100%.

By the way, they did so much in free agency. A lot like what we talk about with Washington

and Peters, that they've now allowed themselves to do more of what they want than what they need.

Yeah. Top five here. Like you realize they've signed 17 guys since the start of the week here.

17 and 12. It's all depth. I mean, that's eight starters between the two sides of the ball.

Like if you're taking, if you're counting special teams, Tommy Townsend, Punner added as well. But

it's, you know, Wandoe Robinson in the slot, Austin Schlotman at center,

Cordo Volson at guard, then defensively, the trade from the Jets. We talked about Germain Johnson

at the edge. Franklin, John Franklin Myers from the Broncos at Detackle. A lot

of a Taylor at cornerback from the Saints, Cordo Flod at cornerback from the Giants.

And then the depth guys of like, you know, Jacob Martin from Washington, which I love.

Jordan Elliott, Solomon Thomas, Joshua Williams, Tony Adams, Malik Haring.

I mean, they went ham sandwich, dude. They went and got Daniel Belinger at tight end and

Mitchell Trebuski at quarterback and Kyle and Granson from the Eagles at tight end is like

depth pieces behind Gunnar Helm. So they also did a bunch of stuff like Washington,

where it's guys that their coaches knew. You got a bunch of Giants who date a little

in offense. You got a bunch of former Jets with Sala on defense. So they were busy. But I say all

that to say, okay, now we got to assign them a player at four. So it doesn't sound like you're

completely sold on the Jeremiah love thing. Who you giving them?

Yeah, I mean, if you said Jeremiah love, I'd be like, yeah, 100%. And so like, because again,

like to me, the other one that would make sense would be our Bel Reese. So I give if

Jeremiah love David Bailey and our Bel Reese are here. I think it's David Bailey every single time

because I know Sala, like I played for him. I know what that defense wants. I know what they need.

He would be a perfect river what they want. The question is like, where do they think our

Bel Reese is at? Like, I think there's no doubt about where Jeremiah love is at. It's where do

the Tennessee Titans think our Bel Reese is. And so like that, that would be the question that I

don't have a great answer to. Like right now, if you want to go Jeremiah love, I'm on board,

but like for me, GM Logan Paulson, if I was GM of the Titans, I just like, man, like running

back in the top five seems a little bit crazy, but crazy things have happened. Tony Pollard,

Taijay Spears, their their backs. All right. So you're making the pick form right here in the mock

who we take it. I'd go Arville Reese personally, but again, Jeremiah love is definitely on the table.

All right. So let's go Arville Reese at four. We're working our way to the commanders at seven to

see what's left. All right. So now you've got the Cleveland Brown of the the New York Giants

rather at five. They've been most linked to sunny styles thoughts. Yeah. I mean, obviously,

they went out and they paid Tremaine Edmunds a ton of money to come in and be their middle linebacker.

But like we've talked about, you know, kind of at Nazim, I don't think it precludes them from anything.

I think the other person here to consider is like Caleb Downs. Like that's in the media. Like,

I don't have any inside baseball on this. Like that's what people keep citing is like, oh,

he had Kyle Hamilton. He knows how to use a game changing safety or one of these kind of unconventional

skill set guys like in a defense and Caleb Downs is probably the closest thing to Kyle Hamilton.

We've seen a long time. However, the thing that I have a hard time with Caleb Downs at the moment

is like the film is almost unimpeachable like it's excellent. The problem is it's like he's a

smaller guy. He's under five. He's under six foot. He's like right around 200 pounds. He's got shorter

arms. He might not run very fast. We'll see what he does at Ohio State's pro day. He didn't run

at the combine, which usually is not a great sign that you think you're going to run fast. So can

you take a non-premier athlete at five at safety in Caleb Downs? Like that's really the question.

I think it's the same thing. Same kind of question for Washington at seven, quite honestly. It's like

can you take that type of player without elite measurables to sign the draft? Like think about like

Sean Taylor was a top. I think he was picked fourth overall. Like he's six three. He's two 25. He's

can run like all those things because it helps you match up with tight ends. It helps you fit the run.

It gives you more flexibility in the defense like i.e. Nick M&Wari last year. So is Caleb Downs

that player above the years? Yes. But is he that player physically to kind of match up with tight ends

in other positions? So that's where it's like maybe that chess piece is actually sunny styles.

He played safety in college. He's a little bit taller, a little bit longer. Can match up with tight

ends. You can kind of play on the edge. You can play in the box. So that's where I would say like

maybe sunny styles is more of a fit here for them. But again, like I personally would go sunny

styles because I think he's a better football player. But I also don't think Jeremiah Loves off

the table for them either. I was going to say when you were done, Jeremiah Loves to me makes a lot

of sense for them here. And I could absolutely see this being the landing spot for him.

If you're, you know, it's different because it's a different regime obviously. But they have been

looking for weapons for so long. And I can't help that the audio of the video that we saw

during hard knocks of Mera involved with the sake one Barclay thing and him going to Philly and

losing sleep at night and talking about the fans and he's the most popular player. I could

absolutely see ownership sitting at the desk there. Is there debating, you know, sunny styles after

they already paid Edmunds owners don't love hearing that. Think about the video even of Josh Harris

here. We're like going out to draft Ben Sinett and like a DQ calls, you know, Cliff Kingsbury over

Adam Peters it was. Peter's calls Cliff Kingsbury over. He's like Cliffey. Come here. And he's like

we're thinking about taking your guy and he's like point it in it. And Josh Harris is like well

is he going to be able to get on the field with Zach Hertz and like owners don't want to be spending

where they don't like I could totally see a Jeremiah Loves thing here. But we got to assign

something. So you tell me what are we doing? I mean, you're you're the coachman. Who would

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Yeah, no, I think it's easy as easy as pick in the world. But I think the thing that you're

hearing about styles now that's really interesting to me is like, oh, yeah, he played safety. He gives

you flexibility. Like do they see our team starting to look at him not as a linebacker, but as

Nick Amin worry like that's going to be a nickel. Yeah, and I think our ball is going to lean that

way. So all right, let's go styles then at five, which is a bummer because now is not available for

Washington, but we're not using our commanders colored glasses here. We're just trying to figure out

who's left. So now we get to the Cleveland Browns at six. Now, this is the spot I have the worst feel

for. I'll be honest. I don't really. Oh, dude, yeah, direction. They go. They also need a million

things. So I just have no idea what to even say about the Browns. If they could, if you told me,

throw it into a blender, downs, love, tape, vein, Tyson, like I would be like, yeah, I could see

that. I mean, even a Caleb Lomo, the tackle from Utah makes sense. Like what do you think they do?

I mean, I heard Monroe Freeling recently because again, he's the only left true left tackle in

the draft and like, that would be sky high for me. But like, I've heard that link to them more in the

last probably three weeks than any other player. Like, it's just they need a lot, right? They need to

get better on the offensive line. They need more offensive playmakers. I do think defensively,

it's interesting to think about. I this is like football nerd stuff is like getting like Ruben

Bane next to Miles Garrett on the other side of that thing and just letting them wreak havoc

for the next three or four years together. Like, that seemed like a pretty cool proposition. But

I do think offensively they need something. And so Monroe Freeling feels like a reach

carnal Tate. I love carnal Tate. He feels like, again, I don't think he's a top 10 player, but this

is kind of one of those funny drafts where it's like, he's really, really good. And maybe they take

him at six. So I would I always think offensive line here. I just I lean that direction. They have

two picks in the first round though. Is that right? Cleveland. They have a picket like 20 something,

right? Yes. So they could go best player available here and then draft an offensive line

minute 20 something. But if you think if Monroe Freeling is your guy, true left tackle,

freak developmental guy, maybe that's the direction you go here. I hope for the commanders,

this would be excellent, by the way, to get two offensive linemen to go on the top six,

because you're just bumping people down. We ended up doing a pretty commanders friendly top six.

The Browns, by the way, pick at six their own pick and then at 24, the Jaguars pick and then

again, at 39 in the top 50. All right. So I'm going to give them Monroe Freeling the tackle from

Georgia. We'll go a little bit off the grade. But as you said, he's got Helium. He's a high riser.

So the point of the exercise and again, like just to be clear, that's too high for me. That's

too rich for my blood. But like, you know, I understand why some like, you know, Mel typer,

who was the other guy? Dan and Jeremiah's been talking about that quite a bit. So he is he is

rising like crazy for sure. So that brings us to Washington number seven. We wanted to mock our

way through this just to see what it would look like. And here we are. So you're best available

for the commanders is kind of a grab bag of what do you like? You've got your safety Caleb Downs.

If you want to go with an impact defensive player on the back end, Jeremiah love despite almost

giving them to the Titans and the Giants did land available for Washington number seven. They have

a huge need of wide receiver. You can make the case their biggest need kind of three to five year

plan. Is it wide out? Cornell, Tate, Jordan, Tyson, McCoy, Leman are all there. Ruben Bane,

who was considered a top five pick throughout much of this process is staring him in the face on

the D line. Mansor Delane, the corner from LSU, which is their biggest defensive need is still there

as well. So those are some of the bigger names left. How are we thinking? Yeah, I mean, I don't think

you go wrong with any of these guys. Quite honestly. I think you're in a good spot. So it's really

just depends on like to me, this is where like the soft science of the draft really becomes important.

You know, like I heard Caleb Downs actually like absolutely murdered the interviews like was

like just super impressive during that process. So do you just fall in love with the person, right?

You know, Jeremiah love the film is awesome. Like you want to play in Washington. He's a playmaker.

He's your Jamir Gibbs. Awesome. Tate, like again, I heard interviewed really well as a pro's pro when

when you watch the film, he'll block. He'll be physical. He's contested catch guy. And then Bane,

to me, is one of the more intriguing guys in the draft because like there are games where I'm like,

man, like I don't see it. And there are games like, you know, when they play Ohio State where he's

unblockable, right? He just totally takes over the game. And I think about having that kind of

piece for this defense who can just physically wear you out and plays the way he does. Like all five

of those guys, four of those guys are really interesting prospects to me at this spot.

So the thing that I can't get by, Grant, I just can't get by it is I just saw, you know,

Alec Pierce, who I think is a fine player, make basically $30 million a year. Like I just saw that

real-time living color, right? You do not have a cost-controlled asset at receiver. So either you're

going to pay $35 million next year for a top of the market-wide receiver or you just draft one

right now, which to me, I think we talked to this on the last show. Was that with you where I was

saying, like, maybe you draft two receivers? Like I must have been your other take command host.

Well, I, you know, we talk a lot of football. I'm kidding. Yeah, we did that, yes.

But I can't, I can't get past that. I'm having a really hard time with that. Because if you

draft Jeremiah Love, he's probably the best, I mean him or Caleb Downs best football player of the

group. But like their contract value is now top five at the position. And so like maybe it's worth

it. But also like I'm saving about 10 million bucks if I draft carnal tape, which means I could

sign another difference-making player. I could sign another Doran's Armstrong at the position.

This logic is what a GM is paid to do, right? Yeah. He is important. It is necessary. It is how

this draft works. All facts. You have to draft good football players. That's true. You have to be

sure that carnal tape is a boss. I mean, it's it's number seven. Like this is not 23. This is

number one. This is not 56. This is not 92. Like the most important thing is that they get a great

football player. So if carnal tape is a six out of 10 and Jeremiah Love is a nine, you know,

if the difference is- Yeah. I got to think of a comp here of like a solid receiver. But like,

you know, if carnal tape is golden tape, okay? And and Jeremiah Love is Jamir Gibbs

then saving the money wasn't smart. Correct. And I like golden tape. Yeah. But that has to so

that that's part of it too. I'm not saying I would not take carnal tape. I'm just saying

you're right. And also they got to love the player. So 100 percent carnal tape here at number seven

for Washington. So again, like this is the thing. Like the film for Caleb Downs, Jeremiah Love,

and honestly, like Ruben Bain are like they're more dominant reps. I would say Caleb Downs for

Jeremiah Love here. And so if you need, obviously, you need offensive playmaker. Look at the

rece- the receiver room. You need a playmaker. Look at the running back room. You need a playmaker.

And I think when you- if you- if you were to tell me that I think Jeremiah Love is Christian

McCaffrey, like you take the pick there. Like if I'm talking to a coach, if I'm talking to David

Bla, and he says, dude, we can use him on choice routes. We can use him on third down. We can use him

in the screen game. We can use him in past protection. And he's going to elevate our offense

in terms of finding these explosive chunks. I'd be like, let's do it. So like if you can make that

argument to me that we can utilize him in a dynamic, versatile way that is more than just,

hey, first and second down, he's running the football. Like they did with Ashen Gentee in Las Vegas.

Like I am in on this. And he can catch the football. He is dynamic with the football on his hand. So

I'm on board with that. So to me, this isn't like running back necessarily. It's like offensive

playmaker. And if you can pitch that to me, I'm in on that. Logan Paulson, Grant Paulson,

take command. All right. Before we get to our mailbag, just doing the simulation here, I was kind

of keeping up with the picks on one of the mock draft simulators. We do have a trade offer before

we take Garnet with you. Oh, dude. I would like to throw it at you. Okay. Dude, tell me about it.

Tell me. Now, I'm trade back, Paulson. I'd like to introduce myself to you. Mr.

trade back, Paulson loves to trade back. But I've also been playing with these puppies at the

puppy store now for the last few weeks. And I have fallen in love with a bunch of players. So

this is tough. But the Cleveland Browns are on the clock. Ring, ring, ring. Okay. And I'm picking

up the phone. And Andrew Berry, the general manager of the Cleveland Browns has an offer.

He wants pick seven and pick 223 in the seventh round. Okay. So you're your first and last

six. Yep. And he wants to give you 24, 39 and 70. Coach. Yeah.

It's not a bad deal. Now, you you are kissing all of the players we've talked about for two months

goodbye. But you're now picking at 24, 39 and 70. And this team that needs all of these things

is getting three picks instead of one of kind of immediate starting caliber type talent.

Coach, I might be in on that. That's that's what we need. That's what we need right there. And

again, 24, that's a little bit lower than I'd probably like to go. You don't want to go that

low. But you're getting 39 and 70 as well. 39 and 70. So think about that for all those people who

can't visualize us. You're getting a high second round pick, right? So basically a first round

pick. I got 39 and you're getting another pick in the top 100. So you're getting three picks in

the top 100 like like I might have to do a coach. We might have to be on it. So here's what's

available at 24. Okay. Just to give you a look at the board here. Best available is tight end

Kenyans to Deak from Oregon. After going to Conco, I don't think you're doing that, right?

On defense, your best available players would be a team Mesador, the edge from Miami.

CJ Allen, linebacker, Georgia, Christian Miller, Detackle, Georgia. You want a corner,

Colton Hood from Tennessee, an edge, TJ Parker from Clemson. I guess one of the highest upside

players is Avian Terrell, the corner from Clemson as well. Emanuel McNeil, Warren, nobody's really

talked about with the safety from Toledo, the high riser, undersized corner from Indiana,

the Angelo Ponds. So that's kind of the best available on the defensive side of the ball.

On offense, Omar Cooper, it receiver. Could I interest you in that offensive guard?

What is it? J. Spissanitis from Texas A&M is out there. What do you like at 24?

Dude, I mean Cooper is really well, can you go through the offensive line real quick? Just

I skipped that, but I should have known my co-host better. Spencer Fano, is there?

Yep. Blake Miller, next. Ian, that's your problem.

Yeah, I'm not sure. And then Demetrius Cronover.

Dude, we're living like kings here, boys. We got so much stuff going on.

So you're saying that? It sounds like.

Dude, I mean, so first off, if Jeremiah Love is a blue chip guy, I'm sticking in picking,

if I believe that in my soul. However, the difference between Cooper and Tate to me is like,

it's not like, oh my, it's like, I'm trying to think of a good example. It's not like Julio Jones

to Calvin Ridley. There's not like this crazy departure. It's like Calvin Ridley to,

or it's like Terry McClure to Calvin Ridley. It's like, it's a little bit closer, right?

And I think Cooper can be a heck of a ball player. And so I look at that and I say to myself,

like at 24, you're getting a playmaker opposite Terry who plays hyper competitive. He's good

after the catch. He's like grounded through the catch point, like does all those things well.

Spencer Fano playing left guard in an outside zone system would be diabolical. You talk about

center value there. Like he snapped at the combine, man. That dude ran a sub 540. He can absolutely

rip. He's physical. He's competitive. He's tough. Like, I don't know, man, it seems like a pretty

good opportunity to trade back and get some different kind of groceries here. So I'm probably in on

that. You said linebacker CJ Allen. What was the other guy defensively? There was a couple

guys you said, oh, the corner, golden hood. I think there's another interesting one there too.

In terms of a guy who's like, when you watch him at Colorado, when you watch him at Tennessee,

hyper professional locked in, great footwork, great vision, understands routes. Some's at a high

level. I think all three of those guys would be like really, really solid additions to the

Washington commanders there. I probably lean Spencer Fano because I have a really high grade on him

currently, but I know people don't want to hear that. If not, I'd probably go Cooper, the

receiver. If I'm trade neck, Paulson, you're O-line balls. I love O-line. Let's just get that out

of the way. Let's let's stockpile this thing up. This guy just wants to take O-line, man. You're

rigging Andy Read over here. Just one. Is there a line available, draft? But sir, we have 33

linemen and we don't have any other players. So actually, actually, just at a buddy, I actually do

drive to the draft with him, Jason Johnson, who's the other toast on that show. He's like, I feel

like teams should just draft. If you got an extra third round pick, just draft an offensive linemen.

Because that's what Philly does. And they trade them and they get compics and they always do

really well. So if you can develop those guys and they get really smart, but I think Cooper would

be excellent there as an addition for the Washington commanders. He's Logan Paulson. There you go.

A conversation on pick seven. All right. Let's get some mail-back questions in next on take command.

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