Quarterbacks and NFC West, 2022 NFL Season Preview Series

your Miami Dolphins. How's it going everybody? I am your host, Travis Wingfield, And on today's show, it's one of my favorite times of the year, a time where there's nothing to really cover specifically and we can focus on our own football knowledge and education, and we'll do exactly that. We kick off the training camp preview looking at the quarterback position, so we'll talk to Oh, we'll talk Teddy Skylar Thompson, coach Darryl Bevil and everything there is no

about the quarterback spot in Miami. Will also preview NFC West Division as we kick off our twenty two season preview here on the Drivetime Podcast from somewhere in South Florida. This is the Drivetime Podcast, so it is part one of our ten part training camp preview series, getting you ready for the end of July and the return of Dolphins football. And once we get there, it's full steam ahead.

Right into the opener against the Patriots. So why don't we go ahead and just kick this thing off off the top here with the quarterback position, and it starts with the coaching staff, actually before the coaching staff, why don't we go ahead and visit the departures and arrivals

for the job here in Miami. So Teddy Bridgewater has arrived via the Denver Broncos, Jacoby Brissette departs for the Cleveland Browns, Skylar Thompson arrives via the draft from Kansas State, and Jake Luton goes to the Jacksonville Jaguars last year's practice squad quarterback at the end of the season. And on this coaching staff, quarterbacks coach Darryl Bevil enters his first year in that position as the QBS coach and

passing game coordinator for your Miami Dolphins. He's been an offensive cordin to the last sixteen years and he brings twenty five years of coaching experience, twenty one of that in the National Football League, and he's been attached to some of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game, between Brett Farve, Russell Wilson, Aaron Rodgers, he's been around some of the greats, and he's also helped produce six

top ten offenses during his career as an OC. He's also had integral development unique players like Percy Harvin, Jermaine Wiggins,

Chester Taylor, Kenny Golladay, and countless countless others. And you can really go down the list of those quarterbacks, whether it was Aaron Rodgers talking about the early impact he had in his career, or Russell Wilson who gave tons of credit for his development under Daryl Bevel as the o C there in Seattle, or you can even go back to what Doug Baldwin, former Seahawks receiver, said about his ability to create space, to create chances, to understand

the skill sets of his players and to maximize those skill sets and do their best to sort of put the weaknesses in the rear view and minimize those types of things and really focus on what players do well.

So coach Daryl Bevil here, with all the experience, all the accolades and the quarterback room, you have to think that boat's pretty well for this dolphinse quarterback's room, which at a glance, you have three really different types of players here at different stages of their careers and talking of course about third year starter to a tongue of la and Bevil set of to a there's not a throw he can't make. I love the person I love his personality. I just really like him as a guy.

End quote there with Daryl Bevil talking about to Ah And we'll get to the superlatives and the stats on two here in just a second of things that we've seen him accomplished so far through two years as a pro. But I want to go back to something coach Mike McDaniel said about his quarterback recently after an o t a practice about a question that was geared towards red zone passing and tighter windows, and that's kind of where

the conversation evolved into. Some of the strengths of two is game one of those fitting the ball in tight windows, which will circle back on here in just one second. But here's the Dolphins head coach on his quarterback. Like, as far as his game, I think his skill set,

um it it tighter areas only enhances his ability. You know, he's he's an accurate quarterback that um that really knows how to place the ball where he wants it to be placed and all all the red zone is to me is the defense is defending less amount of the field, so you're compressed UM, and we're still trying to move the ball forward and get in the end zone. So those windows become tighter. The decisions have to be quicker UM.

So the work we have done, I've been very pleased UM with it, But it I see it unless you are a I would say the one outlat liar for red zone quarterback play is UM. One of the extremes and mobility. You have a super ex extream ability to um UH extend the play and win with your feet. The Typically those guys are ranked pretty high, or you have decisive quarterbacks that UM nowhere to go with the ball UM and and both of those situations you just

take advantage of space and UM. You can either create it with your quarterback and buy time, or you can create that space with UM timing and execution of concepts UM, which is something that two has been very good at UM his whole career. So that's head coach Mike McDaniel.

Let's go ahead, and here next from quarterbacks coach Darryl Bebel, who was asked about what areas of Towa's game he believes stands out most in this particular system and how he can excel, and then also the things in general that has it out about to UH so far with Coach Bebel meeting him for the first time and going

through this off season together, Here's Coach Daryl Bebel. I think really a sense of timing and accuracy would be the first two things that I would say, and too has got really a great feel for both of those. I've learned a lot, you know, I've learned a lot, but I really really like the you know, the person um, the personality. You know, the longer we're here, the more you kind of get to see the real guy. You know, the first when you first meet somebody, it's you know,

you're not quite sure what it is. So um, the more time we spend together, just really like him as a guy. UM, his his preparation, how important it is to him those kind of things. And then UM, what I see on the field is a guy that that really um is a tireless worker at it. It's important to him. UH. Got a good report with the guys again. We'll come back to those players in the cast portion of the Quarterback Room preview, but continue here at the

group at a glance. Up next is Miami native of Teddy Bridgewater, who comes back home from the Sunshine or to the Sunshine State, I should say, for the first time since his record breaking high school career, and I want to go ahead and play some audio here from coach Mike McDaniel, who was asked about Bridgewater's role and why he was so vital to the Dolphins offseason this this year and talking of out how at the scouting combine he kind of referenced some traits he was looking

for in that backup quarterback role. And then once Teddy had signed at the owners meetings, talking about how well in a lot of ways, I was describing the strengths of Teddy Bridgewater's game when I talked about what I look for in that backup quarterback position. So here he is after the fact talking about Teddy Bridgewater. Do you guys remember around the combine, um, I was describing you know what, uh specifically what what I thought to a

really needed in supportive with a backup quarterback. Unbeknownst to you guys, I was quite literally describing Teddy Bridgewater at the time just not using his name, So UM, both both players have been UM explicitly explained their roles and expectations UM and that and for that room to be

their best, UM, they need to know that. And UM moving forward, were very excited to have Teddy a part of the process and UM and I hope to win some games with both those guys, UM working together and empowering to it to be the best player he can be UM. And that's something that that Teddy takes serious and is excited to do that. So you have the third year player, the longtime veteran drafted also in the

first roundback in in Teddy Bridgewater. And then you have a rookie draft pick this year by way of the seventh round via Kansas State. And let's go ahead and go back to draft night when coach McDaniel and Chris Career were asked about Skylar Thompson and what stood out in his game. Yeah, I think going through the process here, we've all kind of seen him over the years, you know there because it seemed like every year Kangs State pulls a big upset over someone and he has a

game that people end up talking about. So he's a competitive kid that smart, tough, you know, he's got athletic ability. So um, I always appreciate how he played, and then how their coaches and people around him talked about the character and the person was always intriguing. And we got to the point here at the end where you know, there's a guy that has some potential to develop, you

know with a quarterback, and has some upside. So we're excited and the coaching staff and Mike, you know, I let him speak on them, but they, you know, followed suit with their work. So that is the group at a glance. Let's go ahead and move onto some of the numbers and statistics and things that stand out about each of these players. The Dolphins three quarterbacks heading into training camp, and we start with number one quarterback to

a tongue by Loa. And you know, I've talked about this for really three years now, going back to the draft preview series about three critical elements of the quarterback position that I personally believe that to a tongue of by low A stands out in and the numbers I think back up this claim. Those are throwing the football with great accuracy and placement and timing, eluding the opposing

pass rush and winning football games. Per Next Gen Stats, only thirteen point eight percent of the QB pressures on tongue by Lowa lash year resulted in a sack under fourteen percent That was good for six in the National Football League. His twenty four point one percent pressures evaded rate, so you get a pressure, you get away from it and don't take the sack was second best in the NFL.

Via Pro Football Focus, the four point eight percent sack rate that he took last year was fifth best among all NFL quarterbacks and also speaking of fifth best, he was in that same category when it came to third down conversion rate, only four quarterbacks were better than two was forty five point four percent conversion rate. He was forty four on third down a season ago. He's thirteen

and eight as a starter here in Miami. He also finished seventh in the NFL last year with a sixty seven point eight percent completion rate while throwing into tight windows on nineteen point eight percent of his throws that was second most in the NFL. In fact, he was second in twenty as a rookie in that same category, so he is no stranger to making what we call NFL throws right NFL windows a receiver or a defender rather within one yard of the receiver. That's a tight window.

That's an NFL throw to make them with great regularity and still has that accuracy. Talking about seventh in the NFL last year in completion percentage to fall back on,

and this stat also backs that up. The completion percentage over expected, the next gen stat that you have your years and years and years of data to tell you what type of pass given the proximity of the receiver in the defensive back, the air yards that whether everything that goes into it is factored into it, and you have a completion percentage or a completion expectation or not expected.

He is plus two point nine percent over expected, which is six in the National Football League a season ago. And I think we get a chance to kind of observe those things that stand out about his game at practice when you just watch him navigate muddy pockets, when you watch him throw on time and on target, like even against air, the way the ball is kind on the upfield shore, taking that receiver upfield to put them in position for ultimate yak. It's been a theme of

the off season. We talked about the Niners ability under Mike McDaniel and Kyle Shanahan to get the most YAK

opportunities possible. You hope that's the case here with two of Mike McDaniel, Frank Smith, Darryl Bevil, John Embrey, West Welker, Eric Stunsfield, the entire Dolphins offensive coaching staff, Tyreek Hill, Jalen Waddle, Cedric Wilson Jr. Trent Sherfield, um Eric Zukama, the entire group of players to try to maximize that stat and too, I think is one of the premier type of guys when it comes to the accuracy to

help maximize that run after the catch. Number five quarterback Teddy Bridgewater had a ninety point seven passer rating and sixty three career starts. He won thirty three of those sixty three career starts in his career so far, and you'd be hard pressed to find a more experience, more accomplished backup quarterback than Teddy Bridgewater. He started fourteen games last year for the Broncos, throwing for over three thousand yards and eighteen touchdowns with just seven and er set options.

But he was best last year when under heat, under duress against the Blitz five or more rushers ad two for one, eleven for eight yards, nine touchdowns, two picks. That is a one twenty point three passer rating against five or more pass rushers. Teddy is a very knowledgeable, smart player who, like you heard coach mentioned, can come in here, help empower to and get the best out of the quarterback position regardless of who's on the field.

Teddy helps you accomplish that with his presence, with his veteran established resume in that room, to go along with tah to go along with Darryll Bevil and the entire offensive staff there. Number nineteen, Skyler Thompson is the winningest quarterback in Kansas State football history. The Dolphins seventh round draft pick has a penchant for playing his best ball in the biggest moments, like you heard Chris Career talk about right there. Forty career starts and twenty four wins

are the most in school history. That also includes a twenty one point comeback over number three ranked Oklahoma back in any again, back to Chris Freer's comment, the tide of the largest comeback in Kansas State football history and also was the program's first road win over a top five team in the eight people. He was off to a redheart, red hot start that season with six hundred forty six total yards rushing and passing, nine touchdowns and

no turnovers. He was also the only player in Kansas state history with six thousand passing yards and one thousand rushing yards. So that is your quarterback room preview. Let's go ahead and take our first break and come back on the other side and kick off. The first part of our next series are NFL Preview starting out west in the NFC with the Rams, Seahawks, forty Niners, and Arizona Cardinals. That's next Drivetime Podcast, your host Travis Wingfield,

brought to you by Auto Nation. Back here on this edition of the Drive Time Podcast, picking it right back up with one of my favorite series of the season. It's my chance to get a look at the rest of the NFL. As we really work on everything Miami doll fins around here, but this time of year, taking a look at the entire league kind of balances out your opinions and your takes, I think a little bit. To have better knowledge of the entire league, and who

doesn't want to hear about football all year round? Also, let's go ahead and start here in the NFC West in order of their one finish, and of course we start with the defending Super Bowl champions, the Los Angeles Rams, who you know, the great saying f all then picks go all in and the aggressive style of less need Sean McVeigh and the entire operation. There is the big

storyline with that team. But I think what gets lost in the sauce a little bit is their ability to hit on draft picks in the mid to late rounds, where you know, we talk about cornerstone style players, right the Blue Chippers, your quality starters, guys that really helped round out the entirety of your roster and help supplement

that star quality on your roster. And they also have adequate stars, guys that you know you can pluck into there and give you above replacement level play and again supplements their star approach with something that you can kind of take more control all over, like rather than playing the draft odds, which for the Rams has actually been pretty good to them with those mid round picks. But you know, over the course of a long period of time, your draft odds fifty fifties a great batting average, So

that's a coin. But they decided to push their premium resources towards the proven star talent, and they done not for years and years now, even Brandon Cooks Marcus Peters going back a few years, and you have to pay a premium for that, right, But I think rounding out the rest of their you know, quote unquote twenty two starters and then key role players, like your top twenty two is what it used to be back in the nineties in terms of guys that played the most, but

now it's more like thirty fifty guys that you need to depend on the play on offense and defense. That of course trickles into your depth and special teams, and you can round that out with draft picks and new d f A classes, then you're gonna be cooking with gas. And the Rams have done that. And that's where I think this front office and coaching staff doesn't quite get enough credit for the l A Rams. We talked about

the blue chip players, right Stafford cup Donald Ramsey. I mean, that's as good as any any team's top four and NFL, but you don't hear as much about the Van Jefferson's, the Tyler Higbees, the Brian Allen's Rob Havenstein, Havenstein's Joseph note Booms, Greg Gains, Ernest Jones, Leonard Floyd's Taylor Raps Nick Scott Do I need to go on and on and on, and it's all orchestrated after the job that less Snead does by one of the best coaching staffs

in the NFL, Sean McVeigh, one of the you know gurus, the pioneers of the stretch boot action condensing formations to help find a maximize space. Liam Cohen's the new offensive coordinator up there are over there, I should say, he's up from Kentucky or down from Kentucky in that same role where he brought the Wildcats offense with Kentucky to a new level after coming from the Rams previously as the quarterbacks coach there. So I think that's gonna be a perfect fit as it has been in the past

with him. Then you go on defense to Raheem Morris, who came from that Tampa to kind of old school thought but has done what all great coaches do and adapts with both the times and his personality or personnel. I should say, when you've got Jalen Ramsey, you want to play a lot more man. But it also helps you get creative with your zones and disguises because Ramsey can do all that too. So Raheem Morris has the

full complement of his playbook to play with. And let's go ahead and take a look what they did in the off season. It's a typical Rams offseason, a couple of big moves, a lot of departures. Alan Robinson Bobby Wagner both come to l A. I mean, that's some big time firepower. They're gone our Sony Michelle von Miller, who was a splash last year, and really, I mean without him, do they win a Super Bowl? Probably not.

Austin Corbette's gone to the Panthers. Sebastian Joseph Dave, very underrated player, one of those mid round trafficks we talked about, has gone across town to the Chargers. Darius Williams went to the Jaguars, and they traded Robert Woods to the Tennessee Titans. Odell Beckham still out there. We'll see what happens with him. But in the draft, these are the

guys they've hit on now. Number in the third round Logan Brusts, the offensive guard from Wisconsin number four, number four the fourth round to Kobe Durant, the cornerbacks from South Carolina State that's the same college as Darius Leonard and hbc u uh number in the fifth round Kirra and Williams running back from Notre Dame. Just a a bruiser of a back and a guy that can kind of, you know, get the tough yards and short yardage. And they had two picks in the six and three in

the seventh round. So can those guys hit again? That's kind of the first storyline look at. Just keep hitting on those mid round draft picks and you can continue to go out and get Bobby Wagner's and Alan Robinson's and more storylines for this team. Repeating is so tough. It hasn't happened in almost twenty years since the oh three, oh four Patriots did it back to back years. The Broncos before that in the nineties, very tough to do.

Replacing production. We talked about Miller, Corbett, Joseph Dave Woods, Beckham is Acres coming in for Sonya Michelle kind of coming off that injury type of replacement there is that going to be a positive move for that other storylines. Can they be even better because year two of Matt Stafford, wouldn't that just mean they're better and more acclimated? How did they replace Andrew Whitworth, one of the Goats offensive

tackles of all time? Having steen a note boom or their note boom filled in last year when he was down? But can they do it for a whole season? Those are some of the things for keeping an eye on here with the Los Angeles Rams, a team that took them to the NFC Championship. Game Wire is the San Francisco forty Niners who have a consistent running game to talk about who this team is consistently finds way to get big chunk games in the running game off the

edge or inside. They're creative and the way they do that they're creative and the way they create chances for their players and the usage of said players. They are absolute Yak dynamos. Whether it's George Kittle at tight end, who kind of is the straw that stirs the drink that helps them be flexible across personnel packages, then you've obviously got Deebo Samuel and Brandon Yuke, two of the very best Yak players in the game just as they

were in college. And then on defense, just a relentless pressure group up front to get pressure with four play coverage and that has been portable from Robert Sala to Chris Kuser Rick and Nick Bosa sure helps the heck

of a lot. And speaking of those defensive coaches, Tamiko Ryan's is a shooting star as an assistant man like it still feels like he was just playing yesteryear, but he goes from a possessional coach to defensive coordinator in short order and turns it around or it just turns around his first year and is really really damn good at the job. He empowered was his stars like Fred Warner to flourish and man the creativity he shows with him in both their rush package and coverage game. It's

a masterclash job. Ryan's was one of the headiest players you'd ever encounter with the Houston Texans, so it should be no surprise he's a rock star DC as well, and you parted that with an offensive staff that just knows exactly what they are and how to tailor things to their players. Will come back to this in the storylines. What they did in the offseason cornerback to Various Ward, part of their biggest acquisition to help out that second Dary.

They also got George Odom from the Colts in that second Dary, Ray McLeod from the Pittsburgh Steelers or In Burke's at linebacker and Carry Hyder upfront returns to the defensive line. So they went big on the defense this offseason. Gone are Lake and Tomlinson, they're really good. Guard has gone to the Jets for he moster here in Miami obviously,

so as Trent Sherfield. They lost three players to the Broncos, Kawan Williams a really good cornerback, Tom Compton and offensive lineman, and d J. Jones a really good rotational defensive lineman. So too is Cantavia Street off that defensive line. He's in New Orleans. In the draft, their first round draft pick was Miami's this year their second round pick defensive

and Drake Jackson from USC. Third round. They've had two picks running back Tyronne Davis Price from l s U and why receiver Danny Gray from s m U. The Niner storylines this year very interesting team. I mean, this whole division really is who's the quarterback is a Trey. What do they do with Jimmy Garoppolo if it's not Jimmy Garoppolo and will Trey if he hits the ground running quickly kind of maximize that Shanahan system in a way we saw Matt Stafford do with Sean mcveighs system.

That's certainly possible. They obviously valued that kid. He is super super talented with the rushing ability, the kind of uh elastic arm that can whip the ball all over the football field, take advantage of those vacated spaces, the boot action, all that fun stuff. Fascinating team to watch this year. How do they replace the coaching the coaches they lost last year with Mike McDaniel, John Embrey, West Welker, Anthony Lynn was a tremendous hire to help get them

that coaching staff ended back out. And then also who takes over as the lead out behind Kyle us Chick. I mean most are it was kind of the guy going into the year last year, and then you had everybody else that was fighting for reps as well. Who among that everybody else steps up? Trey Sermon, Elijah Mitchell, Jeff Wilson, the rookie Davis Price and interesting to see there. What does Deebo Samuel's follow up on corporate uh performance

look like compared to last season. He was the catalyst that sparked that that run for the Niners last year all the way to the NFC Championship game and then finally the health of this football team. It's been simple for them over the years since Shanahan got there. If they're healthy, they go to the Final Four. If they're not, they don't make a playoffs. So it's been a big

factor for them, a big you know. Coach McDonald talked about this on the fish Tank podcast about the variants and different variables that can they can drive results that's not necessarily reled to your process. Good example, they're the Niners have been so banged up some years and it costs him in some of those years. This is a team the Dolphins played from this division. Week thirteen of four or five, kickoff in San Francisco. It's the second

of a three game homestand for the forty Niners. Let's go ahead and take our last break here on this edition of the Drivetime podcast and come back with the Cardinals the Seahawks, the division superlatives, and I'll give you a couple of recommendations as well. To close out this edition of the Drivetime Podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought

to you by Auto Nation. Picking it back up here on this first of our training camp preview and NFL season preview editions of the Drivetime Podcast, I'm back home in the Northwest. I recorded this one in the Southeast, though, So who knows how to do this intro the proper way. Let's go ahead and jump right back into the NFC West.

We did the Rams, we did the Niners. Pick it back up here with the Cardinals, who finished third in the division last year, and the last two years for the Cardinals have kind of followed the same script in a lot of ways. Hot start injury to their m v P paced quarterback at that time, then they're never quite the same, never quite recapture that magic they found

early in the season, and they made the playoffs. So that was a great accomplishment coming from picking first in the draft just three years ago all the way to the playoffs this year. That's kind of a natural progression for a team making that run, building up to that run, and under Cliff Kingsbury, the Cardinals have been up there

with the Bills in terms of their offensive anomalies. Nobody runs anywhere near as much ten personnel as those two offenses, though the Cardinals saw that number kind of decreased last year when Zach Urts became such a focal point of

their offense after a midseason trade. So now with DeAndre Hopkins down for the first six games for the suspension, we maybe see a shift in attack again, or is it more of the vertical passing game with Mark Ke's Brown teaming back up with Kyler Murray like they did at Oklahoma when they made all that magic in the vertical passing game. This team is very interesting as well. Again, this division is so interesting on the other side of

the ball. They've drafted the last two years range e athletic linebackers with all the physical talent in the world, and Zaven Collins and Isaiah Simmons. In fact, the talent they have in that back seven is positively dripping with upside. They really have to look for an ultimate They have the look, I should say, of an ultimate matchup eraser in a league where everybody wants to get mac hups because you know, Buddha Baker does different things than Jalen

Thompson at safety. Simmons and Collins are very different linebacker in terms of how they can match up. Then you got Byron Murphy and then who's that number two cornerback? That could be a storyline to look at here heading into the training camp, taking a look at the offseason. Marc's Brown the big edition at receiver, the first round traffic to get him back, will her Nandez on the offensive line, and linebacker Nick Vigil. Where they're big ads

gone are Chandler Jones. They're outside rush running back Chase Edmonds here in Miami obviously, Receiver Christian Kirk to the Jaguars. Cornerback Malcolm Butler retired, Jordan Hicks went to the Vikings, and Jordan Phillips went to the Buffalo Bills. The NFC West does not pick in the first round. Three teams no first round pick so far. In the second round, tight end Trey McBride from Colorado State. He was tight end one first one drafted. Number three are the third round.

I keep saying number defensive end Cameron Thomas from San Diego State, and then another d n in my j Sanders from Cincinnati. The storylines for this club. Can they get the second half of the season to match up with the first half of the season because they are a potential number one seed the last couple of years in the first part of the season, injuriesa Kyler kind of change course there and they can't rEFInd that magic. Can they overcome DeAndre Hopkins being down for the first

six games the season? That would be a big one to look at. And the pieces seem to be there on defense? Can they get that production total defense and scoring in the top half top two thirds of the league. If they can do that, we know what kind of firepower the offense has or has had with that quarterback at the controls. I mean, he's still there, so big time production possibility on offense. And then how do how do Marcus Brown and Trey McBride add up to the

equivalent of replacing Hopkins for six games? For Christian Kirk and Chase Edmonds both gone, that's a lot of firepower lost. How do they replace that? To me, Ron del Moore seems like the natural guy kind of step up in Christian Kirk's absence. Is their twelve personnel package here to say, your top of the league last year in that usage, but now you have McBride and Arts. Is it more two tight end sets? How does the growth of Simmons and Collins kind of round out that defense to very

versatile play years? And then I think among the most underrated duos in the league at safety, both Washington and Washington State products Buddha Baker and Jalen Thompson. Don't forget about those guys, very good players. And then a tough division in year four, an important year for Cliff Kingsbury and Kyler Murray. That's a very fascinating team to look at. There finally, the fourth team here from last year, the fourth place in the NFC West with the Seattle Seahawks.

Not another team that I find very fascinating for different reasons. Who they are? Who are they? Part is of their team? Capsule starts with a massive change right the biggest in the division. Russell Wilson's now gone from the NFC West.

They were a powerhouse under his watch, never missed a game play like an m v P half the damn time does Pete Carroll go back to the ground and pound after all the police and let Russ Cook they got two first and two seconds and that Russell Wilson trade, so this is a good year to assess what they have and how to spend that draft capital in the future.

On defense, the system has always been the cover three with a big even front to kind of match up and and create chances for their fast, aggressive linebackers, which was Wagner and right before now you're kind of putting a big jump on Jordan Brooks. Can he make the mark on this defense and take over that role. They have a lot of depth across that defense, but there should be some interesting camp battle to see who starts and who gets the most playing time deep across all

those positions. They've long been a team that drafted to their own board and made no apologies about it, so you see lots of Seattle Seahawk type of players on this roster. They also traditionally have a lot of success in the middle to late rounds, and man, they took their swings this year. I think their off season is really kind of shrouded by the Russell Wilson trade, but they had a good draft and made a bunch of savvy additions. Let's go ahead and see what they did

in the offseason. You chend into Whoe Suit from the Charger is really good. Addition, their quarnerback Already Burns. Defensive lineman Quentin Jefferson has been a very good rotational d lineman for a long time. Justin Coleman from the Dolphins comes back to the Seahawks. Quarterback Drew Lock tight end no offense, and defensive lineman Shelby Harris. Both those Broncos have been good players so far in their careers and

then gone. Russell Wilson, Bobby Wagon to the Rams, DJ Read to the Jets, Gerald Everett to the Chargers, Ethan Postic to the Ounds. Carlos Dunlap and Carrie Hyder are both gone as well. They drafted Charles Crossed out of Mississippi State with the ninth pick in the draft. In the second round, they got Boya Mafe from Minnesota and

running back Kenneth Walker from Michigan State. Love their third round draft pick, offensive tackle a Louis A. Lucas out of Washington State, and then Kobe Bryant from Cincinnati in the fourth round. I think all those guys could possibly be five hundred plus snaptakers this year. I'm intrigued by this team, which takes us into the storylines. Maybe the intrigue is not necessarily dreaming of a Lombardi Trophy, but to see how the roster plays out ahead of a

couple of drafts with tons of capital. I like how this league is kind of going in this way where some teams make the aggressive splashes and get that proven talent while other teams reassess and accumulate capital. Seattle is obviously getting the capital part downe right now. Can they find that clarity on the offensive line with Lucas and Cross If those guys can be pillars on the offensive line,

that's a big boon for that Seahawks offense. Does Kenneth Walker solidify himself in a pretty nice stable of back with Rashad Penny and Chris Carson Metcaffine Lockett is as good as it gets for a receiver one and two. But who beyond that steps up? Dwayne Eskridge was a draft pick last year, bow Melton this year probably your top candidates to do that. I think Shelby Harris is very underrated. Like I talked about, so is Quandre Digs.

One of the most underrated safeties in football. And then can there you place dj Read on the outside and get back to that preferred style of defense that we saw flourish under the legion of Boom storylines of the division. Can they get three back to the postseason? It's possible. Wagner versus the Seahawks twice year, definitely keep an eye on that. And then the matchups like Rams versus Niners. They're strange rivalries. The Niners have beaten the Rams like

seven times straight until that NFC Championship game. Even the Niners down years, they were finding ways to beat those good Rams teams. Then the Seahawks have like two wins over the Rams going back to seen and the Cardinals have one win in the last eleven games against the Rams. This division finds ways to kind of cannibalize itself. What happens this year. Are the Seahawks friskier than expected? I think they could be. I'm curious see which teams get

more aggressive like the Rams in this division. Trying to grap kate what they did exactly. Again, this NFC West is fascinating. My divisional awards, Kyler Murray's my top quarterback in the division. My non quarterback is Trent Williams, the Niners left tackle defensively, Aaron Donald duh coach. I'm going to McVeigh and Shanahan. I can't differentiate the two. The breakout candidate for me is Ron del Moore. I think he's gonna have a big year in the shoes of

Christian Kirk. My top rookie is Charles Cross. That's chalk. He was the first pick in the draft of this division. And my division champion is the Los Angeles Rams. A couple of recommendations here. Callie Coffee down here in Broward County is really damn good. Just discovered them. Go give them your business. They make a great cappuccino, a great latte, they make a great Americano. Big fan of their stuff. There. Let's go ahead and call it a podcast right there.

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