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Starting point is 00:00:00 There are rumors of quarterback Chaudhry Sanders falling down the draft board prior to the NFL Draft this year. Should the Colts take a swing on him at pick 14 if he's there? Let's get to it. You are Locked On Colts, your daily Indianapolis Colts podcast. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your team every day. Thank you all for tuning in and making us your first listen of the day.

Starting point is 00:00:32 This is your daily podcast covering your Indianapolis Colts, part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. Hello everyone, my name is Zach Hicks, your resident film nerd of horseshoehuddle.com and my partner Jake Arthur. Of course, it's our credentialed boots on the ground for the site today we have an action packed show for you guys we're going to talk about potential trade up spots and trade down spots in next week's NFL draft we're also going to look at how realistic it is for tight end Tyler Warren to fall to the colts at 14 we've talked about how

Starting point is 00:01:02 he's probably option number one for the colts in this draft, but is it realistic for him to fall? What pieces need to go in front of the Colts for a player like Warren to get to them? But first, let's talk about the main topic of today's show, and that is quarterback Chaudhry Sanders, obviously the son of Deion Sanders, fantastic college quarterback at Colorado these past two seasons before that. I think it was what Jackson State, I think Jackson State that he was there. He was pretty much seen as the consensus QB to coming into this draft, maybe QB one even for some people. But it appears as this draft fatigue has set in and the draft process has gone the way that it goes. There is some real talk of him maybe sliding down the board a little bit, maybe into the teens where the Colts will be picking. So with the Colts quarterback

Starting point is 00:01:51 room, what it is where there is a lot of uncertainty and there's a lot of question marks, could Sanders be a guy that the Colts consider at 14? Jake, you wrote an article on this for horseshoehuddle.com today, just exploring the idea so you can open up with your thoughts on this potential dilemma that could come on draft day. Yeah, so to that's credit, this was my idea, and I'm not necessarily advocating for this, but I am advocating for us knowing all the possibilities because he could be a player on the board at 14 that the Colts have to choose from. the player on the board at 14 that the Colts have to choose from. So when you look at it, the Colts, you can't say they have their quarterback right now. They're in a quarterback competition. And it's not a competition because these two dudes are just too good to choose from. It's cuz they have hope in Anthony Richardson and they wanna get him,

Starting point is 00:02:39 they wanna have leave no doubt going into the season that he's their guy. If he wins, otherwise they like what Daniel Jones has to offer. And they don't have to change the playbook drastically. So it's it's not like they've got an embarrassment of riches there. So you got to keep those options open all the time until you have a quarterback. For sure, you don't have one essentially in the NFL. So you look at Sanders and you look at what he might offer a team like the Colts and you look at what they already have.

Starting point is 00:03:10 Anthony Richardson at such wild peaks and valleys, really low lows with some incredible highs that you really don't see anywhere else. And with Jones, you just get like playable at the best. Like he can play some good football. Like he's never going to give you those radical highs that Anthony is. But when you look at Sanders, you just look,

Starting point is 00:03:32 you see a good solid quarterback who's not gonna give you that enormous variance. Like he's gonna raise the floor. And for what Shane Steichen probably wants to do is to have a quarterback who processes things well, who's accurate, can get rid of the ball well in the right system and can move around a little bit. That I think he could do quite a bit with Sanders because he does offer a lot of

Starting point is 00:03:57 those things and I think Sanders is so polarizing number one because of his dad and because he does borderline on arrogance. Like let's not skirt around it like that turns a lot of people off. It really does. And if you don't want him just because of that because you don't like him like I get that. But as a player, he certainly would offer this room something. It does get complicated when you try and figure out the moving parts with that where the Colts right? Yeah, I think this quarterback really is probably best for us, but what do

Starting point is 00:04:29 we do with Jones and Richardson? I think that's where it gets kind of sticky. Yeah, I mean, I think obviously if you do take Sanders in this scenario, you move Richardson right afterwards, like there's because then there's just no path for Richardson because you're investing another first round pick in a quarterback. At that point, you're saying the Richardson thing is done. But approaching this topic with an open mind as an analyst, like, yes, I do think Shider Sanders would give the Colts the best chance of winning more games this season.

Starting point is 00:04:56 If again, in this scenario, I think he could be the better quarterback between the two or at least the one that you could have more faith in between the three of these guys that we're talking in this next season because he's more accurate than both them because he's more consistent over the middle of the field because he can operate an offense better where Richardson again the highs and lows along with the injury issues we we can't count on Richardson playing more than eight games there are nine games this next. And then Daniel Jones doing whatever Daniel Jones does. I very low lows and not very high highs with Daniel Jones. So, yeah, I think Sanders could be the better guy. But look, the Colts have kind of made their own bed with what's going to happen this next season. They've given the money to Daniel Jones. They invested that top pick in Richardson just a couple of years ago, and they have not.

Starting point is 00:05:42 As far as we know, they haven't given up on him yet. Like they are pushing him, obviously, in camp with we know, they haven't given up on him yet. Like they are pushing him obviously in camp with Jones, but they haven't given up on him yet. So they've made their bed with the quarterback situation. What would be better for this team would be investing in more pieces to help these quarterbacks on whatever it's gonna be. So instead of investing in someone like Sanders who,

Starting point is 00:06:04 like don't get me wrong, he's a good quarterback but he's probably a high floor, low ceiling type quarterback in the NFL with maybe the highest potential he could be is like a QB number eight or nine or 10 in the NFL. That's not really something the Colts really swing for typically. I mean, if you know the Colts draft history, it's swing for the fences. You're either going to be the number one guy in the league or the worst guy in the league. There's no in between with the Colts draft history, it's swing for the fences. You're either going to be the number one guy in the league or the worst guy in the league. There's no in between with the Colts, hence Anthony Richardson at quarterback.

Starting point is 00:06:30 So it would be really out of character for them. And Sanders, again, like, yes, he would maybe win you more games this year. But when you already have so much invested in the quarterback position right now with Richardson and with Jones getting the money he's getting, getting them a tight end, getting them a a right guard getting a better defensive player there at 14 probably helps your team a little bit more than throwing another pick at a young quarterback I totally get the argument though that like you got to keep just throwing things at that position until you get it right because at this point when it comes to quarterback

Starting point is 00:07:02 like if you can throw a thousand darts and one of them hits the bullseye, that works. That's fine. As long as one of them is hitting that bullseye. So I understand it from that perspective, but one, I don't think Sanders is really the guy that you want to take that dart throw with. I just don't think that he's like a potential home run pick. And also again, they've made their bet at quarterback. So yes, it's intriguing. I've seen some people because they're just so tired of these two quarterbacks. I mean, Jones were tired of without even seeing him throw with the Colts. I understand people being tired of Richardson at this point after two years.

Starting point is 00:07:32 So there are some people who are advocating for this, but I just think, you know, you've got to ride this out one more year. And then if it fails, I mean, you all the guaranteed contracts on the roster are pretty much up. You can get rid of everybody pretty easy. Just give one more shot at this thing with these quarterbacks and then go from there. If Sanders were some generational prospect, maybe you consider it, but he wouldn't be there at 14 if he were a generational quarterback prospect.

Starting point is 00:07:56 So, yeah, I like Sanders as a prospect. I think he's going to be a fine NFL quarterback, but he's just not the guy who I think changes your franchise. Just by the second he walks into a room. I think he's going to be a good player, but it's just not really the direction I would go with the Colts, even if he did fall to them at 14. Yeah, so I think like you mentioned, you plug him in and he probably gives you the best chance at winning. He has the highest floor. He is the most predictable, which when you're running an offense, I think you really want to know what to expect from a guy week to week. But then when you look, it's next off season, it's 2026, you look

Starting point is 00:08:35 at what you've done. What do you have? Like, what should work good and solid? Like maybe for whatever the baseline is for pro bowl nowadays, was it that? And it's like, you're in the AFC. So it's like, was that enough to really invest in this long term? And for that reason, I do think you have to either completely wipe Anthony Richardson. that question has to be gone after 2025 either positively or negatively because you can't move on from him and wonder what might have been because imagine if you go somewhere And this is really good or stays healthy or what have you so? Like I see the enticement there and again It's I'm the one that even brought up this idea because it's compelling because like they don't have a quarterback for sure. But I do think you still got to write it out with Anthony because if you hit with Anthony, that is the difference maker.

Starting point is 00:09:35 That's the one that gets you on these deep playoff runs. Jones probably doesn't do it and Sanders gives you like maybe what CJ Stratton gives the Texans, which is good, but it's like are you a unicorn and really pushing the envelope towards like that absolute elite level? Yeah. And I want to, I want to say like me being against the Colts taking Sanders isn't an endorsement of this quarterback battle. Again, Richardson, we don't even know if he can play more than eight, nine, 10 games in the NFL at this point.

Starting point is 00:10:04 Jones, you guys know my thoughts on Daniel Jones as an NFL quarterback. I'm not endorsing this battle as being some great thing and saying that Sanders would be a detriment to that, but like look, the Colts have made their bet at quarterback. Just improve the roster so we're set up for if this thing works or doesn't work after the season. You know, I think adding another quarterback to this just makes it even messier. And it's not even a high upside quarterback in Sanders, who's a good player, but just not a high upside guy, which if you look at since Pat Mahomes became a starter in the AFC, it's been him and Joe Burrow, but the only ones who come out

Starting point is 00:10:36 of the AFC, Josh Allen hasn't been able to come out, Lamar Jackson has been able to come out of the AFC. You're not getting out of the AFC with good quarterback. So, yeah, I think that's just not the guy that you want to swing at in the AFC. You're not getting out of the AFC with good quarterback. So yeah, I think that's just not the guy that you want to swing at in the AFC. But yeah, I think he's a fine player. And I think he could be better than these two guys next season, but I just don't think it makes sense

Starting point is 00:10:55 for the Colts at all. Yeah, and I do think he could go on somewhere else and be a fine player, but just specifically for the Colts, I just, I don't think it's worth blowing the whole thing up right now. So I got to buckle in for one more year, guys. Maybe. Yeah, at least one more year. But coming up, guys, we are going to dive into the Tyler Warren talk yet again. We haven't talked about him at all this offseason. We're going to talk about Tyler Warren and say kind of look at like what needs to happen for him to follow the cults at Pick 14.

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Starting point is 00:12:59 But you look at it and he's widely considered one of the elite non quarterbacks in this draft. It's not a super great draft, but when you take away the quarterbacks and like how important that is, there's like five or six blue chip players on there and he's widely considered one of them. So if you don't need a quarterback, chances are he's going to be decently high on your board. So we're going to look at this and like, how realistic is it that Tyler Warren actually makes it to the Colts at 14? And I mean, moving around, you know, moving up for him, is it worth it? What have you? But

Starting point is 00:13:36 Zach, when you look at the path to get, let's say from like five or six down to 14, how likely do you think it is that Tyler Moore gets there? You know, there were some highs and lows throughout this draft process where like some days I was like, there's no chance other days it's like, well, there might be a pretty good chance of him getting there. I do think more so now as we're a week out, I'm getting more optimistic that he could be there, but there are some legit threats in front of them. And just to speak to the threats, I mean, Jake, you listed five teams in here.

Starting point is 00:14:07 I'm going to I think I'm going to list like two more teams that you didn't even list on here that could be threats here. But I think we can universally agree that the Jets are probably the biggest fear in that top 10 at number seven. That's been like the other commonplace that he's been mocked outside of to the Colts at 14. You have their listed tight ends here as Jeremy Rucker and Zach Kuntz, which that comes the 10.0 R.A.S. Yeah, that comes out of O.D.U.

Starting point is 00:14:33 I believe is where he's from. But yeah, those are not two names that inspire confidence for the Jets. And I firmly believe that Warren could be their fallback option if they can't get an offensive lineman there at seven. So I do think they're going to go like memo or our camp or will campbell at seven. What if they don't get those guys say they're both off the board earlier i do think one would kind of be there guys so that's the biggest threat there. Also you listen to the bears here as well colcomet is obviously a big guy under contract for them but with ben Ben Johnson coming in and look, we know Ben Johnson and how those lines operated. They when they were doing like their draft boards and I know Ben Johnson wasn't doing the drafting, but like

Starting point is 00:15:14 he was part of the conversation. They just kind of went out to get talent rather than just going out for like positional value or anything like that. You know, with Jameer Gibbs pick high with the Sam Laporte pick early in the second round, like they will just take talent. And if they see Tyler Warren is like the best guy on the board there at 10, I could totally see them being a threat there. You have the Dolphins here. I think that makes sense to Joe New Smith had a great year last year. So I don't know how pressing that is for them, but I do think the Dolphins could be a threat. Also, I think the Saints could be a threat if they don't go quarterback. You know, if the Saints are looking at this like, hey, should our Sanders might fall to the 20s, we can move back up for the 20s.

Starting point is 00:15:54 They're never shy about trading back up out of the second round and giving up future first round picks to come up. So maybe at nine, they're sitting there and like, hey, we can come up and get Sanders. We can come up and get Dart later on. Let's get this tight end early on. So there are some threats in the top 10 in the top, you know, 12 picks. I do think the jets are probably the biggest one though. Like if Warren falls past the jets and then we don't see a team trade up in, in within that top 10 for Warren, then I think come draft day,

Starting point is 00:16:23 I'm really going to believe that he could be there for 14. I will say the Jets were the biggest threat for Brock Bowers last year too, until the Raiders happened. So I don't want to give everyone false confidence if he clears the Jets because again, there are options out there. You even look at the Cowboys, another team in between. They have Jake Ferguson, but they also need more pass catchers with CD lamb. And sure, he's not a receiver, which they need, but he's a pass catcher. And then with the dolphins, like they do have John who Smith, but like, can they have literally just one other short target to throw to other than their running backs and John who Smith, everybody else is a

Starting point is 00:17:02 burner, Nick Westbrook, Akina Tyreke, Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. So they need another guy that can clean up short as well. So he makes a bit of sense literally from everyone from like the Jaguars on. It's just tough because to to have confidence that it's going to happen. You want to see Sanders and Jackson Dart probably drafted in front of the Colts. Yes.

Starting point is 00:17:27 There are some guys who are like maybes early on who you want us to go like Jehad Campbell, obviously one of the favorites of the show. But like Amalekai Starks or Michael Williams, guys who you really don't know where they're going to go. Even Shemar Stewart. Like I was going to say, Nick Emmanwari would be one to watch. Yeah, they have such polarizing draft stock that like if those guys

Starting point is 00:17:51 start to go ahead of the Colts, that can obviously push Warren down a little bit. That the tackles as well, like Josh Simmons going, Calvin Banks going like those premier positions, if they start to go off the board, I think it becomes a lot more doable. I'm cautiously optimistic at this point. Right now I'm leaning a little more towards it being possible, but he just makes a lot of sense

Starting point is 00:18:16 for a lot of teams before the Colts. Yeah, and just to kind of speak to the speculation of this draft, like I've just from talking to some people who are way more connected than I am, I've heard the range of quarterbacks going in the top Ten picks from one to three to even up to four and to some people have been saying I think three is is Maybe where it ends up being Two if an owner doesn't get involved I think is is kind of what we're gonna be looking at with quarterbacks up there

Starting point is 00:18:41 So it's not gonna be the perfect scenario like last year Where all those quarterbacks went in front of the Colts and they were able to get their top defender on the board. And I think you're right when he says when you said the offensive line run, I think the offensive line run will be big because you're looking at a lot of teams in front of the Colts. You know, the Cowboys aren't going to go online, but they need an offensive lineman for sure.

Starting point is 00:19:02 The Dolphins absolutely need an offensive lineman We'll see what they end up doing there the the 49ers certainly need an offensive lineman the Bears I know they just yeah the Bears built up their own line But look Ben Johnson's offense is built through the trenches It wouldn't hurt to grab another offensive lineman there the Saints just had Ryan Ramchak retire on them so like There are a lot of places for offensive linemen to go in front of the Colts. And then the more the offensive linemen go, the more likely it is for Tyler Warren to

Starting point is 00:19:31 slip down the board to them at 14. So yeah, all over the place from people I've talked to, I've heard some people say that I can't see him falling out of the top 10. If he even gets to like nine or 10 teams going to come up for him. And I've heard other people say like, who's taking tight end. That's not Brock Bowers and the top like Brock Bowers. Did he go in the top 10 last year? I think he went just outside the top 10. Last year, 13 or 13 or 14. Yeah, I think I think Bowers was 12 or 13 last year. And that was in a much, much better draft last year. In terms of top end talent, he still fell outside the top 10.

Starting point is 00:20:05 And Bowers is a much better prospect. Like Warren's a good prospect. Like don't get me wrong, very good prospect. But Bowers, I mean, was a dude who was dominating college football since he was 18, winning multiple awards. I think he's like the only Titan ever to win the Mackie twice. So like Titan, who's taken that Titan in the top 10? You know, like maybe they do.

Starting point is 00:20:24 Maybe I could totally see the Jaguars doing something like this because it's just in their DNA You do something like this, but I could also see this realistic scenario where he falls out So I think if he falls past the Jets, I'm feeling good and if he gets past number ten I'm feeling like he's gonna be there at 14 There might be a team that comes flying up to trade up for him But again if a team wants to trade up for a tight end, regardless of it's Tyler Warren, who I think is a good prospect, I'd let them I just take Loveland then at 14 and just go on with my day.

Starting point is 00:20:53 Yeah, I will say earlier in the draft process, I was pro going up to get him. But at this point, I think I'm just familiar with so many other guys. And like, you don't need to do that. You don't need to sacrifice sacrifice third or fourth round pick or something to get a tight end. Like I think it'd be super useful for the team and is probably the best player for them, but I don't like how it trade up to do it. So we've done it again.

Starting point is 00:21:16 We talked about Tyler Warren once more. All right guys. So coming up next, we're going to talk about what is always a likelihood with the Colts and that's trading their current first-round pick. What are the potential options trading up and more likely, where are the trade down destinations? Did you know your Fire TV is also an Xbox? Turn on any TV and turn it into your gaming entertainment hub with Fire TV stick, 4k devices, no console required. Just grab your paired controller, subscribe or sign into Xbox

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Starting point is 00:23:08 whoo man, that would, yeah. I mean, if they took him at 14, I would talk myself into it probably, but trading up for him, whoo, that would be crazy. I got you there, I got you there the first time. You did. So no, when you look at this thing, what are some destinations

Starting point is 00:23:24 that you think the Colts can move up? And to me, it was more about the teams that would want to move back because I was doing a mock earlier for each team. And I was like, this team needs a lot. They just probably need to move back. Yeah, I think the teams I'm really looking at would be the Raiders. I think it's six. I think they would want to move back because they just need a lot of help. And and again, this is not really the most high end draft draft where like the difference between six and 14 isn't that big. So you could see

Starting point is 00:23:50 a team like the Raiders being like, we're fine with moving up. I mean, hence why would the Colts want to move up? But you know, regardless of that, yeah, I think that six, they want to move back. I think the Saints for sure. And number nine would like to move back even though they might be missing out on a quarterback at nine. They just need so many help and so many pieces and so much help. And then, yeah, probably the Bears at 10 as well. I think they feel good about their O line. They feel good about their quarterback. Obviously, they probably want to move back a little bit there. You also listed the 49ers and the Cowboys. I could see them moving back, but I'm not too sure. Like it just wouldn't be much of a trade at that point.

Starting point is 00:24:26 So I don't know if either team would really be interested there. So if the Colts one to come flying up and I guess for them to come flying up would have to be some trench player that they have just sky high on their board or would have to be a difference maker at the playmaking position. So maybe they have Tyler Warren is like player number two in this draft or something like the highest graded player in the draft. And then I could see them moving up to like six or nine just to secure that player. But outside of that, I'm not sure I see a path for the Colts to move up. It's just not the kind of draft to move it like it's not like last year where you have Malik neighbors that they were desperately trying to get up for that they were desperately trying to get up for in last year's draft. I don't think there's really that guy that they would go up and get in this one. There's not even like an additional pass rusher that I like.

Starting point is 00:25:10 I don't think they're like Jaylen Walker that much or or anybody like that. Like if Carter fell, they're sure go up and get him. But Carter's not fallen past pick three or four. So, yeah, I just don't see the avenue for trading up, even though I do think, you know, Raiders, Saints, Bears will probably be open for business. That's what I was kind of thinking is who would they even trade up for other than Tyler Warren? Like up to number six of the Raiders is probably too high for Warren. And again, it's like, are you trying to get there like Ashton Gentry or something?

Starting point is 00:25:41 But like Will Campbell and Membo are about the only other guys I can maybe think of. Right. But even with Campbell, like I like Will Campbell a lot. I like Membo a lot, too. But they're like they're like outlier players at their position. Like Will Campbell's got like the shortest like wingspan in the history of the NFL for like an offensive tackle. Like like Braden Smith is the next closest to him. He is like a one inch longer wingspan. And then Membo is awesome. I love Membo, but he might be a guard in the NFL. I just don't see those guys being treated. I did think about that for a second, though, like maybe for like an offensive lineman. But I don't think either of those guys are really worth the capital to move up to

Starting point is 00:26:19 like six or nine to get them. Yeah, that's just a weird year for it. So obviously trading down much more likely, it opens up a world of possibilities. I would like it's all, it almost be hilarious because Tyler Moore could be there at 14 and they still trade down. Like if this makes sense, I will be flabbergasted, but not shocked. You know what I mean? Like it would just be so on brand.

Starting point is 00:26:46 Yeah, I mean, I could see it in this draft too. Like if you're just sitting there being like, look, we have Warren with the same grade as we have Loveland, we think Loveland could be there at 18 or 20. So let's move back, get some extra picks and take Loveland. And that's better than just getting Warren. Honestly, I wouldn't hate that,

Starting point is 00:27:03 but you'd have to be pretty sure that you're going to get Loveland or whoever at that next pick. You know, that would be the only trade off there. But yeah, there are a couple of trade back options. The thing is, though, in this draft, I don't think you're getting much in a trade back compared to other drafts because everybody kind of knows the talent difference in this draft. So, you know, in past drafts for like say the Broncos to come up to 14, you might be able to get like a third and a fourth or maybe you can somehow get a second out of them

Starting point is 00:27:31 for that trade up. I think in this one you maybe get a third from them, maybe two fourths or something from them to get up that high. Like it's really not that much to go back to 20, so you'd have to just be out of options at 14 I think to move back to there I think what gets really interesting is when you look at teams like like the Bills and the commanders who are in their Super Bowl window Obviously because the Bills are always in their Super Bowl window But the commander's for sure too and maybe they want to come flying up for like an edge rusher You know, they want to get up to 14 and get as a rock or Mike Green or or whoever.

Starting point is 00:28:07 There at 14 do the Colts consider going all the way back to number 27? Number 2829, but even even like I don't think the hall would be that crazy, but like I think it would be like you get like there there better be to move back half around well again. It's this kind of draft though.

Starting point is 00:28:23 I don't think teams really view the 14th pick is that much different. But I still think you would get probably their second rounder in an additional third, you know, whether it's this year or next year. I would do that for sure. Yeah. So it's an interesting dilemma there, because you might miss out on all three tight ends at that point. And where do the Colts go? They miss out there.

Starting point is 00:28:43 But you get so many more picks in a draft that has a good day too. It could be really interesting. So I think that's the more intriguing trade back. That's the more Chris Ballard trade back too, because we've seen him trade out of the first round entirely in the Montez Sweat trade back to get those two seconds. One of those seconds turned into Michael Pittman Jr. Then the following draft, I think it was Michael Pittman Jr. in the following draft, or maybe it was Ben Banagu. I hope it was Michael Pittman Jr. than the following draft. I think I think it was Michael Pittman Jr. in falling out, or maybe it was Ben Banagu.

Starting point is 00:29:07 I hope it was Michael Pittman Jr. for argument's sake there. But yeah, we've seen him trade out of the first round entirely even. So I could see them doing a far back trade like that. It's just I don't know. Warren would have to be off the board and they'd have to feel good about getting like Taylor at the end of the first. But I do think that's an interesting thing to look at. Maybe they trade out of the first entirely to the Browns who were coming up for a quarterback and get future picks.

Starting point is 00:29:31 But again, to kind of argue with myself here, they need to win this year. Like, why does he care about future picks? You know, like, so it's there's so much so much room to maneuver with trading back. But I do think the Colts ultimately stay at 14, but I think trade backs more likely than trade up for sure. Yeah, so some other destinations I thought of, the Seahawks have, so per Tankathon,

Starting point is 00:29:55 they kind of compile and put points to each pick. The Seahawks have the seventh most valuable total draft package this year. They're at 18, and they're year. They're in their unpredictable. They're always willing to move around. So are they a team that wants to go up from 18 to 14 Broncos? Obviously the Steelers, if they're convicted about whatever quarterback they really want in there, they're like, I could definitely see if Jackson

Starting point is 00:30:19 Dart is there in the teens, go up and get them. Like we've talked about Sjoerd Sanders as well. The Rams could not give a single damn about draft picks, go up, get your quarterback if that's what you're doing. Like they do not care about draft picks whatsoever, which is extreme because they're really good at drafting. Yeah, and then you mentioned, you know, the Browns, the other teams that are at the top of the second round that didn't get

Starting point is 00:30:42 their quarterback in the first Browns, Giants, Raiders, like those teams could be enticed to move up as well. Yeah, I think totally getting out of the first round. Yeah, I do think the Seahawks at 18 are the interesting one to look because I think they have two third round picks. One of them's like near the comp pick range. So I do think like maybe they they offer like that second third round pick to come up and to secure an offensive line.

Starting point is 00:31:07 Yeah. Rain wreck like they need help across that offensive line and they just gave all that big money to Sam Darnold who can't play under pressure. So I do think maybe they they give up one of those thirds to move up for a Kelvin Banks to move up for a Simmons or you know whoever it's going to be there. I think I could see that one but ultimately I think the Colts stick it pick at 14. Take the best tight end on the board and then we move on to round two. But you guys let us know what you think in the comments section below.

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