Locked On Colts - Daily Podcast On The Indianapolis Colts - Indianapolis Colts Land ATHLETIC Offensive Tackle, Running Back on Day 3

Starting point is 00:00:00 The Indianapolis Colts close out the 2025 NFL Draft with a couple of obvious picks and quite a few surprises as well. Let's get to it. podcast. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your team every day. How's it going everybody? Welcome back to another edition of the Locked On Colts podcast. Thank you all for tuning in and making us your first listen of the day. This is your daily podcast covering your Indianapolis Colts, part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your team every day. My name is Zach Hicks, your resident film nerd of HorseshoeHuddle.com. My partner, Jake Arthur, is the boots on the ground

Starting point is 00:00:49 for the site. He is still at the facility right now, so I am tackling this post draft show solo. So we're going to be diving into exactly what the Colts did on day three of this draft. I really like what they did. I think they did some really good things early, some very athletic players early in the day, and day three of this draft. I really like what they did. I think they did some really good things early, some very athletic players early in the day and then they obviously dove into a couple of their needs later in day three. So today we're going to commit the first two segments of today's show into everything day three, everything undrafted free agency, and then in the

Starting point is 00:01:24 final segment we're going to dive into the remaining needs on the roster, what the Colts can do to still improve this team, and where there are still some holes on the team going forward. But let's kick off this episode with the two big draft picks, the two picks that were basically like the guys that were given draftable grades by the Colts. You know, typically in my opinion when it grades by the Colts, you know, typically, in my opinion, when it comes to the NFL draft, when teams are taking players in round four and round five, those are guys they still have on their board.

Starting point is 00:01:53 And then once you get into like round six and seven, that's just early undrafted free agency. So looking at those round four and five picks, Jalen Travis, offensive tackle, really interesting player. I really like what the Colts did with that pick. Jalen Travis an outstanding athlete. Fantastic year last year at Iowa State allowed zero sacks. Six foot eight, 332 pounds, long arms, extremely explosive, ran a blazing fast 40-yard dash at the combine. Not the best agilities but again you kind of know what you're getting with a fourth round pick there. And for me when you look at Jalen Travis you're kind of taking a second shot at the Blake

Starting point is 00:02:32 Freeland development that the Colts, I don't want to say the Colts have missed on with Blake Freeland, but it's kind of like restarting that developmental path with Freeland not really getting much better or much playing time over the years. So you're kind of going for the same type of archetype, a big imposing offensive tackle that has some explosive traits and can do some good things there on the outside. And you're hoping that restarting that clock, you can get what Blake Freeland hasn't really been able to develop into in his time with the Colts so far. So Jalen Travis, I really like again what he can do on the on the field, good run blocker, imposing player, drives players out off the edge really well.

Starting point is 00:03:14 And I think with Travis that it doesn't really get talked about too much is just the off field is just fantastic with this guy. You know, we we always highlight with these players, like when all field stuff is like troubling for players. So I like when you get a player like Travis in a draft class where you can really just highlight the remarkable things this guy's done. He's won multiple awards for his community service work.

Starting point is 00:03:36 He's a Princeton graduate, so a very, very smart guy as well. I think he's going to go for his law degree once he's done with his playing career, and he's I think he's interned with U.S degree once he's done with his playing career. And I think he's interned with US senators and stuff in the past as well. So Jalen Travis, one of my favorite backgrounds in this entire draft. I really like the person the Colts are getting here. And then again, you're getting a six foot eight, three hundred thirty two pound offensive tackle with explosive, explosive scores, explosive testing scores and can move a little bit so I like the developmental path that is there with Jalen Travis I'm not saying that the culture certainly gonna hit it because look when you're taking an offensive tackle.

Starting point is 00:04:15 On day three of the NFL draft typically you're hoping at best that can be a swing tackle for you you're not really swinging for for a long term starter on day three. You know, you're not really swinging for for a long term starter on day three. But with Travis, I think, again, a six foot eight guy moves well, tested really well, great off field stuff, beloved for his two teams that he played for in college. I think that that's a safe bet. You know, I think that's a very safe bet that you're swinging for there. And you're hoping that this guy with, again, high character grades and everything can really develop for you.

Starting point is 00:04:44 So Travis now he's not the guard that we all probably expected there in round 4, but the Colts are going to add anything on the offensive line. I'm glad it is a player like Travis. I think I had him as a fifth round grade in the indie draft guide, but again when it comes to offensive linemen it's more of like a range of outcomes. Like last year I had Mackensalvis as a fifth round grade as well, but I was perfectly fine with the Colts taking him in round three because he was a big athletic tackle who had some good upside.

Starting point is 00:05:12 I kind of feel similarly about Jalen Travis where it's like, yeah, I had a fifth round grade but taking him in the fourth perfectly fine. I think he can be a good player for the Colts, certainly a draftable player. So yeah, Jalen Travis, I think can be a good developmental piece. And I think he's going to beat out Blake Freeland in camp and become the Colts developmental swing tackle behind Matt Consolves. I mean, whatever they do with Matt Consolves, I'm not sure what's going to happen there. But if Consolves is still the backup right tackle, I think Travis will be a developmental piece behind him. And if Consolves moves inside,

Starting point is 00:05:43 then Travis will be the legit swing tackle next season. So we'll have to really see what happens with him there. And then arguably the best pick of the day for the Colts came in round 5 with DJ Giddens the running back. Really really fun pick there. This guy has some awesome testing numbers over 210 pounds. So really good height weight speed guy., two in the 40 yard dash,

Starting point is 00:06:08 super high R.S. I think it was like the nine point eights of this past draft season as well. And he's the guy who looks like Marlon Mack on film. And I don't know how that doesn't excite anybody here in Indianapolis, because just the sweet feet really step out, stand out on film. I mean, you're watching a guy with an outstanding jump cut, a guy with good vision through the hole, and a guy who can just turn short runs

Starting point is 00:06:31 into explosive plays for your offense. So, you know, you're kind of taking what the Colts got in little pieces from Tyler Goodson these past few seasons, but you're putting this in a more consistent running back who can stay on his feet and just do it at a higher level. Giddens also a pretty good pass catcher as well. I know he had a couple drops last season, but he was dealing with a wrist injury, so I'm not looking too much into that, but I think that he's a pretty good pass catcher that can turn, again, short passes

Starting point is 00:06:59 into explosive plays for your offense. So yeah, DJ Giddens, the guy who I probably would have taken a lot earlier, I would have probably pulled the trigger in round four on him, maybe even round three, if I were a team with, you know, some other needs filled. Because I just like those sweet feet. I like his vision. I like his ability to perform in a gun run system like the Colts run. So I really, really do like DJ Giddens. I think this is great value for him. And maybe he's not like the perfect second back for the Colts because the pass block pass blocking is not perfect there. But I do think that he's going to be a really good complimentary piece in this offense.

Starting point is 00:07:37 I think he's a guy who can who can step in and just do some really good things. So, yeah, Giddens, I just think that there's some really good play on film. And I think that he's a guy who can just step in from day one, get you some productive runs in the running game and be a guy who can spell Jonathan Taylor at times. You know, I'm not sure I see like the long term potential of being like a starting running back or anything like that for the Colts. But if you're looking for a guy who can play behind Jonathan Taylor, I think he can certainly play behind him and do it at a very good level. So DJ Giddens was a running back guy I was pretty high on in this draft class.

Starting point is 00:08:13 And I think he's going to do some really good things with the Colts. Another really interesting aspect is at Kansas State, I mean, their offense is really predicated on zone reads and QB run plays and stuff like that. The Colts are pretty based on that as well when you look at what their quarterback room is now with Daniel Jones, Anthony Richardson, and obviously the Riley Leonard pick, which we're gonna talk about in a second.

Starting point is 00:08:34 So you're adding a running back who's very used to a system like this and very comfortable in a system like this. So he fits the system, fits the team, is an explosive player that can create explosive plays for your offense and can add a little bit of a pass catching element as well. So DJ Giddens is arguably the Colts best pick of the day. Really like that pick there and to get him in round five, I think that's a really, really

Starting point is 00:08:57 solid one right there. So overall, I like both those picks quite a bit. Rounds four and round five, the Colts are swinging on two high level athletes that can develop into maybe something more for the team down the road. But coming up guys, we're going to dive into round 6 and 7 where the Colts kind of went away from the high level athletes. You know, a couple guys who are fine athletes, perfectly adequate athletes, but experienced players that can probably add some depth and

Starting point is 00:09:25 some special teams value or maybe, you know, maybe long term potential at quarterback. We're going to talk about the final three picks of the day for the Indianapolis Colts coming up here in just a second. As a small business owner, your work doesn't end when the clock hits five. Your business is always on your mind, which means when it's time to hire, you need a partner who works just as hard as you do. And that's where LinkedIn jobs comes in. When you clock out, LinkedIn clocks in. LinkedIn makes it easy to post your job for free, share it with your network and get qualified candidates all in one place. LinkedIn's new feature can actually help you write job descriptions and then quickly get

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Starting point is 00:10:49 to close out the day. The Colts went with quarterback Riley Leonard, the least surprising pick of the day for the Indianapolis Colts, defensive tackle Tim Smith from Alabama and safety linebacker Hunter Wohler from Wisconsin. So kicking off with Riley Leonard. Yes, I'm not the biggest Riley Leonard fan. I don't think many of you guys are big Riley Leonard fans, but it does make sense for what the Colts are looking for

Starting point is 00:11:14 out of their clipboard holder for the foreseeable future. The Colts were looking for their new Sam Ellinger. And when you look at Riley Leonard, it makes a ton of sense. It's very much the same archetype of player in terms of, you know, a good runner, good mobility. By all accounts, a high character experience kid that teams and coaches speak very highly of. For me personally, I think Riley Leonard had some better moments at Duke than he did at Notre Dame this past season. I think there were some some better flashes as a passer in his past than what we saw this past year at Notre Dame. But again, you're not really betting on Riley Leonard to be anything

Starting point is 00:11:50 more than a QB two or three for the next four years. You know, you need this guy to be your scout team quarterback, your player that, you know, can your starters can rely on and lean on and have a good relationship with in the locker room. So it's really not that big. I mean, again, when you get to round six and seven, we're talking about early undrafted free agency here. Riley Leonard's a quarterback who's going to be on a cheap contract for the next four years to hang out in the locker room and hopefully not see the field as much as Sam Ellinger did in his four years in that exact same role the four years before. So I'm fine with it. Again, I would like to take a better shot on another player that might eventually become a starter for your team.

Starting point is 00:12:33 But you know, I'm happy for Leonard. He seems like a good kid. I think the call was was really nice there. And yeah, we'll see what he can do. Hopefully he can just lock down that same Langer role, have some fun moments in the preseason, and hopefully we never see him in the regular season. That's really my biggest takeaway here. It's hard to really go too crazy on around six or seven pick

Starting point is 00:12:55 because they are what they are. These are guys who are fringe roster players at best, and you hope that you can maybe luck into a guy serving four years in the NFL for you at this point. So, Riley Leonard, yeah, I think he can fill that Elinger role pretty well and do his thing there. So, we'll see. I certainly think he's going to be on the team next year and we'll see what happens after that. Tim Smith from Alabama, though, is probably my favorite pick of day three, aside from DJ Giddens, because he's just a

Starting point is 00:13:24 defensive tackle that knows how to stop the run. And I'm sorry, but we have not seen enough of that in Indy the last couple years. We've seen too much of Taven Bryan, Rayquan Davis, of Eric Johnson. Just a lot of guys who can't really stop the run behind Grover Stewart and Forrest Buckner. And when you turn on Tim Smith's film, like, yes, this is not a high-end athlete. This is not a guy who is going to get you 10 seconds season by any means. That's why he was still available in round six, but he's a really good run stuffer who has experience playing across the defensive line.

Starting point is 00:13:54 I saw snaps from him all the way out at five tech last year, all the way pushed in at at one tech and zero tech over the center. So I think he can play across the defensive line. He's a good run stuffer, has a pop in his pads, just stands up offensive linemen at the point of attack and holds his ground really well. I think Tim Smith has a good chance to make this team. I think he can be that Grover Stewart backup this next season and really push a guy like Neville Gallimore potentially off the roster.

Starting point is 00:14:21 So Tim Smith I think is probably my favorite pick here on day three. Again, Giddens is a fun one as well, but Smith just fits such a big need the Colts had in terms of getting that backup defensive tackle that can stop the run and just be a productive rotational player. I think Smith is a guy who can step in and just be a solid guy from day one. So I certainly think that he is a player who can who can make this team and make this team better this next season. And then we get to Hunter Wohler, the most obvious Chris Ballard pick in the entire world. We're talking about a guy who played safety at Wisconsin who's going to be moving to

Starting point is 00:14:57 linebacker for the Colts. Pure special teams pick here. I don't expect him to really ever see the field in the NFL on defense maybe in some like dime packages if you want to get some really like cutesy stuff out there with it but yeah Wohler is your next JoJo Dome and your next Sterling Weatherford and we'll see if he can make the team. You know always fun players probably a player who I'll fall in love with in training camp and say he needs to make the team no matter what and then I'll be heartbroken when he's the last cut down and gets claimed by the Bears or someone like that. But yeah, Hunter Wohler is your next shot

Starting point is 00:15:29 at the JoJo Domens in the Sterling Weatherford. So we'll see if he can end up making the team out of camp. I certainly expect him to be a decent special teamer. And look, the Colts lost Trevor Denbow this off season because of his just awful injury he suffered last year. And Grant Stewart went to the Detroit Lions so the Colts really just don't have that special team or on the team to play up the middle.

Starting point is 00:15:51 They have Doolin and Ballantine obviously off the edges at Gunnar but I do think Hunter Wohler can be kind of that interior special team or there. We have some undrafted free agents. You guys can can add them in the comments there if I if I don't have some undrafted free agents. You guys can add them in the comments there if I don't have some players that have been updated while I've been recording here. But these are the undrafted free agents that I have seen connected to the Colts. We have Joe Evans, not Owens, Joe Evans,

Starting point is 00:16:16 defensive tackle from UTSA. He's six foot two, 323 pounds with 33 and a half inch arms. I watched a little bit of his film. I'm already in love. He's a massive guy. Play some watched a little bit of his film. I'm already in love He's a massive guy play some one tech play some zero tech. I'm all about it. I love me some some big defensive tackles Marshall Fulner offensive tackle from Minnesota State six foot six three hundred three pounds thirty four and a half inch arms Your new Jake wit type guide that that can play offensive tackle big- time developmental project.

Starting point is 00:16:46 I think he's probably like the biggest name that the Colts have signed in undrafted free agency so far. Ulysses Bentley running back from Ole Miss, didn't test very well this off season, but a power five running back that's coming in here to get some camp work there. Landon Parker wide receiver from Troy, absolute freak. The number one RIS receiver this off season wasn't particularly productive at Troy this past year, but absolute freak, like 6'2", like 2'15",

Starting point is 00:17:15 ran like a 6'6", three cone or something, just absolutely crazy. We'll see if that translates over to the practice field. Jonathan Edwards, the cornerback slash safety from Tulane. He was a guy who I circled throughout the draft process as being a potential undrafted free agent fit because of his testing number 6'201 32 inch arms 442 40 yard dash. I don't think he's gonna end up making the team for this Colts but I think he could be a long term developmental project at corner. The Colts could just stash out on the practice squad and and see what he can be.

Starting point is 00:17:48 He actually spent majority of his college career at Indiana State. So there was that connection to Indy, obviously there. Devonta Davis, defensive tackle from Florida, Atlantic, six foot, two, 300 pounds, four, eight, seven second 40 time. So really interesting there. Solomon Deshields, linebacker from Texas A&M, six one two thirty five four six two forty time and hit the thirty three inch arms. So one of the longer arm linebacker prospects in a class with very short arm

Starting point is 00:18:17 linebackers. And then there is a kicker and a punter as well. I'm not we got we have the kicker name here. Maddox Maddox Trujillo from here. Maddox Trujillo from Temple. Maddox Trujillo from Temple and then Keydrain Calligan safety slash corner from Louisiana Monroe. I think you said earlier Patrick that he was a tryout player. Yeah, that's a fun name actually. I hope Keydrain ends up making the team there. But that's what we have so far for undrafted free agents coming to Indie. I don't really have full so far for undrafted free agents coming to Indy. I don't really have full thoughts on the undrafted class yet,

Starting point is 00:18:49 but I'm sure I will find at least one guy I'm absolutely in love with. And we'll see if they can even make it into camp. Sometimes I fall in love with these guys and they barely even make it out of the summer practices. But I think as of right now, I'm really leaning towards Joe Evans with that 323 pounds I love me some big defensive tackles and again the Colts have not had many defensive linemen That could stop the run over the past couple years

Starting point is 00:19:13 So I I'm very close to calling Joe Evans my my undrafted free agent this offseason But Landon Parker and Marshall foreigner foreigner are our typical are like the two bigger guys right there as well. So I think those guys are the two guys with the best chance, probably the two guys who got paid the most were Marshall Forerner and Landon Parker. But we'll see on updates there when the Colts announce their full undrafted free agent class. But coming up guys, the draft is over. All seven rounds have been picked. Undrafted free agency is going on as I'm talking.

Starting point is 00:19:47 Let's dive into what the Colts biggest needs are going forward the rest of the offseason because they still didn't address a couple of the needs on the roster and when we're looking at some of these potential camp battles at these spots, it's looking a little bit dire. We're going to talk about that here in just a second. The NBA playoffs are here. I don't have to tell you guys that Pacers fans and Fandl is giving new customers an incredible way to get in on the action.

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Starting point is 00:21:00 Already locked on Colts everydayers, we are back with our post-draft coverage for the Indianapolis Colts. And, we are back with our post draft coverage for the Indianapolis Colts. And now we're talking about the biggest needs on the team's roster going forward after the draft. And I think the two biggest ones obviously are right guard and linebacker. The two positional needs that we basically all put behind tight end as the biggest needs on the team.

Starting point is 00:21:23 The Colts really didn't address that in this draft. Now I will say with the Jalen Travis pick at right tackle or offensive tackle, it might free up Matt Consolves to move in to be right guard. But as we talked about all offseason, we don't know how comfortable the Colts are about putting Consolves at that right guard spot. They didn't seem too enthused by it at the owners meetings in Florida. Now, they have mentioned Tanner Bordellini potentially playing right guard in the past, but if they were to do that, then Danny Pinter would start at center. And I'm not too comfortable having Pinter

Starting point is 00:21:55 plus Bordellini next to each other. You're talking about two really small guys next to each other on the interior. I just don't think that would really work out for the team. So yeah, as of right now, if they don't make any positional moves on the team to like put Gonzalves inside or put Bordellini at right guard or Pinter at right guard, please don't do that, but Pinter at right guard, we're looking at a camp competition right now of Dalton Tucker versus Antonio Moffey to be the starting right guard for the Colts next season. And that's just not going to fly. That's just not going to fly. That's certainly not going to fly. I do think Tucker can be a rosterable player going forward

Starting point is 00:22:30 and maybe be a key backup if he keeps developing. But I'm not going to sit here and say he's a starter. He should be in the conversation for starting. So if we're really looking at needs on the roster, right guard is a massive, massive need. And I think that they need to address that in free agency post-draft. really looking at needs on the roster. Right guard is a massive, massive need. And I think that they need to address that in free agency post draft. Now the Colts were waiting with free agency a little bit because they had two comp picks coming their way.

Starting point is 00:22:55 So I believe tomorrow is the deadline to where the comp pick deadline is done. So the Colts are free to sign anybody without being too worried about what the like about it affecting their comp picks. So as one of our commenters is saying right here, you know, Brandon Sheriff, Shaq Mason, I think Dalton Reisner is still out there as well. You know, these are not high end guards by any means, but it's better than putting Dalton Tucker on the interior again.

Starting point is 00:23:20 And I love Dalton Tucker, but I just we can't start him again after how it went downhill last season So get a Brandon Sheriff in here and heck look if Dalton Tucker comes into camp and beats Brandon Sheriff out awesome Then give it to Dalton Tucker But I want to make sure that there is some competition there and it's not just gonna be handed to a Tucker or even a Maconsalves who we just don't know can play right guard going forward so Right guard is a massive need And the last thing you want going into a season where you're not feeling great about quarterback is a major need on the offensive line.

Starting point is 00:23:52 So I do think Brandon Sheriff should be on the phone after they're done with all these undrafted free agents. You give Brandon Sheriff a call, get him here to Indy and let's just be locked in for this next season there. So right guard is obviously the biggest need. And then the other big need is linebacker. Now, the Colts did contextualize this a little bit post draft with how Luan Rumo's system is going to be primarily in the nickel and dime packages. You're not gonna have many sets

Starting point is 00:24:20 with three linebackers on the field. And he also said that they're very high on Jalen Carlis, which that's all fine and dandy. I'm perfectly fine with being high on Carlis and also not feeling the need to add more linebackers because there's not going to be that many on the field at one time. The one thing I have an issue with is Carlis played like 6 games last season and he was a former 5th round pick. That's a lot of faith in a player who's not played a full season yet, who's being moved to an all-new position. He's only spent one year of his career at linebacker and you know you're not really adding much

Starting point is 00:24:56 competition to that. So like kind of giving the job to a guy who was a day three pick, who moved from safety to linebacker and didn't stay healthy his rookie season. That's a big stretch for me. I think he played some really good football when he played last year, but that's a big stretch for me. And I like Shegu Aloubi. I like Cam McGrone, but I don't think those guys are enough to push him in camp. So if it were up to me going back to this comment here, I think I would go after like an Isaiah Simmons. I don't think Simmons is that great of a linebacker either but at least it gives a guy with some experience to this Colts team to where

Starting point is 00:25:30 you're not just relying on a again a position switch former day three guy who played six games last year like I'm not trying to be too crazy about this I like Jalen Carlis but like I don't know when I heard that comment from him, I kind of lost my mind a little bit. I was like, we're putting a little too much on Jaylen Carlis, even though I think there is reason to be optimistic about him. It's just you can't be putting this much on such a young player who just wasn't healthy last year. So we'll see if that comes back to bite them in the butt like it like it typically does.

Starting point is 00:26:04 Like Patrick says here, there's always there's always one that comes back to bite them in the butt like it typically does. Like Patrick says here, there's always one that comes back to bite them in the butt. And yeah, it's hard to really go too crazy right now about their needs because, again, as Patrick's saying here in the comments, you could still send a pick or something for Jermaine Pratt. You could still go sign Isaiah Simmons. So it's not the end of the world as of right now, but the Colts did just bypass one of their opportunities to make it better at linebacker. So we'll see if they pivot to something else here this offseason. The other position that I did want to shout out though as a need for the rest of the offseason is safety. I think safety is another spot where I really would have liked to have seen a pick there.

Starting point is 00:26:45 Again, this is another spot where we could say like maybe we see a corner move back there to play some safety. Maybe they still have free agencies who address that. But as of right now at safety, we're looking at can buy them and Nick cross. And then a lot of guys at the Colts really don't like that much and Rodney Thomas and what Marcel Dabo I think is probably safety for at this point. Like I do think the Colts need another notable name at safety to at least be a backup and a special teamer in case one of those two starters were to get hurt. So I do think that safety is an underrated need for this team

Starting point is 00:27:20 the rest of the offseason. So we'll see if they if they put their resources at those positions in free agency if they roll into camp with who they have right now and if it bites them in the butt this next season but I do think there are several needs on this team especially right guard but linebacker and safety as well I certainly think the Colts could do something about those positions but overall I think this draft was fine. I'm not going to sit here and say this was some home run, like knock it out of the park, absolutely perfect draft for this Colts team. But you know, when I'm looking at it on paper,

Starting point is 00:27:55 I think they got a good high, high floor with a pretty good ceiling in Tyler Warren. I really like their day two picks. Justin Wally is a player who I really came around to and I really enjoyed watching his film. And I think that he might be a starter this next season. We'll see how camp goes. But I think Wally is a player the Colts are really high on. JT Tuamoloao, Tu-wee-mo-lo-ow. I'm eventually going to get that right. I think he's a very, very high floor player who's going to be a great run defender and a really good cleanup player for them as well. Then you look at a couple other day three picks and DJ Giddens, Tim Smith, Jalen Travis, I think they did some pretty good things there on day three. So for me, when I look at this draft for the Colts, I think it's an experienced draft.

Starting point is 00:28:40 I think it's a draft with a lot of guys who have played a ton of football, high floor players that can come in and serve a role for your team from day one. I don't think this is a draft where the Colts are swinging for the fences, but I think it's a draft where they're swinging for certain roles. So like if you put a grade on it, like a C plus, a B minus probably would have given it, but I think that's perfectly fine. I mean, I don't know how many A pluses you could really get in this kind of draft because I just don't think there was that much talent overall. But I really do enjoy some of the players they got. I think they're going to be really solid NFL players for a couple of years. And I think this is going to be a perfectly fine draft, you know, not a great draft, but a perfectly fine draft. But you guys let me know what you think in

Starting point is 00:29:24 the comments section below. Did Chris Ballard absolutely blow it or did the Tyler Warren pick obviously save all of it? Let me know in the comment section below. We want to thank you guys for making Lockdown Culture first listen today and every day this week. Me and Jake have been up, I want to say until like 3 a.m. the last couple nights with this draft coverage and just trying to get all this content to you guys

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