Chris Simms Unbuttoned

Chris is extra excited today for some reason. He and Ahmed answer some questions, welcome back Big Phil to the pod, and then reveal Chris' last draft position rankings: Tight Ends.

(5:05) Bengals re-brand (sort of) - The Uniform Police react to Cincy's new threads

(8:50) #AskMeAnything - Should Justin Fields and Trey Lance start right away? Would you rather have Mac Jones at #3 or Kellen Mond at #12? Is Davis Mills a good draft sleeper?

(26:55) Big Phil joins - Should the Panthers still draft a QB after trading for Sam Darnold? Do the 49ers need to trade Jimmy Garoppolo? And Phil roasts the most overused draft tropes.

(52:15) TE Scouting Process - How does Chris weigh blocking vs receiving? Why does it take TEs so long to reach their potential in the NFL?

(58:45) TE #5 Briley Moore (Kansas State) - "Reminded me of Mark Andrews"

(1:04:40) TE #4 Brevin Jordan (Miami) - Is he a traditional tight end?

(1:09:30) TE #3 Tommy Tremble (Notre Dame) - "His vast skill set screwed him over in production."

(1:15:00) TE #2 Pat Freiermuth (Penn State) - Is he really "Baby Gronk?"

(1:18:15) TE #1 Kyle Pitts (Florida) - Where would he rank among this year's wide receivers?

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Chris reveals his draft LB rankings, and then he and Ahmed reach into the mailbag.

(3:15) LB Scouting Process - Would you rather have a coverage LB or a run thumper? What happened to Isaiah Simmons and Patrick Queen last year? And Chris predicts some 2nd year leaps for the 2020 LB class.

(15:30) LB #5 Nick Bolton (Missouri) - How does he compare to Steelers LB Devin Bush?

(20:30) LB #4 Jabril Cox (LSU) - How does he compare to other recently drafted LSU LBs?

(27:45) LB #3 Zaven Collins (Tulsa) - "The best between-the-tackles LB in the draft"

(36:00) LB #2 Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (Notre Dame) - "Arguably my favorite watch in the whole draft"

(44:40) LB #1 Micah Parsons (Penn State) - How high could he go? Giants #11? Broncos #9?

(55:15) Honorable mentions - Jamin Davis (Kentucky), Chazz Surratt (North Carolina), Baron Browning (Ohio State), Derrick Barnes (Purdue)

(1:04:40) #AskMeAnything - What did Chris learn from his interview with a chippy Kellen Mond? Would he have traded up to #3 if he was the 49ers GM? What did he take from Justin Fields 2nd Pro Day? And what do we make of Trevor Lawrence's comments on motivation?

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Chris reveals his Draft rankings for the controversial RB position, and he and Paul take a few more of your draft questions.

(1:40) RB Scouting Process - Would Chris draft an RB in Round 1 anymore? How would Chris re-rank last year's RB class?

(12:00) RB #5 Javonte Williams (North Carolina) - "A ball of power."

(18:35) RB #4 Najee Harris (Alabama) - "He's a tough eval for me. I don't think he's a slam dunk #1 RB."

(28:10) RB #3 Javian Hawkins (Louisville) - "He's small. That's where the negatives stop."

(34:45) RB #2 Michael Carter (North Carolina) - "Nobody tackles him 1-on-1."

(44:30) RB #1 Travis Etienne (Clemson) - "The most complete RB in the draft."

(55:00) Honorable mentions - Chuba Hubbard (Oklahoma State), Trey Sermon (Ohio State), Kenneth Gainwell (Memphis), Rhamondre Stevenson (Oklahoma)

(1:08:45) #AskMeAnything - Is Mac Jones worth trading up for? How does Justin Fields compare to Lamar Jackson? Should the Bengals draft Penei Sewell or Ja'Marr Chase? And Chris tweaks his Aaron Rodgers song.

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Chris and Paul reminisce about football movies and Warren Sapp stories before they take some questions and reveal the Simms 2021 Draft DT Rankings.

(9:40) #AskMeAnything - Does Jaelen Phillips' concussion history worry Chris? How does Kwity Paye compare to Rashan Gary? Did Jaycee Horn's 40 impressive Simms? Should the Pats pounce on Kellen Mond?

(23:45) DT Scouting Process - Is Simms looking for power or speed from his DTs?

(27:45) DT #5 Jay Tufele (USC) - "A stout ball of power"

(32:25) DT #4 Alim McNeill (NC State) - "Immovable. A true nose tackle"

(37:35) DT #3 Tyler Shelvin (LSU) - "They don't make humans like this very often"

(45:05) DT #2 Christian Barmore (Alabama) - "There's no negatives, but I expected more"

(52:30) DT #1 Levi Onwuzurike (Washington) - "He moves like he's 275 lbs, but with the strength of a 330-lb guy."

(1:09:50) Honorable Mentions - Osa Odighizuwa (UCLA), Daviyon Nixon (Iowa), Milton Williams (Louisiana Tech)

(1:14:20) QB Jeopardy: Top 10 Draft Picks

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Chris and Ahmed react to the Sam Darnold trade and take some QB draft questions before they dive into Simms' OL rankings.

(4:20) Sam Darnold trade - Can the Panthers make the playoffs with him? What positions should Carolina target in the draft? Did the Jets get enough for him?

(16:10) QB Questions - Did Chris see enough tape of Zach Wilson under pressure? How risky a pick is Justin Fields? Does Mac Jones have more upside than we think?

(37:45) OL Scouting Process - How does Chris differentiate between a tackle, guard, and center? What did he learn about his miss on Tristan Wirfs?

(46:10) OL #6 Teven Jenkins (Oklahoma State) - "Big country!"

(51:10) OL #5 Rashawn Slater (Northwestern) - "One of the tougher evals I've had"

(57:10) OL #4 Alijah Vera-Tucker (USC) - "One of the best pure pass protectors in the draft"

(1:03:05) OL #3 Landon Dickerson (Alabama) - "This is a Pro Bowl center"

(1:08:15) OL #2 Christian Darrisaw (Virginia Tech) - "His anchor is the best in the draft"

(1:13:40) OL #1 Penei Sewell (Oregon) - "Rare to see a guy that big who can move the way he can"

(1:24:00) Honorable mentions & missed the cut - Walker Little (Stanford), Alex Leatherwood (Alabama), Aaron Banks (Notre Dame), Liam Eichenberg (Notre Dame), Jackson Carman (Clemson), Rasheed Walker (Penn State), Jalen Mayfield (Michigan), Samuel Cosmi (Texas), Brady Christensen (BYU)

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Simms reveals his chocolate pretzel hot taeks to Paul before he gives his Pro Day thoughts and Edge Draft Rankings.

(4:20) Pro Day reactions - Mac Jones let it go, Justin Fields shows better mechanics, and is Kellen Mond a good fit for the Steelers or Patriots? And would Simms rather have Justin Herbert or Zach Wilson?

(29:30) EDGE Scouting Process - What does Chris look for? What did he learn from last year? How does the 2021 class compare to 2020?

(34:50) EDGE #5 Dayo Odeyingbo (Vanderbilt) - "Size and versatility"

(40:00) EDGE #4 Rashad Weaver (Pitt) - "Long with sneaky explosion, reminds me of Montez Sweat"

(46:40) EDGE #3 Jayson Oweh (Penn State) - "The perfect example that stat production is overrated"

(54:10) EDGE #2 Kwity Paye (Michigan) - "Rocked-up, thick, powerful, twitchy dude"

(1:03:40) EDGE #1 Jaelan Phillips (Miami) - "The best pure pass rusher in the draft"

(1:14:10) Honorable mentions - Payton Turner (Houston), Cameron Sample (Tulane)

(1:18:00) What about... - Gregory Rousseau (Miami), Ronnie Perkins (Oklahoma), Carlos Basham Jr. (Wake Forest), Azeez Ojulari (Georgia), Joe Tryon (Washington)

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Chris is excited for another episode where of revealing all of the secrets Kyle Shanahan has told him. And he and Ahmed take all of your questions on the big trade for the 49ers and how to react to Zach Wilson's Pro Day.

(4:20) 49ers trade up to #3 - Did San Francisco really have to move up so high? Chris doubles down on Mac Jones. Do the 49ers have to trade Jimmy Garoppolo?

(25:40) Justin Fields & Trey Lance - Why doesn't Simms think they're as good a fit for Kyle Shanahan?

(37:30) Jets - Can they pass up Zach Wilson? Where would Sam Darnold rank in this draft class?

(43:40) Zach Wilson's Pro Day - Chris was blown away by it, and responds to inaccurate comparisons to JaMarcus Russell.

(1:03:30) Dolphins & Eagles trade - Does Ja'Marr Chase or DeVonta Smith make more sense for Miami?

(1:09:40) Draft misc. - Chris gives his take on Dyami Brown's disappointing 40 time, WRs Amon-Ra St. Brown & Elijah Moore, and CB Greg Newsome.

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Simms laments his busted March Madness bracket before he and Paul hit the top cornerbacks and safeties in the 2021 Draft.

(5:05) WR Rankings reactions - Chris takes a couple of questions about Rashod Bateman and Rondale Moore

(8:20) CB scouting process: Chris reflects on what he learned from his 2020 ranks and what he's looking for when he watches CBs.

(13:50) CB #6 Marco Wilson (Florida) - "Smooth, good hips, but a little lack of burst breaking on the ball."

(16:20) CB #5 Paulson Adebo (Stanford) - "A kamikaze missile. He will hit you."

(21:20) CB #4 Aaron Robinson (UCF) - "He got put in tough positions, but the pure ability is amazing."

(27:00) CB #3 Patrick Surtain II (Alabama) - "He's a Top 15 pick, but I worry about him against the elite speed receivers"

(33:50) CB #2 Tyson Campbell (Georgia) - "A true shutdown elite corner"

(40:00) CB #1 Caleb Farley (Virginia Tech) - "I don't know if I've ever evaluated a corner like this. He's worthy of being drafted in the Top 3"

(48:45) Safety scouting process: Chris is glad he had Antoine Winfield Jr. at the top of his 2020 rankings.

(51:30) S #5 Shawn Davis (Florida) - "He's your traditional safety, a violent tackler"

(54:10) S #4 Ar'Darius Washington (TCU) - "He is THE safety at TCU. I watched him and thought 'Honey Badger'"

(1:02:50) S #3 Jevon Holland (Oregon) - "He can be a free safety, strong safety, big nickel; he's versatile."

(1:07:30) S #2 Elijah Molden (Washington) - "This guy is Jessie Bates. Probably the best open-field tackler in the whole draft."

(1:12:20) #1 Andre Cisco (Syracuse) - "His range at free safety was the best of anybody, which at his size is saying something."

(1:19:00) Honorable mentions & missed the cut: Chris gives his thoughts on Asante Samuel Jr, Jaycee Horn, Kary Vincent, Trevon Moehrig, Paris Ford, Richie Grant, and Ifeatu Melifonwu

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Ahmed makes his long-awaited return, and Chris reveals his 2021 Draft WR rankings, where his Big 3 is a little different from others you might see.

(3:00) Chris explains his process for scouting WRs and looks back at what he learned from last year

(12:20) WR #6 Terrace Marshall Jr (LSU) - "aka Justin Jefferson Jr"

(20:50) WR #5 Kadarius Toney (Florida) - "He and Ja'Marr Chase are the most dangerous with the ball in their hands."

(27:40) WR #4 Jaylen Waddle (Alabama) - "I like him better than I liked Henry Ruggs or Jerry Jeudy."

(36:20) WR #3 Dyami Brown (UNC) - "This is my guy. There was nobody that could run with him."

(46:15) WR #2 DeVonta Smith (Alabama) - "His physicality was the most pleasant surprise of all."

(55:50) WR #1 Ja'Marr Chase (LSU) - "He's a slam dunk. He's the safest and the best. He has everything."

(1:10:40) Honorable mentions: Chris gives love to Jaelon Darden, Tutu Atwell, Marquez Stevenson, and D'Wayne Eskridge

(1:15:50) Homie questions: What about Rashod Bateman, Rondale Moore, Nico Collins, and Tylan Wallace?

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Chris gives all his analysis on the second wave of free agency, including Andy Dalton to the Bears and what teams are still hunting in the depressed WR market.

(3:30) Quarterbacks: What's the best fit for Mitch Trubisky? Would anyone trade for Deshaun Watson right now? And what about Cam Newton's bad mechanics last year?

(22:30) Wide Receivers: Curtis Samuel is putting Washington in the leaderhouse in the NFC East. Chris hasn't given up on A.J. Green. And what teams could want Kenny Golladay and JuJu Smith-Schuster?

(35:45) Big Phil: He joins to talk about the Patriots spending spree, offensive line changes for the Raiders & Chiefs, and if Andy Dalton is better than Nick Foles.

(1:02:00) 49ers: Why Trent Williams wasn't their only big O-line signing this week.

(1:07:40) Cornerbacks: Chris doesn't understand why Shaquill Griffin got paid more than William Jackson.

(1:13:00) Phillip Lindsay: Simms is concerned by his 2020 film.

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