Draft Brawl

In Episode 5 of the Best Player Available Podcast on the 2017 NFL Draft, Inside the League’s Neil Stratton welcomes Randy Mueller, who’s worked in the front offices of four NFL teams and served as GM of the Saints and Dolphins. They discuss why Mueller still has high hopes for Cincinnati’s John Ross, how a chance encounter at the rental car desk helped tell him who would go No. 2 in the draft, and which player’s out-of-sight workout caused him to send a red alert to everyone in the Chargers’ braintrust.

n Episode 4 of the Best Player Available Podcast, ITL’s Neil Stratton discusses the 2017 NFL Draft with former Raiders pro personnel director Dane Vandernat. They discuss how Mark Sanchez may have helped Mitch Trubisky go No. 2, how many draft spots Gareon Conley lost due to a late-breaking story just days before the draft, the one consistent “ding” on Alabama players among scouts, and why Alvin Kamara was such a popular player among Oakland’s scouting staff.

n Episode 3 of the Best Player Available Podcast on the 2017 NFL Draft, ITL’s Neil Stratton talks to former Bills GM Doug Whaley about how close Buffalo came to drafting Patrick Mahomes, what attending a baseball game taught him about how to evaluate defensive ends, and how coaches and scouts judged Alabama cornerback Marlon Humphrey’s introverted personality differently.

In Episode 2 of his 10-part series on the 2017 NFL Draft, Inside the League’s Neil Stratton talks to former 49ers area scout Bob Morris about how to evaluate defensive backs, why Jets pick Jamal Adams was a success but Browns pick Jabrill Peppers wasn’t despite being similar players, how the ’17 draft changed the way the NFL looks at running backs and why Patrick Mahomes was so different from the usual Texas Tech passer.

In the inaugural episode of a 10-part series on the stacked 2017 NFL Draft, Inside the League's Neil Stratton talks to former Titans Director of College Scouting Blake Beddingfield about Tennessee's picks, the players the team almost took, who the team had rated in the first round and one of the unsung heroes of the Patriots dynasty that haunts Blake to this day.

Pro Scout Russ Lande and Scott Bischoff take on a very intriguing group of runningbacks in the draft. most likely landing in day 2, these backs will be heavily scouted now until the draft.

Episode 5 is here! Sewell vs Tunsil? Chase vs Cooper? That’s just the start when we pit some current prospects against some former studs from years' past.

Who was better coming out and should that impact how we evaluate things today? Then we discuss polarizing quarterback prospect Davis Mills, Alabama star Pat Surtain and dig deep on their evaluations. Can Surtain become an elite player or has he been a bit over-hyped by the media?

To cap it off we talk Senior Bowl players and hear from Ruckus what he looks for when watching players attending the event.

Bonus question this week is an interesting debate involving first round quarterbacks from the last few drafts. Don’t miss it all!

In this weeks’ show, the crew starts off by breaking down 2 popular players at positions that aren’t viewed as high value positions in today’s NFL.

Followed by a segment called Draft Diamonds where each guy picks 1, 2 or 20 players (in Ruckus’ case) that are currently underrated but could surprise come draft time.

Then the guys have a new segment called Down, Distance & Match-up where they come up with a game situation and pick which prospects would fit best in a specific match-up.

Finally, Joe has the bonus question and the guys giving Ruckus a homework assignment.

Rundown:

00:00 – 6:50: Show open, 5-star reviews and Lil Wayne songs

7:37 – 26:40: Kyle Pitts – Blue chip match up nightmare or more limited receiver?

26:41 – 38:48: Najee Harris – More valuable than Pitts and a typical RB? NFL comp?

41:15 – 1:01:40: Draft Diamonds – Prospects you may not know about but should have on your radar

1:02:06 – 1:15:19: Down, Distance, Match-up – Ramsey vs Waddle/Toney? Who covers Waller & Ruggs?

1:15:50 – 1:25:48: Bonus question and show wrap!

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