John's best of the week!
John talks with Mike Mayock about the top draft prospects and how he thinks they will do in the NFL (4:50), how Ryan Poles is making people rethink how they felt about him (25:21), and the big trade from the week that sent Stef Diggs to the Houston Texans (34:20).
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3 & Out - Best of from the week

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This week John continued to react to the Falcons drafting Michael Penix Jr. and what that pick means for the future of Kirk Cousins (4:21), he questioned why people are programmed to root for the underdog but when it comes to Scottie Scheffler people want to see him continue to win (22:42), and finally how drafting Caleb Willams has put the Bears in a win now mode (33:20). #Volume #Herd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3 & Out - Best of - What are the Falcons doing, Scottie Scheffler and his greatness, Bears need to win

John takes a look back at the 2021 quarterback draft class by talking about why this class had a lot of hype but not many of them have made it in the league. John also discusses the importance of learning about the person who you're interested in drafting to understand if that person will be able to fit in with your current team, and how the guys behind the scenes during the offseason are never safe from losing their job.
Lastly, John reads your Fugazi Friday comments during the Fugazi Friday segment.
6:25 - 2021 Draft Class
28:19 - Drafting the right person
41:00 - Fugazi Friday
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3 & Out - 2021 Draft Class, the importance of drafting the person, Fugazi Friday

John dives into the Chicago Bears and how after drafting Caleb Williams they need to win right away. Williams is going to be the Bears QB for the next three years no matter what, but the future of Matt Eberflus could all come down to this coming season. Later, John dives into the Rookie of the Year odds and who he likes, Davante Adams talks with Max Crosby and gives his feelings on Derek Carr, and did the Patriots mess up their draft.
Lastly, John answers your questions in this episode's Mailbag segment.
6:38 - They hype around the Bears
13:26 - Offensive Rookie of the Year
19:57 - Davante Adams speaks out
34:18 - The Patriots had offers
44:45 - Mailbag
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3 & Out - Bears in win-now mode, Rookie of the Year, Davante Adams speaks out

John dives into how Scottie Scheffler is very easy to root for and even though he's the best golfer in the world people still want him to win and are not rooting for the underdog. Later, John discusses the state of the PGA Tour and how unless they merge with LIV or find a way to get people interested in the tour again, viewership is going to continue to decline. Lastly, John reacts to the LIV Tour ending their season at a public course in Chicago and how that should never happen.
7:33 - Scottie and his greatness
18:11 - The state of the PGA Tour
27:25 - LIV's season finale
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Go Low - Scottie and his greatness, the state of the PGA Tour, LIV's season finale

John continues to react to the Falcons drafting Penix with the number 8 pick and if it's a foregone conclusion that Cousin will be the starter, what this pick means for his future, and is this situation similar to Green Bay and Jordan Love. Later, John discusses Josh Allen's role in the Bills draft picks, assistant GM's getting some love on day 2 and 3 of the draft, the point of writers doing draft grades, and the importance of TV personalities being entertainers.
Lastly, John answers your questions in this episode's Mailbag segment.
5:48 - Atlanta drafted Penix
24:10 - Empowering the players
29:15 - Assistant GM's getting love
30:12 - Draft grades
36:33 - Sports analysts need to be entertainers
44:19 - Tangent Tuesday
50:38 - Mailbag
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3 & Out - Best of from the week

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