00:00Back to yesterday and the pre-draft press conference.
00:03We played some of the Adam Peters stuff for you,
00:06but there was other stuff that I thought was interesting.
00:09Look, with this guy, you're not going to get a lot.
00:12I watched this press conference.
00:14I'll tell you what, he's just very good at not giving you much at all,
00:19but at the same time, giving you enough for you to chew on,
00:23even though it's probably not true.
00:26He was also fidgety yesterday, very fidgety.
00:29Lance Newmark, the assistant general manager, was sitting next to him
00:32and barely spoke.
00:34I think he got one direct question and then chimed in on another.
00:39But there were a couple of sound bites that I wanted to play for you
00:42from the Adam Peters press conference.
00:45So this was him talking about schemes that have changed on defense
00:51and on offense, and specifically what types of players would be good fits
00:58for the new Durante Jones defense.
01:01Adam, I actually wanted to ask you specifically about Durante
01:05and kind of how things may be a little different now going forward
01:10and the types of players, if you stay at seven, not names,
01:16but just the types of players that would be good fits for what he wants to do.
01:21It could be tricky.
01:23It's stepping it there.
01:27But I think, David, I think it's always the same.
01:32You want to try to find a person that impacts your team.
01:36And when you're picking in the top ten, find someone that impacts your team right away
01:42and then for the long run.
01:43And defensively specifically, that could be anywhere on the field.
01:46And there's a lot of guys that will possibly be there in different levels of the defense,
01:54really every position, quite frankly, that can really impact us in a real positive way.
01:58So we're fortunate in that way, and it just depends on who's there
02:03and who we think can be the most impactful not only in 2026 but in beyond.
02:08So I don't think there's anything, especially when you're picking in the top ten,
02:12and there's not too many guys that aren't like scheme fits.
02:16You know, they're all pretty good.
02:17So I think it's just picking the most impactful guy that can help us and help us win games.
02:24Yeah, there was a theme, and this was his theme last year,
02:27where he really is about, especially in the first round, picking the best player available.
02:33I mean, didn't they sort of do that with Josh Connerly last year?
02:36We certainly weren't expecting after they traded for Laramie Tunsil
02:40that they were going to select an offensive lineman late in the first round.
02:45They had a very late pick because they were in the NFC Championship game the year before.
02:49Keep in mind that even with all of the players that they added to their defense,
02:56you know, there are some short-term deals like Chason's a year, Omenihue's a year.
03:02Witherspoon is, I think, you know, a one-year deal.
03:06Yeah, they've got Owe on a four-year deal and Chenal and Settle on three-year deals
03:10and Cross and Robertson on two-year deals.
03:13But you're not passing on a great player at a position
03:18because you feel like you don't have a need for that position.
03:21There's only, I think personally, there are only two positions in this draft
03:28where even if that player is the best available player, you probably pass on that player.
03:34And that is a quarterback and left tackle.
03:37Those are your two best players on the team.
03:40Jaden Daniels and Laramie Tunsil.
03:43But every other position, even if it were a tackle that you projected as a right tackle
03:49or a tackle that you could move inside to play guard,
03:52or even if it was a guard that was the best player on the board after a tradeback.
03:57I mean, they were willing to let Chris Paul go, and Brandon Coleman, you know, who knows?
04:05Maybe Coleman gets a shot at center.
04:08Every other position, I mean, Chason's on a one-year deal.
04:12Owe, I think, is going to work out.
04:13I actually feel bullish about the addition of Owe and what he could become as an ascending,
04:20you know, by the way, not just situational.
04:23I know some people have said he's situational.
04:24I think he's more than that in terms of a pass rusher.
04:29But you've got needs everywhere, man.
04:32Everywhere.
04:33You don't have to take a quarterback, and you don't have to take a left tackle.
04:37That's it.
04:38Everybody else is either not guaranteed to be great or on a short-term deal.
04:46So, this was the next soundbite we were going to play from Adam Peters.
04:54He was asked about an in-division trade proposal.
04:58We've seen some of those pulled off.
05:00Typically, you know, they're not, you know, necessarily deals that happen a lot,
05:05but he's already made a trade within the division, you know,
05:09with Howie Roseman in his first draft in the second round, you know,
05:15picking up an extra second-rounder to allow Philadelphia to move up
05:19to take a really good corner from Iowa.
05:23But he was asked about in-division trades.
05:27We've seen you make trades within the division.
05:30How, if at all, does that change with a top-ten pick?
05:33If Dallas calls or Philly calls, does that impact it at all?
05:38No, I don't think it impacts it at all.
05:41Obviously, I think there's more scrutiny with that,
05:44but it certainly doesn't change, you know.
05:47The thought process is always, is this the right decision for our team?
05:51And if that's the case, then we'll do it.
05:53And it doesn't really matter what the team is.
05:56We've got to beat them on Sundays and Mondays and Wednesdays
06:00and Thursdays and Fridays, regardless.
06:03So, you know, to me, that doesn't make a huge difference there.
06:09It's just whatever is best for our team.
06:11You know, I heard that answer, and I thought to myself,
06:14you know, if I'm Washington,
06:18and let's just say the Giants had a major quarterback need,
06:23and there was a quarterback, you know,
06:25the second-best quarterback on the board
06:28and was projected to be top five, top ten at number seven,
06:33it'd be a premium for me to make a trade with a team in the division.
06:39I think there should be a premium on that.
06:42Why am I going to trade a potential starting quarterback at number seven?
06:47Look, I just think that the price should be higher
06:51for an in-division trade for a quarterback specifically.
06:55What was the draft a few years ago?
06:57Was it the 21 draft where the Justin Fields was part of the –
07:04yeah, because Philadelphia, remember,
07:07traded up with Dallas in the division to take Devontae Smith.
07:13They traded with – was it with the Cowboys or with the Giants?
07:16It was with the Giants.
07:17They bumped in front of Dallas.
07:19I've got to go look that up.
07:21But there was maneuvering within the division.
07:23Philly got Devontae Smith.
07:25Dallas got Micah Parsons.
07:26The Giants went back and ended up selecting Kadarius Toney,
07:31who I loved in that draft.
07:32I really thought Kadarius Toney was going to be a really good wide receiver.
07:37Not correct.
07:38He was really good at Florida, but he also had major issues.
07:43Yeah, I heard that answer, and I'm like, I don't know.
07:45I'm not trading for a quarterback need to be filled to a team within the division
07:53without charging a premium.
07:56This was the next Adam Peters soundbite.
08:00Does the lack of depth at any position affect the decision at seven?
08:06This is more need versus best player available kind of a discussion.
08:11Here it is.
08:12That's a question kind of for both of you.
08:14I know that it's always best player available wherever you're picking,
08:18but when you have large gaps between picks, like you're picking at seventh
08:21and then wherever you guys pick after that on day two,
08:25if there's a position maybe that you don't feel as strong about the depth,
08:28does that factor in at all?
08:30Let's say, I'm just going to name a position.
08:32Let's say, I don't think the receiver class is that deep,
08:34so we should, if we feel really good about this one at seven,
08:37we shouldn't try to wait until the third round.
08:38How do you factor in those types of things into what you do at an individual pick?
08:43Yeah.
08:45I think sometimes you overthink that, especially when you're picking at seven
08:48and trying to not worry about the next pick.
08:51Just kind of get that right and then see what comes next.
08:57It is a long wait.
08:58It really sucks because all these good players go off the board,
09:01and you're like, come on.
09:02It takes forever, but we want to get that pick right.
09:06And then, so I don't want to overthink it and try to kind of play like 3D chess
09:11and hope that, because you never know what's going to happen.
09:13And so really nail that pick, get the right guy for our team,
09:16and then see what comes next.
09:19It's what you want them to do.
09:20You just want them to get a great player.
09:23I mean, if it fills a need, great.
09:26If it doesn't, it's probably better than what you have on this roster.
09:30Again, outside of quarterback and left tackle.
09:32He was then asked about the every-year question that goes to GMs,
09:38and that is positional value.
09:40For years, can't take a linebacker in the top half of the first round,
09:45can't take a running back top half of the first round,
09:48can't take a safety in the top half of the first round,
09:52shouldn't take a tight end in the top half of the first round.
09:55I think that's changing a little bit.
09:56We've seen some really good running backs taken in the higher portions,
10:02top half of the first round, Gibbs and Bijon in recent years.
10:05The two tight ends last year in Warren and Loveland.
10:10We've seen that teams have not necessarily bought into positional value.
10:17They're just trying to take the best player available.
10:19Here's what your general manager, Adam Peters, said to that question.
10:24Adam, I'm curious.
10:25We talk about positional value every year when it comes to the draft.
10:27Does the calculus on that change for you guys when you're picking at seven
10:30as opposed to picking at 29?
10:35No, I think just finding the best player that can help your team the most,
10:40regardless of position, I think.
10:42And I think that applies kind of everywhere.
10:46So every position, everywhere you're in the draft.
10:49So, you know, I don't want to, like, you just get too deep into positional value.
10:55You kind of get lost in, like, who's going to really be able to help your team.
10:59Yeah.
11:00A theme there.
11:01You know, we're just trying to draft the best available player.
11:05We need a really good player.
11:07And they do.
11:08And so far in their first two drafts with their first round picks,
11:12they got Jaden Daniels.
11:14I think that's a winner.
11:15And Josh Connerly really came on second half of the season.
11:19Looks like at the very least, he's a solid NFL right tackle starting.
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