00:00Brian Jones, CBS College Football Studio analyst,
00:04former linebacker, former Texas Longhorn joins the show.
00:09And before we get into some of this draft talk, college football talk,
00:14Brian, we were sitting there just admiring you have one of the best beards
00:18on TV in the game.
00:20And we were watching James Harden last night,
00:22and I just don't believe there's an excuse for him not to have his hair
00:26and his beard lined up.
00:28And you're someone who seems to take that very, very serious.
00:32How often do you have that hit?
00:34How often do you have somebody touch that up?
00:37Well, first of all, thank you guys for having me, Clint,
00:40and the show, on the show.
00:43I appreciate that.
00:44Pig, suey, hook them horns.
00:46Come on.
00:48You know, I've trimmed it down.
00:50I guess you guys didn't watch last season, did you?
00:52I've trimmed that bad boy down, no more blacker claws.
00:56And I'm digging this more of a – it's a little bit more than a shadow.
01:01But when I did have the full board beard, I'd get it touched up weekly,
01:07once a week during the season.
01:10And that was it.
01:12Now, during the off season, it would probably go a little bit longer
01:15before I got touched up unless I had something that was on the docket
01:21that required me to have it looking fresh.
01:25But, yeah, when I was sporting that big old boy,
01:27I had to get that thing managed.
01:30Well, even the low beards, you got to get –
01:32you got to keep that thing lined up and clean, don't you?
01:34Yeah.
01:34Yeah.
01:35I keep the low beard cut.
01:38I'm actually going to get it trimmed up tomorrow.
01:40And if – it's usually a week-to-week proposition.
01:46But if not, you know, I'll go – I'll sometimes go a few weeks
01:49without doing anything.
01:51I ain't got nobody impressed anymore.
01:53All right.
01:54Brian, speaking of impressed, man, I've heard a lot of people describe
01:59this particular college class coming into the draft.
02:03And it seems like people are down on this being a class that has a lot of
02:07top-tier potential talent, a lot of top – potential all-pro-level talent.
02:13What's your thoughts on this college football class?
02:16Well, we hear that each and every year when there are not a ton of quarterbacks
02:20involved in the draft.
02:21Am I correct?
02:22Because they like to say the skilled position.
02:24Well, hell, it's like skilled to play every position.
02:26I mean, you got to take on 300-pounders as a former linebacker.
02:30It took some skill.
02:31Trust me.
02:31I wasn't great with that skill, but it took some.
02:35I like the class.
02:36I think there's a lot of depth.
02:38There's a lot of value throughout this draft.
02:41Speaking of linebackers, there's a lot of guys there.
02:45D-line, you know, I think there's a lot of value throughout the draft.
02:50Definitely at wide receiver, man.
02:52There's some guys – you know, my eyes on Makai Lemon.
02:56I love what he brings to the table.
02:58He has a, hell, a linebacker's mentality when he's going for the ball, man.
03:02He is so much fun to watch.
03:04Then you got others like Cardinal Tate.
03:06You know, running back, maybe not as many guys there.
03:10Of course, everybody's focused on Jeremiah Love as they should.
03:13And his counterpart there, Jadarian Price, his stablemate, I should say, there at Notre Dame.
03:19And there's some other guys, you know, just speaking to some of my NFL context, this Claiborne kid out of
03:25Wake Forest, they think he has the best acceleration of any back in the draft.
03:31He may not have had the best 40 time.
03:33You guys know, man, you get on that field, cats get to chasing you, things change.
03:37So it's a lot different just running that straight line when no one's after you but that clock.
03:42So I think you can find a bunch of value, you know, past the first and second round.
03:48Yeah, you know, we talk about a lot of different potential here in Houston with different positions.
03:54And one that they're clearly not interested in is the quarterback position.
04:01And one thing that I'm watching in this draft, I think a lot of folks are, obviously, is Ty Simpson.
04:07And here's my question to you, Brian, is, does guys like Dan Orlovsky and Chase Daniel, these former quarterbacks that
04:16carry a lot of sway in the media,
04:17you think they got the ability to sway a draft for a guy like Ty Simpson?
04:21If Ty Simpson's a first-round quarterback and several teams pass on him and he goes in the 20s and
04:26he's as good as they say he is, that could be trouble.
04:28You think those guys have the ability to sway a draft?
04:31Yeah, they have some cachet having played as long as they did and the vantage point from which they played
04:39and haven't played that position.
04:41You know, they know those little idiosyncrasies that you're looking for.
04:45And I'm similar, you know, when I'm looking at these linebackers, there are things that are associated with that position
04:51that will stand out or I can detect,
04:54I would like to think, and say, okay, you know, he's got it from football IQ to how you feel
05:01when you're in that position.
05:03You know, as a quarterback, you've got to be able to feel those guys around your feet.
05:06It's the same as linebacker.
05:07I don't have to look down to know some knuckleheads are messing around down there.
05:11I just got to get my knees up, get out of that trash, and go make a play.
05:15So those guys have a unique perspective, having played that position for as long as they have.
05:21And I like Ty Simpson.
05:22I think he's got everything you would want at quarterback, the anticipation.
05:26He's got enough arm strength.
05:29He can throw guys open.
05:30He's showcased at times that he can get out of harm's way with his wheels.
05:36So I like what he brings to the table.
05:39The processing that he has displayed is on point.
05:45So I'm a fan, and I think he might sneak into the first round if he's not already in the
05:52first round, you know, come Thursday.
05:53So he's going to be a pretty good quarterback.
05:57And, you know, he's a coach's son, guys.
05:59So, excuse me, you know he's going to be disciplined.
06:02You know he's going to be in that playbook.
06:05You're not going to have to worry about whether or not he can grasp your system.
06:10It's just going to come down, can he play?
06:12Can you play at this level?
06:13And it's a different animal when you get to the NFL, of course.
06:17That's why, you know, not everyone pans out.
06:19I hate the word bus because, hell, it's not easy playing at that level.
06:25It's hard.
06:26And I've seen a lot of first round, high draft picks not make it, not just at quarterback,
06:30but at a lot of different positions because it's a different game,
06:36and you better be on your P's and Q's.
06:39And it starts with getting in that playbook because everyone has talent.
06:42And if you think you're just going to be able to make it on athleticism alone,
06:47you're going to be sorely mistaken.
06:49All right.
06:50We are joined by our guy, Brian Jones, CBS Sports College Football Studio analyst with us.
06:57Hey, man, I'm really intrigued to hear a little bit more,
07:00and I think our audience is too as well,
07:02about this first ever CTE drug that you're working with.
07:06Yeah.
07:07Well, we don't know if it's going to be able to affect change as we hope,
07:12and there's a lot of promise.
07:13But I partnered with Dr. Christina Gavignano,
07:16and she's been working in this space for a long, long time,
07:19and she developed a drug called baricitinib.
07:22And it's been used in other applications,
07:25and she seems to think it can be formidable for those who suffer from head trauma,
07:30such as us football players and other sports as well,
07:33because it's not just football.
07:35You look at soccer and you look at lacrosse.
07:38And I was just talking to a gentleman whose son had to put down the lacrosse club
07:44or stick or whatever they call that contraption
07:47because he had suffered many concussions.
07:50So there's some hope out there because she's been able to,
07:55detect the main driver in head trauma and Alzheimer's dimension
08:01and Parkinson's inflammation.
08:03And she believes baricitinib can mitigate the effects of that inflammation
08:12and give some relief to the brain.
08:15And, therefore, we don't have to wait until these guys succumb to CTE to treat them.
08:24And so that's the hope.
08:26That's the promise.
08:27We're in clinical trials currently, and I partnered with her earlier this year,
08:32and we went on Radio Row at the Super Bowl promoting the clinical studies
08:37and the drug baricitinib.
08:39And, you know, kudos to Dr. Gavignano for all the work she's done.
08:43She's a big sports fan from New England area, although she lives in Atlanta,
08:47so she pulls for her patriots.
08:49And so, you know, that's another reason why she's heavily into this
08:54and trying to hopefully land on a cure or something that can treat this terrible disease,
09:05which is CTE and all the other afflictions I mentioned.
09:09All right, Brian, man, we appreciate you.
09:10Thank you for the info on that.
09:12And thank you for the info on this draft, and enjoy it this week.
09:16You guys got to go knock on Will Anderson Jr.'s door and say,
09:20give him some of that loot, man, that Brink's truck just dumped on his yard, huh?
09:24I don't know you, man.
09:25Hey, we about to hear from him coming up next, to be honest with you.
09:28So we should hear the smile beaming from his voice when we hear from him.
09:34Well, tell him BJ Kenyon said what's up.
09:36Appreciate you guys.
09:37Thanks, Brian.
09:38Gig'em.
09:39All right.
09:40What?
09:42Got him!
09:43Leave it up to Ron to piss everybody.
09:45Our call was off Tyler.
09:48Got him!
09:49Got him!
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