00:00Look, this Bengals team, they invested a lot in two key defenders, and it is time to see what they
00:07can do.
00:08Let's start here with number 94, the 17th overall pick, Shamar Stewart.
00:14Unleash him! You gotta play your young defenders.
00:16This is what the pre-draft write-up was about Shamar Stewart, and I get it, everyone, everyone, said,
00:22Man, we don't want Shamar Stewart. Well, he was given a round one draft grade by Lance Zerline.
00:27Stewart is carved from granite, possessing a rare blend of traits, explosiveness, and untapped upside.
00:33He was projected to be a starter within two years. I get it. A lot of the draft gurus didn't
00:38love him.
00:39The NFL really loved him, and Lance Zerline gave him a round one grade.
00:44You drafted him for this reason, for Sunday, for the, all right, well, one of our key pass rushers went
00:51down.
00:51It is time for Shamar Stewart to play significant snaps against the Atlanta Falcons, and if he is not ready
00:58for that,
00:59well, then I'm going to take these keys, and I'm going to ship him somewhere.
01:01It is that simple. Either Shamar is part of your plan and can help you, or he is not part
01:07of your plan,
01:08and now is when the rubber meets the road with Cassius Howell on injured reserve.
01:12I would play Shamar Stewart. You have to if you're going to get out of him what you expected to
01:18get out of him
01:18when you made him in the 17th overall pick, and I have more thoughts on Shamar Stewart,
01:22but it isn't just Shamar Stewart. No, it's Takario Davis as well.
01:26Takario Davis didn't play a defensive snap the other day, Marissa.
01:28Didn't play a defensive snap the other day. DJ Turner goes down, and guess what?
01:32They drafted this guy for a reason. Takario Davis was someone they targeted
01:41because they thought he could be an outside corner, develop into a starting outside corner for them,
01:47and it's because he's long-armed. He had the wingspan they were looking for.
01:52He's tall. He's rangy, and he's going to compliment DJ Turner and Dax Hill very, very well.
01:59Well, guess what? If DJ Turner's less than 100 percent or if he can't go,
02:04I don't want to be talking about Dax Hill, Josh Newton, and DJ Ivy, and not Takario Davis as well.
02:10You drafted him for a reason, and that's what I think is really interesting here is
02:16either they're just way, way wrong on their evaluations, which is very, very possible
02:20and makes sense to make a move at the deadline, which we do on Give Me the Keys all the
02:24time,
02:25or this is the perfect time to unleash these two young defenders that you spent premium draft capital on.
02:31The 72nd overall pick and the 17th overall pick.
02:35Shamar Stewart is someone that should be able to go out there and give you a high floor.
02:39Maybe he's not going to be an all-pro, but with his physical traits, size, speed, length, athleticism,
02:46he should be able to give you enough to be a rotational piece now.
