Colin Cowherd Podcast - Full NFL Draft Analysis & Reaction: Bears, Chiefs, Raiders, 49ers, Cowboys

About this episode

Colin Cowherd and John Middlekauff analyze the NFL Draft, discussing team strategies and player evaluations.

Colin is  joined by John Middlekauff, host of “3 and Out” to break down the NFL Draft. Colin begins by arguing that GM Brett Veach of the Chiefs drafts predictably & he can’t figure out 49ers GM John Lynch, and John explains that Lynch doesn’t run the 49ers draft… head coach Kyle Shanahan does (3:00). They discuss the backlash to the  Bears taking speedster Zayvian Johnson and Colin explains that if any coach picked him, it may not be a great pick…but with Ben Johnson as coach it can work (9:00).  They move to the Rams & Colin argues that while their draft won’t grade well… outside of Ty Simpson, the Rams are drafting for the near term while they still have Matt Stafford and John believes Simpson wasn’t talented enough to justify the 13th pick (15:00). Colin believes the Raiders crushed the draft and Fernando Mendoza could change the trajectory of the franchise (25:00), and they discuss the impact of NIL creating less seasoned, older prospects with multiple years of high-end college football experience in the later rounds (28:30).  They break down the Chiefs draft and why it made total sense for…

People in this episode

Host: Colin Cowherd

Guest: John Middlekauff

Topics covered

• NFL Draft Analysis
• Team Strategies
• Player Evaluations
• Coaching Impact
• Draft Predictions

Keywords

• NFL Draft
• Colin Cowherd
• John Middlekauff
• team strategies
• player evaluations
• Bears
• Chiefs
• Raiders
• 49ers
• Cowboys

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Organizations: Bears, Chiefs, Raiders, 49ers, Cowboys

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