Nate Tice revisits the 2011 NFL Draft: How Cam Newton, J.J. Watt, and Richard Sherman changed the NFL forever | 04.21
About this episode
The episode revisits the impactful 2011 NFL Draft, highlighting key players and their influence on the league.
It’s TIME MACHINE TUESDAY on The Right Time with Bomani Jones – we’re going back 15 years to the 2011 NFL Draft, a class that might be the best of all time.They break down Why this was THE Cam Newton draft – and why you’d still take Cam No. 1 overall in a redraft How Cam single-handedly dragged the Panthers’ franchise to relevance and changed how the NFL thinks about QBs Von Miller vs. JJ Watt and what “game-wrecking” really looks like Julio Jones vs. A.J. Green – who had the more Hall of Fame–worthy career, Tyron Smith and Jonathan Ogden as “alien” offensive tackle athletes Patrick Peterson vs. Richard Sherman, Revis Island, and why corner is a young man’s job Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Bomani Jones
Topics covered
- 2011 NFL Draft
- Cam Newton
- J.J. Watt
- Richard Sherman
- NFL quarterback evolution
- Hall of Fame careers
- cornerback analysis
Keywords
- NFL Draft
- Cam Newton
- J.J. Watt
- Richard Sherman
- quarterbacks
- Hall of Fame
- cornerbacks
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