Home & Home: Welcome to Draft Season

I have returned from a period of darkness and contemplation and experimental meditative exercises filled with draft analysis and opinions. So, Jon and I reconvened the pod to kick off draft season as the NFL Combine rolls into Indy. We discuss:

• Our overview of this year’s class: it’s strengths, weaknesses, and its make-up compared to past years.

• Whether or not there are any blue-chip, A-plus prospects — and what it means if there are not

• The news that Jalen Carter has been charged with a pair of misdemeanor charges.

• The composition of this year’s edge class — the depth vs. top-end talent

• Whether players were playing in the wrong position in college

• Separating out the scheme from the tools of the player

• Whether or not the tight end group is as strong as the consensus initially thought

• What viewers should track at the combine — the metrics and narratives

• Who has a shot to shoot up draft boards in Indy

• Who could wind up being cross-offs with a poor showing

• Early draft crushes

• A whole bunch more