Combine Takeaways, Part II: Thibodeaux falling, Georgia's D-Line, OT debate & Kenny Pickett vs. Malik Willis

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🗓️ 6 March 2022

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Charles Robinson & Eric Edholm wrap up their thoughts from the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis after a weekend full of insane 40-yard dashes, skipped 3-cone drills & forgone bench presses.Before they get into any of the incoming rookie evaluations from Lucas Oil Stadium, Charles & Eric open the podcast reflecting on the reports that the Dallas Cowboys are likely to release star WR Amari Cooper at the start of the league season. Charles explains how the Cowboys' cap situation led to this and why this likely means Michael Gallup and Dalton Schultz are staying in Big D.Diving into the combine, Eric talks about some mishaps behind the scenes that caused the RB group to miss a few drills & why this may or may not be the final combine in Indianapolis. (10:45)Later, Eric & Charles talk about Jordan Davis and the insane Georgia Bulldogs defensive line making an impact at this year's combine & the three offensive tackles at the top of most draft boards: Evan Neal, Ikem Ekwonu and Charles Cross. (25:00)Oregon edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux was considered to be a likely candidate for the first overall pick for most of the 2021 season. The guys explain why that may not come to pass and the reasons for his current draft stock slide. (39:40)Charles & Eric close out the podcast discussing two of the top QBs on NFL draft boards in Kenny Pickett & Malik Willis before wrapping up the show setting the stage for the opening of NFL free agency in one week's time. (50:15)Stay up to date with the latest NFL news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNFL.Follow Charles @CharlesRobinsonPlease support Terez Paylor's legacy:• Buy an All-Juice Team hoodie or tee from BreakingT.com/Terez. All profits directly fund the Terez A. Paylor scholarship at Howard University.• Donate directly at giving.howard.edu/givenow. Under “Tribute,” please note that your gift is made in memory of Terez A. Paylor. Under “Designation,” click on “Other” and write in “Terez A. Paylor Scholarship.”• Donate directly to the PowerMizzou Journalism Alumni Scholarship in memory of Terez PaylorCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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0:00.0	Hello, hello, hello, you hot to win the game. That's the great thing about sports, you
0:10.7	hot to win the game. All right, welcome to you, hot to win the game. I am Charles
0:18.8	Robinson, senior NFL writer in the land of the aspirin salad and gatorade IV. It is
0:27.4	Sunday. If there are dog days of the combine, it is day seven. Eric at home, draft
0:39.8	extraordinaire is here with me looking much more spry than I am. And I guarantee we
0:45.8	probably had about the same amount of sleep. And yet you look so good right now. What
0:49.7	is I don't understand how you're doing it? It's it's my special face cream that I've
0:53.9	started using. I started breaking out in hives in my mid 40s. Yeah, no, I drove home
0:59.2	Saturday. I know I believe you're still in Indie. I had a 630 wake up call with the kids.
1:04.9	So they got me moving early. It's like like two days, you know, you got to grind through
1:09.6	it, man. Exactly right, man. I just don't I don't know. I don't understand how guys can
1:15.1	still do this. I really don't, you know, like I'm like I'm kind of like the word now I'm
1:20.3	realizing the schedule changed the worst thing that could possibly happen is executives
1:24.9	like coaches having time to sleep in. Like that's the worst. Like that's it. And the
1:28.7	thing is I'm like, don't you have early meetings? Like shouldn't you have early meetings?
1:33.1	And yet somehow, I don't know. I just don't know how these guys burn the candle the way
1:37.4	that they do. So we are back here. We're going to talk about some players today. Obviously
1:42.5	a lot has happened since you and I were last on before we get to the players though comes
1:48.7	out. And look, I feel like we've kind of been going down this this turn pike for a bit
1:53.7	with a Mari Cooper and the Dallas Cowboys comes out that they're likely, you know, Adam
1:58.6	Shepard reports are likely to release him. I had a chance to speak to, oh, of course,
2:04.7	the season. I've talked to people inside the Cowboys about Mari Cooper going back to
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