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First Draft

The Best Route

First Draft

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4.21.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2018

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Mel Kiper Jr., Todd McShay and Chris Sprow debate the merits of free agency vs. the draft for some teams (2:20), plus they break down the draft strategy for the Jets (27:44), Dolphins (33:30), Bills (39:32) and Patriots (43:56). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Every day brings us closer, closer to the moment when the next generation of NFL stars learn their destiny.

0:09.0

And franchises try to lay the foundation for the next dynasty.

0:13.4

Whitney First Bank.

0:15.6

This is first draft.

0:17.7

Now alongside NFL Draft Insiders Mel Kuiper Jr.

0:20.9

and Todd McShea.

0:22.4

Here's Chris Brown.

0:28.6

The NFL combine is next week,

0:31.3

but soon after that is NFL free agency. Mel and Todd usually

0:38.0

usually we look at free agency and we say yeah maybe there's a couple guys that can really shift the way teams are

0:45.6

thinking at their draft you know you lose a quarterback but this year as I was

0:50.2

looking down the you know the top 10 free agents, even the top 50, but certainly the top 10.

0:56.0

There's a few names where you say if they lose that guy, that definitely shifts.

1:01.4

It moves them a little bit maybe off of the best player available

1:05.0

Which everybody wants to stick to and you think a little bit more about

1:09.6

an obvious glaring hole in your roster.

1:13.2

So the top 10 free agents according to the SPN.com this year

1:17.0

number one obviously kirk cousins number two lady on bell

1:20.8

drew breeze de Marcus Lawrence, Case Keenum, Andrew Norwell, Zeke Onsa, Jimmy Graham, Sheldon Richardson, and Jarvis Landry.

1:29.2

Guys, I wanted to just hit a few of these and the obvious situations that could the

1:36.7

draft ramifications if you will of where these guys go. Todd it's obvious that Washington has their quarterback solved.

1:45.7

Alex Smith is coming in. The idea that the Redskins could tag Kirk Cousins seems kind of like a faint possibility,

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