A new show where hosts Alex and David Cuesta talk about recent happenings in sports. On this edition they talk about Baker Mayfield shotgunning a beer, Khalil Iverson’s viral dunk, Draymond Green’s max extension, NBA Christmas Day games and NFL Training Camp.
In this episode we take a segment from our latest podcast and discuss if Kareem Hunt is a sleeper or a bust in 2019 fantasy football. We discuss what could make him a sleeper and what could make him a bust. He is currently being drafted in the 7th round and our hosts debate if he should be drafted there or drafted at all and which players we would rather have on our team.
That’s it! The first round of the 2019 NFL Draft is over and some of the biggest names are officially off the board. Here are every draft pick from the first round:
Selection No. 1 – Arizona Cardinals: QB Kyler Murray
Selection No. 2 – San Francisco 49ers: DE Nick Bosa
Selection No. 3 – New York Jets: DT Quinnen Williams
Selection No. 4 – Oakland Raiders: DE Clelin Ferrell
Selection No. 5 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers: LB Devin White
Selection No. 6 – New York Giants: QB Daniel Jones
Selection No. 7 – Jacksonville Jaguars: LB Josh Allen
Selection No. 8 – Detroit Lions: TE TJ Hockenson
Selection No. 9 – Buffalo Bills: DT Ed Oliver
Selection No. 10 – Pittsburgh Steelers (Via Broncos): LB Devin Bush
Selection No. 11 – Cincinnati Bengals: OT Jonah Williams
Selection No. 12 – Green Bay Packers: DE Rashan Gary
Selection No. 13 – Miami Dolphins: DT Christian Wilkins
Selection No. 14 – Atlanta Falcons: G/T Chris Lindstrom
Selection No. 15 – Washington Redskins: QB Dwayne Haskins
Selection No. 16 – Carolina Panthers: OLB Brian Burns
Selection No. 17 – New York Giants (Via Browns): DT Dexter Lawrence
Selection No. 18 – Minnesota Vikings: C Garrett Bradbury
Selection No. 19 – Tennessee Titans: DT Jeffery Simmons
Selection No. 20 – Denver Broncos (Via Steelers): TE Noah Fant
Selection No. 21 – Green Bay Packers (Via Seahawks): S Darnell Savage
Selection No. 22 – Philadelphia Eagles (Via Ravens): T Andre Dillard
Selection No. 23 – Houston Texans: T Tytus Howard
Selection No. 24 – Oakland Raiders (Via Bears): RB Josh Jacobs
Selection No. 25 – Baltimore Ravens (Via Eagles): WR Marquise Brown
Selection No. 26 – Washington Redskins (Via Colts): DE Montez Sweat
Selection No. 27 – Oakland Raiders (Via Cowboys): S Johnathan Abram
Selection No. 28 – Los Angeles Chargers: DT Jerry Tillery
Selection No. 29 – Seattle Seahawks (Via Chiefs): DE L.J. Collier
Selection No. 30 – New York Giants (Via Seahawks/Packers/Saints): CB Deandre Baker
Selection No. 31 – Atlanta Falcons (Via Rams): T Kaleb McGary
Selection No. 32 – New England Patriots: WR N’Keal Harry
Johnathon Vilma, Pat Swilling, Mark Ingram. All dominate Saints players yet they didn’t make the cut for my personal top 10 Saints players. Here is my top 10 Saints players.
Super Bowl winning DE Will Smith was murdered tragically April 9th, 2016. Will Smith’s greatest play, in my opinion, was Tracy Porter’s game-sealing interception as he laid a key block on Peyton Manning.
Although it was another era when Saints fans typically wore paper bags over their heads, there was a shining star at QB by the name of Archie Manning. He gave the Saints hope yet we were typically considered the “laughing stock of the league.”
WR Joe Horn was not only a great receiver, he was a hilarious personality to have around New Orleans. He’s iconically know for his cell phone celebration after a touchdown.
LB Sam Mills passed away August 3rd, 2005 after a battle with colon cancer. Mills was inducted into the Saints and Panthers Hall of Fame. Mills is the inspiration behind the Panthers’ slogan “Keep Pounding.” He was in “Dome Patrol.” The “Dome Patrol” was a nickname for the Saints linebacking corp.
OT Willie Roaf, aka “Nasty,” played for the Saints and Chiefs for thirteen seasons. He was such an exceptional tackle, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2012.
DEUCEEEEE!!! Deuce McAllister is the greatest running back in Saints history. He was drafted out of Ole Miss in the first round and spent eight seasons with the Saints.
WR Marques Colston, the greatest WR to never make a Pro Bowl. After drafted in the seventh round out of Hofstra, he was never looked at tremendously. He has just under 10,000 career yards (9,759) and 72 touchdowns.
K Morten Andersen is one of the greatest kickers ever after just being passed by ageless K Adam Vinatieri. Andersen ended his career with 2,544 points. He was inducted into the 2017 Hall of Fame class.
HOF LB Rickey Jackson was inducted into the 2010 class. Jackson was the leader of the “Dome Patrol.” The “Dome Patrol” consisted of Rickey Jackson, Sam Mills, Vaughn Johnson and Pat Swilling.
Although this may be obvious, I placed Brees as the greatest Saint ever because after Hurricane Katrina, the Saints, and quite frankly, the whole city of New Orleans was in desperate need of a hero. The Saints were rumored to be relocated to San Antonio if NOLA couldn’t recover. Within a few years of being signed, Brees brought a Lombardi to NOLA.
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The NFL has announced their preseason schedules for each team. Here are the games for the first four weeks during the preseason:
The 2019 NFL Preseason Schedule! pic.twitter.com/DNk19K9xpI
— NFL (@NFL) April 9, 2019
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Former San Antonio Commanders’ LB/DE Jayrone Elliott would add great depth to the Saints’ defensive line and linebackers.
Elliott, who led the AAF in sacks with 7.5 in just 8 games, was a Packers linebacker a few years back and already spent time in New Orleans during the preseason.
With the Saints losing DT Sheldon Rankins for the beginning of the season due to a torn achilles and the lack of depth at the linebacker position for us, Jayrone Elliott could supply us with “breathing room” per se. Elliot is a great pass rusher and for him to learn with one of the game’s best in Cam Jordan can be very beneficial for him.
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Jayrone Elliott runs over the LT for the SACK 😤💪! #AZvsSA
— PFF_XFL (@PFFXFL) April 1, 2019
Jayrone Elliott was an undrafted outside linebacker who had a tremendous #Packers training camp in 2014, had some good games in 2015. The rest is a mystery. Injuries, drop off. The guys liked him. Time w/ Cowboys & Saints. Tonight he’s on NFL Network playing for San Antonio. #AAF
— Mike Clemens (@MikeClemensNFL) April 1, 2019
The 6’3″, 255lbs linebacker nearly missed the 53-man roster cut off and had to sign with the AAF in the meantime.
Fun Fact: LB Jayrone Elliott, CB Marshon Lattimore, WR Ted Ginn Jr, and ST/CB Justin Hardee all attended Glenville High School in Cleveland, OH.
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We got a real trade on April Fools day. Yes the Chiefs traded Eric Murray to the Browns in exchange for Emmanuel Ogbah. Both players are on rookie contracts and no draft picks were involved. The Brown’s were looking to trade Ogbah all off season after their acquisition of Olivier Vernon and the drive to trade him only grew when he skipped the first off season program. There are no real negatives here as both teams got a position of need at a cheap price. So lets look at how this effects each team.
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The Chiefs:Â Eric Murray was a potential cut candidate for the Chiefs because of their depth at safety. Daniel Sorenson, Amarni Watts, Jordan Lucas, and Tyrann Mathieu would have pushed Murray out of any playing time. So they gave up a backup for a staring defensive lineman in Emmanuel Ogbah. Ogbah will help the Chiefs transition into a new defense. He is a solid run stopper and adds a few sacks a year. He is nothing special but will pair up well with Chris Jones and Alex Okafor well. Solid move by general manager, Brett Veach, and makes the Chief’s draft need of corner back more clear.
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The Browns:Â The Browns were in need of a safety the moment they sent Jabrill Peppers to the Giants. Eric Murray probably will not start for the Browns, but he will be a good rotational player that can make plays at times. John Dorsey drafted Murray when he was with the Chiefs, so maybe John knows how get Murray to his full potential. Getting rid of Ogbah needed to happen as Myles Garret and Olivier Vernon will take up the most playing time. Also, the Browns would have gotten rid of him next year once his contract was up because he would have asked for big money and some team would have over paid. Overall, another good trade by the Brown’s new aggressive general manager.
As everyone knows, Cleveland was the laughing stock in the sports world since 1999 when they returned after moving to Baltimore in 1996, but this city has become a growing sports capital that no one expected.
The Cleveland Browns have made a huge splash in the sports world, recently we have acquired star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr who is arguably a top 5 receiver at the moment with his outstanding years on the New York Giants. Beckham, who is 26 years old, was traded in a package with Kevin Zeitler, a first and third round pick and Jabrill peppers for Olivier Vernon and Odell. The Giants were in desperate need of a right guard and Kevin Zeitler was the man to fill it, in 2018 he allowed 1.7% of rushes on his side making him the 3rd best right guard that year, also for the giants, the release of Landon Collins made a gap in their backfield. Peppers could fill that spot very well, in his 2 years in Cleveland he managed 137 tackles along with 1 sack and 2 interceptions.
Odell provides more depth in the browns more the impressive offense, former Heisman winner Baker Mayfield has put on a show his rookie season throwing for 3,725 and a record-tying 27 touchdowns which meet with Russell Wilson and Peyton Manning’s rookie touchdown record. Along with Baker and Odell they have Odell’s former college teammate Jarvis Landry, also they have Antonio Callaway who did have some troubles during training camp but those issues were resolved, other wide receivers include Rashard Higgins, Ricardo Louis, Jaelen Strong (who was given to us by the Houston Texans) Blake Jackson, and Damion Ratley. Combined all the wide receivers had 4,261 yards, 1,000 by Jarvis Landry, this leaves us 109 yards shy of our opponents.
This season for sure will be one to watch out for, in the NFL power rankings the Browns were ranked 11th in the league from their previous 17th last season. Cleveland will hope to regain a championship that we so desperately have hoped for and greatly deserve.
Exactly one week after the start of the new league year, there has been quite a shake-up all across the league. The off-season trades of Antonio Brown and Odell Beckham Jr. to the free agent signings of Le’veon Bell and Nick Foles have claimed headlines across the lead. Let’s recap some of the transactions made this off-season:
Let’s get to work pic.twitter.com/b6pmh1G0pB
— AB (@AB84) March 18, 2019
.@LeVeonBell = human highlight reel pic.twitter.com/y2IywFXDAX
— New York Jets (@nyjets) March 14, 2019
WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN!?!?!?
"We all understand the magnitude of his ability."
GM John Dorsey on Odell Beckham Jr. trade » https://t.co/NUSCGtWmWM pic.twitter.com/91VPZ03bL1
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) March 15, 2019
It means a lot has changed as far as who’s going to be competing for a Super Bowl and who’s gonna be fighting for that first overall pick in the 2020 draft. Will Baker Mayfield and the Browns really compete for a playoff spot? Are the Giants in full tank mode with an aged Eli Manning? Will the Cowboys actually win a playoff game this year with their additions? Let’s dive deeper into what the implications of an already crazy off-season will be in terms of who improved and who’s gonna be 2020 draft ready.
On the Decline:
One the Rise:
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