The Friday Five: Gil Brandt

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The Friday Five: Gil Brandt

As VP of player personnel for the Dallas Cowboys from 1960-88, Pro Football Hall of Famer Gil Brandt revolutionized the scouting process and helped build America’s Team. Since then, Brandt has continued to have his fingers on the pulse of the football world in many ways. In addition to inviting college players to the NFL draft every year, he is a senior analyst for NFL.com and co-host of “Late Hits” on SiriusXM NFL Radio. We caught up with Brandt for this week’s Friday Five… 1.Who is your biggest mentor? My biggest mentor was really (former Cowboys GM) Tex Schramm. Tex was light-years ahead of everything that’s happened in the National Football League. When you talk about arrows on the field to indicate if it’s a plus territory or minus territory, or the striping along the sidelines so the players would stay back a little farther so the people in the...
Sanchez: Rookie QBs Need a Vet to Lean On

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Sanchez: Rookie QBs Need a Vet to Lean On

Former Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez was the fifth overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, and head coach Rex Ryan named him the starter before the season began. In other words, Sanchez is perfectly suited to discuss the various situations for the five first-round quarterbacks that were just drafted and how soon they might take the field. Most observers assume it's a given that Trevor Lawrence and Zach Wilson will be Week 1 starters for the Jags and Jets, respectively. But what about Trey Lance (49ers), Justin Fields (Bears) and Mac Jones (Patriots)? Sanchez joined this week's 33rd Team Call to discuss the subject. For starters, he talked about the value of having an experienced QB in the locker room to help the rookie's develop. For Sanchez, that support was veteran Mark Brunell. "At that point, I think Brunell was going into his 18th season," recalled Sanchez. "We made the...
Giddings: Penei Sewell Was Wrong Pick for the Detroit Lions

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Giddings: Penei Sewell Was Wrong Pick for the Detroit Lions

Mike Giddings of ProScout  Inc. joined the 33rd Team Call this week to share his thoughts on some of his favorite and least favorite picks in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Giddings liked Cincinnati's selection of LSU receiver Ja'Marr Chase with the fifth overall pick. He said he wouldn't have had a problem had the Bengals drafted Oregon OT Penei Sewell, but his research shows that Super Bowl winners over the last 20 years have had an elite receiver more often than they've had an elite tackle. Sewell ended up being taken two picks later by the Detroit Lions. While Giddings recognized Sewell as a top 10-caliber draft pick, he did not like the Lions' decision. "It wasn't so much that Sewell's a bad player," Giddings said. "I don't understand the pick. My belief with a top 10 pick is you don't project a guy to a...

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As VP of player personnel for the Dallas Cowboys from 1960-88, Pro Football Hall of Famer Gil Brandt... revolutionized the scouting process and helped build America’s Team

We caught up with @Gil_Brandt for this week’s Friday Five…

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Mike Giddings of ProScout  Inc. joined the 33rd Team Call this week to share his thoughts on some ... of his favorite and least favorite picks in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft

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The all-time rookie record for rush yds per attempt in 5 games or less belongs to.... Sean Payton.
... In 1987, he took his only carry for 28 yards to beat out Nate Sudfeld (22.0) and Josh McCown (20.0)

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Former Jets QB @Mark_Sanchez was the 5th pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, and HC Rex Ryan named him the ... starter before the season began

Sanchez is perfectly suited to discuss the various situations for the five 1st rd QBs and how soon they might take the field
https://www.the33rdteam.com/sanchez-rookie-qbs-need-a-vet-to-lean-on/

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