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Evaluating the 2019 NFL Draft with Bucky Brooks

Everyone knew last weekend's NFL draft was going to be defensive, but it didn't play out as anticipated. This week, On Schooled with the Professor we turned to Bucky Brooks of the NFL Network and NFL.com.

The biggest surprise was the pass rushing defensive ends. It was considered a great draft for pass rushers but as it turned out, 12 defensive front seven players were taken in the first 19 picks and the list of quality pass-rushers ended quickly.

Bucky goes into what happened to the drop-off of pass-rusher late in the first round and into the second.

We talk about how thin it was up top for running backs and the fact that receivers weren’t rated high but it was a deep draft for pass-catchers.

He also discusses the Seahawks draft and the trend of more draft day trades. This episode has everything you want to know about the draft with Bucky Brooks on Schooled with the Professor.

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Final look at the NFL draft with Greg Gabriel

On the eve of the NFL draft, we caught up with Greg Gabriel, the former head of college scouting for the Chicago Bears.

For Schooled with the Professor, we hit the draft pretty hard. Greg educated us on the usual inside workings of the draft. As he said, normally teams are going to have first-round grades on 12 to 15 players and the next group may include 40 to 60 players who have second-round grades that are pretty close.

Gabriel explains how teams think. He discusses the flexibility of drafting for need or trading down to get more choices and talks about the nuances of this draft. He breaks down how good it is on defense and explains the effects of some of the injuries to players heading into the draft. Great draft stuff from Greg Gabriel, who writes for Pro Football Weekly and does radio in Chicago and Buffalo.

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Bill Barnwell on NFL QB contracts

The Russell Wilson contract extension was not only one of the biggest stories in Seattle this year, it was one of the biggest stories in the league.

This week on Schooled with the Professor, we talked to Bill Barnwell of ESPN.com. The two of us went in depth discussing the impact of having to pay quarterbacks and how it works in this cap era.

Bill recently wrote a story for ESPN.com about the next 11 quarterbacks who will get mega-deals. He accurately predicted that Wilson would get a four-year, $140 million contract. We spent plenty of time talking about how teams manage their caps with high-priced quarterbacks and how those teams make improvements. Plenty of in depth football talk on Schooled with the Professor.

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Seahawks & The Draft with Ourlads' Dan Shonka

The NFL draft is two weeks away, so it’s time to start figuring out what’s going to happen. For the Seahawks.

John Schneider is likely to trade down from the 21st pick to get more draft picks, since they have only four. So, on Schooled with the Professor, we check in with Dan Shonka from Ourlads to study how far the Seahawks can move down and still get a quality defensive player.

Dan talks about how deep the draft is for edge pass-rushers, which is one of the team’s primary needs. Shonka breaks down how good some of the rushers will be at the end of the first round and into the second round. We talk about it being a bad year for cornerbacks. Even though two wide receivers could go in the first round, there may not be a receiver within the first-round of the draft.

Shonka puts in perspective how good this draft is for front seven defensive players. The draft is big in this edition of Schooled with the Professor.

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Back from the Combine with Mark Schlereth

Just getting back from the Indianapolis Scouting Combine. On this episode of Schooled with the Professor, we have Mark Schlereth to discuss the evolution of the combine and the start of free agency.

One of the main topics we get into was offensive linemen, both from the college standpoint and free agency, and how difficult it is for offensive line coaches to get the most out of their blockers. Since 2011, it takes three years to equal the practice, meeting, and hitting time coaches enjoyed for so many years. Because of that, there may not be 32 offensive line coaches who can conquer the challenge of getting players ready for games.

We also breakdown how free agency has evolved, and Mark gets into what’s going on with the Denver Broncos and what’s ahead for them.

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Draft Preview with NFL Network's Charles Davis

This is one of my favorite times of the year! We are here at the Indianapolis combine where you have everything going on: the draft, the prospects, free agency, franchise tags, you name it.

But this week on Schooled with The Professor, we're talking all about the draft with Charles Davis, analyst for NFL Network.

We’re going to get into all the particulars of what goes into the draft. Charles talks about all the changes you see and how colleges have changed what is available to NFL teams. College coaches are trying to get more defense tackles who can get to the quarterback faster. They want more athleticism at defensive tackle, so you’re seeing more hybrid defensive players in the draft. We talk about this quarterback draft and how good it is...or isn't.

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