Chris Simms' 2021 Draft Linebacker Rankings | Chris Simms Unbuttoned Ep. 258 (FULL)

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Chris reveals his draft LB rankings, and then he and Ahmed reach into the mailbag. #NBCSports #NFL #ChrisSimmsUnbuttoned
(3:15) LB Scouting Process - Would you rather have a coverage LB or a run thumper? What happened to Isaiah Simmons and Patrick Queen last year? And Chris predicts some 2nd year leaps for the 2020 LB class.
(15:30) LB #5 Nick Bolton (Missouri) - How does he compare to Steelers LB Devin Bush?
(20:30) LB #4 Jabril Cox (LSU) - How does he compare to other recently drafted LSU LBs?
(27:45) LB #3 Zaven Collins (Tulsa) - "The best between-the-tackles LB in the draft"
(36:00) LB #2 Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (Notre Dame) - "Arguably my favorite watch in the whole draft"
(44:40) LB #1 Micah Parsons (Penn State) - How high could he go? Giants #11? Broncos #9?
(55:15) Honorable mentions - Jamin Davis (Kentucky), Chazz Surratt (North Carolina), Baron Browning (Ohio State), Derrick Barnes (Purdue)
(1:04:40) #AskMeAnything - What did Chris learn from his interview with a chippy Kellen Mond? Would he have traded up to #3 if he was the 49ers GM? What did he take from Justin Fields 2nd Pro Day? And what do we make of Trevor Lawrence's comments on motivation?
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Chris Simms' 2021 Draft Linebacker Rankings | Chris Simms Unbuttoned Ep. 258 (FULL)
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@johnjohn-zp2nj 3 жыл бұрын

Who else appreciates his detail? Whether or not you agree with his takes, it's nice when Chris goes in-depth with his analyses.

@bryans1883 3 жыл бұрын

@@THE-MAD-TECHIE it's worse than re-hashing what they remember. It's re-hashing a chopped up highlight clip of an important game their producers gave them.

@DD-sr9xm 3 жыл бұрын

He watches hours of film and draws his own conclusions. It’s completely honest. He isn’t hedging his views or rankings to remain close to consensus. He isn’t afraid to be wrong, which he rarely is. Keep it up Simmsie!

@eddiewinehosen6665 3 жыл бұрын

@@DD-sr9xm I agree. People give him so much shit but he puts in the work and does his eval and without BS admits when he's been wrong.

@honkyjesuseternal 3 жыл бұрын

Best thing to do with Chris is have your daddy do all your work for you. Then talk about it but don't divulge your Daddy is the only reason you are in this position.

@jacksonkruegersports7888 3 жыл бұрын

You know a player is great when Chris Simms' #1 guy is the same as most people's

@Jernation 3 жыл бұрын

Lmfaooo ikr

@Itachi-xi9sl 3 жыл бұрын

What about Kellen Mond?

@adamdavis4928 3 жыл бұрын

Jackson you and simms my 2 faves to watch on KZfaq :D

@michaeldailey7103 3 жыл бұрын

Ahmed and Chris , one of the best analyst teams out there !!!!!

@jeffbloom3691 3 жыл бұрын

Ahmed is great! I love his humor

@matthewharris8827 3 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait for Simms Mock Draft.

@jimdelarosa9776 2 жыл бұрын

Nice to see Jeremy Piven working again.

@andrewmilne9535 3 жыл бұрын

I love these so much! The only thing I was hoping for and didn't get - there were some people in the Edge class that had been mentioned as possible linebackers. I was wondering where they fell compared to the people that were discussed. Maybe they can talk about them next time.

@syeah1505 3 жыл бұрын

Another good one 👍

@SovereignMoney 3 жыл бұрын

shoutout to the lady watering the trees

@chess7558 3 жыл бұрын

This absolutely insane JOK is not only the best LB in the draft but Best Defense player to come out and it's not even close. Watch the Alabama game he was a Man amongst boys.

@jayjohndafalcondawg4918 3 жыл бұрын

I was a Micah Parsons guy but I changed JOK to number 1...

@nritsch 3 жыл бұрын

I would say Jaelen Phillips and Caleb Farley are both better defenders when healthy, but both have injury issues.

@bryans1883 3 жыл бұрын

Recency Bias. Micah's been that dude since he stepped on the field at Penn State. Didn't even start and led the team in tackles as a true freshman. He won the butkus as a true sophomore and sat out his junior year cause of the pandemic.

@aaronrobinson6753 3 жыл бұрын

Yea you tripping

@aaronrobinson6753 3 жыл бұрын

Parsons is that guy.

@1980CMONEY 3 жыл бұрын

Could you please break down your top 5 for coverage LBs?

@magicnoah1579 3 жыл бұрын

JoK is definitely #1

@adamdavis4928 3 жыл бұрын

Does anybody know does simms or any of the other nbc guys do any sort of live draft stuff or breakdown during the draft?

@douglasanderson5516 3 жыл бұрын

Nick Bolton should be in the top 3. I like the way he seeks and find RBs in the backfield.

@joshlarson407 3 жыл бұрын

pretty accurate on the consensus on this one

@hunteranfinsen2804 3 жыл бұрын

37:57 good technique here by Ahmed coming in with the foot slide first and then finishing with a bend and grab. Love to see it.

@marcuscooper9544 3 жыл бұрын

Any thoughts on why these LB rankings are so close to consensus, but the safety rankings are miles away?

@NathanDean79 3 ай бұрын

Why didn’t you mention Joseph Ossai? The Edge/Linebacker/DE out of Texas. He wasn’t mentioned on your edge rankings either. He was a 1st team All American and 1st team All Big 12. You know they don’t just pick people for those teams like randomly right? And his testing numbers for explosion were literally of the god dam charts. How many DE’s have you ever seen a guy who is 260 and have a 42 inch vertical and 11’3’’ broad jump? I have never seen nor heard about any. And he isn’t slow either at 4.62.

@astonishingmuthaphuckers2705 3 жыл бұрын

Zaven Collins to WFT at 19, unless he goes earlier you can mark that down. Ron and Jack being former LBs were embarrassed by our LB play and they are going to fix it with Zaven and hopefully Jabril if he's still on the board at 72 if not JaCoby Stevens is going to be a baller LB convert

@ohioaprilbaby8745 3 жыл бұрын

My browns could use him he’s going to be a stud👍👍

@rexstetson1717 3 жыл бұрын

That’s not as much of a guarantee as you think. I’m a Raiders fan and was always disappointed that Reggie McKenzie and Jack DelRio, both former LBs, never addressed the position with a high draft pick, or big free agent. Maybe they just think they know the position well enough, that they can find a diamond in the rough and coach him up.

@dannylengyel5830 3 жыл бұрын

Well you were right on the position. Curious what you think about Jamin Davis? At least the guy has speed, something we lacked there last season, and character. He has the athleticism that can't be coached up.

@mr.warshingreenton3788 3 жыл бұрын

Where or what are the criteria? Is it overall these are the best linebackers. What’s rated higher potential or production? Speed vs strength? IQ vs athleticism?

@hunteranfinsen2804 3 жыл бұрын

Overall. This is Simms list for top 5 LBs in the draft. These aren’t edge players as he did a different ranking for those guys

@tkuebler9561 3 жыл бұрын

Cowboys got Parsons Cox.

@Jesse.George 3 жыл бұрын

Gotta see Zaven Collins in a Steelers Uni next to Devin Bush. Immediately makes the defense more elite than it is.

@spress7254 3 жыл бұрын

Early in the year Simmons didn't play at all. He made some plays as the year went on. Definitely think he's going to be a good player.

@wiserise1393 3 жыл бұрын

Kenneth Murray was my number 1 lb. I thought Simmons would be a solid starter. I thought queen would be a bust. So far it’s panning out

@kimgoalie 3 жыл бұрын

Queen is not a bust. He had an okay/ solid Rookie season

@wiserise1393 3 жыл бұрын

@@kimgoalie yah Ik. I should’ve explained better. The rankings of those 3 are panning out

@dadsonworldwide3238 3 жыл бұрын

Planning for a qb that can pass while the play breaks down and 300lbs is drapping your legs while a lb is about to rip your head off isn't smart ! Lol Kyler Murray bad habits cost you games that all you need is to protect and manage let the entire roster win it. This is like planning to fail or gambling your last dollar.

@douglasanderson5516 3 жыл бұрын

I thought Zach Baun was going to be very good. He is a great tackler. He was more of a Edge/DE so I guess he wasn't strong enough or quick enough for the NFL.

@jj18057 3 жыл бұрын

Man he is good at qb scouting. But listening to his critique of Jamin Davis all i can think is i would probably trust ron and jack's evaluation more 🤷‍♂️

@mrhammerzz1643 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see Chris as a GM. He's the new age Madden imo. Mr football 🏈

@leonh.kalayjian6556 3 жыл бұрын

He's a great Scout and evaluator. Gm needs to work a lot with contracts. But if gettlemman can do it, I would say anyone can.

@DD-sr9xm 3 жыл бұрын

Poor Trevor L. It’s just one quote. He is still a kid. He has won running away at every level. It’s his high school coach who last coached him 4 years ago. Anyway it doesn’t matter because he is going first. Really just lame media narrative for more eyeballs

@eddiewinehosen6665 3 жыл бұрын

Don't make that tweet and the quote is forgotten. Make that tweet and everyone brings that up!

@matthewharris8827 3 жыл бұрын

Mac Jones can be a great In the pocket QB.

@garyreed4315 3 жыл бұрын

Deion Jones💪🏽

@MrBezl 3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad we didn’t take queen in the first round. I loved the tigers run to the ship cuz I root for anyone against Clemson and Bama. As a hawks fan I’m glad we grabbed the guy out of TT. He’s a heat seeking missile to the qb. Queen had 1 great year but he was on a team that was as good as the NY jets.

@tymonster183 3 жыл бұрын

Queen was solid last year. the first half of the season was really rough, but he started to settle in in november and played pretty well down the stretch.

@sanfran9ers4life20 3 жыл бұрын

Just 167 more podcast till we can get kyle Shanahan back on 😂😂

@hawaiiguykailua6928 3 жыл бұрын

See that Seattle, like last year there is no Jordyn Brooks type lb anywhere in Simms top 5!

@BeeHatGuy 3 жыл бұрын

Apparently my last comment got deleted. Look up what Mikah Parsons did to a freshman in college. I don't want him near my team whatsoever

@dadsonworldwide3238 3 жыл бұрын

Micah parsons is the real deal !True defintion of an Edge =Hybrid who can play early down stuff the run mlb,cover some at olb or come down on known pass downs put hands in dirt at defensive end rush the qb. Cant blame him for wanting the right lockeroom environment and didn't feel comfortable with someone attracted to hum in the dressing room and showers.

@dogwater290 3 жыл бұрын

@motoz30 3 жыл бұрын

lol...is that why parsons was said to be the one putting his cawk on the shoulders/heads of various players?

@millhousemillard2140 2 жыл бұрын

Your take was dead on. Nicely done....except that last thing lol but well done

@jetlife3173 2 жыл бұрын

@@dogwater290 user name checks out

@danoelfke93 3 жыл бұрын

JOK is a safety

@jarredcombs7603 3 жыл бұрын

Why no Jamin Davis???

@Hojac_Borseman 3 жыл бұрын

He explains. Did you not listen?

@mackinmobbin5102 3 жыл бұрын

Chris Simms looks for reasons not to draft Justin Fields. Picking Mac Jones #3 is the opposite of being an elite GM/personnel guy. I don’t know what the opposite of elite is, but it’s that. QBs like Mac Jones come a dime a dozen. If Mac Jones was at Ohio State he would be so buried on the depth chart that he wouldn’t see a second of playing time.

@rexstetson1717 3 жыл бұрын

No, there’s just a lot more to playing the position than physical talent. There’s plenty of elite traits that a QB needs that are mental. My comp for Justin Fields is Marcus Mariota. Both have amazing physical traits, but both seem slow processing the game and hold the ball to long.

@austinjestis7124 2 жыл бұрын

This is the Friday before week 3.. if Keanu Neal is actually out for covid that means Cox will get 15-20 snaps and I couldn’t be more excited. Cox > Jaylon… 🤷‍♂️

@footballfan3909 3 жыл бұрын

Jabril Cox = Lawrence Timmons

@startenderaz505 3 жыл бұрын

Pat mahomes 100% has that chip on his shoulder. He's just much better about hiding it. A great example of that is when he scored against the bears and started counting off all the teams that passed over him in the draft bc the bears took Trubisky. He only let's u kno that chip exists on the field.

@dogwater290 3 жыл бұрын

mahomes is a 1st rounder lol

@mr.warshingreenton3788 3 жыл бұрын

SoMe one loop Chris punching the air like a kitten punchin yarn 🧶 at 105minute and 30 sec range please

@mr.warshingreenton3788 3 жыл бұрын

105:47second mark kitten 🐱 pawing yarn 🧶 punch 🥊

@tavernmike6295 3 жыл бұрын

Hey... Tulsa is not a bad program. Lol

@dremacc27 3 жыл бұрын

Chris Simms sounds like he’s “Freaking Wasted “..... Slurring his words.. 😂. Too many Edibles today 🤣😂🤣😂

@datboidave7659 3 жыл бұрын

Plzzz don’t curse man

@Hojac_Borseman 3 жыл бұрын

They're just fucking words dude.

@douglasanderson5516 3 жыл бұрын

JOK is Simmons part 2. If he doesn't excel at safety he will be a bust unless they use him exclusively like the Dolphins use Brandon Jones. Basically as a blitzing linebacker/run stopper.

@anthonywadlington6529 3 жыл бұрын

To good to be a bust .

@datboidave7659 3 жыл бұрын

Plzz don’t use Gods name in vain

@theworkingprogressive127 3 жыл бұрын

Cant take Simms.

@wesleygestring2529 3 жыл бұрын

Trevor Lawrence knows what is most important in life .... Jesus Christ. Until you know Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior you will not understand that the Super Bowl is not the end all of life.