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Ty Simpson Replaces Kyler Murray for Arizona Cardinals in Post-Free Agency Mock Draft

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Damian says Miami’s receiver room could be the worst in the NFL after moving off its top names.

Damian Parsons and Keith Sanchez frame the episode around a post-free-agency mock draft. They start by working through their AFC and NFC team assignments from the first-round mock, then land on the Cardinals. Keith takes Ty Simpson to Arizona at third overall, and they treat it like an aggressive pick that still makes sense. The starting point is Kyler Murray no longer being there. Gardner Minshew and Jacoby Brissett come up as the current options, and the hosts make it clear they do not see either one as the long-term answer. That pushes the conversation toward a fresh reset under a new regime. They say the clock is already ticking, and they do not soften it. From there, they widen out to the other picks they liked. They talk through the underrated selections, the interesting swings, and the favorite picks from the mock. One of the cleaner fits comes in New England. They bring up Chris Brazel as a match for Drake May. The logic is simple: May can throw the deep ball, and Brazel gives them the big-arm receiver they want. They lean on a basketball comparison to explain it. He is the athletic slashing four, the kind of player who can run by you, rise at the catch point, and still threaten vertically. They tie that to New England's receiver group with Kyle Williams and Keyshawn Boutte. Losing Stephon Diggs matters because he was their best man-coverage answer. Brazel is the kind of speed threat who can pull a safety and change how defenses line up. If a defense wants to play man, Brazel can force extra attention and open the middle of the field for the tight end and the screen game. They also mention Jadarian Price as another fit they like. The whole conversation stays loose and conversational, with two people thinking out loud, correcting themselves, and landing on why a player actually fits. The episode ends by teasing another day of film talk, including a deeper look at Chris Brazel.

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A brisk mock draft that makes the Cardinals quarterback swing feel earned.

The episode frames a post-free-agency mock draft as an actual roster problem, not just a thought experiment. The Cardinals discussion is the clearest example: Ty Simpson at third overall sounds aggressive at first, but the reasoning around Kyler Murray, the bridge options, and a…

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