JP believes the Commanders front office feels much more at ease in this year's NFL Draft after picking near the top in previous drafts.
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00:00The pressure last year with the second overall pick, to be correct, was immense.
00:07I honestly don't think it was a very hard decision.
00:10There were those that liked other options.
00:12I thought it was Jaden all day.
00:14They took Jaden all day.
00:15It wasn't very difficult.
00:18Honestly, over the years for the commanders and the football team
00:22and the Redskins as their predecessor,
00:24there has been real pressure to nail the first-round pick
00:27because you're coming off down seasons or you're picking eighth
00:30or you're picking 13th, but at 29B, it's so wide open
00:36that who the hell knows what's going to happen
00:38because it's going to be dictated by 28 picks in front of you.
00:41Yeah, it's wide open, but still, the person you pick
00:45needs to be able to fit in with your squad
00:47because I think we have picks up top so much
00:51we don't understand about picking at the back.
00:54And you know who's picked like that?
00:55The Chiefs, Philly, the Ravens.
00:59You know, teams that, but you notice what they do
01:02when they bring a person in that's a 28, 29 pick.
01:05They end up hitting and the guy comes out
01:07and he's very productive.
01:09I think the pressure may be off
01:11because you're not looking for that one guy,
01:14but still the pressure is on to make sure you get somebody
01:17that comes in and fits, that can hit the ground running
01:20and have some type of impact immediately.
01:23Absolutely, and I think that's the goal.
01:27My personal goal is to find a pen,
01:29but I think the goal with really, thank you,
01:32with really good teams is,
01:36you think about the Ravens, I think,
01:38are a really good example of this,
01:39but I'd add the Packers, and like you said,
01:41the Chiefs, the Eagles,
01:43these teams that are perennial contenders,
01:46yes, they have a quarterback that solves a lot of things,
01:51but...
01:53they hit on their draft picks.
01:57Whether a guy's a pro bowler
01:59or just a good player for them,
02:01they hit on those draft picks,
02:02and I think that's what Washington has to do.
02:05I think it starts tonight.
02:06I think it starts tonight.