That’s Sports Podcast - Pete Nojd's NFL Mock Draft (Justin Fields To The 49ers, DeVonta Smith To The 'Phins, Mac Jones To The Pats), Start-Bench-Cut (Mortal Kombat/Street Fighter)

Pete Nojd's NFL Mock Draft (Justin Fields To The 49ers, DeVonta Smith To The 'Phins, Mac Jones To The Pats), Start-Bench-Cut (Mortal Kombat/Street Fighter)

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04/25/21 • 67 min

That’s Sports Podcast

Alex, Chris, Jesse, Jon, and Josh are joined by TSP's NFL Draft expert Pete Nojd, who breaks down all things surrounding the 2021 NFL Draft. Pete sees the major storyline as the five highly touted quarterbacks being drafted in the first round, Trey Lance's outstanding athleticism (5:08), and Kyle Pitts' insanely high ceiling (7:02). Pete presents his Mock Draft for the top 15 picks (9:00), including these notable predictions: (#3) San Francisco 49ers draft Justin Fields (11:08), (#4) Atlanta Falcons draft Kyle Pitts (13:54), (#6) Miami Dolphins draft DeVonta Smith (16:01), (#15) New England Patriots draft Mac Jones (30:51). Josh asks Pete, "When are the Detroit Lions going to win the Super Bowl?" (32:20), and the crew discuss how the draft is often a crapshoot (37:57). Josh summarizes and discusses Eric Duhatschek's article in The Athletic that explores which cities would have an NHL franchise if we started from scratch (45:04), and the group offer their Qualin Awards (55:24). The show ends with a round of Start-Bench-Cut focused on Mortal Kombat/Street Fighter characters (64:07).

Previous Episode

Del Jones On "At The Bat: The Strikeout That Shamed America", DiDi Richards' Comeback, Start-Bench-Cut (Acuna-Guerrero-Soto-Tatis)

Alex, Chris, Jesse, Jon, and Josh discuss Marc-Andre Fleury's milestone of passing Ed Belfour for sole possession of fourth most wins by a goaltender (5:50), the Toronto Maple Leafs' chances of winning their first Stanley Cup since 1967 (8:56), and takeaways from the young MLB season (20:17). The crew offer their Qualin Awards (23:54), and play a round of Start-Bench-Cut focused on budding MLB superstars (30:06). Alex interviews longtime USA Today columnist and author Del Jones to discuss his book, "At The Bat: The Strikeout That Shamed America" (37:07). Del recounts the fascinating time period of the 1880s (when his historical fiction novel takes place), and how he paid homage to actual people in his book (44:56). Del offers his perspective on what needs to change in the modern game of baseball (49:12), and gives a brief history of the evolution of the game from the dawn of professional baseball in 1871 to the current game (50:43). Del ends the episode by sharing some hilarious and surprising stories of his time umpiring baseball and slow-pitch softball (56:19).

Next Episode

Mac Jones To The Pats, Drama In Green Bay, Seattle Kraken's Expansion Draft, Ugliest Jerseys Of All Time

Alex, Chris, Jesse, Jon, and Josh offer their weekly teaspoon of nonsense. They discuss Mac Jones being drafted by the Patriots (1:05), Justin Fields drafted by the Bears (5:41), and other headlines from the first round of the NFL Draft. The crew delve into the drama surrounding Aaron Rodgers and the Packers (10:35), the NHL playoff race (17:06), and Connor McDavid's astounding point streak (19:17). The fellas push back on the Vegas Golden Knights' exemption from the Seattle Kraken's expansion draft (19:48), and recall the ugliest jerseys in sports (24:07). The squad give their Qualin Awards for the most timely plays of the week (34:54), talk about Joe Thornton's friendship with Gord Downie (38:40), and play a unique round of Start-Bench-Cut [Hudson's Bay Co., Walmart, Zellers] (42:58).