NFL Draft Talk with The Film Room's Brett Kollmann

04/20/17 • 65 min

Draft experts can be a different breed, but even among them it takes the truly devoted to put 50-90 hours a week in outside of work to break down draft film. Brett Kollmann, hero of NFL fans on Youtube everywhere, is just such a person. From the top picks of the draft to guys who might slip into the second round, Brett breaks down the draft for us. Who surprised him? Who might be due for a fall? Which team might use the first round to make the leap into the playoffs? We talk about all of it, before getting into who the Buccaneers might draft, and how teams sometimes are forced to look for quick fixes. Brett also breaks down some off-field reasons players fall, and some things that teams worry about too much. This spills into a discussion of the league's drug policy, and general attitude toward marijuana in specific. It seems like many of the players who tumble in the draft because of cannabis related issues turn out pretty talented in the end. Maybe it's time the league had an attitude-adjustment about that. The Film Room can be found behind this link, and check in to his channel next week as Brett gives you his very first public mock draft.

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