HOUR 2 - Gruden on Will Howard, Calls, Bobby Carpenter

Jon Gruden sounds like the world’s biggest Will Howard fan. Did the Steelers get a steal with the Ohio State QB? Will there be a reason for some local fans to root for him to fail? Poni had a staggering stat regarding 6th round QBs – only one of which have a winning record since the drafting of Tom Brady, and it’s Drew Henson at 1-0. What went wrong for Howard in the Michigan game? What will the career look like for Will Howard? What would be a good/bad one? One caller said Howard will be better than Ben Roethlisberger. Former Ohio State LB Bobby Carpenter joined the show. The guys started by telling Cam Heyward Happy Birthday, who Bobby almost crossed paths with at Ohio State. Bobby didn’t love the group of QBs in this draft and doesn’t think Will Howard should have been the top one taken, but he pointed out some things he really likes about his game. Bobby said the confidence and command are the two things that will translate well from college to the NFL. Bobby said Howard doesn’t have the strongest arm in the world, but he shared a few guys he played with in the league that were successful without having it. Bobby talked about the importance of a guy winning over the locker room. Poni wanted to ask a few questions about Jack Sawyer. Bobby said Sawyer is a jack-of-all-trades type player on defense. Bobby thinks the Steelers got two great value picks on the third day of the draft. Bobby told a few stories about Terrelle Pryor, who was around his time at Ohio State, after we had the recent discussion regarding all-time high school athletes.