Georgia TE Brock Bowers 'lives up to the hype' | Chris Simms Unbuttoned | NFL on NBC

Chris Simms and Ahmed Fareed discuss the presumptive No. 1 TE in the 2024 NFL Draft, Brock Bowers, who's rare athleticism makes him strong in both the passing and blocking game. #NBCSports #ChrisSimmsUnbuttoned #NFLDraft
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Georgia TE Brock Bowers 'lives up to the hype' | Chris Simms Unbuttoned | NFL on NBC
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[@davidmckinley5343]

Finally a smart pick in the first round Raiderrrrrrrssssssss

[@user-zk3tg1ws4q]

Glad we picked him cause he is the real deal. A stud!!!

[@dlansman]

At first I hated it but after thinking and watching tape, this dude could be my favorite Raider in a couple years 😂

[@belchmelch]

cannot pass up on generational talent…

[@samright4661]

@@dlansmanRaiders fans will absolutely love Brock, he’s a straight up baller. He plays hard practice hard. Team player will do whatever it takes to win, he’s old school not a snot nosed diva queen!

[@BigRedRaider]

​@@samright4661right on, love to hear it. We have to true this ship.

[@matthewpohl6272]

I am so glad we did not reach for a need and took BPA

[@jassonbruce1185]

Love that the Raiders drafted Brock! I was gettin hyped when he started to slide!! When he got past The Jets i was shaking!! Screaming Please take Bowers as soon as they were on the clock!!

[@angelcanez4426]

Now we have davante Adams Jacoby Meyers at the end Hunter renfrow and Brock Bowers in the slot & Mike Myers off the end blocking and catching.

[@schmuckytheraiderbear5043]

​@@angelcanez4426 Renfrow isn't on the team anymore.

[@r3ddirtr8r28]

Dude I didn’t see this coming! Good call!

[@Bleeglesplotch]

​@@angelcanez4426did you really not know Renfrow was gone? He's over at the Saints, back with Derek Carr.

[@angelcanez4426]

@@Bleeglesplotch I've been super hyped yet disappointed for the last 4 years you can't blame me for forgetting everyone. Especially after the NFL Network went to KZbin 😂 Hopefully Tre Tucker can fill in that slot position.

[@HawgWyldFishing]

11:28 The dude was fighting with everything he had against Bama this year. He really shouldn’t have even been on that field in that game. But the dude wasn’t gonna let his team play that game without him giving everything he had to try and help them. I say that as a Bama fan. Brock Bowers is that dude. His commitment is that of a true football player, not just a talented athlete that plays football. He is a football guy.

[@shawnclark6927]

Georgia would’ve won had McConkey and bowers just sat out lol

[@samright4661]

Exactly!!

[@davida730]

The interview Kirby gave talking about how agents were calling Bowers and telling him to sit out the remainder of the season and how it just fueled him to come back even sooner was amazing.

[@HawgWyldFishing]

@@shawnclark6927 no they weren’t. You need to go rewatch that game. Bamas o line murdered that d line of UGA. Not sure if you watched Bamas next game after that one, but Bamas center was ass. And they masked that against UGA to the point it was almost completely unnoticeable. That’s how bad UGA d line was in that game and their QB was not actually better than that d line.

[@HawgWyldFishing]

@@davida730 Football guy. That’s what it means to really be a football guy. Look at FSU players when they had the option to play UGA and prove they should’ve been a playoff team. That’s the difference in talented athletes playing football, and a team built out of football guys. One teams players literally didn’t even go to the game because they preferred crying that they were done wrong. The other team showed up and embarrassed what was left of the other team with a historic beat down in a bowl game, besides the players who actually had real reasons to not even be allowed to suit up. Football guys with talent > talented athletes playing football, 100/100 times

[@r3ddirtr8r28]

Been a Raiders fan since 77. Can’t believe that we finally drafted a player of his caliber in the FIRST round!!! Let’s goooo!!

[@samright4661]

Raiders got one hell of a football player ! He’s a team first player he’s not a diva . Brock is a Beast. Brock has that Dawg in him

[@marcusflint2907]

Heeeey...we got Mack in the 1st in 2014! So we do get guys like this...every 10 years or so lmao

[@Robert-fw4yl]

What about Charles Woodson, the only primarily defensive player to win the Heisman trophy!

[@r3ddirtr8r28]

@@Robert-fw4yl Bro, there are a couple of exceptions, we’re not the fucking Browns, but if you’re a Raiders fan, you know we usually shit the bed on our first round picks.

[@fockewulf4409]

I’d say Kolton Miller was a good pick, but yeah it hs been miserable.

[@manwhosayf]

Bowers was the best player on the team the past 3 years at UGA.

[@jdrum208]

Outside of Jalen Carter

[@dysonspheretxi]

"The Raiders? I dont think thats happening." Neither did I, Chris. Im excited about it though. ☻

[@bryantreese6060]

Also with this hip drop tackle rule tight ends are going to take over the league

[@r3ddirtr8r28]

Didn’t think about that! Bonus!

[@larrymorgan7997]

Hunter Renfro on Gamma Rays.

[@brenthenry4211]

Best FOOTBALL PLAYER in this years draft PERIOD Use him currently and enjoy! Go Dawgs

[@jjballers81]

He’s Aaron Hernandez on the field… Raiders have a great duo with Mayer & Bowers.

[@xyllyxyl]

Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiderrrrrrrrrs!!!!!

[@orisdiaz945]

Bowers is a throw back TE with more athletic talent !!! he that dude

[@maristoldboys5466]

WR's and TE's have markedly different utilities. It's not analytically sound to use raw yardage to compare the 2 because TEs especially Bowers in 12 personnel allow the qb to dictate terms to the defence because pass/run are both viable, in ways that WRs can't. He even allows 11 personnel because he's deadly from the slot. In the playoffs you need to own the middle of the field as well as open up the deep shots (play-action). He'll also be able to see the field straight away whereas OL pick or even Odunze wouldn't start over what Jets already have. Jets can get depth in the mid rounds, sign Bakhtiari. He raises both the floor and the ceiling of the O in ways that other prospects can't. He is a unicorn.

[@dlansman]

Kincaid is a great comp. The hybrid Te/slot freak could be the future of the nfl.

[@bradd3840]

Go DAWGS! Oh, Chris, I was at Ramapo when your dad played for the Giants. Bowers is the real deal. If you want to see his YAC at its best, there was a game against GA Tech where he split the safeties and left them in the dust for a long TD. His speed is incredible.

[@user-ru4xl1mc9k]

bowers looks like he would be a tn titan

[@tristanmaxwell8403]

Do you think they will get them

[@user-ru4xl1mc9k]

@@tristanmaxwell8403 I AM HOPING, BUT PROBALY NOT

[@boltgang6192]

Bad move for Titans. Have bigger needs

[@user-ru4xl1mc9k]

@@boltgang6192 TO GET BOWERS IS NEVER A BAD MOVE FOR THE TITANS, HE IS ONE HELL OF A WEAPON.

[@Vandal1985]

@@user-ru4xl1mc9ka weapon means nothing when you have one of the worst lines in the NFL. If TN has any kind of competency they’ll go with Alt or another Tackle

[@tripp8833]

🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@schmuckytheraiderbear5043]

Is Simms going to start talking trash on Bowers now that he's a Raider? Simms is ridiculously biased. It was hilarious when Maxx Crosby called him out.

[@demonslayer8085]

Haha, I saw that clip! Simms was about to sh*t his pants!!

[@parsapersian80]

Lol I know right.

[@kurtlomas4108]

The best player available even if i wasn't for it, but with Penix gone and you still get a top 10 te is great. Good job Raiders.

[@jermainemarshall4575]

He flipped a coin to pick this dude lol .

[@Doors067]

​@jermainemarshall4575 that's just some bullshit made up by a corner who was too slow to be drafted high

[@jermainemarshall4575]

@@Doors067 he said it himself and he drafts next best player not teams needs thats why he was horrible at The Chargirls.

[@chrissnape9537]

I would love Bowers with my Seahawks. We really need O and D line HELP ! We can't compete without more dogs like Bowers

[@brandonwilson4740]

How does drafting a tight end solve your O-line or D-line? Do you even have a guard on your roster? Seattle been neglecting interior O-line for years and it shows

[@calidream9273]

Everyone was glazing brock before the draft, as soon as the Raiders draft him its like oh yea hes good- hype ends.

[@bryantreese6060]

Realistically speaking it starts at pick 4 i can see him getting draft 4 5 6 7 8 and pick 9 so no it doesnt start at pick 10 he could go down as greatest player in this draft. Every team needs a Tight end like rhis man Exapecially young QBs

[@samright4661]

Block Bowers! Dude is just a Football player

[@dysonspheretxi]

Brrrrock Booooooweeeerrrss!!!

[@szn1580]

Best landing spots for my dawg bowers Jets. Bengals. Titans Vikings. Steelers. Chargers

[@autodad76]

I think he's going to go to the chargers I think Jim harbaugh wants him

[@phillipemory9786]

Big Dawgs fan here, watched every snap of Brock’s career here in Athens over the last three years. He’s going down as an all time Mount Rushmore member of the greatest DGD’s. He’s a truly special player that I’m really going to miss seeing play here on Saturdays. Looking forward, the Chargers or Bengals suggestions make complete sense. I would almost guarantee he’d become Burrow’s or Herbert’s new favorite target on day one.

[@szn1580]

@@autodad76not with fifth pick

[@szn1580]

@@phillipemory9786dawgs fan too he’s elite!! Any team will lucky to have him

[@skylimitkt]

RAIDERS

[@okamisan3642]

Is that a car dealership?

[@adamsmith564]

Hilarious 😃

[@1977trendkill]

Sin City awaits.....welcome

[@tonytribble2977]

Bowers GF went to Tennessee & he likes the south.

[@luistoledo27]

show a picture of gronk when he was a rookie

[@TonyDanza4Lyfe]

🙏 JD

[@Bask3tChase]

The way homeboy pepped up when they mentioned the Alabama game, just to admit he didn’t even think about Brock coming off of tight rope surgery from it… Does it hurt to do actual research..?

[@thetrib1]

we can legit run 2 tight ends like the patriots did with gronk and aaron. just gotta be careful of the off the field stuff 🤣🤣

[@2badger2]

I'm happy that my grandnephew went to the Raiders ...

[@madedecent1145]

Raiders 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@DeweyNation]

Remember when chris simms had zach wilson as the best qb?

[@HawgWyldFishing]

Remember when basically the whole class sucked ass and currently Zack is one of only two starting QBs of that class that is still currently on the roster for the team that drafted him 2nd overall. Currently the best QB of that draft class, is just meh, at best.

[@RB-.-]

Who cares dude. Fields busted, Lance busted, Mac busted. Who. Cares.

[@DeweyNation]

@hawgwyldfishing4684 hes only on the team because he has no trade value.. unlike the others in his draft class

[@DeweyNation]

@tylerholt6828 is he? What football are you watching

[@DeweyNation]

@tylerholt6828 trevor lawerence and justin fields

[@larryesparza891]

16:54 oof looks like not even the experts know what organizations are thinking, I mean look at the Falcons pick

[@BipoCosmo]

Brock is Aaron on field up standing citizen off.

[@JimmyWashingtonII]

Top 10?

[@ericvocals9034]

Simms is a tool but his evaluation of Brock is spot on.

[@christopherduggan6272]

5:20 bro PAUSE

[@jeffdiano365]

Chris Simms, why can’t the Chargers draft Bowers as a tight end for Justin Herbert? This is the one player that I feel they need over an elite receiver.

[@user-cb2kw8hf1l]

Well at least you’ll see him twice a year! 😂

[@sdn40]

Does Bowers live up to the hype as much as the previous 15 TE's that didn't live up to the hype ?

[@bodhisfattva7462]

he can actually block and run a complete route tree...soo ya unless he gets hit by a truck he will be worth the pick...

[@corylongville1492]

Dude…did you not see the impact LaPorta had year 1?

[@sdn40]

@@corylongville1492 I was referring to the "generational" TE's that are projected in the First Round every year.

[@NoFace-ke9pc]

He's the best tight end prospect since Vernon Davis. Dudes not cut and strong as an ox but his blocking form is perfect. His route running is perfect. he's a FOOTBALL PLAYER. a damn good one. You can't teach his instincts.

[@autonomouspilgrimage6137]

@@sdn40Pitts had a pretty stellar rookie year with over 1,000 yards…..its not his fault Atlanta has squandered his talents and he’s had some injuries as well.

[@bauerpower83]

Sam LaPorta will be the best t.e in the past 10 drafts. Kincaid was picked before him who is great pass catcher but cant block. LaPorta like a gronk

[@ashi2483]

Now we should go after JORDAN TRAVIS Florida state

[@okmiok]

Take a look around folks. Raider fans in the comments. Media talking Raiders all the time. Just know they are targeting us. Why? The most loyal fan base in sports. Not even close. Mention Raiders and the Nation is coming. Other fanbases don’t compare

[@corylongville1492]

✈️✈️✈️

[@sheldonator]

Bigger Shannon Sharpe

[@johnlcq]

As a prospect is he the Zach Wilson of Tight Ends?

[@maristoldboys5466]

Gates 2.0

[@mannyreyes2154]

RAIDERS landed him. Just Win Baby! ☠️☠️☠️

[@jamesclark1877]

I don't want to be rude but does Chris Simms sound drunk to anyone else?

[@rimo6064]

All raiders are gonna play like Crosby yreeeeeeeee

[@RepairTech2]

how about less hand! movment when talkin geeez

[@CMBtonymontana]

Hunter Henry

[@infraReD_JETS]

Ruckert's wing span is almost 2 inches wider, he's an inch and a half taller and his hands are 1 inch bigger than Bowers. I'm sticking with Ruckert.

[@richardmiller3146]

Guarantee there are MANY tight ends in the draft with bigger hands, taller, wider wingspan, etc!@ Choosing a player on physical stats alone is what fools do especially when the film shows what it shows. Bowers is a STAR and will be a dominant NFL player

[@infraReD_JETS]

I dont disagree with anything stated by you. We dont need him. Im very happy with J.D. 1st Round pick. ​@@richardmiller3146

[@garyraines9839]

Neither look impossing

[@thisisthetarter]

Chris Simms looks like he working the door at the Aryan Brotherhood membership meeting

[@nickywaggs8672]

If he’s there at 25 expect KC to trade up. No way he makes it past 20.

[@chrisheinzelmann3814]

No way they have kelce and Noah gray lol

[@nickywaggs8672]

@@chrisheinzelmann3814 Kelce is on the wrong side of 30 and has probably 2 years left. Also, Bowers was better than Grey is now when he was in middle school.

[@lordraiden1]

Well he was drafted by the Raiders last night so expect their opinion to be like he is awful now

[@billbarry6959]

If Simms likes him, Bowers will bust (See him comparing Zach Wilson (worst nfl qb ever) to pat Mahomes (best qb ever) )

[@7ACADIAN7SHEPHERD7]

Trade him for Aiyuk...everyone leaves happy

[@KevinCantWait08]

Lol no thanks... we don't need another receiver, we need a Kelce-style Tight End like Brock. Also, it's even more satisfying that the Niners can't have him.

[@7ACADIAN7SHEPHERD7]

@@KevinCantWait08 Bowers is a niner fan...let's see uf he actually wants to play for us?

[@wpl8275]

My problem is this. He's not a great route runner. He doesn't have the best hands. And he seems to be more of a straight line type of runner who runs over DB's. So where does he fit? Is he better than LaPorta in route running and hands? Nope. Better than Kincaid? I don't think so. He's got enough speed but it's the pros. That alone won't get you open.

[@Juan-qq1rb]

Pffft

[@grprather]

And yet he is considered the best TE in the entire draft by a huge number of draft experts, so maybe you're wrong.

[@ssadiq1000]

Dude looks like he has no muscle tone.

[@YeshuaisGod322]

Poor guy raiders will find a way to ruin his career