Smalls and Anand Nanduri unpack one of the NFL’s toughest truths: sometimes you have to be awful before you can be great. Anand recalls a moment at Ohio State’s 2020 Pro Day when Mike Tomlin told Chase Young, “I hope we’re never bad enough to draft a player as good as you are.” As Anand explains, that’s the paradox—teams like the Steelers that stay good every year rarely get access to generational talents like Myles Garrett or Chase Young. Unless you luck into a TJ Watt or Cam Jordan late in the draft, the only way to grab elite, top-5 talent is to bottom out first. This clip dives into how draft distribution rewards the worst teams, why “being bad is a prerequisite to being good,” and what it really means for NFL franchises chasing greatness. #nfldraft #stephiesmalls #nfl2025