Ziegler and McDaniels are longtime friends and co-workers, but this was their first time taking them helm and drafting together. And while their focus was on building the best roster and draft class possible, it was also an exciting moment to take in, reaching the heights of the NFL from where they first met each other at JCU.
For Ziegler, it was his first draft in the GM seat, and he noted that even though there were a few things he knows can be improved for next year, things went well for him and his staff as they stuck to their game plan and got the draftees they wanted.
“This was a good first run for us, and just like all first runs, there’s things that you learn, too, and things that we’ll go back,” the GM said. “Like we do with every process, we’ll go back and look at what went well, what areas we need to improve, and then come up with solutions to the areas that we need to improve. I’m talking about the whole process that starts way back in the fall and that ends up — that…