Baggler, baggler, baggler, baggler, baggler folks, you know what?
I thought this episode was going to be relatively short, but it's not.
It's going to be another banger.
It's going to be another loaded episode.
Okay, we have so much to talk about.
We have so much to talk about.
Oh my God.
From the moment I woke up up until I finished doing the talking point for this episode,
and it has been nothing but a whirlwind of news and baggler and more news and baggler
and more news and baggler.
And I told you this.
I told you this as your baggler dominance.
I told you that there was a good chance that there was going to be another baggler before
this weekend.
And guess what happened?
It happened.
See this is exactly why you have to listen to the greatest football podcast in the world
because why?
We said this a few days in advance and it happened.
It did happen.
But you know what?
Let's, you know what?
Let's get into the topic.
So here we go.
AJ Turrell, okay, gets paid.
Okay.
The Olympics and Gardner and Menchu have been named starters for their respective teams,
right?
Linval Joseph signs with the Cowboys.
I know.
Weird, right?
Also, Baggler dominance predictions for both corners and receivers since there's a lot
of things that are swirling right now, as well as the breaking news that literally just
happened before I hit this record button.
Jahan Dotson is going to the Eagles.
Yeah.
Mm-hmm.
Yep.
And you're probably pulling over on 95 right now.
You're probably hitting your steering wheel, crying, wondering what in the world is going
on with the commanders.
I don't know, but guess what?
I have a prediction for that because why?
I am your Baggler dominance.
Okay.
As well as we have to talk about the Steelers and Lions preview.
Yes, we do have to talk about it because it is a team that everybody has been talking
about lately.
Okay.
We have to talk about as well as responding and reacting to what Brian Flores has finally
said about the whole tour situation.
All of this and more.
Okay.
I know this is a long intro, but who cares about it because guess what?
This is going to be a long episode.
So who cares anyway?
I am your host, your Baggler dominance, your chief, your chief.
Okay.
You time chief bag alert meteorologist.
That's right.
Me.
Okay.
As well as the GM who still isn't on the team right now, but he is able to predict things
and they come to path.
Just like how I said that there's going to be another backer.
Just like I'm saying right now that brand now you because either going to get paid by
the 49ers or traded by or before the chiefs and Ravens game.
You heard it here for us on the 26th episode of the football junkies podcast.
I am your host Kale who currently, as I'm going to say it again, is not on a team right
now, but I'm looking at interviews.
I don't know if I should go to the AFC North, AC West or the AFC South.
I like the South, but guess what?
Forget all that because you know what it's time.
It's time.
It is time.
It is time to do what folks?
Lock in.
All right, folks, let's just get into everything.
So corner for the Falcons.
AJ Turrell has inked a four year 81 million dollar deal.
He's making $65.8 million in total guarantees and he's making $20.2 million a year.
Now when you look at his stats, his stats for last season, 11 past deflections, four
tackle for losses and 34 tackles.
So all in all pretty good stats.
Of course, he didn't, his interception numbers wasn't there, but as far as everything else,
it was definitely there.
So all in all, great deal.
Now, when we look at the total quarterback guarantee, as far as like the top four, you
know, highest ones, we have to look at Denzel war with 71.25 million, Marlon Humphrey, 67.3,
AJ Turrell just got there, 65.8 in Tyson Campbell, 53.4.
Now when you look at it, you know, AJ Turrell is definitely one of those corners that, you
know, is definitely a playmaker.
This is a playmaker.
This is someone that, you know, he can, he can, he can change the game.
That's who AJ Turrell is.
You're talking about someone who is going to go mono, mono with the number one receiver
on the offense.
That is who he is.
And that is what he's been since coming into the league.
Now, you know, as his career, as you know, progress, he does, he has gotten, you know,
better when it comes to his coverage, better when it comes to just being, you know, somewhat
of a foreign and a lot of receiver size.
And he's definitely, you know, one of those corners that a lot of people talk about and
give high praises to and give their flowers to.
So all in all, I think it was a great situation.
And you know, the Falcons have definitely done a lot of things, a lot of significant
moves in this all season alone from getting her cousins and Michael Pennix to, you know,
getting Justin Simmons, Jude on and now paying AJ Turrell.
So I mean, all in all, a great, great, great, great, great situation, as well as getting
Raheem Morris as well and making him the head coach as well.
So, you know, this, this Falcons team, you know, looks, looks promising, looks very promising.
I could probably make a strong case that in recent years, this is probably going to be
the second best Falcons team that we've probably seen lately.
And that's, that's, I mean, they're probably, they won't be as close as the Super Bowl team,
you know, the ones that choked.
I'm sorry, Falcons fans, I just had to do it.
I just had to put that in there.
I'm sorry.
I know you probably clicked off on the episode already.
I'm sorry.
Thank you.
Thank you for listening.
But, you know, this is a really good team.
This is a really good team.
I think they are definitely going to be competitive with the Buccaneers on who was going to win
the division.
I definitely believe that they could probably sneak into the wild card.
I would not be surprised.
And I don't think the Falcons are done.
I think the Falcons are still going to try to, you know, patch up any other holes that
they have on both sides of the ball and, you know, do whatever they need to do to be competitive
because they're in a situation where they are tired of being the door mat, not only
in their division, but in the league, right?
A lot of times, you know, when a team has to go up against the Falcons, you're thinking,
oh man, we don't got to worry about the Falcons, man.
We about to go to Magic City, get some wings and whatnot, about to have a good time, you
know, about to go here, there, everywhere, probably going to see the Migos, CTI, or,
you know, whomever, you know what I mean?
All those different types of things, right?
But now, you know, you do have to worry about them.
That defense, that's a potent defense right there.
That offense, that offense is going to put up some numbers.
I don't care where anyone says, you guys can crap on Kirk Cousins as much as you want,
but the fact of the matter is, Kirk Cousins is a good situational quarterback.
That's what he is.
He is someone who he is going to do whatever he needs to do in order to win.
That is who he is.
He's not someone that's going to be flashy when it comes to his stats or, you know, his
style of play and whatnot, but he is someone who is just going to get the job done, put
the ball in the playmaker's hands and win the game.
That is who Kirk Cousins is and that is why the Falcons, you know, gave him the deal if
they gave him.
So, all in all, I feel like it's a great situation all around, honestly.
And then not to mention, you know, if the Falcons would have let Aji Terrell walk, that
definitely would have put a massive hole on that team.
So, you know, you just had to make sure and you had to lock them up and make sure that
everything was good.
Now, I can say this, I definitely was, I definitely had a hunch and I'm not saying this because
I have sources or anything, but I definitely felt like there was something that was going
to happen with the Falcons lately because they restructured who was it?
Jake Matthews.
One of their offensive linemen that just got a mega deal, they just restructured his
deal in order to create some cat space.
So that let me know that either one of two things were going to happen.
Either they were going to pay Judon or Aji Terrell or they were going to go and try to
make a move for another big time player and patch up the team as best as possible.
And, you know, won't be whole, they paid Aji Terrell.
So all in all, great signing, you know, great move for the Falcons, ruining for the Falcons
and let's just see what happens with them.
Now, moving on to the other, well, I mean, it's not, it's important, but not as important.
And I'll explain why shortly.
So, Sean Payton, coach for the Broncos has decided to make a bow next to the starting
quarterback for week one.
Now, when we look at this, bow nicks for whatever, you know, whatever the reason is, you know,
was definitely slept on by a lot of prospects and by a lot of people and, you know, definitely
clamped, not clamped down, but definitely looked down on, on his assets and what he
brings to a team, you know, I think me personally, I feel like his skill set reminds me of a
Drew Brees, a more athletic Drew Brees who was able to, you know, make a move for the
team, you know, run out of the pocket, who was able to extend the play, who has the
big arm, you know, who has the maturity and whatnot, all those different types of things.
It looks like Drew Brees 2.0.
That's what it really looks like.
That's the vibe that I'm getting from bow nicks.
And you know, for, for all the flak that Sean Payton got with the whole Russell Wilson situation,
I could definitely say he's done a lot of turnaround in this offseason alone when you
really look at, you know, he got.
Bow nicks, he was able to keep Cortland Sutton.
Tim Patrick looks healthy and he looks like he's, you know, being productive.
They re-signed Quinn Miners.
They've, you know, done, done a few little things to the offensive line to make it a
little bit better.
You know, all in all, that offense does look like, you know, they're going to be in a good
direction.
It's just the defense that I think that's going to give them the problems because although
you do have PS2, you don't have any, you don't have any patch rushers, any good patch rushers.
You don't have any good, you know, defensive line depth.
Your linebackers, I mean, they're, they're okay, but they could be better.
So it's like, and then not to mention you lost Justin Simmons.
So the only real focal piece that you have on that team is PS2 for the defense.
And so, you know, maybe, maybe they may try to, you know, pick somebody up off of waivers
and once cut down, they happens.
I don't know.
But you know, all in all, I think they are in a good direction.
Now when we look at the, the Raiders.
I think the Raiders situation is a little bit more unique than the Broncos because with
Garner Minchu being the, you know, being named the, the starting quarterback, I do feel like
this does, you know, hit the, well, not hit, but I think this initiates the ticking time
bomb of Devante Adams.
And the reason why I say that is because Devante Adams wants to win, right?
And, you know, since the whole crappy shitty situation, you know, with the whole Aaron
Rogers and Devante Adams in the Packers situation, I think he does realize that he didn't make
a wrong, he, he, you know, he definitely made the wrong decision in leaving the Packers.
And granted, I understand, you know, from his perspective, he's thinking, okay, Jordan
Love really hasn't played.
I don't have any chemistry with him.
I don't know if this team is going to regress or continue to get better.
So I just need to find a way out and granted, you know, at that time, Derek Harvest still
with the Raiders.
And, you know, there was, there wasn't no indication that, you know, that Derek Harvest
going to get let go of, but ultimately he did.
And, you know, Devante Adams is now stuck in a crappy situation with a Raiders team that's
not going to really go anywhere that at best is going to compete for a top five draft pick.
That's just that.
That's just what it is.
I'm calling it the way that I see it here, folks.
I'm not trying to sugarcoat it.
I'm not trying to do anything.
Those different types of things.
Garner meant you is going to win you games.
Yes.
But to say that he is going to win you eight, nine, 10 games, especially in a division where
you have Patrick Mahomes, you now have bow nicks and you have Justin Herbert.
Right.
That's a pretty, that's a pretty, you know, competitive division.
And, you know, the Chargers are looking pretty good.
They are.
And, you know, the chiefs are the chiefs.
So again, is was this probably the best situation?
I don't know.
But you know, only time will tell.
Maybe, maybe Garner mentioned will prove us wrong.
Maybe I don't know.
But all in all, I just, I just don't like it.
I just don't.
I think Devante Adams is going to want out.
I think he's definitely going to want to be traded.
And I think he's definitely going to, I think he's definitely going to garner a lot of attention
from a lot of teams.
I will not be some.
This is my prediction because I'm going to do, I'm going to be doing a lot of predictions.
Okay.
We are going to call this episode.
Bagracies.
Yes.
Bagracies bag, bag alerts and conspiracy theories mixed into one seat.
See, this is exactly why this is the greatest football podcast you can possibly listen to.
Man, come on.
I don't care.
Anyone says now when we look at this, when you look at it from, you know, from the eye
outside looking at the Raiders have lost a lot.
Okay.
Especially on that offense, they lost Josh Jacobs due to free agency.
You lost Derek Carr for, you know, obvious dumb reasons.
All you have is Brock Bowers and Devante Adams.
That's all you really have.
Then you let go of Hunter Renfro.
So it's like, what exactly do you have to show for?
Right.
And, you know, it's definitely a difficult situation for the Vonte Adams because one,
he's not getting any younger, he wants to win.
He wants to experience what winning is.
And he knows that this is probably going to be the opportunity, the only opportunity
that he's probably going to have to possibly go to another situation, a better situation
that could probably be more competitive and that you could possibly win.
That's just what it is at the end of the day.
Now onto the other news.
So defensive tackle will former bills and Vikings.
I don't know what other teams they play for.
But, uh, detackle Linval Joseph has signed a deal with the Cowboys.
Yeah.
This is the third, four, fifth, six, seven, eighth, ninth, tenth defensive line that they've
signed already.
Like, geez, how many defensive, how many defensive line are they going to sell?
We got a week.
Well, anyway, um, I'm rambling, uh, Linval Joseph signed with the Cowboys.
So, you know, this is more of a veteran presence who, who knows the Mike Zimmer system, comfortable
with the Mike Zimmer system, who has that, you know, who can show the other players on
the defensive line, you know, how to be, you know, how to fit into his system.
Um, nothing, you know, crazy or anything like that.
Even when you look at the deal, it's really, it's only a one year, four million dollar
deal.
He's only getting 2.5 million guarantees.
So all in all, it's really not that big of a deal, not that big of a situation because
I do know that the Cowboys have been trying to like beef up their, their defensive line
as best as possible.
And Linval Joseph is definitely a good run stuffer.
Um, I just wonder is it, you know, is a little bit of a premeditated type of move?
I just want to know honestly, because again, you're filling up.
Yes, you're, you're adding players, but are they impactful players?
That's the question because Mazzie Smith really hasn't shown a whole lot since being drafted
to the, to the Cowboys.
Linval Joseph really, I mean, he's, he, he did a few things with the, you know, with
the bills and whatnot.
But again, where, where, where does he lie on the, you know, on the food chain on that
defensive line?
Um, even with Carl Lawson, like again, you're, you're getting, you know, you're getting these
players are like, what, what exactly, what is the plan actually at this point?
And you know, again, this does go back to everything that's going on with the Cowboys,
the Cowboys, the Cowboys don't even realize and Cowboys fans, you guys don't even realize
how much is riding on this season.
Mike McCarthy is looking for an extension.
Dak is looking for an extension.
CD Lam's looking for an extension and Michael Parsons is looking for an extension.
Right.
And, you know, the Cowboys realized that guess what?
They have to pay CD Lam.
There's no way that you can go around this.
There's, there's no way you can cut it, slice it, trim it, package up, whatever you want.
They have to pay CD Lam because why?
He is literally their best receiver and their only productive receiver on that team.
Now it'll be different if they still had a Mark Cooper and, you know, Michael Gallop
before the injury, then it's like, okay, cool, maybe they can, you know, figure something
else out.
But, but the fact of the matter is this, if you want to be able to win games, if you
want to be able to be competitive, not only in your division, but to be competitive against
other teams, you're going to have to sign a CD Lam.
You're going to have to write that check, Jerry.
You're going to have to because the offense is CD Lam.
That's just what it is.
And he's a superstar and you have to pay superstars, big superstar money.
That's just what it boils down to.
And you know, you may hate it or not, but guess what?
Your whole identity is, has been for the Cowboys is superstars, superstars, superstars.
But when it comes down to, you know, getting paid and whatnot, you don't want to pay them
superstar money to take a discount.
So guess what?
CD Lam has definitely been one of the best productive receivers since coming into the
league and he has to be, you know, a compensator for that.
He just has to.
So come on, come on, Jerry, take out that old wrinkly beat up checkbook that you have
in your back pocket because I know you have one and write that check for CD Lam.
You might as well get over with now because if this thing lingers into the season, you
are going to have a big, big, big problem.
And I wouldn't be surprised if, you know, behind closed doors, you have people like
DAC and others who are vouching for CD Lam to get paid because again, they realize that
if CD Lam is not on that field, the Cowboys offense is not productive.
You have an old Zeke and you have DAC Prescott who literally, I mean, who are the other receivers?
No, no, no disrespect to them.
But again, who is just as productive or even close to being as productive as CD Lam as far
as with the receivers on that team.
I'll wait.
Nobody.
Okay.
That's what I thought.
Moving forward.
Um, yeah, let's talk about these predictions.
Yeah, let's let's let's actually do that.
Let's do these bagro Domus predictions for both the corners and the receivers.
But let's start with the corners first.
So they're extinguished sauce and PS2 pretty soon will be eligible for, you know, contract
extensions and whatnot.
So cool, right?
But the problem is, is that their situation sort of mirrors the receiver situation.
And I'm going to explain why it just, you know, right now.
So when you look at it, right, you have three, you have three corners who by themselves can,
you know, are going to reset the market.
Two of them for sure are going to reset the market.
Okay.
Two of them are.
One of them is probably going to, you know, it's think, thinks they're going to, one of
them is going to get a deal first.
Right.
It's going to be easier deal to take care of a one not the other two are going to be
the ones that are going to be, you know, hashed out and whatnot.
It can be drawn out for a longer period of time.
Let me explain.
So according to spot rack, shout to who spot rack.
Their extended leaves market value is three years, $68.8 million, $22.9 million a year.
Sauce gardeners market value is three years, 67.6 million, 22.5 million and PS2 is market
value is three years, 66.5 million, 22.2 million a year.
Now these are, you know, these are pretty fairly, you know, around the same ballpark,
which is pretty cool and whatnot.
But I just feel like one of them is going to reset the market.
I do.
I truly believe that because you have two, well, not even, oh no, I can't, I can't expect
like that.
You have three corners, three premier shutdown, lockdown, number one corners, right?
That are going to be looking for the back, right?
And that's not even mentioning if they have a crazy season, if they have a crazy season
where they have, I don't know, five, eight or even 10 interceptions and whatnot and they
have like these crazy stats and they're one of the finalists for the defensive player of
the year award, that even ups the ante even more.
So again, this is a situation where, you know, if you're the Jets, you have to figure out
what you're going to do.
If you're the Broncos, it's a little bit more easier to do because why?
You don't have a lot of big contracts that you have to worry about.
You have your quarterback is on a rookie deal.
Three minus just got to do, but that's, you know, it's not earth shattering.
Coral and Sutton got, you know, extra guarantee money added to his contract, which that's not
that big of a deal either.
So again, that's an easier sell.
That's an easier, you know, contract to take care of.
Same thing with Derek Stingley.
Coral and not Coral and Sutton.
Why am I thinking about Coral and Sutton?
CJ Stroud is on a rookie deal, which is, you know, good.
And you know, everybody else is still in a fairly pretty good situation.
The defense isn't that expensive.
So again, that's another deal that can be taken care of, you know, pretty well.
So these are my predictions.
Okay.
Bagrow-Domas's predictions.
You're only going to hear it here at the football junkies podcast.
Okay.
So for me personally, I would say sauce gardener gets a three years, $75 million deal, $25
million, three years, $75 million.
He'll be making $25 million a year.
Patrick's retain three years, 73 million, 24.3 million a year.
And Derek Stingley, three years, 72 million, 23.6 million a year.
Now when we look at it, I do feel like sauce is somewhat of the Justin Jefferson, you know,
type of situation when it comes to corners, right?
You know that once it's time for him to get paid, he's going to reset the market.
Same thing for PS2.
PS2 in some ways is like the CD lamb for corners, right?
He may not, he may not reset the market, but they'll probably get him as close as they
possibly can to what sauce had probably.
Derek Stingley on the other hand, I don't know exactly how that situation is just going
to pan out.
I don't.
I wouldn't be surprised if they probably, you know, pick up his fifth year option.
I wouldn't be surprised.
I wouldn't be surprised if they did it for any of these, any of these players.
I just don't.
But the problem is, I think the jets in sauce, I think that's going to be a longer drawn
out situation because they've put so much money behind Aaron Rodgers, even though that's
a failed experiment that they're like, they're trying to see exactly how this thing is going
to pan out.
And then not to mention, there's a good chance that, you know, they're going to be, they're
going to be looking for a new head coach as well.
So there, there's a lot of things riding on, you know, if sauce stays or if he goes, honestly.
But as far as PS2 and Derek Stingley, I think those deals are going to be done fairly quickly.
I really do believe that.
But again, I could be wrong.
You know, how can I say this?
How can I say this?
It's just difficult.
It's difficult.
It's difficult because you have three, you have three premier, you know, players who
are going to be looking for over 25 million a year.
And the question is, are these teams going to be willing to do it?
Really?
Like that's, that's just the question.
And you know, we have seen recently that a lot of teams nowadays, especially GMs are
being, you know, that are fighting tooth and nail when it comes to these deals.
Okay, so point, that's why you see a lot of players who, you know, they're not reporting
to training camp who are not interacting with the team who are, you know, being silent
and sending cryptic messages because it's like, bro, I am the best of the best on my
team.
I have to be fairly compensated and teams are like, well, we've won to compensate you.
But at the same time, your, your version of compensation isn't what we want or what we
have in, you know, envisioned or dreamed of.
So again, it's a lot of things, a lot of situations, but I do believe all three of them will get
paid respectfully.
So there's that now on to the breaking news, folks.
Okay, Johan Dotson, former commander's receiver has gotten traded to the Eagles.
Okay.
Yes.
Fly Eagles, fly whatever you, wherever you guys say, blah, blah, blah, don't care.
Okay.
So the Eagles get Johan Dotson in a 2025 fifth round pick and the commanders get a third
round pick for 2025 and two seventh round picks for next year's draft.
Now, this is a lot to take.
When we, when we look at this, this is a situation where the Eagles are continuing to beef up
that offense even more, right?
They've had a lot of, you know, a lot of offensive additions.
When you really look at it in this off season, they got Seguin, they paid him money.
Now they got Johan Dotson.
You still got AJ Brown, who they paid more money to and they paid money to Devonte Smith
as well.
So all in all, this is a very potent offense.
That is the best offense in that division.
I'm not going to anyone says I'm not going to any analysis.
That is the best offense in that division.
They are trying to go and win another Super Bowl.
Now, do I think they could probably do it?
I don't know.
I just don't know.
Only time will tell.
I mean, you know, we've seen how we make crazy moves during the season for, you know, for
veteran players and, you know, sometimes it works and sometimes they don't work, but who
knows?
I mean, this Eagles offense is, it's, who, this is some problems.
This is the, this is a problem.
I can't even find the words to say this is a problem.
But the thing about it is that people are not talking about this opens a whole lot for
the commanders because now guess what?
They now have a whole wide receiver number two.
There's still another receiver that's looking to get traded looks that's looking to get
paid.
Brandon, now you is going to go to the commanders.
I've heard it from, I'm not going to name who my sources are, but I've heard from a
source that there is a good chance that Brandon is going to go to the commanders.
And I'm not surprised that it happens because you still have that 49ers connection.
The GM, you know, was once in the front office with, with the 49ers, the commanders have
a little bit more leeway in paying for someone like a brand.
And I feel like he would probably fit their offense a little bit better compared to Jahan
Dotson because lately you've been hearing a lot of rumblings that, you know, Jahan Dotson
just didn't fit with the idea of the team.
And, you know, there was a little bit of like attitude issues if I'm not mistaken.
So all in all, this is a very, you know, interesting move because they're moving him to a divisional
rival.
So again, you're going to see him twice.
So all in all, it makes you wonder exactly what is, what is the commander's doing?
Because you're not about to make this move.
If you're not about to make some things somewhat of a bigger move, you're just not, I'm sorry.
I'm not going to hear anyone says they're going to go after Brandon IE.
They're going to give them the money that he wants.
And I feel like they'll probably give him, they'll probably finesse the foreign of the
49ers.
Just because one, this situation has drawn out for too long.
It's basically drawn out the entire off season.
The season is getting ready to start.
And you know, the 49ers are trying to prioritize paying Trent Williams the money that he wants.
And you know, if I'm, if I'm a GM, if I'm John Lynch, I value Trent Williams more than
Brandon IEWIC.
I'm just, I'm just being honest here.
It is easier to find a Brandon IEWIC in the draft than it is to find a Trent Williams.
Okay.
It is hard.
And I'm going to say that again, it is harder to find a Trent Williams in the draft or in
free agency or, or via trade than it is a Brandon IEWIC.
No disrespect to neither one of them, but that is the truth.
That is the mindset.
I think the 49ers just want to get old, just want to be done with this situation.
It has drawn out for too long.
They feel like they have basically exhausted every option possible in they, in their eyes,
they probably feel like it's still not good enough, right?
Because there was a moment where they were fielding calls.
Okay, cool.
Then there was some friction and then there were some rumors that the, you know, that
there was going to be a deal that was going to happen immediately.
And then it stopped and then they came back to the table and they had a heart to heart.
And then, you know, they, they would be, you know, buddy, buddy and whatnot.
So it's basically been like a drama series.
This is, this is the football version of days of our lives.
This is exactly what it is.
And it, it's drawn out for too long.
People are tired of talking about it.
People are tired, people are tired of speculating and I've heard from this person and that person
and I heard about the person that was folding up clothes, overheard a conversation from
the person that who was best friends with John Lynch that said that Brandon IEWIC was
going to get traded to this team on two o'clock on Tuesday and whatnot.
Everybody's tired of the foolishness.
Okay.
The 49ers want to get quiet because they're trying to focus to try to win a Super Bowl.
That's all, that's all what it is.
That's just what it boils down to.
And you know, I'm not surprised that the commanders made this move because again, Johan Dotson
was, you know, well, yeah, back, back to that situation was on the outside looking in from
a roster standpoint and they probably realized within, Hey, why don't we just, you know,
try to get some compensation from them and just move off, you know, from there, right?
Because when you look at it, the, the commanders are going in a different direction, right?
They're trying to, they're trying to change and whatnot.
And they probably felt like, you know, Johan Dotson just hasn't really shown a whole lot
since they drafted him.
And that is just time they go their separate ways.
And then not to mention, you know, cut, cut down days next week.
So you're going to hear about more trades, you know, happening.
Not to mention the commanders traded for a kicker today.
They traded for KD York and then the Panthers, they just traded away.
I think they traded for Michael Jackson.
I'm not talking about the Michael Jackson.
They used to do the, they used to do the moonwalk.
No, I'm talking about cornerback Michael Jackson.
Okay.
The Panthers traded for Michael Jackson and the Seahawks get Michael Barry.
Okay.
Didn't see that's the breaking news, right?
Yeah.
I just, I don't know.
Something, this is another prediction.
Okay.
This is another Bagrod Thomas prediction.
Brandon Ieuk is going to get traded before next Wednesday.
That is my prediction.
I think they are just done with it.
I think they want to move forward.
I think, I think they just want to be done with this completely.
And I think the commanders now is somewhat of a better spot and a better situation.
Not to mention he also has chemistry with Jane and Daniels as well.
Is there anything else I need to talk about with that situation?
No?
Yes?
No?
Maybe so?
Okay.
No.
Cool.
Now on to the second to last thing that we need to talk about.
Okay.
I'm drawing out the episode, but if the people that are bearing with me, I appreciate you
and I love you so much from the bottom of my heart.
Now we finally have, you know, we finally have a quote from Brian Flores on the things
that have happened with Tua.
So let's just, let's just go into it and then we'll talk about everything else.
Okay.
Well, actually, you know what?
No, that's not for the people that didn't listen to this episode.
Tua basically has come out and basically talked about, you know, his relationship with former
Miami's head coach, Brian Flores, and basically how, you know, he was demoralized and basically,
you know, told like he wasn't going to be anything and that you're horrible and this
and the other and basically how, you know, with them firing him and then getting Mike
McDaniels, how, you know, how he's basically been reinforced with positivity and, you know,
all those different types of things.
And this is what I'll say after I really think about it, because I feel like I definitely
went in on Brian Flores.
Brian Flores, you know, is definitely a good coach, but I do feel like it's going to be
a harder climb for him to be viewed as a potential head coach because of this situation, because
of how this situation was handled the way that it was, right?
Because remember, I don't think people realize this.
There was a time and point where there was a lot of speculation of, you know, the Dolphins
probably trying to get, I can't even speak, the Dolphins were thinking about trying to
go after, who was it?
Tom Brady.
There was rumors that they were going to try to get to Sean Watson as well.
So they were, they were, in their mind, they were done with Tua before they could really
evaluate Tua.
And so that definitely probably took a toll on them, especially when, you know, every
time we turn on the news, we hear from insiders that, you know, the Dolphins may be interesting
going after Tom Brady and that whole debacle.
And that's why they lost their first round pick that year because of all of the things
that conspired and happened during, during that entire tenure.
So when you have that, you know, especially as a young quarterback coming into the league,
that definitely takes a toll on you.
And then not to mention the text messages, when you say, you know, don't eff this up
or whatever, like to your quarterback, come on, man.
Come on.
There, there, see, there is a fine line between hard coaching and, you know, just, just, just
doing the most right now.
And you know, Ryan Clark and, you know, and company said it yesterday on, on get up on
ESPN shout out to them and whatnot.
Hard coaching basically is I'm pushing you because there's something inside of you that
I know that is there that I'm trying to bring out for the best, for the best version of
you, right?
Case in point, Nick Saban.
Nick Saban is, is, is, has always had a reputation of coaching hard.
And it shows because why a lot of the players that he is hard coach, guess what?
They have become all pro Hall of Fame players who have gotten, you know, big time paydays,
right?
And, you know, that is what you see in hard coaching.
You're talking about somebody who is very detail oriented, who is, you know, at that
time, you know, the emotions may come out and you may not feel the best, but guess what?
He's doing that because why he's showing you that.
Listen.
If you can't do the small things here, what makes you think you'll be able to do things
once you get to the big leagues?
Because in the big leagues, there, there's not as many chances for excuses because they'll
ship your ass somewhere and not think twice about it, right?
And you know, that's hard coaching.
But this right here in this situation, this is not hard coaching.
This is not, this is demoralizing somebody and basically just breaking them down.
And I understand people make mistakes.
Everybody makes mistakes.
Everybody, you know, mishandles certain situations.
I get all of that.
But there's just certain things you just don't do.
There's not.
And it doesn't help that you are a black man.
So you're already, you're already going to be put in a situation where people are not
going to give you that look that you think that you feel like you deserve.
No matter what the situation is, no matter what your credentials say, no matter who you
coached and made them better or whatnot, they're not.
It's going to be, it's going to be a climb for him to get another head coaching job because
of that entire situation.
It is, it's hard.
It's hard.
It's going to be hard for him.
And that's probably why the best situation for him to go was to the Vikings because why?
They're learning from somebody in Kevin O'Connell who comes from the Sean McVay tree who they
are, they are reinforcing you.
They're trying to show you like, Hey, this is how you do this, this, this.
We're trying to encourage the player and show them how to be better, not beat them down.
Because let's be honest here, folks, that Bill Belichick coaching is dead.
It's dead.
It's in the ground.
Nobody likes that anymore.
No, no player likes it anymore.
That's why you've seen Josh McDaniels not getting another job.
Matt Patricia not getting another head coaching job or whatnot.
The other dude that was with the Giants.
That's why you saw them not getting any more chances because why?
They thought that they were built.
And I said this in the other episode, they thought that they were built and they thought
that they could coach players the same way that Bill coached players and it doesn't work
like that.
Tom Brady is an outlier.
Tom Brady is a player who was obsessed about winning and he knew that.
Listen, I'm probably going to get my ass chewed in front of the whole team for every small
little thing that I didn't do.
I'm probably going to get ridiculed and talked about in practice after games, even when we
win the Super Bowl.
But guess what?
I don't care.
I want to win.
Right?
Not everybody has that same mindset.
I'm not saying that to a dozen.
But there, but what works for one person, you shouldn't take that and then try to fix
it and tweak it in your own way and think that you can do it with other players.
Because now you're in a situation where now basically that relationship has basically
been broken.
And somebody asked Brian Flores, do you feel like you and Tua could probably talk and hash
things out?
And he's probably like, I really don't know.
We're both too busy people.
We're not the whole generic, we're busy people and that different type of stuff, bull crap.
But I do feel like it's back to everything that I'm saying.
It's going to be hard for Brian Flores to get another head coaching job.
It is.
And it's going to be hard.
It's going to be difficult.
But when you have a situation like this and a lot of those things that happen behind closed
doors, they come out to the public, this is what happens.
So let's get into his comments.
So this is what he says according to ESPN.
And I quote, I'm genuinely, genuinely happy for the success that Tua has had for, as I
said, and I really wish him nothing but the best.
I think part of coaching is correcting.
I'm always going to correct.
I'm always going to have a high standard.
And I think, look, I've done a lot of reflecting on the situation, reflecting on the situation
and communication.
What is going on?
I think there's things that I could do better for sure.
And I've grown in that way and I've tried to apply the things that I could do better
and the things that I've learned over the last two, three years.
Look, I'm human, right?
That hit me in a way that wasn't positive for me.
But at the same time, I've got to use that and say, hey, how can I grow from that?
How can I be better?
And that's really where I'm at from that standpoint.
Do I feel like that's me?
No.
But how can I grow from that situation and create a world where that's not the case that
anyone says that about Brian Florex?
Now that is a whole lot to say here, but at the end, granted, he does have a point.
He is human.
We all make mistakes and all those different types of things, but there's just like certain
no-knows that you just don't do, right?
And granted, he's a good coach.
He is.
He's a really good coach.
But again, I think that whole situation definitely tarnished whatever credibility and reputation
that he had.
And now it's going to be 10 to 20 times harder for him to get a head coaching job because
why?
Because he just handled the tool of situation, right?
And that's probably why the Dolphins made the pivot that they did and realized, listen,
we have to make a move.
We have to do something different at this point.
But again, I could be wrong and hopefully I am wrong, but looking at this situation and
various insiders detailing things that happened and whatnot, even from a few years ago when
Brian Flores was the head coach and even now when he's not the head coach for the Miami
Dolphins, a lot of people are saying the same thing.
It was a nasty situation.
A lot of people definitely got hurt from it and all in all, I think it affected his credibility.
So there's that now.
On to a game that is supposed to be coming on Saturday at one o'clock.
Okay.
To the people that may be listening to this with your headphones on or maybe even in your
car, you might want to turn it down just a little bit because why?
You're probably asking because the six time, six time, six time, six time, six time, six
time Pittsburgh Steelers play this Saturday, one o'clock against the Lions.
Now I'm grinding.
It's preseason game.
I get it.
I get all those different types of things.
Okay.
This is what I will say.
This is what I'm looking for.
This is what I want to see.
I want to see the offense be more consistent.
I want to see them actually go down, march down the field.
I do.
I want them, I want the run game to look a little bit more consistent.
I want the pass protection and the run protection to be a little bit more consistent.
Well, all in all, I want the offense to not be sloppy.
I think that's where I'm trying to get at.
The offense should not be this sloppy in the last preseason game.
It should be better because again, you want to try to have a little bit of momentum leading
into the first week of the season, especially with you going up against the Falcons.
You want to have some momentum.
Even if you just score two touchdowns or maybe just one touchdown, if it's a really good,
if it's a really good drive, okay, cool.
Who's really complaining about it?
I want to see more of Russell Wilson.
I want to see, I just want to see does he look good?
I think that's the main thing that I really want to see.
Is he all still there?
Is his read still there?
Is he able to use a little bit of his athleticism?
All those different types of things.
My whole question is, is this, will Mike Toblin break it up in a way to where Russ gets one
half and then Justin Fields get the other or what exactly is going to happen?
Because again, a lot of people don't understand this, but a lot is riding on this season for
the Steelers because why?
You have Russell Wilson who's on a minimum deal and you have Justin Fields who they decline
his fifth year option to.
Whoever does well in this preseason and then becomes the starter for the Steelers and then
overall just plays within the season, they're probably going to be the one that's going
to get an extension most likely.
If I'm Russ, I probably want to take this serious because this could probably be my
last big payday.
If I'm Justin Fields, I want to take this even more serious because why?
This could make or break my career.
This could mean either I get 30 or 40 or 45 or 55 million a year or I am basically going
to be a journeyman going from place to place.
That's what it is.
I just want to see more cohesion.
I want to see more consistency.
I want to see more cleanup.
I don't want to see a bunch of sloppy play and whatnot.
Now the full starts and the off sides and all those different types of things that don't
want to see that.
I want special teams to look better as well.
I get it.
It's a new rule.
Everyone's trying to get used to it.
All those different types of things.
But again, we need to see something.
You want to have some momentum on all three levels of play leading into the season because
you're going to need it.
You're not going up against a team that's fighting to get a high pick in the draft.
You're going up against a team right now that could possibly win their division and probably
sneak into the playoffs.
That's who you're going up against.
You have to take that serious.
You want to have a little bit of momentum with you.
I understand I keep on saying it, but in my opinion, if you're a team like this team
who has had a lot of change in this off season, you want to have something to carry you into
the first season.
I mean, into the first week of the season.
That's what you want.
Instead of trying to build yourself up and hype yourself up to get ready for the first
week.
I definitely want to see Broderick take more reps at left tackle.
I definitely want to see Zach Frazier do more.
Mason McCormack, I definitely want to see more of him as well.
And probably the receivers.
I do.
I think the receivers as well.
I definitely want to see what other than George Pickens and Van Jefferson, I want to see what
Calvin Austin can do, what Scotty Miller can do, Quest Watkins and company.
So definitely want to see that.
As far as for the defense, the defense is the defense.
I definitely want to see more consistency with the corners, especially the slot corner.
And I understand that Cam Siden is going to be suspended for eight games, but if you're
the Steelers, you do probably need to go and you probably do need to pick up somebody else
at this point.
I think you do.
You can't just bank on, okay, Cam Siden, after eight games, everything is going to be fine
and dandy.
No, you have to get somebody that can patch in the job and do the best that they can do
and help be any bishop in this situation.
That's what you need.
You can't just bank on, oh, Benny will do it or this person will do it or that person
will do it.
No, you got to bring somebody else.
There are adequate options available and free agency that you can get that is not going
to cost you a whole lot of money.
If you need some people, you know where to find me, Omar.
You know where to find me.
And as far as for the Lions, I just want to see, well, I really want to see their defense.
I do.
I want to see where that secondary lies.
I do because they lost Cam Siden for obvious reasons, not going to get into it.
They lost Kirby Joseph.
I just want to see what I just want to see what Tyrion Arnold looks like against other
receivers, someone like a George Pickens.
What else?
Their patch rushes.
Definitely their patch rushes because I've heard a lot of good things about them as well.
The offense is the offense.
I'm not really worried about them because I know the offense is definitely, you know,
they're up there.
They're definitely up there.
But I'm probably going to be watching as many games as I possibly can, but I'm probably
going to take down some notes and then we'll talk about it in the next episode.
But I'm going to end it here because, oh my God, 51 minutes.
Oh, good God, this is going to be an episode.
Wow.
As always, I'm just going to end it here.
Yeah, we're going to end it here.
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