It's Super Bowl week here folks as well as NFL honors tonight. That's right folks tonight
We know who will be the MVP
Offensive player of the year defensive player of the year comeback player of the year and more. Okay
I'm letting you know right now that this is going to be a fairly short episode
Okay, there's not a lot to really talk about. I mean the combine is still I think maybe two or three weeks away
So we will have some stuff to you know, talk about
In the meantime of that, okay, of course
we're gonna you know talk about the aftermath of the Super Bowl and then you know, we'll prepare to you know get into the
Series of talking about the offseason for everybody
But we do have some things we have to talk about right now and that is miles Garrett has officially declared
He wants out of Cleveland and I mean declared he doesn't want to be there no more
He does not want to even get a whiff of Cleveland air
okay, Cooper Cup has been informed that he will be traded this offseason and
We have to talk about the Super Bowl. Okay all of this and more on the 65th episode of the football junkies podcast
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You already know how these things are about to go this intro might be a little bit too long
But guess what who really cares about that because guess what we got the Super Bowl on Sunday
Okay, the final game of football for this season. Okay
You already know how this thing is about to go on three one, two, three. Let's lock in
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Right folks
Let's just get into the meat and potatoes of everything that is going on in the league right now
I'm letting you guys know again. This is going to be a short episode. There's not a lot of talk about sure
There's a bunch of speculations about this and that but we don't really care about speculations
We want facts. Okay, and we won't know anything and we won't have any big moves coming
Until after the combine or during the combo. So let's get into everything. All right
I also forgot to mention that tonight they are also announcing the class
For for the Hall of Fame
So do I think there's gonna be somebody that's gonna be in there that everyone doesn't want probably but I wouldn't be surprised
If Sterling Sharpe finally gets in, you know, Steve Smith finally gets in and you know players of that caliber finally
Finally get in if Sterling Sharpe gets in there's a good chance. I might cry because Sterling Sharpe was definitely ahead of his time and
For him to you know for his career to be cut the way that it was
He definitely could have been regarded just as high as Jerry Rice
If you don't believe me look at the stats, but let's just get into everything. So Myles Garrett wants out of Cleveland
So I understand that you know, he was definitely you know in limbo about it
I didn't expect for him to just come out and just start the process now
Okay, not to mention he's been on a media run basically this entire week
Like he's been on just about almost every single major
Radio show podcast you name it he's on there and they're all asking him the same question
What teams would you be interested going to would you go here? Would you go there all those different things?
Okay, so before we get to that point before we start, you know throwing out predictions and whatnot
Let's just get into the statement that he put out
So here goes and I quote as a kid dreaming of the NFL
All I focused on was the ultimate goal of winning a Super Bowl and that goal fuels me today more than ever
My love for the community of Northeast Ohio and the incredible fan base of the Cleveland Browns
Has made this one of the toughest decisions of my life
These past eight years have shaped me into the man that I am today while I've loved calling this city my home
My desire to win and compete on the biggest stages won't allow me to be complacent
The goal was never to go from Cleveland to can it has always been to compete and win a Super Bowl
With that in mind I have requested to be traded from the Cleveland Browns
Miles Garrett in quote now, let's get into the financials. Okay, so according to spot rack
Okay, his market value will be four years
137.3 million dollars
Okay, that's thirty four point three million a year when we go into the other side when we get into the the financials of what?
The team will be inheriting wherever he goes right 2025 is nineteen point eight million
But it's not guaranteed the same thing with the salary for 2026. It's not guaranteed as well. So
This is what I will say on one hand. Yes. I understand where he is coming from and yes
I understand that he realizes that hey listen
This team is not going anywhere this team is about to go through another hard rebuild again
And that's something that I don't want to be a part of but on the other hand if you are
Cleveland you have to make this to happen
Excuse me
and the reason why I say that is because
This is going to benefit you in the process of rebuilding because right now
You can demand two first-round picks you can't demand three because you still have to the team still has to pay him
You can demand two first-round picks for Miles Carey. It's very rare to have a
Pash rusher or any player in the prime of their years playing this high and they want out
It's very rare the last time that we can remember of a player like this in a situation like this
Was probably Khalil Mack and we all know what happened with that situation
So I say all that to say this the Browns are in a situation where right now you
Have to start from the bottom
Okay, you have to tear everything down and start from the nuts and bolts of this foundation because right now
You are not going anywhere anytime soon
You have people like Denzel Warhol who have already said and Miles Garret gets traded. I'm out
You have people like Joel Betonio who have said listen if this team goes through rebuild, I'm retiring
Players are fed up. They are tired of going through this constant cycle of being a little bit of competitive
Maybe having a chance of making it to the playoffs and then going through rebuild and then another rebuild and then another rebuild
Nobody wants to continue to go through rebuilds at some point. You have to be competitive
Okay, and granted I understand the Browns put themselves in this situation because why you traded for a quarterback?
That has not done anything since being in Cleveland the last
Consistent year that the Sean Watson had where if we're being real here
There were rumblings that people were considering him an MVP his last year with the Texans
That was the last year where you can say this is a top 10 quarterback right here
I was side of that year. He has not done anything. He has not even lived up to the contract folks
Joe Flacco old Joe Flacco
Knotting off going to sleep during the game
Joe Flacco made this team more competitive and more dangerous than what the Sean Watson has ever had
So I say all that to say this at this point most likely they're going to lose a large majority of their
And I'm not just talking about because of free agency. No, I'm talking about trades
I think a lot of these players are going to want out. I think they realize that listen
I'm in the prime of my career. This team is not going anywhere. This team does not have a direction
So there is no pointing in a place where they themselves realize that listen
We're gonna have to wait until the Sean Watson's contract is over in order for us to be
Somewhat competitive or at least try to be competitive until then you're in the pit
But at the same time guess what juju was right?
The Browns will be the Browns now
I think a part that we do have to talk about is what are the best fits for miles Garrett?
because at this point we all know that
Basically almost every single AFC team is probably gonna pick up the phone and call the Browns
Okay. Now some teams may be more serious than others and there may be other teams that are just you know
Testing the waters is trying to see exactly. Okay, what's the asking price?
Would you be willing to take this would you be willing to take that?
But I do think one team that nobody is talking about that
I think if he does goes to this team
I think it takes them to the next level and that's the commanders and the reason why I say that is because for one
Yes, they do have holes on their team
but
They're not as pressing as
Anybody else's right? They got their quarterback. They got the receiver
All they really have to do is this fix of the offensive line
Probably bring in another productive receiver to go along with Terry McClellan and then fix up the defense
That's it. That's not a whole lot of money that you have to allocate and on top of that. I think
That if you take him out of the AFC completely and put him in the NFC
I think you can breathe a little bit easier because I'm telling you if you keep Myles Garrett in the AFC
He is going to wreck you
every single matchup
He is never going to let you forget that he is the end-all be-all when it comes to the Browns
Okay, he's going to show you why I am one of the best Browns
defensive players are probably one of the greatest Browns players of all time and so
You have the commanders you have the Eagles possibly even have the Ravens
those are only teams that I would say that
You know, they could probably make a move for but even then when we look at all of those teams
Most likely he would have to take less to be on those teams
Now the question that I have for Myles Garrett is would you be willing to take less to be on a really stacked team?
Because the Eagles cannot afford to pay you the Ravens cannot afford to pay you the money that you're looking for
So would you be willing to take less?
Just to be on those teams
That is I think something that I would say is
That is I think something that somebody on radio road has to ask
Myles Garrett this week because I think if he answers that question, I think that automatically narrows out at least
Maybe 50% of teams in the league right now because let's be real here the only
Playoff teams that everybody really wants to go to is who?
the Chiefs the Bills the Eagles and the Ravens
those four
Everybody else it's topsy-turvy with them. It all depends on you know, how they do in pre-agency
How they do in the draft and all those different types of things
But those four teams are the four teams that everybody recognizes and say those are the big fish
Those are the big dogs
But if Myles Garrett goes to a team like the commanders
I think he could use his influence to bring in other players that he that he's either played with or
Wants to play with him and they'll be willing to take less just to be on this team because I'm telling you right now folks
I'm not saying this commander's team will win a Super Bowl in three years or whatever or be
You know one of the greatest teams of all time. I'm not saying that but I am saying is this they have something in place
the only thing that they was really missing this past season was a defense a
consistent defense in a consistent pass rush if you get someone like a Myles Garrett who
You know, we saw him being moved everywhere on the line. You saw him in the middle
You saw him at in you saw him everywhere
If you get someone like a Myles Garrett on that team
It's gonna be problems. He is going to create relentless pressure on
teams
But let's just get into another player that we have to talk about and that is
Cooper Cup now this one is a little bit more complicated only because last year, okay
Around the trade deadline there were rumors going around that, you know
The Rams were making Cooper Cup available for the right price and so, you know those things died down
And then not too long ago
We were you know told by Cooper Cup himself that the Rams told him that he will be traded this offseason
He will be traded. That's what they told him
So let's get into the quote that he put out and then we'll you know
Go a little bit deeper into our takes and whatnot. So this is what he says and I quote
I was informed that the team will be seeking a trade immediately and will be working with me and my family to find the right place
To continue competing for championships
I don't agree with the decision always believed it was going to begin and end in LA
Still if there's I have learned over the years there are so many things are out of your control
But it's how you respond to these things that you will look back on and remember
I have taken so much pride in playing alongside my teammates for the LA community
So thank you for embracing my family and making this such a special place for us
2024 began with one of the best training camps of my career
Preparations start now for 2025 highly motivated as healthy as ever and looking forward to playing elite football for years to come
Love you guys, but coming for it all in cool now when we look at the financials
Okay, according to spot rack shout out to them
Cooper Coast market value is a two-year 21.9 million dollar deal. That's only 11 million a year
Okay. Now when we look at the financials for what the team will be inheriting
It's 20 million, right when you look at that 20 million. You're probably thinking ah, man. That's a lot of that's a whole lot of money
No, it's not actually five million of that 20 million is only guaranteed in
In 2026 which is only 19.8 million that money is not guaranteed at all
So all in all if a team does make a trade for Cooper Cup
They're not inheriting a lot of money
Most likely you probably will have to give him an extension or do some type of restructure to his deal. Okay
now my only problem with this is
Cooper Cup is a pillar for the Rams
Okay, and this is somebody who in my mind is a one helmet guy
It's very rare to have somebody on your team who is a one helmet guy
And when you have a one helmet guy, you have to make sure that you keep them a one helmet guy
I don't care if you have to do a bunch of restructures
I don't care if you have to move some money around
You have to make sure that you keep that person because they play such a pivotal role on the team
I just don't like the decision all in all simply because
Aaron Donald and
Cooper Cup were pillars for this team
They have been with this team through the ups and downs
When they were competitive when they weren't competitive and when they even won the championship
The least that you could or someone like a Cooper Cup is to allow him to make the decision for himself
If he wants to continue to play
With the Rams or if he just wants to walk away
You give him that choice not you make that choice for him and granted I understand they're trying to make some moves
They're trying to you know
Create as much cap space as they as they possibly can because they want to retool and you know
Help Matthew Stafford out and possibly try to make you know one more big run and I get all that but at the end of the day
Cooper Cup plays a phenomenal role in this team and I understand that our people that are saying well
He has been healthy in a while, you know since he won the Triple Crown and whatnot. Okay, I understand that that's that's fine
But the fact of the matter is you cannot deny this man's greatness. This man is still
Competitive and he is still a dog on this field
You cannot look down on someone like a Cooper Cup because the minute that you do
Cooper Cup is gonna mess you up
Okay, he's great when it comes to blocking. He's a really good runner
He's able to take away a lot of the attention away from other receivers because why?
Cooper Cup is still that guy. I don't care what anyone says
So Rams I would really think about you know, really getting Cooper Cup away. I really would
Even if it means that you guys have to do a restructure you move some money around. Okay, fine
Just do that, but you got to keep Cooper Cup
Cooper Cup has been loyal to this team through and through the least that you can do is
Keep him and let him in his career with the Rams now in my saying that he still has you know
Three more elite years. No, I would say at best he probably has maybe two years and
That's just me being very generous. I think at best he has two years and then after those two years
Then you have to do some further examination at this point now when we look at you know best fits for him
You know, you're gonna have the Ravens. You're gonna have the Chiefs
You're gonna have the Eagles not the Bills the Steelers. You're gonna have a whole bunch of teams
Any team that gets Cooper Cup is going to benefit because he doesn't have to play the wide receiver one role or the two
He could be the three option and be a dangerous three option if we're being real here
Not to mention as I just said, he's a really good blocker as well
So you have someone that's like 6-2 close to 6-3
Who can slice and dice when it comes to the route running who's able to take away?
You know the attention from from other receivers and other offensive players
Come on. Why wouldn't you want that on your team not to mention?
the team
Could probably get Cooper Cup for maybe a third maybe a fourth round pick at best
The Rams cannot demand a first round pick for Cooper Cup
I'm sorry if you give a first round pick for Cooper Cup you are delusional
Okay, I wouldn't even be surprised if you wanted to go to the Chiefs
Because even with his deal his current deal right now. It's a lot easier to work with
Compared to this, you know this big deal that still has like three years left
And there's large base salaries and you know dead cap hits and all those different types of things
So I say all that to say this do I think he's going to be trading?
Yes, but part of me believes I think they will have a conversation and I think they'll be like, you know what?
I think we'll just let you just put it out there and let you know
I think we'll just let you just play the rest of this deal out and then once the deal is over then we'll revisit
Conversations and you know if you still want to play we'll grant you a release or we'll trade you wherever you want to go or
Whatever the case may be. Okay
That's the least that you can do for someone like a Cooper Cup. Now. Let's get into the Super Bowl. Okay. Yes
the Super Bowl
Yes, do I really want to watch the Super Bowl? No, not really because
It's the Chiefs man. I'm tired of seeing the Chiefs in the playoffs. I'm gonna see somebody different
I want to see you know, Josh Allen the Super Bowl or Lamar Jackson or Jaden Daniels or whomever
Anybody else then the Chiefs because I am tired of seeing that red and yellow confetti fall down
I am tired of seeing them hold up the Lombardi because man, oh man if they win this Super Bowl
Do you know what's gonna happen?
Do you know what's gonna happen people be like, oh man, Patrick Malone's better than Tom Brady
No, he is not by far. He is not okay because guess what and
Somebody asked him about this when they interviewed him a few days ago
What is the one game that you regret and he said that Super Bowl when he faced Tom Brady and Tom Brady was
BTA, all right
He dismantled that Chiefs team. They didn't know what to do with themselves after that
But let's get into some junkie nuggets that you know, definitely caught my attention
So the Eagles have allowed a
35.5
Conversion rate percentage on third downs, which is the third lowest in the league. Okay now, let's go a little bit deeper
Okay on 46 third downs in the playoffs the Eagles have allowed 20 conversions, which is at 43.5%
So you already know this Eagles defense is really good when they need to be especially on third downs
They pride themselves on making that big stop on third downs. So expect for that to happen
Multiple times in this game. This game is going to be back and forth
This is not going to be a game where it's gonna be one-sided from start to finish
No, this is gonna be a game where the Eagles are not going to leave no stone unturned
They are going to try to win as best as they can. Okay now, let's go a little bit deeper with the Eagles
Okay in their last Super Bowl matchup
Lane Johnson was the only Eagles offensive lineman to not allow a single pressure out of 42 pass blocks. Okay
Chris Jones has generated only one pressure out of 36 pass rushes against the Eagles in their last Super Bowl matchup
Which is the third lowest pressure rate in any postseason game since 2018 which is at 2.8%
the Eagles in
Some ways is the Chiefs crypt tonight in some ways
I'm not saying completely but I'm saying in some ways they know how to minimize the effect of Chris Jones, which is
significant
Because we all know Spags is gonna be blitzing. We all know that Spags is gonna send corner blitz
He's gonna send just a variety of different types of blitzes
Okay, he's going to move Chris Jones around Chris Jones may be in the middle one play then he'll be at the end and he'll be
Against Jordan Malata. He's just gonna be everywhere. So you have to make sure that you keep your eye on Chris Jones
Okay on 37 carries this postseason say Kwan has gained
344 yards, which is nine point three yards per carry
Expect for say Kwan Barkley at some point in this game to have a big run now
I'm not saying from the start of the game to the end of the game
He's just gonna have you know a big run every single time he gets the ball
No
But what I am saying is this at some point that defense is gonna get tired and say Kwan Barkley is gonna feast
But the number one thing I want people to remember is that the Eagles have to play their own game
Don't try to do what the Bills did
every single time
They tried to play like the Chiefs. Guess what happened? They lost
You have to run the ball successfully against the Chiefs
If you control the time of possession if you keep okay Patrick Mahomes out of rhythm guess what you have a better chance at winning
compared to
Trying to go toe-to-toe blow for blow with this guy. You're not going to do that
This is not how this offense is built. This offense is built for the run. Okay
If you run the ball successfully if you convert on your third downs
If you are able to put points on the board you have a fighting chance
But the minute that you give Patrick Mahomes a little bit of wiggle room
I'm telling you he is going to make you pay for he's done it every single time
But this is the last junkies nugget that I want to leave for you guys
I really want you guys to keep your eye on
When targeting Dallas Goddard on third down Jaylen Hurts has completed 13 out of 14 passes for 240 yards
So expect for Jaylen Hurts to use just about anybody and everybody from Dallas Goddard to AJ Brown to Devontae Smith
He is going to use everybody at his arsenal because why this is an all hands on deck type of game
This is not someone having a stellar game. No, this is going to be a team effort win. Okay
Am I going to give out a score prediction? No
I'm not doing that. I'm not putting myself through that but I'm gonna end this episode here
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