WEBVTT 00:00:03.240 --> 00:00:05.900 Bag alert, bag alert, bag alert, bag alert, folks. 00:00:06.040 --> 00:00:08.699 That's right, Joe Thune gets an extension. We 00:00:08.699 --> 00:00:11.439 have to talk about the tush push because why? 00:00:11.699 --> 00:00:16.280 It survives once again. We also have to discuss 00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:19.699 the passing of former Colts owner Jim Irsay, 00:00:19.780 --> 00:00:22.879 as well as the Lions withdrawing their playoff 00:00:22.879 --> 00:00:26.350 proposal, the NFL heading to the Olympics. Caleb 00:00:26.350 --> 00:00:29.949 Williams tried avoiding being drafted by the 00:00:29.949 --> 00:00:32.270 Bears, which in some ways we sort of talked about 00:00:32.270 --> 00:00:34.829 that a few episodes ago, but it's okay, as well 00:00:34.829 --> 00:00:38.109 as a potential developing situation that could 00:00:38.109 --> 00:00:40.929 be happening in Washington, which is Terry McLaurin 00:00:40.929 --> 00:00:44.350 holding out possibly, I don't know for sure, 00:00:44.469 --> 00:00:47.609 but just possibly, as well as the NFL rolling 00:00:47.609 --> 00:00:51.899 out a new award. Yes. Old linemen finally get 00:00:51.899 --> 00:00:54.340 love because you know why? Old linemen are people 00:00:54.340 --> 00:00:57.000 too. So they deserve an award just like how everybody 00:00:57.000 --> 00:01:00.340 else deserves an award as well as grades for 00:01:00.340 --> 00:01:03.289 the NFC East, okay? All of this and more. on 00:01:03.289 --> 00:01:05.310 the 79th episode of the Football Junkies podcast, 00:01:05.590 --> 00:01:08.390 all right? I am your host with the most. I'm 00:01:08.390 --> 00:01:10.750 your GM who currently is not on the team right 00:01:10.750 --> 00:01:14.129 now, but don't you worry about it, okay? Don't 00:01:14.129 --> 00:01:17.430 you worry about it because why? I am your chief, 00:01:17.510 --> 00:01:20.349 Bagro Damas. I'm your chief, head of the table. 00:01:20.489 --> 00:01:22.609 Anything and everything related to theories, 00:01:22.870 --> 00:01:26.030 possible trades, possible extensions, possible 00:01:26.030 --> 00:01:28.760 cuts. All of that and more, I cover that over 00:01:28.760 --> 00:01:30.700 here at the Football Junkies Podcast because 00:01:30.700 --> 00:01:33.620 why? We are the best podcast you can listen to 00:01:33.620 --> 00:01:36.840 on a week -to -week, day -to -day basis. But 00:01:36.840 --> 00:01:39.879 guess what? I am all these things and more. But 00:01:39.879 --> 00:01:41.700 most importantly, the most important thing that 00:01:41.700 --> 00:01:44.540 you must remember is I am your host, Kale. You 00:01:44.540 --> 00:01:45.980 already know how these things are about to go. 00:01:46.079 --> 00:01:47.939 You already know how my intro is about to go. 00:01:48.019 --> 00:01:50.420 So guess what? On three, one, two, three, let's 00:01:50.420 --> 00:02:17.860 lock in. All right, folks, let's just get into 00:02:17.860 --> 00:02:20.319 the meat and potatoes of everything that is going 00:02:20.319 --> 00:02:22.979 on in the league right now. So let's just get 00:02:22.979 --> 00:02:25.580 this one out the way. Joe Thune inks a two -year 00:02:25.580 --> 00:02:29.460 $35 million extension, $33 .5 million guaranteed, 00:02:29.479 --> 00:02:32.780 and he'll be making $17 .5 million a year. Folks, 00:02:32.840 --> 00:02:35.349 we all knew this was going to happen. We all 00:02:35.349 --> 00:02:37.530 knew that once he got traded to the Bears, he 00:02:37.530 --> 00:02:40.349 was going to get some form of an extension. Me 00:02:40.349 --> 00:02:42.110 personally, I didn't believe it was going to 00:02:42.110 --> 00:02:44.189 be a long -term extension. I thought it was going 00:02:44.189 --> 00:02:45.789 to be more of like what they gave him, which 00:02:45.789 --> 00:02:49.729 was a two -year $35 million deal. Simply because, 00:02:49.770 --> 00:02:53.110 for one, you don't want to give him this large 00:02:53.110 --> 00:02:55.770 deal and then he just retires in the middle of 00:02:55.770 --> 00:02:59.150 it. No. Instead, you want to give him all of 00:02:59.150 --> 00:03:02.229 his money up front so if he decides to walk away 00:03:02.229 --> 00:03:05.759 from football, I don't know, next year or whatever, 00:03:05.979 --> 00:03:08.099 guess what? It's not really going to affect you. 00:03:08.939 --> 00:03:11.699 Not to mention, Joe Thune is still one of the 00:03:11.699 --> 00:03:13.840 best interior offensive linemen in the league 00:03:13.840 --> 00:03:16.360 right now. You're talking about somebody that 00:03:16.360 --> 00:03:20.780 has a lot of experience. From winning Super Bowls 00:03:20.780 --> 00:03:23.699 with the Patriots and then the Chiefs to now... 00:03:24.090 --> 00:03:26.430 Going to the Bears and potentially, you know, 00:03:26.430 --> 00:03:28.490 setting the culture within the offensive line 00:03:28.490 --> 00:03:30.990 room. I think this was a great move for the Bears. 00:03:31.169 --> 00:03:33.430 You lock up somebody that is going to be able 00:03:33.430 --> 00:03:36.490 to be an anchor on the offensive line as well 00:03:36.490 --> 00:03:39.430 as in that locker room. So all in all, congratulations 00:03:39.430 --> 00:03:41.969 to Joe Thune. Now let's talk about this whole 00:03:41.969 --> 00:03:45.169 tush push situation. So here's my thing with 00:03:45.169 --> 00:03:49.800 it. Like it, love it, whatever you want. The 00:03:49.800 --> 00:03:52.840 tush push stands. Once again, it was close. It 00:03:52.840 --> 00:03:55.780 was very close. It was two votes away from being 00:03:55.780 --> 00:04:00.300 banned. But luckily, those two votes did not 00:04:00.300 --> 00:04:03.979 happen. So let's get into it. So the Eagles owner, 00:04:04.159 --> 00:04:07.979 Jeffrey Lohr, along with Jason Kelsey, made a 00:04:07.979 --> 00:04:11.259 last minute pitch to all the people that were 00:04:11.259 --> 00:04:14.719 in that room on why they don't need to ban the 00:04:14.719 --> 00:04:17.629 tush push. And it worked. But here's the thing, 00:04:17.629 --> 00:04:19.930 though. Jeffrey Lord criticized both Roger Goodell 00:04:19.930 --> 00:04:22.870 and Troy Vincent on advocating for the ban of 00:04:22.870 --> 00:04:26.290 the tush push, which I can understand their side, 00:04:26.430 --> 00:04:29.329 which is it's only a matter of time before somebody 00:04:29.329 --> 00:04:32.529 takes the extreme route and try to perform this 00:04:32.529 --> 00:04:35.050 play or try to defend the play. And in doing 00:04:35.050 --> 00:04:38.889 so, they have a serious injury, which nobody 00:04:38.889 --> 00:04:41.490 really wants at this point, if we can be real 00:04:41.490 --> 00:04:44.490 here. And it looks like a dangerous move anyway. 00:04:45.040 --> 00:04:48.579 Jason Kelsey stated, and I quote, he would have 00:04:48.579 --> 00:04:52.120 returned to the NFL if he could run 60 tush pushes 00:04:52.120 --> 00:04:55.720 a game, end quote. The teams that voted to keep 00:04:55.720 --> 00:04:58.779 the tush push includes the Browns, the Dolphins, 00:04:58.779 --> 00:05:01.740 the Jaguars, the Lions, the Jets, Patriots, Ravens, 00:05:01.740 --> 00:05:05.139 Saints, and Titans. We all know that the Packers 00:05:05.139 --> 00:05:08.560 made this proposal, and most likely they will 00:05:08.560 --> 00:05:12.839 be the victim of multiple tush pushes once they 00:05:12.839 --> 00:05:15.449 face them. Man, that's going to be a fun game. 00:05:15.610 --> 00:05:19.129 But there is something that is very interesting. 00:05:19.209 --> 00:05:22.089 And this is coming from ESPN's Seth Wickersham. 00:05:22.350 --> 00:05:26.550 There is no data to support the notion that players 00:05:26.550 --> 00:05:30.050 were hurt from the tush push, which I would have 00:05:30.050 --> 00:05:32.009 thought at least maybe two or three people would 00:05:32.009 --> 00:05:34.750 have shown up. But for there to be no data that 00:05:34.750 --> 00:05:37.209 supports that, it's actually pretty good. But 00:05:37.209 --> 00:05:41.959 all in all, this was expected. This was not something 00:05:41.959 --> 00:05:44.100 that was going to catch everybody off guard. 00:05:44.220 --> 00:05:47.220 No, this was expected. Everybody knows that when 00:05:47.220 --> 00:05:49.579 the Eagles are in that formation, they are going 00:05:49.579 --> 00:05:52.540 to convert from getting that first down to that 00:05:52.540 --> 00:05:55.800 touchdown. They're always going to get it with 00:05:55.800 --> 00:05:59.379 the tush push. Now, there are other teams that 00:05:59.379 --> 00:06:02.759 have tried to at least replicate it as best as 00:06:02.759 --> 00:06:04.759 they could. Some of them have been a little bit 00:06:04.759 --> 00:06:08.560 successful, others not so much. But the fact 00:06:08.560 --> 00:06:11.920 of the matter is, folks, The tush push is one 00:06:11.920 --> 00:06:14.680 of the most popular plays in the league, and 00:06:14.680 --> 00:06:17.040 it's one of the most broken plays in the league. 00:06:17.120 --> 00:06:19.699 And it's going to continue to be broken until 00:06:19.699 --> 00:06:22.600 people decide to say, listen, we need to get 00:06:22.600 --> 00:06:25.839 rid of this. And most likely it'll probably happen 00:06:25.839 --> 00:06:29.480 probably next year. I wouldn't be surprised within 00:06:29.480 --> 00:06:32.500 the next three years they ban the tush push. 00:06:33.480 --> 00:06:35.879 And then the Eagles find a different variation 00:06:35.879 --> 00:06:38.199 of the tush push and then redo it all over again. 00:06:38.220 --> 00:06:40.019 I wouldn't be surprised at this point, but we 00:06:40.019 --> 00:06:42.360 do have some tragedy that we do have to report. 00:06:42.540 --> 00:06:45.920 And that is the passing of former Colts owner 00:06:45.920 --> 00:06:49.540 and CEO, Jim Irsay. So here's the statement the 00:06:49.540 --> 00:06:51.519 Colts put out shortly after the announcement 00:06:51.519 --> 00:06:54.560 was made of the passing of Jim Irsay. And I quote, 00:06:54.720 --> 00:06:57.319 we are devastated to announce our beloved owner 00:06:57.319 --> 00:07:00.139 and CEO, Jim Irsay passed away peacefully in 00:07:00.139 --> 00:07:02.740 his sleep this afternoon. Jim's dedication and 00:07:02.740 --> 00:07:04.899 passion for the Indianapolis Colts, in addition 00:07:04.899 --> 00:07:07.759 to his generosity, commitment to the community, 00:07:07.860 --> 00:07:10.279 and most importantly, his love for his family 00:07:10.279 --> 00:07:13.959 was unsurpassed, end quote. Jim Irsay became 00:07:13.959 --> 00:07:17.060 the principal owner at 37 following the passing 00:07:17.060 --> 00:07:19.839 of his father. He was a member of the Finance 00:07:19.839 --> 00:07:23.199 and Legislative Committee of the NFL and was 00:07:23.199 --> 00:07:26.079 a part of a group that was created by the former 00:07:26.079 --> 00:07:29.720 NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle in the 80s to create 00:07:29.720 --> 00:07:33.250 the salary cap. Under ownership of Jim Irsay, 00:07:33.449 --> 00:07:36.230 the Colts made it to two Super Bowls and, of 00:07:36.230 --> 00:07:39.750 course, won one Super Bowl. He also created the 00:07:39.750 --> 00:07:42.769 Kicking the Stigma campaign, which is aimed at 00:07:42.769 --> 00:07:45.790 mental health and addictions. The Irsays have 00:07:45.790 --> 00:07:48.509 awarded $31 million in grants to organizations 00:07:48.509 --> 00:07:51.949 in the mental health and addiction fields, and 00:07:51.949 --> 00:07:55.430 ownership for the team has already been transferred 00:07:55.430 --> 00:07:57.990 to his daughters, who have held ownership titles 00:07:57.990 --> 00:08:03.120 since 2012. Jim Irsay has left a lasting legacy 00:08:03.120 --> 00:08:06.399 upon the NFL. From being a part of a group that 00:08:06.399 --> 00:08:09.139 created the salary cap, to being a member of 00:08:09.139 --> 00:08:11.839 the Finance and Legislative Committee, to creating 00:08:11.839 --> 00:08:15.259 the Kicking the Stigma campaign, Jim Irsay has 00:08:15.259 --> 00:08:19.500 done a lot for the NFL. And that's why you see 00:08:19.500 --> 00:08:23.040 such an outpouring of love from all the other 00:08:23.040 --> 00:08:26.519 teams, from former players that played with the 00:08:26.519 --> 00:08:29.879 Colts and whatnot. Because Jim Irsay was that 00:08:29.879 --> 00:08:34.600 guy. Jim Irsay was a type of owner where you 00:08:34.600 --> 00:08:36.779 could have a conversation with him. He wasn't 00:08:36.779 --> 00:08:39.860 that type of owner where he was uppity and he 00:08:39.860 --> 00:08:42.980 was in his box and he would request for somebody 00:08:42.980 --> 00:08:46.299 to get you to then have a conversation with him. 00:08:46.360 --> 00:08:50.019 No. If you look at any of those highlights when 00:08:50.019 --> 00:08:52.379 it comes to the hard knocks, he was always in 00:08:52.379 --> 00:08:54.519 the locker room. He was always interacting with 00:08:54.519 --> 00:08:57.120 his players. Because he loved his players. He 00:08:57.120 --> 00:09:00.100 treated his players like family. And for him 00:09:00.100 --> 00:09:03.220 to just suddenly pass away definitely has left 00:09:03.220 --> 00:09:05.940 things a little bit of a somber moment within 00:09:05.940 --> 00:09:10.879 the NFL. Because Jim Irsay left a lasting legacy 00:09:10.879 --> 00:09:14.820 upon the NFL. And we all know that the Colts 00:09:14.820 --> 00:09:17.399 will be in great hands because his daughters 00:09:17.399 --> 00:09:21.759 have held ownership titles since 2012. So they 00:09:21.759 --> 00:09:24.889 are very familiar with the experience. when it 00:09:24.889 --> 00:09:29.309 comes to running the Colts. And so, Jim Irsay, 00:09:29.529 --> 00:09:33.070 on behalf of me and the Football Junkies podcast, 00:09:33.330 --> 00:09:36.750 thank you for the legacy that you have left. 00:09:37.169 --> 00:09:39.750 Thank you and your family for all that you have 00:09:39.750 --> 00:09:42.690 done for football. Now let's talk about the Lions 00:09:42.690 --> 00:09:45.269 withdrawing their playoff proposal. So let me 00:09:45.269 --> 00:09:47.970 break down to you exactly what would have happened 00:09:47.970 --> 00:09:51.610 had this passed. So the change was going to affect 00:09:51.610 --> 00:09:55.070 the seeding of teams. So instead of the seeding 00:09:55.070 --> 00:09:57.289 being based on divisional games, it was going 00:09:57.289 --> 00:10:00.029 to be based on overall record. I have an example 00:10:00.029 --> 00:10:03.990 to prove this. So under the current format, this 00:10:03.990 --> 00:10:06.509 is what would have happened. So with the first 00:10:06.509 --> 00:10:08.549 seed would have been the Lions, the Eagles, the 00:10:08.549 --> 00:10:10.710 Buccaneers, the Rams, the Vikings, Commanders, 00:10:10.730 --> 00:10:15.149 and Packers. Fine. But here is the version if 00:10:15.149 --> 00:10:17.730 the Lions proposal would have passed. It would 00:10:17.730 --> 00:10:20.269 have been the Lions, the Eagles, the Vikings, 00:10:20.389 --> 00:10:23.179 the Commanders, Packers, Buccaneers, and Rams. 00:10:24.379 --> 00:10:28.539 Folks, this would have been a disaster. Not to 00:10:28.539 --> 00:10:30.899 mention, it would have watered down divisional 00:10:30.899 --> 00:10:36.500 games. Divisional games are so important, especially 00:10:36.500 --> 00:10:40.019 in the later part of the season, that if you 00:10:40.019 --> 00:10:44.159 was to make this move, it would diminish it. 00:10:44.259 --> 00:10:47.259 And then not to mention, it would just essentially 00:10:47.259 --> 00:10:50.899 say, hey, division games don't matter. As long 00:10:50.899 --> 00:10:53.159 as you have the best record, you'll always have 00:10:53.159 --> 00:10:55.480 a better seating. No, that's not how things work. 00:10:55.580 --> 00:10:58.419 That's not how they never worked. So I don't 00:10:58.419 --> 00:11:00.580 understand why the Lions would try to do this, 00:11:00.679 --> 00:11:04.120 but I'm so glad that they withdrew it because 00:11:04.120 --> 00:11:06.039 they knew that it probably wasn't going to pass. 00:11:06.360 --> 00:11:08.779 But we do have some other things that we do have 00:11:08.779 --> 00:11:12.120 to talk about, and that is the NFL going to the 00:11:12.120 --> 00:11:13.659 Olympics. That's right, folks. Flag football 00:11:13.659 --> 00:11:17.820 is going to the Olympics. So here is how things 00:11:17.820 --> 00:11:20.299 are going to go. One player from every team is 00:11:20.299 --> 00:11:22.940 allowed to participate, and every designated 00:11:22.940 --> 00:11:25.179 international player is allowed to represent 00:11:25.179 --> 00:11:28.379 their country. Ten players will be chosen by 00:11:28.379 --> 00:11:31.360 every country's National Olympic Committee, and 00:11:31.360 --> 00:11:34.240 the NFL and the Players Association are also 00:11:34.240 --> 00:11:38.200 working together to allow both current and former 00:11:38.200 --> 00:11:41.720 players to compete in the Olympics. Now here's 00:11:41.720 --> 00:11:44.019 the statement from both Roger Goodell and Troy 00:11:44.019 --> 00:11:46.600 Vincent. So Roger Goodell says this, and I quote, 00:12:02.709 --> 00:12:06.789 Now this is what Troy Vincent says, and I quote, 00:12:14.990 --> 00:12:17.370 Folks, this is great for football as a whole. 00:12:17.509 --> 00:12:21.190 And the reason why I say that is because, for 00:12:21.190 --> 00:12:24.690 one, the NFL has been trying in the last few 00:12:24.690 --> 00:12:28.830 years to really make the sport go global. And 00:12:28.830 --> 00:12:31.610 I think this is the best way to really do it 00:12:31.610 --> 00:12:34.850 because now everybody will be able to see it. 00:12:34.870 --> 00:12:39.059 And now all the countries both. Current countries 00:12:39.059 --> 00:12:42.200 that the NFL does business with and future countries 00:12:42.200 --> 00:12:44.919 that the NFL will do business with will be interested 00:12:44.919 --> 00:12:48.899 in hosting at least a game or two there. We already 00:12:48.899 --> 00:12:51.200 know that they're hosting games in Europe and 00:12:51.200 --> 00:12:54.220 Spain and whatnot in Mexico. But I wouldn't be 00:12:54.220 --> 00:12:56.720 surprised if we have an NFL game in Japan. I 00:12:56.720 --> 00:12:58.639 wouldn't be surprised if we have a game in, I 00:12:58.639 --> 00:13:03.539 don't know, Australia. or Africa, or China, or 00:13:03.539 --> 00:13:05.740 any of these places, I would not be surprised. 00:13:05.960 --> 00:13:09.320 The NFL is trying to make this a global sport, 00:13:09.460 --> 00:13:12.500 and it's very much needed because we're starting 00:13:12.500 --> 00:13:16.080 to see an influx of international players also 00:13:16.080 --> 00:13:18.320 make their presence known in the league as well. 00:13:18.500 --> 00:13:21.840 So it's only right that you include them with 00:13:21.840 --> 00:13:25.620 this. Not to mention, if you have former players 00:13:25.620 --> 00:13:29.309 to connect with, the current generation and past 00:13:29.309 --> 00:13:32.289 generation, I think would be even better. If 00:13:32.289 --> 00:13:35.129 you have someone like, I don't know, Michael 00:13:35.129 --> 00:13:40.909 Vick or Randy Moss or who else, who else, who 00:13:40.909 --> 00:13:43.590 else? Eric Dickerson. Well, no, Eric Dickerson's 00:13:43.590 --> 00:13:47.509 too old. I don't know why Eric Dickerson came 00:13:47.509 --> 00:13:50.009 to mind. Who else, who else, who else? Gronk 00:13:50.009 --> 00:13:53.330 or Tom Brady or whomever. If you get any of those 00:13:53.330 --> 00:13:58.429 guys. I guarantee you it would be amazing. Now, 00:13:58.429 --> 00:14:00.629 granted, this isn't normal football. This is 00:14:00.629 --> 00:14:04.490 flag football. So all the tackling stuff, that's 00:14:04.490 --> 00:14:07.009 out the window, but I still think it'll be great 00:14:07.009 --> 00:14:11.009 for the game as a whole. My only concern is this. 00:14:11.350 --> 00:14:15.850 How will this affect minicamp, OTAs, training 00:14:15.850 --> 00:14:18.129 camp, and all of those things in the summer? 00:14:18.429 --> 00:14:20.610 Because we all know that the Olympics happen 00:14:20.610 --> 00:14:24.039 when? In the summer. So how exactly is that going 00:14:24.039 --> 00:14:26.340 to work from a scheduling standpoint? Will the 00:14:26.340 --> 00:14:28.879 players that will be participating in the Olympics, 00:14:29.039 --> 00:14:31.659 will they be excused from this? I think once 00:14:31.659 --> 00:14:35.019 we find clarity with that point, everything else 00:14:35.019 --> 00:14:37.179 will fall into place. Now let's talk about something 00:14:37.179 --> 00:14:39.279 a little bit more controversial, and that is 00:14:39.279 --> 00:14:42.840 Caleb Williams not wanting to go to the Bears. 00:14:42.940 --> 00:14:46.139 So this is coming from a new book that's supposed 00:14:46.139 --> 00:14:48.259 to be coming out called American Kings, Biography 00:14:48.259 --> 00:14:50.480 of the Quarterback by Seth Wiggerson, who works 00:14:50.480 --> 00:14:53.490 for ESPN. And so this goes in a few different 00:14:53.490 --> 00:14:55.850 directions. So let's just get into it. For starters, 00:14:56.110 --> 00:14:59.009 Caleb Williams and his team consulted with lawyers 00:14:59.009 --> 00:15:01.009 on how they can avoid getting drafted by the 00:15:01.009 --> 00:15:02.950 Bears in the collective bargaining agreement. 00:15:03.230 --> 00:15:06.230 Caleb Williams' father said this, and I quote, 00:15:06.450 --> 00:15:09.250 Chicago is the place quarterbacks go to die, 00:15:09.389 --> 00:15:11.629 and I don't want my son playing for the Bears, 00:15:11.769 --> 00:15:15.610 end quote. Caleb Williams' father also spoke 00:15:15.610 --> 00:15:19.389 to Archie Manning, father of Eli and Peyton Manning, 00:15:19.789 --> 00:15:22.889 lawyers and agents while considering if his son 00:15:22.889 --> 00:15:25.870 could sign with the ufl and become an unrestricted 00:15:25.870 --> 00:15:29.049 free agent 2025 that way he can dictate where 00:15:29.049 --> 00:15:32.450 he wants to go instead of the draft his father 00:15:32.450 --> 00:15:36.090 also argues about the rookie wage scale and even 00:15:36.090 --> 00:15:39.250 says and i quote the rookie cap is just unconstitutional 00:15:39.250 --> 00:15:43.269 as well as saying the cba is the worst piece 00:15:43.269 --> 00:15:47.149 of shit i've ever read end quote During the combine, 00:15:47.450 --> 00:15:49.730 Caleb Williams met with Kevin O 'Connell and 00:15:49.730 --> 00:15:52.710 Williams actually dreamt of going to Minnesota. 00:15:52.909 --> 00:15:56.269 But Ryan Poles, GM of the Bears, said this, and 00:15:56.269 --> 00:15:59.090 I quote, we're drafting you no matter what, end 00:15:59.090 --> 00:16:03.309 quote. On one hand, I understand where Caleb 00:16:03.309 --> 00:16:06.009 Williams and his team is coming from. They don't 00:16:06.009 --> 00:16:08.990 want to go to Chicago because Chicago is a very 00:16:08.990 --> 00:16:12.779 dysfunctional situation. Let's be real here. 00:16:12.799 --> 00:16:15.320 Let's really call it for what it is. Chicago 00:16:15.320 --> 00:16:18.179 is not a good place to go to. If you are not 00:16:18.179 --> 00:16:20.299 a defensive player, if you're not trying to go 00:16:20.299 --> 00:16:22.000 after the quarterback, if you're not trying to 00:16:22.000 --> 00:16:23.639 get an interception, if you're not trying to 00:16:23.639 --> 00:16:25.340 go and get a sack, if you're not trying to do 00:16:25.340 --> 00:16:28.440 any of those different things, do not go to Chicago. 00:16:29.480 --> 00:16:32.299 That's just what it is. Because Chicago has not 00:16:32.299 --> 00:16:36.019 had their act together in a long time. And I 00:16:36.019 --> 00:16:38.919 understand where Caleb Williams and his team 00:16:38.919 --> 00:16:41.759 is coming from. However, I would have never said 00:16:41.759 --> 00:16:44.379 this publicly. I would have kept this privately. 00:16:44.799 --> 00:16:47.700 And the reason why I say that is because this, 00:16:47.899 --> 00:16:51.120 if Caleb Williams goes through a phase in this 00:16:51.120 --> 00:16:54.080 season where he is not playing his best ball, 00:16:54.360 --> 00:16:57.500 they are going to pull up this whole quote again. 00:16:58.340 --> 00:17:01.720 Do you really want that? We have seen multiple 00:17:01.720 --> 00:17:07.420 times how the media can change a narrative. So 00:17:07.420 --> 00:17:09.920 why would you let something like this come out? 00:17:10.220 --> 00:17:13.440 Because now this can be used against you. If 00:17:13.440 --> 00:17:16.599 Caleb Williams goes through, I don't know, three 00:17:16.599 --> 00:17:18.920 to five games where he's not playing his best 00:17:18.920 --> 00:17:21.440 ball, they're going to pull up all of these quotes 00:17:21.440 --> 00:17:23.660 again. And they're going to use that against 00:17:23.660 --> 00:17:26.269 Caleb Williams. They're going to ask it. in press 00:17:26.269 --> 00:17:28.490 conferences. They're going to ask it leading 00:17:28.490 --> 00:17:31.529 up to games. They're going to ask it every single 00:17:31.529 --> 00:17:34.730 chance that they get. They are going to hammer 00:17:34.730 --> 00:17:38.609 this in the ground. Because why? You allowed 00:17:38.609 --> 00:17:41.849 something like this to come out. If you guys 00:17:41.849 --> 00:17:45.089 did not want to go to the Bears, then you guys 00:17:45.089 --> 00:17:48.230 should have done everything in your power to 00:17:48.230 --> 00:17:51.710 make sure that you guys didn't do it. But at 00:17:51.710 --> 00:17:55.400 the same time, one could probably argue that 00:17:55.400 --> 00:17:58.859 even if they did go the extra mile to say, hey, 00:17:58.880 --> 00:18:01.220 we don't want to go to the Bears, I don't think 00:18:01.220 --> 00:18:03.359 it still would have changed anything. Because 00:18:03.359 --> 00:18:06.960 the Bears had their feet in the sand. They wanted 00:18:06.960 --> 00:18:11.279 to get Kayla Williams. Come hell or high water, 00:18:11.380 --> 00:18:13.579 they were going to get Kayla Williams. Nothing 00:18:13.579 --> 00:18:16.920 was going to change. Now, I will say this. The 00:18:16.920 --> 00:18:20.160 Bears have shown that they're trying to change 00:18:20.160 --> 00:18:24.990 their thinking. By getting Ben Johnson and then 00:18:24.990 --> 00:18:27.930 adding a whole bunch of weapons and help for 00:18:27.930 --> 00:18:31.650 the offensive line. I think that was great. Now, 00:18:31.650 --> 00:18:35.049 the question is this. How is it going to look 00:18:35.049 --> 00:18:38.430 when it all comes together? Because right now, 00:18:38.490 --> 00:18:42.029 a lot of pressure is on the Bears this upcoming 00:18:42.029 --> 00:18:44.809 season. Specifically to Ben Johnson and Caleb 00:18:44.809 --> 00:18:47.829 Williams. If this relationship does not work. 00:18:49.130 --> 00:18:51.349 The Bears are going to have to scrap this thing 00:18:51.349 --> 00:18:53.349 and start all over again. And let's be real here. 00:18:53.450 --> 00:18:56.309 The Bears have no problem doing that. The Bears 00:18:56.309 --> 00:18:59.190 in recent years have not had the best success 00:18:59.190 --> 00:19:01.369 when it comes to quarterback. They messed up 00:19:01.369 --> 00:19:03.849 Justin Fields. And I don't care what anyone says. 00:19:04.369 --> 00:19:06.690 You can fight me. I have no problem with that. 00:19:07.029 --> 00:19:09.490 But the Bears messed up on Justin Fields. They 00:19:09.490 --> 00:19:13.009 did not give Justin Fields the right weaponry 00:19:13.009 --> 00:19:16.069 and the right supporting cast to really help 00:19:16.069 --> 00:19:20.500 him. Mitchell Trubisky? Horrible. That was a 00:19:20.500 --> 00:19:24.660 horrible pick. So, Caleb Williams does not have 00:19:24.660 --> 00:19:27.960 anybody that he can go to and say, hey, what 00:19:27.960 --> 00:19:30.519 did you do in your first two years to really 00:19:30.519 --> 00:19:34.319 stand out? Hey, how do I maneuver through the 00:19:34.319 --> 00:19:37.480 sophomore slump in my first year as a rookie? 00:19:37.599 --> 00:19:40.279 How do I maneuver all of these different things? 00:19:40.500 --> 00:19:44.130 He doesn't have that compared to... Other teams 00:19:44.130 --> 00:19:46.369 that have that type of connections where they 00:19:46.369 --> 00:19:48.130 can reach out to their former players and have 00:19:48.130 --> 00:19:52.410 those conversations. That's the problem in all 00:19:52.410 --> 00:19:55.609 of this. That's what happens when you are the 00:19:55.609 --> 00:19:57.890 first overall pick. Same thing with Cam Ward. 00:19:58.950 --> 00:20:01.630 Everyone thinks that Cam Ward is in a great situation. 00:20:01.910 --> 00:20:04.970 Cam Ward is in a shithole because you know why? 00:20:05.269 --> 00:20:09.059 For one, I can make a strong case that his head 00:20:09.059 --> 00:20:10.960 coach right now will probably be under the hot 00:20:10.960 --> 00:20:13.720 seat come the end of this upcoming season. I 00:20:13.720 --> 00:20:15.079 can make a strong case right now there's going 00:20:15.079 --> 00:20:18.640 to be some significant changes on that team come 00:20:18.640 --> 00:20:22.740 this time next year. That's what happens when 00:20:22.740 --> 00:20:25.859 you are the first overall pick. You are inheriting 00:20:25.859 --> 00:20:30.119 shit and you are going to try to turn it into 00:20:30.119 --> 00:20:36.000 gold. It's impossible. So I say all that to say 00:20:36.000 --> 00:20:39.160 this. For any person that believes that, oh, 00:20:39.200 --> 00:20:41.619 me being the first overall pick, that's great. 00:20:41.880 --> 00:20:44.799 Okay, that's fine. It may feel good when that 00:20:44.799 --> 00:20:48.420 wire transfer comes through and you get that 00:20:48.420 --> 00:20:50.319 money and that money is added to your bank account. 00:20:50.539 --> 00:20:53.140 But guess what? When your team isn't winning 00:20:53.140 --> 00:20:55.519 a whole bunch of games in your first three years 00:20:55.519 --> 00:20:58.759 into the league, when all you've won is maybe 00:20:58.759 --> 00:21:05.650 five games in three years, oh, okay. Okay. We'll 00:21:05.650 --> 00:21:09.109 see if the money was worth it. We'll see if the 00:21:09.109 --> 00:21:11.509 signing bonus was worth it. We'll see if all 00:21:11.509 --> 00:21:13.950 the commercials and whatnot in your local area 00:21:13.950 --> 00:21:17.569 is worth it. We'll see. Because I can point to 00:21:17.569 --> 00:21:21.630 a couple of former first overall picks that are 00:21:21.630 --> 00:21:24.289 not having a good time right now. Trevor Lawrence 00:21:24.289 --> 00:21:26.990 is one of them. Everyone thought Trevor Lawrence 00:21:26.990 --> 00:21:28.630 was going to be the savior of football. Oh, my 00:21:28.630 --> 00:21:31.160 God. Trevor Lawrence is going to do something 00:21:31.160 --> 00:21:34.180 amazing when he gets to the NFL. Oh, my God. 00:21:34.259 --> 00:21:36.099 Trevor Lawrence, Trevor Lawrence, Trevor Lawrence. 00:21:36.240 --> 00:21:39.480 What's Trevor Lawrence done? What's Trevor Lawrence 00:21:39.480 --> 00:21:44.759 done? Nothing. Nothing. Even though he got paid 00:21:44.759 --> 00:21:48.460 like he did something. He didn't do anything. 00:21:49.619 --> 00:21:53.779 So, am I surprised? No. Do I think there's going 00:21:53.779 --> 00:21:56.119 to be more things that come out when this book 00:21:56.119 --> 00:21:59.599 drops? For sure. But this is probably the tip 00:21:59.599 --> 00:22:02.099 of the iceberg at this point. And let's get into 00:22:02.099 --> 00:22:04.759 this whole Terry McLaurin situation very briefly. 00:22:04.980 --> 00:22:07.559 Really don't have a lot to talk about, but basically 00:22:07.559 --> 00:22:10.680 Terry McLaurin missed a day. And so people are 00:22:10.680 --> 00:22:13.420 speculating that maybe he's in a holdout because 00:22:13.420 --> 00:22:16.220 he's looking for a new deal. If that's the case, 00:22:16.220 --> 00:22:17.819 well, then the commanders just need to pay him. 00:22:18.480 --> 00:22:21.619 Simple as that. Because Terry McLaurin has been 00:22:21.619 --> 00:22:24.859 consistent. He has showed up. He has been a team 00:22:24.859 --> 00:22:28.279 player up until this point. So it's only right 00:22:28.279 --> 00:22:31.140 that you compensate him. And it's only right 00:22:31.140 --> 00:22:34.299 that you give him a really good deal. He took 00:22:34.299 --> 00:22:36.799 a discount with y 'all the last time y 'all went 00:22:36.799 --> 00:22:39.960 to the table. He's looking for a re -up. He's 00:22:39.960 --> 00:22:42.039 looking for a good deal, a really good deal. 00:22:42.819 --> 00:22:46.180 And mind you, he's having the success that he 00:22:46.180 --> 00:22:49.619 is having without a stable quarterback. Last 00:22:49.619 --> 00:22:53.519 season was the first year that he has actually 00:22:53.519 --> 00:22:57.859 had a stable quarterback. All the other times 00:22:57.859 --> 00:23:02.599 he hasn't. Think about that for a second. You 00:23:02.599 --> 00:23:04.039 got to make sure that you take care of Terry 00:23:04.039 --> 00:23:06.680 McLaurin. Just saying. Now, briefly, before we 00:23:06.680 --> 00:23:09.000 get into everything else, Terry McLaurin's market 00:23:09.000 --> 00:23:11.559 value is three years, 93 .1 million, which is 00:23:11.559 --> 00:23:14.420 31 .1 billion a year. Do I think he could possibly 00:23:14.420 --> 00:23:17.299 get a little bit more than that? Yes. Do I think 00:23:17.299 --> 00:23:18.880 the commanders will probably give him more than 00:23:18.880 --> 00:23:22.099 that? Yes. Jaden Daniels is on a rookie contract. 00:23:22.750 --> 00:23:24.589 You don't have to do a whole lot with Deebo Samuel. 00:23:24.849 --> 00:23:26.509 You don't have to do a whole lot with Laramie 00:23:26.509 --> 00:23:28.990 Tunsil. You don't have a lot of big contracts 00:23:28.990 --> 00:23:31.410 that you have to pay out to people. So you might 00:23:31.410 --> 00:23:32.710 as well want to take care of Terry McLaurin. 00:23:33.170 --> 00:23:35.849 He's the veteran on the offense. Compensate him 00:23:35.849 --> 00:23:38.390 for it. Please. Because what I don't want to 00:23:38.390 --> 00:23:41.130 see on my timeline on Twitter is a bunch of Terry 00:23:41.130 --> 00:23:44.950 McLaurin mocks in a Steelers jersey. Or a Terry 00:23:44.950 --> 00:23:48.930 McLaurinberg account. Or whatever. I'm tired 00:23:48.930 --> 00:23:53.019 of seeing it. Alright? Please, sign the man. 00:23:53.099 --> 00:23:54.980 I don't want to hear any speculations about, 00:23:55.140 --> 00:23:57.160 well, I've talked to sources and sources have 00:23:57.160 --> 00:23:59.539 told me that Terry McLaurin wants to become a 00:23:59.539 --> 00:24:01.680 Pittsburgh Steeler. Don't want to hear it. Don't 00:24:01.680 --> 00:24:03.799 want to hear it. Commanders, write the check. 00:24:04.599 --> 00:24:08.920 Write the check now. Let's get into this whole 00:24:08.920 --> 00:24:13.460 O -line award thing because we need to talk about 00:24:13.460 --> 00:24:16.720 this because you know why? Offensive linemen 00:24:16.720 --> 00:24:19.339 are people too, okay? That should probably be 00:24:19.339 --> 00:24:23.130 a t -shirt. Offensive line are people too. They 00:24:23.130 --> 00:24:25.670 deserve an award. Everybody else gets an award. 00:24:26.009 --> 00:24:28.549 Corners get an award. Safeties get an award. 00:24:29.170 --> 00:24:31.609 Linebackers get an award. Everybody else gets 00:24:31.609 --> 00:24:33.650 an award. But do offensive linemen get an award? 00:24:33.930 --> 00:24:36.509 Nope. Well, guess what? They finally do. Because 00:24:36.509 --> 00:24:40.190 guess what? The NFL has created the Protector 00:24:40.190 --> 00:24:43.150 of the Year Award, which basically is an idea 00:24:43.150 --> 00:24:45.750 that was pushed by both Deion Dawkins and Andrew 00:24:45.750 --> 00:24:49.130 Whitworth. Now, the panel will include Charles 00:24:49.130 --> 00:24:51.809 Bentley, Jason Kelsey, Sean O 'Hara, Orlando 00:24:51.809 --> 00:24:54.890 Pace, Will Shields, and Andrew Whitworth, which 00:24:54.890 --> 00:24:56.849 is great because I don't want any journalist 00:24:56.849 --> 00:24:59.589 to be in charge of this because we all saw what 00:24:59.589 --> 00:25:01.450 happened when it came to the defensive player 00:25:01.450 --> 00:25:03.730 of the year. Yeah, that's right. I got beat with 00:25:03.730 --> 00:25:06.529 a lot of the journalists who said, Miles Garrett 00:25:06.529 --> 00:25:08.470 should deserve the defensive player of the year 00:25:08.470 --> 00:25:10.049 award, and then they based their stuff off of 00:25:10.049 --> 00:25:13.049 PFF grades. No. It should have been TJ Watt. 00:25:13.089 --> 00:25:16.250 TJ Watt should be a three -time defensive player 00:25:16.250 --> 00:25:19.730 of the year recipient right now. But no, everybody 00:25:19.730 --> 00:25:23.509 wants to use PFF grades for it. Yeah, I got a 00:25:23.509 --> 00:25:25.230 little bit of a beef about it. Yeah, it turned 00:25:25.230 --> 00:25:27.950 a little bit into a ramp, but who cares? But 00:25:27.950 --> 00:25:29.990 all in all, when we look at this, all right, 00:25:30.130 --> 00:25:33.630 offensive linemen deserve awards, and this was 00:25:33.630 --> 00:25:36.529 long overdue. So I'm super excited to see who 00:25:36.529 --> 00:25:39.250 is going to win the award this year. Now let's 00:25:39.250 --> 00:25:42.650 get into the grades, folks. That's right, NFC 00:25:42.650 --> 00:25:46.210 East. You already know Giants, Commanders, Eagles, 00:25:46.450 --> 00:25:50.210 and Cowboys. Yes, let's talk about it. So let's 00:25:50.210 --> 00:25:52.089 get into the Giants' first positions of need, 00:25:52.210 --> 00:25:55.049 quarterback, safety, cornerback, interior offensive 00:25:55.049 --> 00:25:58.150 line, and tackle. We all know that they got Abdul 00:25:58.150 --> 00:26:01.569 Carter, Jackson Dart, Darius Alexander, Cam Scadabo, 00:26:01.710 --> 00:26:05.190 Marcus Membo, Thomas Fedone, and Corey Black. 00:26:06.059 --> 00:26:08.400 And when we look at their team stats, however, 00:26:08.720 --> 00:26:12.019 they were the 24th ranked defense, and they allowed 00:26:12.019 --> 00:26:16.859 24 .4 points per game, 346 .8 yards per game, 00:26:16.980 --> 00:26:21.339 5 .6 yards per play, 41 touchdowns, and had a 00:26:21.339 --> 00:26:25.140 34 .3 quarterback pressure percentage. They were 00:26:25.140 --> 00:26:28.599 8th in passing defense and allowed 210 .6 passing 00:26:28.599 --> 00:26:32.200 yards per game, 6 .5 yards per play, and 23 passing 00:26:32.200 --> 00:26:35.519 touchdowns. They were 27th in run defense and 00:26:35.519 --> 00:26:39.220 allowed 18 rushing touchdowns, 136 .2 rushing 00:26:39.220 --> 00:26:42.019 yards per game, 4 .6 rushing yards per play, 00:26:42.160 --> 00:26:45.359 and allowed 66 rushes of 10 plus yards or more. 00:26:45.500 --> 00:26:49.240 They were 30th when it came to offense, which 00:26:49.240 --> 00:26:53.890 is diabolical. And they averaged 16 .1 points 00:26:53.890 --> 00:26:58.450 per game, 294 .8 yards per game, 4 .7 yards per 00:26:58.450 --> 00:27:02.250 play, and 28 touchdowns. They were 28th in passing 00:27:02.250 --> 00:27:06.369 offense and averaged 189 passing yards per game, 00:27:06.509 --> 00:27:11.130 5 .1 passing yards per play, and 15 passing touchdowns. 00:27:11.519 --> 00:27:14.779 They were 23rd in rushing offense and averaged 00:27:14.779 --> 00:27:18.619 104 .9 rushing yards per game, 4 .2 rushing yards 00:27:18.619 --> 00:27:22.500 per play, 13 rushing touchdowns, and had 46 rushes 00:27:22.500 --> 00:27:25.420 of 10 plus yards or more. Here's my problem with 00:27:25.420 --> 00:27:27.920 their draft. I know a lot of people are saying 00:27:27.920 --> 00:27:30.279 that they had an A plus draft. No, they didn't. 00:27:30.599 --> 00:27:34.119 By no means did they have an A plus draft. In 00:27:34.119 --> 00:27:37.400 actuality, I would say it's probably a B minus 00:27:37.400 --> 00:27:40.809 to maybe a B plus, and let me explain why. abdul 00:27:40.809 --> 00:27:44.950 carter was not a need it was a want jackson darp 00:27:44.950 --> 00:27:48.309 on the other hand was a need because they needed 00:27:48.309 --> 00:27:51.190 a future quarterback and i understand there's 00:27:51.190 --> 00:27:52.470 a whole bunch of people that are saying well 00:27:52.470 --> 00:27:54.950 abdul carter was the best pass rusher in college 00:27:54.950 --> 00:27:58.369 abdul carter this abdul carter that let me tell 00:27:58.369 --> 00:28:01.390 you something all right i'm not trying to sound 00:28:01.390 --> 00:28:04.130 like a hater but i don't see it with abdul carter 00:28:05.420 --> 00:28:09.140 I see Mike Green on a higher pedestal than Abdul 00:28:09.140 --> 00:28:12.019 Carter. Because with Mike Green, Mike Green has 00:28:12.019 --> 00:28:14.640 a versatile skill set. He's not just going to 00:28:14.640 --> 00:28:16.640 beat you with power. He can beat you with speed. 00:28:16.799 --> 00:28:19.279 He can use his hands. He can do all of that and 00:28:19.279 --> 00:28:22.880 more. Whereas Abdul Carter, it's the direct opposite. 00:28:23.359 --> 00:28:26.259 And so me personally, I don't see why the Giants 00:28:26.259 --> 00:28:28.680 did it. But hey, I mean, this is the same team 00:28:28.680 --> 00:28:31.259 that let Saquon Barkley walk. And then he goes 00:28:31.259 --> 00:28:32.920 to the Eagles and then wins them a Super Bowl. 00:28:33.000 --> 00:28:36.019 I'm not surprised. On to everything else, Cam 00:28:36.019 --> 00:28:38.240 Scadabo, I feel like that was a pretty good pick 00:28:38.240 --> 00:28:40.519 as well because they definitely wanted to do 00:28:40.519 --> 00:28:43.960 more with the run game. This is my analogy of 00:28:43.960 --> 00:28:48.700 Cam Scadabo. Cam Scadabo is the Mick Foley of 00:28:48.700 --> 00:28:52.039 football. Now, you're probably wondering, why 00:28:52.039 --> 00:28:53.920 would you say something like that? Let me explain 00:28:53.920 --> 00:28:58.900 why. Cam Scadabo looks for contact. He doesn't 00:28:58.900 --> 00:29:03.069 avoid it. He looks, purposely looks. for someone 00:29:03.069 --> 00:29:06.109 to run over, looks for someone to truck, looks 00:29:06.109 --> 00:29:09.309 for someone to just bring down his shoulder and 00:29:09.309 --> 00:29:12.849 just give it to him. That's who Cam Scadabo is. 00:29:13.009 --> 00:29:15.250 Darius Alexander, I was a little bit upset about 00:29:15.250 --> 00:29:18.670 because I was very high on Darius Alexander, 00:29:18.890 --> 00:29:20.990 but I mean, of course they got him. But out of 00:29:20.990 --> 00:29:25.009 all the positions that they really needed, safety, 00:29:25.109 --> 00:29:27.369 I feel like they definitely really didn't need. 00:29:27.549 --> 00:29:29.089 And the only reason why I say that is because 00:29:29.089 --> 00:29:33.109 they got Javon Holland. I mean, If you wanted 00:29:33.109 --> 00:29:35.369 to, you probably could have used that second 00:29:35.369 --> 00:29:38.009 round pick and maybe a safety if you wanted to. 00:29:38.569 --> 00:29:43.509 But I mean, again, is that really like a priority? 00:29:44.410 --> 00:29:47.009 Debatable. But all in all, I would give them 00:29:47.009 --> 00:29:50.230 a B minus or a B plus, honestly. And let's go 00:29:50.230 --> 00:29:52.250 over to the Cowboys. Cowboys actually have a 00:29:52.250 --> 00:29:54.730 lot. So here we go. Positions of need, running 00:29:54.730 --> 00:29:57.920 back, linebacker, cornerback. Interior offensive 00:29:57.920 --> 00:30:00.299 line, wide receiver. So first round, they get 00:30:00.299 --> 00:30:02.380 Tyler Booker. Second round, they get Donovan 00:30:02.380 --> 00:30:04.400 Izaraku. Third round, they get Siobhan Revel. 00:30:04.519 --> 00:30:08.079 Then Jadon Blue, Shamar James, Ajani Cornelius, 00:30:08.200 --> 00:30:14.460 Jay Toa, Phil Moffa, and then Tommy Akingbesto. 00:30:15.460 --> 00:30:18.339 Akingbesto. I think I pronounced your last name 00:30:18.339 --> 00:30:20.519 correctly. Hopefully I did. If I didn't, I deeply 00:30:20.519 --> 00:30:22.940 apologize. Now when we break down their team 00:30:22.940 --> 00:30:26.019 stats, they have the 28th ranked defense, which 00:30:26.019 --> 00:30:30.980 allowed 27 .5 points per game. 355 .2 yards per 00:30:30.980 --> 00:30:35.759 game, 5 .8 yards per play, and allowed 53 touchdowns. 00:30:35.759 --> 00:30:38.759 When we break this down, however, they were 17th 00:30:38.759 --> 00:30:42.500 in passing defense and allowed 218 .1 passing 00:30:42.500 --> 00:30:46.079 yards per game, 6 .6 yards per play, and 28 passing 00:30:46.079 --> 00:30:48.240 touchdowns. When we break it down even more, 00:30:48.400 --> 00:30:51.500 they were 29th in run defense. They allowed 25 00:30:51.500 --> 00:30:55.079 rushing touchdowns, 137 .1 rushing yards per 00:30:55.079 --> 00:30:58.099 game. 4 .8 rushing yards per play, and allowed 00:30:58.099 --> 00:31:01.380 63 rushes of 10 plus yards or more. They were 00:31:01.380 --> 00:31:05.799 the 17th ranked offense, which averaged 20 .6 00:31:05.799 --> 00:31:09.880 points per game, 327 .5 yards per game, 5 yards 00:31:09.880 --> 00:31:13.519 per play, and 29 touchdowns. They were 11th in 00:31:13.519 --> 00:31:17.339 passing offense, which averaged 227 .2 passing 00:31:17.339 --> 00:31:20.299 yards per game, 5 .7 passing yards per play, 00:31:20.420 --> 00:31:23.839 and 23 passing touchdowns. They were 27th in 00:31:23.839 --> 00:31:27.460 rushing offense, and they averaged 100 .3 rushing 00:31:27.460 --> 00:31:30.819 yards per game, 4 rushing yards per play, 6 rushing 00:31:30.819 --> 00:31:33.539 touchdowns, and had 42 rushes of 10 plus yards 00:31:33.539 --> 00:31:37.619 or more. All in all, I feel like I want to give 00:31:37.619 --> 00:31:43.079 them an A, and this is why. For one, You got 00:31:43.079 --> 00:31:46.099 Donovan Izaraku, who could have easily been a 00:31:46.099 --> 00:31:49.579 first rounder. Siobhan Revel, who I feel like 00:31:49.579 --> 00:31:52.839 probably could have been a second rounder. You 00:31:52.839 --> 00:31:56.460 get Jadon Blue. You get Shamar James. You had 00:31:56.460 --> 00:31:59.660 a really good draft. Let's be real here, folks. 00:31:59.859 --> 00:32:02.180 For one, we all know that they're still rebuilding 00:32:02.180 --> 00:32:04.160 the offensive line. I'm not going to take that 00:32:04.160 --> 00:32:06.039 away from them. Tyler Booker, that was a good 00:32:06.039 --> 00:32:09.059 pick. Donovan Izaraku, that's a really good pick 00:32:09.059 --> 00:32:11.700 as well. Because they need another pass rusher. 00:32:12.039 --> 00:32:14.460 Siobhan Revel, I feel like that's a sleeper of 00:32:14.460 --> 00:32:17.339 a pick as well. Now, we all knew that Siobhan 00:32:17.339 --> 00:32:19.319 Revel was probably going to drop a little bit 00:32:19.319 --> 00:32:23.279 simply because of the injury. But outside of 00:32:23.279 --> 00:32:25.059 that, he should have been a first rounder because 00:32:25.059 --> 00:32:27.900 he had all the intangibles to be a first round 00:32:27.900 --> 00:32:30.380 corner. Jadon Blue, I'm a little bit skeptical 00:32:30.380 --> 00:32:34.079 about only because he has a fumbling issue. Super 00:32:34.079 --> 00:32:36.920 fast, ran a 4 -2, but he has a fumbling issue. 00:32:37.559 --> 00:32:41.140 Outside of that, I can talk myself in or out. 00:32:41.500 --> 00:32:44.440 of the rest of the picks. Now, wide receiver, 00:32:44.740 --> 00:32:47.480 sure, they probably could have addressed it, 00:32:47.539 --> 00:32:49.740 but they didn't. And in doing so, guess what 00:32:49.740 --> 00:32:51.559 they did? They made a trade and they got George 00:32:51.559 --> 00:32:54.880 Pickens. So all in all, I think they did really 00:32:54.880 --> 00:32:58.880 well when it comes to the draft. I would probably 00:32:58.880 --> 00:33:03.880 give them between a B plus and maybe an A. Because 00:33:03.880 --> 00:33:07.980 those first one, two, one, two, three, four, 00:33:08.140 --> 00:33:12.180 those first four picks, great. Great picks. But 00:33:12.180 --> 00:33:14.640 this is the type of draft that the Cowboys need 00:33:14.640 --> 00:33:17.259 to continue to have if they really want to be 00:33:17.259 --> 00:33:19.640 serious contenders. Otherwise, guess what's going 00:33:19.640 --> 00:33:21.599 to happen? They're going to be pretenders like 00:33:21.599 --> 00:33:23.299 they have been for the past, I don't know, 20 00:33:23.299 --> 00:33:27.019 -something years. But moving on, though, to the 00:33:27.019 --> 00:33:30.119 Commanders. Their positions of need. Edge, defensive 00:33:30.119 --> 00:33:34.880 tackle, wide receiver, safety, and corner. Here's 00:33:34.880 --> 00:33:36.380 the thing with the Commanders. They didn't have 00:33:36.380 --> 00:33:38.099 a whole lot of draft picks. So this would be 00:33:38.099 --> 00:33:40.450 pretty quickly, though. So the first round, they 00:33:40.450 --> 00:33:42.609 got Josh Connolly. Second round, they got Trey 00:33:42.609 --> 00:33:45.569 Amos. Fourth round, they got Jalen Lane. Sixth 00:33:45.569 --> 00:33:48.789 round, they got Kane Medrano. And then seventh 00:33:48.789 --> 00:33:52.430 round, they got Ja 'Cory Kroski Merritt. Here's 00:33:52.430 --> 00:33:55.750 the thing with their draft. I understand why 00:33:55.750 --> 00:33:57.670 they went tackling in the first round, because 00:33:57.670 --> 00:33:59.750 they wanted to shore up the offensive line to 00:33:59.750 --> 00:34:02.690 make sure that they protect Jaden Daniels. Not 00:34:02.690 --> 00:34:05.690 opposed to that whatsoever. Now, granted, I feel 00:34:05.690 --> 00:34:08.550 like that was probably more of, you know, best 00:34:08.550 --> 00:34:11.449 player available instead of, you know, addressing 00:34:11.449 --> 00:34:13.929 a position of need. And I only say that because 00:34:13.929 --> 00:34:17.550 you were lower in the draft. So it wasn't going 00:34:17.550 --> 00:34:20.670 to be a whole bunch of great options when it 00:34:20.670 --> 00:34:23.429 came for you to pick. Unless if you trade up, 00:34:23.469 --> 00:34:25.590 which even if you trade it up, you would have 00:34:25.590 --> 00:34:29.050 less draft capital to go with. So Josh Conley, 00:34:29.110 --> 00:34:31.190 I feel like that was a good move. Trey Amos, 00:34:31.369 --> 00:34:35.659 this is just my personal opinion. Trey Amos shouldn't 00:34:35.659 --> 00:34:37.639 have been a second round pick. Trey Amos should 00:34:37.639 --> 00:34:40.980 have been a first round pick. Trey Amos had all 00:34:40.980 --> 00:34:44.900 the intangibles to be a lockdown corner. Jalen 00:34:44.900 --> 00:34:46.960 Lane, I feel like that's an interesting pick. 00:34:47.920 --> 00:34:50.960 Just give it some time. Just give it some time. 00:34:51.079 --> 00:34:52.940 Same thing with their sixth round pick and their 00:34:52.940 --> 00:34:55.679 seventh round pick. Give it some time. I think 00:34:55.679 --> 00:34:57.780 they're probably in the best situation possible. 00:34:58.760 --> 00:35:01.300 Now when we break down their stats. They were 00:35:01.300 --> 00:35:04.599 the 13th ranked defense, which allowed 23 points 00:35:04.599 --> 00:35:09.659 per game, 326 .9 yards per game, 5 .4 yards per 00:35:09.659 --> 00:35:13.460 play, and allowed 43 touchdowns. They were third 00:35:13.460 --> 00:35:17.440 in passing defense, which allowed 189 .5 passing 00:35:17.440 --> 00:35:20.480 yards per game, 6 yards per play, and 25 passing 00:35:20.480 --> 00:35:23.760 touchdowns. They were 30th in run defense, which 00:35:23.760 --> 00:35:27.400 allowed 18 rushing touchdowns, 137 .5 rushing 00:35:27.400 --> 00:35:30.190 yards per game. 4 .8 rushing yards per play, 00:35:30.269 --> 00:35:33.090 and 64 rushes of 10 plus yards or more. They 00:35:33.090 --> 00:35:35.730 had the seventh ranked offense, which averaged 00:35:35.730 --> 00:35:40.170 28 .5 points per game, 369 .6 yards per game, 00:35:40.309 --> 00:35:43.929 5 .7 yards per play, and 54 touchdowns. Now, 00:35:43.929 --> 00:35:47.050 when we break this down, however, they were 17th 00:35:47.050 --> 00:35:50.630 in passing offense, which averaged 215 .6 passing 00:35:50.630 --> 00:35:53.329 yards per game, 6 .4 passing yards per play, 00:35:53.449 --> 00:35:56.210 and 29 passing touchdowns. When we shift things 00:35:56.210 --> 00:35:59.679 over to the... rushing side they were third in 00:35:59.679 --> 00:36:03.360 the league and they averaged 154 .1 rushing yards 00:36:03.360 --> 00:36:05.840 per game five rushing yards per plate and had 00:36:05.840 --> 00:36:09.920 25 rushing touchdowns as well as 67 rushes of 00:36:09.920 --> 00:36:12.820 10 plus yards or more so on one hand yes they 00:36:12.820 --> 00:36:15.619 were a pretty good team but we all know that 00:36:15.619 --> 00:36:18.659 the run defense was not good so i feel like they 00:36:18.659 --> 00:36:20.980 probably should have addressed that within the 00:36:20.980 --> 00:36:25.159 first to maybe fourth round just because for 00:36:25.159 --> 00:36:26.880 one, there was a lot of defensive library that 00:36:26.880 --> 00:36:30.760 were available. And two, teams were attacking 00:36:30.760 --> 00:36:33.960 the run defense a lot. So you wanted to make 00:36:33.960 --> 00:36:36.539 sure that you shore that up. Now, do I feel like 00:36:36.539 --> 00:36:39.199 they did it in this draft? Not really. Do I feel 00:36:39.199 --> 00:36:40.599 like they probably could have done it in free 00:36:40.599 --> 00:36:44.079 agency? Sure, there's a possibility, but I feel 00:36:44.079 --> 00:36:45.500 like that they should have addressed that in 00:36:45.500 --> 00:36:48.659 the first round. Tackle, I feel like you could 00:36:48.659 --> 00:36:50.239 have addressed it in the second round if you 00:36:50.239 --> 00:36:52.280 wanted to. In the fourth round, there were still 00:36:52.280 --> 00:36:55.280 viable options at tackle. Better yet, if you 00:36:55.280 --> 00:36:57.179 wanted to, you could have taken the veteran approach 00:36:57.179 --> 00:36:59.079 and you could have gotten another veteran tackle 00:36:59.079 --> 00:37:01.900 if that's the route that you wanted to go. But 00:37:01.900 --> 00:37:04.699 overall, I feel like the commanders probably 00:37:04.699 --> 00:37:09.340 had like a B plus, B minus type of draft. Now, 00:37:09.340 --> 00:37:12.739 granted, yes, they did have limited draft picks, 00:37:12.860 --> 00:37:15.739 but... the people that they did draft were actually 00:37:15.739 --> 00:37:18.820 pretty good players now on to one of my favorite 00:37:18.820 --> 00:37:23.679 teams the eagles e -a -g -l -e -s eagles yes 00:37:23.679 --> 00:37:25.980 i did that who cares their positions of need 00:37:25.980 --> 00:37:29.280 edge cornerback interior offensive line d tackle 00:37:29.280 --> 00:37:31.960 wide receiver Here's the thing, they have a lot 00:37:31.960 --> 00:37:33.659 of draft capital, so let's just go through it 00:37:33.659 --> 00:37:35.860 all. They had Jihad Campbell in the first round, 00:37:36.000 --> 00:37:38.860 Andrew Makuba, Ty Robinson, Mack McWilliams, 00:37:38.860 --> 00:37:42.920 Samel Mundin, Drew Kendall, Kyle McCord, Miles 00:37:42.920 --> 00:37:45.000 Hinton, Cameron Williams, and Antoine Powell 00:37:45.000 --> 00:37:50.039 Ryland. Yeah, um, I don't know if y 'all realize 00:37:50.039 --> 00:37:52.780 this, but Ty Robinson was a sleeper of a pick. 00:37:53.460 --> 00:37:56.460 Go ahead and look at his footage. Ty Robinson 00:37:56.460 --> 00:38:00.059 is a game wrecker. Ty Robinson... is going to 00:38:00.059 --> 00:38:04.119 change the game. When you need someone to make 00:38:04.119 --> 00:38:06.920 a play, Ty Robinson along with Jalen Carter are 00:38:06.920 --> 00:38:09.280 going to make the play. That's who they are. 00:38:10.880 --> 00:38:13.579 I don't know how Ty Robinson was able to slip 00:38:13.579 --> 00:38:17.260 through the fourth round, but man, he is a monster. 00:38:17.599 --> 00:38:20.300 When we look at their team stats, they had the 00:38:20.300 --> 00:38:23.840 number one ranked defense, which allowed 17 .8 00:38:23.840 --> 00:38:28.059 points per game, 278 .4 yards per game. 4 .7 00:38:28.059 --> 00:38:31.099 yards per play and allowed 31 touchdowns, as 00:38:31.099 --> 00:38:35.059 well as having a 31 % quarterback pressure percentage. 00:38:35.519 --> 00:38:38.380 They were also first in passing defense, which 00:38:38.380 --> 00:38:42.659 allowed 174 .2 passing yards per game, 5 .1 passing 00:38:42.659 --> 00:38:45.929 yards per play, and 22 passing touchdowns. They 00:38:45.929 --> 00:38:48.389 were 10th in run defense, which allowed nine 00:38:48.389 --> 00:38:51.969 rushing touchdowns, 104 .2 rushing yards per 00:38:51.969 --> 00:38:55.030 game. They allowed 4 .3 rushing yards per play 00:38:55.030 --> 00:38:58.170 and 45 rushes of 10 plus yards or more. When 00:38:58.170 --> 00:39:00.030 we shift things over to the offense, however, 00:39:00.269 --> 00:39:03.610 they were the eighth ranked offense, which averaged 00:39:03.610 --> 00:39:07.989 27 .2 points per game, 367 .2 yards per game, 00:39:08.130 --> 00:39:11.989 5 .6 yards per play and 53 touchdowns. They were 00:39:11.989 --> 00:39:15.750 29th in passing offense, which averaged 187 .9 00:39:15.750 --> 00:39:18.510 passing yards per game, 6 .5 passing yards per 00:39:18.510 --> 00:39:22.050 play, and 24 passing touchdowns. They were second 00:39:22.050 --> 00:39:25.510 in rushing offense, which averaged 179 .3 rushing 00:39:25.510 --> 00:39:28.050 yards per game, 4 .9 rushing yards per play, 00:39:28.170 --> 00:39:32.590 and had 29 rushing touchdowns, as well as 76 00:39:32.590 --> 00:39:36.090 rushes of 10 plus yards or more. Folks, this 00:39:36.090 --> 00:39:38.550 is an A plus. I don't care what anyone says. 00:39:38.670 --> 00:39:42.079 This is an A plus draft right here. For one, 00:39:42.340 --> 00:39:45.420 you have Jihad Campbell, who, from what I've 00:39:45.420 --> 00:39:47.559 heard, there is a good chance that they may use 00:39:47.559 --> 00:39:49.880 him in somewhat of that Derrick Brooks type of 00:39:49.880 --> 00:39:54.460 role, where he can be used in both outside linebacker 00:39:54.460 --> 00:39:57.760 as well as inside linebacker. So you have that, 00:39:57.900 --> 00:40:03.780 plus Andrew Makuba, plus Ty Robinson, and everybody 00:40:03.780 --> 00:40:07.829 else. Mack McWilliams, Samel Mundin, Drew Kendall, 00:40:08.050 --> 00:40:09.989 Kyle McCord, Miles Hinton, Cameron Williams, 00:40:10.210 --> 00:40:13.909 Antoine Powell -Rylan. You got it all. And once 00:40:13.909 --> 00:40:17.650 again, what are the Eagles doing? Replenishing 00:40:17.650 --> 00:40:19.989 the defensive line as well as the offensive line. 00:40:20.130 --> 00:40:22.829 They double -dipped at tackle this draft class, 00:40:23.030 --> 00:40:26.309 and they also got a defensive lineman. Folks, 00:40:26.409 --> 00:40:29.690 as long as offensive and defensive linemen... 00:40:30.039 --> 00:40:32.800 are coming out of college, the Eagles will continue 00:40:32.800 --> 00:40:34.800 to draft them. Because why? They know how to 00:40:34.800 --> 00:40:38.539 develop them. That's just the Eagles MO and it'll 00:40:38.539 --> 00:40:41.519 continue to be the Eagles MO. Me personally, 00:40:41.659 --> 00:40:43.500 with the amount of draft capital that they had, 00:40:43.579 --> 00:40:45.019 you would have thought that they would have messed 00:40:45.019 --> 00:40:47.519 up on some of these draft picks. But no, they 00:40:47.519 --> 00:40:50.179 did an excellent job with the people that they 00:40:50.179 --> 00:40:53.079 drafted. Miles Hinton is a sleeper of a pick. 00:40:53.440 --> 00:40:56.099 His father used to play in the league. If I'm 00:40:56.099 --> 00:40:57.659 not mistaken, I think he actually played for 00:40:57.659 --> 00:41:01.659 the Eagles as well. So you have that with Andrew 00:41:01.659 --> 00:41:03.659 Makuba, who was definitely one of the better 00:41:03.659 --> 00:41:08.880 safeties. I mean, come on. What is there that 00:41:08.880 --> 00:41:10.940 you can hate on when it comes to their draft 00:41:10.940 --> 00:41:15.460 class? Their first three players are going to 00:41:15.460 --> 00:41:18.659 be great players. We all know that they wanted 00:41:18.659 --> 00:41:22.099 to address linebacker. And so getting Jihad Campbell, 00:41:22.239 --> 00:41:27.550 I think, is great. Absolutely amazing. Because 00:41:27.550 --> 00:41:30.050 if you have not seen Jihad Campbell, go ahead, 00:41:30.130 --> 00:41:33.889 go on YouTube and look at Jihad Campbell. That 00:41:33.889 --> 00:41:37.010 dude is a monster. That dude is everywhere near 00:41:37.010 --> 00:41:39.570 the football. If the football is in somebody's 00:41:39.570 --> 00:41:42.670 hand, Jihad Campbell is right near them. And 00:41:42.670 --> 00:41:44.789 if not, well, then guess what? Something is going 00:41:44.789 --> 00:41:48.610 on. But I'm going to let you guys debate if that 00:41:48.610 --> 00:41:51.590 was right or if I was wrong on getting the Eagles 00:41:51.590 --> 00:41:54.070 an A+. But I want to end this episode here. If 00:41:54.070 --> 00:41:55.489 you guys like what you are listening, please, 00:41:55.630 --> 00:41:57.090 please, please, please, please make sure you 00:41:57.090 --> 00:41:59.869 guys leave a five -star, five -star, five -star, 00:41:59.889 --> 00:42:03.219 five -star, five -star, five -star review. on 00:42:03.219 --> 00:42:05.039 anywhere and everywhere that you can listen to 00:42:05.039 --> 00:42:08.179 podcasts. 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