WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.760 Double breaking news, double breaking news, double 00:00:01.760 --> 00:00:05.019 breaking news, folks. That's right. I know I 00:00:05.019 --> 00:00:07.139 said I was supposed to be taking a break. I understand 00:00:07.139 --> 00:00:08.960 that. But guess what? We have some things that 00:00:08.960 --> 00:00:11.220 we have to talk about, all right? Jair Alexander 00:00:11.220 --> 00:00:14.279 and Jermaine Pratt get released. So we have to 00:00:14.279 --> 00:00:16.420 talk about which teams will work for Jermaine 00:00:16.420 --> 00:00:19.879 Pratt, as well as for Jair Alexander, the financials 00:00:19.879 --> 00:00:23.440 for both teams, as well as how does the Jair 00:00:23.440 --> 00:00:26.539 Alexander situation affect Jalen Ramsey's situation, 00:00:26.820 --> 00:00:29.350 all right? All of this and more on the 86. second 00:00:29.350 --> 00:00:31.170 episode of the Football Junkies podcast, all 00:00:31.170 --> 00:00:33.750 right? 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But most 00:01:01.759 --> 00:01:03.399 importantly, the most important thing that you 00:01:03.399 --> 00:01:06.040 must remember is I am your host, Kale. So you 00:01:06.040 --> 00:01:07.379 already know how these things are about to go. 00:01:07.480 --> 00:01:09.900 So guess what? On three. One, two, three. Let's 00:01:09.900 --> 00:01:38.049 lock in. right folks let's just get into the 00:01:38.049 --> 00:01:39.650 meat and potatoes of everything that is going 00:01:39.650 --> 00:01:42.689 on in the league right now so before we get into 00:01:42.689 --> 00:01:45.049 the gyre alexander talk let's talk about jermaine 00:01:45.049 --> 00:01:48.030 pratt so jermaine pratt has been released today 00:01:48.030 --> 00:01:50.590 better yet i think it just happened maybe about 00:01:50.590 --> 00:01:53.150 five or ten minutes ago prior to this recording 00:01:53.150 --> 00:01:56.209 so let's just get into everything so to start 00:01:56.209 --> 00:01:58.569 things off jermaine pratt requested to trade 00:01:58.569 --> 00:02:02.079 for the bangles a long time ago From him requesting 00:02:02.079 --> 00:02:05.319 a trade up until now, there has been no information 00:02:05.319 --> 00:02:08.740 or no progress of a resolution for that entire 00:02:08.740 --> 00:02:11.340 situation until now. Now, when we look at the 00:02:11.340 --> 00:02:13.340 financials for this entire move, the Bengals 00:02:13.340 --> 00:02:15.759 save $5 .6 million in cash space and take on 00:02:15.759 --> 00:02:18.960 $2 .3 million in dead cap. His market value, 00:02:19.120 --> 00:02:22.419 according to SpotRack, is two years, $17 .9 million, 00:02:22.520 --> 00:02:25.520 which is $9 million a year. Here's the thing. 00:02:25.740 --> 00:02:29.780 When you look at his 2023 and 2024 season combined, 00:02:30.810 --> 00:02:34.870 not separate, but combined, 143 solo tackles, 00:02:34.889 --> 00:02:38.009 two sacks, four forced fumbles, say that three 00:02:38.009 --> 00:02:41.490 times, nine pass deflections, two fumble recoveries, 00:02:41.530 --> 00:02:44.229 four interceptions, and 12 tackles for loss. 00:02:44.469 --> 00:02:47.409 He's been a really productive inside linebacker. 00:02:47.449 --> 00:02:51.090 And if we're being real here, two years, 17 .9 00:02:51.090 --> 00:02:53.509 million, nine million a year, that's not bad. 00:02:54.250 --> 00:02:56.789 That's really not bad at all. So I don't understand 00:02:56.789 --> 00:03:00.150 why the Bengals would make this type of move, 00:03:00.289 --> 00:03:02.629 but I'm not surprised because why? The Bengals 00:03:02.629 --> 00:03:06.009 continue to do bad business. Now, granted, I 00:03:06.009 --> 00:03:08.189 understand that you have more superstars on the 00:03:08.189 --> 00:03:10.969 offense and Joe Burrow, T. Higgins, and Jamar 00:03:10.969 --> 00:03:13.629 Chase. I get that. But you also have to take 00:03:13.629 --> 00:03:15.610 care of the defense as well, because if you don't, 00:03:15.610 --> 00:03:17.409 guess what's going to happen? You are going to 00:03:17.409 --> 00:03:20.710 have to basically outshoot your opponent every 00:03:20.710 --> 00:03:23.469 single week, and you won't be able to do that. 00:03:23.930 --> 00:03:25.909 Your defense is going to have to make some plays, 00:03:26.090 --> 00:03:28.129 and they can't do that if you don't have anybody 00:03:28.129 --> 00:03:31.270 there. Now, granted, I understand that they drafted 00:03:31.270 --> 00:03:34.349 an inside linebacker in Demetrius Knight, but 00:03:34.349 --> 00:03:36.750 you don't know what you're getting out of him. 00:03:37.270 --> 00:03:40.189 Jermaine Pratt is proven. He's been proven for 00:03:40.189 --> 00:03:44.129 the past few years. On one hand, it's great for 00:03:44.129 --> 00:03:46.449 Jermaine Pratt because he's able to go and latch 00:03:46.449 --> 00:03:48.770 onto a team before training camp, which is great, 00:03:48.870 --> 00:03:51.870 but at the same time, this weakens the Bengals 00:03:51.870 --> 00:03:54.370 even more because guess what? You already have 00:03:54.370 --> 00:03:57.189 a bad situation with Trey Hendrickson. Now that 00:03:57.189 --> 00:03:59.830 you've released Jermaine Pratt, everyone is going 00:03:59.830 --> 00:04:02.550 to be looking at you with a side eye because 00:04:02.550 --> 00:04:04.250 there are going to be some people on that defense 00:04:04.250 --> 00:04:05.789 as well. They're going to be looking for money 00:04:05.789 --> 00:04:08.849 too. And guess what? There's no need for them 00:04:08.849 --> 00:04:11.229 to go to y 'all because why? Y 'all don't care 00:04:11.229 --> 00:04:14.229 about the defense. So at some point, somebody 00:04:14.229 --> 00:04:16.310 is going to have to be the bigger person in the 00:04:16.310 --> 00:04:18.430 room and say, listen, we have to take people 00:04:18.430 --> 00:04:21.089 on both sides of the ball. Do we have to give 00:04:21.089 --> 00:04:24.079 them market value? Probably not. Can we try to 00:04:24.079 --> 00:04:27.000 at least save a little bit of money? We can try. 00:04:27.339 --> 00:04:30.819 But what you cannot do is just let people go 00:04:30.819 --> 00:04:33.100 willy -nilly and thinking, oh, okay, well, we'll 00:04:33.100 --> 00:04:35.639 sort of self out. No, it doesn't work like that. 00:04:35.740 --> 00:04:38.019 That's why you see a lot of people not really 00:04:38.019 --> 00:04:40.120 interested in playing for the Bengals because 00:04:40.120 --> 00:04:43.939 why? They have had a reputation for a very long 00:04:43.939 --> 00:04:47.220 time, prior to probably I was born, of just doing 00:04:47.220 --> 00:04:49.920 bad business, a very cheap run organization. 00:04:51.120 --> 00:04:54.399 I think the Bengals are so cheap. I guarantee 00:04:54.399 --> 00:04:57.100 you if you ask the player, do they charge you 00:04:57.100 --> 00:04:59.720 for food? Do they charge you for, I don't know, 00:04:59.720 --> 00:05:01.500 getting a new pair of socks? I guarantee you 00:05:01.500 --> 00:05:03.959 they'll flip you a bill for it. I wouldn't be 00:05:03.959 --> 00:05:06.779 surprised. That's how bad the Bengals have been. 00:05:07.339 --> 00:05:10.220 Now, when we look at things from another perspective 00:05:10.220 --> 00:05:13.620 of what would be the best situation for Jermaine 00:05:13.620 --> 00:05:16.040 Pratt, I can already tell you one team that would 00:05:16.040 --> 00:05:19.100 definitely love him, the Colts. And the only 00:05:19.100 --> 00:05:22.220 reason why I say that is because his former defensive 00:05:22.220 --> 00:05:24.339 coordinator is now the defensive coordinator 00:05:24.339 --> 00:05:27.500 for the Colts. So I think if you plug him in, 00:05:27.600 --> 00:05:31.800 it's home because he already knows that system. 00:05:31.839 --> 00:05:34.680 He's familiar with all the cadences and formations 00:05:34.680 --> 00:05:37.819 and all the things that come with the defense. 00:05:38.279 --> 00:05:41.019 So I think that would be an instant upgrade for 00:05:41.019 --> 00:05:43.399 the inside linebacker position for the Colts. 00:05:43.899 --> 00:05:46.300 Now, if you want to take things for a few other 00:05:46.300 --> 00:05:49.139 teams, you could possibly put in maybe the Steelers 00:05:49.139 --> 00:05:51.000 if they're interested because, you know, division 00:05:51.000 --> 00:05:53.160 rival. Maybe he wants to enact his revenge on 00:05:53.160 --> 00:05:56.439 the Bengals. Maybe you can go after the Chiefs. 00:05:56.439 --> 00:05:59.100 There are a few teams that Jermaine Pratt can 00:05:59.100 --> 00:06:01.639 go to. Now, are you going to make a lot of money? 00:06:01.740 --> 00:06:05.100 Probably not. But the question is this. Are you 00:06:05.100 --> 00:06:08.139 ring chasing or are you bag chasing? And just 00:06:08.139 --> 00:06:10.620 looking at the available inside linebackers, 00:06:10.620 --> 00:06:13.000 you have C .J. Mosley, Jawan Bentley, Devondre 00:06:13.000 --> 00:06:15.920 Campbell, Eric Kendricks, Neville Hewitt, Chris 00:06:15.920 --> 00:06:19.459 Barnes, Matthew Adams, Tyler Malkovich, Chandler 00:06:19.459 --> 00:06:22.100 Woodland, Chance Campbell, Quan Alexander, Raekwon 00:06:22.100 --> 00:06:25.560 McMillan. Like, sure, there are some pretty good 00:06:25.560 --> 00:06:28.560 inside linebackers, but you have the advantage 00:06:28.560 --> 00:06:32.339 because you're only 29 years old. Whereas C .J. 00:06:32.420 --> 00:06:36.480 Mosley, he's 32. Eric Kendricks, he's 33. Neville 00:06:36.480 --> 00:06:40.779 Hewitt, he's 32. There's a mixture of old but 00:06:40.779 --> 00:06:44.279 somewhat young inside linebackers. So if I'm 00:06:44.279 --> 00:06:46.600 Jermaine Pratt, I'm going to take my time, but 00:06:46.600 --> 00:06:48.240 I'm not going to be very slow with this decision. 00:06:48.720 --> 00:06:50.879 I need to make a list of at least five teams 00:06:50.879 --> 00:06:53.019 that I'm interested in right now and start getting 00:06:53.019 --> 00:06:55.500 on the phone with them because mandatory minicamp 00:06:55.500 --> 00:06:58.180 is this week for a lot of teams, and then everybody 00:06:58.180 --> 00:07:00.670 takes a break. And then, you know, training camp 00:07:00.670 --> 00:07:03.910 begins. So between now and the start of training 00:07:03.910 --> 00:07:06.769 camp, you want to at least be in active contract 00:07:06.769 --> 00:07:10.329 talks with at least three teams. Because right 00:07:10.329 --> 00:07:12.709 now, this is the perfect time for you to strike. 00:07:13.029 --> 00:07:15.250 Now, granted, you may not get as much money as 00:07:15.250 --> 00:07:17.430 you probably want, but guess what? If you're 00:07:17.430 --> 00:07:19.389 put into a better opportunity where you could 00:07:19.389 --> 00:07:22.370 compete and possibly win a ring, who really cares? 00:07:22.470 --> 00:07:25.550 Because guess what? Come next offseason, you 00:07:25.550 --> 00:07:27.660 can cash in. Now, I'm not saying you're going 00:07:27.660 --> 00:07:30.480 to reset the inside linebacker market, but you 00:07:30.480 --> 00:07:33.579 can make a pretty decent amount of money. Just 00:07:33.579 --> 00:07:36.079 saying. Now, let's get into the part where everybody 00:07:36.079 --> 00:07:38.620 wants to talk about, and that is the whole Jair 00:07:38.620 --> 00:07:42.139 Alexander situation. So before we get into all 00:07:42.139 --> 00:07:45.540 the intangibles, let's talk about what led up 00:07:45.540 --> 00:07:49.879 to this. So this started last season. where Jair 00:07:49.879 --> 00:07:52.720 was suspended for his conduct, and then he was 00:07:52.720 --> 00:07:55.660 able to come back to the team, which then escalates 00:07:55.660 --> 00:07:58.740 into trade talks during this offseason prior 00:07:58.740 --> 00:08:01.779 to the draft of him possibly going to the Seahawks 00:08:01.779 --> 00:08:03.839 or a few different teams. And then that sort 00:08:03.839 --> 00:08:06.740 of dies down after the draft, and then it starts 00:08:06.740 --> 00:08:08.560 to pick up a little bit, and then it dies down. 00:08:08.660 --> 00:08:11.579 So it's going through its highs and lows. And 00:08:11.579 --> 00:08:14.360 then ultimately today, actually this morning 00:08:14.360 --> 00:08:17.459 specifically, they decided to release Jair Alexander. 00:08:17.899 --> 00:08:20.920 So according to Albert Breer, the Packers offered 00:08:20.920 --> 00:08:23.220 Jair a reduced one -year deal that would make 00:08:23.220 --> 00:08:26.319 him a free agent in 2026, but Jair turned it 00:08:26.319 --> 00:08:29.639 down. The team tried trading him during the draft 00:08:29.639 --> 00:08:32.139 and were unsuccessful. Now, according to Jordan 00:08:32.139 --> 00:08:34.980 Schultz, the Packers and the Bills had trade 00:08:34.980 --> 00:08:37.360 talks, but were unsuccessful. Case in point, 00:08:37.440 --> 00:08:39.179 that's why the Bills drafted Maxwell Harrison 00:08:39.179 --> 00:08:41.080 in the first round. Now, when we look at the 00:08:41.080 --> 00:08:44.049 financials that come with this move, The release 00:08:44.049 --> 00:08:47.549 leaves dead cap hits of $7 .5 million this year 00:08:47.549 --> 00:08:51.570 and then $9 .5 million next year. But it saves 00:08:51.570 --> 00:08:55.090 the Packers $17 .1 million this year and $17 00:08:55.090 --> 00:08:58.509 .5 million next year. Here's the crazy thing 00:08:58.509 --> 00:09:01.610 about this. This is the statement that the GM 00:09:01.610 --> 00:09:04.210 of the Packers, Mark Murphy, put out not too 00:09:04.210 --> 00:09:06.850 long ago. And I quote, He has been a great player 00:09:06.850 --> 00:09:09.830 for us. Obviously elite talent. Unfortunately, 00:09:09.950 --> 00:09:13.389 just injured a lot. Unfortunately, that's a big 00:09:13.389 --> 00:09:16.350 part of the game, end quote. But here's the part 00:09:16.350 --> 00:09:19.230 that may ruffle some feathers, though. End I 00:09:19.230 --> 00:09:22.210 quote, we've been used to playing without Alexander. 00:09:22.789 --> 00:09:25.450 Now, this comes from pro football talk reporter 00:09:25.450 --> 00:09:28.850 Josh Alper. My takeaway from all this information 00:09:28.850 --> 00:09:31.350 is the Packers are ready to move on from Jair. 00:09:31.850 --> 00:09:35.269 For one reason or the other, they were just ready 00:09:35.269 --> 00:09:38.470 to be done with Jair Alexander. And granted, 00:09:38.529 --> 00:09:41.210 I understand dealing with a superstar is a lot. 00:09:41.669 --> 00:09:44.110 I understand that sometimes it can be draining. 00:09:44.190 --> 00:09:46.649 I understand sometimes that if you don't have 00:09:46.649 --> 00:09:49.889 the locker room to keep superstars in check, 00:09:50.029 --> 00:09:53.549 it can make your life a living hell. But what 00:09:53.549 --> 00:09:58.250 you do not do is go public with your statement 00:09:58.250 --> 00:10:02.269 and say something like this, because I'm telling 00:10:02.269 --> 00:10:06.110 you, you are going to eat your words. There's 00:10:06.110 --> 00:10:09.110 not a whole bunch of Jair Alexanders just walking 00:10:09.110 --> 00:10:12.610 around. He's a one -of -one type of talent. He's 00:10:12.610 --> 00:10:16.309 a playmaking type of talent that you cannot replicate. 00:10:16.690 --> 00:10:19.830 There isn't anybody in free agency or available 00:10:19.830 --> 00:10:22.549 for a trade or is going to be in next year's 00:10:22.549 --> 00:10:25.330 draft class that can replicate what Jair can 00:10:25.330 --> 00:10:28.730 do. Granted, I understand that he hasn't been 00:10:28.730 --> 00:10:30.809 able to stay healthy for the last two years. 00:10:30.929 --> 00:10:33.710 I get that. But some players go through that 00:10:33.710 --> 00:10:37.000 phase. It happens. Could their health be because 00:10:37.000 --> 00:10:40.879 of attrition? Could it be because of the climate 00:10:40.879 --> 00:10:42.419 that they're playing in? It could be a plethora 00:10:42.419 --> 00:10:45.000 of different things. But what you don't do is 00:10:45.000 --> 00:10:48.000 give up on someone, especially someone like a 00:10:48.000 --> 00:10:50.860 Jair Alexander. Let me just read to you a stat 00:10:50.860 --> 00:10:53.779 that I found from NFL Pro. So when he is on the 00:10:53.779 --> 00:10:56.539 field, opposing quarterbacks threw for seven 00:10:56.539 --> 00:10:58.960 touchdowns and eight interceptions, recording 00:10:58.960 --> 00:11:02.879 a 77 .5 passer rating. But when Jair Alexander 00:11:02.879 --> 00:11:06.549 isn't on the field, quarterbacks threw for 15 00:11:06.549 --> 00:11:11.230 touchdowns, 8 picks, and had a 95 .3 passer rating. 00:11:11.350 --> 00:11:13.909 Let's go a little bit deeper than that. During 00:11:13.909 --> 00:11:17.309 the 2024 season, when Jair was on the field, 00:11:17.370 --> 00:11:21.419 the Packers... have allowed a 9 .7 lower completion 00:11:21.419 --> 00:11:24.600 percentage, which is 61%, compared to when he's 00:11:24.600 --> 00:11:29.480 off the field, which is 70 .7%. I'm sorry. Those 00:11:29.480 --> 00:11:31.659 stats right there should already tell you that 00:11:31.659 --> 00:11:34.139 this isn't just your ordinary type of corner. 00:11:34.340 --> 00:11:37.519 You didn't just pay him just because he had one 00:11:37.519 --> 00:11:40.259 or two really good seasons. You paid him as a 00:11:40.259 --> 00:11:44.019 franchise corner, and it shows with the stats. 00:11:44.639 --> 00:11:47.740 There is nobody on the Packers right now that 00:11:47.740 --> 00:11:50.740 can do exactly what Jair Alexander was able to 00:11:50.740 --> 00:11:54.360 do. When we look at his stats from the past two 00:11:54.360 --> 00:11:57.159 seasons, I'm going to go with 2024 first. 16 00:11:57.159 --> 00:12:00.679 tackles. He was targeted 30 times and allowed 00:12:00.679 --> 00:12:05.240 17 receptions for 244 yards and two touchdowns. 00:12:05.240 --> 00:12:08.679 And in doing so, he got two picks. Now in the 00:12:08.679 --> 00:12:12.789 2023 season, He had 27 tackles and was targeted 00:12:12.789 --> 00:12:17.190 33 times and allowed 23 receptions for 270 yards 00:12:17.190 --> 00:12:19.710 and two touchdowns. The stats speak for themselves, 00:12:19.830 --> 00:12:23.470 folks. The stats that I just read showed you 00:12:23.470 --> 00:12:26.590 how much of an impact Jair Alexander had on the 00:12:26.590 --> 00:12:30.090 field. You're talking about somebody whose effect 00:12:30.090 --> 00:12:32.750 is similar to what of a pass rusher, an elite 00:12:32.750 --> 00:12:36.230 pass rusher. We've all seen the record of the 00:12:36.230 --> 00:12:39.529 Steelers when TJ Watt is on the field and when 00:12:39.529 --> 00:12:42.169 he isn't on the field. The best way to describe 00:12:42.169 --> 00:12:44.809 this move is the Packers cut their nose to spite 00:12:44.809 --> 00:12:48.070 their face. They said, we cannot deal with you 00:12:48.070 --> 00:12:50.889 for another moment, for another day, for another 00:12:50.889 --> 00:12:53.350 training camp, for another mini camp. We can't 00:12:53.350 --> 00:12:55.950 deal with you with anything. We are willing to 00:12:55.950 --> 00:13:00.149 just let you go and be somebody. But this is 00:13:00.149 --> 00:13:03.440 the price of having a superstar. regardless of 00:13:03.440 --> 00:13:06.440 the position on your team. When you have a superstar, 00:13:06.860 --> 00:13:09.259 you're going to have to deal with these type 00:13:09.259 --> 00:13:12.480 of antics in some capacity. Now, there are some 00:13:12.480 --> 00:13:14.320 superstars who are a little bit more humble, 00:13:14.399 --> 00:13:16.519 and then there are others who are a little bit 00:13:16.519 --> 00:13:19.720 more outspoken, especially when there's a little 00:13:19.720 --> 00:13:22.200 bit of discourse between them and the organization. 00:13:22.460 --> 00:13:24.960 Let me just read to you the death chart right 00:13:24.960 --> 00:13:26.879 now for the Packers when it comes to their corners. 00:13:27.159 --> 00:13:31.139 So outside of Jire Alexander, they have Keyshawn 00:13:31.139 --> 00:13:34.559 Nixon, Carrington Valentine, Micah Robinson, 00:13:34.919 --> 00:13:38.559 Kamal Hayden, Isaiah Dunn, Jonathan Baldwin, 00:13:38.820 --> 00:13:43.139 and Tyron Herrick. No disrespect to any of those 00:13:43.139 --> 00:13:46.620 men, but they cannot hold a candle to what Jair 00:13:46.620 --> 00:13:49.679 Alexander was able to do on the field. Do you 00:13:49.679 --> 00:13:52.039 believe in any of those corners can hold their 00:13:52.039 --> 00:13:55.299 own against a Justin Jefferson, Amon Ross St. 00:13:55.299 --> 00:13:58.240 Brown, Roma Dunzay, DJ Moore, Luther Burden, 00:13:58.320 --> 00:14:02.350 Jordan Addison, Jameson Williams? No. So why 00:14:02.350 --> 00:14:05.389 would you make this premature move when you don't 00:14:05.389 --> 00:14:08.029 have a succession plan in place? It'll be one 00:14:08.029 --> 00:14:11.289 thing if you address cornerback one in the draft, 00:14:11.370 --> 00:14:14.929 in free agency, via trade, any different type 00:14:14.929 --> 00:14:18.309 of way. But you didn't do that. And now you put 00:14:18.309 --> 00:14:20.710 yourself in harm's way because guess what? You 00:14:20.710 --> 00:14:23.330 are in a division, and I want to continue to 00:14:23.330 --> 00:14:26.009 say this, and I will continue to say this until 00:14:26.009 --> 00:14:28.649 the cows come home. You are in a division where 00:14:28.649 --> 00:14:31.710 you have Justin Jefferson, Roma Dunzey, Jamison 00:14:31.710 --> 00:14:35.049 Williams, Amundra St. Brown, Luther Burden, and 00:14:35.049 --> 00:14:39.529 DJ Moore. You don't have the corners to be able 00:14:39.529 --> 00:14:43.190 to handle those type of receivers. So either 00:14:43.190 --> 00:14:47.769 you make a big move now, or you run the possibility 00:14:47.769 --> 00:14:50.570 of getting exposed throughout the entire season. 00:14:50.730 --> 00:14:53.289 I don't think you really want to do that. Now, 00:14:53.309 --> 00:14:55.269 granted, you can go and get someone like a Stephon 00:14:55.269 --> 00:14:58.169 Gilmore, you can get Russell Douglas, or you 00:14:58.169 --> 00:15:00.309 can get a few other different types of corners. 00:15:01.289 --> 00:15:04.350 But can they hold a candle to what Jair Alexander 00:15:04.350 --> 00:15:07.049 was able to do for the past few years now? No. 00:15:07.909 --> 00:15:11.429 Even as hurt as Jair has been, he is still an 00:15:11.429 --> 00:15:14.299 effective corner. He's just going through a phase 00:15:14.299 --> 00:15:16.519 where he hasn't been healthy. Some players go 00:15:16.519 --> 00:15:18.919 through that. It's perfectly fine. It's not the 00:15:18.919 --> 00:15:21.940 end of the world. But what you cannot do is just 00:15:21.940 --> 00:15:23.899 say, you know what? We're just willing to move 00:15:23.899 --> 00:15:27.740 off of you. We really don't care. Sayonara. We 00:15:27.740 --> 00:15:29.940 really don't need you. We were better off without 00:15:29.940 --> 00:15:34.100 you. That was the type of vibe that Mark Murphy 00:15:34.100 --> 00:15:36.059 was giving off when it came to those quotes. 00:15:36.600 --> 00:15:39.600 And if I'm Jair Alexander, I would be so petty 00:15:39.600 --> 00:15:42.039 and I would sign with the Vikings. just so I 00:15:42.039 --> 00:15:44.620 can lock up all your receivers. And every single 00:15:44.620 --> 00:15:46.940 time I lock up a receiver, every time I get a 00:15:46.940 --> 00:15:48.960 pick, I'm looking at Mark Murphy's direction. 00:15:49.120 --> 00:15:52.200 Now with this move, it does beg the question, 00:15:52.379 --> 00:15:55.120 what are the Packers trying to do moving forward? 00:15:55.399 --> 00:15:58.200 Now I do know Elton Jenkins isn't happy with 00:15:58.200 --> 00:16:00.580 his current contract situation. I know he's looking 00:16:00.580 --> 00:16:03.039 for a new contract because I think they're trying 00:16:03.039 --> 00:16:07.779 to transition him to center. However, they are 00:16:07.779 --> 00:16:09.720 in a really good spot when it comes to their 00:16:09.720 --> 00:16:12.159 cap space right now. I'm going to tell you exactly 00:16:12.159 --> 00:16:14.440 what their cap space is right now. They have 00:16:14.440 --> 00:16:18.899 45 .4 million in cap space. They are fourth in 00:16:18.899 --> 00:16:22.600 the league with the most cap space. So what's 00:16:22.600 --> 00:16:25.159 the problem? Who are they really going to go 00:16:25.159 --> 00:16:28.440 after? What other positions do they need to address 00:16:28.440 --> 00:16:30.899 significantly? Now, as we talked about in the 00:16:30.899 --> 00:16:33.240 last episode that the Packers were interested 00:16:33.240 --> 00:16:35.899 in Rashad Bateman. I wouldn't be surprised if 00:16:35.899 --> 00:16:37.840 they were going after another receiver. I wouldn't 00:16:37.840 --> 00:16:39.639 be surprised if they're going after another corner. 00:16:39.919 --> 00:16:42.500 I wouldn't be surprised if they are trying to 00:16:42.500 --> 00:16:45.759 show up something else on this team because they 00:16:45.759 --> 00:16:48.379 have a lot of cap space. And just looking at 00:16:48.379 --> 00:16:50.440 some of their pending free agents for next year, 00:16:50.500 --> 00:16:52.759 you have Christian Watson, Nicole Harbin, John 00:16:52.759 --> 00:16:55.639 Fitzpatrick, Malik Willis, Trey Hill, Romeo Dobbs, 00:16:55.639 --> 00:16:58.440 Dontavion Wicks, Bo Milton, Emmanuel Wilson, 00:16:58.679 --> 00:17:02.509 Messiah Swinson, just to name a few. Now, some 00:17:02.509 --> 00:17:04.630 of them are restricted free agents and some of 00:17:04.630 --> 00:17:06.849 them are unrestricted free agents. Now, I know 00:17:06.849 --> 00:17:09.970 with Romeo Dobbs, his market value is $11 .9 00:17:09.970 --> 00:17:12.250 million, according to SpotRap. Before we get 00:17:12.250 --> 00:17:14.769 into the whole where he should go, if he should 00:17:14.769 --> 00:17:16.690 go to this team or that team, I think the number 00:17:16.690 --> 00:17:19.569 one question that needs to be asked is, are you 00:17:19.569 --> 00:17:22.890 bag chasing or are you ring chasing? Because 00:17:22.890 --> 00:17:25.410 if you're ring chasing, you're probably going 00:17:25.410 --> 00:17:28.490 to have to take less. But if you're bag chasing... 00:17:29.279 --> 00:17:31.119 you already know which teams you need to go to. 00:17:31.220 --> 00:17:34.420 But if you're ring chasing though, now we can 00:17:34.420 --> 00:17:36.519 have a real conversation. The first team that 00:17:36.519 --> 00:17:39.240 comes to mind is the 49ers. For one, you lost 00:17:39.240 --> 00:17:42.339 Javerius Ward in free agency. And two, you have 00:17:42.339 --> 00:17:44.380 enough cap space to where if you want to give 00:17:44.380 --> 00:17:47.420 him a multi -year deal, you can do that. And 00:17:47.420 --> 00:17:50.519 so I think adding Jair Alexander with Diamandou 00:17:50.519 --> 00:17:53.579 Lenore and Renardo Green would shore up the backfield 00:17:53.579 --> 00:17:56.579 by providing a veteran corner who is proven and 00:17:56.579 --> 00:17:59.140 can hold his own against number one wide receivers. 00:17:59.519 --> 00:18:02.160 Let's be honest here. They're in a division that 00:18:02.160 --> 00:18:05.460 has Marvin Harrison Jr., Devontae Adams, Cooper 00:18:05.460 --> 00:18:08.779 Cupp, just to name a few. So I think adding Jair 00:18:08.779 --> 00:18:11.380 would definitely help a lot. Now going on to 00:18:11.380 --> 00:18:13.720 the next team, I feel like the Eagles would also 00:18:13.720 --> 00:18:17.799 be... a good team for Jair simply because, for 00:18:17.799 --> 00:18:20.500 one, Cooper Dijon is going back to safety and 00:18:20.500 --> 00:18:23.740 you still need another corner along with Quinion 00:18:23.740 --> 00:18:27.460 Mitchell. So I think adding him would be great 00:18:27.460 --> 00:18:30.799 simply because you'll have two locked down corners 00:18:30.799 --> 00:18:33.839 that can hold their own. Who wouldn't want that, 00:18:33.940 --> 00:18:38.039 especially for the Eagles? Now, the financial 00:18:38.039 --> 00:18:42.759 part, I don't really know about, okay? But I 00:18:42.759 --> 00:18:46.720 do know this. Howie should probably have some 00:18:46.720 --> 00:18:50.500 level of interest in Jair Alexander. Just saying. 00:18:50.559 --> 00:18:52.440 We don't need to go any further with that, okay? 00:18:52.680 --> 00:18:56.079 For the next team, Tampa Bay. I think Tampa Bay 00:18:56.079 --> 00:18:59.279 should really be interested simply because if 00:18:59.279 --> 00:19:02.259 you get Jair Alexander, your defense is complete. 00:19:02.829 --> 00:19:05.329 You have Jair Alexander. You have Benjamin Morrison. 00:19:05.470 --> 00:19:07.670 You have Antoine Winfield Jr. You still have 00:19:07.670 --> 00:19:10.269 Levante David. You have Desmond Watson. You have 00:19:10.269 --> 00:19:13.109 Vita Vea, Shaq Barrett, Hassan Reddick on the 00:19:13.109 --> 00:19:15.880 defense. And then on the offense, you'll have 00:19:15.880 --> 00:19:19.180 Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Emeka Buka. You'll 00:19:19.180 --> 00:19:21.420 still have Bucky Irvin. You'll have Baker Mayfield. 00:19:21.559 --> 00:19:24.480 You will have a complete team. You will have 00:19:24.480 --> 00:19:26.960 a team, by the way, that I would venture to say 00:19:26.960 --> 00:19:30.160 would be a Super Bowl caliber team. Because why? 00:19:30.420 --> 00:19:33.099 They have been able to beat a lot of the top 00:19:33.099 --> 00:19:36.319 NFC teams for the last few years. They've held 00:19:36.319 --> 00:19:38.859 their own against the Eagles as well as the Lions. 00:19:40.359 --> 00:19:42.799 Just saying. Not to mention, I also have to add 00:19:42.799 --> 00:19:45.539 this in there, they have $29 .8 million in cap 00:19:45.539 --> 00:19:48.680 space. I think if you give him, I don't know, 00:19:48.839 --> 00:19:54.920 a two -year $10 million deal and what, $9 .5 00:19:54.920 --> 00:19:57.019 million is guaranteed and he can earn the other 00:19:57.019 --> 00:20:00.140 two based off of playtime and incentives and 00:20:00.140 --> 00:20:02.440 whatnot, I think that's perfectly fine. Because 00:20:02.440 --> 00:20:05.700 again, if I'm Jair Alexander, screw the money. 00:20:06.140 --> 00:20:08.500 Go for the ring. Because guess what? If you go 00:20:08.500 --> 00:20:10.700 for the ring and you win the ring, guess what's 00:20:10.700 --> 00:20:13.279 going to happen? You can go out in free agency 00:20:13.279 --> 00:20:17.539 again and get another mega contract. Why wouldn't 00:20:17.539 --> 00:20:19.740 you want to do that? Now let's keep on going. 00:20:20.160 --> 00:20:23.019 I think Washington should also be interested 00:20:23.019 --> 00:20:26.299 in Jair simply because they really haven't effectively 00:20:26.299 --> 00:20:28.539 addressed the backfield like how I think they 00:20:28.539 --> 00:20:32.279 should have. I think adding Jair with Marshawn 00:20:32.279 --> 00:20:35.910 Lattimore would be great. You are talking about 00:20:35.910 --> 00:20:39.849 a two -headed monster in the secondary. Not to 00:20:39.849 --> 00:20:42.609 mention, especially with those divisional games, 00:20:42.930 --> 00:20:46.430 you'll have Marshawn Latimer on CeeDee Lamb and 00:20:46.430 --> 00:20:48.930 Jair Alexander on George Pickens or the other 00:20:48.930 --> 00:20:51.609 way around, probably the other way around. Who 00:20:51.609 --> 00:20:54.470 wouldn't want that? Who wouldn't want to see 00:20:54.470 --> 00:20:57.730 that on Sunday night? Come on, folks. Let's keep 00:20:57.730 --> 00:21:00.109 this thing going. Now, when we look at the Ravens, 00:21:00.109 --> 00:21:03.470 however. I'm calling you. I'm texting you. I'm 00:21:03.470 --> 00:21:06.690 DMing you. I'm FaceTiming you. I'm Instagram 00:21:06.690 --> 00:21:09.990 calling you. I'm Facebook messaging you. I am 00:21:09.990 --> 00:21:12.950 trying to communicate with you as best as I possibly 00:21:12.950 --> 00:21:16.910 can. Because you know why? If you do this, your 00:21:16.910 --> 00:21:21.269 team is complete. You have Marlon Humphrey, Nate 00:21:21.269 --> 00:21:25.269 Wiggins, Jair Alexander. And then you have Kyle 00:21:25.269 --> 00:21:29.089 Hamilton, Malachi Starks. Roquan Smith, Trenton 00:21:29.089 --> 00:21:31.910 Simpson, then you have the defensive line, and 00:21:31.910 --> 00:21:33.650 then when you look over with the offense, you 00:21:33.650 --> 00:21:35.970 have Derrick Henry, you'll have Lamar, you'll 00:21:35.970 --> 00:21:38.509 have the receivers, you'll have the tight ends. 00:21:38.650 --> 00:21:41.630 Why wouldn't you want that? Not to mention, Lamar 00:21:41.630 --> 00:21:45.029 is your guy. Come on now, we're connecting the 00:21:45.029 --> 00:21:48.190 pieces. We're connecting the pieces. Here's another 00:21:48.190 --> 00:21:50.150 team that I feel like should definitely be interested, 00:21:50.490 --> 00:21:52.990 and that is the Vikings. For one, the cap space 00:21:52.990 --> 00:21:56.509 may be a little bit funky with 20 .6 million. 00:21:56.960 --> 00:21:59.680 But who cares? Because guess what? If you get 00:21:59.680 --> 00:22:02.640 him and you pair him with everybody else on this 00:22:02.640 --> 00:22:07.759 defense, chaos. Absolute chaos. Not to mention, 00:22:07.799 --> 00:22:09.420 you're still in your division. You can go up 00:22:09.420 --> 00:22:12.220 against the Packers twice. Two times you can 00:22:12.220 --> 00:22:15.400 go and make big plays against the Packers. And 00:22:15.400 --> 00:22:17.859 every single time you make a big play, you can 00:22:17.859 --> 00:22:19.980 point in Mark Murphy's direction. Who wouldn't 00:22:19.980 --> 00:22:22.319 want to see that? Who wouldn't want to do that? 00:22:23.119 --> 00:22:26.059 Just saying. Yes, I love chaos, all right? I 00:22:26.059 --> 00:22:29.700 love revenge games. I love when players enact 00:22:29.700 --> 00:22:32.480 their revenge against their old team. It's the 00:22:32.480 --> 00:22:35.099 greatest thing to see. Now, if I'm the Chiefs, 00:22:35.099 --> 00:22:37.480 however, I may have to move some money around 00:22:37.480 --> 00:22:40.220 because we only have 11 .2 million in cap space, 00:22:40.440 --> 00:22:44.279 but I think pairing Jair with Trent McDuffie 00:22:44.279 --> 00:22:46.619 would be great. Not to mention, your division 00:22:46.619 --> 00:22:49.519 got a lot more difficult. The Chargers are a 00:22:49.519 --> 00:22:51.950 legitimate threat. The Raiders, you can't sleep 00:22:51.950 --> 00:22:53.849 on. And the Broncos are going to give you a run 00:22:53.849 --> 00:22:56.809 for your money. So I would pick up the phone 00:22:56.809 --> 00:22:58.990 and I would probably inquire about Jair Alexander. 00:22:59.509 --> 00:23:01.630 Another team that I think that definitely needs 00:23:01.630 --> 00:23:04.490 to be talked about is the Rams. Granted, they 00:23:04.490 --> 00:23:07.609 only have $20 .1 million in cash space, but they 00:23:07.609 --> 00:23:09.930 do need to address the secondary. And I do know 00:23:09.930 --> 00:23:11.910 that there is legitimate interest between them 00:23:11.910 --> 00:23:15.910 and Jalen Ramsey. But if I'm the GM, why would 00:23:15.910 --> 00:23:17.990 I give up future assets when I can just sign 00:23:17.990 --> 00:23:20.980 somebody who's a free agent? You can give Jair 00:23:20.980 --> 00:23:23.980 a two -year, $10 million deal. You can give him 00:23:23.980 --> 00:23:26.640 a one -year, $5 million deal. You can give him 00:23:26.640 --> 00:23:29.220 the vet minimum if you really wanted to, but 00:23:29.220 --> 00:23:31.579 you have to address the secondary with a veteran 00:23:31.579 --> 00:23:34.500 -proven corner. Now, granted, they do have Akela 00:23:34.500 --> 00:23:37.140 Weatherspoon, but I mean, this is Jair Alexander 00:23:37.140 --> 00:23:38.880 we're talking about, and this is no disrespect 00:23:38.880 --> 00:23:41.200 to Akela because I actually like Akela Weatherspoon, 00:23:41.339 --> 00:23:45.140 but come on now. Jair Alexander, Akela Weatherspoon 00:23:45.140 --> 00:23:47.859 with that defensive line and that offense, greatness. 00:23:48.659 --> 00:23:51.140 absolute greatness. The final team that I will 00:23:51.140 --> 00:23:53.539 talk about just so I can ruffle feathers with 00:23:53.539 --> 00:23:56.400 this fan base is the Steelers. I've seen a lot 00:23:56.400 --> 00:23:58.240 of people that are saying, why would the Steelers 00:23:58.240 --> 00:24:00.460 want to go after Jair Alexander? Because you 00:24:00.460 --> 00:24:02.859 only have two corners that you can rely on right 00:24:02.859 --> 00:24:06.099 now. Outside of those two corners, there is nobody 00:24:06.099 --> 00:24:09.599 else that you can rely on. So why wouldn't you 00:24:09.599 --> 00:24:12.359 want to make a move and shoring up the secondary 00:24:12.359 --> 00:24:15.900 even more by getting a proven talent in Jair 00:24:15.900 --> 00:24:18.839 Alexander? Because let's be real here. God forbid 00:24:18.839 --> 00:24:22.559 if anything crazy happens to Darius Slade or 00:24:22.559 --> 00:24:25.319 Joey Porter Jr., you're going to be right where 00:24:25.319 --> 00:24:27.819 you have been for the past five plus years, which 00:24:27.819 --> 00:24:30.400 is guess what? Trying to nickel and dime and 00:24:30.400 --> 00:24:32.859 piecemeal the secondary, which you don't want 00:24:32.859 --> 00:24:35.990 to do. And not to mention, this would address 00:24:35.990 --> 00:24:38.549 corner after this season, which we all know that 00:24:38.549 --> 00:24:40.789 most likely Darius Slay is going to retire after 00:24:40.789 --> 00:24:42.690 this season. There's probably a few more teams 00:24:42.690 --> 00:24:45.329 that comes to mind, but those are the main teams 00:24:45.329 --> 00:24:48.710 that if I'm their GM, I am seriously inquiring 00:24:48.710 --> 00:24:51.430 about Jair Alexander just because there's a lot 00:24:51.430 --> 00:24:54.970 of upside to his game. And by doing so, that 00:24:54.970 --> 00:24:57.690 would instantly be an upgrade for your secondary, 00:24:57.970 --> 00:25:01.150 which you really do need. And I already know 00:25:01.150 --> 00:25:03.269 there are people that are saying, well, he has 00:25:03.269 --> 00:25:06.069 attitude issues and that might be a problem. 00:25:06.190 --> 00:25:09.309 Well, let me ask you something. If you can deal 00:25:09.309 --> 00:25:12.410 with attitude issues with a running back or wide 00:25:12.410 --> 00:25:15.369 receiver or tight end or pass rusher or inside 00:25:15.369 --> 00:25:18.410 linebacker or another corner or any other position 00:25:18.410 --> 00:25:21.430 on your team, then you can deal with someone 00:25:21.430 --> 00:25:24.049 like a Jair Alexander. And the number one way 00:25:24.049 --> 00:25:27.089 to deal with someone like a Jair Alexander. is 00:25:27.089 --> 00:25:29.230 you have to have a locker room structure that 00:25:29.230 --> 00:25:32.329 is able to deal with their personalities. Case 00:25:32.329 --> 00:25:35.250 in point, the Eagles. The Eagles have a lot of 00:25:35.250 --> 00:25:37.369 personality in their locker room, but you know 00:25:37.369 --> 00:25:39.750 what? They have structure in that locker room 00:25:39.750 --> 00:25:42.829 that is able to negate the personalities. If 00:25:42.829 --> 00:25:44.829 I was to put on my back row Donner's hat, my 00:25:44.829 --> 00:25:47.710 guess is he will come to a decision fairly soon. 00:25:48.049 --> 00:25:50.190 Now, am I saying that's gonna be by the end of 00:25:50.190 --> 00:25:52.430 this week? No. Do I think it's probably gonna 00:25:52.430 --> 00:25:55.690 be a two or three week decision? Most likely. 00:25:56.250 --> 00:25:58.990 I think before training camp for a lot of teams, 00:25:59.130 --> 00:26:02.529 he will have come to a decision because you don't 00:26:02.529 --> 00:26:04.349 want to miss training camp. You want to try to 00:26:04.349 --> 00:26:07.910 put as much time in with your team so that you 00:26:07.910 --> 00:26:10.390 are able to develop a lot of chemistry with everybody 00:26:10.390 --> 00:26:13.049 and you understand the system. Now on to the 00:26:13.049 --> 00:26:15.430 final topic that we have to talk about is how 00:26:15.430 --> 00:26:18.269 will this move affect Jalen Ramsey's situation? 00:26:18.589 --> 00:26:22.230 As we all know, Jalen Ramsey is still trying 00:26:22.230 --> 00:26:25.759 to find a way out of Miami. So far, there hasn't 00:26:25.759 --> 00:26:28.500 been no resolution. I do know Ian Rappaport said 00:26:28.500 --> 00:26:30.619 yesterday that the team has already informed 00:26:30.619 --> 00:26:33.359 Jalen Ramsey that he doesn't have to attend mandatory 00:26:33.359 --> 00:26:36.619 minicamp, which is significant because every 00:26:36.619 --> 00:26:38.960 team wants their players to attend mandatory 00:26:38.960 --> 00:26:40.980 minicamp, even though it's only just for three 00:26:40.980 --> 00:26:44.900 days. So when we look at the contract for Jalen 00:26:44.900 --> 00:26:48.519 Ramsey, his cap hit this year is $16 .6 million. 00:26:48.799 --> 00:26:51.529 Next year is $25 million. The year after that, 00:26:51.589 --> 00:26:53.930 it's $26 .8 million. And the year after that, 00:26:53.970 --> 00:26:57.349 it's $36 .1 million. His dead cap hits, though, 00:26:57.470 --> 00:27:02.670 are $49 .4 million, $18 .4 million, $11 .7 million, 00:27:02.769 --> 00:27:05.970 and $4 .9 million. If I'm Jalen Ramsey, I am 00:27:05.970 --> 00:27:08.450 calling the front office and I'm trying to have 00:27:08.450 --> 00:27:11.549 a meeting as soon as possible because I want 00:27:11.549 --> 00:27:13.569 this thing to be resolved. Because right now, 00:27:13.730 --> 00:27:17.329 Jire Alexander is the number one free agent available. 00:27:17.910 --> 00:27:21.299 And so... The longer that his situation goes 00:27:21.299 --> 00:27:23.160 out, the worse it's going to be for you because 00:27:23.160 --> 00:27:25.759 you know why? All the teams that were interested 00:27:25.759 --> 00:27:28.099 in Jalen Ramsey are now going to shift their 00:27:28.099 --> 00:27:31.119 attention to Jair Alexander because why? That 00:27:31.119 --> 00:27:34.039 could be a more cheaper option than just giving 00:27:34.039 --> 00:27:37.319 up future assets for Jalen Ramsey. Let's be real 00:27:37.319 --> 00:27:39.740 here, folks. The Dolphins are going to have to 00:27:39.740 --> 00:27:43.039 take this contract on the chin because this is 00:27:43.039 --> 00:27:46.700 a bad structured contract. And nobody is going 00:27:46.700 --> 00:27:49.039 to be willing to give up high enough compensation 00:27:49.039 --> 00:27:53.440 in order to negate any guarantees or any large 00:27:53.440 --> 00:27:55.619 cap hits that they're going to have to take on. 00:27:56.019 --> 00:27:59.420 So either you just do a buyout for Jalen Ramsey, 00:27:59.539 --> 00:28:03.200 you release him, you have to figure out some 00:28:03.200 --> 00:28:06.160 common ground between you and Jalen Ramsey to 00:28:06.160 --> 00:28:09.180 just end this. Because right now, you don't want 00:28:09.180 --> 00:28:12.140 this story to continue to linger into training 00:28:12.140 --> 00:28:15.690 camp. You want this to be resolved ASAP. At some 00:28:15.690 --> 00:28:17.569 point, someone's going to have to be the adult. 00:28:18.190 --> 00:28:20.130 Someone's going to have to be the bigger person, 00:28:20.250 --> 00:28:23.210 come together and try to figure out the best 00:28:23.210 --> 00:28:26.430 solution for both sides. Because right now, the 00:28:26.430 --> 00:28:29.309 longer that this draws out, the more it favors 00:28:29.309 --> 00:28:31.390 a team that is interested in trading for Jalen 00:28:31.390 --> 00:28:34.069 Ramsey. Because right now, if you're the Dolphins, 00:28:34.170 --> 00:28:36.990 you can't ask for a first, a second, a third 00:28:36.990 --> 00:28:40.210 or fourth. At best, you could probably get maybe 00:28:40.210 --> 00:28:42.630 a conditional fifth that may turn into a fourth 00:28:42.630 --> 00:28:46.059 based off of certain incentives. But most likely, 00:28:46.099 --> 00:28:48.180 you'll probably be taking on maybe a fifth or 00:28:48.180 --> 00:28:50.400 sixth round pick. Or better yet, just do a player 00:28:50.400 --> 00:28:53.500 swap. But this is what happens when you do bad 00:28:53.500 --> 00:28:56.400 contracts. And I understand that you needed to 00:28:56.400 --> 00:28:58.339 do what you had to do in order to facilitate 00:28:58.339 --> 00:29:02.279 the trade for Jalen Ramsey. But still, look what 00:29:02.279 --> 00:29:04.259 it puts you in. It's the same thing with Tyreek 00:29:04.259 --> 00:29:05.819 Hill. And I know I said this in the previous 00:29:05.819 --> 00:29:08.279 episode, but I'm going to say it again. You gave 00:29:08.279 --> 00:29:11.539 those two players unnecessary extensions. And 00:29:11.539 --> 00:29:14.710 now look. you have two contracts that no one 00:29:14.710 --> 00:29:16.910 is going to want to inherit But the Dolphins 00:29:16.910 --> 00:29:18.789 have been doing bad business for I don't know 00:29:18.789 --> 00:29:20.549 how long. 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