WEBVTT 00:00:03.240 --> 00:00:05.320 Chick -ching, chick -ching. That's right, folks. 00:00:05.500 --> 00:00:08.179 Triple bag alert, triple bag alert, triple bag 00:00:08.179 --> 00:00:10.080 alert, folks. That's right. We got an episode 00:00:10.080 --> 00:00:12.339 that's going to be dedicated to money because 00:00:12.339 --> 00:00:14.699 you know why we like talking about money over 00:00:14.699 --> 00:00:16.600 here at the Football Junkies Podcast, all right? 00:00:16.679 --> 00:00:20.160 Josh Oliver, Logan Cook, and Michael Dixon all 00:00:20.160 --> 00:00:23.239 get paid. J .K. Dobbins heads to Denver. Nick 00:00:23.239 --> 00:00:25.859 Chubb heads to H -Town. Jermaine Pratt heads 00:00:25.859 --> 00:00:28.500 to Vegas. Shemar Stewart continues to hold out. 00:00:28.780 --> 00:00:31.679 And my back row dominance predictions with a 00:00:31.679 --> 00:00:33.899 few people. that are looking for some money, 00:00:33.979 --> 00:00:36.579 all right? All of this and more. on the 83rd 00:00:36.579 --> 00:00:38.380 episode of the Football Junkies Podcast, all 00:00:38.380 --> 00:00:41.020 right? I am your host with the most. I'm your 00:00:41.020 --> 00:00:43.560 GM who currently is not on a team right now, 00:00:43.640 --> 00:00:46.560 but don't you worry about it, all right? Don't 00:00:46.560 --> 00:00:48.820 you worry about it because guess what? I'm your 00:00:48.820 --> 00:00:51.259 chief, head of the table, anything and everything 00:00:51.259 --> 00:00:53.460 related to the bag, anything and everything that 00:00:53.460 --> 00:00:56.700 is related to trades, rumors, speculations, pending 00:00:56.700 --> 00:00:58.939 moves that may be happening within the next maybe 00:00:58.939 --> 00:01:03.140 24, 48, 72, or even longer than that, okay? Because 00:01:03.140 --> 00:01:05.510 guess what? I am all these things. and more. 00:01:05.609 --> 00:01:07.569 But most importantly, the most important thing 00:01:07.569 --> 00:01:10.090 that you must remember is I am your host, Kale. 00:01:10.189 --> 00:01:11.709 You already know how these things are about to 00:01:11.709 --> 00:01:14.409 go. Yes, everybody may be on a high ears, but 00:01:14.409 --> 00:01:16.950 guess what? The grind still goes over here with 00:01:16.950 --> 00:01:18.969 the Football Junkies podcast. So guess what? 00:01:19.030 --> 00:01:46.560 On three, one, two, three, let's lock in. Right, 00:01:46.579 --> 00:01:48.040 folks, let's just get into the meat and potatoes 00:01:48.040 --> 00:01:50.159 of everything that is going on in the league 00:01:50.159 --> 00:01:53.659 right now. So before we get into other money 00:01:53.659 --> 00:01:56.159 topics, let's get into the bag alerts, folks, 00:01:56.260 --> 00:01:59.340 okay? So Josh Oliver tied in for the Vikings 00:01:59.340 --> 00:02:02.920 in, say, three -year $23 .2 million deal, $19 00:02:02.920 --> 00:02:05.040 million guaranteed, and he'll be making $7 .7 00:02:05.040 --> 00:02:07.219 million a year. When we look at his stats from 00:02:07.219 --> 00:02:10.270 this past season... 28 targets for 22 receptions, 00:02:10.310 --> 00:02:14.629 258 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns, and 11 .7 00:02:14.629 --> 00:02:17.169 receiving yards per reception. Here's the thing 00:02:17.169 --> 00:02:19.530 with this deal. It's a very team -friendly deal. 00:02:19.669 --> 00:02:23.009 It doesn't break the bank. And Josh Oliver, from 00:02:23.009 --> 00:02:25.330 my understanding, is tied in too when it comes 00:02:25.330 --> 00:02:27.669 to the Vikings. He's not this person that's going 00:02:27.669 --> 00:02:30.629 to wow you on the field, no. But when you give 00:02:30.629 --> 00:02:33.110 him the ball, he is going to make a play. An 00:02:33.110 --> 00:02:34.909 angle that needs to be talked about with this 00:02:34.909 --> 00:02:37.210 move is John New Smith can now demand more money 00:02:37.210 --> 00:02:39.340 from the Dolphins. Because John New Smith can 00:02:39.340 --> 00:02:42.659 say, hey, I set this record. I set that record. 00:02:42.819 --> 00:02:45.860 I did this. I did that. I did all these things 00:02:45.860 --> 00:02:49.020 better than what Josh Oliver did this past season. 00:02:49.180 --> 00:02:51.819 So I deserve a little bit more than what he's 00:02:51.819 --> 00:02:54.539 getting. And granted, Josh Oliver is only making 00:02:54.539 --> 00:02:57.479 $7 .7 million a year. So I think if you're John 00:02:57.479 --> 00:02:59.659 New Smith, I think you want to bump up your number 00:02:59.659 --> 00:03:02.860 to maybe $9, maybe $10 million a year. Because 00:03:02.860 --> 00:03:05.159 let's be real here. This is going to be his last 00:03:05.159 --> 00:03:08.030 deal. So you want to make sure that you maximize 00:03:08.030 --> 00:03:10.990 as much money as you possibly can with this last 00:03:10.990 --> 00:03:13.949 deal. And if you're the Dolphins, you know that 00:03:13.949 --> 00:03:16.669 he plays such a pivotal role on the offense that 00:03:16.669 --> 00:03:19.729 you can't afford to let him go. So you may have 00:03:19.729 --> 00:03:22.009 to give him a little bit more just to sweeten 00:03:22.009 --> 00:03:24.610 up the pot. Because right now you're running 00:03:24.610 --> 00:03:27.030 the risk of potentially having to pay him twice 00:03:27.030 --> 00:03:30.349 or maybe even three times more just because there 00:03:30.349 --> 00:03:33.110 may be other people who are in contract negotiations 00:03:33.110 --> 00:03:36.340 right now with their team. And I think depending 00:03:36.340 --> 00:03:39.020 on what happens with Isaiah Likely this offseason, 00:03:39.259 --> 00:03:42.360 that may either help the Dolphins or hurt the 00:03:42.360 --> 00:03:44.699 Dolphins. Now that we got that out the way, let's 00:03:44.699 --> 00:03:46.599 talk about these punters, all right? So Logan 00:03:46.599 --> 00:03:49.000 Cook, punter for the Jaguars. It's a four -year, 00:03:49.039 --> 00:03:51.800 $16 million deal. He'll be making $4 million 00:03:51.800 --> 00:03:53.639 a year. When we look at his stats from this past 00:03:53.639 --> 00:03:58.419 season, 68 punts for 3 ,359 punt yards, three 00:03:58.419 --> 00:04:02.020 touchbacks. a 49 .4 gross average punt yards 00:04:02.020 --> 00:04:05.939 percentage, a 4 .41 touchback percentage, and 00:04:05.939 --> 00:04:11.000 34 inside the 20 punts, as well as a 50 % inside 00:04:11.000 --> 00:04:14.360 the 20 percentage. Logan Cook, believe it or 00:04:14.360 --> 00:04:16.839 not, and I actually had to look this up, Logan 00:04:16.839 --> 00:04:20.779 Cook is actually a top 10 punter. I didn't realize 00:04:20.779 --> 00:04:24.019 it, but I had to do some research and his stats 00:04:24.019 --> 00:04:27.360 are amazing. So it was only right for the Jaguars 00:04:27.360 --> 00:04:29.040 to make sure that they take care of their guy. 00:04:29.470 --> 00:04:31.110 When you have a really good punter, you want 00:04:31.110 --> 00:04:32.970 to make sure that you keep that punter as long 00:04:32.970 --> 00:04:35.449 as you possibly can. Because you know why? You 00:04:35.449 --> 00:04:38.069 will always have a better chance of being in 00:04:38.069 --> 00:04:40.910 a better position on the field compared to having 00:04:40.910 --> 00:04:43.430 just a really bad punter where it's going to 00:04:43.430 --> 00:04:46.649 benefit the opposing team more. We have seen 00:04:46.649 --> 00:04:49.449 the difference when you have a really good punter 00:04:49.449 --> 00:04:52.129 who can punt it in a way that it benefits the 00:04:52.129 --> 00:04:55.370 defense. And we've seen bad punters where it 00:04:55.370 --> 00:04:59.000 just messes up the entire game plan of... I don't 00:04:59.000 --> 00:05:01.180 know, maybe the second half or the fourth quarter 00:05:01.180 --> 00:05:03.399 or after the two -minute warning or whatever 00:05:03.399 --> 00:05:06.220 the case may be. It's the same thing with Michael 00:05:06.220 --> 00:05:09.420 Dixon. Michael Dixon just reset the punter market. 00:05:09.480 --> 00:05:13.000 He inked a four -year $16 .2 million deal, and 00:05:13.000 --> 00:05:15.220 he'll be making $4 million a year. When we look 00:05:15.220 --> 00:05:20.279 at his stats, 76 punts for 3 ,756 punt yards, 00:05:20.500 --> 00:05:24.500 nine touchbacks, a 49 .4 gross average punt yards 00:05:24.500 --> 00:05:28.120 percentage. These are really good stats for some 00:05:28.120 --> 00:05:30.980 really good punters. You are talking about punters 00:05:30.980 --> 00:05:33.600 who really don't get the flowers that they deserve, 00:05:33.779 --> 00:05:36.680 but they do deserve them just because of how 00:05:36.680 --> 00:05:39.000 pivotal of a role that they play when it comes 00:05:39.000 --> 00:05:41.680 to the defense. Just like how you need a quarterback 00:05:41.680 --> 00:05:44.459 to get a first down, or you need a tight end 00:05:44.459 --> 00:05:49.339 to score a touchdown, or a pass rusher to get 00:05:49.339 --> 00:05:52.259 a sack or to get a fumble, punters can do the 00:05:52.259 --> 00:05:53.839 exact same thing. But you know what the difference 00:05:53.839 --> 00:05:56.410 is? They use their legs. If you need a punter 00:05:56.410 --> 00:05:59.389 to kick with inside the 10 or inside the 5 or 00:05:59.389 --> 00:06:01.790 inside the 15, if you have a really good punter, 00:06:01.810 --> 00:06:03.769 they can do it. Now, if you don't have a really 00:06:03.769 --> 00:06:06.189 good punter, it's most likely going to be a touchback, 00:06:06.209 --> 00:06:07.829 and then you're really going to be upset. But 00:06:07.829 --> 00:06:09.930 let's get into these signings, all right? So 00:06:09.930 --> 00:06:13.310 J .K. Dobbins, former Ravens and Chargers running 00:06:13.310 --> 00:06:16.189 back, inks a one -year $2 .7 million deal with 00:06:16.189 --> 00:06:20.170 the Broncos. He gets a $895 ,000 signing bonus, 00:06:20.410 --> 00:06:22.329 $2 million guaranteed, and he'll be making $2 00:06:22.329 --> 00:06:24.759 .7 million a year. When we look at his stats 00:06:24.759 --> 00:06:28.699 from this past season, 195 attempts for 905 rushing 00:06:28.699 --> 00:06:32.300 yards, 4 .6 rushing yards per carry, nine touchdowns, 00:06:32.300 --> 00:06:35.379 and 27 rushes of 10 plus yards or more. This 00:06:35.379 --> 00:06:37.879 move signals that for one, the Broncos want to 00:06:37.879 --> 00:06:39.759 be more effective when it comes to the run game, 00:06:39.939 --> 00:06:42.680 while at the same time making a low risk, high 00:06:42.680 --> 00:06:45.160 reward type of move in signing someone like a 00:06:45.160 --> 00:06:47.959 J .K. Dobbins. The only problem with him is, 00:06:48.040 --> 00:06:50.399 and I know it's out of his control, is just injuries. 00:06:50.819 --> 00:06:53.399 If you eliminate the injuries from J .K. Dobbins, 00:06:53.899 --> 00:06:56.480 we would be having a completely different conversation 00:06:56.480 --> 00:06:59.180 about J .K. Dobbins. He was effective with the 00:06:59.180 --> 00:07:02.000 Ravens. He's been really effective with the Chargers. 00:07:02.319 --> 00:07:05.379 Those first maybe four to five weeks of the season, 00:07:05.660 --> 00:07:08.680 J .K. Dobbins was a monster. He was doing his 00:07:08.680 --> 00:07:11.759 thing. And this is him running inside the tackles 00:07:11.759 --> 00:07:14.300 and outside the tackles. When we look at his 00:07:14.300 --> 00:07:18.259 stats from inside the tackles, 106 attempts for 00:07:18.259 --> 00:07:22.089 498 rushing yards. 4 .7 rushing yards per carry, 00:07:22.209 --> 00:07:25.189 6 touchdowns, and 13 rushes of 10 plus yards 00:07:25.189 --> 00:07:28.769 or more. I think with him coming to the Broncos, 00:07:28.949 --> 00:07:31.990 I think this can expand the offense even more. 00:07:32.209 --> 00:07:34.689 Because we all know Sean Payton loves a really 00:07:34.689 --> 00:07:37.129 good run game. And with that being said, we need 00:07:37.129 --> 00:07:39.149 to look at the rushing attack from the Broncos 00:07:39.149 --> 00:07:41.790 this past season. They were 16th in rushing. 00:07:42.319 --> 00:07:45.439 And they averaged 112 .2 rushing yards per game, 00:07:45.620 --> 00:07:48.779 4 .1 rushing yards per play, 12 touchdowns, and 00:07:48.779 --> 00:07:51.420 had 54 rushes of 10 plus yards or more. Their 00:07:51.420 --> 00:07:55.459 inside the run rate was 51 .8%, and their outside 00:07:55.459 --> 00:07:59.180 the run rate was 44%. So this is a match made 00:07:59.180 --> 00:08:01.500 in heaven for someone like a J .K. Dobbins. And 00:08:01.500 --> 00:08:04.839 I think this makes the team even better. Let's 00:08:04.839 --> 00:08:07.360 be real here, folks. The Broncos are going to 00:08:07.360 --> 00:08:10.500 be a thorn in the Chiefs' side this season. Because 00:08:10.500 --> 00:08:13.519 the Broncos have made substantial changes that 00:08:13.519 --> 00:08:15.519 is really going to make them more competitive 00:08:15.519 --> 00:08:17.980 against the Chiefs. You've bolstered up the defense. 00:08:18.199 --> 00:08:20.860 You've bolstered up the offense. You have a really 00:08:20.860 --> 00:08:23.560 stable coach. You have a really good quarterback 00:08:23.560 --> 00:08:27.459 now. These are all the things that you need in 00:08:27.459 --> 00:08:30.459 order to really go at the Chiefs. And if you're 00:08:30.459 --> 00:08:32.460 Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes, you want to try 00:08:32.460 --> 00:08:34.600 to find an angle that can keep you a little bit 00:08:34.600 --> 00:08:38.070 more competitive over your division rivals. Because 00:08:38.070 --> 00:08:40.190 it's not like how it used to be for the past 00:08:40.190 --> 00:08:42.789 few years where it's basically been the yellow 00:08:42.789 --> 00:08:45.629 brick road for the Chiefs division. No, that 00:08:45.629 --> 00:08:49.110 yellow brick road has now turned into mud. And 00:08:49.110 --> 00:08:51.830 so now if you're the Chiefs, there has to be 00:08:51.830 --> 00:08:53.990 a sense of urgency when it comes to your division 00:08:53.990 --> 00:08:56.350 games. Because now you can't take them lightly. 00:08:57.549 --> 00:09:00.850 Beforehand, you could. But now, it's a whole 00:09:00.850 --> 00:09:03.830 different ballgame. Because now you have teams 00:09:03.830 --> 00:09:06.409 that can legitimately put up a fight. It can 00:09:06.409 --> 00:09:08.629 punch you in the mouth. We've seen the Raiders 00:09:08.629 --> 00:09:10.490 the past few years put up a fight against the 00:09:10.490 --> 00:09:13.250 Chiefs. Just saying, because I know there's a 00:09:13.250 --> 00:09:15.129 lot of people that are saying, well, the Chiefs 00:09:15.129 --> 00:09:17.690 are the Chiefs. Yes, I understand that. But at 00:09:17.690 --> 00:09:19.809 the same time, their division got a whole lot 00:09:19.809 --> 00:09:22.110 better. It's going to continue to get better 00:09:22.110 --> 00:09:24.230 as the years go on. So let's talk about Nick 00:09:24.230 --> 00:09:26.490 Chubb going to Houston, all right? So Nick Chubb 00:09:26.490 --> 00:09:29.450 inks a one -year $2 .5 million deal. He'll be 00:09:29.450 --> 00:09:31.850 making $2 .5 million a year. When we look at 00:09:31.850 --> 00:09:34.460 his stats from this past season. 102 attempts 00:09:34.460 --> 00:09:37.820 for 332 rushing yards, 3 .3 rushing yards per 00:09:37.820 --> 00:09:40.340 carry, three touchdowns, and five rushes of 10 00:09:40.340 --> 00:09:43.120 plus yards or more. My takeaway is this is a 00:09:43.120 --> 00:09:46.779 low risk, high reward signing. Nick Chubb, yes, 00:09:47.000 --> 00:09:48.879 is still an effective running back, but he is 00:09:48.879 --> 00:09:51.039 not the same running back that he was prior to 00:09:51.039 --> 00:09:54.000 his injury. But here is the thing about Nick 00:09:54.000 --> 00:09:57.139 Chubb though. He is just as effective with running 00:09:57.139 --> 00:09:59.899 inside the tackles as well as outside the tackles. 00:10:00.620 --> 00:10:03.259 When we look at his stats with inside the tackles, 00:10:03.379 --> 00:10:08.179 52 attempts for 164 rushing yards, 3 .2 rushing 00:10:08.179 --> 00:10:11.259 yards per carry, 2 touchdowns, and 3 rushes of 00:10:11.259 --> 00:10:14.059 10 plus yards or more. When we look at outside 00:10:14.059 --> 00:10:18.080 the tackles, 50 attempts for 168 rushing yards, 00:10:18.299 --> 00:10:21.500 3 .4 rushing yards per carry, 1 touchdown, and 00:10:21.500 --> 00:10:24.820 2 rushes of 10 plus yards or more. What was one 00:10:24.820 --> 00:10:27.519 of the areas that the Texans really needed to 00:10:27.519 --> 00:10:31.539 work on the most? Their run game. The run game 00:10:31.539 --> 00:10:35.580 last season was 22nd in the league. They averaged 00:10:35.580 --> 00:10:39.820 112 .3 rushing yards per game, 4 .4 rushing yards 00:10:39.820 --> 00:10:43.580 per play, 15 touchdowns, 52 rushes of 10 plus 00:10:43.580 --> 00:10:46.100 yards or more, and had an inside run rate at 00:10:46.100 --> 00:10:51.639 39 .9 % and an outside run rate at 57 .1%. Signing 00:10:51.639 --> 00:10:54.000 Nick Chubb is going to help Joe Mixon, especially 00:10:54.000 --> 00:10:55.960 towards the end of the season, because guess 00:10:55.960 --> 00:10:58.580 what? Instead of Joe Mixon taking on a majority 00:10:58.580 --> 00:11:01.019 of the snaps, he can share those snaps with someone 00:11:01.019 --> 00:11:03.600 like a Nick Chubb, who is just as effective in 00:11:03.600 --> 00:11:06.580 both running inside the tackles as well as outside 00:11:06.580 --> 00:11:08.940 of the tackles. When you look at all the Super 00:11:08.940 --> 00:11:11.480 Bowl contending teams, what is the one common 00:11:11.480 --> 00:11:14.240 denominator out of all of them? They all have 00:11:14.240 --> 00:11:17.440 an effective run game, from the 49ers to the 00:11:17.440 --> 00:11:20.559 Ravens and even to the Eagles. They are all effective 00:11:20.559 --> 00:11:23.360 in the run game. And that is why they are able 00:11:23.360 --> 00:11:25.279 to win some of the games that they win, because 00:11:25.279 --> 00:11:27.639 you know why? They are able to control the line 00:11:27.639 --> 00:11:29.960 of scrimmage, control the clock, and in doing 00:11:29.960 --> 00:11:33.139 so, wear down the defense and disrupt the rhythm 00:11:33.139 --> 00:11:36.279 for the offense. We all know that one of the 00:11:36.279 --> 00:11:39.860 best ways to beat Patrick Mahomes is by disrupting 00:11:39.860 --> 00:11:42.240 his rhythm. And by having a duo like these two, 00:11:42.320 --> 00:11:44.200 your run game will be a whole lot better. But 00:11:44.200 --> 00:11:46.179 let's talk about Jermaine Pratt going to the 00:11:46.179 --> 00:11:49.470 Raiders, all right? So Jermaine Pratt inks. A 00:11:49.470 --> 00:11:51.769 one -year $4 .2 million deal would be making 00:11:51.769 --> 00:11:55.269 $4 .2 million a year. Honestly, I wasn't expecting 00:11:55.269 --> 00:11:57.590 this. I would have thought he would have paired 00:11:57.590 --> 00:12:00.590 up with his old defensive coordinator, but maybe 00:12:00.590 --> 00:12:03.669 his market wasn't that strong. Maybe the Colts 00:12:03.669 --> 00:12:05.870 weren't interested in him at all. I don't know. 00:12:05.950 --> 00:12:09.049 But, I mean, when we look at this, he's a great 00:12:09.049 --> 00:12:13.429 tackler. 143 tackles this past season, not to 00:12:13.429 --> 00:12:15.919 mention he had two picks. He is a really good 00:12:15.919 --> 00:12:19.039 inside linebacker, and I think pairing him with 00:12:19.039 --> 00:12:20.940 Alandon Roberts is actually great because you 00:12:20.940 --> 00:12:23.779 have two really good tackling inside linebackers. 00:12:23.779 --> 00:12:26.299 Not to mention, Alandon Roberts is still really 00:12:26.299 --> 00:12:29.960 good when it comes to the run game. All in all, 00:12:30.039 --> 00:12:32.240 I think this is a really good signing. It doesn't 00:12:32.240 --> 00:12:34.360 break the bank. He still gets his money. It's 00:12:34.360 --> 00:12:36.840 a one -year deal, prove it deal, basically. And 00:12:36.840 --> 00:12:39.179 then next year, he can hit free agency and get 00:12:39.179 --> 00:12:41.639 more money. So let's get into this whole Shamar 00:12:41.639 --> 00:12:44.659 Stewart situation. So Shamar Stewart is still 00:12:44.659 --> 00:12:47.840 not participating with the team and continues 00:12:47.840 --> 00:12:50.539 to voice his opinion on why the Bengals are doing 00:12:50.539 --> 00:12:53.240 bad business with him. Let me just give you a 00:12:53.240 --> 00:12:55.840 recap of what's happened so far so then we can, 00:12:55.840 --> 00:12:57.820 you know, get to what's currently going on right 00:12:57.820 --> 00:13:00.539 now. So, Shamar Stewart hasn't participated in 00:13:00.539 --> 00:13:03.559 rookie minicamp, OTAs, and mandatory minicamp. 00:13:03.740 --> 00:13:07.120 Now, the reasoning for this is due to language 00:13:07.120 --> 00:13:10.720 in his contract that is focused on voiding future 00:13:10.720 --> 00:13:13.259 guarantees. Now, this is what Shamar Stewart 00:13:13.259 --> 00:13:16.360 had to say, and I quote, in my case, I'm 100 00:13:16.360 --> 00:13:19.320 % right. I'm not asking for nothing that's never 00:13:19.320 --> 00:13:22.120 been done before, but in the team's case, y 'all 00:13:22.120 --> 00:13:24.080 just want to win an argument instead of winning 00:13:24.080 --> 00:13:26.440 more games, in my opinion, end quote. But the 00:13:26.440 --> 00:13:28.580 language that's in Shamar Stewart's contract 00:13:28.580 --> 00:13:32.019 was not found in either Miles Murphy or Mariusz 00:13:32.019 --> 00:13:36.120 Mims' contract. So it begs the question of, what 00:13:36.120 --> 00:13:38.860 exactly are the Bengals doing? Now, this is what 00:13:38.860 --> 00:13:41.039 Ted Karras had to say about the contract dispute. 00:13:41.580 --> 00:13:44.100 End quote. The main thing I want to say is I 00:13:44.100 --> 00:13:46.620 don't think to either of our defensive ends that 00:13:46.620 --> 00:13:48.580 there's not any harboring resentment in this 00:13:48.580 --> 00:13:51.019 locker room to them. I really hope that both 00:13:51.019 --> 00:13:53.139 camps can figure this out because we really have 00:13:53.139 --> 00:13:55.899 a good team. We've had a super productive spring 00:13:55.899 --> 00:13:58.200 and you just don't want this to carry over into 00:13:58.200 --> 00:14:00.159 the summer. End quote. Now, this is what Zach 00:14:00.159 --> 00:14:02.399 Taylor had to say about the situation. End quote. 00:14:02.820 --> 00:14:05.299 I think there's education that happens with all 00:14:05.299 --> 00:14:07.379 the rookies that we do our best to educate them. 00:14:07.600 --> 00:14:10.600 Number one, we want to protect our team and our 00:14:10.600 --> 00:14:13.320 locker room. And so there's some things I understand 00:14:13.320 --> 00:14:15.659 when there's frustration there, but that's how 00:14:15.659 --> 00:14:18.480 he chose to do it. And that's his prerogative. 00:14:18.580 --> 00:14:20.840 And we look forward to getting him back in the 00:14:20.840 --> 00:14:23.620 fold, end quote. But here's the part that nobody 00:14:23.620 --> 00:14:26.779 is talking about. Shemar Stewart has options 00:14:26.779 --> 00:14:30.879 to resolve this matter. So per the CBA, Shemar 00:14:30.879 --> 00:14:33.480 Stewart can refuse to sign and demand a trade. 00:14:33.700 --> 00:14:36.759 The window for trading an unsigned draft pick 00:14:36.759 --> 00:14:39.179 expires 30 days before the first game of the 00:14:39.179 --> 00:14:42.700 regular season. If unsuccessful, the Bengals 00:14:42.700 --> 00:14:44.779 will be unable to trade Shamar Stewart for the 00:14:44.779 --> 00:14:48.059 entire 2025 season, regardless if he signs or 00:14:48.059 --> 00:14:51.740 doesn't. Shamar Stewart can wait until the Tuesday 00:14:51.740 --> 00:14:56.100 of Week 10 and still play. If unsuccessful, he 00:14:56.100 --> 00:14:59.960 will be unable to play all of 2025. Per the CBA, 00:15:00.159 --> 00:15:02.440 the arbitrator must make a decision within five 00:15:02.440 --> 00:15:05.519 days of the application, and the decision, and 00:15:05.519 --> 00:15:08.379 I quote, shall be final and binding upon all 00:15:08.379 --> 00:15:12.919 parties. He can also refuse to sign at all until 00:15:12.919 --> 00:15:15.820 the 2026 draft begins, which then he will be 00:15:15.820 --> 00:15:18.299 re -entered into the draft pool and the Bengals 00:15:18.299 --> 00:15:21.240 will be unable to draft him. The next option 00:15:21.240 --> 00:15:23.679 that he has is Shemar Stewart could return to 00:15:23.679 --> 00:15:27.000 college, but will face a lengthy legal battle 00:15:27.000 --> 00:15:31.379 with the NCAA. Another option, which I don't 00:15:31.379 --> 00:15:33.200 think this is probably going to happen, is that 00:15:33.200 --> 00:15:34.879 Shemar Stewart could refuse to sign with the 00:15:34.879 --> 00:15:37.120 Bengals and play in another league such as the 00:15:37.120 --> 00:15:41.309 UFL or CFL. However, if Shamar Stewart plays 00:15:41.309 --> 00:15:44.070 in another league in the 12 months after being 00:15:44.070 --> 00:15:46.610 drafted, the Bengals will hold his rights for 00:15:46.610 --> 00:15:49.629 three years after the 2025 draft. Afterwards, 00:15:49.970 --> 00:15:52.190 the Bengals would have the right of first refusal 00:15:52.190 --> 00:15:54.809 to any contract Shamar Stewart would sign with 00:15:54.809 --> 00:15:57.950 another NFL team. The lesson from this entire 00:15:57.950 --> 00:16:01.370 situation is this. Players are becoming smarter 00:16:01.370 --> 00:16:04.590 when it comes to conducting their business. Instead 00:16:04.590 --> 00:16:07.440 of just signing on the dotted line, They're reviewing 00:16:07.440 --> 00:16:09.960 the language of the contract, and they're allowing 00:16:09.960 --> 00:16:12.440 their agents as well to review the language of 00:16:12.440 --> 00:16:14.960 the contract just to see if everything is correct. 00:16:15.580 --> 00:16:18.940 We have seen multiple times where players have 00:16:18.940 --> 00:16:21.320 just signed bad contracts and are put in very 00:16:21.320 --> 00:16:24.840 bad situations for long periods of time. And 00:16:24.840 --> 00:16:27.139 so now you have someone in Shamar Stewart who 00:16:27.139 --> 00:16:30.000 is saying, hey, listen, this wasn't in Amarius 00:16:30.000 --> 00:16:33.519 Mims' contract, nor Miles Murphy's. So why is 00:16:33.519 --> 00:16:37.350 it in my contract? And granted, I would understand 00:16:37.350 --> 00:16:40.389 if they were putting in this clause because he's 00:16:40.389 --> 00:16:43.450 had an extensive injury history in college or 00:16:43.450 --> 00:16:46.529 he had off the field issues in college. I would 00:16:46.529 --> 00:16:49.409 have no problem with this. But because neither 00:16:49.409 --> 00:16:51.549 of those two things happened while he was in 00:16:51.549 --> 00:16:54.070 college, there is no need for Shamar Stewart 00:16:54.070 --> 00:16:57.009 to have that type of language within his contract. 00:16:57.049 --> 00:16:59.850 Because then you guys are saying, listen. We 00:16:59.850 --> 00:17:02.529 are banking on you to make a mistake so that 00:17:02.529 --> 00:17:05.269 we can void all of your future guarantees so 00:17:05.269 --> 00:17:07.890 that we can keep that money. That is something 00:17:07.890 --> 00:17:10.769 that a shady business would do. If I'm a future 00:17:10.769 --> 00:17:14.349 NFL draft prospect, I am publicly saying, listen, 00:17:14.529 --> 00:17:17.650 I'm not going to the Bengals because I understand 00:17:17.650 --> 00:17:20.670 that, listen, for one, they may try to do the 00:17:20.670 --> 00:17:22.529 same thing that they're doing to Shamar Stewart. 00:17:23.200 --> 00:17:26.619 And two, we have seen that they have had a history 00:17:26.619 --> 00:17:30.180 in doing shady business with their players. At 00:17:30.180 --> 00:17:32.960 some point, somebody has to be the bigger person 00:17:32.960 --> 00:17:34.619 in the room when it comes to the Bengals front 00:17:34.619 --> 00:17:38.160 office, and they have to say, listen, just take 00:17:38.160 --> 00:17:41.460 out the language. Get rid of it and just give 00:17:41.460 --> 00:17:44.140 him the contract that he wants. Because right 00:17:44.140 --> 00:17:46.140 now, what you're doing is playing a dangerous 00:17:46.140 --> 00:17:49.079 game of chicken. And the Bengals are going to 00:17:49.079 --> 00:17:51.759 blink first. But I think a question that needs 00:17:51.759 --> 00:17:54.740 to be asked is, how long is Shamar Stewart going 00:17:54.740 --> 00:17:58.319 to hold out? Because he knows the longer that 00:17:58.319 --> 00:18:01.000 this holds out, the more this could actually 00:18:01.000 --> 00:18:03.900 hurt the Bengals even more. Because as I just 00:18:03.900 --> 00:18:07.599 said with the CBA, he could re -enter into next 00:18:07.599 --> 00:18:10.259 year's draft class, which if I'm Shamar Stewart, 00:18:10.480 --> 00:18:12.779 I probably would do because guess what? If that 00:18:12.779 --> 00:18:14.980 happens, the Bengals won't be able to draft you. 00:18:15.279 --> 00:18:17.480 Now, it may come at the cost of you not being 00:18:17.480 --> 00:18:20.460 drafted in the first round. But I still believe 00:18:20.460 --> 00:18:23.039 that there are a lot of teams that are very interested 00:18:23.039 --> 00:18:25.640 in Shamar Stewart. And I think they still would 00:18:25.640 --> 00:18:28.259 draft him if he was available in next year's 00:18:28.259 --> 00:18:33.039 draft. So at this point, if Shamar is really 00:18:33.039 --> 00:18:36.759 serious about this, I would say just hold out 00:18:36.759 --> 00:18:40.160 as long as you possibly can. Because at some 00:18:40.160 --> 00:18:41.880 point, the Bengals are going to get desperate. 00:18:42.079 --> 00:18:44.799 At some point, the pressure is going to be put 00:18:44.799 --> 00:18:47.920 on them so much that they're going to have to 00:18:47.920 --> 00:18:51.309 do something. Now, if you're Joe Burrow, you're 00:18:51.309 --> 00:18:52.829 probably going to have to put on the hero cape 00:18:52.829 --> 00:18:55.109 once again, and you're going to have to get in 00:18:55.109 --> 00:18:57.849 the Bengals' ass again because they continue 00:18:57.849 --> 00:19:00.950 to do bad business. And best believe the Players 00:19:00.950 --> 00:19:03.230 Association are keeping their eye on this dispute 00:19:03.230 --> 00:19:06.569 right now because this could have lasting effects 00:19:06.569 --> 00:19:10.349 on the league moving forward. So stay tuned with 00:19:10.349 --> 00:19:12.869 this situation. But let's talk about some more 00:19:12.869 --> 00:19:15.369 money, all right? Bag roll dominance predictions, 00:19:15.890 --> 00:19:18.410 all right? I got my bag roll dominance cape on. 00:19:18.549 --> 00:19:21.130 I got my bag roll dominance hat on. Let's just 00:19:21.130 --> 00:19:24.049 get into it, all right? So Terry McLaurin, do 00:19:24.049 --> 00:19:26.990 I think he's going to get re -signed? Yes. I 00:19:26.990 --> 00:19:28.569 understand there's a lot of Steelers fans right 00:19:28.569 --> 00:19:30.769 now that want Terry McLaurin. Best believe Washington 00:19:30.769 --> 00:19:33.589 is not going to let him go, all right? So Sparak's 00:19:33.589 --> 00:19:36.609 market value for him is three years, $93 .1 million, 00:19:36.769 --> 00:19:39.809 which is $31 .1 million a year. My prediction 00:19:39.809 --> 00:19:43.700 is... Four years, $130 million, which is $32 00:19:43.700 --> 00:19:46.339 .5 million a year. Terry McLaurin has been the 00:19:46.339 --> 00:19:49.259 most consistent and loyal player of the Washington 00:19:49.259 --> 00:19:52.359 franchise. You are talking about somebody who 00:19:52.359 --> 00:19:55.980 has been through a slew of changes since getting 00:19:55.980 --> 00:19:58.900 into the league. From multiple head coaches to 00:19:58.900 --> 00:20:02.400 multiple quarterbacks, offenses, you name it, 00:20:02.420 --> 00:20:05.339 he's been through it all. But he's always been 00:20:05.339 --> 00:20:10.220 consistent. In some ways... He's been like Mike 00:20:10.220 --> 00:20:13.480 Evans. Mike Evans has gone through somewhat of 00:20:13.480 --> 00:20:15.480 the exact same thing that Terry McLaurin has 00:20:15.480 --> 00:20:18.400 gone through. Multiple head coaches, multiple 00:20:18.400 --> 00:20:22.160 quarterbacks, good seasons, bad seasons, iffy 00:20:22.160 --> 00:20:24.099 seasons. He's been through it all. But guess 00:20:24.099 --> 00:20:26.299 what? He's always been loyal to the franchise 00:20:26.299 --> 00:20:29.579 and he's always been consistent. So it's only 00:20:29.579 --> 00:20:31.819 right that you take care of Terry McLaurin the 00:20:31.819 --> 00:20:35.859 right way. Now, I understand the role of a GM 00:20:35.859 --> 00:20:39.119 is to make sure that you give the best deal possible 00:20:39.119 --> 00:20:42.119 that doesn't hurt the franchise. But at some 00:20:42.119 --> 00:20:44.880 point, you're going to have to maybe swing up 00:20:44.880 --> 00:20:46.759 the pot a little bit for someone like a Terry 00:20:46.759 --> 00:20:49.079 McLaurin. It's not going to hurt you because 00:20:49.079 --> 00:20:51.859 why? There's nobody else on the team that is 00:20:51.859 --> 00:20:54.339 looking for money. Terry McLaurin is the only 00:20:54.339 --> 00:20:57.220 person. And by the time this deal is over with, 00:20:57.299 --> 00:20:59.539 guess what? Then it'll be time for you to pay 00:20:59.539 --> 00:21:02.480 big money to Jaden Daniels. But by not paying 00:21:02.480 --> 00:21:05.380 Terry McLaurin, you could potentially hurt Jaden 00:21:05.380 --> 00:21:08.400 Daniels' growth. Do you really want to take that 00:21:08.400 --> 00:21:12.740 risk? No. So it's only right that you take care 00:21:12.740 --> 00:21:15.380 of somebody that has been through it all, that 00:21:15.380 --> 00:21:17.940 has been consistent, that hasn't been a troublemaker, 00:21:18.019 --> 00:21:21.140 that has been an upstanding player for this franchise. 00:21:21.740 --> 00:21:23.900 Now when we look at Trey Hendrickson's situation, 00:21:24.200 --> 00:21:27.519 excuse me, me personally, there's only two options 00:21:27.519 --> 00:21:31.089 with this. Either he's going to hold out, or 00:21:31.089 --> 00:21:33.569 he's going to get traded. Now, Sparak's market 00:21:33.569 --> 00:21:36.890 value for him is two years, $62 .9 million, which 00:21:36.890 --> 00:21:40.529 is $31 .5 million a year. My prediction is a 00:21:40.529 --> 00:21:44.509 one -year $32 .1 million deal, $32 .1 million 00:21:44.509 --> 00:21:47.150 a year. I think giving Trey Hendrickson just 00:21:47.150 --> 00:21:49.650 a one -year deal is just the best course of action 00:21:49.650 --> 00:21:52.650 at this point, because right now, the longer 00:21:52.650 --> 00:21:55.009 that this goes, the worse that it's going to 00:21:55.009 --> 00:21:58.210 hurt the Bengals. So I think if you trade them 00:21:58.210 --> 00:22:00.089 away and that team just gives them a one -year 00:22:00.089 --> 00:22:03.049 deal, okay, cool, you're on for another year. 00:22:03.390 --> 00:22:05.490 And then by the time the deal is over with, you 00:22:05.490 --> 00:22:07.490 can hit free agency and still get another bag 00:22:07.490 --> 00:22:10.670 if you really want to. Because right now, the 00:22:10.670 --> 00:22:12.470 Bengals have shown that they're not willing to 00:22:12.470 --> 00:22:15.529 pay Trey Hendrickson. So somebody is going to 00:22:15.529 --> 00:22:17.829 make a crazy trade for Trey Hendrickson. Now, 00:22:17.829 --> 00:22:19.349 do I think it's going to be someone like the 00:22:19.349 --> 00:22:24.740 Eagles or the Lions? Or, I don't know, the 49ers 00:22:24.740 --> 00:22:28.279 or the Rams or somebody like that? Yes. And I 00:22:28.279 --> 00:22:30.180 think they would be willing to give him a one 00:22:30.180 --> 00:22:32.539 -year extension. I don't think he wants to sign 00:22:32.539 --> 00:22:35.960 a long -term extension anyway. Moving on, I think 00:22:35.960 --> 00:22:37.740 Garrett Wilson is going to re -sign as well. 00:22:38.299 --> 00:22:40.400 Spot Rack's market value for him is three years, 00:22:40.480 --> 00:22:43.619 73 million, which is 24 .3 million a year. My 00:22:43.619 --> 00:22:46.279 prediction is four years, 95 .2 million, which 00:22:46.279 --> 00:22:49.039 is 23 .8 million a year. Garrett Wilson is a 00:22:49.039 --> 00:22:51.279 little bit of a tricky situation only because 00:22:51.279 --> 00:22:54.960 he's not in that top echelon of receivers, but 00:22:54.960 --> 00:22:56.759 I feel like he's on that tier with someone like 00:22:56.759 --> 00:22:58.579 a Drake London, and that's perfectly fine because 00:22:58.579 --> 00:23:00.740 you're still a really productive receiver. Now, 00:23:00.759 --> 00:23:03.240 here's the question. If you're Garrett Wilson, 00:23:03.519 --> 00:23:06.960 do you want a long -term deal or do you want 00:23:06.960 --> 00:23:09.740 a short -term deal? Now with a short -term deal, 00:23:09.920 --> 00:23:12.539 by the time the deal is up, you're able to re 00:23:12.539 --> 00:23:14.359 -up again and you'll still be in your prime. 00:23:14.880 --> 00:23:17.539 But if you get the long -term extension, you 00:23:17.539 --> 00:23:19.640 run the risk of going through another wave of 00:23:19.640 --> 00:23:21.420 changes. Do you really want to go through that? 00:23:21.740 --> 00:23:24.859 No. So just sign the short -term deal. So that 00:23:24.859 --> 00:23:27.099 way, if you feel like you're going to garner 00:23:27.099 --> 00:23:29.420 a lot of interest in that upcoming free agency 00:23:29.420 --> 00:23:32.000 class, you can make a decision on if you want 00:23:32.000 --> 00:23:34.019 to stay with the Jets or if you want to test 00:23:34.019 --> 00:23:37.359 the free agency market in its entirety. Now let's 00:23:37.359 --> 00:23:40.079 keep on going. Drake London. I think he's either 00:23:40.079 --> 00:23:41.839 going to be re -signed or he's just going to 00:23:41.839 --> 00:23:44.259 play out the rest of the season. Now his market 00:23:44.259 --> 00:23:46.220 value, according to SpotRack, is three years, 00:23:46.380 --> 00:23:49.799 $73 .1 million, which is $24 .4 million a year. 00:23:49.960 --> 00:23:53.480 My prediction is three years, $75 .4 million, 00:23:53.599 --> 00:23:56.059 which is $25 .1 million a year. So if you're 00:23:56.059 --> 00:23:57.680 Drake London, you would probably take the same 00:23:57.680 --> 00:23:59.819 route that I just said with Garrett Wilson. You 00:23:59.819 --> 00:24:02.240 sign the short -term deal. With the understanding 00:24:02.240 --> 00:24:04.400 that once this deal is over with, I'll still 00:24:04.400 --> 00:24:06.880 be in my prime, which means I'll still have a 00:24:06.880 --> 00:24:09.200 lot of interest from a lot of teams. Moving on, 00:24:09.339 --> 00:24:13.160 TJ Watt. So his market value is four years, 146 00:24:13.160 --> 00:24:16.819 .5 million, which is 36 .6 million a year. My 00:24:16.819 --> 00:24:19.960 prediction is four years, 158 million, which 00:24:19.960 --> 00:24:22.920 is 39 .5 million a year. Me personally, I feel 00:24:22.920 --> 00:24:24.359 like I probably could have bumped that number 00:24:24.359 --> 00:24:26.799 up even a little bit more. But my question with 00:24:26.799 --> 00:24:29.599 TJ Watt is this, are you looking to reset the 00:24:29.599 --> 00:24:32.359 market? Are you willing to take another team 00:24:32.359 --> 00:24:36.019 friendly deal or what exactly you're trying to 00:24:36.019 --> 00:24:39.500 do? Because if I'm TJ Watt, I may be looking 00:24:39.500 --> 00:24:42.839 at resetting the market because I am still one 00:24:42.839 --> 00:24:44.940 of the best pass rushers in the league, if not 00:24:44.940 --> 00:24:47.559 the best pass rusher in the league. So I feel 00:24:47.559 --> 00:24:49.259 like there's a lot of questions that need to 00:24:49.259 --> 00:24:51.740 be asked with TJ Watt's situation. And I also 00:24:51.740 --> 00:24:54.980 feel like there is some frustration with TJ Watt 00:24:54.980 --> 00:24:58.059 simply because the Steelers took care of DK Metcalf 00:24:58.059 --> 00:25:00.329 fairly well. And they really didn't do that for 00:25:00.329 --> 00:25:04.170 TJ Watt. And mind you, as a GM, you always want 00:25:04.170 --> 00:25:06.390 to make sure that you take care of your guys 00:25:06.390 --> 00:25:09.650 first. The guys that you drafted and developed 00:25:09.650 --> 00:25:12.950 and you saw them grow over time. Not somebody 00:25:12.950 --> 00:25:15.549 that you brought in via trade or free agency 00:25:15.549 --> 00:25:17.990 or whatever. And this is no shot at DK Metcalf 00:25:17.990 --> 00:25:21.150 at all. But it looks a little bit weird if you're 00:25:21.150 --> 00:25:23.609 giving more money to the person that you're bringing 00:25:23.609 --> 00:25:27.240 in instead of the person that is homegrown. That's 00:25:27.240 --> 00:25:29.460 like you going out to McDonald's with your friends. 00:25:29.839 --> 00:25:32.779 And instead of you treating everybody to McDonald's, 00:25:32.779 --> 00:25:35.299 you only treat two or three people, and then 00:25:35.299 --> 00:25:38.299 everybody else has to fend for themselves. That's 00:25:38.299 --> 00:25:42.259 not going to look right. So if I'm TJ Watt, I'm 00:25:42.259 --> 00:25:45.240 breaking the bank. I'm looking to reset the market, 00:25:45.259 --> 00:25:48.079 possibly. Unless the team is telling me, hey, 00:25:48.079 --> 00:25:50.569 listen. We're in the works of trying to acquire 00:25:50.569 --> 00:25:53.549 another player for either the offense or the 00:25:53.549 --> 00:25:55.630 defense. If you take a little bit less, they'll 00:25:55.630 --> 00:25:58.549 give us more cap flexibility. So that way we'll 00:25:58.549 --> 00:26:01.049 be able to acquire them. If that's the case, 00:26:01.069 --> 00:26:04.369 okay, fine. I'll take a little bit of a lesser 00:26:04.369 --> 00:26:07.049 deal. But if that's not the case, well, then 00:26:07.049 --> 00:26:09.349 I'm looking to reset the market because I deserve 00:26:09.349 --> 00:26:12.130 to reset the market because every time that I'm 00:26:12.130 --> 00:26:15.809 on the field, I change games. We all have seen 00:26:15.809 --> 00:26:19.789 the record. when TJ Watt is on the field and 00:26:19.789 --> 00:26:22.430 when he isn't on the field. So it's only right 00:26:22.430 --> 00:26:24.490 that you lock him up and you make him a stealer 00:26:24.490 --> 00:26:28.049 for life. Now, Aiden Hutchinson's situation is 00:26:28.049 --> 00:26:30.509 a little bit weird, and I'll explain just a little 00:26:30.509 --> 00:26:33.309 bit. So Sparak's market value for him is four 00:26:33.309 --> 00:26:37.630 years, $141 .2 million, which is $35 .3 million 00:26:37.630 --> 00:26:41.490 a year. My prediction is four years, $141 .2 00:26:41.490 --> 00:26:44.190 million, which is $35 .3 million a year. Here's 00:26:44.190 --> 00:26:46.490 the thing with Aiden Hutchinson. Now, is he... 00:26:47.019 --> 00:26:50.079 A top five pass rusher? No. Is he a top 10, maybe 00:26:50.079 --> 00:26:52.440 top 15 pass rusher? Yes, I'll give him that. 00:26:52.819 --> 00:26:55.900 But the question is this, whose contract are 00:26:55.900 --> 00:26:58.640 you going to model? Are you going to model Nick 00:26:58.640 --> 00:27:01.359 Bosa's contract? Are you going to model Max Crosby's 00:27:01.359 --> 00:27:04.599 contract? Are you going to model TJ Watt's current 00:27:04.599 --> 00:27:07.359 contract? Whose contract are you going to model? 00:27:07.980 --> 00:27:10.140 Because right now, you don't want to keep on 00:27:10.140 --> 00:27:12.259 resetting the market for a whole bunch of players 00:27:12.259 --> 00:27:14.559 while at the same time, you're still trying to 00:27:14.559 --> 00:27:17.890 be in a good situation with your cap. That's 00:27:17.890 --> 00:27:21.089 my only concern with Aiden Hutchinson. It's not 00:27:21.089 --> 00:27:23.049 the injuries. It's not the play. It's none of 00:27:23.049 --> 00:27:26.190 those things. It's you want to be able to still 00:27:26.190 --> 00:27:28.490 be in a good place where you have some cap flexibility. 00:27:28.750 --> 00:27:30.910 So if there's somebody that you really want that 00:27:30.910 --> 00:27:33.369 you can acquire via trade or free agency, you're 00:27:33.369 --> 00:27:35.529 able to do it without having to do a whole bunch 00:27:35.529 --> 00:27:38.829 of restructures. Now with Micah Parsons, that's 00:27:38.829 --> 00:27:40.410 a ticking time bomb. And I'm going to explain 00:27:40.410 --> 00:27:43.269 in a little bit. So his market value is four 00:27:43.269 --> 00:27:47.200 years, $145 .1 million. which is 36 .3 million 00:27:47.200 --> 00:27:50.940 a year. My prediction is four years, 150 million, 00:27:51.079 --> 00:27:54.900 which is 37 .5 million a year. Now, a few days 00:27:54.900 --> 00:27:57.220 ago, somebody was able to take a couple of pictures 00:27:57.220 --> 00:28:00.200 of Micah Parsons talking to Jerry Jones. And 00:28:00.200 --> 00:28:02.859 apparently Micah and Jerry were talking about 00:28:02.859 --> 00:28:05.900 numbers. And Micah told Jerry, hey, listen, talk 00:28:05.900 --> 00:28:08.259 to my agent so we can finalize the deal and get 00:28:08.259 --> 00:28:11.599 things done. Since then, nothing has been finalized. 00:28:11.599 --> 00:28:14.359 Nothing has been talked about. So if I'm Micah 00:28:14.359 --> 00:28:17.539 Parsons, Do I want to play the waiting game and 00:28:17.539 --> 00:28:20.720 see what TJ Watt and Aiden Hutchinson and Trey 00:28:20.720 --> 00:28:22.680 Henderson is going to get? Or do I want to get 00:28:22.680 --> 00:28:26.019 my deal out the way first? Because I'll wait 00:28:26.019 --> 00:28:27.880 a little bit just so I can get a little bit more 00:28:27.880 --> 00:28:30.680 money. But if I just want to be a team player, 00:28:30.819 --> 00:28:32.660 I'll just sign the deal now so that way I don't 00:28:32.660 --> 00:28:35.660 have to worry about it. Now, Kyle Hamilton re 00:28:35.660 --> 00:28:38.380 -signed. His market value was three years, $60 00:28:38.380 --> 00:28:41.789 .8 million, which is $20 .3 million a year. My 00:28:41.789 --> 00:28:44.549 prediction is four years, $88 .4 million a year, 00:28:44.609 --> 00:28:47.430 which is $22 .1 million a year. Kyle Hamilton 00:28:47.430 --> 00:28:50.170 is one of the best safeties in the league, if 00:28:50.170 --> 00:28:52.890 not the best safety in the league. He is literally 00:28:52.890 --> 00:28:57.490 the 1A or 1B to Antoine Winfield Jr. There is 00:28:57.490 --> 00:29:00.529 nobody else that is better than those two safeties. 00:29:00.569 --> 00:29:03.269 So it is only right for the Ravens to reset the 00:29:03.269 --> 00:29:07.599 market for this great safety. Now here's the 00:29:07.599 --> 00:29:09.759 thing with Lamar Jackson's situation. I know 00:29:09.759 --> 00:29:11.839 I'm going to catch a lot of flack for him, but 00:29:11.839 --> 00:29:14.940 I really don't care. So re -sign, okay, we already 00:29:14.940 --> 00:29:17.579 got that out the way. So his market value is 00:29:17.579 --> 00:29:22.339 five years, $340 .5 million, which is $68 .1 00:29:22.339 --> 00:29:25.180 million a year. My prediction is five years, 00:29:25.220 --> 00:29:29.019 $290 million, which is $58 million a year. So 00:29:29.019 --> 00:29:31.700 here's the thing. Me personally, I don't feel 00:29:31.700 --> 00:29:34.160 like you should pay a quarterback $60 million 00:29:34.160 --> 00:29:36.460 a year, and here's why. Paying a quarterback 00:29:36.460 --> 00:29:38.980 $60 million is not a good move because it puts 00:29:38.980 --> 00:29:41.880 a strain on the cap space, which if you're a 00:29:41.880 --> 00:29:43.779 Super Bowl team, you want to be able to have 00:29:43.779 --> 00:29:46.539 cap flexibility. Because say, for instance, there's 00:29:46.539 --> 00:29:48.259 somebody that you really want to be able to get 00:29:48.259 --> 00:29:51.079 in the trade deadline, but you can't do it because 00:29:51.079 --> 00:29:53.500 why? You just gave your quarterback $60 million. 00:29:54.460 --> 00:29:56.660 You're going to be tearing your hair out. There's 00:29:56.660 --> 00:29:59.680 no need for you to do it. Now, if you're somebody 00:29:59.680 --> 00:30:02.400 that has won multiple Super Bowls, you're dominant 00:30:02.400 --> 00:30:06.000 in the postgame, and you've won MVPs and you're 00:30:06.000 --> 00:30:08.079 top five, you know, one of the best quarterbacks 00:30:08.079 --> 00:30:10.539 in the league, okay, fine, whatever. Do whatever 00:30:10.539 --> 00:30:13.079 you want to do. Don't care. But if you haven't 00:30:13.079 --> 00:30:15.619 won an MVP, if you haven't been to the Super 00:30:15.619 --> 00:30:18.079 Bowl, let alone the divisional championship, 00:30:18.440 --> 00:30:21.380 there is no need for you to be asking for $60 00:30:21.380 --> 00:30:24.119 million. That's why I was very critical about 00:30:24.119 --> 00:30:26.500 Dak Prescott getting his deal. Because guess 00:30:26.500 --> 00:30:29.809 what? He didn't deserve that money. He hasn't 00:30:29.809 --> 00:30:32.150 been to a Super Bowl. He hasn't been to an NFC 00:30:32.150 --> 00:30:35.029 Championship. He hasn't won an MVP. He's not 00:30:35.029 --> 00:30:37.210 even the top five quarterback in the league. 00:30:37.529 --> 00:30:41.049 So why would you pay him $60 million? It's ludicrous. 00:30:41.430 --> 00:30:43.750 If you're Lamar Jackson, you want to stay away 00:30:43.750 --> 00:30:46.529 from that $60 million a year mark. Because guess 00:30:46.529 --> 00:30:48.910 what? If you haven't made it to the Super Bowl, 00:30:49.049 --> 00:30:52.529 if you haven't won a Super Bowl, everyone is 00:30:52.529 --> 00:30:54.930 going to be saying the same thing. Did the Ravens 00:30:54.930 --> 00:30:57.769 overpay Lamar Jackson? Does he deserve that deal? 00:30:58.289 --> 00:31:00.849 Do you think they should move off of him? What 00:31:00.849 --> 00:31:03.549 should they do now? They can't do anything because 00:31:03.549 --> 00:31:06.190 they gave Lamar Jackson $60 million a year. He 00:31:06.190 --> 00:31:08.809 don't want that publicity. If I was Lamar, I 00:31:08.809 --> 00:31:11.289 would take a little bit less so the team can 00:31:11.289 --> 00:31:14.049 have cap flexibility so that if they need to 00:31:14.049 --> 00:31:16.309 add somebody, they can go and add somebody without 00:31:16.309 --> 00:31:18.849 having to do a whole bunch of restructures and 00:31:18.849 --> 00:31:22.269 moving money around while at the same time, I 00:31:22.269 --> 00:31:25.130 am prolonging the Super Bowl window for the team. 00:31:25.529 --> 00:31:27.809 so on to the next candidate we have and that 00:31:27.809 --> 00:31:30.509 is james cook now for him i would say just play 00:31:30.509 --> 00:31:33.049 out the rest of your deal now his market value 00:31:33.049 --> 00:31:35.730 according to spot rack is four years 40 .8 million 00:31:35.730 --> 00:31:39.049 which is 10 .2 million a year My prediction is 00:31:39.049 --> 00:31:41.549 three years, 25 million, which is 8 .3 million 00:31:41.549 --> 00:31:44.170 a year. Now, if I'm James Cook, I'm taking a 00:31:44.170 --> 00:31:46.529 shorter term deal just because for one, I can 00:31:46.529 --> 00:31:49.089 get all of my money up front. And by the time 00:31:49.089 --> 00:31:51.549 the deal is over with, I'll still be in my prime 00:31:51.549 --> 00:31:54.390 so that I can re -up for another deal. Because 00:31:54.390 --> 00:31:56.329 I don't know any team that would be willing to 00:31:56.329 --> 00:32:00.710 give him over 8 million a year. I think a team 00:32:00.710 --> 00:32:02.950 will probably lowball him, especially these playoff 00:32:02.950 --> 00:32:04.970 contending teams. They would definitely lowball 00:32:04.970 --> 00:32:07.210 him. And if it's a team like the Jaguars that 00:32:07.210 --> 00:32:09.509 will give him this crazy deal, guess what? They'll 00:32:09.509 --> 00:32:11.769 move off of him the next year. We've seen it 00:32:11.769 --> 00:32:14.089 before. They do it every single offseason. Now 00:32:14.089 --> 00:32:16.390 on to Rashawn Slater. So of course, he's going 00:32:16.390 --> 00:32:19.309 to get re -signed. Now his market value is five 00:32:19.309 --> 00:32:22.849 years, $127 .5 million, which is $25 .5 million 00:32:22.849 --> 00:32:25.769 a year. My prediction is four years, $108 million, 00:32:25.849 --> 00:32:28.619 which is $27 million a year. We all know that 00:32:28.619 --> 00:32:31.380 left tackles get paid a whole bunch of money. 00:32:31.519 --> 00:32:33.920 So it's only right that the Chargers give him 00:32:33.920 --> 00:32:36.980 a boatload of money because why? He's the left 00:32:36.980 --> 00:32:39.859 tackle. And you always pay the left tackle over 00:32:39.859 --> 00:32:41.819 the right tackle, just saying. All right, now 00:32:41.819 --> 00:32:44.299 on to the final person, Sauce Gardner. So with 00:32:44.299 --> 00:32:47.039 him, he'll most likely be re -signed. So his 00:32:47.039 --> 00:32:50.400 market value, three years, 64 .9 million, which 00:32:50.400 --> 00:32:53.339 is 21 .7 million a year. My prediction is three 00:32:53.339 --> 00:32:56.039 years, 68 million, which is 22 .6 million a year. 00:32:56.440 --> 00:32:58.420 Here's the thing with Sauce Gardner. If I'm him, 00:32:58.539 --> 00:33:01.059 for one, I'm taking a short -term deal. I don't 00:33:01.059 --> 00:33:03.059 want to do a traditional four or five -year deal. 00:33:03.200 --> 00:33:06.339 I want all of my money up front. So just in case 00:33:06.339 --> 00:33:08.740 this team goes right back to the shithole, guess 00:33:08.740 --> 00:33:11.240 what? I can move off and I can hit free agency 00:33:11.240 --> 00:33:14.259 and be in a much better situation. Not to mention, 00:33:14.400 --> 00:33:16.839 I still want to prove that I'm still one of the 00:33:16.839 --> 00:33:19.119 better corners in the league because I had a 00:33:19.119 --> 00:33:22.190 down year. And so that probably affected his 00:33:22.190 --> 00:33:24.150 confidence and it probably affected a lot of 00:33:24.150 --> 00:33:27.329 people's outlook on Sauce Gardener. So I would 00:33:27.329 --> 00:33:29.049 just take the shorter term deal, but you guys 00:33:29.049 --> 00:33:31.250 let me know in the comments, all right? So I'm 00:33:31.250 --> 00:33:32.869 gonna end this episode here. 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