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Mega bag alert, mega bag alert, mega bag alert,

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folks. That's right. Josh Metellus, Cortland

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Sutton, Bernard Raymond, Rashawn Slater, and

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Jake Ferguson all get paid. Shamar Stewart ends

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his holdout. Christian Wilkins gets released.

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Minka Fitzpatrick finally speaks. And gut check

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time, AFC and NFC East additional, right? So

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guess what? All of this and more. on the 87th

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episode of Football Junkies Podcast, all right?

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I am your host with the most. I'm your chief,

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Barrow Dommers. That's right, chief, head of

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the table, anything and everything related to

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the bag. rumors to the bag and more i'm your

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gm who currently is not on the team right now

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but guess what don't you worry about it all right

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don't you worry about it because guess what i'm

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all these things and more but most importantly

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the most important thing that you must remember

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is i am your host kale you already know how these

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things are about to go this is going to be a

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loaded episode full of truth bombs hot takes

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and everything in between so guess what on three

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one two three let's lock in All right, folks,

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let's just get into the meat and potatoes of

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everything that is going on in the league right

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now. So Bernard Raymond, that happened late last

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night, all right? Four -year $100 million deal,

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$60 million guaranteed, and he'll be making $25

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million a year. Corlin Sutton, $92 million deal,

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$41 million, making $23 million a year. His stats

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from this past season, 135 targets for 81 receptions.

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1 ,081 receiving yards and eight touchdowns.

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Cortland Sun is one of the better deep threat

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receivers in the league. Since coming into the

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league, he's been a dog. We should be talking

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about Cortland Sun a lot higher than what we

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do currently. But I mean, we all know that's

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most likely because of the injuries and whatnot.

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But aside from the injuries... We would be talking

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about Courtland Sutton in the same conversation

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as an A .J. Brown, a Jamar Chase possibly, Amon

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Ross, St. Brown, you know, the higher tier type

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of receivers. But when we look at this deal in

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its entirety, I think the number one question

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that comes to mind is, will this have a direct

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effect on Terry McLaurin's contract negotiations?

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Because right now, Adam Schefter reported yesterday

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on the Pat McAfee show. that Terry McLaurin is

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looking to make more than what DK Metcalf is

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making, and rightfully so. Terry McLaurin, in

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my mind, is an underrated receiver that doesn't

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get his flowers. You are talking about somebody

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that is one of the better route runners in the

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league, that is consistent year in and year out.

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So it's only right that you give him what the

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market is currently set at, which is 30 plus

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million a year. Let's be real here, folks. If

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you look at the top 10 highest paid wide receivers,

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you can make a strong case that Terry McLaurin

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is at least better than maybe, I don't know,

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maybe four or five of them. I know he's better

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than Tee Higgins. I know that he's better than

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Amon Ross St. Brown. I know that he's better

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than DK Metcalf. Now, once we get to the part

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of CeeDee Lamb, Justin Jeffersons, Jamar Chases

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of the world, that's when we start to have a

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different conversation. But right now, that is

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the going rate for wide receivers, and it's only

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right that Washington pay him the money that

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he's looking for. It's not going to hurt you.

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It's not like there's two or three other high

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-end players on your team that are looking for

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big money. No, he's the only person. Not to mention,

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you still have Jaden Daniels on his rookie deal.

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So it's not going to hurt you long -term. By

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the time Terry McLaurin's deal is over with,

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it'll be time for you to pay Jaden Daniels. it's

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not going to hurt you. Because guess what? If

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you don't pay Terry McLaurin and he hits free

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agency next year, that means that most likely

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you're going to have to address wide receiver

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via free agency or in the draft. And me personally,

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I don't really like the receivers that are coming

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out this year. I'll probably have to do a little

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bit more digging because I've been looking at

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quarterbacks and whatnot. But I know everyone's

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going to be focused on 27's draft class because

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you're going to have Jeremiah Smith. You're going

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to have the, I forgot what his name, the receiver

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from Alabama. You're going to have more higher

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end receivers in the 27 class. So Washington,

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if I were you, don't just say, hey, the Broncos

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gave Cortland Sutton 23. We believe that that's

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your ballpark, 23, maybe 25. No, just give Terry

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McCorn 30, okay? But let's keep this train going,

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all right? Jake Ferguson tied in for the Cowboys,

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inks a four -year $52 million deal. He gets a

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$12 million signing bonus, $30 million guaranteed.

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He'll be making $13 million a year. Now, when

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we look at his stats from this past season, 86

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targets for 59 receptions, 494 receiving yards,

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8 .4 receiving yards per reception. And when

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you look at his stats, you're probably thinking,

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why in the world would they give him $13 million

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a year? You just got to turn on the tape. You

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just have to turn on the tape and just have to

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see for yourself, okay? He's not the type of

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tight end that's going to wow you with his stats

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or his production, but just know he is a reliable

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weapon for Dak Prescott. That's all I'm going

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to say, all right? And let's keep this thing

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going. Rashawn Slater, left tackle for the Chargers.

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It's a four -year $114 million deal, $92 million

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in total guarantees, $56 million guaranteed at

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signing, a $29 million signing bonus, and he'll

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be making $28 .5 million a year. He is now the

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highest paid left tackle in NFL history, okay?

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Now, when we look at the structure of his contract,

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which needs to be talked about, it is... perfect.

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Down to the last detail, just absolutely perfect.

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You want to know why? Let me explain it to you.

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According to SpotRack, his cap hits moving forward,

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this year, 14 .8, next year, 23 .8, the year

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after that, 31 .8, the year after that, 29, and

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then the final year is 33 .5. Those are all manageable

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cap hits. Not to mention, when you look at his

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base salary, This year is only 2 million. Next

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year it's 11. The year after that is 26. The

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year after that is 23 .2. And then the year after

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that is 20 .7. This is a really good deal for

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a very productive left tackle. Not to mention

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as the contract continues to age, his dead cap

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hits actually decrease, which is actually very

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unique because most of the times as the contract

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ages, the dead caps increases. So this is a very

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unique structure contract, which I actually love

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this contract a lot. The two crown jewels on

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the offensive line is center and left tackle.

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Those are your franchise, they're never going

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anywhere positions. Guard, right tackle, you

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can interchange them, okay? You can get somebody

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in free agency or in the draft or trade or however,

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okay? But left tackle and center, Those are the

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two positions of the offensive line that you

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have to draft. Now, left tackle, you probably

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want to draft a little bit higher than your center.

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We've seen centers that, you know, who are drafted

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in the second and third round become, you know,

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franchise caliber centers. Whereas left tackles,

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not so much. OK, great left tackles are being

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drafted in the first round. And so with that

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being said. Left tackle is a position where there

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is no minimum, okay? It's only elite or average.

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When you're in elite left tackle, you're always

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gonna have a seat at the table because teams

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realize that, listen, if we don't pay our elite

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left tackle, our quarterback is gonna be sacked

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more than protected. Not to mention, with college

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producing three to six elite pass rushers every

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single year, You have to find a way to neutralize

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their effect in the game. And the only way that

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you can do that is pay your elite left tackle.

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Let's be real here, folks. These are the people

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that are going up against the Chris Joneses of

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the world, TJ Watts of the world, Miles Garrett's,

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Max Crosby's, Nick Bosa's of the world. So it's

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only right that you compensate them fairly. Because

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if you don't, and if they hit free agency, and

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if they go somewhere else, quarterback is going

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to get wrecked. And you don't want that. We see

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a lot of times, a lot of teams who invest into

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their left tackle. Case in point, the 49ers,

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the Buccaneers, the Ravens, the Eagles, even

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the Bills. All of them have elite left tackles.

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And they're always going to be paid because guess

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what? The team realizes that at some point, we're

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going to need you. You are the anchor of this

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offensive line. And if you're not on the field,

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we have a chance. of losing the game than actually

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winning the game. There was a stat that came

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out last year. I think this was during Trent

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Williams' contract holdout. That when Trent Williams

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was on the field and they ran the ball in his

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direction, they were more successful than when

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he wasn't on the field. That's what happens when

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you have an elite left tackle. And those are

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hard to come by. Rashawn Slater is an elite left

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tackle. He doesn't get talked about as much,

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but he is one of those guys. Same thing with

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Tristan Wirfs. Same thing with Trent Williams.

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Those are still the big dogs. So they're going

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to be compensated as a big dog. Now, are there

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left tackles that may get overpaid a little bit?

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Yes. Is that because of free agency or of need?

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Yes. But the fact of the matter is this. If you

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don't have an elite left tackle, you're in trouble.

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All the other positions on the offensive line,

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they can be second and third rounders. They can

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be average to above average. But your left tackle

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must be elite. And if your tackle isn't elite,

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you have a problem. And you have to make sure

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that you take care of your left tackle. I don't

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care how much it costs. I don't care how you

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got to structure the contract. Make sure that

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your left tackle is a one helmet guy. And let's

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talk about the last extension, and that is Josh

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Metellus' safety for the Vikings inks a three

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-year, $30 deal, and he'll be making $12 million

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a year. When we look at his stats from this past

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season, 101 tackles, two picks, he was targeted

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60 times for 44 receptions, allowing 475 yards

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and one touchdown. Josh Metellus is a Swiss Army

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knife when it comes to the defense. I have seen

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him lined up as an edge rusher. a middle linebacker,

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a corner, and even in his natural position at

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safety. Hell, they even have him taking snaps

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at defensive tackle. That's how diverse Josh

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Mattel is on this Vikings defense. I'm just going

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to read to you some of his stats in various positions.

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So at edge, he had two tackles, five quarterback

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pressures. He was targeted three times, allowed

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one reception for nine yards. When we look at

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linebacker, for instance, 49 tackles, two picks.

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He was targeted 19 times, allowed 13 receptions

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for 153 yards. Slot corner, 31 tackles, targeted

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23 times, allowed 19 receptions for 130 yards.

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That's just who he is. He's everywhere on the

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field. Not to mention, this is a good deal for

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both sides. It's not going to break the bank.

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It's not an earth -shattering type of deal. You're

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just compensating somebody that plays a very

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productive role on this defense. And you can't

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hurt the Vikings for just taking care of business.

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That's what you're supposed to do as a GM. Now

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let's get into somebody who, in my mind, I feel

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like sold himself out. And that is Shamar Stewart.

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So there has finally been a resolution between

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Shamar Stewart and the Bengals. So this is how

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things go. So they have agreed to the contractual

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language that could void future guarantees, but

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in return... The Bengals have moved up $500 ,000

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of his signing bonus to be paid immediately.

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Brother, you got sold out. You are the test rat

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with no reward. You are the test dummy for this

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franchise. You have been standing firm for the

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longest time saying, listen, I'm not going to

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be the test dummy for this team when it comes

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to this new contractual language that you guys

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are trying to institute into my contract. It

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wasn't in Amarius Mims' contract, Joe Burrows,

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Jamar Chase's, any of the other recent first

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-rounders that the Bengals have drafted. So why

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in the world would you want to allow yourself

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to be the first person to do this? Do you not

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realize the amount of power that you have given

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the Bengals? They can now avoid your future guarantees

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for any reason. But do you want to know why the

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Bengals did this? Because they realized that

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there was a realistic chance. that they weren't

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going to have neither Trey Hendrickson or Shamar

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Stewart when the regular season started. So they

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were shaking in their boots. They realized, hey,

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if we don't have neither one of them on the field,

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we're going to lose more games than actually

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win them. So you know what they did? So you know

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what? How about this? We'll just give you a raise

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on your signing bonus just so you can sign this

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deal. You sold yourself out short, Shamar Stewart.

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They didn't even fully guarantee your contract.

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If they fully guaranteed your contract, okay,

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maybe you could give in to some of the contractual

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language. But the fact that you agreed to a contract

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that you deliberately know that they can void

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your future guarantees. And all they did to compensate

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you for was just give you a $500 ,000 raise to

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your signing bonus immediately. Unacceptable.

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But let's talk about Christian Wilkins because

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this is a head -scratching move. Doesn't make

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a whole lot of sense, but I'm going to try to

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explain it as best as I possibly can. When the

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news first broke, it was a little bit of a head

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scratcher because I'm like, wait, what happened?

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What caused for the Raiders to get rid of Christian

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Wilkins? They just signed him last year. We talked

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about it on this podcast. But come to find out,

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a few things that happened recently. So according

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to Adam Schefter via the Pat McAfee show, he

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allegedly kissed a teammate on the top of their

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head and the player took offense to the move.

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On top of that. His contract was voided due to

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a disagreement over his rehab process. So the

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team had been asking him to have surgery multiple

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times, but Christian Wilkins never had the surgery,

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and they became increasingly frustrated. He has

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filed a grievance with the NFLPA. Because of

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this matter, just to refresh everyone's memory,

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he signed a four -year, $110 million deal last

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year. So here's the thing, okay? I want to hear

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exactly his side of the story. Because I'm just

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hearing from the organization. A lot of times

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fans will side with the organization instead

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of the player. There's two sides to every story.

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Was there risk if Christian Wilkins had the surgery?

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What exactly made him not want to take the surgery?

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That's my question. And then question number

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two is, is there a direct correlation to a recent

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video that's come out that shows Christian Wilkins

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breakdancing in the Raiders weight room? Does

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that have a connection to this situation as well?

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Because I know there was a few pictures prior

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to this situation happening that Christian Wilkins

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is still in the boot. But then when I saw the

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video of him breakdancing in the weight room,

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he didn't have on no boot. He didn't have on

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anything that shows like, hey, I'm still hurt.

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So what exactly happened? I have a lot of questions

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to this situation, and most likely we won't get

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those answers anytime soon. Hopefully we do get

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those answers because I really want to know and

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I really want clarification on this because right

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now it's making it seem like Christian Wilkins

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was just this anti, I don't want to have surgery,

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I don't want to do this type of player, when

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for all intents and purposes, the surgery they

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probably wanted him to do probably had substantial

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risk to come with it. But hopefully we will hear

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from Christian Wilkins side of the story so we

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can have a better understanding of exactly what

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happened. But let's talk about Minkovic's patch.

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OK, so he has finally talked to the media and

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this is what he had to say. And I quote, these

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are his words. This is not what I say. This is

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his words. OK, so and I quote, I know I haven't

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addressed the media or posted one. I'm not a

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big social media guy. You ain't going to see

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me on there. Period. Point blank. This is what

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he said. This is not what I said. Two, in no

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way, shape, or form was that expression or frustration

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about coming back to Miami. Three, I want to

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thank the city of Pittsburgh and the fans of

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Pittsburgh. You guys treated me very well. I

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enjoyed my time there. I played with some great

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teammates. It was very unfortunate the way things

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ended, but you know it's a part of the business,

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and I'm extremely, extremely excited to be a

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Miami Dolphin. Again, my silence was not a reflection

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of how I felt about this team or organization.

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I've been here in the building for about a week

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now, and I'm extremely excited about this season.

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I think we have a very, very high ceiling. We

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have a lot of young, hungry, passionate guys

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combined with a lot of guys who play a lot of

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game and have a lot of accolades. This is an

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organization that I'm extremely excited to be

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a part of. Again, my silence had nothing to do

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with my feelings to the Dolphins organization.

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With that being said, I'm not going to take any

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questions about how the transaction went down.

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I'm not going to take any questions about Pittsburgh

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or previous coaches or anything like that. I

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would like to respectfully talk about this current

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situation, this team, my players, my coaches,

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and I would appreciate if you all respect those

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wishes. Before I get into my opinion. here's

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what the dolphins did with his contract okay

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so the dolphins restructured his contract by

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moving up 2 million this year so minka is now

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due 17 .5 million this year 15 .6 million next

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year but here's the thing he still has no guaranteed

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money long term but by making this move this

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created 11 million in cap space for the dolphins

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this is what i said Or next, if you guys haven't

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followed me on there, GMK. All right, G -M -K

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-A -I -L -E. I would advise for you guys to follow

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me on there because I have a lot of hot takes

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and truth bombs. And I have a lot of disagreements

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with a lot of Steelers fans, especially with

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the whole Minkifis Patrick situation. I personally

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feel like Minkifis Patrick is the scapegoat for

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the Steelers' inability to change. And let me

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explain why. We saw the last two years that this

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defense... has failed to meet expectations in

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the latter part of the season. The first part

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of the season, they're coming out guns blazing.

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They're doing their thing, creating pressures,

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getting sacks, interceptions, whole nine yards.

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But after Thanksgiving, this defense is like

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flower hitting water. It just disintegrates.

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And a lot of that has to do with coaching. A

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lot of that has to do with the players that were

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on the field. And so... Megan Fitzpatrick is

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being slotted as the scapegoat. See, here's the

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thing. Last season showed specifically that there

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needs to be a substantial coaching change when

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it comes to the defense. The same structured

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defense that has been in place for the Steelers,

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it needs to be upgraded. Anytime when you have

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multiple players from different teams all say

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the same thing, oh yeah, we already knew what

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they was running. We already knew what this person

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was going to do, that person was going to do.

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We know where he was coming from. We know that

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when we see T .J. Watt lined up in this position,

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what formation they're going to do. Even the

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Patriots, Tom Brady, Julian Edelman, Gronk, when

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they was facing the killer Bs during that time,

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they all said the same thing. We knew exactly

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what they were doing. They've been running the

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same thing for years. You can no longer just

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say, you know what, we're going to put our best

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foot forward. And guess what? We're going to

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out -physical you. We're going to beat you senselessly.

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You cannot do that now. Quarterbacks are going

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to pick up on that, and they're going to pick

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you apart. And that's what's happened. When this

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defense goes up against a Patrick Mahomes, a

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Lamar Jackson, a Joe Burrow, a Josh Allen, they

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get picked apart. Why would you move off of Mingus

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Fitzpatrick when Mingus Fitzpatrick... didn't

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signal anything that he wanted to leave the Steelers.

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You can still see that he is still trying to

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process this entire move. Because in his mind,

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he was thinking, oh, I'm still going to be with

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the Steelers this season. He was preparing himself

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to put on the black and gold. But instead, he's

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now going to be put in a situation, which we're

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going to be talking about once we get to gut

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check time, once we get to the Dolphins, where

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this season, it looks like... a lot of people

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are going to be moved by the trade deadline.

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It's not fun at all. I was just in a situation

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where the team had just waited three months for

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a 42 -year -old to finally make his decision.

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They made moves in the offseason. They got DK

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Metcalf. They drafted this person, drafted that

00:22:03.119 --> 00:22:06.240
person, made all these great moves. And so he's

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thinking, oh, okay, I'm a part of the picture.

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And they come to find out you're not part of

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the picture. That's not fun, especially somebody.

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Like a Mingus Fitzpatrick who has been a class

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act since coming to Pittsburgh. You're talking

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about somebody that when they're winning, he's

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talking to the media. When they're losing, he's

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talking to the media. He is the person that is

00:22:28.009 --> 00:22:31.049
being honest, that's being transparent, that

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is holding people accountable. And you have now

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lost that. And the reason why that you moved

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off of Mingus Fitzpatrick, Omar Khan, was because

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of positional flexibility. when Minka Fitzpatrick

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was showing positional flexibility. I understand

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that he wasn't playing his best ball in the last

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two years, but you know what? You can't just

00:22:51.470 --> 00:22:54.710
blame him for that. The defense as a whole wasn't

00:22:54.710 --> 00:22:56.609
playing their best ball when they needed to.

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And I said this in the previous episode. Everybody

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just talks about splash. Everybody wants the

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15 second clip of somebody making a pick, a sack,

00:23:07.470 --> 00:23:10.450
horse fumble. Nobody just wants to talk about

00:23:10.450 --> 00:23:13.789
the routine things that a player needs to do

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game in and game out. Minka Fitzpatrick was doing

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the dirty work. Now, sure, is there criticism

00:23:19.829 --> 00:23:23.309
for Minka Fitzpatrick? Yes. There were some plays

00:23:23.309 --> 00:23:25.529
where he did his own thing. But guess what? He

00:23:25.529 --> 00:23:27.869
has the leverage to do that because guess what?

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When he's done it, it worked. But when you're

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going through a stretch where you're not playing

00:23:33.329 --> 00:23:36.250
your best ball, you probably want to limit that.

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Okay, fine. But outside of that, there was no

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reason to move off of Minka Fitzpatrick. Because

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I didn't see anybody complaining when Cam Sutton

00:23:46.630 --> 00:23:49.250
was doing his own thing. Everybody was tight

00:23:49.250 --> 00:23:52.309
-lipped when Cam Sutton would miss on coverages

00:23:52.309 --> 00:23:56.990
and he would just do his own thing. But when

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Minka Fitzpatrick did it, somebody that's proven,

00:23:59.430 --> 00:24:02.509
recently proven, oh, it's a problem. Oh, they

00:24:02.509 --> 00:24:04.369
need to get rid of him. It doesn't work like

00:24:04.369 --> 00:24:07.980
that. Me personally, I'm wishing the best for

00:24:07.980 --> 00:24:10.579
Mingus Fitzpatrick. I hope he goes to a better

00:24:10.579 --> 00:24:13.299
situation. I hope he goes to a team that actually

00:24:13.299 --> 00:24:18.160
values his production on and off the field instead

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of just going to a team that's just going to

00:24:20.759 --> 00:24:23.039
get rid of him just because he hasn't been productive

00:24:23.039 --> 00:24:26.049
in two years. but will keep some players on the

00:24:26.049 --> 00:24:28.410
team who have been productive their entire career.

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Let me stop before I go on my soapbox. Let's

00:24:31.450 --> 00:24:33.890
get into gut check time, okay? Let's just do

00:24:33.890 --> 00:24:36.009
it because if I don't, I'll go on a whole rant

00:24:36.009 --> 00:24:37.930
about the Steelers. You guys already know how

00:24:37.930 --> 00:24:40.809
I feel about the Steelers. I am probably one

00:24:40.809 --> 00:24:44.230
of the most anti -Steelers fan you could possibly

00:24:44.230 --> 00:24:47.390
think of. And it doesn't have to do with the

00:24:47.390 --> 00:24:50.450
players. It has to do more with the structural,

00:24:50.609 --> 00:24:54.589
foundational things of the Steelers. Here you

00:24:54.589 --> 00:24:57.450
have somebody in my town, a coach that everyone

00:24:57.450 --> 00:25:03.250
reveres highly of, but he has yet to make substantial

00:25:03.250 --> 00:25:07.150
changes to the schematics of his team. You have

00:25:07.150 --> 00:25:10.869
to present something different every single year.

00:25:11.170 --> 00:25:12.970
Sometimes you got to shake things up a bit. You

00:25:12.970 --> 00:25:14.589
got to do things a little bit different because

00:25:14.589 --> 00:25:18.190
if you don't, guess what? Offense are going to

00:25:18.190 --> 00:25:20.349
pick up on it. They're going to pick you apart.

00:25:21.000 --> 00:25:23.200
And then when you get punched in the mouth after

00:25:23.200 --> 00:25:24.740
you thought you was going to punch them in the

00:25:24.740 --> 00:25:26.500
mouth, now you're going to look like you just

00:25:26.500 --> 00:25:29.119
ate a bunch of lemon heads. That's the problem

00:25:29.119 --> 00:25:33.039
that I have. And granted, in training camp, they're

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doing the, you know, they're doing different

00:25:34.619 --> 00:25:37.960
things. You know, they're lining up Jalen Ramsey,

00:25:37.980 --> 00:25:39.960
different spots. Same thing with TJ Watt and

00:25:39.960 --> 00:25:42.599
Alex Highsmith. Okay, fine. But guess what? When

00:25:42.599 --> 00:25:45.720
the rubber meets the road, when the regular season

00:25:45.720 --> 00:25:49.250
starts. I want to see a different product. I

00:25:49.250 --> 00:25:51.990
do not want to continue to see the same thing

00:25:51.990 --> 00:25:56.329
over and over and over again. There is no reason

00:25:56.329 --> 00:25:58.630
why this defense shouldn't be top five throughout

00:25:58.630 --> 00:26:01.970
the entire season, not just in the first half

00:26:01.970 --> 00:26:04.250
of the season. No, this defense should be dominant

00:26:04.250 --> 00:26:08.609
the entire season, but it isn't. It'll beat up

00:26:08.609 --> 00:26:13.059
the Chargers or... the Jaguars or the Panthers

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or teams that you know that they're going to

00:26:15.599 --> 00:26:17.740
put up a fight, but not that much of a fight.

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But when they go up against the big dogs, when

00:26:20.619 --> 00:26:24.119
they go up against the Lions, the Bills, the

00:26:24.119 --> 00:26:28.559
Ravens, the Chiefs, the Eagles, the 49ers, they

00:26:28.559 --> 00:26:32.940
fold. They fold like a lawn chair off of my soapbox.

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Let's get into gut check time for real this time.

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All right. So we're doing AFC and NFC, of course,

00:26:38.700 --> 00:26:42.150
but this is the East. All right, my favorite

00:26:42.150 --> 00:26:45.430
of favorite divisions. Okay, if you know, you

00:26:45.430 --> 00:26:47.710
know. Now let's start with the Patriots. All

00:26:47.710 --> 00:26:50.210
right, so positional battles to watch out for.

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Wide receiver, running back, interior offensive

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line, nickel corner, linebacker, and right tackle.

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Okay, so players look out for. Cole Strange,

00:26:59.240 --> 00:27:02.880
Garrett Bradbury, Micah Winnu, Keyshawn Boutier,

00:27:03.099 --> 00:27:05.660
Kendrick Bourne, Javon Baker, Ramondre Stevenson,

00:27:05.680 --> 00:27:08.400
Antonio Gibson, Morgan Moses, Anthony Jennings,

00:27:08.480 --> 00:27:11.579
and Klavion Chaseon, all right? Now, the storyline

00:27:11.579 --> 00:27:15.180
for the Patriots is, what is the floor and ceiling

00:27:15.180 --> 00:27:18.420
of this team this year? Granted. They've had

00:27:18.420 --> 00:27:20.500
a lot of changeover in a small amount of time.

00:27:20.640 --> 00:27:23.259
Gerard Mayo is gone. Mike Vrabel is in. Josh

00:27:23.259 --> 00:27:25.920
McDaniels is back with the team. They've made

00:27:25.920 --> 00:27:28.359
upgrades on the defense as well as the offense.

00:27:28.660 --> 00:27:31.000
So I want to see exactly where the floor and

00:27:31.000 --> 00:27:33.180
ceiling is. Because right now, with the amount

00:27:33.180 --> 00:27:35.819
of talent that they've acquired in this offseason,

00:27:35.980 --> 00:27:40.599
I would say their floor is probably seven to

00:27:40.599 --> 00:27:43.500
eight wins, possibly making it into the wild

00:27:43.500 --> 00:27:47.769
card. But I think their ceiling... is maybe a

00:27:47.769 --> 00:27:51.849
10 to 12 win team, possibly make it to the second

00:27:51.849 --> 00:27:55.190
round of playoffs. Especially when you look at

00:27:55.190 --> 00:27:59.069
the defense alone, they've made a lot of upgrades

00:27:59.069 --> 00:28:01.009
on that defense. I mean, they've added Harold

00:28:01.009 --> 00:28:04.670
Landry, Milton Williams, Carlton Davis, Robert

00:28:04.670 --> 00:28:07.809
Spillane. So I think this is a really good team.

00:28:07.829 --> 00:28:10.430
Do I think this team is going to make a major

00:28:10.430 --> 00:28:13.589
leap? I don't know. But one thing is for sure

00:28:13.589 --> 00:28:16.960
though, Mike Vrabel coaches his teams fairly

00:28:16.960 --> 00:28:19.799
well, especially his defenses. So let's start

00:28:19.799 --> 00:28:23.559
with Cole Strange. I'm not saying he's on the

00:28:23.559 --> 00:28:26.460
hot seat. Not saying he's a cutter or trade candidate.

00:28:27.359 --> 00:28:30.160
But I want to see if there's another level in

00:28:30.160 --> 00:28:33.539
his game. We all know this offensive line didn't

00:28:33.539 --> 00:28:36.619
play their best last year. And so I want to see,

00:28:36.740 --> 00:28:39.619
can they at least show a little bit of something

00:28:39.619 --> 00:28:41.980
this year? I'm not saying everyone has to be

00:28:41.980 --> 00:28:46.160
all pros and pro bowlers. But if their play can

00:28:46.160 --> 00:28:50.000
just be above average, I think it will make the

00:28:50.000 --> 00:28:53.140
Patriots feel better about Cole Strange. It's

00:28:53.140 --> 00:28:54.859
the same thing with Garrett Bradbury. Granted,

00:28:54.900 --> 00:28:57.859
they got him in free agency, but still, you're

00:28:57.859 --> 00:29:00.240
not excluded from this because you can be easily

00:29:00.240 --> 00:29:03.640
moved. It is no problem. We have seen multiple

00:29:03.640 --> 00:29:06.440
players who signed these really nice contracts

00:29:06.440 --> 00:29:09.440
in free agency with teams get moved off the next

00:29:09.440 --> 00:29:12.160
year or the year before next. It happens, all

00:29:12.160 --> 00:29:14.819
right? Michael Winn knew. I know they've moved

00:29:14.819 --> 00:29:17.039
him a lot. They've tried him at right tackle.

00:29:17.200 --> 00:29:20.819
They tried him at guard. Me personally, I just

00:29:20.819 --> 00:29:23.339
want to see him be successful somewhere. I don't

00:29:23.339 --> 00:29:25.079
care if it's right guard. I don't care if it's

00:29:25.079 --> 00:29:28.380
right tackle. Just let him stay in one position

00:29:28.380 --> 00:29:31.059
where he feels he's the most comfortable and

00:29:31.059 --> 00:29:34.440
you see that he's the most consistent and progressive.

00:29:35.859 --> 00:29:37.900
Don't just continue to just move from here, there,

00:29:37.940 --> 00:29:40.420
everywhere, okay? It's not always good for offensive

00:29:40.420 --> 00:29:42.240
linemen. Now, some offensive linemen, they can

00:29:42.240 --> 00:29:45.180
do it. but it's very rare for that, all right?

00:29:45.900 --> 00:29:48.660
Kayshaun Boutier, Kendrick Bourne, Javon Baker,

00:29:48.859 --> 00:29:51.819
I'm gonna group you all in at the same time because

00:29:51.819 --> 00:29:55.019
I feel like as a whole, this wide receiver room

00:29:55.019 --> 00:29:57.799
has a lot to prove. Now, I know there's a lot

00:29:57.799 --> 00:30:00.480
of people that are saying, well, Kayshaun Boutier

00:30:00.480 --> 00:30:02.519
might get moved, Kendrick Bourne might get moved,

00:30:02.660 --> 00:30:05.640
Javon Baker might get moved. If I'm the Patriots,

00:30:05.680 --> 00:30:08.640
I wouldn't move off any of these receivers, and

00:30:08.640 --> 00:30:12.009
here's why. If Stephon Diggs goes down, Who in

00:30:12.009 --> 00:30:14.910
that receiver room right now can you rely on?

00:30:14.990 --> 00:30:18.849
Granted, they did sign Mack Hollins. But Mack

00:30:18.849 --> 00:30:23.289
Hollins is a two. He's not a one. So I want to

00:30:23.289 --> 00:30:25.710
see, can Keishon Boutier, can he step up? Can

00:30:25.710 --> 00:30:28.170
Kendrick Bourne step up? Can Javon Baker step

00:30:28.170 --> 00:30:30.809
up? I've even seen people say, you know, the

00:30:30.809 --> 00:30:32.750
Patriots should move off of Javon Baker. And

00:30:32.750 --> 00:30:36.430
I'm trying to figure out why. You have to give

00:30:36.430 --> 00:30:39.150
everybody that was on this team last year grace.

00:30:39.819 --> 00:30:42.839
Because let's be real here. Last year's offense

00:30:42.839 --> 00:30:46.680
was not progressive in any way. So you have to

00:30:46.680 --> 00:30:49.519
give a little bit of leniency to everybody on

00:30:49.519 --> 00:30:52.099
that offense. Now, am I saying you have to just

00:30:52.099 --> 00:30:56.859
absolve them of any criticism? No. But you can't

00:30:56.859 --> 00:30:58.480
just say, oh, we're just going to move off you

00:30:58.480 --> 00:31:00.140
just because we haven't seen anything so far.

00:31:00.259 --> 00:31:02.200
No, you got to give them a chance. You have to

00:31:02.200 --> 00:31:04.779
give them a legitimate chance. Now, Kendrick

00:31:04.779 --> 00:31:07.559
Bourne, if you want to move off of him, wouldn't

00:31:07.559 --> 00:31:10.900
be surprised. Javon Baker, I was very high on

00:31:10.900 --> 00:31:13.279
when he was coming out. I still believe in him.

00:31:13.359 --> 00:31:15.579
I still feel like there's a lot of upside to

00:31:15.579 --> 00:31:19.200
his game, but only time will tell. Ramondre Stevenson,

00:31:19.220 --> 00:31:21.559
you got something to prove, brother. They put

00:31:21.559 --> 00:31:24.559
you in the doghouse last year. So I want to see,

00:31:24.599 --> 00:31:27.140
can you get yourself in a better place with the

00:31:27.140 --> 00:31:30.099
team moving forward? Because Antonio Gibson could

00:31:30.099 --> 00:31:32.039
possibly take your job. Even Antonio Gibson.

00:31:32.700 --> 00:31:34.980
is a player to watch out for because i feel like

00:31:34.980 --> 00:31:38.059
him and remondre stevenson will be competing

00:31:38.059 --> 00:31:41.259
to see who will be running back one i don't think

00:31:41.259 --> 00:31:43.500
that spot is solidified like how people say it

00:31:43.500 --> 00:31:46.980
is morgan moses i have a lot to say about morgan

00:31:46.980 --> 00:31:49.559
moses i wouldn't have given morgan moses that

00:31:49.559 --> 00:31:51.480
type of money that the patriots gave him but

00:31:51.480 --> 00:31:53.680
that's another story for another day yes he's

00:31:53.680 --> 00:31:56.519
a veteran presence yes he has a lot of experience

00:31:56.519 --> 00:32:01.150
is that a band -aid over a bullet wound Is that

00:32:01.150 --> 00:32:04.289
a placeholder for next year? What exactly was

00:32:04.289 --> 00:32:07.049
this move when you guys acquired Morgan Moses?

00:32:07.730 --> 00:32:10.829
Because I know just based off of the things that

00:32:10.829 --> 00:32:13.190
I've heard, and this isn't coming from source

00:32:13.190 --> 00:32:14.869
or anything. This is coming from just listening

00:32:14.869 --> 00:32:17.829
to, you know, various Patriots podcasts and whatnot.

00:32:18.329 --> 00:32:23.150
Klaviyan and Chasian has been beating him. Just

00:32:23.150 --> 00:32:26.009
saying. Now, granted, you know what you're getting

00:32:26.009 --> 00:32:29.029
with Morgan Moses. You know, at best, he's possibly

00:32:29.029 --> 00:32:32.779
going to play. maybe an above average to average

00:32:32.779 --> 00:32:36.579
right tackle. So I want everybody in the Patriots

00:32:36.579 --> 00:32:39.819
fan base to lower their expectations for Morgan

00:32:39.819 --> 00:32:43.079
Moses moving forward. Just saying. Anthony Jennings,

00:32:43.240 --> 00:32:46.980
you got some serious competition going up against

00:32:46.980 --> 00:32:49.799
Claveyon Chasey on because he's coming off of

00:32:49.799 --> 00:32:53.180
a five sack season with the Raiders. So I want

00:32:53.180 --> 00:32:55.839
to see, can you match his intensity? Because

00:32:55.839 --> 00:32:58.700
right now, in my mind, I feel like Claveon Chaseon

00:32:58.700 --> 00:33:01.819
may have an advantage over you right now. It's

00:33:01.819 --> 00:33:04.000
the same thing with Marcus Jones. Now, granted,

00:33:04.099 --> 00:33:07.119
you have a rookie in Craig Woodson who I was

00:33:07.119 --> 00:33:10.259
somewhat high on, but not super, super, super

00:33:10.259 --> 00:33:13.140
high on. But I see the potential with Craig Woodson.

00:33:13.220 --> 00:33:15.619
I want to see exactly how things are going to

00:33:15.619 --> 00:33:18.079
go between him and Marcus Jones. Because I feel

00:33:18.079 --> 00:33:22.859
like nickel is not necessarily open. But I could

00:33:22.859 --> 00:33:26.059
see it being a legitimate competition. Now, when

00:33:26.059 --> 00:33:28.160
we look at possible free agency additions, if

00:33:28.160 --> 00:33:29.859
they want to take that route with running back,

00:33:29.920 --> 00:33:32.119
you have Jamal Williams, Gus Edwards, Jeff Wilson,

00:33:32.259 --> 00:33:34.460
Amir Abdullah, Chase Edmonds, Ernest Johnson,

00:33:34.599 --> 00:33:37.059
Jermichael Hasey, just to name a few. For tackle,

00:33:37.400 --> 00:33:39.420
if you want to bring in competition for both

00:33:39.420 --> 00:33:43.150
Morgan Moses and Will Campbell. You have George

00:33:43.150 --> 00:33:46.009
Fant, Andreas Peet, Isaiah Wynn, Chris Hubbard,

00:33:46.029 --> 00:33:48.670
just to name a few. Guard, if you want to take

00:33:48.670 --> 00:33:51.490
that route. You have Brandon Sheriff, Shaq Mason,

00:33:51.750 --> 00:33:54.910
Will Hernandez, John Feliciano, Cody Whitehair,

00:33:55.009 --> 00:33:58.609
Dalton Reisner, Mark Glanowski. Wide receiver,

00:33:58.769 --> 00:34:00.069
if you want to take that route, if you want to

00:34:00.069 --> 00:34:02.230
bring in another veteran presence, you can do

00:34:02.230 --> 00:34:04.549
Keenan Allen, Amari Cooper, Gabe Davis, Nelson

00:34:04.549 --> 00:34:07.029
Aguilar, DJ Chark, Tyler Boyd, Chris Conley,

00:34:07.130 --> 00:34:10.210
Jamison Crowder, just to name a few. Cornerback,

00:34:10.329 --> 00:34:12.469
if you want to take that route as well, you have

00:34:12.469 --> 00:34:15.090
James Bradbury, Kendall Stephon Gilmore, Rasul

00:34:15.090 --> 00:34:17.170
Douglas. Can't say Mike Hilton anymore because

00:34:17.170 --> 00:34:18.789
he signed with the Dolphins not too long ago.

00:34:19.190 --> 00:34:22.030
CJ Henderson, Michael Davis, Asante Samuel Jr.,

00:34:22.030 --> 00:34:24.789
and Emmanuel Mosley. Now let's get to the Jets,

00:34:24.789 --> 00:34:26.650
all right? So positional battles, I'm watching

00:34:26.650 --> 00:34:29.230
out for cornerback, defensive end, quarterback,

00:34:29.809 --> 00:34:32.289
wide receiver, tight end, and offensive line,

00:34:32.389 --> 00:34:33.989
all right? So players to keep an eye out for,

00:34:34.150 --> 00:34:36.829
Brandon Stevens, Justin Fields, Mason Taylor,

00:34:37.030 --> 00:34:39.889
Alufa Shanu, John Simpson, Joe Tittman, Elijah

00:34:39.889 --> 00:34:42.849
Veritaker, Armand Membu, Jermaine Johnson, Michael

00:34:42.849 --> 00:34:45.650
Carter II, and Isaiah Oliver, just to name a

00:34:45.650 --> 00:34:48.349
few, all right? So storyline for the Jets is,

00:34:48.429 --> 00:34:50.969
how will an Aaron Glenn -led team look like?

00:34:51.340 --> 00:34:54.519
We all know Aaron Glenn's work because we saw

00:34:54.519 --> 00:34:57.539
those defenses with the Lions the last few years

00:34:57.539 --> 00:35:01.000
be super productive, create a lot of turnovers,

00:35:01.039 --> 00:35:04.199
a lot of pressure, and a lot of times win some

00:35:04.199 --> 00:35:07.860
games. So I want to see what that same culture

00:35:07.860 --> 00:35:11.360
follow here with the Jets. Because mind you,

00:35:11.380 --> 00:35:12.960
the Jets have a lot of pieces on the defense,

00:35:13.159 --> 00:35:16.059
okay? You have Quentin Williams. You have Sauce

00:35:16.059 --> 00:35:18.679
Gardner. You have Michael Carter II. You have

00:35:18.679 --> 00:35:22.579
a lot with this defense. So I feel like if they

00:35:22.579 --> 00:35:25.480
buy into what Aaron Glenn is trying to sell them,

00:35:25.619 --> 00:35:28.960
I think this defense could possibly be top 10.

00:35:29.199 --> 00:35:34.340
Am I saying top 5? Let's pump the brakes. But

00:35:34.340 --> 00:35:36.820
I think top 10 is perfect for the Jets right

00:35:36.820 --> 00:35:39.639
now. Now, players to keep an eye out for, Brandon

00:35:39.639 --> 00:35:42.940
Stephens. Granted, they gave you a big bag and

00:35:42.940 --> 00:35:47.820
free agency, but if you know about Brandon Stephens,

00:35:47.820 --> 00:35:49.739
you know about Brandon Stephens, okay? That's

00:35:49.739 --> 00:35:52.400
all I'm going to say. Actually, no, a lot. I'm

00:35:52.400 --> 00:35:55.880
going to keep on talking. I just don't understand

00:35:55.880 --> 00:35:58.480
why they gave him the amount of money that they

00:35:58.480 --> 00:36:00.940
gave him when he really wasn't that good of a

00:36:00.940 --> 00:36:03.920
corner last year with the Ravens. I mean, everybody

00:36:03.920 --> 00:36:06.579
knew that if Brandon Stephens was going up against

00:36:06.579 --> 00:36:10.260
Jamar Chase or George Pickens or any of those

00:36:10.260 --> 00:36:12.739
other top tier receivers, guess what's going

00:36:12.739 --> 00:36:15.739
to happen? He's going to get hibachi, fried,

00:36:16.179 --> 00:36:21.639
sauteed, grilled, everything in between. So hopefully

00:36:21.639 --> 00:36:24.860
that doesn't happen with the Jets. I don't know.

00:36:25.000 --> 00:36:27.280
Seeing crazier things. Let's keep this thing

00:36:27.280 --> 00:36:31.320
going. Justin Fields. Yes. Am I saying that he's

00:36:31.320 --> 00:36:34.409
on the hot seat? A little bit. Because I want

00:36:34.409 --> 00:36:36.570
to see where he is right now. Granted, we all

00:36:36.570 --> 00:36:39.230
know what happened with Pittsburgh and how Pittsburgh

00:36:39.230 --> 00:36:41.570
really didn't give him a legitimate chance. Yes,

00:36:41.570 --> 00:36:43.349
I know. I've been saying it for years and years.

00:36:43.510 --> 00:36:47.110
Who cares, right? But I want to see where he

00:36:47.110 --> 00:36:50.110
is right now. I want to see how is he going to

00:36:50.110 --> 00:36:52.849
handle this press right now. Because I feel like,

00:36:52.889 --> 00:36:55.550
personally, if Justin Fields doesn't show anything

00:36:55.550 --> 00:36:59.070
this year, this may be his last chance of being

00:36:59.070 --> 00:37:01.840
a starting quarterback within the league. But

00:37:01.840 --> 00:37:04.340
your offensive coordinator, who comes from Ben

00:37:04.340 --> 00:37:08.019
Johnson, may be able to help you and revitalize

00:37:08.019 --> 00:37:10.559
your career because right now I feel like Justin

00:37:10.559 --> 00:37:13.639
Fields is underperformed. But the reason why

00:37:13.639 --> 00:37:17.260
he's underperformed in some ways is his fault,

00:37:17.300 --> 00:37:20.340
but isn't his fault. And let me explain. So when

00:37:20.340 --> 00:37:23.820
he was drafted by the Bears, for one, I think

00:37:23.820 --> 00:37:27.530
the next year the GM was gone. New head coach,

00:37:27.730 --> 00:37:30.150
new change of everything. They didn't give him

00:37:30.150 --> 00:37:33.550
a legitimate chance in neither Chicago nor in

00:37:33.550 --> 00:37:37.949
Pittsburgh. So this is his legitimate first real

00:37:37.949 --> 00:37:42.750
chance of playing an entire season as a starting

00:37:42.750 --> 00:37:46.010
quarterback for a team. So I want to see how

00:37:46.010 --> 00:37:50.750
he handles that. Now, Mason Taylor, you're a

00:37:50.750 --> 00:37:52.489
rookie. I just want to see where you are right

00:37:52.489 --> 00:37:55.130
now. Because I know he was definitely one of

00:37:55.130 --> 00:37:57.469
those tight ends that, you know, everybody was

00:37:57.469 --> 00:38:00.110
ranting and raving about. You know, you had him.

00:38:00.250 --> 00:38:06.230
You had, I forgot who, Elijah Royo. You had Tyler

00:38:06.230 --> 00:38:10.050
Warren. You had, oh my God, I can't even remember

00:38:10.050 --> 00:38:12.949
all the other tight ends. But you came from a

00:38:12.949 --> 00:38:14.449
really good tight end class. So I just want to

00:38:14.449 --> 00:38:17.210
see where you are. Aloha Fushanu, now that you're

00:38:17.210 --> 00:38:19.530
going back to your natural position in left tackle,

00:38:19.750 --> 00:38:22.570
I want to see how you do there. Because we all

00:38:22.570 --> 00:38:25.429
know last year he played at right tackle because

00:38:25.429 --> 00:38:27.769
Tyron Smith was at left tackle. So I just want

00:38:27.769 --> 00:38:30.469
to see where you are. John Simpson, Joe Titman,

00:38:30.550 --> 00:38:35.789
I feel like your spot isn't solidified. I feel

00:38:35.789 --> 00:38:38.210
like personally there are some people in free

00:38:38.210 --> 00:38:40.929
agency right now that could definitely come in

00:38:40.929 --> 00:38:43.510
and be an upgrade where you guys are, respectfully.

00:38:44.070 --> 00:38:46.170
Not trying to be disrespectful or anything, but

00:38:46.170 --> 00:38:50.460
if I'm them... the margin for error should be

00:38:50.460 --> 00:38:53.400
very low. And if it isn't, they might move off

00:38:53.400 --> 00:38:56.699
you. Elijah Vera Tucker, I want to see where

00:38:56.699 --> 00:38:59.059
you are. Because to me, I feel like you've sort

00:38:59.059 --> 00:39:03.260
of underperformed so far in your career for,

00:39:03.320 --> 00:39:07.059
you know, one reason or the other. But I just

00:39:07.059 --> 00:39:09.719
want to see where you are. Everyone on this offensive

00:39:09.719 --> 00:39:12.679
line needs to improve, needs to take that next

00:39:12.679 --> 00:39:16.619
step. Aloha Fushanu, Armand Membu, everybody.

00:39:17.340 --> 00:39:20.119
Even though Armin Membu is a rookie, I still

00:39:20.119 --> 00:39:22.340
want to see something because there was a point

00:39:22.340 --> 00:39:26.000
in time I was like, hey, he's right tackle number

00:39:26.000 --> 00:39:28.719
three for me. He's right tackle number two for

00:39:28.719 --> 00:39:32.320
me. Just saying. That tape don't lie. Jermaine

00:39:32.320 --> 00:39:34.480
Johnson, I want to see where you are coming off

00:39:34.480 --> 00:39:38.000
of the Achilles injury. Because prior to that

00:39:38.000 --> 00:39:42.250
injury, oh, he was a dog. He was getting through,

00:39:42.409 --> 00:39:45.489
creating pressures, getting sacks, doing everything

00:39:45.489 --> 00:39:49.230
in between. Michael Carter II, we know that the

00:39:49.230 --> 00:39:52.190
Jets paid you fairly well. I just want to see,

00:39:52.349 --> 00:39:55.469
you know, can you hold your own? There's nothing

00:39:55.469 --> 00:39:58.110
really big to talk about with Michael Carter

00:39:58.110 --> 00:40:01.050
II. I feel like he's a really productive nickel

00:40:01.050 --> 00:40:03.250
corner, but I just want to see how you're going

00:40:03.250 --> 00:40:07.190
to handle with this new regime change. Same thing

00:40:07.190 --> 00:40:10.289
with Isaiah Oliver as well. But when we look

00:40:10.289 --> 00:40:13.050
at possible free agency additions, you have Brandon

00:40:13.050 --> 00:40:15.289
Sheriff, you have Shaq Mason, Will Hernandez,

00:40:15.710 --> 00:40:18.769
John Feliciano, Cody Whitehair, Bolton Reisner,

00:40:18.849 --> 00:40:20.530
Mark Lunowski, if you want to take that route.

00:40:20.769 --> 00:40:23.309
For tackle, you have George Fant, Andreas Peet,

00:40:23.369 --> 00:40:25.309
Isaiah Wynn, Chris... Hubbard. If you want to

00:40:25.309 --> 00:40:27.949
bring in competition, you know, for Luke Fashanu

00:40:27.949 --> 00:40:31.130
and Armand Membu, tight end, you have Noah Fant,

00:40:31.309 --> 00:40:34.489
you know, you have him, Gerald Everett, Mercedes

00:40:34.489 --> 00:40:38.909
Lewis, CJ Uzma, Nicole Pruitt, cornerback, James

00:40:38.909 --> 00:40:41.730
Bradbury, Kendall Fuller, Stephon Gilmore, Rasul

00:40:41.730 --> 00:40:44.769
Douglas, CJ Henderson, Michael Davis, Asante

00:40:44.769 --> 00:40:47.929
Samuel Jr., Emmanuel Mosley. Wide receiver, you

00:40:47.929 --> 00:40:50.190
have Keenan Allen, Amara Cooper, Gabe Davis,

00:40:50.409 --> 00:40:53.530
Nelson Aguilar, DJ Chark, Tyler Boyd, Chris Conley,

00:40:53.610 --> 00:40:57.130
and Jamison Crowder. A defensive end, you have

00:40:57.130 --> 00:41:00.130
Jadavion Clem, Demarcus Walker, Montrevious Adams,

00:41:00.369 --> 00:41:02.730
Jerry Hughes, and William Golston. Let me go

00:41:02.730 --> 00:41:05.409
back to wide receiver just for a moment. So the

00:41:05.409 --> 00:41:07.369
reason why I put wide receiver on there is because

00:41:07.369 --> 00:41:10.110
outside of Garrett Wilson, who just got his deal,

00:41:10.289 --> 00:41:13.349
I don't feel like Alan Lazard's seat is safe.

00:41:13.570 --> 00:41:16.070
I feel like he could be moved. I wouldn't be

00:41:16.070 --> 00:41:20.150
surprised if the Steelers called for Alan Lazard

00:41:20.150 --> 00:41:22.590
if things aren't working out with the receivers

00:41:22.590 --> 00:41:25.530
that they have right now. Just saying. Not to

00:41:25.530 --> 00:41:28.809
mention, you have other receivers as well who

00:41:28.809 --> 00:41:31.210
have a lot of potential that you want to see.

00:41:31.610 --> 00:41:34.070
Take that next step. Continue to progress. Continue

00:41:34.070 --> 00:41:37.130
to get better as the years go on. That's the

00:41:37.130 --> 00:41:39.730
number one thing that I want to emphasize with

00:41:39.730 --> 00:41:41.630
all these gut checks when I'm covering any of

00:41:41.630 --> 00:41:43.849
these teams. I want to see can players continue

00:41:43.849 --> 00:41:47.030
to improve because the minute that you can improve,

00:41:47.409 --> 00:41:50.170
you are no longer useful for a team. That's my

00:41:50.170 --> 00:41:54.170
belief. I could be wrong. Whatever, okay? Now,

00:41:54.190 --> 00:41:56.730
let's continue on with the Dolphins, okay? So,

00:41:56.750 --> 00:41:59.130
positional battles to watch out for. Guard, quarterback,

00:41:59.409 --> 00:42:01.570
outside linebacker, defensive end, backup quarterback,

00:42:01.809 --> 00:42:04.449
and safety, all right? So, players to keep an

00:42:04.449 --> 00:42:06.469
eye out for are Zach Wilson, Quinn Ewers, James

00:42:06.469 --> 00:42:09.869
Daniels, Jonas Sevenaya, Liam Eichenberg, Kenneth

00:42:09.869 --> 00:42:12.170
Grant, Jalen Phillips, Bradley Chubb, Jack Jones,

00:42:12.409 --> 00:42:16.309
Cam Smith, Dante Tretter Jr., Efitu Malafonu,

00:42:16.389 --> 00:42:18.989
Storm Doug, Jason Marshall Jr., Ethan Bonner,

00:42:19.070 --> 00:42:23.219
Kader Kohu, and Mike Hilton. The storyline for

00:42:23.219 --> 00:42:26.059
the Dolphins is how will this team handle pressure?

00:42:26.579 --> 00:42:28.659
I want to go off of a tangent and then we're

00:42:28.659 --> 00:42:30.079
going to get back into gut check time, okay?

00:42:30.239 --> 00:42:32.860
This is probably one of the most important years

00:42:32.860 --> 00:42:36.000
for the Dolphins right now. If the Dolphins don't

00:42:36.000 --> 00:42:39.000
have a winning record by Thanksgiving, Mike McDaniels

00:42:39.000 --> 00:42:43.400
might get fired. This team as a whole is under

00:42:43.400 --> 00:42:47.440
a microscope this year. No one is absolved from

00:42:47.440 --> 00:42:50.690
criticism. From Tua, Tyreek Hill, Jalen Waddle,

00:42:50.789 --> 00:42:54.449
David Narchan, James Daniels, Jalen Phillips,

00:42:54.789 --> 00:42:58.630
Bradley Chubb, you name it, whoever. Everybody

00:42:58.630 --> 00:43:02.250
is under a microscope right now. Because there

00:43:02.250 --> 00:43:05.409
is a good chance that Steven Ross may clean house

00:43:05.409 --> 00:43:09.869
completely from the top down. From general manager,

00:43:10.110 --> 00:43:14.510
assistant general manager, to players, head coaches,

00:43:14.809 --> 00:43:18.230
whomever. Everybody might be on the chopping

00:43:18.230 --> 00:43:21.769
block, depending on how this season goes. And

00:43:21.769 --> 00:43:23.849
it actually sucks, but at the same time, I'm

00:43:23.849 --> 00:43:26.949
not surprised because you know why? This team

00:43:26.949 --> 00:43:31.090
was not built the right way. You cannot just

00:43:31.090 --> 00:43:34.769
consider yourself a playoff contender or a contender

00:43:34.769 --> 00:43:37.510
in its entirety when all you did is just pay

00:43:37.510 --> 00:43:41.789
for a whole bunch of people. Mind you, they paid

00:43:41.789 --> 00:43:45.750
for Teron Armstead. They made a move for Tyreek

00:43:45.750 --> 00:43:47.369
Hill, and then they paid him twice, even though

00:43:47.369 --> 00:43:48.869
the second time they didn't have to pay him,

00:43:48.909 --> 00:43:50.329
but they just did it because they didn't want

00:43:50.329 --> 00:43:53.230
him to just continue to hold out. You made a

00:43:53.230 --> 00:43:55.789
move for Bradley Chubb. You made a move for Jalen

00:43:55.789 --> 00:43:58.309
Ramsey. You've made all of these moves, and you

00:43:58.309 --> 00:44:00.170
have nothing to show for it. You haven't even

00:44:00.170 --> 00:44:03.789
won a playoff game. I remember after that game,

00:44:03.869 --> 00:44:05.730
I think it was against the Broncos, when they

00:44:05.730 --> 00:44:07.570
put up, I don't know, I think it was like 70

00:44:07.570 --> 00:44:09.610
or like 80 -some points against them. Everyone

00:44:09.610 --> 00:44:12.530
was like, oh, wow, are the Dolphins real contenders?

00:44:13.179 --> 00:44:16.260
Are they a team that you can't mess with? Oh,

00:44:16.300 --> 00:44:18.400
man, the Dolphins, they might be a problem moving

00:44:18.400 --> 00:44:20.340
forward. And then guess what? They make it to

00:44:20.340 --> 00:44:22.000
the playoffs. They go to the Chiefs. They fold.

00:44:22.159 --> 00:44:26.420
And everybody is saying, it was so cold. We couldn't

00:44:26.420 --> 00:44:29.940
take the cold. No, that's unacceptable. Even

00:44:29.940 --> 00:44:32.699
when it came to the Tua contract, I remember

00:44:32.699 --> 00:44:35.420
because I said it on this podcast, that contract

00:44:35.420 --> 00:44:38.500
is not going to age well. And this has nothing

00:44:38.500 --> 00:44:41.480
to do with Tua personally. This is from a football

00:44:41.480 --> 00:44:46.110
standpoint. You paid him like he is a top five,

00:44:46.190 --> 00:44:49.889
top 10 quarterback. And he's not. At best, he's

00:44:49.889 --> 00:44:55.309
a top 15 to top 20 quarterback. And on top of

00:44:55.309 --> 00:44:59.349
that, he is one concussion away from having to

00:44:59.349 --> 00:45:03.900
medically retire from the NFL. So you've made

00:45:03.900 --> 00:45:06.619
all of these exuberant moves and you have nothing

00:45:06.619 --> 00:45:09.539
to show for. You just shipped off your best corner

00:45:09.539 --> 00:45:12.139
in Jalen Ramsey. You just shipped off one of

00:45:12.139 --> 00:45:14.980
your major weapons in John New Smith. What else

00:45:14.980 --> 00:45:19.280
do you have to show? This is exactly why teams

00:45:19.280 --> 00:45:23.780
like the Eagles, the Ravens, the Bills, the 49ers,

00:45:24.300 --> 00:45:26.219
Maybe even the Vikings, if you want to put in

00:45:26.219 --> 00:45:27.480
there, if you want to have a conversation about

00:45:27.480 --> 00:45:30.699
them. There's a reason why those teams have continued

00:45:30.699 --> 00:45:33.280
to be considered Super Bowl contenders this long.

00:45:33.340 --> 00:45:35.039
Because you know why? They've done one of the

00:45:35.039 --> 00:45:37.539
most important things that you must do. And every

00:45:37.539 --> 00:45:40.320
GM from the past will say, you have to build

00:45:40.320 --> 00:45:42.820
this team through the draft. If you don't build

00:45:42.820 --> 00:45:45.059
a team through the draft, you're never going

00:45:45.059 --> 00:45:48.159
to make anywhere. Now, granted. There are some

00:45:48.159 --> 00:45:50.480
positions that you could possibly address and

00:45:50.480 --> 00:45:52.820
free agency in the trade. That's perfectly fine.

00:45:53.000 --> 00:45:55.099
But you can't just throw a whole bunch of money

00:45:55.099 --> 00:45:56.760
to this person, that person, that person, this

00:45:56.760 --> 00:45:58.880
person and think that's going to get you closer

00:45:58.880 --> 00:46:02.239
to the goal. It's not. It actually pushed you

00:46:02.239 --> 00:46:05.500
away farther. The expectations were applied to

00:46:05.500 --> 00:46:09.199
you higher than what expected. And it sucks.

00:46:10.139 --> 00:46:13.059
Because Mike McDaniels is trying his persona.

00:46:13.099 --> 00:46:15.619
He's trying to go from being this really nice,

00:46:15.679 --> 00:46:17.980
understanding person to someone that's a little

00:46:17.980 --> 00:46:19.860
bit more stern. And people just aren't taking

00:46:19.860 --> 00:46:23.760
it. Why? I don't know. But right now, if I'm

00:46:23.760 --> 00:46:26.019
the Dolphins, if I'm anybody in that front office,

00:46:26.199 --> 00:46:29.300
if I'm anybody on that coaching staff, you better

00:46:29.300 --> 00:46:33.440
perform your job like it is your last chance.

00:46:33.800 --> 00:46:36.719
Because if you don't, you're gone. Now, some

00:46:36.719 --> 00:46:40.489
people. They'll be able to get other jobs, but

00:46:40.489 --> 00:46:44.789
there are some you may not be able to. This may

00:46:44.789 --> 00:46:49.090
be the big stain on your career that might have

00:46:49.090 --> 00:46:51.550
people thinking twice, maybe three times about

00:46:51.550 --> 00:46:55.619
giving you an elevated position. But that's not

00:46:55.619 --> 00:46:57.840
what people are talking about right now. And

00:46:57.840 --> 00:47:00.280
that's the problem that I have when it comes

00:47:00.280 --> 00:47:04.199
to the bigger media type of coverage. Sure, you're

00:47:04.199 --> 00:47:05.519
going to talk about the teams that everybody

00:47:05.519 --> 00:47:07.179
is talking about, but you're not going to talk

00:47:07.179 --> 00:47:09.519
about the teams that are in peril. Case in point,

00:47:09.639 --> 00:47:11.980
the Dolphins. But let's get back to gut check

00:47:11.980 --> 00:47:14.760
time. This team has a lot of pressure on them.

00:47:15.800 --> 00:47:18.619
And it's a lot of internal as well as external

00:47:18.619 --> 00:47:21.739
pressure. So the question is, how are they going

00:47:21.739 --> 00:47:24.320
to handle this? Because everybody is already

00:47:24.320 --> 00:47:26.420
talking about next year. Everybody is already

00:47:26.420 --> 00:47:28.780
talking about possible head coaches that could

00:47:28.780 --> 00:47:32.340
come in here and change things. Prove them wrong.

00:47:33.300 --> 00:47:36.199
Prove them that, listen, what we have right here

00:47:36.199 --> 00:47:39.119
is sufficient enough for us to be successful.

00:47:39.360 --> 00:47:40.760
That's what you have to do if you're anybody

00:47:40.760 --> 00:47:43.019
for the Dolphins right now. Now, players to keep

00:47:43.019 --> 00:47:44.699
an eye out for, Zach Wilson and Quinn Ewers.

00:47:44.860 --> 00:47:47.619
I want to see exactly who's going to be quarterback

00:47:47.619 --> 00:47:49.579
number two and quarterback number three. Right

00:47:49.579 --> 00:47:51.780
now... From what I've heard and from various

00:47:51.780 --> 00:47:54.599
clips and whatnot, Quinn Ewers has been balling.

00:47:55.380 --> 00:47:57.159
Quinn Ewers has been doing it. Now, am I saying

00:47:57.159 --> 00:47:59.059
Quinn Ewers should have been a first -round pick?

00:47:59.179 --> 00:48:02.280
No. Because I remember leading up to that draft,

00:48:02.460 --> 00:48:04.380
I know it was just one day I was just looking

00:48:04.380 --> 00:48:07.000
at quarterback prospects, and I saw him. And

00:48:07.000 --> 00:48:09.260
when I scrolled down to look at the scout notes,

00:48:09.360 --> 00:48:11.480
somebody said, Mahomes -esque. I immediately

00:48:11.480 --> 00:48:15.619
closed the tab. What are we doing? But enough

00:48:15.619 --> 00:48:19.019
of the tangents, all right? James Daniels. Jonah

00:48:19.019 --> 00:48:22.559
Sevenaya, Liam Eichenberg, all of you guys are

00:48:22.559 --> 00:48:25.500
being grouped in because I want to see how the

00:48:25.500 --> 00:48:27.340
interior offensive line is going to look like.

00:48:27.400 --> 00:48:30.440
Now, granted, James Daniels is still recovering

00:48:30.440 --> 00:48:32.800
from the Achilles injury. They suffered with

00:48:32.800 --> 00:48:36.400
Pittsburgh. But I do believe once he comes in,

00:48:36.519 --> 00:48:38.619
I think he's going to bring a little bit of stability

00:48:38.619 --> 00:48:42.599
to the offensive line. Now, Jonah Sevenaya, you're

00:48:42.599 --> 00:48:46.289
a rookie. I want to see, can you solidify a starting

00:48:46.289 --> 00:48:49.130
role in this team? Because right now, as much

00:48:49.130 --> 00:48:51.670
as Dolphins fans don't like Liam Eichelberg and

00:48:51.670 --> 00:48:55.449
you want to trigger a Dolphins fan, mention that

00:48:55.449 --> 00:48:59.630
name, Liam, they will lose their mind. That's

00:48:59.630 --> 00:49:01.570
another story for another day. I want to see

00:49:01.570 --> 00:49:03.969
how things go between Liam Eichelberg and Jonah

00:49:03.969 --> 00:49:07.090
Sevenaya. I want to see how things go between

00:49:07.090 --> 00:49:09.590
Kenneth Grant, Jalen Phillips, and Bradley Chubb.

00:49:09.610 --> 00:49:13.099
Because right now, That defensive line could

00:49:13.099 --> 00:49:15.659
be pretty good. You're going to have Zach Seeler,

00:49:15.800 --> 00:49:19.820
Kenneth Grant, Jalen Phillips, Bradley Chubb,

00:49:20.019 --> 00:49:24.519
Chop Robinson. It's a lot of potential. The question

00:49:24.519 --> 00:49:27.360
is, who's going to bring it together? Who's going

00:49:27.360 --> 00:49:30.519
to solidify their role? And who's going to step

00:49:30.519 --> 00:49:33.659
up? Because Kenneth Grant, coming out of Michigan,

00:49:33.820 --> 00:49:37.909
whoo, whoo. If we get a quarterback, I would

00:49:37.909 --> 00:49:39.949
say, hey, get Kenneth Grant. But, you know, that's

00:49:39.949 --> 00:49:41.349
another story for another day. Jalen Phillips,

00:49:41.570 --> 00:49:43.849
I understand that he's coming off of injury.

00:49:43.969 --> 00:49:47.510
So I want to see, has he, for one, fully recovered

00:49:47.510 --> 00:49:49.710
from the injury? And two, is he still the same

00:49:49.710 --> 00:49:53.010
player prior to the injury? Bradley Chubb, I

00:49:53.010 --> 00:49:54.989
really don't know what to say about Bradley Chubb.

00:49:55.150 --> 00:49:57.909
So many negative things that you can say about

00:49:57.909 --> 00:50:00.670
his performance. But I would rather not to harbor

00:50:00.670 --> 00:50:03.829
on the negativity. But I will say this. If you're

00:50:03.829 --> 00:50:05.710
Bradley Chubb, you have something to play for

00:50:05.710 --> 00:50:07.730
this year. Granted, they gave you the contract.

00:50:08.269 --> 00:50:10.289
You're supposed to be in a better situation now

00:50:10.289 --> 00:50:13.429
than what you were with the Broncos. You're supposed

00:50:13.429 --> 00:50:17.090
to be one of the leaders of that pass rush. It's

00:50:17.090 --> 00:50:18.929
time for you to step up. It's time for you to

00:50:18.929 --> 00:50:21.510
show why you're one of those guys. Am I saying

00:50:21.510 --> 00:50:24.230
you got to have a double digit sack season, be

00:50:24.230 --> 00:50:27.010
an all pro or pro bowl or whatnot? No, I'm not

00:50:27.010 --> 00:50:30.030
saying that. But if you get between five to eight

00:50:30.030 --> 00:50:32.869
sacks. I would say that's a pretty good season.

00:50:33.710 --> 00:50:37.070
Maybe add in a forced fumble here or there. Just

00:50:37.070 --> 00:50:39.289
saying. But let's keep this thing going. Jack

00:50:39.289 --> 00:50:41.309
Jones, they just signed him. I want to see where

00:50:41.309 --> 00:50:45.150
you are mentally. Because I know the potential.

00:50:45.590 --> 00:50:47.849
I've seen the playmaking ability. But I want

00:50:47.849 --> 00:50:49.829
to know where you are mentally. Because this

00:50:49.829 --> 00:50:52.250
may be your last chance of playing in the National

00:50:52.250 --> 00:50:54.750
Football League. Cam Smith, I don't want to put

00:50:54.750 --> 00:50:57.639
high expectations on him. But I want to see,

00:50:57.780 --> 00:51:01.460
can you solidify yourself within this room? Because

00:51:01.460 --> 00:51:04.059
with the cornerback room, sure, they've added

00:51:04.059 --> 00:51:06.079
Jack Jones. They've added Mike Hilton. They've

00:51:06.079 --> 00:51:10.260
added, I forgot who the other cornerback is in

00:51:10.260 --> 00:51:15.239
the last few days. But if you're one of the younger

00:51:15.239 --> 00:51:18.460
guys, you want to show something. Even if you

00:51:18.460 --> 00:51:22.260
don't get a starting job on this team, putting

00:51:22.260 --> 00:51:27.199
up good tape. For 31 other teams, might work.

00:51:27.500 --> 00:51:29.420
There might be somebody on another team that

00:51:29.420 --> 00:51:31.039
might look at your tape and say, you know what?

00:51:31.179 --> 00:51:33.860
We need that. But you got to show it. You have

00:51:33.860 --> 00:51:39.760
to consistently build wins. Every single practice.

00:51:40.139 --> 00:51:43.000
You got to keep winning. You got to keep on getting

00:51:43.000 --> 00:51:47.139
better. That's the only way you can solidify

00:51:47.139 --> 00:51:49.860
yourself in the National Football League. Dante

00:51:49.860 --> 00:51:54.320
Tretter Jr. If Fitu Melifanu is hurt right now,

00:51:54.460 --> 00:51:57.039
so if I'm Dante Tretter, I got to do whatever

00:51:57.039 --> 00:51:59.280
I need to do to solidify myself because outside

00:51:59.280 --> 00:52:01.420
of Megan Fitzpatrick, that other safety spot

00:52:01.420 --> 00:52:04.440
is open. Bright neon sign and everything. It's

00:52:04.440 --> 00:52:07.739
open. So who's going to take that role? Storm

00:52:07.739 --> 00:52:10.039
Doug, Jason Marshall Jr., Ethan Honor Cater,

00:52:10.199 --> 00:52:12.400
Kohu, I think he just got hurt not too long ago,

00:52:12.619 --> 00:52:15.739
Mike Hilton. That's a competition in itself because

00:52:15.739 --> 00:52:17.699
technically speaking, Mike Hilton could take

00:52:17.699 --> 00:52:19.960
that role because we all know what Mike Hilton

00:52:19.960 --> 00:52:22.519
can do. Now, granted, He's coming off of a down

00:52:22.519 --> 00:52:26.880
season, but I think he is still that guy. So

00:52:26.880 --> 00:52:28.940
I want to see how Storm Duck, Jason Marshall

00:52:28.940 --> 00:52:31.760
Jr., and Ethan Bonner are going to handle that

00:52:31.760 --> 00:52:34.039
diversity. But when we look at, you know, possible,

00:52:34.139 --> 00:52:36.960
you know, free agent additions, for a defensive

00:52:36.960 --> 00:52:38.980
end, I mean, you have Jadeveon Clowney, Demarcus

00:52:38.980 --> 00:52:41.360
Walker, Montrevious Adams, Jerry Hughes, William

00:52:41.360 --> 00:52:44.110
Golston. Outside linebacker, you have Matthew

00:52:44.110 --> 00:52:46.769
Judon, you have Preston Anzideria -Smith, Duke

00:52:46.769 --> 00:52:49.670
Riley, Shaq Barrett, Tyus Bowser, a quarterback.

00:52:49.849 --> 00:52:52.590
If you want to bring in an upgrade, I would say

00:52:52.590 --> 00:52:55.489
James Bradbury, Kendall Fuller, Stephon Gilmore,

00:52:55.630 --> 00:52:57.429
Rasul Douglas, even though he turned that money

00:52:57.429 --> 00:53:00.630
down, CJ Henderson, Michael Davis, Asante Samuel

00:53:00.630 --> 00:53:03.090
Jr., Emmanuel Mosley. Now with Asante Samuel

00:53:03.090 --> 00:53:05.670
Jr., this is what I'll say. If his neck checks

00:53:05.670 --> 00:53:08.989
out and if there's no lingering risk, then I

00:53:08.989 --> 00:53:12.940
would say get Asante. But that's not my call.

00:53:14.039 --> 00:53:15.579
Quarterback free agents, if you want to take

00:53:15.579 --> 00:53:18.219
that role, you have Carson Wentz, you have C

00:53:18.219 --> 00:53:20.639
.J. Beathard, and you have Teddy Bridgewater.

00:53:21.079 --> 00:53:25.039
So all in all, I feel like this team can do something,

00:53:25.119 --> 00:53:29.019
but I'll say this. My expectations for the Dolphins

00:53:29.019 --> 00:53:34.059
this year are very, very, and I mean the lowest

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00:55:04.610 --> 00:55:06.889
bills okay so their positional battles to watch

00:55:06.889 --> 00:55:09.289
out for wide receiver defensive end quarterback

00:55:09.289 --> 00:55:12.409
defensive tackle and free safety all right so

00:55:12.409 --> 00:55:15.039
players to keep an eye out for Elijah Moore,

00:55:15.219 --> 00:55:17.940
Curtis Samuel, LaVisca Chennault, K .J. Hamler,

00:55:18.039 --> 00:55:20.260
Tredavious White, Cole Bishop, DeMar Hamlin,

00:55:20.320 --> 00:55:23.900
Joey Bosa, Deion Walker, T .J. Sanders, and Landon

00:55:23.900 --> 00:55:26.860
Jackson. Okay, so the storyline for the Bills

00:55:26.860 --> 00:55:30.300
is can this team get over the playoff hump? Now,

00:55:30.320 --> 00:55:32.719
I understand there's a lot of butthurt Bills

00:55:32.719 --> 00:55:35.000
fans out there and a lot of people that just

00:55:35.000 --> 00:55:37.960
love the Bills. Oh, my God, I just love the Bills.

00:55:38.179 --> 00:55:40.659
I understand that. It's perfectly fine. Okay,

00:55:40.719 --> 00:55:43.539
I root for Josh Allen as well. I like his play.

00:55:44.320 --> 00:55:47.639
But let's be real here. You guys have underperformed

00:55:47.639 --> 00:55:50.639
the last few years. Every single time you guys

00:55:50.639 --> 00:55:53.780
either go to Kansas City or Kansas City comes

00:55:53.780 --> 00:55:56.599
to you, guess what happens? You fold. Let's be

00:55:56.599 --> 00:55:59.260
real here. Chiefs are still the gatekeepers for

00:55:59.260 --> 00:56:02.420
the AFC. Despite them losing in this past Super

00:56:02.420 --> 00:56:05.260
Bowl, they are still the gatekeepers. And they

00:56:05.260 --> 00:56:08.539
will continue to be the gatekeepers until somebody

00:56:08.539 --> 00:56:11.820
takes that role from them. And mind you, The

00:56:11.820 --> 00:56:13.599
Bills have had some pretty good teams in the

00:56:13.599 --> 00:56:16.280
last few years, and they've all underperformed.

00:56:16.960 --> 00:56:19.659
That year where they were supposed to win, and

00:56:19.659 --> 00:56:21.739
it went into overtime, and Tyreek Hill did his

00:56:21.739 --> 00:56:24.400
thing. You're supposed to win that. You literally

00:56:24.400 --> 00:56:26.719
had a receiving core that had what? Emmanuel

00:56:26.719 --> 00:56:31.260
Sanders, Stefan Diggs. I forget who the other

00:56:31.260 --> 00:56:33.840
receivers were. I think Khalil Shakir was on

00:56:33.840 --> 00:56:36.360
that team. Then you had the defense, like you

00:56:36.360 --> 00:56:38.539
had Matt Milano, Tredavious White, when he was

00:56:38.539 --> 00:56:40.920
still playing at an elite level. You had the

00:56:40.920 --> 00:56:44.239
safety duo. You've had some really good teams,

00:56:44.380 --> 00:56:48.159
and you have underperformed every single time.

00:56:48.380 --> 00:56:52.320
It is time for you to get over the hump. It's

00:56:52.320 --> 00:56:54.260
the same thing that I'll say with Lamar Jackson.

00:56:54.539 --> 00:56:56.719
For all the people out there will say, well,

00:56:56.860 --> 00:56:58.840
you got to say the same thing for Lamar Jackson.

00:56:59.039 --> 00:57:02.760
I do. I do. If you follow me on Twitter, GMKL,

00:57:02.880 --> 00:57:05.239
you would know. The same criticism that you can

00:57:05.239 --> 00:57:07.460
have for Lamar Jackson is the same criticism

00:57:07.460 --> 00:57:10.719
that you can have for Josh Allen. Both quarterbacks

00:57:10.719 --> 00:57:13.539
have yet to get over the playoff hump and have

00:57:13.539 --> 00:57:15.960
yet to make it to the Super Bowl, even though

00:57:15.960 --> 00:57:18.960
a lot of times they've had the better team than

00:57:18.960 --> 00:57:21.260
the Chiefs. But let's get into these players,

00:57:21.420 --> 00:57:24.000
okay? So Elijah Moore, Curtis Samuel, LaVisca

00:57:24.000 --> 00:57:27.400
Chanel Jr., and K .J. Hamler. But I want to know

00:57:27.400 --> 00:57:30.320
who's going to solidify themselves on this team

00:57:30.320 --> 00:57:33.960
because Josh Allen is going to need as many reliable

00:57:33.960 --> 00:57:37.150
receivers as he possibly can. Because Elijah

00:57:37.150 --> 00:57:39.389
Moore, Curtis Samuel, LaVisca, Chanel Jr., and

00:57:39.389 --> 00:57:42.250
KJ Handler all have the potential to do it. Tredavious

00:57:42.250 --> 00:57:44.690
White, I want to see where you are. Because this

00:57:44.690 --> 00:57:48.210
is one of the first off -seasons in a long time

00:57:48.210 --> 00:57:50.329
where you're not recovering from a significant

00:57:50.329 --> 00:57:53.610
injury. I want to see, are you still Trey White?

00:57:53.769 --> 00:57:55.590
Because I still believe in Trey White. I just

00:57:55.590 --> 00:57:57.650
want to see where you are. Cole Bishop, DeMar

00:57:57.650 --> 00:58:00.269
Hamlin, I want to see who's going to be the starting

00:58:00.269 --> 00:58:03.489
free safety. Although, DeMar Hamlin signed an

00:58:03.489 --> 00:58:07.420
extension. His role isn't solidified. Cole Bishop

00:58:07.420 --> 00:58:10.400
can still take it from him. So I want to see

00:58:10.400 --> 00:58:13.280
who's going to do it. Because I feel like both

00:58:13.280 --> 00:58:15.519
of them are really productive free safeties.

00:58:15.860 --> 00:58:19.639
Just saying. Iron sharpens iron. Joey Bosa, Deion

00:58:19.639 --> 00:58:22.380
Walker, TJ Sanders, Landon Jackson. It's a free

00:58:22.380 --> 00:58:25.679
for all. Anybody's. Joey Bosa, your role is not

00:58:25.679 --> 00:58:28.300
solidified. We all know your injury problems.

00:58:28.679 --> 00:58:30.960
It's time for you to show up, brother. I'm going

00:58:30.960 --> 00:58:33.119
to have with Joey Bosa. If he just showed me

00:58:33.119 --> 00:58:36.780
just. A little bit of consistency. If he can

00:58:36.780 --> 00:58:39.760
just get over the hump with these injuries, I

00:58:39.760 --> 00:58:43.280
feel like there's another level with Joey Bosa's

00:58:43.280 --> 00:58:45.440
game. He just has to get over that injury hump.

00:58:45.480 --> 00:58:48.420
I just need one season where he's actually just

00:58:48.420 --> 00:58:52.659
completely healthy. Now for TJ Sanders, Landon

00:58:52.659 --> 00:58:55.260
Jackson, and Dion Walker, I want to see how you're

00:58:55.260 --> 00:58:58.019
going to be utilized on this defense. Are you

00:58:58.019 --> 00:58:59.619
guys going to be ends? Are you guys going to

00:58:59.619 --> 00:59:01.820
be in the middle? Where exactly are you going

00:59:01.820 --> 00:59:03.880
to line up? Because I think this is going to

00:59:03.880 --> 00:59:06.019
be a very formidable defensive line. You're going

00:59:06.019 --> 00:59:08.960
to have Gregory Russo, Deion Walker, TJ Sanders,

00:59:09.260 --> 00:59:11.800
Landon Jackson, Joey Bosa. That could be really

00:59:11.800 --> 00:59:14.880
good, but only time will tell. Now, when we look

00:59:14.880 --> 00:59:17.440
at possible free agency additions, specifically

00:59:17.440 --> 00:59:20.380
for cornerback, you have James Bradbury, Kendall

00:59:20.380 --> 00:59:22.800
Fuller, Stephon Gilmore, Rasul Douglas, if you

00:59:22.800 --> 00:59:25.420
want to have that reunion, CJ Henderson, Michael

00:59:25.420 --> 00:59:28.650
Davis, Asante Samuel Jr., Emmanuel Mosley. Wide

00:59:28.650 --> 00:59:30.710
receiver, you have Keenan Allen, Amari Cooper,

00:59:30.949 --> 00:59:34.210
Gabe Davis, Reunion, Nelson Aguilar, DJ Chart,

00:59:34.429 --> 00:59:37.630
Tyler Boyd, Chris Conley, Jamison Crowder. Defensive

00:59:37.630 --> 00:59:40.289
end free agents, you can do Jadeveon Clowney,

00:59:40.309 --> 00:59:42.710
Demarcus Walker, Montrevious Adams, Jerry Hughes,

00:59:42.969 --> 00:59:45.789
Reunion, William Golston. Defensive tackle free

00:59:45.789 --> 00:59:47.809
agents, you have Christian Wilkins, Raekwon Davis,

00:59:48.110 --> 00:59:50.690
Austin Johnson, Linbal Joseph, and Maurice Hurst.

00:59:50.809 --> 00:59:53.530
And for free safety free agents, you have Marcus

00:59:53.530 --> 00:59:56.690
Williams, Justin Simmons, and Jordan Poyer. Okay,

00:59:56.730 --> 00:59:59.510
so let's go to the NFC East. Yes, the division

00:59:59.510 --> 01:00:03.559
everybody loves. Let's go with the Eagles, okay?

01:00:03.659 --> 01:00:05.119
Yes, we're going to start with the Eagles. I'm

01:00:05.119 --> 01:00:07.139
going to save the best team for last. That's

01:00:07.139 --> 01:00:09.980
going to be the dessert, okay? If you know, you

01:00:09.980 --> 01:00:12.019
know. So, positional battles for the Eagles.

01:00:12.239 --> 01:00:14.860
Defensive end, guard, specifically right guard,

01:00:15.099 --> 01:00:17.559
outside linebacker, cornerback, free safety,

01:00:17.699 --> 01:00:20.900
strong safety, and inside linebacker, okay? Players

01:00:20.900 --> 01:00:23.880
to keep an eye out for, Maura Ojomo, Ty Robinson,

01:00:24.099 --> 01:00:26.360
N 'Kobe Dean, Jihad Campbell, Jeremiah Trotter

01:00:26.360 --> 01:00:29.579
Jr., Jalex Hunt, Aziz Ojolari, Kaylee Ringo,

01:00:29.780 --> 01:00:32.440
Dory Jackson, Tyler Steen, Sidney Brown, and

01:00:32.440 --> 01:00:35.699
Louis Kine. The storyline for the Eagles is,

01:00:35.860 --> 01:00:40.199
can this team avoid a Super Bowl hangover? Now,

01:00:40.219 --> 01:00:42.760
so far, based off of press conferences and things

01:00:42.760 --> 01:00:46.039
that I've seen, everybody is locked in. Everybody

01:00:46.039 --> 01:00:48.559
is under the same impression, which is, that

01:00:48.559 --> 01:00:50.960
was last season. This is a whole new season.

01:00:51.199 --> 01:00:53.480
Our record is zero and zero. That has nothing

01:00:53.480 --> 01:00:55.659
to do with us, which is the right mentality.

01:00:56.000 --> 01:00:57.840
But I just want to see if that's going to carry

01:00:57.840 --> 01:00:59.860
on on the field. All right, let's get to these

01:00:59.860 --> 01:01:03.239
players. So Maura Ojomo, this is your first opportunity

01:01:03.239 --> 01:01:07.579
to be a starter on the team. Because right now,

01:01:07.579 --> 01:01:10.840
Ty Robinson might take that. Ty Robinson look

01:01:10.840 --> 01:01:13.260
like he is a monster. I don't know how in the

01:01:13.260 --> 01:01:15.820
world he fell to the Eagles, but man, he looks

01:01:15.820 --> 01:01:18.809
like Trey Hendrickson, but bigger. I have high

01:01:18.809 --> 01:01:22.730
expectations for Ty Robinson. N 'Kobe Dean, your

01:01:22.730 --> 01:01:25.010
role is not solidified, especially with them

01:01:25.010 --> 01:01:28.309
drafting Jihad Campbell. Just saying. It's the

01:01:28.309 --> 01:01:31.889
same thing with Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Sure, you

01:01:31.889 --> 01:01:34.329
showed a little bit last season, but I want to

01:01:34.329 --> 01:01:37.010
see more. I want to see more consistency. I want

01:01:37.010 --> 01:01:40.610
to see you elevate your play. Now, I'm not saying

01:01:40.610 --> 01:01:44.539
you have to be on this crazy tear. No. But what

01:01:44.539 --> 01:01:47.519
I am saying is this, if you are very productive,

01:01:47.900 --> 01:01:49.920
then your role is solidified. You have nothing

01:01:49.920 --> 01:01:52.900
to worry about. Because right now, Jihad Campbell

01:01:52.900 --> 01:01:56.119
in some ways has an advantage over both the Kobe

01:01:56.119 --> 01:01:59.559
Dean and Jeremiah Trotter Jr. because why? He

01:01:59.559 --> 01:02:03.360
has positional flexibility. I have seen Vic Fangio

01:02:03.360 --> 01:02:05.960
talk about using Jihad Campbell sort of like

01:02:05.960 --> 01:02:08.519
how the Buccaneers use Derrick Brooks, which

01:02:08.519 --> 01:02:11.900
at times they use Derrick Brooks as both. A middle

01:02:11.900 --> 01:02:14.559
linebacker as well as an outside linebacker.

01:02:14.840 --> 01:02:17.539
I think G .I. Campbell has the intangibles to

01:02:17.539 --> 01:02:21.679
do that. But let's see. Jalex Hunt and Aziz Ojolari,

01:02:21.860 --> 01:02:24.639
that's going to be an interesting battle. Especially

01:02:24.639 --> 01:02:29.239
for Aziz Ojolari because I love his game, but

01:02:29.239 --> 01:02:33.099
I don't know what it is. He just has to be more

01:02:33.099 --> 01:02:35.840
consistent and he has to stay healthy. If he

01:02:35.840 --> 01:02:39.300
does those two things, I guarantee you we will

01:02:39.300 --> 01:02:42.519
be talking about Aziz Ojolari a lot more. Now,

01:02:42.539 --> 01:02:45.920
Jalex Hunt, whatever you need to do to solidify

01:02:45.920 --> 01:02:50.039
your role, do it. Because Aziz is hungry. Now,

01:02:50.059 --> 01:02:52.539
let's go to Kelly Ringo and Adoree Jackson. I

01:02:52.539 --> 01:02:54.719
feel like this is somewhat of an even competition

01:02:54.719 --> 01:02:57.659
between the two because both players have something

01:02:57.659 --> 01:03:01.280
to prove. And those are some of the best competitions

01:03:01.280 --> 01:03:04.900
in all of training camp because... Neither player

01:03:04.900 --> 01:03:07.000
has the advantage over the other. Neither one

01:03:07.000 --> 01:03:09.079
of them is, you know, I'm coming off of having

01:03:09.079 --> 01:03:12.360
this season or I did this this past season. No,

01:03:12.420 --> 01:03:15.719
it is a clean slate for both of them. And this

01:03:15.719 --> 01:03:18.840
actually is Ringo's first time playing outside

01:03:18.840 --> 01:03:21.980
corner full time. So I want to see if you're

01:03:21.980 --> 01:03:25.639
able to do that. Because Adoree Jackson, although

01:03:25.639 --> 01:03:28.559
he didn't play his best ball with the Giants,

01:03:28.559 --> 01:03:31.099
I still feel like he can be a very productive

01:03:31.099 --> 01:03:33.780
corner in the National Football League. Tyler

01:03:33.780 --> 01:03:38.079
Steen, Sidney Brown, Lewis Kine, I want to see

01:03:38.079 --> 01:03:40.219
what you guys are going to do to be the backup

01:03:40.219 --> 01:03:43.340
safety. Because right now, I mean, although I

01:03:43.340 --> 01:03:45.000
did like Lewis Kine when he was coming out of

01:03:45.000 --> 01:03:48.900
Georgia, Tyler Steen, Sidney Brown, your roles

01:03:48.900 --> 01:03:51.960
aren't safe either. It's open season for that

01:03:51.960 --> 01:03:54.940
backup safety role between those three. Who am

01:03:54.940 --> 01:03:58.559
I going to put my money on? Nobody. I just want

01:03:58.559 --> 01:04:01.539
to see them compete, make plays, be consistent.

01:04:02.159 --> 01:04:05.380
and solidify themselves. Take the role. Don't

01:04:05.380 --> 01:04:08.460
let it be given to you. You take it. Now, looking

01:04:08.460 --> 01:04:10.400
at possible free agency additions, especially

01:04:10.400 --> 01:04:12.539
with guard, you have Brandon Scherf, Shaq Mason,

01:04:12.800 --> 01:04:15.760
Willie Hernandez, John Feliciano, Cody Whitehair,

01:04:15.840 --> 01:04:18.539
Dalton Reisner, Mark Lanowski. Cornerback, if

01:04:18.539 --> 01:04:20.340
you want to take that route, you have James Bradbury,

01:04:20.519 --> 01:04:23.380
Reunion, Kendall Fuller, Stephon Gilmore, Rasul

01:04:23.380 --> 01:04:26.159
Douglas, CJ Henderson, Michael Davis, Asante

01:04:26.159 --> 01:04:29.159
Samuel Jr., Emmanuel Mosley. Defensive line,

01:04:29.239 --> 01:04:31.300
if you want to take that route. Christian Wilkins,

01:04:31.380 --> 01:04:33.739
Raekwon Davis, Demarcus Walker, Montrevious Adams,

01:04:33.920 --> 01:04:36.659
Jerry Hughes, Linval Joseph, and Maurice Hurst.

01:04:37.039 --> 01:04:39.000
Safey, if you want to take that route. You have

01:04:39.000 --> 01:04:41.400
Marcus Williams, Justin Simmons, Jordan Whitehead,

01:04:41.679 --> 01:04:44.639
Quandre Diggs, just to name a few. Defensive

01:04:44.639 --> 01:04:47.219
end, you have Jadeveon Clowney, Demarcus Walker,

01:04:47.340 --> 01:04:50.059
Montrevious Adams, Jerry Hughes, William Golston,

01:04:50.139 --> 01:04:52.500
excuse me. Inside linebacker free agents, you

01:04:52.500 --> 01:04:56.150
have Jerwon Bentley. Josie Jewel, which I think

01:04:56.150 --> 01:04:58.690
he's still recovering from concussion symptoms.

01:04:58.889 --> 01:05:02.690
Eric Kim and Devondre Campbell. So let's get

01:05:02.690 --> 01:05:05.090
to the Giants, okay? So positional battles to

01:05:05.090 --> 01:05:07.550
watch out for with them. Quarterback, running

01:05:07.550 --> 01:05:10.449
back, guard, defensive end, free safety, cornerback,

01:05:10.670 --> 01:05:13.590
and outside linebacker, okay? Players to keep

01:05:13.590 --> 01:05:15.849
an eye out for, Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston,

01:05:16.010 --> 01:05:18.789
Jackson Dart, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Devin Singletary,

01:05:18.949 --> 01:05:22.309
Cam Scadabo, John Runyon, Evan Neal, Javon Holland,

01:05:22.449 --> 01:05:25.190
Abdul Carter, Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeau,

01:05:25.230 --> 01:05:28.210
Paulson Adibo, Deontay Banks, and Corey Black.

01:05:28.909 --> 01:05:31.710
The storyline, which is a double storyline for

01:05:31.710 --> 01:05:34.710
this team, can Russell Wilson improve this offense,

01:05:34.909 --> 01:05:39.369
and how will the Giants utilize Kayvon Thibodeau?

01:05:39.840 --> 01:05:42.539
Abdul Carter, Brian Burns, and Dexter Lawrence.

01:05:43.260 --> 01:05:45.159
Let's start with the offense first, then we'll

01:05:45.159 --> 01:05:47.659
go to the defense. So we all know how Russell

01:05:47.659 --> 01:05:50.460
Wilson played last season. He had his highs,

01:05:50.599 --> 01:05:52.780
he had his lows. His lows were very low, but

01:05:52.780 --> 01:05:56.079
his highs were somewhat promising. So I want

01:05:56.079 --> 01:05:59.199
to see exactly how is he going to work with Brian

01:05:59.199 --> 01:06:01.940
D 'Abel because he's already named Russell Wilson

01:06:01.940 --> 01:06:05.059
the starting quarterback of this team. So I want

01:06:05.059 --> 01:06:07.960
to see if Russell Wilson... can at least show

01:06:07.960 --> 01:06:11.360
the highs that he showed with Pittsburgh last

01:06:11.360 --> 01:06:14.059
year. I don't want to see the lows because we've

01:06:14.059 --> 01:06:16.179
seen the lows. The lows are pretty bad, but I

01:06:16.179 --> 01:06:18.920
just want to see, can he tap into being who he

01:06:18.920 --> 01:06:22.539
was a little bit last year? I think if he does

01:06:22.539 --> 01:06:25.440
that, I think the Giants could possibly win six

01:06:25.440 --> 01:06:28.260
to maybe eight games, I would say. Now, am I

01:06:28.260 --> 01:06:30.159
saying this team can make it to the playoffs?

01:06:30.380 --> 01:06:32.719
No, I'm not saying that. But I will say this,

01:06:32.860 --> 01:06:36.539
he could be a placeholder. for maybe a year or

01:06:36.539 --> 01:06:40.000
two. That's just my opinions. I could be wrong.

01:06:40.239 --> 01:06:43.940
But when we look at the defensive side, the defense

01:06:43.940 --> 01:06:46.760
is very unique. And let me explain why. So you're

01:06:46.760 --> 01:06:49.800
going to have a defensive line that has Kayvon

01:06:49.800 --> 01:06:52.800
Thibodeau, Brian Burns, Dexter Lawrence, and

01:06:52.800 --> 01:06:55.840
Abdul Carter. How is this all going to work?

01:06:56.059 --> 01:06:58.460
Is Abdul Carter going to be an end? Is he going

01:06:58.460 --> 01:07:01.329
to be an outside linebacker? Is Burns going to

01:07:01.329 --> 01:07:03.289
be rotational? Is Kayvon Thibodeau going to be

01:07:03.289 --> 01:07:06.250
rotational? How is this core going to work together?

01:07:06.469 --> 01:07:08.690
Because I understand that they want to create

01:07:08.690 --> 01:07:10.769
more pressure and they wanted to have a more

01:07:10.769 --> 01:07:13.769
dominant defensive line. So I want to see how

01:07:13.769 --> 01:07:16.250
this is going to work moving forward. Because

01:07:16.250 --> 01:07:18.369
I know there was a point in time where Kayvon

01:07:18.369 --> 01:07:20.230
Thibodeau's name was being floated around as

01:07:20.230 --> 01:07:23.530
a possible trade candidate. So far that hasn't

01:07:23.530 --> 01:07:26.530
happened, but hey, crazier things can happen,

01:07:26.590 --> 01:07:29.030
you know? But players to keep an eye out for.

01:07:29.309 --> 01:07:32.150
Russell Wilson, we just talked about. Jameis

01:07:32.150 --> 01:07:35.510
Winston, can you be consistent? Because when

01:07:35.510 --> 01:07:38.349
he was with the Browns, when he was on, he was

01:07:38.349 --> 01:07:41.369
on. He was Jameis Winston. But when he was off,

01:07:41.409 --> 01:07:44.530
when he was just Jameis, it wasn't the best.

01:07:45.389 --> 01:07:48.909
So I want to see, can you solidify yourself as

01:07:48.909 --> 01:07:51.110
the backup quarterback for Russell Wilson? Now,

01:07:51.110 --> 01:07:53.960
Jackson Dart, I want to see. I just want, from

01:07:53.960 --> 01:07:56.219
a mechanical standpoint, I want to see how you

01:07:56.219 --> 01:08:00.480
execute NFL level plays. And I just want to see,

01:08:00.559 --> 01:08:04.659
can you just do the routine things? Because Jackson

01:08:04.659 --> 01:08:07.119
Dart, out of Ole Miss, really wasn't high on

01:08:07.119 --> 01:08:09.900
just looking at his intangibles and the mechanics

01:08:09.900 --> 01:08:12.480
and just everything that came with him personally.

01:08:12.599 --> 01:08:15.400
But I think being in this situation where you

01:08:15.400 --> 01:08:18.260
don't have to be the starter, where you can just

01:08:18.260 --> 01:08:20.460
sit down for a year, I think that's actually

01:08:20.460 --> 01:08:23.399
more beneficial to him. than actually hurting

01:08:23.399 --> 01:08:27.119
him. Again, these are just my opinions. Tyrone

01:08:27.119 --> 01:08:30.739
Tracy Jr. and Devin Singletary and Cam Scadabo,

01:08:30.920 --> 01:08:33.239
I want to see how this core is going to work.

01:08:33.619 --> 01:08:36.180
Because Tyrone Tracy was doing his thing late

01:08:36.180 --> 01:08:39.779
last season. So I want to see if that momentum

01:08:39.779 --> 01:08:42.979
is going to continue into this upcoming season

01:08:42.979 --> 01:08:46.340
as well. Devin Singletary, I don't really have

01:08:46.340 --> 01:08:50.569
any clear -cut opinions about him. I just want

01:08:50.569 --> 01:08:53.229
to see, could he be a productive backup running

01:08:53.229 --> 01:08:57.409
back? Cam Scadabo, I just want to see where you

01:08:57.409 --> 01:09:00.590
are from a health standpoint. And can you execute,

01:09:00.850 --> 01:09:03.949
you know, NFL level plays? That's really it.

01:09:04.529 --> 01:09:07.109
Nothing, you know, nothing super, super serious.

01:09:07.350 --> 01:09:10.310
John Runyon, Evan Neal. This one is interesting

01:09:10.310 --> 01:09:13.970
because we all know that Evan Neal transitioned

01:09:13.970 --> 01:09:17.210
from being a tackle to a guard. So I want to

01:09:17.210 --> 01:09:18.909
see how that competition is going to look like

01:09:18.909 --> 01:09:21.720
between him. Do I think John Brunning will possibly

01:09:21.720 --> 01:09:26.220
win it? Most likely. Do I think this may be the

01:09:26.220 --> 01:09:29.760
last chance for Evan Neal? No. Evan Neal will

01:09:29.760 --> 01:09:32.880
always get a chance. As long as Evan Neal is

01:09:32.880 --> 01:09:36.840
average, he will always have a role on an NFL

01:09:36.840 --> 01:09:39.399
team. May not be a starter, but he'll have a

01:09:39.399 --> 01:09:43.439
role. Javon Holland, sure the Giants gave you

01:09:43.439 --> 01:09:46.119
a bag. I want to see, can you be the difference

01:09:46.119 --> 01:09:48.600
maker? Can you be the game changer? Can you be...

01:09:48.890 --> 01:09:51.430
the person that they have paid you to be. Because

01:09:51.430 --> 01:09:54.149
they paid you to be all of those things and more.

01:09:54.510 --> 01:09:56.569
So let's see if you can live up to that hype.

01:09:57.229 --> 01:10:00.109
Abdul Carter, Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeau,

01:10:00.189 --> 01:10:02.710
I just want to see how you're going to be utilized

01:10:02.710 --> 01:10:06.229
on this defensive line. And who would be willing

01:10:06.229 --> 01:10:09.729
to take a step back if it means that it benefits

01:10:09.729 --> 01:10:14.930
the team as a whole? I know that's weird. Just,

01:10:15.010 --> 01:10:18.800
there's a beauty in my madness, okay? Just walk

01:10:18.800 --> 01:10:23.279
with me. Because right now, and I'll continue

01:10:23.279 --> 01:10:26.000
to say this because I said this when they drafted

01:10:26.000 --> 01:10:29.000
Abdul Carter, I didn't see a need for the Giants

01:10:29.000 --> 01:10:32.340
to draft Abdul Carter. Not when you have Brian

01:10:32.340 --> 01:10:35.760
Burns and Kayvon Thibodeau. So my question is,

01:10:35.880 --> 01:10:38.699
does this mean Kayvon Thibodeau may be on the

01:10:38.699 --> 01:10:43.039
move? Because you can't just have this many productive

01:10:43.039 --> 01:10:46.180
pass rushers on one team. Someone's going to

01:10:46.180 --> 01:10:48.260
have to take a backseat. So who's it going to

01:10:48.260 --> 01:10:51.380
be? That's my question moving forward. Paulson

01:10:51.380 --> 01:10:53.600
and Debo, Deontay Banks, Corey Black. I want

01:10:53.600 --> 01:10:55.899
to see where you guys are. Especially Deontay

01:10:55.899 --> 01:10:58.239
Banks. Because I know there was a period in time

01:10:58.239 --> 01:11:00.619
where Deontay Banks had fallen out of the good

01:11:00.619 --> 01:11:03.899
graces of the team. Especially Brian Babel. There

01:11:03.899 --> 01:11:07.329
was a period in time where he got benched. Not

01:11:07.329 --> 01:11:10.250
looking good. You got to show something. Corey

01:11:10.250 --> 01:11:13.710
Black pulsing the Debo. I want to see how you

01:11:13.710 --> 01:11:16.590
fit in this scheme. Do I believe that they're

01:11:16.590 --> 01:11:19.229
going to be highly productive? Yes, especially

01:11:19.229 --> 01:11:23.050
pulsing the Debo. But, you know, only time will

01:11:23.050 --> 01:11:26.069
tell. But when we look at possible free agent

01:11:26.069 --> 01:11:29.390
additions for this team, safety, you have Marcus

01:11:29.390 --> 01:11:32.409
Williams, Justin Simmons, Jordan Whitehead, Quandre

01:11:32.409 --> 01:11:34.909
Diggs, if you want to take that route. A quarterback,

01:11:35.189 --> 01:11:36.770
if you want to take that route, just saying.

01:11:37.229 --> 01:11:40.149
Bridgewater cornerback, if you don't feel comfortable

01:11:40.149 --> 01:11:43.010
with what you have. James Bradbury, Kendall Fuller,

01:11:43.010 --> 01:11:45.149
Stephon Gilmore, Rasul Douglas, C .J. Henderson,

01:11:45.430 --> 01:11:48.270
Michael Davis, Asante Samuel Jr., Emmanuel Mosley.

01:11:49.069 --> 01:11:51.489
Defensive end, you have Jadeveon Clowney, Demarcus

01:11:51.489 --> 01:11:54.369
Walker, Montrevious Adams, Jerry Hughes, William

01:11:54.369 --> 01:11:57.359
Golston. Outside linebacker, you have Matthew

01:11:57.359 --> 01:12:00.399
Judon, Preston Anzadarius -Smith, Duke Riley,

01:12:00.699 --> 01:12:04.119
Jalen Reeves -Maben, and Kamul Grazier -Hill.

01:12:04.279 --> 01:12:07.979
Running back, you have Jamal Williams, Gus Edwards,

01:12:08.279 --> 01:12:12.760
Jeff Wilson, Amir Abdullah, Chase Edmonds, De

01:12:12.760 --> 01:12:15.479
'Ernest Johnson, and Jamichael Hasty. Guard,

01:12:15.579 --> 01:12:17.979
you have Brandon Sheriff, Shaq Mason, Will Hernandez,

01:12:18.279 --> 01:12:21.119
John Feliciano, Cody Whitehair. Dalton Reisner,

01:12:21.140 --> 01:12:24.380
and Mark Glanowski, all right? So let's go to

01:12:24.380 --> 01:12:27.159
the commanders, all right? So the positional

01:12:27.159 --> 01:12:29.439
battles to watch out for with them, wide receiver,

01:12:29.640 --> 01:12:32.079
guard, nickel corner, defensive end, right tackle,

01:12:32.300 --> 01:12:36.140
free safety, and cornerback. Players to keep

01:12:36.140 --> 01:12:38.880
an eye out for, Deebo Samuel, Luke McCaffrey,

01:12:38.939 --> 01:12:42.300
Jalen Lane, Michael Gallup, KJ Osborne, Nick

01:12:42.300 --> 01:12:46.789
Allegretti. Well, you can take Nate Herbick off

01:12:46.789 --> 01:12:49.229
because he just retired this morning. Josh Connerly

01:12:49.229 --> 01:12:51.609
Jr., Brandon Coleman, De 'Atre Wise, Clinton

01:12:51.609 --> 01:12:57.189
Farrell, Eddie Goldman, Noah, I don't even know

01:12:57.189 --> 01:12:59.550
how to pronounce it. I'm not even going to butcher

01:12:59.550 --> 01:13:01.449
your last name. I'm going to attempt to do that.

01:13:01.789 --> 01:13:05.430
Noah. I, I'm not going to butcher your last name,

01:13:05.449 --> 01:13:07.430
dog. I don't want to do that. Jonathan Jones,

01:13:07.710 --> 01:13:10.449
Quan Martin, Jeremy Reeves, Trey Amos, and Marshawn

01:13:10.449 --> 01:13:12.449
Lattimore. I think I want to put Von Mill, you

01:13:12.449 --> 01:13:13.850
know what? I'm going to put Von Mill on that

01:13:13.850 --> 01:13:16.310
list too. So the storyline for the Commanders

01:13:16.310 --> 01:13:19.029
is, can the Commanders solidify their place in

01:13:19.029 --> 01:13:22.850
the NFC? We all saw that special season last

01:13:22.850 --> 01:13:25.449
year with the Commanders. I want to see, can

01:13:25.449 --> 01:13:28.600
they repeat that? Now, mind you, they've made

01:13:28.600 --> 01:13:30.699
some pretty big moves this offseason. They traded

01:13:30.699 --> 01:13:34.520
for Loremi Tunsil and Deebo Samuel. They just

01:13:34.520 --> 01:13:37.939
signed Von Miller not too long ago. I want to

01:13:37.939 --> 01:13:40.880
see can this team continue to grow, continue

01:13:40.880 --> 01:13:45.020
to build, continue to say, hey, this is our role

01:13:45.020 --> 01:13:47.899
in the NFC. We aren't just the pushover commanders

01:13:47.899 --> 01:13:51.020
of old. We are the serious contender commanders

01:13:51.020 --> 01:13:53.520
that can go toe -to -toe with the best of them

01:13:53.520 --> 01:13:56.539
in the NFC. Because they have all the intangibles

01:13:56.539 --> 01:13:59.800
to do it. I just want to know, can they take

01:13:59.800 --> 01:14:02.520
that next step? Because I feel like they can

01:14:02.520 --> 01:14:04.359
be the team that can go toe -to -toe with the

01:14:04.359 --> 01:14:06.760
Eagles in the NFC Championship again. I think

01:14:06.760 --> 01:14:09.779
they can do it now. I think they can do it against

01:14:09.779 --> 01:14:13.300
the Rams. You name any of the top NFC teams right

01:14:13.300 --> 01:14:16.819
now, I guarantee you the Commanders can hold

01:14:16.819 --> 01:14:19.659
their own against them. And this is not to hype

01:14:19.659 --> 01:14:21.920
up any Commanders fans or the Commanders team

01:14:21.920 --> 01:14:25.760
as a whole. But last year showed a lot. Jaden

01:14:25.760 --> 01:14:29.520
Daniels showed a lot. This team showed a lot.

01:14:30.439 --> 01:14:32.239
So I want to see, can they continue to repeat

01:14:32.239 --> 01:14:34.899
that? Now, let's start with these players, okay?

01:14:36.039 --> 01:14:38.479
Deebo Samuel. I want to see what version of Deebo

01:14:38.479 --> 01:14:41.699
Samuel is the Commanders getting. Because we

01:14:41.699 --> 01:14:45.539
all saw the Deebo Samuel of the 49ers. I want

01:14:45.539 --> 01:14:48.000
to see, is that guy still there? Now, granted,

01:14:48.079 --> 01:14:50.000
so far from what I've heard, he's actually been

01:14:50.000 --> 01:14:52.220
doing really well. He's actually in better shape

01:14:52.220 --> 01:14:54.800
now than what he was with the 49ers. So let's

01:14:54.800 --> 01:14:57.859
see if that momentum continues. Luke McCaffrey,

01:14:57.899 --> 01:15:00.319
I want to see where your role is on this team.

01:15:00.460 --> 01:15:02.899
Because sort of like your brother and even your

01:15:02.899 --> 01:15:05.159
father, you guys are sort of like Swiss Army

01:15:05.159 --> 01:15:07.600
Knives. You know, you guys don't just play one

01:15:07.600 --> 01:15:10.619
position. You guys can play multiple positions.

01:15:10.859 --> 01:15:13.899
So I want to see, are they going to use you like

01:15:13.899 --> 01:15:16.310
a Swiss Army Knife? Because that would actually

01:15:16.310 --> 01:15:18.350
be super dope. Because I think you have the potential

01:15:18.350 --> 01:15:21.710
to do that. Jalen Lane, Michael Gallup, KJ Osborne.

01:15:22.289 --> 01:15:25.109
I want to see who's going to solidify themselves

01:15:25.109 --> 01:15:28.430
as the backup receiver for this team. I think

01:15:28.430 --> 01:15:30.970
Michael Gallup can still do it. I think KJ Osborne

01:15:30.970 --> 01:15:34.770
can still do it. Let's see. Nick Allegretti.

01:15:35.770 --> 01:15:40.029
I think right now, don't take the announcement

01:15:40.029 --> 01:15:44.529
of Nate Herbig retiring lightly. Because they're

01:15:44.529 --> 01:15:47.170
going to bring in somebody. Now, is it going

01:15:47.170 --> 01:15:49.149
to be somebody that's going to take your job

01:15:49.149 --> 01:15:51.250
or is it going to be just competition just to

01:15:51.250 --> 01:15:55.189
see where you are? That I don't know. But best

01:15:55.189 --> 01:15:57.029
believe they're going to make an addition at

01:15:57.029 --> 01:16:00.310
guard at some point. Josh Connolly Jr., I want

01:16:00.310 --> 01:16:03.649
to see where you are between yourself and Brandon

01:16:03.649 --> 01:16:07.069
Coleman. Because right now, I feel like Josh

01:16:07.069 --> 01:16:10.289
could potentially be the weak one starting right

01:16:10.289 --> 01:16:14.720
tackle. His upside is really, really good. I'm

01:16:14.720 --> 01:16:18.760
talking about a dog. If you haven't looked at

01:16:18.760 --> 01:16:21.939
his film when he was at Oregon, please look at

01:16:21.939 --> 01:16:24.960
it. But let's keep things going, okay? So, DeAndre

01:16:24.960 --> 01:16:28.579
Wise and Clinton Farrow, Eddie Goldman. I want

01:16:28.579 --> 01:16:30.800
to see who's going to solidify themselves as

01:16:30.800 --> 01:16:34.939
the backup pass rusher. Clinton Farrow, I feel

01:16:34.939 --> 01:16:37.159
like there's another level to your game. Same

01:16:37.159 --> 01:16:40.420
thing with DeAndre Wise. And even Eddie Goldman.

01:16:40.989 --> 01:16:43.149
I feel like this could be the situation where

01:16:43.149 --> 01:16:46.949
you could have a resurgence in your career. But

01:16:46.949 --> 01:16:50.510
I want to see it. The one thing that really hurt

01:16:50.510 --> 01:16:53.329
the commanders, especially towards the later

01:16:53.329 --> 01:16:57.369
part of the season, was the defensive line. Sure,

01:16:57.409 --> 01:17:00.289
you have Frankie Louvu, who was creating pressure

01:17:00.289 --> 01:17:04.310
and contributing a lot, but he was just one person.

01:17:05.029 --> 01:17:08.640
If you have... You know, DeAndre Wise stepping

01:17:08.640 --> 01:17:10.699
up, Clinton Farrell stepping up, Eddie Goldman,

01:17:10.840 --> 01:17:13.739
and now Von Miller. That's a more formidable

01:17:13.739 --> 01:17:16.220
defensive line than what they had last year,

01:17:16.319 --> 01:17:20.439
which we all know if this team really wants to

01:17:20.439 --> 01:17:23.180
be successful, specifically this defense, they're

01:17:23.180 --> 01:17:25.399
going to have to create more pressure and they're

01:17:25.399 --> 01:17:27.199
going to have to really go after the quarterback.

01:17:27.520 --> 01:17:29.840
And that's why they made the investment in getting

01:17:29.840 --> 01:17:34.800
Von Miller. Noah, Jonathan Jones, that's an open

01:17:34.800 --> 01:17:40.489
competition. I think Jonathan Jones, to me, I

01:17:40.489 --> 01:17:42.710
feel like he might be a little bit washed. No

01:17:42.710 --> 01:17:45.170
disrespect to you, bro. I still sort of scratch

01:17:45.170 --> 01:17:48.470
my head on why they signed Jonathan Jones. But

01:17:48.470 --> 01:17:52.310
maybe it's competition. Maybe it's not. I don't

01:17:52.310 --> 01:17:55.229
know. But I feel like Jonathan Jones brings a

01:17:55.229 --> 01:17:58.789
lot of experience. And a lot of times with that

01:17:58.789 --> 01:18:01.869
experience, he may have the advantage over someone

01:18:01.869 --> 01:18:06.180
like Noah. But I feel like that's definitely

01:18:06.180 --> 01:18:08.020
going to be an interesting competition between

01:18:08.020 --> 01:18:12.840
the two. Quan Martin, Jeremy Reeves. I feel like

01:18:12.840 --> 01:18:16.140
Jeremy Reeves is going to win this. But it's

01:18:16.140 --> 01:18:19.220
something about Quan Martin that's just, it's

01:18:19.220 --> 01:18:21.800
just like, man, I know there's something there.

01:18:22.079 --> 01:18:24.960
I know there's something great there. You just

01:18:24.960 --> 01:18:27.699
got to continue to work on it. I know it is.

01:18:28.619 --> 01:18:31.199
Yes, I'm very high on the Commander's team. Don't

01:18:31.199 --> 01:18:33.810
judge me, okay? You know how I feel about my

01:18:33.810 --> 01:18:37.069
Steelers. Okay. Now, Trey Amos and Marshawn Lattimore.

01:18:37.670 --> 01:18:42.029
Although Trey Amos may not win against Marshawn

01:18:42.029 --> 01:18:44.210
Lattimore, I just want to see how they hold up

01:18:44.210 --> 01:18:47.729
against one another. Because this is the first

01:18:47.729 --> 01:18:51.189
full offseason of Marshawn Lattimore being with

01:18:51.189 --> 01:18:53.409
the Commanders. Because we all know they made

01:18:53.409 --> 01:18:57.029
that move. So I want to see, has Marshawn Lattimore

01:18:57.029 --> 01:18:59.350
fully recovered from his injury that was plaguing

01:18:59.350 --> 01:19:02.210
him last season? And I want to see if he's still

01:19:02.210 --> 01:19:05.329
the Marshawn Lattimore of old, all right? So

01:19:05.329 --> 01:19:07.489
possible free agency additions if they want to

01:19:07.489 --> 01:19:10.449
take that route. For corner, you have James Bradbury,

01:19:10.609 --> 01:19:12.770
Kendall Fuller, Stephon Gilmore, Rasul Douglas,

01:19:13.010 --> 01:19:15.909
CJ Henderson, Michael Davis, Asante Samuel Jr.,

01:19:15.909 --> 01:19:19.159
Emmanuel Mosley. Defensive end, you have Jadeveon

01:19:19.159 --> 01:19:21.340
Clowney, Demarcus Walker, Montrevious Adams,

01:19:21.560 --> 01:19:24.100
Jerry Hughes, William Golston, just to name a

01:19:24.100 --> 01:19:26.619
few. Wide receiver, if you wish to take that

01:19:26.619 --> 01:19:29.300
route, Keenan Allen, Amara Cooper, Gabe Davis,

01:19:29.500 --> 01:19:32.180
Nelson Aguilar, DJ Shark, Tyler Boyd, Chris Conley,

01:19:32.239 --> 01:19:34.659
and Jamison Crowder. Safety, you have Marcus

01:19:34.659 --> 01:19:37.340
Williams, Justin Simmons, Jordan Whitehead, Quandre

01:19:37.340 --> 01:19:39.800
Diggs. Tackle, if you want to bring in competition

01:19:39.800 --> 01:19:43.359
for Josh Conley. You have George Fant. Andreas

01:19:43.359 --> 01:19:45.699
Peet, Isaiah Wynn, Michael Dunn, LaRaven Clark,

01:19:45.880 --> 01:19:48.880
Chris Hubbard, and Jermaine Effetti. Guard, you

01:19:48.880 --> 01:19:52.079
have Brandon Scherff, Reunion, Shaq Mason, Will

01:19:52.079 --> 01:19:54.460
Hernandez, John Florenciano, Cody Whitehair,

01:19:54.520 --> 01:19:57.960
Dalton Reisner, and Mark Glanowski. Let's get

01:19:57.960 --> 01:20:00.300
to the final team. That's right. The team that

01:20:00.300 --> 01:20:03.579
we all love and hate. And that is the Cowboys.

01:20:04.899 --> 01:20:08.239
The Cowboys, the Cowboys. So, positional battles

01:20:08.239 --> 01:20:11.130
to watch out for with them. running back, wide

01:20:11.130 --> 01:20:13.689
receiver, left tackle, defensive end, defensive

01:20:13.689 --> 01:20:18.449
tackle, cornerback, and quarterback. Specifically,

01:20:18.470 --> 01:20:22.050
backup quarterback. I know. Everyone was thinking,

01:20:22.130 --> 01:20:24.750
oh man, you're going to talk about Dak Prescott?

01:20:25.489 --> 01:20:26.989
Why in the world would you say anything about

01:20:26.989 --> 01:20:31.989
Dak Prescott? Relax. Relax. Okay? Relax. So players

01:20:31.989 --> 01:20:34.149
to keep an eye out for, Javante Williams, Miles

01:20:34.149 --> 01:20:36.970
Sanders, Jadon Blue, Deuce Vaughn, Kavante Turpin,

01:20:37.010 --> 01:20:39.210
Jonathan Mingo, Paris Campbell, and Joe Milton

01:20:39.210 --> 01:20:43.250
III. So let's start with the storyline, okay?

01:20:43.329 --> 01:20:46.409
So how will a Brian Schottenheimer -led Cowboys

01:20:46.409 --> 01:20:50.390
team look? This offense has gone through a lot

01:20:50.390 --> 01:20:53.270
of change in this offseason. Granted, they've

01:20:53.270 --> 01:20:56.789
added George Pickens, they drafted Jadon Blue,

01:20:56.890 --> 01:21:00.260
they added Miles Sanders via free agency. So

01:21:00.260 --> 01:21:02.020
I want to see how this offense is going to look

01:21:02.020 --> 01:21:04.239
with Brian Schoenheimer. Am I saying that I have

01:21:04.239 --> 01:21:07.779
high expectations for this team? No. Do I think

01:21:07.779 --> 01:21:10.140
this offense is going to improve from last year?

01:21:10.239 --> 01:21:13.140
It's a possibility. There's a lot of upside with

01:21:13.140 --> 01:21:15.500
it because we've all seen this recipe before.

01:21:15.720 --> 01:21:18.600
When Dak Prescott has a loaded wide receiver

01:21:18.600 --> 01:21:22.359
room, that's when he has his best season. And

01:21:22.359 --> 01:21:25.260
we saw it when they had Michael Gallup and Amari

01:21:25.260 --> 01:21:29.060
Cooper and CeeDee Lamb just for one season. For

01:21:29.060 --> 01:21:32.279
one season, there was a lot of upside with that

01:21:32.279 --> 01:21:34.739
offense. So I want to see how they're going to

01:21:34.739 --> 01:21:37.079
do with CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens. That's

01:21:37.079 --> 01:21:39.680
going to be super interesting, but let's get

01:21:39.680 --> 01:21:42.239
back to everything. But when we look at the players

01:21:42.239 --> 01:21:44.460
to keep an eye out for, Javante Williams, Miles

01:21:44.460 --> 01:21:46.800
Sanders, Jadon Blue, Deuce Vaughn, yes, I put

01:21:46.800 --> 01:21:49.659
all the running backs on this list because why?

01:21:50.180 --> 01:21:53.319
Miles Sanders, to me, I feel like has the advantage

01:21:53.319 --> 01:21:56.880
over everyone because of his experience, production,

01:21:57.159 --> 01:22:01.569
consistency. the whole nine yards. But I feel

01:22:01.569 --> 01:22:04.550
like Jadon Blue and Javante Williams could give

01:22:04.550 --> 01:22:06.550
him a run for his money. You could even throw

01:22:06.550 --> 01:22:09.750
in Deuce Vaughn in there as well. I think all

01:22:09.750 --> 01:22:12.689
of them have a legitimate chance to be running

01:22:12.689 --> 01:22:14.609
back one or running back two. There is nobody

01:22:14.609 --> 01:22:16.890
in this running back room right now that you

01:22:16.890 --> 01:22:20.329
can say, oh yeah, their spot is gone. Their spot

01:22:20.329 --> 01:22:23.350
is on another team. I think every single one

01:22:23.350 --> 01:22:25.489
of these running backs will be utilized with

01:22:25.489 --> 01:22:28.300
Brian Schottenheimer. Now, am I saying they're

01:22:28.300 --> 01:22:30.659
all going to get the same amount of snaps? No.

01:22:30.859 --> 01:22:33.279
But what I am saying is this. Someone like a

01:22:33.279 --> 01:22:37.060
Jadon Blue, who is super fast, you can use him

01:22:37.060 --> 01:22:39.960
in a multitude of different ways. Javante Williams,

01:22:40.380 --> 01:22:42.939
we've all seen what he did with the Broncos.

01:22:43.399 --> 01:22:45.500
Let's see if he can do it with the Cowboys. But

01:22:45.500 --> 01:22:48.279
the only problem that I have with Jadon Blue

01:22:48.279 --> 01:22:51.140
is he does have a fumbling problem. And that

01:22:51.140 --> 01:22:54.220
dates back to him when he was in college. Sometimes

01:22:54.220 --> 01:22:56.319
the speed can get to him, and the next thing

01:22:56.319 --> 01:22:58.720
you know, it's a fumble. You don't want that.

01:22:59.060 --> 01:23:01.060
Kevontae Turpin, Jonathan Mingo, Paris Campbell.

01:23:01.279 --> 01:23:03.600
I want to see who's going to solidify themselves

01:23:03.600 --> 01:23:07.039
as the backup receiver. Paris Campbell, I mean,

01:23:07.079 --> 01:23:10.100
you're a veteran. I still believe in you. I remember

01:23:10.100 --> 01:23:13.600
when I was watching you during the combine that

01:23:13.600 --> 01:23:15.819
year, and you showed a lot of upside, and I was

01:23:15.819 --> 01:23:18.600
like, man, this guy is going to be great. I want

01:23:18.600 --> 01:23:21.239
to see it. Jonathan Mingo, yes, they traded for

01:23:21.239 --> 01:23:22.960
you during the middle part of the season last

01:23:22.960 --> 01:23:25.840
year. I want to see how things are going to go

01:23:25.840 --> 01:23:30.479
under an entire offseason with the Cowboys, especially

01:23:30.479 --> 01:23:33.539
with a new regime and Brian Schottenheimer. I

01:23:33.539 --> 01:23:35.819
want to see that. Kevontae Turpin, we saw how

01:23:35.819 --> 01:23:38.119
productive you was and how you were utilized

01:23:38.119 --> 01:23:41.260
this past season. Are the Cowboys going to use

01:23:41.260 --> 01:23:44.760
you just like that? Or is there another level

01:23:44.760 --> 01:23:48.119
with how they use you? That's my question. Joe

01:23:48.119 --> 01:23:50.859
Milton, I want to see where you are. Because,

01:23:50.920 --> 01:23:53.020
of course, I mean, they have Will Greer, but

01:23:53.020 --> 01:23:58.020
Joe Milton, to me, if you give him time to produce,

01:23:58.260 --> 01:24:01.760
I think he could do something. That arm? Crazy.

01:24:02.180 --> 01:24:05.399
His athleticism? Crazy. Now, am I saying he's

01:24:05.399 --> 01:24:08.460
going to take Dak Prescott's job? No. But what

01:24:08.460 --> 01:24:11.979
I am saying is this. There might be something

01:24:11.979 --> 01:24:15.079
in there for Joe Milton. Keep your eye on him,

01:24:15.100 --> 01:24:18.920
okay? Left tackle, especially with the news of

01:24:18.920 --> 01:24:22.159
Tyler Guyton yesterday, yes, that's definitely

01:24:22.159 --> 01:24:24.439
going to be an open competition. But I wouldn't

01:24:24.439 --> 01:24:26.579
be surprised if they bring in somebody. But the

01:24:26.579 --> 01:24:29.399
only problem is the available free agent tackles

01:24:29.399 --> 01:24:31.720
really isn't the best. I mean, you have George

01:24:31.720 --> 01:24:34.279
Fant, Andreas Peet, Isaiah Wynn, Michael Dunn,

01:24:34.279 --> 01:24:36.220
LaRaven Clark, Chris Hubbard, and Jermaine Effetti.

01:24:36.720 --> 01:24:39.359
Really not the best, but you're going to have

01:24:39.359 --> 01:24:42.310
to make do with what you have right now. defensive

01:24:42.310 --> 01:24:45.270
line as a whole for defensive end and defensive

01:24:45.270 --> 01:24:47.729
tackle, someone's going to have to step up. Because

01:24:47.729 --> 01:24:50.810
I don't know how long this Micah Parsons conundrum

01:24:50.810 --> 01:24:53.529
is going to happen, but someone's going to have

01:24:53.529 --> 01:24:56.170
to step up. And Mozzie Smith, you're on the list.

01:24:56.409 --> 01:25:00.149
Mozzie Smith, you have not shown anything. And

01:25:00.149 --> 01:25:02.210
I remember when you were coming out of Michigan,

01:25:02.329 --> 01:25:06.510
you was a wrecking ball. You was a dog. Wherever

01:25:06.510 --> 01:25:08.390
the running back went, you was getting through.

01:25:08.489 --> 01:25:11.479
Hey, I'm right here. That's how explosive and

01:25:11.479 --> 01:25:13.460
that's how good Mozzie Smith was when he was

01:25:13.460 --> 01:25:16.180
coming out of Michigan. And so far, he has not

01:25:16.180 --> 01:25:18.460
shown anything with the Cowboys. I wouldn't be

01:25:18.460 --> 01:25:20.680
surprised if he's an early cut candidate right

01:25:20.680 --> 01:25:23.560
now. Just saying. Me personally, and this is

01:25:23.560 --> 01:25:26.340
just my personal opinion, I feel like the Cowboys

01:25:26.340 --> 01:25:28.880
could have made more investment into the defensive

01:25:28.880 --> 01:25:31.840
line in this past draft because what they have

01:25:31.840 --> 01:25:35.100
right now, it's not efficient enough to me personally.

01:25:35.640 --> 01:25:39.289
But I can be wrong. And when we look at possible

01:25:39.289 --> 01:25:42.189
free agency additions, when it comes to corner,

01:25:42.350 --> 01:25:44.409
I mean, you have James Bradbury, you have Kendall

01:25:44.409 --> 01:25:48.029
Fuller, Stephon Gilmore, Rasul Douglas, CJ Henderson,

01:25:48.289 --> 01:25:51.210
Michael Davis, Emmanuel Mosley. Tackle, we just

01:25:51.210 --> 01:25:53.350
talked about. Wide receiver, if you want to take

01:25:53.350 --> 01:25:56.310
that route. Keenan Allen, Amari Cooper, Reunion,

01:25:56.430 --> 01:25:59.970
Gabe Davis, Nelson Aguilar, DJ Chark, Tyler Boyd,

01:25:59.970 --> 01:26:02.600
Chris Conley, Jamison Crowder. Cornerback, if

01:26:02.600 --> 01:26:04.380
you want to take that route, Carson Wentz, C

01:26:04.380 --> 01:26:07.159
.J. Beathard, Teddy Bridgewater. Defensive end,

01:26:07.220 --> 01:26:09.600
you have Jadeveon Clowney, Demarcus Walker, Montrevious

01:26:09.600 --> 01:26:12.319
Adams, Jerry Hughes, William Golston. Running

01:26:12.319 --> 01:26:15.300
back, you can do Jamal Williams, Gus Edwards,

01:26:15.520 --> 01:26:18.199
Jeff Wilson, Amir Abdullah, Chase Edmonds, De

01:26:18.199 --> 01:26:20.840
'Ernest Johnson, Jamichael Hasty. Defensive line

01:26:20.840 --> 01:26:23.180
free agents, you have Christian Wilkins, Raekwon

01:26:23.180 --> 01:26:26.279
Davis, Demarcus Walker, Montrevious Adams, Jerry

01:26:26.279 --> 01:26:29.119
Hughes, Limbaugh Joseph, and Maurice Hurst. So,

01:26:29.119 --> 01:26:33.220
all in all, If I'm a Cowboys fan, I would say

01:26:33.220 --> 01:26:36.779
my expectation is low because, for one, this

01:26:36.779 --> 01:26:39.619
defense I feel like is definitely going to be

01:26:39.619 --> 01:26:41.659
the Achilles heel for the Cowboys this year.

01:26:43.180 --> 01:26:47.720
But if they make at least one or two additions

01:26:47.720 --> 01:26:52.039
to that defensive line, there's a chance. I'm

01:26:52.039 --> 01:26:54.960
not saying it's a big chance, a legitimate chance.

01:26:55.869 --> 01:26:57.489
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Kale signing out. Peace and love. Later. And

01:30:01.460 --> 01:30:03.840
another thing, I just have to get this off my

01:30:03.840 --> 01:30:07.760
chest, okay, because I'm seeing a narrative about

01:30:07.760 --> 01:30:10.819
a particular player, and that's about Aaron Rodgers,

01:30:10.899 --> 01:30:15.319
okay? I'm seeing a lot of people glaze over Aaron

01:30:15.319 --> 01:30:17.840
Rodgers. Oh, Aaron Rodgers is just such an amazing

01:30:17.840 --> 01:30:20.960
person right now. He's just, oh, man, he's just

01:30:20.960 --> 01:30:24.500
great. Every person that said, you know, you

01:30:24.500 --> 01:30:27.279
don't know anything about Aaron Rodgers, you're

01:30:27.279 --> 01:30:33.619
wrong. Stop. Stop. The Steelers and Aaron Rodgers

01:30:33.619 --> 01:30:36.500
are in the honeymoon phase, okay? Anytime you

01:30:36.500 --> 01:30:38.880
get into a relationship with somebody, everything

01:30:38.880 --> 01:30:41.979
is fine for like that first month, maybe like

01:30:41.979 --> 01:30:44.699
first few weeks or whatever. And then you really

01:30:44.699 --> 01:30:47.500
start to see that other side. And sometimes that

01:30:47.500 --> 01:30:51.560
other side isn't good. So please, let's lower

01:30:51.560 --> 01:30:55.180
our expectations. Let's stop with the glazing

01:30:55.180 --> 01:30:58.880
over Aaron Rodgers. And let's just see how this

01:30:58.880 --> 01:31:01.500
season plays out. Because guess what? It's all

01:31:01.500 --> 01:31:08.060
fun and games when the record is 0 -0. How will

01:31:08.060 --> 01:31:10.479
he respond when there's adversity? How will he

01:31:10.479 --> 01:31:14.180
respond? when the team is going through a two

01:31:14.180 --> 01:31:16.840
or three game losing streak? How will he respond

01:31:16.840 --> 01:31:19.739
when he isn't playing his best ball or the receivers

01:31:19.739 --> 01:31:21.979
aren't playing well or the tight ends aren't

01:31:21.979 --> 01:31:24.239
playing well or the offensive line isn't blocking

01:31:24.239 --> 01:31:28.500
well? How will he respond? Granted, I'm all for

01:31:28.500 --> 01:31:30.699
second and third chances for people, but what

01:31:30.699 --> 01:31:34.500
we cannot do is absolve him of the things that

01:31:34.500 --> 01:31:38.100
he did to the Jets this past season. Thank you

01:31:38.100 --> 01:31:40.380
for coming to my soapbox. Now I'm really done.

01:31:40.579 --> 01:31:41.140
Later.