Triple bag alert, triple bag alert, triple bag
alert, folks. That's right. We got a loaded episode
full of twists and turns, hot takes, truth bombs,
and more, all right? Kyron Williams, Kayla McGarry,
Zach Seeler all get paid. Cam Hayward is now
in a hold -in looking for more money. Teddy Bridgewater
finally speaks out. Keenan Allen heads back to
the Chargers. The Eagles and Raiders make a trade.
And my first version of Team Rankings, all right?
All of this and more. On the 89th episode of
the Football Junkies Podcast, all right, I am
your host with the most. I'm your chief Barrow
of Diamonds. That's right, chief, head of the
table, anything and everything related to the
bag, rumors to the bag, and more. But most importantly,
I'm your GM who currently is not on the team
right now. But don't you worry about it, all
right? Don't you worry about it because guess
what? I am all these things and more. But most
importantly, the most important thing that you
must remember is I am your host, Kale. You already
know how these things are. about to go buckle
up it's gonna get crazy so guess what on three
one two three let's lock in All right, folks,
let's get into the meat and potatoes of everything
that is going on in the league right now. So
before we get into the hot stuff, let's talk
about these bag alerts, all right? So Kyron Williams
running back for the Rams in, say, three years,
$33 million deal, $23 million guaranteed, and
he'll be making $11 million a year. When we look
at his stats from this past season, 316 attempts
for 1 ,299 rushing yards, 4 .1 rushing yards
per carry. 14 rushing touchdowns and 27 rushes
of 10 plus yards or more. Folks, this is a good
deal for a really productive player. You are
talking about somebody that has been very productive
in this Rams offense. You're talking about somebody
who's had back -to -back years of double -digit
rushing touchdowns. And not to mention, this
deal makes him... the seventh or eighth highest
pay running back in the league which still is
not bad at all it's a short -term deal so by
the time this deal is over with he'll still be
in his prime and he can still get at least maybe
10 or 11 maybe even 12 million but with this
deal we have to talk about james cook because
he's also looking for money as well james cook
right now is in a holding with the bills of course
he said multiple things that he wants to get
paid x number amount of dollars and whatnot me
personally If I'm the Bills, I'm not paying him
well over $8 million. I'm just going to be completely
honest here. Because when we look at his stats
from the last few years since coming into the
league, last year was his best year. I'll be
honest. 207 attempts for 1 ,009 rushing yards,
4 .9 rushing yards per carry, and 16 touchdowns.
But the two years prior to that, he only had
two touchdowns in both of those years. Now, granted...
You've had back to back 1000 rushing yard seasons,
but that's not enough for me as a GM to say,
you know what? We'll give you 12 or 13 or 14
million a year. I'm sorry. I'm just not doing
that. I need to see consistency because for all
intents purposes, you could have had one good
year and then they pay you X amount of dollars.
And then the next thing you know, you just fall
off and you don't want that. Now, if I'm James
Cook, personally, I would rather take either
a one -year $8 .5 million deal or a two -year
$10 million deal, something short -term. So that
way, guess what? By the time that deal is over
with, you can go somewhere else, re -up, get
more money, maybe even a longer -term deal than
what you will probably get with the bills. Because
mind you, the bills have paid a lot of their
players. You already know that Josh Allen was
going to get a majority of that money, especially
with him winning the MVP. Gregory Russo didn't
get paid a whole lot of money. None of the players
on this paid this offseason made a whole lot
of money outside of Josh Allen. So what gives
you the right to say, you know what? I want 15.
I want 20. I want whatever the number was that
he said on his IG Live. No. Even when you compare
the two. Yes, both of them have had back -to
-back 1 ,000 rushing yard seasons. But Kyron
Williams, as I just said recently, he's had back
-to -back double -digit rushing touchdown seasons.
You haven't, James Cook. The stats don't lie.
But let's keep things going, though. So let's
talk about... Oh, there it is. Zach Seeler. Defensive
tackle for the Dolphins. Inks a three -year,
$67 .7 million deal. 44 million guaranteed, and
he'll be making 22 .5 million a year. When we
look at his stats from this past season, 55 tackles,
10 sacks, and one pick. Folks, this is a really
good deal for a really productive player for
the Dolphins. You are talking about somebody
that post -Christian Wilkins, he's still an effective
defensive lineman. And there were a lot of people
that were asking the question, hey. Is his success
coming from Christian Wilkins? Is it coming from
the system? Is it coming from coaching? What
exactly is causing Zach Seeler to be successful?
And he's proven it. It's just him. And that's
great. Folks, let's be real here. And Dolphins
fans, you can back me up with this. Better yet,
I want you guys to comment under the YouTube
Football Junkies pod if I'm right or wrong about
this. Because you know exactly what I'm going
to say. The running notion with the Dolphins
for the last few years is... They take care of
players that are coming from other teams better
than players who are homegrown. And I think that
mindset is now starting to be changed a little
bit because you're taking care of someone in
Zach Seeler. It's a good thing because you're
destroying that stigma. But at the same time,
this is just one player. You need to continue
to do this with the rest of your players. But
here's the crazy thing, though. And I didn't
even know this until Adam Schefter said this.
Zach Seeler. was a part of the 2018 draft class
for the Ravens. And within that draft class,
that class has now generated more money in future
contracts than any draft class in NFL history.
Hayden Hurst, 7 .2 million. Lamar Jackson, $52
million. Orlando Brown, $16 million. Mark Andrews,
$14 million. Anthony Averitt, $4 million. Deshaun
Elliott, $6 .2 million. Bradley Bozeman, $6 million.
Zach Seeler, $22 million. Darius Williams, $10
million. And Gus Edwards, $5 million. And that
was Ozzie Newsom's last draft class, if I'm not
mistaken. Folks, Ozzie Newsom doesn't get the
flowers that he so deserves. I would venture
to say, and I will die on this hill, Ozzie Newsom
is the greatest GM in NFL history. You are talking
about somebody that has been very effective when
it comes to drafting. Let me just name to you
some of the people that he's drafted over his
tenure as GM for the Ravens. Ray Lewis, Jonathan
Ogden, Ryan Jensen, Ed Reed, Marshall Yonda,
Terrell Suggs, Helo Dinata, Adelius Thomas, Joe
Flacco, Jamal Lewis. Ray Rice, Chris McAllister,
Todd Heap, Peter Boulware, CJ Mosley, Lamar Jackson,
Brandon Williams, Ladarius Webb, Ben Grubbs,
Jimmy Smith, Torrey Smith, Ronnie Stanley, Matthew
Judon, Ladarius Smith, Kyle Juszczyk, and Michael
Orr, just to name a few. And not all of these
were first round picks. Some of these were later
picks. And so the fact that you have somebody
whose effect is still being felt just shows you
of how great of a GM that he is. I feel like
as a GM, for any GM, Ozzie Newsome should be
the gold standard of what you should do as a
GM when it comes to effective drafting, handling
contracts, the whole nine yards. But this just
goes to show that the Ravens continue to solidify
themselves as one of the better teams when it
comes to drafting. Because you know why? They
not only just hit on their first round picks,
they also hit on their second, third, fourth,
fifth, sixth, and even seventh round picks. If
a lot of these teams, like the Cardinals, Panthers,
Jaguars, if they had someone like an Ozzie Newsome,
they would be in such a better direction than
where they are right now. But we're not going
to continue to talk about the Ravens, okay? So
let's just keep this thing going. So Caleb McGarry,
right tackle for the Falcons, inks a two -year
$30 million deal, and he'll be making $15 million
a year. When we look at his stats from this past
season, 32 total pressures. And 10 hits. Not
a bad deal. Not a groundbreaking deal. Just taking
care of somebody that plays a really effective
role on this offensive line. An offensive line,
by the way, that has gotten a lot of money. From
Jake Matthews, Chris Lindstrom, their center
who they just signed this offseason as well.
I know I talked about him in one of the previous
episodes. To now Kayla McGarry. They're taking
care of this offensive line. This offensive line
doesn't get the flowers that it deserves, but
it is definitely a top five, maybe top 10 offensive
line in my mind. But, you know, I can be wrong
again. This isn't a deal that's going to break
the bank. This isn't a deal that's going to have
the Falcons, you know, figuring out, do we need
to restructure down the road or do we need to
make anything, you know, any crazy moves or whatever?
No, it's a really good team friendly deal. Okay.
Now let's talk about something that's a little
bit more pressing, okay? And this may turn into
a rant. So Cam Hayward is now in a hold -in,
okay? And basically, he's looking for more money.
It's a lot. So let me just read to you what's
happened so far, and then we'll get into the
hot takes and whatnot. So before he announced
his hold -in, Cam Hayward posted this on his
IG story. And I quote, When you take things for
granted, the things you are granted get taken,
end quote. Now, he has two years remaining on
his current deal, and he's supposed to be making
$14 .7 million this season. But of that $14 .7
million, $13 .4 million of that money has already
been paid out in a roster bonus. Cameron Hayward
is currently the 36th highest paid defensive
lineman and the 18th highest paid defensive tackle
in the league right now. The team and Hayward
have addressed this behind closed doors, but
no progress has been made. Cam Hayward is the
first defensive lineman to receive an All -Pro
over 35 years old since Bruce Smith did it in
1998. Now, when we look at his stats from this
past season, he had 71 tackles, 8 sacks, 41 quarterback
pressures. While I understand that he's looking
for more money, you did this at the wrong time.
And let me explain why. If you weren't happy
with how your contract was, You should have tried
to address this in OTAs, in minicamp, earlier
on into the offseason program. Instead of waiting
this long and just saying, you know what? I'm
not happy. I'm not going to work out with the
team no more. I'm just going to do a whole day.
This is the wrong time to do it because you're
bringing negative attention to this team. The
team prioritized not bringing any negative attention.
going into training camp. That's why they took
care of T .J. Watt as quickly as they did because
they didn't want that lingering into training
camp. But now that you have this going on, everyone's
going to be asking the same thing. How much does
Cam want? Is he looking for this amount of money?
Is he looking for a contract that's similar to
this person or that person? This is a nasty tactic
because you used your agent to go to Adam Schefter
to put out this story, and that's not right.
You knew prior to signing this deal that this
deal, technically speaking, was not going to
give you the guaranteed money that you were looking
for. It wasn't a three -year deal. It was technically
a two -year deal when you actually look at the
contract. And even when you look at the base
salary, his base salary is only 1 .5 for the
next two years. So I don't understand why you
would try to sign that deal. If I'm Cam Hayward,
I would have just hit free agency. Then to just
say, you know what? Everything is fine, and you
give this impression to the fans and whatnot
that you're focused on football, when in actuality,
you're actually pissed off because you didn't
get a deal. That's ludicrous. As much of a team
leader as you are, as much as somebody that was
complaining about Aaron Rodgers not making his
decision on if he wanted to be a Pittsburgh Steelers
or not, it makes you look like a hypocrite. Because
now that Aaron Rodgers is here, now you have
a problem with your contract and now you want
resolution. I'm sorry. If I'm the Steelers, I'm
not giving you a whole bunch of money. There
are ways that you can address this as a professional.
What you're doing right now is what someone like
a C .D. Lamb would do or Jamar Chase would do.
Somebody that's in their late 20s. Not someone
that's 36 years old. If you're not happy with
the contract and if the team is not willing to
adjust your contract in some way, play out the
season. And when this season is over, request
a trade. Because it's starting to get to a point
where, okay, are we going to overpay you and
it's going to backfire on us if anything crazy
happens? Or are we just going to let you play
out this deal? Me personally, I'm letting you
play out this deal. I understand you just got
an All -Pro last season. That's great. But paying
a player at this point in their career has more
risk than gain. So you have to be very cautious
about that because if you don't, you'll give
them a four -year deal worth I don't know how
much and they become, what, the fifth or fourth
highest paid defensive tackle in the league?
And then guess what? Two years out of that deal,
he's not playing his best ball. Or he just flat
out retires. Then what? Then you have a whole
bunch of dead cap that's going to be carrying
you for the remainder of the contract, and you
don't want that. Even when we look at some of
the highest paid defensive tackles, okay? Chris
Jones, 31 .7. Nnamdi Metabuke, 24 .5. Aleem McNeil,
24 .2. Derrick Brown, 24. Quentin Williams, 24.
Jeffrey Simmons, 23 .5. DeForest Buckner, 23.
Deron Payne, 22 .5. Dexter Lawrence, 21 .8. Kenny
Clark, 21 .3. So where exactly would you want
Cameron Hayward to fit between any of those players?
Where would you want that? Do you want him making
more money than DeForest Buckner? Do you want
him making more money than Derrick Brown? Do
you want him making more money than Chris Jones?
Because I thought that we're supposed to be focused
about winning and trying to win a championship
and trying to win a playoff game, not trying
to figure out if you're going to get more money
than the next person. That's the problem that
I have with this. If you are not happy with your
contractual situation, then you need to go to
Omar Khan and you need to have a conversation
with him and say, hey, listen, is there a way
that we can tack on some more guaranteed money?
Because I don't have any more guaranteed money.
And everybody knows when you don't have any more
guaranteed money, you put yourself at risk because
guess what? The guaranteed money is the safety
blanket for you. Here's the thing, folks. We're
going to class for a second. Quick 30 second
class session, okay? Anytime a player gets a
new deal, right? Don't look at the big number.
Look at the guaranteed number. That's the money
that they're guaranteed. Whether they're hurt,
whether they get traded, whatever. That's the
money that they are guaranteed to be getting,
okay? So for instance, Zach Seeler, for instance,
right? Let's use his deal, okay? So Zach Seeler
got a three -year $67 .75 million deal, right?
Of that $67 .7 million, he's only getting $44
million of that guaranteed. So there's still
at least, what, $15 to maybe $20 -ish million
that isn't guaranteed that's probably either
fake money tied into bonuses, incentives, or
just something crazy just to spruce up the numbers,
okay? I want you to remember that anytime somebody
gets a crazy deal, always remember to look at
the guarantees. Don't look at the bigger number,
okay? Now, when we look at Chris Boswell, because
he's also not happy with his current situation
because he's looking for more money as well,
he's taking it in a more professional route because
he's been quiet with this. Now, granted, he's
frustrated. He's very frustrated, but he's trying
to take things in a more professional route because
even then, Chris Boswell... If I'm not mistaken,
I think he's like the 11th highest paid kicker
right now. And the market has jumped in this
offseason, just a little bit, right? When we
look at Chris Boswell's stats from this past
season, get a 93 .2 field goal percentage. He
was 9 for 9 between the 20 and 29 yard line,
12 for 12 between the 30 and 39 yard line, 7
for 8 between the 40 and 49 yard line. He was
13 for 15 from 50 yards or more. He was 35 extra
point attempts for 35 extra points made. He was
one of the better kickers last year. So it's
only right that you pay him, not to mention that
market isn't high. If you wanted to, you could
make him the third, the fourth, or maybe even
the highest paid kicker in the entire league.
According to Spirak, his market value is four
years, 24 .4 million, which is, excuse me, 6
.1 million a year. That's not bad. That would
make him the second highest paid kicker in NFL
history. You have to take care of him because
he's literally been your best kicker, I would
say, of all time. Minus Gary Anderson, which
I think he'll probably break Gary Anderson's
record fairly soon, probably within the next
two or three years. But we're not talking about
that. We're not talking about records. We're
talking about money, okay? If you're Omar Khan,
do you find a way to take care of these deals?
Or do you at least take care of Chris Boswell
and you let... Cam Hayward just play out this
season and you just see how things are going
to go. Me personally, I would take that route
because at least with Chris Boswell, you need
a Chris Boswell, okay? And I understand it's
going to be very controversial. I understand
people are probably going to misuse my words
and whatnot, really don't care. Cam Hayward at
this point in his career is more risk than gain,
okay? If you're Omar Khan, you're not going to
give him this crazy deal. You're going to give
him something that's very team friendly and something
that's easy to get out of if for whatever reason
he has a serious injury, he decides that he wants
to retire or whatever the case may be. Compared
to giving him this super crazy deal and he doesn't
live up to the contract. But what do I know,
right? I don't know anything. But let's keep
on going, all right? So. Teddy Bridgewater finally
speaks out with everything that's happened so
far. So for those of you who don't know, Teddy
Bridgewater was suspended from Miami Northwestern
High School for allegedly providing benefits
to players, as they say, okay? And this comes
from Jenna Lane of ESPN. So he led the school
to the Class 3A state championship in his first
season in 2024. He paid. $14 ,000 for a camp
that gave players, and I quote, three hot meals
a day from local black -owned restaurants and
a snack on some of those days, end quote. $9
,500 for matching clothes, $300 a week to repaint
the field, $1 ,300 a week for recovery trucks,
$2 ,200 for the team's pregame meals, $700 a
week for Uber rides. Now, this is what Teddy
Bridgewater had to say, and I quote, Miami Northwestern
is in a tough neighborhood. Sometimes things
can happen when kids are walking home. I was
just trying to protect them, end quote. But he
also goes on to say this, and I quote, I'm protective,
and I am a father first before anything. Those
players became my sons, end quote. Here's the
last one that's really going to pull on your
heartstrings, and I quote, I can't change who
I am because of the rules. I have a big heart.
I get it from my mom. I was once those kids.
I know what it's like to be in their shoes. I
know what it's like to walk those halls, Northwestern,
and to have your stomach growling and rumbling
at 12 o 'clock in the afternoon because you didn't
have any lunch money or you didn't get the free
lunch. So I can't change who I am, end quote.
Now here's the thing. According to high school
data from the U .S. News and World Report, 75
% of these students are considered economically
disadvantaged. with 72 % of them qualifying for
free lunch under the National School Lunch Act.
Here's the problem that I have, okay? It'll be
one thing if Teddy Bridgewater was recruiting
some of the best kids from other counties in
order to play for Miami Northwestern. Okay, fine.
You're in trouble. You can't do that. But what
he's doing is what something that the school
board and the athletic department is supposed
to be doing. But clearly they do not have the
financial means to do it. So what is he's doing?
He's stepping in in the middle and trying to
resolve this. And people were up in arms about
him doing this. See, if you don't have anybody
that lives on the bad side of town, if you don't
have an aunt or uncle or some family members
or some cousins that live in the ghetto, this
story ain't for you because you don't care about
this story. OK. But if you got some folks that
live on that bad side, you know exactly what
he's doing. He's doing the right thing that needs
to be done. The same thing that everybody talks
about, well, players don't give back to their
communities and all they do is just hog up all
their money and they don't even make an appearance.
Teddy Bridgewater is doing that. In the moment
that he does it, people have an attitude about
it. For what? The report just said. That 75 %
of these students are considered economically
disadvantaged. That means a majority of these
kids, when they go home, some of them will not
have any food and a majority of them will go
to bed hungry. But y 'all don't think about that.
Y 'all don't think about the things that they
need to receive post -games, post -practices.
Being gay and ice isn't going to resolve sore
knees and a sore back and messed up fingers.
Sometimes you're going to need something a little
bit more. And Teddy Bridgewater was trying to
do that. Teddy Bridgewater was trying to show
them that, listen, there is another way than
just getting into the streets, getting into trouble,
doing things you're not supposed to be doing.
That's what Teddy Bridgewater is trying to do.
Teddy Bridgewater is trying to save these kids
from getting into the streets. And you have a
school board and the athletic board and whoever
else that decided to make this decision. To say,
you know what, we're going to suspend you. For
what? This is money out of his own pocket. He's
not getting paid by somebody else to do this.
This isn't a shadowy figure in the background
that's doing this. No. This is someone who is
productive. Who doesn't have no controversy to
his name. Who's always been an upstanding person.
And the fact that you would do something like
this. The fact. That you would suspend somebody
who all he's trying to do is trying to sow seeds
of positivity and sow seeds of just saying, you
know what? There's hope for you. I understand
you live in a bad neighborhood. I understand
your situation. I once was in your situation.
But you know what? There's a way out. And it
doesn't have to do with drugs. It doesn't have
to do with towing a piece. It doesn't have to
do with carjacking or whatever. That's the problem
that I have with this. If you've never experienced
tough times, if you've never been in tough situations,
you wouldn't know anything about this. You probably
shouldn't care about this. And if I were you,
I would skip this part and I would get to the
other parts of this episode. But for the people
that know, for the people that actually experience
some tough times and you need some help, Teddy
Bridgewater was showing help. Would you rather
for somebody that's a former player that doesn't
have no crap to his name come back into the community
and help out? Or would you rather want the local
drug dealer to be giving them a piece and an
eight ball? What would you want? You probably
want the drug dealer to give them a piece and
an eight ball so you can see them get locked
up. I'm sorry, folks, but it makes my blood boil.
When you have people... who complain that these
athletes don't do enough for their communities.
But you have someone like Teddy Bridgewater that's
so outgoing with his community, and he gets suspended
for it because people are saying it's not fair.
Well, boo -hoo. Life is not fair. For any of
the schools, for any of the parents of the other
schools that caught attitudes about this, you
know what you guys need to do? You guys need
to come together, start doing chicken dinners,
fish dinners. car washes, bingo night. You can
do a softball game. You can do a basketball game.
You can do a variety of different things to raise
some money. Or you guys can put your money together
and figure this thing out. If you get five or
six parents to come together, okay, how much
you got? You got 25? Okay, that's fine. We'll
take your 25. Okay, how much you got? You got
100? Okay, that's fine. Okay, you got 150? Okay,
that's fine. If everybody puts a little bit of
money in the pot, you can get something done.
But you know what you can't do? You can't just
complain because that's that's exactly what happened.
Complain to the to the board and say, you know
what? Yeah, we don't really like this. This isn't
fair. This isn't fair to all the other players
within. You know what you need to do? You need
to find out who's the most famous alumni within
those other schools. Reach out to them and their
team and say, you know what? We need assistance
with X, Y and Z. We need new equipment. We need.
We need our field to be repainted or re -turfed.
We need better gym equipment. We need better
recovery equipment. That's what you do instead
of just taking this route of, oh, we're just
going to complain. We don't like what he's doing.
So what? He's actually trying to create change.
If you've never gone to a restaurant that you
normally don't go to and you just experience
it one time, it'll change your thinking. It'll
make you say, you know what? There's more to
life than what I'm surrounded with. If you take
somebody, if you have some family members in
the hood, right? And you say, you know what?
Let's go to this famous steakhouse on me. Put
on your best clothes. Mind your manners, of course.
And you know what? We're going to go to the steakhouse.
They're going to experience something that's
going to change their life. Now, are there going
to be some people that are still going to continue
to do the wrong things? Yes. And by them doing
that, they have accepted the terms and conditions
that they're going to face the consequences.
But for the people positively changed from this,
it's going to make them want to chase that. It's
going to make them want to experience that even
more. If you've never been to Disney World, but
you go to Disney World two or three times. You
always want to go to Disney World because why?
You want to experience that ambiance. You want
to experience that environment. You want to experience
the smells, the taste of the food, the scenery,
the fireworks, all of those things. But you got
people that want to complain because you have
someone in Teddy Bridgewater who's taking money
out of his pocket. He's not using tax dollar
money. He's not using money from the school board.
He's not using money from the athletic department.
He's using his own hard -earned money that he
earned from playing in the National Football
League. You pay $14 ,000 for a camp that gave
players three hot meals a day. A day. So if you
break down that $14 ,000, I don't know, a week
or so, it's a lot of money. Then you're repainting
the field every week over a period of time. That's
a lot of money. $13 ,000 a week for recovery
trucks? $2 ,200 for pregame meals? $700 a week
for Uber rides? I guarantee you if you ask any
of these kids that's on this football team, half
of them will say, my folks don't have a car,
we barely have any food in the house, or we just
don't got it at all. And those families probably
appreciated Teddy Bridgewater for doing this,
but y 'all just ran him away. Sad. It's sad.
It's very sad. It's very heartbreaking, but hopefully...
prayerfully, Teddy Bridgewater can still support
them in some capacity. What capacity? I don't
know. But let's just keep this thing going, okay?
So Keenan Allen decides that he is going back
to the Chargers. So Keenan Allen inks a one -year
$8 .5 million deal. When we look at his stats
from this past season, 121 targets for 70 receptions,
744 receiving yards, seven touchdowns, and 10
.6 receiving yards per reception. Although I
feel like it was a little bit of an overpay,
I understand why they did it. Because right now
they needed a veteran presence in that receiver
room. Let me just read to you the receivers that
they have right now. Lab McConkie, Quentin Johnson,
Trey Harris, Darius Davis, Keiondre Lambert -Smith,
Des Hispatrick, Jalen Johnson, Jaquay Jackson,
Jalen Rieger, Brandon Rice, and Luke Grimm. So
out of all those receivers, most likely it's
going to be Keenan Allen, Lab McConkie, Trey
Harris. Jalen Rieger, I would say Keiondre Lambert
-Smith will probably be in there. Brandon Rice,
you can probably throw them in there. So they
have a young receiver core, but I think adding
a veteran presence will definitely help them
in the long run because you're going to have
somebody that's done it and you have somebody
that played at a very high level that can show
them, hey, this is what I do when I'm running
this route. Hey, this is what I do when I'm facing
this type of corner or this is what I do when
I'm facing this type of defense. That's what
you need. Not to mention, this is a consistent
weapon for Justin Herbert right now. Because
outside of Keenan Allen, Ladd McConkie, Trey
Harris, Keiondre Lambert -Smith, Jalen Rieger,
and Brandon Rice are probably the only receivers
that he actually has chemistry with. Quentin
Johnson, me personally, I don't know what's going
on with him, but I feel like he's falling out
of the good graces of the Chargers right now.
Because he just can't hold on to the ball. Why?
I don't know. He has all the talent in the world,
but he just can't hold on to the ball. But right
now, I feel like this is a better offense with
Keenan Allen than without him. I mean, even when
you look at his stats from this past season,
he was still really good. Seven touchdowns? That's
not bad. The only reason why that he left the
Chargers was for a financial reason. It wasn't
because of his play. It was just because he had
a high salary cap and a crazy contract and just
like, hey, we're trying to go in a different
direction. They asked him if he wanted to take
a pay cut and he didn't want to do it at first.
So then once he left the Bears, he was probably
like, I probably should have taken that pay cut.
I want to go back home. And that's what he did.
He went back home. So all in all, I feel like
it's a really good situation for the Chargers.
Do I think this... Boost them up a little bit
more. Only time will tell. But, but since we
are talking about teams, let's get into team
rankings. Actually, you know what? No, let's
hold off of that. We need to talk about this
trade very quickly and then we'll get into these
rankings because I know this is going to be the
part that everybody's going to talk about. All
right, so let's just do it. So the Eagles and
Raiders made a quick trade. So the Eagles will
receive Ja 'Korian Bennett corner while the Raiders
will receive Thomas Booker the fourth. defensive
tackle. So all in all, I think this is a pretty
good trade for both sides. I mean, it'll probably
give both players a better situation to possibly
compete and get on the main roster. We all know
that the Raiders are trying to bolster up their
defensive line depth, especially with the departure
of Christian Wilkins. And we all know that the
Eagles are trying to bolster up their other cornerback
room because outside of Quinion Mitchell, who
else do they have? No disrespect to anybody else.
Just saying. Just saying, Eagle fans. Don't hurt
me, please. Please don't hurt me. But since we're
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back to the good stuff. Alright folks, the moment
that we all have been waiting for is finally
here. My team rankings. Okay, so let's start
this. Alright, this is assigned seats. Alright,
everybody has their assigned seats. You know
where you're going to be at. Alright, so let's
break this thing down. Super Bowl contenders,
playoff contenders, pretender contenders, dark
horse playoff contenders, and... It's not your
turn, contenders. All right, so let's start with
the Super Bowl contenders. We already know who
they're going to be, but there's going to be
one that's going to blow everyone's mind. So
let's just get into it. So Ravens, Chiefs, Bills,
Buccaneers, and Eagles. Now for all those people
that are probably wondering, why not the 49ers?
No, the 49ers have lost more than gained in this
offseason. Me personally, with their receiving
core being as depleted as they are. Unless they
make a big move and maybe getting someone like
a Terry McLaurin, I just don't see it personally.
I'm just going to be completely honest. Between
receiver and corner, those are their two weak
spots right now. And I just feel like they haven't
done enough to properly address it. Granted,
I understand Brandon Ewing will still be able
to play this season, but you need him now. And
with him not being there, as well as Jawan Jennings,
No, I just don't see it personally. But when
we look at the Buccaneers, in my mind, and shout
out to Mook and shout out to Shane for helping
me with this, the Buccaneers have the best receiving
core in the entire league. You have Chris Godwin,
Emeka Abuka, Mike Evans, Jalen McMillan, and
I forgot who the other receiver is. They literally
have a receiving core that each and every one
of their receivers will be a starting receiver
on any other team in the NFL right now. That's
rare. On top of that, Baker Mayfield has been
playing his best ball since being with the Buccaneers,
and that defense, that defense is potent. Now,
I will say this. The only weak spot in that defense,
to me personally, this is just my personal opinion,
is pass rush and corner. And that's why I was
saying for the entire time when Jalen Ramsey
was trying to find his way out from Miami, the
Buccaneers should trade for him because by doing
so, that would have shored up the defense. Because
now you're going to have a quarterback room that
has Jamel Dean, Benjamin Morrison, Jalen Ramsey,
and then you'll have Antoine Winfield Jr. in
the back. You have Levante David as the linebacker.
Then... You'll have Vita Veya. You'll have Kalijah
Cansey. You'll have Shaq Barrett. You'll have
Hassan Reddick. Like, that's a really good defense.
I'm sorry. This is the same team that has whooped,
and I mean whooped, the Eagles, Vikings, and
all the top NFC contenders. They have all beaten
them in the last few years. So, yes, in my mind,
they are Super Bowl contenders. Now, I will say
this. If they go after another top -end pass
rusher, if they get someone like a Jadeveon Clowney,
if they try to make a big move and go after Micah
Parsons, and if they address corner, nobody is
stopping this team. I am willing to die on that
hill. We already know about the Ravens, Chiefs,
Bills, Eagles. There's nothing really to say
about that. Now, playoff contenders. Commanders,
Vikings, Texans, Packers, Chargers, Rams, Lions.
Originally, I did have the Lions in the Super
Bowl contender, you know, seats. But... Me personally,
with everything that they've gone through this
entire offseason, I just don't see it. I'm sorry.
When you lose both your offensive and defensive
coordinator in one offseason, and then you lose
those positional coaches that were under them
as well, and all you did was just elevate people
instead of trying to at least make one big hire
on either the offense or the defense, I'm sorry.
That's a problem with me. But let's keep this
going, all right? So Texans, I still consider
them a playoff contender. Yes, they've tried
to at least bolster up the run game a little
bit more by adding Nick Chubb. You address the
offensive line a little bit. Me personally, I
feel like they should have made more additions
to the offensive line just to protect C .J. Stroud
and to better improve the run game as a whole
because the defense last year was keeping them
when they were going up against the Chiefs. It
was just the offense that was stagnant. And I've
said this before in previous episodes. If that
run game was a little bit better and a little
bit more consistent, they would have beaten the
Chiefs. Because Will Anderson and Daniil Hunter
was going after Patrick Mahomes relentlessly.
Now when we look at the Vikings, Packers, Chargers,
Rams, Commanders, all of them are playoff contenders,
yes. But I feel like personally... There is a
roadblock that's preventing them from being considered
a Super Bowl contender, whether it be a competitive
division, a position of need that they still
have to address, or they still need to see something
within their quarterback, a variety of different
things. Now, me personally with the Vikings,
yes, they are playoff contenders. I feel like
personally, if J .J. McCarthy played last season
and he actually played fairly well, then I would
say, okay. You could probably make a strong case
that they're Super Bowl contenders. But technically
speaking, this is his rookie year. So I want
to see where this team is going to be at because
last year they were great. OK, they were firing
on all cylinders. The defense was playing great.
The offense was playing great. So I want to see
if that momentum is going to carry in this upcoming
season. Commanders, they made a lot of moves.
They short up the offensive line. They add in
Deebo Samuel. They made additions to the cornerback
room. I feel like they're there, but I feel like
personally they are missing an elite pass rusher.
If they get Micah Parsons, oh yeah, their Super
Bowl team. Because you're not going to stop Deron
Payne, Johnny Newton, Micah Parsons, Frankie
Lou Vu, and Javon Kinlaw. You're just not going
to do that. I'm sorry. Okay? And then offensively,
we already know what they have. Most likely,
they're going to keep Terry McLaurin. You have
Deebo Samuel. You have Noah Brown, Zach Ertz.
You have the run game intact. I feel like they
can make some noise. That's just my personal
opinion. Packers. Packers are an underrated playoff
team, personally. I feel like they have a lot
of pieces in place, and I feel like they can
definitely be successful this year. But I think
it all depends on Jordan Love, as well as the
receiver room. because they've made a lot of
additions to the receiver room, and the receiver
room right now is packed. So I want to see, can
this receiver room and Jordan Love, can they
have some type of connection? Can they be on
one accord? Because I feel like if they're on
one accord, oh, the Super Bowl is the ceiling
for them. I'm just going to be completely honest
here. You can hate me all you want, but these
are just my opinions, all right? Rams, they are
playoff contenders right now. I feel like right
now their most dire need is corner. I think if
they address corner, we can have a conversation.
And we all know what somebody has been tweeting
lately in Aaron Donald, unfortunately. Aaron
Donald has said that he would be willing to come
out of retirement if the Rams get Micah Parsons,
which, speaking of which, let's talk about that
for a second here, folks. If you're the Rams,
and if you want to at least go back to the Super
Bowl one more time, And if it means that you
go back to the Super Bowl with Aaron Donald,
I think you make that move for Micah Parsons.
You have two first round picks. Your GM said
it. Fuck them picks. You trade away those two
first round picks. You get Micah Parsons. You
give him at least some short term of a deal,
maybe a one or two year deal. And you just go
from there because everything else is in place.
That defensive line will be the greatest defensive
line in NFL history. You're going to have Kobe
Turner, Brandon Fisk, Jared Verse, Aaron Donald,
Micah Parsons. Who's stopping the defensive line?
Nobody. And not to mention, by making that move,
that means that you necessarily don't have to
address corner if you don't want to. So if I'm
the Rams, do it. Because most likely, the Falcons
aren't going to go anywhere this season. So you'll
probably have, what, a top five pick. On top
of whatever pick that you're going to have. If
you're the Cowboys, you have to take that. Let's
really have an honest conversation here. Matthew
Stafford's age is starting to show. All of those
hits and injuries that he had, they're starting
to show. So if you're the Rams, you want to try
to maximize this year. Because next year, me
personally, I wouldn't be surprised if the Rams
actually draft a quarterback in the first round
next year. but I'll save that when we talk about
quarterback prospects and whatnot, right? So
pretender contenders, all right? Steelers, Bengals,
and 49ers. So with the 49ers, you already know,
I've said this before and I'll say this multiple
times, I don't trust their offense nor their
defense. I feel like if they would have at least
made one big move for receiver, then I would
have a little bit more confidence in them. And
then me personally, I feel like they're too top
heavy, right? If Christian McCaffrey gets hurt,
God forbid, or Trent Williams or George Kittle,
that offense isn't the same. And we all know
that that offense relies on George Kittle and
Christian McCaffrey and company. It's the same
thing with the defense. The defense lost Charverius
Ward, Dre Greenlaw, Talanua Hofunga, Gravedigger.
You lost a lot of really good players. Now, granted,
you guys draft Alfred Collins and CJ West. But
you didn't really do anything with the quarterback
room, nor in the safety room. So I feel like
those are the two positions that really need
to be addressed. And if they're not addressed
leading into the regular season, it's going to
be a problem. I understand that you have the
easiest schedule, but don't mistake that as your
golden ticket to the Super Bowl, because it's
not. But let's keep this thing going. Bengals,
I don't trust you a lick. Because outside of
Joe Burrow, Jamar Chase, T. Higgins, Mike Gusecki,
Noah Fant, There is nothing else on this team
that you have to be worried about. And even then,
you don't have to be as concerned with that core.
That defense, it's not reliable. You can't trust
it. Especially if Trey Hendrickson isn't playing.
Oh, you definitely can't trust it. Because who
on that defensive line strikes fear in an offense?
It's not B .J. Hill. It's not Miles Murphy. It's
not Shamar Stewart. It would be Trey Hendrickson.
But clearly, the Bengals don't want to pay him,
so guess what? There's nothing to fear. Who do
you fear in that cornerback room? Nobody. Who
do you fear in that linebacker room? Nobody.
Who do you fear in that safety room? Nobody.
The Bengals will literally be in a shootout for
18 weeks. And out of those 18 weeks, you're going
to lose more than win. Steelers, I don't trust
you, and here's why. For one, this offense has
shown that it is not. And this offense needs
to make at least one more major addition in order
to at least put a little bit of fear in defenses.
If this offense still had George Pickens, I would
have no problem. But outside of DK Metcalf, who
can you rely on right now? Who is your number
two outside receiver that you can trust right
now? Because right now, from what I've heard,
Scottie Miller has been cooking. Roman Wilson
really ain't been playing the best. He really
ain't been consistent. Calvin Austin? They say
he's hurt. Me personally, I don't think he's
hurt. I think he's having a hold in and they're
just not saying it. Because I think he's looking
for money. I do not trust this team not one bit.
Granted, you have the defense. And the defense
has been playing on all cylinders. But this offense
has been getting its ass kicked every single
day. If I'm not mistaken, the offense has only
won three days. The rest of the days? The defense
has been kicking their teeth down their throat.
That is not a good sign, folks. Not to mention,
the offensive line has not been playing well
either. And this may turn into a little bit of
a rant, but I really don't care. Broderick Jones
needs to step up. There is no excuse on why Broderick
Jones has not taken that next step to really
solidifying his role on this team. You have access
to former players and current players that you
can reach out to to say, hey, what can I do to
make my game better? What can I do to take that
next step? But you're not willing to do that.
I understand that Pat Meyer is not a good offensive
line coach. But that doesn't mean that you just
use that as a crook on why you're not where you're
supposed to be at. And this goes to the Steelers.
Because once again, you have drafted a position.
That you didn't need to draft in that specific
draft class. Let me explain. Let's go a little
bit deeper. You drafted Kenny Pickett in a bad
quarterback class. That next year, you had C
.J. Stroud and company that was coming out. You
should have just waited. You did it again with
Broderick Jones. You knew that that wasn't a
good tackle class. And next year, you had what?
A whole bunch of really good tackles that were
coming out. Paris Campbell, if I'm not mistaken.
JC Latham. But you decided to take a project
and a tackle for what? Anytime you are winning
against Tier 3 and Tier 2 pass rushers, that
is a problem. See, it's a difference if you're
playing right tackle. But you're playing left
tackle. So you're going up against Myles Garrett
twice. You're going up against some of the better
pass rushers on that left side. And if you don't
protect that side, Aaron Rodgers is going to
dig in your ass. If you don't believe me, ask
Mike Williams. Because he did it. So if you're
Rodger Jones, you need to step up. You need to
solidify yourself on this team. Because if you
don't, guess what's going to happen? Next year,
they're going to draft your replacement. Sure,
you're winning against Nick Herbert. Who cares?
I want to see what you can do against a T .J.
Watt. I want to see what you can do against those
elite pass rushers because that's what you're
going up against. And I said this on YouTube.
I forgot what Steelers podcast I was listening
to, but everyone was talking about how, you know,
Project Jones is doing a good job. No, he's not.
We have to be honest here. Everyone shares a
level of accountability with this decision because
you decided to draft somebody when you knew an
offensive line coach that you couldn't really
trust. But at the same time, we also must be
honest here. We can't call Pat Meyer a really
bad offensive line coach when Troy Fatano was
making strides, when Zach Frazier was making
strides, when Mason McCormick was making strides,
Dylan Cook is making strides. Everybody else
on the offensive line is improving, but the only
person that's not improving is who? Project Jones.
Even when you look at their regular season, you're
going up against New York, so most likely you're
going to be going up against who? Jermaine Johnson
probably? Okay, fine. Let's skip a few teams,
okay? Minnesota. You're going up against a defensive
line that has Gravedigger and Jonathan Allen
and the pass rusher that they just drafted two
years ago. Okay, let's keep on going. Cleveland,
Myles Garrett, twice. Indianapolis, DeForest
Buckner, Quiddie Paye, Latu Latu. I can just
keep on going if you want. Better yet, let's
just keep on going. The Chargers, you're going
up against Khalil Mack. Do you think you can
beat him? I don't think so. Buffalo, you're going
up against Gregory Russo. The same Gregory Russo
that put belt to ass in that joint practice last
year. Think you can do that? No. Detroit, you
might be going up against Aiden Hutchinson. I
don't think you can hold your own against Aiden
Hutchinson. And this isn't me hating on Broderick
Jones. This is me addressing the elephant in
the room because nobody else has the balls to
do it. If a person isn't playing well, And they
play a very important role in this team. And
you invested a first round pick. Better yet,
you traded up to draft him. And he hasn't panned
out by now. That is on you. Because you know
what that means? That is another year that you
have wasted a first round pick. That is another
year that you most likely are going to have to
go in free agency or in the draft next year.
And you're going to have to draft a replacement.
That's what it means. I get it. Dan Moore was
a little bit inconsistent. I understand he has
his highs and his lows, but that's any player.
But look, would you rather take Dan Moore now
or would you rather deal with Broderick Jones?
You make the choice. But outside of everything
else, the Steelers are pretenders. I do not expect
them to go to the playoffs, let alone win the
playoff game. I still do not trust Aaron Rodgers.
And another thing that we need to talk about
while we're talking about the Steelers, the fact
that they are not letting their starters on offense
at least play at least a few snaps just so they
can build that chemistry and just have some tape
on board just to look at is a crime. I understand
Aaron Rodgers is Mr. I'm opposed to playing in
the preseason because I'm above it. Well, guess
what? Newsflash, old man. You need this more
just as much as everybody else because that was
the same problem that you had last year with
your receivers. You had no chemistry with them.
So what did the Jets have to do? They went and
they traded for your guy in Devontae Adams. Let's
call it for what it is, folks. This is about
to be a load of bull. Everything is peaches and
cream right now because the record is 0 -0. I
said this before in previous episodes and I'm
going to continue to say it. How is this team
going to respond when Aaron Rodgers is in his
feelings and this team is going on a losing streak?
When this team isn't playing their best ball?
When the receivers aren't playing best? How are
they going to respond? How are the leaders in
the locker room going to hold Aaron Rodgers accountable
when he's going on these tirades? Because it's
going to happen. It's going to happen. If he
can throw Mike Williams and everybody else on
that Jets team under the bus, we are not excluded.
And this is something that Colin Coward said,
and in some ways I had to look at it, and it
sort of makes sense. The Steelers are a more
organized version of the Jets. We drafted tackles,
back -to -back drafts, receiver core, run game,
defensive coach, defensive culture. That's all
we are. But we beat on our chest and we say,
oh, this is going to be a different year. This
is different. We got a quarterback that's going
to be able to attack the middle of the field.
I haven't seen this offense attack anybody. All
I've seen and all I've heard is this offense
just being deplorable and just getting punched
every single chance that it gets. If this offense
is more productive without Jalen Ramsey, Joey
Porter Jr., Darius Slade being on the field,
that is a problem. Because this offense... It's
supposed to go toe -to -toe with that defense.
That is the only way that you can know, hey,
we're in a good spot. Hey, we're in a good direction.
Things are on the up and up. This is something
that we can live with. But if the offense is
getting its teeth punched in every single practice,
that's not good. So everyone needs to step up.
Now that I'm done with my rant, let's just keep
on going with other teams, okay? So Dark Horse
playoff contenders. Broncos, Patriots, Panthers.
Yes, the Panthers. Hear me out. The Panthers
have made a lot of good moves this offseason.
Granted, I understand I talked about it and I
sort of grilled them a little bit when I was
talking about gut check time and everything.
But when I really look at it, they made a lot
of moves. I mean, what? You now have a receiving
core that has Xavier Leguette, Hunter Renfro,
Adam Thielen, and Tetsuro McMillan, okay? You
still have Trevor Hubbard. You have a pretty
decent offensive line. They made a lot of moves
for the defensive line and the defense as a whole.
I think this team is in a really good spot, not
to mention the division is weak. So most likely
you'll be the second or third best team in the
division. Me personally, I would say second because
I don't trust the Falcons, nor do I trust the
Saints. And I believe the Saints are most likely
tanking to get a high pick so that they can get
their quarterback of the future. So I think the
Panthers can do it. Bryce Young coming off the
bench last season was putting on a show. I don't
know if people realize that, but he was doing
his thing. Now the Broncos, we have Bo Nix. You
just locked up Corlin Sutton. You locked up your
left tackle. You have J .K. Donaldson, R .J.
Harvey. Like the Broncos are going to be a sleeper.
The Broncos will be the team that prevents the
Chiefs from getting a top seed in the playoffs.
I truly believe that. Because that defense can
hold their own against the Chiefs. That offense
showed a lot of grit last season. Bo Nix surprised
a lot of people. Now granted, I remember watching
Bo Nix when he was in college and when he went
up against Colorado. He was doing his thing there.
And at first I was like, maybe he's a top first
round pick. But then as the season progressed,
he had his highs and lows. I was like, is he
really still a first round pick? But Sean Payton
made the best decision in drafting Bo Nix. So
I believe that they're a dark horse. Patriots,
I think they're a dark horse too. Me personally,
if that offensive line can actually play just
at least a little bit better than what they did
last year, I think they can do something. On
top of that, you have Stephon Diggs, you have
Matt Hollins. You have Javon Baker. You have
Keyshawn Boutier. You have Kyron Williams. You
have a lot on this offense. Then when you look
at the defense, you got Milton Williams, Harold
Landry, Keon White. You have Christian Gonzalez.
You have Carlton Davis. You have a lot on this
team. I think Mike Vrabel is going to really
surprise a lot of people. I can make a strong
case that right now, they will be the second
best team in that division. They will be the
team. that will punch the Bills in the mouth
this year. They will be the reason why the Bills
are going to have to scratch and claw to get
into the playoffs or to get a high seed in the
playoffs. Now, when we look at it's not your
turn, contenders, Titans, you guys are still
going through a rebuild. You guys got Cam Ward.
He's still the rookie. I don't have high hopes
for this team moving forward. I wouldn't be surprised
if the coach is fired probably around maybe Thanksgiving
or just after this season. Raiders, although
you have Geno Smith, I still feel like you guys
don't have enough to really say that you guys
are there to really compete. Now, granted, maybe
in the regular season, you can surprise some
people. But as far as being legitimate contenders,
I just don't see it. Dolphins, I want to give
them a chance, but I just don't see it. I just
feel like, personally, they're just going to
blow this thing up. I just feel like they've
tried with Mike McDaniels and... It just hasn't
been super successful. Ever since that game where
they almost broke the record for scoring the
most points in a single game, they have been
playing well. When they went up against the Chiefs
in the cold, they folded. That's not a good sign,
folks. They can beat up on all the other teams,
the teams that nobody cares about, but when they
go up against true competition, guess what happens?
They fold. It's the same thing with the Steelers.
It's the same thing with the Steelers. The Steelers
can beat the Dolphins, the Jaguars, Panthers,
Falcons, all those weaker teams. But when they
go up against true competition, when they go
up against the Eagles, the Chiefs, the Ravens,
the Bills, guess what happens? Folded like a
lawn chair. Cowboys, I don't see it. Your defense
doesn't have enough to say, hey, they don't have
anything on the defense that you can say, hey,
they might be a problem this year. especially
with the whole Micah Parsons situation. Oh, no.
If Micah Parsons is really serious and he misses
some game checks, this defense isn't going to
go anywhere. I'm just going to be completely
honest here. There is nobody else on this defensive
line that makes you say, whoa, they still going
to be a problem. And then the offense, granted,
you have CeeDee Lamb, you have George Pickens,
you have Dak Prescott. Okay, cool. I still feel
like that's not enough. Their left tackle position
is a question mark because you're bringing in
Lyle Collins. I just don't see what the Cowboys
this year. I think personally, Brian Schottenheimer
is just a holdover for a coach that they really
want to get next year personally, but I can be
wrong. Giants, same thing. I don't believe they
have enough on offense to legitimately say that,
hey, we can make some noise. I mean, sure, you're
going to have Russell Wilson, but how well is
Russell Wilson going to be playing? Because we
all saw how he was last season and he had his
highs, he has his lows. His lows were really
low, but his highs were pretty up there. Jaguars,
sure, this is the first year with Liam Cohen.
I want to give them a chance. I just don't trust
Trevor Lawrence at this point. I'll continue
to say this. I don't believe Trevor Lawrence
is an elite quarterback. I feel like he was overpaid,
and I don't see it. I'm just going to be completely
honest. When you look at their division as a
whole, they can't go toe -to -toe with the Texans
or the Colts. Sure, they can maybe do... A little
bit of something with the Titans, but I mean,
it's the Titans. Need I say more? The Saints,
you're going through a rebuild. End of discussion,
okay? Falcons, I want to give them a chance,
but I still feel like they're not ready yet.
I still feel like they still need at least maybe
one or two more really good drafts. Sure, they
try to bolster up the defensive line this past
draft because they want to be able to go after
the quarterback. That's fine. But when you look
at everything else, I still feel like there's
some question marks for the offensive weapons,
and I just feel like they can't really go toe
-to -toe with the Buccaneers, nor the Panthers.
I feel like right now the Panthers could easily
beat the Falcons. Am I wrong? If I am, let me
know in the comments. Bears, at best, they are
probably the third or fourth best team in their
division. You can't go toe -to -toe with the
Lions, or the Vikings, or the Packers. Granted!
You drafted Luther Burden. You bolstered up that
offensive line. You brought in, I think, another
tight end, if I'm not mistaken. You've made a
lot of moves offensively. You brought in Ben
Johnson as the head coach. Have a lot of high
hopes for them. But let's be real here. I don't
see it. Can they prove me wrong? Sure. I think
at best this is probably a 5 -7 win team. At
best. And that's me being generous. Browns, you're
rebuilding. Okay, you guys aren't going anywhere.
Sure, you can be a nuisance to your division
rivals, but I don't expect you to make it to
the playoffs. I don't expect you to win a playoff
game. I don't expect you to really do anything
this season. Cardinals, I have my hopes for them,
but I just don't feel like it's your turn this
year. Maybe you guys are missing out a few different
positions, but I just feel like they're missing
something. I don't know what it is, but they're
missing something. They have the weapons on both
sides of the ball, but their division is going
to be a little bit competitive this year. The
49ers are going to try to put their best foot
forward this year. Colts, this all depends on
quarterback play. And me personally, I would
venture to say Daniel Jones is probably going
to be the starting quarterback this year. I feel
like Anthony Richardson lost his job last night,
but that's going to be a separate topic that
we'll probably have to talk about in another
episode. Jets, again, quarterback play. I just
feel like Justin Fields is too inconsistent with
his quarterback play that it's really going to
affect the Jets. Granted, you have a really good
defense, but if your quarterback isn't at least
playing average to above average, then we have
a problem. I just don't trust this Jets offense
right now. Justin Fields, sure, he has all the
potential in the world, but I want to see if
he can put it all together. Do I think he can
do it? Yes. But I think right now in that division,
I mean, the Patriots, they're going to give you
some problems. The Dolphins, they may try to,
you know, put up a little bit of a fight. But
I mean, if you're the Jets, you have to set your
expectations fairly low this year. I feel like
maybe give it one more draft depending on what
they do. Then we can maybe have a conversation.
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