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Triple bag alert, triple bag alert, triple bag

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alert, folks. That's right. We got a loaded episode

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full of twists and turns, hot takes, truth bombs,

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and more, all right? Kyron Williams, Kayla McGarry,

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Zach Seeler all get paid. Cam Hayward is now

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in a hold -in looking for more money. Teddy Bridgewater

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finally speaks out. Keenan Allen heads back to

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the Chargers. The Eagles and Raiders make a trade.

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And my first version of Team Rankings, all right?

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All of this and more. On the 89th episode of

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the Football Junkies Podcast, all right, I am

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your host with the most. I'm your chief Barrow

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of Diamonds. That's right, chief, head of the

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table, anything and everything related to the

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bag, rumors to the bag, and more. But most importantly,

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I'm your GM who currently is not on the team

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right now. But don't you worry about it, all

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right? Don't you worry about it because guess

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what? I am all these things and more. But most

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importantly, the most important thing that you

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must remember is I am your host, Kale. You already

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know how these things are. about to go buckle

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up it's gonna get crazy 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 get into the meat and potatoes of everything

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that is going on in the league right now. So

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before we get into the hot stuff, let's talk

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about these bag alerts, all right? So Kyron Williams

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running back for the Rams in, say, three years,

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$33 million deal, $23 million guaranteed, and

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he'll be making $11 million a year. When we look

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at his stats from this past season, 316 attempts

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for 1 ,299 rushing yards, 4 .1 rushing yards

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per carry. 14 rushing touchdowns and 27 rushes

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of 10 plus yards or more. Folks, this is a good

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deal for a really productive player. You are

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talking about somebody that has been very productive

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in this Rams offense. You're talking about somebody

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who's had back -to -back years of double -digit

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rushing touchdowns. And not to mention, this

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deal makes him... the seventh or eighth highest

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pay running back in the league which still is

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not bad at all it's a short -term deal so by

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the time this deal is over with he'll still be

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in his prime and he can still get at least maybe

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10 or 11 maybe even 12 million but with this

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deal we have to talk about james cook because

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he's also looking for money as well james cook

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right now is in a holding with the bills of course

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he said multiple things that he wants to get

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paid x number amount of dollars and whatnot me

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personally If I'm the Bills, I'm not paying him

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well over $8 million. I'm just going to be completely

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honest here. Because when we look at his stats

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from the last few years since coming into the

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league, last year was his best year. I'll be

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honest. 207 attempts for 1 ,009 rushing yards,

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4 .9 rushing yards per carry, and 16 touchdowns.

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But the two years prior to that, he only had

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two touchdowns in both of those years. Now, granted...

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You've had back to back 1000 rushing yard seasons,

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but that's not enough for me as a GM to say,

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you know what? We'll give you 12 or 13 or 14

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million a year. I'm sorry. I'm just not doing

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that. I need to see consistency because for all

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intents purposes, you could have had one good

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year and then they pay you X amount of dollars.

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And then the next thing you know, you just fall

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off and you don't want that. Now, if I'm James

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Cook, personally, I would rather take either

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a one -year $8 .5 million deal or a two -year

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$10 million deal, something short -term. So that

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way, guess what? By the time that deal is over

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with, you can go somewhere else, re -up, get

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more money, maybe even a longer -term deal than

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what you will probably get with the bills. Because

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mind you, the bills have paid a lot of their

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players. You already know that Josh Allen was

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going to get a majority of that money, especially

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with him winning the MVP. Gregory Russo didn't

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get paid a whole lot of money. None of the players

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on this paid this offseason made a whole lot

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of money outside of Josh Allen. So what gives

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you the right to say, you know what? I want 15.

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I want 20. I want whatever the number was that

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he said on his IG Live. No. Even when you compare

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the two. Yes, both of them have had back -to

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-back 1 ,000 rushing yard seasons. But Kyron

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Williams, as I just said recently, he's had back

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-to -back double -digit rushing touchdown seasons.

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You haven't, James Cook. The stats don't lie.

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But let's keep things going, though. So let's

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talk about... Oh, there it is. Zach Seeler. Defensive

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tackle for the Dolphins. Inks a three -year,

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$67 .7 million deal. 44 million guaranteed, and

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he'll be making 22 .5 million a year. When we

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look at his stats from this past season, 55 tackles,

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10 sacks, and one pick. Folks, this is a really

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good deal for a really productive player for

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the Dolphins. You are talking about somebody

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that post -Christian Wilkins, he's still an effective

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defensive lineman. And there were a lot of people

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that were asking the question, hey. Is his success

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coming from Christian Wilkins? Is it coming from

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the system? Is it coming from coaching? What

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exactly is causing Zach Seeler to be successful?

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And he's proven it. It's just him. And that's

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great. Folks, let's be real here. And Dolphins

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fans, you can back me up with this. Better yet,

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I want you guys to comment under the YouTube

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Football Junkies pod if I'm right or wrong about

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this. Because you know exactly what I'm going

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to say. The running notion with the Dolphins

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for the last few years is... They take care of

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players that are coming from other teams better

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than players who are homegrown. And I think that

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mindset is now starting to be changed a little

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bit because you're taking care of someone in

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Zach Seeler. It's a good thing because you're

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destroying that stigma. But at the same time,

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this is just one player. You need to continue

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to do this with the rest of your players. But

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here's the crazy thing, though. And I didn't

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even know this until Adam Schefter said this.

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Zach Seeler. was a part of the 2018 draft class

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for the Ravens. And within that draft class,

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that class has now generated more money in future

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contracts than any draft class in NFL history.

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Hayden Hurst, 7 .2 million. Lamar Jackson, $52

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million. Orlando Brown, $16 million. Mark Andrews,

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$14 million. Anthony Averitt, $4 million. Deshaun

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Elliott, $6 .2 million. Bradley Bozeman, $6 million.

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Zach Seeler, $22 million. Darius Williams, $10

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million. And Gus Edwards, $5 million. And that

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was Ozzie Newsom's last draft class, if I'm not

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mistaken. Folks, Ozzie Newsom doesn't get the

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flowers that he so deserves. I would venture

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to say, and I will die on this hill, Ozzie Newsom

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is the greatest GM in NFL history. You are talking

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about somebody that has been very effective when

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it comes to drafting. Let me just name to you

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some of the people that he's drafted over his

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tenure as GM for the Ravens. Ray Lewis, Jonathan

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Ogden, Ryan Jensen, Ed Reed, Marshall Yonda,

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Terrell Suggs, Helo Dinata, Adelius Thomas, Joe

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Flacco, Jamal Lewis. Ray Rice, Chris McAllister,

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Todd Heap, Peter Boulware, CJ Mosley, Lamar Jackson,

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Brandon Williams, Ladarius Webb, Ben Grubbs,

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Jimmy Smith, Torrey Smith, Ronnie Stanley, Matthew

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Judon, Ladarius Smith, Kyle Juszczyk, and Michael

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Orr, just to name a few. And not all of these

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were first round picks. Some of these were later

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picks. And so the fact that you have somebody

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whose effect is still being felt just shows you

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of how great of a GM that he is. I feel like

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as a GM, for any GM, Ozzie Newsome should be

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the gold standard of what you should do as a

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GM when it comes to effective drafting, handling

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contracts, the whole nine yards. But this just

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goes to show that the Ravens continue to solidify

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themselves as one of the better teams when it

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comes to drafting. Because you know why? They

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not only just hit on their first round picks,

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they also hit on their second, third, fourth,

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fifth, sixth, and even seventh round picks. If

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a lot of these teams, like the Cardinals, Panthers,

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Jaguars, if they had someone like an Ozzie Newsome,

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they would be in such a better direction than

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where they are right now. But we're not going

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to continue to talk about the Ravens, okay? So

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let's just keep this thing going. So Caleb McGarry,

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right tackle for the Falcons, inks a two -year

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$30 million deal, and he'll be making $15 million

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

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season, 32 total pressures. And 10 hits. Not

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a bad deal. Not a groundbreaking deal. Just taking

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care of somebody that plays a really effective

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role on this offensive line. An offensive line,

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by the way, that has gotten a lot of money. From

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Jake Matthews, Chris Lindstrom, their center

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who they just signed this offseason as well.

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I know I talked about him in one of the previous

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episodes. To now Kayla McGarry. They're taking

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care of this offensive line. This offensive line

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doesn't get the flowers that it deserves, but

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it is definitely a top five, maybe top 10 offensive

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line in my mind. But, you know, I can be wrong

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again. This isn't a deal that's going to break

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the bank. This isn't a deal that's going to have

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the Falcons, you know, figuring out, do we need

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to restructure down the road or do we need to

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make anything, you know, any crazy moves or whatever?

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No, it's a really good team friendly deal. Okay.

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Now let's talk about something that's a little

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bit more pressing, okay? And this may turn into

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a rant. So Cam Hayward is now in a hold -in,

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okay? And basically, he's looking for more money.

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It's a lot. So let me just read to you what's

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happened so far, and then we'll get into the

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hot takes and whatnot. So before he announced

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his hold -in, Cam Hayward posted this on his

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IG story. And I quote, When you take things for

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granted, the things you are granted get taken,

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end quote. Now, he has two years remaining on

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his current deal, and he's supposed to be making

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$14 .7 million this season. But of that $14 .7

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million, $13 .4 million of that money has already

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been paid out in a roster bonus. Cameron Hayward

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is currently the 36th highest paid defensive

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lineman and the 18th highest paid defensive tackle

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in the league right now. The team and Hayward

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have addressed this behind closed doors, but

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no progress has been made. Cam Hayward is the

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first defensive lineman to receive an All -Pro

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over 35 years old since Bruce Smith did it in

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1998. Now, when we look at his stats from this

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past season, he had 71 tackles, 8 sacks, 41 quarterback

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pressures. While I understand that he's looking

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for more money, you did this at the wrong time.

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And let me explain why. If you weren't happy

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with how your contract was, You should have tried

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to address this in OTAs, in minicamp, earlier

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on into the offseason program. Instead of waiting

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this long and just saying, you know what? I'm

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not happy. I'm not going to work out with the

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team no more. I'm just going to do a whole day.

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This is the wrong time to do it because you're

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bringing negative attention to this team. The

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team prioritized not bringing any negative attention.

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going into training camp. That's why they took

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care of T .J. Watt as quickly as they did because

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they didn't want that lingering into training

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camp. But now that you have this going on, everyone's

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going to be asking the same thing. How much does

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Cam want? Is he looking for this amount of money?

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Is he looking for a contract that's similar to

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this person or that person? This is a nasty tactic

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because you used your agent to go to Adam Schefter

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to put out this story, and that's not right.

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You knew prior to signing this deal that this

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deal, technically speaking, was not going to

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give you the guaranteed money that you were looking

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for. It wasn't a three -year deal. It was technically

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a two -year deal when you actually look at the

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contract. And even when you look at the base

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salary, his base salary is only 1 .5 for the

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next two years. So I don't understand why you

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would try to sign that deal. If I'm Cam Hayward,

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I would have just hit free agency. Then to just

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say, you know what? Everything is fine, and you

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give this impression to the fans and whatnot

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that you're focused on football, when in actuality,

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you're actually pissed off because you didn't

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get a deal. That's ludicrous. As much of a team

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leader as you are, as much as somebody that was

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complaining about Aaron Rodgers not making his

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decision on if he wanted to be a Pittsburgh Steelers

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or not, it makes you look like a hypocrite. Because

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now that Aaron Rodgers is here, now you have

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a problem with your contract and now you want

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resolution. I'm sorry. If I'm the Steelers, I'm

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not giving you a whole bunch of money. There

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are ways that you can address this as a professional.

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What you're doing right now is what someone like

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a C .D. Lamb would do or Jamar Chase would do.

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Somebody that's in their late 20s. Not someone

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that's 36 years old. If you're not happy with

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the contract and if the team is not willing to

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adjust your contract in some way, play out the

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season. And when this season is over, request

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a trade. Because it's starting to get to a point

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where, okay, are we going to overpay you and

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it's going to backfire on us if anything crazy

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happens? Or are we just going to let you play

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out this deal? Me personally, I'm letting you

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play out this deal. I understand you just got

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an All -Pro last season. That's great. But paying

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a player at this point in their career has more

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risk than gain. So you have to be very cautious

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about that because if you don't, you'll give

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them a four -year deal worth I don't know how

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much and they become, what, the fifth or fourth

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highest paid defensive tackle in the league?

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And then guess what? Two years out of that deal,

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he's not playing his best ball. Or he just flat

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out retires. Then what? Then you have a whole

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bunch of dead cap that's going to be carrying

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you for the remainder of the contract, and you

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don't want that. Even when we look at some of

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the highest paid defensive tackles, okay? Chris

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Jones, 31 .7. Nnamdi Metabuke, 24 .5. Aleem McNeil,

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24 .2. Derrick Brown, 24. Quentin Williams, 24.

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Jeffrey Simmons, 23 .5. DeForest Buckner, 23.

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Deron Payne, 22 .5. Dexter Lawrence, 21 .8. Kenny

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Clark, 21 .3. So where exactly would you want

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Cameron Hayward to fit between any of those players?

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Where would you want that? Do you want him making

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more money than DeForest Buckner? Do you want

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him making more money than Derrick Brown? Do

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you want him making more money than Chris Jones?

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Because I thought that we're supposed to be focused

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about winning and trying to win a championship

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and trying to win a playoff game, not trying

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to figure out if you're going to get more money

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than the next person. That's the problem that

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I have with this. If you are not happy with your

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contractual situation, then you need to go to

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Omar Khan and you need to have a conversation

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with him and say, hey, listen, is there a way

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that we can tack on some more guaranteed money?

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Because I don't have any more guaranteed money.

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And everybody knows when you don't have any more

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guaranteed money, you put yourself at risk because

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guess what? The guaranteed money is the safety

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blanket for you. Here's the thing, folks. We're

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going to class for a second. Quick 30 second

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class session, okay? Anytime a player gets a

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new deal, right? Don't look at the big number.

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Look at the guaranteed number. That's the money

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that they're guaranteed. Whether they're hurt,

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whether they get traded, whatever. That's the

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money that they are guaranteed to be getting,

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okay? So for instance, Zach Seeler, for instance,

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right? Let's use his deal, okay? So Zach Seeler

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got a three -year $67 .75 million deal, right?

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Of that $67 .7 million, he's only getting $44

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million of that guaranteed. So there's still

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at least, what, $15 to maybe $20 -ish million

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that isn't guaranteed that's probably either

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fake money tied into bonuses, incentives, or

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just something crazy just to spruce up the numbers,

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okay? I want you to remember that anytime somebody

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gets a crazy deal, always remember to look at

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the guarantees. Don't look at the bigger number,

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okay? Now, when we look at Chris Boswell, because

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he's also not happy with his current situation

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because he's looking for more money as well,

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he's taking it in a more professional route because

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he's been quiet with this. Now, granted, he's

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frustrated. He's very frustrated, but he's trying

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to take things in a more professional route because

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even then, Chris Boswell... If I'm not mistaken,

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I think he's like the 11th highest paid kicker

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right now. And the market has jumped in this

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offseason, just a little bit, right? When we

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look at Chris Boswell's stats from this past

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season, get a 93 .2 field goal percentage. He

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was 9 for 9 between the 20 and 29 yard line,

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12 for 12 between the 30 and 39 yard line, 7

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for 8 between the 40 and 49 yard line. He was

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13 for 15 from 50 yards or more. He was 35 extra

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point attempts for 35 extra points made. He was

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one of the better kickers last year. So it's

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only right that you pay him, not to mention that

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market isn't high. If you wanted to, you could

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make him the third, the fourth, or maybe even

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the highest paid kicker in the entire league.

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According to Spirak, his market value is four

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years, 24 .4 million, which is, excuse me, 6

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.1 million a year. That's not bad. That would

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make him the second highest paid kicker in NFL

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history. You have to take care of him because

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he's literally been your best kicker, I would

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say, of all time. Minus Gary Anderson, which

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I think he'll probably break Gary Anderson's

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record fairly soon, probably within the next

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two or three years. But we're not talking about

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that. We're not talking about records. We're

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talking about money, okay? If you're Omar Khan,

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do you find a way to take care of these deals?

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Or do you at least take care of Chris Boswell

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and you let... Cam Hayward just play out this

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season and you just see how things are going

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to go. Me personally, I would take that route

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because at least with Chris Boswell, you need

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a Chris Boswell, okay? And I understand it's

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going to be very controversial. I understand

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people are probably going to misuse my words

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and whatnot, really don't care. Cam Hayward at

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this point in his career is more risk than gain,

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okay? If you're Omar Khan, you're not going to

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give him this crazy deal. You're going to give

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him something that's very team friendly and something

00:19:05.579 --> 00:19:08.819
that's easy to get out of if for whatever reason

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he has a serious injury, he decides that he wants

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to retire or whatever the case may be. Compared

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to giving him this super crazy deal and he doesn't

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live up to the contract. But what do I know,

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right? I don't know anything. But let's keep

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on going, all right? So. Teddy Bridgewater finally

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speaks out with everything that's happened so

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far. So for those of you who don't know, Teddy

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Bridgewater was suspended from Miami Northwestern

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High School for allegedly providing benefits

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to players, as they say, okay? And this comes

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from Jenna Lane of ESPN. So he led the school

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to the Class 3A state championship in his first

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season in 2024. He paid. $14 ,000 for a camp

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that gave players, and I quote, three hot meals

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a day from local black -owned restaurants and

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a snack on some of those days, end quote. $9

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,500 for matching clothes, $300 a week to repaint

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the field, $1 ,300 a week for recovery trucks,

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$2 ,200 for the team's pregame meals, $700 a

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week for Uber rides. Now, this is what Teddy

00:20:23.079 --> 00:20:25.940
Bridgewater had to say, and I quote, Miami Northwestern

00:20:25.940 --> 00:20:28.279
is in a tough neighborhood. Sometimes things

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can happen when kids are walking home. I was

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just trying to protect them, end quote. But he

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also goes on to say this, and I quote, I'm protective,

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and I am a father first before anything. Those

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players became my sons, end quote. Here's the

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last one that's really going to pull on your

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heartstrings, and I quote, I can't change who

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I am because of the rules. I have a big heart.

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I get it from my mom. I was once those kids.

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I know what it's like to be in their shoes. I

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know what it's like to walk those halls, Northwestern,

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and to have your stomach growling and rumbling

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at 12 o 'clock in the afternoon because you didn't

00:21:01.619 --> 00:21:03.799
have any lunch money or you didn't get the free

00:21:03.799 --> 00:21:06.579
lunch. So I can't change who I am, end quote.

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Now here's the thing. According to high school

00:21:09.140 --> 00:21:12.079
data from the U .S. News and World Report, 75

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% of these students are considered economically

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disadvantaged. with 72 % of them qualifying for

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free lunch under the National School Lunch Act.

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Here's the problem that I have, okay? It'll be

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one thing if Teddy Bridgewater was recruiting

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some of the best kids from other counties in

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order to play for Miami Northwestern. Okay, fine.

00:21:33.210 --> 00:21:35.710
You're in trouble. You can't do that. But what

00:21:35.710 --> 00:21:38.609
he's doing is what something that the school

00:21:38.609 --> 00:21:41.329
board and the athletic department is supposed

00:21:41.329 --> 00:21:44.549
to be doing. But clearly they do not have the

00:21:44.549 --> 00:21:47.250
financial means to do it. So what is he's doing?

00:21:47.309 --> 00:21:50.029
He's stepping in in the middle and trying to

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resolve this. And people were up in arms about

00:21:53.349 --> 00:21:56.369
him doing this. See, if you don't have anybody

00:21:56.369 --> 00:22:00.170
that lives on the bad side of town, if you don't

00:22:00.170 --> 00:22:03.609
have an aunt or uncle or some family members

00:22:03.609 --> 00:22:07.549
or some cousins that live in the ghetto, this

00:22:07.549 --> 00:22:09.930
story ain't for you because you don't care about

00:22:09.930 --> 00:22:13.210
this story. OK. But if you got some folks that

00:22:13.210 --> 00:22:16.190
live on that bad side, you know exactly what

00:22:16.190 --> 00:22:19.349
he's doing. He's doing the right thing that needs

00:22:19.349 --> 00:22:22.410
to be done. The same thing that everybody talks

00:22:22.410 --> 00:22:24.549
about, well, players don't give back to their

00:22:24.549 --> 00:22:27.250
communities and all they do is just hog up all

00:22:27.250 --> 00:22:29.369
their money and they don't even make an appearance.

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Teddy Bridgewater is doing that. In the moment

00:22:32.910 --> 00:22:35.450
that he does it, people have an attitude about

00:22:35.450 --> 00:22:40.390
it. For what? The report just said. That 75 %

00:22:40.390 --> 00:22:42.769
of these students are considered economically

00:22:42.769 --> 00:22:46.410
disadvantaged. That means a majority of these

00:22:46.410 --> 00:22:49.250
kids, when they go home, some of them will not

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have any food and a majority of them will go

00:22:51.829 --> 00:22:54.029
to bed hungry. But y 'all don't think about that.

00:22:54.170 --> 00:22:57.130
Y 'all don't think about the things that they

00:22:57.130 --> 00:23:01.250
need to receive post -games, post -practices.

00:23:01.650 --> 00:23:05.549
Being gay and ice isn't going to resolve sore

00:23:05.549 --> 00:23:08.210
knees and a sore back and messed up fingers.

00:23:08.960 --> 00:23:10.539
Sometimes you're going to need something a little

00:23:10.539 --> 00:23:12.960
bit more. And Teddy Bridgewater was trying to

00:23:12.960 --> 00:23:14.720
do that. Teddy Bridgewater was trying to show

00:23:14.720 --> 00:23:17.519
them that, listen, there is another way than

00:23:17.519 --> 00:23:20.500
just getting into the streets, getting into trouble,

00:23:20.700 --> 00:23:23.240
doing things you're not supposed to be doing.

00:23:23.839 --> 00:23:25.779
That's what Teddy Bridgewater is trying to do.

00:23:25.819 --> 00:23:28.700
Teddy Bridgewater is trying to save these kids

00:23:28.700 --> 00:23:31.940
from getting into the streets. And you have a

00:23:31.940 --> 00:23:34.880
school board and the athletic board and whoever

00:23:34.880 --> 00:23:37.920
else that decided to make this decision. To say,

00:23:37.940 --> 00:23:40.220
you know what, we're going to suspend you. For

00:23:40.220 --> 00:23:45.079
what? This is money out of his own pocket. He's

00:23:45.079 --> 00:23:47.319
not getting paid by somebody else to do this.

00:23:48.079 --> 00:23:50.680
This isn't a shadowy figure in the background

00:23:50.680 --> 00:23:54.140
that's doing this. No. This is someone who is

00:23:54.140 --> 00:23:58.059
productive. Who doesn't have no controversy to

00:23:58.059 --> 00:24:01.039
his name. Who's always been an upstanding person.

00:24:01.720 --> 00:24:05.200
And the fact that you would do something like

00:24:05.200 --> 00:24:08.700
this. The fact. That you would suspend somebody

00:24:08.700 --> 00:24:13.279
who all he's trying to do is trying to sow seeds

00:24:13.279 --> 00:24:16.920
of positivity and sow seeds of just saying, you

00:24:16.920 --> 00:24:19.420
know what? There's hope for you. I understand

00:24:19.420 --> 00:24:21.920
you live in a bad neighborhood. I understand

00:24:21.920 --> 00:24:24.380
your situation. I once was in your situation.

00:24:25.299 --> 00:24:27.859
But you know what? There's a way out. And it

00:24:27.859 --> 00:24:29.859
doesn't have to do with drugs. It doesn't have

00:24:29.859 --> 00:24:32.000
to do with towing a piece. It doesn't have to

00:24:32.000 --> 00:24:37.450
do with carjacking or whatever. That's the problem

00:24:37.450 --> 00:24:40.029
that I have with this. If you've never experienced

00:24:40.029 --> 00:24:43.390
tough times, if you've never been in tough situations,

00:24:43.769 --> 00:24:47.369
you wouldn't know anything about this. You probably

00:24:47.369 --> 00:24:49.730
shouldn't care about this. And if I were you,

00:24:49.809 --> 00:24:52.349
I would skip this part and I would get to the

00:24:52.349 --> 00:24:55.289
other parts of this episode. But for the people

00:24:55.289 --> 00:24:58.289
that know, for the people that actually experience

00:24:58.289 --> 00:25:02.309
some tough times and you need some help, Teddy

00:25:02.309 --> 00:25:05.099
Bridgewater was showing help. Would you rather

00:25:05.099 --> 00:25:08.440
for somebody that's a former player that doesn't

00:25:08.440 --> 00:25:11.619
have no crap to his name come back into the community

00:25:11.619 --> 00:25:14.859
and help out? Or would you rather want the local

00:25:14.859 --> 00:25:17.400
drug dealer to be giving them a piece and an

00:25:17.400 --> 00:25:19.519
eight ball? What would you want? You probably

00:25:19.519 --> 00:25:21.819
want the drug dealer to give them a piece and

00:25:21.819 --> 00:25:23.779
an eight ball so you can see them get locked

00:25:23.779 --> 00:25:27.839
up. I'm sorry, folks, but it makes my blood boil.

00:25:27.960 --> 00:25:31.980
When you have people... who complain that these

00:25:31.980 --> 00:25:34.680
athletes don't do enough for their communities.

00:25:35.200 --> 00:25:38.099
But you have someone like Teddy Bridgewater that's

00:25:38.099 --> 00:25:41.200
so outgoing with his community, and he gets suspended

00:25:41.200 --> 00:25:43.460
for it because people are saying it's not fair.

00:25:43.680 --> 00:25:46.640
Well, boo -hoo. Life is not fair. For any of

00:25:46.640 --> 00:25:49.160
the schools, for any of the parents of the other

00:25:49.160 --> 00:25:51.759
schools that caught attitudes about this, you

00:25:51.759 --> 00:25:53.460
know what you guys need to do? You guys need

00:25:53.460 --> 00:25:56.180
to come together, start doing chicken dinners,

00:25:56.279 --> 00:26:01.519
fish dinners. car washes, bingo night. You can

00:26:01.519 --> 00:26:04.039
do a softball game. You can do a basketball game.

00:26:04.920 --> 00:26:07.319
You can do a variety of different things to raise

00:26:07.319 --> 00:26:10.259
some money. Or you guys can put your money together

00:26:10.259 --> 00:26:13.500
and figure this thing out. If you get five or

00:26:13.500 --> 00:26:15.099
six parents to come together, okay, how much

00:26:15.099 --> 00:26:17.500
you got? You got 25? Okay, that's fine. We'll

00:26:17.500 --> 00:26:19.500
take your 25. Okay, how much you got? You got

00:26:19.500 --> 00:26:22.000
100? Okay, that's fine. Okay, you got 150? Okay,

00:26:22.059 --> 00:26:24.779
that's fine. If everybody puts a little bit of

00:26:24.779 --> 00:26:26.640
money in the pot, you can get something done.

00:26:26.990 --> 00:26:30.089
But you know what you can't do? You can't just

00:26:30.089 --> 00:26:33.549
complain because that's that's exactly what happened.

00:26:34.210 --> 00:26:36.549
Complain to the to the board and say, you know

00:26:36.549 --> 00:26:39.730
what? Yeah, we don't really like this. This isn't

00:26:39.730 --> 00:26:42.190
fair. This isn't fair to all the other players

00:26:42.190 --> 00:26:44.049
within. You know what you need to do? You need

00:26:44.049 --> 00:26:46.250
to find out who's the most famous alumni within

00:26:46.250 --> 00:26:48.750
those other schools. Reach out to them and their

00:26:48.750 --> 00:26:51.230
team and say, you know what? We need assistance

00:26:51.230 --> 00:26:55.029
with X, Y and Z. We need new equipment. We need.

00:26:56.039 --> 00:26:59.400
We need our field to be repainted or re -turfed.

00:26:59.559 --> 00:27:02.119
We need better gym equipment. We need better

00:27:02.119 --> 00:27:06.160
recovery equipment. That's what you do instead

00:27:06.160 --> 00:27:09.180
of just taking this route of, oh, we're just

00:27:09.180 --> 00:27:11.880
going to complain. We don't like what he's doing.

00:27:12.079 --> 00:27:14.960
So what? He's actually trying to create change.

00:27:15.240 --> 00:27:17.720
If you've never gone to a restaurant that you

00:27:17.720 --> 00:27:20.359
normally don't go to and you just experience

00:27:20.359 --> 00:27:23.180
it one time, it'll change your thinking. It'll

00:27:23.180 --> 00:27:24.799
make you say, you know what? There's more to

00:27:24.799 --> 00:27:27.579
life than what I'm surrounded with. If you take

00:27:27.579 --> 00:27:29.720
somebody, if you have some family members in

00:27:29.720 --> 00:27:31.579
the hood, right? And you say, you know what?

00:27:31.799 --> 00:27:34.200
Let's go to this famous steakhouse on me. Put

00:27:34.200 --> 00:27:36.740
on your best clothes. Mind your manners, of course.

00:27:37.000 --> 00:27:39.400
And you know what? We're going to go to the steakhouse.

00:27:39.599 --> 00:27:42.119
They're going to experience something that's

00:27:42.119 --> 00:27:44.279
going to change their life. Now, are there going

00:27:44.279 --> 00:27:46.460
to be some people that are still going to continue

00:27:46.460 --> 00:27:49.259
to do the wrong things? Yes. And by them doing

00:27:49.259 --> 00:27:51.380
that, they have accepted the terms and conditions

00:27:51.380 --> 00:27:53.400
that they're going to face the consequences.

00:27:53.740 --> 00:27:57.319
But for the people positively changed from this,

00:27:57.460 --> 00:28:00.680
it's going to make them want to chase that. It's

00:28:00.680 --> 00:28:02.779
going to make them want to experience that even

00:28:02.779 --> 00:28:07.339
more. If you've never been to Disney World, but

00:28:07.339 --> 00:28:10.319
you go to Disney World two or three times. You

00:28:10.319 --> 00:28:11.900
always want to go to Disney World because why?

00:28:11.960 --> 00:28:14.119
You want to experience that ambiance. You want

00:28:14.119 --> 00:28:17.180
to experience that environment. You want to experience

00:28:17.180 --> 00:28:20.880
the smells, the taste of the food, the scenery,

00:28:21.119 --> 00:28:24.000
the fireworks, all of those things. But you got

00:28:24.000 --> 00:28:26.599
people that want to complain because you have

00:28:26.599 --> 00:28:29.220
someone in Teddy Bridgewater who's taking money

00:28:29.220 --> 00:28:32.740
out of his pocket. He's not using tax dollar

00:28:32.740 --> 00:28:36.299
money. He's not using money from the school board.

00:28:36.660 --> 00:28:39.140
He's not using money from the athletic department.

00:28:39.849 --> 00:28:43.190
He's using his own hard -earned money that he

00:28:43.190 --> 00:28:45.250
earned from playing in the National Football

00:28:45.250 --> 00:28:50.289
League. You pay $14 ,000 for a camp that gave

00:28:50.289 --> 00:28:54.589
players three hot meals a day. A day. So if you

00:28:54.589 --> 00:28:57.450
break down that $14 ,000, I don't know, a week

00:28:57.450 --> 00:29:01.869
or so, it's a lot of money. Then you're repainting

00:29:01.869 --> 00:29:04.750
the field every week over a period of time. That's

00:29:04.750 --> 00:29:08.289
a lot of money. $13 ,000 a week for recovery

00:29:08.289 --> 00:29:13.869
trucks? $2 ,200 for pregame meals? $700 a week

00:29:13.869 --> 00:29:17.089
for Uber rides? I guarantee you if you ask any

00:29:17.089 --> 00:29:19.410
of these kids that's on this football team, half

00:29:19.410 --> 00:29:21.710
of them will say, my folks don't have a car,

00:29:21.809 --> 00:29:24.390
we barely have any food in the house, or we just

00:29:24.390 --> 00:29:26.470
don't got it at all. And those families probably

00:29:26.470 --> 00:29:29.230
appreciated Teddy Bridgewater for doing this,

00:29:29.309 --> 00:29:32.529
but y 'all just ran him away. Sad. It's sad.

00:29:32.710 --> 00:29:35.869
It's very sad. It's very heartbreaking, but hopefully...

00:29:36.140 --> 00:29:38.619
prayerfully, Teddy Bridgewater can still support

00:29:38.619 --> 00:29:42.039
them in some capacity. What capacity? I don't

00:29:42.039 --> 00:29:44.460
know. But let's just keep this thing going, okay?

00:29:44.519 --> 00:29:47.900
So Keenan Allen decides that he is going back

00:29:47.900 --> 00:29:51.359
to the Chargers. So Keenan Allen inks a one -year

00:29:51.359 --> 00:29:54.279
$8 .5 million deal. When we look at his stats

00:29:54.279 --> 00:29:57.880
from this past season, 121 targets for 70 receptions,

00:29:57.940 --> 00:30:01.220
744 receiving yards, seven touchdowns, and 10

00:30:01.220 --> 00:30:04.150
.6 receiving yards per reception. Although I

00:30:04.150 --> 00:30:05.789
feel like it was a little bit of an overpay,

00:30:05.869 --> 00:30:08.390
I understand why they did it. Because right now

00:30:08.390 --> 00:30:10.930
they needed a veteran presence in that receiver

00:30:10.930 --> 00:30:13.210
room. Let me just read to you the receivers that

00:30:13.210 --> 00:30:16.450
they have right now. Lab McConkie, Quentin Johnson,

00:30:16.710 --> 00:30:19.910
Trey Harris, Darius Davis, Keiondre Lambert -Smith,

00:30:20.069 --> 00:30:22.970
Des Hispatrick, Jalen Johnson, Jaquay Jackson,

00:30:23.490 --> 00:30:26.049
Jalen Rieger, Brandon Rice, and Luke Grimm. So

00:30:26.049 --> 00:30:29.349
out of all those receivers, most likely it's

00:30:29.349 --> 00:30:32.009
going to be Keenan Allen, Lab McConkie, Trey

00:30:32.009 --> 00:30:35.349
Harris. Jalen Rieger, I would say Keiondre Lambert

00:30:35.349 --> 00:30:37.369
-Smith will probably be in there. Brandon Rice,

00:30:37.470 --> 00:30:40.490
you can probably throw them in there. So they

00:30:40.490 --> 00:30:43.490
have a young receiver core, but I think adding

00:30:43.490 --> 00:30:46.450
a veteran presence will definitely help them

00:30:46.450 --> 00:30:48.829
in the long run because you're going to have

00:30:48.829 --> 00:30:51.150
somebody that's done it and you have somebody

00:30:51.150 --> 00:30:53.250
that played at a very high level that can show

00:30:53.250 --> 00:30:55.309
them, hey, this is what I do when I'm running

00:30:55.309 --> 00:30:57.410
this route. Hey, this is what I do when I'm facing

00:30:57.410 --> 00:31:00.730
this type of corner or this is what I do when

00:31:00.730 --> 00:31:03.180
I'm facing this type of defense. That's what

00:31:03.180 --> 00:31:05.759
you need. Not to mention, this is a consistent

00:31:05.759 --> 00:31:09.200
weapon for Justin Herbert right now. Because

00:31:09.200 --> 00:31:12.740
outside of Keenan Allen, Ladd McConkie, Trey

00:31:12.740 --> 00:31:15.960
Harris, Keiondre Lambert -Smith, Jalen Rieger,

00:31:16.019 --> 00:31:17.920
and Brandon Rice are probably the only receivers

00:31:17.920 --> 00:31:20.740
that he actually has chemistry with. Quentin

00:31:20.740 --> 00:31:23.160
Johnson, me personally, I don't know what's going

00:31:23.160 --> 00:31:25.859
on with him, but I feel like he's falling out

00:31:25.859 --> 00:31:28.059
of the good graces of the Chargers right now.

00:31:28.539 --> 00:31:30.960
Because he just can't hold on to the ball. Why?

00:31:31.140 --> 00:31:33.720
I don't know. He has all the talent in the world,

00:31:33.740 --> 00:31:37.119
but he just can't hold on to the ball. But right

00:31:37.119 --> 00:31:39.640
now, I feel like this is a better offense with

00:31:39.640 --> 00:31:42.900
Keenan Allen than without him. I mean, even when

00:31:42.900 --> 00:31:44.599
you look at his stats from this past season,

00:31:44.740 --> 00:31:48.400
he was still really good. Seven touchdowns? That's

00:31:48.400 --> 00:31:52.019
not bad. The only reason why that he left the

00:31:52.019 --> 00:31:55.160
Chargers was for a financial reason. It wasn't

00:31:55.160 --> 00:31:57.519
because of his play. It was just because he had

00:31:57.519 --> 00:32:00.700
a high salary cap and a crazy contract and just

00:32:00.700 --> 00:32:02.619
like, hey, we're trying to go in a different

00:32:02.619 --> 00:32:04.720
direction. They asked him if he wanted to take

00:32:04.720 --> 00:32:06.799
a pay cut and he didn't want to do it at first.

00:32:07.319 --> 00:32:09.519
So then once he left the Bears, he was probably

00:32:09.519 --> 00:32:12.319
like, I probably should have taken that pay cut.

00:32:12.900 --> 00:32:14.920
I want to go back home. And that's what he did.

00:32:14.980 --> 00:32:17.279
He went back home. So all in all, I feel like

00:32:17.279 --> 00:32:20.000
it's a really good situation for the Chargers.

00:32:20.220 --> 00:32:22.720
Do I think this... Boost them up a little bit

00:32:22.720 --> 00:32:27.420
more. Only time will tell. But, but since we

00:32:27.420 --> 00:32:30.099
are talking about teams, let's get into team

00:32:30.099 --> 00:32:32.359
rankings. Actually, you know what? No, let's

00:32:32.359 --> 00:32:34.500
hold off of that. We need to talk about this

00:32:34.500 --> 00:32:37.299
trade very quickly and then we'll get into these

00:32:37.299 --> 00:32:39.180
rankings because I know this is going to be the

00:32:39.180 --> 00:32:41.319
part that everybody's going to talk about. All

00:32:41.319 --> 00:32:43.279
right, so let's just do it. So the Eagles and

00:32:43.279 --> 00:32:45.640
Raiders made a quick trade. So the Eagles will

00:32:45.640 --> 00:32:48.700
receive Ja 'Korian Bennett corner while the Raiders

00:32:48.700 --> 00:32:52.000
will receive Thomas Booker the fourth. defensive

00:32:52.000 --> 00:32:54.500
tackle. So all in all, I think this is a pretty

00:32:54.500 --> 00:32:57.259
good trade for both sides. I mean, it'll probably

00:32:57.259 --> 00:33:00.140
give both players a better situation to possibly

00:33:00.140 --> 00:33:03.660
compete and get on the main roster. We all know

00:33:03.660 --> 00:33:06.019
that the Raiders are trying to bolster up their

00:33:06.019 --> 00:33:08.420
defensive line depth, especially with the departure

00:33:08.420 --> 00:33:11.180
of Christian Wilkins. And we all know that the

00:33:11.180 --> 00:33:13.880
Eagles are trying to bolster up their other cornerback

00:33:13.880 --> 00:33:16.279
room because outside of Quinion Mitchell, who

00:33:16.279 --> 00:33:18.400
else do they have? No disrespect to anybody else.

00:33:18.440 --> 00:33:20.319
Just saying. Just saying, Eagle fans. Don't hurt

00:33:20.319 --> 00:33:23.299
me, please. Please don't hurt me. But since we're

00:33:23.299 --> 00:33:24.859
talking about the Eagles, let's get into these

00:33:24.859 --> 00:33:27.519
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back to the good stuff. Alright folks, the moment

00:34:54.500 --> 00:34:57.000
that we all have been waiting for is finally

00:34:57.000 --> 00:35:00.820
here. My team rankings. Okay, so let's start

00:35:00.820 --> 00:35:03.599
this. Alright, this is assigned seats. Alright,

00:35:03.760 --> 00:35:06.239
everybody has their assigned seats. You know

00:35:06.239 --> 00:35:08.480
where you're going to be at. Alright, so let's

00:35:08.480 --> 00:35:10.800
break this thing down. Super Bowl contenders,

00:35:10.900 --> 00:35:14.340
playoff contenders, pretender contenders, dark

00:35:14.340 --> 00:35:17.659
horse playoff contenders, and... It's not your

00:35:17.659 --> 00:35:19.920
turn, contenders. All right, so let's start with

00:35:19.920 --> 00:35:21.559
the Super Bowl contenders. We already know who

00:35:21.559 --> 00:35:22.980
they're going to be, but there's going to be

00:35:22.980 --> 00:35:24.579
one that's going to blow everyone's mind. So

00:35:24.579 --> 00:35:27.480
let's just get into it. So Ravens, Chiefs, Bills,

00:35:27.599 --> 00:35:31.860
Buccaneers, and Eagles. Now for all those people

00:35:31.860 --> 00:35:33.780
that are probably wondering, why not the 49ers?

00:35:33.900 --> 00:35:38.440
No, the 49ers have lost more than gained in this

00:35:38.440 --> 00:35:41.360
offseason. Me personally, with their receiving

00:35:41.360 --> 00:35:44.400
core being as depleted as they are. Unless they

00:35:44.400 --> 00:35:46.460
make a big move and maybe getting someone like

00:35:46.460 --> 00:35:49.219
a Terry McLaurin, I just don't see it personally.

00:35:49.420 --> 00:35:51.599
I'm just going to be completely honest. Between

00:35:51.599 --> 00:35:54.820
receiver and corner, those are their two weak

00:35:54.820 --> 00:35:57.840
spots right now. And I just feel like they haven't

00:35:57.840 --> 00:36:00.500
done enough to properly address it. Granted,

00:36:00.539 --> 00:36:03.000
I understand Brandon Ewing will still be able

00:36:03.000 --> 00:36:06.559
to play this season, but you need him now. And

00:36:06.559 --> 00:36:09.179
with him not being there, as well as Jawan Jennings,

00:36:10.190 --> 00:36:12.610
No, I just don't see it personally. But when

00:36:12.610 --> 00:36:16.409
we look at the Buccaneers, in my mind, and shout

00:36:16.409 --> 00:36:18.929
out to Mook and shout out to Shane for helping

00:36:18.929 --> 00:36:23.070
me with this, the Buccaneers have the best receiving

00:36:23.070 --> 00:36:26.590
core in the entire league. You have Chris Godwin,

00:36:26.730 --> 00:36:32.409
Emeka Abuka, Mike Evans, Jalen McMillan, and

00:36:32.409 --> 00:36:35.150
I forgot who the other receiver is. They literally

00:36:35.150 --> 00:36:38.590
have a receiving core that each and every one

00:36:38.590 --> 00:36:40.670
of their receivers will be a starting receiver

00:36:40.670 --> 00:36:44.530
on any other team in the NFL right now. That's

00:36:44.530 --> 00:36:47.690
rare. On top of that, Baker Mayfield has been

00:36:47.690 --> 00:36:50.510
playing his best ball since being with the Buccaneers,

00:36:50.510 --> 00:36:54.989
and that defense, that defense is potent. Now,

00:36:55.010 --> 00:36:58.610
I will say this. The only weak spot in that defense,

00:36:58.730 --> 00:37:01.070
to me personally, this is just my personal opinion,

00:37:01.269 --> 00:37:04.429
is pass rush and corner. And that's why I was

00:37:04.429 --> 00:37:06.750
saying for the entire time when Jalen Ramsey

00:37:06.750 --> 00:37:10.230
was trying to find his way out from Miami, the

00:37:10.230 --> 00:37:12.449
Buccaneers should trade for him because by doing

00:37:12.449 --> 00:37:15.769
so, that would have shored up the defense. Because

00:37:15.769 --> 00:37:17.369
now you're going to have a quarterback room that

00:37:17.369 --> 00:37:22.230
has Jamel Dean, Benjamin Morrison, Jalen Ramsey,

00:37:22.269 --> 00:37:24.530
and then you'll have Antoine Winfield Jr. in

00:37:24.530 --> 00:37:27.730
the back. You have Levante David as the linebacker.

00:37:28.150 --> 00:37:31.599
Then... You'll have Vita Veya. You'll have Kalijah

00:37:31.599 --> 00:37:33.639
Cansey. You'll have Shaq Barrett. You'll have

00:37:33.639 --> 00:37:35.519
Hassan Reddick. Like, that's a really good defense.

00:37:35.760 --> 00:37:39.960
I'm sorry. This is the same team that has whooped,

00:37:39.980 --> 00:37:43.780
and I mean whooped, the Eagles, Vikings, and

00:37:43.780 --> 00:37:47.460
all the top NFC contenders. They have all beaten

00:37:47.460 --> 00:37:50.320
them in the last few years. So, yes, in my mind,

00:37:50.420 --> 00:37:52.639
they are Super Bowl contenders. Now, I will say

00:37:52.639 --> 00:37:56.210
this. If they go after another top -end pass

00:37:56.210 --> 00:37:58.550
rusher, if they get someone like a Jadeveon Clowney,

00:37:58.610 --> 00:38:01.070
if they try to make a big move and go after Micah

00:38:01.070 --> 00:38:04.190
Parsons, and if they address corner, nobody is

00:38:04.190 --> 00:38:06.329
stopping this team. I am willing to die on that

00:38:06.329 --> 00:38:08.750
hill. We already know about the Ravens, Chiefs,

00:38:08.750 --> 00:38:10.690
Bills, Eagles. There's nothing really to say

00:38:10.690 --> 00:38:13.449
about that. Now, playoff contenders. Commanders,

00:38:13.449 --> 00:38:16.829
Vikings, Texans, Packers, Chargers, Rams, Lions.

00:38:17.610 --> 00:38:19.849
Originally, I did have the Lions in the Super

00:38:19.849 --> 00:38:24.010
Bowl contender, you know, seats. But... Me personally,

00:38:24.150 --> 00:38:26.070
with everything that they've gone through this

00:38:26.070 --> 00:38:29.030
entire offseason, I just don't see it. I'm sorry.

00:38:29.130 --> 00:38:31.449
When you lose both your offensive and defensive

00:38:31.449 --> 00:38:34.590
coordinator in one offseason, and then you lose

00:38:34.590 --> 00:38:36.630
those positional coaches that were under them

00:38:36.630 --> 00:38:39.489
as well, and all you did was just elevate people

00:38:39.489 --> 00:38:42.829
instead of trying to at least make one big hire

00:38:42.829 --> 00:38:45.610
on either the offense or the defense, I'm sorry.

00:38:45.670 --> 00:38:47.420
That's a problem with me. But let's keep this

00:38:47.420 --> 00:38:50.059
going, all right? So Texans, I still consider

00:38:50.059 --> 00:38:52.099
them a playoff contender. Yes, they've tried

00:38:52.099 --> 00:38:54.619
to at least bolster up the run game a little

00:38:54.619 --> 00:38:57.320
bit more by adding Nick Chubb. You address the

00:38:57.320 --> 00:38:59.239
offensive line a little bit. Me personally, I

00:38:59.239 --> 00:39:00.659
feel like they should have made more additions

00:39:00.659 --> 00:39:03.079
to the offensive line just to protect C .J. Stroud

00:39:03.079 --> 00:39:05.679
and to better improve the run game as a whole

00:39:05.679 --> 00:39:09.099
because the defense last year was keeping them

00:39:09.099 --> 00:39:11.679
when they were going up against the Chiefs. It

00:39:11.679 --> 00:39:14.300
was just the offense that was stagnant. And I've

00:39:14.300 --> 00:39:16.860
said this before in previous episodes. If that

00:39:16.860 --> 00:39:19.760
run game was a little bit better and a little

00:39:19.760 --> 00:39:21.780
bit more consistent, they would have beaten the

00:39:21.780 --> 00:39:24.500
Chiefs. Because Will Anderson and Daniil Hunter

00:39:24.500 --> 00:39:26.940
was going after Patrick Mahomes relentlessly.

00:39:27.559 --> 00:39:31.460
Now when we look at the Vikings, Packers, Chargers,

00:39:31.599 --> 00:39:36.980
Rams, Commanders, all of them are playoff contenders,

00:39:37.079 --> 00:39:42.139
yes. But I feel like personally... There is a

00:39:42.139 --> 00:39:44.900
roadblock that's preventing them from being considered

00:39:44.900 --> 00:39:48.119
a Super Bowl contender, whether it be a competitive

00:39:48.119 --> 00:39:51.079
division, a position of need that they still

00:39:51.079 --> 00:39:53.639
have to address, or they still need to see something

00:39:53.639 --> 00:39:55.780
within their quarterback, a variety of different

00:39:55.780 --> 00:39:58.360
things. Now, me personally with the Vikings,

00:39:58.519 --> 00:40:01.280
yes, they are playoff contenders. I feel like

00:40:01.280 --> 00:40:04.260
personally, if J .J. McCarthy played last season

00:40:04.260 --> 00:40:07.260
and he actually played fairly well, then I would

00:40:07.260 --> 00:40:10.059
say, okay. You could probably make a strong case

00:40:10.059 --> 00:40:12.260
that they're Super Bowl contenders. But technically

00:40:12.260 --> 00:40:16.659
speaking, this is his rookie year. So I want

00:40:16.659 --> 00:40:18.860
to see where this team is going to be at because

00:40:18.860 --> 00:40:22.219
last year they were great. OK, they were firing

00:40:22.219 --> 00:40:24.460
on all cylinders. The defense was playing great.

00:40:24.559 --> 00:40:27.139
The offense was playing great. So I want to see

00:40:27.139 --> 00:40:29.760
if that momentum is going to carry in this upcoming

00:40:29.760 --> 00:40:32.179
season. Commanders, they made a lot of moves.

00:40:32.340 --> 00:40:34.699
They short up the offensive line. They add in

00:40:34.699 --> 00:40:37.440
Deebo Samuel. They made additions to the cornerback

00:40:37.440 --> 00:40:40.659
room. I feel like they're there, but I feel like

00:40:40.659 --> 00:40:43.460
personally they are missing an elite pass rusher.

00:40:43.480 --> 00:40:46.139
If they get Micah Parsons, oh yeah, their Super

00:40:46.139 --> 00:40:48.239
Bowl team. Because you're not going to stop Deron

00:40:48.239 --> 00:40:52.000
Payne, Johnny Newton, Micah Parsons, Frankie

00:40:52.000 --> 00:40:55.179
Lou Vu, and Javon Kinlaw. You're just not going

00:40:55.179 --> 00:40:58.150
to do that. I'm sorry. Okay? And then offensively,

00:40:58.150 --> 00:40:59.730
we already know what they have. Most likely,

00:40:59.730 --> 00:41:01.409
they're going to keep Terry McLaurin. You have

00:41:01.409 --> 00:41:03.809
Deebo Samuel. You have Noah Brown, Zach Ertz.

00:41:03.889 --> 00:41:06.210
You have the run game intact. I feel like they

00:41:06.210 --> 00:41:07.989
can make some noise. That's just my personal

00:41:07.989 --> 00:41:11.969
opinion. Packers. Packers are an underrated playoff

00:41:11.969 --> 00:41:14.510
team, personally. I feel like they have a lot

00:41:14.510 --> 00:41:16.250
of pieces in place, and I feel like they can

00:41:16.250 --> 00:41:18.849
definitely be successful this year. But I think

00:41:18.849 --> 00:41:22.309
it all depends on Jordan Love, as well as the

00:41:22.309 --> 00:41:25.179
receiver room. because they've made a lot of

00:41:25.179 --> 00:41:26.619
additions to the receiver room, and the receiver

00:41:26.619 --> 00:41:29.480
room right now is packed. So I want to see, can

00:41:29.480 --> 00:41:31.420
this receiver room and Jordan Love, can they

00:41:31.420 --> 00:41:33.440
have some type of connection? Can they be on

00:41:33.440 --> 00:41:35.460
one accord? Because I feel like if they're on

00:41:35.460 --> 00:41:38.800
one accord, oh, the Super Bowl is the ceiling

00:41:38.800 --> 00:41:40.780
for them. I'm just going to be completely honest

00:41:40.780 --> 00:41:42.639
here. You can hate me all you want, but these

00:41:42.639 --> 00:41:45.119
are just my opinions, all right? Rams, they are

00:41:45.119 --> 00:41:47.760
playoff contenders right now. I feel like right

00:41:47.760 --> 00:41:52.110
now their most dire need is corner. I think if

00:41:52.110 --> 00:41:54.690
they address corner, we can have a conversation.

00:41:55.030 --> 00:41:58.789
And we all know what somebody has been tweeting

00:41:58.789 --> 00:42:02.949
lately in Aaron Donald, unfortunately. Aaron

00:42:02.949 --> 00:42:05.690
Donald has said that he would be willing to come

00:42:05.690 --> 00:42:08.170
out of retirement if the Rams get Micah Parsons,

00:42:08.230 --> 00:42:10.289
which, speaking of which, let's talk about that

00:42:10.289 --> 00:42:12.750
for a second here, folks. If you're the Rams,

00:42:12.809 --> 00:42:15.690
and if you want to at least go back to the Super

00:42:15.690 --> 00:42:18.929
Bowl one more time, And if it means that you

00:42:18.929 --> 00:42:20.869
go back to the Super Bowl with Aaron Donald,

00:42:21.170 --> 00:42:23.550
I think you make that move for Micah Parsons.

00:42:24.090 --> 00:42:27.670
You have two first round picks. Your GM said

00:42:27.670 --> 00:42:31.289
it. Fuck them picks. You trade away those two

00:42:31.289 --> 00:42:34.110
first round picks. You get Micah Parsons. You

00:42:34.110 --> 00:42:36.889
give him at least some short term of a deal,

00:42:37.030 --> 00:42:39.150
maybe a one or two year deal. And you just go

00:42:39.150 --> 00:42:41.730
from there because everything else is in place.

00:42:42.090 --> 00:42:45.050
That defensive line will be the greatest defensive

00:42:45.050 --> 00:42:48.139
line in NFL history. You're going to have Kobe

00:42:48.139 --> 00:42:52.280
Turner, Brandon Fisk, Jared Verse, Aaron Donald,

00:42:52.579 --> 00:42:55.099
Micah Parsons. Who's stopping the defensive line?

00:42:55.280 --> 00:42:59.480
Nobody. And not to mention, by making that move,

00:42:59.659 --> 00:43:02.199
that means that you necessarily don't have to

00:43:02.199 --> 00:43:05.739
address corner if you don't want to. So if I'm

00:43:05.739 --> 00:43:09.760
the Rams, do it. Because most likely, the Falcons

00:43:09.760 --> 00:43:11.980
aren't going to go anywhere this season. So you'll

00:43:11.980 --> 00:43:14.869
probably have, what, a top five pick. On top

00:43:14.869 --> 00:43:17.789
of whatever pick that you're going to have. If

00:43:17.789 --> 00:43:20.150
you're the Cowboys, you have to take that. Let's

00:43:20.150 --> 00:43:22.690
really have an honest conversation here. Matthew

00:43:22.690 --> 00:43:25.429
Stafford's age is starting to show. All of those

00:43:25.429 --> 00:43:28.030
hits and injuries that he had, they're starting

00:43:28.030 --> 00:43:31.349
to show. So if you're the Rams, you want to try

00:43:31.349 --> 00:43:35.289
to maximize this year. Because next year, me

00:43:35.289 --> 00:43:37.489
personally, I wouldn't be surprised if the Rams

00:43:37.489 --> 00:43:39.269
actually draft a quarterback in the first round

00:43:39.269 --> 00:43:42.650
next year. but I'll save that when we talk about

00:43:42.650 --> 00:43:44.869
quarterback prospects and whatnot, right? So

00:43:44.869 --> 00:43:47.969
pretender contenders, all right? Steelers, Bengals,

00:43:48.010 --> 00:43:51.210
and 49ers. So with the 49ers, you already know,

00:43:51.389 --> 00:43:53.329
I've said this before and I'll say this multiple

00:43:53.329 --> 00:43:55.349
times, I don't trust their offense nor their

00:43:55.349 --> 00:43:58.289
defense. I feel like if they would have at least

00:43:58.289 --> 00:44:01.610
made one big move for receiver, then I would

00:44:01.610 --> 00:44:04.050
have a little bit more confidence in them. And

00:44:04.050 --> 00:44:06.389
then me personally, I feel like they're too top

00:44:06.389 --> 00:44:09.469
heavy, right? If Christian McCaffrey gets hurt,

00:44:09.789 --> 00:44:12.789
God forbid, or Trent Williams or George Kittle,

00:44:12.909 --> 00:44:15.789
that offense isn't the same. And we all know

00:44:15.789 --> 00:44:20.150
that that offense relies on George Kittle and

00:44:20.150 --> 00:44:22.530
Christian McCaffrey and company. It's the same

00:44:22.530 --> 00:44:25.409
thing with the defense. The defense lost Charverius

00:44:25.409 --> 00:44:29.690
Ward, Dre Greenlaw, Talanua Hofunga, Gravedigger.

00:44:29.829 --> 00:44:33.769
You lost a lot of really good players. Now, granted,

00:44:33.869 --> 00:44:37.599
you guys draft Alfred Collins and CJ West. But

00:44:37.599 --> 00:44:39.000
you didn't really do anything with the quarterback

00:44:39.000 --> 00:44:42.400
room, nor in the safety room. So I feel like

00:44:42.400 --> 00:44:44.360
those are the two positions that really need

00:44:44.360 --> 00:44:45.980
to be addressed. And if they're not addressed

00:44:45.980 --> 00:44:48.320
leading into the regular season, it's going to

00:44:48.320 --> 00:44:50.679
be a problem. I understand that you have the

00:44:50.679 --> 00:44:53.599
easiest schedule, but don't mistake that as your

00:44:53.599 --> 00:44:55.760
golden ticket to the Super Bowl, because it's

00:44:55.760 --> 00:44:58.340
not. But let's keep this thing going. Bengals,

00:44:58.480 --> 00:45:02.139
I don't trust you a lick. Because outside of

00:45:02.139 --> 00:45:05.579
Joe Burrow, Jamar Chase, T. Higgins, Mike Gusecki,

00:45:05.659 --> 00:45:09.460
Noah Fant, There is nothing else on this team

00:45:09.460 --> 00:45:11.840
that you have to be worried about. And even then,

00:45:11.860 --> 00:45:15.760
you don't have to be as concerned with that core.

00:45:15.980 --> 00:45:19.000
That defense, it's not reliable. You can't trust

00:45:19.000 --> 00:45:21.760
it. Especially if Trey Hendrickson isn't playing.

00:45:22.059 --> 00:45:24.980
Oh, you definitely can't trust it. Because who

00:45:24.980 --> 00:45:27.579
on that defensive line strikes fear in an offense?

00:45:28.260 --> 00:45:31.199
It's not B .J. Hill. It's not Miles Murphy. It's

00:45:31.199 --> 00:45:34.119
not Shamar Stewart. It would be Trey Hendrickson.

00:45:34.559 --> 00:45:36.699
But clearly, the Bengals don't want to pay him,

00:45:36.780 --> 00:45:39.420
so guess what? There's nothing to fear. Who do

00:45:39.420 --> 00:45:41.880
you fear in that cornerback room? Nobody. Who

00:45:41.880 --> 00:45:43.659
do you fear in that linebacker room? Nobody.

00:45:43.860 --> 00:45:46.059
Who do you fear in that safety room? Nobody.

00:45:46.619 --> 00:45:49.820
The Bengals will literally be in a shootout for

00:45:49.820 --> 00:45:53.760
18 weeks. And out of those 18 weeks, you're going

00:45:53.760 --> 00:45:58.519
to lose more than win. Steelers, I don't trust

00:45:58.519 --> 00:46:02.039
you, and here's why. For one, this offense has

00:46:02.039 --> 00:46:06.400
shown that it is not. And this offense needs

00:46:06.400 --> 00:46:09.719
to make at least one more major addition in order

00:46:09.719 --> 00:46:13.099
to at least put a little bit of fear in defenses.

00:46:13.500 --> 00:46:17.239
If this offense still had George Pickens, I would

00:46:17.239 --> 00:46:21.000
have no problem. But outside of DK Metcalf, who

00:46:21.000 --> 00:46:23.219
can you rely on right now? Who is your number

00:46:23.219 --> 00:46:25.380
two outside receiver that you can trust right

00:46:25.380 --> 00:46:27.619
now? Because right now, from what I've heard,

00:46:27.679 --> 00:46:30.179
Scottie Miller has been cooking. Roman Wilson

00:46:30.179 --> 00:46:31.760
really ain't been playing the best. He really

00:46:31.760 --> 00:46:34.269
ain't been consistent. Calvin Austin? They say

00:46:34.269 --> 00:46:36.030
he's hurt. Me personally, I don't think he's

00:46:36.030 --> 00:46:38.630
hurt. I think he's having a hold in and they're

00:46:38.630 --> 00:46:40.750
just not saying it. Because I think he's looking

00:46:40.750 --> 00:46:44.389
for money. I do not trust this team not one bit.

00:46:44.469 --> 00:46:47.010
Granted, you have the defense. And the defense

00:46:47.010 --> 00:46:51.210
has been playing on all cylinders. But this offense

00:46:51.210 --> 00:46:55.050
has been getting its ass kicked every single

00:46:55.050 --> 00:46:59.030
day. If I'm not mistaken, the offense has only

00:46:59.030 --> 00:47:04.000
won three days. The rest of the days? The defense

00:47:04.000 --> 00:47:06.960
has been kicking their teeth down their throat.

00:47:07.219 --> 00:47:10.320
That is not a good sign, folks. Not to mention,

00:47:10.380 --> 00:47:13.280
the offensive line has not been playing well

00:47:13.280 --> 00:47:15.619
either. And this may turn into a little bit of

00:47:15.619 --> 00:47:18.099
a rant, but I really don't care. Broderick Jones

00:47:18.099 --> 00:47:23.460
needs to step up. There is no excuse on why Broderick

00:47:23.460 --> 00:47:26.239
Jones has not taken that next step to really

00:47:26.239 --> 00:47:29.130
solidifying his role on this team. You have access

00:47:29.130 --> 00:47:32.110
to former players and current players that you

00:47:32.110 --> 00:47:34.710
can reach out to to say, hey, what can I do to

00:47:34.710 --> 00:47:37.510
make my game better? What can I do to take that

00:47:37.510 --> 00:47:39.730
next step? But you're not willing to do that.

00:47:39.909 --> 00:47:43.269
I understand that Pat Meyer is not a good offensive

00:47:43.269 --> 00:47:46.070
line coach. But that doesn't mean that you just

00:47:46.070 --> 00:47:49.809
use that as a crook on why you're not where you're

00:47:49.809 --> 00:47:52.670
supposed to be at. And this goes to the Steelers.

00:47:53.050 --> 00:47:56.170
Because once again, you have drafted a position.

00:47:57.159 --> 00:47:59.679
That you didn't need to draft in that specific

00:47:59.679 --> 00:48:02.519
draft class. Let me explain. Let's go a little

00:48:02.519 --> 00:48:06.199
bit deeper. You drafted Kenny Pickett in a bad

00:48:06.199 --> 00:48:09.559
quarterback class. That next year, you had C

00:48:09.559 --> 00:48:12.199
.J. Stroud and company that was coming out. You

00:48:12.199 --> 00:48:15.619
should have just waited. You did it again with

00:48:15.619 --> 00:48:18.760
Broderick Jones. You knew that that wasn't a

00:48:18.760 --> 00:48:22.239
good tackle class. And next year, you had what?

00:48:27.079 --> 00:48:30.000
A whole bunch of really good tackles that were

00:48:30.000 --> 00:48:32.280
coming out. Paris Campbell, if I'm not mistaken.

00:48:32.360 --> 00:48:36.820
JC Latham. But you decided to take a project

00:48:36.820 --> 00:48:41.539
and a tackle for what? Anytime you are winning

00:48:41.539 --> 00:48:45.699
against Tier 3 and Tier 2 pass rushers, that

00:48:45.699 --> 00:48:48.119
is a problem. See, it's a difference if you're

00:48:48.119 --> 00:48:50.369
playing right tackle. But you're playing left

00:48:50.369 --> 00:48:52.750
tackle. So you're going up against Myles Garrett

00:48:52.750 --> 00:48:55.550
twice. You're going up against some of the better

00:48:55.550 --> 00:48:58.610
pass rushers on that left side. And if you don't

00:48:58.610 --> 00:49:01.610
protect that side, Aaron Rodgers is going to

00:49:01.610 --> 00:49:04.530
dig in your ass. If you don't believe me, ask

00:49:04.530 --> 00:49:07.590
Mike Williams. Because he did it. So if you're

00:49:07.590 --> 00:49:11.429
Rodger Jones, you need to step up. You need to

00:49:11.429 --> 00:49:14.570
solidify yourself on this team. Because if you

00:49:14.570 --> 00:49:16.769
don't, guess what's going to happen? Next year,

00:49:16.829 --> 00:49:19.349
they're going to draft your replacement. Sure,

00:49:19.409 --> 00:49:21.630
you're winning against Nick Herbert. Who cares?

00:49:22.210 --> 00:49:24.369
I want to see what you can do against a T .J.

00:49:24.389 --> 00:49:26.849
Watt. I want to see what you can do against those

00:49:26.849 --> 00:49:29.389
elite pass rushers because that's what you're

00:49:29.389 --> 00:49:31.909
going up against. And I said this on YouTube.

00:49:31.969 --> 00:49:34.489
I forgot what Steelers podcast I was listening

00:49:34.489 --> 00:49:37.570
to, but everyone was talking about how, you know,

00:49:37.630 --> 00:49:40.469
Project Jones is doing a good job. No, he's not.

00:49:41.010 --> 00:49:44.369
We have to be honest here. Everyone shares a

00:49:44.369 --> 00:49:47.449
level of accountability with this decision because

00:49:47.449 --> 00:49:51.510
you decided to draft somebody when you knew an

00:49:51.510 --> 00:49:53.570
offensive line coach that you couldn't really

00:49:53.570 --> 00:49:57.769
trust. But at the same time, we also must be

00:49:57.769 --> 00:50:01.000
honest here. We can't call Pat Meyer a really

00:50:01.000 --> 00:50:03.699
bad offensive line coach when Troy Fatano was

00:50:03.699 --> 00:50:06.039
making strides, when Zach Frazier was making

00:50:06.039 --> 00:50:08.440
strides, when Mason McCormick was making strides,

00:50:08.579 --> 00:50:11.519
Dylan Cook is making strides. Everybody else

00:50:11.519 --> 00:50:14.000
on the offensive line is improving, but the only

00:50:14.000 --> 00:50:16.920
person that's not improving is who? Project Jones.

00:50:17.500 --> 00:50:20.179
Even when you look at their regular season, you're

00:50:20.179 --> 00:50:22.500
going up against New York, so most likely you're

00:50:22.500 --> 00:50:24.280
going to be going up against who? Jermaine Johnson

00:50:24.280 --> 00:50:26.599
probably? Okay, fine. Let's skip a few teams,

00:50:26.659 --> 00:50:29.480
okay? Minnesota. You're going up against a defensive

00:50:29.480 --> 00:50:33.199
line that has Gravedigger and Jonathan Allen

00:50:33.199 --> 00:50:36.239
and the pass rusher that they just drafted two

00:50:36.239 --> 00:50:38.760
years ago. Okay, let's keep on going. Cleveland,

00:50:38.900 --> 00:50:42.820
Myles Garrett, twice. Indianapolis, DeForest

00:50:42.820 --> 00:50:45.559
Buckner, Quiddie Paye, Latu Latu. I can just

00:50:45.559 --> 00:50:47.900
keep on going if you want. Better yet, let's

00:50:47.900 --> 00:50:49.880
just keep on going. The Chargers, you're going

00:50:49.880 --> 00:50:51.920
up against Khalil Mack. Do you think you can

00:50:51.920 --> 00:50:54.510
beat him? I don't think so. Buffalo, you're going

00:50:54.510 --> 00:50:57.110
up against Gregory Russo. The same Gregory Russo

00:50:57.110 --> 00:51:01.010
that put belt to ass in that joint practice last

00:51:01.010 --> 00:51:04.349
year. Think you can do that? No. Detroit, you

00:51:04.349 --> 00:51:06.469
might be going up against Aiden Hutchinson. I

00:51:06.469 --> 00:51:07.829
don't think you can hold your own against Aiden

00:51:07.829 --> 00:51:11.369
Hutchinson. And this isn't me hating on Broderick

00:51:11.369 --> 00:51:15.530
Jones. This is me addressing the elephant in

00:51:15.530 --> 00:51:19.269
the room because nobody else has the balls to

00:51:19.269 --> 00:51:22.849
do it. If a person isn't playing well, And they

00:51:22.849 --> 00:51:26.090
play a very important role in this team. And

00:51:26.090 --> 00:51:28.469
you invested a first round pick. Better yet,

00:51:28.570 --> 00:51:33.070
you traded up to draft him. And he hasn't panned

00:51:33.070 --> 00:51:36.070
out by now. That is on you. Because you know

00:51:36.070 --> 00:51:39.030
what that means? That is another year that you

00:51:39.030 --> 00:51:41.050
have wasted a first round pick. That is another

00:51:41.050 --> 00:51:43.650
year that you most likely are going to have to

00:51:43.650 --> 00:51:46.469
go in free agency or in the draft next year.

00:51:46.550 --> 00:51:47.869
And you're going to have to draft a replacement.

00:51:48.329 --> 00:51:52.480
That's what it means. I get it. Dan Moore was

00:51:52.480 --> 00:51:55.039
a little bit inconsistent. I understand he has

00:51:55.039 --> 00:51:57.780
his highs and his lows, but that's any player.

00:51:58.539 --> 00:52:02.119
But look, would you rather take Dan Moore now

00:52:02.119 --> 00:52:04.239
or would you rather deal with Broderick Jones?

00:52:04.639 --> 00:52:07.460
You make the choice. But outside of everything

00:52:07.460 --> 00:52:10.519
else, the Steelers are pretenders. I do not expect

00:52:10.519 --> 00:52:12.920
them to go to the playoffs, let alone win the

00:52:12.920 --> 00:52:15.420
playoff game. I still do not trust Aaron Rodgers.

00:52:16.190 --> 00:52:18.989
And another thing that we need to talk about

00:52:18.989 --> 00:52:21.949
while we're talking about the Steelers, the fact

00:52:21.949 --> 00:52:25.389
that they are not letting their starters on offense

00:52:25.389 --> 00:52:29.889
at least play at least a few snaps just so they

00:52:29.889 --> 00:52:32.710
can build that chemistry and just have some tape

00:52:32.710 --> 00:52:36.150
on board just to look at is a crime. I understand

00:52:36.150 --> 00:52:38.750
Aaron Rodgers is Mr. I'm opposed to playing in

00:52:38.750 --> 00:52:41.230
the preseason because I'm above it. Well, guess

00:52:41.230 --> 00:52:44.599
what? Newsflash, old man. You need this more

00:52:44.599 --> 00:52:47.300
just as much as everybody else because that was

00:52:47.300 --> 00:52:49.880
the same problem that you had last year with

00:52:49.880 --> 00:52:52.280
your receivers. You had no chemistry with them.

00:52:52.380 --> 00:52:55.079
So what did the Jets have to do? They went and

00:52:55.079 --> 00:52:58.900
they traded for your guy in Devontae Adams. Let's

00:52:58.900 --> 00:53:01.260
call it for what it is, folks. This is about

00:53:01.260 --> 00:53:04.380
to be a load of bull. Everything is peaches and

00:53:04.380 --> 00:53:08.059
cream right now because the record is 0 -0. I

00:53:08.059 --> 00:53:10.139
said this before in previous episodes and I'm

00:53:10.139 --> 00:53:12.440
going to continue to say it. How is this team

00:53:12.440 --> 00:53:15.980
going to respond when Aaron Rodgers is in his

00:53:15.980 --> 00:53:18.719
feelings and this team is going on a losing streak?

00:53:19.139 --> 00:53:21.199
When this team isn't playing their best ball?

00:53:21.380 --> 00:53:23.880
When the receivers aren't playing best? How are

00:53:23.880 --> 00:53:26.360
they going to respond? How are the leaders in

00:53:26.360 --> 00:53:29.380
the locker room going to hold Aaron Rodgers accountable

00:53:29.380 --> 00:53:31.840
when he's going on these tirades? Because it's

00:53:31.840 --> 00:53:34.840
going to happen. It's going to happen. If he

00:53:34.840 --> 00:53:36.940
can throw Mike Williams and everybody else on

00:53:36.940 --> 00:53:39.940
that Jets team under the bus, we are not excluded.

00:53:40.699 --> 00:53:42.860
And this is something that Colin Coward said,

00:53:43.059 --> 00:53:45.579
and in some ways I had to look at it, and it

00:53:45.579 --> 00:53:48.940
sort of makes sense. The Steelers are a more

00:53:48.940 --> 00:53:53.139
organized version of the Jets. We drafted tackles,

00:53:53.139 --> 00:53:56.699
back -to -back drafts, receiver core, run game,

00:53:57.099 --> 00:53:59.659
defensive coach, defensive culture. That's all

00:53:59.659 --> 00:54:01.960
we are. But we beat on our chest and we say,

00:54:02.059 --> 00:54:04.400
oh, this is going to be a different year. This

00:54:04.400 --> 00:54:06.019
is different. We got a quarterback that's going

00:54:06.019 --> 00:54:08.239
to be able to attack the middle of the field.

00:54:08.380 --> 00:54:10.639
I haven't seen this offense attack anybody. All

00:54:10.639 --> 00:54:12.679
I've seen and all I've heard is this offense

00:54:12.679 --> 00:54:14.559
just being deplorable and just getting punched

00:54:14.559 --> 00:54:18.340
every single chance that it gets. If this offense

00:54:18.340 --> 00:54:22.380
is more productive without Jalen Ramsey, Joey

00:54:22.380 --> 00:54:24.960
Porter Jr., Darius Slade being on the field,

00:54:25.079 --> 00:54:28.659
that is a problem. Because this offense... It's

00:54:28.659 --> 00:54:30.840
supposed to go toe -to -toe with that defense.

00:54:31.679 --> 00:54:34.059
That is the only way that you can know, hey,

00:54:34.280 --> 00:54:37.900
we're in a good spot. Hey, we're in a good direction.

00:54:38.539 --> 00:54:40.539
Things are on the up and up. This is something

00:54:40.539 --> 00:54:44.840
that we can live with. But if the offense is

00:54:44.840 --> 00:54:47.860
getting its teeth punched in every single practice,

00:54:48.300 --> 00:54:52.579
that's not good. So everyone needs to step up.

00:54:52.880 --> 00:54:54.619
Now that I'm done with my rant, let's just keep

00:54:54.619 --> 00:54:56.980
on going with other teams, okay? So Dark Horse

00:54:56.980 --> 00:54:59.780
playoff contenders. Broncos, Patriots, Panthers.

00:55:00.260 --> 00:55:04.219
Yes, the Panthers. Hear me out. The Panthers

00:55:04.219 --> 00:55:06.840
have made a lot of good moves this offseason.

00:55:06.900 --> 00:55:09.739
Granted, I understand I talked about it and I

00:55:09.739 --> 00:55:11.719
sort of grilled them a little bit when I was

00:55:11.719 --> 00:55:13.119
talking about gut check time and everything.

00:55:13.280 --> 00:55:15.579
But when I really look at it, they made a lot

00:55:15.579 --> 00:55:19.300
of moves. I mean, what? You now have a receiving

00:55:19.300 --> 00:55:21.800
core that has Xavier Leguette, Hunter Renfro,

00:55:21.960 --> 00:55:25.900
Adam Thielen, and Tetsuro McMillan, okay? You

00:55:25.900 --> 00:55:28.199
still have Trevor Hubbard. You have a pretty

00:55:28.199 --> 00:55:31.099
decent offensive line. They made a lot of moves

00:55:31.099 --> 00:55:33.480
for the defensive line and the defense as a whole.

00:55:34.239 --> 00:55:36.820
I think this team is in a really good spot, not

00:55:36.820 --> 00:55:40.019
to mention the division is weak. So most likely

00:55:40.019 --> 00:55:42.739
you'll be the second or third best team in the

00:55:42.739 --> 00:55:45.139
division. Me personally, I would say second because

00:55:45.139 --> 00:55:47.539
I don't trust the Falcons, nor do I trust the

00:55:47.539 --> 00:55:50.079
Saints. And I believe the Saints are most likely

00:55:50.079 --> 00:55:52.400
tanking to get a high pick so that they can get

00:55:52.400 --> 00:55:55.840
their quarterback of the future. So I think the

00:55:55.840 --> 00:55:58.139
Panthers can do it. Bryce Young coming off the

00:55:58.139 --> 00:56:01.420
bench last season was putting on a show. I don't

00:56:01.420 --> 00:56:02.940
know if people realize that, but he was doing

00:56:02.940 --> 00:56:06.179
his thing. Now the Broncos, we have Bo Nix. You

00:56:06.179 --> 00:56:08.579
just locked up Corlin Sutton. You locked up your

00:56:08.579 --> 00:56:11.579
left tackle. You have J .K. Donaldson, R .J.

00:56:11.599 --> 00:56:14.960
Harvey. Like the Broncos are going to be a sleeper.

00:56:15.440 --> 00:56:18.500
The Broncos will be the team that prevents the

00:56:18.500 --> 00:56:21.159
Chiefs from getting a top seed in the playoffs.

00:56:21.559 --> 00:56:26.369
I truly believe that. Because that defense can

00:56:26.369 --> 00:56:29.670
hold their own against the Chiefs. That offense

00:56:29.670 --> 00:56:34.690
showed a lot of grit last season. Bo Nix surprised

00:56:34.690 --> 00:56:40.449
a lot of people. Now granted, I remember watching

00:56:40.449 --> 00:56:42.369
Bo Nix when he was in college and when he went

00:56:42.369 --> 00:56:45.050
up against Colorado. He was doing his thing there.

00:56:45.369 --> 00:56:48.849
And at first I was like, maybe he's a top first

00:56:48.849 --> 00:56:51.420
round pick. But then as the season progressed,

00:56:51.780 --> 00:56:54.019
he had his highs and lows. I was like, is he

00:56:54.019 --> 00:56:56.400
really still a first round pick? But Sean Payton

00:56:56.400 --> 00:56:59.039
made the best decision in drafting Bo Nix. So

00:56:59.039 --> 00:57:01.880
I believe that they're a dark horse. Patriots,

00:57:01.900 --> 00:57:05.599
I think they're a dark horse too. Me personally,

00:57:05.739 --> 00:57:08.000
if that offensive line can actually play just

00:57:08.000 --> 00:57:10.500
at least a little bit better than what they did

00:57:10.500 --> 00:57:13.699
last year, I think they can do something. On

00:57:13.699 --> 00:57:15.679
top of that, you have Stephon Diggs, you have

00:57:15.679 --> 00:57:19.789
Matt Hollins. You have Javon Baker. You have

00:57:19.789 --> 00:57:23.329
Keyshawn Boutier. You have Kyron Williams. You

00:57:23.329 --> 00:57:25.670
have a lot on this offense. Then when you look

00:57:25.670 --> 00:57:28.809
at the defense, you got Milton Williams, Harold

00:57:28.809 --> 00:57:31.949
Landry, Keon White. You have Christian Gonzalez.

00:57:31.989 --> 00:57:34.769
You have Carlton Davis. You have a lot on this

00:57:34.769 --> 00:57:37.210
team. I think Mike Vrabel is going to really

00:57:37.210 --> 00:57:40.389
surprise a lot of people. I can make a strong

00:57:40.389 --> 00:57:42.730
case that right now, they will be the second

00:57:42.730 --> 00:57:45.070
best team in that division. They will be the

00:57:45.070 --> 00:57:47.980
team. that will punch the Bills in the mouth

00:57:47.980 --> 00:57:51.780
this year. They will be the reason why the Bills

00:57:51.780 --> 00:57:54.119
are going to have to scratch and claw to get

00:57:54.119 --> 00:57:57.320
into the playoffs or to get a high seed in the

00:57:57.320 --> 00:58:00.340
playoffs. Now, when we look at it's not your

00:58:00.340 --> 00:58:02.900
turn, contenders, Titans, you guys are still

00:58:02.900 --> 00:58:05.219
going through a rebuild. You guys got Cam Ward.

00:58:05.360 --> 00:58:07.280
He's still the rookie. I don't have high hopes

00:58:07.280 --> 00:58:09.239
for this team moving forward. I wouldn't be surprised

00:58:09.239 --> 00:58:12.539
if the coach is fired probably around maybe Thanksgiving

00:58:12.539 --> 00:58:15.829
or just after this season. Raiders, although

00:58:15.829 --> 00:58:18.690
you have Geno Smith, I still feel like you guys

00:58:18.690 --> 00:58:21.289
don't have enough to really say that you guys

00:58:21.289 --> 00:58:23.949
are there to really compete. Now, granted, maybe

00:58:23.949 --> 00:58:25.570
in the regular season, you can surprise some

00:58:25.570 --> 00:58:29.389
people. But as far as being legitimate contenders,

00:58:29.550 --> 00:58:32.590
I just don't see it. Dolphins, I want to give

00:58:32.590 --> 00:58:35.050
them a chance, but I just don't see it. I just

00:58:35.050 --> 00:58:37.110
feel like, personally, they're just going to

00:58:37.110 --> 00:58:40.530
blow this thing up. I just feel like they've

00:58:40.530 --> 00:58:44.679
tried with Mike McDaniels and... It just hasn't

00:58:44.679 --> 00:58:48.380
been super successful. Ever since that game where

00:58:48.380 --> 00:58:50.960
they almost broke the record for scoring the

00:58:50.960 --> 00:58:53.699
most points in a single game, they have been

00:58:53.699 --> 00:58:56.900
playing well. When they went up against the Chiefs

00:58:56.900 --> 00:59:01.719
in the cold, they folded. That's not a good sign,

00:59:01.820 --> 00:59:04.960
folks. They can beat up on all the other teams,

00:59:05.039 --> 00:59:08.400
the teams that nobody cares about, but when they

00:59:08.400 --> 00:59:10.380
go up against true competition, guess what happens?

00:59:10.480 --> 00:59:12.300
They fold. It's the same thing with the Steelers.

00:59:12.679 --> 00:59:15.239
It's the same thing with the Steelers. The Steelers

00:59:15.239 --> 00:59:17.820
can beat the Dolphins, the Jaguars, Panthers,

00:59:17.900 --> 00:59:21.460
Falcons, all those weaker teams. But when they

00:59:21.460 --> 00:59:24.059
go up against true competition, when they go

00:59:24.059 --> 00:59:26.820
up against the Eagles, the Chiefs, the Ravens,

00:59:26.820 --> 00:59:30.400
the Bills, guess what happens? Folded like a

00:59:30.400 --> 00:59:34.199
lawn chair. Cowboys, I don't see it. Your defense

00:59:34.199 --> 00:59:37.360
doesn't have enough to say, hey, they don't have

00:59:37.360 --> 00:59:39.920
anything on the defense that you can say, hey,

00:59:40.039 --> 00:59:42.440
they might be a problem this year. especially

00:59:42.440 --> 00:59:44.699
with the whole Micah Parsons situation. Oh, no.

00:59:44.780 --> 00:59:48.280
If Micah Parsons is really serious and he misses

00:59:48.280 --> 00:59:50.760
some game checks, this defense isn't going to

00:59:50.760 --> 00:59:53.139
go anywhere. I'm just going to be completely

00:59:53.139 --> 00:59:55.480
honest here. There is nobody else on this defensive

00:59:55.480 --> 00:59:58.320
line that makes you say, whoa, they still going

00:59:58.320 --> 01:00:00.559
to be a problem. And then the offense, granted,

01:00:00.619 --> 01:00:02.320
you have CeeDee Lamb, you have George Pickens,

01:00:02.340 --> 01:00:05.320
you have Dak Prescott. Okay, cool. I still feel

01:00:05.320 --> 01:00:07.340
like that's not enough. Their left tackle position

01:00:07.340 --> 01:00:09.619
is a question mark because you're bringing in

01:00:09.619 --> 01:00:13.619
Lyle Collins. I just don't see what the Cowboys

01:00:13.619 --> 01:00:16.719
this year. I think personally, Brian Schottenheimer

01:00:16.719 --> 01:00:19.679
is just a holdover for a coach that they really

01:00:19.679 --> 01:00:22.059
want to get next year personally, but I can be

01:00:22.059 --> 01:00:25.440
wrong. Giants, same thing. I don't believe they

01:00:25.440 --> 01:00:28.780
have enough on offense to legitimately say that,

01:00:28.840 --> 01:00:31.539
hey, we can make some noise. I mean, sure, you're

01:00:31.539 --> 01:00:33.639
going to have Russell Wilson, but how well is

01:00:33.639 --> 01:00:35.420
Russell Wilson going to be playing? Because we

01:00:35.420 --> 01:00:37.860
all saw how he was last season and he had his

01:00:37.860 --> 01:00:40.519
highs, he has his lows. His lows were really

01:00:40.519 --> 01:00:44.360
low, but his highs were pretty up there. Jaguars,

01:00:44.440 --> 01:00:46.760
sure, this is the first year with Liam Cohen.

01:00:47.219 --> 01:00:49.960
I want to give them a chance. I just don't trust

01:00:49.960 --> 01:00:51.719
Trevor Lawrence at this point. I'll continue

01:00:51.719 --> 01:00:53.500
to say this. I don't believe Trevor Lawrence

01:00:53.500 --> 01:00:56.639
is an elite quarterback. I feel like he was overpaid,

01:00:56.739 --> 01:00:59.920
and I don't see it. I'm just going to be completely

01:00:59.920 --> 01:01:02.239
honest. When you look at their division as a

01:01:02.239 --> 01:01:04.719
whole, they can't go toe -to -toe with the Texans

01:01:04.719 --> 01:01:08.280
or the Colts. Sure, they can maybe do... A little

01:01:08.280 --> 01:01:09.880
bit of something with the Titans, but I mean,

01:01:09.880 --> 01:01:13.159
it's the Titans. Need I say more? The Saints,

01:01:13.340 --> 01:01:15.219
you're going through a rebuild. End of discussion,

01:01:15.480 --> 01:01:19.139
okay? Falcons, I want to give them a chance,

01:01:19.340 --> 01:01:21.400
but I still feel like they're not ready yet.

01:01:21.539 --> 01:01:23.800
I still feel like they still need at least maybe

01:01:23.800 --> 01:01:27.039
one or two more really good drafts. Sure, they

01:01:27.039 --> 01:01:29.280
try to bolster up the defensive line this past

01:01:29.280 --> 01:01:31.420
draft because they want to be able to go after

01:01:31.420 --> 01:01:33.980
the quarterback. That's fine. But when you look

01:01:33.980 --> 01:01:36.360
at everything else, I still feel like there's

01:01:36.360 --> 01:01:38.260
some question marks for the offensive weapons,

01:01:38.400 --> 01:01:41.619
and I just feel like they can't really go toe

01:01:41.619 --> 01:01:44.679
-to -toe with the Buccaneers, nor the Panthers.

01:01:44.780 --> 01:01:46.820
I feel like right now the Panthers could easily

01:01:46.820 --> 01:01:49.980
beat the Falcons. Am I wrong? If I am, let me

01:01:49.980 --> 01:01:53.659
know in the comments. Bears, at best, they are

01:01:53.659 --> 01:01:56.039
probably the third or fourth best team in their

01:01:56.039 --> 01:01:57.739
division. You can't go toe -to -toe with the

01:01:57.739 --> 01:02:01.300
Lions, or the Vikings, or the Packers. Granted!

01:02:01.769 --> 01:02:04.170
You drafted Luther Burden. You bolstered up that

01:02:04.170 --> 01:02:07.409
offensive line. You brought in, I think, another

01:02:07.409 --> 01:02:09.449
tight end, if I'm not mistaken. You've made a

01:02:09.449 --> 01:02:12.070
lot of moves offensively. You brought in Ben

01:02:12.070 --> 01:02:14.429
Johnson as the head coach. Have a lot of high

01:02:14.429 --> 01:02:17.269
hopes for them. But let's be real here. I don't

01:02:17.269 --> 01:02:19.969
see it. Can they prove me wrong? Sure. I think

01:02:19.969 --> 01:02:24.869
at best this is probably a 5 -7 win team. At

01:02:24.869 --> 01:02:30.389
best. And that's me being generous. Browns, you're

01:02:30.389 --> 01:02:33.670
rebuilding. Okay, you guys aren't going anywhere.

01:02:33.730 --> 01:02:36.750
Sure, you can be a nuisance to your division

01:02:36.750 --> 01:02:39.730
rivals, but I don't expect you to make it to

01:02:39.730 --> 01:02:42.269
the playoffs. I don't expect you to win a playoff

01:02:42.269 --> 01:02:45.130
game. I don't expect you to really do anything

01:02:45.130 --> 01:02:49.070
this season. Cardinals, I have my hopes for them,

01:02:49.170 --> 01:02:51.630
but I just don't feel like it's your turn this

01:02:51.630 --> 01:02:54.289
year. Maybe you guys are missing out a few different

01:02:54.289 --> 01:02:56.590
positions, but I just feel like they're missing

01:02:56.590 --> 01:02:59.449
something. I don't know what it is, but they're

01:02:59.449 --> 01:03:02.659
missing something. They have the weapons on both

01:03:02.659 --> 01:03:04.760
sides of the ball, but their division is going

01:03:04.760 --> 01:03:06.639
to be a little bit competitive this year. The

01:03:06.639 --> 01:03:08.639
49ers are going to try to put their best foot

01:03:08.639 --> 01:03:12.360
forward this year. Colts, this all depends on

01:03:12.360 --> 01:03:14.980
quarterback play. And me personally, I would

01:03:14.980 --> 01:03:16.980
venture to say Daniel Jones is probably going

01:03:16.980 --> 01:03:18.820
to be the starting quarterback this year. I feel

01:03:18.820 --> 01:03:20.900
like Anthony Richardson lost his job last night,

01:03:21.000 --> 01:03:22.900
but that's going to be a separate topic that

01:03:22.900 --> 01:03:24.440
we'll probably have to talk about in another

01:03:24.440 --> 01:03:27.949
episode. Jets, again, quarterback play. I just

01:03:27.949 --> 01:03:31.289
feel like Justin Fields is too inconsistent with

01:03:31.289 --> 01:03:34.469
his quarterback play that it's really going to

01:03:34.469 --> 01:03:36.869
affect the Jets. Granted, you have a really good

01:03:36.869 --> 01:03:39.809
defense, but if your quarterback isn't at least

01:03:39.809 --> 01:03:42.929
playing average to above average, then we have

01:03:42.929 --> 01:03:45.989
a problem. I just don't trust this Jets offense

01:03:45.989 --> 01:03:49.869
right now. Justin Fields, sure, he has all the

01:03:49.869 --> 01:03:52.550
potential in the world, but I want to see if

01:03:52.550 --> 01:03:54.849
he can put it all together. Do I think he can

01:03:54.849 --> 01:03:58.599
do it? Yes. But I think right now in that division,

01:03:58.880 --> 01:04:01.320
I mean, the Patriots, they're going to give you

01:04:01.320 --> 01:04:03.900
some problems. The Dolphins, they may try to,

01:04:03.900 --> 01:04:05.840
you know, put up a little bit of a fight. But

01:04:05.840 --> 01:04:09.420
I mean, if you're the Jets, you have to set your

01:04:09.420 --> 01:04:11.900
expectations fairly low this year. I feel like

01:04:11.900 --> 01:04:14.300
maybe give it one more draft depending on what

01:04:14.300 --> 01:04:17.280
they do. Then we can maybe have a conversation.

01:04:17.400 --> 01:04:19.699
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you know, reception perception or, you know,

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better computers just so we can give out a better

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product for you guys. OK, now for my TikTok people,

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Football Junkies pod. All right. Football Junkies

01:05:38.130 --> 01:05:40.420
pod. There's a lot of clips I need to work on.

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Once I'm done with this episode, we will be working

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on those clips so we can give it out to you guys,

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all right? Now, for my Instagram people, football

01:05:48.239 --> 01:05:50.780
underscore junkies pod, all right? Football underscore

01:05:50.780 --> 01:05:58.760
junkies pod. Junkies pod is not what? It is together,

01:05:59.019 --> 01:06:03.409
not spaced, okay? It is together. not space,

01:06:03.550 --> 01:06:06.690
football underscore junkies pod, all right? You

01:06:06.690 --> 01:06:09.889
can follow me on X, G -M -K -L, all right? G

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-M -K -A -I -L -E. And it's the same thing with

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Blue Sky, G -M -K -L -K -A -I -L -E, all right?

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As always, I hope I gave you guys the fix that

01:06:19.070 --> 01:06:20.630
you guys need. I love you guys. I appreciate

01:06:20.630 --> 01:06:22.969
you guys so much. Make sure you guys are watching

01:06:22.969 --> 01:06:24.929
some preseason games tonight, all right? Shador's

01:06:24.929 --> 01:06:26.510
gonna be playing tonight. I'm gonna be watching

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that game. And we'll probably talk about that

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game as well. And we might actually talk about

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that game the Steelers game, possibly the Ravens

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game. There's going to be a few games that we're

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going to be talking about, all right? So as always,

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this is your GM, Kale, signing out. Peace and

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love. Later.