WEBVTT 00:00:03.550 --> 00:00:05.370 Make a bag alert. Make a bag alert. Make a bag 00:00:05.370 --> 00:00:07.929 alert. Make a bag alert. Make a bag alert, folks. 00:00:08.070 --> 00:00:10.189 That's right. I know it's been a while, but we're 00:00:10.189 --> 00:00:13.230 back, baby. Back like we never left. And what 00:00:13.230 --> 00:00:16.050 better way to come back with a mega bag alert? 00:00:16.910 --> 00:00:19.969 Trades, everything in between. Man, we got so 00:00:19.969 --> 00:00:22.660 much to talk about. I have my phone on driving 00:00:22.660 --> 00:00:25.120 mode. I don't know what's going to happen between 00:00:25.120 --> 00:00:28.539 now and the end of this episode, but who cares, 00:00:28.660 --> 00:00:31.359 okay? So let's just get into everything because 00:00:31.359 --> 00:00:32.899 I know there's more stuff that's going to be 00:00:32.899 --> 00:00:34.939 happening within the next few hours, okay? So 00:00:34.939 --> 00:00:37.899 Terry McLaurin, Trey Hendrickson, James Cook, 00:00:38.119 --> 00:00:41.039 Taylor Morin, and Tyson Bagnett all get paid. 00:00:41.240 --> 00:00:44.520 Jacoby Myers requests a trade. Trades, that's 00:00:44.520 --> 00:00:46.340 right, trades, because we had a lot of trades 00:00:46.340 --> 00:00:49.219 the last few days. We even had a trade happen 00:00:49.219 --> 00:00:52.240 right before. was about to hit the record button. 00:00:53.299 --> 00:00:55.759 Literally, as soon as I was getting ready to 00:00:55.759 --> 00:00:58.520 record, now, all of a sudden, the Panthers and 00:00:58.520 --> 00:01:00.880 the Vikings finally decide to trade Adam Thielen, 00:01:01.000 --> 00:01:02.840 all right? We had to talk about that, as well 00:01:02.840 --> 00:01:05.959 as Daniel Jones is the starting quarterback for 00:01:05.959 --> 00:01:09.180 the Colts. Who failed who? That's the question 00:01:09.180 --> 00:01:11.079 I think we all need to be asking, folks, and 00:01:11.079 --> 00:01:13.859 my thoughts on the Browns quarterback situation, 00:01:14.120 --> 00:01:16.840 all right? All of this and more. On the 90th 00:01:16.840 --> 00:01:18.519 episode of the Football Junkies Podcast, all 00:01:18.519 --> 00:01:20.900 right? I am your host with the most. That's right, 00:01:21.040 --> 00:01:26.420 90 episodes. 90 episodes. 90 episodes. That is 00:01:26.420 --> 00:01:29.939 a milestone, folks. We are 10 episodes away from 00:01:29.939 --> 00:01:33.439 100 episodes, all right? And man, oh man, does 00:01:33.439 --> 00:01:35.560 it feel good, all right? All of this and more 00:01:35.560 --> 00:01:39.060 on the 90th episode. I know that feels real. 00:01:39.219 --> 00:01:40.659 I know I did it again. I really don't care. I'm 00:01:40.659 --> 00:01:43.560 so excited for you guys, all right? I am your 00:01:43.560 --> 00:01:46.019 host with the most, all right? I'm your chief 00:01:46.019 --> 00:01:48.680 Bagrodamas. That's right, chief, head of the 00:01:48.680 --> 00:01:50.900 table. Anything and everything related to the 00:01:50.900 --> 00:01:54.530 bag, rumors to the bag. conspiracies to the back, 00:01:54.569 --> 00:01:57.790 and more, okay? But guess what? I am all these 00:01:57.790 --> 00:02:00.269 things and more. But most importantly, the most 00:02:00.269 --> 00:02:02.290 important thing that you must remember is, I 00:02:02.290 --> 00:02:04.829 am your host, Kale. That's right, the same Kale 00:02:04.829 --> 00:02:07.069 that is your chief back row domus, that is your 00:02:07.069 --> 00:02:10.289 chief head of the table, that is everything and 00:02:10.289 --> 00:02:12.830 more when it comes to being a GM. I know it's 00:02:12.830 --> 00:02:14.590 been a while, but guess what? On three, one, 00:02:14.669 --> 00:02:43.979 two, three, let's lock in. Right, folks, I'm 00:02:43.979 --> 00:02:45.939 just getting to the meat and potatoes of everything 00:02:45.939 --> 00:02:48.180 that is going on in the league right now. So 00:02:48.180 --> 00:02:51.520 before we get into all the great stuff that we 00:02:51.520 --> 00:02:52.699 have to talk about, we have to talk about these 00:02:52.699 --> 00:02:55.300 bag alerts, all right? So Terry McLaurin, wide 00:02:55.300 --> 00:02:57.240 receiver for the Commanders, inks a three -year, 00:02:57.319 --> 00:03:00.280 $96 million deal. Let's put a pause on that. 00:03:00.620 --> 00:03:04.120 And I say that because initially, we didn't get 00:03:04.120 --> 00:03:06.800 all the information that we have now about his 00:03:06.800 --> 00:03:08.819 contract. So let's just get into it. So this 00:03:08.819 --> 00:03:12.180 comes from Ian Rappaport. So he has $44 million 00:03:12.180 --> 00:03:15.639 fully guaranteed, converting to $50 million in 00:03:15.639 --> 00:03:19.900 April of 2027. Since his $19 .1 million this 00:03:19.900 --> 00:03:22.300 year wasn't guaranteed, he gets a $30 million 00:03:22.300 --> 00:03:25.280 signing bonus, and he has incentives that is 00:03:25.280 --> 00:03:28.960 based on yards, catches, touchdowns, Pro Bowls, 00:03:28.960 --> 00:03:31.979 and playoffs, all right? So technically speaking, 00:03:32.379 --> 00:03:35.840 he's making $29 million a year. He's not actually 00:03:35.840 --> 00:03:40.090 making $30, but he's making $29. He gets to 30 00:03:40.090 --> 00:03:42.770 based off of certain incentives that he meets, 00:03:42.830 --> 00:03:45.110 essentially. Now, when we look at his stats from 00:03:45.110 --> 00:03:49.729 this past season, 117 targets for 82 receptions, 00:03:49.770 --> 00:03:54.490 1 ,096 receiving yards, 13 touchdowns, 13 .4 00:03:54.490 --> 00:03:56.949 receiving yards per reception. Here's a few junkie 00:03:56.949 --> 00:03:58.949 nuggets, okay? So, according to Underground NFL, 00:03:59.550 --> 00:04:01.870 Terry McLaurin is one of four players in 2020 00:04:01.870 --> 00:04:04.530 to have the most 1 ,000 -yard receiving seasons. 00:04:05.099 --> 00:04:07.580 Other players include Devontae Adams, Mike Evans, 00:04:07.800 --> 00:04:10.699 and Justin Jefferson. When Jaden Daniels targeted 00:04:10.699 --> 00:04:14.840 Terry McLaurin, Jaden Daniels had a 134 passer 00:04:14.840 --> 00:04:18.720 rating, 12 touchdowns, 1 pick, and averaged 9 00:04:18.720 --> 00:04:22.019 .1 yards per attempt. When Jaden Daniels targeted 00:04:22.019 --> 00:04:25.779 everyone else, Jaden Daniels had a 91 points 00:04:25.779 --> 00:04:29.740 rating, 13 touchdowns, 8 picks, and 7 yards per 00:04:29.740 --> 00:04:34.720 attempt. Now since 2020, of 633 targets, Terry 00:04:34.720 --> 00:04:39.319 McLaurin has had 17 drops, which is a 2 .7 drop 00:04:39.319 --> 00:04:42.920 rate. D -Hop, Amon Ross St. Brown, and Jacoby 00:04:42.920 --> 00:04:45.920 Myers have lower drop rates among wide receivers 00:04:45.920 --> 00:04:49.000 with 350 -plus targets in the last five years. 00:04:49.379 --> 00:04:51.800 Now, wide receivers with 75 -plus targets last 00:04:51.800 --> 00:04:55.000 season that produced a better EPA per target 00:04:55.000 --> 00:04:58.480 than Terry McLaurin, Amon Ross St. Brown, Devontae 00:04:58.480 --> 00:05:01.139 Smith, and A .J. Brown. Now, according to reception 00:05:01.139 --> 00:05:03.680 perception, all right, when facing man coverage, 00:05:04.319 --> 00:05:08.240 Terry McLaurin has a 74 .4 success rate. When 00:05:08.240 --> 00:05:11.120 facing zone coverage, Terry McLaurin has a 75 00:05:11.120 --> 00:05:14.279 .9 success rate. When facing press coverage, 00:05:14.579 --> 00:05:18.160 Terry McLaurin has a 75 % success rate. A really 00:05:18.160 --> 00:05:20.779 good deal for a really good player, but I will 00:05:20.779 --> 00:05:24.060 say this. Sometimes it takes both sides to cave 00:05:24.060 --> 00:05:26.259 in with their demands in order to get a deal 00:05:26.259 --> 00:05:28.680 done. And I think for Terry McLaurin, I think 00:05:28.680 --> 00:05:31.519 he realized, listen, this team isn't going to 00:05:31.519 --> 00:05:33.439 give me 30. They're probably going to give me 00:05:33.439 --> 00:05:35.860 30 with incentives, but they're not going to 00:05:35.860 --> 00:05:38.740 give me 30 straight. And so he probably came 00:05:38.740 --> 00:05:41.060 to the realization that, hey, I might as well 00:05:41.060 --> 00:05:43.639 just want to sign. There's nowhere else that's 00:05:43.639 --> 00:05:45.360 going to give me a better deal than what the 00:05:45.360 --> 00:05:47.680 commanders are giving me right now. And so when 00:05:47.680 --> 00:05:50.560 we look at this, he does get extra money. Yes, 00:05:50.579 --> 00:05:53.420 it's a short term deal. And it's a deal where 00:05:53.420 --> 00:05:56.980 by the time the deal ends, he's going to be sort 00:05:56.980 --> 00:05:59.540 of like at the tail end of his career, possibly. 00:06:00.170 --> 00:06:01.709 And that's when you're going to have to start 00:06:01.709 --> 00:06:05.269 paying Jaden Daniels and all of your other younger 00:06:05.269 --> 00:06:10.170 players. So I'm not mad at this move, but it's 00:06:10.170 --> 00:06:13.350 like, damn, it sucks because it's like Terry 00:06:13.350 --> 00:06:16.529 McLaurin plays such a pivotal role in this team 00:06:16.529 --> 00:06:19.069 and this organization for the longest time. And 00:06:19.069 --> 00:06:21.029 you would have thought the commanders would have 00:06:21.029 --> 00:06:24.230 been like, you know what? For you being so loyal 00:06:24.230 --> 00:06:27.980 to the team, for you being so just. outgoing 00:06:27.980 --> 00:06:30.620 with the team and just being a positive image 00:06:30.620 --> 00:06:33.699 for this team when dan snyder was the dark cloud 00:06:33.699 --> 00:06:35.899 over this team you would have thought that they 00:06:35.899 --> 00:06:37.699 would say you know what we'll give you 31 maybe 00:06:37.699 --> 00:06:42.319 32 or but yeah we'll give you 33 no they had 00:06:42.319 --> 00:06:44.439 their feet dug in the sand and they said you 00:06:44.439 --> 00:06:47.019 know what we are going to give you 28 29 million 00:06:47.019 --> 00:06:50.399 at best and i think they probably say you know 00:06:50.399 --> 00:06:52.779 what based off of your age and all these varying 00:06:52.779 --> 00:06:55.569 things we're just going to give you this And 00:06:55.569 --> 00:06:57.910 that's the dirty business when it comes to negotiating 00:06:57.910 --> 00:07:00.149 contracts, folks, especially for professional 00:07:00.149 --> 00:07:03.629 athletes, is that a lot of times you're really 00:07:03.629 --> 00:07:05.649 going to know how they really feel about you 00:07:05.649 --> 00:07:08.149 when they start talking about money. When they 00:07:08.149 --> 00:07:10.230 start talking about money, the gloves are off. 00:07:10.750 --> 00:07:13.069 That's when they start bringing up all the really 00:07:13.069 --> 00:07:16.709 minor things. You coming in late at this time, 00:07:16.949 --> 00:07:19.990 you doing this, you doing that, you missing this 00:07:19.990 --> 00:07:22.709 workout or whatever. That's when all those things 00:07:22.709 --> 00:07:26.069 comes out. And so here we are. But I'm glad that 00:07:26.069 --> 00:07:28.509 this got resolved, and I'm just glad that this 00:07:28.509 --> 00:07:31.389 is just not being talked about anymore, all right? 00:07:31.550 --> 00:07:33.170 And let's keep this thing going, all right? So 00:07:33.170 --> 00:07:35.850 Trey Henderson, pass rusher for the Bengals, 00:07:35.970 --> 00:07:37.769 basically has a restructure of his deal, okay? 00:07:38.069 --> 00:07:40.649 It's a $14 million raise, meaning he'll make 00:07:40.649 --> 00:07:42.569 $30 million this year and then become a free 00:07:42.569 --> 00:07:45.589 agent next year. So essentially, it's a one -year 00:07:45.589 --> 00:07:49.370 $30 million bump up. Now, according to Field 00:07:49.370 --> 00:07:52.269 Yates, for cap purposes, the deal includes a 00:07:52.269 --> 00:07:54.839 one -year. Trey Henderson's cap number increased 00:07:54.839 --> 00:07:58.019 by $3 million this year. The deal doesn't include 00:07:58.019 --> 00:08:01.459 a no -tag clause, meaning the Bengals do have 00:08:01.459 --> 00:08:04.459 the right to tag him after this season. And if 00:08:04.459 --> 00:08:06.959 the Bengals were to franchise tag Trey Henderson 00:08:06.959 --> 00:08:10.519 in 2026, his tag would be worth $34 .8 million. 00:08:10.879 --> 00:08:12.800 Now, when we look at his stats from this past 00:08:12.800 --> 00:08:17.180 season, he had 46 tackles, 17 .5 sacks, and 92 00:08:17.180 --> 00:08:19.579 quarterback pressures. Now, according to the 00:08:19.579 --> 00:08:22.769 33rd team, He was tied with Myles Garrett for 00:08:22.769 --> 00:08:25.870 the most pressures in the league with 83. And 00:08:25.870 --> 00:08:29.050 he also accounted for a league -leading 49 % 00:08:29.050 --> 00:08:31.529 of the Bengals' sacks last season. Myles Garrett 00:08:31.529 --> 00:08:33.990 and Trayvon Walker were the only other players 00:08:33.990 --> 00:08:36.570 who contributed 30 % of their team's sacks in 00:08:36.570 --> 00:08:39.909 2024. So according to Diana Rossini from The 00:08:39.909 --> 00:08:41.970 Athletic, the Bengals offered Trey Hendrickson 00:08:41.970 --> 00:08:44.990 a three -year $95 million deal, but the second 00:08:44.990 --> 00:08:48.169 year wasn't guaranteed. Now, Jeremy Fowler of 00:08:48.169 --> 00:08:51.169 ESPN also reported this as well, but he added 00:08:51.169 --> 00:08:54.830 this. The deal included 33 million in guarantees, 00:08:54.850 --> 00:08:58.350 but no guarantee money past the 2025 season. 00:08:58.570 --> 00:09:00.850 So both of them were correct in their reporting. 00:09:01.330 --> 00:09:03.529 But if you're Trey Hendrickson, this should have 00:09:03.529 --> 00:09:05.370 been the first thing that you should have asked 00:09:05.370 --> 00:09:08.649 for. Forget about asking for a long -term deal. 00:09:08.750 --> 00:09:11.129 You know this team isn't going anywhere. So I 00:09:11.129 --> 00:09:13.529 don't understand why in the world it took for 00:09:13.529 --> 00:09:17.429 them this long to find some resolution. I would 00:09:17.429 --> 00:09:20.210 have just asked for a one -year deal where you 00:09:20.210 --> 00:09:22.710 just bump up my pay a little bit, not a whole 00:09:22.710 --> 00:09:25.470 bunch, but just a little bit. I'll be fine. And 00:09:25.470 --> 00:09:26.950 then I'll just hit free agency and I'll get a 00:09:26.950 --> 00:09:29.429 bigger bag. But this is what I said a couple 00:09:29.429 --> 00:09:32.710 episodes ago, though. Trey Henderson, regardless 00:09:32.710 --> 00:09:35.230 if he was going to get traded or stay with the 00:09:35.230 --> 00:09:37.370 Bengals, he was going to sign a one -year deal 00:09:37.370 --> 00:09:40.440 because he realized, listen. We're at an impasse. 00:09:40.659 --> 00:09:42.659 They're not going to give me what I want, and 00:09:42.659 --> 00:09:44.500 I'm not going to give them what they want. So 00:09:44.500 --> 00:09:46.259 guess what? We're just going to sign this one 00:09:46.259 --> 00:09:48.120 -year deal. We're going to act like we're just 00:09:48.120 --> 00:09:50.919 one big happy family, and then after this season, 00:09:51.059 --> 00:09:53.200 we gone. Now let's keep this thing going, all 00:09:53.200 --> 00:09:55.299 right? So Taylor Morton right tackle for the 00:09:55.299 --> 00:09:58.019 Panthers inks a two -year $44 million extension, 00:09:58.399 --> 00:10:00.639 $40 million guaranteed, and he'll be making $22 00:10:00.639 --> 00:10:02.899 million a year. When we look at his stats from 00:10:02.899 --> 00:10:05.539 this past season, he allowed one penalty, one 00:10:05.539 --> 00:10:09.120 sack, two hits, and 14 total pressures. Now, 00:10:09.120 --> 00:10:12.080 according to the 30 -13, outside of Taylor Motley, 00:10:12.200 --> 00:10:15.279 the only right tackle with a lower pressure than 00:10:15.279 --> 00:10:18.480 him was Lane Johnson. That's a really good class 00:10:18.480 --> 00:10:20.840 to be in. Folks, this is a really good deal for 00:10:20.840 --> 00:10:23.320 a really good right tackle, a really productive 00:10:23.320 --> 00:10:26.860 right tackle. As I've said before, you got to 00:10:26.860 --> 00:10:29.019 take care of your tackles. If you don't take 00:10:29.019 --> 00:10:31.519 care of your tackles, guess what? Your quarterback 00:10:31.519 --> 00:10:34.639 is going to be lunch meat for the pass rushers. 00:10:34.720 --> 00:10:36.620 And it's only right that you take care of this 00:10:36.620 --> 00:10:39.580 veteran right tackle that has been fairly solid 00:10:39.580 --> 00:10:41.879 his entire year with the Panthers. Let's keep 00:10:41.879 --> 00:10:44.059 this thing going. So James Cook running back 00:10:44.059 --> 00:10:47.460 for the Bills inks a four -year $46 million deal. 00:10:47.679 --> 00:10:51.340 He gets a $9 million signing bonus, $15 .2 million 00:10:51.340 --> 00:10:54.460 guaranteed at signing, $28 .2 million in total 00:10:54.460 --> 00:10:57.100 guarantees, and he'll be making $11 .5 million 00:10:57.100 --> 00:10:59.519 a year. This is the most guaranteed money for 00:10:59.519 --> 00:11:02.019 a running back in the last five years, according 00:11:02.019 --> 00:11:04.159 to Adam Schefter. Now we will look at his stats 00:11:04.159 --> 00:11:08.379 from this past season. 207 attempts for 1 ,009 00:11:08.379 --> 00:11:11.019 rushing yards, 4 .9 rushing yards per carry, 00:11:11.159 --> 00:11:14.179 16 rushing touchdowns, and 21 rushes of 10 plus 00:11:14.179 --> 00:11:17.039 yards or more. Now here are the stats when he 00:11:17.039 --> 00:11:20.019 was rushing within the tackles. 110 attempts 00:11:20.019 --> 00:11:23.960 for 542 rushing yards, 4 .9 rushing yards per 00:11:23.960 --> 00:11:27.559 carry, 10 rushes of 10 plus yards or more. Now, 00:11:27.559 --> 00:11:30.179 the stats when he's rushing outside the tackles 00:11:30.179 --> 00:11:35.399 is 97 attempts for 467 rushing yards, 4 .8 rushing 00:11:35.399 --> 00:11:37.879 yards per carry, 7 rushing touchdowns, and 11 00:11:37.879 --> 00:11:40.500 rushes of 10 plus yards or more. I'm glad they 00:11:40.500 --> 00:11:42.600 got the deal done, but I'm just going to be honest 00:11:42.600 --> 00:11:44.799 here. I feel like this was a reach. When you 00:11:44.799 --> 00:11:46.740 look at the highest paid running backs in the 00:11:46.740 --> 00:11:49.259 league, what is the one thing that they all have 00:11:49.259 --> 00:11:52.100 in common? Consistency. Throughout their entire 00:11:52.100 --> 00:11:55.139 career, they have had a level of consistency 00:11:55.139 --> 00:11:58.409 that says, hey, I am the best of the best in 00:11:58.409 --> 00:12:01.929 my position. We look at Kyron Williams. The last 00:12:01.929 --> 00:12:05.210 two years, 12 rushing touchdowns, 14 rushing 00:12:05.210 --> 00:12:08.409 touchdowns. We look at Josh Jacobs. In 2019, 00:12:08.789 --> 00:12:13.230 seven rushing touchdowns. In 2020, 12. In 2021, 00:12:13.649 --> 00:12:16.950 nine rushing touchdowns. 2022, 12 rushing touchdowns. 00:12:16.950 --> 00:12:21.009 2023, six rushing touchdowns. 2024, 15 rushing 00:12:21.009 --> 00:12:24.230 touchdowns. We look at Jonathan Taylor. 11 rushing 00:12:24.230 --> 00:12:28.929 touchdowns in 2020, 18 in 2021, four rushing 00:12:28.929 --> 00:12:31.789 touchdowns in 2022, seven rushing touchdowns 00:12:31.789 --> 00:12:35.669 in 2023, and 11 rushing touchdowns in 2024. Okay, 00:12:35.750 --> 00:12:37.789 let's keep this thing going. Derrick Henry, for 00:12:37.789 --> 00:12:40.690 instance, all right? 13 rushing touchdowns in 00:12:40.690 --> 00:12:45.490 2022, 12 rushing touchdowns in 2023, and 16 rushing 00:12:45.490 --> 00:12:49.450 touchdowns in 2024. There is a level of consistency 00:12:49.450 --> 00:12:53.000 with the top running backs. Whereas in James 00:12:53.000 --> 00:12:56.980 Cook's hand, not so much. This last season was 00:12:56.980 --> 00:13:00.080 his best season by far. And you guys paid him 00:13:00.080 --> 00:13:02.580 like he's a really consistent running back. He's 00:13:02.580 --> 00:13:04.940 not. I'm just going to be completely honest here. 00:13:05.100 --> 00:13:07.700 Happy for him that he got his money. Always happy 00:13:07.700 --> 00:13:09.879 for players getting their money. But let's just 00:13:09.879 --> 00:13:13.019 call a spade a spade. This wasn't overpay. At 00:13:13.019 --> 00:13:15.620 best, if it was me personally, I'm only paying 00:13:15.620 --> 00:13:18.360 you between eight to maybe nine million a year. 00:13:18.440 --> 00:13:20.779 And that's only because I like you. That's not 00:13:20.779 --> 00:13:23.179 because of your productivity. Because I realized 00:13:23.179 --> 00:13:25.720 that, listen, and this is no disrespect to him. 00:13:25.740 --> 00:13:28.220 This is no disrespect to any player at all. I 00:13:28.220 --> 00:13:31.139 can find another James Cook in the draft, okay? 00:13:31.460 --> 00:13:34.279 Because with all these other running backs, guess 00:13:34.279 --> 00:13:37.200 what? You can put them in any system and they're 00:13:37.200 --> 00:13:39.940 going to thrive. Whereas with James Cook, you 00:13:39.940 --> 00:13:41.940 can essentially say that, hey, because he's in 00:13:41.940 --> 00:13:44.320 this system, because he's behind this offensive 00:13:44.320 --> 00:13:46.840 line, because he has this type of quarterback, 00:13:47.059 --> 00:13:49.769 he's seen this success. Now, I know it probably 00:13:49.769 --> 00:13:52.370 makes me sound like a hater, but I'm not. I'm 00:13:52.370 --> 00:13:54.669 just calling it a spade a spade. If this was 00:13:54.669 --> 00:13:56.669 any other position, if this was a wide receiver, 00:13:56.750 --> 00:14:00.129 tight end, pass rusher, corner, middle linebacker, 00:14:00.129 --> 00:14:02.970 whomever, I would have the same smoke. Because 00:14:02.970 --> 00:14:06.029 again, when you get these type of deals, there 00:14:06.029 --> 00:14:09.070 is a level of expectancy when it comes to your 00:14:09.070 --> 00:14:11.830 play. And the minute that you don't show that, 00:14:11.889 --> 00:14:14.169 guess what? The team is going to start finding 00:14:14.169 --> 00:14:16.889 a way to get out of that contract. We see it 00:14:16.889 --> 00:14:20.190 every single year. We see it with the Jaguars. 00:14:20.350 --> 00:14:23.389 The Jaguars will sign five and six, seven, maybe 00:14:23.389 --> 00:14:26.470 eight people to these really big contracts. And 00:14:26.470 --> 00:14:28.750 then guess what? That next year, they're getting 00:14:28.750 --> 00:14:30.850 rid of all of those guys. They're either trading 00:14:30.850 --> 00:14:33.789 them away, cutting them, releasing them, whatever 00:14:33.789 --> 00:14:35.649 they need to do. I'm just going to be honest 00:14:35.649 --> 00:14:38.029 here. James Cook is not a top 10 running back 00:14:38.029 --> 00:14:41.309 in my mind. Top 15, maybe top 20. Okay, fine. 00:14:41.509 --> 00:14:43.590 I'll put you there. But to pay him like he's 00:14:43.590 --> 00:14:45.529 a top 10 running back in the league, I'm not 00:14:45.529 --> 00:14:47.960 doing that. To be a top 10 running back, in my 00:14:47.960 --> 00:14:51.000 mind, there needs to be a level of consistency 00:14:51.000 --> 00:14:55.419 over three plus years. If over three plus years 00:14:55.419 --> 00:14:58.700 you've been consistent, okay, fine. I'll give 00:14:58.700 --> 00:15:01.279 you credit where credit is due. But I'm not just 00:15:01.279 --> 00:15:04.620 about to anoint you a top 10 running back just 00:15:04.620 --> 00:15:07.200 because you have one good season. Anybody can 00:15:07.200 --> 00:15:09.980 have one good season. How many one good seasons 00:15:09.980 --> 00:15:13.220 have we seen every single year? Especially when 00:15:13.220 --> 00:15:16.840 it comes to free agency. Everybody will overpay 00:15:16.840 --> 00:15:19.799 for one good season, thinking that they're going 00:15:19.799 --> 00:15:22.259 to get that one good season over three or four 00:15:22.259 --> 00:15:24.940 years, and then guess what happens? You don't 00:15:24.940 --> 00:15:27.679 even see a lick of it. And now you're stuck with 00:15:27.679 --> 00:15:30.240 somebody that's making well over the money that 00:15:30.240 --> 00:15:31.759 they should be getting. But I'm going to get 00:15:31.759 --> 00:15:34.600 off my soapbox, okay? So let's just keep on going, 00:15:34.740 --> 00:15:37.159 all right? So Tyson Bagman, backup quarterback 00:15:37.159 --> 00:15:40.000 for the Chicago Bears, makes a two -year $10 00:15:40.000 --> 00:15:42.460 million deal with a max value of $16 million. 00:15:42.659 --> 00:15:45.690 He'll be making $5 million a year. I'm not gonna 00:15:45.690 --> 00:15:48.190 read to you his stats because honestly, it's 00:15:48.190 --> 00:15:50.429 really not worth it. The best way to sum this 00:15:50.429 --> 00:15:53.169 up is this is just a backup insurance policy 00:15:53.169 --> 00:15:55.470 just in case Caleb Williams doesn't pan out. 00:15:55.669 --> 00:15:58.450 It's not something that's earth shattering, that's 00:15:58.450 --> 00:16:02.129 gonna break the bank, that it's gonna leave you 00:16:02.129 --> 00:16:05.490 confused or puzzled. No, this is just a backup 00:16:05.490 --> 00:16:08.590 plan just in case Caleb Williams is going through 00:16:08.590 --> 00:16:10.929 a slump. Now let's talk about Jacoby Myers, okay? 00:16:10.970 --> 00:16:15.639 So Jacoby Myers has requested a trade. So, according 00:16:15.639 --> 00:16:17.879 to Ian Rappaport, he's been trying to negotiate 00:16:17.879 --> 00:16:20.679 a new contract but has been unsuccessful to this 00:16:20.679 --> 00:16:23.460 point. Now, according to Tom Pelissero, he is 00:16:23.460 --> 00:16:26.580 due $10 .7 million in the last year of his deal. 00:16:26.960 --> 00:16:28.820 Now, when we look at his stats from this past 00:16:28.820 --> 00:16:33.419 season, 129 targets for 87 receptions, 1 ,027 00:16:33.419 --> 00:16:36.539 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 11 .8 receiving 00:16:36.539 --> 00:16:39.620 yards per reception. His spot rack market value 00:16:39.620 --> 00:16:42.279 is two years $60 million, which is $30 million 00:16:42.279 --> 00:16:45.120 a year. Now here's the stats when he's an outside 00:16:45.120 --> 00:16:49.000 receiver, okay? 86 targets for 60 receptions, 00:16:49.019 --> 00:16:53.399 744 receiving yards, two touchdowns, 12 .4 receiving 00:16:53.399 --> 00:16:55.700 yards per reception. When he's lined up in the 00:16:55.700 --> 00:16:59.320 slot, however... 40 targets for 25 receptions, 00:16:59.340 --> 00:17:03.139 286 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns, and 11 .4 00:17:03.139 --> 00:17:05.380 receiving yards per reception. So either way 00:17:05.380 --> 00:17:08.079 you look at it, he is just as productive as an 00:17:08.079 --> 00:17:10.900 outside receiver as he is as a slot receiver. 00:17:11.140 --> 00:17:13.420 Now, me personally, do I think Jacoby Myers is 00:17:13.420 --> 00:17:16.039 going to get traded? No. Because for one, he's 00:17:16.039 --> 00:17:18.259 the most reliable weapon to Geno Smith right 00:17:18.259 --> 00:17:20.440 now. Granted, I understand that they drafted 00:17:20.440 --> 00:17:24.680 Jack Besch and Dante Thornton Jr., but... none 00:17:24.680 --> 00:17:27.099 of them had the same production as a Jacoby Myers 00:17:27.099 --> 00:17:30.440 who's proven. Now, I will say this. If you're 00:17:30.440 --> 00:17:32.579 the Raiders, how much money are you willing to 00:17:32.579 --> 00:17:35.079 give Jacoby Myers? And if you're Jacoby Myers, 00:17:35.339 --> 00:17:40.220 what's your number? Because me personally, if 00:17:40.220 --> 00:17:44.960 you give him, I don't know, 20, maybe 25 million 00:17:44.960 --> 00:17:48.960 more, I don't think nobody's really complaining 00:17:48.960 --> 00:17:52.400 personally. But at the same time, if you're the 00:17:52.400 --> 00:17:55.359 Raiders, Would you rather trade him away, maybe 00:17:55.359 --> 00:17:57.259 get another pick? You could possibly get another 00:17:57.259 --> 00:17:59.779 receiver next year. I don't know. All I know 00:17:59.779 --> 00:18:02.460 is he's not getting traded. Now let's get into 00:18:02.460 --> 00:18:04.299 these trades because there's a lot of trades, 00:18:04.440 --> 00:18:07.259 all right? So let's start off with Kansas City 00:18:07.259 --> 00:18:10.180 trading away Sky Moore to the 49ers. So Kansas 00:18:10.180 --> 00:18:13.180 City receives a 2027 sixth round pick and the 00:18:13.180 --> 00:18:15.900 49ers receive Sky Moore, of course, in a 2027 00:18:15.900 --> 00:18:19.900 seventh round pick. Really good move for a very 00:18:19.900 --> 00:18:22.819 depleted wide receiver room. who, quite frankly, 00:18:22.960 --> 00:18:26.000 they just needed somebody. And so getting Sky 00:18:26.000 --> 00:18:29.539 Moore for this, it's not bad at all. Not to mention, 00:18:29.619 --> 00:18:33.539 Sky Moore's production on the Chiefs has dwindled 00:18:33.539 --> 00:18:37.599 year after year after year. Now, I don't have 00:18:37.599 --> 00:18:40.079 any sources or anything, but one could speculate 00:18:40.079 --> 00:18:43.640 that there was probably a point in either last 00:18:43.640 --> 00:18:46.339 season or the season before that where he had 00:18:46.339 --> 00:18:48.039 just fallen out of the good graces of the offense. 00:18:48.359 --> 00:18:51.079 And that happens sometimes. Even when you look 00:18:51.079 --> 00:18:54.579 at his stats, in the last three years, he's only 00:18:54.579 --> 00:18:57.279 had one touchdown. And even when you look at 00:18:57.279 --> 00:19:00.779 the 2024 season, he only was targeted three times. 00:19:01.319 --> 00:19:04.920 And he didn't get no receptions, no touchdowns, 00:19:04.920 --> 00:19:08.519 no nothing. The first two years were his most 00:19:08.519 --> 00:19:11.289 productive years. I don't think this is an earth 00:19:11.289 --> 00:19:14.369 -shattering type of trade, but I do think this 00:19:14.369 --> 00:19:16.950 provides the 49ers some wide receiver depth because 00:19:16.950 --> 00:19:19.049 Demarcus Robinson is going to be suspended for 00:19:19.049 --> 00:19:21.369 three games. Brandon Ayuk isn't going to be on 00:19:21.369 --> 00:19:23.410 the field for a while. You don't know what's 00:19:23.410 --> 00:19:25.549 going on with Juwan Jennings, and all you have 00:19:25.549 --> 00:19:28.049 is just Ricky Pearsall, and I know I'm forgetting 00:19:28.049 --> 00:19:32.190 somebody else. So, not bad. Now, let's keep this 00:19:32.190 --> 00:19:35.700 thing going. Denver and the Saints made a trade. 00:19:35.779 --> 00:19:38.680 So Denver receives a 2026 fourth round pick and 00:19:38.680 --> 00:19:41.859 a 2027 seventh round pick. And New Orleans receives 00:19:41.859 --> 00:19:46.579 wide receiver Deval Vele. I think when you look 00:19:46.579 --> 00:19:48.319 at this deal, this is a really good deal for 00:19:48.319 --> 00:19:51.519 both sides. And here's why. For one, the Saints 00:19:51.519 --> 00:19:54.559 receive a big body receiver who's like 6 '5", 00:19:54.559 --> 00:19:57.099 if I'm not mistaken. And the Broncos receive 00:19:57.099 --> 00:20:00.140 a fourth round pick for next year and a seventh 00:20:00.140 --> 00:20:03.480 round pick for the 2027 draft. I think that's 00:20:03.480 --> 00:20:06.400 good compensation, folks. Not to mention, we 00:20:06.400 --> 00:20:09.779 look at his stats from this past season, 55 targets 00:20:09.779 --> 00:20:13.700 for 41 receptions, 475 receiving yards, three 00:20:13.700 --> 00:20:16.579 touchdowns, and average 11 .6 receiving yards 00:20:16.579 --> 00:20:20.039 per reception. Not bad at all, honestly. Let's 00:20:20.039 --> 00:20:21.940 keep this thing going. So Harrison Phillips heads 00:20:21.940 --> 00:20:25.759 to the Jets. So the Vikings receive a 2026 sixth 00:20:25.759 --> 00:20:29.369 round pick and a 2027 sixth round pick. And the 00:20:29.369 --> 00:20:31.269 Jets receive, of course, Harrison Phillips and 00:20:31.269 --> 00:20:34.670 a 2027 seventh round pick. All right. Really 00:20:34.670 --> 00:20:37.130 productive interior defensive lineman. Really 00:20:37.130 --> 00:20:40.450 good run stuffer. My guess is that the Jets weren't 00:20:40.450 --> 00:20:42.849 satisfied with their interior defensive line 00:20:42.849 --> 00:20:45.089 room. So they decided to add another veteran 00:20:45.089 --> 00:20:47.490 to pair with Quinton Williams, which is not bad 00:20:47.490 --> 00:20:50.910 at all, honestly. So the Browns traded away Jawan 00:20:50.910 --> 00:20:53.910 Briggs, defensive tackle. So in return, the Browns 00:20:53.910 --> 00:20:56.829 receive a 2025 sixth round pick and the Jets 00:20:56.829 --> 00:21:00.849 receive. Jawan Briggs, of course, in a 2026 seventh 00:21:00.849 --> 00:21:03.250 round pick. Again, they're trying to bolster 00:21:03.250 --> 00:21:05.849 up their interior defensive line, which isn't 00:21:05.849 --> 00:21:09.230 bad at all. My guess is he's probably just a 00:21:09.230 --> 00:21:11.049 death piece. I don't think he's going to be, 00:21:11.049 --> 00:21:13.369 you know, a week one starter or anything. But, 00:21:13.450 --> 00:21:17.009 you know, I can definitely be wrong. The Jaguars 00:21:17.009 --> 00:21:20.809 traded for Kalen Saunders defensive tackle. And 00:21:20.809 --> 00:21:23.470 then the Saints received Luke Fortner center. 00:21:23.809 --> 00:21:27.950 My guess is. They probably needed a backup center. 00:21:28.089 --> 00:21:30.230 And so, you know, they probably reached out to 00:21:30.230 --> 00:21:32.150 the Jaguars and, you know, they made it happen. 00:21:32.289 --> 00:21:35.049 But when we look at Kalen Saunders, he's actually 00:21:35.049 --> 00:21:37.230 been a really productive defensive lineman within 00:21:37.230 --> 00:21:39.569 the last few years. This past season, I mean, 00:21:39.589 --> 00:21:42.809 he had, what, two sacks? And then his last year 00:21:42.809 --> 00:21:44.670 with Kansas City, he had three and a half sacks. 00:21:44.730 --> 00:21:47.809 Like, an underrated type of defensive lineman 00:21:47.809 --> 00:21:49.569 that probably doesn't get as much, you know, 00:21:49.589 --> 00:21:53.509 attention like, you know, like the bigger names. 00:21:54.299 --> 00:21:56.299 Still productive. Let's keep this thing going. 00:21:56.599 --> 00:21:59.980 So Philly and Houston make a trade. So the Philadelphia 00:21:59.980 --> 00:22:03.400 Eagles receive John Metchie in a 2026 sixth round 00:22:03.400 --> 00:22:05.700 pick, while Houston receives Harrison Bryant 00:22:05.700 --> 00:22:09.519 tied in in a 2026 fifth round pick. Really has 00:22:09.519 --> 00:22:11.900 been the most productive in the last few years. 00:22:12.000 --> 00:22:13.880 I mean, sure, his last year with the Browns, 00:22:13.880 --> 00:22:16.420 he had three touchdowns, but... I mean, his time 00:22:16.420 --> 00:22:18.799 with the Raiders, 12 targets, 9 receptions for 00:22:18.799 --> 00:22:21.660 86 receiving yards and average 9 .6 receiving 00:22:21.660 --> 00:22:25.079 yards per reception. But I will say this, with 00:22:25.079 --> 00:22:26.880 the Eagles getting John Mechie, I think that 00:22:26.880 --> 00:22:29.079 was actually really good of an upgrade. I would 00:22:29.079 --> 00:22:31.779 say so. I think pairing him with Devontae Smith 00:22:31.779 --> 00:22:34.240 and A .J. Brown, that's great. You're talking 00:22:34.240 --> 00:22:36.000 about somebody that's a really good route runner, 00:22:36.119 --> 00:22:39.579 that is speedy, shifty, and at this point, really 00:22:39.579 --> 00:22:42.299 didn't have a chance to make the roster with 00:22:42.299 --> 00:22:44.990 Houston. I mean, they have, what, Tankdale? They 00:22:44.990 --> 00:22:47.849 drafted two receivers. They traded for Christian 00:22:47.849 --> 00:22:52.230 Kirk. Like, that receiver room is crowded. Sometimes 00:22:52.230 --> 00:22:54.250 it's just best to just, you know, give them another 00:22:54.250 --> 00:22:58.309 opportunity. So, good for him. But let's keep 00:22:58.309 --> 00:23:00.470 this thing going, all right? So, the 49ers and 00:23:00.470 --> 00:23:02.750 Washington made a trade. So, the 49ers received 00:23:02.750 --> 00:23:05.789 Brian Robinson running back, while Washington 00:23:05.789 --> 00:23:09.589 receives a 2026 sixth -round pick. So, Brian 00:23:09.589 --> 00:23:12.680 Robinson... which I'm actually surprised at his 00:23:12.680 --> 00:23:16.079 stats, believe it or not. He had 187 attempts 00:23:16.079 --> 00:23:20.579 for 799 rushing yards, 4 .3 rushing yards per 00:23:20.579 --> 00:23:24.339 carry, 8 touchdowns, and 19 rushes of 10 plus 00:23:24.339 --> 00:23:28.579 yards more. A really productive, bruising running 00:23:28.579 --> 00:23:31.420 back, which the 49ers have been looking for for 00:23:31.420 --> 00:23:33.890 a very long time. Pairing him with Christian 00:23:33.890 --> 00:23:36.890 McCaffrey, I think that's great. Not to mention, 00:23:37.029 --> 00:23:39.569 he takes some of the snaps away from Christian 00:23:39.569 --> 00:23:42.009 McCaffrey, which keeps Christian McCaffrey a 00:23:42.009 --> 00:23:44.490 lot more healthier as the season progresses, 00:23:44.710 --> 00:23:46.869 which is, you know, what you really want. Not 00:23:46.869 --> 00:23:50.000 to mention, having a bruiser. That means he can 00:23:50.000 --> 00:23:51.980 get you those needed yards, those two or three 00:23:51.980 --> 00:23:54.500 extra yards, or he can wear down on the defense 00:23:54.500 --> 00:23:56.960 to the clock, various different things. Really 00:23:56.960 --> 00:24:00.039 good move for both teams. Eagles receive Sam 00:24:00.039 --> 00:24:02.839 Howell from the Vikings. So the Vikings receive 00:24:02.839 --> 00:24:06.660 a 2026 fifth round pick and a 2027 seventh round 00:24:06.660 --> 00:24:09.000 pick, while Philly receives, of course, Sam Howell 00:24:09.000 --> 00:24:13.440 and a 2026 sixth round pick. A really good backup 00:24:13.440 --> 00:24:16.220 quarterback. Do I think he's the best of the 00:24:16.220 --> 00:24:19.269 best? No. But I think based off of what they 00:24:19.269 --> 00:24:21.849 have in the backup quarterback room for the Eagles, 00:24:22.009 --> 00:24:23.990 I would say he's probably the best that they 00:24:23.990 --> 00:24:26.029 have right now. Outside of Tanner McKee, who, 00:24:26.109 --> 00:24:28.390 if I'm not mistaken, he messed up his fingers. 00:24:28.430 --> 00:24:30.509 So that's probably why they made this move. And 00:24:30.509 --> 00:24:33.009 then not to mention, the Vikings signed Carson 00:24:33.009 --> 00:24:36.049 Wentz after this move was processed and announced 00:24:36.049 --> 00:24:37.950 and whatnot. But let's keep this thing going. 00:24:38.910 --> 00:24:41.250 Kansas City made a trade for Derek Nandi, one 00:24:41.250 --> 00:24:43.470 of their defensive tackles that they had a few 00:24:43.470 --> 00:24:46.910 years ago. So Kansas City receives him in a 2027 00:24:46.910 --> 00:24:50.730 6th and 7th conditional picks, while the Jets 00:24:50.730 --> 00:24:53.829 receive a 2027 6th and 7th conditional picks. 00:24:53.930 --> 00:24:55.630 So basically, they're just swapping conditional 00:24:55.630 --> 00:24:57.910 picks. That's all they're doing. Really good 00:24:57.910 --> 00:25:00.450 run -stuffing defensive tackle. Nothing more 00:25:00.450 --> 00:25:05.339 to say, honestly. Philly again, folks. They love 00:25:05.339 --> 00:25:08.119 their offensive and their defensive linemen. 00:25:08.160 --> 00:25:09.700 They're always going to make a trade. They're 00:25:09.700 --> 00:25:11.720 always going to make a move for offensive and 00:25:11.720 --> 00:25:14.420 defensive linemen. So the Philadelphia Eagles 00:25:14.420 --> 00:25:17.140 acquired Fred Johnson left tackle while giving 00:25:17.140 --> 00:25:20.119 up a 2026 seventh round pick to the Jaguars. 00:25:20.180 --> 00:25:25.059 So according to the stats by PFF, okay, he allows 00:25:25.059 --> 00:25:29.180 four penalties, eight sacks, five hits, and 37 00:25:29.180 --> 00:25:32.549 total pressures. Now, when you look at his placement, 00:25:32.769 --> 00:25:38.470 he's had 351 snaps at left tackle, 119 snaps 00:25:38.470 --> 00:25:41.009 at right tackle, and believe it or not, he had 00:25:41.009 --> 00:25:43.710 10 snaps at tight end. This guy is a weapon. 00:25:44.289 --> 00:25:48.190 This guy is a weapon. That's all I'll say. But 00:25:48.190 --> 00:25:50.450 the Eagles, again, made another move for offensive 00:25:50.450 --> 00:25:52.950 linemen. So they traded for Darion Kennard, guard 00:25:52.950 --> 00:25:56.069 for the Packers. And so they give up a 20 -27 00:25:56.069 --> 00:25:59.710 sixth round pick, all right? So looking at PFF, 00:26:00.009 --> 00:26:02.549 he allowed only three total pressures in one 00:26:02.549 --> 00:26:05.930 sack. I know recently the Eagles just cut Kenyon 00:26:05.930 --> 00:26:09.630 Green, who they traded for, I think it was this 00:26:09.630 --> 00:26:11.730 offseason. Yeah, I think they traded for Kenyon 00:26:11.730 --> 00:26:14.089 Green this offseason because that's how they 00:26:14.089 --> 00:26:16.470 were able to ship away C .J. Garner -Johnson. 00:26:16.529 --> 00:26:20.589 And they just cut him a few days ago, so I guess 00:26:20.589 --> 00:26:23.269 it only makes sense for them to go after Darion 00:26:23.269 --> 00:26:26.710 Canard. Now, here's the thing, though. So according 00:26:26.710 --> 00:26:30.089 to PFF, he's had 68 snaps at right tackle and 00:26:30.089 --> 00:26:34.299 three snaps at left guard. Maybe he's a backup 00:26:34.299 --> 00:26:36.960 for right tackle and guard, I guess. I don't 00:26:36.960 --> 00:26:38.920 know. A little bit of a head scratcher. But we 00:26:38.920 --> 00:26:40.460 all know that they're going to turn water into 00:26:40.460 --> 00:26:42.480 wine when it comes to this stuff. All right. 00:26:42.519 --> 00:26:46.640 So Kenny Pickett is on the move again. You might 00:26:46.640 --> 00:26:49.460 as well want to call him Ryan Fitzpatrick 2 .0. 00:26:49.480 --> 00:26:51.960 All right. No disrespect to you, my G. So Cleveland 00:26:51.960 --> 00:26:55.200 receives a 2026 fifth round pick. We all know 00:26:55.200 --> 00:26:57.559 that Las Vegas was looking for a backup quarterback. 00:26:58.180 --> 00:26:59.799 I would have thought they probably would have 00:26:59.799 --> 00:27:02.980 went with, I don't know, Josh Dobbs or... Somebody 00:27:02.980 --> 00:27:06.019 else, not Kenny Pickett, who really didn't play 00:27:06.019 --> 00:27:10.000 in any of the preseason games. Just saying, a 00:27:10.000 --> 00:27:12.039 little bit weird. But let's keep this thing going, 00:27:12.079 --> 00:27:14.160 all right? So the Vikings and the Colts made 00:27:14.160 --> 00:27:17.059 a trade. So the Colts received Makai Blackman, 00:27:17.140 --> 00:27:20.960 corner, and the Vikings received a 2026 sixth 00:27:20.960 --> 00:27:23.700 round pick in return. We just have a few more, 00:27:23.720 --> 00:27:26.460 just like smaller trades, nothing. really big 00:27:26.460 --> 00:27:30.259 or whatever. So the Browns traded for KT, Leveston, 00:27:30.279 --> 00:27:33.960 Gard, and the Rams receive a 20 -28 seventh round 00:27:33.960 --> 00:27:37.339 pick. My guess is, death piece, Seahawks trade 00:27:37.339 --> 00:27:39.660 away Michael Jarrell, right tackle to the Falcons, 00:27:39.740 --> 00:27:42.339 and so they receive a 20 -27 seventh round pick, 00:27:42.500 --> 00:27:45.720 which my guess is they probably made this move 00:27:45.720 --> 00:27:47.920 because they probably caught wind that, yeah, 00:27:48.119 --> 00:27:50.119 Caleb McGarry is going to be done for the year. 00:27:50.950 --> 00:27:54.289 So, really great move at the right time because, 00:27:54.410 --> 00:27:57.549 man, oh, man, you do not want to have a glaring 00:27:57.549 --> 00:28:00.390 hole on that offensive line, all right? So, the 00:28:00.390 --> 00:28:03.049 Cowboys made a move with the Saints. So, the 00:28:03.049 --> 00:28:05.970 Saints received Aseem Richards in a 20 -28 seventh 00:28:05.970 --> 00:28:08.029 -round pick, while the Cowboys received a 20 00:28:08.029 --> 00:28:11.210 -28 sixth -round pick. The Texans and the Chargers 00:28:11.210 --> 00:28:14.089 made a trade. So, the Chargers received Austin. 00:28:14.890 --> 00:28:16.109 I don't know. I don't know how to pronounce your 00:28:16.109 --> 00:28:17.609 last name, dog. I'm not going to butcher it. 00:28:17.829 --> 00:28:20.910 Right tackle. While the Texans receive a 20 -27 00:28:20.910 --> 00:28:23.750 seventh -round pick in return, my guess is this 00:28:23.750 --> 00:28:26.670 is offensive line help. Nothing more. Nothing 00:28:26.670 --> 00:28:29.210 serious. The Lions made a trade this morning, 00:28:29.289 --> 00:28:32.410 actually. The Lions traded away Tim Patrick to 00:28:32.410 --> 00:28:35.069 the Jaguars, and so the Lions receive a 2026 00:28:35.069 --> 00:28:38.069 sixth round pick in return. And then the most 00:28:38.069 --> 00:28:41.230 notable trade of all trades that happened prior 00:28:41.230 --> 00:28:44.089 to me hitting the record button, Adam Thielen 00:28:44.089 --> 00:28:46.390 goes back to the Vikings. The Vikings receive 00:28:46.390 --> 00:28:49.829 Adam Thielen a conditional 2026 seventh round 00:28:49.829 --> 00:28:53.289 pick and a 2027 fifth round pick, while the Panthers 00:28:53.289 --> 00:28:56.650 receive a 2026 fifth round pick and a 2027 fourth 00:28:56.650 --> 00:28:59.430 round pick. I do have to add this in there as 00:28:59.430 --> 00:29:02.690 well. The Vikings currently are working on Adam 00:29:02.690 --> 00:29:04.950 Thielen's contract right now just to rework it. 00:29:05.029 --> 00:29:07.470 And the Panthers aren't receiving anything back 00:29:07.470 --> 00:29:09.710 when it comes to dead money or anything like 00:29:09.710 --> 00:29:12.230 that with this contract. So really good move 00:29:12.230 --> 00:29:14.869 for the Vikings because their wide receiver room 00:29:14.869 --> 00:29:17.470 has been depleted with injuries. And so adding 00:29:17.470 --> 00:29:20.369 him and pairing him with Ty Felton and Justin 00:29:20.369 --> 00:29:23.509 Jefferson and Jordan Addison, man, oh man, do 00:29:23.509 --> 00:29:25.509 you have a really good receiving core because 00:29:25.509 --> 00:29:28.910 Adam Thielen is still a really productive receiver. 00:29:29.680 --> 00:29:32.519 Sure, he's not going to give you 10 or 12 or 00:29:32.519 --> 00:29:35.559 13 touchdowns. No, but he can give you between 00:29:35.559 --> 00:29:39.220 three to six touchdowns and still be really productive. 00:29:39.359 --> 00:29:42.359 Like the route running is still there. He can 00:29:42.359 --> 00:29:44.220 still go toe to toe with a lot of receivers. 00:29:44.380 --> 00:29:46.539 Now, am I saying he's going to cook him? No, 00:29:46.619 --> 00:29:50.099 but I think he can definitely be a very contributing 00:29:50.099 --> 00:29:53.220 piece to this offense because Justin Jefferson 00:29:53.220 --> 00:29:56.460 is still nursing a hamstring injury. I know there's 00:29:56.460 --> 00:29:58.680 like a few other receivers that are still banged 00:29:58.680 --> 00:30:00.980 up as well. So it was only right if they made 00:30:00.980 --> 00:30:02.660 this move. And then not to mention, when you 00:30:02.660 --> 00:30:05.400 look on the Panther side, I mean, they have Tetsuro 00:30:05.400 --> 00:30:09.279 McMillan, Xavier Leguette, Jamie Horn Jr., Croker, 00:30:09.339 --> 00:30:12.259 who they brought in as an undrafted free agent 00:30:12.259 --> 00:30:15.140 as well. Like, that receiver room is really young. 00:30:16.719 --> 00:30:18.900 It's really a good move for both sides because 00:30:18.900 --> 00:30:21.180 I know leading up to this point, they were trying 00:30:21.180 --> 00:30:23.539 to get something done. And then, you know, everyone 00:30:23.539 --> 00:30:25.960 was saying it looks like the deal has basically 00:30:25.960 --> 00:30:27.799 fallen through. You know, a trade wasn't going 00:30:27.799 --> 00:30:29.640 to be done. And then next thing you know, a trade 00:30:29.640 --> 00:30:31.960 gets done this morning prior to me recording. 00:30:32.299 --> 00:30:35.799 And so here we are. But those are all the trades 00:30:35.799 --> 00:30:38.880 that have happened so far for now. Because I 00:30:38.880 --> 00:30:40.039 know there's probably going to be more trades 00:30:40.039 --> 00:30:43.880 happening within the next 24 to 48 hours. I know. 00:30:43.940 --> 00:30:47.440 What time is it? 1147. So the waiver claims are 00:30:47.440 --> 00:30:50.140 about to start in about maybe 20 to 30 minutes, 00:30:50.180 --> 00:30:53.059 meaning any of the players that have been waived, 00:30:53.079 --> 00:30:55.180 they can now be claimed by another team. And 00:30:55.180 --> 00:30:58.240 so the waiver claim goes like this, all right? 00:30:58.319 --> 00:31:01.279 So it's based off of the draft. Depending on 00:31:01.279 --> 00:31:03.319 where your team was is where they're going to 00:31:03.319 --> 00:31:05.619 put in their waiver claim. It's not like a free 00:31:05.619 --> 00:31:07.420 -for -all where you just, hey, I want them, or 00:31:07.420 --> 00:31:09.119 I want them, or I want them. It doesn't work 00:31:09.119 --> 00:31:11.980 like that. It's structured based off of the draft. 00:31:12.380 --> 00:31:15.220 The first team in the waiver wire is going to 00:31:15.220 --> 00:31:17.539 be the Titans, and the last team is going to 00:31:17.539 --> 00:31:21.180 be the Eagles. For instance, the Steelers. With 00:31:21.180 --> 00:31:23.640 the Steelers drafting 21st in this past draft, 00:31:23.819 --> 00:31:26.119 they're going to be 21st on the waiver wire. 00:31:26.559 --> 00:31:29.839 That's how it goes. Let's talk about something 00:31:29.839 --> 00:31:33.819 a little controversial, okay? So this may turn 00:31:33.819 --> 00:31:37.180 into a rant, but I think it's very much needed, 00:31:37.319 --> 00:31:40.940 okay? So Daniel Jones has been anointed the starting 00:31:40.940 --> 00:31:43.819 quarterback job for the Colts, all right? But 00:31:43.819 --> 00:31:45.480 before we get to that, we got some breaking news, 00:31:45.559 --> 00:31:47.240 breaking news, breaking news, folks. That's right. 00:31:47.299 --> 00:31:50.859 Kyle Hamilton of the Ravens inks a four -year, 00:31:50.980 --> 00:31:54.579 $100 .4 million deal, $82 million guaranteed. 00:31:54.660 --> 00:31:58.420 He is now the highest paid safety in the National 00:31:58.420 --> 00:32:02.019 Football League at $25 .1 million a year. This 00:32:02.019 --> 00:32:04.920 is all happening right now. Usually, I would 00:32:04.920 --> 00:32:07.200 have some stats and everything, but this literally 00:32:07.200 --> 00:32:10.700 just happened. So, man, this is a great deal 00:32:10.700 --> 00:32:13.450 for a really productive player. I don't care 00:32:13.450 --> 00:32:17.230 what anyone says. Kyle Hamilton is the 1A or 00:32:17.230 --> 00:32:20.009 1B, whichever way you want to look at it, to 00:32:20.009 --> 00:32:24.109 Antoine Winfield Jr. Those two are the best safeties 00:32:24.109 --> 00:32:26.609 in the league right now. And it was only right 00:32:26.609 --> 00:32:28.529 that the Ravens take care of him because guess 00:32:28.529 --> 00:32:31.329 what? Like I said before in previous episodes, 00:32:31.589 --> 00:32:35.640 this is the difference. between a proactive and 00:32:35.640 --> 00:32:38.980 reactive organization. The Ravens once again 00:32:38.980 --> 00:32:42.000 show why they are the better organization in 00:32:42.000 --> 00:32:44.799 the league right now because guess what? They 00:32:44.799 --> 00:32:46.980 were proactive in making sure that they take 00:32:46.980 --> 00:32:49.759 care of Kyle Hamilton because they know that, 00:32:49.779 --> 00:32:53.200 listen, if he has a crazy season this year, if 00:32:53.200 --> 00:32:55.640 he wins, I don't know, defensive player of the 00:32:55.640 --> 00:32:58.940 year or get another all -pro nod, that's way 00:32:58.940 --> 00:33:00.480 more money that they're going to have to give 00:33:00.480 --> 00:33:02.950 him. So it was only right that you take care 00:33:02.950 --> 00:33:05.589 of him right now at this point. Now the question 00:33:05.589 --> 00:33:07.650 is, what are they going to do with Tyler Linderbaum? 00:33:07.849 --> 00:33:09.509 What are they going to do with Isaiah Lockley? 00:33:09.589 --> 00:33:11.390 What are they going to do with all the other 00:33:11.390 --> 00:33:13.990 players that are looking for more money? That's 00:33:13.990 --> 00:33:16.029 the question that I'm curious about at this point 00:33:16.029 --> 00:33:18.950 because, man, you're giving out big contracts 00:33:18.950 --> 00:33:21.890 to other people. I mean, if I'm not mistaken, 00:33:21.950 --> 00:33:24.309 I think Lamar is going to come up for another 00:33:24.309 --> 00:33:27.190 extension as well. So great for Kyle Hamilton. 00:33:27.509 --> 00:33:30.140 Great for the Ravens. We also have some more 00:33:30.140 --> 00:33:32.819 breaking news as well. Kendrick Bourne, former 00:33:32.819 --> 00:33:36.259 wide receiver for the Patriots, has been released, 00:33:36.460 --> 00:33:38.960 okay? After missing most of camp with a foot 00:33:38.960 --> 00:33:41.619 injury, Kendrick Bourne is now healthy and wanting 00:33:41.619 --> 00:33:45.039 a fresh start. So let's see what happens, folks. 00:33:45.200 --> 00:33:48.059 But now that that's all, you know, done and whatnot, 00:33:48.240 --> 00:33:50.559 let's talk about this whole Colts situation. 00:33:51.609 --> 00:33:53.970 Shane Steichen has made the decision to make 00:33:53.970 --> 00:33:55.849 Daniel Jones the starting quarterback for the 00:33:55.849 --> 00:33:57.930 Colts this year. So this is what Shane Steichen 00:33:57.930 --> 00:34:00.049 had to say. He's our starting quarterback for 00:34:00.049 --> 00:34:02.150 the season. I don't want to have a quick leash 00:34:02.150 --> 00:34:04.470 on that. I feel confident in his abilities, end 00:34:04.470 --> 00:34:08.329 quote. He goes on to say this, end quote. When 00:34:08.329 --> 00:34:10.369 they both came in, I made it very clear that 00:34:10.369 --> 00:34:12.269 this is going to be a battle and they're going 00:34:12.269 --> 00:34:14.769 to compete for the job. And like I said, I'm 00:34:14.769 --> 00:34:16.789 going to make the decision I feel is best for 00:34:16.789 --> 00:34:19.250 the football team, end quote. Now, this is what 00:34:19.250 --> 00:34:22.050 Daniel Jones has to say after finding out that 00:34:22.050 --> 00:34:24.710 he earned the role, and I quote, I think that 00:34:24.710 --> 00:34:27.230 was obviously a big piece of why I came here, 00:34:27.309 --> 00:34:29.530 to be on the field and to be with this group. 00:34:29.630 --> 00:34:31.849 I think it's a strong group of players, as I 00:34:31.849 --> 00:34:34.670 said, and a strong group of coaches in the system. 00:34:34.989 --> 00:34:37.230 I think there's a lot of things here to be excited 00:34:37.230 --> 00:34:39.730 about, so yeah, I'm certainly happy I made the 00:34:39.730 --> 00:34:42.309 decision, end quote. Now, this is what Anthony 00:34:42.309 --> 00:34:45.150 Richardson had to say, and I quote, Steichen 00:34:45.150 --> 00:34:47.599 made the decision. That's the decision we've 00:34:47.599 --> 00:34:50.019 got to live with. But no hard feelings, nothing 00:34:50.019 --> 00:34:53.260 personal. I've just got to keep growing. I just 00:34:53.260 --> 00:34:55.679 can't let me not being a starter stop me from 00:34:55.679 --> 00:34:58.579 going and being the person, the player that I'm 00:34:58.579 --> 00:35:01.380 supposed to be. I feel like I've taken big steps 00:35:01.380 --> 00:35:04.059 in a lot of ways in my preparation, my knowledge 00:35:04.059 --> 00:35:06.199 of the offense, and the intensity I put into 00:35:06.199 --> 00:35:08.599 working on my footwork. So I'm delivering the 00:35:08.599 --> 00:35:10.599 ball in the right spots and making sure my mind 00:35:10.599 --> 00:35:13.119 is in the right spot so I can make the best decision 00:35:13.119 --> 00:35:15.360 for the team. I just feel like I made a lot of 00:35:15.360 --> 00:35:17.300 growth. but there's still a lot of growth to 00:35:17.300 --> 00:35:20.079 be made, so I'm just working, end quote. Now, 00:35:20.099 --> 00:35:22.019 this is what DeForest Buckner had to say about 00:35:22.019 --> 00:35:24.460 the quarterback decision, and I quote, with the 00:35:24.460 --> 00:35:27.719 big decision with QB1, all the guys, I mean, 00:35:27.739 --> 00:35:29.500 we were all just ready to hear who's going to 00:35:29.500 --> 00:35:31.920 be number one. Whoever it was going to be, we're 00:35:31.920 --> 00:35:33.920 going to get behind him no matter what, you know 00:35:33.920 --> 00:35:36.760 what I'm saying? Whether it was AR or Daniel. 00:35:36.920 --> 00:35:39.960 Now, he goes on to say this as well, and I quote, 00:35:40.320 --> 00:35:43.039 obviously, naming Daniel, we know who's QB1, 00:35:43.179 --> 00:35:45.699 who we're rolling with into the season. and we're 00:35:45.699 --> 00:35:47.860 going to get behind him, support him in any way 00:35:47.860 --> 00:35:50.260 we can. What I've been telling the guys is the 00:35:50.260 --> 00:35:52.079 best way we can support the quarterback position 00:35:52.079 --> 00:35:55.039 is everybody around him, defense, offense, special 00:35:55.039 --> 00:35:57.400 teams, everybody's got to do their job at a high 00:35:57.400 --> 00:36:00.139 level, and we can take this thing very far, end 00:36:00.139 --> 00:36:02.860 quote. DeForest Buckner had this to say about 00:36:02.860 --> 00:36:05.519 Anthony Richardson, end quote. This is a time 00:36:05.519 --> 00:36:07.579 period for him where he can sit back and really 00:36:07.579 --> 00:36:09.599 develop on his skills at the quarterback position 00:36:09.599 --> 00:36:12.619 and mastering the offense. He's just one play 00:36:12.619 --> 00:36:14.500 away from getting back into the ballgame, and 00:36:14.500 --> 00:36:16.780 when that moment comes, he'll be ready. He's 00:36:16.780 --> 00:36:18.940 a deep competitor inside of him. He wanted the 00:36:18.940 --> 00:36:20.980 job really bad, and he was doing whatever it 00:36:20.980 --> 00:36:23.380 took to get to the starting job, and we've all 00:36:23.380 --> 00:36:25.440 seen the progress from this year, especially 00:36:25.440 --> 00:36:28.000 in this camp. Like I said before, throughout 00:36:28.000 --> 00:36:30.039 training camp, one of his best camps that he 00:36:30.039 --> 00:36:32.300 put together, we've all seen the progress in 00:36:32.300 --> 00:36:34.380 him, and this decision shouldn't define him and 00:36:34.380 --> 00:36:36.300 really overshadow all the stuff that he's been 00:36:36.300 --> 00:36:39.659 able to do." Now this is what Quentin Nelson 00:36:39.659 --> 00:36:41.980 had to say about the state of the quarterback 00:36:41.980 --> 00:36:45.239 room, and I quote, You look around the league 00:36:45.239 --> 00:36:47.519 and you just see the consistency of having Patrick 00:36:47.519 --> 00:36:49.820 Holmes or quarterback behind you that's been 00:36:49.820 --> 00:36:52.099 the franchise player for years and years and 00:36:52.099 --> 00:36:54.880 years and years. And getting to build that chemistry 00:36:54.880 --> 00:36:57.099 with that quarterback year after year is something 00:36:57.099 --> 00:36:59.440 that there is an advantage to when it comes to 00:36:59.440 --> 00:37:03.199 O -line play. End quote. Now with this move being 00:37:03.199 --> 00:37:06.280 made, If I'm not mistaken, this is now the 12th 00:37:06.280 --> 00:37:08.340 starting quarterback for the Colts since Andrew 00:37:08.340 --> 00:37:11.380 Luck retired. Here's the stat line in the starts 00:37:11.380 --> 00:37:14.239 for all of the quarterbacks that have played 00:37:14.239 --> 00:37:17.579 since Andrew Luck retired. Jacoby Reset, 2019, 00:37:17.980 --> 00:37:21.579 he had 15 starts. He had a 7 -8 record with 18 00:37:21.579 --> 00:37:24.880 touchdowns and 6 picks. Brian Hoare, 2019, he 00:37:24.880 --> 00:37:28.260 had 1 start, 7 -9 record with 4 touchdowns and 00:37:28.260 --> 00:37:32.230 4 picks. Phillip Rivers, 2020, 16 starts. 11 00:37:32.230 --> 00:37:35.389 -5 record with 24 touchdowns and 11 picks. Carson 00:37:35.389 --> 00:37:39.989 Wentz, 2021, 17 starts. 9 -8 record with 27 touchdowns, 00:37:39.989 --> 00:37:44.909 7 picks. Matt Ryan, 2022, 12 starts. A 4 -7 -1 00:37:44.909 --> 00:37:48.849 record with 14 touchdowns, 13 picks. Sam Ellinger, 00:37:48.909 --> 00:37:52.849 2022, 3 starts. No recorded stats at all. Nick 00:37:52.849 --> 00:37:56.929 Foles, 2022, 2 starts. An 0 -2 record with no 00:37:56.929 --> 00:37:59.789 touchdowns, 4 picks. Anthony Richardson in 2023, 00:38:00.230 --> 00:38:03.639 4 starts. 2 -2 record with 3 touchdowns, 1 pick. 00:38:03.800 --> 00:38:08.099 Anthony Richardson in 2024, 11 starts, 6 -5 record 00:38:08.099 --> 00:38:11.340 with 8 touchdowns, 12 picks. Gardner Minshew, 00:38:11.460 --> 00:38:16.260 2023, 13 starts, 7 -6 record with 15 touchdowns, 00:38:16.260 --> 00:38:21.059 9 picks. Joe Flacco, 2024, 6 starts, 2 -4 record 00:38:21.059 --> 00:38:24.880 with 12 touchdowns, 7 picks. Here's Daniel Jones' 00:38:25.139 --> 00:38:30.670 last year with the Giants. 341 attempts for 216 00:38:30.670 --> 00:38:34.690 completions, 2 ,070 passing yards, 8 touchdowns, 00:38:34.690 --> 00:38:38.489 7 picks, 6 .1 yards per attempt. Folks, this 00:38:38.489 --> 00:38:41.309 move was not made because Daniel Jones lit it 00:38:41.309 --> 00:38:44.269 up in every single preseason game. This move 00:38:44.269 --> 00:38:46.730 was not made because Anthony Richardson didn't 00:38:46.730 --> 00:38:49.690 show anything. This move was not made because 00:38:49.690 --> 00:38:52.050 of favoritism or anything like that. This move 00:38:52.050 --> 00:38:56.619 was made to save their jobs. Because Shane Steichen 00:38:56.619 --> 00:38:59.199 and Chris Ballard are on the hot seat right now. 00:38:59.360 --> 00:39:03.219 This roster is one of the better rosters in the 00:39:03.219 --> 00:39:06.679 AFC, let alone in the division. You have Jonathan 00:39:06.679 --> 00:39:08.539 Taylor. You have a really good offensive line. 00:39:08.780 --> 00:39:12.480 You have Alec Pierce. You just drafted Tyler 00:39:12.480 --> 00:39:15.300 Warren. And that's just on the offense. On the 00:39:15.300 --> 00:39:17.739 defense, you have DeForest Buckner. Latu Latu. 00:39:18.659 --> 00:39:21.059 Traverius Ward that you just got in free agency. 00:39:21.260 --> 00:39:24.599 Kenny Moore. Zaire Franklin. You have a lot of 00:39:24.599 --> 00:39:27.800 great weapons. And like I've said before in previous 00:39:27.800 --> 00:39:30.900 episodes, what's been the number one thing that's 00:39:30.900 --> 00:39:32.739 prevented them from taking things to the next 00:39:32.739 --> 00:39:35.699 level? Bad and inconsistent quarterback play. 00:39:35.860 --> 00:39:38.820 And so now they're about to go into another year 00:39:38.820 --> 00:39:41.360 where most likely they're not going to go anywhere 00:39:41.360 --> 00:39:43.559 and they're going to underperform. So if you're 00:39:43.559 --> 00:39:47.980 Colts ownership, you are looking at Shane Stikton 00:39:47.980 --> 00:39:51.090 and Chris Ballard under a microscope. You are 00:39:51.090 --> 00:39:53.670 looking at them in a way that says, listen, I 00:39:53.670 --> 00:39:57.349 need you guys to show me why you guys deserve 00:39:57.349 --> 00:40:00.530 to stay here. Because right now, both of them 00:40:00.530 --> 00:40:03.889 have underperformed. And granted, Chris Ballard 00:40:03.889 --> 00:40:07.010 has built this team. Chris Ballard has weathered 00:40:07.010 --> 00:40:10.690 the storm since Andrew Luck has retired. But 00:40:10.690 --> 00:40:14.750 guess what? Time's a ticking, man. Time's a ticking. 00:40:15.849 --> 00:40:17.929 They're looking for their return of investment 00:40:17.929 --> 00:40:20.309 with Anthony Richardson, and so far they haven't 00:40:20.309 --> 00:40:23.469 seen it. Now, granted, I will say this. Anthony 00:40:23.469 --> 00:40:26.750 Richardson deserves some blame. Shane Stuyton 00:40:26.750 --> 00:40:30.210 deserves some blame. Chris Ballard deserves some 00:40:30.210 --> 00:40:33.230 blame. Everybody deserves some blame. But the 00:40:33.230 --> 00:40:35.570 number one question that we must ask ourselves 00:40:35.570 --> 00:40:41.250 here, folks, who failed who? Who failed who in 00:40:41.250 --> 00:40:43.800 this situation? Now, granted, I'll be honest 00:40:43.800 --> 00:40:47.179 here. From a fan perspective, when Anthony Richardson 00:40:47.179 --> 00:40:50.300 was coming out of Florida, I was like, wow, he 00:40:50.300 --> 00:40:53.719 has a lot of intangibles. He can run, got a killer 00:40:53.719 --> 00:40:56.539 of an arm, really athletic, can extend the plays. 00:40:56.719 --> 00:41:00.599 He can do it all. But then once I did a little 00:41:00.599 --> 00:41:03.860 bit of digging, I did some research. Oh, oh, 00:41:03.860 --> 00:41:06.219 he don't have a whole lot of starts. Oh, he hasn't 00:41:06.219 --> 00:41:07.840 played a whole lot of time in college. Oh, no, 00:41:07.880 --> 00:41:09.559 this ain't going to work. This is not going to 00:41:09.559 --> 00:41:15.099 work at all. And now you see it. Mind you, Anthony 00:41:15.099 --> 00:41:18.559 Richardson has not helped this case at all since 00:41:18.559 --> 00:41:22.300 being drafted. Because you know why? You can't 00:41:22.300 --> 00:41:26.000 go and you can't say on another podcast that 00:41:26.000 --> 00:41:29.340 playing in the NFL is easier than college football. 00:41:29.619 --> 00:41:32.340 Better yet, I'm going to pull up the quote and 00:41:32.340 --> 00:41:35.579 I'm going to tell you exactly what he said word 00:41:35.579 --> 00:41:39.340 for word. And I quote, playing in the NFL, I 00:41:39.340 --> 00:41:41.519 feel like it's easier than college. For real, 00:41:41.519 --> 00:41:43.820 for real, in college, you got players like they 00:41:43.820 --> 00:41:46.139 good and they know they good, but they're not 00:41:46.139 --> 00:41:48.139 as confident. They got to rely on other players 00:41:48.139 --> 00:41:51.780 to do this for them to do that. He also goes 00:41:51.780 --> 00:41:53.820 on to say this. In the league, everybody trying 00:41:53.820 --> 00:41:56.300 to work to stay in the league, trying to keep 00:41:56.300 --> 00:41:58.679 their job. That just lets me know I ain't got 00:41:58.679 --> 00:42:01.119 to do too much. I'm going to do my job and he 00:42:01.119 --> 00:42:02.960 got to do his job. It's going to work, end quote. 00:42:03.699 --> 00:42:08.260 That right there was strike one. Strike two slash 00:42:08.260 --> 00:42:12.590 three was you tapping out. When you tapped out 00:42:12.590 --> 00:42:16.090 of that game, that sealed your fate with the 00:42:16.090 --> 00:42:19.329 team. Because every little bit of confidence 00:42:19.329 --> 00:42:22.730 that anybody had, whether it be front office 00:42:22.730 --> 00:42:25.409 personnel, whether it be scouts, whether it be 00:42:25.409 --> 00:42:28.309 players, whether it be coaches, whomever, they 00:42:28.309 --> 00:42:30.170 lost all of it the minute that you tapped out. 00:42:30.909 --> 00:42:36.070 And the fact that you used such a shitty, a really 00:42:36.070 --> 00:42:40.969 shitty, and I mean shitty excuse. on why you 00:42:40.969 --> 00:42:44.050 tapped out, made you lose everybody in that locker 00:42:44.050 --> 00:42:47.670 room. Because guess what? Those offensive linemen 00:42:47.670 --> 00:42:50.670 that are protecting you, they don't have a chance 00:42:50.670 --> 00:42:53.730 to take a break. You know when they take a break? 00:42:53.809 --> 00:42:56.690 When they're off on the field. All four downs, 00:42:56.969 --> 00:43:01.309 they're on that field. Tired, hurt, body feeling 00:43:01.309 --> 00:43:05.170 like crap, they're there. And the fact that you 00:43:05.170 --> 00:43:08.190 tapped out, you lost everybody in that room, 00:43:08.269 --> 00:43:12.670 brother. Let me just read to you his starts. 00:43:13.170 --> 00:43:18.730 In total, he had 24 career starts in college. 00:43:19.469 --> 00:43:26.269 24. Now let's compare that to some notable quarterbacks 00:43:26.269 --> 00:43:29.210 within the last, I don't know, maybe 15, 20 years, 00:43:29.329 --> 00:43:33.690 okay? Jaden Daniels, 55. Peyton Manning, 45. 00:43:34.250 --> 00:43:38.639 Lamar Jackson. 38. Eli Manning, 43. Tom Brady, 00:43:38.880 --> 00:43:42.920 29. Ben Roethlisberger, 38. Jalen Hurts, 56. 00:43:43.400 --> 00:43:46.780 Baker Mayfield, 48. Out of all of those people 00:43:46.780 --> 00:43:51.119 that I just read, Tom Brady was the only one 00:43:51.119 --> 00:43:53.739 who had the least amount of starts out of everybody. 00:43:54.659 --> 00:43:56.860 In case in point, that's why he was drafted where 00:43:56.860 --> 00:43:59.460 he was drafted. In case in point, that's why 00:43:59.460 --> 00:44:01.860 it took him so long to hit the field. Because 00:44:01.860 --> 00:44:05.719 why? He had Drew Bledsoe ahead of him. And he 00:44:05.719 --> 00:44:08.440 wasn't going to hit the field anytime soon. So 00:44:08.440 --> 00:44:10.280 what he had to do? He had to sit. He had to wait. 00:44:10.380 --> 00:44:11.719 He had to be developed. He had to go through 00:44:11.719 --> 00:44:16.440 different things. So explain to me how the Colts 00:44:16.440 --> 00:44:19.679 decided, you know what? We're going to draft 00:44:19.679 --> 00:44:23.099 somebody because they have a bigger arm. They're 00:44:23.099 --> 00:44:26.760 athletic. They're strong. And they're big. And 00:44:26.760 --> 00:44:29.760 they resemble people like a Cam Newton, a Ben 00:44:29.760 --> 00:44:32.260 Roethlisberger. You know, their body quarterbacks 00:44:32.260 --> 00:44:35.239 that were able to move during their heyday. We 00:44:35.239 --> 00:44:38.260 like that. That's like you going to one of those 00:44:38.260 --> 00:44:40.460 crappy little car dealerships that's on the side 00:44:40.460 --> 00:44:44.039 of the road, maybe by a McDonald's or a gas station 00:44:44.039 --> 00:44:46.219 or somewhere. They probably got those same cars 00:44:46.219 --> 00:44:48.159 that's been in that parking lot for about five 00:44:48.159 --> 00:44:50.559 or ten years. And you see one of your favorite 00:44:50.559 --> 00:44:53.940 cars that's in there. And you stop and you go 00:44:53.940 --> 00:44:56.940 and you check out that car. And the little car 00:44:56.940 --> 00:44:58.820 salesman come out and probably got some ketchup 00:44:58.820 --> 00:45:00.519 on the side of his shirt. You know what I mean? 00:45:00.739 --> 00:45:02.579 Probably just finished smoking a cigarette and 00:45:02.579 --> 00:45:06.480 drinking a hot Coca -Cola. And he says, how can 00:45:06.480 --> 00:45:08.039 I help you? And you say, you know what? I want 00:45:08.039 --> 00:45:11.719 that car. And he tells you, hey, that car got 00:45:11.719 --> 00:45:14.599 a lot of miles and it's going to need a lot of 00:45:14.599 --> 00:45:17.179 work. You say, you know what? Scratch it. Don't 00:45:17.179 --> 00:45:19.579 care. Still want it. And you get that car knowing 00:45:19.579 --> 00:45:23.780 all the things that are coming with it. That's 00:45:23.780 --> 00:45:25.659 exactly what the Colts did with Anthony Richardson. 00:45:25.800 --> 00:45:30.920 You knew that by drafting Anthony Richardson 00:45:30.920 --> 00:45:35.619 with the fourth pick in the draft, you are inheriting 00:45:35.619 --> 00:45:40.900 a project. Now, here's the thing that I think 00:45:40.900 --> 00:45:43.039 we need to talk about, okay? Because I want to 00:45:43.039 --> 00:45:46.139 go a few different ways. I'm like that guy off 00:45:46.139 --> 00:45:49.039 of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, that one 00:45:49.039 --> 00:45:51.380 meme where he got his hand on the wall and there's 00:45:51.380 --> 00:45:54.179 a whole bunch of... connecting points and whatnot 00:45:54.179 --> 00:45:56.900 that's that that's where we are with this situation 00:45:56.900 --> 00:45:59.679 the brown situation okay so think about this 00:45:59.679 --> 00:46:02.940 for a second here folks a project is something 00:46:02.940 --> 00:46:07.699 where it is not completely finished and it needs 00:46:07.699 --> 00:46:12.000 time to be worked on okay have you ever drove 00:46:12.000 --> 00:46:14.739 through a neighborhood a newer neighborhood to 00:46:14.739 --> 00:46:17.699 be specific and there's maybe about two or three 00:46:17.699 --> 00:46:20.389 houses and They're not really done yet. They're 00:46:20.389 --> 00:46:23.869 still in the working phases. They still have 00:46:23.869 --> 00:46:27.610 the skeleton of the house. They haven't put up 00:46:27.610 --> 00:46:32.030 the drywall or any furniture or hardwood floor, 00:46:32.190 --> 00:46:34.090 if they're going to do that, or a fireplace or 00:46:34.090 --> 00:46:36.309 anything. They just have the foundational stuff 00:46:36.309 --> 00:46:40.250 up. That is called a project. Anthony Richardson 00:46:40.250 --> 00:46:44.489 was a project. And yet, the Colts said, you know 00:46:44.489 --> 00:46:49.460 what? We still are going to draft him. that most 00:46:49.460 --> 00:46:51.780 likely he's going to have to sit for at least 00:46:51.780 --> 00:46:55.599 two years just for him to have at least a legitimate 00:46:55.599 --> 00:46:59.460 chance to possibly show something. And instead 00:46:59.460 --> 00:47:03.059 of you allowing him to sit, you thrusted him 00:47:03.059 --> 00:47:06.960 to the starting quarterback role, knowing that 00:47:06.960 --> 00:47:10.320 he is a project, knowing that he doesn't have 00:47:10.320 --> 00:47:12.880 a lot of experience playing football. And in 00:47:12.880 --> 00:47:16.500 doing so, the first year, he doesn't play as 00:47:16.500 --> 00:47:18.719 many games, he gets hurt. Okay, shut him down 00:47:18.719 --> 00:47:22.320 for the season. Okay, cool. Then next year, he's 00:47:22.320 --> 00:47:24.539 not really playing his best. So what you do, 00:47:24.579 --> 00:47:27.139 you put in Joe Flacco. Joe Flacco isn't playing 00:47:27.139 --> 00:47:29.659 his best. So what you do, you put Anthony Richardson 00:47:29.659 --> 00:47:32.159 back in. And then you have the whole conundrum 00:47:32.159 --> 00:47:34.039 with the tapping out and, you know, the rest 00:47:34.039 --> 00:47:36.780 is history. And so here we are. Everyone has 00:47:36.780 --> 00:47:41.099 a hand in blame with this entire situation. Because 00:47:41.099 --> 00:47:44.360 you know what's going to happen now? Most likely, 00:47:44.460 --> 00:47:47.139 the Colts are going to draft a quarterback next 00:47:47.139 --> 00:47:49.409 year. And I haven't talked about the quarterback 00:47:49.409 --> 00:47:51.150 draft prospects. I haven't even talked about 00:47:51.150 --> 00:47:53.750 the draft yet. But this is just a little bit 00:47:53.750 --> 00:47:57.170 of a taste. I can assure you there will be at 00:47:57.170 --> 00:48:01.409 least seven to eight teams that are going to 00:48:01.409 --> 00:48:03.989 be looking at a quarterback next year. And the 00:48:03.989 --> 00:48:06.210 Colts will probably be one of them. There's going 00:48:06.210 --> 00:48:08.889 to be drafting quarterback fairly high because 00:48:08.889 --> 00:48:11.429 I don't expect this team to go anywhere, especially 00:48:11.429 --> 00:48:14.170 with someone like a Daniel Jones at center. So 00:48:14.170 --> 00:48:17.389 explain to me why we've gotten to this point. 00:48:17.739 --> 00:48:21.780 Explain to me why you feel like Daniel Jones 00:48:21.780 --> 00:48:26.599 is the best option available. And granted, I 00:48:26.599 --> 00:48:30.099 understand that that first preseason game, Anthony 00:48:30.099 --> 00:48:32.099 Richardson messed up his pinky. It was a really 00:48:32.099 --> 00:48:34.380 nasty injury. If I were you, I would not look 00:48:34.380 --> 00:48:39.219 it up. I get all of that. But you would have 00:48:39.219 --> 00:48:41.579 at least wanted to give Anthony Richardson a 00:48:41.579 --> 00:48:45.760 chance. Just so he can still put out something. 00:48:47.050 --> 00:48:49.949 Rather than give it to Daniel Jones. Now, granted, 00:48:50.050 --> 00:48:53.590 we should have seen the tea leaves prior to this 00:48:53.590 --> 00:48:55.969 point when they gave the type of money that they 00:48:55.969 --> 00:48:58.730 gave to Daniel Jones. You're not going to give 00:48:58.730 --> 00:49:03.269 a backup quarterback $14 million. No, you're 00:49:03.269 --> 00:49:05.730 going to give a quarterback $14 million if you 00:49:05.730 --> 00:49:08.510 believe in your whole heart that he is going 00:49:08.510 --> 00:49:13.309 to be the starting quarterback week one. Name 00:49:13.309 --> 00:49:16.170 me one backup quarterback. That's making $14 00:49:16.170 --> 00:49:19.690 million. I'll wait. Can't find any? Exactly what 00:49:19.690 --> 00:49:23.070 I thought. So if you're the Colts, if you're 00:49:23.070 --> 00:49:25.690 ownership, if you're the scouting department, 00:49:26.010 --> 00:49:29.389 if you're anybody in that front office, you are 00:49:29.389 --> 00:49:32.090 crossing your fingers, you are crossing your 00:49:32.090 --> 00:49:34.869 pinky toes, you are crossing everything that 00:49:34.869 --> 00:49:38.909 you can possibly cross in hope that Daniel Jones 00:49:38.909 --> 00:49:42.230 show a little bit of something. If he doesn't, 00:49:42.230 --> 00:49:45.440 they're going to clean house quickly. Shane Stuyton 00:49:45.440 --> 00:49:47.280 will be gone. Chris Ballard will be gone. Everybody 00:49:47.280 --> 00:49:52.420 else will be gone. Because again, this team is 00:49:52.420 --> 00:49:56.699 ready to be competitive. This team should be 00:49:56.699 --> 00:49:59.900 competing with the Texans or at least beating 00:49:59.900 --> 00:50:03.719 the Texans to win the division every single year. 00:50:05.000 --> 00:50:08.380 I just listed to you some of the notable players 00:50:08.380 --> 00:50:11.349 that are on this team. And you mean to tell me 00:50:11.349 --> 00:50:14.650 this team underperforms every single year for 00:50:14.650 --> 00:50:18.090 the past three years? I'm sorry. There's no excuses 00:50:18.090 --> 00:50:21.429 with that. And granted, I understand why the 00:50:21.429 --> 00:50:23.309 Colts brought in Shane Steichen because they 00:50:23.309 --> 00:50:26.389 were thinking, okay, if he can refine Jalen Hurts, 00:50:26.489 --> 00:50:28.610 maybe he can do the same thing with someone like 00:50:28.610 --> 00:50:30.650 Anthony Richardson. You want to know the difference? 00:50:31.590 --> 00:50:36.210 Jalen Hurts played 56 games in college. He had 00:50:36.210 --> 00:50:39.369 experience with Alabama and then with Oklahoma. 00:50:39.949 --> 00:50:43.750 So he had well enough experience. He was very 00:50:43.750 --> 00:50:47.050 much comfortable with the game of football. You 00:50:47.050 --> 00:50:48.829 can't say the same thing with Anthony Richardson. 00:50:49.090 --> 00:50:52.050 And so now here we are. Now, if you're Anthony 00:50:52.050 --> 00:50:54.909 Richardson, most likely they're going to let 00:50:54.909 --> 00:50:59.050 go of you next year. Now, me personally, I will 00:50:59.050 --> 00:51:02.769 look at the Rams. I will look at the Vikings. 00:51:02.909 --> 00:51:06.610 I will look at places where I know I'm going 00:51:06.610 --> 00:51:10.340 to be refined as a quarterback. Sean McVay, Sean 00:51:10.340 --> 00:51:15.059 Payton, Kevin O 'Connell, Kyle Shanahan. Those 00:51:15.059 --> 00:51:16.719 are the people that you need to be going to, 00:51:16.739 --> 00:51:19.519 Andy Reid. You should not be going to anybody 00:51:19.519 --> 00:51:22.940 that has no experience in developing a quarterback. 00:51:23.539 --> 00:51:27.360 And I mean truly developing a quarterback. Kevin 00:51:27.360 --> 00:51:29.719 O 'Connell, he's done it. He has a track record. 00:51:30.260 --> 00:51:33.260 Sean McVay, he has a track record. And now me 00:51:33.260 --> 00:51:35.420 personally, if it's my personal opinion, I'm 00:51:35.420 --> 00:51:38.039 going to Sean McVay first. Because I've seen 00:51:38.039 --> 00:51:41.920 what he's done with Baker Mayfield and what he 00:51:41.920 --> 00:51:43.719 did with Sam Darnold. Actually, no, no, that 00:51:43.719 --> 00:51:45.739 was Kyle Shanahan. Forget about that. Forget 00:51:45.739 --> 00:51:47.840 about that, okay? The fact of the matter is this. 00:51:49.539 --> 00:51:52.960 This was not a performance -based decision. This 00:51:52.960 --> 00:51:55.920 was, I'm trying to save our jobs for another 00:51:55.920 --> 00:51:58.260 year decision. And I'll just leave it there. 00:51:58.420 --> 00:52:00.159 Now, the last topic we need to talk about, the 00:52:00.159 --> 00:52:02.059 most controversial topic that we need to talk 00:52:02.059 --> 00:52:05.360 about, and that is the Browns, okay? This may 00:52:05.360 --> 00:52:08.110 be another rant as well. So yesterday, Kevin 00:52:08.110 --> 00:52:11.269 Stefanski decided to make the decision on who's 00:52:11.269 --> 00:52:13.030 going to be the backup for Joe Flacco, and it's 00:52:13.030 --> 00:52:16.510 going to be Dylan Gabriel. Now, I've seen a lot 00:52:16.510 --> 00:52:19.369 of clips. I've seen a lot of podcasts. I've seen 00:52:19.369 --> 00:52:20.809 a lot of interviews. Seen a lot of different 00:52:20.809 --> 00:52:24.809 forms of content about Shador Sanders and the 00:52:24.809 --> 00:52:27.369 backup quarterback role and just this entire 00:52:27.369 --> 00:52:29.230 quarterback conundrum that the Browns have been 00:52:29.230 --> 00:52:32.670 in. And I think the evaluation between Dylan 00:52:32.670 --> 00:52:35.800 Gabriel and Shador Sanders. is more personal 00:52:35.800 --> 00:52:39.159 than professional. We don't see a whole lot of 00:52:39.159 --> 00:52:42.239 people that are dissecting the plays between 00:52:42.239 --> 00:52:45.440 Dylan Gabriel and Shador Sanders. Instead, what 00:52:45.440 --> 00:52:49.500 we see a lot is grown men who are basically picking 00:52:49.500 --> 00:52:52.559 apart every single mistake that Shador Sanders 00:52:52.559 --> 00:52:56.559 does both on and off the field. I remember vividly 00:52:56.559 --> 00:52:59.840 when word got out that Shador Sanders got a speeding 00:52:59.840 --> 00:53:02.559 ticket. The next day, everyone's saying, oh, 00:53:02.719 --> 00:53:04.539 that's somebody that you don't want on the team. 00:53:04.619 --> 00:53:06.840 That's not a good move. That's not a good idea. 00:53:06.960 --> 00:53:09.579 Blah, blah, blah. You shouldn't be doing that. 00:53:10.019 --> 00:53:12.980 Let me tell you something. Imagine you're 25, 00:53:13.159 --> 00:53:16.079 26 years old. You got a really fast car. Think 00:53:16.079 --> 00:53:19.019 of your favorite fast car. Me, personally, it's 00:53:19.019 --> 00:53:23.460 probably a Dodge Viper. Love Dodge Vipers. And 00:53:23.460 --> 00:53:27.579 imagine you're on the highway. Maybe about 12, 00:53:27.820 --> 00:53:31.130 maybe 1 o 'clock in the morning. Nobody's in 00:53:31.130 --> 00:53:33.670 sight. Nobody's to your left. Nobody's to your 00:53:33.670 --> 00:53:37.369 right. You got a clear road for as long as you 00:53:37.369 --> 00:53:40.070 can see. You're not going to want to test that 00:53:40.070 --> 00:53:42.429 bad boy. You're not going to want to push it 00:53:42.429 --> 00:53:45.670 to the limit just a little bit. That defeats 00:53:45.670 --> 00:53:48.909 the purpose of having a fast car. You ask any 00:53:48.909 --> 00:53:52.469 person that has had a fast car. They will all 00:53:52.469 --> 00:53:55.230 say the same thing. I have at least tested it 00:53:55.230 --> 00:54:00.300 once. But you had so many people, including the 00:54:00.300 --> 00:54:03.599 GM, who was very critical of Shador doing this. 00:54:03.860 --> 00:54:06.719 When in actuality, all the GM just need to say, 00:54:06.820 --> 00:54:09.860 we are handling this internally. Everything is 00:54:09.860 --> 00:54:12.840 fine. And then you just tell Shador, hey, listen, 00:54:12.920 --> 00:54:15.739 man, when you go on this road at this time at 00:54:15.739 --> 00:54:17.840 night, make sure you be careful, man, because 00:54:17.840 --> 00:54:20.139 the cops be everywhere and you really want all 00:54:20.139 --> 00:54:23.510 that. All right. Now, if this is a repeated pattern, 00:54:23.769 --> 00:54:26.530 then you need to have a more intense conversation 00:54:26.530 --> 00:54:30.630 with Shador. But I didn't see nobody saying anything 00:54:30.630 --> 00:54:33.909 about Miles Garrett when he got his up -team 00:54:33.909 --> 00:54:36.650 speeding ticket. I didn't see anybody saying 00:54:36.650 --> 00:54:40.030 that. So if you're going to hold people responsibly, 00:54:40.170 --> 00:54:43.750 then you need to be transparent, regardless if 00:54:43.750 --> 00:54:46.090 they are a rookie or the face of the franchise. 00:54:46.909 --> 00:54:50.809 Everyone must be held accountable. But clearly, 00:54:50.969 --> 00:54:53.809 that's not the case. And we also need to talk 00:54:53.809 --> 00:54:56.789 about Dylan Gabriel saying the things that he 00:54:56.789 --> 00:54:59.789 said, which we all know was directed at who? 00:54:59.849 --> 00:55:03.469 Shador Sanders. You cannot say, and I quote, 00:55:03.750 --> 00:55:05.929 yeah, it's just part of it. You know, there's 00:55:05.929 --> 00:55:08.530 entertainers and there's competitors. And I totally 00:55:08.530 --> 00:55:11.610 understand that. But my job is to compete. And 00:55:11.610 --> 00:55:13.269 that's what I'm focused on doing, end quote. 00:55:13.349 --> 00:55:16.349 You cannot say something like that without receiving 00:55:16.349 --> 00:55:19.980 major backlash from it. Nobody said anything 00:55:19.980 --> 00:55:24.340 about you being an entertainer or a competitor. 00:55:24.519 --> 00:55:28.119 Nobody said anything. So why are you bringing 00:55:28.119 --> 00:55:32.699 this up? I understand that some people prefer 00:55:32.699 --> 00:55:37.719 one quarterback over the other. But in actuality, 00:55:37.719 --> 00:55:41.139 what we need to do is just observe who put out 00:55:41.139 --> 00:55:45.400 the best tape. Who performed the best in this 00:55:45.400 --> 00:55:50.719 situation? And in my mind, I would say it's a 00:55:50.719 --> 00:55:54.739 tie. Shador Sanders had one good game. Dylan 00:55:54.739 --> 00:55:57.980 Gabriel had one good half. That's it. It's a 00:55:57.980 --> 00:56:01.599 tie. You can't really do a real analysis anymore 00:56:01.599 --> 00:56:04.239 when it comes to quarterbacks because the preseason 00:56:04.239 --> 00:56:06.960 is so short now. It's only three games. Three 00:56:06.960 --> 00:56:09.320 games really isn't enough to really make a true 00:56:09.320 --> 00:56:11.539 decision on who's going to be the backup quarterback. 00:56:12.300 --> 00:56:14.519 Let me just read to you the stat lines for all 00:56:14.519 --> 00:56:16.679 three of these games, okay? So, Shador's stat 00:56:16.679 --> 00:56:19.000 line against the Panthers, 23 attempts for 14 00:56:19.000 --> 00:56:22.400 completions, 138 passing yards, two touchdowns. 00:56:22.579 --> 00:56:24.719 Dylan Gabriel's stat line against the Eagles, 00:56:24.940 --> 00:56:29.119 18 attempts for 13 completions, 143 passing yards, 00:56:29.300 --> 00:56:32.739 one pick, 7 .9 yards per attempt. This is the 00:56:32.739 --> 00:56:35.760 stat line with Dylan Gabriel and Shador when 00:56:35.760 --> 00:56:38.480 they face the Rams. Dylan Gabriel, 19 attempts 00:56:38.480 --> 00:56:43.119 for 12 completions, 129 passing yards, 6 .8 yards 00:56:43.119 --> 00:56:45.239 per attempt, and one touchdown. Shador Sanders, 00:56:45.639 --> 00:56:48.420 six attempts for three completions, 14 passing 00:56:48.420 --> 00:56:51.340 yards, and 2 .3 yards per attempt. Now, here's 00:56:51.340 --> 00:56:53.940 the thing. By the time Shador Sanders got into 00:56:53.940 --> 00:56:57.500 the game, the offensive line was atrocious. The 00:56:57.500 --> 00:57:00.199 same weapons that Joe Flacco and Dylan Gabriel 00:57:00.199 --> 00:57:03.760 had wasn't there anymore. So in some ways, one 00:57:03.760 --> 00:57:06.460 could assume that the Browns put Shador Sanders 00:57:06.460 --> 00:57:10.900 into battle with a butter knife and a half -broken 00:57:10.900 --> 00:57:13.920 twig. And said, you know what? Fight your way 00:57:13.920 --> 00:57:17.340 out of this. And yes, he did take some unnecessary 00:57:17.340 --> 00:57:20.960 sacks. Yes, he needs to start throwing the ball 00:57:20.960 --> 00:57:23.440 away. This is my little saying that I came up 00:57:23.440 --> 00:57:26.639 with. Throw the ball away, live another day. 00:57:26.980 --> 00:57:29.800 If you throw the ball away, no one cares. Believe 00:57:29.800 --> 00:57:32.719 it or not, a lot of quarterback coaches, offensive 00:57:32.719 --> 00:57:35.960 coordinators, and even coaches would rather for 00:57:35.960 --> 00:57:38.000 their quarterback to just throw it out of bounds 00:57:38.000 --> 00:57:41.579 than to try to make the big play and then risk 00:57:41.579 --> 00:57:45.039 possibly having a fumble, interception, pick 00:57:45.039 --> 00:57:49.199 six, whatever. Now, I will say this. Shador Sanders 00:57:49.199 --> 00:57:52.039 did take a sack that was unnecessary, and then 00:57:52.039 --> 00:57:55.940 it pushed the team way back, I think, maybe 30 00:57:55.940 --> 00:58:00.679 yards, if I'm not mistaken. So, yes, Shador didn't 00:58:00.679 --> 00:58:03.679 play his best ball. But at the same time, we 00:58:03.679 --> 00:58:06.139 also have to realize that, listen, if you're 00:58:06.139 --> 00:58:08.320 going to have a true quarterback competition, 00:58:08.599 --> 00:58:11.920 then you needed to keep at least two or three 00:58:11.920 --> 00:58:14.199 starting offensive linemen on the field, two 00:58:14.199 --> 00:58:16.440 or three weapons on the field. Because guess 00:58:16.440 --> 00:58:20.079 what? As soon as that game was over, 24 to 48 00:58:20.079 --> 00:58:24.440 hours later, a lot of those offensive linemen, 00:58:24.460 --> 00:58:26.519 if not all those offensive linemen, were cut. 00:58:27.920 --> 00:58:30.239 Those receivers, tight ends, and running backs 00:58:30.239 --> 00:58:35.360 were cut as well. So there was no point in putting 00:58:35.360 --> 00:58:39.280 Shador in, in my mind. Then you have to talk 00:58:39.280 --> 00:58:41.599 about Shador not being put in for the two -minute 00:58:41.599 --> 00:58:45.320 drill. The two -minute drill is what separates 00:58:45.320 --> 00:58:49.179 average quarterbacks to elite quarterbacks. We 00:58:49.179 --> 00:58:51.840 have seen games where Peyton Manning isn't playing 00:58:51.840 --> 00:58:54.320 his best ball. But when the two -minute warning 00:58:54.320 --> 00:58:58.639 is over, laser -focused. executing every single 00:58:58.639 --> 00:59:02.079 play, touchdowns, converting third downs into 00:59:02.079 --> 00:59:04.280 first downs, you name it, he's doing it all. 00:59:04.760 --> 00:59:07.679 We've seen all the greats do it, and that's what 00:59:07.679 --> 00:59:11.400 makes them great. So I don't understand why the 00:59:11.400 --> 00:59:14.219 Browns are doing this, but it's leaving a lot 00:59:14.219 --> 00:59:16.119 of people just scratching their head trying to 00:59:16.119 --> 00:59:18.719 figure out what in the hell are the Browns doing. 00:59:19.539 --> 00:59:22.119 But at the same time, how many quarterbacks have 00:59:22.119 --> 00:59:24.039 the Browns gone through in the last, what, 15, 00:59:24.139 --> 00:59:31.079 20 years? Not surprised. So, do I think Shador 00:59:31.079 --> 00:59:33.159 Sanders is going to play at some point in this 00:59:33.159 --> 00:59:38.260 season? Yes. I do think at some point, probably 00:59:38.260 --> 00:59:40.719 close to maybe the last two or three games of 00:59:40.719 --> 00:59:43.139 the season when they probably realize, hey, we're 00:59:43.139 --> 00:59:45.019 not going anywhere, we're not going to the playoffs, 00:59:45.360 --> 00:59:47.099 we're eliminated, blah, blah, blah, yada, yada, 00:59:47.099 --> 00:59:48.980 all that other good stuff. They'll probably put 00:59:48.980 --> 00:59:52.500 Shador in for maybe about a game or two. And 00:59:52.500 --> 00:59:53.880 they may do the same thing for Dylan Gabriel 00:59:53.880 --> 00:59:56.460 as well. Because I don't think Joe Flacco is 00:59:56.460 --> 01:00:00.260 holding up for 17 weeks. I just don't personally, 01:00:00.400 --> 01:00:03.159 but that's just my personal opinion. But I'm 01:00:03.159 --> 01:00:04.739 going to end this episode here. 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