WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.180 The first wave of free agency is done, folks. 00:00:02.279 --> 00:00:04.459 And man, oh man, do we have a lot to talk about. 00:00:04.519 --> 00:00:06.719 So let's just get into it. Jalen Waddell heads 00:00:06.719 --> 00:00:09.740 to Denver. DJ Moore heads to Buffalo. David Montgomery 00:00:09.740 --> 00:00:12.240 heads to Houston. Trent McDuffie heads to LA. 00:00:12.500 --> 00:00:15.400 Garrett Bradbury heads to Chicago. Minka Fitzpatrick 00:00:15.400 --> 00:00:18.179 and Geno Smith heads to the Jets. Michael Pittman 00:00:18.179 --> 00:00:20.679 heads to Pittsburgh. Rashawn Gary heads to Dallas. 00:00:21.129 --> 00:00:24.210 Osa Edigizua heads to San Fran. Justin Fields 00:00:24.210 --> 00:00:27.010 heads to Kansas City. My thoughts on Max Crosby. 00:00:27.070 --> 00:00:29.769 And we got to talk about some free agent signings, 00:00:29.769 --> 00:00:32.829 okay? All of this and more. on the 105th episode 00:00:32.829 --> 00:00:35.149 of the Football Junkies Podcast, okay? I am your 00:00:35.149 --> 00:00:37.009 host with the most, all right? I am your chief 00:00:37.009 --> 00:00:39.049 Bagrod Thomas. That's right, chief, head of the 00:00:39.049 --> 00:00:40.789 table. Anything and everything related to the 00:00:40.789 --> 00:00:43.289 bag, rumors to the bag, and more. I am your hopium, 00:00:43.350 --> 00:00:45.770 hopium, hopium, hopium, hopium deal. That's right. 00:00:45.850 --> 00:00:47.750 All the hopium that you need to make it through 00:00:47.750 --> 00:00:50.250 this offseason, I am the guy to go to, okay? 00:00:50.390 --> 00:00:53.049 But I am all these things and more. But most 00:00:53.049 --> 00:00:54.490 importantly, the most important thing that you 00:00:54.490 --> 00:00:57.109 must remember is I am your host, Kale. Buckle 00:00:57.109 --> 00:00:59.289 up. It's going to get crazy. So guess what? On 00:00:59.289 --> 00:01:28.219 three, one, two, three, let's Fuck him. All right, 00:01:28.219 --> 00:01:29.700 folks, let's get into the meat and potatoes of 00:01:29.700 --> 00:01:31.260 everything that is going on in the league right 00:01:31.260 --> 00:01:33.799 now. So let's just get into it because there's 00:01:33.799 --> 00:01:36.239 a lot to talk about, all right? So Jalen Waddell 00:01:36.239 --> 00:01:38.340 has been traded to the Broncos. Let's talk about 00:01:38.340 --> 00:01:41.700 the details. So Miami receives a 2026 first, 00:01:41.920 --> 00:01:45.379 third, and fourth, while Denver receives a 2026 00:01:45.379 --> 00:01:47.959 fourth. According to Spotrack, Jalen Waddell 00:01:47.959 --> 00:01:51.620 is guaranteed $17 million in 2026 and $15 .2 00:01:51.620 --> 00:01:54.480 million in 2027. However, the dead cap number 00:01:54.480 --> 00:01:57.209 continues to grow for the Dolphins. According 00:01:57.209 --> 00:02:00.250 to Spotrak, they are second in the league in 00:02:00.250 --> 00:02:04.129 dead cap hits at 108 million, and that number 00:02:04.129 --> 00:02:08.580 is supposed to rise to 174 million. post -June 00:02:08.580 --> 00:02:11.199 1st. Despite the financial ramifications that 00:02:11.199 --> 00:02:13.439 came with this move, I think it benefits both 00:02:13.439 --> 00:02:15.819 sides. And the reason why I say this is because 00:02:15.819 --> 00:02:18.300 Denver has been looking for a highly productive 00:02:18.300 --> 00:02:20.460 wide receiver to pair with Courtland Sutton. 00:02:20.500 --> 00:02:22.639 And they realized they were in a position where 00:02:22.639 --> 00:02:25.280 they can get a Jordan Tyson, a Cardinal Tate, 00:02:25.360 --> 00:02:28.520 or a Makai Lemon in this draft. So the best thing 00:02:28.520 --> 00:02:31.400 to do is just trade for a proven talent. A proven 00:02:31.400 --> 00:02:34.479 talent that can play the Y or the Z. according 00:02:34.479 --> 00:02:36.819 to reception perception. When he runs the nine 00:02:36.819 --> 00:02:40.759 route, it's a 57 .9 % success rate. When he runs 00:02:40.759 --> 00:02:43.860 a corner route, it's a 62 .5 % success rate. 00:02:43.939 --> 00:02:47.620 When he runs an out route, that's a 77 .1 % success 00:02:47.620 --> 00:02:50.300 rate. When he runs the post route, it's a 89 00:02:50.300 --> 00:02:53.719 .5 % success rate. When he runs the dig, it's 00:02:53.719 --> 00:02:56.919 a 83 .9 % success rate. When he runs a slant, 00:02:56.979 --> 00:02:59.900 it's a 86 .8 % success rate. And when he runs 00:02:59.900 --> 00:03:03.740 a screen, it's a 100 % success rate. He also 00:03:03.740 --> 00:03:07.340 has a 81 .3 % success rate against zone coverage, 00:03:07.479 --> 00:03:11.740 a 73 .5 % success rate against man, and a 76 00:03:11.740 --> 00:03:14.900 .5 % success rate against press coverage. By 00:03:14.900 --> 00:03:17.120 trading away Jalen Waddell, the Dolphins have 00:03:17.120 --> 00:03:19.639 two first round picks. And we know with one of 00:03:19.639 --> 00:03:21.560 those picks, they have to address wide receiver. 00:03:21.740 --> 00:03:24.240 Now, I know this isn't the stack and shed series, 00:03:24.360 --> 00:03:26.759 but we're going to incorporate that in this moment, 00:03:26.879 --> 00:03:30.439 okay? The one move that I would do if I was the 00:03:30.439 --> 00:03:33.300 GM for the Dolphins is either trade that second 00:03:33.300 --> 00:03:35.400 first round pick for a future pick that you can 00:03:35.400 --> 00:03:38.759 use in 27, or you just trade out of the first 00:03:38.759 --> 00:03:41.639 round. Because I guarantee you somebody who doesn't 00:03:41.639 --> 00:03:43.860 have a first round pick is gonna try to trade 00:03:43.860 --> 00:03:46.199 into the back end of the first round. We've seen 00:03:46.199 --> 00:03:49.219 it multiple times. It's bound to happen, okay? 00:03:49.439 --> 00:03:52.050 Because let's be honest here. The only way you 00:03:52.050 --> 00:03:54.129 can build this team is through the draft. You 00:03:54.129 --> 00:03:57.430 can no longer make any big trades or big signings 00:03:57.430 --> 00:03:59.189 until you figure out what you're going to do 00:03:59.189 --> 00:04:01.389 with this snowball of dead cap that you have 00:04:01.389 --> 00:04:04.009 right now. And that's not going to go away anytime 00:04:04.009 --> 00:04:07.110 soon. So DJ Moore heads to Buffalo along with 00:04:07.110 --> 00:04:11.090 a 2026 fifth while Chicago receives a 2026 second. 00:04:11.229 --> 00:04:13.490 If the goal is to bring in a productive receiver 00:04:13.490 --> 00:04:16.149 that can work with Josh Allen, fine. But the 00:04:16.149 --> 00:04:18.649 way that you go about that is wrong. Because 00:04:18.649 --> 00:04:20.550 why are you giving up a second round pick for 00:04:20.550 --> 00:04:23.170 a receiver who was hot and cold all last season? 00:04:23.290 --> 00:04:25.930 Instead, the Bills needed to go after a true 00:04:25.930 --> 00:04:29.269 X receiver. DJ Moore isn't a true X receiver. 00:04:29.470 --> 00:04:33.410 He's a Y, possibly a Z at this point in his career. 00:04:33.629 --> 00:04:36.550 But if you're the Bills, if you believe that 00:04:36.550 --> 00:04:39.009 you are still in your Super Bowl window, if you 00:04:39.009 --> 00:04:41.850 truly believe that if you get a really productive 00:04:41.850 --> 00:04:44.189 receiver that it's going to take you to the Super 00:04:44.189 --> 00:04:47.069 Bowl, then you make that move. You did it with 00:04:47.069 --> 00:04:49.750 Stephon Diggs. You saw how explosive and how 00:04:49.750 --> 00:04:52.870 great the offense was. So why wouldn't you try 00:04:52.870 --> 00:04:56.000 to do that again? The price is the price for 00:04:56.000 --> 00:04:58.560 high quality players, regardless of what the 00:04:58.560 --> 00:05:00.980 position is. Now, the angle that needs to be 00:05:00.980 --> 00:05:03.560 talked about is the familiarity between DJ Moore 00:05:03.560 --> 00:05:06.459 and Joe Brady. When DJ Moore was still with the 00:05:06.459 --> 00:05:08.939 Panthers, Joe Brady was on that coaching staff. 00:05:09.360 --> 00:05:11.920 Now here's DJ Moore's stats in the last two years 00:05:11.920 --> 00:05:14.600 that he was with the Panthers. So in 2020, he 00:05:14.600 --> 00:05:20.439 had 118 targets for 66 receptions, 1 ,193 receiving 00:05:20.439 --> 00:05:23.720 yards, four touchdowns, and he averaged 18 .1 00:05:23.720 --> 00:05:27.259 receiving yards per reception. Now in 2021, he 00:05:27.259 --> 00:05:33.139 had 162 targets for 93 receptions, 1 ,157 receiving 00:05:33.139 --> 00:05:36.699 yards, four touchdowns, and averaged 12 .4 receiving 00:05:36.699 --> 00:05:39.300 yards per reception. Now as we fast forward to 00:05:39.300 --> 00:05:41.639 now, these are the routes that DJ Moore ran the 00:05:41.639 --> 00:05:44.819 most from last season. So he ran the dig at 20 00:05:44.819 --> 00:05:51.079 .7%, the slant at 14 .5%, the nine at 14 .2%, 00:05:51.079 --> 00:05:56.139 the post at 12%, and the out at 9 .5 % according 00:05:56.139 --> 00:05:58.720 to reception perception. Now if we compare this 00:05:58.720 --> 00:06:01.040 to the success percentage against the same routes, 00:06:01.220 --> 00:06:04.930 this is what we have. DJ Moore was 100 % successful 00:06:04.930 --> 00:06:07.810 when running the screen. He was 80 % successful 00:06:07.810 --> 00:06:11.290 when running the slant. He was 90 .9 % successful 00:06:11.290 --> 00:06:14.829 when running the comeback. He was 71 .9 % successful 00:06:14.829 --> 00:06:18.209 when running the dig. He was 72 .7 % successful 00:06:18.209 --> 00:06:21.689 when running the post. And he was 61 .5 % successful 00:06:21.689 --> 00:06:24.189 when running the nine. Now, I don't think the 00:06:24.189 --> 00:06:26.189 Bills are done with this receiving core, but 00:06:26.189 --> 00:06:28.470 hopefully they make another addition, preferably 00:06:28.470 --> 00:06:31.529 somebody that is a physical receiver who is proficient 00:06:31.529 --> 00:06:33.990 in catching 50 -50 balls, over -the -shoulder 00:06:33.990 --> 00:06:37.629 catches, and is very good at man and press coverage. 00:06:37.930 --> 00:06:40.310 So the Lions traded away David Montgomery to 00:06:40.310 --> 00:06:43.550 the Texans while receiving Drew Scruggs, a 2027 00:06:43.550 --> 00:06:47.089 7th round pick, and a 2026 4th round pick. By 00:06:47.089 --> 00:06:49.470 making this move, the Texans are signaling that 00:06:49.470 --> 00:06:51.569 they want the run game to play a more prominent 00:06:51.569 --> 00:06:54.000 role in the offense. which I don't hate them 00:06:54.000 --> 00:06:56.839 for it because the one year that Joe Mixon played 00:06:56.839 --> 00:06:59.600 for the Texans, it was really good. They were 00:06:59.600 --> 00:07:03.579 15th in the league and they averaged 112 .3 rushing 00:07:03.579 --> 00:07:06.279 yards per game, 4 .4 rushing yards per play, 00:07:06.360 --> 00:07:09.740 and 15 rushing touchdowns compared to being 22nd 00:07:09.740 --> 00:07:12.060 this past season in rushing offense where they 00:07:12.060 --> 00:07:16.060 averaged 108 .9 rushing yards per game, 3 .9 00:07:16.060 --> 00:07:18.839 rushing yards per play, and 9 rushing touchdowns. 00:07:18.860 --> 00:07:21.319 Now as far as the Lions acquiring Drew Scruggs, 00:07:21.360 --> 00:07:23.310 I feel like that's more of a def acquisition 00:07:23.310 --> 00:07:26.509 i feel like at best he can compete with one of 00:07:26.509 --> 00:07:29.370 the second year offensive linemen i'm not buying 00:07:29.370 --> 00:07:32.230 a lot of stock into it okay so former chiefs 00:07:32.230 --> 00:07:34.430 corner trent mcduffie has been traded to the 00:07:34.430 --> 00:07:38.529 la rams so the chiefs receive a 2027 third a 00:07:38.529 --> 00:07:43.569 2026 first a 2026 fifth and a 2026 sixth and 00:07:43.569 --> 00:07:45.889 with this trade trent mcduffie and the rams have 00:07:45.889 --> 00:07:48.990 agreed to a four -year 124 million dollar deal 00:07:48.990 --> 00:07:52.329 50 million guaranteed at signing a 14 million 00:07:52.329 --> 00:07:54.750 dollar signing bonus and he'll be making 31 million 00:07:54.750 --> 00:07:57.490 a year now this is a trade where both sides are 00:07:57.490 --> 00:07:59.829 winners because when we look at the ram side 00:07:59.829 --> 00:08:03.550 they needed a dominant corner i'm sorry emmanuel 00:08:03.550 --> 00:08:05.949 forbes was not getting the job done at kello 00:08:05.949 --> 00:08:08.509 weatherspoon is not reliable at this point they 00:08:08.509 --> 00:08:12.129 needed a true number one corner and trent mcduffie 00:08:12.129 --> 00:08:14.730 is that guy During the playoffs last season, 00:08:14.790 --> 00:08:17.629 I saw the secondary get targeted multiple times 00:08:17.629 --> 00:08:20.589 because offenses realized that this secondary 00:08:20.589 --> 00:08:23.550 wasn't that strong. Emmanuel Forbes can't play 00:08:23.550 --> 00:08:26.610 press coverage, he's okay in zone coverage, and 00:08:26.610 --> 00:08:29.560 he hasn't shown anything at this point. So by 00:08:29.560 --> 00:08:31.839 getting someone like Trent McDuffie, who's versatile 00:08:31.839 --> 00:08:34.879 in playing both the slot and outside, I think 00:08:34.879 --> 00:08:37.659 that's going to add another weapon to this defense. 00:08:37.919 --> 00:08:40.299 And the angle that nobody is talking about is 00:08:40.299 --> 00:08:42.500 that the Rams gave up their first round pick 00:08:42.500 --> 00:08:45.399 and kept the Falcons first round pick. So whatever 00:08:45.399 --> 00:08:48.039 need they've been targeting, they can still get 00:08:48.039 --> 00:08:50.539 it because the Falcons first round pick, if I'm 00:08:50.539 --> 00:08:53.440 not mistaken, is a top 10 pick, which is great. 00:08:53.659 --> 00:08:56.679 As we've seen in multiple years, the Chiefs continue 00:08:56.679 --> 00:08:59.429 to show that if you're not Patrick Mahomes, Travis 00:08:59.429 --> 00:09:02.509 Kelsey, or Chris Jones, you are expendable. And 00:09:02.509 --> 00:09:05.549 mind you, they've traded away Tyreek Hill, LeJarrius 00:09:05.549 --> 00:09:09.350 Sneed, Joe Thune, the list goes on. And by making 00:09:09.350 --> 00:09:11.409 this move, the Chiefs are also admitting that 00:09:11.409 --> 00:09:13.450 they believe in their drafting and scouting and 00:09:13.450 --> 00:09:15.850 development of players so much that they're willing 00:09:15.850 --> 00:09:18.850 to move off of high quality players just so they 00:09:18.850 --> 00:09:21.289 can keep the core. Now the question is this, 00:09:21.389 --> 00:09:23.370 what are the Chiefs going to do with those two 00:09:23.370 --> 00:09:26.149 first round picks? Because me personally, I'm 00:09:26.149 --> 00:09:28.789 drafting Kenyon Sadiq so he can be the next Travis 00:09:28.789 --> 00:09:31.490 Kelsey. Now that second first round pick, you 00:09:31.490 --> 00:09:34.450 can either use it for the 27 draft class or you 00:09:34.450 --> 00:09:36.570 can use it to address a position on the defense. 00:09:37.279 --> 00:09:40.000 Or, or, or, or, just hear me out for a moment, 00:09:40.080 --> 00:09:42.620 okay? Just hear me out for a moment. What if 00:09:42.620 --> 00:09:45.100 you use that first round pick to acquire a high 00:09:45.100 --> 00:09:48.299 quality player? Just saying. I don't have my 00:09:48.299 --> 00:09:51.080 tinfoil hat on. I destroyed it. But I'm just 00:09:51.080 --> 00:09:54.110 saying. It's a possibility. You never know. So 00:09:54.110 --> 00:09:56.509 former New England Patriots center Garrett Bradbury 00:09:56.509 --> 00:09:59.549 was traded to the Chicago Bears. And so the Patriots 00:09:59.549 --> 00:10:02.710 received a 2027 fifth round pick. Now, prior 00:10:02.710 --> 00:10:05.090 to this trade, the Bears brought in Tyler Beatty 00:10:05.090 --> 00:10:07.490 for a visit. And then there were rumors going 00:10:07.490 --> 00:10:09.870 around that they were interested in signing Tyler 00:10:09.870 --> 00:10:12.549 Linderbaum once free agency started. Now, I'm 00:10:12.549 --> 00:10:14.870 glad they didn't sign Tyler Linderbaum because 00:10:14.870 --> 00:10:17.429 that's way too much money for a center. But I 00:10:17.429 --> 00:10:20.309 think this is a really good move. Now, the question 00:10:20.309 --> 00:10:22.759 is this. What are the Patriots going to do at 00:10:22.759 --> 00:10:24.740 center? Are they going to bring in a veteran 00:10:24.740 --> 00:10:27.000 such as Lloyd Cushenberry? Are they going to 00:10:27.000 --> 00:10:30.440 draft one? Who knows? So we have two trades for 00:10:30.440 --> 00:10:32.460 the same team. So let's start with Minka, all 00:10:32.460 --> 00:10:34.840 right? So he was traded to the Jets, and so the 00:10:34.840 --> 00:10:37.480 Dolphins received a 2026 seventh round pick. 00:10:37.679 --> 00:10:40.600 Now with this move, the Jets have given Minka 00:10:40.600 --> 00:10:44.019 Fitzpatrick a three -year $40 million deal, $20 00:10:44.019 --> 00:10:47.480 .5 million guaranteed at signing, a $7 .5 million 00:10:47.480 --> 00:10:50.360 signing bonus, and he'll be making $13 .3 million 00:10:50.360 --> 00:10:52.799 a year. The reason the Jets made this move is 00:10:52.799 --> 00:10:55.779 to bring in a proven veteran presence while at 00:10:55.779 --> 00:10:58.960 the same time trying to emphasize more playmaking 00:10:58.960 --> 00:11:02.179 from the secondary. Because last year, nobody 00:11:02.179 --> 00:11:04.590 in the secondary had an interception. Now, this 00:11:04.590 --> 00:11:06.409 trade doesn't make any sense for the Dolphins 00:11:06.409 --> 00:11:08.690 because had you released Megan Fitzpatrick, you 00:11:08.690 --> 00:11:10.610 could have received a high comp pick for next 00:11:10.610 --> 00:11:13.389 year. It could have been a third or fourth or 00:11:13.389 --> 00:11:16.090 even a fifth. And I would have rather taken that 00:11:16.090 --> 00:11:19.289 than a 2026 seventh round pick. Now, the second 00:11:19.289 --> 00:11:21.730 trade involves Geno Smith. And so the Jets, of 00:11:21.730 --> 00:11:24.690 course, receive him in a 2026 seventh while the 00:11:24.690 --> 00:11:27.909 Raiders receive a 2026 sixth. Now, this is a 00:11:27.909 --> 00:11:30.590 low risk, high reward move. You already know 00:11:30.590 --> 00:11:32.669 what you're getting with Geno Smith. His highs 00:11:32.669 --> 00:11:35.149 are going to be really good. and his lows are 00:11:35.149 --> 00:11:37.629 going to be head scratchers, okay? But at the 00:11:37.629 --> 00:11:41.570 same time, understand this. He is a bridge until 00:11:41.570 --> 00:11:45.230 27. This isn't a long -term commitment. This 00:11:45.230 --> 00:11:47.090 isn't something where he's going to be the guy 00:11:47.090 --> 00:11:49.649 for the rest of his career. He's just holding 00:11:49.649 --> 00:11:51.830 you over until you get the guy that you really 00:11:51.830 --> 00:11:54.570 want in the next draft class, which hopefully 00:11:54.570 --> 00:11:57.850 that next draft class actually produces a few 00:11:57.850 --> 00:12:00.149 more quarterback prospects that everybody's going 00:12:00.149 --> 00:12:02.629 to want. So the Steelers traded for former Colts 00:12:02.629 --> 00:12:04.909 receiver Michael Pittman, and so Indy receives 00:12:04.909 --> 00:12:08.210 a 20 -26 -6, while Pittsburgh, of course, receives 00:12:08.210 --> 00:12:11.909 him in a 20 -26 -7. Now with this move, the Steelers 00:12:11.909 --> 00:12:14.600 have given Michael Pittman a two -year $35 million 00:12:14.600 --> 00:12:17.440 extension, $24 million guaranteed at signing, 00:12:17.620 --> 00:12:20.720 a $22 .7 million signing bonus, and he'll be 00:12:20.720 --> 00:12:23.539 making $17 .5 million a year. Now this trade 00:12:23.539 --> 00:12:26.080 is a corresponding move to the Colts paying Alec 00:12:26.080 --> 00:12:28.759 Pierce and Daniel Jones because they realized 00:12:28.759 --> 00:12:30.519 that they weren't going to be able to keep everybody 00:12:30.519 --> 00:12:33.379 on this offense. So they decided to move off 00:12:33.379 --> 00:12:35.580 of Michael Pittman knowing that what they have 00:12:35.580 --> 00:12:38.320 right now on this offense is still good. In the 00:12:38.320 --> 00:12:40.399 last few years, the Steelers have attempted to 00:12:40.399 --> 00:12:42.620 address the wider receiver two position, but 00:12:42.620 --> 00:12:45.179 have been unsuccessful in doing it. They've went 00:12:45.179 --> 00:12:47.279 the veteran route and trying to go after Adam 00:12:47.279 --> 00:12:51.419 Thielen, MVS, Van Jefferson, for instance. None 00:12:51.419 --> 00:12:54.120 of them have been very successful. But by training 00:12:54.120 --> 00:12:56.379 for Michael Pittman, you're addressing that position 00:12:56.379 --> 00:12:59.279 while at the same time not handcuffing yourself 00:12:59.279 --> 00:13:01.899 to somebody for the long term. Now, the question 00:13:01.899 --> 00:13:04.539 is this, how did the Steelers view Michael Pittman? 00:13:04.909 --> 00:13:07.509 Do they view him as a slot? Do they view him 00:13:07.509 --> 00:13:10.129 as an outside receiver? Because I believe he's 00:13:10.129 --> 00:13:13.070 effective in both of those positions. Now, according 00:13:13.070 --> 00:13:15.570 to reception perception, Michael Pittman ran 00:13:15.570 --> 00:13:21.509 the dig at 27 .7%, the curl at 17 .7%, the slant 00:13:21.509 --> 00:13:27.970 at 12 .7%, the flat at 8 .8%, the out at 5 .8%. 00:13:28.559 --> 00:13:32.039 and the 9 at 11 .5%. However, when we compare 00:13:32.039 --> 00:13:34.440 that to how successful he ran the routes, this 00:13:34.440 --> 00:13:36.340 is what we have according to reception perception. 00:13:36.720 --> 00:13:39.779 So he was 100 % successful when running the screen, 00:13:40.039 --> 00:13:43.509 90 .9 % successful when running the slant, 80 00:13:43.509 --> 00:13:47.490 .4 % successful in running the curl. 80 .6 % 00:13:47.490 --> 00:13:50.669 were running the dig. 76 .5 % were running the 00:13:50.669 --> 00:13:53.370 post. 75 % successful in running the comeback. 00:13:53.809 --> 00:13:56.669 87 % successful in running the flat. And 100 00:13:56.669 --> 00:13:59.269 % when he ran another route that's not being 00:13:59.269 --> 00:14:01.590 listed. So overall, I think this is a good move 00:14:01.590 --> 00:14:04.190 by the Steelers. It's just now we have to wait 00:14:04.190 --> 00:14:05.850 and see what are they going to do at quarterback. 00:14:06.149 --> 00:14:08.490 I'm not going to go on a rant. I'm not going 00:14:08.490 --> 00:14:10.590 to talk about Aaron Rodgers. I'm not going to 00:14:10.590 --> 00:14:13.330 say anything about it. Want to know how I feel 00:14:13.330 --> 00:14:15.769 about it? Listen to the previous episodes last 00:14:15.769 --> 00:14:18.509 year. So former Packers edge rusher Rashawn Gary 00:14:18.509 --> 00:14:21.210 has been traded to the Cowboys. And so the Packers 00:14:21.210 --> 00:14:24.129 received a 2027th fourth round pick. Prior to 00:14:24.129 --> 00:14:26.330 this trade happening, Rashawn Gary had been floated 00:14:26.330 --> 00:14:29.090 around as a potential cap casualty. But the question 00:14:29.090 --> 00:14:31.450 is this, what are the Cowboys going to do with 00:14:31.450 --> 00:14:33.929 his current contract? Because if I'm not mistaken, 00:14:34.029 --> 00:14:36.149 he doesn't have any guaranteed money on there. 00:14:36.399 --> 00:14:38.519 According to Spoltrak, Rashawn Gary's market 00:14:38.519 --> 00:14:42.360 value is a four -year $94 .9 million deal, which 00:14:42.360 --> 00:14:45.480 is $23 .7 million a year. I think the Cowboys 00:14:45.480 --> 00:14:47.980 can afford that, but will they be willing to 00:14:47.980 --> 00:14:50.460 pay him? And if so, are they going to do it this 00:14:50.460 --> 00:14:52.700 summer? And since we're talking about the Cowboys, 00:14:52.779 --> 00:14:55.299 former defensive tackle Osa Edigizua has been 00:14:55.299 --> 00:14:58.100 traded to the 49ers. And so Dallas receives a 00:14:58.100 --> 00:15:01.200 2026 third. Now, I think this is a really good 00:15:01.200 --> 00:15:03.700 move for the 49ers because believe it or not, 00:15:03.950 --> 00:15:06.629 Osa Edigizua is a really good defensive tackle. 00:15:06.789 --> 00:15:08.970 Now, he may not be in the same light as a Jeffrey 00:15:08.970 --> 00:15:12.009 Simmons or a Kim Hayward or a Jalen Carter, but 00:15:12.009 --> 00:15:15.029 best believe he can move an offensive line. His 00:15:15.029 --> 00:15:17.909 bull rush, lethal. And I think that's what the 00:15:17.909 --> 00:15:20.350 49ers have been missing for a very long time. 00:15:20.590 --> 00:15:23.629 And so by pairing him with Nick Bosa and the 00:15:23.629 --> 00:15:25.409 rest of the guys that they have on that defensive 00:15:25.409 --> 00:15:28.110 line, I think that's a good move. But the question 00:15:28.110 --> 00:15:30.309 is this, what are the Cowboys going to do to 00:15:30.309 --> 00:15:32.590 replace his role? Because yes, you have Kenny 00:15:32.590 --> 00:15:35.509 Clark and Quinton Williams, but also played just 00:15:35.509 --> 00:15:37.870 as much of a pivotal role as all those other 00:15:37.870 --> 00:15:40.230 guys. So Justin Fields has been traded to the 00:15:40.230 --> 00:15:42.389 Kansas City Chiefs. And so the Jets receive a 00:15:42.389 --> 00:15:45.710 2027 sixth round pick. Now this is a low risk, 00:15:45.809 --> 00:15:49.289 high reward move. By going to the Chiefs, Justin 00:15:49.289 --> 00:15:52.590 Fields can now actually learn how to play quarterback. 00:15:52.889 --> 00:15:56.009 We have seen Andy Reid work with a plethora of 00:15:56.009 --> 00:15:58.429 different quarterbacks and all of them tend to 00:15:58.429 --> 00:16:01.210 play better in his system. Now the payoff is 00:16:01.210 --> 00:16:04.210 if Justin Fields thrives in this system, there 00:16:04.210 --> 00:16:06.269 might be a chance where he can have a resurgence 00:16:06.269 --> 00:16:08.210 in his career because that's what we've seen 00:16:08.210 --> 00:16:10.730 in the last few years. When Baker Mayfield went 00:16:10.730 --> 00:16:13.750 to the Buccaneers, he looked better. Sam Darnold 00:16:13.750 --> 00:16:15.529 went to the Vikings and then to the Seahawks. 00:16:15.590 --> 00:16:17.470 He looked better. Now, am I saying he's going 00:16:17.470 --> 00:16:19.470 to do the same thing that Sam Darnold did? No. 00:16:19.629 --> 00:16:22.110 But I am expecting for Justin Fields to be a 00:16:22.110 --> 00:16:24.429 better quarterback after his experience with 00:16:24.429 --> 00:16:27.600 the Chiefs. Because let's be honest here. Justin 00:16:27.600 --> 00:16:30.259 Fields has all the intangibles to be a really 00:16:30.259 --> 00:16:32.919 good quarterback, but he's been in some unsuccessful 00:16:32.919 --> 00:16:35.620 situations where they haven't been able to bring 00:16:35.620 --> 00:16:37.879 the best out of him. From being drafted by the 00:16:37.879 --> 00:16:40.019 Bears and your first head coach is Matt Nagy, 00:16:40.019 --> 00:16:42.399 then it's Matt Eberflus, to then going to the 00:16:42.399 --> 00:16:44.460 Steelers and they don't even give you a legitimate 00:16:44.460 --> 00:16:46.980 chance to compete, to then going to the Jets 00:16:46.980 --> 00:16:49.100 where the offense really wasn't designed for 00:16:49.100 --> 00:16:51.600 you. 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They're connecting him to the Ravens, 00:19:11.250 --> 00:19:13.609 to the Cowboys, and a few... other teams and 00:19:13.609 --> 00:19:17.630 then lo and behold we have a trade. So the Ravens 00:19:17.630 --> 00:19:20.369 were going to receive Max Crosby and the Raiders 00:19:20.369 --> 00:19:22.410 were going to receive two first round picks. 00:19:22.589 --> 00:19:24.809 Now the trade couldn't be finalized until the 00:19:24.809 --> 00:19:27.950 start of the new league year and Max Crosby passes 00:19:27.950 --> 00:19:30.710 a physical. Okay, cool. Put a bookmark on that, 00:19:30.829 --> 00:19:33.329 all right? So Max Crosby flies to Baltimore. 00:19:33.450 --> 00:19:36.430 He's posting pictures of the Inner Harbor. He's, 00:19:36.509 --> 00:19:38.869 you know, changing his profile picture of him 00:19:38.869 --> 00:19:42.089 in a Ravens jersey. Everything is good in the 00:19:42.089 --> 00:19:46.150 hood, right? But then we run into a snag. So 00:19:46.150 --> 00:19:49.029 as I was eating my food on a Saturday night. 00:19:49.390 --> 00:19:51.710 My phone kept on ringing. I'm like, what's going 00:19:51.710 --> 00:19:54.289 on? It must be something with football. Lo and 00:19:54.289 --> 00:19:57.710 behold, the Raiders tweeted this out. And I quote, 00:19:57.910 --> 00:20:00.769 the Baltimore Ravens have backed out of our trade 00:20:00.769 --> 00:20:03.670 agreement for Max Crosby. We will have no further 00:20:03.670 --> 00:20:06.670 comment at this time. End quote. So after they 00:20:06.670 --> 00:20:08.930 tweeted that out, I instantly started to think 00:20:08.930 --> 00:20:11.369 what would cause the Ravens to quote unquote 00:20:11.369 --> 00:20:15.130 back out on this deal. It was his knee. Something 00:20:15.130 --> 00:20:18.619 happened with his knee. Now, remember this, folks. 00:20:18.920 --> 00:20:23.099 Max Crosby had his surgery in January. He didn't 00:20:23.099 --> 00:20:25.940 have it after the whole debacle with the Raiders. 00:20:26.259 --> 00:20:28.759 Put a bookmark on that because we're going to 00:20:28.759 --> 00:20:31.779 be talking about it. multiple times. So according 00:20:31.779 --> 00:20:35.160 to Adam Schefter, the Ravens consulted with Cowboys 00:20:35.160 --> 00:20:38.119 team physician Dr. Daniel Cooper and multiple 00:20:38.119 --> 00:20:41.660 doctors to review Max Crosby's MRI scans. Now 00:20:41.660 --> 00:20:44.160 for all of you who don't know, Dr. Cooper has 00:20:44.160 --> 00:20:46.380 performed multiple surgeries on players such 00:20:46.380 --> 00:20:49.519 as Patrick Mahomes and Malik Neighbors. Okay, 00:20:49.559 --> 00:20:52.279 cool. Put a bookmark on that, okay? Because that's 00:20:52.279 --> 00:20:54.880 very important. Now, during this whole debacle, 00:20:54.900 --> 00:20:57.720 according to Jane Slater, the Ravens had discussed 00:20:57.720 --> 00:21:00.839 renegotiating the Max Crosby trade, but the talks 00:21:00.839 --> 00:21:03.440 never progressed. Now, here's the statement from 00:21:03.440 --> 00:21:05.880 Dr. Neil Elitros, who performed the surgery on 00:21:05.880 --> 00:21:08.910 Max Crosby, and I quote, Max Crosby is doing 00:21:08.910 --> 00:21:11.289 very well in the early part of his rehab and 00:21:11.289 --> 00:21:13.809 recovery from a surgery to treat a significant 00:21:13.809 --> 00:21:16.549 meniscus tear and the related stress injury to 00:21:16.549 --> 00:21:19.470 the bone and cartilage in his knee. He is certainly 00:21:19.470 --> 00:21:22.450 on track in his planned program. He feels very 00:21:22.450 --> 00:21:24.990 well and is already much improved compared to 00:21:24.990 --> 00:21:27.509 before surgery. We truly respect the work of 00:21:27.509 --> 00:21:29.589 the Raven staff with Max regarding the contract 00:21:29.589 --> 00:21:32.730 physical exam. We also understand the challenge 00:21:32.730 --> 00:21:35.269 the staff faces when tasked to provide a future 00:21:35.269 --> 00:21:37.829 risk assessment based on an evaluation early 00:21:37.829 --> 00:21:40.670 in the recovery process. This is especially challenging 00:21:40.670 --> 00:21:43.410 when dealing with an elite player like Max considering 00:21:43.410 --> 00:21:45.890 the level of commitment necessary for a team 00:21:45.890 --> 00:21:48.029 to obtain him. The timing of this assessment 00:21:48.029 --> 00:21:50.250 is unfortunate because the apparent risk will 00:21:50.250 --> 00:21:52.910 lessen as his recovery progresses and his return 00:21:52.910 --> 00:21:54.970 to performance over the next few months become 00:21:54.970 --> 00:21:58.650 clear. At this point, Max is doing an excellent 00:21:58.650 --> 00:22:01.880 job attacking his rehab and his knee is responding 00:22:01.880 --> 00:22:04.640 very well. We look forward to Max returning to 00:22:04.640 --> 00:22:07.160 his elite level of performance this season as 00:22:07.160 --> 00:22:09.759 planned and for several more to come, end quote. 00:22:09.980 --> 00:22:12.160 Now as time passed, I started to wonder if the 00:22:12.160 --> 00:22:14.240 Ravens were ever going to say anything because 00:22:14.240 --> 00:22:17.099 from the outside looking in, it looked like the 00:22:17.099 --> 00:22:19.579 Ravens had cold feet and they backed out of this 00:22:19.579 --> 00:22:22.119 trade. But finally, the Ravens announced that 00:22:22.119 --> 00:22:24.700 Eric DaCosta will be speaking to the media and 00:22:24.700 --> 00:22:27.640 this is what he said, end I quote. It's devastating 00:22:27.640 --> 00:22:30.380 for me to have that conversation. I'm sure it 00:22:30.380 --> 00:22:32.539 was challenging for them to hear as well. It 00:22:32.539 --> 00:22:35.259 was also very, very, very, very hard for the 00:22:35.259 --> 00:22:37.660 player to hear that. It's probably hardest for 00:22:37.660 --> 00:22:40.559 Max more than anybody else. We were really excited 00:22:40.559 --> 00:22:43.460 about potentially adding Max. Nobody is more 00:22:43.460 --> 00:22:46.000 disappointed than me. He's a player I greatly 00:22:46.000 --> 00:22:48.980 admire. I know our fans are upset and devastated. 00:22:49.359 --> 00:22:52.119 I understand that. Tough, tough, tough situation. 00:22:52.359 --> 00:22:54.720 But I think for the Ravens, the right situation, 00:22:55.079 --> 00:22:58.000 my role as GM and Jesse's role as head coach 00:22:58.000 --> 00:23:00.529 and Sashi Brown. as president, stewards of the 00:23:00.529 --> 00:23:03.349 organization, we have to make tough calls. And 00:23:03.349 --> 00:23:05.730 this was certainly a tough call to make. When 00:23:05.730 --> 00:23:08.109 asked if the Ravens had cold feet, this is what 00:23:08.109 --> 00:23:10.849 EDC had to say, and I quote, we live in that 00:23:10.849 --> 00:23:13.549 age of skepticism and people question things, 00:23:13.730 --> 00:23:16.369 especially people that don't really know me or 00:23:16.369 --> 00:23:18.710 know the Ravens culture and the Ravens organization. 00:23:19.170 --> 00:23:21.470 As I said at the beginning, we've got a responsibility. 00:23:21.849 --> 00:23:24.470 I've got a responsibility to the Ravens, to this 00:23:24.470 --> 00:23:27.009 community, to our fans, and to Steve Machado 00:23:27.009 --> 00:23:30.049 to do what we think. is best for the club. Nobody's 00:23:30.049 --> 00:23:32.329 more upset about this than me. I am gutted by 00:23:32.329 --> 00:23:35.309 it, actually, but we will move on as a football 00:23:35.309 --> 00:23:37.650 team. It hasn't stopped my phone from ringing, 00:23:37.769 --> 00:23:39.890 I'll tell you that. I think our relationship 00:23:39.890 --> 00:23:42.470 with agents and with other teams is really, really, 00:23:42.490 --> 00:23:45.069 really good. I think that GMs understand the 00:23:45.069 --> 00:23:47.289 importance of getting as much information as 00:23:47.289 --> 00:23:49.529 possible before making decisions. There were 00:23:49.529 --> 00:23:51.809 moments yesterday when, honestly, I was probably 00:23:51.809 --> 00:23:54.569 speechless. Just sitting in the chair in my office, 00:23:54.710 --> 00:23:56.750 just thinking about what the next step would 00:23:56.750 --> 00:23:59.670 be and trying to get as much information as possible. 00:23:59.970 --> 00:24:01.950 We've dealt with these kinds of things in the 00:24:01.950 --> 00:24:04.769 past, but probably never at such a large figure. 00:24:05.230 --> 00:24:07.150 challenging you get to the point where when you 00:24:07.150 --> 00:24:09.269 look at the situation you have to make the right 00:24:09.269 --> 00:24:11.690 decision when you are a steward of the organization 00:24:11.690 --> 00:24:14.609 and you're put in that position you have to make 00:24:14.609 --> 00:24:17.210 the tough call end quote now before i give my 00:24:17.210 --> 00:24:19.690 opinion let's talk about max crosby's side of 00:24:19.690 --> 00:24:23.009 the story okay So he was called on March 6th 00:24:23.009 --> 00:24:26.250 by his agent, CJ LaBoy, that Baltimore had submitted 00:24:26.250 --> 00:24:29.109 a trade offer. As he was about to meet up with 00:24:29.109 --> 00:24:32.009 his friends, Crosby got calls from both his agent 00:24:32.009 --> 00:24:35.029 and John Spitek, the Raiders GM, that this was 00:24:35.029 --> 00:24:37.769 happening. Now on March 9th, Crosby was flown 00:24:37.769 --> 00:24:41.470 into DC and had to ride into Baltimore. The next 00:24:41.470 --> 00:24:44.430 day, Crosby went to the team facilities. Before 00:24:44.430 --> 00:24:47.069 he left the facility, he wanted to meet with 00:24:47.069 --> 00:24:50.410 both EDC and Jesse Mentor. But once he met - 00:24:50.410 --> 00:24:52.789 That Jesse mentor, he said, and I quote, felt 00:24:52.789 --> 00:24:55.349 like the energy was off compared to earlier in 00:24:55.349 --> 00:24:58.089 his trip to Baltimore, end quote. Now, when he 00:24:58.089 --> 00:25:01.750 met with both EDC and Jesse Minter, he was told, 00:25:01.769 --> 00:25:04.250 and I quote, I don't know how to say this, but 00:25:04.250 --> 00:25:06.750 one of our doctors has concerns with the results, 00:25:06.950 --> 00:25:10.390 end quote. They go on to say, and I quote, with 00:25:10.390 --> 00:25:13.210 your knee, some of them are concerned about the 00:25:13.210 --> 00:25:15.789 future, end quote. Jesse Minter had informed 00:25:15.789 --> 00:25:19.190 Crosby that they'd get more opinions. So time 00:25:19.190 --> 00:25:22.589 passes on. Max Crosby returns to the hotel. He 00:25:22.589 --> 00:25:25.809 spoke directly to his surgeon, Dr. E .L. Atras, 00:25:25.890 --> 00:25:38.220 and he told Crosby, Now, after hours of speculation. 00:25:39.069 --> 00:25:41.769 Crosby had heard from a Ravens rep that the medical 00:25:41.769 --> 00:25:43.789 team were trying to get something done. Five 00:25:43.789 --> 00:25:46.450 minutes after that conversation with the Ravens 00:25:46.450 --> 00:25:49.589 rep, his agent, C .J. LaBoy, called him and saying, 00:25:49.730 --> 00:25:52.069 and I quote, they're backing out, end quote. 00:25:52.210 --> 00:25:55.089 Now, the Ravens flew Crosby, his wife, and team 00:25:55.089 --> 00:25:57.589 back out to Vegas, and the next day he was back 00:25:57.589 --> 00:26:00.150 in the Raiders facility. Now that we've got all 00:26:00.150 --> 00:26:02.950 this stuff out the way, let me tell you how I 00:26:02.950 --> 00:26:05.190 really feel about this, okay? And I'm not saying 00:26:05.190 --> 00:26:07.490 this to act like I'm a Mr. Know -it -all, okay? 00:26:08.359 --> 00:26:10.200 feeling this was going to happen because max 00:26:10.200 --> 00:26:13.420 crosby just had the surgery in january so everybody 00:26:13.420 --> 00:26:15.759 knew he wasn't going to pass a physical by now 00:26:15.759 --> 00:26:18.319 but what i don't like is for media people to 00:26:18.319 --> 00:26:21.440 say that the ravens got cold feet or backed out 00:26:21.440 --> 00:26:24.160 of this trade the ravens were smart in making 00:26:24.160 --> 00:26:27.180 this move because at the end of the day if max 00:26:27.180 --> 00:26:29.859 crosby's knee is actually worse than expected 00:26:29.859 --> 00:26:32.619 and he goes out in training camp and he does 00:26:32.619 --> 00:26:35.299 the same move that he's been doing all his career 00:26:35.299 --> 00:26:38.700 and re -aggravates that injury again and it's 00:26:38.700 --> 00:26:41.599 worse or possibly career ending guess what the 00:26:41.599 --> 00:26:44.140 rainbows are on the hook for two first round 00:26:44.140 --> 00:26:46.819 picks understand this my fellow football junkies 00:26:46.819 --> 00:26:49.859 in basketball first round picks are like potato 00:26:49.859 --> 00:26:53.779 chips okay but first round picks in the nfl is 00:26:53.779 --> 00:26:57.279 like gold that's why it's so rare for teams to 00:26:57.279 --> 00:26:59.920 trade first round picks for players because they 00:26:59.920 --> 00:27:02.680 understand the weight that comes with that move 00:27:03.470 --> 00:27:06.789 Now, I commend the Ravens for doing all the necessary 00:27:06.789 --> 00:27:10.490 work that they needed to do. But I knew the moment 00:27:10.490 --> 00:27:13.309 that Schefter said that the Ravens had consulted 00:27:13.309 --> 00:27:16.130 with Dr. Cooper, who was one of the top dogs 00:27:16.130 --> 00:27:18.470 when it comes to knee surgeries, that sealed 00:27:18.470 --> 00:27:21.509 the fate of the entire trade. Because I knew 00:27:21.509 --> 00:27:24.930 that he probably saw the same thing that the 00:27:24.930 --> 00:27:27.799 Ravens doctor saw as well. Now, I'll be honest 00:27:27.799 --> 00:27:30.440 with you guys. I never believed that Max Crosby 00:27:30.440 --> 00:27:32.980 was worth two first round picks. Now, is he worth 00:27:32.980 --> 00:27:35.819 a first round pick and some other stuff? Of course, 00:27:35.859 --> 00:27:38.180 without question. But to say that he's worth 00:27:38.180 --> 00:27:40.700 two first round picks is a little bit of a reach. 00:27:40.839 --> 00:27:43.019 Now, I understand the Ravens weren't just the 00:27:43.019 --> 00:27:45.519 only team that was in on trying to get Max Crosby 00:27:45.519 --> 00:27:48.119 because the Cowboys were willing to offer a first 00:27:48.119 --> 00:27:50.220 and second form, according to Adam Schefter. 00:27:50.829 --> 00:27:53.349 So I don't hate the Ravens for having to give 00:27:53.349 --> 00:27:55.869 up a little bit more to seal the deal. What I 00:27:55.869 --> 00:27:58.190 don't understand is why you would do this now. 00:27:58.369 --> 00:28:00.950 And remember, folks, the Ravens were still trying 00:28:00.950 --> 00:28:03.329 to do this trade despite the problems with Max 00:28:03.329 --> 00:28:06.289 Crosby's knee. That's the part that nobody is 00:28:06.289 --> 00:28:09.190 talking about. So for all you people out there 00:28:09.190 --> 00:28:11.190 that are saying the Ravens got cold feet, the 00:28:11.190 --> 00:28:13.609 Ravens got cold feet, let me ask you something, 00:28:13.750 --> 00:28:16.450 okay? Because this is another angle that nobody 00:28:16.450 --> 00:28:19.299 is talking about. Would your opinion on the Ravens 00:28:19.299 --> 00:28:22.099 doing bad business be justified if they've done 00:28:22.099 --> 00:28:25.160 this in the past? Because the few times the Ravens 00:28:25.160 --> 00:28:27.160 have had to make a decision and they based their 00:28:27.160 --> 00:28:30.059 decision off of medical evaluations, in some 00:28:30.059 --> 00:28:32.160 ways they were right. With Michael Brockers in 00:28:32.160 --> 00:28:34.799 2020, he didn't last that long afterwards. He 00:28:34.799 --> 00:28:37.599 only played two more years. Ryan Grant, he had 00:28:37.599 --> 00:28:39.720 problems with his ankle. A couple years later, 00:28:39.839 --> 00:28:42.500 he had to retire. So don't just tell me that 00:28:42.500 --> 00:28:45.319 the Ravens got cold feet, when in actuality, 00:28:45.319 --> 00:28:47.759 they covered every single base that they could 00:28:47.759 --> 00:28:50.700 possibly cover to make sure that they were right 00:28:50.700 --> 00:28:54.079 on their evaluations. Because again, you're not 00:28:54.079 --> 00:28:56.900 just giving up just one first round pick, you're 00:28:56.900 --> 00:28:59.920 giving up two first round picks. As I've said 00:28:59.920 --> 00:29:02.039 before in the early part of this episode, if 00:29:02.039 --> 00:29:04.329 I haven't already said it. If the trade would 00:29:04.329 --> 00:29:06.609 have went through, and Max Crosby would have 00:29:06.609 --> 00:29:08.950 went out on training camp, or better yet, during 00:29:08.950 --> 00:29:11.650 the regular season, and he did the same move 00:29:11.650 --> 00:29:14.849 that he's been doing for years now, and he re 00:29:14.849 --> 00:29:16.910 -aggravates that injury to the point where he 00:29:16.910 --> 00:29:19.250 has to medically retire, guess what happens? 00:29:19.470 --> 00:29:22.869 The Ravens are on the hook for two first round 00:29:22.869 --> 00:29:25.799 picks. Now, shortly after the Raiders made that 00:29:25.799 --> 00:29:28.839 statement, there was speculation on if the Cowboys 00:29:28.839 --> 00:29:30.819 were going to try to make a trade for Crosby. 00:29:30.880 --> 00:29:33.579 And that didn't happen. That was shut down within 00:29:33.579 --> 00:29:37.400 a matter of minutes. So that just tells you there 00:29:37.400 --> 00:29:41.700 is somewhat of a red flag on his medicals. Now, 00:29:41.700 --> 00:29:44.680 the question is, what is it? Will we ever know? 00:29:44.819 --> 00:29:47.750 Probably not. And one more thing about this Max 00:29:47.750 --> 00:29:49.750 Crosby situation, and then we'll go on to the 00:29:49.750 --> 00:29:51.609 last topic and be done with the episode, okay? 00:29:51.750 --> 00:29:54.269 What I don't like with Max Crosby is how you 00:29:54.269 --> 00:29:56.769 could go on this giant hissy fit talking about 00:29:56.769 --> 00:30:00.430 I am where I need to be and it is what it is 00:30:00.430 --> 00:30:03.569 and talk about how you had to fly into DC and 00:30:03.569 --> 00:30:05.549 then you had to drive two hours to Baltimore. 00:30:05.789 --> 00:30:09.759 Bro, relax. Relax. Because what I don't understand 00:30:09.759 --> 00:30:12.500 is how you can go and just nitpick at the small 00:30:12.500 --> 00:30:14.799 little things. You were making it seem like you 00:30:14.799 --> 00:30:17.700 were staying at a Motel 6. And you wasn't. You 00:30:17.700 --> 00:30:20.000 were staying at one of the best hotels in the 00:30:20.000 --> 00:30:23.819 city, dog. Stop playing. Stop playing. And then 00:30:23.819 --> 00:30:25.539 you're going to say that there was a dead body 00:30:25.539 --> 00:30:28.660 in front of the hotel. No, it wasn't. Most likely 00:30:28.660 --> 00:30:31.180 it was probably a homeless person that was either 00:30:31.180 --> 00:30:35.210 drunk or high and they passed out. Relax. Because 00:30:35.210 --> 00:30:38.170 when this trade happened, oh, you was posting 00:30:38.170 --> 00:30:40.509 up pictures of the stadium. You changed your 00:30:40.509 --> 00:30:42.529 profile picture to you wearing a Ravens jersey. 00:30:42.890 --> 00:30:46.210 You was using Kodak and all these different things 00:30:46.210 --> 00:30:48.269 related to the Ravens and Lamar and whatnot. 00:30:48.529 --> 00:30:51.109 But now that something has come up, now you're 00:30:51.109 --> 00:30:52.890 having bitter feelings about it. You need to 00:30:52.890 --> 00:30:55.210 relax. And you need to point the finger at yourself. 00:30:55.549 --> 00:30:58.150 Because again, like I just said in the previous 00:30:58.150 --> 00:31:00.869 part of this episode, had you had the surgery 00:31:00.869 --> 00:31:03.650 earlier on, you wouldn't be in this situation 00:31:03.650 --> 00:31:06.160 right now. But that's the part you don't want 00:31:06.160 --> 00:31:08.119 to bring up. You want to point the finger at 00:31:08.119 --> 00:31:10.220 the Ravens, but you don't want to point the finger 00:31:10.220 --> 00:31:13.319 at yourself. And from now on, every time that 00:31:13.319 --> 00:31:15.819 Max Crosby complains about not wanting to be 00:31:15.819 --> 00:31:18.539 with the Raiders, pull up the clip of him talking 00:31:18.539 --> 00:31:22.259 about he's where he needs to be. Pull it up every 00:31:22.259 --> 00:31:24.059 single time because you know what's going to 00:31:24.059 --> 00:31:26.359 happen. Because he's had a track record of doing 00:31:26.359 --> 00:31:30.380 this every single year. You murmur and complain 00:31:30.380 --> 00:31:32.700 and talk about, I don't want to be here no more. 00:31:32.920 --> 00:31:35.380 I'm trying to win. I'm trying to do something. 00:31:35.460 --> 00:31:38.019 I want to have a legacy. Blah, blah, blah, yada, 00:31:38.019 --> 00:31:40.220 yada, yada. But when you get an opportunity to 00:31:40.220 --> 00:31:42.740 do it, you don't want to capitalize off of it. 00:31:42.980 --> 00:31:46.559 Because if I'm Max Crosby, I am blowing up my 00:31:46.559 --> 00:31:49.079 agent's phone. Hey, bro. We got to find a way 00:31:49.079 --> 00:31:51.059 to go to another team, man. I don't want to be 00:31:51.059 --> 00:31:53.440 with the Raiders. I like the Raiders. The Raiders 00:31:53.440 --> 00:31:55.380 are cool and everything, but I want to go somewhere 00:31:55.380 --> 00:31:57.720 else. Can you take me to this team? Can you take 00:31:57.720 --> 00:31:59.440 me to that team? Can you take me to any of these 00:31:59.440 --> 00:32:01.619 other teams? Please, because I don't want to 00:32:01.619 --> 00:32:04.000 be with the Raiders. But instead, you're content. 00:32:05.019 --> 00:32:08.980 But that's okay. It's perfectly fine. All right, 00:32:09.000 --> 00:32:10.900 let's get these free agent signings out the way, 00:32:10.920 --> 00:32:12.680 and then we'll just end the episode, okay? So 00:32:12.680 --> 00:32:16.339 Jalen Phillips inks a four -year $120 million 00:32:16.339 --> 00:32:19.039 deal with the Panthers, $60 million guaranteed 00:32:19.039 --> 00:32:21.740 at signing, a $35 million signing bonus, and 00:32:21.740 --> 00:32:23.920 he'll be making $30 million a year. When we look 00:32:23.920 --> 00:32:26.539 at his stats from this past season, he had 53 00:32:26.539 --> 00:32:29.079 tackles and five sacks. Now, when we look at 00:32:29.079 --> 00:32:31.480 his market value according to Spoltrak, it's 00:32:31.480 --> 00:32:34.440 three years, $52 million, which is $17 .3 million 00:32:34.440 --> 00:32:37.480 a year. Now, do I think the Panthers overpaid 00:32:37.480 --> 00:32:41.519 for Jalen Phillips? Yes, but I'm leaning towards 00:32:41.519 --> 00:32:44.059 no. And the reason why I say that is because 00:32:44.059 --> 00:32:47.079 we know that edge rusher is a premium position. 00:32:47.480 --> 00:32:50.180 So with it being a premium position, a lot of 00:32:50.180 --> 00:32:52.259 times some players are going to be overpaid. 00:32:52.359 --> 00:32:54.599 And don't get it twisted. Jalen Phillips is a 00:32:54.599 --> 00:32:57.200 good pass rusher, but to say that he's worth 00:32:57.200 --> 00:33:00.859 $30 million a year, I don't know about that. 00:33:00.920 --> 00:33:03.380 Maybe, maybe not. I just got to see more from 00:33:03.380 --> 00:33:06.720 him. But by going to the Panthers, you now have 00:33:06.720 --> 00:33:09.799 a true dominant edge rusher to pair with Derrick 00:33:09.799 --> 00:33:11.559 Brown and the rest of those guys that's on that 00:33:11.559 --> 00:33:14.130 defensive line, which I think is good. Now on 00:33:14.130 --> 00:33:16.750 to Tyler Linderbaum, who inks a three -year $81 00:33:16.750 --> 00:33:19.750 million deal with the Raiders. $60 million guaranteed 00:33:19.750 --> 00:33:22.369 at signing, a $20 million signing bonus, and 00:33:22.369 --> 00:33:24.730 he'll be making $27 million a year. So he is 00:33:24.730 --> 00:33:27.690 now the highest paid center in the league. Now 00:33:27.690 --> 00:33:30.049 his market value, according to Spoltrak, is four 00:33:30.049 --> 00:33:33.529 years, $70 .8 million, which is $17 .7 million 00:33:33.529 --> 00:33:36.289 a year. I'll be honest with you, this is a reach, 00:33:36.490 --> 00:33:40.009 a major reach, because I still believe that Creed 00:33:40.009 --> 00:33:42.509 Humphrey is way better than Tyler Linderbaum. 00:33:42.670 --> 00:33:45.210 Now, I understand when a lot of players hit free 00:33:45.210 --> 00:33:47.670 agency, a lot of times those teams are going 00:33:47.670 --> 00:33:50.009 to overpay for that player. That's perfectly 00:33:50.009 --> 00:33:54.809 fine. But to overpay like this at center for 00:33:54.809 --> 00:33:57.779 Tyler Linderbaum? Come on now. And don't get 00:33:57.779 --> 00:33:59.819 it twisted. I don't think Tyler Linderbaum is 00:33:59.819 --> 00:34:02.299 a bad center. I'm just not going to pay him more 00:34:02.299 --> 00:34:05.599 than a Super Bowl winning potential Hall of Fame 00:34:05.599 --> 00:34:09.239 center in Creed Humphrey. I'm not doing it. Now 00:34:09.239 --> 00:34:11.800 let's talk about Adafio Way. So he inks a four 00:34:11.800 --> 00:34:14.840 -year $96 million deal with the Commanders, $50 00:34:14.840 --> 00:34:17.920 .6 million guaranteed at signing, a $26 million 00:34:17.920 --> 00:34:20.199 signing bonus, and will be making $24 million 00:34:20.199 --> 00:34:23.059 a year. Now, according to Spoltrak, his market 00:34:23.059 --> 00:34:26.099 value was three years, $57 .9 million, which 00:34:26.099 --> 00:34:28.579 is $19 .3 million a year. While I understand 00:34:28.579 --> 00:34:30.719 the Commanders want more production from their 00:34:30.719 --> 00:34:33.239 defense, and they realized that they needed to 00:34:33.239 --> 00:34:36.139 add in a legitimate pass rusher, I don't know 00:34:36.139 --> 00:34:38.219 if this is the right move. If you're going to 00:34:38.219 --> 00:34:40.980 go after somebody, go after somebody that you 00:34:40.980 --> 00:34:43.599 know that you know that you know can close a 00:34:43.599 --> 00:34:46.619 game, can change a game. I feel like Adafia Way 00:34:46.619 --> 00:34:49.139 has only shown that in moments. I need to see 00:34:49.139 --> 00:34:51.820 a little bit more consistency because if we can 00:34:51.820 --> 00:34:54.550 be honest here. Last season, when he got traded 00:34:54.550 --> 00:34:57.210 to the Chargers, was probably his best stretch 00:34:57.210 --> 00:34:59.889 of football. And that was only a couple of games. 00:35:00.130 --> 00:35:03.090 I'm not going to pay you $24 million a year just 00:35:03.090 --> 00:35:05.530 for a couple of games. But instead, I'm going 00:35:05.530 --> 00:35:08.070 to pay you $24 million because you have shown 00:35:08.070 --> 00:35:11.269 this throughout an entire season or even longer 00:35:11.269 --> 00:35:14.210 than that. But by signing Adafi away, is this 00:35:14.210 --> 00:35:16.309 signaling that the Commanders are not going to 00:35:16.309 --> 00:35:19.400 address pass rusher in the draft? Because I really 00:35:19.400 --> 00:35:21.659 don't want that to happen. I truly believe the 00:35:21.659 --> 00:35:23.980 Commanders need to take a pass rusher. Now, I'm 00:35:23.980 --> 00:35:25.639 not saying you need to do it in the first round, 00:35:25.739 --> 00:35:28.000 but if you can do it in the second or maybe third 00:35:28.000 --> 00:35:30.340 round, I think that's still good because I think 00:35:30.340 --> 00:35:32.679 there's a lot of good pass rushers in this draft 00:35:32.679 --> 00:35:34.940 class. Alec Pierce stays with the Colts and he 00:35:34.940 --> 00:35:38.739 inks a four -year $114 million deal, $60 million 00:35:38.739 --> 00:35:41.539 guaranteed at signing, a $26 million signing 00:35:41.539 --> 00:35:44.099 bonus, and he'll be making $28 .5 million a year. 00:35:44.489 --> 00:35:46.570 When we look at his market value from Spoltrak, 00:35:46.710 --> 00:35:50.070 it's a four -year $80 .9 million deal, which 00:35:50.070 --> 00:35:53.110 is $20 .2 million a year. It was only right for 00:35:53.110 --> 00:35:55.429 the Colts to do this because they realized that 00:35:55.429 --> 00:35:57.909 once he hit free agency, they weren't going to 00:35:57.909 --> 00:36:00.449 be able to bring him back. Because we know there 00:36:00.449 --> 00:36:03.030 were multiple teams that were lined up, ready 00:36:03.030 --> 00:36:06.309 to give him whatever he wanted. So Mike Evans 00:36:06.309 --> 00:36:09.110 inks a three -year, $42 million deal with the 00:36:09.110 --> 00:36:12.170 49ers, $14 .3 million guaranteed at signing, 00:36:12.309 --> 00:36:14.570 a $12 million signing bonus. He'll be making 00:36:14.570 --> 00:36:17.579 $14 .1 million a year. When we look at his market 00:36:17.579 --> 00:36:20.019 value, according to Spoltrak, it's a two -year 00:36:20.019 --> 00:36:23.739 $26 .6 million deal, which is $13 .3 million 00:36:23.739 --> 00:36:25.739 a year. Now, this signing caught me off guard 00:36:25.739 --> 00:36:27.820 because I thought Mike Evans was going to stay 00:36:27.820 --> 00:36:30.659 with the Buccaneers. But clearly, something happened 00:36:30.659 --> 00:36:32.920 last season that just made him say, you know 00:36:32.920 --> 00:36:34.840 what? It's time for me to go somewhere else. 00:36:34.980 --> 00:36:37.039 And according to the Buccaneers GM, they were 00:36:37.039 --> 00:36:39.539 willing to go above and beyond to keep Mike Evans. 00:36:39.679 --> 00:36:42.739 So it wasn't a monetary thing. It must have been 00:36:42.739 --> 00:36:46.059 something else. My guess is Mike Evans is trying 00:36:46.059 --> 00:36:48.400 to win one more championship. Now, the question 00:36:48.400 --> 00:36:51.840 is this. By signing with the 49ers, do you believe, 00:36:52.000 --> 00:36:54.400 Mike Evans, that that is the best opportunity 00:36:54.400 --> 00:36:57.980 for you to compete and to win another championship? 00:36:58.570 --> 00:37:01.710 Somebody let me know on our YouTube page at Football 00:37:01.710 --> 00:37:04.369 Junkies Pod, all right? I want to hear it specifically 00:37:04.369 --> 00:37:07.489 from 49ers fans. So former Broncos defensive 00:37:07.489 --> 00:37:10.349 end John Franklin Myers inks a three -year $63 00:37:10.349 --> 00:37:13.570 million deal with the Titans. $42 million guaranteed 00:37:13.570 --> 00:37:16.369 at signing, a $12 million signing bonus, and 00:37:16.369 --> 00:37:18.750 he'll be making $21 million a year. When we look 00:37:18.750 --> 00:37:20.949 at his market value, according to Spoltrak, it's 00:37:20.949 --> 00:37:24.170 a two -year $15 .7 million deal, which is $7 00:37:24.170 --> 00:37:27.650 .9 million a year. Now, this move is interesting. 00:37:27.820 --> 00:37:30.480 because he has familiarity with working with 00:37:30.480 --> 00:37:33.159 Robert Sala. So I feel like that's probably the 00:37:33.159 --> 00:37:35.780 reason why he went to the Titans. Now, me personally, 00:37:35.880 --> 00:37:37.840 I probably would have stayed with the Broncos 00:37:37.840 --> 00:37:40.460 unless they were trying to lowball you. And if 00:37:40.460 --> 00:37:42.179 they were trying to do that, then by all means, 00:37:42.300 --> 00:37:44.920 this makes sense. But by signing John Franklin 00:37:44.920 --> 00:37:47.820 Myers, that is just bolstering up this defensive 00:37:47.820 --> 00:37:51.599 line even more because now you have him, Jeffrey 00:37:51.599 --> 00:37:54.300 Simmons, they traded for Jermaine Johnson as 00:37:54.300 --> 00:37:56.699 well. I know they're probably gonna get either 00:37:56.699 --> 00:37:59.820 R. Harvell Reese, or Sonny Stiles. So best belief, 00:37:59.940 --> 00:38:02.219 that defensive line is going to be ferocious 00:38:02.219 --> 00:38:05.300 this upcoming season. So former Jaguars linebacker 00:38:05.300 --> 00:38:08.260 Devin Lloyd inks a three -year $42 million deal 00:38:08.260 --> 00:38:10.840 with the Panthers, $25 million guaranteed at 00:38:10.840 --> 00:38:14.019 signing, a $15 .2 million signing bonus, and 00:38:14.019 --> 00:38:16.280 he'll be making $14 million a year. When we look 00:38:16.280 --> 00:38:18.440 at his market value according to Spotrack, it's 00:38:18.440 --> 00:38:21.860 a three -year $60 .4 million deal, which is $20 00:38:21.860 --> 00:38:24.719 .1 million a year. I'll be honest with you, I 00:38:24.719 --> 00:38:26.570 feel like this is a little bit of a low ball. 00:38:26.730 --> 00:38:29.150 And the reason why I say that is because I would 00:38:29.150 --> 00:38:30.989 have thought Devin Lloyd would have cashed in 00:38:30.989 --> 00:38:33.690 somewhere. But to only be making $14 million 00:38:33.690 --> 00:38:35.969 a year is a little bit of a head scratcher. Now, 00:38:35.989 --> 00:38:38.250 I think this happened because this upcoming draft 00:38:38.250 --> 00:38:40.909 class is supposed to be really good at linebacker. 00:38:40.929 --> 00:38:43.909 So my guess is that probably devalued Devin Lloyd 00:38:43.909 --> 00:38:46.889 just a little bit. But even then, Devin Lloyd 00:38:46.889 --> 00:38:50.170 is worth at least maybe $15 to maybe $18 million 00:38:50.170 --> 00:38:52.510 a year. Maybe it's a former coach that's with 00:38:52.510 --> 00:38:54.610 the Panthers that he's following. I don't know. 00:38:54.750 --> 00:38:57.809 Only time will tell but i do think by going to 00:38:57.809 --> 00:38:59.809 the panthers i think it's going to bolster up 00:38:59.809 --> 00:39:02.730 this defense even more Believe it or not, they 00:39:02.730 --> 00:39:05.489 got some guys on that defense now. You got Jalen 00:39:05.489 --> 00:39:07.389 Phillips. You got Devin Lloyd. You still got 00:39:07.389 --> 00:39:10.389 J .C. Horn. You got Derrick Brown. I see the 00:39:10.389 --> 00:39:12.630 vision, Panthers. I see the vision. But Devin 00:39:12.630 --> 00:39:14.469 Lloyd, the first thing that you need to do when 00:39:14.469 --> 00:39:16.949 you get to Carolina, go to Garner's and get you 00:39:16.949 --> 00:39:19.730 a barbecue sandwich with some coleslaw on top. 00:39:19.889 --> 00:39:22.269 If you know, you know. For all my people that's 00:39:22.269 --> 00:39:24.610 from North Carolina, okay? So Super Bowl MVP 00:39:24.610 --> 00:39:27.469 Kenneth Walker inks a three -year $43 million 00:39:27.469 --> 00:39:30.619 deal with the Chiefs. $28 .7 million guaranteed 00:39:30.619 --> 00:39:33.440 at signing, a $13 million signing bonus, he'll 00:39:33.440 --> 00:39:35.940 be making $14 .3 million a year. When we look 00:39:35.940 --> 00:39:38.440 at his market value according to Spotrack, it's 00:39:38.440 --> 00:39:41.719 a four -year $36 million deal, which is $9 million 00:39:41.719 --> 00:39:44.059 a year. Now, I'll be honest with you. I think 00:39:44.059 --> 00:39:45.739 the Chiefs realized they're going to have to 00:39:45.739 --> 00:39:47.840 pay the Super Bowl tax to get someone like a 00:39:47.840 --> 00:39:50.159 Kenneth Walker, and I think they were okay with 00:39:50.159 --> 00:39:52.579 that because they realized in the last few years 00:39:52.579 --> 00:39:55.119 their run game hasn't been good. Even though 00:39:55.119 --> 00:39:57.199 they've had production from veteran running backs, 00:39:57.340 --> 00:39:59.400 I think the Chiefs... Chiefs realize it's not 00:39:59.400 --> 00:40:01.739 enough. 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