1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. Morning, everybody. Jason 2 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:17,760 Speaker 1: McIntyre here Straight Fire for Wednesday, February. You notice I 3 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: didn't quite have the same vigor and energy this morning. Listen. 4 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: The Tiger Wood situation, it's kind of a depressing one. UM. 5 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: I'm sure you've heard by now, unless you were asleep 6 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: all of Tuesday. Tiger Wood has gotten a serious one 7 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: car rollover accident, actually pretty close to where I live, UM, 8 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 1: up in Rancho's Palace very days out here in southern California. 9 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: And you know, the injuries were very bad. Sounds like 10 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:48,879 Speaker 1: he's broken both legs. Uh, compound fracture in one of them, 11 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: and you know what that means. That means the bones 12 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: sticking out of the skin. UM, shattered ankle. Uh. It 13 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: just doesn't sound good for Tiger Woods. UM. Obviously he's 14 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: he's going to live, He's uh, probably not gonna play 15 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: golf for the rest of this year. UM, don't know 16 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: if he'll end up playing golf again. Uh. Just super 17 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: depressing stuff. Listen, it's too early to speculate. I'm not 18 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: going to get involved in any of that stuff. UM. 19 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: Tiger's obviously had a very rough last few years. Um, 20 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: with the painkillers and the other stuff. Like listen, let's 21 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 1: not get into it. It's depressing. I've been over this. 22 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: I actually was never the biggest Tiger Woods fan, not 23 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: because of anything he did. Initially, I just missed that window. 24 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: And I've told this on my Saturday radio show. Tiger 25 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: popped like early two thousands. That was like when I 26 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 1: had gotten out of college and I was like a 27 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:43,479 Speaker 1: young guy, degenerate. My weekends were spent hanging out with boys, 28 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: uh you know, Jason girls around New York City and 29 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: trying to be cool and nursing hangovers and driving up 30 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: and down Uh, New York, New Jersey, Delaware. We're going 31 00:01:55,000 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: to do beach, Little Jersey Shore. Um, the Hampton's d C. 32 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 1: Where I was from. Like, my weekends were spent seeing 33 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: my friends and partying. I was not sitting around watching golf. 34 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 1: It just wasn't It wasn't my thing. And um, I 35 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: was a young idiot and I just I missed the 36 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: Tiger window and I just never really got into him. 37 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: I am a golf fan. I like golf, I bet 38 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: on golf. I do like the driving range. I played 39 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: in a mini golf tournament. Uh, twenty nineteen for Fox 40 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. We actually want the damn thing. Not by 41 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:33,639 Speaker 1: any fault of me. I'm not great by any shakes. Um, 42 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: I don't even have a handicap. I don't play enough, 43 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: but I will start playing more. Um, but just wanted 44 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: to start the show quickly. We'll get to Albert Brier 45 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 1: momentarily with some really good NFL insight. I just felt 46 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 1: like we needed to start by talking about Tiger Woods, 47 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: and like, you guys, for whatever, he is such a 48 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 1: huge deal and being out here in southern California. I 49 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: must have gotten texts from friends within a one hour 50 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: span when the accident happened, and oh my gosh, is 51 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: he gonna live? And I just so happen to have 52 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 1: a friend who works at that hospital, a good friend, 53 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:10,359 Speaker 1: lifelong friend, and my friends saw the hospital Tiger was 54 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: at there were like, does your friend know anything? Um, 55 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 1: because they've all met him. And you know, I'm not 56 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: gonna ask my friend what's the word on Tiger Woods? 57 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: Is he you know? I'm not getting I'm not doing that. Um, 58 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: But it's just man, he's he's he's okay, he's gonna live. 59 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: But UM, I don't know what if any golf there 60 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: is in his future. And um, I saw that he 61 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 1: was golfing with Dwyane Wade. I guess the Genesis Invitational 62 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: was over the weekend, and then he golf with Dwayne 63 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: Wade and David Spade, I think on Monday and very 64 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: uh man, just just strange times. You know a lot 65 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: of people initially were like, you took Kobe a year ago, 66 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: and don't take Tiger. And yeah, there were some fleeting moments. 67 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: When you see jaws of life needed to extricate Tiger 68 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: from the suv that he flipped in a single car accident, 69 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: You're like, jeez, you think the worst. But I do 70 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: know that area where the accident happened. It is a 71 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 1: super um high risk area given the speed and um 72 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 1: the curve that is in that area. And listen, I'm 73 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: not gonna defend Tiger. I'm not gonna hammer him. We 74 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: don't know what happened. I'm not jumping to conclusions, but 75 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 1: I just thought we'd opened the show, um briefly talking 76 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:21,919 Speaker 1: about Tiger. One other thing in sports that happened Tuesday 77 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:24,679 Speaker 1: was the NBA All Star Reserves. I don't nobody cares, 78 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: but there was this outrage that Devin Booker. How could 79 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 1: they leave Devin Booker off the All Star roster? And yeah, 80 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 1: Devin Booker deserved the spot, no doubt about it. But 81 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 1: the question is who are you gonna boot for Devin Booker? 82 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 1: And you keep asking people and they're like, oh, you 83 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 1: gotta boot somebody, you gotta find space for him. And 84 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 1: you know a lot of people ended up coming back 85 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 1: to Zion Williamson. And there's zero chance Zim Williamson's ever 86 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: not making an All Star Game of V's healthy. That's 87 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 1: just not happening. People. Did you notice when the bubble 88 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: started up? Who had the first game? Zion Williamson? Like 89 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: he is a massive box office straw And let's be real, Uh, 90 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: NBA's a business. They need Zion Williamson in the All 91 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 1: Star Game. It is a dunka thon and Zion will thrive. 92 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,479 Speaker 1: And yes, Devin Booker is worthy and yes he's great. 93 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 1: I don't know where he fits on that uh in 94 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:24,600 Speaker 1: the West, I just don't know who you take out 95 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: uh for Devin Booker. And remember when James Harden left, 96 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: he basically went to the East thinking he's gonna steal 97 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 1: a spot from somebody and listen, um No, Trey Young. 98 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 1: Trey Young has been tremendous. Demontas Sabonis, who's on my 99 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 1: fantasy team. He's been excellent. I'm surprised he didn't make it. 100 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 1: Fred Van Vleet has been amazing. Tobias Harris has been good. 101 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: Malcolm Brod did but they just aren't enough spots. I mean, 102 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 1: if there was a year to add a spot or two, 103 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 1: this was probably it. I mean, Bam out of Bio 104 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 1: is emerging as one of the best big men in 105 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: the league. He didn't make it. The Heat are struggling. Um, 106 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: I will say, nice to see Zach Levine make the 107 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 1: All Star Game. I'm telling you, he might be the 108 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: most slept on player in the league. He is so 109 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 1: damn good. You just don't realize it because the rest 110 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: of his teammates stink. It's not his fault. They can't 111 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 1: build a team. Zach Lavine can play, and he's finally 112 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: getting his props. All right, that's enough on the NBA 113 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: and Tiger Woods. Let's get to Albert Brier from Sports Illustrated. 114 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 1: We're talking about everything, Deshaun Watson, Russell Wilson, NFL Draft, 115 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: it's all deadly Albert Brier. Jason likes to think he 116 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: knows everything when it comes to sports. I know what 117 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: sports stands want, but for everything he doesn't. He knows 118 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 1: a guy who does. Let's just say I know a 119 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 1: guy who knows a guy. He knows another guy. All right, 120 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:50,160 Speaker 1: let's not waste any time. Let's get right to him. 121 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:54,040 Speaker 1: Albert Brier Sports Illustrated. You know him. He has been 122 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 1: on this podcast. He's everywhere, man, he's TV. He's like 123 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 1: a huge deal in Boston. I think Belichick still hates him, 124 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: and he a great nugget in his most recent column. 125 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: We're gonna ask him about. But first of all, Albert, 126 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: how you doing, man? I'm good, I'm good. How are 127 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: you doing out there? Yeah? Yeah, California seventy degrees on Tuesday. 128 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 1: It's not bad. Thank you. I appreciate it. Yeah yeah, 129 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: yeah today and it felt like seventies. So so take that. 130 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: You got another month of that probably? Yeah. All right. 131 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: Let's I mean, there's so much stuff we want to 132 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: get to. You're kind of like, you know, the one 133 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 1: of the reporters who says it like it is instead 134 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: of kind of pulls punches. We have to start with 135 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz. Um, he's going to Indie Albert. I gotta 136 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: be honest, I don't think this is as much of 137 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: a slam dunk as everybody else. Um, the numbers don't lie, 138 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 1: the injury history, the pouting last year. I mean, I 139 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 1: know Indie didn't have a lot of options outside of Wentz. 140 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 1: Like what Mariota Winston, Um, do you think this is 141 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: a great fit in indeed, I think it's like put 142 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: it this way, if there's a place where it's going 143 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 1: to be fixed, where he is going to be fixed, 144 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 1: it is in Indianapolis. Um. I do think like if 145 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: you look at the you know, you look at the 146 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: interest the same way the league let us know what 147 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 1: they thought of Matthew Stafford with all the teams that 148 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: we're lining up with first round picks for him. The 149 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: League let us know what they thought of Carson Wentz. 150 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 1: And I mean, like honestly, like the the the interest 151 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:27,679 Speaker 1: like simply wasn't there. And so I think for the Colts, 152 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: it's a worthy flyer to take, um, And I think 153 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 1: that's sort of how they view it, Like over the 154 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 1: next this is a two year flyer that you're taking. 155 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:37,199 Speaker 1: And I think part of the equation for them was 156 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:39,599 Speaker 1: also how far they are from the top of the 157 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: draft and the possibility that those guys, those four guys 158 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 1: um that are seen as the franchise types in this 159 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 1: year's class. Obviously Trevor Lawrence is, you know, on a 160 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 1: different planet, but that justin Fields and Zach Wilson and 161 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:55,560 Speaker 1: Trey Lance like to get up in the range to 162 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 1: get one of those guys would have cost a lot. 163 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 1: So rather than do that, they do this, and Carson 164 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 1: sort of helped to steer the process and making it 165 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 1: known um pretty early on that Indianapolis was where he 166 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: wanted to land. If you want to look at the circumstances, 167 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: as long as they can get the left tackle position 168 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,440 Speaker 1: short up, which this gives them the flexibility to do 169 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:19,839 Speaker 1: it because they still have their one. If you do that, 170 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 1: you've got a great offensive line, good young skill players, 171 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: and Jonathan Taylor and Michael Pittman, good older skill players. 172 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 1: As long as you're bringing back t Y Hilton, you've 173 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 1: got him, You've got Jack Doyle. Um, it's just like 174 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: a lot going for them there, and you get to 175 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: play for the guy in Frank Reich who helps get 176 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 1: the most out of you. Your first two years in 177 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 1: the league. So I don't know if Carson wentz once 178 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: it's fixable. What I would tell you, though, J Mack, 179 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 1: is that he went to the best place to get 180 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 1: fixed personally. Fair enough, I'll buy that. So, given what 181 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: you said about the draft, do you think this means 182 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:55,320 Speaker 1: Mac Jones, who would be the quarterback number five, will 183 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 1: not be there at twenty one? You had an incredible 184 00:09:57,840 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: item in your column out uh Mac Jones being better 185 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 1: than Tua according to an Alabama receiver. First of all, 186 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:08,520 Speaker 1: how was that met? Did you get any angry calls 187 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 1: from agents about that? Not yet? Okay, I'm sure that 188 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 1: they could be coming. I mean that was staggering, honestly. Yeah. Well, 189 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:18,840 Speaker 1: I mean and look like I think you know, it's 190 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 1: in a lot of cases like those questions get asked 191 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: in these meetings, you know, and when they have interviews 192 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:28,439 Speaker 1: with players and everything else, they'll cross check other guys 193 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:30,559 Speaker 1: and so it's not uncommon that these questions get asked. 194 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: It just sort of stuck out to me the whole idea, 195 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 1: like that he was so definitive about about it, and 196 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 1: that he felt so strongly about it, And it makes 197 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 1: sense to some degree too. Because Mac Jones the guy 198 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:44,559 Speaker 1: throwing to him when he won the Heisman Trophy. UM. 199 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:46,360 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be interesting to see what happens 200 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: with Mac now because I think a one hand, you've 201 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 1: got a guy who was hyper productive, who was UM 202 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 1: and the right kind of kid, who is intelligent, who 203 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 1: can see it, who can throw it. But you know, 204 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 1: I think the big question that NFL types are facing 205 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,960 Speaker 1: right now is is he an outdated style of quarterback? Right? Like? 206 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 1: Is he has his time come? Is he like the 207 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:13,719 Speaker 1: vhs of here's quarterbacks? You know? And I think that's 208 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:16,560 Speaker 1: the question, right like, so do you still think that 209 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 1: type of quarterback can can succeed at the NFL level. 210 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 1: If you do, then he's got a lot going for him. 211 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:25,439 Speaker 1: But there are teams that don't feel like you can 212 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 1: win with that type of guy. Will he get past 213 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: BELI yeah, I think it's I wouldn't bank on the 214 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 1: Patriots taking him. Doesn't mean they won't, but he's gonna 215 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 1: know the good and the bad. He's gonna get the 216 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:43,560 Speaker 1: straight like, he's gonna get straight honesty. And based on 217 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 1: what Defonte Smith told this team, UM and other teams like, 218 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: I don't think that I don't think it's like wild 219 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: to think that, Like maybe you know that that that 220 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: Nick would give Bill a re endorsement and that Bill 221 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 1: reach for the guy. I just know this. There are 222 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 1: lots of teams that don't think he's a first round pick. 223 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: You don't think Matt Jones the first round pick, and 224 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 1: so it wouldn't surprise me if he goes overall j Mac, 225 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 1: it wouldn't surprise me if he goes overall. I just 226 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 1: I just think, I just think that he's one of 227 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:21,680 Speaker 1: these guys where beauty is going to be be in 228 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 1: the eye of the best. It's clear if Belichick passes 229 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 1: on a Saban quarterback twice in the first forty picks, 230 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:29,679 Speaker 1: like that should be a tell right there, right, because 231 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:33,320 Speaker 1: Saban and Belichick are famously super tight. Yeah, and obviously 232 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 1: the Patriots have a gigantic need at the position. I mean, 233 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 1: this is all obviously presuming that that need is still 234 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: there two months from now, which who knows. Okay, I 235 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:44,600 Speaker 1: had heard, I haven't seen this really reported. Deshaun Watson 236 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:48,559 Speaker 1: was in Miami over the weekend. It's unclear if he 237 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:50,840 Speaker 1: was just hanging what he was doing. If there is 238 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 1: someone in the Miami front office. He's friendly with UM. 239 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 1: I had thought it was Carolina or Jets, but it 240 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 1: sounds like Miami's firmly in the mix. Is there anyone 241 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 1: else for why any sleeper teams out there? I mean, 242 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 1: I think everybody's gonna be involved, you know, but realistically, like, 243 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 1: well all right, so like some some of this is 244 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:11,320 Speaker 1: gonna come down. So the one thing that they're there 245 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: tooth like timing items I think you have here right. 246 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:18,320 Speaker 1: The first is that like Deshaun Watson, his his value 247 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: is gonna hold. So they're not facing like a timing 248 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:23,600 Speaker 1: issue the same way the Eagles were with Once the 249 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 1: same way say the Jets are with Donald the same 250 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:29,840 Speaker 1: way like the Niners would be if they were shopping Garoppolo, 251 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 1: and they aren't, but if they were, Like part of 252 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 1: it for with those sorts of guys is how many 253 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 1: seats are still open? Are they're gonna be bidders? The Sean, 254 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 1: I think, is immune to that. So on one sense, 255 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 1: timing doesn't matter. The Texans can wait until the draft 256 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:46,839 Speaker 1: and they can still get really good value for him 257 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: because he's that great a player. On the other end, 258 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 1: I do think it's going to affect the field somewhat, 259 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: because I do think there are teams with sitting quarterbacks 260 00:13:55,040 --> 00:14:00,960 Speaker 1: or with evolving quarterback situations that might make a move now, 261 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 1: but might not make a move like two months from now. 262 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: I'll give you two Pittsburgh and New Orleans. Right, Like 263 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 1: those two teams, I could see them if if DeShawn 264 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: Watson were to come available in the next twenty four hours, 265 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:14,439 Speaker 1: I could see those teams taking a swing at them. 266 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:16,719 Speaker 1: Can't wait, wait, what do they say? What does the 267 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: Saints possibly have to offer? They're capped out? Um, I 268 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 1: don't think they have any high picks. Like what, I 269 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 1: don't understand how they're they're a player. Well, I mean, 270 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 1: what do they have to offer? They have to offer 271 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:31,240 Speaker 1: they have? I mean, they they could trade picks right 272 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 1: a young town on the roster. They might they have 273 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: young talent on the roster that they might be willing 274 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 1: to unload because they do have to get under the cap. 275 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 1: So say you throw like a Marshawn Lattimore into a 276 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 1: trade or Michael Thomas into a trade, right, so you 277 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 1: could do that. And like I mean, if from the 278 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 1: Shawn's perspective, the opportunity to go play inside in New 279 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 1: Orleans for Sean Payton, I would think would be appealing, right. 280 00:14:56,840 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 1: So I'm just saying, like the larger point of trying 281 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 1: to make here is that on one on one hand, 282 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 1: like timing doesn't matter, and that I think for the 283 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 1: Texans or for the Texans, they can hold onto him 284 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 1: for two months, right and his value is gonna hold 285 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: so it's not as time sensitive that they make a 286 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: decision on him as it would be with other teams, 287 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: where on the other end, timing does matter, and that 288 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: I think there are a lot of teams. I've got 289 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: a ton of teams that would be interested right now. Um. 290 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:28,560 Speaker 1: And maybe some of those teams that would be interested 291 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: right now, like the Steelers for example, like Ben Roethlisberger, 292 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: that situation is going to be resolved, you know, in 293 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 1: two months, right, Like, so maybe they would make a 294 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: run right now if you were available right now, but 295 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 1: two months from now they may have already kind of 296 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 1: walked back down the aisle with Ben Roethlisberger, so to speak. Um. 297 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 1: You know, it's where Daniel Jeremiah was on here and 298 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 1: talked about the value of draft picks and how you 299 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: know you could offer picks twelve and twenty and twenty 300 00:15:56,880 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: eight or whatever. But really a top five pick is 301 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 1: teams one because that's where you can get your quarterback 302 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 1: in a real superstar versus the crap shoot at twenty four, 303 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 1: like who knows is gonna hit the chances of hitting 304 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 1: in the top five, So that to me means Jets 305 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: or Dolphins. But well, that's why those two teams have 306 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:16,720 Speaker 1: such an advantage dream back. If you think about it, 307 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 1: like those two teams can offer top three picks. They 308 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 1: can also offer young quarterbacks if you want them right, like, 309 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 1: so they could also offer to and Sam like you 310 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: could offer picks, you could offer young quarterbacks Um and 311 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 1: both those teams that Jets and Dolphins have multiple first 312 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 1: round picks, so you can offer if you're one of 313 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 1: those teams, two current year first round picks. So you 314 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 1: think about that, and it's like those teams, those two teams, 315 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 1: I mean so much about this offseason. I'll tell you 316 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 1: there's so many parts of this offseason that relates to 317 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:53,480 Speaker 1: the Jets and the Dolphins picking second the third overall. 318 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 1: And there's sean thing if you were ever to become available, 319 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: would be part of it. Yeah, it makes sense if 320 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 1: you're a Jets fan or a Jets front office member 321 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:05,640 Speaker 1: to really leak out how great Zach Wilson is, right, 322 00:17:05,680 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 1: because then anybody drafting will say, oh, I would love 323 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:10,199 Speaker 1: the number two pick. Oh my gosh, can't wait, take 324 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: up my hands on Wilson. Meanwhile, where are you on Wilson? Man? 325 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 1: I like him, I've had him ahead of Justin Fields 326 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: for a while, but you are a Fields guy from 327 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:20,239 Speaker 1: Ohio State. Um, I am usually leary of these one 328 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 1: year wonders, but Burrow kind of punctured holes in that. 329 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:26,960 Speaker 1: And you know, I mean, I don't know, do you 330 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:30,879 Speaker 1: think Wilson officially goes number two. I think he's fascinating. 331 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:33,240 Speaker 1: He's ain't the homeless comparison. It's sort of gotten to 332 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 1: some people. And you know, I mean like he like 333 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:40,199 Speaker 1: from a playing style perspective, he plays like Momes. I 334 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:43,120 Speaker 1: don't know that he's got the physical attributes the Homes had, 335 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:48,720 Speaker 1: but look like like I still think like with each 336 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:51,240 Speaker 1: of these guys, you know, so is Zach Wallson. It's 337 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 1: and there's a million things like like his his physical stature, 338 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 1: his uh you know, like the like the the level 339 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 1: of competition, and there's the whole captain thing too. Like 340 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:05,159 Speaker 1: there's like a number of different things where people are 341 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:08,719 Speaker 1: going to poke holes on it. Well, he wasn't elected 342 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:12,520 Speaker 1: a captain, which is weird for a quarterback, right like 343 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 1: going into the year now, like I actually found out, 344 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:17,360 Speaker 1: Like I think he was like named a captain halfway 345 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 1: through the year or something like that. But that's something 346 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 1: that's gonna be asked, you know what I mean for 347 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:23,360 Speaker 1: a guy who's a quarterback. Um, you know, and then 348 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:27,400 Speaker 1: you have you have justin fields who like look like 349 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 1: there's like you see there, there were there were certain 350 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 1: games where it looked like it got money on him 351 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:37,920 Speaker 1: and when things weren't, like he couldn't see it, Like 352 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:41,199 Speaker 1: he couldn't see it the same way when defenses were 353 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 1: able to throw something a little different at him. And 354 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:46,399 Speaker 1: that's what the NFL is, right Like, So is that 355 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 1: he needs to play more or is it he doesn't 356 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 1: see it fast enough? That's questions? How about this? And 357 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:54,880 Speaker 1: this is silly, but I have to ask it. Does 358 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 1: the Haskins flame out? Um, he's a totally different kid 359 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: from fly I I know, I know, but just the 360 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:04,359 Speaker 1: the the monster numbers that feels has put up and 361 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:07,679 Speaker 1: he's obviously more talented but Haskins put up fifty touchdowns 362 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 1: and he went to top ten. Um does that hurt 363 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:13,639 Speaker 1: him at all? So Haskins is a tremendous thrower of 364 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:18,200 Speaker 1: the football. You know, the maturity questions we're there with Haskins, 365 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:21,359 Speaker 1: and I don't think they're they're the same way with Fields. 366 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 1: So like, I don't know that like haskins failure is 367 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:29,119 Speaker 1: so much like he's a horrible prospect, you know, like 368 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: he like like everybody was wrong about him, you know. 369 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:34,680 Speaker 1: As a pastor, I think he's a really talented pastor. 370 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 1: I think he's a pretty advanced pastor for a college kid. Too. 371 00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: The maturity thing is definitely what got him right. And 372 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:44,159 Speaker 1: so the question with Fields is different. It's not is 373 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: he mature enough? Is he tough enough? It's not like 374 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:50,160 Speaker 1: any of that, right, it's does he see it past enough? 375 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 1: And so like that part of it I think is 376 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:56,359 Speaker 1: sort of like it's just they're they're very different questions. 377 00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 1: I always bring up the example to J mack here 378 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:03,359 Speaker 1: of like the do you remember the coach jet Jeff Hedford, right? 379 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:08,000 Speaker 1: Maybe cal Fresno, Right, So you had all these first 380 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 1: round bust quarterbacks that came from his system, so Kiely Smith, 381 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:14,840 Speaker 1: it was Joey Harrington, it was Trent Dilfer, right, and 382 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:17,440 Speaker 1: like everybody like the whole thing was like guys who 383 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 1: come from Jeff Hedford system like kind of like they 384 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:23,399 Speaker 1: just there's something he does where doesn't project well to 385 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 1: the NFL. Do you know who the last one was, 386 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:30,880 Speaker 1: I'll go Derek Carr or Aaron Rodgers. So Derek Carr 387 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:33,359 Speaker 1: actually was one I missed, but Aaron Rodgers was the 388 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:35,679 Speaker 1: one who was dogged by that question because it was 389 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:37,879 Speaker 1: again thanks for throwing a car in there, because he 390 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 1: was part of it, but it was car. It was 391 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: Achille Smith, it was Joey Harrington, it was Trent Dilford. 392 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:46,880 Speaker 1: And then you know, like all of that like winds 393 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:49,439 Speaker 1: up hurting Aaron Rodgers in the draw up draft. Aaron 394 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 1: Rodgers falls, and you know what, Aaron Rodgers is pretty good. 395 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:56,520 Speaker 1: So like I think that there is some danger sometimes 396 00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 1: in time, kids together based on systems or schools, they went, 397 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 1: let me ask you about the draft and the combine, 398 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 1: Like currently the combine would be happening I think in 399 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: Indie like this weekend week, I think it's this week. 400 00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 1: I'm not positive about that, but I do, and I 401 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:12,240 Speaker 1: connected there a couple of times, Brier, you know, tossing 402 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 1: back some Bruce kys at what was that steakhouse on 403 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 1: the corner? Yeah, well it used to be called most 404 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:20,640 Speaker 1: it might be most of the time Prime. Yeah yeah, yeah, 405 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:24,400 Speaker 1: that place was jumping, I mean, fun conversations. Anybody would talk. 406 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:26,400 Speaker 1: They were all liquored up. Like what do you guys? 407 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:28,240 Speaker 1: I knew you were at the Senior Bowl. I think 408 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 1: you went there, right, yeah? Yeah. How would you compare 409 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 1: the normal combine to whatever the hell is gonna happen now? Like, 410 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 1: how are you going to handle it? Are you traveling 411 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 1: a lot or teams traveling? Like I know, everything's limited. 412 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 1: I mean I like, I would say the biggest tip, like, so, 413 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: you know, obviously the Senior Bowl was more the Senior 414 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:48,719 Speaker 1: Bowl was more important this year than ever before, because 415 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 1: you know, body typing guys is a big part of it, right, 416 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:53,880 Speaker 1: like and being able to see guys with your own eyes. 417 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 1: And this isn't for me because I'm not a scout, 418 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:58,040 Speaker 1: but like the guys who are scouts, like it's an 419 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 1: important piece of it. And they have even less of 420 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:03,399 Speaker 1: this going into the season than ever before because guys 421 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,360 Speaker 1: weren't going out on the road as much this year 422 00:22:05,359 --> 00:22:08,679 Speaker 1: for obvious reasons, right, especially the GMS. Like I was 423 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: told like only one GM in the NFL was actually 424 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:14,639 Speaker 1: going out to college games this fall because of the 425 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 1: the COVID protocols. Right, So I don't. I actually don't know. 426 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 1: You know, it's funny, like I actually don't know, but 427 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 1: I did hear the number was one. So whatever it's worth, 428 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:31,200 Speaker 1: there was one that that didn't that that went out, 429 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:33,719 Speaker 1: but other than that, thirty one of the thirty two didn't. 430 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 1: It's like, so you think about that, Like, so you 431 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 1: didn't have the opportunity to see him in the fall 432 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:41,359 Speaker 1: fit with your own eyes. You got the opportunity to 433 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 1: see some of them at the Senior Bowl, and you 434 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:46,920 Speaker 1: guys chanced to sit down and talk to them. Well, 435 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:49,120 Speaker 1: that was fifteen minute interviews for most of the teams. 436 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:51,720 Speaker 1: The teams that weren't coaching in the Senior Bowl might 437 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: be the only fifteen minutes you have face to face 438 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:57,119 Speaker 1: with the kids. You're gonna have zoom interviews and you're 439 00:22:57,160 --> 00:22:58,720 Speaker 1: gonna get to go maybe go see them at their 440 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 1: pro days. But you're that's the only chance you're gonna 441 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:04,160 Speaker 1: have to sit face to face with the kid and 442 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 1: talk to him. Think about that. That's a multimillion dollar decision. 443 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 1: I mean, you were writing checks for your owner and right, 444 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:17,400 Speaker 1: and so I think it means a couple of things. Right. 445 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:22,200 Speaker 1: Number one, if you have medical concerns, you're probably gonna 446 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:26,119 Speaker 1: be a little bit more like more cautious. Right. Number two, 447 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:29,280 Speaker 1: if you have character concerns, you're gonna be a little 448 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 1: bit more cautious. Right. And then number three, I think 449 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:36,119 Speaker 1: if you have background at the school or you have 450 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:38,679 Speaker 1: a good area scout, you may lean on that a 451 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 1: little bit more than you normally would because those like 452 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:45,399 Speaker 1: information is going to be king for these teams now. 453 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:48,959 Speaker 1: And so you know we talked about Belichick and Saban, 454 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 1: it's if you have relationships with those sorts of people, 455 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 1: those relationships this year are going to be more valuable 456 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,960 Speaker 1: than they ever have been because there's gonna be no 457 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:01,479 Speaker 1: more walking out of the O day and going and 458 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:04,600 Speaker 1: getting lunch with the kid, or going and getting lunch 459 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:07,200 Speaker 1: with his position coach, or going and you know that 460 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 1: there's just not gonna you're gonna be bumping into people anymore. 461 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:12,359 Speaker 1: So information is gonna be harder to come by for 462 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:16,440 Speaker 1: those people. And like, so I think teams gonna be 463 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:20,119 Speaker 1: more risk averse, and I think you know, your area scouts, 464 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: in your relationships with the different college coach, the a're 465 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:25,639 Speaker 1: gonna be more important than they've ever been. You know. 466 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:27,159 Speaker 1: I feel like I don't know if it was you 467 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 1: who told me the story, but like Deshaun Watson interviewed 468 00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:32,720 Speaker 1: with the team coming out of Clemson, and he like 469 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 1: went to the cafeteria and all these players like gravitated 470 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:38,080 Speaker 1: toward him, and you could tell, man, that guy's in alpha. 471 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:40,120 Speaker 1: That's a guy we want. Like none of that's gonna 472 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:43,200 Speaker 1: be available this year, none at all. And it's interesting 473 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:46,160 Speaker 1: because they're like, like I'll give you a great example. 474 00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:50,479 Speaker 1: So like Trevor Lawrence, right, Um, So Trevor Lawrence like 475 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: throws his pro day whatever it was. I think there's 476 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 1: two weeks ago, now whatever it is, a week and 477 00:24:54,520 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 1: half ago, and um, you know, like on the way 478 00:24:57,480 --> 00:24:59,960 Speaker 1: out of his pro day, so he's doing his intervie 479 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 1: U was with ESPN and NFL network, um, and on 480 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:06,840 Speaker 1: his way out, like the scouts are filtering out of 481 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:09,040 Speaker 1: the building and they're not really allowed to like talk 482 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:11,040 Speaker 1: to him, right, there are all these rules about what 483 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 1: they can do, what they can't do. But Trevor made 484 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:15,080 Speaker 1: a point to go up to every one of the 485 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:17,640 Speaker 1: scouts and give him a fist pound and say thank 486 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:20,639 Speaker 1: you for coming because he knew, like those guys had 487 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 1: to go out of their way to come, So he 488 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:24,680 Speaker 1: was gonna go out of his way to make sure 489 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:27,400 Speaker 1: that he knew that they knew he that that that 490 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: he appreciated them making the trip. And so little things 491 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:35,359 Speaker 1: like that are actually gonna be important now, you know 492 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 1: what I mean, Like and where it's like a sort 493 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:40,000 Speaker 1: of an anecdote. Now it's like, oh, like good, that 494 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:41,880 Speaker 1: kid has a good head on his shoulders. He knew 495 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:44,679 Speaker 1: to do that. Like that's that was really good. And 496 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:46,639 Speaker 1: so like, I think you're gonna have a lot of 497 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:50,159 Speaker 1: that stuff like pro days now, where like even the 498 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:53,359 Speaker 1: smallest little things, the smallest little takeaways are going to 499 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:55,840 Speaker 1: be magnified. All right, this is good. You know, I'm 500 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 1: not trying to sound too insidery, but a couple of 501 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:02,359 Speaker 1: former NFL players are training with a lot of prospects 502 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:05,199 Speaker 1: out here in Orange County, California, and I'm just curious 503 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 1: what is stopping Sean McVeigh from driving out to the 504 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:10,920 Speaker 1: school because if I know where it is, Sean mcveigher 505 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:12,920 Speaker 1: as hell nose where it is, what's stopping him from 506 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:16,199 Speaker 1: going out there and just watching the workouts or the 507 00:26:16,359 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 1: casual as it's known in the college basketball world. The bump, 508 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:22,640 Speaker 1: Oh you're walking it you just happen to bump into 509 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:24,960 Speaker 1: a recruit. Oh, hey, how are you? And you talk 510 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:28,119 Speaker 1: up a conversation like, I mean, what rules prevent that 511 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 1: stuff from happening? Yeah, I wish I had a better 512 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:33,960 Speaker 1: idea of what rules are on the books right now. 513 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:36,680 Speaker 1: But I know in any normal year, you have to 514 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:39,359 Speaker 1: report all that stuff, you know, like you have to 515 00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:42,840 Speaker 1: like reports a because they have like so for example, 516 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:45,960 Speaker 1: like they allow in a normal year thirty they're called 517 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:49,119 Speaker 1: thirty visits, right, and you're allowed to bring thirty prospects 518 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 1: into your buildings so you can fly them in, take 519 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:54,000 Speaker 1: them to dinner, give him a medical at your at 520 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:57,720 Speaker 1: your building, all that different stuff, right, and so like 521 00:26:57,920 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 1: all that stuff in a normal year has to be reported. 522 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:05,960 Speaker 1: And so I can't imagine the NFL is going we 523 00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:09,399 Speaker 1: would go for without putting some sort of restraints on 524 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 1: what they can do. And I all, I already know 525 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:15,359 Speaker 1: their outlying private workouts, so teams can't go and work 526 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:17,840 Speaker 1: guys out on their own the same way they normally 527 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:19,600 Speaker 1: would be able to, and they can do that on 528 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:22,440 Speaker 1: these kids college campuses. So I would have to think 529 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 1: there's gonna be something in there where I look like 530 00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:28,159 Speaker 1: I heard an incredible number, Jack, Like, I don't know 531 00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:32,960 Speaker 1: if you know this, So like there are of draft 532 00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:40,360 Speaker 1: prospects um work out in a total of four states. Yeah, 533 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:41,679 Speaker 1: I'll see if you can name them. What are the 534 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:46,360 Speaker 1: four states? Uh, California for sure, I would assume Florida. 535 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:56,960 Speaker 1: I will add Texas, Louisiana, Arizona, Arizona. There you got 536 00:27:57,000 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 1: the four warm weather states, right, yeah? So but but 537 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:02,960 Speaker 1: but but my point is like they can't the NFL 538 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:06,159 Speaker 1: can't allow that because you'd be giving like an advantage 539 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 1: to the Cowboys, to the Texans, to the Dolphins, and 540 00:28:09,359 --> 00:28:11,960 Speaker 1: the Bucks, to the Jags, the Cardinals, to the Rams, 541 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:15,680 Speaker 1: the Chargers who can drive to these places. So I 542 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:17,680 Speaker 1: would have to think that there's gonna be something put 543 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:19,359 Speaker 1: in if it hasn't been played in already, and I 544 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:22,119 Speaker 1: haven't checked on that, but that would prevent like, you know, 545 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:25,199 Speaker 1: like you said, Sean from going over to uh that 546 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:28,240 Speaker 1: unnamed school in Orange County to go see a couple 547 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:31,920 Speaker 1: of quarterbacks grow. Um. Alright, one last draft question before 548 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:35,120 Speaker 1: we get to Russell Wilson. Is there anything absolutely bonkers 549 00:28:35,119 --> 00:28:39,720 Speaker 1: you've heard player rising or falling that you haven't really 550 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 1: reported on yet. Don't you just feel like dropping on here, 551 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:43,720 Speaker 1: you know, out of the kindness of your heart, or 552 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 1: it didn't have space in the column and you didn't 553 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:50,160 Speaker 1: want to put it on a tweet. Um, preferably you 554 00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:51,880 Speaker 1: know a player we know, but I don't want to 555 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:54,600 Speaker 1: put you on the spot too much. You just don't 556 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:59,840 Speaker 1: quit um. Uh, yeah, I mean I think that, Like 557 00:28:59,880 --> 00:29:01,640 Speaker 1: I think the one thing I would say is like that, 558 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:04,320 Speaker 1: I think, you know, Jamaar Chase is more of a 559 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:06,560 Speaker 1: leader in the clubhouse to be the first receiver taken 560 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 1: than anybody knows. And I think a huge part of 561 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:13,280 Speaker 1: that it's just the physical um, his physical stature, you know, 562 00:29:13,320 --> 00:29:15,200 Speaker 1: and and and and and so you look at him 563 00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:18,400 Speaker 1: versus DeVante Smith, and I know I love Davontae Smith player, 564 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:20,920 Speaker 1: trust me, he's incredible. Didn't you say he didn't measure 565 00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:23,440 Speaker 1: out at the Senior Bowl because of all the ones. 566 00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 1: He didn't. He didn't he didn't do the measurements there 567 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:30,560 Speaker 1: and I looked for it. It's an amazing fact. There's 568 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:33,120 Speaker 1: only been two receivers over the last ten drafts that 569 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:36,040 Speaker 1: have gone that that that over the last ten drafts, 570 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:38,280 Speaker 1: there don't be two receivers under six one and under 571 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:40,640 Speaker 1: two hundred pounds, you like, under six one and two 572 00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:43,080 Speaker 1: hundred pounds that have gone in the top ten. I 573 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:45,800 Speaker 1: think Ross is one of them, right, John Ross is one. 574 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:50,040 Speaker 1: Tavon Austin is yea. Yeah. So like there's that history 575 00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:53,560 Speaker 1: and that history matters. There's also like the other issue 576 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:55,960 Speaker 1: that all they Alabama kids have is that they're maxed out. 577 00:29:56,040 --> 00:29:58,520 Speaker 1: You know, That's what everybody thinks. Like they're so well coached, 578 00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:01,840 Speaker 1: and they're so well schooled, and they're in such a 579 00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:04,640 Speaker 1: good football environment that when they get to the NFL 580 00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:07,320 Speaker 1: like sort of they are what they are, you know 581 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:10,160 Speaker 1: what I mean. Like, so I think, you know, jamaars 582 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:13,960 Speaker 1: Chase just physically being what he is the production and 583 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,560 Speaker 1: people forget this because he opted out, but he was incredible, 584 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:20,320 Speaker 1: like the number the the runner up for Rookie of 585 00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:23,240 Speaker 1: the Year in the NFL, justin Jefferson was the number 586 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:27,440 Speaker 1: two receiver. D Ellis Yeah, yeah, so like I think 587 00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:31,000 Speaker 1: Jamaar Chase Is is more of a solid number one 588 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:34,120 Speaker 1: in the eyes of NFL folks at that position than 589 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:36,920 Speaker 1: people realize. Uh, it's it's just so weird. How like 590 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:40,360 Speaker 1: the usually the first wide receiver taken or the second 591 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:43,760 Speaker 1: doesn't even pop and it's usually guys a little further down. 592 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:47,560 Speaker 1: Who's a kid from Notre Dame who went to Yeah, 593 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:50,880 Speaker 1: I mean, God, for my money, the second best receiver. 594 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:54,000 Speaker 1: I can send you the list. I don't know if 595 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:55,560 Speaker 1: I have it off hand right now, but if you 596 00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:57,680 Speaker 1: look at like that. The other thing about the receiver 597 00:30:57,760 --> 00:31:00,680 Speaker 1: position is if you look at the difference between first 598 00:31:00,800 --> 00:31:05,360 Speaker 1: rounders and second rounders, I mean, like the second round 599 00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:07,160 Speaker 1: group might be better than the first round group over 600 00:31:07,160 --> 00:31:10,920 Speaker 1: the last five I'm sorry. Like I like Smith and 601 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:13,080 Speaker 1: I like Waddle, but I'm just not buying them as 602 00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:15,480 Speaker 1: top ten draft picks. Like I like Henry Ruggs a lot, 603 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:18,240 Speaker 1: but seriously, was he even a top five? Does he 604 00:31:18,280 --> 00:31:22,520 Speaker 1: even project out in the NFL? As ever? Beings just 605 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:25,239 Speaker 1: so electric fast, and I think like one or two 606 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:28,880 Speaker 1: targets of game man Waddle, I mean, like the deal 607 00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:32,440 Speaker 1: with Ruggs and Waddle is there just so fast. Here's 608 00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:35,120 Speaker 1: the thing is like there is and people the NFL, 609 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:38,120 Speaker 1: like NFL people tell you, we don't really pay they 610 00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:40,720 Speaker 1: do pay attention to this stuff. It's like whatever is 611 00:31:40,760 --> 00:31:42,720 Speaker 1: working at the time. In the NFL, these guys go 612 00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:45,600 Speaker 1: after and right now, the model for a lot of 613 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:50,400 Speaker 1: teams is is is a Tyreek kill right like and 614 00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:52,720 Speaker 1: be like what the Chiefs and Niners did at the 615 00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:56,600 Speaker 1: receiver position, which is stocked them with speed. And so 616 00:31:57,040 --> 00:32:00,160 Speaker 1: there's just I mean, right now in the NFL, all 617 00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:04,120 Speaker 1: the trend is go find yourself a burner that's gonna 618 00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:07,320 Speaker 1: will allow you to threaten the defense at every level 619 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:09,960 Speaker 1: of the field. And so God's guys like Rugs and 620 00:32:10,040 --> 00:32:12,640 Speaker 1: Wattle our value to the point where I mean, it 621 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:15,480 Speaker 1: wouldn't surprise me J McK if DeVante Smith is the 622 00:32:15,520 --> 00:32:19,760 Speaker 1: third receiver taken behind both Chase and Waddle because Waddle 623 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:22,320 Speaker 1: is Waddle has that quality where he runs like four, 624 00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:25,840 Speaker 1: where he he'll run a four to four three if 625 00:32:25,880 --> 00:32:27,720 Speaker 1: he could run right now. I don't know, you know 626 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:30,320 Speaker 1: where he's at in his recovery, but um, you know 627 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:32,200 Speaker 1: he's seen as one of those sorts of players, like 628 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:34,760 Speaker 1: a Tyreek type. But even remember if Tyreek Hill doesn't 629 00:32:34,960 --> 00:32:36,840 Speaker 1: land with the Chiefs and he ends up on I 630 00:32:36,840 --> 00:32:39,680 Speaker 1: don't know, a ship team like the Bengals, Tyreek Hill 631 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:41,840 Speaker 1: probably isn't what he is right now, right, I mean 632 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:44,600 Speaker 1: Andy Reid has known how to scheme him up, get 633 00:32:44,680 --> 00:32:47,160 Speaker 1: him in positions to succeed. And let's be real, like 634 00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:49,239 Speaker 1: Tavon Austin when he got drafted, like he was just 635 00:32:49,280 --> 00:32:51,440 Speaker 1: in a ship organization. They didn't know how to use him. 636 00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:52,960 Speaker 1: Then the Cowboys are like, oh, we know how to 637 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:54,520 Speaker 1: use him. No you don't know, but no, he is 638 00:32:54,560 --> 00:32:57,320 Speaker 1: how to use this guy, So I don't I'm going overboard. Right, 639 00:32:57,360 --> 00:32:59,160 Speaker 1: It's hard, I mean it's hard, but like like I 640 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:00,960 Speaker 1: do think that that's something that people are looking and 641 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:03,160 Speaker 1: look like Tyree the other thing that like Wattle and 642 00:33:03,240 --> 00:33:05,960 Speaker 1: Tyreek have like and and this is the this is 643 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:08,480 Speaker 1: the key to it, right, It's not just speed, it's 644 00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:10,000 Speaker 1: like what do you do with the ball in your hands? 645 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:12,920 Speaker 1: And both those guys like you know, Wattle, I think 646 00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:15,320 Speaker 1: what you see with him And again I'm not a scalp, 647 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:17,360 Speaker 1: but talking to enough people you kind of you get 648 00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:19,160 Speaker 1: you get the vibe that this is what it is. 649 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:22,120 Speaker 1: It doesn't matter if it's on a reverse, it doesn't 650 00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:23,760 Speaker 1: matter if you're throwing it to him, it doesn't matter 651 00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:26,400 Speaker 1: if you're kicking to him. Like with the ball in 652 00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:29,720 Speaker 1: his hands, he is freaking electric. So it's the speed 653 00:33:29,800 --> 00:33:32,360 Speaker 1: plus like just how electric Key is with the ball. 654 00:33:32,640 --> 00:33:36,680 Speaker 1: I would actually say that Brandon Auke and Debo Samuel 655 00:33:37,240 --> 00:33:41,000 Speaker 1: are nearly as electric because of the ability to break tackles. Obviously, 656 00:33:41,320 --> 00:33:43,600 Speaker 1: and listen, in the NFL, they're not gonna be running 657 00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:46,000 Speaker 1: circles around people the way they did in the SEC. 658 00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:47,760 Speaker 1: The SEC was crap last year. By the way, you 659 00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:49,720 Speaker 1: and I think the Niners. I mean, if I'm like, 660 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:53,320 Speaker 1: look like like I still think that that Niners team, 661 00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:56,800 Speaker 1: absent the injuries, that they can stay healthy, like they're 662 00:33:56,840 --> 00:33:59,280 Speaker 1: still in a really good spot, like that offense, Well, wait, 663 00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:03,240 Speaker 1: who's your quarter office? I think it's probably Jimmy. I mean, 664 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:05,160 Speaker 1: my guests would be like I put the Niners in 665 00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:09,640 Speaker 1: the same bucket as the Raiders, where like until an 666 00:34:09,719 --> 00:34:13,759 Speaker 1: upgrade is available, Jimmy and car will not be available 667 00:34:13,840 --> 00:34:16,560 Speaker 1: until those guys, Like, I think both those teams are 668 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:19,200 Speaker 1: in a spot contractually with those guys where their deals 669 00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:23,120 Speaker 1: have matured into affordable maybe don't use the word bargain, 670 00:34:23,200 --> 00:34:27,040 Speaker 1: but affordable, very reasonable deals. They're into the part of 671 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:30,719 Speaker 1: their contracts where they're in non guaranteed money. They're both 672 00:34:30,760 --> 00:34:33,840 Speaker 1: under contract for another couple of years. And you know, 673 00:34:33,920 --> 00:34:36,800 Speaker 1: I think what both those teams are doing right now, 674 00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:40,320 Speaker 1: it's sort of, Hey, we're in a spot where we 675 00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:43,560 Speaker 1: can survey the landscape and we can wait, and you know, 676 00:34:43,600 --> 00:34:46,640 Speaker 1: if a special one comes along, then we'll strike. It's 677 00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:49,239 Speaker 1: the comparison I've used the last few months. It's like, 678 00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:51,879 Speaker 1: it's like Alex Smith in Kansas City, right, We're having 679 00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:55,680 Speaker 1: Alex Smith in Kansas City afforded the chiefs the luxury 680 00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:58,799 Speaker 1: to wait and wait and wait and wait until they 681 00:34:58,840 --> 00:35:01,000 Speaker 1: found somebody that they truly loved, and that was Patrick 682 00:35:01,040 --> 00:35:03,200 Speaker 1: Mahomes and then they got really aggressive and went and 683 00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:06,000 Speaker 1: got him. And I think it's a smart way to 684 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:08,880 Speaker 1: do business too. Here's why. Do you know who the 685 00:35:08,920 --> 00:35:11,359 Speaker 1: number one quarterback could take in Andy Reid's first year 686 00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:18,120 Speaker 1: in Kansas City was EJ. Manuel all Right? That year? EJ. Manuel, 687 00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:21,400 Speaker 1: Gino Smith, Matt Barkley, Like that was the quarterback class 688 00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:23,799 Speaker 1: that year. And a lot of people were saying like, well, 689 00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:27,400 Speaker 1: the Chiefs should just draft one. Well, you don't just 690 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:30,040 Speaker 1: draft one. There's gotta be one there for you. So 691 00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:31,960 Speaker 1: I think like being in that position. The point is 692 00:35:31,960 --> 00:35:33,640 Speaker 1: the fact that the fact that the Chiefs had Alex 693 00:35:33,640 --> 00:35:36,600 Speaker 1: on the roster allowed them to sort of step back 694 00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:41,080 Speaker 1: and Okay, we don't have to we're not pigeonholing. We're 695 00:35:41,080 --> 00:35:44,080 Speaker 1: not pigeonholing ourselves into a single year. We can win 696 00:35:44,120 --> 00:35:46,640 Speaker 1: with the guy we have. And while we're doing that, 697 00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:49,200 Speaker 1: we'll keep looking at quarterbacks and then eventually maybe we'll 698 00:35:49,239 --> 00:35:51,440 Speaker 1: find when we fall in love with and that happened, 699 00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:55,360 Speaker 1: and I think that the that's analogous to what's happening 700 00:35:55,360 --> 00:35:58,040 Speaker 1: with San Francisco in Vegas now, where those two teams 701 00:35:58,480 --> 00:36:01,360 Speaker 1: had the luxury to it and wait and survive, survey 702 00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:03,759 Speaker 1: the landscape, and if there's a massive upgrade out there 703 00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:06,279 Speaker 1: for them, then they strike. All right. So we'll wrap 704 00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:08,120 Speaker 1: up with this, and you can be brief if you 705 00:36:08,120 --> 00:36:10,040 Speaker 1: think there's nothing to it. But you know, Mike Silver, 706 00:36:10,080 --> 00:36:13,160 Speaker 1: who we both though NFL Network is talking about some 707 00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:17,200 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson stuff and it does seem a little vague, Uh, 708 00:36:17,239 --> 00:36:20,120 Speaker 1: it almost seems in vogue Albert this offseason to just 709 00:36:20,200 --> 00:36:24,160 Speaker 1: mention a quarterback unhappy potential trade just you know, I'm 710 00:36:24,200 --> 00:36:27,160 Speaker 1: not saying it's clickbait, but it it has an NBA 711 00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:30,440 Speaker 1: field to it. I cannot imagine a scenario where the 712 00:36:30,440 --> 00:36:33,480 Speaker 1: Seahawks trade Russell Wilson, And I don't know, is there 713 00:36:33,520 --> 00:36:35,120 Speaker 1: anything there or should we just say, you know what, 714 00:36:35,120 --> 00:36:37,799 Speaker 1: there's Russell is going to be the Seahawks quarterback until 715 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:40,200 Speaker 1: or something. There's so much history there if you think 716 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:43,640 Speaker 1: about it, Like, alright, so like the court, the contract 717 00:36:43,680 --> 00:36:46,680 Speaker 1: negotiations with Wilson and the Seahawks got a little contentious, Remember, 718 00:36:46,719 --> 00:36:49,000 Speaker 1: like the whole thing about him wanting a baseball contract, 719 00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:53,319 Speaker 1: Like there was the there was the um, there was 720 00:36:53,360 --> 00:36:56,560 Speaker 1: the friction with the defensive players early in his career 721 00:36:56,560 --> 00:37:01,160 Speaker 1: in thirteen and fourteen fifteen, right, and like we've heard 722 00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:04,040 Speaker 1: grumbling from his camp in the past about the style 723 00:37:04,080 --> 00:37:08,200 Speaker 1: of offense, about the offensive line. Right. So there's all 724 00:37:08,280 --> 00:37:12,399 Speaker 1: that history, and now he goes public with some of it, right, 725 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:15,880 Speaker 1: And for the first time he's actually saying it out loud, 726 00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:18,240 Speaker 1: and I think, you know, he felt like maybe Aaron 727 00:37:18,360 --> 00:37:20,440 Speaker 1: Rodgers saying what he said at the end of the season, 728 00:37:20,440 --> 00:37:22,840 Speaker 1: gave him cover, like now I can put some pressure 729 00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:26,720 Speaker 1: on the Seahawks publicly. The Seahawks didn't take too kindly 730 00:37:26,719 --> 00:37:28,920 Speaker 1: to that. I don't think. I don't they appreciated that. 731 00:37:29,880 --> 00:37:31,400 Speaker 1: So you know what, you know what you say, if 732 00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:33,440 Speaker 1: you're the Seahawks, you know what, I'm gonna take some 733 00:37:33,520 --> 00:37:37,600 Speaker 1: calls on you. And I don't think they trade him. 734 00:37:37,640 --> 00:37:40,400 Speaker 1: I I also think there's enough history here where we 735 00:37:40,440 --> 00:37:43,920 Speaker 1: can say, maybe there's a point when he's on a 736 00:37:43,960 --> 00:37:47,400 Speaker 1: different team, like maybe he doesn't retire a Seahawk, you know, 737 00:37:47,480 --> 00:37:49,799 Speaker 1: But I I certainly think, but I certainly think that 738 00:37:49,880 --> 00:37:52,120 Speaker 1: the plan for right now for the Seahawks is to 739 00:37:52,200 --> 00:37:55,880 Speaker 1: go forward with Russell Wilson is the quarterback, and you know, 740 00:37:55,920 --> 00:38:00,800 Speaker 1: maybe it eventually gets the point where it's untenable and whatever, 741 00:38:01,360 --> 00:38:04,160 Speaker 1: three four, five, six years down the line, we're talking 742 00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:06,400 Speaker 1: about Russell Wilson going somewhere else to try and get 743 00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:09,759 Speaker 1: a ring, you know. But for right now, it just 744 00:38:09,840 --> 00:38:12,000 Speaker 1: feels to me like maybe this is more jost long 745 00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:14,319 Speaker 1: than anything else. I would agree. All right, Albert Brier 746 00:38:14,520 --> 00:38:17,200 Speaker 1: s I dot Com. He's the man dude. All right, Albert, 747 00:38:17,200 --> 00:38:19,120 Speaker 1: Thanks a lot man. We'll talk to you soon, all right. 748 00:38:19,120 --> 00:38:19,759 Speaker 1: Thanks to you Mac