1 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up 2 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 1: straight Firefam, It's me Jason McIntyre. Straight Fire for Thursday, 3 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: March twenty third. It's Sweet sixteen night in the NCAA Tournament. 4 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: I know it doesn't have the juice of the opening 5 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: around where there's just games stacked on games stacked on games, 6 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: but the Sweet sixteen is good. They staggered the times 7 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: a little bit. They pushed them up so there's not 8 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:36,239 Speaker 1: a lot of overlapping, which is nice. I love that 9 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 1: the games tonight should be good. Obviously UCLA and Gonzaga 10 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: Marquee game tonight. I will have best bets at the 11 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:46,559 Speaker 1: end of the podcast. Just a news flash, I did 12 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: not bet that game, at least not straight up. I 13 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: think the probably best way to attack that one is 14 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: in game. If Gonzaga falls behind early, they have great 15 00:00:55,680 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: comeback ability and UCLA's thin situation up front be a problem. 16 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 1: We'll see what the injury situation is for the Bruins. 17 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: If Singleton plays, should be a great game. Very excited 18 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:09,320 Speaker 1: for it, and we also break down Friday's games and 19 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: the best bets. However, the key to this whole podcast 20 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: today is Daniel Jeremiah my Guy, an NFL network aka 21 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: Moved the Sticks. He is very well connected in the NFL. 22 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 1: He calls Chargers games, and most importantly near and dear 23 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,919 Speaker 1: to my heart. He worked with Joe Douglas the Jets 24 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:31,199 Speaker 1: GM in Baltimore. He says they've been friends for twenty years. 25 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: He breaks down his thoughts on Aaron Rodgers and the 26 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: Jets roster, and it's kind of exciting, guys. And before 27 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 1: I get to the NBA, it was a big nine 28 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 1: in league. John Morant returned to much bizarre fanfare. You 29 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: had the MAVs Warriors. Obviously Laker's sons didn't mean as much. 30 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: You had a big loss by the Jazz, which helps 31 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: like everybody in the West. But I do want to 32 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: start with the big news on the Jets front. In 33 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: the NFL, the free agency has been kind of slow 34 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: here this week. The biggest news outside of Lamar Jackson, obviously, 35 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: is the Jets decide to swing a deal with the 36 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:12,920 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns, sending Elijah Moore to the Browns along with 37 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: a draft pick in exchange. So the Jets sent More 38 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: and their third round pick, the seventy fourth overall, to 39 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 1: the Browns. For their second round pick, which is number 40 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: forty two. Now, the Jets drafted more. I believe he 41 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: was a second round pick. To send a second and 42 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: a third for a second not great value. However, the 43 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 1: Jets now have pick number forty two and forty three. 44 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: One would assume that they will give one of those 45 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 1: picks to the Packers in the Aaron Rodgers deal, and then, 46 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: as we talk about later with Daniel Jeremiah, a conditional 47 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: pick next year for Rogers forty two and forty three. Now, 48 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: the other news is the Jets went and grabbed Mikole 49 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: Hardman off the scrap heap. Now, Mikole Hardman is a 50 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: bizarre situation. I didn't realize it at this bad for him. 51 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,519 Speaker 1: He barely played last year because the guy's always hurt. 52 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: So the Jets went from one kind of malcontent in 53 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: Elijah Moore. By the way, he was awesome coming out 54 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: of Old Miss, very dynamic. Miko Hardman versus Elijah Moore 55 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: is a very interesting setup because Hardman is twenty five 56 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: second round pick. He's had several good years, but his 57 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: problem is the inability to stay healthy. I mean, he 58 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: only played eight games last year, but he's explosive. He 59 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: had eight four touchdowns. He's good productive in Kansas City, 60 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: but it was clear that they weren't going to pay him, 61 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: so they ship him to the Jets, and the Jets 62 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: lose Elijah Moore to the Browns. Now well, I'm sorry 63 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: they didn't ship Hardman. They just cut bait and the 64 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: Jets picked him up. But the situation with Elijah Moore 65 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 1: is that he could not do anything with Zach Wilson. 66 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: He was extremely frustrated with Zach Wilson. He ended up 67 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: basically getting you know, not suspended, but like sent home 68 00:03:58,120 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: or put into tension or whatever you want to call 69 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: it for some comments he made about Zach Wilson. But 70 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: when he was with other quarterbacks, he was pretty dynamic. 71 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: I mean, Mike White and him had a nice little connection. 72 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: He'd even caught some things from Flacco. Like Elijah Moore 73 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: was good. He could still be a very good receiver 74 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:16,040 Speaker 1: in this league. Solid in the slot, quick, you could 75 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 1: do them on end a rounds like him and Hardman 76 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: are similar players. The issue with Hardman, of course, is 77 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:24,280 Speaker 1: can he ever stay healthy. Hardman good on returns as well. 78 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 1: He had a kickoff for a turn for a touchdown 79 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: as a rookie a punt return in twenty twenty. I mean, 80 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:33,040 Speaker 1: this is an explosive, dynamic guy. The key is can 81 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: you keep him healthy? Now you have to wonder the 82 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: Jets had Barrios and they had Elijah Moore in the 83 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: slot last year. Both were a kind of integral when 84 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: they were on the field. Can Hardman fill the needs 85 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: of both those? I don't know, But but now you 86 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: have to wonder what happens with the Randall Cobb inquiry 87 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:55,479 Speaker 1: from Aaron Rodgers. Does this lean toward the Jets getting 88 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: Randall Cob I don't know. Very fascinating set up with 89 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:03,280 Speaker 1: the Jets at Alan Lazard me Coole Hardman. Suddenly the 90 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: Jets wide receiver room, you gotta think it's upgraded, don't. 91 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:10,679 Speaker 1: I mean, Lazard obviously is the big body. Garrett Wilson 92 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: had a very very good rookie year. He was dynamic. 93 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:16,559 Speaker 1: He looks like a number one receiver in this league. 94 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: And you look at the rest of them and it's like, okay, 95 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,039 Speaker 1: the tight end room is okay, you know it's solid. 96 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: But when you we'll see what happens with Corey Davis. 97 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,720 Speaker 1: But like Denzel Mims, I think we most expect him 98 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:29,600 Speaker 1: to be gone a lot. There's a lot of talk 99 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:34,280 Speaker 1: that Corey Davis will be restructured. He wants to stay. Wilson, Davis, Lazard, 100 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:38,599 Speaker 1: hardman in the slot. You'll probably draft another receiver, Folks. 101 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 1: That's not bad at all. Now, of course, the problem 102 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 1: is if there's not a lot of depth behind Wilson 103 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 1: they have. Corey Davis is a solid two. Alan Lazard 104 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 1: is a solid two hardman. We'll see at tight end 105 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 1: Conklin and Zama. We'll see if they go get Mercedes 106 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: Lewis and this offense has the pieces in place. Guys, 107 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: Brees Hall is gonna be coming back. Wait till you 108 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 1: hear what Jeraldmia says about Breese Hall. I mean, he 109 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: is raving about this guy. I'm just the Jets talent 110 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: level is just so high. I get they won seven 111 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: games last year with Zach Wilson, Chris Streveler, Joe Flacco 112 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: and Mike White those four quarterbacks and they somehow won 113 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:24,720 Speaker 1: seven games. So if we could just get this deal 114 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: done now a second for Rogers, Jets get Jets fans 115 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:28,919 Speaker 1: can start planning. What are we doing in the draft? 116 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:33,599 Speaker 1: Do we go left tackle? First edge rusher, you know, 117 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:36,600 Speaker 1: could we could use one? Still no word on call Lawson. 118 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:40,280 Speaker 1: We know Jermaine Johnson, their first round pick from last year, 119 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:44,479 Speaker 1: showed flashes um Solomon Thomas and addition, quinnin Will, like 120 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:47,479 Speaker 1: the Jets have guys. This team's I know I'm getting 121 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:50,799 Speaker 1: too excited, I am, but forgive me. I'm very excited 122 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:52,919 Speaker 1: about the Jets situation. Now to a kind of a 123 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: crummy situation. The Paul George injury. I debated whether or 124 00:06:57,200 --> 00:06:59,279 Speaker 1: not to talk about it on yesterday's pod. Rob and 125 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: I were batting back and fourth I was like, listen, 126 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: we don't know if it's like it looked really bad, 127 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:07,719 Speaker 1: but you know these some of these athletes are bionic athletes, 128 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: and Paul George's injury looked bad. And then we waited 129 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: and waited. In finally, what you know, midday, like early 130 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 1: afternoon on Wednesday, we get word that he's going to 131 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 1: be reevaluated in two to three weeks. And that's really 132 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: bad news. The season, regular season's over in two to 133 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 1: three weeks. Reevaluated means for my money, Paul George gonna 134 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 1: be there in the first round, or at least that 135 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: the first couple of games. That is horrendous news for 136 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: a Clippers team that can ill afford to lose him. 137 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: The Suns lose to the Lakers last night, so the 138 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: paper Clips are just half a game behind Phoenix. If 139 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: the LA can get home court advantage from Phoenix in 140 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 1: the four to five series, that would be big because 141 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 1: we know Kevin Duran's gonna be back. And if you've 142 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: only got Kauai, I think the Clippers are outgunned. This 143 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 1: is a big, big playoff series for the Clippers. I mean, 144 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 1: I don't think you can count on Russell Westbrook to 145 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: provide too much in terms of defense, Folks. If the 146 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: Clippers lose and it can't even get out of the 147 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: first round against the Son's team that had had Kevin 148 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: Durant play three games in three months, an old Chris Paul, 149 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 1: no depth whatsoever. If the Clippers can't beat those guys. 150 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 1: And I know the Sons the odds odd the Vegas 151 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: loves the Sons because they say Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, 152 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 1: But who knows whe they're gonna be healthy. But you've 153 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 1: got to assume that Balmer will be taking some TNT 154 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 1: to to this roster. I think Paul George has probably 155 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: gone now. It's stinks that he's got the injury, and 156 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: then they might have a difficult time shipping him. I mean, 157 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: you know, listen this, if you're trying to look for 158 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: silver lining Clippers fans, maybe the Warriors who got a 159 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: steal of a victory in Dallas. Maybe the Warriors overtake 160 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:55,440 Speaker 1: the Clippers, and then the Clippers fall to six, and 161 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 1: then they face the Sacramento Kings. Who would you rather 162 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: face Kevin Durant and Devin Booker or Deer and five Sabonas. 163 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,200 Speaker 1: I mean, I like the Kings. I've hyped them. You 164 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: guys know, I've been on them all year. I got 165 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: cow hurd on them all year. I just lost. To 166 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:10,560 Speaker 1: be realistic, nobody other teams have done anything in the playoffs. 167 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: What do you work, Kevin Herder, That's that's your playoff experience. 168 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 1: I guess Harrison Barnes has got some obviously with the Warriors, 169 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: but it's a tall order for the Kings to all 170 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: of a sudden go from crawling to winning. Around in 171 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 1: the playoffs, the West is just absolute chaos. Minnesota Timberwolves 172 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 1: get Carling, the town's back. They beat my Hawks. Okay, see, 173 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 1: looks dangerous Dallas. Now Dallas folks has dropped into a 174 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 1: tie with the Lakers. Are you kidding me? Are you 175 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 1: for real? Like it's just it's crazy. How listen, you 176 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 1: guys know I love Luca. I am team Luca. I 177 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:50,839 Speaker 1: really really do believe he's the best player in the league. 178 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: I know, Jannis, I get it, But you're telling me 179 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: that Dallas could be the eighth seed, Like, imagine an 180 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: elimination game. I don't want to see this an elimination 181 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:06,200 Speaker 1: game between Dallas and the Lakers because the Lakers passed 182 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: Utah with their win. Utah of course lost. It's just 183 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: it's a constant revolving door. No reason to get too 184 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: a high or too low. But I don't want to 185 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:16,320 Speaker 1: see Dallas Lakers first round. That means Luca or Lebron's 186 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 1: going to be bounced. The hope is Minnesota or Okasey falls. 187 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 1: But I don't I don't know. But this Paul George 188 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 1: situation for the Clippers again, I'll go through the top 189 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 1: ten and you tell me who's who's healthy. Memphis does 190 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:33,719 Speaker 1: not have Steven Adams. Memphis got John Morant back last night. 191 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: Interesting John Morant's dad and some other friends were wearing 192 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 1: like redemption sweatshirts for John Morant. And after the game, 193 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 1: John Morant's holding a baby. I think it was his 194 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:47,680 Speaker 1: daughter or I didn't really dig in. I just you 195 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:49,599 Speaker 1: look at the TV and you're like, he's holding a 196 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 1: baby after the game. That's new, that's very interesting. You 197 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 1: know he's looking he's changing. Oh he's got to change 198 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: a narrative about him. You know, he's got to go 199 00:10:57,040 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 1: from being a guy hanging with guns and some unsavory 200 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 1: cares and two hugging babies after victories. Like that's a 201 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:06,679 Speaker 1: smart move. He's got a good PR team behind him. 202 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 1: Shout out to John Moran, but no Steven Adams. The 203 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 1: Brandon Clark injury. Significant kings are super healthy, Phoenix. A 204 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 1: lot of questions about KD. DeAndre did not play last night, 205 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 1: paper Clips, Paul George Warriors, what's up with Andrew Wiggins? 206 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:26,600 Speaker 1: Igudologists had surgery Minnesota. They get Karl Anthony Town's back, 207 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 1: Anthony Edwards in a walking boot. We don't know what's 208 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: going on with him. Okay, see, I don't think we'll 209 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:34,160 Speaker 1: see Chet Holmgren. But he hasn't played all season and 210 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:37,680 Speaker 1: they're still five hundred. Dallas Luca played last night, returned 211 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 1: no Kyrie Irving, and then you got the Utah Jazz. 212 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: Are you ready for this Utah Jazz starting lineup? By 213 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: I just I'm just gonna regale you with this. Kelly 214 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:48,199 Speaker 1: Olanik who's still in the league, Laurie Market and had 215 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 1: forty in defeat Walker Kessler, the rookie Taylor Horton Tucker, 216 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: he's starting for the Utah jass and Obagi for the 217 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: rookie from Kansas coming on the bench. I mean Chris Dunne. 218 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:05,080 Speaker 1: I honestly, I was like, Chris Dunne is he still 219 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:07,959 Speaker 1: in the league. I had no idea. It was nice 220 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 1: to see Johnny Jusang of UCLA Fame hitting a late three. 221 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: The one Tiscano Anderson who I felt like was on 222 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:19,199 Speaker 1: the Lakers five minutes ago. Rudy Gay still in the NBA. 223 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 1: Like this Utah team is just absolutely bonkers. Rudy Gay, 224 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 1: by the way, thirty six years old. It's I don't 225 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: know what Utah's doing. Maybe they fall out. Portland doesn't 226 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 1: seem to want to go away, but it just seems 227 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 1: like too big of a hurdle to get in. So 228 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 1: NBA's getting absolutely crazy tonight. I think, you know, obviously 229 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 1: the focus will be on the Sweet sixteen, but I 230 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 1: do think you'll have to have kind of going forward 231 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 1: one eye on the NBA, given how tight it is 232 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: in the West. I mean, for instance, tonight, you know, 233 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 1: Noe Paul George, Clippers Thunder, Clippers just lost to the Thunder, 234 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 1: and Shay Gilder Alexander haunting La Clipper dreams. This is 235 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't want to say the Clippers fall out, 236 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 1: but like imagine if Kawhi tried to go to the 237 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 1: Clippers and say, hey, I you know, I mean the 238 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 1: night off, what like what if you tried that? I mean, 239 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:10,560 Speaker 1: for instance, Paul George is out for basically the rest 240 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 1: of the regular season. Kawhi, you can't miss games, We 241 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:17,200 Speaker 1: can't keep sliding, and the Shade Gildas Alexander trade looks 242 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: even worse and worse, especially since they cannot kind of 243 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:22,960 Speaker 1: progress through the paper clips that is, and get to 244 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:25,560 Speaker 1: the finals. And then you know, Friday, you got a 245 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 1: bunch of NBA games again, it's probably gonna get lost 246 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 1: in the shuffle when it comes to the Sweet sixteen games, 247 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 1: but Jazz Bucks, you know Milwaukee's gonna be a heavy 248 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:39,599 Speaker 1: favorite in Utah. Lakers Thunder can't stress enough. Thunder on 249 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 1: her back to back. Lakers need that game. They're chasing 250 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 1: the Thunder. That is enormous, massive game for the Lakers. 251 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 1: And you got the Warriors hosting the Sixers. Another big game, 252 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: and then Sons Kings like almost every game matters you 253 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:54,559 Speaker 1: run out from For the NBA, it's it's getting interesting. 254 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 1: But let's pivot to the NFL and talk to my guy, 255 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 1: Daniel Jeremiah. NFL network. Fox Sports Radio has the best 256 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,719 Speaker 1: sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our 257 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 1: shows at Fox sports Radio dot com and within the 258 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio app. Search f SR to listen live. Jason likes 259 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: to think he knows everything when it comes to sports. 260 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 1: I know what sports fans want, but for everything he doesn't. 261 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 1: He knows a guy who does. Let's just say I 262 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 1: know a guy who knows a guy who knows another guy. 263 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: All right, let's welcome into straight fire. The I guess 264 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: we can call the number one NFL draft analysts. I mean, 265 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 1: he's been doing this a long time. We all like 266 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 1: Kiper mcshae but come on, Daniel, Jeremiah's box are great. 267 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: Plus he used to play pickup hoops until an injury happened, 268 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: so you know I love him because of that. How 269 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: you doing, dj Oh, It's good to see your buddy. Yeah. No, 270 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 1: that's too much on the superlatives. We're gonna leave those 271 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: Alonge well, okay to the side. But I do appreciate 272 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 1: the acknowledgment of my basketball career in the past sense. Yes, 273 00:14:56,040 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 1: come on, au stories. I miss Washington, I absolutely Missaid. 274 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 1: I love it so much. And but great or good man, 275 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:07,040 Speaker 1: I can't be I can't go through the Achilles thing again. 276 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 1: That's a one. Let's not say that word anymore. Okay, 277 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: let's move on to Hey, before we start on the draft, 278 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 1: and you put out a new mock draft on NFL 279 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 1: Network NFL dot Com this week, I need to ask 280 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: you spend a lot of time with the Baltimore Ravens 281 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 1: and a certain guy, Joe Douglas is now the GM 282 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 1: of my Jets, and I know you're getting pestered by 283 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 1: everybody on the planet on the Aaron Rodgers thing. I'm 284 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 1: just curious if you were in the Jets war room 285 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: and and the packers are saying we won a one 286 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 1: and and a two and a conditional next year. Like, 287 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 1: tell me how you think that haggling would probably go 288 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 1: for Aaron Rodgers, who is thirty nine coming off a 289 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 1: bad year and we don't know if he's committing to 290 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 1: a year two. Yeah. First of all, on the Joe thing, 291 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 1: so Joe has been one of my good friends for 292 00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 1: over twenty years, and I get asked, I've I haven't 293 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 1: told anybody. That's the only person I've told us too. 294 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:57,480 Speaker 1: But in terms of this aspect of it, I have 295 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 1: not spoken with Joe in two months. So all this 296 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:03,920 Speaker 1: stuff going on. If you talk about radio silence, U, 297 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 1: there has been radio silence on this thing. So I'm 298 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 1: kind of waiting like everybody else. I'm like, dude, let's 299 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 1: get this thing over with because you know, let's be 300 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 1: able to talk to my buddy again. But so we'll 301 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 1: see how that all transpires. For me personally, I think 302 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: conditional picks is what it's got to be. M I'll 303 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: give you a fixed asset this year, but it ain't 304 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:24,640 Speaker 1: gonna sure it's gonna I wouldn't want to do a 305 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 1: one um, you know, unless you got backed into a 306 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: core and your owner feels like this is you know, 307 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 1: we just want to get this over with. But I 308 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: would not want to do that. To me, it's it 309 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 1: would be a combination of okay, it's a it's a 310 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: you know, they just got rid of the three, so 311 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 1: I guess it would be a you know, maybe it's 312 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: a two this year, you know, one of the two 313 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:47,200 Speaker 1: twos they have after this trade with Elijah More and 314 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 1: then next year, you know, it starts at you know, 315 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 1: a three that could become a two, that could become 316 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 1: a one based off incentives. But I would not want 317 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 1: I would not want to have this scenario where you 318 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: have a thirty nine year old quarterback who blows out 319 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 1: his knee and training camp or hurts his shoulder. Jets 320 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 1: fans only want me to put this out there, but 321 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:09,600 Speaker 1: you don't want to be in a situation where you 322 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:11,960 Speaker 1: have an older quarterback would be more susceptible to injury, 323 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:14,040 Speaker 1: he misses the whole season, you have a top five 324 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:17,159 Speaker 1: pick that you don't possess anymore. That's the nightmare that 325 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:20,000 Speaker 1: can't happen. So that's why to me, And it could 326 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 1: be as simple as hey, if he starts, you know, 327 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:25,920 Speaker 1: twelve or thirteen games next year, that triggers something. If 328 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: he throws for four thousand yards, which the Jets haven't 329 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:31,119 Speaker 1: seen in Joe Namath, maybe that's what triggers it. The 330 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:33,879 Speaker 1: Jets make the playoffs that any of them like. It 331 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: could literally be if he does any of these four things, 332 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 1: then that triggers that to be a two or even 333 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:42,639 Speaker 1: if it was a one next year. But I would 334 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 1: want to have it some type of you know, performance 335 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 1: based pick for next year. Totally agree. So let's just 336 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: say that Drede happens you know, tomorrow or whatever. Rank 337 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks as of now now not historical in the AFC, 338 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 1: in the AFC overall C alone, Yeah, oh gosh. Um, 339 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 1: so Mahomes is going to be number one. Um, I 340 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 1: think you'd you'd have to say, uh, you know, you've 341 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: I love I love Herbert. I'd call the Charger games. 342 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 1: But I would say, just based off of the fact 343 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:17,680 Speaker 1: that Burrow has been in a Super Bowl, I would 344 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:22,720 Speaker 1: go Burrow two. Um, I would have, you know, with 345 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:28,520 Speaker 1: Josh Allen and Herbert would be close. I would say 346 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:31,960 Speaker 1: I might lean Herbert over Josh Allen's would be a 347 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:35,440 Speaker 1: little controversial, but I'll say that I see him every 348 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 1: I've seen every game of his career, so I feel 349 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 1: like Herbert's still climbing and Josh is unbelievable, but that 350 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:43,199 Speaker 1: those guys are like side by side for me. But 351 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 1: i'd have him right there. And then you've got gosh, 352 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:50,960 Speaker 1: we've still got Trevor Lawrence. Yeah, it's stacked. They're also Wilson. Yeah, 353 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:54,920 Speaker 1: Russell's gonna be down lower on John Watson. Yeah. At Watson, 354 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 1: we'll see if he can get back to what he was. Um, So, 355 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 1: I mean that's a it's pretty dark, is Rogers. I mean, 356 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 1: so Rogers blow everybody that you know, I get to 357 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 1: the Watson stuff and all that, I would probably go 358 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:10,120 Speaker 1: Rogers at this point in time, but I would still 359 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 1: have those other guys, you know. Yeah, it's tough. So 360 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 1: so the Jets are making this move. Obviously you got 361 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:16,880 Speaker 1: to bring in a Hall of Famer, but there's no guarantee. 362 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: I mean, there's never a guarantee, but that you know, 363 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 1: you don't even have a top five quarterback in the 364 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 1: AFC get into the playoffs is tough? Are they even 365 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 1: better than the Dolphins with Rogers? I mean, Miami just 366 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:29,280 Speaker 1: stacked their team with Ruth Ramsey. Yeah, no, there there's 367 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:31,680 Speaker 1: talented teams all over the place. I would say though, 368 00:19:31,680 --> 00:19:37,400 Speaker 1: that the Jets have real bona fide difference makers when 369 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 1: you look at key positions, like the hardest thing to find. 370 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 1: You know, I don't know. I you've seen a picture 371 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 1: of Backton lately and knock on wood, No, stay healthy. 372 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: I'll text you a picture when we get done. He 373 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 1: looks like he's an unbelievable shape. Now is that something 374 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: you can rely on for five years from now? Probably not, 375 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 1: but I think coming into a contract here, you're probably 376 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:57,240 Speaker 1: gonna get the best of him. And when he's out 377 00:19:57,240 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 1: there on the fields, he's pretty elite player. Tackles are 378 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:03,719 Speaker 1: hard to find, interior defensive linemen that are completely dominant 379 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: that you can count on one hand the number of 380 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 1: guys we have in the league. You know, with the 381 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:10,160 Speaker 1: Chris Jones is you know obviously that Aaron Donald's still there, 382 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 1: but quinnin Williams is in that group. And then Sauce 383 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 1: is already I think is the best corner in the 384 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:19,880 Speaker 1: National Football League already. So he's he's there's nobody that's 385 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 1: better than him, and he's climbing so they have some. 386 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 1: And then now you throw Rogers in there. Breecee Hall, 387 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:27,400 Speaker 1: I think is going to be the best running back 388 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 1: in the NFL. You've got Garrett Wilson, who's got a 389 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 1: chance to be a top five wide receiver. And these 390 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 1: are these sound like they're crazy, they're not. I think 391 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:36,399 Speaker 1: I think Breece Hall would have led the NFL in 392 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 1: rushing last year if he stays healthy. As a room 393 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:42,159 Speaker 1: now he was unbelievable. So and then you've got Elijah 394 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:44,639 Speaker 1: very Tucker. Those aren't marquee positions, but he's got a 395 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 1: chance to be a top top four garden league. They're stacked, man, 396 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 1: Your teams stacked. They need to stay healthy and they 397 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:55,639 Speaker 1: need competence at the quarterback position. That's not greatness, just competence. 398 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:57,159 Speaker 1: I saw someone I don't know if it was an 399 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:00,399 Speaker 1: NFL or PFF or something speculating the Joanah William makes 400 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: sense to the Jets. No, with you saying Beckton's all healthy, 401 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 1: I guess that's a no on Jonah. Do you want 402 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:09,120 Speaker 1: to go uh, let's go real time evaluations so then 403 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 1: we can get a real, real, uh, a real reaction 404 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:15,440 Speaker 1: because I'll let me just find this picture real quick. 405 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:17,639 Speaker 1: Sorry I'm throwing you up here, but let me just 406 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:21,119 Speaker 1: find that you're going to send the picture of of 407 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:23,920 Speaker 1: McKay Beckton. I wonder if he's bigger than DJ Fluker, who. 408 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 1: By the way, he looks like a wrestler, Didn't he 409 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: look like anybody can look like that. I mean, you 410 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: could probably look like that if all you did was 411 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 1: work out for shoulder hurts so bad, man, I mean, listen, Beckton. 412 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:37,200 Speaker 1: There were a lot of reports him trying to eat 413 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 1: his way out of the league, not caring. He is 414 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:42,640 Speaker 1: a plate of how many steps in the last two years? No? Obviously, yeah, 415 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:44,840 Speaker 1: not much? All right, did you get the Oh wow, 416 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 1: he definitely looks skinny. Holy cow. Yeah he looks like 417 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:51,920 Speaker 1: a new person. Yeah, or yeah, he lost a good 418 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:54,240 Speaker 1: portion of the old person. So, I mean, what's you 419 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:56,359 Speaker 1: down fifty pounds? I don't know what the way it is? 420 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 1: Only cow that would be good for the Jets. All right, 421 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:00,720 Speaker 1: I've talked enough about my New York. Yeah, so let's 422 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:02,240 Speaker 1: go to your mock draft. I know you're getting grilled 423 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 1: about it. I want to start in the twenties because 424 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:08,320 Speaker 1: this A lot of people overlooked this because everybody's obsessed 425 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:13,680 Speaker 1: with the top Hendon Hooker twenty third to the Minnesota Vikings. 426 00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 1: I then looked at Kirk Cousins's contract, all his guaranteed 427 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 1: money is going to be done. Yeah, I mean, that's 428 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 1: not even something that's on my radar. But it sounds 429 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:26,119 Speaker 1: like maybe Vikings didn't play and Kirk Cousins's time in 430 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:29,520 Speaker 1: Minnesota's done. I think it's a real possibility. And that 431 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 1: thing is they've just done so much homework on these quarterbacks. 432 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:34,480 Speaker 1: They've been meeting with him in Indie, They've been doing 433 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:36,439 Speaker 1: spending a lot of time there. I'd be curious to 434 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:38,760 Speaker 1: see when we find out who's attended all these pro days. 435 00:22:38,760 --> 00:22:41,560 Speaker 1: I guarantee that the Vikings are probably heavily attended there. 436 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: They have not worked out a long term agreement with 437 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:47,439 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins to see this thing off into the future. 438 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 1: And I know there's at least discussion around the league. 439 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:54,400 Speaker 1: You know, Kirk, I think has been underrated by some. 440 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 1: And I think there's also the conversation of Okay, he 441 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:00,240 Speaker 1: can get us here, can he get us to the 442 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:03,080 Speaker 1: next step? You know what I mean? And as an organization, 443 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: when you've made the playoffs, and the next thing you 444 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 1: stop thinking about can we get into the playoffs? You 445 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:09,960 Speaker 1: start thinking of how do we win this thing? And 446 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:12,399 Speaker 1: the fact that they haven't committed to him, that to 447 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:15,480 Speaker 1: me tells me that they're in that market. Yeah, that 448 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:17,119 Speaker 1: is fascinating. All right, let's go to the top of 449 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:20,399 Speaker 1: the draft. So I had a former quarterback, you know, 450 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:22,200 Speaker 1: I went on the podcast right after the trade and 451 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:23,440 Speaker 1: I was like, Oh, they must be going up to 452 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 1: get Bryce Young at the top of the draft. That's 453 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 1: must be who the Panthers won. And former quarterback texts me, no, 454 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:30,440 Speaker 1: no, no no, no, no. You don't trade up for basically 455 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:33,920 Speaker 1: the best small prospect in the last you know, maybe 456 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:36,119 Speaker 1: NFL history. I can't Is there any other five, ten, 457 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:38,439 Speaker 1: five nine guys go go in this high and you 458 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:40,879 Speaker 1: don't trade up for CJ. Stroud? You trade up for 459 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 1: Anthony Richardson, who is potentially the biggest home run guy. 460 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:47,120 Speaker 1: Frank Reich likes a certain type of quarterback that ain't 461 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:50,680 Speaker 1: Bryce Young. Maybe it's Stroud, but Stroud could have possibly 462 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:54,360 Speaker 1: fallen anyway. I don't know your thoughts on any I mean, 463 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:57,840 Speaker 1: I can't imagine Anthony Richardson going one, But I mean 464 00:23:57,880 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 1: I think you've even said he probably has the most 465 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 1: upside draft, right, Yeah, if you hit on him, you 466 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:03,680 Speaker 1: hit He's got the biggest it's the biggest hit. Like 467 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:05,359 Speaker 1: if you look at him all with lottery tickets, his 468 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:07,880 Speaker 1: payout is higher than anybody else's payout in this draft 469 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:10,400 Speaker 1: if you hit on him. But there's obviously tremendous risk 470 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:12,720 Speaker 1: involved there. I would say that the track record of 471 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:15,520 Speaker 1: guys with limited starts like he has in you know, 472 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:19,680 Speaker 1: limited production, hasn't been a great track record. People point 473 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:22,280 Speaker 1: to Cam Newton. Cam Newton that Auburn team did not 474 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 1: have heard any NFL talent on it. Look at go 475 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:26,360 Speaker 1: look at the names. It was Nick Fairley on defense 476 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:28,399 Speaker 1: and that was about it. All he did was go 477 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:32,680 Speaker 1: undefeated when the Heisman Trophy in the national championship. And oh, 478 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:34,680 Speaker 1: by the way, he won a national championship in junior 479 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:39,320 Speaker 1: college as well. Like his accomplishments matched his athleticism. Right now, 480 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:42,359 Speaker 1: with Anthony Richardson, you've got all the athleticism and that's exciting, 481 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: and you see the arm strength, there's he's a fun player. 482 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:49,359 Speaker 1: But with the first pick, man, you know you want upside, 483 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:51,359 Speaker 1: but you can't afford to miss there either. I just 484 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:53,680 Speaker 1: think that Bryce Young's the best player. And I push 485 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:57,160 Speaker 1: back when people say, uh, you know, look at Frank Wright. 486 00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:59,640 Speaker 1: Who the quarterbacks he had, he's had, they've all been big. Yeah, 487 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:01,719 Speaker 1: every but in the league has been pretty big. So 488 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:04,399 Speaker 1: it's not like who was the great small quarterback that 489 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 1: he passed on? Like there wasn't one. There's only these 490 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:10,400 Speaker 1: guys like the Drew Breeses, the Russell Wilsons. And now 491 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 1: this is what we're gonna have this conversation with Bryce. 492 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:15,160 Speaker 1: Those guys don't come around. They come around once every 493 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:18,919 Speaker 1: ten years. So there are exceptions and there's risk involved 494 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 1: there for sure, But let's not act like he passed 495 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:24,879 Speaker 1: on some great small quarterback because he just hates small quarterbacks. 496 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:27,880 Speaker 1: Then there wasn't. He wasn't making the pick first of all. Yeah. 497 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:32,439 Speaker 1: The other thing about the quarterbacks is I just I 498 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:34,960 Speaker 1: can't get over the fact that Stroud was very mediocre 499 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:36,720 Speaker 1: in the second half against Michigan. I mean you could 500 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:39,720 Speaker 1: even say bad. They no touchdowns, He did not look sharp, 501 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 1: and then it was incredible against George or until Marvin 502 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:45,959 Speaker 1: Harrison goes down. How good is Stroud? Man? I just 503 00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:48,360 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna fall back on ohiuse date quarterbacks don't 504 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:50,320 Speaker 1: produce in the NFL. But like, I like him, but 505 00:25:50,359 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 1: I don't love him. Look at some of these other 506 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:55,399 Speaker 1: guys who went up top. What's his name is? Sam Darnold? 507 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 1: Limited starts and Trey Lance can't dance, stay healthy, but 508 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:04,000 Speaker 1: reports aren't great. And then Zack Wilson, like I don't 509 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:06,639 Speaker 1: know true Bisky didn't play a lot of football either. Um, 510 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:09,480 Speaker 1: you know Strout is good. I think the word is good. 511 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:10,920 Speaker 1: I think he used that. I think he's a really 512 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:15,359 Speaker 1: good player. I like him, and I just I don't 513 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:17,960 Speaker 1: have him as his you know, on the level with 514 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 1: Bryce Young when I watched him played and he was 515 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 1: as good a player and I you know you hear it. Well, 516 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:25,520 Speaker 1: you know Bryce Young was at Alabama. Well, let's be honest. 517 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:29,480 Speaker 1: You can't find three players on Alabama's offense that would 518 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:32,640 Speaker 1: have started for Ohio State last year. The best receiver 519 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:35,680 Speaker 1: that Bryce Young ever played with arrived at Ohio State 520 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 1: because he couldn't get on arrived at Alabama because he 521 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:40,720 Speaker 1: couldn't get on the field at Ohio State was Jamis Williams. 522 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:43,040 Speaker 1: Had to leave. Think about that. Did a first round 523 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:45,760 Speaker 1: pick at Ohio State couldn't get on the field. He 524 00:26:45,800 --> 00:26:49,160 Speaker 1: goes to Alabama, He's immediately their best player, their best 525 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,800 Speaker 1: skill position player that he had there. The offensive line 526 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:56,119 Speaker 1: just okay. At Alabama he got drilled before we came on. 527 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 1: I just went through and watched every pressure thrill, So 528 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 1: every time Bryce Young was under pressure at Alabama last year, 529 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 1: just watched every throw. There's twenty hits in that game 530 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:06,800 Speaker 1: that we'll get guys fined and suspended in the end 531 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:11,080 Speaker 1: that he took. Like in some ways, Bryce Young's not 532 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 1: gonna get hit like he got hit in the SEC. 533 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:17,440 Speaker 1: In the NFL, they don't allow it. That's that's kind 534 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:20,480 Speaker 1: of shocking. I mean, I don't know these NFL defensive 535 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:22,439 Speaker 1: linemen are much fat. I know the SEC's loaded, but 536 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:24,720 Speaker 1: come on, like some of the hits on top of 537 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:27,120 Speaker 1: the guy anymore, like you really are allowed to fall 538 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:30,240 Speaker 1: on top of him. Um So, I guess moving on 539 00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:33,640 Speaker 1: beyond the quarterbacks, be Jean Robinson. I know you love him. 540 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:36,720 Speaker 1: I hear you on the Move the Sticks Podcast. Listen, man, 541 00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:38,800 Speaker 1: we just saw the Chiefs with a seventh round running 542 00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:40,880 Speaker 1: back in the Super Bowl. We've seen the Eagles get 543 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:44,480 Speaker 1: by with a revolving door, forty nine ers, plug in 544 00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:47,920 Speaker 1: play like I just Bijean Robinson, is he gonna go 545 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:50,920 Speaker 1: in the top twenty. Here's the way I would say 546 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:54,600 Speaker 1: is that there's yes, those are there are good players 547 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:56,240 Speaker 1: you can use and you can piece it together, you 548 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 1: can committ it. I would say that every now and then, 549 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 1: and it's probably every five five years or so, we 550 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:03,679 Speaker 1: get some of these elite, elite players. I don't believe 551 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:05,760 Speaker 1: in taking elite running backs and putting them on bad 552 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 1: football teams. I think you're every carry has to matter, 553 00:28:08,760 --> 00:28:10,920 Speaker 1: it has to have some value to it. So do 554 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:13,280 Speaker 1: I think that, you know, even though he's my third 555 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:15,359 Speaker 1: rated player, he's the third highest graded player for me, 556 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:17,200 Speaker 1: I think he's Eder and James. So I think when 557 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 1: people say you just pass on him, go, okay, well 558 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:21,440 Speaker 1: you did you watch Eder and James play like you're 559 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:23,840 Speaker 1: gonna pass on Edri and James to take a short 560 00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:25,399 Speaker 1: arm tackle that you hope is going to be a 561 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:29,399 Speaker 1: good player, Like that's who this kid is. So I 562 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 1: don't think for bad teams it makes sense. But when 563 00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:33,680 Speaker 1: you look at teams and I know Philly will never 564 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:36,160 Speaker 1: do it, it's against what they believe in but at ten, 565 00:28:36,520 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 1: every single one of his carries would matter with the 566 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:41,479 Speaker 1: New England Patriots. I think everybody Bill Belichick has made 567 00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:43,920 Speaker 1: a career. After everybody going in one direction, what does 568 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:46,240 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick do? He goes in the other direction. He 569 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:48,920 Speaker 1: finds value. Bill Belichick used to love big, physical corners. 570 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:51,320 Speaker 1: Pete Carroll came into the league. All of a sudden, 571 00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:54,520 Speaker 1: the long rangey corner became a popular thing. Look at 572 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:56,560 Speaker 1: if you look at the corners on Bill Belichick's roster 573 00:28:56,600 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 1: the last couple of years. He's got all these short 574 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 1: corners because the rest of the league pushed him off 575 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 1: to the side, and he's going to look at the value. 576 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:03,920 Speaker 1: I mean, these are good football players. I'm getting him 577 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:07,280 Speaker 1: in the fifth, sixth, seventh free agent players. The rest 578 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:10,000 Speaker 1: of the league doesn't see value here. I do. That's 579 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:11,600 Speaker 1: why I would not be shocked at all of New 580 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 1: England did that. I see Jalen Carter tumbling down draft board, 581 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:18,400 Speaker 1: shows up overweight. But I remember a guy, I think 582 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:20,479 Speaker 1: he was in the mid nineties who had some character 583 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:23,920 Speaker 1: concerns coming out of Miami. He was a monster. His 584 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:25,840 Speaker 1: name was Warren Sapp and he turned out to be 585 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 1: at Okay players. It's a value in getting him for Tampa. 586 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 1: I think twelfth overall. Maybe, Yeah, you know the one 587 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 1: in the same high school. Right, Oh, I did not 588 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:35,600 Speaker 1: know that. Wow. Do you think Carter falls out of 589 00:29:35,600 --> 00:29:37,000 Speaker 1: the top ten. I don't think he falls out of 590 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:40,120 Speaker 1: top ten. Think about Jordan Davis at Philly, Nakobe Deane 591 00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:42,440 Speaker 1: at Philly, two of his Georgia teammates. That would be 592 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:44,880 Speaker 1: a nice cocoon to bring him into there in Philly 593 00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:46,440 Speaker 1: if he did get to ten. I don't think he 594 00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:48,400 Speaker 1: even gets to ten, But for me, that would be 595 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:51,160 Speaker 1: as far as he falls. You seem to be in 596 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:54,080 Speaker 1: love with Dalton Kincaid over the kid from Mayor at 597 00:29:54,120 --> 00:29:57,040 Speaker 1: Notre Dame. Kincaid one year of high school. He's twenty 598 00:29:57,120 --> 00:30:00,320 Speaker 1: four in October. I'm a mayor guy. What have you 599 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:04,160 Speaker 1: seen that makes you have Kincaid Overbayer? What he does 600 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 1: separation wise, quickness wise, he can just creates more space 601 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:10,560 Speaker 1: than Mayor. He's more sudden. He looks like Kelsey the 602 00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:12,880 Speaker 1: way he runs routes, like he just gets in and out. 603 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:15,840 Speaker 1: He's dynamic. To me, when everybody in the stadium knows 604 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:17,280 Speaker 1: where the ball is going, you can still get it. 605 00:30:17,280 --> 00:30:21,760 Speaker 1: To him Mayor's combat catches. He's real physical, he's tough. 606 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:24,480 Speaker 1: He's a better inline blocker for sure. He's just not 607 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:26,440 Speaker 1: going to be able to create the separation and after 608 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:27,960 Speaker 1: the catch, he's not going to be able to really 609 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:29,960 Speaker 1: get away from you. So just get a little more 610 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:33,240 Speaker 1: juice with Dalton Kincaid as well as you know, the toughness, 611 00:30:33,280 --> 00:30:35,640 Speaker 1: not that blocker that he is, but just a really good, 612 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:39,680 Speaker 1: good explosive player, all right. Daniel Jeremiah, NFL Network, Awesome stuff, dude, 613 00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:42,560 Speaker 1: enjoy the process. Talk to you soon. You're the best, buddy. 614 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:45,959 Speaker 1: I appreciate you. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports 615 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:48,760 Speaker 1: talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows 616 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 1: at Fox sports Radio dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. 617 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:58,640 Speaker 1: Search f SR to listen live. The only thing better 618 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:02,640 Speaker 1: than sitting on your couch watching the game. He's making 619 00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:07,640 Speaker 1: money while you do it. Here's your best beat. Great 620 00:31:07,680 --> 00:31:11,200 Speaker 1: stuff from Daniel Jeremiah. NFL Network has moved. The Sticks 621 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:14,080 Speaker 1: podcast is a good good listen to him and Bucky 622 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:16,680 Speaker 1: Brooks chop it up on the draft. I think they 623 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 1: do one at least twice a week leading up to 624 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 1: the draft, so definitely check that out. I want to 625 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:24,640 Speaker 1: do a couple quick best bets for these Sweet sixteen 626 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:28,960 Speaker 1: Thursday and Friday. Obviously, with no lines for Saturday Sunday's 627 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:32,360 Speaker 1: Elade eight games, we cannot offer best bets. But I 628 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:35,800 Speaker 1: definitely have laid the lumber in the Sweet sixteen. Here's 629 00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:39,960 Speaker 1: what we got so far. And again, you know, I 630 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:42,640 Speaker 1: have some futures, I have some brackets, I have player points, 631 00:31:42,680 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 1: like I got a lot of balls in the air here, 632 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:49,760 Speaker 1: so I don't have that many wagers. The first bat 633 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:51,560 Speaker 1: I made was Kansas State plus one and a half. 634 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:55,440 Speaker 1: It has gone around, it looks like it's maybe coming back. 635 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:58,600 Speaker 1: I think Kansas State opened as a favorite, then they're 636 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:00,920 Speaker 1: the dog. I think it went up to plus two. 637 00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:03,760 Speaker 1: Now it's down to plus one this morning. Like listen, 638 00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:06,520 Speaker 1: this is going to be a close game. These are 639 00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:09,040 Speaker 1: two good teams. I just see Michigan State as a 640 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:12,480 Speaker 1: little bit overvalued due to the Tom Izzo. I feel 641 00:32:12,520 --> 00:32:15,680 Speaker 1: like the casual betters and the books know, hey, they're 642 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:17,680 Speaker 1: gonna come in on Izzo, and the books then are 643 00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:19,880 Speaker 1: inflating Michigan State a little bit. Just remember this was 644 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:23,400 Speaker 1: not a really great team. This is a down year 645 00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:26,200 Speaker 1: in the Big Ten. Michigan State's the last team standing. 646 00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:29,280 Speaker 1: They did not shoot the ball well from three. If 647 00:32:29,320 --> 00:32:31,479 Speaker 1: you listen to the podcast this week with Casey Jacobson, 648 00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 1: he pointed out Marquette was one of the youngest teams 649 00:32:34,960 --> 00:32:38,080 Speaker 1: in the field, no seniors on the roster. Everybody should 650 00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:40,320 Speaker 1: be back next year. I didn't. I totally missed on that, 651 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:42,720 Speaker 1: and Marquette was just young. And then of course they 652 00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:45,200 Speaker 1: beat up on USC in the first round, which was 653 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:47,280 Speaker 1: a close game and I think like five minutes left 654 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:50,760 Speaker 1: and then they pulled away Sparti's not that good Kansas State. 655 00:32:50,800 --> 00:32:52,479 Speaker 1: I feel like it's battle tested. I feel like they 656 00:32:52,520 --> 00:32:55,120 Speaker 1: played in the tougher conference. I know people will push 657 00:32:55,120 --> 00:32:58,360 Speaker 1: back on that. That's fine. I understand that. I don't know, guys, 658 00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:01,960 Speaker 1: I think Hans State's decide. I'm okay being wrong. I 659 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:05,640 Speaker 1: will confess, yes, I'm rooting for Marquise Doel a little bit. 660 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:08,480 Speaker 1: I love watching this kid, So I'm on Kansas State. 661 00:33:09,240 --> 00:33:12,800 Speaker 1: I think there's a good money line parlay value in 662 00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:15,760 Speaker 1: three teams that I think get the DUB. I think 663 00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:21,680 Speaker 1: you go money line parlay Connecticut against Arkansas, Houston against Miami, 664 00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:26,840 Speaker 1: and Craton against Princeton I have those three. I also 665 00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:30,680 Speaker 1: have a five team parlay for a bit of a 666 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:32,600 Speaker 1: hail Mary. The other two teams I tossed in there 667 00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:36,560 Speaker 1: were Texas and Alabama. But I will say this another 668 00:33:37,040 --> 00:33:40,120 Speaker 1: isolation bet. San Diego State plus seven and a half. 669 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:44,360 Speaker 1: Alabama is number one. They've gotten nothing from Brandon Miller 670 00:33:45,160 --> 00:33:47,400 Speaker 1: and they won my twenty both times. So why San 671 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:51,320 Speaker 1: Diego State when we know that the whack I believe 672 00:33:51,440 --> 00:33:55,240 Speaker 1: is one in five and against this Brandon Owen sixth 673 00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:57,360 Speaker 1: straight up. I've gone back and forth on this. Earlier 674 00:33:57,360 --> 00:34:00,080 Speaker 1: in the week, I was like Alabama for sure, and 675 00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:01,440 Speaker 1: then the more you look at the numbers, like San 676 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:04,440 Speaker 1: Diego State has a chance, has the athletes to slow 677 00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:08,400 Speaker 1: this down. And if Arizona is having a tough shooting 678 00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:12,320 Speaker 1: not Arizona Alabama is having a tough shooting day, you 679 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:15,520 Speaker 1: kind of sort of wonder can they keep it close 680 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:19,320 Speaker 1: long enough. They got the kid Bradley, who's probably I 681 00:34:19,360 --> 00:34:21,000 Speaker 1: don't know, he's probably not the second best player on 682 00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:22,960 Speaker 1: the court, but I would say he's maybe the third 683 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:26,719 Speaker 1: best player. I like Quinn early a Ton. It's it's 684 00:34:26,719 --> 00:34:29,560 Speaker 1: a tough, tough call for San Diego State. I think 685 00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:32,560 Speaker 1: they can keep it close enough and they can cover 686 00:34:32,640 --> 00:34:34,200 Speaker 1: seven and a half. I don't I don't love that, 687 00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:37,400 Speaker 1: but I did. I did take San Diego State. In 688 00:34:37,560 --> 00:34:41,080 Speaker 1: other action, I really wanted to take the over in 689 00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:45,600 Speaker 1: Texas and Xavier. I just had the Xavier team scares me. 690 00:34:46,239 --> 00:34:49,960 Speaker 1: The ability of Sean Miller to cook up some magic. 691 00:34:50,239 --> 00:34:55,719 Speaker 1: He's a really good march coach. I took the over 692 00:34:55,719 --> 00:34:57,879 Speaker 1: one forty nine. I did not take Texas on the side. 693 00:34:57,880 --> 00:35:00,080 Speaker 1: I had the money line in a parlay. But I 694 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:03,640 Speaker 1: do think Texas ultimately, remember they're playing in an arena 695 00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:06,799 Speaker 1: where they just played the Big twelve tournament what two 696 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:09,160 Speaker 1: weeks ago, and they want it going at me handily, 697 00:35:09,280 --> 00:35:13,040 Speaker 1: so familiarity with the arena. I would assume that Texas 698 00:35:13,120 --> 00:35:16,600 Speaker 1: will have a few more fans there than Xavier. Not 699 00:35:16,680 --> 00:35:18,600 Speaker 1: quite a home game, but I like Texas and I 700 00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:20,280 Speaker 1: definitely think there's gonna be a lot of points scored. 701 00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:23,839 Speaker 1: So I want Texas. If you, if you're if you're 702 00:35:23,840 --> 00:35:27,040 Speaker 1: asking me, Jay, give me an upset of one of 703 00:35:27,080 --> 00:35:30,520 Speaker 1: the games. I would keep an eye on Fau. Everybody 704 00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:33,080 Speaker 1: knows that Tennessee did not have a lot of value 705 00:35:33,080 --> 00:35:35,760 Speaker 1: coming into this tournament. They were double digit favors against 706 00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:38,360 Speaker 1: Louisiana and they won by three. So then they go 707 00:35:38,440 --> 00:35:41,799 Speaker 1: up against Duke, and the numbers say that Tennessee should 708 00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:44,279 Speaker 1: win that game, but the spread was Duke bias three. 709 00:35:44,360 --> 00:35:47,360 Speaker 1: Everybody pay a bet and Duke Tennessee pulls away. Philip 710 00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:50,720 Speaker 1: Kowski got the elbow in the face. Duke just physically 711 00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:52,600 Speaker 1: got beat up in that game, and Tennessee pulled away. 712 00:35:52,600 --> 00:35:56,600 Speaker 1: They Duke could never catch him. Everybody's taking Tennessee here. 713 00:35:56,800 --> 00:36:00,359 Speaker 1: Nobody's gonna be backing fau which squeaked by do you 714 00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:03,640 Speaker 1: barely got by Drake. Everybody's gonna say, oh, Tennessee b Duke, 715 00:36:03,680 --> 00:36:05,279 Speaker 1: and they're gonna lay it with Tennessee. I would just 716 00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:09,480 Speaker 1: be careful. I would look at Florida Atlantic maybe first half. 717 00:36:10,640 --> 00:36:13,080 Speaker 1: I think they're they're gonna give Tennessee a fight, and 718 00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:15,840 Speaker 1: they're they're a pretty good three point shooting team. A 719 00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:18,040 Speaker 1: lot of time to scout, and you know the X factor. 720 00:36:18,120 --> 00:36:22,040 Speaker 1: Rick Barnes, we know is not a historically good March coach. 721 00:36:22,920 --> 00:36:25,359 Speaker 1: Gonzaga UCLA is gonna be very tough. My daughter has 722 00:36:25,440 --> 00:36:28,680 Speaker 1: UCLA and her bracket. I kind of need Gonzaga here. 723 00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:32,520 Speaker 1: I think that's probably the best game of the Sweet sixteen, 724 00:36:33,480 --> 00:36:38,400 Speaker 1: certainly UM tonight, that'll be mandatory watching it is the 725 00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:42,920 Speaker 1: late game the latest tip off. Very excited for Gonzaga Ucla. 726 00:36:42,960 --> 00:36:45,200 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm kind of rooting Ucla. I just liked them. 727 00:36:45,239 --> 00:36:49,600 Speaker 1: I like Hakez, I like Tiger, I really like Amri Bailey. 728 00:36:49,719 --> 00:36:52,360 Speaker 1: But it's just tough not to gravitate toward Drew Timmy 729 00:36:52,360 --> 00:36:55,520 Speaker 1: in that offense. UM So I give the lead to Gonzaga. 730 00:36:56,000 --> 00:36:58,560 Speaker 1: But that that's what I got for the Sweet Sixteen. 731 00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:03,320 Speaker 1: Looking to the Elite Eight, if Alabama survived San Diego State, 732 00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:07,360 Speaker 1: I think Creton will push Bama to the test and 733 00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:09,520 Speaker 1: I would not be surprised of Creton won that at all. 734 00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:12,400 Speaker 1: I did take a futures on Creton to win the 735 00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:16,080 Speaker 1: South at plus one ninety three. They're double digit favorites 736 00:37:16,080 --> 00:37:17,920 Speaker 1: against Princeton. They'll win that. Then all they gotta do 737 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:21,040 Speaker 1: is beat Bama, which is number one overall seed, or 738 00:37:21,640 --> 00:37:25,200 Speaker 1: San Diego State, and they canna be favored against San 739 00:37:25,200 --> 00:37:27,680 Speaker 1: Diego State, that's for sure, and I think the matchup 740 00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:29,319 Speaker 1: with Bama's good up and saying it all week, guys, 741 00:37:30,280 --> 00:37:33,040 Speaker 1: the other future I took a flyer on was Kansas 742 00:37:33,160 --> 00:37:40,360 Speaker 1: State to win the East plus three forty five listen 743 00:37:40,560 --> 00:37:42,840 Speaker 1: at Madison Square Garden. I think people are going to 744 00:37:42,920 --> 00:37:46,480 Speaker 1: get behind Noel, who is a Harlem point guard, and 745 00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:51,239 Speaker 1: everybody's gonna be back at him there. And Tennessee's not 746 00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:54,320 Speaker 1: a great matchup because of the size. But on the outside, 747 00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:57,480 Speaker 1: I mean, Kansas State vastly superior to the Tennessee guards. 748 00:37:57,680 --> 00:37:59,440 Speaker 1: Then again, I said that about the Duke guards and 749 00:38:00,040 --> 00:38:03,799 Speaker 1: couldn't really get the job done. So from a futures perspective, 750 00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:06,759 Speaker 1: those are the ones I have for the Connecticut. If 751 00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:09,680 Speaker 1: Connecticut faces UCLA, holy hell, that's going to be a war. 752 00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:14,560 Speaker 1: Ucla again will be undersized. Gonzaga Timmy against Snago I 753 00:38:14,560 --> 00:38:16,040 Speaker 1: hope I said his name right that that would be 754 00:38:16,080 --> 00:38:17,600 Speaker 1: a lot of fun. So I'm very excited for the 755 00:38:17,600 --> 00:38:22,000 Speaker 1: Sweet sixteen and the Elite eight. Listen as a as 756 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:25,000 Speaker 1: a dad, you guys know, I have a massively slam 757 00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:30,400 Speaker 1: sports weekend. There is Elite eight Sweet sixteen. My daughter 758 00:38:30,440 --> 00:38:33,680 Speaker 1: I'm coaching her in the championship game Saturday night for 759 00:38:33,800 --> 00:38:37,239 Speaker 1: fourth grade girls. My son is in the semifinals for 760 00:38:38,080 --> 00:38:41,120 Speaker 1: sixth grade boys Saturday, and of course you know, there's 761 00:38:41,120 --> 00:38:42,839 Speaker 1: a ton of club sports all weekend, so we don't 762 00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:45,439 Speaker 1: even really know who's going to be available for the semifinals. 763 00:38:45,719 --> 00:38:48,319 Speaker 1: And then we just got my son's volleyball schedule. Even 764 00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:50,840 Speaker 1: if we make the finals, there's like no way he 765 00:38:50,880 --> 00:38:53,120 Speaker 1: can play in the game, and he's crushed because it's 766 00:38:53,160 --> 00:38:56,600 Speaker 1: at his middle school. But ultimately, you know, he plays 767 00:38:56,600 --> 00:38:59,600 Speaker 1: on a club volleyball team. They're tied for number one 768 00:38:59,719 --> 00:39:03,360 Speaker 1: in southern California, and you know that's the priority, Like 769 00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:06,520 Speaker 1: he can't miss that for a local basketball game. And 770 00:39:06,560 --> 00:39:08,239 Speaker 1: then it's me. I got to coach the championship. My 771 00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:10,360 Speaker 1: son's not even there. That's just a weird vibe. I 772 00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:12,040 Speaker 1: have reached out to a dad to fill in and 773 00:39:12,040 --> 00:39:14,560 Speaker 1: coach for me in the event that that happens, but 774 00:39:14,680 --> 00:39:16,719 Speaker 1: we gotta get by the semi final first. Anyway, it's 775 00:39:16,719 --> 00:39:18,719 Speaker 1: gonna be a monster weekend. Oh by the way, yeah, 776 00:39:18,719 --> 00:39:21,239 Speaker 1: my kids play local soccer two. Yeah, so there's that. 777 00:39:21,680 --> 00:39:24,640 Speaker 1: And I can't wait for spring break. It's coming up soon, 778 00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:27,799 Speaker 1: very soon. All right, that's it for today. We'll talk 779 00:39:27,800 --> 00:39:28,280 Speaker 1: to you tomorrow.