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John Middlecoff three and 38 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: out podcast. Just another beautiful day up here in the mountains, 39 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: and I was taking a little swim. I did a 40 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 1: couple laps would be strong. But I kind of went 41 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: from this one pier to this one doc and I 42 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: did each way twice, try to get a little workout in. 43 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 1: And I get back to this bench where my phone, 44 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:41,519 Speaker 1: my shoes, my hat, and my stuff is a towel, 45 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: and I look at my phone and I see a 46 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 1: bunch of updates that Brandon Ayuk has demanded a trade 47 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: from the forty nine ers. If you're not gonna pay me, 48 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 1: trade me. So I said, okay, we got the open 49 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: of the show. We will discuss that situation, which obviously 50 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 1: we've discussed a lot over the last I don't know, 51 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: several months. So we'll try to find some solution to this, 52 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: if there ever becomes one. Caleb Williams signed his rookie contract. 53 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: He is now obviously Ibra Flus I think announced before 54 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: their rookie mini camp who was their starting quarterback. But 55 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: he's not officially under contract and we can move forward. 56 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: I think Romadoonza did that yesterday, so they're off and running, 57 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: and I think it brings the light something that happened 58 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 1: in the twenty eleven CBA agreement that has just made 59 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: a much more seamless transition for front offices, for coaches, 60 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 1: and for it's really benefited veteran players because what happened 61 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 1: in the two thousands with the rookies. I just want 62 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: to dive into that, and then we're gonna go over 63 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: a little bit of I picked a team from each 64 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: division that has the most pressure on them heading into 65 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: training camp. It doesn't mean the best team. I just 66 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: met the team that has the most pressure on them 67 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: heading into training gam and heading into the season. So 68 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: we'll kind of go by division by division, a little 69 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: fun little exercise. Obviously, things change as injuries happen, but 70 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 1: we're probably you know, you're seeing a lot of teams 71 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:17,840 Speaker 1: and the rookies report. I would imagine by the middle 72 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: to end of next week most teams, the twenty fourth, 73 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:26,479 Speaker 1: twenty third, twenty second veterans will have reported as well, 74 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 1: and then by the end of the next week, every 75 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 1: team will be on the field. Now, most teams, it 76 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:36,480 Speaker 1: feels like that report their veterans report sometime next week. 77 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 1: The pads come on late July, you know, somewhere between 78 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: the twenty nine thirty at thirty first, So we're still 79 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: a little way from real football being played on the field. 80 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 1: At practice. But we're making progress. We're making progress. Seasons 81 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 1: not too far away, and uh yeah, so we'll have 82 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: a fun time today on this podcast, so we'll we'll 83 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: get another football podcast out tomorrow, maybe do a big 84 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 1: mail bag or something, because still, you know, we really 85 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: hit the ground running over the next starting middle of 86 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 1: next week, and then it's just full go till the 87 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: end of the season because it just gets wild, you know, things, 88 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 1: you never know what's coming. You get a Brandon Ayuk story. 89 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:18,279 Speaker 1: It feels like every day. So yeah, you guys know 90 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:21,720 Speaker 1: the drill. 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This Brandon Ayuk think, 117 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: I gotta be honest, is a little exhausting because I 118 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:49,039 Speaker 1: don't think it's actually going to go anywhere. Just like 119 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 1: the Debo situation, he requested a trade before the draft 120 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: several years ago, and what happened. Debo ended up getting 121 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: a contract from the forty nine ers. He's still on 122 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers and He's a pretty key piece 123 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:06,479 Speaker 1: to what they do offensively. Now we've talked at nauseum 124 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: about Brandon Ayuk is fit in an offense that tends 125 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 1: to be very run heavy. The way they utilize a 126 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 1: wide receiver, he is never going to get the production 127 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: that some of the guys that have been paid highly. 128 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 1: He's an excellent player, he is a winning player. You 129 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 1: want him on your team. But because of some of 130 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers contractual you know, constraints and situations, 131 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: and mainly because they have another high priced wide receiver. 132 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 1: And listen, if they could choose from scratch they had 133 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: to pay one guy or the other two day, they 134 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 1: would pick Ayuk over Debo. But Debo's already under contract. 135 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 1: And part of the reason they'd have no problem getting 136 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 1: rid of Debo if that was the scenario they were in, 137 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 1: which they're not, is because they've added Christian McCaffrey since 138 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 1: they paid Deebo Samuel. And we all know Christian McCaffrey 139 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: is the best running back in the league and you know, 140 00:07:56,520 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: one of the most versatile chess pieces going in all football. 141 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: But I think Brandon Ayuk is struggling with the fact 142 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 1: that he doesn't have that much leverage. You know, this 143 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: is not the NBA. When you demand a trade, they 144 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:13,559 Speaker 1: just capitulate and you just end up on another team. 145 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: And even in the NBA, when these guys are demanding 146 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: trades and ultimately the team just doesn't want to deal 147 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: with it, they are still getting a buck fifty on 148 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 1: the dollar. I mean some of these trades recently, I 149 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 1: mean what Miles Bridges went for or mckel bridges, whatever, 150 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 1: the Bridges that went to the Knicks in the amount 151 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: that the Knicks had to give up to the Nets, 152 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 1: and James Harden and Kevin Duran. I mean, these trades 153 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 1: have been pretty crazy. So I think there's a pretty 154 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 1: easy solution here. One of the Bridges kind of a scumbag. 155 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 1: The other one on the Knicks is high character guy. 156 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:48,840 Speaker 1: But if i'm the forty nine ers, they have a 157 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 1: long history of being very tough in contract negotiations. This 158 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 1: isn't just like max for you, Max for you, here's 159 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: money for you. That's not the way they've operated. Last week, 160 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 1: Nick Bosa, who you know, I would say Trent Williams 161 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 1: is their best pure player, and Nick would be one 162 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: b even coming off some what he would consider a 163 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: down season, had to battle for every penny. Now he 164 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: got a lot, he got a lot, but he missed 165 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 1: all of training camp and held out. And that's Nick Bosa, 166 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 1: who is more important to the forty nine ers than 167 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,559 Speaker 1: Brandon Ayuk. So to think that the forty nine ers 168 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: are just going to capitulate and just give him exactly 169 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:28,080 Speaker 1: what he wants, that's not how they've ever operated. And 170 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 1: I think here's what the forty nine ers. I got 171 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:32,679 Speaker 1: a little solution. What if the forty nine ers said, 172 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: to listen, Brandon, this is our final offer, whatever that 173 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:36,959 Speaker 1: is they offered him twenty six, maybe they bump it 174 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 1: up twenty seven. We will allow you to talk to 175 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: other teams and see if you can get more money 176 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 1: than that. Well, we're not just giving you away. There's 177 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 1: a floor to this, and the floor for us even 178 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: entertaining trading you because you're under contract with us and 179 00:09:56,880 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 1: we plan on winning the Super Bowl this year, is 180 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 1: we need a one and a two. So if you 181 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 1: could get another team to give us a first round 182 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 1: pick and a second round pick, because again, someone's gonna 183 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 1: have to overpay for you for us to consider trading you, 184 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: because that's not really the way this industry works. We 185 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:20,880 Speaker 1: just give players away, then then we can have a conversation. 186 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:24,559 Speaker 1: But how is that ever gonna happen? Because look at 187 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 1: look at Brandon Ayuk. He was the twenty seventh pick 188 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:31,319 Speaker 1: in the draft, so I thought that they entertained trading 189 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 1: him last year. They won't admit it, but get some 190 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 1: birdies out there, those picks that Zay Flowers went. I 191 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 1: forget Jordan Addison, that little stretch in the early twenties 192 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 1: with the Ravens, with the Giants. I think they might 193 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: have pulled the trigger last year. But guess what those 194 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:54,319 Speaker 1: teams decided, Why don't we just take a player who's 195 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 1: gonna be really good and under contract for a much 196 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: smaller number. Deebo Samuel was a second round pick for 197 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: three years. He cost them nothing. In all these teams 198 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 1: now drafting these wide receivers, and we just saw a 199 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:12,559 Speaker 1: ton go in the top whatever fifty picks of the 200 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 1: last draft. Their incredible value. If Malik Neighbors or Marvin 201 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 1: Harrison or Roma Dunze or any of the guys that 202 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 1: just got drafted relatively high become high level Pro Bowl players, 203 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 1: they immediately become some of the best values in the 204 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 1: league because we know the going right for high end 205 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 1: wide receivers is twenty seven and above. To me, justin 206 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 1: Jefferson's an outlier because he's the best wide receiver in 207 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:39,439 Speaker 1: the league. But that's where it makes it really difficult. Brandon, 208 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 1: he was like, I demand a trade. Well to who 209 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: for what? Deebo Samuel did it too, and the Jets 210 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:46,440 Speaker 1: were kind of interested. And you know what, the Jets said, 211 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,840 Speaker 1: We'll give you pick ten, but we also want like 212 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 1: your second round pick. I's like, what we're not doing that? 213 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 1: They're running a business, and I can imagine Kyle and 214 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 1: John are kind of exhausted with this. It's their job. 215 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:04,680 Speaker 1: But let's face it, wide receivers can just be somewhat 216 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 1: of a pain when it comes to this stuff. They 217 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 1: really are. I mean, he demanded a meeting. Now he's 218 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:12,680 Speaker 1: demanded a trade. It's like, bro, you ain't Jerry Rice 219 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:14,960 Speaker 1: or Randy Moss. We love you, We've won a lot 220 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:17,080 Speaker 1: with you, and we plan on winning a lot more 221 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 1: with you. We plan on paying you, but like, what 222 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 1: are we doing here? What do you think the endgame 223 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 1: is here? Who out there is willing to pay and 224 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 1: trade for you? Who is? Because I would argue even 225 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:33,360 Speaker 1: if they got a first round pick alone. Let's say 226 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 1: the Steelers, Okay, we'll give him thirty million dollars a year. 227 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:39,560 Speaker 1: Here's our first round pick. They would trade a first 228 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 1: round pick for him. But if you're the forty nine ers, 229 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 1: I'm getting a first round pick for a guy that 230 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 1: was a first round pick and has lived up to 231 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 1: the billing. What helps me? In twenty twenty four during 232 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 1: the season, I have a hole. And today it was 233 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 1: came out on the waiver wire that Ricky pearsall the 234 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 1: guy they drafted in the first round from Florida the 235 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: wide receivers, looks like he's gonna be pretty good player. 236 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 1: Is on the non football injury list, and at the 237 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 1: time of recording this, I have no clue why or 238 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 1: what happened, but it's pretty clear when you get put 239 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: on that list. It's not like he got injured training. 240 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:22,960 Speaker 1: He got injured doing something and eventually, and maybe by 241 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:25,840 Speaker 1: the time you're listening, one of you know, rap sheet 242 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 1: up Chefter put it out, or maybe Kyle and John 243 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 1: are talking in the next couple of days and it 244 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:33,440 Speaker 1: gets announced what happened to him. But that's not ideal 245 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 1: it's not ideal at all. Maybe it's nothing, maybe it's something, 246 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 1: but this just shows you I'll never forget. When I 247 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 1: was in the NFL, a coach told me that you 248 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: can never get too arrogant with a position group because 249 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 1: a position group of strength, like you can have a 250 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:52,560 Speaker 1: great offensive line. Right, all five guys, you got three 251 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: Pro bowlers, another two guy, solid starters. Well, then you're 252 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: right tackle tears acl and your left guard breaks his arm. 253 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 1: All of a sudden, the sixth and seventh offensive lineman 254 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 1: on your team are forced to play. You have to 255 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:06,839 Speaker 1: sign guys off the street to fill in the practice squad, 256 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: in the backup spots, and all of a sudden, you're 257 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:11,480 Speaker 1: reeling a little bit. This is a sport where guys 258 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 1: get injured a lot, which is why I listen. I 259 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 1: understand where Brandon Ayuk is coming from. I really do, 260 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 1: because it's so easy for any human being, for all 261 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 1: of us to go it's just business. Well it's also 262 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 1: personal because it's your business and Auks the industry. He's 263 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 1: in his businesses himself, right. Honestly, I can relate to 264 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 1: that at a lower number rate. But like I take 265 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: the podcast very personal and when we've ever discussed business like. 266 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 1: I take it pretty seriously, and it can become. It 267 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: never has in my situation, but it happens a lot 268 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 1: with professional athletes that they get very emotional over. So 269 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 1: I understand where he's coming from. But I think he 270 00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 1: feels and this is why I think he's gotten aggressive 271 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 1: and he's won. He's had a lot of time I'm 272 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 1: on his hands. He's just scrolling social media, like, put 273 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 1: down the phone. Everything's gonna be all right. Look at 274 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: the core guys on your team. They have all been paid. 275 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: Every core guy on the team has been paid, all 276 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 1: of them, right, Nick Bosa, Trent Williams, Deebo, Samuel, Christian McCaffrey, 277 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 1: Fred Warner. There is not a good player on the 278 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 1: forty nine ers who hasn't been taken care of. But 279 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers don't just look at your agent 280 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 1: and go, we're just gonna bend over and you just 281 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 1: give it to me as hard as you want. We'll 282 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 1: just sign whatever number you throw out. Not the way 283 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: they've ever operated. Tim Kawakami, my good buddy who's been 284 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 1: covering Barry Sports for I mean, feels like forever is 285 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 1: very tied in and he talks about this over and 286 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 1: over like this is this is parakh. You know, he's 287 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 1: one of the tougher negotiators in the NFL. It doesn't 288 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 1: mean like since I've been following the forty nine ers, 289 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 1: all their good players get paid all of them and 290 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: a lot of them have to battle a little bit. 291 00:15:57,680 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: And that's what Brandon Ayuka is doing. And I think 292 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 1: specific this battle because of the complications of the offense, 293 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 1: given their run heavy team, giving that he's never going 294 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 1: to be one hundred and ten catch guy in this 295 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 1: offense that is not going to happen. That doesn't mean 296 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 1: they don't need them, that doesn't mean they don't want them. 297 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: But when you're breaking down the pie chart of how 298 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 1: you pay someone, it complicates the situation. It's easy to go, Listen, 299 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:25,000 Speaker 1: we have to give Nick Bosa historic amount of money 300 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: because ideally every single year that guy's going to give 301 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 1: you fifteen plus sacks and plays balls off against the 302 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 1: run and be widely considered one of the best edge 303 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 1: rushers and defensive linemen in general in the league. Brandon 304 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:41,160 Speaker 1: AIG's a really good player. Is there any human being 305 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 1: if they did a list of the top five wide receivers, 306 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 1: they'd list him the top ten wide receivers. Maybe he 307 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 1: sneaks in depending on who you're talking to, But that's 308 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: the problem with this whole situation. But to think that 309 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: they're just gonna capitulate to his demands and just trade 310 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: them away for or not that much, because I do 311 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:04,640 Speaker 1: have a hard time seeing a team trade a lot, 312 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:06,720 Speaker 1: and for the forty nine ers, I would need a lot. 313 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 1: If I were to trade him, which I would hesitate 314 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:13,359 Speaker 1: to do, I would not do it. But if it 315 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 1: was clear, like he's never signing my contract and he's 316 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:18,879 Speaker 1: gonna be a pain, which he hasn't really been though 317 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: a couple of years ago him and Kyle had this 318 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 1: weird thing going on early in the season. But we've 319 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: seen him. He's one of the best run blockers in 320 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:28,200 Speaker 1: the league. He's an excellent route runner. But anytime you 321 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 1: get these situations, like we're human beings, we all are. 322 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:35,359 Speaker 1: Coaches go through it when they have contractual situations, players 323 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: go through it, which we're seeing with Ayuk. Now he's 324 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:42,159 Speaker 1: handled it. You know, Deebo held in, Bosa held out, 325 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:46,399 Speaker 1: and I would imagine Ayuk is holding out. But I 326 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 1: have a hard time trade them seeing them trade the 327 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:52,400 Speaker 1: guy without getting just to not I mean, last time 328 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:54,879 Speaker 1: they traded a really really good player to Forrest Buckner, 329 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:57,680 Speaker 1: they got back to the thirteenth pick in the draft. Now, 330 00:17:57,680 --> 00:17:59,719 Speaker 1: they fucked up that pick, but they got the back 331 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 1: of the teenth pick in the draft, and it was 332 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:05,400 Speaker 1: right before the draft, so they were whatever. However they 333 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:08,119 Speaker 1: were gonna use that asset, which again they screwed up. 334 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:10,440 Speaker 1: They should have just drafted Tristan Wurfs instead of trading 335 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 1: back one. They got cute, and they took a guy 336 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:13,560 Speaker 1: who's no longer on their team and not a very 337 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 1: good player in jamon Kinlaw. But even if I got obviously, 338 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 1: if you got offered like two ones, it'd be pretty 339 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:22,960 Speaker 1: difficult not to accept. But the problem would be then 340 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:24,879 Speaker 1: you wouldn't have the guy on your team. And the 341 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:27,199 Speaker 1: forty nine ers are probably there's only one team in 342 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:29,439 Speaker 1: the league that's championship or buss now, and that's the Chiefs. 343 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: But they are easily in the short list of two 344 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 1: or three teams of not getting to the Super Bowl 345 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 1: and probably not winning it this year is gonna feel 346 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 1: like a big disappointment. You could argue just them and 347 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 1: the Ravens because of how close they've been. Maybe you 348 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 1: could throw the Eagles in there. Well, if Joe Burrow 349 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:46,719 Speaker 1: is healthy, maybe the Bengals, but they're in that like 350 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:49,879 Speaker 1: it's it's bus mode. You've said the Bills, but like 351 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:52,480 Speaker 1: is it really Like if they made it the AFC 352 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:55,000 Speaker 1: Championship game, that would feel like a pretty good accomplishment. 353 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 1: So this this situation, it's not like you're gonna open 354 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:01,240 Speaker 1: your phone tomorrow. It's gonna be resolved. Like Buck maybe 355 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:03,159 Speaker 1: this is his last ditch effort to try to like 356 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 1: spook them. 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Like 376 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 1: when I was in college, I went to college three 377 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:16,200 Speaker 1: to eight, you know, about four and a half years, 378 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:20,679 Speaker 1: took a quarter off, but the rookie contracts I remember 379 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 1: by the end with the Staffords and the Sews and 380 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:28,600 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan and the JaMarcus Russell historically they were signing 381 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 1: these historic contracts that they were immediately depending on who 382 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 1: was on your team, probably the highest paid guy on 383 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 1: their football team. JaMarcus Russell held out for it into 384 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:42,359 Speaker 1: the season. Crabtree, I'm pretty sure did the same. And 385 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:45,160 Speaker 1: those are just two that come to mind. Guys would 386 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 1: hold out. The contracts were all out of whack. It 387 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 1: was not sustainable, and honestly, it wasn't fair to the 388 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:57,719 Speaker 1: veteran players in the league. It was wacky, and in 389 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:02,520 Speaker 1: twenty eleven, during the lock out, they changed that and 390 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 1: it's probably one of the best business decisions they've made 391 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:10,480 Speaker 1: in a long time. Because your contract's a looted there's 392 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:13,439 Speaker 1: nothing to argue about. If you're the first pick in 393 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:16,639 Speaker 1: the draft, this is your number. Maybe we could argue 394 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:19,960 Speaker 1: over a word here or a word there in the contract, 395 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 1: but the numbers are the number. It's why whenever we 396 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:26,919 Speaker 1: get these weird holdouts a week into training camp, people go, 397 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 1: what's going on here, Like you're not getting any more money. 398 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:34,639 Speaker 1: Maybe you argue what date the check comes in, but 399 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 1: it's pretty set now and I think it's smoothed the 400 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 1: league a lot, and I think it's benefited Like in 401 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:44,800 Speaker 1: two thousand and let's say this was two thousand and seven, 402 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 1: if you're Caleb Williams, I mean, this would have been 403 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:51,879 Speaker 1: a pretty nasty contract negotiation. I would have wanted a 404 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:55,600 Speaker 1: lot of money. I mean a lot of money. And 405 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: typically those played into training camp because even at the 406 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:02,959 Speaker 1: time you were talking like fifty sixty million dollar contracts. 407 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:08,119 Speaker 1: This is fifteen eighteen years ago. So this has created 408 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 1: a much more seamless transition, and I think it really, 409 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 1: I mean now a lot of the times, how often 410 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: do you see within a couple of weeks after the 411 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 1: draft during OTA's just second and first round or signing, 412 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:22,760 Speaker 1: It's like, God, this is just way easier, and I'm 413 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:34,720 Speaker 1: glad this has taken place. I've been thinking about this 414 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:38,120 Speaker 1: for a while. I picked a team in each division 415 00:22:38,840 --> 00:22:41,120 Speaker 1: that I thought easily has the most pressure on them. 416 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:45,080 Speaker 1: So we're gonna work the AFC, then the NFC will 417 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 1: go east, south, northwest, and I just think that there's 418 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:55,440 Speaker 1: nothing like the NFL. There's nothing like the amount of pressure. 419 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:57,920 Speaker 1: And honestly, I mean there, I easily could have picked 420 00:22:57,920 --> 00:23:02,920 Speaker 1: probably two teams per division. The expectations are so sky high. 421 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:12,440 Speaker 1: The ramifications of failure are firings immediately, players cut. That's 422 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:15,120 Speaker 1: the other thing. We forever it was like you can't 423 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:18,679 Speaker 1: blame the players, right, That's always been an old adage 424 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 1: in sports because they're always making way more than the coaches, 425 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 1: which is still true. But we see all the time 426 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:27,880 Speaker 1: these high priced players when they fail, they just get 427 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: cut and teams eat it so and partly because of 428 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:34,720 Speaker 1: the explosion league with the salary cap, it's just made 429 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:36,479 Speaker 1: it a little bit of the wild wild West. All 430 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:39,159 Speaker 1: these teams are rich. Some of the owners are richer 431 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 1: than others, but even the poorest owner at this point 432 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:46,160 Speaker 1: has a lot of money. So we'll start with the AFCs. 433 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:49,439 Speaker 1: This one's a BP fastball. It's the New York Jets. 434 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 1: They are going to be under a ton of scrutiny 435 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 1: from the moment that Monday Night football kicks off because 436 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:00,479 Speaker 1: anything less than a playoff birth, and I think they 437 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:04,160 Speaker 1: have the longest running playoff birth streak in the NFL, 438 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:06,720 Speaker 1: and if I'm not mistaken, it might be in all 439 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 1: of professional team sports. Everyone's fired, it's all over, And 440 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 1: this Aaron Rodgers experiment was a complete disaster. Some of 441 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 1: it not totally their fault that no one knew he's 442 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:22,680 Speaker 1: going to tear his achilles, but it was evident pretty early, 443 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 1: like this offensive line was problem, given why they were 444 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 1: revamped at this offseason. But to me, some people would 445 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 1: say the Bills, like they're gonna win the division again, 446 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:32,720 Speaker 1: They'll be in the playoffs even if they lose in 447 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:36,120 Speaker 1: the second round, Like, I don't know, you're gonna fire 448 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:39,640 Speaker 1: a guy that's won the division five straight times. The Dolphins, 449 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:41,719 Speaker 1: even if they take a step back this year, they 450 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:44,199 Speaker 1: made the playoffs two years in a row. And I 451 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:46,440 Speaker 1: think people forget what the Dolphins and the Bills look 452 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:49,119 Speaker 1: like for a large period of time in my lifetime. 453 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 1: Once Jim Kelly and Dan Marino called her quits, it 454 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:55,680 Speaker 1: hasn't been pretty. And the Patriots, even if they suck, 455 00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:59,119 Speaker 1: everyone kind of expects that. But you could argue, in 456 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 1: just the terms of the pressure rankings, it's hard to 457 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:06,120 Speaker 1: ever get above this next team. But if you wanted 458 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:08,320 Speaker 1: to put the Jets at one in the entire league, 459 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:12,120 Speaker 1: I would hear you, partly because of the fame and 460 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:16,439 Speaker 1: the resume of Aaron what they've done to build everything 461 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:19,199 Speaker 1: around him, in terms of the coordinator, in terms of 462 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 1: signing his friends last year, in terms of how he 463 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 1: kind of dictates the terms of their organization. Is Robert 464 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:28,400 Speaker 1: Sala any good? You know, I root for my bald brother, 465 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:33,360 Speaker 1: But holy shit, it's been ugly. See in the East, 466 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:37,400 Speaker 1: every team's under a lot of pressure. Obviously Washington because 467 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: they got a new coach and a new GM and 468 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:41,320 Speaker 1: a rookie quarterback. To me, are going to get a 469 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:46,040 Speaker 1: little bit of a soft landing zone. This year the Eagles, 470 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 1: that thing's a pressure cooker. But I said this the 471 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,760 Speaker 1: other day when I was talking about, you know, the 472 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:55,320 Speaker 1: Saquon Barkley situation. I have a hard time seeing them 473 00:25:56,040 --> 00:26:00,000 Speaker 1: not win nine ten games. I think it's borderline impossible. 474 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:04,000 Speaker 1: Given the talent on their roster. The Giants, you could 475 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 1: say if they fail that their gonna heads are gonna 476 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:10,480 Speaker 1: be rolling, I said the other day, and you know, 477 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:15,480 Speaker 1: comments whatever. But the reason I think Joe Shane would 478 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 1: get fired if his team sucks and Saquon Barkley has 479 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:22,280 Speaker 1: a good season is simply because if you watch that series, 480 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:25,160 Speaker 1: watch John Marraw. John Marra keeps saying over and over 481 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:27,120 Speaker 1: like I don't like this, I don't know, I don't 482 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:29,840 Speaker 1: feel comfortable doing this. A new episode is supposed to 483 00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:32,119 Speaker 1: come out. I think tonight in the preview was like, 484 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:33,440 Speaker 1: I don't know if I can sleep at night with 485 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 1: him on the Eagles. So like, the expectations for that team, 486 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:40,679 Speaker 1: like the Patriots, aren't very high to me. The Cowboys 487 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 1: have Mike McCarthy, which is kind of unheard of on 488 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:47,280 Speaker 1: the last year of his contract, and Dak Prescott, which 489 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:49,720 Speaker 1: is definitely unheard of with the guy who's had success 490 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:53,200 Speaker 1: on the last year of his contract. Now clearly before 491 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:57,040 Speaker 1: the start of the season. That could change with Dak, though, 492 00:26:57,080 --> 00:26:59,119 Speaker 1: I think, if you've come this far, why not just 493 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:01,640 Speaker 1: write it out and listen. If you write it out 494 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 1: and it works and for the first time in twenty 495 00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:06,960 Speaker 1: five years, they make the NFC Championship game, that's a 496 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 1: major success, right. That would mean more than likely you 497 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:12,480 Speaker 1: won a couple playoff games. Maybe they did win the division. 498 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:13,960 Speaker 1: I have a hard time seeing them be the number 499 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:16,159 Speaker 1: one seed. So if you win two playoff games at 500 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:18,600 Speaker 1: the NFC, even if you were to lose and Dak 501 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:21,520 Speaker 1: would have played early orally, I understand extending him and 502 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:24,720 Speaker 1: extending Mike, but if they win, you know, a lot 503 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:26,760 Speaker 1: of people are kind of down on them. I've supported 504 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:29,240 Speaker 1: them in terms of I never think they're gonna suck 505 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:33,280 Speaker 1: as much as people think, because especially this year, they's 506 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 1: just a well run front office that they really are. 507 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 1: I mean, they draft pretty well, and they definitely developed 508 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:43,960 Speaker 1: pretty well. And Mike's got some flaws, but he's clearly 509 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:46,280 Speaker 1: not a bad coach, like kind of knows what he's doing. 510 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:48,200 Speaker 1: Definitely have some holes. It's like they don't have a 511 00:27:48,280 --> 00:27:50,520 Speaker 1: running back if you watched Mike McCarthy coach over the years, 512 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:54,480 Speaker 1: not really big on handing the ball off, but uh yeah, 513 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:56,640 Speaker 1: I mean if they were to miss the playoffs. Hell, 514 00:27:56,680 --> 00:27:58,400 Speaker 1: if they were to do what they did last year, 515 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 1: have a really successful season and get beat in the 516 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:03,720 Speaker 1: first round, I think there's a decent chance Dak and 517 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:06,480 Speaker 1: McCarthy are not the quarterback and the head coach of 518 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:09,879 Speaker 1: the team at the start of the twenty twenty five seasons. 519 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 1: So whenever you're changing a guy, especially two guys, you've 520 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:14,280 Speaker 1: had a lot of success with three straight years twelve wins. 521 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 1: If I tell you right now that those two guys 522 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:18,600 Speaker 1: are gone like that clearly be one of the two 523 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:21,359 Speaker 1: of the biggest stories of the offseason. If Mike's fired, 524 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:23,640 Speaker 1: that means the Cowboys are looking for a new head coach, 525 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:26,640 Speaker 1: which everyone would say Bill Belichick. And if they were 526 00:28:26,760 --> 00:28:29,080 Speaker 1: just let Dak Prescott hit free agency, what the hell 527 00:28:29,119 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 1: would the Cowboys do at quarterback? Because we've seen them, 528 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 1: you know there Tony Romo days post Troy Ikman. It 529 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:38,880 Speaker 1: can get a little weird. AFC South. This is one 530 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:40,680 Speaker 1: of those situations where you give a guy two hundred 531 00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:44,959 Speaker 1: million dollars guaranteed the player ain't getting fired. So this 532 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:47,320 Speaker 1: is a big year for Trevor Lawrence. But even if 533 00:28:47,320 --> 00:28:50,480 Speaker 1: he were to play, as the kids say mid, I 534 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 1: don't think it matters much for him clearly. I mean, 535 00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:54,640 Speaker 1: he's kind of on scholarship for the next couple of years. 536 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:57,160 Speaker 1: I do think Doug Peterson's coach for his job, and 537 00:28:57,200 --> 00:28:59,280 Speaker 1: I do think Trent Alky's GM and for his job 538 00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:01,800 Speaker 1: if they missed the playoffs, with how much they just 539 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 1: invested into this guy, just given a year previously, they 540 00:29:05,360 --> 00:29:07,400 Speaker 1: had won a home, they had won the division, they 541 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:10,520 Speaker 1: had won a playoff game, I think you could see 542 00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:14,080 Speaker 1: a scenario where the Jags, with you know, Trevor Lawrence 543 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:16,160 Speaker 1: at quarterback, are looking for a head coach in a 544 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:20,480 Speaker 1: gym and like, let's go around Titans. They just have 545 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:23,880 Speaker 1: a new operation. The Texans like, even if they come 546 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:26,280 Speaker 1: back to Earth a little bit, those guys aren't going anywhere. 547 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:29,240 Speaker 1: And the Colts, like I think they're pretty high on everybody. 548 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:32,320 Speaker 1: So even if they were to win less games they 549 00:29:32,320 --> 00:29:34,800 Speaker 1: did last year, I don't think anything's changing. I think 550 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 1: the pressure on the Jags, which is weird because no 551 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 1: one really cares about the Jags but just from the owner, 552 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:43,480 Speaker 1: if they missed the playoffs, I would expect the GM 553 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 1: and the coach to be fired. The NFC South is 554 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:50,040 Speaker 1: a tough one because I easily could have put the 555 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:52,920 Speaker 1: Saints here, because if the Saints missed the playoffs, I 556 00:29:52,920 --> 00:29:55,240 Speaker 1: think Dennis Allen and Derek Carr would no longer be 557 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:58,440 Speaker 1: the coach and the quarterback of the team. But it's 558 00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:01,400 Speaker 1: hard for me to expect them to make the playoffs though. 559 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 1: I actually think I haven't decided who I'm gonna pick 560 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:05,920 Speaker 1: for that division. I think the easy one is Tampa. 561 00:30:06,760 --> 00:30:09,560 Speaker 1: I told myself I would never pick the Saints again 562 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:11,440 Speaker 1: after I did it last year because of Dennis Allen, 563 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:17,520 Speaker 1: but now Derek with Kubiak, they could be a sleeper. 564 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:20,040 Speaker 1: But I think this one's an easy one. It's the Falcons. 565 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 1: Given the quarterback dynamic of drafting Panics. With Cousins coming 566 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:28,400 Speaker 1: off the injury, that's got a chance to get weird 567 00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:32,080 Speaker 1: and weird fast. And if that thing gets weird, it's 568 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 1: one of those teams that everyone's gonna be talking about 569 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:38,200 Speaker 1: because of the quarterback dynamic. With the eighth overall pick 570 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:41,440 Speaker 1: sitting behind Cousins, I saw Raheem Moore say this the 571 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:45,120 Speaker 1: other day and listen. I love a good quote. I 572 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:48,080 Speaker 1: don't hate arrogance. You know, if you're gonna say something crazy, 573 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:50,959 Speaker 1: it's kind of entertaining. He was essentially asked in an 574 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:56,280 Speaker 1: interview why his coaching staff was so big, and he 575 00:30:56,360 --> 00:31:00,440 Speaker 1: basically answered, because we plan on winning here, and when 576 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:03,560 Speaker 1: you win, people take your coaches, and we want to 577 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:07,200 Speaker 1: have coaches on the staff that are ready to fill 578 00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 1: in for those guys when they get hired, like I'm sorry, 579 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:16,840 Speaker 1: like like the confidence, like the bravado, like Raheen whenever 580 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:18,640 Speaker 1: I see him talk like I kind of want to 581 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:20,920 Speaker 1: hang out with this guy. Pretty bold thing to say 582 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:24,120 Speaker 1: for a squad that has won seven games three years 583 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:27,560 Speaker 1: in a row. I think the Falcons internally think their 584 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:30,080 Speaker 1: team is like the Lions are the forty nine ers. 585 00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:33,200 Speaker 1: I think deep down they think like we're eleven twelve 586 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:37,880 Speaker 1: win team, and I fuck, I don't see it. I 587 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:40,920 Speaker 1: don't see it at all. I think this things could 588 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:43,880 Speaker 1: come off the rails and quick. Now, maybe Cousins is awesome, 589 00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:47,480 Speaker 1: but a thirty six year old guy coming off that injury, 590 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:50,720 Speaker 1: I don't know. I mean, that's why everyone is kind 591 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:53,280 Speaker 1: of questioning Rodgers, like, that's a pretty major injury. And 592 00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:58,840 Speaker 1: Rogers is in a different universe than Cousins. So that team, man, 593 00:31:59,240 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 1: they're going to be a top point, definitely early on 594 00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:05,280 Speaker 1: in the season if things get weird. The AFC North. 595 00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:09,520 Speaker 1: This one's hard because you can say the Ravens given 596 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:13,960 Speaker 1: how close they've been, but Harbaugh lamar ain't going anywhere, 597 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:18,480 Speaker 1: and their operation like pretty well entrenched. I want to 598 00:32:18,520 --> 00:32:21,600 Speaker 1: say the Steelers because of the quarterback situation, but I've 599 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 1: learned that lesson. It is pointless to talk about Mike 600 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:28,400 Speaker 1: Tomlin's job security. It's pointless. It's pointless to go on 601 00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 1: these rants to be like it's time for a change. 602 00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:33,920 Speaker 1: It is just a healthy time for a change. Just 603 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:36,880 Speaker 1: look at each other and go like, not all divorces 604 00:32:37,600 --> 00:32:40,120 Speaker 1: are knocked down dragouts. Some are. I saw it with 605 00:32:40,160 --> 00:32:42,200 Speaker 1: Andy Reid Jeffrey Luriy. It was like, you know what, 606 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:45,760 Speaker 1: let's go our separate ways. I think you're a great owner, 607 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:47,280 Speaker 1: you think I'm a great coach, but this is no 608 00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:50,880 Speaker 1: longer working like That's that was my example. But Steelers 609 00:32:50,920 --> 00:32:52,960 Speaker 1: just aren't gonna do that. If you tell me Mike Tomlin, 610 00:32:53,200 --> 00:32:56,080 Speaker 1: the over under is he coaching the rest of the 611 00:32:56,120 --> 00:32:59,280 Speaker 1: twenty twenties. I would say, yes, I am no longer 612 00:32:59,320 --> 00:33:02,040 Speaker 1: saying that because it's a pointless exercise to have when 613 00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:06,239 Speaker 1: he's never going anywhere. Could say the Bengals, but I 614 00:33:06,280 --> 00:33:08,920 Speaker 1: just think there's some unknown with Burrow to see how 615 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:12,360 Speaker 1: healthy he is, I think it has to be the Browns. 616 00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:18,720 Speaker 1: I mean, they traded all their draft picks for the 617 00:33:18,800 --> 00:33:21,720 Speaker 1: quarterback and then they gave him his historic amount of 618 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:25,880 Speaker 1: guaranteed money, and beside one half of football, he has 619 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:30,760 Speaker 1: objectively been a below average player and a lot of 620 00:33:30,760 --> 00:33:32,760 Speaker 1: people I did my top ten list and I left 621 00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:35,320 Speaker 1: out Stefanski, and I'll be honest, I just kind of 622 00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:37,760 Speaker 1: forgot about him. And if I think I had to 623 00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:39,200 Speaker 1: do it again, he definitely would be in the mix. 624 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:41,520 Speaker 1: I think Kevin Stefanski is a good coach, and clearly 625 00:33:41,560 --> 00:33:44,280 Speaker 1: Andrew Berry from the roster building standpoint that their team 626 00:33:44,360 --> 00:33:47,440 Speaker 1: is very, very talented, like they we saw last year 627 00:33:47,800 --> 00:33:49,880 Speaker 1: Blacko came in. They have really good players in a 628 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:53,760 Speaker 1: lot of different positions. But if this guy stinks and 629 00:33:53,800 --> 00:33:56,080 Speaker 1: for a lot of last year in the previous year 630 00:33:56,080 --> 00:33:58,560 Speaker 1: when he came back after the suspension, he's not that good. 631 00:33:59,040 --> 00:34:02,120 Speaker 1: Is he the most reliable human being right on and 632 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:04,080 Speaker 1: off the field. I mean, now he's battling injuries, let 633 00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:06,640 Speaker 1: alone everything that's you know, followed him around since the 634 00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:10,800 Speaker 1: Houston days. I don't know, man, I just Vrabels a 635 00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:14,680 Speaker 1: consultant there. I just think I don't know what happens, Like, 636 00:34:14,719 --> 00:34:16,279 Speaker 1: how do you get rid of this guy that you're 637 00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:18,920 Speaker 1: basically you got on the books for sixty three million 638 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:23,279 Speaker 1: guaranteed or as CAP hits the next three years this year, 639 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:26,239 Speaker 1: twenty five, and twenty six. But I do think there's 640 00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:29,640 Speaker 1: a lot of pressure specifically on Deshaun Watson, which let's 641 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:34,000 Speaker 1: pressure on the Cleveland Browns, the NFC North. I think 642 00:34:34,040 --> 00:34:38,920 Speaker 1: you throw Minnesota away because the Sam Darnold JJ McCarthy situation. 643 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:42,520 Speaker 1: They're kind of going through a transitional period. I think 644 00:34:42,560 --> 00:34:45,239 Speaker 1: the Packer guys after last year, even if they were 645 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:48,239 Speaker 1: to take a step back, they haven't extended Jordan Love 646 00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:51,200 Speaker 1: at the time of recording this, so they're not, you know, 647 00:34:51,520 --> 00:34:54,680 Speaker 1: locked in stone with him forever. Though I decent chance 648 00:34:54,719 --> 00:34:57,480 Speaker 1: it could have eventually happened here during training camp, but 649 00:34:57,560 --> 00:35:00,800 Speaker 1: those guys aren't going anywhere. You have have the Lions, 650 00:35:00,920 --> 00:35:03,360 Speaker 1: I mean, Dan Campbell just got to the NFC Championship 651 00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:05,560 Speaker 1: game for the first time with the organization in thirty 652 00:35:05,560 --> 00:35:07,520 Speaker 1: plus years. I think it's the first time since like 653 00:35:07,640 --> 00:35:12,640 Speaker 1: nineteen forty something. They won two playoff games in the 654 00:35:12,680 --> 00:35:16,719 Speaker 1: same year. So Dan Campbell has done a fucking remarkable job. 655 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:20,359 Speaker 1: Those guys are they just got contract extensions. It's got 656 00:35:20,400 --> 00:35:23,880 Speaker 1: to be the Bears because, like I said, with the Jets, 657 00:35:24,160 --> 00:35:27,799 Speaker 1: the Cowboys, the pressure, just the way it's nationally and 658 00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:32,919 Speaker 1: locally talked about. You could make the argument there is 659 00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:36,360 Speaker 1: more hype around the Bears for a team that you 660 00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:39,919 Speaker 1: know hasn't been in the playoff mix than any team 661 00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:42,600 Speaker 1: in the league than any team in the league because 662 00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:44,959 Speaker 1: of Caleb, because of their roster, because some of their moves, 663 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:47,960 Speaker 1: and rightfully so, I mean, they're pretty intriguing team, got 664 00:35:47,960 --> 00:35:51,000 Speaker 1: some good defensive pieces. You add this guy that many 665 00:35:51,120 --> 00:35:54,440 Speaker 1: consider a generational quarterback and I think he has generational skills. 666 00:35:55,840 --> 00:35:58,319 Speaker 1: You had you trade for Keenan Allen, a high end 667 00:35:58,360 --> 00:36:00,919 Speaker 1: winning player. You had another top ten pick, you draft 668 00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:03,200 Speaker 1: another sweet wide receiver. So now you got DJ Moore, 669 00:36:03,320 --> 00:36:07,640 Speaker 1: Rome and Keenan with this generational quarterback. You had DeAndre 670 00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:10,760 Speaker 1: Swift you're going well. Our offense last year at times 671 00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:15,360 Speaker 1: was anemic. Even if it is average, sometimes it's going 672 00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:16,920 Speaker 1: to be way better than it was last year. And 673 00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:19,719 Speaker 1: we were writing all these games, so I said it 674 00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:22,600 Speaker 1: from the beginning. I thought, if you had any question 675 00:36:22,680 --> 00:36:25,360 Speaker 1: marks on the coach, last year was the time to 676 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:29,560 Speaker 1: do it. But the Bears, I'm not comparing them to 677 00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:32,520 Speaker 1: the Steelers this way, but the mom and pop way 678 00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:36,840 Speaker 1: that they operate, they ideally never want to change, like 679 00:36:36,880 --> 00:36:38,759 Speaker 1: they're kind of living in the past. Know some people 680 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:41,719 Speaker 1: that have worked there, but they didn't fire him, And 681 00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:44,160 Speaker 1: I'm not even saying eber Flus is that bad. We're 682 00:36:44,160 --> 00:36:47,040 Speaker 1: gonna find out this year, but it was pretty risky 683 00:36:47,080 --> 00:36:48,920 Speaker 1: when you had the chance to kind of reset, and 684 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:51,759 Speaker 1: they stayed loyal to him. If they don't make the 685 00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:55,720 Speaker 1: playoffs this year, I have a hard time seeing him survive. 686 00:36:56,160 --> 00:36:58,320 Speaker 1: Now you could make the argument if he goes nine 687 00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:00,560 Speaker 1: to eight and they miss it and they showed a 688 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:03,360 Speaker 1: lot of progress, But is he getting a contract extension 689 00:37:03,400 --> 00:37:04,840 Speaker 1: they make him just coach on the last year of 690 00:37:04,840 --> 00:37:07,320 Speaker 1: his contract. I think there's a ton of pressure on 691 00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:12,200 Speaker 1: the Bears because if they won seven games, which I'm 692 00:37:12,239 --> 00:37:14,000 Speaker 1: pretty sure they did last year, it would feel like 693 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:17,359 Speaker 1: one of the biggest disappointments in the league. And I've 694 00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:20,440 Speaker 1: said this over and over, like I like Caavila Williams 695 00:37:20,440 --> 00:37:22,920 Speaker 1: a lot, and I think if he can learn to 696 00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:27,600 Speaker 1: play in the construct of an NFL offense while doing 697 00:37:27,640 --> 00:37:31,120 Speaker 1: his ad libability, he's going to be a high end 698 00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:34,440 Speaker 1: quarterback in the league. But even if he becomes just 699 00:37:34,480 --> 00:37:38,359 Speaker 1: a great player, like eventually becomes a consistent top five 700 00:37:38,440 --> 00:37:41,200 Speaker 1: quarterback in the league, sometimes rookie years can be tough. 701 00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:44,440 Speaker 1: And I think sometimes when you see a year like CJ. Stroud, 702 00:37:44,480 --> 00:37:46,759 Speaker 1: we all just think, oh, it's really easy. It's all 703 00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:48,760 Speaker 1: these top guys. That's usually not the way it works. 704 00:37:49,120 --> 00:37:53,000 Speaker 1: There's usually growing paints, there's usually problems. And let's face it, like, 705 00:37:53,320 --> 00:37:55,040 Speaker 1: is there a team in the league that wouldn't take 706 00:37:55,960 --> 00:38:02,839 Speaker 1: Demico and Slowick being around a quarterback? Thenluse and who 707 00:38:02,840 --> 00:38:04,960 Speaker 1: they hire? I guess they fired? Getsye they hired? Was 708 00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:10,239 Speaker 1: it Shane Waldron is their new offensive coordinator? It just 709 00:38:10,280 --> 00:38:13,520 Speaker 1: could be tough, It really could. And you go to 710 00:38:13,600 --> 00:38:17,160 Speaker 1: growing pranes as a young player. Now the argument for 711 00:38:17,400 --> 00:38:19,839 Speaker 1: him is just like there are so many weapons, how 712 00:38:19,880 --> 00:38:22,200 Speaker 1: does he fail there are some question marks with the 713 00:38:22,200 --> 00:38:24,719 Speaker 1: Bears offensive line, and last year he saw it at 714 00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:29,360 Speaker 1: USC who had it was an embarrassment for the program, 715 00:38:29,400 --> 00:38:31,920 Speaker 1: an embarrassment for Lincoln Riley. I'm not comparing the Bears 716 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:34,480 Speaker 1: offensive line to what he dealt with last year, but 717 00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:36,560 Speaker 1: he was running for his life and he's a guy 718 00:38:36,600 --> 00:38:38,600 Speaker 1: that can run for his life and still make plays. 719 00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:43,120 Speaker 1: But that is when you make mistakes. So if they 720 00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:46,600 Speaker 1: can protect them, there aren't really any excuses not to. 721 00:38:47,600 --> 00:38:49,879 Speaker 1: I would say, win ten games, and if you win 722 00:38:49,920 --> 00:38:51,840 Speaker 1: ten games and missed the playoffs, like what are you 723 00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:55,560 Speaker 1: gonna do? But if what if they win eight and 724 00:38:55,600 --> 00:38:57,799 Speaker 1: they missed the playoffs by a couple of games, I 725 00:38:57,800 --> 00:39:00,640 Speaker 1: think you'd start hearing Mike Vrabel or someone like that. 726 00:39:01,840 --> 00:39:05,920 Speaker 1: The AFC West, This was tough, obviously. I mean the 727 00:39:05,960 --> 00:39:09,319 Speaker 1: Chiefs have internal pressure every year. But you went back 728 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:12,000 Speaker 1: to back Super Bowls and three and five years, like shit, 729 00:39:12,200 --> 00:39:15,440 Speaker 1: you're you make clark on a lot of money. The 730 00:39:15,480 --> 00:39:18,640 Speaker 1: Denver Broncos gave a coach ninety million dollars. They let 731 00:39:18,760 --> 00:39:21,759 Speaker 1: him cut Russell Wilson, but he does have a rookie 732 00:39:21,840 --> 00:39:26,360 Speaker 1: quarterback this year. The Raiders. I think we all agree 733 00:39:26,440 --> 00:39:28,960 Speaker 1: are how can they be good? They do not have 734 00:39:29,040 --> 00:39:33,880 Speaker 1: a quarterback, so the expectations there aren't very high. Obviously, 735 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:37,520 Speaker 1: Jim Harbaugh is going to be the Chargers coach for 736 00:39:37,600 --> 00:39:41,799 Speaker 1: a while. He could win zero games this year, which 737 00:39:41,840 --> 00:39:44,520 Speaker 1: would be insane, but let's just hypothetically say that happened. 738 00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:48,160 Speaker 1: He ain't gonna get fired. I do think, though, when 739 00:39:48,160 --> 00:39:51,120 Speaker 1: you have a quarterback of this stature, and listen, you 740 00:39:51,120 --> 00:39:54,200 Speaker 1: don't need to hear me praise Justin Herbert. Just YouTube 741 00:39:54,280 --> 00:39:57,560 Speaker 1: Jim Harbaugh, Justin Herbert. Listen to the way this guy 742 00:39:57,680 --> 00:40:00,640 Speaker 1: talks about him. Obviously, they turned over the roster a 743 00:40:00,680 --> 00:40:04,440 Speaker 1: little bit. But every time you coach a season with 744 00:40:04,480 --> 00:40:09,000 Speaker 1: a quarterback in his prime who's really, really talented, and 745 00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:11,560 Speaker 1: you don't make the playoffs, it's a really, really big disappointment. 746 00:40:12,320 --> 00:40:15,160 Speaker 1: We talked about this on the mail bag, probably earlier 747 00:40:15,160 --> 00:40:17,560 Speaker 1: this week or last week. I guess it would have 748 00:40:17,560 --> 00:40:21,520 Speaker 1: been earlier this week about Philip Rivers, and I said, 749 00:40:21,640 --> 00:40:26,000 Speaker 1: you know, his career actually was a big underachievement when 750 00:40:26,040 --> 00:40:29,000 Speaker 1: you look at the totality of it, because of how 751 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:31,360 Speaker 1: talented he was, he had flaws. I'm not acting like 752 00:40:31,480 --> 00:40:33,520 Speaker 1: he's Peyton Manning or Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers. But 753 00:40:33,560 --> 00:40:37,400 Speaker 1: he was a really, really good player, but his organization 754 00:40:37,520 --> 00:40:40,200 Speaker 1: let him down, it really did. I mean, they made 755 00:40:40,280 --> 00:40:43,160 Speaker 1: him play for guys like Mike McCoy and Anthony Lynn. 756 00:40:44,200 --> 00:40:46,799 Speaker 1: It's just that can't happen. That's why they went out 757 00:40:46,800 --> 00:40:49,760 Speaker 1: and got Jim Harbaugh after Brandon Staley, which was another 758 00:40:49,800 --> 00:40:53,440 Speaker 1: embarrassment as well. I just think that one, I think 759 00:40:53,480 --> 00:40:55,000 Speaker 1: the charge is gonna be pretty good, but I do 760 00:40:55,040 --> 00:40:58,439 Speaker 1: think there's pressure on them, and you're just anytime Jim 761 00:40:58,480 --> 00:41:01,719 Speaker 1: Harbaugh's involved, Like part of the reason we talked a 762 00:41:01,760 --> 00:41:04,319 Speaker 1: lot about the Chargers the last couple of years was 763 00:41:04,560 --> 00:41:10,080 Speaker 1: specifically about Brandon Staley and just the everything that surrounded that. 764 00:41:11,040 --> 00:41:14,160 Speaker 1: And obviously, I just I had sniffed him out like 765 00:41:14,239 --> 00:41:17,480 Speaker 1: a rat three years ago. I knew right away when 766 00:41:17,480 --> 00:41:20,360 Speaker 1: all the media was doing a giant circle jerk about 767 00:41:20,640 --> 00:41:23,200 Speaker 1: how great he was at press conferences, like I was 768 00:41:23,239 --> 00:41:26,680 Speaker 1: out and one, I don't get him all right, nailed 769 00:41:26,680 --> 00:41:31,040 Speaker 1: that one. But Jim Harbaugh, he just brings. He brings eyeballs, 770 00:41:31,400 --> 00:41:35,440 Speaker 1: He brings expectation, and I think for the first time, 771 00:41:35,560 --> 00:41:39,080 Speaker 1: like the Chargers have had pressure over the last whatever 772 00:41:39,120 --> 00:41:42,720 Speaker 1: half decade because they've had a talented roster. But when 773 00:41:42,760 --> 00:41:45,640 Speaker 1: they failed, we all went, well, no shit. They had 774 00:41:45,640 --> 00:41:49,960 Speaker 1: Brandon Staley, they had Anthony Lynn. Like, these guys are 775 00:41:49,960 --> 00:41:54,040 Speaker 1: gonna win the trainer or the doctor poked tyrot too. 776 00:41:54,080 --> 00:41:58,560 Speaker 1: They don't even know how to administer a you know, 777 00:41:58,600 --> 00:42:01,960 Speaker 1: a tortooll shot. That's not the case with Jim Marball. 778 00:42:02,440 --> 00:42:06,120 Speaker 1: Even your floor with Jim Marball. His disastrous last season 779 00:42:06,320 --> 00:42:08,080 Speaker 1: in the NFL with the forty nine ers. He went 780 00:42:08,160 --> 00:42:10,560 Speaker 1: eight to eight and I'm pretty sure he had like 781 00:42:10,600 --> 00:42:12,800 Speaker 1: a bad finish. They lost like three of the last 782 00:42:12,880 --> 00:42:16,719 Speaker 1: five games. I don't know, man, I just think it's 783 00:42:16,760 --> 00:42:19,919 Speaker 1: gonna be the Chiefs feel this because they got Andy Reid. 784 00:42:19,960 --> 00:42:22,360 Speaker 1: I think the Broncos with that's what he brings. He 785 00:42:22,440 --> 00:42:26,239 Speaker 1: brings a different level of expectation. And in the NFC West, 786 00:42:26,239 --> 00:42:27,960 Speaker 1: to me, it's pretty simple. As the forty nine Ers, 787 00:42:28,840 --> 00:42:30,520 Speaker 1: this might be their best chance to win the Super 788 00:42:30,520 --> 00:42:33,440 Speaker 1: Bowl once they figure out this IU situation, especially if 789 00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:35,319 Speaker 1: he doesn't get traded, which I don't expect him to 790 00:42:35,320 --> 00:42:39,440 Speaker 1: get traded. You know, you can't keep these rosters together forever. 791 00:42:40,640 --> 00:42:42,560 Speaker 1: They're gonna have to pay the quarterback more than likely 792 00:42:42,600 --> 00:42:45,200 Speaker 1: next year, they're not gonna have to. They want to. 793 00:42:45,280 --> 00:42:47,880 Speaker 1: They're going to. And you've seen it with the Chiefs. 794 00:42:47,880 --> 00:42:50,360 Speaker 1: The team that won the Super Bowl in twenty nineteen 795 00:42:50,520 --> 00:42:54,319 Speaker 1: was not the team that won the Super Bowl this February, right, 796 00:42:54,840 --> 00:42:58,200 Speaker 1: we saw the Patriots go through different iterations of their team. 797 00:42:58,280 --> 00:43:01,719 Speaker 1: That's part of building in the NFL with the salary cap. 798 00:43:02,040 --> 00:43:06,960 Speaker 1: You keep core players, ideally your quarterback, and then you 799 00:43:07,040 --> 00:43:10,680 Speaker 1: shift guys around him as time goes. And this forty 800 00:43:10,760 --> 00:43:14,000 Speaker 1: nine er team is clearly really really talented, and they 801 00:43:14,040 --> 00:43:17,960 Speaker 1: have been knocking on the doorstep, I mean three years ago. 802 00:43:18,719 --> 00:43:20,960 Speaker 1: If Kwaski Tart just catches the fucking ball, they're in 803 00:43:21,000 --> 00:43:24,359 Speaker 1: the super Bowl. Right last year they have a lead 804 00:43:24,520 --> 00:43:28,960 Speaker 1: multiple times in the Super Bowl. And the team in 805 00:43:29,000 --> 00:43:31,880 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six, some of these players are not going 806 00:43:31,920 --> 00:43:35,200 Speaker 1: to be there. George Kittle's thirty years old, Trent Williams 807 00:43:35,239 --> 00:43:39,640 Speaker 1: is thirty five years old, Deebo Samuel, his contract starts 808 00:43:39,640 --> 00:43:45,160 Speaker 1: getting kind of outrageous in terms of its cap implications, right, So, 809 00:43:45,719 --> 00:43:49,120 Speaker 1: like you could see huge turnover over time. If I 810 00:43:49,160 --> 00:43:51,799 Speaker 1: had to pick Christian McCaffrey's a running back and you 811 00:43:51,920 --> 00:43:55,800 Speaker 1: just never know what those positions. So the time is now, 812 00:43:56,239 --> 00:43:58,160 Speaker 1: the time was last year, and the time is going 813 00:43:58,239 --> 00:44:01,080 Speaker 1: to be this year. But if they can't get it done, 814 00:44:01,280 --> 00:44:03,239 Speaker 1: you might have to go through one of those situations 815 00:44:03,280 --> 00:44:05,680 Speaker 1: like She's not the Chiefs, where you just change up 816 00:44:05,719 --> 00:44:07,560 Speaker 1: the roster. They just happen to have one of the 817 00:44:07,600 --> 00:44:10,480 Speaker 1: greatest quarterbacks of all time. I like brock Purty a lot, 818 00:44:10,520 --> 00:44:12,359 Speaker 1: and I like them a lot more than basically the 819 00:44:12,400 --> 00:44:16,319 Speaker 1: majority of people to talk about football, but like, he 820 00:44:16,360 --> 00:44:20,279 Speaker 1: doesn't need help, you know. And I just think there's 821 00:44:20,320 --> 00:44:22,319 Speaker 1: a ton of pressure on this team that they have 822 00:44:22,400 --> 00:44:26,720 Speaker 1: had some devastating, devastating losses at the end of the season. 823 00:44:27,000 --> 00:44:30,040 Speaker 1: Now luckily for them, it's been the end of the 824 00:44:30,040 --> 00:44:32,640 Speaker 1: season in the NFC Championship Game or the Super Bowl, 825 00:44:32,680 --> 00:44:35,880 Speaker 1: relative to some of these teams that can't even dream 826 00:44:35,920 --> 00:44:39,759 Speaker 1: about getting that far. But their expectations have clearly changed 827 00:44:39,840 --> 00:44:42,759 Speaker 1: dramatically over the last three or four years. And I 828 00:44:42,800 --> 00:44:46,000 Speaker 1: think that anything less than a Super Bowl victory with 829 00:44:46,160 --> 00:44:49,440 Speaker 1: this roster. You could look back. I saw what the 830 00:44:49,480 --> 00:44:51,279 Speaker 1: hardball teams. It was like, Oh, this team's going to 831 00:44:51,360 --> 00:44:54,320 Speaker 1: dominate for seven eight years, and all of a sudden, 832 00:44:54,440 --> 00:44:56,160 Speaker 1: like after two and a half, it was kind of over, 833 00:44:56,560 --> 00:45:00,400 Speaker 1: Like Patrick Willis retires, Navarrol moments Leg snapped. You know, 834 00:45:00,520 --> 00:45:04,920 Speaker 1: just things change, Bam Davis just quits. I mean, things 835 00:45:05,000 --> 00:45:08,600 Speaker 1: just change. Look how different the Bill's roster is now 836 00:45:08,640 --> 00:45:11,000 Speaker 1: than it was two and a half years ago. So 837 00:45:11,120 --> 00:45:13,240 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers have all these guys under contract. 838 00:45:13,239 --> 00:45:16,000 Speaker 1: They're all high end, elite players. Some of them are 839 00:45:16,040 --> 00:45:18,400 Speaker 1: going to the Hall of Fame. You know, Trent's the 840 00:45:18,440 --> 00:45:22,040 Speaker 1: first ballot Hall of Famer. I think Fred Warner's definitely 841 00:45:22,120 --> 00:45:26,640 Speaker 1: on that trajectory. But Christian McCaffrey's the best running back 842 00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:31,439 Speaker 1: in the league. Kittles a high end tight end times Now, man, 843 00:45:31,520 --> 00:45:33,880 Speaker 1: I just don't I don't really know what else to say. 844 00:45:34,840 --> 00:45:36,960 Speaker 1: It's just you gotta get it done. Like there's pressure 845 00:45:37,000 --> 00:45:38,960 Speaker 1: on the Jets and the Cowboys because like guys are 846 00:45:39,000 --> 00:45:41,640 Speaker 1: gonna get fired. There's pressure on the Niners because like 847 00:45:42,760 --> 00:45:45,799 Speaker 1: what else do we need? Right? I mean, ideally we'd 848 00:45:45,880 --> 00:45:48,239 Speaker 1: like like Lane Johnson at right tackle. But fuck, this 849 00:45:48,320 --> 00:45:51,640 Speaker 1: isn't Madden twenty five. Is real life football. Our roster. 850 00:45:52,239 --> 00:45:54,319 Speaker 1: How many teams in the league can just look in 851 00:45:54,360 --> 00:45:57,680 Speaker 1: the mirror and go they're better player for player than us. 852 00:45:58,239 --> 00:46:01,040 Speaker 1: It's a very short list, if any list. Maybe the 853 00:46:01,120 --> 00:46:05,160 Speaker 1: Ravens could have said it last year, maybe, but they 854 00:46:05,200 --> 00:46:07,440 Speaker 1: lost in the NFC Championship game. I think top to 855 00:46:07,480 --> 00:46:10,600 Speaker 1: bottom you could have argued that the Niners roster in football, 856 00:46:10,640 --> 00:46:12,640 Speaker 1: just because your roster's better doesn't mean you win the game. 857 00:46:13,360 --> 00:46:15,520 Speaker 1: But how many guys last year on the Chiefs and 858 00:46:15,560 --> 00:46:17,239 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers. If we just drafted the top 859 00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:21,120 Speaker 1: fifteen players, I'd have to go through the exercise, but 860 00:46:21,520 --> 00:46:24,560 Speaker 1: I would imagine there'd be more Niners than Chiefs. Now. Obviously, 861 00:46:24,560 --> 00:46:26,000 Speaker 1: the Chiefs have the Edgit coach and they have the 862 00:46:26,080 --> 00:46:30,120 Speaker 1: edged quarterback, which is a big deal. But I think 863 00:46:30,120 --> 00:46:31,960 Speaker 1: the forty nine Ers feel pretty good about their situation 864 00:46:32,000 --> 00:46:34,279 Speaker 1: at those two spots, and it's hard to feel much 865 00:46:34,320 --> 00:46:37,480 Speaker 1: better about all the other spots. Right. Like I would 866 00:46:37,520 --> 00:46:39,600 Speaker 1: say the Lions would be in a similar situation, but 867 00:46:40,360 --> 00:46:42,920 Speaker 1: like they're kind of the Lions, you know, if they 868 00:46:43,000 --> 00:46:45,600 Speaker 1: just were to and I mean that, I listen, I'm 869 00:46:45,600 --> 00:46:48,600 Speaker 1: a Lions guy, like I love their operation. My point is, 870 00:46:49,320 --> 00:46:51,560 Speaker 1: if the Lions go back to the NFC Championship Game 871 00:46:51,840 --> 00:46:54,440 Speaker 1: and lose, it's hard for me to call that a failure. 872 00:46:54,880 --> 00:46:58,359 Speaker 1: It means this disfranchise, which has sucked my entire life, 873 00:46:58,480 --> 00:47:01,279 Speaker 1: went to back to back NFC champion games. If the 874 00:47:01,280 --> 00:47:03,960 Speaker 1: forty nine ers lost in the NFC Championship game, you'd go, 875 00:47:04,680 --> 00:47:06,600 Speaker 1: how many times you're gonna lose in the NFC Championship game? 876 00:47:06,800 --> 00:47:10,080 Speaker 1: How many times it's gonna happen. That'd be like their 877 00:47:10,080 --> 00:47:13,880 Speaker 1: fourth or fifth NFC Championship lost in the last fourteen years. 878 00:47:14,320 --> 00:47:16,400 Speaker 1: It'd be a fucking problem. If they got back to 879 00:47:16,480 --> 00:47:18,000 Speaker 1: the super Bowl and lost, you'd be like, that's the 880 00:47:18,040 --> 00:47:22,960 Speaker 1: fourth super Bowl you've lost since twenty twelve. Like, eventually, 881 00:47:23,360 --> 00:47:25,399 Speaker 1: are we gonna get it done? Are we just kind 882 00:47:25,400 --> 00:47:29,280 Speaker 1: of the early nineties bills of this of this league, 883 00:47:29,360 --> 00:47:31,440 Speaker 1: because that's what they would kind of start to feel 884 00:47:31,440 --> 00:47:36,920 Speaker 1: like the early ninety bills of the nineties or the Yeah, 885 00:47:36,960 --> 00:47:39,560 Speaker 1: I already said that, you know what I mean? If 886 00:47:39,560 --> 00:47:46,120 Speaker 1: they just can't finally get over the hump, the volume