1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: Welcome to one Bills like the Sugar Rush version of 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: One Bills Live, where we give you everything in our 3 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: daily show One Bills Live in about a quarter of 4 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: the time. Coming up, we see how Steve fairs in 5 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: the latest edition of the Numbers Game. ESPN's Field Yates 6 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:16,639 Speaker 1: provides us with a look at what will be a 7 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 1: very unique NFL offseason, and we ask our one burning question, 8 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: Let's do it at a Steve taster who has been 9 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: all over the fields kind of unique. He was kind 10 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: of a dual role player for you, Steve, Steve a blimp. 11 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: We're not even in the stratosphere of normalcy. Hello again, everybody, 12 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 1: Welcome to one Bills Light. You're weekly Buffalo Bills fixed, 13 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: Chris Brown. Dear Steve tester, there, Steve. We enter the 14 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: off season with a final look at the twenty twenty Paigne. 15 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: Josh Allen, as we know, finished as the runner up 16 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: to the league MVP Award. He received four votes, the 17 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: second most behind Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers, who received forty 18 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 1: four of the fifty votes. Patrick Mahomes got the remaining 19 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: two and while I think most NFL observers were in 20 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: agreement that Rogers was the league MVP this year. Is 21 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: there any significance to Josh Allen getting the second most votes? Yeah, 22 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: I think there is, and I think it starts with 23 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: the fact that it was a great season by a 24 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,479 Speaker 1: guy that came out of virtually nowhere. For a lot 25 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 1: of people, they thought he's gonna be an okay, a competitive, 26 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: middle of the road kind of starting quarterback, one that 27 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: won't lose your games. Maybe, or he's getting better. He's 28 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:44,479 Speaker 1: got that high end ability, but he's still a little 29 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: bit of a roller coaster. Josh came in and played 30 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: consistently well from start to finish. I think it takes 31 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: off the table the doubters. And he's also the quintessential 32 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: example for all of those people out there who watched 33 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: these scouts go out and evaluate college players. Josh Allen 34 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: is the absolute quintessential reason why they want guys who 35 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: check all the physical boxes. They want guys who are big, strong, athletic, 36 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: off the charts, freaks in nature athletically, because if you 37 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: get one of those guys who has it in his 38 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: heart to be great and he gets there, he becomes 39 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 1: the ultimate weapon. And that's what we saw with Josh 40 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 1: this year. The guy was a phenomenal football player at 41 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: the most important position, and he deserved to be in 42 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: the MVP conversation. It was very fitting that he said 43 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 1: in his end of season press conference that what he 44 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: proved this year is that the Bills did not make 45 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: a mistake on taking him seventh overall, and I would 46 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: be in agreement with that. And then I think, taking 47 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 1: it a step further, I think what this finish in 48 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: the MVP voting shows, or at least demonstrates in terms 49 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: of significance, is that this is a guy that needs 50 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:02,639 Speaker 1: to be part of that conversation, provided his production follows 51 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:06,399 Speaker 1: suit in this kind of discussion almost every year. I mean, 52 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:10,239 Speaker 1: he is far and away the best player on this 53 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: football team, and I don't think it's close. And then 54 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: league wide, again, provided the production follows year over year, 55 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: and there's no reason to think that it won't, especially 56 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:26,079 Speaker 1: with his offensive coordinator here again another year in Brian Dable, 57 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: that this is a guy you gotta legitimately consider. He's 58 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: not an anomaly anymore, and hopefully he's not a guy 59 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 1: who just has and is considered a one year wonder. 60 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: I think if the production follows into early next season, 61 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: people are gonna be like, all right, we gotta keep 62 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: looking out for this guy. I think he's on the 63 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: map for MVP voting, I guess is what I'm getting at. 64 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: I think I think he sets his own bar as 65 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: well for what he's capable of doing, certainly injuries to 66 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: players around him, injuries to his himself, the quality of 67 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: the guys his defense that's playing with him, you know, 68 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: the quality. It's a team sport, no question about it. 69 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: But this is a team that hung up thirteen wins 70 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: in the regular season this last year, far surpassing, particularly 71 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: at the beginning of the year, what we thought was 72 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 1: going to be a horrifically difficult schedule. He surpassed all 73 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: the milestones that you could talk about. You know, we thought, well, 74 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 1: is he gonna throw for three hundred yards? We did 75 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 1: it seven times and then threw in two other four 76 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 1: hundred yard games. Yeah, I mean, the guy was off 77 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 1: the charts. And going forward, I don't think there's any 78 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: question the expectations have permanently risen significantly with Josh. Yeah, 79 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:35,799 Speaker 1: the big question this offseason, and we'll be talking about 80 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: this on One Bill's Live, I'm sure more than once 81 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: in the weeks to come the contract extension. We know 82 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: Brandon Bean has said that they have a way to 83 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: fit it in. The question is, and I think what 84 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 1: Josh did would say, oh, yeah, extend the guy. He's 85 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 1: the guy, he's your franchise quarterback. But then you look 86 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 1: at the situation with Jared Goff and the situation with 87 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz, and you have to wonder if it gives 88 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: NFL front office's pause with young promising quarterbacks. Do you 89 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: do you strike early to keep the price tag a 90 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: little bit lower, knowing it's only going up? Or do 91 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: you hold your water? Do you wait one more year, 92 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: maybe use the fifty year option, buy yourself some time 93 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: and say, you know what, let's just see another year 94 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:21,160 Speaker 1: of it before we plunge in with one hundred and 95 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:23,559 Speaker 1: fifty two hundred and fifty four hundred and fifty million 96 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: dollar contract. You could do that, certainly, But then you 97 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:31,039 Speaker 1: look at Dak Prescott and you look at Kirk Cousins. Yeah. 98 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: Now I'm not saying Kirk Cousins was it, but he 99 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: franchised franchise. They struggle out as long as they could 100 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:38,039 Speaker 1: and they lost it. Now, what if Kirk Cousins wasn't 101 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins and he turned out to be Josh Allen 102 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 1: and was in the MVP conversation. You still keep it, 103 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: you put it off. It goes both ways, certainly for 104 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: the player's sake. A guy like Dak Prescott who was 105 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: playing it to perfection until you know, he got his 106 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 1: leg broken, right, the same thing Smith. Yeah, and I 107 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 1: think most people would be of the opinion that Dallas 108 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: has botched that negotiation. I mean sure, I mean, what 109 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: are you doing? Like, that's the guy? Yeah, and they 110 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: they made him a really significant offer and he turned 111 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: his nose up at it, betting on himself. Um, I 112 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:14,720 Speaker 1: don't know that. You know, the DAC is blameless in 113 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:19,279 Speaker 1: the entire scenario, but you don't want that to happen 114 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 1: to your guy. You don't want to go be going 115 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:23,799 Speaker 1: through this as a as a franchise. Now they wasted 116 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 1: a year of his career, um, you know, because of 117 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 1: an injury and because he's still not under contract and 118 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 1: they you know, they're eighteen months further down the road 119 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 1: with nothing more to learn. So it works the same 120 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: both ways. Certainly, you could put Josh there are two 121 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: years out from the absolute drop dead date, and so 122 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 1: there's no hurry to do it. But certainly at this 123 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: point in history, nobody is gonna blink at you trying 124 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:54,919 Speaker 1: to sign your quarterback to an extension. And I'd be 125 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 1: the one. I'd be in the camp of let's hitch 126 00:06:57,400 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: the wagon, let's let's get him tied in, and yeah, 127 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: just take care of it and so we don't have 128 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: to worry about it down the line. Here for Rogers, 129 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 1: getting back to the League mvpath situation, it was the 130 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: third time he's won the award. I you know, it's 131 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 1: just something you don't really keep up with. Hey who 132 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: won the MVP? How many times that they wanted? Third 133 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: League MVP award of his career makes him just the 134 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: sixth player in league history to win the award three 135 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: times in a career. We'll get to Allen in a moment, 136 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: but Steve, the first part of the Numbers game. This 137 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: is made for the Numbers game. Can you name the 138 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: other six players in NFL history who have won the 139 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 1: League MVP Award three times in their career? Fire up 140 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 1: the Numbers game music. Let's get going here, Steve. Right now, 141 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: let me ask a question. First, are they all quarterbacks? 142 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: They are not Okay, Jerry Rice. Jerry Rice is not 143 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: on the list of three time league MVPs. Paul Horning. 144 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 1: Paul Horn is not on the list. I'm going to 145 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 1: tell you they are mostly quarterbacks. Okay, I got you, Um, 146 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: all right, let's go Peyton Peyton Manning five times. I 147 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 1: had no idea he wanted five times. I would have 148 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: guessed three, but not five. Good lord. He did it 149 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: back to back twice and then one and again in 150 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: twenty thirteen before he was done. Do you think he's 151 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: gonna getting all of him? Oh? Yeah, you already? Tom Brady. 152 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 1: Tom Brady is correct, Oh seven, ten, and seventeen. And 153 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,079 Speaker 1: then you have Rogers who's won. So that's three of them? 154 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:37,960 Speaker 1: Three six, three left? All right, I will say Terry Bradshaw, 155 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: not Terry Bradshaw. Joe Montana not Joe Montana won it twice, 156 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: not three times? Wow? Who would be? Then this is 157 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: where the rubber meets the road here. Roethlisberger, Roethlisberger, no Breese, 158 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: no one really, No Elway, not Elway. I'm kind of 159 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 1: going through the mount Rushmore League MVP. So I will 160 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: tell you. I will tell you there is one other 161 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: modern era guy. Okay, who is a quarterback. The other 162 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 1: two are pre AFL NFL Merger. I was ruining to 163 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: right with a Paul Horning thing. Right, Well, you're you're 164 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 1: going down the right path. In terms of older players, 165 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 1: Auto Graham not Autogram, Sammy Ball not Sammy Ball. Frank 166 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 1: Gifford not Frank Gifford. You mentioned this guy last week 167 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: on our show? Really? Yes? Um? And then the other one, Well, 168 00:09:55,559 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 1: you're talking Hall of Famers, all time iconic players, Laurence Taylor, 169 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: not Lawrence Still. Come on, defensive player, three time MVP. 170 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 1: That doesn't why you got I got two the defensive 171 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: side of the ball. Now you have three left three 172 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: No one modern era two old timers. I got Brady Manning, 173 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: Roger Rogers. Think of a quarterback who was tearing it 174 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 1: up and not from the eighty three quarterback class, Like, 175 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: it's not Steve Young. Steve Young won it twice, not 176 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: three times, Marina. Now he's not me, He's in the 177 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: eighty three class. How about quarterback that was tearing it up? 178 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 1: Breeze whould be one. List the other hints I'll give 179 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 1: you is he only won one Super Bowl? Quarterback only 180 00:10:54,679 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 1: one Super Bowl win? I should achieved because I'm because 181 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:06,719 Speaker 1: he here's the thing did with this. You're gonna you're 182 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 1: gonna say it, and it's gonna be like a household name. 183 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 1: Yes it will be. I hate to tell you this, 184 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:14,679 Speaker 1: like Barry Sanders. Well, no it's not Barry. It's a quarterback. 185 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: I go, and there's three of them. Though, I got 186 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 1: three guys. You have three guys left. Two or quarterback Brown, 187 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 1: Jim Brown. There you go, Steve fifty seven, fifty eight 188 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: and sixty five. He got one or more old timer 189 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 1: who was a quarterback, and one modern era guy who 190 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:33,839 Speaker 1: was a quarterback. Roger Staubach, not Roger, not Fredge. Think 191 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 1: of like one of the most icon stabler quarterbacks. You 192 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:42,479 Speaker 1: could think of Joe Naman, not Joe name. I unfortunately 193 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 1: think that Joe Naman gets way too much right now. 194 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 1: Guy had two wins in the playoffs in his entire career. 195 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 1: Good lord man, it's a great dude. Though he is. 196 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 1: I love Joe. Um he's more. He's more iconic off 197 00:11:56,360 --> 00:12:01,680 Speaker 1: the field. And it's well, yeah, uh, come on, you 198 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 1: can do this. I have faith in you, Steve. Why 199 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: is this? Why is this so difficult? This guy, the 200 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 1: modern era quarterback, his first and last name are only 201 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 1: two syllables in total. Uh. Let's see. He appeared in 202 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 1: a movie in the nineties. Brett Farve, Brett Farve. There 203 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:23,839 Speaker 1: you go, Steve five ninety six, ninety seven, three years 204 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: in a row. That was quite That's quite the ride 205 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:29,439 Speaker 1: right there. That's called tearing it up. That's why tearing 206 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:33,440 Speaker 1: it up. Okay, now the one guy left. You're gonna 207 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 1: kick yourself if you don't get this guy's modern era 208 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: or no, no, no old time and it's Paul Warning, 209 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:42,679 Speaker 1: bart Star, no a bart Star. Bigger than Bart Star 210 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:48,520 Speaker 1: at quarterback? Really, yes, bigger than bart Star yea in 211 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:51,199 Speaker 1: the old days. It's not Anto Graham, not Auto Graham, 212 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 1: Tom Land and not Tom who was it? No, I 213 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:02,080 Speaker 1: wouldn't be him. Come on, quarter give me a quarterback, 214 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 1: Give me your all time you know NFC team AC 215 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:13,439 Speaker 1: pre Merger, Daryl Amonica, not Daryl Leica a much bigger 216 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:16,680 Speaker 1: than Daryl Lemnica. Come on, all timers, Like, if you 217 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: name the all time old school quarterbacks, give me like 218 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 1: the top three that you would that would come out 219 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 1: of your mouth. Wow, all time old school. It's not 220 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 1: Bob Greasy, not Lendy Dawson. They didn't even use his 221 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 1: whole last name. Wow, they didn't even use his whole 222 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:42,560 Speaker 1: last name. They just used the initial and they referred 223 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: to him the initial of his last name is all 224 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 1: they used. Jimmy who last didn't even use his whole 225 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 1: last names. I don't know. This is getting me now. 226 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:55,200 Speaker 1: I'm told I'll have to just give it to you. 227 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 1: What is it? Johnny Une, Oh, Johnny Units. Of course, 228 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 1: he's one of those guys that yeah, all right, you 229 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:07,440 Speaker 1: got me Joe him fifty nine, sixty four and sixty seven. Okay, see, 230 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 1: I always talking about Johnny United. This is one of 231 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 1: the old time great that's right. And you you were 232 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: talking about him last week. Inventor of the two minute drill, 233 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:17,440 Speaker 1: mister hig Tops, mister kru Cutt, I'm a donkey. We'll 234 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 1: give you an opportunity to redeem yourself here, Steve Bother's 235 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 1: men didn't get Johnny You as we met. Jim Josh 236 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 1: Allen received four votes and was runner up to the 237 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 1: League MVP award. I'm going to give you now, Steve, 238 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 1: We're gonna kind of go card Shark numbers game here. 239 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 1: You remember card Sharks? No, Oh, Steve great game show 240 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 1: card sharks used to put the card up, and the 241 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: guy used to have to say, next card, is it 242 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: going to be higher or lower? And used to have 243 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 1: to guess, you know, whether it be higher or lower, 244 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 1: what have you. So we're gonna kind of do that 245 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 1: here with some of Josh Allen's stats from twenty twenty 246 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 1: and then ask you if you think Allen's numbers are 247 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 1: higher or lower than an MVP in the last five years. Okay, 248 00:14:57,040 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: last five years? Okay, yeah, So here we go. First up, 249 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 1: I know he compared very well. I know he did. So. 250 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: Josh Allen thirty seven touchdown passes in twenty twenty, as 251 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: we know, do you think that is higher or lower 252 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 1: than the number of touchdown passes Lamar Jackson had last 253 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 1: season in his MVP YERE touchdown passes higher, you are corrected, 254 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 1: is higher by one? Oh? Really? Lamar Jackson had thirty 255 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 1: six touchdown passes in twenty nineteen. Okay, good, so you're 256 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 1: one for one second. Josh Allen had ten interceptions in 257 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:35,960 Speaker 1: twenty twenty. Do you think that is more or less 258 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 1: than Patrick Mahomes had in twenty eighteen his league MVP 259 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 1: YERE ten. I'm gonna say us more. It is less 260 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 1: really than Patrick Mahomes fifty touchdown passes, twelve picks in 261 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen. I thought he got well. Okay, So Josh 262 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 1: Allen fewer interceptions than pass more passes, fewer touch fewer 263 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 1: inceptions than month Homes. Okay, third on the list. Okay. 264 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:06,200 Speaker 1: Josh Allen had a completion percentage of sixty nine point 265 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 1: two percent this year. Right. Do you think that is 266 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 1: higher or lower than Tom Brady had in twenty seventeen, 267 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: his most recent league MVP year. I'll bet it's how 268 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: bet it's a higher completion percentage, and you would be correct. 269 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 1: Tom Brady sixty six point three completion PERCAC. That's a 270 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 1: big number in twenty seventy sleavage. That's right. So you 271 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 1: are two for three here. Okay, we move on to 272 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 1: number four. Josh Allen had forty five hundred forty four 273 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 1: passing yards in twenty twenty. Do you think that is 274 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 1: more or less than Matt Ryan had in twenty sixteen, 275 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 1: his league MVP year. Oh, I don't know about that. 276 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 1: Allen forty I'll say higher. It is actually less by 277 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 1: about five hundred yards. Matt Ryan forty nine hundred forty 278 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 1: four yards in twenty sixteen. Last one, I wasn't giving 279 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:08,200 Speaker 1: you what I really thought I was giving you while 280 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: I was trying to outsmart you think in Matt so 281 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:12,640 Speaker 1: up and down, up and down. Yeah, Okay, we're going 282 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 1: with facts here, not a pattern. So go with your 283 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 1: best gut guests. Last one here, chance to go three 284 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:23,679 Speaker 1: for five. Steve all right, Josh Allen had forty nine 285 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:28,720 Speaker 1: hundred seventy seven total yards from scrimmage in twenty twenty. 286 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 1: Do you think that is more or less than Cam 287 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:36,640 Speaker 1: Newton had in twenty fifteen, his league MVP season. I'll 288 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:39,359 Speaker 1: say it's more. That's a big number, and you would 289 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:42,160 Speaker 1: be correct. It is more than Cam Newton, who had 290 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 1: forty four hundred seventy three yards. So about five hundred 291 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:49,680 Speaker 1: more total yards from So think about this, Steve, more 292 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 1: total yards from scrimmage than the MVP in twenty fifteen. Okay, 293 00:17:54,760 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 1: higher completion percentage than Brady had in seventeen, and more 294 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 1: passing touchdowns than Lamar Jackson had in twenty nineteen. That's 295 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 1: pretty damn impressive. That's a hell of a fewer interceptions 296 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 1: than Mahomes and fewer interceptions than Patrick maholl. That's the 297 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:12,639 Speaker 1: thing that gets you because people are always all about 298 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:15,159 Speaker 1: Josh doing this crazy stuff, throwing the ball all over 299 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:18,639 Speaker 1: the yard. He had a he's that's why he's in 300 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:22,440 Speaker 1: the conversation and should be, and that's why they don't 301 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 1: let fans vote. You know, you can, you know, but 302 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:30,399 Speaker 1: it's true. The guy put together a phenomenal season. The 303 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: expectation now is going to be that he's got to 304 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:34,959 Speaker 1: get better and got to play like that at least 305 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:38,920 Speaker 1: from now on. Yeah, you can't take a step backwards. 306 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:42,120 Speaker 1: That is the numbers game for this week. We now 307 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:45,640 Speaker 1: turn to our featured interview with ESPN, NFL and fantasy 308 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 1: football reporter Field Yates, who paints his picture of what 309 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:52,000 Speaker 1: is expected to be a wild NFL off season of 310 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 1: player movement. Field, how are you doing, man offseason underway? 311 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 1: If you kicked back and relax for half a second 312 00:18:57,880 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 1: you had or no, Yeah, it's been a nice start 313 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:04,400 Speaker 1: to the off season. You know. The reality is that 314 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 1: the off season hasn't changed a ton in the sense 315 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:08,879 Speaker 1: that it's not like I'm going anywhere. You know, I 316 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 1: live in Connecticut, and like I'm sure it is in 317 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:14,640 Speaker 1: Western New York or under you for the most part 318 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 1: of pretty strict quarantine protocols, so some time to do 319 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 1: things around the house. My dog has gotten longer walks 320 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:24,679 Speaker 1: over the past few days, and he was accustomed to 321 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:28,400 Speaker 1: during the football season, but other than that, mostly hammering 322 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: it away at the same things that I was for 323 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:32,280 Speaker 1: the past six or so much. All Right, So, with 324 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 1: the fact being that all of our lives are still 325 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:39,160 Speaker 1: boring in this pandemic, how wild and entertaining is this 326 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:44,159 Speaker 1: NFL offseason going to be? Between anticipated quarterback movement, teams 327 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 1: having to probably cut some good veteran talent to get 328 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:51,320 Speaker 1: under this restrictive cap, among other things. How entertaining is 329 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 1: this going to be? Yeah? I think the amount of 330 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:58,399 Speaker 1: unknown right now makes this offseason potentially as compelling as 331 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:01,200 Speaker 1: any I can recall over the past five, maybe even 332 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:04,880 Speaker 1: ten years. And I understand that could be construed as 333 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:09,040 Speaker 1: a prisoner of the moment assessment, But you're right, it's 334 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 1: not just that we think we're going to have some 335 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 1: quarterback movement. We know we're going to have at least 336 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 1: one major trade once the Rams and Lions deal becomes official, 337 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,280 Speaker 1: which sends Matthew Stafford to Los Angeles and Jared Goff 338 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 1: plus picks to Detroit. We know there's conversation surrounding the 339 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: potential for Deshaun Watson to be traded, but there's this 340 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:30,800 Speaker 1: new dynamic that you alluded to, and it's not a 341 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 1: good one, but it's a reality used that with the 342 00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 1: cap expected to drop by somewhere around eighteen million dollars 343 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 1: from last year to this year, it's going to probably 344 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 1: pinch some really good players out of their contracts. It's 345 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:47,680 Speaker 1: not that stars won't be cap stars will be kept 346 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:49,919 Speaker 1: because they're the best players on the roster, but we 347 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 1: could see an interesting sort of compelling I hate to 348 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 1: use the word or term middle class, but players that 349 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:58,440 Speaker 1: aren't on rookie contracts, the players that also aren't making 350 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 1: fifteen or eighteen million dollars per year, Guys who are 351 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 1: making somewhere between four and nine million dollars. How many 352 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 1: of those can you absorb on your roster if you're 353 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 1: having to balance what you already have in place for 354 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one on the cap, plus what do you 355 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:17,160 Speaker 1: want to add on the cap for twenty twenty one? 356 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:20,919 Speaker 1: So a very very interesting few months ahead. What do 357 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:23,199 Speaker 1: you think some of the surprises will be. I mean, 358 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 1: you can look at the Houston Texans. They've got all 359 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:28,160 Speaker 1: kinds of cap problems, they have no draft picks, They've 360 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:32,080 Speaker 1: got a huge cap number with Deshaun Watson, an enormous 361 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:35,960 Speaker 1: cap number with JJ Watt, but their roster has already 362 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:38,919 Speaker 1: been gutted. Do they and it's an interesting question, do 363 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:42,520 Speaker 1: they keep the iconic players on their franchise and cut 364 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:45,680 Speaker 1: forty seven other guys or do they keep the forty 365 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:48,160 Speaker 1: seven other guys who were four and twelve last year 366 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:51,399 Speaker 1: and cut the iconic players. I think what's going to 367 00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:53,879 Speaker 1: end up happening is I think the Deshaun Watson and 368 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:58,159 Speaker 1: JJ Watt situations are pretty decidedly different. Obviously, the Deshaun 369 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:02,880 Speaker 1: Watson situation has gotten asky publicly already. But when you're 370 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:06,120 Speaker 1: evaluating Deshaun Watson in the decision to trade for him 371 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:09,399 Speaker 1: your new GM, Nick Kasserio, at some point you have 372 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:12,240 Speaker 1: to have your look in the mirror moment and plant 373 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:15,080 Speaker 1: your flag one way or the other. The first option 374 00:22:15,359 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: is to say we're not trading you and risk the possibility. 375 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson says, find it. I'm not playing football for 376 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:25,880 Speaker 1: anybody this year. If you're not willing to trade me, 377 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:28,520 Speaker 1: and I'll sit out and I will force your hand 378 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: going into next year because right now and this could change. 379 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 1: But on this conversation the first half of February does 380 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: not strike me that Deshaun Watson is particularly inclined to 381 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 1: move off of his stance to just go back to 382 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 1: Houston and no big deal, ignore what's happened over the 383 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:48,639 Speaker 1: past handful of months. The other option is he looks 384 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:51,200 Speaker 1: into the mirror Nick Assario does and says, the only 385 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:55,160 Speaker 1: thing worse than Deshaun Watson are the only thing better, 386 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:56,760 Speaker 1: I guess, or one of the things that be better 387 00:22:56,760 --> 00:23:00,919 Speaker 1: than Deshaun Watson playing not playing football would be you 388 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 1: know what, we have to make a move, and it's 389 00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 1: going to cost a ton to acquire Deshaun Watson. But 390 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:11,680 Speaker 1: if you're the Texans, maybe you say, if the picks 391 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:18,000 Speaker 1: and players or potentially picks only trade for Deshaun Watson 392 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 1: gives us an avenue to acquire a new young quarterback, 393 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:24,200 Speaker 1: well then I'm gonna have to do what it takes. 394 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:27,680 Speaker 1: And Nick Kissario is not the person responsible for Deshaun 395 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:32,359 Speaker 1: Watson's frustrations, and that's notable because if it was, it 396 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 1: would make the idea of trading Deshaun Watson that much 397 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:38,160 Speaker 1: more difficult to execute. But Nick Assario is just sort 398 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:40,639 Speaker 1: of walks into this pile of mud as opposing to 399 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:43,040 Speaker 1: be the person that caused it in the first place. 400 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:46,480 Speaker 1: I think ultimately Deshaun Watson gets traded, but we'll keep 401 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:48,920 Speaker 1: an eye on that one. As for JJ Watt, guys, 402 00:23:48,920 --> 00:23:52,440 Speaker 1: it kind of reminds me of the Matthew Stafford situation 403 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:56,480 Speaker 1: in some ways in that if JJ Watt is traded 404 00:23:56,680 --> 00:24:00,119 Speaker 1: or released, it wouldn't surprise me if it's some of 405 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:03,879 Speaker 1: those decisions that comes mutually. Because JJ wat still a 406 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:05,480 Speaker 1: really good player. I know he's gonna get paid a 407 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:07,520 Speaker 1: lot next year, but he's a really really good player, 408 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 1: and he is iconic, and he means so much to Houston, 409 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 1: and right now they don't have much to cling on too. 410 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:15,359 Speaker 1: But let's say JJ expresses to the front office, you know, 411 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:18,359 Speaker 1: I deserve the opportunity to go to try to pursue 412 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:21,080 Speaker 1: a championship, and if that means you have to cut 413 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:23,680 Speaker 1: me and I go make less money somewhere else next year, 414 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:26,880 Speaker 1: maybe JJ is amenable to that. Maybe he's not. But 415 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:30,800 Speaker 1: JJ may say it's probably in my best interest this 416 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:34,240 Speaker 1: juncture of my career with still good football left, but 417 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:37,359 Speaker 1: not maybe ten years of good football left to go 418 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:40,520 Speaker 1: somewhere else. So I think that the JJ Watt decision 419 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 1: could be one that it will't be easy because of 420 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:46,159 Speaker 1: how much he's meant to the Texans. He's probably the 421 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:49,960 Speaker 1: best player in their franchise's history. But it could be 422 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:55,680 Speaker 1: one that is received with understanding on both sides. With 423 00:24:56,560 --> 00:25:01,200 Speaker 1: While we're on quarterbacks, obviously the subject here is Josh 424 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:04,160 Speaker 1: Allen and you know now with three years under his belt, 425 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 1: the Bills have the option to extend him if they 426 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:08,600 Speaker 1: want to do that. We know that didn't go well 427 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 1: for the Rams with Jared Goff, it didn't go well 428 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:14,160 Speaker 1: with the Eagles for Carson Wentz, and now we've got 429 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:16,680 Speaker 1: this restrictive cap as another hurdle for them to clear. 430 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: Brandon Bean has said they can get creative and do 431 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:23,199 Speaker 1: it this offseason. If that ultimately is the decision they 432 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 1: want to make, put your GM hat on herefield, what 433 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:30,760 Speaker 1: do you do in this situation with Josh Allen and 434 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 1: the season he had in a restrictive cap to work around? 435 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:37,679 Speaker 1: Would I would be working to extend Josh Allen, and 436 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:41,160 Speaker 1: you are so smart to point out those two other 437 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 1: contracts that aged poorly. I will say that I thought 438 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:49,439 Speaker 1: Josh Allen's play this year reached a height that was 439 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:53,399 Speaker 1: greater than either Carson Wentz or Jared Goff saw during 440 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:55,840 Speaker 1: their time prior to their pretendings. And I know that 441 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:59,360 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz was nearly the NFL's MVP during the two 442 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:03,679 Speaker 1: thousand and seventeen season, but Josh's trajectory has been a 443 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: little bit more consistent, a little bit more obvious. It's like, 444 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:09,840 Speaker 1: you know, step one raw, step two improving but still raw, 445 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:14,480 Speaker 1: Step three improving, maybe maybe a tiny bit raw, but 446 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 1: mostly just a star. And the long term ramifications of 447 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:24,200 Speaker 1: an extensions that is signed right now could really pay 448 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:29,000 Speaker 1: off for a team because if Josh, let's just imagine 449 00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:31,720 Speaker 1: a scenario where Josh hsign extension this offseason and I'm 450 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:34,720 Speaker 1: just gonna make up numbers here. I'm not this is 451 00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:38,639 Speaker 1: no reporting or anything, but if it's a five year extension, 452 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:42,239 Speaker 1: so two more years beyond, I guess that would be 453 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:46,040 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two. We get into twenty twenty seven, five years, 454 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:49,399 Speaker 1: one hundred and seventy five million dollars, which if my 455 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:53,159 Speaker 1: math is accurate, that means thirty five million dollars per season. 456 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 1: Right now, it's going to place him up or near 457 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:59,400 Speaker 1: the top of the highest paid quarterbacks. But three years 458 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 1: from now that could be somewhere around and I don't know, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, 459 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:07,440 Speaker 1: and Josh Allen could be at that point, first, second, third, 460 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,159 Speaker 1: best quarterback in the NFL. I mean, one of the 461 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:11,960 Speaker 1: top five players at the position. So I think the 462 00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:16,520 Speaker 1: long term advantages beyond the fact that Josh Allen I think, 463 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:20,480 Speaker 1: more than any other Bills player represents what Brandon Mean 464 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:24,160 Speaker 1: and Sean McDermott have done. It's nothing they've been exclusively 465 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 1: a draft team. Because obviously it's the fun Biggs acquired 466 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:30,320 Speaker 1: in a trade and free agents like Cole Beasley and 467 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:32,880 Speaker 1: Mario Addison and players on both sides of the ball 468 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:37,280 Speaker 1: Micah High, etc. But the idea that we believe in you, 469 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:40,159 Speaker 1: we're gonna surround you with the pieces to make you great, 470 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 1: and we buy into your ability. I think the Josh 471 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:45,600 Speaker 1: is sort of the face of that in Buffalo on 472 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:50,880 Speaker 1: that roster. Yeah, and what about going forward with what 473 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:53,800 Speaker 1: you've seen and about how they their season ended. We've 474 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 1: had this conversation where the last four or five teams 475 00:27:56,560 --> 00:27:59,240 Speaker 1: six teams in each conference go all the way back 476 00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:01,640 Speaker 1: to the Bills game against Baltimore when Baltimore didn't play 477 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 1: their best, Bills played very well. In the next game 478 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:08,600 Speaker 1: against the Ravens or against the Indiananapolis Colts, they played 479 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:11,000 Speaker 1: pretty well and the Bills played well enough to beat them. 480 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:13,480 Speaker 1: But you get into the Chiefs AFC Championship game, Bills 481 00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:15,480 Speaker 1: didn't play well, the Chiefs beat them by two touchdowns. 482 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 1: And the Super Bowl is the same thing with different teams. 483 00:28:18,119 --> 00:28:20,640 Speaker 1: How close are all these teams at the top and 484 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:22,440 Speaker 1: what do they have to do to get better? What's 485 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:25,200 Speaker 1: the philosophy prevailing in the NFL. I mean, I know 486 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:27,080 Speaker 1: you're a big fantasy guy, and I know Josh is 487 00:28:27,119 --> 00:28:30,159 Speaker 1: like the eight hundred pound guerrilla in fantasy football, But 488 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:35,639 Speaker 1: you know, how do these teams don't reload instead of 489 00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:38,080 Speaker 1: rebuild in this environment? I think it's much different than 490 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:41,280 Speaker 1: it has been in years past, in decades past. Yeah, well, 491 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:43,520 Speaker 1: I would say that we will remind it again. There's 492 00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:45,440 Speaker 1: more than one way to skin the Cats and the 493 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:48,400 Speaker 1: Super Bowl, right, I think people said that, you know, 494 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:51,240 Speaker 1: the Bucks and Chiefs roster have some combatole tenants, but 495 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 1: they're also very different. I mean the Bucks. You know, 496 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:56,800 Speaker 1: you can make the case that the defense is almost 497 00:28:56,880 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 1: on par with their offense, if not even a tick 498 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:02,480 Speaker 1: a ball basically, whether they've played this year, they're so 499 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:05,240 Speaker 1: so so talented on both sides of the ball. But 500 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:07,400 Speaker 1: they're close the Bills are. It didn't feel that way 501 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 1: in the AFC Championship game. But in the same way 502 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:13,360 Speaker 1: that if the Bucks and Chiefs played a hundred times, 503 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:18,480 Speaker 1: maybe the Chiefs wins forty five fifty times out of 504 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:20,840 Speaker 1: a hundred, maybe even more than that, maybe fifty five 505 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:23,200 Speaker 1: out of one hundred times. No one knows, right, they 506 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:26,040 Speaker 1: only play once. Same deal with the Chiefs and the 507 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:28,800 Speaker 1: Bills game in the APES Championship is that I don't 508 00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:31,320 Speaker 1: think the Bills were as bad of a team as 509 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:34,240 Speaker 1: the score may have suggested. As I'm bad, but they're 510 00:29:34,280 --> 00:29:37,480 Speaker 1: not as far away from the Chiefs as the score 511 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:39,960 Speaker 1: may have indicated. I think they are closer than the 512 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 1: score may have indicated. I think the Bills are going 513 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 1: to have to the challenge for them, and this is 514 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:46,720 Speaker 1: a challenge it goes league wide. Is that this roster 515 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:48,800 Speaker 1: is so good this year, and now how do you 516 00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:51,080 Speaker 1: find a way to retain not all, but most of it. 517 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:53,520 Speaker 1: You're going to have to make some difficult business decisions, 518 00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:56,160 Speaker 1: and you know you've got players like Matt Milano amongst 519 00:29:56,240 --> 00:29:58,720 Speaker 1: others that are scheduled for free agency. How do you 520 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:01,800 Speaker 1: thread that need if you're Brandon being at his staff 521 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 1: of prioritizing the players that we have to keep, but 522 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 1: also understanding that not everybody can be kept, and those 523 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:10,720 Speaker 1: are that far off, I really don't believe that. I 524 00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:14,240 Speaker 1: think just a little bit more defensive reinforcements. Felt like 525 00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:16,680 Speaker 1: the defense was less consistent this past year than it 526 00:30:16,760 --> 00:30:20,400 Speaker 1: was in twenty nineteen, and this team could be right there, 527 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:22,479 Speaker 1: ready to compete from the Super Bowl as soon as 528 00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:26,520 Speaker 1: next season. We're talking to ESPN's fields. Yeah, it's Fielbee. 529 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:29,160 Speaker 1: You know, you outlined how the middle market could get 530 00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:33,040 Speaker 1: squeezed in free agency and on rosters this year based 531 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:37,480 Speaker 1: on this restrictive cap. How do you think the designation 532 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:42,880 Speaker 1: of franchise and maybe transition tags is impacted by the 533 00:30:42,920 --> 00:30:45,400 Speaker 1: restrictive cap, because you know, I understand you want to 534 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:48,280 Speaker 1: keep your best players, but man, I mean that's a 535 00:30:48,360 --> 00:30:51,320 Speaker 1: hell of a commitment in a restrictive cap year, and 536 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:54,880 Speaker 1: you may not even know what the cap is definitively 537 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:59,200 Speaker 1: when the opportunity to tag guys opens in a little 538 00:30:59,240 --> 00:31:00,960 Speaker 1: over a week. I mean they're saying they may not 539 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:05,000 Speaker 1: get the hard number until March ninth, March tenth, March thirteenth. 540 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:07,640 Speaker 1: It might not be until the free agent market opens, 541 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:10,000 Speaker 1: for goodness sake. So how is how is the franchise 542 00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:12,520 Speaker 1: and transition tag game going to be played without a 543 00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:16,360 Speaker 1: hard number available to NFL front offices. I think what 544 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:18,200 Speaker 1: you might see, and this is just a guess you're 545 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:20,800 Speaker 1: an instinct, is that you know players that are obvious 546 00:31:20,840 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 1: franchise tag candidates are going to get the franchise tag. 547 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:26,760 Speaker 1: But in the year's past, sometimes what you've seen with 548 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:30,800 Speaker 1: teams is that they've gone ahead and tag the player 549 00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:36,080 Speaker 1: who is maybe like maybe not quite at the elite 550 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:38,960 Speaker 1: game changing level that you would think of as a 551 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 1: franchise player, but a good enough player. You want to 552 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:44,920 Speaker 1: keep them, but you just can't quite get to the 553 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:47,320 Speaker 1: numbers that you want to mutually agree to. Maybe we 554 00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:49,920 Speaker 1: see a little bit less of that this year, where 555 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:54,040 Speaker 1: you know, hey, you're maybe I don't know what the 556 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:57,080 Speaker 1: number scale would have to be if the franchise tag 557 00:31:57,160 --> 00:31:59,640 Speaker 1: is for players at eight and app and above, but 558 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:01,720 Speaker 1: a layer is viewed by a team as a seven 559 00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:04,080 Speaker 1: and a half this year, maybe in previous years you 560 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:06,960 Speaker 1: just franchise tag of them, figure it out later this year, 561 00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:10,160 Speaker 1: you know, if you don't figure it out, as you said, Chris, 562 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:12,240 Speaker 1: this is a year where you know, let's just say 563 00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:15,800 Speaker 1: it's a franchise tag for seventeen point five million bucks, 564 00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:18,040 Speaker 1: that could be you know, nine and a half, ten 565 00:32:18,040 --> 00:32:20,040 Speaker 1: percent of your cap. And if that player is only 566 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:22,200 Speaker 1: going to be there for one more year, unless see 567 00:32:22,280 --> 00:32:24,600 Speaker 1: is truly your franchise player, it might be a more 568 00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:27,960 Speaker 1: difficult decision to justify. So it'll be very interesting to see. 569 00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:30,640 Speaker 1: I think shake out the last one for me. We've 570 00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:33,200 Speaker 1: heard of hot numbers as high as eighteen teams with 571 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:36,520 Speaker 1: different guy taking snaps on opening day of twenty twenty one. 572 00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:38,560 Speaker 1: What's your number? How many teams do you think will 573 00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:43,080 Speaker 1: have an actual different quarterback or from another team or 574 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:46,960 Speaker 1: a new face on the franchise taking snaps. How many 575 00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:50,720 Speaker 1: teams do you think of the overunder is I'm gonna go, well, 576 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:53,600 Speaker 1: I think eighteen is a reasonable over under. I'm gonna 577 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:57,040 Speaker 1: go with like at least twelve, right, I think twelve 578 00:32:57,200 --> 00:33:00,600 Speaker 1: is a pretty that's that's that's the floor is twelve 579 00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:03,360 Speaker 1: in my opinion, because you know, it's not just that 580 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:06,720 Speaker 1: we've seen things like the retirement of Philip Rivers and 581 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:10,800 Speaker 1: the eventual retirement of Drew Brees. It's a trade. So 582 00:33:11,160 --> 00:33:13,720 Speaker 1: that's four right there, right, Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff, 583 00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:16,640 Speaker 1: we've already reached four in the league year hasn't even begun. 584 00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:20,360 Speaker 1: Then you factoring the Jaguars and potentially two or three 585 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:22,800 Speaker 1: other teams in the first round of the draft, plus 586 00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:25,840 Speaker 1: potential trades if the Shawn Watson gets traded. I mean, 587 00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:29,360 Speaker 1: the number can inflate past twelve pretty quickly. So I 588 00:33:29,360 --> 00:33:32,840 Speaker 1: wouldn't be surprised if the number ends up around fifteen sixteen, 589 00:33:33,520 --> 00:33:36,080 Speaker 1: and it certainly could push as high as twenty. I 590 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 1: tell people this frequently. My colleague, the greats and comfortable 591 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:44,600 Speaker 1: Adam Scheff there does not make predictions unless he is 592 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:47,200 Speaker 1: well researched on the topic. I don't think he would 593 00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:50,680 Speaker 1: throw the number eighteen out there, just because I think 594 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:53,240 Speaker 1: he probably has thought through it very logically and has 595 00:33:53,280 --> 00:33:55,480 Speaker 1: studied it, and I think there's a chance that number 596 00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:58,720 Speaker 1: could be of what we end up approaching. Thanks, Field, 597 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:00,920 Speaker 1: all right, we know your time's type. Field. We appreciate 598 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:03,280 Speaker 1: the time you gave us. Good to see you enjoy 599 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:05,760 Speaker 1: your off season, and we know you'll stay busy, but 600 00:34:06,120 --> 00:34:08,800 Speaker 1: not too busy. All right, already sounds good talk to 601 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:11,200 Speaker 1: you guys. This all right, Steve, Time now for us 602 00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:14,440 Speaker 1: to ask our one burning question. With the anticipated salary 603 00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:17,920 Speaker 1: camp for the Bills and every other NFL team expected 604 00:34:17,920 --> 00:34:21,240 Speaker 1: to be around one hundred and eighty million, just slightly 605 00:34:21,320 --> 00:34:24,120 Speaker 1: up from the original floor of one hundred and seventy 606 00:34:24,120 --> 00:34:26,799 Speaker 1: five million, the Bills front office gave indication that their 607 00:34:26,840 --> 00:34:30,280 Speaker 1: defensive line needs to be more effective in getting consistent 608 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:34,880 Speaker 1: pressure on their own without blitzing or sending extra players 609 00:34:34,920 --> 00:34:38,320 Speaker 1: most of the time. With thirty percent of their salary 610 00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:41,600 Speaker 1: camp already devoted to their defensive line, the one burning 611 00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:45,480 Speaker 1: question is what is the best way to make that 612 00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:50,600 Speaker 1: defensive front better? Well, I think the best way seems 613 00:34:50,640 --> 00:34:53,160 Speaker 1: you need some I don't think if you brought the 614 00:34:53,239 --> 00:34:55,399 Speaker 1: same guys back in the rotation, I don't think they're 615 00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:57,839 Speaker 1: going to get better. Yeah magically, Yeah, I don't think 616 00:34:57,880 --> 00:34:59,640 Speaker 1: it's magically going to get better enough. Certainly they could 617 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:03,400 Speaker 1: play better or whatever, but I think they need You 618 00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:05,839 Speaker 1: can you can. There's gonna be one new player at 619 00:35:05,880 --> 00:35:08,759 Speaker 1: least starlotu Lele will come out from his offer, which 620 00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:12,440 Speaker 1: should help. But it will help, Yeah, it'll hurt help 621 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:14,800 Speaker 1: in certain situations. Certainly, he'll be a better run defender, 622 00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:16,560 Speaker 1: he'll hold his ground more because he's a bigger body 623 00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:18,759 Speaker 1: and more un athletic, but he's usually not even on 624 00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:21,040 Speaker 1: the field when you're rushing the passer. I think if 625 00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:25,680 Speaker 1: you're going to get better, you're gonna need some new faces. Yeah. Um, 626 00:35:26,080 --> 00:35:28,560 Speaker 1: if they can make that happen given the contract structure 627 00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:30,520 Speaker 1: of the guys they've brought in or the guys that 628 00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:36,040 Speaker 1: are there currently, you can, you can say that. But certainly, somehow, 629 00:35:36,080 --> 00:35:38,120 Speaker 1: some way, they're gonna have to find a different combination 630 00:35:38,120 --> 00:35:40,879 Speaker 1: of guys up front. Some of those some of these 631 00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:43,480 Speaker 1: guys that maybe the majority of them will still be here. 632 00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:47,520 Speaker 1: Trent Murphy probably won't be back. Uh, guys like that. 633 00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:52,279 Speaker 1: Justin Zimmer, who played very well for this organizations cheap contract. 634 00:35:52,480 --> 00:35:54,480 Speaker 1: He may have a better chance than some other guys, 635 00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:57,279 Speaker 1: but I don't think there's any question they need more 636 00:35:57,320 --> 00:36:01,400 Speaker 1: production from fewer guys up front. And if it means 637 00:36:01,400 --> 00:36:06,400 Speaker 1: you swap out two for one, one very expensive player 638 00:36:06,560 --> 00:36:10,480 Speaker 1: off the free agent market for two pretty expensive players 639 00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:13,279 Speaker 1: and then a cheap contract, you know, so that may 640 00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:16,799 Speaker 1: be it. But I think the bottom line is they're 641 00:36:16,800 --> 00:36:19,000 Speaker 1: going to make that a competition this offseason. You can 642 00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:21,120 Speaker 1: imagine that they're looking to see if they can upgrade 643 00:36:21,120 --> 00:36:24,279 Speaker 1: faces over there rather than just contracts. Six of the 644 00:36:24,320 --> 00:36:28,279 Speaker 1: top eleven salary cap figures on this roster are on 645 00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:32,600 Speaker 1: the defensive line, and that's the area you have to improve. 646 00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:36,160 Speaker 1: So there and the two top draft picks from the 647 00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:40,319 Speaker 1: last two drafts, well, right, So the pure economics of 648 00:36:40,480 --> 00:36:44,440 Speaker 1: balancing your roster out properly and not overly investing in 649 00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:47,879 Speaker 1: one area, the rubber has to meet the road here 650 00:36:47,960 --> 00:36:50,040 Speaker 1: on the defensive line. And I think you're right. I 651 00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:53,200 Speaker 1: think you do have to make some very tough decisions, 652 00:36:53,719 --> 00:36:57,080 Speaker 1: swap out some contracts that you think are overvaluing the 653 00:36:57,120 --> 00:37:00,399 Speaker 1: contributions those players are giving you. And grant it, it's 654 00:37:00,440 --> 00:37:02,560 Speaker 1: only one year and it was in a pandemic season. 655 00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:05,279 Speaker 1: You can make every excuse that you want to, but 656 00:37:05,360 --> 00:37:08,640 Speaker 1: this is a results oriented business. They know their pass 657 00:37:08,719 --> 00:37:11,319 Speaker 1: rush has to be better rushing, just for so you 658 00:37:11,320 --> 00:37:14,640 Speaker 1: can drop seven against these high flying passing attacks that 659 00:37:14,680 --> 00:37:17,160 Speaker 1: you're going to be facing again next year. Kansas City's 660 00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:20,080 Speaker 1: on the schedule, Tampa Bay is on the schedule. There's 661 00:37:20,080 --> 00:37:21,880 Speaker 1: a whole bunch of good teams that the Bills have 662 00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:25,640 Speaker 1: to play next season, and you better have answers with 663 00:37:25,680 --> 00:37:27,719 Speaker 1: your pass rush to help your guys on the back end. 664 00:37:27,760 --> 00:37:29,600 Speaker 1: And I think you're right, Steve. I think you're going 665 00:37:29,640 --> 00:37:32,799 Speaker 1: to have to part ways perhaps with some guys you 666 00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:36,160 Speaker 1: just brought in the door last year, because I don't 667 00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:39,799 Speaker 1: even think restructuring is an option here, because all you're 668 00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:44,360 Speaker 1: doing is putting off a problem. And to invest further 669 00:37:45,480 --> 00:37:49,640 Speaker 1: in that defensive line, you got to rob from Peter 670 00:37:49,719 --> 00:37:51,880 Speaker 1: to pay Paul, unfortunately, and I think that means you're 671 00:37:51,880 --> 00:37:55,760 Speaker 1: gonna have to part ways with one, perhaps two veteran 672 00:37:55,800 --> 00:37:58,759 Speaker 1: players that you signed to sizeable contracts just last year. 673 00:37:59,400 --> 00:38:01,960 Speaker 1: That's the tough part here. And yeah, the interesting part, 674 00:38:02,440 --> 00:38:06,040 Speaker 1: the part that gives you pause is the shrinking cap 675 00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:09,600 Speaker 1: because they could just say we're gonna keep these guys 676 00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:11,359 Speaker 1: and now we're gonna find a couple and We're gonna 677 00:38:11,360 --> 00:38:15,080 Speaker 1: make it a competition. Whoever's in is in. But they 678 00:38:15,120 --> 00:38:18,560 Speaker 1: have to do that before they set their roster. They 679 00:38:18,600 --> 00:38:20,520 Speaker 1: have to do that before they hit training camp because 680 00:38:21,600 --> 00:38:24,120 Speaker 1: the number the cap will not allow it. Yeah, this 681 00:38:24,200 --> 00:38:27,760 Speaker 1: year got to be under the number. And that's why 682 00:38:28,040 --> 00:38:32,719 Speaker 1: Brandon Bean, Although he was generalizing when he said we 683 00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:35,640 Speaker 1: have to make some tough decisions, it's hard not to 684 00:38:35,640 --> 00:38:39,279 Speaker 1: think he was looking squarely at the defensive line and 685 00:38:39,320 --> 00:38:42,480 Speaker 1: the economics of that position right now. Because thirty percent 686 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:46,680 Speaker 1: of your cap, over fifty million dollars committed to those players, 687 00:38:46,719 --> 00:38:49,520 Speaker 1: something's got to change there, unfortunately. Yeah, it's not that 688 00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:51,719 Speaker 1: they don't like those guys who think they can't be effective. 689 00:38:51,719 --> 00:38:53,799 Speaker 1: It just didn't work. It's just the economics of it 690 00:38:54,080 --> 00:38:57,040 Speaker 1: put the team in a tight bind. With the salary cap. 691 00:38:57,120 --> 00:38:59,440 Speaker 1: They would probably not ask any of these guys to 692 00:38:59,480 --> 00:39:01,920 Speaker 1: restructure or whatever. We've talked about that on one Bill's 693 00:39:01,960 --> 00:39:04,600 Speaker 1: Live about you know, they would restructure a contract, and 694 00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:09,120 Speaker 1: I told you yesterday they will. They will. Everybody who's 695 00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:12,000 Speaker 1: got a contract on this roster who is of a 696 00:39:12,040 --> 00:39:16,719 Speaker 1: certain level number they're all up and a candidate to 697 00:39:16,760 --> 00:39:19,200 Speaker 1: be restructured to help the club with its cap space, 698 00:39:19,239 --> 00:39:20,920 Speaker 1: and the club can do it without costing the guy 699 00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:23,600 Speaker 1: any money or having him risk anything or taking money 700 00:39:23,600 --> 00:39:25,359 Speaker 1: out of his pocket. You can only do so much 701 00:39:25,400 --> 00:39:27,560 Speaker 1: of that, right. You can't do that with ten guys. 702 00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:29,120 Speaker 1: You can do it with two or three guys. Maybe 703 00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:30,600 Speaker 1: you can do it with as many as you can 704 00:39:30,719 --> 00:39:32,759 Speaker 1: if you've got the money to spend and pay them 705 00:39:32,920 --> 00:39:36,440 Speaker 1: right now, because what it's about the cap, it's not 706 00:39:36,520 --> 00:39:41,239 Speaker 1: about the actual money you spend. So yeah, that's that's 707 00:39:41,320 --> 00:39:46,279 Speaker 1: the real issue. And every guy's a candidate for it. 708 00:39:46,320 --> 00:39:48,319 Speaker 1: But some of them, you know you're gonna you know, 709 00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:51,560 Speaker 1: you're gonna do it for a hundred grand. No, probably not, 710 00:39:52,239 --> 00:39:53,799 Speaker 1: you know, because that's what we're talking about with some 711 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:56,759 Speaker 1: of these Yes, you're talking about guys that are making 712 00:39:56,880 --> 00:40:01,440 Speaker 1: seven figures, almost eight. And those are the guys that 713 00:40:01,480 --> 00:40:02,920 Speaker 1: need to come in and say, listen, here's what we 714 00:40:02,960 --> 00:40:04,960 Speaker 1: gotta do. We gotta restructure your contract to give us 715 00:40:04,960 --> 00:40:07,799 Speaker 1: some cap relief. Here's what it means to you, here's 716 00:40:07,840 --> 00:40:10,000 Speaker 1: what it means to us. Are you willing to do it? 717 00:40:10,840 --> 00:40:13,520 Speaker 1: And if they say yes, awesome. If they say no, 718 00:40:13,920 --> 00:40:16,359 Speaker 1: that's great. You can become a free agent for the time, 719 00:40:16,400 --> 00:40:19,200 Speaker 1: and you know, and I think, but the other part 720 00:40:19,239 --> 00:40:21,839 Speaker 1: of it is, you know, you got over fifty five 721 00:40:21,960 --> 00:40:25,120 Speaker 1: million dollars committed to defensive lineman and you're looking to 722 00:40:25,160 --> 00:40:27,400 Speaker 1: add there to make that group better, you're gonna have 723 00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:30,560 Speaker 1: to subtract. And that doesn't happen when you're restructure. You 724 00:40:30,600 --> 00:40:33,920 Speaker 1: just push money into the future. So that's why I 725 00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:35,920 Speaker 1: agree with you. I think you're gonna have to probably 726 00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:39,400 Speaker 1: clip one, maybe two guys from that position group to 727 00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:42,239 Speaker 1: add the talent you feel you need to make the 728 00:40:42,320 --> 00:40:45,520 Speaker 1: group better. And that's that's kind of where it's got 729 00:40:45,600 --> 00:40:49,719 Speaker 1: eight guys. You're gonna Starlotulele goes in really at the 730 00:40:49,760 --> 00:40:51,600 Speaker 1: top of the defensive line, at the top of the 731 00:40:51,600 --> 00:40:56,319 Speaker 1: defensive tackle rotation. So whoever's at the bottom, whoever it 732 00:40:56,400 --> 00:41:00,719 Speaker 1: is Vernon Butler, Harrison Phillips or Jet Justin Zimmer or 733 00:41:00,760 --> 00:41:05,279 Speaker 1: whoever at Oliver, those guys that are in that, you know, 734 00:41:05,320 --> 00:41:07,400 Speaker 1: everybody goes down one knoch because Star goes to the 735 00:41:07,400 --> 00:41:11,440 Speaker 1: top on first and second down. So there's that already 736 00:41:11,480 --> 00:41:14,920 Speaker 1: a new one, new face. But it's going to be interesting. 737 00:41:14,960 --> 00:41:16,960 Speaker 1: It's going to be more about the economics and the 738 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:19,120 Speaker 1: contracts as much as it is about production and the 739 00:41:19,160 --> 00:41:21,640 Speaker 1: guys they really like or don't like. But I think, 740 00:41:21,719 --> 00:41:23,680 Speaker 1: like I said at the beginning, if they're going to 741 00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:26,520 Speaker 1: change the defensive lines production, they're gonna have to change 742 00:41:26,520 --> 00:41:28,680 Speaker 1: the faces and the bodies up there. And that is 743 00:41:28,719 --> 00:41:31,600 Speaker 1: what is going to make the decision making of the 744 00:41:31,640 --> 00:41:35,640 Speaker 1: Bills front office so interesting this off season. That's gonna 745 00:41:35,640 --> 00:41:38,000 Speaker 1: do it for this week's episode of One Bill's Life. 746 00:41:38,080 --> 00:41:41,000 Speaker 1: Thanks very much for listening. 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