1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up? 2 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: Straight Fire? Fam, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire for Wednesday, 3 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:23,959 Speaker 1: February fifteen. Tope, everybody had a terrific Valentine's Night. Took 4 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: the wife to a dinner at a nice restaurant. Eight. 5 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: When you're old, you know you can steal in a 6 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: couple of hours away from my kids. Get out to 7 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: dinner counts as of victory. And if you can tell 8 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: my voice, I'm probably back to full health. Not quite 9 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 1: a hundred, but a couple of buddies will probably twist 10 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 1: my arm to try to get me to play sports tonight. 11 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 1: I haven't really been active at all since playing basketball 12 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 1: last weekend Arizona. We'll pick up hoops and you know me, 13 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: I just get stir crazy. I can't sit around or 14 00:00:57,240 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: do nothing. So probably just gonna try to get back 15 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: playing sports tonight. Speaking in sports, Holy held, it was 16 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 1: so much happening yesterday, Um, yesterday morning, yesterday, midday yesterday evening, 17 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: a lot of great stories. I don't know if I 18 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 1: should start NBA or NFL. UM. I think I'm gonna 19 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 1: go to NBA only because it's something I heard kind 20 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 1: of leftovers from the Super Bowl. So I saw this, 21 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 1: According to Mark Stein, so he used to work at ESPN, 22 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: then he started his own newsletter. Here's what he said 23 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:33,399 Speaker 1: about Kevin Durant and the trade from the Phoenix to 24 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 1: the Phoenix Suns from the Brooklyn Nets. Legal sources say 25 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: that Durant told the Nets shortly after Irving's abrupt departure 26 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: he wanted to be traded immediately to Phoenix if a 27 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: deal could be struck, but without the public knowing that 28 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: he had requested a trade for the second time in 29 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: eight months, the Nets complied, blah blah blah. Okay, sure, wonderful, 30 00:01:54,400 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: great story. So Kevin Durant made it to er Zona. 31 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: I believe it was Thursday night. I did not see him. 32 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: He was apparently in our hotel around enough people that 33 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: I know within air shot visible, and I'm told Durant 34 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: went around. You know, I saw a bunch of people 35 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: in Arizona and was telling people about kind of what happened. 36 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 1: And the one thing that jumped out to me that 37 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: and listen, this is gonna be tough for me to say, 38 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: because I have defended Ben Simmons for a long time now, 39 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: I haven't defended him much in the last year. There's 40 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: no way to defend him at this point. Now you're 41 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: just hoping for the best for the guy. He's clearly 42 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: a trade wreck. I defended Ben Simmons a lot. The 43 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 1: reason I had defended him mostly was because when I 44 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: came out to l A, when I moved here in 45 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: and I started going to local gym, which is the 46 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: old Clippers facility, and you know, I'm playing pick up basketball. 47 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: I meet some guys they see me on TV. There 48 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 1: we are talking and a couple of guys who are 49 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 1: very close to Ben Simmons in that clutch sports circle. 50 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: And you know, on air at the time, it was 51 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: is it Simmons team or a Beads team? And I 52 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: was team Ben Simmons because I knew these guys and 53 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 1: they would tell me some stuff and that I didn't 54 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: love about him beat at the time, and I liked Simmons. 55 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: I was rooting for him. He had the Magic Johnson qualities. 56 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:16,679 Speaker 1: You guys know, before Curry, Magic was my favorite athlete 57 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: in sports, and so I was pro Ben Simmons. I thought, 58 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: she's gonna be fine, He's he's gonna be okay. And 59 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 1: then you know the Hawks series happened when he passed 60 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: and was a google. Oh, boy was getting bleak. Then 61 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 1: he to ban it out. I said, oh, it's gonna 62 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 1: be fine, it's gonna be okay, and eventually it was 63 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: just untenable. So apparently Kevin Durrant was telling anybody who 64 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: would listen that he got to the point that he 65 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: refused to play with Ben Simmons. He could not play 66 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: with the guy. Apparently Simmons is in his head to 67 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: the point that you can't even play with him on 68 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: the court. He he refuses to shoot. It's like he's 69 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: offensively challenged and you start looking at the minutes they're 70 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: dwin to link the shots. The production. Ben Simmons is 71 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: kind of spiraling here, and we have never seen anything 72 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 1: like this, I don't think from a former number one pick, 73 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 1: remember Belt and Ben Simmons was all NBA. We're talking 74 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: about sixty with great court vision, couldn't really shoot, but 75 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: didn't need to because he could always get to the rim. Guys. 76 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: This month, Okay played twenty seven minutes against Phoenix, one 77 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: of two shooting, played twenty minutes against the Bulls, played 78 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:32,720 Speaker 1: sixteen against the Sixers, played thirteen minutes against the Knicks 79 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: and took two shots. He's unplayable in the fourth quarter, 80 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 1: doesn't want to shoot threes, is afraid to go to 81 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: the foul line. I don't. This is unspeakable. So Kevin 82 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: Durant sees what they've got. Okay, maybe I can check 83 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: around for Ben Simmons. Absolutely not. And you look at 84 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: his contract. They can't move Simmons. Nobody's willing to take 85 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 1: him next year. They owned thirty seven million, the year after, 86 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 1: forty mill thirty seven million and forty million for what 87 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 1: fifteen minutes at night? It's you feel I mean again, 88 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 1: I know a lot of people are heartless and sports 89 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:09,919 Speaker 1: fans or savages and they hate him and Philly. I 90 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 1: get it all, but at some point you gotta just 91 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: be like, damn, poor guy like loses Kendall Jenner to 92 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: Devin Booker, can't figure out basketball, goes to the nets. 93 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 1: He's stuck there. The stars are around him, nothing works, 94 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: and now he's left there and they don't even know 95 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,280 Speaker 1: where to play him. Jacque Vaughan had some quotes where 96 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 1: it's like, I mean, Jack Vaughan's kind of throwing his 97 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 1: hands up. Member. Jaque Vaughan kind of took a dig 98 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 1: at him recently about not playing. Here's the quote, you 99 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: just again, maybe you don't have the heart I do, 100 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: and I'm not some bleeding hard weirdo. But here's Jacques Vaughn. 101 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: It's going to be some work that we have to 102 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 1: do because you just take a look at what the 103 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: lineups could potentially look like. You put another big next 104 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: to Ben, then you gotta figure out what the spacing 105 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:00,080 Speaker 1: is that you put another playmaker next to him, and 106 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: you gotta figure out what Ben looks like without the basketball. 107 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: You go small with Bend, you can rebound enough so 108 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: the challenges are ahead of us, like he's at his 109 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: wits end. I thought Ben could be a small ball five, 110 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: a Draymond Green. That clearly is not an option in Brooklyn, 111 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:22,440 Speaker 1: possibly not anywhere. I don't know, honestly where the nets 112 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: go from here. I guess you gotta just play out 113 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 1: the strings, see what picks you can get for other guys. 114 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: Maybe Ben's um expiring contract has some value in two years. 115 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: I don't know. It's just it's kind of sad to watch, 116 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 1: you know, Greg Oden had the injuries. He went number 117 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 1: one overall. He had a bunch of injuries. I can't. 118 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:46,599 Speaker 1: I mean, Anthony Bennett was just terrible. I can't recall 119 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 1: a guy who sword quite high. I'm not saying Ben 120 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: Simmons was like a top five player in the league, 121 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:56,280 Speaker 1: but you have to admit he was certainly a top fifteen. 122 00:06:56,720 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 1: You could argue maybe maybe Ben Simmons, who was All 123 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 1: NBA Third Team, that means he's a top fifteen player. 124 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: He was two time All NBA Defensive Team First Team 125 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: twenty and twenty one. I don't care about the All 126 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 1: Star Games. A lot of other people do. I don't. Um. 127 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 1: You know, he was a top fifteen player in the league. 128 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: You can't argue against that. You may not like him, 129 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 1: but the facts are, if you're All NBA Third Team, 130 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: you're a top fifteen player in the NBA. Now. I 131 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: know some people will say, well, there's only really two 132 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: good centers and there's fifteen good guards. Fine, whatever. You 133 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 1: can argue that all you want. Ben Simmons was outstanding 134 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 1: in Yes, we can add it was the bubble year, 135 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: but I mean his numbers were very very good. Uh 136 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 1: sixteen eight and seven only fifty seven games, led the 137 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 1: league in steals, the free throw percentage shoot really really 138 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 1: hurts him. Um. I don't know how he rebounds from this, 139 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: but I am rooting for Ben Simmons and and I'm 140 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 1: sure Kevin Durant is going to be just fine in Phoenix. 141 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: I don't think they're as great as everybody else does, 142 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 1: but I'm sure at some point they'll figure that out. 143 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 144 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:10,239 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox sports 145 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: Radio dot com and within the I Heart Radio app 146 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: search f s R to listen live. All right, let's 147 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: go to the NFL, where just tons of stuff was happening, Um, 148 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: the big ones. Derek Carr. Obviously, Derek Carr was released 149 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: by the Raiders on Tuesday. They had to do it, um, 150 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 1: so they don't ow him a ton of money. And 151 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: now everybody wants to know where's Derek Carr going. I 152 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 1: told you guys that one of my dad's big tenants. 153 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 1: When like when I had to make the move across 154 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 1: the country. Hey, make a pros and cons list? What 155 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 1: is a pro of going to l A. What is 156 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 1: a con um leaving family behind and not on the 157 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:51,199 Speaker 1: East Coast with everybody I know? And no, no, barely 158 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 1: anyone on the West Coast. Um wife's family lived nearby 159 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:58,719 Speaker 1: in Jersey. Um, you know they're just you make a 160 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 1: pros and cons list. Derek carrs doing something similar to that. 161 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: But what can we as outsiders try to infer to 162 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:08,719 Speaker 1: guess where he's going? And yes, some of us may 163 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: want to use this as an edge and jump on 164 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: team futures for next year. This is what I want 165 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:20,679 Speaker 1: to know that nobody has an answer to. Nobody will 166 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: know this, but we can try to break it down. 167 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 1: Is it all about the money with Derek Carr? Is 168 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: he all about the Benjamin's baby? And a lot of 169 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: people will say, sure, you gotta maximize. Look at Lamar Jackson, 170 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 1: look at Shaun Watson. Um, Jimmy Roppolo is gonna want 171 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 1: to get paid. Heck yeah, these guys want to get 172 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 1: their money. Look at Aaron Rodgers last year. Come on, 173 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: I would just pump the brakes on not a little bit. 174 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:48,719 Speaker 1: So I was diving deep into Derek Carr last night. Okay, 175 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: Derek Carr. Things we know about Derek Carr. He is 176 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 1: deeply religious. Okay, this is a guy who during his 177 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: recruitment Okay, remember his brother went to Fresno. Um. Everybody 178 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 1: was calling him because his brother was the first pick 179 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: in the draft, and you know, Car was it up 180 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:15,439 Speaker 1: and cover. Fresno, SMU, and Utah were the first schools 181 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 1: to offer him. Now, Notre Dame was calling, Alabama was calling, 182 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 1: usc was calling. Car went to Fresno where his brother 183 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: went and one of the first three that offered him. 184 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 1: He has some character. Hey, you were in early. You 185 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 1: believe the others didn't want to offer me. Just then 186 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: I'm riding with you. Now. He made a leap from 187 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: his junior year to his senior year. He went like 188 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 1: transferred high schools. It was some big drama and of 189 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 1: course his numbers went through the roof sixteen touchdowns to 190 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:52,960 Speaker 1: still only a three star. But I mean, folks, this 191 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: guy had options to leave Fresno and go elsewhere. Okay, 192 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 1: he did not. He stuck it out. So then he 193 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:04,559 Speaker 1: gets to Fresno, he's in the mix for the starting 194 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 1: job as a freshman. Doesn't get it. He's relegated to 195 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 1: back up plays. A smattering appeared in five games through 196 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:15,319 Speaker 1: a total of four teen passes. So take a time 197 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 1: out and think about this for a second. Fresnol offers 198 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: you you could win the starting job. You don't. You 199 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: throw fourteen passes. Guess what the starter was returning the 200 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:27,959 Speaker 1: following year. So do you think car is going to 201 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 1: transfer or stick it out? He read shirts, not joking. 202 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:36,680 Speaker 1: Derek Carr red shirts his second year of Fresno. A 203 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:38,679 Speaker 1: lot of other kids would high tail it out of 204 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 1: there because I've got to play and get to the NFL. 205 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 1: He read shirts two thousand eleven. He takes over guy 206 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: waited two years. Derek Carr is loyal. You know what 207 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 1: else he did in college? That's interesting? He got married? 208 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 1: Who does that? Who gets married in college? So we've 209 00:11:55,120 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 1: got loyal, gets married in college, deeply religious. I think 210 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: those are things we can look at. I know everybody 211 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 1: wants to break down. Oh well, he's got to go here. 212 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 1: This is the best situation. This, this team is gonna 213 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 1: be the best. I think it's a little deeper than 214 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:12,679 Speaker 1: that with Car. I don't think he's saying New Orleans 215 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:14,559 Speaker 1: there on the up and up. Now. I will say this, 216 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:19,079 Speaker 1: New Orleans did uh kind of wine and dined him 217 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 1: last week. They were early, but there's no telling. We 218 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:26,199 Speaker 1: don't know if behind the scenes, other teams reached out 219 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 1: to his agent and said, listen, don't go to the Saints. 220 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 1: We are hot for car We have no idea what's 221 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:36,320 Speaker 1: going on in the behind the scenes Carolina Panthers. I'm 222 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 1: sure Frank Wright needs a quarterback. Didn't have one in Indie, 223 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 1: certainly needs one in Carolina. Cowherd seems to think the 224 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons. I don't know that I'm buying that. As 225 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:47,680 Speaker 1: much we know Tampa Bay is gonna come calling, that's 226 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 1: for certain. UM. I would not be surprised at the 227 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:54,599 Speaker 1: Washington commanders made a run at him. Let's see what 228 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 1: they do at oh C. I'm sure he's waiting to 229 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: see what that's gonna be all about. And then, you know, 230 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:01,440 Speaker 1: if you look around the a f C, there just 231 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 1: aren't as many options. I cannot imagine him going to Houston. UM, 232 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 1: his brother had the bad experience there. I don't I 233 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:13,720 Speaker 1: don't expect that Houston probably gonna take a quarterback. UM 234 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 1: up near the top of the draft. The cults are 235 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 1: moderately interesting, do they was saying at the press conference 236 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 1: yesterday for Stiken, Bryce Young shul looks good like owner 237 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 1: openly talking about Bryce Young like I don't see Car 238 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: going to the Colts. The Tennessee Titans are kind of 239 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:36,079 Speaker 1: sort of interesting, right Tannehill is going to be moving on. UM, 240 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 1: A lot of change happening there. There was a little 241 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: bit of a setback this past season when they created 242 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 1: I think the Derrick Henry aspect is interesting, not about 243 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 1: not any great shakes a receiver there, but the division 244 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 1: is gonna be you know, it's Jacksonville and everyone else, 245 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 1: and then you have my Jets probably in the mix. Now. 246 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 1: I totally wouldn't rule out Miami. UM. I know they 247 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:00,680 Speaker 1: talk a big game about two of the will see 248 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 1: ultimately what becomes of it. Car is gonna have some options. 249 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 1: Just just remember those three things. Deeply religious, loyal, and 250 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 1: got married in college. I don't think he's looking for 251 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 1: what everybody thinks he's looking for, which is give me 252 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: the money, show me million dollars or I to me, 253 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 1: that's not what Derek Carr is all about. I think 254 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 1: he wants a good franchise, good people, trustworthy people, and 255 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 1: a position where he's not surrounded by a bunch of 256 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 1: of sketchy dudes who probably are not going to work 257 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 1: together great in the locker room. And I will add this. 258 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 1: He had his best run as a starter with John Gruden. 259 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: Now John Gruden and him or oil and water, but 260 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 1: he thrived with Gruden as his head coach. UM let 261 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 1: me quickly pivot to this Arizona Cardinals sit ration. So 262 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 1: they hired Jonathan Gannet. Not a big shock. Nobody really 263 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: wanted a job. They thought they had Brian Flores. He 264 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 1: ultimately looked up and down the roster, I guess looked 265 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: at the owner was just like, no, thank you, and 266 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 1: they settle on Gannet. Gannon had a rough second half 267 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:19,400 Speaker 1: of the Super Bowl case he went up and down 268 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 1: the field against him. It's read and mahomes, what are 269 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 1: you gonna do? Interesting? I don't think i'm speaking out 270 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 1: of pocket here. However, a guest on the Straight Fire podcast, 271 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 1: I can't say his name because I didn't ask him 272 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 1: about this. Dude, lay off my guy Gannon. If you 273 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 1: trust my instincts and football knowledge, you should trust me 274 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 1: that he's a really good hire. This guy has been 275 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: a guest on the podcast. He I've known him for 276 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 1: I've known this guy for several years, and he seems 277 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: to think this is gonna work. So I'm gonna give 278 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:56,960 Speaker 1: again In the benefit of doubt just simply because of 279 00:15:57,000 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 1: this guy. Okay, apparently Gannon is going to do a 280 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: full cleanse of the roster. If you will, to speak 281 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 1: out of Aaron Rodgers m language, He's gonna take a 282 00:16:09,680 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: look at the roster clean that there's a lot to 283 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: weed out. They have a lot of guys who are 284 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 1: kind of tweeners. This is a multi year fixed now, 285 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 1: Ganna got a five year deal. If if I saw that, 286 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 1: if I read that correctly, new GM, I have no 287 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 1: clue what's going to become a Kyler Murray. But apparently 288 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 1: my guy says Gannon knows his stuff and to give 289 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 1: preach a little bit of patients here, um my gut 290 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:41,200 Speaker 1: and again not based on anything other than my gut 291 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 1: and stuff I've heard prior to the new regime taking over. 292 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: I don't know how long Hollywood Brown will be around 293 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 1: that locker room. Um one other guy I won't name. 294 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 1: It's gonna be very interesting what happens with Kyler Murray. 295 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: Very interesting. I don't expect him to play. My guests 296 00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:00,120 Speaker 1: would be not at all this season because they're not 297 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: gonna be good. I think if they can clean the 298 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:06,560 Speaker 1: rock clean house bottom out, and all of a sudden, 299 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:08,200 Speaker 1: they're staring at the number one or number two pick 300 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 1: next year and they could get on into a new 301 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:11,960 Speaker 1: quarterback and move on from Kyler. I think that would 302 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:14,679 Speaker 1: be their best case because guys, as we've seen and 303 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:16,679 Speaker 1: we've talked about this throughout the season, if you're just 304 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 1: listening to the podcast now for the first time, you 305 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:21,440 Speaker 1: little late to the game. The best way to win 306 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: in the NFL, outside of having Patrick Mahomes or Josh 307 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 1: Allen or Joe Burrow one of the top five quarterbacks, 308 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 1: is to get a quarterback on a rookie deal. And 309 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:37,680 Speaker 1: I would not be shocked outside of Arizona if Detroit 310 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 1: is going to be very interesting. My mock draft went 311 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: up for Fox Sports. I gave it to him like 312 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 1: three weeks ago. I don't know what they why. They 313 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 1: dragged their feet, but that's they're busy. They had the 314 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:48,440 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. I had Bryce Young going six to Detroit. 315 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 1: I'll say this, the idea of resetting the quarterback salary 316 00:17:54,560 --> 00:18:00,200 Speaker 1: in Detroit is crazy fascinating. This team. If you add 317 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: Bryce Young with those offensive weapons who are stacked great 318 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:08,640 Speaker 1: offensive line, Young will be protected very well. You are 319 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 1: looking at a very favorable situation for a small quarterback 320 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:17,399 Speaker 1: to go into Dome. Great offensive line, awesome, O see 321 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 1: great scale position. Guys, that's a home run. And oh, 322 00:18:23,119 --> 00:18:27,920 Speaker 1: by the way, you're now saving money. Maybe you moved 323 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: go off somewhere and all of a sudden boom, you've 324 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 1: now leveled up at a couple of key positions defensively, 325 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 1: Maybe you get another uh run stopper, you add someone 326 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:42,520 Speaker 1: in the secondary, and and this Detroit team can make 327 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:45,639 Speaker 1: the jump to being a playoff team and the NFC 328 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 1: is again. If I like Jalen Hurts a lot, Eagles 329 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:53,440 Speaker 1: now lost both coordinators and seven defensive starters are free agents. 330 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:56,880 Speaker 1: Two offensive linemen are free agents. Let's see how they 331 00:18:56,920 --> 00:18:59,439 Speaker 1: shake out. I like them a lot. They'll probably be 332 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 1: in the mixed next year, I said, probably. We'll see 333 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:04,840 Speaker 1: what happens San Francis forty. Quarterback situation as we know 334 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 1: it right now is Brock Purty and Trey Lands. Shannahan's 335 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: gonna figure it out. They'll be there. Let's just let's 336 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:14,200 Speaker 1: take a deep breath on the Niners. Fox Sports Radio 337 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:17,119 Speaker 1: has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch 338 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 1: all of our shows at Fox sports radio dot Com 339 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 1: and within the I Heart Radio app search f s 340 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:25,800 Speaker 1: R to listen live. So after that, what are you 341 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:28,880 Speaker 1: looking at? Aaron Rodgers and his darkness retreat. I don't 342 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:30,399 Speaker 1: know what you might come out of that and say 343 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: I'm retiring. Then it's Jordan's love, Stafford and the Rams. 344 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 1: Assuming Stafford and McVeigh can figure out what to do 345 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:40,080 Speaker 1: with his contract and they don't dump Jalen Ramsey or 346 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald, one of them is going to be gone. 347 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 1: I mean, I got the numbers here, um, according Maybe 348 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:49,439 Speaker 1: I don't have the numbers here, damnit, Jim No. I 349 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 1: do so based on the salary cap, like percentage of 350 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:58,800 Speaker 1: the cap. If you look at the Big three with 351 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 1: the Rams meaning um, Aaron Donald, Jalen Ramsey, and Cooper Cup, 352 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 1: they're calling it. No, I'm sorry, not the Big three, 353 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:13,920 Speaker 1: the Fab five Cooper Cup twenty seven million dollars percentage 354 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:17,120 Speaker 1: of the million against the cap, Aaron Donald twenty six, 355 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:24,639 Speaker 1: Jalen Ramsey, Leonard Floyd Stafford twenty They are in. They 356 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:27,879 Speaker 1: are one of fourteen teams over the cap. They're not 357 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:30,639 Speaker 1: in the worst shape. That would be the Saints, followed 358 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:35,080 Speaker 1: by the Bucks, but five players their Fab five take 359 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: up fifty three percent of the salary cap. They can't 360 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:43,040 Speaker 1: really do anything, guys. So I'm just saying the NFC, 361 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:46,359 Speaker 1: there really is an opportunity for the Detroit Lions to 362 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 1: make a leap. I think Chicago's suddenly gotten fascinating this 363 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:54,119 Speaker 1: Justin Fields discussion. I like Justin Fields, A lot of 364 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:57,359 Speaker 1: people do. But we're two years into his career. Next 365 00:20:57,440 --> 00:21:00,240 Speaker 1: year will be year three. Is it easier to press 366 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 1: reset with C. J. Strout? I don't know, Or Bryce 367 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:06,200 Speaker 1: Young or Will Levis. I don't know. What can you 368 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 1: get for Fields. I'll tell you right now. If I'm 369 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 1: the New York Jets and I've got you know, they come. 370 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 1: Joe Douglass comes to me and says, say, Jay, we're 371 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:17,440 Speaker 1: looking at Aaron Rodgers. We don't want Garoppolo. I don't 372 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 1: think we can go forward car look at the Rodgers 373 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:22,439 Speaker 1: or Justin Fields. I would say, give me the quarterback 374 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:25,399 Speaker 1: on the rookie deal. Rogers just is gonna come in 375 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 1: and be toxic. Guys. I don't like to revisit yesterday's pot. 376 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:30,439 Speaker 1: It's just it's not going to work. I'm confident in 377 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:33,680 Speaker 1: saying for the full season it will not work. There 378 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:35,919 Speaker 1: might be some great moments. They might be seven and 379 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 1: one or six and two. Ultimately it will fall about 380 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 1: because Aaron Rodgers is a kind of guy who falls apart, 381 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:44,920 Speaker 1: especially in a new city under the New York spotlight. 382 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:47,119 Speaker 1: There's gonna be a big Monday night game where he 383 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 1: poops his pants and all of a sudden, New York 384 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:52,000 Speaker 1: Faithfuls coming after him, and Rodgers is not going to 385 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:54,720 Speaker 1: take that well in the media, and blah blah blah. 386 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 1: I don't need that drama. I think Justin Fields is 387 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:02,160 Speaker 1: fascinating out. It's weird for me to say he's fascinating, 388 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 1: but the Bear should cut bait. What I'm saying is, 389 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:08,880 Speaker 1: if you reset the quarterback position with a rookie here, 390 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, the Bears can become big spenders 391 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 1: this offseason. They can kind of spend with Fields, but 392 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 1: not totally. Now. The other situation that happened on Tuesday 393 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 1: that was big was the offensive coordinator of the two 394 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 1: time defending champion Georgia Bulldogs is now the Ravens. Offensive 395 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:38,639 Speaker 1: coordinators Dames Todd Munkin and Lamar Jackson running quarterback. Obviously, 396 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:41,680 Speaker 1: some of these guys, some of these advanced stats guys 397 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:43,640 Speaker 1: already crunched numbers and we're like, this is a great fit. 398 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 1: Monken loves the heavy personnel, the twelve personnel, two tight ends, 399 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 1: and the Ravens did the same thing. So when you 400 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:57,200 Speaker 1: go from college to the NFL, it's like, boom, that's 401 00:22:57,240 --> 00:23:00,960 Speaker 1: a perfect fit. A lot of run, heavy offensive schemes. 402 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 1: Here's where it gets interesting. Lamar Jackson is in that 403 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:09,920 Speaker 1: tough situation where he wants a lot of money and 404 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:13,640 Speaker 1: I'm talking like all the money, like Deshaun Watson caliber money. 405 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:18,919 Speaker 1: And if Lamar Jackson is demanding that, you can't build 406 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 1: around him. However, Todd Mounkin was at Georgia and Todd 407 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:26,400 Speaker 1: Munkin had a certain quarterback with him who won two 408 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 1: national titles, not screwing up and game managing. His name 409 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:34,360 Speaker 1: is Stetson Bennett. Now I know he recently got a 410 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:37,879 Speaker 1: dry he was drunk in public or something. He was 411 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:39,640 Speaker 1: arrested for something. Not the end of the world. Listening 412 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: happened to Dak Prescott, happens to happens to kids in college. 413 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:48,160 Speaker 1: Stetson Bennett is entering the draft. If Todd Munkin can 414 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:51,359 Speaker 1: convince hardball kept me. Stetson Bennet in the fourth or 415 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:56,760 Speaker 1: fifth round. Learned the NFL ropes for a year franchise 416 00:23:56,800 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 1: tag Lamar year two, Stetson Bennett could start, and we 417 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:03,399 Speaker 1: will be stacked everywhere. We will be loaded at the 418 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:06,400 Speaker 1: skill positions are. Offensive line is sick. Will build around 419 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:10,159 Speaker 1: the rookie quarterback. Do it all of a sudden. And 420 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:12,240 Speaker 1: I know you guys are saying Jason Stetson Bennett for 421 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:15,760 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson. That's not how it works. It's Lamar Jackson 422 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:19,199 Speaker 1: at fifty million dollars a year, or Stetson Bennett, the 423 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:22,159 Speaker 1: rookie quarterback who was taken in the fifth, fourth or 424 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 1: fifth round or whatever you have. There is some this 425 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:28,200 Speaker 1: is I know we do this most seasons, but holy cow, 426 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:33,680 Speaker 1: you can make compelling arguments for so many quarterback moves. Um, 427 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 1: we shall see. I'm sure Lamar will say all the 428 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 1: right things on social media because that's what he does, 429 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:41,480 Speaker 1: and everybody's gonna put on a brave faith. But you 430 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:43,879 Speaker 1: guys know this. They're not going to give him. The 431 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:46,119 Speaker 1: owner has been drawn a firm line in the sands. 432 00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:48,720 Speaker 1: They're not giving him everything he wants. It's not happening. 433 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:52,600 Speaker 1: He's not getting the fully guaranteed deal, so they now 434 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:54,879 Speaker 1: have a year with him on the franchise where they 435 00:24:54,920 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 1: can figure out a way to get off Lamars deal 436 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:06,720 Speaker 1: while quickly pivoting and still contending with as opposed to rebuilding. 437 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: But you got to find that quarterback and this monk 438 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 1: in steps and Bennett package is really interesting. Guys, just 439 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:15,879 Speaker 1: food for thought on a Wednesday. We'll talk to you tomorrow.