1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: This is straight fire with Jason McIntyre. What is a 2 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: free fire? Fame hits me Jason McIntyre, Straight fire for Thursday, 3 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: December eight, All of a sudden Tonight's Thursday night football game. 4 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:24,440 Speaker 1: We got kind of spicy. We'll see if Baker Mayfield 5 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: actually takes the field. I'm dubious, but the hope and 6 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:30,640 Speaker 1: potential is there Baker plus McVeigh. We'll get to that shortly. 7 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: Um interesting World Cup gambling story that is getting picked 8 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: apart in many many ways. But I think we have 9 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:39,200 Speaker 1: to open with baseball because I just mentioned this week 10 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 1: that the hot Stove is not that interesting unless Aaron 11 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:48,199 Speaker 1: Judge leaves. So there was like, uh, six minutes earlier 12 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: this week where a couple of errant tweets from John 13 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 1: Hayman let everyone to believe Aaron Judge was going to 14 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: the Giants. Incorrect. Aaron Judge lands as expected, back in 15 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: New York with the Yankees, and first whatever reason, it's 16 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 1: so weird, there is no salary cap in baseball. People, Okay, 17 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: there isn't one, but people seem outraged that the Yankees 18 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 1: gave Aaron Judge this monster contract three hundred and sixty 19 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 1: million dollars. Um it's a big deal. Yes, but folks, 20 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: it's Aaron Judge, it's the Yankees. You don't have a 21 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: salary cap. What's wrong with nine years, three hundred and 22 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: sixty million. I know that there's gonna be people go, oh, 23 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: that's too much. It's gonna end up being a terrible deal. 24 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: If you're the Yankees. Terrible deals don't really matter. You 25 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 1: can throw good money after bad money. Yes, I saw 26 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: that the Padres offered him four hundred million dollars. Listen, 27 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: four hundred, four hundred million dollars California, Texas in New York, Texas, 28 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: but living in San Diego. That's a that's a tough 29 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: turn down. Now, Aeron judges from I believe, Fresno, California. 30 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: So there was a lot of speculation he'd want to 31 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: come back west. But who leaves the Yankees. It just 32 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: doesn't happen. People want to get to the Yankees. There 33 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: are destination and this idea that it's a bad deal. Well, 34 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: seven years from now, is Aaron Judge going to be incredible? 35 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: Probably not, But again, what does it matter. This isn't 36 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 1: the NFL where all of a sudden you've got this 37 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 1: albatross of your contract hanging on your books, or the NBA. 38 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: Remember the NBA is so funny where they were like, oh, 39 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 1: that Chris Paul contract is so bad, he's untradeable in 40 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: Houston when it was falling apart, remember that it's like 41 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: three teams ago. I mean, seriously, no contract is untradeable 42 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: in sports. It's it's funny. We we all like to say, well, 43 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: who's taken on a forty million dollar deal? And you know, 44 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: it almost sounds like it's funny money. You're playing monopoly 45 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: or something. Two things can be true, and I know 46 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: it's not a hot take, but two things can be true. Yes, 47 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:50,399 Speaker 1: Aaron Judge's nine year deal is probably three years too long, 48 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:54,080 Speaker 1: but it doesn't really matter. Again, what's forty million dollars 49 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: a year to the Yankees. That's a rounding error for 50 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 1: the New York freaking Yankees. And by the way, in 51 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 1: six years, two other superstars are gonna hit the market, 52 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: and guess who's gonna pay for the Yanks, because that's 53 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 1: what they do. There was, in my opinion, there was 54 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: no way the Yankees were gonna let a guy who 55 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: just set a record for the most home runs ever 56 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 1: in the American League, who who's been braining m v P. 57 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: There's no way they're gonna let him walk. In a way, 58 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: it was like, remember Aaron Rodgers, there was all this 59 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 1: opportunity last um, last offseason. While Aaron Rodgers has won 60 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: two m v ps. But he is thirty eight and 61 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: I don't know, maybe the Packers let him go, maybe 62 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: he walks, Maybe Packers do a deal, Saron Rodgers, he 63 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: is Green Bay at this point. Aaron Judge is the Yankees. Now. 64 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 1: I know he hasn't come up in the postseason, he 65 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: hasn't delivered, but again, what does it matter. It's Aaron Judge. 66 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: You know what Yankees fans would have done, rob if 67 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: the Yankees did not retain Aaron Judge, they would have rioted. 68 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: I don't know if anybody would care about the Yankees 69 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: if they didn't have Aaron Judge because the pitching staff 70 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: is I mean, didn't deliver against the Astros and the 71 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: rest of the bad did not deliver against the Astros 72 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: in the postseason. Yankees have now like a twelve or 73 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: thirteen year World Series drought, which feels like an eternity. 74 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 1: But again, no salary cap. Why do you guys care 75 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 1: that the Yankees went along a little bit too long 76 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 1: paying Aaron Judge for nine years. I don't get it robbed. 77 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: It seems seems a little like faux outrage. Will consider 78 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 1: me faux outrage then, because you know where I don't 79 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: have an issue with them bringing him back. Like I 80 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: think into your point, I think that it made all 81 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: the sense in the world, both on field and off 82 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: the field, to bring Aaron Judge back to the Bronx 83 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: because I believe he's the face of baseball at this point. 84 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 1: Mike Trout isn't a big enough personality. Um some of 85 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: the other guys that you know, Tatsis Jr. Wants Soto, 86 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: Mookie Bets. I don't know if they really move the 87 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:49,599 Speaker 1: needle the same way that a giant six ft seven 88 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: pound dude swinging a stick of lumber and hitting nine 89 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: home runs. That's what moves the needle, you know, in 90 00:04:55,960 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 1: the national scale. However, there is no reason to give 91 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 1: him a nine year contract. He missed over a hundred 92 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: and fifty games across three years from twenty eighteen through. Yes, 93 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,919 Speaker 1: he had the big season last year, but if you 94 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: really wanted to keep him, because you know he has 95 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: the injury history. Why not just give him four years 96 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 1: two hundred, just massively over pay up front. Because baseball 97 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: is one of those sports and I don't know why 98 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:34,279 Speaker 1: they continue to do this where the owners insist on 99 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:39,479 Speaker 1: giving ten eleven, twelve year deals knowing that the back 100 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 1: third or the back quarter of that contract is going 101 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: to be an albatrosh shout out to Albert pool holes. 102 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 1: Here in Los Angeles, everybody knew as soon as that 103 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: contract was signed it was a bad deal. So it's 104 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 1: like making a purchase on credit, which seems good at 105 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,479 Speaker 1: the time, because all you're doing is deferring the life 106 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 1: of the payment. It years out and years out, because 107 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:03,920 Speaker 1: you think there's life. You're only paying twenty bucks a month. 108 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,160 Speaker 1: Who cares if you spent two thousand dollars you don't have. 109 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 1: I'd much rather if I'm the Yankees and I'm dealing 110 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:11,840 Speaker 1: with the guy like Aaron Judge who hasn't shown he 111 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: can be the most durable player out there. Right, just 112 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 1: pay him huge money, but in a shorter amount of time. Okay, 113 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 1: So let's say the Padres deal. We don't, I mean 114 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:23,600 Speaker 1: we it was speculation with the Padres offered, but they 115 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 1: want to They want to show that they're making a 116 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:30,679 Speaker 1: play at big guys. So let's say a smart team 117 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: the Padres comes in and says, you know what, Aaron, 118 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 1: we'll give you fifty million for the first three years, 119 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: fifty a year. That's more than what you'll get assuming 120 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 1: from the inks. But we just don't want to go 121 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:48,480 Speaker 1: nine years. Does Aaron Judge say, I will take your 122 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 1: short deal and I'll come back for a bite of 123 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 1: the apple, or to your point, his injury history, just 124 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 1: he saying, you know what, I'd rather just take the 125 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: nine year deal. What's what are you advising your client 126 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: to do in that Take a three or take a 127 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: four year deal at two hundred and then go for 128 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 1: another bite, or take the nine years security and you've 129 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: got yourself, You've got your kids, you've got your grandkids, 130 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: all set for life. If I'm advising him, I'm telling 131 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: him to take what the Yankees offered, which the length 132 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 1: of the contract. But it's just like you got to 133 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 1: think that that there's too many risks in a deal 134 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 1: that long with a guy with that kind of injury history. 135 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 1: You could say the same thing about you know, um 136 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: Athony Davis and the NBA Joel MBI are the two 137 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:36,679 Speaker 1: obvious ones where when those deals were signed, everybody said 138 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: the Lakers and the six are taking a huge risk 139 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: by guaranteeing five years from this guy when he hasn't 140 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 1: shown he can be fully healthy. But on the flip side, 141 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:48,600 Speaker 1: both MBAT and a D We're like, yeah, I needed 142 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: to sign that deal as soon as available. I didn't 143 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 1: want to risk hitting free agency and me getting hurt again. 144 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: So I understand that perspective. I just think the Yankees. 145 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: They you said, they're the Yankees. They print money. They 146 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: could have easily paid him fifty million a year for 147 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: four or five years and then put the pressure on 148 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 1: him rather than cave the way. But then, yeah, then 149 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 1: you're competing with other teams, and I don't think anybody's 150 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: given him nine years. They just wanted to go where 151 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: nobody else would and Rob. It's interesting because this made 152 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 1: me think about Lamar Jackson. Fox Sports Radio has the 153 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 1: best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of 154 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: our shows at Fox sports Radio dot com and within 155 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: the I Heart Radio app search f s R to 156 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: listen live. We saw how desperate Cleveland was to get 157 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:33,199 Speaker 1: a quarterback that they were willing to guarantee a full 158 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 1: deal for Deshaun Watson, right, they were desperate. I think 159 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:39,439 Speaker 1: the Yankees were kind of desperate. We can't lose Aaron Judge, 160 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:41,559 Speaker 1: we can't, we can't. He's our main attraction. M v 161 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:45,679 Speaker 1: P blah blah blah. Which team in the NFL is 162 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: going to say, you know what, Baltimore don't want to 163 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: give him, We're desperate enough, we will give Lamar Jackson 164 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 1: the fully guaranteed deal. Because this is this is basically 165 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 1: what it comes down to. I'm sure everybody's going to 166 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 1: offer something in the Ravens category, but ultimate lea, there 167 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: has to be someone out there who is desperate enough. 168 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: Cleveland obviously has their guy now that's willing to go 169 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: all out for a fully guaranteed deal. And I guess 170 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:12,199 Speaker 1: the question, do you stry to pivot to Lamar so 171 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 1: quickly even though he's not playing this week? Is there 172 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: a team out there that is that sad sack that 173 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: is willing to And I guess we could start with 174 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: the team that has been eliminated from playoff contention before 175 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: anyone else, the Houston Texans. I don't think Houston would 176 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 1: do it. I think they know that they are so 177 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:33,440 Speaker 1: far back. They they're one guy. I'm not gonna make 178 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 1: a difference. There's gotta be a team who thinks that 179 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 1: they're close, even if they're not really that close, they 180 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 1: think that they are. I got two teams on top 181 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:43,440 Speaker 1: of my head. You go, I'll go again, you go, Okay, 182 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 1: The New York Jets. No, he jerk, come on, they 183 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 1: got Mike White. No, no, no, the Jets are they're 184 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: they're playing with the quarterbacks on the rookie deal, cheap, 185 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 1: thriving with the defense. If you if you give Lamar 186 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 1: all the money, you're gonna have to instant lose a 187 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 1: couple of these star defenders at plus. I don't know 188 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 1: that his style will work in UM in New York. 189 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: I was just okay, this is this is what everybody 190 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: allowed me, knowing their salary situation. I just hold on, wait, wait, wait, 191 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: let let me go first, because I want to beat 192 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:18,080 Speaker 1: you to it. So I'm gonna go to a team 193 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: that almost never makes the playoffs. They play indoors and 194 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 1: they're kind of sort of surging right now. And I'm 195 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 1: gonna go with the Detroit Lions. They have a dynamic 196 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:32,080 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator and Ben Johnson playing indoors Lamar Jackson indoors 197 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 1: would be ridiculously unfair. UM. And they got division weapons. 198 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: They got offensive Jamison Williams is coming back great, arguably 199 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,199 Speaker 1: top five offensive line according to Pro Football Focus. UM. 200 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 1: I don't think anyone believes the Vikings are like a dynasty. 201 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: The Packers dynasty is ending. Um. And the Chicago Bears 202 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:53,679 Speaker 1: are kind of rebuilding. They're exciting, But like the Detroit Lions, 203 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: get Lamar Jackson. Now, you've got to convince Lamar to 204 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 1: want to go to Detroit. Now, he he did go 205 00:10:59,880 --> 00:11:02,319 Speaker 1: to Louisville, I believe, but he is a Florida kid, 206 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 1: and that is gonna keep drawing people back to, you know, 207 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 1: a certain fish team. But we I'm not gonna ring 208 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:12,079 Speaker 1: now because I only had one fireaway, Okay, the first 209 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 1: one I thought of, and they were in the news 210 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 1: earlier this week. The Tennessee Titans. They play in a 211 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:21,480 Speaker 1: division that they pretty much run rough shot over that 212 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 1: there's not a lot of competition, so you can afford 213 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: to be risky. And they've already missed on a lot 214 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: of their first round picks anyways, which is why Robinson 215 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:30,719 Speaker 1: got fired to begin with so you can afford to 216 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:32,559 Speaker 1: trade away. What is it. I think it's two first 217 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:35,960 Speaker 1: then whatever the contract is. If he's franchised. They have 218 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:39,200 Speaker 1: a great running game with Derrick Henry, they have a 219 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:43,920 Speaker 1: good defense. It's basically the same blueprint that Baltimore already 220 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:46,560 Speaker 1: has in place, but you're going to a much less 221 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: competitive division, and Derrick Henry by himself is better than 222 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 1: anything you have in Baltimore. Offensively interesting. Mike Rabels a 223 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 1: hard nose head coach. I think he wouldn't mind running 224 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 1: that kind of a system. I think that Tennis, again, 225 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 1: not knowing their full salary structure, I think Tennessee makes 226 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 1: a lot of sense. So that's interesting. Guy the first name. 227 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:06,560 Speaker 1: As soon as I thought of Tennessee, I was like, jeez, 228 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:09,440 Speaker 1: who's the last good quarterback? They had great quarterback, they 229 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:11,560 Speaker 1: had franchise guy, and it's like Tannehill has been there. 230 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:16,119 Speaker 1: While no Marcus Mariotta. They thought, no, um, Ryan Fitzpatrick. 231 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 1: I didn't even realize he started their Jake Locker, Vince 232 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:20,719 Speaker 1: Young they thought was the guy. They quickly found out 233 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 1: he was not. And then you get to the name 234 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: Steve Air McNair. Kind of a mobile quarterback Big arm 235 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: thrived in Tennessee got them. It looks like kind of 236 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 1: forgot this one. Oh they lost to the Rams, Yes, 237 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:42,680 Speaker 1: and then they would I mean, listen, mcnarth, wasn't it 238 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 1: that's one yard line thirteen and three, thirteen and three, 239 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 1: twelve and four. McNair was the MVP of the league, 240 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:52,679 Speaker 1: UM eleven and five. And since then, you know, they 241 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 1: sputtered for a while and now they're thriving. I don't 242 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 1: think anyone thinks Ryan Tannehill is why they're thriving. So yeah, 243 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:00,959 Speaker 1: Lamar in Tennessee is not not terrible. Okay, do you 244 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 1: have a second one? Because I have one other one? No. 245 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 1: I I think just Detroit on Miami would be mine too. Okay, 246 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:08,600 Speaker 1: my second one, And this a little bit shocking because 247 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 1: they are streaking my Las Vegas Raiders Derek Carr. They 248 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 1: have an easy out from his contract. If they really 249 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 1: wanted to get rid of him, you could even do 250 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: negotiate that as part of the trade instead of you're 251 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 1: giving him the two first rounders. You say, Derek Carr 252 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:27,400 Speaker 1: and one first rounder, but they obviously depends how this 253 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:29,760 Speaker 1: season goes. We don't it doesn't look like they're sold 254 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 1: on Derek Carr, or at least they weren't earlier in 255 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 1: the season. Maybe the last few years have changed things. 256 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 1: You've got a good running game with Josh Jacobs in place, 257 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: you have the marquee receiver that's there that he's never had. 258 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:43,560 Speaker 1: And if you think that Lamar Jackson, the only reason 259 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 1: why he doesn't put up elite passing numbers is because 260 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 1: he doesn't have elite passing options. Well, suddenly you go 261 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:55,800 Speaker 1: from Mark Andrews and stuff to Davante Adams, Darren Waller, 262 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:59,320 Speaker 1: Hunter renfro and the guy who happens to be leaving 263 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:03,880 Speaker 1: the league in rushing Josh Jacobs behind you indoors indoors. 264 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 1: Vegas needs like a face of the franchise they had Gruden, 265 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:11,960 Speaker 1: He's gone. I don't think cars that dude. I mean, 266 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: I guess it could be Davante Adams, But when was 267 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 1: the last time a wide receiver was the face of 268 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:18,640 Speaker 1: your franchise and it was a good thing, especially the 269 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 1: guy who doesn't talk. Davante Adams does not talk. I've 270 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: heard him talk more in a talk about commercial than 271 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 1: I've ever had before that. Um, I'm trying to look 272 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 1: up his age so it looks like Waller's probably on 273 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 1: the move this offseason. Foster Morrow has been pretty good, 274 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 1: but Waller, he was almost dealt to Green Bay and 275 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 1: it sounds like he's pretty much done there. Um, I'm 276 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 1: trying to find the age of Davante Adams because obviously 277 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 1: he has meant Oh, here we go, Davante Adams twenty nine. 278 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 1: So he's still got at least three more top end 279 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: years left right. Thirty two is like, oh, he turns 280 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 1: thirty here in two weeks, so two more years, three 281 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 1: more years. Yeah, yeah, I mean, listen, he he played 282 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:00,840 Speaker 1: in Green Bay for a long time. I'm not seeing 283 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:03,800 Speaker 1: any major injury history. He's you know, missed two games 284 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: and miss four, miss one too. And he's not one 285 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 1: of those guys whose game is built on the athleticism, 286 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: Like he's a technician. He is a fantastic route runner. 287 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: That's what makes him so great. He can catch the ball, 288 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:20,440 Speaker 1: he runs great routes. He's not a Tyreek hill Um 289 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: Jamaar Chase Justin Jefferson. Not that they can't ring good routes, 290 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: but those guys, so much of what they do is 291 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 1: because they are elite athletes and Davante Adams is a 292 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 1: good athlete, but he's just not that's not his style 293 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 1: of play. Before we get the best bed for Thursday 294 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 1: night football, I do, and this is obviously turning into 295 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 1: a Raiders podcast this week now that Rob is back 296 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 1: on the mic. Um, but I do want to turn 297 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 1: to the Raiders opponent for Thursday Night football, and that's 298 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 1: the Rams. So in I guess it was kind of 299 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 1: sort of a surprise, but not totally because I think 300 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 1: Albert Brier was the one who kind of was saying 301 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:54,200 Speaker 1: keep an eye on the Rams. But the Rams claim 302 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield, Um, nobody else in the league put in 303 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 1: acclaim for him. Just file out a way for like 304 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: two minutes from now, so the Rams claim Baker. Apparently 305 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 1: McVeigh shared a flight to the Combine. He was a 306 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 1: commercial flight by the way with Baker Mayfield, and they 307 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:11,640 Speaker 1: caught up and they really got along. You know, listen, 308 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 1: Sean McVeigh is pretty cool. Baker seems like a guy 309 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 1: who would be a good hang a dude's dude, and 310 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 1: they got they got along swimmingly. So McVeigh sees him 311 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 1: on the market. His quarterback stafford, his toast, his backup. 312 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: He's looked okay in small doses and then he got hurt. 313 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: So now we're down a third stringer Bryce Perkins, and 314 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 1: McVeigh says, yeah, let's ride with Baker. This is where 315 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 1: I think is super interesting, Rob. If you look at 316 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 1: the Rams schedule the rest of the way, we know 317 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 1: they're out of the mix for the playoffs three and nine. 318 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:46,280 Speaker 1: Season over, no Aaron Donald, no Cooper Cup. But they 319 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 1: moved the ball again Seattle. I don't know if you 320 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 1: watched two two out, well you might want to pick 321 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 1: him up in fantasy to to our Well, he's got 322 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 1: some he's got some springs. I mean that kid can bounce, Rob, 323 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 1: just take a look at the potential Baker Mayfield has 324 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 1: to be a spoiler the rest of the way. So 325 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:05,600 Speaker 1: they play the Raiders tonight. Raiders are surging, there's a chance. 326 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 1: I don't know the Baker's gonna play, but if he 327 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:10,200 Speaker 1: does do some damage and pull off the wind somehow, 328 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:13,119 Speaker 1: that's one team he could spoil. I do think the 329 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 1: Packers are toasts and he can't spoil anything there. The 330 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:20,400 Speaker 1: Broncos obviously, but look at the final two games at 331 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 1: the Chargers, which will be at so Fi, so no 332 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 1: home field advantage, probably more Rams fans, and then at Seattle, 333 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:30,359 Speaker 1: which might be in a dog fight for a wild card. 334 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 1: We'll see. But Baker Mayfield as a spoiler with McVeigh 335 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:39,080 Speaker 1: knowing I like this guy, what if I could jump 336 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:41,920 Speaker 1: start his career and keep him in the league, because, 337 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 1: as we discussed here, Baker Mayfield probably not content to 338 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 1: be a backup anywhere as soon as he was dealt 339 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:50,320 Speaker 1: to Carolina. And by the way, this is now the 340 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 1: third team Baker Mayfield has been on this calendar year, 341 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:56,439 Speaker 1: former number one pick. How the Mighty have fallen. But 342 00:17:56,560 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 1: think about this for a moment. McVeigh knows we're not tanking. 343 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 1: We don't have our first round pick. We want to 344 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 1: win games. We want to play spoiler. Unlike the Texans 345 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 1: who are not incentivized to win. The Chicago Bears, they're 346 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 1: trying to win, but they ultimately they do not want 347 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:13,920 Speaker 1: to win. They want to high pick. McVeigh does want 348 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:17,359 Speaker 1: to win. Baker needs to win. This is kind of 349 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:20,680 Speaker 1: a spot where he's back into a corner and rob. 350 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 1: The truth is, if he doesn't show well in these 351 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:26,120 Speaker 1: five games, I don't know if he's in the league 352 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:30,359 Speaker 1: next year, you know, like, find me the landing spot 353 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 1: for Baker Mayfield. I mean maybe if Houston had the 354 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 1: Houston is the wild card in all this. Will they 355 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: take c J. Stroud or Bryce Young first? Or will 356 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 1: they say we're gonna go defender and we're gonna wait 357 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:45,159 Speaker 1: on next year's quarterback class and in the meantime, we'll 358 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 1: give Baker Mayfield the shot. We'll kick the tires on that. 359 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:50,359 Speaker 1: We tried Davis Mills, we tried Kyle Allen. Let's just 360 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 1: bring in Baker. Let's give him a shot. Because other 361 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: than that, I don't know that there's a team that 362 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: really makes sense for Baker Mayfield next year. Now, obviously 363 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 1: there can be a quarterback carousel like Tennessee may say 364 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:06,360 Speaker 1: Ryan Tannehill, thank you for your service. Sayonara, we don't 365 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:08,719 Speaker 1: have a fallback plan. I know other people are pushing 366 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers to the Titans. Seemed far fetched, but you 367 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 1: know it could Baker land there. Baker and variable seemed 368 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:18,160 Speaker 1: like an oil and water combo. I don't know. And folks, 369 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 1: you look up and down the league, She's just not 370 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 1: a lot of teams who a need a quarterback or 371 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 1: be want the headache of Baker Mayfield. I thought the 372 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:27,879 Speaker 1: Niners made all the sense in the world as a 373 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:30,200 Speaker 1: backup because that locker rooms are full of a bunch 374 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:32,400 Speaker 1: of alphas who are not gonna take any smack from 375 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield. The Rams listen, there's star players are out 376 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: Jalen Ramsey versus Baker. That might be fun, but ultimately, 377 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:41,760 Speaker 1: I think this is as good as it gets for 378 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:45,199 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield. And ultimately he needs to win, and you 379 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:48,760 Speaker 1: know in his career he's bet on himself in these spots. 380 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:52,000 Speaker 1: I think there could be an upset or two in 381 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:54,920 Speaker 1: the in McVeigh and Baker mayfield future. I want whatever 382 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,120 Speaker 1: it is that you're smoking, whatever it is that that 383 00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:59,400 Speaker 1: Colin and everybody over at the Herd is handing out 384 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:01,520 Speaker 1: at the I need to know what it is because 385 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:06,439 Speaker 1: we are bear witnessing to the last month of Baker 386 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:09,960 Speaker 1: Mayfield's NFL career. We you and I talked about this. 387 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 1: It even got picked up on a few other shows 388 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 1: were like two months ago where we talked about Baker 389 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:17,280 Speaker 1: Mayfield and what what happens from here. This is what 390 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 1: I think before he even got uh, before he was 391 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: when he was struggling and yeah, he was just struggling. 392 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:27,919 Speaker 1: He wasn't even benched yet in Carolina. And you asked me, 393 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:30,199 Speaker 1: you know where is he this time next season? And 394 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:32,359 Speaker 1: I said, he's calling in for the Big twelve network. 395 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:35,359 Speaker 1: And I don't know if even the Big twelve network 396 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:36,879 Speaker 1: we're taken at this point. I think he might have 397 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 1: a gap year before he gets to the Big twelve 398 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 1: network because I think that Baker Mayfield has shown this 399 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 1: season when everything's not perfect around it, because that's what 400 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 1: he had in Cleveland. He didn't have to do much. 401 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 1: They ran, ran, ran, He had fantastic weapons on the outside, 402 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:55,959 Speaker 1: and as soon as they put the game in his hands, 403 00:20:56,160 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 1: he crumbled this season in Carolina. And they don't even 404 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:02,880 Speaker 1: have bad weapons at the time. They had Christian McCaffrey, 405 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 1: They got d J. Moore. They have guys. They be 406 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 1: the great guys, but they have guys. He put up 407 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 1: a passer rating of seventy four point four. Is that good? 408 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:19,919 Speaker 1: It's horrible. This QBR of thirteen point eight this season, okay, 409 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:24,639 Speaker 1: thot eight, the second worst by any quarterback since the 410 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:27,960 Speaker 1: stat was originated in two thousand and six. So out 411 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 1: of five hundred and twenty one qualified pastors. Baker Levitt, 412 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 1: I gis Mayfield the third junior. I'm just guessing. I'm 413 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 1: just missing he was number five twenty. Like, we know 414 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:45,720 Speaker 1: what Baker Mayfield is at this point. He's a unathletic, 415 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:53,879 Speaker 1: relatively short, relatively weak armed, relatively NFL quarterback who thinks 416 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:59,680 Speaker 1: he's Josh Allen, Patrick, Mahomes, Joe Burrow and he's not. 417 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:04,240 Speaker 1: He's not that kind of guy. And even though he's 418 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:06,360 Speaker 1: kind of kept as those clinton this season so far, 419 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:11,240 Speaker 1: history tells us that when someone puts a microphone in 420 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 1: front of his face and asked him how he's really feeling, 421 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:18,239 Speaker 1: he's gonna pop off and say something reckless or incendiary 422 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:22,800 Speaker 1: or disrespectful towards the teammate. And you can't have that 423 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:25,439 Speaker 1: kind of a risk as your backup quarterback. So if 424 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:27,680 Speaker 1: you're not good enough to be the starter, you don't 425 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 1: have the mental makeup of a backup, you're going to 426 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 1: be out of the league. And I think this is 427 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:33,880 Speaker 1: what's gonna happen. Ultimately, You're gonna see in this next 428 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:36,439 Speaker 1: couple of weeks the Rams are gonna try to make 429 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:38,959 Speaker 1: him happen. Like in Mean Girls, you try to make 430 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 1: fetch happen, didn't happen. He's gonna be out of the league. 431 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 1: Out of the league, bold claim. Listen, I I like 432 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 1: an underdog. I think at this point Baker is a 433 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 1: massive underdog rive anywhere. But I would not. I'll just 434 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:54,960 Speaker 1: say in McVeigh, I trust you saw what he did 435 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 1: with Wolford against Seattle, and maybe that was a one 436 00:22:57,119 --> 00:22:59,879 Speaker 1: off because Bobby Wagner was fired up and wanted to 437 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,679 Speaker 1: at the w over his former team. You know, Jalen Ramsey, 438 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 1: verse DK Metcalfe, and that's probably not going to be 439 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 1: there for the final five games. I don't know what 440 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:09,919 Speaker 1: their incentive is tonight against the Raiders to get fired up. 441 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:11,920 Speaker 1: If anything, they could go on the road and get 442 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 1: smacked around tonight. But we'll get to the best bet 443 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 1: on that. Uh finally, Rob, are you aware of this 444 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:22,720 Speaker 1: story on the World Cup that is circulating Essentially, a teacher, Okay, 445 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,639 Speaker 1: a teacher, you know what teachers make, made a ninety 446 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 1: dollar bet on Morocco to reach the quarterfinals and it 447 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:33,359 Speaker 1: paid off a million dollars. And you know, Morocco um 448 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 1: survived penalty kicks against me. And what's interesting is this 449 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 1: has been picked up and it's now a story. Now 450 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 1: they haven't named the teacher, you know, you know, name 451 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 1: some teacher who made a million dollars. But it's being 452 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: written about like it's you know, it's a degenerate gambling story. 453 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:54,400 Speaker 1: And no, none of the pertinent questions are answered. For instance, Rob, 454 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: if you wanted to open up an account at DraftKings 455 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 1: Fan duel any of these guys and put nine dollars 456 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:04,119 Speaker 1: on a on a bet, you would not be allowed 457 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 1: to do that. Correct that you're not allowed to do that? Now, 458 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:11,680 Speaker 1: who do they allow people? Who do they allow to 459 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 1: make bets? Well, if you go into the sports book, 460 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: there's a chance, you know, if if they know you 461 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:21,159 Speaker 1: and you're a career loser who is basically a terrible 462 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:22,880 Speaker 1: gambler who they know they've taken a lot of money 463 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:25,160 Speaker 1: from you, Yeah, he won't let you bet or whatever 464 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:28,520 Speaker 1: you want, dude. And maybe they allow that online for 465 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:31,479 Speaker 1: a guy who has been a career loser. But the 466 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:37,119 Speaker 1: other speculation, and this is interesting, is that the you know, 467 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:40,720 Speaker 1: the smart groups out there who know they can't get 468 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 1: down on Morocco, they have to go out and find 469 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:47,119 Speaker 1: these degenerate losers and say, hey, we will cut a 470 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 1: deal with you. You go and make this bet for 471 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:52,479 Speaker 1: ninety dollars in your account because you're allowed to do that, 472 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 1: because you're a career loser for us. You gotta cut, 473 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 1: We get a cut. And nobody knows anything else. The 474 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 1: sports books apparently or not talking about what happened here. 475 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:06,800 Speaker 1: They're not giving any details, which is kind of interesting. Um, 476 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:08,640 Speaker 1: I don't know, it's it's a World Cup bet. I'm 477 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:12,160 Speaker 1: just curious what you make of this or you know, listen, 478 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:15,119 Speaker 1: do you even believe that this happened? Um? I I 479 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:18,320 Speaker 1: don't know. I just stories are just trickling out about this. 480 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:21,159 Speaker 1: Uh yes, yesterday and a little bit this morning. But 481 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:24,359 Speaker 1: I'm curious your initial thoughts on kind of a wild story. 482 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:27,440 Speaker 1: My initial thoughts are, and as part of a bigger 483 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 1: conversation with sports gambling, if it wants to be mainstream, 484 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:35,400 Speaker 1: which I think it does, you have to allow anybody 485 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:37,480 Speaker 1: and everybody to bet as much as they want to. 486 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 1: You don't go to a Vegas casino and say I 487 00:25:41,880 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 1: want to bet five dollars and they say, oh no, no, no, no, 488 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:47,160 Speaker 1: we're not gonna let you do that, like because they 489 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:48,880 Speaker 1: know the odds are in their favor. No matter how 490 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:52,400 Speaker 1: good you think you are at blackjack, the odds, percentage wise, 491 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:53,920 Speaker 1: are in the house of favor, So they're always gonna 492 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:55,280 Speaker 1: take that bet. They might call a guy upstairs, but 493 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:58,639 Speaker 1: they're gonna say yes. The same thing should apply to 494 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 1: sports gambling. If they want to be full on, mainstream, legitimate, 495 00:26:03,359 --> 00:26:07,200 Speaker 1: the way that bet, MGM, Draft Kings, Caesar sports with cowever, 496 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:09,720 Speaker 1: that's what they want, that's what they got to deal with. 497 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:12,399 Speaker 1: And if it means taking a couple of hours early 498 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:15,680 Speaker 1: on while the sharp money the syndicates kind of cash 499 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:18,160 Speaker 1: in with schemes like this, then so be it, because 500 00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:20,720 Speaker 1: in the long run, you know, eventually there's enough guys 501 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 1: like me and Joe Schmo who are gonna keep giving 502 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:25,520 Speaker 1: you hundred two hulls at a time and it's gonna 503 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:27,800 Speaker 1: make your money right back. So yeah, no, it's it's 504 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:30,919 Speaker 1: a fascinating story. Um, just keep an eye on that one. 505 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:33,439 Speaker 1: I think that this is well. If it unfolds, it's 506 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:35,440 Speaker 1: gonna be super interesting. All Right, it's time for the 507 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 1: best bet here on straight fire. Fox Sports Radio has 508 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:43,000 Speaker 1: the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all 509 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:46,360 Speaker 1: of our shows at Fox sports radio dot com. And 510 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:49,000 Speaker 1: within the I Heart radio app search f s R 511 00:26:49,119 --> 00:26:54,000 Speaker 1: to listen live. The only thing better than sitting on 512 00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:58,080 Speaker 1: your couch watching the gag. He's making money while you 513 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:03,359 Speaker 1: do it. Here's your best bat. So the Raiders opened 514 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:05,439 Speaker 1: up as four and a half point favorites on the 515 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 1: road in so far against the Rams, and it's already 516 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:12,199 Speaker 1: up to six and this is starting to six and 517 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:14,159 Speaker 1: a halves. I would not be surprised to see a 518 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:19,159 Speaker 1: touchdown here before kickoff. Obvious question should the Raiders be 519 00:27:19,160 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 1: a touchdown favorite over anybody? Because remember, this is a 520 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 1: Raiders team that was dead in the water. I believe 521 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:29,880 Speaker 1: they were two and seven like five minutes ago, um, 522 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 1: and now they've turned it around a little bit and 523 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:35,120 Speaker 1: they're five and seven and there maybe in the they 524 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 1: need some help to get in the mix for a 525 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:40,520 Speaker 1: playoff spot. But again we're talking about a bad football 526 00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:44,159 Speaker 1: team that won two overtime games in a row and 527 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 1: then beat the beat up Chargers, all the while putting 528 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 1: up massive offensive numbers. Another on the road, probably gonna 529 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:55,399 Speaker 1: hit a touchdown favorite soon against the Rams, the defending 530 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:57,840 Speaker 1: Super Bowl champs who I don't know, are they're gonna 531 00:27:57,840 --> 00:28:02,040 Speaker 1: play Baker Mayfield tonight. Like my initial thought after watching 532 00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:04,760 Speaker 1: Rams Seahawks last week was I cannot wait to fade 533 00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 1: the Rams next week. Bobby Wagner put everything he had 534 00:28:08,560 --> 00:28:11,200 Speaker 1: into that game, Jalen Ramsey everything. They were so fired 535 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:14,120 Speaker 1: up and gaged locked in to get the victory against 536 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:17,520 Speaker 1: the Seahawks, and they lost and they know the season 537 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 1: is over. This is basically guys to to out well 538 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:26,840 Speaker 1: in company, playing for contracts, looks with other teams pride Um. 539 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:29,359 Speaker 1: I just I can't make a case to take the 540 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:32,639 Speaker 1: Rams here. I it's unimaginable to me that Baker Mayfield 541 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:35,080 Speaker 1: would jump off the plane because he got the the 542 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:39,840 Speaker 1: the Um the playbook photocopy to him or emailed or 543 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 1: texted or whatever it is. And Baker's had four days 544 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 1: now with the playbook, so that means obviously he's gonna 545 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:47,280 Speaker 1: be ready to hit the ground running. I mean, yes, 546 00:28:47,320 --> 00:28:51,120 Speaker 1: the Rams defense probably can show up and and maybe 547 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 1: they could get a turnover from car early and somehow 548 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:57,400 Speaker 1: make this interesting. But it's just a really tough sell. 549 00:28:57,440 --> 00:28:59,560 Speaker 1: I mean, as the Magic, it's Bryce Perkins starting. I 550 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:01,280 Speaker 1: know he looked couldn't got the cover. You're gonna say, well, 551 00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:04,120 Speaker 1: we got the cover against the Chiefs. The Chiefs showed 552 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:06,400 Speaker 1: nothing in that game. They were looking ahead to the Bengals. 553 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:12,000 Speaker 1: They showed absolutely nothing. It's essentially Van Jefferson ben Scronic 554 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:16,160 Speaker 1: to two out. Well. I mean, the offensive line is bad. 555 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:19,600 Speaker 1: Maybe Chandler Jones woke up from a season long slumber 556 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:22,000 Speaker 1: with the three sacks last week and he and Crosby 557 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:25,920 Speaker 1: eat against these this awful offensive line. I don't know, guys, 558 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 1: it is a tall order. You you know, dogs and 559 00:29:29,160 --> 00:29:32,320 Speaker 1: unders have ruled. But there's a scenario where if Jalen 560 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:35,560 Speaker 1: Ramsey's not locked in defensively, Holy held Davantae Adams is 561 00:29:35,600 --> 00:29:38,480 Speaker 1: gonna put up another hundred fifty. I don't like to 562 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:42,239 Speaker 1: lay it on the road. The total UH started at 563 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:45,360 Speaker 1: forty three. It hasn't really budged. I still don't believe 564 00:29:45,400 --> 00:29:47,920 Speaker 1: in this Raiders defense, so I would go with the 565 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:51,000 Speaker 1: over forty three and a half. Um I could see 566 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:53,000 Speaker 1: I could see the Raiders putting up thirty easily, and 567 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:55,200 Speaker 1: then you know their defense is not great. Some garbage 568 00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 1: time action for the Rams. So I'm afraid to lay 569 00:29:57,680 --> 00:30:01,240 Speaker 1: it the big number. But I think over forty three 570 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 1: and a half is my best play. All right, we'll 571 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:06,120 Speaker 1: be back tomorrow. Got a good guest lined up. He's 572 00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:08,280 Speaker 1: the fan. I can't say what he's a fan of. 573 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:09,960 Speaker 1: You'll have to wait for tomorrow. But it's a team 574 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:13,080 Speaker 1: I have been fading um and losing on and I've 575 00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:15,480 Speaker 1: turned a corner on them and I now believe in them. 576 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:19,000 Speaker 1: They're very good. We'll talk to him tomorrow, NFL picks 577 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:20,000 Speaker 1: talk to you then,