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John Middlecoff three and out podcast. 38 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: Hopefully everyone is having a good little weekend. We're gonna 39 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:25,799 Speaker 1: get back to this because uh we haven't done it 40 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: a little while, but we enjoy doing these and put 41 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: together just in case you miss some shows, a little 42 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 1: best of and uh to for a little refresher. We 43 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 1: just picked some of the topics of the week and 44 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: some of my favorites, some of our producers favorites, and 45 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:44,079 Speaker 1: we just kind of rock with that. So this week 46 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: the best of is gonna be Xander Shoffley. I don't 47 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: know if you saw, but he won his second major, 48 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: joining guys like Tiger Woods and Roy McElroy and Brooks 49 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: kept in a special category, Jordan Love and the Packers 50 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: awfully interesting little situation brewin in Green Bay, and Brandon 51 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: Ayuk he reported to training camp but he's holding in 52 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 1: and Trent Williams is holding out. So we'll kind of 53 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: dive into the forty nine ers ongoing saga of star 54 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 1: players who want more money. I mean, let's face it, 55 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: who doesn't want more money? But this is the best 56 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: of and let's dive right in. 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I never understand when 73 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: someone gets really close a lot in golf and people go, 74 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: he's never gonna win it. When you are consistently in 75 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: the top five and the top ten, and you're a 76 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 1: younger player, things are eventually bound to break your way. 77 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:33,280 Speaker 1: And I say it all the time with Rory, who 78 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: had it off a week obviously, like if he keeps 79 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: putting himself in position, he's gonna win another major. But 80 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: unlike Xander, like he has a bunch. Like If him 81 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: and Speed and Koepka and some of these guys never 82 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: win again, it ultimately doesn't really matter to their resume 83 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: because they already have four and five, right, So when 84 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: you have a lot of majors, it's it's less pressure 85 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: in the sense that your legacy has already cemented as 86 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: an all time great champ And then when you get 87 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,280 Speaker 1: into a spot like Xander and you have all these 88 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:06,039 Speaker 1: top tens and you don't have a major, people just 89 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: start asking the questions. And then at Valhalla he wins 90 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:11,840 Speaker 1: and everyone says, wow, that was really more like a 91 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:16,679 Speaker 1: PGA Tour tournament, right, People are going eighteen twenty under, 92 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: that's not your typical major championship, which, listen, I agree 93 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 1: with that the course played easier, But he shot sixty 94 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 1: five on Sunday and he held off Bryce and g 95 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 1: Chambeau who went on to win at Pinehurst, and Victor Hovlin, 96 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: who really, for the only time this season looked incredible. 97 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:37,359 Speaker 1: But this week there is no debating he dominated and 98 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: the last two days, especially today, I mean to shoot 99 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:45,840 Speaker 1: sixty five was really a special performance by Xander, And 100 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 1: now he has entrenched himself. There's a group. Since two thousand, 101 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: I think there's been five players to win multiple majors 102 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: in a season. Eldrick Tiger Woods did it four times. 103 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 1: Obviously he's the goat. Koepka has done it, Rory has 104 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 1: done it, Speith has done it, and internet sensation great 105 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 1: Instagram follow Potty Harrington did it as well, and Xander 106 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: has joined that company. But here's the thing, Scotty Scheffler 107 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: is continually compared to tiger Woods, and rightfully so ya 108 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:22,840 Speaker 1: six champions or six tournament wins. He won the Masters, 109 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:25,600 Speaker 1: He's had a remarkable season because of the per sizes, 110 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: He's already won close to thirty million dollars people talk 111 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: about as Caddy would be top fifty on the money 112 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:35,840 Speaker 1: list when today ended. Xander Schaffley, without a doubt, has 113 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,719 Speaker 1: had a better season like last year. In the NFL, 114 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson won the MVP. Would anyone say that when 115 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,919 Speaker 1: the year ended, you'd rather be Lamar Jackson than Patrick Mahomes. 116 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:51,479 Speaker 1: Of course not. And Scotty Scheffler would trade his season 117 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: this year for Xander in a harpeat. In a New 118 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 1: York minute, he wouldn't even flinch to hand all those 119 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: wins away for a second major. And now here's the thing, 120 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: Like Scotty is viewed as this transcendent talent rightfully. So 121 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 1: the way he's played these last couple of years, he's 122 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: got two majors and they just happened to be at 123 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: the same place. Zander now is closer to the career 124 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: Grand Slam than Scotty Scheffler. Think about that, within two months, 125 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 1: the guy went from zero to two and now is 126 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: two majors away. He plays exceptionally well at the US Open. 127 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: It is very likely if he maintains this level of 128 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 1: play for the next couple of years, he could easily 129 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: win that tournament. And he's also been really successful at Augusta. 130 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 1: So it's not out of the realm possibility that Xander 131 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: ends his career. I mean, he's still a younger guy 132 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: with the career Grand Slam. Scotty Scheffler has to win 133 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 1: all three of them. So listen, Scotty did not have 134 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: it today. He was terrible putting on Saturday today. He 135 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: was all over the map. I mean, he had a 136 00:07:56,840 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 1: shot on eighteen that looked like me or you classic 137 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 1: immediately grabs his back and very disappointing because coming into today, 138 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: I think Xander was favored at plus three fifty on 139 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: DraftKings and Scotty was like plus three sixty, a couple 140 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: shots back. And obviously Scotty kind of derailed today and 141 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 1: Xander put the pedal of the medal and lapped the 142 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 1: field and really the last four or five holes the 143 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 1: tournament was over. And now Xander has I don't want 144 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 1: to say one of the greatest ever because he's got 145 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:33,199 Speaker 1: a long way to go, but solidified himself as right 146 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 1: there with Scotty as the best American player. And for 147 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: the first time, and I didn't write down the number 148 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: in like forty five to fifty years, the Americans swept 149 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:45,960 Speaker 1: the majors. Now part of it is Xander won two, 150 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: Bryson obviously won the US Open, and Scotty won Augusta, 151 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 1: which really kind of leads us those guys like Bryson 152 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 1: should be at the Olympics with Scotti, Xander, and Morikawa. 153 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 1: But regardless, like it was hard to call Xander the 154 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:04,959 Speaker 1: best or the second best American over the last five years, 155 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 1: despite his resume, despite him dominating, despite the money he 156 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: was making, despite how consistently awesome he was in the majors. 157 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 1: Not really debatable. And like I said, Scottie Scheffler would 158 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 1: trade his season for Xander Shoffley's tells you all you 159 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 1: need to know. So, like the gap between those two guys, 160 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 1: is there a big gap? Honestly? Is there one? Because 161 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: here's the thing with this live the separation of some 162 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: of the top guys on the other tour and the 163 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: dilution of the PGA Tour, It's still impressive to win 164 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 1: a golf tournament. I don't care if you're playing your 165 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:41,680 Speaker 1: member guest. I don't care if you're playing on the 166 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:44,560 Speaker 1: corn Ferry Tour or a designated event with no cuts. 167 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: So I'm not trying to take anything away from Scotty 168 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 1: Scheffler and winning tournaments. That's the goal of everything when 169 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 1: you're a professional golfer. But like, what's the difference in 170 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: the two guys? Honestly, you can be like Strokes Gade like, 171 00:09:57,520 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: I don't know. I watched the two in the biggest moments. 172 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: I don't see much of a difference, and that speaks 173 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: that's not trying to criticize Scotty at all. He's an 174 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: elite player. So Xander, I view them basically, especially after 175 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: the day, kind of the same guy. And now that 176 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 1: Xander's won a second major, I don't really know how 177 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: you argue that, And I think the question is big picture, 178 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 1: especially if Xander were to win a playoff event despite 179 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 1: not having as many wins this season, is Xander the 180 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: player of the year, Because what's a major worth relative 181 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: to a PGA tournament, Like if we were just trying 182 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 1: to put a number of value on it, five wins, 183 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: eight wins, it's gotta be worth at minimum five x 184 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:43,320 Speaker 1: So you could argue this second major victory. Now, Scotty 185 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 1: could still win a couple of tournaments and be the 186 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:49,319 Speaker 1: FedEx champion. But I think they're right there. And if 187 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 1: you wanted to make Xander Shoffley your player of the year, 188 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 1: I wouldn't argue. And I said it coming into this tournament, 189 00:10:56,360 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 1: like we can't compare Scotty to Tiger, Like those comparisons 190 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 1: died the day, honestly they were dead, Like he was 191 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 1: never Tiger Woods, but he was having a Tiger like season, 192 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:10,440 Speaker 1: the Tiger like seasons, like I said, four times, Tiger 193 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:14,319 Speaker 1: won multiple majors in a season, and Scotty was right 194 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 1: there with like twenty seven thirty fifteen holes to go 195 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:21,960 Speaker 1: and he just didn't have his a game. And listen, 196 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 1: it's golf that happened sometime. But like those comparaions, we 197 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:30,000 Speaker 1: can't do that anymore. And I understand statistically you can 198 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: throw some numbers up, but like you cannot have a 199 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 1: conversation with a friend or Bsen at a bar or 200 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 1: on the golf course and bring those two names together, 201 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:44,840 Speaker 1: that can no longer happen. That's not a criticism of 202 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:47,079 Speaker 1: Tiger Woods. It's like comparing someone to Tom Brady or 203 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 1: Joe Montana. You have to be very very in a 204 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: very very special category level of accomplishment to even garner 205 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: the words to come out of someone's mouth. And it 206 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:02,280 Speaker 1: ended to day at least with this season, and I 207 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:04,320 Speaker 1: think moving forward, as long as this guy's gonna play 208 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:07,960 Speaker 1: this well, you have to capitalize on these major championships. 209 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: This is why when we throw out these over unders, 210 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 1: like how many majors is Scotty gonna win? Six to seven? 211 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 1: It's really hard. Now, he might end up winning Augusta 212 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: like four or five times, but we've seen him got 213 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 1: very close and the other majors, and he hasn't got 214 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:25,119 Speaker 1: it done and today Xander I put it on overdrive 215 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:29,320 Speaker 1: and Scotty had no shot, and ultimately Xander I don't 216 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:31,680 Speaker 1: want to say benefited, but the group of guys he 217 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 1: was really fending off were Tristan Lawrence, which unless you 218 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:39,559 Speaker 1: follow the DP Tour, no one's heard of, Justin Rose, 219 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: who had to qualify to get in, who's one of 220 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 1: the best players of the twenty tens, but he's an 221 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: older guy who has not played well lately. Shane Lowry 222 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 1: was kind of, you know, coming falling apart and then 223 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 1: he kind of stormed back and then he fall apart. 224 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 1: And Billy Horschell, who actually played pretty well today but 225 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 1: who's never ever play well in a major really beside, 226 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:05,080 Speaker 1: I think like his first major in twenty thirteen, the 227 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:08,720 Speaker 1: US Open, he has been pretty terrible in them. This 228 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 1: was his first kind of, I don't know, opportunity to 229 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:15,560 Speaker 1: win one of his career really, and he was good, 230 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:18,439 Speaker 1: but he wasn't Xander good, and he's not Xander good. 231 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 1: So I think, listen the world Golf rankings, we know 232 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: they're worthless now. I think when you look at it, though, 233 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:28,679 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give Bryson and Rory a little bit of 234 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: a pass this week. But I don't see how you 235 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 1: can look at Xander any different than Scottie Scheffler as 236 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 1: of July twenty first, twenty twenty four. You don't like 237 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:52,199 Speaker 1: anyone on your homepage on Instagram, you get all sorts 238 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: of crap. And today I saw this clip of Cuban 239 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,560 Speaker 1: with Howard Stern. It looked like when Cuban was a 240 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 1: lot younger, so maybe this was ten fifteen years ago. 241 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: And Cuban told the story about how when I think 242 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 1: he was acquired his company by Yahoo and they gave 243 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 1: him the stock options, and this was right before the 244 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:17,680 Speaker 1: dot com crash of like ninety nine, two thousand, and 245 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 1: what he essentially did is he put a force sell 246 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 1: on the stock if it hit a certain number not 247 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 1: much higher from what he had, and he hedged his 248 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:29,840 Speaker 1: bet that if it went lower, the puts in the calls, 249 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 1: essentially that he couldn't lose. That he might make a 250 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 1: little less, but under no circumstances was he going to 251 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 1: get bent over and left holding nothing. And a lot 252 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 1: of people did. And Mark Cuban obviously made over two 253 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 1: billion dollars and he said, we had countless people. I 254 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: told everyone that was involved with our company to do it. 255 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: Some people listened. We had just random employees that made 256 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: twenty five thirty million dollars because of it, and we 257 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:57,040 Speaker 1: had people that made basically nothing. And when you have 258 00:14:57,320 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 1: an astronomical amount of money on the line, I think 259 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 1: you have to be very careful. And when the story 260 00:15:03,880 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 1: broke this morning, you know you didn't have that much information. 261 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 1: And as time went on and you read Gudikin's quotes, 262 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: it's pretty clear. And they've talked about it since OTAs 263 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 1: they are working on a contract right now and it 264 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 1: feels like it's coming down the home stretch. Part of 265 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 1: what Gudakin said today with Jordan Love, we think he 266 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 1: won't miss much time now. Obviously he's not missing any 267 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 1: time in the sense of he's at the building, he's 268 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 1: at the facility, he's there during meetings. But I think 269 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 1: it's fair. If I was going to take an educated guess, 270 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 1: I would imagine this contract's closer to Trevor Lawrence than 271 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 1: it is Kirk Cousins. So you're talking anywhere between one 272 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty two hundred million dollars guaranteed, And I'm sorry, 273 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 1: and the quarterbacks you saw Patrick Mahomes showed up. It's 274 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: like pitchers and catchers, they have to get there when 275 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 1: the rookies get there. It's just not worth someone falling 276 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: into your leg, use planning weird and tearing an ACL. 277 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:02,560 Speaker 1: There is just too much money on the line. I 278 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 1: always support listen. I'm a supporter of hold ins more 279 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:11,200 Speaker 1: than holdouts, because this is not these other sports, especially baseball, 280 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:13,680 Speaker 1: where you know this team can't pay you. In football, 281 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 1: every team has the money and when you're a high 282 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 1: end player. And we'll get into the the question marks 283 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 1: with Jordan Love, but clearly he showed enough that, like 284 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 1: if he can maintain it, he's a high end player, 285 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: especially at his position, teams are gonna want you hold in, like, 286 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 1: do it in good faith negotiation. Negotiating through the media, 287 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, is just kind of stupid in twenty twenty four. 288 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:39,480 Speaker 1: It doesn't work. Nothing like scrubbing your Instagram account. I'm sorry. 289 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 1: No general manager or head coach gives a shit about 290 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:45,880 Speaker 1: your Instagram account. So I give Jordan Love credit. Now, 291 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: you could argue he's only a one year starter, He's 292 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 1: really only had half a really good season. Holding out 293 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 1: would be a little extreme, but I definitely completely understand. 294 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 1: You have to take all the risk out of it. 295 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: You can't tear it a at some walkthrough because some 296 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:06,200 Speaker 1: overachiever undrafted free agent is trying to be a hero 297 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 1: and get noticed by the defensive line coach and takes 298 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: your knee out and I'm sorry. Like there's a cutthroat world. 299 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 1: That's the way the private sector in America works, and 300 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:16,919 Speaker 1: they would yank that bad boy quickly off the table. 301 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 1: So this is the right to me move by his agent, 302 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:23,679 Speaker 1: by him, and it's also a good way to do 303 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:27,359 Speaker 1: it showing this isn't contentious. We're just being smart about 304 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 1: our money because there's just too much on the line. 305 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:31,680 Speaker 1: I say it all the time, like when I won 306 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 1: that bet on Bryson to win eighteen thousand dollars. It 307 00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 1: didn't give me that big of a high, partly because 308 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 1: I only had one hundred and fifty dollars on the line. 309 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 1: But if I had had ten thousand dollars to win 310 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:47,080 Speaker 1: eighteen thousand, I would have sweated it a lot more. 311 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 1: And the level in which the numbers were talking about 312 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:54,400 Speaker 1: with these quarterback contracts, and like I said, my guess 313 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:57,120 Speaker 1: would be maybe it's a little under Trevor Lawrence. Even 314 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:00,879 Speaker 1: though here's what I know. If you just look at 315 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: these players like stocks, if I had to buy one, 316 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:07,359 Speaker 1: I would buy Jordan Love over Trevor Lawrence. And honestly, 317 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: I wouldn't hesitate. I wouldn't even have to think. And 318 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 1: if I was a GM, I wouldn't even have to 319 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:15,440 Speaker 1: hold a meeting. I would one hundred percent take Jordan 320 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:17,640 Speaker 1: Love over Tua. And we're talking about guys. One guy 321 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 1: just signed a big contract, the other guy's talking contract negotiations. 322 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 1: Now there's no debating there is risk involved. Both those 323 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:26,560 Speaker 1: guys have been playing a lot more. We have a 324 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:29,880 Speaker 1: lot longer resume, And part of being a good player 325 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,679 Speaker 1: at the highest level in the NFL is doing it 326 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:36,439 Speaker 1: over and over and over and over again. And it's hard, 327 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 1: Like we've all watched the NFL long enough now to 328 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 1: know like there's a reason the great players really the 329 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 1: only thing that slows them down is injury. But how 330 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:50,240 Speaker 1: difficult it is to maintain a Pro Bowl, all pro 331 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:53,919 Speaker 1: level of play Listen, we can nitpick Aaron Rodgers, but 332 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,800 Speaker 1: the motherfucker was elite for fifteen straight years. Tom Brady, 333 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:00,119 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning, Like the only thing that slows them. Those 334 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:02,960 Speaker 1: guys down are injuries. We've seen a lot of players 335 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: have good years then come back to earth. Matt Ryan, 336 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 1: Cam Newton, Philip Rivers, somewhat up and down. Eli Manning right, 337 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: most guys are not elite. And listen, this guy you 338 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:16,919 Speaker 1: could not watch the Packers last year, and I go, 339 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:19,720 Speaker 1: you know, it kind of looks like Aaron Rodgers. I 340 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:23,120 Speaker 1: mean that's kind of the throw Aaron Rodgers used to make. 341 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: It's crazy to say that. Listen, I was wrong. I 342 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 1: shorted the situation. I just played the odds. I'm like, wait, 343 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 1: you're telling me you're gonna go from Farv to Rogers. 344 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:39,399 Speaker 1: They literally went from Farv to a guy who's better 345 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:43,239 Speaker 1: than Farv. Like, now you're gonna get another even if 346 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:46,280 Speaker 1: he's not better than Rogers or Farv, another high end guy. 347 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 1: Early on the season, I felt pretty good about my stance. 348 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:50,399 Speaker 1: By the end, I've thrown it out and like, I 349 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 1: kind of like this player I'm in. And I heard 350 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 1: Collins saying this, Listen, part of investing in this situation 351 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:59,359 Speaker 1: is you've been around this guy for four straight years. 352 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 1: You know how he interacts with his teammates, you know 353 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:04,199 Speaker 1: how he studies. You know how he prepares, you have 354 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 1: no question marks, and that while short body of work, 355 00:20:08,320 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: it couldn't have been much more impressive down the stretch. 356 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 1: I mean, we saw him in a game against Dak Prescott. 357 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott just signed a four year, one hundred and 358 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 1: sixty million dollar contract five years ago, and now he 359 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:20,200 Speaker 1: thinks he's gonna get over two hundred million dollars. Who 360 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:23,679 Speaker 1: would you take again, It's not like there's no risk involved. 361 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:26,479 Speaker 1: I got news free. There's risk in everything. Every business, 362 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:29,159 Speaker 1: no matter what you do, has risk involved, even the 363 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:34,560 Speaker 1: most quote unquote you know, recession proof industries, everything that 364 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:38,199 Speaker 1: there are tailwinds here. But you could not tell me 365 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:39,919 Speaker 1: sitting here for the next five years, if you had 366 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 1: to bet on one, Dak's the safer bet. If you 367 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 1: want to stay on the slow lane, I'll go on 368 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 1: the fast lane, I'll probably pass you. And that's what 369 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:49,400 Speaker 1: I think the packers are looking at this, and that's 370 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 1: probably why he's just can't risk someone falling into his 371 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:56,719 Speaker 1: leg over the next Again, based on the quotes I saw, 372 00:20:57,359 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 1: it feels like this deal's done within the next at 373 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:03,160 Speaker 1: latest seven days, potentially in the next couple days, it's 374 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 1: gonna be a lot of money, but they have to 375 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:09,160 Speaker 1: feel pretty good about their stance. Here's the other thing 376 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 1: Gudikins and Laflor, I mean, part of the thing with 377 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:15,640 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers when it got weird was because of this, 378 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:18,400 Speaker 1: because of this guy. Now it feels like Aaron likes 379 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:23,640 Speaker 1: the guy. Obviously, you know, people are just most quarterbacks 380 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:26,119 Speaker 1: should be well liked. They should be guys, guys, they 381 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:28,720 Speaker 1: should get along with a lot of people. And let's 382 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:32,480 Speaker 1: face it, based on the evidence we have, like Gudakins 383 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 1: and the Floor were right. They got rid of the 384 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:38,440 Speaker 1: older quarterback and they went with the younger guy who's 385 00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:40,400 Speaker 1: got a chance to be Listen, he's got a long 386 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:42,360 Speaker 1: way to go to win four or five MVPs. I'm 387 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 1: not saying he's gonna be better than Aaron Rodgers, but 388 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:50,440 Speaker 1: he showed signs of Aaron Rodgers. Why. Huge arm athlete, accurate, 389 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 1: great deep ball. Obviously, they are a high level organization. 390 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:57,879 Speaker 1: They draft well, they always have good pieces. I mean 391 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 1: they've had good pieces on offense and Farvo's there. Think 392 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 1: of Roger's time, right from Driver to Greg Jennings to 393 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 1: Jordan Nelson to DeVante Adams, they always got, you know, 394 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:12,359 Speaker 1: running backs, they are always have a pretty solid offensive line. 395 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:15,200 Speaker 1: Defense is somewhat the question mark. They got to figure 396 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 1: that out. But part of that to me is getting 397 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:21,439 Speaker 1: a good defensive coordinator. So listen, I haven't picked my 398 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:25,919 Speaker 1: divisions yet, it's only July twenty second. But and the 399 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: only reason I wouldn't pick the Packers because they're in 400 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:29,959 Speaker 1: the division with the Lions. But I like the Packers 401 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: a lot, and I like this player a lot. He 402 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:36,240 Speaker 1: blew me away, So I understand Betton on him because 403 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 1: sometimes part of life is you know, there's always risk involved, 404 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:44,800 Speaker 1: but you try to mitigate it. But when I'm a 405 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: huge believer in following your gut, and once your gut 406 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:51,639 Speaker 1: you have some evidence, I'm all about pushing your chips 407 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 1: in the middle of the table, like life's if you 408 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 1: want to get anywhere successful, big, wherever you're trying to go, 409 00:22:58,359 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 1: sometimes you got to have the balls to put it, 410 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:01,399 Speaker 1: you know, all the chips in the middle of the table. 411 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:03,600 Speaker 1: And that's what it feels like the Packers are about 412 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 1: to do with Jordan Loff and then let the cards 413 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 1: fall out they may. 414 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 3: So you have an upcoming fantasy football draft, well, then 415 00:23:16,040 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 3: you need to check you out the Fantasy Pros Draft Wizard. 416 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 3: When you sink your fantasy football league with Draft Wizard, 417 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 3: you'll get an instant report that shows you how the 418 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 3: rest of your league drafts. 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And as 435 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 1: Kyle said, the thing when you become a mustache guy. 436 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:20,639 Speaker 1: You It just brings your respect because someone has to 437 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:22,640 Speaker 1: have an opinion, whether they like it or they don't. 438 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 1: They look at you weird, but it creates a motion 439 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 1: with people when they see you. I tried to pull 440 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 1: it off, could not. But the big news out of 441 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:32,879 Speaker 1: forty nine ers Land today is that Brandon Nyuk is 442 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:36,520 Speaker 1: attending training camp. Now they've had this happen before with 443 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 1: Deebo Samuel. He did not practice. And I think it's 444 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:44,399 Speaker 1: pretty clear. I've been in enough negotiations in my life 445 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 1: to know the older you get and all sorts you know, 446 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:51,480 Speaker 1: with high level billion dollar companies and startups that you 447 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:53,879 Speaker 1: were hoping would be that turned out not to be 448 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 1: and went under. Is that anytime negotiations get shady, and 449 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:02,600 Speaker 1: for most of us the these aren't public negotiations, but 450 00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:05,679 Speaker 1: anytime that you feel that shady stuff is going on, 451 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:09,119 Speaker 1: it's harder to get a deal done. Now in a 452 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:13,119 Speaker 1: public forum like the NFL, to me, that's the equivalent 453 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:16,879 Speaker 1: of using the media. And I understand Brandon. This is 454 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:21,200 Speaker 1: his first big contract. He's very emotional and he used 455 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:25,480 Speaker 1: the media up several times and the last one to 456 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:29,040 Speaker 1: request a trade. I've said this all the time. This 457 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:32,359 Speaker 1: is not the NBA. Teams don't capitulate to your demands immediately. 458 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 1: In that the forty nine ers don't give a shit. 459 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 1: No one cares when you scrub your Instagram account, No 460 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:40,680 Speaker 1: one cares when you tell one of the national reporters 461 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:43,399 Speaker 1: you request the trade. It does, especially in the middle 462 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:46,800 Speaker 1: of the summer. It doesn't actually do anything. The easiest 463 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:49,399 Speaker 1: way to get a deal done, and players like Brandon 464 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:53,320 Speaker 1: Aiyuk are players that their team wants to get a 465 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 1: deal done with is to play ball. And the easiest 466 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: way to play ball is good faith and gociations. And 467 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:03,440 Speaker 1: the way you do that as a player is you 468 00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:05,399 Speaker 1: show up a training camp. Now you don't have to 469 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 1: get on the field. Look at Jordan Love, I'm not 470 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:10,679 Speaker 1: risking getting injured. For Jordan Love, that could be one 471 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:12,679 Speaker 1: hundred and fiftye hundred and eighty two hundred million dollars. 472 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:16,800 Speaker 1: For Brandon Ayuk that could be sixty seventy million dollars guaranteed. 473 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:20,760 Speaker 1: I totally get it. I support guys that want to 474 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:24,359 Speaker 1: hold in, but younger players, I think this is the 475 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:27,800 Speaker 1: way to go, especially when you know the team financially 476 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 1: plans on paying you these negotiations are tough. We're talking 477 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:34,640 Speaker 1: a lot of money. Most teams just don't hand out 478 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:36,680 Speaker 1: that type money, especially when they have a ton of 479 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:39,639 Speaker 1: other guys under contract. And it's complicated. But I promise 480 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 1: you this, and John Lynch reiterated this today. We plan 481 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:45,280 Speaker 1: on this guy being a forty nine er. We want 482 00:26:45,359 --> 00:26:48,000 Speaker 1: him on the team. Of course they do. He's a 483 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:51,680 Speaker 1: winning player. They have won a ton the last couple 484 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:55,000 Speaker 1: of years with him being their number one outside option. 485 00:26:56,359 --> 00:27:00,639 Speaker 1: But once you get down to in any negotiation the hour, 486 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:03,680 Speaker 1: I think Brandon Ayuk and the forty nine ers have 487 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:06,200 Speaker 1: to kind of draw a line in the sand. Are 488 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:08,399 Speaker 1: we gonna let this deal pass over a total of 489 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:12,119 Speaker 1: five million dollars right? A million extra a year to 490 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:14,720 Speaker 1: bump that number from twenty six and a half to 491 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:18,360 Speaker 1: twenty eight right over a four year period or whatever. 492 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:21,440 Speaker 1: Anyone that's ever bought a house or sold a house, 493 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:24,280 Speaker 1: or sold a car, or sold any asset, you get 494 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 1: to a port a certain time in the negotiation where 495 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:30,359 Speaker 1: emotions are high. I don't care if you're selling something 496 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:34,080 Speaker 1: worth a thousand dollars or two million dollars, like you 497 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:38,040 Speaker 1: get emotional over things, and I think you see this 498 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:39,600 Speaker 1: a lot in real estate. Are we gonna let this 499 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 1: deal go over five thousand dollars? Are we gonna let 500 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:44,119 Speaker 1: this deal go over ten thousand dollars? This is a 501 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:47,439 Speaker 1: one point eight million dollar transaction. And that's where I 502 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:49,919 Speaker 1: think the forty nine ers and Brandon Ayuk are kind 503 00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 1: of looking at each other, you know, from across the 504 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:57,120 Speaker 1: negotiation table. But we're close, and we got to get 505 00:27:57,119 --> 00:28:00,240 Speaker 1: this figured out. Someone's gonna blink. And I think the 506 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 1: reality is is that Brandon Ayuk through his last curve 507 00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:08,600 Speaker 1: ball the trade request, and he realized those guys don't 508 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:12,200 Speaker 1: give a shit. They simply do not. That's the National 509 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 1: Football League. If I don't want to trade you, and 510 00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 1: I like you, and you're emotionally charged up and you 511 00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:20,880 Speaker 1: want to trade, I just yeah, see a training camp. 512 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:23,199 Speaker 1: And that's essentially what the forty nine ers said. And 513 00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:26,600 Speaker 1: I give him credit. He showed up, because the easiest 514 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:29,479 Speaker 1: way to get this deal done is doing exactly what 515 00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:32,720 Speaker 1: he did, show up. George Kittle had a great line 516 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:36,879 Speaker 1: today that he said Richard Sherman told him contract negotiations 517 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:41,720 Speaker 1: are a lot like bracist. They suck when they're on, 518 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:44,920 Speaker 1: just like they suck when you're going through a negotiation, 519 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:49,160 Speaker 1: but once they're off, once the deal is signed, you 520 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:51,320 Speaker 1: forget that you even went through it. You have a 521 00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:54,160 Speaker 1: big smile on your face. And that's what's happening here. 522 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:56,480 Speaker 1: It happened last year with Nick Bosa, it happened a 523 00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:59,560 Speaker 1: couple of years ago with Deebo Samuel. The forty nine ers. 524 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:04,200 Speaker 1: To me, the only team that's truly championship or bust 525 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:07,400 Speaker 1: is the Chiefs because they're the only team rattling off championships. 526 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:10,160 Speaker 1: But like the forty nine, or is anything less than 527 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 1: winning the NFC and being back in the Super Bowl 528 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:14,760 Speaker 1: with a chance to win it is a major, major disappointment. 529 00:29:15,560 --> 00:29:17,960 Speaker 1: And I'm on a bunch of text threads with Niner people. 530 00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:24,240 Speaker 1: The reality of even the potential trade is any team 531 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:26,760 Speaker 1: trading a first round pick, and let's face, the forty 532 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:28,880 Speaker 1: nine is probably gonna want more. I would say at 533 00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:31,560 Speaker 1: minimum they'd want like a one and a three and 534 00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 1: then giving him one hundred and twenty million dollar contract. 535 00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:38,480 Speaker 1: I don't know. I would say probably not. I think 536 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:41,840 Speaker 1: teams would be willing to acquire them, like the Tennessee 537 00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:46,120 Speaker 1: Titans traded for what's his name snead on the Chiefs, 538 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:50,040 Speaker 1: they trade a third round pick. The New York Giants 539 00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:52,200 Speaker 1: traded for Brian Burns, and then they both paid those 540 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:54,400 Speaker 1: guys a lot of money. They didn't even give it 541 00:29:54,400 --> 00:29:56,800 Speaker 1: a first round pick. So yeah, teams are open to 542 00:29:56,920 --> 00:30:01,120 Speaker 1: making deals for good players, but at what costs? Because 543 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:03,520 Speaker 1: I know I have to pay them. But what type 544 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:06,160 Speaker 1: draft capital do I have to use? The other thing? 545 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 1: Draft capital? Right now, as we see here on July 546 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:11,800 Speaker 1: twenty third, with the season upon us and in front 547 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:14,760 Speaker 1: of us, does the forty nine ers no good? It's 548 00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:20,000 Speaker 1: actually completely irrelevant. Having that draft capital for a player 549 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 1: that you're going to select in the spring of twenty 550 00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:26,640 Speaker 1: twenty five does nothing for you. Trying to win the division, 551 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:29,880 Speaker 1: trying to beat the Rams, the Lions, the Eagles, the 552 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:32,640 Speaker 1: Packers in the playoffs, and then probably the Chiefs in 553 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:37,480 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl does nothing. And that's why they have 554 00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:39,880 Speaker 1: no intention of trading them, just trying to get the 555 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:44,200 Speaker 1: deal worked out. I did know a podcast yesterday and 556 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:49,400 Speaker 1: news broke that the best left tackle in the NFL 557 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:52,520 Speaker 1: is officially holding out. Now, I had to take a 558 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:55,760 Speaker 1: couple of days ago in regards to another player they 559 00:30:55,800 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 1: have who's holding in that. I thought it was the 560 00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:02,840 Speaker 1: right move and Auk. They've had a very contentious off season. 561 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:07,280 Speaker 1: He's been very emotional. Feels like he's requested seven trades, 562 00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:10,239 Speaker 1: posted eighty million things on social media and has been 563 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:12,680 Speaker 1: all over the map, and John and Kyleer are like, yeah, see, 564 00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:15,240 Speaker 1: you can't, buddy. We got an offer on the table 565 00:31:15,360 --> 00:31:18,560 Speaker 1: and that's still materializing. There was just a video from 566 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:21,520 Speaker 1: my guy, Matt Barrows of like him walking into John 567 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:25,360 Speaker 1: Lynch's office I think after practice, so clearly they're trying 568 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:28,680 Speaker 1: to get it done well. Today. Probably a little bit 569 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:31,040 Speaker 1: of an issue for Brandon Ayuk that he's no longer 570 00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:34,880 Speaker 1: the priority because Trent Williams is one of those rare 571 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:41,400 Speaker 1: guys that is objectively agreed upon from the analytical community, 572 00:31:41,720 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 1: from the itest fan community, from the scouting community, from 573 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:50,360 Speaker 1: the coaching community, and most importantly the other players his peers, 574 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:54,640 Speaker 1: best left tackle in the game, non quarterback, easily one 575 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:56,080 Speaker 1: of the best players in the game. And it's not 576 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:57,720 Speaker 1: like he's in the prime of his career. He's like 577 00:31:57,760 --> 00:32:01,040 Speaker 1: thirty five years old. He wants more money. In my 578 00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:03,640 Speaker 1: initial take, don't blame him at all. Had the same 579 00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:06,360 Speaker 1: take earlier this offseason, when Christian McCaffrey said the same thing, 580 00:32:06,920 --> 00:32:10,440 Speaker 1: under no circumstances can I play if I'm Trent Williams 581 00:32:10,840 --> 00:32:13,480 Speaker 1: and I'm the fifth highest paid left tackle, And honestly, 582 00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:16,640 Speaker 1: these left tackle numbers per year feel a little off 583 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:19,760 Speaker 1: because who's more important? If the forty nine ers this 584 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:23,280 Speaker 1: year had to choose one player, Brandon Ayuk or Trent Williams, 585 00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:27,000 Speaker 1: and listen, this is not a criticism of Brandon. He's 586 00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:29,920 Speaker 1: an awesome player, he's a winning player. He deserves to 587 00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:32,400 Speaker 1: be paid a lot of money. I can promise you this. 588 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:36,400 Speaker 1: John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan wouldn't even hesitate. It would 589 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:39,120 Speaker 1: be Trent or Trent Williams. Now, ultimately they don't have 590 00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:40,920 Speaker 1: to make that decision. They get to keep them both. 591 00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:43,120 Speaker 1: But what happened with Christian McCaffrey, It's like, well, I 592 00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:45,800 Speaker 1: no longer have guaranteed money. You didn't sign me to 593 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:49,200 Speaker 1: this contract. I'm scheduled to make like eleven million dollars, 594 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:51,520 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, that's laughable, And they bumped him up and 595 00:32:51,560 --> 00:32:54,560 Speaker 1: it's like eighteen nineteen million dollars this year, rightfully, so 596 00:32:55,120 --> 00:32:59,200 Speaker 1: good move. If I'm Trent Williams won this contract that 597 00:32:59,240 --> 00:33:02,360 Speaker 1: I'm currently playing on is what I got. The forty 598 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:05,560 Speaker 1: nine Ers gave him this contract because he had hit 599 00:33:05,560 --> 00:33:09,240 Speaker 1: free agency several years ago, and it actually came down 600 00:33:09,240 --> 00:33:12,640 Speaker 1: to a bidding between Andy Reid and the Chiefs and 601 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:15,280 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers and the forty nine ers, I mean, 602 00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:18,440 Speaker 1: they had no choice. They had to give him a 603 00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:20,080 Speaker 1: large amount of money I think at the time was 604 00:33:20,120 --> 00:33:24,440 Speaker 1: sixty million dollars guaranteed, which seems like peanuts now twenty 605 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:27,600 Speaker 1: a year, which again, if I'm Trent Williams and I 606 00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:31,560 Speaker 1: get like, comp's work for ninety percent of players like 607 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:33,440 Speaker 1: this guy got this. This is what you get. He's 608 00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:35,200 Speaker 1: a little better, You're a little worse. You're you're a 609 00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:37,280 Speaker 1: little better, he's a little worse. And it's all based 610 00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:40,680 Speaker 1: on that. There are certain players in this league, a 611 00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:42,600 Speaker 1: guy like Trent Williams where I go, I don't really 612 00:33:42,600 --> 00:33:44,840 Speaker 1: give a shit. If you really want me to play 613 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:47,360 Speaker 1: this year, I have no guaranteed money, like this is 614 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:50,400 Speaker 1: my number. Maybe it's twenty eight million dollars, so I'm 615 00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:53,280 Speaker 1: gonna need an eight million dollar race like that's got 616 00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:57,560 Speaker 1: to happen. Now. I went to years of practices with 617 00:33:57,680 --> 00:34:02,360 Speaker 1: Trent Williams involved. Training camp for him isn't exactly the junction, boys, 618 00:34:03,120 --> 00:34:06,720 Speaker 1: This isn't exactly nineteen fifty nineteen sixty role tied Alabama 619 00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:10,720 Speaker 1: Bear Bryant. Listen, he's one of those guys who probably 620 00:34:10,719 --> 00:34:12,680 Speaker 1: could play an NFL game three hundred and sixty five 621 00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:15,960 Speaker 1: days a year. So training camp for him, I'm not 622 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:19,200 Speaker 1: saying it's not necessary. Of course it's necessary for any player, 623 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:24,840 Speaker 1: but he ain't repping every single practice. He gets a 624 00:34:24,880 --> 00:34:27,440 Speaker 1: lot of days off, he gets a lot of plays off. 625 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:31,200 Speaker 1: They treat him like they should. One of the most 626 00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:34,359 Speaker 1: valuable assets, who's an older player who they need. And 627 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:36,759 Speaker 1: the only thing when it comes to Trent Williams is 628 00:34:36,840 --> 00:34:39,000 Speaker 1: like Week one, he's on my left tackle and we 629 00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:42,720 Speaker 1: want him healthy. But listen, when you're at his level, 630 00:34:43,719 --> 00:34:46,759 Speaker 1: you got leverage because you need me more than I 631 00:34:46,840 --> 00:34:50,440 Speaker 1: need you. I'm super rich, I've made a boatload of money. 632 00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:52,799 Speaker 1: Now I'm a great player. I like playing football, and 633 00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:55,839 Speaker 1: I'm planning on playing football, hopefully for the niners sake 634 00:34:55,880 --> 00:34:57,680 Speaker 1: the next couple of years, because they have a zero 635 00:34:57,800 --> 00:34:59,919 Speaker 1: answer at that position, and it's not like they're gonna 636 00:34:59,960 --> 00:35:02,120 Speaker 1: be flush with cash because they're paying all these other 637 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:04,440 Speaker 1: guys to go sign a left tackle, and let's face it, 638 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:06,719 Speaker 1: left tackles never hit the open market. Who were any good. 639 00:35:07,080 --> 00:35:09,400 Speaker 1: It was very rare that Trent Williams was even in 640 00:35:09,400 --> 00:35:12,200 Speaker 1: that position, But I don't blame him. And if I 641 00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:15,960 Speaker 1: was him, I'd ask for a massive race and they go, 642 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:19,440 Speaker 1: what about all these I don't Christian Darisow, If I 643 00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:21,279 Speaker 1: was Trent Williams, I'd be like, who's that? 644 00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:22,640 Speaker 4: What? 645 00:35:25,239 --> 00:35:29,320 Speaker 1: I compare myself to Jonathan Ogden, to a Walter Jones, 646 00:35:29,600 --> 00:35:33,680 Speaker 1: Like that's the way I'm discussed, not like the hot 647 00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:37,680 Speaker 1: young commodity in the NFL, and that's like, this is 648 00:35:37,719 --> 00:35:39,799 Speaker 1: going to be a complicated. This is part of what 649 00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:42,200 Speaker 1: makes this job so difficult. It's why I've said forever 650 00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:47,120 Speaker 1: I give John Lynch a lot of credit for doing this. 651 00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:50,360 Speaker 1: Just like when Steve Kerr signed up, he was already 652 00:35:50,360 --> 00:35:53,239 Speaker 1: super rich, he was already super successful, he had a 653 00:35:53,239 --> 00:35:55,160 Speaker 1: bunch of rings and he's like, you know what I 654 00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:57,640 Speaker 1: want to coach? Now you could say it was a 655 00:35:57,640 --> 00:36:00,760 Speaker 1: great situation, it is still a lot of added stress 656 00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:03,080 Speaker 1: that is not there if you're not doing it. And 657 00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:07,080 Speaker 1: John Lynch same thing. Already a champion. Now he's in 658 00:36:07,120 --> 00:36:10,760 Speaker 1: the Hall of Fame. He had a great job at Fox, 659 00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:13,200 Speaker 1: was making seven figures. And he's like, you know what 660 00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:17,359 Speaker 1: I want to do deal with Brandon Ayuk's agent when 661 00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:19,680 Speaker 1: I'm on vacation. You know what I want to do? 662 00:36:19,719 --> 00:36:22,319 Speaker 1: Show up to training camp and have to deal with 663 00:36:22,360 --> 00:36:25,319 Speaker 1: my star future Hall of Fame left tackle who needs 664 00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:27,319 Speaker 1: a massive raise, and I have to balance all the 665 00:36:27,320 --> 00:36:30,160 Speaker 1: books that we already have a high praise. Like, I'm sorry, 666 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:33,520 Speaker 1: most human beings would not want to do that, but 667 00:36:33,840 --> 00:36:35,439 Speaker 1: he's just one of those guys that likes his feet 668 00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:38,680 Speaker 1: in the fire. He likes the action. You know, the 669 00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:42,360 Speaker 1: juice is the squeeze, right, So I just think that 670 00:36:43,560 --> 00:36:47,440 Speaker 1: this team, like all these guys, high level winning players, 671 00:36:47,480 --> 00:36:49,719 Speaker 1: most people are gonna pick this team if you're not 672 00:36:49,719 --> 00:36:51,080 Speaker 1: picking him to be in the super Bowl, to be 673 00:36:51,160 --> 00:36:53,440 Speaker 1: right there in the mix, you know, in the final four, 674 00:36:53,600 --> 00:36:56,360 Speaker 1: final two in the NFC. But this type of stuff 675 00:36:56,400 --> 00:37:00,279 Speaker 1: you deal with year after year. You guys that want money, Right, 676 00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:02,600 Speaker 1: It's like, what and how we have happened this offseason? 677 00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:05,319 Speaker 1: Like Hassan Reddick's like, I want to raise now, I'm 678 00:37:05,320 --> 00:37:08,440 Speaker 1: not comparing Asano Reddick to Trent Williams was like, we 679 00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:11,080 Speaker 1: don't want that headache, see you. Joe Douglas is like, yeah, 680 00:37:11,120 --> 00:37:12,719 Speaker 1: I'll take that headache. And I don't even plan to 681 00:37:12,719 --> 00:37:17,360 Speaker 1: pay him. So it's just training camp. Man. I always thought, 682 00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:22,200 Speaker 1: like the season, you know, I've never been as stressed out. 683 00:37:22,239 --> 00:37:24,520 Speaker 1: Now I'm a high anxiety guy to begin with, Like 684 00:37:24,640 --> 00:37:28,520 Speaker 1: just my blood, you know, runs hot. I would say, 685 00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:31,040 Speaker 1: like most people or else you die. But you know 686 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:34,800 Speaker 1: what I mean, I run hot. That stress of training camp, 687 00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:39,080 Speaker 1: of guys getting injured, of working out guys, of guys 688 00:37:39,160 --> 00:37:42,400 Speaker 1: not living up to the hype, of people being angry 689 00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:46,160 Speaker 1: players just it's it's a stressful time there is. You 690 00:37:46,239 --> 00:37:48,839 Speaker 1: have to monitor the league like crazy because guys are 691 00:37:48,840 --> 00:37:52,960 Speaker 1: constantly getting cut. Like once the season starts. The structure 692 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:55,879 Speaker 1: of the season is very mapped out. Obviously you might 693 00:37:55,920 --> 00:37:58,719 Speaker 1: play on a Thursday or Sunday night or Monday, but 694 00:37:58,920 --> 00:38:01,480 Speaker 1: like every week's kind of the same, and if you 695 00:38:01,560 --> 00:38:04,759 Speaker 1: have one injury, you just work out one position. It's 696 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:07,719 Speaker 1: kind of a fire drill during training camp. And let's 697 00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:09,560 Speaker 1: face it, the forty Niners got a lot going on. 698 00:38:09,880 --> 00:38:11,600 Speaker 1: I mean the Cowboys got a lot going on. But 699 00:38:11,600 --> 00:38:14,200 Speaker 1: they always got a lot going on. And in fairness, 700 00:38:14,239 --> 00:38:17,319 Speaker 1: like Dallas is choosing not to extend Dak Prescott right now, 701 00:38:17,640 --> 00:38:20,080 Speaker 1: the forty dine Ers want Trent Williams to be happy. 702 00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:22,799 Speaker 1: They want Brandon Ayuk to be happy. I wonder if 703 00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:25,920 Speaker 1: the Cowboys are like, yeah, let's just see how Dak responds. 704 00:38:26,320 --> 00:38:27,880 Speaker 1: Let's see if he can answer the bell, because he 705 00:38:27,880 --> 00:38:29,920 Speaker 1: has in the last three years. And I think when 706 00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:33,520 Speaker 1: you look at the Cowboys, Ceedee Lamb, you know, let's 707 00:38:33,560 --> 00:38:37,400 Speaker 1: face it, Ceedee Lamb does not view himself in Brandon 708 00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:41,000 Speaker 1: Ayuke's category, right, He just does not. He views himself 709 00:38:41,040 --> 00:38:45,080 Speaker 1: with Justin Jefferson. Now, whether that's correct or not, we're 710 00:38:45,080 --> 00:38:48,000 Speaker 1: talking an astronomical amount of money that he I'm sure 711 00:38:48,080 --> 00:38:51,080 Speaker 1: is seeking. And this gets pretty complicated. And I started 712 00:38:51,120 --> 00:38:53,760 Speaker 1: thinking today actually, when I was driving home from Tahoe, 713 00:38:54,760 --> 00:38:58,600 Speaker 1: maybe the Cowboys plan is this, we go all in. Obviously, 714 00:38:58,640 --> 00:39:01,239 Speaker 1: we're gonna have to pay ceed Lamb Micah Parsons a 715 00:39:01,320 --> 00:39:04,200 Speaker 1: ton of cash and that is a huge part of 716 00:39:04,239 --> 00:39:06,719 Speaker 1: our core moving forward, and we'll figure out the quarterback. 717 00:39:07,400 --> 00:39:09,279 Speaker 1: And then I thought, isn't that kind of what the 718 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:12,800 Speaker 1: Raiders are doing right now? They got Max Crosby, who's 719 00:39:12,840 --> 00:39:15,759 Speaker 1: a star. They got DeVante Adams who's like a Hall 720 00:39:15,800 --> 00:39:19,640 Speaker 1: of Famer, and they have no quarterback, and no one 721 00:39:19,760 --> 00:39:23,120 Speaker 1: really takes them that seriously, right that they have really 722 00:39:23,120 --> 00:39:25,520 Speaker 1: good players at a bunch of different positions. But I 723 00:39:25,520 --> 00:39:27,359 Speaker 1: don't think you'll meet a soul who's not a Raider 724 00:39:27,400 --> 00:39:29,680 Speaker 1: fan who would pick them to make the playoffs, because 725 00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:33,239 Speaker 1: how could you. They don't have a quarterback. And I 726 00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:35,960 Speaker 1: just this is the hard part about the Dallas situation. 727 00:39:36,719 --> 00:39:39,160 Speaker 1: And this is why when you get the Dak Prescott's 728 00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:42,480 Speaker 1: you saw it forever in Minnesota with Kirk Cousins, you 729 00:39:42,600 --> 00:39:45,040 Speaker 1: just kind of keep riding it out cause you are 730 00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:47,520 Speaker 1: terrified to ever be in a position where it's like, guy, 731 00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:51,120 Speaker 1: we got some sweet All Pro impact players, it's like, oh, 732 00:39:51,160 --> 00:39:55,160 Speaker 1: who's your quarterback. You're like ain O'Connell, Gardner Minshew, You're like, 733 00:39:55,520 --> 00:39:58,240 Speaker 1: you're not winning shit. That's kind of the way it goes. 734 00:39:58,800 --> 00:40:01,520 Speaker 1: And I could if you were Dallas because it's easy. 735 00:40:01,520 --> 00:40:03,279 Speaker 1: And listen, I've said it, like just move on, let 736 00:40:03,360 --> 00:40:06,000 Speaker 1: him hit free agency. It's easy to say that. And 737 00:40:06,200 --> 00:40:09,719 Speaker 1: he's got flaws clearly in January, but he's still better 738 00:40:09,760 --> 00:40:13,440 Speaker 1: than most, and what would they do, Like, it's like, 739 00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:16,200 Speaker 1: what's their answer gonna be? Trey Lance? Kyle Shanahan couldn't 740 00:40:16,239 --> 00:40:19,000 Speaker 1: get rid of him quick enough. Kyle Shanahan had bailed 741 00:40:19,040 --> 00:40:22,160 Speaker 1: on Trey Lance like eighteen months ago, so that's not 742 00:40:22,200 --> 00:40:24,239 Speaker 1: an option. Yeah, and I know they're gonna play him 743 00:40:24,239 --> 00:40:27,160 Speaker 1: a bunch this preseason, but he's just not that good. 744 00:40:27,360 --> 00:40:30,880 Speaker 1: It's just just a fact of life. So to me, 745 00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:33,640 Speaker 1: when you look at the Cowboys, you go feels like 746 00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:35,840 Speaker 1: they're kind of stuck and it could be one of 747 00:40:35,880 --> 00:40:38,680 Speaker 1: those positions like if they just win a playoff games 748 00:40:38,680 --> 00:40:43,120 Speaker 1: like oh, Dak threw multiple interceptions in the second round, 749 00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:46,040 Speaker 1: say okay, let him hit free agency and then what 750 00:40:46,080 --> 00:40:49,319 Speaker 1: are you doing? Because there aren't really any options ever. 751 00:40:50,120 --> 00:40:52,000 Speaker 1: And this s where Ceedee Lamb kind of has him 752 00:40:52,040 --> 00:40:53,680 Speaker 1: by the balls like he's gonna get a ton of money. 753 00:40:53,800 --> 00:40:56,080 Speaker 1: It's like Micah Parsons, same thing, gonna get a ton 754 00:40:56,120 --> 00:40:59,200 Speaker 1: of money, like a ton of money. It's like, well, 755 00:40:59,680 --> 00:41:02,960 Speaker 1: Das Scott because of the position he plays. Even if 756 00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:05,440 Speaker 1: we all agree that he's not Josh Allen, he's not 757 00:41:05,560 --> 00:41:10,359 Speaker 1: Mahomes obviously not. Lamar still is going to command what 758 00:41:10,800 --> 00:41:13,239 Speaker 1: two hundred and ten million dollars guaranteed, So the three 759 00:41:13,239 --> 00:41:15,319 Speaker 1: of those guys would have sent it'd be like an 760 00:41:15,400 --> 00:41:17,040 Speaker 1: NBA team. He'd be like, Yeah, we got three or 761 00:41:17,080 --> 00:41:19,520 Speaker 1: four guys and a bunch of other minimum players and 762 00:41:19,600 --> 00:41:22,120 Speaker 1: draft p picks. That's kind of what the Cowboys would 763 00:41:22,120 --> 00:41:25,319 Speaker 1: have to do because of the positions those guys play. 764 00:41:25,719 --> 00:41:27,640 Speaker 1: It's one thing I've always said about the Niners. They've 765 00:41:27,680 --> 00:41:32,319 Speaker 1: gotten very lucky that two of their best players are 766 00:41:32,560 --> 00:41:34,680 Speaker 1: you know, over the last four years that are on 767 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:37,719 Speaker 1: huge contracts are a middle linebacker and a tight end. 768 00:41:38,560 --> 00:41:41,399 Speaker 1: And those guys value like doesn't exceed fifteen million dollars 769 00:41:41,400 --> 00:41:45,480 Speaker 1: a year, where if Fred Warner had been a corner 770 00:41:46,360 --> 00:41:51,759 Speaker 1: or a wide receiver or the right tackle, their books 771 00:41:52,080 --> 00:41:55,279 Speaker 1: would look a lot different. And George Kittle, who will 772 00:41:55,280 --> 00:41:57,319 Speaker 1: see I mean last year he was clearly banged up. 773 00:41:57,920 --> 00:42:01,200 Speaker 1: They show and receiver like the difference of him playing 774 00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:04,320 Speaker 1: tight end and wide receiver is probably the difference for 775 00:42:04,440 --> 00:42:08,520 Speaker 1: seven eight million dollars a year minimum. So that's not 776 00:42:08,560 --> 00:42:12,680 Speaker 1: the case with the Cowboys. Their best players are pass rusher, 777 00:42:13,320 --> 00:42:17,640 Speaker 1: wide receiver. We get debated, but I mean, obviously Dak 778 00:42:17,719 --> 00:42:20,520 Speaker 1: is one of their best players, quarterback. It's like, gee, 779 00:42:20,560 --> 00:42:23,200 Speaker 1: how do we do this? And it becomes a problem, 780 00:42:23,239 --> 00:42:26,799 Speaker 1: and it becomes a problem fast financially, now no one 781 00:42:26,880 --> 00:42:29,160 Speaker 1: you can be like I always hear media members say this, 782 00:42:29,200 --> 00:42:31,560 Speaker 1: like I'm not gonna cry for owners. It's not even 783 00:42:31,600 --> 00:42:33,799 Speaker 1: about that. It's like there's a salary cap. You gotta 784 00:42:33,800 --> 00:42:39,840 Speaker 1: build your team. That can be very complicated. The volume