1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 1: The volume, What is going on everybody? John Middlecoff three 2 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: and now podcasts, Hopefully everyone is doing well out there 3 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 1: in society, in the real world. And Uh, we're gonna 4 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: talk a little football because I went on with Coward 5 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: a couple hours ago and we talked a lot about football. 6 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 1: And then I thought, you know, I'm not gonna do 7 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:40,279 Speaker 1: a podcast. I'm leaving to Nashville tomorrow afternoon. I got 8 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 1: a million things to do. I haven't really done any 9 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,559 Speaker 1: of them. I haven't even eaten dinner. I'm looking at 10 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: the clock right now it says seven thirty at night. 11 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: Feel overwhelmed, I feel stressed out. But what type lesson 12 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: would I be teaching my child? Then I realized I 13 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: don't have a child. But you're getting married, You're starting 14 00:00:57,880 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: to feel a little more mature. You're like, I gotta 15 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: set the two. So I decided I'm gonna do a podcast. 16 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:05,680 Speaker 1: So I looked around the internet. So I saw some 17 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: things earlier today I want to talk about, from franchise 18 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: tags to Deebo. Samuel tweeted out some comments to uh, 19 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: Philadelphia made a transaction today that I want to dive into. 20 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: And we also do a mailbag at John Middlecoff is 21 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: the Instagram fire in those dms, and that'll be the show. 22 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: So I was, I refuse to be lazy as I'm 23 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: getting married and changing my life and setting lessons to 24 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 1: human beings that don't even exist in this house yet. 25 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: But we got to set the tone. We got to 26 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: set the tone early. So make sure you subscribe to 27 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:37,039 Speaker 1: the podcast if you listen on Collins Feed three and 28 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 1: out wherever you may listen Apple, Spotify. Spotify is booming 29 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:43,960 Speaker 1: right now, and uh YouTube, all of our content is 30 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: up there as well, so make sure you subscribe to that. 31 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: And the game plan. We will have a golf podcast tomorrow. 32 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: We will look ahead for the Arnold Palmer and make 33 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: some make some bets, talk a little golf, and uh 34 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: we'll kind of go from there. So, like I said, 35 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: Record of a Colin earlier, we did about an hour podcast. 36 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: We got a podcast here, a lot of content out 37 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: did podcasts. Deebo, Samuel Reaction Saturday Night, did a podcast 38 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: yesterday reacting to Matt Stafford. So we got you covered. 39 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:14,360 Speaker 1: I can nitpick and be critical or give my opinion 40 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 1: on my beliefs on how to build a football team 41 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 1: and what to value and what not to value. Start 42 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: with the trenches. Don't worry about the wide receivers, right, 43 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: pick and choose your spots on the outside, win and 44 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: lose on the line of scrimmage, and then you get 45 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: really good players at wide receiver and you get a quarterback. 46 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: It's not that long ago that Carson Palmer told the Bengals, no, 47 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 1: I refuse to play for you. I would rather retire 48 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,360 Speaker 1: than play for you. And he has spoken about it 49 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: over the years. A big reason was he didn't believe 50 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 1: that the things they said they were going to do 51 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 1: they would do, and historically the franchise has been viewed 52 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: as very, very cheap. Now, Andrew Whitworth I heard him 53 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: talk about this probably I forget where, but over the 54 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 1: last month he's like, if Carson Palmer had been a 55 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:11,679 Speaker 1: part of those teams that Andy Dalton led, we could 56 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:13,639 Speaker 1: have won a Super Bowl. I mean, those teams were stacked. 57 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: Now a big reason they had a bunch of draft 58 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 1: picks because of the Carson Palmer trade. But still he's 59 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:22,079 Speaker 1: not wrong. The Bengals have actually been a pretty well 60 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: run operation when it comes to acquiring players. Just because 61 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:29,119 Speaker 1: your frugal doesn't mean you don't know who can play 62 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: and who can't in a draft. I mean, and they 63 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:34,119 Speaker 1: have drafted a lot of good players, I would say, 64 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 1: over the last twenty plus years. But they are operating 65 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: completely different because of one man and one man only. 66 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: And he's got a chance to be the best player 67 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: in the history of the franchise, and that's Joe Burrow, 68 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: and Joe Burrow has held their feet to the fire. 69 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 1: And I think he's doing it not because he views 70 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: himself like an NBA player, right, and that's this is 71 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: what Lebron James would do, or this is what any 72 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: powerful NBA player would do. I think he's doing it 73 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 1: because he knows you can't trust this operation and at 74 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: any moment they could pull back the reins and get cheap. 75 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: And I think if this was Andy Dalton or Carson 76 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: Palmer and not Joe Burrow, Ti Higgans just would have 77 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 1: had free agency. They would not have franchised him a 78 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:22,719 Speaker 1: second time. I can't imagine they would have done this five, ten, 79 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: twenty years ago. But because of one man, they're doing it. 80 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: And if I was a Bengal fan like I don't 81 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:31,919 Speaker 1: care if you got to pay him twenty six million dollars. 82 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: Let's do it. Let's keep him around. And I have 83 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: been saying, like, oh, Trey Hendrickson, how are you gonna 84 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 1: keep them all? Hendrickson technically is under contract now, it's 85 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 1: for a lot less money than he I'm sure reviews himself. 86 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: He's under contract for sixteen million dollars. He's easily worth 87 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:52,599 Speaker 1: probably thirty plus. But like he's he's not a free agent, 88 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: so he can't just walk out the door. Now. He 89 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 1: could demand a trade, or they technically could trade him, 90 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: or they can just extend them. And to me, if 91 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:02,279 Speaker 1: I was going to give a long term contract to 92 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 1: one of the two guys, because they've already gone on 93 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 1: record and said Jamar Chase is going nowhere now, Diana 94 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 1: Russini reported that the sides are pretty far apart, probably 95 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: because Jamar Chase wants like one hundred and fifty million 96 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: dollars guaranteed, and based on last year, I would not 97 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: blame him, but I would imagine the two numbers the 98 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 1: parties are coming in at are at different ends of 99 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 1: the spectrum, probably ones at one hundred, the others at 100 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:27,719 Speaker 1: one hundred and fifty, and maybe end up meeting at 101 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 1: one hundred and twenty one hundred and thirty million, But 102 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 1: Jamar Chase is going nowhere. If I had to pick 103 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: one of the two guys between the pass rusher and 104 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 1: I know he's thirty years old and t Higgins, it's 105 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 1: not even a question. And ultimately the T Higgins situation 106 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 1: if you do, if you know they have said and 107 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: reports have been they will work on a long term 108 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: extension with the Higgins, I would have no problem paying 109 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:51,720 Speaker 1: them year to year. Now, it's not an ideal way 110 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: to do business because when you give a guy a 111 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 1: franchise tag, especially the second which last year is like 112 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: twenty one now it's almost a twenty seven, that all 113 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: hits your cap and you owe him that much in cash, 114 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: But like you're basically giving him a two year, forty 115 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: eight million dollar contract instead of giving him a four year, 116 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: one hundred and twenty million dollar contract and guaranteeing them 117 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: seventy or eighty million dollars, especially when you have to 118 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 1: factor in other positions that are of need. I eat 119 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:18,919 Speaker 1: a line of scrimmage, and you keep your quarterback happy 120 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 1: in the short term because really, you know, Joe's just 121 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 1: worried about twenty twenty five and if he's got T Higgins, 122 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 1: if you've got Jamar Chase draft running back, all of 123 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: a sudden, your offense is extremely dynamic again. And you 124 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: hope with Al Golden, Listen, I think Ana Rumo got 125 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: a little bit of a raw deal. Just a couple 126 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: of years ago, he's viewed as one of the best 127 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 1: defensive coordinators in the NFL, and now he's like the 128 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 1: village idiot. But Al gold is really good. He's been 129 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:43,720 Speaker 1: there before. He's comfortable with the organization. We just saw 130 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: him in college kicking ass and taking names for Notre Dame. 131 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: I mean, he was easily one of the best assistant 132 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: coaches in all of Saturday. So if I'm a Bengal fan, 133 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 1: as long as Trey Hendrickson is on this team and 134 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: we keep T Higgins like our defense can't be as 135 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 1: bad and the way we play down the s like 136 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 1: we should be a factor. And you know today, listen, 137 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: we can nitpick how they're doing it, but having T 138 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 1: Higgins on the team for twenty twenty five is better 139 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 1: than having him not on the team. Speaking of bad decisions, 140 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: when it comes to wide receivers, I couldn't even imagined 141 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 1: And there were some people, not many, most people were 142 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: probably I know where I felt is thinking like this 143 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers deal. Listen, I don't know if he's going 144 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 1: to lead the team to a super Bowl, but if 145 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 1: he plays a couple of years, they're gonna be a 146 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: playoff team and it will resurrect a franchise that was dead. 147 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: And it turns out he destroyed it even worse his 148 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 1: Achilles tour that he came back and their team sucked 149 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 1: in all while during that time he mandated after he 150 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: heard his achilles. Essentially, they trade for his buddy who 151 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: and I'm a Devonte Adams guy, President State Bulldog pro 152 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: Devonte Adams. That was a disaster trade because it did 153 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: absolutely nothing for their team and they gave up a 154 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: third round pick to win what five games, and they 155 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: cut Aaron Rodgers. They are going to cut DeVante Adams 156 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: because of this cap number. Nobody is trading for them, 157 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, you look, you go, in 158 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 1: our two years of Aaron Rodgers, what do we have 159 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: to show for it? And the answer is picks given 160 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: to other teams. And sometimes I'm all for taking risks. 161 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: I'm a pretty big risk taker in life, but it 162 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 1: can be a humbling experience when especially not that you 163 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 1: get cocky, but when some of your risks pay off 164 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:38,200 Speaker 1: and they bear fruit and you're like, h this life thing, 165 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: this business thing, this whatever thing. I know what I'm doing, 166 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden you make a move 167 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: that was like, yeah, I would have traded for Rogers too, 168 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 1: and it blows up in your face. But it was 169 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 1: pretty crazy during the season as they're firing everybody that 170 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 1: they kept doubling down on that experience, and it led 171 00:08:56,280 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: them to just give away a pick for DeVante Adams that, yeah, 172 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:05,600 Speaker 1: something they would clearly like back. Deebo Samuel has tweeted, 173 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 1: it's not often that you get a guy who wants 174 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 1: a trade, but he like him and Kyle have a 175 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: really good relationship. I think Debo really liked being a 176 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 1: part of the forty nine ers, and I was with 177 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 1: him on that plane flight when we got deplaned on 178 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 1: our way to New Orleans. Hearing him talk about the 179 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:28,200 Speaker 1: forty nine ers like it was very positive, but like 180 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 1: also demanding a trade, like I don't want to be 181 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: here anymore, and when you trade me, I will retreat, retweet, 182 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 1: and repost every single picture of me. And a commander's jersey. 183 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: It's one of those like clean splits. It's like Debo tweets. 184 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 1: I love John, I love Kyle. Those are my hobies. 185 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 1: But I'm out and listen. I've seen every single opinion 186 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: under the sun of Deebo's fat. He's over the hill. 187 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 1: The Commander's got a steal. Like I said the other day, 188 00:09:57,400 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 1: I think this is a win win for everyone involved. 189 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:02,200 Speaker 1: We're not going to pay him seventeen and a half million. 190 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 1: The commanders can't like what they see on the open market. 191 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 1: When you have to, you know, basically lock in several 192 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:15,720 Speaker 1: years of contract to buy a player who's decent on 193 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 1: the open market, You're not getting the guy for one 194 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 1: year fifteen million dollars. You know, if you like the 195 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 1: player and he has a market, you have to give 196 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: him a multi year contract. And because free agency there 197 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 1: are multiple people bidding, supply demand, it drives up the price. 198 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: It's why you see every year like that guard got 199 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:37,079 Speaker 1: forty five million dollars guaranteed and twenty one million dollars 200 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:40,440 Speaker 1: a year. The Denver Broncos gave Mike mcglinchy fifty million 201 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: dollars guaranteed. What happens because yeah, the Bears were also 202 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: offering him a contract, and it drives the price up. 203 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: So you go, wait, I can get Deebo Samuel under 204 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 1: a cost control contract for a fifth round pick. If 205 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: it works out, great, We're in good shape if it 206 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 1: doesn't cost me a fifth round pick and some money 207 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: that I'm gonna spend anyway. But I don't have that 208 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 1: many options to spend it, and I have a general 209 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 1: manager that knows him, so I'm probably on the Uh. 210 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 1: It doesn't feel like there are that many people in 211 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: the forty nine er land that believe Debo has anything left. 212 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:13,719 Speaker 1: I do believe he could have a productive season, and 213 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:16,760 Speaker 1: a productive season for Debo, isn't ninety five catches like 214 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 1: look at his best year's like seventy seven catches Now, 215 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:23,079 Speaker 1: he had almost fifteen hundred yards from the line of scrimmage, 216 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:25,439 Speaker 1: and he had a ton of rushing touchdowns like those 217 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 1: days are over? But can he give you some big plays? 218 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 1: You know? Weight has been a big concern I think sometimes, 219 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: and I've been fired a couple times. Do you know 220 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 1: what it did for me? It motivated me. And I 221 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: know Debo wasn't technically fired, but this has to be 222 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 1: a pretty motivating experience, like debo. You didn't just get traded, 223 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:45,679 Speaker 1: got traded for a fifth round pick. You know, that's 224 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: what the league thinks of you. That's the only way 225 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 1: that you could keep your salary was to get traded 226 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 1: for a fifth round pick. So I do believe if 227 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 1: not now, then it never will happen. But I do 228 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 1: think the debo will be motivated, and I think the 229 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 1: forty nine ers were able to maintain we're still like 230 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: a pro player operation. But uh, we're doing what we 231 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:07,080 Speaker 1: probably should have done the last couple of years, be 232 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: a little more cutthroat, uh. Philadelphia, you know, speaking of 233 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:15,559 Speaker 1: DeVante Adams, they trade the conditional third round pick for him, 234 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 1: and it just blows up in their face. It's a disaster. 235 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 1: He's on the team for half the season. You have 236 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: to cut him at the end of the season. You 237 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:25,200 Speaker 1: know when it's whenever he retires, no one will ever 238 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 1: speak about his Jets tenure. And what Philadelphia got with 239 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 1: Darius Slay is a complete opposite. They traded a third 240 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 1: round pick for a guy who became their full time 241 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: starter for five years and made several Pro Bowls and 242 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: was a starter on a team that went to multiple 243 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 1: Super Bowls and won one. Like when you make a 244 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 1: trade for a guy no obviously the big first round picks, 245 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 1: when you trade for the Jalen Ramsey's, the Tyreek Hills, 246 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 1: the Khalil Max, it's your all. Your chips are in 247 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: the middle of the table. But when you make a 248 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: move like we're trading a third round pick for a 249 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 1: disgruntled player who makes decent money but we still believe 250 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 1: can be a really good, high end starter, this is 251 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 1: the best case scenario. You trade, you get a starting 252 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 1: corner who makes Pro Bowls, who's on your team for 253 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:13,319 Speaker 1: four or five years, who you like. Then you cut 254 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 1: for basically no dead money. Like that's a seamless transaction. 255 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: And Howie Roseman look at the Jets. This is why 256 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:25,719 Speaker 1: good teams stay good and shitty teams stay shitty. Right 257 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:28,080 Speaker 1: when you trade a mid round or you know, a 258 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: late second day early third day pick and you get 259 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: a starter for multiple years at a premium position on 260 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:39,359 Speaker 1: a winning team, that's gold. That's a big time transaction. 261 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: So listen, Darius Slay's Philadelphia Eagle career comes to an end, 262 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 1: and maybe his career. I know there were some people 263 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 1: in Philadelphia Land that I know thought that he might retire. 264 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 1: I think Darius had said after he plans on playing 265 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: another year. I still think he could probably get one year. 266 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: I don't know, ten twelve, fourteen million dollar contract somewhere, 267 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 1: Maybe not fourteen, but I would say eight. I don't 268 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: know who pays on the open market out there in 269 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 1: society eight to ten million dollars, So I would guess 270 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 1: that Darius Slay plays another season. But what a fantastic 271 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 1: little little run he had in Philadelphia. And last but 272 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 1: not least, Sean McVay loves Jimmy Garoppolo. I mean, there 273 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 1: were people talking about reporters who are clearly in deep 274 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 1: with the Rams, like Sean McVay could if they did 275 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 1: trade Matt Stafford start Jimmy Garoppolo, And I thought what 276 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 1: I think? Diana Rossini said that, and I had the 277 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:38,360 Speaker 1: same reaction that her co host Chase Daniel had. I 278 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: think that's fucking insanity, And it is like, you couldn't 279 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: go into the season after making the playoffs twice with 280 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: this version of Jimmy, But you feel pretty good if 281 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo is your backup quarterback and Stafford gets injured, 282 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 1: he has to start a game. Hell, he has to 283 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 1: start a month. You could win a couple games. You 284 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: can keep your season a full And I think Jimmy 285 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 1: Garoppolo has done your classic transition into you know, I've 286 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 1: made onundred and one hundred and fifty million dollars and 287 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 1: now I'm just going to be a backup for the 288 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 1: next I don't know, five six years ideally, and make 289 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: anywhere from three to seven million dollars a year and 290 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: rack up another I don't know, fifteen to thirty million dollars, 291 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: and as long as I don't have to play much, 292 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 1: I can maintain that price point. The time when I 293 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 1: do have to play a lot, that would be a 294 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 1: problem because I'd probably get exposed. But Jimmy Garoppolo's in 295 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 1: that sweet spot. Andy Dalton's in it currently long time 296 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 1: starter transition to backup start racking up those five eight 297 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: million dollar paychecks Boom boom boom. And the difference of 298 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 1: the Jimmy Garoppolos and the Andy Daltons relative to Chase 299 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 1: Daniels and those type players is those guys have started 300 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: for a long period of time, so you know, you 301 00:15:57,040 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 1: feel much more comfortable with a backup quarterback who's not 302 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 1: just a lifetime backup, a guy who has been a 303 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 1: starter in the NFL. You know, I view Marcus Mariota 304 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 1: and I think I would rather have Jimmy Garoppolo and 305 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:13,400 Speaker 1: definitely Andy Dalton than Mariota. But the one thing you 306 00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 1: feel good about having Mariota on your roster is like, 307 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 1: if we get into a pinch and this guy has 308 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 1: to start two games, three games a month straight. He 309 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 1: knows exactly how to operate as a starter. He knows 310 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:25,640 Speaker 1: how to run the huddle, he knows how to prepare, 311 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 1: he knows what a given week what entails. He knows 312 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: how to lead young guys, he knows how to deal 313 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 1: with the veterans. Like he can just make a seamless transition. 314 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 1: Obviously there's a drop off from your starter to him 315 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 1: as a player, but like, I can just put him in. 316 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: Sometimes with these lifetime backups, you never know what you're 317 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 1: gonna get, and oftentimes you're like, oh my god, this 318 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: is a disaster. So I think Jimmy Garoppolo is in 319 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: that sweet sweet spot. Maybe Stafford rolls an ankle, misses 320 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 1: a game, you can win it with Jimmy, So I 321 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: get where Sean McVay is coming from. Let's dive into 322 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 1: my friends at Microsoft. So welcome to Chasing Challenges brought 323 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:05,399 Speaker 1: to you by Microsoft and in the NFL. Just like 324 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:09,200 Speaker 1: in the business world, overcoming obstacles is the key to success. 325 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 1: Microsoft empowers business decision makers with AI solutions, simplified cloud 326 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: and data management, with trustworthy, responsible technology to turn challenges 327 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 1: into opportunities. In this segment, we will explore some of 328 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:28,160 Speaker 1: the biggest challenges being faced in the NFL in how 329 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: they can be overcome. Whatever challenges you're facing, Microsoft empowers 330 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 1: you with the expertise to say bring it on. This week, 331 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:42,879 Speaker 1: we're discussing the challenges faced by every general manager. You know, 332 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:47,080 Speaker 1: when you leave the combine, you have not only talked 333 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 1: with agents of your own players, so you get a 334 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 1: gauge of what my free agent that I want to 335 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 1: keep is going to cost, or what they are realistically 336 00:17:57,520 --> 00:18:01,159 Speaker 1: going to ask for, and probably the floor of their well. 337 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 1: While you are talking to them, they represent other guys 338 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 1: on other teams who are free agents or who might 339 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:10,919 Speaker 1: be a guy like represent a guy like Darius Slay 340 00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:13,760 Speaker 1: who's not a free agent, but pretty clear he's gonna 341 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 1: be cut. Then he gets cut. Now he's a free agent, 342 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:20,600 Speaker 1: and you start gauging the market. This is what we need, 343 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 1: these three positions. We want these group of six seven 344 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:27,440 Speaker 1: players to fill those three holes. This is what it's 345 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:30,640 Speaker 1: gonna cost. Then you have to go, well, we got 346 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:32,919 Speaker 1: this much cap space, or maybe we will have to 347 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:36,959 Speaker 1: make some cap space, which the cap in the NFL, 348 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: I would say, is one of the most fluid numbers 349 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:45,680 Speaker 1: in the history of American business. Right, you can create 350 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:48,479 Speaker 1: and make it look like anything you want it to. 351 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:51,640 Speaker 1: It's like this team is fifty million dollars over the cap, 352 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 1: they cut three guys, then all of a sudden, they're 353 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 1: signing a guy. But you do need to work with 354 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:01,679 Speaker 1: your owner and go listen, we can be aggressive and 355 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:04,920 Speaker 1: we can sign these three guys even though we don't 356 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:07,119 Speaker 1: have that much cap space because we can give a 357 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 1: much bigger signing bonus and then push that down and 358 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:14,120 Speaker 1: kick the can down the road and manipulate our books. 359 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:17,200 Speaker 1: But the way you can manipulate the salary cap, and 360 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:20,639 Speaker 1: all gms at this point know this is by giving 361 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:23,480 Speaker 1: huge cash up front. And that is not a general 362 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:28,120 Speaker 1: manager or a head coach's decision to make you need 363 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: to convince the owner, who some owners are very much 364 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,680 Speaker 1: behind you. The forty nine ers and the Eagles spent 365 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:37,400 Speaker 1: an ungodly amount of cash these last couple of years, 366 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 1: and if you look, teams like the Patriots and the 367 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:45,120 Speaker 1: Cowboys have not. So you can manipulate anything you are 368 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 1: willing to fit under a number if you want to 369 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 1: give more cash up front. And I think conversations after 370 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:56,880 Speaker 1: the combine turn into we can get these two guys 371 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: if we're willing to do this. And while the conversations 372 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 1: have started between the coach and the agent, the GM 373 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 1: and the coach and the agent, the front office and 374 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:13,359 Speaker 1: the agent, it now turns into the general manager and 375 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:16,119 Speaker 1: the head coach dealing with the owner, and can we 376 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 1: convince him to pay this much of actual cash in 377 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: the next couple weeks to sign this guy, because any 378 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:26,879 Speaker 1: coach or any owner has no problem. Yeah, we'll give 379 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:29,359 Speaker 1: him three years fifty million dollars and just pay him 380 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 1: over the course of the deal. That's easy to do. 381 00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 1: But the way some of these contracts work, especially in 382 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:38,600 Speaker 1: a competitive market, is who is willing to give the 383 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 1: biggest signing bonus. You learn this in basic finance classes. 384 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:46,920 Speaker 1: Money up front is more valuable than money down the line. 385 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 1: It's why last year Jordan Love signed the big contract 386 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 1: over the off season. He got seventy five million dollars 387 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:56,440 Speaker 1: I think before like the middle of December. So how 388 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 1: you structure contracts can be the difference of landing a 389 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: place or not landing a player. But it's not the 390 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 1: general manager's money. It ultimately falls on the owner. And 391 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:11,119 Speaker 1: as we've seen, some teams have more available cash than others, 392 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 1: and more importantly, some owners are more willing to part 393 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:17,879 Speaker 1: with that cash than others. I think this is a 394 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 1: time if you're a general manager where you have to 395 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:25,840 Speaker 1: turn into a salesman. You have to convince the people 396 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 1: with the money, which is the owner. He usually leans 397 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:31,199 Speaker 1: on the president. He probably has an accountant you have 398 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:34,119 Speaker 1: to deal with separate from your own cap guy, and 399 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:37,160 Speaker 1: you have to convince him this is worth it. This 400 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 1: guy is going to be the difference of us winning 401 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:42,560 Speaker 1: eight games or ten or eleven, and we're going to 402 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:44,840 Speaker 1: be in the playoffs and have a chance to make 403 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:48,399 Speaker 1: a run. Now, those conversations and if you can convince 404 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:50,880 Speaker 1: your owner to part with his money, can come back 405 00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: to haunt you if it blows up in your face. 406 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:56,119 Speaker 1: But that is what's going on right now is a 407 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 1: bunch of general managers who will spend the rest of 408 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:02,840 Speaker 1: this week I don't want to say begging their owner, 409 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 1: but attempting to convince them that spending this extra ten 410 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 1: million dollars, twenty million dollars, thirty forty to fifty you 411 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:13,879 Speaker 1: know you pick. These numbers are getting huge now in 412 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 1: this modern day NFL spending spreeze. Come the middle of 413 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 1: March to cut those checks, and the guys who can 414 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:24,880 Speaker 1: will land the players, and the guys who can't will 415 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:27,679 Speaker 1: come out empty handed. So that's it for this week's 416 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 1: Chasing Challenges. Remember Microsoft's AI solutions empower you to take 417 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:37,399 Speaker 1: bold steps and make informed decisions, sparking new ideas to 418 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 1: help drive your business forward. With Microsoft as your trusted partner, 419 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 1: you can navigate your journey with confidence, finding innovative solutions 420 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:50,560 Speaker 1: and reaching new possibilities. 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Was quote I changed the culture over and 453 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:51,960 Speaker 1: over again when your father, the coach the team and 454 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:55,960 Speaker 1: ran the program, recruited about a million guys through the 455 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:58,879 Speaker 1: transfer portal at every opportunity. The worst take of the 456 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 1: Combine wasn't the quote Gucci luggage quote the real culture changer. 457 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:08,960 Speaker 1: I think he means Travis Hunter been a big supporter 458 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:12,960 Speaker 1: of the Sanders family and the Combine. Shenanigan's kind of 459 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: left me disappointed your thoughts. I actually, right before I 460 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:21,600 Speaker 1: recording this part of the mail bag, I saw Todd 461 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 1: mcshay's post that he talked to people at the Combine 462 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:30,199 Speaker 1: that interviewed shador and shador I guess acted in the 463 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:33,520 Speaker 1: interview like he didn't give a shit how into it, 464 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:37,639 Speaker 1: you know, like what they thought of him. Basically, he 465 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:40,880 Speaker 1: was just acting how he normally acts and didn't care 466 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:46,480 Speaker 1: what their reaction was. Even though obviously it's a job interview. 467 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:55,199 Speaker 1: I could understand the tough transition of He's played for 468 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:58,399 Speaker 1: his dad for so long, and Dion is one of 469 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 1: the biggest personalities in the history of sports. And I 470 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:07,159 Speaker 1: would say in a good way, probably at least of 471 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:10,679 Speaker 1: my lifetime top two or three cocky ast athletes of 472 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:13,400 Speaker 1: all time. But he's also one of the best. I mean, 473 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:14,920 Speaker 1: you could argue pound for pound, he's one of the 474 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 1: best pure athletes in the history of civilization. And Dion 475 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 1: is an all time great football player. Shadoor is not 476 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 1: an all time great prospect. So when you go into 477 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:29,399 Speaker 1: these situations, and again I haven't heard any of this. 478 00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:32,040 Speaker 1: Most of my friends work for teams that you know 479 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:35,480 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. But and I'm not saying I just 480 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:38,080 Speaker 1: mean I haven't even texted anyone at the combine about 481 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 1: interviews with guys in general. But most people that I 482 00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:44,160 Speaker 1: know in the league would not have interviewed shad or Sanders. 483 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:48,800 Speaker 1: I would say this, you do want to go into 484 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 1: these meetings, having been someone who sat in one of 485 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:55,040 Speaker 1: those cars when a kid was getting meeting, getting you know, 486 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:58,399 Speaker 1: meeting the front office and the coaches. It should be 487 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:02,720 Speaker 1: a pretty humble experience, right Whether you are Caleb Williams, 488 00:27:03,280 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 1: whether you are Miles Garrett, whether you are Kyler Murray. 489 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 1: I'm just picking some recent in recent memory, just some high, 490 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:12,840 Speaker 1: high level prospects. I would imagine when they go in there, 491 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:15,960 Speaker 1: they're just kind of on their best behavior. They're trying 492 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 1: to impress like you or I would in an interview setting. 493 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:24,960 Speaker 1: So part of you know, shador, if it is true, 494 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,159 Speaker 1: I mean again, I'm just basing this off top McShay, 495 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:30,119 Speaker 1: and I've seen some other people tweet about this. They're 496 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:31,960 Speaker 1: going to entrust you if I'm going to draft you 497 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:35,920 Speaker 1: to be a quarterback really really high with the entire 498 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: keys of the franchise. More than likely, unless I get 499 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 1: a complete bailout of like hitting on brock Purty in 500 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:46,239 Speaker 1: the seventh round, my career is going to sink or 501 00:27:46,280 --> 00:27:51,840 Speaker 1: swim with how you play and operate. And part of 502 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:56,960 Speaker 1: being a quarterback is leadership, leading everybody, not just the 503 00:27:57,040 --> 00:28:01,679 Speaker 1: coaching staff, that the other players, the whole organization follows 504 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:07,280 Speaker 1: you and that type stuff. Imagine being in a situation 505 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:13,080 Speaker 1: you've never none of these people have ever met Shador, Right, 506 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:16,120 Speaker 1: most of these people, If I'm Pete Carroll or if 507 00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:19,879 Speaker 1: I'm Brian Daboll, I probably haven't even watched him play 508 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:22,719 Speaker 1: that much. Now, if you're day Ball, I would imagine 509 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:24,480 Speaker 1: you've done some work over the last couple of months 510 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 1: on them, But relative to the work you will continue 511 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:31,080 Speaker 1: to do, it's probably a small small percentage. So the 512 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,359 Speaker 1: first reaction, and I say this all the time, and 513 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 1: I'm a Shador fan, I think he's a good player, 514 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 1: but like the personality stuff like that matters a lot, 515 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:45,560 Speaker 1: and I think the league is full. I mean, think 516 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:47,960 Speaker 1: of the best players in the NFL at that position. 517 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes is like the heartbeat of their city. Josh 518 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:57,720 Speaker 1: Allen and Lamar Jackson like resurrected those franchises, And think 519 00:28:57,760 --> 00:28:59,920 Speaker 1: of what they mean to their coaching staff, their team. 520 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:03,720 Speaker 1: Just how good of guys they are twenty four seven, 521 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 1: three sixty five all the time, and the amount of 522 00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:08,200 Speaker 1: pressure that's on them and those guys these are talking 523 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 1: fucking MVPs and champions, like the way of the world 524 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 1: is on their shoulders, or you're just trying to get drafted. 525 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:19,240 Speaker 1: You're not even considered the number one quarterback, So I 526 00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 1: think you go in there really cocky, like Dion could 527 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:25,960 Speaker 1: do that and listen as someone who looked up to 528 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:28,160 Speaker 1: my dad and operates a lot like my father, who 529 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:31,600 Speaker 1: definitely was not Deon Sanders. I don't he's just emulating 530 00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:35,960 Speaker 1: his father, but his father can operate and act differently 531 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:39,280 Speaker 1: than him. So I do think you gotta be very 532 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:41,959 Speaker 1: careful in these meetings. I would say this for any player, 533 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:44,600 Speaker 1: especially a guy that's gonna get drafted in the first round, 534 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:47,920 Speaker 1: any position, you should be on your best behavior. And 535 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:51,040 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, like you gotta kind of kiss the ass 536 00:29:51,040 --> 00:29:54,120 Speaker 1: of these guys. Why wouldn't you want to? You want 537 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 1: the team drafting the highest to draft you get the 538 00:29:57,160 --> 00:30:01,760 Speaker 1: most money. So if that stuff, man, you gotta be 539 00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:06,720 Speaker 1: very careful about the way you interact with these coaches 540 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 1: of just coming off like you're kind of too cool 541 00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:12,960 Speaker 1: for school, because you know what they what they say 542 00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:16,840 Speaker 1: is like this fucking league will humble everybody. I don't 543 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:19,720 Speaker 1: care who you are. I saw Andy Reid go four 544 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:21,920 Speaker 1: and twelve and get fired. I just saw Kyle Shanahan 545 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:23,760 Speaker 1: go six and eleven, get his teeth kicked in on 546 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:27,720 Speaker 1: a weekly basis. You know, I just saw Mike McCarthy, 547 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:31,680 Speaker 1: who had three straight twelve win seasons not even sniff 548 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:34,960 Speaker 1: the playoffs, get run out of town. This league will 549 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:37,800 Speaker 1: kick your ass no matter how good a player you are. 550 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:40,400 Speaker 1: Look at Aaron Rodgers a couple of years ago. Aaron 551 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:43,200 Speaker 1: Rodgers win the MVPs. By this year, he can't win 552 00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:46,760 Speaker 1: a game to save his life. I just think it's 553 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:50,800 Speaker 1: a very, very humbling sport, and I think that's what 554 00:30:50,840 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 1: most coaches in GMS just I can take some cockiness, 555 00:30:55,880 --> 00:31:00,200 Speaker 1: like with Justin Jefferson, right, or with Miles Garrett. I'm 556 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:02,040 Speaker 1: not even saying Miles this, but I'm just being like, 557 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:04,920 Speaker 1: if my star player a little cocky, it's like, okay, 558 00:31:05,680 --> 00:31:09,680 Speaker 1: four time pro bowler, two time All Pro, It's like okay, 559 00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:13,360 Speaker 1: backing up. But like when you haven't done anything, most 560 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:15,760 Speaker 1: of these people fair or not look at you, like, 561 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 1: who are you? Like I said, you're not even the 562 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 1: top quarterback in the trap. And I'm a fan, Like 563 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:24,040 Speaker 1: I'm pro the player. But part of being a quarterback 564 00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:28,520 Speaker 1: is all the other stuff, right, It's how you act 565 00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:34,800 Speaker 1: how you conduct yourself. Everyone's looking and the reality your 566 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:40,280 Speaker 1: dad's not there anymore, and he's going to be a 567 00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:45,520 Speaker 1: fascinating just I don't even know it's gonna get weird. 568 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:49,560 Speaker 1: I mean, clearly already is getting weird. Listen, who do 569 00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:52,440 Speaker 1: you think saying that? Who are the teams should do? Or? 570 00:31:52,480 --> 00:31:55,400 Speaker 1: Ain't interviewing with the Eagles and the Chiefs. He's not 571 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 1: talking to the Bills, right, He's not sitting there with 572 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:01,400 Speaker 1: the Packers. It's pretty clear of the teams. He's talking 573 00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:09,640 Speaker 1: to Titans, the Browns, the Giants, the Raiders. It's why 574 00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:14,160 Speaker 1: wouldn't you want those teams to like you? If anyone 575 00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:18,360 Speaker 1: could do it, it would be Travis. The Panthers just 576 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:21,720 Speaker 1: had the worst defense in the league and have and 577 00:32:21,800 --> 00:32:24,160 Speaker 1: has ever seen the worst defense in the league has 578 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:26,560 Speaker 1: ever seen. But there's also a clear hole at wide receiver. 579 00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:29,480 Speaker 1: Would you spend the money in free agency on defense? 580 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:33,720 Speaker 1: In draft t Mac or go big for T Higgins 581 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:38,200 Speaker 1: and draft Jalen Walker and Williams. Let me look, you 582 00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:40,720 Speaker 1: know what I haven't looked at in a minute the 583 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:48,800 Speaker 1: draft order. Where is the Panthers rounds? So the Panthers 584 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:53,280 Speaker 1: are drafting eight I'd have a hard time taking a 585 00:32:53,280 --> 00:32:56,560 Speaker 1: wide receiver at eight. I really would you just took 586 00:32:56,560 --> 00:32:59,800 Speaker 1: a wide receiver high in the draft in what's his name? 587 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:05,600 Speaker 1: From South Carolina? Leget to me the trenches. I would 588 00:33:05,640 --> 00:33:10,880 Speaker 1: take multiple defensive linemen. I would one thousand percent. You 589 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:13,560 Speaker 1: listed the two guys from Georgia. Two guys from Georgia, 590 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:18,600 Speaker 1: the defensive tackle from from Michigan. Like I'm going defense, 591 00:33:19,320 --> 00:33:22,400 Speaker 1: I do not Like obviously you need skill guys, but 592 00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 1: like I can find a wide receiver in the third round, 593 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:29,680 Speaker 1: I am taking physical players, and to me, it's a 594 00:33:29,800 --> 00:33:37,000 Speaker 1: no brainer. Dan Morgan's my GM linebacker, tough guy. I 595 00:33:37,040 --> 00:33:40,920 Speaker 1: would not take the wide receiver, honestly. The wide receiver's 596 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:42,920 Speaker 1: really good. And there's gonna be a lot of hype 597 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:47,120 Speaker 1: on McMillan coming into this draft. I mean he's a beast. 598 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:51,440 Speaker 1: He's six'. FIVE i haven't even seen what his combined 599 00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:56,520 Speaker 1: measurements and did he work. Out i've been preoccupied with 600 00:33:56,560 --> 00:33:58,520 Speaker 1: this wedding, stuff So i'm not super locked in on 601 00:33:58,560 --> 00:34:00,560 Speaker 1: all the measurements and. Times i'd see a lot of 602 00:34:00,560 --> 00:34:03,800 Speaker 1: the some of the offensive linemen their times were The 603 00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:08,400 Speaker 1: TEXAS a AND m pass. Rusher his his workout was just. 604 00:34:08,520 --> 00:34:11,560 Speaker 1: INCREDIBLE i mean it really. Was the problem is like 605 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:13,759 Speaker 1: one of the greatest workouts we've ever, Seen but he 606 00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:15,719 Speaker 1: has a career four and a half. Sacks you're, like 607 00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:19,239 Speaker 1: that's kind of a. Problem and Then campbell and The 608 00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:22,400 Speaker 1: missouri offensive lineman both worked out, really really. Well, Now 609 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:25,279 Speaker 1: luckily for those, guys they've been high level. PLAYERS i 610 00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:28,680 Speaker 1: think the problem with THE a AND m pass rusher 611 00:34:28,719 --> 00:34:33,279 Speaker 1: And Jim washburn taught me, this he's a big, believer is, 612 00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:36,000 Speaker 1: like you either get home or you. Don't it's a. 613 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:40,200 Speaker 1: Skill it's like guys with bad hands usually don't improve. 614 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:43,279 Speaker 1: It they always have bad. Hands, now if you're a 615 00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:46,120 Speaker 1: physical freak Like Terrell owens OR Dk, metcalf you can 616 00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:49,320 Speaker 1: get away with not Having Justin jefferson Or Marvin harrison hands. 617 00:34:50,080 --> 00:34:52,120 Speaker 1: Right but if you are not a physical freak and 618 00:34:52,160 --> 00:34:55,239 Speaker 1: you have questionable, hands it's a lot of teams won't 619 00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:57,520 Speaker 1: even mess with. You AND i would say the same 620 00:34:57,560 --> 00:34:59,560 Speaker 1: for pass. Rushers it's not often, like, yeah you, KNOW 621 00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:02,040 Speaker 1: ti year starter AND i had less than five careers 622 00:35:02,040 --> 00:35:03,399 Speaker 1: acts AND i came to THE nfl AND i started 623 00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:07,160 Speaker 1: averaging twelve sacks a. Season usually. Doesn't maybe they were outlier, 624 00:35:07,200 --> 00:35:11,759 Speaker 1: situations BUT i would just go the line of. Scrimmage 625 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:15,760 Speaker 1: we just saw the. Blueprint we just saw the, blueprint 626 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:19,759 Speaker 1: and it's not even The. EAGLES i would just say successful. 627 00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:23,120 Speaker 1: Teams we saw The bears do the opposite and they 628 00:35:23,160 --> 00:35:27,360 Speaker 1: regretted it. IMMEDIATELY a big. Fan been listening to you 629 00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:30,560 Speaker 1: for almost two. Years i'm an EXECUTIVE nba student At 630 00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:33,680 Speaker 1: oxford with a background and hedge funds in real. Estate 631 00:35:34,840 --> 00:35:37,880 Speaker 1: good smart. Dude we'd love to have you speak to 632 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:41,120 Speaker 1: our class about THE nfl and. Business if you're ever In, 633 00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:45,439 Speaker 1: london let's make it. Happen. Uh you, Know i've never 634 00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:51,040 Speaker 1: been To. London i've always wanted to, go AND i 635 00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:52,880 Speaker 1: THINK i will try to get over there in the 636 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:57,120 Speaker 1: next couple of. Years i've always heard great. Things i'm 637 00:35:57,160 --> 00:36:02,800 Speaker 1: sure many people listening have. Been it's obviously just feels 638 00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:05,000 Speaker 1: like one of the more popular cities in the, world 639 00:36:05,600 --> 00:36:09,640 Speaker 1: and everyone that goes has a good. Time But i've never, 640 00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:11,560 Speaker 1: been BUT i would like to, go and IF i, 641 00:36:11,560 --> 00:36:17,759 Speaker 1: did i'd speak to your. Class did you just say 642 00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:21,239 Speaker 1: The chargers have the best bookend tackles in THE? 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Philly, also why don't 649 00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:42,880 Speaker 1: other owners give their gms the money up front Like 650 00:36:42,960 --> 00:36:46,359 Speaker 1: jeffrey does For howie where he makes his job so much. 651 00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:51,200 Speaker 1: Easier they don't want to spend it, NOW i will say, 652 00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:54,080 Speaker 1: This you, Know, jeffrey part of spending a lot of, 653 00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:58,719 Speaker 1: money the expectations are to win and win big like last. 654 00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:02,440 Speaker 1: Year think about last year when they started whatever ten 655 00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:04,040 Speaker 1: and one and then lost all the games and got 656 00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:06,759 Speaker 1: bounced in the first. Round it felt like they just 657 00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:09,640 Speaker 1: were drafting in the top. Five it was a. Disaster 658 00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:12,439 Speaker 1: why because they're spending so much. Money so you spend 659 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:14,360 Speaker 1: that much, MONEY i would say at, minimum its LIKE 660 00:37:14,480 --> 00:37:17,799 Speaker 1: Nfc championship. Game the forty nine ers were doing the. 661 00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:19,840 Speaker 1: Same they're spending a little, less but like one of 662 00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:22,239 Speaker 1: the highest spenders in the league with cash one six 663 00:37:22,320 --> 00:37:25,439 Speaker 1: and eleven, Season John lynch at The combines, like, yeah 664 00:37:25,480 --> 00:37:27,760 Speaker 1: we gotta pull. Back we don't have as much, Cash 665 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:30,120 Speaker 1: we're gonna we're not gonna be as. Active you know, 666 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:33,640 Speaker 1: why Because jed came in and, like fuck. This if 667 00:37:33,680 --> 00:37:37,520 Speaker 1: we're gonna cut huge, checks we better. WIN i think 668 00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:40,279 Speaker 1: a lot of owners just they like keeping that money for. 669 00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:45,520 Speaker 1: Themselves longtime, listener love The pod From tampa, area live 670 00:37:45,560 --> 00:37:48,000 Speaker 1: In North Carolina Chapel hill and have two daughters that 671 00:37:48,080 --> 00:37:52,399 Speaker 1: recently graduated from UNC. So One bucks question and one 672 00:37:52,480 --> 00:37:55,520 Speaker 1: regarding the Tar. Heels, first with the Team Jason light 673 00:37:55,560 --> 00:37:59,200 Speaker 1: has assembled and With baker playing, well if The bucks 674 00:37:59,280 --> 00:38:02,239 Speaker 1: add a pass rusher Like Khalil mack and draft a 675 00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:05,440 Speaker 1: couple good defensive, players are they a Legitimate Super bowl 676 00:38:05,480 --> 00:38:09,799 Speaker 1: contender next? Year, Second i'm optimistic In belichick having early 677 00:38:09,880 --> 00:38:13,680 Speaker 1: success and also really liking him being At carolina long 678 00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:16,320 Speaker 1: term more than a couple of. Years would love to 679 00:38:16,360 --> 00:38:19,400 Speaker 1: hear your. Takes also heading To scottsdale with the wife 680 00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:22,360 Speaker 1: And Third donald thirteen really excited about. It any suggestions 681 00:38:22,360 --> 00:38:27,399 Speaker 1: of what to do would be. Sure places eat much, 682 00:38:27,400 --> 00:38:33,319 Speaker 1: appreciated laid, back enjoying tennis and trying new. Restaurants The 683 00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:37,520 Speaker 1: Global ambassador seems to be a, very very popular place right. 684 00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:40,040 Speaker 1: Now i've never. Been maria's eating. There she said it 685 00:38:40,120 --> 00:38:42,239 Speaker 1: is a cool, vibe SO i would check that. 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GASHED i felt 696 00:39:16,680 --> 00:39:19,920 Speaker 1: like down the end of the. Season so, YEAH i 697 00:39:19,960 --> 00:39:23,160 Speaker 1: would say you gotta feel pretty good About. Vidavea is It? 698 00:39:23,239 --> 00:39:25,360 Speaker 1: Clancy the guy they drafted was that last year or 699 00:39:25,360 --> 00:39:28,239 Speaker 1: two years? Ago feels like he's coming. ON i would 700 00:39:28,320 --> 00:39:31,960 Speaker 1: say they still have, some you, know older linebackers who are, 701 00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:34,080 Speaker 1: solid BUT i would say a little longer in the. 702 00:39:34,120 --> 00:39:37,399 Speaker 1: TOOTH i felt like their defensive backfield what's his Name 703 00:39:38,120 --> 00:39:42,080 Speaker 1: winfield was banged up a, lot so that didn't help 704 00:39:42,120 --> 00:39:44,680 Speaker 1: their corner. Play AND i Think Jason light talked about 705 00:39:44,680 --> 00:39:47,040 Speaker 1: this is like we had some injuries in our depth got. 706 00:39:47,120 --> 00:39:50,360 Speaker 1: Exposed so part of the reason or part of the 707 00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:53,520 Speaker 1: way you improve your depth is move guys that you 708 00:39:53,560 --> 00:39:55,719 Speaker 1: were forced you, know who were starting for, you and 709 00:39:55,760 --> 00:40:01,279 Speaker 1: turn them into backups by improving your. Starters So Super Bowl, 710 00:40:01,320 --> 00:40:03,960 Speaker 1: CHAMPION i don't, know but they feels like they played 711 00:40:03,960 --> 00:40:08,560 Speaker 1: The eagles pretty. WELL i would say that if their, 712 00:40:08,600 --> 00:40:11,160 Speaker 1: defense and part of the reason The eagles, WON i, 713 00:40:11,200 --> 00:40:13,440 Speaker 1: mean they had like the best defense in the. League 714 00:40:14,680 --> 00:40:17,520 Speaker 1: so it's hard to compete with a team who has 715 00:40:17,719 --> 00:40:20,440 Speaker 1: such a prolific offense and the best defense in the. 716 00:40:20,480 --> 00:40:23,800 Speaker 1: League so if you can have a top ten defense 717 00:40:23,880 --> 00:40:27,520 Speaker 1: in elite, offense you're, very very competitive in THE nfc for. 718 00:40:27,560 --> 00:40:35,280 Speaker 1: Sure First, off congrats on the, wedding appreciate. It, secondly 719 00:40:35,480 --> 00:40:39,560 Speaker 1: do you foresee quarterback contracts mimicking what we've seen In 720 00:40:39,600 --> 00:40:42,880 Speaker 1: Major League? Baseball ten plus years and five hundred? Million 721 00:40:43,200 --> 00:40:46,520 Speaker 1: why don't more teams copy what The chiefs Gave. Mahomes, 722 00:40:46,920 --> 00:40:49,759 Speaker 1: sure when his contract news broke it was, insane but 723 00:40:49,800 --> 00:40:52,319 Speaker 1: now he's the thirteenth highest paid per over the. Cap 724 00:40:53,600 --> 00:40:57,719 Speaker 1: you know, why because most quarterbacks would not sign that. 725 00:40:57,800 --> 00:41:03,560 Speaker 1: Contract doing that. Deal why would you want to lock 726 00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:06,000 Speaker 1: yourself up for ten years when you can get a 727 00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:09,799 Speaker 1: new contract in three or Four it was talked about 728 00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:12,160 Speaker 1: at the Time mahomes gave him one of THE i 729 00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:15,840 Speaker 1: would say more team friendly deals in the history of the. 730 00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:22,080 Speaker 1: League so most of these quarterbacks won't sign those. Deals 731 00:41:22,120 --> 00:41:25,520 Speaker 1: i'd rather sign a four year, contract four year, contract 732 00:41:25,560 --> 00:41:29,720 Speaker 1: fifty million dollars a, year two hundred million dollars guarantee 733 00:41:29,719 --> 00:41:31,319 Speaker 1: one hundred and eighty and then in three or four, 734 00:41:31,400 --> 00:41:33,880 Speaker 1: years When i'm thirty, One i'll sign a new contract 735 00:41:33,920 --> 00:41:37,120 Speaker 1: for three hundred. Million SO i think that's part of the. 736 00:41:37,120 --> 00:41:40,399 Speaker 1: Problem to entice a player to sign a ten year, 737 00:41:40,440 --> 00:41:44,399 Speaker 1: contract the number would have to be. Massive just want 738 00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:47,520 Speaker 1: to ask, you what should The bengals do moving? Forward 739 00:41:47,800 --> 00:41:50,920 Speaker 1: is it worth Keeping tea even though we have so 740 00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:54,880 Speaker 1: many problems in the offense and on. Defense what should 741 00:41:54,880 --> 00:41:56,799 Speaker 1: the plan be in the draft because the last couple 742 00:41:56,840 --> 00:41:58,560 Speaker 1: of years we kind of missed on our first round 743 00:41:58,560 --> 00:42:02,800 Speaker 1: Picks murphy And. Mims should they do like The eagles 744 00:42:02,800 --> 00:42:05,040 Speaker 1: did this year by taking two dbs back to back 745 00:42:05,120 --> 00:42:08,520 Speaker 1: or should they focus more on. Offense it's a good. 746 00:42:08,640 --> 00:42:13,480 Speaker 1: QUESTION i think the key is just getting good. Players you. 747 00:42:13,520 --> 00:42:17,840 Speaker 1: Know it's when you Take, mims or you take. T 748 00:42:18,000 --> 00:42:21,120 Speaker 1: higgins or you take whoever. High if they become a 749 00:42:21,200 --> 00:42:25,319 Speaker 1: high impact, player no one ever. Complaints. Right part of 750 00:42:25,360 --> 00:42:28,960 Speaker 1: the Reason Rome adonsday was such a polarizing. Player it's, like, 751 00:42:29,000 --> 00:42:31,279 Speaker 1: well some of these other offensive linemen we passed on 752 00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:36,680 Speaker 1: are really good And rome looks. Okay but If rome 753 00:42:36,760 --> 00:42:40,200 Speaker 1: had BEEN i don't, know a Pro bowl level. Guy 754 00:42:40,239 --> 00:42:42,520 Speaker 1: it's not all his. FAULT i mean the quarterback, situation 755 00:42:42,600 --> 00:42:44,319 Speaker 1: they were just But i'm just, saying let's just say 756 00:42:44,320 --> 00:42:46,279 Speaker 1: he would have had a great rookie. Season he would 757 00:42:46,280 --> 00:42:52,600 Speaker 1: have ninety. Catches no one would have. Complained so whoever you, draft, Right, 758 00:42:52,640 --> 00:42:55,160 Speaker 1: like let's say The, eagles let's Say mitchell turned out 759 00:42:55,160 --> 00:42:57,000 Speaker 1: to not be. Good so it's all of a, sudden 760 00:42:57,000 --> 00:43:00,520 Speaker 1: the corner sucked and then it was Like they're defensive 761 00:43:00,520 --> 00:43:02,319 Speaker 1: line wasn't as. Good it's, Like, howie why did you 762 00:43:02,320 --> 00:43:04,680 Speaker 1: take a corner instead of a defensive. Lineman this guy's getting. 763 00:43:04,719 --> 00:43:08,600 Speaker 1: SMOKED i promise you, this AND i do believe the 764 00:43:08,640 --> 00:43:12,400 Speaker 1: trenches the, trenches the, Trenches but there are other. Positions 765 00:43:12,400 --> 00:43:15,839 Speaker 1: and if you do take a player a, corner a tight. End, 766 00:43:15,880 --> 00:43:19,480 Speaker 1: whoever if he becomes an impact, player nobody ever, Complains 767 00:43:20,640 --> 00:43:23,239 Speaker 1: no one ever. Goes And i'm guilty of this. Too 768 00:43:23,520 --> 00:43:25,160 Speaker 1: you should have taken this guy instead of that, guy 769 00:43:25,840 --> 00:43:27,719 Speaker 1: because you're, like, Fuck i'm just glad this guy's on my. 770 00:43:27,760 --> 00:43:30,480 Speaker 1: Team like no one has ever, said you, know instead 771 00:43:30,520 --> 00:43:34,160 Speaker 1: of T, higgins we could have taken PLAYER, X y AND, Z, like, 772 00:43:34,200 --> 00:43:38,479 Speaker 1: no that's a great. Pick hell, yeah what a, Pick Duke. 773 00:43:38,560 --> 00:43:44,920 Speaker 1: Tobin so got to get these picks, right especially this. 774 00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:47,880 Speaker 1: Year you miss the. Playoffs you're drafting in THE i 775 00:43:47,960 --> 00:43:52,880 Speaker 1: think the late. Teams when we pull up The Cincinnati 776 00:43:52,960 --> 00:43:58,200 Speaker 1: bengals are drafting. Seventeenth you got a good player. Seventeen 777 00:44:02,560 --> 00:44:04,719 Speaker 1: what Of? John with the off season being, Here i've 778 00:44:04,719 --> 00:44:07,239 Speaker 1: had a bunch of VIDs of Mel kiper popping up 779 00:44:07,280 --> 00:44:10,960 Speaker 1: on my. Feet is he as big of a joke 780 00:44:11,040 --> 00:44:14,200 Speaker 1: to front office people AS i guess he'd. Be are 781 00:44:14,239 --> 00:44:17,480 Speaker 1: these draft experts respected or is it all just for? 782 00:44:17,560 --> 00:44:21,600 Speaker 1: Show there will be No melkiper slander on the. SHOW 783 00:44:21,640 --> 00:44:24,799 Speaker 1: i Love, melkiper LIKE i would say most people in 784 00:44:24,840 --> 00:44:28,600 Speaker 1: my age range late, thirties early, forties we grew even older. 785 00:44:28,640 --> 00:44:33,279 Speaker 1: FIFTIES i grew up watching Mel. Kiper there was NEVER 786 00:44:33,440 --> 00:44:36,759 Speaker 1: i never heard any bad words About melkiper WHEN i 787 00:44:36,800 --> 00:44:38,879 Speaker 1: was around football people and still to this day people 788 00:44:38,880 --> 00:44:41,400 Speaker 1: making Fun, now they might not always agree like he. 789 00:44:41,800 --> 00:44:44,520 Speaker 1: HAS i would say he has a strong, opinion but 790 00:44:44,560 --> 00:44:46,640 Speaker 1: that's no different if you go into a draft. Room 791 00:44:47,160 --> 00:44:48,960 Speaker 1: if you could see every draft room in the, league 792 00:44:49,000 --> 00:44:51,040 Speaker 1: and that goes for good and bad, teams there are 793 00:44:51,080 --> 00:44:53,760 Speaker 1: gonna be people in that room with just absurd. Takes 794 00:44:54,800 --> 00:44:56,880 Speaker 1: it'd be it'd be the equivalent of like putting them 795 00:44:56,880 --> 00:45:00,360 Speaker 1: on a television. Show they would go. Viral SO i 796 00:45:00,760 --> 00:45:03,400 Speaker 1: think when you look at Mel, kiper just like you 797 00:45:03,440 --> 00:45:07,880 Speaker 1: look at You. Know what Makes Daniel jeremiah pretty unique 798 00:45:08,000 --> 00:45:09,879 Speaker 1: is he worked in THE nfl for a long time 799 00:45:09,920 --> 00:45:13,120 Speaker 1: before he started doing. This mayock was the, opposite worked 800 00:45:13,120 --> 00:45:15,160 Speaker 1: in media for a long time and then transitioned to 801 00:45:15,160 --> 00:45:19,239 Speaker 1: become A. GM i think dj is probably has the 802 00:45:19,280 --> 00:45:21,560 Speaker 1: most friends in THE nfl in terms Of. Jesus he 803 00:45:21,680 --> 00:45:25,279 Speaker 1: worked with so many. Guys mel's just a LIFETIME tv. 804 00:45:25,400 --> 00:45:28,759 Speaker 1: GUY i, Mean mel's an. Entertainer but WHEN i was 805 00:45:28,800 --> 00:45:31,400 Speaker 1: at Cal, PAULY i was a senior in college AND 806 00:45:31,480 --> 00:45:33,520 Speaker 1: i was helping the football program work in the athletic. 807 00:45:33,560 --> 00:45:38,319 Speaker 1: Program this IS i, mean obviously the internet existed in 808 00:45:38,320 --> 00:45:40,839 Speaker 1: like two thousand and, seven but it was not the 809 00:45:40,880 --> 00:45:44,480 Speaker 1: internet what it is. Today he used to call THE 810 00:45:44,680 --> 00:45:48,200 Speaker 1: sid at Cal pauly to get a bunch of information 811 00:45:48,239 --> 00:45:50,080 Speaker 1: because we were going to have a Guy Ramsey's bardon 812 00:45:50,120 --> 00:45:52,480 Speaker 1: who ended up getting DRAFTED i think second or third. 813 00:45:52,560 --> 00:45:59,080 Speaker 1: Round so like Mel, kiper he did not fake his 814 00:45:59,160 --> 00:46:01,279 Speaker 1: way into. This grinded for a long, time and he 815 00:46:01,320 --> 00:46:04,480 Speaker 1: has some opinions that aren't always. Right i'm no. DIFFERENT 816 00:46:04,480 --> 00:46:06,520 Speaker 1: i thought The saints were gonna make the. PLAYOFFS i 817 00:46:06,600 --> 00:46:09,520 Speaker 1: probably do the equivalent of betting on teams and picking 818 00:46:09,560 --> 00:46:13,439 Speaker 1: teams and betting four against coaches as he does with draft. 819 00:46:13,480 --> 00:46:18,239 Speaker 1: Players the thing that Mel kiper what makes his job 820 00:46:18,320 --> 00:46:25,400 Speaker 1: impossible is he is just basing things in, him probably 821 00:46:25,400 --> 00:46:26,960 Speaker 1: more THAN. Dj like, HE i don't think he really 822 00:46:27,000 --> 00:46:30,160 Speaker 1: factors in. Character so to, me if you're not factoring in, 823 00:46:30,239 --> 00:46:33,960 Speaker 1: character it's hard to totally judge a, prospect AND i 824 00:46:33,960 --> 00:46:39,480 Speaker 1: THINK dj clearly does that a little. Bit BUT I i, 825 00:46:39,760 --> 00:46:43,160 Speaker 1: Mean Howie roseman AND dj are very, Close SO i, 826 00:46:43,160 --> 00:46:45,480 Speaker 1: mean in my, experience like how he OFFERED dj the 827 00:46:45,560 --> 00:46:47,640 Speaker 1: job That Joe douglass took like five or six years. 828 00:46:47,640 --> 00:46:50,759 Speaker 1: Ago maybe that was When joe. Left When joe left 829 00:46:50,800 --> 00:46:53,520 Speaker 1: to become THE, GM i think he offered the job 830 00:46:53,600 --> 00:46:57,000 Speaker 1: THE dj, SO i, MEAN dj is very very well 831 00:46:57,040 --> 00:47:00,640 Speaker 1: respected in the. League and mel KIPER i don't. KNOW 832 00:47:00,640 --> 00:47:03,560 Speaker 1: i think you guys a fucking. Legend so you're gonna win, 833 00:47:03,560 --> 00:47:05,720 Speaker 1: Some you're gonna lose. Some you have some bad. Opinions 834 00:47:10,640 --> 00:47:15,520 Speaker 1: cousins For davante Win WIN i think you Mean kirk. 835 00:47:15,560 --> 00:47:24,399 Speaker 1: COUSINS i would, say Kin atlanta just not mess with 836 00:47:24,480 --> 00:47:27,399 Speaker 1: any more wide. Receivers you Got Drake, london you Got Kyle, 837 00:47:27,440 --> 00:47:29,880 Speaker 1: pitts you got Be John. Robinson can we just focus 838 00:47:29,880 --> 00:47:33,480 Speaker 1: on the defensive side of the. BALL i would not 839 00:47:33,560 --> 00:47:37,759 Speaker 1: do that deal IF i was The Atlanta, falcons BUT 840 00:47:37,800 --> 00:47:41,120 Speaker 1: i hear you it'd be fun my Guy petticks slinging 841 00:47:41,160 --> 00:47:46,120 Speaker 1: it Around davante To Drake. London mooney Is mooney. THERE 842 00:47:46,280 --> 00:47:50,200 Speaker 1: i kind of Like, mooney always Like. Mooney, actually thanks 843 00:47:50,200 --> 00:47:52,200 Speaker 1: for all the. Content can you do a segment on 844 00:47:52,239 --> 00:47:56,560 Speaker 1: The Ben johnson media since Leaving. DETROIT i haven't ran 845 00:47:56,680 --> 00:48:00,480 Speaker 1: up on, it but it sounds like good. Content The 846 00:48:00,600 --> 00:48:04,640 Speaker 1: Ben johnson On Ben johnson, media you mean like him 847 00:48:04,760 --> 00:48:07,799 Speaker 1: talking to the. MEDIA i don't really know what you're. 848 00:48:07,840 --> 00:48:11,640 Speaker 1: ASKING i watched a couple of clips with part of my. 849 00:48:11,719 --> 00:48:15,440 Speaker 1: TAKE i will say this For Ben, johnson it doesn't 850 00:48:15,440 --> 00:48:19,760 Speaker 1: feel like where he's most, Comfortable like that's not really 851 00:48:20,000 --> 00:48:22,960 Speaker 1: Like Ben johnson's forte as a. Coach Like Dan campbell 852 00:48:23,080 --> 00:48:27,439 Speaker 1: is very comfortable in front of a podium, NOW i would, 853 00:48:27,520 --> 00:48:30,319 Speaker 1: say Like sean McVay born to be in front of the. 854 00:48:30,320 --> 00:48:32,960 Speaker 1: Camera you Watch Ben. JOHNSON i saw some of the 855 00:48:33,000 --> 00:48:35,680 Speaker 1: part of my take clips Whenever i've just seen, HIM 856 00:48:35,760 --> 00:48:39,279 Speaker 1: i saw the combine his press. CONFERENCE i don't want 857 00:48:39,280 --> 00:48:41,840 Speaker 1: to say he's. Awkward he's just he's not exactly Like 858 00:48:41,920 --> 00:48:46,200 Speaker 1: Rico suave up. There it's not something that feels completely 859 00:48:46,360 --> 00:48:48,520 Speaker 1: natural to. Him. Now, granted he's never been a head 860 00:48:48,520 --> 00:48:50,440 Speaker 1: coach and he's never even really have a team meeting, 861 00:48:50,480 --> 00:48:56,520 Speaker 1: Yet So i'm not going to make any huge judgments 862 00:48:56,800 --> 00:49:01,680 Speaker 1: or declarations that just because he's not not you, Know 863 00:49:01,800 --> 00:49:03,879 Speaker 1: Mike tomlin in front of A mike that he can't. 864 00:49:03,920 --> 00:49:20,880 Speaker 1: Coach if that's what you're, ASKING i don't. Know adam 865 00:49:20,920 --> 00:49:24,399 Speaker 1: from here In, australia THE nfl sneaky has a, big 866 00:49:25,120 --> 00:49:27,880 Speaker 1: big following In. Australia i'd be interested to hear your 867 00:49:27,880 --> 00:49:31,640 Speaker 1: thoughts on rivalries between teams and keeping teams. RELEVANT i 868 00:49:31,680 --> 00:49:34,320 Speaker 1: follow The niners and always hear about the Infamous raider, 869 00:49:34,400 --> 00:49:36,839 Speaker 1: rivalry but it's completely dead AND i don't know if 870 00:49:36,840 --> 00:49:43,120 Speaker 1: it would come. Back i've always thought The raider And 871 00:49:43,280 --> 00:49:47,440 Speaker 1: niner rivalry was not like AN nfl. Rivalry it was 872 00:49:47,480 --> 00:49:53,680 Speaker 1: something that existed in Northern california between people In, oakland 873 00:49:54,120 --> 00:49:58,240 Speaker 1: AND i would say The Oakland raider fan, first The niner. 874 00:49:58,280 --> 00:50:02,560 Speaker 1: Fan it wasn't to. Me it was not considered a 875 00:50:02,680 --> 00:50:06,640 Speaker 1: rivalry outside of The Bay. AREA a rivalry is The 876 00:50:06,680 --> 00:50:10,239 Speaker 1: packers and The. Bears rivalry is The steelers in The, 877 00:50:10,320 --> 00:50:14,000 Speaker 1: ravens The eagles and The cowboys With sean McVay And 878 00:50:14,080 --> 00:50:19,759 Speaker 1: kyle going to their, Teams Kyle shanahan Versus sean. McVay 879 00:50:19,840 --> 00:50:24,600 Speaker 1: The raiders' rivals Are denver In Kansas. City SO i think, 880 00:50:24,760 --> 00:50:28,239 Speaker 1: rivalries you, know like The jets and The, giants are 881 00:50:28,280 --> 00:50:31,719 Speaker 1: they rivals well locally for coverage and people, thought, yeah for, 882 00:50:31,760 --> 00:50:35,400 Speaker 1: sure outside like me And. Scottsdale DO i view The 883 00:50:35,480 --> 00:50:40,040 Speaker 1: jets and The giants'. Rivals, no The jets rival and 884 00:50:40,080 --> 00:50:43,040 Speaker 1: again rival would be, strong but like it's like The 885 00:50:43,080 --> 00:50:46,279 Speaker 1: dolphins and The bills and The patriots and teams in their. 886 00:50:46,280 --> 00:50:48,560 Speaker 1: Division same for The, giants like The eagles and The. 887 00:50:48,600 --> 00:50:54,440 Speaker 1: Cowboys SO i think THE nfl does a good job 888 00:50:55,680 --> 00:50:58,799 Speaker 1: Of the rivalries feel, big, RIGHT i, MEAN i think 889 00:50:58,840 --> 00:51:00,719 Speaker 1: The bills and The chiefs feel like a real. Thing 890 00:51:00,920 --> 00:51:02,879 Speaker 1: The bengals in The chiefs feel like a real. Thing 891 00:51:03,560 --> 00:51:05,480 Speaker 1: The ravens now against The, chiefs AND i would say 892 00:51:05,520 --> 00:51:08,520 Speaker 1: even say The bengals ARE i mean The ravens against The, bills, 893 00:51:09,200 --> 00:51:11,400 Speaker 1: RIGHT a lot of good, rivals. RIVALRIES i mean the 894 00:51:11,400 --> 00:51:14,799 Speaker 1: forty Nine ers and The. PACKERS i, MEAN i can't 895 00:51:14,840 --> 00:51:16,760 Speaker 1: even count how many times they've played in the playoffs 896 00:51:16,800 --> 00:51:19,239 Speaker 1: in my adult. Life they PLAYED i think four straight 897 00:51:19,320 --> 00:51:21,440 Speaker 1: years in the nineties WHEN i was a. Kid they 898 00:51:21,520 --> 00:51:24,359 Speaker 1: played multiple times With. Harbaugh they've played several times With Kyle. 899 00:51:24,440 --> 00:51:27,759 Speaker 1: Shanahan like that's a. Rivalry they play in a ton 900 00:51:27,800 --> 00:51:33,799 Speaker 1: of big. Games SO i would, say, yeah to, me the, 901 00:51:34,080 --> 00:51:37,040 Speaker 1: teams it would be The raiders and The, niners and 902 00:51:37,080 --> 00:51:41,080 Speaker 1: The jets and The. Giants teams that are just The 903 00:51:41,239 --> 00:51:43,800 Speaker 1: raiders are gone, now so like now they're In. Vegas 904 00:51:43,840 --> 00:51:47,719 Speaker 1: it's like it doesn't even. Exist BUT i hear what you're, 905 00:51:47,719 --> 00:51:50,200 Speaker 1: saying BUT i don't think THE nfl even thinks twice 906 00:51:50,239 --> 00:51:54,000 Speaker 1: about those type things at, all because it doesn't really. 907 00:51:54,040 --> 00:52:00,000 Speaker 1: Matter appreciate everyone. Listening have a great, day so you 908 00:52:01,200 --> 00:52:01,880 Speaker 1: the volume