1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,799 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up 2 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 1: straight Fire? Fam? It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire for Friday, 3 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: February seventeen. It's a joyous weekend, ladies and gentlemen. It 4 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: is one of the shall we say, slower weekends in 5 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: the sports calendar. This weekend, next weekend extremely slow. As such, 6 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: I have an announcement to make. Your boy is taking 7 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: a little R and R. The football season's over, so 8 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:42,160 Speaker 1: I will not be hosting the podcast for a few 9 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: days next week. I'll be back later in the week. 10 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: Check in a few days, decompress, as the kids like 11 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: to say, a little digital therapy, as much off of 12 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: screen as I can, and I will partake of family 13 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: activities that do not involved recording podcasts or watching sports. 14 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 1: I mean there's really nothing to watch. I do like 15 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: the NBA All Star Game. But yeah, anyways, um, as 16 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:12,960 Speaker 1: a result, I have a monster podcast today. Bring it 17 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: in a great guest. He's been on the pod before, 18 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,119 Speaker 1: talking gambling t A. You know, I've known him since 19 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: my days when I hosted the radio show on Fox 20 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:22,839 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. You guys, remember that feels like forever ago, 21 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: I believe through twenty twenty one, I hosted the Saturday 22 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: radio show on Fox Sports Radio. It's because I did 23 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: it through COVID. I was today Saturday Radio show, and 24 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 1: I would always have a gambling guest on preview the 25 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 1: weekend in the NFL, and I found this guy t 26 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: a on social media. He replied to some of my tweets, 27 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: super smart guy. I started picking him. He's a normal dude, 28 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: and I have him on listen. There's no gambling this 29 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: weekend on the NFL front obviously. However, we talked about 30 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: team building. You guys know, I'm super into that lately, 31 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: just the philosophy of team building top down, paying the quarterbacks, 32 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:10,839 Speaker 1: don't not paying the quarterbacks. And it's funny because last 33 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 1: night my buddy was in town from London. He moved 34 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: back there, I don't know, a year or two ago, 35 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: and um, he came in town for the week. So 36 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: he hung out with him a couple of times, and 37 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: you know, the dads went out the group we call 38 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: ourselves the rad Riders. Um, you guys know e bikes. 39 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 1: Of course, all the guys got e bikes so that 40 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,239 Speaker 1: on like Thursdays we would ride the e bikes out 41 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: and go drinking. And all the shenanigans and stuff. But 42 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: as a responsible guy who has to be in early 43 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: to wake up early and do the podcast, wake up 44 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 1: early for the TV show, these guys have coushier jobs 45 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:50,359 Speaker 1: than I do. Shall we say? And um, the rat 46 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: Riders went out last night and my buddy Dan, who 47 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,679 Speaker 1: I go to some Lakers games with, I was telling me, 48 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 1: you know, Jay, you were early on this whole built 49 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: around the quarterback on the rookie deal thing. And I'm like, well, 50 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 1: it's not that novel, but we did talk about on 51 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 1: the podcast last month. He's like, dude, everywhere I go 52 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: now all it is is rookie deal. Gotta be on 53 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: the rookie deal. And I was like, you know, Jay 54 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:13,959 Speaker 1: talked about that last month, and I have been pushing 55 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 1: it for a while. And listen this our guest t 56 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: A is gonna talk about it at length. Chicago Bears 57 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: have a tough decision to make. Trevor Lawrence has a 58 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,959 Speaker 1: little more time left before his big money contract is 59 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: gonna be had. Joe Burrow is supposed to be signing 60 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:32,399 Speaker 1: a deal. Herbert the window is closing, so we talked 61 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 1: about that. It's fun before I get into that real quick. Obviously, 62 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: the Janice wrist injury feels significant. Uh, it's unclear how 63 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: long he'll be out. Honestum busted up his wrist in 64 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: a win last night against the Bulls. Only played nine minutes, 65 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: scored two points. But they didn't need him because you 66 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: got Brook Lopez thirty three from Brook Lopez. Uh, Javon 67 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: Carter remember him West Virginia twenty two points? I hit 68 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: eighteen three's the Bulls of course, playing zero o defense. 69 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: Levine couldn't throw in the ocean. It was a rough 70 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: night for the Bulls and they lose to the Bucks. 71 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: Without Janice, it sounds like he's gonna be out maybe 72 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 1: three to five weeks. Um won't really hurt the Bucks 73 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: that bad. I do think they will not be able 74 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: to catch the Celtics for the number one seed in 75 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: the East. Celtics currently up by only half a game, 76 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 1: but with no Janice. Celtic, by the way, sorry, Bucks 77 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 1: have won twelve straight. I don't think without Jannie they'll 78 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: be able to hold it down. Now if it's two weeks, 79 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 1: not the end of the world. Three weeks, four weeks, 80 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: you're talking about probably ten to twelve games, and with 81 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: only like twenty three ish games left in the season. 82 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:40,919 Speaker 1: I just don't know if that will be enough. Now 83 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 1: will be interesting is whether or not the Bucks end 84 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:47,160 Speaker 1: up falling to the three seeds. I don't know if 85 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: the Sixers will catch him, but my gut tells me 86 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: you would want the two because I think Bucks Sixers 87 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: is gonna be two three, and you want home court 88 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,840 Speaker 1: advantage in that. Philly very very good at home. Obvi, 89 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 1: see Milwaukee as well. I would take the Bucks in 90 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 1: that series, but I don't know if it's a slam 91 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 1: dunk um that would be a second round matchup. Celtics 92 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: would obviously coast through the first round, and probably the 93 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: second four five is Calves versus probably the Knicks. I 94 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:17,040 Speaker 1: don't think the Nets can hold it down. But I 95 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: don't really want to talk about NBA. I do want 96 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 1: to talk um briefly about chat GPT. I don't know 97 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 1: the level did you guys have explored it, But I'll 98 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 1: say this, My son came home from school, probably a 99 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:28,479 Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago. I was like, Dad, Dad, but 100 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 1: we gotta we gotta take it with chat GPT. And 101 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: I had seen all these stories in the news about it. 102 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: But you know me, sometimes when there's so much news 103 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:37,799 Speaker 1: about something, I just shut down. I'm like, no, thanks, pass. 104 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:41,599 Speaker 1: So I didn't really read about chat GPT. So my 105 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:45,919 Speaker 1: son opens it up and legitimately it's open AI and 106 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: you can ask it any question now, just as Wikipedia 107 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 1: and all these other websites. It can answer what it 108 00:05:55,880 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 1: has been fed. Right, these robots don't have mind of 109 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:04,720 Speaker 1: their own, at least you don't think that. And I'm 110 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: gonna quickly just read some answers that I asked it 111 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:11,479 Speaker 1: just on a on a lark tonight out Listen, chat 112 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: GPT is very powerful, Okay, it's very cool. It's here 113 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 1: to stay. It's only going to get bigger and better 114 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 1: as we go forward. Now, I'm sure some of you 115 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 1: are listening. You're like, I don't need this crap. It's 116 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 1: worth checking out. UM, you can log in through like 117 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:30,359 Speaker 1: your Google account or whatever. Um, they asked for your 118 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 1: phone number, they send you a code and then they 119 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: start tinkering and you get in there and you can 120 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 1: ask basically any questions. So I'll just tell you a 121 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: couple of sample of sample of questions that I asked 122 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: it this morning. At what age do you have to 123 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: grow up. Legitimate question, kind of open ended. There is 124 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: no definitive age at which you have to quote grow up. 125 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 1: Growing up as a process that happens over time, and 126 00:06:56,120 --> 00:07:02,160 Speaker 1: it's different for everyone. Okay, legitimate question. Next up, what 127 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: do you think is smarter communism or democracy? It is 128 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: difficult to say which is smarter communism or democracy, as 129 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: both systems have their advantages and disadvantages. Ultimately, it depends 130 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: on the context and the specific needs of a society. Okay, 131 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: why did China send a spy balloon to the US? Now, 132 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 1: this is interesting. It only happened in the last two weeks, 133 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: so obviously they're calling from news articles they've read or 134 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: AI has been fed. China sent a spy balloon to 135 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: the US in order to gather intelligence on US military activities. 136 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 1: The balloon was equipped with cameras and other surveillance equipment 137 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 1: that could be used to monitor US military movements. Now, 138 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 1: if you guys heard the I'm sure a lot of 139 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: people ignoring this. It was like, oh, stupid China, blah 140 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 1: blah blah. If you listen to the New York Times 141 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: Daily podcast on this about where the spy balloon was located, Like, 142 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: why was it in the not quite the Northwest, but 143 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: like over very random states like Wells in Montana. I 144 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: know how I've already forgotten. Apparently there's a ton of 145 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 1: underground military activity there and that was eye opening to 146 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: me when I heard that podcast. So that's kind of 147 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: why I asked this question. UM. I then said, what 148 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 1: is the meaning of life? Chat GPT? The meaning of 149 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 1: life is a subjective question that is open to interpretation. 150 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: Some people believe that life has no inherent meaning and 151 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: that it is up to each individual to create their 152 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:42,560 Speaker 1: own meaning. Others believe that life has a predetermined purpose 153 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 1: or destiny. Listen, that's a good bye the book answer. 154 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 1: I'll only ask two more. I'm sure some of you 155 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: are getting bored, but this is really fun toy to 156 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 1: tinker with. Just remember it is a computer and it's 157 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 1: probably storing all these questions that I ask it. So 158 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:03,719 Speaker 1: if you ask it really dumb shit or stuff that's 159 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 1: gonna get you in trouble, just you know, be ready 160 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 1: for whatever ramifications are coming your way. What is your 161 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: personal belief on God versus free will? That's I'm asking 162 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: a computer. AI. My personal belief is that God exists 163 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 1: and that he has given us free will to make 164 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: our own choices and decisions. I believe that God is 165 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 1: ultimately in control of our lives, but that he has 166 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:30,079 Speaker 1: given us the freedom to choose our own paths. Not 167 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 1: some heavy stuff for a Friday morning. I know we're 168 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: gonna get the football in a minute. Um, just let 169 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:39,079 Speaker 1: this stuff say it. It's fun again. It's just this 170 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 1: is not the end all be all. This is artificial intelligence. Now, 171 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:45,960 Speaker 1: if you've seen that movie with Joaquin Phoenix is it 172 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 1: called Her where he falls in love with the computer. 173 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: Like that's a little bit much. I'm gonna ask it 174 00:09:53,520 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 1: who had a better career Jordan's or Lebron? But just 175 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:04,200 Speaker 1: we'll go into our guest on that one. This is 176 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:08,199 Speaker 1: a subjective question and is open to interpretation. Both Michael 177 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:11,199 Speaker 1: Jordan and Lebron James have had successful and impressive careers. 178 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: It is difficult to say which one had a better career. Okay, 179 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: now I'm gonna try to get granular. Who do you 180 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 1: believe had a better career Jordan or Lebron? Again, this 181 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 1: is this is fun. It's a great exercise. It's a 182 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 1: time suck, that's for sure. Oh no, in my opinion, 183 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 1: chat GPT Michael Jordan had a better career than Lebron James. 184 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: Jordan was a six time NBA champion is widely considered 185 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 1: to be the greatest basketball player of all time. Lebron 186 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:43,680 Speaker 1: is an incredible player, but his accomplishments do not match 187 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: those of Jordan's. Well, Ai has spoken, I disagree, so 188 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: I just type that now. I'm not gonna take that 189 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 1: anyways without further ado. Uh, let's get to our guest, 190 00:10:56,360 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 1: Um t A from clev Analytics, And I gotta also say, guys, 191 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: it was a long football season. Thank you so much 192 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: for listening, downloading, liking, um commenting on iTunes. All that 193 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 1: stuff helps. Um, things are going well with the podcast. 194 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:21,080 Speaker 1: Things are getting better here. Uh in the coming weeks. 195 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 1: It would be minimal things that make it better. You 196 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 1: probably won't notice, but they're happening, and um, thanks for 197 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:30,959 Speaker 1: being along for the ride. It's uh, it's about to 198 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 1: get better. Also, I love hoops and March Madness and 199 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:37,200 Speaker 1: that's coming up, So get crunk all right here. He 200 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:43,599 Speaker 1: is t A. Jason likes to think he knows everything 201 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 1: when it comes to sports. I know what sports dance want, 202 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: but for everything he doesn't. He knows a guy who does. 203 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 1: Let's just say I know a guy who knows a 204 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 1: guy knows another guy. All right, let's welcome back to 205 00:11:57,280 --> 00:11:59,439 Speaker 1: straight fire, a guy you know we usually talked to 206 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:03,119 Speaker 1: him on like an NFL Thursday heading into the weekend, 207 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 1: given out picks and analytics. He's got his own site now, 208 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:11,439 Speaker 1: uh clev analytics. Is it clever Analytics or clever t Analytics. 209 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 1: It's Clevelannalytics like clean Cleveland. Yes, believe land Ta. How 210 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 1: you doing, man? What's up, Jason? How you doing? Man? Yeah? 211 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 1: I thought i'd change it up this this time when 212 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 1: we talked to you, and you're not pinned down for 213 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 1: any picks. Although I'm sure I would assume Super Bowl 214 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 1: was good to you. Props were good. I did have 215 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 1: my Homes m v P had some god or props, 216 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 1: but in general, I actually I actually had some some 217 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 1: losers in there um which didn't pan out. I think 218 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: I had too many, too much exposure to the Chief's 219 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: wide receivers because I thought Mahomes would have a good game. 220 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: They just didn't have the ball enough. So all my 221 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 1: Chiefs props went under went had over. So, you know, 222 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:50,560 Speaker 1: mixed bag. But it's Okay, overall this season was good, 223 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: so I'm pleased. Very weird Mahomes. I think, what two 224 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:56,840 Speaker 1: yards passing and they scored thirty eight points. It's like that, 225 00:12:56,920 --> 00:13:00,200 Speaker 1: that's insane. Yeah, And just the fact that you know, 226 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: you had a defensive touchdown and you had that punt 227 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:04,679 Speaker 1: return for Tony, so he's such a two full possessions 228 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 1: that they didn't have any any offense. So all of 229 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 1: his you know, I was on his over attempts for example, 230 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: and you know you still got to attempts, which is 231 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 1: a lot based on their time of possession. So my 232 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 1: theory was good just from a kind of an efficiency standpoint. 233 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 1: Not a lot of deep throws, but you just didn't 234 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 1: have the ball enough. So yeah, it's pretty pretty remarkable. Well, 235 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 1: I got you here on the flag at the end. 236 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 1: I believe there were zero pass interference flags. There was 237 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 1: like one down field holding by I think the dB 238 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:36,040 Speaker 1: UM on like a screen pass or something, but they 239 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:38,679 Speaker 1: had not been calling that kind of thing all game. 240 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 1: Any thoughts on that flag that um was on Bradbury, 241 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 1: I mean to me, it was all right call, like 242 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 1: you just I don't know what happened, you know, I 243 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:49,440 Speaker 1: don't know if they missed I know, the one play 244 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: with Juju they didn't call a pass interference. But outside 245 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:53,679 Speaker 1: of that, I don't know if they you know, missed 246 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:55,599 Speaker 1: a bunch of those that they just weren't calling or 247 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: just how the game was being played. But I mean, 248 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:00,040 Speaker 1: either way, if they don't call that and it he 249 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 1: send up losing, you have all cheese fans thinking there's 250 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 1: a conspiracy, right, Like, it's just you're never gonna win. 251 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: It's tough to be NFL rafts that they make a 252 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:11,080 Speaker 1: million mistakes. There's a ton of reasons to be upset 253 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 1: with how the season was officiated as a whole. I 254 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:16,439 Speaker 1: don't think this was that reason, you know what I mean, 255 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:18,840 Speaker 1: Like there you could have pointed to a million other things. 256 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 1: I don't think that that call um is in that 257 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: same category. Yeah, the Devonte Smith catch kind of underplayed, 258 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 1: you know because if they if that's ruled to catch, 259 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 1: they're inside the red zone with I think plenty of 260 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 1: time to score a touchdown and said it set up 261 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 1: for three. I thought that was a catch by Smith 262 00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 1: on the sideline. I don't know what about you. I saw, 263 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 1: I mean I saw the ball at the ground and 264 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 1: it moved so I thought it was incompleted right away, 265 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 1: right right when they showed the first three players, like, 266 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: oh yeah, the nose at the ball, the nose at 267 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 1: the ground, and it turned in his hands when he 268 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 1: was out of bounce. Like to me, that was a 269 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 1: clear incompletion. But again I thought the god or catch 270 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: would be incomplete. And they call that a catch because 271 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 1: this toe barely was on the ground, you know, when 272 00:14:56,880 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 1: he when he had possessions. So it's tough, but I 273 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 1: don't know. I thought the were fine. I thought actually 274 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 1: it was an overall a pretty well reftled game from 275 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:07,160 Speaker 1: a guy Karl Scheffer's who historically a ton of penalties. 276 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 1: So I thought overall it wasn't an issue, all right. 277 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 1: So let's jump into the off season here. So, um, 278 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,640 Speaker 1: I'm way into team building. You know, I owned that 279 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 1: soccer team in Mexico and we just had an off 280 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:20,480 Speaker 1: season with a lot of upheaval, and um, I'm looking 281 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 1: at the NFL and how you build a team now 282 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 1: and a lot of the talk has gone to gotta 283 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: have the quarterback on the rookie deal, or Mahomes borrow 284 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 1: Allen or like a Shanahan McVeigh caliber offensive mind otherwise 285 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 1: you've got to have that quarterback on the rookie deal. 286 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 1: We're seeing Dak Prescott and the Cowboys facing an uncertain 287 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: off season. So I wanna start with one team here, 288 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:47,280 Speaker 1: how you would approach it? Chicago Bears Justin Fields year two. 289 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: He had a great season, running passingly, something to be desired. 290 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 1: Offensive line was skilled, position players were Clay Poole came in, 291 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 1: didn't do much, and they have the number one pick 292 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 1: t A. Yeah, listen, I don't love Bryce Young, maybe 293 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 1: you do. Um. I'm just curious, like, how do you 294 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 1: attack this if you're the Chicago Bears. Do you strongly 295 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: consider moving fields and just resetting that clock, or do 296 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 1: you say, you know what, we're gonna build around fields, 297 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: We're gonna go defense or trade down. You've got some options. 298 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 1: You have a lot of options, and they actually by 299 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:21,000 Speaker 1: far have the most cap space in the NFL, so 300 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 1: they're gonna be able to build around whoever that they 301 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 1: go with. It's a tough one because to me, like 302 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:29,680 Speaker 1: that stretch in the middle of the season when they 303 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 1: finally figured out how to use Justin fields the right way, 304 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:34,880 Speaker 1: was as exciting of a stretch of any team I 305 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 1: could remember, I mean he was much much watch TV 306 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: because he would just break off a seventy yard touchdown, 307 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 1: you know, routinely. It was almost like vintage Michael Vick 308 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 1: back in the day. Um, I don't know how sustainable 309 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: that is. That's the problem. You saw he got hurt 310 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 1: late in the season, Like you can't run him to 311 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 1: the degree that they were running him. And he's a 312 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: lot more physical than a guy like Lamar Jackson, who 313 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 1: was kind of you know, Lamar would break free and 314 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: then he would just he would escape and he would 315 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 1: just run out of bounds like he he doesn't typically 316 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:03,480 Speaker 1: go head on with contact. So it's just a hard 317 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:07,960 Speaker 1: way to um to to sustain your offense. You're and 318 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:10,880 Speaker 1: you're out, You're gonna get hurt at his size, UM 319 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: likely So, and he hasn't shown enough to me. Look, 320 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:16,399 Speaker 1: I'm in a house stay guy, so you know, I 321 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 1: could be biased here, but he hasn't shown enough to 322 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 1: me from a progression standpoint in the pocket throwing the 323 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:24,920 Speaker 1: football that I would feel that comfortable um staying with him. 324 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:28,159 Speaker 1: I think to me, if I'm a GM you know, 325 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 1: and I don't look, I'm not an evaluator, so I 326 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:32,680 Speaker 1: don't necessarily have a ton of opinion on Bryce Young. 327 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:35,640 Speaker 1: Yet a man his size, he's just so small. It's unprecedented, 328 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:38,840 Speaker 1: really frank at this size and height and weight to 329 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:41,959 Speaker 1: to be successful in the NFL. But um, you know, 330 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 1: if you evaluate Bryce Young or c. J. Stroud or 331 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:48,120 Speaker 1: Will Leftist whoever it is, and you think they are 332 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: as good of a prospect or better than than fields, 333 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: you you have to trade fields and build around uh um, 334 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 1: around that that prospect. Like that's just simple as that. Now, 335 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:00,680 Speaker 1: if you if you you don't trade fields just to 336 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:03,159 Speaker 1: trade fields, you have to like one of these guys 337 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 1: a certain degree more um than fields. And you know, 338 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:09,960 Speaker 1: you also have to get a really good return to it. 339 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 1: Can't just be trade down a few spots and pick 340 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:14,440 Speaker 1: up one pick. It's gotta be you know, you really 341 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:16,359 Speaker 1: have to pick up a bunch of assets. But you 342 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 1: know you reset the rookie contract that that's a big 343 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 1: part of this. You get two extra years of a deal. 344 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 1: Whereas Fields, you know, if he if he plays well, 345 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:26,199 Speaker 1: he's gonna get a big contract anyway in a year 346 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:28,880 Speaker 1: or two, and and then you know you miss out 347 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 1: on building around him. So I personally would lean to 348 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 1: trading fields. But I can see it, you know, honestly, 349 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:39,439 Speaker 1: either way, he hasn't had any weapons around him, so 350 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 1: I can see that argument that maybe he has struggled 351 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:44,919 Speaker 1: throwing the ball just because nobody's open. But um, you know, 352 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:48,000 Speaker 1: it's a tough spot. But I definitely think that either 353 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:50,920 Speaker 1: one is strongly considered. And Ryan Poles is not there. 354 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 1: The GM was not there when they drafted fields. He 355 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 1: draft him so he could easily get away with Hey, look, 356 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 1: this wasn't my quarterback. It wasn't like a mistake. So 357 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:00,920 Speaker 1: I'm curious to see what they'll do. Um, we may 358 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:03,360 Speaker 1: not know for a while, but yeah, I think it's 359 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 1: very open. I can go either way. Like I I 360 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:08,920 Speaker 1: don't think it's it's you know, it's a slam duck 361 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,120 Speaker 1: either way. But they're gonna have a lot between whether 362 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 1: keeping fields or trading for you know, uh, trading the 363 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:16,479 Speaker 1: pick or doing whatever. Like, they're gonna have a lot 364 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:19,399 Speaker 1: of assets to spend around whoever they go with. So 365 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 1: they're largely agree. Now. When when the NBA Draft happened, 366 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 1: there was a lot of people who made some money 367 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 1: on Bangkarro going one because everybody thought it was gonna 368 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 1: be Jabari Smith, um the kid from I forgot. I 369 00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:33,679 Speaker 1: forget who he's from right now, But Jobari Smith was 370 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:37,120 Speaker 1: ticketed according to Wolds and everybody, that's it. Yeah yeah, 371 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 1: And at the last minute Bank Carroll was number one, 372 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:41,879 Speaker 1: so people made money. I think this market is going 373 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:43,359 Speaker 1: to be super I don't think you're gonna see a 374 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:46,639 Speaker 1: lot of gambling odds on who goes one because of 375 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:49,359 Speaker 1: this situation right here. I'm totally with you. I think 376 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:52,239 Speaker 1: I would lean towards trading Fields t A. I just 377 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:55,879 Speaker 1: looked at the Bears defensive line. According to PF they 378 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 1: don't have one defensive linemen in the top one d 379 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:02,679 Speaker 1: like they need. They have so few good players on 380 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:05,440 Speaker 1: this team that you might as well just start over. Now, 381 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:07,479 Speaker 1: let me set a level of the question for you. 382 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:11,480 Speaker 1: What's the market for Fields? Like, because couldn't somebody argue 383 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 1: a great question? What is he Daniel Jones? Like Daniel 384 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 1: Jones could not pass, got dable and was like to 385 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:19,960 Speaker 1: the playoffs, But nobody still thinks Daniel Jones is good? 386 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:23,440 Speaker 1: So I don't like what is Fields? Is there a 387 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 1: people clamoring for Justin Fields? I don't know, that's a 388 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:28,480 Speaker 1: great question. I you know, I was going back and 389 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 1: forth with Kevin Cole to be with PFF, and you know, 390 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 1: he's really an advocate of you know, I'll give him credit. 391 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 1: He actually was the one who thought that the Jalen 392 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 1: Hurts pick. He actually advocated for Jalen Hurts a couple 393 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:39,960 Speaker 1: of years ago when they still had wentz um and 394 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:42,159 Speaker 1: everybody rocked, you know, went against. And he's kind of 395 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:45,880 Speaker 1: advocating for trading Fields here, um the same way. So 396 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 1: I went back and forth of them. I thought that 397 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:51,480 Speaker 1: you could probably get a late first round pick for 398 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 1: for a desperate team maybe for fields or an early 399 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 1: second um. You know, he kind of agreed. I think 400 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:00,960 Speaker 1: it's in that ballpark. Um, I don't know, and I'm 401 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 1: not sure you know it. Could you get a team 402 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 1: like the Saints to bite, you know, that's possible, Like, 403 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 1: I don't know, it's it's really it would have to 404 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: be to a team that has a coordinator that really 405 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 1: thinks they can use kind of his strengths, um, you know, 406 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:18,680 Speaker 1: for them. But that's tough. I don't know exactly how 407 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:21,160 Speaker 1: to value him, but I think the late first is 408 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:24,640 Speaker 1: is about right. So the Baltimore Ravens are I don't 409 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 1: know where they're drafting. But this Lamar Jackson situation, which 410 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:30,560 Speaker 1: we can you know, kind of it dovetails perfectly, like 411 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:34,040 Speaker 1: Lamar wants all the money. It's looking like a franchise 412 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:37,439 Speaker 1: tag at what like forty four million dollars. I can't 413 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 1: see them tagging him twice. They've got to start to 414 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 1: plan for post Lamar, because I don't think they're gonna 415 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: find a mid ground here. Lamar Jackson seems to be 416 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:48,680 Speaker 1: holding firm. What if you're the Ravens and you said, 417 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:51,879 Speaker 1: you know what, we could transition from Lamar to Justin 418 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 1: Fields and we'll trade for fields and maybe auction off 419 00:21:56,600 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 1: Lamar or you kind of try to do that, hand 420 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 1: the baton to to just the field with then Lamar 421 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 1: would know and be pissed. This is a tough one man. 422 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 423 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:11,719 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox sports 424 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:14,920 Speaker 1: Radio dot com and within the I Heart Radio app 425 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:18,480 Speaker 1: search f s R to listen live. Who really would 426 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 1: want fields? Yeah? I don't know. I mean, if I'm 427 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:27,160 Speaker 1: the Ravens, I just I just pay Lamarlee, But defined 428 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 1: pay Lamar like give him the Deshaun Watson contract. So 429 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: I don't know. I mean, I don't think anyone's getting 430 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:36,679 Speaker 1: that contract. I think if that's what he demands and 431 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 1: there's and there's no you know, no other flexibility on him, 432 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 1: you know, on his part, then yeah, maybe you look 433 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: to trade. But I think if you can get something 434 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 1: a little bit under that, there's a little more reasonable. 435 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:48,480 Speaker 1: Look that the Watson trade was just kind of a 436 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 1: one off, outliers, very specific type of situation. Um, yeah, 437 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 1: you know that's not necessarily the market per se. I 438 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:58,159 Speaker 1: you know, I'm not sure you should be demanding that, 439 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:00,960 Speaker 1: but like you either better have a plan in place, 440 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:04,399 Speaker 1: and it's not gonna be Tyler Huntley. I could tell that. Um, 441 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:06,320 Speaker 1: but they've got I mean, they've got so much talent 442 00:23:06,359 --> 00:23:10,440 Speaker 1: around that team, and they're such they're so good at drafting. 443 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:13,640 Speaker 1: Uh and look that's not something that is obviously year 444 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 1: in year out, You're you're gonna be able to hit 445 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:18,200 Speaker 1: every year. But in general, they're probably the best drafting 446 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 1: team in the NFL. Like trust, if you're able to 447 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:24,640 Speaker 1: sign Lamar, do a good deal. Um, he's gonna get 448 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:27,040 Speaker 1: his money, but it's not lots of money. You know, 449 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: you're able to build around him because you're such a good, 450 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:31,919 Speaker 1: you know, drafting team, and you had a bunch of 451 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 1: picks last year, that a bunch of guys that are 452 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:35,959 Speaker 1: on rookie deals, So you can do it, um. But 453 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 1: if not, then yeah, I mean, I think the Falcons 454 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:41,800 Speaker 1: are a clear um choice from a trade perspective. They 455 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:44,600 Speaker 1: have a ton of cap space, they're restarting. I think 456 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:47,320 Speaker 1: that's a team that I think would be interesting. And 457 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:49,880 Speaker 1: then you know, you go ahead and figure out I mean, 458 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 1: maybe maybe you uh, you know, Ryan Tannehill could get 459 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:56,200 Speaker 1: cut by the Titans because they're in a bad cap spot. 460 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:58,399 Speaker 1: Maybe you you know, take a shot at him, like 461 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 1: I don't know exactly you do. But I don't know 462 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:02,640 Speaker 1: if if Fields is the right guy, and I don't 463 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:04,719 Speaker 1: think I don't think the Bears would. I don't think 464 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:07,719 Speaker 1: the Bears necessarily want to excel. They don't necessarily need 465 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:10,399 Speaker 1: Lamar text right away. It does, it doesn't, it's not. 466 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:12,120 Speaker 1: They're on different timelines. I'll just put it that way. 467 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 1: It's certain I'd rather just sign it. So I think 468 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 1: a team like Atlanta fits perfectly, um, you know, in 469 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 1: a dome, on that turf, that that offense. We've already 470 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:26,080 Speaker 1: seen they kind of cater to the running quarterback already. Um, 471 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:28,280 Speaker 1: you know, maybe maybe you take back a Desmond Ritter 472 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 1: and a trade like that, and you know, and then 473 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:33,240 Speaker 1: bridge him, you know, and see, I see what he 474 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:34,960 Speaker 1: can do. I don't know, I'm just kind of spitballing, 475 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:37,680 Speaker 1: but I personally just why even deal with that? Just 476 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 1: just give him his money. Hopefully he bends a little 477 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:43,879 Speaker 1: bit from from asking first sean money, but he's just 478 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:47,200 Speaker 1: he's he's earned it, He's we know he's an elite quarterback. Um, 479 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 1: I think they are contenders that look every year that 480 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:52,399 Speaker 1: he's been healthy, they know they make the playoffs, So 481 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 1: you know that. I just think you you roll with 482 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:57,159 Speaker 1: him if you can. But otherwise doing it doing this 483 00:24:57,200 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: franchise thing, I just don't know if it's necessarily conducive. 484 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:03,399 Speaker 1: I don't think that the players happy anytime you do that. 485 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:05,160 Speaker 1: We saw that with Kirk Cousins for how many years 486 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:08,800 Speaker 1: with Washington just to either sign him or get get 487 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 1: a bunch of assets for him and kind of figure 488 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:13,119 Speaker 1: it out from there. But um, it's a tough spot. 489 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:16,200 Speaker 1: So you're Browns gave Watson everything he asked for full 490 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:18,800 Speaker 1: guarantee and he had I don't know. I'm gonna call 491 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:20,760 Speaker 1: it an average year for him. It would be a 492 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 1: bad year. Um, I don't know. T a looking back 493 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:27,840 Speaker 1: two partner, looking back? Would you do the deal again? 494 00:25:28,359 --> 00:25:31,080 Speaker 1: And then number two? Do you think this past year 495 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:34,440 Speaker 1: with Watson where he had a year off prior? Um, 496 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 1: hell a year and a half right, Um, we just 497 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 1: didn't play football like you look at Russell Wilson. He 498 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:45,399 Speaker 1: came to a new system, new team. He also struggled badly. 499 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 1: Both these guys have a good body of work before that. 500 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:52,359 Speaker 1: Do you expect him to bounce back? Both of them? 501 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:54,840 Speaker 1: I do. With Watson, I'll say, someone who watched, I 502 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:58,120 Speaker 1: think he got an unfair kind of situation. The guy 503 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:00,480 Speaker 1: was had not played a year and a half gets 504 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 1: you know, while the rest of the league is up 505 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 1: in and you know been playing all season. He came 506 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 1: in kind of rusty and cold and um in a 507 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 1: brand new offense and didn't look great his first game 508 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:15,000 Speaker 1: against Houston, who was clearly had jitters and it it 509 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 1: just didn't work. I mean he was from the ball 510 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 1: straight into the ground. It just wasn't him. Um. I 511 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:21,120 Speaker 1: will say he started to improve and there's a lot 512 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 1: more flashes and glimpses um than then maybe people realize 513 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:28,320 Speaker 1: and you have to understand, like some of the numbers 514 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 1: are just so skewed. That they played a really tough 515 00:26:32,040 --> 00:26:36,400 Speaker 1: game in Cleveland at night on a Saturday against Baltimore 516 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:38,360 Speaker 1: when it was you know, twenty five degrees in snowing, 517 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:41,239 Speaker 1: and then uh, you know, a week later they go 518 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 1: they play at home against the Saints in I gotta 519 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:47,080 Speaker 1: tell you it was like Siberia here in Cleveland. It 520 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:50,480 Speaker 1: was it was negative temperatures, wind was blowing. It was 521 00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:53,720 Speaker 1: just awful conditions. So you've got two kind of impossible 522 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:56,720 Speaker 1: conditions out of what six games that are just gonna 523 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 1: skew anybody's stats. So just from a pure number standpoints, 524 00:26:59,840 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 1: numb is gonna look a lot worse. He looked really 525 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 1: good against Washington. He played really well. Um they won 526 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 1: that game handily, and he was okay against Pittsburgh like 527 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:10,040 Speaker 1: he he had he had spots that where he was 528 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:12,280 Speaker 1: good and spots that he didn't. He looked like, you know, 529 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 1: a rookie. It's at the point they're gonna they're gonna 530 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:18,239 Speaker 1: revamp the offense in the off season. Kevin Sefanski admitted that, 531 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:21,040 Speaker 1: you know, they were testing some things out, you know, 532 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:24,280 Speaker 1: just to kind of see how he would react at 533 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 1: the end of the year when they knew they weren't 534 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. So it was more of a test 535 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:29,200 Speaker 1: run just to get him and get him, get him 536 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:32,640 Speaker 1: accustomed to the game speed again. And I think he'll 537 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:35,400 Speaker 1: be fine. Look, he's not gonna be He's not gonna 538 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:37,480 Speaker 1: get the perfect conditions like he did in the Dome 539 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:40,440 Speaker 1: in Houston when you're playing in Cleveland. But he's got 540 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:43,160 Speaker 1: a great you know running you know, obviously running back 541 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:45,080 Speaker 1: with with Nick Chubb, a very good offensive line, you 542 00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:47,080 Speaker 1: got a Marie Cooper. They do need a deep threat. 543 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:49,119 Speaker 1: So I think they'll try to get him that. But 544 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:51,640 Speaker 1: let me ask, let me ask about Cooper. I'm looking 545 00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:53,840 Speaker 1: at the salary cap totaling it, dude, this is crazy. 546 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:58,360 Speaker 1: So Watson his cap hit, his fifty four million, insane. 547 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:02,080 Speaker 1: Then Myles Garret, Mariy Cooper third, taking up nine of 548 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:05,479 Speaker 1: the cap. The top five players on the Browns, Watson, Garrett, Cooper, Teller, 549 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:09,960 Speaker 1: and Chubb take up of the cap. Like is Watson 550 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:13,400 Speaker 1: gonna have enough good players around him to succeed? Yeah, 551 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:15,760 Speaker 1: So so that's there's some the thing with the Browns 552 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:18,399 Speaker 1: and Andrew Berry, the GM they're they're very good with 553 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:22,320 Speaker 1: the cap uh kind of the way they structure these deals. 554 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:25,159 Speaker 1: They can restructure all three of those guys, and they 555 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 1: probably will and free up a ton of space. So 556 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:30,159 Speaker 1: you know, they'll just give them, you know, give them 557 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:32,159 Speaker 1: a bonus pro you know, push the money off. And 558 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:34,919 Speaker 1: so there's different mechanics that you know, you can't do 559 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:37,359 Speaker 1: it all the time, but they've set it up in 560 00:28:37,359 --> 00:28:39,200 Speaker 1: a way where they kind of give them another year 561 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:41,600 Speaker 1: where they're gonna push out some of this money. So 562 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:44,240 Speaker 1: they'll have about probably twenty five million or so of 563 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:47,000 Speaker 1: cap space. So they're they're not gonna be big spenders. 564 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 1: They're not gonna go after the big name guys, and 565 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 1: they never would because free agencies is kind of a 566 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:54,160 Speaker 1: fool's gold, right. We've we've learned that throughout the years 567 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:56,560 Speaker 1: in term of us paying big money for guys usually 568 00:28:56,600 --> 00:28:59,160 Speaker 1: doesn't work out. So they'll they'll they'll fill in some spots. 569 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 1: They'll maybe you know, I'm recommending a guy like Nicole 570 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:04,560 Speaker 1: Hardman was twenty six years old coming off you know, 571 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 1: injured year, but in general, he's never been injured, it's 572 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:08,520 Speaker 1: got a lot of speed. He's a guy I think 573 00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:10,960 Speaker 1: would be perfect in this offense. They need a guy 574 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:13,280 Speaker 1: like that to stretch the field. He won't cost a 575 00:29:13,320 --> 00:29:15,800 Speaker 1: ton um. That's a kind of guy I would see 576 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:18,480 Speaker 1: some you know, a defensive tackle that fits Jim Schwartz 577 00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:20,560 Speaker 1: system that's not going to cost an armnt a leg like. 578 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:24,720 Speaker 1: That's probably the type of you know, transactional in free agency. 579 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 1: So they should be fine. They should be good enough 580 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:28,040 Speaker 1: to do those sorts of things. But yeah, they have 581 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:29,800 Speaker 1: to draft better. They have not done a good job 582 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 1: drafting in the mid rounds. You know, they're good in 583 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:34,760 Speaker 1: the early rounds, but once you know round three and above, 584 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 1: it's just kind of like I think Donovan People's Jones 585 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:40,040 Speaker 1: is really the only legit player that they've drafted in 586 00:29:40,080 --> 00:29:42,239 Speaker 1: the last couple of years after round three. So they 587 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:43,640 Speaker 1: have to do a better job with those mid round 588 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:45,680 Speaker 1: picks because that's all they've got really going forward. So 589 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 1: that's gonna be a key. But I think they'll be 590 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:51,080 Speaker 1: okay from a team building perspective for at least another year. 591 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 1: When it comes to Russell Wilson, you know, like he 592 00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:55,720 Speaker 1: was awful, but that was I think a lot of 593 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:58,560 Speaker 1: that was it was hacking. I really do trust Sean Payton. 594 00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:01,560 Speaker 1: You obviously know him. You know, there's been a lot 595 00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:03,880 Speaker 1: of studies done that that you know, Sean Payne has 596 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 1: added as much win probability to his team's historically than um, 597 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:10,880 Speaker 1: you know, as many as good as any court, as 598 00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:13,240 Speaker 1: good as any head coach you'll you'll find in the 599 00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:15,240 Speaker 1: NFL right now. I mean, he's been that good. And 600 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:16,840 Speaker 1: look what he did the year before. You know, he 601 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:20,800 Speaker 1: left the Saints with Jamis Winston. He turned Jamis Winston 602 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:23,000 Speaker 1: from a turnover machine to a guy who was very 603 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:26,040 Speaker 1: efficient and playing really well before he got hurt. And 604 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:29,640 Speaker 1: then he had Trevor Simeon It, Taysom Hill, he had 605 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:31,920 Speaker 1: you know, four quarter ian Ian booked for a game 606 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:35,120 Speaker 1: like they had no shot, and they still almost made 607 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 1: the playoffs that year. So you know, he can do 608 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:39,800 Speaker 1: a lot with very little, and so I think he's 609 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:42,520 Speaker 1: gonna help. I don't know if he's necessarily gonna resurrect 610 00:30:42,600 --> 00:30:44,640 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson to be as good as he was before, 611 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:46,840 Speaker 1: but I think he's gonna be above average starter. I 612 00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:50,160 Speaker 1: think going forward, Fox Sports Radio has the best sports 613 00:30:50,240 --> 00:30:53,040 Speaker 1: talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows 614 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:56,280 Speaker 1: at Fox Sports Radio dot com and within the I 615 00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:59,360 Speaker 1: Heart Radio app. Search f s R to listen live. 616 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:02,360 Speaker 1: Two more real Quick Jalen Hurts. I saw a report 617 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:07,120 Speaker 1: from Schefter that Hurts might get forty five million dollars 618 00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:09,600 Speaker 1: a year. Now. I thought Hurts was amazing in the 619 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:13,360 Speaker 1: super Bowl. Obviously MVP candidate all season. He's really really good. 620 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:16,200 Speaker 1: But he's really really good on any second round draft 621 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:22,280 Speaker 1: pick salary uht mil t A his Hurts gonna be 622 00:31:22,320 --> 00:31:24,320 Speaker 1: the same, dude, because remember that offensive line is aging. 623 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:28,440 Speaker 1: Lane Johnson's getting surgery, Kelsey's like thirty five thinking about retirement. 624 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:31,720 Speaker 1: What are you doing with the Hurts? I mean, you 625 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:33,600 Speaker 1: gotta give them, you gotta give them money. He's earned it. 626 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:36,080 Speaker 1: And you know, the good news for the film for 627 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:38,160 Speaker 1: the Eagles, they've got a ton of picks. You know, 628 00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:40,520 Speaker 1: they've got They've got the Saints pick this year along 629 00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:42,920 Speaker 1: with their own. Um, they've done a really good job 630 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:45,320 Speaker 1: with the draft. How he Roseman has been fleecing teams 631 00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:48,800 Speaker 1: for years in the draft. Uh So I think that again, 632 00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:51,680 Speaker 1: I mean I think from that perspective, they're gonna be good. 633 00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:53,960 Speaker 1: I mean they've got four picks in the top sixty 634 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:57,160 Speaker 1: two I see right now. So, um, you know they're 635 00:31:57,160 --> 00:32:00,640 Speaker 1: gonna be uh in good shape. Um from a from 636 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:03,240 Speaker 1: a draft pick perspective, they just gotta nail these these picks. 637 00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:05,760 Speaker 1: But yeah, I mean it's not it's not easy, Like 638 00:32:06,280 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 1: is very difficult to do what the Chiefs have done 639 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:11,120 Speaker 1: with Mahomes. Like you know, once you sign that that 640 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:15,160 Speaker 1: franchise quarterback to big money, you've got to be able 641 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:17,480 Speaker 1: to to hit your you know, hit the guys that 642 00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:20,600 Speaker 1: you draft, and we look at them. They signed Mahomes 643 00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:22,719 Speaker 1: and then you know they had to trade Tyreek Hill, right, 644 00:32:22,760 --> 00:32:25,280 Speaker 1: that was that was the fallout. But they were able 645 00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:27,800 Speaker 1: to get really cheap deals on guys like Juju Smith, 646 00:32:27,800 --> 00:32:31,520 Speaker 1: Schuster and uh, you know Marquez Velda's scantlink. So you 647 00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:34,280 Speaker 1: know they kind of filled holes with with cheaper receivers 648 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:37,200 Speaker 1: and free agency. Then they drafted a sky more. They 649 00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:39,120 Speaker 1: get you know, Isaiah Pachecho for you know, in a 650 00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:44,000 Speaker 1: fifth round. Defensively that they got rookies at cornerback. They've 651 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:46,520 Speaker 1: got George Carl Laught as a defensive end that they drafted. 652 00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:48,120 Speaker 1: So you know that's what you gotta do. You gotta 653 00:32:48,160 --> 00:32:49,440 Speaker 1: hit on those draft picks. And you know that the 654 00:32:49,520 --> 00:32:51,400 Speaker 1: Chiefs have done it, and if you have an all 655 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:54,720 Speaker 1: world quarterback, you get away with it. Now the question, 656 00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:58,440 Speaker 1: they barely get by the Bengals. Yeah, they barely got 657 00:32:58,440 --> 00:33:02,400 Speaker 1: by the Bengals and then the Eagles, So a little hard, right, 658 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:04,600 Speaker 1: I mean, imagine if you take a J. Brown away 659 00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:06,520 Speaker 1: from Jalen Hurts. I don't think this is the best 660 00:33:06,520 --> 00:33:10,280 Speaker 1: team in the NFC, do you? I think Devonte Smith 661 00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:13,120 Speaker 1: is really good, Dallas Goddard is really good, and those 662 00:33:13,120 --> 00:33:16,320 Speaker 1: are Devonte Smith's gonna need money soon, you know. That's 663 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:19,160 Speaker 1: the problem. Like, that's where it's going to be an issue, 664 00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:21,600 Speaker 1: is you're probably not gonna you're either eventually gonna have 665 00:33:21,680 --> 00:33:24,640 Speaker 1: to do something with Devonte Smith. Then you're problem. I mean, 666 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:27,440 Speaker 1: I know that it sounds crazy. In two years, you'll 667 00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:29,360 Speaker 1: probably have to cut a J. Brown. Like, I know, 668 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:32,920 Speaker 1: it sounds crazy for something, you know what I mean? 669 00:33:33,120 --> 00:33:35,840 Speaker 1: Like that, that's just like Tiriko, like you can't you 670 00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:38,200 Speaker 1: can't pay everybody. And so that's where you get a 671 00:33:38,240 --> 00:33:41,360 Speaker 1: situation where you've got a man. You've gotta find guys 672 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:43,280 Speaker 1: in the draft or you have no shot. You have 673 00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:46,080 Speaker 1: no shot unless you can find guys in the draft. 674 00:33:46,280 --> 00:33:48,400 Speaker 1: Look at you know, look at Green Bay with Aaron Rodgers, Like, 675 00:33:48,440 --> 00:33:51,000 Speaker 1: they have not drafted well besides Christian Watson, who you 676 00:33:51,040 --> 00:33:53,800 Speaker 1: know only had like forty catches last year, had a 677 00:33:53,800 --> 00:33:56,280 Speaker 1: ton of touchdowns. It was you know, explosive late. They 678 00:33:56,280 --> 00:33:59,040 Speaker 1: are not drafted well and they couldn't surround him with 679 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:02,560 Speaker 1: the talent they need to to get to the super Bowl. Um, 680 00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 1: that's continually been a situation there. They just failed on 681 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:08,799 Speaker 1: so many occasions. And you can't do that and pay 682 00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:11,640 Speaker 1: your quarterback what you're paying them and when it's just 683 00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:14,480 Speaker 1: that's the NFL these days. So I mean, it's one 684 00:34:14,520 --> 00:34:16,000 Speaker 1: of those things where you can't you can't just not 685 00:34:16,040 --> 00:34:18,279 Speaker 1: pay Jalen Hurts, Like, you know, what are you gonna do? 686 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:20,680 Speaker 1: I mean we saw it, Um, you know the Browns 687 00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:24,760 Speaker 1: with Baker Mayfield. But Baker Mayfield was not the same quarterback. Um, 688 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:27,280 Speaker 1: you know, if Jalen hurts, if they wait and Jalen 689 00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:30,319 Speaker 1: Hurts struggles this year, and then maybe you make the 690 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:33,080 Speaker 1: case that this was an outlier season and you know, 691 00:34:33,160 --> 00:34:35,680 Speaker 1: you get something for him or something. But it's a 692 00:34:35,719 --> 00:34:38,360 Speaker 1: hard spot it's it's when you when it's not the 693 00:34:38,440 --> 00:34:41,640 Speaker 1: Mahomes Joe Burrow, Josh Allen's of the world, and you're 694 00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:43,880 Speaker 1: kind of in that second and third tier when it 695 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:45,359 Speaker 1: was Jared Goff a couple of years ago, when as 696 00:34:45,360 --> 00:34:49,440 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz. Sometimes you just do it and then you 697 00:34:49,480 --> 00:34:51,719 Speaker 1: figure it out later and you get you know, the 698 00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:54,759 Speaker 1: Rams and the Eagles got out of those deals. Like 699 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:57,640 Speaker 1: there are suckers everywhere anyway. I mean, who knew that 700 00:34:57,680 --> 00:35:01,120 Speaker 1: the that that Indie and then Washington would take Carson White. 701 00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:04,719 Speaker 1: So you can find you can find a taker for 702 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:07,160 Speaker 1: any quarterback who's got a pulse, who's done something in 703 00:35:07,239 --> 00:35:10,000 Speaker 1: this league. So you just sign, you sign Hurts, you build, 704 00:35:10,040 --> 00:35:13,000 Speaker 1: you build around him through the draft, and then if 705 00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:15,440 Speaker 1: worst comes the worst, you try to find someone to 706 00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:17,160 Speaker 1: take them if you can't. That's kind of how it 707 00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:18,719 Speaker 1: is in the NFL. And we'll wrap up with this. 708 00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:21,000 Speaker 1: So you you came on the pod in the preseason 709 00:35:21,080 --> 00:35:24,279 Speaker 1: and called the Giants as one of your sleepers, piggybacked 710 00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:28,600 Speaker 1: wink Martin Dale table. You nailed it. It's obviously early 711 00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:31,320 Speaker 1: to identify a sleeper without the draft and free agency, 712 00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:35,120 Speaker 1: but whatever led you to the Giants. Can you offer 713 00:35:35,200 --> 00:35:37,560 Speaker 1: up some of those gems, things that you looked for, 714 00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:42,279 Speaker 1: point differential, e p A. Whatever that can have us 715 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:45,200 Speaker 1: identifying some teams because I'm already looking at a couple. 716 00:35:45,239 --> 00:35:47,520 Speaker 1: I'll give you mine without the at the after years, 717 00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:50,319 Speaker 1: but I'd love to hear what you got. Yeah, it's hard. 718 00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:53,640 Speaker 1: I told you before, I before we got on that. Um. 719 00:35:54,120 --> 00:35:55,640 Speaker 1: You know, I haven't even done any of this work, 720 00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:57,520 Speaker 1: but you know I look briefly, you know some of 721 00:35:57,560 --> 00:35:59,360 Speaker 1: the things I look for that like with the Giants, 722 00:36:00,320 --> 00:36:02,640 Speaker 1: you know, the coaching change. I mean, I don't think 723 00:36:02,760 --> 00:36:06,759 Speaker 1: you could really explain in detail how much of an 724 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:09,040 Speaker 1: upgrade it was going from Dave All to you know, 725 00:36:09,120 --> 00:36:11,600 Speaker 1: from Joe Judge and Jason Garrett. It was just that 726 00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:14,440 Speaker 1: that alone was probably worth two wins. Um. Then you add, 727 00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:16,960 Speaker 1: I thought there'd be some injury regression positive you know, 728 00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:19,719 Speaker 1: on the positive side. Actually they were. They were still 729 00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:21,839 Speaker 1: injured a lot, especially a wide receiver. But they kept 730 00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:24,320 Speaker 1: Angel Jones all year, which is huge. Sa Quon Barkley 731 00:36:24,360 --> 00:36:26,919 Speaker 1: played for most of the year, so that was big. Um. 732 00:36:26,960 --> 00:36:28,719 Speaker 1: And then the schedule. I knew that they had, you know, 733 00:36:28,760 --> 00:36:31,160 Speaker 1: either the easiest or second easiest schedule in the NFL. 734 00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:33,880 Speaker 1: Like all those factors to me, Um, we're a big 735 00:36:33,960 --> 00:36:36,080 Speaker 1: part of my handicap. I didn't think they were a 736 00:36:36,120 --> 00:36:38,279 Speaker 1: great team or they'd be a great team, but I 737 00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:40,200 Speaker 1: thought they could. You know, I had some playoff bets. 738 00:36:40,239 --> 00:36:42,800 Speaker 1: I had some you know when the NFC East bets. 739 00:36:43,040 --> 00:36:45,839 Speaker 1: I had a ton on the over seven wins. Uh. 740 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:47,960 Speaker 1: And it was all because it's just purely you know, 741 00:36:48,040 --> 00:36:51,360 Speaker 1: schedule and health and and coaching. So those are a 742 00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:53,279 Speaker 1: couple of things I look for. I will say, Um, 743 00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:55,719 Speaker 1: we were talking about free agency. One trend to look 744 00:36:55,719 --> 00:36:58,440 Speaker 1: out for to tell your your um, you know people 745 00:36:58,440 --> 00:37:00,360 Speaker 1: that listen to this podcast to look out or you know, 746 00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:02,640 Speaker 1: free agency I mentioned as a fool's gold in general, 747 00:37:02,960 --> 00:37:06,080 Speaker 1: if you overpay for the big name guys typically doesn't 748 00:37:06,080 --> 00:37:09,600 Speaker 1: work out. But look for the team the team that 749 00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:14,239 Speaker 1: has spent the most in free agency the last six seasons. 750 00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:16,799 Speaker 1: I checked this stat out. The team that spent the 751 00:37:16,840 --> 00:37:19,759 Speaker 1: most money and free agency the last six seasons has 752 00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:24,759 Speaker 1: seen their win win total improve every year and and 753 00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:28,200 Speaker 1: they've increased by at least three games and by an 754 00:37:28,239 --> 00:37:31,279 Speaker 1: average of five games. So and the Jags were another 755 00:37:31,320 --> 00:37:33,400 Speaker 1: example and just look the Jags, we thought, oh they 756 00:37:33,400 --> 00:37:36,160 Speaker 1: overspent for Christian Kirk and Zay Jones and Evaning, are 757 00:37:36,239 --> 00:37:39,080 Speaker 1: right all these guys while they're they're win total you 758 00:37:39,120 --> 00:37:42,840 Speaker 1: know skyrocket, Um, they killed it. They made the playoffs. 759 00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:45,440 Speaker 1: Who spent the most money two years ago it was 760 00:37:45,440 --> 00:37:48,520 Speaker 1: the Patriots Mac Jones on a rookie deal and he 761 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:51,040 Speaker 1: got to the playoffs. So like, just look out for 762 00:37:51,080 --> 00:37:52,719 Speaker 1: that that. I know it's in the long run it 763 00:37:52,719 --> 00:37:54,200 Speaker 1: may not work out, but when you got a quarterback 764 00:37:54,200 --> 00:37:55,600 Speaker 1: on a rookie deal and you spent a ton of money, 765 00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:57,640 Speaker 1: you get that first year bump. So that's something I'm 766 00:37:57,640 --> 00:37:59,280 Speaker 1: gonna be looking out for. And that could be the Bears, 767 00:37:59,280 --> 00:38:00,800 Speaker 1: by the way, because they have the most cap space. 768 00:38:01,480 --> 00:38:03,399 Speaker 1: Look out for the Raiders. I will say, I don't 769 00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:07,080 Speaker 1: know what the quarterback, but a couple of things, A 770 00:38:07,120 --> 00:38:10,640 Speaker 1: couple of things from a purely a point differential, a 771 00:38:11,160 --> 00:38:13,359 Speaker 1: you know, a metric that I put on my site. 772 00:38:13,360 --> 00:38:14,600 Speaker 1: You could take a look at it and you can 773 00:38:14,600 --> 00:38:16,920 Speaker 1: see who who we had last year. But um, we 774 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:20,880 Speaker 1: did a deep dive into teams win probabilities in the 775 00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:23,360 Speaker 1: fourth quarters of games. If you add them all up, 776 00:38:23,440 --> 00:38:25,759 Speaker 1: kind of the it's a blended fourth quarter win probabilities, 777 00:38:25,760 --> 00:38:27,600 Speaker 1: so essentially from early in the fourth quarter to mid 778 00:38:27,600 --> 00:38:30,840 Speaker 1: fourth quarter, add them all up for the season, compare 779 00:38:30,880 --> 00:38:33,319 Speaker 1: it to their actual wind to their win percentage at 780 00:38:33,320 --> 00:38:35,520 Speaker 1: the end of the year, and the wider the gap 781 00:38:35,719 --> 00:38:38,319 Speaker 1: on both on the the overachieving and the underachieving end 782 00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:41,799 Speaker 1: typically has really produced good results the next year. I mean, 783 00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:45,480 Speaker 1: for example, last year, um I had I had the 784 00:38:45,600 --> 00:38:48,040 Speaker 1: Rams as a big overachiever to miss the playoffs and 785 00:38:48,080 --> 00:38:50,799 Speaker 1: go under, not just go under, use alternative I use 786 00:38:50,840 --> 00:38:53,759 Speaker 1: alternative unders and alternative overs for these teams. So I 787 00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:56,160 Speaker 1: had the Rams hit as an alternative under in the 788 00:38:56,160 --> 00:38:58,880 Speaker 1: Missile playoffs. They got plus two hundred Missile playoffs. I 789 00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:01,560 Speaker 1: had Tampa under two and under ten and a half. 790 00:39:02,120 --> 00:39:05,000 Speaker 1: On the other side, we hit big with Seattle. We 791 00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:07,960 Speaker 1: had Seattle not only to go over six and a 792 00:39:07,960 --> 00:39:10,840 Speaker 1: half wins, we had them to make the playoffs at 793 00:39:10,840 --> 00:39:13,759 Speaker 1: plus five hundreds. So like we had some really big ones. 794 00:39:13,800 --> 00:39:16,279 Speaker 1: So I will say, just looking at the numbers again 795 00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:19,319 Speaker 1: not doing any more work, the teams that underachieved the 796 00:39:19,400 --> 00:39:24,160 Speaker 1: most here Raiders, Broncos, Bears, Cardinals, and Texans as well. 797 00:39:24,280 --> 00:39:26,880 Speaker 1: So those are five the five biggest underachievers based on 798 00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:30,520 Speaker 1: my numbers, Cardinals, Texans, Raiders, Broncos, Bears, and then on 799 00:39:30,600 --> 00:39:33,000 Speaker 1: the on the overachieving spot. I know, you know who 800 00:39:33,120 --> 00:39:37,080 Speaker 1: number one is Vikings, but the they were the biggest 801 00:39:37,120 --> 00:39:40,560 Speaker 1: overachiever in NFL history, by the way, just really numbers 802 00:39:41,280 --> 00:39:44,160 Speaker 1: at least NFL history, I go back to that's how 803 00:39:44,200 --> 00:39:46,480 Speaker 1: far my data goes. But they're number one, they're Their 804 00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:48,680 Speaker 1: win total is gonna shock people. I bet you it's 805 00:39:48,800 --> 00:39:54,280 Speaker 1: eight and a half nine maybe nine. Yeah, Giants over achieved, Tampa, 806 00:39:54,600 --> 00:39:57,759 Speaker 1: Chargers and Packers, those are the biggest overachievers. So um, 807 00:39:58,200 --> 00:40:00,000 Speaker 1: you know, the Bears with the most money to spend 808 00:40:00,120 --> 00:40:04,080 Speaker 1: no matter, you know, depending on what they do at quarterback. Um, 809 00:40:04,120 --> 00:40:06,720 Speaker 1: and they were the biggest underachievers. You know, I'm curious 810 00:40:06,760 --> 00:40:08,920 Speaker 1: to see what they're win totals. That that division should 811 00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:11,839 Speaker 1: be a lot easier. You know, if they hit at 812 00:40:11,920 --> 00:40:14,920 Speaker 1: quarterback and they spend a lot of money in free agency, 813 00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:17,879 Speaker 1: they can hit that metric that I talked about, that trend. Yeah, 814 00:40:18,080 --> 00:40:19,440 Speaker 1: they could be. They could be a team to look 815 00:40:19,440 --> 00:40:21,200 Speaker 1: out for. But I think the rate the Raiders have 816 00:40:21,360 --> 00:40:23,600 Speaker 1: talent and they've got a lot of cap space now 817 00:40:23,640 --> 00:40:26,600 Speaker 1: with without Derek Carr, they if they can get a 818 00:40:26,680 --> 00:40:29,880 Speaker 1: quarterback now, obviously that's a big f That's a team 819 00:40:29,880 --> 00:40:32,759 Speaker 1: that I think, you know they missed. They lost a 820 00:40:32,760 --> 00:40:34,840 Speaker 1: lot of those games last year. I think that's a 821 00:40:34,840 --> 00:40:36,759 Speaker 1: team to look out. As I nearly cough up a 822 00:40:37,160 --> 00:40:40,120 Speaker 1: yeah Raiders. Rob G's excited, all right, t A good stuff. 823 00:40:40,120 --> 00:40:42,279 Speaker 1: Thank you as always. I'm sure we'll hit you up 824 00:40:42,320 --> 00:40:45,440 Speaker 1: during March Madness for something. I know you love college hoops. Um, 825 00:40:45,600 --> 00:40:48,480 Speaker 1: enjoy the off season, man, take some time off. I 826 00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:49,600 Speaker 1: appreciate it. Thanks Jason,