1 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: He's the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson on 2 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:12,399 Speaker 1: your home of the Black and Gold Steelers Nation Radio. 3 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: Welcome back. I'm Dale Lolly here with Matt Williamson and 4 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 1: Matt Uh. Pro Football Focus has put together offseason grades 5 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: for each one of the teams in the league, and 6 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: I say that, uh, offseason grace. The off season isn't 7 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: over yet. There's a lot going on. I mean, there's 8 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,160 Speaker 1: no signed last year, you know. Right by the way, 9 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 1: Melvin Ingram had two sacks last year in sixteen games. 10 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: I know people are acting like the Steelers traded away 11 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: j J wanting this prime Two sacks and sixteen games, 12 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 1: that's what he had. Those are the facts. And he 13 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: played a lot for them and made very little impact. 14 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: And I thought that he was a bad player. I 15 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: don't think they were upset with the trade. They didn't 16 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: give much. You know, I would love to see the Steelers, 17 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: you know, they turned him into a fourth round pick, 18 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: not a six. But he really wasn't never lipped up 19 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: to the name brand or was worth the headache. No anyway. 20 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: So Pro Football Focus put together their off season grades, 21 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: and again I make a note of that the offseason 22 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: isn't over. If you remember, the Steelers signed Melvin Ingram 23 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 1: and they signed uh trade Turner, Trade Turner. They signed 24 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: trade Turner right after after mini camp, and they signed 25 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: Melvin Ingram right before they started training camp. Later than this. 26 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: There could be more signings coming because there are still 27 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 1: guys out there. In fact, you know, uh uh, the 28 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: Saints just signed um Andrew Jervis Landry yesterday, so that 29 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: was gonna time somewhere, and you know, yeah, there's this 30 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: stuff is still happening. I know we're gonna get into 31 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: this article, but I would you know, a couple of 32 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: things I'd be looking to do is I would contact 33 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: Joe Hayden. Um. We've talked about Ingram, but I would 34 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: like to try that approach again with an edge rusher, 35 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: an established guy that isn't asked to run, you know, 36 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: justin Houston or whoever. And I think a veteran running 37 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: back is you know in order. Yeah, I think the 38 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: veteran running back will be number one on my of 39 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: things to do. I wouldn't I wouldn't box at a 40 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 1: tackle that would be better than Joe Hagan tackle. And 41 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 1: that's not even kicking Joe Hagan off the roster, but 42 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: a veteran that's better than Joe Hagan to a one 43 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: year deal. The Steelers did sign a tackle on Friday, 44 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: Jordan Tucker. I don't know much about him, but I 45 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: will look. But he's a veteran. He's not an undrafted guy. Um, 46 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:43,919 Speaker 1: I'm trying to think here. Is that Trent Scott. I'm sorry, 47 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: Trent Scott is the veteran that they signed. Okay, I 48 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: don't know him either, but fair enough. I mean I 49 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: didn't know Coward when they picked him up either. A 50 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 1: couple of those types. They signed him and they released 51 00:02:55,720 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: Malcolm Pridgeon, So you know, he's twenty eight. He worked 52 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 1: with Pat Meyer, the Steelers new offensive line coach, in Carolina. 53 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: He's with the with the Rams in nineteen. He spent 54 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:12,519 Speaker 1: last year in Carolina. So um, I mean not in 55 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: a huge or shatter move, obviously, but I like that 56 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: the old line coach work with them. But it is 57 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: not his nineteen career starts. So does he really He's 58 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 1: not just some throwaway guy. I mean, he's like maybe 59 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: he's in the midst that's played snaps in the league. Uh. Anyways, 60 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: let's get onto the to the sounds like a Chaz 61 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: Green type. Yeah, you're battling. Maybe you're the practice squad 62 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: tackle that they bring up on game days or whatever. 63 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: Who knows. Maybe and maybe you beat out Joe Hay 64 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: right right. Uh. This from Pro Football Focus and going 65 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: through the gradings here, they have the off season grade 66 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 1: a C plus for the Arizona Cardinals. They gave them 67 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: a free agency grade below average, a draft grade of 68 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: B minus. I don't know if the offseason has been 69 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: tremendously good to the Cardinals. Right. You lose, you lose 70 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones, DeAndre Hopkins get suspended. Um, I think get 71 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: James Conner a lot of money. I mean, I'm rooting 72 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: for James, but man and didn't do much to put 73 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: behind him. Gave up a substantial amount from Marquis Brown. 74 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 1: I think they're trying to make Kyler Murray happy, but 75 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: I think this is about his average of an off 76 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 1: season as you can get. Yeah. Uh, the Falcons get 77 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:30,159 Speaker 1: a B plus grade. I agree with that considering where 78 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 1: they were at. I like their draft quite a bit. 79 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: They got a pick for Ryan. I mean, there's obviously 80 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: a new era there. Um, they're gonna be really bad, 81 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 1: But I didn't love the London pick, but I like 82 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: the rest of their draft. Yeah. Well, here's the thing 83 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: about draft grades that people need to understand. If you 84 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 1: have a bunch of draft picks, better get high draft picks. 85 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:54,480 Speaker 1: You're going to get an a coming out of the 86 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: draft because you had a bunch of guys that you drafted. 87 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: They were on everybody's watch lists, right right. I mean, 88 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: it's just too too You're gonna get a good grade 89 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:07,279 Speaker 1: coming out of that because you're gonna get guys that 90 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: everybody had on their draft boards. Well, no kidding, they're 91 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 1: not all gonna work out. This could be a really 92 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:16,919 Speaker 1: long conversation with thirty two teams to get to so 93 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 1: I mean, maybe we'll just glance over some of them. 94 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: But to your point, I think a lot of people 95 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: think draft grades are dumb. I personally don't like Frankly, 96 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: no one cares the graded draft four years down the 97 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: road when you're supposed to. But there is an art 98 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: to drafting. And I'm not saying I know more than 99 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:38,840 Speaker 1: the Falcons or whatever, but to understand their process and 100 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 1: paying what they should or I mean, I think I 101 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 1: can be critical of what the Patriots did and and 102 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 1: still realize that they know more than I do, you know, 103 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,919 Speaker 1: I mean, I think draft grades actually do matter to 104 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 1: some degree, But boy, it's cheating when you just say, well, 105 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:56,840 Speaker 1: you were dealt all aces and kings and you did 106 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: really well. Like he better? I mean, like, come on 107 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 1: that not everyone has the same hand. Yeah. Well that 108 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: leads me to the Ravens in their draft. So they 109 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:10,359 Speaker 1: get an off example, and off the grade of an A. 110 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: Their free agency grade was average, So they get an 111 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,239 Speaker 1: A for the off season grade their free agency grade 112 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: was average. Was I take me to see what they 113 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: get an A plus on their draft grade. A plus 114 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: is strong for any of these things. A plus is 115 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:28,840 Speaker 1: really strong. And again, I don't dislike Tyler linderbaum Is 116 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 1: as a prospect. I don't look just like Cal Hamilton's 117 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 1: as a prospect. I don't just like David a. Jabo 118 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: as a prospect. I don't dislike Travis Jones as a prospect. 119 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: But did they fit what you needed when you traded 120 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:46,480 Speaker 1: away your first your first round or your number one? Right? 121 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: I mean, actually, my favorite moves for the Ravens might 122 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: be signing Marcus Williams and Morgan Moses, you know, right, 123 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: and Moses a lot better than Owl. I completely agree 124 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:02,280 Speaker 1: um in that only got him an average grade in 125 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 1: free agency. And they also Michael pierceback, here's a strange 126 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: theory that I wondered I've been wanting to throw out. 127 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: I've never said it on the air, but I've thought 128 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: it for a while. And by no means my Ravens bashing, 129 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 1: because I hope all you listeners realize, maybe as much 130 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: as anyone in the city, I praise that organization. But 131 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:25,679 Speaker 1: who's the number one draft nick in the last forty years, 132 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 1: Mel Keiper, and he is so dialed in with the Ravens. 133 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: Those guys like share information. So if he's high on 134 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 1: Mel's board, he's probably high on the Ravens board. But 135 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: that doesn't mean the other thirty one teams like him 136 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: as much, you know what I mean? Like Mel's grades 137 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: are always going to be kind to the Ravens, not 138 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: just because they're friends he's from Baltimore, but because they 139 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 1: tell them this safety is awesome, and they got in 140 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: the sixth round and Mel puts the fourth round grade 141 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: on him, So you know what I mean. Like this, 142 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 1: it's kind of a symbiotic relationship between the two Ravens 143 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: The Ravens didn't draft a No Bowl player for like 144 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: almost a decade, right, right, all right, their drafts haven't 145 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 1: been as good as people think. Yeah, well I was, 146 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 1: but they always have a lot of picks. They always 147 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 1: have a lot of picks. Se I adore that approach. 148 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: I mean, setting yourself up to take those bites at 149 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: the apple was genius to me. The fact that they 150 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 1: didn't come out with the receiver is a little odd 151 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 1: to be though, too. It's just befuddles me that they 152 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: that they they took a punter instead of taking Calvin Austin, 153 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: who they wanted, who they liked. I suppose they were about, 154 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:35,439 Speaker 1: why wouldn't you take the position player over the punter. 155 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: M they took the first punter. I don't care if 156 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 1: any of everybody else was going to take that punter. 157 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 1: And he's a punter, he's a putner. You took him 158 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 1: in the fourth round. And then to me that might 159 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 1: have been a case of we don't have enough roster 160 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:53,319 Speaker 1: spots for all these pop picks, so let's say four 161 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:56,199 Speaker 1: million cap space by replacing our old punter with a 162 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:58,600 Speaker 1: new putter. But they also took two tight ends in 163 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 1: that round, like just it's nonsensical that to me, killed 164 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: everything that they did with their draft. You know, yeah, 165 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:08,680 Speaker 1: you got good players and with your first four picks, 166 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: but then you did nothing with those other picks, like 167 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:13,959 Speaker 1: a blocking tight end and a punter in the fourth round. 168 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 1: I'm sorry. That's like I would have praised the more 169 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 1: if they took two premium picks, traded them for DK 170 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 1: Metcalf after trading Brown, and then landed a linder bomb 171 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 1: and you know, three fewer players, you know what I mean, 172 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 1: Like everybody's saying, well, they'll they'll sign Jarvis Landry. Well, 173 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: that's that's not even happening now. And that's not what 174 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 1: they need. They don't need a slot, right, they need 175 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 1: some money who's helping. I would give them a good 176 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 1: off season. I'd give them a good offseason grade two. 177 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:48,199 Speaker 1: But I mean I do too, but I'm not the 178 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 1: the A plus in the in the draft grade to 179 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: me is like, to me, needs should matter a little bit. Yeah, 180 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: I mean, like, I'm sure we'll freaking up the Jets 181 00:09:57,640 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: to your three first round picks. You better do well, 182 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,200 Speaker 1: you better knock get out of the park right right. 183 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: The Bills get an offseason grade of A B plus. 184 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 1: Their free agency grade was above average. Their draft grade 185 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: was a B plus. Okay, I don't have a ton 186 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 1: to add to that. I think that they they think 187 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:16,839 Speaker 1: they're good and they're gonna go get von Miller. And 188 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:19,080 Speaker 1: you know they've drafted all these adge rushers left and 189 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:21,080 Speaker 1: right that they haven't gotten a ton of production. Out 190 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:23,199 Speaker 1: screw it, we might not be good at it. Let's 191 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: just go sign von Miller and you know, fix that 192 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: problem for real. And I like them pick up. Yeah, 193 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 1: Carolina gets an offseason grade of a B plus, they 194 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:35,599 Speaker 1: get a free to see grade above average, and the 195 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 1: draft grade of an A. How do they get a 196 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:41,959 Speaker 1: B plus when you you were above average? And I 197 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 1: don't know about that, And I don't know how they 198 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:46,679 Speaker 1: would get necessarily a B plus either. They still don't 199 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 1: have a quarterback. That's to say, is there's there's an 200 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 1: elephant in the rod of a big deal. Yeah, this 201 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: despite the quarterback. I like all the other things they did, 202 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:00,080 Speaker 1: but he's still right now, Sam Donald mc corral. As 203 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:03,439 Speaker 1: a quarterback, it's the most important position in football, maybe 204 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 1: in any sport, and you don't have one, and they 205 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:10,840 Speaker 1: made efforts to get one. I mean they recognize the problem. Yeah, 206 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 1: I can't condone that one. The Chicago Bears offseason grade 207 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: is a C. They get a free agency average, free 208 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:21,559 Speaker 1: agency grade of average and a draft grade of B minus. 209 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 1: I completely disagree with that, And would you be harder 210 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: on them? I would be much harder on them. Yeah, 211 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:32,440 Speaker 1: I was just saying some of these grades you don't 212 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:35,320 Speaker 1: see me fs and d's. You know, the average is 213 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 1: really A being, not a C. But I would be 214 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 1: hard on these guys, and I think they're noticeably worse, 215 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: noticeably where you don't lose. They traded the way Khalil Mack. 216 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 1: They got rid of Allan Robinson, James Daniels now a Steeler, Like, 217 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:51,600 Speaker 1: where did you get Daniels as a move? You need 218 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 1: to keep He's a twenty four year old guard. You 219 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 1: know that that cost would have cost you. You know 220 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 1: what what the Steeler give eight only in a year. 221 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 1: You've got to be able to afford that. Use the 222 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: second round pick on the guy. Yeah, absolutely, Trading Mac 223 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 1: makes sense. We'll see if it turns out. You know 224 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 1: that they have to rebuild, but keep your young guys, 225 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: especially on offensive line. Yeah, that's crazy. The Bengals off 226 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:18,560 Speaker 1: season grade is an A. Their free agency grade was good. 227 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: I don't know what that means. The draft grade was 228 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 1: a B plus. I'm not gonna fight him too much 229 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: on that. I mean, old line is secondary. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 230 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 1: I would have been critical if they didn't. Yeah. The 231 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 1: Browns off season grade is a B plus. Free agency 232 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 1: grade was above average. The draft grave was a B. 233 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: What everything with them hinges on DeShawn Watson? Yeah, and 234 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:47,320 Speaker 1: I guess so Marii Cooper as well. But considering what 235 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 1: they paid for Cooper, they got better at that one 236 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 1: receiver spot, but they got rid of every other receiver 237 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 1: on the team. Yeah, right, totally changed their passing in 238 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:01,559 Speaker 1: I don't know, Just like all the Browns conversations, I 239 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 1: kind of think it's an incomplete I mean, I don't 240 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 1: know if you saw that. There was a headline that 241 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 1: came out like an hour before we get recorded today 242 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 1: that the NFL was getting close to come into a 243 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 1: resolution on Watson. So hopefully we get that news soon. 244 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 1: But I'm up with my breath either. The Cowboys get 245 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 1: an off season grade of a C plus. The free 246 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:23,079 Speaker 1: agency grade was below average. The draft grade was a 247 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 1: B plus. I'm wondering if their window has passed. Yeah, 248 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:32,200 Speaker 1: there are another team that they're going to expect a 249 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 1: lot from the quarterback. And I get it. You're if 250 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: you're gonna pay the quarterback a lot of money, you 251 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 1: should excuse should expect the quarterback to to lift things up. 252 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:43,679 Speaker 1: But you have to give him a defense. Yeah, and 253 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 1: Zeke Elliott's one of the worst contracts of the league 254 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:50,680 Speaker 1: maybe ever, right right, I mean it's killing them. The 255 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 1: Denver Broncos getting off season grade of an A. The 256 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 1: free agency grade was above average. The draft grade grade 257 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: was a B plus. I don't know how that creeds 258 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 1: out to an A. But they did add a order back, 259 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:03,880 Speaker 1: which I guess carries a lot of weight. But shouldn't 260 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:05,960 Speaker 1: that factor in? I guess, well, I guess that's not 261 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:09,439 Speaker 1: a free agency move. I guess it's a traded It 262 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 1: made a trade point. I guess that adds up. Yeah, um, 263 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 1: I'm cool with it. I don't know that it puts 264 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 1: them over the top as an elite team like something 265 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 1: seemed to think. But the biggest problem, I mean, if 266 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 1: Carolina would have traded for Russell Wilson, I've been like, well, 267 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: now I understand that why you're gonna go off these 268 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: great you know, right. The Lions get an A minus. 269 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 1: They get a free agency grade above average and a 270 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 1: draft grade of an A plus. I think they're building 271 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 1: things the right way. Slow and steady, lineman, you know, 272 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 1: I'm yeah, they got an uphill climb, but they still yeah, 273 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 1: they still need to figure out the quarterback spot. Offs. Okay, 274 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 1: but he's not you know, say anything you want to 275 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 1: hit your wagon to the Packers, gotta be minus. Free 276 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 1: agency grade was below average. The draft grade was a 277 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 1: B plus. I if I can be as kind to 278 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 1: Green Bay. I mean, I'm sure they'll still win the division. 279 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 1: I guess they got the Rogers stuff settled, but you 280 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 1: lost a stud receiver. Yeah, and Sammy Watkins, Christian Watson 281 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 1: and Romeo Daubs. Um, I'm not gonna all add up 282 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: to atoms. No, no, it's not. The Texans get an 283 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 1: A minus. They had a free agency grade of average 284 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 1: in the draft grade of a B plus. I don't 285 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: know how that works out to an A minus. In 286 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: their case, I would give them credit on grade for 287 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 1: they didn't what they got for Watson. They did get 288 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 1: a love for Watson. I will say that that bridge 289 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 1: was burned. You know, there was legal stuff out there. 290 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 1: The fact that they got anything, the fact that they 291 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 1: got multiple first round picks for a guy who's going 292 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 1: to be suspended. We wouldn't play with them before they 293 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: even came out, right, So I think they did well 294 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:54,000 Speaker 1: in that regard. But they, I mean, they're still really 295 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 1: don't have much to work with. The Colts get an 296 00:15:57,280 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 1: off season grade of a B plus. The free age 297 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 1: to c grade his average. The draft grade is a 298 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 1: B plus. I think they made up for the Carson 299 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: Wentz mistake about as well as you could, I guess. 300 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:10,720 Speaker 1: But you gave up a lot to get You gave 301 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 1: up a first round pick to get him. Well that's 302 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 1: last year's grade, though, I know, but you know it 303 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 1: cost you the first round pick this year. That's my 304 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 1: problem with it. Like you know, it was the whimpy theory, 305 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 1: I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today, and 306 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 1: the hamburger turned out to be mouldy. Oh yeah, I mean, 307 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 1: like I was looking at it as the mistake has 308 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 1: been made, but I was able to flip flip Wentz 309 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: for Ryan and a third. Yeah, I mean that's as 310 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 1: best as you can do with the bad situation. You had. 311 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 1: I like their draft too. Jacksono got a C plus 312 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: for the off season, below average, free agency graded a 313 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 1: draft grade a C plus. We wrote down the a 314 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: FC south on draft on today's podcast, and I basically 315 00:16:56,560 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: said the whole Jags off season to me, I didn't 316 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:05,639 Speaker 1: see any values, any pick or free agency signing that 317 00:17:05,680 --> 00:17:07,880 Speaker 1: I thought, Wow, that was a really nice move. They 318 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:11,639 Speaker 1: were all fine. They I didn't see a wonderful plan. 319 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:14,879 Speaker 1: There was some overspending. You know, you brought in three 320 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 1: off the ball linebackers. Like for the cards they were 321 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 1: dealt this offseason, including free agency money, I would have 322 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:24,639 Speaker 1: liked this team that have a better roster than it 323 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 1: does now. No, I completely agree. I mean I think 324 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 1: they're they're spinning their wheels little. Yeah. The Chiefs getting 325 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 1: off season grade of B plus. Free agency was average. 326 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 1: Draft grade was an A plus. I think the defense 327 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:44,600 Speaker 1: got a lot better. Yeah, I mean the Tyreek Davante 328 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: Adams conversation could be had for both. But I also 329 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:51,600 Speaker 1: like sky More and Juju and Valdes scantling better than 330 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 1: what they're gonna have to They're gonna have to play 331 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: differently than what the how they have been. Yeah. Yeah, 332 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:59,240 Speaker 1: without them, and a lot of that also depends on 333 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:02,719 Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey not falling off the cliff. He better not 334 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:05,880 Speaker 1: hit a wall, right Like Derrick Henry fits that mold. 335 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:08,680 Speaker 1: There's a couple of dudes that are fragile right now 336 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:12,439 Speaker 1: that their team cannot and they're they're reaching that expiration 337 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 1: dat and you wonder when it's gonna happen. Oh yeah, yeah, 338 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 1: no doubt. The Raiders got an A minus for their offseason. 339 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:22,960 Speaker 1: They get a free agency grade of good in a 340 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 1: draft grade of B plus. Yeah, they they got Dante Adams, 341 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: but I mean I think Davante's adams best year as 342 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:37,200 Speaker 1: a pro probably already happened, and the Raiders d doesn't 343 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:39,480 Speaker 1: look much better to me. I don't know how they 344 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 1: get a draft grade of a B plus when they 345 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: didn't have a pick until third round. That's pretty generous. 346 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:48,359 Speaker 1: That's really generous. Their first their first pick was Dylan Parham, 347 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:52,920 Speaker 1: probably as a starter for them, but I mean he's 348 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 1: not I can't give the draft. I don't think he 349 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 1: made any of our lists as a top A top 350 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 1: interior alignment. No, no, yeah, So the Chargers got an 351 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 1: off season great of an A. Free agency was a 352 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 1: good grade they got a good and draft grade was 353 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: a B. I won't fight him on that. I mean, 354 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:16,200 Speaker 1: you had Khalil Mack who ain't what he used to be, 355 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 1: but J C. Jackson, they're in it to win it. 356 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:22,920 Speaker 1: They're being aggressive. Let's see if that culture coach young 357 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 1: team so much was starting to like play up to 358 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 1: the talent. So much of them depends on the coach 359 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 1: not being a moron. And I don't think when I 360 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:35,720 Speaker 1: say that, I don't think he I don't think he's dumb, 361 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 1: but I think he's one of these guys that tries 362 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:41,480 Speaker 1: to show you how smart he is and that doesn't 363 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 1: always work out. No, I think there's some of that too, 364 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 1: or only lives by the analytics. And like football is 365 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:49,919 Speaker 1: not all analytics, right, football is the least analytic of 366 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:52,960 Speaker 1: all sports. I think it's me. It just is. The 367 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: Rams get a B minus. The free agency grade was 368 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:58,919 Speaker 1: above average, of draft grade was a C plus. I 369 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 1: think they're worse than they her. Yeah, the old line 370 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 1: took a couple of hits. You know, you lost a 371 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 1: few dudes like von Miller, I mean Odell for Allen, 372 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: Robinson's probably even squatt. It wouldn't surprise me good. It 373 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 1: wouldn't surprise me if Beckham signs back with him once 374 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 1: he's really I think he will. Yeah, I think you will. 375 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: And that's that's a pretty potent passing game. They're good. 376 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 1: I just don't know that they are any better. But 377 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 1: so what they went the Super last year, the Dolphins 378 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: gotta be The free agency grade was above average, of 379 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 1: draft grave was a B minus. I don't know that 380 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 1: they're one bit better than they were a year ago. 381 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: I think they're better than they were a year ago, 382 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 1: just because the old line to me, with Conor Williams 383 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 1: and especially Armstead, Conor Williams is a holding machine. He is. 384 00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:46,480 Speaker 1: I think that that's stuck, gonna change. I get that 385 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 1: part of it. I don't know that that Tyreek is 386 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:52,959 Speaker 1: the big I think he's gonna be a little disappointing there. 387 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna be a lot disappointing there. Like 388 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:57,879 Speaker 1: Adams and Tyreek are not going to be on my 389 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 1: fantasy team, They're gonna be like second picks but for 390 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 1: somebody else. And I don't know, think better. I think 391 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:07,399 Speaker 1: they downgraded a lot a coach as a head with 392 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:10,479 Speaker 1: the head coach, oh, I did factor that part in, 393 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 1: but I do too. I mean, I'd feel better if 394 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 1: Flores was running the team. I have two questions, but 395 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:19,439 Speaker 1: that doesn't really influence is great. Yeah, Um, you know 396 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:21,440 Speaker 1: they talk about all they want about the scary duo 397 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:25,480 Speaker 1: receivers with with Tyreek Hill and Jalen Wattle is two. 398 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: We're gonna throw the ball down the field, right. I 399 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:30,440 Speaker 1: mean a lot of Wattle stuff was catch the ball 400 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 1: and run with it like see. I think they're gonna 401 00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 1: do that with Tyreka lot too, which is not the ideal. 402 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:38,920 Speaker 1: I'm not predicting this, but it wouldn't blow me away. 403 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 1: If we tend to against bench for Bridgewater, wouldn't surprise 404 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:46,959 Speaker 1: me at all. Yeah. The Vikings get a C plus 405 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 1: below average grade for the draft or free agency, and 406 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:56,200 Speaker 1: a U B for the draft. I guess I'm okay 407 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 1: with it. I mean trading down like crazy, I don't 408 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 1: know that they added a big ticket item that I'm 409 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:06,640 Speaker 1: excited about. I think they'll be an average football team. 410 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:09,399 Speaker 1: I mean I thought they came out, they got Louis 411 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 1: Scene and Andrew Booth. They got good value moving down. Yeah. Um, 412 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 1: but yeah, I mean they went from the had a 413 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:19,359 Speaker 1: lot of picks they had two picks in the first 414 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 1: seventy and then they ended up with four picks in 415 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:24,359 Speaker 1: the first seventy. But they also gave two teams in 416 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:29,440 Speaker 1: their division an opportunity to draft. They made or trades 417 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 1: with two teams in their own division, which is just 418 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 1: which is odd. It never happens. You're talking about analytically driven. 419 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: I mean, these guys are totally analytics now at the 420 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 1: GM spot. And I heard some rumblings along lines of 421 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 1: this guy's just gonna trade down to trade down because 422 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: analytics tell you should. I like their hall. I don't 423 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 1: know that there a tier different though than they were 424 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:55,440 Speaker 1: a year ago as a football team. Yeah, the Patriots 425 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 1: get an offseason great of a C minus. I think 426 00:22:57,320 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 1: we both agree with that. They got a d F 427 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,400 Speaker 1: for the draft to below average grade for free agency. 428 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:04,600 Speaker 1: The Saints got an off season grade of a C. 429 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 1: Real quick on the pat mac Jones aside, If you 430 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:11,400 Speaker 1: combine their last two off seasons, it might be an 431 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:15,360 Speaker 1: a very well could be they spent like Jacksonville last year, 432 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 1: right for counter Henry and Johnny Smith. You know. Yeah, 433 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:26,240 Speaker 1: the Saints get a SEA. The Giants getta B minus. Uh, 434 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 1: the Jets get an A minus. I'm cool with it, 435 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:34,240 Speaker 1: but again thanks to the Jabal Adams trade, and they 436 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 1: had a lot of cards. I mean, they had a 437 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 1: lot of good cards in their hands. I like the 438 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 1: direction they're going. I mean I wouldn't have got a 439 00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:45,440 Speaker 1: challenger for Zach Wilson, but the hill sinkers from this year. Right. 440 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 1: The Eagles get an A minus. I like what they 441 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:51,320 Speaker 1: did because they're set up for next year. Two. If 442 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:55,160 Speaker 1: if Hurts isn't good, that brings us as the Steelers, 443 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:57,240 Speaker 1: who get an off season grade is a B of 444 00:23:57,240 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 1: a b uh the average and free agent see a 445 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: draft grade of B plus. I might go above average 446 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:07,480 Speaker 1: in free agency, but you know they're never going to 447 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:11,640 Speaker 1: be an A plus or enough. They spent, but they 448 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:13,920 Speaker 1: spent some money this year, but they didn't go crazy 449 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:16,240 Speaker 1: with the money. But you look at who they added, 450 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:19,560 Speaker 1: James Daniel Mason, Cole Miles, Jack Levi Wallace. Those are 451 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:22,719 Speaker 1: solid editions, not to mention Mitchell Drobiskie, right, and I 452 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 1: like the age of all them. Right, that's there. I'm 453 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:28,720 Speaker 1: looking at this big picture, so I think that's the 454 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 1: way they're looking at it. Uh. The Niners get a 455 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 1: C plus at forty nine is everybody's darling team. I 456 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:39,919 Speaker 1: don't know where they got better this year, right, I 457 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:47,400 Speaker 1: mean the next year if if jim if they'd traded 458 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 1: Jimmy as soon as the offseason empty, you know, as 459 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:54,120 Speaker 1: open for a second, I'd be I'd be like, Okay, good. 460 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,960 Speaker 1: But now he's still hanging around in a Mayfield like way. 461 00:24:57,600 --> 00:25:00,159 Speaker 1: And I don't think he's a distraction. But are you 462 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:03,919 Speaker 1: gonna get for him? He's hurt, he's coming off surgery. Right, 463 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:06,240 Speaker 1: You're not gonna get anything for him, not what you 464 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:09,880 Speaker 1: would have. Tough guy of trade for the Seahawks gotta 465 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:13,960 Speaker 1: c minus. I mean, obviously, to me, they should have 466 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:17,120 Speaker 1: gotten an F I mean, they gave a quarterback up 467 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:20,480 Speaker 1: for without really a contingency plan. Yes, with no plan 468 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 1: in place except I mean, I'm sure that I overvalued 469 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:29,840 Speaker 1: the leak Willis, but if they were to use their 470 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:31,919 Speaker 1: second second round pick on the leak Willis had at 471 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:34,800 Speaker 1: least been like, okay, now you're you're at least putting 472 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:37,440 Speaker 1: something there that could hit for you, you know, or 473 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 1: you know, Tampa Bay got a b solid they're in 474 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:45,200 Speaker 1: right now and that's all they care about, you know. Yeah, 475 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 1: they brought back, Like if Brady doesn't unretire, half those 476 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:52,879 Speaker 1: dudes don't come back, and then they're looking at a 477 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:56,359 Speaker 1: C minus. Yeah, the Titans got to see for the 478 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:59,359 Speaker 1: off season. I agree. I mean a J brown for 479 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:02,679 Speaker 1: Burke's is not an even swab. No, no, I I 480 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 1: completely agree with that. Uh. And then Washington get a 481 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:11,320 Speaker 1: C minus. Yeah, I guess I kind of like what 482 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 1: Washington's doing, but and I think when it gets a 483 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:16,920 Speaker 1: little bit of a bum wrap. But I mean, and 484 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:19,680 Speaker 1: I'd probably be a little more than nice to Washington, 485 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:23,160 Speaker 1: but not much. Yeah. So that is the Pro Football 486 00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:26,560 Speaker 1: Focus off season grades getting the Steelers getting a B 487 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:30,600 Speaker 1: uh for their off season beer B plus they gotta 488 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:34,119 Speaker 1: be Uh, they got a straight B for their off season. 489 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:37,440 Speaker 1: Not the greatest, not the worst. I like what they've 490 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:39,159 Speaker 1: done this offseason. I think they'll be better. And it 491 00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:42,360 Speaker 1: also doesn't factor in things like stuff onto it coming 492 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:45,480 Speaker 1: back Tyson right, right, So we'll see where that goes 493 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:48,280 Speaker 1: and guys getting better, guys are allowed to get better. 494 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:51,159 Speaker 1: So young I'm on offense, I think that's the thing yourself. 495 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 1: It's how they've created that, especially on the other line, 496 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:57,720 Speaker 1: is impressive. Yeah, absolutely so we're gonna take another break. 497 00:26:57,720 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 1: Here is Matt Williams and I am Dale Lally. You're 498 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:02,240 Speaker 1: listening to to the Drive here on Steelers Nation Radio.