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Speaker 1: What is up, y'all? Welcome to the Fantasy Flex Podcast.

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Speaker 1: I am Samantha Rabadie, a fantasy analyst here at the

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Speaker 1: lucky to be joined by the one and only Jake Brown,

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Speaker 1: the executive producer of sports podcasts at The New York Post,

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Speaker 2: References Ermanty Bros. This is probably it's the number one

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Speaker 2: You know, don't do a podcast and at Primanti bro

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Speaker 2: it's got the Podfather's name all over it. So Premanty Bros.

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Speaker 2: They're not paying me for this. I wish they were.

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Speaker 1: That is hilarious. Well, if I ever go to Pittsburgh,

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Speaker 2: giving them an a. I also market Marioda, another guy,

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Speaker 1: Yeah, this definitely strikes me as a really good spot

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Speaker 2: I like him and also a couple of life facts

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Speaker 2: in life sense, you can't overlook because guys have chips

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Speaker 2: playing for a daughter. He worked hard for his money.

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Speaker 2: But I like him and this is I hope he starts,

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Speaker 1: That would be so funny if like your door Dasher

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Speaker 1: Like you said, they are not afraid of doing that.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, and then for fantasy potential, I mean, Ritter is

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Speaker 2: Yeah, you keep an eye on him because listen, Marcus

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Speaker 2: You never want to see injuries, But when you play

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Speaker 2: I would definitely keep an eye on Redder. But yeah,

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Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield has been traded to the Panthers, cross fantasy

432
00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:45,360
Speaker 1: upside is a bit less high, but let's just dive

433
00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:48,600
Speaker 1: into that briefly. Because the Browns are getting a conditional

434
00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:52,400
Speaker 1: twenty twenty four fifth round pick for the former number

435
00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:55,520
Speaker 1: one overall pick. That pretty much sums up the franchise.

436
00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:59,840
Speaker 1: And I mean, don't you think terrible you know, fall

437
00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:03,399
Speaker 1: from grace for Baker Mayfield obviously having been that number

438
00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:06,760
Speaker 1: one overall pick and ending up now on Carolina with

439
00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:10,920
Speaker 1: you know, he should be the incumbent number one obviously

440
00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:15,320
Speaker 1: not a ton of competition from Sam Darnold and PJ

441
00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:19,320
Speaker 1: Walker or anything like that. But what do you think

442
00:21:19,359 --> 00:21:21,480
Speaker 1: of this trade? Seems like a pretty low risk trade

443
00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:22,160
Speaker 1: for the Panthers.

444
00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:26,080
Speaker 2: Yeah, fall from Grace's right. I mean for a conditional

445
00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:30,080
Speaker 2: fifth round pick. I mean Baker Mayfield has spent more

446
00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:32,840
Speaker 2: time in these commercials that we've seen him in than

447
00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:35,119
Speaker 2: on the football field. I mean he was in commercials

448
00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:37,679
Speaker 2: in a robe in the Brown stadium, and now they

449
00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:39,840
Speaker 2: kicked him out. He was in the boiler room. Now

450
00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:41,960
Speaker 2: that's back to whoever the mascot is. I don't know

451
00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:44,760
Speaker 2: the Cleveland Browns that they even have a mascot, but

452
00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:48,240
Speaker 2: Brown they're down the toilet. I hate to be punny there,

453
00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:52,199
Speaker 2: but it's I mean, two of the interception leaders playing

454
00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:56,440
Speaker 2: together while Matt's you know, value has gone down. They're

455
00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:59,280
Speaker 2: just so bad that maybe he'll play because they're so terrible.

456
00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:03,840
Speaker 2: Sam Donald hasn't stayed healthy. They're throwing thirty three million

457
00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:07,639
Speaker 2: dollars combined, essentially are going to Baker Mayfield Sam Donald.

458
00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:11,160
Speaker 2: That's gotta be the most money for two crappy quarterbacks

459
00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:14,240
Speaker 2: that you will ever see. What a disaster I see

460
00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:16,680
Speaker 2: it playing out. Maybe they play eight games, eat each

461
00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:18,640
Speaker 2: and carrows like what am I doing here? I mean

462
00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,520
Speaker 2: this is I would say he learns from the guys

463
00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:23,800
Speaker 2: ahead of him, but he might learn less. He might

464
00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:26,080
Speaker 2: have to throw that game tape out the damn window.

465
00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:30,200
Speaker 2: I mean, poor guys gotta watch just a crappy performance.

466
00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:33,359
Speaker 2: But listen, maybe Baker turns it around. There is some

467
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Speaker 2: upside of Baker Mayfield because he did play with that

468
00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:39,480
Speaker 2: bad shoulder. He did have a lot of injuries. There

469
00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:43,000
Speaker 2: was you know, it was an ABC soap opera playing

470
00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:45,960
Speaker 2: in Cleveland, with everything that goes on behind the scenes there.

471
00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:48,439
Speaker 2: It was a mess. So maybe it works out for

472
00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:52,600
Speaker 2: him in Carolina. Maybe eating Bojangles. I hate to reference

473
00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:54,840
Speaker 2: another food in a local city, but we're making our

474
00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:58,080
Speaker 2: way around the world. Maybe bow time will be Baker

475
00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:00,400
Speaker 2: time and that'll be his new sponsor for the year

476
00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:03,399
Speaker 2: and not whatever he did Progressive and Insurance, although he

477
00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:05,600
Speaker 2: needed some good health insurance for all the injuries he

478
00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:07,800
Speaker 2: dealt with. I think it could be a good new

479
00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:10,200
Speaker 2: landing spot for him. It's gonna be interesting, though, because

480
00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:13,119
Speaker 2: Robbie Anderson has sent cryptic tweets in the past about

481
00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:16,360
Speaker 2: not wanting to play with Baker Mayfield. Well, Robbie keep

482
00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:20,200
Speaker 2: on complaining, you got your new starting quarterback. So it's

483
00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:23,800
Speaker 2: a unique trade. It's interesting My family lives down there

484
00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:26,040
Speaker 2: outside Charlotte, so I might head down there for a

485
00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:29,640
Speaker 2: game or two to see the dumpster fire they throw

486
00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:33,000
Speaker 2: out there at whatever the Bank of America Stadium. We'll

487
00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:34,720
Speaker 2: see what they put out there. It's a nice stadium,

488
00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:37,520
Speaker 2: nice place to play, but nice city, good fan base.

489
00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:40,640
Speaker 2: But it's it's gonna be. I know you're a fan

490
00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:43,160
Speaker 2: of the Panthers. I believe probably a six and ten,

491
00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:46,000
Speaker 2: five and eleven season, there's the head.

492
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Speaker 1: Yeah. I was thinking optimistically like a five hundred type

493
00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:53,000
Speaker 1: season with Baker Mayfield, Like that's the best we're going

494
00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:54,879
Speaker 1: to get. I mean, they should just go ahead and

495
00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:58,440
Speaker 1: sign Josh Rosman at this point, all of the twenty

496
00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:01,679
Speaker 1: eighteen drop class. I think the Panthers are this weird

497
00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:06,320
Speaker 1: crossroads right now because they are not really accepting that

498
00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:09,080
Speaker 1: they're in this build and now they're just going to

499
00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:13,320
Speaker 1: get a middle first round pick, not get Bryce Young

500
00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:16,520
Speaker 1: or anything like that in next year's draft. So I

501
00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:20,000
Speaker 1: don't really know what to expect from a Baker Mayfield

502
00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:22,439
Speaker 1: or whatever this offense that's going to give us. I

503
00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:25,879
Speaker 1: think they have they had a decent draft, for sure.

504
00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:28,640
Speaker 1: There's there's elements, but it's going to be a few years. Yes,

505
00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:31,119
Speaker 1: as a Panthers fan, I was just hoping that they

506
00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:33,639
Speaker 1: were kind of going to tank. But you know, you

507
00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:36,160
Speaker 1: can't always get what you want, and we can only

508
00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:39,560
Speaker 1: hope that Baker Mayfield, you know, kind of away from

509
00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:42,560
Speaker 1: some of that bad blood in Cleveland, can resurrect his

510
00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:44,360
Speaker 1: career because I do want good things for that kid.

511
00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:45,680
Speaker 1: I don't think he's a bad guy.

512
00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:48,080
Speaker 2: And it's not like he had all the targets in

513
00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:50,360
Speaker 2: the world in Cleveland. He wasn't working with a Pro

514
00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:53,159
Speaker 2: Bowl roster over there, so give him that. He's now

515
00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,040
Speaker 2: going to be the Pro Bowl roster here. Although you

516
00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:57,600
Speaker 2: know Christian McCaffrey is healthy and stays on the field,

517
00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:00,320
Speaker 2: that's going to be a unique combo to watch Acre

518
00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:01,960
Speaker 2: and him and how they work in the play action

519
00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:04,399
Speaker 2: game and see McCaffrey maybe a lot more as a

520
00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:08,360
Speaker 2: receiver this year. It's it's gonna be intriguing to watch

521
00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:10,919
Speaker 2: those two. And they got they got the faces and

522
00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:14,080
Speaker 2: the look for the for the billboards and Charlotte. The

523
00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:16,359
Speaker 2: question is, well they have the play on the field

524
00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:19,719
Speaker 2: for that. This is the Baker Mayfield comeback season. This

525
00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:22,360
Speaker 2: guy he's had chip on his shoulder, He's had everything

526
00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:25,880
Speaker 2: go wrong in his career. I think he still has

527
00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:28,160
Speaker 2: some talent there. Sam Donald, I think is a lost

528
00:25:28,200 --> 00:25:30,760
Speaker 2: cause we've seen all we can from Sam. So this

529
00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:33,320
Speaker 2: is Baker or bust and Charlotte.

530
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Speaker 1: Absolutely. And what is funny is that, I mean obviously

531
00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:40,560
Speaker 1: this this trade just happened a couple hours before we

532
00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:44,600
Speaker 1: were recording. In my notes, I had Baker Mayfield as

533
00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:47,320
Speaker 1: the player comparison for Matt Corral. So now they have

534
00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:51,560
Speaker 1: two Baker Mayfields on this roster. Uh. I mean, I

535
00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:55,560
Speaker 1: don't know what that means for Matt Correll honestly, in

536
00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:57,840
Speaker 1: terms of Baker Mayfield though, Like, let's let's dig in

537
00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:01,159
Speaker 1: you do you think that I know I sent you

538
00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:05,320
Speaker 1: this meme over text of two garbage cans Baker Mayfield,

539
00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:08,800
Speaker 1: Sam Darnald. How do you think this impacts the pass

540
00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:11,440
Speaker 1: catchers though? Like, do you think do you consider Baker

541
00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:14,639
Speaker 1: Mayfield at upgrade from Sam Darnald for DJ Moore, for

542
00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:17,359
Speaker 1: Robbie Anderson if he stays for Christiane McCaffrey.

543
00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:21,040
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it's an upgrade. It's similar to what

544
00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:23,680
Speaker 2: you said, it's basically a dumb to a garbage can.

545
00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:26,239
Speaker 2: But I think I do think those shoulders. I mean,

546
00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:28,399
Speaker 2: when you've been playing with the labor mission that he was,

547
00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:30,680
Speaker 2: I mean that takes a toll on a quarterback. You

548
00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:33,080
Speaker 2: need your shoulder one hundred percent to throw a football.

549
00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:35,399
Speaker 2: So I want to see him healthy this season. I

550
00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:38,040
Speaker 2: think it is an upgrade. And Baker loves to throw

551
00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:40,080
Speaker 2: the ball. We saw him games where he's throwing a

552
00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:42,679
Speaker 2: forty to fifty times, usually because they were losing the Browns,

553
00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:46,040
Speaker 2: so that played a factor. But I like this upgrade

554
00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:48,119
Speaker 2: for the receivers. I think they're gonna, you know, with

555
00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:52,439
Speaker 2: a healthy Baker. Donald was just terrible. I mean this

556
00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:58,000
Speaker 2: guy had zero accuracy whatsoever. So anything is an upgrade.

557
00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:00,639
Speaker 2: You could throw me out there. I'm at least going

558
00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:03,440
Speaker 2: to take the sack over throw the interception. I might

559
00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:05,679
Speaker 2: get hurt after the first one or two snaps, but

560
00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:08,960
Speaker 2: you know, any of us is an upgrade from Sam Darnold.

561
00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:11,240
Speaker 2: And I do think there is something to the chip

562
00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:13,200
Speaker 2: on his shoulder, to the Browns getting rid of him,

563
00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:15,960
Speaker 2: to going with the Shawn over him, everything that happened there.

564
00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:18,000
Speaker 2: I do think he's going to be playing when he

565
00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:19,480
Speaker 2: plays with the chip on the shoulder He's a fun

566
00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:21,959
Speaker 2: player to watch when he's good. Baker. There's a reason

567
00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:24,679
Speaker 2: he was in those commercials and everyone talked about him

568
00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:28,040
Speaker 2: because he's electric when he's good. And maybe this is

569
00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:30,960
Speaker 2: that change of scenery that he desperately needed out out

570
00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:33,840
Speaker 2: of Cleveland, because we know bad things happened to Cleveland

571
00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:37,160
Speaker 2: football since you know, the Jim Brown days, just bad

572
00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:39,840
Speaker 2: things have been happening there. So I want to see

573
00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,960
Speaker 2: good things happen in Charlotte. So when I go home,

574
00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:46,399
Speaker 2: I want to see happy tailgates, happy fans when I

575
00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:49,000
Speaker 2: come home for Thanksgiving, I want the fans to be

576
00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:53,239
Speaker 2: thinking positively because on paper, it looks like it's going

577
00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:55,800
Speaker 2: to be just a nightmare season for you guys.

578
00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:59,399
Speaker 1: I'm hopeful, but Week one it's going to be the

579
00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:02,320
Speaker 1: revenge right off the bat. So what do you think

580
00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:04,480
Speaker 1: right there? Just give me a potion on that game.

581
00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:07,840
Speaker 2: The Panthers win that I think, and I assume Wats

582
00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:10,120
Speaker 2: is not playing, so I think they're definitely gonna win

583
00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:13,240
Speaker 2: that game. You know that's gonna be Maybe that inspires

584
00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:15,360
Speaker 2: him that one, you know, beat his former team, You're

585
00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:17,280
Speaker 2: one to zero, and then he just goes from there.

586
00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:19,359
Speaker 2: But I think He's going to go ball to the

587
00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:22,639
Speaker 2: wall that game and ball out and Baker starts one.

588
00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:25,200
Speaker 1: To know, well, I hope that's the case. The only

589
00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:27,119
Speaker 1: thing that I might take the over on is the

590
00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:30,159
Speaker 1: number of Miles Garrett Sacks. I don't know what that

591
00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:31,960
Speaker 1: number would be, but I would probably take the over.

592
00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:34,399
Speaker 1: But of Corral and some of the guys that I

593
00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:38,080
Speaker 1: haven't mentioned yet, that's Malik Willis, Sam Howell, Bailey Zappi.

594
00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:41,560
Speaker 1: Who do you think has the biggest chance to make

595
00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:43,480
Speaker 1: a Fantasy impact in year one?

596
00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:47,960
Speaker 2: It's it's slim pickings there. I'm gonna go with Howell

597
00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:51,800
Speaker 2: just because Carson Wentz Wentz his injury history. You know,

598
00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:54,680
Speaker 2: he's only got one year committed with the Commanders there,

599
00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:57,760
Speaker 2: so I think there's a chance we see him just

600
00:28:57,760 --> 00:29:00,240
Speaker 2: because the injuries. And you know Heineke Dell with some

601
00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:02,840
Speaker 2: injuries last year as well, so I'll go with him.

602
00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:05,920
Speaker 2: But without injuries, I don't see any of those guys

603
00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:07,640
Speaker 2: playing the season fair enough.

604
00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:10,080
Speaker 1: Yeah, that's pretty much where I am. Obviously, Zaffi is

605
00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:12,400
Speaker 1: probably the guy that I feel like it has spell

606
00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:18,480
Speaker 1: the least of possibility of playing moniqueless. It's an okay, situation,

607
00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:21,880
Speaker 1: but not for year one. Obviously, Tata Hill only under

608
00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:24,600
Speaker 1: contract until twenty twenty three, with the potential out at

609
00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:26,920
Speaker 1: the end of next season. So if he proves to

610
00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:28,960
Speaker 1: be the guy, that's that's a guy longer term, but

611
00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:31,840
Speaker 1: he's not going to play this year, all right. Moving

612
00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:34,240
Speaker 1: on to tight ends, which can be a tricky position

613
00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:37,520
Speaker 1: for year one. Not everyone can be Kyle Pitts, but

614
00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:40,320
Speaker 1: maybe we could possibly find a path rar moth in

615
00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:43,960
Speaker 1: this group. So let us kick it off with o'lha sorry,

616
00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:47,520
Speaker 1: Colorado States Trey McBride, who is the only tight end

617
00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:50,440
Speaker 1: taken in the first two rounds of this year's draft.

618
00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:54,040
Speaker 1: So how do the Cardinals stack up as a landing

619
00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:55,400
Speaker 1: spot for McBride.

620
00:29:56,640 --> 00:29:59,840
Speaker 2: I'll go with the B plus here because Zach Ertz

621
00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:03,120
Speaker 2: is obviously there. He's taken up that top spot. Ertz

622
00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:05,760
Speaker 2: is getting a little bit older, but Kyler Murray loves

623
00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:08,000
Speaker 2: throwing a tight ends and in the red zone, so

624
00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:10,520
Speaker 2: I think there's a chance that McBride you're going to

625
00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:13,400
Speaker 2: see some two tight end packages with him and Ertz.

626
00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:16,000
Speaker 2: He's getting to learn from Ertz. Ertz has done at all.

627
00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:18,560
Speaker 2: He's won a Super Bowl, so I think it's the

628
00:30:18,600 --> 00:30:22,080
Speaker 2: perfect guy to really play behind and listen. Kyler is

629
00:30:22,280 --> 00:30:24,800
Speaker 2: a man on a mission right now. Despite what he's

630
00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:28,040
Speaker 2: doing on social media and the leading post and reposting,

631
00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:30,200
Speaker 2: who knows if he's even gonna be the Cardinals quarterback.

632
00:30:30,600 --> 00:30:34,479
Speaker 2: But Kyler Murray is very, very good. He's fun to watch.

633
00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:37,560
Speaker 2: He spreads out the field and his ability to run,

634
00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:40,040
Speaker 2: He's gonna find those tight ends right down the middle.

635
00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:43,240
Speaker 2: McBride's a guy who's played basketball as well, so he's

636
00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:46,560
Speaker 2: a basketball player a football player. I know he's set

637
00:30:46,600 --> 00:30:50,120
Speaker 2: all kinds of records at Colorado State. This kid looks

638
00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:52,640
Speaker 2: like he could be a stud and he's doing on

639
00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:56,720
Speaker 2: a team that has championship expectations with the Cardinals. So

640
00:30:56,800 --> 00:30:59,400
Speaker 2: to be a rookie and be in a championship contender,

641
00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:02,920
Speaker 2: that's all you could really ask for. All American Unanimous

642
00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:06,480
Speaker 2: John McKey Award winner. On paper, this looks like the

643
00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:08,520
Speaker 2: perfect landing spot for McBride.

644
00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:11,880
Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm going to agree with you giving them a

645
00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:14,720
Speaker 1: B plus as well. So yeah, in spite of Kyler

646
00:31:14,760 --> 00:31:17,880
Speaker 1: Murray's off season lind games or whatever he's doing on

647
00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:21,320
Speaker 1: social media, it is a great quarterback situation. I would

648
00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:24,959
Speaker 1: love to be catching passes from Kyler Murray. I mean,

649
00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:28,360
Speaker 1: there are a lot of weapons to your point, Zach Ertz,

650
00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:30,440
Speaker 1: and they have Max Williams as well on the roster.

651
00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:33,000
Speaker 1: But Ertz is thirty one years old and he's under

652
00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:35,840
Speaker 1: contract till twenty twenty four. But thirty one quite a

653
00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:39,640
Speaker 1: bit old in terms of football. So I mean McBride

654
00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:44,040
Speaker 1: could certainly represent the future at tight end for this franchise.

655
00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:47,920
Speaker 1: And to your point, he's got a lot of pros,

656
00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:50,320
Speaker 1: a lot of things working in his favor. He's six four,

657
00:31:50,360 --> 00:31:53,600
Speaker 1: two forty six, he's a good route runner, great athlete,

658
00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:57,240
Speaker 1: good hands, coming off of a ninety catch one and

659
00:31:57,280 --> 00:32:00,240
Speaker 1: twenty one receiving yard a season for Colorado State, as

660
00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:03,600
Speaker 1: you mentioned, really great production at that college level. Only

661
00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:07,160
Speaker 1: cons that he gets are he's an average blocker and

662
00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:10,080
Speaker 1: had very limited red zone production. But he had one

663
00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:13,120
Speaker 1: touchdown in all of last year after having an eleven

664
00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:16,280
Speaker 1: hundred receiving yards. But that, like back to me, feels

665
00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:18,480
Speaker 1: like more of a scheme thing and not like as

666
00:32:18,560 --> 00:32:21,200
Speaker 1: much of a mark against the player themselves, like that's

667
00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:24,920
Speaker 1: just a utilization thing. But you know, certainly could be

668
00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:27,560
Speaker 1: something to look out for. Obviously as fantasy managers, we

669
00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:31,520
Speaker 1: care all about those the statistics, But in terms of

670
00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:35,480
Speaker 1: a player comparison, some guys that came into mind, especially

671
00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:38,360
Speaker 1: with that like level of athleticism, were Hunter Henry and

672
00:32:38,440 --> 00:32:39,200
Speaker 1: Austin Hooper.

673
00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:42,760
Speaker 2: What's the U, Jake, I like Hooper, same kind of

674
00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:46,520
Speaker 2: body frame, you know, thick lower body as they say,

675
00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:51,240
Speaker 2: thhi C C C C s all the Sea's athlete

676
00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:54,560
Speaker 2: basketball players. So I think Hooper is a good one,

677
00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:56,480
Speaker 2: and I think it's gonna get touched on. Listen, going

678
00:32:56,480 --> 00:32:59,840
Speaker 2: from Colorado State to the Arizona Cardinals is like going

679
00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:02,640
Speaker 2: like Queen's Chronicle to the New York Post if we

680
00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:05,400
Speaker 2: want to do newspaper comparison, I mean started from the

681
00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:07,840
Speaker 2: bottom now here. I'm sorry to Colorado State. I know

682
00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:11,400
Speaker 2: you're home there, but that is a major upgrade. So,

683
00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:13,440
Speaker 2: you know, a lot a lot of guys don't get

684
00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:15,720
Speaker 2: a chance to have an immediate impact after the first

685
00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:19,440
Speaker 2: round for a championship contender with a quarterback who's on

686
00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:23,400
Speaker 2: the precipice of something special. So this is perfect and

687
00:33:23,440 --> 00:33:24,560
Speaker 2: I like the Hooper comparison.

688
00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:28,360
Speaker 1: Yeah, So for fantasy potential. In twenty twenty two, we

689
00:33:28,560 --> 00:33:32,240
Speaker 1: mention I mentioned that. You know, we've there's been that

690
00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:34,959
Speaker 1: stigma on year one four tight ends in the past.

691
00:33:35,400 --> 00:33:37,600
Speaker 1: Do you think he can have an impact right out

692
00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:38,000
Speaker 1: of the gate?

693
00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:40,920
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, like I said, he played basketball. He's

694
00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:43,480
Speaker 2: got a pretty big about six four, two fifty I think, so,

695
00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:45,959
Speaker 2: I think he can be a red zone guy. And

696
00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:47,840
Speaker 2: you know, if Artz were to go down, they don't

697
00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:50,200
Speaker 2: have many other tight ends. He's the number one guy.

698
00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:52,680
Speaker 2: And you know Art has dealt with injuries in the past.

699
00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:54,680
Speaker 2: He's getting older, so I think we're gonna see two

700
00:33:54,680 --> 00:33:58,360
Speaker 2: tight end packages and Kyler can sling it. So I

701
00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:00,560
Speaker 2: think he's definitely a guy to modern I don't know

702
00:34:00,560 --> 00:34:02,720
Speaker 2: if I draft him right away, but you know, keep

703
00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:05,160
Speaker 2: an eyeing er waiver wires and there's gonna be a

704
00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:07,560
Speaker 2: point that he's going to make an impact and uh yeah,

705
00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:09,239
Speaker 2: he could be a high impact rookie.

706
00:34:09,560 --> 00:34:12,400
Speaker 1: All right, let us move on to a super exciting

707
00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:17,160
Speaker 1: prospect that is Jilanie Woods, a third round pick from Virginia. So,

708
00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:20,840
Speaker 1: how do the Indianapolis Cults rate for you in terms

709
00:34:20,880 --> 00:34:24,080
Speaker 1: of a landing spot for Fantasy football four Woods?

710
00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:26,720
Speaker 2: I'll give them a B because they have a couple

711
00:34:26,680 --> 00:34:29,520
Speaker 2: of tight ends there, but no one truly of note

712
00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:31,400
Speaker 2: like they have in the past, like with the Jack

713
00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:34,560
Speaker 2: Doyles of the world, Moley Cox and Kylen Granson. But

714
00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:37,000
Speaker 2: Mattie Ice has kind of made a career. I feel

715
00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:39,680
Speaker 2: like out of those checkdown options of tight ends, him

716
00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:42,040
Speaker 2: and Tony Gonzalez worked well for so many years. He

717
00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:45,879
Speaker 2: had Kyle Pitts last year, So Mattie I loves tight end.

718
00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:49,160
Speaker 2: So Woods is going to get his fair chance of balls.

719
00:34:49,160 --> 00:34:51,759
Speaker 2: I mean, he's six seven, two point fifty three. Talk

720
00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:54,959
Speaker 2: about a big fella. I mean, Matty Ice better find

721
00:34:55,040 --> 00:34:57,399
Speaker 2: him or he's not gonna be happy. So I'll give

722
00:34:57,440 --> 00:34:59,520
Speaker 2: him a B only because there's two guys ahead of

723
00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:01,759
Speaker 2: him on the day chart. But I think he's got

724
00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:03,560
Speaker 2: the chance to work his way up to be the

725
00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:06,719
Speaker 2: number one guy, if not later this season then his

726
00:35:06,760 --> 00:35:07,400
Speaker 2: second season.

727
00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:09,799
Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm also going to go with the bee here.

728
00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:12,560
Speaker 1: There is going to be competition from Oli Cox. As

729
00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:15,160
Speaker 1: he mentioned, there could end up being some kind of

730
00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:18,680
Speaker 1: Frank reich titand platoon, which kind of worries me a

731
00:35:18,719 --> 00:35:21,880
Speaker 1: little bit. But to your point about matt Ryan, certainly

732
00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,560
Speaker 1: is a quarterback that has favored the Titan the past,

733
00:35:24,920 --> 00:35:27,359
Speaker 1: So he is a guy that could come out and

734
00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:31,600
Speaker 1: make that immediate impact. And you mentioned it. Woods is

735
00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:34,880
Speaker 1: an absolute unit six seven, two hundred and fifty nine pounds,

736
00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:38,360
Speaker 1: going to create an absolute defensive nightmare and mismatch. I

737
00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:40,200
Speaker 1: don't know who's going to want to guard that kind

738
00:35:40,239 --> 00:35:43,759
Speaker 1: of guy. He's also got great hands, he's good at blocking.

739
00:35:44,160 --> 00:35:45,960
Speaker 1: The only things that we're going to take away from

740
00:35:46,040 --> 00:35:47,960
Speaker 1: him are the fact that he didn't have a ton

741
00:35:48,040 --> 00:35:51,280
Speaker 1: of that production at the collegiate level. Forty four catches

742
00:35:51,280 --> 00:35:53,800
Speaker 1: for five hundred and ninety eight yards and eight touchdowns.

743
00:35:53,840 --> 00:35:59,440
Speaker 1: Eight touchdowns pretty good in his final season for Virginia.

744
00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:04,000
Speaker 1: He is He's certainly a guy that is exciting, especially

745
00:36:04,080 --> 00:36:07,799
Speaker 1: just because of his physicality and everything like that. And

746
00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:11,480
Speaker 1: really the name that came to mind for me when

747
00:36:11,520 --> 00:36:14,200
Speaker 1: I was thinking about him was Martellis Bennett, another guy

748
00:36:14,239 --> 00:36:17,080
Speaker 1: that was just an absolute unit at the combine almost

749
00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:20,520
Speaker 1: identical statistics. So what do you think about that as

750
00:36:20,520 --> 00:36:22,000
Speaker 1: a player of comparison.

751
00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:24,680
Speaker 2: You're on fire. That's another one because they do have

752
00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:27,919
Speaker 2: similar body types. Although Martell's Bennett, I believe, is a

753
00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:30,680
Speaker 2: pretty strong artist. He's an artist of drawers. I don't

754
00:36:30,680 --> 00:36:32,720
Speaker 2: know if Woods can do the same kind of artistry

755
00:36:32,719 --> 00:36:35,120
Speaker 2: as him. But body frame, that's a good one. I

756
00:36:35,120 --> 00:36:36,600
Speaker 2: can't think of another one off the top of my head.

757
00:36:36,640 --> 00:36:39,200
Speaker 2: So I'm gonna agree with you again on that one

758
00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:41,080
Speaker 2: and listen. Some people call it him one of the

759
00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:43,520
Speaker 2: biggest steals of the draft, and I know the numbers

760
00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:46,360
Speaker 2: from college don't jump out to you on paper, but

761
00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:49,359
Speaker 2: he played a Virginia transfer there for a year. I mean,

762
00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:52,040
Speaker 2: he kind of got to overlook that. You look at

763
00:36:52,040 --> 00:36:55,080
Speaker 2: this dude's size, I mean, he's similar to if we

764
00:36:55,120 --> 00:36:57,200
Speaker 2: want to take it way back in terms of size

765
00:36:57,239 --> 00:37:00,440
Speaker 2: to my old podcast co host Ben Shrup back on

766
00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:03,839
Speaker 2: the Tennessee Titans Florida Gators, all American kind of thick,

767
00:37:03,920 --> 00:37:07,480
Speaker 2: big fella. You know a guy who will hopefully be

768
00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:10,080
Speaker 2: a good blocker with that kind of size. So I'll

769
00:37:10,120 --> 00:37:13,520
Speaker 2: do Ben Troup, formerly of a Brown and Troop podcast

770
00:37:13,560 --> 00:37:15,840
Speaker 2: with CBS back in twenty fifteen.

771
00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:21,359
Speaker 1: I love to see it. Okay, So fantasy potential for

772
00:37:21,400 --> 00:37:23,440
Speaker 1: this season, Yeah, a lot of things would kind of

773
00:37:23,440 --> 00:37:25,840
Speaker 1: have to align, but he is a guy that I

774
00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:29,760
Speaker 1: think is a really big dynasty name right now. Maybe

775
00:37:30,080 --> 00:37:31,799
Speaker 1: is that kind of where you're thinking of him or

776
00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:34,680
Speaker 1: do you think he can have that year one impact.

777
00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:37,360
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think Dynasty's probably the better bet, just because,

778
00:37:37,400 --> 00:37:39,359
Speaker 2: like I said, mo Ali Cox in front of him

779
00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:42,200
Speaker 2: Matt Ryan, you just never know what you're going to

780
00:37:42,239 --> 00:37:43,520
Speaker 2: get out of Matt Ryan. I know he likes to

781
00:37:43,520 --> 00:37:45,200
Speaker 2: throw to tight end, but that's when he's not on

782
00:37:45,239 --> 00:37:49,800
Speaker 2: the ground after getting sacked. So I would hope maybe

783
00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:53,040
Speaker 2: second year dynasty option, but keep an eye on him.

784
00:37:53,080 --> 00:37:55,200
Speaker 2: You never know what, Like you said Frank Reich, you

785
00:37:55,239 --> 00:37:57,320
Speaker 2: never know what he dials up his sleeves. He is

786
00:37:57,360 --> 00:37:59,960
Speaker 2: a very unique head coach and a guy who does

787
00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:02,839
Speaker 2: all kinds of different stuff with the offense. Probably a

788
00:38:02,880 --> 00:38:06,200
Speaker 2: sigh of relief that he's not having Carson Wentz anymore.

789
00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:08,040
Speaker 2: I know Wentz got a lot of hate there. So

790
00:38:08,040 --> 00:38:09,960
Speaker 2: I think Matt Ryan will actually be an upgrade. So

791
00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:11,959
Speaker 2: definitely a better Dynasty bet.

792
00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:16,840
Speaker 1: Matt Ryan will certainly be an upgrade. So yes, all right. Lastly,

793
00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:20,200
Speaker 1: we are going to talk about Kid in the fourth round,

794
00:38:20,280 --> 00:38:23,240
Speaker 1: a tight end out of Washington who has sneakly become

795
00:38:23,640 --> 00:38:26,799
Speaker 1: a good factory for the position, having produced players such

796
00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:33,040
Speaker 1: as Austin Seferian Jenkins, Will Disley, Andrew sample. So how

797
00:38:33,080 --> 00:38:36,000
Speaker 1: do the Buccaneers rate for you as a landing spot.

798
00:38:36,280 --> 00:38:39,680
Speaker 2: I say an A plus. I mean two words, Tom Brady.

799
00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:43,200
Speaker 2: I mean that's it. If he actually does come back

800
00:38:43,239 --> 00:38:46,640
Speaker 2: and he plays. Bronk is gone for now. We'll see

801
00:38:46,680 --> 00:38:49,960
Speaker 2: if we get the week fourteen text message and Gronk

802
00:38:50,040 --> 00:38:52,520
Speaker 2: returns to the field for the playoff run. But all

803
00:38:52,520 --> 00:38:55,080
Speaker 2: they got is Camra Braid, so Cave could be that

804
00:38:55,239 --> 00:38:59,560
Speaker 2: number one guy potentially. Bray usually doesn't stay healthy. He's good,

805
00:38:59,600 --> 00:39:02,319
Speaker 2: but he's not an elite tight end. So this kid

806
00:39:02,360 --> 00:39:05,000
Speaker 2: could really be a star right off the bat. I

807
00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:07,080
Speaker 2: mean he's a guy who you could take in fantasy.

808
00:39:07,120 --> 00:39:09,239
Speaker 2: Will get to that, but I love it. You know,

809
00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:11,239
Speaker 2: Tom Brady loves his tight ends. As we know, he

810
00:39:11,280 --> 00:39:13,240
Speaker 2: has his Hall of Famer Gronk for all these years.

811
00:39:13,640 --> 00:39:17,080
Speaker 2: So maybe Cade starts the amount he's gonna learn alone

812
00:39:17,120 --> 00:39:20,000
Speaker 2: from Brady is going to be great in this first season.

813
00:39:20,920 --> 00:39:23,080
Speaker 2: So I give it an A plus.

814
00:39:23,880 --> 00:39:27,080
Speaker 1: Yeah, I absolutely love this move. I mean, like you said,

815
00:39:27,120 --> 00:39:30,759
Speaker 1: Gronk is retired for now, he could certainly be in

816
00:39:30,840 --> 00:39:34,040
Speaker 1: line to be the team's tight end. One week ago,

817
00:39:34,160 --> 00:39:37,319
Speaker 1: Scott Smith of the book's official website said that is

818
00:39:37,360 --> 00:39:42,040
Speaker 1: the best answer to replace Gronk. Like you said, Cameron Brady,

819
00:39:42,120 --> 00:39:44,440
Speaker 1: he's out there, but he's thirty one years old, so

820
00:39:44,840 --> 00:39:47,840
Speaker 1: I don't think he is in any way the answer.

821
00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:51,759
Speaker 1: And there's gonna be a lot of targets vacated. They've

822
00:39:51,800 --> 00:39:55,080
Speaker 1: got some injuries, they've got some attrition year over year,

823
00:39:56,200 --> 00:39:59,279
Speaker 1: so he certainly will have opportunities. And he's got a

824
00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:02,080
Speaker 1: great build to five to forty seven. He's said to

825
00:40:02,080 --> 00:40:05,319
Speaker 1: have good hands, he's a blocker, he's athletic, he's good

826
00:40:05,320 --> 00:40:09,800
Speaker 1: at route running. Limited production at the collegiate level, twenty

827
00:40:09,840 --> 00:40:13,640
Speaker 1: eight catches for two hundred and fifty yards and a touchdown.

828
00:40:13,840 --> 00:40:15,719
Speaker 1: What do you kind of make of all those things?

829
00:40:16,200 --> 00:40:19,239
Speaker 2: Yeah, And as my buddy Anthony Beck has said, he

830
00:40:19,360 --> 00:40:23,000
Speaker 2: quoted his numbers were way down because Washington quarterbacks were

831
00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:26,120
Speaker 2: so awful. He also deal with an ankle injury last year,

832
00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:29,680
Speaker 2: so I would throw out some of his college stats.

833
00:40:30,200 --> 00:40:33,359
Speaker 2: Their quarterback situation was not good. So now he goes

834
00:40:33,400 --> 00:40:35,719
Speaker 2: from a not good quarterback situation to you know, just

835
00:40:35,760 --> 00:40:37,760
Speaker 2: playing with the greatest quarterback in the history of the sport.

836
00:40:38,040 --> 00:40:41,320
Speaker 2: I mean talk about again, going from the Queen's ripping

837
00:40:41,320 --> 00:40:44,520
Speaker 2: the Queen's problems. I'm sorry, I'm from Queen's Sorry, but

838
00:40:44,600 --> 00:40:47,120
Speaker 2: the Queen's Chronicle to the New York Post or the

839
00:40:47,160 --> 00:40:50,960
Speaker 2: New York Times or the Associated Press jumping from zero

840
00:40:50,960 --> 00:40:53,200
Speaker 2: to one to real quick. In the words of our

841
00:40:53,239 --> 00:40:57,160
Speaker 2: good friend Aubrey Graham, this is perfect for him. Throw

842
00:40:57,160 --> 00:41:00,520
Speaker 2: those college numbers out the window, those in or what

843
00:41:00,640 --> 00:41:03,240
Speaker 2: hurt him and hurt his draft stock. So he arguably

844
00:41:03,239 --> 00:41:05,560
Speaker 2: lost a lot of money by maybe, you know, not

845
00:41:05,719 --> 00:41:08,480
Speaker 2: coming back and playing. But I think he's going to

846
00:41:08,560 --> 00:41:12,840
Speaker 2: be tremendous. And you know he's he's from Washington as well.

847
00:41:12,960 --> 00:41:15,520
Speaker 2: He's going across the other side of the country. He

848
00:41:15,560 --> 00:41:18,680
Speaker 2: goes from the rain in Washington to the beautiful sunny

849
00:41:18,680 --> 00:41:23,480
Speaker 2: skies of Tampa. So I think this kid is going

850
00:41:23,520 --> 00:41:25,879
Speaker 2: to be a star. He won't be to the likes

851
00:41:25,880 --> 00:41:28,000
Speaker 2: of Gronk. Let's be real, he will never know it

852
00:41:28,040 --> 00:41:30,879
Speaker 2: will be Gronk really ever. But I think this kid

853
00:41:30,920 --> 00:41:32,480
Speaker 2: could be a future Pro Bowl tight end.

854
00:41:33,719 --> 00:41:37,040
Speaker 1: That's quite the endorsement. Yeah, in terms of Flayer comparisons,

855
00:41:37,400 --> 00:41:41,360
Speaker 1: I did list him as a smaller type Gronk obviously,

856
00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:45,360
Speaker 1: you know he's got that high eh. They both play

857
00:41:45,480 --> 00:41:48,600
Speaker 1: as that traditional sort of why tight end inside tight end.

858
00:41:49,040 --> 00:41:52,520
Speaker 1: Pat Fryarmouth also comes to mind. Another guy that's kind

859
00:41:52,520 --> 00:41:55,279
Speaker 1: of fresh on our minds, having come out of last

860
00:41:55,320 --> 00:41:58,120
Speaker 1: draft class and being kind of a surprise as a

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Speaker 1: second round pick and making impact in fantasy at the

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Speaker 1: end of the year. He's a you know, similar build

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00:42:04,320 --> 00:42:06,719
Speaker 1: six five, two fifty one. What do you think of

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00:42:06,800 --> 00:42:08,839
Speaker 1: that as a player comparison.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I think Gronk's good too. He's also eighty seven

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00:42:11,000 --> 00:42:13,360
Speaker 2: in college, so they share the same number. I'm going

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Speaker 2: to say zach Ertz too as a player comparison. I

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00:42:16,120 --> 00:42:20,719
Speaker 2: think they have similar body frames, kind of similar receiving

869
00:42:20,760 --> 00:42:24,120
Speaker 2: ability as art. So I'm gonna I'm gonna say Gronk

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00:42:24,160 --> 00:42:26,560
Speaker 2: because of the number and because he's replacing him or

871
00:42:26,560 --> 00:42:29,439
Speaker 2: maybe he'll be joining him in January into the first

872
00:42:29,520 --> 00:42:32,640
Speaker 2: week of February when Tom Brady inevitably makes the Super

873
00:42:32,680 --> 00:42:36,240
Speaker 2: Bowl yet again. But I'll say zach Ertz is another one.

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Speaker 1: Yeah. So he's definitely a guy that's been very overlooked

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00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:43,520
Speaker 1: in drafts. I mean it's early and he didn't have

876
00:42:43,600 --> 00:42:46,200
Speaker 1: that draft capitalist some of the other flash year games.

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00:42:46,560 --> 00:42:49,280
Speaker 1: All of the three guys that we talked about McBride Woods,

878
00:42:49,520 --> 00:42:53,360
Speaker 1: and who do you think can make the biggest impact

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00:42:53,400 --> 00:42:53,879
Speaker 1: in your one?

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00:42:55,040 --> 00:42:57,239
Speaker 2: I'm going to say Kid, I think just because of

881
00:42:57,280 --> 00:42:59,839
Speaker 2: Brady and I think the situation and the depth chart,

882
00:43:00,520 --> 00:43:03,240
Speaker 2: he's essentially in line to be the starter slash backup.

883
00:43:03,320 --> 00:43:06,040
Speaker 2: So just by the depth chart and by who his

884
00:43:06,160 --> 00:43:09,880
Speaker 2: quarterback is, I think that's the best spot. And then

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Speaker 2: I think Trey McBride's well one A right there, because

886
00:43:12,680 --> 00:43:16,799
Speaker 2: again great quarterback playing alongside a potential future Hall of

887
00:43:16,840 --> 00:43:20,600
Speaker 2: Famer in Zach Hurtz. Two winning situations, two teams that

888
00:43:20,640 --> 00:43:24,920
Speaker 2: we could see face off in the NFC Championship. So

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00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:29,120
Speaker 2: I'll go Kate as one and then McBride as one

890
00:43:29,160 --> 00:43:30,680
Speaker 2: A and then Woods behind.

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Speaker 1: I like that. So last question I have for you,

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00:43:34,120 --> 00:43:38,520
Speaker 1: any interest elsewhere in say your own Jeremy Rucker of

893
00:43:38,600 --> 00:43:44,360
Speaker 1: the Jets, or say Greg Adultrich of the Broncos. Obviously

894
00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:48,040
Speaker 1: with Noah Fan off to Seattle, that is certainly a

895
00:43:48,080 --> 00:43:50,960
Speaker 1: position that's a little bit up for grabs. Any of

896
00:43:50,960 --> 00:43:52,480
Speaker 1: those guys kind of pequk your interest.

897
00:43:52,840 --> 00:43:56,239
Speaker 2: I'm gonna go with my hometown guy, Jeremy Rucker and

898
00:43:56,280 --> 00:43:58,959
Speaker 2: what I like about him and not exactly a chip

899
00:43:58,960 --> 00:44:02,920
Speaker 2: on his shoulder Long Island and grew up a Jets fan.

900
00:44:03,400 --> 00:44:05,280
Speaker 2: So any of those kind of guys who are playing

901
00:44:05,320 --> 00:44:07,840
Speaker 2: for the hometown team, I think it means so much

902
00:44:07,880 --> 00:44:11,360
Speaker 2: more to them because he's been in Giant Stadium and

903
00:44:11,400 --> 00:44:14,960
Speaker 2: the MetLife Stadium. He's been there to watch the ineptitude

904
00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:18,239
Speaker 2: for decades of this franchise. He knows what it would

905
00:44:18,320 --> 00:44:21,000
Speaker 2: mean to Jets fans to turn it around. So from

906
00:44:21,040 --> 00:44:25,120
Speaker 2: an emotional standpoint and a lifestyle standpoint, I like Rutgert.

907
00:44:25,160 --> 00:44:27,960
Speaker 2: He's also surrounded in a great tight end room with

908
00:44:28,120 --> 00:44:31,560
Speaker 2: Conkland and cj. Azama. So he's got two guys. I know,

909
00:44:31,600 --> 00:44:33,080
Speaker 2: he's got two guys ahead of him. One of them

910
00:44:33,120 --> 00:44:35,280
Speaker 2: goes down. You know, Zama did deal with some injuries

911
00:44:35,360 --> 00:44:38,120
Speaker 2: last year, so we'll see what happens. He steps right in.

912
00:44:38,400 --> 00:44:41,920
Speaker 2: He's at Ohio State, you know, a proven, a proven school.

913
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Speaker 2: So I'm gonna go with the hometown kid, Long Island's

914
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Speaker 2: owne Jeremy Rutgert.

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Speaker 1: Look, I mean, I know we started this podcast talking

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00:44:48,440 --> 00:44:51,359
Speaker 1: about Zach Wilson and how it pretty much all comes

917
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Speaker 1: down to him in terms of a lot of fantasy

918
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Speaker 1: potential stars kind of hinging on Zack Wilson. So hopefully

919
00:44:59,560 --> 00:45:02,759
Speaker 1: we see an improved version of him, because he did

920
00:45:02,800 --> 00:45:04,319
Speaker 1: not impress in his first year.

921
00:45:04,960 --> 00:45:08,480
Speaker 2: Yeah, he's the biggest question mark. I'm very indifferent on him.

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Speaker 2: A lot of Jets fans are all in on Zach Wilson.

923
00:45:11,400 --> 00:45:13,839
Speaker 2: I'm not yet. Obviously, I'm rooting for him to do well,

924
00:45:13,880 --> 00:45:16,960
Speaker 2: but he's just he got better as the season went on.

925
00:45:17,040 --> 00:45:20,000
Speaker 2: He made less mistakes, he didn't turn the ball over

926
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Speaker 2: as much in the final month of the year. I

927
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Speaker 2: was at that Bucks game. I got that viral video

928
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Speaker 2: of Antonio Brown running off the field that broke the internet,

929
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Speaker 2: and you saw Zach Wilson with poise, a guy who

930
00:45:30,280 --> 00:45:32,600
Speaker 2: could run with the football. He's clearly had some of

931
00:45:32,640 --> 00:45:36,720
Speaker 2: those highlight real throws. So I'm looking for Zach Wilson

932
00:45:36,719 --> 00:45:38,840
Speaker 2: to have a big year. There's just no excuse anymore.

933
00:45:39,120 --> 00:45:44,000
Speaker 2: He's got a coach with a year under his belt. Now,

934
00:45:44,040 --> 00:45:46,319
Speaker 2: he's got sal all these guys they've coached year, they

935
00:45:46,320 --> 00:45:48,560
Speaker 2: know what they're doing now as a rookie coaching staff.

936
00:45:48,640 --> 00:45:50,600
Speaker 2: Last year, they know who they're working with, and the

937
00:45:50,719 --> 00:45:54,319
Speaker 2: Jets won the offseason. So Zach, the balls in your.

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Speaker 1: Court now and with the Humble Bragg about the viral video. Jake,

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Speaker 1: thank for today's episode of a tight End End Quarterback Rookies. Jake,

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Speaker 1: I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to

941
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Speaker 1: come on today's show. Please let everyone know where they

942
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Speaker 1: can find you this off season and beyond.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, well, it was good catching up with you. Thanks

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Speaker 2: for having me from our palatial homes instead of studios

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