1 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: Hey, everybody, Welcome to the Insiders here on NFL Network. 2 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: Patrick claib On in the nfl LA newsroom, joined by 3 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: our NFL Network insiders Tom Pella, Sero, Judy Battista. 4 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 2: Ian Rappaport, and Mike Garofolo. 5 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 1: If you exclusively get your free agency news from this program, 6 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: and you last left left us at seven fifty eight 7 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: Eastern yesterday, some things have happened. We're going to talk 8 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: about those days, gonna explain them. It could textualize this 9 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: for them, for you, because that's. 10 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 3: Didn't even get this stand up. We were right back 11 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 3: into it. 12 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: Well, some of us stood up, ran away, walked to 13 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: cars perhaps and came all the way back, came. 14 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 2: We're back here, we're doing it all. Let's get to 15 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 2: what's new today. 16 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: Yes coming into the newsroom, the Colts finalizing a deal 17 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 1: with Daniel Jones. Of course, the new league year started today, 18 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 1: so everything became official and all concerns could go away. 19 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: A two year deal that could be worth up to 20 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: one hundred million dollars if the incentives go and everything 21 00:00:55,720 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: works out, so Daniel Jones will remain in Indianapolis. Finally, 22 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: also official, Kyler Murray no longer an Arizona Cardinals football 23 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 1: player after seven seasons, released and announced seconds that after 24 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: the new league year actually began, as a lot of folks, 25 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:19,400 Speaker 1: including perhaps Kyler himself, was waiting for this particular statement 26 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 1: that did come from the Cardinals today, saying, with today 27 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: start of the new league year, intern In Jackson's now official. 28 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 2: We want to thank Kyler. 29 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: For everything he's done for the organization over the last 30 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: seven seasons. That comes courtesy of Manti Assen for it. 31 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: So now Kyler can have some conversations with other folks. 32 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: Also released at the quarterback position, Kirk Cousins gets a 33 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: post June one designation as the Atlanta Falcons were able 34 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: to sign to a tongue of Ailoa. They also have 35 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: got Michael Pennock Junior coming back from his ACL reconstruction, 36 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: so Kirk Cousins free to have those discussions as well. 37 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: And one part of the news of yesterday involving Trey 38 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: Hendrickson getting a four year deal, could you worth up 39 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: to sixty million dollars guaranteed after the Crosby trade falls through, 40 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:09,119 Speaker 1: people speculated we got some context and some explanation from 41 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: Ravens general manager Eric DaCosta, a couple hours ago. 42 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 4: I think our relationship with agents and with other teams 43 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 4: is really, really good. 44 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 5: I understand the question. 45 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 4: I think that gms understand the importance of getting as 46 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 4: much information as possible before making decisions. And I would 47 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 4: say that most agents would say that, myself, George, Nick, 48 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 4: Marc As Servedo, Ozzy Sashi, everybody that works with agents 49 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 4: would say that we're a class organization that does business 50 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 4: the right way, respectful and willing to get deals done. 51 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 6: Eric, I knew I had to have make some hub 52 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 6: conversations with players over the years. 53 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 7: What was it like. 54 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 6: With with Max when you had to inform him that 55 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 6: you guys. 56 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:56,519 Speaker 7: Were going to happen to watch. 57 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, like you said, in this business, you 58 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 4: have a lot of tough conversations, Right, it was tough. 59 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 5: It's a guy that I really admire as a player. 60 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 4: I mean, you've all watched him play, so you all 61 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 4: know what he's like as a player, Right. 62 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 3: It's the guy that. 63 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 4: Plays like a raven, you know. So Yeah, it's it's challenging. 64 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 4: You get emotionally attached, That's what I would say, Eric. 65 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 7: You so you were gutted by this? 66 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 8: Is there anything you regret that you did or did 67 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 8: not do as part of this process that could have 68 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 8: changed the results, you know, the end results here. 69 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 4: You know, I think I'm hard on myself, and you 70 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 4: think you question everything you do. You know, in this 71 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 4: business you're never perfect. Right with the draft and with 72 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 4: free agency. I think in this particular instance, I'm really 73 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 4: proud of the team and the doctors and you know, 74 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 4: the guys that work with me, and I just this 75 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 4: is a tough thing that we have to deal with 76 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 4: in this business. I don't really know what we could 77 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 4: do differently than what we did, so again, it's a really, really, 78 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:16,159 Speaker 4: really tough call. You know, there were moments yesterday when 79 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 4: honestly I was. 80 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 5: Probably speechless just. 81 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:21,479 Speaker 4: Sitting again my chair in my office and just thinking 82 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 4: about what the next step would be and trying to 83 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 4: get as much information as possible. And it wasn't you know, 84 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 4: I should say it wasn't. Just you know, in a 85 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 4: situation like this, you try to get as much information 86 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:34,480 Speaker 4: as you can from as many different sources as you can, 87 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,720 Speaker 4: and it just didn't work out. So yeah, tough, very 88 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 4: very challenging. We've dealt with these kinds of things in 89 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:44,840 Speaker 4: the past, but probably never at such a large. 90 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 5: A large figure, so challenging. 91 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 7: You try to renegotiate at all the terms of it. 92 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:53,359 Speaker 4: You know, I think at some point you get to 93 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 4: the point where you know, when you look at the situation, 94 00:04:59,320 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 4: you just. 95 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 5: You have to make the right decision. 96 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 4: You know, it's not always about you know, the value, 97 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:07,160 Speaker 4: it's just what is the right decision for the. 98 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 5: Club at the time. And that's a hard thing to do. 99 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 4: But as I said, when you're a steward of your 100 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 4: organization and you put in that position, you've got to 101 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 4: make the tough call. 102 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 9: All right, Welcome inside with the Insiders, Tom, Ian, Judy 103 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 9: and Mike. A lot to unpack right there. From Eric 104 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 9: Tacosta speaking to reporters about an hour ago. But Ian, 105 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 9: as Patter mentioned off the top, this has been a 106 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:32,719 Speaker 9: wild twenty four hours. Catch us up to speed on 107 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 9: exactly how we got here. 108 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 10: We finished the show last night at eight pm Eastern 109 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:42,799 Speaker 10: eighth two. The message came in from the Raiders saying 110 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 10: that the Ravens have no avide the trade for Max Crosby, 111 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 10: and then everything went absolutely crazy. To talk about frenzy. 112 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 10: That right, there was a frenzy. 113 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 11: Here's what we know. 114 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 10: Max Crosby was in Baltimore having his physical member. Two 115 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 10: months out from having surgery to repair his torn meniscus. 116 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 10: The Ravens knew that he was not going to be 117 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 10: one hundred percent. They and the Cowboys, by the way 118 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 10: as well, pursued a trade for Max Crosby, believing that 119 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 10: he was progressing enough that his knee was going to 120 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:11,480 Speaker 10: be good enough that they feel confident. 121 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 11: That the trade was going to work. They did the trade. 122 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 10: It was two first rounders for Crosby. During the course 123 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 10: of the physical the Baltimore Ravens their doctors and other 124 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 10: doctors that they consulted with, including doctor Dan Cooper from 125 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,719 Speaker 10: the Dallas Cowboys, one of the nations expert in this. 126 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:30,359 Speaker 10: They decided that there was risk. Now how much risk 127 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 10: is really for anyone to judge, but the Ravens did 128 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 10: not feel like the risk was enough to warrant two 129 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:40,599 Speaker 10: first round picks going to the going to the Las 130 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:43,839 Speaker 10: Vegas Raiders. They talked to him about potentially as Jade 131 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 10: and Mike reported about potentially redoing the trade. 132 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:48,799 Speaker 11: It did not happen. The trade was off. 133 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 10: Crosby headed back to Las Vegas to continue his career 134 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 10: with the. 135 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 11: Raiders, and in this morning, Tom, when you and I were. 136 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 10: On Good Morning Football, the Ravens dove in head for 137 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:03,599 Speaker 10: in the edge market and signed Trey Hendrickson the top 138 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 10: edge available to a four year, one hundred and twelve 139 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 10: million dollar deal, sixty million dollars guaranteed, and there was 140 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 10: the Ravens big ticket edge. They actually discussed signing both 141 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 10: of these guys, trading for Crosby and signing Hendrickson. They 142 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 10: end up only with tra Hendrickson, which is a huge addition. 143 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 11: Behalf of what they thought it would be. 144 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 12: Well, that is one of the things we learned from 145 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 12: Eric Tacosta and his meeting with reporters is that the 146 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 12: plan actually was to have both Max Crosby and Trey Hendrickson, 147 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 12: getting the deal done with Crosby and then signing Trey Hendrickson, 148 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 12: and then of course when the Crosby thing fell apart, 149 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 12: they pivoted very quickly. They were able to pivot very 150 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 12: quickly because that was already in their plans. Mostly what 151 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 12: I took away though from Eric Acosta was his tone, 152 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 12: his bearing. Obviously we have focused on the collapse of 153 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 12: this trade. It is clear whatever you think about how 154 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 12: the Ravens handled it. The Ravens are devastated that this 155 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 12: fell apart. Eric DaCosta looks personally devastated. He used word 156 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 12: like gutted. He was speechless, he said, sitting in his office, 157 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 12: he was trying to think what they could do, what 158 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 12: was going to be next. He said, he doesn't think 159 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 12: there was anything he could have done differently, that ultimately 160 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 12: they were gathering as much information as they could and 161 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 12: he had to make the right decision for the franchise. 162 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 12: But you could hear how difficult it was for him 163 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:34,680 Speaker 12: on a personal level, how difficult the conversation was that 164 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 12: he had to have with Max Crosby. It sounded like 165 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 12: his voice was about to break up. So there are 166 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:44,079 Speaker 12: a lot of people who are apparently mad at the 167 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 12: Baltimore Ravens, and Tacosta addressed that as well. He was asked, 168 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 12: you think that this is going to affect your relationships 169 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 12: with other teams, with agents, with players, and he said, well, 170 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 12: it hasn't stopped my phone from ringing. So I do 171 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 12: think that perhaps all of the people who say WHOA, 172 00:08:57,360 --> 00:08:58,600 Speaker 12: they're not going to be able to do when he 173 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 12: deals with the Baltimore Ravens, or maybe over playing it 174 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 12: just a little bit. 175 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 13: This is a business. 176 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 12: They had to make a very very difficult decision, and 177 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 12: they are obviously as much as the Raiders may be 178 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 12: upset and Max Crosby is upset, the Ravens are pretty 179 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 12: devastated that they didn't get the guy they wanted. 180 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, Judy, you know what. We hear this sometime. 181 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 14: I covered the Giants with Tom Koflin back in the day, 182 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 14: and I remember players were telling me like, oh, we 183 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 14: think free agents are gonna want to come here, and 184 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 14: I was like, oh, that's a good thought. And they 185 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 14: had like the biggest free agency class in the history 186 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:37,080 Speaker 14: of the franchise the following spring. 187 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 3: You want to know why, because of money. 188 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,319 Speaker 14: Money that's gonna get people to go to the Baltimore 189 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 14: Ravens in the future. It's not a question of all this, 190 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:44,839 Speaker 14: So I'm. 191 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:45,840 Speaker 3: Not worried about that part of things. 192 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 14: I will say, though, the thought that something nefarious happened. 193 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 14: Look in conversations with people in Baltimore last night into today, 194 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 14: I think one thing's clear. 195 00:09:56,880 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 3: They wanted Max Crosby, like this is not great ending for. 196 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 14: Them, And the fact that you hear Eric the Costain say, well, 197 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 14: we wanted to get Max Crosby and Trey Hendrickson. Those 198 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 14: talks were underway, but it was the trade falling through 199 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:14,439 Speaker 14: and realizing like, we have got to do something. We're 200 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 14: not gonna get both, but we still have to make 201 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 14: sure we get one. Now that really hit the accelerator 202 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 14: last night into today to get the numbers up to 203 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 14: a point at which Hendrickson would accept the deal and 204 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:27,199 Speaker 14: become a Raven. And I'm sure in his mind he 205 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 14: would have loved for it to be oh me on 206 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,080 Speaker 14: one end and Crosby on the other end, because when 207 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 14: the Ravens lost Tyler Linderbaum, and this is what good 208 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 14: teams do. They say, well, we had all this money 209 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 14: dedicated to the center position because we were trying to 210 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 14: get Linderbaumb back. Well, you're not then just gonna throw 211 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 14: that money at another center. You're gonna say, well, where 212 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 14: can we use it to be more effective? Hey, how 213 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 14: about we just make our pass rush dominate. You sort 214 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 14: of saw it with the Eagles adding Reek Wooland wasn't 215 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:52,319 Speaker 14: in their initial plans, but they were trying to retain 216 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 14: Jalen Phillips. Now we can use that money elsewhere. That's 217 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 14: what they tried to do on this one, but again 218 00:10:56,840 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 14: the deal falling through, the trade falling if you're really 219 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 14: made them hit the accelerator to finalize this deal with Hendrickson. 220 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 9: Mike obviously, Eric Tacosta not going to get into details 221 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:11,720 Speaker 9: of Max Crosby's private medical info. The Raiders have not 222 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 9: given any type of a detailed response, So there are 223 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 9: a lot of different angles this that we may never 224 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 9: have covered. I would say one thing that is not 225 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 9: in dispute is that we have made a shift from 226 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 9: the story of the off season being the Ravens trading 227 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:28,080 Speaker 9: two first round picks for Max Crosby to the story 228 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 9: of the off season being the Ravens trading Max Crosby 229 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 9: for Trey Hendrickson and their two first round picks. 230 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:37,839 Speaker 1: Back Patrick back here on the Insiders. Here's what's new 231 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: today coming into the nfl LA newsroom. This one in Detroit, 232 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: where LA traded Jared Goff not too long ago. He's 233 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: restructured his contract, clearing up thirty two million dollars in 234 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 1: cap space for Dan Campbell's squad in Michigan. Elsewhere in 235 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 1: that division, Aaron Jones is going to remain a Minnesota 236 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:00,439 Speaker 1: Vikings revised his contract in order to stay with the 237 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 1: team's going to get a base salary of five and 238 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 1: a half million dollars in this upcoming season. We did 239 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:09,679 Speaker 1: have some player movement though, Kaylevon Chase On is going 240 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:12,560 Speaker 1: to the Washington Commanders. It's a one year contract worth 241 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: up to twelve million dollars for the now former New 242 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: England Patriot Edge who had some big success success for 243 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:23,680 Speaker 1: the Patriots on their way to the Super Bowl. 244 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:25,800 Speaker 2: Here's the remaining free agents. 245 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:28,560 Speaker 1: You'll notice that we don't have a lot of the 246 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 1: numbers north of forty two. That's because I think the 247 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 1: NFL is playing off of Greg Rosenfal's top one oh 248 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: one free agent list, and that is why we go 249 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 1: straight to the source itself, Greg Rosenthal joining us here 250 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:45,760 Speaker 1: in the nfl LA newsroom. Greg got the Dimes deal, 251 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: It's done. Daniel Jones back got fifty million dollars guaranteed. 252 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:50,680 Speaker 15: Your reaction to that a two year deal. 253 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 16: I'm worried, and look, I know this is like Hope season. 254 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 16: I think the Colts had to make this deal, but 255 00:12:57,120 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 16: it feels to me like they are chasing ten magical 256 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 16: games where they got out to an eight and two record, 257 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 16: but if the plan is, let's chase what we did 258 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:10,680 Speaker 16: last year, except our quarterback is coming off a torn 259 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:13,559 Speaker 16: achilles tendon. He's taken up way more of the salary cap, 260 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:15,959 Speaker 16: and we just lost Michael Pittman. And oh, by the way, 261 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:19,400 Speaker 16: we wanted Trey Hendrickson, we lost him too. That doesn't 262 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 16: make me feel great about what's to come. And ultimately, 263 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 16: I look at the front office and the structure of 264 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 16: this contract and I think everyone's on a one year deal. 265 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 16: So Daniel Jones is a guy who has often won 266 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 16: with his athleticism, and I'm here in reports he'll be 267 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:37,440 Speaker 16: ready for training camp, He'll be ready for the start 268 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:40,200 Speaker 16: of the season. That's nine months after that surgery. Training 269 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 16: camp's about seven and a half months after that surgery. 270 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 16: He's a guy who needs to run, I think, to 271 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 16: be effective, and he was not as effective late in 272 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:50,560 Speaker 16: his tenure for the Colts. So to me, it's a 273 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 16: big come down from Trey Hendrickson to Michael Clemens, who 274 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 16: assigned today, And I just think it's going to be 275 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 16: a really high bar for Daniel Jones and the Colts 276 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 16: to do what they did early last season. 277 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 1: Allowing how disappointing it was, for him to have that 278 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:04,559 Speaker 1: injury at the time where he's already playing with a 279 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 1: broken leg, kind of good look back and not you know, 280 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:08,679 Speaker 1: hand sight, it's foresight. 281 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 2: Perhaps you should not have been playing. 282 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:13,200 Speaker 1: You mentioned Trey Hendrickson in this situation. Eric Tacosta let 283 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 1: us know an hour and a half ago that they 284 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 1: didn't just want Max Crosby. 285 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 2: They wanted them both. But now Trey Hendrickson is a Baltimore. 286 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 16: Written Yeah, and I just wish that I was on 287 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 16: the air with you when this news happened. 288 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 13: I mean he missed. 289 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 16: Their professors was handling it, and I think, like, look, 290 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 16: if you're into the Ravens, I think you have to 291 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 16: think forward. 292 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 15: Now. 293 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 16: Okay, you lost Max Crosby. They did not want to 294 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 16: do that. You got Trey Hendrickson. That's fantastic, But they 295 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 16: said they were, you know, considering trying to get him both. 296 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 3: You could use another edg Rusher. 297 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 16: And what I started to think about without Max Crosby's 298 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 16: what does this team still need. Trey Hendrickson not as 299 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 16: good a run stopper as Max Crosby, maybe nobody is, 300 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 16: but they really need that in their defense. I want 301 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 16: some clarity on if NMDI Matdabuike is going to be 302 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 16: back next season. I look at center, you just lost 303 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 16: the guy. Clearly they wanted to keep in Tyler Linderbaum. 304 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 16: And then I don't know about you, but I could 305 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 16: use a few more weapons for Lamar Jackson just lost 306 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 16: Isaiah likely, So a lot of focus here on what's 307 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 16: going on. 308 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:13,240 Speaker 15: At the edge position. 309 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 16: Patrick and I kind of look at a Raven's roster 310 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 16: that is in a little worse shape right now than 311 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 16: it usually is at this time. 312 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: Well, considering the circumstances that we thought last week, there 313 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 1: is a fourteenth overall pick that's not in the equation. 314 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 1: We'll see what position that ultimately the needs too. We 315 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:30,120 Speaker 1: have had some positions changed for the Washington commanders. 316 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:30,360 Speaker 2: Greg. 317 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: We just talked about kaylevon chas on they get active. 318 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: There were some folks that were like, what are the 319 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 1: commanders doing a lot of these are today as the 320 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 1: Washington commander is very, very active in this portion of 321 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:42,160 Speaker 1: the free agency frenzy. 322 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 2: Are your reaction to this? I love it. 323 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 16: I feel like I've been a Debbie Downer on this 324 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 16: segment and I'm in on the Commandos twenty twenty six. 325 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 16: You talked about going off my top one oh one 326 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 16: free agents list. Okonko, Leo Chanel, and Kaylevon Chasing were 327 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 16: literally the three highest players other than those two in 328 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:00,120 Speaker 16: the top twenty, and they picked them off. 329 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 2: Right in a row. 330 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:03,240 Speaker 16: I think that they got great value for each one 331 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 16: of those contracts, and you especially think about what Okonka 332 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 16: could do on that offense. But Chanelle, Chase, on O 333 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 16: Way and then Nick Cross, who had the most run 334 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 16: stops of any safety in the league last season in 335 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 16: a defense and not enough people are talking about this 336 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 16: that's going to be run by Durante Jones, a Brian 337 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 16: Flores disciple, and I wondered, is it going to be 338 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:24,520 Speaker 16: more Dan Quinn or is it going to be more 339 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 16: Durante Jones. I think these pickups indicate to me it's 340 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 16: going to be a different attacking type of defense like 341 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 16: the one that Flores ran. I think Leo, Chanel and 342 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 16: Cross especially are going to be fun pieces to it. 343 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 1: And the Nick Cross information kind of goes back to 344 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:41,200 Speaker 1: your original point about the Indianapolis Colts and the circumstances. 345 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 1: There are a lot of issues to fill and also 346 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:47,920 Speaker 1: Adam Peters post the browser history. We know you're looking 347 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 1: at the top one oh one. Everybody is NFL dot 348 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:53,160 Speaker 1: com slash top one oh one see Greg Rosenthal's work. 349 00:16:53,160 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 2: Thank you, Greg, because we've got more news coming into 350 00:16:55,560 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 2: those we knew this one. 351 00:16:57,440 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 1: Of course, it's officially official as Travis Kel's back for 352 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:05,160 Speaker 1: season at number fourteen with the Kansas City Chiefs. There 353 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:08,880 Speaker 1: have been some notable departures though. How about this graphic. 354 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:11,920 Speaker 1: Look to the right side. There's a lot of Super 355 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 1: Bowl champions on that, including two big parts of the 356 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 1: Rams secondary, Alan Tree McDuffie and Jayalen Watson. They do 357 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:22,120 Speaker 1: get Travis Kelcey back. Taekwon Thornton, the speedy deep threat, 358 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:25,200 Speaker 1: if not for Alec Pearcy, would have had the top 359 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 1: yards per catch number for a couple of years. Now, 360 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:30,960 Speaker 1: let's bring in Jeff Todea to talk about the Kansas City. 361 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:32,639 Speaker 2: Chiefs off season. 362 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:36,520 Speaker 1: Jeff, A lot has changed and a lot specifically for 363 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 1: Steve Spagnolo to try to figure out coming up here 364 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:40,320 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty six. 365 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:43,640 Speaker 17: Yeah, a lot of excitement about what happened on offense 366 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 17: with Kenneth Walker and Travis Kelcey. But you look on 367 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 17: that right side of that graphic, you just showed her 368 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:49,920 Speaker 17: and it is. It's pretty sparse on that side of 369 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:52,040 Speaker 17: that side of the football, and this is gonna be 370 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 17: a big offseason for that defense. They've been really good 371 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 17: with what Steve Paignolo, their defensive cornator, has been able 372 00:17:57,640 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 17: to do with that unit. But when you're losing two 373 00:17:59,680 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 17: corner and you're talking about playing a guy like Noel 374 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:04,120 Speaker 17: Williams was a rookie last year, didn't play a whole 375 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 17: bunch and Christian Fulton, who was hurt for most of 376 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 17: the season at your two starting corners, it's a little 377 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:11,919 Speaker 17: bit of risk. That's a risky proposition. And let's not 378 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 17: forget that edge rusher is also a concern here. George 379 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:18,159 Speaker 17: Carlots is the only proven player at that position, and 380 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 17: so they got to find more bodies there. They got 381 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:23,560 Speaker 17: to find more depth at the interior defensive line. They've 382 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:26,439 Speaker 17: made some good moves. Kyris Tonga coming in an interior 383 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:30,159 Speaker 17: defensive line should help Chris Jones out. Safety Alloie Gilman 384 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 17: coming in sho'd help that back in. But yeah, firsta's 385 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:35,399 Speaker 17: back Noah. Right now, you're not sitting there celebrating so 386 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:37,720 Speaker 17: much about what's happening in your organization because you need 387 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 17: more bodies and you need more starters fast. 388 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, so much of course on the legs arms shoulders 389 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 1: of Patrick Mahomes who did have that surgery on December fifteenth, 390 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:51,879 Speaker 1: twenty twenty five. All all hopes kind of leading on 391 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 1: fifteen for a lot for this Kansas City Chiefs team. 392 00:18:55,359 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 2: Jeff Toda checking out the rest of that Chiefs roster. 393 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:02,200 Speaker 1: We got more Insiders coming up as the Raiders. Well, hey, 394 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 1: they just acquired Max Crosby. You could do it that 395 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 1: way in a certain aspect. Is Brian Baldrigger joins the 396 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 1: show to talk about what's next for the folks in 397 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 1: Las Vegas. That's coming up here on the Insiders on 398 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 1: the NFL Networks. 399 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 2: Stick around. We're back here on the Insiders. Here's what's 400 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 2: do today. 401 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:25,639 Speaker 1: Coming into the nfl LA newsroom, the Raiders announcing they 402 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 1: have re signed Malcolm Koons, So they got a couple 403 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:32,920 Speaker 1: of big time defensive end acquisitions over the past twenty 404 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:35,240 Speaker 1: four hours. The Baltimore Ravens with an announcement that they 405 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 1: are bringing in Adobe a a Woozier. We're gonna stick 406 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:43,719 Speaker 1: around as a cornerback one year, five million dollars fully guaranteed, 407 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 1: so the Ravens keep a wooza in the secondary and 408 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:48,440 Speaker 1: the deal that. 409 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:49,200 Speaker 2: Did not happen. 410 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: The big part of the news yesterday the round six o'clock, 411 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 1: excuse me, seven o'clock, seven fifty eight Eastern yesterday the 412 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:01,880 Speaker 1: Ravens an now the Raiders announcing the Ravens. 413 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:02,440 Speaker 2: Backed out of a deal. 414 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 1: To provide some more context, Eric da Costa, speaking earlier 415 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:13,480 Speaker 1: today about the decision to not acquire Max Crosby. 416 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,200 Speaker 4: In this business, you have a lot of tough conversations, right, 417 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:17,639 Speaker 4: it was tough. 418 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:21,480 Speaker 5: It's a guy that I really admire as a player. 419 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:23,120 Speaker 5: I mean, you've all watched him play, so you all 420 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 5: know what he's like as a player. 421 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:25,800 Speaker 3: Right, It's the guy that. 422 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 4: Plays like a raven, you know. So, yeah, it's it's challenging. 423 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 4: You get emotionally attached, That's what I would. 424 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:41,800 Speaker 7: Say, Eric, You so you were gutted by this. 425 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 8: Is there anything you regret that you did or did 426 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:49,119 Speaker 8: not do as part of this process that could have 427 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:52,399 Speaker 8: changed the results, you know, the end results here. 428 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:55,960 Speaker 4: You know, I think I'm hard on myself when you 429 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 4: think you question everything you do. You know, in this business, 430 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 4: you're never perfect, right with the draft and with free agency. 431 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:04,440 Speaker 4: I think in this particular instance, I'm really proud of 432 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 4: the team and the doctors and you know, the guys 433 00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:11,080 Speaker 4: that work with me and I just this is a 434 00:21:11,119 --> 00:21:12,919 Speaker 4: tough thing that we have to deal with in this business. 435 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:16,119 Speaker 5: I don't really know. 436 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:21,120 Speaker 4: What we could do differently than what we did, so again, 437 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:22,640 Speaker 4: it's a really, really, really tough call. 438 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 5: You know, there were moments yesterday when honestly I. 439 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:30,440 Speaker 4: Was probably speechless just sitting aga in my chair in 440 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 4: my office and just thinking about what the next step 441 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:35,640 Speaker 4: would be and trying to get as much information as possible. 442 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:37,639 Speaker 4: And it wasn't you know, I should say it wasn't. 443 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:41,880 Speaker 4: Just you know, in a situation like this, you try 444 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 4: to get as much information as you can from as 445 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 4: many different sources as you can, and it just didn't 446 00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:50,400 Speaker 4: work out. So yeah, tough, very very challenging. We've dealt 447 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:52,680 Speaker 4: with these kinds of things in the past, but probably never. 448 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:58,800 Speaker 5: At such a large a large figure, so challenging. 449 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 2: Here and the news room. 450 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 1: Brian Balding are joining us now on the Insiders, Bobby. 451 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:06,439 Speaker 1: When everything took place, we only had the information that 452 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 1: the Raiders say the Ravens had backed out. Then we 453 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:11,560 Speaker 1: had Eric Takosta talking earlier today after he provided a 454 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 1: little more context in the action. 455 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:16,440 Speaker 18: And the tone of the context was important too. I mean, 456 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 18: this was a huge departure going after Max Crosby in 457 00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:23,640 Speaker 18: free agency like this. They've always going back to Ozzy 458 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:27,879 Speaker 18: to Eric. They've always believed in drafting and developing, and 459 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:30,359 Speaker 18: so to go after a big prize free agent like 460 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:31,440 Speaker 18: Max that was a big deal. 461 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 2: Like they truly were gutted. I mean, you go. 462 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 18: Back and watch Max Crosby week two of twenty twenty four, 463 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:40,879 Speaker 18: like the Ravens went. They got beat by the Raiders 464 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:43,680 Speaker 18: that day, and Max was all over Lamar Jackson and 465 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:46,399 Speaker 18: Derek Henry all game long. They saw it up close 466 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 18: and personal and an M and T Stadium, and so 467 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:50,160 Speaker 18: they wanted him. 468 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:51,200 Speaker 15: It did not work. 469 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:54,439 Speaker 18: Out, whether there was a pivot or whether they were 470 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:56,720 Speaker 18: trying to get Trey Henderson both, they got the next 471 00:22:56,720 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 18: best available rusher they needed to fortify that position. They 472 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 18: ended up getting that done. 473 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 1: And that's something that we also learned from Eric Tacosta 474 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 1: saying that they the vision was to have both Trey 475 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:11,480 Speaker 1: hendrickson which a man Max Crosby, which would have been 476 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:13,879 Speaker 1: the spectacular. They do end up with Trey Hendrickson at 477 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:15,399 Speaker 1: thirty one. What do you think they're getting. 478 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 15: Out that well? 479 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:18,159 Speaker 18: I think you know, first of all, Trey Hendrickson is 480 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 18: from a Popka, Florida. Warnsapp told me a long time ago, 481 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:23,879 Speaker 18: if you're from a Popka, you put up and you 482 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 18: shut up like you go to play. And this guy 483 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:28,720 Speaker 18: was the runner up defensive Player of the Year in 484 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 18: twenty twenty four. He had the core muscle injury this 485 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:37,640 Speaker 18: year in Cincinnati, but the two really the five previous seasons. 486 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 18: This year he's spent a front line pass rushing his business. 487 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:44,440 Speaker 18: Maybe only Miles Garrett has been better or more productive. 488 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 18: He gets to the quarterback, and I don't think he's 489 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 18: the same run defender that Max Crosby is, but nobody 490 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:52,679 Speaker 18: is as good as Max and defending the run in 491 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 18: this league. So they're getting a guy that can bring 492 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:56,920 Speaker 18: some heat off the edge and that should help them 493 00:23:56,960 --> 00:24:00,480 Speaker 18: defensively as they developed Mike Green and some other young player. 494 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:03,399 Speaker 1: And also Number fourteen now back in play in the 495 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:05,960 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six NFL Draft. Let's talk about some more 496 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 1: edges as we've got a special dig graphic. 497 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:10,160 Speaker 3: Okay, it's the Edge carousel. 498 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:12,280 Speaker 2: I mean there's a raven. 499 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 15: I mean you know he was drafted by Baltimore. 500 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 1: What a finish of the season got him one hundred 501 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 1: million UK. 502 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 2: Jalen Phillips. 503 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:21,399 Speaker 18: Jalen Phillips played a completely healthy season. Eight games of Miami, 504 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 18: nine games in Philadelphia. Boy a mafe going to six. Yeah, 505 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:27,920 Speaker 18: super Bowl Champisie cashing at the right time. A big 506 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:31,520 Speaker 18: contributor to that defensive front. Rashaun Gary going down to Dallas. 507 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:36,440 Speaker 18: They're still trying to replace Miles Garrett or Micah Parsons 508 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:41,320 Speaker 18: right now down there. Could he pay certainly has his moments. 509 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 18: He's going to the Raiders. They re signed George Coonts 510 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 18: as well Malcolm Coontz, and so Draymont Jones gets a 511 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:51,919 Speaker 18: deal with the Patriots. They and Trey Hendrickson obviously one 512 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 18: of the big winners in this whole thing right here. 513 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, so we had time to get those guys on 514 00:24:57,240 --> 00:25:01,119 Speaker 1: the carousel elsewhere. We have some deals coming post Carosel creation. 515 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:04,720 Speaker 1: Congratulations to Bradley Chubb. He is the Bills answer at 516 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:08,280 Speaker 1: Edge August twenty nine million dollars guaranteed according to Tom 517 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:12,120 Speaker 1: Pelisaro and Ian Rapaport, And there's a trade the forty 518 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 1: nine Ers finalizing a trade with the Cowboys for Osa 519 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:19,479 Speaker 1: a Digazua. According to Tom Pelisero, Ian Rapaport, and our 520 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:24,360 Speaker 1: own James Slater, so Osa is a Dallas Cowboy. Time 521 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 1: for Active Moves presented. 522 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:27,119 Speaker 2: By Wells Fargo. 523 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,920 Speaker 1: As we get into some more of these edge discussions, 524 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 1: as Jalen Phillips is now going to be a Carolina Panther, 525 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:33,880 Speaker 1: what are they getting there. 526 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:36,680 Speaker 18: Well, they're getting a great talent. There is an injury 527 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:38,520 Speaker 18: history that goes all the way back to his days 528 00:25:38,520 --> 00:25:41,240 Speaker 18: at UCLA. But you know when you played, you stay 529 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:44,760 Speaker 18: healthy for eighteen games this year in Miami and in Philadelphia. 530 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:47,479 Speaker 18: You kind of just look at the most recent season 531 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:49,359 Speaker 18: and that's what they're banking on that he's going to 532 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:51,119 Speaker 18: be able to stay healthy because when he is healthy, 533 00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 18: he is a game changer up front and against the run. 534 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 18: In the past, he certainly knows how to slip blocks 535 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:59,240 Speaker 18: and beat offensive tackles to get to the quarterback. So 536 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:03,040 Speaker 18: try to rebuild this defense right now. Add pieces right here. 537 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 18: They got the number one inside linebacker, the number one 538 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 18: edge rusher, the defense should be better as they try 539 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 18: to repeat as NFC South champs. 540 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:15,040 Speaker 1: And so speaking of you know, making it in the playoffs, 541 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:17,640 Speaker 1: the Patriots had a nice run on offense and through 542 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:21,439 Speaker 1: the postseason the defense was incredible. Intending Calevon Chase on 543 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:22,600 Speaker 1: now he's a Washington commander. 544 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:25,760 Speaker 18: It's interesting because I met Calevon this past year at 545 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 18: Von Miller's sack summit with Max Crosby in Las Vegas, 546 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:32,800 Speaker 18: and I thought Calebon had a breakout season after a 547 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:35,679 Speaker 18: couple you know, average seasons in Jacksonville wherever. 548 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:37,520 Speaker 15: He's been, but he really broke out this year. 549 00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:40,639 Speaker 18: He was a big difference maker in big games and 550 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:44,880 Speaker 18: also in the postseason. And so Washington really is rebuilding 551 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 18: their defensive front. 552 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:47,280 Speaker 2: They had a lot of injuries last year. 553 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:49,360 Speaker 18: We'll see if they bring von Miller back, who had 554 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 18: nine and a half sacks led that team in sacks 555 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:54,240 Speaker 18: a year ago. But I think it's a good signing 556 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:56,760 Speaker 18: because I think he's still an ascending. 557 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:57,600 Speaker 15: Player in this league. 558 00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:00,920 Speaker 18: Really figured out under Mike Grabele how to play the edge, 559 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 18: and I thought you saw a lot of this talent 560 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:04,679 Speaker 18: that he had when he came out of LSU. 561 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:07,200 Speaker 1: Back here on the Insiders this was coming in new 562 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:10,560 Speaker 1: today to the nfl LA newsroom. Of course, a lot 563 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 1: of quarterback transactions that have happened this offseason, a couple 564 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,920 Speaker 1: of them becoming official today and Kyler Murray and Kirk Cousins. 565 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:20,240 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones gets a deal, gets fifty million dollars guaranteed, 566 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 1: and Malik Willison to a ton of Ioloa changing spots. 567 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:26,119 Speaker 1: Malik willis now the started quarterback for the Dolphins, and 568 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 1: Tua with an opportunity to start in Atlanta. 569 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:31,160 Speaker 2: For more quarterback breakdown. 570 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 1: Let's get to our NFL Network insiders Tom Pelasero, Ian Rappord, 571 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:35,560 Speaker 1: Judy Gatista, and Mike garra Fuller. 572 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:38,440 Speaker 15: Thank you very much, Patrick. 573 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:42,160 Speaker 9: The Daniel Jones saga has come to an end for now, 574 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:43,320 Speaker 9: agreeing to terms. 575 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:44,800 Speaker 15: As Ian and I reported this. 576 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:46,919 Speaker 9: Morning, It's two years, eighty eight million, can turn up 577 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:50,840 Speaker 9: to one hundred million dollars with incentives and important for 578 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:53,720 Speaker 9: variety reasons for the Colts to get this done. This 579 00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:57,680 Speaker 9: also gives them some flexibility, some stability at a position 580 00:27:57,760 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 9: where both those things have been an issue year for 581 00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:01,639 Speaker 9: a number of years. 582 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 10: Stability more important than flexibility here because what the Innanapolis 583 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:09,720 Speaker 10: Colts have wanted was just a franchise quarterback. It's been 584 00:28:10,119 --> 00:28:12,720 Speaker 10: I don't know, ten years or so since they've had one. 585 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:16,720 Speaker 10: It has been a frustrating circumstances of different quarterbacks in 586 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:19,399 Speaker 10: and out, in and out. This was the guy that 587 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:21,560 Speaker 10: they wanted to be their quarterback long term. And it 588 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:24,000 Speaker 10: wasn't just the team, it was also Alec Pierce, their 589 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:26,080 Speaker 10: top receiver, who signed for a four year, one hundred 590 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:29,200 Speaker 10: and fourteen million dollar deal in free agency. He wanted 591 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:32,520 Speaker 10: to sign believing that Daniel Jones would be the quarterback. 592 00:28:32,560 --> 00:28:35,480 Speaker 10: The team got to work. I wanted to do it anyway, but. 593 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:37,680 Speaker 11: Certainly that helped spur things along. 594 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 10: End up signing him to a two year, as you mentioned, 595 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:43,360 Speaker 10: eighty eight million dollar deal, one hundred million dollars overall. 596 00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 10: That is the max fifty million dollars this year, which 597 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:48,440 Speaker 10: is twelve more million dollars that he would have gotten 598 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:51,400 Speaker 10: if he was on the transition tag. Daniel Jones gets 599 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:54,200 Speaker 10: another payday and they do believe he is going to 600 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:58,960 Speaker 10: be on track four week one after that Achilles injury. 601 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:02,160 Speaker 10: So obviously significant significant move to solid of buy some 602 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:03,240 Speaker 10: key spots for Indy. 603 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:09,640 Speaker 12: Yeah, and this gives some optimism for the Indianapolis Colts. 604 00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:12,560 Speaker 12: They got the quarterback they wanted back, Daniel Jones. They 605 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:15,680 Speaker 12: get to keep Alec Peers. It's a good deal for 606 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 12: all sides with Daniel Jones because listen, fifty million dollars 607 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:23,720 Speaker 12: guaranteed this year is manageable for any team and for 608 00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:27,280 Speaker 12: Daniel Jones. If he comes back and regains his health 609 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:30,080 Speaker 12: well and plays the way he was playing in the 610 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:32,800 Speaker 12: first half of the season last year, he hits free 611 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:35,840 Speaker 12: agency pretty quickly. He's only tied to the Colts until 612 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:38,560 Speaker 12: twenty twenty seven with this contract, so he would then 613 00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:41,200 Speaker 12: get another bite at the apple. Perhaps it would again 614 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:43,360 Speaker 12: be with the Colts, but he would get another bite 615 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 12: at the apple fairly quickly. So this actually worked out well. 616 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:47,920 Speaker 12: It took them a little time. They needed to use 617 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 12: the transition tag to buy them some time, but they 618 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:53,280 Speaker 12: finally got to the point where they had all hoped 619 00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:55,440 Speaker 12: they would be, and now they can go forward again. 620 00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:58,280 Speaker 12: There is some optimism based on what they saw in 621 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:01,280 Speaker 12: that first half of the season before Daniel Jones started 622 00:30:01,280 --> 00:30:04,040 Speaker 12: getting hurt last year, that they can pick up and 623 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:05,440 Speaker 12: go forward with that offense. 624 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 9: So the Colts now have their starting quarterback locked in 625 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:13,880 Speaker 9: the Vikings may soon as well. Mike at least the 626 00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:16,320 Speaker 9: guy to compete with JJ McCarthy for the job. Now 627 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:20,280 Speaker 9: that Kyler Murray's release official from the Arizona Cardinals, Vikings 628 00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:23,160 Speaker 9: plan to make a push from Kyler Murray. And she's 629 00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:26,360 Speaker 9: fair to say right now they are the team to beat. 630 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:28,240 Speaker 3: Sounds that way. 631 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:30,400 Speaker 14: And you see the way that the chairs have been 632 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:32,160 Speaker 14: filled the last couple of days, it was kind of 633 00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:34,200 Speaker 14: sort of indicating that that was going to be the case. 634 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 14: And now that Kyler's free, that is what we expect. 635 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 14: And I heard you say compete. Yes, that's my understanding 636 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:41,240 Speaker 14: is that this is not going to be rolling out 637 00:30:41,240 --> 00:30:43,800 Speaker 14: the red carpet or I guess the purple carpet for 638 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:46,160 Speaker 14: Kyler Murray and saying you are the starter here, you're 639 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:48,320 Speaker 14: gonna have to compete with JJ McCarthy. Now, I had 640 00:30:48,360 --> 00:30:51,720 Speaker 14: mentioned some of the discussion for the Vikings about which 641 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:53,800 Speaker 14: way they want to go was making sure it was 642 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:56,040 Speaker 14: a good short term decision and also a good long 643 00:30:56,120 --> 00:31:00,880 Speaker 14: term decision for the team. JJ McCarthy still in plans, 644 00:31:00,920 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 14: still gonna be given a chance to be this team's 645 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 14: franchise quarterback. So that starts with a competition with Kyler Murray. 646 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:09,080 Speaker 14: Look as we're sitting here right now, who do we 647 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:11,240 Speaker 14: expect to be the starting quarterback? I would say probably 648 00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 14: Kyler Murray at this point, but it'll be a competition 649 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:16,760 Speaker 14: throughout the spring and the summer. And JJ McCarthy still 650 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:18,880 Speaker 14: got a chance to dig in his heels and say, no, 651 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 14: this is my team. 652 00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:22,000 Speaker 3: I want to be the franchise quarterback of the Bikings. 653 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:22,880 Speaker 3: And see how it plays out. 654 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:25,280 Speaker 11: I hope he says it just like that. 655 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:27,800 Speaker 10: You know, Tom mentioned just like yesterday or whenever I 656 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:31,200 Speaker 10: black on I'm Good Morning Football saying that Kyler Murray 657 00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:34,920 Speaker 10: wanted to have conversations with teams, general managers, coaches sort 658 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:38,000 Speaker 10: of in advance of his twenty twenty seven free agency 659 00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:39,560 Speaker 10: that seems to be ongoing now. 660 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:41,040 Speaker 11: Actually, pretty smart thing to do. 661 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:43,840 Speaker 10: You have the time here allowed to do zooms, why 662 00:31:43,880 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 10: not take the time to have some real good football 663 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 10: conversations and then potentially come back and end up signing 664 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:49,920 Speaker 10: with the Vikings. 665 00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:52,520 Speaker 11: And I'm really interested to see where this goes. 666 00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:55,360 Speaker 10: Kevin O'Connell has done an excellent job with a whole 667 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:58,440 Speaker 10: bunch of different random quarterbacks getting them to have success. 668 00:31:58,920 --> 00:32:01,920 Speaker 10: Kyler has to be the talented quarterback he's had. He 669 00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:05,760 Speaker 10: has had some incredible, incredible moments, has not put it 670 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:08,320 Speaker 10: all together yet, certainly by the end in Arizona was 671 00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:11,280 Speaker 10: not going in a great direction. What does Kyler Murray 672 00:32:11,320 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 10: become with Kevin O'Connell as his coach is going to 673 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:17,120 Speaker 10: be a really really fun storyline to follow if this 674 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:18,080 Speaker 10: all happens tomorrow. 675 00:32:19,240 --> 00:32:23,560 Speaker 9: Another release becoming official today, the Falcons cutting kirk Cousins. 676 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:26,880 Speaker 9: That was a function of his contract. It was an inevitability. 677 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:29,600 Speaker 9: Atlanta moving forward with Michael PENNICKX Junior and to a 678 00:32:29,680 --> 00:32:32,320 Speaker 9: tongue Baila and Juny. Kirk Cousins has accomplished a lot 679 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:34,760 Speaker 9: in the league. He looked pretty good down the stretch 680 00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:37,560 Speaker 9: last season. But you look at the landscape for quarterbacks 681 00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:40,600 Speaker 9: right now, it's hard to find a spot for kirk 682 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:43,600 Speaker 9: Cousins even to compete the start, which means this may 683 00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:44,680 Speaker 9: take a while for him. 684 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:49,640 Speaker 12: Yeah, we were just talking about all the chairs being filled. Well, 685 00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:53,760 Speaker 12: the chairs have mostly been filled for starting jobs, certainly, 686 00:32:54,360 --> 00:32:56,560 Speaker 12: and even jobs that would allow him to compete for 687 00:32:56,600 --> 00:32:58,840 Speaker 12: the starting job. And you got to think that kirk 688 00:32:58,840 --> 00:33:01,920 Speaker 12: Cousins is is going to be very careful and very 689 00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:06,080 Speaker 12: choosy about his next destination. Given what happened in Atlanta, 690 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:08,320 Speaker 12: I am sure he does not want to repeat of 691 00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:12,280 Speaker 12: where he goes to a team which promptly drafts a 692 00:33:12,360 --> 00:33:15,920 Speaker 12: quarterback who is immediately going to take his job. Probably, 693 00:33:15,960 --> 00:33:18,080 Speaker 12: but not like that. He's obviously made a lot of 694 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:21,080 Speaker 12: money in his career. He can sit back and wait. 695 00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:24,440 Speaker 12: And let's be honest, it's an inevitability quarterbacks get hurt 696 00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:28,120 Speaker 12: in the NFL. Whether it is during mini camps or 697 00:33:28,400 --> 00:33:30,560 Speaker 12: training camp, a quarterback is going to get hurt. And 698 00:33:30,600 --> 00:33:32,800 Speaker 12: I have a feeling that every time a quarterback gets 699 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:36,280 Speaker 12: hurt and a team needs a starter to come in 700 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:37,960 Speaker 12: very quickly, I have a feeling we're going to be 701 00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:39,040 Speaker 12: talking about Kirk Cousins. 702 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:42,480 Speaker 10: I mean, it could be a similar situation what happened 703 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:43,040 Speaker 10: in Atlanta. 704 00:33:43,160 --> 00:33:44,080 Speaker 11: Matt Ryan was in a. 705 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:48,640 Speaker 10: Was on a desk at CBS doing their pregame show, 706 00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:49,680 Speaker 10: and then all of a sudden, now was in the 707 00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:52,120 Speaker 10: building running the Falcons. We could see Kirk Cousins be 708 00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:54,920 Speaker 10: in media, do his things, actually very good at it, 709 00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:57,080 Speaker 10: and then someone has a quarterback injury and they say, 710 00:33:57,080 --> 00:33:58,120 Speaker 10: you know what, We're going to pay you more than 711 00:33:58,160 --> 00:34:00,000 Speaker 10: ten million dollars to come in and save our season. 712 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:01,520 Speaker 10: Bring on, Kirk Cousins. 713 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:04,320 Speaker 11: Off goes the tie and on goes to the football uniform. 714 00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:06,280 Speaker 11: Definitely a situation we are going to be. 715 00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:08,440 Speaker 10: Talking about a lot next year if there's an early 716 00:34:08,520 --> 00:34:09,320 Speaker 10: quarterback injury. 717 00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:11,840 Speaker 15: Off go the ties. 718 00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:15,279 Speaker 9: Every night, another two hour edition here of the Insiders. 719 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:18,040 Speaker 9: We've got Patrick Claybone in on the no time game, 720 00:34:18,200 --> 00:34:20,640 Speaker 9: No tie game. Patrick will send it back to you 721 00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:21,200 Speaker 9: nice time. 722 00:34:21,320 --> 00:34:23,960 Speaker 1: Yes, I removed my tie because bullying works, and you 723 00:34:23,960 --> 00:34:26,520 Speaker 1: guys got it all. But it's time for a fantasy 724 00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:29,839 Speaker 1: look here on the Insiders. Michael Florio joining our show 725 00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:33,120 Speaker 1: because so much Mark. Everybody wants to know fantasy impact 726 00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:35,560 Speaker 1: of the players involved. But there's also an impact on 727 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:38,800 Speaker 1: the players that weren't directly involved in free agency. So 728 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:40,720 Speaker 1: let's go through some of those. We'll start with Texans 729 00:34:40,760 --> 00:34:41,480 Speaker 1: quarterbacks CJ. 730 00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:44,000 Speaker 2: Stroud. What do you think the impact has been for him? 731 00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:46,160 Speaker 19: First, I had to lose my tie, wore one yesterday 732 00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:47,800 Speaker 19: like it was my first time on the insurer or 733 00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:48,520 Speaker 19: something like that. 734 00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:50,560 Speaker 13: Right, I know the rules of this show. 735 00:34:50,640 --> 00:34:54,640 Speaker 19: I just forgot, but I think it is unfortunately trending 736 00:34:54,719 --> 00:34:58,800 Speaker 19: down for CJ. Stroud because for some reason, the Texans 737 00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:00,960 Speaker 19: continue to be like, let's to make life harder on 738 00:35:01,040 --> 00:35:03,360 Speaker 19: him and get rid of our best offensive lineman for 739 00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:06,160 Speaker 19: a second straight offseason. That's what they did when they 740 00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:09,480 Speaker 19: lost Titus Howard, who had allowed the fewest quarterback pressures 741 00:35:09,520 --> 00:35:13,040 Speaker 19: of all tackles last year. In fact, it wasn't even close. 742 00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:15,879 Speaker 19: I know they brought in Branden Smith to replace him, 743 00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:17,879 Speaker 19: but he has allowed pressure in sacks at a much 744 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:21,520 Speaker 19: higher rate despite drawing less double teams. Stroud has just 745 00:35:21,560 --> 00:35:24,400 Speaker 19: struggled while under pressure the last two years, and to me, 746 00:35:24,520 --> 00:35:27,759 Speaker 19: their oline took another step back. David Montgomery should help, 747 00:35:27,840 --> 00:35:30,000 Speaker 19: but they also lost Christian Kirk and haven't brought in 748 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:30,759 Speaker 19: any receivers. 749 00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:33,520 Speaker 13: So pending the draft, I do think c J. Stroud 750 00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:35,400 Speaker 13: is what he was last year, like a QB two 751 00:35:35,480 --> 00:35:36,000 Speaker 13: in fantasy. 752 00:35:36,040 --> 00:35:37,600 Speaker 1: All right, So you hear that the folks in Houston 753 00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:39,920 Speaker 1: the draft could have a chance to make the reaction 754 00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:41,800 Speaker 1: from Michael left Floria look more positive with c J. 755 00:35:41,880 --> 00:35:42,120 Speaker 2: Strout. 756 00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:44,399 Speaker 1: Let's go across the street to that stadium right over there. 757 00:35:44,400 --> 00:35:47,239 Speaker 1: Omarion Hampton of the Los Angeles Chargers, your view of 758 00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:48,759 Speaker 1: how free agency has impacted him. 759 00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:51,280 Speaker 13: Yeah, I'm so excited for him. I wore Chargers colors today. 760 00:35:51,600 --> 00:35:52,439 Speaker 2: Powder on look. 761 00:35:52,600 --> 00:35:55,200 Speaker 19: First, I love the Mike McDaniel oc higher. I know 762 00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:57,080 Speaker 19: that happened weeks ago, but I think that was a 763 00:35:57,200 --> 00:36:01,480 Speaker 19: huge arrow pointing up for Omari and hamp In. And 764 00:36:02,120 --> 00:36:05,440 Speaker 19: they went out and they added to this offensive line. Right, 765 00:36:05,680 --> 00:36:08,920 Speaker 19: They're gonna have their star tackles back healthy. 766 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:10,920 Speaker 13: They added a new center, a guard, and. 767 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:14,360 Speaker 19: More depth behind those pieces so we can't hopefully collapse 768 00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:16,759 Speaker 19: like it did last year. And then back to McDaniel, 769 00:36:16,840 --> 00:36:18,719 Speaker 19: we know he's gonna create running lanes. He's also going 770 00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:21,359 Speaker 19: to throw the ball to his running backs a ton, 771 00:36:21,719 --> 00:36:24,239 Speaker 19: but just put Omar and Hampton in positions where he 772 00:36:24,280 --> 00:36:26,759 Speaker 19: could get the ball in space. Because they added alec 773 00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:30,400 Speaker 19: Ingold and Charlie Kohler, which doesn't move the fantasy needle 774 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:33,680 Speaker 19: at all, but they are both excellent run blockers. So 775 00:36:34,120 --> 00:36:37,440 Speaker 19: I think Hampton remains in RB one this year for fantasy, 776 00:36:37,680 --> 00:36:39,560 Speaker 19: and all of the hype that you had for him 777 00:36:39,600 --> 00:36:42,080 Speaker 19: last year still applies. But I think he goes in 778 00:36:42,080 --> 00:36:43,480 Speaker 19: a round two or three. So if you want him, 779 00:36:43,600 --> 00:36:44,600 Speaker 19: be ready to pay a price. 780 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:46,520 Speaker 1: Speaking of players who are the best at their position 781 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:49,839 Speaker 1: with on Trey McBride for a very very long time. 782 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:52,279 Speaker 1: There's certainly a change as Kyler Murray no longer. It's 783 00:36:52,280 --> 00:36:54,920 Speaker 1: going to be evolved. The opportunity for the franchise to 784 00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:57,680 Speaker 1: kind of blame Kyler is going to be gone as well. 785 00:36:57,760 --> 00:37:00,319 Speaker 1: So what is the impact for Trey mcbrid could during 786 00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:01,600 Speaker 1: the whole offseason in free agents? 787 00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:03,640 Speaker 19: Yeah, for a while I thought they were gonna get 788 00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:05,400 Speaker 19: Melik Willis, and I was like, as much as I'm 789 00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:08,520 Speaker 19: excited for Malik Willis, that feels like a negative for 790 00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:11,799 Speaker 19: Trey McBride. Well, it's gonna be Jacoby Brissett, which is 791 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:16,000 Speaker 19: best case scenario because last season, twenty fantasy points per 792 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:17,160 Speaker 19: game with Jacoby. 793 00:37:16,760 --> 00:37:18,520 Speaker 13: Brissett thirteen without him. 794 00:37:18,840 --> 00:37:22,000 Speaker 19: In the twelve games he played with Jacoby, he scored 795 00:37:22,040 --> 00:37:25,560 Speaker 19: ten touchdowns. He had seven touchdowns in his other fifty 796 00:37:25,600 --> 00:37:29,920 Speaker 19: four career games, Plus he averaged almost eleven targets per 797 00:37:29,960 --> 00:37:32,080 Speaker 19: game in eighty yards per game with Jacoby, which is 798 00:37:32,160 --> 00:37:35,160 Speaker 19: elite numbers. But his low in any game in targets 799 00:37:35,239 --> 00:37:37,480 Speaker 19: was eight and he had just one game with single 800 00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:40,600 Speaker 19: digit fantasy points. So the floor is super safe. The 801 00:37:40,719 --> 00:37:43,239 Speaker 19: ceiling is like wide receiver one numbers, forget tight end 802 00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:46,200 Speaker 19: one numbers. This is best case scenario for him. He 803 00:37:46,360 --> 00:37:49,440 Speaker 19: is the clear cut tight end one in my opinion, 804 00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:51,960 Speaker 19: and if you want him, I think he's gonna be 805 00:37:51,960 --> 00:37:53,280 Speaker 19: going in the second round of drafts. 806 00:37:53,280 --> 00:37:55,600 Speaker 13: Patrick, and I don't. I think that's an appropriate price 807 00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:55,920 Speaker 13: for him. 808 00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:59,279 Speaker 1: Death you could sometimes, considering the way the season ended, 809 00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:02,080 Speaker 1: maybe somebody could be a one case for training Brod 810 00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:04,600 Speaker 1: if they wanted. Let's stick with the tight ends. Let's 811 00:38:04,600 --> 00:38:06,640 Speaker 1: stick with the blue team that you like a little 812 00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:08,680 Speaker 1: bit more than the Los Angeles Challegers. That will be 813 00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:11,799 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills, which we just saw the big time deal. 814 00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:13,919 Speaker 1: Well the extension for one tight end. Let's talk about 815 00:38:13,960 --> 00:38:16,960 Speaker 1: Dalton Kincaid. How do the of afseason has been for him? 816 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:20,440 Speaker 19: Not great because you mentioned they bring Dawson Knox there, 817 00:38:20,440 --> 00:38:23,120 Speaker 19: which is going to continue to limit these snaps that 818 00:38:23,200 --> 00:38:26,120 Speaker 19: Dalton kink plays. But that's not what I'm worried about, 819 00:38:26,280 --> 00:38:28,839 Speaker 19: because when Kinkaid was out there last year, he had 820 00:38:28,840 --> 00:38:31,600 Speaker 19: a twenty six percent target rate that was the fourth 821 00:38:31,680 --> 00:38:32,680 Speaker 19: highest of all tight ends. 822 00:38:32,680 --> 00:38:33,520 Speaker 13: That means when he was on. 823 00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:35,840 Speaker 19: The field, the ball was going his way and the 824 00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:39,359 Speaker 19: clear cut top targets where him and Khalil Shakir. Now, 825 00:38:39,440 --> 00:38:42,440 Speaker 19: I think those two guys are fighting for second behind 826 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:44,960 Speaker 19: DJ Moore, who I expect to be the clear cut 827 00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:47,760 Speaker 19: number one option in the passing game for Josh Allen 828 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:50,080 Speaker 19: and the Bills. So we know that McBride and Bowers 829 00:38:50,080 --> 00:38:52,640 Speaker 19: are the top tight ends. After that, there's a sizeable 830 00:38:52,719 --> 00:38:54,440 Speaker 19: tier of like Colston. 831 00:38:54,080 --> 00:38:57,160 Speaker 13: Lovelin, Tyler Warren, Harolds, Fannon. 832 00:38:57,280 --> 00:39:00,000 Speaker 2: I think there's some guy in Atlanta as well, Minchle Pays. 833 00:39:00,239 --> 00:39:02,240 Speaker 19: I think all of those guys have now are trending 834 00:39:02,280 --> 00:39:04,759 Speaker 19: up and they have firmly surpassed on can Cape. 835 00:39:04,760 --> 00:39:06,640 Speaker 1: For me, we're gonna have a chance to talk more 836 00:39:06,640 --> 00:39:10,200 Speaker 1: tight ends, more fantasy football coming up next week on 837 00:39:10,280 --> 00:39:13,279 Speaker 1: our edition of Fantasy Live. That's free agency fall up. 838 00:39:13,320 --> 00:39:15,759 Speaker 1: We'll thank Michael f floyle for joining us here on 839 00:39:15,840 --> 00:39:18,400 Speaker 1: The Insiders. When we come back, let's get ready for 840 00:39:18,480 --> 00:39:21,319 Speaker 1: our second hour, I guess our final hour of the 841 00:39:21,360 --> 00:39:25,680 Speaker 1: Frenzied edition, the two hour special edition of The Insiders. 842 00:39:26,560 --> 00:39:29,680 Speaker 2: Maybe we get breaking news today. Who else we'll get. 843 00:39:29,480 --> 00:39:32,400 Speaker 1: Back here on NFL Network coming up next. You're watching 844 00:39:32,440 --> 00:39:42,640 Speaker 1: The Insiders. You are watching the Insiders. On NFL Network. 845 00:39:42,640 --> 00:39:46,680 Speaker 1: Here's what's new today as we continue a free agency 846 00:39:46,719 --> 00:39:48,719 Speaker 1: here in the NFL. On the first day of the 847 00:39:48,760 --> 00:39:52,440 Speaker 1: new league year, Tom peliserra borning the Cowboys training Solomon 848 00:39:52,480 --> 00:39:55,880 Speaker 1: Thomas to the Titans. That's a seventh round pick swap, 849 00:39:55,960 --> 00:40:01,520 Speaker 1: so Solomon Thomas will be headed to Nashville. Javon Hargrave 850 00:40:02,680 --> 00:40:05,680 Speaker 1: agreeing to a two year, twenty three million dollar deal. 851 00:40:05,719 --> 00:40:09,120 Speaker 1: The former Minnesota Viking will now become a Green Bay Packer. 852 00:40:09,160 --> 00:40:12,120 Speaker 1: That report coming to you courtesy of NFL Network insider 853 00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:16,480 Speaker 1: Ian Rappaport. It's a reunion in Foxborough as the former 854 00:40:16,520 --> 00:40:20,480 Speaker 1: Titans head coach Mike Rabel gets back Kevin Byered. It's 855 00:40:20,520 --> 00:40:22,920 Speaker 1: a one year deal, could be worth up to nine 856 00:40:23,080 --> 00:40:28,799 Speaker 1: million dollars buyered leading a turnover making machine defense in 857 00:40:28,920 --> 00:40:34,000 Speaker 1: Chicago last year. The Washington Commander is getting a explosive 858 00:40:34,040 --> 00:40:37,320 Speaker 1: athletic tight end in chig O'conkwo. It's a three year contract, 859 00:40:37,320 --> 00:40:40,719 Speaker 1: could be worth up to thirty million dollars as the 860 00:40:40,719 --> 00:40:44,160 Speaker 1: Commander has been very very active in free agency here 861 00:40:44,520 --> 00:40:46,560 Speaker 1: on March eleventh, including. 862 00:40:46,600 --> 00:40:48,960 Speaker 2: Signing one of the better safeties in the league. 863 00:40:48,719 --> 00:40:50,960 Speaker 1: According to the NFL Network and sider Ian Rappaport, Nick 864 00:40:51,040 --> 00:40:55,040 Speaker 1: Cross going to the Commander's a two year deal could 865 00:40:55,040 --> 00:41:00,279 Speaker 1: be worth up to fourteen million dollars. Also in the vision, 866 00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:04,560 Speaker 1: the Cowboys getting active, Tigus Wheat, according to our Jane 867 00:41:04,560 --> 00:41:07,640 Speaker 1: Slater comes back on a one year deal. He was 868 00:41:07,680 --> 00:41:10,279 Speaker 1: last with the Cowboys back in twenty three twenty four, 869 00:41:10,760 --> 00:41:14,960 Speaker 1: and former Commanders quarterback Sam Howell on his way back 870 00:41:15,360 --> 00:41:17,719 Speaker 1: to the Dallas Cowboys. Excuse me, on his way to 871 00:41:17,719 --> 00:41:20,160 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys as they have agreed. 872 00:41:19,920 --> 00:41:22,960 Speaker 2: To terms with him. Everybody, welcome to another hour of 873 00:41:23,000 --> 00:41:23,600 Speaker 2: the Insiders. 874 00:41:23,600 --> 00:41:25,960 Speaker 1: Patrick cleb On here in the nfl LA newsroom, our 875 00:41:26,040 --> 00:41:29,719 Speaker 1: NFL Network insiders, Tom Pellisero, Judy Batista, Mike Garriffalo, and 876 00:41:29,760 --> 00:41:32,480 Speaker 1: Ian Rappaport all with us, all in our respective rooms 877 00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:36,040 Speaker 1: where it happened. As news has been rolling in to 878 00:41:36,160 --> 00:41:38,919 Speaker 1: all of their phones over the past several days, Let's 879 00:41:38,920 --> 00:41:41,359 Speaker 1: catch you up on some before they discuss it. We'll 880 00:41:41,400 --> 00:41:45,160 Speaker 1: start with the news about a quarterback, Kyler Murray, and 881 00:41:45,200 --> 00:41:48,080 Speaker 1: a lot of folks probably been waiting for his official release. 882 00:41:48,320 --> 00:41:51,839 Speaker 1: The Cardinals officially released him seconds after the new league 883 00:41:51,920 --> 00:41:55,640 Speaker 1: year started today at four o'clock Eastern and we did 884 00:41:55,680 --> 00:41:59,120 Speaker 1: get a statement from Manti Austin Ford saying, with the 885 00:41:59,160 --> 00:42:02,160 Speaker 1: start of today's new league year and transactions now official, 886 00:42:02,200 --> 00:42:04,480 Speaker 1: we want to thank Kyler for everything he has done 887 00:42:04,520 --> 00:42:07,520 Speaker 1: for this organization over the past seven seasons. They said 888 00:42:07,560 --> 00:42:10,399 Speaker 1: they're extremely grateful for his contributions, and now we can 889 00:42:10,400 --> 00:42:13,880 Speaker 1: all speculate the speculation that we maybe could have been doing. 890 00:42:13,760 --> 00:42:16,240 Speaker 2: Had this statement been released prior to today. 891 00:42:16,280 --> 00:42:19,319 Speaker 1: We also got some news regarding Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk 892 00:42:19,360 --> 00:42:23,160 Speaker 1: Cousins no longer an Atlanta Falcons quarterback, the Falcons announcing 893 00:42:23,200 --> 00:42:27,480 Speaker 1: they have released Kirk Cousins with a post June first designation, 894 00:42:27,640 --> 00:42:31,560 Speaker 1: So Kirk Cousins now with an opportunity to play elsewhere 895 00:42:31,760 --> 00:42:35,200 Speaker 1: Big Active. I guess quarterback news from Daniel Jones, who 896 00:42:35,239 --> 00:42:37,759 Speaker 1: played late in the season with a broken leg out 897 00:42:37,800 --> 00:42:41,759 Speaker 1: of torn achilles that actually gets his deal gets re 898 00:42:41,880 --> 00:42:44,480 Speaker 1: signed by the Indianapolis Colts two years up to eighty 899 00:42:44,520 --> 00:42:47,080 Speaker 1: eight million dollars worth up to could be one hundred 900 00:42:47,080 --> 00:42:51,120 Speaker 1: million dollars, fifty million of that fully guaranteed, so Daniel 901 00:42:51,160 --> 00:42:57,160 Speaker 1: Jones will remain an Indianapolis Colt. Trey Hendrickson, of course, 902 00:42:57,280 --> 00:42:59,960 Speaker 1: after the we find out about the Max Crosby deal. 903 00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:01,480 Speaker 2: Well not happening. 904 00:43:01,840 --> 00:43:04,279 Speaker 1: We get news that Trey Hendrickson has agreed to a 905 00:43:04,320 --> 00:43:06,279 Speaker 1: four year deal could be worth up to one hundred and 906 00:43:06,320 --> 00:43:09,640 Speaker 1: twelve million dollars. Sixty million of that guaranteed, there was 907 00:43:09,680 --> 00:43:13,799 Speaker 1: a world where the Ravens, according to Eric DaCosta, wanted 908 00:43:13,840 --> 00:43:20,719 Speaker 1: both Trey Hendrickson and Max Crosby. He explained that earlier today, I. 909 00:43:20,760 --> 00:43:23,800 Speaker 4: Think our relationship with agents and with other teams is 910 00:43:23,840 --> 00:43:24,600 Speaker 4: really really good. 911 00:43:24,840 --> 00:43:26,080 Speaker 5: I understand the question. 912 00:43:28,239 --> 00:43:31,160 Speaker 4: I think that gms understand the importance of getting as 913 00:43:31,200 --> 00:43:34,759 Speaker 4: much information as possible before making decisions. And I would 914 00:43:34,800 --> 00:43:39,480 Speaker 4: say that most agents would say that, myself, George, Nick, 915 00:43:39,680 --> 00:43:44,000 Speaker 4: Mark As Servedo, Ozzy Sashi, everybody that works with agents 916 00:43:44,040 --> 00:43:46,320 Speaker 4: would say that we're a class organization that does business 917 00:43:46,360 --> 00:43:50,040 Speaker 4: the right way, respectful and willing to get deals done. 918 00:43:50,560 --> 00:43:53,680 Speaker 6: Eric, I knew I had to have make some pub 919 00:43:53,880 --> 00:43:56,040 Speaker 6: conversations with players over the years. 920 00:43:56,640 --> 00:43:58,920 Speaker 7: What was it like with with Max when he had 921 00:43:58,920 --> 00:44:01,840 Speaker 7: to inform him, you guys are gonna have to watch. 922 00:44:05,480 --> 00:44:09,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, like you said, in this business you 923 00:44:09,400 --> 00:44:10,680 Speaker 4: have a lot of tough conversations. 924 00:44:10,960 --> 00:44:15,560 Speaker 5: Right, It was tough. It's a guy that I really 925 00:44:15,600 --> 00:44:17,640 Speaker 5: admire as a player. I mean, you've all watched him play, 926 00:44:17,680 --> 00:44:19,720 Speaker 5: so you all know what he's like as a player, right. 927 00:44:20,000 --> 00:44:20,799 Speaker 5: It's the guy that. 928 00:44:22,239 --> 00:44:26,520 Speaker 4: Plays like a raven, you know. So yeah, it's it's challenging. 929 00:44:26,640 --> 00:44:32,479 Speaker 4: You get emotionally attached, That's what I would say. 930 00:44:33,440 --> 00:44:36,759 Speaker 7: Eric, you say you were gutted by this. 931 00:44:37,640 --> 00:44:41,920 Speaker 8: Is there anything you regret that you did or did 932 00:44:41,960 --> 00:44:44,080 Speaker 8: not do as part of this process that could have 933 00:44:44,160 --> 00:44:47,239 Speaker 8: changed the results? You know, the end results here. 934 00:44:47,680 --> 00:44:50,920 Speaker 4: You know, I think I'm hard on myself, and you 935 00:44:51,000 --> 00:44:53,400 Speaker 4: think you question everything you do. You know, in this 936 00:44:53,480 --> 00:44:56,560 Speaker 4: business you're never perfect, right with the draft and with 937 00:44:56,640 --> 00:44:58,879 Speaker 4: free agency. I think in this particular instance, I'm really 938 00:44:58,880 --> 00:45:02,840 Speaker 4: proud of the team and the doctors and you know, 939 00:45:02,880 --> 00:45:05,759 Speaker 4: the guys that work with me, and I just this 940 00:45:05,840 --> 00:45:07,160 Speaker 4: is a tough thing that we have to deal with 941 00:45:07,200 --> 00:45:12,319 Speaker 4: in this business. I don't really know what we could 942 00:45:12,360 --> 00:45:16,839 Speaker 4: do differently than what we did, So again, it's a really, really, 943 00:45:16,840 --> 00:45:17,560 Speaker 4: really tough call. 944 00:45:19,880 --> 00:45:22,840 Speaker 5: You know, there were moments yesterday when honestly. 945 00:45:22,480 --> 00:45:25,319 Speaker 4: I was probably speechless, just sitting again in my chair 946 00:45:25,360 --> 00:45:27,480 Speaker 4: in my office and just thinking about what the next 947 00:45:27,520 --> 00:45:29,880 Speaker 4: step would be and trying to get as much information 948 00:45:30,000 --> 00:45:32,160 Speaker 4: as possible and it wasn't you know, I should say 949 00:45:32,200 --> 00:45:36,400 Speaker 4: it wasn't just you know, in a situation like this, 950 00:45:36,480 --> 00:45:38,160 Speaker 4: you try to get as much information as you can 951 00:45:38,200 --> 00:45:41,600 Speaker 4: from as many different sources as you can, and it. 952 00:45:41,600 --> 00:45:44,720 Speaker 5: Just didn't work out. So yeah, tough, very very challenging. 953 00:45:44,880 --> 00:45:46,680 Speaker 4: We've dealt with these kinds of things in the past, 954 00:45:46,680 --> 00:45:52,200 Speaker 4: but probably never at such a large a large figure, 955 00:45:52,280 --> 00:45:54,040 Speaker 4: so challenging, try. 956 00:45:53,880 --> 00:45:56,240 Speaker 7: To renegotiate all the terms of it. 957 00:45:56,920 --> 00:45:57,120 Speaker 5: You know. 958 00:45:57,280 --> 00:45:59,080 Speaker 4: I think at some point you get to the point 959 00:45:59,080 --> 00:46:05,120 Speaker 4: where you know, when you look at the situation, you just. 960 00:46:06,760 --> 00:46:08,000 Speaker 5: You have to make the right decision. 961 00:46:08,200 --> 00:46:10,560 Speaker 4: You know, it's not always about, you know, the value, 962 00:46:10,600 --> 00:46:12,480 Speaker 4: it's just what is the right decision for the. 963 00:46:12,400 --> 00:46:13,359 Speaker 5: Club at the time. 964 00:46:13,920 --> 00:46:16,839 Speaker 4: And that's a hard thing to do. But as I said, 965 00:46:16,840 --> 00:46:18,560 Speaker 4: when you're a steward of the organization and you put 966 00:46:18,600 --> 00:46:21,760 Speaker 4: in that position, you've got to make a tough call. 967 00:46:22,000 --> 00:46:24,560 Speaker 9: It has still not even been twenty four hours since 968 00:46:24,600 --> 00:46:27,719 Speaker 9: the stunning news via the Raiders that the Ravens had 969 00:46:27,760 --> 00:46:31,160 Speaker 9: backed out of the Max Crosby trade. We heard very 970 00:46:31,200 --> 00:46:33,840 Speaker 9: little last night from the Raiders Mike. We now have 971 00:46:33,920 --> 00:46:36,440 Speaker 9: heard more for the first time from Eric ta Costa. 972 00:46:36,520 --> 00:46:39,759 Speaker 9: Watching that clip back right there, what jumps out to 973 00:46:39,840 --> 00:46:42,319 Speaker 9: you about how this entire thing played out. 974 00:46:43,360 --> 00:46:45,080 Speaker 3: I'll start on that last point there. 975 00:46:45,120 --> 00:46:47,439 Speaker 14: He was asked, did you think about renegotiating this one, 976 00:46:47,440 --> 00:46:50,920 Speaker 14: because Jane Slater and I did report this afternoon that 977 00:46:51,000 --> 00:46:53,520 Speaker 14: there was a at least a brief conversation, a brief 978 00:46:53,560 --> 00:46:55,920 Speaker 14: mention of, hey, we may want to talk about the 979 00:46:55,920 --> 00:46:59,000 Speaker 14: compensation here, because we've got to mitigate the risk of 980 00:46:59,040 --> 00:47:02,480 Speaker 14: this going forward. Was because let's rewind, it could have 981 00:47:02,520 --> 00:47:04,760 Speaker 14: gone one of three ways, could have fallen apart completely, 982 00:47:04,800 --> 00:47:07,080 Speaker 14: which it did, could have stayed together as it was, 983 00:47:07,120 --> 00:47:08,880 Speaker 14: and the Ravens go, all right, well, we'll just manage 984 00:47:08,920 --> 00:47:10,759 Speaker 14: the knee as best we can, or somewhere in the 985 00:47:10,760 --> 00:47:13,759 Speaker 14: middle of well, we got to change the compensation to 986 00:47:13,760 --> 00:47:17,480 Speaker 14: mitigate the risk, and that was broached. It was mentioned briefly, 987 00:47:17,800 --> 00:47:20,640 Speaker 14: but then they got more medical information that came in 988 00:47:20,719 --> 00:47:22,879 Speaker 14: and they said, no, we're not comfortable with this at all. 989 00:47:23,200 --> 00:47:24,520 Speaker 3: We got to pull the plug. 990 00:47:24,239 --> 00:47:26,839 Speaker 14: Which Eric de Costa said was a hard thing to say, 991 00:47:27,239 --> 00:47:28,399 Speaker 14: was a hard call to make. 992 00:47:28,920 --> 00:47:30,560 Speaker 3: Nobody likes to back out of deals. 993 00:47:30,640 --> 00:47:32,719 Speaker 14: And the other part of this and conversations that I've 994 00:47:32,760 --> 00:47:35,560 Speaker 14: had with folks in Baltimore over the last day plus, 995 00:47:36,760 --> 00:47:38,800 Speaker 14: is they wanted Max Crosby. 996 00:47:39,280 --> 00:47:40,000 Speaker 3: It was not. 997 00:47:40,280 --> 00:47:43,879 Speaker 14: Nefarious in my mind, based on these conversations that I've had. 998 00:47:44,080 --> 00:47:46,920 Speaker 14: It's not like they said, you know, probably shouldn't have 999 00:47:46,920 --> 00:47:48,680 Speaker 14: given up two first round picks. I'll tell you what, 1000 00:47:48,800 --> 00:47:51,000 Speaker 14: We'll fail them on the physical, which there was a 1001 00:47:51,040 --> 00:47:53,480 Speaker 14: deal years ago with Roger Saffold with the Raiders that 1002 00:47:53,520 --> 00:47:54,840 Speaker 14: people think that that's what happened. 1003 00:47:55,000 --> 00:47:56,960 Speaker 3: That's not what happened in this They wanted Max Crosby. 1004 00:47:57,000 --> 00:47:59,040 Speaker 3: It just they weren't comfortable with the medical. 1005 00:47:59,120 --> 00:48:01,880 Speaker 14: They pull out, they move on, They get Trey Hendrickson 1006 00:48:02,080 --> 00:48:03,920 Speaker 14: really cause them to accelerate and say, we've got to 1007 00:48:03,920 --> 00:48:05,720 Speaker 14: at least get one of the guys that we thought 1008 00:48:06,000 --> 00:48:06,879 Speaker 14: we were going to both get. 1009 00:48:09,520 --> 00:48:11,760 Speaker 12: I think it was pretty obvious that they really wanted 1010 00:48:11,800 --> 00:48:16,400 Speaker 12: Max Crosby just by Ertacosta's demeanor. Today the Raiders have 1011 00:48:16,480 --> 00:48:20,000 Speaker 12: Max Crosby again. It's as if they gave up to 1012 00:48:20,200 --> 00:48:23,719 Speaker 12: first round draft picks and got Max Crosby. So how 1013 00:48:23,760 --> 00:48:27,480 Speaker 12: did they go forward? Well, the question is are they 1014 00:48:27,480 --> 00:48:29,840 Speaker 12: going to keep him? Will they keep him long term? 1015 00:48:30,040 --> 00:48:34,080 Speaker 12: Is it possible that teams will re engage at some point, 1016 00:48:34,440 --> 00:48:36,920 Speaker 12: and is there any way that teams can come up 1017 00:48:36,960 --> 00:48:40,400 Speaker 12: with a value that the Raiders would accept. Remember before 1018 00:48:40,480 --> 00:48:44,160 Speaker 12: they traded him or tried to trade him to the Ravens, 1019 00:48:44,600 --> 00:48:46,719 Speaker 12: they were insistent that they were going to get their 1020 00:48:46,760 --> 00:48:49,440 Speaker 12: price or they would not trade Max Crosby period, and 1021 00:48:49,480 --> 00:48:51,799 Speaker 12: the price was to first rounders. They're not getting first 1022 00:48:51,880 --> 00:48:55,480 Speaker 12: rounders now. They've lost so much leverage. Teams have gone 1023 00:48:55,800 --> 00:48:58,279 Speaker 12: on and made other plans and made other deals and 1024 00:48:58,320 --> 00:48:58,880 Speaker 12: are going. 1025 00:48:58,680 --> 00:48:59,600 Speaker 13: About their business. 1026 00:49:00,200 --> 00:49:02,839 Speaker 12: And of course now there are going to be significant 1027 00:49:02,920 --> 00:49:06,440 Speaker 12: questions about the state of his knee, so they're not 1028 00:49:06,480 --> 00:49:08,880 Speaker 12: going to get that kind of compensation. But at some 1029 00:49:09,160 --> 00:49:13,319 Speaker 12: point could a team or teams re engage and could 1030 00:49:13,400 --> 00:49:16,480 Speaker 12: they decide to move on. Right now, they're moving forward 1031 00:49:16,480 --> 00:49:19,640 Speaker 12: with Max Crosby as a Raider again. He was apparently 1032 00:49:19,719 --> 00:49:21,799 Speaker 12: in the building and he's working on his rehab as 1033 00:49:21,800 --> 00:49:24,799 Speaker 12: he always was. The good news is he left that 1034 00:49:24,840 --> 00:49:27,320 Speaker 12: team on good terms. He made it clear he would 1035 00:49:27,320 --> 00:49:29,520 Speaker 12: always be a Raider. He was a raider for life. 1036 00:49:29,560 --> 00:49:31,160 Speaker 12: He wanted to be a Raider for life. And so 1037 00:49:31,800 --> 00:49:33,799 Speaker 12: the question now is can they put all of that 1038 00:49:33,920 --> 00:49:37,320 Speaker 12: toothpaste back in the tube? And go forward with Max 1039 00:49:37,360 --> 00:49:41,560 Speaker 12: Crosby as a Raider, either short term or long term. 1040 00:49:42,719 --> 00:49:45,920 Speaker 10: Yeah, there is an argument for not burning bridges in life, 1041 00:49:45,960 --> 00:49:47,880 Speaker 10: and this is a pretty good reason why. You just 1042 00:49:47,960 --> 00:49:50,200 Speaker 10: never know when you might come back. A team trade 1043 00:49:50,200 --> 00:49:52,520 Speaker 10: you all the way to Baltimore for two first round picks. 1044 00:49:52,760 --> 00:49:55,279 Speaker 10: Next thing, you know, a couple of days later, you're back. 1045 00:49:55,320 --> 00:49:57,640 Speaker 10: Embrace the new organization. You're right, Judy, this is a 1046 00:49:57,680 --> 00:49:59,759 Speaker 10: team that was pretty bad and didn't have a ton 1047 00:49:59,760 --> 00:50:03,120 Speaker 10: of time. About three days ago, added a lot of players, 1048 00:50:03,160 --> 00:50:06,440 Speaker 10: spent a lot of money to bolster this team. Uh, 1049 00:50:06,719 --> 00:50:09,239 Speaker 10: it's a lot better, you know now than it was 1050 00:50:09,320 --> 00:50:10,920 Speaker 10: in the fact that Max Scrubs was back in the 1051 00:50:10,960 --> 00:50:13,200 Speaker 10: building today focusing on his rehab as at least as 1052 00:50:13,280 --> 00:50:17,759 Speaker 10: signed that he has eyes forward, aimed at rejoining the organization, 1053 00:50:17,880 --> 00:50:20,800 Speaker 10: and you know, kind of moving forward with the Raiders. 1054 00:50:20,840 --> 00:50:22,720 Speaker 11: Will soone engage. It is certainly possible. 1055 00:50:22,760 --> 00:50:26,080 Speaker 10: I don't believe it's going to happen until until Crosby, 1056 00:50:26,600 --> 00:50:30,239 Speaker 10: you know, has his knee perfectly healthy and fully rehabbed. 1057 00:50:30,600 --> 00:50:32,480 Speaker 11: But maybe this is a little bit of failure. 1058 00:50:32,520 --> 00:50:34,840 Speaker 10: Maybe this is a guy who should finish his career 1059 00:50:34,920 --> 00:50:35,920 Speaker 10: with one organization. 1060 00:50:36,440 --> 00:50:37,640 Speaker 11: And actually does it. 1061 00:50:37,680 --> 00:50:40,600 Speaker 10: From the Baltimore Ravens standpoint, you know, this was a 1062 00:50:40,600 --> 00:50:43,839 Speaker 10: good lesson in how one free agent signing effects another. 1063 00:50:43,880 --> 00:50:46,839 Speaker 10: And I think Mike mentioned this recently as well. Lose 1064 00:50:46,840 --> 00:50:49,520 Speaker 10: out on Linderbaum and they say, we have the money. 1065 00:50:49,560 --> 00:50:51,560 Speaker 10: Instead of just bringing in Max, We're going to try 1066 00:50:51,600 --> 00:50:51,960 Speaker 10: to bring in. 1067 00:50:52,000 --> 00:50:55,320 Speaker 11: Two pass rushers. This was a lot to ended up. 1068 00:50:55,200 --> 00:50:58,919 Speaker 10: With only Trey Hendrickson, but certainly a whirlwin for both 1069 00:50:59,000 --> 00:51:01,359 Speaker 10: these teams that now have to restart after thinking one 1070 00:51:01,440 --> 00:51:03,759 Speaker 10: thing was happening and everything collapsed right in front of 1071 00:51:03,760 --> 00:51:04,160 Speaker 10: their eyes. 1072 00:51:05,719 --> 00:51:08,640 Speaker 9: Max Crosby is also in a really unique position. Think 1073 00:51:08,680 --> 00:51:12,560 Speaker 9: about being one of the only superstar players ever to 1074 00:51:13,200 --> 00:51:16,040 Speaker 9: be leaving a team, or believe you were leaving a team, 1075 00:51:16,800 --> 00:51:20,839 Speaker 9: then watch like a third party as they sign all 1076 00:51:20,880 --> 00:51:25,000 Speaker 9: sorts of other players, and then come back and be like, oh, 1077 00:51:25,040 --> 00:51:27,520 Speaker 9: this team looks a lot different. They added kway Walker, 1078 00:51:28,000 --> 00:51:32,680 Speaker 9: they added to Kobe Dean, they added offensively signing Jalen Naylor. 1079 00:51:32,719 --> 00:51:36,000 Speaker 9: They signed Tyler Linderbaum to the biggest center deal by 1080 00:51:36,120 --> 00:51:39,240 Speaker 9: far in NFL history. Now, I'm not saying that fixes 1081 00:51:39,320 --> 00:51:43,480 Speaker 9: everything and all the points of frustration that Max Crosby had, 1082 00:51:44,120 --> 00:51:46,680 Speaker 9: but you are looking at a different landscape in terms 1083 00:51:46,719 --> 00:51:49,279 Speaker 9: of the roster and maybe some players, like the linebackers 1084 00:51:49,320 --> 00:51:51,160 Speaker 9: you have behind you who might be able to help 1085 00:51:51,200 --> 00:51:53,799 Speaker 9: Max Crosby do his job. I would say it's fair 1086 00:51:53,840 --> 00:51:56,840 Speaker 9: to say right now we have not heard the last 1087 00:51:56,880 --> 00:51:58,280 Speaker 9: of the Max Crosby story. 1088 00:51:58,320 --> 00:51:59,319 Speaker 15: There are still. 1089 00:51:59,400 --> 00:52:03,040 Speaker 9: Many, many different tentacles of this and many different directions 1090 00:52:03,280 --> 00:52:06,040 Speaker 9: that things can play out when he is healthy, which 1091 00:52:06,280 --> 00:52:08,680 Speaker 9: his agents were transparent throughout the process. 1092 00:52:08,400 --> 00:52:10,319 Speaker 15: Was not going to happen until June. 1093 00:52:10,360 --> 00:52:12,560 Speaker 9: I mean, this is repair surgery, even for a guy 1094 00:52:12,600 --> 00:52:14,440 Speaker 9: who's not twenty nine years old like Max. Is a 1095 00:52:14,480 --> 00:52:18,560 Speaker 9: four to six month recovery in June. Does that trademarket 1096 00:52:18,600 --> 00:52:21,080 Speaker 9: bounce back, Do things continue to evolve. 1097 00:52:21,160 --> 00:52:22,480 Speaker 15: Does Max try. 1098 00:52:22,280 --> 00:52:24,120 Speaker 9: To get his mind back into it and decide I'm 1099 00:52:24,160 --> 00:52:26,239 Speaker 9: still not in the place that the Raiders is the 1100 00:52:26,239 --> 00:52:29,040 Speaker 9: best place for me. These are all open questions because everybody, 1101 00:52:29,120 --> 00:52:32,160 Speaker 9: again is twenty four hours removed from the shock. But Ian, 1102 00:52:32,200 --> 00:52:34,719 Speaker 9: I think one thing that's important to note here is 1103 00:52:35,239 --> 00:52:39,360 Speaker 9: nobody is sitting here saying that Max Crosby cannot play football. 1104 00:52:39,400 --> 00:52:42,360 Speaker 9: Even the Ravens are not saying Max Crosby cannot play football. 1105 00:52:42,400 --> 00:52:44,600 Speaker 9: He played most of the last season with his injury. 1106 00:52:44,680 --> 00:52:47,200 Speaker 9: Didn't practice much, but he played most of the season 1107 00:52:47,239 --> 00:52:49,920 Speaker 9: with the injury. This is about the medium term, not 1108 00:52:49,960 --> 00:52:52,200 Speaker 9: even long term because of his age, but medium turn 1109 00:52:52,719 --> 00:52:55,600 Speaker 9: Max Crosby once he's healthy. There's really not a lot 1110 00:52:55,640 --> 00:52:57,879 Speaker 9: of reason to believe that he's not going to look 1111 00:52:57,920 --> 00:53:00,400 Speaker 9: like Max Crosby, at least for the relatively near future. 1112 00:53:00,840 --> 00:53:03,440 Speaker 1: Back here on the Insiders on NFL Network. Now today, 1113 00:53:03,480 --> 00:53:07,360 Speaker 1: coming into the nfl LA newsroom, congratulations to Aziz o 1114 00:53:07,520 --> 00:53:10,839 Speaker 1: Jelari will now be headed to the Atlanta Falcons, gets 1115 00:53:10,880 --> 00:53:14,120 Speaker 1: a one year deal to play for Kevin Stefanski squad 1116 00:53:14,120 --> 00:53:17,640 Speaker 1: as the new head coach is there in Atlanta. Also 1117 00:53:17,840 --> 00:53:20,120 Speaker 1: the Eagles announcing a couple of signings, both at the 1118 00:53:20,160 --> 00:53:23,080 Speaker 1: same position, agreeing to terms on one year deals with 1119 00:53:23,080 --> 00:53:26,400 Speaker 1: tight end Grant Calcitira as well as Johnny munt So. 1120 00:53:26,520 --> 00:53:30,200 Speaker 1: A couple of tight ends on their way to Philadelphia, 1121 00:53:30,239 --> 00:53:32,439 Speaker 1: one of them staying there. And we got a guest 1122 00:53:32,480 --> 00:53:35,320 Speaker 1: here all the set. It is Omar Rouiz of NFL Network. 1123 00:53:35,560 --> 00:53:38,920 Speaker 1: I think back to ten nine to fifty West Washington Boulevard, Omar, 1124 00:53:38,960 --> 00:53:41,759 Speaker 1: where the desk was significantly smaller now we're able to 1125 00:53:41,800 --> 00:53:44,000 Speaker 1: both be up here at the same time. Let's discuss 1126 00:53:44,080 --> 00:53:49,440 Speaker 1: this NFC West. We just saw the Super Bowl champions celebrate, trophy, parade, everything, 1127 00:53:49,840 --> 00:53:51,279 Speaker 1: and now it's right back to work. They got a 1128 00:53:51,280 --> 00:53:52,879 Speaker 1: couple guys leaving, they acquired some as well. 1129 00:53:52,920 --> 00:53:55,000 Speaker 15: Yeah, business as usual for the Seahawks. 1130 00:53:55,000 --> 00:53:58,040 Speaker 20: And even though mostly in this free agency we've seen 1131 00:53:58,080 --> 00:54:02,000 Speaker 20: guys like Kenneth Walker, the Super Bowl MVP, walk out 1132 00:54:02,040 --> 00:54:05,200 Speaker 20: the door, that roster is still loaded. But when you 1133 00:54:05,200 --> 00:54:08,480 Speaker 20: think about Zach charmon Ay coming off the torn acl 1134 00:54:08,880 --> 00:54:11,680 Speaker 20: he suffered in the playoffs last year, that becomes a 1135 00:54:11,719 --> 00:54:15,719 Speaker 20: glaring need for the Seattle Seahawks moving forward. Whether they 1136 00:54:15,719 --> 00:54:19,000 Speaker 20: address that need in the remainder of free agency this 1137 00:54:19,120 --> 00:54:21,759 Speaker 20: offseason or whether they look to the draft. Filling in 1138 00:54:21,800 --> 00:54:24,759 Speaker 20: the shoes of Kenneth Walker will be critical. When you 1139 00:54:24,800 --> 00:54:27,480 Speaker 20: talk about the rest of the offense. They are bringing 1140 00:54:27,520 --> 00:54:30,840 Speaker 20: back Rashid Shahed, who obviously had so many home runs 1141 00:54:30,880 --> 00:54:34,839 Speaker 20: for them down the stretch after the trade, and when 1142 00:54:34,880 --> 00:54:37,600 Speaker 20: you talk about Tory Horton coming back, who had a 1143 00:54:37,640 --> 00:54:41,000 Speaker 20: great rookie season last year for the Seahawks, he was 1144 00:54:41,120 --> 00:54:44,279 Speaker 20: hurt right around the time that they acquired Shahed, So 1145 00:54:44,360 --> 00:54:47,319 Speaker 20: you have both of those speedsters that are able to 1146 00:54:47,360 --> 00:54:50,800 Speaker 20: stretch the offense for the Seahawks to go of course, 1147 00:54:50,920 --> 00:54:55,040 Speaker 20: with Cooper Cup and Jackson Smith and Jigba with Sam Darnell, 1148 00:54:55,120 --> 00:54:57,640 Speaker 20: that looks to be a very explosive offense coming back 1149 00:54:57,680 --> 00:55:00,480 Speaker 20: in twenty twenty six for the Seattle Seahawks. A big 1150 00:55:00,520 --> 00:55:03,359 Speaker 20: reason why then the Rams go out and get Trent 1151 00:55:03,440 --> 00:55:07,040 Speaker 20: McDuffie to go out and get Jalen Watson to fortify 1152 00:55:07,520 --> 00:55:11,520 Speaker 20: that secondary because obviously the Rams four point short in 1153 00:55:11,560 --> 00:55:15,320 Speaker 20: the NFC Championship game losing to Seattle, looking to close 1154 00:55:15,360 --> 00:55:18,920 Speaker 20: that gap by bringing in reinforcements on the back end 1155 00:55:18,920 --> 00:55:21,760 Speaker 20: of their defense. We know how good they are upfront 1156 00:55:21,800 --> 00:55:25,520 Speaker 20: with Jared Vers and Braden Fist, Byron Young and the 1157 00:55:25,520 --> 00:55:28,640 Speaker 20: rest of the crew there upfront, but the secondary was 1158 00:55:28,680 --> 00:55:32,319 Speaker 20: where they had holes going forward, and they've addressed them 1159 00:55:32,400 --> 00:55:33,200 Speaker 20: this offseason. 1160 00:55:33,200 --> 00:55:33,560 Speaker 2: Patrick. 1161 00:55:33,600 --> 00:55:35,920 Speaker 20: When you talk about the Rams down the stretch of 1162 00:55:35,960 --> 00:55:39,680 Speaker 20: their last nine games, six of them they gave up 1163 00:55:39,719 --> 00:55:42,719 Speaker 20: twenty seven points or more, and the three that they 1164 00:55:42,800 --> 00:55:45,480 Speaker 20: didn't too were against the Cardinals, and then one was 1165 00:55:45,480 --> 00:55:48,240 Speaker 20: in that playoff game against the Chicago Bears where nobody 1166 00:55:48,280 --> 00:55:52,160 Speaker 20: was really scoring because of how limited the offenses were 1167 00:55:52,239 --> 00:55:53,040 Speaker 20: because of the cold. 1168 00:55:53,120 --> 00:55:54,239 Speaker 15: So you look at the. 1169 00:55:54,280 --> 00:55:57,240 Speaker 20: Rams going for it all in again for the twenty 1170 00:55:57,280 --> 00:56:02,040 Speaker 20: six season. Sofi Stadium the host of Super Bowl sixty one, 1171 00:56:02,360 --> 00:56:05,120 Speaker 20: trying to repeat history with a Rams winning obviously the 1172 00:56:05,200 --> 00:56:07,600 Speaker 20: last time the Super Bowl was here at their home state. 1173 00:56:07,680 --> 00:56:08,800 Speaker 1: They did it with a lot of talent and the 1174 00:56:08,840 --> 00:56:11,440 Speaker 1: secondary Jalen Ramsey on that team and those signings. As 1175 00:56:11,480 --> 00:56:13,759 Speaker 1: we talked about the Seahawks bringing back Rashichi heat, that's 1176 00:56:13,760 --> 00:56:18,480 Speaker 1: how the NFC Championship game started with the Rashichi heat touching. Yeah, 1177 00:56:18,520 --> 00:56:21,239 Speaker 1: and so the Rams going to try to combat that 1178 00:56:21,320 --> 00:56:24,000 Speaker 1: Omar Ruiz with a look at the NFC West. As 1179 00:56:24,040 --> 00:56:26,319 Speaker 1: we keep our things, we'll go all the way to 1180 00:56:26,360 --> 00:56:28,640 Speaker 1: the other side of the country upstate New York. The 1181 00:56:28,640 --> 00:56:33,640 Speaker 1: Bills busy this offseason a couple big time deals, including 1182 00:56:33,680 --> 00:56:36,240 Speaker 1: getting DJ Moore in the trade they extend Dawson Knox. 1183 00:56:36,400 --> 00:56:37,480 Speaker 2: Connor McGovern is back. 1184 00:56:37,520 --> 00:56:39,520 Speaker 1: That did have some other departures up front, but then 1185 00:56:39,560 --> 00:56:42,640 Speaker 1: today we get the news that Bradley Chubb is on 1186 00:56:42,680 --> 00:56:45,279 Speaker 1: his way back to be that answer at edge for 1187 00:56:45,560 --> 00:56:48,200 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills. And to discuss the Bills a little 1188 00:56:48,200 --> 00:56:50,480 Speaker 1: bit more. We'll get to cam Wolf joining us now 1189 00:56:50,640 --> 00:56:52,839 Speaker 1: here on the insiders. A lot of moves and they 1190 00:56:52,960 --> 00:56:54,840 Speaker 1: satisfied needs in a couple of different spots. 1191 00:56:54,880 --> 00:56:59,239 Speaker 21: Came Yeah, Patrick, let's start with Bradley Chubb because the 1192 00:56:59,280 --> 00:57:01,960 Speaker 21: Bills were really looking for an edge rusher. They had 1193 00:57:02,040 --> 00:57:04,600 Speaker 21: checked in on the Trey Hendrickson market. Too expensive for him. 1194 00:57:04,640 --> 00:57:07,000 Speaker 21: They weren't paying thirty million dollars a year. They weren't 1195 00:57:07,040 --> 00:57:09,480 Speaker 21: able to re enter the Max Crosby deal because they 1196 00:57:09,520 --> 00:57:11,279 Speaker 21: didn't have the cap space to do it yet. So 1197 00:57:11,320 --> 00:57:13,400 Speaker 21: they found a guy in Bradley Chubb to fill that 1198 00:57:13,520 --> 00:57:16,200 Speaker 21: veteran pass rusher role at about half of the price 1199 00:57:16,440 --> 00:57:19,200 Speaker 21: that those other guys will make. And they think he's 1200 00:57:19,240 --> 00:57:21,280 Speaker 21: a really good fit in Jim Leonard at their new 1201 00:57:21,280 --> 00:57:24,560 Speaker 21: defensive coordinator scheme, A three to four guy win healthy. 1202 00:57:24,920 --> 00:57:27,520 Speaker 21: He has been a very productive pass rusher eight and 1203 00:57:27,560 --> 00:57:29,520 Speaker 21: a half sacks last year that would have been most 1204 00:57:29,600 --> 00:57:31,760 Speaker 21: on the Buffalo Bills. You don't have to take him 1205 00:57:31,760 --> 00:57:34,400 Speaker 21: off the field. He stops to run, says the edge. 1206 00:57:34,440 --> 00:57:36,280 Speaker 21: He's a guy that's a great leader in the locker room. 1207 00:57:36,320 --> 00:57:39,080 Speaker 21: The big question for him has been health. He missed 1208 00:57:39,080 --> 00:57:41,840 Speaker 21: the whole twenty four season with the ACL. He's missed 1209 00:57:42,600 --> 00:57:45,680 Speaker 21: significant time throughout his career with injuries, so it's a 1210 00:57:45,720 --> 00:57:48,560 Speaker 21: little bit like the Joey Bosa and Von Miller signing 1211 00:57:48,760 --> 00:57:51,520 Speaker 21: of previous years. If you keep him healthy, he could 1212 00:57:51,520 --> 00:57:54,680 Speaker 21: be your top pass rusher, something the Bills desperately need. 1213 00:57:54,800 --> 00:57:56,600 Speaker 21: But the health is going to be a question here 1214 00:57:56,800 --> 00:57:59,000 Speaker 21: and certainly a big part of why they were able 1215 00:57:59,040 --> 00:58:02,640 Speaker 21: to get Bradley Chubb. They've made several solid moves instead 1216 00:58:02,640 --> 00:58:05,000 Speaker 21: of the one big move. Dj Moore was the one 1217 00:58:05,080 --> 00:58:08,880 Speaker 21: that we saw finalized today that they made earlier this offseason. 1218 00:58:09,120 --> 00:58:11,800 Speaker 21: They thought that he was the best wide receiver available 1219 00:58:11,800 --> 00:58:13,920 Speaker 21: that they can go get, so they traded for him. 1220 00:58:13,960 --> 00:58:14,800 Speaker 2: Familiar guy. 1221 00:58:15,200 --> 00:58:17,560 Speaker 21: He's with Joe Brady again, who he was with in 1222 00:58:17,600 --> 00:58:21,080 Speaker 21: Carolina as a OC some years ago he had two 1223 00:58:21,080 --> 00:58:22,960 Speaker 21: of his best years. They think he's going to be 1224 00:58:23,000 --> 00:58:25,960 Speaker 21: the guy that beats man coverage for Josh Allen and 1225 00:58:26,040 --> 00:58:28,040 Speaker 21: look for them to still add a couple of more 1226 00:58:28,080 --> 00:58:30,760 Speaker 21: pieces on defense here in the coming days for Jim 1227 00:58:30,800 --> 00:58:33,320 Speaker 21: Leonard scheme. They didn't have much cap space, but they're 1228 00:58:33,360 --> 00:58:36,040 Speaker 21: still trying to make some solid ads here for guys 1229 00:58:36,040 --> 00:58:37,840 Speaker 21: that can impact them as they try to go take 1230 00:58:37,880 --> 00:58:39,160 Speaker 21: this AFC East back. 1231 00:58:39,520 --> 00:58:42,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, significant shift to go to Jim Leonard as Sean 1232 00:58:42,080 --> 00:58:44,160 Speaker 1: McDermott was such a big part of what the Bills 1233 00:58:44,160 --> 00:58:46,680 Speaker 1: were able to do and how they did that on defense. 1234 00:58:46,760 --> 00:58:49,160 Speaker 1: Let's go elsewhere in the division to the Bills competition. 1235 00:58:49,240 --> 00:58:52,760 Speaker 1: The New England Patriots getting some signings in today, including 1236 00:58:52,840 --> 00:58:56,160 Speaker 1: reuniting Mike Rabel with Kevin Byron and also looking back 1237 00:58:56,200 --> 00:58:57,640 Speaker 1: to the Roleo Dobbs deal as well. 1238 00:58:59,480 --> 00:59:01,840 Speaker 21: Yeah, Patrick, one of my favorite signings of free agency 1239 00:59:01,920 --> 00:59:03,880 Speaker 21: is Kevin Byert to the New England Patriots. 1240 00:59:03,880 --> 00:59:04,720 Speaker 3: This is a guy that is. 1241 00:59:04,720 --> 00:59:06,680 Speaker 2: A ball hawk, and you mentioned it. 1242 00:59:06,720 --> 00:59:09,080 Speaker 21: He gets to reunite with Mike Vrabel, the guy that 1243 00:59:09,120 --> 00:59:12,240 Speaker 21: he was with in Tennessee. And look one thing about Bayer. 1244 00:59:12,320 --> 00:59:14,280 Speaker 21: It is one he gets the ball, but two he 1245 00:59:14,400 --> 00:59:17,040 Speaker 21: is always on the field. In ten years, he has 1246 00:59:17,120 --> 00:59:19,920 Speaker 21: never missed the game. No player in the NFL has 1247 00:59:19,920 --> 00:59:22,560 Speaker 21: more interceptions since he entered the league in twenty sixteen 1248 00:59:22,600 --> 00:59:25,080 Speaker 21: than Kevin Byer and he led the NFL in interceptions 1249 00:59:25,160 --> 00:59:27,560 Speaker 21: last year, so he still has some juice. He's older, 1250 00:59:27,720 --> 00:59:29,560 Speaker 21: He's thirty three years old. This is not going to 1251 00:59:29,600 --> 00:59:31,760 Speaker 21: be a guy that is your long term answer at 1252 00:59:31,760 --> 00:59:32,240 Speaker 21: the position. 1253 00:59:32,440 --> 00:59:33,439 Speaker 3: But he can still play. 1254 00:59:33,480 --> 00:59:34,960 Speaker 13: He can still bring some juice. 1255 00:59:35,040 --> 00:59:37,400 Speaker 21: And I talked to him a few hours ago and 1256 00:59:37,440 --> 00:59:39,520 Speaker 21: he said he's excited to get the band back together. 1257 00:59:39,720 --> 00:59:41,800 Speaker 21: The Tennessee guys a lot of dudes in New England 1258 00:59:41,880 --> 00:59:44,720 Speaker 21: from the Tennessee days. Bayer is going to bring that leadership, 1259 00:59:44,720 --> 00:59:47,960 Speaker 21: that ballhawk nature for Patriots defense that was very good 1260 00:59:48,160 --> 00:59:50,800 Speaker 21: but needs a little bit more turnover production. So they 1261 00:59:50,840 --> 00:59:53,000 Speaker 21: bring him in that room. And it's another addition for 1262 00:59:53,000 --> 00:59:56,880 Speaker 21: the Patriots who obviously signed Romeo Dobbs yesterday, a guy 1263 00:59:56,920 --> 00:59:59,840 Speaker 21: to replace Stefan Diggs in this offense. They think that 1264 00:59:59,880 --> 01:00:02,200 Speaker 21: he he's a smooth route runner, a guy that's an 1265 01:00:02,200 --> 01:00:06,080 Speaker 21: intending player coming off a career best year in Green Bay. 1266 01:00:06,280 --> 01:00:09,240 Speaker 21: They have, of course flirted with a lot of other receivers, 1267 01:00:09,240 --> 01:00:12,000 Speaker 21: but ultimately they feel like Romeo Dobbs was the best 1268 01:00:12,120 --> 01:00:14,720 Speaker 21: guy that they didn't feel like they had to overspend on. 1269 01:00:15,160 --> 01:00:17,440 Speaker 21: And so two big moves for the Patriots to be 1270 01:00:17,440 --> 01:00:19,800 Speaker 21: able to keep that AFC East title. And they may 1271 01:00:19,840 --> 01:00:23,480 Speaker 21: not be done at either position in regards to safety 1272 01:00:23,600 --> 01:00:25,640 Speaker 21: or wide receiver. This is a team that's still looking 1273 01:00:25,680 --> 01:00:28,200 Speaker 21: to upgrade in the next few days ahead, and a 1274 01:00:28,200 --> 01:00:31,440 Speaker 21: team that feels like last year was just the beginning 1275 01:00:31,640 --> 01:00:33,600 Speaker 21: of what could be a great run under Mike Rabel 1276 01:00:33,680 --> 01:00:34,560 Speaker 21: in New England. 1277 01:00:35,080 --> 01:00:36,200 Speaker 2: The Super Bowl runner up. 1278 01:00:36,240 --> 01:00:38,480 Speaker 1: Sometimes things can be a little bit tough, the Patriots 1279 01:00:38,520 --> 01:00:41,920 Speaker 1: retooling on offense and defense. Cam Wolf was at a 1280 01:00:41,920 --> 01:00:43,760 Speaker 1: couple of teams there in the AFC East. 1281 01:00:43,760 --> 01:00:46,080 Speaker 2: Thanks Cam. We're going to keep the Insiders. 1282 01:00:45,480 --> 01:00:49,560 Speaker 1: Going here on NFL Network, looking back with the towards Atlanta. 1283 01:00:49,600 --> 01:00:51,520 Speaker 1: Michael Pennix Junior on his way back from the injury. 1284 01:00:51,520 --> 01:00:54,160 Speaker 1: Two of talking about loa coming in. Let'stal some free 1285 01:00:54,160 --> 01:00:58,480 Speaker 1: agency winners and losers here coming up on The Insiders. 1286 01:00:58,560 --> 01:01:01,880 Speaker 2: You're watching network. 1287 01:01:08,840 --> 01:01:11,680 Speaker 1: Back here on the Insiders, New today, coming into our 1288 01:01:11,800 --> 01:01:16,520 Speaker 1: NFL Network newsroom, Ashawn Robinson will now have his fifth team, 1289 01:01:17,360 --> 01:01:22,080 Speaker 1: former Panther Lion Ram Giant Super Bowl champion with the Rams, 1290 01:01:22,120 --> 01:01:25,960 Speaker 1: We'll go to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. According to the 1291 01:01:26,000 --> 01:01:28,840 Speaker 1: NFL Network and sider Ian Rappers, A'shawn Robinson to the 1292 01:01:28,880 --> 01:01:32,200 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Let's talk about some running backs. Let's 1293 01:01:32,200 --> 01:01:35,280 Speaker 1: fire up a special that drafted Kenneth Walker, the Superwowl champion, 1294 01:01:35,520 --> 01:01:37,560 Speaker 1: gets a three year, forty five million dollar deal with 1295 01:01:37,560 --> 01:01:40,960 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs. Elsewhere, Travis Etn goes back to 1296 01:01:41,000 --> 01:01:43,600 Speaker 1: his home state of Louisiana four years fifty two million 1297 01:01:43,640 --> 01:01:45,840 Speaker 1: dollar deal with the New Orleans Saints. 1298 01:01:46,240 --> 01:01:46,680 Speaker 2: Kenny g. 1299 01:01:47,000 --> 01:01:49,960 Speaker 1: Kenneth Ganglo gets a two year deal fourteen million dollars. 1300 01:01:50,000 --> 01:01:54,480 Speaker 2: He is also headed to Tampa Bay. Rique Downell leaves Carolina. 1301 01:01:54,520 --> 01:01:56,320 Speaker 1: He signs a two year up to twelve and nine 1302 01:01:56,520 --> 01:01:59,600 Speaker 1: point two five million dollar deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers. 1303 01:02:00,000 --> 01:02:03,920 Speaker 1: Tyl Aljier goes to Arizona from Atlanta two year twelve 1304 01:02:04,000 --> 01:02:09,200 Speaker 1: point twenty five. They're familiar looking contract with that deal 1305 01:02:09,200 --> 01:02:11,520 Speaker 1: for Breac o'dwald and David Montgomery. Before all this started, 1306 01:02:11,520 --> 01:02:14,640 Speaker 1: got traded from the Lions to the Texans, and Isaiah 1307 01:02:14,720 --> 01:02:18,160 Speaker 1: Paiceco gets a one year, one point eight million dollar 1308 01:02:18,280 --> 01:02:20,960 Speaker 1: deal as he will now be Jamiir Gibbs running mate 1309 01:02:21,360 --> 01:02:26,080 Speaker 1: in Detroit. Let's talk free agency winners and losers. Jeffrey 1310 01:02:26,080 --> 01:02:29,919 Speaker 1: Shadia and Judy Batista joining us as we've both got 1311 01:02:30,000 --> 01:02:32,120 Speaker 1: a boat, I say we as if I've written anything 1312 01:02:32,640 --> 01:02:36,000 Speaker 1: in the past fifteen years. Jeff and Judy Batista both 1313 01:02:36,040 --> 01:02:38,760 Speaker 1: have work right now. On NFL dot Com. Let's go 1314 01:02:38,880 --> 01:02:42,320 Speaker 1: through some of these winners and losers of free agency 1315 01:02:42,360 --> 01:02:45,840 Speaker 1: thus far, Joe, start with the winners positive first. 1316 01:02:46,320 --> 01:02:48,880 Speaker 17: Yeah, I'll start with cornerback Trent McDuffie, who's now a 1317 01:02:49,000 --> 01:02:51,000 Speaker 17: Los Angeles Ram and this is a great deal for 1318 01:02:51,080 --> 01:02:53,959 Speaker 17: him because he was going to fifth year option, wound 1319 01:02:54,040 --> 01:02:57,360 Speaker 17: up getting a huge payday after that trade, a four year, 1320 01:02:57,360 --> 01:02:59,880 Speaker 17: one hundred and twenty million dollars deal. He was thought 1321 01:02:59,880 --> 01:03:01,600 Speaker 17: of as a guy who was a great slot corner, 1322 01:03:01,600 --> 01:03:03,960 Speaker 17: who may not who may just be good on the outside. 1323 01:03:04,000 --> 01:03:05,480 Speaker 13: This is outside corner money. 1324 01:03:05,760 --> 01:03:08,320 Speaker 17: He's going back to LA where he's an LA native, 1325 01:03:08,320 --> 01:03:09,720 Speaker 17: and he's playing for a team that has a great 1326 01:03:09,800 --> 01:03:12,400 Speaker 17: chance of winning a Super Bowl. He already has two rings, 1327 01:03:12,560 --> 01:03:15,240 Speaker 17: could get a third one here. Now go to Alan Pierce, 1328 01:03:15,280 --> 01:03:17,280 Speaker 17: wide receiver with the Coats, who stayed with the Colts, 1329 01:03:17,600 --> 01:03:19,840 Speaker 17: and he's the guy who's interesting because he had his 1330 01:03:19,880 --> 01:03:23,280 Speaker 17: first Bolland yard season last year. Forty seven catches is 1331 01:03:23,280 --> 01:03:25,240 Speaker 17: a career high. But the Colts are saying he's a 1332 01:03:25,320 --> 01:03:27,400 Speaker 17: number one receiver now and they paid him number one 1333 01:03:27,440 --> 01:03:30,640 Speaker 17: receiver money four years, one hundred and fourteen million dollars. 1334 01:03:30,760 --> 01:03:32,680 Speaker 17: That's a huge payday for a guy who's thought of 1335 01:03:32,800 --> 01:03:35,640 Speaker 17: initially as mainly a deep threat, but he showed more 1336 01:03:35,680 --> 01:03:38,680 Speaker 17: hour round ability, got a great rapport with Daniel Jones, 1337 01:03:38,880 --> 01:03:40,800 Speaker 17: and the team knows him. So this kind of money 1338 01:03:40,800 --> 01:03:42,720 Speaker 17: being spent sounds a lot like a lot, but they 1339 01:03:42,720 --> 01:03:43,320 Speaker 17: know what they're. 1340 01:03:43,120 --> 01:03:44,040 Speaker 2: Getting and they know he can. 1341 01:03:44,160 --> 01:03:46,520 Speaker 13: They believe he can be a number one receiver. 1342 01:03:46,440 --> 01:03:48,480 Speaker 1: That gets his money Jeffrey and he gets his quarterback 1343 01:03:48,480 --> 01:03:52,240 Speaker 1: back as of today. So winners for Jeffrey, Judy, let's 1344 01:03:52,400 --> 01:03:54,880 Speaker 1: get your winners here. Free agency in twenty twenty. 1345 01:03:54,600 --> 01:03:59,680 Speaker 12: Six, Well, my big winner was chaos. I have never 1346 01:03:59,720 --> 01:04:03,040 Speaker 12: seen anything like I don't think anybody's ever seen anything 1347 01:04:03,160 --> 01:04:05,640 Speaker 12: like what happened last night when the Ravens pulled the 1348 01:04:05,640 --> 01:04:09,560 Speaker 12: plug on the Max Crosby trade. That jolted the NFL 1349 01:04:09,640 --> 01:04:13,320 Speaker 12: and free agency like nothing I've ever seen before. For 1350 01:04:13,360 --> 01:04:16,680 Speaker 12: a few hours there, people just could not get their 1351 01:04:16,920 --> 01:04:19,880 Speaker 12: minds around what had happened. Everybody was scrambling to try 1352 01:04:19,880 --> 01:04:22,560 Speaker 12: to figure out what had happened, what would happen next. 1353 01:04:22,600 --> 01:04:24,560 Speaker 12: I think we're still trying to figure out what's going 1354 01:04:24,600 --> 01:04:29,160 Speaker 12: to happen next. It was absolute mayhem for a deal 1355 01:04:29,280 --> 01:04:31,720 Speaker 12: that had been one of the standards of what we 1356 01:04:31,760 --> 01:04:34,800 Speaker 12: thought was going to be free agency through everything into 1357 01:04:34,840 --> 01:04:38,360 Speaker 12: a tailsprint. If you were a fan of chaos, last 1358 01:04:38,440 --> 01:04:41,400 Speaker 12: night was the moment for you, and then a little 1359 01:04:41,400 --> 01:04:44,080 Speaker 12: closer to home a winner. I think it's actually a 1360 01:04:44,080 --> 01:04:46,160 Speaker 12: win win situation for the Jets and. 1361 01:04:46,000 --> 01:04:46,800 Speaker 13: For Geno Smith. 1362 01:04:46,880 --> 01:04:51,280 Speaker 12: Genosmith returning to the Jets after being traded by the Raiders. 1363 01:04:51,320 --> 01:04:54,440 Speaker 12: It's a late round swap. This is a remarkable career 1364 01:04:54,600 --> 01:04:56,960 Speaker 12: art for Gino Smith. He was drafted by the Jets. 1365 01:04:56,960 --> 01:04:59,400 Speaker 12: He started a lot of games, he lost his job there, 1366 01:04:59,440 --> 01:05:02,960 Speaker 12: he was boom, he left, he became a journeyman, and 1367 01:05:02,960 --> 01:05:05,000 Speaker 12: then he resurrected his career in Seattle. 1368 01:05:05,040 --> 01:05:06,440 Speaker 13: He had a bad year at the Raiders. 1369 01:05:06,480 --> 01:05:08,560 Speaker 12: Certainly that was not all his fault, and now he 1370 01:05:08,600 --> 01:05:11,440 Speaker 12: gets to come back. He was the Jets' best option 1371 01:05:12,280 --> 01:05:15,040 Speaker 12: for a starting quarterback. They need a placeholder. He is 1372 01:05:15,080 --> 01:05:18,360 Speaker 12: a much different quarterback, a much different guy than the 1373 01:05:18,400 --> 01:05:21,000 Speaker 12: one he was when he was drafted by the Jets. 1374 01:05:21,080 --> 01:05:24,520 Speaker 12: He is more mature, he has become a mentor. He 1375 01:05:24,600 --> 01:05:27,120 Speaker 12: is really the perfect fit for a team that needs 1376 01:05:27,600 --> 01:05:32,000 Speaker 12: leadership and steadiness and just competence at the quarterback position. 1377 01:05:32,480 --> 01:05:34,720 Speaker 1: Yes, and on the converse there, I guess one of 1378 01:05:34,720 --> 01:05:37,520 Speaker 1: his noted media antagonists from his first time in New 1379 01:05:37,600 --> 01:05:41,040 Speaker 1: York would also be considered a loser since Gino's resurgence 1380 01:05:41,080 --> 01:05:44,200 Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen. Let's go over to the losers from 1381 01:05:44,200 --> 01:05:46,120 Speaker 1: your view and free agency, Jeffrey Chidia. 1382 01:05:46,560 --> 01:05:47,800 Speaker 2: Who are the losers thus far? 1383 01:05:48,520 --> 01:05:51,760 Speaker 17: I'll start with Vig Fangiel, the defensive coordinator for the Egos. 1384 01:05:52,360 --> 01:05:54,320 Speaker 17: Have been a great offseason for him so far. He 1385 01:05:54,480 --> 01:05:58,439 Speaker 17: lost some good players like Nikobe Dean and Reblanking Ship, 1386 01:05:58,440 --> 01:06:01,120 Speaker 17: but this is the guy who's the big loss, Jalen Phillips. 1387 01:06:01,280 --> 01:06:03,800 Speaker 17: He was their best edge rusher. Then made a Misseuason 1388 01:06:03,800 --> 01:06:05,640 Speaker 17: trade for him last year and he gets for a 1389 01:06:05,640 --> 01:06:06,600 Speaker 17: lot of juice. 1390 01:06:06,520 --> 01:06:07,200 Speaker 13: To that spot. 1391 01:06:07,520 --> 01:06:09,360 Speaker 17: And right now you don't know who's going to be 1392 01:06:10,480 --> 01:06:13,240 Speaker 17: a comparable player for him. He's got some talented young 1393 01:06:13,280 --> 01:06:15,600 Speaker 17: guys like Nolan Smith and Jelyox Hunt, but they weren't 1394 01:06:15,600 --> 01:06:16,120 Speaker 17: getting it done. 1395 01:06:16,120 --> 01:06:17,960 Speaker 13: They had to go get Jalen Phillips and now he's 1396 01:06:17,960 --> 01:06:18,960 Speaker 13: playing in Carolina on a. 1397 01:06:18,880 --> 01:06:21,640 Speaker 17: Big deal and the Eagles, Vigtangil's got to find somebody 1398 01:06:21,640 --> 01:06:24,360 Speaker 17: else to get after the quarterback and number two I'll 1399 01:06:24,360 --> 01:06:27,600 Speaker 17: go to Atlanta for Michael Pennix Junior, who couldn't have 1400 01:06:27,600 --> 01:06:30,280 Speaker 17: been crazy about here in Tua Tugaba Iloa coming to 1401 01:06:30,280 --> 01:06:32,840 Speaker 17: town on a one year deal and Pence's coming off 1402 01:06:33,040 --> 01:06:35,840 Speaker 17: and acl tear. He's trying to rehab that didn't play 1403 01:06:35,880 --> 01:06:38,320 Speaker 17: great last year. He watched Kirk Cousins play well down 1404 01:06:38,320 --> 01:06:40,200 Speaker 17: the stretch for this team, and two was looking for 1405 01:06:40,200 --> 01:06:42,600 Speaker 17: an opportunity to do with Daniel Jones has done with 1406 01:06:42,720 --> 01:06:45,680 Speaker 17: Sam Darland's done to revive his career. A lot of 1407 01:06:45,720 --> 01:06:48,280 Speaker 17: weapons there to work with the b John Robinson and 1408 01:06:48,360 --> 01:06:50,760 Speaker 17: Dreg London. If Tua comes in there, competes and gets 1409 01:06:50,760 --> 01:06:52,880 Speaker 17: that job, it's hard to see Michael Pennis. 1410 01:06:52,520 --> 01:06:53,120 Speaker 7: Getting it back. 1411 01:06:53,400 --> 01:06:56,280 Speaker 1: That's one of those situations where somebody's win is somebody 1412 01:06:56,280 --> 01:06:59,360 Speaker 1: else's losses. This is the case in the NFL and 1413 01:06:59,440 --> 01:07:03,320 Speaker 1: so many judy, who are your losers for free agency? 1414 01:07:04,640 --> 01:07:07,040 Speaker 12: Well, there's still going to be losers the people who 1415 01:07:07,040 --> 01:07:09,560 Speaker 12: are waiting for a decision from Aaron Rodgerson, who maybe 1416 01:07:09,560 --> 01:07:11,400 Speaker 12: thought it would come by the start of free agency. 1417 01:07:11,560 --> 01:07:12,360 Speaker 13: No such luck. 1418 01:07:12,440 --> 01:07:14,360 Speaker 12: We are all still waiting for Aaron Rodgers. 1419 01:07:14,720 --> 01:07:16,200 Speaker 13: This was never a deadline. 1420 01:07:16,200 --> 01:07:18,240 Speaker 12: I think a lot of people thought, well, he's got 1421 01:07:18,280 --> 01:07:20,480 Speaker 12: to give them a decision by free agency, right, No, 1422 01:07:20,680 --> 01:07:22,640 Speaker 12: he does not. He can do this on his own clock. 1423 01:07:23,000 --> 01:07:24,760 Speaker 12: They have not given him a deadline. They've made it 1424 01:07:24,800 --> 01:07:27,720 Speaker 12: clear they would like Aaron Rodgers back. But the weight 1425 01:07:27,840 --> 01:07:30,760 Speaker 12: continues and then the other loser. And this is similar 1426 01:07:30,800 --> 01:07:34,240 Speaker 12: to Jeffery saying Michael Pennix is JJ McCarthy who has 1427 01:07:34,320 --> 01:07:36,600 Speaker 12: had to hear now for a number of days that 1428 01:07:36,640 --> 01:07:40,040 Speaker 12: the Vikings are likely to pursue Kyler Murray to come 1429 01:07:40,080 --> 01:07:42,720 Speaker 12: in to compete, and he has to know Kyler Murray 1430 01:07:42,800 --> 01:07:45,800 Speaker 12: is going to be a heck of competition for him. 1431 01:07:45,880 --> 01:07:49,040 Speaker 12: This is a guy who has looked at times during 1432 01:07:49,040 --> 01:07:51,280 Speaker 12: his career like a franchise starter. He hasn't like a 1433 01:07:51,280 --> 01:07:53,960 Speaker 12: franchise quarterback. He hasn't been able to put it all 1434 01:07:54,000 --> 01:07:58,480 Speaker 12: together over long stretches. But he's got immense talent, immense 1435 01:07:58,600 --> 01:08:02,320 Speaker 12: dynamic playmaking cape ability, and now he presumably if he 1436 01:08:02,360 --> 01:08:04,680 Speaker 12: goes to the Vikings, we'll have a chance to work 1437 01:08:04,720 --> 01:08:08,240 Speaker 12: with Kevin O'Connell, who has done a tremendous job resurrecting 1438 01:08:08,280 --> 01:08:09,480 Speaker 12: other quarterback careers. 1439 01:08:09,800 --> 01:08:11,720 Speaker 13: We know that is what Kyler is looking for. It's 1440 01:08:11,720 --> 01:08:12,800 Speaker 13: going to be a one year deal. 1441 01:08:12,840 --> 01:08:16,439 Speaker 12: If he goes, there a chance to restart his career 1442 01:08:16,600 --> 01:08:20,120 Speaker 12: and then cash in again. So this is not portending 1443 01:08:20,160 --> 01:08:22,840 Speaker 12: well for JJ McCarthy. Certainly. The hope is that having 1444 01:08:22,920 --> 01:08:25,799 Speaker 12: this kind of competition will spur him and. 1445 01:08:25,840 --> 01:08:28,480 Speaker 1: As a very young quarterback, one of the youngest quarterbacks 1446 01:08:28,800 --> 01:08:31,479 Speaker 1: to be drafted in league history, JJ McCarthy has plenty 1447 01:08:31,520 --> 01:08:35,559 Speaker 1: of time in Kyler. Finally, his way was over as 1448 01:08:35,560 --> 01:08:37,120 Speaker 1: he was released today at the start of the new 1449 01:08:37,200 --> 01:08:39,080 Speaker 1: league year. If folks, if you want to win, go 1450 01:08:39,120 --> 01:08:41,519 Speaker 1: to NFL dot com slash first Read to read jess 1451 01:08:41,520 --> 01:08:45,040 Speaker 1: work or NFL dot com slash Batista to see Judy's. 1452 01:08:44,680 --> 01:08:46,679 Speaker 2: Work on NFL dot com. 1453 01:08:46,720 --> 01:08:48,800 Speaker 1: Thank you to Jeffrey Jadia and Judy Batista as we 1454 01:08:48,840 --> 01:08:52,040 Speaker 1: keep things going here on the Insiders. The Washington Commanders 1455 01:08:52,560 --> 01:08:55,719 Speaker 1: very very active as of the past twenty four hours 1456 01:08:55,760 --> 01:08:58,559 Speaker 1: here in free agency, and they start earlier this week 1457 01:08:58,560 --> 01:09:01,559 Speaker 1: with a Dafe Oway chickens him Okockwoll coming over three years, 1458 01:09:01,640 --> 01:09:03,759 Speaker 1: thirty million dollars and look at the work that they've 1459 01:09:03,800 --> 01:09:06,880 Speaker 1: done on defense as well. Soon World champion Leoshin now 1460 01:09:06,960 --> 01:09:09,240 Speaker 1: calebon Chason just playing in the Super Bowl. I mean, 1461 01:09:09,400 --> 01:09:12,000 Speaker 1: Robertson was a very good piece of what they did 1462 01:09:12,080 --> 01:09:12,679 Speaker 1: in the secondary. 1463 01:09:12,720 --> 01:09:14,519 Speaker 2: So let's bring Brian Baldinger, okay. 1464 01:09:14,400 --> 01:09:17,200 Speaker 1: On to discuss Baldy's back here at the set with 1465 01:09:17,280 --> 01:09:20,320 Speaker 1: us the Washington commanders. What they've done in free agency. 1466 01:09:20,320 --> 01:09:20,920 Speaker 1: How are you feeling? 1467 01:09:21,000 --> 01:09:21,200 Speaker 15: Well? 1468 01:09:21,280 --> 01:09:23,639 Speaker 18: Yeah, I feel better than how they finished the season. 1469 01:09:23,680 --> 01:09:25,920 Speaker 18: It started with really the release of Joe Witt Junior, 1470 01:09:25,960 --> 01:09:29,880 Speaker 18: the defensive coordinator for Deante Jones, who came from Brian Flores' 1471 01:09:30,000 --> 01:09:33,120 Speaker 18: program in Minnesota. So change at the very top, but 1472 01:09:33,200 --> 01:09:35,800 Speaker 18: then you add a Dafe, and you add calebon Chase 1473 01:09:35,880 --> 01:09:39,120 Speaker 18: on on the edges, you add Dietrich Wise you resigned 1474 01:09:39,200 --> 01:09:41,600 Speaker 18: him after an injury plague season a year ago, but 1475 01:09:41,840 --> 01:09:44,040 Speaker 18: had a great career in New England before that, and 1476 01:09:44,200 --> 01:09:47,479 Speaker 18: Shy Tuttle, so you've got depth along your defensive front. 1477 01:09:47,800 --> 01:09:49,800 Speaker 18: You go get Leo Chanal, he's only a two hundred 1478 01:09:49,800 --> 01:09:52,920 Speaker 18: and fifty five pound linebacker to you know, to pair 1479 01:09:53,320 --> 01:09:56,280 Speaker 18: along with, you know, Frankie Luvu and we'll see what 1480 01:09:56,280 --> 01:09:59,280 Speaker 18: happens to Bobby Wager. You go get Nick Cross at safety, 1481 01:09:59,360 --> 01:10:03,479 Speaker 18: a Meek Robert a slot defender which they desperately needed. 1482 01:10:03,840 --> 01:10:05,880 Speaker 18: And so you look at what they have right now. 1483 01:10:05,920 --> 01:10:08,320 Speaker 18: They might have as many as five new starters and 1484 01:10:08,400 --> 01:10:12,320 Speaker 18: rebuilding this defense. And so look, Day won fourteen games 1485 01:10:12,360 --> 01:10:14,400 Speaker 18: a year ago in large part and went to an 1486 01:10:14,479 --> 01:10:17,520 Speaker 18: NFC Championship game because of the play of Jayden Daniels 1487 01:10:17,520 --> 01:10:19,800 Speaker 18: and the play of the offense, but defensively, they got 1488 01:10:19,840 --> 01:10:21,920 Speaker 18: a chance to really pick things up and be much 1489 01:10:21,960 --> 01:10:23,559 Speaker 18: more competitive this year. 1490 01:10:23,600 --> 01:10:26,479 Speaker 1: From that standpoint, we're back here on the Insiders on 1491 01:10:26,680 --> 01:10:29,280 Speaker 1: NFL Network, so'll welcome back to you. Also, welcome back 1492 01:10:29,320 --> 01:10:32,639 Speaker 1: to the Denver Broncos. Coming from the Denver Broncos two 1493 01:10:32,800 --> 01:10:36,000 Speaker 1: quarterback Sam Ellinger, as they have signed Sam Elger. He 1494 01:10:36,040 --> 01:10:39,920 Speaker 1: will return to the Denver Broncos and the hero from 1495 01:10:40,000 --> 01:10:42,680 Speaker 1: Week one where the San Francisco forty Ninders beat the 1496 01:10:42,680 --> 01:10:47,360 Speaker 1: eventual Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. Jan Tanjas agrees to 1497 01:10:47,400 --> 01:10:50,120 Speaker 1: a two year, eight million dollar contract, five and a 1498 01:10:50,160 --> 01:10:53,439 Speaker 1: half million of that guaranteed. According to our insiders, Ian Rappaport, 1499 01:10:53,600 --> 01:10:58,400 Speaker 1: Tom Pelasero, and Mike Garafolo, as we look back to 1500 01:10:58,520 --> 01:11:02,480 Speaker 1: a fun free agency weekend, Hey everybody. 1501 01:11:03,720 --> 01:11:05,439 Speaker 15: Thank you very much. Patrick. 1502 01:11:05,520 --> 01:11:08,519 Speaker 9: Let's start out with a loose sand that exists in 1503 01:11:08,600 --> 01:11:11,960 Speaker 9: free agency or the lack thereof like tell me about 1504 01:11:11,960 --> 01:11:14,120 Speaker 9: the latest on Dallas Goddard. 1505 01:11:13,720 --> 01:11:15,720 Speaker 15: And his future if any in Philadelphia. 1506 01:11:16,280 --> 01:11:19,080 Speaker 14: Yes, the Eagles tight end had a twenty million dollar 1507 01:11:19,240 --> 01:11:22,000 Speaker 14: cap hit that was scheduled to hit at the end 1508 01:11:22,040 --> 01:11:26,200 Speaker 14: of business yesterday, which would have cramped the Eagles a 1509 01:11:26,240 --> 01:11:26,719 Speaker 14: little bit. 1510 01:11:26,920 --> 01:11:27,679 Speaker 3: In that regard. 1511 01:11:27,840 --> 01:11:30,600 Speaker 14: However, as my friend Zach Berman down there in Philadelphia 1512 01:11:30,640 --> 01:11:34,800 Speaker 14: all the Athletic first reported that void on Goddard's deal 1513 01:11:34,840 --> 01:11:37,759 Speaker 14: has been moved back to Friday. Now, this is important 1514 01:11:37,800 --> 01:11:40,400 Speaker 14: for two reasons. One, the Eagles are trying to retain 1515 01:11:40,439 --> 01:11:43,080 Speaker 14: Dallas Goddard Number one mentioned that to you before, and 1516 01:11:43,120 --> 01:11:46,000 Speaker 14: Goddard would like to remain in Philadelphia if at all possible. 1517 01:11:46,400 --> 01:11:49,559 Speaker 14: But the other aspect here at play is the AJ 1518 01:11:49,720 --> 01:11:53,080 Speaker 14: Brown aspect. Now, it's a huge cap hit if the 1519 01:11:53,120 --> 01:11:55,360 Speaker 14: Eagles trade AJ Brown right now. 1520 01:11:55,400 --> 01:11:56,640 Speaker 3: It's still a big capit. 1521 01:11:56,320 --> 01:11:58,559 Speaker 14: If they trade him after June first, but it's really 1522 01:11:58,560 --> 01:12:00,639 Speaker 14: bad if they trade hit now. And we have been 1523 01:12:00,640 --> 01:12:03,880 Speaker 14: saying that with the cap hit and the money dedicated 1524 01:12:03,920 --> 01:12:06,160 Speaker 14: to Brown, if they keep him, they weren't going to 1525 01:12:06,200 --> 01:12:07,880 Speaker 14: be able to keep the likes of Goddard and read 1526 01:12:07,920 --> 01:12:10,120 Speaker 14: Blanket Chip and Kobe Dan the guys had already left, 1527 01:12:11,000 --> 01:12:13,920 Speaker 14: So pushing this void back a couple of days leaves 1528 01:12:13,960 --> 01:12:17,400 Speaker 14: the window to trade AJ Brown still open here because 1529 01:12:17,400 --> 01:12:19,519 Speaker 14: if they move him and they take that cap hit, 1530 01:12:19,720 --> 01:12:22,000 Speaker 14: they can bring Goddard back, use the money that they 1531 01:12:22,040 --> 01:12:23,960 Speaker 14: were going to spend on Brown, and also avoid the 1532 01:12:24,000 --> 01:12:24,760 Speaker 14: cap hit there. 1533 01:12:24,880 --> 01:12:28,360 Speaker 3: So a couple of moving parts there in Philadelphia. Stay tuned. 1534 01:12:28,400 --> 01:12:30,640 Speaker 3: We'll see what happens with AJ Brown. Still could go 1535 01:12:30,680 --> 01:12:31,080 Speaker 3: either way. 1536 01:12:32,960 --> 01:12:35,720 Speaker 9: A lot of action in Philadelphia so far, at least 1537 01:12:35,760 --> 01:12:38,040 Speaker 9: in terms of the things that could happen. Meanwhile, the 1538 01:12:38,080 --> 01:12:42,200 Speaker 9: Jets have had real action, Judy, A lot of maneuvering here, 1539 01:12:42,600 --> 01:12:46,080 Speaker 9: some signings of some very seasoned veterans here. 1540 01:12:46,120 --> 01:12:47,920 Speaker 15: What do you make of the makeover so far in 1541 01:12:48,000 --> 01:12:48,439 Speaker 15: New York. 1542 01:12:50,880 --> 01:12:52,800 Speaker 12: I want to give some love to the Jets because 1543 01:12:52,840 --> 01:12:55,519 Speaker 12: we don't often have the opportunity to do this, so 1544 01:12:55,560 --> 01:12:57,800 Speaker 12: I want to take the moment to do this. But 1545 01:12:57,840 --> 01:13:00,680 Speaker 12: they've gotten better in the last few days. You're right, 1546 01:13:00,720 --> 01:13:03,280 Speaker 12: they have signed some season vets. We just talked about 1547 01:13:03,320 --> 01:13:08,200 Speaker 12: Geno Smith, Mika Fitzpatrick is coming, Demario Davis, Joseph Sai, 1548 01:13:08,520 --> 01:13:11,760 Speaker 12: Naseean Wright. He had five interceptions last year. Famously, the 1549 01:13:11,840 --> 01:13:14,880 Speaker 12: Jets had none. They are an improved team. What they 1550 01:13:14,960 --> 01:13:17,599 Speaker 12: should have at the very least in terms of well 1551 01:13:17,840 --> 01:13:21,479 Speaker 12: will be competence and also leadership, which they badly needed. 1552 01:13:21,520 --> 01:13:24,160 Speaker 12: They badly needed both, but they really needed locker room 1553 01:13:24,240 --> 01:13:27,280 Speaker 12: leadership and they're going to get that from Gino Menka 1554 01:13:27,120 --> 01:13:30,040 Speaker 12: to Mario Davis. They've got some veteran guys in there. 1555 01:13:30,800 --> 01:13:34,400 Speaker 12: Last year was a mess and it was dysfunctional at 1556 01:13:34,439 --> 01:13:37,520 Speaker 12: times for the Jets. It should not be that way anymore. 1557 01:13:37,560 --> 01:13:40,479 Speaker 12: They kept Breeze Hall. They've got some talent on the team. 1558 01:13:40,640 --> 01:13:43,760 Speaker 12: Gino is the perfect bridge guide to get them to 1559 01:13:43,840 --> 01:13:46,559 Speaker 12: the next generation. They got a lot of draft picks 1560 01:13:46,560 --> 01:13:48,559 Speaker 12: coming up. I think the Jets are in a much 1561 01:13:48,600 --> 01:13:51,200 Speaker 12: better place than where they were when the season ended. 1562 01:13:52,880 --> 01:13:54,479 Speaker 15: Gino Mika to Mario Davis. 1563 01:13:54,520 --> 01:13:57,639 Speaker 9: That's somewhere in the neighborhood of forty NFL seasons between 1564 01:13:57,680 --> 01:14:01,880 Speaker 9: the three of those guys. Command Ian last year were 1565 01:14:02,000 --> 01:14:06,040 Speaker 9: very active in the older veteran market. It obviously did 1566 01:14:06,080 --> 01:14:09,200 Speaker 9: not work out a step back for them programmatically. This 1567 01:14:09,320 --> 01:14:11,639 Speaker 9: year seems like a little bit different philosophy for how 1568 01:14:11,680 --> 01:14:13,120 Speaker 9: they're trying to build this thing up. 1569 01:14:14,439 --> 01:14:17,880 Speaker 10: This year, they got younger and seemingly better now, for 1570 01:14:18,320 --> 01:14:20,360 Speaker 10: they were in different position, you know, a couple of 1571 01:14:20,400 --> 01:14:22,759 Speaker 10: years ago. I would say they were in a position 1572 01:14:22,800 --> 01:14:25,200 Speaker 10: of like, all right, solidify the roster, bringing some older 1573 01:14:25,240 --> 01:14:27,880 Speaker 10: guys need leadership, set the culture, and it took them 1574 01:14:28,040 --> 01:14:30,280 Speaker 10: along with Jayden Daniels being awesome, took them to the 1575 01:14:30,400 --> 01:14:32,879 Speaker 10: NFC title game and had us thinking they were a 1576 01:14:32,960 --> 01:14:36,000 Speaker 10: team on the rise. Last year, the older players got 1577 01:14:36,000 --> 01:14:38,840 Speaker 10: injured and mostly looked old and everything went the wrong way. 1578 01:14:38,960 --> 01:14:41,800 Speaker 10: This year they got more athletic and faster. Obviously at 1579 01:14:41,840 --> 01:14:44,880 Speaker 10: dafe O way to one hundred million dollar contract yesterday 1580 01:14:44,960 --> 01:14:47,080 Speaker 10: or I don't even know when that was sixty five 1581 01:14:47,160 --> 01:14:50,400 Speaker 10: days ago, that was one today. Two intriguing signings started 1582 01:14:50,400 --> 01:14:54,120 Speaker 10: the day off by them signing Klevon chase On, the 1583 01:14:54,160 --> 01:14:57,919 Speaker 10: former first rounder really impressed last year with the Patriots 1584 01:14:57,920 --> 01:14:59,680 Speaker 10: a career high seven and a half sax against a 1585 01:14:59,720 --> 01:15:03,519 Speaker 10: one year, twelve million dollar deal, and because he's just 1586 01:15:03,520 --> 01:15:06,559 Speaker 10: a one year deal, has the opportunity to cash in again. 1587 01:15:06,680 --> 01:15:09,720 Speaker 10: And then chigacon Quo, the former tight end from the 1588 01:15:09,760 --> 01:15:12,200 Speaker 10: Tennessee Titans, gets a three year, thirty million dollars year. 1589 01:15:12,240 --> 01:15:14,960 Speaker 11: Another really really good athlete, guy can really. 1590 01:15:14,840 --> 01:15:17,920 Speaker 10: Run at the very least, At the very least, the 1591 01:15:18,080 --> 01:15:20,880 Speaker 10: Washington Commanders got faster, and that is a good thing. 1592 01:15:22,479 --> 01:15:26,240 Speaker 9: Chiga kon Quo Seemile, the only former Titan who was 1593 01:15:26,360 --> 01:15:28,720 Speaker 9: with Mike Vrabel who didn't end up with the Patriots. 1594 01:15:28,800 --> 01:15:30,479 Speaker 15: Add another one to the list. 1595 01:15:30,640 --> 01:15:35,480 Speaker 9: Kevin Bayer, the longtime safety, led the league in interceptions 1596 01:15:35,560 --> 01:15:38,680 Speaker 9: last season, has led the league in interceptions during the 1597 01:15:38,840 --> 01:15:42,040 Speaker 9: course of his career. Headed to New England now on 1598 01:15:42,080 --> 01:15:45,000 Speaker 9: a one year, nine million dollars deal. This is an 1599 01:15:45,040 --> 01:15:48,600 Speaker 9: important addition for that defense with Mike Vrabel and of 1600 01:15:48,600 --> 01:15:52,360 Speaker 9: course Zach kur Now the full time defensive coordinator. Buyer's 1601 01:15:52,360 --> 01:15:55,719 Speaker 9: got a lot of productivity in terms of ball production here. 1602 01:15:55,760 --> 01:15:57,800 Speaker 9: Thirty two years old, He's toward the back end of 1603 01:15:57,840 --> 01:16:00,320 Speaker 9: his career, but shown again last season in chicag Iago 1604 01:16:00,360 --> 01:16:02,879 Speaker 9: what he can do. The Bears now have to replace 1605 01:16:03,120 --> 01:16:05,080 Speaker 9: one of their veterans who took the ball away a 1606 01:16:05,200 --> 01:16:09,040 Speaker 9: lot in twenty twenty five. Meanwhile, the Cowboys continue to 1607 01:16:09,040 --> 01:16:13,519 Speaker 9: make over their defense, making multiple trades tonight. First off, 1608 01:16:13,520 --> 01:16:16,360 Speaker 9: moving on from Osa Odiggy Zoo, they get a twenty 1609 01:16:16,400 --> 01:16:19,639 Speaker 9: twenty six third round draft pick from the forty nine ers, 1610 01:16:19,840 --> 01:16:22,880 Speaker 9: for Dallas, this allows them to remove a player who 1611 01:16:22,960 --> 01:16:25,240 Speaker 9: was kind of about sixteen million dollars this year that 1612 01:16:25,280 --> 01:16:27,040 Speaker 9: he was owned at a position where they're spending a 1613 01:16:27,040 --> 01:16:30,240 Speaker 9: ton of money already on Quinnon Williams and Kenny Clark. 1614 01:16:30,280 --> 01:16:32,360 Speaker 9: They also pick up a third round draft pick in 1615 01:16:32,360 --> 01:16:36,200 Speaker 9: for San Francisco. They got outbid on John Franklin Myers. 1616 01:16:36,520 --> 01:16:38,639 Speaker 9: Now they were able to plug in somebody who immediately 1617 01:16:38,640 --> 01:16:42,000 Speaker 9: as a starting defensive tackle. Also sent Solovon Thomas in 1618 01:16:42,040 --> 01:16:46,200 Speaker 9: a separate deal to the Titans. Who's coach there now, 1619 01:16:46,560 --> 01:16:49,360 Speaker 9: Robert Sola seams together and all his old jets. It's 1620 01:16:49,439 --> 01:16:51,400 Speaker 9: a lot of these parts, Patrick. One of the ways 1621 01:16:51,439 --> 01:16:53,880 Speaker 9: you can figure out free agency, who were you with before? 1622 01:16:54,160 --> 01:16:56,960 Speaker 9: Let's get my guys back. Tons of that going around 1623 01:16:56,960 --> 01:16:57,800 Speaker 9: and I'll get it back to you. 1624 01:16:58,120 --> 01:16:58,320 Speaker 15: Yeah. 1625 01:16:58,600 --> 01:17:00,920 Speaker 1: One of the best ways to get things that you 1626 01:17:01,000 --> 01:17:02,559 Speaker 1: know is to deal with people you know. And that's 1627 01:17:02,600 --> 01:17:04,760 Speaker 1: why I brought you know, Michael le Florio backers. We're 1628 01:17:04,760 --> 01:17:08,559 Speaker 1: gonna do a fantasy look here on the Insiders. We'll 1629 01:17:08,640 --> 01:17:11,240 Speaker 1: keep it Titans related because cam Ward. It sees a 1630 01:17:11,280 --> 01:17:13,320 Speaker 1: lot of change for a team got a new head 1631 01:17:13,320 --> 01:17:15,799 Speaker 1: coach who play callers. How do you think the impact 1632 01:17:15,880 --> 01:17:18,920 Speaker 1: on cam Ward has been Considering the way this offseason's gone. 1633 01:17:18,840 --> 01:17:22,479 Speaker 19: Anyone who listens or watches the Fantasy Football NFL Fantasy 1634 01:17:22,479 --> 01:17:25,679 Speaker 19: Football Show knows I'm super invested in the Titans offense 1635 01:17:26,280 --> 01:17:28,040 Speaker 19: off season. I thought they could kind of make a 1636 01:17:28,160 --> 01:17:30,280 Speaker 19: Patriot like jump, maybe not make the Super Bowl, but 1637 01:17:30,360 --> 01:17:33,240 Speaker 19: add a bunch around your young talented quarterback and then 1638 01:17:33,320 --> 01:17:36,479 Speaker 19: see where the chips lie. But they made good moves 1639 01:17:36,520 --> 01:17:38,920 Speaker 19: like Wandell Robinson knows the system and is a very 1640 01:17:39,000 --> 01:17:40,759 Speaker 19: reliable possession receiver who. 1641 01:17:40,640 --> 01:17:41,879 Speaker 13: Could be a safety blanket. 1642 01:17:42,120 --> 01:17:44,800 Speaker 19: They added a new center brought in Daniel Bellinger, but 1643 01:17:44,880 --> 01:17:46,719 Speaker 19: that seems kind of like a downgrade to me compared 1644 01:17:46,720 --> 01:17:47,520 Speaker 19: to Chigakonquo. 1645 01:17:47,920 --> 01:17:49,640 Speaker 13: So for me, it's a little bit disappointing. 1646 01:17:49,760 --> 01:17:52,400 Speaker 19: But this is as of today, because I had hopes 1647 01:17:52,439 --> 01:17:54,519 Speaker 19: that the Titans would add a lot of talent around 1648 01:17:54,600 --> 01:17:56,960 Speaker 19: cam Ward. Most of their additions have been on defense, 1649 01:17:57,040 --> 01:17:59,479 Speaker 19: but there still is the draft and they could load 1650 01:17:59,600 --> 01:18:02,240 Speaker 19: up on o linemen and wide receivers and even another 1651 01:18:02,320 --> 01:18:03,040 Speaker 19: running back there. 1652 01:18:03,360 --> 01:18:05,400 Speaker 13: So it's an incomplete right now, but I did have 1653 01:18:05,520 --> 01:18:05,960 Speaker 13: higher hopes. 1654 01:18:06,040 --> 01:18:08,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, we just needed Robert Solid to be closer to 1655 01:18:08,200 --> 01:18:10,679 Speaker 1: more offensive players through his career, and then they would 1656 01:18:10,720 --> 01:18:14,559 Speaker 1: be coming to Nashville. Let's go to looking elsewhere because 1657 01:18:14,840 --> 01:18:17,120 Speaker 1: Mike Evans is out. Yeah, a lot of change in 1658 01:18:17,280 --> 01:18:20,240 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay, Amecca Abuka. How do you feel free agency 1659 01:18:20,280 --> 01:18:22,040 Speaker 1: has been for him? I think it's been great for him. 1660 01:18:22,040 --> 01:18:24,559 Speaker 19: I think the arrow is pointing up for a Mecca 1661 01:18:24,640 --> 01:18:27,400 Speaker 19: Abuka because no Mike Evans there opens up a lot 1662 01:18:27,479 --> 01:18:28,800 Speaker 19: of volume for all of. 1663 01:18:28,840 --> 01:18:30,000 Speaker 13: The Bucks wide receivers. 1664 01:18:30,040 --> 01:18:32,519 Speaker 19: But I don't think anyone sees a bigger jump without 1665 01:18:32,640 --> 01:18:36,000 Speaker 19: Evans than a Mecca Abuka because last season he averaged 1666 01:18:36,040 --> 01:18:38,719 Speaker 19: twelve and a half fantasy points per game without Evans 1667 01:18:38,960 --> 01:18:39,679 Speaker 19: and just ten. 1668 01:18:39,600 --> 01:18:40,559 Speaker 13: Per game with him. 1669 01:18:41,040 --> 01:18:44,040 Speaker 19: Nine targets per game without Evans that drops to six. 1670 01:18:44,320 --> 01:18:46,360 Speaker 19: When Evans was out there, his yardage was about a 1671 01:18:46,479 --> 01:18:49,479 Speaker 19: twenty five per game difference as well. I know a 1672 01:18:49,560 --> 01:18:52,760 Speaker 19: Buka and Baker faded down the stretch last year, but 1673 01:18:53,360 --> 01:18:55,519 Speaker 19: in year two, with Mike Evans not being there, he 1674 01:18:55,600 --> 01:18:57,800 Speaker 19: has a chance to be the top target. I think 1675 01:18:57,880 --> 01:19:00,559 Speaker 19: he remains like a wide receiver three. That's probably where 1676 01:19:00,600 --> 01:19:02,599 Speaker 19: you have to draft him. But I would argue as 1677 01:19:02,640 --> 01:19:05,599 Speaker 19: of right now, his upside is top twenty if. 1678 01:19:05,479 --> 01:19:08,360 Speaker 1: Not higher, all right, big time upside for a Mecca Buka. 1679 01:19:08,439 --> 01:19:10,800 Speaker 1: Let's go to the Green Bay Packers. Romeo Dobbs out, 1680 01:19:11,120 --> 01:19:13,080 Speaker 1: how do you feel about the impact on Christian Watson. 1681 01:19:13,479 --> 01:19:16,559 Speaker 19: I love Christian Watson heading into next season. For much 1682 01:19:16,600 --> 01:19:19,880 Speaker 19: of his career he would play behind Romeo Dobbs. Dobbs 1683 01:19:19,960 --> 01:19:22,439 Speaker 19: was the X receiver who never came off the field, 1684 01:19:22,760 --> 01:19:25,760 Speaker 19: which limited the opportunities that Christian Watson could get. But 1685 01:19:25,880 --> 01:19:29,080 Speaker 19: we did see Watson take over that number one role 1686 01:19:29,680 --> 01:19:31,880 Speaker 19: down the stretch last season and he had his most 1687 01:19:31,920 --> 01:19:35,719 Speaker 19: consistent Fantasy run of his career. So with Dobbs gone 1688 01:19:36,000 --> 01:19:37,960 Speaker 19: and Craft up in the air at least early on, 1689 01:19:38,320 --> 01:19:40,000 Speaker 19: there is opportunity for Watson. 1690 01:19:39,720 --> 01:19:42,160 Speaker 13: To be the number one option for Jordan Love. 1691 01:19:42,640 --> 01:19:44,680 Speaker 19: I expect a lot like a Mecca Buka right like, 1692 01:19:44,760 --> 01:19:47,240 Speaker 19: he'll probably be in the wide receiver three territory where 1693 01:19:47,240 --> 01:19:49,719 Speaker 19: you have to draft him. But EI think his upside 1694 01:19:49,760 --> 01:19:52,519 Speaker 19: is top twenty if not being a wide receiver one. 1695 01:19:52,560 --> 01:19:55,280 Speaker 19: There is nothing he cannot do on a football field. 1696 01:19:55,439 --> 01:19:57,400 Speaker 19: We just need him to stay healthy and get the targets. 1697 01:19:57,479 --> 01:19:59,400 Speaker 1: Maybe we come in with the most clarity we've had 1698 01:19:59,479 --> 01:20:02,200 Speaker 1: the Packers group in the past six years. Let's go 1699 01:20:02,600 --> 01:20:05,479 Speaker 1: to a guy who it's been clear mister New Orleans 1700 01:20:05,520 --> 01:20:09,400 Speaker 1: Alvin Kamara. Now they go in the sign etn what 1701 01:20:09,479 --> 01:20:10,240 Speaker 1: do you think they impact? 1702 01:20:10,280 --> 01:20:11,240 Speaker 13: Is this pains me? 1703 01:20:11,400 --> 01:20:12,920 Speaker 19: Probably not as much as I know what pains you. 1704 01:20:13,040 --> 01:20:15,600 Speaker 19: You are a big Alvin Kamara fan, whether or not 1705 01:20:15,800 --> 01:20:18,160 Speaker 19: he is traded. I think his days as a lead 1706 01:20:18,280 --> 01:20:21,080 Speaker 19: running back are coming to an end. Last year, if 1707 01:20:21,120 --> 01:20:23,559 Speaker 19: you pick a stat it was likely a career low 1708 01:20:23,840 --> 01:20:27,599 Speaker 19: for Alvin Kamara explosive run rate, yards before contact average, 1709 01:20:27,680 --> 01:20:30,000 Speaker 19: or top speed even as a receiver, which is what 1710 01:20:30,120 --> 01:20:32,920 Speaker 19: made him special for years. Many of his metrics were 1711 01:20:32,960 --> 01:20:35,240 Speaker 19: a career low. But this is the circle of life 1712 01:20:35,280 --> 01:20:38,080 Speaker 19: for running backs in fantasy right. You start off wanting 1713 01:20:38,160 --> 01:20:40,080 Speaker 19: them to get more touches, then they are a star, 1714 01:20:40,479 --> 01:20:41,400 Speaker 19: and then at the end you're. 1715 01:20:41,280 --> 01:20:43,000 Speaker 13: Like, no, no, no, give the touches to someone else. 1716 01:20:43,080 --> 01:20:43,960 Speaker 13: I'm sick of this guy. 1717 01:20:44,240 --> 01:20:47,559 Speaker 19: Alvin Kamara, unfortunately, is starting to get into that territory 1718 01:20:47,840 --> 01:20:48,479 Speaker 19: in his career. 1719 01:20:48,600 --> 01:20:51,040 Speaker 1: The circle through the spare and hope we always have 1720 01:20:51,120 --> 01:20:52,280 Speaker 1: hope to spend time with Michael F. 1721 01:20:52,320 --> 01:20:52,599 Speaker 15: Floorya. 1722 01:20:52,680 --> 01:20:55,240 Speaker 2: We got more insiders coming up next on a NFL. 1723 01:20:55,000 --> 01:21:07,560 Speaker 22: Network, Max Crosby portraded to the Ravens for what is 1724 01:21:07,600 --> 01:21:10,360 Speaker 22: being reported is a pair of the first draft picks, 1725 01:21:10,400 --> 01:21:14,439 Speaker 22: including the fourteenth overall in this twenty twenty six NFL draft. 1726 01:21:14,600 --> 01:21:17,400 Speaker 10: The trade for Max Krusby from the Las Vegas Raiders 1727 01:21:17,720 --> 01:21:20,479 Speaker 10: is now off. They are not comfortable enough with the 1728 01:21:20,560 --> 01:21:23,400 Speaker 10: need to believe that it is worth the investment that 1729 01:21:23,520 --> 01:21:25,840 Speaker 10: they had previously planned to make. 1730 01:21:26,800 --> 01:21:30,439 Speaker 22: The statement from Max's agents, C. J. Levoy says Max 1731 01:21:30,520 --> 01:21:33,639 Speaker 22: continues to be on track in his recovering if anything, 1732 01:21:33,800 --> 01:21:36,719 Speaker 22: is ahead of schedule. According to a search and found 1733 01:21:36,760 --> 01:21:40,640 Speaker 22: Trey Hendrickson ready in waiting to sign a big deal, so. 1734 01:21:40,760 --> 01:21:43,519 Speaker 12: He is expected to be good to go. And of 1735 01:21:43,600 --> 01:21:46,400 Speaker 12: course they get their premier pass pressure without having to 1736 01:21:46,479 --> 01:21:51,080 Speaker 12: give up any draft capital, so they get Trey Hendrickson. 1737 01:21:51,520 --> 01:21:53,759 Speaker 12: Max Crosby reverts back to the Raiders. 1738 01:21:53,800 --> 01:21:55,200 Speaker 5: It's a really, really, really tough call. 1739 01:21:55,439 --> 01:21:57,200 Speaker 4: In a situation like this, you try to get as 1740 01:21:57,280 --> 01:21:59,439 Speaker 4: much information as you can from as many different sources 1741 01:21:59,439 --> 01:22:01,640 Speaker 4: as you can, and it. 1742 01:22:01,720 --> 01:22:03,720 Speaker 5: Just didn't work out that. 1743 01:22:03,880 --> 01:22:06,840 Speaker 1: The big news of this free agency period New Today 1744 01:22:07,479 --> 01:22:10,840 Speaker 1: reunion John Metchi, who caught ninety six passes from Bryce 1745 01:22:10,840 --> 01:22:13,599 Speaker 1: Young on his way to winning the Heisman Trophy at Alabama, 1746 01:22:13,760 --> 01:22:17,639 Speaker 1: now a Carolina Panthers, the Jets getting a deal done 1747 01:22:17,680 --> 01:22:21,400 Speaker 1: with Raiders guard Dylan Parham, according to the NFL Network 1748 01:22:21,520 --> 01:22:24,639 Speaker 1: insider Ian Rapport, and Eddie Pinero saved the kicking position 1749 01:22:25,000 --> 01:22:28,200 Speaker 1: in Santa Claras he is going to stay there. And 1750 01:22:28,400 --> 01:22:31,720 Speaker 1: I appreciate the Insiders allowing me into your homes. But Tom, 1751 01:22:31,960 --> 01:22:33,320 Speaker 1: what do you got coming up on the show tomorrow? 1752 01:22:34,960 --> 01:22:37,519 Speaker 9: Kenny Gainwell New Bucks running back on the show. Ernest 1753 01:22:37,600 --> 01:22:39,679 Speaker 9: Jones from the seahosking to try to keep it clean 1754 01:22:39,760 --> 01:22:42,120 Speaker 9: for us, and Patrick, I must say thank you for 1755 01:22:42,240 --> 01:22:44,960 Speaker 9: being here with us. You're an honorary insider or as 1756 01:22:45,000 --> 01:22:45,880 Speaker 9: we call appreciate you. 1757 01:22:46,000 --> 01:22:49,840 Speaker 1: Pat awesome, Oh an onsider, that's great onside kicks that 1758 01:22:49,960 --> 01:22:52,120 Speaker 1: you have to have advanced notice for those Thanks. 1759 01:22:52,000 --> 01:22:53,080 Speaker 2: For watching the Insiders. 1760 01:22:53,200 --> 01:22:57,360 Speaker 15: Yeah, there's never one with all these folks. Rules onsider 1761 01:22:57,439 --> 01:22:59,800 Speaker 15: like honorary, no tell thinker