1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 1: Be Around the NFL Podcast hovers just above the Dalton lawns. 2 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: Welcome to another edition of the Around the NFL Podcast. 3 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: My name is Dan Hansis. I come to you from 4 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: a virtual room filled with heroes. Some heroes. That was 5 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: Mark Sessler, Greg Rosenthal. Hey, what the initial plan you're 6 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: in me and the lady wife was this is our 7 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: you know, five year home. It's not our forever home. 8 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: Plans have changed. I'm never leaving because I'm never moving 9 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: ever again, because today was actually worse than yesterday. I 10 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: thought actually moving from the old house to the new 11 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:49,839 Speaker 1: house was a pain in the ass, and it was. 12 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: But today my wife, my wife had to drive my 13 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: youngest UH to preschool, and then that left me alone 14 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: with my oldest and then in that time, while I'm 15 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: trying to set him up with Zoom class, I get 16 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 1: a knock on the door. It's the guy that's come 17 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,039 Speaker 1: to mount the TV. Then I get another knock on 18 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: the door. It's the guy in the back. He's the 19 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 1: pool guy. I have to learn how to deal with 20 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 1: the pool because I have a pool. Now he's trying 21 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: to show me things. I get another knock on the door. 22 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: It's the locksmith to change all the keys. I get 23 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:19,679 Speaker 1: another knock on the door. I'm not making this up. 24 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,479 Speaker 1: It's the neighbors saying Tuesday at ten am a street 25 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: cleaning and you got to get all these cars off 26 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: the road. I almost had a meltdown. In fact, they 27 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,479 Speaker 1: did have one with my wife, and I feel bad 28 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: and I will apologize when she gets home. If she 29 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: comes home. This is all very stressful, and I just 30 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 1: want to say that this, this podcast, it really is 31 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: as it's been in the past, is a calm mid storm. 32 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,839 Speaker 1: I feel comfortable and safe here and I don't really 33 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: want to leave this little spockus. Once I do, chaos 34 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: will once again reign supreme. I would say that you absolutely, 35 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: I mean your guys, and I know you couldn't time 36 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: it out perfectly, but to have this land um right 37 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: during the thick of free agency, UM was a masters 38 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: broke by the hands his family, like moving is the worst. 39 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: I'm with you, and it's it's tricky, like you think 40 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,920 Speaker 1: about you know, our ancestors and the frontiers men who 41 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:14,119 Speaker 1: you know were first in this country and like all 42 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: the pool men and um tv UM set her uppers 43 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: that they had to deal with when they were just 44 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: moving all the time. It was it's tough forget about 45 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 1: those people, think about me, think about what I'm going 46 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: through Greg now it is. It is the absolute worst. 47 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: It's one reason I have stayed away right at least 48 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 1: so far from just moving. Now this moving bonanza going on. 49 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: I haven't moved in seven years, first time since high school. 50 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: I think I've made it past three years in a place. 51 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: It's great. Well, it was hard enough to get your 52 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: wife to even move to Los Angeles, so let's you 53 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: know one thing at the time. I mean, I do 54 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: think that I was the winner here though, because we 55 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:55,079 Speaker 1: had a lovely time with um young Jack and Harrison 56 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 1: over at the house, and I will these guys remind 57 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: me a lot of my own sons. But um, it 58 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: was a great time. They were wonderful, and I like 59 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: the one thing I forgot about that little when they're little, 60 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: Like when Harrison is he's he's four, and it kept 61 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: telling me I'm four. I was like, really, that's awesome, 62 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: but he would. They are obsessed with Godzilla and like, um, 63 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:16,639 Speaker 1: we were watching some movie that they had pinpointed and 64 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 1: Harry kept going, Godzilla is already big has alread by 65 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: big person. I was like, you're right, he is mad 66 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 1: relative to the objects around him, he's huge. So I 67 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: was an absolutely wonderful time. I'm glad. Yeah, children go 68 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: through fads um and things that they've become obsessed with 69 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: and then forget about, and some hang around longer than others. 70 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: With this Godzilla versus Colng movie coming out, Uh, there 71 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: has been a ramp up that is really unrivaled in 72 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 1: in my house in terms of the obsession, Like they 73 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: devour all the YouTube video and all of this of 74 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 1: course ties in again to them being stuck at home 75 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: and all this stuff, so they're they're more plugged into 76 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: screens while mom and dad are busy and they just 77 00:03:56,840 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: know everything about Godzilla and the history of the franchise 78 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: and all the other monsters within the Godzilla universe. I mean, 79 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: the movie when that comes out at the end of 80 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: the month, is going to be a bonanza in this house. 81 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: So a lot going on a lot, and there's a 82 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: lot going on in the NFL. How about that. Um, 83 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,039 Speaker 1: we're gonna get to it all. Well, everything that's happened 84 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: in the last twenty four hours. And Greg I was 85 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: thinking about this because again the Patriots have won free agency. 86 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's the headline, and that's only you're protecting. Well, 87 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 1: then call me a seer because I've done this long enough. 88 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 1: When they're writing the pieces at the end of the week, 89 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: the Patriots are back. Yeah, Bill doesn't want to He 90 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: doesn't want to deal with seven or nine ever again. 91 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: And I get it, and he doesn't. I'm sure he doesn't. 92 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: I'm wondering if, though, like this super aggressive spending spree 93 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:51,160 Speaker 1: by the Patriots and your take yesterday, which was they 94 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,600 Speaker 1: were so talent pour in so many areas. Of course 95 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:56,480 Speaker 1: they've had to go this route, which obviously that makes sense, 96 00:04:56,960 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: But I wonder if there's maybe a just like a 97 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: twins of desperation involved here, that he was so used 98 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 1: to being the man and being unchallenged in his greatness, 99 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: that the sour taste of two thousand twenty has caused 100 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: him to be aggressive in in a way he wouldn't 101 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:19,919 Speaker 1: have been years ago, when he was more confident in 102 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: his standing amidst the NFL universe. How about that, Greg, 103 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: I don't think it's a tinge of desperation that it's 104 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: I think it was born out in November and December 105 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:32,039 Speaker 1: people saying like, well, he watched Brady and now it's 106 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 1: like he's jealous. It's like, no, he watched his team. 107 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 1: He watched such a lousy passing game. And then front seven. 108 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 1: So those would be the two things I would identify 109 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:44,479 Speaker 1: most which are among the worst in the NFL. And 110 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 1: there was no coaching around that. They just didn't have talent. 111 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:49,720 Speaker 1: So I think it's a ton of desperation. I don't 112 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: think the whole like the league's talking about how he's 113 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 1: fallen or this or that is necessary like his prime motivation. 114 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 1: But he's a prideful guy who doesn't want like who 115 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: doesn't want such a lousy team. I do think one 116 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 1: thing that's been missed, though, is that they were setting 117 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: up for this a little bit. I mean, I don't 118 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:08,480 Speaker 1: think they've They've never gone into an off season with 119 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 1: this amount of cap space, and I do think they 120 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: were setting up a little bit for this offseason to do. So, 121 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:15,839 Speaker 1: don't you think a little bit there? I mean, there's 122 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:20,480 Speaker 1: the Patriots draft record has been somewhat spotty forever, right 123 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: they're making up for their had they been like more 124 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 1: successful with some of their draft picks. Like I don't 125 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:29,160 Speaker 1: know they wouldn't be in this situation. But I'd say 126 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: the last three years that people get on him as 127 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: a draft It's like I would say he'd be average 128 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: or better for the fifteen years he's been there, but 129 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 1: the last three years have been terrible. There they just 130 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 1: drafted to, you know, two tight ends in the third 131 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 1: round last year before signing Jonny Smith and Henry who 132 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: are about to get there. So so they traded up 133 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: for one of them, so that that is an immediate 134 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 1: like whoops. You know they have they have not done 135 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 1: well in the draft the last couple of years. So 136 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 1: what are you going to do? On Friday? When our 137 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: features editor Ali Bunpori connects with you and says, hey, 138 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:06,279 Speaker 1: we need somebody to write the Patriots are Back article column, 139 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:08,479 Speaker 1: And he says, I think you're the guy to do it. 140 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: Do you do? You say no, I'm not doing it 141 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: because I don't believe in the narrative. I you know, 142 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: you can go to NFL dot com right now. I 143 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 1: wrote a big thing on the Patriots last night, essentially 144 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: saying what I just did it was it was born 145 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: out of desperation that that he knows how bad his 146 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 1: roster is, and uh, so he's just throwing it, throwing 147 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: it against the wall. Some of these will work, some 148 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 1: of them won't. I the only thing I'm pushing back 149 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: on is your narrative, Dan, because I think they're getting 150 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 1: a lot of criticism. I think everyone's saying, look at 151 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: the Patriots being desperate in a way that they never 152 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 1: excuse me, that they never were before. I think it's 153 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: a it would be a prime spot to bring back 154 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 1: the celebrated. I mean, this would be Ali's territory. But 155 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: he said, he said column from way back when you 156 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: could have Dan on the left side, I mean his 157 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: patriots have one thing and Greg on the right. We 158 00:07:57,040 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: all we all have an occasional like frog and Art 159 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: wrote it happens to all of us. So Greg, I'm 160 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 1: not like, uh, you know, pointing you out. But every 161 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 1: once in a while they're really good ones. And that 162 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: was a good one. That was a bad one, good one, 163 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 1: bad one. Mindset happened on NFL network. It's like the 164 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 1: worst possible time. So I like Marx because there's there 165 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: is speaking of tinges. There's a tinge of panic, and 166 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 1: he's you can see him hitting the mute, butting and 167 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 1: button and guzzling down some water and it just won't 168 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: go away. And that's knock up on me. Or else 169 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 1: I would have hit the mute and didn't didn't see 170 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: it coming. Yeah, human, it was vulnerable and human like. Again, 171 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: my world is spinning. So I know the Patriots yesterday 172 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: h came to terms with Johnny Smith. What was the 173 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 1: other big move they made? They made a couple of 174 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 1: obviously multiple moves. Uh, Matt jude On was the other one. Matt, 175 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: that was the biggest one. And then also Jalen Mills 176 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:49,959 Speaker 1: and Divon god Chow. We we talked about. I mean, 177 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 1: it's crazy. They might they might have six or seven 178 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 1: new starters. Whether it works or not, they will be 179 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 1: playing on this team. So that was Monday. Then Tuesday 180 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:01,839 Speaker 1: rolls around and overnight into Two's day. The Patriots weren't done. 181 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: They didn't just want the best tight end on the 182 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,199 Speaker 1: market or the one that most people were hot about. 183 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 1: They wanted the other guy that people were talking about, 184 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: Hunter Henry. So the Patriots lock up Henry. Let's get 185 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:13,199 Speaker 1: a little thrown at ease because I know Eric is 186 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:16,439 Speaker 1: pumped up. She's still sour about this Cam Newton situation, 187 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: and and she's still suffering because she you know, maybe 188 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: Greg is saying he didn't care that Tom Brady won 189 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: another Super Bowl somewhere else. But you know it killed Ricky, 190 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 1: you know it killed Erica. So Erica, give me some 191 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: thrown of ease. And now you have Hunter Henry and 192 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: Janue Smith, Johnny Smith and of course now you're gonna 193 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 1: have Hey, this is Gronk and Aaron Hernand is all 194 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 1: over again. Could it be Greg? Do you think that? 195 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 1: Or is there one thing missing here? And it's like 196 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: thirty four year old Tom Brady, Well yeah, that's that's 197 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:49,839 Speaker 1: the biggest thing still missing. But it gives them, It 198 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: gives them a chance, whether it's Cam Newton or a 199 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: rookie to be named later, or some other veteran that's 200 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 1: thrown in this mix. You have to admit it's ridiculous 201 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 1: that demere Bird led the team in snaps last year, 202 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:05,199 Speaker 1: and that Jacobe Myers was by far the best receiver 203 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:07,959 Speaker 1: on the team, including their tight ends. That it's among 204 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 1: the worst receiving groups in the last decade. And so 205 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 1: now you have Hunter Henry and John new Smith to 206 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:16,719 Speaker 1: top ten tight ends who you can do a lot with. 207 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 1: They were last in the league according to next Gen 208 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 1: stats and two tight end sets over the last two years. 209 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 1: And they used to be first in the league every 210 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 1: year with with Gronk and Hernandez, there's not like an 211 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 1: neither one of them is Hernandez on the field, you 212 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: know well or off the field. Thankfully. I hope um 213 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:38,439 Speaker 1: because I wanted to like say, you know, Jonny Smith 214 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:39,959 Speaker 1: is the ground because I kind of called him a 215 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 1: portman's grown but Henry is really not like, uh, he's 216 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 1: more like another Gronk um but just not that sort 217 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: of blocker that they can They just makes them so 218 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 1: much more versatile. And then you signed Nelson aghilaar uh 219 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: two and you think, okay, between him and Kendrick Bourne, 220 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: who's more of a slot guy, you have a lot 221 00:10:58,280 --> 00:10:59,719 Speaker 1: of guys who can move inside out, you have a 222 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 1: lot of er fatility, you can play fast. I mean, 223 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 1: they have guys. Is this even an above average receiving group? 224 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:08,480 Speaker 1: Maybe not. Still like this gets them from like thirty 225 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 1: second to eighth or something. But that's a big jump. 226 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 1: But but Greg, I think you pointed one thing out 227 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 1: that they just lay had no versatility last year. They 228 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: were shipwrecked in terms of what they could do that. 229 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: You know, you mentioned that they used two tight ends 230 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 1: sets um at three three two percent of the time, 231 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 1: which is by far the lowest in the league, and 232 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 1: they averaged one yard per play when they had two 233 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 1: tight ends on the field. So I mean that is 234 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 1: counter and completely opposite for what Belichick tried to do 235 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: on offense for a long time. I think if you 236 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:42,560 Speaker 1: Cam Newton as a starter to you're getting stronger right 237 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: up the middle. I like it a lot. Um. It 238 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:49,079 Speaker 1: is like fifty six million and guaranteed money, but I'm 239 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 1: not sure why I'm supposed to care about that part 240 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: of it as a human being. Um, if it works, 241 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 1: they got the two best tight ends available and it 242 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 1: opens up what they can do. And I do think 243 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: that someone like Kendrick Borne better um each year in 244 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 1: San Francisco is not a star. Nelson Agholor had the 245 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: best year after a really rough career in Philadelphia. If 246 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 1: you get those versions of those guys, um you're looking up, 247 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 1: you're a completely different offense. And you probably a run 248 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:16,439 Speaker 1: first offense too. Still, well, especially if Cam's going to 249 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 1: be your guy, but I don't I don't think he 250 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: will be. That's all. And you know that gets to 251 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:22,160 Speaker 1: my point. I like all these moves. I think Smith 252 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 1: and Henry that's great. That's gonna make them so much 253 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:27,679 Speaker 1: more dynamic, and um be able to have guys that 254 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 1: can make plays, whether it's down the seam or just 255 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:33,320 Speaker 1: in general, just have more talented players on the field. 256 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: Nelson Aghilar, I've talked about him and the ramp up 257 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: towards free agency that I thought he was could be 258 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 1: somebody's bargain because he really did flash with the Raiders. 259 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 1: I'm not sure why they didn't keep try harder to 260 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:45,840 Speaker 1: keep him around, but um, it all kind of goes 261 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:49,000 Speaker 1: back to Cam and can Cam Newton coming off a 262 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 1: season where he had what eight touchdown passes and I 263 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 1: know he ran for double digit scores, but you know 264 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: that's that's pretty remarkable the number of touchdown passes he had, 265 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 1: and a lot of that played into his supporting cast, 266 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 1: of course, but Nelson Aghil is a guy that did 267 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:05,720 Speaker 1: all his damage or a lot of his damage as 268 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:08,559 Speaker 1: a deep threat. Can Cam deliver throws like that anymore? 269 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:11,439 Speaker 1: Can he be accurate enough to take advantage of these 270 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 1: great tight ends? And then you can say, well, maybe 271 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 1: it's not gonna be Cam. Maybe it's gonna be somebody else. 272 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:17,959 Speaker 1: All right, maybe it is, But then you got to 273 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 1: think about what we've been talking about, like all these 274 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:22,840 Speaker 1: deals where it's like four year deal, fifty million dollars 275 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: and then we're like, well, it's actually just a two 276 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 1: year deal for all And what that to me says, 277 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 1: It's like there's more urgency than than you realize with this. 278 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 1: You can't necessarily kick away Um a year off. Cam 279 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 1: can't really play because you're basically paying these guys on 280 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:42,960 Speaker 1: two year deals. So there is always urgency, especially the 281 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:46,560 Speaker 1: way contracts are structured. Cam has to be able to 282 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: play unless there is and Belichick seems like he's I 283 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 1: don't know whether he's on tilt or whether he's being 284 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 1: extremely savvy, and we'll find out, but he's gonna want 285 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 1: results this year, and you wonder how patient he'll be 286 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:01,320 Speaker 1: with Cam or if he feels like he needs to 287 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:03,880 Speaker 1: make another splash. There's reports out there that they're in 288 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 1: on Chris Carson and Leonard Fournette as well. They're just 289 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 1: looking to do a complete makeover via free agency, which 290 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 1: usually does not work. But since it's Belichick, you get 291 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:15,679 Speaker 1: the Benett of the doubt, and you get things like 292 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 1: the Patriots are back, and again Greg saying I'm the 293 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: only one that's saying it. Maybe right now I'm the 294 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 1: only one that's saying it, but there's some people I 295 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 1: would say, it's like, I think I've just seen sort 296 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 1: of the counter narrative, just as hardcore, because that is 297 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 1: the logical one. If you look at UM the highest 298 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 1: spending teams in guaranteeing money in the history of free agency, UM, 299 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:43,160 Speaker 1: the Jets are both in the top four that didn't work. 300 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 1: The Dolphins last year UH is number one that did 301 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 1: work to to a degree. UM although two of the 302 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 1: biggest signings they had, Shack Lawson and Kyle van Noy, 303 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: are no longer on the team. So even though the 304 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 1: team did better, some of those signings didn't work. The 305 00:14:57,120 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 1: Patriots are going to pass those teams and they'll be 306 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 1: the So this it is unprecedented, It is out of 307 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 1: it is out of desperation. It does make them more 308 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 1: fun to watch. I do think though the Bellichicks in 309 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 1: it to win it every year. I believe he was last. 310 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 1: I believe they maybe took a little bit of a 311 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 1: step back last year. But even then he thought they 312 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 1: would be better than they were. I mean, I think 313 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 1: he thinks they're playing to win a title every year, 314 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,200 Speaker 1: whether or not, I'm gonna ask you why Tom Brady 315 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 1: is not on the team anymore, if he's really in 316 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: it to win every year because he I think the 317 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: reason is at some point you're gonna have to take 318 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 1: your medicine with the dead money, and you kept kicking 319 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: the can. And they decided clearly too early based on 320 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 1: how well Brady can still play with a good surrounding talent, 321 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 1: that last year was the year to do it, and 322 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 1: that that that Brady wasn't gonna succeed with last year's 323 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 1: Patriots team, which, by the way, I agree they kind 324 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 1: of ate a lot of cap space last year to 325 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 1: open it up this year. They wouldn't be spending all 326 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 1: this money if they had Tom Brady. Doesn't mean they 327 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 1: made the right decision. They Brady would have made that 328 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 1: team much better last year. I wouldn't, yeah, but he 329 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: wouldn't have been in the same situation as he was 330 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 1: in Tampa Bay. And I like back to Dan's thing. 331 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:05,640 Speaker 1: I do think that there is an enormous amount of 332 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 1: people that think this is sort of a Bill Belichick 333 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 1: revenge toward Now, I'm not trying to be like some 334 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 1: sort of talk radio person saying that, but if you 335 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 1: go on Twitter, how many people used to in Twitter 336 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 1: is extremely annoying this week. It is burning me up. 337 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 1: It is it is eating me up. But like it's 338 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 1: how many, how many individuals. It's like everything the Patriots do, 339 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:25,720 Speaker 1: it's a gift of someone being like Bill Belichick to 340 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 1: the football world, and it's like someone slapping a man 341 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 1: in the face. I don't know, it's just like a 342 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 1: lot of lack of creativity. Everyone sort of saying the 343 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 1: same thing. So I appreciate the fact that we have 344 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 1: two people here um saying different things. Um. Well, Riddick 345 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: Lewis Riddick stands out to me. There's a couple of 346 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 1: Belichick guys in the media. And to give Riddick some credit, 347 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:49,440 Speaker 1: he forecasted this a month ago. He said, you gotta 348 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 1: be kidding me. If you think Belichick is just gonna 349 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 1: sit by, He's gonna go nuts. And I think Cassario 350 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 1: leaving This is why why I want to make one 351 00:16:56,520 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: final point is a huge deal. You have heard rumers 352 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: in New England that the front office guys were all 353 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 1: getting frustrated because more than ever the last couple of years, 354 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:09,120 Speaker 1: Belichick's showing up on drafting and say, no, that's nice. 355 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 1: He did all this work. I'm gonna do whatever I 356 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 1: want to do, and um, it hasn't really worked that 357 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:17,680 Speaker 1: well necessarily. And now in free agency, maybe you get 358 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: the feel that, like everyone, that's usually kind of a 359 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:22,800 Speaker 1: little more calm when free agency is out the window 360 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:24,640 Speaker 1: and Beltics is doing whatever he wants to do. We'll 361 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 1: see if it works. I don't want to yeah, and 362 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 1: I don't want to be reductive here, but it's they 363 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 1: have an ugly seven and nine season, kind of amazing. 364 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 1: They won seven, Yeah, it was an ugly seven and 365 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 1: the first game first place schedule. It's an ugly seven 366 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 1: and nine in the first year without Tom, Tom goes 367 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:44,639 Speaker 1: and wins the Super Bowl and then the Patriots a 368 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:46,920 Speaker 1: month later spend more money than anyone in the history 369 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 1: of the sport. And free agency. Again, I don't want 370 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: to oversimplify it, but you can connect the dots there. 371 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:56,160 Speaker 1: The bill is like, okay, also, I want to build 372 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:59,199 Speaker 1: a team here. I can't think again, I don't have 373 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:02,439 Speaker 1: years old. I mean, it's like, you know, he can't 374 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:04,880 Speaker 1: go into a six year rebuild mode. And I think 375 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:07,399 Speaker 1: that he simply refuses to do that. But most of 376 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 1: the teams that do that are poorly run, poorly lead, 377 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:12,920 Speaker 1: and can't figure out their own problems. I think the 378 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 1: Patriots to say we're gonna figure out figure this out 379 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:17,600 Speaker 1: quicker than some of these other clown shows. On the 380 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:21,639 Speaker 1: subject of the Hunter Henry signing, let's hear from the 381 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:34,439 Speaker 1: voice the conscience of Patriots fans. Scott's all worry. That 382 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 1: was not really for the radio audience, but that was 383 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 1: Zolax radio show, and he's done. They were just all 384 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:45,520 Speaker 1: standing up and going crazy crazy over Hunter Henry signing. 385 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 1: All right, okay, so there we go. The athletes took 386 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:51,480 Speaker 1: one of your jets, Henry Anderson. How about I saw 387 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:53,159 Speaker 1: that well an ex jet. He was a bust that 388 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:55,160 Speaker 1: they It was a nice trade by the Jets couple 389 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 1: of years ago from the Cults. They got him for 390 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 1: a lit round pick. He blew up and had a 391 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:00,360 Speaker 1: nice little season and then did nothing for two years 392 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 1: after getting paid. I don't think they're done by the 393 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:05,959 Speaker 1: ways are done. Glazer put out a tweet saying like 394 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:08,360 Speaker 1: watch Out wouldn't surprise me if they're in the mix 395 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 1: for more more they need an offensive lineman. They've lost 396 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:14,920 Speaker 1: Joe Tuney and their center David Andrews is a free 397 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:17,680 Speaker 1: agent too, So that not that I would say. Also 398 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: this nay mean nothing, because these things usually are nothing. 399 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:22,639 Speaker 1: But Odell Beckham tweeted a few things right before we 400 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:27,000 Speaker 1: started to have people freaking out, uh too. He wrote 401 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 1: and then and thanking God and other stuff. So I 402 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 1: don't you know, that could be he had a nice 403 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:32,640 Speaker 1: day at the gym, but it could be something else. 404 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:34,760 Speaker 1: I'm not sure. Then Cleveland Act too, I mean the 405 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:37,879 Speaker 1: Giants are Act one that people were people were wondering 406 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:40,119 Speaker 1: if what it meant was that he's going back to 407 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 1: New York for an act to which could be the Jets, 408 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:45,000 Speaker 1: could be the Giants, who knows? Or the Bills that 409 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 1: certainly not the Bills, but New York, New York. I 410 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 1: can't I can't lie. I mean, if if the Jets 411 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:52,320 Speaker 1: pulled off a trade where they didn't give up a 412 00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:55,119 Speaker 1: lot and I mean first round picks to get O'Dell Beckham, 413 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 1: I'd be excited. But it's like what we wouldn't be 414 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:00,879 Speaker 1: hearing about Odell Beckham is a di action anymore. If 415 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 1: he went to the Jets, it would be no conversations, 416 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:07,840 Speaker 1: would vanish listen. He puts his head down and he 417 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 1: does the work. In other news, Ryan Fitzpatrick, I guess 418 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:16,480 Speaker 1: he's not retiring. Not only is Ryan Fitzpatrick not retiring 419 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: the Amish Rifles. He everybody calls him fitz Magic, but 420 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:22,399 Speaker 1: if you go back long enough, you could say the 421 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 1: Amish Rifle. Um. Ryan Fitzpatrick has found a landing spot 422 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:29,480 Speaker 1: where he's finally going to get a starting job. I 423 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:33,040 Speaker 1: think out of this, the Washington football team signed the 424 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 1: veteran to a one year, ten million dollar contract. Schefter 425 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:41,360 Speaker 1: reported that Fitzpatrick is expected to head to camp as 426 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:44,359 Speaker 1: the starter, with competition from Tyler Heineke, which I know 427 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 1: everybody was over the moon about Tyler Heineke in the 428 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:50,440 Speaker 1: playoff game against Tampa. Uh, it was fun, it was good. 429 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 1: But I think Ryan Fitzpatrick, the idea of him getting 430 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 1: a shot here after really greg the last three or 431 00:20:56,600 --> 00:21:00,240 Speaker 1: four years, he's played as well as he's ever aid, 432 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 1: and he's really earned a starting job and I hope 433 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 1: the rug doesn't get pulled out from under him here. Yeah, 434 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:08,400 Speaker 1: I would expect him to start, because you know, Heinek 435 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:10,480 Speaker 1: is making less than half as much. I think the 436 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 1: contracts are always instructive. You know, when you look at 437 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 1: Cam Newton's money and Jamis Winston's money, who will get 438 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 1: to They're making almost half as much as Fitzpatrick and 439 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 1: Heinik is making less than half as much as Fitzpatrick. 440 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 1: I think he used that retirement as a little bit 441 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:31,480 Speaker 1: of leverage, and there was probably some competition. Maybe it 442 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 1: was from Chicago. Most likely it was from Chicago based 443 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 1: on reports and that. You know, it's not like primetime 444 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 1: starter money. They might still draft a quarterback. But if 445 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:44,600 Speaker 1: I'm a Washington fan, like your season just got more fun. 446 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:48,400 Speaker 1: If you're a fantasy football owner of McLaurin or Logan 447 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 1: Thomas or Antonio Gibson, you're probably gonna get more yards. 448 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 1: I mean, they won seven games coaching around their their 449 00:21:55,359 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: quarterbacks last year. Fitzpatrick's an upgrade. Mark's not feeling it. 450 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:02,240 Speaker 1: I can know. I love Ryan Fitzpatrick, but I I 451 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:04,199 Speaker 1: I guess I'm just wondering if this is sort of 452 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:07,119 Speaker 1: the Ron Rivera experience to some degree that you're always 453 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:10,159 Speaker 1: going to tilt towards um a veteran who has been 454 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 1: around the block that you trust, versus what I really 455 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 1: think Washington should do, which is aggressively find the quarterback 456 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 1: in the future. They tried to do that with Dwayne Haskins. 457 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 1: That obviously didn't work out. They made the playoffs that 458 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 1: kind of ruined their pick. You know, they had the 459 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:24,160 Speaker 1: same record as the Patriots, but they're gonna be picking 460 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: pretty late because they That's true. But I mean there 461 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 1: in there were always ways. There are always ways to 462 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:32,680 Speaker 1: get to get up and and is it a safer 463 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:35,840 Speaker 1: plan than you'd want if you're a Washington fan thinking 464 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:42,400 Speaker 1: beyond this next season? Mhm uh. In other news, you've 465 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:45,920 Speaker 1: heard it before, and I'm praying to God you never 466 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 1: hear it again. The Jets haven't had a premium pass 467 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 1: rusher since John Abraham left in two thousand five. It 468 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 1: is the lead of a million no books by Jets 469 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:03,720 Speaker 1: beat writers over the past decade and a half. And 470 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: if Carl Lawson is able to take his game in 471 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:11,120 Speaker 1: the direction that some people think he can, maybe, at 472 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:13,639 Speaker 1: long last, the curse of John Abraham will be lifted. 473 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:17,119 Speaker 1: The Jets signed laws informally of the Bengals to a 474 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 1: three year forty five million dollar contract and includes thirty 475 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:26,240 Speaker 1: million guaranteed. Um, he hasn't had huge numbers twenty sacks 476 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 1: and four seasons. But when you read about it, and 477 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: obviously when you're a fan of a team, you start 478 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 1: just you know ingesting all this content. Everybody seems to 479 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 1: love him and sees him as an ascended player. And 480 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:39,440 Speaker 1: the fact that he's uh in terms of QB rushes 481 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:41,720 Speaker 1: and hits, he's way up there in terms of his 482 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:44,920 Speaker 1: positional group. That Lawson is a guy who can make 483 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 1: the next step Mark and become a star pass rusher, 484 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:54,480 Speaker 1: And especially with Robert Salah there who his defense thrives 485 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:56,080 Speaker 1: off that and he had it and Nick Bosta a 486 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 1: guy in the edge, I can go get a quarterback. 487 00:23:57,640 --> 00:23:59,879 Speaker 1: And it all hinged on that it's supposed to be 488 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:04,440 Speaker 1: Carl Lawson. I trust Robert Sala I can tell you that. 489 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:15,760 Speaker 1: SOA So I ask you this, Mark Sessler, do you 490 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 1: mean look I I would say this that, Um, we're 491 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:22,639 Speaker 1: all pro Robert sala In the whole situation happening, I 492 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:25,920 Speaker 1: wonder if things would get a bit tiresome down the road. 493 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 1: But Carl lost in me. You're getting sounds like you've 494 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:31,720 Speaker 1: already gotten there, Mr No no no, I honestly think 495 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:35,439 Speaker 1: I mean with that sound, the sound just like you 496 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 1: know I I would like to think that when the 497 00:24:38,280 --> 00:24:40,399 Speaker 1: Browns made the playoffs for the first time ever on 498 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 1: our show, I took a rather quiet, hushed, tumble approach 499 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 1: to it. I don't think that's the approach will take it. 500 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 1: The Jets start off eight and one, but um, you 501 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:50,639 Speaker 1: deserve it, and I think the Jets are in a 502 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:54,280 Speaker 1: completely different place and they're conflicted in the way you're 503 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:56,280 Speaker 1: speaking right now. No no no, I this is a 504 00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:58,880 Speaker 1: Jets think team that I could buy into more than 505 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:02,440 Speaker 1: these past incarnage. I think Carl Lawson is like, if anything, 506 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:05,760 Speaker 1: if you just get what he's sort of been every year, UM, 507 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:08,360 Speaker 1: I like it much more than like going after Trey Hendrickson, 508 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,400 Speaker 1: who I you know, had a great season last year 509 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:13,639 Speaker 1: and we'll get to him, but that is that's more 510 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 1: of a gamble. I think Carl Lawson is gonna give 511 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 1: you production like he did in Cincinnati right away. They 512 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 1: know that they trust him. He's been super consistent, and 513 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:24,960 Speaker 1: I think it's a great person to pair alongside, you know, 514 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:27,960 Speaker 1: Quentin Williams on that line, it's crazy. They've not had 515 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:30,720 Speaker 1: a like a reliable pass rush since two thousand and five. 516 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 1: That's absurd. And quickly this leadership has come in and 517 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:36,160 Speaker 1: changed that. So you have to look at the Jets 518 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 1: in general, with some of the other stuff that they've done, 519 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 1: with what we can discuss, like, this is a different 520 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 1: Jets team. It just is. And I trust the leadership 521 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:47,640 Speaker 1: and I haven't there for as long as I've known 522 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:50,280 Speaker 1: you dance, so this is different. I love Lawston, I 523 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:52,240 Speaker 1: mean he was my face. He was number five on 524 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:54,560 Speaker 1: the final one oh one list after you took away 525 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:59,199 Speaker 1: the franchise tags and stuff like that, And initially it 526 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: was really hard to set bread all these pass rangers, 527 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 1: Hendrickson and Gockway, Jude On dupre Um. You can even 528 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:07,639 Speaker 1: throw Shack Barrett in there. It's funny because they all 529 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 1: got very similar contracts. Barrett was like a little higher 530 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: than the rest and Gockway was a little lower. The 531 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:17,320 Speaker 1: rest were almost identical. And Lawson was my favorite, just 532 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:19,520 Speaker 1: sort of my personal favorite because I've watched them the 533 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 1: last two years and to me, he's pass rushing. The 534 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 1: bottle he did wasn't getting a lot of attention, but 535 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:28,000 Speaker 1: a lot of juice, every snap, effort, speed, it's it's 536 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:29,800 Speaker 1: what you want. Now. He's not gonna play like a 537 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:34,080 Speaker 1: thousand snaps at least the Bengals didn't use them that way. Um. 538 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:37,120 Speaker 1: But man, he was fourth among edd dressers and pressures 539 00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:39,439 Speaker 1: and second and hits and and when you when you 540 00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:41,560 Speaker 1: watch them snap after staff, he just seems like he's 541 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:44,679 Speaker 1: always there. And I really liked him because he's the 542 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:46,880 Speaker 1: type of free agent. I think you've got a chance 543 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:50,360 Speaker 1: that he gets better now you're upgrading the coaching staff, 544 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:54,960 Speaker 1: maybe upgrading the surroundings with Quinnin Williams next to him, um, 545 00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:59,000 Speaker 1: and he's gotten better each year. Like I I don't 546 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:01,240 Speaker 1: love the other two Jets signings that they've made. I 547 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 1: love I love the loss in one and think like 548 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:05,040 Speaker 1: he might go to another level and be and be 549 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 1: a total star. And that's c J. Mosley back to. 550 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:11,159 Speaker 1: I mean, baring is happening there. We'll see, but maybe 551 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 1: he might be on the trade blockers back back is 552 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:18,280 Speaker 1: tough because he's never played for them essentially, but you know, um, yeah, 553 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:21,880 Speaker 1: I think that's what feels different. Um. And I think 554 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:23,760 Speaker 1: that's what you're alluding to, Mark and and for me 555 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:28,200 Speaker 1: for sure. Like if the Jets, with their decision makers, 556 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:32,040 Speaker 1: target guy like Lawson, I believe that there's that is 557 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 1: gonna work because I believe Salo has an eye for 558 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:37,119 Speaker 1: a defensive talent and he knows who's gonna work in 559 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:39,280 Speaker 1: a system. And I think Joe Douglas is a smart 560 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:41,960 Speaker 1: guy who knows how to make good football decisions. So 561 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:44,520 Speaker 1: I think the brain trust there is sound. So you 562 00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 1: have Corey Davis added as well at wide receiver. Um 563 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:50,159 Speaker 1: this one I was a little bit more um on 564 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:53,280 Speaker 1: the fence about because I think the Jets what they want, 565 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:55,840 Speaker 1: what I want them to come out of this offseason with, 566 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:58,240 Speaker 1: is a number one wide receiver, a true number one. 567 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:01,480 Speaker 1: And then it feels like then Denzel Mims, who's a 568 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:04,560 Speaker 1: promising second round pick, can develop as a like a 569 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 1: number two guy. And I like Jamison Crowder in the slot. 570 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:09,960 Speaker 1: I want to keep him there. With Corey Davis, I 571 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 1: know he was a first round bust for the Titans 572 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 1: who came out of nowhere kind of last year and 573 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 1: and had nearly a thousand yards in fourteen games, and 574 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:20,359 Speaker 1: people like his intangibles and his size. He's big like 575 00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:24,960 Speaker 1: Mims is. But now you're kind of betting here that 576 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:29,760 Speaker 1: you need Corey Davis or Denzel Mims for this really 577 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:32,760 Speaker 1: to fly and work, uh, to develop into a true 578 00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:34,720 Speaker 1: number one. And we just don't have track record for 579 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:36,399 Speaker 1: any of those guys. So when you factor in the 580 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 1: money that was spent three years thirty seven and a 581 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:43,000 Speaker 1: half twenty seven guaranteed, and Davis's pedigree in background and 582 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:46,480 Speaker 1: lack of success before, this one feels like more of 583 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 1: a gamble and I'm not so sure about it. Well, 584 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 1: it may they may not be done. It's there are 585 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 1: some really intriguing wide receivers in the draft too. And 586 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:55,800 Speaker 1: I would also just say with Mike Lafleur, if you 587 00:28:55,840 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 1: look at like a Kyle Shanahan type offense, this is 588 00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:01,719 Speaker 1: going to be a run Day's team that you know, 589 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:04,760 Speaker 1: do you need a star number one wide receiver in 590 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:08,600 Speaker 1: those Niners offenses? Never hurts, But it doesn't have to 591 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 1: be that way. And I like the pairing of Mimes 592 00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 1: and you've got Davis and You've got you know, there's 593 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:18,320 Speaker 1: who else they have they have h Jamison Crowder. I 594 00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:21,520 Speaker 1: mean that's I don't dislike that group in the in 595 00:29:21,560 --> 00:29:24,200 Speaker 1: the in a rookie draft, someone else. Davis was a 596 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:26,040 Speaker 1: guy we we sort of had on those you know, 597 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:29,280 Speaker 1: be careful lists, you know, because because he was injured 598 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 1: and he was I don't know if he was a 599 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:32,160 Speaker 1: bus He was just sort of not what you expected 600 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:33,600 Speaker 1: of a top five pick. He was just kind of 601 00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:37,760 Speaker 1: like a solid number two. And that's you know, he 602 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:39,680 Speaker 1: he got a lot of money. It's very interesting to 603 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:42,280 Speaker 1: me that Nelson Agilar and Corey Davis are the two 604 00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 1: receivers that are off the board quickly and not at 605 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:48,800 Speaker 1: not really at discounts at a little maybe I expected 606 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:50,880 Speaker 1: Davis to get and I didn't. I didn't expect either 607 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:53,040 Speaker 1: one of them to make twelve thirteen million dollars a year. 608 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 1: But Agilar to the Patriots and Davis to the Jets 609 00:29:56,240 --> 00:29:59,840 Speaker 1: kind of at premium, signing quickly, whereas Juju and Gola 610 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:03,080 Speaker 1: A and Will Fuller and Curtis Samuel are all kind 611 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:06,080 Speaker 1: of waiting out there. Presumably they want more money then 612 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:08,720 Speaker 1: Davis and Aguilar took. I don't know if they're gonna 613 00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:11,280 Speaker 1: get it, like that's usually what what happens, and the 614 00:30:11,360 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 1: Jets Jets valued Davis. It's a little bit of a risk. 615 00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:17,840 Speaker 1: Are those other whiteouts waiting for Gala Day or is 616 00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:21,000 Speaker 1: it like a Curtis Samuel situation. It just seems like 617 00:30:21,040 --> 00:30:23,600 Speaker 1: it's frozen. And their reports that wide receivers were saying 618 00:30:23,600 --> 00:30:27,480 Speaker 1: the market is utter crap right now and there's no movement. 619 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:32,480 Speaker 1: And other Jets as they signed linebacker Jared Davis, a 620 00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:34,680 Speaker 1: former first round pick as well who didn't get his option, 621 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:37,880 Speaker 1: picked up him with the Detroit Lions, so sale has 622 00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:40,440 Speaker 1: like something he sees. He also primarily plays the same 623 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:43,640 Speaker 1: position as C. J. Mosley, so NFL Networks Tom L 624 00:30:43,720 --> 00:30:46,520 Speaker 1: Zero reports the Jets are receiving trade calls on Moseley, 625 00:30:46,560 --> 00:30:50,920 Speaker 1: who got you know, grossly overpaid um on the free 626 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:52,760 Speaker 1: agency market a couple of years ago. But he was 627 00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:54,480 Speaker 1: a great player and then he just hasn't played with 628 00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:56,200 Speaker 1: the Jets. He got hurt in the first in the 629 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:58,520 Speaker 1: third quarter of the season open in two thousand nineteen, 630 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:01,120 Speaker 1: essentially missed the rest of the year more or less, 631 00:31:01,120 --> 00:31:03,880 Speaker 1: and then opted out in ties. So I don't know 632 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:06,640 Speaker 1: whether he's on the s list with the Jets, who 633 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:09,600 Speaker 1: are quietly unhappy with the opt out after he missed 634 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:12,040 Speaker 1: all of the first year or what. But uh uh, 635 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:14,000 Speaker 1: that could be a move to keep an eye on 636 00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:16,960 Speaker 1: if they could find a willing partner. One of the 637 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:20,840 Speaker 1: most surprising markets for any point, maybe the most was 638 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:23,480 Speaker 1: Jared DearS. I was shocked by that contract he got 639 00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:27,120 Speaker 1: five guaranteed because there were multiple teams that wanted him. 640 00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:29,720 Speaker 1: I mean, Lions fans are scratching their heads just because 641 00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:32,080 Speaker 1: he he was a bust he you know, he couldn't 642 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:34,240 Speaker 1: even get on the field last year, but even before 643 00:31:34,280 --> 00:31:37,160 Speaker 1: that he was really struggling. Maybe that's all on Patricia 644 00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:40,080 Speaker 1: because there were multiple there were multiple coaches who loved 645 00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 1: him coming out of the draft that ended up bidding 646 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:45,400 Speaker 1: up his price. I was sort of stunned by that one, 647 00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:47,600 Speaker 1: Like he seemed like a guy who would maybe struggle 648 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:52,720 Speaker 1: to get anything. We talked about Drew Brees his retirement 649 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:57,440 Speaker 1: on Monday's show, and then shortly after we unplugged for 650 00:31:57,480 --> 00:32:01,040 Speaker 1: the day, the Saints made an official that Jamis Winston 651 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 1: was under contract one year UH twelve million. I believe 652 00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:10,080 Speaker 1: it's less than that guaranteed uh. And Winston will um 653 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:15,280 Speaker 1: enter into the training camp in a competition, according to 654 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:18,000 Speaker 1: Sean Payton, who said on The Dan Patrick Show that 655 00:32:18,040 --> 00:32:22,080 Speaker 1: the two quarterbacks are going to be competing for QB 656 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:27,040 Speaker 1: one status. I want to see who else is added 657 00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:30,400 Speaker 1: to this room. I think the contracts instructive. Again, it's 658 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:32,680 Speaker 1: really more like five and a half six million, almost 659 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:36,280 Speaker 1: identical the Cam Newton's contract, so Taysom Hill technically makes 660 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:39,520 Speaker 1: more money. You would think Jamis Winston has the upper 661 00:32:39,560 --> 00:32:44,719 Speaker 1: hand just logically, But uh, I believe Sean Payton when 662 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 1: he says the competition. I just was seeing the little 663 00:32:47,720 --> 00:32:50,400 Speaker 1: whispers out there that they might be in on Rabinsky 664 00:32:50,520 --> 00:32:54,240 Speaker 1: if the if the price falls low enough, So Sean 665 00:32:54,280 --> 00:32:56,920 Speaker 1: Payton might just be down to get weird here. I 666 00:32:56,920 --> 00:32:59,240 Speaker 1: don't know. And if they're thinking about Robisky, they must 667 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:01,880 Speaker 1: be thinking about like got a pick too. It's like 668 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:06,080 Speaker 1: crazy to me because I think it's Trabinsky is not 669 00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:10,000 Speaker 1: anybody's idea of a superstar. But if you're if you're 670 00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:13,840 Speaker 1: interested in Jamis Winston and rehabilitating his career, the Trabinsky 671 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:16,320 Speaker 1: to me or they're very similar in that you know 672 00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:19,960 Speaker 1: their disappointments, looking for a fresh start, and maybe Peyton 673 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:22,240 Speaker 1: just likes the skill set better or his ability to 674 00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:24,440 Speaker 1: protect them all a little bit more. Yeah, I don't 675 00:33:24,440 --> 00:33:26,320 Speaker 1: need to see it. That's going one step too far. 676 00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:29,040 Speaker 1: I like the idea that John Payton can fix player 677 00:33:29,280 --> 00:33:32,240 Speaker 1: x um, especially in the same division where Jamis was. 678 00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:34,600 Speaker 1: I'm cool with that. The Trabinsky thing, first of all, 679 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:37,120 Speaker 1: if you have three of these people, what are we 680 00:33:37,160 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 1: doing here? Who? Who's getting shot? What? It just seems 681 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:42,800 Speaker 1: completely absurd to me and I and I gotta be honest, 682 00:33:42,880 --> 00:33:45,120 Speaker 1: I I'm rooting for this. I like the whole thing, 683 00:33:45,160 --> 00:33:49,480 Speaker 1: but um, the whole Saints quarterback storyline is starting to 684 00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:52,680 Speaker 1: wear on me. Not I had like a like a 685 00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:55,120 Speaker 1: bag of bricks on my head walking around town. That's 686 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:57,360 Speaker 1: how it feels. It's just like, figure it out, have 687 00:33:57,440 --> 00:34:01,120 Speaker 1: a competition. Let's talk in August. Yeah, wait till August. Yeah. 688 00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:05,680 Speaker 1: If Winston's he's he's the ultimate. He's only twenty seven 689 00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:10,359 Speaker 1: years old. Guy, Ever, h he is still somehow only wait, 690 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:14,280 Speaker 1: that's still Sammy Watkins's title. Let's down there. Um. But 691 00:34:14,600 --> 00:34:16,919 Speaker 1: if it doesn't happen, if he doesn't get the chance, 692 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:19,440 Speaker 1: or it doesn't happen with Sean Payton, I mean this, 693 00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:22,440 Speaker 1: this is it. This is his year to change the 694 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:24,920 Speaker 1: course of the rest of his career and make himself 695 00:34:25,640 --> 00:34:28,239 Speaker 1: a starter for the next ten years. If he can't 696 00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:30,399 Speaker 1: do it with this Saints team and Sean Payton, It's 697 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:32,440 Speaker 1: it's not gonna happen, and I finally give up the 698 00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:37,040 Speaker 1: ghost I do. I I enjoy. There are certain players 699 00:34:37,120 --> 00:34:40,480 Speaker 1: or coaches over the years of doing this that really 700 00:34:40,640 --> 00:34:44,200 Speaker 1: Mark can't hate more. And then anytime they get brought up, 701 00:34:44,280 --> 00:34:47,040 Speaker 1: you know they're about to take some sniper fire. Trabiskie 702 00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:50,839 Speaker 1: at quarterback, in Naggie at head coach. Those guys are 703 00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:53,799 Speaker 1: in the Sessler cross hairs like not too many guys 704 00:34:53,840 --> 00:34:56,080 Speaker 1: I can remember in the history of this podcast. Well, 705 00:34:56,239 --> 00:34:58,239 Speaker 1: I think the one thing that gets misunderstood and and 706 00:34:58,360 --> 00:35:00,799 Speaker 1: you know, I thought that Wes. I felt this way 707 00:35:00,800 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 1: about certain teams and scenarios to where it's like, I'm 708 00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:07,560 Speaker 1: not against the Bears or Bears fans, I'm wanting more 709 00:35:07,640 --> 00:35:10,160 Speaker 1: for them. And I get annoyed when I hear anyone 710 00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:12,480 Speaker 1: kind of just tell you, hey, this will be fine. 711 00:35:12,560 --> 00:35:14,880 Speaker 1: You know, hold that thought, because speak handing of the 712 00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:18,880 Speaker 1: Chicago Bears, we have breaking news their Madam Schefter. Former 713 00:35:18,920 --> 00:35:21,600 Speaker 1: Cowboys quarterback Andy Dalton is signing a one year, ten 714 00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:24,520 Speaker 1: million dollar deal with the Chicago Bears. He has a 715 00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:28,360 Speaker 1: chance to earn another three million in incentives. So the Bears, 716 00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:32,239 Speaker 1: who it always felt like a total pipe dream, but 717 00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:34,200 Speaker 1: there are the reports that they were all in for 718 00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:37,000 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson, and hell, maybe they still are trying to 719 00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:40,880 Speaker 1: make that happen. But Dalton feels like now the fallback 720 00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:45,400 Speaker 1: option or just their move going forward. Uh, Andy Dalton 721 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:50,000 Speaker 1: in Chicago's doesn't doesn't sound overly exciting for anybody involved. 722 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:51,920 Speaker 1: I have to be Isn't this exactly what I was 723 00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:55,239 Speaker 1: just talking about? Yeah, I mean it's like you are 724 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:59,160 Speaker 1: right about trabiscuits. To Mark's point, he never stopped banging 725 00:35:59,160 --> 00:36:02,080 Speaker 1: on him during that good season they had where people 726 00:36:02,120 --> 00:36:08,960 Speaker 1: tried to conn He never Yeah, I see it makes 727 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:11,399 Speaker 1: a lot more sense. Um, But no, you're right. Good job, 728 00:36:11,440 --> 00:36:13,759 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton. Know. I like Dalton. I've always liked Alton. 729 00:36:13,800 --> 00:36:15,560 Speaker 1: I've always supported him on the show and thought he 730 00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:18,480 Speaker 1: was a little better than he got credit for. So 731 00:36:18,680 --> 00:36:21,160 Speaker 1: I don't like this though. I I feel like Chicago 732 00:36:21,239 --> 00:36:23,040 Speaker 1: is in a in a kind of a weird place 733 00:36:23,080 --> 00:36:24,920 Speaker 1: in the NFL. They're in a bit of a funk, 734 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:29,520 Speaker 1: and uh Naggy enters the season on on shaky ground. Obviously, 735 00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:32,399 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton going to the Bears, We'll see how that goes, 736 00:36:32,719 --> 00:36:35,279 Speaker 1: and we'll see if he's the starter. But uh, all right, 737 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:38,520 Speaker 1: good for him. He got paid. Who who's who's bidding 738 00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:42,120 Speaker 1: against him? For real? Because someone was I gotta imagine 739 00:36:42,160 --> 00:36:48,799 Speaker 1: they just gave him ten million. Dallas doesn't disappointed Jacksonville, 740 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:51,719 Speaker 1: but it was probably Denver because Dallas, I don't know 741 00:36:51,719 --> 00:36:55,839 Speaker 1: if that's he is their starter. Get ready Bears fans out, man, 742 00:36:55,960 --> 00:36:59,160 Speaker 1: I feel bad for them. Unwatchable. Take him out of 743 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:03,560 Speaker 1: prime time? This Sierre, Mike North, whoever is making the schedule. 744 00:37:03,560 --> 00:37:05,799 Speaker 1: They haven't done it yet. What is his name? Is 745 00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:08,960 Speaker 1: that Mike North? It's something like that. That's the problem 746 00:37:09,120 --> 00:37:12,680 Speaker 1: that Mark and I both there's too much Bears in primetime. 747 00:37:12,840 --> 00:37:19,160 Speaker 1: That's the problem. That's Chicago. It's the market. Yes, don't 748 00:37:19,160 --> 00:37:20,920 Speaker 1: include me in that. I can't get enough of the 749 00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:24,600 Speaker 1: Chicago Bears in prime time. Please keep me out of 750 00:37:24,600 --> 00:37:29,400 Speaker 1: that conversation. The Cincinnati Bengals, Uh, they lost Carl Lawson 751 00:37:29,440 --> 00:37:33,240 Speaker 1: to the Jets. They signed Trey Hendrickson, formerly of the Saints, 752 00:37:33,280 --> 00:37:37,279 Speaker 1: four year, sixty million. Hendricks kind of interesting because they're 753 00:37:37,320 --> 00:37:40,920 Speaker 1: the same age, and it's it's just basically replacing one 754 00:37:40,960 --> 00:37:44,560 Speaker 1: guy with the other. Um, and they're both seen as 755 00:37:44,600 --> 00:37:50,000 Speaker 1: guys that are um ascendant or late bloomers. Trey Hendrickson 756 00:37:50,719 --> 00:37:53,320 Speaker 1: didn't do much at all in his first three seasons. 757 00:37:53,600 --> 00:37:55,520 Speaker 1: In fact, he had six and a half sacks in 758 00:37:55,520 --> 00:37:58,160 Speaker 1: his first three seasons and then blew up with New 759 00:37:58,239 --> 00:38:01,000 Speaker 1: Orleans for thirteen and a half. So great job by you, 760 00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:04,720 Speaker 1: Trey Hendrickson in your contract here and you could see 761 00:38:05,080 --> 00:38:08,080 Speaker 1: what it does for a player in a person's life 762 00:38:08,360 --> 00:38:12,120 Speaker 1: to have a truly big breakout season in that final 763 00:38:12,200 --> 00:38:14,759 Speaker 1: year before you go free agent. Good for him. Four, 764 00:38:17,719 --> 00:38:19,640 Speaker 1: It is a little weird. I'd be a little worried 765 00:38:19,640 --> 00:38:22,200 Speaker 1: that the Saints kind of valued keeping Marcus Williams their 766 00:38:22,239 --> 00:38:25,520 Speaker 1: safety over Hendrickson. And the Bengals are just they're kind 767 00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:28,040 Speaker 1: of like basic in some ways and everything they do. 768 00:38:28,120 --> 00:38:30,040 Speaker 1: If you look at the three free agents they signed 769 00:38:30,080 --> 00:38:33,720 Speaker 1: so far, it's like exactly replacing someone leaving the roster. 770 00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:36,919 Speaker 1: So they signed Mike Kelton, like Mike Kelton a lot 771 00:38:37,040 --> 00:38:40,160 Speaker 1: West for instance, a huge fan. Okay, he's you lost 772 00:38:40,200 --> 00:38:44,359 Speaker 1: Mackenzie Alexander. Okay, we'll replace him with Mike Hilton. We're 773 00:38:44,360 --> 00:38:46,799 Speaker 1: gonna lose William Jackson, one of the best cornerbacks in 774 00:38:46,800 --> 00:38:49,920 Speaker 1: the market. We're gonna sign a Woozier from Dallas. Okay, 775 00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:53,080 Speaker 1: we replace him, we lose Lawson and we replace him 776 00:38:53,080 --> 00:38:55,360 Speaker 1: with Hendrickson. It's just like this is this is the 777 00:38:55,400 --> 00:38:58,040 Speaker 1: Bengals way. They're not gonna even when they're making some moves, 778 00:38:58,040 --> 00:38:59,800 Speaker 1: which I like. I like all three of these players 779 00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:03,000 Speaker 1: on some level. Uh, it's like it doesn't get you jazz. 780 00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:05,919 Speaker 1: Then if you do get last year's version of Hendrickson, though, 781 00:39:06,200 --> 00:39:08,160 Speaker 1: he just seemed to me like a figure that arrived 782 00:39:08,200 --> 00:39:11,359 Speaker 1: from like fifty years ago. He was disruptive, he's fun 783 00:39:11,400 --> 00:39:13,920 Speaker 1: to watch. Um he blew a few people up. I 784 00:39:13,960 --> 00:39:16,680 Speaker 1: just I liked the player a lot, But it seemed 785 00:39:16,719 --> 00:39:19,120 Speaker 1: to me like the Bengals in Karl Lawson, had someone 786 00:39:19,160 --> 00:39:22,160 Speaker 1: that had had done it every year. You like, I 787 00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:24,359 Speaker 1: think the Jets of the two big pass rushers here 788 00:39:24,719 --> 00:39:26,719 Speaker 1: got the guy you're just gonna You're gonna know what 789 00:39:26,760 --> 00:39:28,640 Speaker 1: he's gonna do. Trey Henderson. If he does what he 790 00:39:28,719 --> 00:39:31,280 Speaker 1: if he's this is who he was last year's version, cool, 791 00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:34,200 Speaker 1: But if he was in a situation where that changes, 792 00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:36,560 Speaker 1: um is a lot of money. And by the way, 793 00:39:36,840 --> 00:39:39,839 Speaker 1: Cincinnati and you know there's still a lot of time, 794 00:39:39,880 --> 00:39:41,880 Speaker 1: and there are guys out there that have not been 795 00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:44,160 Speaker 1: signed yet that will be big time players for teams 796 00:39:44,880 --> 00:39:46,839 Speaker 1: next year. And there's the draft, of course. But they 797 00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:50,000 Speaker 1: have to get that offensive line right they Uh, you know, 798 00:39:50,160 --> 00:39:51,800 Speaker 1: I thought they would have made one of these splash 799 00:39:51,840 --> 00:39:56,640 Speaker 1: offensive lineman signings, but not so far. Um. Speaking of 800 00:39:56,680 --> 00:39:58,839 Speaker 1: pass rushers Jonnick and gok Way, He's on the move 801 00:39:58,920 --> 00:40:03,680 Speaker 1: yet again, this time to the Las Vegas Raiders, Um, 802 00:40:03,719 --> 00:40:05,359 Speaker 1: who signed him to it. See, this is the way 803 00:40:05,400 --> 00:40:08,080 Speaker 1: it should be, Greg, We're talking about this yesterday. He 804 00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:11,160 Speaker 1: got a two year, six million dollar contract. That's it. 805 00:40:11,160 --> 00:40:14,040 Speaker 1: It's fully guaranteed. That's how many years he signed for. 806 00:40:14,320 --> 00:40:16,680 Speaker 1: That's how much money he's gonna make. Why can't that 807 00:40:16,760 --> 00:40:18,600 Speaker 1: just be the standard? Why do we have to Is 808 00:40:18,640 --> 00:40:20,680 Speaker 1: it because of the salary cap? And you have to 809 00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:23,360 Speaker 1: have ways to be wiggly around the salary cap? Okay, 810 00:40:23,480 --> 00:40:25,600 Speaker 1: it's salary cap is an important thing. But at the 811 00:40:25,640 --> 00:40:28,480 Speaker 1: same time, I'm getting you want to tell Mark you're 812 00:40:28,520 --> 00:40:30,719 Speaker 1: sick of? What are you sick of again? Already? Oh? 813 00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:33,360 Speaker 1: The Saints quarterback? Back? Long list of things I have 814 00:40:33,480 --> 00:40:36,240 Speaker 1: to tell you. I mean, where we're at with money. 815 00:40:36,320 --> 00:40:38,160 Speaker 1: What was the new one? You have the guaranteed trigger 816 00:40:38,239 --> 00:40:42,319 Speaker 1: or whatever virtual guarantees or someone someone tried to break 817 00:40:42,360 --> 00:40:49,440 Speaker 1: out practical practically guarantees. Why do we get into sports 818 00:40:49,760 --> 00:40:51,520 Speaker 1: to employ this. I don't want to work in an 819 00:40:51,520 --> 00:40:53,640 Speaker 1: accounting from I have no idea, Like I I it's 820 00:40:53,640 --> 00:40:57,279 Speaker 1: a total blind Now. I love Mike Mayock and I 821 00:40:57,360 --> 00:40:59,720 Speaker 1: love Jon Gruden, and I want them to go nineteen 822 00:40:59,760 --> 00:41:03,600 Speaker 1: and because Jannaway signed for two years and million dollars 823 00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:05,960 Speaker 1: and I know exactly what that means. Yeah, when you 824 00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:07,960 Speaker 1: put the extra years, then you can just like spread 825 00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:11,319 Speaker 1: it out and spend more this year. I know we 826 00:41:11,320 --> 00:41:14,279 Speaker 1: were going to talk their center they cut later, but 827 00:41:14,320 --> 00:41:17,400 Speaker 1: I do think it's kind of connected. You know, they 828 00:41:17,520 --> 00:41:22,400 Speaker 1: cut they cut Rodney Hudson. You know, one of the 829 00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:26,200 Speaker 1: best centers ten years, one of the best free agent 830 00:41:26,239 --> 00:41:30,560 Speaker 1: signings I think of the last ten years by the Raiders, 831 00:41:30,560 --> 00:41:32,399 Speaker 1: just thirty one years old, still playing at a high 832 00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:35,120 Speaker 1: level of according to everyone that I try that he's 833 00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:38,200 Speaker 1: still a top ten center at the very least, and 834 00:41:38,280 --> 00:41:41,040 Speaker 1: you cut him sort of to make room for Ngockway, 835 00:41:41,080 --> 00:41:43,000 Speaker 1: who was a little bit of a bust last year. 836 00:41:43,080 --> 00:41:44,680 Speaker 1: You know, we kind of saw him as a free agent. 837 00:41:44,760 --> 00:41:47,360 Speaker 1: Last year he was on two different teams, the Vikings 838 00:41:47,360 --> 00:41:50,359 Speaker 1: and the Ravens. Didn't really work, you know, he only 839 00:41:50,360 --> 00:41:53,560 Speaker 1: played twenty snaps a game in the playoffs for the Ravens. 840 00:41:53,600 --> 00:41:55,360 Speaker 1: So I don't I don't know. I feel like a 841 00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:58,800 Speaker 1: year ago he would have gotten Carl Lawson money. And 842 00:41:59,200 --> 00:42:02,479 Speaker 1: now you see where he is, you know, so maybe 843 00:42:02,600 --> 00:42:04,480 Speaker 1: he's his market is cooled a little bit. Or with 844 00:42:04,520 --> 00:42:06,239 Speaker 1: one of his old coaches we should point out with 845 00:42:06,280 --> 00:42:08,400 Speaker 1: Gus Bradley, who was with him in Jacksonville, so that 846 00:42:08,520 --> 00:42:11,200 Speaker 1: that part of it makes sense. But Derek Carr always 847 00:42:11,239 --> 00:42:13,960 Speaker 1: had this great offensive line, and now they just traded 848 00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:17,880 Speaker 1: Trent Brown, they lost Rodney Hudson. They supposedly we're cutting 849 00:42:17,880 --> 00:42:19,960 Speaker 1: Gabe Jackson, but they actually haven't done it, and so 850 00:42:20,040 --> 00:42:24,400 Speaker 1: some people are thinking maybe they're actually keeping him. Has 851 00:42:24,440 --> 00:42:28,080 Speaker 1: gone right? Will the Raiders swing a trade for Russell Wilson, 852 00:42:28,120 --> 00:42:31,480 Speaker 1: who's annoyed because in Seattle the offensive line has issues, 853 00:42:31,520 --> 00:42:34,120 Speaker 1: so why would you go to Las Vegas or Okay, 854 00:42:34,160 --> 00:42:36,520 Speaker 1: that kind of a deal where you have one offensive 855 00:42:36,560 --> 00:42:39,640 Speaker 1: lineman from last year cemented into the lineup feels a 856 00:42:39,719 --> 00:42:44,279 Speaker 1: tad shaky um I would love to see, Uh Joe 857 00:42:44,320 --> 00:42:48,000 Speaker 1: Douglas pounce on Rodney Hudson. They missed out on Corey Linsley. 858 00:42:48,400 --> 00:42:54,120 Speaker 1: Uh he according to I'm not sure who to sight here, 859 00:42:54,160 --> 00:42:57,960 Speaker 1: but he's allowed three sacks across almost pass blocking snaps 860 00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:02,360 Speaker 1: over the last six seasons. Uh, that that'll play solid. 861 00:43:03,200 --> 00:43:06,600 Speaker 1: Hudson is on the open market, and uh, the Raiders 862 00:43:06,600 --> 00:43:08,400 Speaker 1: have to eat a lot of dead cap on that. 863 00:43:08,520 --> 00:43:10,279 Speaker 1: So maybe there's more to that story. I don't know, 864 00:43:10,360 --> 00:43:12,839 Speaker 1: but that's weird. No one wanted to trade f him. 865 00:43:12,880 --> 00:43:15,680 Speaker 1: It was a confusing he wanted out to I mean, 866 00:43:15,719 --> 00:43:19,279 Speaker 1: he was partially his request. So Cars lost four out 867 00:43:19,280 --> 00:43:21,800 Speaker 1: of his five offensive lineman and his number one receiver. 868 00:43:22,080 --> 00:43:24,920 Speaker 1: You know they I know they drafted Henry Ruggs, um, 869 00:43:24,960 --> 00:43:27,920 Speaker 1: but Agilar was their number one receiver. It has turned 870 00:43:28,080 --> 00:43:32,720 Speaker 1: into I've noticed on Twitter Mayock hit season. Uh, people 871 00:43:32,760 --> 00:43:35,480 Speaker 1: are like starting to grumble about the free agents and 872 00:43:35,520 --> 00:43:37,799 Speaker 1: the draft picks they brought in, to which I would 873 00:43:37,880 --> 00:43:41,360 Speaker 1: mostly say it's Gruden. But either way, they're a pack together. 874 00:43:41,960 --> 00:43:44,759 Speaker 1: So if let's say and I don't, I don't root 875 00:43:44,800 --> 00:43:46,879 Speaker 1: against us. Not that we were close with the man, 876 00:43:46,960 --> 00:43:49,319 Speaker 1: but he was a colleague in one sense, he used 877 00:43:49,320 --> 00:43:52,439 Speaker 1: to work in NFL network. If the Raiders, if let's 878 00:43:52,440 --> 00:43:55,160 Speaker 1: say this season really goes sideways and they go four 879 00:43:55,160 --> 00:43:59,000 Speaker 1: and twelve and he's out the door, does he just 880 00:43:59,160 --> 00:44:00,880 Speaker 1: does he get to slide? I'd back in and be 881 00:44:01,040 --> 00:44:05,040 Speaker 1: like the draft expert after he spent four years putting 882 00:44:05,040 --> 00:44:09,160 Speaker 1: the Raiders underground. I mean, I guess I believe so. 883 00:44:09,200 --> 00:44:12,400 Speaker 1: But I so you're saying that Jeremiah is going to 884 00:44:12,480 --> 00:44:14,920 Speaker 1: pull a power play and try to stop that from happening. 885 00:44:14,960 --> 00:44:18,200 Speaker 1: Is that what you're saying? There's nothing that I wouldn't 886 00:44:18,600 --> 00:44:21,879 Speaker 1: put past Daniel Jeremiah, who's got you know, he's got 887 00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:25,000 Speaker 1: that the smile and the boyish charm and the wholesome 888 00:44:25,040 --> 00:44:28,719 Speaker 1: sense of humor. But that man is a scorpion. He 889 00:44:28,719 --> 00:44:30,879 Speaker 1: helps set up ma act for that job. I think 890 00:44:31,120 --> 00:44:33,560 Speaker 1: you know he was pushing some levers behind the scenes. 891 00:44:36,080 --> 00:44:39,280 Speaker 1: The Jaguars keep on spending money. They signed cornerback Shaquille 892 00:44:39,280 --> 00:44:41,600 Speaker 1: Griffin formally of the Seahawks three years, forty four and 893 00:44:41,600 --> 00:44:44,560 Speaker 1: a half million, twenty nine guaranteed. So what does that mean? 894 00:44:44,840 --> 00:44:46,960 Speaker 1: It's really a two year, twenty nine million dollar deal. 895 00:44:47,000 --> 00:44:49,879 Speaker 1: Can we decode this? Is that? What it means more 896 00:44:49,960 --> 00:44:53,160 Speaker 1: or less anyway. Uh, so the Jaguars have all this 897 00:44:53,239 --> 00:44:58,000 Speaker 1: cap space. Also, I'm gonna blow this one. They also 898 00:44:58,040 --> 00:45:04,400 Speaker 1: signed defensive tackle Tyson Halloa hall Wa Yeah. Uh, formerly 899 00:45:04,400 --> 00:45:07,520 Speaker 1: of the Steelers, two years, six million dollars. He's a veteran. 900 00:45:08,000 --> 00:45:10,840 Speaker 1: Uh adds a little depth and gives him another player 901 00:45:11,560 --> 00:45:15,720 Speaker 1: on their team. They've also signed um Chris man Hurts. 902 00:45:16,480 --> 00:45:19,799 Speaker 1: I am Chris man Hurts, the tight end formerly of 903 00:45:19,840 --> 00:45:22,040 Speaker 1: the Panthers. The two year, seven point to five million 904 00:45:22,080 --> 00:45:27,160 Speaker 1: dollar deal. Uh, they're busy. Gihad Ward, gihad Ward, gihad Ward. 905 00:45:27,520 --> 00:45:30,000 Speaker 1: It's a good name. I mean yeah, if your name 906 00:45:30,120 --> 00:45:33,719 Speaker 1: Man Hurt, you better become a football player. I'm glad 907 00:45:33,719 --> 00:45:35,719 Speaker 1: you brought up the Jaguars because I just wanted to 908 00:45:35,719 --> 00:45:40,800 Speaker 1: point out they have signed, according to our tracker, twelve players. 909 00:45:41,239 --> 00:45:43,600 Speaker 1: How about that twelve players so far. So Yeah, the 910 00:45:43,880 --> 00:45:46,360 Speaker 1: Patriots are get all this attention. That makes sense because 911 00:45:46,400 --> 00:45:49,480 Speaker 1: all the Jaggars players are mostly like Dwayne smoot In, 912 00:45:49,480 --> 00:45:53,080 Speaker 1: Philip Dorsett and Jamal Ague and and jihad Ward, Like 913 00:45:53,719 --> 00:45:55,800 Speaker 1: man Hurts says, but you know, they're kind of shopping 914 00:45:55,840 --> 00:45:58,520 Speaker 1: at the bottom of the market here. But Urban Meyer 915 00:45:58,640 --> 00:46:01,160 Speaker 1: is going wild them this for twelve twelve players. That's 916 00:46:01,160 --> 00:46:03,839 Speaker 1: a lot of players. There's also Warren Sharp pointed out 917 00:46:03,920 --> 00:46:07,520 Speaker 1: that the Jaguar since two thousand eleven lead the league 918 00:46:07,520 --> 00:46:11,040 Speaker 1: by a lot, having spent one point four billion dollars 919 00:46:11,120 --> 00:46:15,280 Speaker 1: in free agency for what one player. For breaking news, 920 00:46:18,640 --> 00:46:23,719 Speaker 1: more Man hurts this from Rap she the Jaguars. The 921 00:46:23,840 --> 00:46:28,320 Speaker 1: Jaguars are expected to sign Lion's wide receiver Marvin Jones. 922 00:46:28,360 --> 00:46:31,680 Speaker 1: The source said, I've always been a Mary from Jones fan, 923 00:46:32,400 --> 00:46:34,959 Speaker 1: and he's a very good player and has had good 924 00:46:35,040 --> 00:46:40,040 Speaker 1: years in Cincinnati and then Detroit. Nice signing, especially when 925 00:46:40,080 --> 00:46:44,640 Speaker 1: you have an incoming quarterback um that everyone's in love with. 926 00:46:44,680 --> 00:46:47,239 Speaker 1: Give him a nice, solid veteran option. So that's I 927 00:46:47,280 --> 00:46:51,400 Speaker 1: like that sign. Yeah, he's uh, he's like a number 928 00:46:51,400 --> 00:46:53,400 Speaker 1: two or three at this point of his career, but 929 00:46:53,480 --> 00:46:55,879 Speaker 1: that you need one of those solid guy to add 930 00:46:55,920 --> 00:46:57,840 Speaker 1: to the mix. I don't mind the receiver group. I 931 00:46:57,840 --> 00:47:01,239 Speaker 1: think if urban Meyer is who he says he is 932 00:47:01,640 --> 00:47:04,040 Speaker 1: and he's got Trevor Lawrence, I already think you've got 933 00:47:04,160 --> 00:47:06,839 Speaker 1: enough around Lauren, A decent offensive line, kind of an 934 00:47:06,880 --> 00:47:09,799 Speaker 1: underrated offensive line. They played pretty well last year. I mean, 935 00:47:09,840 --> 00:47:13,040 Speaker 1: if Gardner Minshew can put up stats and the expectations 936 00:47:13,080 --> 00:47:16,279 Speaker 1: should be that Lawrence does DJ Shark I love him, 937 00:47:16,280 --> 00:47:18,640 Speaker 1: and you've got a great running back and James Robinson. 938 00:47:18,680 --> 00:47:22,319 Speaker 1: Their offense is you know, they could be spicy quickly. Uh. 939 00:47:22,400 --> 00:47:24,880 Speaker 1: The New York Giants get a deal done with Leonard Williams, 940 00:47:25,400 --> 00:47:29,040 Speaker 1: a three or sixty three million dollar contract. Forty five 941 00:47:29,080 --> 00:47:33,919 Speaker 1: of that is guaranteed. Um. So that is big time 942 00:47:33,920 --> 00:47:37,719 Speaker 1: money for Leonard Williams, who the light finally went on 943 00:47:37,800 --> 00:47:40,480 Speaker 1: in a big way in twenty and he was a 944 00:47:40,520 --> 00:47:46,399 Speaker 1: star on New York's defensive line and now he's getting paid. Yeah. 945 00:47:46,440 --> 00:47:50,680 Speaker 1: I think Gettleman deserves uh some apologies because he's still 946 00:47:50,719 --> 00:47:53,640 Speaker 1: getting bangs for this Leonard Williams trade. I see, like 947 00:47:53,760 --> 00:47:57,200 Speaker 1: nastional guy and Giants fans being like, you know, they're 948 00:47:57,200 --> 00:47:59,759 Speaker 1: still like moaning about this Leonard Williams trade. And then 949 00:48:01,360 --> 00:48:03,600 Speaker 1: I was like, what more at There has to be 950 00:48:03,640 --> 00:48:06,640 Speaker 1: a level of play you hit that that shuts you 951 00:48:06,719 --> 00:48:08,560 Speaker 1: up about that. He was one of the best guys 952 00:48:08,560 --> 00:48:11,240 Speaker 1: at his position, said the gentleman was right, it was great. 953 00:48:11,680 --> 00:48:14,359 Speaker 1: And I think probably just like these national people who 954 00:48:14,360 --> 00:48:16,759 Speaker 1: are the name names, because I'm curious what they could 955 00:48:16,760 --> 00:48:19,359 Speaker 1: be actually banging out about if they if they watch 956 00:48:19,440 --> 00:48:22,200 Speaker 1: the games basically like, hey, you shouldn't have given up 957 00:48:22,239 --> 00:48:24,520 Speaker 1: the second round pick and you have the franchise tag 958 00:48:24,600 --> 00:48:27,040 Speaker 1: him in like the process was bad. It's like, okay, 959 00:48:27,160 --> 00:48:31,040 Speaker 1: but he got unlocked in in that defense. He was 960 00:48:31,280 --> 00:48:34,600 Speaker 1: certain guys certain and our podcast is not innocent of this. 961 00:48:34,680 --> 00:48:40,520 Speaker 1: Certain guys attract detractors. They attract attract um and people 962 00:48:40,560 --> 00:48:43,360 Speaker 1: have it out for Getleman and I have I have 963 00:48:43,440 --> 00:48:45,839 Speaker 1: been killing him for years, but so they won't even 964 00:48:45,840 --> 00:48:47,960 Speaker 1: give him one W. I'm gonna give him a W. 965 00:48:48,600 --> 00:48:51,160 Speaker 1: But he's gonna if if Daniel Jones can't play the 966 00:48:51,200 --> 00:48:54,359 Speaker 1: guitar this year, it ain't gonna matter because he'll be 967 00:48:54,600 --> 00:48:57,239 Speaker 1: Leonard Williams is like item number five. I think the 968 00:48:57,239 --> 00:49:01,720 Speaker 1: people are annoyed with about Dave Gedtlman. Uh. The Titans, 969 00:49:01,760 --> 00:49:05,320 Speaker 1: they are taking another swing at fixing their pass rush issue. 970 00:49:05,360 --> 00:49:08,520 Speaker 1: They signed Bud Dupree, formerly of the Steelers, to a 971 00:49:08,600 --> 00:49:12,799 Speaker 1: multi year deal. Um, so you imagine he's gonna get paid. 972 00:49:12,840 --> 00:49:15,719 Speaker 1: I don't see the exact figures here yet. Maybe they're 973 00:49:15,719 --> 00:49:18,279 Speaker 1: out very where like it was forty five in the 974 00:49:18,320 --> 00:49:21,440 Speaker 1: first three years. Another very similar contract to Matt jude 975 00:49:21,440 --> 00:49:25,160 Speaker 1: On with million guarantees and Lawson and Hendricks and they're 976 00:49:25,160 --> 00:49:27,440 Speaker 1: they're all on the same ballpark. So there you go. 977 00:49:27,520 --> 00:49:31,440 Speaker 1: And and and famously uh John Robinson, Big Swings and 978 00:49:31,560 --> 00:49:37,600 Speaker 1: mss on, Jadavian Clowney and uh Vic Beasley last year. 979 00:49:37,840 --> 00:49:40,200 Speaker 1: Hopefully Dupree can do that. And Greg, you had mentioned 980 00:49:40,239 --> 00:49:43,960 Speaker 1: speaking of Clowney that on your UM free agency one 981 00:49:44,000 --> 00:49:45,759 Speaker 1: on one. I believe you said there's only one out 982 00:49:45,760 --> 00:49:50,000 Speaker 1: of the top ten guys left and it's Clowney. Ten 983 00:49:50,120 --> 00:49:52,640 Speaker 1: edge rushers. Okay, I was gonna say, how does Clowney 984 00:49:52,680 --> 00:49:55,279 Speaker 1: still even as people disappear? How was he getting into 985 00:49:55,320 --> 00:49:58,080 Speaker 1: the top ten of anything at this point? But edge rushers, 986 00:49:58,120 --> 00:50:00,239 Speaker 1: I'll give you that. Talk about guys, people will have 987 00:50:00,239 --> 00:50:05,279 Speaker 1: an axe to grind him. I still know this is 988 00:50:05,360 --> 00:50:06,920 Speaker 1: the year ago get him, This is the year to go. 989 00:50:07,960 --> 00:50:10,759 Speaker 1: Because Mark, you're right that you point that out. I've 990 00:50:10,800 --> 00:50:13,640 Speaker 1: always been, you know, keep an eye on this Clowney stuff. 991 00:50:13,640 --> 00:50:15,839 Speaker 1: People always going nuts about him. Let's keep a track 992 00:50:15,840 --> 00:50:18,120 Speaker 1: of what he actually does for a team. And I 993 00:50:18,160 --> 00:50:19,759 Speaker 1: was right about that one. I'm not right a lot, 994 00:50:19,800 --> 00:50:21,560 Speaker 1: it was right that time. So I guess I'm more 995 00:50:21,640 --> 00:50:24,240 Speaker 1: vocal about it as a result. That's you with Drabsky. 996 00:50:24,440 --> 00:50:26,600 Speaker 1: I think it's only natural it is. I think Dniko 997 00:50:26,680 --> 00:50:29,120 Speaker 1: Autrey though, a you're taking him away from the cults. 998 00:50:29,560 --> 00:50:32,279 Speaker 1: He just solid like that dude, just like like they 999 00:50:32,280 --> 00:50:34,359 Speaker 1: got him for not a lot of money, Like I 1000 00:50:34,400 --> 00:50:36,880 Speaker 1: love that because the Titans defense needed help, and like 1001 00:50:37,080 --> 00:50:39,640 Speaker 1: you're taking it away from a division opponent. Yummy. They 1002 00:50:39,680 --> 00:50:45,359 Speaker 1: also cut Dorry Jackson, so that was a surprise. He 1003 00:50:45,480 --> 00:50:49,280 Speaker 1: was injured and streaky, but when he's been good, he's 1004 00:50:49,360 --> 00:50:54,000 Speaker 1: been really good and so America. I'm sorry. I wasna 1005 00:50:54,480 --> 00:50:57,799 Speaker 1: is on fire right now. Finish your point, though, Greg. 1006 00:50:58,560 --> 00:51:00,560 Speaker 1: He is one of three guys who's been added to 1007 00:51:00,640 --> 00:51:03,880 Speaker 1: the top hundred list just in the last morning. Kareem 1008 00:51:03,960 --> 00:51:06,240 Speaker 1: Jackson at the bottom he was let go by Denver, 1009 00:51:06,600 --> 00:51:09,400 Speaker 1: and then Hudson and Dori Jackson are in the top forty, 1010 00:51:09,719 --> 00:51:13,279 Speaker 1: Hudson's in the top twenty and Travisky still one oh 1011 00:51:13,280 --> 00:51:15,279 Speaker 1: one right, still won one. Yeah, I love it. I 1012 00:51:15,320 --> 00:51:17,040 Speaker 1: love it. Hey hit me, hit me again with the 1013 00:51:17,040 --> 00:51:18,799 Speaker 1: breaking news. I wanted fresh, I want it right off 1014 00:51:18,800 --> 00:51:22,600 Speaker 1: the hot off the presses. Yeah, this was a little 1015 00:51:22,600 --> 00:51:25,280 Speaker 1: on the borderline, but quarterbacks are fund. Tyrod Taylor reaches 1016 00:51:25,280 --> 00:51:27,480 Speaker 1: an agreement on a one year deal worth up to 1017 00:51:27,520 --> 00:51:30,160 Speaker 1: twelve point five million with the Houston Texans, according to 1018 00:51:30,200 --> 00:51:35,759 Speaker 1: schafter So and by the way, Erica tamp Possey. You 1019 00:51:35,840 --> 00:51:38,919 Speaker 1: know Erica, it does excellent work for us. She's all 1020 00:51:38,960 --> 00:51:41,319 Speaker 1: over right now. I'm getting these little pings in my 1021 00:51:41,800 --> 00:51:44,640 Speaker 1: who I won't say the name of the chat agent. Uh. 1022 00:51:44,680 --> 00:51:47,160 Speaker 1: And we are on top of everything because of our producer, 1023 00:51:47,400 --> 00:51:49,799 Speaker 1: and I love her for it. She does a great job. 1024 00:51:49,880 --> 00:51:51,800 Speaker 1: I have to tell you something if you go again, 1025 00:51:51,840 --> 00:51:54,000 Speaker 1: It's that a f C free agency fits piece that 1026 00:51:54,000 --> 00:51:55,759 Speaker 1: I wrote at this point, about eight hundred days ago, 1027 00:51:56,160 --> 00:51:58,600 Speaker 1: I had Tyrod to the Texans. I think they said, 1028 00:51:58,760 --> 00:52:02,200 Speaker 1: this isn't spicy enough. I said, I'm about accuracy. This 1029 00:52:02,239 --> 00:52:05,400 Speaker 1: will happen, and I have nailed another one. They said 1030 00:52:05,440 --> 00:52:08,680 Speaker 1: that I'm just creating a day. I think in general 1031 00:52:08,680 --> 00:52:10,359 Speaker 1: it was like, this isn't you know, it's not gonna 1032 00:52:10,360 --> 00:52:12,680 Speaker 1: make the little image that they tweet out, like Tyrod 1033 00:52:12,800 --> 00:52:15,840 Speaker 1: to the Texans, But this is the ground work to 1034 00:52:15,920 --> 00:52:18,600 Speaker 1: move to sean out the building. The off season of 1035 00:52:18,600 --> 00:52:22,560 Speaker 1: Tyrod Taylor is a veteran starter. We can believe in. Well, 1036 00:52:22,600 --> 00:52:25,399 Speaker 1: I guess he becomes the insurance policy here, right if 1037 00:52:25,440 --> 00:52:27,879 Speaker 1: if if they do. Maybe this is like in an 1038 00:52:27,880 --> 00:52:32,319 Speaker 1: independence day when you see the the spaceships, you know, 1039 00:52:32,360 --> 00:52:36,080 Speaker 1: settling over the White House, settling over the Empire State 1040 00:52:36,120 --> 00:52:39,680 Speaker 1: building over the tower. It's funny. I live in l 1041 00:52:39,719 --> 00:52:41,360 Speaker 1: A and I don't know the name of that building 1042 00:52:41,719 --> 00:52:44,920 Speaker 1: in downtown l A. That it's settled over. Uh that 1043 00:52:45,719 --> 00:52:49,440 Speaker 1: you know speaks to the upcoming huge blockbuster. Is Deshaun 1044 00:52:49,440 --> 00:52:53,680 Speaker 1: Watson gonna get moved in the next couple of days? Well, 1045 00:52:53,719 --> 00:52:58,480 Speaker 1: I wanna I want to explode off this earth. The 1046 00:52:58,560 --> 00:53:02,840 Speaker 1: phrase up too when it comes to country you you 1047 00:53:02,880 --> 00:53:05,680 Speaker 1: don't like these partial guarantees and all this stuff. Let's 1048 00:53:05,719 --> 00:53:08,200 Speaker 1: get rid of the up too. Well, yeah, I like 1049 00:53:08,280 --> 00:53:11,399 Speaker 1: it's like you can you can make up to all 1050 00:53:11,440 --> 00:53:13,719 Speaker 1: the money in the world. I guess that's possible, but 1051 00:53:14,040 --> 00:53:16,600 Speaker 1: I want to see what the actual terms are for this. 1052 00:53:16,640 --> 00:53:19,080 Speaker 1: It's probably it's probably similar to Cam and Jamis. But 1053 00:53:19,120 --> 00:53:21,799 Speaker 1: that does indicate that was worth a breaking news because 1054 00:53:21,800 --> 00:53:26,359 Speaker 1: he's he's there likely week week one starter at this point. Well, 1055 00:53:26,360 --> 00:53:29,640 Speaker 1: it definitely drafts someone and he'll be replaced the first 1056 00:53:29,719 --> 00:53:32,440 Speaker 1: quarter of game two, right, because this is it's ultimately 1057 00:53:32,480 --> 00:53:36,239 Speaker 1: the fate of guys like Tyrod and Andy Dalton, where 1058 00:53:36,239 --> 00:53:38,319 Speaker 1: he is at this point in his career that you're 1059 00:53:38,400 --> 00:53:42,160 Speaker 1: too good to be on like a backup um on 1060 00:53:42,200 --> 00:53:45,479 Speaker 1: a good team apparently, that you're gonna be these these 1061 00:53:45,520 --> 00:53:50,560 Speaker 1: bad teams and doing badly all right. Here here are 1062 00:53:50,600 --> 00:53:53,759 Speaker 1: the landmarks attacked in the initial alien strike in I 1063 00:53:53,840 --> 00:54:00,000 Speaker 1: D four. The White House and the Capitol Building got popped. Okay, um, 1064 00:54:00,160 --> 00:54:02,960 Speaker 1: Empire State Building in New York City, of course iconic. 1065 00:54:03,719 --> 00:54:05,920 Speaker 1: The U S Bank Tower is what it is in 1066 00:54:05,960 --> 00:54:09,680 Speaker 1: Los Angeles, lunch and there's our city. Had we were 1067 00:54:09,719 --> 00:54:13,040 Speaker 1: better at branding, like New York City, the Empire State Building, 1068 00:54:13,080 --> 00:54:16,239 Speaker 1: the Chrysler Building, you had the twin towers. Now you've 1069 00:54:16,239 --> 00:54:19,160 Speaker 1: got the Freedom Tower. The US Bank tower that doesn't 1070 00:54:19,239 --> 00:54:22,560 Speaker 1: quite we have is like the Santa Monica Pier. They 1071 00:54:22,560 --> 00:54:25,239 Speaker 1: should have just done that, because like downtown l A, 1072 00:54:25,360 --> 00:54:29,520 Speaker 1: maybe one of the lower, lower wattage downtowns of any 1073 00:54:29,560 --> 00:54:32,760 Speaker 1: big city around. And of course there was an attack 1074 00:54:32,760 --> 00:54:35,480 Speaker 1: on Area fifty one as well. Mark any any thoughts 1075 00:54:35,520 --> 00:54:37,960 Speaker 1: about Area fifty one you want to share, well, I 1076 00:54:38,000 --> 00:54:40,520 Speaker 1: feel like I guess it's is it is it one 1077 00:54:40,600 --> 00:54:45,800 Speaker 1: alien species attacking another uh alien discovery research zone. I 1078 00:54:45,800 --> 00:54:48,680 Speaker 1: don't feels a little maybe a misfire, they got the 1079 00:54:48,680 --> 00:54:50,000 Speaker 1: wrong target. I feel like that would be like a 1080 00:54:50,040 --> 00:54:51,759 Speaker 1: mecca for you to get there if you could have 1081 00:54:51,800 --> 00:54:53,960 Speaker 1: a couple of years ago. Wasn't there a plan to 1082 00:54:53,960 --> 00:54:57,080 Speaker 1: to rate it? An online petition or something that was 1083 00:54:57,120 --> 00:55:00,440 Speaker 1: being planned behind the scenes. There was a Anzo and 1084 00:55:00,520 --> 00:55:02,319 Speaker 1: I tried to get there ourselves when we did that 1085 00:55:02,840 --> 00:55:06,799 Speaker 1: road trip and we were totally unsuccessful. Well, there there 1086 00:55:06,800 --> 00:55:08,719 Speaker 1: has been some talk and it might be tough to 1087 00:55:08,760 --> 00:55:11,640 Speaker 1: get the schedules all the work out. But behind the scenes, 1088 00:55:12,080 --> 00:55:17,720 Speaker 1: our friend Colleen Wolf has suggested, um this area somewhere 1089 00:55:17,760 --> 00:55:21,040 Speaker 1: in California that has some sort of alien life form 1090 00:55:21,080 --> 00:55:24,560 Speaker 1: connection that we were thinking take do a podcast from there, 1091 00:55:24,680 --> 00:55:27,560 Speaker 1: take it on the road, and josh and I think 1092 00:55:27,600 --> 00:55:29,880 Speaker 1: somewhere around is it in Joshua treat Okay, Well, we 1093 00:55:29,880 --> 00:55:33,239 Speaker 1: should keep it quiet, but it'll be a surprise episode. 1094 00:55:33,280 --> 00:55:36,000 Speaker 1: But I think we need to make this happen. I 1095 00:55:36,080 --> 00:55:39,319 Speaker 1: like that, like we're basically doing stunt locations that that 1096 00:55:39,560 --> 00:55:43,640 Speaker 1: to reduce the listenership. I'm into it. The rams are 1097 00:55:43,719 --> 00:55:47,080 Speaker 1: keeping Leonard. I wonder if Deshaun Watson is gonna get 1098 00:55:47,080 --> 00:55:50,239 Speaker 1: traded soon, that's I think it's gonna happen, all right. 1099 00:55:50,440 --> 00:55:54,520 Speaker 1: Leonard Floyd is staying with the Rams four years, sixty 1100 00:55:54,600 --> 00:55:58,879 Speaker 1: four million dollars. I don't know what's guaranteed. There were 1101 00:55:58,920 --> 00:56:03,480 Speaker 1: practically guaranteed. We're up to but he had uh ten 1102 00:56:03,480 --> 00:56:06,120 Speaker 1: and a half sacks last season playing on a one 1103 00:56:06,200 --> 00:56:09,000 Speaker 1: year deal, and I guess, I don't know. I guess 1104 00:56:09,000 --> 00:56:12,000 Speaker 1: once you hit double digit sacks, you become a total 1105 00:56:12,080 --> 00:56:16,400 Speaker 1: jim and that leads to getting paid in a massive way. 1106 00:56:17,080 --> 00:56:18,880 Speaker 1: This is the one where I want to see the details. 1107 00:56:18,880 --> 00:56:21,160 Speaker 1: I haven't on it, um, but the Giants were in 1108 00:56:21,239 --> 00:56:25,520 Speaker 1: on him pretty aggressively. Supposedly that really drove the price up. 1109 00:56:25,680 --> 00:56:29,640 Speaker 1: Shows you how much they love Leonard Floyd because they 1110 00:56:29,840 --> 00:56:34,160 Speaker 1: really valued him ultimately, over over John Johnson or over 1111 00:56:34,280 --> 00:56:39,240 Speaker 1: some other people they've had to this offseason. And finally 1112 00:56:39,320 --> 00:56:42,880 Speaker 1: eight o'clock de light the Denver Broncos edition perk up 1113 00:56:42,880 --> 00:56:49,680 Speaker 1: Broncos fans. Von Miller sticking around his legal problems didn't 1114 00:56:49,719 --> 00:56:53,120 Speaker 1: amount to anything, no charges. Uh So, with that hurdle 1115 00:56:53,480 --> 00:56:56,320 Speaker 1: no longer in front of the team, the Broncos exercised 1116 00:56:56,320 --> 00:57:00,320 Speaker 1: the seven million guarantee option on his eighteen million salary 1117 00:57:00,480 --> 00:57:03,120 Speaker 1: in one. Von Miller missed all of last year with 1118 00:57:03,120 --> 00:57:07,160 Speaker 1: an ankle um foot injury. Uh. And you know, Greg 1119 00:57:07,360 --> 00:57:10,960 Speaker 1: Is he's still the same guy anymore. Who knows. This 1120 00:57:11,000 --> 00:57:13,160 Speaker 1: was a little bit of a sentimental pick I think 1121 00:57:13,160 --> 00:57:15,040 Speaker 1: by the Broncos. Nothing wrong with that, but he is. 1122 00:57:15,120 --> 00:57:17,120 Speaker 1: He is one of the highest paid defensive players in 1123 00:57:17,200 --> 00:57:22,240 Speaker 1: leagues still. Broncos also signed cornerback Ronald Darby, formerly of 1124 00:57:22,240 --> 00:57:24,840 Speaker 1: the Washington Football Team, three years, thirty nineteen and a 1125 00:57:24,920 --> 00:57:30,600 Speaker 1: half million in guarantees. Dick fag, you all gonna be 1126 00:57:32,160 --> 00:57:36,480 Speaker 1: tooling it up with Ronald Darby. I like Ronald Derby, 1127 00:57:36,520 --> 00:57:39,000 Speaker 1: but I I like that they signed Shelby Harris More. 1128 00:57:39,160 --> 00:57:42,160 Speaker 1: I think he's someone that stood out alone. He's smart 1129 00:57:42,200 --> 00:57:44,479 Speaker 1: because you didn't really have anything to say on Ronald Ronald. 1130 00:57:45,240 --> 00:57:48,160 Speaker 1: He's been injured and he's been on the one who 1131 00:57:48,200 --> 00:57:50,919 Speaker 1: one like four straight years Darby, so that's I don't 1132 00:57:50,920 --> 00:57:53,880 Speaker 1: know if that's a good thing. He kind of got 1133 00:57:53,880 --> 00:57:58,040 Speaker 1: paid three years, twenty seven million dollars. Uh. He played 1134 00:57:58,080 --> 00:58:01,680 Speaker 1: on a one year deal la lst year, so they 1135 00:58:01,760 --> 00:58:05,120 Speaker 1: keep him around and Uh, you know, good good for 1136 00:58:05,200 --> 00:58:08,200 Speaker 1: the Broncos who are looking to get saucy. Still have 1137 00:58:08,240 --> 00:58:09,840 Speaker 1: a bit of a quarterback probably if you asked me. 1138 00:58:10,080 --> 00:58:13,160 Speaker 1: But speaking of things that you bang on, because you're 1139 00:58:13,240 --> 00:58:16,480 Speaker 1: right about Truelock is still a guy. Well our guy. 1140 00:58:16,600 --> 00:58:19,080 Speaker 1: James Palmer though, was staying on NFL Network before this 1141 00:58:19,080 --> 00:58:23,240 Speaker 1: show that they are interested in bringing in competition. I 1142 00:58:23,240 --> 00:58:25,320 Speaker 1: don't know if it's gonna be maybe maybe that was 1143 00:58:25,400 --> 00:58:27,760 Speaker 1: the time. That's why. That's why I thought maybe that 1144 00:58:27,840 --> 00:58:30,120 Speaker 1: the Dalton thing was happening there a little bit. That's 1145 00:58:30,120 --> 00:58:31,840 Speaker 1: someone that they can come in to push him a little. 1146 00:58:31,960 --> 00:58:35,880 Speaker 1: He's inconsistent. General George Patton, the GM says, I like 1147 00:58:35,960 --> 00:58:39,720 Speaker 1: the idea Travisky there. Oh my god, forget see what 1148 00:58:39,840 --> 00:58:42,760 Speaker 1: this kind of. I'm happy for running Fitzpatrick because he's 1149 00:58:42,760 --> 00:58:45,000 Speaker 1: getting that job of watching. I really wanted him at Denver. 1150 00:58:45,200 --> 00:58:46,480 Speaker 1: That felt like it would have been nice and he 1151 00:58:46,480 --> 00:58:49,560 Speaker 1: would have had it oun of weapons, but uh, you 1152 00:58:49,600 --> 00:58:54,200 Speaker 1: know whatever. Anyway, the Denver Broncos got your own five 1153 00:58:54,280 --> 00:58:57,040 Speaker 1: five o'clock to lay at. We's still the music is 1154 00:58:57,040 --> 00:58:58,520 Speaker 1: still going. If you have anything else, they add on 1155 00:58:58,520 --> 00:59:05,920 Speaker 1: the Denver Broncos, this is the time, not feel good personally, alright, 1156 00:59:06,000 --> 00:59:09,000 Speaker 1: Erica just cut the music out? Well not not not 1157 00:59:09,080 --> 00:59:13,120 Speaker 1: a shining moment for Denver. I feel like, oh, it's 1158 00:59:13,120 --> 00:59:17,240 Speaker 1: called five o'clock delight or eight o'clock delight? What is 1159 00:59:17,240 --> 00:59:19,880 Speaker 1: it I call it? You called the five o'clock it's 1160 00:59:19,880 --> 00:59:24,000 Speaker 1: eight o'clock delight. Well it was afternoon delight. Was like 1161 00:59:24,040 --> 00:59:28,320 Speaker 1: a song back in the day, right, all right, good stuff, 1162 00:59:29,680 --> 00:59:33,400 Speaker 1: good stuff. Tomorrow is the official start of the league year. 1163 00:59:34,600 --> 00:59:39,320 Speaker 1: Who's still out there? Who Kenny Golladay? That's Curtis Samuel 1164 00:59:39,400 --> 00:59:48,800 Speaker 1: Juju Smith Houston Samuel Juju, Chris Carson, Chris Carson. Patriots 1165 00:59:48,800 --> 00:59:53,040 Speaker 1: have enquired about Chris Carson apparently, let's see these Odell 1166 00:59:53,120 --> 00:59:55,479 Speaker 1: tweets that Mark's talking about. If you're right, I think 1167 00:59:55,760 --> 00:59:59,280 Speaker 1: I think trades are what we could hope. Trent Williams 1168 00:59:59,240 --> 01:00:01,080 Speaker 1: and you know, the number one players still hasn't signed. 1169 01:00:01,080 --> 01:00:03,240 Speaker 1: People kind of think he's going back to San Francisco, 1170 01:00:03,280 --> 01:00:06,919 Speaker 1: but hasn't happened yet. Uh. I think trade Tomorrow would 1171 01:00:06,960 --> 01:00:08,800 Speaker 1: be the day for trades because it's the day that 1172 01:00:08,880 --> 01:00:12,640 Speaker 1: you have to get your salary cap officially in order 1173 01:00:12,760 --> 01:00:16,320 Speaker 1: all the voodoo that the Rams theoretically still need to do. 1174 01:00:16,400 --> 01:00:18,120 Speaker 1: For instance, that you have to have it done by 1175 01:00:18,160 --> 01:00:20,280 Speaker 1: tomorrow at four pm. So if there's gonna be some 1176 01:00:20,400 --> 01:00:23,520 Speaker 1: trades with O'Dell or whoever, tomorrow is the day to 1177 01:00:23,560 --> 01:00:25,760 Speaker 1: do it. So the tweet was as Mark said, it 1178 01:00:25,840 --> 01:00:29,440 Speaker 1: just happened when we started Second Act, and then a 1179 01:00:29,480 --> 01:00:35,520 Speaker 1: follow up tweet God period, thank you for clarity, which 1180 01:00:35,520 --> 01:00:38,760 Speaker 1: could mean one of a billion life scenarios. So I'm 1181 01:00:38,760 --> 01:00:41,520 Speaker 1: not going to overreact to it. But second Act, to 1182 01:00:41,640 --> 01:00:44,440 Speaker 1: Greg's point, is inaccurate either if unless it's a New 1183 01:00:44,520 --> 01:00:47,880 Speaker 1: York team, because that would be a third act, so 1184 01:00:49,480 --> 01:00:51,800 Speaker 1: holding off on the panic button. Also, if they trade him, 1185 01:00:51,800 --> 01:00:53,800 Speaker 1: I'm not going to panic. Let there's too many other things. 1186 01:00:53,880 --> 01:00:56,280 Speaker 1: I mean, he panicking over it could just mean like 1187 01:00:56,360 --> 01:00:59,240 Speaker 1: his local dispensary got like a new shipment or something. 1188 01:00:59,280 --> 01:01:04,040 Speaker 1: Who really knows exactly fun new strain. Uh yeah, how's 1189 01:01:04,120 --> 01:01:06,160 Speaker 1: everything else? Guys? I literally don't want to stop the 1190 01:01:06,160 --> 01:01:08,120 Speaker 1: podcast because then I got to go back into my house. 1191 01:01:08,200 --> 01:01:10,240 Speaker 1: So I know, I hear you continue on packing, but 1192 01:01:10,320 --> 01:01:13,200 Speaker 1: you said you were going to apologize to Emily about 1193 01:01:13,240 --> 01:01:16,280 Speaker 1: your spack. Now, I just think if you said it 1194 01:01:16,320 --> 01:01:19,040 Speaker 1: here on the show, you know she listens to every 1195 01:01:19,280 --> 01:01:21,640 Speaker 1: You're gonna you don't need to have a one on 1196 01:01:21,640 --> 01:01:26,760 Speaker 1: one apology. We've done probably about shows. My wife is 1197 01:01:26,840 --> 01:01:30,120 Speaker 1: yet to listen to an episode, so I wish I 1198 01:01:30,120 --> 01:01:34,800 Speaker 1: could say that same. Meanwhile, the entire Sessler family has 1199 01:01:34,840 --> 01:01:38,760 Speaker 1: like a five o'clock evening day every Friday, so it's like, 1200 01:01:39,000 --> 01:01:42,360 Speaker 1: gather around, young Sesslers. We're gonna watch three hours of 1201 01:01:42,400 --> 01:01:46,880 Speaker 1: our week seventeen show from two thousand and sixteen. Daddy 1202 01:01:46,920 --> 01:01:49,760 Speaker 1: made a great point. They've seen a lot of content. Daddy. 1203 01:01:49,800 --> 01:01:54,320 Speaker 1: Why do you always wear that shirt? Why are you 1204 01:01:54,400 --> 01:01:59,280 Speaker 1: nice on this show? Hey? Mark? And again, as I 1205 01:01:59,320 --> 01:02:02,440 Speaker 1: said on text, and now I'll say it here, Um, 1206 01:02:02,480 --> 01:02:04,360 Speaker 1: I'll take those boys off your hands once I get 1207 01:02:04,400 --> 01:02:06,480 Speaker 1: settled and you and Simone you have a nice little 1208 01:02:06,560 --> 01:02:09,480 Speaker 1: night together. Well, I mean I'll take you up on it. 1209 01:02:09,520 --> 01:02:15,160 Speaker 1: I mean I think that ours offer some organizational challenges 1210 01:02:15,240 --> 01:02:18,840 Speaker 1: that would be new to you and uh, challenging interesting, 1211 01:02:18,920 --> 01:02:21,600 Speaker 1: So but yes, I'll just drop them off without unnotice. 1212 01:02:21,880 --> 01:02:25,280 Speaker 1: Years are years are older. I mean, going from two 1213 01:02:25,280 --> 01:02:29,200 Speaker 1: to four is is? Um is problematic no matter what. 1214 01:02:29,280 --> 01:02:34,440 Speaker 1: But if I'm if I'm judging the degree of difficulty, uh, Mark, 1215 01:02:34,760 --> 01:02:37,160 Speaker 1: Mark taking on the young hands Ie, it's gonna be 1216 01:02:37,160 --> 01:02:40,200 Speaker 1: even harder because they're younger. Yea, the hands actually, well, 1217 01:02:40,280 --> 01:02:42,600 Speaker 1: they were compliant though, Like I'm what I'm learning is 1218 01:02:42,600 --> 01:02:44,480 Speaker 1: that get to an age now where they're not willing 1219 01:02:44,520 --> 01:02:46,959 Speaker 1: to they're not their their choices, not first to listen 1220 01:02:47,000 --> 01:02:49,840 Speaker 1: to what you're asking them to do. Well, all right, 1221 01:02:49,880 --> 01:02:52,920 Speaker 1: I guess I should go. All right, Eric, is there 1222 01:02:52,880 --> 01:03:00,640 Speaker 1: anything new with you? Okay? Cool? We want to take 1223 01:03:00,680 --> 01:03:05,920 Speaker 1: some phone calls or oh that's bad for Dan. That's it, 1224 01:03:06,480 --> 01:03:09,040 Speaker 1: all right, kid, that's it. Dan has a signing off 1225 01:03:09,120 --> 01:03:12,840 Speaker 1: for Rocky Hollywood and jump in any time here if 1226 01:03:12,840 --> 01:03:16,280 Speaker 1: anybody's on to say, uh, the Quiet Storm and the 1227 01:03:16,320 --> 01:04:02,120 Speaker 1: Old Boss until tomorrow. Eat the call. Six