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So here's what we're gonna do. 0:04:15.560 --> 0:04:18.160 We're going to give you all the trades that went down, 0:04:18.200 --> 0:04:20.960 all the major ones that may impact fantasy Okay. I'm 0:04:20.960 --> 0:04:24.239 gonna give you my cliff notes on them what it means. Okay. 0:04:24.320 --> 0:04:27.720 But then I promise tomorrow when the dust has settled, 0:04:27.720 --> 0:04:29.440 because you never know, the trade deadline was like four 0:04:29.480 --> 0:04:33.040 or five o'clock. Sometimes the paperwork doesn't get through the 0:04:33.120 --> 0:04:35.800 league and announcement. Sometimes we hear things late. So I 0:04:35.839 --> 0:04:38.400 promised you that tomorrow we are going to go a 0:04:38.400 --> 0:04:42.320 little bit deeper into the trade deadline winners, losers, who's 0:04:42.360 --> 0:04:46.440 playing for now, who's playing for the future, who got hosed, 0:04:46.560 --> 0:04:48.919 who really improved their team. I'm gonna give you a 0:04:48.920 --> 0:04:52.680 deep upper look tomorrow, But for now, let's talk about 0:04:52.680 --> 0:04:54.720 what happened over the weekend. Okay, First of all, the 0:04:54.839 --> 0:04:59.559 Yankees are definitely augmenting their rotation. Remember for them, Michael 0:04:59.600 --> 0:05:02.720 Pined went down. They are a team that still thinks 0:05:02.720 --> 0:05:05.800 they got playoff chances. They traded over the last seventy 0:05:05.839 --> 0:05:09.840 two hours, not for one starting pitcher, but for two. First, 0:05:09.920 --> 0:05:12.080 they made the deal with the Minnesota Twins to get 0:05:12.160 --> 0:05:14.040 high made Garcia, who about a week and a half 0:05:14.080 --> 0:05:17.320 ago was on the Atlanta Braves. If you remember, they 0:05:17.400 --> 0:05:19.720 think Garcia can be a nice little piece at the 0:05:19.760 --> 0:05:23.080 back end of their rotation and eat up some innings. Remember, 0:05:23.080 --> 0:05:26.400 the Yankees are now going for this kind of like 0:05:26.440 --> 0:05:28.880 my starter goes five or six. And then they got 0:05:28.880 --> 0:05:32.520 true studs in the bullpen, potentially starting in the sixth inning. 0:05:32.640 --> 0:05:35.000 When you look at guys like that they acquired from 0:05:35.000 --> 0:05:38.920 the White Sox, guys like Tommy Caineley, guys like David Robinson. 0:05:39.200 --> 0:05:42.200 Then you bring in Batansas, then you bring in Chapman. 0:05:42.360 --> 0:05:44.640 That's the way they are going to try to win. 0:05:44.720 --> 0:05:47.279 So not only did they get high made Garcia, but 0:05:47.400 --> 0:05:51.000 then late this afternoon they made the deal that a 0:05:51.040 --> 0:05:54.960 lot of people were rumoring with the Oakland Athletics for 0:05:55.200 --> 0:05:59.960 Sonny Gray. They can now put Sonny Gray right up 0:06:00.360 --> 0:06:03.320 right behind Severino, I would say, And if they have 0:06:03.360 --> 0:06:06.800 a series, they are going Severino one in my opinion, 0:06:07.080 --> 0:06:11.320 Sonny Gray too, and then you have Tanaka potentially as 0:06:11.360 --> 0:06:15.720 a Game three starter. That's the way the Yankees are 0:06:15.760 --> 0:06:19.800 gonna try to win. I mentioned this. The Mets have 0:06:20.040 --> 0:06:23.080 made some changes to the back end of their bullpen. 0:06:23.400 --> 0:06:27.160 They first traded with the Florida Marlins to get a J. Ramos. 0:06:27.400 --> 0:06:29.800 Why do I think they like a J. Ramos Because 0:06:29.800 --> 0:06:32.479 he is under team control for a little while. So 0:06:32.520 --> 0:06:35.720 there is new bullpen arms in New York. Because they 0:06:35.800 --> 0:06:39.400 also traded away their current closer, the guy who used 0:06:39.400 --> 0:06:41.360 to be there, a Thanning guy when familiar was there. 0:06:41.600 --> 0:06:45.960 Addison Reid is going where up to being town in 0:06:46.160 --> 0:06:51.359 Boston to augment that bullpen and put him right behind uh. 0:06:51.440 --> 0:06:56.520 You know that guy who's really, really, really good at 0:06:56.520 --> 0:06:59.719 the back end of uh. You know that bullpen for 0:07:00.400 --> 0:07:04.960 Team USA, whether it be the Red Sox, whether it 0:07:05.200 --> 0:07:07.599 be you know, the Braves before that. So they have 0:07:07.760 --> 0:07:11.400 some studs there as well. The Kansas City Royals are 0:07:11.440 --> 0:07:15.800 getting Milky Cabrera. Melky Cabrera is going back to Kansas City, 0:07:15.840 --> 0:07:19.520 and he had actually his career highs okay, in his 0:07:19.560 --> 0:07:23.600 first go around with Kansas City. Okay, he had career 0:07:23.680 --> 0:07:26.760 highs and hits in home runs and in RBIs. He's 0:07:26.760 --> 0:07:29.240 gonna go into the middle of that lineup. And remember 0:07:29.360 --> 0:07:31.880 the Royals are hot. They are now in playoff position 0:07:31.920 --> 0:07:34.680 in the second Wild Card. They look like they are 0:07:34.720 --> 0:07:39.120 going for it. To augment their offense, the Cups have 0:07:39.360 --> 0:07:42.920 made a deal with the Detroit Tigers. They are getting 0:07:42.920 --> 0:07:46.560 two pieces that they need. One reliever from the Tigers, 0:07:46.600 --> 0:07:50.000 Justin Wilson. I have been telling you for a while 0:07:50.360 --> 0:07:53.560 that they would go ahead and get Justin Wilson to 0:07:53.640 --> 0:07:56.080 be at the back end of that bullpen. They're pairing 0:07:56.160 --> 0:07:58.560 him now with Wade Davis at the back end there. 0:07:58.560 --> 0:08:01.320 They also got Alex of the You and I think 0:08:01.360 --> 0:08:04.280 that's interesting as well, because remember I did a piece 0:08:04.720 --> 0:08:07.760 a few weeks ago about how the Cubs catchers don't 0:08:07.800 --> 0:08:10.480 throw anybody out. So now you have a Vila out 0:08:10.520 --> 0:08:13.800 there to help with that. The Colorado Rockies are looking 0:08:13.840 --> 0:08:17.440 to go heavy with even more offense. They have traded 0:08:17.480 --> 0:08:22.200 from the Texas Rangers for catcher Jonathan Lucroix. Now, Lucroix 0:08:22.280 --> 0:08:25.760 is a nice offensive catcher, never really came together for 0:08:25.840 --> 0:08:28.200 him in the one season he was there in Texas. 0:08:28.400 --> 0:08:31.600 Lucroix is also going to be a free agent at 0:08:31.640 --> 0:08:33.400 the end of the year, so this is pretty much 0:08:33.640 --> 0:08:36.200 a rental, it looks like for the Colorado Rockies as 0:08:36.240 --> 0:08:39.480 they look to keep pace in the NL West. Francisco 0:08:39.640 --> 0:08:43.480 Loriano has been traded from the Blue Jays to the 0:08:43.640 --> 0:08:46.480 Houston Astros. Remember the Astros were in the mix for 0:08:46.520 --> 0:08:48.920 some of these big name starters as well. It looks 0:08:48.920 --> 0:08:52.960 like they settle on Francisco Loriano. He's gonna help that. 0:08:53.200 --> 0:08:56.959 He's gonna help that rotation, especially as we have news, 0:08:57.000 --> 0:09:00.160 you know, Kaiko did not look great in his first 0:09:00.160 --> 0:09:02.360 back from the d L. And also we have news 0:09:02.400 --> 0:09:06.840 that mccolors is back on the d L. So um, 0:09:06.880 --> 0:09:10.800 they get a little support from Francisco Liriano. Another move. 0:09:10.880 --> 0:09:14.080 Remember I've been talking about the National's closer job for 0:09:14.280 --> 0:09:16.360 a long time, and a couple of weeks ago they 0:09:16.400 --> 0:09:19.280 made a deal with Oakland. Remember they got Sean Doolittle, 0:09:19.360 --> 0:09:22.120 Remember they got Ryan Madson. While they've done it again, 0:09:22.520 --> 0:09:25.400 they had a trade this time with the Minnesota Twins 0:09:25.440 --> 0:09:29.800 to get their closer, Brandon Kindler, and Kindler is gonna 0:09:29.800 --> 0:09:31.880 be in the back end of that bullpen now in 0:09:32.000 --> 0:09:34.720 our nation's capital. The question is, I still don't know 0:09:34.760 --> 0:09:37.200 will he actually be the closer or will it still 0:09:37.240 --> 0:09:39.800 be Doolittle If they get opportunities, will it be a 0:09:39.840 --> 0:09:42.120 kind of mix and match for Dusty Baker. The other 0:09:42.160 --> 0:09:44.760 part I want to mention with this deal, who's gonna 0:09:44.800 --> 0:09:47.840 close now in Minnesota? And what a lot of people 0:09:47.880 --> 0:09:49.960 may not know is there's a guy who has just 0:09:50.000 --> 0:09:53.280 started a rehab assignment last week that has been injured 0:09:53.360 --> 0:09:55.000 all year and for the better part of the last 0:09:55.040 --> 0:09:57.040 two years. But when I say the name, you're gonna 0:09:57.080 --> 0:09:58.959 remember him because he used to be the closer out 0:09:58.960 --> 0:10:02.240 there in Minnesota. I'm talking about Glenn Perkins, and Glenn 0:10:02.280 --> 0:10:05.240 Perkins might be the guy to make a little speculative ad. 0:10:05.280 --> 0:10:08.720 And if you're playing fantasy baseball for the stretch and 0:10:08.720 --> 0:10:11.080 you just lost the closer, you know, for example, if 0:10:11.080 --> 0:10:13.480 you had Justin Wilson, because he's not the closer anymore 0:10:13.760 --> 0:10:17.960 for the Cubs, you know, moving on, Also, though, the 0:10:18.000 --> 0:10:22.360 Los Angeles Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers have made big 0:10:22.400 --> 0:10:25.440 moves today. First of all, they get a bullpen arm. 0:10:25.480 --> 0:10:27.600 Remember they were in the mix for guys like Wilson 0:10:27.600 --> 0:10:30.440 as well. Um, they got Tony Watson, who I think 0:10:30.480 --> 0:10:32.840 is now gonna be in their bullpen in the seventh 0:10:32.880 --> 0:10:37.679 or eighth inning, obviously backing up Kenley Jansen. And then Um, 0:10:37.679 --> 0:10:42.160 in what could be the deal of the day, the 0:10:42.200 --> 0:10:46.480 Los Angeles Dodgers have traded for you, Darfish and you Darvish. 0:10:46.600 --> 0:10:48.240 You know going He's gonna be a free agent at 0:10:48.280 --> 0:10:49.679 the end of the year, so he could be a rental. 0:10:49.720 --> 0:10:52.040 But when you put you Darfish now and that what 0:10:52.120 --> 0:10:55.760 I would only imagine is the two spot behind Clayton Kershaw. 0:10:55.960 --> 0:10:58.040 And you also got Alex Wood, who has been killing 0:10:58.080 --> 0:10:59.920 it this season. I believe he's like eleven and one. 0:11:00.400 --> 0:11:03.280 That's a threesome that is pretty formidable. When you talk 0:11:03.320 --> 0:11:08.320 about Kershaw followed by Darvish, followed by would I think 0:11:08.360 --> 0:11:11.800 that's very very interesting. Darvish will be a welcome addition 0:11:12.080 --> 0:11:15.040 to the rotation of the l A Dodgers, who, with 0:11:15.120 --> 0:11:17.319 the best record in baseball already, have been hot for 0:11:17.360 --> 0:11:20.080 the last two months. They and the Nationals are having 0:11:20.120 --> 0:11:22.520 some kind of arms race for what looks like to 0:11:22.559 --> 0:11:25.720 be the n L favorite. Here's what I want to do, 0:11:25.760 --> 0:11:28.960 though I also um I would be remiss if I 0:11:29.000 --> 0:11:32.600 did not also mention that over the weekend, Adrian Beltre 0:11:32.800 --> 0:11:37.160 Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre got his three thousandth career hit. 0:11:37.360 --> 0:11:39.400 He joins the three thousand hit club. He is the 0:11:39.480 --> 0:11:42.680 thirty first member of the three thousand hit club in 0:11:42.720 --> 0:11:45.960 the history of Major League Baseball. However, he's the first 0:11:46.080 --> 0:11:49.559 Dominican born player to reach this milestone, only the third 0:11:49.640 --> 0:11:52.480 third baseman to reach this milestone, the other two being 0:11:52.520 --> 0:11:55.000 George Brett and Wade Boggs. And this guy, I mean, 0:11:55.040 --> 0:11:57.600 come on, he's got over four hundred fifty career home runs. 0:11:57.600 --> 0:11:59.920 He's got three or four gold gloves, this guy Adre 0:12:00.080 --> 0:12:03.160 and Beltrey, if he wasn't already cemented, he will walk 0:12:03.280 --> 0:12:06.520 straight into Cooper's Town the Hall of Fame five years 0:12:06.800 --> 0:12:10.120 after he retires, or at least he has my vote. 0:12:10.120 --> 0:12:12.280 The only thing is don't touch his head, because as 0:12:12.320 --> 0:12:14.800 you know, he gets very very angry and will want 0:12:14.800 --> 0:12:18.400 to fight you if you touch his head. Let me 0:12:18.440 --> 0:12:20.160 give you some options. Though for tonight, Okay, you got 0:12:20.320 --> 0:12:22.880 eight games slate. Obviously Sunny Gray was on that slate, 0:12:22.960 --> 0:12:26.160 but he got pulled with the trade to the Yankees. UM, 0:12:27.000 --> 0:12:29.880 Luis Severino is up there at ten thousand, one hundred. 0:12:30.120 --> 0:12:32.079 But here's why I like. I like Charlie Morton against 0:12:32.080 --> 0:12:34.640 the Tampa Bay Rays. I like Charlie Morton against the Rais. 0:12:34.679 --> 0:12:37.240 He's at eight hundred on FanDuel. This guy's had twenty 0:12:37.240 --> 0:12:39.880 four strikeouts in his last eighteen and two thirds innings pitch. 0:12:40.080 --> 0:12:41.960 And the other thing is that the Rays they strike 0:12:42.000 --> 0:12:44.959 out most in the American League, second most in Major 0:12:45.040 --> 0:12:47.520 League Baseball. Okay, over a thousand strikeouts already them in 0:12:47.520 --> 0:12:49.880 The Milwaukee Brewers are the only two teams that can 0:12:49.880 --> 0:12:52.760 say that about. I like Charlie Morton and his strikeout 0:12:52.880 --> 0:12:58.880 upside tonight against the Tampa Bay Rays. Um, when we 0:12:58.920 --> 0:13:01.920 come back, gonna switch gears and go to football. Okay, 0:13:01.920 --> 0:13:03.480 I know that was a world win of all the 0:13:03.600 --> 0:13:05.760 trades and the implications of such, and like I said, 0:13:05.760 --> 0:13:08.160 we're gonna go a little bit deeper tomorrow in terms 0:13:08.200 --> 0:13:10.600 of winners, losers and all that stuff. But we still 0:13:10.640 --> 0:13:13.000 need to move to football. 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Welcome to Atlanta, Yeah, 0:14:53.200 --> 0:14:56.480 Welcome to Atlanta. That's that Luda and it's your boy 0:14:56.520 --> 0:14:58.920 Dave Martinez right here on the Fantasy Freestyle on the 0:14:58.960 --> 0:15:02.200 award winning Fantasy Sports Radio Network, Chris Pavona on the 0:15:02.240 --> 0:15:06.360 ones and twos, the bounty that we used to steam, 0:15:06.400 --> 0:15:09.000 and Chris, I gotta tell you though, right away, Yo, 0:15:09.040 --> 0:15:11.600 the trollers are gonna troll. I got someone saying right 0:15:11.640 --> 0:15:14.840 away that I don't know who the closer for the 0:15:14.840 --> 0:15:16.640 Red Sox is because I was like that guy down 0:15:16.640 --> 0:15:19.240 in Boston who was with Team USA and Atlanta before that. 0:15:19.400 --> 0:15:21.680 It's Craig Kimberal. People, I know what I'm talking about. 0:15:21.840 --> 0:15:23.440 It's just a mix of like sometimes I like to, 0:15:23.480 --> 0:15:24.840 you know, be a little loose with it, be a 0:15:24.880 --> 0:15:26.520 little fun with it, you know, have a little bit 0:15:26.520 --> 0:15:28.560 of flow. That's what we do here is we drop 0:15:28.640 --> 0:15:33.360 stats over beats on the Fantasy Freestyle. But as my 0:15:33.440 --> 0:15:36.400 man Chris let us know with our intro music, we 0:15:36.440 --> 0:15:39.400 are going to Atlanta. We need to talk first about 0:15:39.400 --> 0:15:43.280 a couple of news and notes around NFL football. Okay, 0:15:43.320 --> 0:15:45.800 because listen, training camps are opening, and I told you 0:15:45.800 --> 0:15:47.920 we're gonna move from this greatest shape of his life 0:15:47.960 --> 0:15:50.880 kind of story to camp buzz, and I've got some 0:15:50.960 --> 0:15:54.600 camp buzz to talk about. First. In Kansas City, there 0:15:54.640 --> 0:15:58.240 are reports that Tyreek Hill is quote unquote taking his 0:15:58.400 --> 0:16:01.880 game to the next level. Okay, his teammate cornerback Pro 0:16:01.920 --> 0:16:04.080 Bowl cornerback Marcus Peters actually says that he is a 0:16:04.160 --> 0:16:06.920 very technically sound wide receiver and that he is making 0:16:06.960 --> 0:16:11.400 a ton of plays. Remember the Chiefs lost Jeremy Macklin 0:16:11.680 --> 0:16:13.960 in the off season. He went over to Baltimore. Okay, 0:16:14.280 --> 0:16:17.400 so there is definitely opportunity and if Tyree Hill does 0:16:17.440 --> 0:16:20.640 take that step, there's opportunity for breakout potential right there. 0:16:20.680 --> 0:16:23.200 As a wide out one for the Kansas City Chiefs. 0:16:23.360 --> 0:16:25.160 I see him his ceiling though, as a white out 0:16:25.200 --> 0:16:28.080 two for your fantasy team. One thing to note, remember 0:16:28.080 --> 0:16:30.960 they've already said Tyreek Hill will not be returning kickoffs, 0:16:31.120 --> 0:16:33.280 So remember he did run a couple back last year, 0:16:33.480 --> 0:16:36.000 So make sure that you're not relying on that if 0:16:36.040 --> 0:16:41.160 you go ahead and draft Tyreek Hill. Also in Carolina, okay, 0:16:41.200 --> 0:16:43.960 they are saying this is buzz, you know, camp buzz, 0:16:44.320 --> 0:16:48.520 Christian McCaffrey. They are calling quote unquote unstoppable out of 0:16:48.560 --> 0:16:51.880 the backfield. And you know who's saying this, his teammate, 0:16:52.000 --> 0:16:55.360 also running back, Jonathan Stewart. I think it's interesting to 0:16:55.440 --> 0:16:59.000 note how Jonathan Stewart says that McCaffrey is unstoppable out 0:16:59.040 --> 0:17:01.800 of the backfield, but he won't talk about McCaffrey, you know, 0:17:01.880 --> 0:17:04.840 in between the tackles or toten the rock because obviously 0:17:04.960 --> 0:17:07.960 Jonathan Stewart still thinks he's the man for that. But 0:17:08.080 --> 0:17:09.680 keep an eye out on that and the way they 0:17:09.760 --> 0:17:12.760 use Christian McCaffrey. I've been talking about this for a while, 0:17:12.920 --> 0:17:15.399 and we are in the NFC South this week, so 0:17:15.480 --> 0:17:17.960 I will be talking about the Carolina Panthers. I believe 0:17:18.000 --> 0:17:21.879 that is Wednesday's show, also in San Francisco. I have 0:17:21.920 --> 0:17:25.080 been pounding the table for a long time about Joe Williams, 0:17:25.600 --> 0:17:27.639 their draft pick this year, who they went up to 0:17:27.680 --> 0:17:31.360 get out of Utah, a guy that um Kyle Shanahan 0:17:31.400 --> 0:17:35.680 specifically wanted well. And and I also mentioned how Carlos 0:17:35.760 --> 0:17:39.960 hide they don't necessarily see as a scheme fit. They 0:17:40.160 --> 0:17:42.840 think he's injury prone. Well, there's been a few reports 0:17:42.880 --> 0:17:45.440 recently that they're kind of warming up to Carlos Hide. 0:17:45.480 --> 0:17:47.359 And that's what you have to do, right You have 0:17:47.440 --> 0:17:49.359 to create this buzz because if they wanted to do 0:17:49.440 --> 0:17:53.199 something with Carlo Carlos Hide, they can't change you know, 0:17:53.240 --> 0:17:56.280 they can't deflate his value by their own criticism. So 0:17:56.280 --> 0:17:58.719 they're hyping him up right now. A lot of praise 0:17:58.720 --> 0:18:02.000 for the work ethic from Mike Shanahan, excuse me, from 0:18:02.080 --> 0:18:06.360 Kyle Shanahan. Also interesting to note Lions tight end Eric 0:18:06.400 --> 0:18:09.760 Ebron tweaked his hamstring in practice over the weekend. The 0:18:09.800 --> 0:18:11.879 only thing is he has an injury history. Okay, so 0:18:11.960 --> 0:18:14.080 I want to keep an eye on that. There is 0:18:14.160 --> 0:18:16.560 a ton of opportunity. A lot of people predict and 0:18:16.720 --> 0:18:19.800 breakout season for Eric Ebron, especially because of all the 0:18:19.800 --> 0:18:23.000 opportunity vacated by the loss of an Kuon Bolden up 0:18:23.040 --> 0:18:25.720 there in Detroit. I'm talking third downs, I'm talking red zone. 0:18:25.920 --> 0:18:28.880 I still think Eric Ebron is a very interesting candidate 0:18:28.920 --> 0:18:31.360 to have a breakout season from the tight end position. 0:18:31.560 --> 0:18:33.159 We also got to get into this, there's a lot 0:18:33.160 --> 0:18:36.919 of talk about Colin Kaepernick again because as you know, 0:18:37.040 --> 0:18:39.680 Joe Flacco has the disc issue, the back issue. He's 0:18:39.720 --> 0:18:42.000 probably going to miss some time. We don't know exactly 0:18:42.040 --> 0:18:46.320 how long. But they're looking potentially at Colin Kaepernick as 0:18:46.359 --> 0:18:48.720 a backup. Okay, they're not gonna go ahead and work 0:18:48.720 --> 0:18:50.320 out r G three. I told you they signed this 0:18:50.400 --> 0:18:53.119 indoor guy as a camp arm. But the conversation has 0:18:53.119 --> 0:18:55.280 really been in Baltimore around Colin Kaepernick. But he had 0:18:55.359 --> 0:18:59.200 checked this out. Owner Steve Piscotti is saying that he's 0:18:59.240 --> 0:19:02.280 been in and did with letters from the public about, 0:19:02.760 --> 0:19:05.720 you know, urging them to either sign or not signed 0:19:05.760 --> 0:19:08.639 Colin Kaepernick. They also he came out and said that 0:19:08.720 --> 0:19:10.320 he's got to listen to the fans. He's got to 0:19:10.359 --> 0:19:12.879 listen to their sponsors, they've got to listen to their supporters. 0:19:12.880 --> 0:19:14.479 And I think find I find this kind of interesting 0:19:14.760 --> 0:19:17.520 because also at the end of this, he said, and 0:19:17.600 --> 0:19:20.679 please pray for us for whatever decision we make. You know, 0:19:20.920 --> 0:19:24.840 I mean, I understand there's a lot of drama around this, 0:19:25.560 --> 0:19:30.560 but you know, I mean, at this point, I think 0:19:30.600 --> 0:19:33.399 we can say that there are not sixty quarterbacks that 0:19:33.440 --> 0:19:35.560 are better than Colin Kaepernick. You know, all the starters 0:19:35.600 --> 0:19:38.320 and all the backups. You know. I I I've made 0:19:38.359 --> 0:19:40.000 my point clear on this show that I think he 0:19:40.040 --> 0:19:43.600 should have a job in the NFL. But I think 0:19:43.640 --> 0:19:47.240 Baltimore is a touchy situation because, as you know, Baltimore 0:19:47.320 --> 0:19:49.879 is sort of a focal point when it comes to 0:19:49.920 --> 0:19:53.200 this idea of um of police violence. You know, um, 0:19:53.240 --> 0:19:55.480 some of these things have happened in Baltimore, and so 0:19:55.760 --> 0:19:58.800 that's exactly part of what Colin Kaepernick was protesting against. 0:19:59.080 --> 0:20:00.880 So I think it could be atty sensitive. But here's 0:20:00.880 --> 0:20:04.840 the other issue. What if signing Colin Kaepernick actually plays 0:20:04.880 --> 0:20:08.160 well in your community? You know. I mean, remember I've 0:20:08.200 --> 0:20:10.800 told you about all the money he's donating, all the 0:20:10.840 --> 0:20:13.160 other kind of good charity works he's doing doing more 0:20:13.160 --> 0:20:15.520 than putting it putting his money where his mouth is. 0:20:15.520 --> 0:20:17.600 Isn't that the potential that that actually plays well in 0:20:17.640 --> 0:20:20.320 the community. And I wonder why no one ever seems 0:20:20.359 --> 0:20:22.840 to talk about that, you know, And I think, to 0:20:22.880 --> 0:20:25.199 be quite honest, that was part of the reason he 0:20:25.280 --> 0:20:27.399 did not ultimately sign in Seattle, because I think they 0:20:27.400 --> 0:20:30.480 were worded. Remember, Russell Wilson is an interesting guy and 0:20:30.520 --> 0:20:33.439 a guy who many people have reported that, um, the 0:20:33.480 --> 0:20:36.240 locker room is split on Russell Wilson. So you know, 0:20:36.480 --> 0:20:38.200 I think part of what Seattle did was they didn't 0:20:38.200 --> 0:20:40.199 want it. You know, they don't want to upset the 0:20:40.200 --> 0:20:42.080 Apple car because what if half the locker room was 0:20:42.160 --> 0:20:44.560 riding with Kaepernick? You know. So I think this is 0:20:44.560 --> 0:20:46.520 an interesting thing to watch. I'm gonna tell you something. 0:20:46.560 --> 0:20:49.720 I actually do think that Baltimore could be a place 0:20:49.760 --> 0:20:52.479 that winds up pulling the trigger, especially because the Hallball 0:20:52.520 --> 0:20:55.840 brothers obviously in communication and John talks to Jim and 0:20:55.920 --> 0:20:58.159 John has been saying, no, We've been scouting them all year. No, 0:20:58.240 --> 0:20:59.800 I've been talking to my brother about him. So I 0:20:59.840 --> 0:21:03.080 think Baltimore could be somewhere to keep an eye on. 0:21:03.320 --> 0:21:05.320 But let's keep it moving here. We are, in fact 0:21:05.359 --> 0:21:09.760 talking about the Atlanta Falcons in terms of our preview today, 0:21:10.040 --> 0:21:12.520 and listen, I think the Atlanta Falcons are going to 0:21:12.560 --> 0:21:14.480 be a good team, but I feel like there might 0:21:14.520 --> 0:21:17.240 be some natural regression because of that Super Bowl hangover. 0:21:17.320 --> 0:21:20.440 And the other thing is, remember their their offensive coordinator 0:21:20.480 --> 0:21:23.520 last year was Shanahan. Shanahan has moved over and is 0:21:23.560 --> 0:21:25.800 now the head coach of the San Francisco forty nine. 0:21:26.160 --> 0:21:28.800 And if you remember as we get into the quarterback position. Listen, 0:21:28.800 --> 0:21:31.720 Matt Ryan won the m v P last year. He 0:21:31.800 --> 0:21:34.160 was quarterback two on the Player Raider. This guy through 0:21:34.200 --> 0:21:39.880