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We'd like to have 35 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 3: a good time on here, and we're gonna have an 36 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 3: outstanding season. But Mitchell CD lamb thirty four million dollars 37 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 3: a year. Mitchell, and as the person who said he 38 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 3: wasn't a receiver number one, he deserved every penny based 39 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 3: off his performance last year in the year before, he's 40 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:19,959 Speaker 3: their go to guy, the most targets in the league, 41 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 3: I believe, or right up there right one or two 42 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 3: had a great season, been phenomenally consistent for the for 43 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 3: the Dallas Cowboys. But people wonder why it's taking so 44 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 3: long to pay these receivers, and why is this such 45 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 3: an odd year and so many receivers holding out and 46 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 3: so many receivers holding in, and what's the deal, Mitchell, 47 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 3: And the same is true with your boy, Jamar Chase. 48 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,360 Speaker 3: Jamar Chase, one of the top receivers in the National 49 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 3: Football League. He wants to get paid like his LSU brethren, 50 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 3: justin Jefferson. I mean, that was a lot of money 51 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 3: in that room at LSU, Mitchell, there was a lot 52 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 3: of money in that room at a and. 53 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: Odell was throwing around a lot of money before they 54 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:07,239 Speaker 1: got paid too. So Richard, let's start with Ceedee Lamb though, 55 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 1: because as you mentioned last year, this time you weren't 56 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 1: his fan. You know you didn't like him. You said 57 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: it is I don't dislike him. I know you didn't 58 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: dislike him as a human being, but you said, this 59 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: guy's not a wide receiver one. I think he proved 60 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 1: a lot of people wrong last year. He's become one 61 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 1: of the faces of the franchise in Dallas, and they 62 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,920 Speaker 1: paid him as such, Jerry Jones finally has to bite 63 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:31,359 Speaker 1: the bullet and pay this man. Richard, you got to 64 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: talk a little bit more in depth about this wide 65 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: receiving market because to me, these numbers have become so extrapolated. 66 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: I mean, you got guys getting paid mid thirties now, 67 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: when it seemed like a couple of years ago twenty 68 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: million was top end and we thought that was a. 69 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 2: Ton of money. This is blowing that out of the water. 70 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, Mitchell. Usually the markets grow with the cap pretty consistently, 71 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 3: and it's usually percentages of the cap, and the league 72 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 3: will never outright say it. The owners have never outright 73 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 3: say it, but that's how they always systematically did it. 74 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 3: It'd be you know, Corners and receivers are right around 75 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 3: ten to twelve percent of the cap, depending on which 76 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 3: one it is, what year it is, sometimes a little higher, 77 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 3: sometimes a little lower. Quarterbacks are right between seventeen and 78 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 3: twenty percent of the cap, higher or lower, whatever, I mean, 79 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 3: those numbers probably still just about they're still just about even. 80 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:25,720 Speaker 3: But the receiver market in the corner market are usually 81 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 3: married right around one or two million dollars difference. Top 82 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 3: receivers getting twenty the top corners probably getting eighteen and 83 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 3: then one day, I don't know when it was. I 84 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 3: think maybe Davante are Tyreek. They broke it. They broke 85 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 3: the system, you know, one of those teams broke it. 86 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:48,599 Speaker 3: In the corner receiver market, the gap between them just 87 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 3: became tremendous. I think the top corner may be right 88 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:55,600 Speaker 3: around twenty one million right now, the top receivers at 89 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:59,479 Speaker 3: thirty five. It's never been a fourteen million dollar gap. 90 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 3: And that's the problem with the league right now, Menchell, 91 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 3: because if you ask any GM, you ask any team, 92 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:12,840 Speaker 3: you act probably a casual fan, the importance of each 93 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 3: position when it comes to a football team. If you're 94 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 3: building a roster and you said who are you picking first, 95 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 3: you go with your quarterback first. So that's why they 96 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 3: get paid the most. Then it's a debate. If you're 97 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 3: offensive guy, you say left tackle, if your defensive guy, 98 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:28,039 Speaker 3: you say d ND or corner. You know, get to 99 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 3: the quarterback, things like that, but you never say receiver. 100 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:34,159 Speaker 3: I don't think anybody's building their team receiver first, and 101 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 3: no offense to the receivers. They're doing a great job, 102 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 3: and hey, it's their world. We're just living in it 103 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 3: there they should be taking advantage as they are. But 104 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 3: that's what's wrong with the market right now. When receivers 105 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:49,919 Speaker 3: are getting paid more than left tackles, then then the 106 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:54,919 Speaker 3: the algorithm is off. Mental, the team building algorithm is off, 107 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 3: and there needs to be a correction. And I don't 108 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:00,599 Speaker 3: know when it's gonna happen, because for all intents and purposes, 109 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 3: the receivers are going to continue to push the market 110 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 3: as they should. And just like Trent Williams is looking 111 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 3: at that, he's looking at these receivers like, you mean, 112 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 3: thirty five million for a receiver. I'm a left tackle 113 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 3: and you're telling me twenty eight twenty nine million, Like, no, 114 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 3: I want thirty five rightfully, so because the most valuable position, 115 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 3: it's it's a changer. Like receivers can get hurt and 116 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 3: you can find a guy comparable, you know, maybe not 117 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 3: top guys like Justin Jefferson and Tyreek, you know what 118 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 3: I mean, but you can find usually find a guy 119 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 3: that can be productive and keep your offense going, you know, 120 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 3: I mean, you look at the Kansas City Chiefs last year. 121 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 3: What thirty million dollar receiver that they have when they 122 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 3: want it? And that's back to back. They don't got it. 123 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:43,280 Speaker 3: I don't think they've had a thirty million dollar receiver 124 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 3: when they've won it. And not to say you can't 125 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 3: do it that way, but it's just rare. It's rare 126 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 3: to see a team do it with a receiver as 127 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 3: you're one of your highest paid guys in this new 128 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 3: day and age, because it's such a it's such a 129 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 3: disproportionate number right now that it's getting ridiculous, and that's 130 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 3: why it's harder. I called this three years ago that 131 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 3: Jamar Chase is gonna have a hard time getting paid Mitchell. 132 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 3: I said it. 133 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 2: I remember, still true. 134 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 3: Because Mike Brown is not paying guy. He had to 135 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 3: bite the bullet, and I'm sure he begrudgingly paid Joe Burrow. 136 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 3: Not because Joe Burrow isn't talented and isn't a franchise 137 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 3: quarterback or hasn't performed to deserve the money he has. 138 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 3: Because Mike Brown doesn't want to pay anybody. Mitchell. He 139 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 3: literally wants to have thirty five men roster if he could, 140 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 3: and have a couple guys playing both sides of the football. 141 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 3: I'm not saying I heard it out of his own mouth. 142 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 3: I'm not saying I've sat in meetings and heard him 143 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 3: say things like that, but that's the mindset they're dealing with. 144 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 3: So when it comes to paying a receiver thirty five million, 145 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 3: because Jamar Chase has a great case to say, Hey, 146 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 3: justin Jefferson got it, my LSU brethren got it, I 147 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 3: need the same thing. He has a great case to 148 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 3: say that he's been very consistent, been dynamic, arguably one 149 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 3: of the top receivers, if not the top receiver the 150 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 3: National Football League. But it's changing the way teams are building. 151 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 3: You used to pay corners top money. Now corners are 152 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 3: looking at receivers like, how is power receivers getting fourteen 153 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 3: million more than us? That doesn't that doesn't sound right. 154 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 3: And I don't know what's gonna correct it, but a 155 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 3: correction has to come, and it has to come soon. 156 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 3: So with the Brandon Ayuk situation, it's only making matters 157 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 3: worse in San Francisco because you really don't have to 158 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 3: do anything. But it's gonna challenge a lot of things 159 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 3: because as he sits on the sideline, it's much easier 160 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 3: when a guy's removed. If guy's removed and you're at 161 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 3: home and you're chilling and a team doesn't see you, 162 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 3: It's it's cool, you know what I mean, you can 163 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 3: you can, you can kind of get away with it. 164 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 3: The team's not seeing you, like like, man, I hope 165 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 3: he gets his money, but it is what it is. 166 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 3: But when you're in inside the building and you're doing 167 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 3: what you're supposed to be doing, working out, treatment, saying 168 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 3: in shape, guys are seeing you. Just human nature kind 169 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:08,559 Speaker 3: of kicks in and you're like, well, if they start losing, 170 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 3: it becomes an issue. 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Product availability may vary by region. 206 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 3: See app for details. 207 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: Richard, I want to talk more about the Niners, but 208 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 1: I want to close the book here a little bit 209 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 1: on this wide receiver market. I got a little conspiracy theory. 210 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: You talked a little bit about the new era of conspiracies. 211 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:35,960 Speaker 1: Rich This new era of the NFL one that when 212 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 1: you played, it was. 213 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:37,960 Speaker 2: Kind of trending that way. 214 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 1: But it seems that the NFL has given so much 215 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 1: leeway to offensive players. We've seen it with all the 216 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: rule changes, with the pass interference calls. 217 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 2: We've seen it with the new hip drop rule. 218 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: We saw it firsthand, Richard in Detroit in the NFL draft, 219 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:57,320 Speaker 1: when I think eighty percent of the first round picks 220 00:11:57,320 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 1: were offensive players. I mean, you saw guys cornerbacks, top 221 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 1: flight torner cornerbacks, slipping and sliding all the way down. 222 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:06,560 Speaker 1: My team, the Detroit Lions, one of the beneficiaries of that. 223 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 1: Terry On Arnold, widely considered a top twelve, top fifteen 224 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 1: talent slides all the way to twenty four Richard, Is 225 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:18,439 Speaker 1: this more that the wide receivers are that much more 226 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 1: valuable or is it just that the league has changed 227 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 1: the way the game has played so much to make 228 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:25,960 Speaker 1: offensive players that much more valuable. 229 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 3: They are not, Mitchell, because the game has not changed 230 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:32,559 Speaker 3: very much. I mean other than those rules, and they're 231 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 3: getting worse every year. But they haven't changed the value 232 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 3: of the receiver position. But you know what has these guys, 233 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 3: These receivers are showcasing when they get the spotlight. And 234 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:44,080 Speaker 3: you got to give a lot of credit for Odell 235 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 3: Beckham Junior. Not that he was the first one. You know, 236 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 3: there are many great Hall of Fame showmen before Odell 237 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:55,720 Speaker 3: Beckham Junior, but he brought another microscope to the position. 238 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 3: And then you got to give guys like Justin Jefferson, 239 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 3: Jamar Chase, Deebo Samuels, Brandon Ayu. You know they're out there. 240 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 3: I'mon ra Saint Brown when they get the spotlight. They're 241 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:09,440 Speaker 3: they're doing all the TikTok dances, they're doing all the 242 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:13,200 Speaker 3: hip trends and influencing these kids in a big way. 243 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 3: And that's the NFL's market. That's a big part of 244 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:19,320 Speaker 3: the market and they're having a well, they're having a 245 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:25,080 Speaker 3: huge impact nationally and potentially globally, especially for this game. 246 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 3: So they're at the forefront of these Madden covers, of 247 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 3: the billboards, of the NFL, of the highlight table. Whenever 248 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 3: the NFL makes a video, you see Justin Jefferson doing 249 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 3: a gritty You see these receivers scoring touchdowns, celebrating, you know, 250 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:44,320 Speaker 3: they're doing the slime when it gets the first down. 251 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:48,479 Speaker 3: Things like that Mitchell that showcases these guys. So outside, 252 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 3: marketing wise, is phenomenal for those guys, but it hasn't 253 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:54,680 Speaker 3: The game hasn't changed enough for one single receiver to 254 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 3: be this much more valuable than they I mean, they're 255 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:00,559 Speaker 3: putting the same value on it as a d N 256 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 3: or a guy who can wreck a game. You know, 257 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 3: there aren't very many receivers that could just wreck a 258 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:09,560 Speaker 3: game out there right now. They can be they can 259 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 3: have great games. I mean, you've seen receivers go for 260 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:14,440 Speaker 3: two hundred Tyreek goes off, you know, and have, but 261 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:18,040 Speaker 3: we also saw those receivers get stopped. We saw Lugerious 262 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:20,640 Speaker 3: Snead have his way with Tyreek Hill in Kansas City 263 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 3: in playoffs when it needs to happen when you got 264 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 3: to have it. So it's not like these guys are like, hey, 265 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 3: you get a great receiver super Bowl. No, that's still 266 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 3: the quarterback position and still only one quarterback that's consistently 267 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 3: getting there. So I don't know what's good, what's gonna 268 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 3: correct it, and it's not. It's not gonna happen right now. 269 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 3: So guys are gonna continue. But Trent Williams is trying 270 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 3: to do for the tackle market what Davonte Adams and 271 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 3: Tyreek Hill did for the receiver market. He's trying to 272 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 3: jump started above that thirty million dollar barrier and I 273 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 3: think he's gonna be able to. 274 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 1: Do it, and rightfully so, absolutely rightfully so. Well, when 275 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 1: you overpay, I don't want to overpay. When you pay 276 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: a wide receiver this amount of money, there's sacrifices that 277 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:02,960 Speaker 1: have got to be made on the other side of 278 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:06,960 Speaker 1: the roster and the quarterback market. This kind of leads 279 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 1: us into the quarterback market, which has become more and 280 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 1: more inflated as the years go on, as a cap 281 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 1: space continues to grow. To think that these guys will 282 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: be getting fifty million plus when we saw Daniel Jones 283 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 1: sign for forty million the other year, You're like, wait 284 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 1: a minute, that Daniel Jones is is somebody else? Is 285 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 1: someone I'm unaware of? That Daniel Jones got forty million bucks. 286 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 1: But now the Cowboys have paid one hundred and thirty 287 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: six million dollars of Ceedee Lamb. They're trying to figure 288 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 1: out Michael Parsons and they got this lingering, huge issue 289 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 1: with Dak Prescott becoming a free agency next year. Richard, 290 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 1: after seeing all these guys, Trevor Lawrence, Jordan love Tua, 291 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 1: everyone getting paid, Jared Goff like, if you're Jerry Jones, Richard, 292 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: how the hell do you handle this situation? 293 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:56,680 Speaker 3: Well, you don't have much of a choice. If you're 294 00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 3: Jerry Jones. This is the good and bad thing about 295 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 3: grown talent that play out on all pro level. You 296 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 3: don't really got a choice, just like he didn't have 297 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 3: a choice with CD. And CD knew that, and his 298 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 3: agency knew that. It's pretty obvious what you're gonna do 299 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 3: without me. When you've backed yourself in the corner, and 300 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 3: I'm happy to push you even further into that corner, 301 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 3: you have to pay me. And so with Dak Prescott 302 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 3: seeing Trevor Lawrence get fifty five Trevor Lawrence, what is 303 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 3: Trevor Lawrence want? Trevor Lawrence has a one in eighteen record, Mitchell, 304 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 3: when his defense doesn't cause a turnover, I'm not going 305 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 3: here nor there. I'm just being totally objective about it. 306 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 3: That's tough. That's a tough stat. Now when you start 307 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 3: to hear whispers about, hey, it's the coach's fault. At 308 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 3: first it was Hey, Urban Meyers solved the problem, or 309 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 3: Urban Meyer was the problem, and Trevor Lawrence just needed 310 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 3: a coach like Doug Peterson to get him back going 311 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 3: to put him on the right track. Now they're kind 312 00:16:57,400 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 3: of starting to whisper Doug Peterson's the problem. And that's 313 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:02,360 Speaker 3: when you start to scratch your head, Mitchell. You start 314 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 3: to look at common denominators and and I'm not a 315 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 3: mass math major, but it's starting to look like that's 316 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:13,400 Speaker 3: a bit of an overpay. But now he's up there 317 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 3: with the top paid quarterback. So now you're putting him 318 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:21,399 Speaker 3: in conversations with Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, and then you 319 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 3: have to ask yourself, is it are these the same 320 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:27,640 Speaker 3: kind of guys and I don't think you're answering that. 321 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:31,439 Speaker 3: And so when Dak Prescott, when Dak Prescott comes to 322 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 3: the table, he's gonna say, Trevor Lawrence got fifty five 323 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:38,920 Speaker 3: million a year. I was the second team All Pro 324 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 3: last year. I'm Trevor Lawrence is debatably a top ten 325 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:47,000 Speaker 3: quarterback and he's getting top one, top two money. And 326 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 3: so when you start to have those conversations, you're gonna say, hey, 327 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:55,360 Speaker 3: I'm not arguing Jared Goff's money because Jared Goff took 328 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:57,439 Speaker 3: his team to the NFC Championship, He's playing at a 329 00:17:57,440 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 3: really high level. I'm not arguing Kirk Cousins money. He's 330 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:02,400 Speaker 3: he deserves the money. He's been productive for a really 331 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 3: long time. You can't argue borrow money, Josh Allen, etc. 332 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:10,960 Speaker 3: Even to a tongue of Iloa. But you can't argue 333 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:14,439 Speaker 3: with them because there are at least probably ten twelve 334 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 3: teams that would take him and he start day one 335 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:18,160 Speaker 3: and they pay him sixty million dollars in not batter 336 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 3: than eyelash. Because the quarterback position is so important to 337 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 3: this game right now. And so I don't know, Mitchell 338 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 3: Jordan Love just got a lot of money. He got 339 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:30,480 Speaker 3: fifty five a year with a very short resume, and 340 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:32,199 Speaker 3: you gotta take you got to give him all the 341 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:36,639 Speaker 3: credit in the world because again, I didn't think the 342 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 3: Green Bay Packers could strike gold three times in a row. 343 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 3: And it looks like for all intents and purposes, they 344 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:45,399 Speaker 3: have and they paid for and so if he but 345 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 3: it's a very very short window that you've had to 346 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 3: really diagnose and observe Jordan Love and say, we're gonna 347 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 3: make a decision to give him fifty five million dollars 348 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 3: a year. And now we'll see, we'll see how that 349 00:18:57,640 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 3: affects the rest of the team. Because the reason it's 350 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 3: saying Francisco forty nine ers are able to do what 351 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:04,920 Speaker 3: they're able to do because they got a seventh round 352 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 3: pick on a rookie contract. That will change dramatically soon 353 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:11,960 Speaker 3: and again that's when that's when the unfortunate cuts and 354 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 3: trades and renegotiations and it's starting to be magic. And 355 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 3: that's where Prague is gonna have to earn his money 356 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 3: and John Lynchers they're gonna have to earn their money 357 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:23,160 Speaker 3: trying to figure out those puzzle pieces. That's why they're 358 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 3: gonna win. Now, must win situation. But we'll see. I 359 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 3: just I don't know if he has a choice choice 360 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:33,360 Speaker 3: because Mika Parsons is gonna get that money. He's got 361 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:38,640 Speaker 3: three first team All pros in his first what four years? Mitchell, 362 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 3: that agent is walking up to that negotiation table saying, hey, 363 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:44,440 Speaker 3: a couple million more than both are. We don't even 364 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 3: have a conversation. 365 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:47,880 Speaker 2: Right then, how do you pay the three of them? 366 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:49,200 Speaker 2: I don't know if it's doable. 367 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 1: I mean, one of these guys might be on the 368 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 1: trading block and it is certainly not going to be 369 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:56,200 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott. So decisions are gonna be had to be made. 370 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:58,919 Speaker 1: And we talked about the last podcast. This is what 371 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:01,520 Speaker 1: happens when you wait. You pay a guy a year earlier, 372 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:04,200 Speaker 1: you know, you don't have to worry about this stuff 373 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 1: as much. That's why I love my guy, Brad Holmes. 374 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 1: He saw Penny sewell, you know he still got another 375 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 1: year on his rookie deal after this one. Hey, we're 376 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 1: gonna pay him now. We're going to take care of 377 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:14,680 Speaker 1: him now. And guess what he was was the number 378 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: one paid tackle in football. Not any longer anymore. Tristan 379 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 1: Wurfs now is and then, like you just said, you 380 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:22,680 Speaker 1: wait till Trent Williams gets paid, because that number is 381 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:25,359 Speaker 1: going to probably go up three four million, and Brad 382 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:28,640 Speaker 1: Holme is going to look like a flat out genius. 383 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 1: But Richard, I want to talk more about quarterbacks. A 384 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:36,560 Speaker 1: former teammate of years just got named the starting quarterback 385 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 1: in Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Steelers, Russell Wilson. There was a 386 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:44,359 Speaker 1: camp battle going on between him and Justin Fields. You 387 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 1: talked about it. Do you think this is the right 388 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:50,160 Speaker 1: move for the Steelers Mike Tomlin, a super Bowl winning 389 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:52,200 Speaker 1: coach going with a super Bowl winning quarterback. 390 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:55,879 Speaker 3: I don't think there was ever a battle, because in 391 00:20:55,920 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 3: a situation where there's a battle, I don't think it 392 00:21:02,119 --> 00:21:06,359 Speaker 3: happens this way. Because Russell only played sparingly in the preseason. 393 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 3: I want to say he missed a whole week of 394 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 3: training camp, and the QB battle person that misses his 395 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:14,640 Speaker 3: week of training camp usually is against the eight ball, 396 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:16,919 Speaker 3: and he's gonna have a hard time winning that battle. 397 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:19,439 Speaker 3: But when it's not a quarterback battle, that person's not 398 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 3: worried about that. I always thought Tomlin's a fantastic coach, 399 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:24,880 Speaker 3: never had a losing season, one of the greatest coaches 400 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:28,920 Speaker 3: national football history, national Football League history, and you can 401 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:33,359 Speaker 3: argue with your grandma or somebody, but I don't think 402 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:37,440 Speaker 3: he was gonna go into the season with an unknown. 403 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:40,400 Speaker 3: You know. Whatever people may say good or bad about 404 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 3: Russell Wilson, I think he had a solid season last year. 405 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 3: Only played fifteen games. I think he had twenty three touchdowns, 406 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:50,160 Speaker 3: only eight interceptions. I think he had a really solid season. 407 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 3: The yards probably weren't there, the yards per attempt weren't there, 408 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 3: But in the chaotic situation that he was in in Denver, 409 00:21:57,400 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 3: I think he made the best of it and he 410 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 3: was able to put a solid product out there. So 411 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 3: I don't think you're gonna if you're Tomlin, you're gonna 412 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:05,120 Speaker 3: go with the unknown. You got to hit at least 413 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:07,679 Speaker 3: give him a chance. Now, if things are shaky for 414 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 3: the first four games, you know they start off, you 415 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:14,240 Speaker 3: know one in three, are one in four or something 416 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:16,600 Speaker 3: like that, then I think you know the noise to 417 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:19,919 Speaker 3: make a change. Obviously, Tomlin has never had a losing season, 418 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:23,400 Speaker 3: so you'd start hearing that that noise gets loud, get 419 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:25,159 Speaker 3: louder and louder. But I don't think that's gonna be 420 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:27,240 Speaker 3: the case. I think he's the reason he's never had 421 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:30,359 Speaker 3: a losing season because he knows the formula that it 422 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:35,200 Speaker 3: takes to win football games, and that formula is good defense, 423 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:38,639 Speaker 3: run the football, limit the mistakes from the quarterback. And 424 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:40,840 Speaker 3: I think that's why they went and got Russell Wilson, 425 00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 3: because he's not gonna make a ton of mistakes. He's 426 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 3: not gonna turn the ball over. They don't need to 427 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:47,639 Speaker 3: pass it twenty five thirty five times a game, and 428 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:50,400 Speaker 3: so they'll they'll probably throw it twenty times twenty two 429 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:54,119 Speaker 3: times a game. They'll run it thirty five forty times, 430 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:56,159 Speaker 3: and they'll get out of these games. They'll call some 431 00:22:56,280 --> 00:23:00,679 Speaker 3: chaos defensively with the old school superstars, Cam Hayward Watt 432 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:04,360 Speaker 3: and the boys, and they'll continue to be a really 433 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:07,479 Speaker 3: good ball club and have a winning season. So I 434 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:09,919 Speaker 3: don't know what will happen throughout the season, but I 435 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 3: know that Tomlin doesn't lose have losing seasons, and I'm 436 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:14,880 Speaker 3: not gonna bank on him doing it now. 437 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:16,400 Speaker 2: I don't see it either. 438 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 1: I mean, Richard, he took this team to the playoffs 439 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 1: with I'm going to rattle off these quarterbacks here and 440 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:25,359 Speaker 1: probably create a state of shock for you. But can 441 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:31,199 Speaker 1: he Pickett and my namesake Mitchell Trubisky took this guys, 442 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 1: these guys to the playoffs last year. I mean, you 443 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:37,400 Speaker 1: look at the Steelers schedule opening up with Russell starting, 444 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 1: they play at the Falcons, look like a tough team. 445 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: The Broncos will see the Chargers, the Colts. I mean, 446 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:48,359 Speaker 1: those four games are all winnable. I mean, what is 447 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 1: it going to take in your eyes for this team 448 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: to move over to Justin Fields because I would think 449 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:56,119 Speaker 1: they want to at least take a look at him 450 00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 1: as their starter, seeing that, you know, hey, they might 451 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:00,840 Speaker 1: be able to get somebody at a discount that they 452 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:05,480 Speaker 1: can keep long term. Unlike Russell Richard. When does when 453 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:07,920 Speaker 1: does this change? When do you see them giving him 454 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:08,439 Speaker 1: that shot? 455 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 2: Well? 456 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:11,800 Speaker 3: I only see it if they lose, you know, two 457 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:14,760 Speaker 3: three games in a row early on, and I don't 458 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 3: I don't know if I see that just because of 459 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:20,720 Speaker 3: Tomlin's history more than I think it's something to do 460 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:25,360 Speaker 3: with Russell Wilson, and those games are are winnable. Atlanta 461 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:29,959 Speaker 3: looks really good. Obviously they just signed Justin Simmons. Uh, 462 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 3: they made a trade. They they Kirk Cousins is gonna 463 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:35,560 Speaker 3: make Drake London and Kyle Pitch look better than they 464 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:37,440 Speaker 3: ever have. I think that's gonna be really cool. But 465 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:39,720 Speaker 3: John Robinson looked really good in his first year. He'll 466 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 3: continue that growth, I believe, as a playmaker. And so 467 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:47,680 Speaker 3: that'll be tough. You know, Denver, you know Sean Payton 468 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:51,520 Speaker 3: will be on his prove it tour, and I'm sure 469 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 3: Russell will be on his proven tour like who was right? 470 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:57,160 Speaker 3: Who was wrong in this situation? And I think that's 471 00:24:57,200 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 3: gonna be these games. I wouldn't put anything past the 472 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 3: Coats because they always seem to be a hard out 473 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 3: for people and they'll do things the right way. So 474 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:09,000 Speaker 3: but I don't I don't think. I don't think Justin 475 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 3: Field showed enough in the preseason for them to go 476 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 3: out and say, all right, man, we're gonna start him 477 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 3: over Russell. Obviously it was clear and obvious what we're doing, 478 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:20,440 Speaker 3: what he was able to do. He's clear and obviously 479 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 3: the better quarterback. He's a great athlete, and I'm sure 480 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:25,160 Speaker 3: they'll put packages in for him to get him out 481 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:26,879 Speaker 3: on the field, put the ball in his hands, let 482 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 3: him make some plays. But I can't see them pulling 483 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:37,400 Speaker 3: Russell unless the Wills just absolutely fall off and Talman's 484 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:38,240 Speaker 3: not gonna let that happen. 485 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, well, we shall see another quarterback. I want to 486 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:44,719 Speaker 1: talk a little bit about Josh Allen with the Bills. 487 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:48,359 Speaker 1: He was just named the most overrated QB by the 488 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:52,479 Speaker 1: NFL players. I personally find that hard to believe. I mean, 489 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:54,920 Speaker 1: he won me my fantasy league last year. Rich, What 490 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 1: what do you think of Josh Allen? Would you term 491 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:00,480 Speaker 1: him over rated? 492 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:04,959 Speaker 3: No? No, I wouldn't turn him overrated. He hasn't won 493 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 3: in the playoffs a time. He has the same stigma 494 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 3: everybody else does, but I don't think it's any fault 495 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:13,719 Speaker 3: of his own. I think he's averaging seventy percent completion 496 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:17,320 Speaker 3: percentage three hundred yards and not a great number of 497 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:20,879 Speaker 3: turnovers in the playoffs, So I wouldn't say I would 498 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:22,840 Speaker 3: call him overrated by any stretch. I think he's one 499 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:25,160 Speaker 3: of the best quarterbacks in the National Football League and 500 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:27,480 Speaker 3: he's played that way, so to call him overrated just 501 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 3: seems uneducated, uninformed, or haterish. Because he led the league 502 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:36,200 Speaker 3: in touchdowns total touchdowns last year with I think forty 503 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 3: one or forty two and he's just really played at 504 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 3: a high level. Even in the playoffs. He's just running 505 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:44,480 Speaker 3: to people that are better. He's running into better teams, 506 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:47,080 Speaker 3: better quarterbacks. Joe Burrows got him a couple of times. 507 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:49,200 Speaker 3: My Homes gets him just about every time, and you thought, 508 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 3: maybe it'll be this different this year. It's January, they're 509 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 3: in Buffalo, but he's just you know, I just can't 510 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 3: get past him. 511 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 1: All right, let's talk about your niners. Rich We we 512 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 1: kind of touched down it a little bit, but I 513 00:27:03,280 --> 00:27:06,200 Speaker 1: want to take a deeper dive here, Like what level 514 00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 1: of worry do you have right now over this Brandon 515 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 1: Ayuk situation? Because as an outsider's perspective, it seems like 516 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 1: it's a tremendously huge deal. The fact that this could 517 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:18,280 Speaker 1: linger into Week one. You gotta worry about paying him 518 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:21,119 Speaker 1: big bucks, and then the back end of that, you 519 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:24,560 Speaker 1: gotta worry about Trent Williams and Brock Purdy. Where does 520 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:26,919 Speaker 1: this dust all settle in San Francisco. 521 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:30,600 Speaker 3: My worry level was at the beginning of training campus 522 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:32,960 Speaker 3: is probably at like a four. Just trust John Lynch, 523 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:36,000 Speaker 3: I trust Kyle. I trust they've had a great organization. 524 00:27:36,040 --> 00:27:39,840 Speaker 3: But it goes back to your point, the front office 525 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:42,840 Speaker 3: gambled in a gamble, and this is the gamble that 526 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:46,800 Speaker 3: front offices take sometimes that sometimes it pays off, sometimes 527 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:49,879 Speaker 3: it doesn't. And you don't ever, ever ever want to 528 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:52,960 Speaker 3: wish injury or think injury on the player. But these 529 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:55,719 Speaker 3: front offices, they got to let it play out just 530 00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:59,600 Speaker 3: in case, you know that, just in case, hey, something happens, 531 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 3: you get a you get a knee injury, you get 532 00:28:01,359 --> 00:28:04,520 Speaker 3: an ankle injury. Then that price goes down substantially, and then 533 00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 3: we're negotiating from a whole different space. But that's the 534 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:11,040 Speaker 3: risk you take when you wait. You could go earlier 535 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 3: and maybe you get him for twenty five and everybody's happy, 536 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:15,960 Speaker 3: Hey we got him in the year three for twenty five. 537 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:19,679 Speaker 3: You're not thinking, hey, he's gonna cost thirty three in 538 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:21,199 Speaker 3: year five, you know what I mean? 539 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:21,399 Speaker 2: Right? 540 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:25,520 Speaker 3: But I think they should have went early on him. 541 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:27,760 Speaker 3: I think they should have went early on on Bosa. 542 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:29,480 Speaker 3: I think they should have went early on a number 543 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:33,200 Speaker 3: of guys and got those prices down. But I mean, 544 00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:35,840 Speaker 3: we are here now, so I'm concerned more about Trent 545 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 3: Williams than I am Brandon Hyuk because I think at 546 00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 3: least they're having conversations, you know, just a human nature 547 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:42,920 Speaker 3: element of it. I think they'll be able to come 548 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:46,000 Speaker 3: to some sort of deal. But Trent Williams is much 549 00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:49,320 Speaker 3: more important to this offense. Not that BA isn't a 550 00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:53,560 Speaker 3: tremendous asset and tremendously important in a foundational piece, but 551 00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 3: that left tackle. You could see it in the preseason. 552 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 3: I mean, you don't want your starting quarterback getting hit. 553 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:00,600 Speaker 3: I think I saw a drive. I mean I saw 554 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 3: one game where Brock dropped back fourteen times and he 555 00:29:04,120 --> 00:29:06,840 Speaker 3: got hit nine of them. This is the preseason. Guys 556 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:10,959 Speaker 3: aren't running anything exotic. They're not running any crazy pressures, 557 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:13,920 Speaker 3: nothing that should confuse the offensive line. But when you're 558 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:16,840 Speaker 3: missing such a huge, the best left tackle in football, 559 00:29:17,160 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 3: it's gonna show. And their old line is designed to 560 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:23,400 Speaker 3: slide away from him. Let him take the hard job, 561 00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 3: and everybody else, Hey, we're blocking him by committee. Cool, 562 00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:30,720 Speaker 3: got that. When you can't do that, it exposes Colton 563 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 3: mckivitz a little bit. It exposed you know, it exposed 564 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:39,360 Speaker 3: a lot of things if it exposed some deficiencies within 565 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 3: their offensive line. And I think again it helps Trent's 566 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:46,160 Speaker 3: case because He's like, look, I'll see what it could 567 00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:49,320 Speaker 3: be without me. Do you really want to sign up 568 00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:51,520 Speaker 3: for that? Because I'm not showing up until you give 569 00:29:51,560 --> 00:29:53,680 Speaker 3: me what I'm asking for. And I have no idea. 570 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:57,080 Speaker 3: I have no idea what he's asking for. I would 571 00:29:57,120 --> 00:30:04,080 Speaker 3: guess it's thirty plus million, and I would guess they 572 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 3: find a way to get that done because if they 573 00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 3: start the season without him, and even then once he comes, 574 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:12,360 Speaker 3: Mitchell he's a vet vet. So I'm not worried about Trent, 575 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:15,160 Speaker 3: if I'm being honest, I'm not worried about him coming 576 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:17,400 Speaker 3: in out of shape or having to adjust or anything 577 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 3: like that. But there's that aspect. 578 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:23,920 Speaker 1: Well, if memory serves me right, wasn't Trent Williams out 579 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:26,240 Speaker 1: for that three game losing streak last year that the 580 00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:30,040 Speaker 1: Niners went on. I mean, Richard, this guy's value to 581 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:32,360 Speaker 1: this team. I mean, he might be the most valuable 582 00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 1: player for the San Francisco forty nine ers. And to 583 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:38,160 Speaker 1: say that about a left tackle that might shock some people, 584 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:40,480 Speaker 1: but he is that good and when he's not on 585 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:46,280 Speaker 1: the field, it's noticeable. So the Niners, I think John 586 00:30:46,360 --> 00:30:48,840 Speaker 1: Lynch has made one mistake over the last couple of years, 587 00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:50,920 Speaker 1: maybe a couple, maybe not paying these guys early. But 588 00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:53,760 Speaker 1: the biggest mistake I think he made was a contract 589 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 1: for Javon Hargrave, because that contract right there caused them 590 00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:00,760 Speaker 1: to lose to Forrest Buckner, you know, and now they 591 00:31:00,800 --> 00:31:03,960 Speaker 1: got this Brandon Ayuk situation going on. If you don't 592 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:06,720 Speaker 1: pay that guy and roll with who you got, things 593 00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:08,760 Speaker 1: might be a little bit different in San Francisco. But 594 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:12,840 Speaker 1: hindsight is always twenty twenty rich and we'll see what 595 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:15,600 Speaker 1: happens from here. But let's go a little bit further north, Richard, 596 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 1: to your homeland, Seattle. I know you stopped by training 597 00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:22,760 Speaker 1: camp for a little bit. The Seahawks was pretty darn 598 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:24,960 Speaker 1: good in that last game. They let they let the 599 00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:27,240 Speaker 1: big dogs eat a little bit. You saw DK getting 600 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:30,400 Speaker 1: the end zone, you saw JSN do his thing. Like Richard, 601 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:33,120 Speaker 1: what are your thoughts about Seattle because they've kind of 602 00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:35,040 Speaker 1: been a dark horse, you know, I don't know what 603 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:40,200 Speaker 1: teams expect out of them this year. Is Seattle legitimate 604 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:41,840 Speaker 1: contender in the NFC West. 605 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:44,640 Speaker 3: No question, no question about it. They're legitimate, and I 606 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:47,760 Speaker 3: think it's they're poised to have a really great season. 607 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 3: And obviously I think they make the playoffs because they 608 00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 3: were built well to begin with. You know, they have 609 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:56,240 Speaker 3: the receiving cores that's explosive. They have the explosive back 610 00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:59,280 Speaker 3: in K nine. They got us really solid offensive line 611 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:02,600 Speaker 3: that was really beat up last year. Both tackles are injured. 612 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:07,000 Speaker 3: I think Lucas is still on the shelf for a 613 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:12,440 Speaker 3: couple weeks, but they bought in George Fant to help 614 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 3: with that transition. Charles Cross is healthy again, and he 615 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:18,920 Speaker 3: looks really good, big monster of a man. I think 616 00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:20,920 Speaker 3: that's gonna be good. Gino looks as good as he's 617 00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:23,440 Speaker 3: ever been. If you keep him up upright and protected, 618 00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 3: he's as good as anybody right now. You can talk 619 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:28,520 Speaker 3: about his history and whatever. I don't really care about that. 620 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:31,320 Speaker 3: Since he's been in Seattle and he's been the starter, 621 00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:34,600 Speaker 3: he's been really good most of the time. Now, he's 622 00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:36,680 Speaker 3: had moments where he struggled because they can't keep him 623 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:38,720 Speaker 3: up right. Nobody does well. You're getting hit in the 624 00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:42,120 Speaker 3: face every day. You lose both tackles. That's gonna be 625 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:44,480 Speaker 3: tough on anybody on the other side of the ball. 626 00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:47,320 Speaker 3: I think it's where they're gonna take their greatest leap 627 00:32:47,480 --> 00:32:51,480 Speaker 3: is because they built this defensive line and it had 628 00:32:51,560 --> 00:32:54,080 Speaker 3: me scratching my head for a while, Mitchell, because I 629 00:32:54,120 --> 00:32:58,080 Speaker 3: was sitting there like, Okay, y'all are stockpiling a lot 630 00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:01,600 Speaker 3: of defensive line men right now. Now you got Jaren Reid, 631 00:33:01,920 --> 00:33:05,280 Speaker 3: you got Leonard Williams, you got Byron Murphy, who you 632 00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:08,400 Speaker 3: just took in the first round, and you're like, all right, 633 00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:10,560 Speaker 3: that's a lot you still got. You still got Boye 634 00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:14,080 Speaker 3: Mafe on the edge. You just traded for a linebacker 635 00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:18,400 Speaker 3: to play edge for you. Who am I missing? I'm 636 00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:23,320 Speaker 3: miss who was out. Unfortunately nuosus out for the first 637 00:33:23,440 --> 00:33:25,840 Speaker 3: four games, but he was probably their best pass rusher 638 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:29,760 Speaker 3: and was probably gonna benefit the most. I think Jaron 639 00:33:29,800 --> 00:33:32,120 Speaker 3: Reid is probably gonna benefit the most, but he's up there. 640 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:35,280 Speaker 3: And I think Byron Murphy is perfect for this system. 641 00:33:35,560 --> 00:33:39,000 Speaker 3: And if you just talk about Justin Matabu Metabek from 642 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:41,320 Speaker 3: last year in Baltimore had a career year. I don't 643 00:33:41,320 --> 00:33:45,360 Speaker 3: think he had more than three sacks before Mike McDonald 644 00:33:45,400 --> 00:33:47,720 Speaker 3: came in and changed that system. And then he comes 645 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:50,160 Speaker 3: in and has I think twelve or thirteen career year, 646 00:33:50,160 --> 00:33:53,800 Speaker 3: and that's crazy. That's Aaron donald numbers for defensive tackle 647 00:33:54,960 --> 00:33:57,400 Speaker 3: and so that was really impressive. But that that just 648 00:33:57,440 --> 00:34:02,320 Speaker 3: goes to show what Mike McDonald lights and a D 649 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:05,680 Speaker 3: lineman in his D linemen and they have such tremendous depth. 650 00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:07,360 Speaker 3: That's what's gonna help them. 651 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:09,239 Speaker 1: You got a lot more than the D line, too, 652 00:34:09,320 --> 00:34:12,200 Speaker 1: rich You've got a Witherspoon. The kid was a stud 653 00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:14,400 Speaker 1: last year. I mean, he's got that aggression. I know 654 00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:16,160 Speaker 1: you can speak a heck of a lot better than 655 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:19,840 Speaker 1: I can towards cornerback play, but goodness, he's aggressive. And 656 00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:24,240 Speaker 1: then you got Tyreek Wooling fast as can be. I mean, Richard, 657 00:34:24,280 --> 00:34:27,359 Speaker 1: to me, the Seahawks are a dark horse contender. There's 658 00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:29,680 Speaker 1: always that team that rises out of nowhere, and I 659 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:31,560 Speaker 1: think the Seahawks could be that this year. 660 00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:34,440 Speaker 3: No question. I think the secondary is as good as anybody. 661 00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:37,279 Speaker 3: I think Tarik Wooling is set for a career year 662 00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:40,680 Speaker 3: at the corner. I think Devin Witherspoon has been everything 663 00:34:40,719 --> 00:34:43,480 Speaker 3: they could have imagined and more. You just listen to 664 00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:49,040 Speaker 3: Mike McDonald, he closed when talking about him. They're really dynamic, 665 00:34:49,080 --> 00:34:52,239 Speaker 3: they're playing fast, they're playing confident. My concern is at 666 00:34:52,239 --> 00:34:56,719 Speaker 3: the linebacker not the down linebackers that they have, but 667 00:34:57,239 --> 00:35:00,279 Speaker 3: the guys, the stand up linebackers. It's just lot of 668 00:35:00,360 --> 00:35:03,080 Speaker 3: unknowns there. But in terms of the secondary and the 669 00:35:03,120 --> 00:35:06,760 Speaker 3: corner play, it's been as good as ever. Feel terrible 670 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:09,759 Speaker 3: for Ardie Burns had an a cl injury and a 671 00:35:09,800 --> 00:35:12,840 Speaker 3: preseason non contact. You know, it just didn't look like 672 00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:15,520 Speaker 3: anything really happened on the play, and you know, he 673 00:35:15,600 --> 00:35:18,360 Speaker 3: was having a really good training camp, really really poised 674 00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:20,520 Speaker 3: to make a big difference for this team. And so 675 00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:23,600 Speaker 3: he's out and that's a huge blow to that defense. 676 00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:25,600 Speaker 3: And I don't think enough people are talking about that. 677 00:35:25,960 --> 00:35:28,759 Speaker 3: And then you got Jordan Love out there. He's gonna 678 00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:31,080 Speaker 3: make a he's gonna be really great. Kobe Bryant moved 679 00:35:31,080 --> 00:35:35,440 Speaker 3: to safety. That transition is going really well, and so 680 00:35:35,719 --> 00:35:37,719 Speaker 3: it's gonna be fun to watch. It's gonna be fun 681 00:35:37,760 --> 00:35:40,359 Speaker 3: and you just can see them amount of pride when 682 00:35:40,360 --> 00:35:44,080 Speaker 3: I spoke to the team, That's what I impressed upon them. 683 00:35:44,120 --> 00:35:46,440 Speaker 3: That that that I really liked when watching them. It's 684 00:35:46,560 --> 00:35:48,719 Speaker 3: just the amount of pride every level. You know, even 685 00:35:48,760 --> 00:35:51,120 Speaker 3: when the twos and threes come in, they take pride 686 00:35:51,160 --> 00:35:53,640 Speaker 3: and getting stops, getting the ball, getting off the field, 687 00:35:53,680 --> 00:35:57,040 Speaker 3: getting three and outs, making a difference, making tackles, and 688 00:35:57,080 --> 00:36:00,080 Speaker 3: I just I just think that had slowly been sliding 689 00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:02,959 Speaker 3: away over the last couple of years, but Mike's brought 690 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:05,400 Speaker 3: it back and and I'm excited. And that was them 691 00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:10,120 Speaker 3: running all vanilla stuff. They weren't running anything crazy, nothing exotic. 692 00:36:10,560 --> 00:36:13,879 Speaker 3: So when they really they got your boy bon Nicks 693 00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:17,040 Speaker 3: and Denver coming into town first week, I think it's 694 00:36:17,080 --> 00:36:19,359 Speaker 3: gonna be a lot for a rookie quarterback to deal 695 00:36:19,400 --> 00:36:22,080 Speaker 3: with the noise in Seattle. The fans are passionate, They're 696 00:36:22,680 --> 00:36:25,319 Speaker 3: excited about a new change and a new team and 697 00:36:25,360 --> 00:36:28,040 Speaker 3: the energy. It's gonna be tough for rookie to come 698 00:36:28,080 --> 00:36:28,879 Speaker 3: in here and get a win. 699 00:36:29,719 --> 00:36:32,120 Speaker 1: I want to discuss one last topic before we wrap here, 700 00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:36,200 Speaker 1: Rich the New York Jets. Right this is Aaron Rodgers 701 00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:39,480 Speaker 1: finally gets his moment after whatever it was five plays 702 00:36:39,520 --> 00:36:42,480 Speaker 1: last year going down with the achilles injury. There's so 703 00:36:42,680 --> 00:36:44,759 Speaker 1: much hype around this team. I mean, you see in 704 00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:47,120 Speaker 1: so many reports coming out that you know they're one 705 00:36:47,160 --> 00:36:49,320 Speaker 1: of the top five rosters in football. A lot of 706 00:36:49,360 --> 00:36:51,399 Speaker 1: people are picking them to go to the NFC, their 707 00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:56,239 Speaker 1: AFC Championship game, like, what are your true expectations of 708 00:36:56,400 --> 00:36:58,040 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers and. 709 00:36:57,960 --> 00:37:01,239 Speaker 2: The Jets is it? Is it just hype or is 710 00:37:01,320 --> 00:37:02,880 Speaker 2: this more realistic. 711 00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:06,319 Speaker 3: It's definitely realistic. I mean, if you just look at 712 00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:08,560 Speaker 3: the defense last year, in the last couple of years, 713 00:37:08,560 --> 00:37:11,719 Speaker 3: they've been really good. That's what you hate that they're 714 00:37:11,719 --> 00:37:14,680 Speaker 3: getting wasted. You know, I hate when great defense just 715 00:37:14,719 --> 00:37:18,480 Speaker 3: gets wasted because of bad quarterback play or bad offensive 716 00:37:18,520 --> 00:37:21,680 Speaker 3: play or injuries on the offensive side, because they deserve 717 00:37:21,719 --> 00:37:23,759 Speaker 3: to go into playoffs with how hard and how well 718 00:37:23,760 --> 00:37:25,759 Speaker 3: they were playing against them of the top offenses, because 719 00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:28,280 Speaker 3: they got to deal with Miami and all their speed 720 00:37:28,560 --> 00:37:35,040 Speaker 3: and Mike McDaniel's dynamic play calling and Buffalo with Josh 721 00:37:35,080 --> 00:37:38,839 Speaker 3: Allen and everything Stefan Diggs was bringing before they got 722 00:37:38,880 --> 00:37:43,960 Speaker 3: rid of him. And so I I'm really excited for him. 723 00:37:44,120 --> 00:37:47,160 Speaker 3: I hope it pans out exactly like they just because 724 00:37:47,160 --> 00:37:50,279 Speaker 3: Saalah is a great dude, a great coach. They deserve it, 725 00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:52,360 Speaker 3: their fans deserve it. They've been in a drought for 726 00:37:52,400 --> 00:37:55,120 Speaker 3: a long time. And I hope he goes out there 727 00:37:55,320 --> 00:37:58,040 Speaker 3: and you know, for everything Aaron Rodgers is off the 728 00:37:58,040 --> 00:38:00,600 Speaker 3: field and all the controversy and you know, all the 729 00:38:01,200 --> 00:38:03,919 Speaker 3: on that field, he's still a savant, and he's still 730 00:38:03,960 --> 00:38:05,560 Speaker 3: a problem, and he's still an issue, and he's still 731 00:38:05,560 --> 00:38:08,160 Speaker 3: one of the greatest players to ever strap up cleats 732 00:38:08,239 --> 00:38:11,440 Speaker 3: in the National Football League or any other football league. Uh. 733 00:38:11,480 --> 00:38:13,480 Speaker 3: And so you give him all the respect in the 734 00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:16,240 Speaker 3: world as teammates love him, and I'm excited for Garrett 735 00:38:16,239 --> 00:38:18,960 Speaker 3: Wilson to have his breakout year after what he's had 736 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:27,160 Speaker 3: to deal with. Even Lazarre, I'm sure he's excited. They're 737 00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:29,799 Speaker 3: gonna have a tough, tough first game going to San 738 00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:33,400 Speaker 3: Francisco to Santa Clara. Aaron has just not historically played 739 00:38:33,440 --> 00:38:39,160 Speaker 3: well against the San Francis but maybe that changes. 740 00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:41,560 Speaker 1: But I think you've got an interception ball in your 741 00:38:41,560 --> 00:38:44,200 Speaker 1: house that that speaks to that a little bit that. 742 00:38:44,200 --> 00:38:48,080 Speaker 3: Speaks to that. Yeah, it's a couple couple games where 743 00:38:48,120 --> 00:38:51,919 Speaker 3: the score was double digits. Uh, but yeah, it's it's 744 00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:53,960 Speaker 3: it's really a great roster. But they just got to 745 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:57,520 Speaker 3: put it all together on this season. You know, if 746 00:38:57,600 --> 00:38:59,719 Speaker 3: this is this is the all end season. They've had 747 00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:02,040 Speaker 3: good season. They've been a feel good story. Everybody's felt 748 00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:04,239 Speaker 3: bad for the tackle situation. I think they lost four 749 00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:06,360 Speaker 3: or five tackles last year, both on the right end, 750 00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:10,719 Speaker 3: left side. So I hope everything comes together and they 751 00:39:10,719 --> 00:39:12,440 Speaker 3: can just get in the playoffs and make noise and 752 00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:15,000 Speaker 3: just play to the to the standard and and and 753 00:39:15,040 --> 00:39:17,879 Speaker 3: play to their potential. You know that'd be fun to see. 754 00:39:18,160 --> 00:39:22,319 Speaker 2: No question. Well, Richard, next week, I could not be 755 00:39:22,400 --> 00:39:23,239 Speaker 2: more pumped up. Man. 756 00:39:23,239 --> 00:39:25,400 Speaker 1: This is gonna be the return of the NFL season, 757 00:39:25,840 --> 00:39:27,160 Speaker 1: but more importantly, it's the. 758 00:39:27,120 --> 00:39:29,160 Speaker 2: Return of the Richard Truman power ranks. Man. 759 00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:32,319 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that is what I'm personally most excited for. 760 00:39:32,760 --> 00:39:35,400 Speaker 1: Next week, we will have our season preview. We'll do 761 00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:38,799 Speaker 1: all your picks for MVP, Defensive Player of the year, 762 00:39:38,880 --> 00:39:41,799 Speaker 1: who you see winning it. I can't wait, Richard. I 763 00:39:41,800 --> 00:39:43,200 Speaker 1: will let you wrap this thing up. 764 00:39:44,120 --> 00:39:49,279 Speaker 3: Mitchell. I will have a hard time not putting. There's 765 00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:53,160 Speaker 3: not gonna your Detroit Lions may make an appearance, Mitchell. There. 766 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:56,560 Speaker 3: They've earned a lot of respect, they built a team culture. 767 00:39:57,200 --> 00:39:59,760 Speaker 3: It's hard to bet against them right now, Mitchell. 768 00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:03,040 Speaker 1: Sorry, Richard, they're gonna be in your top five, but 769 00:40:03,760 --> 00:40:05,879 Speaker 1: I don't think they're gonna be two, three, four or five, 770 00:40:05,920 --> 00:40:06,640 Speaker 1: my friend. 771 00:40:07,560 --> 00:40:10,239 Speaker 3: Right right, right right, I don't know, Mitchell, I'm not 772 00:40:10,360 --> 00:40:14,080 Speaker 3: still you know, still got calculations, my algorithm still putting information. 773 00:40:15,080 --> 00:40:18,800 Speaker 3: But what we appreciate you guys joining us as always. 774 00:40:18,840 --> 00:40:21,600 Speaker 3: Thanks for listening. Wherever you are in the world. You 775 00:40:21,640 --> 00:40:24,319 Speaker 3: could be listening to anything and you're listening to us. 776 00:40:24,600 --> 00:40:27,880 Speaker 3: Hit that's up button if you knew to get a clue, 777 00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:32,680 Speaker 3: who's who and all that nonsense. Appreciate you, See you soon. 778 00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:53,880 Speaker 2: The volume