1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,960 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to The Herd podcast. Be sure to 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: catch us live every weekday on Fox Sports Radio in 3 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: noon to three Eastern nine am to noon Pacific. Find 4 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,879 Speaker 1: your local station for The Herd at Foxsports Radio dot com, 5 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app 6 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 1: by searching Fox Sports Radio or FSR. You're listening to 7 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio. Well, the Combine starts today in the NFL. 8 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: We are live, We are in Chicago, and it's The 9 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: Herd wherever you may be and however you may be 10 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: listening or watching. Thanks for making us part of your day. 11 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: One hour from now, I'll be introducing some futuristic new 12 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: technology that I'm really excited about that I first saw 13 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:50,160 Speaker 1: about nine ten eleven months ago and it was freak 14 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: me out, and now you can consume it. I'll introduce 15 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 1: that in one hour. So it's the Combine week and 16 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: a lot of business deals get done, and one of 17 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:07,040 Speaker 1: the business deals getting talked about is Lamar Jackson's new contract. 18 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:09,960 Speaker 1: It's just remarkable to me. And I've always been a 19 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: huge Ravens fan and a big Lamar supporter. But just 20 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 1: to give you an idea, I said yesterday the Ravens 21 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 1: are done being a Super Bowl bubble team. There's no 22 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: possible way with what they're going to pay him. So 23 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 1: his current cappit is seventy four million dollars. Let me 24 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 1: give you an example of what that pays for in Seattle, 25 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl champs. That would pay for Sam Darnold, JSN, 26 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: Devin Witherspoon, Nick Allman, Worry the safety Gray's Abel and 27 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: DeMarcus Lawrence, and you'd still have three million dollars left 28 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 1: over to buy every Seattle Seacle Lifetime Starbucks card. The 29 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: Ravens are out of the Super Bowl discussion with this 30 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: new contract, and they have to Theoretically, they also have 31 00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: to pay their All World center, the second best center 32 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: in football, which sort of matters for a quarterback. So 33 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: whenever I hear these fans say it's such a moronic 34 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:11,079 Speaker 1: thing to say, give blank star the bag and you 35 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:14,360 Speaker 1: celebrate it, I'm glad the player gets rich. But you 36 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: want to know what wins in the NFL depth and 37 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:22,079 Speaker 1: flexibility like Seattle. Team friendly quarterback deals like right now, 38 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: Chicago or Denver or Seattle or New England. The four 39 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: highest paid quarterbacks the last four seasons, Aaron Rodgers, Joe 40 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: Burrow and Dak Prescott twice all missed the playoffs. And 41 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 1: I've always been a big fan of Lamar Jackson, but 42 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 1: between his mom acting and his agent, his refusal to 43 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 1: do off season camps, the mystery injuries, and let's be honest, 44 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: the need to be the highest paid quarterback. That's the 45 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: thing he wants to be. It's starting to feel like, honestly, 46 00:02:55,000 --> 00:03:00,040 Speaker 1: a little Kawhi Leonard where you're like mercurial mystery, the 47 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: family to involve maybe. And then there's the stories about 48 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,839 Speaker 1: him falling asleep during meetings because he's playing late night 49 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 1: video games, which was reported by somebody from the Baltimore 50 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: Sun who covers the team. So somebody leaked that out. 51 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 1: Somebody in the organization leaked that out. And I have 52 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: a hard time believing a person who covers a team 53 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: just wanted to alienate everybody and make stuff up. Of course, 54 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 1: the Ravens and Lamar deny it, but you know, one 55 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: of the things that's true, somebody in the last week 56 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: listening or watching this show has been fired. Never forget 57 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: Walt Disney was fired, Oprah was fired, Steve Jobs was fired. 58 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: It's not the end of the world. One door closes 59 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: as they say, another one opens up. But Jim Harball 60 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: was shown the door in San Francisco. Things have worked 61 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: out pretty well. John Harball was shown the door in Baltimore, 62 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: and next year Lamar Jackson will have a cap hit 63 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: that is twenty tough animes higher than Jackson Dart to 64 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: the Giants. And I'm starting to think when I hear 65 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 1: about this new contract situation with Lamar and Linderbaum, is 66 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: did John Harbaugh escape a potential mess for the next 67 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: several years. Seventy four million dollars buys you six Seahawks 68 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: and three million left over. Eric DaCosta at the combine 69 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: talking about the negotiations with Lamar. 70 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 2: Lamar and I have an agreement we handle business kind 71 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 2: of in house internally, as you'all though. 72 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:34,839 Speaker 1: That worked well for us the last. 73 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:37,840 Speaker 2: Time, and we will continue to have that policy moving forward. 74 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 2: Have spoken to Lamar by a lot of different things 75 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 2: over the last month. He's been very engaged. As I said, 76 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:48,119 Speaker 2: he was a big value to us in the coaching search. 77 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 2: But we'll continue those conversations moving forward. 78 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 1: All right, So the Lakers have been a topic this week. 79 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 1: Rachel Nichols in a little over an hour because Luca. 80 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:03,799 Speaker 1: As I said yesterday, the red carpet the Lakers rolled 81 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: out for Luca, they had no idea. It was made 82 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:11,559 Speaker 1: of red flags. That he remains in average to below 83 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:16,479 Speaker 1: average condition. He no longer really attacks the basket with 84 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:19,840 Speaker 1: regularity and finishes at the rim, settles for a lot 85 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: of okay jump shots, and he doesn't play a lick 86 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: of defense, and he NonStop complains to the officials, which 87 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: is really tedious after a while. A lot of technical 88 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:35,359 Speaker 1: fouls too. The Lakers yesterday named a former college coach, 89 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,920 Speaker 1: Tony Bennett, who was at Virginia. That was the school 90 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 1: that never scored any points. Smart guy, but he retired 91 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: early that you know, they would win like forty two 92 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 1: to thirty eight and put everybody to sleep. But I actually, 93 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 1: when I looked at the hire, I was like, that's 94 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 1: kind of a weird higher. But he's going to be 95 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 1: now like helping in their personnel search during the draft. 96 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 1: And my take after thinking about it is will he 97 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: sort of be the Brad Stevens to the Celtics. So 98 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:02,839 Speaker 1: they brought in Brad Stevens to coach and then GM 99 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: and they've done a really good job drafting and developing 100 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 1: in Boston since Brad Stevens arrived as a coach and 101 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: as a coordinate and as a general manager. Because it's 102 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 1: weird with the Lakers. The Lakers have always been a 103 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: transactional franchise. They did not draft Wilt, they did not 104 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: draft Kareem or Kobe or Shaq or ad or Lebron 105 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: or Luca. I mean you got to go back to 106 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: like nineteen seventy nine and Magic Johnson and before that 107 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 1: Jerry West. They just don't draft. And with the new CBA, 108 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:39,280 Speaker 1: with big trades and big sweeping free agent moves are 109 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: almost impossible because nobody wants to do the Lakers any favors. 110 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:45,160 Speaker 1: And if you look at the best teams right now 111 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: in the NBA, I would argue it's OKCE, San Antonio, 112 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 1: and Detroit. Well, Detroit's four best players, they drafted, okac's 113 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:56,040 Speaker 1: best players, they got Check Holmgren from tanking, you know, 114 00:06:56,240 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 1: the San Antonio Spurs. It's all drafted and develop. And 115 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 1: so since Jerry West left, the Lakers don't really draft. 116 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 1: And even with Jerry West, it's just not what they do. 117 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: And with the new CBN, you could say, well, what 118 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: about Austin reives. You don't get credit for drafting him. 119 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: He's undrafted. You didn't even draft him. And Rob Polenka 120 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: thin you see him on the screen. Rob is not 121 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: a scout. Rob was an agent who became a general manager. 122 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: I'm not saying he's not a sharp guy, but his 123 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: schooling and history is not in scouting. So the last 124 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: six great Laker players are Lebron, Luca eighty, Shaq, Kobe, 125 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: and Paalgasol. It was transactional for all of them. It 126 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 1: wasn't draft and develop. And so in the last three times, 127 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: by the way, the Lakers really haven't shown an ability 128 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 1: to draft well. And when they kind of do, they 129 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 1: get impatient. A prime example, they drafted lonzol Ball, who 130 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: was all flash, and they could have drafted instead Jason Tatum, 131 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: who was no flash. They went with a flashing. They 132 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: drafted perpetually skinny Brandon Ingram and the next pick was 133 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: Jalen Brown. Yeah, and then they drafted DiAngelo Russell, a 134 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 1: historic flake who hasn't worked anywhere for more than like 135 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: an hour, and they could have had Devin Booker. So 136 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: when they draft and do get like really good picks, 137 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: they've shown no ability to land them, and for the record, 138 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: they moved off two of those draft picks quickly, but 139 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 1: they're not terribly patient. So when I looked at Tony 140 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 1: Bennett getting the job, I was like, that's weird, and 141 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 1: I'm like, well, Boston went to the college ranks and 142 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: it actually turned out great. And I'm not saying that 143 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: Tony Bennett is Brad Stevens, but I will say this, 144 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:51,199 Speaker 1: the Celtics draft really well, really really well, and the 145 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:57,679 Speaker 1: Lakers don't at all. And that's going to be important because, 146 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: as we've talked about, the NBA is not a transactional league, 147 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: and you've got to surround Luca with the right players. 148 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: Chris Brusard was on it earlier this week. You have 149 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: to go find athletes, wing defenders and catch and shoot 150 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:18,679 Speaker 1: guys because Luca plays no defense and has to have 151 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: the ball in his hands. Here's brewon Luca. 152 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 3: I don't know if he's ever gonna win a championship, 153 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:28,559 Speaker 3: and it's not because he's not individually good enough. It's 154 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 3: because of the way he plays. He is so hard 155 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 3: to build around because he's so ball dominant. And we've 156 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:40,959 Speaker 3: seen ball dominant players, but ball dominant players. 157 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: That shoot and score a lot. 158 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 3: Are really tough to build around Steve Nash, Chris Paul. 159 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 3: They're ball dominant, but they were passed first guys. Even 160 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 3: Lebron when he was really in his prime and ball dominant, 161 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 3: it was a challenge to build around him. 162 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: So there's where we stand. The Ravens are renegotiating with Lamar. 163 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: I viewed that as getting and moving out of the 164 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: Super Bowl discussion, and the Lakers hire a retired college coach. 165 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: At first glance, I didn't get it. Thinking about it, 166 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:19,839 Speaker 1: I sort of do jaymax I listen. I don't want 167 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 1: to give away the house here, but j MAXX got 168 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: a little bounce in his step as the New York 169 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: Jets have made a trade this morning. That's what the 170 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 1: combine's about. It's not just seeing guys work out in 171 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 1: their underwear. It's actually where everybody goes out all night. 172 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 1: The gms and the executives make deals during this week, 173 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 1: so everybody's getting their trades ready and their free agent signings. 174 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 4: All uh all hired up. That there's a great trade 175 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:46,199 Speaker 4: for the Jets. We'll talk about it. 176 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 1: Could note. 177 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 5: I just looked this up. When you were talking about 178 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 5: Tony Bennett. 179 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 4: You know to the Lakers and the Lakers watching a 180 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:54,680 Speaker 4: bunch of drafficks. So Tony Bennett is the guy who 181 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 4: got Klay Thompson to go to Washington State back in 182 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 4: the day, Washington State. Okay, Tony Bennett go to Virginia, 183 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 4: recruited Joe Harris who became an Olympian, Malcolm Brogden Rookie 184 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 4: of the Year, Ty Jerome. He's good at finding diamonds 185 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 4: in the rough, guys that maybe are overlooked or people think, 186 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 4: oh they're slow or not that athletic, and they become 187 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 4: great players. I love this Tony Bennett move by the Lakers. 188 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,960 Speaker 4: How about that Lakers doing good things front office that 189 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:21,560 Speaker 4: you love from the Dodgers paying dividends? 190 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:22,559 Speaker 1: Yeah. 191 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 6: Be sure to catch live editions of The Herd weekdays 192 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:29,080 Speaker 6: in noon Easter nin am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio 193 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:33,440 Speaker 6: FS one and the iHeartRadio app. Fox Sports Radio is 194 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 6: taking over YouTube and you can be a part of it. 195 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 6: Just go to YouTube and search Fox Sports Radio, hit 196 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:42,319 Speaker 6: that subscribe button and smash that notification bell and catch 197 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 6: all the videos from your favorite shows. 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I think it also sorts good stuff. 204 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:08,400 Speaker 1: Today at the top of the hour, introducing a new 205 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:12,440 Speaker 1: feature that I think some of you will really like. 206 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 1: And it kind of the first time I saw it, 207 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:22,199 Speaker 1: I couldn't quite figure it out, and now it's it's 208 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 1: habit for me. I would say that The Herd brought 209 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 1: to you by Credible The No Bull Zone sponsored by Credible, 210 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 1: Great rates none of the bull. So the NFL Combine 211 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: starts today, but really it is a deal making venture. 212 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 1: And one of the teams that is really in an 213 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: interesting spot is Kansas City, so they're pivoting. Is a franchise. 214 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 1: So Patrick mahomes one point oh five super Bowls, three trophies. 215 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 1: That's like Brady one point zero in New England, five 216 00:12:55,120 --> 00:13:00,320 Speaker 1: Super Bowls, three trophies. The difference is the second second 217 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 1: part of the New England run for Brady also delivered 218 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 1: four trips and three Super Bowls, and this Kansas City 219 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 1: roster does not feel close too many holes. This Kansas 220 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: City coach is aging at sixty eight. He does not 221 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 1: have seven eight years left. This Kansas City team is 222 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 1: now in a brutal division, and the division is a 223 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:24,959 Speaker 1: really important note here. So for years and years, because 224 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 1: the Jets, the Bills, and the Dolphins were overwhelmingly dysfunctional, 225 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:35,240 Speaker 1: it allowed the Patriots a first round by they would 226 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 1: stack their record and home field so basically didn't have 227 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: to plan the first round. Well, now you only get 228 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: one buy per conference. In Kansas City's got to face 229 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 1: Herbert and Harbaugh twice in division, Bo Nixon, Sean Payton 230 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 1: twice in division. And who knows how good Fernando Mendoza is, 231 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 1: but he's going to be better than Geno Smith twice 232 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: in division. So there was always a great advantage for 233 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:00,840 Speaker 1: Brady in this dynasty. And I've said before when Nick 234 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: Saban dominated the SEC, it was mostly because Georgia and 235 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 1: LSU and a lot of the powers couldn't get their 236 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: act together. When Lebron was getting to the finals every 237 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 1: single year, it was mostly because he played in the East. 238 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 1: He couldn't do it in the West. So the reality 239 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 1: is the division's harder. There's now only one buy per conference. 240 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 1: The roster has holes Andy Reid sixty eight and Mahomes. Now, 241 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 1: he did sign a long term deal, which makes like 242 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 1: Brady his contract a little bit more viable for the organization. 243 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 1: They're not trapped with it like Baltimore is going to 244 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 1: be with Lamar Jackson. But I mean Brady had the 245 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 1: advantage until the Bills drafted Josh Allen. For a twenty 246 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 1: year period, there was one star quarterback in that division 247 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 1: for twenty years. His name was Brady, and then Josh 248 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 1: Allen suddenly came into the league and very quickly. Remember 249 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick's first six or seven times against Josh Allen, 250 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: He's like, yeah, I can't stop him. The only thing 251 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 1: that ever stopped him was like a Nor'easter or I 252 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:05,760 Speaker 1: think it was Mac Jones. It may have beaten Josh 253 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 1: Allen once. So I I when I you know, I 254 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 1: just Albert Burrs at the combine and he's talking about 255 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 1: what Brett Veach is trying to maneuver around right now 256 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:17,640 Speaker 1: in Kansas City. 257 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 7: One thing Brett Beeach is really good at is looking 258 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 7: at this stuff globally. So it's like and I think 259 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 7: this is the way that he's going to view it. 260 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 7: I want to do more around Patrick Mahomes, whether Kelsey's 261 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 7: back or not, this year, we need to put more 262 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 7: premier talent around him. 263 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 5: So like, how do you look at it? 264 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 7: Do you look at it like we're better off getting 265 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:41,480 Speaker 7: a running back in the top ten and then a 266 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 7: receiver and free agency based on what's what's what's available, 267 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 7: or we better off doing it the other way around. 268 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:52,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, I I don't know. I know where Jmack falls 269 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: on Kansas City, but I don't have him winning the 270 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 1: division again this year. And you start looking at that 271 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 1: Denver roster and that small bow Nick salary, I think 272 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 1: I'm taking Denver once again to win the division. Now, 273 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 1: they don't have a lot of draft picks. I would 274 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: not be shocked if they go heavy into offensive line 275 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 1: and rush end, but that means they probably can't solve 276 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 1: their run game, which seems to me to be a 277 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:25,000 Speaker 1: primary issue. Mahomes is throwing on third and long much 278 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:26,360 Speaker 1: more now than three years ago. 279 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:30,160 Speaker 4: I mean, Colin, just from a basic standpoint, Patrick Mahomes, 280 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 4: would you be shocked if he started the season on 281 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:33,960 Speaker 4: the pup list and missed the first I don't know, 282 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 4: three or four weeks now, he's coming off a major injury. 283 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:38,800 Speaker 4: That would not surprise me. I mean, I'm seeing some 284 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 4: early win totals. Again, you can't really bet it big 285 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 4: because it's pre draft, pre free agency, and there's like 286 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:45,000 Speaker 4: Chiefs ten and a half. 287 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 5: I'm like, what is that? How are they close to 288 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:49,640 Speaker 5: a ten win team? There just is not a lot 289 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 5: of talent. 290 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 4: I know, Chiefs fans are all excited about reading mahomes 291 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 4: O Colin, you know this, like Kelsey's gonna bounce. 292 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 5: They don't have a lot of. 293 00:16:56,520 --> 00:17:00,119 Speaker 1: Guys, No, they don't. They need about four more players 294 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 1: on the offensive side alone. When they moved off Joe 295 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:08,359 Speaker 1: Tooney and Ben Johnson immediately goes and grabs Joe Tooney 296 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:10,440 Speaker 1: and look what he did to the Bears interior O 297 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 1: line once they moved off Joe Tooney. That's the vagaries 298 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 1: of having a really expensive weapon and a really expensive 299 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 1: quarterback and a really expensive defensive tackle. You have to 300 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:24,199 Speaker 1: hit on a lot of picks, and they've missed on 301 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:27,640 Speaker 1: just enough picks to put him in the crosshairs of 302 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 1: you know, we say this before. You don't have to 303 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:33,880 Speaker 1: be great everywhere in the NFL to win the Super Bowl. 304 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: But like Seattle, you can't be lousy anywhere. Think how 305 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:40,920 Speaker 1: good the Rams offense was this year. Coaching quarterback play, 306 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:45,640 Speaker 1: bad in special teams, bad at corner. So, like, what 307 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 1: you want is a team friendly quarterback deal. Well they 308 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: don't have it with Mahomes. It's not as punitive as 309 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:54,159 Speaker 1: Lamar or Josh Allen, but it's not team friendly. So 310 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 1: you have to hit on more draft picks. And if 311 00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 1: you miss and they missed on a sky more here 312 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:01,119 Speaker 1: or a running back there late in the first round, 313 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:02,919 Speaker 1: all of a sudden you look around and like, oh, 314 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: we're bad at right tackle. We don't have a running back. 315 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 1: So if you want to pay a quarterback top of 316 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:11,920 Speaker 1: the market, you have to be really and remember when 317 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: you have a star quarterback. You know this. You're drafting 318 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 1: at the end of the first round, at the end 319 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:20,159 Speaker 1: of the second and third that's that is a tough 320 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 1: spot to find great talent. The Seahawks in the second 321 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:26,919 Speaker 1: round got Nick harm and Warri and it's like that's 322 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 1: about as good as you can do in the second round. 323 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:34,440 Speaker 1: You have to hit stars at the end of rounds 324 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 1: and you can do it. But I mean go to 325 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: the last you know, ten drafts and not a lot 326 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 1: of guys drafted at twenty nine, thirty thirty one who 327 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 1: are all time players. J Mack with the news. No, no, 328 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: turn on the news. 329 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,200 Speaker 6: This is the Herdline News. 330 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 4: All right, Let's get started with a team in the 331 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:57,440 Speaker 4: AFC West, the LA Chargers. Colin obviously got Mike McDaniel 332 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 4: in the fold. That's a big get, and now the 333 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 4: best and officiaries expected to be Justin. 334 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 5: Herbert the GM Joe hort Tease. 335 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:08,400 Speaker 4: Said as much as in an interview at the combine yesterday. 336 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:14,280 Speaker 8: Through the interview process of ThEC and ROC search, Mike 337 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 8: talked about, this is why we did this in Miami 338 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:18,480 Speaker 8: because this is the personnel we had. 339 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:19,920 Speaker 9: Mike is a. 340 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 8: Coach that will literally create his scheme, create his offense 341 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:26,720 Speaker 8: based around the players we have. And it's not that 342 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 8: you go out and find this specific player. So I 343 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:32,680 Speaker 8: think his flexibility as an offensive coordinator and play caller 344 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:35,359 Speaker 8: is what makes one of the things that makes them great. 345 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:41,640 Speaker 1: Does you bet Herbert to win the MVP? Bet Herbert 346 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:44,880 Speaker 1: to have a really exceptional season? Yeah, yeah, I don't 347 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:47,480 Speaker 1: think there's I mean, listen, we've seen this in recent years. 348 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 1: Ben Johnson leaves Detroit and you're like, wow, they really 349 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 1: missed Ben Johnson. Shanahan left Atlanta, there was a hole 350 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:58,640 Speaker 1: at offensive coordinator. At any one time, there are two 351 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 1: or three offensesive coordinators and two or three defensive coordinators. 352 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 1: Jesse mentor Mike McDonald defensive guys to meek O Ryans 353 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 1: who are above class. They're Mike McDaniel got two into 354 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:19,160 Speaker 1: a Pro Bowl and to the playoffs. Well, Herbert's bigger, stronger, 355 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:22,680 Speaker 1: less injury prone, with a much bigger arm, and more athletic. 356 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:27,439 Speaker 1: This is a I mean, there is a reason that 357 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 1: Mike McDaniel had many offers and chose anytime. I hear 358 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 1: fans say, well, Justin Herbert, y'all win playoff games. Jim 359 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:40,040 Speaker 1: Harbaugh left Michigan his alma mater because of Herbert and 360 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:43,480 Speaker 1: Mike McDaniel had six offers and he chose this one 361 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:48,440 Speaker 1: cross country. Everybody's doing it because of Justin Herbert. That's 362 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:52,360 Speaker 1: why people are moving out to Los Angeles with the Chargers. 363 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert. 364 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 4: Herbert has the third best odds for MVP already. 365 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 5: He got an MVP vote last year. 366 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:00,520 Speaker 4: Remember the controversial one that may or may not have 367 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 4: caused Drake may I'll say this, Remember Mike McDaniel was 368 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 4: in Miami, and of course the Dolphins had the choice 369 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:10,120 Speaker 4: of Tua or Herbert back in the day. 370 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:12,679 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it's interesting they just put up the 371 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 1: stats on the screen. Herbert was missing both offensive tackles. 372 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 1: It was the thirty second ranked offensive line in the NFL, 373 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:25,399 Speaker 1: and yet look at his numbers. Honestly, I look at 374 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 1: those numbers. Eleven and five, ninety four passer rating, twice 375 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 1: as many touchdowns as turnovers, forty two hundred yards, and 376 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 1: sixty six and a half percent completion percentage with the 377 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:43,399 Speaker 1: thirty second ranked offensive line and a tight end and 378 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 1: a wide receiver Shy and Hampton and Nauseie Harris are 379 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:50,399 Speaker 1: hert all year. I mean, it's unbelievable the numbers he 380 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: produced with what was around him health wise. 381 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 4: As the kids say, justin Herbert carried last year, just 382 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 4: carried the team. 383 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:58,959 Speaker 5: All right. Let's move on to the Jets. 384 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:03,720 Speaker 4: Huge seismic deeal okay, not seismic in the NFL. The 385 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:07,560 Speaker 4: Jets and the Titans. Now Robert sala Is now in Tennessee. 386 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 4: He obviously needs edge rushers, so he goes out and 387 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:12,719 Speaker 4: gets a guy he knows, Jermaine Johnson from the Jets. 388 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:15,359 Speaker 4: Sala was with him in New York. Listen, Johnson was 389 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:17,560 Speaker 4: a little older I think coming out FSU was like 390 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 4: twenty four is player. He had a major injury, so 391 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:23,680 Speaker 4: he missed the season, but he knows how to play 392 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 4: in Sola system and he is going to be motivated 393 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:28,760 Speaker 4: in a contract year here. Meanwhile, the Jets get to 394 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:30,880 Speaker 4: Andandre Sweat from Tennessee, who. 395 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 1: Was awesome great out as the fifth. 396 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:36,119 Speaker 4: Best defensive tackle in the league according to Pro Football Focus. 397 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:39,120 Speaker 4: Missed I think five games early and was very good. 398 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 4: So the Jets are pivoting to a three to four 399 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 4: I know you care deeply. 400 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 5: They're gonna draft at two now. 401 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 4: They're measuring guys right now, and Ruben Bain just had 402 00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:51,199 Speaker 4: like one of the shortest arm lengths of any ed 403 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:52,879 Speaker 4: rusher ever, so they're saying he's falling out of the 404 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 4: top ten. 405 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:55,360 Speaker 5: But the Jets are gonna draft somebody at two. 406 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:58,120 Speaker 4: They've got Will McDonald on the other edge, and now 407 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 4: you got Sweat in the middle and Glenn's three four 408 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 4: defense rounding into form I know, Listen rare to get 409 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:08,879 Speaker 4: trades in the NFL, but these are two starters making 410 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 4: moves here. 411 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:10,760 Speaker 5: I'm sure you like it for Salo. 412 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: Right, Well, you have Jeffrey Simmons on the interior for Tennessee, 413 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: so you have probably the best interior defensive lineman since 414 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:21,160 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald retired. And he's like, oh right, I want 415 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:24,480 Speaker 1: to compliment him on the outside. So I think Tennessee 416 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:26,920 Speaker 1: is I think you were a year early on him. 417 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 1: I didn't have him as a playoff team. But I 418 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 1: think they're gonna pop. I think Tennessee is gonna be 419 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 1: really interesting. I don't love their ownership, a little political 420 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 1: down there. Oh, but I will say I think Sola 421 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 1: and Brian dabol I think they know what they're doing. 422 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 1: I think it's going to be a really fun team 423 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:41,120 Speaker 1: to watch. 424 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:43,919 Speaker 4: Now we'll wrap up with the NBA Colin, and I'm 425 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 4: gonna be honest, I don't love this MVP situation all 426 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:52,400 Speaker 4: because of this sixty five game minimum nonsense. Essentially, SGA 427 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:55,199 Speaker 4: keeps missing games and he's now in jeopardy of not 428 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 4: being eligible to win the MVP. 429 00:23:57,119 --> 00:23:58,399 Speaker 5: Same with Jokic. Colin. 430 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:01,920 Speaker 4: They're one two in odds, but Caid Cunningham is coming 431 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 4: on strong now. 432 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:03,480 Speaker 5: You were out last week. 433 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:06,879 Speaker 4: I said on the show, Caid Cunningham plus fourteen hundred 434 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:07,680 Speaker 4: makes a ton of sense. 435 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:09,320 Speaker 5: Look at his odds. They keep shrinking. 436 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 4: Well, but Colin, you know Caid's not the best player 437 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 4: in the league. 438 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:16,679 Speaker 1: Well it's not cald It's not called the best player award. 439 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:20,720 Speaker 1: It's called the most valuable Caid Cunningham is the only 440 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 1: dependable score for Detroit. It's a bunch of kids. The 441 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:27,680 Speaker 1: whole roster's twenty through twenty three years old, and kid 442 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:31,399 Speaker 1: Cunningham is carrying that franchise. Now it's the East, but 443 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:33,879 Speaker 1: they're going to be a number one seed with one 444 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 1: dependable I mean, everybody knows Detroit's weakness. It's their half 445 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:42,000 Speaker 1: court offense. That's why when they play San Antonio and Wemby, 446 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:44,440 Speaker 1: it's a bad matchup because they can't score from the perimeter. 447 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 1: They have to attack the basket. They're terrible matchup against, 448 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:52,240 Speaker 1: you know, like a Wemby. So I think Wemby first 449 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:55,200 Speaker 1: of all, is probably my choice for most valuable player. 450 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:58,080 Speaker 1: But he he has a lot around him, and kid 451 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:01,959 Speaker 1: Cunningham doesn't. The other thing is people criticize this, well, 452 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 1: you got it. It's outrageous that you have to play 453 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 1: sixty five games? Well, in football, could you should you 454 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:12,440 Speaker 1: win the NFL MVP if you play thirteen games? No? 455 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:16,640 Speaker 1: So the NBA's got a load management issue. That's why 456 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 1: they enacted the sixty five game limit. If you can't 457 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:23,639 Speaker 1: get the sixty five then you're you're not playing twenty 458 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:26,680 Speaker 1: percent of the games. I'm not giving you MVP. Interesting, 459 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 1: you're back on load management somehow, so you're. 460 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 4: On Well, this is not necessarily load men's Ben Sga 461 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:34,880 Speaker 4: has been out with an app thing, miss time. 462 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 8: He was hurt. 463 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 1: You know, that's the breaks. Sometimes you just get bad breaks. 464 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:41,600 Speaker 1: You twist an ankle, you don't win MVP. And also, 465 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, Caid Cunningham. Winning MVP does not bother me 466 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 1: at all. Jalen Brown's got an argument. He's been sensational 467 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 1: without Tatum when. 468 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 4: Ben Yama is fourth on the odds as you see 469 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:56,680 Speaker 4: on the screen, Jalen Brown, five Luca is six guys 470 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:59,000 Speaker 4: that are not eligible becausey've already missed too many games. 471 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 4: Steph and Giannis. Well, we can throw Lebron on there. 472 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:02,640 Speaker 4: He's not winning the MVP. 473 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:06,400 Speaker 1: I think availability matters a lot. I don't care how good. 474 00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 1: I'm not going to give the name out. Years and 475 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:10,640 Speaker 1: years ago, I worked with somebody really good in local TV. 476 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:15,400 Speaker 1: Really good. I missed two days a week. You didn't 477 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 1: know if they were going to show up to work. Boy, 478 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 1: when they showed up, they were great when they showed up. 479 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:23,480 Speaker 1: It's the Kawhi Leonard situation. Everybody knows Kawhi. It's like 480 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 1: a combo of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. We all 481 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:28,919 Speaker 1: know it. He's one of the five best players when healthy. 482 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 1: I mean, Lebron's been saying this for years. The guy's 483 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:33,639 Speaker 1: like an all time talent. The Clippers have tried to 484 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:36,560 Speaker 1: build around him. How has it worked when you don't 485 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:38,840 Speaker 1: know at four o'clock on game day if he's playing. 486 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:41,000 Speaker 1: They got a great coach, they have a bench, they 487 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:43,159 Speaker 1: have a rich owner. I mean, the Clippers have a 488 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:46,240 Speaker 1: new stadium, they got great revenue, but yet they're built 489 00:26:46,280 --> 00:26:50,640 Speaker 1: around Kawhi Leonards. So I don't want MVPs playing fifty 490 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 1: nine games. I think you're out and Kate Cunningham to me, 491 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:54,640 Speaker 1: is a great choice. 492 00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:57,880 Speaker 5: So on the surface, I like your argument. That makes sense. 493 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:00,879 Speaker 4: The problem is we get into this ring debate and 494 00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 4: legacy and well, this guy has all these MVPs and 495 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:06,679 Speaker 4: Kobe only has one. And then you start digging and 496 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:08,680 Speaker 4: you're like, oh, so the media fell in love with, 497 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:12,120 Speaker 4: you know, Steve Nash, asking like, Steve Nash has two 498 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 4: MVPs and Kobe has one. 499 00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:15,199 Speaker 5: Come on, well, like I love Nash, you. 500 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:18,240 Speaker 1: Know, but no, nobody, none of us think Nash is 501 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:22,479 Speaker 1: better than Kobe. That's a straw man argument. Never in 502 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:25,320 Speaker 1: my life have I been talking about MJ and Lebron 503 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 1: and said, you know, the difference is regular season MVPs. No, 504 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:33,800 Speaker 1: the difference is six for six, So regular season MVPs 505 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:38,359 Speaker 1: in the big legacy argument. Nobody cares how many Kevin Durant. 506 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:39,639 Speaker 1: How many MVPs does he have? 507 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:40,440 Speaker 5: I don't enough. 508 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:43,120 Speaker 1: He's one of the great cash and shoot guys, top 509 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 1: twenty players in the history of the league. So I 510 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:49,200 Speaker 1: don't think regular season MVP We all know SGA is 511 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:52,440 Speaker 1: an all time top fifty player, and I don't think 512 00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 1: more MVPs are fewer are going to move him up 513 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:55,920 Speaker 1: or down dramatically. 514 00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:59,159 Speaker 5: Interesting. Okay, that's a take I did not expect from you. 515 00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 4: But That's that's why I love doing the show. 516 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:04,800 Speaker 1: All right, Jmack with a new Well, that's the news, 517 00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:06,040 Speaker 1: and thanks for stopping that. 518 00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:07,919 Speaker 6: The herd Line news. 519 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:10,439 Speaker 1: So I said this yesterday. I'm doubling down on this. 520 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:15,680 Speaker 1: It sounded crazy. So the Raiders, John Spytech, the new 521 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 1: GM has said I will take calls on the number 522 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 1: one pick. So I've said I would retain Max Crosby. 523 00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:25,640 Speaker 1: I mean, if somebody's going to give you two number 524 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:27,879 Speaker 1: ones and two threes, I mean you got to consider 525 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:30,600 Speaker 1: moving Max. But I would keep him because the Raiders 526 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:34,200 Speaker 1: have ten draft picks. If they hit on seven of them, 527 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:36,359 Speaker 1: which is a reasonable number, that that's a lot of 528 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:39,000 Speaker 1: cheap labor. They'll be able to afford Max Crosby. They're 529 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:41,600 Speaker 1: not paying a lot of money to anybody outside of 530 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:44,120 Speaker 1: Max Crosby, and they're getting a rookie quarterback. So I 531 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 1: would keep Max. Crosby's the soul of the franchise. But 532 00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:51,960 Speaker 1: there's an argument that Fernando Mendoza is not Andrew Luck. 533 00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:54,920 Speaker 1: He's not even potentially arch manning that you didn't really 534 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:56,720 Speaker 1: know who he was at cal Or the beginning of 535 00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:59,680 Speaker 1: this year, and he's not a great prospect. He's not 536 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:02,720 Speaker 1: Drey May's not Caleb Williams. He's closer to bow Nicks. 537 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:07,800 Speaker 1: And so the Raiders GM has said I would take calls. 538 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:14,560 Speaker 1: I honestly believe this strongly. If I'm the Arizona Cardinals 539 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 1: at number three, only got to move up two spots, 540 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:21,720 Speaker 1: I would call the Raiders and I would offer them 541 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:26,520 Speaker 1: three first round picks if we can draft one and 542 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 1: you can draft three. And the reason I would do 543 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:34,840 Speaker 1: that A story came out and I said this yesterday, 544 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 1: and I'm doubling down on it. I saw this story 545 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:40,480 Speaker 1: this morning. Kyler Murray and the Cardinals GM Montey Osenfort 546 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:46,600 Speaker 1: have not spoken this entire offseason. So Cliff Kingsbury, who 547 00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:50,520 Speaker 1: loved Kyler Murray, he wore Cliff Kingsbury out. The owner 548 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:53,840 Speaker 1: doesn't like him. He drove Steve Kaim crazy. Now he 549 00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:57,400 Speaker 1: won't talk to the current GM and the Cardinals. And 550 00:29:57,520 --> 00:30:02,480 Speaker 1: here's why that Mendoza is the opposite of Kyler Murray. 551 00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:07,720 Speaker 1: Fernando Mendoza is an air freshener for an organization with 552 00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:10,800 Speaker 1: a bad smell, and a lot of that smell is ownership, 553 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:13,560 Speaker 1: and a lot of it's Kyler Murray he is small, 554 00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:19,080 Speaker 1: he's a bit entitled, he's semi committed, he's not terribly verbal, 555 00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:22,840 Speaker 1: he doesn't communicate with front office people. All of it 556 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:31,480 Speaker 1: the opposite to Fernando Mendoza, who is big, committed, humble, grateful. 557 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:37,920 Speaker 1: Like everything you question about Kyler Murray size, well, Bernano 558 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:42,360 Speaker 1: Mendoza is huge commitment. You don't worry about that with 559 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:50,120 Speaker 1: Fernando Mendoza. He's a workaholic. Gratitude, humility, staying healthy. Again, 560 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:53,600 Speaker 1: I watched Fernando Mendoza get clocked against Ohio State and 561 00:30:53,640 --> 00:30:58,760 Speaker 1: Miami and Iowa and Oregon. That's not a concern. So 562 00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:00,520 Speaker 1: and you say to yourself, how can you give up 563 00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:04,240 Speaker 1: three first round picks? The Rams have had one first 564 00:31:04,280 --> 00:31:06,880 Speaker 1: round pick in nine years. They're the second best team 565 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:10,400 Speaker 1: in the league. If first round picks are so valuable, 566 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:13,959 Speaker 1: then ask yourself, how come the New York Giants, the 567 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:17,240 Speaker 1: New York Jets, and the Cleveland Browns aren't great because 568 00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:19,880 Speaker 1: they always have a bunch of first round picks. They're 569 00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:24,120 Speaker 1: always picking in the lottery, right, They're always picking in 570 00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 1: that top eight, top nine, top ten lotteries obviously NBA, 571 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:29,560 Speaker 1: but they're always picking near the top and if it's 572 00:31:29,600 --> 00:31:32,440 Speaker 1: so effective and so valuable, why to the Saints stink, 573 00:31:32,800 --> 00:31:35,640 Speaker 1: the Raiders sting, the Jets sting, the Cardinal stink, the 574 00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:38,800 Speaker 1: Titan sting, the Brown stink, the Giants stink. They're always 575 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:41,880 Speaker 1: at the top of the draft. And my take is, 576 00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:44,600 Speaker 1: once you get a quarterback. I mean, if you don't 577 00:31:44,600 --> 00:31:47,120 Speaker 1: have a quarterback in this league, it's just a ship 578 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:51,760 Speaker 1: with no captain. It doesn't matter what else, what other 579 00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:55,960 Speaker 1: cargo you have. The Cardinals have excellent wide receiver, tight end, 580 00:31:56,040 --> 00:31:59,520 Speaker 1: running back talent. They have a sharp new offensive coach 581 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:02,440 Speaker 1: from the Bay Tree. I've got nobody to lead this 582 00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:05,360 Speaker 1: team so and I don't know if I don't know 583 00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:09,920 Speaker 1: if if the Raiders would listen. But I mean, I 584 00:32:12,520 --> 00:32:16,640 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals are such a landfill. I'm surprised the 585 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:22,200 Speaker 1: waste management open doesn't advertise all over their stadium. I mean, 586 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:25,840 Speaker 1: it's it is just a bad smell, and it could 587 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:31,280 Speaker 1: all be solved by getting the clean cut, hardworking, incredibly 588 00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 1: humble Fernando Mendoz. And I've met Kyler, I've always defended him, 589 00:32:36,880 --> 00:32:39,240 Speaker 1: but I mean, when you start hearing story after story 590 00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:41,680 Speaker 1: after story, they didn't talk to anybody in the building 591 00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:47,720 Speaker 1: and not great. And I like Mendoza better than I 592 00:32:47,720 --> 00:32:50,800 Speaker 1: think the evaluators do. I think he's an A prospect. 593 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:53,080 Speaker 1: I don't think he's an A plus plus prospect. He's 594 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:55,840 Speaker 1: not Andrew Locke or Trevor Lawrence, but I think or 595 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:59,000 Speaker 1: Caleb Williams. But I think he's better than JJ McCarthy. 596 00:32:59,040 --> 00:33:00,920 Speaker 1: I think he's I think he's a better talent than 597 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:07,400 Speaker 1: Bo Nicks. I think he's Matt Ryan plus Albert Burry yesterday. 598 00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:13,800 Speaker 1: Wait why Mendoza is probably a lock to go to Vegas? Though? 599 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:18,160 Speaker 7: If the Raiders are offered something that is just completely 600 00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:22,560 Speaker 7: off the charts, and you say, if you're a John Spytech, 601 00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:25,280 Speaker 7: if you're Tom Brady, if you're Clink Kubiak, this is 602 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:27,680 Speaker 7: something we could rebuild our entire roster with. And there's 603 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:30,440 Speaker 7: a great quarterback class coming next year. And if we 604 00:33:30,440 --> 00:33:32,600 Speaker 7: aren't very good this year, because maybe we aren't in 605 00:33:32,640 --> 00:33:34,959 Speaker 7: a position to pull ourselves off the mat that quickly, 606 00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:36,920 Speaker 7: Like if we're going to be in the top five 607 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:40,600 Speaker 7: next year anyway, does it make more sense for us 608 00:33:41,080 --> 00:33:43,000 Speaker 7: to take a historic offer. 609 00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:44,880 Speaker 5: If that's out there for you. 610 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 1: I think you have to consider it now. Now you could. 611 00:33:50,280 --> 00:33:53,480 Speaker 1: You can certainly debate whether the Cardinals are even equipped 612 00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:56,720 Speaker 1: as a franchise to get Mendoza in house and make 613 00:33:56,800 --> 00:34:00,920 Speaker 1: it work. I mean that that's in our in itself. 614 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:03,720 Speaker 1: It's a poorly run franchise, very much like Cleveland of 615 00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:08,239 Speaker 1: the Jets. But it just everything with Kyler Murray, it's 616 00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:12,239 Speaker 1: just Mendoza feels like an air freshener to an organization 617 00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:16,680 Speaker 1: that stinks. Everything about the quarterback situation is just it 618 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:19,920 Speaker 1: just doesn't feel right, and it hasn't for years. He's 619 00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:22,560 Speaker 1: got one winning season in seven years. And I think 620 00:34:22,600 --> 00:34:26,920 Speaker 1: he's talented. I really do. I think Kyler Murray's really talented. 621 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:28,440 Speaker 1: But you know I was wrong on that one. I 622 00:34:28,480 --> 00:34:35,680 Speaker 1: had much higher hopes yesterday. There's something happening with the 623 00:34:35,719 --> 00:34:40,680 Speaker 1: best college basketball player and nobody can quite put their 624 00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:44,520 Speaker 1: finger on it, or can they. We'll talk about that 625 00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:45,080 Speaker 1: coming up. 626 00:34:45,239 --> 00:34:47,840 Speaker 6: Be sure to catch live editions of The Herd Weekdays 627 00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:50,960 Speaker 6: and Noone Easter Not a em Pacific, The. 628 00:34:51,040 --> 00:34:55,680 Speaker 4: Fastest racing on Earth, returns to Fox. Alex Poalow, Joseph 629 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:59,640 Speaker 4: Newgarden and Potau Award lead the way as the twenty 630 00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:04,080 Speaker 4: twenty six Indiecar season launches in Saint Petersburg Sunday at 631 00:35:04,080 --> 00:35:05,720 Speaker 4: noon Eastern, live on Fox. 632 00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:11,840 Speaker 1: So Darren Peterson in a stacked draft appears to be 633 00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:15,200 Speaker 1: a notch above everybody else. You can watch him four 634 00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:18,120 Speaker 1: or five possessions and you get a Kobe feel. But 635 00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:21,600 Speaker 1: he has missed eleven of twenty seven games and has 636 00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:26,600 Speaker 1: perpetual injuries and cramps. And in the history of the 637 00:35:26,719 --> 00:35:31,160 Speaker 1: NBA in college basketball, I don't know another player who's 638 00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:36,279 Speaker 1: constantly missing games and time due to regular cramping. It 639 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:41,120 Speaker 1: happens just not a lot to NBA stars and college stars. 640 00:35:41,120 --> 00:35:43,480 Speaker 1: So he's missing a lot of time, and there's a 641 00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:48,480 Speaker 1: lot of consternation and disappointment in Lawrence, Kansas. So ninety 642 00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:51,960 Speaker 1: nine percent of college athletes, you know, they're all in, 643 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:54,399 Speaker 1: they're committed. But we live in a new world. There's 644 00:35:54,520 --> 00:35:57,640 Speaker 1: nil transfer portal, and if you get you know, you're 645 00:35:57,640 --> 00:36:00,399 Speaker 1: the top guy drafted, which he will probably the top 646 00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:03,200 Speaker 1: guy drafted. It's one hundred million dollar check. So the 647 00:36:03,520 --> 00:36:06,040 Speaker 1: only thing that I'm you know, and I've said from 648 00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:09,880 Speaker 1: the beginning, I think I would draft him number one. 649 00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:13,640 Speaker 1: The only thing that gives me pause is what Jeff 650 00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:16,240 Speaker 1: Goodman said yesterday on our show. 651 00:36:18,160 --> 00:36:21,160 Speaker 10: If this kid was load managing, he would have shut 652 00:36:21,160 --> 00:36:24,040 Speaker 10: it down six weeks ago. There's no reason he would 653 00:36:24,080 --> 00:36:27,040 Speaker 10: have played. He was the clear number one pick. He 654 00:36:27,120 --> 00:36:31,240 Speaker 10: wants to play. I think it's gone from physical. Colin 655 00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:34,439 Speaker 10: talking to people and kind of known the situation well enough. 656 00:36:34,600 --> 00:36:37,840 Speaker 10: I think it's gone from physical to now mental as well. 657 00:36:38,120 --> 00:36:42,240 Speaker 10: Whereas when this happens, he doesn't know how to work through. 658 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:45,400 Speaker 1: It, okay, And that's concerning to me because let me 659 00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:49,920 Speaker 1: give you three other players who had some roadblocks mentally, 660 00:36:51,280 --> 00:36:55,839 Speaker 1: Royce White, Bust, Markel Foltz, Megabust and Ben Simmons after 661 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:59,600 Speaker 1: an All NBA early season became a bust. And it's 662 00:36:59,640 --> 00:37:02,040 Speaker 1: not just a basketball issue. It's an athlete issue. It's 663 00:37:02,040 --> 00:37:06,880 Speaker 1: a young person issue. Some owned Biles, David Duval, Jordan Speith, 664 00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:13,800 Speaker 1: the great pitcher, John Lester. You know, this happens a lot. 665 00:37:15,080 --> 00:37:20,319 Speaker 1: So it's again not just a basketball story. It's very 666 00:37:20,440 --> 00:37:25,280 Speaker 1: very rare. Now, Matt Barnes, thoughtful guy, former NBA player, says, 667 00:37:25,600 --> 00:37:29,160 Speaker 1: are we looking at just the beginning of something that 668 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:32,640 Speaker 1: the NBA has been dealing with for years, which is 669 00:37:33,040 --> 00:37:35,200 Speaker 1: college load management? 670 00:37:36,600 --> 00:37:39,000 Speaker 9: What's rubbing people the wrong way is kind of. I 671 00:37:39,040 --> 00:37:41,640 Speaker 9: think he's exerting the business of basketball, and I think 672 00:37:41,680 --> 00:37:46,840 Speaker 9: this could be the new load management of top college players. 673 00:37:46,840 --> 00:37:48,400 Speaker 9: Only he's the only one doing it, because if you 674 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:50,759 Speaker 9: look at all, this is a loaded freshman class, and 675 00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:53,280 Speaker 9: everyone else is playing every single game as many minutes 676 00:37:53,280 --> 00:37:56,000 Speaker 9: as it can and having great seasons. This guy is 677 00:37:56,040 --> 00:37:58,239 Speaker 9: still having a really good season, but he's he's on 678 00:37:58,360 --> 00:37:59,120 Speaker 9: load management. 679 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:03,279 Speaker 1: Yeah. I don't know if it's load management. I would 680 00:38:03,320 --> 00:38:08,120 Speaker 1: hope it's not load management. I defended college football players 681 00:38:08,120 --> 00:38:10,520 Speaker 1: like Christian McCaffrey and Leonard Fournette years ago when they 682 00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:12,240 Speaker 1: said I'm not going to play in a bowl game. 683 00:38:13,280 --> 00:38:16,640 Speaker 1: I'm going to save myself. That I will defend. If 684 00:38:16,640 --> 00:38:19,120 Speaker 1: you're playing one year of college basketball, just go play. 685 00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:22,719 Speaker 1: If you're thinking about injuries, you're getting bad advice. I mean, 686 00:38:22,719 --> 00:38:24,759 Speaker 1: you're getting really bad advice. Could be from dad, could 687 00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:27,080 Speaker 1: be from a cousin, could be from an agent. You're 688 00:38:27,080 --> 00:38:30,359 Speaker 1: getting bad advice. He is a remarkable player. I'd take 689 00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:36,399 Speaker 1: him number one. I'm not a basketball scout, but he 690 00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:39,400 Speaker 1: jumps off the television. I don't know exactly what to 691 00:38:39,480 --> 00:38:41,600 Speaker 1: make of it, but it's you know, people can say, well, 692 00:38:41,600 --> 00:38:44,560 Speaker 1: he's just cramping. Give me the second player ever in 693 00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:48,400 Speaker 1: basketball at nineteen years old that was missing multiple games 694 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:52,239 Speaker 1: due to cramping. It doesn't. It's pretty uncommon. So if 695 00:38:52,280 --> 00:38:54,879 Speaker 1: he's dealing with something or going through something, listen, it's hard. 696 00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:56,759 Speaker 1: Young people need support. He's probably got a lot of 697 00:38:56,800 --> 00:38:59,080 Speaker 1: people at his ear. He is one hundred million dollar player, 698 00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:02,439 Speaker 1: but it also looks like he doesn't according to people 699 00:39:02,440 --> 00:39:05,000 Speaker 1: who watch every minute of Kansas basketball, like Jeff Goodman, 700 00:39:05,280 --> 00:39:07,919 Speaker 1: that he doesn't have the elevation he had six months ago. 701 00:39:07,960 --> 00:39:11,880 Speaker 1: So he could be dealing with something. But it's the 702 00:39:11,880 --> 00:39:15,719 Speaker 1: load management. Thinking of all the issues the NBA has, 703 00:39:16,680 --> 00:39:18,879 Speaker 1: I've said, you know, you can say what you want 704 00:39:18,880 --> 00:39:21,640 Speaker 1: about tanking. Tell me how the Utah Jazz are supposed 705 00:39:21,640 --> 00:39:24,080 Speaker 1: to get better in two years. I mean, that's how 706 00:39:24,520 --> 00:39:28,960 Speaker 1: Okase got Chet Holmgren, and Cleveland got Lebron and Detroit 707 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:31,000 Speaker 1: got Kate Tunningham. So you could say what you want 708 00:39:31,040 --> 00:39:33,680 Speaker 1: about the tanking stuff. I'll defend that. Of the two 709 00:39:33,840 --> 00:39:38,160 Speaker 1: NBA problems, I think number one is load management. I'm 710 00:39:38,200 --> 00:39:40,600 Speaker 1: a kid from a small town. I went to one 711 00:39:40,680 --> 00:39:43,360 Speaker 1: Sonics game every three years. If he'd ha told me 712 00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:45,879 Speaker 1: as I got there three of the Sonics weren't playing 713 00:39:45,880 --> 00:39:48,239 Speaker 1: because they were resting. It wouldn't sit well with me 714 00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:50,680 Speaker 1: and I probably wouldn't have gone back. And the second 715 00:39:50,680 --> 00:39:52,680 Speaker 1: thing I would change in the NBA, I think it's 716 00:39:52,719 --> 00:39:55,120 Speaker 1: gotten very repetitive. I would move the three point line 717 00:39:55,120 --> 00:39:57,879 Speaker 1: into the bench, eliminate the corner three, but I don't 718 00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:02,439 Speaker 1: think that'll ever happen. Baseball, stodgy to its core, made 719 00:40:02,640 --> 00:40:05,400 Speaker 1: multiple changes over the last five years. They've all worked. 720 00:40:05,840 --> 00:40:09,800 Speaker 1: The progressive NBA refuses to alter the three point shot, 721 00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:12,919 Speaker 1: which feels so obvious to me. Our two new technology 722 00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:13,280 Speaker 1: next