1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: The volume. Just a reminder you can catch me recording 2 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: this podcast live on am AMP is a new live 3 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 1: radio app. They'll let you call in and chat with 4 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,600 Speaker 1: me in person while recording. Get the app on Apple's 5 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:19,079 Speaker 1: app store and make sure you follow me at John 6 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: Middlecoff to get notified when I go live. What is 7 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 1: going on? Everybody, John Middlecoff Three and our podcast. Appreciate 8 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 1: everyone listening. Here's the plan today. We did a podcast 9 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: on Monday, we did a podcast on Tuesday. We're doing 10 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 1: a podcast here on Wednesday, and we're diving into some 11 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor Didn't go Anywhere Cardinals. A lot of people 12 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: think they're tanking Von Miller placed on pup. I'll kind 13 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: of go over how the claiming process works from a 14 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: front office scout GM perspective. Middlecoff mailbag at John Middlecoff 15 00:00:58,120 --> 00:00:59,959 Speaker 1: is the Instagram fire in those dms, get your question 16 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: and answered here on the show. Very easy to do 17 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: as well as if you're listening on Collins Feed, make 18 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: sure you subscribe to three and out feed all the 19 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: contents there. Obviously depends on the day. 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I went to Morgan Wallen earlier. 48 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: I would easily go to another concert if there was 49 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: something good around me, and I'd use the game Time 50 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: app and the promo code John. I need you to 51 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:42,079 Speaker 1: use it, and need you to use it now. Thank 52 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: you everyone that has. Let's dive into the Jonathan Taylor situation. 53 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: He has officially been put on the pup list, also 54 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: known as physically unable to perform. I guess he's injured, 55 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: the ankle injury, not ready to play. But they obviously 56 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: did not trade it right. They gave him a little 57 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: deadline said find a trade. We have a certain value 58 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 1: on you. We're not giving you away. And this is 59 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: not Adam Silver's NBA. I grew up loving the NBA basketball. 60 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 1: When I was a kid, was Michael Jordan. It was 61 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:19,920 Speaker 1: every bit as big as the NFL or Major League Baseball, 62 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: which was enormous when I was in the early mid nineties. 63 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 1: Well Cal ripped in the Yankees dynasty to Barry Bonds 64 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: like baseball was massive, Clearly not doesn't have the stranglehold 65 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 1: it once has. But I loved the NBA up until 66 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: really Adam Silver's reign, and I still like the Warriors. 67 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: But I don't really like the way the businesses run. 68 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: I don't like it when I turn on the television 69 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: that I don't know if the star players are not 70 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: going to play or not, not because they're injured, just 71 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: because they don't really feel like it they need a 72 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: rest like that. That's good for them, not great for 73 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: me the consumer, right who and never forget this, no 74 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: different than you listening to this podcast. You are in 75 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: control of all these businesses. The reason the NFL talks 76 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: about ratings, rating, ratings, ratings because they need you to 77 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: watch to make their money. Right. Obviously, the deals are 78 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: set and paid for, But if it wasn't for you 79 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: constantly watching their games and more of you continuing to 80 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: come and watch the games, they could not operate in 81 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: which the level they do financially no different in baseball, 82 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 1: no different in basketball. Well, the basketball rest just turned 83 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 1: me off. The other thing that I can't stand is listen. 84 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: I'm all for changing jobs. I'm all for needing a 85 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 1: change of scenery. I'm cool with that. My entire life 86 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:38,039 Speaker 1: in sports, guys have been traded, football, basketball, baseball, you 87 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: name it. Guys move teams for variety of reasons. Don't 88 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: get along with the coach, don't fit the system, don't 89 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: want to be there anymore, disagreement over money. This is 90 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:51,359 Speaker 1: a business. I'm cool with that. I don't. I have 91 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 1: a major problem with Hey, I want to be traded 92 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 1: and I will only play for TEAMX. That's not how 93 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: this works. And Adam Silver is clearly tried to draw 94 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: a line in the sand. We'll see if he can 95 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 1: put the genie back in the bottle. He's finding James Harden. 96 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: He's telling Dame Luller's agent, shut up, good luck, buddy, 97 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 1: you've waited about seven years too long. In the NFL, 98 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: they've never operated like that. They will trade players who 99 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: are quote unquote malcontents, who want to change, but they'll 100 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 1: trade him to where they think they can get the 101 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 1: best offer, not where it matters to them, Like the 102 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: forty nine ers just traded Trey Lance. They traded him 103 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: to the place where he's going to be the third 104 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 1: string quarterback. They traded him there simply because they got 105 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: the most. And when it came to Jonathan Taylor always 106 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 1: laughed at the notion that he had any leverage in 107 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:38,359 Speaker 1: the situation. One coming out the worst season of his career. 108 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:42,720 Speaker 1: Two he's literally injured, he can't he's physically unable to perform. 109 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 1: And three he plays a position that we all agree 110 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:49,119 Speaker 1: is by far the easiest to replace. Every single team 111 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: you look around the league, I mean, how many teams, 112 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: if you're a fan of kept a running back that 113 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: was a late round picker, an undrafted free agent. I 114 00:05:57,720 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: would imagine if we went through and I was gonna 115 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 1: break down all fifty three man rosters player by player, 116 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 1: But I thought that would take us a little too long, 117 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: so I skip that exercise. But I would imagine a 118 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 1: large contingent of teams kept running backs over the last 119 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: couple of years that they drafted in the fifth, sixth, 120 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: seventh rounds or an undrafted free agent. Normal protocol, Right, 121 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 1: That's the way the league works, and those guys, if 122 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 1: they don't play a lot early, will eventually get on 123 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: the field and half those guys will eventually be the 124 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:30,840 Speaker 1: starters within a year or two. And Jonathan Taylor, like 125 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 1: I love the guy at Wisconsin, was a huge fan 126 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: of him in Indie. I just think this situation gets 127 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: back to that phone call when all these guys were 128 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 1: leading the charge. It was a bunch of rich guys 129 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:45,160 Speaker 1: who were under massive contracts, or guys that are currently franchised, 130 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: they were also going to be broken off. And the 131 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:50,599 Speaker 1: guy that caused the biggest think is someone on a 132 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 1: second round deal who if he just came in played well, 133 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: he controls his own destiny. They're either going to be 134 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: forced to franchise him for thirteen or fourteen million whatever 135 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:02,279 Speaker 1: then is next year, were forced to let him walk 136 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:04,919 Speaker 1: or force the franchise in trade, they would have to 137 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 1: make a legitimate decision. But he controls this. I would 138 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 1: completely understand if Jonathan Taylor was like twenty seven, twenty 139 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: three years old. So the Colts who showed everybody like, 140 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: this is a national football league and if we don't 141 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 1: want to trade you, we're not going to trade you. 142 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: We're okay with making this a little weird. Football can 143 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: be a little weird. Football can be a little uncomfortable, 144 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: and I would say teams, coaches and gms are much 145 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: more consistently okay with getting in the mud, with it 146 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 1: getting a little ugly. Hell, they have a first year 147 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: quarterback who is a major row product and a first 148 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 1: year head coach who, let's face it, has it really 149 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: been some guy on the top of you know, all 150 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 1: the hiring future charts for the last eight years, Like 151 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 1: he's a name that's really come in vogue around the 152 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: league over the last like twelve months. So they got 153 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: two guys, we're now swimming in the deep end and 154 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: they're like, yeah, whatever, we'll just deal with it. We're 155 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: okay with it. The owners talking shit, the GM didn't flinch. 156 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: This is the NFL, and it's why it's past all 157 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: these other leagues. It's the most fan friendly because in 158 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: some of these other sports, and in baseball forever, a 159 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: lot of times, the quote unquote lower budget teams or 160 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: the teams that don't have the money would always have 161 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: to trade star players because they couldn't sign them. Think 162 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 1: how shitty that is for the fans. In basketball, like 163 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 1: the moment of star players like I want out, they 164 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: have just forced themselves out in recent memory that sucks 165 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 1: in football. It's like, yeah, well, we're gonna figure this out. 166 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: You can be bad, We're cool with it. Hew Andy 167 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 1: Reid has a guy who was the second best defensive 168 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: player in the league last year, a guy who's been 169 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: on the team forever, who's clearly one of the better 170 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 1: players in the NFL, and they're just like, yeah, we'll 171 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 1: figure it out. Trade moves on. We're just hopefully calls 172 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 1: us like he says, cool with being uncomfortable. And I 173 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: think that's why the NFL resonates with all of us, 174 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: because that's how we're treated at our normal jobs, the 175 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: overwhelming majority of us, even the talented ones, even the 176 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 1: revenue producers. I don't care what your position is at 177 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 1: the company. Don't just get to force your way around. 178 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 1: It's like, well, middle coffee. You can't compare normal people 179 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 1: jobs to the NFL. True, but those normal people are 180 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: the people that watch the NFL, and I think it 181 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:26,200 Speaker 1: is still the job that is based on meritocracy. You 182 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: can get replaced if you don't produce, if you're hurt 183 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 1: and you're and listen, it's no one's fault when people 184 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 1: get injured. But next man up, we keep moving on. 185 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:37,960 Speaker 1: It's like that in life, and it's why football, for 186 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:42,560 Speaker 1: so many reasons, just resonates with people. Jonathan Taylor, who 187 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 1: I'm always been a fan of, this year's a little 188 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 1: weird and cause a stink, And they said, whatever, see 189 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:52,840 Speaker 1: it practice, see you in the trading room, good luck, 190 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 1: have fun. And man, I give the Colts credit because 191 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: what A're just gonna give you away because you're unhappy. 192 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 1: That would be a terrible deal for us. You gotta 193 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:07,560 Speaker 1: get healthy and see if we can figure something out. 194 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 1: If not, it does behoove you to come back and 195 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 1: play well. That is in your best interest to dominate again. One, 196 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 1: it increases your value around the league, whether it's whether 197 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 1: we agree to trade you two, if you end up 198 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:26,680 Speaker 1: hitting free agency, or if we franchise you. Maybe we'd 199 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 1: still be open to trading you right depending on how 200 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 1: our team looks. So I think from Jonathan's Taylor's standpoint, 201 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: he's got to get healthy, come back and play as 202 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 1: well as he can. But this notion was that he 203 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 1: has to get paid. Like you've been in the league 204 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 1: three years, like you still got another year. You played 205 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:42,200 Speaker 1: running back in one of those years was really shitty. 206 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 1: Let's not act like you're Nick Bosa here or Lane 207 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: Johnson or some player that's not really replaceable play running back, 208 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: Like I think I'm pretty confident if I'm Chris Ballard, 209 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 1: like I can find another one of you this upcoming 210 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 1: year in the third round. I found you in the 211 00:10:56,800 --> 00:11:00,839 Speaker 1: second Saal guy drafted you second overall. So this situation 212 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 1: is over for now. I think this is how consistently 213 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: it happens in the NFL. I remember last year Deebo 214 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: Samuel out of nowhere is like, I want to be traded, 215 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 1: and then I was like, yeah, we're not trading them. 216 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: We're not interested at all. The Jets are like, we'll 217 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 1: give you pick ten. They're like, now, we're cool, We're good, 218 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: We'll figure it out. We'll deal with them, we'll handle it. 219 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 1: We're okay with being a little uncomfortable. We're okay with 220 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 1: having some uncomfortable conversations. Most of us have uncomfortable conversations 221 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: all the time, and I think that's one thing. Listen, 222 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:30,959 Speaker 1: harken back to the NBA, like the moment, all these 223 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 1: guys over the last seven eight years have demanded to 224 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: be traded and tell exactly where they want to go, 225 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 1: Like that's not good for your league, and it clearly 226 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: hasn't been, and they've tried to put, you know, tried 227 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 1: to you know, rein it back in. The NFL has 228 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: never had to reign it back in because they don't 229 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 1: roll like that. And that benefits us, the fans, because 230 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 1: why would I just give this guy away for no 231 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:52,360 Speaker 1: reason because he just doesn't want to be here, and 232 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: they clearly did not the Cardinals. I think the media 233 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 1: can be really disingenuous. Sometimes they obviously have agendas, you know. 234 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:05,640 Speaker 1: I think they get very uncomfortable, especially the writers. Like 235 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 1: when we talk about clicks, Well, that's the business you're in. 236 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 1: If you're a writer, you need clicks. And I don't 237 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: blame you like you're in the business like this is 238 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 1: not a charity, like you need people to read you 239 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 1: to generate money. But the Athletics literally subscription based. Peter 240 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 1: King just wrote the reason they signed Diana Rassini away 241 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 1: from ESPN is because they thought that she can drive 242 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 1: them subscriptions. It's a good model. I wrote for the 243 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 1: Athletic for a couple of years and listen, we in 244 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: the Bay Area. Tim Kawakami, Ethan Strauss, the Warriors the 245 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: Niners were driving a lot of subscriptions, very successful area 246 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 1: for subscription. But that's what it was all based on, 247 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: not how great the article was. And just because you 248 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:47,200 Speaker 1: wrote a great article doesn't mean people were going to subscribe. 249 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:49,320 Speaker 1: If you wrote an article to get people subscribed, people 250 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 1: were really happy. That's the business you're in. And I 251 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:55,679 Speaker 1: think the everyone's in agreement universally if you talk about 252 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:57,959 Speaker 1: the NFL, if you're a fan of of the NFL, 253 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 1: we all agree. The Cardinals were going to suck. They 254 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 1: sucked last year when they had some players. Now a 255 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:08,319 Speaker 1: lot of those players are either injured or traded away. 256 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 1: We know they're going to be worse. And I heard 257 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:15,040 Speaker 1: over and over today I did a call in radio 258 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 1: show to Fox and I was asked this if I 259 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 1: thought that it was a slap in everyone's face that 260 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 1: the Cardinals are already waving the white flag on the 261 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 1: season because they cut Peyton Manning. Actually his name was 262 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 1: Colt McCoy. I looked it up today. Cole McCoy will 263 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:35,080 Speaker 1: be thirty seven in September. He has started, let me 264 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: repeat this, he has started eleven games since twoy and fifteen. 265 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 1: Pretty sure we're about four months away from twenty twenty four. 266 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:51,680 Speaker 1: So since twenty fifteen, the guy has started eleven football games. Now, 267 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 1: one of those football games I remember watching vividly he 268 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 1: played the Niners a couple of years ago and lit 269 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 1: him up. He looked like Daan Marina. But for the 270 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 1: most part it has been consistently ugly. I'm a Colt 271 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:05,079 Speaker 1: McCoy fan as a human being. Loved him at Texas. 272 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: But this notion that them cutting Colt McCoy is some 273 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 1: indictment that they don't give a shit about football, Like 274 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: they just cut Carson Palmer or Kurt Warner off a 275 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. What are we talking about? Their team sucks. 276 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:24,920 Speaker 1: Colt McCoy is old. They get no benefit of him playing. 277 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 1: It's not like they I watched them play with him 278 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: last year. They lost all the time. He also got injured, 279 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 1: So you might as well just go with the fifth 280 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 1: round rookie from Houston. Who cares? We just drafted this guy. 281 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 1: Here's the other thing in the sport of football, right 282 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 1: who you bring in? And this gets back to the Colts. Ultimately, 283 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 1: Chris Ballard drafted Jonathan Taylor, so he would love in 284 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: an ideal world for Jonathan Taylor to be a good 285 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 1: player for him. But he's also like from a trade perspective, 286 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 1: like that is his guy. He scouted him, he drafted him. 287 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 1: He's not just going to give away his one of 288 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 1: his best assets for nothing. The guys they've traded away 289 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:06,320 Speaker 1: or cut, like DeAndre Hopkins, Isaiah Simmons, none of those 290 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 1: were this GM and this head coach's got. We talk 291 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 1: about this every single year. When a new head coach 292 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 1: comes and a new GM comes, they bring in their 293 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 1: players and just because you are a good player, are 294 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: a highly drafted player, it all starts over those guys 295 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 1: that they're given. Other teams when they were coordinators or 296 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 1: assistant gyms might not have liked you, might not have 297 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 1: had you high on the draft board, might not want 298 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: to have had you on their team. So when they 299 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 1: come it's one thing. When you inherit, it just coupled 300 00:15:37,560 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 1: popped to mind. Like when Jim Harbass showed up with 301 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers. They had been terrible, but they 302 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 1: had a lot of good players on the roster, right 303 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 1: Patrick Willis, Frank Gore, Vernon Davis, Joe Staley. It's stupid 304 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 1: to just like, hey, we'll trade Patrick Willison, Joe Staley, 305 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 1: that would have been dumb. Andy Reid showed up in 306 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: Kansas City. Remember they were off a terrible season. He 307 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 1: inherited some really talent players. They had Tom baw Lee, 308 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 1: they had Jamal Charles. At the time. You know, Dwayne 309 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 1: bow was still a functional player. There was guys on 310 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:10,720 Speaker 1: the team that he could win with. Both guys took 311 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 1: a lot of those veteran players that were on their team, 312 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 1: and one with those guys obviously added around them. And 313 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 1: then there are times when you show up Lafleur, same 314 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 1: thing when he him and Gudikins took over with Rogers, right, 315 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 1: some players on the team. Sometimes you show up and 316 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 1: it's a joke, it's an embarrassment. I remember Pete Carroll 317 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 1: when he showed up to Seattle when he left USC. 318 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure they sent in an NFL record. Maybe 319 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 1: it's been broken since, but I'm pretty sure it still stands. 320 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: They cut, traded, and turned that roster over a year period. 321 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:44,840 Speaker 1: The amount of players coming in and out that roster 322 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 1: was like historic. It was crazy. Team sucked. Who cares. 323 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 1: I remember when Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch took over 324 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:54,280 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers, players in, players out, cutting guys whatever. 325 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 1: When you blow it up because the team sucks and 326 00:16:56,960 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 1: there's nothing to work with, like, it's not tanking, it's 327 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: just resetting the team. So when they get rid of 328 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 1: Colt McCoy and people are act like, oh, they're just 329 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 1: tanking week one. No, they're going to try to win 330 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 1: week one. They just probably won't. I don't even know 331 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 1: who they play. I would imagine they win two to 332 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: four games. That's going to because they suck. I get 333 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:18,800 Speaker 1: to give them Peyton Manning in his prime and they 334 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:22,159 Speaker 1: probably only win like six or seven games. Their rosters awful. 335 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 1: None of these players are theirs. It's not their fault 336 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 1: that they have some of these terrible contracts. So I 337 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 1: commend them for just like, let's just rip the band 338 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 1: aid off. What's the point. And anyone that talks about 339 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:37,240 Speaker 1: football for a living who gets mad at this is 340 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:41,400 Speaker 1: a complete phony because that same person a month ago, 341 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:44,440 Speaker 1: two months ago, three months ago have said how much 342 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:48,679 Speaker 1: this team sucks. They're awful, they are god awful. So 343 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:51,399 Speaker 1: cutting Colt McCoy just represents, yeah, we're just cutting an 344 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:54,959 Speaker 1: old quarterback that maybe we think our rookie fifth rounder is, 345 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 1: if not just better, has a chance over the course 346 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 1: of a year to maybe next when we draft Caleb 347 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 1: Williams and we trade Kyler Murray to be our backup, 348 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:05,639 Speaker 1: a guy who has a bunch of experience, why not, 349 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 1: who cares none of it actually matters. We didn't snip 350 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 1: the playoffs last year when we actually had some players. 351 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 1: So I have absolutely no issue with the Cardinals not 352 00:18:17,560 --> 00:18:20,600 Speaker 1: only cutting Cole McCoy, getting Riddy rid of any of 353 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:24,439 Speaker 1: these guys. Even Isaiah Simmons, like, listen, one of my 354 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 1: buddies on a team that's pretty damn good. I remember 355 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:30,560 Speaker 1: him telling me, I can't I hate this guy as 356 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 1: a player in the draft. I wouldn't touch him. I 357 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:35,239 Speaker 1: don't know what he does well. He's not a very 358 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 1: physical player, and he's like this hybrid linebacker. He does 359 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 1: not have the speeder range to play safety. He was 360 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 1: much more of a flash player, and he was your 361 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,399 Speaker 1: classic Steve Kahin. Like Steve Kahm, drafted a lot of 362 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 1: guys who can't play. Recently. He had a really good 363 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 1: early run when he had a good coach, and then 364 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:53,920 Speaker 1: with Cliff it got pretty ugly. But do I think 365 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:56,399 Speaker 1: Jonathan Gannon's going to be any good. I would probably 366 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:59,160 Speaker 1: bet against it. I don't know much about Monty Austin Fort, 367 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 1: though I know he's worked for really high level guys 368 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:04,679 Speaker 1: with the Patriots and the Titans, and he's taken a 369 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 1: grenade to this thing, as he should. A couple other 370 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:17,640 Speaker 1: highlights of the day, This is a very fluid day, 371 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 1: so it's I can't really like. For example, the Patriots 372 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 1: today cut Bailey z Appy, their backup quarterback, and Cunningham 373 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:29,160 Speaker 1: kind of what looked like could be their third quarterback. 374 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:33,000 Speaker 1: This hybrid wide receiver quarterback cut them both. So as 375 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:37,440 Speaker 1: I'm recording this, they have one quarterback on their roster. Well, 376 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: it makes no sense for me to be do some 377 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 1: take like what is Belichick doing? You can't play? Of 378 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 1: course they're going to add another quarterback, so until in 379 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 1: really these next couple of days are a very fluid process, 380 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 1: so until I see what they do, I can't really 381 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 1: have a take. Though it is kind of funny that 382 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: last year Bailey Zappy came in. There was a moment 383 00:19:58,119 --> 00:20:00,240 Speaker 1: and every Patriot fan listening to this nose like, God, 384 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 1: could this guy be better than Mac Jones? And now 385 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:03,880 Speaker 1: they cut him and I think I's on a headline. 386 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 1: Even Matt Slater, who is basically like the coach players 387 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 1: still on their team, probably future Hall of Famer if 388 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 1: you value special teams, said it shocked a lot of us. 389 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: Bill does some shocking shit. They're gonna have another quarterback 390 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:18,920 Speaker 1: on the team. They currently just have Mac Jones a 391 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 1: little weird. Maybe Bill O Brian didn't like him. Usually 392 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: Bill doesn't care as much about his coordinators, right, like 393 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 1: if Bailey's Appy was cut because Bill Belichick thought he 394 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 1: wasn't good enough. But the Pats are in the quarterback market. 395 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 1: We'll have to see what they do over the next 396 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: day or two. I think the big news of the 397 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 1: day because I heard Brandon Bean talk about this, I 398 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:41,680 Speaker 1: heard Von Miller talk about this over the last month. 399 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 1: And maybe it changed if you're a Bills fan, that 400 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:47,199 Speaker 1: the conversation coming out the last couple days. But I 401 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:50,479 Speaker 1: felt like two weeks ago, three weeks ago, it's like 402 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 1: it was like fifty to fifty, maybe sixty forty. If 403 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:56,879 Speaker 1: Vaughan could play on that Monday night game September eleventh 404 00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:59,679 Speaker 1: against the Jets, and if he didn't play, then he 405 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 1: would be play early in the season. Well, today they 406 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: officially put him on POP so he's gone for the 407 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,959 Speaker 1: first month of the season. And clearly, if I had 408 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,680 Speaker 1: to take an educated guess would I would imagine they 409 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:13,480 Speaker 1: pay this guy a ton of money and the only 410 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 1: goal to have von Miller a lot like when the 411 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 1: Rams traded for him was for the stretch run. Why 412 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 1: did the Rams win their second Super Bowl? The dude 413 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:24,320 Speaker 1: had a sack in Week seventeen. In every playoff game 414 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 1: and the Super Bowl, he came through in the biggest games. 415 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 1: So to me, if you're the Bills and you have 416 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: any question, you're like, listen, we probably could push it. 417 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: What the fuck's the point? We signed you to win 418 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:39,440 Speaker 1: big games, the most important games in November, in December, 419 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:42,959 Speaker 1: in obviously January. We need you in a game like 420 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 1: last year against the Bengals when we're getting shoved around, 421 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 1: because you clearly are going to be one of our 422 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:52,360 Speaker 1: toughest players. And I would imagine I haven't seen any 423 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: quotes come out that's their mindset. Why don't we just 424 00:21:56,800 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 1: lean on the side of caution. We have too much 425 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:03,199 Speaker 1: money invested in you, and you are just too important 426 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:07,119 Speaker 1: to us for our potential upside because we can't have 427 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:10,200 Speaker 1: you tweaking something. You're already an older player coming off 428 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 1: your second ACL tear. So I just think that they, 429 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:16,359 Speaker 1: assuming that there's no setbacks or anything, just took the 430 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: cautious route, which I completely understand. Ron Rivera, it's pretty 431 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:24,360 Speaker 1: laughable that his quotes coming out. I think he told 432 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:27,480 Speaker 1: Albert Breer that if he would have known Sam Howe 433 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:30,159 Speaker 1: was this good last year at practice, like if you 434 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 1: would have been paying more attention, he would have played 435 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:36,639 Speaker 1: him a lot earlier. That's pretty insane to say, it 436 00:22:36,760 --> 00:22:39,400 Speaker 1: really is. I'm a Ron Rivera. I've always liked the guy, 437 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:43,400 Speaker 1: Barry a guy cow Grad. I've always rooted for him. 438 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 1: But he's had some quotes the last couple of years. 439 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:47,880 Speaker 1: I mean, last year not knowing about the playoff scenario, 440 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:50,440 Speaker 1: this year not knowing, I mean, I guess Sam Howe 441 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 1: was looking awesome in practice. A huge part last year 442 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:56,200 Speaker 1: with the forty nine ers feeling good about Brock Purdy 443 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:59,160 Speaker 1: was how good he was in practice. Well, at practice, 444 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:01,840 Speaker 1: he's against the ded Obviously, the head coach is the 445 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 1: offensive play caller. Well, the head coach also watches that tape. 446 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:11,480 Speaker 1: Like part of being the boss is keeping tabs on everything. 447 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: There's a difference between micro managing and keeping like a 448 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 1: macro view and you kind of hand on the pulse 449 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 1: of what's going on. That's the point of being a 450 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:25,640 Speaker 1: head coach. That's the point of being a CEO. You're 451 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 1: not in the weeds with everything every single day. But 452 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:32,520 Speaker 1: at a position like quarterback where they clearly were struggling 453 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:34,639 Speaker 1: a lot last year and had a rookie who clearly 454 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 1: was playing well in practice. Maybe he's just saying that 455 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:41,240 Speaker 1: to try to sound kind of cool, but you can't 456 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 1: keep having these these statements of you know, wait, we're 457 00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:48,680 Speaker 1: still alive for the playoffs. For god, if I would 458 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 1: have known this guy was this good last year, I 459 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:52,480 Speaker 1: don't know, when he was dominating in practice and we 460 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:54,400 Speaker 1: had nothing to lose, why we could have started him. 461 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 1: It's not good and they got a brand new owner. 462 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 1: I've said over and over they could probably even make 463 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 1: a wild card and he could still get fired. This situation, Washington, man, 464 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:10,200 Speaker 1: it just it's pretty laughable, it really is. I saw McAfee. 465 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:12,840 Speaker 1: I hadn't heard this that. I guess. Part of the 466 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 1: reason Sam Howell even got to start the last game 467 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:18,960 Speaker 1: of the season was because like Tyler Haynike Heineke was like, 468 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 1: give this guy a shot. He's been kicking ass in practice. 469 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 1: I mean, if that's true, what are we doing. Washington 470 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 1: just needs it, just seems some people that know what 471 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:30,680 Speaker 1: they're doing. And right now it feels like Ron I 472 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 1: don't know if he's mailed it in. I don't know 473 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:35,320 Speaker 1: if he just doesn't pay attention. I don't know if 474 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 1: he's just completely a defensive guy and he's just not 475 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:41,960 Speaker 1: even paying attention with the quarterbacks, just weird, bizarre stuff 476 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 1: constantly coming out of his mouth. And last but not 477 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:47,159 Speaker 1: at least, we haven't talked about this. I'm recording this 478 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:50,840 Speaker 1: before Hard Knocks comes out. They announced last week that 479 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:54,879 Speaker 1: Mackay Beckton would be their starting right tackle. This is 480 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 1: gonna be a huge conversation obviously Week one Monday Night Football, 481 00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:02,480 Speaker 1: but just with Aaron Rodgers. The team is just the 482 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:05,119 Speaker 1: offensive line, and when we say the offensive line with them, 483 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 1: we're really talking about the two tackle spots, Dwayne Brown 484 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 1: and Becton. Can those guys get it done? Can Beckton 485 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 1: a former high pick who's battled knee injuries, who's battled Listen, 486 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:16,400 Speaker 1: I'm fat right now too, I'm trying to lose about 487 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:19,920 Speaker 1: ten to fifteen pounds here in the next month. I'd 488 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: be lying if I said I can't relate to people 489 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 1: that struggle with some weight issues. Got a sweet tooth, 490 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 1: like the booze a little. But this is a guy 491 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 1: that clearly has just been a disaster. This is the 492 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:34,639 Speaker 1: equivalent of the forty nine ers swinging for Trey Lance. 493 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 1: They took a huge swing for all this upside sometimes 494 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:40,120 Speaker 1: just not good enough now at tackle, clearly he has 495 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 1: the physical measurables, but can he block anyone? In Week one? 496 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:46,439 Speaker 1: We know he doesn't have to deal with von Miller, 497 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 1: but you know the Bills have other dudes. I mean, 498 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:53,440 Speaker 1: and with Mkaie Beck. Is not like can he handle TJ. Watt? 499 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:55,840 Speaker 1: Can't he handle the most of brothers? No, It's like, 500 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 1: can you just block just normal players? Can you be 501 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 1: a functional No one's looking for you to be Lane 502 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:05,720 Speaker 1: Johnson this year. Can you just be a functional starter? 503 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:09,360 Speaker 1: And I think that's a major, major question mark with 504 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:12,040 Speaker 1: the Jets that I'm fascinated to watch a little bit 505 00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 1: on just this process before we get out of here, 506 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:17,240 Speaker 1: because for two years when I worked in the building 507 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:19,840 Speaker 1: with the Eagles. I was a pro scout, and the 508 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 1: way we did it, I always thought this time of 509 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:24,960 Speaker 1: year was easily the hardest. I remember I slept in 510 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:28,320 Speaker 1: the office both years when I worked there during this time, 511 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:31,600 Speaker 1: so many players and the rosters were even smaller than 512 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:35,879 Speaker 1: they were only eighty. Now they're ninety. They've increased the 513 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:39,879 Speaker 1: ninety and the practice squads are obviously more now. They 514 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:41,440 Speaker 1: used to be like eight when I was in the league. 515 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:45,640 Speaker 1: Now they're sixteen. Maybe they were ten, so it's dramatically increased. 516 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:47,840 Speaker 1: So it just it means even more work. And the 517 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:49,920 Speaker 1: way we did it, and a lot of teams do it, 518 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 1: is they take your pro scouts, usually have a GM, 519 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:57,120 Speaker 1: a pro director, several pro scouts, some use their college 520 00:26:57,119 --> 00:27:00,240 Speaker 1: scouts too, some do not, and you basically just split 521 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 1: up the teams. So your pro director gets eight to 522 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:06,399 Speaker 1: ten teams each of your scouts, and maybe an in 523 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 1: turn kind of split up the other twenty and you 524 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:12,760 Speaker 1: right up all the late round draft picks, the undrafted 525 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:15,760 Speaker 1: free agents, and then just younger players, guys that have 526 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:18,760 Speaker 1: been on practice squad, and you give them grades throughout 527 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:21,520 Speaker 1: the preseason. So every single week, when you know the 528 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 1: games are happening preseason game one, preseason game two. You're 529 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 1: just flying through tape, banging out guy after guy, right tackle, 530 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:32,600 Speaker 1: right guard, wide receiver, quarterback, all these positions, and you're 531 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:35,600 Speaker 1: just giving these guys grades and guys that you think 532 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:39,240 Speaker 1: are worthy that would be an upgrade on your roster. 533 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:42,080 Speaker 1: So if you're a team like the Patriots and you 534 00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:44,600 Speaker 1: go listen, this team's going to cut a couple. You know, 535 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:47,119 Speaker 1: we got three or four quarterbacks that we think are 536 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 1: better than Bailey Zappi, and then they get cut. Maybe 537 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 1: like fuck it, cut Bailey Zappi and we'll claim that guy. Now, 538 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:56,119 Speaker 1: if you claim a player who has been cut and 539 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 1: a player with under four years of service time, they 540 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 1: have to go through waivers, and the way the waivers 541 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:04,000 Speaker 1: set up, at least I think it's through four weeks. 542 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:07,399 Speaker 1: But obviously right now is based on the previous year's 543 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:11,000 Speaker 1: draft order. So just because the Bears traded to the 544 00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:14,359 Speaker 1: Panthers doesn't mean the Panthers have the number one spot. 545 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 1: The Bears do so because the Bears the Texans. I 546 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:19,719 Speaker 1: can't even think of the draft order off the top 547 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 1: of my head, but whatever the draft order was, three four, five, 548 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:26,159 Speaker 1: it stays like that for the first several weeks and 549 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:30,159 Speaker 1: obviously over tomorrow. But if I claim a player and 550 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:33,199 Speaker 1: I am awarded that player, because if I'm like, you know, 551 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:35,359 Speaker 1: pick a team like the Lions or the Steelers and 552 00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:38,360 Speaker 1: I want to claim a linebacker from let's just pick 553 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 1: a team, the Vikings, and I put a claimant on them, 554 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:44,280 Speaker 1: that player has to make if I drafted, you know, 555 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 1: seventeenth or nineteenth or fifteenth, has to pass all those 556 00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:50,880 Speaker 1: teams ahead of me. And if they don't put a 557 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:54,200 Speaker 1: claim in, I'm awarded that player. And if I'm awarded 558 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:57,440 Speaker 1: that player, that means someone that made my team today. 559 00:28:57,760 --> 00:29:01,000 Speaker 1: So when you see whoever you're squad is the fifty 560 00:29:01,040 --> 00:29:03,800 Speaker 1: three man roster, I then have to cut a guy 561 00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 1: off that the initial fifty three man roster to put 562 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:09,720 Speaker 1: the guy I claimed on the roster. So just because 563 00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:12,680 Speaker 1: you made the team today does not mean you're gonna 564 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 1: make the team tomorrow or the next day, because there 565 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 1: are gonna be a ton of guys claimed all over 566 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 1: the NFL. And when those players are and awarded to 567 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:22,040 Speaker 1: the team because they were the highest team in the 568 00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:25,800 Speaker 1: claim order that got the guy, they have to remove 569 00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 1: a guy on their roster to keep them, and you 570 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:31,400 Speaker 1: can't just like unclaim them. He's yours. So it's a 571 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:34,000 Speaker 1: very This week is very fluid. It's why you saw 572 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:38,520 Speaker 1: a ton of guys today getting traded for sixth, seventh 573 00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:43,160 Speaker 1: round picks. Right those guys were gonna be cut. So 574 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:46,120 Speaker 1: if you were going to cut a player, you're like, wait, 575 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 1: you want them? Well, if I'm the Denver Broncos or 576 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:53,560 Speaker 1: any team, the Cowboys, the Eagles, the Dolphins, they're a 577 00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:55,800 Speaker 1: better example because Denver drafted pretty eye. But if I'm 578 00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:57,960 Speaker 1: the Miami Dolphins, I made the playoffs last year, and 579 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 1: I like a guy, I better off trading a six 580 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:02,400 Speaker 1: or seventh round pick for him to make sure I 581 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 1: get him on my roster because there's a decent chance 582 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:06,800 Speaker 1: if he's waived he'll never make it to my team. 583 00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:10,000 Speaker 1: So it's why you saw I don't know how many 584 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:13,160 Speaker 1: guys today it was, but seven eight guys traded for 585 00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:15,840 Speaker 1: late round picks because those players are gonna get cut, 586 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:18,320 Speaker 1: and that team traded for him thinking that this guy 587 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:20,280 Speaker 1: probably won't make it to us in the claim order, 588 00:30:20,520 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 1: or why even risk it. We'll just give a late 589 00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:24,560 Speaker 1: round pick. We don't actually care that much we just 590 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 1: want this player, So this time a ton of names, 591 00:30:28,600 --> 00:30:31,240 Speaker 1: ton of guys, and then obviously you get sixteen practice 592 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:35,920 Speaker 1: squad spots. So once all these guys clear waivers, they're 593 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:40,000 Speaker 1: all free agents and any team can offer those guys 594 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 1: a practice squad spot. Now it is, you know, it's 595 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:48,080 Speaker 1: to the player's advantage to stay with the team where 596 00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 1: he's just been in training camp if that team wants 597 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 1: him back. Right, already knows the position, coach, already knows, 598 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:56,240 Speaker 1: the coordinator, already knows the playbook, especially if I'm a rookie. 599 00:30:56,520 --> 00:30:58,400 Speaker 1: So it's why a lot of players just go back 600 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:00,400 Speaker 1: to their team. But there are there are a lot 601 00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:03,440 Speaker 1: of guys that really showed out during the preseason that 602 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:05,720 Speaker 1: a lot of teams have high grades on that don't 603 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 1: end up getting claimed, that will have like eight nine 604 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:12,640 Speaker 1: teams wanting to get them on the practice squad. And 605 00:31:12,760 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 1: what you can do is forever. Right, the practice squad 606 00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:20,440 Speaker 1: payment we talked about this yesterday is like eleven point 607 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:23,040 Speaker 1: five thousand dollars a week, or it's over two hundred 608 00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:24,920 Speaker 1: thousand dollars a year if you make it the entire 609 00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:26,760 Speaker 1: season on the practice squad. So it's not you know, 610 00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:29,240 Speaker 1: twenty three, twenty four years old. He's a little salary. 611 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:31,440 Speaker 1: You're not even playing games. You just service the team 612 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:35,280 Speaker 1: in practice and you some teams travel them, some teams don't. 613 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:38,560 Speaker 1: You just watch home games in your sweats. But you 614 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:41,520 Speaker 1: have to make a decision. If another team goes, hey, listen, 615 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 1: we'll pay you twenty thousand dollars a week. We'll pay 616 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:50,960 Speaker 1: you five hundred grand. Well, hell will give you a 617 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:53,960 Speaker 1: a like if you had made the active roster salary. 618 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:58,040 Speaker 1: So you can manipulate practice squad players salary. You can 619 00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:00,520 Speaker 1: pay them more than the minimum amount that they have 620 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:03,160 Speaker 1: to make. And that's where it gets dicey. But also, 621 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:06,520 Speaker 1: you know, depending some teams have philosophies like what's the 622 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 1: point in doing that? Like if some other team wants 623 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:11,000 Speaker 1: to give them eight hundred thousand dollars or whatever it is, 624 00:32:11,040 --> 00:32:13,360 Speaker 1: seven hundred and fifty k to be on their practice squad, 625 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 1: let them do that. And some owners are cheap, and 626 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:18,880 Speaker 1: some owners give their GM or head coach KRT blanche 627 00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:20,680 Speaker 1: in that area and to say, hey, let's you do 628 00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:22,719 Speaker 1: what you feel is best. If you want to keep 629 00:32:22,760 --> 00:32:25,400 Speaker 1: this guy, you do it. So right now, the amount 630 00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:27,440 Speaker 1: of phone calls that are happening with agents. The amount 631 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:31,480 Speaker 1: of negotiation going on is pretty insane. But everyone, if 632 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:34,280 Speaker 1: you're listening to this, it might already be out. Everyone's 633 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:36,640 Speaker 1: kind of waiting for that moment to find out who 634 00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:40,120 Speaker 1: got claimed, who was awarded the player and if we 635 00:32:40,120 --> 00:32:42,800 Speaker 1: were awarded a player, hell, you could be awarded two 636 00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:44,960 Speaker 1: or three players, right. I remember when Andy Reid and 637 00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:47,560 Speaker 1: John Dorsey first took over the Chiefs, they claim like 638 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 1: six guys because remember they had the number one overall pick. Well, 639 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:54,040 Speaker 1: the moment you claim and the Bears could do this too. 640 00:32:54,560 --> 00:32:56,920 Speaker 1: Let's say you claim five guys, and because you're the 641 00:32:56,920 --> 00:32:59,120 Speaker 1: Bears or the Texans and you're awarded the five or 642 00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:01,640 Speaker 1: six guys, you have to cut five or six guys 643 00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:04,720 Speaker 1: from your roster in the next twenty four hours. That's 644 00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:08,720 Speaker 1: why just because you make the team, now that guy, right, 645 00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:11,120 Speaker 1: that player that you have to cut, a lot of 646 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:13,400 Speaker 1: other teams might like that guy, and that guy might 647 00:33:13,400 --> 00:33:16,320 Speaker 1: get claimed the following day, or you immediately bring him 648 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:18,280 Speaker 1: back to practice squad if he doesn't make it. This 649 00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:22,320 Speaker 1: is this is a hectic time. I remember just being nervous. 650 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:24,960 Speaker 1: Did I misgraded a guy or that I wasn't on 651 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:28,320 Speaker 1: the right guy or just a lot of moving parts, 652 00:33:28,440 --> 00:33:30,960 Speaker 1: ton of names out there. But this is also when 653 00:33:31,040 --> 00:33:34,360 Speaker 1: gms and scouting departments can really make a name for themselves. 654 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:37,680 Speaker 1: Right if you need a guard, if you need a linebacker, 655 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:40,640 Speaker 1: if you need a corner, if you claim the right guy, now, 656 00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:42,960 Speaker 1: that guy might not start for you week one, but 657 00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:44,960 Speaker 1: by week six, if you've had an injury and that 658 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:46,920 Speaker 1: guy ends up playing, and hell he might be better than 659 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:49,960 Speaker 1: your starter, you have. God, what a fucking great claim, 660 00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:53,000 Speaker 1: What a smart move. This is really the last time 661 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:55,000 Speaker 1: of the year, the trade deadline kind of but how 662 00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:57,600 Speaker 1: many players are really available at the trade deadline where 663 00:33:57,640 --> 00:34:01,080 Speaker 1: you can really impact your team. So many names, so 664 00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:04,880 Speaker 1: many young players that have a future that right now 665 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:07,640 Speaker 1: you can base. Especially your college scouts can kind of 666 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:10,960 Speaker 1: go to bat for younger players from a character standpoint, 667 00:34:11,040 --> 00:34:14,359 Speaker 1: from guys we really liked in the draft that we 668 00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:16,759 Speaker 1: wanted to draft, we just didn't have the opportunity to 669 00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:19,279 Speaker 1: draft because someone else picked them, or we needed to 670 00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:24,040 Speaker 1: pick another player or whatever. So this is this is 671 00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:28,279 Speaker 1: easily one of the most tents and just time consuming 672 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:32,520 Speaker 1: times for your front office and your coach. Is a 673 00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:35,800 Speaker 1: little bit but you know your gms and your scouts 674 00:34:35,840 --> 00:34:39,080 Speaker 1: really kind of earn their money. The week of the 675 00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:44,880 Speaker 1: twenty eighth, Cal bang out a couple of mailbags because 676 00:34:45,320 --> 00:34:48,360 Speaker 1: why not at John Middlecoff is the Instagram fire in 677 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:53,440 Speaker 1: those dms. Get your question answer here owned the podcast Corey. 678 00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:57,239 Speaker 1: Question for the pod brother, Say Caleb Williams doesn't like 679 00:34:57,280 --> 00:35:00,040 Speaker 1: the first few teams in the draft? Can he he 680 00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:03,080 Speaker 1: declare for the draft and legitimately get away with saying 681 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:07,440 Speaker 1: I won't play for them if they draft me. This 682 00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:11,680 Speaker 1: gets back to the Jonathan Taylor Sports NBA. In the 683 00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:17,480 Speaker 1: NBA forever, guys consistently navigated their way away from teams 684 00:35:17,760 --> 00:35:19,880 Speaker 1: and in fairness, like I wouldn't want to play forever 685 00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:23,560 Speaker 1: with the Kings or the Magic or whatever. In football, 686 00:35:23,719 --> 00:35:27,279 Speaker 1: it's only happened a handful of times. Right Elway did 687 00:35:27,280 --> 00:35:30,400 Speaker 1: it way back in the day in eighty three. Eli 688 00:35:30,520 --> 00:35:34,080 Speaker 1: did it in four. But it just rarely happens. You 689 00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:36,520 Speaker 1: just kind of go to the team and you know whatever, 690 00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:40,640 Speaker 1: Cardinals draft one, Bears, Panthers draft one. You just go 691 00:35:41,360 --> 00:35:46,680 Speaker 1: and you just figure it out, I would expect, because 692 00:35:46,719 --> 00:35:48,680 Speaker 1: the thing is he doesn't want to go there. You 693 00:35:48,719 --> 00:35:51,279 Speaker 1: just say well, we're gonna draft you. What are you 694 00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:54,719 Speaker 1: gonna do? Not play? We'll call your bluff. So he 695 00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:58,480 Speaker 1: could say that, but I have a hard time thinking, 696 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:02,279 Speaker 1: what does he do when they offer him, you know, 697 00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:05,479 Speaker 1: the thirty nine million dollar contract says no, she sits 698 00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:08,600 Speaker 1: out a year, goes back into the draft. I have 699 00:36:08,640 --> 00:36:11,520 Speaker 1: a hard time seeing that happen. But he could, but 700 00:36:11,640 --> 00:36:13,719 Speaker 1: to draw a hard line in this, like ultimately, Nick 701 00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:16,080 Speaker 1: Bosa and Chris Jones, if they really want their one 702 00:36:16,160 --> 00:36:19,680 Speaker 1: hundred and forty hundred and fifty guaranteed, they can't show up. 703 00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:23,160 Speaker 1: They have to keep holding out and just demand to 704 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:27,200 Speaker 1: get paid and refuse to play. Hey, John, love your stuff. 705 00:36:27,640 --> 00:36:31,160 Speaker 1: What's your stance on switching teams as a fan? As 706 00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:33,880 Speaker 1: a lifelong Pats fan, it's been a little tough to 707 00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:37,399 Speaker 1: watch this team play, knowing it'll be a long time 708 00:36:37,480 --> 00:36:40,680 Speaker 1: before we're contenders again. If I were a Cowboys fan, 709 00:36:41,239 --> 00:36:42,960 Speaker 1: I'd be able to root for a team that will 710 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:48,000 Speaker 1: be consistently relevant and make my girlfriend happy. Would I 711 00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:52,040 Speaker 1: be a sellout? Thanks and be well. Now, my overall 712 00:36:52,080 --> 00:36:56,600 Speaker 1: stance is this depends on the situation, right if you 713 00:36:57,800 --> 00:36:59,839 Speaker 1: When I was in the Bay Area, the Oakland A's 714 00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:03,480 Speaker 1: every couple years would trade away all their sweet players. 715 00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:07,480 Speaker 1: Now the overwhelming majority of people in northern California are 716 00:37:07,560 --> 00:37:11,760 Speaker 1: Giants fans, but it was just like, how do you guys? 717 00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:14,319 Speaker 1: And it was cool Billy being the movie. But every 718 00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:16,640 Speaker 1: like three years they'd be good and then they trade everyone. 719 00:37:16,719 --> 00:37:19,040 Speaker 1: I would never blame any fan for being like, this 720 00:37:19,120 --> 00:37:22,120 Speaker 1: is fucking nuts. What are we doing? Let me use 721 00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:25,759 Speaker 1: the other Oakland team, the Raiders. Forever it was just chaos, 722 00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:29,520 Speaker 1: always trying to move. The team always sucked, like what 723 00:37:29,560 --> 00:37:31,880 Speaker 1: the hell are you doing? I'm just using examples in 724 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:36,560 Speaker 1: my backyard. I do think with the Patriots they've earned 725 00:37:36,560 --> 00:37:39,120 Speaker 1: a lot of equity with you. I don't know how 726 00:37:39,160 --> 00:37:41,439 Speaker 1: old you are, but i'll just pick an age. Let's 727 00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:46,160 Speaker 1: say you're thirty years old. The overwhelming part of your 728 00:37:46,200 --> 00:37:50,880 Speaker 1: adult and childhood of just being a sports fan was 729 00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:58,600 Speaker 1: incredible Belichick, specifically in Kraft because Brady's gone. Have earned 730 00:37:58,640 --> 00:38:01,840 Speaker 1: your fandom, and they have backed it up with just 731 00:38:02,719 --> 00:38:07,320 Speaker 1: the most incredible memories you'll ever have. And last year sucked. 732 00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:09,959 Speaker 1: And if last year was the norm, Guys like Matt 733 00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:14,200 Speaker 1: Patricia offensive coordinator, they don't get forever, but I do 734 00:38:14,239 --> 00:38:17,160 Speaker 1: think they've earned your equity at least a couple more years. 735 00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:20,200 Speaker 1: I'd argue that number should be closer to five, right, 736 00:38:20,280 --> 00:38:22,439 Speaker 1: Like you should stick with the team until you see 737 00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:26,240 Speaker 1: the next coach. Now, if Robert Kraft becomes the next 738 00:38:26,280 --> 00:38:28,879 Speaker 1: like old Al Davis and you guys are a joke. 739 00:38:29,400 --> 00:38:33,280 Speaker 1: I get it, But wouldn't you regret this if like, okay, 740 00:38:33,320 --> 00:38:35,560 Speaker 1: you guys go seven to ten, Belichick's fired and you're like, 741 00:38:35,640 --> 00:38:37,680 Speaker 1: I've left with the Cowboys and then Tom Brady is 742 00:38:37,719 --> 00:38:42,120 Speaker 1: like running the team you'd want to be in. I 743 00:38:42,120 --> 00:38:45,040 Speaker 1: do think you get some leeway. They get some leeway 744 00:38:45,080 --> 00:38:48,080 Speaker 1: with your fandom. A Knicks fan for like twenty years, 745 00:38:48,080 --> 00:38:52,800 Speaker 1: like this sucks? What am I doing? This is not fun? 746 00:38:53,320 --> 00:38:56,239 Speaker 1: Like I'm sorry if you're a Yankee fan, Okay, yeah, 747 00:38:56,239 --> 00:38:58,759 Speaker 1: the worst year in forever, like for the most part, Yeah, 748 00:38:58,760 --> 00:39:01,000 Speaker 1: I know you haven't won a title since nine, but 749 00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:03,880 Speaker 1: it's been pretty damn good. Right, most people are not 750 00:39:03,960 --> 00:39:06,640 Speaker 1: Alabama or the Chiefs. You're winning all the time. But 751 00:39:06,680 --> 00:39:08,319 Speaker 1: I do think the Patriots have done a lot. So 752 00:39:08,600 --> 00:39:12,120 Speaker 1: my take is on switching teams, is you're allowed to 753 00:39:12,160 --> 00:39:14,600 Speaker 1: do it if it's just always a joke and You're 754 00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:20,399 Speaker 1: just always a punchline. What's the point of all this, right, 755 00:39:20,480 --> 00:39:23,279 Speaker 1: Like if a Houston Texans fan had jumped ship, like 756 00:39:23,360 --> 00:39:25,839 Speaker 1: I would kind of get it right the Jags after 757 00:39:25,960 --> 00:39:29,239 Speaker 1: Urban Meyer, Like what are we even doing? Right? But 758 00:39:29,560 --> 00:39:32,799 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, like if you're I'm trying to think of 759 00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:37,640 Speaker 1: an example, the Yankees, the Patriots, Like, yeah, you have 760 00:39:37,640 --> 00:39:40,640 Speaker 1: a rough couple of years, it's been pretty damn good. 761 00:39:41,320 --> 00:39:43,040 Speaker 1: Do you think the NFL will ever expand in the 762 00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:46,480 Speaker 1: near future, like within the next ten years. If so, 763 00:39:46,640 --> 00:39:48,399 Speaker 1: what cities do you see the most likely to get 764 00:39:48,400 --> 00:39:50,120 Speaker 1: a team? And how many teams will the NFL be 765 00:39:50,120 --> 00:39:55,239 Speaker 1: willing to add? I don't I think as we can 766 00:39:55,239 --> 00:39:58,680 Speaker 1: tell now, and we'll know this by the end of 767 00:39:58,719 --> 00:40:00,480 Speaker 1: like the first month of the season. It's hard to 768 00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:04,800 Speaker 1: find enough quarterbacks. So thirty two, we know half the 769 00:40:04,840 --> 00:40:07,200 Speaker 1: teams in the league their quarterbacks going to look terrible. 770 00:40:07,800 --> 00:40:11,640 Speaker 1: So adding two teams one what cities are not represented, 771 00:40:12,239 --> 00:40:15,160 Speaker 1: like the NBA and baseball for example, like Vegas and 772 00:40:15,239 --> 00:40:19,480 Speaker 1: Nashville makes sense. I would be in Vegas and Nashville yesterday. 773 00:40:19,719 --> 00:40:22,800 Speaker 1: For baseball. I would move the Tampa Bay Rays to Nashville, 774 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:25,319 Speaker 1: and I would move the a's to Vegas. Obviously, the 775 00:40:25,400 --> 00:40:27,680 Speaker 1: NBA is clearly going back to Seattle, and they're going 776 00:40:27,680 --> 00:40:31,760 Speaker 1: to Vegas, which makes sense. But the NFL is in Seattle, 777 00:40:31,880 --> 00:40:34,880 Speaker 1: it's in Nashville, it's in Vegas, it's in California, in 778 00:40:34,920 --> 00:40:38,040 Speaker 1: New York. What major market is not represented in the 779 00:40:38,120 --> 00:40:41,880 Speaker 1: National Football League in America? Now? You could say the 780 00:40:41,880 --> 00:40:44,200 Speaker 1: London thing, and I know everyone's like, well, shod COM's 781 00:40:44,280 --> 00:40:48,319 Speaker 1: building a practice, Okay, I get it, but I don't 782 00:40:48,400 --> 00:40:52,200 Speaker 1: see it happening, though they could if there were available 783 00:40:52,200 --> 00:40:56,000 Speaker 1: cities that made sense. Can you imagine what they would charge? 784 00:40:56,520 --> 00:40:59,080 Speaker 1: Question for the mailbag? As a Niner fan, I'm starting 785 00:40:59,080 --> 00:41:01,560 Speaker 1: to get a bit concern that Bosa hasn't signed yet. 786 00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:05,480 Speaker 1: Let's say hypothetically talks breakdown and they're too far apart 787 00:41:05,520 --> 00:41:08,840 Speaker 1: in numbers, When would they start to consider a trade. 788 00:41:09,360 --> 00:41:11,520 Speaker 1: If they do look to trade, what kind of hall 789 00:41:11,600 --> 00:41:14,759 Speaker 1: could they expect? I ultimately hope this doesn't happen to me. 790 00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:18,879 Speaker 1: You can't, like, you can't do what John Gruden did 791 00:41:18,880 --> 00:41:22,400 Speaker 1: with Khalil Mack because the expectations with a guy in 792 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:27,400 Speaker 1: his prime, even if you got like, think about what 793 00:41:27,520 --> 00:41:31,160 Speaker 1: they got for Khalil Mack. They got two ones and 794 00:41:31,239 --> 00:41:33,200 Speaker 1: somehow they didn't get a two. They flip flopped and 795 00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:37,399 Speaker 1: they got a third to me Nick Bosa at minimum 796 00:41:37,440 --> 00:41:40,320 Speaker 1: the Niners one. They can't trade them, but if they could, 797 00:41:40,719 --> 00:41:43,239 Speaker 1: like the starting point is like two ones and two 798 00:41:43,239 --> 00:41:47,440 Speaker 1: twos and even then, like, what are the chances that 799 00:41:47,480 --> 00:41:50,279 Speaker 1: the four players are going to equal Nick Bosa? Now 800 00:41:50,320 --> 00:41:53,840 Speaker 1: Here's where I think it gets complicated. The most money 801 00:41:53,840 --> 00:41:57,279 Speaker 1: ever signed for by a defensive player, according to my 802 00:41:57,440 --> 00:42:00,719 Speaker 1: research yesterday, was Joey at a one hundred and two 803 00:42:00,880 --> 00:42:05,080 Speaker 1: million dollars guaranteed. That was three years ago. Now, a 804 00:42:05,080 --> 00:42:07,600 Speaker 1: couple of years ago, Aaron Donald signed that like contract 805 00:42:07,640 --> 00:42:10,760 Speaker 1: extension where he added money to his already existing contract 806 00:42:11,080 --> 00:42:13,319 Speaker 1: and it was like ninety million dollars. He makes thirty 807 00:42:13,360 --> 00:42:16,840 Speaker 1: million dollars a year. What if Nick Bosa's Like, Listen, 808 00:42:17,719 --> 00:42:20,360 Speaker 1: we all acknowledge, I'm one of the best known quarterbacks 809 00:42:20,440 --> 00:42:24,040 Speaker 1: in recent memory. I'm a dominant player for this franchise. 810 00:42:24,680 --> 00:42:26,600 Speaker 1: I don't give a shit how much other people are making. 811 00:42:27,719 --> 00:42:30,279 Speaker 1: This is not Jonathan Taylor, like, I know you need me. 812 00:42:30,440 --> 00:42:33,040 Speaker 1: I want one hundred and forty guaranteed, And the Niners 813 00:42:33,040 --> 00:42:36,919 Speaker 1: are offering like one to fifteen. So I think that's 814 00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:40,000 Speaker 1: where I think the Niners are willing to pay a 815 00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:42,479 Speaker 1: lot of money, like one fifteen, one hundred and fifteen 816 00:42:42,520 --> 00:42:45,480 Speaker 1: million dollars guaranteed. What if Nick Bosa this whole time, 817 00:42:45,560 --> 00:42:47,479 Speaker 1: The reason that they're not close is because he thinks 818 00:42:47,480 --> 00:42:50,880 Speaker 1: he's worth one hundred and forty five guaranteed, or he 819 00:42:50,920 --> 00:42:55,160 Speaker 1: wants five years, thirty million dollars a year every penny guarantee, 820 00:42:55,160 --> 00:42:57,680 Speaker 1: like he wants to go to Sean Watson, and the 821 00:42:57,719 --> 00:43:00,560 Speaker 1: forty nine ers go, no, what's the press for that? 822 00:43:01,280 --> 00:43:04,879 Speaker 1: So these listen business, This shit gets uncomfortable, This shit 823 00:43:04,880 --> 00:43:10,280 Speaker 1: gets weird. This is we're talking nine figures. It should 824 00:43:10,280 --> 00:43:13,719 Speaker 1: get weird. These contracts should not be easy to negotiate 825 00:43:14,120 --> 00:43:17,520 Speaker 1: beside with quarterbacks, like where the numbers already set. Nick 826 00:43:17,560 --> 00:43:20,719 Speaker 1: Bosta doesn't care what the previous contracts were. He's trying 827 00:43:20,760 --> 00:43:23,640 Speaker 1: to shatter records, and the Niners are like, yeah, president's president. 828 00:43:24,160 --> 00:43:26,279 Speaker 1: So they're just kind of in a staring contest. I 829 00:43:26,280 --> 00:43:27,719 Speaker 1: don't know how this is going to play out. I 830 00:43:27,760 --> 00:43:31,720 Speaker 1: know this. The forty nine Ers have traded players before 831 00:43:31,920 --> 00:43:34,640 Speaker 1: to Forest Buckner. This guy's on a completely different level. 832 00:43:35,080 --> 00:43:37,239 Speaker 1: So he's got to figure out a way. And if 833 00:43:37,760 --> 00:43:40,960 Speaker 1: for the initial signing you feel like you got bent 834 00:43:41,040 --> 00:43:43,799 Speaker 1: over a little bit on the team side. Sometimes in 835 00:43:43,840 --> 00:43:48,120 Speaker 1: life that happens, but you usually don't get screwed forever. 836 00:43:48,160 --> 00:43:50,680 Speaker 1: Paying a premium for a premium, I mean that's a 837 00:43:50,760 --> 00:43:54,560 Speaker 1: Jerry Jones line, Like I've never been disappointed when I 838 00:43:54,560 --> 00:43:57,920 Speaker 1: pay a premium for a premium. When you buy a house, 839 00:43:58,000 --> 00:44:02,560 Speaker 1: one recommendation I'd always have the neighborhood really matters. It 840 00:44:02,680 --> 00:44:05,799 Speaker 1: really matters where you buy, the city you buy in 841 00:44:06,160 --> 00:44:08,640 Speaker 1: impacts in five ten years how that thing will work. 842 00:44:09,160 --> 00:44:11,680 Speaker 1: I bought a shitty condo in the Bay Area, but 843 00:44:11,760 --> 00:44:15,279 Speaker 1: it was in like the nicest suburb, and it appreciated 844 00:44:15,480 --> 00:44:18,399 Speaker 1: by several hundred thousand dollars. It is not nice. If 845 00:44:18,400 --> 00:44:21,080 Speaker 1: I put that in other cities, it would not have 846 00:44:21,160 --> 00:44:23,960 Speaker 1: been worth a quarter of what it went for. But 847 00:44:24,080 --> 00:44:26,719 Speaker 1: the location matters. That's why I just bought this place 848 00:44:26,760 --> 00:44:31,520 Speaker 1: in Arizona in a nice golf gated community. Now it's 849 00:44:31,560 --> 00:44:34,680 Speaker 1: a fixer upper. I haven't even I've owned it for 850 00:44:34,680 --> 00:44:36,520 Speaker 1: three months. I haven't even moved in yet because I'm 851 00:44:36,520 --> 00:44:39,160 Speaker 1: doing a bunch of construction on it. I kind of 852 00:44:39,200 --> 00:44:45,400 Speaker 1: had a vision, but location, location, location, players at premium positions, tackles, 853 00:44:46,239 --> 00:44:49,280 Speaker 1: pass rushers, quarterbacks. If you got to over quote unquote 854 00:44:49,280 --> 00:44:50,960 Speaker 1: overpay in a couple of years, you won't even feel 855 00:44:50,960 --> 00:44:53,839 Speaker 1: that bad. You have some great takes I don't always 856 00:44:53,880 --> 00:44:57,040 Speaker 1: agree with, but enjoy hearing them. Question what do you 857 00:44:57,080 --> 00:45:00,359 Speaker 1: think the Steelers ceiling is? I think as long as TJ. 858 00:45:00,440 --> 00:45:03,040 Speaker 1: Watt and some other key players stay healthy, they have 859 00:45:03,200 --> 00:45:05,960 Speaker 1: the roster to win some playoff games. They won a 860 00:45:06,000 --> 00:45:08,919 Speaker 1: Super Bowl and Ben's second year, can Kenny do the same. 861 00:45:10,239 --> 00:45:12,719 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna be really good. If I had 862 00:45:12,719 --> 00:45:15,080 Speaker 1: to bet right now, I'm thinking twelve thirteen wins. I'm 863 00:45:15,120 --> 00:45:17,239 Speaker 1: gonna pick them to win the division, and I think 864 00:45:17,280 --> 00:45:19,920 Speaker 1: the Bengals are awesome too. I'm picking the Steelers to 865 00:45:19,920 --> 00:45:22,239 Speaker 1: win the North. I think they could easily win Week 866 00:45:22,280 --> 00:45:24,680 Speaker 1: one against the forty nine ers. I think that defense, 867 00:45:25,320 --> 00:45:29,560 Speaker 1: obviously health permitting for any top team, is gonna fucking dominate. 868 00:45:30,200 --> 00:45:33,080 Speaker 1: And I think Kenny Pickett what he showed, they got 869 00:45:33,120 --> 00:45:35,839 Speaker 1: a lot of talent on offense. So I'm guessing twelve 870 00:45:35,920 --> 00:45:38,160 Speaker 1: thirteen wins and then it's just on them to play 871 00:45:38,160 --> 00:45:40,360 Speaker 1: well in the playoffs. Right, you win the division, you 872 00:45:40,400 --> 00:45:44,480 Speaker 1: host playoff games, it's gonna be it's gonna be snowing, 873 00:45:44,560 --> 00:45:47,040 Speaker 1: it's gonna be cold. You're gonna be playing the Chiefs. 874 00:45:47,080 --> 00:45:49,120 Speaker 1: You're gonna be playing the Chargers. You're gonna be playing 875 00:45:50,640 --> 00:45:53,560 Speaker 1: the Jags. They're gonna be playing really good quarterbacks. Right, 876 00:45:54,360 --> 00:45:56,600 Speaker 1: And Kenny Pickett more than likely is gonna be one 877 00:45:56,640 --> 00:45:59,680 Speaker 1: of the Josh Allen, Aaron Rodgers is gonna be one 878 00:45:59,680 --> 00:46:02,680 Speaker 1: of the quarterbacks that makes the playoffs in the AFC, 879 00:46:02,760 --> 00:46:05,640 Speaker 1: even if he's good, right, just based on all their resume. 880 00:46:05,719 --> 00:46:08,680 Speaker 1: Think about the guys I just listed, Burrow, Allen Mahomes, 881 00:46:08,719 --> 00:46:13,160 Speaker 1: Herbert Lawrence Rogers, I mean Lamar So, I mean, even 882 00:46:13,160 --> 00:46:15,759 Speaker 1: if Kenny Pickett has a breakout year, like these guys 883 00:46:15,760 --> 00:46:19,759 Speaker 1: are established MVP level players, you just got to get 884 00:46:19,760 --> 00:46:22,120 Speaker 1: it done. And we talked about this. I think within 885 00:46:22,120 --> 00:46:23,959 Speaker 1: the last couple weeks. They haven't won a playoff game 886 00:46:25,320 --> 00:46:30,319 Speaker 1: since January of twenty seventeen. It's a long time, but 887 00:46:30,360 --> 00:46:34,600 Speaker 1: I feel I don't do future bets because I'm just 888 00:46:34,719 --> 00:46:39,040 Speaker 1: not a very patient person. But I would I would 889 00:46:39,040 --> 00:46:41,319 Speaker 1: place a future bet on them winning the AFC North, 890 00:46:41,600 --> 00:46:46,360 Speaker 1: And I definitely place a future bet on there over John, 891 00:46:46,600 --> 00:46:48,480 Speaker 1: I don't know what podcast I can get on with 892 00:46:48,520 --> 00:46:52,480 Speaker 1: you guys, But Entrey Lance Kyle is playing chess first checkers. 893 00:46:53,080 --> 00:46:55,920 Speaker 1: Caward always says, I want to hear something new, So 894 00:46:55,960 --> 00:47:00,480 Speaker 1: how about this. Shanahan effectively transferred the whole quarterback controversy 895 00:47:00,560 --> 00:47:03,600 Speaker 1: to Dallas, a team in the same conference with a 896 00:47:03,600 --> 00:47:06,719 Speaker 1: playoff picture on their mind and mega media market of 897 00:47:06,760 --> 00:47:09,920 Speaker 1: the NFL. Kyle is that ballsy to do it. If 898 00:47:09,920 --> 00:47:12,520 Speaker 1: he feared Lance, he would have wound up in Tennessee, 899 00:47:12,840 --> 00:47:15,440 Speaker 1: not on a playoff team in the same conference. I 900 00:47:15,480 --> 00:47:17,759 Speaker 1: don't know why everyone is so up in arms over 901 00:47:17,800 --> 00:47:20,680 Speaker 1: the wasted first round picks. The only good players we've 902 00:47:20,719 --> 00:47:22,880 Speaker 1: got out of that out of the first round are 903 00:47:22,960 --> 00:47:26,759 Speaker 1: Nick Bosa, thank you, Jimmy g and Ayuk. The rest 904 00:47:26,760 --> 00:47:30,239 Speaker 1: of our studs have been homegrown late round picks. They 905 00:47:30,280 --> 00:47:32,560 Speaker 1: are that confident in their system to swing big and 906 00:47:32,600 --> 00:47:35,359 Speaker 1: miss Entrey and still wound up in back to back 907 00:47:35,440 --> 00:47:39,440 Speaker 1: championship games. Come on, man, give me a mic with Shermer. Colin, 908 00:47:39,480 --> 00:47:42,279 Speaker 1: are you the hate is ridiculous on this all right? 909 00:47:42,360 --> 00:47:44,799 Speaker 1: You know, Richard Sherman, we've been efforting him to get 910 00:47:44,880 --> 00:47:47,040 Speaker 1: him on the podcast. I want to talk to Richard. 911 00:47:47,280 --> 00:47:50,800 Speaker 1: Feels like he's all back in on Seattle. Last I remember, Richard, 912 00:47:50,800 --> 00:47:53,800 Speaker 1: he was wearing forty nine or uniform All Pro twenty 913 00:47:53,880 --> 00:47:55,960 Speaker 1: nineteen in the Super Bowl. I know he became a 914 00:47:56,040 --> 00:47:57,960 Speaker 1: legend in Seattle. But you know, that's some pretty good 915 00:47:57,960 --> 00:47:59,560 Speaker 1: moments in the forty nine ers. You can't just kick 916 00:47:59,560 --> 00:48:04,200 Speaker 1: the forty nine. Here's the curb. I think I understand 917 00:48:04,239 --> 00:48:07,479 Speaker 1: what you're saying. And they definitely, you know, traded their 918 00:48:07,560 --> 00:48:10,759 Speaker 1: problem to a team that has just historically had some 919 00:48:10,800 --> 00:48:13,320 Speaker 1: problems in the media market as well. I just I 920 00:48:13,360 --> 00:48:15,879 Speaker 1: don't think it's that complicated though they don't. They don't 921 00:48:15,920 --> 00:48:18,000 Speaker 1: think Trey Lance is any good and they just traded 922 00:48:18,080 --> 00:48:20,640 Speaker 1: him to who offered him the most, and the Cowboys 923 00:48:20,680 --> 00:48:24,080 Speaker 1: offered him a fourth round pick. If the Eagles would 924 00:48:24,120 --> 00:48:26,120 Speaker 1: offer them a third round pick, he'd be on the Eagles. 925 00:48:26,520 --> 00:48:29,879 Speaker 1: He would have been anywhere for the right price. It's 926 00:48:29,880 --> 00:48:32,200 Speaker 1: not I don't think he looks at it like Trey 927 00:48:32,280 --> 00:48:35,319 Speaker 1: Lance is the third string quarterback. And I watched Mike 928 00:48:35,400 --> 00:48:38,200 Speaker 1: McCarthy talk today he wants Will Greer on the practice squad. 929 00:48:38,840 --> 00:48:40,920 Speaker 1: You know why because he probably likes Will Greer more 930 00:48:40,920 --> 00:48:42,719 Speaker 1: than Trey Lance. As Jerry Jones says, I didn't even 931 00:48:42,760 --> 00:48:45,480 Speaker 1: ask Mike McCarthy. I think that's the bigger issue for 932 00:48:45,520 --> 00:48:49,640 Speaker 1: Trey Lance. It's like he's not even remotely close to playing. 933 00:48:49,719 --> 00:48:51,560 Speaker 1: I don't even think the head coach wants him there, 934 00:48:52,040 --> 00:48:56,120 Speaker 1: Jerry Mike. Jerry does clearly, but Mike doesn't. I don't 935 00:48:56,160 --> 00:48:58,319 Speaker 1: think it's as much chess checkers as just they got 936 00:48:58,320 --> 00:49:00,120 Speaker 1: a fourth round pick. I think they thought they were 937 00:49:00,120 --> 00:49:04,359 Speaker 1: gonna get like a sixth Okay, last question, love the show, 938 00:49:04,440 --> 00:49:06,960 Speaker 1: keep the great content coming. As a fellow Niners fan, 939 00:49:07,440 --> 00:49:09,319 Speaker 1: I'd love to get your thoughts on this. I can't 940 00:49:09,360 --> 00:49:12,640 Speaker 1: help but think of the narrative behind Trey lance pick 941 00:49:12,719 --> 00:49:17,320 Speaker 1: being completely overblown. Yes, in a vacuum, three first round 942 00:49:17,320 --> 00:49:21,440 Speaker 1: picks sounds of Trojans. True, it does, I agree. Let 943 00:49:21,560 --> 00:49:25,360 Speaker 1: us unpack the trade a little. Twenty twenty one, pick twelve, 944 00:49:25,680 --> 00:49:29,799 Speaker 1: Micah Parsons that one hurts. Totally agree. I think the 945 00:49:29,800 --> 00:49:32,719 Speaker 1: forty nine ers would like to that. Michael Parsons twenty 946 00:49:32,800 --> 00:49:36,080 Speaker 1: twenty two, pick twenty nine. The one and only Cole 947 00:49:36,160 --> 00:49:38,640 Speaker 1: Strange who actually is a good player. He plays for 948 00:49:38,680 --> 00:49:43,960 Speaker 1: the Patriots twenty twenty three, pick twenty nine. Brian Breasey 949 00:49:44,800 --> 00:49:47,359 Speaker 1: can't tell you much about him. This trade, as bad 950 00:49:47,400 --> 00:49:50,160 Speaker 1: as it seems on face value, is not nearly what 951 00:49:50,280 --> 00:49:53,000 Speaker 1: the media is making it out to be. Worst trade 952 00:49:53,000 --> 00:49:56,000 Speaker 1: in league history is a bit of a stretch. All 953 00:49:56,040 --> 00:49:58,440 Speaker 1: these great players from twenty twenty one that the Niners 954 00:49:58,440 --> 00:50:03,080 Speaker 1: apparently could have drafted went before pick twelve except Parsons. 955 00:50:03,480 --> 00:50:06,320 Speaker 1: So no, the Niners did not miss out on drafting 956 00:50:06,560 --> 00:50:11,520 Speaker 1: Chase Waddle, Certaine Pitts, Sewell Horn They and then say 957 00:50:11,520 --> 00:50:14,200 Speaker 1: it at twelve. They certainly weren't going to trade that 958 00:50:14,320 --> 00:50:17,560 Speaker 1: much capital to draft anything beside a quarterback. What am 959 00:50:17,560 --> 00:50:22,920 Speaker 1: I missing? I do think listen in trades, like when 960 00:50:22,960 --> 00:50:25,080 Speaker 1: I say, hey, I have to trade you several first 961 00:50:25,120 --> 00:50:27,439 Speaker 1: round picks. When I just tell you if we're sitting 962 00:50:27,480 --> 00:50:30,319 Speaker 1: at a bar having a beer, probably a Guinness, and 963 00:50:30,520 --> 00:50:32,799 Speaker 1: you're having a Guinness, I'm having a Guinness, and I go, hey, 964 00:50:32,840 --> 00:50:35,960 Speaker 1: i'll trade I would trade multiple first round picks for 965 00:50:36,000 --> 00:50:39,080 Speaker 1: this guy. We usually don't view them as pick like 966 00:50:39,200 --> 00:50:42,200 Speaker 1: twenty five through thirty two. In a weird way, They're 967 00:50:42,280 --> 00:50:45,240 Speaker 1: usually viewed as like top twelve to fifteen picks, which 968 00:50:45,360 --> 00:50:47,640 Speaker 1: is stupid. And I go back to Jalen Ramsey on 969 00:50:47,680 --> 00:50:50,200 Speaker 1: this one. I remember Jalen Ramsey was traded well, the 970 00:50:50,280 --> 00:50:52,960 Speaker 1: Rams were good, so the picks the Jags were getting 971 00:50:53,000 --> 00:50:56,160 Speaker 1: weren't high. That's part of the Russell Wilson like. When 972 00:50:56,200 --> 00:50:58,480 Speaker 1: the trades blow up in your face is when you 973 00:50:58,600 --> 00:51:00,400 Speaker 1: suck and you have to give a top ten pick. 974 00:51:00,960 --> 00:51:05,040 Speaker 1: So all first round picks are not the same, right, 975 00:51:05,280 --> 00:51:07,520 Speaker 1: And last year is a good example. Last year was 976 00:51:07,560 --> 00:51:11,719 Speaker 1: a shitty draft. So the Micah Parsons draft, Yes, if 977 00:51:11,719 --> 00:51:13,319 Speaker 1: they could do it over, they just would have stayed 978 00:51:13,360 --> 00:51:16,440 Speaker 1: at twelve and drafted Michaeh Parsons. But if they could 979 00:51:16,480 --> 00:51:18,040 Speaker 1: do it over, does that mean every team could do 980 00:51:18,080 --> 00:51:20,120 Speaker 1: it over, Because if you could do it over, you 981 00:51:20,200 --> 00:51:23,680 Speaker 1: know what the draft would be. Trevor Lawrence, Micah Parsons. 982 00:51:24,160 --> 00:51:27,960 Speaker 1: Micah Parsons would go two to the Jets. He would 983 00:51:28,000 --> 00:51:30,239 Speaker 1: not make it past the Jets. So there are no 984 00:51:30,320 --> 00:51:32,600 Speaker 1: do overs. And I hear what you're saying. They would 985 00:51:32,680 --> 00:51:34,560 Speaker 1: The only reason they traded up was for a quarterback. 986 00:51:35,280 --> 00:51:39,240 Speaker 1: But has any team ever traded three first round picks 987 00:51:39,280 --> 00:51:41,880 Speaker 1: and not have the guy on their team on the 988 00:51:41,920 --> 00:51:45,040 Speaker 1: third year? So I think you can move the vacuum 989 00:51:45,120 --> 00:51:47,600 Speaker 1: of breaking it down individually and look at it from 990 00:51:47,600 --> 00:51:50,799 Speaker 1: a macro perspective. They traded three first round picks and 991 00:51:50,880 --> 00:51:54,480 Speaker 1: the dude did not make it to week one year three, Like, 992 00:51:54,719 --> 00:51:57,239 Speaker 1: there's no way around two things can be true. It's 993 00:51:57,239 --> 00:52:00,600 Speaker 1: a fucking disaster, and gms and coaches get paid to win, 994 00:52:00,719 --> 00:52:03,680 Speaker 1: not make draft picks. If you win, no one cares 995 00:52:03,680 --> 00:52:06,000 Speaker 1: who your draft or signing free agency. And the forty 996 00:52:06,080 --> 00:52:10,040 Speaker 1: nine ers have whiffed just like other teams. They just won, right, 997 00:52:10,080 --> 00:52:12,279 Speaker 1: Steve Kahin was whiffing. Why did he get fired? They 998 00:52:12,320 --> 00:52:16,239 Speaker 1: started losing. So if you win, we look past all 999 00:52:16,320 --> 00:52:19,160 Speaker 1: the stuff that you screw up on why you're always 1000 00:52:19,200 --> 00:52:22,000 Speaker 1: going to screw up? Nick Saban doesn't hit on every recruit, 1001 00:52:22,239 --> 00:52:25,040 Speaker 1: but no one cares why he averages like eleven wins 1002 00:52:25,040 --> 00:52:28,040 Speaker 1: the season. Not every guy that Kirby Smart recruits plays 1003 00:52:28,280 --> 00:52:30,799 Speaker 1: a lot of them transfer do you think he cares? No? 1004 00:52:31,200 --> 00:52:35,080 Speaker 1: Back to back Natty's right. Ryan Day is a good example, like, wait, 1005 00:52:35,360 --> 00:52:38,480 Speaker 1: you didn't recruit this guy when you're going to the playoffs, 1006 00:52:38,520 --> 00:52:40,400 Speaker 1: No one cares you missed the playoffs. You lose to Michigan, 1007 00:52:40,440 --> 00:52:43,240 Speaker 1: a couple times, people start looking, what was the undoing 1008 00:52:43,280 --> 00:52:47,200 Speaker 1: of Mac Brown at Texas? Wait, why didn't you recruit 1009 00:52:47,280 --> 00:52:50,919 Speaker 1: Johnny Manziel. How did you miss on Baker Mayfield? Right, 1010 00:52:51,160 --> 00:52:53,719 Speaker 1: no one cares right now about Zach Wilson. Why they 1011 00:52:53,719 --> 00:52:56,560 Speaker 1: got Aaron Rodgers. If they wouldn't have been able to 1012 00:52:56,640 --> 00:52:58,640 Speaker 1: land Aaron Rodgers, we'd be like, God, are these guys 1013 00:52:58,640 --> 00:53:01,040 Speaker 1: gonna make it through Week ten? These guys might all 1014 00:53:01,080 --> 00:53:03,160 Speaker 1: get fired in the season, but they fucking land at 1015 00:53:03,160 --> 00:53:06,160 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers. So you're paid to win games in the NFL. 1016 00:53:06,960 --> 00:53:10,759 Speaker 1: You can make terrible trades. It's why it's so disingenuous, 1017 00:53:10,840 --> 00:53:12,160 Speaker 1: is even the wrong way to put it. It's just 1018 00:53:12,200 --> 00:53:16,400 Speaker 1: so stupid. Anyone's saying, hold them accountable for what winning 1019 00:53:16,400 --> 00:53:19,640 Speaker 1: thirteen games last year and being in the NFC Championship Game. Literally, 1020 00:53:20,200 --> 00:53:21,920 Speaker 1: do you know what Jerry Jones would have done to 1021 00:53:21,960 --> 00:53:24,680 Speaker 1: win that forty nine er game? Like he was exactly 1022 00:53:24,719 --> 00:53:27,000 Speaker 1: where Jerry Jones and Mike McCarthy and Dak Prescott wanted 1023 00:53:27,040 --> 00:53:31,320 Speaker 1: to be. So the whole point of this entire sport 1024 00:53:31,440 --> 00:53:35,080 Speaker 1: is to win games on Sunday, Whether you trade for guys, 1025 00:53:35,120 --> 00:53:38,240 Speaker 1: whether you draft guys, whether you claim, guys, no one cares. 1026 00:53:38,440 --> 00:53:40,839 Speaker 1: If the guys you're rolling out there with you can 1027 00:53:40,920 --> 00:53:43,719 Speaker 1: win with, that's all that matters. I don't like mac 1028 00:53:43,800 --> 00:53:46,200 Speaker 1: Jones as a player. I wouldn't. I'm glad the forty 1029 00:53:46,280 --> 00:53:48,600 Speaker 1: nine Ers didn't trade him, but I and I think 1030 00:53:48,600 --> 00:53:51,399 Speaker 1: he's gonna get Belichick fired this year. But if mac 1031 00:53:51,480 --> 00:53:54,160 Speaker 1: Jones has a Pro Bowl season, the Patriots win eleven games, 1032 00:53:54,840 --> 00:53:57,560 Speaker 1: that's all that matters. That's the help mac Jones could 1033 00:53:57,560 --> 00:53:59,560 Speaker 1: be average. If the Patriots find a way to win 1034 00:53:59,600 --> 00:54:02,160 Speaker 1: eleven game to make the playoffs, that's what. Whether he's 1035 00:54:02,640 --> 00:54:06,759 Speaker 1: draft picks, free agencygning, who cares. I just think it's 1036 00:54:06,800 --> 00:54:11,520 Speaker 1: so stupid that we nitpick draft picks when your team 1037 00:54:11,640 --> 00:54:14,960 Speaker 1: sucks or when you're not winning. Right like last year 1038 00:54:15,000 --> 00:54:17,040 Speaker 1: with the Steelers, we're like, hey, is this really working out? 1039 00:54:17,360 --> 00:54:19,040 Speaker 1: And then they start winning at the end, you're like, okay, 1040 00:54:19,120 --> 00:54:22,000 Speaker 1: now this year they start winning twelve thirteen games, no 1041 00:54:22,000 --> 00:54:24,799 Speaker 1: one will care. You go eight nine or nine and eight, 1042 00:54:24,800 --> 00:54:26,440 Speaker 1: like people are gonna start having a problem, like this 1043 00:54:26,880 --> 00:54:31,360 Speaker 1: is not really working anymore. Right. Mike Tomlin kind of 1044 00:54:31,360 --> 00:54:33,200 Speaker 1: gets a little bit of a pass because even when 1045 00:54:33,239 --> 00:54:35,480 Speaker 1: he missed the playoffs because he always goes above five hundred. 1046 00:54:36,280 --> 00:54:38,399 Speaker 1: But this year it feels like there's a little more pressure, like, Okay, 1047 00:54:38,440 --> 00:54:40,960 Speaker 1: this you should win eleven twelve, which they should, but 1048 00:54:41,000 --> 00:54:43,520 Speaker 1: that's the whole point of the sport is to be 1049 00:54:43,560 --> 00:54:47,160 Speaker 1: in the playoffs and win the games, not to not 1050 00:54:47,239 --> 00:54:50,080 Speaker 1: script draft picks. Ideally, if you don't scrupt draft picks, 1051 00:54:50,080 --> 00:54:51,520 Speaker 1: your team's going to be better. But we've seen a 1052 00:54:51,560 --> 00:54:54,439 Speaker 1: lot of good players on crabby teams. It's a coaching league. 1053 00:54:54,480 --> 00:54:56,640 Speaker 1: If you've got a good coach, you'll be okay. Appreciate 1054 00:54:56,680 --> 00:55:01,640 Speaker 1: everyone listening. Audios talk soon, and let's just keep keep 1055 00:55:01,640 --> 00:55:26,440 Speaker 1: taking in all the football content we can. The volume