1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up 2 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 1: straight Fire? Fam? It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire for Thursday, 3 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 1: January six. I have what I think is a fascinating 4 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 1: topic for the podcast today. I have not unleashed it anywhere. 5 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: I did not sneak it and tell Rob g. I 6 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 1: just kind of put something together. It's it kind of 7 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:35,480 Speaker 1: started with a colonel on the Herd this week. I 8 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: was randomly chiming in on something. I was like, holy 9 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:42,160 Speaker 1: count it. I just stumble onto maybe how to hack 10 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:45,840 Speaker 1: the NFL. My son's, you know, a young computer guy, 11 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 1: and he's all about hacking with his little buddies. And 12 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:51,879 Speaker 1: so I've had hacking on the mind and I'll get 13 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: into it a momentum. Baseball has kind of been hacked, 14 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:57,319 Speaker 1: Basketball is, NFL is kind of the last frontier has 15 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: not totally been hacked. I think I'm gonna just come 16 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: up with something. We'll get to that shortly. But I 17 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: just need to remind people um subscribe, rate, and review. 18 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 1: Obviously to the podcast number one, number two, we talked 19 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: about the NBA. Often. Have you guys actually seen some 20 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,199 Speaker 1: of these scores in the NBA. I know people aren't 21 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: digging in in January. But you look across the league 22 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: last night, almost every game, teams are scoring over one twenty. 23 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: And I know you're gonna say nobody plays defense. Uh yeah, 24 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 1: there's some no defense happening, but there is a lot 25 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: of really really good, unstoppable offense, and not just great offense, 26 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: but smart, efficient offense. I mean, these players skill level 27 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 1: right now. And I keep paramoun in the hammer in 28 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: this home. You guys don't like to hear it, but 29 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:45,039 Speaker 1: you know, the nineties was great. I love the eighties 30 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: and nineties of Magic and Larry and Michael and all 31 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: those guys. My favorite era. And I say it a lot. 32 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: This era is blowing away what those guys were doing. 33 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: It's just unbelievable. The efficiency and the scoring ability is 34 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 1: in saying, everybody can score from anywhere on the court practically, 35 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: it's really a joy to watch. Um. Before we get 36 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:08,079 Speaker 1: to my hacking of the NFL, a quick word on 37 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes. So I came out feeling all good about 38 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: my awesome NFL gambling weekend on Monday, and I was like, hey, listen, 39 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: Mahomes is hurt. High ankle sprain was gonna be fifty 40 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: and I took the Bengals at pick them and it 41 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 1: since ran up two Bengals what it gets to two 42 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: and a half? Maybe too, whatever it was. And then 43 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 1: a Wednesday, Andy Reid says, no injuries to report. Patrick 44 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:37,959 Speaker 1: Mahomes will practice. I don't know if it will be 45 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: a full practice, but he will practice. And nobody's say, 46 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 1: whoa really Patrick Mahomes. Oh yeah, I'm feeling fine. And 47 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, Patrick Mahomes walking away from the 48 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: podium becomes scrutinized. Seriously, Patrick Mahomes, no brace, no tape, 49 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: no anything, no crutches, just walks down the podium. And 50 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 1: it's like, wait, wait, is he not hurt? And then 51 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:03,639 Speaker 1: if you if you really look at it, and I'm 52 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: not kidding, reporters just focused on like his legs and 53 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: ankle walking down the one step to step to the podium. 54 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 1: And I did notice that, you know, listen, everybody who walks, 55 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 1: almost not everybody. Most people who are right handed lead 56 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: with their right foot when walking. You don't really walk 57 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:24,799 Speaker 1: with your left foot first, and walking down the podium, 58 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 1: Mahomes not like he had practiced it, but he and 59 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: he didn't do a stutter step, but he kind of 60 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: walked down the podium and lad with his left foot 61 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: to avoid putting pressure on his right foot first, and 62 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: you cushion the blow with the second step down with 63 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: the right foot, and I thought maybe it was something, 64 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: and then probably not. And then you see some of 65 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: these practice video for reporters were there. Mahomes looked fine. 66 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: I mean he's probably not as obviously not game speeds. 67 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: They're walking around and stretching. Remember the games until Sunday, 68 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: a lot of time, a lot of great doctors in 69 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 1: Kansas City. So what happens. The line starts moving back 70 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: towards pick them, and next thing, you know, if Mahomes 71 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: has a clean bill of health, the Chiefs are gonna 72 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: be favored at home with Andy Reid coaching against the Bengals. 73 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 1: Now I know the Bengals have won three in a 74 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: row from Casey and everybody and their mom loves the Bengals, 75 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: which is scary. I saw stat Its obscene. This is 76 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: I have actually don't think I've said this. You know, 77 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: you're trying to save some stuff for the Friday podcast. 78 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: It's always our biggest because it has picks. We have 79 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: a usually a gambling guest. So with Jamaar Chase in 80 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:41,359 Speaker 1: the lineup, the Bengals I counted nineteen straight games without 81 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: losing by more than three points. Essentially, with a healthy 82 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: Jamaar Chase, they're in the game. You have to go 83 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:51,719 Speaker 1: all the way back to I believe it was weak 84 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: seventeen last year, where he I don't think played the 85 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 1: full game. He caught a couple of pasts. Is you know, 86 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: it's the final week of the season. They had a 87 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: lot of backups in there and they lost by five. 88 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 1: But you look at Borrow healthy, Chase healthy. Basically they 89 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 1: can compete with anyone. They can come back from any deficit, 90 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 1: as they did in the a f C title game 91 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:20,159 Speaker 1: last year. This team is just the Can I say grit? 92 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: Can I use that here? I mean it doesn't think 93 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:25,039 Speaker 1: you're not that gritty if you want double digit games 94 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: in a row. I mean they have mowed down everybody. 95 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: And I still like Cincinnati a little bit, but it's 96 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:34,720 Speaker 1: tough not not to like Kansas City. Bottom line is 97 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: the games will be phenomenal on Sunday, very excited and um, 98 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: since I know some of you and by some I 99 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:45,840 Speaker 1: mean none of you are asking I should note I'm 100 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: probably most likely going to skip my league basketball game 101 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: because it coincides with, uh, the end, I think the 102 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: end of the second game. So it's like, well, I 103 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:00,159 Speaker 1: love I love my league basketball, but I'm coaching my 104 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: son's basketball team during one of the games. I can't 105 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 1: then miss part of the other one to play in 106 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 1: a league game. I mean, we have a good team. 107 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: We are playing a team, a team where the opponent 108 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:12,480 Speaker 1: last week, as I was walking off the court, said 109 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: I've scouted you J Mack. I mean, I've never seen 110 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:17,679 Speaker 1: this guy in my life. Um, he's on another team 111 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:19,479 Speaker 1: and he kind of grinned, and you know, he's a 112 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 1: small guard shooting a lot. Looked like he was one 113 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: of these slithery quick guys. And like, listen, I've seen 114 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: this team before. They have an A team in this 115 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: league and then a B team in the league we 116 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 1: played in last year, and to make the playoffs last year, 117 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: they sent some of their A guys down to the 118 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: B team to play us, and we only started with 119 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:41,679 Speaker 1: four guys and then our fifth game, like four minutes 120 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:45,599 Speaker 1: into the game, and of course we ended up beating them, 121 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: and uh, listen, we just play well together. So We're good, 122 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,600 Speaker 1: but I think I'll probably end up missing. Plus we 123 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 1: it's good to get other guys in the mix. I 124 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 1: don't need to hog all the playing time, you know, 125 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:58,920 Speaker 1: I just I just love hoops at any rate. Let 126 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:02,160 Speaker 1: me get to hacking the NFL or what I think 127 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 1: might be okay. So I said it earlier this week 128 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: that the quarterbacks left in the playoffs, Purty Hurts, Burrow 129 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 1: and Mahomes none of their huge money cap hit deals 130 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 1: have kicked in. Now Mahomes is sort of kicked in. 131 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: His capit this year is thirty five million, which is 132 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: significant obviously when you compare it to Burrow nine point 133 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: eight million, Jalen Hurts one point six m VP of 134 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 1: the league or nearly the MVP one point six million 135 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: dollar capit. Talk about value, Brock Purty s okay, quarterback 136 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: most important position in sports. So they are paying Mahomes 137 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: a lot. But this team has been there read as 138 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 1: an incredible roster. Maybe you make an exception. They're the 139 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: best team in football and Mahomes is the best quarterback 140 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 1: in the league. That's how they were able to overcome 141 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 1: his significant capit. Next year it gets even worse. But 142 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 1: then I went back and looked at the final four. 143 00:07:56,880 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: Last year. Fox Sports Radio has the best more stalk 144 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 1: lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows at 145 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: Fox sports Radio dot com and within the i Heart 146 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: Radio app search f s R to listen live. It 147 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: was a similar situation Mahomes. He was on that early deal, 148 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 1: only a seven point four million dollar capit. They had 149 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill. Well, guess what when the capit goes up 150 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: twenty eight mill got to sacrifice somebody and Tyreek Hill 151 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 1: was the guy they lost. So Burrow was in the 152 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: final four last year, eight million dollar cap hit. Matt Stafford, 153 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 1: who ended up winning the Super Bowl. Interesting case, so 154 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:34,319 Speaker 1: he was with the Lions. He goes to the Rams. 155 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: He only had the ninth highest cap hit in the league. 156 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: Twenty million dollar cap hit for your quarterback who ended 157 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 1: up winning the Super Bowl and was phenomenal throwing a 158 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: no look pass that is pretty damn good. And then 159 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: the forty Niners, who we're beating the Rams in a 160 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 1: great game for most of it, ended up losing the game. 161 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo his capit was a little higher twenty six 162 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 1: point four mill. And now remember that was the last 163 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: year of his deal. That he had signed with the 164 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:03,720 Speaker 1: Niners when he came over in the trade from the Patriots. 165 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: So it's the final year of his deal and you 166 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 1: look at him and you're like, okay, so we're in 167 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: a situation and this is not groundbreaking stuff. But obviously, 168 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: if you don't pay your quarterback top dollar, you've got 169 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 1: a chance to win. Why is that because you've got 170 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: to build a roster twenty two starters, eleven on offense, 171 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: eleven defense, tossing specialties. You gotta build rosters. Tough to 172 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 1: do that when your quarterbacks getting all of the money. 173 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 1: Quarterback is the most important, But how important is it? 174 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:36,840 Speaker 1: I mean, Brock Purty was the last pick in the 175 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 1: draft last year, Jalen Hurts was not even a first 176 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: round pick. No, Joe Burrow was number one over all. 177 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:47,199 Speaker 1: My homes went tenth. But obviously quarterback is important, but 178 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: how much you pay him is actually I think more 179 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:54,199 Speaker 1: important than the quarterback. And the guy who put me 180 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: onto this was Sean Payton, and you guys know he 181 00:09:57,440 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 1: does the weekly hurd hit, so he would come in 182 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:01,199 Speaker 1: and I I've told you guys this since I got 183 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:04,560 Speaker 1: to f S one six years ago. I'm in the 184 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 1: halls and I'm bouncing into former players, current players, former coaches, 185 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:12,440 Speaker 1: former gms, and I'm just a sponge. I'll never forget. 186 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:17,559 Speaker 1: I think it was twenties sixteen or seventeen, and I'm 187 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: sitting on the set with with John Lynch. He did 188 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: the show with us one day, and I'm just asking 189 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 1: him all these questions. He was at the time just 190 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 1: a broadcaster, and then all of a sudden, one day 191 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 1: it's like, oh, John Lynch is the new GM of 192 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: the forty Niners and he's gone, and so I'm like, wow, 193 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: that's quite a leap player broadcaster and now he's running 194 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 1: the Niners. Oh okay, got it. So you know it takes. 195 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: There's a lot of value and what these guys have 196 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 1: to say. I'm telling you, as a Jets fan, I 197 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 1: have asked Eric Benini a billion questions, and some of 198 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: it I've never I haven't revealed stuff that he's told me. Eventually, 199 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 1: one day I will. I just gotta wait for enough 200 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 1: time to go by. Um. But of course I'm in 201 00:10:57,280 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: a pepper guys who were on the Jets. But for instance, 202 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:03,320 Speaker 1: says as an announcer, anytime he's there, I'm hitting up 203 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:04,880 Speaker 1: with questions, and we got to be friendly. So I 204 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 1: will then text him questions, Hey, you got this game 205 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 1: this week, how's that? How's that looking? You know, and 206 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 1: just you never know what information you can come across. 207 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 1: And Mark sloreth super great guy, good announcer, um Kevin Burkhart. 208 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 1: I know because when I was a young reporter at 209 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 1: like my first or second job out of college, right 210 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:27,439 Speaker 1: outside New York City, I would be covering high school 211 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 1: football games and um Kevin Burkhart was like an announcer 212 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:33,679 Speaker 1: for high school football game. So we would meet in 213 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 1: the press box. I think it was like saddle Brook, 214 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: maybe I don't remember, in North Jersey Bergen County, and 215 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: you know, we would just talk and I almost want 216 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: to say he was like part time selling cars or 217 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:47,319 Speaker 1: working at a car dealership. You know, listen, hey, you're 218 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:49,719 Speaker 1: a young guy. You gotta cobbled together whatever you can. 219 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:51,680 Speaker 1: And you know, Berkhart was good and super nice guy. 220 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:56,480 Speaker 1: And it's funny. I think I may have mentioned this before, 221 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:59,559 Speaker 1: but that was the job where I ended up meeting 222 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 1: my girlfriend who would become my wife. And it was 223 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 1: at that point pretty quickly that I realized, oh geez, 224 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 1: this job, this is not sustainable. I mean, guys, I 225 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 1: would have to you know, high school football games and 226 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 1: Jersey Jersey are on Saturday mornings. There's some Friday nights, 227 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 1: but some Saturday mornings, and so it would be like, hey, 228 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 1: j you gotta cover this game Friday, and then you 229 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 1: gotta cover a game Saturday morning. And I would hate 230 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:29,560 Speaker 1: that because I'm right outside New York City, and of 231 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:31,439 Speaker 1: course I'd want to go hang out with my buddies 232 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:34,040 Speaker 1: and I'll never forget one of them where I had 233 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:36,679 Speaker 1: the Friday off. So I went into the city, slept 234 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: at my buddy's place. You know, we were partying late hours, 235 00:12:39,080 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: heavy drinking. Drive back the next morning at like eight am, 236 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:45,960 Speaker 1: I gotta cover like a ten am football game. And 237 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: I parked my car in the parking lot of my 238 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:50,719 Speaker 1: little apartment complex, and I was like, jeez, I don't 239 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 1: feel good. And I just like took a step and 240 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 1: then vomited in the parking lot because I had gone 241 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:59,079 Speaker 1: pretty hard the night before. And it just clicks when 242 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 1: you're like, jimminy Christmas, I'm trying to have fun, to 243 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:04,079 Speaker 1: have a social life. Anyway, I am vomiting before I 244 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: have to go cover a high school football game, and 245 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 1: pretty quickly, with within like four months, I left. Maybe 246 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 1: it was six months, but I was out of there 247 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:14,079 Speaker 1: pretty quickly and moved on to work at a magazine, 248 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: and YadA, YadA, YadA, here I am today. At any rate, 249 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:21,080 Speaker 1: I'm a sponge. Sean Payton one day comes to the 250 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: set and we're talking and he says, as if he 251 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:30,680 Speaker 1: already knew the answer, who's the last quarterback J two 252 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:34,840 Speaker 1: win a Super Bowl and be the highest paid and 253 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:38,239 Speaker 1: have the biggest cap hit. And I was like, I 254 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 1: never really thought about that. I don't know. I'll check. 255 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 1: I start looking. I'm digging. I'm like, wait a minute, 256 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 1: what the hell? The answer is not the century, not 257 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:51,960 Speaker 1: that I could find. There has never been a highest 258 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: paid quarterback who won the Super Bowl in the same year. 259 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 1: And why is that? Because once you pay your quarterback, well, 260 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:02,200 Speaker 1: since the contracts of change in the quarterbacks rookie structure, 261 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,599 Speaker 1: you know, like the JaMarcus Russell deal. Remember how he 262 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:07,559 Speaker 1: got so much money and they had to change those contracts. 263 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 1: Sam Bradford I think might have got the last one 264 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:15,320 Speaker 1: once they adjusted, and you know, the TV deals went up, 265 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:17,960 Speaker 1: and these quarterbacks are making I mean Dak Prescott's like, 266 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 1: you know, for forty million dollars. Once that stuff kicked in, 267 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 1: the highest paid ain't winning the Super Bowl. And so 268 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:28,920 Speaker 1: this week I'm doing a mock draft for Fox Sports, 269 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: and I'm looking at the top of the draft and 270 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: I see Seattles in there and Detroit at six. I 271 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 1: started looking at the Detroit roster. I'm like, damn, this 272 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 1: Lion's rosters pretty good. And I start thinking, you know, 273 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 1: they're not quite the Eagles of the Niners. But just 274 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: so you guys know, Eagles and Niners are not going 275 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 1: anywhere anytime soon. Their quarterbacks are low paid. That is 276 00:14:57,120 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: unlikely to change even if Perty loses the job next 277 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 1: year to a lance. He's still on the rookie deal. 278 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts paid like a rookie contract. Okay, they're gonna 279 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: have stacked rosters, I mean, and of course look where 280 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 1: they're most loaded. Front seven. Defensively, what does those guys 281 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 1: do well, They get after the quarterback. And if you 282 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 1: can chase down the opposing quarterback, you could have a 283 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: pretty damn good chance to win games, especially when your 284 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 1: quarterback is not highly paid and you surround him with talent. 285 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:30,120 Speaker 1: So what did the Eagles do, Oh, Jalen Hurts, We're 286 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 1: not paying him. Let's bring in a J. Brown. They 287 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 1: drafted Davante Smith. You got a J Brown, DeVante Smith. 288 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 1: Dallas gotter No. Number One awesome running back in Miles Sanders. 289 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: But they basically have, you know, a slate of like 290 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 1: three or four guys. I mean Boston Scott. They turned 291 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 1: to him. He's just automatic touchdowns. And what they're able 292 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: to do is build a pretty sick roster in Philly. 293 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 1: And the one thing that I've talked about this all 294 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 1: the time is pressure rate defensively, how often are you 295 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 1: pressure in the quarterback? Well, Cowboys are number one, Michael 296 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 1: Parsons is a lot of that, and they also played 297 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 1: kind of a saw schedule. Eagles are number two. So 298 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 1: then the second thing is you correlate blitz percentage. Right, 299 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 1: So for instance, the New York Giants thirty nine percent 300 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 1: of the time blitzed. Well, that's a lot. That's four 301 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 1: out of every ten downs they're blitzing. But their pressure 302 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 1: rate it was good sixth in pressure rate. So to 303 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 1: get pressure they blitzed. Well, you know what, the perfect 304 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: storm is not blitzing and getting pressure, which is basically 305 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 1: what the San Francisco forty Nins do. We're gonna rush for. 306 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 1: We're not gonna blitz because we've got Bosa, who's one 307 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 1: of the best. We got Armstead, and we're still gonna 308 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 1: pressure you. And they're basically every year top ten eleven 309 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:46,560 Speaker 1: in pressure rate. Eagles this year have I think six 310 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 1: guys who approached double digit sacks. I think four of 311 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 1: them got it. Eagles had seventy sacks. They blitzedent of 312 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 1: the time, which is I'm looking on the list here. 313 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 1: So the Jets blitz the lowest, four the Giants were 314 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:08,200 Speaker 1: the highest. The Eagles check in yeah, right around league average, 315 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 1: and I'm just eyeballing. It looks about sixteen right around 316 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 1: there of the time, and their pressure was second in 317 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:17,359 Speaker 1: the league, so they don't really need to blitz. The 318 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: break gets pressure. So now you can only rush four 319 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:23,680 Speaker 1: drop back and exotic coverages. Eagles went and spent on cornerbacks. 320 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: They got bat, Bradbury and Slay the last few years, folks, 321 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:30,159 Speaker 1: this team is stacked roster wise, are incredible and the 322 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 1: Niners are too. Why because they're not paying the quarterback anything. Okay, 323 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:39,440 Speaker 1: so now let's get to the draft that I had. 324 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:42,680 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 325 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox Sports 326 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:48,920 Speaker 1: Radio dot com and within the I Heart Radio app 327 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: search f s R to listen live. The Detroit Lions 328 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 1: are picking sixth. Jared Goff was very good this year. 329 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 1: I think down the stretch he was like fourteen touched 330 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: dounds zero pick some some ridiculous number. I don't have 331 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:04,640 Speaker 1: the exact number, but basically they went seven or two 332 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:08,400 Speaker 1: down the stretch. Golf was outstanding. Why well, as offensive 333 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:12,040 Speaker 1: line is elite, It's not quite Eagles elite, but it's 334 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:16,680 Speaker 1: very very good. Well, he's got a great offensive line, 335 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 1: he's got an unparalleled offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, who blew 336 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:23,160 Speaker 1: up this year. And if he stays creative, holy hell, 337 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:25,120 Speaker 1: he's gonna be a head coach next year. And oh, 338 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: by the way, Amaras st Brown, and you've got do 339 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:31,000 Speaker 1: they have DJ Shark or is he somewhere else? Bottom 340 00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 1: line is they've got great skill position players. They trade 341 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: away Hockinson, Remember they trade away Hockinson. And they've got 342 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 1: tight ends who produced. I'll never forget fourth and one 343 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 1: against the Jets to a tight end. I've never heard 344 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:47,120 Speaker 1: of fifty yards touchdown, Jets lose, Lions win. I will 345 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:50,879 Speaker 1: never forget that play. I mean, it's just a dagger 346 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:54,360 Speaker 1: for the Jets. Oh my gosh. Um, so I look 347 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 1: at the lines, I say, wow, you know most mock 348 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:00,160 Speaker 1: drafts and I don't look at them before I do line, 349 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: they're probably gonna have the Lions go. Hey, we gotta 350 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 1: go defense. Aidan Hudgerson was a home run. Let's get 351 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 1: another defender. Let's give it, let's give it a go. Well, 352 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:09,720 Speaker 1: if you want to try to hack the NFL, what 353 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:16,119 Speaker 1: if you did this? Jared Goff was outstanding. We really 354 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:21,399 Speaker 1: liked what he did. But man, if Bryce Young or c. J. 355 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 1: Stroud is there at six, okay, okay, can we draft 356 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:30,919 Speaker 1: him and throw him in there and save money that 357 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 1: we can then spend not a first not a first 358 00:19:33,080 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 1: round pick on a defender. But because Goff has a 359 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 1: much bigger capit than your first round pick, oh my gosh, 360 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 1: we're gonna save a ton of money. We can now 361 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:45,480 Speaker 1: go buy a defensive tackle, we can buy a cornerback, 362 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 1: go acquire a safety, and you can start to cobble 363 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:53,200 Speaker 1: together a complete roster quarterback on the rookie deal behind 364 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 1: a great offensive line, and folks, you got something. Now. 365 00:19:57,320 --> 00:19:59,240 Speaker 1: The key is you gotta have the offensive line. Brock 366 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 1: berties out there by Trent Williams, who's incredible. He's got 367 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan calling plays, He's got a great set of 368 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:10,239 Speaker 1: scale position players. The Lions are a poor man's right, 369 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: a poor man's potential Niners offense. I'm not calling Ben 370 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:17,879 Speaker 1: Johnson Shanahan, not yet. And their backup tight ends are 371 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:20,000 Speaker 1: no Kiddle and they don't have a Deebo Samuel, but 372 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 1: they got some good players. Right. You could do some 373 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 1: major damage for the Lions, build something for like the 374 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 1: next I don't know, three, three or four years. Or 375 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 1: you could just try to run it back with golf 376 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 1: and give it a go. Now. It's gonna be a 377 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:36,360 Speaker 1: tough sell to the front office. Hey, let's move off 378 00:20:36,359 --> 00:20:39,160 Speaker 1: of golf and try this. Try this, young guy. It's 379 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:41,679 Speaker 1: a there's carry some risk obviously what Bryce Young's out 380 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: up to speed, but you know, indoors offensive Lion scipe 381 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:48,400 Speaker 1: position guys, Ben Johnson, I think it could work. Now. 382 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 1: This would be the next level of that would Brock 383 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 1: Pritty and Jalen Hurts have in common as quarterbacks. Besides 384 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 1: that incredible football game they played in college a couple 385 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:00,359 Speaker 1: of years ago where they had like eleven touchdown passes 386 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: between them. Well, they weren't first round picks, but they 387 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 1: were experienced college players with over thirty starts under their belt. 388 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:13,960 Speaker 1: You got a little older. Not a lot of pressure 389 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 1: on either of those guys. Purty was come on like 390 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 1: I was probably practice squad for half the season or 391 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:22,639 Speaker 1: until Trey Lance got hurt Jalen Hurts when they drafted, 392 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 1: and they're what are we drafted him for? We got 393 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:28,679 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz uh huh, no pressure at all, so there 394 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 1: would be some pressure for Bryce Young. Well, the next 395 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:34,359 Speaker 1: step would be, well, if we've got an offensive line 396 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:39,640 Speaker 1: and skill position players, can we try to duplicate Niners Eagles? 397 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 1: If we say, made a play from Max Duggan of 398 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:45,560 Speaker 1: TCU in the fifth round? And before you laugh, just 399 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: remember Brock Purty was the dead last pick in the draft, 400 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:51,160 Speaker 1: and he's won a ton of games in a row, 401 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:53,639 Speaker 1: and he's in the NFC Championship on the doorstep of 402 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:55,479 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. And I know he's got the players 403 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: and the coach around him and a great defense. But 404 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:02,160 Speaker 1: you're seeing that the formula, uh could possibly be there. 405 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 1: Or if you don't like Max Duggan, you can go 406 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:11,680 Speaker 1: ahead and laugh. Guys. Stetson Bennett again, two year starter 407 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:15,119 Speaker 1: of Georgia made plays Now he had a sloaded Georgia 408 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:19,159 Speaker 1: Bulldogs team. Well, I guess what if the right team 409 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 1: with a good offensive line, good skill position, guys, strong defense. No, 410 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 1: by the way, if you get Stetson Ben as your 411 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:28,639 Speaker 1: quarterback and say the fifth round or Max Duggan in 412 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 1: the fourth or fifth round, he's even cheaper brock Perty's 413 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,440 Speaker 1: capit is not even a million dollars. There's listeners to 414 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 1: this podcast who make more money this year than Brock Purty. 415 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:41,560 Speaker 1: That's a fact, and it can be done. Now. It's 416 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:44,199 Speaker 1: gonna take some some balls of steel to try to 417 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:45,600 Speaker 1: pull that off. It's much easier when you get a 418 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:49,160 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow in their trade for Matt Stafford. But if 419 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,879 Speaker 1: you want to try to hack the NFL, and remember Moneyball, 420 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:54,400 Speaker 1: you know, listen when money But I'm sure you guys 421 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:56,360 Speaker 1: have seen the movie. I love it. I'm not even 422 00:22:56,359 --> 00:22:58,960 Speaker 1: a huge baseball fan anymore. I do like go into 423 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:01,280 Speaker 1: Dodgers games, but like watching baseball is tough. But the 424 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 1: movie Moneyball is incredible. It's to the point though, that 425 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: the edge is gone for Moneyball because everybody's doing saber metrics. 426 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:11,879 Speaker 1: Everybody knows. You know, on base percentage means more than 427 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 1: batting average ops. Everybody knows that now, just like in 428 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:18,919 Speaker 1: the NBA, everybody knows about the threes. We don't want 429 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 1: traditional big guys now, we don't. If you can't shoot 430 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 1: the three, I don't know how much value you've gotten. 431 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:27,719 Speaker 1: That's where the NBA is right now. And it's like 432 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: Baseball they solved it. Basketball has been solved there talking 433 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:35,399 Speaker 1: about like we need rule changes in the NBA because 434 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:40,440 Speaker 1: everybody's doing the same thing. I wonder who is gonna 435 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 1: who is risky enough And I'll give you a team 436 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:48,120 Speaker 1: You're not gonna like this in Denver. But if I'm 437 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:55,680 Speaker 1: the Broncos, I'm absolutely drafting an experienced quarterback in middle rounds. 438 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:58,400 Speaker 1: Who I think if Russell Wilson has another bad year 439 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:00,360 Speaker 1: and the first out they can happen as on track, 440 00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:03,679 Speaker 1: I'm moving on. I gave him one more year and 441 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 1: I've got low paid Max Duggans, Stetson Bennett, enter whatever 442 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:11,320 Speaker 1: quarterback you want. But I do think that now not listen. 443 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:14,920 Speaker 1: Not every team can do this. Okay, the Jets tried 444 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 1: it with Zach Wilson. They don't have the offensive line 445 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:20,199 Speaker 1: infrastructure there yet. It's not going to work for everybody. 446 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:23,000 Speaker 1: Houston Texans, they're they're not even close. But what you 447 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:26,400 Speaker 1: want to do is identified teams that are close and 448 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:28,679 Speaker 1: think you can put in the cheap quarterback. I'll tell 449 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:30,040 Speaker 1: you a team I have an eye on next year 450 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 1: is the Pittsburgh Steelers. Now, if they had dumped the 451 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:36,639 Speaker 1: row c, I would really love their chances. But um, 452 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 1: Kenny Pickett look way better than I thought on his 453 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 1: rookie deal. This defense is kind of loaded. Offensive line, 454 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:46,200 Speaker 1: that's where they need to add some guys uh Pickens 455 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:49,400 Speaker 1: and Johnson on the outside, friar mouth like the running back. 456 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 1: Like this team, they're there. I don't want to say 457 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,960 Speaker 1: sleeping giant, but there's something there. Whereas if you're the Browns, 458 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:58,399 Speaker 1: hooray we got the Shawn Watson. Well, they gotta make 459 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:00,680 Speaker 1: some tough calls this offseason because his app it's massive. 460 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 1: Not everybody can try this, at least not initially. I 461 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 1: kind of love this idea. I'm very interested in your feedback, 462 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:12,439 Speaker 1: so maybe I'll bounce it off tomorrow's guest, who I 463 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:14,760 Speaker 1: think he's been on the pod before. He's a little ornery, 464 00:25:14,760 --> 00:25:16,360 Speaker 1: so I don't know if he's gonna love the idea, 465 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: but it'll be interesting to bounce it off him. But 466 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:20,760 Speaker 1: I am curious off your feedback. Hit me up on 467 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 1: Twitter or the Graham I can't wait to hear your thoughts. 468 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:27,919 Speaker 1: But um, I think I hacked the NFL. I'm kidding, 469 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 1: of course. All right, talk to you tomorrow.