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Ep.90: Who failed who? · Football Junkies podcast

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Make a bag alert. Make a bag alert. Make a bag
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alert. Make a bag alert. Make a bag alert, folks.
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That's right. I know it's been a while, but we're
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back, baby. Back like we never left. And what
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better way to come back with a mega bag alert?
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Trades, everything in between. Man, we got so
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much to talk about. I have my phone on driving
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mode. I don't know what's going to happen between
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now and the end of this episode, but who cares,
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okay? So let's just get into everything because
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I know there's more stuff that's going to be
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happening within the next few hours, okay? So
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Terry McLaurin, Trey Hendrickson, James Cook,
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Taylor Morin, and Tyson Bagnett all get paid.
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Jacoby Myers requests a trade. Trades, that's
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right, trades, because we had a lot of trades
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the last few days. We even had a trade happen
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right before. was about to hit the record button.
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Literally, as soon as I was getting ready to
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record, now, all of a sudden, the Panthers and
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the Vikings finally decide to trade Adam Thielen,
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all right? We had to talk about that, as well
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as Daniel Jones is the starting quarterback for
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the Colts. Who failed who? That's the question
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I think we all need to be asking, folks, and
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my thoughts on the Browns quarterback situation,
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all right? All of this and more. On the 90th
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episode of the Football Junkies Podcast, all
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right? I am your host with the most. That's right,
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90 episodes. 90 episodes. 90 episodes. That is
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a milestone, folks. We are 10 episodes away from
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100 episodes, all right? And man, oh man, does
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it feel good, all right? All of this and more
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on the 90th episode. I know that feels real.
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I know I did it again. I really don't care. I'm
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so excited for you guys, all right? I am your
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host with the most, all right? I'm your chief
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Bagrodamas. That's right, chief, head of the
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table. Anything and everything related to the
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bag, rumors to the bag. conspiracies to the back,
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and more, okay? But guess what? I am all these
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things and more. But most importantly, the most
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important thing that you must remember is, I
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am your host, Kale. That's right, the same Kale
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that is your chief back row domus, that is your
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chief head of the table, that is everything and
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more when it comes to being a GM. I know it's
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been a while, but guess what? On three, one,
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two, three, let's lock in. Right, folks, I'm
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just getting to the meat and potatoes of everything
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that is going on in the league right now. So
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before we get into all the great stuff that we
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have to talk about, we have to talk about these
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bag alerts, all right? So Terry McLaurin, wide
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receiver for the Commanders, inks a three -year,
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$96 million deal. Let's put a pause on that.
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And I say that because initially, we didn't get
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all the information that we have now about his
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contract. So let's just get into it. So this
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comes from Ian Rappaport. So he has $44 million
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fully guaranteed, converting to $50 million in
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April of 2027. Since his $19 .1 million this
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year wasn't guaranteed, he gets a $30 million
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signing bonus, and he has incentives that is
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based on yards, catches, touchdowns, Pro Bowls,
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and playoffs, all right? So technically speaking,
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he's making $29 million a year. He's not actually
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making $30, but he's making $29. He gets to 30
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based off of certain incentives that he meets,
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essentially. Now, when we look at his stats from
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this past season, 117 targets for 82 receptions,
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1 ,096 receiving yards, 13 touchdowns, 13 .4
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receiving yards per reception. Here's a few junkie
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nuggets, okay? So, according to Underground NFL,
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Terry McLaurin is one of four players in 2020
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to have the most 1 ,000 -yard receiving seasons.
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Other players include Devontae Adams, Mike Evans,
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and Justin Jefferson. When Jaden Daniels targeted
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Terry McLaurin, Jaden Daniels had a 134 passer
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rating, 12 touchdowns, 1 pick, and averaged 9
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.1 yards per attempt. When Jaden Daniels targeted
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everyone else, Jaden Daniels had a 91 points
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rating, 13 touchdowns, 8 picks, and 7 yards per
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attempt. Now since 2020, of 633 targets, Terry
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McLaurin has had 17 drops, which is a 2 .7 drop
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rate. D -Hop, Amon Ross St. Brown, and Jacoby
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Myers have lower drop rates among wide receivers
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with 350 -plus targets in the last five years.
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Now, wide receivers with 75 -plus targets last
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season that produced a better EPA per target
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than Terry McLaurin, Amon Ross St. Brown, Devontae
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Smith, and A .J. Brown. Now, according to reception
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perception, all right, when facing man coverage,
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Terry McLaurin has a 74 .4 success rate. When
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facing zone coverage, Terry McLaurin has a 75
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.9 success rate. When facing press coverage,
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Terry McLaurin has a 75 % success rate. A really
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good deal for a really good player, but I will
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say this. Sometimes it takes both sides to cave
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in with their demands in order to get a deal
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done. And I think for Terry McLaurin, I think
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he realized, listen, this team isn't going to
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give me 30. They're probably going to give me
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30 with incentives, but they're not going to
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give me 30 straight. And so he probably came
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to the realization that, hey, I might as well
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just want to sign. There's nowhere else that's
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going to give me a better deal than what the
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commanders are giving me right now. And so when
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we look at this, he does get extra money. Yes,
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it's a short term deal. And it's a deal where
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by the time the deal ends, he's going to be sort
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of like at the tail end of his career, possibly.
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And that's when you're going to have to start
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paying Jaden Daniels and all of your other younger
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players. So I'm not mad at this move, but it's
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like, damn, it sucks because it's like Terry
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McLaurin plays such a pivotal role in this team
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and this organization for the longest time. And
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you would have thought the commanders would have
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been like, you know what? For you being so loyal
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to the team, for you being so just. outgoing
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with the team and just being a positive image
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for this team when dan snyder was the dark cloud
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over this team you would have thought that they
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would say you know what we'll give you 31 maybe
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32 or but yeah we'll give you 33 no they had
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their feet dug in the sand and they said you
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know what we are going to give you 28 29 million
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at best and i think they probably say you know
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what based off of your age and all these varying
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things we're just going to give you this And
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that's the dirty business when it comes to negotiating
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contracts, folks, especially for professional
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athletes, is that a lot of times you're really
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going to know how they really feel about you
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when they start talking about money. When they
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start talking about money, the gloves are off.
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That's when they start bringing up all the really
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minor things. You coming in late at this time,
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you doing this, you doing that, you missing this
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workout or whatever. That's when all those things
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comes out. And so here we are. But I'm glad that
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this got resolved, and I'm just glad that this
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is just not being talked about anymore, all right?
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And let's keep this thing going, all right? So
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Trey Henderson, pass rusher for the Bengals,
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basically has a restructure of his deal, okay?
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It's a $14 million raise, meaning he'll make
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$30 million this year and then become a free
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agent next year. So essentially, it's a one -year
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$30 million bump up. Now, according to Field
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Yates, for cap purposes, the deal includes a
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one -year. Trey Henderson's cap number increased
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by $3 million this year. The deal doesn't include
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a no -tag clause, meaning the Bengals do have
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the right to tag him after this season. And if
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the Bengals were to franchise tag Trey Henderson
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in 2026, his tag would be worth $34 .8 million.
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Now, when we look at his stats from this past
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season, he had 46 tackles, 17 .5 sacks, and 92
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quarterback pressures. Now, according to the
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33rd team, He was tied with Myles Garrett for
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the most pressures in the league with 83. And
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he also accounted for a league -leading 49 %
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of the Bengals' sacks last season. Myles Garrett
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and Trayvon Walker were the only other players
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who contributed 30 % of their team's sacks in
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2024. So according to Diana Rossini from The
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Athletic, the Bengals offered Trey Hendrickson
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a three -year $95 million deal, but the second
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year wasn't guaranteed. Now, Jeremy Fowler of
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ESPN also reported this as well, but he added
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this. The deal included 33 million in guarantees,
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but no guarantee money past the 2025 season.
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So both of them were correct in their reporting.
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But if you're Trey Hendrickson, this should have
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been the first thing that you should have asked
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for. Forget about asking for a long -term deal.
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You know this team isn't going anywhere. So I
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don't understand why in the world it took for
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them this long to find some resolution. I would
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have just asked for a one -year deal where you
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just bump up my pay a little bit, not a whole
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bunch, but just a little bit. I'll be fine. And
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then I'll just hit free agency and I'll get a
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bigger bag. But this is what I said a couple
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episodes ago, though. Trey Henderson, regardless
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if he was going to get traded or stay with the
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Bengals, he was going to sign a one -year deal
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because he realized, listen. We're at an impasse.
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They're not going to give me what I want, and
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I'm not going to give them what they want. So
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guess what? We're just going to sign this one
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-year deal. We're going to act like we're just
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one big happy family, and then after this season,
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we gone. Now let's keep this thing going, all
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right? So Taylor Morton right tackle for the
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Panthers inks a two -year $44 million extension,
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$40 million guaranteed, and he'll be making $22
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million a year. When we look at his stats from
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this past season, he allowed one penalty, one
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sack, two hits, and 14 total pressures. Now,
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according to the 30 -13, outside of Taylor Motley,
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the only right tackle with a lower pressure than
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him was Lane Johnson. That's a really good class
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to be in. Folks, this is a really good deal for
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a really good right tackle, a really productive
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right tackle. As I've said before, you got to
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take care of your tackles. If you don't take
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care of your tackles, guess what? Your quarterback
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is going to be lunch meat for the pass rushers.
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And it's only right that you take care of this
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veteran right tackle that has been fairly solid
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his entire year with the Panthers. Let's keep
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this thing going. So James Cook running back
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for the Bills inks a four -year $46 million deal.
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He gets a $9 million signing bonus, $15 .2 million
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guaranteed at signing, $28 .2 million in total
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guarantees, and he'll be making $11 .5 million
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a year. This is the most guaranteed money for
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a running back in the last five years, according
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to Adam Schefter. Now we will look at his stats
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from this past season. 207 attempts for 1 ,009
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rushing yards, 4 .9 rushing yards per carry,
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16 rushing touchdowns, and 21 rushes of 10 plus
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yards or more. Now here are the stats when he
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was rushing within the tackles. 110 attempts
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for 542 rushing yards, 4 .9 rushing yards per
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carry, 10 rushes of 10 plus yards or more. Now,
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the stats when he's rushing outside the tackles
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is 97 attempts for 467 rushing yards, 4 .8 rushing
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yards per carry, 7 rushing touchdowns, and 11
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rushes of 10 plus yards or more. I'm glad they
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got the deal done, but I'm just going to be honest
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here. I feel like this was a reach. When you
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look at the highest paid running backs in the
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league, what is the one thing that they all have
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in common? Consistency. Throughout their entire
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career, they have had a level of consistency
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that says, hey, I am the best of the best in
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my position. We look at Kyron Williams. The last
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two years, 12 rushing touchdowns, 14 rushing
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touchdowns. We look at Josh Jacobs. In 2019,
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seven rushing touchdowns. In 2020, 12. In 2021,
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nine rushing touchdowns. 2022, 12 rushing touchdowns.
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2023, six rushing touchdowns. 2024, 15 rushing
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touchdowns. We look at Jonathan Taylor. 11 rushing
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touchdowns in 2020, 18 in 2021, four rushing
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touchdowns in 2022, seven rushing touchdowns
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in 2023, and 11 rushing touchdowns in 2024. Okay,
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let's keep this thing going. Derrick Henry, for
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instance, all right? 13 rushing touchdowns in
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2022, 12 rushing touchdowns in 2023, and 16 rushing
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touchdowns in 2024. There is a level of consistency
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with the top running backs. Whereas in James
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Cook's hand, not so much. This last season was
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his best season by far. And you guys paid him
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like he's a really consistent running back. He's
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not. I'm just going to be completely honest here.
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Happy for him that he got his money. Always happy
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for players getting their money. But let's just
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call a spade a spade. This wasn't overpay. At
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best, if it was me personally, I'm only paying
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you between eight to maybe nine million a year.
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And that's only because I like you. That's not
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because of your productivity. Because I realized
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that, listen, and this is no disrespect to him.
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This is no disrespect to any player at all. I
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can find another James Cook in the draft, okay?
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Because with all these other running backs, guess
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what? You can put them in any system and they're
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going to thrive. Whereas with James Cook, you
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can essentially say that, hey, because he's in
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this system, because he's behind this offensive
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line, because he has this type of quarterback,
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he's seen this success. Now, I know it probably
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makes me sound like a hater, but I'm not. I'm
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just calling it a spade a spade. If this was
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any other position, if this was a wide receiver,
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tight end, pass rusher, corner, middle linebacker,
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whomever, I would have the same smoke. Because
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again, when you get these type of deals, there
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is a level of expectancy when it comes to your
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play. And the minute that you don't show that,
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guess what? The team is going to start finding
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a way to get out of that contract. We see it
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every single year. We see it with the Jaguars.
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The Jaguars will sign five and six, seven, maybe
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eight people to these really big contracts. And
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then guess what? That next year, they're getting
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rid of all of those guys. They're either trading
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them away, cutting them, releasing them, whatever
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they need to do. I'm just going to be honest
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here. James Cook is not a top 10 running back
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in my mind. Top 15, maybe top 20. Okay, fine.
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I'll put you there. But to pay him like he's
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a top 10 running back in the league, I'm not
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doing that. To be a top 10 running back, in my
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mind, there needs to be a level of consistency
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over three plus years. If over three plus years
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you've been consistent, okay, fine. I'll give
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you credit where credit is due. But I'm not just
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about to anoint you a top 10 running back just
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because you have one good season. Anybody can
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have one good season. How many one good seasons
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have we seen every single year? Especially when
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it comes to free agency. Everybody will overpay
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for one good season, thinking that they're going
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to get that one good season over three or four
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years, and then guess what happens? You don't
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even see a lick of it. And now you're stuck with
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somebody that's making well over the money that
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they should be getting. But I'm going to get
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off my soapbox, okay? So let's just keep on going,
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all right? So Tyson Bagman, backup quarterback
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for the Chicago Bears, makes a two -year $10
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million deal with a max value of $16 million.
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He'll be making $5 million a year. I'm not gonna
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read to you his stats because honestly, it's
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really not worth it. The best way to sum this
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up is this is just a backup insurance policy
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just in case Caleb Williams doesn't pan out.
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It's not something that's earth shattering, that's
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gonna break the bank, that it's gonna leave you
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confused or puzzled. No, this is just a backup
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plan just in case Caleb Williams is going through
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a slump. Now let's talk about Jacoby Myers, okay?
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So Jacoby Myers has requested a trade. So, according
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to Ian Rappaport, he's been trying to negotiate
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a new contract but has been unsuccessful to this
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point. Now, according to Tom Pelissero, he is
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due $10 .7 million in the last year of his deal.
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Now, when we look at his stats from this past
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season, 129 targets for 87 receptions, 1 ,027
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receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 11 .8 receiving
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yards per reception. His spot rack market value
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is two years $60 million, which is $30 million
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a year. Now here's the stats when he's an outside
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receiver, okay? 86 targets for 60 receptions,
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744 receiving yards, two touchdowns, 12 .4 receiving
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yards per reception. When he's lined up in the
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slot, however... 40 targets for 25 receptions,
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286 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns, and 11 .4
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receiving yards per reception. So either way
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you look at it, he is just as productive as an
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outside receiver as he is as a slot receiver.
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Now, me personally, do I think Jacoby Myers is
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going to get traded? No. Because for one, he's
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the most reliable weapon to Geno Smith right
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now. Granted, I understand that they drafted
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Jack Besch and Dante Thornton Jr., but... none
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of them had the same production as a Jacoby Myers
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who's proven. Now, I will say this. If you're
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the Raiders, how much money are you willing to
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give Jacoby Myers? And if you're Jacoby Myers,
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what's your number? Because me personally, if
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you give him, I don't know, 20, maybe 25 million
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more, I don't think nobody's really complaining
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personally. But at the same time, if you're the
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Raiders, Would you rather trade him away, maybe
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get another pick? You could possibly get another
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receiver next year. I don't know. All I know
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is he's not getting traded. Now let's get into
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these trades because there's a lot of trades,
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all right? So let's start off with Kansas City
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trading away Sky Moore to the 49ers. So Kansas
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City receives a 2027 sixth round pick and the
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49ers receive Sky Moore, of course, in a 2027
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seventh round pick. Really good move for a very
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depleted wide receiver room. who, quite frankly,
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they just needed somebody. And so getting Sky
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Moore for this, it's not bad at all. Not to mention,
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Sky Moore's production on the Chiefs has dwindled
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year after year after year. Now, I don't have
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any sources or anything, but one could speculate
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that there was probably a point in either last
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season or the season before that where he had
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just fallen out of the good graces of the offense.
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And that happens sometimes. Even when you look
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at his stats, in the last three years, he's only
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had one touchdown. And even when you look at
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the 2024 season, he only was targeted three times.
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And he didn't get no receptions, no touchdowns,
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no nothing. The first two years were his most
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productive years. I don't think this is an earth
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-shattering type of trade, but I do think this
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provides the 49ers some wide receiver depth because
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Demarcus Robinson is going to be suspended for
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three games. Brandon Ayuk isn't going to be on
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the field for a while. You don't know what's
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going on with Juwan Jennings, and all you have
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is just Ricky Pearsall, and I know I'm forgetting
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somebody else. So, not bad. Now, let's keep this
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thing going. Denver and the Saints made a trade.
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So Denver receives a 2026 fourth round pick and
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a 2027 seventh round pick. And New Orleans receives
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wide receiver Deval Vele. I think when you look
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at this deal, this is a really good deal for
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both sides. And here's why. For one, the Saints
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receive a big body receiver who's like 6 '5",
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if I'm not mistaken. And the Broncos receive
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a fourth round pick for next year and a seventh
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round pick for the 2027 draft. I think that's
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good compensation, folks. Not to mention, we
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look at his stats from this past season, 55 targets
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for 41 receptions, 475 receiving yards, three
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touchdowns, and average 11 .6 receiving yards
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per reception. Not bad at all, honestly. Let's
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keep this thing going. So Harrison Phillips heads
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to the Jets. So the Vikings receive a 2026 sixth
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round pick and a 2027 sixth round pick. And the
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Jets receive, of course, Harrison Phillips and
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a 2027 seventh round pick. All right. Really
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productive interior defensive lineman. Really
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good run stuffer. My guess is that the Jets weren't
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satisfied with their interior defensive line
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room. So they decided to add another veteran
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to pair with Quinton Williams, which is not bad
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at all, honestly. So the Browns traded away Jawan
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Briggs, defensive tackle. So in return, the Browns
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receive a 2025 sixth round pick and the Jets
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receive. Jawan Briggs, of course, in a 2026 seventh
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round pick. Again, they're trying to bolster
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up their interior defensive line, which isn't
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bad at all. My guess is he's probably just a
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death piece. I don't think he's going to be,
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you know, a week one starter or anything. But,
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you know, I can definitely be wrong. The Jaguars
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traded for Kalen Saunders defensive tackle. And
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then the Saints received Luke Fortner center.
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My guess is. They probably needed a backup center.
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And so, you know, they probably reached out to
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the Jaguars and, you know, they made it happen.
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But when we look at Kalen Saunders, he's actually
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been a really productive defensive lineman within
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the last few years. This past season, I mean,
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he had, what, two sacks? And then his last year
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with Kansas City, he had three and a half sacks.
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Like, an underrated type of defensive lineman
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that probably doesn't get as much, you know,
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attention like, you know, like the bigger names.
21:54
Still productive. Let's keep this thing going.
21:56
So Philly and Houston make a trade. So the Philadelphia
21:59
Eagles receive John Metchie in a 2026 sixth round
22:03
pick, while Houston receives Harrison Bryant
22:05
tied in in a 2026 fifth round pick. Really has
22:09
been the most productive in the last few years.
22:12
I mean, sure, his last year with the Browns,
22:13
he had three touchdowns, but... I mean, his time
22:16
with the Raiders, 12 targets, 9 receptions for
22:18
86 receiving yards and average 9 .6 receiving
22:21
yards per reception. But I will say this, with
22:25
the Eagles getting John Mechie, I think that
22:26
was actually really good of an upgrade. I would
22:29
say so. I think pairing him with Devontae Smith
22:31
and A .J. Brown, that's great. You're talking
22:34
about somebody that's a really good route runner,
22:36
that is speedy, shifty, and at this point, really
22:39
didn't have a chance to make the roster with
22:42
Houston. I mean, they have, what, Tankdale? They
22:44
drafted two receivers. They traded for Christian
22:47
Kirk. Like, that receiver room is crowded. Sometimes
22:52
it's just best to just, you know, give them another
22:54
opportunity. So, good for him. But let's keep
22:58
this thing going, all right? So, the 49ers and
23:00
Washington made a trade. So, the 49ers received
23:02
Brian Robinson running back, while Washington
23:05
receives a 2026 sixth -round pick. So, Brian
23:09
Robinson... which I'm actually surprised at his
23:12
stats, believe it or not. He had 187 attempts
23:16
for 799 rushing yards, 4 .3 rushing yards per
23:20
carry, 8 touchdowns, and 19 rushes of 10 plus
23:24
yards more. A really productive, bruising running
23:28
back, which the 49ers have been looking for for
23:31
a very long time. Pairing him with Christian
23:33
McCaffrey, I think that's great. Not to mention,
23:37
he takes some of the snaps away from Christian
23:39
McCaffrey, which keeps Christian McCaffrey a
23:42
lot more healthier as the season progresses,
23:44
which is, you know, what you really want. Not
23:46
to mention, having a bruiser. That means he can
23:50
get you those needed yards, those two or three
23:51
extra yards, or he can wear down on the defense
23:54
to the clock, various different things. Really
23:56
good move for both teams. Eagles receive Sam
24:00
Howell from the Vikings. So the Vikings receive
24:02
a 2026 fifth round pick and a 2027 seventh round
24:06
pick, while Philly receives, of course, Sam Howell
24:09
and a 2026 sixth round pick. A really good backup
24:13
quarterback. Do I think he's the best of the
24:16
best? No. But I think based off of what they
24:19
have in the backup quarterback room for the Eagles,
24:22
I would say he's probably the best that they
24:23
have right now. Outside of Tanner McKee, who,
24:26
if I'm not mistaken, he messed up his fingers.
24:28
So that's probably why they made this move. And
24:30
then not to mention, the Vikings signed Carson
24:33
Wentz after this move was processed and announced
24:36
and whatnot. But let's keep this thing going.
24:38
Kansas City made a trade for Derek Nandi, one
24:41
of their defensive tackles that they had a few
24:43
years ago. So Kansas City receives him in a 2027
24:46
6th and 7th conditional picks, while the Jets
24:50
receive a 2027 6th and 7th conditional picks.
24:53
So basically, they're just swapping conditional
24:55
picks. That's all they're doing. Really good
24:57
run -stuffing defensive tackle. Nothing more
25:00
to say, honestly. Philly again, folks. They love
25:05
their offensive and their defensive linemen.
25:08
They're always going to make a trade. They're
25:09
always going to make a move for offensive and
25:11
defensive linemen. So the Philadelphia Eagles
25:14
acquired Fred Johnson left tackle while giving
25:17
up a 2026 seventh round pick to the Jaguars.
25:20
So according to the stats by PFF, okay, he allows
25:25
four penalties, eight sacks, five hits, and 37
25:29
total pressures. Now, when you look at his placement,
25:32
he's had 351 snaps at left tackle, 119 snaps
25:38
at right tackle, and believe it or not, he had
25:41
10 snaps at tight end. This guy is a weapon.
25:44
This guy is a weapon. That's all I'll say. But
25:48
the Eagles, again, made another move for offensive
25:50
linemen. So they traded for Darion Kennard, guard
25:52
for the Packers. And so they give up a 20 -27
25:56
sixth round pick, all right? So looking at PFF,
26:00
he allowed only three total pressures in one
26:02
sack. I know recently the Eagles just cut Kenyon
26:05
Green, who they traded for, I think it was this
26:09
offseason. Yeah, I think they traded for Kenyon
26:11
Green this offseason because that's how they
26:14
were able to ship away C .J. Garner -Johnson.
26:16
And they just cut him a few days ago, so I guess
26:20
it only makes sense for them to go after Darion
26:23
Canard. Now, here's the thing, though. So according
26:26
to PFF, he's had 68 snaps at right tackle and
26:30
three snaps at left guard. Maybe he's a backup
26:34
for right tackle and guard, I guess. I don't
26:36
know. A little bit of a head scratcher. But we
26:38
all know that they're going to turn water into
26:40
wine when it comes to this stuff. All right.
26:42
So Kenny Pickett is on the move again. You might
26:46
as well want to call him Ryan Fitzpatrick 2 .0.
26:49
All right. No disrespect to you, my G. So Cleveland
26:51
receives a 2026 fifth round pick. We all know
26:55
that Las Vegas was looking for a backup quarterback.
26:58
I would have thought they probably would have
26:59
went with, I don't know, Josh Dobbs or... Somebody
27:02
else, not Kenny Pickett, who really didn't play
27:06
in any of the preseason games. Just saying, a
27:10
little bit weird. But let's keep this thing going,
27:12
all right? So the Vikings and the Colts made
27:14
a trade. So the Colts received Makai Blackman,
27:17
corner, and the Vikings received a 2026 sixth
27:20
round pick in return. We just have a few more,
27:23
just like smaller trades, nothing. really big
27:26
or whatever. So the Browns traded for KT, Leveston,
27:30
Gard, and the Rams receive a 20 -28 seventh round
27:33
pick. My guess is, death piece, Seahawks trade
27:37
away Michael Jarrell, right tackle to the Falcons,
27:39
and so they receive a 20 -27 seventh round pick,
27:42
which my guess is they probably made this move
27:45
because they probably caught wind that, yeah,
27:48
Caleb McGarry is going to be done for the year.
27:50
So, really great move at the right time because,
27:54
man, oh, man, you do not want to have a glaring
27:57
hole on that offensive line, all right? So, the
28:00
Cowboys made a move with the Saints. So, the
28:03
Saints received Aseem Richards in a 20 -28 seventh
28:05
-round pick, while the Cowboys received a 20
28:08
-28 sixth -round pick. The Texans and the Chargers
28:11
made a trade. So, the Chargers received Austin.
28:14
I don't know. I don't know how to pronounce your
28:16
last name, dog. I'm not going to butcher it.
28:17
Right tackle. While the Texans receive a 20 -27
28:20
seventh -round pick in return, my guess is this
28:23
is offensive line help. Nothing more. Nothing
28:26
serious. The Lions made a trade this morning,
28:29
actually. The Lions traded away Tim Patrick to
28:32
the Jaguars, and so the Lions receive a 2026
28:35
sixth round pick in return. And then the most
28:38
notable trade of all trades that happened prior
28:41
to me hitting the record button, Adam Thielen
28:44
goes back to the Vikings. The Vikings receive
28:46
Adam Thielen a conditional 2026 seventh round
28:49
pick and a 2027 fifth round pick, while the Panthers
28:53
receive a 2026 fifth round pick and a 2027 fourth
28:56
round pick. I do have to add this in there as
28:59
well. The Vikings currently are working on Adam
29:02
Thielen's contract right now just to rework it.
29:05
And the Panthers aren't receiving anything back
29:07
when it comes to dead money or anything like
29:09
that with this contract. So really good move
29:12
for the Vikings because their wide receiver room
29:14
has been depleted with injuries. And so adding
29:17
him and pairing him with Ty Felton and Justin
29:20
Jefferson and Jordan Addison, man, oh man, do
29:23
you have a really good receiving core because
29:25
Adam Thielen is still a really productive receiver.
29:29
Sure, he's not going to give you 10 or 12 or
29:32
13 touchdowns. No, but he can give you between
29:35
three to six touchdowns and still be really productive.
29:39
Like the route running is still there. He can
29:42
still go toe to toe with a lot of receivers.
29:44
Now, am I saying he's going to cook him? No,
29:46
but I think he can definitely be a very contributing
29:50
piece to this offense because Justin Jefferson
29:53
is still nursing a hamstring injury. I know there's
29:56
like a few other receivers that are still banged
29:58
up as well. So it was only right if they made
30:00
this move. And then not to mention, when you
30:02
look on the Panther side, I mean, they have Tetsuro
30:05
McMillan, Xavier Leguette, Jamie Horn Jr., Croker,
30:09
who they brought in as an undrafted free agent
30:12
as well. Like, that receiver room is really young.
30:16
It's really a good move for both sides because
30:18
I know leading up to this point, they were trying
30:21
to get something done. And then, you know, everyone
30:23
was saying it looks like the deal has basically
30:25
fallen through. You know, a trade wasn't going
30:27
to be done. And then next thing you know, a trade
30:29
gets done this morning prior to me recording.
30:32
And so here we are. But those are all the trades
30:35
that have happened so far for now. Because I
30:38
know there's probably going to be more trades
30:40
happening within the next 24 to 48 hours. I know.
30:43
What time is it? 1147. So the waiver claims are
30:47
about to start in about maybe 20 to 30 minutes,
30:50
meaning any of the players that have been waived,
30:53
they can now be claimed by another team. And
30:55
so the waiver claim goes like this, all right?
30:58
So it's based off of the draft. Depending on
31:01
where your team was is where they're going to
31:03
put in their waiver claim. It's not like a free
31:05
-for -all where you just, hey, I want them, or
31:07
I want them, or I want them. It doesn't work
31:09
like that. It's structured based off of the draft.
31:12
The first team in the waiver wire is going to
31:15
be the Titans, and the last team is going to
31:17
be the Eagles. For instance, the Steelers. With
31:21
the Steelers drafting 21st in this past draft,
31:23
they're going to be 21st on the waiver wire.
31:26
That's how it goes. Let's talk about something
31:29
a little controversial, okay? So this may turn
31:33
into a rant, but I think it's very much needed,
31:37
okay? So Daniel Jones has been anointed the starting
31:40
quarterback job for the Colts, all right? But
31:43
before we get to that, we got some breaking news,
31:45
breaking news, breaking news, folks. That's right.
31:47
Kyle Hamilton of the Ravens inks a four -year,
31:50
$100 .4 million deal, $82 million guaranteed.
31:54
He is now the highest paid safety in the National
31:58
Football League at $25 .1 million a year. This
32:02
is all happening right now. Usually, I would
32:04
have some stats and everything, but this literally
32:07
just happened. So, man, this is a great deal
32:10
for a really productive player. I don't care
32:13
what anyone says. Kyle Hamilton is the 1A or
32:17
1B, whichever way you want to look at it, to
32:20
Antoine Winfield Jr. Those two are the best safeties
32:24
in the league right now. And it was only right
32:26
that the Ravens take care of him because guess
32:28
what? Like I said before in previous episodes,
32:31
this is the difference. between a proactive and
32:35
reactive organization. The Ravens once again
32:38
show why they are the better organization in
32:42
the league right now because guess what? They
32:44
were proactive in making sure that they take
32:46
care of Kyle Hamilton because they know that,
32:49
listen, if he has a crazy season this year, if
32:53
he wins, I don't know, defensive player of the
32:55
year or get another all -pro nod, that's way
32:58
more money that they're going to have to give
33:00
him. So it was only right that you take care
33:02
of him right now at this point. Now the question
33:05
is, what are they going to do with Tyler Linderbaum?
33:07
What are they going to do with Isaiah Lockley?
33:09
What are they going to do with all the other
33:11
players that are looking for more money? That's
33:13
the question that I'm curious about at this point
33:16
because, man, you're giving out big contracts
33:18
to other people. I mean, if I'm not mistaken,
33:21
I think Lamar is going to come up for another
33:24
extension as well. So great for Kyle Hamilton.
33:27
Great for the Ravens. We also have some more
33:30
breaking news as well. Kendrick Bourne, former
33:32
wide receiver for the Patriots, has been released,
33:36
okay? After missing most of camp with a foot
33:38
injury, Kendrick Bourne is now healthy and wanting
33:41
a fresh start. So let's see what happens, folks.
33:45
But now that that's all, you know, done and whatnot,
33:48
let's talk about this whole Colts situation.
33:51
Shane Steichen has made the decision to make
33:53
Daniel Jones the starting quarterback for the
33:55
Colts this year. So this is what Shane Steichen
33:57
had to say. He's our starting quarterback for
34:00
the season. I don't want to have a quick leash
34:02
on that. I feel confident in his abilities, end
34:04
quote. He goes on to say this, end quote. When
34:08
they both came in, I made it very clear that
34:10
this is going to be a battle and they're going
34:12
to compete for the job. And like I said, I'm
34:14
going to make the decision I feel is best for
34:16
the football team, end quote. Now, this is what
34:19
Daniel Jones has to say after finding out that
34:22
he earned the role, and I quote, I think that
34:24
was obviously a big piece of why I came here,
34:27
to be on the field and to be with this group.
34:29
I think it's a strong group of players, as I
34:31
said, and a strong group of coaches in the system.
34:34
I think there's a lot of things here to be excited
34:37
about, so yeah, I'm certainly happy I made the
34:39
decision, end quote. Now, this is what Anthony
34:42
Richardson had to say, and I quote, Steichen
34:45
made the decision. That's the decision we've
34:47
got to live with. But no hard feelings, nothing
34:50
personal. I've just got to keep growing. I just
34:53
can't let me not being a starter stop me from
34:55
going and being the person, the player that I'm
34:58
supposed to be. I feel like I've taken big steps
35:01
in a lot of ways in my preparation, my knowledge
35:04
of the offense, and the intensity I put into
35:06
working on my footwork. So I'm delivering the
35:08
ball in the right spots and making sure my mind
35:10
is in the right spot so I can make the best decision
35:13
for the team. I just feel like I made a lot of
35:15
growth. but there's still a lot of growth to
35:17
be made, so I'm just working, end quote. Now,
35:20
this is what DeForest Buckner had to say about
35:22
the quarterback decision, and I quote, with the
35:24
big decision with QB1, all the guys, I mean,
35:27
we were all just ready to hear who's going to
35:29
be number one. Whoever it was going to be, we're
35:31
going to get behind him no matter what, you know
35:33
what I'm saying? Whether it was AR or Daniel.
35:36
Now, he goes on to say this as well, and I quote,
35:40
obviously, naming Daniel, we know who's QB1,
35:43
who we're rolling with into the season. and we're
35:45
going to get behind him, support him in any way
35:47
we can. What I've been telling the guys is the
35:50
best way we can support the quarterback position
35:52
is everybody around him, defense, offense, special
35:55
teams, everybody's got to do their job at a high
35:57
level, and we can take this thing very far, end
36:00
quote. DeForest Buckner had this to say about
36:02
Anthony Richardson, end quote. This is a time
36:05
period for him where he can sit back and really
36:07
develop on his skills at the quarterback position
36:09
and mastering the offense. He's just one play
36:12
away from getting back into the ballgame, and
36:14
when that moment comes, he'll be ready. He's
36:16
a deep competitor inside of him. He wanted the
36:18
job really bad, and he was doing whatever it
36:20
took to get to the starting job, and we've all
36:23
seen the progress from this year, especially
36:25
in this camp. Like I said before, throughout
36:28
training camp, one of his best camps that he
36:30
put together, we've all seen the progress in
36:32
him, and this decision shouldn't define him and
36:34
really overshadow all the stuff that he's been
36:36
able to do." Now this is what Quentin Nelson
36:39
had to say about the state of the quarterback
36:41
room, and I quote, You look around the league
36:45
and you just see the consistency of having Patrick
36:47
Holmes or quarterback behind you that's been
36:49
the franchise player for years and years and
36:52
years and years. And getting to build that chemistry
36:54
with that quarterback year after year is something
36:57
that there is an advantage to when it comes to
36:59
O -line play. End quote. Now with this move being
37:03
made, If I'm not mistaken, this is now the 12th
37:06
starting quarterback for the Colts since Andrew
37:08
Luck retired. Here's the stat line in the starts
37:11
for all of the quarterbacks that have played
37:14
since Andrew Luck retired. Jacoby Reset, 2019,
37:17
he had 15 starts. He had a 7 -8 record with 18
37:21
touchdowns and 6 picks. Brian Hoare, 2019, he
37:24
had 1 start, 7 -9 record with 4 touchdowns and
37:28
4 picks. Phillip Rivers, 2020, 16 starts. 11
37:32
-5 record with 24 touchdowns and 11 picks. Carson
37:35
Wentz, 2021, 17 starts. 9 -8 record with 27 touchdowns,
37:39
7 picks. Matt Ryan, 2022, 12 starts. A 4 -7 -1
37:44
record with 14 touchdowns, 13 picks. Sam Ellinger,
37:48
2022, 3 starts. No recorded stats at all. Nick
37:52
Foles, 2022, 2 starts. An 0 -2 record with no
37:56
touchdowns, 4 picks. Anthony Richardson in 2023,
38:00
4 starts. 2 -2 record with 3 touchdowns, 1 pick.
38:03
Anthony Richardson in 2024, 11 starts, 6 -5 record
38:08
with 8 touchdowns, 12 picks. Gardner Minshew,
38:11
2023, 13 starts, 7 -6 record with 15 touchdowns,
38:16
9 picks. Joe Flacco, 2024, 6 starts, 2 -4 record
38:21
with 12 touchdowns, 7 picks. Here's Daniel Jones'
38:25
last year with the Giants. 341 attempts for 216
38:30
completions, 2 ,070 passing yards, 8 touchdowns,
38:34
7 picks, 6 .1 yards per attempt. Folks, this
38:38
move was not made because Daniel Jones lit it
38:41
up in every single preseason game. This move
38:44
was not made because Anthony Richardson didn't
38:46
show anything. This move was not made because
38:49
of favoritism or anything like that. This move
38:52
was made to save their jobs. Because Shane Steichen
38:56
and Chris Ballard are on the hot seat right now.
38:59
This roster is one of the better rosters in the
39:03
AFC, let alone in the division. You have Jonathan
39:06
Taylor. You have a really good offensive line.
39:08
You have Alec Pierce. You just drafted Tyler
39:12
Warren. And that's just on the offense. On the
39:15
defense, you have DeForest Buckner. Latu Latu.
39:18
Traverius Ward that you just got in free agency.
39:21
Kenny Moore. Zaire Franklin. You have a lot of
39:24
great weapons. And like I've said before in previous
39:27
episodes, what's been the number one thing that's
39:30
prevented them from taking things to the next
39:32
level? Bad and inconsistent quarterback play.
39:35
And so now they're about to go into another year
39:38
where most likely they're not going to go anywhere
39:41
and they're going to underperform. So if you're
39:43
Colts ownership, you are looking at Shane Stikton
39:47
and Chris Ballard under a microscope. You are
39:51
looking at them in a way that says, listen, I
39:53
need you guys to show me why you guys deserve
39:57
to stay here. Because right now, both of them
40:00
have underperformed. And granted, Chris Ballard
40:03
has built this team. Chris Ballard has weathered
40:07
the storm since Andrew Luck has retired. But
40:10
guess what? Time's a ticking, man. Time's a ticking.
40:15
They're looking for their return of investment
40:17
with Anthony Richardson, and so far they haven't
40:20
seen it. Now, granted, I will say this. Anthony
40:23
Richardson deserves some blame. Shane Stuyton
40:26
deserves some blame. Chris Ballard deserves some
40:30
blame. Everybody deserves some blame. But the
40:33
number one question that we must ask ourselves
40:35
here, folks, who failed who? Who failed who in
40:41
this situation? Now, granted, I'll be honest
40:43
here. From a fan perspective, when Anthony Richardson
40:47
was coming out of Florida, I was like, wow, he
40:50
has a lot of intangibles. He can run, got a killer
40:53
of an arm, really athletic, can extend the plays.
40:56
He can do it all. But then once I did a little
41:00
bit of digging, I did some research. Oh, oh,
41:03
he don't have a whole lot of starts. Oh, he hasn't
41:06
played a whole lot of time in college. Oh, no,
41:07
this ain't going to work. This is not going to
41:09
work at all. And now you see it. Mind you, Anthony
41:15
Richardson has not helped this case at all since
41:18
being drafted. Because you know why? You can't
41:22
go and you can't say on another podcast that
41:26
playing in the NFL is easier than college football.
41:29
Better yet, I'm going to pull up the quote and
41:32
I'm going to tell you exactly what he said word
41:35
for word. And I quote, playing in the NFL, I
41:39
feel like it's easier than college. For real,
41:41
for real, in college, you got players like they
41:43
good and they know they good, but they're not
41:46
as confident. They got to rely on other players
41:48
to do this for them to do that. He also goes
41:51
on to say this. In the league, everybody trying
41:53
to work to stay in the league, trying to keep
41:56
their job. That just lets me know I ain't got
41:58
to do too much. I'm going to do my job and he
42:01
got to do his job. It's going to work, end quote.
42:03
That right there was strike one. Strike two slash
42:08
three was you tapping out. When you tapped out
42:12
of that game, that sealed your fate with the
42:16
team. Because every little bit of confidence
42:19
that anybody had, whether it be front office
42:22
personnel, whether it be scouts, whether it be
42:25
players, whether it be coaches, whomever, they
42:28
lost all of it the minute that you tapped out.
42:30
And the fact that you used such a shitty, a really
42:36
shitty, and I mean shitty excuse. on why you
42:40
tapped out, made you lose everybody in that locker
42:44
room. Because guess what? Those offensive linemen
42:47
that are protecting you, they don't have a chance
42:50
to take a break. You know when they take a break?
42:53
When they're off on the field. All four downs,
42:56
they're on that field. Tired, hurt, body feeling
43:01
like crap, they're there. And the fact that you
43:05
tapped out, you lost everybody in that room,
43:08
brother. Let me just read to you his starts.
43:13
In total, he had 24 career starts in college.
43:19
24. Now let's compare that to some notable quarterbacks
43:26
within the last, I don't know, maybe 15, 20 years,
43:29
okay? Jaden Daniels, 55. Peyton Manning, 45.
43:34
Lamar Jackson. 38. Eli Manning, 43. Tom Brady,
43:38
29. Ben Roethlisberger, 38. Jalen Hurts, 56.
43:43
Baker Mayfield, 48. Out of all of those people
43:46
that I just read, Tom Brady was the only one
43:51
who had the least amount of starts out of everybody.
43:54
In case in point, that's why he was drafted where
43:56
he was drafted. In case in point, that's why
43:59
it took him so long to hit the field. Because
44:01
why? He had Drew Bledsoe ahead of him. And he
44:05
wasn't going to hit the field anytime soon. So
44:08
what he had to do? He had to sit. He had to wait.
44:10
He had to be developed. He had to go through
44:11
different things. So explain to me how the Colts
44:16
decided, you know what? We're going to draft
44:19
somebody because they have a bigger arm. They're
44:23
athletic. They're strong. And they're big. And
44:26
they resemble people like a Cam Newton, a Ben
44:29
Roethlisberger. You know, their body quarterbacks
44:32
that were able to move during their heyday. We
44:35
like that. That's like you going to one of those
44:38
crappy little car dealerships that's on the side
44:40
of the road, maybe by a McDonald's or a gas station
44:44
or somewhere. They probably got those same cars
44:46
that's been in that parking lot for about five
44:48
or ten years. And you see one of your favorite
44:50
cars that's in there. And you stop and you go
44:53
and you check out that car. And the little car
44:56
salesman come out and probably got some ketchup
44:58
on the side of his shirt. You know what I mean?
45:00
Probably just finished smoking a cigarette and
45:02
drinking a hot Coca -Cola. And he says, how can
45:06
I help you? And you say, you know what? I want
45:08
that car. And he tells you, hey, that car got
45:11
a lot of miles and it's going to need a lot of
45:14
work. You say, you know what? Scratch it. Don't
45:17
care. Still want it. And you get that car knowing
45:19
all the things that are coming with it. That's
45:23
exactly what the Colts did with Anthony Richardson.
45:25
You knew that by drafting Anthony Richardson
45:30
with the fourth pick in the draft, you are inheriting
45:35
a project. Now, here's the thing that I think
45:40
we need to talk about, okay? Because I want to
45:43
go a few different ways. I'm like that guy off
45:46
of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, that one
45:49
meme where he got his hand on the wall and there's
45:51
a whole bunch of... connecting points and whatnot
45:54
that's that that's where we are with this situation
45:56
the brown situation okay so think about this
45:59
for a second here folks a project is something
46:02
where it is not completely finished and it needs
46:07
time to be worked on okay have you ever drove
46:12
through a neighborhood a newer neighborhood to
46:14
be specific and there's maybe about two or three
46:17
houses and They're not really done yet. They're
46:20
still in the working phases. They still have
46:23
the skeleton of the house. They haven't put up
46:27
the drywall or any furniture or hardwood floor,
46:32
if they're going to do that, or a fireplace or
46:34
anything. They just have the foundational stuff
46:36
up. That is called a project. Anthony Richardson
46:40
was a project. And yet, the Colts said, you know
46:44
what? We still are going to draft him. that most
46:49
likely he's going to have to sit for at least
46:51
two years just for him to have at least a legitimate
46:55
chance to possibly show something. And instead
46:59
of you allowing him to sit, you thrusted him
47:03
to the starting quarterback role, knowing that
47:06
he is a project, knowing that he doesn't have
47:10
a lot of experience playing football. And in
47:12
doing so, the first year, he doesn't play as
47:16
many games, he gets hurt. Okay, shut him down
47:18
for the season. Okay, cool. Then next year, he's
47:22
not really playing his best. So what you do,
47:24
you put in Joe Flacco. Joe Flacco isn't playing
47:27
his best. So what you do, you put Anthony Richardson
47:29
back in. And then you have the whole conundrum
47:32
with the tapping out and, you know, the rest
47:34
is history. And so here we are. Everyone has
47:36
a hand in blame with this entire situation. Because
47:41
you know what's going to happen now? Most likely,
47:44
the Colts are going to draft a quarterback next
47:47
year. And I haven't talked about the quarterback
47:49
draft prospects. I haven't even talked about
47:51
the draft yet. But this is just a little bit
47:53
of a taste. I can assure you there will be at
47:57
least seven to eight teams that are going to
48:01
be looking at a quarterback next year. And the
48:03
Colts will probably be one of them. There's going
48:06
to be drafting quarterback fairly high because
48:08
I don't expect this team to go anywhere, especially
48:11
with someone like a Daniel Jones at center. So
48:14
explain to me why we've gotten to this point.
48:17
Explain to me why you feel like Daniel Jones
48:21
is the best option available. And granted, I
48:26
understand that that first preseason game, Anthony
48:30
Richardson messed up his pinky. It was a really
48:32
nasty injury. If I were you, I would not look
48:34
it up. I get all of that. But you would have
48:39
at least wanted to give Anthony Richardson a
48:41
chance. Just so he can still put out something.
48:47
Rather than give it to Daniel Jones. Now, granted,
48:50
we should have seen the tea leaves prior to this
48:53
point when they gave the type of money that they
48:55
gave to Daniel Jones. You're not going to give
48:58
a backup quarterback $14 million. No, you're
49:03
going to give a quarterback $14 million if you
49:05
believe in your whole heart that he is going
49:08
to be the starting quarterback week one. Name
49:13
me one backup quarterback. That's making $14
49:16
million. I'll wait. Can't find any? Exactly what
49:19
I thought. So if you're the Colts, if you're
49:23
ownership, if you're the scouting department,
49:26
if you're anybody in that front office, you are
49:29
crossing your fingers, you are crossing your
49:32
pinky toes, you are crossing everything that
49:34
you can possibly cross in hope that Daniel Jones
49:38
show a little bit of something. If he doesn't,
49:42
they're going to clean house quickly. Shane Stuyton
49:45
will be gone. Chris Ballard will be gone. Everybody
49:47
else will be gone. Because again, this team is
49:52
ready to be competitive. This team should be
49:56
competing with the Texans or at least beating
49:59
the Texans to win the division every single year.
50:05
I just listed to you some of the notable players
50:08
that are on this team. And you mean to tell me
50:11
this team underperforms every single year for
50:14
the past three years? I'm sorry. There's no excuses
50:18
with that. And granted, I understand why the
50:21
Colts brought in Shane Steichen because they
50:23
were thinking, okay, if he can refine Jalen Hurts,
50:26
maybe he can do the same thing with someone like
50:28
Anthony Richardson. You want to know the difference?
50:31
Jalen Hurts played 56 games in college. He had
50:36
experience with Alabama and then with Oklahoma.
50:39
So he had well enough experience. He was very
50:43
much comfortable with the game of football. You
50:47
can't say the same thing with Anthony Richardson.
50:49
And so now here we are. Now, if you're Anthony
50:52
Richardson, most likely they're going to let
50:54
go of you next year. Now, me personally, I will
50:59
look at the Rams. I will look at the Vikings.
51:02
I will look at places where I know I'm going
51:06
to be refined as a quarterback. Sean McVay, Sean
51:10
Payton, Kevin O 'Connell, Kyle Shanahan. Those
51:15
are the people that you need to be going to,
51:16
Andy Reid. You should not be going to anybody
51:19
that has no experience in developing a quarterback.
51:23
And I mean truly developing a quarterback. Kevin
51:27
O 'Connell, he's done it. He has a track record.
51:30
Sean McVay, he has a track record. And now me
51:33
personally, if it's my personal opinion, I'm
51:35
going to Sean McVay first. Because I've seen
51:38
what he's done with Baker Mayfield and what he
51:41
did with Sam Darnold. Actually, no, no, that
51:43
was Kyle Shanahan. Forget about that. Forget
51:45
about that, okay? The fact of the matter is this.
51:49
This was not a performance -based decision. This
51:52
was, I'm trying to save our jobs for another
51:55
year decision. And I'll just leave it there.
51:58
Now, the last topic we need to talk about, the
52:00
most controversial topic that we need to talk
52:02
about, and that is the Browns, okay? This may
52:05
be another rant as well. So yesterday, Kevin
52:08
Stefanski decided to make the decision on who's
52:11
going to be the backup for Joe Flacco, and it's
52:13
going to be Dylan Gabriel. Now, I've seen a lot
52:16
of clips. I've seen a lot of podcasts. I've seen
52:19
a lot of interviews. Seen a lot of different
52:20
forms of content about Shador Sanders and the
52:24
backup quarterback role and just this entire
52:27
quarterback conundrum that the Browns have been
52:29
in. And I think the evaluation between Dylan
52:32
Gabriel and Shador Sanders. is more personal
52:35
than professional. We don't see a whole lot of
52:39
people that are dissecting the plays between
52:42
Dylan Gabriel and Shador Sanders. Instead, what
52:45
we see a lot is grown men who are basically picking
52:49
apart every single mistake that Shador Sanders
52:52
does both on and off the field. I remember vividly
52:56
when word got out that Shador Sanders got a speeding
52:59
ticket. The next day, everyone's saying, oh,
53:02
that's somebody that you don't want on the team.
53:04
That's not a good move. That's not a good idea.
53:06
Blah, blah, blah. You shouldn't be doing that.
53:10
Let me tell you something. Imagine you're 25,
53:13
26 years old. You got a really fast car. Think
53:16
of your favorite fast car. Me, personally, it's
53:19
probably a Dodge Viper. Love Dodge Vipers. And
53:23
imagine you're on the highway. Maybe about 12,
53:27
maybe 1 o 'clock in the morning. Nobody's in
53:31
sight. Nobody's to your left. Nobody's to your
53:33
right. You got a clear road for as long as you
53:37
can see. You're not going to want to test that
53:40
bad boy. You're not going to want to push it
53:42
to the limit just a little bit. That defeats
53:45
the purpose of having a fast car. You ask any
53:48
person that has had a fast car. They will all
53:52
say the same thing. I have at least tested it
53:55
once. But you had so many people, including the
54:00
GM, who was very critical of Shador doing this.
54:03
When in actuality, all the GM just need to say,
54:06
we are handling this internally. Everything is
54:09
fine. And then you just tell Shador, hey, listen,
54:12
man, when you go on this road at this time at
54:15
night, make sure you be careful, man, because
54:17
the cops be everywhere and you really want all
54:20
that. All right. Now, if this is a repeated pattern,
54:23
then you need to have a more intense conversation
54:26
with Shador. But I didn't see nobody saying anything
54:30
about Miles Garrett when he got his up -team
54:33
speeding ticket. I didn't see anybody saying
54:36
that. So if you're going to hold people responsibly,
54:40
then you need to be transparent, regardless if
54:43
they are a rookie or the face of the franchise.
54:46
Everyone must be held accountable. But clearly,
54:50
that's not the case. And we also need to talk
54:53
about Dylan Gabriel saying the things that he
54:56
said, which we all know was directed at who?
54:59
Shador Sanders. You cannot say, and I quote,
55:03
yeah, it's just part of it. You know, there's
55:05
entertainers and there's competitors. And I totally
55:08
understand that. But my job is to compete. And
55:11
that's what I'm focused on doing, end quote.
55:13
You cannot say something like that without receiving
55:16
major backlash from it. Nobody said anything
55:19
about you being an entertainer or a competitor.
55:24
Nobody said anything. So why are you bringing
55:28
this up? I understand that some people prefer
55:32
one quarterback over the other. But in actuality,
55:37
what we need to do is just observe who put out
55:41
the best tape. Who performed the best in this
55:45
situation? And in my mind, I would say it's a
55:50
tie. Shador Sanders had one good game. Dylan
55:54
Gabriel had one good half. That's it. It's a
55:57
tie. You can't really do a real analysis anymore
56:01
when it comes to quarterbacks because the preseason
56:04
is so short now. It's only three games. Three
56:06
games really isn't enough to really make a true
56:09
decision on who's going to be the backup quarterback.
56:12
Let me just read to you the stat lines for all
56:14
three of these games, okay? So, Shador's stat
56:16
line against the Panthers, 23 attempts for 14
56:19
completions, 138 passing yards, two touchdowns.
56:22
Dylan Gabriel's stat line against the Eagles,
56:24
18 attempts for 13 completions, 143 passing yards,
56:29
one pick, 7 .9 yards per attempt. This is the
56:32
stat line with Dylan Gabriel and Shador when
56:35
they face the Rams. Dylan Gabriel, 19 attempts
56:38
for 12 completions, 129 passing yards, 6 .8 yards
56:43
per attempt, and one touchdown. Shador Sanders,
56:45
six attempts for three completions, 14 passing
56:48
yards, and 2 .3 yards per attempt. Now, here's
56:51
the thing. By the time Shador Sanders got into
56:53
the game, the offensive line was atrocious. The
56:57
same weapons that Joe Flacco and Dylan Gabriel
57:00
had wasn't there anymore. So in some ways, one
57:03
could assume that the Browns put Shador Sanders
57:06
into battle with a butter knife and a half -broken
57:10
twig. And said, you know what? Fight your way
57:13
out of this. And yes, he did take some unnecessary
57:17
sacks. Yes, he needs to start throwing the ball
57:20
away. This is my little saying that I came up
57:23
with. Throw the ball away, live another day.
57:26
If you throw the ball away, no one cares. Believe
57:29
it or not, a lot of quarterback coaches, offensive
57:32
coordinators, and even coaches would rather for
57:35
their quarterback to just throw it out of bounds
57:38
than to try to make the big play and then risk
57:41
possibly having a fumble, interception, pick
57:45
six, whatever. Now, I will say this. Shador Sanders
57:49
did take a sack that was unnecessary, and then
57:52
it pushed the team way back, I think, maybe 30
57:55
yards, if I'm not mistaken. So, yes, Shador didn't
58:00
play his best ball. But at the same time, we
58:03
also have to realize that, listen, if you're
58:06
going to have a true quarterback competition,
58:08
then you needed to keep at least two or three
58:11
starting offensive linemen on the field, two
58:14
or three weapons on the field. Because guess
58:16
what? As soon as that game was over, 24 to 48
58:20
hours later, a lot of those offensive linemen,
58:24
if not all those offensive linemen, were cut.
58:27
Those receivers, tight ends, and running backs
58:30
were cut as well. So there was no point in putting
58:35
Shador in, in my mind. Then you have to talk
58:39
about Shador not being put in for the two -minute
58:41
drill. The two -minute drill is what separates
58:45
average quarterbacks to elite quarterbacks. We
58:49
have seen games where Peyton Manning isn't playing
58:51
his best ball. But when the two -minute warning
58:54
is over, laser -focused. executing every single
58:58
play, touchdowns, converting third downs into
59:02
first downs, you name it, he's doing it all.
59:04
We've seen all the greats do it, and that's what
59:07
makes them great. So I don't understand why the
59:11
Browns are doing this, but it's leaving a lot
59:14
of people just scratching their head trying to
59:16
figure out what in the hell are the Browns doing.
59:19
But at the same time, how many quarterbacks have
59:22
the Browns gone through in the last, what, 15,
59:24
20 years? Not surprised. So, do I think Shador
59:31
Sanders is going to play at some point in this
59:33
season? Yes. I do think at some point, probably
59:38
close to maybe the last two or three games of
59:40
the season when they probably realize, hey, we're
59:43
not going anywhere, we're not going to the playoffs,
59:45
we're eliminated, blah, blah, blah, yada, yada,
59:47
all that other good stuff. They'll probably put
59:48
Shador in for maybe about a game or two. And
59:52
they may do the same thing for Dylan Gabriel
59:53
as well. Because I don't think Joe Flacco is
59:56
holding up for 17 weeks. I just don't personally,
1:00:00
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1:00:03
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