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Ep.24: Make a choice · Football Junkies podcast

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  Bag alert bag alert bag alert bag alert folks. That's right. I was gonna put out an episode yesterday
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  But I decided to redo it because there's a lot of things we have to over as well as I was finally able to watch the Eagles
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  And Patriots game so you might as well want to just you know, tweak, you know, just just tweak a few things, you know
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  So Jok, you know gets paid Matthew Jude on gets trade to the Falcons
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  Justin Simmons signs with the Falcons, right? Okay, Jordan Phillips gets trade to the Cowboys Carl Lawson signs with the Cowboys
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  Matt Milano tore his bicep and we have to talk about the Eagles and Patriots game last night all of this and more
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  Okay on the 24th episode of the greatest football podcast you could possibly listen to on a day-to-day basis
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  I am your host your bag world domus your chief bag meteorologist
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  Okay, your GM who still is not on the team right now, but has assisted GM interviews lined up going into the weekend
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  And yes, we are still in New York. I'm still eating a chopped cheese the Occhi way
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  You already know what I'm getting ready say. It's K. Let's lock in
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  All right folks, so let's just get into the news. Okay, so Jok Jeremiah
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  I don't even know how to pronounce his his last name, but everybody just called I well
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  I called him Jock some people call him Jok
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  but
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  Limebacker for the Browns inked a three-year thirty nine million dollar extension with him. He gets 25 million in guarantees
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  And he's making 13 million a year now when you look at his stats
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  Last season was his best season so far two picks six past deflections
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  One force fumble three three and a half sacks and five quarter back kids now when you're looking at those stats
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  You're probably thinking those are you know, those are okay. Those are good
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  Those aren't you know, the best stats for those are really good stats. They are
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  Because Jock is basically a Swiss army knife for the linebacker positions
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  Especially for that Browns defense the way that they use him in various situations
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  sort of enhances
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  his skill set because
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  And and I only remember this because I was a big Jock fan when he was when he was coming out of Notre Dame
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  The way that Notre Dame use them is sort of like the same way that the Browns use them, right?
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  so there'll be times where where you know, they'll they'll use him as you know, they'll use him on the edge
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  There's times where they'll use him, you know in coverage against a tight end. They just they just move him everywhere, right?
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  He's always on the field. He's always doing something, right?
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  And you know, there are times where he'll make a big play or he'll you know, force an
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  Incompletion or force fumble or whatever the case may be so jok
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  Definitely is has become a problem, right?
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  a good problem when you really look at it because you're talking about somebody who has the
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  Athleticism has the speed has the height and you know everything else to be able to match up against a tight end if he needs to
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  To you know rush the passion, you know if he needs to and do whatever else if he needs to right and
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  Oftentimes, you know, it's rare to have
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  Someone like him like his skill set to be able, you know to have that flexibility to be able to
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  Play, you know both outside and inside linebacker and do it at a pretty good, you know at a pretty good level
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  That's rare. That's very rare. So for him to be able to do it, you know, that's really good
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  You know, the the Browns lately have been prioritizing, you know keeping their own players and resigning them to you know, pretty decent contracts
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  You know, it nothing really crazy
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  To really talk about with this deal. Honestly, I think it's a great deal for both parties
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  It's not necessarily something that's you know earth shattering or anything that's gonna cause any problems in the future
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  I think this is a really good deal
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  You know not necessarily a long drawn-out deal, but it's good and you know by the time this contract ends
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  He'll be able to re-up and get another contract. So, you know
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  Congratulations to jock now. Let's get into
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  Matthew Jude on getting traded right because that also tags along with somebody else
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  I'm joining the Falcons as well. So Jude on former former New England Patriots
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  Got traded to the Falcons, right?
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  So the Falcons of course received Jude on and the Patriots receive a 2025 third round pick now when you look at this
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  This is a really good situation, right?
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  Because Jude on goes into a better situation than what he was in, right?
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  While at the same time the Patriots
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  Begin that process of stacking up a lot of picks because that's what they need at this point because
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  They're going through a rebuild. They're going through a complete rebuild a complete change, right?
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  The old you know that old era and whatnot is gone. Bill is gone Brady Julia Edelman
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  Now Matthew Slater the McCordy brothers
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  Um, Gronk all those guys they're gone, right? And so, you know, you're now in that phase where you need to you need as many
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  draft picks as you possibly can get right and so, you know
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  You just make this type of move especially with you know, Jude on being disgruntled with you know
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  With the contract offers that the Patriots have basically given him. So he's just like bumping
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  I just want to be putting the better situation now. I will say this according to Jeremy Fowler and other sources
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  a lot of people were reporting that
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  The Bears were also in the mix to get Jude on as well
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  So it definitely shows you that there was a market for Matthew Jude on
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  Regardless of what anyone may say
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  But I will say this it does put it does put a lot of
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  I
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  Wouldn't say that this is what I'll say the Falcons now have a have a premier patch rusher
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  You know that that's been needed for a pretty long time
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  You're talking about somebody who has been consistent who's gotten double digit sacks
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  Who's you know made big plays when we need to that's that that's who Jude on it, right?
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  And they haven't had someone like that in a long time, but now that you have that right now
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  That you're able to like really put that defense together because I truly believe that Raheem Morris is definitely
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  That next generation of like, you know, really great
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  Defensive-minded coaches I do I think it's between him and Demico Ryan's and whoever else that that may be you know
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  They may be coming next that is definitely going to like really do something when it comes to you know defense and
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  You know, they already have
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  Who is it they got AJ Turrell, I still I think they still have Jesse Bates as well
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  Then you also have Grady Jared as well. So it's like they have pieces
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  They have pieces not to mention with them
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  Also adding Justin Simmons. Yeah, we have to talk about it now. We definitely have to talk about okay
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  Justin Simmons former all-pro safety for the Broncos
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  Inked a one-year eight million dollar deal with the Falcon
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  So you have him on top of Jesse Bates on top of
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  Grady Jared on top of all the other free agent acquisitions that they made so far in this one offseason alone
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  They are going to make some noise. They are going to be a problem. Okay
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  That right there is the best team in their division. Okay, when anyone says that is the best team in their division
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  You have a quarterback who he's not going to wow you with stats and numbers
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  But he is going to do the best he's going to make the best play possible in order to win the game
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  That's what that's what her cousins is. All right, and you know, you're there
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  People like Kyle Drake London and B. John Robinson. They are now going to have a stable quarterback
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  For the first time in their career in their professional career. They're gonna have a stable quarterback
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  They're gonna have a quarterback who is going to be as consistent as he possibly can and is going to directly
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  Feed them the ball right at a very high clip. Okay, so
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  You know my expectations for that offense is they're gonna put up some numbers
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  This is probably gonna be the best season for Drake London and Kyle Pitts and probably for B. John Robinson as well
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  Because they're really good offensive lines as well
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  So, you know, they have a lot of pieces in the place now what I say that they are
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  You know a Super Bowl team or a playoff caliber team, you know
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  But I could I could probably see them sneaking into the wild card. I could
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  Because because when you look at it for one the division is weak
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  The only team that you probably would have to worry about in that division. It's probably the Buccaneers
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  About the Saints because the Saints are in some ways
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  Trying to go through a rebuild as well. They're they're not saying it but that's probably their best course of
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  of action at this point
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  and then the Panthers the Panthers are are too young
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  inexperienced and
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  They just don't
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  They just don't have it now now. That's now. That's not saying that you know that they won't you know in the future
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  But you have a you still have a quarterback that's still trying to you know get his feet wet with you know within
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  You know within his career the defense isn't intact and I and I'm gonna put this out there
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  You know as as back road diamonds
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  I have to put on my my predictions when you know when they come to mind. I do believe
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  You know teams like the Panthers will become
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  Sellers I do believe that I truly do because when you have pieces like JC whore
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  Who they're probably not gonna pay and you know other players on that team that they're probably not going to pay?
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  trade them trade them get some picks for it and then try to flip those picks so you could try to do something with it because again
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  There there's been a lot of turnover with the Panthers
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  Lately you got Bryce young. Okay, cool. You get um
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  Deontay Johnson. Okay, cool
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  You know, they they they tried to prioritize a little bit more with the offense. Okay, cool
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  But there's still a lot of holes on that team that need to be filled
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  It is there's still there's still a lot of problems on that team
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  that really needs to be addressed that not a lot of people are talking about and
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  You know, this isn't over. This isn't an overnight thing. This isn't a you know
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  It's it's gonna take two two seasons and we'll be back on our feet. This is going to be a long and drawn out process
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  but
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  Things could be shortened just a little bit if they hit on their picks if they hit on free agency if
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  They you know actually start to develop a level of chemistry and consistency
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  Not only on the field but also in the front office as well because whether we want to a minute or not
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  The play on the field is just as important as what the front office moves are making if the front office moves are
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  somewhat, you know
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  Not necessarily the best moves, but they're very
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  Weird and unexpected and whatnot that can that can mess up whatever chemistry that that is on the field and
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  You know, we've seen that we've seen that sometimes, you know
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  The Panthers since that, you know that crazy year when they went to the Super Bowl
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  It's just been like a nose dive, right? You had Christian McCaffrey, you know
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  Christian McCaffrey was doing his thing then he went through a period where he couldn't stay healthy. Okay, cool
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  You you move off of Christian McCaffrey and then you're still trying to find yourself still trying to find yourself
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  You get Matt rule you make him the head coach that ends horribly then you get Baker Mayfield that ends horribly
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  Then you trade all the way up to get the first, you know
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  The first pick in the draft to get Bryce young but that was only because the owner wanted Bryce young and Frank right
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  You know wanted somebody different and whatnot. So it's just a it's just been a never-ending
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  World-wind of just mess. So maybe this is probably the the point where they're probably gonna be like, okay
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  We're gonna do things different. We're gonna do things the right way. So, you know, we'll just you know
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  Wait and see but you know back back to the Falcons the Falcons have a very potent defense
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  They do they have a very potent defense. They have a defense that's gonna make plays that's gonna create pressure
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  That's gonna be able to make
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  You know big time big time plays while at the same time impose their will on the offense
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  They can do that with that defense and especially you have someone like a Raheem Morris
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  Oh, it's gonna be problems gonna be big big big problems now moving on to the Cowboys because yes
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  We do have to talk about the Cowboys. So
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  Jordan Phillips, I think he was what was he the Giants? Yep former Giants defensive tackle was traded
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  Okay to the Cowboys and so the Cowboys get a seventh round
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  Seventh round pick for 2026 and the Giants receive a sixth round pick for 2026 now when you look at this
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  This is more of a deaf
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  Peace more than anything. It's not necessarily something that's going to be earth-shattering or anything of that nature
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  This is more to fill in the void
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  That is on that defensive line because that defensive line has been banged up lately in training camp and
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  And so, you know, they need to they they need more bodies at this point not only for training camp for but but possibly for
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  You know the the regular season, right?
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  And so you have that mixed with you know a lot of uncertainty on on the team on both sides of the ball like
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  There's a lot going on with with this with this Cowboys team. It really is not to mention
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  They also got Carl Lawson as well now. I have been trying to do a little bit of digging on what exactly the structure of his deal
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  Is haven't been able to find it but once I do find it, of course, I will let you guys know
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  but
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  You know, these are two these are two moves to to try to beef up that defensive line is as best as possible because
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  Let's be real here folks. This is a make-it-or-break it a year for the Cowboys
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  It is it's a make-it-or-break a year for, you know, Mike McCarthy and you know, a lot of a
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  lot of people a lot of personnel because
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  Jerry has a choice Jerry has to make a choice. Okay, and that matter of fact, that's gonna be the time for this podcast make a choice
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  by um
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  Best podcast in the world just did that
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  Jerry has a decision that he has to make right
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  Either he does something different and he lets go of his ego a little bit or
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  He continues to go down the same path that he goes and he you know does not get anywhere far
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  That's the decision that he has to make at this point because look the Eagles are still gonna be competitive
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  regardless of what we say or do okay, they're still gonna be competitive and
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  You have to figure out what you're going to do you do the the
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  Commanders are somewhat going through a little bit of a turnover
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  But they have upside with theirs right that roster is it's a mixture of
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  You know old and young players, but there's more young players than old players, right?
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  The Giants are super dysfunctional so you really don't have to worry about the Giants
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  The only team you have to worry about is the commanders and the Eagles
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  That's it and we cannot say that you know the Cowboys have been devoided of
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  You know talent and whatnot. That's not a lie because why every you know five five to six years
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  Jerry Jones builds what a top five or top three offensive line. He always does that always
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  There's always talent on a Cowboys roster, but what we cannot do is
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  Is sit here and continue to try to go through the same thing year after year
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  Which is you know Jerry basically has his hand in the decision-making for the head coach
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  You just can't at this point. You need to make the best decision possible for the team
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  Not for your ego, but for the team and who could that be the best option?
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  Maybe my my variable, you know next next year or someone like a Bill Belichick
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  because at this point
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  You need somebody that can rule that team with an iron fist that has
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  the the attitude and the mindset to be able to to deal with the antics that comes with
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  The Cowboys, that's what you really need. You need someone like a Bill Belichick
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  Regardless of all the things that happen in New England and trust me there is a bunch of stuff that happened in New England
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  The X's and O's Bill still has the bill still has that down intact
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  Okay, where anyone says the bill is still a dangerous head coach when you give him
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  Adequate weapons when you give him some pieces if you had if the Patriots had a Michael Parsons on that defense
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  Mixed with a Trevon digs and a Duran blend. I guarantee you that defense would be top 10
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  Guarantee it because bill has shown that he can take players
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  Players that nobody knows about players that are you know, fifth six seven four or undrafted, right?
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  And will turn them into premier all-pro players. He has done it
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  He has done it. And so if you get someone like a Bill Belichick, but you tell him, hey Bill
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  You handle the coaching will handle the front office stuff. Okay, cool
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  Compared to you know running with Mike McCarthy and thinking that you know things are going to change things are not going to change
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  They're not they haven't changed if they weren't going to change last year or the year before that
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  What do you think they're going to do this year and
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  And this year there's more on the line than what it was the last two years because why?
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  That could potentially be a free agent after this after this season
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  CD Lam is looking for a deal, but you also have to worry about Michael Parsons as well
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  If you let Michael Parsons walk that is a problem
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  That is a big problem because there will be at least 50
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  With their checkbooks in their hand waiting to give him a deal waiting to reset the market for a Michael Parsons
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  That's what it boils down to folks
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  I really want you guys to think about this Michael Parsons has a lot of upside to his game
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  And I'm telling you if he gets into the hands of someone like a Bill Belichick. Oh
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  My god, you have a problem on your hands now
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  I wouldn't be surprised if Michael Parsons was to stay in the division and maybe go to Washington in order to follow
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  Dan Quinn I wouldn't be surprised if he did that. I wouldn't so you there's there's a lot of moving pieces
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  You know with this Cowboys team that they have to figure out and this isn't going to be just an overnight thing
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  No, that's why you really didn't see them be as active in free agency
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  Because why they were trying to figure out how they're going to you know
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  Turn you know turn mud into into gold basically
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  Because you got to pay DAX 60 million
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  You got to pay CD lamb 30 plus million and you're gonna have to probably reset the market for Michael Parsons
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  So that's three players that you're gonna have to reset the market for and you know Jerry Jones does not like to do it
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  But he will pay his own players. He may not like it, but he knows he has to do it
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  But at the same time the Cowboys put themselves in this situation because why?
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  You knew that once Justin Jefferson
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  I came to speak once Justin Jefferson was going to play
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  You know that last year and basically take a bet on himself
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  You knew you should have you should have started contract negotiations then because you knew that
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  That is that if it was to go the way that it did guess what Justin Jefferson was going to reset the market no questions asked
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  No questions asked. He was going to reset the market
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  So you should have had those talks prior to that because why you would be in a situation where you're comfortable
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  We don't have to put out as much money as you do now now. You have to put out almost
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  35
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  35 36 million dollars
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  See lame has already said he wants to reset the market. He's already said that same thing with Michael Parsons
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  And I think that gets it as well. You have a lot of tough decisions that you have to make Jerry
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  it sucks, but
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  This is what happens when you get superstars. You got to pay them superstar money
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  You may not like it, but that's what you have to do Jerry
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  Lano linebacker for the Buffalo Bills has a fun has unfortunately tore his bicep
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  There is no timetable of when exactly he will return
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  But there is a possibility that he can return
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  Later into the season that when we look at this, you know
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  This definitely puts a lot of pressure on the bills to figure out exactly what do they want to do now?
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  Because the bills have lost a lot of their key players
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  In this offseason, right?
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  They had to let go of Trey white because Andrew started a pile up and you know his before his
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  Just everything about to you know decline as well as you know, he was carrying a large cap hit
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  They they had to let go of both of their safeties Trey Edmonds, you know, he he hit free agency
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  I think a year before and whatnot. They overpaid for Von Miller. Yes, I'm saying it
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  They overpaid for Von Miller. They never should have paid Von Miller
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  Um that much money and so now you're trying to figure out exactly how you're going to pings together, right?
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  Now you have to rely on your rookies to step up more to fill in the void that was that's now left
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  With this Matt Milano situation and granny
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  I understand that the bills are still a very, you know competitive team and they're still a dangerous team
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  I get all of that
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  But now this puts more pressure on Josh Allen and that offense to do more and now I
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  Would not be surprised if the bills rely more on their run game to sort of not only chew on the clock
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  But to wear down on defenses and to give their defense a little bit more breathing room instead of trying to you know
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  Throw the ball 30 40 50 60 times if I can make a prediction
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  I would not be surprised if the bill starts start snooping around and trying to see if they can maybe
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  Snatch up one of these middle linebackers that make it cut
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  Or maybe try to see if they can facilitate a trade for a middle linebacker because at this point
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  You know, they have a lot of glaring holes on that team
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  both, you know in the secondary on the line and in the middle and
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  You know, this isn't something that you know is gonna
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  You know that that can be patched up with just one person and whatnot like no they they're gonna have to be buyers
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  They're gonna have to be buyers as well that and you know what I might have to do an episode for that for you know
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  Probably during the season buyers and sellers
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  You know during the trade deadline, which actually, you know, that's a great idea. See see see this is exactly why this is the best
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  Football podcast because why we come up with ideas while we're recording the episode man. Come on
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  Um, but let's be real here folks, you know, the the bills definitely
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  They've they've they're starting to decline a little bit. They are their window to me is is closing rapidly
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  Right that one year where they went up against the Chiefs and the AFC championship and they lost over time, you know
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  Due to Tyree kills punt return
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  That was the year that they should have went to the Super Bowl
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  Because that was when
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  Josh Allen was playing at his best, but offense was dangerous as well as the defense, right now
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  It's it's just somewhat gone down in a nose dive in granted. I understand, you know, they drafted Keon Coleman
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  They got Curtis Samuel and they got Mack Hollins and you know all those different type of people get all of that and more
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  But the fact of the matter is, you know
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  You they they are, you know, they're
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  They're not there. They're just not they're not there. They are not there. They are be a little bit more aggressive
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  And trying to you know, fill in those voids
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  They're gonna have to if they really want to be able to make a deep playoff run
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  They're gonna have to not only they're gonna have to win their division
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  But they're gonna have to come out gun swinging during the season
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  They have to they have to a streak because if they don't if they start out slow, it's gonna mess
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  It's gonna put more pressure on them to show up during the later part of the season, which you don't want
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  You want to come out guns blazing and and sort of you know, not necessarily just chill
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  But somewhat, you know, like ease up just a little bit just so everybody can you know remain help? That's my question
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  Be he he has a lot of figuring out to do. Okay. You okay, granny. You you got let go of I'm not I can't speak
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  They let go of Stefan Diggs. Okay, cool. Now you got this problem
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  So what exactly are you going to do to address this problem? Now? Let's talk about this Eagles and in
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  Patriots game. I did like some of the quarterback play it. It was actually pretty good
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  You know Drake may definitely show showed a little bit, but you know, I
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  I just I
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  Know I don't know if I want to see more of him, but I think
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  Well, yeah, I do I do want to see more of him. I want to see more reps
• 28:06
  I want to see him play at least I want to be able to see okay
• 28:10
  Can he do this? Can he do that? Can he roll out of the pocket? Can he make the the necessary throw?
• 28:16
  Can he execute the play? Can he read the defenses and whatnot? That's what I want to see because as of right now
• 28:22
  You know, it is Jacobi Brasette's job to lose right and you know, I understand that they definitely
• 28:30
  Invested a lot of resources into getting Drake may I get all of that and respect that however
• 28:36
  I
• 28:38
  Just I'm I'm I'm just not comfortable with with this pick. I'm not I feel like the Patriots
• 28:45
  Probably could have well should have went after Jaden Daniels honestly speaking
• 28:49
  I think if they would have went after a Jaden Daniels
• 28:53
  I think it definitely would have taken that offense to the next level compared to a Drake may who I just I
• 29:02
  Just I don't know maybe maybe I got a look at more Tade which I probably will but I just don't see it with Drake may
• 29:09
  I don't know what it is. I just don't see it
• 29:13
  And as far as you know
• 29:15
  With with their receiver or them. I want to see, you know, they're they're out running expand more
• 29:21
  I just want to see more
• 29:22
  And you know, there's a lot of upside with this as long as they continue to maintain this course
• 29:28
  You know, they'll be in the right situation. However, if they stray away from it
• 29:33
  You are going to see the worst of it and it's not gonna be good honestly speaking
• 29:39
  Now when we look at the the Eagles the Eagles, you know
• 29:43
  I
• 29:46
  I'm gonna have to say it
• 29:48
  Eagles fans you're gonna agree with me you cannot agree with me
• 29:51
  But I feel like Tana McKee is a little bit better than Kenny Pickett. I'm just saying just saying folks
• 29:56
  Just saying just just looking at it because Tana McKee
• 30:01
  Looks like he is, you know, he can be a number two quarterback. That's what he looks like
• 30:08
  Kenny Pickett look like he still has regressed. I'm sorry call it what it is, but it's not looking good
• 30:15
  It's not looking good at all for Kenny Pickett. I don't know if it's his mechanics
• 30:21
  I don't know what it is, but it's just not good. Okay, you're talking about someone that was
• 30:28
  11 for 13
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  67 yards he averaged 5.2 yards a play his longest play was 19 yards and he had no touchdowns
• 30:37
  And he was sacked four times
• 30:39
  that that's what that that's what Kenny Pickett did right and
• 30:43
  You know to me that's just not good enough
• 30:47
  It's not you were a former first-round pick and you know, you are being basically beaten out by
• 30:55
  Tana McKee right Tana McKee on the other hand was 15 for 19
• 31:00
  He had a 79 point. He had a 79 percent
• 31:04
  completion percentage right a
• 31:06
  hundred and forty yards, right
• 31:09
  Now granny he didn't he didn't have a touchdown as well, but he averaged
• 31:14
  7.4 yards a play
• 31:17
  like I'm sorry like I
• 31:19
  I just
• 31:21
  You know what?
• 31:22
  This is the perfect time for me to say it. I told you so I
• 31:26
  Told you so every single person that said, you know, Kenny Pickett is this can you pick is that I told you so
• 31:32
  I told you that Kenny Pickett was not worth a first-round pick. I told you that he had a lot of mechanics a lot of
• 31:39
  Mechanical things that he had to work on that he does not see the field well that he does not execute well
• 31:45
  And that he does not read defense as well
• 31:48
  I told people that leading up to that draft and everyone's like, oh, you don't know what you're talking about. Oh
• 31:54
  Well, what do you know? I'm telling you from what I've seen
• 31:58
  Kenny picket is not all that he's just not I'm sorry Kenny
• 32:03
  Kenny at best probably should have been the second or third round pick and I feel sad if you would have sat that year
• 32:10
  behind Mitchell Trubisky
• 32:12
  Maybe, you know, maybe you would have had a better
• 32:16
  You know a better version of him and then not to mention he also had a crappy offensive coordinator who really wasn't a real offensive coordinator
• 32:23
  I just I feel like I'm supposed to do that. I feel like Kenny Pickett's career so far has definitely been rocky
• 32:30
  And I feel like a lot of does he walked into a situation where you know, you had this veteran quarterback
• 32:37
  but he even the veteran quarterback hasn't had a whole lot of success, right and
• 32:43
  so he busts himself so
• 32:46
  You know, there's not there's not a whole lot of you know
• 32:49
  Learning that that he can that he can learn from from a bust compared to if Ben was still there and he sat under Ben
• 32:57
  I feel like it probably could have been a better situation
• 33:00
  honestly, but you know, you were you were trying to you were trying to compete with Mitchell Trubisky
• 33:06
  Okay, cool. You get put into you get put into
• 33:11
  You know, you get put into the game after the the Jets lost. Okay, cool
• 33:15
  and
• 33:16
  you know from there from there on you're just going on this roller coaster ride of
• 33:22
  You know, people love you. They hate you people. Love you. They hate you. They love you. They hate you. They love you
• 33:27
  They hate you. You're doing good. You're doing bad. You're doing good. You're doing bad. You're doing okay
• 33:31
  You could do more. It's just it was just a never-ending
• 33:35
  roller coaster ride for Kenny Pickett and you know a lot of that definitely has to fall on the Steelers shoulders
• 33:42
  Just because of the situation that they put him in, you know, when you give him a crappy offensive coordinator and
• 33:50
  You know, you just don't try to you know to work with him
• 33:55
  this is what happens and you know, I
• 33:59
  can I can feel bad for Kenny Pickett, but at the same time I can't and
• 34:04
  I've been pretty reserved on this simply because you know, I can't really I can't really respect somebody
• 34:12
  Who's straight away from competition, right? Let's just call it for what it is
• 34:16
  I understand this is somewhat of a tension. I've been going on tangents, you know long enough now, but at that
• 34:22
  This is what it is
• 34:24
  Kenny Pickett straight away from competition, right?
• 34:28
  The team didn't do this
• 34:30
  You know out of spite they gave you a heads up. They said hey
• 34:34
  We're going to bring somebody in who is going to push you and we're gonna have a real quarterback competition
• 34:41
  They brought in an old Russell Wilson who?
• 34:44
  had probably one of his one of his worst seasons so far in his entire right and
• 34:52
  You're thinking that you know, oh, this is gonna he's gonna take my job this than the other
• 34:57
  No, they gave you a heads up. You knew what was getting ready to happen well before everybody else did
• 35:04
  so you should have came in with the mindset that you were going to
• 35:08
  Actually, you know really competing one night and even if you lost it, guess what?
• 35:12
  You're learning from Lerly one of the best quarterbacks that you can learn from a
• 35:17
  Person who was going to show you show you. Hey, this is what you do in this situation
• 35:23
  Hey, this is what you do when you see this coverage. Hey, this is how you make this play
• 35:27
  This is how you make this throw. This is how you can you know better prepare yourself for these types of games and this different types of
• 35:35
  Environment all those different types of things
• 35:37
  But you took that as an offense and you wanted out and now you're in a situation where you're competing to either be the backup
• 35:46
  Or the third best option
• 35:48
  That's what it that that's what it boils down to I think in a day folks. So
• 35:52
  I'm gonna get off my little soapbox about getting pick it because nobody cares and everybody has their own opinion
• 35:58
  That's perfectly fine. Everybody's entitled to their own opinion. So
• 36:02
  Let's just see what happens. I could be wrong, right?
• 36:05
  So I'll just end it here. I know there's more games on Saturday and all the Steelers play the bills on Saturday
• 36:11
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• 36:17
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• 36:22
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