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Ep.26: Bagrocies · Football Junkies podcast

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Baggler, baggler, baggler, baggler, baggler folks, you know what?
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I thought this episode was going to be relatively short, but it's not.
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It's going to be another banger.
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It's going to be another loaded episode.
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Okay, we have so much to talk about.
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We have so much to talk about.
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Oh my God.
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From the moment I woke up up until I finished doing the talking point for this episode,
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and it has been nothing but a whirlwind of news and baggler and more news and baggler
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and more news and baggler.
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And I told you this.
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I told you this as your baggler dominance.
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I told you that there was a good chance that there was going to be another baggler before
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this weekend.
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And guess what happened?
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It happened.
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It happened.
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See this is exactly why you have to listen to the greatest football podcast in the world
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because why?
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We said this a few days in advance and it happened.
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It did happen.
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But you know what?
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Let's, you know what?
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Let's get into the topic.
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So here we go.
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AJ Turrell, okay, gets paid.
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Okay.
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The Olympics and Gardner and Menchu have been named starters for their respective teams,
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right?
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Linval Joseph signs with the Cowboys.
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I know.
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Weird, right?
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Also, Baggler dominance predictions for both corners and receivers since there's a lot
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of things that are swirling right now, as well as the breaking news that literally just
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happened before I hit this record button.
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Jahan Dotson is going to the Eagles.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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Mm-hmm.
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Yep.
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And you're probably pulling over on 95 right now.
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You're probably hitting your steering wheel, crying, wondering what in the world is going
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on with the commanders.
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I don't know, but guess what?
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I have a prediction for that because why?
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I am your Baggler dominance.
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Okay.
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As well as we have to talk about the Steelers and Lions preview.
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Yes, we do have to talk about it because it is a team that everybody has been talking
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about lately.
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Okay.
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We have to talk about as well as responding and reacting to what Brian Flores has finally
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said about the whole tour situation.
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All of this and more.
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Okay.
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I know this is a long intro, but who cares about it because guess what?
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This is going to be a long episode.
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So who cares anyway?
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I am your host, your Baggler dominance, your chief, your chief.
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Okay.
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You time chief bag alert meteorologist.
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That's right.
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Me.
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Okay.
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As well as the GM who still isn't on the team right now, but he is able to predict things
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and they come to path.
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Just like how I said that there's going to be another backer.
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Just like I'm saying right now that brand now you because either going to get paid by
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the 49ers or traded by or before the chiefs and Ravens game.
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You heard it here for us on the 26th episode of the football junkies podcast.
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I am your host Kale who currently, as I'm going to say it again, is not on a team right
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now, but I'm looking at interviews.
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I don't know if I should go to the AFC North, AC West or the AFC South.
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I like the South, but guess what?
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Forget all that because you know what it's time.
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It's time.
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It is time.
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It is time.
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It is time to do what folks?
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Lock in.
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All right, folks, let's just get into everything.
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So corner for the Falcons.
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AJ Turrell has inked a four year 81 million dollar deal.
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He's making $65.8 million in total guarantees and he's making $20.2 million a year.
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Now when you look at his stats, his stats for last season, 11 past deflections, four
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tackle for losses and 34 tackles.
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So all in all pretty good stats.
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Of course, he didn't, his interception numbers wasn't there, but as far as everything else,
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it was definitely there.
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So all in all, great deal.
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Now, when we look at the total quarterback guarantee, as far as like the top four, you
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know, highest ones, we have to look at Denzel war with 71.25 million, Marlon Humphrey, 67.3,
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AJ Turrell just got there, 65.8 in Tyson Campbell, 53.4.
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Now when you look at it, you know, AJ Turrell is definitely one of those corners that, you
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know, is definitely a playmaker.
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This is a playmaker.
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This is someone that, you know, he can, he can, he can change the game.
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That's who AJ Turrell is.
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You're talking about someone who is going to go mono, mono with the number one receiver
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on the offense.
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That is who he is.
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And that is what he's been since coming into the league.
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Now, you know, as his career, as you know, progress, he does, he has gotten, you know,
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better when it comes to his coverage, better when it comes to just being, you know, somewhat
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of a foreign and a lot of receiver size.
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And he's definitely, you know, one of those corners that a lot of people talk about and
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give high praises to and give their flowers to.
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So all in all, I think it was a great situation.
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And you know, the Falcons have definitely done a lot of things, a lot of significant
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moves in this all season alone from getting her cousins and Michael Pennix to, you know,
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getting Justin Simmons, Jude on and now paying AJ Turrell.
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So I mean, all in all, a great, great, great, great, great situation, as well as getting
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Raheem Morris as well and making him the head coach as well.
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So, you know, this, this Falcons team, you know, looks, looks promising, looks very promising.
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I could probably make a strong case that in recent years, this is probably going to be
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the second best Falcons team that we've probably seen lately.
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And that's, that's, I mean, they're probably, they won't be as close as the Super Bowl team,
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you know, the ones that choked.
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I'm sorry, Falcons fans, I just had to do it.
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I just had to put that in there.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I know you probably clicked off on the episode already.
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I'm sorry.
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Thank you.
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Thank you for listening.
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But, you know, this is a really good team.
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This is a really good team.
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I think they are definitely going to be competitive with the Buccaneers on who was going to win
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the division.
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I definitely believe that they could probably sneak into the wild card.
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I would not be surprised.
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And I don't think the Falcons are done.
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I think the Falcons are still going to try to, you know, patch up any other holes that
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they have on both sides of the ball and, you know, do whatever they need to do to be competitive
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because they're in a situation where they are tired of being the door mat, not only
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in their division, but in the league, right?
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A lot of times, you know, when a team has to go up against the Falcons, you're thinking,
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oh man, we don't got to worry about the Falcons, man.
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We about to go to Magic City, get some wings and whatnot, about to have a good time, you
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know, about to go here, there, everywhere, probably going to see the Migos, CTI, or,
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you know, whomever, you know what I mean?
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All those different types of things, right?
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But now, you know, you do have to worry about them.
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That defense, that's a potent defense right there.
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That offense, that offense is going to put up some numbers.
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I don't care where anyone says, you guys can crap on Kirk Cousins as much as you want,
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but the fact of the matter is, Kirk Cousins is a good situational quarterback.
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That's what he is.
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He is someone who he is going to do whatever he needs to do in order to win.
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That is who he is.
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He's not someone that's going to be flashy when it comes to his stats or, you know, his
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style of play and whatnot, but he is someone who is just going to get the job done, put
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the ball in the playmaker's hands and win the game.
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That is who Kirk Cousins is and that is why the Falcons, you know, gave him the deal if
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they gave him.
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So, all in all, I feel like it's a great situation all around, honestly.
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And then not to mention, you know, if the Falcons would have let Aji Terrell walk, that
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definitely would have put a massive hole on that team.
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So, you know, you just had to make sure and you had to lock them up and make sure that
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everything was good.
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Now, I can say this, I definitely was, I definitely had a hunch and I'm not saying this because
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I have sources or anything, but I definitely felt like there was something that was going
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to happen with the Falcons lately because they restructured who was it?
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Jake Matthews.
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One of their offensive linemen that just got a mega deal, they just restructured his
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deal in order to create some cat space.
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So that let me know that either one of two things were going to happen.
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Either they were going to pay Judon or Aji Terrell or they were going to go and try to
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make a move for another big time player and patch up the team as best as possible.
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And, you know, won't be whole, they paid Aji Terrell.
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So all in all, great signing, you know, great move for the Falcons, ruining for the Falcons
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and let's just see what happens with them.
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Now, moving on to the other, well, I mean, it's not, it's important, but not as important.
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And I'll explain why shortly.
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So, Sean Payton, coach for the Broncos has decided to make a bow next to the starting
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quarterback for week one.
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Now, when we look at this, bow nicks for whatever, you know, whatever the reason is, you know,
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was definitely slept on by a lot of prospects and by a lot of people and, you know, definitely
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clamped, not clamped down, but definitely looked down on, on his assets and what he
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brings to a team, you know, I think me personally, I feel like his skill set reminds me of a
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Drew Brees, a more athletic Drew Brees who was able to, you know, make a move for the
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team, you know, run out of the pocket, who was able to extend the play, who has the
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big arm, you know, who has the maturity and whatnot, all those different types of things.
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It looks like Drew Brees 2.0.
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That's what it really looks like.
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That's the vibe that I'm getting from bow nicks.
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And you know, for, for all the flak that Sean Payton got with the whole Russell Wilson situation,
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I could definitely say he's done a lot of turnaround in this offseason alone when you
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really look at, you know, he got.
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Bow nicks, he was able to keep Cortland Sutton.
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Tim Patrick looks healthy and he looks like he's, you know, being productive.
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They re-signed Quinn Miners.
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They've, you know, done, done a few little things to the offensive line to make it a
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little bit better.
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You know, all in all, that offense does look like, you know, they're going to be in a good
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direction.
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It's just the defense that I think that's going to give them the problems because although
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you do have PS2, you don't have any, you don't have any patch rushers, any good patch rushers.
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You don't have any good, you know, defensive line depth.
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Your linebackers, I mean, they're, they're okay, but they could be better.
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So it's like, and then not to mention you lost Justin Simmons.
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So the only real focal piece that you have on that team is PS2 for the defense.
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And so, you know, maybe, maybe they may try to, you know, pick somebody up off of waivers
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and once cut down, they happens.
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I don't know.
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But you know, all in all, I think they are in a good direction.
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Now when we look at the, the Raiders.
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I think the Raiders situation is a little bit more unique than the Broncos because with
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Garner Minchu being the, you know, being named the, the starting quarterback, I do feel like
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this does, you know, hit the, well, not hit, but I think this initiates the ticking time
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bomb of Devante Adams.
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And the reason why I say that is because Devante Adams wants to win, right?
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And, you know, since the whole crappy shitty situation, you know, with the whole Aaron
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Rogers and Devante Adams in the Packers situation, I think he does realize that he didn't make
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a wrong, he, he, you know, he definitely made the wrong decision in leaving the Packers.
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And granted, I understand, you know, from his perspective, he's thinking, okay, Jordan
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Love really hasn't played.
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I don't have any chemistry with him.
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I don't know if this team is going to regress or continue to get better.
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So I just need to find a way out and granted, you know, at that time, Derek Harvest still
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with the Raiders.
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And, you know, there was, there wasn't no indication that, you know, that Derek Harvest
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going to get let go of, but ultimately he did.
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And, you know, Devante Adams is now stuck in a crappy situation with a Raiders team that's
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not going to really go anywhere that at best is going to compete for a top five draft pick.
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That's just that.
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That's just what it is.
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I'm calling it the way that I see it here, folks.
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I'm not trying to sugarcoat it.
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I'm not trying to do anything.
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Those different types of things.
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Garner meant you is going to win you games.
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Yes.
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But to say that he is going to win you eight, nine, 10 games, especially in a division where
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you have Patrick Mahomes, you now have bow nicks and you have Justin Herbert.
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Right.
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That's a pretty, that's a pretty, you know, competitive division.
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And, you know, the Chargers are looking pretty good.
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They are.
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And, you know, the chiefs are the chiefs.
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So again, is was this probably the best situation?
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I don't know.
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But you know, only time will tell.
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Maybe, maybe Garner mentioned will prove us wrong.
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Maybe I don't know.
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But all in all, I just, I just don't like it.
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I just don't.
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I think Devante Adams is going to want out.
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I think he's definitely going to want to be traded.
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And I think he's definitely going to, I think he's definitely going to garner a lot of attention
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from a lot of teams.
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I will not be some.
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This is my prediction because I'm going to do, I'm going to be doing a lot of predictions.
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Okay.
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We are going to call this episode.
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Bagracies.
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Yes.
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Bagracies bag, bag alerts and conspiracy theories mixed into one seat.
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See, this is exactly why this is the greatest football podcast you can possibly listen to.
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Man, come on.
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I don't care.
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Anyone says now when we look at this, when you look at it from, you know, from the eye
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outside looking at the Raiders have lost a lot.
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Okay.
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Especially on that offense, they lost Josh Jacobs due to free agency.
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You lost Derek Carr for, you know, obvious dumb reasons.
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All you have is Brock Bowers and Devante Adams.
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That's all you really have.
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Then you let go of Hunter Renfro.
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So it's like, what exactly do you have to show for?
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Right.
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And, you know, it's definitely a difficult situation for the Vonte Adams because one,
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he's not getting any younger, he wants to win.
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He wants to experience what winning is.
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And he knows that this is probably going to be the opportunity, the only opportunity
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that he's probably going to have to possibly go to another situation, a better situation
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that could probably be more competitive and that you could possibly win.
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That's just what it is at the end of the day.
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Now onto the other news.
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So defensive tackle will former bills and Vikings.
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I don't know what other teams they play for.
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But, uh, detackle Linval Joseph has signed a deal with the Cowboys.
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Yeah.
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This is the third, four, fifth, six, seven, eighth, ninth, tenth defensive line that they've
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signed already.
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Like, geez, how many defensive, how many defensive line are they going to sell?
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We got a week.
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Well, anyway, um, I'm rambling, uh, Linval Joseph signed with the Cowboys.
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So, you know, this is more of a veteran presence who, who knows the Mike Zimmer system, comfortable
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with the Mike Zimmer system, who has that, you know, who can show the other players on
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the defensive line, you know, how to be, you know, how to fit into his system.
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Um, nothing, you know, crazy or anything like that.
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Even when you look at the deal, it's really, it's only a one year, four million dollar
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deal.
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He's only getting 2.5 million guarantees.
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So all in all, it's really not that big of a deal, not that big of a situation because
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I do know that the Cowboys have been trying to like beef up their, their defensive line
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as best as possible.
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And Linval Joseph is definitely a good run stuffer.
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Um, I just wonder is it, you know, is a little bit of a premeditated type of move?
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I just want to know honestly, because again, you're filling up.
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Yes, you're, you're adding players, but are they impactful players?
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That's the question because Mazzie Smith really hasn't shown a whole lot since being drafted
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to the, to the Cowboys.
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Linval Joseph really, I mean, he's, he, he did a few things with the, you know, with
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the bills and whatnot.
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But again, where, where, where does he lie on the, you know, on the food chain on that
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defensive line?
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Um, even with Carl Lawson, like again, you're, you're getting, you know, you're getting these
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players are like, what, what exactly, what is the plan actually at this point?
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And you know, again, this does go back to everything that's going on with the Cowboys,
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the Cowboys, the Cowboys don't even realize and Cowboys fans, you guys don't even realize
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how much is riding on this season.
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Mike McCarthy is looking for an extension.
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Dak is looking for an extension.
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CD Lam's looking for an extension and Michael Parsons is looking for an extension.
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Right.
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And, you know, the Cowboys realized that guess what?
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They have to pay CD Lam.
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There's no way that you can go around this.
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There's, there's no way you can cut it, slice it, trim it, package up, whatever you want.
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They have to pay CD Lam because why?
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He is literally their best receiver and their only productive receiver on that team.
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Now it'll be different if they still had a Mark Cooper and, you know, Michael Gallop
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before the injury, then it's like, okay, cool, maybe they can, you know, figure something
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else out.
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But, but the fact of the matter is this, if you want to be able to win games, if you
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want to be able to be competitive, not only in your division, but to be competitive against
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other teams, you're going to have to sign a CD Lam.
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You're going to have to write that check, Jerry.
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You're going to have to because the offense is CD Lam.
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That's just what it is.
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And he's a superstar and you have to pay superstars, big superstar money.
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That's just what it boils down to.
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And you know, you may hate it or not, but guess what?
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Your whole identity is, has been for the Cowboys is superstars, superstars, superstars.
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But when it comes down to, you know, getting paid and whatnot, you don't want to pay them
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superstar money to take a discount.
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So guess what?
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CD Lam has definitely been one of the best productive receivers since coming into the
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league and he has to be, you know, a compensator for that.
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He just has to.
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So come on, come on, Jerry, take out that old wrinkly beat up checkbook that you have
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in your back pocket because I know you have one and write that check for CD Lam.
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You might as well get over with now because if this thing lingers into the season, you
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are going to have a big, big, big problem.
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And I wouldn't be surprised if, you know, behind closed doors, you have people like
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DAC and others who are vouching for CD Lam to get paid because again, they realize that
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if CD Lam is not on that field, the Cowboys offense is not productive.
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You have an old Zeke and you have DAC Prescott who literally, I mean, who are the other receivers?
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No, no, no disrespect to them.
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But again, who is just as productive or even close to being as productive as CD Lam as far
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as with the receivers on that team.
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I'll wait.
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Nobody.
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Okay.
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That's what I thought.
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Moving forward.
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Um, yeah, let's talk about these predictions.
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Yeah, let's let's let's actually do that.
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Let's do these bagro Domus predictions for both the corners and the receivers.
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But let's start with the corners first.
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So they're extinguished sauce and PS2 pretty soon will be eligible for, you know, contract
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extensions and whatnot.
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So cool, right?
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But the problem is, is that their situation sort of mirrors the receiver situation.
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And I'm going to explain why it just, you know, right now.
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So when you look at it, right, you have three, you have three corners who by themselves can,
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you know, are going to reset the market.
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Two of them for sure are going to reset the market.
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Okay.
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Two of them are.
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One of them is probably going to, you know, it's think, thinks they're going to, one of
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them is going to get a deal first.
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Right.
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It's going to be easier deal to take care of a one not the other two are going to be
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the ones that are going to be, you know, hashed out and whatnot.
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It can be drawn out for a longer period of time.
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Let me explain.
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So according to spot rack, shout to who spot rack.
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Their extended leaves market value is three years, $68.8 million, $22.9 million a year.
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Sauce gardeners market value is three years, 67.6 million, 22.5 million and PS2 is market
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value is three years, 66.5 million, 22.2 million a year.
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Now these are, you know, these are pretty fairly, you know, around the same ballpark,
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which is pretty cool and whatnot.
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But I just feel like one of them is going to reset the market.
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I do.
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I truly believe that because you have two, well, not even, oh no, I can't, I can't expect
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like that.
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You have three corners, three premier shutdown, lockdown, number one corners, right?
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That are going to be looking for the back, right?
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And that's not even mentioning if they have a crazy season, if they have a crazy season
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where they have, I don't know, five, eight or even 10 interceptions and whatnot and they
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have like these crazy stats and they're one of the finalists for the defensive player of
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the year award, that even ups the ante even more.
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So again, this is a situation where, you know, if you're the Jets, you have to figure out
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what you're going to do.
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If you're the Broncos, it's a little bit more easier to do because why?
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You don't have a lot of big contracts that you have to worry about.
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You have your quarterback is on a rookie deal.
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Three minus just got to do, but that's, you know, it's not earth shattering.
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Coral and Sutton got, you know, extra guarantee money added to his contract, which that's not
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that big of a deal either.
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So again, that's an easier sell.
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That's an easier, you know, contract to take care of.
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Same thing with Derek Stingley.
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Coral and not Coral and Sutton.
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Why am I thinking about Coral and Sutton?
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CJ Stroud is on a rookie deal, which is, you know, good.
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And you know, everybody else is still in a fairly pretty good situation.
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The defense isn't that expensive.
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So again, that's another deal that can be taken care of, you know, pretty well.
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So these are my predictions.
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Okay.
23:59
Bagrow-Domas's predictions.
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You're only going to hear it here at the football junkies podcast.
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Okay.
24:05
So for me personally, I would say sauce gardener gets a three years, $75 million deal, $25
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million, three years, $75 million.
24:14
He'll be making $25 million a year.
24:16
Patrick's retain three years, 73 million, 24.3 million a year.
24:22
And Derek Stingley, three years, 72 million, 23.6 million a year.
24:27
Now when we look at it, I do feel like sauce is somewhat of the Justin Jefferson, you know,
24:35
type of situation when it comes to corners, right?
24:38
You know that once it's time for him to get paid, he's going to reset the market.
24:44
Same thing for PS2.
24:45
PS2 in some ways is like the CD lamb for corners, right?
24:49
He may not, he may not reset the market, but they'll probably get him as close as they
24:54
possibly can to what sauce had probably.
24:57
Derek Stingley on the other hand, I don't know exactly how that situation is just going
25:03
to pan out.
25:04
I don't.
25:05
I wouldn't be surprised if they probably, you know, pick up his fifth year option.
25:08
I wouldn't be surprised.
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I wouldn't be surprised if they did it for any of these, any of these players.
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I just don't.
25:14
But the problem is, I think the jets in sauce, I think that's going to be a longer drawn
25:21
out situation because they've put so much money behind Aaron Rodgers, even though that's
25:27
a failed experiment that they're like, they're trying to see exactly how this thing is going
25:32
to pan out.
25:33
And then not to mention, there's a good chance that, you know, they're going to be, they're
25:36
going to be looking for a new head coach as well.
25:38
So there, there's a lot of things riding on, you know, if sauce stays or if he goes, honestly.
25:46
But as far as PS2 and Derek Stingley, I think those deals are going to be done fairly quickly.
25:52
I really do believe that.
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But again, I could be wrong.
25:58
You know, how can I say this?
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How can I say this?
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It's just difficult.
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It's difficult.
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It's difficult because you have three, you have three premier, you know, players who
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are going to be looking for over 25 million a year.
26:15
And the question is, are these teams going to be willing to do it?
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Really?
26:20
Like that's, that's just the question.
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And you know, we have seen recently that a lot of teams nowadays, especially GMs are
26:26
being, you know, that are fighting tooth and nail when it comes to these deals.
26:30
Okay, so point, that's why you see a lot of players who, you know, they're not reporting
26:35
to training camp who are not interacting with the team who are, you know, being silent
26:40
and sending cryptic messages because it's like, bro, I am the best of the best on my
26:44
team.
26:45
I have to be fairly compensated and teams are like, well, we've won to compensate you.
26:50
But at the same time, your, your version of compensation isn't what we want or what we
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have in, you know, envisioned or dreamed of.
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So again, it's a lot of things, a lot of situations, but I do believe all three of them will get
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paid respectfully.
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So there's that now on to the breaking news, folks.
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Okay, Johan Dotson, former commander's receiver has gotten traded to the Eagles.
27:19
Okay.
27:20
Yes.
27:21
Fly Eagles, fly whatever you, wherever you guys say, blah, blah, blah, don't care.
27:25
Okay.
27:26
So the Eagles get Johan Dotson in a 2025 fifth round pick and the commanders get a third
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round pick for 2025 and two seventh round picks for next year's draft.
27:38
Now, this is a lot to take.
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When we, when we look at this, this is a situation where the Eagles are continuing to beef up
27:46
that offense even more, right?
27:49
They've had a lot of, you know, a lot of offensive additions.
27:52
When you really look at it in this off season, they got Seguin, they paid him money.
27:56
Now they got Johan Dotson.
27:58
You still got AJ Brown, who they paid more money to and they paid money to Devonte Smith
28:04
as well.
28:05
So all in all, this is a very potent offense.
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That is the best offense in that division.
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I'm not going to anyone says I'm not going to any analysis.
28:17
That is the best offense in that division.
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They are trying to go and win another Super Bowl.
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Now, do I think they could probably do it?
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I don't know.
28:29
I don't know.
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I just don't know.
28:32
Only time will tell.
28:33
I mean, you know, we've seen how we make crazy moves during the season for, you know, for
28:38
veteran players and, you know, sometimes it works and sometimes they don't work, but who
28:43
knows?
28:44
I mean, this Eagles offense is, it's, who, this is some problems.
28:48
This is the, this is a problem.
28:51
I can't even find the words to say this is a problem.
28:54
But the thing about it is that people are not talking about this opens a whole lot for
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the commanders because now guess what?
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They now have a whole wide receiver number two.
29:05
There's still another receiver that's looking to get traded looks that's looking to get
29:08
paid.
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Brandon, now you is going to go to the commanders.
29:12
I've heard it from, I'm not going to name who my sources are, but I've heard from a
29:16
source that there is a good chance that Brandon is going to go to the commanders.
29:21
And I'm not surprised that it happens because you still have that 49ers connection.
29:25
The GM, you know, was once in the front office with, with the 49ers, the commanders have
29:31
a little bit more leeway in paying for someone like a brand.
29:35
And I feel like he would probably fit their offense a little bit better compared to Jahan
29:42
Dotson because lately you've been hearing a lot of rumblings that, you know, Jahan Dotson
29:47
just didn't fit with the idea of the team.
29:51
And, you know, there was a little bit of like attitude issues if I'm not mistaken.
29:55
So all in all, this is a very, you know, interesting move because they're moving him to a divisional
30:02
rival.
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So again, you're going to see him twice.
30:05
So all in all, it makes you wonder exactly what is, what is the commander's doing?
30:13
Because you're not about to make this move.
30:15
If you're not about to make some things somewhat of a bigger move, you're just not, I'm sorry.
30:20
I'm not going to hear anyone says they're going to go after Brandon IE.
30:24
They're going to give them the money that he wants.
30:28
And I feel like they'll probably give him, they'll probably finesse the foreign of the
30:32
49ers.
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Just because one, this situation has drawn out for too long.
30:37
It's basically drawn out the entire off season.
30:40
The season is getting ready to start.
30:42
And you know, the 49ers are trying to prioritize paying Trent Williams the money that he wants.
30:48
And you know, if I'm, if I'm a GM, if I'm John Lynch, I value Trent Williams more than
30:53
Brandon IEWIC.
30:54
I'm just, I'm just being honest here.
30:56
It is easier to find a Brandon IEWIC in the draft than it is to find a Trent Williams.
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Okay.
31:03
It is hard.
31:04
And I'm going to say that again, it is harder to find a Trent Williams in the draft or in
31:09
free agency or, or via trade than it is a Brandon IEWIC.
31:14
No disrespect to neither one of them, but that is the truth.
31:18
That is the mindset.
31:19
I think the 49ers just want to get old, just want to be done with this situation.
31:25
It has drawn out for too long.
31:26
They feel like they have basically exhausted every option possible in they, in their eyes,
31:33
they probably feel like it's still not good enough, right?
31:37
Because there was a moment where they were fielding calls.
31:39
Okay, cool.
31:40
Then there was some friction and then there were some rumors that the, you know, that
31:44
there was going to be a deal that was going to happen immediately.
31:47
And then it stopped and then they came back to the table and they had a heart to heart.
31:51
And then, you know, they, they would be, you know, buddy, buddy and whatnot.
31:54
So it's basically been like a drama series.
31:57
This is, this is the football version of days of our lives.
32:00
This is exactly what it is.
32:03
And it, it's drawn out for too long.
32:06
People are tired of talking about it.
32:07
People are tired, people are tired of speculating and I've heard from this person and that person
32:13
and I heard about the person that was folding up clothes, overheard a conversation from
32:18
the person that who was best friends with John Lynch that said that Brandon IEWIC was
32:22
going to get traded to this team on two o'clock on Tuesday and whatnot.
32:27
Everybody's tired of the foolishness.
32:30
Okay.
32:31
The 49ers want to get quiet because they're trying to focus to try to win a Super Bowl.
32:38
That's all, that's all what it is.
32:39
That's just what it boils down to.
32:41
And you know, I'm not surprised that the commanders made this move because again, Johan Dotson
32:49
was, you know, well, yeah, back, back to that situation was on the outside looking in from
32:55
a roster standpoint and they probably realized within, Hey, why don't we just, you know,
33:01
try to get some compensation from them and just move off, you know, from there, right?
33:06
Because when you look at it, the, the commanders are going in a different direction, right?
33:12
They're trying to, they're trying to change and whatnot.
33:15
And they probably felt like, you know, Johan Dotson just hasn't really shown a whole lot
33:19
since they drafted him.
33:20
And that is just time they go their separate ways.
33:24
And then not to mention, you know, cut, cut down days next week.
33:27
So you're going to hear about more trades, you know, happening.
33:31
Not to mention the commanders traded for a kicker today.
33:34
They traded for KD York and then the Panthers, they just traded away.
33:38
I think they traded for Michael Jackson.
33:41
I'm not talking about the Michael Jackson.
33:43
They used to do the, they used to do the moonwalk.
33:47
No, I'm talking about cornerback Michael Jackson.
33:50
Okay.
33:51
The Panthers traded for Michael Jackson and the Seahawks get Michael Barry.
33:56
Okay.
33:57
Didn't see that's the breaking news, right?
33:59
Yeah.
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I just, I don't know.
34:01
Something, this is another prediction.
34:04
Okay.
34:05
This is another Bagrod Thomas prediction.
34:07
Brandon Ieuk is going to get traded before next Wednesday.
34:11
That is my prediction.
34:12
I think they are just done with it.
34:14
I think they want to move forward.
34:16
I think, I think they just want to be done with this completely.
34:20
And I think the commanders now is somewhat of a better spot and a better situation.
34:26
Not to mention he also has chemistry with Jane and Daniels as well.
34:31
Is there anything else I need to talk about with that situation?
34:34
No?
34:35
No?
34:36
Yes?
34:37
No?
34:38
Maybe so?
34:39
Okay.
34:40
No.
34:41
Cool.
34:42
Now on to the second to last thing that we need to talk about.
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Okay.
34:44
I'm drawing out the episode, but if the people that are bearing with me, I appreciate you
34:48
and I love you so much from the bottom of my heart.
34:51
Now we finally have, you know, we finally have a quote from Brian Flores on the things
34:58
that have happened with Tua.
34:59
So let's just, let's just go into it and then we'll talk about everything else.
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Okay.
35:04
Well, actually, you know what?
35:05
No, that's not for the people that didn't listen to this episode.
35:09
Tua basically has come out and basically talked about, you know, his relationship with former
35:15
Miami's head coach, Brian Flores, and basically how, you know, he was demoralized and basically,
35:24
you know, told like he wasn't going to be anything and that you're horrible and this
35:27
and the other and basically how, you know, with them firing him and then getting Mike
35:32
McDaniels, how, you know, how he's basically been reinforced with positivity and, you know,
35:39
all those different types of things.
35:42
And this is what I'll say after I really think about it, because I feel like I definitely
35:46
went in on Brian Flores.
35:48
Brian Flores, you know, is definitely a good coach, but I do feel like it's going to be
35:53
a harder climb for him to be viewed as a potential head coach because of this situation, because
36:00
of how this situation was handled the way that it was, right?
36:05
Because remember, I don't think people realize this.
36:08
There was a time and point where there was a lot of speculation of, you know, the Dolphins
36:14
probably trying to get, I can't even speak, the Dolphins were thinking about trying to
36:20
go after, who was it?
36:22
Tom Brady.
36:23
There was rumors that they were going to try to get to Sean Watson as well.
36:28
So they were, they were, in their mind, they were done with Tua before they could really
36:34
evaluate Tua.
36:36
And so that definitely probably took a toll on them, especially when, you know, every
36:40
time we turn on the news, we hear from insiders that, you know, the Dolphins may be interesting
36:45
going after Tom Brady and that whole debacle.
36:48
And that's why they lost their first round pick that year because of all of the things
36:53
that conspired and happened during, during that entire tenure.
36:58
So when you have that, you know, especially as a young quarterback coming into the league,
37:03
that definitely takes a toll on you.
37:04
And then not to mention the text messages, when you say, you know, don't eff this up
37:08
or whatever, like to your quarterback, come on, man.
37:11
Come on.
37:12
There, there, see, there is a fine line between hard coaching and, you know, just, just, just
37:20
doing the most right now.
37:21
And you know, Ryan Clark and, you know, and company said it yesterday on, on get up on
37:27
ESPN shout out to them and whatnot.
37:32
Hard coaching basically is I'm pushing you because there's something inside of you that
37:37
I know that is there that I'm trying to bring out for the best, for the best version of
37:42
you, right?
37:44
Case in point, Nick Saban.
37:45
Nick Saban is, is, is, has always had a reputation of coaching hard.
37:50
And it shows because why a lot of the players that he is hard coach, guess what?
37:54
They have become all pro Hall of Fame players who have gotten, you know, big time paydays,
38:00
right?
38:01
And, you know, that is what you see in hard coaching.
38:05
You're talking about somebody who is very detail oriented, who is, you know, at that
38:10
time, you know, the emotions may come out and you may not feel the best, but guess what?
38:15
He's doing that because why he's showing you that.
38:18
Listen.
38:19
If you can't do the small things here, what makes you think you'll be able to do things
38:24
once you get to the big leagues?
38:26
Because in the big leagues, there, there's not as many chances for excuses because they'll
38:31
ship your ass somewhere and not think twice about it, right?
38:35
And you know, that's hard coaching.
38:37
But this right here in this situation, this is not hard coaching.
38:41
This is not, this is demoralizing somebody and basically just breaking them down.
38:47
And I understand people make mistakes.
38:50
Everybody makes mistakes.
38:51
Everybody, you know, mishandles certain situations.
38:54
I get all of that.
38:55
But there's just certain things you just don't do.
38:59
There's not.
39:00
And it doesn't help that you are a black man.
39:04
So you're already, you're already going to be put in a situation where people are not
39:09
going to give you that look that you think that you feel like you deserve.
39:13
No matter what the situation is, no matter what your credentials say, no matter who you
39:18
coached and made them better or whatnot, they're not.
39:22
It's going to be, it's going to be a climb for him to get another head coaching job because
39:27
of that entire situation.
39:29
It is, it's hard.
39:31
It's hard.
39:32
It's going to be hard for him.
39:34
And that's probably why the best situation for him to go was to the Vikings because why?
39:40
They're learning from somebody in Kevin O'Connell who comes from the Sean McVay tree who they
39:45
are, they are reinforcing you.
39:48
They're trying to show you like, Hey, this is how you do this, this, this.
39:51
We're trying to encourage the player and show them how to be better, not beat them down.
39:56
Because let's be honest here, folks, that Bill Belichick coaching is dead.
40:03
It's dead.
40:04
It's in the ground.
40:05
Nobody likes that anymore.
40:06
No, no player likes it anymore.
40:08
That's why you've seen Josh McDaniels not getting another job.
40:12
Matt Patricia not getting another head coaching job or whatnot.
40:16
The other dude that was with the Giants.
40:19
That's why you saw them not getting any more chances because why?
40:23
They thought that they were built.
40:25
And I said this in the other episode, they thought that they were built and they thought
40:28
that they could coach players the same way that Bill coached players and it doesn't work
40:33
like that.
40:34
Tom Brady is an outlier.
40:36
Tom Brady is a player who was obsessed about winning and he knew that.
40:41
Listen, I'm probably going to get my ass chewed in front of the whole team for every small
40:47
little thing that I didn't do.
40:48
I'm probably going to get ridiculed and talked about in practice after games, even when we
40:54
win the Super Bowl.
40:55
But guess what?
40:56
I don't care.
40:57
I want to win.
40:58
Right?
41:00
Not everybody has that same mindset.
41:01
I'm not saying that to a dozen.
41:03
But there, but what works for one person, you shouldn't take that and then try to fix
41:10
it and tweak it in your own way and think that you can do it with other players.
41:14
Because now you're in a situation where now basically that relationship has basically
41:19
been broken.
41:21
And somebody asked Brian Flores, do you feel like you and Tua could probably talk and hash
41:26
things out?
41:27
And he's probably like, I really don't know.
41:31
We're both too busy people.
41:32
We're not the whole generic, we're busy people and that different type of stuff, bull crap.
41:38
But I do feel like it's back to everything that I'm saying.
41:43
It's going to be hard for Brian Flores to get another head coaching job.
41:47
It is.
41:48
It is.
41:49
And it's going to be hard.
41:50
It's going to be difficult.
41:52
But when you have a situation like this and a lot of those things that happen behind closed
41:58
doors, they come out to the public, this is what happens.
42:03
So let's get into his comments.
42:06
So this is what he says according to ESPN.
42:10
And I quote, I'm genuinely, genuinely happy for the success that Tua has had for, as I
42:16
said, and I really wish him nothing but the best.
42:18
I think part of coaching is correcting.
42:20
I'm always going to correct.
42:22
I'm always going to have a high standard.
42:24
And I think, look, I've done a lot of reflecting on the situation, reflecting on the situation
42:31
and communication.
42:32
What is going on?
42:34
I think there's things that I could do better for sure.
42:36
And I've grown in that way and I've tried to apply the things that I could do better
42:41
and the things that I've learned over the last two, three years.
42:44
Look, I'm human, right?
42:47
That hit me in a way that wasn't positive for me.
42:49
But at the same time, I've got to use that and say, hey, how can I grow from that?
42:54
How can I be better?
42:56
And that's really where I'm at from that standpoint.
42:58
Do I feel like that's me?
43:00
No.
43:01
But how can I grow from that situation and create a world where that's not the case that
43:05
anyone says that about Brian Florex?
43:08
Now that is a whole lot to say here, but at the end, granted, he does have a point.
43:13
He is human.
43:14
We all make mistakes and all those different types of things, but there's just like certain
43:20
no-knows that you just don't do, right?
43:24
And granted, he's a good coach.
43:26
He is.
43:27
He's a really good coach.
43:28
But again, I think that whole situation definitely tarnished whatever credibility and reputation
43:36
that he had.
43:38
And now it's going to be 10 to 20 times harder for him to get a head coaching job because
43:43
why?
43:44
Because he just handled the tool of situation, right?
43:48
And that's probably why the Dolphins made the pivot that they did and realized, listen,
43:53
we have to make a move.
43:55
We have to do something different at this point.
43:57
But again, I could be wrong and hopefully I am wrong, but looking at this situation and
44:06
various insiders detailing things that happened and whatnot, even from a few years ago when
44:13
Brian Flores was the head coach and even now when he's not the head coach for the Miami
44:18
Dolphins, a lot of people are saying the same thing.
44:20
It was a nasty situation.
44:22
A lot of people definitely got hurt from it and all in all, I think it affected his credibility.
44:30
So there's that now.
44:33
On to a game that is supposed to be coming on Saturday at one o'clock.
44:38
Okay.
44:39
To the people that may be listening to this with your headphones on or maybe even in your
44:43
car, you might want to turn it down just a little bit because why?
44:49
You're probably asking because the six time, six time, six time, six time, six time, six
44:59
time Pittsburgh Steelers play this Saturday, one o'clock against the Lions.
45:06
Now I'm grinding.
45:07
It's preseason game.
45:08
I get it.
45:09
I get all those different types of things.
45:11
Okay.
45:12
This is what I will say.
45:13
This is what I'm looking for.
45:14
This is what I want to see.
45:16
I want to see the offense be more consistent.
45:19
I want to see them actually go down, march down the field.
45:24
I do.
45:25
I want them, I want the run game to look a little bit more consistent.
45:28
I want the pass protection and the run protection to be a little bit more consistent.
45:33
Well, all in all, I want the offense to not be sloppy.
45:36
I think that's where I'm trying to get at.
45:39
The offense should not be this sloppy in the last preseason game.
45:43
It should be better because again, you want to try to have a little bit of momentum leading
45:49
into the first week of the season, especially with you going up against the Falcons.
45:53
You want to have some momentum.
45:55
Even if you just score two touchdowns or maybe just one touchdown, if it's a really good,
46:01
if it's a really good drive, okay, cool.
46:04
Who's really complaining about it?
46:07
I want to see more of Russell Wilson.
46:09
I want to see, I just want to see does he look good?
46:15
I think that's the main thing that I really want to see.
46:19
Is he all still there?
46:21
Is his read still there?
46:22
Is he able to use a little bit of his athleticism?
46:26
All those different types of things.
46:29
My whole question is, is this, will Mike Toblin break it up in a way to where Russ gets one
46:38
half and then Justin Fields get the other or what exactly is going to happen?
46:44
Because again, a lot of people don't understand this, but a lot is riding on this season for
46:48
the Steelers because why?
46:49
You have Russell Wilson who's on a minimum deal and you have Justin Fields who they decline
46:55
his fifth year option to.
46:57
Whoever does well in this preseason and then becomes the starter for the Steelers and then
47:03
overall just plays within the season, they're probably going to be the one that's going
47:07
to get an extension most likely.
47:11
If I'm Russ, I probably want to take this serious because this could probably be my
47:15
last big payday.
47:18
If I'm Justin Fields, I want to take this even more serious because why?
47:23
This could make or break my career.
47:27
This could mean either I get 30 or 40 or 45 or 55 million a year or I am basically going
47:34
to be a journeyman going from place to place.
47:38
That's what it is.
47:39
I just want to see more cohesion.
47:43
I want to see more consistency.
47:44
I want to see more cleanup.
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I don't want to see a bunch of sloppy play and whatnot.
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Now the full starts and the off sides and all those different types of things that don't
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want to see that.
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I want special teams to look better as well.
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I get it.
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I get it.
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It's a new rule.
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Everyone's trying to get used to it.
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All those different types of things.
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But again, we need to see something.
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You want to have some momentum on all three levels of play leading into the season because
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you're going to need it.
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You're not going up against a team that's fighting to get a high pick in the draft.
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You're going up against a team right now that could possibly win their division and probably
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sneak into the playoffs.
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That's who you're going up against.
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You have to take that serious.
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You want to have a little bit of momentum with you.
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I understand I keep on saying it, but in my opinion, if you're a team like this team
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who has had a lot of change in this off season, you want to have something to carry you into
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the first season.
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I mean, into the first week of the season.
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That's what you want.
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Instead of trying to build yourself up and hype yourself up to get ready for the first
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week.
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I definitely want to see Broderick take more reps at left tackle.
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I definitely want to see Zach Frazier do more.
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Mason McCormack, I definitely want to see more of him as well.
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And probably the receivers.
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I do.
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I think the receivers as well.
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I definitely want to see what other than George Pickens and Van Jefferson, I want to see what
49:18
Calvin Austin can do, what Scotty Miller can do, Quest Watkins and company.
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So definitely want to see that.
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As far as for the defense, the defense is the defense.
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I definitely want to see more consistency with the corners, especially the slot corner.
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And I understand that Cam Siden is going to be suspended for eight games, but if you're
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the Steelers, you do probably need to go and you probably do need to pick up somebody else
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at this point.
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I think you do.
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You can't just bank on, okay, Cam Siden, after eight games, everything is going to be fine
49:56
and dandy.
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No, you have to get somebody that can patch in the job and do the best that they can do
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and help be any bishop in this situation.
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That's what you need.
50:08
You can't just bank on, oh, Benny will do it or this person will do it or that person
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will do it.
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No, you got to bring somebody else.
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There are adequate options available and free agency that you can get that is not going
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to cost you a whole lot of money.
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If you need some people, you know where to find me, Omar.
50:26
You know where to find me.
50:27
And as far as for the Lions, I just want to see, well, I really want to see their defense.
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I do.
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I want to see where that secondary lies.
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I do because they lost Cam Siden for obvious reasons, not going to get into it.
50:42
They lost Kirby Joseph.
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I just want to see what I just want to see what Tyrion Arnold looks like against other
50:50
receivers, someone like a George Pickens.
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What else?
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What else?
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What else?
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Their patch rushes.
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Definitely their patch rushes because I've heard a lot of good things about them as well.
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The offense is the offense.
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I'm not really worried about them because I know the offense is definitely, you know,
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they're up there.
51:08
They're definitely up there.
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But I'm probably going to be watching as many games as I possibly can, but I'm probably
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going to take down some notes and then we'll talk about it in the next episode.
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But I'm going to end it here because, oh my God, 51 minutes.
51:22
Oh, good God, this is going to be an episode.
51:26
Wow.
51:27
As always, I'm just going to end it here.
51:30
Yeah, we're going to end it here.
51:31
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I feel like we're going to get a triple upload this week.
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We haven't had one in a while, but hey, this might be the week that we get these next two
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