Odell Beckham jr. Has a way of making news even when he's not
trying to make news. This was strange yesterday. It
it came initially from a report from Andy Slater who works for
Fox Sports 680 in Miami. Then there was a statement from
the Miami-Dade Police.
There's a dispute about what happened. Eventually,
a statement came from Odell Beckham's lawyer. He was on
a plane.
He was under a blanket. Apparently, it's his habit on
Long flights to go completely. Lie. Under the blanket.
Completely covered by the blanket.
And there was a discrepancy about whether he put on his
seatbelt, whether he refused to put on his seatbelt, the plane
had to go back. They deplane, he
refused
look, I don't know where the truth is here.
I'm sure plenty of people have encountered flight attendants
who are a little overly zealous with the rules and can be
a little bit of a pain in the butt, sometimes.
No.
Is abused more than hardly any at all? I get it. That seems to
be Odell Beckham's position that they were overly zealous
about the
seatbelt situation,
and they said he was in and out of Consciousness. I mean? Sims
was saying yesterday, for all, we knew he took an Ambien, so
he would sleep through the five hour flight from Miami to La.
It's just was odd
and he wasn't arrested, he's not charged, and I don't think
it means a damn thing about whether or not the Cowboys,
the bills of the Giants. The three teams will be visiting over
the course of the next Week or so we'll want to sign him.
It's just kind of a weird thing and it happens
and it involves Odell Beckham jr. So we're talking about it
but I think it's a non-issue and I think it goes away pretty
quickly. It was just one of those weird where did that come
from
type of stories that emerged on Sunday while we're otherwise
watching football games?
Yeah, I mean I agree with Sims on that, you know, the thing
that I most want to do on long-haul flights of sleep. But
most of the time I can't because I'm so uncomfortable on
those planes because they have now made
Nanami seats extremely uncomfortable. So that's just
kind of the way it is. But I mean, I don't, I agree with
you. I don't really think that this affects anything when it
comes to his free agency and the teams that want to pursue
him,
you know where you've got the Cowboys, the Giants, the bills.
They seem to be the teams that really, really want to acquire
his services. And I understand why he's still a very talented
player. Now, you don't know exactly what you're going to
get with the guy
coming off. The second ACL
reconstructive surgery in two years
but But it's still a guy that you have to account for if your
defense has. So, yeah, I don't know that this particular thing
affects any of that, but we'll see where Odell Beckham jr.
Ends up and how much
he can really contribute.
Well,
and think back to last year, he was playing for the Browns,
roughly 11 months, after the ACL tear that he suffered
October ish of 2020,
and then he finagled us way. Out of Cleveland joins the Rams
place for them week 10
and really found his Groove late in the year and was a big
contributor in the postseason. Look at where they are now.
December is just a few days away. His first visit to
the Giants begins on Thursday, December 1
Cowboys next Monday,
Number five, when does he actually get on the field? When
does he get himself in position to make a difference? How much
of this is for 2023?
Anything you get in? 2022 is a bonus
and you know what point
he wants that
longer-term deal. He wants that longer term security and I get
it. Because what happened last year, he tears an ACL
in the Super Bowl.
If he hadn't suffered that injury,
he gets a big contract in free agency.
And hearing the 2022 season. I just, I don't know that that's
his best play. I Almost, I almost think that at this point
miles,
he may be better off, just putting a pin in it, until
March. And, and letting the land rush, if there is one
for his Services commenced then not this vague sense, he's
going to come in and be a Difference Maker in
the postseason. Because as we get closer and closer to
the regular season, I'm having a harder time accepting. He's
going to help anyone when the playoffs roll around.
I mean, I didn't you agree that he's going to have a harder
time, really helping somebody because again, he's got to also
learn the offense. It's not like he's going to places where
he knows the scheme, right? And he's going to be immediately
familiar with all
of those different things. So, I don't know. I mean I
if I'm a contender I still want him,
you know, and maybe it'll work out, maybe it won't. But we'll
see what happens there. I think he's still going to sign with
somebody, and maybe he will be at least a little bit
effective.
Well, I look, I'm just not expecting much and maybe he'll
write surprise us all. And look, here's the other reality.
I think things get him. You keep a contender who you're
competing with
from getting him. There's value in that too. And I think he's
playing this very very well. I really don't think he wants to
go to the Giants,
but he wants to Cowboys to think he wants to go to
the Giants. And that part of it from a business standpoint is
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